Delhi Entitled to 2 MCM Yamuna Waters Everyday
Delhi Entitled to 2 MCM Yamuna Waters Everyday Not Khattar’s Gift
February11, 2015 (C) Ravinder Singh ravinderinvent@gmail.com
When there is Huge Amount of Water going waste to sea every year there is WATER CRISIS in Upper Yamuna Basin states particularly Haryana & Delhi.
Clearly Haryana [Punjab] was entitled to 9 BCM of water in Yamuna River in 1954 – 2/3rd of 13 BCM in Yamuna River but in absence of Storage Dams couldn’t Optimally Utilize Monsoon Flows and Store Surplus in Dams.
In 1994 agreement Haryana Entitlement due to lesser USAGE was cut down to 5.73 BCM, well over 3.3 BCM Less Allocation of Yamuna Water. Hathnikund Barrage to Partially Augment Supplies to Haryana was built in 2000.
Haryana Got 9 BCM Water 1954, 5.730 BCM in 1994 Use 4 BCM
Haryana
Was Entitled to 9 BCM of Yamuna Waters in 1954, 5.730 BCM as per 1994
agreement, but actual withdrawal is not even 4 BCM in absence of Renuka,
Kishau, Lakhwar and Vyasi and many more Storage Dams to be built on
Yamuna.
[When the supplies are in excess of 10900 cusecs the Punjab & U.P. to
utilise the excess over 10900 cusecs in the ratio of 2:1. Haryana Share in 10900 cusecs is 6780 cusecs. http://planningcommission.nic.in/reports/sereport/ser/wjc/wjc_ch1.pdf
1.
Whereas the 75% dependable notional virgin flow in the Yamuna river
upto Okhla has been assessed as 11.70 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) and the
mean year availability has been assessed as 13.00 BCM. —-
Provided also that in a year when the availability is less than the assessed quantity, first the drinking water allocation of Delhi will be met and the balance will be distributed amongst Haryana, U.P., Rajasthan and H.P. in Proportion to their allocations.]
2. Raw water is being made available to Delhi from Ganga River (240 MGD), Yamuna River (310 MGD),
Bhakhra Beas Management Board (140 MGD). About 115 MGD of ground water
is being explored through Ranney Wells and Tube Wells of Delhi Jal
Board. http://goo.gl/K7BYdG
Delhi
is entitled to 0.724 BCM of Yamuna Water – which is 2 BCM per day or
125 liters per capita – Unallocated water is around 1.3 BCM – So
availability could be well over 250 liters per capita considering Delhi
Draws 1.5 BCM of water and Discharges 776 BCM Treated Sewage Water in to
Yamuna – Net Use 0.724 BCM.
‘Haryana alone can’t fulfil city’s water need’
IANS February09, 2015
Haryana
chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday said his water-deficit
state alone should not be banked upon for meeting the water needs of
Delhi.
“Other
states too should also come forward and pitch in with their
contribution in this regard,” he said at a meeting of the governing
council of Niti Aayog on Sunday. “Waters of the interstate rivers should
be declared national property and we should aim to achieve the national
goals by putting aside interstate disputes.” Delhi has been seeking
more water from Haryana for the last few years.
Storage Dams in Yamuna Basin Ought to Be Built FAST No Water Shortage. States To Utilize Their Own Potential Than Demanding Water of Other Rivers.
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Advance Estimates of National Income 2014-15
11 02 2015
Real GDP growth is estimated at 7.4% in 2014-15 while Q3 growth is estimated at 7.5%)
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, had revised its base year to 2011-12 and released revised annual estimate of National Income and other macroeconomic aggregates. Quarterly estimates of GDP for the third quarter October-December Q3, 2014-15 both at constant (2011-12) and current prices along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of GDP have also been released.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant (2011-12) prices in 2014-15 is is likely to attain a level of Rs. 106.57 lakh crore, as against the First Revised Estimate of GDP for the year 2013-14 of Rs. 99.21 lakh crore. The growth in GDP during 2014-15 is estimated at 7.4% as compared to the growth rate of 6.9% in 2013-14. While GDP at current prices in the year 2014-15 is likely to attain a level of Rs. 126.54 lakh crore, showing a growth rate of 11.5% over the year 2013-14 of Rs. 113.45 lakh crore.
Agriculture— The ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector is likely to show a growth of 1.1% in its Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2014-15, as against the previous year’s growth rate of 3.7%. The production of foodgrains is expected to decline by 2.9% as compared to increase of 3% in the previous agriculture year. Production of pulses and oilseeds is also expected to decline by 3.4 and 9.6% respectively as compared to increase of 5.0 and 6.3% in the previous agriculture year. However, among the horticultural crops, production of fruits and vegetables is expected to increase by 1.1% during the year 2014-15 as compared to increase of 3.5% in previous agriculture year.
Industry— The estimated growth in the ‘manufacturing’ ‘mining and quarrying’, ‘electricity, gas and water supply’, and ‘construction’ is estimated to be 6.8%, 2.3%, 9.6% and 4.5%, respectively, during 2014-15 as compared to growth of 5.3%, 5.4%, 4.8% and 2.5%, respectively, in 2013-14. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the index of mining, manufacturing and electricity registered growth rates of 2.5%, 1.1% and 10.7%, respectively during April-November, 2014-15, as compared to the growth rates of (-)2.1%,(-)0.4% and 5.4% respectively during April-November, 2013-14. Private corporate sector growth in the manufacturing sector during April-Dec 2014 was 8%.
Services— The estimated growth in GVA for the trade, hotels, transport and communication and services related to broadcasting services during 2014-15 is placed at 8.4% as against growth of 11.1% in the previous year. This is mainly on account of decline of 5.7% in the sales of commercial vehicles and reduced rate of increase in sales tax collection at 13.9% during April-December 2014 as compared to 19% in 2013-14. Cargo handled at major sea ports increased by 5% during April-December, 2014-15 as compared to 1.9% during April-December 2013-14 while passengers and cargo handled by civil aviation increased by 10.6% and 8.1% respectively during April-November 2014-15 as compared to 7.8% and 1.3% respectively during April-November, 2013-14. The sector, ‘financial, real estate and professional services’, is expected to show a growth rate of 13.7% during 2014-15 as compared to growth rate of 7.9% in 2013-14.
National Income— The nominal Net National Income (NNI), also known as national income (at current prices) is likely to be Rs. 112.18 lakh crore during 2014-15, as against Rs. 100.56 lakh crore for the year 2013-14. In terms of growth rates, the national income registered a growth rate of 11.5% in 2014-15 as against the previous year’s growth rate of 13.7%.
Per Capita Income— The per capita income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2014-15 is likely to attain a level of Rs. 74,193 as compared to Rs. 69,959 for the year 2013-14. The growth rate in per capita income is estimated at 6.1% during 2014-15, as against the previous year’s estimate of 5.4%. The per capita net national income during 2014-15 is estimated to be Rs. 88,538 showing an increase of 10.1% as compared to Rs. 80,388 during 2013-14 with the growth rate of 12.3%.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)– Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 36.13 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 33.68 lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCF is estimated at Rs. 31.76 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 30.50 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCF at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 28.6% and 29.8%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 29.7% and 30.7% respectively in 2013-14.The GFCF is expected to register growth rate of 7.3% at current prices and 4.1% at constant prices. The rate of expenditure on valuables at current prices is same as 1.3% in 2014-15 and 2013-14.
Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE)– Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 76.43 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 67.72 lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the PFCE is estimated at Rs. 61.08 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 57.04 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of PFCE at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 60.4% and 57.3%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 59.7% and 57.5%, respectively in 2013-14.
Government Final Capital Formation– Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 14.86 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 12.77lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCE is estimated at Rs. 11.94 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs.10.86 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at current and constant (2004-05) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 11.7% and 11.2%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 11.3% and 10.9% respectively in 2013-14.
Quarterly estimates of GDP for the third quarter (October-December) 2014-15– GVA at basic prices at constant (2011-12) prices in Q3 of 2014-15 is estimated at Rs. 24.97 lakh crore, as against Rs. 23.24 lakh crore in Q3 of 2013-14, showing a growth rate of 7.5%.
Growth rates in various sectors for Q3 are ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ (-0.4%), ‘mining and quarrying’ (2.9%), ‘manufacturing’ (4.2%), ‘electricity, gas and water supply and other utility services’ (10.1%) ‘construction’ (1.7%), Trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’ (7.2%), ‘financial, real estate and professional services ‘ (15.9%), and Public administration, defence and Other Services’ (20%).
The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, had revised its base year to 2011-12 and released revised annual estimate of National Income and other macroeconomic aggregates. Quarterly estimates of GDP for the third quarter October-December Q3, 2014-15 both at constant (2011-12) and current prices along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of GDP have also been released.
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at factor cost at constant (2011-12) prices in 2014-15 is is likely to attain a level of Rs. 106.57 lakh crore, as against the First Revised Estimate of GDP for the year 2013-14 of Rs. 99.21 lakh crore. The growth in GDP during 2014-15 is estimated at 7.4% as compared to the growth rate of 6.9% in 2013-14. While GDP at current prices in the year 2014-15 is likely to attain a level of Rs. 126.54 lakh crore, showing a growth rate of 11.5% over the year 2013-14 of Rs. 113.45 lakh crore.
Agriculture— The ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ sector is likely to show a growth of 1.1% in its Gross Value Added (GVA) during 2014-15, as against the previous year’s growth rate of 3.7%. The production of foodgrains is expected to decline by 2.9% as compared to increase of 3% in the previous agriculture year. Production of pulses and oilseeds is also expected to decline by 3.4 and 9.6% respectively as compared to increase of 5.0 and 6.3% in the previous agriculture year. However, among the horticultural crops, production of fruits and vegetables is expected to increase by 1.1% during the year 2014-15 as compared to increase of 3.5% in previous agriculture year.
Industry— The estimated growth in the ‘manufacturing’ ‘mining and quarrying’, ‘electricity, gas and water supply’, and ‘construction’ is estimated to be 6.8%, 2.3%, 9.6% and 4.5%, respectively, during 2014-15 as compared to growth of 5.3%, 5.4%, 4.8% and 2.5%, respectively, in 2013-14. According to the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), the index of mining, manufacturing and electricity registered growth rates of 2.5%, 1.1% and 10.7%, respectively during April-November, 2014-15, as compared to the growth rates of (-)2.1%,(-)0.4% and 5.4% respectively during April-November, 2013-14. Private corporate sector growth in the manufacturing sector during April-Dec 2014 was 8%.
Services— The estimated growth in GVA for the trade, hotels, transport and communication and services related to broadcasting services during 2014-15 is placed at 8.4% as against growth of 11.1% in the previous year. This is mainly on account of decline of 5.7% in the sales of commercial vehicles and reduced rate of increase in sales tax collection at 13.9% during April-December 2014 as compared to 19% in 2013-14. Cargo handled at major sea ports increased by 5% during April-December, 2014-15 as compared to 1.9% during April-December 2013-14 while passengers and cargo handled by civil aviation increased by 10.6% and 8.1% respectively during April-November 2014-15 as compared to 7.8% and 1.3% respectively during April-November, 2013-14. The sector, ‘financial, real estate and professional services’, is expected to show a growth rate of 13.7% during 2014-15 as compared to growth rate of 7.9% in 2013-14.
National Income— The nominal Net National Income (NNI), also known as national income (at current prices) is likely to be Rs. 112.18 lakh crore during 2014-15, as against Rs. 100.56 lakh crore for the year 2013-14. In terms of growth rates, the national income registered a growth rate of 11.5% in 2014-15 as against the previous year’s growth rate of 13.7%.
Per Capita Income— The per capita income in real terms (at 2011-12 prices) during 2014-15 is likely to attain a level of Rs. 74,193 as compared to Rs. 69,959 for the year 2013-14. The growth rate in per capita income is estimated at 6.1% during 2014-15, as against the previous year’s estimate of 5.4%. The per capita net national income during 2014-15 is estimated to be Rs. 88,538 showing an increase of 10.1% as compared to Rs. 80,388 during 2013-14 with the growth rate of 12.3%.
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF)– Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 36.13 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 33.68 lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCF is estimated at Rs. 31.76 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 30.50 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCF at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 28.6% and 29.8%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 29.7% and 30.7% respectively in 2013-14.The GFCF is expected to register growth rate of 7.3% at current prices and 4.1% at constant prices. The rate of expenditure on valuables at current prices is same as 1.3% in 2014-15 and 2013-14.
Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE)– Private Final Consumption Expenditure (PFCE) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 76.43 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 67.72 lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the PFCE is estimated at Rs. 61.08 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 57.04 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of PFCE at current and constant (2011-12) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 60.4% and 57.3%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 59.7% and 57.5%, respectively in 2013-14.
Government Final Capital Formation– Government Final Consumption Expenditure (GFCE) at current prices is estimated at Rs. 14.86 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs. 12.77lakh crore in 2013-14. At constant (2011-12) prices, the GFCE is estimated at Rs. 11.94 lakh crore in 2014-15 as against Rs.10.86 lakh crore in 2013-14. In terms of GDP, the rates of GFCE at current and constant (2004-05) prices during 2014-15 are estimated at 11.7% and 11.2%, respectively, as against the corresponding rates of 11.3% and 10.9% respectively in 2013-14.
Quarterly estimates of GDP for the third quarter (October-December) 2014-15– GVA at basic prices at constant (2011-12) prices in Q3 of 2014-15 is estimated at Rs. 24.97 lakh crore, as against Rs. 23.24 lakh crore in Q3 of 2013-14, showing a growth rate of 7.5%.
Growth rates in various sectors for Q3 are ‘agriculture, forestry and fishing’ (-0.4%), ‘mining and quarrying’ (2.9%), ‘manufacturing’ (4.2%), ‘electricity, gas and water supply and other utility services’ (10.1%) ‘construction’ (1.7%), Trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting’ (7.2%), ‘financial, real estate and professional services ‘ (15.9%), and Public administration, defence and Other Services’ (20%).
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Make in India: Manufacturing a Success Story
11 02 2015
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Brief of Party Details of Delhi Assembly candidates 2015
11 02 2015Brief of Party Details of Delhi Assembly candidates 2015
A. C. No. Assembly Constituency Name Winner Candidates Name Party Votes Runner-UP Party Votes Win Margin
1 Narela Sharad Kumar AAP 96143 Neel Daman Khatri BJP 55851 40292
2 Burari Sanjeev Jha AAP 124724 Gopal Jha BJP 56774 67950
3 Timarpur Pankaj Pushkar AAP 64477 Rajni Abbi BJP 43830 20647
4 Adarsh Nagar Pawan Kumar Sharma AAP 54026 Ram Kishan Singhal BJP 33285 20741
5 Badli Ajesh Yadav AAP 72795 Devender Yadav INC 37419 35376
6 Rithala Mohinder Goyal AAP 93470 Kulwant Rana BJP 64219 29251
7 Bawana Ved Parkash AAP 109259 Gugan Singh BJP 59236 50023
8 Mundka Sukhvir Singh AAP 94206 Azad Singh BJP 53380 40826
9 Kirari Rituraj Govind AAP 97727 Anil Jha BJP 52555 45172
10 Sultanpur Majra Sandeep Kumar AAP 80269 Parbhu Dayal BJP 15830 64439
11 Nangloi Jat Raghuvinder Shokeen AAP 83259 Manoj Kumar Shokeen BJP 46235 37024
12 Mangol Puri Rakhi Birla AAP 60534 Raj Kumar Chauhan INC 37835 22699
13 Rohini Vijender Kumar BJP 59866 C.L. Gupta AAP 54499 5367
14 Shalimar Bagh Bandana Kumari AAP 62656 Rekha Gupta BJP 51678 10978
15 Shakur Basti Satyendar Jain AAP 51530 S C Vats BJP 48397 3133
16 Tri Nagar Jitender Singh Tomar AAP 63012 Nand Kishore Garg BJP 40701 22311
17 Wazirpur Rajesh Gupta AAP 61208 Dr. Mahander Nagpal BJP 39164 22044
18 Model Town Akhilesh Pati Tripathi AAP 54628 Vivek Garg BJP 37922 16706
19 Sadar Bazar Som Dutt AAP 67507 Parveen Kumar Jain BJP 33192 34315
20 Chandni Chowk Alka Lamba AAP 36756 Suman Kumar Gupta BJP 18469 18287
21 Matia Mahal Asim Ahmed Khan AAP 47584 Shoaib Iqbal INC 21488 26096
22 Ballimaran Imran Hussain AAP 57118 Shayam Lal Morwal BJP 23241 33877
23 Karol Bagh Vishesh Ravi AAP 67429 Yogender Chandoliya BJP 34549 32880
24 Patel Nagar Hazari Lal Chauhan AAP 68868 Krishna Tirath BJP 34230 34638
25 Moti Nagar Shiv Charan Goel AAP 60223 Subhash Sachdeva BJP 45002 15221
26 Madipur Girish Soni AAP 66571 Raj Kumar BJP 37184 29387
27 Rajouri Garden Jarnail Singh AAP 54916 Manjinder Singh Sirsa SAD 44880 10036
28 Hari Nagar Jagdeep Singh AAP 65814 Avtar Singh Hit BJP 39318 26496
29 Tilak Nagar Jarnail Singh AAP 57180 Rajiv Babbar BJP 37290 19890
30 Janakpuri Rajesh Rishi AAP 71802 Prof. Jagdish Mukhi BJP 46222 25580
31 Vikaspuri Mahinder Yadav AAP 132437 Sanjay Singh BJP 54772 77665
32 Uttam Nagar Naresh Balyan AAP 85881 Pawan Sharma BJP 55462 30419
33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri AAP 79729 Parduymn Rajput BJP 40363 39366
34 Matiala Gulab Singh AAP 127665 Rajesh Gahlot BJP 80661 47004
35 Najafgarh Kailash Gahlot AAP 55598 Bharat Singh INLD 54043 1555
36 Bijwasan Col Devinder Sehrawat AAP 65006 Sat Prakash Rana BJP 45470 19536
37 Palam Bhavna Gaur AAP 82637 Dhram Dev Solanki BJP 51788 30849
38 Delhi Cantt Surender Singh AAP 40133 Karan Singh Tanwar BJP 28935 11198
39 Rajinder Nagar Vijender Garg Vijay AAP 61354 R. P. Singh BJP 41303 20051
40 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal AAP 57213 Nupur Sharma BJP 25630 31583
41 Jangpura Praveen Kumar AAP 43927 Maninder Singh Dhir BJP 23477 20450
42 Kasturba Nagar Madan Lal AAP 50766 Ravinder Choudhry BJP 34870 15896
43 Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti AAP 51196 Dr. Nandani Sharma BJP 35299 15897
44 R.K. Puram Parmila Tokas AAP 54645 Anil Kumar Sharma BJP 35577 19068
45 Mehrauli Naresh Yadav AAP 58125 Sarita Chaudhary BJP 41174 16951
46 Chhatarpur Kartar Singh Tanwar AAP 67645 Brahm Singh Tanwar BJP 45405 22240
47 Deoli Prakash AAP 96530 Arvind Kumar BJP 32593 63937
48 Ambedkar Nagar Ajay Dutt AAP 66632 Ashok Kumar BJP 24172 42460
49 Sangam Vihar Dinesh Mohaniya AAP 72131 Shiv Charan Lal Gupta BJP 28143 43988
50 Greater Kailash Saurabh Bharadwaj AAP 57589 Rakesh Kumar Gullaiya BJP 43006 14583
51 Kalkaji Avtar Singh Kalkaji AAP 55104 Harmeet Singh Kalka BJP 35335 19769
52 Tughlakabad Sahi Ram AAP 64311 Vikram Bidhuri BJP 30610 33701
53 Badarpur Narayan Dutt Sharma AAP 94242 Ramvir Singh Bidhuri BJP 46659 47583
54 Okhla Amanatullah Khan AAP 104271 Braham Singh BJP 39739 64532
55 Trilokpuri Raju Dhingan AAP 74907 Kiran Vaidya BJP 45153 29754
56 Kondli Manoj Kumar AAP 63185 Hukam Singh BJP 38426 24759
57 Patparganj Manish Sisodia AAP 75477 Vinod Kumar Binny BJP 46716 28761
58 Laxmi Nagar Nitin Tyagi AAP 58229 B. B. Tyagi BJP 53383 4846
59 Vishwas Nagar Om Prakash Sharma BJP 58124 Dr. Atul Gupta AAP 47966 10158
60 Krishna Nagar S K Bagga AAP 65919 Kiran Bedi BJP 63642 2277
61 Gandhi Nagar Anil Kumar Bajpai AAP 50946 Jitender BJP 43464 7482
62 Shahdara Ram Niwas Goel AAP 58523 Jitender Singh Shunty BJP 46792 11731
63 Seemapuri Rajendra Pal Gautam AAP 79777 Karamvir BJP 30956 48821
64 Rohtas Nagar Sarita Singh AAP 62209 Jitender Mahajan BJP 54335 7874
65 Seelampur Mohd. Ishraque AAP 57302 Sanjay Jain BJP 29415 27887
66 Ghonda Shri Dutt Sharma AAP 60906 Sahab Singh Chauhan BJP 52813 8093
67 Babarpur Gopal Rai AAP 75928 Naresh Gaur BJP 40440 35488
68 Gokalpur Fateh Singh AAP 71240 Ranjeet Singh BJP 39272 31968
69 Mustafabad Jagdish Pradhan BJP 58388 Hasan Ahmed INC 52357 6031
70 Karawal Nagar Kapil Mishra AAP 101865 Mohan Singh Bisht BJP 57434 44431
1 Narela Sharad Kumar AAP 96143 Neel Daman Khatri BJP 55851 40292
2 Burari Sanjeev Jha AAP 124724 Gopal Jha BJP 56774 67950
3 Timarpur Pankaj Pushkar AAP 64477 Rajni Abbi BJP 43830 20647
4 Adarsh Nagar Pawan Kumar Sharma AAP 54026 Ram Kishan Singhal BJP 33285 20741
5 Badli Ajesh Yadav AAP 72795 Devender Yadav INC 37419 35376
6 Rithala Mohinder Goyal AAP 93470 Kulwant Rana BJP 64219 29251
7 Bawana Ved Parkash AAP 109259 Gugan Singh BJP 59236 50023
8 Mundka Sukhvir Singh AAP 94206 Azad Singh BJP 53380 40826
9 Kirari Rituraj Govind AAP 97727 Anil Jha BJP 52555 45172
10 Sultanpur Majra Sandeep Kumar AAP 80269 Parbhu Dayal BJP 15830 64439
11 Nangloi Jat Raghuvinder Shokeen AAP 83259 Manoj Kumar Shokeen BJP 46235 37024
12 Mangol Puri Rakhi Birla AAP 60534 Raj Kumar Chauhan INC 37835 22699
13 Rohini Vijender Kumar BJP 59866 C.L. Gupta AAP 54499 5367
14 Shalimar Bagh Bandana Kumari AAP 62656 Rekha Gupta BJP 51678 10978
15 Shakur Basti Satyendar Jain AAP 51530 S C Vats BJP 48397 3133
16 Tri Nagar Jitender Singh Tomar AAP 63012 Nand Kishore Garg BJP 40701 22311
17 Wazirpur Rajesh Gupta AAP 61208 Dr. Mahander Nagpal BJP 39164 22044
18 Model Town Akhilesh Pati Tripathi AAP 54628 Vivek Garg BJP 37922 16706
19 Sadar Bazar Som Dutt AAP 67507 Parveen Kumar Jain BJP 33192 34315
20 Chandni Chowk Alka Lamba AAP 36756 Suman Kumar Gupta BJP 18469 18287
21 Matia Mahal Asim Ahmed Khan AAP 47584 Shoaib Iqbal INC 21488 26096
22 Ballimaran Imran Hussain AAP 57118 Shayam Lal Morwal BJP 23241 33877
23 Karol Bagh Vishesh Ravi AAP 67429 Yogender Chandoliya BJP 34549 32880
24 Patel Nagar Hazari Lal Chauhan AAP 68868 Krishna Tirath BJP 34230 34638
25 Moti Nagar Shiv Charan Goel AAP 60223 Subhash Sachdeva BJP 45002 15221
26 Madipur Girish Soni AAP 66571 Raj Kumar BJP 37184 29387
27 Rajouri Garden Jarnail Singh AAP 54916 Manjinder Singh Sirsa SAD 44880 10036
28 Hari Nagar Jagdeep Singh AAP 65814 Avtar Singh Hit BJP 39318 26496
29 Tilak Nagar Jarnail Singh AAP 57180 Rajiv Babbar BJP 37290 19890
30 Janakpuri Rajesh Rishi AAP 71802 Prof. Jagdish Mukhi BJP 46222 25580
31 Vikaspuri Mahinder Yadav AAP 132437 Sanjay Singh BJP 54772 77665
32 Uttam Nagar Naresh Balyan AAP 85881 Pawan Sharma BJP 55462 30419
33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri AAP 79729 Parduymn Rajput BJP 40363 39366
34 Matiala Gulab Singh AAP 127665 Rajesh Gahlot BJP 80661 47004
35 Najafgarh Kailash Gahlot AAP 55598 Bharat Singh INLD 54043 1555
36 Bijwasan Col Devinder Sehrawat AAP 65006 Sat Prakash Rana BJP 45470 19536
37 Palam Bhavna Gaur AAP 82637 Dhram Dev Solanki BJP 51788 30849
38 Delhi Cantt Surender Singh AAP 40133 Karan Singh Tanwar BJP 28935 11198
39 Rajinder Nagar Vijender Garg Vijay AAP 61354 R. P. Singh BJP 41303 20051
40 New Delhi Arvind Kejriwal AAP 57213 Nupur Sharma BJP 25630 31583
41 Jangpura Praveen Kumar AAP 43927 Maninder Singh Dhir BJP 23477 20450
42 Kasturba Nagar Madan Lal AAP 50766 Ravinder Choudhry BJP 34870 15896
43 Malviya Nagar Somnath Bharti AAP 51196 Dr. Nandani Sharma BJP 35299 15897
44 R.K. Puram Parmila Tokas AAP 54645 Anil Kumar Sharma BJP 35577 19068
45 Mehrauli Naresh Yadav AAP 58125 Sarita Chaudhary BJP 41174 16951
46 Chhatarpur Kartar Singh Tanwar AAP 67645 Brahm Singh Tanwar BJP 45405 22240
47 Deoli Prakash AAP 96530 Arvind Kumar BJP 32593 63937
48 Ambedkar Nagar Ajay Dutt AAP 66632 Ashok Kumar BJP 24172 42460
49 Sangam Vihar Dinesh Mohaniya AAP 72131 Shiv Charan Lal Gupta BJP 28143 43988
50 Greater Kailash Saurabh Bharadwaj AAP 57589 Rakesh Kumar Gullaiya BJP 43006 14583
51 Kalkaji Avtar Singh Kalkaji AAP 55104 Harmeet Singh Kalka BJP 35335 19769
52 Tughlakabad Sahi Ram AAP 64311 Vikram Bidhuri BJP 30610 33701
53 Badarpur Narayan Dutt Sharma AAP 94242 Ramvir Singh Bidhuri BJP 46659 47583
54 Okhla Amanatullah Khan AAP 104271 Braham Singh BJP 39739 64532
55 Trilokpuri Raju Dhingan AAP 74907 Kiran Vaidya BJP 45153 29754
56 Kondli Manoj Kumar AAP 63185 Hukam Singh BJP 38426 24759
57 Patparganj Manish Sisodia AAP 75477 Vinod Kumar Binny BJP 46716 28761
58 Laxmi Nagar Nitin Tyagi AAP 58229 B. B. Tyagi BJP 53383 4846
59 Vishwas Nagar Om Prakash Sharma BJP 58124 Dr. Atul Gupta AAP 47966 10158
60 Krishna Nagar S K Bagga AAP 65919 Kiran Bedi BJP 63642 2277
61 Gandhi Nagar Anil Kumar Bajpai AAP 50946 Jitender BJP 43464 7482
62 Shahdara Ram Niwas Goel AAP 58523 Jitender Singh Shunty BJP 46792 11731
63 Seemapuri Rajendra Pal Gautam AAP 79777 Karamvir BJP 30956 48821
64 Rohtas Nagar Sarita Singh AAP 62209 Jitender Mahajan BJP 54335 7874
65 Seelampur Mohd. Ishraque AAP 57302 Sanjay Jain BJP 29415 27887
66 Ghonda Shri Dutt Sharma AAP 60906 Sahab Singh Chauhan BJP 52813 8093
67 Babarpur Gopal Rai AAP 75928 Naresh Gaur BJP 40440 35488
68 Gokalpur Fateh Singh AAP 71240 Ranjeet Singh BJP 39272 31968
69 Mustafabad Jagdish Pradhan BJP 58388 Hasan Ahmed INC 52357 6031
70 Karawal Nagar Kapil Mishra AAP 101865 Mohan Singh Bisht BJP 57434 44431
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UNICEF supports Internet.org
11 02 2015
UNICEF supports Internet.org launch in India with content on children’s health
Delhi, 10 February 2015 – UNICEF has partnered with Internet.org and supported the launch of the Facebook’s Internet.org app today in Mumbai by providing essential information for families and communities on children’s health. Facts for Life, a handbook of essential information families and communities need to know to raise healthy children, is now available for free through the Internet.org app in English and other six local languages –Hindi, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Marathi and Tamil.
“Each year, almost 9 million children die from preventable and treatable illnesses before reaching their fifth birthday, about 456,000 in India. Many die during their first year of life. Countless more children live in precarious situations and face diminished futures. Facts for Life can help change behaviours and practices to save and protect the lives of children and help them grow and develop to their full potential,” stated Caroline den Dulk, Chief Advocacy and Communication, UNICEF India.
Facts for Life provides practical information, including advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development, parenting protection, care and support for children, that all people have a right to know and put into practice. It is a resource for creating and strengthening protective environments in the home, school and community and can help families to make informed decisions.
The content provided applies to everyone in the country. Health workers can use it to help families learn healthier habits. Teachers can use it to help children life skills. Even journalists can use it to write articles about local issues on children’s rights.
“We are very proud to be a key content provider for Internet.org, which makes the internet accessible for free to those who are not yet connected, as we believe that access to information is fundamental to innovation for equity. Giving connectivity to the world’s most marginalized populations is at the centre of UNICEF’s innovation agenda because without access to information children and young people are stifled and put at risk,” highlighted Ms. den Dulk.
Customers can access the Internet.org app through the Google Play Store or by visiting www.internet.org from a mobile browser on their smartphone or feature phone.
About UNICEF
UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
For more information about UNICEF and its work visit: www.unicef.org and www.unicef.org/india
Delhi, 10 February 2015 – UNICEF has partnered with Internet.org and supported the launch of the Facebook’s Internet.org app today in Mumbai by providing essential information for families and communities on children’s health. Facts for Life, a handbook of essential information families and communities need to know to raise healthy children, is now available for free through the Internet.org app in English and other six local languages –Hindi, Telugu, Assamese, Bengali, Marathi and Tamil.
“Each year, almost 9 million children die from preventable and treatable illnesses before reaching their fifth birthday, about 456,000 in India. Many die during their first year of life. Countless more children live in precarious situations and face diminished futures. Facts for Life can help change behaviours and practices to save and protect the lives of children and help them grow and develop to their full potential,” stated Caroline den Dulk, Chief Advocacy and Communication, UNICEF India.
Facts for Life provides practical information, including advice on pregnancy, childbirth, childhood illnesses, child development, parenting protection, care and support for children, that all people have a right to know and put into practice. It is a resource for creating and strengthening protective environments in the home, school and community and can help families to make informed decisions.
The content provided applies to everyone in the country. Health workers can use it to help families learn healthier habits. Teachers can use it to help children life skills. Even journalists can use it to write articles about local issues on children’s rights.
“We are very proud to be a key content provider for Internet.org, which makes the internet accessible for free to those who are not yet connected, as we believe that access to information is fundamental to innovation for equity. Giving connectivity to the world’s most marginalized populations is at the centre of UNICEF’s innovation agenda because without access to information children and young people are stifled and put at risk,” highlighted Ms. den Dulk.
Customers can access the Internet.org app through the Google Play Store or by visiting www.internet.org from a mobile browser on their smartphone or feature phone.
About UNICEF
UNICEF promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child, in everything we do. Together with our partners, we work in 190 countries and territories to translate that commitment into practical action, focusing special effort on reaching the most vulnerable and excluded children, to the benefit of all children, everywhere.
For more information about UNICEF and its work visit: www.unicef.org and www.unicef.org/india
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“Marginal in the Market of Theatre”
11 02 2015
A three-day seminar “Marginal in the Market of Theatre” held
at 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav
New Delhi, February 10, 2015: 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav’s first phase of Allied events ended on 10th February 2015 with a three day seminar on “Marginal in the Market of Theatre” that was held on the question of misrepresentation of marginal voices in fields e.g., theatre, cinema, literature and visual art among others. Speakers for the three day seminar included Sanjay Pawar, Arjun Dev Charan, Trina Nileena Banerjee, Civic Chandran, Rahul Roy, Amar Kanwar, Dr Hanne M.de Bruin-Rajagopal, Tripurari Sharma, Padma VenkataramanMangai, AnjumKatyal, Ajay Mandvi, while Prof.WamanKendre, LaxmanGaikwad, Bishnupriya Paul, UshaGanguli, Feisal Alkazi& R Sreedhar chaired the sessions respectively. All the three days of seminar were divided into two sessions each with first session starting from 11.30am to 1.00pm and the second session from 2.00pm to 3.30pm.
The first day of the seminar started with a positive note from the Prof. Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama, “This seminar is about those dimensions which we have always denied as a part of our Indian Theatre. Most of the work to promote Theatre as a folk tradition has been done by these Nomadic communities, marginalised, but their contribution was never considered. Lakhs of such communities are there whose existence and voices were never heard and were never given a platform to stand out. We have invited such visionaries who have been working for such communities so that we can learn what we can do to give a platform to these silent voices.”
The session was taken forward by the speakers Sanjay Pawar and Arjun Dev Charan. They shared their testimonies and experiences with theatre that they want to bring in light through the session and talked about how in our country traditional artists have been very unfortunate due to the caste in which they were born in. Markets or the Bazaars’ target is only restricted to bring middle class to high class but the ones who are following these folk forms are not even considered as humans.
Sanjay Pawar who is a playwright and cultural-social activist said, “Everything nowadays is a caste based profession, folk artists who were deprived of education and rights had to learn some skills to earn livelihood.” While Arjun Dev Charan, who is a professor at Rajasthan University mentioned many folk form such as: Ravanonki Rammat, Pabujiki Phad, Kanwad all from Rajasthan and many such art forms that earlier existed in distinct parts of our country but are now slowly vanishing.
The topic for the second day of the seminar were ‘Invisible through the lens’ & ‘Caste question’ for which documentary filmmakers such as Rahul Roy and Amar Kanwar were invited. The whole session revolved around the margins in documentary film making. Several aspects relating to the role of marginal in filmmaking were stretched out. Both the speakers being documentary film makers spoke about what margins do exist in documentary film making. In the second session of the day Prof.Tripurari Sharma, NSD, talks about the journey of the Baiden women who are considered to be a part of the lower caste of the society. These women are performers by birth and caste and not by choice. Inequality sets the stage for the dealing. These terms are not set by the women themselves but the hierarchy that defies their status.She talks about how these women used to go and perform between these men who belong to the upper caste in a circle of intimacy. Now when these women have stepped on the nautanki stage, it provided them with security and respect. The dance became free and the women distanced themselves from the audience to dance with abandonment and joy and now the attention has seemed to shift from the dancer to the dance.
The seminar came to an end with the last session on ‘Defying and defining minority’ & ‘Peasant uprising then and now’. The session consisted of personal experiences of all the speakers. They came and talked about the projects that they have been associated with. The highlights of the session were issues that revolve around LGBT communities that have been neglected as a bigger subject in theatre. Why there are so less productions (in theatre) done on these subjects. The other topic of concern was about those naxalite groups from whom our society have feared for decades.
Usha Ganguly, who is a respectable actor, writer, director and social activist said, “Theatre in big cities, small cities and towns have been unsuccessful in showcasing the seriousness in the minds of these commoners-turned-naxalites.”
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at 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav
New Delhi, February 10, 2015: 17th Bharat Rang Mahotsav’s first phase of Allied events ended on 10th February 2015 with a three day seminar on “Marginal in the Market of Theatre” that was held on the question of misrepresentation of marginal voices in fields e.g., theatre, cinema, literature and visual art among others. Speakers for the three day seminar included Sanjay Pawar, Arjun Dev Charan, Trina Nileena Banerjee, Civic Chandran, Rahul Roy, Amar Kanwar, Dr Hanne M.de Bruin-Rajagopal, Tripurari Sharma, Padma VenkataramanMangai, AnjumKatyal, Ajay Mandvi, while Prof.WamanKendre, LaxmanGaikwad, Bishnupriya Paul, UshaGanguli, Feisal Alkazi& R Sreedhar chaired the sessions respectively. All the three days of seminar were divided into two sessions each with first session starting from 11.30am to 1.00pm and the second session from 2.00pm to 3.30pm.
The first day of the seminar started with a positive note from the Prof. Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama, “This seminar is about those dimensions which we have always denied as a part of our Indian Theatre. Most of the work to promote Theatre as a folk tradition has been done by these Nomadic communities, marginalised, but their contribution was never considered. Lakhs of such communities are there whose existence and voices were never heard and were never given a platform to stand out. We have invited such visionaries who have been working for such communities so that we can learn what we can do to give a platform to these silent voices.”
The session was taken forward by the speakers Sanjay Pawar and Arjun Dev Charan. They shared their testimonies and experiences with theatre that they want to bring in light through the session and talked about how in our country traditional artists have been very unfortunate due to the caste in which they were born in. Markets or the Bazaars’ target is only restricted to bring middle class to high class but the ones who are following these folk forms are not even considered as humans.
Sanjay Pawar who is a playwright and cultural-social activist said, “Everything nowadays is a caste based profession, folk artists who were deprived of education and rights had to learn some skills to earn livelihood.” While Arjun Dev Charan, who is a professor at Rajasthan University mentioned many folk form such as: Ravanonki Rammat, Pabujiki Phad, Kanwad all from Rajasthan and many such art forms that earlier existed in distinct parts of our country but are now slowly vanishing.
The topic for the second day of the seminar were ‘Invisible through the lens’ & ‘Caste question’ for which documentary filmmakers such as Rahul Roy and Amar Kanwar were invited. The whole session revolved around the margins in documentary film making. Several aspects relating to the role of marginal in filmmaking were stretched out. Both the speakers being documentary film makers spoke about what margins do exist in documentary film making. In the second session of the day Prof.Tripurari Sharma, NSD, talks about the journey of the Baiden women who are considered to be a part of the lower caste of the society. These women are performers by birth and caste and not by choice. Inequality sets the stage for the dealing. These terms are not set by the women themselves but the hierarchy that defies their status.She talks about how these women used to go and perform between these men who belong to the upper caste in a circle of intimacy. Now when these women have stepped on the nautanki stage, it provided them with security and respect. The dance became free and the women distanced themselves from the audience to dance with abandonment and joy and now the attention has seemed to shift from the dancer to the dance.
The seminar came to an end with the last session on ‘Defying and defining minority’ & ‘Peasant uprising then and now’. The session consisted of personal experiences of all the speakers. They came and talked about the projects that they have been associated with. The highlights of the session were issues that revolve around LGBT communities that have been neglected as a bigger subject in theatre. Why there are so less productions (in theatre) done on these subjects. The other topic of concern was about those naxalite groups from whom our society have feared for decades.
Usha Ganguly, who is a respectable actor, writer, director and social activist said, “Theatre in big cities, small cities and towns have been unsuccessful in showcasing the seriousness in the minds of these commoners-turned-naxalites.”
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PM congratulates AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal
10 02 2015
PM congratulates AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and assures Centre’s support in Delhi’s development
The
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has congratulated Aam Aadmi Party
chief Arvind Kejriwal on his party’s win in Delhi assembly elections.
In a tweet, Mr Modi, said that he spoke to Mr Kejriwal and assured him of the Centre’s support in the development of Delhi.
The
Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi has congratulated Aam Aadmi Party
chief Arvind Kejriwal on his party’s win in Delhi assembly elections.In a tweet, Mr Modi, said that he spoke to Mr Kejriwal and assured him of the Centre’s support in the development of Delhi.
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By : Tejaswi Singh
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With the recent visit of US president Mr. Barack
Obama, India got great deals in its bag. One of them is the
sophisticated and critical technology needed for our aircrat carriers.
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With the recent visit of US
President Barack Obama, India got great deals in its bag. One of them is
the sophisticated and critical technology needed for our aircraft
carriers. The new-generation catapult, Electro-Magnetic Aircraft Launch
System (EMALS) is featuring with our domestically built second aircraft
carrier INS VISHAL or IAC II. We have got exactly what we needed, plus
India may also buy V-22 Osprey aircrafts which are capable of Vertical
Take Off and Landing (VTOL) and Short Take Off and Landing (STOL).
CATOBAR vs STOBAR :
In 1989 India announced a plan to replace its ageing British-built aircraft carriers, Vikrant and Viraat, with two new Aircraft Carriers. The first ship of the class, INS Vikrant also called as IAC I features a STOBAR (Short Take-Off But Arrested Recovery) configuration with a ski-jump. The “ski-jump” ramp in the carrier is to assist in the take off of conventional fixed-wing aircraft, and use “trap wires” to help an aircraft land. It is designed mainly for lighter aircrafts like Mikoyan Mig-29k and HAL Tejas Mark II. Generally, STOBAR carriers are easy to operate and easy to maintain, and have low operating cost. As the ship is based on STOBAR, it has its own drawbacks. STOBAR aircraft carriers have to maintain speeds of 20-30 knots to generate wind over deck to support the mission. In other words, it can not support launch missions in still conditions. It is also difficult to operate bulky airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft using this system which can make the carrier very vulnerable during wartime. So the need is to find solutions for all these problems, and the answer is Catapult Assisted Take-Off, Barrier Assisted Recovery (CATOBAR). CATOBAR uses “trap lines” to stop an aircraft while landing, and a catapult to help it launch. Initially there were reports that the Indian Navy is going with steam catapult for INS Vishal. A steam catapult uses more than 600 kg of steam to launch an aircraft. Plus there is a requirement of hydraulics and oils, water to break the catapult, and associated pumps, motors and control systems. The result is a large, heavy, maintenance intensive system which requires more manpower. On the other hand, EMALS uses an approach analogous to an electromagnetic railgun results to accelerate the shuttle that holds the aircraft. The United Stated navy is the most experienced player in CATOBAR carriers, but all their carriers feature steam catapult system. EMALS is featuring in their new Ford class carrier, Gerald R. Ford which costs around whooping $13 billion. CATOBAR offers more options such as supporting operations of heavier fighters, AEW aircraft and, crucially, unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs), when compared with STOBAR systems. This will give Indian Navy an upper hand in the region by expanding their mission envelope with UCAVs, using the pilotless aircraft for high-risk reconnaissance and suppression of enemy air defences. THE INS VISHAL : INS Vishal is going to be expensive as compared to the other aircraft carriers we have. It is very hard to believe from the recent reports that it will be a conventional – powered aircraft carrier. INS Vishal is still 10 to 12 years away from reality, so India has enough time to go for a nuclear powered aircraft carrier. All US Navy’s CATOBAR based Nimitz class aircraft carriers are nuclear powered. EMALS systems may need 60 MW of electricity at its peak and the 3 seconds in which one aircraft will be launched, that amount of energy could power 12000 homes. A nuclear powered aircraft carrier is the most suitable option for the Indian navy, which will also give us outstanding power projection over a conventional aircraft carrier. We have gained some experience from INS Arihant in this field, though a submarine and an aircraft carrier are totally two different structures. The designing of INS Vishal is also going to be a tough job for ‘Directorate of Naval Design’ (DND) of the Indian Navy. Though DND has successfully designed INS Vikrant, but this is totally a new breed which needs sleek, precise and sophisticated design for faultless construction. It would be a boon for the DND if the United States could also assist India in designing of the aircraft carrier, INS Vishal. However there is nothing clear about the fighter aircraft, which will be deployed on INS Vishal. INS Vishal will be the future of a new brand of aircraft carriers. It will dominate the Indian ocean and give India a giant leap over the Chinese. From here you can see the Indian Navy become a formidable true blue water navy capable of projecting deadly force across the Indian ocean and beyond. ———————————————————————————————————————— Article written by Tejaswi Singh (Pune) exclusively for Defence News. B. E. in Instrumentation & Control Email address: tejaswisingh29@gmail.com |
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Australian PM survives leadership spill motion
The Australian Liberal Party voted to keep PM Tony Abbott as the leader of the party on Monday, with 61 to 39 members voting against a leadership spill motion. Earlier, Liberal Party members called for what was effectively a no-confidence vote against Abbott after weeks of backdoor discussion. The prime minister reportedly sought to solve the leadership crisis by pledging to support a $20 billion tender for South Australian shipbuilder ASC. Abbott has come under a barrage of criticism lately, ranging from how he has handled the nation’s economic problems to granting an Australian knighthood to Queen Elizabeth’s husband, Prince Philip.Jordan Air Force carries out 56 raids in 3 days on ISIS targets
The head of Jordan’s Air Force says they have made 56 raids in three days targeting Islamic State strongholds in the northeast of Syria, according to Reuters. The missions were carried out in response to the brutal killing of a Jordanian pilot, who was burned alive by the militant group on February 3. “We achieved what we aimed at. We destroyed logistics centers, arms depots and targeted hideouts of their fighters,” General Mansour al Jbour, head of the Jordanian Air Force, told a news conference.21 police officers detained in Turkey wiretapping probe
A Turkish court ordered the arrest of 21 police officers on Sunday for their involvement in the illegal wiretapping of politicians, civil servants and business men, according to the Dogan News Agency. The move is part of President Tayyip Erdogan’s ongoing campaign against his archrival, cleric Fethullah Gulen, and his supporters. Erdogan has accused US-based Gulen of attempting to set up a parallel state. Last December, a Turkish court issued a warrant for the cleric’s arrest and revoked his passport.Referendum on same-sex couples rights fails in Slovakia
A Slovakian referendum intended to strengthen bans on same-sex marriage and same-sex adoption failed on Sunday due to low turnout, the country’s election commission reported. Less than a half of 50 percent of eligible voters required for a valid ballot cast their votes, with the turnout being just 21.4 percent. A large majority of those who took part in the referendum supported the country’s existing constitutional amendment defining marriage as a union of a man and a woman, which bans same-sex marriages and adoptions. The referendum in the eastern European country with a predominantly Catholic 5.4 million population was initiated by the “Alliance for family” organization. Gay rights activists have been reportedly trying to encourage people to boycott the vote, and welcomed its outcome.Middle East Quartet calls on restart of Israel-Palestine talks
The “Quartet” of Middle East peace mediators urged a prompt resumption of talks between Israel and the Palestinians after Sunday’s meeting in Munich, Reuters reported. “The Quartet underlined the importance of the parties resuming negotiations as soon as possible,” a group comprising the US, EU, United Nations and Russia said in a joint statement. Talks collapsed last April with the Palestinians slamming ongoing construction of Jewish settlements in occupied territory and Israel decrying attempts to bring Hamas, which officially denies Israel’s right to exist, into the Palestinian government.Ukrainian journalist accused of treason and espionage – family
The Ukrainian Security Service has detained an independent Ukrainian journalist, Ruslan Kotsaba, after he said he wasn’t ready to join the army because he “would have to kill his countrymen.” The journalist has been accused of treason against the state and espionage, Kotsaba’s wife revealed on Facebook. According to Mrs Kotseba, police searched their house and the journalist’s personal belongings were seized. Kotseba revealed his stance on military service in a video clip published in his YouTube channel in mid-January, saying that the “Kiev authorities are not worthy of being obeyed.”Air Asia X flight forced to turn back to Kuala Lumpur after malfunction
The pilots of an Air Asia X flight from Kuala Lumpur to Jeddah were forced to abort the journey and turn back to Malaysia Sunday, Air Asia’s CEO Tony Fernandez said.Fernandez said in a text message to AFP that one of the auto-thrusters was not working properly, and that although it was ok to fly the pilots took the precaution of turning back. Flight tracking websites showed flight D7172 flying wide circles over the Strait of Malacca to burn off fuel, which was described by Fernandez as “routine”. The incident comes after Air Asia flight QZ8501 went down in stormy weather in late December between Surabaya in Indonesia and Singapore killing all on board.Moscow demands copies of ‘Russian soldiers IDs’ shown in Munich
Kiev hasn’t provided Moscow with copies of documents it describes as proof of Russian military presence in Ukraine, said Viktor Sorokin, director of the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) department within the Russian Foreign Ministry. Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko showed the audience at the Munich Security Conference several passports on Saturday, saying they belonged to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine. “We asked the Ukrainian side to give us copies of the documents containing last names, because such IDs, as were shown yesterday, could easily be bought. There’s no real proof, as of today, the Ukrainian side has not been able to give us the copies of these documents,” Sorokin said, as cited by RIA Novosti.
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26yo US female aid worker ‘sentenced to death’ by ISIS last year – activist
The American hostage Kayla Mueller, seized by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) militants in Syria in 2013, was initially given a “life sentence” but was then told she would be executed, Muslim activist Mauri Saalakhan said. The militants claimed the 26-year-old hostage from Prescott, Arizona, was killed in a Jordanian fighter jet airstrike on Friday. Earlier her family had received threats of her execution, though US authorities couldn’t confirm this information. Mueller volunteered in the Syrian war zone, as well as in India, Israel and Palestine, and was the last known American held hostage by IS.40 homes destroyed in Northern California wildfire
Heavy winds fanned a wildfire that swept through two small towns at the base of the Sierra Nevada mountains on Friday. Up to 150 people had to be evacuated as 39 houses burnt down in Swall Meadows and one in the town of Paradise. The blaze came under control when rain started to fall in the area. “We had to take defensive positions to protect as many structures as we could while protecting ourselves,” said California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Capt. Liz Brown. “We did what we could.” The state of California is suffering historic drought, making timber that fueled the wildfire extremely dry.
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Kerry gives Iran end of March nuclear deadline
The US Secretary of State John Kerry has held two talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Munich. The pair discussed Tehran’s nuclear program, as Kerry “reiterated our desire to move toward a political framework by the end of March,” a senior US official said, AFP reports. After missing two previous deadlines, the group known as the P5+1 – Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia, and the United States, set a March 31 deadline for a political agreement.Russian convoy delivers aid to eastern Ukraine
Russia has sent yet another aid convoy to provide humanitarian support for the people of Donetsk. “All the trucks have passed through customs and have started to head for Donetsk and Lugansk,” said the deputy head of the national center for crisis situations for the Russian Emergencies Ministry, Oleg Voronov. More than 170 lorries are bringing 1.8 tons of aid, which include food and building materials. The Russian Emergencies Ministry has made deliveries of more than 16,000 tons in aid since August.12 miners kidnapped in Mexico
A group of around a dozen workers at the Canadian mine, Media Luna, were driving in a car near the Mexican city of Cocula, when they were attacked and kidnapped, RIA-Novosti reported on Sunday. Officials have made no comments on the situation so far. According to the general prosecutor’s office, it wasn’t far from Cocula in western Mexico, where the remains of 43 students, who disappeared last September, were discovered.
Smit Singh’s Skeet Double Helps Punjab Pip Maharashtra to Second Place in the 35th National Games Shooting Medals Tally
New Delhi, 08 Feb 2015: Smit
Singh of Punjab, bagged a Golden Double in the Men’s Skeet, on the
concluding day of the Shooting competitions, here at the Kerala Police
Academy Range at Ramavarmapuram, on day nine of the 35th
National Games, to help Punjab edge out Maharashtra and finish second in
the Shooting Medals Tally. Smit won the individual Gold with a combined
finals score of 28 with the more fancied Mairaj Ahmed Khan of U.P
finishing second with an identical combined score, but losing out on a
low score of 13 in the final round. Angad Vir Singh Bajwa of Punjab won
the Bronze with a combined score of 27.
Smit
and Angad also teamed up with Karam Sukhbir Singh to help Punjab bag
the Men’s Team Gold in Skeet. Their finals tally of 329 was better than
the 327 that the troika of Parampal Singh Guron, Rajpal Singh Kocchar
and Mohd. Hamza Shiekh of Chattisgarh managed to win the Silver Medal.
The Services Team finished in Bronze Medal position in the event.
Services comfortably finished on top of the 35th
National Games Shooting Medals Tally with a total haul of 26 medals,
including 15 Gold, four Silver and seven Bronze Medals. Punjab won a
total of 15 medals from the Shooting ranges including seven Gold, six
Silver and two Bronze Medals. Maharashtra finished third with 13 Medals
including six Gold, three Silver and four Bronze.
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