Country & Politics Political News Bulletin & Beyond National Weekly dUVªh,.MikWfyfVDl o"kZ % 4 vad % 2 ubZ fnYyh] 15 twu ls 21 twu 2015 ewY; % 2/- i`"B % 16 countryandpolitics.in Vipin New Delhi: AAP and the BJP have been fighting each other over petty issues. Rumours, domestic issues, person- al lives, academic qualifi- cations, transfers, post- ings…almost everything has been a bone of con- tention for them. A Delhi street on Saturday. Naresh Sharma/ FirstpostA Delhi street . Naresh Sharma/ Firstpost But, when politicians put the lives of people at risk and hold the city hostage in their game of one- upmanship, it points to complete abdication of morality; it reeks of a maddening rage to destroy a rival even if people are the collateral damage. It is a damning indictment of the puerile, vengeful nature of the two political parties when a court has to intervene to remind them of their fundamental duty towards people. Crisis, it is said, unravels the real character of a political party. What does the 10- day strike by sanitation workers that turned Delhi into a garbage dump tell us about the BJP’s Swacch Bharat cam- paign? Where were its workers, politicians and celebrities when tonnes of dirt lying on the roads of the capital of India? Cleaning the streets when they are cleaned for a photo-op, but watching from a distance when the streets are stinking is pure political and social media hypocrisy. What was the AAP up to? Before entering politics, Arvind Kejriwal claimed that if politics is keechad (dirt), then one has to step into it to clean it. The crisis in Delhi exposed the hollowness of Kejriwal’s metaphors, the contradictions in his politics and philosophy. If Kejriwal is ready to let Delhi go to the dogs, pigs and rats just because he wants to score a few political points, he has suffered a precipitous fall from his perch. Rahul Gandhi’s cameo in the middle of the crisis was a classic example of politicians wanting to have their garbage and turn it into political fodder too. Note what the Congress VP told the striking MCD staff,"If you ask this gov- ernment, you won't get anything. But if you come together and show your strength, your work will be done in five minutes. This strike is the right way to go." Not a word to defuse the crisis, not even an effort to exhort the workers to keep the city clean and find some other method of protesting, but words that only add fuel to the fire.Just a year ago, san- itation staff in Bangalore had turned the city into a garbage dump because of their strike. One won- ders what the Congress government would have said if Rahul had shown similar empathy for the sanitation workers of Bangalore! It is difficult to find a hero in this crisis because everybody is a villain in the drama. The MCD could have easily invoked the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) to force the striking workers to resume their duty; the L- G could have released the Rs 493 crore for the salary of the staff before the court intervened and Kejriwal could have attempted a reconcilia- tion before the stand-off. But they instead only contributed to the mess with their dirty politics. In many ways, the blasé attitude of our politicians to the crisis is a reflection of the Indian mindset. Most of us are callous about the way we dis- pose of garbage, we dump it anywhere—on the road, in front of a neighbour’s house, in a nearby vacant plot—and do not care as long as our house is clean. On the streets and roads, garbage dumps have become acceptable parts of our landscape. We do not get shocked when we see stray cows, dogs and rodents feast- ing on piles of dirt. Garbage is part of our geography and chalta hai culture. What’s going on Where is Prime Minister Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan Soti Rhi Sarkar Koi bhi aata h janta ko ullu hi bna jaata h Acche din hamare ya Sarkar Ke
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VipinNew Delhi: AAP and theBJP have been fightingeach other over pettyissues. Rumours,domestic issues, person-al lives, academic qualifi-cations, transfers, post-ings…almost everythinghas been a bone of con-tention for them.A Delhi street onSaturday. NareshSharma/ FirstpostA Delhistreet . Naresh Sharma/FirstpostBut, when politicians putthe lives of people at riskand hold the city hostagein their game of one-upmanship, it points tocomplete abdication ofmorality; it reeks of amaddening rage todestroy a rival even ifpeople are the collateraldamage. It is a damningindictment of the puerile,vengeful nature of thetwo political parties whena court has to interveneto remind them of theirfundamental dutytowards people. Crisis, itis said, unravels the realcharacter of a politicalparty. What does the 10-
day strike by sanitationworkers that turned Delhiinto a garbage dump tellus about the BJP’sSwacch Bharat cam-paign? Where were itsworkers, politicians andcelebrities when tonnesof dirt lying on the roadsof the capital of India?Cleaning the streetswhen they are cleanedfor a photo-op, butwatching from a distancewhen the streets arestinking is pure politicaland social mediahypocrisy.What was the AAP up to?Before entering politics,Arvind Kejriwal claimedthat if politics is keechad(dirt), then one has tostep into it to clean it.The crisis in Delhiexposed the hollownessof Kejriwal’s metaphors,the contradictions in hispolitics and philosophy. IfKejriwal is ready to letDelhi go to the dogs, pigsand rats just because hewants to score a fewpolitical points, he hassuffered a precipitous fallfrom his perch.Rahul Gandhi’s cameo in
the middle of the crisiswas a classic example ofpoliticians wanting tohave their garbage andturn it into political foddertoo.Note what the CongressVP told the striking MCDstaff,"If you ask this gov-ernment, you won't getanything. But if you cometogether and show yourstrength, your work willbe done in five minutes.
This strike is the rightway to go."Not a word to defuse thecrisis, not even an effortto exhort the workers tokeep the city clean andfind some other methodof protesting, but wordsthat only add fuel to thefire.Just a year ago, san-itation staff in Bangalorehad turned the city into agarbage dump becauseof their strike. One won-ders what the Congressgovernment would havesaid if Rahul had shownsimilar empathy for thesanitation workers ofBangalore!It is difficult to find a heroin this crisis becauseeverybody is a villain inthe drama. The MCDcould have easilyinvoked the EssentialServices MaintenanceAct (ESMA) to force thestriking workers toresume their duty; the L-G could have releasedthe Rs 493 crore for the
salary of the staff beforethe court intervened andKejriwal could haveattempted a reconcilia-tion before the stand-off.But they instead onlycontributed to the messwith their dirty politics.In many ways, the blaséattitude of our politiciansto the crisis is a reflectionof the Indian mindset.Most of us are callousabout the way we dis-pose of garbage, wedump it anywhere—onthe road, in front of aneighbour’s house, in anearby vacant plot—anddo not care as long asour house is clean.On the streets and roads,garbage dumps havebecome acceptable partsof our landscape. We do not get shockedwhen we see stray cows,dogs and rodents feast-ing on piles of dirt.Garbage is part of ourgeography and chalta haiculture.
What’s going on Where is Prime Minister Swacch Bharat Abhiyaan
Rajesh SharmaPrime Minister of the Governmentof the People's Republic ofBangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, thePrime Minister of the Governmentof the Republic of India, Mr.Narendra Modi, paid a State visitto Bangladesh1.During the visit, Prime Ministerof India called on H.E. Mr. Md.Abdul Hamid, Hon’ble Presidentof Bangladesh.2.Prime Minister Modi laid awreath at the National Martyrs’Memorial at Savar as a mark ofrespect to the memory and contri-bution of the great freedom fight-ers of Bangladesh. He paid richtribute and respect to the memoryof Bangabandhu Sheikh MujiburRahman at theBangabandhuMemorialMuseumin Dhaka.3. Sushri Mamata Banerjee, ChiefMinister of West Bengal, alsojoined Prime Minister Modi andPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina inDhaka on June 6, 2015 for the his-toric ceremony wherein they wit-nessed the exchange of instru-ments of ratification of the India-Bangladesh Land BoundaryAgreement, 1974 and its 2011Protocol. The three leaders jointlyflagged off the 2 bus services con-
necting Bangladeshi and Indiancities.4. Prime Minister Modi received,on behalf of the former PrimeMinister of India Mr. Atal BihariVajpayee, the ‘BangladeshLiberation War Honour’ fromPresident Mr. Md. Abdul Hamidand Prime Minister SheikhHasina.5 . Prime Minister Modi visited theDhakeswari Temple and theRamakrishna Mission on 7June2015, and spoke at a public eventat the Bangabandhu InternationalConvention Centre (BICC) inDhaka on 7June 2015.6. Prime Minister Modi had ameeting with Prime MinisterHasina on 6 June 2015 which wasfollowed by the delegation leveltalks. Both the meeting and thetalks were marked by greatwarmth and cordiality reflectingthe excellent bilateral relationsand friendship that exist betweenthe two countries. The two PrimeMinisters led their respectivesides in the talks. Prime MinisterHasina hosted a banquet preced-ed by a cultural programme inhonour of Prime Minister Modiand his delegation.7. During the talks, the two PrimeMinisters recalled the sharedbonds ofhistory, tradition, aspira-
tions and multitude of other com-monalities between the two coun-tries and reiterated their firm con-viction to further strengthen thebilateral relations.They recog-nized that the destinies of the peo-ples of the two countries wereinterlinked in their quest forpeace, development and stability.The two Prime Ministers alsonoted that India and Bangladeshhave entered a new phase in bilat-eral relations with a pragmatic,mature and practical approachbased on sovereignty, equality,friendship, trust and understand-ing for the mutual benefit of theirpeoples and collective prosperityof the region.8. Prime Minister Modirecalledwith deep respect the visionaryleadership of the Father of theNation Bangabandhu SheikhMujibur Rahman. He appreciatedthe impressive socio-economicdevelopment in Bangladesh espe-cially in the areas of economicgrowth, poverty eradication,women’s empowerment and edu-cation, under the leadership ofPrime Minister Hasina. He alsoappreciated the steps taken byher towards strengthening democ-racy and promoting peace, securi-ty and stability in the region and
beyond. He complimented PrimeMinister Hasina for her support toinnovative ideas for enhancingsub-regional cooperation and con-nectivity.He also appreciated hercommitment to the betterment ofbilateral ties with India and themany path breaking initiativestaken by her to provide greaterdepth and substance to the rela-tionship.9. Prime Minister Hasina appreci-ated Prime Minister Modi for hisdynamic and pragmatic approachin leading the largest democracyand one of the largest and fastestgrowing economies in the world.She expressed her firm belief thatPrime Minister Modi’s leadershipwould bring in fresh impetus to theexcellent bilateral relationsbetween Bangladesh and India.10. Both the Prime Ministersunderscored the need to preservethe memory and legacy of theGreat Liberation War and the free-dom fighters. Prime MinisterHasina sought assistance fromIndia in bringing back the mortalremains of valiant freedom fight-ers of Bangladesh who had beenburied in Indian soil during 1971War of Liberation. Prime MinisterModi agreed to extend necessarycooperation in this regard.PrimeMinister Hasina recalled with grat-itude India’s enormous contribu-tion to the glorious Liberation Warof Bangladesh in 1971.
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Joint Declaration between Bangladesh and India during Visit of PrimeMinister of India to Bangladesh- " Notun Projonmo – Nayi Disha"
Vaidehi TamanWith the strike by the sani-tation workers of EastDelhi MunicipalCorporation (EDMC) enter-ing its second week, largemounds of garbage can beseen piled up on thestreets, making walkingand vehicular movementdifficult. Monsoon hasalmost arrived, waterborne disease and infec-tion will spread in this sea-son very fast. Nowadays,Delhi has been cursed.BJP which runs the corpo-ration is happy to lay theblame at the CM’s doorand look at the other way.The corporations have thepower to invoke theEssential ServicesMaintenance Act (ESMA)and force the sanitationstaff to resume work butthat’s far from their mind.There are many environ-mental issues in Delhi. Airpollution, water pollution,garbage, and pollution ofthe natural environment
are all challenges for thecapital. Environmentalissues are one of the pri-mary causes of disease,health and long term liveli-hood impact for India.Trash and garbage is acommon sight in urban andrural areas of India. It is amajor source of pollution.Indian cities alone gener-ate more than 100 milliontons of solid waste a year.Street corners are piledwith trash. Public placesand footpaths are spoiledwith filth and litter. Riversand canals are acting asgarbage dumps sites. Indiais facing garbage crisis dueto excessive consumption.The nation’s waste prob-lem also points to a stun-ning failure of governance.In 2000, Supreme Courtdirected all Indian cities toimplement a comprehen-sive waste-managementprogramme that wouldinclude household collec-tion of segregated waste,recycling and composting.
These directions have sim-ply been ignored. No majorcity runs a comprehensiveprogramme of the kindenvisioned by theSupreme Court. Indeed,forget waste segregationand recycling directive ofthe India’s Supreme Court,the Organisation forEconomic Cooperationand Development esti-mates that up to 40 percent of municipal waste inIndia remains simplyuncollected. Even medicalwaste, theoretically con-trolled by stringent rulesthat require hospitals tooperate incinerators, isroutinely dumped with reg-ular municipal garbage. Arecent study found thatabout half of India’s med-ical waste is improperlydisposed of.In 2011, several Indiancities embarked on waste-to-energy projects of thetype in use in Germany,Switzerland and Japan.New Delhi has implement-
ed two incinerator projectsaimed at turning the city’strash problem into electric-ity resource. These plantsare being welcomed foraddressing the city’schronic problems ofexcess untreated wasteand a shortage of electricpower. They are also beingwelcomed by those whoseek to prevent water pol-lution, hygiene problems,and eliminate rotting trashthat produces potentgreenhouse gas methane.The projects are beingopposed by waste collec-tion workers and localunions who fear changingtechnology may deprivethem of their livelihood andway of life. Anyway, todaythe situation of Delhi hasbecome worst. It is thenational capital of thecountry but stuck and suf-fering in political tusslebetween AAP and BJP.The workers have been onstrike since June 2,demanding that theirsalaries for the months ofApril and May be dis-bursed. Residents of EastDelhi have been suffering
as the workers’ unions andthe corporations negotiatea solution. East Delhi hasbecome a garbage dump.There is an unbearablestench on the streetsbecause people have beenforced to throw their trashout on the open. Delhi wasalready topping the list ofthe most polluted cities inthe world, now it willbecome the city of garbagetoo. The EDMC has beenunable to pay employeeson time for months now,and hasn’t disbursed pen-sions in two years.Many sanitation workers ofthe Municipal Corporationof Delhi (MCD) protestedat Kejriwal’s residence onFriday. Some workers lit-tered garbage in MayurVihar and Patparganjareas of east Delhi toexpress their anger. Lastweek, sanitation workersaffiliated to different unionsfrom the three civic bodies,North, East and South,approached governmentauthorities, all promiseswere done, and salarieswere announced but notdelivered.
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spl. correspondentNew Delhi:Leadingdesigners to promoteBenares textiles the worldover. An initiative byShaina NC and Hon.Textile Minister ShriSantosh Gangwar, BJPMaharashtra StateTreasurer and leadingfashion designer ShainaNC along with the topIndian fashion designerslike Shruti Sancheti, RituKumar, Manish Malhotra,Sandeep Khosla, Abu Janietc to meet with theHon’ble Textiles MinisterShri Santosh Gangwar, theMinistry of Industry and
concerned officials of thetextiles department in a bidto save and revive thedying industry of Indiantextiles & weaves ofBenares.Taking Hon’ble India PrimeMinister Narendra Modi’svision of Make in India tothe next level, Shaina NChas requested prominentIndian designers to manu-facture in Benaras withweavers to create the besttextiles and take it to theinternational market. Thisinitiative will be collabora-tion between theGovernment of India andthe fashion fraternity.
Make in India
cnp bureauNew Delhi: The Cabinet approved aninterest-free loan of Rs 6,000 crore toenable sugar mills pay arrears to farm-ers, which is hovering around Rs19,000 crore. The government alsoannounced to import pulses in "largequantity" to keep domestic pricesunder check.Bulls are Back.How long will the Sensex RallyLast?The Centre will have to bear an inter-est burden of about Rs 600 crore forproviding the interest-free loan tomillers and claims this was being doneto benefit farmers rather than bailingout the millers. "CCEA has provided aone-year moratorium on this loan," anofficial statement said. It also decidedthat the loans would be provided tothose units which clear at least 50% oftheir outstanding arrears before June30.Road transport minister Nitin Gadkarisaid Sugar mills in the country OWEnearly 6,000 crore rupees in unpaiddues to farmers. The Government has decided to helpthe industry and has provided the sumnow all sugar mills will have to preparea list of their borrowers and providethe same to banks who will credit the
amount to the JANDHAN Accounts ofthe Cane Growers. 10% of the 6,000Crore Rupees will come from the SDFor Sugar development fund. That willcarry no interest for about a year.Gadkari said that Centre will dip intothe sugar development fund (SDF) forthe Rs 600 crore, which will help cleararrears outstanding till June.NItin Gadkari said that the Cabinetalso discussed rising prices of pulsesand expressed concern about thetrend. "Prime Minister has directed toimport pulses in large quantity to keepdomestic prices under check," he said.Food minister Ram Vilas Paswan saidthat the modalities of the quantity andthe agency that will import the pulseswill be finalized soon.
Union Cabinet approves Rs 6,000crore interest-free loan to Sugar Mills
Binod Kumar SinghN e w D e l h i :Speaking on the occa-sion, the GM of CSOICol Rajinder Kumar stat-ed that such was thestature of Anil Biswasthat on his demise, thethen PM of India Sh AtalBihari Vajpayee had said“Anil Biswas was adoyen of film music whostuck the rare balancebetween classical purityof music and popularpulse. He is an enduring legacyas he introduced manytalented singers andinnovations to the IndianFilm music”.The Function was fol-lowed by a musical pro-gram of compositions ofAnil Biswas sung by topNCR singers.
Padma Award to leg-endary music director
Binod TakiawalaNew Delhi: Mr. AmitabhBachchan unveiled the newlook of worldoo.com, India’sfirst co-created online ecosys-tem for kids between 6-12years of age at a specialunveiling at a suburban five
star venue in Mumbai along with founder Mr MonishGhatalia. A mid-way between the concerns of parentsand the wants of a child, worldoo.com introduces theconcept of responsible internet. The consumer co-creat-ed avatar was created on the basis of feedback from par-ents and educators around the country during thebrand’s feedback campaign earlier this year.
First online ecosystem for children
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BJP New Delhi Dist. organized DharnaPradarshan regarding water crisis ofDelhi held at Green Park Metro Station
cnp bureauGurgaon: Medanta – TheMedicity, a multi-specialityinstitute introduced the‘Scar Free Breast Biopsy’treatment for the first timein India. The treatmentensures 99% scar freedetection and removal ofbreast cancer tumor. Thisnew technology saveswomen from breast ampu-tation and other causalitiesrelated to cancer, as earlydiagnosis is now madepossible. Commenting onthe announcement, Dr.Naresh Trehan, Founderand Chairman, Medanta-The Medicity said, “We areproud to bring yet anotherground-breaking technolo-gy to India that relieves49% of our population fromthe fear of after-effects ofthe breast cancer detec-tion process.
Medanta launche “MRIguided (VABB)" for thefirst time in India
Shirdhi: “one of the mostpopular religious places inIndia- Shirdhi- with almost30000 visitors every dayneeds more attention” saidSandeep Marwah ManagingDirector of NFTC-NationalFederation of Tourism AndTransport Cooperatives ofIndia Limited during his visitto Shirdhi Darshan.The authorities and templeitself collecting huge amountof money by way of darshancharges and donations, sale
of hotels, parashad etc addshuge amount of turnover.“People should be responsi-ble to bring cleanliness andpleasant sights to the pil-grimage” added Marwah.The Shirdi Sai baba templegrossed Rs 1,009 crore incash collections from grate-ful devotees in the last fouryear.50 Percent of the col-lection is given as dona-tions. Some more money isto be spent in beautifying theplace Marwah suggested.
Shirdhi Needs More Attention- Sandeep Marwah
New Delhi: “It seems that theatre has revived I cansay after seeing the jam packed and over flowingcrowd of youngsters today here at Sriram Centre” saidSandeep Marwah President of Marwah Studios con-gratulating every one connected to LEHAR TheatreGroup of Asian Education Group at the opening of theplay Inspector Matadin Chand Par written AndDirected by Manoj Tyagi.The play is based on Shri Harishankar Prasad’s Shortstory by the same name. After the rigorous practiceand rehearsals the students of Lehar Theatre Groupof AAFT and ASMS brought the play to the profession-al level.Theatre adds a lot to your personality, confidence,speech, pronunciation and acting skills. The subject ofacting is the part of every course in Asian School ofMedia Studies & Asian Academy of Film AndTelevision. The show will be repeated in due course oftime on public demand.
Lehar Presentation Inspector MatadinChand Par Super Success at Delhi
cnp bureauNew Delhi: Delhi Metro'stwo new stations Janpathand Mandi House -- havebeen awarded the platinum(highest) rating for adher-ence to green buildingnorms, it was announced. The awards were given toDelhi Metro RailCorporation (DMRC)Managing Director ManguSingh by unionEnvironment, Forest andClimate Change MinisterPrakash Javadekar duringa daylong conference on'Green Metro Systems'organised by DMRC andthe Indian Green BuildingCouncil (IGBC).
Applauding the DMRC forits green initiatives,Javadekar said: "TheDMRC has given the coun-try a new work culture andthe environmental initia-tives are a reflection of thesame. I have travelled
around the world and i cansay that Delhi Metro isamong the cleanest of all."According to Mangu Singh,all metro stations beingdeveloped as part of DelhiMetro's Phase 3 are greenbuildings.
CM attends marriage 4 girls from WomenProtection Home at Bapunagar, Ahmedabad,Gujarat
By: Hiten Shukla
World Environment Day Gaurav Joshi
Kolkata: On the World Environment
Day, PRSI (Public Relations Society of
India) Kolkata Chapter, in association
with The Sonnet, organised SPEAC for
Nepal. (Sing. Paint. Engage. Arise.
Care.). On this occasion, Mr. Soumyajit
Mahapatra, the PRSI Chairman, pointed
out how the recent earthquakes wreaked
havoc on the citizens of Nepal, how
massive the destruction was and the
way it shook our neighbor to the core.
The widespread destruction didn't spare
schools either.
The main motive behind the event being
organized was to mark the beginning of
a long term relief program which would
help the mangled schools get the dam-
ages repaired and get reconstructed.
Various artists from the city, in a collabo-
ration, are making an audio-visual
album, which would be sold on the digi-
tal platform and in the CD form with the
help of corporate houses, so as to pro-
vide financial help for rebuilding the
damaged schools in Nepal. Moreover, in
order to maximize the influx of funds, the
collection would be done over a span six
months, after which, the proposals for
the funds to be sent to Nepal would be
sent to the Government of India and the
Government of Nepal respectively.
Ceremonial planting of trees marked the
start of the event.
A painting, which was started by Mrs.
Arpita Pradhan and given finishing
touches to by Shri Rupchand Kundu,
who is a professional painter and instal-
lation artist was taken possession of by
Mr. Raj Khandelwal, the M. D. of
Dhanwantary Medicare. The occasion
saw prominent faces from the field of art
and academics- Pt. Debashish
Bhattacharya, Grand Master Dibyendu
Barua, Joie Bose, Rupsha Dasgupta,
Saiyed Fazle Karim, Guru Sanchita
Bhattacharya, Suvadeep Chakraborty
and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and
a number of members of PRSI.
All India Gems & Jewellery Trade Federation donatesINR 1.23 crores to the PM National Relief Fund
Binod Kumar SinghNew Delhi: The All IndiaGems & Jewellery TradeFederation (GJF) onbehalf of Jewellery com-munity in India has hand-ed over a cheque of INR1.23 crore towards reliefworks of the Nepal earth-quake victims. Mr.Manish Jain, Chairman ofGJF handed over the
cheque to Shri. AmitShah, BJP President inNew Delhi on 11 June,2015. In the picture (L-R): Mr. BharatbhaiZaveri, Mr. Vijay Khanna,GJF Zonal Chairman,North, Shri. Amit Shah,BJP President, Mr.Manish Jain, Chairman,GJF, Mr. D D Karel, COAMember, GJF.Appreciating the dona-tions offered by severalmembers to GJF, Mr Jain,said, “the domestic gemand jewelery makerscame together and col-lected the money in aid ofthe victims of the recentearthquake in Nepal.
Photo: Binod Takiawala
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn acquitted of pimping charges
Former head of International MonetaryFund (IMF) Dominique Strauss-Kahn hasbeen acquitted of pimping charges. Hewas charged with “aggravated pimping”for allegedly aiding and abetting prostitu-tion of seven women – a charge punish-able by up to 10 years.This acquittal hasdrawn the line under a series of sexualscandals that have dogged Strauss-Kahnand dragged the most intimate details ofhis bedroom proclivities into the publiceye. Strauss-Kahn saw his high-flyingcareer at the head of the InternationalMonetary Fund — and his French presi-dential prospects — implode when a NewYork hotel maid accused him of sexualassault in 2011.During his trial inFebruary, he calmly defended the accusa-tions, saying that while he was a libertinewho enjoyed group sex, he was unawareof any of the women attending the soireeshad been paid to be there. “I must have asexuality which, compared to averagemen, is more rough. Women have theright not to like that whether they are pros-titutes or not,” he said. He said the use ofprostitutes “horrified” him and that paying
for sex would be too great a risk for a manat the head of the IMF, which was busy“saving the world” from the financial crisisthat began in 2008. Even the prosecuterFrederic Fevre called for Strauss-Kahn tobe acquitted, saying that ”neither the judi-cial enquiry nor the hearing have estab-lished that Mr Strauss-Kahn is guilty”.Intheir closing arguments, his lawyers saidthe case against him had “collapsed” intonothing more than an indictment ofStrauss-Kahn`s morals, and the prosecu-tion appeared to agree. In another boostfor Strauss-Kahn, two ex-prostitutes whoattended the orgies dropped a civil lawsuitagainst him, with lawyers saying theylacked enough proof to win thecase.Strauss-Kahn found himself in thedock alongside a colourful cast of 13 char-acters including a senior police officer andbrothel owner Dominique Alderweireld,known as “Dodo the Pimp”. Alderweireldadmits providing prostitutes to friends ofStrauss-Kahn, who are among theaccused, and testified to keeping thewomen`s true nature a secret as theysought to impress the “future president ofthe republic”. Fevre called for a series ofsuspended sentences and fines rangingfrom EUR 2,500 to EUR 20,000 (USD2,800 to USD 22,000) for the 13 otheraccused. “This was not a mafia networkthat was dismantled,” said Fevre, but agroup of friends trying to “satisfy egos,ambitions and quite simply, physicaldesires”.
An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition on the old quarterof the Yemeni capital killed five people on Friday anddestroyed three houses in the UNESCO-listed heritagesite. Residents said the pre-dawn strike was the firstdirect hit on old Sanaa since the launch of the bombingcampaign against Huthi rebels in late March.The missile hit the Qassimi neighbourhood, whichboasts thousands of houses built before the 11th centu-ry.It did not explode but it still destroyed three three-storeyhouses and killed five residents, including a woman anda child, medics and witnesses said.The target of the raid was not immediately clear amidconflicting statements from residents about whetherrebels had occupied one of the houses hit.The old city has already suffered some damage from airstrikes on nearby targets, including the defence ministry,prompting a protest from UNESCO in May.Sanaa`s old city, situated in a mountain valley, has beeninhabited for more than 2,500 years and was a majorcentre for the propagation of Islam, boasting over 100mosques, 14 public baths and more than 6,000 housesbuilt before the 11th century.It was inscribed on UNESCO`s World Heritage List in1986.
Saudi-led warplanes hit UNESCO-listed old Sanaa
Germany’s chief prosecutorhas dropped a probe intothe alleged tapping ofChancellor Angela Merkel’smobile phone by US intelli-gence agencies, his officesaid.“The Chief FederalProsecutor has closed theinvestigation over suspect-ed spying on a mobilephone used by the chancel-lor by US intelligence serv-ices … because the allega-tion cannot be proven in alegally sound way undercriminal law,” it said in astatement.US-German relations werebadly strained after fugitiveUS intelligence contractorEdward Snowden leakeddocuments showing ram-
pant spying by the USNational Security Agencyon German citizens` tele-phone conversations andInternet exchanges.Media reports in October2013 said that among thetargets was Merkel`smobile phone, a claimWashington appeared toconfirm later when the USgovernment said her cell-phone was no longer a tar-get.Merkel angrily told theUnited States, Germany’straditional post-war ally, that“spying between friendsjust isn’t on”. However, theGerman prosecutor`s officesaid that the US commentsdid not legally amount toproof of past spy activity.
Germany drops probe into allegedUS tapping of Merkel cellphone
Pakistan Foreign SecretaryAizaz Ahmad Chaudhry didnot submit any dossier onalleged Indian activitiesinside his country duringmeetings with top US offi-cials in Washington in June,a top American official hassaid.Quite contrary to the reportsthat appeared in main-stream Pakistan mediabefore his US trip, Chaudhryis believed to have told hisAmerican counterparts thatthe purpose of his trip wasnot to lodge complaintagainst India, but to focus onbilateral strategic and eco-nomic relationship.“There is no dossier (onIndia). I can say that cate-gorically. There may be a dossier(inside Pakistan), but he(Chaudhry) did not deliver tous,” said a top StateDepartment official.During his stay inWashington, he held a wide-range of meetings with sen-ior US officials includingDeputy Secretary of StateAntony J Blinken,
Undersecretary of DefenseChristine Wormuth,Treasury UndersecretaryAdam J Szubin, and DanFeldman, SpecialRepresentative onAfghanistan and Pakistan.Ahead of Chaudhry’s USvisit, Pakistani media hadreported that he was takingwith him evidences of Indianintelligence agency RAW’salleged involvement in “stok-ing terrorism” in Pakistan.Every time Pakistan hasraised such issues, the USis believed to have asked forsharing of concrete evi-dences, which has not beensubmitted by it so far. It islearnt that the US side in its
meetings with the Pakistanidelegation led by Chaudhryraised the issue of actionagainst Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and Jamaat-ud-Dawain particular the bail ofLakhvi, the 26/11 master-mind. America wantsPakistan to match its wordsthat there are no good orbad terrorists. While assur-ing the American side thatPakistan is committed tofight against terrorism,Chaudhry is believed tohave told US officials thattaking action against LeTand JuD is a tough and diffi-cult task given their standingand popularity in thePakistani society.
Pakistan foreign secretary did not submit any anti-India dossier, says US official
Zimbabweans will start exchanging “quadrillions” of localdollars for a few US dollars next week as PresidentRobert Mugabe’s government discards its virtually worth-less national currency.The southern African country started using foreign cur-rencies including the US dollar and South African rand in2009 after the Zimbabwean dollar was ruined by hyper-inflation, which hit 500 billion per cent in 2008.At the height of the country’s economic crisis,Zimbabweans had to carry plastic bags bulging with ban-knotes to buy basic goods. Prices were rising at leasttwice a day. customers who held Zimbabwean dollaraccounts before March 2009 can approach their banks toconvert their balance into US dollars, the governor of theReserve Bank of Zimbabwe, John Mangudya, said in astatement. Zimbabweans have until September to turn intheir old banknotes, which some people sell as souvenirsto tourists.
Zimbabwe offers new exchange rate: $1for 35,000,000,000,000,000 old dollars
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Pramesh JainBangalore: Karnataka CMSiddaramaiah with otherministers as Roshan Baigand with all other stars asJagesh, Tara,Jayamala,and all Multiplex ownerwere present in a meetingat CM's Residence Krishnahe held a meeting and saidthe Multiplex ownersshould cut the rates of tick-ets and should give prefer-ence to Kannada moviesfirst in Bengaluru as same
as Maharashtra andTamilnadu as in prime timethey give preference to thelocal language of the city .CM's Stern Message toMultiplex owners.The Multiplex owners saythey are giving preferenceto kannada movies and notincreased the prices duringthe release of goodmovies. The filmmakers aredemanding the same to bedone for all movies. I have
asked the concerned offi-cials and information min-ister to discuss the togeth-er and check what is beingdone in Maharashtra andTamil Nadu along theselines.Jaggesh, Actor/ Producersaid what made us reallyhappy is that the Chiefminister sternly spoke tothe multiplex owners say-ing regardless of every-thing else. The movies the-atres should be for kanna-da movies. We discussedthe issues of both parties.The concerned authoritiesInformation Minister andrepresentatives of the filmindustry and that ofMultiplexes spoke abouthow the ticket rates needto be reduced. And showmore kannada movies dur-ing the prime time.
Multiplex Owners in Bengaluru have to give pref-erence for kannada movies says CM Siddaramaiah
IBS Convocation
Sumit AgarwalKolkata:- IBS Business School a premier managementinstitute witnessed its Annual Convocation at RotarySadan. The Chief Guest for the evening was Prof.Swapan Chakravorty, Kabiguru Rabindranath TagoreDistinguished Professor in the Humnities, PresidencyUniversity. Mr Abraham Stephanos, Managing director,Tata Steel Processing and Distribution ltd. Presided overthe Convocation.Dr. Ajay Pathak, Director of IBS Business School, wel-coming the guests, mentioned that the passing out stu-dents, all of whom have secured good placements, hadbeen helped by many; their parents, their family andfriends, their teachers and the Institute. Mr AbrahamStephanos emphasized the changing paradigm for busi-nesses in today’s world. To give just two instances, suc-cessful management has moved from information hoard-ing to information sharing; from competition to collabora-tion.Prof. Swapan Chakravorty congratulated IBS BusinessSchool on its contribution to the field of practical educa-tion. He stressed that government should not interfere inthe field of education, particularly higher education.Governmental control on education could only lead to dilu-tion of the very purpose of education.63 students received their Post Graduate Certificate inManagement, The event was attended by many proudparents, The gold medal for the best student of the Batchof 2015 together with a cash prize of Rs 20,000 wasawarded to Adipta Datta. The silver medal and a cashprize of Rs 10,000 went to Anu Kanoria. The Convocationended with a sumptuous dinner and much camaraderieamong the students, the faculty and the staff.
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Gujarat: Dr. J.N. Singh, IAS (RR:GUJ:1983),
Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
Finance Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar
should hold the additional charge of the post
Additional Chief Secretary to Government,
General Administration Department (Personnel),
Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar until further orders vice
Shri K. Srinivas, IAS transferred.
Shri P.K. Taneja, IAS (RR:GUJ:1984), Additional
Chief Secretary to Government, Forests &
Environment Department, Sachivalaya,
Gandhinagar, who also holds the additional
charge of the post of Additional Chief Secretary to
Government, Home Department, Sachivalaya,
Gandhinagar is transferred from the post of
Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Forests
& Environment Department, Sachivalaya,
Gandhinagar and appointed full�fledged as
Additional Chief Secretary to Government, Home
Department, Sachivalaya, Gandhinagar.
On his repatriation to the State Cadre, the services
of Shri P.K. Gera, IAS (RR:GUJ: 1985) is placed at
the disposal of the Industries & Mines Department
for his appointment as Managing Director, Gujarat
Mineral Development Corporation Ltd.,
Ahmedabad vice Shri Manoj Aggarwal, IAS trans-
ferred.
For more details pls visit-:
http://www.countryandpolitics.in/2015/06/13/g
ujarat-goverment-shifted-to-ias-officers/
Gujarat Goverment Shifted to IAS Officers
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Bangalore: In a first of its kind, a 35-year-old home
guard was convicted based on the medical report sub-
mitted to court by Magadi Road Traffic Inspector
Raghavendra S and according to report he was sen-
tenced to three days imprisonment with fine of
Rs.3000.for drunken driving.The Metropolitan
Magistrate of Traffic Court II slapped a fine of Rs.
3,300 on Kiran Balraju.a home guard of Chickpet
Traffic. According to Senior official,Kiran, a resident of
Binnipete,on 6th June he was returning home after
finishing his duty at Chickpet Traffic on his Activa
Honda vehicle Number -KA-05-HA-3307, and officer
present at Choularpalya Junction found doubt on him
and intercepted his bike and found he was drunk.
The police submitted him for alcometer test which
came positive. Kiran was later taken to the hospital for
examination and a case was filed based on the med-
ical report.
The next day, Kiran appeared before the court to pay
the fine, but the magistrate Judge K M Rajendra
Kumar on 11/6/15,found him for repeated in drunken
driving case and ordered him to undergo three days’
imprisonment along with the fine of Rs.3300.
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Home Guard Convicted in Drunken Driving case For 3 Days By Court
New Delhi:Google Incsaid that it is launching alive streaming gamingservice called "YouTubeGaming", creating a rivalto Amazon.com Inc'sTwitch service.The service, to be avail-able in the form of an appas well as a website, willfocus exclusively ongamers and gaming.More than 25,000 gameswill each have their own
page on the site, bringingvideos and live streamsabout various titles togeth-er in a single space,Google said.Users will be able to addgames to their collectionfor quick access, sub-scribe to channels, andreceive recommendationson new games based onthe games and channelsthey follow. "When youwant something specific,
you can search with confi-dence, knowing that typ-ing "call" will show you"Call of Duty" and not "CallMe Maybe," Google said
in a blog post.Amazon bought TwitchInteractive last year for$970 million, beating arival bid from Google.
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Spl. correspondentNew Delhi: TheConfederation of All IndiaTraders (CAIT) in its meet-ing of National GoverningCouncil held at Nagpurdecided to launch its ownE-Commerce Portal. The portal has been namedas " e-Lala" and expectedto be launched in India with-in three months. The portalwill be unique in the sensethat it will have direct inter-face facilities for both sell-ers and consumers and nothird agency will beinvolved in any transac-tions. Such a facility willenable the elimination ofcommission componentusually charged by the por-
tal and thereby reducing thecost. CAIT has constituteda Committee under theChairmanship of itsNational President Mr.B.C.Bhartia for implement-ing the decision.Explaining the details of thee commerce portal Mr.Bhartia said that it will befirst e commerce portal inthe Country "by the traders-for the traders". It will be alocation based portalwherein Traders from differ-ent cities will be registeredunder their respective cate-gory of items. TheConsumer will have theoption to either to buyonline or from physicalstore of the chosen seller.
CAIT's E commerce Portal e-Lala by the Traders-for the Traders
cnpbureauNew Delhi: The ExpressDelivery Services (EDS)industry in India, pegged atapproximately `167,296million (as of FY 2015), akey ‘trade enabler’ for thecountry’s economy, is bet-ting big on the govern-ment’s ‘Make in India’ initia-tive and the booming e-commerce sector. Theindustry is expectedly offer-ing employment opportuni-ty to 1.7 million people inthe country. At a seminarorganized by, ExpressIndustry Council of India(EICI), titled “DeliveringOpportunities for ‘Make inIndia’ and e-Commerce” inNew Delhi, the industryvoiced that the next phaseof growth is likely to comewith the implementation of
Goods and Services Tax(GST) and allowing exportsthrough the courier chan-nels. E-commerce has becomean important platform formicro and small manu-factueres/exporters andthe rapid progress made byboth e-Commerce andsmall and medium enter-prises (SMEs) has openednew vistas for the EDSindustry for handling non-document shipments.Minister of State forFinance Shri Jayant Sinha,key people from revenueand customs department,India Post, ecommerceplayers and SME’s partici-pated and attended theseminar along with leadingplayers from the expressindustry.
Express Industry bets big on‘Make in India’ and e-Commerce
cnp bureauNew Delhi: Canon India Pvt. Ltd., India’s No. 1 DigitalImaging Company, is all set to revolutionize the digitalimaging industry with the introduction of World’s highestresolution full frame DSLR cameras – EOS 5DS andEOS 5DSR. With this launch, Canon moves a step further to providephotographers with uncompromising image qualitythrough the newly designed EOS models. Perfect forcommercial, studio, portrait, landscape and architecturalphotography, the ultra-high resolution of these camerasallow for large-format printing and extensive croppingcapability while maintaining fantastic image quality.The company also introduced the XC10 4K ProfessionalVideo Camera that features a compact, lightweight andversatile design for convenient 4K/Full HD video shoot-ing and 12 Megapixel digital still photography.Speaking at the launch, Mr. Kazutada Kobayashi,President and CEO, Canon India stated, “India is animportant market for us.
cnp bureauNew Delhi:National passen-ger carrier denied reports of alizard being found in the foodtray of a passenger on boardits New Delhi-London flight.The airline has termed it a"hoax" to tarnish its image."This incident never hap-pened. As there is no recordof it, no complained that wasfiled either in London, NewDelhi or on-board the flight.No cabin crew or even theother passengers on the flightare even aware of such anincident and no one hascome forward to complaint
Reliance Jio launch in DecemberMumbai:Reliance Industries
Ltd (RIL) will commercially
launch its much-awaited tele-
com services in December,
having spent more than
Rs.85,000 crore to build a
network that will take on
established operators such
as Bharti Airtel Ltd and
Vodafone India Ltd.
India’s most profitable com-
pany chose the annual share-
holders’ meeting to address
concerns related to issues
surrounding its heavy invest-
ments in the telecom busi-
ness through its Reliance Jio
Infocomm Ltd (R-Jio) unit.
“As we speak, we have an
end-to-end initial capacity to
serve in excess of 100 million
wireless broadband and 20
million fibre-to-the-home cus-
tomers,” chairman Mukesh
Ambani said at the compa-
ny’s 41st annual general
meeting (AGM).
“Over the next few months,
we will initiate an extensive
beta launch involving millions
of friendly customers across
all our markets.
This beta programme will be
upgraded into commercial
operations around December
of this year.
YouTube Built Launche by Google
Film: Hamari Adhuri Kahani
Cast: Emraan Hashmi, Vidya
Balan, Rajkummar Rao
Director: Mohit Suri
Rating: 2/5
Remember that terrific scene in
Tanu Weds Manu Returns
where Datto's brother makes a
fierce plea for gender equality?
He rips into his regressive rela-
tives who are refusing to let Datto
marry Manu. He asks an elderly
man: "Tu dinosaur ki biradari ka
hai?" That's the question I had on
my mind as I watched Hamari
Adhuri Kahani. This film feels like
it's from dinosaur ki biradari.
Hamari Adhuri Kahani is archaic,
willfully regressive and just bla-
tantly absurd. What's shocking
and sad is that there is so much
talent here - my heart went out to
Vidya Balan, who does her best
to invest her weepy, wilting char-
acter with some personality but is
hobbled by this story. Written by
Mahesh Bhatt, Hamari Adhuri
Kahani is about a single mother,
Vasudha, whose husband Hari,
played by Rajkummar Rao, dis-
appeared five years ago. She still
wears a mangalsutra and writes
fake birthday cards to their son
so that he doesn't think his father
abandoned them.
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cnp bureauMumbai: After reliving thestories of the youth and theirtriumphant journey of love inSeason 1, bindass’ popularshow Yeh Hai Aashiqui is allset to launch its second sea-son, titled Siyappa Ishq Ka.In the upcoming season, setto air on 20th June 2014, theshow will narrate the magi-cal tale of the sudden real-ization of love and theintense emotional journey. This will be yet another
expression of today’s youthmirrored by the channelthrough an inspirationalshow. Each episode will explorethe range of emotions asso-ciated with love-the confu-sion, the dilemma, the men-tal chaos and that magicalmoment when it all makessense! When all the chaosclears like clouds to bringforth the realization ofLOVE! There will be tales ofunrequited love, unrealizedlove, commitment phobia,how past experiences comeback in a flash to changeeverything and how it takesa single moment for theheart and the mind to meetand answer the flurry ofquestions.
Jab love mein confusion ghus jaaye, samajh lo ho gaya Siyappa
Celebrate love with Yeh HaiAashiqui:Siyappa Ishq Ka on bindass
cnp bureauNew Delhi:Trusted bath-room products brand,‘hindware' with many mile-stones to its name, addsanother, to its exciting jour-ney with the launch of abrand new TV commercialstarring brand ambassa-dor, Shah Rukh Khan.Reinforcing the brand’scommitment of creatingunique experiences for thebathroom space, the TVCnot only gives a new per-spective to the concept butalso showcases an intrigu-ing story with Shah Rukh
Khan being enticed by thehindware Italian Collection.Exhibiting glamour, styleand indulgence through itsextensive range of prod-ucts, hindware has clearlyredefined the luxury bathsegment. It has endeav-oured to make bathroomsa reflection of the lifestyleand personality of itsowner. The shift from aproduct centric focus tobecoming a complete‘bathroom solutionsprovider’ brand is truly visi-ble and aptly captured, inthis new TVC.
Mumbai: Jackie Shroff,who will share screenspace with Aishwarya RaiBachchan in ‘Jazbaa’ yearsafter featuring with her in‘Devdas’, enjoys workingwith the former beautyqueen whom he considersa “fantastic actress”.“It’salways a pleasure to workwith Aishwarya. She’s afantastic actress and alovely lady and my little B’s(Abhishek Bachchan) wife,”Jackie said.“I think we have the samekind of tuning, we think inthe same way. It’s a beau-tiful feeling to be workingwith her,” he added.Sanjay Gupta’s‘Jazbaa’ has madenews as Aishwarya’scomeback film, and italso grabbed eyeballs
when its first lookwas launchedat the CannesInternationalFilm Festivalearlier thisyear.The film alsostars Irrfan Khana n d
Shabana Azmi.Jackie is yet to beginshooting for the film,but he will start workon it June 21.
Always a pleasure to work with Aishwarya: Jackie Shroff
