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IAS IPSThe 1985 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre, P.

Raghvendra Rao who is presently posted as Secretaryin the Dept of Chemicals & Petrochemicals has beengiven addl charge of the Secretary in the Dept of Phar-maceuticals.

The 2007 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre,Prasanth Nair has been approved with the curtailmentof tenure as Private Secretary to the Minister of State (I/C) for Tourism, Sh. K. J. Alphons. He is also accordedwith the Deputy Secretary post under the Central Staff-ing Scheme.

The 1985 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, InderJit who is presently posted as Secretary(Coordination)in Cabinet Secretariat has been appointed as Secre-tary in the Ministry of Coal, Govt of India.

The 2008 batch IAS officer of AGMUT cadre, SachinShinde has been appointed as Private Secretary to theMinister of State for Home Affairs, Sh. Kiren Rijiju in theMinistry of Home Affairs.

P. Ramesh Kumar, a retired IAS Officer of 1986batch West Bengal cadre has been appointed as Ad-ministrative Member in the West Bengal AdministrativeTribunal.

The 1982 batch IAS officer of WB cadre, SanjayMitra, Defence Secretary has been given an assign-ment of additional charge of the post of Secretary, De-partment of Defence Research and Development andChairman, Defence Research Development Organiza-tion (DRDO).

The 2005 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, NishantKumar Tiwari has been appointed as Assistant DirectorGeneral(DS level) in the Unique Identification Authority ofIndia(UIDAI), Govt of India

The 2012 batch IPS officer of Manipur cadre, RakeshBalwal has been appointed as Superintendent of Police inNational Investigation Agency(NIA).

The 1987 batch IPS officer of West Bengal cadre,Bibhuti BHushan Das has been empanelled for the postof Additional Director General equivalent in the Govt ofIndia.

The 1988 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, Man MohanSingh has been empanelled as Additional Director Gen-eral in the Govt of India.

The 2005 batch IPS officer of Bihar cadre, NishantKumar Tiwary has been appointed as Assistant DirectorGeneral at the Deputy Secretary level in the Unique Iden-tification Authority of India(UIDAI) in Delhi under the Min-istry of Electronics & Information Technology.

Public SectorThe 1996 batch IAS officer of Haryana cadre,

Shyamal Mishra, Joint Secretary in the Dept of Com-merce has been given addl charge of the post of DeputyChairman, Tea Board for the period of three months.

The 1991 batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre, Dr. A.Jayathilak, Chairman in MPEDA has been given addlcharge of the post of Secretary(JS level) in Spice Board.

Admiral Sanjay Chaubey has been appointed asChairman cum Managing Director, Electronics Corpo-ration of India Ltd(ECIL). Prior to this he was posted asDirector(Technical), ECIL.

Jaiprakash Gupta, General Manager in Bharat GasCooking Gas(BCCL) has been appointed to the post ofDirector(Technical) in the Eastern Coalfields Ltd.

Partha Dasgupta, who is currently posted asDirector(Fin), Jute Corporation of India Ltd(JCI) hasbeen appointed to the post of Director(Finance) An-drew Yule Co & Ltd(AYCL), Kolkata.

S. Balakrishnan, who is presently posted as Gen-eral Manager in Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd(BHEL) hasbeen appointed as Director(IS&P) BHEL.

Manoj Jain who is presently posted as ExecutiveDirector in Gail (India) Ltd has been appointed to thepost of Director(Business Development), Gail (India)Ltd.

Ms. Anjali Bansal has been appointed as Non-Ex-ecutive Chairperson of Dena Bank.

Dr. Charan Singh, RBI Chair Professor at the Insti-tute of Management, Bengaluru has been appointed asthe Non- Executive Chairman of Punjab & Sind Bank.

Former IAS officer of 1982 batch and Gujarat cadre,Tapan Ray has been appointed as Non Executive Chair-man of Central Bank of India.

Anti-naxal expert VijayKumar & B.B.Vyas appointedadvisers to JK Governor

Super cop and anti-Naxal expert K Vijay Kumar andChief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir B B Vyas weretoday appointed as advisers to Jammu and KashmirGovernor N N Vohra, while Chhattisgarh’s AdditionalChief Secretary (Home) B V R Subrahmanyam wasnamed as the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary inplace of B B Vyas. The names of advisers were clearedby the Union Home Ministry after the state was putunder the Governor’s rule today, following withdrawal ofsupport by the BJP to the PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti’s three-year old-coalition government yesterday. The state As-sembly has been put under suspended animation.

Vijay Kumar, a 1975-batch IPS officer of Tamil Naducadre. He had earlier served in the Kashmir Valley asInspector General of BSF 1998-2001 when the borderguarding force was actively involved in the counter-militancy operations. Sixty-five-year-old Vijay Kumar hadshot to fame when he headed the Special Task Force(STF) for a long time and strategised operations thatculminated in the elimination of the dreaded sandalwoodsmuggler Veerappan in October 2004.

He was appointed as Director General of the world’slargest paramilitary force - CRPF- after naxals killed 75personnel in Dantewada in 2010.

Another adviser appointee, the 60-year-old Vyas,who is considered as a trusted lieutenant of the Gover-nor, was last month given a one-year extension in ser-vice, beyond May 31, 2018, as the chief secretary ofthe state.

K.K .Rao made newGurgaon PoliceCommissioner

The Haryana government has appointed Inspec-tor General of Police K K Rao, posted with the IndianReserve Battalion at Bhondsi, as new police commis-sioner of Gurgaon, a senior police officer said

In a fresh reshuffle of senior police officers, thestate government transferred eight IPS officers, in-cluding the police commissioners of Panchkula andGurgaon, with immediate effect. As per the orders,Sandeep Khirwar has been posted as inspector gen-eral of police, Rohtak Range, the officer said, adding1996 batch IPS officer K K Rao has been posted asGurgaon police commissioner. Khirwar had come tolimelight after the Special Investigation Team set upunder his supervision to probe a minor student’s mur-der in Ryan International School was found having aslew of wrong and controversial steps during the probe.

The CBI which took over the case later had alsoraised questioned marks on the unfair style of Gurgaonpolice after Khirwar supported his officers.

Panchkula Police Commissioner A S Chawla, whowas having additional charge of IG (Law & Order), hasbeen posted as additional director general of police(Telecommunications), with additional charge of ADGP,Community Policing.

Thakur Is The BossAndhra Pradesh government

finally appointed a new DirectorGeneral of Police, Head of PoliceForce (DGP, HoPF).

Ram Pravesh Thakur, an IPSofficer of 1986 batch was ap-pointed DGP by the Chief Sec-retary on behalf of the Andhragovernment.Prior to this, Thakurwas serving as the DirectorGeneral of state ACB (Anti-Cor-ruption Bureau). The new DGPexpressed his gratitude to ChiefMinister Chandrababu Naidu be-fore assuming office. He said "I'mthankful to honourable CM forhaving trust in me and giving thisopportunity to serve the public.”

Speaking later at the farewellceremony of the former DGP, RPThakur said that Malakondaiah

was a role model for all officers in the department.RP Thakur started his career as Additional Superintendent of Police

at National Police Academy in Hyderabad in 1986.He also worked asASP in Guntur, Warangal districts and later at Krishna, West Godavariand Kadapa districts as SP. Before heading CISF Eastern Zone Head-quarters at Patna, he served as DIG of Rayalaseema and Warangalregions.He has also served as ADGP (Technology Services) and as DG(Drugs & Copyright).Thakur has bagged several awards for excellencein the services.

Service Extension ForNVS Reddy

Hyderabad Metro Rail Managing Director NVSReddy has been given an extension of service forone year with effect from July 1.

Arvind Kumar, Principal Secretary (MunicipalAdministration and Urban Development), issuedorders to this effect on Saturday. Reddy has beenat the helm of the Hyderabad Metro Rail right from2009 when the plans were made and had his ser-vices extended later.

Sridhar Bags ‘OutstandingLeadership Award’

SCCL Chairman and Managing Director N Sridharreceiving the Outstanding Leadership Award from theInstitute of Economics Studies in Dubai SingareniCollieries Company Limited (SCCL) Chairman andManaging Director N.Sridhar received the Outstand-ing Leadership Award from the Institute of EconomicsStudies in Dubai. The award was received by him atthe Global Economic Summit in Dubai.

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Sky Line 30mmEid Milap - Dil Sey Mile Dil

Islamic Republic of Iran hosted Iftar Dinner .The eminent personalities of the townparticipated in the event including top brass Hyderabad Police Commissioner AnjaniKumar.The food and the hospitality was awesome.In the picture Consul GeneralMohammad Haghbin Ghomi and Public Diplomacy Officer Mohammed MehdiKhorasani can also be seen.

Katherine B. Hadda,U.S. Consul General in Hyderabad participated at Eid-ul-Fitr eventorganized by local employees.It was just a wonderful event.What a delicious kheer !

The Supreme Court collegium has recom-mended Justice Thottathil B.Nair Radhakrishnanas the Chief Justice of Hyderabad High Court whopresently is the Chief Justice of Chattisgarh HighCourt. The collegium gave its nod to the Centrerecommending the names of new chief justicesto various HCs of the country. As part of it, Jus-tice Radhakrishnan was transferred to HyderabadHC for AP and Telangana. Radhakrishnan wasborn to late N. Bhaskaran Nair and late K. ParukuttyAmma, both practising advocates at Kollam. Hecompleted his education from St. Joseph's Con-vent and Government Boys High School, Kollam,Arya Central School, Thiruvananthapuram, Trin-ity Lyceum and F. M. N. College, Kollam, and KolarGold Fields Law College, Karnataka.

He enrolled as an advocate in December 1983and started practising in Thiruvananthapuram.Later, Radhakrishnan shifted to the High Courtof Kerala at Ernakulam where he practised in civil,constitutional and administrative matters. He wasappointed a Permanent Judge of Kerala HighCourt on 14 October 2004.

Justice Radhakrishnan isthe new Chief Justice

The CS of Telangana State S.K.Joshiis very close to double century.Yes it’s true,as the officer is going to complete his 200days after taking the charge and duringthese days a huge score, means severalinitiatives were initiated followed by lotsof success stories. Welfare schemes,Haritha Haaram, Mission Bhagiratha, RainHarvesting, Staff matters and many moreare his priorities. In the picture Mr.Joshi ismeeting Asian Development Bank (ADB)executive director Kshtrapathi Shivaji, theCS asked the authorities of ADB to mobi-lize funds for ambitious projects especiallyin Greater Hyderabad.So, hurray for hisdouble century.

Joshi’s ‘Double Century’

DGP M.Mahendar Reddy, the top cop who is known for innovative initiatives isagain in talk after the launch of 'Cop Connect' app,which will be helpful for police fortheir internal communication.This app will help in connecting 60,000 plus policeforce, spanning over 31 revenue districts across the state.Some of the features of theCop-Connect app are chatting, group chats, file sharing (image, audio, video anddocuments) and location sharing. A unique feature, iMeeting, can help in creatingand scheduling departmental meetings in an easy way. Kudos to Mr.Reddy. In thepicture DGP is with officer Jitender, Ravi Gupta & Rajiv Ratan.

‘Cop Connect’ For Communication

British De-puty High Com-mission hostedEid-Milap. Fantas-tic event ! Tradi-tional appe-ralsand special eidd i s h e s . U KDeputy High Co-mmissioner An-drew Flemingwelcomed theguests and con-veyed eid wishes.

Eid-Selfie

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Top Twelve‘Kahan hai-kahan hai big boss’. The matter

is, Anurag Sharma, the advisor to government(Police, Law&Order and Crime Control) was ona foreign trip and that’s the reason his mobilewas switched off. This worry and this concernshows the apnapan and chahat with him.

Singh is always king! Former Chief Secre-tary S.P.Singh has set an example by returningthe cheque got under Rythu Bandhu Schemeto the government.He has a agriculture land atKothur mandal.Kya baat !

Fame or Game ! The advisor (communica-tions) to AP government, Parakala Prabhakar,resigned from his post and targets Jagan MohanReddy.Is this stunt for fame or Parkala is play-ing a safe game, will be soon on the screen.

No bottles anymore ! MAUD Principal Secre-tary Arvind Kumar says no to plastics and withthis pledge the officer has advised all the mu-nicipal commissioners to stop using plasticbottles and set an example.Let’s do it !

It’s a Myth ! Water board MD Dana Kishoresaid that the bottled water is a myth and com-pared to the bottled water, municipal suppliedwater is quite cleaner & healthier.So, avoidbottled water and take a connection of waterboard ! Very true !

Third Eye ! Installation of CCTV cameras isthe first priority of Cyberabad Police Commis-sioner VC.Sajjanar and why not the cameras arelike ‘third eye’ for khakis, which are helping a lotin catching the offenders.Kudos !

Best officer ! Regional passport officer,Hyderabad E.Vishnu Vardhan Reddy receivedbest passport officer award.It’s a news that nowthe officer stands as best passport officer inentire India. Congratulations !

In action ! Civil supplies Commissioner AkunSabharwal warned the FPS dealers that the ac-tion will be taken on them if supply of essentialcommodities to the poor is affected.No dealerwill be spared if any poor family is affected.Khabardaar !

Protect the lakes ! Warangal Urban DistrictCollector Amrapali Kata is on special drive toprotect the water bodies and lakes.The lady of-ficer directed GWMC and KUDA officials to marktanks and lakes clearly to take step to protectthem.Good initiative !

Special drive ! Directorate of Enforcement,GHMC is set for footpaths encroachments clear-ance drive to remove all the encroachments onfootpaths.It’s a news that till date recordencrochments has been removed . The hap-pening young officer Viswajit Kampati, IPS, Di-rector Enforcement, Vigilance and Disaster Man-agement - GHMC said it’s a right of every pedes-trian to walk on footpaths.So, no excuses forfootpath encroachers.

Challenge to learn new skills ! Medak SPChandana Deepti has thrown a twitter challengeto all her officers to tweet about learning a newskill every day and improve their learningefficiency.If not wrong Deepti is the first officerwho responded soon after PM’s fitness chal-lenge.

She really deserves ! Sangareddy CollectorVasam Venkateshwarlu rushed to ChimaladariKonapur village to felicitate the womenAllampally Alaveni, who fought and convincedthe family to construct the toilet.Kudos to theofficer !

Badhai & CongratulationsGHMC, which bagged the Best State Capital in the

‘Solid Waste Management’ category, was ranked 27thamong cities with over one lakh population under theSwachh Survekshan 2018.Union Housing and Urban Af-fairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri presented the award.MAUD Prl. Secretary Arvind Kumar, GHMC CommissionerDr.B.Janardhan Reddy & Mayor Bonthu Rammohan re-ceived the award.Kudos to Baldiya boss Janardhan Reddy,who took the Corporation on the National level.

Slow Your SpeedNor deadly disease or nor because of any crime, the

majority of deaths caused in Telangana State is becauseof accidents. More than 7,200 people were killed in roadaccidents in 2017, while there were 960 murders. “Morethan 75% of the road accident occured due to factors likeover speeding, drunk driving and overloading of a ve-hicle,” said Telangana Road Safety and Railways DirectorGeneral of Police T.Krishna Prasad.

“We are drafting Road Safety Act and the same will beimplemented by the government very soon.” he said thegovernment had increased the enforcement to curb theroad accidents.The news is Mr.Prasad is all set to comeup with a new action plan for a big change in roadsafety.Best wishes !

Ek Dum Dil SeCity Police Chief Anjani Kumar is working with heart,

ek dum dil se….! Not just time he has dedicated himselffor the city police and his commitment towards the rou-tine work and new challenges is an example of it.The citycelebrated Ramzan festival with joy and happiness, not asingle incident is reported. Big one ! Now the officer is allset for Bonalu festival. Apart from routine tasks the of-ficer is meeting family members of police personals ,which is a new practice and as entire city know that ‘CPdarbar’ are open all the time for any kind of assistance.Aur kya chahiye !

Jaise Ko TaisaRachakonda Police Commissioner Mahesh Bhagwath

is a soft and tough officer.As the RachakondaCommissionerate stood at first position in Telangana statein Dial 100 performance and for the same he appreciatedthe efforts of IT Cell Inspector Sridhar and in anothercase he suspended Choutuppal Rural Circle InspectorA.Sathish on charges of demanding bribe from an ac-cused in a bank fraud case.So, doodh ka doodh aur panika pani, guys if you want the appreciations, be obedientand if one is not serious then be prepared to feel the heat.

Top PrioritySwati Lakra,IG honored with ‘Pride Of Telangana’ award

in the category of Women’s Safety.One more feather inher profile.So, the news is the TS police has come up withnew wing ‘women safety wing’, exclusive to monitorBharosa Center & She Teams in all the districts.Make anote, the women safety on top priority !

Challenge AcceptedThe GHMC,Serilingampally zone Commissioner Hari

Chandana Dasari has accepted the challenge !The chal-lenge to source the segregation for ‘ShubraHyderabad’.The lady officer tweet her picture showingthat at her home all wet waste is composed and only drywaste is given to swachh auto.So, ladies it’s all your turnnow, so accept the challenge given by lady officer andplay your role for our clean city.The officer is also felici-tated with Innovation Award for Loo Café Smart Inven-tion under Swachh Bharat Mission.

10 DaysLet’s talk about the lady officer Wanaparthy Collector

Swetha Mohanty, who is working seriously for the supplyof drinking water in the villages under MissionBhagiratha.She has asked the concerned officers to bulksupply water to all villages in ten days.Whereas to pro-vide life insurance to all the farmers, between 18 to 59 ofage is her priority for which she is working to create aware-ness to include each and every farmer under the scheme.More happenings in coming editions !

Hum Fit tho India FitEasiest way to be fit is by using the bicycle once in a

week.This will not only keeps us fit but also reduce theVehicular Pollution of the city by at least 20%, says theyoung GHMC officer Addl. Commissioner and CharminarPadestrianisation Project Director Musharraf AliFarooqi.The officer started the bicycle ride on World YogaDay and promised to come the office on bicycle once in aweek.So, guys let’s start the bicycle ride once in a week,let’s be fit and let’s be healthy. Good one Mr.Ali !

Time For AwardDr.Janaki Sharmila,DCP (Crimes), Cyberabad is on

screen and for this time the lady officer is in talk for theState Formation Day Award-2018, which is presented forthe ‘promotion of women’s safety security and diversityin Cyberabad’. The IT Minister KTR & officer Jayesh Ranjanpresented the award.When it comes to policing the ladyofficer has set her own example. Kudos !

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S h e r w a n i ,Biryani &

Khubani

Public SectorPOWERGRID’s Profit After Taxcrosses Rs.8,000 crore

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID), a ‘Navratna’ Company underMinistry of Power, GoI and the ‘Central Transmission Utility (CTU)’ of the country, has posted aNet Profit of Rs.8,239croreona Total Incomeof Rs.30,766crorefor FY 2017-18, registering agrowth of about 16% in Total Income and 10% in Net Profit as compared to FY 2016-17, on astandalone basis.The Company surpassed Rs. 30,000 croreTotal Incomeand Rs. 8,000 croreProfit After Tax for the first time.

For the fourth quarter of FY2017-18, the Company has posted a Net Profit of Rs. 2,005crore,as against a Net Profit of Rs. 1,916 crore registering an increase of 5% with respect tocorresponding period of FY 2016-17.

The Company capitalized assets worth Rs. 27,370croreand incurred a capital expenditureto the tune of Rs. 25,791crore during FY 2017-18. For FY 2018-19, the Company has planneda capital expenditure of Rs. 25,000 crore. The Company has proposed a final dividend of 28%2.80 per share on a face value of 10/- each)in addition to interim dividend of 24.5% 2.45 pershare on a face value of 10/- each) already paid for the financial year 2017-18.

During FY 2017-18, POWERGRID completed inter-regional transmission elements-765kVD/C Jabalpur-Orai, LILO of 765kV S/C Satna-Gwalior at Orai, Pole-III & IV of NER AgraHVDC&Pole-II of ChampaKurukshetra HVDCthereby, enhancing the Inter-Regional Powertransfer capacity by 11,400MW.In addition, a number of major transmission lines were com-missioned during the year,some of which include 765kV D/C Ajmer-Chittorgarh, 400kV D/CKameng-Balipara, 400kV D/C Aurangabad-Boisar, 765kV D/C Aurangabad-Padghe,400kV D/C Padghe-Kudus-Kala, 765kV D/C Wardha-Nizamabadand 400kV D/C Kishenpur-Dulhasti&Kishenpur-New Wanpoh transmission lines.

CMD, NBCC speaks on thesignificance of electric vehicles

Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, CMD, NBCC and Chairman of BRICS Chamber of Commerce &Industry delivered the welcome address at ‘International Congress on Electric Vehicle Market,2018’, at India International Center, New Delhi . Among those present at the event were Smt.Meenakshi Lekhi, Hon’ble Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha) and delegates from BRICSnations. Dr. Mittal also interacted with media post the event where he spoke at length onimportance of electric vehicles. The event was organized by BRICS Chamber of Commerce &Industry. In the recent past, a 22 KW AC electric vehicle charging station has been installed inNew Moti Bagh GPRA Colony which has been developed by NBCC.

NLCIL celebrates WorldEnvironment Day 2018

As a new approach to in-duce the young hearts to reduceuse of plastic materials, a miniPLOGGING Race (picking ofplastics by jogging) was con-ducted for school students fromDouble bridge to Gandhi statueabout 2.0km and it was an en-couraging event to see youngkids involved themselves ac-tively to make our place clean.It was flagged off by ShriV.Thangapandian Director/Power and Shri R.Vikraman,Director/HR of NLCIL.

As part of the celebration mass tree plantation was undertaken in Thermal, Mines andtownship. In the evening a special lecture programme was arranged in L&DC centre and ShriN.M Rao, OSD, NLCIL welcomed the gathering and spoke about the importance of eradicationof plastic for the welfare of future generation. A Pledge was administered to say ‘No Plastics’.

Shri R.Dhanasekaran, Environment officer from Tamilnadu Pollution Control Board deliv-ered a lecture on the theme “Beat plastic pollution”. Shri Rakesh Kumar, Director/Financepresided over the function and welcomed new ideas for eradicating plastic menace.V.Thangapandian, Director/Power stressed the need to completely phase out single use ordisposable plastics. R.Vikraman, Director/HR welcomed the move of Govt of Tamilnadu to bandisposable plastic from next year and encouraged Neyvelians to completely phase out dispos-able plastics. The meeting ended with vote of thanks by Dr.M.Velan, DGM/Environment.

PFC SIGNS MoA WITH SDMC

Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC), through its CSR&SD initiatives, has been under-taking projects for improving the quality of life of the society at large since 2010. PFC’s CSRactivities span a wide range of areas from Education to Sanitation and Renewable Energy toHealthcare across different parts of India.

In continuation of its efforts towards sustainable future, PFChas signed aMoA with SouthDelhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) for setting up of a CNG crematorium in Delhi under its CSRinitiatives.Under this project total 4 CNG crematoria will be built at Dwarka Sector 24 andSubhash Nagar, Delhi with financial assistance of Rs 4.55 Cr from PFC.

The Memorandum of Agreement was signed during ongoing observance ofSwachhataPakwadaat Civic centre, MCD office Delhi, in the presence of ShriNarendraChawla,Hon’ble Mayor - SDMC, Ms. Shikha Rai, Chairperson, Standing Committee, SDMC, Dr PuneetGoel IAS, Commissioner - SDMC and Shri Rajeev Sharma CMD - PFC. Directors and Srofficials of PFC and SDMC also graced the occasion.

SAIL contributes a major chunk ofthe steel production in the country

“SAIL contributes a major chunk of the steel production in this coun-try. It is today the foremost in terms of production technology and is atpar with any other international steel company,” said Hon’ble Union Min-ister of Steel, Shri Chaudhary Birender Singh while addressing a pressconference during his visit to SAIL’s Rourkela Steel Plant. Shri Singhdedicated the rebuilt Blast Furnace-1 ‘Parvati’ of RSP to the Nation on11th June 2018 in the presence of Shri Jual Oram, Hon’ble Union Minis-ter of Tribal Affairs. Earlier, the Hon’ble Minister also laid the foundationstone of the Burns and Plastic Surgery Department of Super Specialtyblock at Ispat General Hospital. This unit will be unique in the region and

will fulfill the requirements of not only the people of Rourkela but also of the neighboring districtsand states. In the press conference Shri Singh said, “Steel production in the country hasreached three digit number for the first time in history, notching up 102 million tones in 2017-18.This has been one of the major achievements in the last four years. India has surpassed Japanto become the second largest steel producer in the world and has also become a net exporterof steel in the last two years. The rated steel production capacity has increased by 32% in thelast four years to reach a level of 134 million tonnes,” he added. Shri Chaudhary also mentionedthat at present the steel industry contributes 2% to the GDP of the country.

Coal India net profit down 52% in Q4Coal India on Tuesday reported a 52 per cent fall in its consolidated net

profit to Rs 1,295.34 crore during the quarter ended March 31, 2018, ascompared to Rs 2,718.8 crore in the year-ago period.

Its revenue from operations during the quarter under review was at Rs26,909.17 crore, up by 8.28 per cent from Rs 24,851.46 crore in thecorresponding quarter of 2016-17. However, the miner said post applicabil-ity of Goods and Services tax (GST) from July 1, 2017, “revenue fromoperations are disclosed net of GST”. Accordingly, the revenue from op-erations and total expenses for the quarter are not comparable with thecorresponding period of previous fiscal. The company’s total expensesduring the March quarter stood at Rs 27,757.18 crore as against Rs22,352.75 crore in the same quarter of previous fiscal.

Its employee benefits expense increased sharply to Rs 16,653.86 crore in the fourthquarter of 2017-18 as compared with Rs 9,240.67 crore in the same period last year.

Employee benefits expense for the quarter includes a provision of Rs 646.87 crore towardspay revision of the executive employees. The coal behemoth produced 183.45 million tonnesduring January to March period of 2017-18 and its off-take during the period was at 158.86million tonnes. The miner also reported a 24 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit for thefinancial year 2017-18 to Rs 7,020.22 crore as compared to Rs 9,279.77 crore in 2016-17.

ONGC fourth quarter net profit up 36.2per cent at Rs 5,915 crore

State-owned petroleum explorer Oil and Natural Gas Cor-poration (ONGC) today posted a 36.2 per cent jump in net profitat Rs 5,915.12 crore for the quarter ended March 2018 on astandalone basis as compared to net profit of Rs 4,340 croreposted in the corresponding quarter previous fiscal (2016-17).

Total income of the company during the quarter rose 5.3per cent to Rs 27,703 crore from Rs 26,361 crore in the corre-sponding quarter previous fiscal.

BHEL wins Rs.1,000 Crore orders for EmissionControl equipment from TSGENCO

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) hasbagged two major orders for emission control equip-ment from Telangana State Power Generation Corpo-ration Ltd (TSGENCO). Valued at Rs.1,000 Crore, theorders involve supply and installation of Flue GasDesulphurization (FGD) systems for control of SOxemissions at TSGENCO’s 1×800 MW Kothagudem

Thermal Power Station (TPS) and 4×270 MW Bhadradri TPS in Telangana.The order for Bhadradri TPS also includes modification in Boiler and ElectroStatic Precipita-

tors (ESPs) to meet the revised emission norms. BHEL is presently executing these projects onEngineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC) basis.

The Indian power sector has seen an uptick in the ordering of emission control equipmentdue to the revised and more stringent emission norms notified by the Ministry of Environment,Forest and Climate Change. This calls for installation of emission control equipment in bothexisting, as well as, new thermal power projects.

Reaffirming its commitment towards a better environment, BHEL is offering customizedsolutions for Indian thermal power plants to meet these revised emission norms.

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Sanjay Mohe one of the most respected Architects in India and Pratap Jadhav, Na-tional President of IIID inaugurated the 3rd Edition of IIID Showcase Inside 2018 at Hitex.

Called “IIID Showcase Insider 2018” it is organized by The Hyderabad RegionalChapter(HRC) of the apex body for the interior professionals in the field of InteriorDesign in India IIID-Institute of Indian Interior Designers. It is showcasing all verticals ofthe building industry.

This B2B exhibition is unique and is the only its kind of an expo organized by theprofessionals, for the professionals, and of the professionals.

Addressing the media immediately after inaugurating the show, Pratap JADHAV,National President of IIID said IIID has 31 chapters and 8000 across India. There are threelakh interior design professionals in I dia. Our focus is to enhance the quality of InteriorDesign Profession in India. We would like to focus on serious education of the InteriorDesigning in India, he said

Speaking further Pratap Jadhav added that they are collaborating with 35 collegesand 12 universities, including Hyderabad based Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and FineArts University, is one of them, JADHAV added. Our role here is to enhance the quality of

IIID ShowcaseInsider ‘On Screen’

interior designing education, fac-ulty training, he informed. Everyyear 10,000 students are enteringinto the profession, he stated.

Aparna Bidarkar, ChairpersonIIID-HRC; Sona Chatwani, Immedi-ate Past Chairperson IIID-HRC;Amita Raj, Hon. Secretary; ManojWahi, Design ShowcaseConvenor,; Suleman Hirani, DesignShowcase Convener (Trade)andRakesh Vasu, Design ShowcaseCo-Convenor, IIID Showcase In-sider X 2018 graced the inaugural.

The show has 110 exhibitorsshowcasing 500 plus products in30 and above categories and isspread over 7200 sq meters area. Sanjay Mohe & Pratap Jadhav with organisors.

Mahavir Sound Room Shree Shantinath Kitchen World

Sri Comforts KULTURE

Chirag, Sanjana, Prateek & Manav at Fanzart

Rahul, Dharampal, Vasundhara, Chandrasekhar& ManidharPadmasomi Reddy at meraqee

NAYAN Hardware teem at IIID

Vega Lights ‘N’ More

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Hyderabad emerges as a premiumreal-estate investment destination

As realty markets inMumbai, Delhi and Kolkata be-gin to stabilise post-demonetisation, GST andRERA, it emerges thatHyderabad was unaffected byall three factors. Data fromproperty consultants Anarockshow that Hyderabad sawhousing unit sales grow bynearly 32% in the period be-tween 2013-14 and 2017. Thedata also indicates that the num-ber of unsold stock in that cityhas declined from 35,600 unitsin 2016 to nearly 28,000 in 2017.This steady growth is a result

of a culmination of factors, analysts say - a positive outlook after the formation of Telanagana in 2014,aggressive infrastructure projects, relatively low rents, and incentives for business. The long-awaitedHyderabad Metro began operations in November, with 72-km runs across the city. The eight-lane, 158-kmOuter Ring Road has eased commutes too. Hyderabad now joins Ahmedabad, as the only infrastructuresurplus cities in the country, says Ashutosh Limaye, head of research and real estate intelligence servicesat JLL.

“New housing or commercial real-estate does not act as a burden on the city. Traffic movement is fastand one can commute from one end to the other in less than 40 minutes,” Limaye says. This push haspositioned Hyderabad as one of the most active residential and commercial markets in recent times, addsAnarock chairman Anuj Puri.

As roads in Cantonment open,real estate rides a wave of hope

The reopening of roads in Cantonment area has lifted the spiritsof real estate firms operating in the Sainikpuri-Yapral belt. While prop-erty prices in these pockets of Secunderabad have been on a slowyet steady rise - of Rs 200-Rs 300 (average) per square feet - overthe last one year, developers believe that the latest stance of thedefence ministry will further bolster the earnings of the

“Though the move might not have a direct impact immediately,indirectly it is certain to lift the morale of residents and prospectivebuyers,” said Tapas Patel, CEO of Om Sree Builders and Develop-ers, a leading name in this part of the city. Mapping the growth of thebelt in recent times, Patel said that it has seen the sprouting of

multiple gated communities with costs ranging from anywhere between Rs 2,800 and Rs 4,000 per sft. Hehoped for a further upward revision in rates in the near future.

And that’s true of the commercial sector as well, builders said, pointing out how prices along certainstretches - particularly the Sanikpuri- ECIL crossroad stretch (A S Rao Nagar main road) - have alreadytouched Rs 7,000 to Rs 8,000 per sft. “This is the most successful micro-market of the area, with all leadingbrands setting shop here. It IS sure to evolve further over time,” said Ashwin Rao, director, ManbhumConstructions.

Durgam Cheruvu gets new lease of lifeThere was a time when Durgam

Cheruvu used to be associated onlywith the nauseating stink emanatingfrom it. Recent rejuvenation works,however, have helped break that im-age to some extent. People living nextto the lakefront are upbeat about newfacilities that are coming up at this once-neglected lake. However, works are farfrom complete. While a 2.2 km walking/cycling track was proposed to be builtin the first phase of works, only 800metres is currently ready for use. Park-

ing facilities and other amenities are still being constructed. Until about a year ago, Durgam Cheruvu, anatural lake resembled a massive septic tank with sewerage from Madhapur catchment area flowing into it.

The rejuvenation was proposed as a CSR initiative by real estate developer K Raheja Corp, along withfinancial support of TSIIC, GHMC, TSTDC and HMWSSB in 2017. The first phase of works, according toofficials Express spoke to, included diversion of sewerage pipes to Malkam Cheruvu (unfortunate forresidents living there) and removal of hyacinth that had covered the waters. When it opens to public, thelakefront will have benches, cycle stands, children’s play areas, a yoga corner, and toilet facilities. “We havecompleted 800 metres of the cycle/walking track. The rest can only be completed once the bridge construc-tion is over and trucks can enter the site,” said a site supervisor. “The yoga corner is ready but there areminor works remaining, the cycle stand facility is also ready but the car parking facility is not ready yet,” headded.

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Saberi’s Eid-Milap

Anjani Kumar,Mahesh Bhagwat,Vijay Kumar & Shikha Goel

Iran Consul General Mohammad Haghbin Ghomi,Public Diplomacy Officer Mohammed Mehdi Khorasaniand Turkey Consul General Dr.Adnan Altay Altinors.

Hasnain Saberi

Dy. CM Mohammed Mahmood Ali with AhmedAlam & Moulana Mazher Hussaini

T.Krishna Prasad with Mr & Mrs.Janaki Rajagopal Lagadapati

Santosh Mehra & Nagi Reddy

Kudos To Yoga Queens

Paulomi Kurup

Jyoti JashnaniSonal Sharma with friend

Nisha Nyrk

Rina Hindocha

Pratibha Agarwal

Mansi Gulati

S.A. Huda & Kabeer Khan

Ali & Hamed Saberi

The Eid-Milap hosted bySyed Shah Mazher HussainiSaberi at Aziz Bagh is intalk.The heritage atmosphere,eid wishes, beautiful music andfantastic dinner made theevening memorable.Many of theprominent guests turned up in-cluding known politicians, dip-lomats and corporates.The hos-pitality was awesome andbeshak Saberi’s stands for it…!Last but not the least ‘ye dawaattoh yaad rahegi’.

“International Yoga Day” celebratedglobally.The day celebrated on a largescale because of a group of people whoare spreading the message of Yoga fromyears.The group of people who arecommitted to provide a healthy life tomankind, the miraculous results of theYoga had added more popularity toit.When it comes to Hyderabad city,some of the Yoga queens are doing thefabulous job with creating the aware-ness of the benefits of Yoga and also bytraining the needy. Presenting the yogaqueens, lets applaud for their efforts.

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Awesome Ajai, KeepGoing

Ajai Kumar Agarwal, thegentle man who does not be-lieve in any stoppages whenit comes to work and that’sthe reason after his bankingservices from the senior levelhe is still moving and makingrounds from community tocorporate and from travellingto networking.Right nowAgarwal is working on theconstitution of InternationalChamber Of Public Relations(ICPR), which is going to be

launch shortly and he is likely to be the NationalPresident of it.Apart from this Ajai is associated withmany platforms and banners, many more new tocome.Good, keep going !

Outstanding Sruti Corporate trainer Sruti Mashru received ‘Outstanding

Corporate Trainer Award’ from actress Raveena Tandon.Bigone Sruti and your commitment towards the training pro-fession has to be appreciated.Wish many more to come !Congratulations.

Shadi Mubarak The handsome chap Rohit's wedlock with

Snehal.The tilak, sangeet and the wedding were justawesome.The decoration theme was beautiful fol-lowed by varieties of tasty food.The guests and thefamily members had a good time and blessed andcouple.Madhu Vinod Gupta & Sangeeta ManojVijayvergi welcomed the guests. Shaadi Mubarak !

Pride Of TelanganaMamta Trivedi, the Classic Mrs.Asia International World

Winner and the Regional Director Mrs India - Telangana hasbeen awarded the title ‘Pride Of Telangana’, this added onemore feather to her profile.'Round Table India', has come-upwith this initiative, where the deserving personalities wereawarded. Thumbs up !!! Rao Is Rocking

The State CM KCR isalready in news, here weare talking about the se-nior most JournalistY.Nageshwar Rao, who re-ceived ‘Telangana StateLevel Awards-2018’ in thecategory of print mediajournalism recently.TheYouth Advancement, Tour-ism & Culture (CA) Depart-ment has selected 48 emi-nent personalities fromdifferent fields, in whicheight people were finalizedand awarded duringTelangana State Forma-tion Day.So, it’s a bigachievement ! Hearty con-gratulations to Mr.Rao.Way to go !!!

Jeet Ka JashnTime to celebrate ! India won the Bronze medal at 10th FAI

World Paramotor Championship -2018 held at Thailand and thenews is two participants are from Hyderabad, Capt. P.R.Singh isamong one.So, it’s a celebration time for city and for the State.Infact it’s a matter of proud, let’s join the celebration and congratu-late the winners.Big one !

Meet Miss.Bharath New JerseyHappening place New Jersey ! And the news is

Sanjana Uppaluri won the Miss.Bharath New JerseyUSA -2018 Title organized by My Dream Entertain-ments. The guests had an amazing time during thecontest. Masti and lots of excitement ! Vijaya Nadellais on screen with Sanjana .Shandaar mehfil !!

Phool Tumhebheja hai khatmein…

Flowers- nature’sbeautiful creationwith various colorsand fragrance. When itcomes to apparels andfashion the floral de-signs are quite favor-ite of feminine. Onefloral design costumewill definitely blossomin their collection. So,this month we havegrabbed one beautifullady who hit thescreens with their flo-ral attire.Check outthe best click ofShalini MundraModani who is look-ing pretty in floral de-sign.

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Germany is eyeing two million Indian tourists by 2030, and what better way to promote the country in India than through Bollywood. Films shot in any country "can do wonders" for its tourismbusiness, said Romit Theophilus, the German National Tourism Organisation's (GNTO) India director, explaining how the European country, as part of its strategy to court visitors from theworld's second-most populous nation, was encouraging Indian filmmakers to shoot in Germany. "For this, we are trying and meeting production houses (in India). We try and put them in touchwith German states and their film commissions so that they can talk among each other, figure out locations, financial subsidies, local technical help that they need," Theophilus told IANS.

He recalled how the 2011 Shah Rukh Khan actioner, "Don 2", was short in Berlin and how the German hospitality industry was now "hoping to see if we can get some more movies shot inGermany. "We are trying to work on that," he said. Theophilus cited the 2011 multi-starrer "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara" shot in Spain and produced in collaboration with the Spanish tourismpromotion agency, Turespana. The Zoya Akhtar directorial, starring Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol and Farhan Akhtar, tells the story of three friends on a pre-marriage road trip across Spain. Itis said to have boosted Indian arrivals in Spain by about 32 percent.

"People didn't see Spain in the sense in which they saw it in this movie. Now, everybody wants to visit the country. A movie like that does wonders to a country in terms of tourism," Theophilussaid, adding that the tourism organisation will invite German film commissions to India to push Germany among Bollywood directors and producers as a film destination.

"The second step is to invite Indian filmmakers. We are in the process of planning it. We wish to start working on this next year," said the head of the organisation that works with thegovernment of Germany on tourism promotion. He said the art and culture ties between the two countries were great with Bollywood movies being screened with German subtitles over theweekend in Berlin. "When Bollywood stars go to Germany for the Berlin International Film Festival, they are surprised to see how many people from Germany, Austria or Switzerland know them,know their movies, and are fans of theirs.

Tourism

Germany wants to tango with Bollywood to promote tourism

Turkey's tourism hits new all-time high:11.8M tourists in first 5 months

"Tourist numbers are up over 30 percent compared to the same period of 2017. This is anall-time high. At the end of 2018, we will hopefully break a new record by hosting 40 milliontourists and earning $32 billion," Kurtulmus said after the meeting of Tourism ConsultationCouncil in Istanbul. The government had set a figure of 40 million tourists as a target for 2018,the minister said, adding that the figures they obtained show that they will exceed the saidtarget. "We will have an opportunity to revise up our 2023 targets of 50 million tourists and $50billion." The minister also said the Tourism Consultation Council will ensure the synergy thatemerges in the tourism sector will continue to increase and will give the tourism sector a greatdeal of vitality.

More Indians visiting Switzerlandafter Ranveer Singh's appointmentas brand ambassador

From Sangam to DilwaleDulhaniya Le Jayenge and Jab TakHai Jaan, Bollywood's fascinationwith Switzerland has been welldocumented. In order to build onthat relationship, Switzerland's tour-ism board has once again ap-pointed Ranveer Singh as theirbrand ambassador.

“In our last year’s campaign,Ranveer showcased the fun andadventurous side of Switzerland,whereas this time around we have

highlighted one of Switzerland’s hidden gems - the Lake Geneva Region. It’s a bit more relaxedand focuses on the finer things of life such as gastronomy and wine, music, culture andromance,” said Claudio Zemp, director, Switzerland Tourism India. Zemp spoke to Moneycontrolabout the 'Bollywood effect' and the factors which draw Indians to the Alpine nation.

In the last ten years, we have seen 8.2 percent growth every year on an average in termsof Indians visiting Switzerland except for 2016, when we saw only about 1% because of someinternal visa issues.

Thanks to Ranveer Singh, who came on board in August last year, we saw an immediatesurge in travellers from India. There was a double digit month on month growth after August andthat accumulated to a total growth of 23.4% in 2017 for us. We bank on our Bollywood connectand shall continue to do so in the future.

Odisha: Debjharan to be developed aseco-tourism site

Debjharan, located around 30 km from Sambalpur city, and famous for its waterfall, willsoon be developed into an eco-tourism site. Sambalpur Collector Samarth Verma said the StateGovernment has already accorded administrative approval for development of Debjharanunder Jujumura block in the district at an estimated cost of ̀ 94 lakh. The Forest department hadearlier submitted a proposal in this regard.

He said the work on beautifying the scenic spot will start within a week. Verma said thedevelopment work will be executed by the Forest department and the latter has been notified inthis regard. Facilities for boating will also be made available for visitors at the reservoir atDebjharan, he added.

Plans have been chalked out to develop nature’s trail, pathway to reach the waterfall, eco-tourism cell, floating jetty and watch tower at the spot. Besides, two check gates at Talijharanvillage and another at the parking place along with signage, pindi to sell forest produce andtoilets will also be constructed at the spot for the convenience of tourists. Moreover, two boatsworth ̀ 5 lakh each will also be available at the eco-tourism site.

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Adventure tourism guidelineslaunched by Ministry of Tourism

During the guidelines release, the tourism minister said that India has a huge scope foradventure tourism ranging from the Himalayas to the coastal regions. The guidelines are aninitiative for the development of adventure tourism in India and an extended whole support to allstakeholders for developing this niche sector as to tap the whole potential offered. He alsomentioned that the facilities and support staff must match up to global standards to make Indiaa well-equipped destination.

The guidelines include safety measures for all the adventure tourism activities, including 15land-based, 7 air-based and 7 water-based activities. Some of them are paragliding, kayaking,scuba diving, snorkelling, river rafting, bungee jumping etc.

It is indispensable that all adventure tourism stakeholders adhere strictly to all the guide-lines and prove for better surveillance.

Some of the major areas covered in the guidelines are the role of a guide, importantequipment that is required, inspections and maintenance process, operating instructions, riskmitigation, medical safety, etc. It is a tool to educate the tour operators and other concernedagencies about important safety requirements and lesser-known dangers.

Capt. Swadesh Kumar, President of ATOAI said, “On behalf of the Adventure Tour Opera-tors Association of India, it gives me immense pleasure to present to you the second versionof the revised document on Basic Minimum Standards- Indian Adventure Tourism Guidelines,which covers 18 activities which are land-based, seven activities which are air-based and sixactivities which are water-based.

This elaborate and essential document has been prepared by a team of experts in eachfield of adventure. Our Association is grateful to the entire team who have done a lot of researchand spent a lot of time and energy to prepare the document.

This will contribute to the growth of adventure tourism industry in India. I do hope that theadventure tourism community will take advantage of this and will ensure that they follow theseguidelines in letter and spirit.”

Indian tourism to UAE gets a boostTourist inflow from India

into the UAE is expected tosoar following a decision bythe UAE cabinet earlier thismonth to exempt transitpassengers through airportsin the country from all entryfees for the first 48 hours oftheir stay.

"This transit visa can beextended for up to 96 hoursfor a fee of only AED 50.Obtaining transit visa will befacilitated by a number ofexpress counters at thepassport-control hall across

UAE airports," according to a cabinet announcement which has now been transmitted to publicdomains in India by the UAE Embassy in New Delhi to widespread happiness.

UAE Ambassador to India, Dr Ahmed Al Banna, told Indian media this week that "this hasbeen done to encourage people from abroad to come to the UAE and experience the develop-ment and the tremendous changes that took place in UAE in the last 36 years. Relaxed rules forIndians carrying Green Cards or have a US visa or residency in Europe and UK have alreadybeen in force. They can come directly and get a visa upon arrival. The 48-hour visa fee waiverwas created to further enhance tourism".

'Incredible India' roadshows in USto woo American tourists

Showcasing India as a "must visit" tourist destination, the Indian government organisedroadshows in four US cities to woo American travellers and make them aware of magnificentholiday options in the country. The 'Incredible India' roadshow was held in New York, Houston,Chicago and St Louis during which American travel enthusiasts walked through various touristdestinations digitally and informed about travel options through experts and tour operators.

Minister of state for tourism KJ Alphons, speaking at a roadshow in Houston, said Indiawould double the number of tourists from US within the next three years as visiting India is notjust a vacation but a lifetime cultural experience that enriches mind and body. "Last year 1.37million Americans visited India and we had 1.25 million Indians visiting America so we want todouble these numbers in three years. America is our biggest tourism partner," he said.