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Mumbai, Aug 22: A senior Maharashtra bureaucrat couple, who lost their only child last year, have now been blessed with twin daughters, thanks to the in vitro fertilisation (IVF) technology.

Milind Mhaiskar and Manisha Mhaiskar, both in their late 40s, lost their 18-year-son Manmath Mhaiskar after he allegedly committed suicide by jumping off a high-rise building here in July last year.

The couple longed for a child and after much contemplation they decided to take help of assisted reproductive technologies so as to become parents once again. They approached an IVF expert in December last year.

The Mhaiskars were blessed with twin daughters in the first week of this month, delivered by a surrogate mother in a city-based hospital.

During the period leading to the birth of their daughters, the Mhaiskars worked on important government projects.

Milind is the CEO of Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) and Manisha is the principal secretary in the urban development department.

"The couple decided to have a child after their son's death last year. It was a courageous decision to go for surrogacy," an associate close to the couple said.

On their part, the couple have requested for privacy and have been unwilling to reveal any further details on the process.

Currently, both the IAS officers are on leave, preparing to bring home their twin babies on Friday. (PTI)
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Jaipur, Jul 27: The Rajasthan government today transferred 131 officers, including four IAS, 34 IPS and 93 RAS officers, according to an order of the Department of Personnel.

The transfers of two Indian Administrative Service, two Indian Police Service and three Rajasthan Administrative Service officers were annulled and 22 RAS officers were kept under awaited posting order, as per the last night's order.

IAS Manoj Sharma was made special secretary of the Tribal Area Development Department in Jaipur, Lakshminarayan Meena was transferred as Ajmer divisional commissioner, Rajesh Sharma was made commissioner school education and Ravi Jain was given the charge of commissioner of the Department of Information and Public Relations.

Six additional director general of police (ADG) were transferred among 34 IPS officers, the order said.

Rajeev Sharma was made ADG (economic and cyber crime), Hemant Priyadarshi as ADG (SCRB), Govind Gupta as ADG (Vigilance), Sunil Dutt as ADG (Telecommunications), Amrit Kalash as ADG (Anti-trafficking).

Anti-Corruption Bureau Inspector General V K Singh was made IG Jaipur Range, Special Operations Group (SOG) IG Dinesh M.N was made IG Bikaner Range and Ashok Rathore was transferred on his post.

IPS Biju George was transferred as Ajmer range IG and Alok Vashistha was made Jodhpur commissioner. (PTI)
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Jaipur, Jul 23: In yet another bureaucratic reshuffle, the Rajasthan government has transferred and redesignated five more IAS officers and 116 RAS officers.

IAS officer Ravi Jain was made commissioner school education, Sirohi district collector Babulal Meena was given the charge of joint secretary, PHED, commissioner school education Anandi was transferred as joint secretary in finance department, Shankar Lal Kumawat was made joint secretary of tribal area development and IAS Anupama Jorwal was appointed as Sirohi district collector, according to an official order released late last night.

In state administrative services, 116 RAS officers were transferred and re-designated. 28 RAS officers were kept on awaited posting order (APO) list.

The officers in the APO list will report to department of personnel, according to the official order.

Three days ago, 30 IAS and 75 IPS officers were transferred and re-designated in the state. (PTI)
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New Delhi, Jul 18: As many as 225 central government officers have been punished for non-performance, the government said today.

The performance of a total of 25,082 Group 'A' and 54,873 Group 'B' officers has been reviewed up to May 2018, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said in a written reply to Lok Sabha.

Of these, the relevant rules were invoked against 93 Group 'A' and 132 Group 'B' officers, he said.

In reply to another question, the minister said during 2017 and March 2018, vigilance clearance has been denied to 80 officers of Indian Administrative Service (IAS) on the ground of filing Immovable Property Returns after prescribed time or failing to file it.

He said that from the year 2014 onwards, sanction for prosecution has been granted against three IAS officers on account of having disproportionate assets. (PTI)
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Muzaffarnagar, Jul 13: A former sugar mill manager allegedly shot himself after being pressured by a retired IAS officer to get demonetised currency notes worth Rs 10 crore exchanged in a village in Shamli district, police said today.

The incident occurred in Badhev village under the Adarsh Mandi police station area last evening, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shalok Kumar said.

The victim, Vijay Singh (51), left a suicide note accusing brother-in-law and retired IAS officer Vinod Kumar Pawar of putting pressure on him to get the demonetised notes exchanged, he said.

According to the suicide note, the victim had helped the accused exchange demonetised notes worth Rs 50 lakh earlier, the ASP said, adding that he also alleged that Pawar had forcibly captured a piece of land belonging to Singh's mother.

The pistol used in the suicide was seized and the note sent to handwriting experts for verification, the ASP said.

A case was registered under various sections of the law and an investigation was underway, he added.

Pawar, a resident of Ghaziabad, was earlier posted as an additional district magistrate in Muzaffarnagar and as a district magistrate in Bijnore. (PTI)
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SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: IAS Probationers, Sh. Bilal Mohiud Din Bhat and Sh. Santosh Gunwantrao Sukhadeve, accompanied by their Course Co-ordinator Dr. S. Khurshid Ul Islam called on Governor N. N. Vohra.
Interacting with the Probationers, Governor enquired about their training schedules and advised them to maintain unimpeachable integrity and work devotedly to deliver the goals of good governance, effective delivery of public services, and time-bound implementation of the various schemes for promoting welfare and development. Governor advised the young officers to recognize that they were among the privileged few in the whole country to have been selected for serving the people of J&K and enhancing the growth and advancement of the State. He advised Sukhadeve, who belongs to Maharashtra, to quickly learn the State language, which would enable him to first hand understand the problems faced by the ordinary people. Governor wished both the officers bright careers ahead.
Sh. Lokesh Dutt Jha, Vice Chairman and Director General J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development, was present on the occasion.
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SRINAGAR, MAY 22:The Government has ordered placement of Mr Mohammad Saleem Shisghar, KAS, Secretary to the Government, Department of Culture as Commissioner Secretary to the Government, Department of Culture.
Meanwhile, in a separate order Mr Basharat Saleem, IAS, Member, J&K Special Tribunal (Jammu) has been transferred and posted on deputation as Director of Census Operations (DCO) Director of Citizen Registration (DCR), Jammu and Kashmir.

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Jammu, May 16:  Ramesh Kumar (IAS), Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation undertook a meeting on bulk waste management with hoteliers, restaurant owners,Nursing home owners and banquet hall owners  in the conference hall of Jammu Municipal Corporation, as a step towards Swachh Bharat Mission. He reviewed the implementation of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and issued instructions to the stake holders present in the meeting for strict implementation of solid waste management Rules 2016 . Commissioner, JMC asked the participants to install Sewerage and Treatment Plant (STP) as well as compost machine in their respective establishments, which would help in minimizing the accumulation of waste and added that compost so generated be used as manure in their establishments as well as parks and other green places. 
Commissioner further stressed upon the participants to store the waste generated at source in three different streams viz. Bio-degradable, non- bio degradable and hazardous waste in suitable colour bins and ensure its channelization to authorized waste pickers/ registered recyclers or waste collection agencies. They were also impressed upon to ensure source segregation and process/ treat bio-degradable waste within their premises through composting or bio methanation. They were also asked not to throw or burn or dump the solid waste  on streets, open public spaces or in the drain or water bodies.
Around 52 no. of stake holders attended the meeting and assured JMC for their maximum cooperation in making the city clean. 
Among others Sh. Rispal Singh, Joint Commissioner (A), JMC, Mrs. Sunaina Sharma Secretary, JMC Sh. Harinder Arora, Senior Town Planner, JMC, Dr. Saleem Khan, Health Officer, JMC, Sh. Rajesh Gupta Chief Enforcement Officer, JMC, Sh. Amitabh Manhas AEE(M), JMC, Sh. Kamini Kesar Enforcement Officer, JMC were also remained present in the meeting.
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Agartala, May 11: Tripura government has appointed retired IAS officer of Manipur-Tripura cadre and former secretary to the Government of India Bijoy Kumar Chibbar as special advisor to Chief Minister Biplab Deb to help him in administrative functioning.
Earlier, two more officers were appointed as officer of special duty (OSD) in the chief minister’s office.
In the run up to the Assembly election campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had declared that he would personally look into the development works of Tripura after BJP-IPFT government assumed office after the battle of ballots.
The Prime Minister kept his words by engaging officer like Chibbar, who served various categories including that of Secretary of Road Transport and Highways Ministry. According to report, the veteran officer will not only assist the Chief Minister in administrative works but also lend helping hand to give young chief minister on inputs in various sectors. UNI
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KARGIL, MAY 02: Vikas Kundal, IAS today took charge as Deputy Commissioner and CEO of LAHDC, Kargil. Kundal is a 2013 batch IAS officer and has served as Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar before.
After assuming the charge the DC today convened an introductory meeting of the district officers at Conference Hall Baroo and took stock of the working of various departments and examined the developmental works in the district.
The DC directed the officers to work with missionary zeal to fulfill the aspirations of the people, adding they must listen to demands of people and their grievances for two hours daily. He impressed upon the officers to ensure that all government employees are present during their working hours in their respective offices so that the common man should not suffer.
The DC also impressed upon the district officers to ensure that he is posted about the daily schedule and tour programme on regular basis further adding that the officers should be sensitive to the needs of the common people.
Meanwhile, on the direction of the DC, the district officers also put forth several issues pertaining to their respective departments. Responding to the issues the DC assured resolution of all genuine demands in a phased manner.
The officers were further directed to ensure proper redressal of cases under Public Service Guarantee Act, submission of the data of Ladakh Supplies on daily basis and timely submission of Monday Reports

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Hyderabad, Apr 28: Mr Durishetty Anudeep (2013 IRS batch) and working as Assistant Commissioner (Customs and Indirect Taxes) here has topped the Civil Services Examination 2017, the results of which was declared by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Friday.
The 28-year-old Anudeep is an engineering graduate from BITS, Pilani and qualified the examination with anthropology as his option subject. He also opted for Telugu language in the Civil Services examination.
Anudeep , a native of Metpally in Jagityal district, came from a well educated family. His father Manohar is working as Assistant Divisional Engineer in the Northern Power Distribution Company Limited in Telangana.
Elated over securing top rank, Anudeep said “ It’s exciting. It is my last attempt for the Civil Services and I had studied hard to realize my goal of making it to the Indian Administrative Service (IAS)”.
The other candidates who made it to the top slots from the state were Srisailam Sai ( 43rd rank), Narapureddy Mourya (100th rank), G Madhuri ( 144th rank), Vivek Johnson (195th rank), Sari Praneet (196th rank) and Yadavali Akshaya Kumar (624).
Sai Praneet, who cleared the exam in his first attempt, is the son of former IPS officer Lakshminarayana, who served as the Joint Director of CBI in Hyderabad. UNI


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Patna, Apr 21: In a setback to BJP ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, veteran party leader and former union minister Yashwant Sinha today left the party by asserting that democratic institutions were under threat in the Narendra Modi government. 
Mr Sinha, who has been attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government since long made an announcement to that effect during a conference of National Forum or Rashtra Manch at SK Memorial here in presence of another sulking BJP leader and MP from Patna Sahib Shatrughan Sinha.
“I have separated myself from electoral politics four years ago and now I am also distancing myself from party based politics,” he remarked asserting that he was not claimant to any post in future. He also made it clear that he would not join any party.
Mr Sinha said he would launch a very strong drive ‘jabardast abhiyan’ to save democracy with his friends.
Senior Congress leader Renuka Chowdhury was also present at the dais. 
Mr Sinha’s son Jayant Sinha is union minister of state for civil aviation in Narendra Modi government.
Mr Sinha, who was an IAS officer before he joined BJP said if atrocities on women and Dalits had increased, the next government could curb it but if democratic institutions were destroyed, it would be difficult to revive them. UNI
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Lucknow, Apr 17: Uttar Pradesh government on Tuesday night shifted 28 IAS officers which include mostly the chief development officers and joint magistrates.
According to official sources here, Neha Prakash additional commissioner Gorakhpur comes to Lucknow as special secretary institutional finance department, Prashant Verma Chief Development officer (CDO) Lucknow goes as special secretary Agriculture production commissioner branch.
Praveen Kumar CDO Lalitpur goes as special secretary panchyatiraj, Jasjit Kaur CDO Bulandshahar as special secretary planning, C Indumati CDO Moradabad as special secretary Integrated child development scheme, Chandra Vijay Singh CDO Ghazipur as special secretary secondary education.
Sanjeev Singh CDO Shahjahanpur as special secretary housing and urban planning, Abhishek Singh CDO Azamgarh to special secretary food and civil supplies, TK Singh CDO Unnao as special secretary rural development, A Dinesh Kumar CDO Jhansi as special secretary minor irrigation, Harshita Mathur chief executive officer Gorakhpur industrial development authority as CDO Siddarth nagar, Sunil Kumar Verma CDO Varanasi as CDO Sonbhadra, Chandani Singh CDO Bagpat as CDO Fatehpur, Divya Mittal CDO Gonda as MD UP state industrial development corporation Kanpur.
Avneesh Kumar Rai joint magistrate Fatehpur as CDO Shravsti, Gaurang Rathi joint magistrate Bahriach to CDO Varanasi, Nikhil Tikaram joint magistrate Baiia to CDO Jhansi, Isha Duhan Joint magistrate Varanasi to CDO Buland shahar, MK Meena joint magistrate Siddarthnagar to CDO Chitrakoot, Manish Bansal joint magistrate Unnao to CDO Lucknow, Mridul Chowdhary joint magistrate Mahoba to CDO Moradabad, Neha Jain joint magistrate Lucknow to CDO Ferozabad, Prem Ranjan Singh joint magistrate Ghaziabad to CDO Unnao, Ravi ranjan joint magistrate Azamgarh to CDO Chanduli, Sandeep Kumar joint magistrate Mainpuri CDO Badaun, Rahul Pandey joint magistrate Gorakhpur to CDO Bahriach, Megha Rupam joint magistrate Unnao as joint director UP administrative and management Academy Lucknow, Krutika Jyotsana joint magistrate Gorakhpur to CDO Balrampur. UNI
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Panaji, Apr 3: Bihar Tourism Director Ashok Kumar Singh, IAS, has said that the state government is giving a big push to creation of infrastructure for the benefit of tourists visiting the state.
Speaking to, Mr Singh, who was in the city to attend India Travel Mart (ITM) GOA, a prominent International Travel and Tourism Exhibition of the country, last month, said,' Most important thing is that whenever a tourist is visiting some destination, certain basic infrastructure should be available. Our government has gone a very long way for creating and constructing world class infrastructure touristic destinations. Being it a centenary year of Champaran Satyagraha, we are developing Gandhi Circuit at an investment of Rs 50 crore. We are developing it for the intellectuals, academicians and people who want to visit places associated with Mahatma Gandhi. It will come up at Chandrahia in East Champaran district. We creating a huge monument there with sound and light programme on Mahatma Gandhi. Similarly, there is a second place called Bhitiharwa (in West Champaran district) where there is an Ashram. That Ashram is being reconstructed. There will be Gandhi park, animated things, auditorium and a huge statue of Mahatma Gandhi. Besides that there are some 20 other places where Mahatma Gandhi had visited. There will be oblisque and other sinadge and basic facilities, park and parking.' 
'We are developing Mandar Hills and Ang Pradesh with an investment of Rs 50 crore. We are developing a craft village in Bhagalpur district. There are certain temples also which are being developed. Chandi Sthan in Munger is also being developed. There is a Jain temple also in the Mandar Hills. That is also being developed,' he said. 
He informed that Kanwaria route was being developed with an investment of Rs 50 crore. 
'Kanwaria stands have been created. Cafeteria is being provided and dharmashala is being constructed so that when faithfuls go to the temple, they get basic facilities,' he said. 
'We have invested Rs 50 crore on development on Patna Sahib. The amount was received from the Centre. We have invested Rs 50 crore on certain destinations which are very important for the followers of the Jain religion. We are providing basic facilities at those destinations most of which are at the top of the hills,' he said. 
He said ten rope ways were being constructed in the state making it single state in the country to have ten ropeways. 
'We are pushing up different Mahotsavas which are being organised in the state. Recently state government provided facilities for holding Prakash Parva. We are thinking of providing more facilities to pilgrims visiting the state during Pitripaksha,' he said. 
'We have come up with new industrial policy in 2016 and tourism investment policy is a part of that. We are providing interest subvention of Rs 10 crore to anyone who comes in Bihar and invests in areas like entertainment park, amusement park, ropeways, hotels etc, provided that they are within the radius of ten km of identified tourism destinations,' he added. 
Stating that the government was playing role of a facilitator, he said whatever was required for promotion of tourism from the point of view of infrastructure would be provided by the Government of Bihar. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 19: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday underlined that consultation, conversation and confluence of ideas were vital for democracy "both inside and outside Parliament".
He was speaking after inaugurating the newly-constructed Sardar Patel Conference Hall at the Vice President Secretariat named after the country's first Home Minister. Apart from interactions with important foreign delegations, the Vice President will meet various delegates in the conference hall. It will also be used to host cultural events.
Describing him as an embodiment of Indian culture, Mr Naidu hailed Sardar Patel, who was known as the 'Iron Man', as unifier of India. Sardar Patel integrated more than 500 princely states to bring unity, he said, adding that 'he is a role model to me and was instrumental in creating services like, IAS and IPS.'
On the occasion, he complimented Urban Development Ministry, Central Public Works Department, Shirke group and NDMC for completing the construction of the hall in a record three months' time, an official release here said. UNI
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New Delhi, Mar 7: The BJP on Wednesday condemned the attack on Karnataka Lokayukta Justice P Vishwanath Shetty, who was stabbed multiple times in his office in Bangalore.
'It is very unfortunate that in day light attack, an unknown person stabbed the Lokayukta thrice with a knife and he is battling for his life,' said Union Minister Ananth Kumar while addressing reporters here.
He said it was deeply shocking that even a Lokayaukta is not safe in Bengaluru. 'This shows a complete breakdown of law and order in Karnataka. Sad outcome of goon governance of the Congress,' he stated.
Law and order in Karnataka under Mr Siddaramaiah government has gone to winds, he said, adding that 'My prayers are for Lokayukta Justice Shetty to recover fast and gets back to work soon.'
In last four years, more than 24 BJP workers were murdered and many IAS and IPS officers died in a suspicious manner, the Union Minister, who is a six-time MP from Bengaluru South, said.
In a daring daylight crime, an attempt was made to murder Justice Shetty by a person who was arrested by police while escaping after committing the crime.
As Justice Shetty shouted with pain, the police rushed inside his chamber and were shocked to see him with blood oozing out from the body. He was immediately rushed to Mallaya Hospital and Dr Anand attending him stated that he is out of danger. 
The culprit was identified as Tejraj Sharma, a native of Rajasthan and staying in Tumakur in Karnataka.
A former judge of the Karnataka high court, Justice Shetty was appointed Lokayukta in January 2017 after the post had been vacant for a year. His predecessor, Justice Y Bhaskar Rao, a former chief justice of the high court, had to quit under a cloud in the face of an alleged bribery scandal involving his son. UNI
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Hyderabad, Mar 5: Telangana Chief Minister Telangana K Chandrashekhar Rao who called for a qualitative change in politics and announced that he was ready to take on the mantle of leading a political front, is chalking out a program to hold a series of meetings at the All India Level with various organizations, associations, individuals shortly.
To begin with CM will meet the retired All India Service Officers like IAS, IPS, IFS and IRS who were part of administration of the country at various levels and have had a lot of experience. As these retired
officers have seen political developments closely at state and All India level, meeting with them will be highly useful , felt Chief Minister, a statement here said on Monday.
As part of the series of meetings, the Chief Minister would also like to have a meeting with All India Level retired defence (Army, Navy and Airforce) personnel and officers, All India Legal Luminaries and Advocates; All India level Farmers’ associations and associations from all states, Central Services retired officers; Employees Associations of all states .
The Chief Minister will also be having meetings with All India Economists and Retired Finance Secretaries of Government of India. These meetings will be followed with meetings with media houses, journalists, industrial houses, labour organizations and so on one after another. These meetings will be organized in Hyderabad and as well as in cities like New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta, Bangalore. 
Brisk work is going on to organize these meetings and lists of various organizations as detailed above are being collected. The Chief Minister is busy chalking out the program. Coordination work is going on for the successful conduct of these meetings.
The Idea of Chief Minister is that all those who have been thinking about the nation in various ways are to be made participants in the process of qualitative change in politics. UNI
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New Delhi, Feb 26: Former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanian passed away here, the IAS Association said on Monday. He was 79.
In a post on social media, the IAS Association said, 'Extremely shocked to hear the sad news of the demise of TSR Subramanian. He was the tallest among all and it's a big loss for the IAS fraternity and the nation. Deepest condolences to all family members. We hope and pray that your ideas and thoughts will continue to guide us." 
The association said his cremation will take place at the Lodhi Road crematorium here on Monday evening. The cause of the death was, however, immediately not known.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State (MoS) for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions Jitendra Singh and other senior IAS officers have condoled his death.
'Saddened by the news of the demise of former Cabinet Secretary TSR Subramanyam. My condolences to the entire @IASassociation fraternity and his family,' Mr Singh said in a tweet. UNI
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Kolkata, Feb 24: Jharkhand Tourism' announces the inaugural edition of 'Jharkhand Travel Mart', The Eastern India's biggest B2B travel event in Ranchi from March 23 – 25 here in Kolkata at India International Travel Mart.
Dr. Manish Ranjan, IAS, Secretary – Tourism, Govt. of Jharkhand said, "Jharkhand will contribute immensely to the Indian Tourism portfolio with its diverse range of travel and tourism destinations. We are pleased to announce the inaugural edition of the 'Jharkhand Travel Mart' in Ranchi from the 23 – 25 March 2018. The event is an extension of our aggressive marketing approach to introduce more tourism destinations and attractions and reinforce the Jharkhand Tourism Brand among the media, buyers and stake-holders".
The event will seek support from all major National travel – trade and hospitality association in India such as ‘Association of Domestic Tour Operators Association of India (ADTOI), Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI), Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) and Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO), Federation of Associations in Indian Tourism & Hospitality (FAITH), Hotel Association of Jharkhand, Travel Agents Association of Jharkhand, Federation of Jharkhand Chamber of Commerce and Industries.
Jharkhand Tourism has also scheduled B2B Roadshows in key markets such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Delhi, Asansol, etc to promote the state and the inaugural edition of ‘Jharkhand Travel Mart'. UNI
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Dimapur, Feb 16: As the poll date is nearing in the election bound Nagaland, the campaigning in the tribal state is gaining momentum with candidates officially kicking off their campaign trail with allegations flying thick and fast about use of money power by the candidates to win.
The second largest town in Nagaland, Dimapur wears a usual look as hurly burly of Indian election campaign like any other hill state is missing. But the real action is taking place in the villages.
For instance Zhaleo Rio, retired IAS officer, contesting election on a NDPP ticket kicked off his campaign from Molvon village in Zunheboto district yesterday.
Similar is the story with other candidates.
Even as the political parties and their candidates keep up the public poster of ideology the real drama takes place behind the scene where muscle and money power plays supreme role in winning election.
“In Nagaland election is all about money. It’s so well organised that a voter will take money from only one and not from multiple candidates and vote honestly for candidate from whom he/her has taken money,” a former minister said.
While money is being doled out in abundance to buy votes, alcohol too is flowing in abundance as the election date is nearing. There were everyday reports of seizure IMFL in a dry state.
Meanwhile, civil society activists who are campaigning for a `clean election campaign’ says the people in urban areas people are waking up to the reality of having clean election but in rural areas the problem remains the same.
“In Nagaland during election only money changes pocket. In reality the cry for a change for a better Nagaland is a farce. Politicians know that very well and exploit it to their fullest for their gains,” a school teacher on the street of Dimpaur said.
According to data made available on clean election by a NGO, one candidate in the 2013 elections spent as much as Rs 40 crore to win election. In the same year, Zunheboto district topped the spending chart with Rs 167 crore while Dimapur had an estimated spending of Rs 155 crore.
According to the estimates, 33 candidates spent less than Rs 1 crore only one won, 85 candidates spent between Rs 1-5 crore (24 won), 42 candidates spent between Rs 5-10 crore (22 won), 12 candidates spent between Rs 10-20 crore (three won) and 11 candidates spent more than Rs 20 crore (eight won).
Nagaland goes to polls on February 27 the results of which will be declared on March 3. UNI
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