Day: January 17, 2013

MNS:- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral DK Joshi visited the DG NCC Republic Day Camp-2013 here today. Speaking on the occasion, he praised the Cadets for presenting an impressive `Guard of Honour`. He said that NCC was a premier youth organization single mindedly engaged in grooming Nation`s Future leaders, empowering them to don the mantle of Country`s leadership as well as excel in all walks of life.
The Naval Chief also highlighted the noble contributions of NCC Cadets towards Nation Building and also for their indomitable spirits and empathy during Disaster Management. He also urged the NCC Cadets to join the armed forces and serve the motherland to the best of their abilities. He congratulated the Guard for impeccable turnout and spectacular drill and the band for an outstanding melodic rendition.
Earlier on his arrival, the admiral was received by Director General, National Cadet Corps, Lieutenant General P.S. Bhalla. The Admiral reviewed an impressive ‘Guard of Honour’ by smartly turned out Cadets drawn from all the three Wings namely Army, Navy and Air Force followed, by a brilliant, Band Display by Cadets from Scindia School Gwalior led by Band Major Cadet Anand Prakash, playing enchanting Marital tunes like Kadam Kadam Badhaye Ja, Sam Manekshaw, and Waven Flag. The ‘Scindia School Band’ enthralled the audiences by their spectacular display with 43 musical instruments played by 44 Band artists.
This was followed by a dazzling Lazium display by NCC Cadets from Maharashtra Directorate dressed in various hues and infusing the environs with verve and enthusiasm. Later the CNS, visited the Flag Area to witness the colourful display of Tableaux by States Contingents on various contemporary socio- economic themes.
The Naval Chief thereafter visited the NCC `Hall of Fame` where he was briefed by Cadets. The Admiral was then driven around the NCC Camp `Rajpath`, the road lined with structures on either side for accommodating Cadets of different State Contingents. On display at Rajpath were myriad structures beautifully draped and decorated with motiffs, Banters, Statues, Banners, Models, and Flags depicting “Unity in Diversity` of our Great Nation. The Naval Chief later witnessed a sterling cultural performance by multi talented Cadets based on rich Indian Culture in the NCC Auditorium.

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MNS:- The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma today inaugurated the second edition of TechnoTex-2013 here in Pragati Maidan. TechnoTex-2013 is an annual and premier event jointly organised by the Ministry of Textiles and FICCI, focusing exclusively on Technical Textiles. Speaking on the occasion, Shri Sharma announced a scheme on Usage of Agrotextiles in North East Region with a five year budget of Rs. 55 crores. Earlier, a pilot scheme worth Rs 500 crores for GeoTextiles was announced in the Budget Speech last year. “Viewed in tandem with our recent policy announcement of 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investment in Multi Brand Retail with its attendant benefits of reducing post-harvest agriculture and horticulture losses, the two Schemes together can change the trajectory of development in the North East Region,” said Shri Sharma. In consonance with the need to give an added thrust to the textile sector, the Minister said that the Plan outlay for the 12th Five Year Plan stands considerably enhanced to more than five times the allocation in the previous Plan to Rs 703 crores.
Shri Sharma further added that a special scheme has also been formulated in the Ministry of Textiles for the North East Region “for promotion of the Textiles Industry in this region by allowing fiscal flexibility through relaxation of parameters to suit localised region specific requirements.” Shri Sharma was confident that the approach of the Ministry and various schemes for the North East will fast track development of its infrastructure and bring in a new paradigm for economic growth in the region.
Shri Sharma, while considering the overarching and expansive nature of Technical Textiles, said that “a conscious effort has been made to solicit inter-ministerial collaborations with concerned Departments in Government of India to steer the agenda in coordinated partnership with States, Industry and related Ministries.” Shri Sharma was hopeful that both the industry and the departments as important stakeholders will find this mutually rewarding and enriching.
The Minster also said that the Ministry of Textiles is promoting technical textiles by incentivising to the extent of Rs 40 crores of the total project cost, Textile Parks specifically dedicated to Technical Textiles under the Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITPs). “Five such Parks namely, the Pallavada Technical Textile Park in Tamil Nadu, Baramati Hi-Tech Park in Maharashtra, Eco Textile Park in Gujarat, Jaipur Tex Weaving Park in Rajasthan and the Technical Textile and Machinery Mega project in Karnataka are under various stages of completion and are expected to emerge as industrial hubs in their own rights, generating employment, attracting investment and augmenting our export potential,” added Shri Sharma.

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Imphal Jan 17 MNS UNA : Union Home Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde assured the all political parties that the Central Government will help the state in arresting NSCN (IM) Lt. Col Livingstone Anal. The delegation of all political party of the state met Union Home Minister today noon at 1 pm at his office chamber. Shinde, asked the delegation to give information about where about of Livingstone Anal so that he can be arrested said a source from Delhi.
Assam Rifle DG has been instructed to arrest the former and to drive out all the camp of NSCN (IM) from Manipur said the Union Home Minister .
In the meeting the delegation of political party of Manipur also demanded to amend the Indian constitution Article 3 to save guard the territorial integrity of the state and for the whole NE region, replying to this Shinde said it’s a difficult thing to put up in the Parliament but assured to try in his best level. When the delegation put up about the re-introduction of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in the state the Home Minister said that it is against the constitution but a senior leader of BJP Manipur Pradesh, Y. Tiken said that there is no problem as it is the right of the indigenous people of the state and the government of India had also promised to safe guard the indigenous people when they signed in the merger agreement added the source.
Thangso Baite MO on Thursday rule out resolving the vexed Naga political issue before the elections to the Nagaland state Assembly. “I believe there will be no development in the Centre-NSCN (IM) peace talk until the elections to the Nagaland state Assembly are over,” the MP representing the outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency on the sideline of the opening function of the Biennial Conference Cum Gospel Olympic being slated at L Chingphai village of Ukhrul district today, in which he attended as chief guest of the opening function.
He said that as Model Code of Conduct for elections have already been in force in Nagaland, offering something to the NSCN(IM) to resolve the 15-year old peace dialogue would tantamount to violate the model code of conduct.
“To safeguard the territorial integrity of Manipur is the utmost duty of every citizen of the state. The good message of our Jesus Christ should be used as message of peace and harmony among the different communities living in the state,’ he said urging the gathering to work for the strengthening the territorial integrity of the state.

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MNS:- The Union Finance Minister Shri P.Chidambaram emphasises the need for greater cooperation among BRICS countries in the area of tax administration. The Finance Minister reiterated the commitment of the Government of India to a stable tax regime, moderate tax rates, non- adversarial tax administration and a fair mechanism for dispute resolution. He added that India has been modernizing its tax administration in a way that will minimize transaction costs and maximize taxpayer convenience, without compromising the deterrence factor. The Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram was addressing the participants after inaugurating the meeting of the Heads of the Revenue Departments of five BRICS countries, i.e., Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa here today. The Finance Minister stated that tax administrations are faced with new challenges that include providing quality taxpayer services to take care of taxpayer expectations, protecting and increasing domestic tax revenues, and allocation of taxing rights and sharing of taxable income from cross border dealings between countries.
This two day meeting, the first of its kind, aims at enhancing the co-operation among tax administrations of BRICS countries. The respective country delegations are being led by Mr. Carlos Alberto Freitas Barreto, Secretary, Federal Revenue of Brazil, Mr. Aleksey Overchuk, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Tax Service of Russia, Mr. Xiao Jie, Commissioner of State Administration of Taxation, China, Mr. Oupa Magashula, Commissioner, South Africa and Shri Sumit Bose, the Revenue Secretary of India. Dr. Poonam Kishore Saxena, Chairperson, CBDT, Ms. Promila Bhardwaj, Director General (International Tax), Shri K. Ramalingam and Shri Sanjay Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretaries are part of the Indian delegation.
Addressing the participants, the Finance Minister Shri Chidambaram further observed that during the last two or three decades, the global economy has been undergoing significant transformations, and BRICS countries have been at the centre of this economic change. He stated that it would be a good idea to hold deliberations and even try to come out with agreed stands on issues of mutual concerns so that BRICS countries can play a more proactive role in modifying and developing existing international standards on international taxation and transfer pricing in order to safeguard their tax revenue interests. He felt that this meeting can help in developing a roadmap for such coordination. During the two day meeting, the participants are likely to deliberate on issues of mutual concerns related to tax administration, including those pertaining to international taxation, transfer pricing, cross border tax evasion and avoidance, tax dispute resolution mechanisms. The meeting is being hosted by India, which presently holds the chair of the BRICS group.

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MNS:- The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Deputy Director (Scientist), Union Ministry of Environment & Forests, Pariyavaran Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi for demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. Seven Lakh from a Consultant of a Bhubaneswar-based private firm. The said Consultant was also arrested for offering the bribe to the Deputy Director.
A case was registered U/s 120-B of IPC, 7 & 12 of PC Act against a Deputy Director, Department of Environment & Forest, Pariyavaran Bhavan, CGO Complex, New Delhi and two private persons(Consultants of Bhubaneswar-based private firm). It was alleged that the Consultant of Bhubaneswar(Odisha) based private firm has offered illegal gratification of Rs.Seven Lakh to Deputy Director of the Ministry of Environment & Forests(Govt of India) on behalf of another private firm based at Sundargarh(Odisha) and others on 16.01.2013 near his office located at CGO Complex, New Delhi for obtaining environmental clearance.
CBI laid a trap and the Deputy Director, M/o Environment & Forests was caught red handed while demanding & accepting a bribe of Rs. Seven Lakh from the Consultant of a private firm on 16.01.2013 near Adhchini, Mehrauli, New Delhi. It is alleged that the bribe money of Rs. Seven Lakh was being paid by the Consultant of private firm to the Deputy Director for the issuance of environmental clearance in respect of mining project of private firm based at Sundergarh(Odisha). This matter was scheduled for consideration for clearance by the Reconstituted Expert Appraisal Committee (Non Coal Mining) today(17.01.2013). The Consultant of private firm was also caught red handed while handing over the bribe to Deputy Director.
Searches were conducted at three places at the office & residential premises of Deputy Director located at New Delhi, Gurgaon & Rohtak. Office and residential premises of the Consultant based at Bhubaneswar were also searched. Cash amounting to more than Rs.One crore(approx) besides several incriminating documents relating to movable & immovable properties were recovered from the residential premises of Deputy Director. Several incriminating documents have also been recovered from the premises of the Consultant of a private firm. Searches are still continuing.
Both the arrested accused persons are being produced today before the Special Judge for CBI Cases, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi.

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