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DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014

Vol-03. Issue-12. Bhopal. Monday Page-12 Price-5/-

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P ub li s h e d s i m u l ta n e o u s l y f r om M a dh y a P r a d es h a nd C hh att i sga r h

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In the assembly: BJP, Cong MLAsconcerned over sale of illicit liquor

JP and Congress members expressed concern over the

issue of alleged sale of illegal and spurious liquor in var-

ious parts of MP. The matter was raised by BJP'sPandhana (Khandwa district) MLA Yogita Naval Singh

Borkar through a Call Attention motion in the Assembly. However,

in his reply, state Commercial Taxes Minister Jayant Mallaiya

said that after the probe, it was found that only "duty paid" liquor

was being sold, while the MLA had complained of sale of illegal

liquor in Pandhana area. It was also revealed that no case of sale

of spurious liquor was found and the civil surgeon (of the con-

cerned area) also confirmed that no casualty was reported in the

area because of consumption of spurious liquor, he said.

Mallaiya also informed the House that Excise officials were

regularly keeping a watch on the area and taking action against

those involved in the sale of such liquor. Besides Yogita, Congress

member Sunderlal Tiwari and others also raised the issue of sale

of illegal liquor in their respective areas. But, Deputy Speaker

Rajendra Kumar Singh did not ask the Minister to respond to the

matter raised by others as the Call Attention motion was specific

to Pandhana area only.

Ratnagarh stampede tabled:head constable found guilty,clean chit to othersOn the last day of the Winter Session of MP Assembly, GAD

Minister Lal Singh Arya tabled reports of two judicial committees

formed to investigate Ratangarh temple stampede and firing at JP

cement factory. In the Ratangarh stampede occurred on October

13, 2013, stampede had taken place at the bridge while the devo-

tees were going to offer prayers at a temple. In the incident, thecommittee headed by retired High Court judge Rakesh Saxena has

found a head constable guilty, while other accused have been given

clean-chit.

Similarly, in the firing incident at the gate of JP cement facto-

ry gate, district judge of Bhopal Sushma Khosla found that the

incident could have been averted if the Collector and SP had taken

effective measures in advance.

Furore over attack on MLAMembers of the opposition as well the ruling BJP created an

uproar in the Assembly while discussing an adjournment motion

moved by the Congress about an alleged attack on Bahoriband

MLA Sourabh Singh during the recent local body polls in the state.

Speaker Sitasharan Sharma adjourned the House for five minutes

after Singh (Sourabh) made some unparliamentary comment

against BJP MLA Sanjay Pathak and refused to take back his

remark. However, the Speaker expunged the remark from the

Assembly's proceedings.

Singh, who took part in the debate, seated on his chair due to

an injury, called allegations levelled by ruling BJP members that

he had fired from his licensed revolver during a dispute at a

polling station in Katni with a BJP MLA's family member Manish

Pathak, as "totally false". Home Minister Babulal Gaur informed

the House that those responsible for the incident were already

arrested.

B

Bhopal: Rita Mathur from Bhopal was crowned

LG's 'Mallika-e-Kitchen' in the sixth season finale of

the live cookery contest held here recently. The com-

petition was held at a hotel in New Delhi and Mathur

was among 12 contenders from various states across

India. Her preparations were jointly called Zaika-E-

Hind, and she was honoured by celebrity chef and

judge Nita Mehta. Talking about her win, Mathur said:

"I am extremely happy and honoured that I have won

the title. Being a working woman, I hardly had time to

prepare myself for it. But I had great support from my

family because of which I was able to do it." The

standout factor in her preparation for the finale was the

fact that it had "all the colours of the Indian flag",

added Mathur, who received a door-to-door refrigera-

tors. Started August 25, this year's 'Mallika-e-Kitchen'

cooking contest had 4,000 participants from 62 cities

across India. The competition was conducted in three

stages, which culminated in the grand finale here.

Mumbai-based Pushpa Chaplot and Chennai based

Shajeeda were named as the first and the second run-

ners-up respectively. They were awarded a water puri-

fier each. The grand finale witnessed a challenge under

which all the 12 contestants were asked to make their

respective dishes in 90 minutes using a microwave. All

of them attempted to lend a flavour of the region they

came from. Nita Mehta, who has been associated withthe contest since its first season, said: "Taste, texture

and presentation are the three basic things I look out

for. The new and innovative ideas that I saw in Rita's

dish was tremendous." Lauding the initiative, she

added: "A woman is never rewarded and appreciated

for her efforts in the kitchen. With 'Mallika-e-Kitchen',

LG has presented a platform through which women

can showcase her talent to everybody. Such efforts

boost the confidence in women and empower them to

compete with the society.

NEWS MAX

Bhopal's Rita Mathur wins

'Mallika-e-Kitchen' title

Rs. 100 croreVentureCapital Fund

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Govt monitoring fluoride

content in water: Raman

BJP president Amit Shah

said here that the opposition

parties should bring forth a

united proposal to deal with

the issue of religious conver-

sions, rather than disrupting

the Parliament. “I just want

to state clearly that the polit-

ical parties, which have

objected to the issue of reli-

gious conversions, should

come together and bring for-

ward to the BJP government

a proposal which says that

the conversions are violating

the Indian Constitution,”

Shah said at a press confer-

ence here. The BJP chief also

touched upon the subject of

Maoists operating in

Chhattisgarh and was confi-

dent that the state govern-

ment would soon succeed in

defeating the separatists.

“The Chhattisgarh govern-

ment has been fighting

Maoists for the past ten years

and has been successful in

pegging back the extremists,

but this is an issue which

cannot be resolved overnight.

However, I feel that the state

government has been quite

successful in winning that

conflict so far and should be

able to defeat them soon,” he

stated.

Shah, who was in Raipur

on the occasion of Dr Raman

Singh completing 11 years as

CM of Chhattisgarh, congrat-

ulated him, adding that the

state has moved forward

tremendously since he took

charge. “The BJP has com-

pleted 11 years as a state

government in Chhattisgarh

and I believe that the party

and Dr Raman Singh have

had a great hand in bringing

about this glorious period,

where the state has devel-

oped tremendously,” Shah

stated.

2 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)Chhattisgarh Explore

CM Raman Singh has said that the

State Government has established 26 dis-

trict-level laboratories in the State for

checking fluoride content in ground water

sources. In three years, as many as 56,388

samples collected from groundwater

resources across the State have been exam-

ined in these laboratories.

Out of these, 328 samples were found

high in fluoride content. While chairing ameeting of the Public Health and

Engineering Department (PHED) here

recently, thhe CM said the Government

spent more than Rs5.62 crore during 2012-

13 for implementation of various schemes

formulated for ensuring safe drinking water

to the people living in fluoride affected

areas. Singh said recently the Government

had approved Rs190 crore under the State

Government’s ‘Nal-Jal Scheme’ for eliminat-

ing salinity in water supply being made to

nearly 152 villages of Bemetara district

from Shivnath River. He said the 'Nal-Jal'

scheme is the biggest in the country formu-

lated to solve the problem of salinity in

water supply made to the villages. The CM

said the problem of water salinity in 98 vil-

lages of Bemetara district is serious and the

Government has approved two projects

worth Rs101.47 crores for supplying safe

water in the villages. He said that the proj-

ect will be commenced in the district soon.

Singh directed the PHED officials to start

the construction works under the scheme

soon. He informed that the project will cover

41 villages in Saja block and Rs38.25 Crore

has been sanctioned for it. Similarly for 57

villages falling in Bemetara block Rs63.22

Crore has been provided. PHED officials

said that under the scheme to supply safe

drinking water to villages, nearly 1.74 lakh

villages of Bemetara block, 54 villages of

Navagarh and 41 villages of Saja block will

be benefitted.Under the scheme, 751 km of

pipelines and 139 overhead tanks will be

facilitated to ensure the supply of safe

drinking water in villages.This apart, the

PHED have established as many as 227 ‘flu-

oride prevention plants’ to ensure supply of

safe drinking water in fluoride-affected

regions of Chhattisgarh.

Raipur

RAIPUR

State’s 5 polytechniccolleges on AICTEapproved list

Raipur: The Union Ministry of

Human Resources Development (HRD)

on Wednesday informed Chhattisgarh

Government that five polytechnic collegesin the State have been included in the list

of All India Council for Technical

Education (AICTE) approved institu-

tions. Polytechnic colleges in Raipur,

Bilaspur, Jagdalpur, Baloda Bazar and

Bhatapara have been approved by AICTE

on a demand made by Chhattisgarh,

Union HRD Minister Siti Irani informed

State Higher Education Minister Prem

Prakash Pandey here. Pandey along with

State Agriculture minister Brijmohan

Agrawal had called on HRD minister at

Shastri Bhavan in New Delhi. Pandey,

during his meeting with the HRD

Minister had also stressed on the need for

setting up higher institutes in

Chhattisgarh while saying that such

institutions would help in promoting

higher education and generating employ-

ment in a tribal-dominated State such as

Chhattisgarh. He added that setting up of

IIT will improve the level of technical

education and research institutions in

Chhattisgarh and demanded establish-

ment of a ‘National Tribal University’ in

Bastar and IIT in Bhilai.

Religious conversion issue: Oppn should

present a united proposal, says Shah



3 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Karond area still wears deserted look

Days after violence broke out between

the two communities in Karond locality;

pall of gloom has descended in the Aman

Colony where a number of houses of Irani

community had been set afire.

Karond area wears deserted look in the

aftermath of the violence. Almost all the

families of Irani community have left the

place and staying at safe places outside.

Taking precautionary measures heavy

police force remained deployed. The locals

mostly blame the Shias for the trouble they

invited for themselves. “Since they came

here the peace in the locality was gone.

They browbeat people for no rhyme and

reason. They didn"t allow people to go

through their locality despite the fact it

was a common passage for all. They

encroached upon plots of land and sold it to

several people and returned the same to

the plots owners only when the latter paid

handsome amount to them. Use of drugs

and snatching money and gold chains from

poor people by them was an order of the

day. However, the people who moved in

from Irani Dera refuted the allegations

against them. "If we had indulged in such

crimes, the police would have had a lot of

FIRs against us.

But there are no such complaints," said

Gulam Ali, one of the Shia leaders living

near Bhopal railway station.Peace talks

were initiated by the religious leaders of

both the communities, while a delegation

of the affected people has met Home

Minister Babulal Gaur at his residence

seeking justice. Meanwhile, police have

arrested around 33 people and the process

was still on. The Home Minister assured

the affected people that investigation in

the case was on and the guilty people

would not be spared. A written complaint

was submitted by the group which

belonged to Irani community. SP North

Arvind Saxena said that most of the

arrested people belonged to different parts

of the city. The investigation conducted so

far suggested that the locals had called

people from other parts of the city that cre-

ated problem in the colony. “Police have

identified most of them and intense search

for them is on.”

Students taking admission in the

first semester of current session in gov-

ernment colleges will be given smart

phones. This information was given at a

departmental review meeting chaired by

Higher and Technical Education Minister

Umashankar Gupta here recently. The

meeting was informed that concerning

company’s service centres will also be

established at district level to rectify

technical errors in the smart phones.

Smart phones will be distributed to aboutone lakh 53 thousand students. Gupta

said that proposals should be chalked out

to open girls’ colleges at district head-

quarters where there is no girls’ college.

He said that district headquarter-based

girls colleges will be upgraded to

Excellence Colleges. Gupta directed to

prepare a proposal to establish technical

wing in Higher and Technical Education

departments. He said that discussions should be held with

industrialists to spend amount of CSR on development of

colleges in their areas.

Renewable energycourse in Neemuch ITI

Gupta said that hostel should be built with new ITI.

He said that one registered institute should be permitted

to conduct on E.B.T.P. Since August 2014, as many as 28

new ITIs, 51 new courses have been started, 1460 seats

have been increased and 10 short-term courses of renew-

able energy have been started in Neemuch ITI. The

Technical Education Minister said that all students should

be linked with Aadhar Card. This will eliminate duplica-

tion in scholarships. He said that for assessment of tradi-

tional skill in construction sector, discussions should also

be held with labourers standing to secure daily work at

various crossing in cities. The pilot project for certification

of 5 thousand traditional artisans will be started from

January 15, 2015.

Smart phones to be distributed

to students in January

Bhopal

Bhopal



4 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)

1,021 persons may need‘cornea transplantation’

in Chhattisgarh

t least 1021 out of 3512 people examined

during a State-wide survey conducted by

the State Health Department were found with‘white spots’ in their eyes and have lost their

vision. Most of them were youths, officials stated.

The Department has been looking for cornea tis-

sues in the eye bank so that such people can

undergo ‘Cornea Transplantation.’ The health

officials believe people may get back their vision

after the transplantation. An eye test campaign

was launched in all the development blocks of

each district across the State last month. Officials

visited from house to house and examined the

eyes of kids to elderly people.

The administration is getting them examined

in Raipur medical college, Bilaspur medical col-

lege, MGM medical college, and Aurobindo

Netralaya. According to State Programme Officer(Blindness) Dr Subhash Mishra the white spots in

the eyes have developed due to injury or due to

some chemical reaction and due to prolonged

infection. There were very few reports of eyes get-

ting affected due to vitamin deficiencies or mal-

nutrition. He said during the campaign there was

a need for creating awareness among the people

for eye donation so that cornea of those affected

by the diseases can be replaced. Dr Mishra said

that investigation of the patients of Raipur has

already been completed. The patients in Baloda

Bazar and Gariabandh will be examined soon.

District level teams would be sent to examine the

patients in places such as Ambikapur, Korea,

Jagdalpur and Dantewada.

The team will send serious patients to the eye

banks where they will be examined to find out if

they will get vision back by cornea implantation.

Incidentally, only last month, the State govern-

ment had reported that as many as 300 persons

mostly youth were found to be affected by ‘Cornea

Opacity’ during the eye testing campaign of the

Health Department held in each block of all the

districts of the State. During the campaign, which

was continued for 10-12 days, eye test of 25 lakh

people was carried out across the State. The

Department has been running the campaign in

the State for prevention of eye diseases. Like last

year, eye test of thousands of people was done by

organizing health camps in each block of all dis-

tricts, between May 5 and 16. In Raipur district,

camps were organised in the villages of Abhanpur

block last year. Dr Mishra said that eye test of

thousands of people had been done during the

campaign launched last year. Several people were

found suffering from different diseases. This year

the drive has been launched from May 5 to 16 in

each block of all the 27 districts.

A State-level consultation

on child labour organised by

Department of Labour in col-

laboration with UNICEF was

held here recently. The consul-

tation was aimed at initiating

dialogue, build consensus and

ensure collective action to pre-

vent child labour in

Chhattisgarh. The consulta-

tion hosted SCPCR, CHILD-

LINE, police, civil society,

media and various other

departments of the State gov-

ernment. It provided an oppor-

tunity to further understand

the complexities of the issue

and introspect on the facts and

findings of prevalence of child

labour in the State. The con-

sultation was also a step

towards drawing strategic

planning and comprehensive

plan of action for the State to

prevent child labour. While delivering

the key note address Professor Dr

Shantha Sinha, former Chairperson,

National Commission for Protection of

Child Rights, lauded the efforts of State

government in safeguarding child rights.

She said that getting education is every

child’s right and this will happen only

when children remain in schools or they

may fall for social evil like

child labour. The consultation

also emphasized that

ensuring access to quality

education to the children of

marginalized families is piv-

otal in addressing child

labour. Prasanta Dash, Chief

of Field Office – UNICEF

called for a policy change in

defining child labour as it

varies in the legislations like

Child labour Act and Juvenile

Justice Act. He also urged the

Government for better co-ordi-

nation and convergence of the

various departments for syn-

ergised efforts in curbing child

labour in the State. Following

the consultation, Department

of Labour in partnership with

UNICEF is organising a week-

long campaign to raise aware-

ness through civil society and

media on prevention of child

labour across the city of Raipur. The

Labour department will also organise

district-level consultations with all

stakeholders including labour officers.

UNICEF calls for action against child labour

RAIPUR TRAIL

‘Livelihood College’ for

‘registered’ labourers

RAIPUR

The State Government will establish a ‘Livelihood

College’ in Raipur to impart quality skill-development train-

ing in different construction works to labourers of unorgan-

ised sector engaged in building construction related activi-

ties. Labourers registered with the Chhattisgarh Building

and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board will get ben-

efit of this training. In the Governing body meeting of the

Chhattisgarh Construction Academy, chaired by Chief

Secretary Vivek Dhand here on Wednesday, it was decided to

establish a ‘Model Livelihood College’ in Raipur, in view of the

need for different building construction work requirements

during the coming 15-20 years in the city. In the college,

arrangement will be made to impart quality training to

labourers registered with the Labour Department in door,

window making, electricity and sanitary fitting and interior

works etc. The Chief Secretary said that arrangement should

be made to impart building construction and skill develop-

ment related training to the labourers in the cities like

Bastar, Rajnandgaon, Korba, Raigarh where more construc-

tion works were expected. Necessary cooperation of

Chhattisgarh Building and Other Construction Workers

Welfare Board should be sought, he added. In the meeting,

approval has been given to add four new syllabuses –

training programme desired by other institutions/construc-

tion companies in addition to government departments, soft-

ware syllabus related to basic computer and

construction/design, construction material lab testing and

operation and repairing of construction related vehicles and

machine - in the activities of Chhattisgarh Building and

Other Construction Workers Welfare Board. Chhattisgarh

Construction Academy, Secretary SS Bajaj said that training

in electrician trade has been imparted to the beneficiaries at

Sitapur in Sarguja district and Pandariya in Kabirdham dis-

trict. Training in different trades has been imparted to 592

trainees at seven centres in Mahasamund, Korba and Durg

districts, of which 80 per cent of them got job, he added.

RAIPUR

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Energy Minister Rajendra Shukla has said that the state government has made

concrete arrangements to supply power as per demand during next 20 to 25 years.

Energy conservation and saving is in itself like generation of power. He stressed the

need for turning energy conservation into a mass movement. Shukla was addressing

a National Energy Conservation Day programme at A.K.S. University in Satna.

Make energy conservation a habitShukla said that every person should develop habit of conserving energy. He said

that he switches on light himself on entering his bungalow and does not forget to

switch them off before moving out. He said that every person should be aware about

energy conservation and make others aware. Shukla said that MP is country’s first

state which has succeeded in supplying power 24X7 to industries.

Area under agriculture and its production is increasing in the state as a result of

adequate power supply to farmers for irrigation. Shukla informed that apart from

supplying 675 MW power in December, the state also succeeded in supplying 9500

MW power in the peak season. Total power generation in year 2003 was 4600 MW,

which has been increased to 13 thousand 398 MW now and would be increased to 15

thousand MW by March 2015. He said that apart from fossil fuel, the state govern-

ment is also striving for solar and wind energy.

Solar energy generation in the sate is 350 MW, which is targeted to be increased

to 2500 MW and generate 3500 MW wind energy by year 2017. He said that Asia’s

biggest solar power plant has been set up in Neemuch. Now, world’s biggest solarenergy plant is going to be established at Gurh in Rewa district which will have

power generation capacity of 750 MW. In the state, PPOs for generating 300 MW

solar and wind power have been signed. Social worker krishna Maheshwari said that

energy is the axis of a country’s development. Both conservation and augmentation

of energy are very necessary. Chancellor B.P. Soni said that 25 percent to 50 percent

energy can be conserved by using latest and sophisticated equipments. Reliance

Cement’s CEO Sunil Sachan also spoke on the occasion. The Energy Minister also

released Energy Conservation Day Souvenir on the occasion. He distributed certifi-

cates to winners of competitions focusing on energy conservation.

5 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)MADHYA PRADESH

Prestigious institutions invited to establish pvt universities in MP

Rs. 100 crore Venture Capital Fund in stateCM Shivraj Singh Chauhan

has called upon prestigious educa-

tional institutions to establish pri-

vate universities in MP. He said

that establishment of private uni-

versities in MP is the need of hour

for expansion of quality education.

The CM was addressing annual

prize distribution function of Daly

College at Indore recently.

Chairman of Board of Governance

of Daly College Tukojirao Pawar

and Principal Sumer Singh were

also present on the occasion.

Chauhan felicitated Old Dalians

who have excelled in various sec-

tors and gave away prizes to tal-

ented students of the college.

Chauhan said that talents should

be given opportunity to come for-

ward. State government is provid-

ing every possible cooperation to

provide opportunities to them at

every level. He said that a Rs. 100

crore Capital Venture Fund is

being established in the state to

extend help to entrepreneurs

working on innovative ideas.

The CM said that India is an

ancient country. It boasted of edu-

cational institutions like Nalanda

and Taxila, which had glorified

India’s name in the world in

ancient times. Chauhan said that

the world has now started recog-

nizing Indian principles, knowl-

edge and science. Recently, United

Nations has recognised impor-

tance of Yoga and declared June 21

as World Yoga Day. The decision to

observe Yoga Day was supported

by 177 countries. The CM said that

there is no dearth of talents in MP.

It is endevour of the state govern-

ment to ensure that no talent is

suppressed due to lack of facilities

and opportunities to come forward.

Youths of the state will be sent to

prestigious coaching centres in

Delhi, Mumbai etc. to prepare for

all-India competitive exams.

Expenditure on it will be borne by

the state government. State gov-

ernment is given guarantee

against education loan being pro-

vided to students in the state. CM

Chauhan also inaugurated The

Mandloi Fitness Centre at Daly

College. Expressing consent over

proposal put forth by Daily College

to establish a university, the CM

said that the state government will

extend every possible cooperation

in this.

Indore

Minister: Turnenergyconservation intomass movement

Autos, vans, Tata Magicand other small vehiclesto have GPS system

CM Shivraj Singh Chauhan has said that 5

lakh houses will be constructed for the poor in

the state in next 5 years. He said that Rs. 8

crore will be allocated for installing GPS sys-

tem in auto-rickshaws, vans, Tata Magic and

other small vehicles in view of women’s safety

in Indore. Chauhan said that the state govern-

ment is committed to ensuring respect, dignity

and safety of women in the state.Chauhan said that illegal colonies in the

state will be legalised and regularised.

Chauhan was laying foundation stones and

inaugurating works worth crores of rupees at

Indore today. Chauhan laid foundation stone of

a bridge costing Rs. 8 crore at Samwad Nagar.

He also inaugurated a culvert costing Rs. one

crore linking Gita Nagar with Paricharika

Nagar. Urban Administration and

Development Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya,

Mayor Krishna Murari Moghe, Indore

Development Authority’s Chairman Shankar

Lalwani, MLAs Mahendra Hardia, Su Usha

Thakur and Sudarshan Gupta were present on

the occasion. Chauhan said that special atten-

tion is being paid to urban development in the

state. Process of metro rail in Indore is being

undertaken at a rapid pace.

A Rs. 375 crore project has been sanctioned

to purify Khan river. It is being considered as

to how Narmada water can be brought to Khanriver. Chauhan informed that 30 percent posts

have been reserved for women in police recruit-

ment also. Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya said

that there will be no lack of budget for urban

development. Adequate budget will be made

available for it. The budget of state’s Urban

Administration Department has been

increased from Rs. 600 crore to Rs. 6000 crore.

Vijayvargiya informed that Indore is among 10

best cities in the country.

Indore

Bhopal



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Good time 7:02 am to 9:42 am

and 11:02 am to 12:22 pm and 3:03 pm

to 5:44 pm

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11:03 am to 1:43 pm and 4:24 pm to 5:44

pm

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and 12:24 pm to 1:44 pm and 4:25 pm to

5:45pm

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and 12:24 pm to 4:25 pm

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and 1:45 pm to 3:05 pm

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and 9:46 am to 11:05 am and 1:45 pmto 5:46 pm

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By AACHARYA SARVESHE-Mail: [email protected]

Mobile: 9826609192

Vastu tips for doors

and windowsThe entrance for eastfacing houses must befixed towards East, tomake sure the main door

falls towards the Northernhalf of the side.The main gates of two

houses facing each othermust never open towardseach other. Doors such asthese are very

inauspicious.

Teak is the best wood formaking doors andwindows.

Square or unevenfurnishing articles mustbe avoided.

All the windows musthave symmetry and mustbe proportionate in height.

ASTROLOGY

6 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)EDITORIAL

he Minister in his

address said:

“Children are our

future and youth our hope.

Satyarthi ji considers chil-

dren to be the real strength

of a nation and he has dedi-cated his whole life to the

cause of child welfare.

Through his “Bachpan

bachaao aandolan” that is

“Save-the-childhood move-

ment”, not only has he

enabled the children to

move in a new direction,

but also laid a strong foun-

dation for bright future of

the country. Over last 20

years, Satyarthi ji has

saved thousands of childrenfrom child labour and

brought them to the main-

stream of progress and

development. On a personal

level, it is a matter of pride

for me that Satyarthi ji and

I are from the same state of

the country that is MP.

Though greater pride is

that now he has risen above

state and national level,

and become an internation-

al personality. I am hopefulthat India and other nations

will follow his footsteps and miti-

gate social evils like child labour,

bonded labour and child traffick-

ing. I convey my heartiest congrat-

ulations and best wishes on behalf

of all Indians, to Satyarthi ji and

the joint winner Malala.

Norwegian Ambassador to India,

Eivind S. Homme said “Many chil-

dren have been given a new lease

of life thanks to Satyarthi’s efforts

over the last 35 years. Bachpan

Bachao Andolan has saved over 80,

000 children from child labor and

provided them with education. And

this doesn`t end here. Satyarthi

has said that the grant from the

award will be used through a new

global think-tank for childrens’

rights, which I am sure, will help

the cause even bigger and better”.

Satyarthi laid a strong foundation for

bright future of the country: TomarBhopal: Narendra Singh Tomar presides over the live

streaming of Nobel Peace Prize 2014 ceremony at

Norwegian Embassy in New Delhi. The Nobel Peace

Prize 2014 was given in Oslo to Kailash Satyarthi and

Ms Malala Yousafzai. Tomar was the Chief Guest of the

event at Norway Embassy, New Delhi. Special guests

were children from Kailash Satyarthi’s organization

“Bachpan Bachao Andolan” and many of his colleagues

who have all contributed immensely to this noble cause.

T



7 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)Commerce

In order to improve business

potential of rice processing sector

of the state, the Odisha govern-

ment will provide incentives to

integrated rice millers for

upgrading and setting up more

processing units. The processing

mills will have facilities to pro-

duce rice bran oil and rice husk

power using surplus rice avail-

able in the state.

Recently, the state chief secre-

tary GC Pati had said there isneed for technology upgradation

in existing mills and new mills in

urban areas of the state. MSME

secretary Panchanan Dash said

there is no specific package for

funding the rice mills. However,

the provisions mentioned in the

Food Processing Policy 2013 can

be applied to investors wanting to

set up rice mills. The policy on

food processing will cover all the

benefits and ensure five per cent

per annum back-ended interest

subsidy on working capital loan

for first five years from com-

mencement of operation of the

units subject to a limit of Rs 5

lakh per year for five years.

The move is aimed at develop-

ing more rice mills in coastal dis-

tricts such as Cuttack,

Jagatsinghpur and other nearby

districts against the backdrop of arecent study which showed that

nearly eight such districts lacked

milling capacity compared with

their annual demand. Odisha has

been producing around 8 million

tonne rice every year. Around 60

per cent of it is processed at

domestic mills while the rest is

transported to other states.

Odisha to upgraderice processing units, developmore mills

Punjab Heritage

and Tourism Promotion

Board is taking various

steps to develop tourism

in the state by conserving

and renovating tourism

sites and putting in place

infrastructure and services to promote the state

as a prominent eco-tourism hub. Known for its

cuisine, culture and history, Punjab is richly

endowed with fertile farming land, and boasts

monuments, gurudwaras, sacred nes, temples,

lakes, museums and wildlife sanctuaries. To

develop these further, the Board is now keen to

hire consultancy firms to conduct feasibility

studies and for preparation of master plans. In

the pipeline are plans for conservation works,

civil works, landscaping, infrastructure like

roads and also eco-tourism projects. The func-

tions of the Punjab Heritage and Tourism

Promotion Board are to undertake directly or

through public-private partnership setting up

tourism infrastructure; promote crafts and skills

related to the State; encourage expression of

artists in the mediums of painting, sculpture,

theatre, creative writing, music, films, documen-

taries; and publish the rich and diverse heritage

of Punjab, especially in the music, dance,

cuisines, costumes etc.

Punjab Tourism Board keen todevelop heritage sites, eco-tourism

Retail shops, offices up forgrabs at India International

Horticulture MarketThe Haryana State

Agricultural Marketing Board

(HSAMB) which is developing a

one of its kind India

International Horticulture

Market (IIHM) for fruits, veg-

etables, flowers and dairy prod-

ucts at Ganaur here has called

for bids for purchase of retail

shops, offices and built shops.

The open auction will take place

next month. The global scale

market facility spread across

537.6 acres of land with world

class infrastructure will be

equipped with advanced cold

storage facilities and grading

and packaging techniques. India

International Horticulture

Market at Ganaur is a logistic

hub designed for receiving long

flow of fruits and vegetables

from growing areas in order to

recompose them and make them

available to wholesalers in

Delhi/NCR region wholesale

markets and ship them to

receiving traders in remote con-

suming areas throughout the

country. In addition, Ganaur has

a close proximity to the Azadpur

which is a market of National

Importance. Around 30 per cent

of the total inflow and 28 per

cent of the total outflow of

Azadpur market pass-

es through this route

which is expected to

tap by IIHM, Ganaur

on its way. Hence,

Ganaur is a strategic

location for setting up

the India International

Horticulture Market

as the road load factor for

Ganaur is very high. The

Azadpur market is handling

approximately 42,37,000 MTs in

an area of 78 acres, and hence is

highly congested. The establish-

ment of IIHM at Ganaur is

intended to reduce congestion in

Azadpur Market. The identified

site of Ganaur project is in vicin-

ity to the major production areas

of Haryana like Sonepat,

Panipat, Rohtak, Jhajjar, etc.

‘W Bengal to organise global business summit As an initiative to rejuvenate

the industrial scenario in the

state, the Government of WestBengal is organising a global sum-

mit, scheduled to be held here on

January 7 and 8, 2015. The sum-

mit has a vision to seek partner-

ship with the business community,

investors and intellectual capital

from outside the state and the

country to invest in a range of

areas that will trigger future

growth and change in the years

ahead. “Bengal Global Business

Summit 2015 will bring to the fore

the readiness of the State in terms

of taking on challenges and meet-

ing aspirations. Our vision for this

year's business summit is to cre-

ate a blueprint that will explore

new possibilities of creating a

resurgent Bengal,” an official

statement said. It will help the

state grow to new heights through

implementation of technology,

policies, practice and strategic

investment, it added. The event

will focus on sectors like urban

infrastructure and housing, IT

software and hardware, food pro-

cessing, horticulture and floricul-

ture, MSME and textiles, health

care, education and skills, manu-

facturing, energy and infrastruc-

ture, hospitality and tourism and

the business of entertainment and

financial services. National and

international entrepreneurs of

stature will address and share

their thoughts and experiences at

the plenary session during the two

day event. The summit will also

include sectoral breakaway ses-

sions with the participation of

leading industrialists from each

sector. In addition, there will be

B2B and G2B interactions and

opportunity for expositions, exhi-

bition and presentations from

overseas and national investors.

The global event will be a platform

to understand the potential of

West Bengal in various sectors

and it will also create opportuni-

ties to interact with policy makers,

industry leaders, and top level

government officials, it said.

Kolkata

Chandigarh

Faridabad

Bhubaneshwar (Odisha)



Union Minister for Food Processing

Industries, Smt Harsimrat Kaur Badal

inaugurated the first of its kind Rs 136

Crore Mega International Food Park at

Dabwala Kalan, in Fazilka District

Punjab in the presence of Deputy CM of

Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal.

Inaugurating the food park, which is

among the fourth such parks in the coun-

try, the Union Minister gave a clarion

call for establishment of more food pro-

cessing units to reduce the huge food

wastage worth Rs 45,000 crores in the

country. She said that "This is just the

beginning.

The Ministry has succeeded in pro-

moting International Food Park by

extending a subsidy of Rs 50 crore. In the

near future you will see many more

parks and food processing units coming

up in the State", she said while address-

ing public gathering on the occasion.

Giving details of forthcoming projects in

Punjab, Smt Badal said ITC was coming

up with a Rs 1,000 crore food park in

Kapurthala. "We are also promoting

establishment of a cold chain for which

we are giving a subsidy of Rs 10 crore

besides creation of modern processing

centres for milk, fruits and vegetables",

she added. Urging farmers to add value

to their crops she said they could also

form small self help groups for this pur-

pose. Making out a case for diversifying

from paddy cultivation, Smt Badal said

the need of the hour was to add value to

fruits and vegetables grown in Punjab.

Speaking on the occasion, Deputy CM of

Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal said diver-

sification would become a reality with

creation of more food parks including the

one coming up in Kapurthala. Badal

lauded the food park promoters for pro-

viding more than 700 jobs to local youth

and said more youngsters would be

employed in the park once other compa-

nies also established their units in the 55

acre facility. The 55 acre food park has

come up at a cost of Rs 136 crore having

facilities for processing milk and milk

products besides packaging vegetables

and fruits.

8 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)Turning India

Assam International

Trade and Industrial Fair,

scheduled to be held from

February 19 to 25 next year in

Jorhat district promises to be

the largest international

trade fair in Asia, showcasing

products of various sectors

including the MSME. The fair

has been organised by

Federation of Industry and

Commerce of North Eastern

Region (FINER). Speaking at

a press meet, Jorhat deputy

commissioner Solanki Vishal

Vasant said that the eventwill feature more than 250

stalls, 100 of them from other

Asian countries. While the

fair will provide opportunities

for the national and interna-

tional community to interact

with regard to trade and

enterprise, it will also offer

insights and direction to those

who aspire to start enterpris-

es of their own.

The main objective of the

event is to provide a platform

for business opportunities

and enterprise building with

the national and internation-

al markets. Various sectors

that will be represented at the

international fair are MSME

machinery, infrastructure,

drilling technologies, green

technologies in manufactur-

ing and urbanisation, hand-

loom and weaving, packaging,

small and light engineering,

power, bamboo and cane, agri-

culture and horticulture, food

processing, textiles, medicinal

and aromatic oils, traditional

manufacturing, farm equip-

ment and oil processing and

art forms like mask making.

FINER Vice Chairman

Pabitra Buragohain said four

countries namely Laos,

Thailand, Bangladesh and

Myanmar had confirmed par-

ticipation and about 10 out of

the 25 approached are expect-

ed to put up stalls.

He said participants’ pro-

file for the fair include

ASEAN, SAARC and BCIM,

ministries and government

departments, national manu-

facturers, state SMEs, prod-

uct manufacturers, PSUs,

MNCs and private sector.

Tourism will also get a boost

with itineraries being fixed

for daily tours to places like

Majuli, Kaziranga National

Park, Balijan Shyam Gaon

and Kokilamukh ashram,

Dhekiakhowa Namghar,

Gibbon wildlife sanctuary

and the Ahom monuments in

Sivasagar district being

given for the visitors, he

added.

New Delhi

Assam international trade fair to showcase

products of various sectors

Mega Food Park inauguratedin Fazilka dist Punjab

5 rare swampdeer to bebrought to

Van Vihar

Fazilka (Punjab)

Five rare Barasinghas (swamp deer),

found only in MP's Kanha TigerReserve, will be translocated to Van

Vihar National Park here this month.

"We are going to shift five Barasinghas

from KTR to Van Vihar this month,"

State Principal Chief Conservator of

Forests (Wildlife) Narendra Kumar said.

He said the move is being taken to

ensure that the Barasinghas do not

become extinct in case of an outbreak of

a disease at the tiger reserve spread

over Mandla and Balaghat districts of

MP. Right now, there were around 550

Barasinghas in KTR. In 1967, the popu-

lation of Barasinghas dipped to an all

time low of 66. Some wildlife experts

suspect that they fall prey to tigers and

other carnivores due to their inability to

enter deep forests as they have huge

antlers. After this, forest officials tried

to translocate them but the effort failed

to bear fruit. The deer died before reach-

ing their new home in Bandhavgarh

Tiger Reserve. "A previous attempt to

shift Barasinghas was made in early

1980s but it didn't work," KTR director

JS Chauhan said. "At that time, the

tranquilising methodology and trans-porting was not as modernized as it was

now," he said. He said Barasinghas are

found only in KTR. If this translocation

effort is successful, then another bid to

shift 50 more Barasinghas from Kanha

to Satpura Tiger Reserve will be made, a

senior forest official said.

Bhopal



The Central Government will

prepare a comprehensive develop-

ment plan for trade and tourism in

the North Eastern Region during

the next year, said Union Minister

of State Development of North

Eastern Region (DoNER), Jitendra

Singh in a recent meeting.

Addressing officers of the Ministry

of DoNER, Singh informed that

the centre has approved 2-laning

and 4-laning of 6,418 km of vari-

ous categories of roads under

Phase 'A' and Arunachal package

of “Special Accelerated Road

Development Programme in North

East” (SARDP-NE) in entire

Northeast at an estimated invest-

ment of Rs.33,500 crore.

Citing that that the region has

set an example of gradually limp-

ing back from insurgency to resur-

gence, the minister said theGovernment of India’s focus in the

next few years will be to promote

trade and tourism potential of the

area which would not only raise

the economic standards of the

region but also inspire the rest of

the country to look east for busi-

ness and tourism.

In the meeting, he also issued

instructions for immediately expe-

diting all the pending projects of

the Region. He said the message

must go out to all the eight CMs

and 39 MPs from North East that

the DoNER Ministry is here to act

as a “facilitator” and not as an

arbitrator. In order to achieve this,

the DoNER Ministry, instead of

issuing any diktats or imposing

any preferences, should rather try

to understand the aspirations,

preferences and priorities of each

of the eight States and do the nec-

essary liaising from the union

capital, he added.

9 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)Turning India

Ministry of Water Resources takes

new initiatives for Ganga rejuvination

New fertilizer units to

boost production in next

5 years: Ananth KumarThe Union Minister of

Chemicals and Fertilizers,

Ananth Kumar said six to

seven fertilizer manufac-

turing facilities are to

boost domestic production

over the next five years.

He said this at the confer-

ence of Fertilizer

Association of India (FAI)

that concluded in New

Delhi recently. Ananth

Kumar said this will be

done through a mixture of

new units and revival of

closed sites to augment

the country's existing

capacity. He also assured

the industry that govern-

ment will clear fertilizer

subsidy arrears within a month.

Ananth Kumar also assured that

various issues relating to the

Fertilizer Sector would be

addressed at the earliest. "For thelast one decade, the country has

not seen a new fertilizer plant but

the Prime Minister has now told

us that we should strictly follow

the principle of ‘Make In India’.

Accordingly we are going to start

and revive at least 6-7 fertiliser

plants in next 5 years in both pub-

lic and private sectors," he said at

the conference. At present, about

eight units of state-owned FCIL

and HFCL are closed. The min-

istry is working on reviving the

five closed plants of the Fertilizer

Corporation of India Ltd (FCIL)and Hindustan Fertilizers and

Chemicals Ltd (HFCL). The

Fertilizers Ministry is seeking

increased supply of gas for urea

manufacturing plants. It has also

asked Oil Ministry to explore the

possibility of gas pipeline from

Phulpur to Haldia, the minister

pointed out and that this can lead

to revival of five closed plants.

Comprehensive development plan for trade & tourism in northeast next year

After going through in

details into the recommenda-

tions of the Group of

Secretaries the Union

Minister for Water Resources,

River Development and

Ganga Rejuvination Su Uma

Bharti has finalized a Ganga

Rejuvination Programme

which will have three groups,

seven objectives and

21points. The committee of

senior officials of the Ministry

and consortiums of seven IITs

constituted to ensure unin-

terrupted flow of Ganga will

submit its final report by the

month end. The Minister has

directed Central Water

Commission( CWC) to pre-

pare plans for the construc-

tion of reservoirs along

Ganga,Yamuna and its tribu-

taries to ensure sufficient

water in these rivers during

non monsoon season. To

ensure cleanness of Ganga

and Yamuna , 41 teams of

CWC experts visited several

places to assess the impact of

open drains falling into these

rives and status of Sewage

Treatment Plants (STPs).

Three expert teams were con-

stituted to suggest measures

for setting up of new STPs

and modernization of existing

STPs. These committees have

so far examined 18 major sug-

gestions. For riverfront devel-

opment and beautification of

ghats, DPRs have been pre-

pared for two such ghats at

Delhi and Haridwar. Very

soon final decision will be

taken for development of

ghats in Mathura, Vrindavan

and other places in PPP

mode. It has also been decid-

ed to constitute Ganga Task

Force to ensure proper imple-

mentation of Ganga rejuve-

nation programme. Ministry

of Defence will provide man-

power for this.

New Delhi

New Delhi

New Delhi

MP included in country s

green corridor; Rs. 2100

crore to promote

renewable energyBhopal: MP has been included in green corridor

of the country. As a

result, MP will get Rs.2100 crore for promoting

renewable energy.

Keeping in view unprece-

dented progress in the

state in renewable energy

sector, 13th Finance

Commission will provide about Rs. 225 crore to the

state as a reward. This information was given at a

meeting held to review activities of renewable energy

projects and policies at Mantralaya here recently.

Directing to promote renewable energy projects sys-

tematically, CM Chauhan held discussions on various

issues including project cost and requirement of land.

The meeting was informed that investment proposals

for projects worth Rs. one lakh 13 thousand crore

have were at Global Investors Summit. National com-panies NTPC, Coal India, MOIL and NALCO have

also given proposals for projects. Solar energy capaci-

ty in the state increased by 306 MW during year

2013-14, which is the highest in any state of the coun-

try in a year. Rewa, Rampura (Neemuch) and Latur

(Shajapur) have been identified as the most suitable

places for installing ultra mega solar projects. The

meeting was informed that solar and wind energy

capacity in the state increased by 227 percent from

year 2012 to 2014. Established capacity of renewable

energy has increased to 992 MW. Possibilities of wind

energy have increased.



10 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)SPORTS

rime Minister Narendra Modi today

congratulated Jammu and Kashmir

cricket team for their historic win over 40-

times Ranji champions Mumbai in a

league match. Addressing the nation

through his 'Mann Ki Baat' programme

earlier in the day, Modi congratulated the

Jammu and Kashmir cricket team's victo-

ry in Mumbai. "Jammu and Kashmir

Mumbai cricket team defeated Mumbai

team. I do not see it in context of winning and losing. I see this event as the other,"

he said. "Since a long time all the playing

grounds in Jammu and Kashmir were full

of water due to the floods. The state is fac-

ing difficulties but despite that the team

spirit and the will to reach heights with

which the Jammu and Kashmir cricket

team has won is outstanding," the prime

minister said. "Unlike the circumstances,

the crisis that they faced, they have

shown that the targets can be achieved. It

is shown by the youth of Jammu and

Kashmir. "I felt happy and proud after lis-

tening to the news and I congratulate

them for their win," he added. Chief

Minister Omar Abdullah and former

Union minister and Jammu and Kashmir

Cricket Association (JKCA) president

Farooq Abdullah also congratulates J&K

team for Ranji triumph over Mumbai. The

state cricket team had reached the quar-

ter-finals of Ranji Trophy last season.

J&K also had a successful run in the

recent one-day matches defeating Delhi,

Haryana and services teams.

Steven Smith became Australia's 45th Test captain on

Monday. Here is a snapshot of the man and his career.

P

PM congratulates

J&K cricket team onhistoric Ranji win

Indian Aces crowned championsof inaugural

Pakistan edge India 4-3 in thrilling

Champions Trophy semisndia ended their campaign in the

Champions Trophy after being

defeated by Pakistan 4-3 in a thrilling

hockey semi-final match at the

Kalinga Stadium on Saturday.

Muhammad Arslan Qadir scored the

winning goal two minutes from timeto secure victory for Pakistan who will

go on to face Germany in the title

round. Germany beat defending

champions Australia 3-2 in the first

semi-final earlier in the day. Aiming

to enter the final for the first time in

the tournament, India began the

match confidently. Pakistan were also

determined to score and kept goal-

keeper R. Sreejesh busy.

orld No.1 Novak Djokovic

signed off the season in

style at the International

Premier Tennis League by

thrashing Gael Monfils 6-0 in

Dubai. The result wasn't enough

for Djokovic's UAE Royals to win

the inaugural exhibition event

with the Indian Aces crowned

IPTL champions on Saturday.

The Aces, who had the likes of

Roger Federer, Pete Sampras,

and Ana Ivanovic turning out at

different stages of the four-leg mixed tournament, lifted the trophy, a life-size ten-

nis racket with ball, decorated with diamonds and gemstones.

W

I

All you need to know about Australia'snew Test captain Steven Smith

? Smith started his career as a prom-

ising legspin bowler and middle order

batsman but is now primarily a bats-

man.

? Made his debut for Australia aged

20 in a Twenty20 match against

Pakistan on Feb. 2010, taking two

wickets and scoring eight runs.

? He has gone to play 21 T20s for

Australia, with a high score of 34 and

best bowling figures of 3-20.

? Smith made his one-day internation-

al debut for Australia in Feb. 2010,

against the West Indies, taking two

wickets but did not bat.

? Has since played 45 ODIs, scoring

921 runs at an average of 31.75. He

has scored two hundreds and three

50s.

? He was picked for Australia's test

team in mid 2010, aged 21, against

Pakistan at Lord's.

? He has played 23 Tests, scoring

1,749 runs at an average of 46.02 with

five hundreds, nine half-centuries and

a high score of 162 not out, against

India at Adelaide Oval last week.

? Smith was dropped from the Test

team in early 2011 after making just

two half-centuries from his first five

Tests.

? He was recalled to the test team just

over two years later, making 92 on

return.

? He scored his first Test century, an

unbeaten 138, in the fifth Ashes Test

at The Oval last year, then two more

in the 2013-14 Ashes series in

Australia.

? He was named in Dec. 2014 as

Australia's 45th Test captain, taking

over from Michael Clarke, who

injured his hamstring in the first Test

with India.

Shaun Marsh will

replace injured

Australia captain

Michael Clarke for the second Test match against India, starting

at Brisbane from December 17, Cricket Australia said today.

Clarke ruled himself out of the remaining Test series against India

after limping off the field with a hamstring strain on the final day

of the opening match here. The scans have shown he has a torn

right hamstring. Besides Marsh, Australia have also added left-

arm paceman Mitchell Starc to their squad for the Gabba Test.

Meanwhile, wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is expected to take over

captaincy from Clarke for the remaining three Test matches.

Clarke, who is also battling back spasms, went down in the 44th

over of India's second innings clutching his right hamstring.

Marsh to replaceClarke for secondTest against India

IPTL



11 DECEMBER 15 TO DECEMBER 21 , 2014 (MP & CG)GLAMOUR

'Alone' my boldest film till date: Bipasha

nfortunately for Sony, the effects

of their hack are still being felt in

much of Hollywood.

And they just keep coming. Movie pro-

ducers poked fun at Obama being black.

Sony Pictures co-chair Amy Pascal in

extremely poor taste joked about

President Obama’s favorite actors and

movies.

A BuzzFeed report, which began with

Pascal inquiring what she should ask

Obama at a breakfast they’d be

attending.

And producer Rudin responded: “Would

he like to finance some movies.”

Pascal replied: “I doubt it. Should I ask

him if he liked DJANGO?”

To which Rudin responded: “12 YEARS.”

Then they take part in a very idiotic

exchange of movies that star black

actors. And Rudin finally says, “I bet he

likes Kevin Hart.”

Spoilt brat' Jolie toFassbender's penis:

6 things we learntfrom Sony hack

The hacking of Sony Pictures has taken

a humiliating turn for the company after pri-

vate exchanges, deep secrets, personal opin-

ions and inner employee feuds were released to

the public. Hackers sent a message on 24

November that read: "This is just the begin-

ning... we've obtained all your internal data

including your secrets and top secrets."

hile Smriti Irani has been

trying to deliver her duties as

Human Resources &

Development minister for the past

six months, she has failed to keep

the commitments she made as an

actress. As a result of this, T-series

have finally decided to replace Irani

in their next film, All is Well and

will reportedly start shooting with a

new actress in January. A source

told Mumbai Mirror that the film

has to be completely reshot, owing to

Irani's exit. Irani was supposed to

play the role of Abhishek

Bachchan's mother in the film.

Reportedly, Irani shot her bits in

November 2013, however, the shoot-

ing took longer than expected. Soon

after, Irani got busy with her politi-

cal responsibilities and couldn't

make time for further filming. After

she took over as a minister, the mak-

ers decided to scrap shoots in

Shimla and Bangkok due to her

busy schedule, and just wanted her

to make time for the climax shoot.

After six months of waiting

around when that didn't hap-

pen, T-series finally decided

to replace her. The re-

shooting and delays is

likely to cost a lot but Bhushan Kumar of T-

series says that there is no

hard feelings about the cabi-

net minister quitting. In fact, he

mentioned that the other cast mem-

bers of the film have been supportive

towards her, including actors like

Bachchan, who tried to work his

dates around, so that Irani can film

the remaining parts of the movie.

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No time for films

Producersreplace Smriti

in All is Well

friend of Bollywood actress and item girl Rakhi

Sawant has publicly slapped Sachendra Sharma,

the director of "Mumbai Can Dance Saala", accus-

ing him of demanding "favours" from her. The

director has refuted the claim, terming it as a

"publicity stunt". At the music launch of

"Mumbai Can Dance Saala" here, Rakhi's

friend Manisha came forward and slapped

Sharma. Rakhi, who is part of the movie

and was also present at the event, came

out in support of her friend, saying:

"Yes, she is right, the director asked her for

favours to get a role in his fi lm." The director, however, rubbished the

claims and called it a publicity stunt. “Every now and then, aspiring

actresses use these type of cheap stunts to get publicity.

ctress Bipasha Basu may

have done bold scenes in

her previous releases,

but she feels her forthcoming

movie "Alone" is her boldest

movie so far. In "Alone", directed

by Bhushan Patel, the Bengali

beauty has shed all her inhibi-

tions to shoot some passionate

and steamy scenes with her co-

star Karan Singh Grover. "It is

going to be my boldest film that

I have ever done till now,"

Bipasha, who has shown her

bold side in films like "Jism",

"Raaz", "Raaz 3D" among oth-

ers, said. "It's a passionate love story. It is definitely a

horror genre and will scare you, but it revolves around

a love story... a love story between a man, a woman and

a ghost," she added. Further, Bipasha said that the

audience would love the film as "they will see lots of

passion, lots of love in it." Off late, Bipasha has been

doing horror films. When asked if she isn't afraid of get-

ting typecast, she said: "This business is about type-

cast. You guys and everybody wants to typecast. When

you talk about biggest actors like Salman Khan or

Akshay Kumar... everybody seems to be doing their

same kind of film. So everyone is typecast." "It's okay to

be stereotype here (in Bollywood). If audiences want to

see you that way, definitely you can't take that away

from them. So you have to give them what they want to

see.

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MADHYA PRADESH

Urea being supplied to farmers

as per demand, says govt

Satyarthi pitches legislationagainst child labour

Nobel Peace prize winner Kailash

Satyarthi, who returned to India after

receiving the prize in Oslo, Norway,

has pitched for the passage of the

pending legislation against child

labour, saying that history won't for-

give the legislators if the bill does not

get passed.

"I want to make an earnest appeal

to all the parliamentarians, and also

to other leaders to facilitate the pas-

sage of the key legislation failing which history and children of India

won't forgive them," Satyarthi said.

He said that he's a friend of the chil-

dren. No one should see them as

pitiable subjects or charity. He said

people often relate childish behaviour

to stupidity or foolishness. This needs

to change. “I want to level the playing

field where I can learn from children.I can learn transparency from chil-

dren. They're innocent and straight-

forward”, he said. Satyarthi said the

prize is an honour to all those chil-

dren who are still suffering in slavery,

bonded labour and trafficking. He

said people can protect children from

exploitation. Consumers can boycott

goods and services that involve chil-

dren in manufacturing products.

Don't accept hospitality from eateries

and by from shops employing chil-

dren.

Summon the courage to tell them

that you refuse to take their services

because they employ children, which

is a crime. This will put psychological

pressure on the industries too.

Demand a guarantee from shops youvisit that they don't employ children.

Use social media to prevent exploita-

tion, Satyarthi said. Asked how he

would spend the prize money,

Satyarthi said that he had previously

"never seen" that much money in his

life, quickly adding that he would

spend "every single

penny" for the cause of

children in India and

globally. "I have never

seen or touched that

amount of money in

my life before. But I

can assure you that

every single penny

will go to the cause of

children in my country

and globally.

The money won'teven go to my own NGO,"

he said. Satyarthi's NGO

Bachpan Bachao Andolan

prides itself on liberating over

80,000 children from bonded

labour in factories and workshops

across India.

rea is being supplied to farmers as per

their demand. More urea has been dis-

tributed by cooperative societies in 33 such

districts till December 8 this year as com-

pared to last year. In state’s districts, one lakh

19 thousand MT urea has been made avail-

able only during December 1 to 8. Meanwhile

56 thousand MT urea of the same period is in

transit. The state is getting 5 rakes of urea

daily since November 11, 2014. This year,

total 6 lakh 48 thousand MT urea has been

made available to the state from October 1 to

December 8 including transit. This is almost

equal to last year’s quantity.

It is noteworthy that the state govern-

ment is making every possible effort to make

urea available to farmers. CM Shivraj Singh

Chauhan had met Union Minister of

Chemicals and Fertilisers on September 14

and 20 and December 2, 2014 and urged for

supply of urea as per demand. CM Chauhan

has undertaken efforts to tighten up urea

supply arrangements at the state level also.

In this context, during a video-conferencing

on December 5, he directed commissioners

and collectors to keep a constant vigil over

distribution of urea from private and coopera-

tive sectors.In the same video-conference, collectors

were authorised to fix ratio of urea allocation

to private and cooperative sectors as 75:25 as

per demand instead of present 50:50 ratio. In

the conference, CM Chauhan had directed to

undertake joint surprise inspections of pri-

vate and cooperative sales centres by

Revenue and Farmers Welfare and

Agricul ture Development departments to

curb blackmarketing of urea and other fer-

tilisers. Besides all, DAP and Complex fer-

tilisers have also been supplied more this

year than the last year. So far this year, 2

lakh 89 thousand MT DAP has been distrib-

uted as compared to 2 lakh 65 thousand MT.

This year, 82 thousand MT Complex fertiliser

has been distributed as compared to 54 thou-

sand MT last year. It may also be mentioned

here that last year sowing was undertaken in

100 lakh hectare area as on this day while

sowing operations have been undertaken in

84 lakh 90 thousand hectares this year.

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