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Published simultaneously from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh

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3MPs historic initiative, CMHelpline 181launched

4Indias largeyoung population hasgreat potential:President

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Chhattisgarhgovt forms panelto promote saleof cheap genericmedicines

12Clean energy path

is the mantra forGovt:

Prakash Javadekar

11Too much PR inBollywood, says

Kollywoodactress Trisha

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We are good atCWG, Asian

level but not yetworld class:Yogeshwar

Over 5 lakh industries set up in state adhya Pradesh has carved itsidentity as invest-friendlystate. It has joined the stateswith fastest growing economy

in the country. Apart from major proj-ects, states Industries Department isalso inviting and attracting investorsto set up micro, small and mediumindustries in the state. From year2005-06 to 2013-14, states industrialgrowth rate stood at 8.08 percent,

which is more than the national aver-age. So far, over 800 major and medi-um industries have been set up in thestate at a cost of Rs. 53 thousand croreproviding jobs to about one lakh 90thousand persons. The number of totalmicro and small industries is over 5lakh with an investment of Rs. 5200crore and providing jobs to about 13lakh 14 thousand persons.

As many as 186 industrial areas on6100 hectares and 45 industrial devel-opment centres/parks on 8500hectares have been set up to provideland to industrial units in the state.Besides, a land bank of governmentland has also been set up under which19 thousand hectare land has beenidentified for allotment to industrialunits as per their requirements.

A scheme has been chalked out todevelop all-equipped industrial areasin phases on 7675 hectares at 27places costing Rs. 3022 crore during

12th Five-Year Plan period. Of these,work of Crystal IT Park industrialzone at Indore has been completed.

Delhi-Mumbai Industrial CorridorDelhi-Mumbai Industrial

Corridors main objective is to createglobal level competitive atmosphereand lay a strong economic foundation.States 10 districts namely Neemuch,Mandsaur, Ratlam, Jhabua, Dhar,Indore, Dewas, Ujjain, Shajapur andRajgarh have been included in the cor-ridor. Four investment nodes underDMIC are also proposed in MadhyaPradesh namely Vikram Udyogpuri,Ujjain, Economic Corridor from Indoreto Pitahmpur, Integrated Multi NodalLogistics Hub, Pithampur, Green FieldIntegrated Township and PithampurWater Supply Scheme. Land acquisi-tion and transfer process is underwayfor this.

Bhopal

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Bhopal: Teaching would begin from Octoberthis year at the worlds first university exclusive-ly dedicated to philosophy, especially Buddhistand Indian philosophy established in Bhopal.Initially, 8 certificate courses would be offeredincluding Prakrit and Jaina Studies, LearningSanskrit Language, Buddhism, Yoga Tradition inIndia, Comparative Religion, Indian Philosophy,Kashmiri Shaivism Theory and Practice andHindu and Buddhist Tantra. The professors goingto teach these residential courses are academics ofinternational repute and none of them is below thelevel of Vice Chancellor. These professors includethose from America, Germany and Tibet. Each ofthese two-month courses will have 25 to 30 stu-dents. At present the university has 5 schools and3 more schools would be added soon. Notedscholar Su Shashipriya Kumar, former Dean ofSanskrit Department of JNU, has been appointedVice Chancellor of the university. SendongRinpoche is the Chancellor of the university. Hebelongs to Tibet and was the first Prime Ministerof Tibet government- in- exile. The Mentor Groupof the university comprises renowned scholarsfrom all over the world.

The 5 schools started initially include Schoolof Buddhist Philosophy, School of SanatanDharma and Indic Studies, School of InternationalBuddhist Studies, School of ComparativeReligion, School of Languages, Literature andArts. Soon, the School of Language, Literatureand Arts would be bifurcated and 3 new schoolsadded.

NEWS MAX

Teaching at Sanchi Universityfrom October; 62 countriesevinced keen interest

111...999000 lllaaakkkhhh pppeeeooopppllleee gggeeettt jjjooobbbsss1.90 lakh people get jobs

Commerce, Industries and Employment Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindiahas informed that now youngentrepreneurs will be providedupto Rs. one crore loan. She saidthat it has been decided to mergevarious self-employmentschemes into 3 new schemes. TheIndustries Minister was review-ing self-employment schemes atGwalior. Scindia informed thatexcept Centrally-sponsored ones,13 self-employment schemes under implementation in the state have beenmerged into 3 new schemes namely Mukhyamantri Yuva Uddyami Yojana,Mukhyamantri Swarozgar Yojana and Mukhyamantri Aarthik Kalyan Yojana.Loan worth Rs. 10 lakh to Rs. one crore will be given under Mukhyamantri YuvaUddyami Yojana, Rs. 20 thousand to Rs. 10 lakh under MukhyamantriSwarozgar Yojana and equipments and working capital will be provided to thepoorest section under Mukhyamantri Aarthik Kalyan Yojana.

Young entrepreneurs to getup to Rs. one crore loan

Chief Minister convenes meeting toreview progress in agricultural works

Chief Minister Dr Raman Singh chaired a meeting ofSchool Education Department today at Mantralaya(Mahanadi Bhavan). In the meeting, Chief Ministerreviewed Shala Praveshotsav 2014 and Education QualityYear along with other departmental schemes.

In the meeting, it was informed that this year, duringShala Pravesh Utsav from June 16 to July 15, 12 lakh 16thousand new children were given admission in standard 1-8 of schools. These children were given a warm welcome inthe schools. Including the aforementioned children, the totalnumber of students enrolled in primary and middle schoolsof state has reached 45 lakh 96 thousand 248. This year, 5lakh 53 thousand 664 new children have been given admis-sion in standard 1 to standard 5th of primary schools ofstate, making the total number of students in primaryschools of state to reach 29 lakh 24 thousand 612.Meanwhile, 5 lakh 62 thousand 699 children were givenadmission in standard 6th to standard 8th of MiddleSchools. Now the total number of students in middle schoolsof state is 16 lakh 71 thousand 636.

Chief Minister instructed the officials to ensure that thestudents of all the schools of state should be regularly taughtas per the syllabus of respective standards, duringEducation Quality Year.

He also instructed to conduct three-monthly, half-yearlyand annual evaluation of the performance of students, andshow the report cards of the students to their parents andguardians. Parents-Teachers meetings should also be organ-ized regularly and in Gram Sabhas also, people should beinformed about the academic activities of schools. Chief

Minister said that to addressthe lack of faculty for science-related subjects for standard6th-12th, retired teacherscan be invited as guest facul-ty to teach the students. Heinstructed the officials totake necessary action in thecontext. Chief SecretaryVivek Dhand, SchoolEducation DepartmentSecretary Subrat Sahu,Mission Director SarvaShiksha Abhiyaam and RajivGandhi Shiksha MissionRajat Kumar and DirectorPublic Instructions LSMarawi, and other senior offi-cials were also present in themeeting. School EducationSecretary Subrat Sahuinformed in the meeting thatthe department has designedcomputer software to trackattendance of students andteachers in all the schools ofstate. This software will alsoenable to keep online recordof information related to mid-day meal, scholarships, alongwith textbooks-uniforms dis-tribution.

12.16 lakh new students take admission in schools of state

2 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)Chhattisgarh Explore

Raipur: Chief Minister Dr Raman

Singh convened a meeting of senior offi-

cials of Agriculture, Cooperatives and

Water Resource Departments today at

Mantralaya (Mahanadi Bhavan) to review

the condition of rainfall, agricultural

activities and water level in irrigation

water reservoirs, progress of sowing work,

agricultural loan to farmers from coopera-

tive societies in cash and kind at zero

interest, progress in seed and fertilizer

distribution and various other departmen-

tal activities. Officials concerned also gave

a presentation based on above mentioned

activities in presence of Chief Minister.

Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand, Additional

Chief Secretary Agriculture Department

Ajay Singh and other senior officials.

Officials informed that with good

amount of rainfall in the month of July,

agricultural activities have started in full

swing. Nearly 87 per cent of the sowing

work of paddy and other kharif crops has

been already completed. This includes

completion of 89 per cent of paddy sowing.

In the current kharif season, distribution

of short-term agricultural loan in cash and

kind at zero interest by 1 thousand 333

primary agriculture credit cooperative

societies of state is in progress. In the cur-

rent season as on July 31, Rs 1 thousand

889 crores 51 lakhs have been distributed

as agricultural loan at zero per cent inter-

est. This includes 50 per cent cash and 50

per cent as fertilizers-seeds. Nearly 8 lakh

9 thousand farmers are availing the loan

facility this season. In the meeting, Chief

Minister reviewed the progress of fertiliz-

er-seed distribution in state. He has

instructed the officials to ensure availabil-

ity of fertilizers and seeds in cooperative

societies in sufficient quantity and also to

ensure systematic distribution of the

stock. Dr Singh has instructed that the

availability and distribution of stock at

cooperative societies should be weekly

reviewed at Collector-level and at Deputy

Director-level in every district.

Chief Minister has also instructed the

officials to constantly keep an eye on

water-level of irrigation reservoirs, rivers

and water bodies. Officials informed in the

meeting that in this season from June 1 to

July 31, nearly 539 mm of average rainfall

has been recorded in state, which is 5 per

cent less than the average rainfall record-

ed in the duration of previous year.

Compared to the average rainfall of last 10

years, 22 out of 27 districts of state have

recorded more than 80 per cent rainfall in

last two months. This includes Koriya,

Surajpur, Raigarh, Janjgir-Champa,

Korba, Bilaspur, Mungeli, Mahasamund,

Raipur, Balodabazar-Bhatapara,

Gariaband, Kabeerdham, Rajnandgaon,

Durg, Bemetara, Balod, Dhamtari,

Kanker, Jagdalpur, Kondagaon,

Narayanpur and Sukma. Moreover, there

has been 60-80 per cent rainfall in four

districts namely Sarguja, Balrampur,

Dantewada and Bijapur and 40-60 per

cent rainfall in Jashpur district.

About the progress of sowing work,

officials told Chief Minister that in this

kharif season, nearly 89 per cent of paddy

sowing has been completed. Sowing of

paddy in total 26 lakh hectares of land,

corn in 1.80 lakh hectares of land, arhar in

73 thousand hectares of land and urad in

61 thousand hectares of land has already

been done. Moreover, nearly 4 lakh metric

ton of chemical fertilizers, including Urea,

DAP, NPK and others, MOP and super-

phosphate, has been distributed to farm-

ers till date in kharif season.

RAIPUR

RAIPUR

3 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Bhopal: Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that med-ical facilities in the state will be expanded rapidly with private sectorscooperation and partnership.He said that the governmenthas intensified efforts to pro-vide less expensive healthfacilities to common peopleby inter-linking best medicalexpertise available with gov-ernment, social and privatesectors. CM Chauhan wasinaugurating Divya AdvanceENT Clinic at E-7, Arera Colony, here recently. The Chief Minister saidthat medical facilities have expanded in the state capital at a rapid paceduring the last decade. State government has chalked out innovativeschemes like Mukhyamantri Bal Shravan Yojana and Mukhyamantri BalHriday Upachar Yojana. He said that private sectors cooperation is nec-essary for expansion of health services. Development works can beaccomplished at a rapid pace through cooperation between society andgovernment, he added.

Dr. N.P. Mishra said that medical facilities in the state have expand-ed at a rapid pace during the last decade as a result of the ChiefMinisters public-oriented and far-sighted policies. Kailash Sarang saidthat action plans chalked out by the Chief Minister have brought aboutdevelopment in every sector in the state.

News Brief

Medical facilities to expandrapidly with private sectors participation

Plain pouches and mouth fresheners to be testedHealth Minister Dr. Narottam Mishra has said

that initiative taken by Madhya Pradesh to curbtobacco consumption by hiking tax on tobacco prod-ucts is appreciated by other states also and they arereplicating this policy. Generally, a person endangershis health out of ignorance. In Madhya Pradesh,materials being sold in the name of mouth freshenerand plain pouches will be subjected to lab tests to pro-

tect peoples health. Health Minister Dr. Mishra wasaddressing a seminar on Economic burden on Indiadue to tobacco-generated diseases here. The seminarwas held by Health Department with the cooperationof World Health Organisation, Union Health Ministryand voluntary health association. The HealthMinister said that Union Health Minister Dr.Harshvardhan has also directed his ministry to givepriority to tobacco control. Madhya Pradesh will setan example for best tobacco control activities.

Power company AGMhas assets worth crores

MPs historic initiative, CM Helpline 181 launched

Bhopal

Madhya Pradesh Lokayukta

police recently raided residential

premises of an additional general

manager (AGM) of a power distri-

bution company and unearthed

disproportionate assets worth

crores. Incriminating documents

showing 10 properties including

agricultural land at Raisen were

found when the Lokayukta's spe-

cial police establishment (SPE)

officers struck the palatial bunga-

low of AGM Pradeep Chaudhary,

55, at Saket Nagar area in Bhopal

early on Saturday.

Pradeep is AGM of Madhya

Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut

Vitaran Company Limited (MPP-

KVVCL). AGM draws monthly

salary of Rs. 1.55 lakhs but his

property and wealth allegedly far

exceeds his disclosed source of

income. According to sources,

Pradeep's daughter is studying in

London and he made huge pay-

ments to cover her education

expenses. The papers recovered

during the raid reveal that

Pradeep recently purchased 30

acres of land. Apart from that he

owns a big house in Saket Nagar,

six flats in Harshwardhan Nagar,

three shops, and a plot in Bavariya

Kalan, besides 30 acre agricultural

land in Raisen district. The Special

Police Establishment (SPE),

Lokayukta, also recovered fixed

deposits of Rs 25 lakh and deposits

of Rs 22 lakh from the bank

accounts of Pradeep Chaudhary.

The scrutiny of 25 accounts of dif-

ferent banks is still on. SPE offi-

cials would send letter to income

tax department seeking the details

of income of Chaudhary's family

members. According to investigat-

ing officers, SPE, Lokayukta found

Rs 22 lakh, deposited in the differ-

ent accounts of Chaudhary. The

recovered assets are far more than

Chaudhary' known source of

income. So SPE, Lokayukta, would

write letter to income tax depart-

ment to know the details of

deposited cash.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that his

governments motto is to ensure every citizens happiness,

health and welfare. CM Helpline 181 has been launched for

fulfilling these goals. Chauhan launched CM Helpline here

recently that aims to keep system of good governance ever

alert and active in public interest. About 5 thousand officers-

employees of various departments have been linked with

this novel helpline of its own kind in the country.

These officers will redress problems registered at the

helpline. Information about governments welfare schemes

and programmes can also be obtained through helplines toll-

free number 181. The Chief Minister said that this helpline

will serve as bridge between people and government so that

people should not have to wander about to get their prob-

lems solved. Case registered at the helpline will be closed

only when applicant is satisfied following total redressal of

problem.

Chauhan said that it is the duty of every government

system to ensure development, chalk out welfare schemes

and ensure their better implementation by disseminating

information about them to all. It is the result of paying

attention to these 3 aspects by the present state government

that Madhya Pradesh, which was dubbed as a sick state ear-

lier, has now achieved maximum agriculture growth rate of

24.99 percent not only in the country, but world also and

maximum 11.02 growth rate in the country. Welfare schemes

for all sections of societies have been chalked out.

Arrangements like Parakh, Samadhan Online and Public

Service Delivery Guarantee Act have been made to solve

everyones problems in time and review of schemes imple-

mentation. He said that times have changed now. Why

should common man wander about? Through this helpline,

anyone can register his complaint or problem by dialling 181

from mobile or landline telephone from anywhere. Chauhan

asked officers to take the helpline as a challenge and live

upto their efficiency and dedication.

Chauhan inspected arrangements of CM Helpline set up

at C-21 Mall here. He enquired about the helpline from its

Executive Su Puja Deshwadi and Lalita Verman. He also

received phone calls at the helpline.

Public Service Management Minister Bhupendra Singh

said that democracy is meaningful only when government

reaches the last person in the last row. CM Helpline is the

first initiative in the country towards further strengthening

of good governance through public service delivery guaran-

tee. He said that this is first novel initiative in the country

to connect directly with people. An applicant can avail bene-

fit of governments schemes through phone.

Bhopal

Bhopal

4 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)

Chhattisgarh's Instituteof Hotel Managementyet to get affiliation

Inaugurated with much fanfare by chief min-

ister, Raman Singh, on the eve of assembly elec-

tions in the state in September last year,

Chhattisgarh's first Institute of hotel manage-

ment and catering technology is yet to start reg-

ular classes. Its been almost 10 months since the

Rs 19.36 crore building was officially opened with

a promise of recruiting students for 2014-15 aca-

demic session, but paucity of funds has prevent-

ed the institute from getting the mandatory affil-

iation from National Council for Hotel

Management and Catering Technology (NCHM).

As things stand, it is unlikely that regular

classes could start before the 2015-16 session,

which would be almost a decade after Union gov-

ernment granted permission for the institute in

2006. According to sources, though the building is

complete, the vital infrastructure of food produc-

tion and food and beverage labs is still missing.

The labs are essential for obtaining the NCHM

affiliation, without which the institute cannot

operate and recruit students for the proposed 690

seats. Sources said paucity of funds has led to

delays, as machineries and equipment required

for the labs haven't been procured yet.

They say that the entire lab infrastructure

would require additional Rs four crores, which

has to come in equal shares from the state and

the union governments. Principal of the institute,

Sanjay Singh, admitted to the delay and said

efforts were on to get necessary clearances. "We

are hopeful to get the funds soon and we expect to

start certificate courses by December this year,"

he said. He said once the labs are completed, they

would ask for a NCHM inspection and once affil-

iated; they would start regular degree and post-

graduate diploma classes. The institute will offer

three-year degree course in hotel management

and catering technology apart from one postgrad-

uate diploma (PGD) course in hotel management.

The five diploma courses to be offered at the

institute include front office management, house-

keeping management, beverage services and food

production and beverage services. The institute

will also offer certificate courses in housekeeping

and beverage services. Centre had granted per-

mission for the institute in 2006. State govern-

ment allocated 4.23 hectare of land to the tourism

department for the Institute in Uparvara, Naya

Raipur, in 2008-09. Besides the main building,

which has been constructed at cost of Rs 14

crores, the institute has a hostel and a transit

hostel, constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 3.3

crores and Rs 2.26 crore respectively.

In a major decision that

would benefit nearly one

lakh girls in the state, the

Chhattisgarh government

has made graduation educa-

tion free for them in all pub-

lic colleges and technical

institutes.The decision, which was

part of the BJP's 2013 elec-tion manifesto, would beimplemented from the cur-rent academic year. It's like-ly to cost the exchequercrores of rupees. Secretaryhigher education, BLAgarwal said 208 govern-ment colleges across thestate would offer free educa-tion to girls from now on and

the state would bear itsexpenditure.

He said the entire tuitionfee will be waived off. Anestimated 80,000 girls arepresently enrolled in the col-leges. Amit Agarwal, secre-tary, technical educationsaid the three governmentengineering colleges in the

state, would also implementthe decision. Presently about700 girls are enrolled inthem.

According to officials, astudent spends about Rs1,000-1,500 on graduation incollege every year. This feein engineering colleges runsupto Rs 18,000 per annum.

With free education for thegirls, their families wouldsave Rs 3,000-4,500 in 3-year duration for graduationand Rs 54,000 in engineer-ing college. The move isaimed to promote girl educa-tion and is tune with theModi government's slogan of"Beti bacchao, beti pardhao".

Girls to get free graduation education

RAIPUR TRAIL

Indias large young populationhas great potential: President

RAIPUR

A country like India which has the largest young popula-

tion in the world, must be better equipped in preparing

human resource, President Pranab Mukherjee said here

recently. Speaking at the golden jubilee convocation ceremo-

ny of Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University here, he said the

young population has great potential and a culture of excel-

lence must be promoted in higher academic institutions and

core competencies must be nurtured.

Mukherjee in his address said the degrees were the base

of students career and by living in present they will have to

construct and plan their future. He lauded the varsity for

completing 50 years and asked about its future plans.

"Planning is very important for any institution and if the var-

sity hasn't planned yet, start

planning for something new

now. Congratulating the stu-

dents for their achievement and

the University for its golden

jubilee year, the president men-

tioned that no Indian university

has place in the top 200 univer-

sities of the world and added

that he looks upon the

Ravishankar Shukla University

and its centres of higher learn-

ing as the guiding light, not only

for students, but for society as a

whole and for earning a rightful

place in the rating of world uni-

versities.

Mukherjee added that joint

efforts were needed to bring

forth institutions to global level

while the country already has

talented students, excellent fac-

ulty and exceptional infrastruc-

ture. "Repeating what I said at

IIT-Khadagpur convocation in 2012, I would say that I believe

institutions' culture, discipline and unity could take it to high

levels. For students they need to be the change and then

expect change from others. Believe that you can do, you are

strong enough to do everything. Shed all nervousness and go

ahead," said Pranab Mukherjee.

The President presented gold medals to 15 students

including Rashmit Kaur, Amrita Puri, L Shilpa, Monika

Sharma, Hemprakash, Ashok Patel and others. Chief

Minister Raman Singh expressed delight that 12 out of 15

students presented with gold medals were girls and that the

fact that Chhattisgarh has made education free for girls till

graduation will prove to be a boon for them in state. About 57

meritorious students in total were presented with gold

medals and 157 with PhD degrees.

RAIPUR

RAIPUR------------------------------------------------------------------

5 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

State to have Mandir PrabandhSansthan; Vidishas Ganesh Mandir

to be human service centre

Food grains at subsidised ratesto 4.90 crore people in state

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has

announced constitution of Mandir Prabandh

Sansthan and Pujari Kalyan Kosh. Vidishas

Barh Wale Ganesh Ji Ka Mandir will be devel-

oped as a human service centre. Chauhan per-

formed Pran Pratishtha of Barh Wale Ganesh Ji

on the banks of Betwa river at Vidisha today

with prescribed religious rituals and proce-

dures. Chauhan said that Mandir Prabandh

Sansthan will be set up for better arrangements

of temples and mutts in Madhya Pradesh. The

institution will be set up at Bhopal during cur-

rent year. It will be run by a board of directors

comprising noted religious acharyas and schol-

ars. Its objective will be to maintain temples as

per Sanatan Maryada, belief and traditions. The insti-

tution will train priests.

It will undertake research on temples problems

from time to time and draw state governments atten-

tion towards them. Temple management will include

various activities like Veda school, Agam schools,

Sanskrit teaching, temple reservoirs, parks renovation,

development of Mandir Dharma Granthalay, Mandir

Vastu Shastra etc. The institute will also conduct cours-

es in various branches of Dharma education. It will

issue guiding principles from time to time for methods

of worship, religious rites and classical traditions of

philosophy. The institute will also give suggestions

regarding moveable and immoveable properties of tem-

ples and holding religious programmes throughout the

state as per religious calendar.

Pujari Kalyan Kosh- The Chief Minister said

that amount given to priests has been doubled. Despite

this, it has been decided to constitute Pujari Kalyan

Kosh in view of problems being faced by priests in

meeting both ends meet. The state government will

give Rs. 2 crore per annum to the fund. The fund will

help priests in emergency situations.

Human Service Centre- Chauhan with his wife

Sadhna Singh performed Pran Pratishtha of Barh

Wale Ganesh Ji Mandir. The grand idol of Lord Ganesh

Ji has been recently brought by Chief Minister

Chauhan from Makrana in Rajasthan. Shiv Panchayat

comprising Lord Shiva, Maa Bhagwati Parwati, Nandi,

Ganesh and Kartikey has also been established on the

temple premises. Following Pran Pratishtha, the Chief

Minister said that the temple will be developed as a

human service centre.

Bhopal

Smriti Van to bedeveloped on 300acres on Katara Hills

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh

Chauhan has announced that

Smriti Van will be developed on

300 acres on Katara Hills here

where people will be able to plant

saplings to perpetuate memories of

their dear ones. Chauhan was

addressing the launch ceremony of

state level Hariyali Mahotsav at

Dronachalam Parisar here recent-

ly. The Chief Minister adminis-

tered pledge to the audience to

plant at least one sapling each

every year. He launched the

Mahotsav by planting a bamboo

sapling. Forest Minister Dr.

Gaurishankar Shejwar and

Panchayats & Rural Development

Minister and in-charge of Bhopal

district Gopal Bhargava were also

present on the occasion.

Chief Minister Chauhan said

that tradition to start government

programmes by planting a sapling

will be promoted. He said that

nature should be tapped and not

exploited. Problems like global

warming have cropped up as a

result of wanton exploitation of

nature by human beings. Plants

and trees are vital for life. Bamboo

Mission has been launched to aug-

ment forests in the state. He said

that Shaurya Smarak is being con-

structed to inspire for patriotism

and state government has

launched Maa Tujhe Pranam

Yojana.

Minister Dr. Shejwar said that

objective of Hariyali Mahotsav is to

create awareness vis--vis preser-

vation of forests and environment.

Today, block-district level planta-

tion programmes are being held by

over 15 thousand forest commit-

tees throughout the state. About 7

crore saplings will be planted in a

fortnight during Hariyali

Mahotsav, he added.

Minister Gopal Bhargava said

that Madhya Pradesh is known for

its thick forests. Protection of

plants is as important as countrys

defence. Saplings will be planted

under rural development schemes

in coordination with Forest

Department.

Principal Chief Conservator of

Forests Anil Oberoi informed about

the programme. Lt. Gen. R.V.

Kanitkar delivered the welcome

address. MLA Rameshwar Sharma

was also present. Students and sol-

diers of Army planted saplings.

R.K. Sachdeva proposed a vote of

thanks.

Bhopal

So far, 4 crore 90 lakh personshave been brought under theambit of targeted public distribu-tion system under MukhyamantriAnnapurna Yojana in the state.Eligible persons under the schemeare being provided wheat and riceat the rate of Re. one per kg sinceJuly 1. MukhyamantriAnnapurna Yojana in accordancewith National Food Security Act-2013 was implemented in thestate on March 1, 2014. Thisscheme to provide subsidised foodgrains to people is being expandedconstantly.

The Act provides supply ofwheat at the rate of Rs. 2 per kgand rice at Rs. 3 per kg to eligiblepersons. On the contrary, wheatand rice are being provided at therate of Re. one per kg underMukhyamantri Annapurna

Yojana which covers AntyodayaAnna Yojana and priority families.Antyodaya Anna Yojana familiesare provided 35 kg food grains perfamily per month and priorityfamilies 5 kg per person permonth.

State-wide Food SecurityFestival was observed in the statein June 2014 to bring under leftout eligible families under theambit of MukhyamantriAnnapurna Yojana. Door-to-doorsurvey was conducted to includetheir names. Before Food SecurityFestival, 75 lakh families werebeing provided wheat and rice atthe rate of Re. one per kg, whichincreased to one crore 10 lakhfamilies after it.

On the initiative of ChiefMinister Shivraj Singh Chauhan,priority families of 24 categorieshave been included under thescheme. Some of the categoriesare those whose Panchayat has

been held at CM House includinghair-dressers, domestic womenhelps, street vendors, cycle rick-shaw pullers, members ofFishermens Welfare Societies etc.

SC and ST families have alsobeen included in priority families.Application forms of SC and ST

families were filled up door-to-door during Food SecurityFestival. Apart from wheat andrice, one kg iodised salt at the rateof Re. one per kg. 4 litre keroseneand one kg sugar are also beingprovided under MukhyamantriAnnapurna Yojana.

Bhopal

Bhopal: Government willbear expenses on the treatmentof 14-years-old cancer patientShivani Dube of Damoh. ChiefMinister Shivraj Singh Chauhanhas directed Collector Damoh forthis. Shivani is suffering fromcancer since long. Girls parentswere facing financial constraintsdue to treatment being expen-sive. When Chief MinisterChauhan came to know of it, heimmediately directed CollectorDamoh to ensure her completetreatment. On Chief Ministersdirectives, the collector soughtinformation from Chief Medicaland Health Officer Dr. O.P.Gautam and also held discus-sions with cancer specialists.Estimate about expenses onShivanis treatment was soughtand treatment started.Expressing gratitude towards theChief Minister on this humani-tarian gesture, Shivanis parentssaid that now their daughterslife will be saved.

Govt. to bearexpenses onShivanis treatmenton CMs initiative

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he committee was fallout of a survey which hadrevealed that most doctors in the medical colleges andhealth institutes were prescribing branded medicines,

despite a government directive to promote use of cheapergeneric drugs. Even Medical Council of India (MCI) hascome out in support of generic medicines.

The medical shops owned by the state government inChhattisgarh would sell generic drugs in a move aimed toprovide cheaper medicines to the patients.

The decision of Chhattisgarh government to ensure saleof generic medicines in government shops will cut down theprice of drugs by 30 to 40 per cent, Chief Minister RamanSingh said. The state government had taken leaf out of the

experiment made by the Sarguja district authorities. On theinitiative of the administration, the Red Cross Society shopin the district hospital had started selling only generic med-icines. The experiment evoked good response among thepeople and the state government decided to implement thesame in the entire state.

Meanwhile, cracking whip on doctors for not prescribinggeneric medicines to patients, Chhattisgarh health depart-ment has suspended a doctor of Rajnandgaon district hospi-tal. Confirming the move, director, health services, DrKamalpreet Singh said despite explicit orders for prescrib-ing generic medicines, Dr Shahid Rehman was writingbranded medicines to his patients. He said that Dr Rehmanhas been served a show cause notice and given seven daysto respond.

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onia Gandhi has reacted to the claimsmade by former Congressman Natwar

Singh by saying that she would write herown story to reveal the truth. She said thatshe would write her own tell-all book, sothat India gets to know the reality. "Theonly way the truth will come out is if Iwrite. I am serious about this," said Sonia.

Natwar Singh had alleged that the rea-son for Sonia Gandhi not taking the PrimeMinisters post in 2004 was because her sonRahul Gandhi was afraid that shed bekilled, like his father Rajiv Gandhi andgrandmother Indira Gandhi. Singh furthersaid that it was never Sonias inner voice,but in fact a fear voiced by her son that leadto Manmohan Singh becoming the Prime

Minister. He said that the Gandhis had vis-ited him before to request him to not revealsuch facts, but he decided to state facts asthey were. Sonia got strong backing from

former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,who dubbed Natwar Singh's version of whyGandhi refused to become Prime Ministerand on other issues as a "marketing gim-mick". Earlier, former External AffairsMinister K Natwar Singh had claimed thatSonia declined to become Prime Minister in2004 because of strong opposition from herson Rahul Gandhi who was afraid shewould be killed like his father and grand-mother if she accepted the post.

Singh (83), an estranged Gandhi familyfriend who quit the Congress in 2008 afterhe had to resign from the UPA-IGovernment in 2005 in the wake of theIraqi food-for-oil scam, claimed that it wasnot Sonia's "inner voice" that prevented her,as she had stated at the time, to take up thePM's post.

Ill write my own story to reveal truth: Sonia

Chhattisgarh govt forms panel to promotesale of cheap generic medicinesChhattisgarhgovernmenthad formed aPrescriptionAuditCommittee tomonitor all prescriptionsby doctors ingovernmenthealth institutes andwarned themof punitiveaction iffound prescribingbrandeddrugs.

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7 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)Commerce

hile Varanasi attracts more than

three million tourists a year,

tourism surprisingly ranks second in the

citys economy. Light industry and cottage

businesses like weaving, making brass

and copper ware, and curing betel leaves

contribute the largest share of econom-

ic activity. A government assessment of

the city in 2006 concluded that chaos and

a lack of maintenance of tourist sites and

infrastructure, among other things, were

obstacles to tourism. There are no nice

restaurants in the city anywhere near the

river.

PM Narendra Modis priorities for the

city are cleanliness and better infrastruc-

ture for water and sanitation. He would

love to see elegant hotels go up along the

Ganges, replacing the cheap hotels fre-

quented by backpackers that occupy that

prized real estate. Also on his wish list are

road improvements. The city has only

three trunk roads, and delivery trucks are

prohibited from entering Varanasi during

the day. Traders say this means they have

to pay more to get raw materials.

The prime minister favours a ring

road that would allow delivery trucks and

other vehicles to avoid the city centre and

more directly reach their destinations. A

ring road is a must, said Mohley, Varnsis

mayor. Mohley has stepped up his efforts

to expedite improvement projects. The

mayor is also trying to identify buildings

and temporary structures that encroach

on the already narrow roads. The city

already had declared some roads one-way,

though enforcement is lax and ineffectual

when it comes to the many cows that roam

this city.

Mohley dreams of multilevel parking

garages and pedestrian-only zones. He has

also accelerated the installation of sewage

pipes aimed at replacing the shallow open

ditches that serve as the sewers in many

parts of town. At the moment, however,

there is no treatment facility to connect

the pipes. The city can treat only about a

third of the 350 million liters of sewage it

produces each day.

A project to build a new waste-treat-

ment plant that was financed more than a

decade ago remains stalled, as the state

government has yet to find a site. It is a

reminder that the central government can

make all the promises it wants but if the

state government refuses to carry them

out, nothing will happen. Still, the prime

minister has made cleaning the Ganges a

priority, which cannot happen without

addressing Varanasis sewage problems.

Other plans for the city include the devel-

opment of so-called satellite cities, essen-

tially suburbs, like those around New

Delhi, to reduce traffic in the central city.

Institutions are planned to develop tradi-

tional weaving and to train hospitality

workers.

The prime minister has said he wants

to see Varanasi become a Unesco World

Heritage city. To that end, he already has

committed 18 crore rupees to cleaning and

shoring up the ghats and building jetties

for better organization of the boats that

ferry tourists on the river.

Lack of cleanliness and infraobstacles to tourism in Varansi

Union civil aviation ministry has accorded

approval to Chhattisgarh for commencing

international flights from Swami Vivekanand

Airport in Raipur. The consent was given by

civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju

during his meeting with Chhattisgarh chief

minister Raman Singh in New Delhi. Singh

informed Raju that the new airport in Raipur

excels in all parameters required for operat-

ing international flights. Stressing on the

need to upgrade it to an international airport,

Singh said air traffic in Chhattisgarh has rap-

idly increased in past five years as the state

has been progressing fast in the field of serv-

ice sector and houses some of the industrial

giants.

Mentioning Centre's announcement to

develop new airports in Tier I and Tier II

cities in the budget, the chief minister

demanded inclusion of Bilaspur, Jagdalpur

and Ambikapur airports in the scheme. He

added that the state government has reduced

VAT on ATF (aviation turbine fuel) from 25%

to 5% in order to encourage airlines. Noting

that some airlines have reduced the opera-

tions from Raipur airport, he urged Raju to

issue instructions to those airlines regarding

increase in flights. He also demanded more

number of Air India flights from the state.

Tanmay Vyas of Vyas Travels said, "If

flights are introduced for Malaysia, Thailand,

Singapore and Dubai it would prove a boon for

residents as lot of people travel to these coun-

tries and have to connect via Delhi or

Mumbai." Officials of Raipur airport authori-

ties said, "As per trend, we are expecting com-

mencement of flights for Middle East and

South east Asian countries. Travellers' cost

would come down by almost 50%."

Gurpreet Singh Arora, businessman and a

frequent traveller, said, "This is good news.

Travellers ke acche din aa gaye hai." He said

the international airport would get Raipur

and Chhattisgarh on the international map

and promote toursim to the state. Pooja

Hanumanta, an executive in private firm

said?, besides money, direct flights from here

would save time. Similar views were echoed

by Jaideep Chawla, businessman, who said

that international connectivity would prove

beneficial for business.

Raipur

International flightsto commence fromRaipur airport

India presents an attrac-tive market opportunity forAsian nations, especiallyJapan. Nearly 50% of Indiaspopulation is under 25, andabout 20 crore people areexpected to enter the work-force over the next decade.Also, 70% of Indians still livein rural areas. The countrysrapid urbanization seems des-tined to create lots of opportu-nities for Japanese investors.

Institutional investors injapan have ranked India num-ber one with regard to invest-ment potential in comparisonto key emerging markets,according to a recent report byNomura, the Tokyo-basedlender. Nomuras economists,analysts and strategists foundthat China has become lessattractive because of increas-ing labor costs and an opaque

legal system. A Japan Bank forInternational CooperationSurvey conducted among thenations manufacturers alsoranked India as the mostattractive investment destina-tion over the next decade.

For the next three years,India was ranked as the sec-ond-most attractive destina-tion after Indonesia. Nomurasays that India and Japancould become natural partners.Japans increasing thrust on

infrastructure exports andIndias growing need for every-thing from power to roads arelikely to bring the two coun-tries together. Japan aims totriple infrastructure orders toabout $300 billion by 2020.

The idea is that Japan canbring in both the funds and thetechnical know-how as Indiaprepares to build out its infra-structure promoting high-speed trains and creatingsmart cities. And theres plenty

of room for improvement.Currently, India only accountsfor 1.2% of Japans FDI, asopposed to 8.8% for China.Also, India-Japan tradeaccounts for just 2% of Indiatotal trade and 1% of Japans.

Indian imports from Japaninclude nuclear reactors, ironand steel products, and electri-cal equipment, while Japaneseimports from India includerefined petroleum products,gems and jewelry, and marineproducts. Although nearly1,000 Japanese firms arealready operating in India,with leading brands like Sonyand Panasonic in the electron-ics segment and Honda andSuzuki in the auto sector,bilateral trade has yet to takeoff because of Indias infra-structure woes and the diffi-culty of doing business in thecountry.

India presents attractive marketopportunity for Japan

New Delhi

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8 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)MISCELLANEOUS

A landslide in Pune's Malin villageclaimed at least 25 lives recently, and thecause for the calamity has been stated asthe torrential rains over the course of twodays. But torrential rains are not new tothe Sahyadris, and landslides are notannual occurrences in Pune district. Couldit have been human intervention of somekind that led to a landslide of such magni-tude? About 40 homes out of the 44 homesthat comprise Malin village, 100 km fromPune in the Ambegaon taluka, were buriedin the landslide. Amid reports that therewas massive deforestation in the region, itnow appears that at the root of the allega-tions is a government scheme to level offland on hill slopes to create cultivable plots.

According to Nisarga Sahas Sanstha, anon-governmental organisation working onenvironmental issues in the region, the stategovernment launched a scheme calledPadkai for tribals on a pilot basis in theAmbegaon Tehsil about three years ago. ThePadkai scheme is similar to the MNREGAscheme. Through this scheme, there isemployment generation for tribals, withassets created in the form of their own plotsof land for cultivation.

However, many flaws have been report-ed in the survey carried out to implementthe scheme. Agriculture department officialshave done the survey carelessly and they arethe ones responsible for the incident.Officials have chosen around 25 plots thatare located behind the houses of the tribalpeople. But the slope of the hill here is

extreme. And in the process of levelling theland for cultivation, many trees have beenuprooted. This has loosened the soil," saidDhananjay KOkane, president of NisargSahas Sanstha. Also, the plots thus createdwere given stone bunds along the periphery,to prevent outflow of collected rain water."

Anybody can tell that these stones and theloosened soil can come down on the housesat any time given that the area falls underthe heavy rainfall category, said Kokane.That human intervention may have been atthe root of the calamity is unnerving, saidenvironmentalists, for it displayed a com-

plete absence of any lessons learnt from theUttarakhand tragedy last year whenactivists and locals pointed to poorlyplanned hydel operations, a rash of damsand uncontrolled construction by thetourism and hospitality industry along thehill slopes.

Pune

Massive deforestation causedlandslide in Punes Malin village

The National Ganga River Basin

Authority has ordered the examination

of 956 units in UP, for which notices

have been issued by UP State Pollution

Control Board (UPSPCB). Besides, the

Central Pollution Control Board

(CPCB) has identified 764 grossly pol-

luting industries along the main stem

of river Ganga. About 501 MLD of

waste water after treatment is dis-

charged into the river from these

industries.

Ministry of Environment and

Forests (MoEF) has informed that the

CPCB has identified 764 grossly

Polluting industries along the main

stem of river Ganga. The CPCB has

inspected 704 units and is taking

action against the defaulting units.

Further, directions to comply with the

environmental standards have been

issued to 165 non-complying indus-

tries. In addition, closure notices have

been issued to 48 GPI units, Union

Minister of State for Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation, Santosh Kumar

Gangwar said. MoEF have informed

that National Green Tribunal (NGT)

has ordered for examination of 956

units in Uttar Pradesh, on which

notices issued by UP State Pollution

Control Board and for submission of

status report on the suggested items,

Gangwar added. MoEF also said that

information concerning number of

projects along the entire stream of

Ganga is not available with them.

Further, the three Hydro Electric

Projects on river Bhagirathi, namely,

Loharinag Pala, Pala Maneri and

Bhaironghati, have been discontinued,

on the recommendations of National

Ganga River Basin Authority, in 2010.

Polluting units along Ganga face actionNew Delhi

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh government has given itsapproval for infrastructure projects to be taken up in two

districts of the state. The list includes construction of 12

hostel buildings for pre-matric tribal students in

Rajnandgaon, for which a sum of Rs 10 crore has been pro-

visioned in current fiscal. A stadium in Baikunthpur head-

quarters of Koriya district would be built at an estimated

cost of Rs 3.50 crore and Rs 50 lakh has been provisioned in

the current fiscal. Also, approval for construction of building

for Government Lahidi College in Chirmiri area of Koriya

district was given and Rs 50 lakh has been provisioned for

it in current fiscal.

Chhattisgarh has a developed its physical infrastruc-

ture to attract the attention of domestic as well as foreign

investors. Transport has been given immense focus. The

state has nearly 24,678 kilometers of national highway that

accounts for the 71% of total road infrastructure in the

state. There are 225 kilometers (6%), 3213 kilometers (9%)

of major district roads, and 4814 kilometers (14%) of other

district village roads in the state. The large road network

spreading in the state is a strong factor for attracting huge

investment in the state.

Infra projectsto be taken upin Chhattisgarh

9 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)

Deserts have potential of 315GW of solar & wind power

MP constantly promotinggirls education

BHOPAL: MP government ispaying constant attention to girlseducation. On one hand, girls arebeing motivated to come out ofhouses and attend schools and onthe other hand,they are alsobeing providedfree cycles, uni-forms, text-booksetc. As a result ofstate govern-ments positiveefforts, girls edu-cation status isc o n s t a n t l yimproving inMadhya Pradesh. Arrangementsfor free uniforms to girl studentshave been made in MP. Rs. 400 perhead is being given to purchase 2sets of uniform to 94 lakh girl stu-dents of class I to VIII. On the ini-tiative of Chief Minister ShivrajSingh Chauhan, boys are alsobeing provided 2 sets of free uni-form for last 3 years.

For purchasing cycle, a sum ofRs. 2300 is provided to village girlstudents who pass class V andhave to go to nearby villages gov-ernment school to study in classVI. During initial years of thescheme 2009-10 and 2010-11, onlygirls were provided free cycles.During these years, 2 lakh 2 thou-sand and 2 lakh 8 thousand girlstudents, respectively, benefited

from the scheme. As per wish ofChief Minister Shivraj SinghChauhan, boys were also includedin the scheme from year 2011-12.Kasturba Gandhi Girls Schools

and girls hostels have been openedto help girl students of small habi-tats of SC, ST and backward class-es to complete middle level educa-tion. As many as 49 lakh girls arebeing benefited by the scheme.Wardens and cooks deployed atKasturba Gandhi Girls Schoolsand girls hostels are trained infood habit management andhousekeeping at HotelManagement Institute. Free text-books are distributed every year toabout 96 lakh students of govern-ment schools, registered madarsasand Sanskrit schools in the state.Large number of girls are also get-ting benefit of the scheme.

Top priority has been attachedto womens empowerment and bet-terment in Madhya Pradesh.

Textile industry can create 3.5 crore jobs

New Delhi: An expert panel constituted by thegovernment has submitted the draft of the newNational Textiles Policy, which projects Indian tex-tile and apparel to achieve US $ 300 billion exportsby 2024-25, and creation of additional 3.5 crore jobsby attracting investments. The Expert Committeerecently submitted the draft to the Textile MinisterSantosh Kumar Gangwar.

The Vision projects Indian textile and apparelexports to grow from US $ 39 billion at present toUS $ 300 billion by the year 2024-25. This translatesinto additional investment required of the order ofUS $ 120 billion and in the process around 3.5 croreadditional job creations is expected to take place,

Ministry of Textile said ina release. The draftnamed Vision, Strategyand Action Plan forIndian Textiles andApparels (2024) will beput up on the website ofMinistry of Textiles forinviting online com-ments/suggestions. It willalso be discussed in theforthcoming meeting withState Textiles Ministers.

Keeping in view thevarious changes in thetextile industry on thedomestic and internation-al fronts and the need fora road map for the textileand apparel industry,Ministry of Textiles hadinitiated the process of

reviewing the National Textile Policy, 2000.Accordingly, an Expert Committee was constitut-

ed including leading industrialists from the textilesector to make fresh recommendations. The drafthas been submitted by the Chairman after a detailedprocess of stakeholder consultations.

Considering the recommendations and feedbackreceived during various consultation meetings, theExpert Committee identified basic concerns in tex-tiles sector and identified the national priorities inthe form of a Vision and Strategy and the ActionPlan for attaining the targets set out in the Visionfor exports, investment and employment by the year2024-25.

Deserts in India have a total availablepotential of 315.7 GW (or gigawatts; 1GW=1000 MW) of solar and wind power andinvestment of Rs 43,74,550 crore would berequired for harnessing the available poten-tial up to 2050, according to a study report.

The Government proposes to tap into

the countrys solar and wind energy poten-

tial lying unexplored in the deserts,

Minister of state for Power, Coal and New

and Renewable Energy, Piyush Goyal said in

a written reply to a question in the Lok

Sabha. For this, the Ministry of New and

Renewable Energy had assigned a study tothe Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd(PGCIL) to identify likely renewable powerpotential in desert regions in the states ofRajasthan (Thar), Gujarat (Rann of Kutch),

Himachal Pradesh (Lahul and Spiti) andJammu and Kashmir ( Ladakh). InDecember 2013, the PGCIL submitted astudy report titled Desert Power India-2050 assessing renewable power potential,transmission infrastructure requirement,balancing reserve etc in the identifieddesert regions, he said.

The report has assessed a total avail-able potential of 315.7 GW of solar and windpower in these regions. The report has fur-ther estimated that the investment require-ment for harnessing the available potentialup to 2050 would be Rs 43,74,550 crores,t3he Minister added. Further, the Ministryof New and Renewable Energy is imple-menting Information and Public AwarenessProgramme to create publicity of the renew-able technologies, systems and devices aswell as disseminate information on techno-logical developments in the country. The

Minister further stated that as a result ofthese programmes, a large number ofrenewable energy systems have beeninstalled in the country. These includeabout 47.40 lakh family size biogas plants,174 megawatt solar photovoltaic decentral-

ized/off-grid systems and 81.5 lakh squaremeters collector area of solar water heatingsystems. In addition, about 31,833megawatt of grid connected renewablepower projects have also been set up in thecountry.

New Delhi

WEEKLY HIGHLIGHTS

10 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)SPORTS

We are good at CWG,Asian level but not yetworld class: Yogeshwar

Spain's Xavi retires frominternational football,says his time has ended

Sachin scored 673 runs at 2003 World Cupwithout facing single ball in nets, says Dravid

avi Hernandez, Spain's leading playmaker in itsrun of three major titles, has retired from interna-tional duty after a disappointing World Cup.

Flanked by fellow Barcelona midfielder Andres Iniesta,Xavi was the key component of Spain's tiki-taka passingstyle during its unprecedented run of winning the WorldCup in 2010 and two European championships in 2008and 2012.

"I have taken the decision to leave the selection," the34-year-old Xavi said. "I think my time has ended." Hewas voted the best player of the 2008 European champi-onship. In that final he made the critical pass toFernando Torres to score the winning goal in its 1-0 winover Germany.

"It has been a marvelous time, a fantastic time for me,and I am proud of being here so many years and for all thevictories," said Xavi. "My time is over. I wish (the rest ofthe team) the best. From now on I will be another fan ofthe national team.

achin Tendulkar pro-duced a fairytale run inthe 2003 World Cup,

which, in his own words, includ-ed the biggest match of hiscareer, without facing a singleball in the nets, according to for-mer teammate Rahul Dravid,who says the iconic cricketer"defied imagination".

No cricketer ever has scoredmore runs than the 673 recordedthen by the Indian legend in asingle edition of a World Cup.The highlight was the 98-runknock that saw him take on thelikes of Wasim Akram, WaqarYounis and Shoaib Akhtar withaplomb.

"It (his preparation) changesfrom time to time. In the 2003World Cup, Sachin Tendulkardidn't bat a single ball in the

nets, right through the tourna-ment. He only got throw-downs.He just received hundreds ofthrow-downs through the wholetournament," Dravid said.

"All of us were wondering'Why is he doing that?' When Iasked him, he said, 'I'm feelinggood. I don't want to go into thenets and waste the touch. I wantto feel good about my batting. IfI have that sort of feeling, I willscore runs when I go in.' Andthat's what happened!"

Calling the Mumbaikar thegreatest player he has playedwith, Dravid said Tendulkarchanged the landscape of Indiancricket. "He's changed the land-scape, both on and off the field,for Indian cricket over the lasttwo decades. It's almost mind-boggling.

our bouts; not a sin-gle point conceded;all stopped due to

the technical superiorityrule. The CommonwealthGames wasn't a walk in thepark for the 31-year-oldYogeshwar Dutt but healmost made it seem thatway. He was quick, he wasstrong and at theCommonwealth Gameslevel, he was almostuntouchable.

Yogeshwar was billed asthe favourite in the 65kgcategory, but the grapplerfrom Sonipat says that

these things don't go to hishead when taking to themat: "The focus is solely onthe match. If I start thinking aboutbeing a favourite, it willaffect my performance. Idon't take any opponentlightly," he told Firstpost.Yogeshwar and SushilKumar both won goldmedals in the InternationalWrestling Competition inSassari, Italy in June andfollowed it up with golds atthe Commonwealth Gameswhich just got wrapped upin Glasgow.

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ntil the third Test atthe Rose Bowl in

Southampton, it had been adesperate year for allinvolved with England crick-et. Attempting to rebuild theteam after a 5-0 Ashes white-wash in Australia which haddecimated confidence,England lost a one-day andTest series to Sri Lanka.

India arrived for a five-Test series, with the firstdrawn on a lifeless TrentBridge wicket since rated as"poor" by the InternationalCricket Council, who dulywarned the England andWales Cricket Board. AtLord's for the second Test,Ishant Sharma induced abatting capitulation bybouncing out the middle andlower order on day five forTest-best figures of 7 for 74,just as England had moved121 runs short of their targetwith five wickets in hand.But something changed inthe third Test. England'sbowlers were consistent inline and length, their bats-men produced huge inningsand every session belonged tothe home side, as it defeatedIndia by 266 runs for its firstTest win in almost a year.

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Five things toknow before theOld Trafford Test

Cook back in form: England captain and opening batsman Alastair Cook was defi-ant in the face of monumental pressure surrounding his captaincy and position in the sideheading into the third Test. He was averaging 24 since his previous century in May 2013,and England had not won since August 2013. While Cook's wait for three figures contin-ues, scores of 95 and 70 in Southampton suggest he is heading toward the form that hasseen him fire 25 Test hundreds already. His unbeaten 70 was the backbone to England'ssecond innings of 205 for 4 declared, setting India an unassailable target of 445.

Anderson available, record in sight: Strike bowler James Anderson cut a desper-ately glum figure in the press conference alongside Cook immediately after England'svictory. Despite being awarded Man of the Match and becoming the leading wicket-takerin the series on 16, he was facing up to the prospect of being banned for England's nextfour Test matches for a Level 3 charge of pushing and abusing India's Ravindra Jadejain the first Test. Cook called for "common sense to prevail" and Anderson was cleared ofthe charge on Friday, although the decision could yet be appealed. Anderson is only 12wickets behind Ian Botham's record England wicket total of 383 dismissals and will lookto move closer to the target now that he is available for the fourth Test.

Pankaj continues for Ishant: One bowler who set an unwanted record in the thirdTest was India debutant Pankaj Singh, who finished with match figures of 0 for 179, themost expensive debut without a wicket in Test history. It was particularly harsh on themedium-fast bowler, who arguably looked the most menacing of all in India's attack ashe replaced Sharma, whose leg injury ruled him out of the fourth Test as well. Singhshould continue and was backed at the end of third Test by India captain MahendraSingh Dhoni.

Rahane impressive: Ajinkya Rahane was the only India batsman to emerge withcredit in their second innings at the Rose Bowl, with an unbeaten 52. As the wickets tum-bled around him, mainly falling to spinner Moeen Ali who ended with 6 for 67, Rahanewas composed and disciplined. His 52 from 157 deliveries followed a tremendous 103 inthe first innings at Lord's, as India overturned any advantage England had from winningthe toss and electing to bowl on a green and grassy wicket. It was a crucial innings inIndia's victory.

Fielding issues for India: Dropping catches has been a recurring problem for Indiathis series, and one that England punished them for in Southampton. Cook was droppedon 15 by Jadeja and went on to make 95 in the first innings, while Shikhar Dhawan, atfirst slip, dropped Jos Buttler on 23, who then made 85. Dhoni acknowledged it's harm-ing his team, but feels his options are limited.

11 AUGUST 04 TO AUGUST 10 , 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

Marriages break fasternow because people live

longer: Soha Ali Khan

As Hum Aapke Hain Kaunturns 20, Salman gears up to play Prem again

Too much PR in Bollywood,says Kollywood actress Trisha

uperstar Salman

Khan, who became

popular as Prem

thanks to his characters in

Sooraj Barjatyas films like

Maine Pyar Kiya and Hum

Saath-Saath Hain, is now

celebrating 20 years of

their blockbuster hit film

Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!.

The musical family drama

that released on this day

in 1994 was hugely successful, with a star cast including Madhuri Dixit, Anupam Kher, Mohnish

Behl, Renuka Shahane, Reema Lagoo and Alok Nath. Salman and Barjatya are celebrating its suc-

cess on the sets of their new film, which is titled Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, said a statement. The

two are currently shooting for the upcoming film in Karjat, Maharashtra. Salman and Barjatya are

working together after a gap of 15 years in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo. They last joined hands for

multi-starrer Hum Saath-Saath Hain, which also featured Saif Ali Khan, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu

and Sonali Bendre.

rom a young model and beauty

queen in her school days to a suc-

cessful film star in the south, Trisha has

indeed come a very long way. She started

her career with a supporting role in the

Tamil film Jodi in 1999, but it was in

2002 when she appeared as the heroine in

Mounam Pesiyadhe that she soared. The

string of hits that followed, like Saamy,

Ghilli, Aaru, Aayudha Ezhuthu in Tamil

and Varsham and Nuvvostanante

Nennoddantana in Telugu, made her one

of south India's top heroines. Whether she

was playing the sweet girl next door or

the village belle or a spirited college stu-

dent, Trisha has proved to critics and the

audience that she is one talented actor

who cannot be easily dismissed - and that

perhaps is the secret to her longevity in

the south film industry. In an industry

where heroines usually have a short shelf

life, Trisha has now completed a decade in

Kollywood and she's showing few signs of

slowing down.

S

F

Prem Chopra remembers drinking sessions with Big B, being the coolest villainditor's note: Prem Chopra may have started out as a

complete outsider, but after more than 50 years in

Bollywood, he's become one of its most beloved icons despite

having been the one who beat up heroes and violated heroines.

In his biography, Prem Naam Hai Mera, Prem Chopra, the

actor reminisces to his daughter Rakita Nanda about his time

in Bollywood, from the early days of struggle to now. Here are

selected excerpts. I was living in block B of Usha Sadan those

days, and as I stepped out for work each morning, I would

notice another guy coming out of block C, who looked about

the same age as I. Both of us would pretend to be busy and

move on. But when we also started catching sight of each

other waiting outside producers cabins in the studios, we

introduced ourselves.

Observing that both of us drove our cars, I decide to talk

to him. We need to stop pretending we are busy. We go to the

same places and have the same agenda. Lets do a car pool.

The day I take my car, I will also pay for your lunch and tea,

and the next day will be your turn to do the same. It was a

reasonable proposal and Ravi instantly agreed.

E

e it Bollywood or Hollywood - in the world of

showbiz, several marriages are crumbling.

Actress Soha Ali Khan, who recently got engaged to

her beau Kunal Kemmu, says the key to a healthy

relationship is to "work around the dissatisfactions"

as nothing is perfect.

The actors got engaged in Paris recently, and they

are yet to decide on their nuptials. In a tete-a-tete,

Soha spoke about relationships and her idea of mar-

riage. Excerpts:

Q. Many marriages in showbiz are crumbling.Does that scare you?

A. Ive always felt when you are committed in a rela-tionship, youve to work through the difficult

times. Ive seen my parents (Sharmila Tagore

and late Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi) in a

successful solid marriage for 44 years. I

am sure they had their problems. They

were completely different personali-

ties. But they must have worked on

their marriage. And they made it

work. I never felt any insecurity

regarding my parents marriage.

I think they handled their issues

and the public face of their

marriage was so dignified.

Q. Then how accord-ing to you, does a modernmarriage work?

A. There is no perfectrelationship. You have to

work around the dissatis-

faction. One reason why

marriages break faster now is because people live longer. Earlier people died at 60. Now

they live to be a 100, so all that more time to spend in a marriage. How many years can

you live happily in one relationship? You need to have a sense of commitment, maturity

and infinite patience to make a marriage last.

Q. Are you arguing against marrying Kunal?A. To keep a relationship going in todays day and age is very difficult. Id like to

think if my relationship has worked for five years, its permanent. We are all so self-cen-

tred. So am I. To give that much to a relationship is very difficult.

Q. Would you be able to do it?A. My happiness always came first. But now to make Kunal happy makes me hap-

pier. But ultimately, I dont know how much I can sacrifice for anyone else. I always said

we should not take the relationship for granted. We need to continue to communicate

our feelings about one another, no matter what its repercussions.

Only an honest approach can keep a relationship going. Ive seen the dignity that

my parents brought into their marriage. If I am a secure person today its because of the

marriage that my parents shared. Id certainly want my child to feel the same sense of

security.

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Clean energy path is the mantrafor Govt: PrakashJavadekar

inister of Environment,Forests and Climate

Change, Prakash Javadekarrecently conferred the ClimateSolver Awards which seek toencourage cutting edge technolo-gies that ultimately contribute toreduction in Carbon Emissions.

The awards constituted byNGO WWF-India are an attempt tocatalyze an enabling environmentfor climate innovations. Quoting anexample of Solar Panels in Gujarat,Javadekar said, it was the innova-tive use of Solar Energy that gavethree pronged benefits to the socie-ty. These included enhancement ofenergy efficiency, saving landresources and minimizing evapora-tion of water due to placing of solarpanels on the banks of Irrigation

canals in Gujarat. Speaking fur-ther he said the new Governmentfocused on Cleaner energy througha well defined roadmap. TheMinister touched upon several keyclimate friendly initiatives thathad been introduced in the UnionBudget this year.

It included cess on coalincreased form Rs.50/ton toRs.100/ton, raising more revenuefor Clean energy, cross-subsidizingsolar and other renewable energyresearch in the field of clean energytechnologies, Rs 100 crores allocat-ed for the "National AdaptationFund" for climate change and Rs.500 crores allocated for Setting-upof Ultra Mega Solar Projects inTamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Gujarat,Andhra Pradesh and Laddakh topromote the Renewable energy.Javadekar also released a report onSolar Air Conditioning and SolarDesalination in India.

Appreciating the comprehensivestudy on renewable energy, theMinister said the initiative encour-aged the use of similar technologiesby local communities which wouldsolve the problem of energy, waterand environment in an integratedmanner.Launched by WWF-Sweden in 2008, Climate Solver isa climate innovations platformdeveloped by WWF to strengthenthe development and widespreaduse of low carbon technologies,which reduce carbon dioxideemissions.

In this initiative, small andmedium-sized enterprises are char-acterized as innovative firms withthe potential to become leaders inIndia and the world in tackling cli-mate change. They are selected asClimate Solvers based on theirdevelopment of cutting-edge tech-nologies that contribute to reducingcarbon emissions.

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-S. ManiEmail: sastrymani@hotmail.com

New Delhi

Control prices,RSS tells BJP

Rashtriya SwayamsevakSangh (RSS), the ideologicalmentor of the BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), is report-edly unhappy with theNarendra Modi government'seconomic policies. Concernedover the skyrocketing prices,top leadership of the RSSrecently met BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP) PresidentAmit Shah twice in Delhi andNagpur and informed himthat his government's failureto properly handle the pricerise issue could affect the saf-fron party's electoralprospects in the upcomingAssembly elections.

The big win of theCongress party in the bypollto three assembly seats inUttarakhand has raised theconcerns of the RSS and

therefore, it is asking the BJPto give a rethink on its poli-cies to rein in prices.

The RSS told Shah thathe was "free to run partyaffairs, but the government'seconomic management couldbecome a problem for the BJP

to perform well in the forth-coming assembly elections".The RSS said it was willing towait for implementation ofthe Sangh Parivar's ideologi-cal project, The EconomicTimes reported. "People'sexpectations from the Modi

government could turninto despair if the econ-omy is not handled well.The result ofUttarakhand bypollcannot be dismissed andDelhi election is also asource of worry," theRSS reportedlyinformed Shah.Economist SanjayKumar also feels thatthe worries of the RSSare not illogical.

"A pre-election sur-vey had asked questionson what were the issueson which people feltvery strongly with

regard to voting. Price risestood at the top of the pilewith a 22% count, develop-ment at 18% was next. 16%respondents cited corruptionas the most important issue,"Sanjay Kumar said.

New Delhi

New Delhi: Seasons bring their own joy and fun; andmisery and agony, too. Rains affect human health forcingmany, especially young children, to visit the doctor.Water-borne and gastrointestinal diseases ruin the gaietyof monsoons. As germs and bacteria breed in large num-bers during monsoon, food and water get contaminatedeasily, leading to water-borne diseases. Monsoon rainsput children at high risk of diarrhoea. Over a fewdecades, diarrhoea patients have been increasing.

Recently, the government launched a nationwideIntensified Diarrhoea Control Fortnight (IDCF). Thougha step in the right direction, the move has come at a verylate stage; for the Millennium Development Goals (MDG)call for reducing child mortality by two-thirds between1990 and 2015. With not even a year left for the deadline,it is almost impossible to achieve the target, despiteprogress being made.

Diarrhoea can be prevented and treated. Measuresinclude enhancing advocacy, stepping up awareness gen-eration, establishing more ORS-zinc corners, distributingoral rehydration solution (ORS) packets to families withchildren as well as detecting children in need of treat-ment. Diarrhoea can be prevented by breastfeeding, byimmunising all children against measles, by using sani-tary latrines, by keeping food and water clean and bywashing hands before touching food. Vaccines, includingthe indigenous Rotavac against rotavirus, alone cannotprevent or treat the disease. Deaths could be reduced bymaking readily available or delivering life-saving treat-ment of oral rehydration salts (ORS) and zinc tablets toall children in need.

Govt launchesIntensified Diarrhoea

Control Fortnight