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December 26, 2014, 4:47 am
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AAP condemns the unwarranted moral policing by Shiv Sena goons. 

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The Aam Aadmi Party is appalled to see the video aired by Times Now where Shiv Sena goons led by local party functionary-Naresh Pakhre thrashed couples on a skywalk in Ulhasnagar merely for holding hands and putting their arms around each other';s shoulders.The Shiv Sainiks defended their thuggery by claiming that they were forced to act as local police didn’t take action even after filing complaints with the police.
It is ironic that Shiv Sena is part of the Government and claims that its own police don’t act on legitimate complaints. The fact is that Public Obscenity and Indecency is clearly defined in Sec 294 and 110 of Bombay Police Act and there are ample case laws which elucidate with clarity the interpretation and application of concerned sections of the law. Invariably, holding hands in public and putting hands over shoulders do not fall in the purview of both these acts, so the police have no reason to act against innocent young couples to begin with.
It may be pointed out that Vijay Chowgule, the Shiv Sena MP Candidate from Navi Mumbai and Pradeep Mhatre, the Shiv Sena Navi Mumbai Chief who are accused of rape and molestation respectively are on the run and have been absconding from the police for two weeks.
The police on its part have been giving the lame excuse that they haven';t been able to act as no complaint has come forward in the case. This illustrates the extent of terror that these goons have induced in the local populace. Nothing stops the police from taking suo-motu cognisance of the video and initiating action against these political goons under Sections of Rioting and provisions of the Public Nuisance Act.
Goons like Shiv Sena';s Naresh Pakhre deserve to be behind bars rather than defend his criminal thuggery on national TV. This isn';t the first time that such incidents have been brought to light. Such incidents go unpunished only because of political patronage bestowed on them by their political masters. It is shameful that such heinous incidents committed by self-proclaimed vigilantes and protectors of Indian Culture have become common place with parties resorting to it for cheap publicity and to reap political dividends from a section of the constituency. Since when did assaulting and thrashing young men and women become part of India Culture? It is the unpunished acts of these goons which are ‘;indecent'; and ‘;obscene'; in a constitutional liberal democracy like India.
AAP demands immediate arrest of these goons by the police taking suo motu cognisance of Times Now';s video. Should any individual feel that any member of the public is indulging in any obscene act, he or she must go and complain to the local police authorities but taking law into one';s hands cannot be tolerated whatsoever the context.
It is time that the Maharashtra Government walks the talk of its Good Governance agenda by taking action against these goons of their alliance partner.
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Article 14

December 27, 2014, 4:50 am
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Rangoon goes to the polls

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Election officials have set up 1,086 polling stations across Rangoon’s 33 townships. Polls close at 4 pm, and ballots will be tallied at each individual polling station, with the results then forwarded to City Hall. YCDC Election Commission chairman Tin Aye told The Irrawaddy last week that final results could be expected within 48 hours of the vote cut-off.
While Saturday’s polls mark a measure of democratization for a municipal body that has been appointed since 1949, critics say the election falls short of allowing for a fully representative city government. Only one member of each registered household in Rangoon, a city of some 5 million people, has been allowed to vote, and the post-election Central Committee will remain majority-appointed by Rangoon Division’s unelected chief minister.
  Rangoon residents went to the polls on Saturday to elect a portion of their municipal government for the first time in more than 60 years, though initial reports indicated the landmark vote was under attended by an ill-informed electorate.
A total of 293 candidates are vying for 115 seats at the central, district and township levels of the Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), which oversees management of Burma’s biggest city.
Early indications were of an underwhelming voter turnout. Polls opened at 6:00 am and by midday, three polling stations in Insein Township—each of which had registered 500 households as eligible to vote—had seen 148, 36 and 41 voters cast ballots, respectively.
Win Cho, a former political prisoner and rights activist, is running for one of four seats on the YCDC Central Committee, the municipal government’s highest representative body. The nine-member Central Committee is also comprised of five appointed members, including its chairman, Rangoon Mayor Hla Myint.
The 57-year-old Win Cho, who is not eligible to vote due to his criminal record, told The Irrawaddy on Saturday that his wife had run into problems at their local polling station.
“I have found that some officials at the polling station had no idea about the procedures,” he said. “My name appeared on the voting list. That’s not what is supposed to happen. After my complaints, they fixed it and let my wife cast the vote.”Ms Suu Kyi is the daughter of Myanmar’s iconic General Aung San   was assassinated in 1947.
Suu Kyi wants reforms in Myanmar to continue and constitutional amend to come for her to stand for presidency.Her call for the constitution to be amended to allow her to stand for the presidency was said in her appearance in BBC today.
Suu Kyi was born in Myanmar but lived in the UK after studying at Oxford University where she met her husband Michael Aris. Back to Myanmar in 1988 as the country was experiencing a period of political upheaval. She took part and eventually led the revolt against then-dictator, General Ne Win.
The protests were brutally suppressed by the army who seized power in a coup that year, calling elections in May 1990.But the junta refused to hand over control after the NLD won a majority vote despite the fact that Ms Suu Kyi was under house arrest and disqualified from standing.
A process of reform has been under way in Myanmar since November 2010, when military rule was replaced by a new military-backed civilian government.
Yangon went to the polls today for the first municipal elections in six decades, with voters hoping for change as the city booms, despite knowing little about the candidates or their policies.
The election will be closely watched as a test of the country’s democratic credentials ahead of a landmark nationwide poll slated for November next year.
For many the ballot for the Yangon City Development Committee is the first chance to vote under the country’s quasi-civilian government, which replaced outright military rule in 2011.
It is also a rare opportunity to have a say over the future of Myanmar’s biggest city, where residents grumble about runaway construction and soaring rents, worsening traffic, poor sanitation and weak pollution control.
“It’s very difficult to have big expectations as this is the first YCDC election for 60 years,” Khin Maung Tun, 50, a resident in Thaketa township told AFP. “But we came here to vote and show our spirit.”
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December 27, 2014, 4:51 am
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Four Good News, Piyush Goyal & Suresh Prabhu Both CAs Favor PSUs

27 12 2014

Ravi Shankar Prasad is yet realize the Opportunities Ahead –
‘Inexpensive Broadband Services At Par With Singapore Can Be Provided
in Cities With Months Indigenous and 4G can be rolled out in months
Covering Rural Areas.‘UTILITY MODEL PATENT’ to Be Introduced shall empower Millions MSMEs &
Indians to ‘Inexpensively Protect Their Inventions’ and Compete Globally.
Manufacturing FOCUS – $4000b by 2025
Large, MSMEs shall FOCUS $100Trillion Avg World Market Size between 2015-25.
This Christmas & New Year brought Four Biggest News of Lifetime –
Piyush Goyal and Suresh Prabhu both realized Power Sector and Railways
should stay with PSUs.
There was also news that RIL shall exit Oil Blocks and obviously ONGC
shall takeover and develop Oil & Gas wells – for 16 years Ambani
Brothers together Hoarding Rs.2,30,000 crores of Bank Credit were NOT
HONESTLY developing Oil & Gas blocks – charged over $10b as
Capitalization when Petrobras of Brazil capitalized just $1b for much
more Complex and Deeper wells. Airport Line in Delhi was not operated
by Anil Ambani and DMRC is operating it, who wants Rs.40 for Mumbai
Metro for 11 Km ride – we in Delhi pay Rs.15. Anil Ambani introduced
own specifications so Airport Line is not Compatible with DMRC. Fast
Meters Inflated Bills, Capitalization Delhi was tragic.
GoI can’t accept a situation when Corporate sitting on Rs.50,00,000
crores of Bank Credit doesn’t create Jobs, No IPR, No Exports of
High-Tech products.
It is unacceptable when Corporate is Hording Over Rs.50,00,000 crores
– Manufacturing is Negative and 65% employees want to SWITCH job – its
Double Tragedy Corporate don’t Engage Employees and don’t Retain Them
also.
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Article 12

December 28, 2014, 4:43 am
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Sharing Infrastructure, Capital & Knowledge Keys To Success

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December24, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
Gross inefficiency of Indian economy is reflected by India’s share in
global wealth at just 1.4% 2014 which was 1% in 2000 but in per capita
terms Wealth Growth compared to the world average is 0.1% growth in 14
years.
Last 16 years of NDA and UPA stable governments that lasted full term
had been extremely poor. Median income of Indians has fallen behind by
around 30% in 2000-2014 period.
Global Wealth Data Book 2014
Wealth 2000    Wealth 2014    Median 2000    Median 2014    Growth    Percent
China    $ 4,664b/ 4%    $21,404b/8.1%    $2703    $7033    $4330    160%
India    $1,163b/ 1%    $3,604b/ 1.4%    $588    $1006    $418    71%
World    $117t    $263.2t    $1740    $3641    $1901    109%
Three Key Features missing in Indian Growth Agenda are
1.    Sharing of Infrastructure,
2.    Sharing of Capital,
3.    Sharing of Knowledge & IPR
This has left India as most ‘Uncompetitive Nation in the World’ baring
some Tailoring & BPO kind of Labor jobs India is uncompetitive in
everything.
1. Sharing of Infrastructure: India is not sharing High Cost Critical
Infrastructure -
India has Grossly Under Utilized Optic Fiber Network that can provide
Broadband Multimedia Services at practically no cost is not shared but
India has opted for DTH, 2G, 3G, 4G for Data & Multimedia. Telecom
Tower & Spectrum are not shared leading high cost and poor quality of
service. Power infrastructure is not shared – leading Monopoly & High
Cost & Poor Quality of Service. Why can’t NTPC sell power directly to
consumers? Coal Mines are shared – instead of 4-10 Mining Companies
engaged India has hundreds Uneconomical & Inefficient.
2. Sharing of Capital: Entire Value Chain of Industry is FUNDED BY
BANKS – JUST in time Supply reduces Capital Investment By 50% in Japan
that made it Globally Competitive. Raw Materials, Ancillaries,
Assembly Lines, Retail of Cars involve Bank Funding and Working
Capital – that possibly DOUBLES COST.
3. Sharing of Knowledge & IPR: EU Study reveals 91% of EU Exports are
IPR intensive – to India’s ZERO. IPR based products and jobs command
Many Times more price and 67% higher salary than conventional.
These three shall make INDIA GLOBALLY MOST Competitive.
Marry Christmas & Happy New Year
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857

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Analysis of Donations Received by National Parties – FY 2013-14

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-          Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the only National Party which is yet to submit its donations report to the ECI
-          90% of donations to National Parties from corporates/ business houses
-          The total donations of INC, NCP and CPI during FY 2013-14 increased by Rs 62.69 crores, an increase of 517%, from the previous financial year, 2012-13
-          Donations to CPM reduced from Rs 3.81 crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs 2.097 crores during FY 2013-14 (45% decrease)
-          A total of Rs 3.81 crores (84%) was donated by known party members of INC and Rs 1.82 crores (89%) was donated by known party members of CPM
On the declaration of donations by the National Parties, Prof. Jagdeep Chhokar, Founder-Trustee of ADR, has stated, “Ninety per cent of the donations being from corporates shows the increasing hold of the corporate sector on political parties which is somewhat disconcerting. The ruling party not submitting its donation report is not a good sign as it possibly indicates a lack of respect for integrity of institutions which is not healthy for a democracy.”
Political parties are required to submit their contributions report before the due date for furnishing a return of their income for FY 2013-14 which was 31st October, 2014. ECI received the donations report of BSP on 13th Sept,’14, of NCP on 17th Sept,’14, of CPI on 23rdSept,’14 and of CPM and INC on 30th Sept,’14. BSP declared that the party did not receive any donations above Rs 20,000 during FY 2013-14, as it has declared in the past.

Executive Summary

I.            Number of donors contributing above Rs 20,000 to National Parties from all over India (FY 2013-14)
a.       The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 received by National Political Parties during FY 2013-14 is calculated from the donations report submitted to the Election Commission annually.
b.      The total amount of donations above Rs 20,000 declared by the National Parties was Rs. 76.93 crores, from 881 donations.
c.       On an average, INC received Rs 11.70 lakhs per unique donor*, NCP: Rs 1 crore, CPI: Rs 3.23 lakhs and CPM: Rs 4.03 lakhs per unique donor.
Party
Total number of donations
Total number of unique donors (a)
Total amount contributed (b)
Average amount of donation per unique donor (b/a)
INC
743
509
Rs 59,58,37,728
 (~Rs 59.58 crores)
Rs 11,70,605
(~ Rs 11.70 lakhs)
NCP
15
14
Rs 14,02,00,000
 (~Rs 14.02 crores)
Rs 1,00,14,286
(~ Rs 1 crore)
CPI
53
38
Rs 1,22,81,544
 (~Rs 1.22 crores)
Rs 3,23,199
(~ Rs 3.23 lakhs)
CPM
70
52
Rs 2,09,74,666
 (~Rs 2.09 crores)
Rs 4,03,359
(~ Rs 4.03 lakhs)
Total
881
613
Rs 76.93 crores
Rs 12.54 lakhs
                                           *Unique donor: A donor who might or might not have made multiple donations during FY 2013-14
 II.            Comparison of donations received by National Parties during FY 2012-13 and FY 2013-14
a.       Donations to INC increased from Rs 11.72 crores during FY 2012-13 to Rs 59.58 crores during FY 2013-14 (408% increase).
b.      In FY 2012-13, donations declared by BJP was more than the aggregate declared by the INC, NCP, CPI and CPM during FY 2013-14. BJP had declared a total of Rs 83.19 crores received above Rs 20,000 during FY 2012-13.
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III.            Top 3 donors to National Parties
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a.       Bharti Group’s Satya Electoral Trust donated the maximum amount of Rs 36.5 crores to INC followed by A.V.Patil Foundation which donated Rs 5 crores and Bharat Forge Ltd. which donated Rs 2.50 crores. It is to be noted that none of the above 3 donors donated to INC during FY 2012-13.
b.      The top 3 donors to NCP were Satya Electoral Trust (Rs 4 crores), followed by Shirke Infrastructure (Rs 2 crores) andSerum Institute of India Ltd. (Rs 1.50 crores). It is to be noted that none of the above 3 donors donated to NCP during FY 2012-13.
c.    Donations to CPI were by means of collection, levy and membership fees. Maximum amount was from Gurudas Dasgupta (Rs 25 lakhs) followed by Andhra Pradesh State Council, CPI (Rs 14.96 lakhs) and Kerala State Council, CPI (Rs 11.53 lakhs).
IV.            Donors from Corporates/ business sectors Vs. Individual donors
a.       35 donations from corporate/business sectors amounting to Rs 55.02 crores were made to INC while 708 individualdonors donated Rs 4.56 crores.
b.      13 donations from corporate/ business sectors aggregating to Rs 14 crores were made to NCP while 2 individual donors donated Rs 2 lakhs.
c.    While 4 donations to CPI were made from Unions and a Memorial Trust which aggregated to Rs 2.75 lakhs, CPM received a total of Rs 5 lakhs from 4 corporate/ business houses during FY 2013-14.
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V.            Donations by party members for FY 2013-14
a.       A total of Rs 3.81 crores (84%) was donated by known party members of INC. Top donation was made by Shri Hassen Lyngdoh (Rs 66.37 lakhs) followed by Shri Mukul Sangma (Rs 10 lakhs) and Shri W.H.Pala (Rs 7.02 lakhs).
b.      A total of Rs 1.82 crores (89%) was donated by known party members of CPM. Top 3 donations of Rs 9.60 lakhs each was made by Shri Jarna Das followed by Shri K N Balagopal and Shri P Rajeev.
c.       There were no donations above Rs 20,000 from known party members of NCP whereas CPI members declareddonations collected via contributions and levy.
VI.            State-wise donations to National Parties
a.   A total of Rs 45.49 crores was donated to the National Parties from Delhi by both corporates and individuals together followed by Rs 18.12 crores from Maharashtra and Rs 3.01 crores from Gujarat.
b.      Of the donations received, INC received maximum donations from Delhi (Rs 39.05 crores), as did CPI (Rs 54.6 lakhs) andCPM (Rs 1.88 crores) while NCP received maximum donations from Maharashtra (Rs 8.02 crores).
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VII.            Incomplete disclosure of information in the donations report
a.       INC has not followed the format prescribed by the ECI in declaring its donations details. The column for declaring PAN details of donors is not provided in the contributions reports. Without the PAN details, it would be difficult to link the donors against their donations and hence trace the money trail.
b.      A total of Rs 2.88 lakhs was declared by INC as an outstanding amount thereby not declaring the mode of payment of these funds.
c.       A total of Rs 17.40 lakhs was declared by the National Parties without disclosing mode of payment of these donations.
d.      A total of Rs 6.66 crores was declared by INC, CPI and CPM as amounts received by cheque/DD without disclosing corresponding cheque/DD numbers, name of the bank/ branch on which the cheque was drawn, etc. which would aid in tracking the donations. These incomplete details account for 9% of the total donations received in cheque/DD/ fund transfer.

Recommendations of ADR

a.       The Supreme Court gave a judgment on September 13, 2013 declaring that no part of a candidate’s affidavit should be left blank. Similarly, no part of the Form 24A submitted by political parties providing details of donations above Rs 20,000 should be blank.
b.      There is ambiguity in cash donations declared by INC which amounted to Rs 1.578 crores in FY 2013-14. While CPI has declared that the party’s donations by individuals were by means of collections/ levy/ memberships, INC has not made any such remarks though it is part of the prescribed format of the Election Commission of India. Thus, there is a need for clarity in large amounts of cash donations by individuals.
c.       Full details of all donors should be made available for public scrutiny under the RTI. Some countries where this is done include Bhutan, Nepal, Germany, France, Italy, Brazil, Bulgaria, the US and Japan. In none of these countries is it possible for 75% of the source of funds to be unknown, but at present it is so in India.
d.   The National and regional political parties must provide all information on their finances under the Right to Information Act. This will go a long way to strengthen political parties, elections and democracy. For more information, please refer to http://adrindia.org/content/political-parties-unitedly-boycott-cic-hearing-non-compliance-political-parties-under-rti
For details of ‘Multiple donations made by top donors’, cash donations to National Parties and list of top donors to the parties, please refer to the document attached with the release.
Regards​
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Media and Journalist Helpline
+91 80103 94248
Maj Gen Anil Verma (Retd.)
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+91 8826479910
Prof Jagdeep Chhokar
IIM Ahmedabad (Retd)
Founder Member National Election Watch, Association for Democratic
Reforms
+919999620944
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World snippets

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Abe re-elected Japan PM, set to name new defense minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was re-elected by parliament on Wednesday, and a new cabinet is set to be announced. Defense Minister Akinori Eto, who has faced questions over his use of political funds, will be replaced by lawmaker Gen Nakatani, Reuters reported, citing its sources. Nakatani, a former defense minister, is in favor of Japan having the ability to hit enemy bases pre-emptively in the face of imminent attack. The rest of Abe’s cabinet could remain unchanged.

Former President George H.W. Bush hospitalized in Texas

Former US President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized at Houston Methodist Hospital in Texas on Tuesday night. “The former president, age 90, will be held for observation, again as a precaution,” the statement read. He spent nearly two months at the same hospital in January 2013 for a bronchitis-related cough and other health issues. He can no longer use his legs and was seen seated in a wheelchair at an event in November at Texas A&M University with his son, former President George W. Bush.

Italy sends military jets to Baltic States in NATO air force rotation

Italy is set to send four Eurofighter Typhoons and a military transport aircraft KC 767 to the Lithuanian military base of Zokniai, reports TASS citing Lithuania’s Ministry of Defense. This comes as NATO rotates forces; the move is to relieve the Portuguese military with their four F-16 fighters and Canadian forces that have four F/A -18 Hornets. Later, four Polish MiGs-29 will join the Italian planes. NATO countries provide air security for the Baltic States as they don’t have enough planes to do it themselves. The contingent changes every four months. It will be the first mission in the Baltics for the Italian Air Force. The official ceremony will be held on December 31.

France’s Hollande says one person ‘clinically dead’ after Monday car rampage

A person has died from injuries sustained in a rampaging car incident the previous evening, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday, but his aides later clarified the victim was “clinically dead,” AFP reported. The outrage in the western city of Nantes was one of three apparently unrelated yet brutal attacks that have hit different parts of France since Saturday. Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Tuesday that hundreds of additional military personnel would be ordered onto the streets to reinforce a routine deployment of security forces.

Islamic State targets in Syria, Iraq hit by 10 more strikes

The US-led coalition launched 10 more strikes against the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the US military said. The seven strikes, four in Syria and three in Iraq, destroyed fighting positions, Reuters said. They also struck a unit of Islamic State fighters as well as some of the militants’ oil collection equipment, according to the Combined Joint Task Force.

Al-Jazeera network shuts down its Egypt channel

The Qatari-owned Al-Jazeera news network has shut down its Egyptian channel, resolving a major source of tension between the two states, AP said. Mubasher Misr will be incorporated into a new region-wide station. Monday’s decision came two days after a Qatari envoy met Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, the first such meeting since he was elected in June. El-Sissi’s office said Egypt hoped the meeting was the beginning of a “new era” that puts the past disagreements behind them.

US-led strikes kill more than 1,000 jihadists in Syria

US-led airstrikes in Syria have killed more than 1,000 jihadists in the past three months, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Nearly all of them were from the Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL), AFP reported, citing the monitoring group. At least 1,171 have been killed in the Arab and international airstrikes since September 23, including 1,119 jihadists from the IS and Al-Nusra Front, the Observatory said. Among those killed were reportedly 1,046 members of the IS.

Cameroon military seizes 84 children, kills dozens at Boko Haram training camp

Cameroon’s army said it had dismantled a training camp for the Boko Haram Islamist group, arresting or killing dozens of militants. The military also seized 84 children who were being trained there. Local people in northwest Cameroon alerted the military on Saturday to the camp in Guirvidig locality, near the border with northeastern Nigeria. The Rapid Intervention Battalion launched an attack and arrested 45 of the trainers and killed many more, according to a spokesman for Cameroon’s Defense Ministry.

290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war – UN

Satellite imagery indicates that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria have been damaged by the civil war, the UN’s training and research arm (UNITAR) said on Tuesday. UNITAR found that 24 sites were completely destroyed, 189 severely or moderately damaged and a further 77 possibly damaged, Reuters reported. National and international efforts for the protection of these areas “need to be scaled up in order to save as much as possible of this important heritage” for humankind, the organization said.

Algeria Army confirms it killed jihadist chief behind beheading

The Algerian military confirmed on Tuesday that it has killed the head of the jihadist Jund al-Khilafa group that decapitated Frenchman Herve Gourdel in September, AFP said. The body of Abdelmalek Gouri, who claimed responsibility for the beheading of Gourdel, was identified at the end of an operation in the town of Isser, the army said, adding that three terrorists were eliminated.

Second try to elect Greek president fails

Greek MPs failed on Tuesday to elect a president in a second vote in parliament, bringing an early general election a step closer, AFP said. The government candidate, EU Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas, fell 32 votes short of the required 200 votes. A third and final vote will be held on December 29.

Ukraine’s parliament votes for abandoning non-bloc status

Ukraine’s parliament voted for abandoning the country’s non-bloc status on Tuesday. The legislation was approved by 303 MPs, TASS said. President Petro Poroshenko submitted a bill to the Verkhovnaya Rada last week, saying that the refusal to join NATO in 2010 was the “biggest mistake of the former Ukrainian leadership.”

5 bomb blasts in Yemeni capital’s old quarter, 1 killed

Five bombs reportedly exploded on Tuesday in an old quarter in Sanaa, where many supporters of the Shiite Muslim Houthi movement live. A member of the group was killed and another person wounded, Reuters said, citing a senior security official in Yemen. No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings. The Houthis have been fighting the Sunni Islamist Al-Qaeda and allied tribesmen since its gunmen captured Sanaa in September.

Australia PM warns another attack ‘likely’

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Tuesday said another attack was likely, as mourners paid tribute to the victims of the fatal Sydney cafe siege, AFP said. “A briefing from the security agencies today indicated that there has been a heightened level of terrorist chatter,” Abbott said after a meeting of his National Security Committee. “It’s important that people remain alert and aware as well as reassured that our police and security agencies are doing everything they humanly can to keep us safe,”

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Incident of acid attack exposes deteriorating law and order situation in Delhi

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The Aam Aadmi Party expresses its deep concern over shocking incident of acid attack on a 26-year-old lady doctor in Delhi on Tuesday morning. The incident took place in full public view and was caught on CCTV camera installed at the location. The victim is struggling for her life in All India Institute of Medical Sciences with severe burns on her face.
The fact that the two assailants carried out the attack in full public view shows that there was no fear of police in their minds. This clearly exposes the poor state of affairs on law on order front in national capital. Despite all the lip service by the ruling BJP, the incident shows that it has failed to improve law and order situation in Delhi.
The Aam Aadmi Party wants to remind that in view of rising incidents of acid attack, the Supreme Court had banned open sale of acids. Delhi Police has completely failed to implement the Supreme Court. After Nibhaya incident, amendments had been made in the criminal law and punishment for acid attacks was enhanced to life imprisonment. That too seems to have failed to act as a deterrent due to lax policing in national capital.
Most shocking is the fact that the incident has taken place after the incident of rape of a corporate executive by a cab driver. It clearly shows that the government and the police have not learnt any lesson from the incident of rape.
It’s shocking that the BJP, the party in power, could not spare a minute to express its concern and pain over the incident. It shows BJP’s insensitivity towards the issue of women security.
The Aam Aadmi Party demands that the assailants should immediately be arrested and brought to the book. The party also demands that the government and the police should come out with a concrete plan to ensure safety for women in the city.
Regards.
AAP Media Cell.
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December 28, 2014, 4:47 am
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Shabana Azmi unveils ‘IN AND OUT OF THEATRES’ by Dr. Brijeshwar Singh

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~ A non-fiction memoir of an Orthopaedic Surgeon-cum-theatre impresario ~

New Delhi, December 24, 2014: Renowned actress and social activist Shabana Azmi launched a new non-fiction book‘In And out of Theatres’ in the capital yesterday written by Dr. Brijeshwar Singh, an esteemed Orthopaedic surgeon-cum-theatre impresario at India International Centre.

A collection of short stories ‘In And out of Theatres’ are memoirs of real people; of pain and suffering; and yet of hope and belief. Dr. Brijeshwar Singh has cleverly ‘weaved in’ two parts of the world together to convey life’s philosophy through his debut book.Born in a small town of Bareilly and graduated from KGMC Lucknow, Dr. Brijeshwar is as passionate about the literary theatre and the performing arts, as he is about the orthopaedics.

While unveiling the book, Shabana Azmi said, “A compelling read and well articulated. His book allows us to get rare insights into the emotional seesaw doctors’ face when dealing with complicated medical cases. Dr Brijeshwar though is a doctor but has a spirit of an artist and his boundless commitment to both the world shines through his debut book.”

Along with Shabana Azmi, the occasion was graced by renowned names like Mr. Tarun Vijay, Member of Parliament and Mr. Santosh Gangwar, Minister of State for Textiles alongwith Dr. P K Dave, Former Director, AIIMS and Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi, Director-WTO, Geneva.

Commenting on his debut book Dr. Brijeshwar Singh said, “I feel humbled to have such esteemed people who have gathered here for unveiling of my first book. I would like to thank all my patients and theatre colleagues, who actually inspired me to pen down my thoughts. I have tried narrating all my stories in the simplest yet effective manner. I hope to receive positive responses from the readers.”

The stories feel connected even as they vary in time, content and the ending. The characters in each story don’t know each other; they come from different life stages and through them Dr. Brijeshwar narrated diverse experiences. But the thread running through them is common and strong – it is of hope, of belief, of strength in diversity, and above all of the power of compassion and good. In some ways it can be said that this is both Dr Brijeshwar’s tribute and gift to his patients.
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The ambitious scheme of giving cash subsidy on cooking gas directly to consumers has become the world’s largest direct benefit transfer with 2.5 crore households getting about 550 crore rupees since 15th of last month. The direct benefit transfer on LPG (DBTL), under which cash subsidy is paid to consumers so that they can buy cooking gas at market price. The scheme was rolled out in 54 districts and will be extended all over the country from next year 1st of January.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi yesterday, Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan said that in 54 districts 75 per cent of the population is covered by DBTL. He said, the scheme has surpassed number of beneficiaries in direct benefit transfer programmes in China and Brazil. Mr Pradhan said, large number of users joining the scheme and his Ministry has received 3,000 complaints in which 80 per cent have been addressed within 7 days.
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27 12 2014

 

Saturday, 27 December, 2014
Chipko Andolan Within CONGRESS
December27, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.comPolitically Congress was reduced to JUNK grade four years ago when it
couldn’t stand up to Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare and defend over a
100 years old party that ruled and won elections with clean majority
most of the time.I don’t subscribe to the idea of First Post – replacements of Rahul
Gandhi in Congress are even worse many inducted through Rajya Sabha,
are not even state level leaders, don’t have any fighting quality and
caliber otherwise Congress wouldn’t have gone in to electoral battles
only to lose. All these Secondary Leaders had CAPITALIST Mindset
contrary to Traditional Ideology.
Every one in Congress knew Rahul is not in tune with ground reality –
even after camping in poorest and backward villages off and on –
substitutes have no idea of India or were simply ‘Timid and
Incompetent With No Political Base.’
Congress top level two Leaders can’t even think of SPLIT – unlike pre
1980 when there were Factions within who were opposed to Socialistic
Policies.
Einstein in the party Jairam Ramesh was extreme dullard –
-    as Industry Minister he didn’t support MSMEs and didn’t Protect
Indian Intellectual Property, every one knows MSMEs contributes max
growth.
-    as Power Minister didn’t support Multi-Purpose Hydro Power, Energy
Efficiency, Load Management, Correct Meters & Billing and neglected
Rural Electrification.
-    as Environment Minister sabotaged Bt Trials – even trials were put
on hold when Bt Cotton was 100% success, every Cotton farmer was ready
to pay many times more for a packet of seeds than MRP. Instead of
Promoting ‘SUSTAINABLE MINING’ he stopped mining activity completely.
-    as Rural Development Minister was preoccupied with Land Bill only
after letting Corporate Acquire Thousands of acres of land for SEZs or
Bogus Programs like MNREGA than ensuring Full Time Jobs promoting Food
Processing & MSMEs in rural India as an example.
-    UPA completed two five year terms due to Manmohan Singh honestly
Transferring Central Taxes to states.
-    Bogus INVENTOR Sam Pitroda MISLED GOI for 25 years is shown the door
by BJP but Congress relied on him for Total Stupidity. When India was
to introduce Indigenous Optic Fiber Based Networks, 3G & 4G for mobile
applications 2G auctions harmed India and landed Government in
trouble.
-    Son of former CM, Shashidhar Reddy was TOTAL DISASTER as CEO of NDMA
– from 2006 Surat Floods to Kosi, Floods in Punjab, Uttarkhand and
Kashmir Floods.
-    Defense Minister couldn’t handle ‘Date of Birth Issue’ such was his
INCOMPETENCE and ordered CBI investigations on false complaints,
failed to procure Defense Hardware.
Secondary Congress leaders operated as Office Babus only concerned
with pushing files Up & Down without taking any decisions
without Correcting Mistakes without Innovating & Addressing Problems.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857
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The Arctic should remain a zone with a minimum of military activity, RIA Novosti quoted Russia’s permanent representative to NATO as saying on Friday. There are no direct military risks today in the region, according to Aleksandr Grushko. Speaking in Brussels, he said that “Cold War” rhetoric should be put aside. “We are carefully watching how NATO is turning its focus to the Arctic region,” he said, adding that “the less influence from military and political organizations in that region, the better it will be for solving tasks set before the Arctic states.”

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Russian Proton-M rocket with European satellite blasts into orbit

28 12 2014

Russia’s Proton-M rocket with an Astra-2G communications satellite on board has been successfully launched from Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. The satellite was contracted by SES of Luxembourg, along with Airbus Defence and Space, with the aim of providing the next generation of broadcast and broadband services in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Following the launch, it was brought into intermediate support orbit according to schedule, a Roscosmos official told RIA Novosti. This marks the 401st launch of the Russian Proton rocket.

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Vatican arrests FEMEN activist

28 12 2014
Vatican arrests FEMEN activist who ‘kidnapped’ Baby Jesus from nativity scene
A topless FEMEN protester who tried to snatch a figurine of Baby Jesus from the manger at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City following the Pope’s Christmas message has been arrested, the Vatican said on Friday. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi earlier said that Ukrainian citizen Iana Aleksandrovna Azhdanova had been detained and would be questioned by a Vatican judge. He stated that her action“offended the religious feelings of many people,” adding that she faces charges of vilification of religion, obscene acts in public, and theft. FEMEN said the action was in protest against “the centuries-old Vatican stance on women’s rights for own body and reproductive function,” according to the group’s webpage. The organization has announced an anti-clerical “Massacre of the Innocents” campaign, calling for the stealing of Baby Jesus from churches around the world.

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Pakistani army : 39 militants killed by air & ground forces

28 12 2014

Thirty-nine militants were killed in two separate operations by Pakistani military near the Afghan border, AP reports citing Saturday’s army statement. The military say the airstrikes, carried out on Friday evening in the Datta Khel area of the North Waziristan tribal region, killed 23 militants. The warplanes have also destroyed an underground tunnel system and a large underground cache of weapons and ammunition. The army statement also says late on Friday, 16 militants were killed and another 20 injured in an intense battle with Pakistani troops. Four soldiers were injured. The information given by the Pakistani army cannot be independently verified, as journalists are barred from the region where the fighting is happening.

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Syrian govt reiterates readiness to hold talks with opposition in Moscow

28 12 2014
Syria’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the government’s readiness to participate in Moscow talks with the representatives of Syria’s opposition on finding a way out of the crisis, a source at the ministry told SANA state news agency on Saturday. The source added the preparatory consultative meeting in Moscow “aims at coming to agree on convening a conference for dialogue among the Syrians without any foreign interference.” Previously President Bashar Assad’s aid Bouthaina Shaaban told RT Arabic that Syria and Russia agreed that the “intra-Syrian dialogue will begin in Moscow.” In November Russia’s President Vladimir Putin met with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem for the first top-level talks between the two countries since the start of the Syrian civil war in 2011.

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North Korea blames US for Internet blackout

28 12 2014
Pyongyang has accused Washington of causing prolonged Internet outages in North Korea, which coincided with the recent controversy over the hacking of the film studio Sony Pictures. “The United States…has begun disrupting the Internet operations of the main media outlets of our republic,” the North Korean National Defense Commission said in a statement, comparing the US to “children…playing hide and seek.” The statement also called on US President Barack Obama to fix the country’s “hostile” policy towards North Korea, “if he seeks peace on US soil.” American officials have said Washington was not involved in the cyber attack. North Korea experienced web problems last week and a complete outage of nearly nine and half hours Monday before links were largely restored. US tech companies said reasons could have ranged from tech glitches to an attack by a hacker group.
North Korea’s 3G mobile phone networks and internet were paralyzed again on Saturday evening, China’s Xinhua news agency reported. The North Korean government has blamed the US for the blackout. The US said it would retaliate against North Korea, after the US blamed Pyongyang for a hacking attack on Sony Pictures because of a satire movie they had made about a plot to assassinate Kim Jong Un. Most of North Korea’s internet traffic passes through Chinese routers and some have suggested that it may be China behind the internet attack.

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US-led coalition launches 39 airstrikes on ISIS in Syria, Iraq

28 12 2014
The US-led coalition forces said they launched 39 airstrikes against Islamic State (IS, ISIS) militants in Syria and Iraq over the past two days. The Combined Joint Task Force on Friday said it ordered bombers and remotely controlled aircraft to hit 19 targets in Syria and 20 in Iraq. The strikes in Syria destroyed buildings, a staging area, and several fighting positions. In Iraq, airstrikes hit near Al Asad, Sinjar, Mosul, Al Gaim, Baiji, Kirkuk, and Tal Afar, destroying or damaging a rocket system, vehicles, tactical units, and fighting positions, according to the statement. The strikesare the latest attacks conducted under Operation Inherent Resolve, which began in Iraq on August 8 and in Syria on September 26. It is part of the mission to eliminate the radical Islamist group in the region.

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Belarus gets new PM Andrey Kobyakov

28 12 2014
Belarus gets new Prime Minister.
Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has consented to appoint Andrey Kobyakov the country’s new prime minister. Kobyakov has released Mikhail Myasnikovich from duty, who had occupied this position since December 28, 2010. On Friday, President Lukashenko said he’s about to make a number of personnel changes on Saturday. Lukashenko added that newly appointed officials will have their tasks set before the New Year.

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Swedish PM cancels snap election

28 12 2014
Swedish PM cancels snap election after deal with opposition.
Swedish PM Stefan Lofven said his government has struck a deal with the opposition. This would allow the minority coalition of the Social Democrats and Greens to continue to stay in power, sidelining the anti-immigration Sweden Democrats who hold the balance of power in parliament. “This agreement means that Sweden can be governed even in a difficult parliamentary situation,” Lofven, who had planned to call a vote for March 22 after losing a budget vote in December told media.

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Normalcy in Assam’s violence hit areas

28 12 2014

Dec 28,
In Assam, situation is limping back to normalcy in violence hit areas. Curfew has been lifted at Kokrajhar municipal area. It has also been relaxed from 7 to 8 hours in Sonitpur , Udalguri and Baska districts. Inspector General of Police, L R Bishnoi said that 55 persons have been arrested in Kokrajhar and Chirang districts for allegedly involving in arson and violence. He said that miscreants torched down 453 houses and 57 market shades in Lower Assam.
Meanwhile, operation is on against Bodo militants involved in recent massacre in Kokrajhar and Sonitpur district. Security forces have also launched operation at vulnerable reserve forest areas.
Relief materials and medical care are being given at relief camps. Over 1 lakh 20 thousand people have taken shelter at over 80 relief camps. But a section of inmates alleged that they were not getting proper relief items.
AIR correspondent reports, miscreants torched down 453 houses and 57 market shades in Lower Assam. Counter insurgency operation is on against Bodo militants involved in recent massacre. Security forces have also launched operation at vulnerable reserve forest areas. Meanwhile, relief materials and medical care are being given at relief camps. Over 1 lakh 20 thousand people have taken shelter at over 80 relief camps. But a section o


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AirAsia flight from Indonesia to Singapore goes missing

28 12 2014
 
An AirAsia flight with 162 people aboard went missing en route from Indonesia to Singapore today after losing contact with air traffic controllers. There were unconfirmed reports that an aircraft has crashed in the waters off East Belitung, off the east coast of Sumatra. However, the details of the aircraft were not known.A transport official said, Flight QZ8501 lost contact with Jakarta air traffic control just after 07:24 am local time. Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore (CAAS) said aircraft was in the Indonesian Flight Information Region when contact was lost, 42 minutes after takeoff. There were no Indian nationals on board. An Indonesian transport official confirmed that seven crew and 155 passengers were on board. The plane took off from Surabaya (Indonesia) at 5.20 am local time and was scheduled to land at Singapore’s Changi Airport at 8.30 am.
Indonesian Transport Ministry official Hadi Mustofa said, the plane had asked for an unusual route before it lost contact, local media reported. Air Asia said the pilot had requested deviation from its flight plan because of bad weather. Indonesian TV channels said there were 149 Indonesians, three Koreans, one Singaporean, one Briton and one Malaysian on board.
A statement on AirAsia’s Face book page said, at the present there is no further information regarding the status of the passengers and crew members on board, but all parties will be informed as more information becomes available. Search and rescue operations are in progress and Air Asia is cooperating fully and assisting the rescue service, the statement said. Malaysia has also offered assistance in the search operation.
AirAsia is popular in the region as a budget carrier. It has about 100 destinations, with subsidiaries in several Asian countries. The loss of contact with the AirAsia plane comes nearly10 months after the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 370, which dropped off radar over Southeast Asia on March 8. Searchers are yet to find any debris from Flight MH 370,which officials believe crashed in the southern Indian Ocean.

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Raghubar Das takes oath as J’khand CM

28 12 2014
Raghubar Das takes oath as J’khand CM; Stalemate continues on Govt formation in J&K
Dec 28,
Senior BJP leader Raghubar Das took oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand today. Governor Sayyed Ahmed administered him the oath of office and secrecy at the Morhabadi ground in Ranchi. The 59-year-old BJP leader, is the first non-tribal Chief Minister of the state. BJP MLAs CP Singh, Neelkanth Singh Munda and Louis Marandi and AJSU MLA Chandra Prakash Choudhri also took oath as Ministers.
AIR correspondent reports, BJP leader Raghubar Das is now the 10th Chief Minister of Jharkhand, and incidentally the first non-tribal Chief Minister in the state’s 14 years history. The new Cabinet is meeting today late afternoon to kick start the new phase. The swearing-in ceremony witnessed positive signs for the new government as ex- Chief Minister Hemant Soren, Arjun Munda and Babulal Marandi were also present at the Birsa Munda football Stadium of Ranchi. The task before the new government is enormous in terms of the priorities set by new Chief Minster himself, and people will keenly observe the functioning of this government.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah were to attend the swearing in ceremony. But dense fog in Delhi forced them to cancel their visit to Jharkhand. In his tweets, Prime Minister congratulated the people of Jharkhand after getting an absolute majority in state elections held recently. Mr Modi said the people have voted for stability and wished that Jharkhand scales new heights of progress in the coming year. The Prime minister also extended his wishes to Raghubar Das on taking over as Jharkhand’s new Chief Minister.
Meanwhile, stalemate continues on Government formation in Jammu and Kashmir on the sixth day today with nothing concrete happening even as back door talks between leaders of various parties are going on. Meanwhile, looking for the “best deal”, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asserted that it is in no hurry to enter an alliance either with Bharatiya Janta Party at the cost of its ideology or with National Conference (NC) against the aspirations of people of the state. Reiterating that the party is looking at the implications of the possible alliance options, PDP spokesman Nayeem Akhtar said that in this scenario, Party wants to go ahead with due deliberations within the party and then decide the best deal for the state, a deal which would enable it to deliver both on political and developmental fronts. AIR Srinagar Correspondent reports that the continuing political stalemate over the government formation in Jammu and Kashmir may force imposition of Governor’s rule by January 20, 2015 when the Assembly will get automatically dissolved after the end of its six year term.
AIR correspondent reports, while exploring the prospects of forging an alliance with the BJP, PDP has reportedly sought assurances from BJP on certain issues mainly safeguarding Article 370 and revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). According to PDP Chief Spokesperson, Naeem Akhtar, it is not a question of forming a government only saying that the party will take its own time in carrying the best deal for Jammu and Kashmir. Meanwhile, PDP also does not seem enthused to the option of a “grand alliance” with National Conference as according to PDP Chief Spokesman National Conference created a mess in the state during its six-year rule.

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Congress celebrates its 130th Foundation Day

28 12 2014

Congress today celebrated its130th Foundation Day. Congress President Sonia Gandhi presided over the function at the AICC headquarters in the national capital where she unfurled the party flag. However, Vice President Rahul Gandhi was not present at the function.
The event was attended by senior Congress leaders including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, AK Antony, Ambika Soni, Motilal Vora and Ghulam Nabi Azad. The Indian National Congress was founded on this day in1885. The first session of the party was held at Mumbai between December 28 and December 31, and was attended by 72members.


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Croatia new Prez as per opinion poll Ivo Josipovic

28 12 2014
Dec 28
Voters in Croatia are choosing a new president as the country struggles with the prolonged economic crisis. The incumbent, Ivo Josipovic, is one of four candidates. Opinion poll show Mr Josipovic in lead, but is not expected to win more than 50 per cent of the vote making a run-off likely. The president has a largely ceremonial role, but has a say in foreign policy and is head of the army.
Croatia is the newest member of the European Union, joining in July last year.

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Egypt Parliamentary elections to be held in March 2015

28 12 2014

Dec 28,
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has reiterated that parliamentary elections will be held in March 2015. His remarks came while receiving Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo at the presidential headquarters in Cairo yesterday.
Al Sissi ratified the electoral constituencies law clearing the decks for parliamentary elections a few days ago. Parliamentary elections represent the final stage of the post-30 June political road map, following the ouster of former president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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Vatican arrests FEMEN activist who ‘kidnapped’ Baby Jesus from nativity scene
A topless FEMEN protester who tried to snatch a figurine of Baby Jesus from the manger at St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City following the Pope’s Christmas message has been arrested, the Vatican said on Friday. Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi earlier said that Ukrainian citizen Iana Aleksandrovna Azhdanova had been detained and would be questioned by a Vatican judge. He stated that her action “offended the religious feelings of many people,” adding that she faces charges of vilification of religion, obscene acts in public, and theft. FEMEN said the action was in protest against “the centuries-old Vatican stance on women’s rights for own body and reproductive function,” according to the group’s webpage. The organization has announced an anti-clerical “Massacre of the Innocents” campaign, calling for the stealing of Baby Jesus from churches around the world.
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December25, 2014 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com

Rahul & Co. is in denial mode – not ready to accept mistakes they
regularly made since 2004 Congress unexpectedly returned to power with
around 140 seats and formed government again with 205 when majority
number is 273, Didn’t find anything wrong at loss in Delhi Elections
to Arvind Kejriwal a year ago.

Rahul & Co. couldn’t FIND LEADER to Compete With Narendra Modi.

Rahul & Co. broadly speaking has no IDEA OF POLITICS – Congress was
allied to several regional parties but just before Elections deserted
them and Fought Against Them in elections.

Rahul & Co. Failed to Communicate Well With Voters and Didn’t INSPIRE
YOUNG VOTERS. In fact don’t know how to Connect With People – For
Example Rahul always used to say ‘Hum Logon Ko Shakti Denge’ – we
shall empower people when people required ‘Higher Wages, More Money &
Jobs and Greater Share in National Resources.’

Rahul & Co. relied on ‘Einsteins Jairam Ramesh & Sam Pitroda plus many
Foreign Educated who ACTUALLY WERE MISLEADING GOI’ – their Policies &
Programs were Flawed and Corrupted.

Rahul & Co. failed to Introduce Latest Technology & Promote MSMEs.

First Congress didn’t Develop Cadre even when it was Under Represented
in Lok Sabha from 2004 itself.

Second it is important to know Congress leaders ‘Contributed Less to
Party than Benefits when norm is Contribute Much More Than Take Out’.
Didn’t nurture their constituency and were not available to redress
public grievances. Visiting constituency once or twice a year by
Congress top leaders and depending entirely on few close aids for feed
back is not professional politics.

Third Congress didn’t Define Its Core AGENDA and Economic Strategy.

Fourth Congress had outward Pro-Poor Agenda but most of its Ministers
had Capitalist pro-corporate mindset.

Fifth Congress Ministers ‘MISMANAGED ECONOMY’ Neglected Farmers since
2009, Workers and Minorities.

Sixth proximity to Corporate led to Corruption Cases – Congress
preferred Fire Fighting than removing the cause of fire.

Seventh Congress didn’t INFUSE FRESH BLOOD. 56 out of 87 in J&K
elections are first time MLAs.

Eighth Congress Look for Some Lame Duck Excuse to justify Serial
Losses – Congress Was Simply Anti-India – few Corporate Families were
advanced Rs.50,00,000 crore Bank Loans – rest of 99.99% Indians just
Rs.10,00,000 crores.

Congress Problem is Both Software & Hardware

Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
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65th Senior National Basketball Championship Day 1- Karnataka men surprise Kerala, Defending champions Chhattisgarh women off to winning start
[Gopalakrishnan R & Vishnu Ravi Shankar] Bhilwara, Rajasthan: Karnataka men surprised Kerala in their opening encounter of the 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014. The athletic Karnataka side led by centre Arvind proved too quick for the ageing Kerala squad. Arvind’s 31 points included multiple in game dunks that energised his side.
Defending women’s champions Chhattisgarh kept Maharashtra at bay to start its title defence on a high. Unfortunately, men’s defending champions Tamil Nadu fell to a full strength Uttarakhand side that had international centre Amrit Pal Singh showcase a mammoth performance on both ends of the floor with his tireless rebounding and excellent mid range shooting touch.  In other Level 1 matches, the Southern women from Kerala and Tamil Nadu registered easy wins over Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh respectively, and Indian Railways men beat Chhattisgarh in a tight 76-66 match.
Among the lower level teams, Assam women beat Odisha in a cliff-hanger, winning 54-53, and their male counterparts too handed Odisha another defeat winning 78-62. Surprising lower level teams Madhya Pradesh women and Maharashtra men too started their 2014 campaign with assured wins over Chandigarh and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
Earlier this morning, Level 1 games tipped off on Day one of the Championship, with no real surprises in the matches held on the indoor wooden court (Court 1). The Kerala and Tamil Nadu women picked up comfortable wins against opponents Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh respectively. In the men’s matches thus far on Court 1, the Indian Railways withstood a tough fight from the Chhattisgarh team to register a 10-point victory 76-66. M. Mishra top scored for the Railways with a game-high 25 points.

Results from 29-12-2014

Level 1

Women

1)      Kerala (Surya PR 19, Jeena PS 17, Neenu Mol 9) bt Andhra Pradesh (A Surya 23, E Jyothi 10) 78-39 [27-6, 18-9, 11-14, 22-10]
2)      Tamil Nadu (Sunita 20, Ramya 15) bt Uttar Pradesh (R Gour 13) 72-36 [17-4, 16-12, 23-16, 16-4]
3)      Chhattisgarh (Poonam Chaturvedi 28, Sharanjeet 26) bt Maharashtra (Sruthi Menon 30, Manisha Dange 22) 94-74[25-21, 22-11, 21-25, 26-17]

Men

1)    Indian Railways (M Mishra 25, H Singh 16, H Singh 12) bt Chhattisgarh (AP Singh 20, Kiranpal S 18, KS Kumar 15)76-66 [25-15, 17-20, 16-17, 18-14]
2)    Karnataka (Arvind A 31, Dhiraj Shetty 12) bt Kerala (Subhash 29, Manoj R 25, Basil Philip 9) 86-77 [24-26, 23-21, 21-18, 28-12]
3)    Uttarakhand (Amritpal Singh 39, Trideep Rai 12) bt Tamil Nadu (Amjyot Singh 17, Pratham Singh 9) 85-69 [25-12, 15-11, 21-12, 24-34]

Level 2

Women

1)      Assam (Anjusidhartan 26) bt Odisha (Roli 14, Namrata 13) 54-53 [9-13, 14-10, 15-10, 16-20]
2)      Himachal Pradesh (Manorama 21, Naina 19, Balvinder Kaur 13) bt Bihar (Priyanka 14, Shravanti 13) 60-37 [9-13, 12-11, 19-11, 20-2]
3)      Madhya Pradesh (Sakshi Pandey 12, Rimpy Hooda 10, Monica Gurjar 10) bt Chandigarh (Gulwalia 13) 54-20 [17-8, 17-3, 11-9, 9-0]

Men

1)      Chandigarh (Maninder Singh 17, Navjot Singh Sandhu 13, Atul Singh 13) bt Bihar (Yogesh Kumar 15) 69-47 [11-10, 19-17, 19-10, 20-10]
2)      Uttar Pradesh (Akash Bhasin 18, Rakesh Kumar 12, Ashutosh Kumar 7) bt Himachal Pradesh (Deepak 14, V Chauhan 9)71-48 [16-4, 14-18, 21-11, 20-15]
3)      Assam (Pradeep Kumar 27, Narendra Kumar 18, Brijmohan Sharma 13) bt Odisha 78-62 [16-21, 22-18, 19-8, 21-15]
4)      Maharashtra (Raj Kalbhor 27, Amit Gahlot 20) bt Madhya Pradesh (Harendra Singh 23, Ankit Panigrahi 21) 75-66[22-20, 15-15, 21-19, 17-12]

About the 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014

The 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014 is being held in Bhilwara, Rajasthan. The Championship is being organised by the Bhilwara District Basketball Association in collaboration with the Rajasthan State Basketball Association under the aegis of Basketball Federation of India and IMG-Reliance. 27 men’s teams and 24 women’s teams are participating in this event that will be played in a league-cum-knockout format. For this year’s edition, Tamil Nadu men and Chhattisgarh women are the defending champions
The teams have been divided into two levels: the upper Level 1 and lower level 2. Level 1 teams have further been split into two groups (A and B) while Level 2 teams have been split into four groups. The top four teams from each Level 1 group and the top team from each of the four Level 2 groups will qualify for the knockout stages. A separate knockout tournament (called “Losers Knockouts”) will also be held for the 2nd and 3rd placed teams from each of the four lower level groups that will be knocked out of the main tournament.

About Basketball Federation of India

The Basketball Federation of India or BFI is the governing and controlling body of basketball in India, and is responsible for the development and promotion of the sport at all levels. BFI has been involved in conducting camps, clinics, events, and training sessions at its academies for the development of basketball. BFI came into being in 1935 and took complete control over Indian basketball in 1950. Prior to that time, the Indian Olympic Association handled the conduct of Indian basketball championships. Since 1950, the BFI has been conducting various such championships, from the grassroots to senior team participation in international tournaments. In addition, the BFI has been responsible for the establishment of strong sub-junior and junior level programs. The BFI has to its credit produced several international players of repute, among them 17 have been bestowed with the honor of Arjuna Award. More information at www.indiabasketball.org

About IMG Reliance

IMG Reliance Pvt Ltd., is an equal joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest and most recognized private sector company, and IMG Worldwide (IMG), the world’s leading sports marketing and management company. The joint venture company will develop market and manage sports and entertainment in India. Its current assets include India’s premier fashion event, Lakmé Fashion Week and South Asia’s only ATP World Tour event, the Aircel Chennai Open. IMG Reliance has entered agreements with the Basketball Federation of India (BFI) to create a new professional basketball league and manage all aspects of the commercial rights to the game in India and the All India Football Federation (AIFF), to improve, popularize and promote the game of football throughout India, from the grassroots to the professional level. IMG Reliance has also created a scholarship program to identify and train talented young Indians from sports including – basketball, soccer and tennis at IMG’s world-class sports training facilities at IMG Academies in Bradenton, Florida.

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Sixt Receives the Travel Industry’s Top Awards in Two Categories

~World Travel Awards for Sixt Rent a Car and the Sixt Limousine Service~

Mumbai, 29th December, 2014:  Mobility solutions for top requirements: Sixt car rental received the accolade of “World’s Leading Business Car Rental Company” at the World Travel Awards (WTA). In addition, the Sixt Limousine Service was named the “World’s Leading Luxury Chauffeur Service.” The World Travel Awards are considered the highest distinction in the travel and tourism industry. The awarding of prizes is based on votes by industry experts worldwide. The international mobility service provider received the top ratings for the high levels of quality of its services and products.

The World Travel Awards were presented in a ceremony at the CuisinArt Golf Resort & Spa on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Heinz Verhaegh, Managing Director of Sixt’s activities on the islands of Guadeloupe, Martinique, Saint Martin, Saint Maarten, and Saint Barthelemy, accepted the award from Graham Cooke, President of the WTA. Louis and Allison Ratchel, Branch Manager and Operations Manager of Sixt on the island of Saint Martin, also attended the event. In recent years, Sixt has received many prizes in various categories at the World Travel Awards for its high-quality and comprehensive services and products. 

Regine Sixt: “The World Travel Awards are the Oscars of the travel and tourism industry. I am delighted that our exclusive services have again been deemed award-winning. The awards are validation of our consistent customer orientation and our innovative products and services. This gives us great motivation to continue to offer our customers top-level mobility solutions in future.” 

The comprehensive, worldwide mobility services from Sixt are available online at www.sixt.com or via the hotline at +49-1806-252-525. 
About Sixt:
Sixt rent - a- car is represented in over 100 countries worldwide and is expanding its presence continuously.  Their strengths, such as the high proportion of premium brands in the vehicle fleet, the consistent service orientation of the staff and the good price-performance ratio allows the company founded in 1912 an excellent market positioning. The company has partnerships with prestigious addresses in the hotel industry, major airlines and numerous well-known service providers in the tourism sector. 
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Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena acts as a Secret Santa to Mumbai Police

This festive season Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union
will assist Mumbai Traffic Police to curb traffic violation during party days

Mumbai 30th December 2014: As Christmas and New Year celebrations time is nearing, Mumbai Traffic Police will soon get busy managing crowded streets, heavy traffic and above all, the people’s safety. This year, the burden on the city traffic force will be eased, Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union has decided to be a Secret Santa by helping them manage the traffic and ensure safety of people on the streets.  

Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union President Haji Arafat Shaikh has come up with this idea to help the cops in increasing vigilance in the city.  Under this initiative, a group of Shiv Sena Transport Union members, along with the traffic police, will be handling the surveillance at prime locations where public and private parties will take place.They have identified several routes in the city where police may demand an extra help.

Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union, President Haji Arafat Shaikh says, “Every year, during Christmas and New Year celebrations, we discover many cases of accidents; specially drink-driving, rash driving and hit-run.While the efficient police force is always there to monitor such incidences, we have decided to extend additional help to them. Our Karyakartas will assist traffic police during Nakabandis all over the city. Our mission is to ensure a safe, secure and accident-free festive season. This is also our small endeavour to ease the burden on traffic police.” 

Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union will keep a tab on all pubs, nightclubs and places in the city where parties will take place. Mr Sharif Deshmukh, Vice President, Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena, added that, “Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena Transport Union’s Karyakartas have formed groups of about six to eight people. Every unit will be supervised by a group head and liaise with the police. These groups will monitor incidences of drink-driving and speeding. Riders without helmets will also be checked. With the help of Mumbai Police, they will ensure strict actions against those who will violate the law.These groups will work until sunrise to assure safety in the city”.

Rajas Karnik, who enjoys late night clubbing says, “Drink-drive is defiantly an offensive crime, and this time will be more aggressive and punishable as Maharashtra Shiv Vahtuk Sena through its group of members will be monitoring it along with city cops.”

This year, there have been 13,895 cases of drink-driving till November, 30 and the total fine collected has been over Rs3.21 crore. Last year, the number of drink-driving cases were 16,525 and the total fine collected was Rs3.93 crore. Speeding cases, on the other hand, have been 2,930 this year, with Rs5 lakh collected in fine. That apart, over 2.5 lakh bikers have been caught riding without helmet this year.

So Mumbai, better Drive safe!

For more information, Please contact:
Vijayalaxmi Raje
Vijayalaxmi27kashid@gmail.com
9619768327


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Discussion: Get Caught Reading: For non-Adults Only?
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On Saturday, 14 February, 4 pm
At New Delhi World Book Fair, Pragati Maidan, Hall 8, Authors‘ Corner
Discussion: Get Caught Reading: For non-Adults Only?
The 23rd edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair will be held from 14th till 22nd February at Pragati Maidan. Besides being a huge bookstore with more than 1.000 exhibitors NDWBF is also a forum for all kinds of events around books and publishing.
Four international experts from Germany, France and Singapore in conversation with Benny Kurien, Publishing Editor & Rights and Acquisitions Officer, National Book Trust will talk about the culture of reading and reading promotion initiatives worldwide. Renate Reichstein, Foreign Rights Director, Verlagsgruppe Oetinger (Germany), Judith Habermas, Foreign Rights, Dumont Verlag (Germany), Manuel Carcassone, CEO Stock Edition Hachette Livre (France) and an expert from Singapore will lead a discussion on how to best promote reading – not only amongst kids! 
http://trainee-pc/gbo/images/siteimages/RENATE.jpgSince 1989 Renate Reichstein is Rights Director of Verlagsgruppe Oetinger, the second largest publishing house of children’s books in Germany. After her MA-Studies of History and Philosophy in Freiburg, she first worked from 1980 to 1984 with a research project of University of Hannover on the history and architecture in Luebeck. Besides her work as Rights Director since 2004 she is member of the board of the Association of German Children’s Book Publishers (avj) – an honorary post.
http://trainee-pc/gbo/images/siteimages/JUDITH.jpgJudith Habermas is the Rights Director at DuMont Buchverlag based in Cologne, Germany. Trained as a bookseller, she started her career in publishing after having studied history and German literature as sales manager at a small independent feminist press, then worked as foreign rights manager and editorial assistant at Verso Books based in London, UK before taking her present position at DuMont Buchverlag in 2001.  

http://trainee-pc/gbo/images/siteimages/Manuel.jpgManuel Carcassonne is one of the most famous French publishers. He spent twenty years in the Editions Grasset, discovering authors such as Frédéric Beigbeder, Karine Tuil or Virginie Despentes. He has been the managing director of the Editions Stock since July 2013.
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Fate of 98 people on board Norman Atlantic ferry still unknown

Italian authorities still do not know the fate of 98 people who were on board the Norman Atlantic ferry from Patras in Greece to Ancona in Italy on Sunday when a fire broke out on its car deck. Earlier, 40 people were considered missing, TASS reported. The Greek government’s Marine Accidents Investigation Commission said it would investigate the accident, in which a total of 10 people have so far been confirmed dead.

London woman detained over Syria terror offenses

A woman from Haringey in north London has been arrested at Luton Airport on suspicion of Syria-related terror offenses, the BBC reported, citing police. The 25-year-old was held at 11:30 GMT after a flight from Istanbul in Turkey as part of an intelligence-led operation. She is being questioned at a police station in the West Midlands on suspicion of preparing for terrorist attacks, according to West Midlands Police.

Italian coastguard saves 970 migrants abandoned by smugglers

The Italian coastguard service has rescued 970 migrants after smugglers abandoned them on a cargo ship in rough seas, AP said. The migrants, most of them believed to be Syrians, arrived in Gallipoli, in Apulia, southeast Italy, before dawn Wednesday. More than 100 migrants were treated for hypothermia. A passenger sent out a distress call while the ship was off the Greek coast. Six Italian coastguard workers had been lowered by helicopter onto the Moldovan-flagged Blue Sky M. There was no crew aboard and the ship’s engine was shut off. Smugglers frequently abandon migrants at sea.

Burundi confirms 35 killed in clashes between army & rebels

At least 35 people are confirmed to have been killed in clashes between Burundi’s army and members of an unidentified rebel group near the Democratic Republic of Congo border, AFP reported. “On our side, we have lost one soldier,” a top Burundian army official said Wednesday. Officials and witnesses said the group of around 200 rebels crossed into Cibitoke province north of the capital, Bujumbura, overnight Monday.
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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE
AS OF 31 DECEMBER 2014 20:00 HRS LT (GMT+7)

SURABAYA, 31st DECEMBER 2014 – AirAsia Indonesia wishes to update that The National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) Republic of Indonesia and other relevant authorities continue to search and recover the passengers of QZ 8501 in the Karimata Strait area.

Earlier today, Tony Fernandes, Group CEO of AirAsia and AirAsia management visited the military base in Pangkalan Bun to meet with key stakeholders of the SAR operations. Fernandes met with Deputy Governor of Central Kalimantan, Achmad Diran; Deputy of Potential Search And Rescue (SAR), Marsekal Muda TNI Sunarbowo Sandi;  Joint Operation Chief Territory II, Marsekal Muda TNI Abdul Muis; Joint Operation Chief Territory I, Marsekal Muda TNI Agus Dwi Putranto; Central Kalimantan Police Chief, Brigadier General Hermanu and Deputy of Operation Search And Rescue (SAR), Marsekal Pertama TNI Supriyadi.

Fernandas said: “I continue to be humbled and touched by the incredible efforts and professionalism put forth by BASARNAS, Army, Navy, Air Force and Police of Indonesia. The search and rescue operations were unfortunately hampered by bad weather today but I am hopeful they will be able to resume the search tomorrow.”

To date, BASARNAS has confirmed to have recovered a total of seven remains, which were transported to the military base in Pangkalan Bun, Borneo. Two of the seven remains were transported to Bayangkara Hospital in Surabaya for identification by Disaster Victim Identification of Police Department Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI).

AirAsia’s main focus remains on the wellbeing of the families affected by this tragedy.

Further information will be released as soon as it becomes available. An emergency call centre has been established and available for families seeking information.

Family members of QZ8501, please contact:
Malaysia: +60 3 21795959
Indonesia: +62 2129270811
Singapore: +65 63077688
Korea: 007 98142069940
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An intelligence based midnight operation was conducted by Coast Guard ships and aircraft to intercept a suspect fishing boat in Arabian Sea near Indo-Pak maritime boundary, approximately 365 km from Porbander.
As per the intelligence inputs received on 31st December, a Pakistani fishing boat from Keti Bunder near Karachi was planning some illicit transaction in Arabian Sea. Based on the input, Coast Guard aircraft undertook sea air coordinated search and located the suspect fishing boat. Thereafter, Coast Guard ship on patrol in area was diverted and intercepted the unlit boat at about midnight of 31st December in position 365 km West-South West of Porbandar.
Coast Guard ship warned the fishing boat to stop for further investigation of the crew and cargo; however, the boat increased speed and tried to escape towards Pakistani side of maritime boundary. The hot pursuit continued for approx one hour and Coast Guard ship managed to stop the fishing boat after firing warning shots. Four persons were seen on the boat who disregarded all warnings by the Coast Guard ship to stop and cooperate with investigation. Soon thereafter, the crew hid themselves in below deck compartment and set the boat on fire, which resulted in explosion and major fire on the boat.
Due to darkness, bad weather and strong winds, the boat and persons on board could not be saved or recovered. The boat burnt and sank in the same position, in early hours of 1st January. Coast Guard ships and aircraft are continuing operations in area to search for any possible survivor. Coast Guard and other security agencies are maintaining high vigil in maritime and coastal areas since last couple of months due several inputs on seaward threat.

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November core infra grows at 6.7%

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The core infrastructure grows to 6.7% (Y-O-Y) in November 2014 as compared to 6.3% (Y-O-Y) in October 2014. The combined index of Eight Core Industries stands at 166.2 in November 2014 with a growth rate of 6.7% in November 2014 as compared to 3.2% in November 2013. Crude oil and Natural gas registered a growth rate of (-)0.1% and (-)2.9% respectively in the month of November 2014.

   Sector wise trend in monthly production                                                          (% growth)
SectorWeight in IIPNovember’14October’14
Crude Oil5.22(-)0.11.0
Natural Gas1.71(-)2.9(-)4.2
Petroleum Refinery Products5.948.14.2
Coal4.3814.516.2
Fertilizer1.25(-)2.8(-)7.0
Electricity10.3210.213.2
Cement2.4111.3(-)1.0
Steel6.681.32.3
Overall37.906.76.3
Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from the office of the economic advisor to the Govt. of India

In cumulative terms, core infrastructure industries registered a growth of 4.6% during April- November 2014-15 as against 4.1% during the corresponding period of the previous year.

    Sector wise trend in production                                                                         (% growth)  
SectorWeightApr-Nov 2014-15Apr- Nov 2013-14
Crude Oil5.22(-)0.8(-)0.9
Natural Gas1.71(-)5.3(-)15.5
Petroleum Refinery Products5.94(-)0.52.4
Coal4.389.41.6
Fertilizer1.25(-)1.32.5
Electricity10.3210.45.3
Cement2.418.54.0
Steel6.682.211.7
Overall37.904.64.1

Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from the office of the economic advisor to the Govt. of India

Electricity generation grew by 10.4% during Apr–November 2014-15 as against 5.3% growth during Apr–November 2013-14, while steel production grew by 2.2% during Apr– November 2014-15 as against 11.7% during Apr-November 2013-14. The production in crude oil grew by (-)0.8% during Apr–November 2014-15 as compared to its growth at (-)0.9% during Apr– November 2013-14, whereas petroleum refinery production registered a growth of (-)0.5% during Apr–November 2014-15 as compared to 2.4% during Apr– November 2013-14. Fertilizer production grew by (-)1.3% during Apr–November 2014-15 compared to its growth at 2.5% during Apr– November 2013-14 and cement production grew by 8.5% during Apr– November 2014-15 compared to its growth at 4.0% during Apr– November  2013-14.
Trend in growth of steel, cement, electricity, coal and overall                                             (%)
 Source: PHD Research Bureau, compiled from the office of the economic advisor to the Govt. of India

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AAP launches #Fund,Fund the only Funda

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AAP  has its sole object to gather money at any cost and to deliver the common is far from their agenda.AAP chief Arvind is gathering money in name of Tea,dinner and is charging huge sum from common man for his audience.Chief which charges for the common man meet one can imagine his intend,further his this poster boy of AAP has broken all record by putting solo poster in Delhi for ensuing assembly elections as if though there is no other leader in AAP.Arvind taxman converted to an activist is now recognized politician whose main aim is to make money by giving honey wrapped eloquence .Thus an official release is here from AAP party.


Aam Aadmi Party’s transparent fund-raising initiatives have brought a new dimension to political funding. AAP is the only political party in the country whose entire funds are in public domain and all donation details are published on the party website.
The AAP has always innovated on fund-raising and introduced new concepts in India, ranging from diverse and completely transparent fund-raising events to online donations and now Aap-Ka-Daan, a mobile app for collecting small cash from our donors.
In continuation of its fund-raising initiatives to mobilise resources for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, the AAP is pleased to announce its new campaign, the #IFundHonestParty Challenge.
This is a donor-get-donor programme appealing to donors to take the challenge, make a donation and send an appeal to 10 of their friends and family members to also donate and participate in the challenge. As more people join the challenge, a network of donors, referrals and participants will be built and the message of #IFundHonestParty shall spread to a wide number of people.
The #IFundHonestParty campaign will also figure prominently in the AAP’s ongoing political campaign. The party will highlight the unique differentiation of AAP from other parties which do not declare approximately 80% of their donations from regulators. Mobile app, Aap-Ka-Daan is being used quite successfully by volunteers to collect cash donations at sabhas, yatras and other political events.
The #IFundHonestParty campaign was flagged off by AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, who was the first to take the challenge himself. Kejriwal will invite 10+ people from different aspects of his personal, professional and political life to join-in the challenge.
The AAP’s IT team has developed web and mobile based referral tool to help donors make referrals. Participants can invite their friends and family via email and/or using the Facebook social networks. Donors can also easily share their own donation proofs (certificate) on their Facebook pages and also via Twitter. The software will track all donations, referrals and acceptance of challenge.
AAP is looking to increase its overall donation reach with this campaign. In the current donation drive, which was kicked-off on 26 November to commemorate AAP’s foundation day, the party has been successful in raising donations via Rs. 2611/- campaign; 20k lunch/dinner events and also a unique volunteer-led donation campaign on twitter under the RT2Donate moiker.
Speaking at the launch event, Kejriwal said the AAP has set the gold standards for transparency in political funding and no other party comes close to matching AAP’s transparency.
Kejriwal informed that the AAP has over 100k donors since its inception and in-depth investigations by both the UPA and NDA governments have found all donations to the AAP completely in order and in accordance with law of the land.
Party’s national secretary Pankaj Gupta said through this campaign, the AAP want more and more citizens of this country to become direct stakeholders in our party and hence in defining the politics of this country.

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Valued LocalCircles Member:

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Happy New Year 2015!
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We wish each one of you and your family a very Happy and Prosperous New Year. May all your dreams come true in 2015!
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Telecom Scooping $20b Than Investing In Optic Broadband

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January01, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
Going by the TOI story Telecom Department or DoT is to auction 570
MHZ* of spectrum for 1.2 lakh crores – this comes to just Rs.210 per
MHz when in 2010 ‘5 Mhz of 3G spectrum was sold out for Rs 16,751
crore or Rs.3350 crore per MHz’. * [airwaves 60 Mhz in 2G and 330 Mhz
in 3G, and 180 Mhz of existing airwaves.]
When GoI scoops Rs.1,20,000 crores as License Fee – just to recover
this with interest and profits would cost Consumers over Rs.500,000
crores over 10 years or Rs.5000 per head for 100 crore connections –
This doesn’t include Cost of Mobile Devices which could take Annual
Imports Bill of Electronics & Mobile Devices to $400b by 2020.
This is Suicidal Policy driving India in to Financial or Economic Melt Down.
At Rs.210 crore per MHz DoT gets practically nothing even as 2G and 3G
tariffs are too high presently compared to landline charges of Rs.1.25
for 3 minute call. Assuming minimum spectrum required is 2×4.2 Mhz or
2×5 Mhz blocks – is Rs.1764 crores or Rs.2100 crores. This is no
improvement over SCAMMED rate of Rs.1658 crores for Pan India Licence.
But biggest concern is that GoI is neglecting INDIGENOUS Optic Fiber
based Broadband Services.
Already Quality of Service 2G Voice has declined and call drop rate
zoomed due to Extended Use of 2G for providing data services.
Worst of All DoT is not Introducing ‘Optic Fiber Based Services
Broadband Services’ – one Connection Providing VoIP, IPTV, Broadband,
Wifi, Video Conferencing etc.
Developed countries are already Experimenting with 1000 Mbps Data
Speeds per user – 100 Mbps data speed is already a standard but DoT
promotes Outdated Costly & Very Slow 2G and 3G services compared to
present global standards.
Optic Fiber based Wire Networks can service Future Technologies
without ‘Upgrades of Technology’.
Finally there is no change in WEIRD PITRODA POLICY of Wireless
Broadband in Cities and Optic Fiber Based Wire Services in Rural Areas
where just Rs.500 worth of copper wire can deliver 100 MBPS connection
or even 1000 MBPS through Ethernet. In 2003 ISP in view of defect in
distribution server provided direct connection – I was getting over 80
MBPS speed which was over 1000 Times Faster than my contracted speed
of 64 KBPS. 4G Service can deliver Wireless Broadband to Tens of
thousands of consumers in scores of villages at low cost by a Shared
Tower.
In 2003 I was getting TV Channels on my computer with a Video Card
also before Encryption of TV Broadcast.
Ravinder Singh, Inventor & Consultant, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROJECTS
Y-77, Hauz Khas, New Delhi-110016, India. Ph; 091- 9718280435, 9650421857
Ravinder Singh* is a WIPO awarded inventor specializing in Power,
Transportation,
Water, Energy Saving, Agriculture, Manufacturing, Technologies and Project

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BASARNAS confirmed remains of six QZ 8501 passengers

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AIRASIA INDONESIA FLIGHT QZ 8501 UPDATE
AS OF 1 JANUARY 2015 20:00 HRS (GMT+7)
SURABAYA, 1st JANUARY 2015 – AirAsia Indonesia wishes to update on the development of the on-going search and rescue mission of flight QZ 8501.
 
The Disaster Victim Identification Police Department of Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) today confirmed that the remains of one passenger on board QZ 8501 was identified as Hayati Luthfi Hamid (female). The confirmation was announced upon matching forensic and ante-mortem tests with the DNA evidence submitted by the families.
 
Sunu Widyatmoko, Chief Executive Officer AirAsia Indonesia handed the remains to her family at a ceremony held at Bhayangkara Hospital, Surabaya.
 
Sunu said, “On behalf of everyone at AirAsia, we extend our profound condolences to the family and friends of late Hayati Luthfi Hamid. AirAsia will support everything that the family may need during these difficult times.”
 
Earlier today, BASARNAS also confirmed that a total of six out of seven remains of QZ 8501 passengers which were recovered in Karimata Strait had been transported in Bhayangkara Hospital this morning for immediate identification by Disaster Victim Identificiation Police Department of Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI).
 
DVI team are now working on thorough identification which includes DNA check and forensics examination.
 
Meanwhile, the search and rescue effort still continues. Indonesian Minister of Transportation has deployed 5 additional vessels to the searching area. To date, there are more than 90 vessels and aircraft from numerous countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, South Korea, United States, involved in the operation.
 
Further information will be released as soon as it becomes available.
 
Our thoughts and prayers remain with the families and friends of our passengers and colleagues on board QZ8501.
 

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Indian Railways & Kerala women stay undefeated

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Bhilwara, Rajasthan: Playing to their pedigree, the international stars of Indian Railways and Kerala kept their sides undefeated in the 65th Senior National Basketball Championship 2014-15. Kerala’s Jeena PS and Neenumol combined for more than 50 points in an early morning Level 1 league match against Maharashtra on New Year’s Day. The duo’s scoring had them take an 11 point lead at the end of the first quarter. The next two quarters saw Maharashtra fight back thanks to some effective work on both ends of the floor by ex-international Manisha Dange. Dange would go on to average a double double with 26 points and 13 rebounds, but Kerala’s size advantage at all the front court positions meant that they stayed ahead, eventually winning 84-69.
Indian Railways women stayed on top of their Level 1 Pool by running roughshod over a young Punjab side. As many as six players scored in double digits in this effortless team offense for Railways. The first and last quarters especially had Railways completely destroying Punjab offensively and clamping down on them on the defensive end in this lop-sided 113-54 win.
Delhi’s women team too has been on a tear, and sisters Pratima Singh and Prashanti Singh took their side to a close 72-64 win over Tamil Nadu.
In the men’s Level 1 section, Services stayed undefeated with their third straight win, this time over Kerala. Tamil Nadu too cruised past Haryana 91-66. The star studded Uttarakhand side joined Tamil Nadu with three wins by outclassing Indian Railways 88-50.
In some exciting lower level action, Delhi and Telangana men progressed to the pre-quarterfinals stage and into the upper Level 1 for next year. Joining them in the pre-quarterfinals stage from the women’s section will be Madhya Pradesh and Telangana.

Results from 1-1-2015 (upto 6:00 PM)

Level 1

Women

1)      Delhi (Pratima Singh 31, Prashanti Singh 17)  bt Tamil Nadu (R Ramya 18, P Divya 16) 72-64 [14-10, 18-16, 19-25, 21-13]
2)      Kerala (Jeena PS 28, Neenumol PS 25, Stephy Nixon 17) bt Maharashtra (Manisha Dange 23, Sruthi Menon 14) 84-69 [23-12, 19-18, 18-21, 24-18]
3)      Indian Railways (Renu Maurya 16, Bharti Netam 16, Sitamani Tudu 15, Appoorva Muralinath 14) bt Punjab (Samrithi 18, Kirandeep Kaur 15, Nagma Mirza 12) 113-54 [41-9, 23-20, 21-16, 28-9]

Men

1)      Services (Jairam Jat 19 pts & 16 rbs, Dalip K 19, Narender Grewal 13, Ramesh K 10) bt Kerala (Manoj R 22, Subash Shenoy 17 pts & 14 rbs, Albin Baby 11) 80-67 [17-20, 24-9, 17-17, 22-11]
2)      Tamil Nadu (Prasanna Venkatesh 23, Amjyot Singh 19, Pratham Singh 17, G Sivabalan 13, Arvind A 11) bt Haryana(Himanshu S 17, Deepak R 11, Vikas K 11, Hemant S 10) 91-66 [28-20, 24-19, 28-19, 11-8]
3)      Uttarakhand (Trideep Rai 27, Amritpal Singh 23 pts & 12 rbs, Vishesh Bhriguvanshi 18) bt Indian Railways (Prakash Mishra 14) 88-50 [21-11, 25-13, 26-13, 16-13]

Qualifying Matches from Level 2 to Level 1

*Winning teams progress to pre-quarterfinals stage this year & will get elevated from Level 2 to Level 1 for next year.

Men

1)      Delhi (Pravin Dovan 22, Ajay Singh 18, Gaurav Ohlan 12) bt Maharashtra (Raj Kalbhor 29, Amit Gahlot 16) 78-69 [15-12, 19-12, 24-19, 20-26]
2)      Telangana (M Vijaykumar 15, L Sujith 10) bt Chandigarh (Atul 14, Puneet Khanna 13) 58-55 [18-14, 14-19, 11-9, 15-13]

Women

1)      Telangana (Gayathri 25, Purnima 9) bt West Bengal (Kamlesh Jat 20, Salma Devi 15) 57-54 [8-10, 19-14, 13-14, 17-16]
2)      Madhya Pradesh (Sakshi Pandey 15, Nima Doma Bhutia 13) bt Himachal Pradesh (Balvinder Kaur 13, Yogita 9) 53-38 [15-9, 13-14, 13-11, 12-4]

Loser’s Knockout Quarterfinals

Men

1)      West Bengal (R Prasad 14, MS Grewal 13, MK Singh 12, DK Yadav 12) bt Jharkhand (Nirmal Singh 34, Allen Peter 17, Devendra Melgaud 13) 85-82 [21-21, 21-15, 20-22, 23-24]
2)      Andhra Pradesh (CH Navin 16, J Tarun 12) bt Assam (Pradeep Kumar 9, Badan Dey 6) 66-36 [19-6, 19-10, 16-6, 12-14]

Late Evening Results from 31-12-2014

Level 1

Women

1)      Indian Railways (Ranjeeta 17, Renu 13) bt Uttar Pradesh (Radha 14) 86-31 [24-6, 30-0, 12-9, 20-16]

Level 2

Men

1)      Chandigarh (Atul 18, Syed Mohd 18) bt Puducherry (Manoj 24, Mohan 11) 79-57 [26-17, 25-20, 14-14, 14-6]
2)      Delhi (Ajay Singh 26, Manprit Singh 13) bt Gujarat (Vinay Kaushik 21, Harpalsinh Vag 20) 84-72 [22-16, 14-14, 21-27, 27-15]
3)      West Bengal (Sagar Joshi 35, DK Yadav 17) bt Himachal Pradesh (Anoop 19, Deepak 12) 76-65 [17-24, 16-12, 16-16, 27-13]
4)      Andhra Pradesh (Naveen 23, J Tharun 21) bt Goa (Malivai 21, Velly 11) 69-52 [23-16, 20-10, 18-11, 8-15]
5)      Telangana (L Sujith Reddy 20, Sri Ganesh 19, M Vijaykumar 17) bt Jammu & Kashmir (Iqbal Singh 19, Shubham Sharma 16) 80-79 [23-13, 15-14, 15-29, 18-15, 9-8 (OT)]

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IT dept issues notice to firm of Robert Vadra

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The Income Tax department has issued notice to a business firm owned by Robert Vadra as part of its probe to understand the financial structure of the company and real estate projects undertaken by it. Sources said, the notice has been issued by the I-T Department to Sky Light Hospitality which has its offices in Delhi and Gurgaon and the tax men have asked company officials to disclose details about the transactions and sale deeds executed from the financial year 2005-06 by the firm. The department has also asked the firm to explain its real estate projects and deals struck in various parts of North India including loans taken in this regard from some prominent builders in the country.
Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Vadra, who has not been named in the notice, has been in the news regarding his land dealings and real estate projects in various parts of north India including the national capital region, Rajasthan, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Meanwhile, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has said that the state government is proceeding in the Robert Vadra land deal case as the per the law. Talking to reporters in Panchkula yesterday, Mr Khattar said that the first priority of the state government is to ensure good governance, transparency and provide people a corruption-free system.

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Netanyahu re-elected Israeli ruling party leader

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Jan 2
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has got a shot in the arm for a fresh term as the country’s premier ahead of snap elections in March this year. He has been re-elected as the leader of the ruling Likud party in the primary elections. The members of his party not only backed him overwhelmingly but also chose to elect a list of moderate candidates supported by him to contest the upcoming general elections. The Israeli prime minister won around 80 per cent of the vote in the party primary against his challenger, Danny Danon.

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UPSWC affairs in UP from BSP to SP

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As soon as power was exchanged in UP from BSP to SP, Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission ( UPSWC ) receipt counters witnessed spurt in complaints from victim women  of UP  and situation is even worsening with SP nearing to complete its third year in Power. All the inaugurations and launchings, made by  Akhilesh Yadav, in the name of Women-empowerment or in the name of stalling the crimes against women etc. have proved to be mere rhetoric with no actual respite to the
half-population of the largest ( population-wise) state of India.
RTI data received under RTI from UPSWC paints a seriously grim picture of two & half year rule of Akhilesh Yadav, with is exactly half tenure of present Government (provided claims made by  Laxmikant Bajpai  of BJP about SP 70 MLAs being in touch with BJP are not true ).RTI data immensely downgrades Akhilesh Yadav  with respect to his predecessor Mayawati when it comes to safety and security of women in UP.
RTI data also exposes UP police department’s inability to properly
address cases related to crime against women because its an eternal
truth that a women approaches women commission only when she fails to get justice from the police.
Snapshots of data comparison of ending two & half year rule of
Mayawati & two & half year rule of Akhilesh Yadav reveals that crime against women increased by 42% in Tipu’s Raj as compared to Bahinji’s.
Victim Women became more helpless  in SP’s rule as disposal rate of
complaints received in UPSWC decreased by 45% as compared to BSP’s Rule. Even UPWC failed to properly address the traumatic problems of half-population of UP as pendency rose by a whopping 557% in Akhiles’s regime when compared to Mayawati’s.  Disposal rate at UPWC was 85% in Mayaraj which has diminished to a mere 33% in Akhileshraj despite there being 25 members working at UPSWC ( including Chairman ).
RTI shows that UPSWC’s other than salary budget is Rs. 1 crore but
during 8 & a half months time UPSWC has consumed less than 40 lakh rupees meaning thereby that during 71% time of this fiscal UPSWC has consumed 40% of its fiscal non-salary allocations. To me, this is just because of slack, indifferent, insensitive and corrupt mindset of members at UPWC towards problems of women who are there just to show-off there position and later be a part of general- loot-culture like all other  government departments  consuming there budgets during end of  month of march in that fiscal year.
If Akhilesh Yadav will still say that as a CM, he really feels the
woes of Women living in UP and is serious to address & resolve them?
To me he is only a good actor which he should be because he has long
been in the company of acting-stalwarts like Big B, Jaya Prada, Jaya
Bacchan and many more. But People don’t want actors acting while
sitting in the chair of Rulers. People want honest hearts and when one inaugurates something with honest heart, the whole world tastes
fruit of success cultivated out of this inauguration.
The big question is whether situation will not deteriorate in rest 2 &
½ year rule Akhilesh and will Akhilesh be able to move nearer and/or touch the benchmarks on women-safety, set by his predecessor Mayawati, leave alone the question of surpassing them.
My straight answer is, not at all and this answer is just because in
his first half tenure as CM, Akhilesh has, through his various acts
have proved that he is too immature a politician to effectively rule a
state like UP.
These are my views .Data Excel Sheet & RTI papers are being attached for wider circulation in public interest.
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Urvashi Sharma
Secretary – YAISHWARYAJ SEVA SANSTHAAN
101,Narayan Tower, Opposite F block Idgah
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World trickles

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NY celebration fire torches Philippines slums

Hundreds of shanty dwellings in a slum in the Philippines’ capital, Manila, have been destroyed by a huge fire, which is believed to have been started by firecrackers set off by children during New Year celebrations. The fire erupted after dawn and was quickly spread by strong winds through a nearly kilometer-long row of shanty dwellings stretching along a creek. At least 14 fires were reported across the country on New Year’s Eve night, two of them killing a total of seven people, a firefighting official told the media.

​Lithuania becomes 19th state to join Eurozone

Lithuania becomes 19th state to join Eurozone
Baltic state of Lithuania has become the latest and the 19th country to join the Eurozone. At the stroke of midnight on the New Year’s Day, Vilnius swapped their old currency litas in exchange for euros. The exchange rate is set at one euro for 3.45 litas.

​Kim Jong-un open for talks with South Korea

In his New Year’s address, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is open for talks with President Park Geun-hye “if South Korean authorities sincerely want to improve relations” between North and South. “If the atmosphere and environment is there, there is no reason not to hold a high-level summit,” Kim said in his address cited by Reuters. South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks that would cover co-operation projects and reunions for families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War.

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North Korea’s leader calls for talks with South Korea

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​Kim Jong-un open for talks with South Korea

In his New Year’s address, the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said he is open for talks with President Park Geun-hye “if South Korean authorities sincerely want to improve relations” between North and South. “If the atmosphere and environment is there, there is no reason not to hold a high-level summit,” Kim said in his address cited by Reuters. South Korea proposed on Monday to resume stalled talks that would cover co-operation projects and reunions for families separated by the 1950-1953 Korean War.

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Around 170 militants active in Kashmir: Lt Gen Saha

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January 1, 2015 by
Cautioning more militant attack in future Army has said that around 170 militants are operational in Kashmir valley at present. This was stated by General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Army’s 15 Corps Lt. General Subrata Saha, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at north Kashmir. However, he said that the army is fully prepared to face any kind of situation on ground and is ready foil any attempts that would be aimed to disrupt peace in the region.
He maintained that the militants are trying to infiltrate at present but army is keeping close vigil on borders to foil any infiltration bid of the militants. General Saha added that the attacks that were carried in Mahura, Uri in the starting of the last month could be carried in future as well as the militants are trying to disrupt peace in J&K. He remarked further that the security forces are fully equipped to cope up with the situation.
Claiming that 160 to 170 militants are operational in Kashmir valley at present, General Saha said more infiltration attempts are being made at LoC. AIR Srinagar Correspondent reports that the Senior Army Officer refused to comment over the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), saying the issue is a political one and its solution would be evolved politically.
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