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2 BHOPAL April 22 to April 28, 2013 Capital WE THE STATE Air taxi service from Bhopal to Ujjain takes off BHOPAL The air taxi service started between Bhopal and prominent pilgrimage centre Ujjain, received encouraging response on the inaugural day on Friday. The MP State Tourism Development Corporation (MP- STDC) has launched this service in coordination with Ventura Airconnect. The response was more than satisfactory for the inaugural flight, as the first flight which left Bhopal at noon found occupants for all the nine seats, while the return flight had eight passengers. The aircraft in service is a nine- seater Cessna Grand Caravan Aircraft. The flight would ferry passengers between Bhopal and Ujjain thrice a week on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The flight leaves Bhopal at 12.10 pm and reaches Ujjain at 12.50 pm. During return journey, the aircraft would leave Ujjain at 1.10pm and would reach Bhopal at 1.50 pm. MPSTDC regional manager MN Jamali told DNA that this is second such air-service in the region, while Indore-Bhopal service being the first one. He claimed that pil- grims visit Ujjain in large numbers seeking blessing at Mahakal, so this service would offer an easier connectivity between Ujaain and other destinations. Recently, the special flight service offered by MPSTDC for the Allahabad Mahakumbh 2013 had received good response as the flights were running full during entire Mahakumbh. The special service was started on February 5. Significantly, India's first intra-state air taxi service connecting the cities of Indore, Bhopal and Jabalpur had taken off from in September 2011. The joint venture, promoted by Venutra Airconnect and MP- STDC was aimed at offering charter services and connecting new tourist destinations. The journey from Bhopal to Ujjain and viceversa will be conducted through a 9- seater Cessna Caravan in association with Ventura Air Connect. Service will be provided on first come first serve basis. Fair has been decided between Rs 1,500 and Rs 3,200. Air service will be available between Bhopal and Ujjain on three days of week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Does Chouhan fears trouble from Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti ? BJP leaders in Madhya Pradesh feel Uma Bharti‘s re-entry in the party fold will help it in the state assembly elections slated around the year end. Uma Bharti's re-entry into the party fold in Madhya Pradesh is being seen as a positive factor by BJP leaders as far as the state assembly elections slated around the year end are concerned. In 2003, the Congress, under two-time MP cadre IAS officer in race for Union Home Secretary post Chief Minister Digvijaya Singh, was badly defeated in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. The BJP campaign then was led by Uma Bharati, who was seen as one of the leaders who would shape the party’s future while holding true to its core of militant Hindutva. She was an impressive public speaker with popular appeal. But as the party soon realised, the difference between a campaigner and an administrator is immense, and soon after, she had to be replaced. Babulal Gaur took over, but he didn’t last long either, and when Chouhan took over, not many took him seriously. Chouhan is not an administrative genius ,This was proved when there was much talk of the power wielded by his wife, Sadhana Chouhan .He is neither as mercurial in public, nor is he likely to offer a birthday cake to Hanuman in public like Uma Bharti. He has a complex about not knowing English. He is intimidated by assertive professional women. Uma Bharti who stayed long with Rajmata Scindia has toured worldwide and her her fluency attracts media . Uma Bharati thought she was the best chief minister the state has ever had. But Chouhan has not allowed BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh cadre 1977 batch IAS officer Dileep Raj Singh Choudhary, hailing from Bhopal, has emerged as the frontrunner for the post of home secretary with the Union government. Present home secretary RK Singh's term ends on June 30 this year. DRS Choudhry is presently posted as secretary, ministry of steel with the Union government. The MP cadre officer has served for almost three years as additional secretary and then special secretary in-charge of Naxal management in the Union home ministry. In October 2011 he was appointed secretary, public enterprises, and later shifted in the same capacity to the ministry of steel. While in Madhya Pradesh, DRS Choudhary has served as collector, Betul and later as collector, Raipur, in undivided Madhya Pradesh. He has also served as housing board commissioner, registrar of cooperative societies, secretary and principal secretary, finance department. If Choudhary is appointed Union home secretary, he would be the third officer from the state to hold the post. The other two officers who have served as home secretary in the past are RN Banerjee, ICS and TCA Sriniwasa Varadan, IAS. Choudhary hails from a family of civil servants. His father and father-in-law, late MS Choudhary and late Brahmswaroop, have served as chief secretary of Madhya Pradesh. Bharati to return to the state ever since she left the BJP. Now when she returned it would be a trouble to maintain emotional equilibrium that has stood him in good stead However, Congress is of the view that ten years of BJP rule has set-in a strong anti-incumbency wave in the state which even the re-entry of Bharti will not be able to contain. BJP MLA and spokesman Vishwas Sarang said that the party was certainly going to benefit in the coming Assembly polls with the re-entry of Bharti in the party fold as she had her own dedicated vote in the state that resulted in the victory of her candidates in five seats in the 2008 Assembly polls. In 2008, BJP minus Uma Bharti had won 143 seats and later it wrested five more seats from Congress in the by-polls, taking its tally to a total of 148.Her party won five seats in 2008 managing to corner over 12 lakh votes totalling nearly 5.5% of the total votes polled in the 215 seats her party contested. She herself lost the polls from her home turf Tikamgarh. Besides, her party candidates got more than 5,000 votes in 75 seats, they were at IFS officers promoted BHOPAL: The state government has promoted 8 IFS officers of the 1983 batch to the additional principal chief conservator of forests (APCCF) rank and 7 officers of the 1989 batch to the chief conservator of forests (CCF) rank. BMS Rathore posted at the MoEF in Delhi has been given proforma promotion. AK Bhattacharya has been posted as APCCF, MP state forest development corporation (MPSFDC), Mangesh Tyagi has been posted in planning commission, TC Lohani has been posted as APCCF in MPSFDC, MK Sinha has been posted as APCCF to MP state minor forest produce federation, LK Chaudhry has been posted as APCCF co-ordination and MC Sharma has been posted as APCCF, regional, working plan, Jabalpur. Vishram Sagar Sharma on promotion to CCF rank has been posted as director, Kuno Palpur sanctuary. MS Dhakad who is currently serving at GoI has been given proforma promotion. Alok Das, who is posted in commercial taxes department, Indore, has been promoted to CCF. HU Khan has been posted as CCF, vigilance and complaints, OP Chaudhry has been posted as CCF, research and extension, Gwalior. Shamsher Singh posted at the WII, Dehradun has been given proforma promotion. Besides this, the state government also issued orders transferring 3 IFS officers. Consequently, APCCF(wildlife) Dharmendra Shukla has been posted as APCCF (IT), CP Rai has been posted as APCCF land management and PK Chaudhry has been posted as APCCF vigilance and complaints. the third place at 27 places, secured second position on 11 seats and ensured the defeat of the ruling BJP candidates on at least 17- 18 seats, senior BJP leader and former MLA Narendra Birthare said Though politics may not be a simple arithmetic, but if these numbers are added to the BJP’s 2008 performance, then it will strengthen the party in the upcoming Assembly polls, party sources said. BJP vice president Uma Bharti had recently said, “I am sure (Chief Minister) Chouhan, on his own, would easily win 150 seats in Madhya Pradesh and it is now our responsibility to add to it. The BJP would definitely win more seats this time.” However, discounting the claims of Bharti, state Congress media department chairman Manak Agrawal said, “Strong anti-incumbency wave has set in Madhya Pradesh and the Congress will encash on it to form its government in the state by winning over 150 seats this time.” Both Bharti and another BJP vice president Prabhat Jha, who was suddenly removed from the post of state BJP president, will ensure the defeat of Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s corrupt, anti-women and inefficient government, Agrawal said. THE TEAM EDITOR M.M. BAIG EXECUTIVE EDITOR DILIP OJHA ASSISTANT EDITOR BIPIN SASI CARTOONIST DR. K.G. OJHA STATE CORRESPONDENT RAJIV TIWARI LAYOUT DESIGNER ARVIND PAWAR NEWS COORDINATOR SHAILENDRA PARIHAR TECHNICAL COORDINATOR AKSHAY OJHA
3 ASTROLOGY 24-4-2013- Wednesday - Chettr Mah Shuklapaksh-Trayodashi (Chaturdashi Tithi Kshay) Positive direction- West and South Bad time - 12:35 pm to 2:12 pm Good time - 6:10 am to 9:22 am and 3:48 pm to7:02 pm 25-4-2013-Thursday - Chettr Mah Shuklapaksh-Poornima Positive direction- South and West Bad time - 2:12 pm to 3:48 pm Good time - 6:10 am to 7:46 am and 10:59 am to 2:11 pm and 5:25 pm to 7:02 pm 26-4-2013- Friday - Vaishakh Mah Krishnapaksh-Ekam Positive direction - South and West Bad time - 10:59 am to 12:35 pm Good time - 6:10 am to 10:58 am and 12:36 pm to 2:12 pm and 5:25 pm to 7:02 pm 27-4-2013- Saturday -Vaishakh Mah Krishnapaksh-Dwitiya Positive direction - North and West Bad time - 9:22 am to 10:59 am Good time -7:46 am to 9:20 am and 12:35 pm to 5:25 pm 28-4-2013- Sunday -Vaishakh Mah Krishnapaksh-Tritiya (Chaturthi Vratt) Positive direction- North and West Bad time - 5:25 pm to 7:02 pm Good time - 7:46 am to 12:35 pm and 2:12 pm to 3:48 pm 29-4-2013- Monday -Vaishakh Mah Krishnapaksh-Chaturthi Positive direction- East and North Bad time - 7:46 am to 9:22 am Good time - 6:10 am to 7:45 am and 9:23 am to 10:59 am and 2:12 pm to 7:05 pm 30-4-2013- Tuesday -Vaishakh Mah Krishnapaksh-Panchmi Positive direction- South and East Bad time - 3:48 pm to 5:25 pm Good time - 9:22 am to 2:12 pm -By AACHARYA SARVESH E-Mail: acharya.sarvesh@yahoo.com Mobile: 9826609192 Vastu Tips ☛ A Basil plant can have a very positive influence within the limits of a house. ☛ Bilva, Madhuka and Peepal are very favorable on the West of the house. ☛ Udumbara (Goolar) and Panas are favorable towards the South direction of the house. ☛ Coconut and Banana plants within house limits are very favorable, with respect to mental peace and health. ☛ Thorny succulent plants must not be grown within the house limits. BHOPAL April 22 to April 28, 2013 Editorial WE THE STATE Shah had to fall; it was just a matter of time Known more for the controversies he courted with his words and actions than his work as a minister, Vijay Shah (50) has been inviting troubles for quite some time. It was just a matter of time as to when he would be taken to task. The party leaders believe if Shah would not have made remarks against chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's wife, he would have again got away as he did in past. The Jhabua incident came to limelight only because of media. According to sources, who once were close to Shah, the minister was always known for his no-holds-barred attitude. There was no control on what he said. However, the party always ignored his eccentricities. Had action been taken against him in the past, or a warning given to him, perhaps the CM, or for that matter the BJP, would not have suffered such a humiliation. Also, it would have not allowed the Congress from taking advantage of the situation. In a meeting held with the tribal affairs department officers after becoming the tribal affairs minister, Shah reportedly turned to a woman IAS officer and asked her to join him on tours of the state. There were some male IAS officers too but Shah's offer went to the woman IAS officer only. Taken aback by the minister's proposal, the woman officer got herself shifted to some other department after seeking help of the then governor Balram Jakhar. A few years ago, a woman from Khandwa, whose husband worked at Vijay Shah's gas agency, lodged a complaint with police that Shah harassed her husband as she did not fulfill his 'desire'. In reference to his utterances at Jhabua, Shah blamed the media. However, it is not the first time that he has done so. When his son's name surfaced in re- Who would be BJP’s new tribal face? Tribal affairs minister Vijay Shah being sacked from the state cabinet, the question doing the rounds in the BJP circles is: who would be the new tribal face in the government? The question assumes significance as 2013 happens to be the assembly election year and the ruling party would put everything at stake to win the elections and retain the power for a third consecutive term. According to BJP leaders, Vijay Shah could not be termed as a true tribal face of the government, but still, of all the tribal leaders in the party, Shah's stature was only growing. He also had an enormous influence in his assembly constituency Harsud and adjoining constituencies. Shah came from a Gond royal family and hence received respect from the masses. The party leaders say the timing of sacking of Shah from the cabinet was not good, for the party needed him to counter Congress' tribal face in Kantilal Bhuria. Earlier, the BJP tried to promote Jagannath Singh, the minister for labor and leader from Vindhya region, as its tribal face, but he could not show much promise. Ranjna Baghel was another option for the party but she was found short of vision and leadership skills to mobilize the tribals. The woman and child development minister is known for corruption and malpractices. The choice is difficult and the timing significant. Hence, the party cannot afford to dump Vijay Shah forever. If he is not to get the ticket for 2013 assembly elections, the party would have to choose among his wife, a mayor, or his younger brother, an independent MLA or his elder brother, a bank manager. If Shah was overlooked entirely, he might prove to be a spoilsport for the party for around eight seats, which the party cannot afford, especially, when it is facing a major challenge to negate anti-incumbency. The party has to think of strategy as to how to counter the damage caused by sacking of Shah and find out a good tribal leader. It also remains to be seen if Chauhan inducts any tribal MLA in the cabinet to look after tribal welfare department. Apart from this, in the ministry of Shivraj Singh Chauhan and in the party leadership of state, there are few more faces that are publically exposed about their unhealthy behavior and vulgar statements. Some of them are even famous as “don” of their area and are also giving shelter to unsocial elements. In view of forthcoming elections, will CM formulate any strategy to cleanup such dirty spots? -EDITOR Email: editor@wethestate.com lation to a liquor baron's daughter's attempt to commit suicide at Indore a few years ago, Shah even then blamed the media. However, the tainted minister was not only inaccessible to media but he dumped even some of his close friends in the past few years, particularly, when his stature grew in the government. According to the party leaders, the corridors of power have several tales relating to Shah's 'colorful' life style but the party, or for that matter chief minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan, never paid attention to same. It was the state BJP president Tomar himself who once saved Shah from an embarrassing situation when a traveling ticket examiner (TTE) of a train intended to lodge a report against him. In fact, of late, the CM rewarded Shah by making him the district-in-charge minister of Sehore, CM's home district. Minor’s rape in Delhi: Why student protesters are missing As a second wave of protests hits the Capital triggered this time by the brutal rape of a five-year-old, made more shocking by the Delhi Police’s callousness in investigating it, the massive outpouring of students onto the streets witnessed in the aftermath of 16 December seems to be missing. The gangrape of a 23-year-old student and attack on her friend on 16 December had seen an unprecedented scale of protests led by students in the Capital. While the weekend witnessed protests led by left-wing student groups at India Gate and near the police headquarters, the second wave of anti-rape movement seems to have been dominated by the political parties, most visibly the Aam Aadmi Party. That it is exam season in universities seems to have had a definite impact on the numbers turning out for protests. But that is not the only reason, students say, why the scale of 16 December protest is missing this time around. The decisive direction that the 16 December protest had is missing this time. The chemistry of a protest cannot be predicted or controlled. A moment can’t repeat itself. And every moment is new. There is a lot of anger and disenchantment. In the days to come, in another context, another protest might erupt. One can only prepare and create a platform for protest.
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