Monday 3 April 2017

After Cauvery, another row brewing over Mahanadi

NEW DELHI: during an era when Karnataka and Tamil Nadu are secured a furious fight over sharing of Cauvery waters, two more states - Odisha and Chhattisgarh - are on war way over sharing waters of the Mahanadi waterway. With the issue achieving a point where both states are not willing to move far from their separate positions, the Center has assembled a joint conference with the central priests of these two states here on Saturday.

Both Odisha boss clergyman Naveen Patnaik and his Chhattisgarh partner Raman Singh have affirmed their support in the meeting+ , which is to be led by water assets serve Uma Bharati.

While Odisha has blamed Chhattisgarh for not counseling it while building seven to eight blasts on the Mahanadi waterway, the last asserted that it has not been drawing more water than what is because of it. The Raman Singh government has additionally scrutinized the Patnaik government's protest to the blasts, saying these are not in any way hampering the stream of the waterway.

The Odisha government has likewise been requesting setting up of a tribunal to investigate the issue of water-sharing, contending that it was a focal government extend and subsequently the Center must accept an approach the issue in national premium. Mobile Number database provider

BJD's Lok Sabha MP Bhatruhari Mahtab, who had brought the issue up in Parliament amid the rainstorm session, stated, "The dedication when the Hirakud Dam was constructed was that the catchment range would be 84,000 sq km. That ought to be secured in light of a legitimate concern for the Hirakud store. Besides, Chhattisgarh needs to guarantee the non-rainstorm stream of water to Odisha in a way it was settled upon when the Hirakud Dam was built. The onus is on the Union government to see that the stream of the waterway is kept up without harming the interests of Odisha."

Source:- Timesofindia

Need to be friends with Delhi, justifies Khandu

ITANAGAR: Arunachal CM Pema Khandu advocated his choice to join the PPA with 42 Congress MLAs, advising columnists it is hard to work if "the gatherings managing the Center and the state are distinctive".

"It's certain a state, for example, Arunachal, which needs assets, needs to rely on upon the Center," Khandu said at a question and answer session. Delegate CM Chowna Mein included: "We need great relations with the Center, greater improvement, more finances." When inquired as to why he picked PPA, rather than the all the more capable BJP, the CM stated, "We need to secure our provincial character." Mobile Number database provider

The PPA is Arunachal's solitary provincial gathering, and some portion of BJP's Northeast Democratic Alliance (Neda) that, under Assam neta Himanta Biswa Sarma, is wanting to capitalize on the disappointment inside Congress in front of the Manipur surveys as well.

Source:- Timesofindia 

Tuesday 24 January 2017

Pragati Maidan revamp plan okayed

New Delhi: The cabinet committee on economic affairs on Tuesday cleared the redevelopment plan for Pragati Maidan, including a hotel, which will be built on its premises. If everything goes as planned, the existing trade fair venue will have a massive convention centre, an underground parking lot, new access roads and exhibition halls by mid-2019.

L C Goyal, chairperson and managing director of India Trade Promotion Organisation, confirmed to TOI that the approval had been received from CCEA. He said that the implementation of the Rs 2,254-crore project would be put on fast track.

"We will apply for statutory permissions from agencies like DDA, the municipal corporation and DUAC and expect to be able to start the bidding process in the next four-five months, for which we will invite international players as well. In the meantime, we will be able to demolish most of the existing structures, which have been identified for clearance for phase-I of the project. Some portions, like hall number 18, will be retained till the end so that there is space for programmes and exhibitions available at all times," Goyal said.

He added that all states had agreed to hand over their respective pavilions to ITPO, with the Haryana and defence pavilions having already been demolished in October 2016.

source:-Timesofindia

Monday 23 January 2017

Claims of Corrupt Immigration Contractors Go Unexamined, Investigators Say

WASHINGTON — Dozens of cases of possible wrongdoing by contract workers at the Department of Homeland Security agency responsible for citizenship, visas and green cards have sat idle for two years because internal investigators say they have been denied the authority to look into the allegations, interviews and documents show.

Investigators at the agency, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, say they have repeatedly warned top managers that unaddressed allegations of corruption among contractors could put the immigration system at risk.

In 2015, they prepared a presentation, which was obtained by The New York Times, warning agency leadership that an inability to investigate contract workers had “possible national security implications.”

Internal agency documents show nearly 70 uninvestigated cases of alleged wrongdoing involving contract employees, including accusations that these workers were involved in bribery schemes, distribution of child pornography on agency computers and illegal use of government law enforcement databases.

The agency declined to respond to questions about its legal justification in stopping investigations into misconduct by contract workers. The same type of workers at other Homeland Security agencies are subject to internal inquiries.
Source:-nytimes

Sunday 22 January 2017

Barack Obama's First Tweet Post Presidency Is The Sweetest Thing On The Internet Today

Millions of people around the world gasped in sheer panic on January 20, 2017. Now you'd ask why? Well,  Barack Obama, one of the most loved president of the United States served his last day. 


When we look back and ponder over the work that he has done, his reign seems quite assuring and full of achievements. There's no doubt that even though he was the president of USA, he was cherished and respected by the world because of his phenomenal job. 


After bidding goodbye to the people of USA as the outgoing president, Barack Obama took a little time to tweet from his personal account. This happened after he handed the official US President Twitter account @POTUS to Donald Trump. 


Source:-BBC

Thursday 19 January 2017

After Obama's exit from White House, Narendra Modi to be crowned as 'Most Followed Leader of State'

NEW DELHI: As Barack Obama makes way for the 45th President of US Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the world's most followed leader on social media.

PM Modi now has the highest number of followers among all leaders of states on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Google+.
Narendra Modi is the first Prime Minister of India who has promoted the modern and digitised way of communication and also has followed the use of technology in governance to reach out the citizens of India.

Currently, Modi's followers on Twitter are 26.5 million, Facebook 39.2 million, Google+ 3.2 million, LinkedIn 1.99 million, Instagram 5.8 million, and YouTube 5,91,000.

His Mobile App, which has close to 10 million downloads, is also the most widely used app for a political figure.

The app consists of gamification features where people can contribute in many ways and earn points. The prime minister regularly invites suggestions for various issues through his App and the top contributors in the app get to meet Prime Minister Modi.
PM Modi's most significant invention was Government of India's direct transfer of subsidies and benefit to the poor sections of the society.

Using the recently launched BHIM app, he has given powers to the poor to send and receive payments without even visiting banks and can go cashless as well.

Source:-Timesofindia

Wednesday 18 January 2017

Vladimir Putin says people behind Trump dossier are 'worse than prostitutes,' takes shots at Obama

Vladimir Putin is getting hostile against brothels.

Asked Tuesday about unverified accusations of Donald Trump hiring Moscow prostitutes, the Russian President incessantly slammed sex workers — saying they are beneath a man of Trump’s fame.

President-elect Trump “has been with the most beautiful women in the world,” Putin said in his presser.

“So why would he need prostitutes in Moscow?”

Noting that Trump has organized beauty contests, Putin added, "I find it hard to believe that he rushed to some hotel to meet girls of loose morals, although ours are undoubtedly the best in the world.”

Putin said the people behind the report, which leaked last week, are “worse than prostitutes.”

The Russian strongman also took parting shots at the outgoing Obama administration, accusing it of working to "undermine the legitimacy" of Trump’s win.

Source:-nydailynews