A K Jha, Di-rector (P&P),MOIL joined asa CMD ofMahanadi Coalfields Limited.

R.K.Takkar,ED of DenaBank, has beenappointed asMD & CEO ofUCO Bank.

L.V.S.Babu,ACNS, MoD, willbe joining asCMD, HindustanShipyard Ltd.

Public Sector

Suresh NPatel, ED of OBCBank, has beenappointed as MD& CEO of AndhraBank.

M . K . J a i nhas been ap-pointed as MD &Chief ExecutiveOfficer of IndianBank.

Najib Shah,IRS-C&CE (79) ap-pointed Chair-man, CentralBoard of Exciseand Customs.

Sharad Kumar,IPS (79) DG ofNIA has been re-appointed to thesame post oncontract basis.

U.K.S.Chauhan,IAS (86) hasbeen appointedas Joint Secre-tary, Ministry ofHome Affairs.

Bureaucracy

U t t a r a k h a n dC S R a k e s hSharma hasbeen given threemonths exten-sion in service.

Alok Rawat,IAS(77) has beenappointed Mem-ber of the Na-tional Commis-sion of Women.

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IASDr.Basu Chairman,AtomicEnergy Commission

Dr. Sekhar Basu, Director, BARC has taken over chargefrom Dr. RK Sinha as Chairman, Atomic Energy Commissionand Secretary to the Government of India.

Zohra Chairman,UPIDFormer Secretary, Textiles in the Government

of India Zohra Chatterji has been appointed Chair-man, UP Institute of Design (UPID). She is a 1979batch retired IAS officer of UP cadre.

Verma Sec., Ministry,DoNER

Navin Verma has been appointed Secretaryin the Ministry of Development of North Eastern

Region (DoNER). He is a 1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Jayaseelan Sec.,ISCSMs.Naina Jayaseelan has been appointed Secretary, Inter

State Council Secretariat under the Ministry of Home Affairs.He is a 1980 batch officer of UT cadre.

Verma Spl. Sec.,Dept. ofRevenue

Rashmi Verma has been appointed as Spe-cial Secretary, Department of Revenue. She is a1982 batch IAS officer of Bihar cadre.

Amarjeet Spl. Sec., Minis-try of Water Resources

Amarjeet Singh has been appointed as Spe-cial Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources. Heis a 1982 batch IAS officer of Gujarat cadre.

Sundararajan Sec.,Ministry of Steel

Ms Aruna Sundararajan has been appointedSecretary in the Ministry of Steel. She is a 1982batch IAS officer of Kerala cadre.

Pandey Sec.,Ministryof C & F

Vijay Shan Pandey has been appointed Sec-retary, Chemicals and Petrochemicals in the Min-istry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. He is a 1979batch IAS officer of UP cadre.

Joshi Jt. Sec.,MSMEManoj Joshi has been appointed as Joint Sec-

retary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enter-prises (MSME). He is a 1989 batch IAS officer ofKerala cadre.‘

Sandeep Dy. Electionommissioner

Sandeep Saxena has been appointed asDeputy Election Commissioner at Joint Secre-tary level, Election Commission of India. He is a

1989 batch IAS officer of Tamil Nadu cadre.

IPS & IFS

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Jaideep Prasad IG, BPR & DJaideep Prasad, DIG, CISF, has been pro-

moted to IGP grade and posted as IG in Bureauof Police Research & Development (BPR&D). Heis a 1995 batch IPS officer of MP cadre.

Dr.Darvesh posting can-celled

The posting orders of Dr Shaik Darvesh Sahebas Inspector General in Bureau of Police Research& Development (BPR&D) have been cancelled.He is a 1990 batch IPS officer of Kerala.

Navtej HC to UKFormer Spokesman of the MEA Navtej Singh

Sarna has been appointed as India’s next highcommissioner to the UK. He is a 1980 batch IFSofficer.

Sudhir OSD,P & NG MinistrySunjay Sudhir has been appointed as Officer on Special

Duty (OSD) in the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas for aperiod of three years. He is a 1993 batch IFS officer.

JudiciaryThakur is all set to bethe next CJI

Senior Supreme Court judge Justice TSThakur is all set to be next Chief Justice ofIndia (CJI). The present incumbent HL Dattuis due to retire on December 2, 2015.

Justice KhetrapalLokayukta, Delhi

Former Delhi High Court Judge JusticeReva Khetrapal has been chosen for thepost of Lokayukta,in Delhi. Post has beenlying vacant since 2013.

Addl. Judges for AP & T High CourtThe President has appointed Bulusu Siva Sankara Rao,

Mandhata Seetharama Murti,Saripella Ravi Kumar,UpmakaDurga Prasad Rao, Talluri Sunil Chowdary,MallavoluSatyanarayana Murthy,Misrilal Sunil Kishore Jaiswal, AmbatiShankar Narayana, and Ms Anis, as Additional Judges ofHigh Court of Telangana & Andhra Pradesh, for a period ofthree month.

Chittorgarh’s new Dist. Collector is Chandrakala Neeru...!Rajasthan youngest first lady collector... ! Collector or ac-tress...! If this type of news along with a beautifull lady isbeen repeated on your social media then don’t be shock ordon’t be excited to be comment as its an fake news. RajasthanGovt. didn’t appoint any new district collector for Chittorgarh.The fake news is been getting viral since last few days onmainly social media.

The news is the current district collector Shree VedPrakash received many phone, sadly he has to give expla-nation to each one about this fake news. As per the sourcessome mischievous people had created this fake news byattaching the photograph of Uttar Pradesh lady IAS officerB. Chandrakala portraying her as new collector of Chittorgarhdistrict of Rajasthan and made that message viral on allsocial media across the country.

Fake news madeher popula r

22 New Joint SecretariesAppointed; IPS OfficerSatyendra Garg In MHASenior IPS officer

Satyendra Garg is among fourJoint Secretaries appointed inUnion Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA) as part of a major bu-reaucratic reshuffle effected bythe government.

Garg, a 1987 batch IPSofficer of union territoriescadre, is presently working asSpecial Commissioner (legalcell and research) in Delhi Po-lice. He has been appointed tothe post for five years, an or-der issued by Department ofPersonnel and Training said.

Besides him, Pra-deepGupta, U K S Chauhan and T VS N Prasad are other JS in the Home Ministry.

Gupta, an Indian Ordnance Factory Service officer, is Pri-vate Secretary to President Pranab Mukherjee. Chauhan is JSin Department of Food and Public Distribution and Prasad in oncompulsory wait in the Ministry of Water Resources, River De-velopment and Ganga Rejuvenation.

A total of 22 new Joint Secretaries have been appointed bythe government in different ministries.

Manoj Joshi, Joint Secretary in Department of EconomicAffairs, has been shifted to Ministry of Micro, Small and MediumEnterprises in the same position. Joshi, a 1989 batch IAS officerof Kerala cadre, will have tenure till March 8, 2017, i.E., when hecompletes five years central deputation period, the order said.

Abhay Damle, an Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)cadre, has been appointed as Joint Secretary in Ministry ofRoad, Transport and Highways. Ravi Agrawal, also from thesame service, has been appointed as JS in Department of Dis-investment. IAS officer I S Chahal, who was put on compulsorywait after he reportedly had a tiff with Women and Child Develop-ment Minister Maneka Gandhi, has been appointed as JointSecretary in Ministry of Panchayati Raj.

New Punjab PoliceChief Worships AtGolden Temple

Amritsar: After as-suming charge as Di-rector General of Police(DGP) of Punjab,Suresh Arora todaypaid obeisance in thesanctum sanatorium ofthe Golden Templehere.

The 1982-batchIPS officer said that hewas here to pay obei-sance and to pray be-fore the Almighty for the peace and tranquillity in Punjab.

Arora, who was serving as Chief Director of VigilanceBureau, was appointed as the new DGP in place of SumedhSingh Saini yesterday.

The change at the top level in police was made amidstintense attack by opposition on the SAD-BJP governmentover its handling of the situation that developed after inci-dents of sacrilege in various parts of the state, during whichtwo persons were killed when police opened fire.

Aar Ya PaarThe vibrant officer D.Ronald Rose,

who is presently the Collector of Medakdistrict, is on screen for his sincere work.When it comes to the work and the com-mitment he doesn’t compromise. Sus-pending two of the officers for their irre-sponsibility is a recent example of hisworking style. So,officers be responsibleand punctual to continue your job….!!!

* S B L Misra has been given full additional charge of Princi-pal Chief Conservator of Forests in Andhra Pradesh. He is a1980 batch IFS officer of AP cadre.

* Former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami hasbeen appointed as Chancellor of Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha(RSVP)- Tirupati.

* Mrs Preeti Sudan, who is presently working on deputationto the Government of India as Additional Secretary, Ministry ofWomen & Child Development, has been promoted to the gradeof Chief Secretary in Andhra Pradesh. She is a 1983 batch IASofficer of Andhra Pradesh cadre.

* Lt Col M Ashok Babu has been appointed as Officer onSpecial Duty, AP Bhawan, New Delhi.

* Ms Sobhana Kamala Sudarsan Rao has been assigned anadditional charge of Development Commissioner, Andhra PradeshIndustrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC) atAchutapuram, Vishakhapatnam. She is a 1987 batch IFS officerof Kerala cadre.

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Bureaucracy

Boss Ka CharismaEverywhere

One giant entrepreneur from Ahmadabadcomes to the city and wish to meet T DGPAnurag Sharma, as the person heard a lotabout his style of working and superbpolicing.This shows the extent of DGs cha-risma that spread all over….!! Really this kindof assurance & safety from the Khakis is en-couraging the investors to come forward andset their empire in the new state.

Who is that?Amravati’s foundation-laying ceremony

hit the screen, but Chief Secretary IYR KrishnaRao was missing from the screen…! How ithappened & who is behind this is the discus-sion in the officer’s fraternity. Whereas as perthe protocol CS deserves the stage and a nameon the foundation stone, but he was totallyignored. Who is the person who took over theresponsibility of the protocol ! Whoever it maybe, from the officer’s side or a political per-son, the happened is totally unfair.

Another Task &Growing Ask

Whereas creating of additional districts isanother task for T Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma,the growing demands for making new districtsis also a twinge for him and the committee.Butthe officer who played a vital role in the state’sdivision process can easily and smoothly handlethe process of creating addl. districts.One hasto agree that the officer is really doing the bestfrom the beginning.

Blame GameContinues

Now T CMO Prl. Sec. S.Narsing Rao’s name isopted for the blame game.It was a buzz that theofficer does not clear the files in time and takesmonths time to clear it.In fact many of the partyleaders are unhappy with his work. Mr.Rao is aexperienced officer, especially invited by the CMto handle the crucial works of the state.In lastone year the state has announced many of theinitiatives & projects, in fact many of the impor-tant files have been cleared in past one year.Theirrelevant and meaningless files were not clearedand because of that the officer is beentargeted.Rest all is well and lets be positive.

Somesh is OUT Finally Somesh Kumar is out of the

ring,though he fought a lot to continue,but this time his luck did not favoredhim.The news is the entire baldiya cel-ebrated his transfer and none of the of-ficer greeted him while he was movingout.Not a single officer ! As the officerposted to Tribal Welfare Department,which is again a non focal posting.Though the officer works hard for the cor-poration, but ultimately it is of no use…!Not more than a flop show !

Mittal-The Brand ManHard core officer Navin Mittal is the new

brand man of Telangana State.Yes ! The officertook over a new Sec., to Govt. General Adminis-tration (I&PR) Department.The officer will nowlook into the promotion of the state by promot-ing & projecting its projects and new initiativesglobally.In fact the department was also look-ing for a visionary officer like him, who can takethe things to the public in a perfect manner.Andthe officer like him surely make a successstory.Best wishes…!

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Raymond-The BestChoice

The versatile officer J.Raymond Peter is one of thebest officer who is known for his hard work in the officer’sfraternity and mostly his name is preferred for the crucialpostings.The news is the officer is the new Chief Com-missioner of Land Administration, Telangana, earlier theCS was holding the charge of CCLA.

Janardhan-The BaldiyaBoss

Warm welcome to the versatile officer B.JanardhanReddy,the new Commissioner and Special Officer ofGreater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.After takingthe charge the officer geared up for the cleanliness andfor the smoother roads, which are his first priority.He willalso strive to make Hyderabad a clean & green world-class city. In fact there are many tasks before him, butgoing by his profile and experience the officer will surelygive up the best.The officer was the Commissioner andDirector, Municipal Administration earlier to the posting.

Chiranjeevulu movesto HMDA

Officer T.Chiranjeevulu is the new Commissionerof HMDA, which is one of the very crucialposting.Whereas the government is not finding theright officer for the Metropolitan and that’s the rea-son many of the officer is changed in a short-shortperiod.Now the government find Mr.Chiranjeevulu,who is quite an experienced officer. Let’s expect thelong term this time and keep fingers crossed for hisnew initiatives.

Setting up newARENA & ANTENNA

The Hyderabad Police Chief M.Mahendar Reddyis committed in setting up the new arena and an-tenna for the city police. Since he took charge manyof the initiatives added with the new technology ac-cording to the present need. Recently launched‘Hyderabad Traffic Live’ app is a live example.So,after the boom of his work other metropolitan citiesare looking forward to startup these kinds of appsfor the convenience of public and policing and verysoon their teams will visiting to understand the tech-niques to implement them smoothly.

MM on crucial job Mukesh Kumar Meena, who was serving as a

Sec., to Govt.,(Pol),GAD is posted as new Commis-sioner, Excise and Managing Director of AP Bever-ages Corporation Limited, which is considered to be avery crucial job.In fact the officer served on many keypostings earlier also.

Now LV work forYOUTH & SPORTS

The dynamic officer L.V.Subramanyam, whowas serving as a Spl. CS for Health, Medical & Fam-ily Dept will now work for youth & sports. Yes, theofficer is now posted as Special Chief Secretary toGovernment (Sports & Youth Advancement), YouthAdvancement, Tourism & Cultural Department. Thedepartment which sets the image of the state.

No Compromise - Healthis Wealth

The very sincere and a tough lady officer Smt.PoonamMalakondaiah will remain in the Health Dept. As in the re-cent reshuffle the government continued her posting asPrincipal Secretary to Government,Health, Medical & Fam-ily Welfare Department.She will also be holding the post ofMission Director of National Health Mission.

300 & Still Batting Addl. CP (Crimes) Swati Lakra is on screen, as ‘She

Teams’ has completed one year.The team has bookedthree hundred persons involved in eve teasing and othercases. Proven to be quite effective & result oriented op-eration. Hat’s off to the lady officer for making & adding upnew initiatives in this operation for the better out come. Theofficer & her she teams deserves a Round of applause…!!!

Nirmala in DairyDevelopment

The lady officer K.Nirmala appointed as aManaging Directorof Dairy Development Cooperation Federation Limited,Hyderabad.The officer served as Hyderabad District Collector& Mission Director of MEPMA earlier.Dairy development is againa challenging task for the lady officer,but it’s for sure that theofficer will give her best according to her experience.

RR @ RR DistThe tough lady officer Rama Rajeshwari took over as SP of

RR Dist after her superb tenure in Cyberabad police as DCP ofMalkajgiri Zone.The lady officer known for her hard work &commitment in the officer’s fraternity. Her no compromise fundaand enthusiasm set a splendid image in the department.Bestwishes….!

Adhar in GADOfficer Adhar Sinha is the new Prl. Sec., to Govt. (Poll),

GAD, which is to be considered a key posting.The officer knownfor his vast experience, will be quite helpful for GAD. Let’s wishthe officer and keep the fingers crossed for his furtherinitiatives.

Rarely Miss The HUGOne of the best example that proves Cyberabad police

commissioner Cv.Anand as an excellent officer.Every monthon the retirement day all the officers, who are retiring from theirservices do come with their family members to join the get-together.As all retiring officers do have a dream to meet & greettheir chief and take a picture with him, the most memorable giftthat they will carry after their long-long service.It’s really greatthat the officer like Mr.Anand knows the importance of the dayand whatever may be the situation he rarely misses the retire-ment function.He is the officer who greets and hugs the officerwith a smile.It’s a small effort, but means a lot.

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Public SectorPFC received Dun & BradstreetInfra Award 2015

Power Finance Corporation Ltd. has beenconferred with Dun & Bradstreet Infra Award2015in the Leading Infrastructure FinanceCompany category. his award was receivedby M.K.Goel, Chairman & Managing Director,PFC in a function organized by Dun &Bradstreeton. This award was given in the pres-ence of Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State(Independent Charge) for Power, Coal andNew & Renewable Energy, Arun Khanna, Presi-dent-Asia, Dun & Bradstreet and A.V.Somani,Chairman, Everest Industries Ltd.

CMD, NLC inaugurates A Multi beneficialPathway laid as “8” at Neyveli

Sarat Kumar Acharya , CMD dedicated awalkway in Neem Park, Block-16 to NeyveliPublic in the presence of all the Directors andSenior Official.

With a future outlook in mind, by the CMD,to improve the wellbeing of the employeesand general public, a “Walk-way” laid with anew notion of “8” surrounded by 40 Neemtrees, not only to project the green and lushouter shell, but also to protract the Mission ofNLC - NEYVELI IS OURS; KEEP IT CLEAN;MAINTAIN GREEN”, constructed at an esti-

mated cost of Rs.8.0 Lakhs. He appealed to all the employees and general public to getbenefit of the walk-way and keep themselves fit with good health. The pathway laid with AcuPressure Tiles, views as “8”, would cure many diseases like, “Head Ache, Cold, Burning ofunwanted Fat, Legs & Joint pains controlled, Reduces the Belly, etc.”, those who walk with thebare foot, equally, for 15 minutes from North to South and Vice-versa. The added advantageto the walkers include “Relief from Sleeplessness; Reduced Mental Stress; Reduced BloodPressure, Free flow of Oxygen in body”, etc. as one get pleasant air, from the Neem Trees,surrounded.

SAIL showcases its world class productsduring 3rd Indo-Africa Summit

Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL) is participating in the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit organized in New Delhi.In the summit, SAIL,the largest state owned steel maker of India, will partake in theexhibition themed Science & Technology Innovation Exposition “In-dia partners Africa - Technologies for Development” which is a partof this event.

For more than 50 years, SAIL Steel has been the building blockof infrastructure and industry in India - be it Railways, Roads, Bridges,Airports, Power Plants or any other. The wide network of Indianrailways runs on rails manufactured by SAIL at its Bhilai Steel Plant

in central India. SAIL is also the largest manufacturer of Plates and Structurals in the country.The plates from SAIL find wide ranging applications from warships, ATM chests, industrialboilers and pressure vessels to structural fabrication and have been exported across theworld to countries in North America and South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. During theexhibition, SAIL will showcase its wide range of products which apart from the above includereinforcement bars, wire rods, hot rolled coils and sheets, cold rolled and coated products,stainless steel etc on various panels.

SAIL has recently put up additional capacities for production of rails, plates, universalstructurals, reinforcement bars, wire rods and cold rolled products. With the export of thestate of the art products from these new mills, SAIL can contribute immensely to developmentof infrastructure and industrial potential in Africa.

NSPCL pays Dividend to NTPCNTPC-SAIL Power Company Pvt. Ltd

(NSPCL), a 50:50 joint venture of twoMaharatna companies, NTPC Limited andSteel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), paidtotal dividend of Rs.100 crore for the year2014-15 which is 10.20% of equity sharecapital.

On behalf of NTPC, A. K. Jha, CMDNTPC, S. C. Pandey, Director (Proj.), K. K.Sharma, Director (Opn.) & ChairmanNSPCL and Sudhir Arya, ED (Fin.) & Di-rector NSPCL, received a cheque of Rs.

10 Crore of final dividend from Manash Sarkar, CEO, NSPCL, along with S. V. Shahi, CFO,NSPCL, at NTPC Corporate Office in New Delhi.

GAIL releases fifth Sustainability ReportGAIL (India) Limited has released the

Company’s Sustainability Report for theyear 2014-15, becoming the first PublicSector Undertaking of the country toavail Content Index certified by GlobalReporting Initiative (GRI), Amsterdam.

The report, on the theme ‘FosteringResponsible Growth’, was released hereyesterday by B C Tripathi, Chairman and

Managing Director, in the presence of M. Ravindran, Director (HR), Dr Ashutosh Karnatak,Director (Projects), Subir Purkayastha, Director (Finance), Ashutosh Jindal, Director,Anuradha Sharma Chagti, Director and other senior officials of the company. The report, thefifth released by GAIL, marks the transition from GRI G3.1 to GRI G4 guidelines and is in linewith GRI G4 Guidelines ‘in-accordance’ option core.

Speaking on the occasion, Shri Tripathi said “We believe in growth that is sustainable andinclusive while remaining deeply committed to ensuring the trust of our stakeholders.” He alsonoted that GAIL has been acknowledged among CDP India Leaders 2014 Climate DisclosureLeadership Index (CDLI) and is the only company in Utilities category among the top 22 Indialeaders.

BHEL pays 31% Final Dividend for fiscal 2014-15Bharat Heavy Electricals

Limited (BHEL) has paid a fi-nal equity dividend of 31% forfiscal 2014-15. In value terms,the total dividend paid for fis-cal 2014-15 amounts toRs.284 Crore, which is 58%of the paid-up capital (includ-ing an interim dividend of27%). With this, the companyhas maintained its impeccabletrack record of rewarding in-vestors by paying dividendsuninterruptedly since 1976-77.

A cheque of Rs.95.7 Crore towards the final dividend for the year 2014-15 on the equity(63.06%) held by the Government of India, was presented here to Anant Geete, Union Ministerfor Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises by B. Prasada Rao, Chairman and ManagingDirector, BHEL, in the presence of Dr. R.S. Katoch, Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry.Directors on the board of BHEL as well as other senior officials of the Ministry of HeavyIndustries & Public Enterprises and BHEL were also present on this occasion.

NTPC Wins National TitleNTPC team came first at the National

level in the 24th National Competition forBusiness Management Simulation Gamesknown as National Management Games(NMG) organized by All India ManagementAssociation (AIMA) recently at Delhi.

The award was given away byRajyavardhan Singh Rathore,Mos for In-formation & Broadcasting during AIMA’s42nd National Management Conventionorganized at Delhi. The team was repre-sented by K.M Prashanth, Ashish

Aggarwal, Gaurav Gulati and Rakesh Arora. The Competition was held in four regions i.e.Bhubaneshwar (East), Bengaluru (South), New Delhi (North), and Mumbai (West).The top twowinners from each region competed at the National finals at Delhi .

Subrata Biswas, Director(E,R&D), BHEL

On his appointment as Director on the Board of BharatHeavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Subrata Biswas, 56, hasassumed charge as Director (Engineering, Research & Devel-opment) of the Maharatna Public Sector engineering and manu-facturing enterprise.

Prior to this, he was posted at BHEL’s Corporate Office asExecutive Director (Corporate Engineering & Product Develop-

ment), handling all R&D projects of the company and heading the team for company-wideimplementation of Knowledge Based Engineering (KBE) and Product Life Cycle Management(PLM) projects. An Electronics Engineer from BHU-IT (now IIT-Varanasi), and an MBA from theIndian Institute of Management, Kolkata; Mr. Biswas has also pursued a Fellowship Programfrom Purdue University, USA.

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CorporateBankingSyndicate Bank net up 5 percent in Q2

State-run Syndicate Bank on Wednesday reported a net profit ofRs.332 crore for the second quarter (July-September) of this fiscal 2015-16 as against Rs.316 crore in like period last year, posting only fivepercent growth.Sequentially, however, net profit rose 9.9 percent from Rs.302 crore infirst quarter (April-June) of this fiscal. Operating profit for quarter underreview (Q2) increased 28 percent year-on-year (YoY) to Rs.1,225 crore

from Rs.954 crore in the same period a year ago. “Gross NPA increased 28 percent YoY to Rs.7,734 crore fromRs.6,049, while net NPA also rose 27 percent to Rs.4,855 crore from Rs.3,825 crore an year ago. Similarly, globalnet interest margin (NIM) dipped to 2.46 percent from 2.57 percent YoY and domestic NIM to 2.88 percent from 2.96percent YoY. Yield on advances also declined to 9.02 percent from 9.63 percent YoY. Net Interest Income (NII)increased 12 percent YoY to Rs.1,595 crore from Rs.1,428 crore a year ago. Total income increased 17.4 percentYoY to Rs.6,670 crore from Rs.5,681 crore a year ago and 5.5 percent sequentially from Rs.6,323 crore in the firstquarter. The bank’s total business comprising deposits and advances increased 14 percent YoY to Rs.4,71,900crore from Rs.4,15,690 crore a year ago.

Unique method to curb credit card frauds globallyIn a move to stem credit card frauds worldwide, a team of US

researchers has developed an inexpensive, secure method to pre-vent mass credit card fraud using existing magnetic card readers.Called SafePay, the novel technique works by transforming disposablecredit card information to electrical current and driving a magnetic cardchip to simulate the behaviour of a physical magnetic card. The keychallenge today is that existing magnetic card readers use plain text tostore confidential information which makes them vulnerable to anuntrusted card reader or skimming device. “Because SafePay is back-ward compatible with existing magnetic card readers, it will greatlyrelieve the burden of merchants in replacing card readers and, at thesame time, protect cardholders from mass data breaches,” explained

Yinzhi Cao, assistant professor at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.Here is how it works.First, the user downloads and executes the mobile banking application which communicates with the bank

server. During transactions, the mobile application acquires disposable credit card numbers from the bank server,generates a wave file, plays the file to generate electrical current and then drives the magnetic card chip via anaudio jack or Bluetooth. “With SafePay, disposable credit card information expires after a limited time or number ofusages. So, even if the information is leaked, it cannot be used for future transactions,” the authors pointed out.

Its has a magnetic credit card chip that makes it completely compatible with existing readers.It also features a mobile banking application that automates the process making and makes it extremely user-

friendly. Cao and his colleagues conducted real-world experiments with the SafePay technology performing trans-actions with a vending machine, a gas station and a university coffee shop. In all three scenarios, the SafePaymethod worked and the transactions were successful. The research is set to be presented at the IEEE Conferenceon Communications and Network Security from September 28-30, in Florence, Italy. Picture for representationpurpose only.

Par panel asks FinMin to make 15% of PSBbranches all-women offices

A parliamentary panel has recommended making at least 15 per cent<http://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/banks/govt-to-invest-rs-70000-cr-over-four-years-in-public-sector-banks/story/222451.html>PSBsbranches all-women offices to provide safe and convenient work environ-ment to women in the banking sector.

It has also recommended flexible working hours for women employ-ees to help them balance their professional and family responsibilities. In areport on ‘Working Conditions of Women in Public Sector Banks’, the panelsaid that PSBs should be instructed by the Finance Ministry to open atleast 15 per cent of their branches as all-women units, especially in thoseparts of the country where discrimination against women has traditionally

been on the higher side than the rest of the country. It will make womenfolk feel comfortable to access a bankingsystem that is devoid of gender-biases as well as is non-discriminatory towards them, the Committee on Empow-erment of Women said in its report. The report said the government should also work out the modalities forintroducing flexible working hours for women employees in PSBs.

As flexi working hours will allow women employees to strike a balance between her professional and familyresponsibility, maintain healthy lifestyles and contribute to parenting well, it is recommended for the same and urgeupon the government to work out the modalities in this direction, it said.

The Committee asked the banks to take a lenient view regarding transfer of women employees. There arisesthe need for the banks to take the most lenient view while taking decisions regarding posting of women employees,keeping in view her spouse’s place of posting, her obligation towards off-springs and also the dwelling place ofparents in case she is as yet not married, it said.

The PSBs have a total staff strength of about 8,57,868. Of this, women employees account for 1,96,374,constituting 24 per cent of the total workforce as of September, 2014. Among them 72,625 are officers, 1,02,354clerks, and 20,475 women work at the level of sub-staff.

Yes Bank Q2 profit rises 26%Yes Bank Q2 profit rises 26% despite asset quality concerns Private

sector lender Yes Bank ‘s July-September quarter earnings beat analysts’expectations on Thursday. Profit increased 26.4 percent year-on-year to Rs610.4 crore, driven by strong net interest income, other income and operatingprofit. However, higher provisions and tax cost limited profitability. Net interestincome, the difference between interest earned and interest expended, jumped

29.5 percent to Rs 1,108.5 crore in same period, boosted by credit growth. Profit was estimated at Rs 593 croreand net interest income at Rs 1,085.8 crore for the quarter, according to analysts polled by CNBC-TV18. Yes Banksaid advances grew by 29 percent Rs 80,015 crore and deposits increased by 24 percent to Rs 99,344.3 crorecompared to same quarter last year, adding net interest margin inched up 10 basis points to 3.3 percent year-on-year but sequentially that remained flat. Corporate banking business accounted for 68.2 percent of advancesportfolio and the rest 31.8 percent constituted by retail & business banking. “The bank continues to build granularityin deposits demonstrated by retail & CASA deposits contribution of 52.5 percent as on September 2015 on back ofhealthy SA deposits growth and with CASA crossing 25 percent for first time since inception of the Bank 11 yearsago,” Rana Kapoor, MD & CEO said.

Deutsche Bank to cut thousands of jobs Deutsche Bank is slashing 15,000 jobs and shedding assets in which some 20,000

staff are employed, as new chief executive John Cryan starts to implement a deepoverhaul aiming to improve returns at Germany’s biggest bank. Cryan said the bank willsacrifice its 2015 and 2016 dividends as it seeks to bolster its finances and retainmoney to pay for sins of the past. “I do not think that 2016 and 2017 will be strong years,”he told reporters on Thursday. Shares in the bank were down 6 percent at 25.815 eurosby 08.50 GMT. “We still believe there are major risks here and therefore think a capitalincrease in 2016 is still highly probable,” Citi analysts said in a note.

Amazon continues to invest ‘veryheavily’ in India

Global e-commerce giant Amazon con-tinues to invest “very heavily” in the Indianmarket, encouraged by its strong sales num-bers and expanding seller base, a top com-pany executive has said.

Amazon Senior Vice President and CFOBrian T Olsavsky said the US-based com-pany has seen sales quadruple during the

festive season (pre-Diwali sales) compared to last year.“We’re really encouraged with what we are seeing, both on the cus-

tomer side and the seller side. On the customer side, active customeraccounts are up 230 per cent year-over-year.

“We are in the middle of the Diwali season that is going really well. Salesare 4x what they were last year,” he said on an investor call.

Olsavsky added that the company has been adding 40,000 products aday so far this year on its platform and the number of sellers has grownmore than 250 per cent year-on-year. “About 90 per cent of those sellersare using our logistics and warehouse services. And as a result, we’vetripled our fulfilment capacity year-over-year.

Flipkart plans to spend $2.5 bn onexpansion in 6 yrs

E-commerce major Flipkart isplanning to invest over $2.5 billionin the next five to six years forsetting up a wider logistics net-work, expanding existing businessand building over 100 fulfillmentcentres across the country. The

Bengaluru based firm is also planning to tap the capital market in the nexttwo to five years to fund further expansion.

Inaugurating its largest fulfillment centre in Telangana, Binny Bansal,COO and co-founder, Flipkart, said that the company is investing in fortify-ing its logistical abilities using advanced technologies. “We will be expand-ing our logistics network which require over a couple of billion dollars. Tofacilitate this, we have to raise capital and so we may go for an IPO in thenext five years after we become profitable in the next two to three years,”he said. “In the process, we hope to invest more than $500 million to buildover 80-100 fulfillment centres across the country in the next four to fiveyears and are in talks with the state governments for the same,” he said.

When asked about the reason for setting up its largest centre inTelangana, Bansal said, “Telangana is strategically located. Moreover, thereis an ease of doing business with the Telangana government and there isclarity on the tax issues with no double taxation,” he hinted.

UP lab finds ITC’s Yipee noodles‘sub-standard’

A state-owned lab in Uttar Pradesh hasallegedly found ITC’s Yipee noodles “sub-stan-dard”, a charge that the company vehementlydenied.

The firm said standards prescribed for dif-ferent category of products are being appliedto its products, which comply with strict quality

and hygiene norms. Food Inspector of the UP government, in a reportstated that after testing sample of ITC’s Yipee noodles manufactured atHaridwar, it was found that “total ash of the tastemaker exceeds the maxi-mum prescribed limit of 1 per cent… Hence, the sample is sub-standard.”

ITC strongly refuted the claims, saying all its products are “manufac-tured in state-of-the-art, world-class facilities, complying with strict qualityand hygiene norms.”

Taking Indian tea to JapanThe Indian community living

abroad is conservatively estimatedat more than 25 million people - thesecond largest diaspora in the worldafter overseas Chinese. Many havegone on to run businesses aroundthe world. Jagmohan Chandranimoved to Tokyo more than 35 yearsago and began importing a very In-dian product.

Dhir & Dhir Associates Foraysinto Hyderabad

Dhir & Dhir Associates,India’s leading full service lawfirm with expertise and experi-ence of more than two decadesacross sectors and practiceareas, today announced thelaunch of its fourth office glo-bally in the city of Hyderabad.

The launch ceremony was marked by a mighty audience with the lime-lights of the city held at the ITC Kakatiya, Hyderabad. This move marks theleading law firm’s continuing initiatives in growing its suite of services andreach to better deliver high-quality and effective client mandates acrossgeographies. Commenting on the Hyderabad entry, Alok Dhir, ManagingPartner said, “We have always delivered value with the consistent belief inunderstanding the client perspective and their essential need for respon-sive legal advice, which reflects in the way we work and manage ouraccounts. We are very confident that the entry of our firm in the great cityof Hyderabad will enrich our existing presence in India and allow us to becloser to our clients whom we can service better and faster. We are fo-cused on building long-term client relationships and this move is sure tocement that vision amongst our many well-wishers and stakeholders.”

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CorporateCelebrations

No Worries : ‘Navakettan’ has come up with a private locker rental facilityat Banjara Hills.The influential ladies of the town Tejdeep Kaur Menon,PinkyReddy & Lata Reddy launched the facility. Navakettan Group Director PiyushK. Dak & Sonali Bhandari Dak welcomed the guests. So, to be cool, tension-less & for a sound sleep get your locker today…!!!

Now @ Nellore: After setting up its own stan-dards & setup in Kancheepuram - Sri VaraMahalakshmi moved to Nellore city now.Thewonderful store is inaugurated by Sri Sri SriTridandi Srimannarayana Ramanuja ChinnaJeeyar Swami ji.So, good news for the ladies onthis festive season.The happening coupleKalamandir Kalyan & Chitra’s click made the oc-casion memorable.Perfect one…!!!

Wedding Bells : Handsome chap Vaibhav Chhawnika isengaged now…!!! Yes the dude is engaged with Shilpa duringa lavish get together recently & soon the wedding bells willring.The dynamic young entrepreneur Vaibhav is the Directorof Marino Food Products Pvt. Ltd & has vast experience in thefood industry.Best wishes & congratulations…!!!

Prakash hi Prakash: It’s true! Entire town is shining brightbecause of Diwali, but here we are talking about ‘Prakash Lights’,which has spread ‘prakash hi prakash’ with the announcementof its new show room.The pre-launch party was full of ‘bijliyaan’& crème of the city attended the inauguration. The lightningcouple Vikram & Bina Mehta and son Rushit welcomed theguests.The unique, exclusive & the designed lights were reallyawesome, just drop once and you are sure to say wow…!!!

Dandiya Dhoom: ‘Daredia’s DiscoDandiya’ is in ‘charcha’ because of thewonderful arrangements, awesome mu-sic & the hospitality.The couple Sikander& Shaheen Daredia welcomed the guests.Big crowd, full masti & off course deli-cious food. So, those who missed theevent have to wait till next year, but en-sure you won’t miss the invite nexttime…ha ha !

Bonanza Celebrations: Celebration time for Lalwani family.Happening coupleVishal & Pooja Lalwani announced the ‘Twinkle - Twinkle little star party’ on thefirst birth day of their daughter Tavisha.Hosted by Kiran Lalwani.Party was justawesome ! Especially the food, it was expected dude, as the party thrown byone of the best chef of the town.Another news is the couple has also cel-ebrated their wedding anniversary, that’s why we said bonanza celebrationsfor Lalwani family.

Garam-Garam Chai: Yes ! The chai, especially ‘Irani Chai’ of the townis quite famous all over.The artist & a creative art director of Glu Mobile,Kishore Singh was on screen recently with his art show called ‘Art & IraniChai - flavors of Hyderabad’, which was quite in discussion with full ofelite gathering. Presented by Ahmed Khan & hosted by Furhung Singh.The US Consulate Public Affairs Officer Gabriel Hons-Olivier ,RaunaqYar Khan,Film Director R.P.Patnaik, Yamuna Kishore & others graced theevent as special guests.

Incredible Sketches: ‘Aabha the light’ solo painting exhibition of theMumbai based artist Karishma Wadhwa held at ICON art gallery, wherethe artist received many appreciations from the art lovers.It was hostedby Meenu Soni.Finally the painting collection of acrylics on canvas de-picting the omnipresence of ‘The Buddha’ was in discussion.

CREDAI Youth Wing ‘On Screen’: The CREDAI Hyderabad Youth Wing is on screen now.In the presence of CREDAI,NationalPresident Geetamber Anand & National Convenor,CREDAI Youth Wing Aditya Javdekar the youth wing is announced.Jagannath Rao Bandari will be the CYW,Hyderabad City Coordinator.Whereas Joydeep Ponugoti & C.Sankeerth Reddy willbe the Secretary and the Treasurer.Around 50 members associated with the wing and all set to rock in coming days !

Bachhe Man Ke Sachhe :“Children of the present genera-tion are quite smarter and offcourse they are the future ofthe country. Especially the par-ents should mould the childrenat their early stage and educatethem about society, politics &new innovations yet our cultureshould be first.” Said Shagun Ali,the lady who is into teachingfrom last many years on theoccasion of ‘Children’s Day’.Happy Children’s Day !

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Namdhari Gaurav Navratri Utsav Exclusive, Exceptional & Elite

Warm Welcome: Maninder SinghMalhotra presenting Lord Ganesha’s sketchto Esha Hindocha

Hum Saat Saat Hai : Dharampal Singh Malhotra ,Abhishek Dugar , Pushpak Jain & Surender Varma

Lohiya family ‘on the screen’

Wow ! Picture of the season.What a crowd…! Can any one count…..!

Hello Brother : Prashant &Nishant Saboo

‘The Challengers’ from Mumbai just rocked : Mitesh Shah ,Brijesh Joshi , Zarna Sodha Kotecha , Krishna Chauhan , PritiKathekar and Vs Gopal .

Guest : Amarnath & Tejdeep Kaur Menon

Spl. Guest : Mr & Mrs Sudeep Lakhtakia

Power Puff: Mr & Mrs Surat Singh Malhotrawith the grand daughters.

Zoom : Hemang Momaya and Gaurav Momaya

Don’t judge us, weare the JUDGES

We are in: StellarRamesh & Maya Patel

Manjeet Gandhi MLA Prakash Goud

Piyush Jain

Abhishek Agarwal

Ritesh Agarwal

Anil, SS Convention Crème Family: Amrish & Mitali Shah with kids

Perfect Shooter: Thanksto Mahendra Sharma for prov-ing dandiya pictures. Simplysuperb…!

Princess of NGNU

The exceptional event ofthe festive season ‘ NamdhariGaurav Navratri Utsav’ held atSS Convention was amazingand remarkable, where peoplewearing traditional dresses inthousands had a wonderful ex-perience with full too joy andmasti.The groups and thecouples crazily played dandiyaon the music of ‘The Challeng-ers’. In fact the troop singersmade the event more striking.The atmosphere, arrange-ments & the food was fantas-tic. Finally it was successful andmemorable.It’s a pleasure for‘Midnight Reporter’ to associ-ate as media partner with thefantastic event, that cannot becompared.

9 November, 2015MIDNIGHT REPORTER

Blackberry

Black is associated with power, strength, author-ity, elegance, rebellion and sophistication. Black is re-quired for all other colors to have depth and variationof hue.

After ‘secret of black’ Midnight Reporter is present-ing ‘blackberry’, as black color stands for power andauthority.Thanks to the beautiful divas for the asso-ciation and propagating the importance of black color.The color black represents strength, seriousness,power, and authority. Black is a formal, elegant, andprestigious color. Authoritative and powerful, the colorblack can evoke strong emotions and too much blackcan be overwhelming. In heraldry, black is the symbolof power. The color black can be serious, professional,and conventional, but black can also represent themysterious, sexy and sophisticated. Black is a visuallyslimming color for clothing and like other dark colors,in interior design, black can make a room appear toshrink in size.

The color black affects the mind and body by help-ing to create an inconspicuous feeling, boosting con-fidence in appearance, increasing the sense of poten-tial and possibility.

Geet Gupta Padma Kalyan

Sailaja Reddy Kancharla Lakshmi Kathyayini Prasanna Velagala

Anika KharaAlka Khanna

Meenu SoniAlka SharmaRhea MelwaniSonal Doshi

Usha Sharma

Alizeh

Sabiha Meghjani

Shradha Agarwal Suhane

10 November, 2015MIDNIGHT REPORTER

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Tourism

UP Tourism to organize hot airballoon festival

Ever seen the Taj Mahal from 3,000 feabove and from a distance of just 500 metres? Well, thiscould be your lifetime chance as the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department is hosting a hot airballoon festival in the vicinity of the monument November 14-16. More than 15 hot air balloonsfrom Australia, Belgium, Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the UAE and theUS, as also India, will fly tourists and adventure lovers, for a fee, at the festival that has beenenvisaged to promote tourism in and around the Taj Mahal, officials told.

The organizers SkyWaltz and the UP Tourism Department promise that the three-day ex-travaganza will recreate the pageantry and elegance of the Mughal era, while setting new bench-marks in the realm of lifestyle tourism. ”The festival’s itinerary has been tastefully pre-packagedto offer a glimpse of the rich culture and heritage of Agra, spiced with adventure and unique insiderexperiences - all set against the awe-inspiring backdrop of the Taj,” SkyWaltz business ManagerNaveet Bali told. The excursions will include visit to monuments as well as the renowned KalakritiCultural and Convention Centre, along with royal dining experiences in the regal city of Agra. Allclearances from the ministry of defence and the Indian Air Force (IAF) - since the area around theTaj is a no-fly zone - have been taken and permissions for the event has also been granted by theArchaeological Survey of India (ASI), the Agra district administration and the Directorate Generalof Civil Aviation (DGCA).

Sidharth Malhotra chosen as Tourism NewZealand’s Indian ambassador

Young and dashing Bollywood actorSidharth Malhotra has been named thefirst Indian ambassador for Tourism NewZealand, which markets New Zealandas a visitor destination.

He is excited to embark on a visit tothe picturesque land to experience itsdiverse landscapes, culture and adven-ture activities. As a lover of nature, great

outdoors and extreme sports, Sidharth is looking forward to visiting New Zealand later thismonth. During his trip, he will be visiting both the North and South Islands, getting a chance tosoak in the joys of an array of activities and an experience of the country’s local Maori culture.

Talking about it, Sidharth said in a statement: “I’ve heard from my friends about the manyactivities that New Zealand has to offer and I’m very excited for this trip. I’m a traveller whobelieves in experiencing everything that a destination offers and New Zealand has so much tooffer.” He is especially “gearing up for some hardcore adventure such as skydive, SkyWalkand diving. I can’t wait to experience the local wildlife in New Zealand. I have also heardextensively about the food and wine, Maori culture and other unique experiences that thecountry offers,” he added.

The actor, who has amassed a fan following with roles in entertainers like “Student of theYear”, “Hasee Toh Phasee”, “Ek Villain” and “Brothers”, has managed to capture the attention ofyouth in particular. And that’s evident by the over 4.3 million followers that he has on social media.

Ambitious plan to dot Indian coastline withlighthouses as new beacons of tourism

The ministry of Shipping has taken up anambitious plan to develop Lighthouses dottingIndia’s vast coastline as new beacons of tour-ism. “All over the world lighthouses enthrall tour-ists with their scenic and serene surroundingsand rich maritime heritage. In India there is avast tourism potential, which has largely re-mained untapped”, said the Minister for Ship-ping Nitin Gadkari while addressing the Inves-tors Summit on Development of Lighthousesas Beacons of Tourism in Mumbai.

Gadkari said India has as many as 189lighthouses and the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships (DGLL), Noida, hasdrawn up a plan to develop 78 of them as tourist attractions under Public-Private Partnership.Such identified Lighthouses are in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep,Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal and Andaman and NicobarIslands. 9 Lighthouses from Maharashtra and Goa - located at Sunk Rock, Kanhoji Island,Uttan Point, Korlai Fort, Jaigadh, Ratnagiri, Devgadh, Vengurla Rocks, Tolkeshwar Point, FortAguada and Sao George are part of the lighthouse development project.

CM Wants State Buddhist Circuit inTourism Scheme

Odisha Government requested the Centre to include the Buddhistcircuit of the State in the list announced by the Union Tourism Ministryunder Swadesh Darshan scheme.

Taking up the issue with Union Tourism Minister Mahesh Sharma,Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik stated in his letter that archaeologicalexploration and excavations have identified more than 200 Buddhistsites across the State.

The Buddhist triangle - popularly known as the Diamond Triangle ofOdisha comprising Ratnagiri, Lalitgiri and Udayagiri which is about 100km from the State Capital - is now a major tourist attraction, he said.

“The Buddhist remains in the form of Chaityas, Stupas, Monaster-ies and the tooth relic in Golden Casket found here aptly establish this circuit on par with othermajor sites in India,” Naveen said. Stating that socio-cultural life of early medieval Odisha hasbeen reflected in these Buddhist monuments, the Chief Minister said, “It is a well establishedfact that Buddhism spread to the rest of the world after the Great Kalinga War from these placesof present day Odisha by Emperor Ashoka.”

He said Dhauli-Ratnagiri-Lalitgiri-Udayagiri-Langudi circuit in Odisha deserves to be in-cluded in the list of Buddhist circuits under the ‘Swadesh Darshan’ scheme to improve thesedestinations with adequate tourism infrastructure and facilities.

“In view of the above, I would request you to include the Buddhist circuit of Odisha in the listannounced by the Ministry of Tourism under the Swadesh Darshan Scheme,” he added.

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Growing The Game: The Push to IncreaseGolf Tourism in India

India’s Tourism Minister reflected todayon the potential for golf tourism to grow inIndia, saying that the government sup-ported efforts to attract more foreign golf-ers to the country’s roughly 220 golfcourses. The President of the India GolfTourism Association said that 25 of thecountry’s courses are “at par with interna-tional standard.”

Golf has a long history in India, onethat tracks closely to the area’s colonial

English heritage. The first golf club built outside of the British Isles was opened in Calcutta in1829, several years before golf gained a foothold in the United States. The first national golfevent in India was played way back in 1892.

In recent years, players like Jeev Milkha Singh, Arjun Atwal, Shiv Chowrasia and AnirbanLahiri have begun to win worldwide notice for Indian golf. If the popularity of the sport continuesto increase there (and golf-related tourism drives further growth) there may be more golfacclaim in India’s future.

e-promotion suggested to boost tourismIn order to promote tourism in

Visakhapatnam, the State government is put-ting its hopes on e-marketing. Members of theDistrict Tourism Promotion Committee, in ameeting with the local officials here proposed todevelop an official website for city tourism andalso create exclusive pages in major socialnetworking sites.

Speaking on the occasion, district collectorN Yuvaraj insisted that the tourism officials main-tain an official webiste on Vizag tourism andalso a Facebook page with details like tourist

destinations, city’s history and cultural background and various services and assistanceprovided by the authorities for tourists.

The collector discussed the on-going tourism projects in the district including revamping ofRK Beach, VUDA Park, Yendada way-side resorts, Rushikonda food courts and amusementparks, Sagar Nagar beach resorts, Kapuluppada health spa, Madhurawada theme park etc.Yuvaraj also asked the officials to complete the Lambasingi tourism project at the earliest.

Vintage auto rallies to promote Indiantourism industry

An annual rally of vintage au-tomobiles, including motorisedbeauties with royal histories,organised by a private heritagetrust may soon be scaled up withgovernment backing to promoteIndia as a preferred motoring tour-ism destination.

Calling it an “untapped tourismpotential”, the tourism ministry iscurrently considering a proposalfrom the Gurgaon -based trust to

support its ’21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally’ scheduled for February 6-7 next year.”India had one of the largest numbers of these cars thanks to the maharajas and their love forautomobiles. Events like these vintage rallies are a great opportunity to also promote India asa preferred motoring tourism destination, which is yet untapped,” Joint Secretary, TourismMinistry, Suman Billa. ”So, we are considering lending our logo and ‘Incredible India’ brand tothis event, since through these platforms we seek to bring all like-minded stakeholders underone roof, which would eventually help in promoting tourism and conservation of such vintageautomobiles,” says Billa.

Madan Mohan, founder of the rally, which began in 2011, says, “125 hand-picked cars”from home and abroad will be the primary attraction of the rally, during which these beauties willbe paraded from the Red Fort to the Buddha F1 Racing Circuit. Mohan who is also theChairman and Managing Trustee of the 21 Gun Salute Heritage and Cultural Trust that helmsthe rally says cars both classic and royal — dating from period 1925 to 1950s besides 50vintage motorbikes would be the cynosure of all eyes.

Medical tourism poised to climbto $7-8 bn by 2020

With rising health-care cost indeveloped countries, medicaltourism in India is expected togrow from the current market sizeof U.S. $3bn to U.S. $7-8 bn by2020, according to a Confedera-tion of Indian Industry-GrantThornton whitepaper - Transfor-mative Evolution: From ‘wellness’to ‘medical wellness’ tourism inKerala.

The whitepaper was launchedon Friday at the fifth edition of

Kerala Health Tourism 2015 here.The study, which focuses on Kerala’s medical tourism, reveals that the State is able to

attract only 5 per cent of medical tourists who visit India and has the potential to increase itsshare to over 10 per cent with a well thought out and focussed marketing strategy.

Kerala is already one of the most preferred tourist destinations in the country.Medical value tourism needs to build and upgrade infrastructure, which meets the five

criteria that a global patient looks for - cost competitiveness, gold standards in accreditations,positive clinical outcomes, focused international patients pathway and the availability of com-plex surgical multi-specialty services.

Secretary of Kerala Tourism Kamala Vardhana Rao said Kerala’s moderate climate andAyurveda, which is part of its social life, are an asset for the State.

Chairman of Kerala Health Tourism 2015 Azad Moopen said a liberal social and tourist-friendly environment, combined with traditional hospitality of the State and an outstandingtourism infrastructure, makes Kerala an ideal destination for medical value tourism.

“Kerala is in a position to provide quality health care at one-fifth the rate of what is on offerin the developed world.”