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DAAGI Changed Not SARKAAR

Bihar Politics

Law for cleaning Ganges

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New Delhi (Sai) Water resources, river development and Ganga protection minister Uma Bharti has claimed that the results of Namami Ganga project will start coming in 2018. She said in the Rajya Sabha that the government is considering to bring a law to accelerate the protection of the river Ganga and to overcome the hindrances in this path. Regarding the protection of Ganga, she also said that Ganga is not a Thames or Rhine river, which, once cleaned, will remain clean forever, because about 2 million people per day and 600 million people per year take a holy dip in it.

Uma responded in supplementary questions during the Question Hour in the Upper House that the Government is considering bringing the Ganga law.

Before bringing it into Parliament, the draft of this law will be shared with the states. He said that the committee headed by Justice Giridhar Malviya was given the responsibility of making the draft of this law. He submitted his report to the proposed law on her ministry. Uma said that the government is consider-

ing the proposed law. This proposed law will also be shared with the states.

She said that in a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the states had demanded that a law be enacted to overcome the constraints in the work of Ganga conservation.

That is why the government is considering this law. Giving information about the work done during the Modi government, she said that Rs 20 thousand

crore was allocated for the protection of Ganga. She said that the number of works done so far will start coming from the year 2018.

In response to the supplementary question about the Ghatas of Banares, especially the Manikarnika Ghat, she said that the Gharas of Banaras are very ancient and historical. The permission of the High Court needs to be obtained prior to any manipulation or change. She said

Financial powers to the Modi fever Indian Armed Forces seen at Venkaiah

New Delhi (Sai) To ensure the security of sensitive military bases, the Ministry of Defense has entrusted important financial powers to the Armed Forces.

Along with that, Defense Minister Arun Jaitley has fixed the deadline for the works related to it, thereby completing the work in a timely manner and with priority. There was a slowdown in the modernization of security arrangements and security arrangements of the airbase. The main objective of the latest step has been to accelerate the process of taking decisions.

The Deputy Chiefs of the three services have been given the power to order, make purchases and conduct civil work without the approval of the Ministry of Defense. The Government termed it as a very important step and said that there will be huge increase in the existing powers that the armed forces

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have. Recently, the Vice Chief of the Army was given full financial powers to purchase ammunition and spare parts to maintain the necessary level of warships. 600 of the 3000 bases of armies have been considered highly sensitive.

After the Pathankot attack in January last year, a committee was constituted under the chairmanship of Lieutenant General (Retired) Philip Compose, Chief of the Army. It emphasized on establishing technical systems that identify breaks in the siege and strengthening the intelligence system. It was also said that the personnel engaged in the safety of security forces were given better weapons and rescue equipments. In March this year, a parliamentary committee expressed deep displeasure over the reduction in security arrangements of these bases.

In May, the sources had said that the army demanded 2000 million dollars from the Ministry of Defense to meet the necessary arrangements. In recent days, the tensions on the borders continue and attacks on military bases continue. It is believed that in view of the situation, the government wants fastness in the security arrangements of military bases.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is known for specially defining any name and often finds it in his speeches. His influence seems to be on former BJP leader and NDA Vice Presidential candidate Venkaiah Naidu.

Naidu specially defined the name of the veteran world famous missile technologist and our former president Shree APJ Abdul Kalam on the occasion of his second death anniversary .During this auspicious occasion Mr. Naidu said, 'APJ Abdul Kalam means' Anything is possible if your attitudes and Karma are integrated with your knowledge and concentration .

The famous Kalam, named Missile Man, died on July 27, 2015 in Shillong. He had come to attend a program at Shillong University.

that the projects being made about the conservation and waste treatment of these ghats have been conveyed to the High Court. Uma said that cleanliness of the Ganga can not be possible only with the efforts of the government. Efforts will be made to create awareness among the public to restore the same kind of cleanliness as the Ganga was clean with the efforts of the masses 50-60 years ago.

PM: Proud of our women cricket team

TAC: England has defeated India in the Women's World Cup finals but team players won the heart of our country.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also tweeted after the match ended, and appreciated the performance of the Indian Women's Cricket Team in the World Cup final. He also Said that the Indian Women’s Cricket team did show their best to India this time.

The Prime Minister tweeted that 'Our women cricketers gave their best today. The team has shown remarkable perseverance and skill in the World Cup. We are proud of

our team. ' The PM had tweeted the names of all the players before the match started and all the good qualities of them were well greeted.

In the World Cup, host England beat India by nine runs and won the World Cup title for the fourth time on Sunday.

England had set a target of 229 against India at the Lord's ground, which the Indian team could not achieve, and lost all their wickets for 219 runs in 48.4 overs. Despite their remarkable winning performance the victory slipped from their grip for the second time.

RAKSHA PARVA

A schoolgirl tying Rakhi to an Army Jawan in New Delhi.

Pictorial warning on Alcohol Bottles TAC New Delhi: Like cigarettes and tobacco packets, a pictorial warning can be given on alcohol bottles in the country soon. It will also be alerted about the consequences of drinking alcohol and driving about intoxicants.

According to an official, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) is busy in finalizing the standards of alcohol-rich beverages. The institution is studying the experiments of pictorial messages on liquor bottles in other countries of the world.

Examples of pictorial messages, drunk driving, and other international efforts being made in relation to alcohol intake are being examined. After this, recommend such messages in the standards being prepared for alcoholic beverages.

Non-governmental organization Community Against Drunken Driving (CADD) filed a PIL in the Delhi High Court demanding a warning of drunk driving on drunken bottles. On May 18, the court had refused to order an order to raise the size of statutory chetavani after hearing

the petition. However, the court had asked the FSSAI, working under the Ministry of Health, to consider it as a consultation.

CADD founder and activist Prince Singhal said that he has met the officials of FSSAI and handed over 4 designs in addition to the messages to be written on the bottles. Illustrative warnings are very important.

Everyone can easily understand them by going beyond the languages boundary. It can also be understood by people who are not educated.

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MG (Maha Ganda)

Road of Gurugram Simrat Singh There is an article in newspaper regarding raid in Sahara mall on this racket... even at 8 in the evening, you can spot such things happening right next to Max hospital.. and lots of people standing and watching...

Vishu Arora Every one is involved !! Think It's happening from long time n till now no action has been taken why ?? Further if u will complain, it might stop bt for few hours, may be for few days bt again itgonna start !! Bt apart appreciated at least u thot abt betterment !! the rounds of the entire area and people can be seen stopping these autos and speaking t these girls. The entire situation is very uncomfortable and especially if you are with an elderly then it is all the more embarrasing.”

Pubs and Bars responsible for spoiling the environment

Karamvir Kamal Barely a few minutes from Delhi; a landscape resembling a foreign country with crisscrossing rapid metro and Delhi metro tracks; sky scrapers of Cyber City draped with glistening glass facades; Non-stop Golf Course road; under passes and over bridges; industrial areas and corporate environment and above all the holy city of Guru Drona and Sheetla Mata – Gurugram.

That’s how Gurugram is recognized today. Redefining progress and advancement, MG Road is that well-known stretch of Gurugram where commercial development dwells alongside a series of glitzy malls. Gurugram is today carving a unique and exclusive niche for itself on the world map. But a few dark patches on the millennium city are also prominently showing up on the global platform which may contribute towards ruining its reputation.Thousands of people visit the malls and offices located on Gurugram’s MG road. They enjoy shopping and eating out on the MG Road during the day time but as the darkness falls the same people do not like to stay here beyond 10 pm as this happy and feel-good MG road turns into a completely different scene as the night falls. Many criminals, anti-social elements, and notorious characters come out on this mall mile like wolves in the night and the MG road begins to show its true colours.

Colours which begets a fear in the hearts and minds of working woman, normal family people and the common man who is in a hurry to return home. According to a teacher who stays in the nearby Colony Housing Board, “If we are late in the night it is an eerie feeling even inside our colony. Autorickshaws with girls inside are doing

The pubs and bars located on MG road are responsible for ruining the environment of this place. The girls working in these bars start roaming on the roads in autotickshaws after 10 in the night soliciting customers and passerbys. The autorickshaws carrying these Bar girls have aso increased in numbers in the past couple of years.

Cab drivers and anti-social elements visiting these pubs to drink are their customers. The Sahara Mall located on MG road has become so popular for these activities that it has been attracting people from Delhi too.

All under the nose of Police

It is not that the Police is unaware of these growing activities but even they turn a blind eye towards these. It is only if some mishap takes place then only police swings into action and intervenes. Sometimes, just for a change a police vehicle can be seen patrolling this area but that is merely for catching the potential customers of these bar girls and extract money out of them.

If this continued, MG road may soon become GB road

If this illegal and immoral act of flesh trade continued in such an elite part of the millennium city, then the day is not far when the MG road of Gurugram may acquire the new reputation of what GB road holds in Delhi that is infamous for prostitution. One of the security guards stationed at MG road revealed about these girls was that they wait for the ideal time in and around the mall only and after 10 pm they appear on the road for their nefarious activities.

When a policeman had to raise his gun

The environment at MG road becomes so bad occasionally that an incident has come to light when once in order to control drunken rioters a policeman had to fetch the gun of his security personnel to scare off these anti-social elements.

The vehicles and autorickshaws of these people are parked on the road in such a way that those residing in nearby colonies face a lot of difficulty in reaching their homes.

Police is nowhere to be seen at night

Though police posts have been set up near MG road metro station and Sahara Mall but the police officials are rarely to be seen in this area especially in the hour of need. It is only under special orders or in rare cases that these police officers are seen in this vicinity otherwise not.

Local leaders hardly care

If we talk of local leaders, MLAs or MPs then they are also least bothered about the incidents taking place in and around MG road malls. The leader and Mahila Parshad of BJP with a mammoth work force are having their offices barely in 500 meters radius in this area. Even the residences of some local ministers are located here.

This trade is flourishing everyday

Prostitution and flesh trade is flourishing in Gurugram to such an extent that call girls can be seen at IFFCO Chowk from as early as five in the mornings. Due to this normal people waiting for the the bus at the bus stand begin to feel uncomfortable. Gurugram police ignore them here too.

Foreign girls are also a part of this trade

African women are also a part of this dirty flesh trade. After dark these women keep roaming around the malls located near MG road and soliciting customers.

Manisha Lokesh Sinha And that is most emabarrasing tym wen u see certain nuiance around u happening n u can't stop... Bcz Its open n on after 9pm.. All around Sahara mall i guess...

Seema Sarin Singh You are right. We also noticed when we came out of a night show... odd kind of movement around.

Siddharth Bhatia Do u all know how big is the money game involved. And what police will do with complain nothing as they know more than you all, we have to be united and fight against it putting on Facebook won't help.

Pratibha Gupta Yes policemen stand there and know everything. Some senior level strict action should be taken but how?

Praggatti Rao This bothered me too while I was there for dinner with my family... it's so in your face and seems the authorities have turned a blind eye.

Amandeep Soin I have stopped going to MGFmall after I noticed the same 6 months back, I was with my family... the scene outside the mall totally changed after I came out around 7.45pm, police presence was also there and it appeared that they are well aware of it.

Sanchita Kunal Kumar MG Road of Gurugram has today acquired such a reputation that it is being criticized on every social platform everywhere. It is obvious that it is doing its best in spoiling the reputation of Gurugram as a global hub of business and trade. Besides those residing in these localities, people who visit this place from outside are also criticizing it. The Asian Chronicle is presenting this article for you and the police administration on the basis of feedbacks and opinions received on a social platform.

Sahara mall is worst too and I experienced it 4 yrs ago post that I have never been there.

Vipiann Bhatia Police stationed outside the mall are party to all the illegal activities, they know everything they take money from spa owners and people running these activities that is why they keep a blind face towards these girls and pimps and harass only simple citizens.

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Good Health & Positivity through Plants We live in cities that have reached their maximum pollution level. Our lives are sustained by machines which are all running on harmful gases that are continuously releasing toxic elements into the environment. The only way we can make the air we breathe a bit cleaner is by planting more and more trees in the environment. Planting more trees has become more than just a good habit; it’s a need of the hour.

Researches by NASA and AALCA have proved that keeping green plants in our living rooms brings in positive vibes to our environment. Certain plants also have health benefits as they help control Blood Pressure, reduces stress, give a sense of calm, peace and freshness. With such major benefits, plants also beautify our house and make them greener.

Areca Palm – This plant in your room freshens up the air by freeing it from carbon monoxide and other toxins. It also keeps you away from throat related problems as it maintains softness and coolness in the environment.

Snake Plant

– Available at very

cheap rates in the market, this plant has a unique quality, that it releases oxygen even at night while other plants release carbon dioxide. It is also known as mother in law of tongue. Having this plant at your home will help in keeping away the heaviness of your eyes and also prevent headache. In the bathroom, this plant will help get rid of ammonia gas.

Boston Fern – This plant purifies the air in the house. It requires a lot of maintenance but compensates by helping you breathe better and maintains moisture level in the skin.

Money Plant –Money plant is favored by a lot of people as is said, , it brings in good luck and harmony to the home.

Also, it also purifies the polluted air in the environment.

Lucky Bamboo – This plant is said to be 5000 years old and keeping it at home brings a sense of peace and motivation within you. This plant is very popular in west. It is mostly kept in living rooms and work places as it generates positivity and

brings in love and good luck.

Peas Lily – This green and shiny plant has a capacity to keep away the polluted air and better health problems like Asthma, Cancer and headache in people. It also has the power to balance bad odor with fresh fragrance.

Aloe vera – An aloe vera plant fits in wherever there is little scope of sunlight, be it your window or your balcony. It clears up the chemicals in the air and keeps your environment free from pollution. The gel found in the leaves of this plant is very good for your skin.

Weeping fig - There is possibility of a bad odor from heavy curtains and furniture of the house specially in damp weather. In such situation, keep this plant in your living room or your bedroom and it can maintain freshness. Another plant named warneck dracaena keeps away the smell of house paint. You can also keep gerbera daisy in your bedroom, a high maintenance plant but just like aloe vera and snake plant, it increases the level of oxygen during night time.

SUNEHRI KOTHI BY ANJU AT INDIA COUTURE WEEK 2017 With India Couture Week completing a decade of its existence, designer AnjuModi is excited to be a part of this extravagant celebration as she revives the royal culture of India through her couture collection, ‘SunehriKothi’ at FDCI India Couture Week to be held at The Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi.

Anju Modi, costumer, couturier and an enthusiast of vintage design once again reminisces the glorious past.

For the winter of 2017 she recreates a mystical ‘SunehriKothi’ (Golden Chalet), resplendent with waif like muses dressed in slender, exotic Indian costume akin to those that graced the miniature art of 16th century Rajasthan, especially Kishangarh.Very significantly,this collection builds on bravery,honor,chivalry and virtues that Rajputana culturehas ever been known for.

By Dr. Madhu Kotiya Dr Madhu Kotiya is a renowned Tarot mentor, energy Vastu Expert, Numerologist, a spiritual and a psychic healer.

Also,she is a channel to Arch angles and ascended masters

Birthday celebrated by Shweta Bajaj,

a prominent designer of the legendary designer

RAHUL, BHAWAN NARANG & GOURAV

AJAY AND BHAWNA RAJPAL

SHWETA BAJAJ

Famous fashion designer Shweta Bajaj's birthday, known as Delhi's RSVP, at Connaught Place.

The club was celebrated in great style. In which many celebrities from Delhi's fashion world attended and greeted Shweta Bajaj with birthday wishes. Famous fashion designer Shweta Bajaj has also been honored with the Rajiv Gandhi Award and apart from this, many other big cities have also been honored in the field of fashion.

Fashion designer Shweta Bajaj greeted all the guests, and after that all the people who attended the fun enjoyed this evening.

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Black & Gold Birthday Celebration

Nishant Chopra & Ana Sachdeva

Recently Hosted was a Birthday Party for DJ Ana Sachdeva at Chhalava Restrobar in GK 2 owned by Sunny Kathpalia and Gurshish. The Theme for the night was Black for Men and Gold for the Ladies which was well followed by all the Guests who attended the party. DJ Prithvi and Vikas made sure that all the guests groove onto their music. Many Well known socialites were spotted at the party to name a few were Dilbagh Singh, Akash Aggarwal, Asma Gulzar, Shankar Sanhey, Meenakshi Dutt, Sylvie Rodgers, Nikita Khattar.

LISAP MILANO LAUNCH Recently was the launch of Lisap Milano, International Hair Color and Hair Treatment Product Company through Mr Prashant Goyal (MD), Accu Metals Group, Sandeep Agarwal. The Event was hosted by Sanjay Singh at Storm Verson 2.0 owned by Shamit Ajmani. The Italian company’s representatives present were Carlo Crosti, Francesco Sanfilippo from Lisap Italy and Lucio Carli, Alessendro Carli from Mediterranea Italy. Many Socialites from the fashion industry were spotted at the launch to name a few were Pavan Suri, Amit Talwar, Slyvie Rodgers, Vandana Vadhera, Salloli Kumar, Shuweta Kapoor.

Nandita Sharma & Manuj Sharma

Prashant Goyal & Chhaya Goyal Amit Gupta & Eti Gupta

Annkush Sharma &Varun Jhamb

Komal Ajmani & Shamit Ajmani

Ashish Dhoundiyal & Neelam Saxena

Ratnadeep Lall & Jagnoor Aneja

Kapil Malhotra & Shagum Malhotra

Vinny Shourie & Sunny Kathpalia Sanjay Singh & Roshni Thakkur DJ Vikas

Sanjay Singh & Sonya Singh

Grand Birthday Celebrations Recently Koshika Verma and Deepak Verma Owners of Teddy Boy Gastro Bar Hosted a Lunch for all their close friends from the industry to celebrate Koshika Verma’s Birthday. All the guests were spotted having a gala time and grooving on the bollywood numbers played by the Dj. Many renowned socialites were seen at the party to name a few were Meenakshi Dutt, Pragati Nagpal, Leena Bidani, Pooja Bhambri, Preeti Vohra.

Pooja Narang, Preeti Wadhawan, Vainy Sethi & Mansi Thandani

Deepak verma and Rahul Bhambri

Pragati Nagpal, Sonia Kapoor, Mona Punani & Arpana Aggarwal

Koshika Verma

Suresh Jain and Kamal Jain

Priyanka Jain and Arpana Agarwal Ritu Soni, Hemakshi Gupta, Nidhi Thukral & Muskaan Arota

Bihar Politics: DAAGI Changed, Not SARKAAR

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A State of Bihar as well as the entire HINDUSTAN has been colored in Saffron. Forwarding the victory chariot in a dramatic way, it seems fixed and preplanned .BJP has been registered it’s presence in Bihar this time. In these past days the family members of Shree Lalu Prasad Yadav mere proved themselves the most corrupt political family of this country. The Grand Coalition(MAHAGATH BANDHAN) has been broken down with the continuous aggressive raids by CBI and ED. Everything happened unprecedently so fast that the political Pundits of the naANJAN KUMAR SAMAL tion became mute spectators .An expert in (Author is active in soco- making govt., BJP did encashed the sudpolitical Activism) den resignation of Nitish just before making the new govt. by making alliance with JDU. Not only people across the country but also all the media and news agencies say that Nitish Kumar had resigned from the Chief Minister's post on the issue of corruption. But honesty in the current politics remains a word of utterance and expression. At the time of election, the same BJP, that did criticize Nitish immensely has now made him the chief minister by supporting the same party which also reflects Nitish’s love to the power chair.

J.P. Nadda In 2014, this government made a promise to the people of India, to safeguard their health, to provide the men, women, and children of this country the best chance to survive and thrive. One of the key initiatives was to protect as many of our children against as many diseases as possible, with the introduction of new vaccines into the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP), as well as by ensuring these reach the unreached. This was one of the most significant policy decisions in public health arena taken because of the visionary leadership of Shri Narendra Modi Ji. Today, I can say that promise is well on its way to being fulfilled.

For decades, our children have died from diseases that could be prevented.

Introduction of new vaccines is key to reducing childhood and infant mortality and morbidity in the country. In the last two years, through the UIP, we saw the introduction of the Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV), Rotavirus vaccine (RVV) against diarrhoea, and the measlesrubella (MR) vaccine, to protect against both measles and rubella. The latest weapon in the arsenal being introduced is pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV). More than 130 countries world-

If we talk about Nitish Kumar's honesty, It is believed that Nitish had known all the corruption cases against Lalu and on his family members even before the election.

In such a case, taking the oath of honesty and taking them in the election means only to get power. The only motive of politics remains to gain power. Regardless of how power came Sometimes someone who is bitten like an enemy is made a brother.

Then once someone has got the power after making a brother, the same brother is told to be the biggest enemy. In this fight for corruption, if Nitish Kumar investigate into all the cases of corruption using the state Agencies against the deputy Chief Minister ,then only it can be proved that the “SU-SHASAN BABU” has a corruption free government with zero tolerance.

After running the govt. for almost two years with tainted and corrupt politicians and political parties Nitish Kumar who wants to give a message of corruption free politics is nothing but merely a showing off.

It is not possible to clap with one hand in Politics. The BJP supported Nitish in Bihar,not just for the formation of the government but to join and be part of the government. In this fight for corruption free

Bihar, the MAHAGATHBANDHAN seems ready not only to criticize the opponents but also challenge the opposition to face the people’s mandate again if they wish. When we talk on the issue of a transparent and honest government,we can shamefully get it proved that from the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha till Vidhansabhas hundreds of tainted politicians are still in India. Any political party of this country can prove it as the honest one easily. But the reality on ground that bites each and every Indian citizen that there are bunches corruption and criminal cases are being run against most of the ministers and even against many VVIP politicians of this country.

By citing the example of BJP, as the honest political party and allying with which Nitish claimed having the honest Govt. has 35% of their Members of Parliament have criminal cases in their names.

STAINS OF CORRUPRTION The party may be of anyone. No matter, how many politicians try to prove them honest, the truth is that there is no moon even without stain. There is no such party in the country that comes truthful in the honesty test. Even after the name of honesty, Nitish Kumar has resigned from his seat, but no one can be considered as preparing for the upcoming general elections. In the BJP wave, Nitish Kumar also wants to set dive so that his party's seat can be confirmed in the general elections.

After breaking the relationship with RJD, Nitish Kumar has again taken the oath of Chief Minister of Bihar with the help of

A strike against pneumonia

wide have introduced PCV as part of their childhood immunization programmes, in line with World Health Organization (WHO) global recommendations. This vaccine provides protection against one of the most common causes of pneumonia—a bacterium called pneumococcus. This bacterium also causes other diseases such as ear infections, meningitis and blood infections, with some of these resulting in death or serious disabilities.

This vaccine has long been available in the private sector in India, so children of wealthy families who could afford it could be protected. But today, by introducing it in the UIP, we are ensuring that this vaccine reaches all children, especially those who need it the most, the underprivileged and underserved. The availability of life-saving vaccines should not be limited to only those who can afford it. It is through vaccines like PCV that we can give the citizens of this country a shot at an equitable future and achieve the vision of an India in which every citizen lives a healthy and productive life.

Many people ask, “Why immunize?”

Previous generations, the argument goes, suffered from diseases like diarrhoea, measles, and pneumonia; why is it essential for us to immunize our children against it? By the time you finish reading

this article, one child in India would have died from pneumonia. One child every three minutes – that is the tragic toll pneumonia claims in this country. We need to protect and save those children.

The decision to introduce a vaccine in the UIP is a well-regulated and carefully thought-out process that takes into account the need, the safety and the efficacy of the vaccine. For a new vaccine to be introduced in the country, the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (NTAGI) reviews disease burden and epidemiology of a particular vaccine preventable disease and vaccine availability along with its cost effectiveness before making recommendations for any new vaccine introduction.

NTAGI is an independent body of experts with repute and experience in the field. The Ministry introduces new vaccines only when NTAGI recommendations are subsequently approved by the empowered programme committee and Mission Steering Group (MSG).

All new vaccines, including the PCV, have been included in the UIP at the recommendation of NTAGI and following this procedure. PCV helps protect against the bacterium that causes the maximum number of child pneumonia deaths worldwide and in India. We are starting by introducing it in parts of Bihar, parts of Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh,

but the plan is to soon cover all of India.

It is an expensive vaccine, but it will now be available to our citizens for free. The cost to the government exchequer is offset by the additional economic benefits of having a healthier society.

With close to 1.8 lakh deaths and over 20 lakh cases annually, child pneumonia poses a significant financial burden on India. The costs of treating a case of pneumonia perpetuates the cycle of poverty. Parents of children who contract pneumonia have to pay expensive hospital bills, which can cost them several months in wages. To add to this, they have to take time off and stay home to care for sick children, negatively impacting India's economy. Healthier children enjoy better cognitive development, are better in school, missing fewer days, and in the long run, when they join the workforce, they tend to be more productive and earn more. Health thus creates wealth. There are several global examples where healthier populations grow their incomes and escape from poverty quicker, making PCV an investment into India’s progress towards becoming an economically developed nation. India leads the world in pneumonia deaths but, with the launch of PCV, we have definite chance at changing that statistic and making a serious dent in our contribution to the global burden of the disease.

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BJP. These two parties try to prove themselves as honest, but the report of the ADR is quite different from them. The first thing is to do is talk of Lalu's party, four RJD members in the Lok Sabha have criminal cases registered against them. Out of RJD’s 80 elected MLA , 46 MLAs have criminal cases against them which is approximately 58%. In the legislative council, 4 members of the RJD out of 7 have criminal cases registered.

Now it is about the JDU who always shows off zero tolerance on corruption and its old ally BJP .The party of 'good governance associate' Nitish ji, who has resigned from the post of Chief Minister due to corruption of RJD, is not far away from corruption. In the Parliament, where one out of the 2 MPs of the JDU has criminal case registered and both have passed 12thclass.

Out of the 282 MPs of BJP, against 98 many severe criminal cases have been registered. Which are up to 35%. In the case of serious crime, BJP has the maximum number of 9 MPs, of which 10-21 cases have been registered. In the Legislative Assembly, out of BJP’s 37 MLAs from 34 and Nitish Kumar's 37 out of 71 are corrupt. Such a bad situation is also in the legislative council. In which half of the BJP members out of are corrupt, 7 out of 25 members of JDU are corrupt. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has also a criminal case in his own name.

It is understood that there is a huge difference between the leaders' speech and their statistics. Political leaders who speaks on ideology only follow the power chair and nothing else.

In the past, vaccines have greatly contributed in reducing death and disease.

Ailments like smallpox no longer plague us and India is now free of polio and maternal and neonatal tetanus. The government’s investment and commitment to India’s UIP has contributed to this progress. Today, the UIP provides Indian children with vaccines for 11 deadly and debilitating diseases; the introduction of PCV will increase that number to 12. Recently released National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) data shows that India’s full immunization coverage stands at 62%, up from 43.5% just a decade ago.

More vaccines and higher coverage have helped to drastically reduce our infant and child deaths. To accelerate that momentum, Mission Indradhanush was launched in 2014 to reach the most vulnerable and ensure 90% of India’s children have access to life-saving vaccines by 2020. This project now has attained top speed with our Honourable Prime Minister rescheduling the target to 2018, emphasizing that no child should be left behind.

It is our duty to deliver on the promise and save the lives of tens of thousands of children in this country who don’t live to see their fifth birthday due to preventable diseases. To achieve these ambitious targets, we cannot afford to slow down. Let us immunize and give our children the protection they need to fight off deadly diseases and reach their full potential.

(Author is the Union Minister for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.)

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Electric power infrastructure to be strengthened for uninterrupted power supply

TAC: Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, said that the State Government is spending crores of rupees on strengthening and increasing the capacity of the electric power infrastructure to ensure uninterrupted power supply across the State.

The Chief Minister was speaking after laying the foundation

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stones of two 33kV sub-stations in Karnal today. These sub-stations would be constructed at a cost of about Rs eight crore. Reiterating the commitment of the State Government towards providing uninterrupted power supply, he said that several initiatives had been taken in this direction. New sub-stations are being established and capacity of existing sub-stations is being increased, he added. He said that the capacity of the main 220kV power station on Kunjpura Road had been increased to give relief from permanent power cuts.

Following this, uninterrupted power supply has been commenced in rural area along with the city.

Eco-restoration project for Brahma Sarovar in village Thana TAC News: With a view to protect and conserve the ecological biodiversity of the area surrounding Brahma Sarovar in village Thana, district Kurukshetra and to further develop the area as a tourist destination, the Haryana Government has decided to implement project for Eco-restoration of Brahma Sarovar Sacred Pond Grove at village Thana in the district.

Under this project, which is the first of its kind, restoration activities would be carried out in about 100 acres comprising Brahma Sarovar and its surroundings. This was disclosed

by Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, who laid the foundation stone of Swarna

Jayanti Brahma Sarovar Community Reserve at village Thana today. He also released three turtles of different species into Brahma Sarovar. The Chief Minister said that the restoration of the Reserve would be carried out at a cost of about Rs 7.5 crore. Besides, a skill development centre would be established on the Reserve where youth and self help groups from nearby villages would be imparted skill development training to make them employable and self-sustaining. They would also be imparted training so that they may act as guides for visitors to the area and inform them about the local flora and fauna. Highlighting the im-

portance of community participation, Mr. Manohar Lal also urged the people of village Thana to participate in the conservation of Brahma Sarovar, which is revered as a sacred site. Accepting the demands of the people, he announced to upgrade the girls’ school in village Thana to Class X, besides giving Rs two lakh for repair of road leading from main road to Brahma Sarovar and for providing fodder in the gaushala.

The Chief Minister also planted saplings and took a round of exhibition organised by the Forests Department. He was accompanied by Minster of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Krishan Kumar.

Badshahpur Elevated Highway to be constructed at Rs 1,897 crore

Haryana CM, Manohar Lal would lay the foundation stone of Badshahpur Elevated Highway in Gurugram on August 14.

The elevated highway would be constructed at a cost of Rs 1,897 crore. Public Works (Buildings and Roads) Minister, Rao Narbir Singh said that Union Minister for Road Transport and National Highways, Nitin Gadkari, would be requested to attend the foundation stone laying ceremony.

He said that the construction of this elevated highway would provide relief from traffic congestion in village Badshahpur and it would make it possible for commuters to reach Sohna from Gurugram within 18 minutes.

unauthorized 85 percent subsidy for installation All colonies of Faridabad of micro-irrigation systems to be regularized

TAC: With a view to check declining groundwater level in the State and to conserve water, the Haryana Government has decided to provide subsidy to the tune of 85 per cent on installation of micro-irrigation systems.

Besides, a micro-irrigation proj-

Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance & Development Corporation and Haryana Backward Class Kalyan Nigam to merge Minister of State for Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes, has said that regional offices of the Haryana Scheduled Castes Finance and Development Corporation and Haryana Backward Class Kalyan Nigam would be rationalised and both corporations would be merged into a single entity. He said that a written communication would be sent to all deputy commissioners for making available space for the corporation office at ground floor in each Mini Secretariat in the districts.

ect has been prepared for 36 blocks falling in the dark zone.

This was disclosed by Chief Minister, Mr. Manohar Lal, who was interacting with media persons after inaugurating solarpower-run micro irrigation pilot project in village Gunthala

Garhu, district Kurukshetra today. The pilot project has been launched under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) to ensure water supply to every farm. Costing Rs 24.65 crore, this would be the first project of its kind in the country, which would draw energy from solar power and the grid, and would be connected to the nearest 11 KV line through hotline to ensure uninterrupted power supply. Additional power generated by solar power panels at the project would be supplied to the nearest power sub-station, which would be connected to 24-hour plant of 11 KV line.

This project would be implemented in all 36 blocks falling in the dark zone. However, in the first phase, 13 districts

would be covered. These include Ambala, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Kaithal, Hisar, Jhajjar, Bhiwani, Rewari, Mahendragarh, Sirsa, Sonepat, Panipat and Jind. Canal irrigated area measuring 1,972.49 hectare has been included in this project, and its discharge would be 15.86 cusecs. The Chief Minister felicitated farmers for their contribution towards the implementation of this project and gave away letters of appreciation. He also released booklet prepared by the Canal Area Development Authority (CADA) for farmers and planted saplings on the occasion. He was accompanied by Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, Mr. O.P. Dhankar and MLA, Assandh, Mr. Bakhshish Singh Virk.

The Haryana Government would soon launch a medical insurance scheme to provide surgery facilities to poor patients. Under this scheme, nominal premium would be charged from people and the remaining expenditure would be borne by the insurer company. A survey will be carried out for this purpose from August 1. This was announced by the Chief Minister, Mr Manohar Lal, after laying the foundation stone of Government Medical College, Bhiwani, which would be set up over 37 acres in Prem Nagar village at a cost of Rs 500 crore.

The Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Mr. J.P. Nadda, was also present on this

occasion. The Chief Minister said 570 medicines were being provided to patients free of cost in government hospitals of the state. Since surgery facility is still costly for the public and most of the operations are done in private hospitals, the state government plans to launch a Medical Insurance Scheme to provide this facilty and affordable treatment to the economically weaker sections of the society. The state government has increased the budget for medical education and health services by more than 15 per cent to Rs 3,839 crore.

Ayurveda, yoga, alopathy and AYUSH health services are being constantly expanded in

the state. A government medical colleges in every district willl be set up with assistance of the Central Government. In all, the state government plans to establish 19 more government and private medical colleges. Mr Manohar Lal urged the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister to set up a big medical institution like AIIMS over 100 acres in Manethi village of Bhiwani district. At present, there are about 12,000 doctors in Haryana while there should be at least 27,000 doctors to cater to the needs of the population of the state. With the opening of new medical colleges, the shortage of doctors would be overcome in near future.

Medical insurance scheme to provide surgery facilities for poor patients

The Haryana Chief Minister, Manohar Lal announced that all those unauthorised colonies of Faridabad where the residents paid development charges at the rate of Rs 1,250 per square meter, will be regularised.

RERA will come into existence in two months, he said. Mr Manohar Lal made these announcements while hearing the grievances of people at a threehour ‘Janta Darbar’ organised in MCF Auditorium, Faridabad, today. He directed the officers concerned to redress the same at the earliest. While hearing the grievances, the Chief Minister said for converting the unauthorized colonies of Faridabad into authorized ones, the state government had fixed development charges at Rs 1,250 per square meter and the colonies where the residents pay these charges would be notified as authorized.

Development works will be taken up in these colonies after these are regularised. An escrow account in the name of Resident Welfare Association of that colony will be opened in a bank branch and after development charges are depoisited by at least 50 per cent of the residents living there, announcement will be made to regularize or authorize the colony. The Chief Minister said the government was also considering a plan to improve the living standard of slum dwellers by offering them alternate houses, for whom rates will be kept at minimum possible.

Reacting to a complaint related to developer area, the Chief Minister said in the next two months RERA will come into existence in Haryana. Either the developer will have to hand over

the flat or refund the money taken from the buyer. He expressed the hope that majority of the disputes between developers and apartment buyers would be resolved. On the issue of reviving Badkhal Lake, the Chief Minister said that work was going on to fill water in this lake from two sides. It will enhance tourism potential of this lake. On the issue raised by the Union Minister for State for Social Justice and Empowerment, Mr Krishan Pal Gujjar, the Chief Minister directed the MCF authorities to take up cleanliness drive in NIT area with the help of residents. Mr Gujjar had said that NIT area comprised colonies where cleanliness, proper drinking water and sewerage facilities should be ensured. The Chief Minister also said that the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) would be given more works and allotted more funds. He asked the sarpanches to properly utilize the allotted funds properly. Mr Manohar Lal said the state government was ready to provide round-the-clock power to villages, provided the line losses were cut down to below 20 per cent. He appealed to the people to deposit their electricity bills on time and get meters installed outside their premises. On this occasion, the Union Minister of State, Mr Krishan Pal Gujjar, Haryana Industry Minister, Mr Vipul Goel, MLAs Seema Trikha, Tekchand Sharma, Moolchand Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Mr Samir Pal Srow, Commissioner of Police, Hanif Qurashi, Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Faridabad, Sonal Goel were also present.

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