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No OBC Quota for the Jat Community, No Commonwealth Games, declares Malik and Godara as PC Meet in kolkata Finalises to Kill Aboriginal Indigenous India on Name of False Maoism to Accomplish Ethnic Cleansing of Rural Disaster ECONOMICS!

 

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JOINT OPERATION AGAINST NAXALITES TO CONTINUE: CHIDAMBARAM

Kolkata, February 9, 2010

 

The Home Minister Shri P. Chidambaram has said today that the joint operation against the Naxalites in the four states, viz. West Bengal, Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand will continue. He however underlined that the objective of the operation is not to kill anyone but to re-establish civil administration in the naxal dominated areas. The Home Minister was addressing the media after chairing a meeting between the Chief Ministers of West Bengal and Orissa, Deputy Chief Ministers of Jharkhand and senior Bihar Government officials in Kolkata today. The meeting reviewed both the intra-state and inter-state progress of the operation.

 

Shri Chidambaram has categorically stated that a "careful, controlled and calibrated operation" is going on and the progress of the operation will be "slow but steady". He iterated that significant progress has already been made and several key leaders have already been apprehended from Bihar and U.P. The Home Minister expressed the hope that the naxal dominated areas will be reclaimed within the next six months and said that developmental work will be rushed in immediately afterwards.

 

Shri Chidambaram also appealed to the naxalites that if they abjure and halt violence, the government is prepared to contribute in any matter. "Only one condition, halt violence", the Home Minister said. 

 

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Let us Post the Vedio Footage of the JAT Seize of New Delhi demanding OBC Head Counting and OBC Quota for Mulnivasi Jat Community without state Barrier! You would be knowing how the issue was Blacked Out in so called Free Media last day.But the Ostrich may no stop the Sand Storm. I have several rounds of talks with Bamcef President Vaman Meshram, Colonel S Barves, Jat Mahasabha Convener Mr Godara and JAT AARAKSHAN Sangharash Samiti Convener Mr. Jaspal Malik. Godara and Malik declared that there would be NO Commonweath Games until the Jats ensure Social Justice and Equality getting OBC Quota! Both Mr Godara and Malik were Arrested and released yesterday during Ramlila Ground Rally for which the Militant Jats were Agitated and Baton Charged. In normal Panchayat meets , Jats are habitual to gathering thousands, but New Delhi media underplayed the Rally and flashed the Baton Charge diluting the Mulnivasi Identity and United Solidarity of SC, ST, OBC and Minority Communities to defend and sustain Manusmriti Rule. We discussed the ALL Out Corporate ASSAULT against our Black Untouchable Original Kith and KIN in Five states and also the Marxist Betrayal on OBC Quota in Bengal with OBC as well as Muslim Communities. We Have DECIDED for RESISTANCE United!

Meanwhile,Chidambaram renews offer for talks with Maoists if they halt violence! India has made significant progress in its campaign to wrest control of parts of eastern and central states from Maoist rebels, and extra forces will be deployed, the home minister said. He was in Kolkata for a meeting with top officials of West Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand and Bihar. Taking part in the meeting to discuss the Maoist threat were the chief ministers of West Bengal and Orissa, the two deputy chief ministers of Jharkhand and top officials of all four states.

 

"The object is not to kill anyone," Palaniappan Chidambaram said after a meeting of chief ministers in the eastern city of Kolkata. "The object is to reestablish civil administration in areas which are now dominated" by the Maoists, known locally as Naxalites after the town where their insurgency started.

 

India began its offensive against left-wing guerrillas active in at least 11 of the country's 28 states in October. At least 818 people died in Maoist violence in the first 11 months of last year, official figures show. The federal government has provided additional forces and intelligence support to state administrations.

 

The "measured, calibrated, carefully-controlled operation" will continue,

Chidambaram said. Key Maoist leaders had been detained, he said. Once areas are secured, local administrations will provide schools and jobs.

 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the Maoists the greatest threat to India's internal security. Maoists are now targeting economic infrastructure, including railway lines, and regional politicians.

 

Chidambaram repeated a government offer to talk to the Maoists on any issue if they stop violence, while adding that previous calls "have been spurned."

Reiterating his offer for talks if Maoists halted violence, home minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday said the government was forced to

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continue its operations in Maoist insurgency-hit states as the rebels had spurned previous such appeals.

"The government was forced to continue with its operation. These operations will continue and will be followed by development of the areas (dominated by Maoists)," Chidambaram told reporters here.

"My appeal to Naxals (as the leftwing guerrillas are known) is if you abjure violence, that is if you call a halt to violence, we are not asking you do anything more, we are prepared to talk to you," the minister said.

The home minister said the progress of the operation against guerrillas had been "slow but steady" and cited the arrest of some key leaders of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist to back his claim.

"The progress is slow and steady. You cannot measure it like a cricket match score board. In fact considerable progress has been made... We will continue to make progress.

"Many key leaders (of Maoists) have been apprehended in the past few months... We'll reclaim the areas dominated by Naxalites," he said.

Chidambaram said the operations had been "measured and calibrated" with no collateral damage.

"And contrary to what sections of the media and NGOs propagated a few months ago that there would be a massive carnage, no such thing has happened. We have made it very clear that the purpose of these operations is not to kill anyone.

"These are our own people, we care for them, we care for their lives. The object is to re-establish civil administration in areas now dominated by Naxalites. I think progress will be slow but steady," he said.

The minister admitted that there were inadequacies in the security offensive but added that these would be overcome.

 

Maoists blow up tracks, school building

Khunti (Jharkhand), Feb 9: The third day of the 72 hour bandh called by Maoists in five naxal-affected states was marked with the blasting of railway tracks at two places in Jharkhand including the bombing of a school building.

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Superintendent of police, Ravi Kant Dhan said that the railway tracks under Nimiaghat police station in Giridh district were blown up in the wee hours.

Speaking on the incident, Parasnath station superintendent Mritunjaya Kumar informed that trains have been stopped as explosions were heard around 2 am.

"Trains on this section have been stopped on both up and down lines," Kumar said.

Police said that Maoists also blew up three-meter stretch between Karmabad and Choudhary Bandh railway stations in Giridih district.

Several trains enroute Gaya and Mughalsarai have been stopped due to damage to the tracks, Dhanbad divisional railway manager, S Upadhaya said.

Meanwhile, the school building in Khunti district of Jharkhand too was blasted by the a group of armed Maoists.

Media reports quoted the superintendent of police, AB Minz as saying that before blowing up the school building, the rebels packed explosive on reaching the two-storeyed Project High School, late last night at Sodeh village.

The attacks came just hours before the home minister P Chidambaram's meeting with chief ministers of naxal-affected states.

Thackeray fumes at Sena flop show against Rahul

MUMBAI: A day after Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi won over Mumbai and turned the tables on the Shiv Sena on its own turf, the saffron

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party Saturday expressed its rancour and despair at Mumbaikars' "desertion of self-pride".

In a strong reaction to Gandhi's four-hour visit to the country's financial capital, which evoked warm response from people, the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana Saturday fumed at what most people described as the flop show of the party's black flag demonstrations against Gandhi on Friday.

By riding the suburban trains, drawing cash from an ATM to pay for his ticket and interacting with commuters, Gandhi managed to strike an empathetic chord with people, and this clearly irked Sena supremo Balasaheb Thackeray.

"Pakistani payers should come to this country and play anywhere, assaults on Indians should go on unhindered in Australia, Pakistan should stage 26/11 like attacks any time and anywhere, Shah Rukh should screen his film with the blessings of the Italian lady and the prince's benevolence in any theatre for as many days as he wants -- Shiv Sena would not oppose this," Thackeray rhetorically wrote in the Saamana editorial.

"Shah Rukh tells us to love Pakistan. But nobody feels suffocated, nobody gets angry. How can they?," the editorial reads and adds:" When the Maharashtra's Congress government itself kneels down before an Italian woman to offer its 'namaz' , why should Shiv Sainiks alone agitate? Shiv Sena alone raise its voice? Has the patriotism of others died?"

Terming chief minister Ashok Chavan and Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh as Gandhi's "chamacha" (psycophants), Thackeray, however, has asserted that the Shiv Sena would always stand by Mumbai and 'Marathi manoos'. 

 

Sensex closes above 1600 mark; tech, cement gain

 

Mumbai, Feb 8: Buying interest in technology, cement, pharma, banking, select telecom and capital goods helped Sensex crossed the psychological 16000 mark for the first time in last four session when the market ended.

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However, the gain was limited to an extent due to selling in oil & gas, FMCG & realty stocks along with JSPL, Hindalco, Maruti, M&M and Reliance Communication.

BSE Sensex closed at 16,042.18, up 106.57 points or 0.67pc and NSE Nifty was up 0.68pc or 32.25 points at 4,792.65.

Technology and cementstocks fared the best in todays session. Infosys and Wipro gained 2.9pc% each. TCS and HCL Tech shot up 1.5pc each.

In the cement space, Grasim with 4.7pcm gain was the top gainer in Nifty. ACC and Ambuja Cements rallied 3pc each.

In the banking space, Axis Bank rose 1.5pc. SBI and ICICI Bank rose 0.7 to 0.9pc, while PNB and HDFC Bank were up 0.3pc each.

Among the capital goods stock, L&T, Jaiprakash Associates and Siemens gained over 1.1pc. BHEL surged 0.2pc. However, ABB was down 0.78pc.

In the global cues, recovery in Asian Market helped to strengthen the market. Taiwan and Straits Times were up 2pc each. Kospi and Hang Seng gained over 1.1pc and Jakarta and Shanghai moved up 0.5pc each. However, Nikkei tanked just 0.2pc.

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Nifty inches towards 4800 mark; RIL tanks

After Sensex touched the 1600 mark, Nifty was seen inching towards 4800 mark, following trading at narrow band of 4760-4790.

IT stocks were faring the best, followed by auto, pharma, FMCG, power and banks stocks.

At 13.02 pm, Sensex trading at 16043.91, up 108.30 points or 0.68pc and Nifty was up up 39.85 points or 0.84pc at 4800.25.

In the largecap space, the top gainer was Wipro with 2.5pc rise, while Hero Honda, ACC, Infosys and Grasim up 2pc each were among the gainers.

HPCL was up 0.64pc at Rs 345.55 from its previous close of Rs 343.35.

From its previous close of of Rs 2,400.75, tech major Infosys was trading at Rs 2,458.05 up 2.39pc. Cigarette major ITC was trading at Rs 246.15 up 0.39pc from its previous close of Rs 245.20.

 

Bt Brinjal put on hold, Govt wants proof of safety

New Delhi

, Feb 9: After facing public outcry against the commercial introduction of the Bt Brinjal, the government on Tuesday, Feb 9 decided to impose a moratorium on the release of the genetically modified

(GM) crop.

 

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Announcing the decision, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh said that the decision to put the vegetable in the cold storage for now was a 'cautious precautionary based approach' on concerns of safety.

"It's my duty to adopt a cautious precautionary based approach and impose a moratorium on the release of Bt Brinjal till such time independent scientific study establishes to the satisfaction of the public and professional about safety of the product," Ramesh told the media.

He also clarified that this decision does not imply 'conditional acceptance' to the vegetable.

The minister faced fierce protests against the Bt Brinjal in all the national consultation meeting he held over the past several weeks.

Eleven state governments opposed the vegetable while green activists, and farmers took to streets to make their objections loud and clear, sometimes even up to the extent of leading the minister to lose his temper

 

Sena backtracks, attacks theatres screening 'MNIK'

Mumbai, Feb 9: After promising to stay away from the screening of Shah Rukh Khan's

latest movie 'My name Is Khan', the Sena has reportedly attacked the theatres, due to screen the movie on Tuesday, Feb 9.

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Officials said that the Sena activists damaged the booking windows of Mehul Theatre in Mulund and shouted slogans outside Shreyas Theatre in Ghatkopar.

Kanjurmarg, Bandra, Khar and other parts of the city also witnessed protests from the Sena in the form of slogans and violent protests, amidst the police assurance to film director Karan Johan to prevent violence during the release of the film.

12 Sena activists from Mulund and 24 others were arrested in connection with the protests.

Earlier on Tuesday, Feb 9, director Karan Johar met the Police Commissioner D. Shivanandhan seeking police security for the movie's screening.

Citing stern action against trouble-makers, Joint Police Commissioner (Law and Order) Himanshu Roy said that protestors of the Shah Rukh-Kajol starrer will be dealt with a firm hand.

"We shall also frisk and search suspicious persons coming to view the movie to prevent any untoward incidents inside the cinema auditorium," Roy said.

The attacks were part of the ongoing Sena-Shah Rukh conflict, which began after the bollywood star spoke out against the exclusion of the Pakistan players from the IPL.

 Eleven Maoists arrested in Lucknow
Lucknow, Feb 9 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested eleven Maoists including two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India outfit.

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"Chintan and Balraj, both members of the apex central committee of the CPI (Maoist), were among 11 Naxalite leaders arrested in a night raid at Allahabad, Gorakhpur and Kanpur," Karamveer Singh, police chief of Uttar Pradesh, told a news conference here on Monday.

Chintan, 64, has PhD and MPhil degrees from JNU. Balraj, 51, also known as BR and Arvind, is a science graduate.

The nine others arrested are Navin Prasad Singh, Ambreesh, Deepak Ram, Shivraj Singh, Rajendra Kumar Fulara, Kripa Shankar, Seema Azad, Viswavijay and Asha Munda.

According to literature seized from the leaders, the Maoists were planning to expand their organisation in Uttar (North) Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

Maoists claim they are fighting for the rights of poor farmers and landless labourers, but are fast losing credibility after attacking schools, hospitals and infrastructure projects. (ANI)
Bal Thackeray again attacks Rahul Gandhi for calling Mumbai 'Bombay'

 

In a fresh salvo against Rahul Gandhi, Shiv Sena on Tuesday flayed the 'Congress yuvraj' for calling Mumbai as Bombay during his recent

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visit to the city.

"During his speech here, Rahul Gandhi repeatedly called Mumbai as Bombay. Those who want to break Mumbai away from Maharashtra call Mumbai as Bombay," Sena chief Bal Thackeray said in an editorial in party mouthpiece 'Saamna.'

39-year-old Gandhi's Mumbai visit was like the "funeral procession of Congress" taken out by Marathi people, Thackeray said.

Ridiculing minister of state for home Ramesh Bagwe, who was seen carrying Gandhi's shoes, apparently for safe-keeping, during the Congress leader's visit here, Thackeray said, "The minister should be ashamed to stoop so low."

"Rahul Gandhi is not a Mahatma Gandhi so that his shoes should be held close to the heart," the editorial said.

 

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2010 Commonwealth Games

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XIX Commonwealth Games
Logo of 2010 Commonwealth Games
Host city	New Delhi, India
Motto	COME OUT AND PLAY
Nations participating	72 Commonwealth Teams
Athletes participating	TBA
Events	17 disciplines
Opening ceremony	3 October
Closing ceremony	14 October
Officially opened by	President of India
Queen's Baton Final Runner	TBA
Main Stadium	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Website	http://www.cwgdelhi2010.org

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth edition of the Commonwealth Games, and the ninth to be held under that name. The Games are scheduled to be held in New Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The games will be the largest multi-sport event conducted to date in New Delhi and India generally, which has previously hosted the Asian Games in 1951 and 1982. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

In addition to the Commonwealth Games, the city of Pune, India hosted the 3rd Commonwealth Youth Games between October 12 and 18, 2008. The Youth Games offered nine sports: athletics, badminton, boxing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, weightlifting and wrestling.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Games Preparation 1.1 Organising committee 1.2 Infrastructure 1.3 Transport 1.3.1 Road Transport 1.3.2 Delhi Metro 1.3.3 Air Transport 1.4 Energy consumption 1.5 Security 1.6 Delays 1.7 The Queen's Baton Relay 1.8 Mascot - Shera 1.9 Green Games 1.10 Other preparation 1.11 Spoken English Skills 1.12 Other preparation 2 Participating nations 3 Sports 4 Calendar 5 Venues 5.1 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium 5.2 Indira Gandhi Arena 6 New stadiums for Commonwealth games 2010 7 See also 8 References 9 External links 9.1 Official websites

[edit] Games Preparation

In January 2005, the Commonwealth Games Federation vice-president Raja Randhir Singh expressed concern that Delhi was behind schedule in forming and organising committee. On 18 January 2008, however, the Commonwealth Games Federation expressed its approval of Delhi's progress.^[2]

On 15 October 2009, Jarnail Singh, a former Secretary of the Government of India was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Organising Committee.^[3]

India's Sports Minister will head the apex committee for conducting the games while the Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi will head the organising committee. The Games will be held from the 3rd to 14 October 2010.

The total budget estimated for hosting the 19th Commonwealth is US$ 1.6 billion and this amount excludes non sports related infrastructure development in the city like airports,roads and other structures. This makes the 2010 Commonwealth Games as the most expensive Commonwealth Games ever (compared to Manchester 2002 - approx. US$420 million, and Melbourne 2006 - approx. US$ 1.1 billion).

[edit] Organising committee

The office of the Organising Committee is in Connaught Place. It is a nine-storey building, built by the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) in front of Jantar Mantar, where all information regarding the Games can be obtained.^[4]

[edit] Infrastructure

To get ready for the huge influx of tourists visiting Delhi during the Games, the Government of India has taken many steps to improve the city. This includes city beautification, transportation development, upgrading of many old structures etc.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Transport

Main article: Transport in Delhi

Delhi BRT

Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi

Delhi metro

[edit] Road Transport

Delhi proposed a four-lane, 2.2 km underground stretch from Lodhi Road to trans-Yamuna, linking the Games Village to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium and reducing traveling time for athletes traveling between the Village and the Stadium by six minutes.

In response to concerns over the large number of trains that pass by the Delhi metropolitan region daily, construction of road under-bridges and over-bridges along railway lines has been started.

To expand road infrastructure, flyovers, cloverleaf flyovers, and bridges have been planned to provide connectivity to the Games Village, to sports venues, to hospitals, and for intra-city connectivity. Road-widening projects have been under process, with an emphasis being placed on expanding national highways. To improve traffic flow on existing road, plans are underway to make both the inner and outer Ring roads signal free.

To support its commitment to mass transport, nine corridors have been identified and are being constructed as High Capacity Bus Systems (for example, one from Ambedkar Nagar to Red Fort). Six of these corridors are expected to be operational in 2010.

[edit] Delhi Metro

Additionally, The Delhi Metro will be expanded to accommodate more people and boost the use of public transport during the 2010 games. By then it will have the second longest network in the world and later the longest, which will be more than 420 km.^[5] The Akshardham Metro Station was recently opened by the Delhi Metro. To achieve this exponential increase in the network's length, the Delhi Metro has deployed 14 tunnel boring machines (TBMs). The Delhi Metro reports that no country in Asia has ever put to work so many TBMs at the same time.^[6]

[edit] Air Transport

To further support air travel, the Indira Gandhi International Airport is being modernized, expanded, and upgraded. By the 2010 games, a new terminal (Terminal 3) will have been constructed at a cost of nearly US$ 1.94 billion, with the capability to cater to more than 37 million passengers a year by 2010 and the planned expansion program will increase its capacity to handle 100 million passengers by 2030. Terminal 3 will be a two tier building, with the bottom floor being the arrivals area, and the top being a departures area. This terminal will have over 130 check-in counters, 55 aerobridges, 30 parking bays, 72 immigration counters, 15 X-ray screening areas, duty free shops, and much more. The airport will also have a new runway to cater more than 75 plus flights an hour; the runway will be more than 4400 meters long and one of Asia's longest. The entire airport will be connected to the city via a 6 lane highway (National Highway 8) and the Delhi Metro.^[7]

[edit] Energy consumption

To prepare for the energy-usage spike during the Games and to end chronic power cuts in Delhi, the government is undertaking a large power-production initiative to increase power production to 7,000 MW (from the current 4,500 MW). To achieve this goal, the government plans to streamline the power distribution process, direct additional energy to Delhi, and construct new power plants. In fact, the government has promised that by the end of 2010, Delhi will have a surplus of power.^[8]

[edit] Security

In preparation for the Games and to promote security at major tourist destinations, Indian states will be deploying a force of "tourist police" far before the Games begin. These tourism police are regular state police forces, but will be trained to handle tourist-related aspects. A number of states have already implemented this program; other states are expected to emulate this model within the end of the year.

[edit] Delays

In September 2009, Commonwealth Games federation chief Mike Fennell reported that the games were at risk of falling behind schedule and that it was "reasonable to conclude that the current situation poses a serious risk to the Commonwealth Games in 2010". A report by the Indian Government released several months prior found that construction work on 13 out of the 19 sports venues was behind schedule.^[9] The Chief of the Indian Olympic Association Randhir Singh has also called expressed his concerns regarding the current state of affairs. Singh has called for the revamp of the games' organizing committees commenting that India now has to "retrieve the games".^[10] Other Indian officials have also expressed dismay at the ongoing delays but they have stated that they are confident that India will successfully host the games and do so on time.^[11][12].

[edit] The Queen's Baton Relay

The Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi containing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's 'message to the athletes' left The Buckingham Palace on 29 October 2009. The baton will arrive at the Opening Ceremony of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi some 11 months later on 3 October 2010, after visiting the other 70 nations of the Commonwealth and travelling throughout India.The Queen's Baton Relay 2010 Delhi will take the baton to the home of one third of the world's population, enabling many millions of people across the globe to join in the celebrations for the Games.

The Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi is a fusion of handcrafted elements interplayed with a precision engineered body, and ornamented with an intricate hand layered soil pattern.The shape and design of the baton is created using a triangular section of aluminium which has been twisted in the form of a helix and then coated with a diverse range of coloured soils collected from all corners of India. The interweaving of coloured soils, including white sands, deep reds, warm yellows, dark browns and an array of other hues creates a very distinctive design, form and texture never before seen in the styling of a Queen's Baton.

The very essence of India with its diversity and unrelenting endeavour towards a harmonious and progressive nation has shaped the inspiration of the baton. Culminating at the pinnacle of the Queen's Baton 2010 Delhi is a precious jewellery box containing the Queen's 'message to the athletes'. The Queen's message has been symbolically engraved onto a miniature 18 carat gold leaf, representative of the ancient Indian 'patras'. Modern laser technology known as micro calligraphy has been used for the first time to reproduce the Queen's message in this method.

The Queen`s Baton 2010 Delhi stands at 664 millimetres high is 34 millimetres wide at the base, and 86 millimetres wide at the top and weighs a mere 1,900 grams. The baton's ergonomic contours allow for convenient holding and good balance.

The Queen`s Baton has been created using processes and technologies existing in India by Foley Design in partnership with Titan Industries and a technology consortium led by Bharat Electronics Limited.

The technology features of The Queen's Baton for Delhi 2010 include:

• The ability to capture images and sound as it travels throughout all nations of the Commonwealth;
• The latest global positioning system (GPS) technology through which the exact location of the baton can be tracked on the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi website;
• Embedded light emitting diodes (LEDs) which will change into the colours of a country's flag whilst in that country; and
• Text messaging capability so that anyone anywhere can send their messages of congratulations and encouragement to the Batonbearers throughout the Queen`s Baton Relay 2010 Delhi.

The baton was designed by Michael Foley, A graduate of the National Institute of Design [1]

[edit] Mascot - Shera

Shera, mascot of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi, is the most visible face of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. His name comes from the Hindi word Sher – meaning Lion. Shera truly represents the modern Indian. He is an achiever with a positive attitude, a global citizen but justifiably proud of his nation's ancient heritage, a fierce competitor but with integrity and honesty. Shera is also a 'large-hearted gentleman' who loves making friends and enthusing people to 'come out and play'.

In Indian mythology, the tiger is associated with Goddess Durga, the embodiment of Shakti (or female power) and the vanquisher of evil. She rides her powerful vehicle – the tiger – into combat, especially in her epic and victorious battle against Mahishasur, a dreaded demon.

[edit] Green Games

Logo for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games being recognized as the first ever "Green Commonwealth Games"

The construction and renovation of the venues for the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi are being undertaken keeping in mind the Green vision of the Games. Measures in terms of energy efficiency, water conservation, etc., have been taken to reduce the carbon emissions from Games related activities. One of the venues of the Games, the Thyagaraj Stadium, is going to be a model Green Stadium with world class facilities in India. The Games Village which will house over 8,000 athletes and officials for the Games is also proposed to be setting new standards for green infrastructure.

The strategic intention of hosting 'sustainable games' has been pursued by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations Environment Programme. This strategic intention has been initiated for supporting environmental activities by UNEP related to planning and staging of the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi. UNEP has agreed to provide necessary technical support for the Games.

[edit] Other preparation

In addition to physical preparation, India and Delhi will be offering a myriad of amenities to all athletes. These include traditional Commonwealth Games services, such as free accommodation for all athletes, a modern, comfortable Games Village, cutting-edge health facilities, security, a pollution-free environment, entertainment for non-competition times, transportation, and other, unique amenities as well. Delhi will also be offering all athletes a free trip to the famed Taj Mahal and will provide a reserved lane for participants on selected highways.^[13]

The Delhi High Court is also set to implement a series of "mobile courts" to be dispatched throughout Delhi to relocate migrant beggars from Delhi streets. The mobile courts would consider each beggar on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the beggar should be sent back to his/her state of residence, or be permitted to remain in government-shelters.^[14]

[edit] Spoken English Skills

In preparation for a rush of English-speaking tourists for the Games, the Delhi government is implementing a program to teach English to low-income individuals who will have a high-frequency of contact with tourists. This subset includes city cab drivers, waiters, gatemen, and service staff. Over the past two years, the city has successfully taught 2,000 drivers English, and is continuing the program to reach as many as possible before the Games. The city plans to teach 1,000 people English per month, and hopes to reach everyone necessary by March 2009.

In view of the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010 in Delhi, the Home Guards and Civil Defence Directorate has initiated a programme to train its personnel in spoken English.British Lingua, a Delhi based English language training institution is aiding the personnel to polish their spoken English skills. British Lingua Managing Director Dr Birbal Jha has devised a special module for the target audience for the purpose. The first phase of the Spoken English training programme for the Delhi Home Guards has received appluase from all quarters.

Mr Amit Goyal, training director of TKWs English Point - http://www.tkwsenglishpoint.com who is also a corporate trainer says "we are working hard to train all the people involved including the police, volunteers, metro staff, kiosk vendors. The goal is not only to teach them spoken english. But also to arouse a sensitivity and develop an understanding of needs that the tourists and sports people will have"

In addition to Delhi, the Indian Government plans to expand the program to teach people in local tourist destinations, including Agra and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, Bhopal and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, Gaya in Bihar and Puri in Orissa.^[15]

[edit] Other preparation

In addition to physical preparation, India and Delhi will be offering a myriad of amenities to all athletes. These include traditional Commonwealth Games services, such as free accommodation for all athletes, a modern, comfortable Games Village, cutting-edge health facilities, security, a pollution-free environment, entertainment for non-competition times, transportation, and other, unique amenities as well. Delhi will also be offering all athletes a free trip to the famed Taj Mahal and will provide a reserved lane for participants on selected highways.^[13]

[edit] Participating nations

There are currently 71 nations planning to field teams at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In alphabetical order, these nations are:

Anguilla  Antigua and Barbuda  Australia  Bahamas  Bangladesh  Barbados  Belize  Bermuda  Botswana  British Virgin Islands  Brunei  Cameroon  Canada  Cayman Islands  Cook Islands  Cyprus  Dominica  England

Falkland Islands  Gambia  Ghana  Gibraltar  Grenada  Guernsey  Guyana  India  Isle of Man  Jamaica  Jersey  Kenya  Kiribati  Lesotho  Malawi  Malaysia  Maldives

Malta  Mauritius  Montserrat  Mozambique  Namibia  Nauru  New Zealand  Nigeria  Niue  Norfolk Island  Northern Ireland  Pakistan  Papua New Guinea  Saint Helena  Saint Kitts and Nevis  Saint Lucia  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  Samoa

Scotland  Seychelles  Sierra Leone  Singapore  Solomon Islands  South Africa  Sri Lanka  Swaziland  Tanzania  Tokelau  Tonga  Trinidad and Tobago  Turks and Caicos Islands  Tuvalu  Uganda  Vanuatu  Wales  Zambia

As Fiji is suspended from the Commonwealth, it has been banned from participating in the Games.^[16]

Rwanda may field a team for the games since becoming a Commonwealth member in 2009.

[edit] Sports

There are 17 disciplines planned for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Aquatics Archery Athletics (track and field) Badminton Boxing Cycling

Gymnastics Hockey Lawn Bowls Netball Rugby sevens Shooting

Squash Table Tennis Tennis Weightlifting Wrestling

Kabaddi will also be a demonstration sport at the 2010 Games.^[17]

The triathlon appears likely to be excluded from these games as there is no suitable location for the swimming stage. The organisers have also proposed removing basketball, but want to include archery, tennis, and billiards and snooker for men. Cricket, although in strong demand, may not make a come-back as the Board of Control for Cricket in India were not keen on a Twenty20 tournament, but the organisers did not want a one day tournament.^[18]

[edit] Calendar

The official calendar for the 2010 Commonwealth Games is as follows:^[19]

●

Opening ceremony

●

Event competitions

●

Closing ceremony

October	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Venue
Ceremonies	●											●	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Aquatics		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		SPM Swimming Pool Complex
Archery													I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex & India Gate / Red Fort
Athletics				●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Badminton		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Siri Fort Sports Complex
Boxing		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	R	●			Talkatora Indoor Stadium
Cycling		●	●	●	●		●				●		I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Gymnastics		●	●	●	R	●	●		●	●	●		I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
Hockey		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Maj. Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Lawn Bowls		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●			Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Netball		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Thyagaraj Sports Complex
Rugby sevens			●	●									Delhi University
Shooting		T	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range
Squash		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Siri Fort Sports Complex
Table Tennis		●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●		Yamuna Sports Complex
Tennis													R K Tennis Complex
Weightlifting			●	●	●	●	●	●	●	●			Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
Wrestling			●	●	●	●							I. G. Indoor Stadium Complex
October	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Venue

[edit] Venues

Existing and new stadia will be used to house the following sports: Archery, Aquatics, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Cycling, Elite Athletes with a Disability (EAD) Events, Gymnastics, Hockey, Lawn Bowls, Netball, Rugby sevens, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Weightlifting and Wrestling. Specific venues for 2010 games^[20] in Delhi are following:

• Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium - Opening and Closing ceremonies, Athletics, Lawn bowls, Weightlifting
• Dhyan Chand National Stadium - Hockey
• Indira Gandhi Arena - Archery, Cycling, Gymnastics, Wrestling
• Delhi University sports complex - Rugby sevens
• Thyagaraj Stadium - Netball
• Siri Fort Sports Complex - Badminton, Squash
• Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range - Shooting
• Talkatora Stadium - Boxing
• SPM Swimming Pool Complex - Aquatics
• RK Khanna Tennis Complex - Tennis
• Yamuna Sports Complex - Table tennis

[edit] Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Main article: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi

The opening and closing ceremonies, athletics, lawn bowls, and weightlifting will take place at the massive Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, which will have a capacity of 75,000 spectators for the Games.^[21] The stadium will be renovated and improved in time for the Games.

[edit] Indira Gandhi Arena

Main article: Indira Gandhi Arena

The events of archery, cycling, gymnastics, and wrestling will take place at the Indira Gandhi Arena, the largest indoor sports arena in India and the second-largest in Asia, which seats 25,000 people. Located at the Indraprastha Estate in the eastern region of New Delhi, the arena will be connected to other venues via dedicated bus lanes and mass transportation. The arena will be renovated for the Games.^[22]

[edit] New stadiums for Commonwealth games 2010

There are 26 new stadiums which will be utilized for commonwealth gamees. Some older will be upgraded and some new will be constructed.^[23]

[edit] See also

• 2020 Summer Olympics
• 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games
• Commonwealth Youth Games
• Commonwealth Games

[edit] References

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2. ^ CGF happy with 2010 Commonwealth Games work progress
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7. ^ Indira Gandhi International Airport
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10. ^ "Olympic official calls for revamp of Delhi Games committee". Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-42471320090915. 
11. ^ Dean Nelson. "Delhi Commonwealth Games 'at grave risk of collapse'". Telegraph.co.uk. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/india/6190118/Delhi-Commonwealth-Games-at-grave-risk-of-collapse.html. 
12. ^ Jeremy Page. "Only a year to run – and Delhi is losing race to host Commonwealth Games". Times Online. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6834446.ece. 
13. ^ ^{a b} Commonwealth Games, India
14. ^ "Mobile courts suggested to make Delhi beggar-free". 2008-05-04. http://www.indiaenews.com/india/20080507/116544.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
15. ^ Roy, Rajeev Ranjan (2008-03-30). "Lessons in English and etiquette ahead of Commonwealth Games". http://www.indiaenews.com/travel/20080330/107541.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-13. 
16. ^ "Fiji to appeal Commonwealth Games ban", The Times of India, December 1, 2009
17. ^ "India wants kabaddi at Olympics". 2006-12-23. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/910987.cms. Retrieved 2008-11-15. 
18. ^ "Cricket unlikely at 2010 Games". Cricinfo. http://content.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/234191.html. 
19. ^ 2010 CWG Calendar
20. ^ CWG Venues, 2010 Commonwealth Games, 13 May 2007.
21. ^ Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Information
22. ^ "Indira Gandhi Arena". http://www.commonwealthgamesnewdelhi.com/venues-2010/indira-gandhi-arena.html. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
23. ^ "New stadiums". http://www.delhispider.com/resources/2229-Venues-Commonwealth-Games-Delhi.aspx. Retrieved 2010-01-19. 

[edit] External links

[edit] Official websites

• 2010 Website Commonwealth Games
• Official homepage of 2010 Commonwealth Games
• 2010 Commonwealth Games at the CGF
• 2010 Commonwealth Games Online Business Listing
• Hotels for Commonwealth games 2010 and other updates

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• GJF opposed provisions related to stock seizure, MAT and TDS on payment for gold, diamonds, jewellery etc provided in new DTC
• SC will examine the plea of Punjab government related to mandatory deposit of 25% of the tax, penalty and interest for filing VAT appeal
• No application yet for grant of 'Maharatna' status
• GST rate may be fixed at 16%
• Good news for CAs: CAG called for an increase in statutory audit fees of public sector undertakings
• Rajasthan HC ruling on giving arrears of rent under section 25 B of the Income Tax Act irked apex court
• ICAI announced relaxation of 9 months study course period to converted to IPCC students
• IFRS deferred by a year and will be applicable from 01.04.2011
• RBI move to allow Restructuring of bad loans helped bank, Industry and economy
• Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2009
• Amendment to the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993
• MCA asked ROC to review accounts of 5 companies
• Time to specify negative/exempt services for taxation instead of taxing selected services
• SC dismissed the Income Tax department's plea alleging that former Nasscom chief Kiran S Karnik had evaded tax
• Income Tax raid- What to do?
• Planning commission favoured phased withdrawal of stimulus
• Real estate sector demanded rationalisation of floor space index and tax benefits
• Deduction U/s. 10A of the Income Tax Act is allowable without set off of losses of non-eligible units
• Bad debts written off cannot be a factor to determine the Arms length price under any of the Transfer Pricing methods prescribed in the Income Tax Act, 1961
• C Forms under CST Act can be submitted even at the appellate stage
• Capital gains under Income Tax Act 1961

GJF opposed provisions related to stock seizure, MAT and TDS on payment for gold, diamonds, jewellery etc provided in new DTC Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:59 PM PST The Gems and Jewellery Federation (GJF), the national body of the jewellery trade in the country, has made a representation to the Ministry of Finance to seek modifications in the proposals in the Direct Taxes Code (DTC). The apex body is objecting... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

SC will examine the plea of Punjab government related to mandatory deposit of 25% of the tax, penalty and interest for filing VAT appeal Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:53 PM PST The Supreme Court has decided to examine the plea of Punjab government pertaining to the provision of its VAT law which according to the government provides no exemption to the assessees from the mandatory deposit of 25% of the tax, penalty and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

No application yet for grant of 'Maharatna' status Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:49 PM PST Two weeks after it sought applications for granting the 'Maharatna' status along with greater autonomy for CPSUs, the Department of Public Enterprises has not received any response from the administrative ministries. "We are awaiting response from... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

GST rate may be fixed at 16% Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:02 PM PST The long-awaited reform of India's indirect taxes system is set to get a fillip , with a broad consensus forming within the finance ministry on a rate of 16% for the proposed Goods and Services Tax (GST) for both Centre and states combined. To be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Good news for CAs: CAG called for an increase in statutory audit fees of public sector undertakings Posted: 08 Feb 2010 06:00 PM PST The country's apex audit body Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has called for an increase in fees paid to statutory auditors of all government companies. In a communication sent to managing directors of public sector undertakings... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Rajasthan HC ruling on giving arrears of rent under section 25 B of the Income Tax Act irked apex court Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:53 PM PST The high court had said that the provision of Section 25B of the Income Tax Act is clarificatory in nature and should be given retrospective effect. The apex court, however, said, such findings of the high court was uncalled for after hearing the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

ICAI announced relaxation of 9 months study course period to converted to IPCC students Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:48 PM PST An Important Announcement for Students of Erstwhile Intermediate/ Professional Education (Course – II)/ Professional Competence Course (PCC) who have mean while converted to Integrated Professional Competence Course (IPCC) – relaxation of nine... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

IFRS deferred by a year and will be applicable from 01.04.2011 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:41 PM PST On January 22, 2010 the Ministry of Corporate Affairs issued the road map for transition to IFRS. It is clear that India has deferred transition to IFRS by a year. In the first phase, companies included in Nifty 50 or BSE Sensex, and companies whose... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

RBI move to allow Restructuring of bad loans helped bank, Industry and economy Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:35 PM PST Did the restructuring of bad loans done by the Reserve Bank of India a year ago help small and medium enterprises recover and also curtail the build-up of bank's bad loans, or did it just delay the recognition of bad loans? [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2009 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:25 PM PST Promulgation of the Daman and Diu Civil Courts (Amendment) Regulation, 2009 to amend the Goa, Daman and Diu Civil Courts Act, 1965, as in force in the Union Territory of Daman and Diu. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Amendment to the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:23 PM PST The Union Cabinet today approved a proposal from the Ministry of Human Resource Development to amend the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993 to clarify its applicability to matters relating to norms for minimum qualification for... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

MCA asked ROC to review accounts of 5 companies Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:19 PM PST The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has asked the Registrar of Companies (RoC) to look into alleged accounting discrepancies in five companies, which include Grasim, Adani Exports, Vickers Systems, Gwalior Chemical Industries and Metrochem Industries,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Time to specify negative/exempt services for taxation instead of taxing selected services Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:13 PM PST In June 2000, an expert group headed by NIPFP director M Govinda Rao observed that the 'selective approach to taxation of services is undesirable for this violates neutrality in taxation, leads to inadequate coverage in addition to raising several... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

SC dismissed the Income Tax department's plea alleging that former Nasscom chief Kiran S Karnik had evaded tax Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:07 PM PST The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday dismissed the Income Tax department's plea alleging that former Nasscom chief Kiran S Karnik had evaded tax to the tune of Rs 3.71 crore in 2002-03 when he was heading Discovery Networks.The I-T department... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Income Tax raid- What to do? Posted: 08 Feb 2010 05:02 PM PST Our Income Tax law allows all persons to self-assess their income and pay taxes. However, to protect the revenue base, unearth concealed income and to act as a deterrent, tax authorities have been vested with powers to conduct surveys and searches... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Planning commission favoured phased withdrawal of stimulus Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:53 PM PST Expressing satisfaction at the 7.2 per cent growth estimates for this fiscal, the Planning Commission on Monday pitched for phased withdrawal of stimulus in the forthcoming budget to be unveiled by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on February 26. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Real estate sector demanded rationalisation of floor space index and tax benefits Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:49 PM PST Indian and foreign realty players, in a bid to cash in on the upturn in the economy, have made a strong pitch for rationalisation of floor space index in metros and Tier-II and -III cities. They want FSI to be in line with export benefits for the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Deduction U/s. 10A of the Income Tax Act is allowable without set off of losses of non-eligible units Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:33 PM PST In respect of AY 2003-04, the assessee had an unit in Chennai which was engaged in software development and whose profits were eligible for deduction u/s 10A. The assessee had another unit in Delhi which was engaged in trading and had suffered a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Bad debts written off cannot be a factor to determine the Arms length price under any of the Transfer Pricing methods prescribed in the Income Tax Act, 1961 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:22 PM PST disallowance made by the Transfer Pricing Officer (TPO) to the royalty, to the extent of the bad debts written off by the Taxpayer, was not in accordance with the transfer pricing (TP) provisions of the Indian Tax Law (ITL). According to the ITAT,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

C Forms under CST Act can be submitted even at the appellate stage Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:07 PM PST Under section 8(1) of the Central Sales Tax Act 1956 an Interstate sale to a registered dealer can be made at the concessional rate of Central sales tax i.e. @2% existing at this time. But for claiming concessional rate of CST the seller needs to... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

Capital gains under Income Tax Act 1961 Posted: 08 Feb 2010 04:01 PM PST Any Income derived from a Capital asset movable or immovable is taxable under the head Capital Gains under Income Tax Act 1961. The Capital Gains have been divided in two parts under Income Tax Act 1961. One is short term capital gain and other is... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website www.taxguru.in for full article ]]

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India Inc presents eight-point West Bengal revival plan to Mamata

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NEW DELHI: With the winds of political change blowing across West Bengal in the run up to next year's assembly polls, India Inc has submitted a blueprint for West Bengal's industrial revival to none other than Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, currently riding the crest of an unprecedented anti-Left political wave in the state. The authors of the document do not want to be identified though, for understandable reasons.

The document, handed over to Ms Banerjee, who is also the railway minister, recently, was the result of discussions she initiated with industry representatives in Kolkata five months ago aimed at finding a credible roadmap for the overall development of West Bengal.

The 'post-Left action-plan' focuses on energising the administrative stance to tap the potential of six key sectors: jute, steel & mining, food processing, power, tourism and exports. The blue-print also spells out two key targets: improve labour situation and aggressively back unorganised sector enterprises by providing infrastructure and credit to create a conducive industrial climate.

The India Inc action-plan seeks to repair eight areas of concern' that have come up come up during the 33-year Left rule. They are: failed governance (in government services and delivery mechanism), labour unrest (between 2001 and 2007, the state lost around 2.9 cr man-days ), crisis stricken education (high drop-outs , poor infrastructure, low-quality teaching), deepening unemployment (resulting in mass migration), a poor health sector (substandard government hospitals, shortage of hospital beds, paramedics and medical colleges), bad macroeconomics management (state share in national industrial output dropped from 9.8% in 1980-81 to 4.3% in 2004-05. Share of state factories to all-India level has slipped from 16% in 1980-81 to 4.5% in 2004-05.

From the 1960 state share of 13.5% of net value added in food-processing at the national level, it has come down to a mere 2.8% in 1999. In the case of chemicals, the state share fell from 16.4 to 0.7% and in plastic and petroleum products declined from 43.2% to 1.7% during the same period).And bad water management (utilisable water as a proportion to total available water resources in the state is less than 40% against the national average of 60%)

The action-plan says for industrial revival, development and employment generation in West Bengal, the (new) state government should, to start with, focus on some key areas. It feels the jute industry should revise its present annual production of almost 18 lakh tonnes to 100 lakh tonnes especially since ban on plastic would make jute the main packaging material. This revised annual target could employ three crore people. To make it happen, the jute industry should be shifted from the trade union-dominated' labour department to industry department.

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On a day when the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down job reservation for Muslims, the West Bengal government on Monday announced 10 per cent quota in employment for the community under the OBC category.On the other hand, Jat Community identifying themselves with Indigenous Aboriginal India for the first time seized Indian capital New Delhi as Police baton charge unruly protesters demanding  OBC quota for Jat Community without any State barrier and in central Jobs. They also demanded OBC head Counting and declared that Unified SC, ST, OBC and Converted Minority Resistance only would Liberate Indigenous Aboriginal India from the Grip of Foreign Origin Brahmin Zionist Manusmriti Rule and hegemony.West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has announced that ten percent reservation in jobs would be given to Muslims socially, educationally and economically backward.The state government has taken this step just after the conclusion of the central committee meeting.It has been declared that Muslims reservation would be under the OBC category and those with an annual income of 4.5 lakhs will not be benefited under this act.With this effect, the quota for Muslims in Bengal would be 17 percent compared to seven percent quota at present.

The Media in New Delhi, which always used to highlight any Jat agitation in the Past, just Remeber the Kisan Union Movement of MS Tikait, did Blacked out the Mulnivasi Jat Demonstration and Never did Mentioned it throughout the day even in SCROLLING and Highlighted the Shivsena Rahul Shahrukh WWF Triangle and the CRICKET Debacle with interruption like the Stabbing of Rathore. I had been in touch with the Jat leaders and I knew well what followed up. It was impossible to get Godara or Jaspal Malik  on Cell Phone during the Rally, I called my Friends in Delhi to get regular updates while browsing every News channel and News Website on TV and Computer!Police fired tear gas shells, used water cannons and resorted to baton charge to disperse hundreds of protesters from the Jat community demanding reservation here Monday evening.The protesters had gathered at the Ramlila Ground in old Delhi and were joined by politicians from neighbouring states.The crowd turned unruly forcing the police to use batons, water cannons, and fire tear gas at the mob.There were unconfirmed reports of the crowd pelting stones at the police.

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Last day only I visited down only Forty Two KM DAKSHIN BARASAT in  south 24 Pargana district. Recently I visited ULBERIA, represented by Central Minister Sultan Ahmed known for his Lavish Life Style. I have also visited JANGIPUR, represented by the Keernahar Brahmin, the De facto Prime Minister of Ethnic Economic Genocide Culture Brahaminical zionists. I do visit regularly the Muslim Areas in Bengal in different areas including North 24 Pgs, Nadia, Murshidabad and Maldah. ULUBERIA, Jangipur, South 24 Pargana , Murshidaba, North 24 Pgs or Kolkata, every where the Muslim area remais GHETTOS deprived of Civil Rights . These areas, specially the Rural Muslim areas and Border areas where only SC, ST and OBC are the other DOMICILES, do NEVER Never look like mainstream India. Nothing has been done all over SIX decades! Muslims in Rural India are as much as persecuted and deprived as are the SC, ST and OBC communities. But Mulnivasi identity lacking , the Black Untouchables remined Divided and Enslaved and kept on INDULGING Themselves in Brahmincal COMMUNALISM to be used by the Ruling hegemony only. I have seen this for more than SIX years in Meerut where the SC communities were made to ASSULT on the Muslims with SUSTAINED Brahaminical PROVOCATION! Muslims being ENGAGED to fight for their SURVIVAL as the Partition Victims across the Political Borders had been, were led by the Communal Elements who aligned with the BRAHAMINICAL zionist Rulers!

It is the same story about the Developed OBC Communities specially in Bengal and Maharashtra. MARATHAS and Jats had been considering themselves HIGH Castes as the Bengali SHUDRAS do. These are the RDX Bombs always used by the Ruling Hegemony everywhere countrywide and as they are , the majority of Indian Population, about FORTY Percent, MANUSMRITI Rule sustained. Hindutav forces are also led by OBC swamies and leaders who never realise the MULNIVASI Identity.

For the First time the JAT Rally is BLAKED out and I hardly get any matter browsing Net and TV Channels, Just Because the Jat Community has returned to the ROOTS and with their INHERENT Militant Mulnivasi Identity they have every potential not only to lead Indian Peasntry but also the Liberate India from Brahaminical system!

Congratulations Mr Godara! Mr. jaspal Malik and the Jat Community Awakened and United ! It would herald the New dawn!

West Bengla government declared the quota for the Muslims who were educationally, socially and economically backward in the state. But the sate government did with rather a TRICK to deprive Forty Two Percent OBC Communities as they used to get only Seven Percent OBC quota without getting any caste Certificate from anywhere. Non Bengali SC candidates also Never get Caste Certificate in Bengal. Dilip mandal has exposed the Quota status in Highest level recently but the Bengali Brhaminical RACIAL Scientific technology of Hegemony and Genocide culture is rather much more Sophisticated from Rest of India. The Brahmin Front Government Enhanced the OBC quota from Seven Percent to Seventeen percent with the Provision of TEN Percent quota for the Muslim backwards. At the same time it is clarified that the OBC status would not be implemented for the CREAMY Layer!

West Bengal's Brahmin Front government on Monday decided to adopt the Ranganath Mishra Commission's recommendations for the betterment of economically, socially and educationally backward minority Muslims in the state.

"We have decided to accept the recommendations of the Ranganath Mishra Commission and will take steps to implement it," chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee told newsmen at the state secretariat without waiting for the Centre's decision on the report.

He said like other states there was reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs in the state. The government, he said, had begun the process of identifying Muslims who were educationally, socially and economically backward. There was 7 per cent reservation for OBCs in the state.The question remains UNANSWERED why the Brahamin Front Government Never considered the Twenty seven Muslim Population while they remained Solid Vote bank for the Left. Now the Left is not EXPECTED to come back to the Writers once again, who would IMPLEMENT the Quota!

It has been well proved that the Constitutional RESERVATION has been reduced to Political Co Option to accommodate the Agents of the SC, ST, OBC and Minorities to fill the quota with most UNWORTHY candidates who have NO SPINE at all. Getting those CREEPERS in so called democratic Brahmin Bania Corporate Zionist system the Ruling Hegemony consisting of UPA, NDA and the Left cooperated by the Power sharing Ambedkarites,may Accomplish the Global Agenda of Ethnic Cleansing and SUSTAIN Manusmriti Apartheid Rule with genocide culture ably supported by the World Bank backed Intelligentsia, Civil Society and Media Brahamin!

As far as RESERVATION is concerned , it has never been near to equality, Social Justice or Equal opportunity or the Representation of the backward communities as Dr Ambedkar thought to ensure the Constitutional safeguards. those who Benefited from this Reservation do COMPLY most the Ruling Hegemony and cooperate to KILL the Masses Aboriginal Indigenous, the constitution, the Judiciary, the Administration, Education system, Health, Production System, Livelihood, Peasantry, Democratic institutions and the Republic not to mention Civil and Human Rights. Thus, the Gujjars were Pitted against the Meenas. The SC Bengalies Never do get Reservation. Santhals in Assam have to be stripped off. Ghatwars and so many Tribes never get reservation. DNT tribes and Tribes like Buksha and Tharu whose villages are not registered as revenue villages, reservation has been Nullified for them. Unique Identity Number Project has Targeted no less than Fifty Crore Slumdogs and the Most of the Slum dwellers are Refugees form abroad and within or Only MUSLIMS. What GOOD we may expect from a new version of Reservation  and quota depriving and Cheating our Brothers and sisters in other communities!

Reservation is always STRATEGIC based on regional demography to adjust and readjust the Demography for Vote Bank interests. Bengali SC, STand OBC communities stand divided. Meen and Gujjars are also Divided. Tribals and refugees have to face State Barriers to get the quota. While the Jat Community is sharply divided with State barrier!

"After identification, we will provide reservation to them under the OBC category," the chief minister of West Bengal, leader of the Brahmin Front, the Elite Brahamin Buddhadeb Bhattachary said.

Earlier in the day, a Constitution bench of the Andhra Pradesh High Court struck down a state law providing 4 per cent reservation in educational institutions and jobs to 15 groups belonging to the Muslim community.

Soon after the court's order, Andhra chief minister K Rosaiah directed the state advocate general D S R Murthy to file a special leave petition in the Supreme Court challenging the verdict.

Now, Muslim Dalits may get quota

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New Delhi: A fresh debate on the reservation issue may be waiting to be sparked off.

A report submitted to the Prime Minister on Monday recommends that Dalits among Muslims and Christians should be considered for reservation under the Scheduled Caste category.

The National Commission for Religious And Linguistic Minorities, headed by former Chief Justice of India Ranganath Mishra prepared the report and the recommendation was opposed by only one member of the commission.

Until now only Dalits among the Hindus, Buddhists and Sikhs get reservation under the scheduled caste category, but now there has been a growing demand to include Muslim Dalits and Christian Dalits in the reserved category too.

Andhra High Court quashes quota for Muslims

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Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday quashed the four per cent reservation for Muslims saying the reservation was not sustainable and could not be implemented.

"The recommendations of the backward caste community is not sustainable so the enactment is also not sustainable," the seven-member bench observed.

The Congress government in the state had passed an Act on July 23, 2007 giving four per cent reservations in education and government jobs to 15 backward groups among Muslims.

Many petitions were filed in the High Court challenging the constitutional and legal validity of the the Andhra Pradesh Reservation in Favour of Socially and Educational Backward Classes of Muslims Act-2007.

A five-judge bench started hearing the case in 2007 but it was transferred to a seven-member bench in January 2008.

The Supreme Court had earlier refused to stay admissions to educational institutions under the quota, and asked the Andhra High Court to give the final verdict.

The YS Rajasekhara Reddy government had attempted to give five per cent reservations through an executive order, but it was quashed by the High Court in 2005.

BJP slams Congress, Left for reservation to Muslims

New Delhi, Feb 8 (PTI) Welcoming Andhra Pradesh High Court order quashing 5 per cent reservation for Muslims in jobs, BJP today said Congress had tried to fool the minority community for vote-bank politics.

The main opposition party also condemned the West Bengal government for toeing the Congress line on the issue.

"BJP welcomes the High Court decision. The act of the Andhra Pradesh government was against the Constitution and politically motivated. The Congress government in the state has breached the sanctity of the Constitution," party spokesperson Prakash Javadekar said.

He asserted that Congress had tried to fool the Muslims by giving them reservation on religious lines. "We hope Muslims will also understand how Congress tries to fool them.
 As food inflation spiralled to over 17 per cent, the government today said that the price situation is being reviewed regularly and surge in prices of essential items would be controlled soon.

"The process is on to control the price rise. I am hopeful that the prices of essential items will be in control soon," Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said after receiving the Indira Gandhi Gold Plaque at the Asiatic Society here.

"There is an imbalance between the demand and supply and the Centre has taken notice of it. Some people were taking advantage. The government has taken the initiative to increase the supply line so that there is a balance with the demand ratio," he added said.

He said that a committee has been formed and the price situation was being reviewed.

The Centre on Saturday announced setting up of a committee, comprising chief ministers of 10 states, along with the Finance Minister, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar and Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to suggest various ways to tame rising prices, including revamping of public distribution system.

"The Centre has taken some concrete steps like liberalising imports and removal of duties. The PDS has been totally revamped so that people can get the benefit of steps taken by the government," Mukherjee, who is Chairman of the planning board of Asiatic Society, said.

The wholesale price-based general inflation, from sub-zero level last year, crossed 7 per cent in December and is estimated to climb to 8.5 per cent by March.

Maoists trigger explosion in Howrah-Mumbai train route

Suspected Maoists blew away a portion of railway tracks in the wee hours today near here causing derailment of a goods train and disruption of train services on the Howrah-Mumbai route. A portion of the railway track at a place between Bhalulata and Jareikela, about 30 km from here, was blown up by suspected Maoists at 1 am leading to derailment of two wagons of a goods train, Rourkela railway station manager S K Panda told PTI. However, there have been no reports of injury or casualty in the incident.

Following the blast, all trains on the Howrah-Mumbai route have been held up at different stations, Panda said, adding that explosives might also have been planted on the up-line of the route. Maoists had yesterday called a 72-hour bandh in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Chhattisgarh to protest against a proposed all-out offensive "Operation Green Hunt" against them by the Centre.

JSW Bengal Steel to start work in six months

JSW Steel-promoted JSW Bengal Steel will begin construction work at its Salboni plant in West Bengal within six months, Chairman of JSW group Sajjan Jindal said. "I have come to meet Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee to review the project which is already delayed by 18 months.

We have also discussed the Maoist and Naxalite problem existing in the region," Jindal told reporters here today. He said the CM had assured that the state government would take adequate security measures to ensure that the project takes off.

Jindal said the delay had taken place primarily due to economic slowdown. He said that work on the first phases of the steel and 800-MW plant would start concurrently.

In the first phase, the steel plant would have a capacity of three million tonnes involving a cost of Rs 12,000 crore. Responding to a query, Jindal said the extent of Japan''s JFE holdings'' equity participation in the project had not been decided as of yet.

"It could be in the range of between 26 per cent to 40 per cent," he said adding that financial closure of the project was achieved two years ago.

UPA Govt's wrong economic policies caused price rise, says Gadkari

Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday slammed Congress-led United Progressive Alliance government for the price rise of commodities and held its wrong economic policies as the reason for the prevailing condition.

Speaking in the national capital, BJP President Nitin Gadkari said whenever Congress party came into power, the inflation increased.

"Whenever Congress has come into power, inflation has increased. Inflation stands at 10 percent and food inflation stands at 20 percent. And this is because of wrong economic policies," said Gadkari.

Though blaming Union Minister for Agriculture and Food Sharad Pawar for his failure to curb price rise, Gadkari opted to slam the Central leadership in totality.

"This is a failure of Sharad Pawar. However, having said this, UPA is also responsible for the price rise. This is the total failure of the UPA. The prime minister, the group of ministers, and the UPA chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, are also responsible. The others, cannot escape by blaming Pawar," said Gadkari.

India's food price index rose an annual 17.56 percent in late January, just ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) setting the stage for rate hikes by raising banks' cash reserve requirements more than what markets had been expecting.

As persistently high food prices spill over into broader inflation and stoke public anger, government officials and the RBI are walking a fine line between controlling prices and nurturing the recovering economy.

The government is expected to issue the latest crop estimates next week.

In November 2009, the government said the country's summer-sown rice output would fall by 18 percent, while the sugarcane production would drop 9 percent-a forecast that is believed to have raised the spectre of higher food prices and large imports of sugar and rice.

The government has also claimed of having initiated a series of measures to control sugar prices.

Jharkhand witnesses partial response to Maoist bandh

Jharkhand witnessed partial response to the Maoists'' 72-hour bandh on the second day today. Offices, markets, schools and colleges remained open in the state capital and other district towns, official sources said.

However, vehicles, especially trucks, did not ply on the national highways disrupting transport of minerals in East and West Singhbum and Gumla districts, the sources said. Normal life in rural Gumla, Khunti and Chatra was largely affected with shops keeping their shutters down.

Several trains have been re-routed in the central industrial chords since midnight on Saturday when the CPI (Maoist) began their shutdown in protest against anti-naxal drive by the Centre. The bandh, however, affected the state''s industrial belts, mostly located outside the towns.

"A day''s bandh incurs a loss of approximately Rs 100 crore, and pushes back the progress by two months. The bandh affects the traders, daily wagers, transporters and other small shops.

Therefore, they should stop calling bandhs," said the Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Anchal Kinger. Maoists yesterday blew up railway tracks in Bihar''s Jamui district and killed an alleged police informer in Orissa''s Sundergarh district to enforce the bandh in five states.

Per capita income rises to Rs 43,749 this fiscal

The average income of an Indian is expected to rise to Rs 43,749 during the current fiscal, 9 per cent more than the per capita income a year ago, with the economy growing 7 per cent plus in 2009-10. The per capita income, an indicator of collective prosperity, was Rs 40,141 in 2008-09, higher by 13.3 per cent recorded in the year ago period, according to the Central Statistical Organisation''s (CSO) advance estimates.

The lower growth rate in 2009-10 is partly because of poor exports as outward shipments add to the net national income while imports reduce it. Contribution of exports to the economy during 2009-10 is estimated to fall to 18.6 per cent from 23.5 per cent a year ago.

The global financial crisis pulled down India''s economic growth to 6.7 per cent in 2008-09 from over nine per cent a year ago. However, during the current fiscal the growth rate, driven by fiscal and monetary stimulus, is likely to be 7.2 per cent.

As regards the population, the CSO estimates that it would go up from 1.15 billion to 1.17 billion during 2009-10, registering an annual increase of 1.38 per cent. After taking inflation into account, per capita income is estimated to grow by 5.4 per cent at Rs 33,540 this fiscal against Rs 31,821 during 2008-09.

Last fiscal, it grew by 5 per cent.

Farmers concerned over land acquisition in Gujarat

Over 3,000 farmers have voiced their concern against land acquisition for industrial purpose at a public hearing here. "In last couple of months, resistance is also building up at Mithivradi in Bhavnagar district against a proposed nuclear power plant, at Mocha in Porbandar district against illegal mining of lime stone and against acquisition of grazing land at Jharpara in Kutch where Adani group has set up a SEZ and port," said veteran Gandhian Chunibhai Vaidhya.

Vaidhya along with other social activists organised the hearing for affected farmers in the city yesterday. "The government, the industry and the people differ on the issue.

For people, it is a matter of life and death," said Syeda Hameed, a member of the Planning Commission, who attended the hearing. On Thursday, around 1,000 farmers from Mahuva in Bhavnagar district took to streets in Ahmedabad and courted arrest, for opposing the land allotment to Nirma group for setting up a cement factory.

The protest by Mahuva farmers was led by ruling BJP MLA Dr Kanubhai Kalsaria. Mahuva is not an isolated case where farmers have opposed their land to be taken away for industry in the state.

RJD demands scrapping of archaic land acquisition law

 Demanding the scrapping of an archaic law on land acquisition, the Rashtriya Lok Dal today claimed it has garnered the support of some Opposition parties including the Left to pressurise the Centre over the issue.

"We have prepared a draft proposal in which there are checks and balances akin to those required when acquiring forest land," RLD chief Ajit Singh told PTI today. He said the original Land Acquisition Act 1894 does not have enough provisions in matter of acquiring cultivable land.

Singh said his party's seeks to make rules for acquiring cultivable land more stringent so that it can be done only if reasons for such an acquisition are well defined.

"I had met CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat a couple of days back and held a meeting with CPI general secretary AB Bardhan this morning. Both the leaders are unanimous about changing the archaic law," Singh said.

The Jat leader, who had spearheaded the campaign on sugarcane prices late last year by stalling Parliament and with the help of a unified opposition had forced the UPA to amend the ordinance on sugarcane prices, said if the need arises he may again take the same route to get the law scrapped.

Singh alleged the UP government has acquired land citing certain provisions in the existing law which allow acquisition of land on an "emergency" basis.

"I would like to know what kind of an emergency situation had arisen which prompted the state government to use such provisions for acquiring land of villagers," he said.

"The Uttar Pradesh government is acquiring thousand of acres of land around Yamuna basin for constructing the Yamuna Expressway and also for setting up hi-tech cities. The state government plans to acquire land from 2,000 villages around Noida, Ghaziabad and Bulandshahar for the purpose," he said.

The MP from Baghpat said most of the land which has been and is being acquired by UP government for its projects, is cultivable land and contributes to around 25 per cent of the country's total potato produce.

The RLD leader said he would be meeting JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav, Orissa chief minister Naveen Patnaik and even TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu in the next few days for building greater consensus over the issue.


Pawar meets Thackeray on IPL, wants threat against Australian players to be dropped

The Congress-NCP battle of wits appears to have shifted from centre to state. Almost 48 hours after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) rapped union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar for his faulty policies, the latter made his countermoves.

On Sunday, he met Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray to make the
Indian Premier League (IPL) a success by not opposing the inclusion of Australian players in it. Earlier, at a party conclave in Aurangabad, Pawar took potshots at this Congress detractors (Vilasrao Deshmukh, Prithviraj Chauhan and others) and appealed to friend and foe alike not to mix politics and food policies.

Soon after the CWC meeting, the Congress state unit joined the chorus, demanding Pawar should be divested of the portfolios of food and civil supplies and consumer affairs, in view of his insensitive comments on rising sugar prices. A senior Congress minister said: "What justification can we give when the in-house NCP magazine writes: 'Nobody will die if they stop eating sugar.' Instead of reassuring the people, they are ridiculing the public outcry against price rise."

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) chief Manikrao Thakre said: "It is indeed a matter of concern as the steep escalation in sugar prices cannot be justified. The common man cannot be subjected to endless sufferings on the pretext of shortage of products." AICC secretary Prakash Mohan demanded that Pawar should be divested of food and civil supplies as there could be clashes of interest while formulating policy with his main portfolio of agriculture.

That the NCP was gearing up to counter the Congress' assault was clear when civil aviation minister Praful Patel warned of a "a sinister design to malign the image of Pawar." Pawar's masterstroke, though, was his Sunday night tryst with Bal Thackeray's home at Matoshree. Observers said this was Pawar's way of sending a message to the Congress that he had options, and they shouldn't be paying games with him.

Insiders in the NCP said: "Rahul Gandhi's successful visit to Mumbai has already unnerved the Sena. The NCP, which is at the receiving end from the Congress, is using the opportunity to tame the Congress bosses in Delhi."

The NCP wants to send a signal to the Congress not to cross the Lakshman Rekha by trying to undercut Pawar. The numbers game in the Maharashtra assembly suggest that the NCP (62) and the Sena (45) cannot by themselves form a government in the state, but with independents and others accounting for 40 seats, it is not impossible to touch the half-way mark of 144.

Home minister RR Patil told the party conclave: "A befitting reply will be given to those trying to curtail the stature of Pawar saheb. The NCP may be a smaller party compared to the Congress but our leader stands tallest among the others." Against the backdrop of the CWC criticism, he said: "If anybody is trying to humiliate him we will not hesitate to submit our resignations in the state."The tough posture of the state NCP clearly indicates how angry the cadre was over what the CWC did.

The Congress, however, appears to be in no mood to lower its guard against Pawar as prime minister Manmohan Singh has taken it upon himself to lead the central core committee on inflation. The overall mood in the Congress is that Pawar's bold predictions and justifications on the price rise have badly-affected the image of the ruling coalition at the centre and state among the "aam aadmi".

The moot point is how far both parties will go in trying to score points against the other. According to political managers in the Congress, the bottomline is simple: "Notwithstanding our differences, we cannot afford to destabilise our alliance in Maharashtra."

Government will strive to get 100% enrolment in IX, Xth classes: Delhi CM

The Delhi cabinet today decided to implement centrally-sponsored Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) under which the city government will strive to achieve 100% enrolment in ninth and tenth classes in secondary schools within next five years.

Chief minister Sheila Dikshit, after the Cabinet meeting, said although RMSA aims to achieve a General Enrolment Ratio (GER) of 75 per cent in classes IX and X in the country, the GER for Delhi is already 83 for class-IX and her government will now strive hard to make it 100%.

"The city government will strive hard to achieve cent per cent GER by the end of 11th Five Year Plan to become a role model for other states and Union territories," Dikshit said.

Apart from achieving higher GER, the RMSA also aims to establish a secondary school within a reasonable distance of every habitation and improve the quality of education imparted at the secondary level.

The Centre plans to invest a whopping Rs 20,000 crore during the 11th Plan to implement the scheme. After Sarva Siksha Abhiyan, the RMSA is considered to be a major programme for secondary education.

The GER at national level as per data available for 2005-06 is 52.26%.

The Cabinet has also given its nod for setting up of an institutional framework to implement RMSA in the national capital. Officials said a state mission on RMSA will be constituted under the chairmanship of Dikshit.

VHP calls for boycott of SRK film, differs with Sena

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Monday appeared to back the Shiv Sena by calling for a nationwide boycott of Shah Rukh Khan's 'My Name is Khan' but took objection to the Sena's Mumbai-for-Marathis stand and said every inch of India belonged to all Indians.

'People of India must boycott 'My Name is Khan' as Shah Rukh Khan is a traitor,' VHP general secretary Pravin Togadia told journalists here.

'My Name is Khan', starring Shah Rukh and Kajol, is set to be released Friday.

But the star is mired in a blazing row over his recent comments advocating the cause of Pakistani cricket players who were not picked by any team for IPL.

Togadia threatened that posters of the film would be torn down.

Interestingly, the radical VHP leader locked horns with the Shiv Sena that had also objected to Shah Rukh's comments by saying Mumbai could not be only for Marathis.

'The VHP's stand is very clear and we differ on the Shiv Sena's position. According to us, every inch of India belongs to all Indians and every Indian has the right to stay with dignity in any part of the country... Mumbai, Delhi, and even Kashmir is for all Indians,' the VHP leader said.

'If we try to stay that Mumbai is for Marathis and outsiders have to leave Mumbai, then I would say India would not survive.'

84' riots cases: Delhi HC directs completetion of trial in 6 months

The Delhi high court today directed the lower court to complete the trial of all pending cases of 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases, including that of Congress leaders Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler, within six months.

"We direct that the trial will be conducted as expeditiously as possible and will be completed within six months," a bench headed by chief justice AP Shah said.

Within a week after being pulled up for being insensitive in handling riot cases as "routine" exercises and for not appointing senior advocates to handle them, CBI and Delhi government appointed Special Public Prosecutors for it on the line of post-Godhra riot cases in Gujarat.

The investigating agency and the government informed the bench that they have appointed senior advocates as public prosecutors to handle the cases of 84' riots in which more 2700 people were killed.

There are four cases pending in the trial court, out of which two relating to Sajjan Kumar and Jagdish Tytler are being handled by CBI and in the rest two by Delhi Police.

The advocate appearing for CBI submitted that senior advocate R S Cheema and advocate YK Saxena have been appointed as special public prosecutor to handle trial court cases while additional solicitor general, AS Chandhiok will be handling 84'riots cases in the high court.

Similarly, the Delhi government submitted that senior advocate BS Joon will be handling its trial court cases while senior advocate HJS Ahluwalia, cases pending in the high court.

The high court passed the order on a petition filed by aggreived family members of the riot through an NGO 'November-84 Carnage Justice Committee' seeking its direction to appoint special law officers and to monitor the cases on a day-to-day basis.

Earlier the court had on February 3 asked the prosecuting agencies to respect the feeling of a particular community which bore the brunt of the riots following the assassination of the then prime minister Indira Gandhi on October 31, 1984.

"You should respect the sentiments of sufferers. You tell your director to appoint a senior lawyer as a public prosecutor to handle the cases. This is a legitimate demand. Don't treat these cases as routine cases," a Bench had said.

"See the historical background and sensitivity involved in these cases. Don't you think like Gujarat riot cases, special public prosecutors should be appointed to handle these cases?" the court had said, asking the agencies not to be insensitive.

Advocate HS Phulka, appearing for the NGO, referred to Zahira Sheikh case in Gujarat and pleaded a special public prosecutor be appointed in consultation with the victims to handle the riot cases as "Delhi Police and CBI are handling the case in a casual and slipshod manner".

Centre will deal with diversion of forest land: Jairam Ramesh

 The Centre would take action if there was any diversion of forest land for non-forestry purpose in the hill station of Munnar in Kerala, Union environment minister Jairam Ramesh today said.

"Law of the land is supreme and if there is any encroachment on forest land they will be dealt with. If there is diversion of forest land, it calls for our intervention because Forest Conservation Act is a Central Act," he told reporters here.

Replying to a specific query on the encroachments in Munnar, he said,"I do not know the facts of the case. But all I can tell you is that if there is an encroachment on forest land they will be dealt with. Law of the land is supreme. Forest Conservation Act of 1980 for me is the Bible," he said. Kerala cabinet had last week decided to intensify its efforts to clear all encroachments in Munnar.

Ramesh said his objective in Munnar would be to preserve its ecological sanctity. "I do not want one form of construction to be replaced by another form of construction. My priority in Munnar is to protect its ecological wealth."

Replying to a question, Ramesh said Kerala has a unique ecology, a unique geography and population density.

"These three factors makes it necessary for us to look at Kerala as a special case from the point of view of Coastal Zone Management," he said.

On the ban on new constructions in coastal zone for eight months, he said no fresh environmental approval would be given till the state governments came up with a credible action plan.

He said there was a moratorium on all fresh ports till the Institute of Ocean Management, Chennai, submitted its report on comprehensive impact assessment study on the ports.

The report was expected in October or November this year, he said. 'The MoEF is not giving any new approval for ports, till we get a comprehensive impact assessment study report on all the ports that have already been sanctioned in different states in the country', he said.

Not just Pawar but UPA Cabinet responsible for inflation: BJP

BJP President Nitin Gadkari on Monday held the 'wrong economic policies of the government' responsible for price rise and asserted that not just the Agriculture Minister but the entire cabinet of the Manmohan Singh government is to be blamed for food inflation.

"The origin of inflation and price rise is the wrong economic policies of the Congress and the UPA government", Gadkari said in a press conference on price rise here. Gadkari, who many felt was soft on Agriculture and Food Minister Sharad Pawar as he hails from his native state of Maharashtra, was more vocal against him on price rise. "UPA is fully responsible for price rise. This is the total failure of the UPA, including Sharad Pawar. Pawar is responsible but not solely responsible....The Prime Minister, the Group of Ministers, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi are also responsible. Others cannot escape by blaming Pawar", he said.

The BJP has launched a nation-wide three-phase agitation against price rise which will culminate in the gherao of Parliament in March. Gadkari stated that Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj was in touch with the NDA partners and like-minded opposition parties for chalking out a strategy to take on the government during the forthcoming budget session of Parliament.

"Through the media, I would also like to invite the Left parties to build a consensus on cornering the government on the issue of price rise", he said Expressing his ire against the government's 'clearcut failure' to control food inflation, Gadkari said its wrong policies were only leading to profits for speculators, corporates, multinationals and black-marketeers.

However, when asked if politicians in power were hand-in-glove with these beneficiaries, Gadkari said he knew who all were profiteering but would not name them now. "You check out the commodities exchange where some companies have made upto 300 per cent profit", he said.

The BJP President insisted that lack of co-ordination between the Commerce, Food and Civil Supplies and the Finance Ministries was also contributing to the present crisis. After the second consecutive Lok Sabha poll defeat, a down-and-out BJP smells an opportunity in the agitation against price rise - which affects its core votebank of middle class and traders - to rejuvenate its party cadre.

Taking a dig at the Congress slogan, Gadkari said, "It is very unfortunate that Congress' hand is not with the poor. It is now reaching for their neck." He maintained that the BJP had started the agitation against inflation as 'renowned economist Manmohan Singh' had failed all expectations. He said while Singh had promised that the GDP will grow at double digits, it is food inflation that has grown at double digits and the 'credit' for this goes to the PM.

Using cricket analogy, Gadkari said, "Sugar prices have hit a half century while dal has hit a century. Soon, they will leave Sachin Tendulkar, Virendra Sehwag and M S Dhoni behind." In his tirade against the UPA regime, Gadkari rattled off

RBI data and figures from other government-affiliated agencies and said food inflation has risen by 20 per cent from 12 per cent in the last six months. He named wheat, rice, sugar and pulses as the main essential commodities that have seen a jump in prices recently.

"This is an incompetent government as far as food economy is concerned when the sugar prices were less and farmers were burning their crop and there was surplus, the government failed to create a buffer stock and instead exported it", Gadkari said. He said despite the end consumer paying three times more for essential commodities, the farmers were not getting their due. "How can the Government say that the farmers are benefiting?" he asked.

He accused the government of importing poor quality 'red wheat' and said even it failed to check the rising prices. The BJP president asked the government to study how commodity exchanges are manipulated to jack up food prices. "The record of last year's transactions on forward exchange in essential commodities clearly establishes that it is 99 per cent speculation and one per cent deliveries", he added.

NCP justifies Pawar's meeting with Sena chief

Despite the meeting sparking a controversy, NCP on Monday justified party chief Sharad Pawar's discussion with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray on the IPL tournament contending that in a democracy dialogue and discussion are important.

NCP spokesman D P Tripathi said Pawar had met Thackeray along with BCCI chief Shashank Manohar to convince the Sena supremo about holding of the IPL matches in Mumbai and there was no political import to the meeting.

"In democracy we persuade people through discussion and dialogue," Tripathi said.

At the same time he agreed with Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan that there was no extra-constitutional authority.

Tripathi also insisted that persuasion is far more important than coercion in a democratic state.

Chavan criticises Pawar

Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan disapproved of Union Minister Sharad Pawar's meeting with Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray making it clear that his government was "competent enough" to give adequate security to IPL matches.

"I do not think there is need to take permission from any other authority in the state... There cannot be an extra-constitutional authority," Chavan told reporters adding that "...government is competent, it is the authority and there can not be two authorities in state."

Declaring that his government was "competent enough" to handle any law and order problem in the state, Chavan, however, refused to comment on why Pawar met Thackeray on the issue.

He, however, insisted that there cannot be "any other power centre" and that democratically elected government will do its work.

Reports said Pawar, who is also president of the Mumbai Cricket Association, requested Thackeray to withdraw his threat against Australian cricketers' participation in the IPL cricket tourney.

"Don't ask me. It will be better you ask Pawar, who is a senior leader, about his motive behind meeting Thackeray," he said adding that "democratically elected" government will perform its duty "as expected".

In a strong message to the Shiv Sena, the Chief Minister said all security will be provided and "any body who will try to take law in hands, try to perpetrate any violent incident, state government will take stern view and initiate legal action."

Maya's gift to MLAs, ministers: Salary hike, more perks

Chief Minister Mayawati on Monday announced a substantial hike in the salaries and perks of MLAs/MLCs and members of council of ministers. She also announced increase in the pension payable to legislators. Chief Minister said with this increase in salaries the public representatives would serve the people better. Chief Minister said total salary and perks of MLAs and MLC would go up from Rs 30,000 to Rs 50,000 per month. Chief Minister made the announcement in Vidhan Sabha during question hour here this morning. Giving a break up of the increase in the salary and perks of legislators chief minister said the salary of the legislators would go up from Rs 3000 per month to Rs 8000 per month. The constituency allowance would go up from Rs 15000 to Rs 22000 per month while medical allowance would go up from Rs 6000 per month to Rs 10,000 per month. The allowance for secretary would also be increased from Rs 6000 per month to Rs 10000 per month, she said. About her council of ministers Chief Minister said the salary of the cabinet minister and the minister of state would go up from Rs 5000 to Rs 120000 per month. The salary of the deputy minister would be increased from Rs 4000 to Rs 10000 per month, she said. Chief Minister also announced hike in salary of Speaker, Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha and Chairman of Vidhan Parishad. As per announcement the salary of Speaker and Deputy Speaker of Vidhan Sabha and Chairman of Vidhan Parishad will go up from Rs 5000 to Rs 12000 now. The house maintenance allowance in the home district of Speaker had been increased from Rs 10000 to Rs 15000, she said. The salary of the leader of Opposition in Vidhan Sabha and Vidhan Parishad has also been increased from Rs 5000 to Rs 12000 per month, she said.

Chief Minister said another important decision had been taken about the payment of pension to the spouse in case of death of members. The spouse of the legislators and former legislators would be entitled to get 50 percent of the payable pension in case of death of members, she said.
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Northeast chief ministers urge stricter vigil along borders

India's northeastern states have called for stricter vigil along the international borders they share with Bangladesh and Myanmar and early completion of border fencing to check terrorist movement, infiltration and security threats from across the border.

The chief ministers of northeastern state stressed the importance of tightening security along the borders at the internal security meeting held in New Delhi Sunday.

Only 250 km out of the northeast's 5,552-km outer perimeter touches India. The remaining 5,302-km represents international boundaries with China (1,080 km), Myanmar (1,643 km), Bhutan (699 km) and Bangladesh (1,880 km).

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said: 'The insurgent infrastructure and camps continue to be intact in Bangladesh and need to be immediately dismantled.'

'Arrest of the extremists belonging to other states in Tripura again confirmed the symbiotic nexus between the various insurgent outfits of northeast,' Sarkar said.

Emphasizing the need for completing the border fencing expeditiously, he added: 'Floodlighting of the border along the border fencing is very much needed for deriving effective benefits of fencing at the earliest.'

Sarkar has also urged the central government to set up more border outposts and deploy more Border Security Force (BSF) troopers. 'Joint operations of BSF and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) are also urgently necessary to deal with terrorism and border menace.'

Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh in his speech pointed out that the almost unchecked trans-border movement of Indian insurgent groups and the continued existence of their camps in Myanmar posed threats to the internal security of Manipur and other northeastern states.

'It is no secret that most arms and ammunition used against our security forces are smuggled in from Myanmar. It is also known that whenever our army, Assam Rifles and the state police launch operations, the militant groups took shelter in neighbouring areas of Myanmar,' Singh told the meeting.

'Insurgent outfits are also smuggling huge quantities