CM KY PM Modi relishes Rs 29 lunch in Parliament Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday joined some MPs in having lunch in the Parliament’s canteen meant for parliamentarians. Modi made a surprise visit to Room number 70 on the first floor of the Parliament building and took lunch there. He had a vegetarian thali and made the payment of Rs 29 for the same himself, sources said. Orissa Today Published Simultaneously Bhubaneswar & Rourkela statement are Mohammad Khalil Bandh, Zahoor Ahmed Mir, Raja Manzoor Ahmad, Mohd Abas Wani, Yawar Dilawar Mir, Advocate Mohd Yosuf, Aijaz Ahmad Mir and Noor Mohd Sheikh. w 03March,2015 (Dak-04) w Tuesday CM of Odisha demands two Passport centres in state NEWDELHI:"The party cannot function smoothly if senior members target the party convenor," says AAP leader Sanjay Singh AAP leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said that attempts were being made to remove Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal as the party’s national convenor. “There are attempts being made to remove Arvind Kejriwal as the national convenor of the party,” Sanjay Singh told reporters at a media briefing here. He said that party’s national executive would meet on March 4 to discuss the issue. Mr. Singh said that if there were disagreements within the Aam Aadmi Party, they should be discussed internally and not publicly. The party will not be able to function smoothly if senior members target Mr. Kejriwal and make efforts to defame the party, he added. Party leader Ashutosh, in his tweet, downplayed the reported rift within the party. JAMMU, March 2, 2015Ruling Peoples Democratic Party in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday demanded from the National Democratic Alliance government the return of the mortal remains of Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, a day after assuming power in alliance with BJP. Eight PDP MLAs issued a statement in this regard saying the party “promises to follow vigorously” for the return of the mortal remains.Guru was hanged on February 9, 2013 inside Tihar Jail. “PDP stands by the demand for return of his (Guru’s) mortal remains, and the party promises to follow vigorously for the return of the mortal remains,” the PDP statement said.The legislators who signed the w Bhubaneswar Postal Regd No-BN/167/13-15 w Page - Attempts being made to remove Kejriwal: AAP CM KY w Issue-163 w Rs.1.00 People’s Voice RNI NO - ORIENG/2005/16409 For e paper : www.orissatoday. co.in Eight PDP MLAs demand return of Afzal Guru’s mortal remains w Vol - 10 Revenswa Collage Students appear in the +2 examinations . Photo-Soroj Meal @ Rs 5 to urban poor Bhubaneswar, Mar 2:Come April, the urban denizens in five cities in Odisha would be able to savour lunch packs at affordable price as the state government is all set to rollout ‘Aahar’ scheme for the targeted populace. As per the scheme, the government would provide Rs five a meal to urban poor in Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Berhampur and Rourkela of the state. The menu of the vegetarian meal comprises plain rice and Dalma (a combination of lentil and vegetables). Taking a cue from Tamil Nadu, the state government has decided to open Aahar centres (canteen) at busstands, railway stations, Collectorate and hospitals in these five urban locations. The decision in this regard was taken at a high level meeting chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik here today.The poor people visiting these cities can avail the Rs 5 a meal at these food joints during lunch time while the government would make necessary arrangement to provide food to 25,000 people each day, said a release of Chief Minister’s Office (CMO). While the Food Supply and Consumer Welfare department and Urban Development department would provide necessary infrastructure, corporate houses would provide assistance and non-government organisations having experience in lunch programmes would manage the centres under the scheme, sources said.The scheme would be extended to other urban areas in the coming years depending on the success of the scheme in the said cities, said official. It is expected that it would be a hit among the working urban poor. “These initiatives have been accused of being ‘populist’, but this model of providing affordable cooked food in urban areas ensure food security and also keep food prices in check,” said an official. Bhubaneswar, Mar 2:Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today for the second time requested the Centre for establishment of two new Passport Seva Kendras in the state. No succession plan yet? "I would request once again to take steps for establishment of two additional Passport Seva Kendras in the state, one at Sambalpur and another at Brahmapur which will help the citizens of my state to a great extent in obtaining Passport services", the chief minister said in a letter to Union External Affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. This is the second time Patnaik has written to the Centre asking for opening of two Passport Seva Kendras in the state, one at Sambalpur and another at Brahmapur. Patnaik said as there is one Passport Seva Kendra (PSK) in the state capital serving 30 geographically dispersed districts, the people of western and southern districts of the state are facing immense difficulties for obtaining the passport. "With the expansion of opportunities for mobility across borders for education, tourism and business, there is substantial increase in the demand for passport services. During the year 2014, at about one lakh passports have been issued by the Passport Seva Kendra functioning in the state capital ," he noted.Keeping in view the geographical distance of western and southern districts of the state and increase in the demand for passport services, the chief minister said he had requested former Union External Affairs minister on July 22, 2012 to take immediate action for setting up one regional Passport Seva Kendra at Sambalpur to serve the districts of western Odisha and another one at Berhampur for the districts of southern Odisha.It was also intimated therein that by the establishment of two Passport Seva Kendras, the average travelling distance of the districts located in the western and southern parts of the state will be substantially reduced, Patnaik added. Patnaik lamented that response in this regard is still awaited. CM KY BJD takes to streets against Central apathy towards Odisha No Mahaprasad for devotees in Jagannath temple CM KY Bhubaneswar, Mar 2: Trumpeting drum about apathy and overlooking state's demands, the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) today launched a state-wide agitation alleging neglect of Odisha in the Central Budget. The three frontal organizations of BJDBiju Yuva Janata Dal (BYJD), Biju Mahila Janata Dal and Biju Chhatra Janata-staged a protest in front of the Raj Bhawan here. Besides, the protest meetings will be held at district headquarters from tomorrow, party sources said. The ruling party has hit out at the Centre for not announcing special package for the state, financial assistance for Nabakalebara festival and ignoring backward KBK region wherein it has announced special package for poll-bound West Bengal and Bihar worth Rs 20, 000 crore. ''Odisha's demands have been completely ignored in the Budget and there is no provision for backward KBK region in the state. Besides, the Centre has not announced any package for the forthcoming Nabakalebara festival of Lord Jagannath in June this year,'' president of BYJD, Sanjay Dasburma said. The Centre has delinked various schemes including Backward Regions Grant Funds (BRGF) from Central assistance. In addition to this, Odisha's share in tax devolution would come down resulting in a loss of about Rs 4,600 crore over a period of five years, Basburma added. ''While special assistance of Rs 20,000 crore has been declared for Bihar and West Bengal, Odisha has been completely neglected. Besides, the cyclone Phailin and Hudhud assistance has also not reached the state. There has been repeated negligence from Centre towards the state,'' state Law Minister Arun Kumar Sahu said. Several ministers, party leaders and members of other frontal organisations of the party are protesting in front of the Raj Bhawan. ''We will launch the protest in district headquarters across the state. The Centre has overlooked our demands,'' Minister of State for Energy Pranab Prakash Das said. It may be recalled that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik had termed the Union Budget 'disappointing'. No central allocation for Nabakalebara-2015 of Lord Jagannath has been made even though there has been a flow of resources for improvement of facilities in nine other heritage sites in the country, Patnaik had told media persons on Feb 28. ''We will take this agitation to block level protesting towards central negligence. It has hurt our religious sentiments as it has not allocated any funds for the Nabakalebara festival in the Central budget,'' Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak said. It may be mentioned that Union Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan yesterday rebutting the contention of the Odisha government that the state would lose substantial revenue on the basis of the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission. Puri, Mar 2:The devotees who are on a pilgrimage to have a glimpse of the Lords at Shree Jagannath temple in Odisha's Puri town were deprived of Mahaprasad as the Supakars (temple cooks) went on a cease-work from today protesting against the arrest of a fellow servitor. The temple administration, despite its persistent efforts for the whole day on Sunday, failed to do resolve the issue. The Lords too had to content themselves with the sakal dhupa commonly known as Kotha Bhoga or Raja Bhoga. The Suar Mahasuar Nijog (servitor body of temple cooks) of the Shree Jagannath temple has stopped cooking of Mahaprasad from today. The servitor body at its meeting yesterday also decided to stop preparation and sale of sukhila bhoga (confectionaries) apart from Anna Mahaparasad (Rice meal). The members of the Nijog are agitating in protest against arrest of a servitor, Padmanava Pratihari, who was found RAMPANT TRANSACTION OF FAKE CURRENCY NOTES IN RAYAGADA: FOUR NABBED BY POLICE Rayagada, March 2: Police has been successful in busting yet another racket involved with fake currency notes in Rayagada town. On getting reliable information, police nabbed two persons namely Nalla Sampath of Venkatapuram, DistrictWarangal(Telengana) & Singarupu Bangaraya of Bodarapuwalsa, DistrictVizianagaram(AP) from the bus stand and confiscated fake currency note in the denominations of Rs.1000 and Rs.500 when the accused were trying to exchange those notes in the market. Nine numbers of Rs.1000 notes and five numbers of Rs.500 notes were recovered from Sampath whereas Bangaraya possessed seven numbers of Rs.1000 notes and four numbers of Rs.500 notes. After registering a case in Rayagada PS case no-36/ 2015 u/s 489(C) on dated 2-3-2015 against both the accused persons and interrogation, it was established that one T.P.Murali Raju of Village- Pukali under Pottangi PS, Dist-Koraput alongwith his associates were manufacturing these fake currency notes in his home and disposing those off through Kaka Dipak of village-Rudaram, DistBijapur(Chhattisgarh). During the raid, one colour printer with spare cartridges, mobile phones alongwith two numbers of Rs.1000, four numbers of Rs.500, ten numbers of fake currency notes, three Rs.100 currency notes pasted on a white sheet back to back to take impression from said notes to prepare fake currency notes were recovered from Murali. Similarly, two numbers of Rs.1000, two numbers of Rs.500 and four numbers of Rs.100 fake currency notes were recovered from Kaka Dipak of Chhattisgarh. Altogether fake currency notes amounting Rs.28900 have till been recovered. “In this case, many others in Odisha and other neighbouring states as well are involved. Steps are being taken to nab the entire racket. It is highly suspected that the culprits with an intention to circulate these fake currencies during trassaction of cattle, cotton and paddy, etc.”, said Sri K Siva Subramani, SP, Rayagada during a press meet in his office. Subramani has appealed the media and the general public to keep alert and keep close watch over transaction of fake currency notes in their locality and furnish information to the local public in case any such transaction is noticed. It may be noted that CM KY recently, 473 fake currency notes in the denomination of Rs.1000 were recovered by Chandili PS and one Muska Raising was arrested in this connection. Similarly police nabbed a culprit when they were informed by the Barijhola villagers regarding fake notes transaction. “Chandili is hardly 10 km away from district headquarters whereas Barijhola is around 3 kms from Rayagada town. Rayagada has 11 blocks and 2556 revenue villages. (See Last Page) selling 'Mahaprasad' in the bhitara bedha outside the Ananda Bazaar (place meant for selling of Mahaprasad) located inside the temple premises on Friday in violation of the directive by the temple administration that Mahaprasad can only be sold at the Ananda Bazaar. The Suar Mahasuar Nijog, which had served a notice to the temple administration in this regard, is supported by the Chhattisha Nijog (federation of servitor bodies of Shree Jagannath temple). It may be mentioned that Lord Jagannath and his siblings had remained without food for nearly six hours on Saturday due to the Nijog's cease-work. After Sahana Mela (public darshan) on Saturday morning, the Suar and Mahasuars did not allow Rosha Homa (a ritual that is carried out before cooking) to be performed. As a result, Ballav (breakfast) and other (See Last Page) Odisha govt recommends IIM in Sambalpur Bhubaneswar, Mar 2:The Odisha government today recommended the Centre for setting up the proposed Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Sambalpur city subject to relaxation in Central guideline. In a letter to Union HRD minister Smriti Irani, chief minister Naveen Patnaik said the Centre had sought the opinion of the state government for setting up of the IIM in Western Odisha, particularly in Sambalpur region. While recommending the sites for the IIM, the HRD ministry, as per its guideline, had asked the state government to identify the location which should be close to an airport. As a result, the state government had restricted its choice to places in and around Bhubaneswar. "However, if the Centre is willing to relax this guideline for site selection, the state government would strongly recommend Sambalpur as the location of the IIM", Patnaik said in his letter.(unn) CM KY CM KY Tuesday , March 03 2015 BHUBANESWAR LAND LAW MAY BE CONSIDER AGAIN E D I TO R I A L JAITLY THE UNFORSEEN BALANCE MAKER CM KY CM KY Finance Minister Arun Jaitley may just have managed to achieve what some of his predecessors attempted but failed. In a performance that is striking in its imaginative balance, Mr. Jaitley has deftly reconciled the interests of business and the markets on the one hand and that of the masses, or aam aadmi, if you will, on the other, and all this without taking his eyes off the fiscal deficit ball. His second budget, which is also his first full-year one, has proposals that incentivise savings, increase social security and pension coverage of citizens and ideas to harness the idle gold lying in family lockers. For good measure, the Finance Minister has also signalled his government's commitment to the rural jobs scheme by allocating a marginally higher sum with the promise of more if his tax revenues increase. Simultaneously, Mr. Jaitley has kept his focus on the needs of business and the corporate sector with a significantly higher allocation for infrastructure, a phased reduction in the corporate tax rate, deferment of GAAR by two more years, a microfinance refinancing agency, a law to handle disputes in public contracts and the promise to usher in a bankruptcy code this year. The only luxury that the Finance Minister has permitted himself is that of delaying the journey to a fiscal deficit target of 3 per cent of GDP by an extra year. While this may have the fiscal hawks up in arms, the fact is that the target was set earlier under the then prevailing circumstances that have changed now. And then again, Mr. Jaitley can be given the benefit of the doubt for being profligate simply because the extra spending goes towards investment in infrastructure and not for consumption. Broadly, there are three facets of the Budget that stand out. First, the conscious push towards spreading the social security net, especially retirement pension coverage, using the Jan Dhan platform. The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojna which will offer accident cover of Rs.2 lakh at a premium of just Rs.12 per year and the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana which will offer life cover of Rs.2 lakh at a premium of just Rs.330 per annum are commendable plans that will take social security to the poor who need it the most. For the middle class, Mr. Jaitley has incentivised the push for retirement coverage with the promise of a generous tax-break, which in one stroke channelises savings and ensures a pension net. The second major facet is the investor-friendly initiatives as seen in the phased cut in corporate tax rate and the deferment of GAAR. The idea of an electronic bill discounting platform for MSMEs is an excellent one that will address the cash flow problems of the smallest of businesses. The serious push to address the parallel economy inhabitants as seen by the proposal to pass a tough law against those holding undisclosed assets abroad is the third major feature. Ten years rigorous imprisonment and 300 per cent penalty on those who conceal income and assets abroad are unprecedented tough measures that send the signal that this government means business on the issue of curbing illegal foreign accounts. The gold deposit scheme and sovereign bonds are probably vehicles to get the illegal gold hoarded by the parallel economy into the mainstream though Mr. Jaitley might not admit it. The one major criticism that the Finance Minister might have to address is the fact that he is raising additional resources through indirect taxes, which are regressive as they are harsher on the poor. The middle-class might also be unhappy that there has been no change in either the income-tax slabs or the rates. They will have to wait for better times to come. Mr. Jaitley's decision to increase the import duty on petrol and diesel is unlikely to go down well as retail prices have increased due to the trade-parity pricing formula followed by the oil companies. The devil, as they say, is in the detail and there could be other unpleasant changes hidden in the fine print. But broadly, and for the moment, the Finance Minister can take credit for tailoring a budget that balances conflicting pulls and pressures and in a difficult environment to boot. Overall, it is an imaginative and well-formulated exercise addressing the needs of growth as well as equity. GOVT .DEFAULTER IN ESSENTIAL SERVICES . Two days before the presentation of the Economic Survey, which makes a spirited pitch for the rationalisation of subsidies, Delhi's AAP government announced a set of poorly targeted electricity and water subsidies that will lead to an unconscionable waste of resources. By Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's own reckoning, the electricity subsidy will benefit a whopping 90 per cent of this relatively better-off citystate's population - outstripping even the food security act's widely criticised 67 per cent. On the other hand, the water subsidy will bypass 24.8 per cent of households, arguably the poorest, because they don't have piped water connections. These perverse outcomes are thanks to the poor design of the programmes. Electricity will be charged at half the rate to households that use 400 units or less of power - an overgenerous cut-off that fails to sift out households on the upper end of the income distribution - and 20,000 litres of water will be given for free to households that use 20,000 litres or less of water. The water subsidy becomes even more problematic when one takes into account the fact that poorer households tend to be larger - and larger households are more likely to breach the 20,000 litre cut-off. The corollary: households that are more likely to be under the consumption threshold may also be able to pay more. The AAP's water policy has a precedent in South Africa. But in that country, the free entitlement works out to 25 litres per person per day - against Delhi's 135 - which Disappointingly little seems to have changed since the last time the AAP was in power, time that the party supposedly used to fine-tune its policies and vision. Even according to modest estimates, the power and water subsidies will cost Rs 1,427 crore and Rs 250 crore, respectively. Given that, according to the AAP's own calculation, "at least Rs 3,000 crore [equivalent to 10 per cent of the state's budget] would be required to lay down the network for piped water only in some parts of the city", the Delhi government has its priorities backwards. It must first ensure that all dwellings have piped and metered connections, and then revisit the thresholds of its policies. 2 On my desk as I write rests a copy of the land law that the last government bequeathed us. I dredged through its reams of dreary officialese more than once and concluded that when the BJP helped the Sonia-Manmohan government pass it in Parliament, its MPs did not read it. This is not an insult. It would be hard for any normal, healthy, educated person to read it without being utterly defeated by this convoluted, verbose document. So if the Prime Minister wants to bring the changes without which this law will remain the major obstacle to India's future progress, he must admit that it was a mistake to support the law in the first place. Then and only then will he be able to move forward. His government has been so defensive lately that it is as if Mr Modi has forgotten that he is the first prime minister in 30 years to have a full majority in the Lok Sabha. Meanwhile those who have worked tirelessly, and perhaps with good intentions, to keep Indian farmers mired in subsistence farming forever are on the ascendant. At Jantar Mantar have appeared not just Anna Hazare and that eternal promoter of wrong causes, Medha Patkar, but even Congress MPs in peasant turbans. They did this perhaps to look like farmers. They failed. They just looked silly. But they succeeded in joining the raucous, ill-informed chorus that any changes to the 'Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2013' (phew!) will make This is not just rubbish, but dangerous rubbish. As the sister of someone who, by Indian standards, is a rich farmer, may I put on record that the only time my brother has made any money is when he sells an acre or two. Most Indian farmers live on the edge of ruin because land reform has made agriculture unprofitable for most. And the reason why unemployment is the biggest problem in rural India is because agriculture has no capacity left to create jobs. So to try and make industry and infrastructure bad words, as the Finance Minister pointed out, is wrong. Changes to this seriously defective law will not reduce the compensation that farmers get. They will reduce the decades that it could take to get 70 per cent of local residents to agree before land is acquired for roads, hospitals, schools or defence facilities. Incidentally, the change that the ordinance has forgotten to make is that this law interferes in private buying and selling of land as well. The middle class, urban protesters who currently occupy Jantar Mantar should tell farmers this and find out if they still support the law.cheered me to hear the Prime Minister remind us in his speech in the Lok Sabha last Friday that the Congress party won only 44 seats in the last election because the 'aam aadmi' noticed that the laws made on his behalf did not improve his life. Shame on the BJP for not performing its role as the main opposition party by not aggressively opposing the very bad laws the last government passed. The land law is not the only bad piece of legislation that the last government bestowed upon us. There is the very flawed retroactive tax that made foreign investors flee in droves. There is a food security law that instead of improving the hopeless public distribution system adds to its burden by seeking to provide more than 70 per cent of Indian citizens with cheap food grain. There is a right to education law that instead of improving government schools allows officials to interfere in private schools. And there is the vaunted 'flagship scheme' of the last government, MNREGA, that instead of creating employment ends up as dole. If these laws had made a real difference to the lives of India's most disadvantaged citizens, would the Congress have been reduced to 44 seats? The sad truth is that far too many Indians, including far too many political pundits, have not noticed that India looks very, very bad compared to most other countries. We have roads, railways and ports that are among the most decrepit in the world. Our major cities look like vast shanties and in our villages, we have been unable to deal with such basic problems as sanitation and clean water. The question we need to ask is that why did a decade of 'pro-poor' laws make no real difference to those Indians who remain ground down horribly by extreme poverty? The question we need to ask is why most Indians living in extreme poverty are farmers? If the Prime Minister does not continue to ask these questions loudly and aggressively, he will lose to the Jantar Mantar crowd. And if they win, Indian farmers are doomed to eternal poverty. Follow Tavleen Singh on Twitter @ tavleen_singh Modi's 'frenemies' problem .If you were to ask Prime Minister Narendra Modi's legion of admirers to draw up a list of Modi baiters, a typical one would probably lead with the BJP's political foes, left-leaning liberals, a large sprinkling of civil society, his detractors in the media, and the entrenched elite of Lutyens' Delhi. But recent events once again show that the challenges facing Mr Modi come as much, if not more, from within. Consider the ongoing hullabaloo over the contentious land acquisition amendment bill (Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Amendment Bill 2015), which seeks to turn a recent ordinance into law. It jumped to centrestage on the very first day of the Budget Session of Parliament with the entire Opposition ranged against it, forcing the BJP top leadership to rethink the government's strategy. The return of Anna Hazare to Jantar Mantar, Delhi's Hyde Park, to lead antiland acquisition protesters added to the BJP's troubles. But what is perhaps causing the Modi government the most embarrassment is the loud pronouncements of some of its friends - NDA allies and RSS affiliates. Raju Shetty, whose party Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana is an NDA ally, says the proposed amendment would be disastrous for the farming community. The Shiv Sena, a BJP ally at the Centre and in Maharashtra, boycotted an allparty meeting called by the government on Tuesday evening to resolve the issue. "There is no question of supporting any legislation which goes against the interest of farmers," says Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray. Another Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut told reporters, "If farmers are opposing this ordinance, we must also take their views into consideration. We are with the government, but we are with the farmers as well, we want certain points to be reviewed." The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the BJP's ally in Punjab and at the Centre, was present at the meeting but reportedly added its voice to those opposing the bill saying that farmers were unhappy with the proposed changes and that an alternative was needed. "Yes, we have problems with the ordinance and we said so at the meeting. We hope the government will take corrective steps," Akali MP from Anandpur Sahib Prem Singh Chandumajra said. That is not all. The RSS-affiliated unions of farmers and labourers - Bharatiya Kisan Sangh (BKS) and Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) - also do not see eye to eye with the government on the proposed amendment to the Land Acquisition Act. Both are crying hoarse about its potentially damaging impact on Indian farmers. Sources say BKS, BMS and Swadeshi Jagran Manch leaders met the BJP's top leadership and advocated "immediate course correction". That possibly explains why a committee has now been tasked to talk to farmers. BMS general secretary Vrijesh Upadhyay told this writer that the government's proposal to skip social impact assessment during the land acquisition process is ill-advised and could spell serious trouble. He cited the examples of Nandigram and Singur in West Bengal to argue that "Anti-farmer policies have a high Patralekha Chatterjee political cost. No investor will come if there is turbulence." Such opposition from within the Sangh Parivar comes on top of the opposition from the Congress, the left and regional parties. Clearly, it is more than a matter of party politics. Even if the government manages to push through the amendment in its present form, it is unlikely to lead to the desired effect - a lot more factories being set up and a lot more infrastructure projects. No investor wants to invest in an atmosphere of uncertainty, without being sure that there will be no public protest to hold up the project. From the point of view of the investor - not to talk of the farmer whose land is being acquired - it makes sense for the government to strive for consensus. As if the hullabaloo in Parliament and on the streets of New Delhi were not enough, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat created another controversy the very day the Modi government was being politically cornered over the land acquisition bill. Mr Bhagwat gave Mr Modi's critics another reason to chuckle when he observed that Mother Teresa's service to the poor was aimed at converting them to Christianity. Mr Bhagwat is not the first to take a potshot at her. The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice, a 1995 essay by British-American journalist Christopher Hitchens, had made headlines as a scathing critique of Mother Teresa's work and philosophy. It is not known if Mr Bhagwat had read or was inspired by Hitchens. But in this instance, there has been widespread speculation about the timing of his remark. That one observation successfully complicated the task of Modi government's perception managers. If troubles come, can BJP MP Yogi Adityanath be far behind? That relentless seeker of the spotlight has now announced, "ghar wapsi shall continue till a law on religious conversion is brought in". It is no secret that the BJP is feeling embarrassed by the recent statements of its Hindutva brigade. Union minister M. Venkaiah Naidu even blamed them for "damaging" the party's prospects in the recent Delhi Assembly polls. Mr Modi has urged his party workers and public representatives to refrain from making comments that divert focus from the government's "agenda for development". But the comments continue. What is one to make of this? More important, how does the government deal with a situation where its own supporters are shrilly contradicting its own messaging? There is no single answer. To counter Mr Bhagwat, Yogi Adityanath and others like them, perhaps actions will speak louder than words. Any attempts to whip up sectarian strife should be immediately countered. But the same policy cannot be applied to the unions. On sensitive public policy measures, there has to be greater consultation, and being conciliatory is not always a bad thing, as the government is learning. Mr Modi's troubleshooter and BJP president Amit Shah has formed an eight-member committee to seek farmers' suggestions on the proposed land acquisition legislation. In the past 72 hours, the BJP has taken to aggressively explaining its position on the proposed amendment through social media outlets. DAILY HOROSCOPE Aries The only good thing about being on an emotional roller coaster is that you never feel the same way for long. One moment you're up, the next you're down. You can't figure out what it is you want. Rather than drag your loved ones along on the ride, get away from your usual environment. You will be a lot better off alone. And something more important may come out of these moments of solitude! Taurus You might want to check your alarm clock to be sure it really woke you up this morning. Your tendency today will be to stay in the cocoon of your little dream world, deep in your own thoughts. Obsessive thoughts, in particular, will try and drown out some more pressing issues from the past that need resolution once and for all. Ring! It's time to wake up! Gemini There's something in the air pushing you toward change or renewal. Is it time to change your wardrobe or redecorate your home? If so, today's the day. If you have a budget, you will find it just as fulfilling (and a lot cheaper) to rid your home of all the things that just aren't "you" anymore. Surround yourself with things you love. Cancer The good news is this - it gets better. There could be some trying times in store, Cancer. If you're a parent, the children will ask for something every five minutes, and you may feel pressure from all sides. Not even your love life is immune from the doubt that seems to hover over your head. No compromise is possible for you, Cancer. Just sit tight and know that calmer days are coming. Leo Today rethink all the social values you take at face value. Like the rest of us, you learned them at an early age and accepted them unthinkingly. Established concepts of propriety are especially deserving of consideration. After hearing for years about all those things that "just aren't done," isn't it refreshing to think that maybe they should be done after all? Libra Capricorn The topic of the day is knowledge and learning. Did you study the field you really wanted to? Do you feel bad about not having attended such-and-such school or program? If these issues are uppermost on your mind today, remember that your creativity has little to do with the degrees you hold. It has everything to do with how you use your skills and knowledge to better the world. The results of the recent planetary influence are coming home to roost, Capricorn. If everything went according to plan, you gained some insight into your ego. Buddhist wise men say that the path to spiritual fulfillment lies in knowing how to build a healthy ego while developing a part of oneself completely foreign to the ego. Are you working hard at this? Scorpio The planetary alignment is favorable, and you're in the process of reaping the benefits, Scorpio. It was only a matter of becoming aware of and settling certain matters related to your need for social recognition. Don't be so hungry for approval, Scorpio. Everybody contains a stern inner parent and can survive comfortably in total selfsufficiency. In fact, it's your greatest strength. Sagittarius Virgo Today is an ideal day to shop for a new wardrobe. You may find your usual style too conventional or uncomfortably trendy. Sometimes you reject outfits you really like out of fear they're too suggestive, old fashioned, or something else. Perhaps you should listen to your good judgment for a change instead of being so concerned about what other people might think. CM KY You may feel hemmed in by the role models society currently offers. As you struggle to reach your own definition of the truly innovative achiever, other people sometimes criticize your rather liberated attitude. Just because your ideas aren't in sync with theirs in no way invalidates them. If your ideas are too radical, theirs are too conventional. There's room for both viewpoints. Aquarius A small crisis is still a crisis, isn't it, Aquarius? You can expect one in your personal life today. Since you aren't the kind of person who lets issues go unresolved, you won't be able to put off dealing with your problems any longer. Are responsibilities shared equally with your partner? Are you each making an equal effort to maintain harmony? Asking the questions is the first step to answering them. Pisces Something has to change. You knew it as soon as you woke up this morning. Your mirror provides the impetus for important resolutions today. Is it time to begin a diet, commit to exercising more, or strengthen your resolve to quit smoking? Anything you do to improve your appearance will make you feel a lot better about yourself. Buy some new clothes or get a haircut. People will notice. MAIL BOX Pro-poor budget The first full-fledged Budget of the Modi government can be termed as pro-poor and a Budget that encourages savings. Most importantly, it favours retired and senior citizens, who are often neglected. Deduction of `30,000 towards medical expenditure and the deduction limit of `80,000 on account of specified diseases will greatly benefit senior citizens, who are not eligible to take health insurance. Also, steps have been taken to encourage contribution towards pension fund and the new pension scheme. Being a senior citizen, I would like to thank Arun Jaitley for thinking of our financial health. Inder Singh New Delhi Please write Your Valuable Suggestion mailto: [email protected] CM KY CM KY CM KY News News box box Delhi man acquitted of charges of circulating objectionable messages New Delhi A local court has acquitted a man of the charges of circulating objectionable messages about a woman after not finding enough evidence against him.Additional Sessions Judge Reetesh Singh let off the north Delhi resident while setting aside a magisterial court's order which had awarded four months imprisonment to him along with a fine of Rs 9,000."Impugned orders (of magisterial court) are set aside and the appellant is acquitted in respect of all the charges framed against him," the court said.It noted that police failed to examine the person who provided call and SMS records and file the records with the proper legal documents."Hence even this piece of evidence... Is rendered inadmissible in evidence," the court said, noting that there was no other evidence other than the call detail and SMS records of the phone number which could establish that the obscene messages were circulated.The court also noted that during the pendency of trial, the girl died due to illness and thus she could not be examined as a witness.According to police, the accused had circulated certain objectionable messages about the girl from his phone.The police had claimed that after being apprehended, the man had disclosed that he was trying to establish a relationship with the girl but after she did not respond, he flashed the obscene messages.However, the man had denied the allegations levelled against him.The magisterial court had convicted the man for offences punishable under sections 292 (sale of obscene object to younger persons) and 509 (uttering word or making gesture intended to insult woman's modesty) of the IPC. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal had tendered his resignation as party's National Convener in the National Executive meeting held on Thursday, party sources said, a move which was vehemently opposed by members.The sources said Kejriwal was upset after a section of leaders raised the issue of him playing dual role of the Delhi Chief Minister and the party convener. Kejriwal is believed to have demanded more freedom to run the party.The meet was held on Thursday and an informal meet continued until yesterday."In the National Executive meeting, Kejriwal had offered to resign, having become the chief minister. He had also sent a note and also conveyed his decision over the phone. The move was vehemently opposed by everyone, including Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav. On the same night, NE members met Kejriwal and conveyed that they had rejected his proposal of quitting."A suggestion also came up to rejig the PAC, but a final decision will be taken by Arvind (Kejriwal)," said a senior party leader.The party is also New Delhi CM KY The cadre of IAS officer Abhishek Singh has been changed from Uttar Pradesh to Union Territories after his wife Durga Shakti Nagpal was recently appointed as OSD to a Union minister here.A 2011-batch IAS officer, Singh has been moved to the Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram and Union Territory cadre (Delhi segment) for a period of three years in relaxation of guidelines, said an order issued by the Department of Personnel and Training.The state government and Home Ministry have given their nod to the cadre change, it said.According to rules, a married couple in government service needs to be posted at the same location as far as possible.Nagpal, a 2010batch IAS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, was in January appointed as Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh. She has been appointed for a three-year period.She was in the news in 2013 for taking on the sand mining mafia and cracking down on illegal construction in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad district.She was in July, 2013, suspended by the Uttar Pradesh government, a move which was believed to have been effected at the behest of some politicians hailing from that area. Nagpal was reinstated in September, 2013. UGC gives a year to 7 deemed varsities to rectify deficiencies New Delhi CM KY At party meet, Kejriwal wanted Two cops booked for seeking bribe to quit as AAP Convener New Delhi Durga Shakti Nagpal's husband's IAS cadre changed from UP to Delhi In a breather to seven 'C' category deemed universities, UGC has given them one more year to rectify their deficiencies failing which they could face the possibility of denotification.These universities were identified from among 41 'C' category deemed universities by an expert panel as they lacked the requisite infrastructure and faculty strength."After detailed deliberations, UGC decided to give them a final opportunity for rectifying their deficiencies within a maximum period of one year and submit the compliance report within that time, failing which recommendation for the denotification of their status would be made to HRD Ministry," UGC resolved recently at a full meeting.Supreme Court, which has been monitoring the case, had directed UGC to inspect eight such universities which were said to be lacking in terms of the criteria for deemed universities.The apex court had last year directed UGC to examine all the reports of the 41 deemed universities and advise the central government.These universities had gone to Supreme Court after they were put in the 'C' category in 2009 by the Tandon Committee.Upon Supreme Court's direction, a committee was set up under UGC vice chairperson H Devaraj which heard all the 41 deemed universities separately.The universities, which were examined on nine parameters, scored poorly in several of them. Some of the parameters were conformity to the provisions of the UGC Act and UGC guidelines, aspects of governance, quality of and innovation in teachinglearning process, research output, doctoral and other research degree programme, faculty resources, admission processes and award of degrees. LIVE: PM Narendra Modi arrives at venue, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to take oath as J&K CM shortly National P-3 Tuesday , March 0 3 2015 BHUBANESWAR likely to rejig its all powerful Political Affairs Committee (PAC), amidst reports of friction between Kejriwal and senior party leader Yogendra Yadav.udget session of Delhi Legislative Assembly, which is slated to take place next week, but a final decision will be taken by Kejriwal in coming days.The party sources said that after the rejig, specific responsibility will be given to the leaders and their roles will be defined.All is not well within the party, the sources said, as differences have cropped up between senior party leaders especially over the candidate selection during the Delhi assembly election. Owing to this, Bhushan and Yadav were not attending the The Delhi unit of AAP was unhappy about the opposition over the candidate selection process as it claimed that the party already had a strong filter to weed out candidaes who don't meet the party standards.Meanwhile, Yadav said no decision was taken to rejig the PAC. "As I said, there was a National Executive meeting, no such decision has taken place and about speculation, obviously I cannot respond. AAP is not into such petty political games that get played in other political parties. "All the time I remember much bigger, which is millions, crores of people in this country have invested their hopes about changing the nature of politics in this small entity called aam aadmi party. We cannot play small, we have to respond to those hopes and we have to act to the best of our ability," Yadav said.Following the NE meet, a three-member committee was constituted comprising party's national secretary Pankaj Gupta, Gopal Rai and Anand Kumar to talk to Kejriwal, Yadav and Bhushan and sort the issues. Concerns were also raised about "leakages" by some leaders to the media, which was not good in taste for the party.This is the not the first time that differences have cropped up between Yadav and Kejriwal. After the Lok Sabha debacle, Yadav had written a letter criticising Kejriwal of "falling prey to personality cult". in Delhi New Delhi An FIR has been registered against two policemen for allegedly threatening and taking bribe from a person after the victim sent the recording of the incident to Delhi Police's anti-corruption WhatsApp helpline.The accused policemen have not been arrested as the recording has been sent for forensic test and further investigation is underway.The complainant has forwarded avideo/audio recording on the whatsApp helpline of vigilance, recorded by him on February 17, in which he has recorded his conversation with Head Constable Ram Kamal of Ambedkar Nagar police station."The complainant stated that he was falsely implicated in a criminal case under the Arms Act, when he lodged a complaint to the local police regarding sale of contraband drugs and activity of 'satta' on his plot situated in Ambedkar Nagar, which is allegedly in the unauthorised possession of a person," said DCP (Vigilance) Sindhu Pillai.SI Bijender Singh asked the complainant to pay Rs 50,000 to prevent his arrest in the above criminal case, when he expressed his innocence, the amount was reduced to Rs 20,000.Bijender took out Rs 10,000 from his pocket and asked him to pay the balance of Rs 10,000 to the beat Head Constable Ram Kamal, the DCP said.The recording allegedly contains conversation between the complainant and Head Constable Ram Kamal.In the video/audio recording, the alleged Head Constable is seen/heard taking bribe of Rs 10,000 on behalf of SI Bijender Singh, the IO of the case. On the statement of the complainant, a case under sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act has been registered and an investigation is on, she said. Anti-Naxal ops: Govt hires two private choppers for military sorties New Delhi The government has hired two helicopters from a private firm to provide air support to security forces deployed in the jungles of Chhattisgarh and its border areas which are hotbeds of Maoist activities.The much-awaited deploymentof these air assets has come after more than a year of hectic efforts to find more helicopters for troops tackling Left-wing extremism (LWE).CRPF has inked the deal for leasing two private choppers which will not only carry troops for reinforcements but also evacuate battle causalities and supply arms and rations. A team of two Bell choppers has been based at Jagdalpur in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, which is among the worst Naxal violence-affected areas, for operations under the command of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), the lead force for combating the LWE challenge."Two private choppers have been hired on contract for aiding the forces in anti-Naxal operations. The flying machines have begun operations and will be based in south Bastar," a senior officer said.The private firm which is providing the choppers has experience of operating in the Maoist-affected zones, albeit for ferrying civilians and VVIPs. "We have been operating in Chhattisgarh since 2008. This is the first time we will be helping the security forces in a full-fledged role. The sorties will be executed by the CRPF," Ajay Veer Singh, Managing Director of the Delhi-based Dhillon Aviation Pvt Ltd, which owns the choppers, told PTI.The firm Posters demanding Rahul Gandhis resignation ''a plot against the party''': Congress Kanpur Condemning the poster demanding the resignation of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, party leader and former Kanpur MP Sriprakash Jaiswal on Sunday said the act was a conspiracy against the party. "I condemn this act; it`s a plot against us. Rahulji is our leader, I refuse to believe that the man behind this act is a member of the party," said Jaiswal.Another party leader Har Prakash Agnihotri confirmed that the Congress worker responsible for the act had been expelled. "The man behind this act has been expelled from party for six years. We will ensure that he does not join the party again," said Agnihotri.Igniting fresh controversy, a Congress worker had on Saturday put up a poster in Kanpur, demanding the resignation of the party vice president with the words "Resign Rahul, and give somebody else a chance". The poster had the picture of Sriprakash Jaiswal. has deployed its own pilots and crew for the operation, repair and overhauling of the flying machines.The helicopters, while operating in these areas, will land and take-off from helipads which will be sanitised and secured by CRPF and state police. "The choppers, even though only two, will be of precious help during operations or for evacuating casualties, thereby saving numerous lives as time is at a premium in this theatre of operations.o be used to provide rations and other essential items to troops in the difficult-to-reach areas of Chhattisgarh and its border areas with Odisha and Andhra Pradesh which are hotbeds of Naxal activity," the officer said. CRPF has been pitching for gettng more choppers to addto the existing fleet of 11 helicopters deployed for anti-Maoist operations by Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Border Security Force (BSF). With the continuous increase in the number of battalions and men in antiNaxal operations, security forces have been facing a crunch in terms of chopper sorties for helping troops in such terrain CM which is marked by difficult topography KY dotted with thick jungles. With the addition of these two choppers, they will get about 30-40 more flying hours.A pair of new Mi-17-V5 military choppers are also expected to be inducted for these operations by the middle of this year after they arrive from Russia and join the BSF fleet by March. The latest Mi-series helicopters have an on-board weather radar along with stateof-the-art autopilot functions and latest night vision devices, which are not available in the existing Mi-17s. Helicopters are the most important force-multiplier when it comes to providing logistical support to the forces deployed in LWE operations. NDMC to install 'smart signages' for heritage sites, monuments New Delhi Heritage sites and monuments which fall in areas under the jurisdiction of New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) will soon have 'smart signages' as part of the 'smart city' initiative. "A total of 160 signages will be installed at around 40 locations. Specially-designed boards will be used for the purpose, which will bear brief descriptions for the sites, which usually have red sandstone for signages or information boards."The detailed information will be available on scanning the Quick Response (QR) codes printed on the signages using smart phones," said OP Mishra, Director (Projects), NDMC.The civic agency, which is claiming that the present initiative is a first-ofits-kind one, has roped in the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) for the project, which will enable the visitors to use their smart phones as a guide."We have given the Rs 40 lakh project to INTACH, which will be responsible for the designing and installation of the smart signages," Mishra said. "A website is being developed which will have detailed information about history, directions to the place and souvenir shops, etc. About all heritage sites or monuments in the NDMC area. Whenever a visitor scans the QR code, he or she will be directed to the said website," he added. Now, free legal advice, training at DU's legal aid clinics Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir, which was under Governor's rule for 49 days due to political deadlock, will get a new government on Sunday as PDP chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed will take oath as the chief minister with support from the BJP.Along with 79-year-old Sayeed, PDP's 13 and BJP's 12 MLAs will also be administered oath of office by Governor NN Vohra at Zorawar Singh Auditorium in Jammu University.Moreover, BJP's Nirmal Singh will be taking oath as deputy chief minister of the state.Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with Home Minister Rajnath Singh and senior BJP leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi will be present during the ceremony.Former chief minister Omar Abdullah has already vacated the Wazarat Road residence in Jammu which is likely to be taken over by PDP patron Mufti Muhammad Sayeed.The strength of the alliance government, which has been termed as a meeting of "North Pole and South Pole" by Sayeed, is expected to be 25 with 12 PDP MLAs set to take oath along with the Chief Minister and 11 drawn from BJP whose 11 MLAs, including Nirmal Singh tipped to be Deputy Chief Minister.Separatist-turned politician and leader of People's Conference Sajjad Lone is also likely to be part of the coalition government. New Delhi To extend free advice on questions of law and offer consultations on matters like property rights, Delhi University is hosting legal aid clinics which will not be restricted only to the varsity fraternity but open to all. The clinics, which will also impart para-legal training to DU students and teachers, have been set up in association with the Delhi State Legal Services Authority (DSLSA) at DU's Gandhi Bhawan and Campus Law Centre."DSLSA has deputed an advocate to visit the clinics every Friday between 3 PM to 5 PM and take the queries of visitors. The clinics are not restricted just to the DU fraternity but are open to all," Nisha Tyagi, Deputy Dean (Academics), Gandhi Bhawan, told PTI. "When it comes to law, even the literate are illiterate as to the legal nitty-gritty. There are so many issues like property rights, harassment laws, domestic violence, etc., which a common man wishes to know about, but finds law books too heavy a dose," Tyagi said.With a view to providing legal aid and training to people, DSLSA has set up several such clinics in the past, including in jails. These clinics are manned by a senior professor, legal aid counsels and a team of para-legal volunteers.The counsels render appropriate advice to those approaching the clinics and maintain proper record of the cases. The CM KY clinics also refer appropriate cases to DSLSA for legal aid. Advocate RK Bachchan, who visits the DU legal aid clinic, said, "I was surprised to see a greater number of girls visiting the clinic. They have queries pertaining to eve- teasing, dowry prohibition, property inheritance, domestic violence, etc."I discuss with them details of the available provisions, their rights and the procedures to be followed. Some times, people come with certain cases and don't have enough means to pursue it in court. I then forward their appeals to DSLSA where a panel takes a call and a select few are offered free legal counsels," he said. The legal aid clinics are not just counselling hot-spotsbut the varsity CM KY The work for the project is already underway and the signages are likely to be installed by March 15. Till the time the website is ready, the signages will be linked with the INTACH website."To begin with, we are linking the QR codes with our website as we already have all the information about heritage sites and monuments in Delhi," said AGK Menon, head of INTACH's Delhi chapter."We have created a specific design for the signages, which has been approved by NDMC. Much like the landscape within which the monument is located, an Integrated Signage System, too, gives the heritage site an identity and character," he said.INTACH, in association with Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), had earlier carried out the designing, fabrication and installation of an Integrated Signage System at 15 ASI-protected sites in Delhi."The main objective of signage is clarity of communication in order to provide the visitors easy access to monuments and sites and the facilities provided. It will be interesting and helpful for them to know about the heritage, its context and the rules and regulations to be followed during a visit to a place of interest," Menon said."We have designed the signages for few sites such as Gurdwara Bangla Sahib, Gandhi Smriti, Dominion Columns, Bada Jain Mandir and Freemasons Lodge, among others. The designs have been approved by NMDC and the installation is in progress," he said. has also decided to offer paralegal training to its students and teachers."The consultation sessions have drawn good response and, hence, we have designed a certificate course in consultation with DSLSA for para-legal training," Tyagi said.The course, open to students and teachers associated with various colleges and departments of DU, will be of 12 hours duration and run through a week in March."There is no fee for the course and the number of beneficiaries are not limited, but prior registrations will be mandatory. The applications will have to be routed through department heads or college principals before March 9," added Tyagi.Some of the topics covered under the course are the POCSO Act, child labour, trafficking, fundamental rights and duties enshrined under the Constitution of India, hierarchy of civil and criminal courts in India, traffic rules and regulations, legal aid m e c h a n i s m f o r u n d e rprivileged sections, sexual harassment at workplace, etc. For students, however, it is not a matter of earning a certificate as they said they are impressed with the idea of pursuing an out-of-the box module. "Legal terms are usually all jargon and beyond our understanding. It might not be that I would like to fight a case but it is always beneficial to know what are the provisions available," said Ritika Bhalla, a Political Science student at PGDAV college. CM KY Business Business BHUBANESWAR News News box box Petrol prices hiked by Rs 3.18 per litre, diesel by Rs 3.09 New Delhi Petrol price was on Saturday hiked by Rs 3.18 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.09, the second increase in rates this month on rising international oil rates. The increase is effective from Saturday midnight. A litre of petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 60.49 from Sunday as against Rs 57.31 currently while diesel will cost Rs 49.71 per litre as against Rs 46.62 at present, oil companies announced here on Saturday. Prior to the increases this month, petrol price had been cut on ten occasions since August 2014 and diesel six times since October 2014. Cumulatively, petrol price had been cut by Rs 17.11 per litre in ten reductions since August and diesel by Rs 12.96 a litre since its deregulation in October. This trend was reversed when rates were raised on February 16. "Prices of petrol and diesel were last revised upwards with effect from February 16 by Rs 0.82 per litre and Rs 0.61 a litre respectively (including state levies at Delhi)... Since the above price revision, there has been further steep increase in international prices of both petrol and diesel," Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said in a statement. Also, the slight depreciation in rupee-dollar exchange rate together with firming international rates warrant increase in retail selling price of petrol and diesel, it said. Fuel prices would have been lower but for four consecutive excise duty hikes since November totalling Rs 7.75 a litre on petrol and Rs 7.50 on diesel. "The movement of prices in international oil market and INR-USD exchange rate shall continue to be closely monitored and developing trends of the market will be reflected in future price changes," the IOC statement said. Petrol price was Saturday hiked by Rs 3.18 per litre and diesel by Rs 3.09, the second increase in rates this month on rising international oil rates. The increase is effective from midnight tonight.A litre of petrol in Delhi will cost Rs 60.49 from Sunday as against Rs 57.31 currently while diesel will cost Rs 49.71 per litre as against Rs 46.62 at present, oil companies announced here tday. Prior to the increases this month, petrol price had been cut on ten occasions since August 2014 and diesel six times since October 2014.Cumulatively, petrol price had been cut by Rs 17.11 per litre in ten reductions since August and diesel by Rs 12.96 a litre since its deregulation in October.This trend was reversed when rates were raised on February 16."Prices of petrol and diesel were last revised upwards with effect from February 16 by Rs 0.82 per litre and Rs 0.61 a litre respectively (including state levies at Delhi)... Since the above price revision, there has been further steep increase in international prices of both petrol and diesel," Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said in a statement.Also, the slight depreciation in rupee-dollar exchange rate together with firming international rates warrant increase in retail selling price of petrol and diesel, it said.Fuel prices would have been lower but for four consecutive excise duty hikes since November totalling Rs 7.75 a litre on petrol and Rs 7.50 on diesel."The movement of prices in international oil market and INR-USD exchange rate shall continue to be closely monitored and developing trends of the market will be reflected in future price changes," the IOC statement said. Budget 2015: One-time chance on black money or 10 yrs in jail NEW DELHI CM KY The FM's proposal to launch a revised gold monetization scheme is expected to increase the supply of gold to the jewellery industry and also for investment. For, through this scheme, banks can channelize gold held by households to the industry. At the same time, it will not curb demand for gold through steps like higher import duty and other forms. The idea behind the scheme is similar to one that was launched by Turkey through which it channelized about 250 tonnes of gold, worth about Rs 67,000 crore, in three years. "The monetization scheme will drive orderly recycling and enhance transparency, benefiting millions of households and the macro economy, as it has the potential to translate gold savings into economic investments," said Somasundaram PR, MD, India, World Gold Council. CM KY Petrol, diesel prices hiked by over Rs 3/litre each NEW DELHI Budget 2015: Gold bond to yield Turkish delight for Indian households P-4 Tuesday , March 0 3 2015 Manufacturing hubs to power ‘Act East’ policy NEW DELHI As a part of its 'Act East Policy' initiative, the government sought to enforce India's position in Southeast Asia with the announcement that it will facilitate Indian private sector investments into CLMV countries (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam) through a project development company. While presenting the annual budget, finance minister Arun Jaitley said the company will set up manufacturing hubs in the four countries. The commerce ministry had earlier sought a corpus of Rs 100 crore to provide an impetus to India's initiative to set up projects overseas, mainly in CLMV countries, all important Asean members. READ ALSO: Transfer pricing regulations eased, to help companies "The 'Act East' policy of the government of India endeavours to cultivate extensive economic and strategic relations in Southeast Asia," Jaitley said. "In order to catalyze investments from the Indian private sector in this region, a project development company will, through separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs), set up manufacturing hubs in CMLV countries, namely Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam," he added. READ ALSO: Mere presence of fund managers won't trigger tax incidence While India's 'Look East Policy' was launched in 1992 by then PM Narasimha Rao, the NDA government led by PM Narendra Modi sought to prioritize it further by calling it 'Act East' after it came to power last year. With China undertaking infrastructure projects at strategic locations in South Asia and simultaneously increasing its naval presence in the Indian Ocean, India too has been seeking closer ties with several of China's neighbours, particularly Vietnam with which New Delhi now has growing defence and security relations. "A new era of economic development, industrialization and trade has begun in India. Externally, India's 'Look East Policy' has become 'Act East Policy'," Modi said at the India-Asean summit last year. At the East Asia summit in Myanmar, he said his government had moved with a great sense of priority and speed to turn India's 'Look East Policy' into 'Act East Policy'. The government is working on a plan to provide a one-time opportunity to those who have black money abroad to pay taxes and repatriate their stash even as finance minister Arun Jaitley unveiled a raft of stringent measures in the Budget to crack down on offenders. He is likely to announce this facility when he introduces a comprehensive legislation to curb black money in this session of Parliament. The severity of punishments proposed may prompt those with unaccounted money to come clean. Inadequate disclosure or evasion related to foreign assets will be punishable by jail terms up to 10 years. Violation of the Foreign Exchange Management Act may result in imprisonment up to five years. In addition to jail time, penalty will be levied at 300% of the tax due for concealing income and assets. Black money in foreign accounts will be noncompoundable and offenders will not be permitted to approach the Settlement Commission. "Tracking down and bringing back the wealth which legitimately belongs to the country is our abiding commitment," Jaitley said. His tough talk will give help blunt criticism that the government has been dragging its feet on the issue of black money. A separate bill will be brought to deal with domestic black money, primarily through benami transactions in real estate. It will allow for confiscation of benami property and provide for prosecution, blocking a major avenue for generation of black money. Budget 2015: Mere presence of fund managers won’t trigger tax incidence The mere presence of a fund manager in India, would not create a permanent establishment of the offshore fund in India, according to the proposals of the Finance Bill. In other words, the presence of the fund manager in India solely, would not trigger a tax incidence in India for the offshore fund. The main purpose of this proposal, as stated by the Finance Minister was to encourage offshore fund managers to relocate to India. However, on reading the fine print, it appears that the proposal is restrictive and may not see a great number of fund managers willing to relocate home. The presence of the fund manager is proposed not to result in a taxable presence for the fund in very constrained circumstances. First, the fund has to be a tax resident of a treaty country. Next, it has to be 'broad based' and of a particular size (it needs a corpus of more than Rs. 100 crore). Thirdly, it needs to be regulated in its home country. Fourthly, it has to be a fund that does not make any investment in India or control and manage any business in India or from India. Fiftly, the remuneration to the fund manager in India has to be at least at arm's length (it can be more but cannot be less). The investment manager also has to be regulated by the SEBI, he cannot be an employee of the fund or of a connected person of the fund. He should be acting in the ordinary course of his business. He alongwith his connected persons should also not be entitled to more than 20 percent of the profits that the fund makes. To add to this, the fund has to furnish within 90 days of the end of the financial year, a statement to the tax authorities in the prescribed. Will FM’s ‘inflation control’ target soften Rajan’s roar? Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan may end up with a significantly reduced role following implementation of some of the measures announced in the Union Budget. Setting of a 6% inflation target, proposal to create a monetary policy committee and the creation of a public debt management agency are all steps that will mean amendment to laws which hitherto granted a lot of discretionary power to RBI. Finance minister Arun Jaitley said capital account controls is a policy, rather than a regulatory matter. He said the Foreign Exchange Management Act would also be amended to clearly provide for the government to exercise power in respect of control on capital flows, although it would consult with RBI. Following a disconnect between the government and the central bank on lowering interest rates, Rajan had suggested that instead of discretion-based targeting of inflation, Parliament could set an inflation target for the central bank. A panel constituted by RBI had suggested that interest rate decisions could be taken by a monetary policy committee similar to the US Federal Reserves Fed Open Market Committee. Rajan had reacted strongly to the panel's recommendations describing some of its suggestions as "somewhat schizophrenic". "There is no discussion of the empirical magnitude of the synergies gained or synergies lost, which makes the recommendations seem faddish and impressionistic rather than based on deep analysis," he had said. However, Jaitley sounded intent on it in his speech, saying "We have concluded a Monetary Policy Framework Agreement with the RBI, as I had promised...This Framework clearly states the objective of keeping inflation below 6%. We will move to amend the RBI Act this year, to provide for a Monetary Policy Committee." Budget 2015: BJP hails budget, opposition calls it pro-rich New Delhi The NDA government Saturday hailed the Union Budget 2015-16 with Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling it "progressive and practical" while the opposition slammed it for being "pro-rich".Modi, commenting on the budget presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, said it had a "clear vision"."It is a budget that is progressive, positive, practical, pragmatic and prudent," he tweeted. Modi said the budget has "distinct focus on farmers, youth, poor, neo-middle class and the aam nagrik (common man). It delivers on growth, equity and job creation" while also being "investment-friendly and removes all doubts on tax issues".Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders joined Modi in appreciating the budget, and Home Minister Rajnath Singh called it "pro-farmer, pro-poor, and prounemployed youth budget that will make India a modern nation".Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said he would give the budget "9.5 marks out of 10".he opposition parties, however, slammed the budget for being pro-rich. Former prime minister Manmohan Singh, an eminent economist, Saturday criticised Jaitley`s budget, saying it has good intentions but no adequate roadmap.Speaking to a news channel, Manmohan Singh, who was prime minister of the Congress-led UPA government for 10 years, said the NDA government has not been able to capitalise on the advantages, like low crude prices and of other commodities."I had hoped that he would use this lucky phase to give a real big boost to stabilise the economy, strengthen the macroeconomic framework... with all the nitpicking, the net tax revenue will increase by only Rs.15,000 crore. What is Rs.15,000 crores in a budget which runs into Rs.15-16 lakh crores?" he said. Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram slammed the budget as against the poor with "cruel cuts" in allocations for weaker sections but favouring corporates.Trinamool Congress leader Derek O`Brien spoke on similar lines."This budget is not for the people, not for the poor and not for the middle class. Lots of talk on giving more to the states, but this is untrue. Last year, gross output to states was 61.88 percent, this year it is 62," he said.Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, of the Janata Dal-United, said there was nothing specific for poor and common people in the budget. The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) denounced the union budget as pro-rich and said it will only widen "the already large income and wealth inequalities" in the country."This budget, while providing a rich bonanza for the rich - foreign and domestic corporates ensures further widening of the already large income and wealth inequalities," it said in a statement."So much for the slogan of `achhe din aanewale hein`," the CPI-M said.Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati said the budget is "impractical" and "only for corporates and not for the poor". Budget 201A5: Power of five will light up energy sector NEW DELHI tonne to Rs 200 for funding investment in renewable It's plug-and-play time on a green sources and clean coal turf for the power sector. Five technology for power plants showcase projects, higher pollution bolsters India's claim that it tax on coal and a big push to is serious about reducing renewable energy sources mark the greenhouse gas emissions, government's formula for powering but at its own pace. However, economic growth. some unanswered questions The formula fits with the remain. government's promise to guarantee KPMG's Manish Agarwal 24x7 power supply in the next few doubts whether the power years. The five new ultra-mega sector has the financial power projects — with all capacity to invest in the five clearances and fuel allocations new showcase projects ready before being bid out — create totalling 20,000MW. This a captive market for a billion-tonne doubt is natural, given that coal production in the next few the financial sector is y e a r s . A n d t h e t a r g e t o f scheduled for December, on the stressed over 16,000MW 1,75,000MW renewable energy roadmap to cut its carbon Find all budget-related stories gasfired generation capacity hereThe proposed doubling of idling for want of fuel. The capacity by 2022 would help India footprint. green cess on coal from Rs 100 per shine at the Paris climate talks, CM KY mode of drawdown of coal cess so far accumulated and expected to be mopped up has not been described.READ ALSO:Union Budget 2015: Highlights Solar power is to have the lion's share of the renewable energy target at 1,00,000MW, followed by 60,000MW of wind e n e r g y, 1 0 , 0 0 0 M W biomass and 5,000MW of small hydro projects of up to 25MW each. Solar power generation capacity right now stands at 3,000MW, accounting for 6.5% of the electricity mix. Power minister Piyush Goyal has said that India's renewable energy sector plans to attract $200 billion in investments as many domestic and international firms have shown interest in tapping the potential of green power. CM KY CM KY Tuesday , March 03 2015 CM KY BHUBANESWAR CM KY P-5 CM KY CM KY CM KY CM KY CM KY World News News box box Rwanda urged to take action against over BBC genocide documentary Kigali CM KY Rwandan investigators on Saturday urged the government to take action against the BBC and ban its radio programmes from the country`s airwaves over a controversial documentary questioning official versions of the 1994 genocide. The probe led by the country`s former top prosecutor Martin Ngoga found the British broadcaster broke Rwandan law on genocide denial in its report on the massacres that left around 800,000 dead.The BBC has rejected all the accusations against it. "The BBC, in general abused press freedom and free speech, violated its own editorial guidelines (and) transgressed journalistic standards," Ngoga said. Rwanda should "initiate criminal and civil process to deal with identified offences", he added. The focus of the probe was the programme "Rwanda, The Untold Story" which was broadcast on the BBC`s second television channel, BBC2, in October 2014 and highlighted criticism over Rwandan president Paul Kagame`s alleged role in events.The programme revived allegations that his Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) -- then a rebel group, now the ruling political party -- was behind downing a plane carrying the country`s then Hutu president that triggered the genocide against the primarily Tutsi victims. The Ngoga-led probe also recommended the country terminate the agreement that allows the BBC to broadcast on Rwanda`s airwaves. BBC radio services in the local Kinyarwanda language have been blocked since the programme was broadcast.If the BBC wants to resume broadcasting in Rwanda it must promise better conduct, Ngoga said. "The government should require the BBC to commit to adhering to not only agreed professional and legal principles, but also in practice, in the letter and the spirit of the agreement," he added.Advocacy group Reporters Without Borders termed the recommendations "disproportionate" and questioned why radio broadcasts were cut off when the documentary was broadcast on television.The head of Rwanda`s Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) said regulators would carefully study the results of the probe before deciding the best course of action. Prominent international academics, experts and diplomats have also accused the BBC of being "recklessly irresponsible" by allegedly promoting a revisionist account of the genocide in the documentary, notably by questioning the number of Tutsis who were killed.The BBC, one of the country`s mst popular broadcasters, has said previously that the programme in "no way" sought "to downplay or conceal the horrifying events of 1994" and subsequent events. Rand Paul wins US conservative conference straw poll Washington CM KY US conservatives gathering at their annual conference Saturday chose Republican Senator Rand Paul as their top pick for president, for the third year in a row.Scott Walker came in a strong second place at the Conservative Political Action Conference straw poll, a reflection of the Wisconsin governor`s growing popularity among the party`s most ardent Tea Party conservatives ahead of the 2016 elections. The libertarian-leaning Paul, son of former congressman and presidential candidate Ron Paul, led CPAC`s field of 17 hopefuls with 25.7 percent, compared to Walker`s 21.4 percent.Senator Ted Cruz was third at 11.5 percent, barely edging Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon who has emerged as a powerful conservative voice in recent years, with 11.4 percent.Cruz raised hackles in his own party in recent years when he helped push the US government into shutdown over budget fights, and for opposing Republican leadership on a series of issues. In fifth was former governor Jeb Bush, the son and brother of presidents seen as the presumed Republican presidential frontrunner.But the likely center-right cadidate received a mixed reception, including heckles, when he courted CPAC`s conservative attendees Friday.New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, whose approval ratings have suffered a dramatic slide in recent months, placed a dismal 10th with 2.8 percent. A total of 3,007 votes were cast between Wednesday and Friday at CPAC, according to a tally by The Washington Times, which helped organize the poll.The vote is watched closely, not necessarily as a prediction of exactly who will emerge as the Republican presidential nominee, but as a barometer of how the party`s core conservatives see those who might end up on the ballot. Chile's president meets with ailing teen who asked to die Santiago (Chile) Chile's president went to a hospital to meet with a 14year-old girl who shocked the country by going on YouTube to plead for the leader to let doctors euthanize her because she is tired of her struggle with cystic fibrosis.The government quickly said no after the video began spreading on social media Thursday.A government statement yesterday said President Michelle Bachelet talked with Valentina Maureira and her father for more than an hour at the Catholic University hospital in the capital.Officials did not release any information on what was said. But the government provided photographs of the visit, including one of Valentina taking a selfie with the president, who is also a pediatrician.Valentina grabbed attention after posting on YouTube a video that appeared to have been shot from a hospital bed."I urgently request to speak to the president because I'm tired of living with this illness," said the teenager, whose older brother died at age 6 from the same disease."I want her approval so I can get a shot that will make me sleep forever."Cystic fibrosis damages multiple organs, especially the lungs, by causing recurrent infections that damage tissue.Valentina said she was frustrated by the lack of options and by how the disease had hurt her quality of life.On Thursday, presidential spokesman Alvaro Elizalde expressed sympathy for Valentina's plight, but stressed that Chilean law does not allow euthanasia. Tuesday , March 03 2015 BHUBANESWAR P-6 IOC defends Rio legacy amid green protests Rio de Janeiro Ecological protests on Saturday dogged the final day of an International Olympic Committee executive board meeting in Rio as green campaigners slated the choice of a nature reserve to hold the golf event next year. "IOC go home!" protesters yelled at IOC president Thomas Bach as he exited the plush hotel hosting the meeting just off the iconic Copacabana beach. "Do you want to talk?" responded Bach, who earlier insisted the Games would provide a lasting legacy. Protesters greeted the former fencing champion with a storm of boos and banners reading "ecological holocaust", "Thomas Bach is a nature killer" and "The city is not for sale."IOC communications head ark Adams said he had met with the group for half an hour and invited them to submit written grievances.Bach also insisted: "We are ready for a dialogue with everybody."While the board meeting was still going on ahead of a closing news conference, several protesters from the "Golf for Whom" environmental pressure group tried to gatecrash the event. One woman yelled "what kind of legacy will we get from these Games? They are destroying the environment." The woman, aged around 50, said security staff had no right to prevent her entering the hotel lobby and furiously slapped one twice around the She also claimed organizers "are cutting down 100-year-old trees -- that`s a crime" and blasted city authorities for tardy attemps to clear up pollution in Guanabara Bay which will host the sailing events, and the city`s long-neglected waterways in genera. Other protesters said they represented protest groups "Occupy Golf" and "Occupy Marina da Gloria", the marina which will host the sailing. The choice of the golf venue has sparked bitter controversy in Rio, as have reported concessions to the developers who are building more than 100 luxury apartments nearby.Bach recalled he had worked on a previous Rio Olympic bid more than a decade ago, saying that having now made a successful bid, "thanks to the Games, progress has already been made if not yet sufficient". Until it was awarded next year`s showpiece in 2009, "Rio did not get the Games and nothing happened" on pollution. "It got worse," Bach said.He added Rio organizers had pledged they would meet a target of treating 80 percent of the raw sewage which flows into the Bay, despite local authorities saying it is impossible without billions more investment.Bach insisted although muc work remained and the timetable was tight for the Games of August 5-21 of next year, the award to Rio of South America`s first ever Olympiad was "clear evidence what a positive legacy these Games are leaving in the infrastructure, the social and in the environmental areas". Rio is spending some $14 billion for the Olympics -private and public money combined -- some $2 billion more than for last year`s World Cup in 12 cities. But the preparations have been dogged by the pollution debate as well as the fact that the economy fell into recession last year on the back of a fourth straight year of pallid growth. The loal currency, the real, is also on the slide with its value against the dollar falling by around a third in recent months. But Bach, who added that preparations were now entering a "very important time", said he had held productive midweek talks with President Dilma Rousseff and both she and her cabinet had said they were IS to release 29 Assyrian Christians abducted in Syria totally committed to making the Games a success. He said the event would leave "many positive legacies", including wider access to upgraded public transport and said the Games would be "maybe the most inclusive ever" with more than half of 7.5 million tickets costing less than $30 while millions could see the likes of marathon and rowing action for free. "Literally millions of Brazilians will have free access to share the Olympic spirit at first hand," Bach concluded. This week`s IOC meeting followed an eighth visit to Rio by the body`s coordination commission, which praised what it termed clear signs of progress despite the ongoing environmental concerns. Burundi`s government calls anti-opposition rally `for peace` CM KY Damascus Bujumbura The 29 Assyrian Christians who were kidnapped by the Islamic State (IS) will soon be released. These Christianswer part of the 220 members of the community kidnapped by the IS on February 23 when the group stormed the town of Tal Tamr, nearly 700 km from capital Damascus, in Syria`s al-Hasakah province. The militants reportedly desecrated places of worship, including churches and over 690 families were displaced in the attack. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR), the Assyrian Christian leaders have conducted talks with the IS leadership through mediators to secure the release of abducted members of the community.So far, IS has not kidnapped Assyrians would be highly condemned the IS attack on Assyrian executed any of the Assyrian Christians it subjected to trial in the IS court. areas in al-Hasakah. had abducted in Syria.The rest of the The Syrian foreign ministry Friday Nuclear talks at crucial stage: Iran Tehran Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Saturday that the nuclear talks with the six world powers has entered a crucial stage.Zarif made the remarks at a joint press conference with his visiting Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni, saying that Iran and the US held detailed and fruitful bilateral talks in the Swiss city of Geneva from February 21 to 23, Xinhua reported.He also said his country and the P5+1 group, including five permanent members of UN Security Council plus Germany, would make further progress, particularly in lifting sanctions against the Islamic republic, in the upcoming round of talks in Geneva next week.Iran and the P5+1 group have made "some serious progress" in Geneva last Sunday, he said, adding that a final agreement would be reached in case the negotiating sides agree on all issues around Iran`s nuclear programme. For his part, Gentiloni voiced his country`s support for the diplomatic attempts to narrow gaps over Iran`s nuclear issue and hoped that a potential nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers would help enhance the relations between Iran and Italy.It has been over a year since Iran and the world powers agreed to come back to the negotiating table for Iranian nuclear programme in 2013.Under an interim deal between Iran and the P5+1 inked in November, 2013, Iran said it would suspend critical nuclear activities in return for limited ease of sanctions, with all sides seeking a comprehensive deal. After missing twice self-imposed deadlines, the negotiators agreed in November 2014 to extend the deadline for another seven months and aimed to reach a political framework deal by the end of March. `Jihadi John` contemplated suicide in 2010: Report CM KY Thousands of Burundians took part in a government-backed rally "for peace" Saturday, where speakers took aim at the opposition, civil groups and the media, accusing them of leading the country towards war.The demonstration in the capital Bujumbura was mirrored at rallies organised by the authorities in other towns, underlining the growing tension in Burundi ahead of a presidential election in June."We are here to denounce all those who seek to bring us to war, all those who want to organise popular uprisings," Bujumbura mayor Saidi Juma told the crowd, reading a text prepared by the government.Last month, vast crowds took part in one of the largest demonstrations in recent years after the release of a popular journalist and government critic from jail.Burundi, a small landlocked nation in central Africa`s Great Lakes region, emerged in 2006 from a 13-year civil war. The political climate remains fractious C M ahead of local, parliamentary and K Y presidential polls.Rights groups have warned of growing fears of the risk of violence ahead of elections, with a string of attacks including a five-day battle last month between the army and rebels. President Pierre Nkurunziza, in power since 2005, is expected to run for a third term in office despite opponents` claims that a new mandate would violate Burundi`s constitution.Xinhua.At least 19 people were killed in a suicide attack on a bus station in Biu town of Nigeria`s northeastern state of Borno Thursday, for which Nigeria blamed Boko Haram. The Islamist insurgency has killed thousands and forced over one million people to flee their homes.Ban was encouraged by recent "positive steps" of regional countries to fight the extremist group and called on international partners to provide support.The latest operatisecurity and to local populations," said Ban in the statement. London The London man believed to be Islamic State executioner "Jihadi John" told a journalist four years ago that surveillance by British security services had left him contemplating s u i c i d e , i t e m e rg e d Saturday.Mohammed Emwazi, named by media and experts as the militant thought to have beheaded at least five Western hostages held by the IS group, told the Mail on Sunday reporter that he felt like a "dead man walking".A British civil rights group that was in contact with Emwazi, Cage, claims that domestic spy agency MI5 had been tracking him since at least 2009, and blamed his radicalisation on their "harassment".Prime Minister David Cameron and a former head of foreign spy agency MI6 strongly rejected the idea, while London mayor Boris Johnson accused Cage of an "apology for terror".In an email to Mail on Sunday reporter Robert Verkaik, dated December 14, 2010, Emwazi described how he sold his laptop to someone he met online who he subsequently came to believe was with the security services. "Sometimes I feel like I`m a dead man walking, not fearing they may kill me. Rather, fearing that one day, I`ll take as many pills as I can that I can sleep forever!! I just want to get away from these people!!!" Emwazi wrte.Emwazi was born in Kuwait but moved to London when he was a child and attended school and university in the capital.The Daily Telegraph reported this weekend that he went to high school with two other boys who went onto become militants -- Choukri Ellekhlifi, who was killed fighting in Syria, and Mohamed Sakr, killed fighting in Somalia.A spokeswoman for the Department for Education said Saturday that it had launched a review into how Quintin Kynaston school in north London dealt with radicalisation "to seeif there are any lessons we can learn". It was also reported that Emwazi had contacts with the men responsible for failed attacks on London`s public transport system in 2005, two weeks after suicide bombings killed 52 people in the capital.All the revelations add to pressure on the security and intelligence agencies to explain why they did not act on their suspicions about Emwazibefore he travelled to Syria. Cameron on Friday defended their actions, saying they have to make "incredibly difficult judgements, and I think basically they make very good judgements". CM KY BHUBANESWAR Sports News News box box Usain Bolt makes surprise relay start to season Kingston Red card mix-up as Wayne Rooney sends Manchester United third London World 100 and 200-metre record holder Usain Bolt made a surprise 2015 season debut Saturday, running the anchor leg in a 4x100 relay heat victory at the Gibson Relays.Bolt appeared to run with ease as he took the baton from world and Olympic 200m medallist Warren Weir and brought home the victory for the Racers Lions foursome in 39.26 seconds.Mario Forsythe ran the lead leg while Michael Frater ran the second leg in the preliminary heat at Jamaica`s National Stadium in Kingston."For me this was a good run. It was a god blow out in the early morning," Bolt said of his first race on local soil in the past two years."I am looking forward to the finals."The University of Technology ran the fastest time of the day at 38.87 seconds to lead the finals qualifiers.Bolt set world records of 9.58 seconds in the 100 and 19.19 in the 200 at Berlin in 2009 and also helped Jamaica`s 4x100 relay to a world record.The eight-time world champion is a reigning Olympic champion in the 100, 200 and 4x100 relay, having swept all three events at the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games.The 28-yearold sprint star had skipped the Camperdown Classic earlier in February in what had been expected to be his season opener. ICC World Cup 2015: Daniel Vettori `unsung hero` for New Zealand CM KY Auckland CM KY Veteran slow-bowler Daniel Vettori was hailed on Sunday as the "unsung hero" of New Zealand`s knifeedge one-wicket World Cup win over Australia for applying the brakes on the four-time champions just when they threatened a run rampage.The 36-year-old, who made his one-day international debut way back in 1997, broke the half-century second wicket stand between David Warner and Shane Watson before tempting Steve Smith to edge a catch behind to Luke Ronchi for just four in Auckland on Saturday.He finished with two for 41 off his 10 overs -- having had two for 28 off nine -- to move to 298 ODI wickets.However, Vettori`s efforts at Eden Park were overshadowed by left-arm seamer Trent Boult`s five for 27 and the explosive batting of skipper Brendon McCullum and Kane Williamson, who hit the match-winning six. "You`ve got guys who are good players of spin and they like to attack spin," said New Zealand coach Mike Hesson."He (Vettori) controlled his length, just got the drift, occasionally got one to turn and got out two highquality players. He would probably be the unsung hero." Boult also hailed Vettori`s performance."It definitely started off with a hiss and roar on their (Australia`s) part," Boult said. "Dan came in and did his thing and really tied it up. Not just here, but the work he has done in the past has been crucial to setting up games for us."A Suarez leads Barcelona to win, Bueno scores 4 for Rayo Barcelona Barcelona's 3-1 win at Granada from goals by Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi was overshadowed by littleknown Alberto Bueno netting four goals in 16 minutes in Rayo Vallecano's victory.Bueno struck four times from the 23rd to the 38th minutes to lead Rayo's stunning 4-2 comeback win over Levante and send its fans at Vallecas Stadium into raptures in a remarkable first half yesterday.Suarez scored his third goal of the week before setting up Messi as Barcelona kept the pressure on Real Madrid at the top of the Spanish league standings.Suarez, who scored twice in a 2-1 victory at Manchester City on Tuesday, arguably had his best game since joining Barcelona.He played a part in Barcelona's first goal when Ivan Rakitic finished off his rebound in the 25th.No Rayo player had ever scored four goals in one game. In 1995, Deportivo La Coruna's Bebeto scored five goals in a 5-0 thrashing of Almeria, the last four coming in a seven-minute span."It felt like every ball I touched was going in," Bueno said.Barcelona will face Bueno's Rayo in the next round, and will do so without Neymar after he picked up a fifth yellow card.But first, Barcelona visits Villarreal on Wednesday looking to book its place in the final of the Copa del Rey, holding a 3-1 advantage heading into the second leg of their semifinal.Granada, which was left in second-to-last place just ahead of Levante in the relegation zone, held its own in the first half at Los Carmenes Stadium.Barcelona, however, got a key save from Claudio Bravo to stave Javi Marquez's goal-bound strike shortly before halftime, and Rakitic and Suarez provided enough firepower to secure the three points.Messi and Neymar were held in check by Granada's defense until late, leaving Suarez to lead the Malaga remained in seventh place after an entertaining 3-2 win over visitor Getafe, which was coached by interim manager Pablo Franco while the club seeks a third coach this season following Quique Sanchez Flores' unexpected resignation.Malaga's Juanmi Jimenez, Sergi Darder and Ricardo Horta all scored attractive goals to better Alvaro Vazquez's brace for Getafe.Deportivo drew 0-0 at nineman Almeria after Thievy Bifouma and Michel Macedo were both booked twice. He then worked a one-two combination with Rakitic to double the lead in the 48th. Five minutes later, Granada's Fran Rico converted a penalty, but Rakitic played Suarez through for him to generously pass to Messi in the 70th.Suarez's goal was his 10th in 24 appearances, after he started the season late while completing a four-month ban for biting an Italy defender at the World Cup."He has been playing at a very high level," Barcelona coach Luis Enrique said of Suarez. A moment of red card confusion helped Wayne Rooney return Manchester United to winning ways with a brace in a 2-0 Premier League victory over Sunderland on Saturday.Beaten 2-1 at Swansea City last weekend, Louis van Gaal`s United were frustrated by Sunderland until the 64th minute at Old Trafford, when Radamel Falcao won a penalty after being brought down in the visitors` box.John O`Shea appeared to be the culprit, but referee Roger East elected to send off Wes Brown -- like O`Shea, a former United player -- despite protests from Sunderland`s players that he had got the wrong man. Rooney planted the penalty into the bottom-left corner and then added a second goal to take United up to third place in the table, two points above Arsenal, who host Everton on Sunday. Asked about the red card mix-up, United manager Louis van Gaal told a television reporter: "That`s a mistake. You make mistakes as well, and so do I. It can happen."He added: "We are on ou way and we have been in the top four for more than 10 or 12 weeks. I think we are a stable team in the top four. I hope at the end of the season, we are still there." Professional Game Match Officials Limited, the body that manages Premier League referees, later released a statement explaining that East felt that Brown had also fouled Falcao and was more deserving of a red card. Van Gaal made five changes to his starting XI, with Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Antonio Valencia, Ashley Young and Falcao brought in as the Dutchman switched to a 4-2-3-1 formation with Rooney at number 10.Sunderland had enjoyed their two previous visits to Old Trafford, beating United in a League Cup penalty shootout and then winning 1-0 in the league last May, and they started brightly. United goalkeeper David de Gea had to turn a low shot from Connor Wickham around the post, while Jermain Defoe ATP Argentina Open: Rafael Nadal advances to final fired over the bar. United began to make inroads at the other end, with Young shooting over and then seeing a shot deflected onto the bar by O`Shea, before Sebastian Larsson cleared off the line from Marcos Rojo.But the home side`s play lacked penetration and Van Gaal elected to withdraw the disappointing Angel di Maria at half-time, with Adnan Januzaj coming on.Then came the penalty incident, with Falcao brilliantly bringing down a right-wing cross and darting away from O`Shea and Brown. O`Shea hauled the Colombian back, but it was an incredulous Brown who was shown the red card.Rooney`s Reigning French Open champion Rafael Nadal reached his first final of the year by rolling over Carlos Berlocq 7-6 (9/7), 6-2 Saturday at the ATP Argentina Open.The 28-year-old Spanish left-hander next faces Agentina`s Juan Monaco in Sunday`s final. where Nadal will be trying to equal Guillermo Vilas` all-time record of 46 titles on clay.cit to win, then clinched the match when Berlocq hammered a forehand long on the first match point.Earlier in the day, Monaco beat Spain`s Nicolas Almagro 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-4 to book his spot in the final.Monaco reached his 20th career ATP final and is competing in his third final on home soil.Nadal is playing in this event for the first time in 10 years, when he reached the quarter finals. He is 5-1 lifetime against Monaco.The Mallorcan native is trying capture his first title since claiming a ninth French Open crown in June.Nadal breezed into semifinals by defeating Facundo Arguello 6-4, 6-0 and Federico Delbonis 6-1, 6-1. He received a bye in the first round. The Nadal-Monaco matchup means the Argentina Open will be won by an Argentine or Spaniard for the 13th consecutive year. Since 2003, the champion has come from one of the two countries, including the past six by Spain. goal saw him end an eight-game scoring drought in the league and he claimed a second in the 84th minute -- his 10th goal of the campaign -- by heading in after Januzaj`s shot was parried by Costl Pantilimon. Southampton lost further ground in the battle for Champions League qualification after sinking to a second successive defeat at West Bromwich Albion.Saido Berahino scored the only goal in the first minute, slamming home leftfooted when Chris Brunt`s free-kick was partially cleared by Maya Yoshida, but was later forced off by injury."The total performance of the team in quality is a little bit low from the beginning of the season, but we have to go and believe in the next win," said Southampton manager Ronald Koeman. Southampton trail fourth-place Arsenal by two points and could be overtaken by Liverpool -- who won 20 at Southampton last weekend -- if Brendan Rodgers`s side win at home to second-place Manchester City on Sunday. Leaders Chelsea are not in league action this weekend as they play Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday`s League Cup final.Out-of-form West Ham United have now gone five matches without victory after losing 31 at home to London rivals Crystal Palace, who made club history with a fifth successive away win in all competitions. Glenn Murray scored two headers for Palace and was then sent off for two bookable offences, with Scott Dann also on target for Palace and Enner Valencia replying for West Ham. Tim Sherwood`s wait for his first points as Aston Villa manager continued as his second-bottom side lost 1-0 at Newcastle United, with Papiss Cisse scoring a 37th-minute winner. Burnley also remain in the bottom three after a Kieran Trippier own goal gave Swansea City a 1-0 win at Turf Moor, while a Peter Crouch header earned Stoke City a 1-0 victory at home to Hull City. Cricket World Cup: Flawless India overpower UAE for third win in row, qualify for quarters Perth Buenos Aires P-7 Tuesday , March 03 2015 India on Saturday virtually assured themselves of a quarterfinal berth in the cricket World Cup after spanking minnows UAE by nine wickets, recording their third successive win with yet another flawless display, here today.After the bowlers led by off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin (4/25) bundled out UAE for a paltry 102 in only 31.3 overs, the batsmen made short work of the target knocking off the required runs in only 18.5 overs in a completely lop-sided Pool B contest.India thus maintained their grip on the top spot in the league table with three wins from as many matches which took their points tally to six. With three matches against West Indies, Zimbabwe and Ireland left, Dhoni and his boys, are well on course of topping the group.Shikhar Dhawan (14) tarted off well with three sweetly-timed boundaries before Rohan Mustafa at gully pulled off a one-handed stunner to send him back. The pacer was Mohammed Naveed.AS IT H A P P E N E D F U L L COVERAGEPOINTS TA B L E S C H E D U L E R o h i t Sharma hit a fluent unbeaten 57 off 55 deliveries with the help of 10 fours and a six to notch up a significant score before the West Indies game.inst UAE may not be the best indicator of anyone's current form, but some of Rohit's silken strokes would certainly keep the Caribbean bowlers worried before the duel on March 6.Two strokes that stand out were cover drives off rival captain Mohammed Tauqir's off-spin. The first was hit through extra cover and the long-off fielder failed to stop it. The second off the very next delivery was hit finer and the result was same. Even when Rohit played the pull shot, it seemed as if he was indulging in touchplay rather use sheer muscle. Virat Kohli (33 not out) had a calm day in office. Despite that he added 75 runs for the unbroken second wicket with Rohit in 12.2 overs.The winning boundary was hit by Rohit and the celebrations were predictably muted as the win against UAE was taken for granted.Earlier, India's bowling unit continued to impress as they skittled out a belowpar UAE on a pitch that was good for batting.Opting to bat at the WACA, the UAE batsmen couldn't replicate their spirited performance in the two previous games as Ashwin and Co. Performed like a well-oiled machine, maintaining their stranglehold on the opposition.Ashwin with splendid career-best figures of 4/15 in 6.3 overs, was the pick of the bowlers but he also got good support from the likes of Umesh Yadav (2/15), comeback man Bhuvneshwar Kumar (1/19), find of the season Mohit Sharma (1/16) and Ravindra Jadeja (2/23), who kept the pressure from the other end.While the WACA wicket is known for its pace and bounce, Dhoni decimated the opposition with his slow bowlers as the minnows didn't have an iota of idea about Ashwin's deliveries. Neither could they judge the straighter ones nor did they have the technique to play the conventional off-break. And "doosra" was something that they simply couldn't read.The match virtually turned into a "No Show" within the first 20 overs when UAE were reduced to 54 for six and had little chance of making a comeback into the game.Some of the shots that the UAE batsmen played were testimony as to why ICC is making it a 10-team tournament from the next edition.It was Bhuvneshwar, who started the slide with opener CM Amjad Ali (4) failing to execute KaY hook shot as Dhoni took an easy catch. His opening partner Andri Berenger also fell while attempting the same shot as the Yadav delivery was too quick for him and Dhoni took another easy catch.From there on, it was completely Ashwin show as he hadthe batsmen in his grips.Krishna Karate (4) got one to jump and Raina took a catch at legslip while Dhawan took a smart one to dismiss Swapnil Patil (7).Tournament's oldest player Khurram Khan (14) attempted a sweep shot off a delivery that pitched full and bounced a shade more as Raina ran from his first slip position towards leg-slip to complete the easiest of catches. Pakistan vs Zimbabwe LIVE Score: ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, 23rd Match, Pool B, Woolloongabba, Brisbane Welcome to our Live cricket Blog of the Pool B match being played between Pakistan and Zimbabwe in Brisbane. Pakistan InningsOver 29 || Score 106/3 Umar Kamal has scored his runs at brisk pace. The right-hander has scored a run-aball 26 taking his partnership with Misbah to 48 runs.Zimbabwe captain Chigumbura injured himself in the field while chasing a ball near the boundary. He was escorted off the field by the medical staff. Misbah is batting on 34 and Akmal on 6.Sohail, who looked good for a big score, threw his wicket away as his pull shot off a poor delivery landed straight in the hands of short midwicket. The left-hander was distraught and he should be. Just when the two were doing a fine rebuilding job, Pakistan have shot themselves in the foot again. Umar Akmal is the new man in!Masakadza strayed on Sohail's pads who delightfully flicked the ball past fine leg past the fielder in the circle to pick up four runs.The skipper Elton Chigumbura got himself on. Seven runs come off his first over. Misbah pulled a poor delivery from Masakadza to the midwicket boundary for four runs. Pakistan are slowly getting a move on here.Hamilton Masakadza was brought in to the attack and he bowled an excellent first over conceding just 1 run.Spin was introduced for the first time in the 15th over as Sean Williams came in to the attack. CM KY Misbah punished a full delivery from the leftarm spinner through the cover region for his first boundary.anyangara concedes just 2 runs off his 5th over. The seamer now has figures of 5-1-6-0.Mupariwa was slogged over midon by Sohail who danced down the track to score Pakistan's second boundary of the CM KY innings.Panyangara beat Sohail on two occasions in that over. The left-hander appears bogged down by the pressure of losing two early wickets and having had to curb is natural aggressive game, is looking a bit edgy out there.Misbah flicked a ball from his off-stump in the air backward of square. It initially looked as though the long leg fielder would be in business, but the ball fell well short.Two runs came off that Chatara over. Misbah is batting on 2 runs off 24 balls.Misbah plays out a maiden from Mupariwa. The Zimbabweans have maintained pressure on the batsmen without offering any freebies.Chatara continued bowling from the other end. He h a s f i g u r e s o f 4 - 2 - 6 - 2 s o f a r. Impressive!Tawanda Mupariwa was introduced into the attack. He bowled a tidy first over.Injured allrounder Mohammad Hafeez offers some advice to his colleaguesSohail drives Chatara down the ground for a boundary. The left-hander showed the full face of the bat there. Great shot!Panyangara maintains the pressure on Sohail and Misbah with a tight over.Chatara bowls an absolute peach at Shehzad that squared up the opener and induced a faint edge that was easily taken by the keeper. Disaster! CM KY Tuesday March 03 2015 BHUBANESWAR AAI team surveys airstrip in Odisha's Steel City Rourkela, Mar 1:A team of officials from Airport Authority of India (AAI) is on a visit to Odisha's Steel City to assess the feasibility for upgrading the airstrip here. The five-member team today visited the civil aerodrome here and held discussions with senior officials of the Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) during their two-day tour. The team led by N Makhija, Jt. General Manager reached Rourkela last evening and visited the airstrip, its 6000 feet runway, and surveyed the surrounding area. Later in the day, they held discussions with a team of senior RSP officials led by PK Pradhan, GM, in- charge (P&A) and checked land documents pertaining to the airstrip. "We have done our survey of Rourkela airstrip. We will submit our report and accordingly necessary action will be taken," said Makhija. After the team submits their survey report to AAI and upon its approval, an MoU will be signed between AAI and RSP following which the modification work of the airstrip will start and commercial flight service will begin. The team reportedly recommended expansion of the runway area by another 2000 feet. After the recommended modification, the airstrip will be able to accommodate 70 seater commercial aircrafts. It may be noted that, Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray and Union Tribal Affair Minister Jual Oram had met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on February 13 and discussed about the development of Rourkela airstrip and had requested for commencement of commercial flight service from it. Besides, BJP legislator also urged the Prime Minister to make Rourkela airstrip on the lines of Biju Patnaik International Airport in Bhubaneswar. Modi also had evinced interest towards this demand following which AAI had been directed to prepare a survey report Suresh Prabhu Launches Passenger Friendly 'Customer Complaint Web Portal and Mobile App' Passengers can Complain Through 'Sms' to 09717630982. for the development of the airstrip. The citizens of Rourkela are quite upbeat following the visit of AAI team and welcome responses have been pouring in from several quarters; more so from the business community of the Steel City. "It is a good move. If the air strip gets modernized and commercial flight service starts, it will make travel easier from here, "said UA Patel, a Rourkelabased industrialist. Last Page New Delhi : The Minister of Railways Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launched a 'Customer Complaint Web Portal and Mobile Application' (android/windows based mobile App), at a function here today. Speaking on the occasion the Railway Minister said that this 'Customer Complaintcum-Suggestion' portal and mobile App which can be freely downloaded, will be very useful as one can track the status of the complaints which he or she registered on this portal with the help of mobile App. He said that Railways welcome suggestions from the people to further improve the passenger services and valuable suggestions on this newly launched portal can be incorporated in all possible ways, if found suitable. He appreciated the efforts made by Railway officials and thanked them for implementing this new customer friendly initiative in a very short time, just three days after the announcement of the same in the Railway Budget 2015-16. The passengers who want to complain or make any suggestions may download the mobile App The Union Minister for Railways, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu launching a ‘Customer Complaint Web Portal and Mobile Application’ (android/windows based mobile App), at a function, from the URL www.coms.indianrailways.gov.in. The passengers can also file their complaints and suggestions on the web p a g e www.coms.indianrailways.gov.in . The passengers can also SMS their complaints on mobile number +919717630982. Also present on the occasion were, Chairman, Railway Board, Shri A.K.Mital, Board Members and other senior officials of the Indian Railways. Empowering Rural Homemakers with Digital Literacy BABY HEALTH CHECK UPAND AWARENESS Kollam, 42 women and 140 students from two villages happy to see many people showing interest in learning in Kerala are getting trained in basic computer skills to use computers in our library" said the secretary of PROGRAMME AT ECoR CENTRAL HOSPITAL under the "Digital Literacy Week" (DLW) program conducted by the "National Digital Literacy Mission" (NDLM). The National Digital Literacy Mission ('NDLM') has a vision to empower at least one person per household with digital literacy by 2020. It is expected to touch the lives of more than 250 million individuals over the next few years. The project aims to help adults with low technology literacy in interacting effectively C M with an increasingly digital world, thereby opening new KY vistas of economic growth for them. The DLW program conducted by the NASSCOM Foundation partnering with "One Library Per Village" (OLPV) is held in Thrikkanamangal Public Library, Kottarakara and Dr. B R Ambedkhar Library at Kakkathanam, Vilangara in Kerala. The course provides 20 hours of free training in various digital tools under the NDLM curriculum. All those who are above 14 years of age and possess an Adhar card are eligible to undergo the training. Those who pass the online exam are issued a certificate of completion from the Government of India. "Total digital literacy in India can only be achieved by empowering the rural population, especially by supporting village libraries, schools, colleges and other educational institutions. More than 6, 00,000 villages will have to be transformed to reach the dream of a fully digital India. Our government should give more priority to rural education and should provide necessary facilities for e-learning to all villages, said Anil Bhagya, District Governor, Y's Men International, while inaugurating the training session of "One Library Per Village" CM K Y "Started in August 1947, the Thrikkanamangal Public Library is one of the first libraries of modern India but it has been was inactive for 20 years. We have been able to bring it back to its old glory, thanks to the efforts of volunteers and large hearted library lovers. We are Thrikkanamangal Library, Mr. Sreeraj K. Sreeraj is a school teacher who has been instrumental in reinstating the library. "The response for the program has been very encouraging. The biggest challenge in training the rural population is that we get a mix of people, some with good knowledge and many that are absolute beginners who prefer classes in the local language. We provided Computer Based Interactive learning software in Malayalam and selected well trained local volunteers to help beginners. Students were divided into small batches using the self-organized learning environment (SOLE) system which helped beginners to study faster in collaborative learning atmosphere ", said Sujai.G.Pillai who was an Educational Consultant in Dubai and is the founder of "One Library Per Village" and 2tion.com. He is also one of the 20 MyGov Ambassadors of Prime Minister Modi's Digital India Team. Mr. Pillai also emphasized the importance of training and collaborative learning in libraries "Even though students are learning to use computers in schools and colleges, they lack practical skills. Many smartphone users don't have email ids but are active in Facebook and WhatsApp. Even people who have Internet access at home are not tapping its full potential for day to day activities. Village libraries are the best place to democratically learn and teach without any discrimination and are a must for the fast changing technological world." At a national level, NASSCOM Foundation has pledged support to the NDLM and is working closely with the Department of Electronics & IT (DeitY), Government of India to create an initial pool of one million digitally literate Indians and eventually spread digital literacy to every household in India through Corporate NDLM Centers, Digital Libraries, Schools and Common Service Centers. Bhubaneswar, 2nd March 2015:The Central Hospital of East Coast Railway organised a Baby Health Check up and Awareness programme to Promote “Effective Parenting” amongst Railway Employees. Parents have also been made aware about Family Planning, Immunisation, Prevention of Childhood diseases, Health & Hygiene matters etc. A total number of 90 babies between 6 months to 5 years of age and their parents participated in the Health Check up & Awareness programme. Common Vaccines to prevent diseases and nutrition of the babies were also discussed with the parents. An audio-visual show was also organised on childhood diseases and remedies to make the programme more appealing. Gracing the occasion, Smt. Shalini Vishnoi, President, East Coast Railway Women’s Welfare Organisation (ECoRWWO) distributed various prizes. Dr. S. K. Mohanty, Chief Medical Director/ECoR and Dr. J. P. CM KY Panda, Medical Director of ECoR Central Hospital also graced the occasion. Dr. R. K. Mohapatra, Additional Chief Health Director (Paediatrics) of ECoR Central Hospital co-ordinated the programme.? CM KY (From P-1) rituals including lunch for the deities could not be prepared. It was only after Pratihari was released on bail, the servitors allowed 'Rosha Homa' at 3.45 pm. The breakfast and lunch were offered to the deities at 6.20 pm. Around 50 Nijog members cook Mahaprasad at the temple every day. The shrine kitchen, which prepares Mahaprasad for over 10,000 people on a given day, is considered the biggest temple kitchen in the country. Chittaranjan Mohanty, a devotee, had recently moved the Odisha High Court for streamlining sale of Mahaprasad. The petitioner had alleged that non-sevayats were allegedly selling Mahaprasad near Bhitara Bedha close to Ananda Bazaar which created problems for devotees while moving around the temple. The temple administration's order for sale of Mahaprasad at the Anand Bazaar only, is being vehemently resented by the servitors who said that they had been selling Mahaprasad at the Ananda Bazaar for ages, narrowing of space within the Ananda Bazaar by the administration has forced them to spill over into the Bhitara Bedha. "Sale of Mahaprasad other than in Anand Bazaar has been prohibited in accordance with High Court directives. A Justice of the honourable High Court, during his recent visit to the temple had seen the servitor selling Mahaprasad in the bhitara bedha area of the temple. As he informed the matter to the temple administration, the servitor was arrested and his Mahaprasad seized. We are trying our best to resolve the issue through discussions. Everything will be all right", Puri collector Arvind Agarwal told the media today. For Classifaid & Disply Ad Call-0956437592 (From P-1) Ninety percent of these villages are interior, tribal and most of the tribals are illiterate. One can only draw an assumption that these fake currency notes would have arrived those interior pockets and there is rampant transaction in the entire district. Police with support of the general public must penetrate to these areas. As most of these areas are ultra-left infested and mobility of the police is restricted, it poses serious challenges to locate the racketeers in this part of the district”, said Sri Ajay Rath, a prominent youth leader of the area. Printed, Published by Padmalaya Mishra on behalf of (or owned) by Padmalaya Mishra And Printed at Mahabir Printers, 493, Gobinda Prasad, Sarathi Market Complex, Bomikhal, Bhubaneswar - 10 Head Office : 1635, Lotus Enclave,B.M.Nagar,Gandamunda, Bhubaneswar - 30, Ph-Fax-0674- 2351081 Mob-09556437592,09437045332, CM KY email:[email protected], [email protected] Editor : Abinash Mishra
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