DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU SUNDAY, JANUARY 4, 2015 (PAGE 7) Discrimination against Dalits in Railway Board gets PM promises to facilitate giving Bharat Ratna: Mayawati environment directorate research, cut red tape LUCKNOW, Dec 3: with their monetary help and by NEW DELHI, Jan 3: adopting all wrong tactics,” she MUMBAI, Jan 3: BSP supremo Mayawati Ministry of Railways has decided to constitute a new direc- alleged. today charged the NDA torate named Environment Management for a clean and green The ease of doing research is Mayawati also criticised the Government with discriminat- environment. as important as ease of doing ing against Dalit icons like organisations affiliated to BJP, According to the Railway Ministry order, the directorate has business, Prime Minister Kanshi Ram while awarding saying they were hatching a been constituted under the Adviser (ME) Project of the Railway Narendra Modi said today as he Bharat Ratna to Atal Bihari conspiracy to spoil the atmos- Board and has been re-designated as Advisor (Environment). promised the scientific commu- Vajpayee and Madan Mohan phere by raising the issue of According to the order, Executive Directors of Electrical, Traffic nity that he will cut red tape and Malviya. conversion and promising a Commercial, Land and Amenities, Finance, General and pitched for greater academic She also attacked the ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Mechanical would be handling issues related to Environment freedom and autonomy to uni- Narendra Modi Government for Slamming the Modi Directorate. versities. adopting the “ordinance route” Government, she said even after These officials in addition to their normal assigned duties, He also underscored the need on key issues. being in office for seven would discharge duties connected with the Environment for making investment in science “Just like the previous amending the Land Acquisition months, the NDA was not inter- Management. However, Advisor (Environment) would be the full- and technology a part of corpo- Congress-led UPA Government, Act envisaging procuring land ested in solving the problems of time advisor. The body would be responsible for ensuring effec- rate social responsibility and said the NDA Government is adopt- for industrial corridors, rural poor and weaker sections. tive utilisation of water resources and conduct of energy and water digital connectivity must be “as audits and those related with environment management. much a basic right” as access to ing the same discriminatory atti- infrastructure, defence and “They have also shelved housing, and insurance ordi- The Government in 2014-15 Railway Budget, has announced schools while calling for efforts tude while honouring two per- various welfare schemes of the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi addressing at the inaugura- nance raising foreign invest- to form a separate department for environment and cleanliness. to “revive the romance” of sci- tion ceremony of the 102nd Indian Science Congress, in Mumbai sons of the same caste - previous Governments,” she Vajpayee and Malviya - with the ment limit in the sector to 49 per Railway Minister Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu had also directed audit ence in society and “rekindle” on Saturday. said and warned that this Bharat Ratna recently,” she told cent from 26 per cent, besides of water, energy and diesel so that the actual consumption could be the love for it in children. access to schools.” ence and technology at the fore- a press conference here. an ordinance to push coal auc- “drama” was not going to last recorded and wastage avoided. “When I speak of ease of “Investment in science and front of the country’s diplomatic “Kanshi Ram should have tion. long, especially in Uttar The Railways last year had also taken several initiatives for the doing business in India, I also technology activity should also engagement. been honoured keeping in mind On the land acquisition ordi- Pradesh. use of solar energy. Solar panels were installed at the Katra want to pay equal attention to become part of the expenditure The Prime Minister lauded Railway Bhawan, Rae Bareli Coach factory and other places. his sacrifices and contribution. nance, she said it was against Mayawati also alleged that ease of doing research and devel- on corporate social responsibility Indian scientists for putting (UNI) opment in India.... We need to Similarly, Jyotiba Phule, who the interest of farmers. “I do not as per a conspiracy, the quota to be funded directly or through ‘Mangalyaan’ in the Mars orbit put science, technology and belonged to a backward caste, find it right...The amendments for Dalits and backwards was an autonomous fund,” he said. in the very first attempt for and innovation at the top of national should have been given the could have been brought in the being neutralised by allocating Paswan doubts merger of Maintaining that a nation’s priorities,” Modi, whose saving thousands of lives award for his work in the field next session of Parliament.” progress and its human develop- major works to the private sec- Government has made a strong through accurate forecast during of education and efforts to ment were linked to science and Alleging that the Modi tor. erstwhile ‘Janata Parivar’ push for improving business cyclonic storm Hudhud. establish equality in society,” technology, he said China’s Government appeared to be To a question on replacing environment to attract invest- “We need to put science, she said. PATNA, Jan 3: emergence as the second biggest “failing on all fronts”, she said Planning Commission by a new ment, said inaugurating the technology and innovation at the “Many other deserving per- economy was parallel to its rise interests of capitalists were think-tank, NITI Aayog Union Food Minister 102nd Indian Science Congress. top of national priorities.... sons have been ignored,” she to the second place in the field of being safeguarded for which, (National Institution for Ramvilas Paswan today Reaching out to scientists, Above all, we must restore the rued. scientific activity. the BSP leader said, changes Transforming India), she said expressed doubt over merger who often complain of bureau- pride and prestige of science and Taking exception to the Stressing on the need for were being made in laws, flout- Government should concentrate prospect of erstwhile Janata cratic hurdles and funding trou- scientists in our nation,” the Modi Government adopting the placing universities at the “cut- ing the spirit of the Constitution. on solving problems of the poor Parivar comprising the RJD and bles for research, he said, “We ordinance route, Mayawati said ting edge” of research and devel- Prime Minister said. this was not in keeping with the “The Modi Government is and unemployed. JD(U) and predicted that it will want our scientists and Modi recalled the role of the playing in the hands of capital- never materialise at the end. researchers to explore the mys- opment activity, he said invest- spirit of the Constitution. “Changing names will not ment in the field at present was country’s first Prime Minister Her remarks came against ists and now they are out to help usher in any change in the coun- “I have serious doubt that the teries of science and not of Jawaharlal Nehru in nurturing them as BJP won the elections Government procedures. We “far too concentrated” in the the backdrop of ordinance try,” she said. (PTI) merger of the erstwhile Janata science and technology to make Parivar will ever take place as want them to consider publica- agencies of central Government it a tool for national develop- those prominent leaders of its tions not Government and called for making it broad AirAsia crash: Search teams constituents may squabble over approvals.” based. ment. leadership of the proposed new party,” he told reporters. “Funding proposals should “Our universities must be “At the dawn of freedom, Describing the Janata Parivar as a ‘misleading family,’ Paswan not take too long to clear. freed from excessive regulations Prime Minister Jawaharlal said there was no clarity over concept or agenda on which its con- Meeting applications, require- and cumbersome procedures. Nehru placed science and tech- find four large objects stituents will come together to form a new outfit as the leadership ments should not become more They must have a higher degree nology at the heart of national of academic freedom and auton- JAKARTA/SINGAPORE, Jan 3: Two objects were found at given, the schedule given, that's issue remained a grey area. complex than research,” he said. development. Our scientists the bottom of the sea near the problem," director-general of The Union Food Minister, whose party - the LJP - is a con- Emphasising on the need for omy. There must be as much launched pioneering research Four large metal objects Pangkalan Bun. One of the them air transport Djoko Murjatmodjo stituent of the NDA Government at the Centre, sought to create a spreading knowledge of technol- emphasis on research as on and built outstanding institutions belonging to the doomed was measured at 9.4 metres by said. He added that AirAsia's wedge between the Yadav leaders of the Janata Parivar and the sen- ogy, particularly among children, teaching. In turn, the universities with modest resources that con- AirAsia jet were found today in 4.8 metres and a half-metre high. permit for the route has been ior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar saying that as far as he could make Modi said, “Let us use internet to must also subscribe to highest tinue to serve us well,” he said. the choppy waters of the Java The other, found nearby, was 7.2 frozen until investigations are out, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav, RJD chief Lalu Prasad bring our scientists in direct con- standards of academic excel- Modi said he wanted India’s Sea as it emerged that the plane and the JD(U) national president Sharad Yadav will call the shots metres by a half metre. completed. tact with our children and youth. lence and accountability,” he “vast pool of scientists” to spend carrying 162 people on board in the unified Janata Parivar. High waves continued to AirAsia Indonesia is only Digital connectivity should said. some time teaching and guiding was flying on an unauthorised “What will be the role of Nitish Kumar in the new political become as much a basic right as hamper the search effort, but the allowed to ply that route on Modi said he has placed sci- students in universities. (PTI) schedule when it crashed. teams placed high hopes on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays party in which the Yadav troika will be calling the shots?” the LJP supremo asked. Multi-national searchers tomorrow as the tides were fore- and Saturdays, but had done so “I have experience of working with both the RJD supremo and equipped with sophisticated cast to be between 1.5 metres on Sundays as well. acoustic equipment have been Nitish Kumar....I can safety say that the Janata Parivar will face a I won't copy Salman Khan and 2 metres, Soelistyo said. Singapore today said that it bleak prospect in the upcoming assembly polls as both of them can scouring the choppy waters to Till now 30 bodies have been had approved the Surabaya- not get their respective votes transferred to each other’s candi- retrieve the bodies of victims retrieved from the Java Sea. Singapore route for AirAsia date,” he claimed. (PTI) and the debris as well as black Meanwhile, the Indonesian flights on Sundays after the low- on Bigg Boss: Farah Khan box recorders of the Airbus 320. authorities said AirAsia had vio- cost carrier's permit was frozen "We've found four big parts lated the terms of its licence for by Indonesia for allegedly flying Three accused in Burdwan MUMBAI, Jan 3: unfair to the contestants of sea- from the plane we're looking the Surabaya to Singapore route on an unauthorised schedule Director Farah Khan is son eight as they have already for," Bambang Soelistyo, chief by flying on a Sunday, the day when it crashed last weekend aware that it will be a chal- been in the house for three of Indonesia's search and rescue the Flight QZ8501 plunged into over Java sea. lenge to step into Salman months and an extension agency Basarnas, told reporters the Java Sea. The authorities Authorities are also investi- blast case sent in NIA custody Khan's shoes as 'Bigg Boss' means they will have to work in Jakarta. host but she is not worried hard to survive another one would probe the carrier's other gating the possibility that the KOLKATA, Jan 3: One large object was pin- schedules, The Straits Times pilot, Captain Irianto, did not ask about the comparison. month. pointed by a ship searching dur- reported. for a weather report from the Three persons arrested in Assam for alleged connection with The 'Happy New Year' "Of course, it is unfair. ing the night, he said, and three The AirAsia plane was not meteorological agency at the the Burdwan blast case were today remanded in eight days’ NIA director said she will maintain They have come so far with all more, the largest of which was permitted to fly the Surabaya- time of takeoff. Pilots were custody by a city court which sent eight other accused to judicial her individual style and not the hard work and then they get around 18 metres long, were Singapore route on Sundays. required to do so before flying, custody till January 16. emulate the Bollywood super- to know that they might not located today on the sea bed. "It violated the route permit media reports said. (PTI) Officiating chief judge at Bankshall Court G C Talukdar star. win because the five chal- remanded Saiful Islam, Rafikul Islam and Sahanur Alam, who "Comparisons are lengers also have an equal were brought on a production warrant by this court from Gauhati inevitable but I don't let it lengers and will compete with chance of winning. But when Two fresh cases of swine flu Central Jail, till January nine. affect me. Salman was great as the champions for the title. they were informed about the NIA counsel Shyamal Ghosh prayed for their custody for 10 a host. He is honest, sponta- Farah said she has extension, they all sounded days submitting that they were directly involved in the Burdwan neous and candid, something exchanged a few messages pretty excited, so what can we case, wherein an accidental blast on October two revealed an inter- which the format of 'Bigg with Salman about the show say," she added. reported in national capital national terror link, and that they trained jihadi elements. Boss' requires. But I will not but they are not making it a big Farah said the entertain- deal. Farah said she has been NEW DELHI, Jan 3: year. "Only RRT-PCR test is reliable Ghosh also alleged that they were found to have connection copy his style, I would be ment quotient in 'Halla Bol' suggesting the makers of the Union Health Minister J P and should be used to diagnose with Bangladeshi terror outfit JMB. myself. I will have fun and add and it will be a full 'masala' show to come up with a small Two fresh cases of swine flu Nadda, who reviewed the situation H1N1. The court remanded Hasem Mollah, Razia Bibi, Abdul Hakim, humour in my hosting," Farah series. "I expect a lot of new series consisting of the most were reported in the national capital yesterday, said that that there is The IMA has also issued a set of Khaled Mohammad, Alima Bibi, Zia-ul-Haq, Amjad and Sajid to said. tadka in the show. The fun will interesting contestants from all today, taking the figure to 5 till now nothing to panic. guidelines to tackle swine flu and judicial custody till January 16 on a plea by NIA. 'Bigg Boss' season eight increase and I will also make seasons. this year. "I am regularly monitoring this urged citizens not to neglect minor Sajid’s remand was extended in absentia as he is at present in will crown its five champions contestants do something... I "It was my idea of the best "A 12-year old girl and 31-year- subject and from time to time talk- cases of fever with breathlessness. custody of Bidhannagar Police in connection with a case registered today, following which an have plans. I think it will be a of all seasons to compete in old woman, both residents of Delhi, ing to the Health secretary. We have Swine flu can have symptoms by it. extended segment 'Bigg Boss great series," the director said. one series but I did not know have tested positive for H1N1 also reviewed our preparedness. like fever, coryza, cough, sore throat NIA prayed before the court for a direction to jail authorities to Halla Bol' will be launched on When asked if she has any they will do it with season (swine flu) virus, according to an "Our hospitals and doctors are and body aches. It may last for one- produce him on the next date of hearing on January 16. January 4, to be hosted by favourite from the current sea- eight itself and will have its official from the health department. ready to deal with the situation. At two weeks, said IMA. However, NIA also obtained a permission from the court to interrogate a Farah. son, Farah said, "Before taking five contestants battling out The samples of 12-year-old the same time, I would like to say occasionally, nausea, vomiting, person named Jahid Hossain in jail. He was arrested by the STF of The one-month special up as a host, it was Gautam with five old contenders. I am were tested at the National Centre that there is no need to panic," diarrhoea and rash may also occur. Kolkata Police with explosives and fake currency of face value of series will have five contest- Gulati He was my favourite. more than happy to be a part of for Disease Control (NCDC) and Nadda had said. The Government has designat- Rs 1.5 lakh. ants from previous seasons, But now as a host, I have to be it as I am a 'Bigg Boss' junkie," confirmed swine-flu. Indian Medical Association ed both Government and private It told the court that it wanted to know whether Hossain had Mahek Chahal, Ajaz Khan, unbiased and neutral. Also this she said. Yesterday, two cases of swine (IMA) has urged people to get labs to test the presence of virus, it any connection with the jihadi elements involved in the Burdwan Rahul Mahajan, Sana Khan is one show where favourite Farah, however, feels it is flue were reported which included swine-flu testing done only from a said. blast. (PTI) and Sambhavna Seth, as chal- changes every day." (PTI) two women, aged 35 and 53, resi- Govt accredited lab. A control room - dents of C R Park and Chattarpur Also, IMA stated that card rapid 23061469 --has been set up for any respectively. test is not reliable and should not be kind of information on swine flu. With five cases reported this used to diagnose H1N1 cases. (PTI) year, the total figure is 43 since last Delhi will have country’s first smart city: Naidu NEW DELHI, Jan 3: tion,” he said. Balvinder Kumar in a media “I saw the city of Barcelona, briefing yesterday had outlined Delhi will be developed into and apart from modern build- the plans for the ‘smart city’ in a “global city” and the country’s ings, they have also preserved the capital. first ‘smart city’ will be set up their old architecture. We also The ‘smart city’ will be a here to decongest the national want to preserve our traditional complete sub-city, which would capital and facilitate it with all architecture, that India is so rich- be located in an area of 20-24 modern amenities, Union Urban ly endowed with, even as we hectares, zoned out of Dwarka, Development Minister M embrace modernity,” he added. Venkaiah Naidu said here today. Rohini and Narela, and will be The Minister was speaking at equipped with latest technolo- “We want to make Delhi a a function organised by DDA at truly global city, having all latest gies and waste-management its headquarters here to officially and modern amenities and facili- techniques. kick-start the allotment process ties that any other global city like “The smart city will have a of its ‘Housing Scheme 2014’. London or San Francisco has. world-class infrastructure, 24- Naidu handed over allotment let- We want to have world-class hour power supply, complete wi- ters to the first few successful entertainment venues like fi connectivity, and will employ Disneyland or Universal Studios applicants. green technology and latest here,” Naidu said. Talking about the ‘smart city’ water conservation techniques The Narendra Modi-led initiative further, he said the like rain-harvesting and waste NDA Government has planned focus would be to build global management techniques, among to set up 100 ‘smart cities’ and educational and health institutes other facilities,” Kumar said. Naidu said that the first such city and entertainment facilities. Outlining the achievements will come up in the national cap- “We also want to liberalise of the Government in the finan- ital. the industrial estate policy. An cial sector, Naidu said, “As per “Delhi is the heart of India industrial space may not neces- the PM’s vision of ending finan- and the first smart city would sarily contain factories, but cial untouchability, we have come up here. The city of showrooms also. A committee opened 10 crore new bank Barcelona in Spain has also will be formed to look into this accounts in the last nine weeks promised technological support issue as well,” the Minister said. under the Prime Minister Jan to us in our effort in this direc- DDA’s Vice-Chairman Dhan Yojana.” (PTI)