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Modi fulfils promise; PIO cards now valid for lifetime
Narendra Modi during his address at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 28, 2014. NEW DELHI, OCT 7 (AGENCIES): All PIO (Person of Indian Origin) cards are now valid for the lifetime of the cardholder, instead of 15 years, as promised by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his address at the Madison Square Garden in New York City on September 28, 2014. The Gazette notification issued on September 30 fulfils the Prime Minister’s announcement that PIO cardholders would enjoy a lifelong visa to India. Sharing the information,
the PM, on microblogging website Twitter, said the efforts will “further strengthen our bond with the Indian Diaspora and give an impetus to our development journey”. Further, following the Prime Minister’s announcement that PIO cardholders would be exempt from police reporting, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued instructions through the same Gazette notification that PIO cardholders would not be required to report to a police station even if their visit to India exceeds 180 days.
Fulfilling yet another announcement made by the Prime Minister, instructions have been issued to Embassies and Consulates that unless there are exceptional circumstances, visas to US nationals should normally be given for 10 years. Systems are in place to introduce visa on arrival for US tourists in October itself. The Ministry of Home Affairs is working on a new scheme that will merge the PIO and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) schemes.
Govt working on repealing archaic laws NEW DELHI, OCT 7 (AGENCIES): Various central government departments are in the process of repealing outdated laws and regulations, Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth said here on Tuesday. “We also need to simplify the grievance redressal and government processes. The Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has asked to weed out outdated laws and regulations. The process is on and hopefully you will see the results soon,” Seth said during the inauguration of twoday symposium on ‘Excellence in Public Service and Public Administration’ here. The Law Ministry has planned to bring a new bill in the winter session of Parliament to repeal 287 obsolete statutes. Based on the recommendation of the Law Commission, the Ministry is planning to carry out “legal scavenging” to repeal 700 Appropriation Acts which remain on statute books though they have lost relevance. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in August constituted a separate committee to identify “obsolete” laws which, he believes, hamper governance by creating “avoidable confusion”. Out of the 1,382 Acts recommended for repeal by that committee, only 415 have been revoked so far. On September 12, the Law Commission had recommended revoking 72 obsolete statutes, saying there is an “urgent need” to ensure that the legal structures are responsive to challenges of changing times.
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Shiv Sena slams Modi for leaving work in Delhi MUMBAI, OCT 7 (AGENCIES): Continuing with its attack on Narendra Modi, Shiv Sena on Tuesday hit out at the Prime Minister and said that he has left his work in the national capital to hold public meetings in the poll-bound Maharashtra. In its editorial mouthpiece Saamna, Shiv Sena launched an attack on Modi and reportedly said that despite making make new promises each day, what has he done for Maharashtra after becoming the Prime Minister. It also said that the frequent visits of Modi are making a dent on the state’s treasury. The editorial also quoted MNS chief Raj Thackeray as saying that Modi is still behaving like the chief minister of Gujarat and not focusing on other areas of the country, as per a news report. Modi is currently on a whirlwind campaign in Haryana and Maharashtra where he has already addressed several public rallies in support of BJP candidates. The party is trying to cash in on Modi magic to win maximum number of seats in the poll-bound states. The editorial also alleged that Modi is the only face of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and that is why he is being projected in the election rallies. The party wrote that if Modi had mass appeal, then he would have urged people in Maharashtra to vote for
Anti-BJP rhetoric shows Shiv Sena has lost the battle;BJP
Uddhav Thackeray the party while sitting in New Delhi and not by holding rallies. Shiv Sena had earlier accused BJP of trying to divide Maharashtra and breaking the 25-year-old alliance with the party to benefit some businessmen close to senior BJP leaders. Par ty’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut had also questioned PM’s respect for late Balasaheb Thackeray and asked why Modi did not intervene to save the two-decade old alliance in Maharashtra. Pa r t y c hi e f Ud d hav Thackeray had compared the ongoing poll campaign in Maharashtra by Modi’s cabinet to an assault by Bijapur general Afzal Khan’s army on Shivaji’s dominion in the 17th century. He added that their intention is to “break the state into pieces” in the name of promises and development.
Shiv Sena’s attack on BJP shows that the party founded by late Bal Thackeray has “lost the battle” ahead of the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, senior BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy said here on Tuesday. “They (Sena) have lost track and are talking only about BJP,” Rudy, BJP’s Maharashtra affairs in-charge, told a news agency in an interview. “If they (Sena) are contesting to win the elections, then they should be contesting against Congress and NCP. But if they are talking about BJP, it possibly shows that they have lost the battle,” Rudy said. “They are cribbing partners. We are absolutely not talking about them as a matter of policy. Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) has clearly spelt it out,” he said. “It is amusing that Sena is not fighting the actual enemies of the state. And they say we have betrayed them. How does it matter? You were claiming to be a larger partner and more powerful. Why should you complain?” he said. “They (Sena) must have assessed that they are losing ground to BJP very heavily. So this desperation,” Rudy said, when asked about Sena mouthpiece Saamana criticising Modi on his “won’t utter a word against Sena” remark. Asked what led to the snapping of the 25-year-old
alliance with Sena, Rudy said, “The central leadership of BJP was very persistent on an alliance. Somehow, the negotiations (on seat sharing) were not moving.” “There was a lack of communication. And the Sena was still in the old mode for some reason and was not ready to scale down from 151 seats. And for us, it was practically impossible to come down below 130,” he said. “There was no question of leaving our new alliance partners, Raju Shetti-led Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, Mahadeo Jankar-led Rashtriya Samaj Party, RPI and Vinayak Mete-led Shivsangram. So, we had to find a solution,” he said.“Maybe, if poll dates were later, we could have found a solution, But it did not happen like that. The call was taken by the state BJP leadership,” Rudy said. “It was a case of ‘who blinks first’. And in doing so, we came to a point where nothing was moving and there was no time to move further,” he said. “There was no animosity in that but we had to take a call because time was only 48 hours to go before deadline for filing nominations ended,” the BJP leader said. “It was unspoken but possibly, the numbers were related to the chief ministerial post, which was not being discussed across the table. That could have been one of the factors,” Rudy said.
CF violations: India, Pakistan blame each other Bihar Govt. takes action against doctors
JAMMU, OCT 7 (AGENCIES): Amid continuous ceasefire violations, the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan held a meeting on Tuesday. During the talks, India and Pakistan reportedly blamed each other for ceasefire violations. As the ceasefire violations continued, anti-Pakistan protests rocked Jammu and other areas to protest the firing and shelling. Meanwhile, Border Security Force director general, DK Pathak, visited Pargwal and Kanachak border areas of Akhnoor Sector to assess the damage to life and property caused by recent ceasefire violations by Pakistan. Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire thrice by targeting
40 Border Out Posts and 25 border hamlets with heavy mortar shells in Jammu sector and LoC areas in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, leaving nine persons injured. Defence Spokesman Lt Col Maneesh Mehta said Pakistani troops opened fire with small arms in Balnoie forward belt along LoC in Poonch district around 1420 hours. The Army retaliated effectively and the exchange of fire is going on in the area, he said, adding there was no loss of life or injury to anyone on the Army side. In another ceasefire violation, Pakistan Rangers resorted to firing and mortar shelling in Arnia town this morning, a police officer said.A shell also exploded near the compound wall of a police station in Arnia, leaving six persons injured, the police
officer said. “Pakistani Rangers had fired mortars and opened heavy fire on BSF posts along the International Border since 2100 hours last night”, BSF spokesman Vinood Yadav said. “As many as 40 BSF BoPs were affected by the fire from Pakistan side”, Yadav said, adding that firing and shelling was targeted on areas along the IB in Arnia, RS Pura, Kanachak and Pargwal sub-sectors along IB in Jammu and Samba districts. He said almost all the BSF posts in Kanachak and Pargwal were targeted by the Pakistan Rangers. “BSF posts in Arnia and R S Pura Sub-sectors were also also targeted by the enemy,” the spokesman said. “BSF troops at all the places gave a strong and befitting reply to the firing from
Pakistan”, the spokesman said, adding that firing in some places, particularly Pargwal is still on. “There is no loss of life or damage to BSF “, he said. There has been heavy firing and mortar shelling on 20 to 25 border hamlets along the International Border in Arnia, RS Pura, Pargwal, Ganjansoo and Kanachak belts of Jammu district since last night, District Magistrate, Jammu, Ajeet Kumar Sahu told a news agency. Three persons have been injured in the firing in Jammu border areas and have been hospitalised. In view of the firing, over 1,000 people were shifted to camps overnight. The villagers from Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts have fled their homes. There have been nine ceasefire violations along the
LoC and eight along the IB in Jammu. These include seven in Poonch along LoC, eight along International Border in Jammu and two in Gulmarg sector of Kashmir. Six persons have been killed and 50 others including BSF jawan injured in Pakistani shelling and firing along LoC and IB in Jammu and Poonch districts in the ceasefire violations this month. On October 06, Pakistan had violated the ceasefire thrice in Bhimber Gali, Kerni and Balakote-Mankote in Poonch district. On October 05, there were two ceasefire violations. Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire by resorting to heavy firing and shelling in Arnia belt along IB in Jammu in which five persons were killed and 34 others were injured.
PATNA, OCT 7 (PTI): Bihar government on Tuesday suspended the hospital superintendent of the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) and took actions against seven other doctors for allegedly remaining unavailable when stampede victims
were brought there on October 3. PMCH Superintendent Lakhinder Prasad was suspended and its Principal S N Sinha was given his duty as additional charge, Health Secretary Anand Kishore said. Four doctors of Assis-
tant Professor rank of Surgery, Urology and Orthopadecics were transferred outside Patna, Kishore said. Besides, the Heads of Department of Orthopadics, Surgery and Urology were served show cause notice, he said.
Gates impressed by Modi’s plan to fight poverty NEW YORK, OCT 7 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to improve health services and his focus on ending open defecation has “impressed” Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates who said it is “inspiring” to see India move to the forefront of providing such services to the underprivileged. “Modi has India talking about toilets...This is not the kind of issue that most politicians like to talk about. But I would guess that in the short time he has been in office, Prime Minister Modi has done more to raise the awareness of the need for toilets than any other leader since the country gained independence,” Gates said in a blog post titled ‘Meeting the New Prime Minister.’ In the blog, Gates writes about his meeting with Modi in New Delhi last month when he and his wife Melinda focussed on toilets, vaccines, bank accounts and health clinics in their “more than an hour” long discussions. “We came away impressed by his commitment to fighting poverty and improving health for India’s poorest people,” Gates said. “This is an exciting time, not just for India, but for everyone who cares about giving the poorest people a chance to lead healthy, productive lives. With all the attention and innovation going on in these areas, from health to financial services, we have a fantastic opportunity to make an impact. It’s inspiring to see India moving to the forefront of these efforts,” he said. Gates said Modi “made it clear” that he is “frustrated” with the slow pace of improvement in expanding and improving sanitation services across the country. Modi, who wants to end open defecation by 2019, shared with the billionaire couple few of his ideas, including installing toilets in bus and rail stations in 500 towns.
UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (II), 2014 The Union Public Service Commission will be conducting the Combined Defence Services Examination (II), 2014 at different venues located at 41 Centres throughout the country on 26.10.2014 (Sunday). The e-Admit Cards for the candidates have been uploaded on the Commission’s Web-site http://www.upsc.gov.in which may be downloaded. Letters of rejection to the candidates stating reason(s) for rejection have already been sent through e-mail provided by the candidates. If any applicant is not able to download his e-Admit Card, he may contact UPSC Facilitation Counter on Telephone Nos. 01123385271, 011-23381125 and 011-23098543 between (10.00 AM to 5.00 PM) on working day during working hours. The candidate may also send Fax message on Fax No. 011-23387310. The candidates may note that no paper admit card will be issued. In case the photograph is not printed or available on the e-Admit Card, candidates are advised to carry three (03) photographs (one identical photograph for each session) along with proof of identity such as identity Card etc. and printout of e-Admit Card at the venue of the Examination to secure admission in the Examination.
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