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PM may inspect CWG venues next week: Gill
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PTI NEW DELHI, AUG 19
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Amidst reports of delays and shoddy work, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may next week inspect some of the venues of Commonwealth Games to be held in the national capital in October. "Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) president Mike Fennell has seen (the venues) and I hope to take Prime Minister (to the venues) next week," Sports Minister M S Gill said replying to supplementaries during Question Hour in Rajya Sabha here. The venues, he said, are ready and only temporary fitting works are being carried out now. Responding to questions on irregularities in tendering and award for construction of the venues, Gill said the Prime Minister has already stated that the guilty if any will not be spared.
tress is the biggest killer in present times. It is the beginning of mental, emotional, physical illness and spiritual bankruptcy. There is no human being on earth who can say that he/she is perfect. Stress is an inner struggle which grows unnoticed. It is then seen as a misbehaviour, depression, mental illness, psychopathic, etc. Mental health drugs and methods only help to control the misbehaviour, but create a chemical dependence on drugs, leading to other mental and physical side effects. But there is still hope, in Counselling and Spirituality. Modern medical science has accepted that without a combination of both, their medical science and treatments will not work. Spirituality cannot be separated from Psychology which is the study of Human Behaviour. The character of a person should be that of his Creator. The inner struggles that a person faces can be observed in two ways. The first, is the outer manifestations of our inner struggles, and the other is hidden way of Silence. The inner struggles that people can start right from the time of birth, influenced by the state of mind, or parents and the surroundings within the family. Stress builds up slowly as we grow up, influenced by the circumstances of behaviour of parents and adults which has a direct bearing on the emotional and mental state of mind of a child. The culture, traditions, neighbours, society, schools, colleges, type of Government, etc., all play a part in influencing the mind of the child, as he/she grows to be an youth, and later an adult. Stress is contagious, because such behaviour passes from one member to the others living together in a family, amongst friends, office colleagues, executives, corporate and political bosses or anyone in close contact with a stressful or depressed person. There are a large number of Masked Depressed Persons walking around us and we feel it is a normal situation. People who are building up stress within themselves do not realise that it is really happening to them. But it is important for us to bring it to their notice before the worst happens. The signs of the inner struggle begins with fear, insecurity, doubts, anxiety, etc., which take over our feelings and emotions. Spirituality is what helps us cope with our feelings and emotions. Therefore, the spiritual foundation of the Parents and the Family , play an important role in building up a child from the time of birth, to growing up as a youth and an adult. In today’s world, we can the inner struggle people face whether they are rich or poor, when marriages and relationships break up, in political and religious disputes, in the youth committing suicides, violence and crime, greed for money and property, rapes and murders, gossip and slandering, etc. Our States, Nations and the World looks confused and stressed out as they battle for Power to secure themselves from their enemies, least realizing that the enemy is within us. Inner struggles lead to suppression of the spirit, emotional weakness, genetic and immune diseases, leading to allergies and lifestyle sickness of modern times. Most of the social unrest, corruption, rioting, theft, murder, rape, wars, are the fallout of stress and our inner struggles. There is no peace within Man. Happiness is being ‘purchased’ with money value and estimates of material wealth. But this worldly happiness does not last for long. How about working for the Joy of Life. To build a Joyful Family and a Joyful State? Spiritual bankruptcy can be the root cause of our inner struggles or stress or depression, as you may call it. Our emotional strength lies in our spiritual relationship with the Creator. Being religious does not necessarily mean that we are spiritually strong. Our emotional strength and growth depends on the Intimate Relationship we have with our Creator. As adults and parents, we pass on our stress to our children, right from their birth, even though a family is established in an intimate relationship with the Creator. A family cannot survive on rituals, traditions, superstitions, doctrines, dogmas, etc. It is the Intimate Relationship with God the Father or our Creator that strengthens the spiritual health of a family. We have to work on our inner struggles of stress which not only effect the whole family, but a large number of people, who will one day be a burden the State. This stress related illness is now progressing in Goa and has to be urgently attended to. The number of stressed, depressed and mentally ill people is on the increase. Prayer and Counselling is our new hope. But Counselling can be taken up by only those who are compassionate towards fellow human beings. Counsellors need to be paid their wages. But Counselling cannot be another business or a money making racket. Love and Spirituality together with Psychology is the foundation of Good Counselling. One must have a passion to love and serve others. Counselling cannot be only based on College degrees to earn money. One needs a lot of life experiences in order to give good counsel. Counselling cannot be taken up with the sole purpose of it being a lucrative field and earning money. Without going through the pains of being Human, we will not be able to identify nor counsel the one who is in a struggle in life. Bookish and theoretical knowledge only, will not help us to mirror the life of those in a struggle. Psychology cannot be separated from Spirituality. Both require each other. But without intimate relationship or closeness to the Creator, all types of Counselling will fail. All Counsellors have to live a life of truthfulness .Only God’s love is perfect and perfect love casts out all fears. And what is not possible with Man, is possible with God. Faith is in believing in the works of Invisible. There is Joy in Spirit filled living. The Writer is the Senior Counsellor of Asha Counselling Centre, Mapusa.
Pak troops fire at Indian posts PTI JAMMU, AUG 19
Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire yet again today firing rockets and mortars at Indian forward posts along the Line of Control in Poonch district in the wee hours with an aim to send militants across the border. Pakistani soldiers indulged in heavy firing along the LoC at around 0100 hours, targeting Indian forward posts in Krishnagati sub-sector of Poonch district with rockets and mortars, Brigadier General Staff (BGS), 16 corps, Brig S Dua told PTI. Dozens of mortars and rockets were fired, which exploded away from the posts without causing any damage, he said,. Indian troops guarding the border, took positions and fired back resulting in heavy exchanges.
"We will take it to logical conclusion." He said the observations by Chief Technical Examiners' Organisation (CTEO) of Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) after inspecting the sports stadia are preliminary. "These are not final report," he said adding observations or queries raised by CTEO are sent to concerned departments and upon their satisfactory replies some are dropped. In all 40 observations were
PTI NEW DELHI, AUG 19
With allegations of corruption plaguing the Commonwealth Games (CWG), Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee today said Rs 100 crore promised by her ministry for the event would be given only after ascertaining "credentials" of the expenditure. "This is an important issue. Rs 100 crore was promised in the Railway Budget. But we have not yet worked out the modalities of how the funds should be given for CWG. We will give it only after verifying the credentials of the games' expenditure," Banerjee told the Lok Sabha. Intervening during a debate on the Supplementary Demands for Grants for her min-
UNI NEW DELHI, AUG 19
tion and remediation activities are being finalised. Not a single victim should be denied justice. '' Equally important is the necessity to put systems in place that will ensure that no Bhopal-type man-made catastrophe repeats itself,'' Ms Gandhi said. COMMONWEALTH GAMES: Sonia said those found guilty will be punished after the event. Te r m i n g t h e C o m m o n wealth Games as a matter of national pride, she said the Games were not related to any political party or individual. "It was a matter of national pride and efforts should be made to hold them successfully."
Eesha miffed at ‘item’ girl tag PTI MUMBAI, AUG 18
Bollywood actress Eesha Narang, better known as the 'Khallas' girl does not take kindly to the 'item' tag attached to her following a series of special appearances in movie songs. "Even people today refer to me as 'Khallas' girl.. I take it as a complement.. But I believe they must not be called 'item' (whether songs or girls)... it sounds negative.. derogatory and disrespectful," Eesha told PTI. In 2002, the actress appeared in RGV's 'Company' for the popular item number 'Khallas' which earned her the nickname and the most exciting new face trophy at the Stardust awards. "I still don't understand why it is called 'item' and in what context it is called so ? The
Even people today refer to me as 'Khallas' girl.. I take it as a complement.. But I believe they must not be called 'item' (whether songs or girls)... it sounds negative.. derogatory and disrespectful. -- Eesha term is created by media and to some extent even by producers and directors," she said. "They are special or friendly appearances why call it 'item song'... we are human beings not any object to be called an item," the 33-year-old actress, who did 'Ishq Samundar', in Sanjay Gupta's 'Kaante' said.
Eesha, will be seen in Subhash Ghai's 'Hello Darling' releasing on August 27. The movie, which deals with the issue of sexual harassment, also stars Celina Jaitley, Gul Panag, and Javed Jaffrey. Elaborating on her character, she said, "I play the role of a Har yanwi girl Satvari Chautala. She is the charm-
HERALD CORRESPONDENT NEW DELHI, AUG 19
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has unearthed a massive mobile phone connection racket of the Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) in Mumbai and registered a case against its two top officials for putting it to the loss of around Rs 7 crores. Nine distributors of the MTNL are also charged with the criminal conspiracy to get some 3 lakh SIMs of the mobile phone connections activated by entering into a criminal conspiracy with the deputy general manager (GSM) and assistant general manager(Sales) of the telephone company. The CBI treats all these mobile connections so provided to people in Mumbai as "fake" since they were released without a paisa received by the MTNL. It has left it up to the government to decide as to what to do with these connections. Most of them are prepaid connections, without any kind of records with MTNL.
Funds after proper scrutiny: Mamata
Bhopal: we cannot remain prisoners of past, says Sonia Congress President Sonia Gandhi today admitted that there have been inadequacies of successive governments in dealing with the Bhopal Gas Tragedy but '' we cannot remain prisoners of the past.'' '' Both Houses of Parliament have had informed debates on a number of important subjects. On the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, I am the first to acknowledge that there have been inadequacies in how successive governments have dealt with this calamity. But we cannot remain prisoners of the past. We must look ahead and answer the question- what can we do now?-- rather than -what could we have done in the past?'' Ms Gandhi said addressing the Genral Body meeting of the Congress Parliamentary Party in the Central Hall of Parliament House. She said the Group of Ministers has prepared a detailed agenda for action. Compensation has been increased. Medical facilities are being strengthened. Judicial decisions are being reopened. Waste disposal, decontamina-
raised with regard to Major Dhyan Chand Stadium, of which 38 have been dropped after replies, he said adding similar was the case in many other venues. The CTEO had sought clarifications on certain preliminary observations made by them during the inspection on Siri Fort indoor badminton and squash stadium, Shivaji Stadium, Major Dhyan Chand Hockey Stadium, Talkatora Boxing Stadium, SPM Swimming Pool, rugby venue at Jamia Millia Islamia University and training venue at Commonwealth Games Village. "The observations made by the CTEO for some of the projects relate, inter-alia to award of work at higher rates; poor site management, compromises with delays and quality factors and poor quality assurance and award of work to ineligible companies," he said.
CBI busts Mumbai mobile racket
ing, aggressive and a no nonsense person. She is the one w h o p ro v o ke s o t h e r t w o women in the film to raise their voice and do something against their lusty boss (Javed)." 'Hello Darling' deals with exploitation of women in the workplace. Being a comedy with an issue of sexual harassment, the film has also been given an adult certificate. Eesha married her longterm boyfriend Rohit (Timmy) Narang in November 2009 and is working after a gap of almost two years but does not consider it to be comeback. "I won't call this film as a new inning as I took a sabbatical from work for over a year or so to enjoy my married life...it was a new phase altogether," she said.
istry, she said the commitment of Rs 100 crore had been made by her in the Railway Budget presented in February. She was responding to questions raised by Harin Pathak (BJP) on the prudence of apportioning railway funds for the CWG in the wake of allegations of corruption in the CWG preparations coming to the fore in the recent days. Pathak, who initiated the debate, said though the CWG was a matter of pride for the country and its dignity was at stake to hold the event successfully, complaints of misuse of funds had raised questions over why Railway money should go to the games. Noting that some PSUs were withdrawing their sponsorship
for the CWG and lakhs of crores were to be spent for the games, he said the allegations had raised suspicions that funds were being diverted to the coffers of some individuals. "Since the PSUs are withdrawing sponsorships, the CWG organising committee has identified Railways, State Bank of India and Air India to get the funds for the games. The allegations of corruption has raised suspicion that the funds meant for the games are diverted for personal gain," he said. Pathak said though Banerjee was "most-wanted" in West Bengal and the state was "waiting" for her, but as Railway Minister she should focus on the work in Delhi too. Pointing out that Banerjee
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Lok Sabha roof leaks
Amid heavy downpour outside Parliament, a Congress member today drew the attention of the Speaker to a stray leak from the roof of the Lok Sabha. "Madam, sadan mein pani tapak raha hai (water is dripping in the House)," Jagdambika Pal said during Zero Hour and pointed out the place from where water was leaking. Concerned over the wear and tear of the Parliament House building, Speaker Meira Kumar has already constituted a high level-committee headed by her to protect the heritage structure.
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