1. New data published
by the United Nations
health agency has
revealed that a vast
majority of the estimated
325 million people living
worldwide with chronic
hepatitis B virus or hepa-
titis C virus infection
lack access to life-saving
testing and treatment,
placing them at a great
risk of chronic liver dis-
ease, cancer, and even death. According to the
UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2017
Global Hepatitis Report, just 9 per cent of all
hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infections were diagnosed in 2015. An
even smaller fraction – merely 8 per cent and 7
per cent– of those diagnosed with HBV and
HCV, respectively, HBV infection requires life-
long treatment, and Hepatitis C can be cured
within a relatively short time using the correct
medicines, making the need for testing and
treatment all the more important. “We are still at
an early stage of the viral hepatitis response, but
the way forward looks promising,” said
Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of WHO’s
Department of HIV and the Global Hepatitis
Programme, adding: “More countries are mak-
ing hepatitis services available for people in
need – a diagnostic test costs less than $1 and
the cure for HCV can be below $200.” It has
also revealed that Western Pacific, African
regions and part of Asia are greatest burden;
here are some region wise estimates , approxi-
mate cost bearings and aims by WHO till 2030.
The data have also revealed that Hepatitis B
levels vary across the planet. WHO’s Western
Pacific Region (115 million people) and its
African Region (60 million people) have the
highest number of such patients. These roughly
equate to 6.2 per cent and 6.1 per cent of their
respective total populations. Similarly, HCV
prevalence by regions varies from about seven
million (in WHO Americas Region) to 15 mil-
lion (in the UN agency’s Eastern Mediterranean
Region). The report has also shown that that
despite challenges, some countries have made
strides in scaling-up hepatitis services. China,
for instance, achieved a high coverage of nearly
96 per cent for the timely birth dose of HBV
vaccines, and reached the Hepatitis B control
goal of less than one per cent prevalence in chil-
dren under the age of five in 2015. Mongolia,
too, has improved the uptake of hepatitis treat-
ment by including HBV and HCV medicines in
its National Health Insurance Scheme, which
covers 98 per cent of its population. Similarly,
generic competition among medicines has also
contributed substantially, in Egypt, for example,
the price of a 3-month cure for Hepatitis C has
reduced to less than $200 (in 2016) from $900
(in 2015) also, in Pakistan, the same course cur-
rently costs as little as $100.WHO’s Global
Health Sector Strategy on viral hepatitis aims to
test 90 per cent and treat 80 per cent of people
with HBV and HCV by 2030. “Viral hepatitis is
now recognized as a major public health chal-
lenge that requires an urgent response,” said
Margaret Chan, the Director-General of WHO
announced. “Vaccines and medicines to tackle
hepatitis exist, and [we] are committed to help-
ing ensure these tools reach all those who need
them.” The report also revealed that increased
coverage of HBV vaccinations among children
have contributed substantially to preventing
deaths from that virus. Globally, 84 per cent of
children born in 2015 received the three recom-
mended doses of HBV vaccine. However, an
estimated 257 million people, mostly adults
born before the introduction of the HBV vac-
cine, were living with chronic HBV infection in
2015. There is also currently no vaccine against
HCV, and access to treatment for both HBV and
HCV is low.
Year : 5 Issue No. 47 New Delhi 24 - 30 April 2017 Rs. 5/- Pages : 16
Minister of State (I/C) for
Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan met the Chief
Minister, Jammu and Kashmir, Ms.
Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar. Shri
Pradhan and Ms Mehbooba Mufti
discussed various issues related to
the petroleum sector in J&K.
During the deliberations, following
decisions were taken –
1. Efforts are being made by
OMCs for land identification for Oil
Depots and LPG Bottling Plants at
Anantnag, Rajouri and Kargil. SLC
was advised to coordinate with
Government of J&K to expedite the
proposals.
2. For commissioning of New
LPG distributorships and petrol
pumps in Jammu and Kashmir, list
of locations identified by
Government of J&K would be col-
lected by SLC for feasibility study
on priority. This will also include
distributorships in Durgam Kshetras
which would be allotted to State
Food and Civil Supplies
Department.
3. For shifting of Oil Depots in
Jammu, Government of J&K will
facilitate suitable land to OMCs on
priority for resitement.
4. All PSU Oil Companies under
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas were advised to carry out
recruitment from reputed engineer-
ing colleges of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. All PSU Oil Companies have
been instructed to invest Rs 1 Cr
from their CSR Funds for infrastruc-
ture development in Tulip garden,
Srinagar.
Petroleum Minister meets Chief Minister
of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar
S.Kumar
WHO said ‘Large majority of millions living with hepatitis
worldwide have no access to testing or proper treatment’
Aarti Gupta
3. 3 24- 30 April 2017
COLUMN
The Prime Minister, Shri
Narendra Modi today called
upon State Governments to
work with the Union
Government, as “Team India,”
to build the India of the
dreams of our freedom fight-
ers by 2022, the 75th anniver-
sary of independence.
Delivering the closing
remarks at the third meeting of
the Governing Council of
NITI Aayog, he urged States,
local Governments and all
Government and Non-
Government organizations to
decide goals for 2022, and
work in mission mode towards
achieving them. Describing
the discussions at today’s
meeting as constructive, the
Prime Minister said that the
circulated vision document is
a draft, and all suggestions
given by the Chief Ministers
will be taken into account
before finalizing it. He laid
emphasis on good governance
and said it leads to optimum
utilization of resources, even
when resources are less than
desired. The Prime Minister
noted that the theme of region-
al imbalance was raised by a
number of Chief Ministers. He
agreed that this has to be
addressed on priority, both
nationally, and within States.
Noting the invitation given by
the Chief Minister of Jammu
and Kashmir, the Prime
Minister suggested that States
could organize events there.
He also seconded the Jammu
and Kashmir Chief Minister’s
suggestion that States should
take interest in the students
from her State who are study-
ing in other States.
He urged States to reach
out to these students from time
to time. The Prime Minister
reiterated that the legislative
arrangements at the State-level
for GST should be put in place
without delay. The Prime
Minister called upon States to
use the GeM platform –
Government e-Marketplace, to
reduce corruption and increase
transparency in Government
procurement.
He said the use of tech-
nologies such as BHIM and
Aadhaar would result in sig-
nificant savings for the States.
Shri Narendra Modi said that
the District Mineral Fund, the
CAMPA Fund, and the con-
struction workers welfare
fund, would provide signifi-
cant boost to the resources of
the State. He asked NITI
Aayog to come up with a
roadmap for better utilization
of such funds by the States.
The Prime Minister urged
States to join the Ek-Bharat,
Shresth Bharat initiative,
which was launched on Sardar
Patel’s birth anniversary last
year. He said India’s richness
of culture and heritage should
no longer be ignored. The
Prime Minister said a con-
structive discussion has begun
on the subject of holding
Union and State elections
simultaneously. The Prime
Minister said that for long,
India had suffered from eco-
nomic and political misman-
agement. He said that because
of poor time management,
many good initiatives and
schemes had failed to deliver
the anticipated results. He
emphasized on the need to
develop robust arrangements
that could function. The Prime
Minister mentioned the
advancing of the budget pres-
entation date. Stating that in a
country where agricultural
income is exceedingly impor-
tant, budgets should be pre-
pared immediately after the
receipt of agricultural incomes
for the year. He said that there
have been suggestions to have
the financial year from
January to December. He
urged States to take the initia-
tive in this regard.
In the year 1977, who else but WHO had a noble,
now considered wishful vision, that proclaimed,
“Health for all by 2000”. In 1978, in a state of ele-
vated euphoria, at the famous Alma Ata Conference,
and certain sincere hallucinations, the body went on
to define, “Health is a state of complete physical,
mental and social well -being, and not merely an
absence of disease and infirmity” An excellent defi-
nition by all means, with a blend of the metaphysi-
cal, but one wonders what tools were available to
achieve the elaborate enunciation.
Two major blunders of planning by the highest
health body were made. It appeared that 1977 to
2000 was an eternal gap, so something tangible
could be realized on the supposedy mundane health
front, since everyone in question was alive, and
moreover, even when much was left on the “preven-
tive front as vaccination, infant mortality…”, pre-
vention was not required for those who understood
the scriptural definition of “health”, for those who
were to try a shot at living a life with salvation side
by side! The fact is, no-one ever understood health
with the same sagacity as they understand war. Even
keeping ornamental bodies as WHO in mind, few
countries have a health system to talk about, and to
make it brief, the wealthiest and most innovative
country in healthcare, the US, tripped three
President’s in succession (President Clinton,
Obama, and now Donald Trump) the moment they
tried to take a grip round this live- wire!
Okay, King Arthur won so many battles before
he became a legend, and The Everest was finally
conquered after thirteen expeditions on record, the
final one, by Hillary and Tenzing, after both in pre-
vious attempts had sighted the summit from differ-
ent sides, by a few hundred metres, and got together
with a plan of the final path through South Col.
Finally, we are taking on health economics, by a
commonly agreed route. The immediate relief that
can be given in terms of affordability, is to put some
sort of mandating on prescription of generic drugs.
The reason, that since these are made by companies
that have not researched on the molecule, the costs
may be close to 15%-20% of the branded drug costs.
In the US, almost 40% of prescription drugs are
generic.For the time being, the original research-
manufacturer can sell at his costs, protected by
patent laws, but at the end of 20 years or a defined
“patent pit”, the drug becomes open labelled, and if
manufactured under FDA regulated standards, can
be manufactured and marketed by other companies.
Taking the argument further, around 2000 studies
have been conducted in the US between branded and
generic molecules, and in terms of bio-availability
and patient response, not more than 3.5% variation
has been found between the two groups. This indeed
is the variation one may find between separate
batches of the same branded drug. However, quality
control measures by the drug authority need to be
strictly adhered to, so that what is economical does
not become “cheap” or ineffective.
The story as translated to India, is that almost all
drugs that we use are “branded generics”. There lies
the case for prescriptions carrying generic medica-
tions. Considering market economics, the cost to the
manufacturer, the retail margin, and the final cus-
tomer, it may be for the government to introduce
categories where at least a percentage of the pre-
scription burden should go to the generics, when the
rule becomes mandatory, and some medications
may be allowed as per brand, particularly where a
doctor has a belief in the efficacy of a brand, though
the physician may be asked to mention a “generic”
alternative, and the choice be left to the patient.
It is understood that “cost” and “efficacy” are
two essentials of every medication. It should not be
forgotten that both may not go hand in hand, and
may it be finally remembered, that doctors have the
right to prescribe medications as per their experi-
ence, and feedback efficacy. You can’t imagine a
system where “choice” is a factor without a certain
leaning, even if that be your shave, shoe, or shirt.
It’s a fact that most Indian pharma biggies, have
actually grown out of manufacturing “branded”
drugs, sold at designated rates by patent owning
MNCs. Getting a deeper insight into the market,
they are large manufacturers in SEZ or other zones,
that are bulk manufacturers for branded multination-
als, for Indian companies, large or small, and if they
have extra capacity, may manufacture other combi-
nations on a “made to order” basis, in concerns they
may actually have a holding.
The much talked about physician-hospital-phar-
ma nexus, may have its tenets, but having accepted
an economically driven system, the need for correc-
tion may better be spelt as “regulation” rather than a
strangulating anoxia. We are in no hurry here, as in
demonetization, where security was sighted as a
major reason.
One can’t drive too long on a highway with the
“dippers”, no matter how much respect he has for
the oncoming traffic, that too in six-lane express-
ways, and average speeds beyond a hundred.
Right time to give a shot to the pains of an aver-
age patient. The other side of the story is to build
Indian pharma as a sole hub of manufacturing at a
global level. Invest in setting up national, or indus-
try partnered quality evaluating centres, even an IPO
shall be profitable, and assure every drug undergoes
the most rigorous tests in quality, to sell globally.
Such profits as are available overseas may be used
to subsidize Indian pharma and keep it economical-
ly healthy. The generic concept is here to stay, but
may be applied in a soft regulatory fashion. The effi-
cacy by choice, the independence to prescribe, has
many yardsticks. Governance may look at what pro-
duction and jobs may be lost, and a system disrupt-
ed. It is always better to make a “fly-over” before
you start digging a cluttered, dingy street, which
somehow is the lone passageway.
An example from the famed city of Ahmadabad.
There is a dense, jammed road “Teen Darwaza” that
traverses the distance between the Sabarmati river
and the railway station. So, they made a parallel one
with fewer markets, called “Relief Road”! The phar-
ma-hospital-physician is the primary cog-wheel of
the health segment. Reasoned, long term decisions
are required. The present move comes after a writ
was filed in the High Court of Gujarat, admitted
sans opposition by Hon’ble Justice Reddy. The
prime mover is a close friend. The day the PM
announced, I got an early morning call from him.
The furious and the spurious
PM delivers closing remarks at 3rd Meeting
of Governing Council of NITI Aayog .
S.Kumar
5. 5 24- 30 April 2017
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Rs 9,124 crore pending
payments under MGNREGA
Across the country, pay-
ments worth Rs 9,124 crore
are yet to be paid for work
done in the 2016-17 finan-
cial year under the
Mahatma Gandhi National
Rural Employment
Guarantee Act (MGNRE-
GA). This comes at a time
when Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has created
incentive schemes for
rewarding those using the
digital payment platform.
Only days ago, 20-year-old
Maharashtra student
Shradha Mengshette was
surprised to win Rs1 crore
as reward for buying a
mobile phone worth
Rs1,500 using the cashless
mode. PM Modi, however,
has no such pleasant sur-
prises for those who have
toiled to make ends meet in
India's villages. Material
suppliers under MGNRE-
GA are owed the bulk of
pending payments, 63%,
according to the MGNRE-
GA website accessed on
April 16; 35% is owed to
workers as wages; the
remaining 2% is for admin-
istrative expenses. The
most important reason for
this delay in payment is
failure by the government
to complete tasks required
for making payments --
generation of wage-lists
and Fund Transfer Orders
(FTOs). Some FTOs were
rejected for technical errors,
for instance wrong entry of
workers'/vendors' account
details in the MGNREGA
Management Information
System (MIS).
Some FTOs were not
processed by the Public
Finance Management
System (PFMS), an online
application of the Centre
through which several
social security payments
are now routed.
Loneliness is one of the
main causes of stress and
depression to millions of people
all over the world and among
them elderly are the worst
affected. To re-connect these
old people with the society,
India’s leading not-for-profit
organisation of senior citizens,
Samarth Community is working
passionately in more than forty
cities of India. After making its
worth noticing presence in
different parts of the country,
Samarth is emphatically active
to embrace the secluded senior
citizens of Delhi & NCR. The
principal objective of Samarth
Community is bringing peace
of mind and happiness to
elderly by making them self-
reliant in meeting their various
kinds of needs. Speaking on
Samarth’s plans for Delhi &
NCR, Asheesh Gupta Co-
founder of Samarth said, “Due
to fast-paced life and growing
livelihood challenges, families
in cities like Delhi are unable to
pay adequate attention to the
aged members. Through
Samarth, we are raising a
platform that will help educated
senior citizens in harnessing
opportunities of their interest
and adopting a social
environment of quality living.”
Ms. Anuradha Das Mathur Co-
founder of Samarth added, “We
help senior citizens as well as
provide them a platform where
they can communicate &
connect with each other as well
as gets all the latest updates &
expert recommendation on
health, wellness, home care,
money-matters etc.” About
Samarth Community: Samarth
Community is India’s leading
not-for-profit organisation of
senior citizens, with thousands
of members across more than
forty cities. It helps them
interact and engage with each
other, receive information and
expert advice on topics of
health, wellness, home care,
money-matters etc., find post-
retirement jobs and voluntary
opportunities, receive training
and awareness on relevant areas
like computers, internet and
digital transactions, personal
finance and health, and
participate in events and
engagement opportunities for
elderly. Samarth also offers
professionally managed
services for elderly which bring
family-quality care to them
through a network of Samarth’s
own care-managers and
selected service partners.
Samarth was co-founded by
Asheesh Gupta, former
consultant at McKinsey &
Company, co-founder of 9.9
Media and a graduate of IIT
Kanpur & IIM Calcutta;
Anuradha Das Mathur, an
economist from University of
Cambridge UK, former head of
Businessworld magazine, co-
founder of 9.9 Media and
founding Dean of Vedica
Scholars’ Program; Gaurav
Agarwal, former banker at Citi
and Stanchart for nearly 20
years and a graduate of MIT
Manipal and FMS Delhi.
Samarth’s Support to Elderly in
Delhi & NCR is a Step for Change
NEW YORK: Over 50 Indians, including
gymnast Dipa Karmakar, Olympic medallist
Sakshi Malik and actress Alia Bhatt, are among
Forbes' list of super achievers from Asia under
the age of 30 who are "pushing boundaries of
innovation". The second Forbes '30 Under 30'
Asia list 2017 features 300 impressive young
entrepreneurs - 30 in 10 categories, including
entertainment, finance and venture capital,
retail, social entrepreneurs and enterprise
technology, under the age of 30 years who are
pushing the boundaries of innovation India has
53 achievers on the list, second only to China
which has 76 honorees. Leading the pack from
India are Karmakar, 23, who became the first
Indian female gymnast to ever compete in the
Olympics during the last games held in Rio de
Janeiro - and the first Indian gymnast to
compete in 52 years. "While she didn't win a
medal, she ranked an impressive fourth on her
first-ever Olympic outing, missing the bronze
by a hair's breadth - 0.15 points," Forbes said
adding that she performed the Produnova vault
in the finals - making her one of only five
gymnasts to ever successfully do so. Fellow
athlete Malik, 24, became the first Indian
woman to win a medal in Rio in wrestling,
where she bagged the bronze. Forbes noted that
Malik, who hails from a small Indian town
Rohtak, faced a lot of local opposition to her
desire to wrestle when she took up the sport at
age 12. Srikanth Bolla, 25, founder of Bollant
Industries has been featured in the
manufacturing and energy category. Bolla was
born blind into a family of farmers in rural
India and "went on to become the first
international blind student at MIT", where he
studied business management. Post-MIT, Bolla
chose to return to India where he set up Bollant
Industries in Hyderabad, a company that
employs and trains differently-abled
individuals to manufacture eco-friendly and
compostable packaging. Bhatt, 24, has acted in
over 20 high-grossing Bollywood movies, with
at least six of them grossing well over $15
million worldwide in opening weeks. The list
also features Sharath Gayakwad, 25, India's
first Paralympic swimmer, coach and Arjuna
award winner who has won 96 medals.
"Swimming wasn't enough - he realised that the
struggle to find swim apparel was still difficult
in India - so he formed Gamatics, an aggregator
between international brands and domestic
retailers, for anyone to find swimwear in
India," Forbes said. Trisha Shetty, 26, is the
founder of SheSays, an Indian non-profit that
empowers the country's women to act against
sexual violence by providing education, legal,
medical as well as psychological support.
Over 50 Indians in Forbes'
under 30 list of super achievers
6. Shri Dinesh Kumar has
joined as Divisional Railway
Manager, Ahmedabad
Division of Western
Railway. Shri Dinesh Kumar
is an officer of 1986 batch of
the Indian Railway Services
of Engineers. He holds a
Bechelor’s degree in Civil
Engineering from IIT, BHU,
Varanasi and a Diploma in
Rock Mechanics from IIT,
New Delhi.
He has worked in various
capacities over Malda
Asansol, Howrah & Danapur
Division, Construction
Organisation, East Central
Railway Head Quarter and
Western Railway, Head
Quarter.
He was responsible for
the first major and yard re-
modeling work of Howrah
station yard which involved
commissioning addition 16
turnouts and dismantling of 6
diamonds and 15 turnouts
including the Route Relay
Interlocking under traffic
conditions. In his tenure of
East Central Railway he has
constructed an important
bridge of river Kosi.
6 24- 30 April 2017
NATIONAL
T h e
C e l l u l a r
Jail is in
Port Blair,
capital of
I n d i a ' s
Andaman
& Nicobar
I s l a n d s .
Built in 1906 by the British
Government, it stood as silent
witness to the mistreatment of
those imprisoned here. The
prison acquired the name ‘cel-
lular,’ because it was made up
of individual cells that were
meant for the solitary confine-
ment of prisoners, while pre-
venting contact amongst them.
Several eminent revolutionar-
ies were imprisoned in this
jail, to include Babanrao
Savarkar, Vinayak Damodar
Savarkar, Barindra Kumar
Ghosh, and Batukeshwar Dutt
and many other eminent
Freedom Fighters. The struc-
ture originally comprised
seven distinctive wings, each
intersected by a central watch-
tower. A guard would keep
constant check on all prison-
ers' cells from this hub-tower.
In addition, the Cellular Jail
has a large bell, which served
as an alarm whenever emer-
gencies arose. Each wing in
this jail had three stories, alto-
gether providing 698 small,
individual cells. The building
was subsequently damaged
due to the effects of an earth-
quake (and tsunami), and
today only three of the wings
remain intact. Today, the
Cellular Jail serves as a
National Memory. Though we
have witnessed at recent visit
still there are many things
remaining in the Islands which
can be redeveloped and make
proper tourist spot as it was
once upon a time as more
attraction. Tribal residing sur-
rounding the Islands can be
highlighted with their tradi-
tion, culture and livelihood.
Government should look into
it on immediate and much
seriousness to save this her-
itage!
Famous Cellular Jail of Andaman is gradually vanishing its
structures and pride besides Nicober Islands historical sites.
Mild tremors Jolt south Karnataka
Western Railway conducted regular
checks during March, 2017 where in near
about 1.97 lakh cases of ticketless/irregular
travel including unbooked luggage cases
were detected, resulting in recovery of
Rs.8.63 crore which is more than the
corresponding month of the last year.
During the month, 5 cases of illegal transfer
of reserved tickets were detected. Besides,
1027 beggars & unauthorized hawkers etc
were apprehended, evicted, fined and more
than 101 persons were sent to jail.
During this period, 208 checks were
conducted against touts and other anti-
social elements by Western Rly’s
commercial department. As a result, 321
persons were apprehended and prosecuted
and fined under various sections of
Railways Act. During the month of March
2017, 114 school children above 12 years of
age were detected traveling in ladies
compartment of suburban trains and were
removed from ladies compartment by
Surakshini squad.
Western Railway regularly conducts
drive against ticketless travellers. In its
endeavour to provide better services to its
bonafide rail users and also to curb
ticketless travelling, WR has regularly been
taking necessary steps. Senior Officers are
closely monitoring the revenue loss due to
ticketless travel and such other
irregularities. WR urges all rail users to buy
proper railway ticket and travel with
dignity.
W. Rly Recovers Rs. 8.63 crore from 1.97 lakh
cases of Ticketless travelling during March, 2017
Shri DINESH KUMAR has joined
as Divisional Railway Manager
Aarti Gupta
The Bengaluru people
Experienced Earthquake in
some parts of
Rajarajeshwarinagar,Magadi
Road,Basavanagudi,Kamaksh
ipalya,Girinagar,Malleshwara
m and Kengeri areas today
during 7:35 to 7:40 am. As the
tremors are very mild, no
casualties have been report-
ed.But these mild shaking of
the earth took the residents by
surprise. Officials confirmed
about the Earthquake in
Bangalore and said that the
magnitude of the tremors was
so low that the Richter scale
placed close by these areas
didn’t record any seismic
event. We received alerts and
checked the Richter scale.The
magnitude is less than one on
Richter scale. But we are alert,
and we have passed on mes-
sages to authorities in
Ramanagar a official said.
Scientist, said that similar
tremors were felt in
Doddanahalli village in
Ramanagar recently and no
seismic event recorded.
However, the
Meteorological Department
denied that no tremors were
recorded on the Richter
Scale.Officials from the
Meteorological Department
said that there is a possibility
of mild tremors, but it seems
very low and is not recorded
on the Richter Scale. Though
there were no reports of loss of
life and damage to property
from any of the quake-hit
places due to the alleged
tremors but wall cracks was
witnessed at a few houses in
Ramanagara,Chanapatna and
Malavalli regions. Sundar M
Methri,Director Incharge of
IMD told media persons that
the tremors were first felt in
Channapatna taluk in
Ramanagara districts this
morning.This is a moderate
earthquake.The magnitude of
earthquake has been recorded
as measuring 3.4 on the
Richter Scale.
Channapatna is the epicen-
tre of the earthquake.The
earthquake has measured 3.4
on the Richter Scale.It has
been rated a moderate earth-
quake.The tremors could have
been felt it multi - storied
buildings.The tremors have
been felt in many parts of
Bengaluru as well he added.
The Residents and people of
those areas took the issue to
the social networking sites and
discussed their experiences
with fear.The Bangalore
Earthquake has been trending
on Twitter with the Hash tags
#Earthquake #Bangalore
7. Noida: “Never before any
fashion and design school has
taken so many efforts to bring
industry and education on the
same platform at such a mag-
nificent scale. We have created
history and a wonderful begin-
ning in fashion and design
world,” said Sandeep
Marwah, President AAFT
School of Fashion And
Design. Participation of more
than 40 countries, 100 differ-
ent organizations of different
fields including fashion, tex-
tile, furniture, jewelry, yoga,
spiritual, health, modeling,
beauty, makeup, educational
institutions and media were
the high points of the show.
Painting exhibition, furni-
ture exhibition, textile exhibi-
tion and jewelry exhibition; all
were inaugurated by important
dignitaries present at the show.
Well-prepared fashion shows
by the AAFT School of
Fashion And Design brought
many accolades to the fashion
week. John Uche Jesus, Dr.
Kusum Chopra, Prasoon
Dewan, Rahul Anand, Bharti
Taneja, Iishika Taneja,
Anushka Lal, shared their
experiences through seminar
on how to bridge the gap
between education and indus-
try. Renowned exporters Rajat
Jain of Pooja International and
Nishith Sadh of Fancy
Fashions, along with filmmak-
ers Mike Berry from Los
Angles, Amita Shankar from
UK and Ashok Tyagi from
Mumbai had a brain storming
session on Film and Fashion.
The session was moderated by
Sandeep Marwah and was fol-
lowed by an interactive ques-
tion and answer round with the
audience. Powerful workshop
by young and known fashion
designer Niket Mishra attract-
ed many delegates to under-
stand “Start Up” concept of
Government of India in fash-
ion and design industry.
Renowned architect Harish
Tripathi, fashion designer
R o c h i k a
Agarwal and jewelry designer
Sharmila Katrey had another
panel discussion on ‘sustain-
able designing is a token of
brand identity’. Social issues
were not forgotten and
GFDWN in association with
International Children’s Film
Forum picked up a sensitive
subject of the menace of child
kidnapping under the guid-
ance of Dr. Vandana Guliya
who is taking up this issue
under the banner ‘No More
Missing’. The seminar was
anchored by Sushil Bharti and
supported by ICFF Director
Madhavi Advani who dis-
cussed the topic at length with
huge participation by the dele-
gates. Ritu Lal, the Festival
Director of the show super-
vised all the events added that
the fashion week has brought
new energy to the trade and
turned out to be a learning
experience for all of us. The
fashion shows every evening,
with a different theme, made
an impact on the audience.
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9. 9 24- 30 April 2017
INTERNATIONAL
KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-
e-Insaf chief Imran Khan today
alleged that Asif Ali Zardari had
been "looting" the nation's wealth
for years and asserted that he
would expose the former
President's corrupt practices.
Addressing a big rally of the
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in
Zardari's political bastion Sindh,
64-year-old Imran said while his
war on Prime Minister Nawaz
Sharif would continue he would
also target Zardari. "Zardari, I am
coming after you in Sindh. I will
no longer let the people be fooled by reconciliation
between the PPP and PML-N," he said at the rally in
Dadu. Imran has been on a war path with Sharif and
has demanded his the resignation after the Panamagate
verdict by aa Supreme Court bench which declared
there was "insufficient evidence" to
remove the prime minister from
office on graft charges. Imran said he
would gather thousands of people in
Islamabad on Friday to pressurise
Sharif to step down as prime minister
till the judicial enquiry is completed
against him. The cricketer-turned-
politician said he was fighting for the
poor people of Pakistan. "Both Sharif
and Zardari are the same, they have
been looting the nation's wealth for
years now and have same goal," he
said. Imran called on the people to
come for the rally in Islamabad on
April 28 to save Pakistan. He said Sharif had no moral
ground to sit in office since all the five judges of the
apex court unanimously rejected the evidence as well
as the Qatar prince's letter produced to justify the
money trail for the Sharifs' alleged offshore assets.
Zardari looting Pakistan for years, will expose his graft: Imran
India on Friday strongly condemned the ter-
ror attack on an army base in northern
Afghanistan, saying it is a stark reminder of the
need to immediately dismantle safe havens
sustaining terrorism from outside that country's
borders. The external affairs ministry, in a
statement, said India remained steadfast in its
support to Afghanistan in fighting all forms of
terrorism. More than 100 Afghan soldiers were
killed and wounded in a coordinated Taliban
attack on the army base near the Afghan city of
Mazar-i-Sharif on Friday.
"The terrorist attack is a stark reminder of
the need to immediately dismantle the safe
havens and sanctuaries that support and sustain
terrorism in Afghanistan from outside its bor-
ders," the MEA said, in an apparent reference
to the terror infrastructure in Pakistan.It said
the government and the people of India extend
their deepest condolences and stand with the
government and people of Afghanistan at this
difficult moment.
Time to dismantle terror safe
havens: India on Afghan attack
Vivek Sharma
SEOUL: North Korea
detained a US citizen on
Friday as he attempted to leave
the isolated country, bringing
the total number of Americans
held by the isolated country to
three.
Korean-American Tony
Kim had spent a month teach-
ing an accounting course at the
Pyongyang University of
Science and Technology
(PUST), the university's chan-
cellor, Chan-Mo Park, told
Reuters on Sunday.
Kim, who also goes by his
Korean name Kim Sang-duk
and is in his fifties, was
detained by North Korean offi-
cials at Pyongyang
International Airport as he
attempted to leave the country,
Park said.
"The cause of his arrest is
not known but some officials
at PUST told me his arrest was
not related to his work at
PUST. He had been involved
with some other activities out-
side PUST such as helping an
orphanage," Park said. "I sin-
cerely hope and pray that he
will be released soon". An offi-
cial at South Korea's National
Intelligence Service said it was
not aware of the reported
arrest. Kim is listed as an
accounting professor on the
website of PUST's sister insti-
tution in neighbouring China,
the Yanbian University of
Science and Technology
(YUST). Calls to YUST were
not answered.
PUST was founded by
evangelical Christians and
opened in 2010, with students
generally the children of the
country's elite. Its volunteer
faculty, many of whom are
evangelical Christians, has a
curriculum that includes sub-
jects once considered taboo in
North Korea, such as capital-
ism. North Korea, which has
been criticised for its human
rights record, has in the past
used detained Americans to
extract high-profile visits from
the United States, with which
it has no formal diplomatic
relations.Otto Warmbier, a 22-
year-old student, was detained
in January last year and sen-
tenced to 15 years of hard
labour by a North Korean
court for attempting to steal a
propaganda banner.
In March 2016, Kim Dong
Chul, a 62-year-old Korean-
American missionary, was
sentenced to 10 years hard
labour for subversion. There
have been no public appear-
ances of either man since.
The reclusive state is also
holding Canadian pastor
Hyeon Soo Lim. He was
charged with subversion and
given a hard labour life sen-
tence in 2015.
Korean-American mission-
ary Kenneth Bae was arrested
in 2012 and sentenced to 15
years hard labour for crimes
against the state. He was
released two years later.
North Korea detains third US citizen
UK:38Indians,including9women
detainedforvisabreachinfactoryraids
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe agrees to keep
close contact with US on North Korea
The UK Home Office
Immigration Enforcement
team raided MK Clothing
Ltd and Fashion Times UK
Ltd in the city in the East
Midlands region of
England last week and held
38 Indians and one Afghan
man. Britain's immigration
officials have detained 38
Indians, including nine
women, for overstaying
their visas or working ille-
gally after conducting raids
in two clothing factories in
the city of Leicester.
The UK Home Office
I m m i g r a t i o n
Enforcement team raid-
ed MK Clothing Ltd and
Fashion Times UK Ltd
in the city in the East
Midlands region of
England last week and
held 38 Indians and one
Afghan man. Of those
detained, 31 had outstayed
their visas, seven had
entered the country illegal-
ly and one was working in
breach of their visa condi-
tions, Leicester Mercury
reported.
Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe said on
Monday he and US
President Donald Trump
had agreed to maintain
close contact over North
Korea, while demanding
Pyongyang show restraint
as tensions in the region
rise.
Abe told reporters after
a telephone call with
Trump that he appreciated
the US leader's stance of
showing that all options are
on the table when it comes
to dealing with North
Kim Jong Un's threats
have alarmed Japan more
than US. --- That is under-
standable. US has more
capacity to absorb shock
than Japan. --- Moreover,
Japan is next door to North
Tensions have risen
sharply over North Korea's
advancing nuclear and mis-
sile programmes. The
United States has ordered
the USS Carl Vinson air-
craft carrier strike group to
sail to waters off the
Korean peninsula, prompt-
ing Pyongyang to say it was
ready to sink the carrier.
Two Japanese destroyers
have joined the US carrier
group in a show of solidar-
ity
10. 10 24- 30 April 2017
Special
Honey Sehgal
Urges the government to
address the key issue of
spurious and substandard
drugs, a matter that remains
unaddressed
New Delhi, 18 April 2017:
The Indian Medical
Association, the oldest and
largest representative
organisation of doctors of
modern scientific medicine
welcomed Prime Minister
Narender Modi’s push for
generic drugs. IMA strives to
work towards making
healthcare more affordable
and accessible to all and has
been demanding dedicated fair
price medical shops by the
government since years.
IMA in committed to
helping the government in
making low price medicines
available to the masses and not
only welcomed but also
adopted the Jan Aushadhi
scheme. IMA headquarters in
New Delhi has a fully
functional Jan Aushadhi
outlet. IMA has also been
promoting Jan Aushadhi
centres in private hospitals.
The IMA leadership opines
that no new legislation is
required to get doctors to
prescribe generic drugs since
the MCI code of ethics already
details the associated rules and
regulations.
IMA is however concerned
regarding the lack of
legislations and initiatives
towards curbing the use of
spurious and substandard
drugs in our country. This is a
matter of great concern to the
medical fraternity and remains
unaddressed. “The
Government presently only
has around 1800 Drug
Inspectors who are
responsible for quality control
of drugs being sold across the
country. This number is
grossly inadequate.
Indiscriminate dispensing of
antibiotics and other
prescription drugs by doctors,
who are not certified to
practice under modern
medicine, quacks and by over
the counter sales executives
has led to the emergence of a
new strain of resistant
microorganisms. Strict
implementation of the existing
laws in required in this regard”
said Padma Shri Awardee Dr
KK Aggarwal, National
President IMA & HCFI, and
Dr RN Tandon, Honorary
Secretary General IMA.
The Government itself
admits that less than 0.01
percent of the drugs produced
in the country are tested for
quality. “For doctors to
prescribe generic drugs, it is
crucial that the laws regarding
drug testing and quality
assurance are strengthened”,
added Dr KK Aggarwal.
IMA feels that a good way
to do this is by bringing the
department responsible for
generic drug quality control
under the Ministry of Health
rather than Ministry of
Chemical and Petroleum
affairs. Quality assurance
laboratories should be
urgently installed in every
state rather as Government has
included cardiac stent under
NLEM write all important
medical can be brought under
price control through NLEM
which dept. can do very easily
they want to be an question of
substandard drugs.
By writing medicine as
there is huge gat in prices i.e.
cost of manufacturing &
M.R.P. who will control this.
The loopholes in
governance between the
Central and State
Governments should be
cemented. IMA on behalf of 3
lakh practising modern
medicine doctors assures our
Prime Minister that it will do
it’s best in helping facilitate
widespread usage of generic
drugs. 1. IMA is for the
promotion of drugs in the
National List of essential
medicines which, are prize
capped and cheaper
2. IMA’s policy for its
members is to write NLEM
and non NLEM drugs with the
patient’s consent
3. IMA is in favour of Jan
Aushidhi drugs
4. No one will get Jan
Aushidhi drugs if the word
Jan Aushidhi is not written on
the prescription. Jan Aushidhi,
therefore, is also a brand
5. All NLEM drugs should
be available through one
window pharmacies
6. It should be a crime for
a chemist to not keep NLEM
drugs 7. CGHS. PSUs and
IRDA should mandate
reimbursement of only NLEM
drugs unless reasoned out 8.
IMA is in favour of
prescribing the generic name
of the drug alone but doctors
need to mention the name of
the company whose generic
the patient is going to buy.
The same should also be
available freely 9. The
answer, therefore, is to write
the Generic Name of the drug,
choose from the NLEM, write
Jan Aushidhi or the name of a
standard company 10. Stents
have become cheaper because
they are now in NLEM. All
other devises and disposables
should also be brought under
NLEM.
The Indian Medical Association welcomes the
Prime Ministers push for Generic Drugs
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11. 11 24- 30 April 2017 SPORTS
C H A N D I G A R H :
Sixteen-time world champi-
on Pankaj Advani won his
seventh Asian title by defeat-
ing Sourav Kothari 6-3 in an
entertaining final of the
Asian Billiards
Championship, here on
Friday. The first session saw
Kothari run away with a 3-1
lead before the interval.
Advani, taking full advan-
tage of the break, regrouped
and came out all guns blaz-
ing to win the next frames on
the trot to win his sixth Asian
Billiards and seventh overall
Asian championship. The
other title being 6-red snook-
er which he won last year.
The ace cueist left the specta-
tors here awestruck with the
sterling comeback he pro-
duced when it mattered most.
Advani had gotten the better
of Kothari in the group
stages with a 4-0 scoreline.
However, the final was a dif-
ferent contest. Advani was
left looking for answers to
Kothari's form in the first
four frames. Kothari made
breaks of 68, 100 and 99 to
lead by two frames yo in ses-
sion one. Advani changed
gears after the half hour
intermission and came back
to the table on a mission. He
opened the proceedings with
breaks of 92, 102 and 81, not
letting his opponent score a
single point. After the 4-3
lead, Advani gave Kothari a
chance to make a comeback
but after being away from the
table for over 25 minutes, he
could only muster up a thirty
break to only bring Advani
back to end the frame and be
one away from the title. After
the win, Advani said: " I'm
on seventh heaven since it's
my seventh Asian champi-
onship. This is a comeback
title for me. I've come back
to win this after five years
and in the final I came back
from 1-3 to win the next five
frames on the trot to clinch
the title." Advani now returns
home to Bangalore for four
days to switch to snooker
before taking off for Doha to
compete in the Asian
Snooker Championship
which begins on the April 22.
Pankaj Advani beats Sourav Kothari to
win Asian Billiards Championship title
Viswanathan Anand finishes third in
Korchnoi Zurich Chess Challenge
BENGALURU: Chief
coach Roelant Oltmans feels
the upcoming Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup will give a clear pic-
ture of where the Indian hock-
ey team stands after working
rigorously on the physical and
mental aspects. With a fresh
outlook, new tactics and
youngsters in the fold, the
team tonight leaves for the
prestigious tournament in
Ipoh, Malaysia. The tourna-
ment is the first major event in
this year's international calen-
dar for the senior men's team.
"While getting off to a good
start is important, the most
important thing for me is the
finish - in December when we
really have to be good. This
tournament will give us an
indication on the things we
expect and test ourselves to see
if the progress I expect to see is
really on," Oltmans said.
India will take on Australia,
Great Britain, New Zealand,
Japan and hosts Malaysia.
While India will be vying to
improve their silver medal-fin-
ish last year, beating Australia
will be on the players' minds as
the team has been a nemesis
for long.
"Yes, in a way Australia has
been a tough team to beat.
Until last year they had a lot of
senior players and were the
most experienced team. In
pressure situations, their past
performances really helped
them cope with that pressure
and come up with good
results," said captain cum
goalkeeper PR Sreejesh.
He added, "But I think now,
our team has experienced
youngsters, who can turn the
matches around. In tourna-
ments like these its important
to beat top teams like Australia
so that you can develop your
confidence." While India will
play with a mix of young and
experienced players in the
team, Australia, too, will come
with a young squad. "Australia
come in as a new team, with
new coaching staff a and mix
of young and experienced
players. We play them in the
third match so we get to watch
two of their matches before we
play against them. That way
we will get to make analyses of
their game and make specific
plans to play against them,"
stated Oltmans. India had a 40-
day long national camp where
the team was put through a
tough regime involving nearly
five-six hours of intense train-
ing. "We deliberately had a 40-
day camp. Physically I wanted
them to be at a good starting
point so there was a lot of
emphasis on that and I believe
we have succeeded in achiev-
ing that level. We offering a
part time home based job for
everyone without any invest-
ment. Any one can do this job
very easily. No high qualifica-
tion is required.
CHENNAI: Former world
champion Viswanathan Anand
of India finished third overall,
with a score of 13.5 points
from a possible 21 in the
Korchnoi Zurich Chess
Challenge, which concluded
on Monday.
American Hikaru
Nakamura, with 15 points,
emerged the overall winner,
claiming 4.5 points in the blitz
section. He won the Blitz tour-
nament, and was half a point
ahead of Anand. Russian Ian
Nepomniachtchi took the sec-
ond place (overall) with a tally
of 14 points. Anand scored
4.5 points in the blitz event
after having managed nine in
the classical rounds. The
Indian, with an ELO rating of
2786, beat Vladimir Kramnik
of Russia and Yannick
Pelletier (Switzerland) but lost
to Boris Gelfand and
Nepomniachtchi. He held the
ultimate champion Nakamura
to a draw.
In the classical part, Anand
managed to beat Pelletier,
Gelfand, Svidler and Grigoriy
Oparin (Russia) but lost to
Kramnik, Nepomniachtchi
and drew with Nakamura.
The eight players played
seven rounds with a time con-
trol of 45 minutes and 30 sec-
onds per move and a blitz
event with a time control of 10
minutes and five seconds per
move. The tournament was
held in memory of chess leg-
end Viktor Kortchnoi, who
passed away on June 6, 2015.
NEW DELHI: Rio
Olympics silver medallist PV
Sindhu climbed up two places
to be at No. 3 in the latest
BWF ranking released on
Thursday.
Sindhu, who had slipped
to number five last week,
earned two spots on the basis
of making the quarterfinals of
the recently-concluded
Singapore Open Super Series.
The 21-year-old Sindhu
had reached a career-best
World No. 2 two weeks ago.
London Olympics bronze
medallist Saina Nehwal also
jumped up a place to be
ranked eighth.
Kudos to singles shut-
tlers.High time that the dou-
bles players also up the ante
and achieve something cred-
itable. In the men's singles,
the finalists of the Singapore
Open -- runner-up Kidambi
Srikanth and winner B Sai
Praneeth -- both jumped as
many as eight positions each
to be placed at 21st and 22nd
respectively.
Ajay Jayaram continued to
be the highest-ranked Indian
at the 13th position, having
moved a place.
PV Sindhu moves to No. 3
Azlan Shah Cup an important test for India, feels Roelant Oltmans
12. NEW DELHI April 20: To address
the alarming air pollution in the capi-
tal, city’s youngsters have organized
‘#Breathe’ - a 12 day clean air cam-
paign in New Delhi on the occasion of
Earth Day, observed on 22nd April.
The campaign is the brainchild of
Aadyaa Singhania, a 17 year young
passionate student who is an environ-
mentalist in spirit. Aadyaa with her
friends started this campaign on April
10, 2017 at Moti Bagh Crossing and
will carry it on till Earth Day. The
drive will also be simultaneously
replicated at ITO crossing from 20,
April to 22, April.
They are also asking commuters to
share their ideas to prevent air pollu-
tion, on the FB Page #Breathe. Later,
these youngsters will help in fund rais-
ing & implementation of the best
ideas. The young enthusiasts are dis-
tributing anti pollutition masks and
spreading spread information on basic
steps which one generally overlooks
but can play a vital role to check
alarming levels of air pollution in the
city. Simple things such as switching
off engines at signals, getting vehicles
serviced at regular periods, using rec-
ommended grade of lubricants, plan-
ning routes prior starting for some
place, maintaining adequate air pres-
sure in tyres, avoid extra loading, car-
pooling, preferring public transport,
etc. will be cultivated among com-
muters. Aadyaa is also reaching out to
a number of schools to enlist volun-
teers amongst students. She has suc-
cessfully organised awareness ses-
sions on environment conservation at
Sadhu Vaswani School, Blue Bells
International & Mount Carmel in the
city. Students of these schools will
also take part in the campaign on Earth
Day, i.e. 22 April 2017 at Moti Bagh
Crossing, New Delhi. Health issue
involving asthmatic attacks since her
childhood days made Aadyaa aware of
the need of clean air quality which was
a prime reason for suffering of many
kids like hers. Amidst all this Aadya
became a passionate environmentalist
and because of her concern for the
environment and desire to make a dif-
ference, she pursued a certificate
course in “Introduction to
Environmental Sciences” from
Darthmothx. Her stints in the field of
environment conservation include her
association with TERI, her work with
Professor Rajam, Delhi University, to
find a bacteria that consumes lead, a
constituent of air pollution in Delhi as
well as algae that is more efficient in
conversion of carbon dioxide to oxy-
gen and her work with Ricardo India
Pvt. Ltd., a Renewable Energy &
Environment Expert amongst many
others. After completing initial
schooling from Vasant Valley School,
Aadya went to pursue higher grades at
Haileybury and Imperial Service
College, UK, in 2014. Her trips to
Delhi in the past few years highlighted
the stark contrast in the environmental
conditions, especially Air pollution in
London and Delhi. Moved to make a
change Aadyaa first studied the simi-
larities and the evolution of both the
cities and has now taken upon herself
to create awareness as well initiate
doable projects. In her attempt to
make a difference at the policy level,
she has researched and written a paper
on the inclusion of Pollution as a sub-
ject in the curriculum.
She has also tried to highlight how
pollution is taught to the school chil-
dren in the US and UK under the
Fulbright Scholarship Institute vis-a-
vis NCERT. She is determined to pur-
sue her interest and continues to con-
tribute in raising awareness amongst
the youth and finding big and small
solutions for improving air quality in
our city and securing a healthy future
for our generations to come. Giving
her perspective in the background of
her present campaign #Breathe,
Aadyaa Singhania noted that
“Everybody in India feels that some-
body else should take care of pollution
problem and very easily passes on the
blame to the government. It is certain-
ly the responsibility of every individ-
ual towards the environment. We are
the ones that are contributing to dete-
riorating of the environment. While
we have been progressing as a human
race, we have been doing it at the cost
of the environment. It is time that we
payback our longstanding debt to the
environment. We can start by keeping
the environment green by planting
trees and bio composting, by watching
ourselves and making sure we don’t
contribute negatively to the air quality
such as by being more mindful in the
choices we make in our day to day life
for example- switching to better qual-
ity fuel, reducing DG sets, making
sure our cars meet the emission norms
etc.”
Speaking about the Clean Air
Campaign #Breathe that she is cur-
rently driving in the city, she added “I
intend to extend this program on a
larger scale to many more crossings
across the city of Delhi. I'm reaching
out to a number of schools to enlist
volunteers amongst children like me
who can influence their parents in a
positive manner. After all it is our
future that we are trying to protect.”
Aadyaa has been associated with the
NGO, “Care for Air” to monitor Air
pollution during the pre and post odd-
even scheme run in Delhi. She had
also raised funds and worked with an
NGO, Ritanjali, to set-up a school to
help the Uttarakhand Disaster victims
in 2013.
New Delhi : India’s Muslims are under
tremendous pressure from within and
outside the community. The demand on the
ban of Triple Talak in one sitting, brutal
attacks by Gau Rakshaks reported from
different parts of the country and the right
wing Hindu campaign against love jihad,
have gained momentum in the last three
years. This week on Off Centre, Anuradha
Sengupta talks to Maulana Yasoob Abbas
who is a member of the All India Shia
Personal Law Board, wherein he opens up
about a host of contentious issues faced by
the country today. Commenting on if fatwa
against cow slaughtering is the right way,
Maulana Yasoob Abbas says, “If
slaughtering a cow leads to riots and killing
of hundreds of people, then the value of
human life is more than a cow. A lot of riots
have happened where they thought it is
beef and later it was discovered to be pork.
We are not paying any price by doing this.
We want people to live peacefully and for
that we are trying to spread this message.”
When asked about the Triple Talak he
says that the All India Muslim Law Board
never allowed issues related to Shia
community to come to light. He further
commented, “That a man cannot get
divorce just by saying 'Talak Talak Talak'.
We have been fighting against Triple Talak
for a long time now. In 2007, The All India
Shia Personal Law Board presented a
model of nikahnama where we gave the
right to divorce to the women. We have
been fighting this battle for about 1400
years now. Today our voices can be heard
because we have separated and made a
separate board now.” The Shia Law Board
claims to speak for India’s roughly 6 crore
Shia Muslims, a minority within the larger
Muslim community. The board feels that
the issue of Ram Mandir and Babri Masjid
should be settled by talks out of the court as
the verdict will term one party as winner
and the other as loser. He wondered if this
an act of amity and hope?
12 24- 30 April 2017
National
To Mark Earth’s Day, Youths Drive #Breathe:ACleanAir Campaign
Catch Maulana Yasoob Abbas, member of the All India
Shia Personal Law Board this week on Off Centre
Sensational Clueless, Financier's murder
Case Detected by Baiyappanahalli police
Pramesh Jain
The Baiyappanahalli
police have arrested a 48-
year-old woman for alleged-
ly employing contract killers
to murder her husband. On
April 6, G. Kumar, a finan-
cier who resided in
Jogupalya was hacked to
death by three men while he
was on his way to pay
money to one of his cus-
tomers near Kalpalli grave-
yard. The police said that
they have evidence includ-
ing call record details that
pointed to his wife Doreen
Kumar’s involvement.The
last phone call made to the
deceased helped the police
crack the murder case and
led to the arrest of five per-
sons including the wife
Doreen, said a police officer.
The police have also arrest-
ed the people who carried
out the murder: Prime
accused Sridhar and his
associates Prabhu, Patrick
and Dinesh for the murder.
One man identified as
Avinash is still on the run,
two women one of whom
had called Kumar to the spot
before he was murdered are
under surveillance and are
yet to be cleared of their
involvement in the crime,
the officer added. According
to police, Doreen was fed up
with her husband's philan-
dering and alcoholism. “In
her confession, she said that
her husband loaned money
to women and would often
exploit them when they
failed to repay him, and that
this had been going on for
many years.” Sridhar was
known to Doreen as he had
also taken a loan of Rs 5
lakh from Kumar.
13. India is the diabetes capital of the
world. With 50 million people in India
suffering from type 2 diabetes, it is
indeed a big challenge for the country.
However, experts believe that consis-
tent practice of yoga can play an
important role in managing diabetes
(and sometimes even reversing it).
Yoga helps improve blood circulation
and manage factors that make dia-
betes control difficult such as
increased weight, hypertension and
stress. Kavita Das Basak from 'The
Yoga Chakra' shows us a flow of 3
yoga asanas that can help in control-
ling diabetes.
Following is a list of asanas rec-
ommended by doctors, which can
help you take charge of your diabetes.
Dhanurasana (Bow Pose)
To perform this asana, lie down on
your stomach with your feet hips-
width apart and hands by the side of
your body. Now, fold your knees and
use your hands to hold your ankles.
Breathe in and try to lift your chest
and pull your legs back and up. Look
straight and concentrate on your
breathing. Hold this position for 15-
20 seconds and then release.
Chakraasana (Wheel Pose)
To do this asana, lie down on your
back with your feet hips-width apart.
Now, bend down your knees so that
your feet are on the ground and close
to your body. Bring your palms under
your shoulders and press them firmly
on the floor. Press your feet firmly on
the floor, inhale and
lift your hips up.
Your spine
should be
rolled up. It
s h o u l d
resemble a
s e m i -
circle.
Straighten your
arms and legs as
much as possible
so that your hips
and chest are
also pushed up.
Try holding the
position for 15-
20 seconds and
then release.
That is what I
was also going to
say ~Sanjeev
Nanda. The mat-
syasana is quite dif-
ficult at least for
me with a
bulging belly. Useful arti-
cle.
For performing this
asana, begin with
lying on your
back and
hands by the side of your body. Now
bend your knees and while breathing
in, lift your head and chest up. Now,
keeping the chest alleviated, lower
your head such that the top of your
head touches the ground. Now, bring
your hands and legs upwards and join
them together. Your hands and legs
should be parallel to
each other. Hold the
position for 15-20
seconds and then
release.
Vitamin D is a steroid
hormone produced by the
body through sunlight, thus,
many call it the Sunshine
Vitamin. It's fat soluble and
is essential for bone health
because it helps in absorp-
tion of calcium and phos-
phorous in the body. But
against popular notion, it's
not just a nutrient necessary
for skeletal health. It's a
hormone that interacts with
every cell in the body and
important for several other
functions, like for building
immunity and even cancer
resistance.
Many studies about
Vitamin D have found that
when one has adequate lev-
els of Vitamin D in the
blood, they would lose
more weight. Whereas, the
ones who did not have ade-
quate levels of the vitamin
did not lose the extra kilos.
Also, the ones who lost
kilos seemed to lose just fat,
which is the best way to
lose weight and their
propensity to gain weight
also reduced.
It is theorised that the
reason Vitamin D has this
effect on weight is because
it affects the storage of fats
and the production of fat
cells in the body.
Additionally, being a hor-
mone, it affects other hor-
mones and neurotransmit-
ters in the body, particularly
testosterone, which is relat-
ed to body fat, and sero-
tonin, which is related to
appetite. Higher levels of
Vitamin D have been found
to cause increased levels of
testosterone and serotonin
in the body.
Unfortunately, very few
foods are good sources of
Vitamin D and therefore,
it's deficiency is much
prevalent. A 2006 survey
found that 41.6% of
Americans are deficient in
Vitamin D and a more
recent 2014 study found 70-
100% of Indians could be
Vitamin D deficient. Could
this have something to do
with the increase in obesity
incidence in both countries?
One can only surmise right
now.
This is a serious problem
as Vitamin D deficiency can
cause rickets, osteoporosis
and reduced mineral densi-
ty. Being a hormone, it's
levels will affect the func-
tioning of the rest of the
endocrine system as well.
So how do we get enough
Vitamin D?
One of the best sources
is the sun; our skin manu-
factures vitamin D itself
when exposed to sunlight.
But for this to happen, we
need to expose a fair
amount of skin and stay in
the sun for more time,
which is not always possi-
ble.
Factors like one's cul-
ture, one's geographical
location, skin colour and
use of sunscreen can reduce
or entirely prevent the body
to produce the vitamin.
Thus, sunlight alone is usu-
ally not enough to meet the
required amount of Vitamin
D.
Seven years after the
World Health Organisation
(WHO) approved guide-
lines to treat tuberculosis in
children, India will
become the largest
country globally to
roll out the world's
first easily-dissolv-
able and flavoured
TB drugs.
The child-
friendly tablets,
which are a combi-
nation of two or more med-
icines in a fixed dose com-
bination (FDC), have been
recently introduced through
the government's TB con-
trol programme in six
states, and will now be
launched privately and
through government centres
in the remaining states this
year.
According to WHO, one
million children contract
TB every year, while it kills
over 400 daily, across the
globe. The child-friendly
treatment could, therefore,
prove to be a game-changer
in simplifying and improv-
ing therapy. India has
around 75,000 paediatric
TB cases, and 17 lakh adult
TB patients, as per govern-
ment estimates.
"India will be the first
country in the world to offer
the largest number of kid-
friendly FDCs, by year-
end", said Dr Sunil
Khaparde, DDG ministry of
health and family welfare,
and head central TB divi-
sion. "Improved diagnostics
will also be made available
through 1,300-odd
GeneXpert machines,
which will ensure one
machine per 10 lakh popu-
lation," he added. Although
curable, TB treatment con-
sists of multiple drugs taken
for a minimum of six
months. When treating chil-
dren, it is difficult to
approximate the correct
dose by manually combin-
ing several drugs together.
Moreover, splitting the pills
results in a bitter taste as
well as imprecise dosage.
Is low vitamin D making you gain weight?
13 24- 30 April 2017
HEALTH
Try these yoga postures to keep diabetes under control
India to see largest rollout
of TB drugs this year
14. 14 24- 30 April 2017
BUSINESS
Naveen Chand
BhartiAirtel (“Airtel”), India’s largest
telecommunications services provider,
today announced a partnership with
‘Baahubali 2 – The Conclusion’ to roll
out special products for the fans of the
forthcoming epic mythological film. A
range of Airtel ‘Baahubali 2’ products
were unveiled by the upcoming film’s
star cast today to add to the excitement
around the arrival of the one of the most
anticipated films in the country.
Special ‘Baahubali-2’ branded 4G
SIMs For Baahubali fans Airtel has
launched a special ‘Baahubali-2’ 4G SIM
with free 4G data benefits to enable cus-
tomers to experience the epic drama on
India’s fastest mobile network. In addi-
tion, the Company launched special
‘Baahubali -2’ 4G Recharge Packs that
offer great value to customers.
Exclusive ‘Baahubali’ Content
Customers can also enjoy content like
the making of the film and a host of such
other videos from the film on Airtel
Movies. What’s more, Wynk Music – the
OTT music app from Airtel, will have the
star cast of ‘Baahubali -2’ as ‘Guest
Editors’ on the app and users can enjoy
specially curated Playlists. Raj
Pudipeddi, Director – Consumer
Business & Chief Marketing Officer,
Bharti Airtel said, “As India’s largest and
fastest mobile network, Airtel is thrilled
to partner with ‘Baahubali 2’ to deliver
an exciting experience to our customers.
We invite Baahubali fans to get up close
with the epic on their smartphones with
Airtel and enjoy great content backed by
a superior mobile broadband experi-
ence.” Venkatesh Vijayraghavan, CEO -
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, Bharti
Airtel added, “Customers can now also
experience high speed data on the seam-
less Airtel Baahubali mobile broadband
network to enjoy all the film content
from the internet. Customers can also
enjoy our specially curated Wynk Music
playlist, exclusive videos on Airtel
Movies and much more apart from trying
their luck at exciting online contests.”
Shobu Yarlagadda, CEO - Arka
Mediaworks said, “We are excited about
the partnership as it makes brand
Baahubali more accessible to our audi-
ence. Currently Baahubali has expanded
into a big franchise that includes comic
books, novels, animated TV series,
mobile game and a first of its kind virtu-
al reality experience. Through this part-
nership with Airtel, we will expand our
ability to provide the Baahubali phenom-
ena and entertainment on-the-go, any-
where, and anytime to our audience.” In
addition to these, Airtel will introduce an
online engagement program across vari-
ous digital platforms to bring the exciting
world of Baahubali closer to its con-
sumers. An outdoor campaign will also
be rolled out soon. All these will be
rolled out in a phased manner over the
coming days.
Vice President of India,
Shri . M Hamid Ansari on
Wednesday tendered a terse
advise to the government,
stressing that it should con-
stantly revise its policies in
terms of skilling its people,
given the dynamic nature of
industry requirements.
Delivering the Valedictory
Address at a Conference on
Skilling India for Global
Competitiveness under aegis
of PHD Chamber of
Commerce and Industry here
today, Shri Ansari was
emphatic in asserting “given
the dynamic nature of the
industry requirements, our
policies would need constant
revision to keep them relevant
and effective for skilling our
people at a scale with speed
and quality”. He, however,
added “initiatives like forma-
tion of sector skill councils
and formulation of the nation-
al skills qualification frame-
works, among others, came
about between 2009 and 2014.
The National Policy on Skill
Development and
Entrepreneurship, 2015 takes
those initiatives forward. The
launch of new initiatives like
the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal
Vikas Yojana and the very
ambitious ‘Skill India’ initia-
tive, that aims to train about 30
crore people by the year 2020,
are much needed efforts.
These initiatives would, how-
ever, need an inclusive
approach to succeed, with spe-
cial focus on the 800 million
or so citizens who remain at
the bottom of the pyramid”.
The Vice President further
emphasized reminding indus-
try that the government faced
three major challenges in the
task of providing adequate
skill building opportunities for
its people comprising quality,
numbers and perception. In his
welcome remarks, President,
PHD Chamber, Mr. Gopal
Jiwarajka said that skilling
should happen in a way so that
its byproduct becomes
employable in all verticals of
industry in suitable consulta-
tion with all sections of indus-
try. Among others who spoke
on the occasion comprised, Sr.
Vice President, PHD Chamber,
Mr. Anil Khaitan; along with
its Chairman, Skill
Development Committee, Mr.
Sanjeev K Duggal and
Secretary General, Mr.
Saurabh Sanyal.
Constant Policy Revision is a call of the day for skilling
given the emerging dynamism of industry: Hamid Ansari
Nowenjoythe‘Baahubali’experienceonAirtel–India’sFastestMobileNetwork
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15. Megastar Amitabh
Bachchan had to reshoot
some scenes of filmmaker
Ram Gopal Varma's upcom-
ing movie 'Sarkar 3'. The
cine icon says he will share
the reason behind it soon.
"Reshoot in progress. After
long hours of debate and dis-
cussion Ram Gopal Varma
(RGV) and I decided to
change the look of 'Sarkar 3'.
Just kidding," Big B tweeted
late on Saturday night. The
actor also shared some pho-
tographs from the set, in
which he is seen sitting on a
bench with an intense look.
In another, the actor is seen
having a conversation with
Varma. Sarkar 3' will see
Amitabh reprising his role as
Subhash Nagre. The film
will also feature Yami
Gautam, Jackie Shroff,
Manoj Bajpayee, Amit Sadh,
Rohini Hattangadi, Ronit
Roy and Bharat Dabholkar.
A m i t a b h
also stressed
the impor-
tance of
document-
ing the
process of
filmmaking
for "posteri-
ty of the
largest film
industry in
the world".
In a post on his official blog,
the 'Piku' star said: "It is rare
to just sit in an environment
of cinema, and talk about
cinema and its craft. A docu-
mentation that has such
immense importance and one
that the industry has never
done."
"I do hope someday
someone shall start this
process...not just for their
personal self but for the pos-
terity of the largest film
industry in the world," he
added.
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Parineeti Chopra may talk nineteen to
the dozen, but ask her about her private
life and her lips are sealed. Now, rumours
are rife that love may have come knocking
on Ms. Chopra's door. According to a
report in Mumbai Mirror, the actress is
smitten with assistant director Charit
Desai, who works with Karan Johar's pro-
duction house. The duo reportedly met
during a concert tour that spanned across
the US last year - while Parineeti was a
part of the tour, Charit was making the
behind-the-scenes video. Apparently, the
two hit it off instantly and have been good
friends since then. So are they just friends
or is there more to it? That's something
only Pari can tell.
Is Parineeti Chopra dating
assistant director Charit Desai?
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by the United Nations
health agency has
revealed that a vast
majority of the estimated
325 million people living
worldwide with chronic
hepatitis B virus or hepa-
titis C virus infection
lack access to life-saving
testing and treatment,
placing them at a great
risk of chronic liver dis-
ease, cancer, and even death. According to the
UN World Health Organization (WHO)’s 2017
Global Hepatitis Report, just 9 per cent of all
hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infections were diagnosed in 2015. An
even smaller fraction – merely 8 per cent and 7
per cent– of those diagnosed with HBV and
HCV, respectively, HBV infection requires life-
long treatment, and Hepatitis C can be cured
within a relatively short time using the correct
medicines, making the need for testing and
treatment all the more important. “We are still at
an early stage of the viral hepatitis response, but
the way forward looks promising,” said
Gottfried Hirnschall, Director of WHO’s
Department of HIV and the Global Hepatitis
Programme, adding: “More countries are mak-
ing hepatitis services available for people in
need – a diagnostic test costs less than $1 and
the cure for HCV can be below $200.” It has
also revealed that Western Pacific, African
regions and part of Asia are greatest burden;
here are some region wise estimates , approxi-
mate cost bearings and aims by WHO till 2030.
The data have also revealed that Hepatitis B
levels vary across the planet. WHO’s Western
Pacific Region (115 million people) and its
African Region (60 million people) have the
highest number of such patients. These roughly
equate to 6.2 per cent and 6.1 per cent of their
respective total populations. Similarly, HCV
prevalence by regions varies from about seven
million (in WHO Americas Region) to 15 mil-
lion (in the UN agency’s Eastern Mediterranean
Region). The report has also shown that that
despite challenges, some countries have made
strides in scaling-up hepatitis services. China,
for instance, achieved a high coverage of nearly
96 per cent for the timely birth dose of HBV
vaccines, and reached the Hepatitis B control
goal of less than one per cent prevalence in chil-
dren under the age of five in 2015. Mongolia,
too, has improved the uptake of hepatitis treat-
ment by including HBV and HCV medicines in
its National Health Insurance Scheme, which
covers 98 per cent of its population. Similarly,
generic competition among medicines has also
contributed substantially, in Egypt, for example,
the price of a 3-month cure for Hepatitis C has
reduced to less than $200 (in 2016) from $900
(in 2015) also, in Pakistan, the same course cur-
rently costs as little as $100.WHO’s Global
Health Sector Strategy on viral hepatitis aims to
test 90 per cent and treat 80 per cent of people
with HBV and HCV by 2030. “Viral hepatitis is
now recognized as a major public health chal-
lenge that requires an urgent response,” said
Margaret Chan, the Director-General of WHO
announced. “Vaccines and medicines to tackle
hepatitis exist, and [we] are committed to help-
ing ensure these tools reach all those who need
them.” The report also revealed that increased
coverage of HBV vaccinations among children
have contributed substantially to preventing
deaths from that virus. Globally, 84 per cent of
children born in 2015 received the three recom-
mended doses of HBV vaccine. However, an
estimated 257 million people, mostly adults
born before the introduction of the HBV vac-
cine, were living with chronic HBV infection in
2015. There is also currently no vaccine against
HCV, and access to treatment for both HBV and
HCV is low.
Year : 5 Issue No. 47 New Delhi 24 - 30 April 2017 Rs. 5/- Pages : 16
Minister of State (I/C) for
Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri
Dharmendra Pradhan met the Chief
Minister, Jammu and Kashmir, Ms.
Mehbooba Mufti in Srinagar. Shri
Pradhan and Ms Mehbooba Mufti
discussed various issues related to
the petroleum sector in J&K.
During the deliberations, following
decisions were taken –
1. Efforts are being made by
OMCs for land identification for Oil
Depots and LPG Bottling Plants at
Anantnag, Rajouri and Kargil. SLC
was advised to coordinate with
Government of J&K to expedite the
proposals.
2. For commissioning of New
LPG distributorships and petrol
pumps in Jammu and Kashmir, list
of locations identified by
Government of J&K would be col-
lected by SLC for feasibility study
on priority. This will also include
distributorships in Durgam Kshetras
which would be allotted to State
Food and Civil Supplies
Department.
3. For shifting of Oil Depots in
Jammu, Government of J&K will
facilitate suitable land to OMCs on
priority for resitement.
4. All PSU Oil Companies under
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural
Gas were advised to carry out
recruitment from reputed engineer-
ing colleges of Jammu and Kashmir.
5. All PSU Oil Companies have
been instructed to invest Rs 1 Cr
from their CSR Funds for infrastruc-
ture development in Tulip garden,
Srinagar.
Petroleum Minister meets Chief Minister
of Jammu and Kashmir in Srinagar
S.Kumar
WHO said ‘Large majority of millions living with hepatitis
worldwide have no access to testing or proper treatment’
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leL;k ls ds fy, yksdrkaf=r rjhds ls pquh tkusokyh ogka dh LFkkuh;
ljdkjsa gSaA og pkgs cki&csVs dh ljdkj jgh gks ;k fQj cki&csVh dhA
lHkh us jk"Vh; uhfr;ksa dh odkyr ds ctk; nch tqcku vyxkookfn;ksa
dk lkFk fn;kA nwljh otg jktuSfrd fopkj/kkjk ds vlekurk okys
nyksa dk csesy xBtksM+ Hkh dkj.k cukA og pkgs dkaxzsl&us'kuy dkaÝsal
dk ,yk;al jgk gks fQj Hkktik&ihMhih dkA ljdkj dks iRFkjcktksa ij
'k[r joS;k vf[r;kj djrs gq, nks Vwd uhfr viukuh gksxhA bafM;k
xkscSd dk ukjk yxkus okyksa dks ;ga lans'k tkuk pkfg, dh iRFkjcktksaj
vkSj vkradh;ksa Hkkjr NksM+k vkSj ikfdLrku vktksA ikfdLrku vkSj
vkradh laxBu Hkkjr ls lh/kk eqdkcyk ugha dj ldrs] fygktk ;qokvksa
dks iSls nsdj iRFkjcktksa dh QkSt [kM+h dh xbZ gSA lsuk ds tokuksa ds
lkFk cnlywdh dh lh,ek,a yka?kh tk jgh gSaA yksdrkaf=d çfØ;kvksa esa
ck/kk Mkyh tk jgh gSA yksx Hk; dh otg ls vius erkf/kdkj dk ç;ksx
ugha dj ik jgs gSaA Jhuxj ds cM+xke yksdlHkk ds mipquko esa fdl
rjg fgalk gqbZ] ftlesa gekjs dbZ toku 'kghn gks x,A dkQh la[;k esa
ernku esa yxs yksx] lsuk ds toku t[eh gks x,A vyxko okfn;ksa us
ikfyax cwFkksa dks vkx ds gokys dj fn;kA iRFkjcktksa dh Vksyh us gekjs
lhvkjih,Q ds tokuksa ds lkFk ftl rjg dk lywd fd;k] ml ok;jy
ohfM;ks dks ns[k iwjs fganqLrku dk [kwu [kkSy mBkA ogka ,d pquh gqbZ
yksdrkaf=d ljdkj gSA ckotwn blds ftl rjg ;qok dkuwu&O;oLFkk
dh /kfTt;ka mM+k jgs gSa] ;g ckr fdlh ls Nqih ugha gSA ykypkSd esa
Nk= lqj{kkcyksa ij iRFkjckth dj jgs gSaA vkradh laxBu HkkysHkkys
;qokvksa vkSj fd'kksjksa dks vkxs yk viuh uhfr lQy djus esa yxk gS
;g lcls eqf'dy dh ckr gSA D;ksafd bl rjg ls vyxkookn vkSj
vkrad dh ,d ubZ ikS/k rS;kj gksxhA gykafd budh la[;k csgn de
gSA vke d'ehfj;ksa dks flQZ canwd ds cy ij nckus dh lkft'k jph
tk jgh gSA yksx lqj{kk cyksa dks pkaVs ekj jgs gSa vkSj eq[;ea=h egcwck
lsuk dks la;e cjrus dh lykg ns jgh gSaA iwoZ lh,e Qk#[k vCnqYyk
iRFkjcktksa dks jk"VHkä crk jgs gSaA tjk lksfp, ogka dh ljdkj vkSj
çfri{k dh D;k lksp gSA vki mEehn dj ldrs gSa bl rjg ls d'ehj
leL;k dk gy fudysxkA iRFkjcktksa dks jk"VHkä crkus okys Qk#d
dk irk ugha dh lkr Qhlnh oksfVax ds cnkSyr mUgsa jkT; dk çfrfuf/k
dgykus dk dksbZ gd ugha curk gSA nwljs jkT;ksa esa tgka oksfVax ds
nkSjku 60 ls 70 Qhlnh ernku gqvk ogha d'ehj esa mipquko esa vkB
Qhlnh ls Hkh de oksM iM+sA fgalk ds ckn fjiksy esa rks fLFkfr csgn
fparktud jgh] dsot nks Qhlnh oksfVax gqbZA tjk lksfp,] d'ehj fdl
fn'kk dh rjQ c<+ jgk gSA nks ls vkB Qhlnh oksfVax ds ckn Qk#[k
vCnqYyk lklan pqu fy, x,A 70 Qhlnh iksfyax cwFk [kkyh iM+s jgsA
2014 esa ;gka 26 Qhlnh oksfVax ds ckn Qk#d vCnqyk dh ijkt; 42
gtkj oksVksa ls ijkt; gqbZ FkhA ysfdu yksdra= dh dhruh fcMacuk gS
dh lkr Qhlnh iksy ds ckn Hkh mipquko esa og thr x,A Jhuxj
lalnh; bykds esa oksVjksa dh la[;k lk<+s 12 yk[k ls vf/kd gSA tcfd
oksfVax djus okyksa dh rknkr flQZ 90 gtkj FkhA ;gka 1999 esa lcls
de rdjhcu 12 Qhlnh oksfVax gqbZ FkhA d'ehj esa vyxko okfn;ksa dks
fdl rjg dh vktknh pkfg, ;g irk ughaA ysfdu mUgksaus dHkh fla/k
vkSj cyksp dh varghu =klnh ij djhc ls ns[kus dh dksf'k'k ugha dhA
lEikndh; Hkkjr vkSj btjk;y ds e/;
,d LokHkkfod oSpkfjd vkSj
vkReh; lekurk dk Hkko fo|eku
jgk gSA ;|fi nksuksa ns'k bl
çdkj dh dwVuhfrd ifjfLFkfr;ksa
esa my>s jgrs gSa fd os pkgdj Hkh
,d&nwljs ds çfr laca/kksa esa
xekZgV dk btgkj ugha dj ikrsA
Hkkjr esa dfri; ?kjsyw jktuhfrd
dkj.kksa ls Hkh Hkkjrh; ljdkjsa vkSj
jktusrk btjk;y dks ysdj dqN
dgus ls lges ls jgrs gSaA gky gh
esa Hkkjrh; jk"Vªifr us luluh[kst
<ax ls viuh fons'k ;k=k ds ,d
dk;ZØe dks blfy, cny fn;k]
D;ksafd ml dk;ZØe ds varxZr
mUgsa btjk;y dh ;k=k djuh
FkhA jk"Vªifr ç.kc eq[kthZ us
Li"V dgk fd btjk;y og rHkh
tk,axs] tc blds lkFk gh mudk
fQyhLrhu ;k=k dk Hkh dk;ZØe
r; fd;k tk,A bl ?kVuk ls
Hkkjrh; dwVuhfr dh nqfo/kk
[kqydj lkeus vk xbZ gSA ;g
vk'p;Ztud gS fd Hkkjr esa fon-
s'k uhfr tSls xaHkhj eqís dks Hkh
vkt rd oksV cSad ij vk/kkfjr
?kjsyw jktuhfr ls eqä ugha fd;k
tk ldk gSA
çk; % Hkkjr ljdkj ds çfr-
fuf/k btjk;y ds lkFk vius
laca/kksa dks fNikus dk ç;kl djrs
gSaA Hkkjr&btjk;y ds e/; laca/kksa
ij çk;% inkZ blfy, Hkh Mkyk
tkrk jgk gS] D;ksafd Hkkjr dks ;g
yxrk gS fd blls vjc ns'k Hkkjr
ls ukjkt gks tk,axsA Hkkjr
ljdkj dks ;g Hkh Mj lrkrk
jgrk gS fd Hkkjr vkSj btjk;y
ds c<+rs laca/kksa ls Hkkjr dk
vYila[;d leqnk; ljdkj ls
ukjkt gks ldrk gSA okLro esa
Hkkjr tSls rsth ls mHkjrs ns'k dks
fons'k uhfr ds Lrj ij bl çdkj
dh gYdh lksp vkSj vifjiDo
ekufldrk ds nk;js ls ckgj vkuk
pkfg,A ?kjsyw jktuhfr ,d fHkUu
pht gksrh gS vkSj varjkZ"Vªh; Lrj
ij jk"Vªh; fgrksa dk laj{k.k djuk
,d loZFkk fHkUu çdkj dh
dwVuhfrd vko';drk gksrh gSA
nksuksa O;ogkjksa dks ijLij tksM+dj
ugha ns[kk tk ldrkA bls bl
çdkj ls le>k tk ldrk gS fd
Hkkjr vkSj ikfdLrku ds e/;
fdrus Hkh dM+os laca/k D;ksa u gks]
fo'o ds vU; fgLlksa ;Fkk ;wjksi]
vÝhdk] vesfjdk vkfn esa tc Hkh
,d Hkkjrh; vkSj ikfdLrkuh
vkil esa feyrs gSa] rks ogka os Lo;a
dks ,d tSlk gh eglwl djrs gSa
vkSj Lo;a dks ijLij utnhd Hkh
ikrs gSaA Hkkjr&btjk;y laca/kksa esa
btjk;y] Hkkjr dh nqfo/kk dks
le>rk jgk gSA dwVuhfr vkSj
fons'k uhfr ds Lrj ij btjk;y
dh ifjiDork dkfcy&,&rkjhQ
gSA
fiNys rhu n'kdksa esa
fQfyLrhu ls tqM+s eqíksa dks ysdj
Hkkjr ljdkj fujarj btjk;yh
uhfr;ksa dh vkykspuk djrh jgh
gSA blds ckotwn btjk;y us
Hkkjrh; fparkvksa vkSj fojks/k dks
dHkh Hkh udkjkRed :i ls ugha
fy;k gSA vusd çfrdwy
ifjfLFkfr;ksa ds ckn Hkh btjk;y
us Hkkjr ds lkFk vius fj'rs u
dsoy cuk, j[ks gSa] cfYd mUgsa
vkSj vf/kd etcwr djus ds fy,
Hkh ;FkklaHko ç;kl fd;k gSA
fiNyh Hkkjrh; ljdkjksa dh
nqfo/kk dks Hkfy&Hkkafr igpkuus ds
dkj.k btjk;y us vusd
varjkZ"Vªh; eapksa ij Hkkjr }kjk dh
xbZ vkykspuk ls viuk eu eSyk
ugha fd;k gSA
okLro esa Hkkjr dks Hkh fons'k
uhfr ds Lrj ij vf/kd ifjiDork
vkSj lkgl dk çn'kZu djuk
pkfg, vkSj vU; fodflr ns'kksa dh
Hkkafr gh jk"Vªh; fgrksa dks gh
lokZf/kd egRo dk fo"k; ekuuk
pkfg,] u fd mls gYdh ekufl-
drk dk ifjp; nsrs gq, oksV cSad
dh ?kjsyw jktuhfr ls çHkkfor gksrs
fn[kkbZ iM+uk pkfg,A fons'k uhfr]
jk"Vªh; fgrksa ds Lrj ij ,d
lkQxksbZ vkSj Li"Vrk dh ekax
djrh gSA fons'k uhfr dHkh Hkh
pkiywlh vkSj oksV cSad dh ?kjsyw
jktuhfr ds vk/kkj ij fu/kkZfjr
ugha dh tk ldrhA mYys[kuh; gS
fd btjk;y us Hkkjr dks j{kk {ks=
esa fujarj lg;ksx fn;k gSA
S lksfo;r la?k ds fo?kVu
ds mijkar Hkkjr dh j{kk rS;kfj;ka
tc detksj iM+us yxh Fkha] rc
btjk;y us gh Hkkjr dk lg;ksx
fd;k FkkA ebZ 1998 esa ijek.kq
ijh{k.kksa ds mijkar vesfjdk rFkk
vU; if'peh ns'kksa }kjk Hkkjr ij
vusd çdkj ds varjkZ"Vªh; çfrca/k
vkjksfir dj fn, x, FksA
ftlds pyrs dksbZ Hkh ns'k
Hkkjr ds lkFk fdlh Hkh çdkj ds
f}i{kh; laca/k j[kus ds fy, rS;kj
ugha FkkA ,sls dfBu rFkk
pqukSrhiw.kZ çfrdwy okrkoj.k esa
varjkZ"Vªh; çfrca/kksa dh ijokg u
djrs gq, btjk;y us Hkkjr dks
mPp rduhd okyh j{kk ç.kkfy;ka
rFkk vL=&'kL= miyC/k djk,A
;fn Hkkjr vkt j{kk ,oa lSU; {ks=
esa vkt ,d etcwr fLFkfr esa Lo;a
dks ik jgk gS] rks blds ihNs
btjk;y ds lg;ksx dh Hkwfedk
dks udkjk ugha tk ldrkA
,d LokHkkfod oSpkfjd lekurk
fofiu xkSM+
iadt ds flag
xgjk jgh gSa d'ehj leL;k
Hkkjr dks Hkh fons'k uhfr ds Lrj ij vf/kd
ifjiDork vkSj lkgl dk çn'kZu djuk pkfg,
vkSj vU; fodflr ns'kksa dh Hkkafr gh jk"Vªh;
fgrksa dks gh lokZf/kd egRo dk fo"k; ekuuk
pkfg,] u fd mls gYdh ekufldrk dk ifjp;
nsrs gq, oksV cSad dh ?kjsyw jktuhfr ls çHkkfor
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