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Bipasha Basu to foray into Bhojpuri cinema?

Agriculture minister pitches for

withdrawal of BRAI bill
tate agriculture minister Ramkrishn Kusmaria has urged the Centre to withdraw the Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India (BRAI) bill introduced in the Lok Sabha on April 22. The minister has, instead, demanded that the Centre hold consultations on biosafety law before initiating further action. In a letter to Union Minister for Science and Technology Jaipal Reddy , Kusmaria said the bill was hastily introduced in Parliament despite opposition from various quarters against serious flaws in the bill. The minister, in his later has said: "It is very disappointing that the government of India is bulldozing all concerns and scientific evidence in promoting genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and setting up the BRAI." He further said that it's surprising that the bill on BRAI was tabled despite recommendations

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of the standing committee (of parliament) on agriculture that a biosafety authority was needed rather than a biotechnology regulatory authority . Kusmaria has pointed out that he had written to Reddy's predecessor late Vilasrao Deshmukh raising concerns and objections to the BRAI bill. "I find that there is no recognition of and action on the many valid points raised by me and others about the BRAI bill that has been tabled. For instance, the bill seeks to violate the spirit of federal polity in India even though agriculture is a state subject as per the Indian constitution." The minister said that it was not just about state governments' decision making powers in the proposed national authority . Also, decision making powers in respective states should be upheld in any regulatory statute on the subject, he added. Kusmaria pointed out that the very need of GMOs is in question since the state government feels that this technology is unwanted in its context. "There is more than ad-

equate scientific evidence on the negative impact of GMOs on health, environment as well as corporate control that accompanies this technology on our food and farming systems," the minister has said in his letter.

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area was within the park. Eventually it was left to the territorial forest division to take up the case. However, the matter was referred to the information technology (IT) wing of the forest which visited the spot and ruled with the aid of personal digital assistants that the area was within the boundary of the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve. "The compartment 499 concerned is shared by the park and the territorial forest division. The IT wing looked into the matter and the case is now with the Bandhavgarh park management," a senior forest department official said. Sources in the department said the case was not taken up by the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve management because a senior official was on the verge of promotion. "Death of a tiger is taken very seriously by the government and perhaps the park management did not want it to cast a shadow on the promotion of the senior officer," said an officer on the condition of anonymity . The Katni forest division had also claimed that it had sent a show-cause notice to the East Zone Power Distribution Company officials holding them responsible for not maintaining the 11KVA line that led to the death of the tiger.

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Benefit on third child

Chouhan said benefit of maternity assistance would be given on birth of the third child as well. Even if a labourer from Madhya Pradesh dies outside the state, his kin would get financial assistance. Assistance for last rites has been increased from Rs 2000 to Rs 3000. Now, labourers can use their registration card lifelong, without renewal. Contractors would be responsible for providing lodging facility to labourers. The CM reiterated that BPL families would be provided wheat at Re 1 per kg and rice at Rs 2 per kg from June 1. Lease right of the land on which poor people are residing for a long period will be given to them. If such land is required for public purpose then the ocupants will be resettled. Former union minister Prahlad Patel demanded that labour laws should be simplified and arrangements should be made to issue identity cards after registration of labourers. BJP state president Narendra Singh Tomar said in democracy the government had added responsibilities towards the weaker section.

Tiger poaching in Katni: Case handed over to Bandhavgarh reserve

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Bhopal collector may be posted as director, petroleum

Decks have been cleared for the posting of district magistrate, Bhopal Nikunj Kumar Shrivastava as director, petroleum and natural gas, at the Union government. Orders to this effect are likely to be issued soon. Meanwhile, the state government is looking out for his replacement. The 1998 batch IAS officer, Shrivastava, who completed three years as Bhopal district magistrate on April 26, has become the second longest serving DM of the district. The officers whose names are doing the rounds for posting as DM, Bhopal include Guna collector Sandeep Yadav, Rajgarh collector MB Ojha, Singrauli collector M Selvendran and deputy secretary, CM secretariat, Nishant Warwade among others. Shrivastava's tenure in Bhopal coincided with the execution of the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), some prominent anti-encroachment drives and demolitions and the strengthening of health infrastructure at the district hospital. It was also marked by some flare-ups in the communally sensitive areas of old Bhopal mainly owing to shifting of some religious structures coming in the way of the BRTS corridors. The difference in seniority between the police and civil administration after upgrading of SP's post to that of DIG, led to some friction between district officials but it was largely contained. On a lighter note, Nikunj Shrivastava is also likely to be remembered as the DM who gave the most number of holidays to school children. Schools were ordered shut in summer months owing to excessive heat, in winters due to excessive cold and in the rains for heavy downpours.

n an interesting turn of events that points to passing of the buck by forest department officers, a tiger poaching case in Katni district in November 2012 has been handed over to the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve management. Initially, the tiger reserve management had denied that the area where the tiger died was located within the park. Sources in the forest department said the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve management not taking up the case was deliberate even though it was known at the time of the incident that the area was within the park. A tiger had been electrocuted by a hanging wire from an 11KVA line in compartment 499 in Katni district in November 2012. The tiger had been chasing a cow that got electrocuted by the line, which in turn electrocuted the tiger. Officials from the Katni territorial forest division and the Bandhavgarh tiger reserve management reached the spot after the incident. The tiger reserve management claimed that the incident had taken place in the area falling in the jurisdiction of Katni territorial forest division. On the other hand, the territorial staff insisted that the

Ultramodern education city planned for children of workers

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Children of labourers would study in an ultramodern education city to be set up in Bhopal if chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's announcement is implemented. The city would be set up on 36 acres of land at a cost of Rs 100 crore. Also, now minimum wages of labourers would be linked to price rise in the market. Eyeing the unorganised sector of labourers in the state ahead of assembly elections, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan made these and several other announcements during the Mazdoor Mahapanchayat held at Jamboree Maidan on Sunday . As per state government claims, Madhya Pradesh has 23.82 lakh labourers, highest in the country, followed by Tamilnadu (21.74 lakh) and Kerala (17.45 lakh). As per the CM's announcement, the education city would have a high school, a national-level coaching institute, a training centre and an auditorium and residential facility. Also, there would be a skill development centre for labourers' children in every division of the state. Undeterred by the scorching heat, thousands of labourers sat through the event. All the people gathered at the venue were seen wearing saffron and yellow scarves given by the organiser- the department of labour. Chouhan said a Mukhyamantri Shramik Aawas Sangathan would be constituted to provide houses to labourers. Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Pension Scheme would also be implemented for registered labourers engaged in construction work.

ADG's wife fraud case: Brother under scanner

The police have acquired the bank account details of the brother of Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Shailesh Singh's wife Sunita Singh, who is accused in a fraud case, on Monday. The police said the accused's brother, Prakash Singh, would be arrested soon as they have the required evidences against him. Sunita Singh, wife of additional director general of police (ADG) Shailesh Singh, had filed a complaint that her brother Prakash Singh had given her cheques against the sale of a property that belonged to her family, the police said. But cheques were later bounced as Prakash Singh has closed down his accounts. "The accounts of Prakash Singh were found closed in State Bank of India, Shivaji Nagar, and Uco Bank, Board Office square. The cheques were from two separate banks," said city superintendent of police (CSP) Rajesh Singh Bhadauria.

BRTS may be linked with Bhopal and Indore metro?

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he residents of Indore and Bhopal have more reasons for joy as BRTS at advance stage of its completion in Indore and Bhopal may be linked with proposed metros or mono rail in both the cities which will benefit the common man. According to managing director of Rohit Associates Mr Rohit Gupta, "The stress will be on seamless transport that is efficient and affordable." He further says that BRTS will complement the metro in order to enhance and strengthen the overall public transport system. Rohit Associates along with German-based LRTC (GmbH) has bagged the contract for preparing detail project report (DPR) for Indore and Bhopal metros. He also hinted at the possibility of integration of BRTS with Mass Rapid Transit System (MRTS). According to him, BRTS corridor might be used for a low floor tram

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at some point in the future. Such a move will allow two modes of transport to share the same space and infrastructure.

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TECHNICAL COORDINATOR

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Cong gears up for polls, party leaders say BJPs popularity diminishing

BHOPAL The election bugle has been sounded. Congress is testing waters at the ground level with Parivartan Yatra and if the body language of Congress leaders is any indication, they are finding it quite comforting and cool. State Congress president Kantilal Bhuria and leader of Opposition in the state assembly Ajay Singh are touring rural Madhya Pradesh as part of the yatra, with local leaders. At times, top-guns like Digvijaya Singh also joins them -- as he did in Ujjain on Tuesday - making 'Diggy-style' remarks on the much-hyped cheap foodgrains scheme of the state government and poking fun at state industries minister Kailash Vijayvargiya's "expertise" in collecting donations on one pretext or the other. The state Congress continues to hammer in the message that chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is misleading people on welfare schemes which are actually being run with finances coming from the Centre. According to them, the massive response to their Parivartan Yatra is for everyone to see. "Maybe the media, drowned by advertisements singing paeans of Chouhan, is refusing to acknowledge this," one Congress leader said. "Maybe newspapers you read or news channels you watch are not reflecting it, but severe anti-incumbency sentiments exist against the Shivraj Singh Chouhan government at the ground level," Ajay Singh said. A senior party leader, not wishing to be

named, said: "When you are preparing for election, you should not use official machinery to gather crowd. All the 'panchayats' of Chouhan or his rallies with LK Advani or Rajnath Singh are actually being organised by the government. He can't attract a crowd of even 10,000 at a rally on his own, using just his party apparatus. On the other hand, crowd at Congress rallies is swelling. I don't think Chouhan is even aware of his falling stock." However, the Parivartan Yatra has so far covered areas mainly in Vindhya region and as it progresses to other parts of the state, its impact would become clearer. In addition to Parivartan Yatra, Congress is also organising party workers' convention at all the divisional headquarters to take feedback from them and also give them tips for electoral preparations. And last but not the least, visit of AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi has raised hopes that he would personally monitor preparations for election in MP, including candidate selection. He spoke of unity among the party 'satraps' of the state - something that's music to the ears of the ordinary party worker who is always the first man standing, never in victory but only in defeat. Meanwhile, in what can be seen as a 'Rahul Effect' and the first efforts towards projecting a united face, Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh recently exhorted party men in Ujjian to bury the hatchet and "work unitedly for the party ." He even went to the extent of declaring that he was not in race for the

post of chief ministers, nor was he going to contest the forthcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. "I want to make it clear that come what may I am not in the race for chief ministership and I am surely not going to contest the Assembly elections," he told reporters in Ujjain on Tuesday . "However, I would contest the next year's Lok Sabha elections, if the party allows me to do so," he added. The Congress general secretary, who was here to appear in a court case, later addressed the party's 'Parivartan' rally . "How long will you suffer? You have been suffering for the last nine years. But, now we will not allow any further damage to the party and have asked all partymen to work for the party," he said at the rally . "I am free till November and am going to spend maximum time in the state now," he added. Asking party activists to take advantage of the "growing resentment among people towards the ruling party," he asked them to extract information through RTI and disseminate it to the grassroots level. "Chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan believes only in making announcements," he said, adding that the scheme to provide 24-hour power supply has not changed the scenario. "The power situation remains the same." The former chief minister also targeted Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj. She is very vocal about rapes in New Delhi, but does not say a word about atrocities against women in Madhya Pradesh, Singh alleged.

White marble enhances positive energy. It also reflects and polarizes sunlight well in the North-East sector. Shades of yellow, like the popular Indian Jaisalmer Yellow towards the South-West is good. Shades of blue or grains with a tinge of blue on a white base or marble like the popular Kota or Blue Tandoor from the State of Rajasthan at the North-West sector is preferred. Red stone or shades of pink are considered very appropriate for the South-East sector.

15 IAS officers transferred

Bhopal: The state government on Tuesday issued fresh posting orders of 15 IAS officers of the rank of secretary and below. Accordingly, MK Varshney, commissioner, Bhopal gas tragedy relief and rehabilitation department will be commissioner, Indian therapies and Homeopathy, SK Paul, secretary Lokayukta organisation will now be commissioner, public instructions and ex-officio secretary, school education, Arun Kochar, commissioner, public instructions will now replace Paul in Lokayukta organisation. Additional commissioner, revenue, Indore, Rajkumari Khanna will now be deputy secretary to the state government, Ram Avtar Khandelwal, commissioner Indian therapies and Homeopathy will replace Varshney in the gas relief department, municipal commissioner, NBS Rajput will now be collector Morena, additional commissioner, revenue, Gwalior and Chambal division, SPS Saluja has been shifted to Indore division in the same capacity . Deputy secretary, revenue de-

partment, KC Jain will now be deputy commissioner revenue, Ujjain, collector, Morena, DD Agrawal will be director, project Uday and additional commissioner, urban administration. Additional collector, Bhopal Shilpa will be chief executive officer, district panchayat and ex-officio additional collector, Khargone, sub-divisional officer, Sidhi, Sufia Farooqui will be chief executive officer district panchayat and ex-officio additional collector, Gwalior, sub-divisional officer, revenue, Niwadi, Preeti Methil has been posted as chief executive officer, district panchayat, Tikamgarh. Sub-divisional officer, Sardarpur, Dhar Srikant Banot will be chief executive officer, district panchayat, Dhar, sub-divisional officer, Bijawar, district Chhatarpur Anay Dwevedi will be sub-divisional officer, Niwadi in Tikamgarh district and assistant collector, Hoshangabad, Shanmukh Priya Mishr will now hold the post of subdivisional officer, Itarsi in Hoshangabad district.

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Chit fund scam: CPI(M) expels member associated with Saradha

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n its first political casualty, a CPI(M) leader and the personal assistant to former West Bengal state finance minister Asim Dasgupta, was shown the door for his involvement in the Saradha chit fund scam. Though the extent of his involvement has not been ascertained yet, the CPI(M) member allegedly had ties with the Saradha group and kept the party in dark about it. Hindustan Times reports, that district secretary of the party in 24-Parganas, West Bengal, Goutam Deb made the announcement of expulsion in the party mouthpieceGanashakti. Sudipta Sen, the Saradha Group chief, had apparently said that Dey had helped him set up the chit fund business in 2007-2008. While the move might have put the Trinamool Congress in a spot given that Mamata Banerjee has refused to act against her party leaders yet, the CPM national leadership is not reassured. Hindustan Times quotes a party leader in Delhi: It is impossible that a party like ours that has a watertight network became aware of Deys links with Saradha only after the police started their interrogation. The way Deys property swelled over the years it was not possible for him to make that happen with the salary he got as the personal assistant of the then finance minister and from his earlier profession as a school teacher, said a New Delhi-based leader of the party . Now, it is up to TMC to decide if theyre going to take the cue and cleanse the party of the tainted ministers or continue pushing blame on the Left party

A monk who paid for

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chief ministership with an assurance to reinstate after she is acquitted by the court. She was also assured that Babulal Gaur, who replaced her, was only a filler arrangement. She felt cheated and that was the reason behind formation of her own party . Uma Bharti is a monk who was well versed in Bhagvat Gita but she never followed it yet. In Bhagvat Gita , we would see Krishna did not hesitate to use the ugliest trick to kill his opponents, when he was unable to eliminate them by might. The religious people try to explain Gita as a shastra, given to clear our confusion about various aspects of life and to direct us to perform our duties. Will the monk who has learned and unveiled the truth of Vedas and Shastras will practically implement it ? Like Uma Bharati, Prabhat Jhas, elevation was supported by a powerful section of the state party . This again is a matter of concern for Shivraj Singh Chauhan.Till the end of the last year, Jha was the President of MP BJP.He was shocked to learn that instead of giving another term, he has been replaced by Narendra Tomar. Prabhat Jha also felt humiliated and could not hide his anger. He came out with a very strong reaction. He said that the decision to sack him was kept as closelyguarded a secret as the atomic explosion at Pokhran. Both the Vice Presidents are threat to Shivraj . A watch has been kept on the activities of all rivals of Shivraj by his followers. However Uma Bharti said that she is confident of BJP's victory in Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections with more than 150 seats. She also said that her followers would be able to contribute only six percent to the total seats. But sources believe that Chauhan, who was not facing any challenge in the state party, will now have to contend with two powerful rivals Jha and Uma.but one thing is true that Uma Bharti and Jha will not allow Shivraj to monopolise the selection of candidates for the upcoming Vidhan Sabha polls.

irebrand Uma Bharti is considered an enigma in Indian politics. Uma attracted big crowds at her meetings and she is, no doubt, an effective orator..Her association with BJP began when she was very young .She was born to a very religious Lodhi family of peasants in Tikamgarh District ,MP. Later, when Uma Bharti was in her early twenties, the late Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia of Gwalior, took her under her wings and raised her into the woman that she is now. Rajmata was her political mentor and under her influence she became a party member of the Bhartiya Janata Party in her early twenties. Uma Bharti got national recognition, or notoriety, when she became one of the abiding faces of the Ramjanmabhoomi movement in days leading up to the demolition of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya on December 6, 1992. she played a major role in getting the Babri Masjid demolished with her slogan "Ramlala hum ayenge, mandirwahinbanayenge" meaning: Dear Ramlala we will come and make the temple there itself. Owing to her religious background, it was not very surprising that she did what she did. She is said to be fluent in the teachings and recital of the Gita and the Ramayana. She is known to be an avid reader of books on religion, philosophy and science. In the 2003 elections she was elected as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. This was primarily because there was a compulsion that the Chief Minister should have a OBC background, which explains the position of the current Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. However her tenure lasted only for one year, an arrest warrant issued against her regarding the 1994 Hubli riot case was followed by her losing her position as the Chief Minister. Later she went against Lal Krishna Advani

and also was dead against the election of Shivraj Singh Chouhan as the Chief Minister, following which she was forced to leave the BJP. She later founded her own party and named it BJSP, or Bhaitiya Jana Shakti Party . This party was relatively unsuccessful in getting to the primary goals that Uma Bharti had started the party for. With the passing of time, the Indian media dwelled a lot on the return of Uma Bharti to the Bhartiya Janata Party.She herself declared in an interview that she want to be a part of an established political organization, or could work in social sphere.She admited that her meteoric rise in saffron politics had developed a sense of arrogance in her. It was, however, only after six years of leaving the party that Nitin Gadkari, the party president announced her return to the party . Shivraj has always insisted the party, to keep Uma Bharti to meddle in the party affairs in MP.He also gained support from Sush-

ma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley in convincing Advani on this matter. The same Advani whom she had in the past described as a security threat to the nation and observed that one did not become Prime Minister merely by writing a book But Chouhan's hope dashed when she has become BJP vice-president this year .Uma BHarti adhered to this advice, both in letter and in spirit.But all of a sudden, she has been named vice-president of the BJP. The constitution of the Rajnath Singh team has evoked mixed reactions in Madhya Pradesh. There were high hopes in the camp of the Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan that he will find a place in the Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).The disappointment in the CMs camp was celebrated by the followers of Uma Bharti and Prabhat Jha. Will a tempest monk like Uma Bharti will ever forget that she was removed from the

hile railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansals nephew Vijay Singla might be just another nail in the UPAs coffin, his rise to prominence and prosperity is a mildly fascinating tale in itself. Singla, now in his 40s, used to stay in a rented apartment in Panchkula, Punjab till about a decade back. In ten years, his fortunes escalated to such heights that he now owns a palatial house, several showrooms, a mall, schools and hundreds of acres of land. According to an Indian Expressreport, Singla is the son of Pawan Kumar Bansals youngest of seven sisters, who died recently . Singla, who is not seen in public often, was known to have a lot of sway over Bansals constituency Chandigarh. It was a known fact that the Bansal siblings are all very close and even helped during election procedures.

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How Vijay Singla rose to riches and ran the show for Pawan Bansal

Singla, recently, had been handling Bansals campaigns and even arranged funds for the same.

Indian Express quotes: Senior BJP leader Satya Pal Jain, who is also the national head of the partys legal

and legislative cell, claimed that while Bansal was distancing himself from his nephew now, it was Singla who had arranged election meetings for him with different segments of voters including industrialists. Business Standard reports that Singlas business interests include everything from manufacturing, retail, real estate and education. His family owns a manufacturing unit Jagan Tubes and has a mall called Acropolis coming up in a Rs 1,000-crore industrial plot in Chandigarh. Business Standard reports: Singla also purchased a 100-acre plot in Dera Bassi (20 km from Chandigarh) for a residential project and another 30 acres in Zirakpur (on Chandigarhs periphery) for a school, according to sources close to him.Besides, Singla has also acquired commercial property in Chandigarh,

God is great but mother is greater

hese few words sum up the meaning and significance of the word mother. Mother is undoubtedly the most beautiful and lovable word in all the language. This goes to show the importance of mother in our lives.Mother stands for millions of things she gives to her children , it also stands for sacrifices, pain, grief and sorrows which she has to undergo to keep her children happy and secure. No joy can match the joy of a mother looking at her child, those craving eyes-deeper than a whole ocean. The most important woman in an individuals life is ones mother. Her presence affects us through out entire life and she cant be replaced by anyone. Maharshi Valmiki has said- Mother and motherland are superior to heaven. It is also said that god couldnt reach everywhere therefore he Created mother. Mother is the incredible creation of god. Only to say Happy mothers day is not enough to make her feel proud of being important in the family . If mothers day is celebrated it doesnt mean that we have been deciding a day for mother and we get rid of the debt of mother. The debt of mother can not be repaid only by saying- Mom happy mothers day . Now a days celebrating mothers day has become a great repayment of all her blessings and caresses. We always here that the children do not much bother of their mothers. When fathers are posted at different places, the performances Of their children goes down from bad to worse. Only because the children underestimate mothers in comparison to their fathers. They do not care and obey their mothers advice. They have to think that the mother has given birth, taught them to move walk and speak, showered her affections and true blessings on them. She is the one who takes care of them, when they fall ill, she spends whole night in prays for their safety . Only one person who takes care of them, who looks after them, who worries for them, who is very concerned for them is the mother. Children should always think as to what they can do for games all her love and affection, care and blessings given to them.

BY- MRS. RAGINI SINGH

A feeling of closeness is important- dont give any gift, dont give any card, dont greet her as happy mothers day, but just try to make her feel that she is vital part of your life. Children are expected to celebrate the mothers day with actual feeling of love and not only as a formality . Make her feel that there is not this single day of the year for her, but in your whole life she will be special for you. And in this way you can get her blessings forever.

A mothers heart is always with her children.

WHAT SHOULD WE DO TO MAKE HER HAPPY1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Some times clean and arrange your cupboards and see the bubbling joy on her face. Keep your books, bags, shoes etc. at the proper places. Help her in some house hold chores. When she gets tired working the whole day, just take a step forward to soothe her aches. Do one thing special each day for your mother and she will be filled with pleasure.

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THE EXIGENCY IN THE UNITED KINGDOMS

LAWS THAT LED TO THE BIRTH OF BRIBERY ACT
POOJA TARTE enneth Clarke, The UK Secretary of State for Justice Preamble to UK Bribery Act Guidance March 2011 stated, Bribery blights lives. Its immediate victims include firms that lose out unfairly . The wider victims are government and the society , undermined by a weakened rule of law and damage the social and economic development. At the stake is the principle of free and fair competition which stands diminished by each bribe offered and accepted. The Bribery Act received its assent in April 8, 2010 but it came into force in 2011.The period of gap was so that all the organizations have a proper established mechanism to encounter and comply with the procedures of the act and even to fight the bribery . The Law Commission in England and Wales made sententious recommendations to bring in the reforms in Law of Bribery . The previous Justice Secretary , Jack Straw said, Bribery is a cancer which destroys the integrity , accountability and honesty that underpins ethical standards both in public life and in a business community . The fight against bribery is not an optional extra or a luxury to be dispensed with in testing economic times. Our current law is old, complex and fragmented and a new law will provide our investigators and prosecutors with the tools they need to deal with bribery much more effectively. The British system had struggled a lot with an appropriate definition on Law of Bribery where in there were all different set of offences being set in Public Bodies Corrupt Practices Act, 1898, The Prevention of Corruption Act 1916 and that of 1906.All these acts were usually considered to be outmoded. The OECD wanted UK to update the law and remove the complexity and fragmentation in it. UK had to face a historic failure and was unable to handle the issues of corruptive practices. Such criticism was both on international as well as national level. The UKs Bribery law was considered as Both outdated and in some instances unfit for the purpose. The reports of OECD criticized UK as UK failed to curb down the deficiencies in its law on Bribery . The bribery of foreign subsidiaries of UK companies and bribery of foreign public officials by UK nationals was a matter of concern for OECD.The earlier

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law was often incohesive. There was a kind of imperfect distinction being made between public and private sector bribery . The act of 1889 confined itself to bribery to public officials only . The act of 1906 confined Bribery to agents. The agents were of public or private sector was not a matter of discussion. The terms like Bribe and corruptly had no clarity and were vague. The pressurization for the reform came into being from various sources. For instance in 1974, Red Cliff Maud Committee reported in response to wide spread disquiet about conduct in local government after several prosecutions for offences of corruption. There was an examination of local government law and its effect on the conduct of members and officers in situation wherein there is a conflict between public functions and private interests. There were recommendations being made that had a recommendation of extension of presumption of corruption under prevention of corruption act 1916. There were series of public corruption scandals that took place and then came the First Report of Committee on standards in Public Life called as Nolan Committee. It examined and took into consideration all the concerns about the standards of conduct of public offices or those who hold public office and to ensure high standards of propriety in public life. So the Public Corruption scandals that took place in UK after the 1974 led to establishment of Nolan Committee in 1995.The conduct in public life was scrutinized more carefully . Nolan committee bought in the 7 principles that the holders of public offices had to follow were Selflessness, Integrity , Objectivity , accountability openness honesty and leadership. I want to see companies police themselves and develop an anti corrupting culture. I want to get on and investigate those companies that are putting our ethical UK business at disadvantage by offering Bribes: Richard Alderman from Serious Fraud Office The Law in UK was drawn from multiplicity of sources and there was an overlapping of common law offences and at least 11 statutes like Sales Of Office Act 1551, Prevention Of Corruption Act 1961, Criminal Law Act 1967, Licensing Act 1964 and many . The second problem with the law was the overdependence on the difference between Public and non-public bodies. For instance the Public Bodies Corrupt

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On September 25th, 2009 Mabey and Johnson Ltd., a supplier of steel bridging based in UK was sentenced for offences involving overseas bribery in Ghana and Jamaica between 1993 and 2001. As a result of corruption, Private Mansions are being built instead of bridges, swimming pools are being dug instead of irrigation systems, and funds destined to run hospitals and buy medicines find their way into pockets of corrupt officials. The economic growth is held back and the public trust is being undermined. The construction industry has to be very well aware in the arena of Bribery Act as the risk arising hereby to the industry are the Tendering Processes, the interaction with government officials: the contractors and sub con tractors, agents and suppliers and the associated licenses and permission.

Practices Act 1889 was only concerned with the public bodies while the Prevention of Corruption Act 1906 with all the agents. Hence it was a problem to check over the fact that what body constitutes public. The degree of Justification was a matter of concern. The difficulty in categorizing judges into a particular category was a matter of question. For instance were they agents or in a public body . The third party recipients were ignored in toto. These all matters called upon for a review of Law of corruption in UK. There have been number of initiatives on International level to deal with the anti corruption measures from OECD, IMF, WTO, G7, UN.The OECD published Recommendation of council for further combating Bribery of foreign public officials in International business transactions, on 26 Nov 2009 that called over all the signatories to strengthen the fight against foreign Bribery . This could be done through awareness in public and private sector to detect foreign bribery . In UK the Law Commission report in 1998 considered the UK's law of Bribery to be outdated .The criticism was that: 1) The law was drawn from a multiplicity of sources 2) The offences of common law got overlapped. There was a vague and hastily preparation of legislation and it was not comprehensive, clear or consistent. 3) The law depended much more on distinction between public and non-public bodies. 4) Difficulty in ascertaining to whom the present legislation applied Law Commission suggested replacing common offence of bribery and statutory offences of corruption by a modern statute. It also defined the word corrupt. Then in 2002 after the Queens speech came this bill focusing on retention of the agent/principle relationship as the basis of the

offence which was being criticized by the Joint Committee in 2003 and got rejected therein. In December 2003, when the government responded to the Joint Committee report and disagreed with some points but by the way of compromise the home office issued a consultation paper that set out a new agenda for the Bribery Law. In November 2007 came the Law Commissions further consultation to deal with the same and recommended to deal with a new offence that is the bribery of a foreign public official. Then came the Law Commission Report in the year 2008 which was on reforming Bribery and it recommended: 1) To replace the current fragmented law by 5 offences and recommending defenses and extra territorial application of these offences. 2) As discussed earlier the main problems with the current law were fragmentation, lack of clarity among the instruments; legislative and regulatory, the imperfect distinction between private sector bribery and public sector one. The Ministry of Justice Draft Legislation in March published the White Paper and this was the one that led to the enforcement of the bribery act. Lord Chancellor, Jack Straw stated, Bribery by its very nature is insidious if not kept in check it can have potentially devastating consequences. It was the White Paper that dealt with the modernization of the Law with the effectiveness and the one that deals with those who offer and accept Bribes in business or in public sectors and to bring out fair transparency and accountability to UKs International business transaction .It was then the birth of Bribery Act 2010 that came into force on July 2011 that received its royal assent on 8th April, 2011 in United Kingdom.

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Glamour

WE THE STATE

Shahrukh Khan to have shoulder surgery in London in June!

he superstar will have his eighth surgery as soon as he completes shooting for Chennai Express and is done with the ongoing Indian Premier League There is no doubt that Shahrukh Khan is injury prone. Over the years the King Khan has had a total of seven surgeries on various parts of his body (and not the plastic kind, we are assured!), and the actor will be heading for an eight session under the knife very soon. Apparently SRK has a rendezvous with the operation theatre to fix a shoulder injury that he suffered on the sets of Rohit Shettys Chennai Express last month. The actor waited for the surgery, since he was in the middle of a hectic shoot for the film, which co-stars Deepika Padukone. Plus, with the ongoing Indian Premier League in full force and with his team Kolkata Knight Riders needing his full support and they need it, considering they arent doing too well in the series right now SRK postponed the surgery to June. The actor says that by then he will have finished both shooting for Chennai Express and cheering at the IPL. He then plans to fly to London to consult with the best doctors and find the surgeon he needs to operate on his shoulder, after which he will begin the promotions for Chennai Express. The film hits the screens on August 8. Among the several injuries that SRK has suffered we counted three broken ribs, a twisted ankle, a broken right toe, an injury to his left shoulder, a neck injury, a broken back bone and an injured left knee. Well, what can we say? You fall and you get up again and get back to work after a few painful surgeries of course, if you are SRK!

Ekta Kapoors Balaji Telefilms owes Rs 30 cr to Income Tax dept

According to IT officials, the Shootout At Wadala co-producer has misreported the income and profits of her production house Ever since the Income Tax department came into existence, Bollywood and its denizens have been its soft target. IT officials have been keeping an eagle eye on them for defaulting on taxes and right from Kishore Kumar to Amitabh Bachchan, every successful celebrity has come under the IT scanner over income tax evasion. Similarly, producer Ekta Kapoor, Jeetendra and Tusshar Kapoors homes and Balaji Telefilms offices were raided by the IT department early on Tuesday morning for allegedly defaulting on taxes. We hear more than 100 officers stormed into Ms Kapoors homes and offices premises And the department says that the TV czarina owes them Rs 30 crores. We also learn that she is being investigated for misreporting the income and profits of her production house. We only hope that the IT officers were genuine and not bogus like Neeraj Pandeys Special 26! Jokes apart, we wish the highly superstitious Ekta sorts out all the legal mess to enjoy the success ofShootout At Wadala.

Bipasha Basu to foray into Bhojpuri cinema?

f all goes according to plan, Bipasha Basu may soon be romancing actor-singer Manoj Tiwari in his next film, Kashi, based on Varanasi. Bipasha has agreed to work with me as the heroine. Shatrughan Sinha will also be a part of this movie, shooting for which will start in August. Gajendra Singh, who has directed a number of reality shows, is going to helm this project, says Manoj. Talking about the story, he says, Varanasi is one of the very few cities in the world that has witnessed a number of untoward incidents. But despite all that, its spirit is indomitable. Woh shehar hamesha mast rehta hai and we will be highlighting this aspect in our movie. So, is this a film about terrorism? Yes, you can say that, he says.

Cabaret Girls Are the Next Big Thing for Pooja Bhatt

After successfully launching a porn star in Bollywood, Pooja Bhatt is now looking for a feisty, sexy, sensual and feminine cabaret girl with a natural flair for dancing to play the lead in her next film, Cabaret which will begin production this year. I am looking for the Next Big Thing, someone who is not only drop-dead gorgeous and a great dancer, but can also essay a nuanced role with aplomb, says Pooja Bhatt.

BHOPAL May 06 to May 12, 2013 8 Lyricist-writer Gulzar appointed chancellor of Assam University

Education

WE THE STATE

Indian techies creating jobs in US: Study

C
hallenging the assertion of several American lawmakers that H-1B visas grabbed by Indian IT professionals eat into their employment market, a new study by an eminent US think-tank has said that contrary to such perception, Indian techies create jobs in the country . The report by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP) said contrary to the popular perception, India-based companies do not use up most of the yearly H-1B allotment. Between fiscal 2006 and 2011, the top 25 India-based companies utilised between six and 15 percent of the new H-1B visa approved for initial employment, and 19.9 percent in fiscal 2012. In fiscal 2012, the 26,865 new H-1B visas approved for the top 25 India-based companies equaled only 0.017 percent of the US labor force. Many of these companies perform services under contract to assist US companies in focusing on core business functions, it said. "Research indicates measures to restrict the use of H-1B visas are not based on sound evidence and would represent a serious policy mistake that would shift more work and resources outside the United States," said the report's author Stuart Anderson, NFAP's executive director. Rather than harming US workers or the US

The 78 year old Padma Bhushan awardee's name features besides 'Chancellor' on the University's official website. Gulzar's secretary also confirmed to the media, "Yes, it is true. He will be the new chancellor of the Assam University. We got the information from the university three or four days back." Established in 1994, the Assam University campus is situated in Dargakona, about 20 km from Silchar. In his career of over five decades, Gulzar, whose real name is Sampooran Singh Kalra, has penned thought-provoking lyrics for songs like "Raah pe rehte hain", "Do deewaane shehar mein", "Hazaar raahen mud ke dekhi", "Tujhse naraaz nahin zindagi" and "Mera kuchh saamaan". He also kept up with times, and showcased his versatility by adapting new lingo in newage songs like "Kajra re", "Beedi" and "Darling". Apart from songs, he has also penned the screenplay, dialogues and story of several movies, as well as directed films like "Angoor", "Maachis" and "Hu Tu Tu".

economy, H-1B visa holders contributed "between 10 and 25 percent of the aggregate productivity growth that took place in the United States from 1990 to 2010," according to economists Giovanni Peri, Kevin Shih and Chad Sparber. Peri, Shih and Sparber also found, "An increase in foreign STEM workers of 1 percent of total employment increased the wage of native college educated workers (both STEM and non-STEM) over the period 1990-2000 by 4 to 6 percent."

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Economist Madeline Zavodny concluded that between 2001 and 2010, each additional 100 approved H-1B workers were associated with an additional 183 jobs among US natives. A propsoed immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate suggests overhauling the H-1B visa system to end its use in outsourcing Americans jobs to countries like India.

IIM-A Incubated company creates

Worlds first smartphone for the blind S
umit Dagar, a postgraduate degree from the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad, is collaborating with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi to come out with a unique device. Now, soon blind people can read SMS and emails on their smartphones. No matter what language you send the email or SMS to the person, the message will be converted into blind-friendly braille. Sumits company is being incubated at the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) based on the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A ) campus. The company is using a very innovative Shape Memory Alloy technology, which is based on the concept that metals remember their original shapes i.e expand and contract to its original shape after use. This screen will be capable of elevating and depressing the contents to form patterns in braille The phones screen has a grid of pins, which will move up and down as per requirement. The grid has a braille display, where pins come up to represent a character or letter. Blind people in India do not have a lot of clout financially or business-wise. So it is good that organizations like IITs and IIMs are bridging the gap that commerce wouldnt be able to.

IIT Roorkee professor appointed VC of RMLAU

Ageing Germany woos young Indian students

HYDERABAD: With its labour force likely to decline by 6.5 million people by 2025 because of its ageing population, Germany is looking to attract young students and skilled workforce from India. German Ambassador to India Michael Steiner said India and Germany can complement each other by exploiting their demographic advantages. In 2025 we will have minus 6.3 million workforce, not just engineers and doctors but also skilled workers because we are older society than, for example, India, he said while launching Excellence on Tour 2013, a road show by the German House for Research and Innovation, New Delhi, to showcase education opportunities for Indian students in Germany . India is a young society with millions and millions of students and young people who need to be trained and educated and who need jobs. The average age of Indian population is 25 years while in Germany, the average age is 35 years, he said.

Uttar Pradesh Governor, B L Joshi has appointed Prof V K Gupta as the new Vice Chancellor of Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University (RMLAU), Faizabad. Prof Gupta is presently the head of chemistry department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. Prof Gupta will succeed officiating VC Prof P K Sinha from department of economics, RMLAU. He was appointed in November 2012, for a period of six months after the full time V C, Prof R C Saraswat resigned on October 30 citing personal reasons. Prof Gupta did his BSc from Meerut University in 1972, MSc in physical chemistry from University of Roorkee in 1975. In 1979, he joined PhD in physical chemistry from University of Roorkee. Prof Guptas key interest areas of work are ion selective electrodes, chemical sensors and wastewater treatment by developing lost cost adsorbent

DU to buy train for an educational Journey

U
niversity of Delhi (DU) is looking at buying a train from Indian Railways to take learning beyond the boundaries of a classroom. Till now, University has been taking train on rent from Indian Railways for its Gyanodya Express -- An Educational Train Journey. DUs special cross-country train journey is an all-expense-paid trip where students are nominated by the respective colleges. We are exploring the possibility of buying a train. We used to take on rent a train for this initiative, Delhi University, Vice Chancellor Dinesh

Singh. VC said that they are looking for funds from the Centre and state as well as from University coffers. DU Registrar, Alka Sharma said the proposal is in a very initial stage. It is under consideration and requires a lot of things to be worked out. Finance needs to be worked out. Conceptually we are there but the logistics needs to be worked out, she said. Another official said, Delhi Chief Minister, Sheila Dikshit has assured full support for the University with regard to funding of the project.

BHOPAL May 06 to May 12, 2013

Tourism

WE THE STATE

India: five gorgeous getaways

From a remote desert camp in Rajasthan to cottages right on the sand in Kerala, these five exclusive Indian pads are the perfect antidote to winter

A Beach Symphony, Alleppey, Kerala

hat is now a four-cottage resort, located on the pristine Marari beach in Alleppey , was previously a cluster of fishermen's homes. The beach-adoring Belgian couple that brought the property in 2007 refurbished the homes into themed luxury cottages: two are sea-facing, one has a plunge pool, and the fourth has a private garden. Sunloungers and hammocks can be found all over the property as well as in the two-room cottages that can accommodate four people each, and have alfresco shower areas. Guests can customise their meals, which are delivered to the room, or opt for candlelit dinners in the resort's garden. While the management encourages complete relaxation, they also offer toddy tapping, bicycle tours through Alleppey , and boat rides in the backwaters.

igers are elusive at this time of year, but what you will get at Mahua Vann, a jungle resort close to the Pench tiger reserve, is quiet time and a vast cover of green, both of which are rare commodities in Mumbai. Each of the resort's rustic cottages have machans (viewing platforms) ideal for birdwatching which can double as alternative lodging. Wildlife enthusiasts can pack their schedule with safaris through Pench, best-known as the setting for Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book. The reserve abounds in wolves, hyenas, jackals, cheetal, sambar, wild boar and over 300 species of birds, and if you're lucky , you may even spot the majestic Royal Bengal tiger. To know more about Pench's abundant wildlife, guests can immerse themselves in the documentaries and reading material in the Mahua Vann library . Once you've had your share of the wild, you can take a stroll through a potters' village.

Mahua Vann, Pench national park, MP

Kushalgarh Lodge, Kushalgarh, Rajasthan

Maharani of Alwar, Rajasthan's oldest princely state. Haveli suites and luxury tents make up the 14 rooms in this sevenframed the Aravalli mountains. ditioned double-occupancy are antique lit tents, which by kerosene The air-conby acre estate

The Tamara, Coorg, Karnataka

Manvar Desert Camp and Resort, Thar Desert, Rajasthan

f you like to flaunt your travel experiences like trophies, camping in the undulating Thar desert is one to add to your list of boasts. Manvar, on the highway between Jodhpur and Jaisalmer and built from beige stone with thatched roofs in the style of a village settlement, offers tented luxury in the middle of the otherwise inhospitable Thar. Glampers will love the rich jute rugs, teak furniture and tiled bathrooms common to each of the sprawling tents that come with patios for viewing sunrises and sunsets. Rajasthani and north Indian meals are served in the central common tent or darbar. At night, guests can gather around the daily campfire to watch performances by Rajasthani folk musicians and dancers. There's also the option of staying at a more quiet camp, made up of 10 tents and located 400m away from the main camp. The resort organises camel treks and jeep safaris through the desert to spot gazelles and visit the homes of local communities such as Bishnois, Rajputs and Meghwals.

et a taste of the privileged life of an Indian

royal at this refurbishedhaveli (private man-

sion) that was the weekend home of the late

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lavish bathrooms and a seating area with a view of the arched verandas inside the pastel-blue haveli, by the

lush green haveli grounds. Guests can take their homestyle Rajasthani or international meals in one of the your R&R, sign up for guided visits (charged separately) poolside, or as a picnic in the grounds. Once you've had to the nearby Sariska tiger reserve also home to the where Dara Shikoh, brother of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, lived the life of an exile, is in the heart of the reserve. caracal cat, leopards, and species of deer including sambar, chital and nilgai. The imposing Kankwari Fort,

book is perhaps the only travel accessory that you will need to bring to The Tamara, a luxury resort on a fragrant coffee estate. The resort, constructed and furnished almost entirely with wood, is made up of luxury cottages built at an elevation and affording expansive views of the Nagarhole national park (known also as the Rajiv Gandhi national park). You can soak up the incredible scenery from your king-size bed or from deck chairs on verandas that overlook the forest. Coffeelovers can sign up for the resort's plantation tours (that include preparing your own brew after picking and processing berries) or while away their time at the in-house coffee shop that specialises in Coorgi brews. Also on offer are guided meditation sessions held under the rudraksha trees scattered across the estate.

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Must Read

WE THE STATE

India, China end border stand-off ahead of Khurshid's visit

which led to flag meeting in which faceto-face situation was resolved," said an official source. "I can't say we have satisfaction (from Beijing) at this stage," Khurshid has said. Khurshid said a review of his visit has not been done "as of now" but "what will happen tomorrow, one can't predict today". He is travelling to Beijing to prepare for the visit of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang in the third week of May. The Chinese were insisting that India dismantle infrastructure it has built in eastern Ladakh, including bunkers and roads close to LAC. Last week, Indian Army Chief General Bikram Singh had informed the Cabinet Committee on Security of the situation on the LAC. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has criticised the scheduled May 9 visit of Khurshid unless the Chinese troops withdraw.

ntense negotiations over the weekend between India and China saw an end to the 20-day stand-off with troops of both sides pulling back to their respective positions prior to April 15 when Chinese forces had intruded 19 km inside the Indian side of the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, sources said. The development comes just days ahead of External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid's May 9 visit to Beijing. "Intensive diplomatic contacts led by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai, coordinating with military authorities and Ambassador Jai Shankar in Beijing,

Protests at 10 Janpath over Sajjan Kumars acquittal

Sarabjit murdered in Lahore What now?

Chamel Singh was murdered in Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore. Two months later, Sarabjeet is killed. In both cases, while the Government of India was insistent upon the fact that they were cases of mistaken identity . All this while Pakistan had insisted upon them being RAW agents. For a moment, even if we presume that they were spies working under false identities, isnt it true that there are enough Pakistani spies languishing here in Indian prisons? This gruesome act on two Indians raise a lot of questions. Pakistan has sent its message out loud and clear: Try snooping here and this is what will be done to you. Pakistani spies continue to do what they do because they are sure no such thing will happen to them. Does this mean that the Manmohan Singh Government has failed in its duties? Track 2 diplomacy hasnt lived up to its mark. Will enough screaming on various fora serve any purpose? Where is the effective role of the Government in safeguarding the interests of its people? In such a situation, does India really have many options? Even if India keeps screaming at the top of its voice from the roof tops, is this anything new which the world didnt know of ? Are we really so stupid so as to believe that our vociferous communiques alter the nature of US-Pakistan or China-Pakistan relations? The big problem is that the UPA Government doesnt have the pulse of the people. Nor is it competent in the art and science of statecraft. It has a bunch of top-grade lawyers managing its affairs, but not enough has been done. Whether the UPA

utraged over the acquittal of Congress party leader Sajjan Kumar, angry Sikhs on Thursday staged a protest in front of Sonia Gandhis residence. Shouting slogans, the protesters started their march from Mansingh Road and broke some barricades to move forward. Shouting slogans and carrying placards like Hang 1984 Culprits and Give us Justice, the protesters marched to 10, Janpath. After 30 years we are yet to get justice. Government should feel ashamed. We will never forget and forgive those who allowed culprits to go scot free. We want justice, one of the protesters said. However, they were prevented from marching ahead near Gandhis residence. Some of the protesters, who set afire tyres, also entered into a scuffle with some policemen. A large number of policemen were also deployed near Gandhis 10-Janpath residence. Kumar, a former Congress MP, was acquitted by a court in Delhi on Tuesday in one of the cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi consoles family of Indian convict in Pakistan who died in Pakistan hospital after being attacked by fellow inmates on May 2, 2013 in New Delhi, India.
will manage to think out of the box and take special initiatives remains to be seen, but their track record doesnt really give us any cause to be optimistic.

fter Sarabjit Singhs death, India is seriously concerned about the safety of other 270 odd nationals lodged in Pakistani prisons and wants that country to ensure adequate safety for them as per international norms. Sarabjits case was the second in recent months after another prisoner Chamel Singh met the same fate and India hopes it is the last case. However, India is at the moment not inclined to raise the issue at any international fora and wants to deal with it bilaterally .

India worried about safety of other prisoners in Pakistan A

It is a norm worldwide that security of prisoners is the responsibility of the state authorities, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Syed Akbaruddin told reporters here in the wake of death of Sarabjit who had suffered serious injuries in an assault in Kot Lakhpat jail in Lahore last week. According to the figures of January 2013, there are 215 fishermen and 55 other Indians in Pakistani jails. We have raised the issue of safety and security of Indian prisoners, he said.

Prior to Sarabjit, another Indian citizen Chamel Singh died in mysterious circumstances in Lahores Kot Lakhpat jail after allegedly being tortured. Akbaruddin said India has been reiterating to Pakistan the need for dealing with Indian prisoners in a sympathetic and humane manner as it was convinced that he was not guilty of terrorism for which he was charged and convicted. If we were not convinced, we would not do it, he said while replying to questions. (Agencies)

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Region

WE THE STATE

Horticulture corridor to come up between Indore-Bhopal

INDORE: In a bid to give thrust to the agriculture sector and achieve 20% growth rate, a horticulture corridor would be developed between Indore and Bhopal, besides a modern nursery would be set up at Manpur at the cost of Rs 2 crore within a year. It was also decided the Mhow area, which is famous for production of good quality potato, would be developed into a potato cluster. Also, a database of 2.5 lakh farmers would be prepared by agriculture science centres. This was informed at a high-level meeting held at the Residency Kothi on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by the additional chief secretary and agriculture production commissioner MM Upadhyay . Farmers' welfare and agriculture development department principal secretary RK Swai, divisional commissioner Sanjay Dubey and district collectors of the Indore division and chief executive officers (CEOs) of district panchayats were also present in the meeting. On the occasion, Upadhyay gave citations to the divisional commissioner Sanjay Dubey and the eight collectors of the Indore division for promoting agriculture, as a result of which the state achieved the highest agricultural growth rate (18%) in the country . Speaking on the occasion, Upadhyay said the achievement of the farmers of Malwa and entire the Indore division should be taken to a higher level. The programme for Kharif-2013 was also decided at the meeting. About 21, 23,740 hectares would be sown during the Kharif season in the division and the average target yield has been kept at 1,816 kg. Under this, soyabean would be grown in 8,56,480 hectares, cotton in 5,36,670 hectare, corn cob in 2,79,450 hectares, jawar in 1,19,950 hectares, 'urad' dal in 89,540 hectares, groundnut in 45,530 hectares, 'arhar' dal in 45,150 hectares, bajra in 29,780 hectares and 'moong' dal in 25,600 hectares. It was decided that the farmers of division would be given loan of Rs 2,555 crore. Speaking on the occasion, Sanjay Dubey said that in the past two years, additional two lakh hectares had been brought under irrigation and the rise in production is a direct result of this. He said farmers are being given information about modern methods of agriculture on a regular basis. The agriculture department is going to organise panchayatlevel symposia to give information about Kharif-2013 to the farmers. Storing of fertilisers has already started so that farmers are able to get them through cooperative societies.

Chhattisgarh begins process

to check freak climate change

Digvijay Singh, Guddu get bail in assault case

RAIPUR
The Centre has asked all state governments to prepare action plans so that freak changes emanating from the pollution can be tackled with remedial measures. The Chhattisgarh government has begun the exercise though the industrial clusters in Raipur, Raigarh and Korba pose no threat to the environment. The state government has formed a committee of scientists and experts associated with Green India Mission and Indian Institute of Forest Management under the chairmanship of chief secretary Sunil Kumar. Additional principal chief conservator of forest Dr AA Boaz is the nodal officer to coordinate heads of different core sectors. "As the central government has issued directives to all the states to form action plan, we are in compliance with it. Air pollution caused by factories in the country has made holes in the ozone layer making it unprotective to the harmful ultraviolet rays of the sun. This has resulted in freak climate change. Recently, a freak gale at 45km speed an hour hit Chhattisgarh paralysing the entire region. We have organised seminars in three cities including Raipur and Bilaspur and discussed the ways and means to tackle changes in the climate. We are now holding regional conferences to chalk out the action plan," Dr Boaz said. The panel headed by the chief secretary would review the suggestion and the opinions forwarded by the members in the workshops and the conferences and would send the report to the Centre within two to three

months. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is chairman of the environment committee, is likely to take a decision in this regard. The state government has identified seven to eight sectors that are causing pollution. These include mining of coals which emit harmful gases, electricity generating plants that produce carbon, and factories that give rise to greenhouse gases and carbon di-oxides. Public relations officer (PRO) of the state pollution control board AP Savant said, "Over the years we moved courts of law against 175 industrial units for not adhering to the norms prescribed by us to check pollution. Some of them shut down and reopened after following the rules," he added. However, the level of air pollution in industrial clusters in Raipur, Raigarh and Korba is not alarming, according to a recent survey undertaken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB). Out of 88 polluted industrial cities in the country, Korba is placed at 48th position while state capital is nearly at the rock bottom being ranked at 72. Dr Boaz said, "The development process initiated in the country will not be hampered as the Centre wants to contain the hazardous side effects of the scientific progress. In New Delhi, the CNG gas operated vehicles are plying, which are eco-friendly . Similarly, the environment-friendly cars that are operative by hydrogen gas have hit the roads in Europe." He added that the country can adopt the positive changes occurring abroad in this regard.

UJJAIN: The court of additional sessions judge (ADJ) Ujjain on Tuesday granted bail to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh and party MP Prem Chand Guddu in a case filed against them and others for allegedly thrashing BJP youth wing workers in Ujjain in 2011. Guddu is Congress Lok Sabha MP from Ujjain. The two Congress leaders appeared in the court and on producing a surety of Rs 25,000 each, were granted bail by ADJ Dipesh Tiwari. The next hearing of the case will take place on July 2. On April 3, the session court at Ujjain had issued non-bailable warrants against Digvijaya Singh and Guddu after they failed to appear before it in connection with a case related to assault on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders. The two leaders were earlier granted anticipatory bail by the Indore bench of Madhya Pradesh high court on April 17. The case relates to an incident on July 17, 2011, when Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) activists were allegedly assaulted by Congress workers and leaders. The BJYM workers were chased and beaten up by Congressmen, including Singh and Guddu, when they tried to show them black flags protesting against a remark by the Congress general secretary . Besides Digvijaya Singh and the MP, others named as accused are Congress leaders Jai Singh, Anant Narayan Meena, Mukesh Bhati and Amar Lal. Following this, a case was registered against these Congress leaders. Later, in November 2012, an application was moved in the local court with a plea to make Digvijaya Singh, Guddu, Hemant Chouhan and Dilip Choudhary accused in the case, after which the court had asked the police to register cases against the Congressmen, including Digvijaya Singh and Guddu, under IPC sections 307 (attempt to murder), 326 and 324 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means), among others. Except Digvijaya Singh and Guddu, others were granted bail by the court when they appeared in the case.

Parivartan Yatra: Congress leaders address meetings

opposition in the state assembly Ajay Singh on Thursday . The leaders addressed seven public meetings which were attended by a large number of people. A release from the Congress said that the leaders informed the people that the purpose of the parivartan yatra is to convey a message to them about changing the government. The yatra would be on till the Vidhan Sabha elections. During the meetings, Kantilal Bhuria said that the state government had received nearly Rs 2 lakh crore from the Union government in the last nine years for various welfare schemes. However, most of the money has been lost in corruption. He said that 29,000 rapes have taken place in MP during the BJP rule. The funds from Rajiv

BHOPAL: Congress party's parivartan

yatra was inaugurated in the tribal Shahdol

and Anuppur districts by state Congress president Kantilal Bhuria and leader of

Gandhi rural electrification schemes are being used under the Atal Jyoti Abhiyan in which the CM invites his party functionaries to appease them. Ajay Singh said that the Congress would register many victories in the Rewa and Shahdol divisions. He claimed that the Congress would increase its tally from 2 to 22 in the region in the upcoming elections. He said that the people of the state have seen the actions of the BJP government. There is infighting within the BJP which is evident by the removal of Prabhat Jha as state president and appointment of Narendra Singh Tomar. Ajay Singh said that the state government has not spared any group from its atrocities. Farmers, mothers, sisters, teachers and employees all are fed up of the government.

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WE THE STATE

People look at Modi as a

strong leader: Uma Bharti
SARABJIT
In a scathing attack on the Central government over Sarabjit Singh's death she said the Congress government did not take a tough stand against Pakistan for the sake of vote politics. She said in the light of an attack on a Pakistan national in Jammu jail the security of Pakistani nationals in Indian jails should be beefed up.

LS ELECTIONS
In reply to a question, she said there were four to five seats in Uttar Pradesh from where her party may field in 2014 Lok Sabha elections. When asked if she would not like to contest from Bhopal she said it seemed she would have to make a declaration that she would not contest from here. The seats discussed with the BJP national presidents Rajnath Singh for her contesting the Lok Sabha elections include Unnao, Jhansi and Amroha. However, she said, she had requested the national president to field her a seat which was close to Delhi and Amroha was just one-and-ahalf hour journey from Delhi.
they can consider as their hero. They are no more interested in she added. goody-goody kind of persons and leaders who only sweet talk," country as he has been successful in providing good goverBharti said that Modi was getting support from across the

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nance, which is a combination of both development as well as law and order in Gujarat. "There is no point in having good roads if people are unable to walk on them without any fear," she said. Referring to Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh's re-

am a rare case in politics who survives even in odd cirBharti talking to journalists here recently.

cumstances", said BJP national vice-president Uma

number of supporters gathered at her Shyamala Hills bungalow to greet her. account of the death of Sarabjit but her supporters had organised the celebrations for her. from the Charkhari constituency.

The Sadhvi was here to celebrate her 54th birthday. A good Uma said that she did not want to celebrate her birthday on Uma is presently a member of the Uttar Pradesh assembly She said she had seen ups and downs in her life. She got many

cent comment that Modi has hired professional media/PR agencies for his image makeover, Bharti said, "The clamour for rity among the people." Modi is growing not because of any media management as alShe also refuted the claim that there was no development in leged by some people, but because of strong feeling of insecuGujarat and asked the Congress leader to tour the state by road instead of helicopter. "The state has one of the finest roads in the country and there is no corruption in Gujarat," she said. Bharti claimed. "There are only two states in the country where there is vir-

things in her life early. At the age of 8 she had a car gifted by Ramata Vijayaraje Scindia, a driver and secretary. She travelled about 80 countries in five years from the age of 16 to 21. She became MLA, MP, union minister and chief minister and quit many posts on her own. She said she chose to celebrate her birthday here at Bhopal

tually no corruption, first is Gujarat and the other one is Goa," sue of Modi's name being in the race of NDA's PM candidate, dents in the country, including Madhya Pradesh, Uma said the issue should be tackled urgently by keeping aside political and am of firm opinion that the issue should be looked into by all she said. Bharti said in order to sensitise police officials on the Chauhan to organise a workshop and formulate a special plan to deal with the menace. regional considerations. "I am concerned with the growing inThe BJP leader said that she would give her opinion on the is-

at an appropriate forum in the party. On the rising rape inci-

with those party workers who had been with her in Bharatiya Janshakti which later merged with the BJP after her rejoining the BJP. She said she did not expect that her followers would make

cidents of rapes especially with minor girls, in the country. I concern by keeping aside politics and state-specific element," issue, he had advised state Chief Minister Shivraj Singh She said because of constitution of fast-track courts, women

preparations on such a large-scale in Bhopal like putting hoardings and banners in Bhopal to celebrate her birthday. It was the Congress leader Digvijay Singh who told her about also unprecedented for her. manner. these preparations. Her welcome at Goddess Bhavani temple at Bhavani Chowk by the party workers with beating drums was asked her followers not to celebrate her birthday in a pompous Narendra Modi as the prime ministerial candidate of BJP, Uma Bharti said that people look at him as a strong leader, as they Amid growing clamour to declare Gujarat chief minister However, in the light of Sarabjit's death in Pakistan she had

victims were getting quick justice in such cases, which is laudthey got due respect in the society.

able. The former Union Minister said the Government should provide adequate safety and security to women and ensure On the visit of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi to

want someone who can tackle issues like terrorism, naxalism. clared as BJP's prime ministerial candidate or not, I understand the psyche of the people, who have a feeling of insecurity because of growing terrorism, naxalism, corruption and inBharti said. cidents like beheading of Indian soldiers on the LoC. There"People want a strong leader, who can tackle terrorism, nax-

Madhya Pradesh, she said no one can be stopped from coming to the state, but he should first answer questions related to terrorism, inflation and corruption in the country. Rajnath Singh, the party is creating a favourable atmosphere will produce good results in coming days. Almost nine-and-a-half years ago, Bharti had launched a yaTo a query, Bharti said under the leadership of BJP President

"Though I am not eligible to say whether Modi should be de-

for itself in the country as well as in Madhya Pradesh and this tra from the same temple to oust the then Digvijay Singh led mission.

fore, they have started looking at Modi as a strong leader," alism, corruption and law and order. They want a leader whom

Congress government in the state and was successful in her

New Delhi: The Income Tax department has detected alleged tax evasion to the tune of Rs 7 crore in the business transactions of Purti group of companies related to former BJP President Nitin Gadkari. Probing the alleged dubious transactions of the Purti Power and Sugar Limited (PPSL) since last year, the department has completed assessments pertaining to the last two financial years and has found evasion to the tune of more than Rs 7 crore, top official sources said. The Purti group, in its reaction, said it has not received any notice in this regard. A notice is not any indicator of any wrongdoing, it said, adding that Gadkari was not associated with the Purti group for the last two years. "Our attention has been drawn to reports in a section of media that the Income Tax department is serving a tax assessment notice to the Purti Group for the last two assessment years. We would like to make it clear that neither the Purti group nor any functionary of the Purti group has received any notice so far," Nitin Kulkarni, PRO of Purti Group said in a statement. "If any tax assessment notice is received, our MD Sudhir Dive in consultation with our tax advisors will give an appropriate response. However, a tax assessment notice is a routine procedure. There are different levels of appeal at various stages. The Purti group will deal with the matter. "The tax assessment notice is certainly not any indication of wrong doing. We would like to place on record the fact that Nitin Gadkari has not associated with the Purti group from last two years," Kulkarni added. The I-T department has begun the final scrutiny of documents of all the Purti group companies and the other assessments would be completed by the year end, the official sources said. While preparing the final assessment orders, the department has taken into cognisance the statement of Gadkari and other senior officials of Purti group. The assessment report, prepared by compiling the probe dossiers of various I-T units present in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, the department says, has found that a number of small entities had invested or routed their money through the Purti group which was not reported for the "purposes of tax". Late last year and early this year, the department had conducted a search on a number of units and business firms which have reportedly invested or transacted in the Purti group. Gadkari could not get a second term as BJP President after the allegations of tax evasion and financial irregularities had cropped up in the Purti group. He had earlier also submitted a 25-page document in reply to questions by the I-T department regarding his personal transactions and investments related to the Purti group of companies and others. Earlier this year, Income Tax officials had visited eight locations in Mumbai linked to 24 different firms that invested in or did business with the Purti Group. (Agencies)

I-T detects 7 cr tax evasion in Nitin Gadkaris firms

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