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he StateJULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014

Vol-02. Issue-43. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

POSTAL REGD. MP/BHOPAL/4-323/2013-15

Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

Online edition available at wethestate.com and wethestate.blogspot.in

3Rural womenchanging fortunes of theirfamilies

4Not-so-internetsavvy taxpayers in lurch

6Govt upsefforts tosavecamels

11Amitabh

Bachchan elatedwith polio

eradication inIndia

10So what if he

bites? Fans mobLuis Suarez in

Barcelona

7Gwalior SPshifted over

extra-maritalaffair

Bhopal to be developed as mostbeautiful city in world; CM

lays foundation of cable stay bridge

hief MinisterShivraj SinghChauhan hassaid thatBhopal will be

developed as worlds mostbeautiful city. Light metrotrain will be launched inBhopal.

The Chief Minister laidfoundation stone of a cablestay bridge costing aboutRs. 29 crore 47 lakh here.Home Minister BabulalGaur, Women and ChildDevelopment Minister Smt.Maya Singh and formerChief Minister Kailash

Joshi were present on theoccasion. The ChiefMinister said that BhopalMunicipal Corporation hasbeen provided Rs. 120 crorefor development worksunder Chief MinistersInfrastructure Fund.Planned developmentworks have been undertak-en to enhance Bhopals rep-utation as state capital.Traffic hurdles have beenremoved. State governmentwill extend every possibleassistance for Bhopalsdevelopment. Beauty ofBhopals Pride Upper Lakewill further enhance withconstruction of this cable

bridge, he added. ChiefMinister Chauhan saidthat Madhya Pradesh isprogressing in every normof development. MadhyaPradesh is pioneer in eco-nomic and agriculturegrowth rates in the country.Per capita income has alsowitnessed considerableincrease.

Benefit of developmenthas been extended to everypoor since state governmentbelieves that everyone hasright over resources. Ahousing policy is beingchalked out which envis-ages houses for all. Heurged to send every child to

school and cooperate indeveloping MadhyaPradesh as a literate state.

Presiding over the func-tion, Urban Administration& Development MinisterKailash Vijayvargiya saidthat Bhopal MunicipalCorporation is performingwell. Municipal corporationwill get every possible coop-eration from state govern-ment. Rural DevelopmentMinister and in-charge ofBhopal district GopalBhargava said that MadhyaPradesh is pioneer in bothurban and rural develop-ment. This cable bridge willsmoothen traffic flow. In thewelcome address, MayorKrishna Gaur said that thiscable stay bridge fromKamla Park to Retghat is amajor gift for Bhopal city.The first 6-lane flyover inthe state is being construct-ed in Habibganj.

Bhopal

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Indore: The Women and ChildDevelopment Department, along with asquad of police, inspected a non-profit organ-ization (NGO) where children were stuffed ina single room. This inspection was conductedafter the department received a complaintagainst the NGO, for raising funds in thename of the children. District ProgrammeOfficer VS Rathore led the team in its inspec-tion and discovered several irregularities.The NGO not authorized by the state govern-ment to keep the children had stuffed 25 kidsin single room.

On questioning, the NGO official SapnaChauhan was not able to give a satisfactoryreply to who the kids were and where werethey from. Neither the NGO had they anyrecord of the background of the children.

Officials said that all the children werereleased from there and were produced beforethe Child Welfare Committee. They werethen handed over to Child Line.

Out of the 25 children, three were girlsand all were less than 14 years of age. Someof the children are disabled and mentallychallenged. Also the NGO had an ambulancestanding outside. Sapna Chauhan said thatthey used to teach students and were not wellversed with the rules and regulations. Sheadded that the ambulance was to take thechildren to the schools and they providedthem with one time meal.

NEWS MAX

25 kids stuffed in asingle room rescued

How we look it

The cable stay bridge

costing Rs. 29.47 crore

will be constructed from

Kamla Park to Retghat

under JNNURM. It will

be 300 meters longs and

17 meters wide. The

state-of-the-art cable

bridge will serve as a

link between Old and

New Bhopal City.

Cable stay bridge

Bastar dist makes remarkableprogress under health mission

NTPCs 2980 mega watt thermalpower station has built a 3 kilowattsolar energy station at a cost ofRs13.86 lakh to illuminate the roads ofRalia village. Executive Director,NTPC-Sipat, Y V Rao along with other

general managers in the presence ofRalia Village Sarpanch Papita Vargavdedicated the solar power station forpublic use recently. Apart from this,they also inaugurated the beautifica-tion work and boundary wall ofGovernment Primary School of Ralia

village constructed with an input costof Rs16 lakh. Apart from power pro-duction NTPC-Sipat carries out vari-ous developmental activities in theproject affected and MGR line affectedvillages. It works for infrastructuredevelopment, health services, educa-tion and provides clean drinking waterunder corporate social development(CSR) activities.

These developmental works ofRalia village was executed at a cost ofRs29.86 lakh. Under these activitiesNTPC installed the 3 kilo watt solarpower station to illuminate 20 solar

light systems with underground cableconnection.

NTPC also undertakes beautifica-tion work and constructed the bound-ary wall of Govt U.P. School at Raliavillage. The inauguration ceremonywas attended by General Manager(Operation and Maintenance) P KUpadhyaya, General Manager(Maintenance) Debasis Sen, GeneralManager (Technical Services andTechnical Services) N J Jadhav, Headof HR D K Patel and villagers atlarge.

Solar energy illuminatesroads of Ralia village

in Chhattisgarh

2 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Chhattisgarh Explore

The National Rural Health Mission (NRHM)has appreciated the work done under the pro-gramme in Bastar district during year 2012-13and 2013-14 in Chhattisgarh, officials stated.Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department,DS Mishra expressed happiness over the remark-able progress made under the NRHM programmein Bastar district and congratulated the districtadministration, Health Department officials andemployees for the excellent work. Bastar CollectorAnkit Anand said, according to the NRHM score-card, Bastar district has received a high perform-ing position.

The report was prepared through a nationalreview based on the achievements of 16 differentprogrammes under the Maternal and HealthyChild Programme.The Bastar district had

received commendable achievement in thesenational programmes and the State governmenthas expressed happiness over it. Giving specialattention towards Maternal and Child Health pro-grammes, the report has been prepared based onthe review of work done on first quarterly regis-tration of pregnant mothers and application of all

prescribed vaccination and regular check-up anddistribution of medicines during the pregnancy.Review has also been done on the distribution ofmedicines meant for controlling deficiency ofblood, services given for the solution of complica-tions during pregnancy, efforts made in promotinginstitutional delivery.

The regular health services extended to thenew born, including all prescribed vaccinations,PC IUCD, regular IUCD and Vasectomy on menalso taken into consideration during the prepara-tion of the report. The government and the admin-istration congratulated all officers and employeesof the Health Department for the commendableand praiseworthy progress of Bastar district andinstructed to make special effort for getting centpercent achievement in all such national pro-grammes.

RAIPUR

Naya Raipur, the sprawling new statecapital of Chhattisgarh, will emerge the coun-try's first smart city with most modern facili-ties, said NRDA chairman N BaijendraKumar. Speaking at a conference'Chhattisgarh Buildcon-Future townships'here recently, he said Naya Raipur is basedon sustainability, a city which is greener,smarter and a livable city with a low stress-level for residents. Organized by Futurexgroup, more than 200 delegates comprisingrepresentatives from various government

agencies, builders and developers, architects,interior designers, civil engineers and corpo-rates attended the conference %that focusedon sustainability and green building% con-cepts. Speaking about development of NayaRaipur, Kumar said, "We had a vision ofbuilding Naya Raipur based on best modelsand practices all over the world and it is likea dream come true by seeing the plan inaction."

He lauded the efforts of CREDAI in bring-ing a construction guideline booklet for thebuilders. Credai president Anand Singhaniastressed the need for laying down policies in

reference to water harvesting, solar energyand building structure. He said sustainabilityand green building concept is not expensive itjust requires the inner willingness and senseof responsibility, adding that we are focusingmore on sustainability than aesthetic sense.

On the occasion, other participants spoke oneco-green Probase roads, a revolution in roadtechnology, a ffordable housing, %architectur-al innovation and sustainability, energy con-servation through plastics and windows sus-tainability.

Raipur

RAIPUR

Naya Raipur to emerge as countrys first smart citycountrys first smart city

3 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Madhya Pradesh

Project Management System EPMShas been launched in Madhya Pradesh.This online facility will help remove hur-dles pertaining to various departments byfaced industrialists establishing unitswith investment ranging from Rs. 100crore to Rs. 1000 crore. Chief SecretaryAnthony de Sa launched EPMS Portal atState IT Centre here recently. UnionAdditional Cabinet Secretary AnilSwaroop was also present on the occasion.

Expressing happiness over launch ofthis facility, de Sa hoped that this willfacilitate industries with upto Rs. 1000crore investment and projects will be com-pleted in time. This system will strength-en good governance. The Chief Secretaryexhorted to use this online facility in abetter way in states industrial develop-ment. Website capsecpmg.gov.in/mp willbe available for industrialists and entre-preneurs.

Union Additional Cabinet SecretaryAnil Swaroop informed that this paper-less online system is investor-friendly.Through it, investors will be able to gettheir problems and issued solved withoutwandering here and there. Private entre-preneurs and officers of Mantralaya,departments, state and district level canuse the system, which is totally transpar-ent. At the outset, Secretary InformationTechnology Hari Ranjan Rao apprisedabout facilities investors will get fromEPMS Portal.

He informed that state governmentwill appoint nodal officers in the depart-ments concerned with industries andinvestors, who will report to the ChiefSecretary about disposal of cases pertain-ing their departments. MP TRIFACsManaging Director Arun Bhatt expressedgratitude towards the Union CabinetSecretariat for this facility.

News BriefOnline facility to ensureindustrial projects arecompleted without delay

Bhopal

Rural women changingfortunes of their families

District Poverty Initiative Project (DPIP)

and National Rural Livelihoods Mission

(NRLM) are empowering self-help groups in

rural areas of the state. After constitution of

womens self-help groups, these women have

improved economic condition of their fami-

lies. Self-help groups are also discharging

important responsibility of providing jobs to

unemployed rural youths. So far, lakhs of

poor rural families have been associated

with over 70 thousand self-help groups in

Madhya Pradesh. Planned efforts are being

made to empower them economically

through livelihoods activities.

The enlightened women of remote village

Moi near Biaora bypass in Rajgarh district

have changed the fortunes of their families

as well as village. Women associated with 8

self-help groups in the village have saved Rs.

81 thousand through small bits of saving. As

may as 328 families live in this small village

under Gram Panchayat Nariyabe. DPIP pro-

vided Rs. 11.92 lakh loan to these self-help

groups through Gram Utthan Samitis.

Besides, Regional Rural Bank and ICICI

Bank also fixed credit limit of Rs. 50 thou-

sand for every group. So far, these self-help

groups have received loans worth Rs. 18 lakh

71 thousand.

Women members of these SHGs have

increased their family income through rear-

ing of buffaloes and goats and other liveli-

hoods activities. They are also repaying

loans in time and are now expanding their

livelihoods activities by obtaining second

installment of loan. Women members of self-

help groups also take part regularly in Gram

Sabhas. It is thanks to their sustained

efforts that piped water scheme has been

started in the village. They have also strug-

gled against the practice of open-air defeca-

tion and have constructed toilets in their

houses. They are well aware of a number of

schemes beneficial for their families and vil-

lages.

A shine of self-confidence is visible on the

faces of women associated with self-help

groups. This positive change has also served

as inspiration for women in nearby villages.

Poor rural women of tribal-dominated vil-

lage Kachnariya in Rajgarh district have

also written a new chapter of economic

development of their village by joining self-

help groups. The 152 families in the village

had joined livelihoods activities with start of

DPIP in year 2009 in the villages. They have

formed 12 self-help groups. The self-help

groups were provided Rs. 17.69 lakh loans by

Gram Utthan Samiti. Later, they

also obtained loans from banks.

Members of the SHGs have taken

Rs. 60.79 lakh loans so far.

With the financial assistance,

women of village Kachnariya

have changed fortunes of their

families. These women and fami-

lies are running flour mills and

grocery shops as well as cycle

repairing, centring, animal hus-

bandry and other occupations

successfully.

Through income from her

successful occupation, Imrat Bai,

member of Krishna Bhagwan

self-help group of the village has

educated her son upto engineer-

ing in Indore and has made her

daughter-in-law self-reliant by

getting her training in tailoring.

As many as 170 self-help

groups of 25 villages under DPIP have joined

cluster-level organisation constituted in

December 2013 last at village Kalipeeth in

Rajgarh district.

The cluster has been named as Laxmi

Community Cooperation Organisation. With

infrastructural assistance from State

Livelihoods Mission, the cluster has con-

structed its office building apart from com-

puters and furniture. So far, DPIP has pro-

vided Rs. 31.22 lakh loan to these groups.

Besides, Regional Rural Bank has also fixed

Rs. one lakh credit limit for every SHG.

Using these funds, the groups have estab-

lished shops to form a rural market. So far,

loans worth Rs. 46.50 lakh have been pro-

vided to various groups for livelihoods activ-

ities of which they have repaid Rs. 19.21

lakh.

More use of bamboo in modern construction works

Bhopal

On the lines of foreign countries, bamboo will also be

used in construction of houses, hotels and commercial build-

ings in Madhya Pradesh. These houses will be economic,

strong, weather-resistant (not cold in winter and not hot in

summer), quake-resistant, will help in checking tree felling

and provide maximum employment to bamboo craftsmen.

These facts came to the fore at a workshop Use of Bamboo

in Construction Works organised by Madhya Pradesh State

Bamboo Mission here recently. Principal Secretary Forests

Basant Prasad Singh inaugurated the workshop while

Bhopal division Commissioner S.B. Singh presided over the

function. States prominent builders, bamboo architects from

country and abroad, engineers of IIT Delhi participated in

the workshop.

Bhopal division Commissioner S.B. Singh said that

efforts will be made to make available skilled and trained

manpower for bamboo construction through ITI s in the

state. ITIs exist in all districts of the state. Singh said that

the mission should help in sale of bamboo products. A bal-

ance should be struck by supplying bamboo from areas

where it is available aplenty to the areas where it is in much

demand.

Managing Director of State Forest Development

Corporation R.N. Saxena said that no other wood is more

useful than bamboo. Use of bamboo directly benefits local

community and the poor. Through a slide show, Mission

Director Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission Dr. A.K.

Bhattacharya informed about construction of state-of-the-

art and highly attractive houses in America, Germany, Costa

Rica, China, Japan, Thailand and other countries.

Bhattacharya said that this will increase bamboo production

and income of bamboo-growing farmers. Bhattacharya said

that bamboo is fast-growing plant, which is stronger than

steel.

Builders Associations President Vipin Goyal and

CREDAIs Vice-President Manoj Meek suggested to start

process of bamboo construction works by constructing 50

stalls and labourers shanties in the ensuing fair.

Delhi IITs Prateek Gupta, Founder-Director of Konkan

Bamboo & Cane Development Centre Sanjeev Karpe,

Project Director (INHAF) Su Rebecca Reubens, Course

Director of Bamboo Centre for Excellence Su Neelam

Manjunath, Vaibhav Kale of Wondergrass, Nagpur,

Jagdish Venjela of IPRT Bengaluru, Sankalp of CEPT

University, Ahmadabad and Dev Mukherjee of Artisan

America also spoke on the occasion.

Bhopal

4 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)

Christian organizationssee red over ban onentry of missionaries

An aggressive campaign by the Vishwa Hindu

Parishad had led to a ban on the entry of

Christian missionaries in more than 50 villages

of Chhattisgarhs Bastar region in the last six

months. According to Suresh Yadav, Bastar dis-

trict president of the VHP, over 50 gram pan-

chayats in Bastar have passed orders under

Section 129 (G) of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat

Raj Act banning all non-Hindu religious propa-

ganda, prayers and speeches in the villages.

The Sirisguda gram panchayat in the Tokapal

block of Bastar passed the order at a special

Gram Sabha organised recently. In Sirisguda, the

dispute started when Christian families refused

donations for an annual Hindu religious festival.

In the recent past, some Christians were

allegedly attacked in the village and have been

denied ration on the orders of the village pan-

chayat. The Chhattisgarh Christian Forum

(CCF), however, has alleged that the ban is ille-

gal and unconstitutional.

It is similar to what khap panchayats do.

How can you ask us to block our religious activi-

ties on the basis of a panchayat Act? asked Arun

Pannalal, CCF president. He said the

Constitution guaranteed the freedom of religion

to all.

Christian organizations have now threatened

to move court against the resolutions of

Chhattisgarh gram sabhas banning entry of non-

Hindu missionaries in tribal Bastar region. Their

representatives said it was against the spirit of

Constitution. The Christian leaders said they

wanted to know what action the state govern-

ment was contemplating to nullify the resolu-

tions. Christian leaders said the ban will have

disturbing repercussions on the region's social

fabric as non-Hindus are being denied rations

from fair price shops and this is against the con-

stitutional guarantee of freedom of religion.

What perhaps puts a questionmark on the quality of tests conductedby Chhattisgarh Food andDrug Administration (FDA)Department at the state'sfood testing laboratory, gov-ernment of India's recognizedCentral Food Laboratory atPune has been negating mostof its findings on samplessent from here for a secondopinion.

If insiders are to bebelieved, almost 90% of sam-ples sent to Pune come backwith positive reports, in con-trast to the red flags raisedon them at the local lab.Majority of the food samplespicked by the department tocheck adulteration and certi-fied as unsafe or substandardat the state's food lab havebeen returned as normal bythe Pune based lab, lettingthose booked for adulterationoff the hook. As per provi-sions of Food AdulterationAct, four samples have to becollected from any shop or outlet andwhile one is to be sent to the state lab,two are reserved and one can be sentby the vendor to the accredited lab inPune. According to officials, almost

500 samples are collected across stateby the food inspectors every year.While majority vendors whose sam-

ples are picked up prefer to settle thematter here by paying monetary finesafter their products are found lackingin quality, about 10% of them chal-lenge the findings by sending samplesfor tests at the Pune lab. When con-

tacted, food analyst SS Tomar at thestate lab attributed the difference inresults to the methodology of testing.

"The benchmarks and pat-terns used at Pune lab aredifferent and hence varia-tions are possible," he said.

Elaborating, Tomarsaid in a case relating toseizure of gutka, while thelocal food lab had certifiedthe product as unsafe,since it is banned inChhattisgarh, the Punebased lab had given it a'normal' tag since the banis not enforced there. He,however, admitted thatthis was a matter of con-cern and the state govern-ment was contemplating toraise the issue withCentre. As per FoodAdulteration Act, penaltiesfor selling substandardproducts are severe andcould even result in lifeimprisonment if it is foundunsafe. The maximum finefor selling products of sub-

standard quality is Rs 5 lakh and formisbranding it is to the tune of Rs 3lakh. According to officials, in Juneand July, 55 vendors were booked forselling substandard and misbrandedproducts.

States food testing labs findings negated by Pune lab

Raipur Trail

Not-so-internet savvytax payers in lurch

RAIPUR

The recent decision of income taxdepartment to make registration ofmobile phone numbers and e-mail IDsfor filing e-returns mandatory is likelyto leave thousands of not-so-internet-savvy tax payers in lurch across thecountry.

As per the latest directive, issuedvide its circular on June 19 and June26, all taxpayers, both new and regis-tered, would have to furnish theirmobile numbers and e-mail. For verifi-cation, I-T department would send sepa-rate PIN numbers, one time passwords(OTP), on the mobile number and emailprovided by the taxpayers and the samewould have to be entered to completethe registration process for filing elec-tronic/online returns.

The decision has been taken tosecure communications between thedepartment and the taxpayer and alsoto ensure the security of the e-filingaccount. I-T department has also limit-

ed four users for one mobile num-ber or email. Since filing of e-returns is mandatory for tax-payers with incomeabove Rs 5 lakh, thenumber of such peo-ple, who hith-ertodependedon

charteredaccountants

to filetheir

returns, could run into lakhs. Raipurbased chartered accountant ManishKhaitan said this decision wouldadversely affect people in states likeChhattisgarh where internet is still lim-ited to a very small section of people incities. "By limiting the number of users

to only four per ID and phone number,the department has created unneces-sary hurdles for the taxpayer," he said.Elaborating his working, Khaitan saidhe has been filing returns of his clients,

using his email ID to receive com-munications from the depart-ment and responding to the

same after consulting the client."With the new procedure in place, I

would not be able to do so and I can'tmake email ids of my clients who do notuse internet, as it's against the law touse and access email accounts of any-

one else," he said.Another CA, Manoj Rathi, said since

I-T department would now send noticesand demands directly on the email id ofthe assessee, clients who are not netsavvy and do not regularly access theiremails would stand to lose and mayeven end up paying penalties fordelays.When contacted, income tax chiefcommissioner AK Panda said that he isnot aware of such an issue and hencecould not comment on it.

RAIPUR

RAIPUR

5 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Madhya Pradesh

CM inaugurates Narmada drinkingwater scheme at Hoshangabad

Bhopal: Over 7 crore saplings will be planted during HariyaliMahotsav-2014 in thestate. ForestDepartmentwill be nodaldepartment inthe plantationcampaignthrough pub-lic participa-tion to be ledby collector inevery district.

Chief Secretary Anthony de Sa has issued directives to all collectorsand commissioners in this regard. The state government has fixedtarget of sapling plantation for all 51 districts in the state during cur-rent rainy season. It has been said in the directives that all workspertaining to plantation on forest land will be done by the ForestDepartment while concerning collector will select non-forest land likethat of college, school, government departments, public revenue landetc. with the cooperation of Divisional Forest Officer. The ChiefSecretary said that the non-forest land selected for the purpose shouldnot only be easily accessible but its protection and maintenanceshould also be easy. Saplings for plantation will be transported toplantation site from Forest Department nurseries 3 days before plan-tation. Forest Department will transport saplings to be planted on for-est land and non-forest public land and concerning departments willtransport saplings to be planted on government land. Concerning per-son will transport saplings to be planted on private land. Cost ofsaplings to be planted on forest land will be paid by ForestDepartment.

Departments, institutions, bodies and private persons will paycost of saplings to be planted by them. Two officers-employees each ofdepartments other than Forest Department have been nominated forphysical verification of plantation.

Pithampur industries tospend more on water

Over 7 crore saplings to beplanted during Hariyali Mahotsav

Clean and pure drinking water of MaaNarmada will now reach every house inHoshangabad city. This was stated by ChiefMinister Shivraj Singh Chauhan while inau-gurating urban drinking water scheme underUIDSSMT scheme at Hoshangabad recently.On the occasion, he inaugurated and laidfoundation stones of 29 works costing Rs. 128crore.

Chief Minister Chauhan said that lack offunds will not be allowed in Hoshangabadsdevelopment. He said that Madhya Pradeshsgrowth rate of 11.02 percent is the highest inthe country while the national growth rate is4.4 percent. Agriculture growth rate of thestate is 24.99 percent. Had hailstorm notaffected crops, our states situation would havebeen even better.

Chauhan said that when he had formedhis government, states budget was about Rs.21 thousand crore. It is now Rs. one lakh 17thousand crore. State government will lay anetwork of roads in the state and ensure betterdrinking water arrangements also. He saidthat every person should take a pledge thatevery child goes to school in his locality, villageand city. He said that his dream is to ensure

that children of the state also become IAS andIPS officers. He asked district administrationto get admitted in schools on priority, streetchildren who beg to survive, do sweeping inrails and also those children unable to attendschools due to lack of money.

Houses should be rented to run hostel forsuch children. He said that free laptops will begiven to students securing over 85 percentmarks in higher secondary exam. He informedthat now students of general category poorfamilies will also be given scholarships. ChiefMinister Chauhan said that state govern-ment has implemented higher education loanguarantee scheme so that students do not faceany difficulty in pursuing higher education.The Chief Minister informed that he had cometo the knowledge about proxy candidatesappearing in PMT on June 20, 2013.Chauhan said that he himself constituted STFand asked it to catch the guilty. In the state, 3lakh 58 thousand 490 recruitments were madeof which irregularities were found in 228 cases.Action has been taken against the guilty with-out any discrimination. Chauhan informedthat state is likely to get Rs. 2900 crore cropinsurance amount. Of this, 50 percent amountwill be given by the state government. Theamount will be distributed to farmers soon.

Bhopal

The Audyogik Kendra VikasNigam (AKVN), Indore has revisedwater supply rate from existingRs. 22 to Rs. 26 per 1000 litre forPithampur industries. Recentlythe corporation has also issued anorder in this regard.

The industries are claimingthat water supplied by AKVN isalready costly and this fresh hikewould only make things moreproblematic for industries. Thereare total 650 industrial units inPithampur and 129 of these units

are large scale enterprises. TheAKVN officers are justifying freshhike by arguing that the irrigationdepartment has revised rates sothe corporation was also forced tohike rates. Rejecting this plea,Pithampur Audyogik Sangthan,president, Gautam Kothari saidthat AKVN had revised its waterrates from Rs. 14 to Rs. 20 per1000 litre in 2011 when irrigationdepartment had hiked rates by Rs.5. Later on the rates were againrevised to Rs. 22, added Kothari.

AKVN managing directorManish Singh said that till now

the corporation was supplyingwater received from Sanjay andKaram dams at Rs. 1.35 per 1000litre but the cost of the same hasrisen to Rs. 5, so the corporation isforced to revise water supply rates.

The AKVN officials maintainthat the corporation is working onRs. 50 crore project for supplying90MLD water to Pithampur,Betma and Kheda industrialareas. Besides, the corporation isalso establishing water treatmentplant at Rs. 70 crore, so the watersupply rates have been revised forfunding all these projects.

Indore

Appeal to save daughtersThe Chief Minister appealed to people to save and educate daughters. Chauhan gave away

certificates of merit to meritorious students and cheques to beneficiaries under variousschemes. He gave away letter of commendation to Ku. Prayusha Parsai for topping in highschool exam in the state with 99 percent marks. The Chief Minister announced Rs. 25 thou-sand prize to her. Public Works Minister Sartaj Singh, Revenue Minister Rampal Singh, MPUday Pratap Singh, MLA Thakurdas Nagwanshi, Zila Panchayat Chairperson Smt.Yojangandha Singh Judeo and other public representatives were present on the occasion.

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By AACHARYA SARVESHE-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com

Mobile: 9826609192

Vastu tips clocksIt should be placed either ona wall in the east, west ornorth direction so that it isconvenient to look at themwhile working.While sleeping, the pillowshould be kept in the southdirection. If the clock isplaced on the wall in thesouth direction then it wouldnot be in front of the face butbehind the head and it wouldbe difficult to see the time.It has been emphasized thatelectric and electronic equip-ment should be sparinglyused in the bedroom. So, ifthe wall clock can remain asfar as possible, especiallyfrom the head, brain etc., itwould be better. Bedroom isthe place where maximumtime is spent. If the head iskept in the south direction,then the wall clock should beplaced on the wall in thenorth direction only.

ASTROLOGY

6 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Must Read

camel slaughter ban

is likely to be imple-

mented. In

Rajasthan, slaugh-

tering a cow is prohibited due to

the animals sacred status; this

ban will transfer over to the

states second sacred animal.

Rajasthan will also make camel

husbandry more feasible, espe-

cially during difficult times of

drought, by providing monetary

assistance to buy camel food.

Why areIndias CamelsDisappearing ?

The new conservation efforts

will have to address more issues.

In 2003, there were 5,00,000

camels. Today, there are likely

between 2,00,000 and 3,00,000.

Modern technology has

replaced two crucial camel func-

tions from the past. Camels used

to be a driving force in agricul-

ture. Yet, many farmers are opt-

ing for highly mechanized and

efficient technology. Only small

farmers still use camels. Camels

also used to be the ships of the

desert. Their reign as the best

transportation mode changed

with the introduction of vehicles

and other ways to get around.

Theres also less space for camels

to get around to. Their tradition-

al grazing lands no longer exist,

or they no longer have access to

them. Some farmers converted

their grazing land into land to

grow cash-crops.

While some camel grazing

plots remain intact, the govern-

ment has barred camels from

entering. A Supreme Court rul-

ing is keeping camels away from

federally protected parks and

wildlife reserves because of a

perceived threat to biodiversity.

In reality, camels are browsers

not grazers; they are natures

handy gardeners. While India

made the decision to keep camels

out of their wildlife reserves,

Dubai is looking to bring camels

into their wildlife reserves to

keep mangroves out. Besides

worrying about what to eat,

camels have to worry about

being eaten. Camel slaughter

laws vary from state to state, but

festivals, like Eid-ul-Zuha, cre-

ate a demand for Rajasthans

camels to be slaughtered. During

some festivities, camel meat is

an elite and expensive delicacy.

Buring Bakr-id, approximately

40,000 camels are slaughtered.

If camels arent dying at

slaughter, then many of them

are dying from diseases and

inadequate veterinary care

options. Falls from grazing and

consuming poisonous plants also

affect the health of camels,

mature and young. In some tra-

ditional communities, theres

also a generation gap between

the old and young. Youths arent

interested in maintaining the

family camel business, so they

leave and seek more urban job

opportunities. Not everyone has

the option to leave the camels

behind. Camels have always

been vital to Indias economy and

culture. Its great that Rajasthan

is recognizing this, but its only

one Indian state.

A

or four years, Holiya village inKushinagar district, Uttar Pradesh,did not witness a single case ofencephalitis, a remarkable achieve-

ment for a village which was once extreme-ly vulnerable to the disease.

But in September 2013, Abhinav Singh,barely five, succumbed to acute encephali-tis syndrome (EAS). He was the first casu-alty since 2010, when a prevention planwas launched by local volunteers.OmkarSingh, a teacher in a government school,says the village had witnessed at leastseven encephalitis-related deaths and fivecases of permanent disability resultingfrom the disease between 2006 and 2009.The situation changed when a physician, RN Singh, took up a project to tackle the dis-ease. He and a few volunteers initiated pre-ventive measures, which included improvedsanitation and access to safe drinkingwater, vaccination, fogging and use of mos-quito nets.

The project cost an estimated Rs 3 lakh,which was contributed by the local people.Arranging clean water was a major chal-lenge as the village people could not affordmodern technology to purify water. Singhsuggested a simple and affordable tech-

nique: purifying water by exposing themicro-organisms in it to the ultraviolet raysof the sun, thus killing them. The next bigchallenge was sanitation. Almost the entirevillage defecated in the open for lack of toi-lets. The volunteers started a door-to-doorcampaign to make people aware about thehealth hazards of open defecation.Schoolteachers were roped in to teach peo-ple the importance of healthy habits likewashing hands.

Since 90 per cent of encephalitis casesare not treatable, prevention assumes pri-ority. The initiative was successful for thefirst two years, but could not be carried for-ward due to lack of money. As implementa-tion became less rigid, encephalitis made acomeback; its first casualty was Abhinav.

Now, the Uttar Pradesh governmenthas launched a plan to treat children suf-fering from EAS in primary health centres(phcs) and community health centres(CHCS). Amar Singh Rathore, director-gen-eral of medical health, Uttar Pradesh, hassaid it is a joint plan of the state govern-ment and National Rural Health Mission.path, an international NGO, will providetechnical expertise. The plan, however, isnot being cheered by those working on the

ground. R N Singh says that phcs andCHCS do not have the necessary infra-structure to treat encephalitis cases. Hedemands the government should launch aNational Encephalitis EradicationProgramme.

In its letter to the health secretary,Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, inOctober 2013, the National Commission forProtection of Child Rights mentioned thatdistrict hospitals of the areas prone toencephalitis are not equipped to treatpatients. It is unlikely that phcs and CHCSwill have suitable infrastructure to supportthe governments plan. Hargovind Verma,chief medical officer of Kushinagar, saysthat out of 181 posts for medical officers inthe district, hardly 80 are filled.

There is no proper mechanism to keeptrack of the casualties in the state.Gorakhpur BRD Medical College alone getsat least 3,000 cases of encephalitis everyyear and sees 700 child deaths,according toK P Kushwaha, head of the paediatricsdepartment. Singh believes the disease canbe controlled by following preventive meas-ures, like the village once did. Emphasisshould be on prevention along with itstreatment, he says.

Determined locals fight deadly diseses in UPF

Govt ups efforts to save camelsCamels are likeorphans in the coun-try. In Indias largeststate, Rajasthan,theyve always playedimportant culturaland economic roles,but no institution oragency was devoted totheir welfare. In lightof devastating camelpopulation numbers,thats all about tochange. Rajasthan isworking to save thecamels numbers byupping their conserva-tion efforts. The exactconservation strate-gies are still beingworked out.

7 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Bhopal

walior superintendent of police

Pramod Verma was transferred

to the police headquarters (PHQ)

after the issue of his extra mari-

tal affair with a fellow woman police offi-

cer was raised in the Assembly. The news

regarding the complaint filed by Gwalior

SP Pramod Verma's wife with the DGP

and other authorities against her husband

for his illicit relationship with a lady

police officer, the Congress raised the

issue in the State assembly and uproari-

ous scenes were witnessed. In the wake of

a complaint by Pramod Vermas wife

Nidhi Verma against her husband Pramod

Verma about his alleged extramarital

relationship, her family members wanted

a proper inquiry into the matter and

action against him. Nidhi made a com-

plaint to the director general of police

(DGP) saying her husband also mistreated

her and beat her up. Nidhi said her hus-

band has been harassing her because he is

in relationship with a lady police officer

posted in Bhopal. She also claimed that

she made several attempts to solve the

issue, but to no avail. During zero hour,

several Congress members raised the

issue demanding immediate suspension of

Gwalior SP Pramod Verma.

G

In Assembly: Gwalior SP shiftedover extra-marital affair

Govt in dock over sale of tribal landP government was put in the

dock by a ruling BJP member

over the alleged purchase of

land belonging to members of

tribal community by land mafia at

cheap price in Jabalpur district.

Raising the issue through a calling

attention notice, Susheel Kumar

Tiwari said land mafia have purchased

land belonging to tribals at Rs 80,000-

90,000 per acre although the actual

price was Rs 40-45 lakh per acre.

In his reply, Revenue Minister

Rampal Singh said the procedures laid

under the Land Revenue Code were

followed when land belonging to a trib-

al is transferred in the name of a non-

tribal. However, the member said more

than 2,000 acre land has been

pruchased from 800-900 farmers and a

scam of Rs 500 crore has been effected.

The purchases were being made in col-

lusion with revenue officials.

The Minister announced an

inquiry by a senior official from the

General Administration Department

into the matter within three months.

Besides, A few Congress members

tried to raise similar issues concerning

their areas but were disallowed by

Speaker Sitasharan Sharma as it was

not related to the original query.

Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh

Animal Husbandry Minister Kusum

Mehdele admitted in the Assembly

that the quality of pipes being used in

the 'Nal Jal Yojna' is poor. Complaints

had been received regarding poor qual-

ity of pipes in water supply schemes in

four villages in Manasa assembly seg-

ment in Neemuch district. The process

of changing them is underway,

Mehdele said while replying to a query

by Kailash Chawla (ruling Bharatiya

Janata Party). These pipes are pur-

chased by the Madhya Pradesh Small

Industries Corporation. I admit that

the pipes are of poor quality. I would

discuss in this regard with Industry

Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia,

she said.

Bhopal: Energy, Mining Resources andPublic Relations Minister Rajendra Shuklaannounced in the Assembly two schemesfor the welfare of journalists including per-sonal accidental and health insurance. Inthis besides state government, partial con-tribution would be taken from the journal-ists. The minister expressed happinessover publicity of state government's peoplewelfare schemes through public relationsdepartment.

While replying to the discussion onbudgetary demands of his departments inthe assembly, Shukla further said that theChief Minister made earnest efforts toimprove the condition of electricity sectorand the results are before everybody. Hesaid that power production has increasedrapidly in Madhya Pradesh, withfavourable policies of the State govern-ment.

Bhopal: State government is in favourto restart examinations in class 5 and 8 instate run schools. School education minis-ter Paras Jain said this in the House thathe too favours reintroducing examinationsin class 5 and 8 in the government schools,while replying to budgetary demands of hisdepartment in state Assembly.

Most of the MLAs, who took part in thediscussion, cutting across party lines,urged the government to start board exam-inations in class 5 and 8, as it used to hap-pen before the introduction of RTE (Rightto Education). Lokendra Singh Tomar ofBJP, Ram Kishore Dogne of Congress andseveral others demanded the school educa-tion minister to restart the annual exami-nation to bring quality education in theschools. School education minister, ParasJain said that he too believes that exami-nations should be conducted in the saidclasses and that the proposal would be sentto the Union government.

BHOPAL

Two more villages will be required to be vacated and merged into Kuno national park before Asiatic lions from Gir inGujarat could be relocated there. This would entail an expenditure of `67 crore and the Union government has been asked forthe amount. Meanwhile, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has allowed the forest department to spend the money fromthe state coffers and not wait for the Central funds. Still, it is not possible to tell the date when the lions would actually arrivein Kuno under the lion relocation project undertaken way back in 1996, said forest minister Dr Gaurishankar Shejwar inreply to a question raised by Satyapal Singh Sikarwar of the BJP during Question Hour. Admitting that Gujarat govern-ment's objection to lion relocation and its petition in the Supreme Court has delayed the project, Dr Shejwar said that the lat-est technical committee formed to examine the issue has asked the state government to acquire areas in two more villagesand merge it into the park to give lions, which are relocated there, enough space.

The Congress created a ruckus in the Assembly over a book titled 'Vyapam ka sach' (The Truth of MPPEB) on the mega

scam that points a finger at the Congress. Amid allegations and counter- allegations by the ruling BJP and the Congress

against each other, the latter has also written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi about this book. Raising the issue

during Zero Hour, Ramniwas Rawat of the Congress said the book did not bear the name of the publisher or any contact num-

ber. It contained confidential information related to the Vidhan Sabha. He demanded that the issue be discussed through an

adjournment motion. Several other Congress members too supported the demand. However, Speaker Sitasharan Sharma said

the matter could not be discussed under an adjournment motion, which is allowed when the issue at hand is an event of imme-

diate public importance. The Speaker said the members could approach other appropriate forum to place their grievance or

seek a discussion under any other rule, if any, of the House.

Schemes for welfare of journalists announced

Govt favours exam forclass 5 and 8

Minister says not possible to tellwhen lions will arrive in MP

Uproar over Vyapam ka Sach

M

8 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Must Read

With the forest-rich Chhattisgarh losingits green cover to development activities,mining and encroachment, environmentactivists have voiced their concern againstthe forests being "sacrificed" in the name ofgrowth. An Indian State of Forest Report(ISFR)-2013 released recently by the Centrehas revealed that forest cover in the statedeclined by 53 sq kms between 2011 and2013. Development activities, mining andencroachment have been attributed as thereasons for it in the report.

"Both the Centre and state governmentsare not serious towards environment conser-vation and rampantly vanishing forests inChhattisgarh in a quest of coal to feed theirpower plants. It is high time that the author-ities wake up and make their stand clear tosave the forest cover," social activist RameshAgrawal said. Chhattisgarh had 55,674 sqkms of area under forest cover in 2011against its total geographical area of1,35,191 sq kms, which reduced to 55,621 sqkms last year, as per the ISFR report ofForest Survey of India. The fall of 10 sq kmsof Very Dense Forest (VDF) cover and 46 sqkm of Moderately Dense Forest (MDF) coverwas witnessed during this period, although,the open forest (OF) area recorded a growthof meagre 3 sq kms.

The maximum decline in forest cover of19 sq kms was recorded in the insurgency-hit Bastar district followed by Durg (12 sqkms), Dantewada (10 sq kms), Kanker (9 sqkms), Kawardha (6 sq kms), Surguja and

Bilaspur (5 sq kms), Korba (4 sq kms),Mahasamund, Raigarh and Rajnandgaon (2sq kms), the report said.

The shrinking of 40 sq kms of forestcover alone was recorded in nine tribal-dom-inated districts of the state, spread in 92,656sq kms of area. The main reasons for the sig-nificant decrease in forest cover are "devel-opmental activities, mining and encroach-ment of forest land, particularly in the dis-tricts affected with Left Wing Extremism," itsaid. When contacted, Chhattisgarh'sPrincipal Chief Conservator of Forest(PCCF) A K Singh said that amid increasingpressure of population and mining activitieswhich are necessary for the industries, it isa remarkable task to maintain the forest

cover. "All these data are based on the fig-ures provided by government agencies. Aspot visit will show the real picture of thegrave condition of the forests," said Agrawal,who recently got a prize for his contributionin environment, land and forest conserva-tion in the state. He stressed on the forma-tion of a study team, comprising greenactivists, by the government to assess thecapacity of every forest before it is markedfor mining.

The Centre's "unconcern" towards envi-ronment has already been reflected in itsrecent Budget as no special provisions havebeen made for forest conservation, saidMansoor Khan, convener of Bilaspur-basedNGO Nature Club. "Illegal encroachment

and mining in the forest land have led to theextinction of many rare animal species anddestroyed the habitats of wild animals in thestate. Governments should stop sacrificingforests in the name of so called develop-ment," Khan said. Mining is underway inaround 50 coal blocks of Hasdeo-Arand coal-fields and Dharmjaigarh coalfields in thedense forests of Surguja division (northChhattisgarh), which was once considered aheaven for the movement and habitation forwild elephants, he said.

More coal blocks have been identified forexcavation there. It's not only a threat toenvironment but human beings are alsobearing the brunt of displacement due tosuch uncontrolled mining, the activist said.The data is an eye-opener for the govern-ment as well people living in this ecosystem.Therefore, they should think over it serious-ly to safeguard the ecology, flora and fauna,Khan said. According to PCCF Singh, witharound 42 per cent of forest cover,Chhattisgarh is among densely forestedstates in the country. "Decrease in forestcover of 53 sq kms of area is a meagrechange and it is also for the developmentactivities in the state," he said.

"The forest department constantly con-ducts sapling plantation under its variousafforestation programmes to boost the greencover in the state. As far as encroachment isconcerned, the department has formed fly-ing squads all over the state to check illegalpossession of forest land which is workingvery well," he added.

Raipur

Activists alarmed at loss ofgreen cover in Chhattisgarh

There has been a 70% annual dropin new mobile tower installations inIndia, said sources from the telecomindustry.

Between 2007 and 2010, aroundone lakh towers were set up across thecountry annually, but the number hasdropped to about 30,000 a year since2010, added the sources. Blaming thisdrop on "fear psychosis" of cell towerradiation, mobile operators warnedthat this would result in more calldrops and poor data connectivity."While there has been an increment ofone lakh cell towers annually till 2010,there was a significant drop after that.This is due to the fear psychosisspread by vested elements. We need toinstal more towers as smartphonesneed more bandwidth for 3G and 4G,"Rajan Mathews, director-general ofthe Cellular Operators Association of

India, said. The telecom industry willalso present its views on mobile towerand handset radiations and their effect(or the lack of it) on human health.Mathews said the debate on cell tow-ers in the city was mainly about "safe-

ty limits". "It is the government whichhas adopted the safety norms. In fact,the emission norms are already low,and it was reduced by 90%. So, I per-sonally do not think there is any needto panic on health issue."

But activists opposed his claimand said studies around the globe indi-cated links between electromagneticfield radiation and health hazards,such as sleep disorders, headaches,memory loss and depression. Theactivists clarified they were notagainst the how many cell towersshould be installed in the city, butwere worried about the "power output"of each tower with several antennaepointed at neighbouring buildings.

Mathews said, "The industry issensitive towards the health concernsof Mumbaikars. The emission normsin India are as per the ICNIRP guide-lines that are followed by mostnations."

Mumbai

70% drop in new mobiletower installation BHOPAL: A delegation of busi-nessmen from Japan led by JapaneseAmbassador Takeshi Yagi called on

Chief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan at Mantralaya recently andheld discussions regarding increasingpresence of Japanese companies inview of conducive atmosphere forinvestment in the state. ChiefMinister Chauhan thanked JapaneseAmbassador and delegation for givingpriority to Madhya Pradesh. The dele-gation comprised Tsulwasa TewaNoto, Yasinao Noguchi and Shin Oya.Industries Minister Smt. YashodharaRaje Scindia, Chief Secretary Anthonyde Sa and Principal Secretaries of var-ious departments were present on theoccasion. Chauhan informed the dele-

gation that Madhya Pradesh has wit-nessed rapid growth in various devel-opment sectors during the last onedecade. Todays positive scenario is theresult of hard work done during lastdecade. He informed that MadhyaPradesh was an unknown state in thecountry and world, but has now estab-lished its identity as a major invest-ment-friendly state.

The Chief Minister said that tiesshould not be limited to commercialrelations, but initiative should also betaken to cement sports and culturalties. He said that InternationalBuddhist and Indic Studies Universityhas been established at Sanchi.Facilities like golf will also be devel-oped here.

MP now major investmentfriendly state: CM

Japan Bank urged to cooperate in states 5 projectsChauhan said that Japan can extend technical and financial assis-

tance in strengthening of necessary development infrastructure in MP.He urged for cooperation from Japan Bank for InternationalCorporation (JBIC) for 5 projects of the state including construction ofdistrict-level roads, improvement in transmission, expansion of pipedwater schemes in rural areas, improvement of canals and conservationof 10 water bodies in Bhopal city.

9 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Miscellaneous

Shirdi

Saibaba temple gets record donation

Folk media campaignto save Himachals

environmentSHIMLA: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) of Shimla

R K Gupta has said that climate change had emerged as one of the keyglobal challenges of the 21st century and rising temperatures, increas-ingly extreme weather events leading to natural disasters, and variablerainfall would affect peoples' livelihoods and health. At a programmeheld here recent-ly, Gupta saidthe state govern-ment wouldlaunch Forest-PLUS pro-gramme to savethe fragile envi-ronment of thestate. He saidthe programmewould actively engage stakeholders and create an enabling environ-ment for REDD+ implementation. The PCCF said the Forest-PLUSwould carry out a communication campaign in schools and villages topromote a dialogue on importance of tree plantation. The campaignwould be intensively followed up in more than 150 schools and nearbyvillages of Rampur circle sensitizing children and community membersto grow more trees, he added. Vandna Kala Rang Manch, a traditionalFolk Media Group, presented a skit on environmental changes and for-est degradation issues on the occasion.

A special folk media campaign "Forest-PLUS" was inaugurated inShimla recently that aims to reduce the emissions from deforestationand forest degradation and enhance sequestration through afforesta-tion, conservation, and sustainable management of forests. The cam-paign was inaugurated by RK Gupta. Senior Forestry Advisor, USAIDPaul Varghese urged the people to share knowledge with others andplay important role in creating a better environment around us and inmitigating climate change through this process.

Varghese said that the Green India Mission under the NationalAction Plan on Climate Change was a very encouraging initiative,which was working on improving and increasing India's forest cover.Communication Specialist, Forest-PLUS Programme, Dr VDakshinamurthy, disclosed that this was a five-year program toimprove the management of forests in a way that can enhance carbonsequestration and reduce emission from forests.

The Saibaba temple in Shirdi,

Maharashtra received a Rs 4.47 crore dona-

tions during three-day Guru Poornima festi-

val, say reports. The whopping amount was

donated by Saibaba devotees during the fes-

tival, which is Rs. 38 lakh more than what

was received last year.

The temple received donations worth Rs.

4.47 crore from devotees during the three-

day Guru Poornima festival held last week

which is Rs. 38 lakh more than that received

during the same time last year, Saibaba

Sansthan's chief accounts officer Dilip Zirpe

said. This comes in wake of Dwarka Peeth

Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand

Saraswatis controversial call that Hindus

should not worship deified figures. Devotees

of Saibaba, however, did not budge and the

temple continued to see a surge in the num-

ber of worshippers. The sansthan received

cash, gold and silver ornaments worth Rs.

3.10 crore in its donation box, while dona-

tions worth Rs. 1.46 crore (of cash and orna-

ments) was made online and at the

sansthan's cash counters, he said.

Hundreds of foreign devotees from 25 coun-

tries also donated foreign currencies, esti-

mated to be worth about Rs. 10 to 12 lakh

during the festival, Zirpe said, adding that

its exact valuation was yet to be done.

The sansthan has deposits of Rs. 1,190

crore in different nationalised banks, while

the Saibaba treasure has 305 kg gold and

3,647 kg silver, which as per today's market

rate are worth Rs. 108 crore, he said.

The Saibaba sansthan provided free

meal during the three-day festival from Rs.

20 lakh donated by 10 devotees. Besides, 2.5

lakh 'ladoo' packets were distributed free to

devotees, sansthan's executive officer

Kundan Sonawane said, adding that many

devotees also donated blood before taking

blessings of Saibaba during the festival.

Cherished dream of Vindhya region people to wit-ness white tiger will be fulfilled soon. In this regard,construction work of white tiger safari in Mukundpurzoo-cum-treatment centre is almost complete. About80 percent construction works of white tiger safari andzoo have been completed as per guidelines of CentralZoo Authority. Target has been set to complete workswithin 15 days. Forests & Bio-diversity Minister Dr.Gaurishankar Shejwar and Public Relations &Mineral Resources Minister and in-charge of Satnadistrict Rajendra Shukla inspected construction workof white tiger safari in Mukundpur zoo-cum-treatmentcentre. Rewa Mayor Shivendra Singh was also pres-ent on the occasion. Both the ministers went roundvarious places in the zoo-cum-treatment centre andissued necessary directives. It was informed on theoccasion that entire 6-km long wall of the zoo and workof tiger safari have been completed. Five enclosureshave been constructed for tiger safari and housing ani-mals. Zoo has been constructed in 2 parts. Tourists willbe given facility to enter tiger safari in packed vehi-cles. About 68 species of wildlife will be kept in enclo-sures including white tiger, tiger, lion, panther, leop-ard, bear, hyena, crocodile, Barasingha etc. Work oftiger safari was started in July 2013. Electricity will beused in administrative and residential buildings whilesolar light will be used in the zoo.

3 cheetals from vanVihar sent to Indore

Three cheetals were sent from Van Vihar NationalPark, Bhopal to Kamla Nehru Zoo, Indore on July 15.Earlier, 7 cheetals were sent to Indore on July 1, 2014.All cheetals are healthy after shifting. Wildlifeexperts and forest officers looked forward to this shift-ing since long. Speciality of the shifting is that it hasbeen undertaken in direct manner without any chem-ical anaesthesia. During the process, a structure wasraised in about 2 acres as per South African model.The structure within Van Vihar had arrangements fora small pond, green fodder and nutritious diet forcheetals. Gradually, cheetals started to enter thestructure themselves and finally they were capturedin truck. It is the speciality of this process that animalis not subjected to any tension or fear and is shifted inartificially created natural environs.

Bhopal

Dream to witness white

tiger to befulfilled soon

10 JULY 21 TO JULY 27, 2014 (MP & CG)Sports

So what if he bites? Fans mobLuis Suarez in Barcelonaontroversial

Uruguayan striker

Luis Suarez and his

wife Sofia Balbi were mobbed

by Barcelona fans during a

walk around the Spanish

city. The 27-year-old looked

a little uncomfortable when

he was grabbed by one

female supporter as he was

trying to make a quick get-

away Saturday, according to

Daily Mail. The former

Liverpool forward, though, did

stop to sign a fan's Lionel

Messi shirt. Suarez, who

received a four-month ban

from all football activity fol-

lowing his putting the bite on

Italy's Giorgio Chiellini dur-

ing Uruguay's final World

Cup group game in Brazil,

was bought by Barcelona

from Liverpool in a 75 mil-

lion-pound deal. Suarez can-

not be officially unveiled by

the Catalan club under the

terms of his ban.

CWG: Players clueless after nationalsquash coach forced to stay home

ndia's squash players at the

Commonwealth Games are currently a

"clueless" lot in the absence of long-time

national coach Cyrus Poncha, who has been

inexplicably excluded from the touring squad

to Glasgow.

Poncha, who has been the national coach

for more than a decade and was part of the

side which went to Asian Team

Championships last month, did not travel

with the nine-member squad that left for

Glasgow on Friday. The squash competition

starts on Thursday. The 2005 Dronacharya

awardee was at pains to explain his exclusion.

"I don't know what has happened. I have no

comment to make. All I can say is that I am

disappointed at not being with the team,"

Poncha told PTI from Chennai.Asked whether

he could join the players in Glasgow later in

the competition, Poncha said "I don't know if

I will be going later. Time will tell." Foreign

coach Subramanian Singaraveloo of Malaysia

and female coach Bhuvneshwari Kumari are

the support staff present in Glasgow besides

physiotherapist Graeme Everard.

n abizarre development,several England crick-

eters have requested achange of rooms, sayingtheir five-star London hotelis haunted. According toDaily Mail on Sunday, theplayers' wives and girl-friends have refused to stayat the famous LanghamHotel during London Testmatches this summer aftercomplaints of mysteriousgoings-on at night.

"During the Sri LankaTest I had to move rooms,"Stuart Broad was quoted assaying by the Britishdaily."It was so hot in theroom I just couldnt sleep.All of a sudden the taps inthe bathroom came on forno reason. I turned thelights on and the tapsturned themselves off.Then when I turned thelights off again the taps

came on. It was very weird."It really freaked me out. Iended up asking to moverooms. Bealey (Broads girl-friend) was pretty spooked,too, and I know Moeen Alisother half wont stay therebecause shes so frightenedof the ghosts," the fastbowler added.

"I've slept okay duringthe current Test (againstIndia) but the Sri LankaTest (last month) was notgreat," added Broad. "Onenight I woke up in the mid-dle of the night, around1.30 a.m. and I was con-vinced there was a presencein the room. It was theweirdest feeling. "BenStokes has had some prob-lems sleeping as well. Heson the third floor, which is

where a lot of the issuesare. Im telling you, some-thing weird is going on,"said the Englishman.

Londons LanghamHotel that opened in 1865is on the list of one of themost haunted hotels in theworld and has been patron-ised by several literarygreats, including MarkTwain, Oscar Wilde andArthur Conan Doyle.

Reportedly, Room 333 isbelieved to be the mosthaunted with the hotelsown website stating: "In1973 a BBC radio announc-er James Alexander-Gordonawoke suddenly in thenight to see a fluorescentball which slowly took onthe shape of a man wearingVictorian evening wear.

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Ishant bounces out England, bowlsIndia to historic win at Lord's

shant Sharma claimed seven wickets tobowl India to a 95-run victory overEngland in the second test at Lord's on

Monday, their first overseas win since 2011.India's second victory at the home of cricketand first since 1986 continued England'smiserable year after series defeats byAustralia and Sri Lanka.

Resuming at 105 for four in pursuit of319, Joe Root and Moeen Ali survived untilthe final ball before lunch when the latterfell to Sharma. The willowy right-armerclaimed four more wickets after the break

as England's batsmen capitulated in theface of India's short-pitched barrage andwere bowled out for 223, putting the visitors1-0 up in the five-match series. Sharma fin-ished with career-best figures of 7-74,including five wickets in 33 balls.

Root and Moeen had earlier givenhope of an unlikely home victory, havingcome together with England in trouble at72 for four midway through Sunday'sevening session. They added a further 68runs on Monday morning before Moeen,who batted for a day to nearly save the

second test against Sri Lanka atHeadingley last month, fell last to a bruteof a delivery from Sharma which forcedhim to fend off to Cheteshwar Pujara atshort leg.

Root and Prior came out after lunchbristling with intent, hitting 20 runs in thefirst two overs after play resumed asMohammed Shami and Sharma offered aprocession of short balls. CaptainMahendra Singh Dhoni's plan paid divi-dends shortly afterwards, however, whenPrior, who has endured a poor run both

behind the stumps and with the bat, hookedSharma to Vijay at deep mid-wicket for 12.Ben Stokes completed a pair in the match,mis-hitting Sharma to Pujara at mid-on andRoot went the same over for 66, caught byStuart Binny after another poor hook shot.

Sharma claimed his fifth victim of theday and seventh of the innings when hehad Stuart Broad caught down the legsideby Dhoni. James Anderson was last tofall, run out by Ravindra Jadeja. Thethird test starts in Southampton onSunday.

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Aditya and I bonded over foodin Daawat-e-IshqDaawat-e-Ishq: Parineeti

ctress Parineeti Chopra, a self-confessed

foodie, says during the filming of her upcom-

ing film 'Daawat-e-Ishq' she and co-star Aditya Roy

Kapoor bonded over their love for food. The Habib

Faisal-directed film is a love story between a

Hyderabadi girl named Gulrez and Tariq, a Lucknawi

cook who can charm anyone with his biryani and

kebabs. "I am a foodie of another level. After working

with Adi in this film I realised that it is only him who

can compete with me when it comes to eating. Both of

us love food and we would devour plates in minutes. In

this film I got to eat so much and I think this film is tai-

lor made for me," Parineeti said during the music

launch of the movie last night here.

The film has been mostly shot in Lucknow, besides

Hyderabad and Mumbai. The 25-year-old actress says

both Aditya and herself are at their fattest best in the

film, thanks to their binging on local delicacies

in Lucknow.

"I think we are at our fattest best in this

film. Me, Aditya and Anupam Kher used to

have meals together all the time. Anupam sir

has lived in Lucknow for some time and he

knew many eateries and we would order

from there," she said.

'Daawat-e-Ishq' is the second collabora-

tion between Parineeti and Faisal after previ-

ously working together in 'Ishaqzaade'. Just

like the 2012 film, the actress plays a Muslim

girl in this upcoming film but she says

the similarity ends there.

"I think as an actor you always want

something different everytime. I hope

that I am offered something interesting.

Though I have played a Muslim girl before in a film

directed

by Habib sir but this film is different. It is not a

repetition. My body language is different, my styling is

different. I speak in a Dakhini accent which I don't

think any actress has done before," she said. 'Daawat-

e-Ishq' has been produced by Yash Raj Fims and will

release on 5 September.

Watch Sonam in a cocktailof Khoobsurat and ThePrincess Diaries

hoobsurat features Sonam Kapoor and the Pakistani actor

Fawad Khan in lead roles. For those who have watched

Mukherjee's much-loved

comedy starring Rekha,

Ashok Kumar, Dina Pathak

and Rakesh Roshan in the

major roles, you might have

noticed a few differences. In

the new Khoobsurat, there's

a fortress instead of a home,

suits of armour and a phys-

iotherapist (among other

things). Speaking about the

film in an interview, Sonam

Kapoor said that, "The spir-

it is the same (of both the

films). The characters are

also the same. But the

milieu and circumstances

have been changed...". Fair

warning that the remake

won't be like the original.

Instead, what we seem to

have got is a cocktail of the

old Khoobsurat and Disney's

The Princess Diaries.

Sonam Kapoor plays the role

of Dr Mili Chakravarty, a

clumsy and loud physiotherapist. She smiles, stumbles, tries to look

as wide-eyed as a Disney cartoon character and channels the cute-

ness of the 16-year-old bimbo. There are some signficant similarities

between Mili in the film and Kapoor in real life. Both have fashion-

able wardrobes. Both like taking selfies.

Priyanka Chopra turns 32,gifts her fans Mary Kom teaser

ollywood actress Priyanka Chopra,

who turned 32 Friday, treated her

fans with a teaser of her much-

awaited movie Mary Kom and much

like the movie's poster, she has packed

quite a punch in it. "For you... a sneak peak

into the life of a true fighter...

bit.ly/MaryKom-Teaser #MaryKomPunch

Full trailer coming soon. Can't wait to

share it," the National Award winning

actress, who received many birthday wish-

es online, posted on her Twitter page. Since

the morning of her birthday itself, the

micro-blogging website was abuzz with

posts on a "surprise" that Priyanka had

planned for her fans. The teaser for the

film. based on Olympic bronze medalist and

five-time World Champion M.C. Mary Kom,

was unveiled online at 5:30 pm. In the 53-

second teaser, which is more about sound

than visuals, the actress is seen fighting in

the boxing ring and she looks totally in

character. The tagline in the teaser reads -

"Most Champions Make Their Name. She

Made History". Co-produced by Viacom18

Motion Pictures and Sanjay Leela Bhansali

Productions, and directed by Omung

Kumar, the inspirational biopic is due to

release Oct 2. Meanwhile, several celebri-

ties, including Lata Mangeshkar, Anushka

Sharma, Shraddha Kapoor, Rahul Bose and

Manish Malhotra, wished the former Miss

World.

Amitabh Bachchan elated withAmitabh Bachchan elated withpolio eradication in Indiapolio eradication in India

egastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is the goodwill ambassador for polio UNICEF campaign, ishappy that the disease is finally eradicated from India. The 69-year-old was appointed as theambassador in 2005 and has since fronted their polio eradication programme successfully.

"Polio eradicated from India. An 8 year campaign with the UNICEF ambassadorship! Feelsuch accomplishment and joy!" Bachchan posted on Twitter. India was declared polio free byWHO (World Health Organization) earlier this year.

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Nation

Has Kejriwal shunnedhis love for dharnas?

oing hunger strike did not help me andthat is why I finally entered politics,AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal

told protesting teachers who recently whowere sitting on fast unto death here, urgingthem to end their strike.A group of teachers from All Guest TeachersAssociation teaching in different governmentschools and paid on daily basis have been sit-ting on a dharna for around three weeks.

They have been demanding renewal of theservices of around 10,200 teachers, increasethe age limit to be eligible for selection underthe scheme and fix a permanent salary for thegroup. A small group among them has calledfast unto death unless their demands are met.Kejriwal recently met them and persuadedthem to end the fast.

When the protesting teachers asked whatthe former Delhi chief minister could do forthem, he said he could join them on dharna,but this would not help achieve any purpose."Hunger strike wont help you. Don't troubleyour body. I used to do this for 15 days andthen I finally decided to enter politics,"Kejriwal told the protesting teachers at JantarMantar here. "It looks like by sitting here youwont get any respite by the BJP government.You should meet the lieutenant governor orthe minister." This assumes significancebecause Kejriwal's career prior to forming apolitical party and even while he was the chiefminister was marked with several dharnas

and hunger strikes. Assuring support to theteachers, he said that while AAP was in powerthe government had set up a committee to lookinto this and if his government comes to powerhe will solve their problems. Kejriwal also tooktwo teachers to the Ram Manohar LohiaHospital as their condition was deteriorating.Interestingly, a section of protesting teachers,

somewhat agitated, also questioned Kejriwalon whether he would lead a rally to LG NajeebJung's office, which the teachers haveplanned. He again extended his support.

"Politicians will keep coming to assuretheir support because the elections are roundthe corner and these parties will indulge inmudslinging. He could have solved our prob-

lem while he was the chief minister. We aresuffering because of the wrong policies of theDelhi government, one of the teachers said.

"He has promised us to help in front of themedia. We told him that if you want to help us,then come and join us in our protest. We willsee if he helps us," Deepak Kumar (32), one ofthe teachers, said.

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New Delhi

UP slashes grant to womens panel butbuys Land Cruisers, Mercedes for CM

Lucknow: Crime against women is rapidly rising inUttar Pradesh, but Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav appearsto be least bothered about it. His government slashed thefinancial grants to the state women's commission by 85 per-cent due to "lack of funds", but it had enough money to buytwo Land Cruisers and two seven-seater Mercedes for chiefminister's cavalcade.

The shocking revelation was made by the reply soughtunder Right to Information (RTI) by Lucknow-basedactivist Urvarshi Sharma.

According to the RTI reply, the Samajwadi Party gov-ernment cut the women's panel budget between the finan-

cial year 2011-12 and 2013-14 by more than 85 percent. Anamount of Rs. 5.1 crore was allocated to the commission in2011-12. This amount was decreased to Rs. 4.16 crore in thenext budget. Of the total amount the commission got in2012-13, it spent Rs. 3.9 crore.

This annual grant was further slashed to Rs. 75 lakh inthe state budget for the fiscal year 2013-14. As per NationalCrime Records Bureau (NCRB), five women are raped inthe state every day. Ironically, instead of calling it a heinouscrime, officials prefer to term such crimes a "routine affair".After the startling revelation, people expressed their angerand surprise on micro-blogging website Twitter.