JEE Main 2014 answer key to be released on 28th April by 2pm

JEE Main 2014 answer key to be released on 28th April by 2pm

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) which conducted JEE Main (Pen & Paper test) 2014 on 6th April 2014 is set to release the JEE (Main) 2014 answer key on its official website at 2.00 pm on 28th April, 2014.

Candidates who appeared for JEE (Main) 2014 – Pen & Paper Test may download the answer key through the following official websites at www.cbse.nic.in  or www.jeemain.nic.in

JEE Main 2014 Answer Keys will be available in the website only till 5pm on 29th April 2014.

CBSE which conducted pen and paper based JEE Main on 6th April 2014 and computer based exam on 9th, 11th, 12th   and 19th April 2014 was actually set to release the JEE Main 2014 answer keys on 25th April 2014.

On the basis of the written test held on the above mentioned dates, answer keys of the questions will be uploaded in the website. Discrepancies if any relating to questions/incorrect keys should be brought to the knowledge of the concerned authority without delay. Answer key is released to help candidates to check and make a rough judgment of their results.

To download the JEE main 2014 answer key, candidates may follow the below steps:

Log on to the official website at www.jeemain.nic.in

Navigate to answer key section.

Click the link titled as JEE main 2014 answer key.

Answer key for the mentioned JEE main 2014 will appear as a PDF file.

JEE (Main) is held for aspirants who seek admission to undergraduate engineering programmes in NITs, IIITs and other centrally funded technical institutions in the country.

Nearly 13.56 lakh students including 3.16 lakh girls appeared for JEE (Main) 2014 out of which 11.84 lakh took the paper and pen exam at 2,173 centres around the country and 1.72 lakh candidates appeared for the online test.

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Govt to look into abolishment of l-T exemption to charity organisations

Govt to look into abolishment of l-T exemption to charity organisations

 

 

GOVERNMENT will look into the abolishment of Income Tax exemptions to charity organisations in its budgetary exercise for the year 2014, according to an RTI response from the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
It also says that it could not trace files related to proposals for giving income tax exemptions to political panics on donations and fundings received by them.
"Records available with TPL division were thoroughly searched. However, no files records relating to introduction of die referred provisions from exempting political parties from income ux on funding'donai ions received by,'made to ihcm could be traced," the response said. RTI activist Subhash Agrawal had made a suggestion to the Central Board of Direct Taxes that Income Tax exemption (or donations made to and received by NGOs. for chanty and other purposes should be abolished.
"Preventing revenue loss by abolishing all types of Income Tax exemptions in respect to NGOs. charitable Institutions, political parties etc will be provide added funds to Government for development purposes." be had said.In response to his RTI application seeking action taken on his sug gestion. the Central Board of Direct Taxes said. "The suggestions presetted by you in regard to abolishing of income tax exemptions for charity and other purposes, the same are being taken up in the form of prebudget memorandum in respect of the upcoming budgetary exercise for 2014."
Section 21 15) of the Income Tax Act. 1961 defines "charitable purpose" to include the following: (i) Relief of the poor. Education. Medical relief, and the advancement of any other object of general public utility.
However, a public utility activity cannot be treated as "charitable" if it involves carrying out of any activity in the nature of trade, commerce or business.

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After Walmart, now, Am up US lobbying for India

After Walmart, now, Am up US lobbying for India

 

AFTER supermarket giant Walmart. h is online retail major Amazon which appears to be lobbying hard with the US lawmakers to seek their support for facilitating its 'foreign direct investment in India'.
According to the latest lobbying disclosure reports filed with the US Senate. Amazon lobbied for the second straight quarter during January-March period of 2014 on issues related to FDI rules in India.
On the other hand. Walmart has halted its India-specific lobbying for the second consecutive quarter during the same period, although it continues to lobby on issues related to 'Walmart operations in international markets'.
According to the Amazon's lobbying disclosure report for the first quarter of 2014. mailers related lo "foreign direct investment in India' figure among numerous specific lobbying issues discussed by Amazon Corporate LLC and its registered lobbyist with the US lawmakers.
Amazon, which is aggressively expanding its presence in the Indian online retail market, lobbied on issues related to Indian FD1 during the

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Robotic submarine Bluefin completes 14th mission; fails to locate missing jet

Robotic submarine Bluefin completes 14th mission; fails to locate missing jet

A ROBOTIC mini-submarine deployed to find the Malaysia Airlines plane on Sunday completed its I4lh mission with still no sign of wreckage, even as the planned air and surface search was suspended due to inclement weather.
Autonomous underwater vehicle Blue fin 21. l US Navy probe equipped with side-scan sonar, has focused the search on an area in the southern Indian Ocean where four acoustic signals were detected that led authorities to believe that the plane's black box may be located there.
Bluefin-21, which is scouring the ocean floor for traces of the plane. has completed mission   14 and is expected lo commence mission 15 soon, the Perth based Join Agency Coordination Centre (MAC) said in a statement, as the search entered into the 15 st day.
The underwater vessel has slowly scoured 95 per cent of the ocean floor that searchers had narrowed down for it. So far. it has found no trace of the missing flight MH370.
"No contacts of interest have been found to date." the statement said, adding that "bluefin 21 is expected to complete the focused underwater search area and continue examining the areas adjacent to it during mission 15."
"Due to deteriorating weather conditions, the planned air and surface search has been suspended for today." it said.

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Model code of conduct relaxed in Maharashtra

Model code of conduct relaxed in Maharashtra

 

 

WITH the polling for last phase of Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra over, model code of  conduct has been relaxed in State This has paved the way for the State Government to clear pending decisions and expedite implementation of various projects.
Confirming this development to "The Hitavada Chief Secretary J S Saharia said that the Stale Government had sought relaxation in model code of conduct from F.lccikin Commission of India. "We have received communication regarding relaxation. and from Monday we can begin almost regular functioning of the Government," he said on Sunday evening.
Due to model code of conduct in force for Lok Sabha elections. regular functioning of the State Government had come to a standstill. To clear even the time-bound files, the Government machinery had to seek approval of Election Commission of India. Lok Sabha elections were held for 48 seals in Maharashtra, in three phases. In the first phase, polling was held on April 10 for 10 seals in Vidarbha; for 19 seats each on April 17 and April 24. Following die complaints, repoll was held at a few places on Sunday (April 27).

Even before the polling for the third phase of elections in Maharashtra on April 24, several ministers and legislators had been demanding relaxation in model code of conduct so that important works could be cleared through decisions. The demand gained strength as the State would have (o wail (ill May 28. when die model code of conduct would cease to be in force. As the State Legislature's Budget Session is M'heduled to commence from June 2. waiting for model code of  conduct to end would have left only three-four days for preparations. As the Budget Session requires preparations at various levels including the advance replies to various issues raised through regular legislative Bob, and discussion ahead of taking certain policy decisions, the period of only three-four days would be too less.

Besides, Legislative Assembly elections are scheduled later this year in September. Before that. Slate Government had planned to make several announcements.

However. Lok Sabha elections and model code of conduct had left very little period in hand for the purpose. Against this backdrop, the Government had approached the Election Commission of India and Chief Electoral Officer of Maharashtra seeking relaxation of the model code of conduct. With polling for all 48 seats held till Sunday, the relaxation v.as granted.

Anticipating the relaxation, the Government officers had already started sending letters to administrative authorities of various departments across the Slate, and asking them to send status report on different matters, as well as compile information for Cabinet meetings to he held in near future

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India tests high-altitude missile interceptor system successfully

India tests high-altitude missile interceptor system successfully

 

 

IN A significant milestone in the direction of developing a two-layered Ballistic Missile Defence system. India on Sunday successfully carried out its maiden Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) test-fire meeting the mission objectives.
"PDV mission is for engaging targets in the exoatmosphere region at more than 120 km altitude." Defence Research Development Organisation (DRDO) said in a statement after the trial conducted on Odisha coast.
"Both the PDV interceptor and the two-stage target equipped with motors were specially developed for the mission. The target, devel oped for mimicking a 'hostile Ballistic Missile approaching from more than 2000 km away', was launched at 0907 hrs from a Ship in the Bay of Bengal." it said.
"Inan automated operation, radar based detection and tracking system delete and tracked the ene my's ballistic missile. The computer network with the help of data received from Radars predicted the Trajectory of the incoming Ballistic Missile," it said.
PDV that was kept fully ready, took-off from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Wheeler Island, about 100 km from here, once the computer system gave (he necessary command for lift-off. the DRDO release said.

"The Interceptor guided by high accuracy Inertial Navigation System (INS) supported by a Redundant Micro Navigation System moved towards the estimated point of the interception." it said.

Once the Missile crossed atmosphere. the Heat Shield ejected and the 1R (Infrared) Seeker dome opened to look at the target location as designated by the Mission Computer. With the help of Inertial Guidance and IR Seeker the Missile moved for interception.

"All events were monitored in real-time by Telemetry/Range Stations, at various other locations The mission was completed and the interception parameters were achieved." said Ravi Kumar Gupta noted defence scientist and Director. Directorate of Public Interface of DRDO. All the mission objectives were met. a senior DRDO official said, adding a significant milestone was achieved in the direction of developing a two layered Ballistic Missile Defence system with the successful trial.

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MSBTE Poly Summer 2014 Final Timetable Download - www.msbte.com

MSBTE Poly Summer 2014 Final Timetable Download - www.msbte.com

MSBTE Summer 2014 Timetable of Diploma Engineering, Polytechnic Examination is given below. Check the timetable from following Section.

• The PROPOSED Time Table for SUMMER-2014 was displayed on M.S.B.T.E. Portal for the information of students,institutes and all concerned.However with the declaration of General Elections, some necessary changes are incorporated in the Time Table and Time Table along with dates of examinations is being displayed herewith.....
• The duration of Examinations is 18 working days.
• The Examinations are scheduled for all days excluding Sunday and Public Holidays.
• All Institutional heads of Examination Center, Affiliated Institutes and candidates are hereby informed to check the Time Table of SUMMER 2014 exam for clash of days,dates,slots / Missing Papers / Wrong Duration for Examination / Wrong Paper Code / Wrong Name of Paper and email ON timetable@msbte.com.
• Examination of different semesters scheduled on same day but different slot shall not be considered as clash.

• MSBTE Polytechnic Examination Summer 2014 Final Timetable Download

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IGGMGH: A saga of official cheating

IGGMGH: A saga of official cheating

THOUGH the Akola Government Medical College got the High Court's protection against the recommendation of the Medical Council of India (MCH) against its recognition. the Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) at Nagpur has been surviving only on similar help for years. This saga of alternate recognition and derecognition of seats at undergraduate or postgraduate levels is a regular experience for  (IGGMCH). thanks sometimes to the Government's intervention or sometimes to the intervention by the courts.

Despite this, unfortunately, the Government of Maharashtra is not ready lo mend its irregular ways, and has indulged in making promises for fulfillment of MCI norms and then shamelessly going hack on its own sovereign promise. That is the reason why the institution has seen many an up-and-down since 1997 in terms of the number of recognised seats. The institution has not seen one single day in its long history when it could boast of having fulfilled all the MCI norms that cover mostly be infrastructural needs of medical education. The institution has also not seen on e single year in its long history when ii could stand on its own in terms of teachers.

In fact, this has been the story of most GMCs in Vidarbha as well as in other parts of the State except Mumbai and Pune. It is common knowledge that the Department of Medical Education indulges in official cheating of the MCI during inspections by transfering loads of teachers on a sly and temporary basis only to fend off the searching eyes of the MCI team. Only if the MCI had gone deeper into name-verification of all the teachers at a particular GMC under inspection, it would have exposed a massive deception indulged in by the Government of Maharashtra. But. even a simple look at all the lists of teachers at all GMCs would reveal the fraud being played in the name of medical education. For. such an inspection of records would tell how many limes the same names of teachers have found place in the lists of several GMCs at a time.

The story of Nagpur's IGGMCH. however, is most disgusting. When the MCI  slatted pressing harder for fulfillment of all infra structural norms, the Government of Maharashtra decided to go in for vertical expansion of the institution in its traditional location. This project worth about Rs. 300 crore was approved by the Maharashtra Cabinet and an agency -Maytas - was appointed to complete the project in stipulated lime.

Even as the region started barbouring hopes of a really spruced up IGGMCH in a brand new premises, the Government kept the project in permanent abeyance, thanks perhaps to the clash of 'interests" of several bigwigs in the Department of Medical Education, including the then Minister of Medical Education Mr. Dilip Walse-Patil.As this political game went on. the entity that suffered was the lamed Indira Gandhi government Medical College and Hospital at Nagpur and none else.
Naturally, many norms still remain unfulfilled, including, class rooms with appropriate facilities, hostels for boys and girls, out patients department, pharmacies, nurses" quarters, doctors' apartments, parking spaces, and inter-building movements of doctors and patients.
Thanks to the political freezing of the Rs. 300 crore project of vertical expansion of the IGGMCH. the MCI still continued to breathe down the neck of the institution that has saved its reputation only on the the Stoic Government's sovereign promises which its leaders never intended to keep. And the result is for everyone to see: Where as the region could have satisfied itself with at least 250 properly approved seals at UG level and at least a 100 scats at the PG level, it has now to make do with much fewer seats almost in the form of crumbs from the MCI who condescends to gram only a temporary approval to only some seats on a periodic basis.Yd. there arc no Mgas of seriousness on the pan of the Maharashtra Government as regards of fulfillment of MCI norms. This lack of honesty is visible through absence of appropriate budgetary allocations for the purpose, and also through the absence of a planned approach towards completion of all conditionalities of the MCI. What is visible, instead, is a piecemeal approach whenever the MCI gets angry and withdraws its approval on certain counts. Then follows a spate of promises, and that is succeeded by a similar wake of unkept words, no matter then if medical education in the region suffers.

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HC's status quo on diverting PDKV land for extension of Akola airport

HC's status quo on diverting PDKV land for extension of Akola airport

IN RESPONSE 10 the public interest litigation (PIL) filed by Vidarbha Association for Research Technology and Development in Agricultural and Rural Sector VART - DARS President Dr B G Bathkal. former Vice Chancellor of Dr Punjabrao Deshmukh Krushi Vidyapeeih (PDKV). against the impugned Government Resolution <GR) of March 4. 2014 for diverting PDKV land reserved for research projects for non-agricultural purposes including extension of Sivni airport at A kola. Justice Bhushan Gavai and Justice C V Bhadang. at the High Court here, have ordered status quo. The Court also issued notice to the respondents - Slate Chief Secretary. Additional Chief Secretary (Aviation). Principal Secretary. Agriculture.Registrar. PDKV and the Collector. Akola - to show cause after two weeks in reply to the PH.. The impugned GR is meant for transferring 60.68 hectare land owned by the PDKV along with build en as it would have adverse effeet on its important research projects. The petitioner also made a representation to the State Chief Minister opposing the idea of acquiring its land for the airport.
Aiadistanceof75kmsfromSivni. the State Government has resolved to develop Beloraairport at Amravati and for that made available Rs 34 crore on February 28, 2014 for creating infrastructure.
On March 4, 2014. wooden heatedly ignored the Central Policy in this regard and also the adverse impact it would have on the research projects and decided upon to acquire the said land by issuing the impugned resolution.
According to the petitioner, the Resolution is contrary to to the Central Government's guidelines on the aspect of distance between two airports. This Resolution is contrary to State Government's own GR of July 30. 2007.
Advocate Firdos Mirza appeared for the petitioner-Association. AGP Shyam Alitrkar represented the Stale.

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EG apologises for missing names in Mah voters' list

EG apologises for missing names in Mah voters' list

THE Election Commissionon Friday apologised for the large number of names missing from voters' list in Mumbai. admitting there was a "lapse" even as a blame game erupi-
ed over the matter.
A day after [he U)k Sabha polls in Mumbai. BJP's candidate from Mumbai North East Kiril Somaiya filed a police complaint for "criminal ncgligenceandconspiracy" while Maharashtra Chief Minister Priihivraj Chavan said at least in Mumbai eligible voters should not be so "careless" in checking their names on the website.
"I must apologise and regret that the names of such a large number of our voters has not been found in the list. If a very. very massive operational mistake which should not have happened," Election Commissioner H S Brahma told reporters in Delhi.
"This is some lapse on our part.We should acknowledge it and try
to rectify the who defect." he said. With   Assembly   elections   in Maharashtra due later this year, the EC said those people whose names
are missing can be added when the poll body updates its lists from May 20. The NCP even demanded a CBI probe.
With names of some corporates like HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh missing from the rolls. Chavan's response was, "If you are hoarding an international flight you recheck your reservation 24 hours. Couldn't you get your secretary to check whether your name is there or not one week or four days in advance?
I can understand if slum-dwellers complaint, but why should corporates complain mat their names are
missing.   They   have   been just

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Japan's DoCoMo to exit JV with Tatas, sell stake at deep discount

Japan's DoCoMo to exit JV with Tatas, sell stake at deep discount

JAPANESE telecom giant NTT DoCoMo on Friday said it planned to exit (he loss-making joint venture with the Tata Group by selling its 26.5 per cent stake, possibly at a deep discount. NTT DoCoMo plans to sell by June the entire 26.5 per cent stake in Tata Tclcservices it had bought for 266.7 billion yen (USD 2.61 billion) in 2009 and 2011.
Tata Tele offers wireless mobile sen ices throughout India. Vodafone is rumoured to be interested in picking up the stake, though the company declined to offer any immediate comments.
Tata Sons Ltd - the holding company of Tata Group - may buy the stake if it wants to retain control over Tata Tele and does not want its merger with firms like Vodafone.
The Japanese firm said that as per the 2009 agreement that formed Tata Telescrviccs. DoCoMo could sell the shares if the joint venture failed to meet performance targets in the fiscal year that ended on March 31.
The sale price would be 50 per cent of the acquisition price, which came to Rs 7.250 crore. or a fair market price, whichever was higher, it added. DoCoMo, in a press statement, said that "its Board of Directors resolved today to exercise option for the sale of the company's entire stake (124.9 crore shares, or about 26.5 per cent stake) in Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSI.)".
Tata Soas. in a statement, said it was not possible to predict how-events would unfold.
■ However. Tata Soas is cognizant Of its responsibilities, and will act keeping in mind the interests of all stakeholders and in accordance with law. TTSL continues to be an integral part of the Tata Group," it said.

In    Tokyo.    DoCoMo    Chief  Executive. Kaoru Kato Kalo blamed thejoint venture's poor performance on a delay in introducing 3G mobile networks that could carry high-margin data services.

The joint venture has seen its mobile subscribers fall by a fifth to 63.14 million in less than two years, according to telecom regulator TRAI's data.

DoCoMo. TTSL and Tata Sons had in March 2009 signed a shareholder agreement for business alliance. DoCoMo picked up 27.31 per cent stake in Tata Teleservices for Rs 12.924 crore and 20.25 per cent in Tata Telescrvices (Maharashtra) Ltd - the listed arm of TTSL - for Rs 949crore. Overall. DoCoMo holds 26.5 per cent in Tata Telescrvices.

TTSL has been struggling in the market. Its listed subsidiary Tata Tcleservices Maharashtra Ltd (TTML) is a loss-making unit.

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Microsoft acquires Nokia handset biz

Microsoft acquires Nokia handset biz

USSOFTWARE giant Microsoft on Friday completed the acquisition of Nokia's mobile handset business, while excluding the Finnish Firm's Chennai factory from the over USD 7.2 billion deal due to tax issues.
Nokia will continue to operate the Chennai plant, one of its largest manufacturing facilities, on a service contract for Microsoft. The factor)' started in 2006. more than a decade after Nokia's India opera-nuns began in 1995.
The ('hcnrui plant employs about 8.000 workers, equivalent to about a third of Nokia's 25.000 staff that are being transferred to Microsoft, who will remain on the rolls of the Finnish firm.
Nokia will offer a programme of support, including financial assistance,  to help employees  seek opportunity elsewhere.
According to analysts, the takeover of Nokia's handset business will enable Microsoft to become a major devices manufacturer. Nokia shipped over 250 million units last year, second to Samsung's sales of 446.7 million handsets, according to IDC.
The acquisition also reiterates Microsoft's India-horn CEO Satya Nadella's focus on "mobile-first. cloud-first world" as the Redmond (US)-based firm tries to restore the lost glory of a firm that was once the world's largest handset maker.
Nokia lost market share to Samsung and Apple as it struggled to position itself among the fast-changing needs of consumers.
The new firm - Finnish entity Microsoft Mobile Oy -- will target the affordable mobile devices market, which it says is a USD 50 billion annual opportunity

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Only 4 pc parents aware of privileges under RTE

Only 4 pc parents aware of privileges under RTE

ONLY four per cent of parents from the economically and socially backward category in the national capital are aware of the privileges accorded to children under the RTE act, a report said on Friday.
The report by Indus Action, an NGO. working towards the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act said: "Seats reserved for the economically and socially backward students in private unaided schools of Delhi are not being completely utilised due to lower awareness levels, procedural barriers and lack of efforts towards social integration."
The RTE Act mandates that private unaided schools reserve 25 per cent of the seats in their entering class for students from the economically weaker and socially disadvantaged seclioas of the society. The report also stated that no information dissemination through Government channel, non-availability of application forms, corruption-ridden process forgetting necessary documentation and lack of transparency in admission processes were some of the key barriers.
Shailaja Chandra, former Delhi Chief Secretary, highlighted the initiatives the report which proposes ensuring that 35.000 seats are available under the RTE ever)" year for the economically and socially backward students.
The initiatives include receiving clear order from the State Government led by the Department of Education on the guidelines for admissions, preparing an effective budgetary plan prepared by the administrators for sustainability of the law with timely reimbursement to schools.

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NMC locks horns with NIT over Metro Rail

NMC locks horns with NIT over Metro Rail

NAGPUR Municipal Corporation (NMC) has opposed transfer of development rights, (TOD) lo Nagpur Improvement Trust (NIT) on the proposed route of Metro Rail. The SMC has also opposed deployment of separate buses to feeder system of Metro Rail NIT has proposed to give development rights up to 500 mts from Metro Railway Station on premium. The NIT can collect huge amount to make Metro Rail project financially viable Sources claimed that NIT can generate around Rs 10000 crore from it Sources claimed that  in a meeting called by NIT. the NMC strongly opposed the ToD to NIT. The NMC official stated that this would reduce the importance of NMC in the city The civic body is the planning authority and this move will make it subservient to an unelected body. Meanwhile. Ruling party leader Pravin Datke said. NIT should use NMCs bus system for feeder system of Metro Rail. NIT has proposed to purchase 200 buses for feeder system of Metro Rail service in the city The civic body has appointed Vansh Nimay Infra Limited (VNIL) for operation of bus service in ihc city. He said, only one operator can operate bus service in the city, therefore, it is not possible for NIT to appoint other bus operator. It may be mentioned that N IT has prepared a Metro Rail Plan with the help of Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).

state Government has given in principal approval to Metro Rail while Central Government has also assured for financial assistance of the project. The NIT is preparing detailed project report (DPR) for the Metro rail. The preparation of DPR is underway and NIT is collecting data for future requirement of cycle rickshaws, buses, autorickshaw and others.

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Official lethargy responsible for mess in electoral rolls: Janmanch

Official lethargy responsible for mess in electoral rolls: Janmanch

JANMANUCH has squarely blamed for lapses in preparation of electoral rolls due kt which names of scores of voters got deleted during the updation drive. Pramod Pande. Vice-President Janmanch. said the deletion of names though people have been voting at same booth for years together points out to lack of co-ordination among different agencies Panic said ii is unfathomable that every time during the election, people found that their names are missing from the electoral rolls This is despite spending Crores of rupees of public money on the updation of electoral rolls. There is a full lime post of Deputy- Collector (Election Cell) at District Collectorate. This mess of electoral is now common and hence now time has come to fix the responsibility. Janmanch also dismissed defence of officials that they regularly publish advertisements during the electoral roll updation process.

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SAT allows appeal against SEBI order for MF distributors

SAT allows appeal against SEBI order for MF distributors

THESecurities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) on Wednesday admitted Financial Planning Supervisory Foundation's plea against in-principle approval given by SEBI 10 IMF! for a self-regulatory organisation for mutual fund distributors. Financial Planning Supervisory Foundation, promoted by Financial Planning Standards Board India (FPSB). was one of the applicants for setting up this SRO, but it was IMFI which got the go-ahead earlier in February.
Aggrieved by SEBI's decision, Financial Planning Supervisory Foundation had approached the Tribunal. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) sought time from the tribunal to file its reply in the case. The Tribunal admitted the appeal against the SEBI and IMFI  Institute of Mutual Fund Intermediaries).
IMFI has been promoted by mutual fund industry body AMFI (Association of Mutual Funds in India). AMFI is a grouping of all fund houses in the country and i( is also entrusted with the responsibility of distributor registrations.
The SRO will assist SEBI and AMFI in regulating fund distributors and ensuring a cordial relationship with mutual fund houses.

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SEBI's new norms for liquidity enhancement scheme of bourses

SEBI's new norms for liquidity enhancement scheme of bourses

MARKET regulator SEBI on Wednesday limited the period of liquidity enhancement schemes of stock exchanges to a maximum of three years. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in February
last year had allowed stock exchanges
to introduce incentive schemes for brokers and intermediaries to enhance liquidity in illiquid securities in the equity cash and derivative segments.
Under the scheme, brokers and other market intermediaries are given incentives for a specified period of time to bring in liquidity and generate investor interest in securities which have limited trading activity.
In a circular issued yesterday. SEBI said that the liquidity enhancement schemes would have to be "objective, transparent, non-discretionary and non-discriminatory".

The scheme would not compromise on market integrity or risk managcmeni. SEBI said liquidity enhancement schemes would have

the prior approval of the stock exchange's board. Besides, the implementation and outcome of the scheme would be monitored by the board at quarterly intervals. Also, the scheme is required to

specify the incentives available to market makers/liquidity providers and such incentives include discount as well as adjustment in fees in other segments, cash payment or issue of shares, including options and war-ranis. The effectiveness of the scheme would be reviewed by the exchanges every six months and they would submit half-yearly reports to SEBI.

The regulator said the schemes could be discontinued at any lime with an advance notice of 15 days.

It said that the outcome of the scheme like incentives granted and volume achieved on the market maker and securitywise would be disseminated on a monthly-basis.

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Arvind Kejriwal wins Time poll, beats Modi

Arvind Kejriwal wins Time poll, beats Modi

 

 

AAM AADMI Party founder Arvind Kejariwal has won Time magazine's readers' poll of most influential people in the world, heating heavyweights including BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, a survey that turned out to be a "competition'' between the two.
Kejriwal. 45. look the first place in lite readers' pull fur the '2014 TIME 100'. Ute annual list of people who influenced the world this past year for better or worse.he received a total of 261.114 'yes" voles from readers, followed by Modi.  who got 164.572 voles in his favour. Congress party Vice President Rahul Gandhi. 43. gol 96.070 voles of which 16.5 per cent said he should he included in the lisi while 83.5 per cent said no.
Time said celebrities like Katy Perry. Justin Bieber and Rihanra ranked high as reader favorites, but the poll turned into a "competition between two men competing in India's ongoing elections".

"Kejriwal. a candidate for a parliamentary seat, came to prominence as the leader of an anti corruption movement in India.' Time said. The publication said there were jnempts to "inflate" the voting numbers, but only legitimate voles were tabulated Tor the final results.

Readers voted on who should and should not he included in the TIME 100 list Modi received 166.360 "no" votes from readers who did  want him to be included in the annual Time list. More than 3.2 mil lion votes were cast in the poll and the poll's winner was decided by raw number of "yes" votes.

Rounding out the top ten finishers after Kejriwal and Modi were singer Katy Perry, singer Justin Bieber. actor laverne Cox. actor Benedict Cumberbatch. singer Beyonce. actor Jared Leto. actor Lupita Nyong'o. singer Lady Gaga and music duo Daft Punk.

Each year. Time publishes an editor-curated list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Before the issue comes out. TIME runs an online poll where readers can cast their vole for to where politicians actors, musicians and athletes should rank on the list.

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SGAU rejects Date College's candidate for Principal's post

SGAU rejects Date College's candidate for Principal's post

DATE Kala Va Vanijya Mahavidyalaya. Yavaimal received a blow after the Pro- Vice Chancellor of Sam Gadgebaha Amravti University SGAU t Dr Jaikiran Tidke rejected its proposal to appoint Dr Subhash Gulabrao Khandare as the new Principal of the college. In a letter, the University has clarified that Khandarc's name is being rejected owing to his alleged involvement criminal case. Date Kala Va Vanijya Mahavidyalaya is a well-known insitude that was founded by late Babaji Date.
The college had stirred hornet's nest when it appointed Dr Khandare as Principal around a month back. Tim in spite of the fact that Dr Khandare had been, on the orders of SGAU. terminated from KalaVa Vanijua Mahavidyala. Ralegaonfor financial embezzlement, misbeahviour and illegal acii\ ities like preparing lake documents to transfer an educational society headed by his wife into a college, later, the University had appointed a committee to probe into the allegation against him. The committee found Dr Khandare guilty after which. SGAU ordered his termination.
Later. Dr Khandare applied for the post of Principal of Date Kala Va Vanijya Mahavidyalaya. There were others as well vying for the post. A committee of the SGAU con-dueled the interviews of aspirants and it finalised the name of Dr Khandare. Meanwhile, even before a letter regarding his appointment could reach the University, Dr Khandare had already taken charge as Principal. However, the SGAU received several complaints against Dr Khandare's appointment after which it has scrapped the appointment and informed the college.

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EC develops software to empower citizens

EC develops software to empower citizens

 

IN A major technology leap undertaken by the Election Commission {EC) to check electoral malpractices, a common man can now upload a video or audio clip of an inflammatory speech, illegal cash or liquor distribution to the poll body's website which will automatically authenticate the credentials of the media post.

The EC. for the first lime, has developed and deployed a unique Android-based software which is able to automatically generate the geographical location, coordinates, dale and lime of a clip uploaded onto it which is an attempt by the poll body to weed nut instances of fake videos and footage being circulated to confuse the voters and also to mislead election officials.

"All that a common man needs to do now is to use an Android phone for recording a political meeting or an instance of illegal distribution of cash or liquor or any other electoral malpractice in his or her area. The software will automatically find out the coordinates of the area and time and dale, thereby reducing instances of fake videos going viral during election time." a senior official told PTI. Sources said that the EC wanted to get such a software for a long time as a number of instances of inflammatory speeches and videos emerge during the polls and it is essential to differentiate between the authentic and the fake ones.

Also, once such an technical authentication is available fora video or an audio, the EC can take an informed action against the guilty or a candidate under the Representation of the People Act.

The official said the new facility has now been provided to the offices of all the Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) across the country and instructions have been issued to them to keep the name and identity of such whistle blowers a secret.

The new software-based websites, the official said, can also be used to upload photographs and audio related to the polls process.

"To encourage collection of evidences of malpractices and inform (he election officials or the complaint monitoring cell, any citizen can even upload photos, videos, audios of malpractices collected during election process to the control room through the web link." the EC said in a fresh directive issued to state CEOs on April 22.

The EC has said that once the video or audio is uploaded, it should be immediately reported by the CEO to the local chief of the election expenditure monitoring team who will take a swift action in the case. A copy of this will also be provided to the poll body in Delhi.

"Identity of members giving information or complaints shall be kept secret keeping in view their personal security." the EC has said.

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DGGA allows in-flight use of mobile phones, laptops

DGGA allows in-flight use of mobile phones, laptops

 

 

 

NOW. the air-travellers can use their mobile phones, laptops, tablets in all phases of flight. Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has amended its Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) to this effect.
For some years, there was a demand from passengers as well as flight operators to allow use of cellphones, lap-lops, tablets, electronic book-readers etc in all phases of flight. However, the CAR prohibited on-light use of the devices by passengers. Before take-offs, cabin crew used to ask me passengers on-board a flight to switch off their mobile phones and other electronic devices. The passengers were allowed to switch on the devices only after landing.
DGCA has carried out an amendment to its CAR Section 5 Series X Pan I relating to air safety on Wednesday and decided to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cellphones. But, the use of PEDs shall be in 'non-transmitting' mode commonly called flight/airplane mode. The amended CAR directs all operators for reporting of any suspected or confirmed PED interference or smoke or fire caused by PEDs to the DGCA.

According to an official release, during their meeting on April  17 wilh the Director General Civil Aviation, the scheduled operators had raised the demand for allowing use of PEDs during all phases of flight in the flight/airplane mode. DGCA examined their demand in view of new and current regulations of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safely Agency (EASA). Under FAA and EASA Regulations, use of PEDs is allowed in the airplane mode in all phases of flight. This amendment to the CAR will allow air travellers to work. read, enjoy music, play video-games, watch video clips etc during flight by keeping their PEDs on flight/airplane mode. At the same time. DGCA has laid down the guidelines for training of the crew to enable them to handle the facility being provided to air-travellers.

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DGGA allows in-flight use of mobile phones, laptops

DGGA allows in-flight use of mobile phones, laptops

NOW. the air travellers can use their mobile phones, laptops, tablets in all phases of flight. Directorate General Civil Aviation (DGCA) has amended its Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) to this effect.
For some years, there was ademand from passengers as well as flight operators to allow use of cellphones, lap-lops, tablets, electronic book-readers etc  phases of flight. However, the CAR prohibited on light use of the devices by passengers. Before take-offs, cabin crew used to ask me passengers on-board a flight to switch off their mobile phones and other electronic devices. The passengers were allowed to switch on the devices only after landing.
DGCA has carried out an amendment to its CAR Section 5 Series X Pan I relating to air safety on Wednesday and decided to allow the use of Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs) including cellphones. But, the use of PEDs shall be in 'non-transmitting' mode commonly called flight/airplane mode. The amended CA R directs all operators for reporting of any suspected or confirmed interference or smoke 01 fire
caused by PEDs to the DGCA.

According to an official release, during their meeting on April  17 with the Director General Civil Aviation, the scheduled operators had raised the demand for allowing use of PEDs during all phases of flight in the flight/airplane mode. DGCA examined their demand in view of new and current regulations of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Union Aviation Safely Agency (EASA). Under FAA and EASA Regulations, use of PEDs is allowed in the airplane mode in all phases of flight. This amendment to the CAR will allow air-travellers to work. read, enjoy music, play video-games, watch video clips etc during flight by keeping their PEDs on flight/airplane mode. At the same time. DGCA has laid down the guidelines for training of the crew to enable them to handle the facility being provided to air-travellers.

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Maharajbag zoo to submit masterplan to GZA just days before the deadline

Maharajbag zoo to submit masterplan to GZA just days before the deadline

 

MAHARAJBAG Zoo authorities are finally reviewing the updated masterplan for the Zoo and  submitting it to the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) Delhi, within two days Remarkably, the deadline of three years' extention given by CZA U expiring on April 30.Jan Sansthan Vikas Sanstha. bhopal. the consulant. submitted the updated masterplan to the Zoo a couple of days ago. The authorities are reviwing it and hurrying to send it to Delhi. A team of CZA members had paid a visit to Maharajbag 'Z00 on January 16. 2011 and approved extension for recognition for three years conditionally. The conditions laid down by the team were: Cosing garden for morning walkers, creting circular pathway, compound walls, removing rabbits, pigeons. ducks, control of stray dogs, postmortem and disposal of caracasess. releasing excess spotted deer in jun gle etc. The athorities had submit ted the masterplan but CZA had asked them to revise it by including tank for water birds, snake park, amphitheatre etc and submit again. During the past three years, the zoo has fulfilled most of the conditions. Reliable sources informed a team of (CZA) experts will pay a visit to Maharajbag zoo in the near future for asstssiiiciu and than considering for further extention. 

                                                       

                             Advisory committee 

                               approved for Zoo

DR RAVIPRAKASH Dani. Vice-Chancellor. Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth  (PDKV). Akola. has recently given approval for establishing an advisory committee for Maharajhag zoo. as per the CZA norms. Now. the Executive Council of the varsity will discuss and give iiii.il sanction.
Moreover, it has been decided lo transfer   the   post   to   Assistant
Professor veterinary Science from Akola to Nagpur and appoint the full-fledged officer for examining and treating wild animals in Maharajbag zoo. as per the condition laid down by CZA  PDKV has increased wages of a dozen of daily-wage workers performing duly in cages from Rs 120 lo Rs 187 per day. considering risk factor. The college management will provide insurance cover of Rs one lakh 10 each such worker in view of possible attack 'accident.

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338 candidates to vie for Maharashtra's 19 LS seats

338 candidates to vie for Maharashtra's 19 LS seats

A TOTALof 338candidates, including 24 women, will contest the third and final phase of polls in 19 link Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra on Thursday, officials said Wednesday.
There arc 119 Independent candidates in the fray. Over 3.17 mire voters will exercise their franchise in 16 general and three constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Tribes, spread across pans of northern Maharashtra. Marathwada and the coastal Konkan region.
Aurangabad has the maximum 27 candidates, while Nandurhar has just nine contenders.

Among the parties, the Bahujan Samaj Party and Aam Aadmi Party are contesting from all the 19 seals, while the Bharatiya Janata Party and Samaj wadi Party are fighting for 11 seats each. The Congress has fielded 10 candidates. Nationalist Congress Party and Shiv Sena eight each, Maharashtra Navniriman Sena seven. Communist Party of India-Marxist three and CPI tow candidates. Thane is the largest constituency with 2.07 million voters, while Mimihai South Central is the smallest with

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SBI Life net up 19% at 740 cr for 2013-14

SBI Life net up 19% at 740 cr for 2013-14

SBI Life Insurance Co on Wednesday reported a 19 per cent growth in profit at Rs 740 crorc during the financial year ended March 31. driven mainly by operational efficiency. The private insurer had posted a profit of Rs 622 crore during 2012 13. SBI Life said in a release issued here. SBI Life's regular new business premium, which includes individual and group, increased 14.5 per cent to Rs 2.998 crore during the FY 2013-14 from Rs 2.618 crore in FY 2012-13. In line with its focus on improving strategic business mix. the private insurer's market share through individual business has increased to 16.8 pc for FYI4.

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Govt revises eligibility criteria for honorarium to senior artists

Govt revises eligibility criteria for honorarium to senior artists

AFTER a long gap State Government has revised the eligibility criteria for honorarium to senior litterateurs and artists The major revision is in annual
income limit of senior litterateur/artist seeking honorarium under the scheme has been revised from Rs 24.000 per annum previously to Rs 48000 per annum now.
State Government implements the scheme in provide honorarium to senior litterateurs and artists since 1954-55 through Tourism and Cultural Affairs Department The guidelines for implementation of the scheme were revised from lime to lime In March 1991. the honorarium was Rs 6.000 per annum for Grade A' artists Rs 4800 per annum for Grade B' artists and Rs 3.600 per annum for Grade C ,artists The amount of honorarium was revised in june 1994 for all these categories Its Rs 8400/ Rs 7,200/. and Rs 6.000/per annum.

There were allegations of bogus artists being given benefits, following which a probe was conducted and norms underwent changes. The honorarium was paid to beneficiaries through cheques, and later the amount was deposited directly in the beneficiaries' bank account in District central co-operative Bank (DCCB). The guidelines also were changed, and the powers of selecting the ben eficiaries under the scheme were delegated to Zilla Parishad (ZP). In July 2009. the honorarium was changed for the above-mentioned categories to Rs 16800 Rs 14.400' and Rs 12.000' per annum. Recently. government once again changed the guidelines and eligibility criteria.

According to officials, there was a long pending demand to raise the Income limit. Previously, it was Rs 24.000 per annum, which meant an artist earning only Rs 2.000 per month was eligible to apply for honorarium under the scheme. Now, the Government has revised the income limit to Rs 48000 per annum Further, the documents required with application have been revised. beside women artists also have been made eligible for aid under the scheme. The spouse of a deceased artist eligible under the scheme will get the honorarium till his her death. The age limit of 50 years or above has been relaxed in case of physically challenged or paralysed or ailing litterateurs artists.However, as far as Nagpur district is concerned, the applications of 314 artists are pending  for approval by the selection committee. Sources said that the ZP addministration  has cited the reason of Model Code of Conduct for lok sabha elections being in  force for not holding the meeting of the selection committee. As per the prevalent norms only 60 beneficiaries are to be cleared for honorarium in a year in a district. This norm has put the ZP administration in a fix as it has received 314 application ZP has requested the government to treat it as a special case ard clear at least 298 application found eligible for honorarium under the scheme. so that senior and aged applicants do not have to wait for their turn next year or even later.
So far. in Nagpur district, a total of 1.005 litterateurs/artists' are getting honorarium to the tune of Rs 1.29 crore per annum.

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Qualified but not employable youths to be a major concern ahead: Survey

Qualified but not employable youths to be a major concern ahead: Survey

 

 

 EVEN if India will have the largest force of youth in the world within next few years these young could pose a serious problem for the nation if steps to correct the education system Is not taken on war footing The fear that the education force could indulge in anti social or destructive activities comes from the fact that majority of them will be unemployable. Providing jobs to them may be on the agenda of all major political parties, but the employ-era are reluctant to believe in such propaganda
Over 50 lakh graduates will be produced in the country in about one was. However, only 34% of them will be employable. The  startling revalation was made following an intensive survey conducted across 28 states and seven union territories.The assessment by Wheebox. People's Strong in collaboration with Confederation of Indian Industry reveals that employers in 2014. will stress on skills rather the qualifications The large number of engineering degree hold-era produced in the country might be a field the most. An engineering degree holder in Nagpur is offered salary of Rs 5.000 to Rs 7.000 per month only. For a better salary many of them join sales line - insurance. BPO or electronic goods.

The online test conducted for one lack students from 2200 colleges in 28 stales and seven union territories, mainly concentrated on English language, cognitive skills, personality, information technology, general abilities and domain skills - finance, retail. sales and automobile - of .students Along with this response from 100 employers in 10 sectors was also sought on the issue. The conclusion drawn from the study is disturbing and should act as an eye-opener for the policy makers. The study was conducted during August and September last year. Wheebox Employability Skills test (WEST) is endorsed by Confederation of Indian Industry' and Association of Indian Universities and claims to be the only Indian assessment company dial is the certified member onmermiional Test Commission.This is the first effort in its kind that has hroughi government. Industry, sector skill councils, association and academia on one platform.
"Students were not only poor in English language, nut the basic domain knowledge in respective fields was also very poor. Most of the students lack confidence and and have poor problem solving skills." founder and CEO of Wheebox. Nirmal Singh has reported. Another report. titled "Aspiring Minds' National Einployahilily Report", is a national audit of employ ability of three-year Bachelors Degree graduates. According to the report 41% graduates are employable. Their lack of English language knowledge and cognitive skills were identified as the major obstacles to their suitability in the job market. This, again, underscores the urgent necessity of substantive intervention at school and college levels for improving basic skills of students as well as renewing the focus on imparting vocational training alongside theoretical learning.

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Agri Deptt vows to free land on SGAU road from encroachers, beautify it

Agri Deptt vows to free land on SGAU road from encroachers, beautify it

 

TFNDANCY to kill time. not taking decisions and neglecting things, make problems worse many times and that has exactly occured at the land owende by District Collectorate where Agriculture Department of Amravati has its different offices people from the outside Stale have encroached around 2-3 acres of Und in the premises of Agriculture department on sant gadgebaba
Amravati university (SGAU) road in city. No serious steps have been yet taken to stop these encroach menu and lake out encroachers from the premises.
Total 148 hectares land owned by Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krtshi Vidyapeeth is located on SGAU road. Out of this Agriculture Department has possesion of seven hectares of land and it in under the control of District Collector of Amravati  The area is named as Krivhi Sankul' and has office of Joint Director of Agriculture. Sub Divisional Agriculture Officer. Tehsil Agriculture Officer, depart-men training centre and different labs for insecticides, pesticides and other things.

This place is on SGAU road which has posh colonies around and has higher market races of the land. Unfortunately, the 2-3 acres of land on the embankment of nullah in this premises had been encroached and people of special community, from outside Maharashtra, specifically from Bihar, arc residing their. Encrochers have constructed their houses on the land and living without any interruption from government authorities. They take their cattles which include goats, buffaloes and cows for grazing on agriculture land. For many years, people to this settlement used shades and buildings in the premises for all illegally things. On administrative level, it is well clear that these people are living illegally and their houses are encroachment. Ironically, instead of wiping out this encroachment, administration has provided facilities like water supply connections and electricity connections at the houses Political intervention and administrative negligence is resulting into the regluarisation of these encroachments. Illegal encroachments have not only captured the government land which is at prime location in the city but also are proving nui-sanee 10 the Agriculture Department offices here also.
Mean while.Agriculture
Department is thinking on the beautification of this place. last year, office of Joint Director of Agriculture was shifted in the new building here primarily to save this land from encroachment. Since then we have got some .success in slopping the illegal movement of people in this premises. Earlier, encroachers regulary used this land for ceremonial purposes and various things. We have written to District Collector to take steps in this regard to evacuate encroachers and Collector paid a visit to place. We arc sure that with the help of higher authorities and District Collector, we would evacuate the encroachement and save this land of government." hoped Ashok Lokhande. Joint Director of Agriculture. Amravati.

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Bembla project, only answer to Yavatmal's unending water woes

Bembla project, only answer to Yavatmal's unending water woes

 

 

YAVATMAL district faces acute water crisis during summer month. Though many efforts have been made to mitigate the problem, not many have bore fruits. The Bembla irrigation project in Babhulgaon taluka. some 28 kilo metres from here, can he a good source of water supply to city and adjoining villages. A proposal has been forwarded to the Centre to cleat the project to bring Bembla waters to Yavatmal. Once it get okayed by the Centre, water woes of the citizens would be mitigated. Presently, the depleting water level of the irrigation projects that provide water to Yavatmal city and nearby villages is a matter of concern. Water is supplied to Yavatmal city and adjoining gram panchayats from Nilola and Chapdoh projects. Due to ever-increasing urban areas, growing population and other reasons, these projects arc proving insufficient for supply of drinking water. In Vidarbha region that suffers water scarcity during summer months. Yavatmal district remains the most affected. Situated in high crallitudc. it is get dry very quickly. The wells get dry in the month of February itself. During the harsh summer months, water is supplied through tankers that are  hardly sufficient to quench the thirst of the people of Yavatmal.Realising that Bembla is the only answer to Yavatmal's problems, former MLA late Nilesh Parvekar strove to get the project cleared. Earlier in 1970. during the rule of then Chief Minister Vasantrao Naik, Nitola project came into being. The water supply was being done through Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. At that time. Yavatmal got water round the clock. Water was also provided to Gram Panchayat areas. When ihe projeci was made, it was estimated that the population of Yavatmal city would he arouitd 1 lakh in year 2000. However, with good supply of water, population Of the city too started increasing at a rapid pace. In 1986. the project provide insufficient. Water, that was once provided round the clock, began to be provided only  for some hours in the day. As Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran too found it hard to supply water, water started being supplied only once in two days. During summer. water was supplied once after two days. To meet the water requirements. Chapdoh project was commissioned and an extended water scheme was planned. Nilola project has 30 percent of silt and hence water over flows every year and by-April the water level touches the and. Talking all these things into account, many feel that water supply from Bembla project is the only solution to city's acute water problem. in the Union Government sanctions the project, it will get percent subsidy. Hence public representatives from the district should pursue the matter, it is felt.

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Cyclone halts aerial search for missing jet

Cyclone halts aerial search for missing jet

AERIAL search for the crashed Malaysian jet was suspended on Tuesday due to a tropical cyclone over the southern Indian Ocean. as a robotic mini-submarine scouring the seabed failed to locate the plane's wreckage after nine missions
planned air search activities have been suspended for today due to poor weather conditions in the search area as a result of Tropical cyclone jack Perth-based  Joint  Agency
Coordination Centre (JACC) said on the 46th day of the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370it has been determined that the current weather conditions are resulting in heavy seas and poor visibility, and would make any air search activities ineffective and potentially hazardous it said Autonomous  underwater vehicle (AUV) bluefin 21 a us navy probe equipped with side-scan sonar has searched approximately two thirds of the focused underwater search area to date The Bluefin has completed nine missions and no "contacts of interest' have been found, according to the JACC.
"Bluefin-21 is currently undertaking mission ten in the underwater search area it said the 10 ships involved in Tuesday's search continued their hunt for the missing plane that mysteriously disappeared on March 8 with 239 people, including five Indians, on board.

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Six new medical I colleges in State I awaiting MCI nod

Six new medical I colleges in State I awaiting MCI nod

AFTER passage of a year after the announcement  made  by

Maharashtra Government to setup Government Medical Colleges (GMCs) in six places Clumdrapur. Gondia. Nandurbar. Baramati. Alibag and Satara. the proposal is yet to get the nod of Medical Council of India (MCI). If these colleges get the permission from the MCI. additional 000 MBBS seats will be available for meritorious students at affordable cost.
Maharashtra Government had sent proposals of new medical colleges at Satara. Nandurbar. Gondia. Chandrapur. Baramati and Alibaugh to MCI for 100 seats each. The colleges were asked to submit required documents at MCI on April 7. 2014. When contact ed. Dr PravinShingare. Director. Medical Education and Research (DMER). told  that
the colleges did not get the nod yet.
As per MCI sources, the proposal would he considered in next meetings. During next two months. MCI hoard meets quite often to grant permission to new colleges, increase or decrease the intake depending on inspection report, and in general to take a look at medical colleges across country and hence the proposal of GMC's will he definite!} considered
In Nagpur's winter session of State legislature. Government had announced opening of three new medical colleges at Gondia. Chandrapur and Baramati with the announcement of four GMCs was

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3,000 traders importing goods without paying LBT

3,000 traders importing goods without paying LBT

WHY financial health of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) is in duldturns at least from last one year? Apart from less recovery of laxes. NMC officials have detected at least 3.000 traders and business houses bringing goods worth crores of rupees in the city without local Body Tax (LBT) registration This is a figure of only two check posts -- Amravati Road and Railway Station. The figure may go well beyond 7,000 trader, alter checking all the check posts in coming months, sources added.

The civic body is losing substantial revenue from these importers who arc brazenly violating LBT norms. The LBT Department has deployed additional manpower to keep check on illegal trespassers. This clearly indicates that some found much to their dismay that around 3,000 mil of 7,000 importers do not have LBT registration. These importers are unloading their material to transporters or in any godown using hogus and assumed names. In coming days, the LBT department teams will search the real persons behind the importers and take stern action against them. The department has deployed its staff in two shifts to check the importers.

It may be mentioned that Maharashtra Government has enforced LBT from last financial year in lieu of Octroi. Stale government has accepted maximum conditions or the traders and business persons and gave them freedom to access their tax and pay accordingly. In-spite of this, the traders were not happy with the decision of State Government.
LBT recovery is Rs 300 crore in last financial year. The illegal import of goods has increased the won of cash-strapped NMC.
The LBT shortfall for FY 2013-14 was pegged at Rs 200 crore due to which functioning of NMC was crippled.

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Now, PDKV to bear Rs 1 cr expenses of College of Agriculture

Now, PDKV to bear Rs 1 cr expenses of College of Agriculture

IN a major relict' 10 the College of Agriculture. Nagpur, Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapccth (PDKV). Akola. lias resolved to bear the expenditure i.osi on water, electricity and inaitenancc of buildings to the tunc Of Rs one crore every year. In a special meeting held at Aknla recently. Dr Raviprakash Dani. Vice-Chancellor (V-C) of PDKV. gave the approval to the proposal of the college. It may he mentioned here thai Ihc college was mooting ihe proposal for the last 25 years before ihc university.
The college has to manage the staggering amount out of its grants plus bear properly tax of about Rs 9 lakh. This huge expenditure had put a big financial burden on the college management. The expenditure included electricity, water, hostel, college. guest house. V-C camp office. residences etc.. according to reliable sources.
PDKV made one time investment at Akola for solving water problem by  digging   wells and

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YOUTH FEAR SNOOPING THROUGH WHATSAPP

YOUTH FEAR SNOOPING THROUGH WHATS APP

WHATS APP- the most popular App in exchanging messages anal images in very short period has now been charged with this allegation the it the App is being used in snooping someone's internal issue.
The debate began following the incident of Piplani locality where a man shot his neighbour while he was heating up his niece and later, uploaded it on Whats App.

In very short period, the video went viral over this App and the police stepped into mailer and called up the accused and parents of the girl at the police station.This was not all as Madhya Pradesh Commission for Protection of Child Rights (MPCPCR) also summoned the accused uncle and girl's parents over the incident.

This was for the first time dial that any issue related to children reached to the commission as well as the police through Whats App. However, the victim girl, only 4-years-old. later defended her uncle saying this was for the first time that he beat her up after she tailed to concentrate on her studies. The girl, including her parents also asked for forgiving girl's uncle this time saying this was for the first time and he would never ever repeat it in future.

But after uploading such video footage on Whats App. a debate has begun among youngsters who use it mostly that whether the users have started using this App in snooping someone's internal issue.
Some debate that the accused uncle could only he held because of video footage, which was uploaded on this App.
On the other hand. some argued that users should not use this App in snooping someone's internal issue.
They debated that if that man was caught beating up his niece, that person, who shot the whole incident and later uploaded it on this App. should have gone to police or bodies working to wards welfare of children.
Kicking someone's family issue in public cannot be justified at all. they further added. Harshit Gautam. a city-based youth and Whats App user, shared his views in this way. "She was just 4-ycars-old and her uncle was thrashing her badly just because of studies. The girl. who had yet to see school, who had yet not started studying in proper way. was being slapped for studies. If someone shot Hie whole incident and uploaded the video on WhatsApp. then what is the problem here "
He further argued that instead of giving punishment lo that accused uncle for his cruel act, we arc looking for that man who revealed his real lace uploading the video on Whats App.
This is not good as that person did a fabulous job as well as set an example that the voices against violence will children and other can also he raised using this App. he concluded.
While Zuber Hashmi. another WhalsApp user. said. "Kicking someone's family issue in public can not he justified. If that person shot the uncle while he was beating up his niece, he should have consulted police or bodies working for welfare of children."
The .iii of dial accused uncle can not be ignored as well as we can not lei him go easily. But. it means not that we should just school someone's internal issue and should make it public by uploading it on such App. which may be shared within the users across the world, he further added. 1 he meal Way  caching a lesson m that uncle was the video should he handed over 10 police as well as department handling the issue related with children. Making public such video cannot he justified in any way. Yes.  was true that the of tence of die accused came to light only after it was uploaded on WhatsApp.
But. we should not forget that making public someone's in teniat issue may he considered as viola-lion of his privacy, which has been provided under Right to Privacy Act 10 every citizen of the country, said Prakash Singh another youth.

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Govt sitting pretty over NMC's cattle-shed proposal at Wathoda

Govt sitting pretty over NMC's cattle-shed proposal at Wathoda

MAHARASHTRA Government is sitting pretty on proposal of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) to chaise reservation of 45 acres of land at Wathoda from Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) to Dairy Development for creation of cattle sheds The proposal Upending with the State Government for last six months. Municipal Commissioner Shyam Wardhane is trying hard to change reservation of land at Urban Development Department of State Government but his efforts did not hear fruits.
Urban Development Department Principal Secretary Manukumar Srivastava (who was incidentally Nagpur Collector. Municipal Commissioner and NIT Chairman) during his visit to Nagpur in December during winter session had discussed the issue with Municipal Commissioner and had promised to accord nod of the State Government expeditiously.
Nagpur has almost 1.000 cattle sheds They are situated in prominent areas. Municipal Commissioner has directed all cattle owners to shift cattle sheds outside Nagpur to protect people from vector-borne diseases. The cattle owners expressed inability and since they do not have any land bank for shifting, NMC stepped in to provide land to the owners Sources claimed that at present, the development control rules do not permit NMC to settle more than 1O animals a hectare land. As per this norm, only 200 cattle will he accommodated in these cattle sheds. Therefore. NMC requested State 

Government to change user for this land from sewage to dairy farming.the NMC has prepared a proposal under the norms of Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR).
Wardhane has mentioned this proposal in his proposed budget The total estimated expenditure on providing infrastruciure for providing canle sheds is Rs 52 ctores. The civic body is yel io decide policy for charging of land cost and infrastructure, however,  seems dial NMC will provide land on lease or rem hasis to cansle owners.It may be recalled that despile of several efforts and huge investments. the NMC has failed to catch stray cattle from the roads. The stray cattle pose huge threat to lives of vehicle riders. The corporators arc under pressure of canle owners and objected to increase rales for releasing cattle seized by the team. This is the only solution to keep cattle away from the city.
Slate Government should lake up this serious issue of Nagpur and provide them relief.

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TCS units-Mitsubishi merger to create $600 mn company

TCS units-Mitsubishi merger to create $600 mn company

 

 TATA Consultancy Services (TCS) on Monday signed an agreement to merge two units in Japan with an arm of Mitsubishi Corporation to form an IT company with expected sales of USD 600 million.

Under the agreement. India's largest software services firm will merge TCS Japan and Nippon TCS Solution Center with IT Frontier Corporation (ITF). die fully-owned arm of Mitsubishi. The new company is yet to be named.
TCS will hold a SI per cent stake and Mitsubishi -19 per cent in the merged entity, which is expected to have an annual turnover of over USD 600 million from the next financial year.
The new entity is expected to be operational from July if approvals are in place and is expected to report revenue of USD 300 over the remaining nine months of the financial year.
"We have decided to combine Nippon TCS Solution Center. TCS Japan and IT Frontier Corporation lo create a company of USD 600 million revenue. We expect the
deal to close by June, provided that all the regulatory approvals arc in place." TCS Managing Director and Chief Executive, N Chandrasekaran told reporters here  after announcing the deal.
TCS would have 51 per cent slake in the new company in lieu of the worth of TCS Japan, which was an individual entity, plus a cash payment of USD 50 million, he said.
TCS Japan had USD 100 million in revenue last fiscal, he added.
"For TCS it means that our operations in Japan will scale up from USD 100 million to USD 600 million per annum straightaway. We will also enhance our local presence significantly because this transaction will add 2.400 professionals besides business associates." he said.
TCS. however, had Ihc option of increasing its slake in the merged firm. Chandrasekaran said.
"In terms of hiking the stake, we have the option to increase it over

a period of lime, initially 10 66 per cent and then further.- he said.
"But currently our focus is to build a very strong company and have an aspiration to build a very large IT sen ices company in Japan." Chandrasckaran added.
Prior to the merger, both TCS Japan and the Mitsubishi arm operated as separate companies with US dollar 100 million and US dollar 250 million revenue per annum, respectively.
"With this transaction, we will have the necessary scale, a strong delivery model, a number of key clients and a financial model that will help us to accelerate our growth." Chandrasekaran said.
Mitsubishi would be a strategic client for TCS with revenue of over USD 250 million, he said.

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Schools to open from June 26 in Vidarbha

Schools to open from June 26 in Vidarbha

ALL SECONDARY schools in Vidarbha will start from June 26. informed Director of Information Education. Pune, through a directive given to all educational officials in the State.
Though an order no 3542 dated March 26. 2014, to have uniformity all secondary and higher secondary schools in the Vidarbha will start from June 26 while those in rest of Maharashtra will start from June 16. The summer vacation would start from May 1 while the Diwali vacations would start from October 20. All Education Officers have been mid 10 ensure white planning vacations that the working days of the school must be 230 days and that the holidays do not exceed 76 days.
A news item published in some dailies regarding starting of schools all over the Slate from June 16 left many resenting that children should not be asked to come to schools when the temperatures of still soaring and remain above 40 degrees. Ashok Thakare, Preident of Washim District Headmasters' Association and Vijayrao Shinde. Secretary. Prof Mangesh Dhanorkar. Vidarbha's Joint Secretary too efforts to clear doubts on the issue.

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Cadbury India now named Mondelez India Foods

Cadbury India now named Mondelez India Foods

 

 THE world's largest snacks company Mondelez International on Monday said it has changed the name of its Indian subsidiary Cadbury India Limited to Mondelez India Foods Limited.

The change in name of Cadnury is in line with the gradual changeover of the name of all subsidiaries of Mondelez International globally.
"With the change in name of' the company to Mondelez India foods Limited, we conclude the process of transition that began over two years ago." said Manu Anand. managing director of Mondelez India.

"We are today the pre-eminent and most loved food company in India with leadership in fast growing categories, strong route to market, robust innovation pipeline and world class talent and facilities. We view this change as yet another milestone in this exciting journey of success and leadership." Anand said in a statement. The change in name of the company will have no impact on the names or packaging of its popular products like Cadhury Dairy Milk, 5 Star, Gems, Bournvita. Perk. Celebrations. Choclairs. Halls. Bournvita. Tang and Oreo, which will continue to be sold under the same brand names as before.

The only change for consumers is that the new name of the company will appear on the back of pack of the products, the company statement said.

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