Nikhil Kumar appointed Nagaland Governer, Dr. Kamla for Tripura

Former Delhi Police Commissioner Nikhil Kumar was appointed the Governor of Nagaland on Sunday, in another change, Dr Kamla has been appointed as the Governor of Tripura replacing Dinesh Nandan Sahaya.
Kumar will take over from Gurbachan Jagat, Governor of Manipur, who is holding additional charge of the Governor of Nagaland, a press release from the Rashtrapati Bhavan said.

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Bureaucratic activities affects Panchayati Raj - Sonia Gandhi

Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that despite efforts there was a deterioration in the rural administration system and villagers' voice was being quietened. She expressed serious concern over increasing bureaucratic activism in the Panchayati Raj. Addressing at a rally organised here to mark the Panchayati Raj system’s golden jubilee, Sonia Gandhi blamed State Governments of not holding local body or Panchayat elections on time for political gains. "Several State governments did not conduct timely elections for local bodies and Panchayats just for gaining political mileage, which led to deterioration of Panchayati Raj system rendering them helpless. The role of the administration became increasingly important and the people''s voice started getting muzzled," Sonia said here this afternoon marking the golden jubilee of the launch of the Panchayti Raj programme. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Union Minister C P Joshi and State cabinet Ministers also attended the function.
On this occasion, Sonia mentioned about former Prime Minister and her husband Rajiv Gandhi’s contribution to enact the Panchayati Raj Act. "When Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister, he was saddened to see the condition of the people and took a pledge to bring a change in their living standards," Sonia revealed. Sonia said it was due to the strengthening of the Panchayati Raj system, at least 1.2 million women in the country could freely express their voice on issues concerning them today. She stressed that the Centre was committed to empower the Panchayats to enable villagers to fulfil the dream of first Prime Minister Pt. Jawahar Lal Nehru.

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UN release Mahatma Gandhi stamp

Marking the International Day of Non-Violence, the United Nations released a Mahatma Gandhi stamp on the occasion of his 140th birth anniversary. The United Nations Postal Administration released the $1 stamp designed by Miami-based artist Ferdie Pacheco. The stamp shows the Father of the Nation in red, blue and gold. Envelopes marked with the stamp and the U.N. seal are on sale. Several U.N. envoys present at a function, organised by the Indian Mission, reiterated the impact of the Mahatma’s life.“In many ways, Mahatma Gandhi pre-visioned the United Nations. Much of the work we do in the area of human rights owes its genesis in the struggle against racial discrimination, which he focused on,” said Ambassador to the U.N. Hardeep Singh Puri.
President of the General Assembly Ali Abdussalam Treki stressed upon Gandhiji’s commitment to communal harmony between the Muslims and the non-Muslims. Paying tributes to Gandhiji, United States Permanent Representative to the U.N., Susan Rice, said, “Gandhi had influenced millions of Americans. Gandhi believed that physical force could be turned aside by moral forces.” Mr. Puri and Ms. Rice spoke of the historic trip that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., made to India in 1959 to see the country of the Mahatma. On his return, Dr. King wrote, “It was wonderful to be in Gandhi’s land.” This year, on the 50th anniversary of the journey, the U.S. sponsored Martin Luther King III’s visit to retrace the steps of his father and mother. Quoting King that “the ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy,” Ms. Rice spoke about Gandhiji’s influence on the U.S. history. “That is true of people, but it is also true of nations.” All over New York City, small and big events were organised to mark the birthday of the Father of the Nation.

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NIMS Diploma cource students and future !!!

The unrecognized courses run by the educational institutions in the state continue to mar the prospects of students vying for a better future. More then 15 students, who have successfully cleared their diploma course in pharmacy from NIMS University last year, are crying foul now. They have not received a license from the Pharmacy Council of India (PCI) required for a decent job. The reason is that their diploma certificates are not recognized by the council. “A decent job has become a distant dream for us. Even I can’t open a medical store for my livelihood,” said Padam Singh, a student struggling for a job. These students alleged that the university kept them in the dark regarding its recognition.
The existing students of pharmacy degree course have also opened a front against the university authorities. They alleged its administration of running the course without the approval of PCI. It is learn that the university introduced the course in 2006-07. But it had not approached the council for approval till April 2009, as per the PCI records. The final-year students of pharmacy now realize that if the university fails to get the recognition this year, their fate will be similar to those of the diploma holders. These students are staging an indefinite demonstration near Press Club asking the technical education minister to intervene in the matter.
However, university’s registrar K P Singh refuted the charges. “The inspection team is expected to arrive this month. We have fulfilled all the pre-requisites for the recognition,” he claimed and added that the course in registered with AICTE.
Source: TOI

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Countdown began for Commonwealth Games 2010

A year-long countdown began on Saturday for the 19th Commonwealth Games, the biggest sporting extravaganza hosted by India, that the govt says will showcase its abilities even as critics say the preparations are not up to the mark and may fall short of international expectations. The 12-day event will open 3rd Oct, 2010 at the 75,000-capacity Jawaharal Nehru Stadium in the heart of New Delhi. Over 5,000 athletes from 53 countries that were once part of the British empire will compete in 17 disciplines. The event is the biggest India will host since the Asian Games in 1982 that saw 4,595 athletes from 33 nations take part in 21 events. Amid hiccups and criticism, the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee of India is confident that the grand show will go like clockwork. "Let me tell you that 80 percent of the work at all the venues will be completed before 31st December, except cycling and rugby venues where work started a bit late. But those two will also be completed in time for the competition," Committee Secretary General Lalit Bhanot said.
Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, for whom the games are a matter of personal prestige, admits to spending sleepless nights but is equally sure that the event will go off without a hitch. "We will be ready on time," she has declared. But the going hasn't been exactly smooth. Last month, Commonwealth Games Federation president Michael Fennel shot off an angry letter to Indian Olympic Association (IOA) chief Suresh Kalmadi demanding a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to ensure that work on various projects was expedited. "With only a year to run until the games, I feel I must personally brief the prime minister on the lack of preparations and to seek his input in developing an appropriate recovery plan," Fennel said. Fennel's outburst has spurred the Indian authorities to pledge that all the facilities will be ready on time. Security is a major issue but the home ministry has ruled out any threat to the Games. "To the best of our knowledge, there is no specific threat to the Commonwealth Games," Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said. India has briefed security professionals and representatives from 26 Commonwealth countries including Australia, Britain, Canada, New Zealand, Kenya, Nigeria and Singapore about security and traffic related arrangements to be put in place during the games. The delegations were also shown around the venues of the games.

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Bisalpur water pipeline break in Jaipur

Bisalpur pipeline project for Jaipur water supply is now looking somewhat tough for jaipur. Last evening project to bring water supply in "Chardiwari" Area collapse when pipeline blast at JLN Road near HCM Ripa. This sudden accident make a chaos in JLN Marg and everyone start running as there was around 70 Lakh Gallon water wasted in road. Traffic and other services are also affected, later Govt. officers close the supply and stop the water and now looking for alternate source with some modification in project.
Chaos prevailed near OTS Circle on JLN Marg on Saturday evening as the Bisalpur pipeline leaked with lakhs of litres of water gushing out of the damaged pipe. According to eyewitnesses, two people got tripped in the sudden flow of water but rescued by policemen and officials. According to sources, over 70 lakh litres of water got wasted within half an hour of the incident after which PHED officials managed to close down the supply. Though police diverted the traffic, a number of vehicles and people were left stranded. Only after the water supply was stopped the situation returned to normal. Initial reports say that the water poured out of a damaged joint in the pipeline.

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Tiger woods at $1 Billion

Tiger Woods has become the first athlete to surpass $1 billion in career earnings, the Forbes magazine estimates that golf's top-ranked player crested the plateau when he earned $10 million for winning the FedEx Cup on Sunday. Forbes reported on its Web site on Tuesday that Woods entered 2009 having earned $895 million since he joined the PGA Tour in 1996. Prize money, appearance fees, endorsement fees, bonuses and his golf course design business were calculated to have pushed him over $1 billion. The magazine says former NBA great Michael Jordan and former Formula One driver Michael Schumacher, at $800 million and $700 million, respectively, are Woods' closest competition in career earnings.

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International Year of Tiger - 2010

India always on the receiving end of Tiger conservation and protection, has on Saturday announced its decision to draw international attention on the issue by launching 2010 as the “Year of the Tigers’’. The next year on Valentine's Day, the campaign from Jim Corbett National Park will kick off, according to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh. India's offer in this regard was accepted at a meeting held at the prestigious Smithsonian Institute, which was attended by other agencies including the World Bank. "Today India made the offer for launching the Year of the Tiger internationally on February 14, 2010 at Corbett," Ramesh said, adding the Year of Tiger would end in November 2010 with another tiger consultation in Ranthambore National Park.
Ramesh in an interaction with media after the meeting told, "Both these events would showcase what India is doing in the field of tiger conservation." The Russians are hosting the World Tiger Summit in Vladivostok in September 2010. Noting that all these were meant to establish India's leadership, Ramesh said 60 per cent of the tigers in the wild in the world are in India.

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