by rakesh | May 2, 2007 | India News
The attention of the Government is drawn to the incident being broadcast by Star News involving a case of corruption in getting a job as loader through a cargo complex employee.
According to the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), prima facie there appears to be no security breach as the cargo complex falls within the city side of the airport, an area controlled by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL).
Security of IGI Airport International Cargo Complex is the responsibility of DIAL. For the Cargo Complex, DIAL issues pass for entry only into the cargo complex building, and these passes do not allow for entry into the operational airside area of the airport.
There is total segregation of the Cargo Complex from the airside operational area of the airport by means a steel chain link 12 ft high along the boundary. There is only ONE exit and ONE entry gate in this boundary, which is guarded by CISF. Access from International Cargo complex to airside areas is effectively controlled by CISF and all persons entering the airside areas even with authorised documents are subjected to screening and frisking before each entry.
In this case, the person who obtained employment and a DIAL pass as loader does not seem to have gone beyond the chain link into the operational and vulnerable area of the airport and was shown to be within the cargo complex till where his entry was restricted.
The current incident is more a case of malpractice involved to get a job as a loader through a Cargo Complex employee, rather than a case of a security breach, and appropriate authorities will look into it.
In case there has been any security breach, it will be investigated thoroughly by CISF and BCA S.
The issue needs to be seen in the above perspective so that unnecessary alarm is not generated as has happened in the instant case.
by rakesh | Mar 9, 2007 | Rajasthan
Shri Murli Deora Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas informed the Lok Sabha while replying to a question today that the proposal for setting up a refinery at Barmer in Rajasthan is under the consideration of Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC). ONGC has carried out the different studies in this regard including technical feasibility study by Engineers India Limited(EIL), market study by M/s Nexant, financial appraisal by M/s SBI Caps and ROU survey by M/s SECON. Shri Deora added that considering that Rajasthan crude is heavy and viscous which needs to be heated for transportation, short duration of peak production necessitating import of crude, limited market potential in Rajasthan necessitating export of products and other factors, ONGC has approached the Government of Rajasthan for incentives/concessions to make the refinery project financially viable. Further discussions are in progress.
He emphasized that Government has been receiving requests form various State Governments from time to time for setting up/expanding refineries in the respective states. As far as Rajasthan is concerned, Government has received request from the Chief Minister of Rajasthan, the latest dated 15th January, 2007, to take steps to set up a refinery in Rajasthan. Shri Deora stressed that consequent on de-licensing of refinery since June, 1998, a refinery may be set up anywhere in India by a Private or Public Sector Enterprise depending on the promoter’s assessment of its viability. Shri Deora further clarified that it is not the Government, but the Private/Public Sector Enterprise, which has to decide on setting up a refinery based on commercial considerations.
Petroleum Minister also informed the House that in Rajasthan, ONGC, Oil India Limited (OIL) and Private/Joint Venture Companies are operating in 15 exploration blocks awarded under New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP), pre-NELP and on nomination basis. Out of this, 5 blocks have been recently allotted under sixth round of NELP and production sharing contracts were signed on 2nd March, 2007. The total area under exploration is about 38,400 sq.km. So far, 4.85 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) of gas reserves and 67.7 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT) of crude oil reserves have been added. The present production of ONGC and OIL from Rajasthan is 7.5 lakh cubic metres of natural gas per day. Crude oil production from Rajasthan is likely to commence in 2008-09.
by rakesh | Mar 7, 2007 | Business
For all the assessees paying excise and service tax to the tune of Rs. 50 lakh and above per annum, it will be mandatory to make the payment through e-mode from 1st April, 2007. This was disclosed by the Finance Minister, Shri P. Chidambaram while launching the Electronic Accounting System in Excise and Service Tax (EASIEST) here today. Corporates are already familiar with the e-payment mode of the income tax.
Stating that e-payment is the most convenient method for payment of excise & service tax, Shri Chidambaram said that in course of time everyone will be required to use the e-payment mode. The ultimate goal is the data collection synergy in direct and indirect taxes. The Finance Minister urged the manufacturers and industry businesses to pay excise duty correctly and punctually as the evasion of duty do not pay in the long run. He said we have deterrent measures to stop duty evasion and also soft measures to help the honest payers.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs in association with Principal Chief Controller of Accounts, Reserve Bank of India and 28 Scheduled Banks has introduced a simplified electronic accounting system for central excise and service tax payments called EASIEST. The scheme is conceptualized to address the weaknesses in the existing tax accounting system, which is a manual system. The manual system required the taxpayer to file four copies of Challan. EASIEST would require only a single challan for payment of Central Excise and Service Tax. It would capture all the essential information required from the assessee in relation to his tax payments.
EASIEST uses the electronic environment for expeditious transmission of tax information, so as to ensure greater accuracy and reliability of tax payment data. As part of the ongoing e-governance initiative of the Government of India, it is also proposed to reconcile the data so captured from the single challan with the tax returns filed by central excise and service tax assesses. It would be uploaded and hosted on a central database for excise and service tax as part of the Automation Project in Excise and Service Tax (ACES). Senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, RBI, State Bank of India and Commercial banks were also present on the occasion.
by rakesh | Mar 7, 2007 | Entertainment
During the last two years, 195 Show Cause Notices have been issued to the TV channels for violations of Programme/Advertising Code prescribed under Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. A substantive number of these notices were issued for telecasting obscenity.
The Central Government has constituted an Inter-ministerial Committee under Section 20 of the Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, to look into the violations of the Programme Code and Advertising Code. The Committee either suo-motu or on receipt of complaint, examines cases of violation of the Code and recommends action to be taken by the Government. Show cause notices are issued in the first instance to TV channels for telecasting objectionable programmes/advertisements in violation of the codes. Further action is taken as per rules.
by rakesh | Mar 7, 2007 | India News
In the year 2003, Government of India decided to take over 17 Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs) and upgrade them as National Institutes of Technology (NITs). Thereafter, on the request from the respective State Governments, three more Engineering Colleges namely Bihar College of Engineering – Patna, Government Engineering College – Raipur and Tripura Engineering College – Agartala were upgraded as National Institutes of Technology (NITs) in the years 2004, 2005 and 2006 respectively.
Presently 20 NITs, one each in following States are functioning in the country: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
In principle approval has been accorded to convert Manipur Institute of Technology, Imphal to NIT. There is no other proposal under consideration of the Government.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development Smt. D. Purandeswari in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
by rakesh | Mar 1, 2007 | India News
The Minister for Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that the Government is proposing to make amendments to the Antiquities and Art Treasures Act, 1972 to make the provisions more stringent with a view to curb illegal trafficking in antiquities.
The proposed amendments provide for periodical verification of the registered antiquities, higher punishments for commission of certain offences punishable under the Act, restrictions on transfer of antiquities to foreign nationals, restrictions in making unauthorized replicas of antiquities, making certain offences under the Act non-cognizable and non-bailable etc. In a written reply she said, whenever reliable information is received about the presence of smuggled Indian antiquities in any other country, steps for its retrieval are being taken up in accordance with the establishment procedures. Details of such cases under process presently are as under:
CASES UNDER PROCESS FOR RETRIEVAL OF INDIAN ANTIQUITIES FROM ABROAD.
(i) Five sculptures from British Museum, London.
(ii) Astronomical Tools (5) from Egypt.
(iii) One sculpture of Thirthankar from Washington.
(iv) One sculpture of nataraj from London (U.K.).
(v) One sculpture of Varah from Switzerland.
by rakesh | Mar 1, 2007 | India News
The Minister of Tourism and Culture Smt. Ambika Soni has said that to ensure the safety & security of monuments & foreign tourists, the Ministry of Tourism has advised the State Governments to deploy Tourist Police at important tourist destinations. She said, the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Maharashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi etc., have deployed Tourist Police force in one form or another. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today Smt. Soni said, law & order is a subject which falls under the purview of the State/Union Territory concerned. However, in order to ensure the safety & security of tourist the Ministry of Tourism has been making endeavour to persuade the State Governments/Union Territories to deploy tourist police and make appropriate security arrangements at important destinations in the country
by rakesh | Feb 23, 2007 | Kota News
[img align=left]http://citynews.co.in/uploads/img45dec6f99a75b.jpg[/img] 1. Brahmacharya (Education, student life) (age 0-25 Years)
2. Grihastha (Married or householder life)(age 26-50 Years)
3. Vanprastha (forest-dweller, educating new generation)(age 51-75 Years)
4. Sanyas (purely dedicated towards worship of god, retiree)(age 76-100 Years)
These children are performing the drama of the Grihastha part during their School’s Annual Function. They are showing marriage part, the beginning of the Grihastha.
by rakesh | Feb 22, 2007 | India News
The Union Cabinet today gave its approval to the following proposals :
(i) setting up of “Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management” at Shillong (Meghalaya);
(ii)Incurring non-recurring expenditure of Rs. 120.67 crores over a period of five years and Rs. 45.08 crores for recurring expenditure over a period of six years for the new IIM at Shillong;
(iii)Accepting land, free of cost, from Government of Meghalaya
(iv) Creation of one post of Director in the scale of pay of Rs. 25,000/- (fixed) and one post of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) in the scale of Rs. 12,000-375-16500/- along with necessary support staff.
The professional managers trained by this new Indian Institute of Management would promote economic and industrial development of the North Eastern Region(NER) as well as of the country. The Institute would help generate globally benchmarked process of education and training in management education with the state of the art management knowledge. The Institute will be run and managed by a Society to be registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860.
The Government of Meghalaya will provide at least 120 acres of land free of cost for IIM at Shillong.
The project envisages an annual student intake capacity of 60 in the first year which would go up to 120 in 3rd year and 180 in the 6th year. Since this would be a national level institute, there would not be any reservation exclusively for students of the Region in the Post Graduate Programme for which admission shall be through Common Admission Test (CAT). However, the Institute would conduct short-term courses on subjects of local relevance like tourism, horticulture, hydel power etc.
by rakesh | Feb 15, 2007 | Business
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NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2007) – Already one of the most trusted consumer brands in the world, GE will soon become one of the hottest names in high-quality digital still cameras.
GE and corporate newcomer General Imaging Co. announced today that the two companies have reached an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement by which General Imaging will design, manufacture and distribute an all-new line of GE-branded digital cameras.
“We were seeking to enter the digital camera arena and found a perfect partner,” said Brad Irvine, GE President of Trading and Licensing. “The cameras from General Imaging are truly worthy of the GE name, representative of GE’s leadership in technology and innovation.”
General Imaging Co. Chairman and CEO Hiroshi “Hugh” Komiya said the GE brand comes with instant credibility.
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“GE is a brand that consumers around the world know and trust,” he said. “This is a brand known for innovation and technical leadership. We fully intend to deliver on the GE brand promise and even further enhance the GE brand value.”
Headquartered in Torrance, California, General Imaging brings together an all-star cast of photo industry veterans.
Komiya is a former president of Olympus Imaging Corporation.
Leading sales efforts in North America will be Rene Buhay, a former Vice-President of Global Sales for ArcSoft who had also headed North American sales for both Samsung and Ricoh. Noted industrial designer Takeyoshi Kawano will be the company’s chief designer. Kawano’s design credits include the Sony Walkman, the Sony VAIO computer and the Olympus Stylus camera series.
“Style will play an important part in our product development,” Kawano noted. “Consumers are demanding not just advanced features but stylish designs. We’re responding to that demand with cameras that are a statement of style and at the same time have all the latest technology.”
According to Kawano, advanced features such as image stabilization, high ISO sensitivity, and
panoramic stitching will be standard on ALL models.
“With advanced features like this on all our cameras, it will be diffi cult to take a bad photo,” he said.
“GE cameras will literally change the quality of pictures for today’s consumers.”
Entry-level GE digital cameras will start with 7 megapixels of resolution and 2.5-inch LCD screens.
Higher-end GE cameras will offer up to 12 megapixels of resolution and 3-inch LCD screens. A photo printer will also be included in the line.
The GE digital cameras will make their debut at the annual Photo Marketing Association trade show, March 8-11, in Las Vegas. Cameras will be available in North America from mid-April. Shipments to Europe and Asia are scheduled for later this year.
Buhay believes that response to the new camera line from retailers and consumers alike will
be overwhelming.
“I’ve been in the electronics fi eld for many years, and the GE cameras are like nothing I’ve ever seen before,” he said. “Our aim is to be Number 1 in all aspects – quality, technology, performance and value – and these cameras will do that.”
For more information go to www.ge.com/digitalcameras
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