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ny person whether he is a small farmer, a middle class employee or a businessman when taking bank loan for development activity is positive of making it use for progress, reap benefit and pay it back. But every plan, project may not give results expected and he may lose the amount invested.

Banks officers who disburse loans very well know this is common.

Can happen to any person irrespective of his social, educational, economic stature. But when a person who has taken loan becomes defaulter in circumstances beyond his control the response of bank officers and staff is totally different with these three sections.

A farmer in rural Tamil Nadu has taken loan to buy a tractor and in first season he paid instalments regularly. Present season has failed due to draught. As he lost crop completely could not pay the instalment. Bank treated him as willful defaulter and sent staff to his place to confiscate the tractor. That is not all they bet him, applied revue recovery act to take away household articles. With feelings insult, humiliation helpless farmer committed suicide. In similar situation of a middle class employee who takes housing loan could not pay couple of instalment because of losing the job in downsizing of company will be penalized with exorbitant penalty to begin with soon his house will be auctioned.

Now look at cases of corporate businessmen. Liquor king defaults Rs. Nine thousand and flies away in ‘King’ style. A central minister’s companies not only default banks to the tune of hundreds of crores of Rupees and denies he has nothing to do with those companies. With the help of ruling party leaders a group of small time businessmen become billionaires’ by collecting Rs. thousands of crores as deposits across five North Eastern states from poor and middle class sections without the permission regulatory organizations. In all these cases banks did very little, till these sharks eat into large chunks of their resources, which is money collected from general public. They are allegedly in ‘Deliberate deep slumber’ for not to cause discomfort their ‘Valuable’ corporate customers.

Why this dual standards? What makes banks and their officers to sleep on large bad debts of business tycoons and corporates for decades and behave like medieval mercenaries in the cases of poor, middle class customers? It’s high time for bank managements to introspect, learn to be protecters of public money And human values.

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The three-day cultural extravaganza was embroiled in controversy after environmentalists alleged that preparations for the event have damaged the ecology of Yamuna flood plains and demanded that it be stopped.

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WORLD CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Art of Living Against all odds It looked as if a new township has come up on the on the sprawling right bank of river Yamuna. For three days in the second week of March it was centre spiritual, cultural activities. The ‘World’s biggest stage was dais for World Cultural Festival organized by Art of Living Foundation of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. The mega event which began on 11 March and culminated on 13 March.

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switching over to that mode from the traditional one. In an apparent reference the legal tussle with the National Green Tribunal -NGT (see the Box), he said, many obstacles come when we want to do something great. But it only indicates that we have taken up something very significant. He explained “Obstacles do not come when something wrong is done.

Obstacles do come when something great is to be done. But all those obstacles are removed finally and the end result is very sweet." The Art of Living founder told his followers to face with full courage whenever some difficulties come before them. At the event, which saw attendance of people from various countries, he Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said nationals of different places have gathered to give the message that we are one.

“Art of Living is a philosophy to live life to its fullest," he said. On the occasion, several farmers were awarded by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was welcomed by the spiritual guru as a "very dear Prime Minister".

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he World Culture Festival 2016 is a celebration of The Art of Living’s 35 years of service, humanity, spirituality and human values. The festival has celebrated the diversity in cultures from across the world while simultaneously highlighting our unity as a human family declared the Art of Living foundation. The Art of Living had organised a similar peace festival in 2011 to celebrate its 30th anniversary at the historic Olympic stadium in Berlin, the organisers said.

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speaking in the presence of Prime Minister, Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in his speech touched upon the ideas of co-existence and diversity. He cited spirituality among the five things, including art, sports and intellectual debate, which unite people across the world. We love nature. “It is in our DNA," he said and hailed the farmers for serving the country through their work. Art of Living guru also talked briefly about the benefits of organic farming and cited an instance of a farmer, whose earning grew up from Rs 40,000 to Rs 4 lakh after

Addressing the gathering, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the event as a Kumbhmela of culture. He was all praise for the spiritual guru and his organisation.

"Through Art of Living, the world has got to know about India. I want to congratulate Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. His mission has spread all over the world, in various nations," Narendra Modi said in his brief inaugural address at the three-day World Culture Festival. PM said "soft power" is a vital instrument of uniting the world but stressed that India can contribute its part only when citizens desist from criticising their own country. He said where and when the power of

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establishment cannot achieve its desired results; there comes the relevance of soft power. Prime Minster made it clear India can make its contribution towards this endeavour but it would require the citizens themselves to be proud of their culture and tradition. “The world is not only united by concerns of economic growth, but also by human values and India can play a vital role in it," he said lauding the initiative of Art of Living Foundation.

Directly addressing the large gathering including a large number of participants and dignitaries from various parts of the world Narendra Modi said When we face resistance in life, we will need Art of Living, when we pursue our dreams we need Art of Living and when we move from myself towards the common cause of us, we need Art of Living. Appreciating Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's services in last 35 years, Modi said: "Once I was overwhelmed when I got a grand reception in Mongolia at an event organised by Art of Living Foundation."

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Thrilled minsters laud Art of Living.

“People said the Yamuna is polluted. But it is clean, only a few miles are polluted, “said the central ministers who have attended the last day of the World Culture Festival on the Yamuna floodplains. They were thrilled to see the World Cultural Festival capital of the country. They felt Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar was relaying Swami Vivekananda's message of service to humanity all over the world.

Several of central cabinet ministers including finance minister Arun Jaitley , Union urban development minister M Venkaiah Naidu, railway minister Suresh Prabhu, communication and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, science and technology minister Harsh Vardhan and coal minister Piyush Goyal--Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan, Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal and BJP president Amit Shah have attended the festival. All central ministers have not only ruled out any damage to the environs at

Yamuna banks but expressed happiness finding river culture at the site. Commending Sri Sri's efforts to teach the world the art of living for the past 35 years, Jaitley wondered, “What is the reason for this attraction? Is it his personality, yoga or meditation? “The next moment, he gave the answer to-the uniting power of cultures and religions. “India is a cradle of all civilisations and this is the message from Delhi to the world.” The finance minister also said, “Many efforts were made to stop the event.

But this is a wonderful sight, the environment here is beautiful. I didn't have any traffic problem while arriving here.” The I&B minister also found only a “river of cultures“. “There is no damage to the environment. Truth is one. Wise men interpret it differently.” Shah said the festival had left the world spellbound. “The world is connected through trade and economics. You have united them through cultures, “he said, looking at Sri Sri. The Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan called the gathering “a global family”. Delhi

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Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal preferred to play it safe. Invited to close the event, he began his speech with, "Jai Gurudev!" and the audience erupted in cheer. He continued, "Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has joined both ends of the political spectrum on this dais. On his left, is the Centre (BJP) and to his right is the Delhi Government (AAP). If he takes an initiative, both will have to clean up Yamuna. We are all duty bound to make Delhi richer in natural beauty."

The number of visitors doubled on the Final day of World Culture Festival with 12 lakh people marking their presence. Around 6 lakh had attended the event on the opening day. Last day saw dignitaries from countries like the US, UK, Germany and Lithuania and central and Delhi government ministers addressing the crowd.

The British Conservative Party’s parliamentarian Matthew Offord who attended the Art of Living's World Culture Festival has conveyed invitation from their Prime Minister David Cameron to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to address British parliament. He was invited to address the House of Commons, the lower house of parliament.

“British Prime Minister David Cameron has invited you to address the House of Commons whenever you visit UK next time.” Matthew told Sri Sri Ravi Shankar/ The culmination of Art of Living's World Culture Festival was spectacular and inspiring for visitors who took home message of peace on last day. Salutations in different languages, wishes from representatives of various countries and the echo of “Vande Mataram“amid a spectacular display of cultural melange marked. While the Grand Art of Living Symphony of 8,500

musicians continued to attract loud applause, the display of traditional dances like Bihu from Assam, Wairua folklore from New Zealand, Ghoomar per formed by 1,350 artistes from Rajasthan and cheer dance from Japan left the crowd mesmerised. A total of 1,000 singers rendered Rabindra Sangeet from West Bengal. Himalayan folk tunes lent an earthy touch. Besides, among international performances, 50 Pakistani wherling dervishes mesmerized all, 138 Japanese artistes exhibited the Cheer Dance and 148 Argentinian dancers did Tango.

Army in aid of Art of Living The successful completion of World Cultural Festival the arrangements made by Indian army personnel were played key role.

They have worked tirelessly to build two pontoon bridges for the festival. Hundreds of Delhi Police and Central Reserve Police Force personnel were also engaged in smooth conduction of Festival.

“We have built two bridges and each has a capacity of holding 40 tonnes (40,000 kgs)," said one of the army personnel. The opposition parties have criticised the government for using army personnel for a three-day World

Cultural Festival organised by Art of Living on the Yamuna floodplains. But the move was strongly supported by central minister as it is in the ‘public interest and saftey’.

Seating arrangements for more than 11 lakh people daily and six towering floodlight masts focused down at the gigantic stage was made. Art of Living Foundation's organisers said it is the biggest stage in the world, covering 3, 34,358 square feet, almost 100 feet tall and a width of 1,200 feet. They say they hope it may find a place in Guinness World Records. The stage was for the three-day World Culture Festival held at Yamuna flood plain in Delhi from 11 to 13 of March. “I tried to represent 'Pancha Bhoota' (five elements of earth, water, fire, air and ether) in this massive stage," said Nitin C. Desai, stage designer, who claims to have designed sets for films like 'Lagaan', 'Devdas', 'Jodha Akbar', 'Tamas' and '1942 A Love Story'. Around 8,000 musicians and 10,000 dancers performed on the stage at a time Art of Living foundation organizers made arrangement expecting around 35 lakh people to attend the event. Participants from 155 countries have participated. Art of Living spokesman Sanjay Kumar said: " We have organised this event to mark the 35th anniversary celebrations of The Art of Living Foundation. Our primary aim is to promote 'One World Family'."

At the end Art of Living’s World Cultural Festival has proved itself as one of its kind events, the festival which offers a platform for spiritual and religious leaders, politicians, business leaders, peacemakers and artists to spread the message of global peace and harmony in diversity.

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WITHSTANDING CURRENTS OF CONTROVERSY The three-day cultural extravaganza was embroiled in controversy after environmentalists alleged that preparations for the event have damaged the ecology of Yamuna flood plains and demanded that it be stopped.

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he National Green Tribunal allowed the AoL of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to hold the festival but slapped a fine of Rs five crore. The Tribunal was informed Thursday evening that the organisers of the event were yet to obtain all clearances even as the spiritual leader said he would go to jail rather than pay a fine of Rs 5 crore. But for the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which finally gave the go ahead on Wednesday although with riders, the mega event wouldn't have taken place.

The National Green Tribunal on Friday took strong objection to Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's remark on refusal to pay Rs five crore fine in connection with the three-day cultural extravaganza on Yamuna flood plains but allowed more time to his organisation to pay up. The panel was disturbed with Ravi Shankar's statement that he would not pay the penalty and would prefer going to jail, saying, "When a person of that stature makes such statements, it hits the rule of law. If anybody hurts the image of the

tribunal, he will be taken to rule of law."

However, the NGT considered the plea of Ravi Shankar's A0L Foundation that it was a charitable organisation and it was difficult for it to generate the huge amount of Rs five crore in such a short period and asked it to pay Rs 25 lakh immediately failing which the grant of Rs 2.5 crore sanctioned to it by Centre will be attached. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar also clarified that the amount of Rs five crore be treated

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as environmental compensation and not as penalty. The bench said it will attach the grant of Rs 2.5 crore, sanctioned to AoL by Ministry of Culture for the extravaganza. On being asked by the tribunal if the AoL had received the Rs 2.5 crore grants from the Ministry of Culture, the counsel for the foundation informed that Rs 1.68 crore had been disbursed to it out of the total amount. "If the rule of law is hurt, it will affect the justice dispensation system. This controversy loses its significance by the stand taken by the Foundation. We do not wish to go into the merits of the controversy," the bench said and fixed April 4 as the next date of hearing.

The order of the tribunal came on a plea by environmental activists seeking stay on AoL's World Cultural Festival. The petition has alleged that AOL has not taken mandatory permissions from competent authorities like fire department, police and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). The tribunal also pulled up Ministry of Water Resources for not doing anything to protect river Yamuna from pollution despite directions. "What have you done?

Have you inspected the river?

Despite directions you have not checked pollution in the river," the bench said. The green panel had also directed Central Pollution Control Board, Ministry of Environment and Forests to issue proper directions to the organizers of the event with regard to disposal of municipal solid waste and drinking water. The NGT had earlier expressed its helplessness in banning the event, saying it was "fait accompli".

On government side Union Ministers M. Venkaiah Naidu, Rajnath Singh supported of world

The order of the tribunal came on a plea by environmental activists seeking stay on AoL's World Cultural Festival. The petition has alleged that AOL has not taken mandatory permissions from competent authorities like fire department, police and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD). The tribunal also pulled up Ministry of Water Resources for not doing anything to protect river Yamuna from pollution despite directions. cultural festival being organised by AoL and dismissed controversies surrounding the event, saying it should not be politicised. There is no controversy. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is known for resolving controversial issues, said Home Minister Rajnath There no co In a

series of tweets, the Urban Development minister Venkaiah said it is an event to celebrate cultural diversity and 'will bring glory to India'. "It's a cultural event to celebrate diversity. Let's celebrate and join d festival (sic)," he tweeted. He questioned the criticism over Army building pontoon bridges for the event, saying there have been instances when the Army has helped out during major congregations like Kumbh under previous governments.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar took a dig at his critics for describing the World Cultural Festival as his "private party" noting that obstacles do come when something great is done. Addressing the inaugural session of the three-day event, which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Sri Sri pitched for protecting environment, saying it was in our DNA to "care for and love" nature.

"Somebody said it is the guruji's private party. I said yes. It is true because entire world is my family.

When one needs nothing for himself, then he belongs to the entire society," he said.

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hey are Rich, Reputed, Corporate giants. But behind them have bad debts, bleeding businesses, allegations of downright dishonesty. In last few months country has witnessed industrialists, businessmen who took ride of customers and commercial banks. Swallowed thousands of crores Rupees of public money directly or through banks. Money deposited by gullibly customers and huge loans both secured and unsecured given by banks has vanished into thin air. The list sounds like names taken out of page-3 personalities list. Interestingly some of them are present or former people’s representatives either at various states or centre.

While at national level Kingfisher Airlines ability of manipulating the banks into lending it thousands of crores of rupees, the Saradha chit fund scam, the deals that finally led to the imprisonment of Subrata Roy of the Sahara

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Group have created sensation. But inability financial institutions, governments in preventing these businessmen from blatant backstabbing to public and public sector banks bound to weaken general public’s trust on them. With their financial strength and high level contacts in political corridors power little can be hoped for. These Naya Natwarlals and their sharp knife techniques of pocketing public money are shocking and upsetting. Details: The three major scams rocked at national level were entirely different. But they were all examples of big players manipulating regulators, financial institutions and the political establishment. Kingfisher’s Vijay Mallya has not repaid more than Rs 7,000 crore he had borrowed from seventeen banks, including the State Bank of India. While banks which have given him money without any collateral were struggling to find ways to make pay liquor king has already left the country throwing a ‘Royal Challenge’ to them. Banks finally approached Supreme Court to get back the Rs 9,000 crore the liquor

baron owed them. The Saradha group has collected around Rs.2000 to 3000 Crores from lakhs of customer in West Bengal and North Eastern states. Many politicians and former government official involved in this scam. The Sahara case involves huge money amounting to 24 thousand crores of Rupees.

Kingfisher Airlines has begun its journey in 2005. Made a name as a luxury airline but it never reported a profit in its all eight years of operations. However, it expanded its fleet and offered more facilities to passengers on borrowed money. Many of this Mallya Company’s moves were careless, like the ambitious

acquisition of Air Deccan to make it eligible to operate international flights. Kingfisher could not apply for international licenses as it had not completed five years of domestic operations. When the loans started to sour, the banks’ consortium decided to lend more to bail out the company. Mallya presented several rehabilitation packages for the company and managed to secure more loans without pledging any of his other businesses. The banks, it is learnt, differed among themselves on the rationale of lending more to

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he Saradha Group financial scandal was also a major financial scam. This alleged political scandal caused by the

ensure the repayment of initial loans. The company suffered from financial mismanagement when fuel prices soared. Even when costs skyrocketed, expenses were not kept under the control. Kingfisher Airlines loans started becoming bad debts.

At this stage strangely, the lenders decided to convert part of its debt to equity in the company in 2011. The banks bought the company’s shares at a 60 percent premium. The shares nosedived within a few months. A private bank sold the loans to another financial institution to save its face.

The others stayed. By 2012, it was public knowledge that Kingfisher Airlines was in soup. It started with

collapse of a Ponzi scheme run by Saradha Group. This is a consortium of over 200 private companies that was believed to be the cancellation of several services and delays in payment of salaries.

By year-end, employees were not getting paid at all. Aircraft were grounded. The company suspended its operations within a few months.

In the four years that followed, the lenders could not get their money back from Mallya. They could not even get him to face the legal proceedings. Mallya remained a Member of Parliament. His luxurious lifestyle was not interrupted. He continued to work on the glamorous Kingfisher calendars. Celebrated his 60th birthday in Goa. Reports suggested that Mallya spent anywhere between Rs 100 crore and Rs 300 crore on the birthday bash.

running collective investment schemes popularly but incorrectly referred to as chit funds.

Organizers cleverly used both sentiment and street smart techniques in Saradha Group. First chose name of Saradha Maata, the wife of the famous spiritual figure Ramakrishna paramahansa, and enjoy huge reverence in the rural West Bengal. Then paid huge incentives to the agents.

Incentives as high as 40% of the total money collected from villagers. This helped in establishing a rapid network of investors, agents and word of mouth beneficiaries. The brilliant marketing scheme fooling people with celebrities and MLAs was taken up. In a nexus that added people from all groups, Saradha Group were primary sponsors and their advertisement were aired in almost all Bengali channels 24X7.

The next step was a masterclass in its own right. The Saradha Group has started more than 250 But the banks saw a glimmer of hope when Mallya was tipped to receive more than Rs 500 crore through a sale of stake in his liquor business. The banks may not have acted on the news of the windfall.

They were pricked by RBI governor Raghuram Rajan’s remarks about Mallya’s birthday celebrations “I think that is (birthday bashes) the wrong message to send. If you are in trouble, you should be cutting down your expenses," Rajan had said in an interview. Even then they were slow to act though. In the meantime, he received 40 percent of the money and left the country.

He even paid a visit to the Rajya Sabha the day before his flight.

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companies which helped them in laundering money. The regulator and the watch-dog SEBI became active and issued notices to them.

Saradha started an aggressive campaign expand the investor base. They built their image by investing in Real Estate, Tourist retreats, Food Processing and anything under the sun. They also made close connections with celebrities The Saradha group has collected around Rs.2000 to 3000 Crores from over 17 lakh depositors before it collapsed in April 2013.

The central government through the Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate launched a multiagency probe to investigate the Saradha scam and similar Ponzi schemes. In May 2014, the Supreme Court of India, citing inter-state ramifications, possible international money laundering, serious regulatory failures and alleged political nexus, Some people including some of the well-known financial experts are of opinion that Vijay Mallya is being victimised .They argue Mallya is only a ‘small fish’; media is wrongly projecting him as economic offender and deliberate defaulter. On the hand Vijay Mallya has already been branded a criminal in the country argues that he is not and denying that he has fled India. Liquor baron says he is an international businessman, not an absconder. But at the same time makes it clear that “it is not the right time to return”. Loan defaults are a business matter. When the banks give out loans, they know the risk involved. Don't make me the villain. I have the best intentions.

transferred all investigations into the Saradha scam and other Ponzi schemes to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), India's federal investigative agency.

Many prominent personalities were arrested for their involvement in the scam including two Members of Parliament (MP) - Kunal Ghosh and Srinjoy Bose, former West Bengal Director General of Police Rajat Majumdar, a top football club official Debabrata Sarkar, the then Sports and Transport minister in the West Bengal Government – Madan Mitra.

In the aftermath of the scandal, the State Government of West Bengal where the Saradha Group and most of its investors were based instituted an inquiry commission to investigate the collapse. The State government also set up a fund of Rs 500 Crores to ensure that low-income investors were not bankrupted.

He says. But does he really have?

According a letter, reported to be written by a group of women employees of Kingfisher Airlines throws some light on the company’s strategy. As the company started feeling the pinch, Mallya had told them everything will be alright. He even told the employees that the banks cannot reclaim more than ten percent of the company’s dues. The employees allege that Mallya’s evil designs were evident even at that stage itself.

With background of increasing deliberate defaulters of huge bank loans markets regulator SEBI barred wilful defaulters from raising public funds and taking

control of listed firms, as a controversy raged over massive default by Vijay Mallya. Besides, such defaulters -- including individuals and the companies as well as their promoters and directors -- would be debarred from setting up or being associated with the market entities like mutual funds and brokerage firms. SEBI is also mulling making it mandatory for listed companies to disclose their bad loans if they breach certain thresholds set by the banking sector regulator RBI. SEBI Chairman U K Sinha also announced measures to enhance surveillance actions in the marketplace and to check financial frauds, including by making it mandatory for listed firms to disclose impact of lapses flagged by the auditors. SEBI Chairman said the new rules on restraining wilful defaulters would come into effect immediately after they get notified and would apply to all listed firms, as also to their promoters and directors. While refusing to comment on any individual, Sinha said the new rules are likely to be notified within a few weeks.

These restrictions would apply to every individual and company declared as wilful defaulter as per RBI norms. "If somebody is declared by RBI, or by other orders, that he is a wilful defaulter, then it is very risky to allow that person, or company to raise money from retail persons in the market," Sinha said. They will not be allowed to raise money from the market. SEBI has decided that those individuals will also be debarred from taking any position in a listed company. Such persons will also be declared not fit and proper under various intermediary regulations.

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SAHARA TO WHOM?

ahara Group chief Subrata Roy was accused of illegally raising Rs 24,000 crore from 3 crore investors in 2009 and 2010.

Many companies within the group issued corporate bonds without the permission of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Investigations by regulatory organization have found that many of the investors were fake. The names and address given were wrong. The SEBI found that the Sahara Group was providing a channel for money launderers. Roy was ordered to return the money collected. He did not. He was jailed on February 28, 2014.

On 26 February 2014, the

Supreme Court of India ordered the arrest of Subrata Roy, Chairman & Founder of Sahara India Pariwar, for failing to appear in connection with the Rs.24, 000-crore deposits his company has not refunded to its investors. He was eventually arrested on 28 February 2014 by Uttar Pradesh police on a Supreme Court's warrant, in a dispute with Market Regulator -

SEBI. In a statement after the arrest, his lawyer said Mr. Roy's 92-year-old mother was in poor health and needed "her eldest son" by her side, and hence he failed to appear at the court. He was granted interim bail by Supreme Court of India for the same on 26 March 2014 on condition of depositing Rs 10,000 crore with the market regulator SEBI. As of August 2014, Roy is still in jail and is trying to sell some of his hotel properties to raise enough money.

Curiously, very few people came out demanding the money they invested in Sahara companies, proving that the thousands of investors never actually existed.

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he government has started measures to get public sector companies (PSUs) to buy back their shares. An estimated Rs 2.6 lakh crore lying idle with PSUs. Though government wants to raise more resources by this, it also want to get state run companies, including unlisted ones, to leverage their balance sheets better and raise more loans

from the market. A list of companies is being prepared based on their capital expenditure plans.

The government immediate focus is on companies which are sitting on a cash pile. Companies which have high cash and low debt are also under focus. Some of Indian PSUs have traditionally been conservative and have not relied much on market borrowings. It reported that now government feels greater market borrowings can

increase scrutiny, which is often desirable.

Initially the buyback exercise was to meet the shortfall from lower disinvestment during the current financial year. But latter it has got bigger and became part of a larger government strategy. For a buyback, companies with surplus cash would dip into their reserves, repurchase the shares and transfer the money to the shareholders, led by the government. While this will help the government raise resources, it will also help the PSUs improve the earning per share as the number of shares will come down. The move is expected to be especially helpful in case of companies which are currently unlisted and may go for a listing later. It is not clear how the government intends to deal with companies in the oil and metals sector, which are grappling with low international prices.

It is reported that the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) has amended the rules to allow buybacks on the basis of unaudited accounts for up to six months through a limited review by auditors. Earlier, it had issued a clarification on the debt-equity ratio post-buyback.

These developments are result of disinvestment department seeking clarification from MCA on some of the rules for buyback and some inter-ministerial group meetings have also been held.

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hennai tops in health cover in the country. More than half of the households in Tamil Nadu’s capital city have a member covered by a health scheme or health insurance. Chennai has emerged as the city with the most healthinsured people among metros.

Thanks to a massive government health insurance scheme nearly 5 crore people, or more than threefourth of Tamil Nadu's population covered. Hyderabad that comes close to Chennai also benefits from a government insurance scheme. In Chennai, 56.8% of households are covered by the health insurance followed by Hyderabad with 49.8% and Kolkata with 26.1%.

Among the metros, Mumbai (city) has the lowest coverage at 12.4%.

Experts link the leap in numbers to the state-sponsored health insurance schemes in TN, Kerala, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

National Family Health Survey -4 data released by the Union health ministry shows that almost all metros have more than doubled their insured population in the past ten years, a pace organisations like World Bank say has probably not been witnessed anywhere else in the world.

Among states, more than threefifth of the people in TN got health insurance in the last decade, lowering the number of uninsured by 60% from 2005-2006. At the national level, 17% of the

population was under the health net until 2014. The climb began when a state sponsored scheme was launched by the DMK government in July 2009; two years after the AP government launched its Arogyashri. In 2012, the AIADMK regime upgraded the scheme and ex ended its coverage to include some 1.5 crore families.

While state insurance is available to the poor, many in the middle and upper-income group now have a company-sponsored insurance or an individual insurance. Today , even if a few of the private insurers aren't making huge profits, their losses are down, The TN scheme is offered through the United India Insurance Company Ltd, a public sector undertaking headquartered in Chennai. The scheme provides free medical and surgical treatment for up to Rs1.5 lakh in government and private e hospitals to the members of any family whose annual family income is less than Rs.72, 000.

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he trauma has not overwhelmed her fighting spirit. She is determined to protect other women form becoming of victims of heinous crime done on her. The victim of Veenavanka (Karimnagar) rape case, Shyamala (name changed) is a totality changed woman now. Three men allegedly raped Shyamala (19) on February second week. But she could overcome the trauma and determined to fight for justice.

Shyamala was actually pursuing a course in engineering. But due to financial problems she was forced to drop out in her second year.

Meanwhile, in this year January, The Telangana Police has announced vacancies for the post of constables. Shyamala saw this is an opportunity to realise her childhood dream of joining the police force and signed up for coaching classes at Veenavanka Mandal Coaching Centre for Police Selections. One of the three accused had joined the same coaching class, for the competitive examination for police recruitment, as the girl had.

It was around fateful day in February Shyamala’s friend was looking for a few books which were not available in our town. Their batch mate Srinivas and Muddam Anjaiah offered to take them to Shankarapatnam (neighbouring town), where these books would be available on their bikes. “We used to call G Srinivas ‘brother’ as we trusted him and went on his bike.

But on the way to Shankarapatnam

we jumped off from his bike because we saw two men following us on another bike. Luckily my friend escaped, but unfortunately I couldn’t as I was surrounded by them. The three of them raped and filmed me.” Shyamala said. Her friend managed to get a lift from a two-wheeler rider and escaped.

this, but her family can’t even afford to fight (for justice).

Shyamala added “I may not be able to continue the classes but I will definitely join the job which the SC commission has promised to provide. If I get a constable’s job, I will fight against such criminals and will try to save women from such

After reaching home, she called the jurisdictional sub-inspector Kiran from her mobile phone and informed him of the situation. “But the Sub Inspector who was on security duty for Medaram Jathra took the call casually,” Shyamala said.

Shyamala’s mother alleges that the police didn’t take immediate action against the accused. “I want them to be hanged. Unless there is immediate action or punishment against them, rapists will have no fear of law,” she said. She said that she had never imagined that her daughter would become a victim of such a horrible incident. They (accused) can buy their way out of

atrocities.” A rape complaint was filed. The accused have also been charged under the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act and the Information Technology Act. Based on the petition filed by the Congress Party on Thursday, Scheduled Castes Commission summoned both Karimnagar SP and the District Collector. The commission assured that justice would be done to Shyamala and that the accused would be punished.

They said the hearing would be completed within three months through a fast-track court. The commission also said she would be provided a permanent job as a constable.

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ajlis-E- Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) is gradually spreading its territory from local Hyderabad to other states in the country with an eye of polarization of Muslim votes. Will it succeed? Why is this new controversy on Bharat Mata Ki Jai was racked? Looking at the moves of this Muslim minority centric party and its leaders moves makes their plans more than clear.

After its spectacular performance in local bodies and corporation elections in Maharashtra, the MIM party that was limited to old city of Hyderabad has started efforts to rapidly spread its tentacles in the other states in the country. It has started drawing its attention towards North India especially Uttar Pradesh, Bihar. The party has won the Aurangabad and Byculla seats in Maharashtra polls. As a first time entrant, the party has been emboldened by its initial success.

The Samajwadi party in Uttar Pradesh could see a major threat from Owaisi in its own Bastion sometimes back. The MIM has been eyeing on other states with predominant presence of Muslims to build a strong support in Bihar and west –Bengal too but could no.

MIM propagates that it and it alone would be able to meet the challenges posed by Hindu nationalists; however the reality is it ends up fuelling to their growth.

In Delhi the speculation came true that MIM has entered the battlefield of BJPs bidding. During the Maharashtra elections, a section of the community received the party

sympathetically. MIMs preposition of uniting the Muslims and to flex the community’s muscle was well received. The Owaisi brother’s political strategy was to attract Muslim voters and turn them to MIM vote bank. This strategy is in a way also depending on the hope that non-Muslims especially Hindus will be further divided on cast, region and political lines. The Owaisi brothers want to convince

the Muslims to believe that MIM is their representative on political arena and work for Indian Muslims growth.

But after Maharashtra MIM failed miserably. Like Modi in 2014, Owaisi has built up personal support for himself using modern communication methods such as television and, also, the Internet.

Banking on Maha state results, Owaisi brothers entered into Bihar elections fray. Contested only in Seemachal region of North east Bihar which has large population of Muslims. But all the six candidates of MIM have lost their deposits.

The owaisi brothers who are blamed for projecting a grim picture of the Muslims in India and

spreading hate politics. Like many political leaders who are eying ‘solid Muslim’ votes MIM leadership also portrays Muslims as most backward, neglected section of the Indian society. The reality is they refuse to accept the modern ways of growth. Instill the fear of losing religious identity and discourage free mingling with other cultures.

The idea of opposing “Bharath Mata ki jai” was originally thought strategic move by MIM sympathizers. They thought their party president declaration “I will not say Btharth Mata ki jai, even if knife is put on my neck” will make Muslims of the country look at him as hope of the community. But it has not only failed to do so was actually backfired. Various Muslim groups across the country have organized Indian National flag hoisting and gave loud call saying “Bharath Mata ki jai”. Prominent poet and activist Javeed Akther while making his retirement speech in Rajya sabha has severely criticized Asaduddin Owaisi and described him as a “Mohalla leader.” We have seen enough of this politics of burgeoning hate in green and saffron colors. Today’s India is a country with predominantly youngsters of aged below 30yrs. Young Muslims want opportunities to get educated, to work and create wealth for self and the country. During last few weeks after MIM leader’s provocative call, without any doubt they have made it clear that Muslims do not need polarization; they want democratic representation of their interests and contribute to nation building.

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and Rights for the poor and the marginalized is a high priority area in providing social justice to those sections.

NALSAR University of Law in collaboration with Landesa (Rural Development Institute) have organized a two day workshop on ‘Land Related Legal Services Needs of Poor: Experiences, Expectations and Innovations’ in third week of March. The workshop is being organised to share the success stories of the para legal workforce who have helped the marginalised and the poor in accessing legal services. The workshop was inaugurated by senior Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mr. Justice Anil R. Dave . Speaking on the occasion Justice Dave said, “I salute the work of Paralegal workforce because each of you is helping the farmer in getting legal aid and thereby providing the necessary documentation of their own lands”. He has suggested for a

change in the land record keeping system so that it can become accessible and simple. He also advised the paralegals to take the mediation and conciliation path to settle disputes related to land within the ambit of the village as the cost of litigation is soaring. He said according to an estimate every year land disputes are providing around Rs.750 crores as fees to the lawyers alone. He advised the paralegals to focus more on reducing the litigation and hence the drain of resources.

In his welcoming address Hon’ble Justice Dilip B. Bhosale, Acting Chief Justice, High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad & Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, said that now land is becoming a very precious resource in India and the size of per capita holding is drastically going down, in such a situation land dispute proves costly to the poor and the marginalized. Hence he advised the paralegals to work towards poor securing, title, possession and

record of rights so that their right over land is secure and authentic and undisputed. In an insightful key note address on land rights of the marginalized, Hon’ble Justice Dipak Misra, Judge, Supreme Court of India called the Paralegal workers as a ‘working force’ in favor of the marginalized. In an inspiring special address to the gathering, Hon’ble Justice N.V. Ramana, Judge, Supreme Court of India appreciated the work done by NALSAR and Landesa and asked them to work more systematically on other entitlements of formers like the crop insurance and other agriculture related issues apart from issues related to title. On this occasion, K. Chandrashekar Rao, Chief Minister of Telangana inaugurated the state of art university auditorium. Sunil of Landesa told the audience that the Paralegal workers have been a success in the Warangal district and reaching out to more than 10000 poor and helping in solving more than 538 legal cases.

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In Telangana state 150 farmers have committed suicides in last year December and January this year. When farmer associations and activists alleging hundreds of farmers have chosen to end their life because of debts and crop loss official figure has come out. The state government has informed the Hyderabad High Court that 150 farmers across the state had committed suicide in theses two months.

The bench was hearing scores of pleas filed by Pakala Srihari Rao and others challenging the inaction of the s state in going to the rescue of the crisis-hit farmers who are ending their lives unable to face the adversities thrust upon them by the system. The state's special counsel S. Sarat Kumar told this to a bench of Acting Chief Justice Dilip B Bhosale and Justice P Naveen Rao and sought time to collect the data and furnish to the court. These deaths took place in December 2015 and January 2016, he said.

Government has directed all its district collectors to

ascertain the reasons for the same.

The state's counsel also informed the court that they are expecting a case-wise report for each suicide from the district collectors.

Responding to a submission made by B Rachna Reddy, counsel for Telangana JAC chairman Kodandaram, who contended that most of the suicides were a result of harassment by unscrupulous private lenders, the Telangana government counsel said that they have formed committees headed by RDOs in each revenue division and that they were asked to book such private money lenders.

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prestigious think tank specializing in ethics is going to come up in pearls city, Hyderabad. The setting up of the institute was announced by Tenzin Priyadarshini, the director of the Centre. Tenzin met minister K T Rama Rao and held extensive discussion on the ethics centre. The Telangana government will collaborate with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the setting up of The Dalai Lama Centre for Ethics and Transformative Values.

The minister has welcomed the proposal and announced that the state government would extend all cooperation to make the centre a reality in the city. The Dalai Lama will be invited to lay the foundation for the proposed centre.

The Centre was first founded at MIT in Cambridge, US, to honour the work and vision of the XIVth Dalai Lama and counts among its founding members such as Noble Peace prize winners Bishop Desmond

Tutu and Betty Williams When the Centre is set up in the city and begins functioning, it is expected to promote discussion on ethical behaviour in various walks of life, including politics.

As part of its mission, the Centre says: “it is our firm belief that good science, technological development, and political discourse cannot be achieved without taking into account the ethical and humane questions that our community, as well as the world at large, deals with on a daily basis.“ The Centre offers public lectures and special events that are open to the general public and other events that are designed to promote discussion of ethical practices in all walks of life.

Tenzin Priyadarshini informed the minister that Hyderabad was found to be an ideal place for

establishing the Centre due to the availability of good infrastructure as well as its cultural atmosphere.

Rama Rao said the government would like to invite the Dalai Lama not only for laying the foundation for the Centre but also to inaugurate the Buddha Vanam, the Buddhist heritage project located next to Nagarjunasagar reservoir.

Buddha Vanam is spread over 74 acres and has Buddhist stupas, a meditation centre and several other facilities for visitors and tourists to learn about the religion and history of Buddhism in this part of the country.

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Immanuel Business School - IBS

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in Business Administration, the fee structures were sky high for a middle very major educational institute in class family. This made Dr.Joab Lohara the world will have behind it a great to think deep, beyond his family. The vision, a passion to spread light of question that bothered him was, “Wasn’t knowledge and untiring efforts to reach a Management Degree in the destiny of a Bishop Dr. Joab Lohara the unreachable. Same was the case with child from a poor background? Is it fair Founder-Chairman Immanuel Business School (IBS). A that a brilliant child be deprived of higher visionary leader Bishop Dr. Joab Lohara education because of family financial has envisioned this. IBS is one among many things constrains?” he started building, nourishing for poor who have rich If poverty is road block on economically dreams of knowledge and serving the society. backward minority youth path to future. Shatters the When he sent his eldest son to study MBA in a dream of the youth and holds them back them from reputed B-School, it cost him a fortune. When his upward social mobility, there must be an institution younger son wanted to take up an undergrad course or a person that could come alongside and help them

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in their pursuit of higher education.

In the midst of these aching thoughts the seed for a Business School for Minorities was planted in 2010. Some men of integrity and expertise have come to stand and supported this vision. They are committed to actualizing the vision of making IBS an academically entrepreneurial B-School and to offer a cutting edge learning experience that has a real world impact in economic and social transformation.

The very next year India Governing Board and Friends of Immanuel University were formed.

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India Board has met for the first time and in November applied to AICTE. In next six months by May 2012 AICTE approval received and could also get affiliation from JNTU – Hyderabad. After appointing faculty and staff in July the first semester has begun at IBS. 70 to 80% of the students were from poor background. Dream of a man for poor minorities has started becoming reality. “This does not mean education at IBS is free.

Sometimes free things lose their value. MBA is not a charity program; it is for the deserving students who are industrious, intelligent and have a will to

conquer. We will try to be as much helpful so there is an opportunity even for a poorer student to be an achiever.” Dr.Joab Lohara makes it clear.

The achievements of IBS are no way small for a new business school with just four years of existence. So far two batches of 25 students each have graduated from the institute. With academic collaborations with some American (USA) universities bright students of these batches were selected and sent to US for study tours. All of the first batch students get placements and 80% second batch was also placed with reputed business and industrial organizations. To help poor students finance their MBA studies at IBS management has started Dicku Memorial Scholarship Fund.

Actually the vision is bigger than this. “We want to develop this institute into a University with programs such as Education, Hotel Management, Social Work, Mass Communication, Economics, etc.”

Dr. Joab Lohara revealed future plans.

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hirty years after she again made history. Mumbai's first testtube baby Harsha Chavda-Shah delivered a male child of her own on seventh day March. The baby was delivered using Caesarean section by the same team of doctors which had helped Harsha's parents conceive her using in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques and delivered at Mumbai’s Jaslok Hospital in August 1986. Wellknown infertility specialist Dr Indira Hinduja, credited then for bringing the country's first test tube baby Harsha in 1986, said it felt like life has come a full circle for her team. She remembered the day Harsha was born. Her parents were on top of the world and so were medical team. Now Harsha’s turn to be on the top of the world. She delivered a healthy baby weighing 3.18 kg, according to doctors.

The jubilant couple Harsha and her -husband Divyapal of belief that the baby, born on the day of Shivratri, was a gift from God. Now 29, Harsha did not need any artificial assistance and was able to conceive naturally. But the couple, married in 2015 had spent a few anxious months after finding out about the pregnancy. Harsha has resigned from her job. They took all the care so that there can be any work stress strain her and not to come in the way of her pregnancy.

Harsha's pregnancy showed that test-tube babies can conceive normally. In Harsha's case, they had

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to do a C-section because it indicated a breech presentation, according to medical reports. Over the years, Harsha and her medical creators have become a part of each other's lives, sharing every occasion and achievement. It is but natural that she chose them to deliver her baby.

Harsha, commerce graduate from Mumbai. She has single handedly managed the household after her father had passed away in 2003.Her mother, Mani Chawda, is thankful for that. Harsha's life took a turn for the better in 2012 when she not only found a new job but also met her now Husband, Divyapal Shah an accountant by profession. Today a proud mother, Harsha hopes she can provide all the happiness and love that her parents gave her.

IVF is an abbreviation of in vitro fertilisation. IFV babies are often termed test tube babies in non-medical language because IVF translates to "fertilisation inside

glass" while technically it does not happen inside a test tube. In IVF the egg is fertilized outside the body by a sperm to develop an embryo which is then planted in the uterus of the mother. This could then turn into a pregnancy. Technically Harsha is not first test tube baby in the country. She was born eight years after Durga alias Kanupriya Agarwal's birth in Kolkata that was embroiled in controversy for decades. Durga's creator Dr Subhash Mukhopadhyay was given the honour of making India's first test-tube baby -but long after he had killed himself, unable to take the ostracism and criticism from the medical community. After Harsha’s birth Dr Hinduja and her team of doctors said to have delivered more than 15,000 test-tube babies up to now. It is hard to believe so many opting for IVF in a country of 125 crore people adding every year population equalling to Australia’s total population.

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Real risks of virtual reality

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irtual reality (VR) can cause behavioural changes in consumers that may last even after they leave the virtual environment.

Researchers have warned people who immerse in VR. The technological capacity for generating virtual worlds from home computers will soon be widely available to the general public, as special head-mounted displays are brought to market that create the illusion of being immersed in virtual threedimensional worlds. Researchers warn that VR may create vast opportunities for psychological manipulation - a risk that has received far less attention so far.

Recent studies at some of the

European and US universities suggest that VR poses risks that are novel, that go beyond the risks of traditional psychological

In studies from 21 years, researchers wanted to compare the impact of playing versus observing a violent virtual reality game on young adults’ arousal levels, feeling of hostility, and aggressive thoughts.

experiments in isolated environments, and that go beyond the risks of existing media technology for the general public.

Citing recent studies, Michael Madary and Thomas Metzinger from Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany said that VR may create vast opportunities for psychological manipulation -- a risk that has received far less attention so far.

The researchers wrote in a recently published article in the journal Frontiers in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence In another study from 21 years ago, researchers wanted to compare the impact of playing versus observing a violent virtual reality game on young adults’ arousal levels, feeling of hostility, and aggressive thoughts. The

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researchers supposed that physiological arousal and aggressive thoughts would increase more for those who directly participated in the experience rather than those who simply observed it. The researchers observed an increased heart rate after participation in the game, and also reported increased dizziness as well as nausea (cue the Dramamine) in comparison to those who observed the game.

Similarly, the individuals who played the games had an increase in aggressive thoughts. Immersive virtual reality continues to have these side effects on a user’s body.

One implication of this immersion, besides the physiological effects of increased heart rate, dizziness and nausea, is a more profound impact on thoughts.

Sceptics of VR concern themselves with the negative psychological effects of it such as sensory conflict theory. One study defined sensory conflict theory as

having the visual and vestibular (hearing and body balancing) systems at odds while in an immersive, virtual environment.

Consider this example. You are using VR and are in a moving car.

You see the buildings pass by which signals by your visual sensory system that you are moving. But, you do not feel your hands turning the wheel, or your foot pressing the accelerator, which signals by your vestibular system that you are not moving. This disconnect is a theorized cause of

motion sickness because your brain is receiving mixed messages (hence sensory conflict theory).

Based on their analysis of the risks, researchers warned about content such as violence and pornography, where the advanced technology may increase the risk of psychological trauma. Suggested that users should clearly understand about these dangers, as well as risks of hallucinations, personality changes, and the powerful unconscious influence of advertising in VR.

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Muslim personal law beyond SC's sphere: AIMPLB AIMPLB challenged the utility of a uniform civil code and said that there is no guarantee of national integrity and solidarity by it. The board said the Hindu Code Bill had failed to eradicate caste discrimination. It is the arguing that a shared faith did not prevent Christian nations engaging in two World Wars.

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ll India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) resisting the Supreme Court's suo motu decision to test the legal validity of triple talaq in Muslim personal law.

It has declared that the Apex Court has no jurisdiction to undertake the exercise as its personal law was based on the Quran and not on a law enacted by Parliament. The SC

had decided on its own to examine the rights of Muslim women, finding that there was no safeguard against arbitrary divorce and second marriage by Muslim men.

In an affidavit filed in court AIMPLB said Muslim personal law is a cultural issue, it is inextricably interwoven with the religion of Islam. Thus, it is the issue of freedom of conscience guaranteed under Articles 25 and 26 read with Article 29 of the

Constitution of India, it said. The board also challenged the utility of a uniform civil code and said that there is no guarantee of national integrity and solidarity by it.

AIMPLB said the Hindu Code Bill had failed to eradicate caste discrimination. It is the arguing that a shared faith did not prevent Christian nations engaging in two World Wars.

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social norms dictated by religion, the AIMPLB through advocate told the Supreme Court, “Mohammedan law is founded on the Holy Quran and A hadith of the Prophet of Islam and this cannot fall within the purview of the expression `laws in force', as mentioned in Article 13 of the Constitution of India, and hence its validity cannot be tested on a challenge based on part-III (fundamental rights) of the Constitution.

The AIMPLB said there were periodic noises by a section of society demanding enactment of uniform civil code on the ground that Muslim personal law was discriminatory towards women. “If the Supreme Court lays down special rules for Muslim women in matters concerning marriage, divorce and maintenance, it will amount to judicial legislation, “the board said.

The 43-year-old organization controlled by ulemas took strong objection to sporadic attempts to foist uniform civil code on Muslims. “Is uniform civil code imperative to national unity, integrity and solidarity? “It asked, and said that had it been so, there would not have been two world

wars between armies belonging to the same Christian religion. “There would not have been war between Iran and Iraq, the two nations which have predominant Shia populations, “it said. “Historical instances can be multiplied to show that uniformity of laws is not the ingredient to achieve unity or solidarity, “it added.

Countering the idea of uniform civil code by pitting it against Hindu law, AIMPLB said the Hindu Code Bill was passed in 1956 to bring uniformity in personal law among different sects

of Hindus. But still there were several schools of Hindu law which give different concessions to customs that prevailed prior o codification.

“Has the Hindu Code Bill succeeded in integrating Hindu society in real terms? Are here not caste divisions which still exist and has caste become extinct in India?

Is un touch ability non-existent?

Are there no grievances of Dalits?

In other words, the perception of uniformity of personal laws has failed to achieve integration among different sections of Hindu society” the board said.

It wondered how a uniform civil code could be conducive to national unity when uniform laws for crimes, contracts and constitutional rights could not promote the same all these years.

The board said the political discourse, however, is motivated by disinformation that it is only the Muslims who are opposed to the enactment. It said even the Special Marriage Act was not applied uniformly, with Nagaland, Mizoram and tribes exempt from its ambit.

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he IPL season is in. It is time for some “cricketaintment” now.

Dancing cheer girls, massive sixes, stumps splitting apart, aggression, song and dance, festivities, and a horde of TV commercial are all beckoning us.

Most of the cricket fans enjoy the sport as it is played. It is liking of sports man or countries battling on the pitch only matters for them. But for a sizable people betting is paramount. It is underground

business worth billions both in the country and outside. Many including prominent legal experts felt that it’s better to have legalized betting instead of loosing huge amount of tax the country can earn by keeping it ‘illegal’. But this season also goes missing Legalized betting.

Cricket betting has emerged as one of the key sources of black money generation and according to one account it could be as high as Rs. three lakh crore which should be controlled, the Supreme Court told sometime back.

A Supreme Court-appointed

panel a few months back suspended the Indian Premier League’s Chennai and Rajasthan franchises for two years, dealing a stunning blow to a showpiece event which introduced glamour and big money to one of the favorite sports of Indians. One is forced to think again, if betting should be legalized in India?

Gambling is currently banned in India. However, given the Indian match-fixing scandals that have taken place, the ban on betting has not been an effective deterrent to corrupt gambling. Although the nature of cricket is such that it

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typically requires the involvement of more than one person to sway the match, it is nonetheless highly susceptible to corruption.

Bookmakers take bets on every ball and every over or inning in the game. While cricket governing bodies have attempted to minimize corruption issues in the sport, there remains a need for an effective, statutory regulation of the industry within India.

In an organized sport, particularly cricket, there are two main ways corrupt betting practices manifest: match-fixing and spotfixing. Match-fixing occurs when a player is offered money to alter the outcome of the game. Spot-fixing often occurs when players fix details of one or a few particular plays, instead of the outcome of the entire match, in exchange for money so that individuals betting on the game can win. Such fixedodds bets tend to attract millions of dollars across Asia. Basically, in spot-fixing, if a team wins or loses a match in a dramatically unexpected way as a result of corrupt underperformance, then the winnings from the bets increase significantly.

It is quite surprising how many forms of gambling are popular in our country considering that all gambling is supposed to be illegal.

Well, actually, there is one form of gambling that is legal—horse racing! However, even though horse racing is completely legal, most of the gambling occurs through illegal means, usually through underground casino communities. Furthermore, some of the most popular forms of gambling that take place in the community center around underground lotteries, cockfighting, and gambling on sports events such as boxing and football.

In fact, football-betting is one of the more popular gambling avenues among the corporate.

The Public Gambling Act, 1867, provides details for the punishment of public gambling.

The Lotteries (Regulation) Act, 1998, lays down guidelines and restrictions in conducting lotteries.

Section 294-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, lays down punishment for keeping a lottery office without the authorization of the State government, while Section 30 of

animals like cock and bulls, rigged outcomes boxing and wrestling, should be excluded. There should be transparent regulation and a high standard of capital adequacy for the book makers says Vipul shah who is high into sports betting.

The need for regulation of cricket in India is clear.

Given the judgment of trial over match-fixing, previous scandals that took place in India and other countries, and the fact

the Indian Contract Act, 1872, prevents any person from bringing a suit for recovery of any winnings won by way of a wager — this ensures that no claim for recovery of any winnings in lotteries, gambling or betting can be brought before the court.

One common misconception is that crime increases were gambling happens. “I suggest that let’s legalize sports betting in India “says Mahendra Agarwal a bookie.

With gambling already so widespread, it is better for it to be in the open. Many feel the term “sports” should be defined specifically —to include sports where fairness rules are enforced clearly and with zero tolerance.

Sports where fights between

that most of the time, Indian bookmakers are involved in throwing cricket matches, a strong regulatory model will effectively prevent and deter corrupt betting practices and preserve the integrity of cricket as a sport. Under a complete ban on betting, betting on corrupted matches has flourished.

Legalizing betting would bring in more competition and transparency into the secret world of bookies.

Sikkim and Goa are the only two States in India where betting is official says Mohan Kumar a cricket coach. By regulating legal betting, as well as preventing and deterring illegal betting practices, India can effectively protect the integrity of an international sport.

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ash crunch, competition in attracting investments - new businesses, one upmanship in sharing properties and cash reserves of united A.P. state are hallmark of two Telugu states love n hate relationship for last two years. For dispute over State Council for Higher Education Telangana (TS) and Andhra Pradesh legal battles. The government of Telangana was keen to protecting its rights and interests approached high court and Supreme Court. But on other side TS is negligent on rural banking sector and loosing roughly fifteen thousand crores business every year.

Ignoring the implementation of a gazette notification issued by central government a part of reorganization united AP has led to this.

After formation of Telangana state the prominent rural bank of the state, The Deccan Grameena Bank (DGB) name was changed to Telangana Grameena Bank. (TGB) This was done in the month of October, 2014. As per gazette notification this bank has to serve ten districts of TS. Even after one and half years the bank new avatar is not able to take full charge of its resources and responsibilities.

Presently TGB is serving Adilabad, Karimnagar, Naizamabad, Ranga Reddi and Hyderabad districts

only. Half of the state it still has to expand operations. In the absence of TGB in Warangal, Khammam, Nalgonda, Mahbubnagar, Medak districts The Andhra Pradesh Grameena Vikas Bank (APGVB) is operating. Actually according to the branches of APGVB are supposed to be merged into TGB. But the management of TGB and concerned department officers TS government are not taking interest in the matter.

This negligence in real terms is huge loss of business to TGB and

state government. During united AP state times both APGVB and TGB (then a DGB) combined turnover use to be Rs. twenty five thousand crores in ten districts of Telangana. Out of that APGVB share was Rs. fifteen thousand crores. In other words as state government not showing interest in implementing Gazette and merge APGVB branches in the other five districts into TGB the premier rural bank of TS state is losing a minimum of Rs. fifteen thousand crores worth business. “Even after two years of Telangana formation in half of the TS state, including the

Chief Minister native district rural banking services are under neighboring states bank is sad situation.” Said an official in TGB who does not wants to be named.

According to sources in both TGB and APGVB it is not just business turnover loss but precious deposits and liquid cash availability which can be of use to TS development.

Eager to expand: TGB chairman.

“We are eagerly waiting for implementation of gazette” says TGB chairman BRG Upadhay.

When contracted him for clarification loosing huge business to APGVB in half of TS he responded with a positive note that pending government decision the bank is ready for taking responsibility of the other five districts and expand operations.

“Yes. We are not happy of being confined to only five districts of the state” he said. But at the same time TGB is taking step up business in the five districts it is operating now. It has added twenty new branches to existing three fifty.

Planning to stat thirteen more branches in next (2016-17) financial year.

One step from government to implement gazette and merged APGVB branches into TGB will change scenario of rural banking in TS. And when state’s principal rural customer, farmers are in distress this step without delay will be definitely a step towards Bangaru Telangana.

NEWS FEATURE

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Projects worth: `1.2 lakh Cr Venue: Mumbai Dates: 14-16, April

MaRItIMe IndIa SuMMIt

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rojects in the ports and shipping sector, worth an investment of Rs. 1, 20,000 Crore will be showcased before potential investors at the Maritime India Summit. This is to be held in Mumbai from 14-16 April, 2016.

The focus of the Government is on creating more jobs in the maritime sector Union Minister of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari has said. He added that one crore jobs – 40 lakh direct and 60

lakh indirect -have been identified to be created in 27 port based industrial clusters, coastal shipping and inland waterways under Sagarmala project.

The central government feels that in order to improve manufacturing, there is need to increase exports. While expressing concern over high cost of logistics in India which is currently about 18%, it is keen developing coastal shipping and inland waterways, so that transportation cost can be substantially reduced which will reduce logistics cost and make our

products more cost effective. With this view government has taken some major initiatives to develop the maritime sector. New ports have been announced at Wadhavan, Enayam (near Colachel) and Sagar with investment of Rs. 20,157 crore. In addition 27 projects with investment of Rs. 12,696 crore, adding capacity of 116 MTPA have been awarded in last (2015-16) financial year.

Government announced that 32 projects with investment of Rs. 4351 crore and capacity of 70 MTPA have been completed by this March end.

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NEWS FEATURE With the media launch of the summit which is scheduled in Mumbai a month long campaign was taken up. This is meant to publicize the event nationally and internationally through print, electronic and outdoor media. The objective is to attract potential investment in the rapidly transforming maritime sector.

Prior to today’s media launch, the Ministry of Shipping had organized MIS 2016 roadshows in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad to highlight the growth potential of the maritime sector. The official website of the Summit, www.maritimeinvest.in was also launched at Mumbai during the Make in India Week. The Minister has also held a meeting with the Ambassadors of all maritime nations, seeking their active participation in the summit and urging them to spread work about the event in their respective nations.

This maiden flagship initiative of the Shipping Ministry aims to provide a unique platform for participants to explore potential

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Maritime Sector has a vital role in India’s progress & Government is strengthening the sector through innovative initiatives

Shipping is just not ferrying of goods and passengers. It is all about the growth of the nation as it promotes trade

business opportunities in the maritime sector. It will showcase exciting investment opportunities in the sector including Shipbuilding, Ship Repair and Ship Recycling, Port Modernization and New Port Development, Port-based Industrial Development, Port-based Smart

Cities and Maritime Cluster Development, Hinterland Connectivity Projects and MultiModal Logistics Hubs, Inland Waterways and Coastal Shipping for Cargo and Passenger movement, Dredging, Lighthouse Tourism and Cruise Shipping and Renewable Energy Projects in Ports.

An exhibition along with exclusive demo sessions will showcase the latest technology, products and services as well as help disseminate knowledge about the latest development in Maritime Sector. The event will also provide a platform for leading global Maritime organisations to explore business opportunities and create awareness amongst stakeholders about the emerging trends and opportunities in the maritime sector.

It is expected that a large number of foreign delegates especially from the maritime nations such as South Korea, Norway, Singapore, UAE, UK, France and EU will attend the summit.

- NARENDRA MODI Prime Minister

- NITIN GADKARI Minister for Shipping,Road Transport & Highways

WOMEN

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ur country's national carrier airline, Air India has celebrated International Women's day in a unique way and straight walked into history with assistance of brave, dynamic women of the land. Air India, the, on March 6th operated the longest all-women crew flight from New Delhi to San Francisco in United States. This first-of-its-kind flight, 17-hour long flight had an all women staff including cabin crew, cockpit crew, doctor, customer care staff and also the ground staff including the operator, technician, engineer, flight dispatcher and trimmer.

Flight took the non-stop Delhi San Francisco route, successfully covering 14,600 kilometres with a

ground speed of 1200 kilometres per hour. Air India Chief Ashwini Lohani described the 17-hour flight as a “symbol of women’s empowerment.” It is also a historic flight and the world’s longest regularly scheduled direct flight operated by all-women crew.

According to the airlines, the Air India flight AI 173 to San Francisco travelled close to 14,500 kilometres for a continuous 17 hours to mark the International Women’s Day. The non-stop flight, Air India’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft which took off, two days before Women’s day from Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi has returned on March 8th on International Women’s day.

The flight had a total of 14 crew members and four pilots. The

flight was commanded by Captain Kshamta Bajpayee and Captain Shubhangi Singh, along with First Officers Ramya Kirti Gupta and Amrit Namdhari. “You need to work hard. There is no shortcut to success. I come from a modest family and without any aviation background. I am overwhelmed to be a part of an all-women crew in the history of aviation. It’s a long flight covering various countries; there are several procedures that we’d have to keep in mind.” Said visibly excited Captain Shubhangi Singh.

Air India operated four "all women crew" flights to international and domestic destinations to mark International Women's Day in 2015. Out of these four flights, one was flown by two pilots who were also part of a similar feat way back in 1985.

Every year this air carrier celebrates International Women’s Day by deploying female crews on some domestic and international routes. Air India has about 13,000 employees. Currently it has a total of 3,800 women employees, which includes pilots, cabin crew, engineers, technicians, doctors, security personnel and executives.

“It’s a proud moment for all the members of crew.” As Captain Ramya Kirti Gupta said, but to all women and men who always believed in strength of Indian women.

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■ Dr.ma. ViriNchi

Humanagement Consultant

Come, heal yourself

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edicine often works from the outside in-we take drugs to treat what ails us. But what if medicine could work inside out, if we could tap an “inner pharmacy” for treatment? Many people, including doctors with holistic approach believes this is a strong possibility.

Take Rajesh, for instance. Rajesh lives in Mumbai, was fighting weekly migraines, the kind that drags on for days. He lost one

job because of them? his boss said he called in sick just too often. Rajesh tried all the usual treatments and preventives, even consulted several major clinics before he met, a private practice physician. The doctor found out that Rajesh thought he was unemployable because of Migraines. Yet, Rajesh had a family to support and a PhD program to finish. His stress level wasn't making things any better. In talking with Rajesh, Physician found that his patient had two problems: He had migraines, but he also had a terror of getting them. He made the

headaches that much worse by panicking over them.

What panicked him the most was the possibility of a migraine starting up when he absolutely had to do something. If he took his migraine medication-a narcotic-he would be too drowsy to function properly.

With Physician's help, Rajesh put into motion a “placebo response,” an expectation that he could heal himself. The process began when Rajesh changed the story he told himself, when he gave it a more positive focus. He developed a mantra of sorts-a positive message that pushed him to do whatever needed to be done, and then take his medication later. Since then, Rajesh has taken a job-and only missed one day of work in one year's time. And he has reduced his use of medications.

It's more evidence that the mind can have a big impact on our health. In scientific clinical trials, this mind-over-illness response is known as a placebo effect.

Patients in a controlled study are given a sugar pill instead of medication, and quite often, those given sugar pills do just as well as those receiving medication. The placebo response is unpredictable, says a researcher.

Varying widely among trials, ranging from 80 to 0%. However, the sheer numbers of patients who have experienced this response-as well as the anecdotal evidence

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that many researchers have collected-tells researchers that there's something to it. “The sum total shows that [the placebo response] is something meaningful,” they say.

Research trials are opening a window to a much bigger phenomenon, the connection between the mind and the body in health and illness, and this connection occurs independent of any trickery or any deception. By studying the science of the placebo, we can learn what kinds of messages or what kinds of emotional or mental states appear to cause the response.

The physician and the patient can both learn how to send these messages to the patient and move this into the self-help area. This is what's new, the idea that patients can do this for themselves. Simple exercises can dramatically lower catecholamine levels in anxious and normal people to reduce risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, and ulcers. Elements like lowfat diet, moderate exercise, yoga and meditation,and social support have a positive effect on the stress pathway.

For most common problems people bring to their physicians, much of the time one's attitude plays a more significant role than many people realize in how life goes on with that condition. Some people are just inherently more positive about things and other people look at the dark side no matter what.You can learn how to be checking yourself for those negative messages and replacing with more positive messages. To access this 'placebo response,' one must embrace 'the power of expectancy'—that the person's expectation can produce a bodily effect under many different circumstances, not merely when the person is given a substance that is chemically inactive. These positive messages help trigger the 'inner pharmacy' you w e r e b o r n w i t h , m e d i c a l researchers say. Essentially, this inner pharmacy consists of biochemical pathways

in our b o d i e s , n a t u r a l h e a l i n g pathways that can produce measurable bodily changes. Studies show these pathways influence the health of the body,and we know they are sensitive to the emotional state and produce measurable body change.

To activate your placebo response, first expect that your health will improve. Since illness is a threat to the organism, the brain may well have stored in its memory files

certain pathways of healing:signals that can be sent to the inner pharmacy to stimulate the release of healing chemicals. Next, reflect on past illnesses and how you have responded. What messages ran through your mind? The meaning of an illness experience most likely changes in a positive direction when these three things happen. Someone who attaches a more positive meaning to the illness will take control of the situation. It does not mean that the ‘Placebo response' is cure. for all. It has its limitations. We can make two mistakes with this. We can't just 'think away' illness. But we also can't delude ourselves that because illness is real, we can do nothing about it. We can't make the illness go away completely, but we can affect our day-to-day functioning. That can make all the difference.

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yderabad has witnessed a spectacular show in March. The fifth edition of India Aviation 2016 was organized for five days from March 14 to 18. The next aviation show will be held from, 2018. The event drew nearly 10,000 visitors the venue, to the airport to at Begumpet Airport to catch a glimpse of the fleet of aeroplanes and helicopters on display. What stole the limelight was the magnificent B-777 aircraft put up on display by Air India. The public was also in for a surprise when the Pawan Hans, the national helicopter transport

carrier of the Government of India, started its engine. Visitors also liked the stall where miniatures of several international airports were put on display. Several children came with parents were seen braving the soaring temperature to make use of the opportunity to see the winged beasts up close. The event also served its purpose of demonstrating and educating the public about the latest aerospace technology available.

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Last wild horse returns to native grasslands

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f the world's only surviving wild horses is now safe in its natural habitat. But the path out of extinction for the species known as Przewalski's horse is finally clear.

The horse which only few decades ago was extinct in the wild getting back on a plane to China, Mongolia and, most recently, the Russian

The story of Horse and its conservation interesting. The Przewalski horse became well known to Western science only in 1881 when Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalski described it. By 1900, exotic animal’s merchant, Carl Hagenbeck had captured most of them. grasslands with their deep snow and icy winds. Six animals born at a reserve in the south of France are now spending their first winter in

Russia's flagship reintroduction project for the species. Most conservationists, zoologists, and zoo keepers and curators call it as

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he only remaining wild horse surviving in the world today is the P. Horse. It was never domesticated or crossbred.

Native to China, the stocky, tancoloured horse with a spiky head of hair once inhabited the Eurasian grasslands extending through Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine, according to the IUCN. Body size: P. Horses have short neck and legs. They look like ponies a little.

Body Length: 220-280cm Weight: 200-300kg

Population in the world: 2000

Horse and put over half century’s consistent effort to save this unique and pure race of wild horse.

The story of Horse and its conservation interesting. The Przewalski horse became well known to Western science only in 1881 when Russian explorer Colonel Nikolai Przhevalski described it. By 1900, exotic animal’s merchant, Carl Hagenbeck had captured most of them. By the time Hagenbeck died in 1913, most of the world's Phorses lived in captivity. One herd, which lived in the Askania Nova region of Ukraine, was slaughtered

by German soldiers during their World War II occupation. In 1945, there were just 31 remaining Phorses in the world, in just two zoos, in Munich and in Prague. By the end of the 1950s, only 12 individuals remained. All 2,000 animals existing today are descendants of these just 12 wildcaught horses Since then, the Zoological

Society of London has worked together with teams of Mongolian researchers to conserve the species.

The captive breeding programs were so successful that in just fifty years the species rebounded to over 1500 individuals by the early 1990s. Some 300 Przewalski's horses have been reintroduced to their native Mongolian habitat.

Chinese researchers, who had their own captive breeding program, reintroduced a group into a reserve near the Gobi desert. The largest herd of reintroduced Phorses is once again found in the Askania Nova reserve in southern Russia. Another group has been introduced to the Hungarian Hortobgy National Park. Finally only less than a decade ago International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) was shifted the Horse species from "extinct in the wild" to "endangered."

In this background the P. horses that were introduced into National

Parks have been constantly monitored by scientists, who are working to understand their natural behaviours. Studies of P. horse social structure and behaviour conducted there continue to help in husbandry and management efforts worldwide. Researchers have learned that P-horses live in small, permanent family groups, which are comprised of a mature stallion, one to three mature females, and their offspring. The juveniles stay within the family group for two to three years before they go off in search of potential mates. Multiple family groups combine to form herds that move together in search of food.

Despite its hardiness and monumental efforts by conservationists to save the endangered species, there is "still a long way before the Przewalski's horse can be considered saved from extinction," said Frederic Joly of the Association for the Przewalski's horse in France.

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OGS: a school with dierence

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chool education is one of the major sectors which of late are attracting larger number of players with huge investments. Looking at profits with respectability and influence many corporate companies establishing schools as a business. Even entrepreneurs are eyeing on schools. With this new term edupreneurs has emerged. But there are always exceptions. Some socially motivated men and women have started and running schools with primary aim of spreading knowledge and reaching out to needed sections of the society.

Oxford Grammar School (OGS) at Himayathnagar, Hyderabad is one such institution. The founders with the help of academicians have designed, developed curriculum setting standards and working for all-round development of students.

The school started during academic year 1981-82 with the blessings of Swami Raghunatha Sastry. In last three and a half decades journey it has crossed many hurdles to provide quality

education without any compromise.

All this in a stimulating atmosphere. Today OGS stands at the pinnacle of success and with glorifying past. Ready to embracing the new. A glance at OGS in general and current year in particular will depict the volume of our convictions in extracurricular, cocurricular activities. They are mandatory for students to channelize their hidden talents and prepare them to face the present day competitive and challenging world.

The launch of OGS Juniors with MI labs, various latest technical additions proved magnum opus of the year.

The excellent academic results both by CBSE and SSC wings once again stand as testimony to the dedication, commitment towards imparting quality education.

Communication skills get enhanced in recitation, storytelling, reading, role plays in literary clubs which run every Saturday.

CCE methodology in SSC and CBSE, orientation and training of teachers at different levels by defaults made way for best results. Educational

tours, field trips, games and sports, arts and crafts, participation in variety of competitions provide Oxfordians a platform to stand out from others. The association with TERI. Pearson Digi systems, Film it, Heritage, INTACH, WWF, Sports Gurukul help scale the skies while standing firmly grounded.

Our STEM INNOVATION DAY (science exhibition) was unique and futuristic, students displayed their ideas, dreams in projects, models and highly applauded by one and all. Physical fitness was taken during wellness week involving all students in activities like yoga, Zorbing, Key puch, tug of war etc.

Oxfordians brought laurels to school in many feats in academics and sports.

Our Alumni well settled at home and abroad owes their success to the firm foundation laid during the schooling years. We have sailed through thick and thin and are now confident that our endeavors blossomed. We have many plans, new hopes new dreams for the coming academic year.

SELF HELP

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aRe yOu CLOSe tO

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re you as close with your family as you would like to be? If your answer to this question is 'not sure' or 'No', maybe it's time to take a step back and evaluate how you interact with your loved ones. Are you unintentionally doing something to distance them?

Are you just not spending as much time with them as you'd like?

Whatever of this maybe case, you can strengthen your family bonds by keeping few simple things in mind.

How well do you know your family? You may say “what is this question, I am living with them.”

Yes you live with them day and night. You spend most of your free time with them. You think of them

many times every day. Do you really know each one of them?If you were to participate on a TV game show and you have to answer questions about your family, would you be able to answer all the questions and get all the points?

Do you know who’s your daughter's favorite singer is? What is your son's average runs per

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SELF HELP match in the current cricket season? What about your spouse's current favorite food? Can you answer all of these questions with confidence? Yes? Perhaps not, because you are too busy trying to provide them with all the comforts of life and too tired to pay attention to any of them when they talk to you.

If this is the situation you are presently in, do something immediately! Otherwise, it may be too late and you will find yourself surrounded by strangers who happen to be your children.

Everybody desires some attention.

People do not like to talk to empty rooms. If you do not listen soon enough, your family will obviously turn to somebody else who is willing to listen to them. You may be in the same situation but being an adult, you can talk to them about yourself. Share with them your weaknesses, your plans and hopes, your fears. Share with your spouse and children about your feelings of strength and weaknesses. This way, they will see you as just like themselves. You aren't simply going to be the busy person who comes home in the late in the evening, eats, and watches TV and goes to sleep. Your family will be able to understand you better? they will share your passions and problems. Making time for family is key not only for professional but for happy and successful personal life. Many trainers and coaches these days are suggesting us live each day as if it were the last day of our lives. With this they tell us that we accomplish more in our careers and make most of our time.

But this kind of lifestyle is a source of continuous stress because of the false perception of having very little time to do so many things. In trying to continually keep up with

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so many people without work, you rationalize to yourself and to your children about your preoccupation with work, because you do what you do for the sake of your family. You are so busy trying to provide for them, that you have forgotten all about them in the process. duties, people actually neglect to live and enjoy life to the fullest.

Most often, families are the ones that suffer from this kind of lifestyle. They end up being relegated to the back burner.

JUST IMAGINE...

You hear about your children's progress and developments from their grandmother or your wife because kids are already in sound asleep by the time you get home from work. You promise to watch your children when they have games at school, but you tend to miss those because your job is too demanding and important. With so many people without work, you rationalize to yourself and to your children about your preoccupation with work, because you do what you do for the sake of your family.

You are so busy trying to provide

for them, that you have forgotten all about them in the process. Then one day, you wake up to find that your little children are not spending most of the day at home and not easily available to you anymore.

They've become adults that you hardly know. They're more like strangers and prefer to seek advice from friends instead of you. And you quietly ponder the nagging question, "What did I do wrong?"

In a perfect world, you should spend lots of quality time with your family while still you are earning enough for their needs as they grow up. However,we don't live in a perfect world. You are off to work most of the time. So what do you do? You find ways to make the best out of what you have. This means taking the extra effort to spend at least a weekend or two each month with your family. You can go on a family vacation and dedicate all your time and undivided attention to your family. Family vacations are sources of precious memories that adults and children relive repeatedly as time goes by. Family vacations help in creating strong bonds and solidifying the relationships among family members. Family vacations do not have to be expensive? you can camp out in a tourist place in the state over the weekend, visit your grandparents and have a Sunday lunch/ dinner with them or go on a cinema with the spouse and kids.

What is most important is that you spend uninterrupted time together as a family!

If you keep the abovementioned points in perspective, you should be better able to keep your family bonds strong.

Remember your family's needs and it will make for a much happier home life.

-Locallifecoach@gmail.com

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SERVING PEOPLE WITHOUT OFFICIAL POSITIONS

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t is not where you begin your life. Where you are heading is all that makes difference to you and all your friends, well-wishers. When a Youngman in safe government job decides to leave it and devote his time for social development activities it naturally affects his surroundings, people in it will sense the difference he had made.

It will soon lead to make him their representative where he will further improve the conditions for

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common people. Aekkala Uday Kumar who has begun his career in Indian Postal Department as fourth class employee is now one of the prominent leader of ruling TRS party’s Hyderabad unit and Incharge of its Kachiguda division. This raise unknown to position in public life involved is initiative in social service and integrity in business.

Known as Kanna to his friends and fallowers Uday Kumar left his secure job at the age of 26 yrs. to outdoor advertising business. They very next year he started social service. Begun distributing note books to 5000 poor students at various schools and simultaneously conducted medical camps, distributed medicines for needy. These health & education activities are being conducted uninterrupted. Made arrangement for marriages of poor women. Every year he is organizing Bonalu and Bathukamma festival involving local women and youth. Being a sports person during student days and postal employee Kanna is keen on organizing Body building tournaments. Not confining to Hyderabad city Kanna took initiative to take relief services at the time of natural calamities. He along with his fallowers went to Mahbubnagar to distribute food packets, rice, cloths, and blankets after cyclone. Presently he is supporting sixteen

orphans to study and donating Rs. 21000 to blind school at Saroornagar locality in Ranga Reddi district.

Uday Kumar’s political affiliations begun with Congress and was Vice president of the party’s Greater Hyderabad unit. He has joined Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) in 2014 and was made Incharge of party’s Kachiguda division. Conducted TRS party membership drive successfully and attracted the attention of party senior leaders. While Kanna continues to be the Incharge of TRS party’s Kachiguda division his wife A.Chaitanya Kanna got elected as Corporator. “Without holding a position I have served people. No being leader in ruling party I will further serve for betterment of society and people.” Says Kanna. Leaders of people will have sway over them irrespective positions they hold.

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â– Yogi ashwiNi

Founder, Dhyan Foundation

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he puranas narrate the story of Prahlad who was placed in the lap of Holika and set on fire by Hiranyakashyap on the purnima of the month of Fagun, the day of Holi. As the energy of the day would have it, Prahlad came out of fire unscathed and Holika, who had the boon of immunity from fire, was reduced to ashes...

The story from puranas, through symbolism, allegories and depictions convey a larger message than entertainment.

They appear as mere stories to the limited brain functions of the uninitiated and hence he misses the essence...which is actually the purpose of these stories...to not allow all and sundry within the realm of their hidden and mystical forces. For a true seeker, the essence can only be got once one does the various prescribed sadhnas and practices under a Guru. The initiated are fortunate to experience various aspects of higher energies/spirits which we call gods and goddesses and therefore understand their existence and role in creation, more than common people.

The physical creation is a manifestation of the five elements in their various permutations and combinations. These elements come together to form a body because there is an impurity or dosha. As per ayurveda, these doshas are vata pita and kapha, as per other vedas they are selfishness or negative thought. These doshas determine your prakriti or basic nature. The level of impurity determines the thought process of an individual. The purer are the elements, the higher are the thoughts of a being and more are the impurities, the

grosser is the thought pattern.

Fire or agni deserves a special mention among the five elements as it is the only element that cannot be polluted. It is also the only element that rises up, despite the pull of gravity.Fire purifies anything that comes in contact with it and holds the capacity to make you rise. No wonder it became the first word of the first Veda, the Rig veda.

Certain days are especially conducive to tap into the power of agni, Holi being one of them. On this day, Holika entered the fire with her nephew Prahlad. She was a sadhika and it was her time to get purified, hence the fire accepted her. Prahlad, on the other hand, was already pure and so did not burn. A body that is pure remains unaffected byfire, fire here symbolises the physical fire as well as the negativities or disturbances of our life. A pure body would be eligible to go to higher lokas and have conversation with gods and be in ananda all the time. An impure body would be revelling in the pleasures of the physical world which are of course temporary. It would think that it is getting entertained and passing time, while in reality, it is time that is passing it and taking it towards rog, because rog is the opposite of bhog - the creation being bipolar and a sum of opposites.

Sanatan Kriya details certain fire purification techniques for holi, where you make acircle of fire around you and the guru gives you certain mantras to instantly trigger the process of purification, leaving you lighter while the regular practice of Ashtang Yog makes you Prahlad

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SOON I WILL GIVE UP FILMS POWER KaLyan SayS BY - L.VeNugopaL

I was sitting at filmnagar’s most happening place. On the sets of Sardar Gabbar Singh with the one and only Power star Pawan Kalyan. I have greeted and thanked him for agreeing to give an exclusive interview. He knows me for last twenty years. I am in touch with him for interview for quite some time. Because Power star has not given any interview in a long time to any media person. We film Jurno were told that he do not feel like talking much about himself and there is not much to say anything other than doing work. But this time I am lucky. Sardar Gabbar Singh agreed to talk. That my Kushi. I am sure readers will join me in celebrating.  i am going to give the uninitiated a little bit of an introduction to this personality sitting with me. 2016 is mr kalyan’s 20th year in movies, but in two decades he has only done 20 films which are not a lot.  Is it less?

 so, you were a reluctant, accidental actor. But

you know you are doing such an amazing job of it, which is why you are called the power star. But the truth is you are not just an actor. i looked at your movie credits. it says stunt choreographer, playback singer, writer,

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director… you are so many things.

I think it all happened because of necessity. I had my limitations. I have limitations even now. And when people tried putting me in their imagination, I was struggling to fit into it. But in the process, I was ending being someone who could not deliver the goods. .. So what I used to do is what I can do. I used to give inputs or something. At least, I made myself comfortable to do what they had given [me].

That is how it started off.

And later, I think I got the hang of it and I continued.

You make it sound very simple. But i am sure it is not as easy as that.

No, they do not let it happen. You will have a lot of struggle and fight. Yes, I am saying it [is] simple but the process is not that simple. You will have to have a lot of arguments. But, somehow I used to convince them. You know what convincing means.

Do you have to think that, because you are so big and they love you in ways that are beyond your movies, you will always have to play the upright, good person.

I am very clear about certain things. I do not like to play a bad guy. In fact there are no bad guys in this world. Complete bad is not there, it is only the shades of grey. Similarly there is no absolute good. Also, I am not [such] a great actor that I can transform completely from my previous film to the next film. I am not a trained actor. in an interview, steven spielberg had said that his biggest problem was that nobody would say no to him, because he was so powerful. i love that. so, is that a problem that you face as nobody ever says no to you?

I am aware of myself. I know my own limitations.

I tell them, ‘I am not able to do this and could you help me’. But they think, ‘you do lot of things and I think you know’. Because I am known and a popular actor, it does not mean I know everything. Most of the time I try seeking inputs

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from different people, it does not matter who they are. Even the little inexperienced, come out with brilliant ideas. So I try to keep reaching out to them.  You listen?  Yes! I do.  are you not seduced by your own super stardom?  … for me it is God given or it just happened to me.  i was reading up about your fans and they call themselves pawanists and they believe in pawanism.  I do not know how it came. Even I find it strange sometimes.  But do you ever stop and introspect about why they love you so much?  Maybe all of us look for some kind of role models. And maybe the word role model is too big word. But I never did it consciously; I just did it for myself. It is not so that someone follows me, or does well for others. and do you plan to direct again?

For me directing a film is confining myself. I prefer to do beyond a director. I know there is a lot of young talent that exists. I can conceive, write stories, and screenplays and that are better for me.

But, you are also Captain of the ship? Do you ever think like so and so younger people are coming and this is happening; my film has done this, and his film has done that. Do such thoughts ever come into your mind?

I [have] never felt jealous. Never insecure.

That is amazing.

Because, I feel very contented [with] whatever God has given. I think everyone should succeed.

That is what I believe in. At the same time I feel, it is nice to have competition. I get irritated when people try to do the same thing to me. I feel, ‘In which way am I causing you insecurity?’ I say we have 365 days. So much business can happen in 365 days and mine is only one day. If your product and whatever work you did are good, it will work. and now after this film, sardar gabbar singh releases on april 8th. what are the plans? Do

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 You can space it out, but why give it up?  If I get into politics, I want to give my

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you make plans, do you plan like one month, two months ahead or…

Right now, as I went through different kinds of situations in my personal and professional life, I have a name. But if I do not do films I cannot sustain myself. So my first priority right now is to sustain myself. I planned for few films, like 23 films. That is it. so, we will see you come back on screen sooner?

2-3 films and after that I am going to give up films. give it up?

Yes, I will give it up. why?

That is a commitment I made to myself. when?

I made it long back, not today. I do not like doing too many films.

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complete attention to it. For the next elections, I am going to...  is that what you are going to do?  Yes  and what will happen to the pawanists?  I do not know. Maybe I am taking a bigger responsibility. This is real and in film there are always lot of people who can entertain and engage. This is what my DNA or heart is saying.

I do not like to get scared or intimidated. I prefer and like the quality of fearlessness. Even to get into politics, it was not something that came overnight. From around 20 years I [have been] thinking [about it]. Right from my childhood, I used to read comics---that was my nature. But also, I used to read headlines to see what was happening. Maybe I was inspired by a lot of social work. Like what happened in the freedom struggle and maybe I had a good social teacher.

Even while filming, if I read a newspaper, there is constantly some kind of voice tells me, ‘You are a timid fellow, you cannot do that, and you are running away.’ I cannot take that voice.  why are you not in the endorsement business?  I am not good at selling. That is what I have realised.  why are you not good at selling?  No, I am saying that I want to have full conviction when I am saying something like, ‘See this. I love it.’

You want to really love it. But, it is so much money.

I know. Sometimes, I am stunned when I look at other actors. Not that I feel pain, but like, ‘Oh, these guys are making money and how come I do not have money. Let me do some ad.’ Again then I get the same thought and I stop. I love ads, but my conscience does not permit. so, how about you pick a product you actually use?

Actually, I am thinking...

The brand you wear?

Yes, something likes that. call them and say i use it.

Yes, maybe a shirt I wear, maybe the jeans.

Thank you, so much. it was such a pleasure to talk to you.

You are welcome.

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CELEBRATING CINEMA

India today special on

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he publishers of India’s top news magazine India Today Group (ITG) has come up with a special issue on Tollywood’s top star Hero Nandamuri Balakrishna (NBK). Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu has unveiled this in his chambers at Secretariat on 24th March. This special issue in Telugu, with a

multicolour painting done by notes film publicity designer Eswar as cover is titled as ‘Nandamuri Balakrishna – The Legend’.

This special issue has articles, photo features, glorious career including his rise to popularity, his status, his life style, his political entry and many of his personal attributes. The writers of the special issue, the team consisting of senior film journalists and NTR specialists have included range of interviews

and special columns by well-known personalities from politics, social life and cinema. The list of interviews NBK and his brother in law Chandrababu Naidu includes that of NBK’s wife Vasundhara, son Mokhagna. Megastar Chiranjeevi, Senior actor Jagapathi Babu, film directors Singeetam Srinivasa Rao – K. Vishwanath-Dasari Narayana Rao- K.Raghavendra Rao, Heroin turned politicians Sharada – Viajyashanthi – Roja- Jayasudha, former speaker assembly Suresh Reddy,MP Madhu Yashki, ex Chief Minister K.Kirankurmar Reddy have written columns. The special issue has hailed Balayya for his works in cinema, politics and philanthropy.

India Today Telugu, along with its sister publication with same name in Tamil and Malayalam were folded up twenty months back because disastrous marketing and distribution debacle Now, according to sources is focussing on Special publication using its brand name. This has begun with Onam special in Malayalam few months back. After its success now ITG has brought out this special issue on NBK. Earlier also when Telugu India Today weekly was live ITG has published special editions on Tollywood heroes Chiranjeevi, Akkineni Nagarjuna, Pawan Kalyan, and Mahesh Babu. And they still remain as the rare and precious pieces on the actors, compiling their great contributions to their fields of interest. The edition on Balakrishna also presented many such memorable and historic moments in his life.

The issue has focused on the actor's childhood, bondage with his father NTR, association with a few renowned filmmakers and actors, his films, political career, family and more.

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Baahubali bags national award The News NeTwork

‘Baahubali: the beginning’ won the best feature film National award. SS Rajamouli directed film has won two awards - Best Feature Film and Best VFX. This award is sending a wave of ecstasy across Telugu film industry. The Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting announced the winners of the 63rd National Film Awards on last Monday of March.

The officials tweeted on the Twitter page of MIB India: “Best Feature Film: Baahubali, An imaginative film & monumental by its production values &cinematic brilliance." "Baahubali: The Beginning" The team is delighted about the achievement and what adds to the joy is that it is the first Telugu film to win the National Award for Best Feature Film in the history of Indian cinema.

‘Baahubali: The Beginning’ is a movie with one of the highest budgets in India and has been made in Telugu and Tamil and dubbed in Malayalam and Hindi. All the four versions were released in theatres July 10, 2015 and became big hits at the box office by grossing over Rs 650 crore. The film has also been screened at International film festivals and won lots of accolades from the critics and audience. This Prabhas, Daggubati RaNa acted film has already won several awards at the South Filmfare Awards, IIFA Utsavam and other such events. ‘Baahubali: The Beginning ‘has also been screened at the some International film festivals and won accolades there.

The announcement of the national film awards on Monday

also brought cheer to Krish Jagarlamudi whose film `Kanche` was adjudged the best film in the Telugu category. `Kanche' came as a refreshing change on the Telugu screen as it is set in the 1930s. The film woven around World War-II has love as the primary theme. The protagonist joins the British Indian Army and comes out as strong drama. Part of the film was shot in Georgia. `Kanche' was made with a budget of Rs 21 crore and reportedly raked in double its investment.

Incidentally, the Telugu film industry is the most prolific in the

country the number of Telugu films produced each year outstrips the number of Hindi movies. In fact Tamil films occupy the second slot.

The national awards were instituted in 1954 so it took 63 years for a Telugu movie to get the award for the best film. For three years from 2009-11, there was no award given for best film in Telugu, but from the years 2012 till date, a Telugu film was able to get a best Telugu film award. If the jury considers that none of the films submitted is good enough, they do not give a best film award in the regional language films category.

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