WE THE STATE 46 ISSUE

We AUGUST 12 TO AUGUST 18, 2013 POSTAL REGD. MP/BHOPAL/4-323/2013-15 

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he State 

Vol-01. Issue-46. Bhopal. Monday Page-12. Price-`5/- 

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Kohli to speak to Dhoni about 

his disappearing habit 

Ranbir Kapoor 

To Romance 

Priyanka 

Chopra In 

Jagga 

Jasoos 

Municipal corporation 

staff serving 

bureaucrats, ministers 

BHOPAL 

Alarge number of regular and 

temporary employees appointed 

in Bhopal Municipal Corporation 

(BMC), are working at the residences 

of ministers and IAS officers. 

The ministers and officers, who are 

being served by these employees, have 

no connection either with urban administration 

department or the BMC. It 

is interesting that the BMC, which generally 

cites shortage of employees as an 

excuse for its inefficient working, never 

bothered to recall these employees. 

It has become a trend that any officer 

posted at urban administration department 

( UAD) gets employees from the 

BMC posted at his/ her residence. 

These officers, even after their transfers 

from the UAD, do not stop availing 

the services of BMC employees and 

continue taking work from them. 

As per the list available with the Free 

Press, two BMC employees are posted 

at the residence of urban administration 

minister Babulal Gaur, three employees 

are deployed at environment 

minister Jayant Mallaiya’s place who 

was previously urban administration 

minister and one employee is deputed 

at the bungalow of health minister 

Narottam Mishra. One BMC employee 

is posted at the residence of Varghese, 

personal assistant to Mallaiya. As 

many as 4 BMC employees are serving 

at the residence of home minister 

Umashankar Gupta. Similarly, one 

BMC employee each is giving his services 

for years at the residence of mining 

development corporation chairman 

Rameshwar Sharma and former mayor 

Deepchand Yadav. 

Not only the ruling party but the Congress 

is also involved in this malpractice. 

At the residence of Congress former 

state president Suresh Pachauri 

and Union minister Kamalnath’s city- 

based residence, one each BMC employee 

is posted. 

Although the residence of minister 

Gaur and mayor Krishna Gaur is one 

but in the official records of the BMC, 

as many as two BMC employees are 

mentioned on duty at Mayor’s residence. 

Ramdayal Prajapati, former MiC president, 

might have lost Corporator’s 

election but still two BMC employees 

are serving at his residence. Bureaucrats 

are also sailing in the same boat 

as the political leaders in this respect. 

Bureaucrats namely Mohd. Suleiman, 

SN Mishra, KK Singh, SK Mishra, BR 

Naidu, Gulshan Bamra and MB Ojha 

are also availing the services of BMC 

employees at their respective residences. 

Sources said Pukhraj Maaru and 

Satyaprakash might have retired but 

the BMC employees are still serving at 

their residences. 

How WE look it ! 

...Cartoon by K G OJHA 

kgojha@rediffmail.com

2 

BHOPAL August 12 to August 18, 2013 

BHOPAL 

Chief Secretary R. Parasuram reviewed 

measures for effective curb on ragging 

at a high- level meeting here on 

Wednesday. The Chief Secretary described 

recent suicide by a pharmacy girl student as 

unfortunate and directed to put a blanket ban 

on physical and mental torture at college 

level. 

He said that educational institutions’ 

negligence regarding ragging will not be 

tolerated. The Chief Secretary directed college 

principals and faculty members to ensure 

necessary measures before and after the 

session. 

Besides, the Chief Secretary directed 

divisional commissioners to ensure that 

meetings of committees headed by collectors 

should be held where government colleges 

and private educational institutions should be 

apprised of directives of the Supreme Court 

Capital 

and State Government regarding ragging. 

The Chief Secretary said that even a single 

incident of ragging should be taken seriously 

and efforts should be undertaken prevent its 

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recurrence. Educational institutions should 

remain alert in this regard. He directed to 

ensure compliance with directives for 

complete curb on ragging and counselling of 

senior students. 

WE THE STATE 

Modi's stature like Sardar Patel's, tweets Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and 

BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

has compared fellow partyman 

Narendra Modi with Sardar Patel, known as 

India's iron man. 

"The stature and work of Shri Narender 

Modi can only be compared with Sardar Patel," 

Mr Chouhan tweeted on Saturday. 

Mr Chouhan's tweet came a day before the 

Gujarat Chief Minister's mega rally in Hyderabad 

to kick off the BJP's election campaign 

for the 2014 general elections. Mr Modi 

was recently anointed as the BJP's campaign 

committee chief, a move many see as the party's 

plan to project him as its prime ministerial 

candidate for the national elections. 

Mr Modi's detractors, however, accuse him 

of not doing enough to protect hundreds of 

Muslims from being killed during the Gujarat 

riots of 2002. He said recently in an in- 

‘YUVA MORCHA 

CAN FULFIL 

MISSION-2013’ 

BJP chief Narendra Singh 

Tomar on Sunday inaugurated 

a two-day Vijay Sankalp workshop 

of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva 

Morcha (BJYM) at the BJP headquarters 

here. 

While inaugurating the workshop, 

Tomar said that activeness of Yuva 

Morcha was very important and 

could play an important role for the 

success of Mission-2013. 

He said that around 230 selected 

Morcha workers, who were participating 

in the workshop, would march 

in all the Assembly segments on August 

11. They would encourage the 

voters in Mandal, Nagar and Gram 

centres from August 17 to 25 and 

would convene Vijay Sankalp conventions 

of the party workers and 

youths. The target of connecting new 

voters with the BJP has been set at 1 

crore. 

Tomar added the conventions were 

being organised when the country 

was observing 150th birth anniversary 

of Swami Vivekanand and added 

that Morcha workers would devote 

150 hours in the Assembly segments 

for the success of Mission-2013. 

He reminded that BJP could develop 

an identity only by associating itself 

with the poor. To continue with this, 

the party has decided to a representative 

organisation of the youth so that 

they can come forth and work for the 

country devotedly. 

Senior leader of the party Anil Dave 

asked the Morcha workers to work 

whole-heartedly and highlighted that 

an effort would be made that the relationship 

developed in seven days 

would remain for long term. State 

BJP spokesman and Morcha incharge 

Vishwas Sarang said Morcha 

workers were involved in the politics 

of social work only. “Our goal is to 

benefit the common people on the last 

row of the society,” he added. 

GADKARI SEEKS BLESSING 

OF GODDESS PITAMBRA 

Stating that time was short and with 

elections became closer, former BJP 

president Nitin Gadkari called upon 

its workers to work hard to form the Government 

for third time. Gadkari, who reached 

here, also took blessing of Goddess Pitambra. 

He was flanked by Minister Anoop 

Mishra and Arvind Menon. Minister Narottam 

Mishra welcomed him at Sonagiri. 

terview that he believed he did everything he 

could to check the violence that lacerated his 

state. 

Mr Chouhan has been often projected by Mr 

Modi's rivals, especially Mr Advani, as a 

counter the latter's claim to being the most efficient 

and successful administrator among 

the BJP's chief ministers. Mr Advani has often 

drawn a comparison between the two, 

praising Mr Chouhan's achievements in developing 

his state as more significant than 

the growth story that Mr Modi has scripted 

in Gujarat. 

Mr Chouhan has not always sought to play 

down that internal rivalry. As he prepares for 

assembly elections scheduled for later this 

year, Mr Chouhan, for long an understated 

politician, has in recent times even taken to 

tweeting prolifically about his government's 

successes much like Mr Modi does. 

Governor Ram Naresh Yadav 

Inaugurates DENTAL CARE CENTRE 

Governor Ram Naresh Yadav and Urban 

Administration and Development 

(UAD) Minister Babulal Gaur 

on Sunday inaugurated the State’s first ‘Dental 

world and oral cancer research centre’ 

here. The centre was developed by Dr Chandresh 

Shukla, vice president of Madhya 

Pradesh Dental Council. 

On this occasion, AIIMS director Dr 

Sandeep Kumar and State Congress chief 

Kantilal Bhuria were also present. The centre 

was the first in MP to use peizon laser 

technology for dental diagnosis and will focus 

on to providing the world class treatment 

at affordable price. In this new dental care 

centre, 35,000 BPL card holders will be provided 

free dental treatment. People from media 

and police will also get free dental treatment 

in this centre. 

Dental care centre is a state-of-the-art practice 

focusing on the patient experience and 

high-quality dentistry. The practice is completely 

digital and virtually paperless using 

the latest materials and techniques. There 

will be facilities of computerised cancer 

screening and X-ray etc in ‘Dental World and 

Oral Cancer Research Center’. 

On the occasion, Dr Shukla said, “Madhya 

Pradesh has seen a surge of 23 per cent in 

dental patients every year. It is a matter of 

great concern that Bhopal has got maximum 

number of oral cancer patients in Asia, due 

to the changing lifestyle and eating habits. 

The awareness towards having a dental treatment 

is increasing day by day and the city is 

a potential market for the same with around 

23,000 patients being treated every day.” 

Dr Shukla informed that India has one of 

the highest rates of oral cancer and dental 

disorders in the world. More than 80,000 new 

cases are reported every year across the 

country. The NCRP study reported 35,000 cases 

of oral cancer in Madhya Pradesh alone in 

addition to the other oral disorders, we will 

focus on to use our expertise to give the best 

available solution in this direction. 

Negligence regarding ragging will not be tolerated: CS 

Female faculty members must be invariably 

included in university- level committees 

headed by Dean Students Welfare. The Chief 

Secretary also directed to issue written 

directives to educational institutions. 

He asked Additional Chief Secretary 

Technical Education and Skill Development 

Ajita Vajpayee Pandey, Principal Secretary 

Medical Education Ajay Tirkey, Principal 

Secretary Higher Education JN Kansotiya, 

Commissioner Higher Education VS Niranjan, 

Home Secretary DP. Gupta and representatives 

of universities to curb ragging at their levels 

and ensure strict action if such an incident 

comes to forth. 

It was informed at the meeting that the 

state-level monitoring cell headed by 

Governor (Chancellor) and university- level 

committees headed by Deans are already 

active. Besides, directives have been given to 

form anti-ragging squad in every educational 

institution.

3 

ASTROLOGY 

14-08-2013- Wednesday - Shrawan 

Mah Shuklapaksh-Ashtami 

Positive direction - North and West 

Bad time - 12:29 pm to 2:07 pm 

Good time - 6:04 am to 9:16 am 

and 3:43 pm to 6:55 pm 

15-8-2013-Thursday - Shrawan 

Mah Shuklapaksh-Navami 

Positive direction - North and West 



and 10:52 am to 2:06 pm and 5:19 

pm to 6:55 pm 


16-8-2013- Friday - Shrawan Mah 

Shuklapaksh-Dashmi 

Positive direction - West and North 

Bad time - 10:52 am to 12:29 

pm 


and 12:29 pm to 2:07 pm and 5:19 

pm to 6:55 pm 

17-8-2013- Saturday - Shrawan 

Mah Shuklapaksh-Ekadashi 

Positive direction - North and East 

Bad time - 9:16 am to 10:52 am 

Good time -7:40 am to 9:15 am 

and 12:29 pm to 5:19 pm 

18-8-2013- Sunday - Shrawan Mah 

Shuklapaksh-Dwadashi (Pradosh) 

Positive direction- North and East 


Good time - 7:38 am to 12:28 pm 

and 2:06 pm to 3:42 pm 

19-8-2013- Monday -Shrawan Mah 

Shuklapaksh-Trayodashi 

Positive direction- South and East 

Bad time - 7:38 am to 9:15 am 


and 9:16 am to 10:50 am and 2:05 pm 

to 6:53 pm 

20-8-2013- Tuesday -Shrawan Mah 

Shuklapaksh-Chaturdashi 

Positive direction- East and South 


Good time - 9:15 am to 2:05 pm 

By AACHARYA SARVESH 

E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com 

Mobile: 9826609192 

GENERAL VASTU TIPS 

While traveling one should 

sleep with their head towards 

West 

Adults should sleep with their 

head towards the South. 

Sleeping in that direction 

leads to longevity. 

Children should sleep with 

their head towards the East. It 

will bring them 

enlightenment. 

Iron, stainless steel and 

aluminum items should not 

be used for pooja. 

Copper vessels should be 

used to contain water and for 

lightening diyas brass items 

should be used. 

Editorial 


Cong ready to do anything to shore 

up its numbers in Lok Sabha polls 

With every opinion poll predicting 

the downfall of the 

Congress in the next Lok 

Sabha election and its virtual decimation 

in Andhra Pradesh, the party 

has begun to show its true 

colours — it appears to be willing 

to do anything to shore up its numbers 

in the next Lok Sabha, even if 

this means encouraging divisive 

tendencies and endangering national 

unity. 

This may sound harsh, but there 

can be no other inference to the 

cynical manner in which the party 

has decided to bifurcate Andhra 

Pradesh and create the new state of 

Telangana. This decision of the 

party, as everyone can see, is primarily 

aimed at securing some Lok 

Sabha seats in the Telangana region 

at least, since it is unable to 

face the challenge posed by Jaganmohan 

Reddy’s YSR Congress in 

the Andhra region. Thus, for the 

sake of a few Lok Sabha seats in 

one election, the Congress Working 

Committee has decided to divide a 

State at this juncture. This could 

well turn out to be a grind stone 

round the nation’s neck, given the 

rash of statehood demands that the 

Telangana announcement has 

prompted. 

Already, a dozen new demands 

have sprung up. The Bodos and the 

Gorkhas have resumed their violent 

agitations for creation of 

Bodoland and Gorkhaland; 

Mayawati has reiterated her demand 

for breaking up Uttar 

Pradesh into four States: Purvanchal, 

Bundelkhand, Awadh 

Pradesh and Paschim Pradesh; Ajit 

Singh has once again raised the 

flag of Harit Pradesh; politicians 

of Vidharbha have suddenly re-discovered 

the virtues of a separate 

Vidharbha State; the Coorgis are 

clamouring for a separate State, 

and finally, there are political parties 

in Tamil Nadu who want to 

break up the Tamil State. 

On the face of it, it looks rather 

harmless — mere formation of 

new States within the Indian 

Union. But, there is every danger 

that all this will lead to agitations 

in each region of the country, unleashing 

forces that the weak Manmohan 

Singh Government is unable 

to contain. 

After keeping the Telangana issue 

on the backburner for close to 60 

years, the decision of the CWC 

smacks of desperation and recklessness, 

because the timing is all 

wrong for the following reasons: 

While the creation of smaller 

States made sense 30 years ago, the 

political situation in India has 

changed rather dramatically in recent 

times leading to the emergence 

of dozens of small, regional 

parties and unstable coalitions at 

the Centre. The most dangerous 

consequence of these developments 

is that it has enfeebled the 

Centre and made it extremely weak 

and vulnerable. The best example 

of the Centre’s loss of strength is 

its failure to push through the idea 

of a unified National Counter-Terrorism 

Centre. A nation like India 

which is the most diverse society 

on earth in terms of race, culture, 

religion, caste and language and 

which has 28 States and many 

Union Territories, needs a strong 

Centre to hold it together. 

This was the case in the first 30 

years of our Republic, but as the 

Congress became more and more 

corrupt and opportunistic, regional 

politicians encashed on the Congress’s 

follies, stirred up regional 

sentiments and promoted smaller, 

denominational political entities to 

take on the Congress. The result is 

there for all of us to see now. 

(You can share your views at editor@wethestate.com) 

Bureaucrats survive on the mercy of political rulers 

Till recently, nobody knew who 

she was. Like hundreds of 

other administrative officers 

in this country, she was also discharging 

her duties as the Sub-Divisional 

Magistrate (Sadar) in Noida, 

until her suspension for allegedly 

razing a wall of an underconstruction 

mosque triggered a 

political storm in the country. 

With the spotlight shifting on Durga 

Shakti Nagpal, the 28-year-old 

young IAS officer soon found herself 

caught in a bitter political war 

between the Centre and the state 

government. The suspension of 

Nagpal by the Chief Minister of Uttar 

Pradesh in just 41 minutes, as 

boasted by one of the Samajwadi 

Party leaders, has reignited an old 

debate over the harassment of honest 

civil servants by their political 

masters. 

Nagpal`s case proves the point 

that bureaucrats in India often survive 

on the mercy of their political 

rulers. There are hundreds of bureaucrats, 

police officers and civil 

servants across the country who 

perform and perish at the whims 

and wrath of their political masters. 

Interestingly, the malice does not 

stop at the top level only. Even the 

middle and the low level officers 

like Inspectors, Sub-Divisional 

Magistrates (SDMs) and Magistrates 

are often shunted from one 

post to another, within days, if they 

dare to oppose their masters. 

In the Durga Nagpal`s case what is 

even more shocking is the stand 

taken by the UP government on the 

issue and the CM`s lame justification 

for suspending the IAS officer 

that "if an official makes a mistake, 

he will be punished.” 

Shouldn`t the young CM have 

waited for some more time and 

sought a detailed report before ordering 

the suspension of Nagpal? 

Nagpal`s case has surely come as a 

major embarrassment for Akhilesh 

Yadav, who was considered as the 

chief architect of his party`s landslide 

victory in UP last year and 

was also seen as someone having 

the capability and willingness to 

change the political landscape of 

the state. 

Ironically, some poor decisions of 

the UP government have showed 

that Akhilesh is no better than his 

predecessor Mayawati. What would 

further embarrass the soft and 

suave CM is the report from the local 

intelligence and the Waqf 

Board, which claims that Nagpal 

had no role in demolishing the 

mosque wall. Here the timely intervention 

of Waqf Board, which has 

demanded that Nagpal be reinstat- 

ed, is commendable at this juncture. 

The developments prove that Nagpal 

was targeted for allegedly taking 

on the illegal mining mafias 

having close links with the ruling 

party in UP. It is now beyond doubt 

that the controversy surrounding 

the mosque wall was cooked up as 

an excuse to oust Nagpal for clamping 

down on state’s thriving trade 

in illegal sand mining. 

Whatever one says, the case raises 

several questions: - Shouldn`t 

politicians unite for an honest officer 

like Durga? Doesn`t the `41 

minute suspension` rhetoric of a 

SP leader expose UP govt`s claim of 

freeing the state from mafias and 

musclemen? Regardless of political 

compulsions, shouldn`t Prime Minister 

intervene to ensure justice to 

the IAS officer? Can the whole nation 

simply watch as an honest officer 

is victimised by the powerful 

politicians? 

It is high time that our empowered 

political rulers assess the fact 

whether there are adequate safeguards 

in place to protect executive 

functionaries working beyond the 

average call of duty to uphold the 

law. 

(You can share your views at editor@wethestate.com)

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Politics 

Interview with Senior leader of 

Congress Pratapbhanu Sharma 

Q1. Do you feel that MP Assembly polls 

will be Shivraj Singh Chouhan vs Congress 

contest ? 

No, the Assembly polls will be Congress 

vs BJP corruption. 

Q2. MP government is planning to introduce 

Gita in 'madrassas', Do you 

think that CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan 

is working with 'RSS mindset' ? 

Yes, MP Govt is working with Rss 

mindset, ultimately they have to withdrew 

the notification under pressure, that has 

exposed the Govt.We are a secular country 

and should honour the constitution of India. 

Q3. What was the response of public 

about congress parivartan yatra? Is congress 

facing factionalism? 

There was very good response to the Parivartan 

Yatra, people wanted to change the 

Government. Congress is united and will 

fight the next election unitedly and sucessfully. 

Q4. Do you think Chouhan's Jan Ashirwad 

yatra has turned into a socio-political 

movement ? 

It is totally politically motivated and 

wastage of public money.He could not fulfil 

the announcements which he promised 

hence it will be a flop show. 

Q5. What is your comment on crime 

against women in Madhya Pradesh? 

According to statistics MP is top in crime 

against women it was never before,worst in 

law n order and top in malnutrition. 

Q6. What are the prospects of congress‘s 

victory in Vidisha? Does 

Raghavji’s sodomy case will help congress 

gain more votes? 

After a long time Vidisha has bright 

chances of winning all the five seats due to 

misdeeds of Bjp MLA’s and Ministers. 

Q7 Do you think that active participation 

of Jyotiraditya Scindia as star campaigner 

will help congress to attract 

Ex Member of Parliament in Loksabha from vidisha & Chairman, Managing Committee SATI 

Vidisha (M.P) 

youth support ? 

Yes, He enjoys very good image, a popular 

mass leader of MP and determined for the 

development of the State. Youth like him, 

he is a star campaigner. 

Q8. What would be the salient features 

of congress Manifesto 2013 ? 

Industrial and infrastructure develop- 

ment, Schemes for small and medium farmers, 

good education and increased employment 

for youth, honest implementation of 

diff welfare schemes, to provide good 

health services, to increase the power generation 

in the state by 5000/6000MW in next 

five years and ensure electricity availability 

for 24 hours. 

Shivraj is really very serious about his future 

BIPIN SASI 

Those who have praised Shivraj on a 

political forum have always received 

criticism like Advani and 

Raza Murad. 

Speaking at an Eid function, Murad reportedly 

said, “it was time that Gujarat 

Chief Minister Narendra Modi learnt 

some things from Chouhan and does not 

show his aversion to skull caps.” 

In September 2011, Gujarat Chief Minister 

Narendra Modi refused to put on a 

‘skull cap’ offered by a Muslim cleric during 

his sadbhavana fast in Ahmedabad. 

Raza Murad who had condemned Gujarat 

Chief Minister Narendra Modiji to 

stand beside Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister 

Shivraj Singh Chouhan has received 

criticism from Senior leaders like Uma 

Bharti. She criticised Madhya Pradesh 

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's 

Eid gesture of wearing a Muslim skull cap 

today and called it "cheap". Uma Bharti is 

a firebrand leader of BJP with a clear vision 

. There is no need to wear or follow 

other religions custom to wish them on 

their occasion. A Hindu don't expect any 

of muslim friend to wear Bhagwa to wish 

Diwali or Ramnavmi. Some see a march 

over Narendra Modi in this Eid Guesture 

of Shivraj . 

Shivraj is proving his competency for 

PM post. He is acting like a true politician.At 

times he plays like a leader with 

RSS mindset and at times he is seen wearing 

a skull cap on Eid. Shivraj has announced 

that Bhagavad Gita will be 

taught in Urdu in schools. Minority community 

opposed about the concept of mixing 

religion and education blamed it as attempt 

to saffronise education .The government 

feared the decision would have a 

negative impact on the BJP’s poll 

prospects in the election year and backtracked 

the decision. 


Rivals plan to marginalize 

Jogi in coming assembly polls 

RAIPUR: Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh 

have secretly hammered out a blueprint to 

scuttle former chief minister Ajit Jogi's preeminence 

in state politics after the party 

brass was wiped out in the Bastar bloodbath. 

Amid intense infighting in the state Congress, 

the anti-Jogi camp has hit upon the 

'Krishna formula' to politically isolate Jogi 

and his supporters in the ensuing Assembly 

polls. Jogi's rivals are buoyed by the hugely 

successful Karnataka strategy to sideline 

SM Krishna to bounce back to power. 

Senior state Congress leaders are in talks 

to counter what they claim was Jogi's 'Balod 

plan' to sabotage the party if denied 

sweeping powers in party affairs. His critics 

say that the 2011 Balod bypoll saw three rebel 

Jogi sympathizers in the fray and this ensured 

BJP's victory. 

The 'Krishna formula' envisages marginalization 

of Jogi just weeks before elections to 

ensure he doesn't get enough time to 

sabotage the party and reduce dummy candidates 

in the fray. "In Karnataka, Congress 

veteran S M Krishna was sidelined and yet 

the party wrested power from BJP. In Chhattisgarh, 

it's time to adopt the same formula 

to by-pass Jogi to defeat the BJP," said a Congress 

leader. 

They feel Jogi will not be in a position to 

counter any such moves and his supporters 

will eventually fall in line. After the May 25 

Maoist attack that eliminated frontline Congress 

leaders, including the state Congress 

chief Nandkumar Patel, equations in the 

party has undergone a drastic change. During 

his two-year tenure as PCC chief, Patel 

had maintained a deft balance between rival 

groups. Now, state Congress president Charandas 

Mahant and Ajit Jogi are not even in 

talking terms. The Congress loss in the recent 

civic poll at Keshkal Nagar panchayat is 

an example of how a Jogi supporter defeated 

the Congress nominee. "Jogi has always put 

up candidates to defeat the official candidates," 

a Congress leader said. 

Jogi loyalists, however, dismiss talks about 

the 'Krishna formula' as wishful thinking. 

"Jogi has a pan-Chhattisgarh appeal. 

Krishna and Jogi are different political personalities 

and circumstances in Chhattisgarh 

are different," said a Jogi loyalist. 

Recently, Jogi had put up a poster outside 

his house requesting partymen not to 

contact him for tickets for assembly polls. 

The poster read - Please contact honorable 

PCC chief for tickets - clearly indicating that 

all is not well in the state Congress. 

Few days ago, after his return from Delhi, 

Jogi had put up a poster outside his house requesting 

the party men not to contact him 

for tickets to contest the coming assembly 

polls. The poster also reads "Please contact 

honorable PCC chief for tickets"- indicating 

that all is not well in the state Congress.

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Featured 


When you’re born an Original, Why die a copy? 

SWECHCHHA OJHA 

E-MAIL: SWECHCHHAOJHA@GMAIL.COM 

Wonder why sometimes why we are not 

content instead of doing all we can 

and all that can make us happy? There 

may be many reasons but the one I can think of 

right now is that one silly situation where we do 

everything but are just not able to be happy just 

because we always compare what we have got with 

what someone else has gotten! Sure, it is true that 

it is always good to look upon other people who are 

successful in order to get inspired. But don‘t you 

think it is a little too much burden when we cannot 

reach just where they are and then we start 

controlling our own life just to reach where they 

are standing in our eyes? We start to mould ourselves 

in a manner which allows us to reach a 

place like theirs, we train our brain to act the way 

they did and do in order to reach and stay where 

they are. But while doing this we totally forgot one 

thing that is called synchronization between our 

brain and heart, which is very important and 

when it goes away it literally spoils all the balance 

and ruins the very meaning of us being a different 

person that others. Just for the sake of following 

successful business persons and becoming just 

like them, an upcoming entrepreneur can ruin his 

career. In the craze of becoming a top model, a 

new one copies the poses of the famous ones and 

fails in the industry because the poses do not suit 

his body and face. Just in order to earn as much as 

his elder brother, a younger brother who is a newly 

passed finance graduate, follows his brother 

without knowing his own capabilities into the 

share market and loses all he has ever earned. 

Just in order to make his son as financially productive 

as the son of his friend is, a not very hap- 

py father ruins his son’s life by stopping him from 

doing the things of his choice like music, photography 

and electronics and forcing him to follow 

the guy his father likes more by inclining himself 

more towards working in a big corporation day 

and night and forgetting any social life he may 

have and losing all the happiness that comes from 

sources other than money. 

Sure money does matter but it sure isn’t all that 

matters! There are so many things in life that matter 

more than money, career and status. The 

biggest and most important of them all is true 

happiness. And then there is love, contentment, 

satisfaction, joy, compassion, sense of achievement, 

self esteem, liberty, passions, dreams, sensitivity, 

hope, wishes and desires, self confidence, 

motivation, inspiration, self actualization, spiritual 

realization, all of which can neither be compared, 

nor be achieved with money or with lot of 

money. Still there are so many people who run after 

other forms of happiness, which of course 

turn out to be superficial in the end. Other forms 

of happiness include money, fame, social status, 

good looks, physical, financial and material gains, 

etcetera, etcetera. The one form of happiness, in 

no case can include the other forms of happiness, 

because these two forms of happiness cannot live 

in one place. You can either go with your head, or 

with your heart, not with both, but yes, there can 

be a smart mix of both, a perfect balance between 

the both of them, the head and the heart. For, even 

for a successful business an enterprise must have 

one smarty pants and one close-to-the-employeesand-clients 

partner, or the business would fail and 

nothing will function the way it must. Still, many 

a people feel it satisfying enough to go only with 

the latter form of happiness, forcing themselves to 

lose all kind of emotional forms of it and adapt to 

what the ones who inspire them live with. Though 

it always ends up giving them something or the 

other, but what they get from it can never be called 

Happiness. They get things, they achieve things, 

they earn things, but they are not happy with the 

simple joys life offers to them. To them, there is always 

something missing, something that they do 

not have and someone else does. 

Why would someone do that? Why would someone 

not be happy with whatever they have got. 

May be because whatever we get is too close to us 

that we are not able to know it’s true value until it 

is gone or until we have to go far from it. Small 

forms of happiness like family dinners, a road 

trip with friends, the silence of a beach and the 

music that plays in our ears through those little 

earphones just pass us by and we do not even get 

to know how and when it happened. And if we do 

not know something good is happening to us, how 

can we realize its importance? What if it turns out 

that it is just “us” not giving ourselves a chance to 

live those little things. What if we are the culprit 

of our own lost piece of cake? From the day we are 

born, or let us say from the day we start to understand 

things, we are taught how to live, but not 

how to love, not how to be happy, but how to earn 

well, not how to make a family but how to build a 

house..Wishing for and acquiring all we need from 

monetary sources is not wrong, but is it a good 

thing to lose ourselves in order to become someone 

else who we think is leading a better life than 

us? Is it a good thing to lose our personality in order 

to be someone else? I won’t give the answer. 

For it is up to you to think and decide what is 

wrong and what is right, what is good and what is 

bad for your life. Sure we hear there are seven 

lives for everyone, but the truth is that we have got 

only one life and we can only live it once. So it is 

up to ourselves to decide whether we want to live 

it our own way, do what we like to do, act like ourselves, 

or to live it like someone we think is happy, 

do what they do in order to become who they are, 

without even really knowing if they are really 

happy or really who you think they are. 

So is it not an intelligent thing to do, to only be 

who we are, do whatever we like to do, live the way 

that makes us happy, be with those who love us the 

most, become the one who does what their passion 

is and love as if we have gotten only one day to 

live? Is it not right to be happy with what you have 

got, rather than looking at other people who you 

just think are happier than you doing what you do 

not do and being who you are not? Is it not right to 

always enjoy doing what you do rather than pick 

up something some successful person has done 

and wait for the happiness that you know is never 

going to come to you because it is not what you 

want to do, that happiness is not the kind that 

makes you happy, that person is not who you are. 

Everyone has their own kind of happiness; everyone 

has their own view of life. No two persons can 

be happy with the same thing. For there is no tried 

and tested formula for happiness and contentment. 

Just be who you are, just do what you like to 

do, just work where you can do what your passion 

is, just let your kids become what they want to be 

when they grow up. Do not try to make them what 

you once wanted to be, or someone you like. For 

everyone is a different person and everyone has 

their own way of being successful. Just wait and 

watch, the end will always surprise you. Because 

John Mason said "You're Born an Original, Don't 

Die a Copy!" So, enjoy life. Be happy. Be 

yourself. And be happy with what you do and who 

you are. The end will definitely not be how you 

imagine. 

China and India 'water grab' dams put ecology of Himalayas in danger 

More than 400 hydroelectric schemes are planned in the 

mountain region, which could be a disaster for the environment. 

India plans to construct 292 dams on rivers rising in Himalayas 

The future of the world's most famous mountain 

range could be endangered by a vast 

dam-building project, as a risky regional 

race forwater resources takes place in Asia. 

New academic research shows that India, Nepal, 

Bhutan and Pakistanare engaged in a huge "water 

grab" in the Himalayas, as they seek new sources 

of electricity to power their economies. Taken together, 

the countries have plans for more than 400 

hydro dams which, if built, could together provide 

more than 160,000MW of electricity – three times 

more than the UK uses. 

In addition, China has plans for around 100 dams 

to generate a similar amount of power from major 

rivers rising in Tibet. A further 60 or more dams 

are being planned for the Mekong river which also 

rises in Tibet and flows south through south-east 

Asia. 

Most of the Himalayan rivers have been relatively 

untouched by dams near their sources. Now the 

two great Asian powers, India and China, are rushing 

to harness them as they cut through some of 

the world's deepest valleys. Many of the proposed 

dams would be among the tallest in the world, able 

to generate more than 4,000MW, as much as the 

Hoover dam on the Colorado river in the US. 

The result, over the next 20 years, "could be that 

the Himalayas become the most dammed region in 

the world", said Ed Grumbine, visiting international 

scientist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences 

in Kunming. "India aims to construct 292 

dams … doubling current hydropowercapacity and 

contributing 6% to projected national energy 

needs. If all dams are constructed as proposed, in 

28 of 32 major river valleys, the Indian Himalayas 

would have one of the highest average dam densities 

in the world, with one dam for every 32km of 

river channel. Every neighbour of India with undeveloped 

hydropower sites is building or planning 

to build multiple dams, totalling at minimum 129 

projects," said Grumbine, author of a paper in Science 

China, which is building multiple dams on all the 

major rivers running off the Tibetan plateau, is 

likely to emerge as the ultimate controller of water 

for nearly 40% of the world's population. "The 

plateau is the source of the single largest collection 

of international rivers in the world, including the 

Mekong, the Brahmaputra, the Yangtse and the Yellow 

rivers. It is the headwater of rivers on which 

nearly half the world depends. The net effect of the 

dam building could be disastrous. We just don't 

know the consequences," said Tashi Tseri, a water 

resource researcher at the University of British 

Columbia in Canada. 

"China is engaged in the greatest water grab in 

history. Not only is it damming the rivers on the 

plateau, it is financing and building mega-dams in 

Pakistan, Laos, Burma and elsewhere and making 

agreements to take the power," said Indian geopolitical 

analyst Brahma Chellaney. "China-India disputes 

have shifted from land to water. Water is the 

new divide and is going centre stage in politics. 

Only China has the capacity to build these megadams 

and the power to crush resistance. This is effectively 

war without a shot being fired." 

According to Chellaney, India is in the weakest 

position because half its water comes directly from 

China; however, Bangladesh is fearful of India's 

plans for water diversions and hydropower. 

Bangladeshi government scientists say that even a 

10% reduction in the water flow by India could dry 

out great areas of farmland for much of the year. 

More than 80% of Bangladesh's 50 million small 

farmers depend on water that flows through India. 

Engineers and environmentalists say that little 

work has been done on the human or ecological impact 

of the dams, which they fear could increase 

floods and be vulnerable to earthquakes. "We do not 

have credible environmental and social impact assessments, 

we have no environmental compliance 

system, no cumulative impact assessment and no 

carrying capacity studies. The Indian ministry of 

environment and forests, developers and consultants 

are responsible for this mess," said Himanshu 

Thakkar, co-ordinator of South Asia Network on 

Dams, Rivers and People. 

China and India have both displaced tens of millions 

of people with giant dams such as the Narmada 

and Three Gorges over the last 30 years, but 

governments have not published estimates of how 

many people would have to be relocated or how 

much land would be drowned by the new dams. 

"This is being totally ignored. No one knows, either, 

about the impact of climate change on the rivers. 

The dams are all being built in rivers that are fed 

by glaciers and snowfields which are melting at a 

fast rate," said Tsering. 

Climate models suggest that major rivers running 

off the Himalayas, after increasing flows as 

glaciers melt, could lose 10-20% of their flow by 

2050. This would not only reduce the rivers' capacity 

to produce electricity, but would exacerbate regional 

political tensions. 

The dams have already led to protest movements 

in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam 

and other northern states of India and in Tibet. 

Protests in Uttarakhand, which was devastated 

by floods last month, were led by Indian professor 

GD Agarwal, who was taken to hospital after a 

50-day fast but who was released this week. 

"There is no other way but to continue because 

the state government is not keen to review the dam 

policy," said Mallika Bhanot, a member of Ganga 

Avahan, a group opposing proposals for a series of 

dams on the Ganges. 

Governments have tried to calm people by saying 

that many of the dams will not require large reservoirs, 

but will be "run of the river" constructions 

which channel water through tunnels to massive 

turbines. But critics say the damage done can be 

just as great. "[These] will complete shift the path 

of the river flow," said Shripad Dharmadhikary, a 

leading opponent of the Narmada dams and author 

of a report into Himalayan dams. "Everyone will be 

affected because the rivers will dry up between 

points. The whole hydrology of the rivers will be 

changed. It is likely to aggravate floods. 

"A dam may only need 500 people to move because 

of submergence, but because the dams stop the river 

flow it could impact on 20,000 people. They also 

disrupt the groundwater flows so many people will 

end up with water running dry. There will be devastation 

of livelihoods along all the rivers."

6 


Region 

Bird flu alert in Chhattisgarh: 4,500 birds culled 

RAIPUR 

Soon after the samples sent from 

Anjora and Jagdalpur farm 

were declared positive by 

Bhopal's High Security Animal Diseases 

Laboratory, as a threat of bird 

flu (avian influenza) in Chhattisgarh, 

the rapid response team of Animal 

Husbandry's Veterinary Department, 

commenced disinfection in the region, 

killing more than 4,000 birds there. 

S K Pandey, director, Animal Husbandry 

Department, said, "The cleaning 

and sanitation work is underway 

in both the affected areas which would 

finish soon. An area of one kilometer 

around the radius of infected zones 

would be sanitized. We had an inspection 

meeting with the alertness committee, 

health, forest and revenue officials 

after the Union ministry advised 

killing the birds in the affected areas. 

Nearly 2,500-3,000 birds have already 

died out of which 500 were in Anjora 

farm, Durg district and 3,000 in Jagdalpur's 

Kukkut farm." 

He said that the birds, including 

hens and ducks, would be killed and 

buried there itself along with disposing 

off of their eggs, litter and disinfection 

of their shed. Pandey said that 

the department will have to be aware 

about every single death of birds and 

inform the Centre. 

"Nearly 4,500 birds would be killed in 

this process after which the situation 

will come under control as no selling 

and distribution of these birds being 

undertaken. Hence, chances of 

spreading the infection are rare," 

Pandey said adding the department 

has imposed a ban on the movement 

of poultry products from the infected 

region to alerted zones. 

Few officials claimed that the poultry 

birds are also exposed to high risk 

of bird flu and with the severity of disease, 

selling and purchasing from other 

states has been banned for next few 

months. 

Refuting the claims, Dhanraj Banerjee, 

director, egg industry, said that it 

was important for people to understand 

that with so many bird flu alerts 

in West Bengal, Bangalore and Orissa 

there have been no declared cases of 

human infection so far. 

It commonly happens with the local 

breeds kept in government universities 

and veterinary colleges which are 

not vaccinated properly. "Consumers 

get scared after such alerts but they 

needn't worry because the poultry 

birds or the commercial farming 

breed are white feathered which undergo 

advanced technique lab tests. 

Hygiene and bio security in ensured 

with the quality of the product," 

Dhanraj said. Though there have been 

reports that the poultry business has 

been affected with fewer sales of eggs 

and chickens, Dhanraj said that it's 

also because of the on-going religious 

Saawan month when people keep 

away from eating non-vegetarian food. 

"Just like how chickens have nothing 

to do with Chikungunya disease, bird 

flu has nothing to do with commercial 

farm birds," he said. 

Chhattisgarh: Why Naxal violence is increasing? 

Some time ago, Chhattisgarh hit the 

headlines because of a Maoist attack 

on state Congress leaders, in which 

V.C. Shukla and Mahendra Karma died. 

Since then, the Congress has accused the 

BJP government of a conspiracy, and some 

BJP leaders have accused former chief minister 

Ajit Jogi of being part of a conspiracy 

himself. Politicising this tragic episode is 

not the best way to understand why Chhattisgarh 

has become a Maoist stronghold. 

Today, the state is the worst affected by 

Maoist-related violence. According to 

sources, between 2005 and June 2013, over 

2,000 lives have been lost in this guerillalike 

war, including 755 members of the security 

forces, 662 militants and 638 civilians. 

That is twice more than in Jharkhand 

and about four times more than in West 

Bengal and Ori6ssa. 

There is a history behind the entrenchment 

of the Naxals in Chhattisgarh. It started 

in the late 1970s, when Maoists from 

Andhra Pradesh initiated the Go to Villages 

Campaign, which prepared them to work 

among the tribals, then subjugated by landlords 

and the state. The latter limited their 

access to forest products such as tendu 

leaves, not to mention the violent scorn 

with which the police treated tribal people. 

When the Naxalites were repressed by the 

Andhra government in the 1980s, they used 

southern Chhattisgarh, and more especially 

Bastar (roughly equivalent to the region 

known as Dandakaranya), as a base, because 

the jungle made them difficult to 

track down. 

This sanctuary gradually turned into a 

laboratory. Militants from the cities learned 

the local dialect, sometimes married tribal 

women and, above all, obtained better 

wages for Adivasis who gathered tendu 

leaves and bamboo stalks for paper mills. 

These successes were made possible by intimidation 

and an effort to organise the 

tribal people, which in 1989, culminated in 

the foundation of the Dandakaranya Adivasi 

Mazdoor Kisan Sangh. Himanshu Kumar, 

a Gandhian activist who established 

his ashram in Dantewada (Bastar South), 

has given valuable testimony to these reasons 

for the Maoists' popularity. 


Demand for 

separate 

Vidarbha state 

grows 

No sooner had the central government 

announced its intention 

to create the state of 

Telangana, Maharashtra had anticipated 

the clamour for a separate Vidarbha 

state. This demand has divided 

the political class vertically, even 

as people from the region weigh the 

pros and cons of the issue. 

The Congress Party has yet to make 

up its mind over the creation of a 

separate Vidarbha, since this matter 

had been referred to a high-level 

committee then headed by Pranab 

Mukherjee. Congress leaders from 

the region in favour of the demand, 

are awaiting the party high command’s 

final word on the matter. The 

former MPCC president Ranjit Deshmukh 

lost his post as the party’s state 

chief on account of his support for 

this cause. Veterans from the region, 

like Vasant Sathe, N K P Salve and N 

K Tirpude had always supported the 

demand, once they were dismayed by 

the treatment given to the region. 

The Congress MP from Nagpur city 

and former union minister Vilas 

Muttemwar, has been at the forefront 

of the demand. Other prominent 

leaders include Datta Meghe and 

Banwarilal Purohit, who have been 

leading all-party organisations, demanding 

a separate Vidarbha. 

The union minister, Sushilkumar 

Shinde, who was chief minister of 

Maharashtra, is now at the helm of 

the home department, currently supervising 

the creation of a separate 

Telangana. He thus finds himself in 

the hot seat and will have to face the 

aggressive demand for a separate Vidarbha 

state. 

Perceptions in Vidarbha have 

changed over the years and people, 

especially politicians, began feeling 

neglected and blamed the strong 

leadership of Western Maharashtra 

for the neglect of the Vidarbha region 

in major sectors. During the 

tenure of Vasantrao Patil as chief 

minister, the Dr V M Dandekar committee 

was appointed to find out 

whether there was any imbalance 

created in the state. 

Vidarbha holds two-thirds of Maharashtra’s 

mineral resources, threequarters 

of its forest resources, and 

is the main producer of power. Another 

factor which might push the issue 

is the fact that the life of farmers 

in this region is full of hardship. 

This is the region which has reported 

several thousand farmers’ suicides 

during the last decade, despite 

the fact that it is abundant in minerals, 

coal, forests and mountains. The 

death of tribal children due to malnutrition 

has also attracted attention 

in recent times and the efforts taken 

by the administration have remained 

very marginal.

7 BHOPAL August 12 to August 18, 2013 Glamour WE THE STATE 

Ranbir Kapoor 

To Romance 

Priyanka Chopra 

In Jagga 

Jasoos 

The Barfi pair-Ranbir 

Kapoor and 

Priyanka 

Chopra might work 

together again in 

Anurag Basu's 

Jagga Jasoos. 

According to 

recent reports, 

both 

Alia Bhatt 

and Priyanka 

Chopra 

will play the 

main female 

leads in the movie. 

Priyanka Chopra 

and Ranbir Kapoor have 

worked together in movies 

like Anjana Anjani and Barfi in 

the past. People love their onscreen chemistry and that's why Anurag Basu 

wants to cast them once again in his upcoming movie after Barfi. 

Talking about Priyanka Chopra, a source told a leading daily, "PC has a busy 

year ahead. She has to finish her Mary Kom biopic and promote two other upcoming 

films. She shares a great relation with Anurag Basu as well as Ranbir 

Kapoor. If she can accommodate the dates, she will definitely be a part of the 

project." Jagga Jasoos's shooting will start in September next year. Franchise 

Jagga Jasoos will be co-produced by Picture Shuru, which is Ranbir Kapoor 

and Anurag Basu's new production company. 

Meanwhile Priyanka Chopra is very busy in the shooting of Mary Kom and 

Gunday. Mary Kom is a biopic on boxer Mary Kom. In Gunday she is working 

with Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. After finishing these two movies, 

Priyanka Chopra might give her dates to Jagga Jasoos. On the other hand Ranbir 

Kapoor has started shooting for Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet in Sri 

Lanka along with Anushka Sharma. 

When 

Aamir 

Khan 

cried 

Aamir Khan has never been 

ashamed to shed a tear off screen 

when riddled with emotion. 

At a recent event for a brand that he advertises, 

the Lagaan star was incredibly 

emotional ,He is known to be a 

man who's not afraid to wear his heart on his 

sleeve and you've gotta love him for it. While 

chatting and interacting with employees at 

Godrej, the actor suddenly grew emotional. 

We're not quite sure what brought it on, but 

Aamir's face said it all. Never one to shy 

away from shedding a tear when he is moved, 

Aamir was seen openly crying at Jiah Khan's 

memorial service some months ago. Even 

when he hosted his show Satyamev Jayate, 

Khan was openly moved by the plight of 

some of the people he met and interviewed 

on air. While he could well be ridiculed and 

accused of attempting things in the name of 

publicity, anyone worth their salt knows 

Aamir Khan's emotions are nothing but gen- 

Manisha Koirala: The 

brand new avatar 

After a tough time battling ovarian cancer, 

Manisha Koirala who has since been declared 

cancer free, is now all set to get back to 

work . Here's a look at her turbulent journey. 

Manisha has been busy - special pujas' photo sessions. 

She is happy to have got a clean chit from the 

doctors. 

Salman Khan To Fly to UK Soon 

Salman Khan was in news recently because of his visa issues 

with the UK government. The actor was supposed to 

leave for UK in July for the shooting of his upcoming film- 

Kick but his visa got rejected due to his hit and run case. Now, 

it has been reported that the actor got the visa in second attempt 

and will leave for London this week after his cataract operation. 

Salman Khan will not celebrate Eid with his family this year. 

The actor will undergo a cataract operation during the time of 

Eid. After the operation Salman will fly to UK this week. Talking 

about Salman Khan's visa problem, a source told a leading 

daily, "It was never a visa issue as reported in the press. Salman 

Khan was supposed to get a letter from the Rajasthan police allowing 

him to work outside the country. That got delayed." 

Salman has two cases on him, one is the illegal hunting of 

blackbuck in Rajasthan during the shoot of Hum Saath Saath 

Hain in 1998 and the other one is 2002 hit and run case, where he 

has been charged with culpable homicide not amounting to 

murder. 

If convicted for the hit and run case, Salman Khan will have to 

face 10 years jail imprisonment. 

uine. For a man who measures his words before 

they come out of his mouth, there are 

times when he allows his emotions to speak 

for him instead. Humbling, almost.

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What is kaalsarpyog Or kaalsarp dosh? 

emies and has problems on account of diseases.The 

KAAL means death .The person born under 

kaal sarp yog or dosh passes through death like 

agonies throughout the life.The Kaal sarp yog 

is formed when all the planets are situated between 

Rahu and ketu. Only when all seven 

planets come between Rahu & Ketu KAAL 

SARP YOG exist. 

The person who takes birth in this yog sufferes 

fro various problem like child 

problem,loss in business,faily problem 

etc.This yog is more dangerous than other 

malefic yog.if are horoscope creat also guru 

chandal yog,pitra dosha,Angrak yog, then 

kaalsarpyog more than give dangerous negative 

effect in ur life.then u have to must remedy 

of ur kaalsarpyog with Guru Chandal yog 

,Pitra dosha or Angarak yog.because without 

any combined remedy above bad yog u can”t 

get relief for kaalsarpyo 

g. TYPES OF KAALSARPYOG OR DOSH 

1. Anant Kaalsarp Yoga 

Rahu is in the first House and Ketu in the seventh 

house and the rest of the planets are left to this axis 

the Yoga which arises is the Anant Kaalsarpa Yoga. 

This is also called as Vipareeta Kaalsarpa Yoga opposite 

Kaalsarpa yoga. Though this yoga has the power 

to give windfall gains to the native, it is bad for marital 

life. Generally natives with this yoga get married 

late in life.Such natives have to work very hard for the 

development of personality and their career as well. 

His education and professional achievements 

progress with a slower speed and to rise in life he has 

to work very hard rather he has to struggle hard for 

getting achievements. His emotional pains sometimes 

lead him to live the life of an insane leaving all worldly 

comforts aside. Such natives have been interested 

in lottery, share market, interest money but they bear 

heavy losses in such deals. They have to suffer various 

physical ailments. 

Their financial position is rather weak. They face 

up”s and downs in money matters. 

It affects their married life adversely since mental 

unrest leaves them nowhere and life becomes a hell to 

them. 

He remains deprived of the ancestral wealth and 

the parents love and affection. His near & dears, family 

and friends give him losses in many ways. He becomes 

a victim to the conspiracy and been dragged 

into court cases, he faces social defame. So rise and 

fall in each phase of life becomes a part of his life and 

repeated defame makes him mentally unrest. Despite 

all such unfavourable situations, at certain point of 

time in his life he gets sudden rise and all his pains 

and troubles are ended up astonishingly all at once.In 

spite of all troubles and difficulties been faced by him, 

he is not in want of anything or say nothing is unreachable 

to him. Such natives never harm other in 

any way. Such natives as are comparatively much 

troubled by such a combination i.e. “Anant” named 

Kaalsarp Yog. 

They must adopt the below-mentioned remedial 

measures: 

• Recite “Om Namah Shivay” twenty one series 

(21×108 times) everyday. Perform abhishek to lord 

Shiva with water mixed with milk everyday. 

• Establish Kaalsarp Dosh Nivarak Yantra in your 

home and lighting a mustard oil lamp before the 

yantra, worship it every day. 

• A pair of Naag (Snakes-male & female) should be 

get made of silver and putting it into a copper pot 

should be flown in the flowing water. 

• Every day after having taken a bath recite “Nav- 

grahSatrotra”. 

2. Kulik KaalSarp Yoga 

When Rahu is placed in the second and Ketu in the 

eighth house and all the planets lie in between in the 

natal horoscope then it is called “Kulik” Kaalsarp 

EFFECT OF KAALSARP YOGA? 

When the create any person horoscopekaalsarp yog then he always face in his whole life Suffering 

from mental unrest, hurdles in gain of wealth, barriers in having children and uninterrupted 

disputes in married life. Usually the person sees bad dreams and there is danger of sudden death. 

Different fears and worries persist. The person does not get full reward of his talents. Normally the success in 

work is 

delayed. Sudden loss of money or prestige is an indication of this yog. The person without any reason 

suffers from diseases that are not cured by medicine. The financial position remains little fragile. 

When the create any person horoscope kaalsarp yog then he always face in his whole life Suffering from 

mental unrest, hurdles in gain of wealth, barriers in having children and uninterrupted disputes in married 

life. Usually the person sees bad dreams and there is danger of sudden death. Different fears and worries 

persist. The person does not get full reward of his talents. Normally the success in work is delayed. Sudden 

loss of money or prestige is an indication of this yog. The person without any reason suffers from diseases 

that are not cured by medicine. The financial position remains little fragile. There could be debts but these 

are paid back though with some difficulty. Goals can be achieved but after delays. However the person also 

gets a miraculous time in life. The person gets name and fame 

before the end of his life or after his death. The Kalsarp Yog is not always dreadful. It has the potential to 

bestow advantages as well. he get never full reward of his work. Normally the success in work is delayed.he 

face always skin and stomach related diseases .suddenley lost of wealth and health,prestige,the person who 

is kaalsarpyoga without any reason suffer diseases that are not cured by medicine then who”s person 

prescribed to remedy of kaal sarp yog you can get relief from these problems. 

According to horoscope whenever the mahadasha or antardasha of Rahu and Ketu comes then Kaal Sarp 

Yog is more effective. And give many evil effect to person who is kaal sarp yog .At that time remedies or 

Yagya carried out with devotion are highly useful. Due to Kaal Sarp Yog the person suffers from diseases such 

as heart, eyes and ears trouble many times that cause loss of money. The person remains mentally disturbed 

from time to time. The financial position remains little fragile. There could be debts but these are paid back 

though with some difficulty. Goals can be achieved but after delays it’s more effected of yoga then ur 

horoscop in guruchandal yoga aur vish yoga . 

Yog. This combination is bad for health. The probability 

of losses and accidents is high with natives of 

this combination. This is bad for financial prosperity 

too. The native is worried on account of an insecure 

financial standing. It gives him defame also. A native 

with this combination goes average in his studies and 

his marital happiness is of the average order. Due to 

his financial problems, his marital happiness is 

spoiled altogether. He always goes on facing various 

troubles like cheated by his friends, problems in 

begetting children or problems due to children and 

struggle & trouble in the professional life. His nature 

goes filthy. He becomes a double standard person. Facing 

the unbalance of mind and various physical ailments, 

he looks older than his age. His valour and 

courage is turned down constantly. His hard working 

nature takes him to peaks. 

However, he cannot enjoy to this excellence. Such 

natives facing the above-mentioned troubles should 

make the following remedial measures: 

• The students should recite root mantra of “Maa 

Saraswati” for one long year and make worship to 

her. 

• Boil water with “Devdaru”, “mustard” and “Lohwan” 

and take bath with this water for forty days. 

• In an auspicious Hora, flow coke (Koyala) in the 

flowing water for three times. 

• Recite 108 times the Hanuman Chalisa. 

• In Shravan month, perform abhishek to lord Shiva 

for all the thirty days of the month. 

• Keep fasting on Saturday and Tuesday. Go to Shani 

temple and perform poojan and Telabhishek. It gives 

instant relief. 

• At the starting of the major period of Rahu recite 

Rahu mantra for 108 times a day and when the number 

of mantra counts to 18 thousand perform “Poorn 

Ahuti” Yajna with chief Samidha of Rahu i.e. Durva 

(the grass). After this, donate Horse bean (“Urad”) 

and blue cloths to a poor person. 

3. Vasuki KaalSarp Yoga 

When Rahu is placed in the third and Ketu in the 

ninth house and all other planets lay in between these 

two then it is called “Vasuki” Kaalsarp Yog. The native 

is troubled by his co-born even he is not in good 

terms with other family members.The native may 

have to struggle a lot to stand on his own feet and get 

recognition and status in life. There could be sudden 

strokes of fortune or misfortune and sudden gains. 

The positive effects will come only if the overall chart 

is very strong and there are no malefic aspects on either 

9th house or 9th lord. His friends and relatives as 

also his neighbors always cheat him and trouble him 

unduly. He is lacking peace and home. At times native 

has been suffering from various ailments and due to 

heavy expenditure, his financial position is shaken. 

For his livelihood, he has to make hard efforts, yet the 

success remains doubtful. When Moon is afflicted his 

mental health is not good, he remains mentally excited 

and disturbed. Due to such a planetary combination, 

he has to bear losses especially in the legal affairs. 

He is uncomfortable from the state or the government. 

The native is burdened with problems relat- 

ing to job and business. 

4. Shankpal KaalSarp Yoga 

When rahu occupies the 4th house and Ketu the 10th 

this yoga is Formed. The native may have to face difficulties 

for domestic happiness, general happiness, 

comfort and conveyance. The native gets trouble relating 

to work, progeny, health and marriage. However 

this yoga also has the power of conferring high political 

success and windfall gains if Sun and 10th 

house are strong and are being aspected by benefics. 

The native gets trouble relating to work sphere and 

has to go through stress and anxiety. Sometimes the 

native has an illegitimate child or can be an illegitimate 

child. However this yoga also has the power of 

conferring high political success and windfall gains. 

5. Padam KaalSarp Yoga 

When rahu occupies the fifth house and Ketu the 

eleventh house this Yoga is formed.The native struggles 

on account of children and education. The native 

may feel emotionally insecure due to lack of apparent 

love from others. There could be delay in getting children. 

The native should stay away from extra marital 

affairs as illegitimate children can destroy his/her 

life. There are also chances of being let down/betrayed 

by near and dear ones. The native must try to 

develop a balanced outlook in life. There is difficulty 

in getting a progeny. If the moon is also afflicted then 

there is the possibility of being troubled by spirits. In 

this case if a native falls ill the recovery time is slow. 

There are also chances of being let down by friends in 

this case. 

6. Mahapadam KaalSarp Yoga 

This yoga is formed when rahu is in the 6th house and 

Ketu is in the twelfth house. The native has many en- 

native has secret enemies and has problems in relation 

to one”s occupation. The native may develop a 

negative tendency to play with the law of the land and 

may get into serious troubles on account of this tendency. 

However if this yoga acts beneficially it has the 

power to confer power and political success. However 

if this yoga acts beneficially it has the power to con- 

fer power and political success. 

7. Takshak KaalSarp Dosh 

When rahu is in the seventh house and Ketu in the 

first house this yoga is formed. The native has got 

speculative tendencies and can lose wealth by way of 

wine, women and gambling. There is marital discord 

in the life of the native.There may be difficulties regarding 

health, love affairs, progeny and marriage. 

There will be a lot of struggle in life and success will 

come only after a lot of hard work and difficulties. 

This is also not a good position for business partnerships 

as well as relations with opposite sex. The native 

must focus on his people skills if this yoga is pres- 

ent. 

8. Karkotak KaalSarp Yoga 

When rahu occupies the eighth house and Ketu the 

second house this yoga is formed. The native is short 

tempered and has many enemies. Such a native has 

friendship with the anti social elements. The native 

does not get paternal wealth. There may be dirty 

habits like smoking, drinking and use of abusive language. 

This could also be the result of bad company 

the native like to keep. There could be health problems 

and lack of harmony. There is also danger of getting 

into sudden accidents. 

9. Shankachood KaalSarpa Yoga 

When rahu occupies the ninth house and Ketu is in 

the 3rd house this yoga operates. Natives who have 

this yoga in the chart have many ups and down in life. 

They have a habit of speaking lies. They are also short 

tempered.The progress in life takes a very bumpy 

road. Luck may elude the native. Relations with father 

and siblings may also be strained. Native should stay 

away from the activities which may earn him bad 

name in the society. 

10. Pataka or Ghatak KaalSarpa Yoga 

This yoga arises when rahu is in tenth house and 

ketu in the fourth house.Litigation problems are common 

is this case. Punishment by law or the Government 

also possible. However if this yoga operates in a 

beneficial manner then it has the power to confer the 

highest form of political power ,special in Virgo and 

Leo ascendant.There could be problems related to 

one”s profession. There could be sudden ups and 

downs in one”s profession. The native must stay away 

from getting in to trouble with seniors at work. There 

could be general unhappiness in native”s life. It could 

be due to problems at work, debt or some bad habits. 

11. Vishakta KaalSarpa Yoga 

When rahu occupies the eleventh house and ketu 

the fifth house the yoga which arises is the Vishdhar 

Kaalsarpa Yoga. The native travels frequently and is 

never fixed at on place. Problems also arise from children. 

However these natives get some peace in the latter 

half of their life.Problems may also arise from 

progeny and education. The native must stay away 

from egoistical attitude as that may mar his chances 

of good name in the society. 

12. Shesha Naga KaalSarpa Yoga 

When Rahu occupies the twelfth house and ketu the 

6th house this yoga arises. The native may become 

very selfish and may also get into troubles with authorities 

because of this. The native may have problems 

relating to litigation. This yoga may also give 

bad health. However this yoga takes the native to a far 

off place for settlement. There are may enemies and 

health problems.

9 


☛ The Fight Against Frauds 

Given the recent outburst of frauds and the 

negative consequences associated with it, the 

organizations are pressed to invest time and 

resources towards fighting fraud. However, there has 

always been a debate as to as to whether these 

efforts should be dedicated to fraud prevention or 

fraud detection. 

☛ Fraud prevention 

Having discussed earlier about why frauds take 

place, it would seem that one of the most effective 

ways to deal with the fraud is to create an 

environment that will decrease motive, restrict 

opportunity and limit the ability for any potential 

fraudsters to rationalise their actions. 

Fraud Prevention techniques include the 

introduction of policies, procedures and 

internal controls, and activities such as 

staff training and fraud awareness to 

stop occurrence of frauds. It is profitable 

to prevent losses, and fraud prevention 

activities can help to ensure the stability 

and continued existence of a business. 

The studies in the area of frauds have indicated that 

the organisations are able to recover less than 20 

percent from the value of frauds and recovery 

process is often difficult and lengthy. As such, it is 

preferable to try to prevent the loss from occurring 

in the first place and the old adage ‘prevention is 

better than cure’ certainly applies to fraud. 

Having talked about the benefits of prevention, 

one has to bear in mind though, that fraud 

prevention techniques, while worth investing in, 

cannot and will never be able to provide 100% 

protection from frauds and fraudsters. It is difficult, if 

not impossible and at times not economically viable 

to remove all opportunities for perpetrating fraud. 

☛ Fraud detection 

As adopting fraud prevention methods may not 

prevent all potential perpetrators, organisations 

should ensure that adequate systems are in place 

that will facilitate discovery of frauds at the earliest 

and before much damage is done. This can be 

achieved through fraud detection. A fraud detection 

strategy should involve use of data analysis, reviews 

and other procedures to highlight anomalies, and 

entails a clearly laid down and defined reporting 

mechanisms that provides for communication of 

suspicious activities. Fraud detection may highlight 

ongoing frauds that are taking place or incidents of 

frauds that have already happened. Such schemes 

may not be affected by the introduction of 

prevention techniques and, even if the frauds are 

prevented in the future, recovery of losses from 

frauds that have already taken place will only be 

possible through fraud detection. Recovery of the 

losses is only one of the objectives of fraud detection 

programme though and fraudulent behavior should 

not be ignored just because there may be no 

recovery of losses. Fraud detection also helps in 

improvement of internal systems and controls, which 

is a continuous and evolving process. Most of the 

fraudsters exploit gaps and deficiencies in internal 

control systems of an organisation. Through 

detection of such frauds, internal controls can be 

tightened making it more difficult for potential 

fraudsters. Detection framework and subsequent 

steps taken to punish the fraudsters also acts as a 

deterrent for future frauds. 

Fraud prevention and fraud detection both have an 

important role to play in an organisation’s fight 

against frauds and it is unlikely that either will fully 

succeed without the other. Therefore, it is important 

that organisations consider both fraud prevention 

and fraud detection in designing an effective 

strategy to manage the risk of fraud. 

NISHKAM OJHA 

Email: nishkamojha@gmail.com 

FINANCIAL 

FRAUDS 

(The writer of the column is Mumbai based 

Chartered Accountant and Certified Fraud 

Examiner working for a reputed audit and 

investigation firm of India) 

Commerce 


Nuclear reactor INS Arihant a 

giant stride for India, says PM 

NEW DELHI 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today congratulated 

scientists and defence personnel on the reactor on India’s 

first nuclear submarine INS Arihant going critical, 

calling it a “giant stride” in the progress of the country’s 

indigenous technological capabilities. 

“I am delighted to learn that the nuclear propulsion reactor 

on board INS Arihant, India’s first indigenous nuclear powered 

submarine, has now achieved criticality,” the Prime Minister 

said in a statement. 

“Today’s development represents a giant stride in the 

progress of our indigenous technological capabilities. It is testimony 

to the ability of our scientists, technologists and defence 

personnel to work together for mastering complex technologies 

in the service of our nation’s security,” he said. 

Extending congratulations to all those associated with the 

important milestone, particularly the Department of Atomic 

Energy, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development 

Organization, Singh said he looked forward to the early 

commissioning of INS Arihant. 

In a major step towards completing its nuclear triad, India activated 

the atomic reactor on-board the indigenous nuclear 

submarine INS Arihant paving the way for its operational deployment 

by the Navy. 

After the nuclear reactor is activated, the agencies concerned 

can work towards readying the warship for operational deployments 

soon. 

INS Arihant has been undergoing trials at Navy’s key submarine 

base in Vishakhapatnam and would be launched for 

sea trials soon since the nuclear reactor has gone critical. 

Robert Vadra made crores from Gurgaon 

deal with fake papers, says Khemka 

Congress President Sonia Gandhi‘s son-in-law 

Robert Vadraseems to have landed himself in 

trouble again. 

In a a 100-page report to the government, 

Haryana IAS officer 

Ashok Khemka, who flagged alleged 

irregularities in Vadra land 

deals, has claimed that Vadra falsified 

documents and executed a 

series of sham transactions for 

3.53 acres land in Shikohpur village 

of Gurgaon, thereby pocketing 

a hefty premium on a commercial 

colony licence. 

CNN-IBN accessed Khemka’s reply 

to a government-appointed inquiry 

committee, which had indicted 

him earlier this year 

Khemka also highlighted a series 

of sham transactions undertaken 

between his company Skylight 

Hospitality and DLF Universal 

Limited – beginning 2011 and culminating 

in 2012. 

Khemka claimed that Vadra was 

favoured as he is Sonia Gandhi‘s 

son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi and 

helped in making these ‘sham 

transactions’ by Haryana’s Department of Town and 

Country Planning (DTCP). 

Khemka stated that both the sale deed of February 12, 

2008 — through which Vadra’s company, Skylight Hospitality, 

bought the land from Onkareshwar Properties 

— and the letter of intent for granting a commercial licence 

to his company issued by the DTCP in March 2008 

are sham transactions, executed only to enable Vadra 

to collect market premium accruing to him due to state 

largesse. 

Khemka had earlier kicked up a 

political storm in 2012 when he alleged 

irregularities in the land 

dealings of Robert Vadra and DLF 

in Haryana and asked the state 

government to give him a copy of 

the inquiry reports conducted by 

it. 

Khemka had also sought a response 

from the government on 

whether a cheque issued by Robert 

Vadra’s company was a dummy 

cheque or not. He had said if the 

report had appeared in newspapers 

then he should also have access 

to it. 

Khemka was transferred from 

Director General Consolidation of 

Land Holdings and Land Recordscum-Inspector 

General of Registration 

to his present posting in 

the State’s Seed Development Corporation 

shortly after he initiated 

a probe into land dealings between 

Vadra and realty giant DLF. 

A probe report submitted by four deputy commissioners 

in Haryana had given a “clean chit” to Vadra over 

his land deals. 

The Prime Minister’s Office in November, 2012 had 

told Allahabad High Court that charges of irregularities 

in land deals against Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law 

were false, vexatious and based on hearsay.

10 BHOPAL August 12 to August 18, 2013 Tourism 


10 Go French 

ways to enjoy Puducherry 

Here are 10 unique ways to discover Pondy, hailed as La Côte d'Azur de l'Est or French Riviera of the East. 

Amidst policemen wearing red kepis 

and locals playing petanque (hurling 

metal balls), get a dose of French culture 

at Alliance Francaise and Institut 

Francais de Pondicherry (IFP), 

whose precious manuscripts find a 

mention in UNESCO’s ‘Memory of 

the World’ register. Observe prayers 

in French at Notre Dame des Anges, 

the only church in Pondicherry to 

have mass in three languages (English 

and Tamil are the other two). 

Don’t miss the marble statue of 

Jeanne d' Arc in front and the tomb of 

French governor Marquis de Bussy in 

an adjacent cemetery. Don't leave 

without catching an evening concert 

at Café de Flore, an informal garden 

restaurant at Alliance Francaise’s 

Maison Colombani. 

Go boating at 

Chunnambar 

If drifting on a lifeboat with a Bengal 

tiger on the high seas isn’t your 

kind of escapade, try the tamer pleasures 

of Chunnambar. Drive 7km 

south on Cuddalore Road to the 

serene backwaters for a leisurely 

boat ride. Besides river jaunts, go on 

a sea cruise for dolphin sighting or 

take a speedboat to Paradise Beach 

with a picnic hamper. 

Get blessed by an 

elephant at Manakula 

Vinayagar 

The 500-year-old shrine of Lord 

Ganesha was once closer to the shore 

where sand (manal) often swept into 

its pond (kulam), giving the temple its 

name. Having survived attempts by 

French missionaries to pull it down, 

the popular temple is a celebration of 

the elephant-headed god, whose various 

forms adorn the walls. Hand a 

coin to Lakshmi, the temple elephant 

to receive a thump from her trunk as 

blessing! 

Try Franco-Tamil cuisine 

at a restaurant with no 

name 

Located on Perumal Koil Street in the 

Tamil Quarter is Maison Perumal, a 

Chettiar mansion beautifully restored 

by CGH Earth. Like in a house, the 

rooms are left unnumbered and the 

courtyard restaurant bears no name. 

Dine on the day’s fixed menu of fresh 

seafood platters surrounded by ooralis 

(brass troughs), sepia tinted photos 

and stain glass panes glinting in the 

sun. 

Botanical garden 

While there’s no zoo in Pondicherry 

(there are plans to set up one after the 

success of Life of Pi), it was the scenic 

locale of the Botanical Garden that 

served as the film set. Established in 

1826, the 22-acre garden was a French 

experiment to analyse the feasibility 

of crops in the area. Flowerbeds and 

graveled pathways were added later 

and today it’s a treasure trove of 900 

exotic plants, with anaquarium, a toy 

train and a musical fountain as its other 

attractions. The centrally located 

Bharathi Park, at the site of the demolished 

Fort Louis and military parade 

ground, is the city’s other lung 

space with the Arc de Triomphe-sque 

Aayi Mandapam dominating the centre. 

Hone a skill at Auroville 

There’s more to Auroville than just 

the Matri Mandir. Live and learn in 

this global city of ideas where its inhabitants 

perfect crafts like handmade 

paper (Auroville Papers), indigo-dyed 

clothing (The Colours of Nature), incense 

manufacture (Encens d'Auroville) 

and bodycare (Maroma Spa) to 

energy-efficient solutions. Besides 

workshops and internship programs, 

there’s a huge communal bonfire in 

the Amphitheatre on 21 Feb and 28 Feb 

to celebrate the birthdays of the Mother 

and Auroville. 

Walk down the historic 

promenade 

Explore Beach Road or Goubert Avenue 

on foot, a seaside avenue lined by 

charming colonial buildings like the 

French Institute, French Consulate 

General, Secretariat, Villa Bayoud 

heritage hotel and Promenade Hotel, 

built in 1878 as a railway station! Amble 

down to the old groundnut bag embankment 

where a statue of Mahatma 

Gandhi now stands, the tallest in Asia. 

Beyond the 88ft lighthouse, the first on 

the Coromandel Coast, are the Custom 

House, French War Memorial, Le Café 

(a porthouse till the 1930s) and statue 

of French Governor Dupleix at the 

southern end of the promenade. With 

no vehicular traffic between 6pm to 

7.30am, it’s ideal for evening and 

morning jaunts. 

History lesson at 

Pondicherry Museum 

While little remains of the Roman 

trading settlement at Arikamedu 

when Pondicherry flourished as the 

port town of Poduke, one can piece together 

the jigsaw at Pondicherry Museum. 

The century old Law Building, 

erstwhile residence of the French Administrator, 

displays Roman pottery 

and Megalithic burial urns. The 

Transport Gallery features palanquins, 

carts and the Pousse Pousse, a 

vehicle pushed from the rear and 

steered by a rider. In the French-India 

Gallery see period furniture like têteà-têtes 

(S-shaped sofas), comptoirs, escritoires 

(writing tables and desks) 

and the cot used by French Governor 

Dupleix (1742-1754), whose bust adorns 

the museum. 

Hang out at a café 

Get drawn into Pondy’s many cafes 

and boulangeries where the tantalising 

aroma of fresh croissants and 

baguettes hangs in the air. Overlooking 

the pier where Pi bid adieu to 

Anandi, is Le Café, a 24-hour coffee 

lounge serving organic beverages, pastries 

and snacks. Catch an evening 

concert at Café de Flore, an informal 

garden restaurant at Alliance Francaise’s 

Maison Colombani. 

What do you think of this story? Tell 

us at editor@wethestate.com

11 

Ready 

to take 

on 

Saina 

in IBL: 

Sindhu 

PV Sindhu has just catapulted herself 

from the wilderness into the 

spotlight. Her brilliant giant-killing 

run at the World Championships already has 

people talking, tweeting, facebooking and 

generally going nuts on TV as well. 

And almost everyone wants the answer to 

one question: Is she better than Saina? 

To cut a long story short, for the answer to 

that question we need to go back to the India 

Super Series in April this year. The centre of 

attraction at the pre-tournament press conference 

was understandably the top seed 

Saina Nehwal. While everyone was 

crowding the London Olympic bronze 

medallist, chief national coach Pullela 

Gopichand was happy standing in one 

corner and chatting about his other prodigy 

– PV Sindhu – with a handful of journalists 

eager to know when we can see the lanky 

youngster show the results that will justify 

her potential. 

To their disappointment, Gopichand asked 

them to give Sindhu another two years as she 

was still growing and will need that much 

time to mature. 

Many felt that the former All England 

champion was just trying to play down the 

hype surrounding the Asian Junior champion 

and didn’t really mean it. 

But those who have known Gopichand over 

the years will know that the chief national 

coach doesn’t really make statements with- 


out weighing the pros and cons of his words. 

What Gopichand actually meant was that 

Sindhu was just about 18 and was still growing 

physically and emotionally and will take 

some time to understand herself and her 

game better. 

There is no doubt about the talent that 

Sindhu possesses and since that chat, the 

Asian junior champion has won the 

Malaysian Grand Prix gold, reached the 

semifinals of a Super Series event and this 

week upset the applecart of defending world 

champion Yihan Wang and another Chinese 

star Shixian Wang to become first Indian 

women’s singles player to win a medal in the 

BWF World Badminton Championship in 

her maiden appearance in the prestigious 

tournament. 

But the period has also corresponded with 

quite a few injury worries and she had to 

miss the entire Asian circuit in May and 

June due to it. 

In fact in the last one year, Sindhu has been 

laid low by knee injury a couple of times as 

her lanky frame puts quite a bit of pressure 

on her knees and the support staff at the 

Gopichand Badminton Academy is working 

very hard to help her bulk up a bit without 

losing any of her agility. 

This is precisely why Gopichand has been 

Kohli to speak 

to Dhoni 

about his 

disappearing 

habit 

Sports 

very careful with the number of tournaments 

Sindhu plays in a year. Last year following 

some knee trouble at the senior nationals 

in October, the chief coach pulled her 

out of the world junior championship 

despite the Indian being a runaway favourite 

to win the title. Most players will play with a 

niggle or two but Gopichand has been quick 

to draw the line with Sindhu – he realises 

that this is a crucial phase in Sindhu’s 

growth as a badminton player and injuries 

cannot be allowed to derail the process. 

But in China, the youngster proved that 

when she is completely fit and has trained 

hard she has the ability to match the best in 

the world in speed and agility and she is only 

going to get better thanks to the efforts she is 

putting during training every day. 

Yes, she was outplayed in the semifinal by 

another youngster Ratchanok Intanon of 

Thailand but she did well in reaching the 

last four. The real challenge for her will be 

dealing with the expectations — the entire 

nation would expect her to win every tournament 

she participates in. 

It is precisely why Gopichand was not willing 

to talk about a possible gold even after 

Sindhu had beaten the two Chinese stars to 

reach the World Championship semifinal 

and even tried to protect her from all the 


hype surrounding her victories by cutting 

down her communication from the outside 

world. 

To her benefit, Sindhu comes from a family 

which has seen the ups and downs of professional 

sport with both her parents being international 

volleyball players (her dad was 

even the captain). Also Gopichand is well 

aware of the growing pressure on the youngster 

and would have also started devising a 

strategy to use it to make her mentally 

stronger. 

But this is not an overnight process and 

just like the coach and the player we will also 

have to be patient as Sindhu’s results may oscillate 

between exceptional and not so impressive 

and should be looked at just as a development 

process for the youngster. Indeed, 

at this point – it should not be Saina or Sindhu. 

Rather, it should be Saina and Sindhu. 

Together, they are doing India proud and together, 

they can push each other to get even 

better. 

One thing is sure. Sindhu has the potential 

to become the best in the world. And if we 

follow the timeline Gopichand has set for the 

18-year-old, then this is just a beginning. 

Today, let us just celebrate the achievement 

of Sindhu and wish her all the best for the future. 

VVS Laxman, before taking his decision to retire, got a 

taste of MS Dhoni’s habit of going completely off the 

radar when he’s on holiday. 

And now, Virat Kohli has become the latest victim of the Indian 

skipper’s habit of not responding to text messages or phone calls. 

Laxman and Kohli aren’t the only big names Dhoni has 

ignored. He notoriously didn’t reply to a congratulatory message 

from Amitabh Bachchan after he received the Padma Shree in 

2009. 

In a Hindustan Times report, Kohli was quoted as saying: 

“When he goes away on holidays, it is very hard to contact him. 

I tried to message him on the phone but I couldn’t reach him. But 

I’ll be seeing him soon I guess. And I’ll speak to him about it.” 

Dhoni said that he would not like to be disturbed during his 

break, and it seems he’s leaving no stone upturned to accomplish 

this. 

However, Kohli maintained that he was trying to learn from 

Dhoni — especially his ability to keep calm under pressure. 

Kohli has been criticised of losing his cool too often. 

He also mentioned that Dhoni’s tips during the West Indies tour 

helped him in Zimbabwe.

12 BHOPALAugust 12 to August 18, 2013 

UPA Government responsible 

for killing of Indian soldiers 

The responsibility for the recent 

killing of five Indian jawans 

along the Line of Control in 

Poonch in Jammu & Kashmir lies to a 

large extent with the Congress-led 

UPA Government as it does entirely 

with the Army across the border and, 

by extension, the recently sworn-in 

Nawaz Sharif regime. By continuing 

to overlook the repeated breach of the 

ceasefire agreement along the LoC by 

the Pakistani Army which has over 

the months claimed precious lives of 

our soldiers, and taking a soft line on 

the infiltrations that militants make 

with Islamabad's Army providing covering 

fire, the Union Government has 

encouraged Pakistan to sustain its 

deadly attacks. 

Even in the present case, the impotence 

of the Congress-led regime is evident. 

Given that the UPA regime has 

allowed Islamabad to get away with 

similar atrocities in the past, it would 

be a miracle if it actually takes a firm 

stand and calls off potential talks between 

the Prime Ministers of the two 

countries on the sidelines of a United 

Nations meet in New York in September, 

or takes other measures such as 

scaling down diplomatic or trade ties. 

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's 

attempt to reach out to the Opposition 

to explain the Government's position 

and ‘cool down tempers' would have 

been more credible had his Government 

acted decisively in the past. Remember 

how he went back on the resolve 

that he made in January that it 

will no longer be “business as usual” 

with Pakistan after the latter's Army 

killed Indian soldiers and mutilated 

their bodies. Within months of that, 

business was back as usual. Trade and 

visa agreements fell in place and India 

began engaging officials of Islamabad. 

On an earlier occasion, after the 26/11 

attacks, New Delhi had made a similar 

resolve, and broke that too within 

months. There is a limit to ill-placed 

generosity. Once again Pakistan has 

made a military venture and killed 

five soldiers and India is a mute spectator. 

Its reaction is in Parliament and 

not at the front. Leaders from the ruling 

and opposite political parties are 

firing at each other, but not permitting 

the soldiers to retaliate. 

Pakistan, one-fourth the size of India, 

has always deterred us by all 

means. In the wake of terrorist attacks 

on Parliament on December 13, 

2001, India had mobilised its forces at 

the western border and was quite 

close to war on January 14, 2002 and on 

June 10, 2002. But we did not attack on 

Pakistan for fear that the latter might 

use its nuclear weapons. In fact, the 

NDA government was scared about 

Pakistan’s military dictatorship – 

whenever military dictators and trigger-happy 

Pakistani generals went to 

war, both casualties and destruction 

were heavy. 

The politico-military intellectual 

landscape in India has remained basically 

desolate. A mislaid and archaic 

emphasis on peaceful rhetoric has restrained 

all national debate on India’s 

strategic culture to deal with the enemy. 

It is a multifaceted topic, which 

further needs to be discussed and argued 

honestly without any bias to 

reach a conclusion. A sound and effective 

strategy should be immediately 

formulated to highlight the increasing 

necessity of integration between military 

power and diplomacy in view of 

consecutive Pakistani attacks on our 

soldiers. 

Nation 

PHOTO OF THE WEEK 


Kashmir tensions threaten to return 

India and Pakistan to vitriolic past 

An escalating war of words between India and 

Pakistan over cross-border attacks in Kashmir 

has tarnished hopes that the newly elected government 

in Islamabad will succeed in reviving peace 

talks between the feuding neighbours. 

Accusations and counter-claims have raged since Monday, 

when India said five of its soldiers guarding the Line 

of Control (LoC) in the divided and disputed state of 

Kashmir were killed in an ambush by gunmen from Pakistan. 

The flare-up of cross-border tensions has come during 

a bloody week in Pakistan. On Thursday, a suicide 

bomber attacked the funeral of a policeman who was shot 

dead earlier in the day in Quetta, a troubled city in the 

south-west periodically attacked by religious and sectar- 

Cross-border attacks could 

cause recent thaw in relations 

to plunge back to pugnacious 

ian militants. 

Almost 40 people were killed at the gathering in an 

impasse of the 1990 

open area near a mosque, 21 of whom were police offi- Similar outbreaks of violence in January, which incers, 

including one of Quetta's most senior police officluded accusations by India that one of its soldiers had 

cers. Also on Thursday, Delhi reacted to days of public been beheaded by a cross-border raiding party, stymied 

outrage of the killing of its soldiers by significantly hard- efforts by politicians on both sides to open serious talks. 

ening its rhetoric over Monday's attack in Kashmir, di- Some analysts fear such attacks are deliberately orrectly 

implicating Pakistani soldiers for the first time. chestrated by elements within the Indian and Pakistani 

India's defence minister, A K Antony, told parliament army opposed to rapprochement between the two coun- 

that "specialist troops of the Pakistan army were intries. Pakistan's prime minister, Nawaz Sharif, who was 

volved in this attack". 

elected in a landslide victory in May, is determined to 

Immediately after the incident, Antony had merely said make progress, vowing to "pick up the threads from 

the attack was carried out by militants who were accom- where we left in 1999", the last time he was in office and 

panied by "persons dressed in Pakistan army uniforms", attempted to fix a relationship poisoned by three wars 

violating a 2003 ceasefire agreement. 

since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947. At a meet- 

India's febrile media and opposition parties, already ing with government officials in Islamabad on Thursday, 

gearing up for elections next year, attacked the govern- Sharif "expressed his sadness over the recent incidents", 

ment for being too soft on Pakistan. 

a statement by Pakistan's foreign ministry said. 

"We all know that nothing happens from the Pakistan He was also reported to have said that "it is incumbent 

side of the Pakistan Line of Control without support, as- upon the leadership of both sides not to allow the situasistance, 

facilitation and often, direct involvement of the tion to drift and to take steps to improve the atmosphere". 

Pakistan army," Antony added. 

He also called for better communication between the In- 

On Wednesday, hundreds of Indian Youth Congress acdian and Pakistani armies to prevent misunderstanding. 

tivists staged a violent protest near the Pakistani high Pakistan has proposed dates for talks with India on some 

commission in Delhi, prompting Islamabad to formally of the outstanding disputes between the two countries, 

protest what it saw as an attempted "attack" on their but India is yet to reply. There are fears the uproar could 

diplomatic mission in the Indian capital. There were also derail hopes of a meeting between Sharif and the Indian 

anti-Pakistan demonstrations in other major Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh, in New York in Sep- 

cities. Pakistan said claims it was involved in the Monday tember, on the sidelines of the UN general assembly. 

attack was Indian propaganda, and also complained that Imtiaz Alam, one of the Pakistani founders of the 

gunfire from Indian soldiers had killed a civilian on the South Asia Free Media Association, which campaigns for 

Pakistani side of the de facto border that neither side of- peace in the subcontinent, said Sharif would have to asficially 

recognise. 

sert his authority over the country's military. "He will 

Islamabad earlier complained over another incident on have to take some very clear, very tough steps," he said. 

Tuesday, shortly after the killing of the Indian soldiers, "If he doesn't take those steps that can create the right en- 

when it claimed "unprovoked Indian firing" injured two vironment the Indians will start doubting his capacity to 

of its soldiers. 

fulfil his promises." 

Flowers offered by villagers, seen on the body of an elephant, which was hit by a train 

about 85 miles east of Guwahati, Assam. 

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