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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014
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Green tribunals
notice to Centre,
state over
untreated
sewage water
4
Participation of
women voters
increase in
Chhattisgarh
5
Success of tiger
re-introduction
at Panna
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Shruti
Haasans sexy
avatar in
Yevadu leaked
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Priyanka
connects with
masses, but its
too late for Cong
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Have not found
any ego in KP,
says Quinton
de Kock
Unprecedented increase was registered in
poll percentage in elections to 16th Lok Sabha in
Madhya Pradesh. It was 51.17 percent in year
2009, which increased to 61.57 percent this time.
As many as 57.32 percent males had voted in 2009
which rose to 66.05 percent and females from
43.72 percent to 56.52 percent. Thus, record
increase of 8.73 percent and 12.80 percent was
registered in male and female voters, respectively.
Of the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies, Bhind is the
only one where 45.63 percent polling was regis-
tered. Voting percentage increased unprecedent-
edly in remaining 28 constituencies. As many as
18 Parliamentary constituencies witnessed over 60
percent poling including Guna 60.77 percent,
Satna 62.68 percent, Shahdol 62.20 percent,
Mandla 66.71 percent, Balaghat 68.21 percent,
Chhindwara 79.05 percent, Hoshangabad 65.76
percent, Vidisha 65.63 percent, Rajgarh 64.00 per-
cent, Dewas 70.72 percent, Ujjain 66.56 percent,
Mandsaur 71.21 percent, Ratlam 63.52 percent,
Dhar 63.96 percent, I ndore 62.26 percent,
Khargone 67.07 percent, Khandwa 70.93 percent
and Betul 66.48 percent. These include all 10 con-
stituencies of the third phase.
Women show enthusiasm
Women took part enthusiastically in the
recent Lok Sabha elections in the state. Their
polling percentage was 56.52. There was differ-
ence of only 9.53 percent between male and
female voters. Polling percentage of women was
43.72 in 2009 while it rose to 56.52 percent this
time, which is 12.80 more.
Over 46 thousand postal ballots
distributed to polling staff
As many as 46 thousand 42 postal ballots
were distributed to polling staff and service voters
during three phases of Lok Sabha elections in 29
constituencies in Madhya Pradesh. In all, 19 thou-
sand 38 postal ballots were distributed in the first
phase, 15 thousand 431 in the second phase and
11 thousand 573 in the third phase.
NEWS max
61.57 percent polling in 29
Lok Sabha seats in MP
10.40 % more votes polled than 2009
n the 3 phases, 61.57 percent polling
was registered in 29 Lok Sabha seats
in Madhya Pradesh, which is 10.40
percent more than elections in 2009 when
51.17 percent voters had exercised their
franchise.
This increase is a little short of 61.74
percent polling registered in Lok Sabha
elections the year 1998 even though
counting of 46 thousand 42 postal ballots
issued to polling staff and service voters
remains to be done. People had partici-
pated in electoral process in the third
phase in Madhya Pradesh on April 24
which resulted in 66.66 percent polling.
This is about 12.82 percent more than
Lok Sabha elections in 2009. Polling per-
centage in the first phase was 63.55 and
second phase 54.64 percent.
As many as 70.98 percent male and
62.08 percent female voters cast their
votes in 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in
the third phase with maximum71.35 per-
cent in Mandsaur Parliamentary con-
stituency and minimum62.25 percent in
Indore. This increase in voting percent
was the result of widespread voter educa-
tion campaign in Madhya Pradesh. In the
third phase, 65.63 percent polling was
registered in Vidisha Parliamentary con-
stituency, Dewas (SC) 70.72 percent,
66.59 in Ujjain (SC), 71.35 percent in
Mandsaur, 63.52 percent in Ratlam(ST),
64.49 percent in Dhar (ST), 62.25 in
Indore, 67.07 percent in Khargone (ST),
70.99 percent in Khandwa and 65.15 per-
cent polling was registered in Betul (ST).
Polling percentage of other voters was
15.38 in the third phase.
In this way, average of polling in the
3 phases of Lok Sabha in 29 constituen-
cies was 61.57 percent including 66.05
percent males and 56.52 percent
females.
Maximum polling in Chhindwara
12.80 % more females vote
than last Lok Sabha poll
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How WE look it !
Bhopal
BHOPAL
Giant, illegal hoardings cause accidents
Put up at many intersections and busy roads, giant
and illegal hoardings are becoming major distractions
for commuters on city roads leading to visual pollu-
tion. A large number of huge advertising hoardings put
up all over the city pose a threat to com-
muters, especially during
high velocity gale
when the hoardings
may crash and injure
or even kill commuters.
"The patch on GE
Road fromBhagat Singh
Chowk to Amapara
Chowk looks like a jungle
of huge, shiny hoardings.
The messages and radium
colors on those hoardings
works well to attract people's
attention off the road,"
Shailendra Singh Thakur, a com-
muter on GE Road said.
Brijesh Bajpai, another passer-
by said, "I actually wonder looking
at so many huge hoardings on a busy
road, what do they intend to do.
Majorly, it's the political hoardings that have
grabbed maximumspace with their jingles and life-
size images of leaders." Apart fromtheir size, people
have also complained about the threat during rains. A
traffic police officer said hoardings surely
distract and increase the
risk of acci-
dents par-
ticularly
when erect-
ed at intersections and
they should be removed. They get
uprooted during heavy rain and
strong winds leading to deaths, acci-
dents and damage to vehicles.
There have been several inci-
dents in the past when people
were killed after strong winds
hit the city and uprooted the
hoardings. A traffic official
said there was no separate
data over accidents due to
hoardings, but surely such
incidents take place
almost everyday.
Anil Kumar, a traf-
fic analyst said a set
dimension of size,
weight and number
of hoardings could
help. "Mass hoardings create
traffic congestion and few that
have lights around themaffect
vision during night, it causes visual
pollution, thus, proper monitoring
systemis must."
Meanwhile, Raipur Municipal
Corporation Commissioner said he will
take action for removal of illegal hoard-
ings erected in different parts of city and
will take relevant action against violators.
State Congress president Bhupesh
Baghel has alleged that the ruling BJ P
Government in Chhattisgarh has greatly
reduced the area of Elephant Corridor in
Korba and Surguja region of
Chhattisgarh. He said, The Government
had reduced significant area of the
Elephant Corridor falling between Korba
and Surguja region for exploiting coal
and minerals fromthe area, which is a
wrong decision.
Baghel said Chief Minister Raman
Singh extended undue favour to Korba-
based Bharat AluminiumCompany Ltd
(BALCO) while allocating Bauxite mine
fields in the State. Referring to a recent
statement of the Chief Minister that nat-
ural beauty of J ashpur would not be com-
promised for taking up Bauxite mining in
the area, Baghel alleged that Raman
Singh did not want to allocate Bauxite
mines to any other company despite the
fact that several applications were
already pending with the Government in
this regard. Baghel said, The State
Government had been extending undue
favor to industrialist Anil Agrawal and
his company BALCO with regard to
allocation of Bauxite mines in
Chhattisgarh. Baghel also challenged
the BJ P to provide an answer over the
allegations leveled against the Congress
party over the coal block scam in
Chhattisgarh. Replying to the BJ Pallega-
tion of corruption in the mining of dia-
monds at Devbhog mines during the
tenure of Satyanarayan Sharma as
Minister for Mineral Resources during
the Congress rule in Chhattisgarh,
Baghel questioned why the case was not
opened all these years?
Raipur
Raipur
Elephant corridor area reduced: Cong
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
CHHATTISGARH EXPLORE
JABALPUR: Taking note of
high number of children reported
missing fromthe state, Madhya
Pradesh high court has directed
state government to stringently
follow Supreme Court guidelines
in the matter and present report
of what actions have been taken
so far towards its implementa-
tion. A PIL filed by activist
Rajneesh Kapoor had drawn
court's attention to an alarming
spurt in the graph of missing chil-
dren - 12,434 over last five years
- apprehending that the lot could
have fallen victims to the illegal
racket, including human traffick-
ing. During last hearing, division
bench of Chief J ustice AM
Khanwilkar and J ustice K K
Lahoti had chastised the state
government for its cavalier atti-
tude to such a worrisome prob-
lem. The bench had also ordered
state authorities to furnish infor-
mation if the government had set
up a special cell, unit or commit-
tee to tackle the issue and sought
information detailing specific
steps to strengthen the parapher-
nalia any special force raised in
the connection.
Green tribunals notice to Centre,
state over untreated sewage water
National Green Tribunal
(NGT) has recently served
notices to Union and state
government agencies over
untreated sewage water for
irrigation of vegetables and
fisheries in many parts of
state.
Central zone bench of
NGT comprising J ustice
Dalip Singh and expert mem-
ber PS Rao pulled up Union
Ministry of Environment and
Forests, Central Pollution
Control Board, state govern-
ment, farmer welfare depart-
ment, water resource depart-
ment, fisheries and urban
administration department to
explain why there is neither
any sewage water manage-
ment policy nor policy meas-
ures to encourage reuse of
treated sewage.
Petitioner Subhash C
Pandey, in his application
before the NGT, gave case
studies of Laharpur Reservoir,
Patra Nullah near Coach
Factory, Patra river near
Bhanpur, Lakha Banjara Lake
in Sagar district, municipal
sewage pond in Mandsaur and
Shakya Sagar Lake in
Shivpuri to highlight how
untreated municipal sewage
and waste water of the city is
collected and frequently used
by farmers for irrigation and
fishing purpose.
Pandey, in his petition,
also mentioned there are only
3.6% sewage treatment plants
(STPs) in Madhya Pradesh
which clearly indicates that
about 94% of untreated waste
water directly flowing into
river pond or damis frequent-
ly used in farming in the state.
"The problemis not only that
state lacks sufficient treatment
capacity, but also sewage
treatment plants that do not
operate and are not main-
tained," he said.
A one-day national workshop will be held
at Bhopal on April 30 on innovations made in
Madhya Pradesh to streamline accounting
system and ensure transparency in system.
J oint and Additional Secretaries of Union
Panchayat Raj Ministry, Central Accountant
General (CAG), Accountant General Madhya
Pradesh (MPAG), fiscal experts of various
states, New Delhi and Bhopal-based repre-
sentatives of National Informatics Science
Centre (NIC) and senior officers of the state
government will participate in the workshop.
Nominated representatives of 5 Zila
Panchayats, 5 J anpad Panchayats and 5
Gram Panchayats in the state will also take
part in it. Representatives of CRISP and CA
firms appointed for audit of 3-tier Panchayats
in the state will also participate in the work-
shop to be held jointly by Panchayat Raj
Directorate and Mahatma Gandhi Rajya
Grameen Vikas Sansthan, J abalpur.
Additional Chief Secretary Panchayats,
Rural Development and Social J ustice Smt.
Aruna Sharma informed that elected
Sarpanchas and Panchayat Secretaries of
Gram Panchayats implement about 150
schemes and sub-schemes of various gov-
ernment departments. For their smooth
implementation, they have to maintain all
reports enlisted by Accountant General under
Double Entry Accounting System. They were
facing difficulties in this due to lack of com-
puter knowledge. For overcoming this prob-
lem, Madhya Pradesh Panchayat Raj
Department has launched innovation of
Concurrent Audit System. The task of
Concurrent Audit in 10 divisions of the state
has been entrusted to suitable institutions
after inviting global tenders after preparing
proposal in consultation with office of the
Accountant General and Chartered
Accountants Institute of India. For systemis-
ing maintenance of accounts at Gram, Zila
and J anpad Panchayats, post-audit of
Panchayats as well as all schemes of Rural
Development and Social J ustice Department
was done for the first time in year 2012-13.
Due to first-time initiative for concurrent audit
and inspection of accounts at the decentral-
ized level, large numbers of inactive accounts
have also been detected. This concurrent
audit will lead to forceful implementation of
basic development activities at the Panchayat
level.
For simplifying accounting system, soft-
ware Panchayat Darpan has been made
available on the web portal www.mppanchay-
atdarpan.org. The most striking feature of this
software is that it automatically prepares all
scheme-wise details of audit report when 2
entries of account register and work register
are made in it. Panchayat Darpan contains all
informations regarding Panchayat-level
accounts and transactions.
Besides, information about technical and
administrative sanction for schemes being
implemented by all 23006 Gram Panchayats,
details of material, income and expenditure
can also be obtained from it. The software is
helping chartered accountant firms to main-
tain accounts of 3-tier Panchayat institutions
systematically and smoothly.
BHOPAL
Workshop on innovations
made in MP to streamline
accounting system
BHOPAL
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
Missing kids: HC
asks govt to
present action
report
BHOPAL
Imagine you have to travel for less than
six hours to reach Delhi from Bhopal. This
is soon going to be possible as Indian
Railways plans to roll out the desi version
of Bullet trains in the next one year. Bullet
trains remain a dream for the country due
to high costs involved in putting up the
infrastructure for such high speed trains.
But, now Desi trains running at an aver-
age speed of 130 km per hour bring hope.
These semi-high-speed trains will run at a
speed, nearly double that clocked by
Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses, two of
the fastest trains in the country at present.
Initially, railways plans to run these trains
on three routes Delhi-Chandigarh, Delhi-
Lucknow and Delhi-Bhopal by the end
of this year or early next year at an estimat-
ed economical cost of Rs 2.5 crore per km.
This is much lower than the cost of around
Rs 200 crore per km for building high-
speed rail networks, according to an esti-
mate by RITES, the railways consulting
arm.
The second phase of these trains will be
introduced in southern and eastern regions,
including Ernakulam-Thiruvananthapuram,
Hyderabad-Chennai and Howrah-Haldia.
The network of high-speed trains has been
present in many parts of the world, includ-
ing the Europe and J apan, for long. In
recent decades, similar networks have been
built in China and Korea.
Bhopal
Desi Bullet train may run
on Bhopal-Delhi route
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
The increase in the participation of
women voters has been the hallmark of
polls in Chhattisgarh. As compared to
52.33% in 2009 and 45.50% in 2004,
68.04% of the 8714762 registered
women voters exercised their franchise.
Defying the Maoist threat of poll-boy-
cott, Chhattisgarh has indeed created a
record of sorts in the just concluded Lok
Sabha polls in the state, registering not
only the highest ever turnout of 69.48%
but also witnessing an overwhelming
participation of 68.04% women voters.
While increased voter awareness,
thanks to the massive campaigns under-
taken by the EC, is being considered the
main reason for the high voting trends,
the hype surrounding the high pitched
polls has also contributed to the turnout.
The BJ P, which is hoping to come to
power at the centre with Narendra Modi
at the helm, had been virtually in the
poll mode for the last one year and did-
n't lose steam even after winning the
assembly elections.
Some even attribute the advent of
AAPon the state's political scene for the
increase turnout. The BJ P has a lot at
stake and thus a lot to lose in these elec-
tions. It had won 10 of the 11 seats in
the last two Lok Sabha polls and
observers feel that it might not be that
easy for it to repeat the same perform-
ance. With punters betting on 9 seats for
the BJ P, the gain of even one seat for the
Congress would mean a 100% increase
for them. Nearly 70% of the
1,76,23,818 electorate exercised their
franchise in these elections as compared
to a turnout of 55.29% in 2009 and
about 52.09% in 2004,. Even the so-
called red areas, where Maoists had
given called for a poll boycott, voters
remained undeterred, with Bastar and
Kanker regions recording a turnout of
59.4% and 70.29% respectively, another
first in the state. Even in the Maoist
infested areas of Bastar and Kanker,
women participation was high at
49.85% and 49.27% respectively. In
fact the near 50% participation of
women in Bastar has been the highest in
the state. The second phase of polling in
Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund and Kanker
witnessed the highest turnout of
73.04%. This was followed by 69.60%
in the third phase, which concluded on
Thursday. Poling in the first phase in
Bastar was the lowest in the state at
59.40%. However, this turnout was
much larger than the 43.33% in 2004
and 47.33% in 2009.
RAIPUR
RAIPUR: Raipur civic
authorities have launched
cleanliness drive in the city
following outbreak of jaundice
in many areas and the death of
a student at DD Nagar area
recently. The government has
asked the health department
teams to visit the affected
areas.
A student of National
Institute of Technology died of
jaundice at D D Nagar area
here recently. The 22-year-old
youth Rohit Gupta was under-
going treatment for the last 10
days and succumbed to illness.
Rohit was admitted to a pri-
vate hospital seven days ago
and was shifted to another one
recently where he breathed his
last. Rohit was a student of
bio-technology at NIT. Rohit's
brother said that there were
more than 100 patients of
jaundice at DD Nagar area
while Raipur Municipal
Corporation (RMC) officials
had also admitted in the past
that city's densely population
and congested areas were
struck with jaundice. RMC
health officer Dr Shiv Sharma
admitted that there were maxi-
mum patients of jaundice
found in DD Nagar and many
more in other different areas
and that efforts were on to curb
the problem.
Pathology labs and hospi-
tals are flooded with patients
and administration claims that
under chief minister's urban
health programme patients
were being assisted in treat-
ment and taking themto hospi-
tals in ambulance. Other resi-
dential areas affected with
jaundice are Baijnathpara,
Nehru Nagar, Purani Basti,
Kushalpur, Kankalipara,
Ramsagarpara etc. Although
RMC conducts health camps
in these areas and diagnose
patients and begin the treat-
ment but residents insist on
replacing the leaking pipelines
and cleaning of water tanks.
Residents said that identi-
fying affected regions is the
solution as people who are suf-
fering fromjaundice continue
drinking dirty and infected
water which is supposed to be
monitored by RMC. Residents
complained that the drains are
not clean and jammed which
enter their homes with one
shower of rain which brings in
diseases.
Raipur
Jaundice outbreak in Raipur: Health
dept teams visiting affected areas
RAIPUR TRAIL
Participation of women voters
increase in Chhattisgarh
I naugurating the two-day
national conference organised by
Bhabha Engineering Research
Institute here recently, Governor
Ram Naresh Yadav said that com-
puter and digital communication
is a large sector and important
for making jobs available to stu-
dents. The Governor said that
resources need to be provided to
students for moving ahead.
MANI Ts Director Shri Appu
Kuttan, RKDF Universitys
Chancellor Dr. Sadhna Kapoor,
Satya Sai Universitys Chancellor
Shri Siddharth Kapoor and Vice-
Chancellor of RKDF Group Shri
Harmohan Singh were present on
the occasion. Governor Shri
Yadav also released a souvenir on
the occasion.
Governor Yadav said that
information technology revolution
brought about by former Prime
Minister late Shri Rajiv Gandhi
has proved to a boon for youths
and students. If students work in
this field then not only they will
brighten their future but also con-
tribute to states development.
Shri Yadav urged youths to take
maximum advantage of this and
try to move forward by sharing
platform with talented persons.
He exhorted students to serve
the country for sometime after
completing education.
MANITs Director Appu Kuttan
said that use of cloud computing
and digital communication
increased rapidly after World War
II. It is very useful in business,
banking, management and other
sectors. He said that government
of India has made efforts to pro-
vide resources to students to
make headway in this sector. Dr.
Appu Kuttan threw light in detail
on cloud computing and digital
communication. RKDF
Universitys Chancellor Dr.
Sadhna Kapoor and Vice-
Chancellor Shri Harmohan Singh
delivered the welcome address.
Governor Shri Yadav inaugurated
the conference by lighting a
lamp. On the occasion, the
Governor was felicitated with
shawl, coconut and memento.
BRIEF
Success of tiger
re-introduction at Panna
Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR) in
Madhya Pradesh has added another feath-
er to its cap. In a major boost to efforts to
revive tiger population at the reserve, T5
- the hand-bred tigresses- has recently
given birth to two cubs in its first litter.
This marks the successful completion of
the first phase of tiger reintroduction pro-
gramme in PTR. Feline population in
Panna had disappeared completely a few
years ago. Fromzero in early 2009, the
number of tigers at PTR has hit 30 with
these new arrivals.
Tigresses T4 and T5 were born at
Kanha National Park (KNP) in May 2006
and were orphaned after birth. These two
tigresses were semi-wild ones and had
spent time in KNP inside an enclosure.
They were shifted to PTR in 2011
respectively. Both settled well. In
November 2011, T4 had become the
world's first hand-bred feline shifted to
the wild, to spawn two cubs. "It had aban-
doned its cubs born fromthe second litter
in April this year," PTR director R S
Murthy told. T4 and T5 were then reared
in an enclosure and fed by KNP. The
semi-wild tigress was carted out to Panna
and released into the wild in March 2011.
"There were apprehensions about its
survival in the wild, but she picked up
soon, going for kills in the deep forest,
where it met a lone translocated tiger, and
mated," said PTR officials.
Earlier, two translocated tigresses had
given birth to eight cubs at PTR, of which
six had survived. "But both were wild
tigresses, unlike hand-reared and shifted
like T4," said the officer. Another tigress
T2, shifted fromKNP in 2009, had given
birth to three cubs in 2013. This was its
third litter. In February it had eaten the
cub, born nine months ago. In early 2009,
PTR had lost all its tigers and the big cats
were subsequently reintroduced to revive
their population. When the relocation
programme began in 2009, wildlife
experts across the world doubted its suc-
cess. Now the project is being seen as the
most successful try-out ever.
Bhopal: Conduct of urban
body elections through EVMs is
a major challenge. This was stat-
ed by State Election
Commissioner R. Parasuram
while inaugurating a 5-day
training in EVM functioning
and operation to master trainers
fromall districts at the office of
State Election Commission here
today.
Parasuram said that local
body elections will be conduct-
ed through EVMs for the first
time. Role of officers and
employees is very important in
this. In this training programme,
they will be
introduced to
EVMs devel-
oped by
E l ectr oni cs
Corporation of
India. They will
also get opportunity to acquire
detailed theoretical and practical
knowledge about functioning
and operation of electronic vot-
ing machines.
The State Election
Commissioner said that EVMs
to be used in urban body and 3-
tier Panchayat elections are ultra
modern. Through the machines
having a number of features,
votes for 8 different posts can be
cast. Apart from
ballot units and
control unit,
detachable memo-
ry unit (DMU) is
also an important
part of these
EVMs. He said that last urban
body elections were held 20
years ago in 1994 as per the then
systemin the state and ensuing
elections through EVMs will
bring about a fundamental
change. Hoping for participation
of large number of voters in
ensuing local body elections, he
said that these elections will be
conducted easily and smoothly
through the new system.
Secretary Shri G.P. Shrivastava
informed about objectives of the
training. ICILs officer Shri S.B.
Purohit apprised the trainees
about EVMs functioning and
operation. A filmand presenta-
tion on EVMs prepared by the
commission for district election
officers (local elections) was
also made.
Elections will be held for
268 posts of urban body
Chairperson and 5,059 corpora-
tors. Similarly, elections will
also be held for 843 members of
Zila Panchayats, 6,816 members
of J anpad Panchayats, 22 thou-
sand 795 sarpanchas and 3 lakh
63 thousand 337 panchas.
BHOPAL
BHOPAL
BHOPAL
Urban body elections through
EVMs a major challenge
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG) MADHYA PRADESH
Resources needs
to be provided to
students for
moving ahead
30-04-2014- Wednesday - Vaishakh
Mah Shuklapaksh-Ekam
Positive directions -South and East
Bad time - 12:24 pm to 2:01 pm
Good time - 5:56 am to 9:10 am and
10:47 am to 12:23 pm and 3:38 pm to
6:5 pm
01-05-2014-Thursday- Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh- Dwitiya
Positive directions-South and East
Bad time - 2:01 pm to 3:38 pm
Good time - 5:55 am to 7:33 am and
10:47 am to 2:00 pm and 5:15 pm to
6:52 pm
02-05-2014- Friday -Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh- Tritiya
Positive directions -South
Bad time - 10:47 am to 12:24 pm
Good time - 5:55 am to 10:46 am and
12:25 pm to 2:01 pm and 5:16 pm to
6:53 pm
03-05-2014- Saturday -Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh-Charturthi
Positive directions-South and West
Bad time - 9:09 am to 10:46am
Good time - 7:32 am to 9:08 am and
12:24 pm to 5:16 pm
04-05-2014- Sunday - Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh- Panchmi
Positive directions - South and West
Bad time - 5:16 pm to 6:54 pm
Good time - 7:31 am to 12:24 pm and
2:01 pm to 3:39 pm
05-05-2014- Monday -Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh- Shashthi
Positive directions- North and West
Bad time - 7:31 am to 9:08 am
Good time - 5:53 am to 7:30 am and
9:09 am to 10:46 am and 2:01 pm to
6:54 pm
06-05-2014-Tuesday-Vaishakh Mah
Shuklapaksh-Saptami
Positive directions-North and West
Bad time - 3:39 pm to 5:17 pm
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By AACHARYA SARVESH
E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com
Mobile: 9826609192
Vastu tips for
bathroom/toilet
Bathtub can be
placed on the
Southwest corner
as it is heavy (earth
corner).
Showering, sink
and mirror should
be along North/
East wall.
The floor level
should be one or
two feet higher than
the ground level.
Marble or granite
tiles should not be
used for flooring in
the Bathroom.
Do people with disabilities
fully participate in
electoral process?
he people are in the process of
casting their votes in what is
being widely hailed as the largest elec-
tion in human history. By sheer size, the
16th Lok Sabha elections signal a tri-
umph not only for India, but for demo-
cratic exercises around the world.
However, more important than elec-
tions themselves are the principles of
civil rights, equality, freedomof speech,
and inclusivity that underpin any true
democratic activity.
When an electoral systemdiscrimi-
nates against particular categories of
people, such as persons with disabilities,
it is tantamount to a failure of democra-
cy as a whole.
While the Census of India reported
2.2 crore persons with disabilities in
2001, more recent estimates by the
World Health Organization (WHO) and
others put Indias disabled population at
more than 8 crore persons. Numerous
hurdles prevent voters with disabilities
fromfull participation in the electoral
process. Barriers range fromthe obvi-
ous, such as lack of access ramps and
unavailability of voting mechanismfor
the hearing or sight impaired; to the
more obscure, such as lack of accessible
campaign material which results in a
difficulty in making an informed deci-
sion.
Lack of voting rights for persons
with intellectual and psycho-social dis-
abilities represents a particularly insidi-
ous barrier to electoral participation.
The overarching framework, comprising
qualifications and disqualifications for
being a voter in the general and assem-
bly elections, is outlined in Article 326
of the Constitution.
It enshrines the value of universal
adult suffrage and states that every per-
son who is a citizen of India and of legal
age has the right to vote, with a few
exceptions. One such exception is
unsoundness of mind. Additionally,
the Representation of Peoples Act, 1951
(RP Act) provides the procedural
framework for elections in India and
similarly disqualifies a person from
being registered to vote if he or she is of
unsound mind, and is found to be so
by a competent court.
But what exactly is an unsound
mind? The term is vague and unde-
fined, and there is no objective criterion
laid down to guide the competent
court in determining what constitutes
unsoundness of mind. Even if a persons
disability in no way interferes with his
ability to understand the positions of
candidates and to make a choice, he can
be deprived of the right to vote under
this legal framework. Voting is a politi-
cal act of free expression, and as such
should be done independently and in
secrecy. The over-reliance on the com-
panionship model to provide access for
persons with disabilities is an infringe-
ment of this right.
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ASTROLOGY
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
EDITORIAL
nderstandably, the high turnout in the
current Lok Sabha poll has sparked
the predictable speculation that it
indicates a desire for change. It perhaps does,
and the reasons for it are well-known and do
not bear repetition. What needs to be noted is
the wide dispersal of a high level of political
consciousness among disparate social seg-
ments and geographical areas in India the
heavy polling indicates. This phenomenon
needs to be analysed for a full understanding
of the link between social developments and
political action in a country whose back-
wardness is the staple fare of a large section
of Anglo-American journalism.
One reason for the high turnout has, of
course, been the increase in the percentage of
literacy, fromthe 18.33 per cent recorded in
the first Census in 1951 to 74.04 per cent in
the 2011 Census. This has vastly expanded
the readership of the print media particu-
larly the Indian languages media, which have
emerged as very powerful shapers of public
opinion and have played a key role in the
heightening and spread of political con-
sciousness. It is not merely that the number
of people buying newspapers and magazines
has increased, but that in many parts of the
country inhabited by the less privileged, one
often sees pages of local newspapers pasted
on makeshift boards for people to stand
around and read. A slightly less common
sight is people reading various pages of the
same paper and exchanging themafter fin-
ishing. And, of course, television is increas-
ingly ubiquitous even in urban slums and has
a growing presence in villages. All this indi-
cates increased prosperity leading to higher
purchasing power, enabling people to buy
television sets. It also shows the growth of
the consumer goods sector of the electronic
industry, the emergence of television chan-
nels as important providers of entertainment
and instruments of influencing discourse,
and the rise of a sufficiently large number of
people with funds to invest in these, knowing
full well that the returns are unlikely to be
adequate and they may have to write off their
investments.
These are positive developments which
also have negative aspects. Despite growing
prosperity, absolute deprivation persists and
a feeling of relative deprivation, born of
unfulfilled rising aspirations, is widespread.
Political debates in public spaces a boon
of the country's democratic order pro-
vides inputs to judgement-making, and
hones one's skill in it. Political awareness,
however, has bred frustration with the failure
of political parties and politicians to deliver.
Former state election commissioner,
Sushil Trivedi, attributed the high turnout to
the EC's SVEEPcampaign and the advent of
AAP in the political arena. "AAP party has
led to intensive participation of people, par-
ticularly the youth", he said.
High turnout shows voters want change
Rising political awareness in the country,
which has come with increased literacy,
has bred frustration with the failure of
political parties to deliver
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
In an unforeseen situation, around 40 per cent of the
summer onion produce in Maharashtra was destroyed
due to the recent hailstorm, according to the latest sur-
vey of Maharashtra State Agriculture Department.
It is feared that the shortage of the production will
now lead to another high price rise. The nation dealt
with a substantial crisis of price rise last year and as a
result there had been an increase in the onion producing
areas, which is learnt to be up by 1 lakh hectares.
According to a report, a senior official said that earlier
the average area under summer onion used to be 3 lakh
hectares, but this has increased to 4 lakh hectares this
year. The prospect of getting a good price had embold-
ened the farmers to go for onion in a big way.
The hailstormin March alone destroyed 40 per cent
of the crop, which means that even if the area of the pro-
duction has increased, the prices may touch the sky. In
many cases, the crop had already been harvested and
kept in the fields waiting to be transported to the stor-
age units. As a result, the entire lot was destroyed com-
pletely, said the official.
MUMBAI
Onion prices
may go up again
BHOPAL: The central zone
bench of National Green Tribunal
(NGT) recently served notices on
Central and state government agen-
cies following a petition filed by a
Bhopal-based activist, alleging pollu-
tion in the Mandideep Industrial Area
(MIA). The petitioner Subhash C
Pandey also said the industrial area is
flouting environmental norms, con-
taminating Betwa River and posing a threat to archaeolog-
ical monuments like Bhimbetka and Bhojpur.
The green panel served notices on the ministry of envi-
ronment and forests (MoEF), ministry of culture, Central
Pollution Control Board (CPCB), state urban administra-
tion and development department (UADD) and Audyogik
Kendra Vikas Nigam (AKVN) among others. J udicial
member J ustice Dalip Singh and expert member P S Rao
also served notices on Mandideep Municipal Council,
Raisen, State Environment Impact Assessment Authority,
(SEIAA) and MPHousing and Infrastructure Development
Board. Petitioner Pandey said, "Heavy industries are not
complying with MoEF guidelines.
Bhimbetka and Bhojpur temples are
under threat as they are less than 25
km away from the industrial unit."
Besides, the Mandideep town is con-
gested and situated on a 4 kmperiph-
ery. The national highway and railway
station are both within 500 metres.
This is against rules, the petitioner
said.
Of 267 industries of the industrial area listed on PCB
website, 19 are plastic industries, 13 are pharma-based and
24 are chemical industries. MIA covers 61% of the total
area of Mandideep town. "Untreated poisonous waste from
the industries is flowing directly on NH-12. The effluents
are mixing with Betwa River, damaging the crops irrigated
by it and also slow-poisoning animals drinking fromthe
river," Pandey said. He said of a population of 79,000, only
45,000 are employees while the rest are residents. Besides,
there is no designated dumping or landfill site and all
unsegregated industrial and household waste is being
dumped in the middle of the town.
Pollution by Mandideep industries:
NGT serves notices
High quality innovative research
helps farm sector stay afloat
COMMERCE
eeding the teeming millions in the face
of stagnating agricultural productivity,
decreasing cultivable land, and increas-
ing degradation of natural resources is a challenge
the country can hardly afford to overlook. The
country has an uphill task at hand because of the
increasing threats to agricultural practices due to
climate change.
In recent years what has enabled the Indian
agricultural sector to stay afloat and relevant is
high quality basic and strategic research and inno-
vation to enhance profitability and competitive-
ness. And triggering this shift is the National
Agricultural Innovation Project (NAIP) of the
ICAR. A World Bank aided NAIP launched in
2007 to actualise the vast untapped growth poten-
tial of agriculture will help the country.
The highlight of the NAIP has been on innova-
tive research to improve the quality and effective-
ness of agricultural knowledge, science and tech-
nology for reducing hunger and poverty as well as
in improvement of nutrition, health, and farm-
based livelihoods.
The project has helped to increase agricultural
yield and productivity by producing tolerant crop
varieties and effective biopesticides. Besides
processed foods like instant dry idly mix and mil-
let dhokla have been developed. Research has
improved pest management and technology is
helping farmers to share information in a better
way and quickly.
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
ocial media platforms and tech companies have
caught on the poll fever with many coming out
and urging youth to cast their vote in the coun-
try's biggest battle for the ballot. Be it Google's 'pledge
to vote' campaign, Facebook's online political debates,
Vebbler's 'the Ungli campaign' or telecom operator
MTS' election tracker, firms are trying to woo voters.
More than 81.4 crore voters, including over 2.3 crore in
the age group of 18-19 years, are exercising their fran-
chise India has the third largest Internet users base glob-
ally of more than 23.8 crore users with a majority com-
prising of youth. This includes well over a 10 crore
active on various social media platforms like Facebook
and Twitter.
No wonder, social media platforms, technology
firms, e-commerce portals and telecomoperators are
using this opportunity to connect with users. Tech giant
Google has revamped its election hub to include fea-
tures like Pledge to Vote campaign, a 'Google score' tool
for politicians, search trends infographics, YouTube
election playlists and Hangout details for users.
Likewise, social networking giant Facebook has
also launched an election tracker and has started a
Facebook Talks series, which saw political leaders like
AamAadmi Party founder Arvind Kejriwal and RJ D
chief Laly Parsad Yadav answering questions of
Facebook users. India's homegrown personalised social
media platform Vebbler has started 'the Ungli
Campaign' aimed at engaging youth on conversations
related to various topics surrounding the upcoming
election and encouraging themto vote.
According to a study by IRIS Knowledge
Foundation and Internet and Mobile Association of
India (IAMAI), there are 160 high impact constituen-
cies in India out of the total 543, which are likely to be
influenced by social media during the general elections.
Another IT products start-up firmFakeOff, which offers
an app to identify fake profiles on Facebook, has
launched a service to help users identify fake likes. The
software by the Israel-based firmassumes importance
as the Election Commission of India has directed major
social networking sites to ensure that contents displayed
by themduring the electoral process are not unlawful or
malicious or violative of the model code of conduct.
iran Rawat lives with her hus-
band and 3 sons in a small vil-
lage in Sagar district of Madhya
Pradesh. With her home surrounded on
all sides by fields of ripening crops, and
a shiny new motorbike propped against a
wall, Kiran seems comfortably off.
But until recently, she was missing a
very valuable resource: knowledge of
safe childbirth techniques. This all
changed when she came into contact
with a UK aid-supported scheme that
provides health advice and safe deliver-
ies to mothers. The jewel in the crown of
the scheme is the J anani Express - a fleet
of specially equipped vehicles that take
pregnant women to hospital round the
clock and for no cost. The J anani Express
played a decisive role in the birth of
Kirans 10-month-old son Keshav.
Keshav suffered birth asphyxia - one of
the three principal causes of neo-natal
deaths - and, were it not for the Express
getting him swiftly to hospital, it is
unlikely he would have survived.
Seeing the benefits
Throughout the ordeal, health worker
Rekha Rawat was on hand to provide
support to Kiran. Rekha has worked for
the scheme for 4 years, going fromvil-
lage to village to raise awareness of the
J anani Express and other services being
provided, such as free immunisation.
It can be hard to mobilise women to
use these services, says Rekha. They
dont have a lot of time, and money is
always tight. It makes me particularly
satisfied when I can persuade them(to
take up services) and they see the bene-
fits for themselves.
Rekha often forms close bonds with
the women she helps - as she has with
Kiran - and she also has the trust and
respect of the local men. She is changing
attitudes across the area towards hospital
deliveries, and as Kiran can testify, help-
ing to save lives.
Success breeds success
Safe delivery and newborn care
means that 13 more infants per 1,000
now survive in the region. In a state
where 37 percent of the population lives
in poverty, it was almost unheard of for
women fromthe poor rural communities
to give birth in hospital. Now the use of
emergency and ambulance transport for
pregnant mothers has increased fromless
than one percent of deliveries in 2006-07
to 40% today. The J anani Express has
now expanded, to capitalise on its early
success. Dedicated 46 call centres have
been established in each district in the
state. They ensure the women in remote
tribal areas get to the nearest health facil-
ity, who they also alert in advance. The
J anani Express and related maternity
services are part of the Madhya Pradesh
Health Sector ReformProgramme.
In Madhya Pradesh, safe institutional
births in health facilities have increased
fromhalf a million in 2005-06 to over
1.2 million in 2013/14.
NEWDELHI
BHOPAL
A safe arrival for newborns in
Madhya Pradesh
S
K
Social media platforms abuzz with
poll awareness campaigns
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
Poonia, Om Prakash to train in US for CWG tune-up
tar Indian throwers Krishna Poonia and
OmPrakash will be leaving for the US
this Saturday for a training-cum-competi-
tion programme in preparation for the 2014
Commonwealth Games to be held in Glasgow.
Krishna, the first Indian woman athlete to win a
gold medal in CWG - Delhi 2010, will be training
at Olympic Training Centre in Chula Vista,
California. The 31-year-old Arjuna Awardee will
also be participating in competitions in the count-
down to the Glasgow Games. Meanwhile, 2006
CWG silver medallist in women`s discus throw,
Seema Punia (previously Seema Antil) will also
accompany the three-member teamto train at the
Olympic Throwing Centre, New Port Beach,
California. National record holder in men`s shot
put and Asian Indoor Champion OmPrakash will
be training at Aphelion Athletics Club,
Pennsylvania (USA). The throwers will be based
at their respective training centres in addition to
travelling for various competitions up to the
Commonwealth Games.
Commenting on the development, Athletics
Federation of India president and former
Olympian Adille J Sumariwalla said, "The throw
event has always beena priority for AFI and our
athletes have brought rich laurels for the country
in the past.
S
India`s dismal performance in the internation-
al season gone by pushed themdown the ladder in
the ICC Test rankings with the team finishing
fifth in the annual updated list issued on
Thursday. Australia have gone top in both the for-
mats for the first time since December 2008.
Australia last held the number-one Test ranking in
August 2009, when they were displaced after los-
ing 2-1 to England.
India, who were thrashed during trips to South
Africa and New Zealand in their most recent Test
assignments, have slipped fromthird to fifth in
the table after dropping 10 ratings points. In the
ODIs list, Mahendra Singh Dhoni`s men held on
to the second spot.
India`s 2010-2011 victories against Australia,
New Zealand and West Indies (away), as well as
a drawn series against South Africa, no longer
count to the rankings. Similarly, India`s 2011-
2012 victory against the West Indies, and 2012-
2013 victories against New Zealand and Australia
are now weighted at 50 per cent. There has been
little change to the ODIs rankings, despite the top
three sides Australia, India and Sri Lanka seeing
their rating drop. Australia have now edged ahead
of South Africa, a teamwhich had held the num-
ber-one position since August 2012. In the latest
table, Australia have gained eight ratings points to
move up from115 to 123, while South Africa has
dropped from 127 to be level on 123, with
Australia ahead of South Africa by a fraction of a
point, the ICC said in a statement. The results
from2010-11 have now been dropped fromthe
rankings calculation, while the results from2012-
2013 are now reduced to a weighting of 50 per
cent. In 2010-2011, Australia had lost to India (2-
0) and England (3-1), while they suffered a 4-0
defeat in India in 2012-2013. Australia captain
Michael Clarke was delighted with the news that
his side was now on top of both the Test and ODI
tables.
Looking back at the past season, which has
turned out to be the cornerstone of Australia`s rise
to the number-one ranking in Tests, Clarke said:
"We had a fantastic home summer against
England and a great series win away against
South Africa earlier this year, but the challenge
now is to continue that form.
outh African wicketkeeper-
batsman Quinton de Kock
is enjoying his stint with
the Delhi Daredevils under
Kevin Pietersen and would
vouch that he is finding the
England stalwart to be com-
pletely different fromwhat his
image is made out to be.
"Frankly speaking, I didn`t
meet or interact with KPbefore
this IPL. But people had said a
lot of stuff about his ego and so
on. But I have not seen that part
of him. So I don`t know what
people mean when they speak
about that part of him," De
Kock said during a media inter-
action on the sidelines of
Daredevils` practice session.
"KPlooks a lot fired in the field
because a captain has to keep
his players in their place (refer-
ring to dropped catches)," the
21-year-old said.
De Kock on his own admis-
sion is finding it more comfort-
able adjusting to the Daredevils
set-up having been in the
Sunrisers Hyderabad dug-out
in the previous season.
"Obviously, it helps being
around with familiar faces. I
feel a lot more comfortable
with Gary (Kirsten) and Rob
(assistant coach Rob Walters)
around. Lucky to be around
people whom I know. "In
Sunrisers, there were a lot of
Australians in their support
staff. Having said that, I amnot
saying, I was uncomfortable in
Hyderabad," he said. Asked if
he would like keeping wickets,
De Kock said that he doesn`t
mind if the teammanagement
wants himto do so.
"I really don`t mind keep-
ing wickets whenever they
want me to do so. If they think
that I am a fine outfielder, I
don`t really mind." De Kock
feels that the Daredevils have
made a strong comeback after
being humiliated by Chennai
Super Kings and Royal
Challengers Bangalore in two
of the first three matches.
Asked to sumup Daredevils`
UAE leg, De Kock said,"It was
not bad. In the first few games,
we struggled but we have come
back strongly and are playing
very good cricket at the
moment." "After the first game,
we needed someone to step up
and J P Duminy was the guy
who did it for us. The other day,
we nearly chased down 190
(versus Sunrisers). Anything
could have happened. A mis-
field or a dropped catch could
have changed the game," he
said. De Kock`s first season in
international cricket has been
great with a hat-trick of ODI
centuries against India, last
December.
SPORTS
Have not found any
ego in KP, says
Quinton de Kock
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APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG)
riyanka Gandhi is charismatic,
energetic, an extrovert and some-
body who can connect with the
masses effortlessly.
If you compare her with Rahul
Gandhi, even the Congress party sup-
porters know Priyanka decimates her
brother with ease. Now, she has taken on
Narendra Modi and trying to question
BJ P's prime ministerial candidate on
many fronts--snoopgate, attack on her
husband, secularism and power in the
hand on one man. Media is talking about
her, people are listening to her and there
is enthusiasmas far as Congress sup-
porters are concerned. She is really
'Brahmastra' for the Congress party, but
now the question is: Is it too late to make
a real impact?
Surely, Priyanka reminds of her
grandmother Indira Gandhi and she
looks confident whenever she talks. Her
political acumen has not been really
challenged even by her adversaries.
Priyanka is better orator than Rahul
Gandhi and she strikes immediate con-
nection with women and children.
But, despite her qualities and strong
capability to deliver, she doesn't have
time on her side. Priyanka jumped into
the election arena when we are half-way-
through the polling process. Now, if she
desires to make an impact, she needs
time for the message to reach out to the
masses.
At best, she can manage to raise
some doubt in voters mind as far as
Modi's image in concerned, but in order
to decimate her opponents, she needs
time which is not at her disposal right
now. Priyankas advantage is that she is
everything that Rahul isnt. Priyanka
seems to have many traits required to
succeed. But again, Congress party has
given her the campaign responsibility
very late. If she would have entered the
poll campaign some months back, she
would have given the Congress workers
a reason to get involved in the election.
She would have been a biggest crowd
puller.
Earlier, there were reports in the
media that Priyanka would be given
more responsibility during the poll
process. But, somehow Congress party
could not muster strength to put
Priyanka in the driving seat. Surely,
Congress feared possible vicious attacks
on her husband. But, that has not stopped
and now Priyanka is dealing with the
allegations head on. This could have
been done earlier.
Priyanka connects with masses,
but its too late for Cong
P
Under fire for his alleged anti-Muslims speech, VHP
President Pravin Togadia termed the media reports
false, malafide and mischievous and said he was send-
ing legal notices to media houses.
Pravin Togadia, has denied saying the sentences
attributed to himin a section of press and sent a legal
notice to media houses. Togadia has clearly said that
report published in media is fabricated and written with
malicious intention to malign his and organisations
name. Earlier BJ Pand RSS had defended the VHPchief
over his hate speech. Leader Ram Madhav had also
tweeted: Pravinbhai had not said anything that was
attributed to him. It was a fabricated news. No
Swayamsevak thinks on those lines.
The report said Pravin Togadia told a group of
Hindus in Gujarat that Muslims should be stopped from
buying properties in Hindu-majority areas and they
should forcibly occupy those houses already bought by
the members of the minority community. The notice by
Togadia said, The report about a misinformed incident
in Gujarat is false, malafide and mischievous. The
legal notice was issued on his behalf by his lawyer.
Togadia did meet a group of people, it said but he did
not offer themany advice which was socially or legal-
ly wrong. We wish to state here emphatically that
there was nothing socially or legally wrong in the above
advice given by my client to the said group as men-
tioned. The notice further stated that the reports give a
completely false story intended to malign my client
socially. Togadia told reporters that legal notice has been
sent by my advocate on my behalf.
Togadia denies anti-Muslim remarks,
sends notices to media houses
New Delhi
POLITICS
New Delhi
Embarrassment to Mulayam
Kin arrested for
double murder
LUCKNOW: In a major embarrassment to
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Mulayam Singh
Yadav, whose fate was sealed in electronic voting
machines, a close relative of his has reportedly
sparked a bloodbath in Etah, leading to the murder of
two persons. The incident happened on April 22
night, according to the police.
While the fate of the Samajwadi Party is at stake
in Etah, Etawah, Firozabad, Mainpuri and Kannauj,
the alleged criminal act of Saurabh Yadav has left the
Yadav family red-faced. Saurabh is the son-in-law of
Lakhan Singh Yadav, the maternal uncle of Chief
Minister Akhilesh.
The incident took place at Nagaria-Gulabpur,
where Saurabh was reportedly trying to grab about 15
bigha of land belonging to Sultan Singh Yadav, a BJ P
supporter. Sultan and his cousin Dinesh Yadav were
killed in the fall-out.
"It is my land and we have been doing agricultur-
al activities here for decades. But Saurabh used his
influence and fraudulently got the land registered in
the names of his family members. Some revenue
department officers have helped himin this fraud. So
we moved the court, where the case was pending.
11
APRIL 28 TO MAY 04, 2014 (MP & CG) GLAMOUR
he Race Gurram actor is in the news for all the wrong
reasons lately and that is what has gotten her
pissed. Read on
Earlier this month, Shruti Haasans Telugu film
Race Gurram hit the theatres. However, just before
the films release, some of Shrutis explicit images
went viral over the internet. What more, there were
speculations that the actor did this intentionally
to garner eyeballs towards her film Race
Gurram. So, what really happened?
Shruti had shot for the popular track
Pimple Dimple for her film Yevadu.
And while filming the song, some
shots were taken from some not-
so-great angles. However, those
images werent supposed to be
released, we hear. Hear it from
the horses mouth. Shruti told a
popular daily, Im furious! What really both-
ers me is that these stills were not preapproved
by the production house or me. Those pics
were shot on location while I was shooting for
a song. And like it happens with most pictures
that are shot when you are dancing, some of
these were taken from unflattering angles. They
were never meant to be released and should have
been deleted right away. She added, People
have been asking me why I would pose in such an
unflattering manner for publicity. I didnt know how
to react! Truth is, I have never believed in this kind
of cheap publicity. Theres no way you can control
such things and this could happen to anyone.What
next, you ask? We hear that she is going to file an
FIR. Shruti said, I am filing an FIR in Hyderabad. I
want to get to the bottom of this issue and I want to
know who uploaded the pictures. Someone has to
take responsibility. I dont know a world beyond cin-
ema. This is where I have grown up and I trust peo-
ple here like I would trust my own family.
Shruti Haasans sexy
avatar in Yevadu leaked
nil Kapoors beti
is desperately
looking forward
to attending the
Cannes Films
Festival but why? Read on
to know
Sonam Kapoor has
been busy shooting
back-to-back films and
the actresses says she is
desperate to get away
fromwork and soak up
the festivities at Cannes
FilmFestival. The 67th
annual Cannes Film
Festival is scheduled to
take place fromMay 14 to 25. The 28-year-old actress,
who is currently shooting Dolly Ki Doli and Khoobsurat
remake, will be making her fourth appearance at the fes-
tival and is gearing up to get all dolled up for the event.
I amvery busy shooting. I just completed Khoobsurat
I amshooting Dolly Ki Doli and in 4 days I will begin
PremRatan Dhan Payo. I only got a 3-4 days window
frommy producer.
I amjust looking forward to getting out of Mumbai. I
have been shooting constantly in this heat. I needed a
break and Cannes is the perfect getaway for me. It will
be a refreshing change fromall this work, Sonamtold
in an interview. The fashionista, who is the brand
ambassador of LOreal Paris, will attend the carnival on
May 18 and 19. I was asked to attend the first two days
but I could not get an off. So I will attend the event on
May 18 and 19, will be back on the May 20 and resume
shooting fromMay 21. Last time it was very easy as I
had finished Ranjhanaa and Bhaag Milkha Bhaag. So, I
could give themthe dates they wanted, she said.
Sonam Kapoor: I needed a
break and Cannes is the
perfect getaway for me!
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eteran actor J eetendra, singer
Sunidhi Chauhan, television
actors GautamRode and Hina
Khan were also conferred with the cov-
eted award.
Actor-filmmaker Farhan Akhtar and
J uhi Chawla were honoured by the
Dadasaheb Phalke Academy at an
awards ceremony. At the 145th edition
of the awards, held at Bhaidas Hall in
J uhu, Farhan and J uhi were honoured
for their outstanding performances in
their respective films Bhaag Milkha
Bhaag and Gulaab Gang. They were
happy. Sharing his excitement, Farhan
said: I amfeeling very happy that this
filmand my work has been appreciated
here at Dadasaheb Phalke (Academy)
Awards. It feels very nice to get such a
prestigious award in the name of
Dadasaheb Phalke, who was the father
of Indian cinema. J uhi, who got the
best actress honour, said: I amvery
happy to receive the award.
I feel very honoured as it is in the
name of Dadasaheb Phalke. I feel
very privileged, she added. Singer
Sunidhi Chauhan also received the
Dadasaheb Phalke Academy Award for
one of her popular songs Kamli from
the filmDhoom:3.
She feels lucky to have been chosen
for the prestigious award this year and
thanked her fans.
Farhan , Juhi and Kapil receive Dadasaheb Phalke award
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In Bihar, one of the poorest states in
India, voters in this years elections had the
economy foremost on their minds, but in a
state where the most socially disadvantaged
sections of society make up a majority of vot-
ers, even economic issues are tied up with
caste politics.Sachidanand Sharma, who
heads the political science department at
Patna University, said development had
become a central issue and a buzzword for
every political party in Bihar during the cam-
paign. For the first time, in this election peo-
ple in Bihar talked of voting on the basis of
political parties and issues, and not solely on
the basis of caste and religion as was the
norm in previous elections in the state, Dr.
Sharma said. Voters were also mindful
of how politics operate in the state
government. Even the issue of
development in Bihar is to some
extent tied up with caste in the
sense that people look into who
benefited fromgovernment policies
and who did not. It is not that people
only look at the caste of a candidate
and vote, but its the fact that caste
politics seems to determine a lot of
the decisions that governments
make and the way that politics func-
tions in the state.
In the six phases of voting in
Bihar, which will send 40 MPs to the
Lok Sabha, three groups are bat-
tling it out: the J anata Dal (United);
the Bharatiya J anata Party in
alliance with the Lok J anshakti
Party; and a coalition of the
Rashtriya J anata Dal, the Indian
National Congress and the
Nationalist Congress Party.
Nitish Kumar of the J anata Dal
(United), who has been chief minister
of Bihar since 2005, has campaigned
on the platformof bringing development,
good governance, and law and order to
Bihar. However, Kumar has also worked to
gain support among those classified as mem-
bers of the lowest strata of society, the Maha
Dalits and the extremely backward castes,
who make up 44 percent of the states 6.2
crore voters. Having severed a 17-year
alliance with the BJ P, Kumar is also vying
for the vote of the Muslimcommunity by
emphasizing his secular politics.
The Lok J anshakti Party chief, Ram
Vilas Paswan, also says he repre-
sents the aspirations of all backward
castes, who make up 22.5 percent
of the vote in the state, while the
BJ P has support among the upper-
caste Hindu voters, political ana-
lysts say.
Meanwhile, the Rashtriya
J anata Dals leader, Lalu Prasad
Yadav, has traditionally relied on the support
of Muslims and Yadavs. However, for the peo-
ple of the state the economy and the quality of
life came was the most important election
issue. The common man in Bihar is distraught
because of the rising costs, poverty and cor-
ruption. People want change in this election.
Many said that although politicians spoke of
development, the poor in the state did not
benefit fromeconomic growth. Rising prices
have made life terrible for poor people in the
state; all these governments work for the rich,
said Manju Devi, 30, who washes dishes in
peoples homes. There needs to be progress
that includes the poor people of the state.
However, people said, caste and commu-
nity allegiances still guided voters decisions.
Even today, there is a lot of prejudice on the
grounds of caste in Bihar, said Mohommad
Hasan, 37, who works as a tailor. Deepak
Kumar, 34, who owns a small business in
Patna, said caste consciousness is inherent in
Bihar peoples thinking.
BRIEF
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as 254 women die
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concerns were tied
up in caste politics
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NATION
he death of 254 Indian women
from modest backgrounds in the
course of a 15-year US-funded
clinical trial has triggered a raging debate
about its ethicality. The trial was for a
cervical cancer screening method and the
women who died were part of a control
group kept without screening to study
death rates in unscreened populations.
It is a well-established fact that any
kind of cervical screening reduces the
incidence of the cancer. Yet, almost
140,000 women in the control arm of the
trial were not screened. After a complaint
made to it, the United States Office for
Human Research Protections (OHRP)
determined that the women were not
given adequate information to give
informed consent. Those arguing that the
trial was unethical also say it violated the
international ethical guidelines on med-
ical research as well as Indian Council of
Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines.
Clearly these trials violated both
international and national guidelines,
said Sandhya Srinivasan of the Indian
J ournal of Medical Ethics (IJ ME). She
pointed out that these studies would not
have been permitted in the country of the
funding organizations. An article in the
latest issue of the IJ ME by Dr Eric Suba,
a San Francisco-based pathologist, who
had filed a complaint in the US in May
2011 against the trial, has demanded
compensation for the families of the
women who died and immediate screen-
ing and treatment, where necessary, of the
women in the unscreened group. The
three-cluster randomized controlled trials
looked for a cheap screening treatment
for cervical cancer for introduction into
the public health programme. The trials
were conducted among Indian women of
the lowest socio-economic status in
Mumbai slums, villages in Osmanabad in
Maharashtra and in Dindigul in Tamil
Nadu. These studies compared the cervi-
cal cancer death rate among 2,24,929
women who were offered the different
types of cervical screening to that among
1,38,624 women who were offered no
screening at all. In the IJ ME article, Dr
Suba asked what purpose was to be
served by keeping 1,40,000 women with-
out screening when the effectiveness of
cervical screening is well accepted.
people should not be used to demon-
strate exactly how much death results
from lack of medical care, stated Dr
Suba.
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