stanley theodore
stanley_theodore@yahoo.com
Hyderabad, 11 July
In the all consuming obsession to make Mr Rahul Gandhi the Prime Minister the Congress is playing a game where it is losing Andhra Pradesh in the hope that some numbers from here would come to his aid in Delhi.
The Congress’ premise is that if Telangana is granted the region and importantly a majority of the 17 seats would go in its favour. The Congress is already blamed for the delay in statehood for having made a forward looking statement on 9 December 2009 and backtracking two weeks later.
Ever since, it has been a case of lip sympathy, promises to resolve at the earliest or the “high command is seized of the matter”, which meant gibberish to the Telangana people.
In 2009 there is more on the voter&’s radar. Price rise is the single largest concern. For the two-term government anti-incumbency is intense. Also electricity is not just erratic but immensely expensive.
The BJP would want to climb the rungs rapidly to capture power. In chief minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy&’s survey his party would win 12 seats in Telangana, but the BJP is expected to win 15. The YSR Congress and the TDP would not win substantially. But the macro picture indicates the changing power equation in the region.
These apart the dangers of communal tension and the resurgence of Maoism have been referred to repeatedly and emphatically.
Coastal Andhra since 9 Dec 2009 night has been nurturing a feeling of being let down by the Congress. Even after it&’s made into a separate state, including a well meaning development package from the Centre, the emotional baggage that has been accumulating would be something else to reckon with. This region has long considered itself as the elder brother to both Rayalaseema and Telangana having contributed culturally, economically and politically. It has India&’s second largest coastline ~ 972 km. Visakhapatnam has the second largest port and Krishnapatnam is among the fastest growing ports in the world.
On paper this is enough for fissiparous tendencies to germinate and be akin to some of the home grown secessionist movements of Europe.

Koodankulam:  The AERB has cleared the  Koodankulam project. The project has been hit by protests and missed deadlines.

Islanders’ middle-order collapse meant they could only manage 201

press trust of india
Port of Spain, 11 July
India benefited immensely after Sri Lanka’s middle and lower-order batsmen committed hara-kiri, which saw the team lose eight wickets for just 30 runs before being bundled out for 201 in the final of the Tri-nation ODI series here today.
Sent into bat, Sri Lanka were sitting pretty at 171 for two in the 38th over, but lack of application on part of their batsmen saw them being packed off with seven balls left in their innings.
Ravindra Jadeja was the most successful Indian bowlers, returning figures of 4/23, while there were two wickets-a-piece for Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Ishant Sharma and Ravichandran Ashwin.
Earlier, in-from Bhuvneshwar made use of seaming conditions to send back Upul Tharanga and Mahela Jayawardene.
Incidentally, the duo had punished India with a double-century partnership in the match that Bhuvneshwar was dropped.
Sri Lanka then rode on Kumar Sangakkara (71) and Lahiru Thirimanne’s 122-run partnership for the third wicket to stage a fightback before their innings disintegrated largely due to some mindless batting.
 Thirimanne scored 46 off 72 balls while Sangakkara got his runs in 100 deliveries.
From a comfortable position with about 12 overs to go, Sri Lanka were left licking their wounds at 193 for seven in the 46th over when skipper Angelo Mathews got out.
 None of the last six batsmen could reach double figures.
Sri Lanka made a cautious start on a pitch that was not conducive for stroke-play.
But after reaching 27 in the seventh over, the islanders suffered their first blow when Bhuvneshwar changed his angle to induce an inside edge from Upul Tharanga. Dhoni did the rest behind the stumps.
The ever-consistent Bhuvneshwar was at it again, in the 14th over, as he removed Jayawardene with an innocuous delivery that moved a bit on landing at the Queen’s Park Oval.
Losing the experienced Jayawardene so early in the innings was a big blow for the Lankans and they desperately needed solidity at that point of time.
Sri Lanka found the answer to their worries in the form of another veteran, Sangakkara, who anchored the innings.
Sangakkara mixed caution with common sense as he realised early that playing expansive shots was not the way to go about the task on this wicket.
Playing equally responsibly at the other end was Thirimanne who complemented his senior partner to prop up Sr Lanka’s innings.

India were 146 for the loss of five wickets at the time of going to press. Ravindra Jadeja (1) and MS Dhoni (2) were at the crease.

agence france-presse
Mont-Saint-Michel, 11 July
Tour de France leader Chris Froome came to the defence of former team-mate Mark Cavendish on Wednesday and hit out at the spectator who threw urine at the British sprint star.
The incident happened during the 11th stage of the Tour de France, a 33-kilometre individual time-trial between Avranches and Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy.
It came a day after he was blamed for a collision that sent Argos rider Tom Veelers crashing to the ground in Saint-Malo.
Cavendish did not talk to the media after the race, but Froome, speaking after holding on to the yellow jersey, said what happened “ruined” what has otherwise been a wonderful atmosphere throughout the 100th staging of the sport’s greatest race.
“It is disappointing to hear about one individual like that,” he said. “That’s one of the beauties of our sport. Anyone can come and watch at the side of the road and enjoy the excitement and really get close to the top riders in the world. Mark is one of the big characters in the sport, and some people love him, some people hate him.
“But to do something disrespectful like that, that’s really sad. It ruins the whole atmosphere.”
Earlier in the day, Omega Pharma team CEO Patrick Lefevere confirmed to AFP that Cavendish had been insulted by spectators and attacked by one individual on the race route.
“Probably some spectators were not very pleased with what happened yesterday and they yelled to him and then one other idiot threw urine at him,” said the Belgian.
“Mark is not upset, but he is really disappointed because he thinks he didn’t deserve this. The cycling public is known for being very fair, we have no hooligans, but there are thousands and thousands of people on the roads and not everybody is a gentleman,” the Belgian added.
Cavendish escaped without punishment following Tuesday’s clash with Veelers, which happened during a sprint for the line won by German rider Marcel Kittel.
Veelers pinned the blame on the British champion, and an anxious Cavendish became embroiled in a spat with one journalist after the finish to Tuesday’s stage, snatching away his dictaphone after being asked if he felt the crash was his fault.
However, Cavendish later called Veelers to apologise and Lefevere hopes that can be the end of the matter.
“He apologised already yesterday (Tuesday) on Twitter and on the phone,” he said. “If you don’t agree you don’t take the telephone, but he (Veelers) took the telephone.
“Today is a time-trial so you don’t have the time but maybe tomorrow (Thursday) he can have a little handshake with Tom Veelers if he agrees to do it and then this case has to be closed.”

He joins Brian Lara, Enid Bakewell and Glenn McGrath

press trust of india
Dubai, 11 July
Former Australia spinner Shane Warne will be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame on 19 July during the tea interval of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lords, ICC announced today.
Warne becomes the 69th male member of the Hall of Fame, and joins fellow 2012-13 inductees Brian Lara of the West Indies. England&’s Enid Bakewell and former Australia team-mate Glenn McGrath are also being recognised by the ICC and the living members of the Hall of Fame.
Lara and Bakewell were inducted last year at the ICC Awards in Colombo in September, and McGrath during the Sydney Test between Australia and Sri Lanka in January this year.
Warne represented Australia in 145 Tests between 1992 and 2007, claiming 708 Test wickets at an average of 25.41. Warne is credited with reviving interest in leg-spin outside Asia. He was the first cricketer to reach 700 Test scalps.
His tally of 3,154 Test runs is the most by any player without making a hundred.
He also played in 194 ODIs, claiming 293 wickets at an average of 25.73 and was part of the Australia side that won the World Cup in 1999 at Lords against Pakistan alongside fellow Hall of Famers Glenn McGrath and Steve Waugh.
His performance at the match saw him named Player of the Final after he concluded the game with match figures of 9-1-33-4. “I’m very honoured and proud to be announced as an inductee into the ICC Hall of Fame later this month and Id like to thank the voting academy very much for even considering me.
I’m looking forward to celebrating my induction with my friends and family in front of the crowd at Lords during the second Ashes Test,” Warne said.

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
New Delhi, 11 July
The residents of Kishangarh who have been forced to drink contaminated water for the past two months, lost their patience against the apathetic attitude of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) and staged a protest at the agency’s office in Vasant Kunj today.
 They alleged that they had beenreceiving dirty water for the last two months despite several complaints made to the authorities.
Today, as the news broke out that a person died and several others had fallen ill in Rajokari village after consuming contaminated water, several people including women gathered at DJB office and started sloganeering against the staff.
"Yesterday, a person from Rajokari village died after drinking contaminated water. Two others had died in the NCERT Colony but still many colonies in south Delhi are receiving dirty water," said a resident.
Many blamed it on faulty pipelines. "Hard water is eating pipelines. Blocked pipes was a recurring problem in the area for the past two years, contamination was recent. Delhi is called Metro City and the national capital but people are not getting drinking water in many areas which is also leading to deaths and serious illness. Is the government waiting for similar cases like Rajokari and NCERT colonies to happen?" asked Narendra Khatri, Corporation Councilor.
 However, DJB officials said that water being supplied by the board is potable and free of any contamination. "Since 17 million people are served through a large network of about 14,000 km long transmission and distribution pipelines, DJB’s Treatment and Quality Control (DTQC) wing immediately lifted water samples for testing from the area and the water was found to be potable and safe for human consumption," said a DJB official.
It has also pressed into service additional tankers in the areas. "Samples of water from the tube-wells tested on 11.07.2013 have shown that the water is of good quality. Also the residents have been advised to take water from DJB tankers," added the official. The unauthorized settlement of JJ Cluster, BSF camp located at Rajokari Pahari consists of about 500 JJ hutments. According to DJB, to meet the water needs of the residents, DJB has installed 4 tube-wells at nearby locations from where water is provided through public water hydrants.
The DJB clarifies that it lifts 9000-10,000 samples per month only from the distribution network and also declared that water is tested for physico-chemical and bacteriological parameters. "This figure does not include the samples tested for continuous surveillance at treatment plants. The number of samples tested from the distribution network is further raised to a minimum of 12,000 samples during the Monsoon season," added the official.

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Bhubaneswar, 11 July
In its bid to sensitise people about the alleged irregularities committed by the state government by reducing 10 kg rice from the quota of BPL families, the Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) launched an ‘FIR campaign’ today.
Reports from across the state said that Congress workers took out rallies and reached their nearest police stations to hand over the FIRs. Chief Minister  Naveen Patnaik and food supplies and consumer welfare minister Mr Pratap Keshari Deb were named as accused in the petitions.
The FIRs had several BPL family members as “complainants”.
The Congress claimed that the campaign will create awareness against the “anti-poor policies” of the state government.
The principal Opposition party alleged that though the Centre has been providing 35 kg of rice per month for the BPL families, the state government has been distributing only 25 kg  to them.
The Congress observed that such reduction of rice quota is a clear-cut case of breach of Central guidelines.
The rice is provided to the BPL households under the public distribution system (PDS). The Congress alleged that the “misappropriation” has been going on for last eight-nine years. 
“The FIR campaign was launched across the state today and our workers accompanied the BPL families who lodged FIRs against the CM and the departmental minister. People should know how the state government has duped and deprived them of their rice quota,” said a senior Congress leader who took part in the rally here in Bhubaneswar. He informed that the Congress will file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the matter shortly.
Meanwhile, the BJD dismissed the charges and claimed that the government has not done no wrong by reducing the rice quota as the Centre has been providing less rice to cover all the BPL families of Odisha.

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Bhubaneswar, 11 July
 Evidently jolted by the Congress party&’s FIR campaign today, the ruling BJD announced that it will hold protest hunger strike across the state on 12, 15 and 16 July, (three dates given to all blocks to state the hunger strike on any one of the days as per their convenience), demanding special category status for Odisha.
The decision to launch a one-day token hunger strike across the state is a follow-up to the “Swabhiman Samavesh” held by the BJD at New Delhi last month, claimed BJD leaders while trying to dispel the notion that the FIR Campaign by the Congress had prompted it to resort to such tactic. We waited for a month since the Swabhiman Samavesh for the UPA government to respond. But the centre continues to ignore the genuine demand of the people of Odisha, so we have decided to organize a symbolic hunger strike, explained BJD leaders and Ministers Prasanna Acharya and Kalpataru Das.
Talking to reporters, they informed that the decision was taken after a meeting at CM Naveen Patnaik&’s residence today. Party workers at the block, municipality and notified area council level will sit on dharna and hunger strike from 10 am to 5 pm, they said.
The UPA government had said that a committee will be formed to examine and revise the guidelines for Special category status to states. The committee was to submit its report in two months time, but nothing has been done so far,  alleged Mr Acharya.
The BJD had held a Swabhiman Samavesh at Delhi on 12 June , collected 1 crore signatures supporting the demand for special category status and submitted it to the President Mr Pranab Mukherjee.
That was the first phase of the agitation and now we are moving into the second phase, said Mr Das.

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Bhubaneswar, 11 July
Strongly pitching for stepping up coal mining in the country, NTPC chairman Dr Arup Roy Choudhury said it is imperative to increase coal production and use it for thermal power generation to further economic growth.
Citing China which is mining four times the coal that India does, Mr Roy Choudhury said Indian coal has high ash content and it cannot be exported, so it the huge reserves have to be tapped and used here.
We must mine and burn coal so that India can develop, he added.
The chairman of the global power major expressed confidence of achieving and even exceeding the targets as far as power generation during the 12th Plan period is concerned. NTPC has a coal block capacity of 100 million tonne, but by the time we produce that amount of coal our requirement will be around 240 million tonne, so Coal India Ltd has to support us, said Dr Choudhury who was here to witness the Puri Rath Yatra.
The target for the 12th Plan is 14000 MW and in the first year itself NTPC has done 4000 MW. We will exceed our target, he said.
NTPC had invested Rs 20,000 crore last year and will repeat it this year. For the entire 12th Plan period the goal is to invest Rs 1.50 lakh crore.
While planning such expansion, we tend to look at the fuel source and we have five coal blocks and are set to get another four which will take our coal capacity to 100 million tons, he informed.
Reaffirming his commitment to projects in Odisha, Dr Choudhury said he had assured Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on this account yesterday.
We are running the oldest generating station at Talcher yet achieving a very high plant load capacity, he said while stating that Talcher STPS Kaniha has a capacity of 3000 MW and Talcher Thermal 460 MW. Besides, two new projects ~ Darlipali (2×800 MW) in Sundergarh district and Gajmara ( 2×800 MW) in Dhenkanal district are in progress. The NTPC has plans to expand existing capacity of TTPS ( 2x600MW). It has a 10MW solar power project and the Dulanga Coal mining project in the state, he said.
Once we get the required clearances for the two power projects, the investment proposals will be cleared which, then will include the medical college and the power engineering college, he said.
The Darlipali project has progressed in the sense that NTPC has got possession of 1200 acres of private land and alienation of 339 acre of government land and stage one forest clearance are in process, he said.
The Gajmara project is in the process of notification for land acquisition. Talking to reporters at Talcher, Dr Choudhury said while want of coal linkage come on the way of the expansion of NTPC-Kaniha and TTPS, land acquisition has been troublesome in the Gajamara power project. He dispelled speculation over shifting of the Gajmara project to another state.
 Asked about the expansion of 3000 MW Kaniha plant of NTPC since a new coalmine Kaniha came up near it, he said “This coal is to run the power plant in   current capacity ,for expansion  fresh coal linkage is necessary. Due to want of coal linkage the proposed expansion of 460 MW Talcher Thermal Power station is also delayed” .

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Bhubaneswar, 11 July
 The Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd (OPGC) took a step forward today by signing a contract for balance of plant Unit 3 and for expansion of its Ib Valley Thermal Station with BGR company today making it ready for commencement of construction activity.
Underling the importance of the contract and the completion of the entire package ~ the first signing for Boiler, Turbine, Generator was done with BHEL earlier ~ Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mahapatra said it was laudable because it comes at a time when there is despondency in the Indian economy.
These are very challenging and turbulent times and public investment of this nature now is very good, he said. We can restore economic growth only by stepping up public investment, he observed.
The chief secretary hoped that the project will be executed expeditiously and it will set a benchmark in safety and environment management. Energy secretary and chairman of OPGC, Mr P K Jena said the corporation had got the best price in terms of contracts that had been awarded to BHEL and BGR. The project will come up at a cost of Rs 4.26 crore per MW which is one of the cheapest, he claimed. The two units will be commissioned by March 2017 he said. Mr Venkatachalam Kuppusami, MD of OPGC said the much delayed project had crossed all hurdles and last year it had successfully obtained the required clearances. The coal block has also been obtained and contracts worth over Rs 4050 crore were sealed this year. The financial closure for Rs 8660 crore has been done with funds from the PFC and REC. US power company AES which is a 49 percent share holder in OPGC will bring in the best available practices to the project, assured the company&’s country head Mr A S Rao.

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Raiganj, 11 July
Protesting against relief materials not reaching the flood-affected people, the residents gheraoed the Raiganj SDO Mrs Nandini Saraswati, at the BDO office in Kaliaganj this afternoon.
The agitators also kept the BDO office under lock and key. They dispersed after the SDO reportedly assured them of providing them with the necessary relief materials.
It is learnt that around 10,000 people have been affected in the present flood in Radhikapur gram panchayat in Kaliaganj.
Locals said the BDO was absent when they were waiting for relief in his office premises this afternoon.  “When the SDO Raiganj reached here, we gheraoed her demanding prompt dispatch of the relief materials,” one of the agitators said.
The Congress MLA from Kaliaganj, Mr P N Roy said the water level in Tangan river kept rising at Radhikapur in Kaliaganj since last Monday.
“Already around 15 villages, including Ramganj, Radhikapur, Narayanpur, Chakdulal, Bagda, Bisdanga, Mirjaganj and Kaluhar in the Radhikapur gram panchayat, have been flooded. In the absence of the adequate number of relief centers, the flood-affected people are
being forced to take temporary shelters in a train stranded at Radhikapur station. I have informed the DM of the growing unhappiness among the villagers,” he added.
It is learnt that most of the flood-affected people have not received tarpaulin sheets and any edible items from the administration. However, the administration has sent some speed boats to rescue the marooned people. But locals alleged that such boats are not working. “The BDO is not even attending telephone calls from the distressed people,” an agitator said. The additional district magistrate (general), Mr S W Bhutiya, said the Raiganj SDO had gone to the office of Kaliaganj BDO to ascertain the requirements of the relief materials for the flood-affected persons.
“There was a stir. However, we will send the required relief materials soon,” he added.

Bada Danda yatra is celebrated a day after the one at Puri

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Baripada, 11 July
Thousands of devotees from different parts of the district and beyond thronged Bada Danda at Baripada to participate in the Rath Yatra celebrations today. The uniqueness of Rath Yatra at Baripada is that it is held a day after the festival at Puri. 
Unlike Puri where it is held for a nine day period, the Rath Yatra at Baripada is a 13-day affair. The car festival here is considered second in importance, next only to the one at Puri.
Significantly, it is at Baripada where the trend of women pulling the chariot of Goddess Subhadra had started decades ago. The tradition of only women pulling the chariot of the Goddess was started by the then collector Mr Vivekananda Patnaik way back in 1975, to mark International Women&’s Year celebration. Rath Yatra festivals in several other places have adopted the tradition afterwards.
“It is more than a fair deal for the women of Baripada. Call it women&’s empowerment or a form of reservation, but the Baripada Ratha Yatra is a novel affair where women allegedly get chance to pull the chariot of Goddess Subhadra,” said Mayurbhanj SP Nikhil Kanodia. Senior priest Mr Jayanta Kumar Tripathy said the rituals like “Sakala arati”, “Abkas”, “Bata bandhapana” were performed smoothly before the pulling of the chariots.
Tight security arrangements were made for the festival, with deployment of a total of 23 platoons of police. About 12 platoons of armed forces, 100 home guards, eight inspectors, four DSPs and one additional SP were deployed to ensure a smooth chariot ride for the celestial siblings, sources said.
Besides this, three temporary police outposts were set up at different strategic places of the Grand Road, said Baripada town police station IIC Mr Sudarshan Gangoie.

Tom alter and troupe enthralled kolkatans taking them back to old delhi

Nita Vidyarthi
nitavidyarthi@gmail.com
Kolkata, 11 July
Pierrots Troupe from Delhi enthralled audience with their recent production Lal Quile Ka Aakhri Mushaira at Kalamandir on 23 June. 
The troupe formed in 1989, has acclaimed playwright Dr M Sayeed Alam, known for producing unconventional, original plays in Hindi, Urdu and English. These plays try to liberate theatre from its fixed and rigid mould.
Lal Quile Ka Aakhri Mushaira is actually brought out from the pages of Indian History. 
Set around 1850-1851, the play celebrates Mushaira, a musical congregation, held during the reign of the Mughal Emperor when eminent Urdu poet Bahadur Shah Zafar used to sing in the courtyard of Red Fort. Conceived, produced, directed and written By Sayeed Alam, the Urdu play transported the audience to the mid-19th century in Old Delhi. 
The play opened as the poets gradually assembled on the Chabutra (platform) to take their seats. The emperor is ushered in at the end. 
The Mushaira began on a humorous note with Zauq&’s Laayi hayaat aaye, quaza chali chale, followed by Ghalib&’s Ibn-e Maryam hua kare koi. 
It  continued with the fascinating, charming and enchanting Mere dukh ki dawah kare koi before going to the beautiful nazm bak raha hoon junoon mein kya kya kuch, Na samjhey Khuda Karey Koi, Ibn-e Maryam hua kare koi.
Masterpieces of Mirza Ghalib, Hakeem Momin, Agha Jaan Aish, Mustafa Khan Shouftah, Huzuur, Dagh, Ajurdah, Nishan, and Bahadur Shah Zafar were presented in between conversations by competent actors enacting the legendary shaayaars (poets), with subtle humour and lucidity. 
The actors, clad in period costumes,  imbibed the personal traits of the poets effortlessly. The elegant recitation styles, the Mughaliya mannerisms, the repartees and the interpersonal relationships allowed the audience to travel back in time. 
The director Tom Alter convincingly essayed the character of Ustad Zauq. 
A fine actor, Alter, enthused drama with the beautiful rendition of Aankh padhti hain kahi, Pao Kahi padta Hain of Munshi Krishna.
Equally impressive was Sakhanand&’s anecdote. For those with a penchant for Shaiyerees, the interactive structure of the play regulated by the visually perceived verbal communication of the actors, allowed them to luxuriate in the beauty of the finest poetry immortalised by these Ghalib&’s meaningful Sher woh nahin jisme wah nikalta, accha sher woh jisme Aah nikalta,or Momin&’s famous lines of philosophical detachment Tum mere pas hotey ho goya, jab koi dusra nahin hota.
The final request for poetry was to Tom Alter who began on a lighter note by narrating an anecdote about Badshah Aurangzeb&’s fascination on a Ganeywali Garaz Imtihaney Ishq. 
And the gem of the evening rested on veteran Alter&’s impeccable diction, articulation and soulful rendition of Bahadur Shah Zafar&’s Ya mujhe afsar-e shahana banaya hota and the unforgettable *Roz Mamuaray Duniya mein Kharabi hai Zafar, Aisi basti se to Virana Banaya Hota.
The play was captivating despite the absence of music. 

CORRIGENDUM
Ref. NIT-07/NTKMD of 2013-14 issued by Executive Engineer, New Town, Kol. Mech. Divn., PHE Engineering Dte. Utility Building (Ground Floor) Point-F (near-DPS) AA-ID, New Town, Pin-700135 due to same unavoidable reason the following changes are made in the above NIT please read: Last date of application: 1-8-13 (at 4 p.m.) instead of 12-7-13 (at 4 p.m.), permission 1-8-13 (up to 4 p.m.) instead of 12-7-13 (up to 4 p.m.). Tender paper sale: 2-8-13 (up to 4 p.m.) instead of 15-7-13 (up to 4 p.m.). Submission: 5-8-13 (up to 3 p.m.) instead of 16-7-13 (up to 3 p.m.). Tender opening date: 5-8-13 (at 3-30 p.m.) instead of 16-7-13 (at 3-30 p.m.). Other thing remain unchanged.
Executive Eng.
New Town Kolkata Mech. Divn.
PHE Engineering Dte.
(B0011)         C20243
EASTERN Distilleries & Chemicals Ltd., (A Govt. of W.B. Enterprise), 34, B.L. Saha Road, Kolkata-700053 invites sealed quotation from Electrical Contractors for rewinding of Motors/Pump/Ceiling Fan/Exhaust Fan/Table Fan etc.
The tenderers may contact the A.F.S.O. on any working day from 12 noon to 4 p.m. for inspection within 7 days from the date of publication of this advertisement. The last date of submission of sealed quotation at above address is 30-07-2013. Submissions of documents of PAN No., Sales Tax / VAT No. etc. are essential. The tender should be superscribed “Quotation for Electrical Contactor”.       C20228

KOLKATA
METROPOLITAN
WATER & SANITATION
AUTHORITY
O/o. the Superintending Engineer (GRWW), Ph-I
Bidhangarh, Kol.-66
ABRIDGED TENDER
NOTICE
Sealed tenders are invited for the following work from reliable, experienced, bona fide and resourceful contractors of proven ability, having executed similar type of work during the last 5 (five) years under Govt. / Semi-Govt. / Statutory or local bodies and possessing valid PAN Card, VAT registration and current P.T. Challan.
1. Name of work: Maintenance of landscape gardening including sweeping and cleaning of road surface, drains etc. within SWTP & RWPS Campus for 12 (twelve) months.
2. Tender No.: SE(GRWW) / Ph-I / T-03 of 2013-2014.
3. Estimated Cost: Rs. 6,91,772.
4. Earnest Money: 2% (two per cent) of the total quoted price or 2% of the Estimated Cost whichever is higher in a form as specified in the detailed NIT.
5. Cost of tender paper: Rs. 700 (in cash) for each set.
6. a) Last date of application for tenders: 18-07-2013 up to 3-00 p.m.
b) Last date of sale of tender papers: 19-07-2013 up to 3-00 p.m.
c) Last date of submission of sealed tenders: 25-07-2013 up to 2-00 p.m.
d) Opening of tenders: 25-07-2013 at 2-30 p.m.
7. Detailed NIT may be seen at the office of the undermentioned at the 1st floor of the Administrative Building of Garden Reach Water Works, Bidhangarh, Kolkata-700066 or any working day between 11-00 a.m. and 4-00 p.m.
8. The undermentioned reserves the right to reject / cancel any or all tenders without assigning any reason whatsoever.
Please visit our website at www.kmwsa.gov.in
Superintending Engineer
GRWW, Phase-I
KMW & SA
(B0008)         C20242

NIT NO. 11/B OF
2013-2014
OF THE E.E.I., ALIPORE
DIVISION, PWD
Sealed tender is invited by the Executive Engineer-I for 2 (two) Nos. work from PWD enlisted Class-IV (R&B) contractors & other eligible contractors as per G.O. for renovation of different Toilets at Baghajatin State General Hospital under Baruipur Sub-Division. Last date of application: 22-07-2013 up to 2-00 p.m. All others details available in website: www.pwdwb.in as well as in the office Notice Board.
Sd/-
Executive Engineer-I
Alipore Division (P.W.D.)
(B0001)         C20233

EXECUTIVE Engineer, Burdwan Division, P.W.D., Aftab Club Compound (near Court Compound), Burdwan-713101 invites Sealed Quotation in prescribed form vide N.I.Q. No. 03 of 2013-2014 vide T.O. Memo. No. 2258 / M-76 dated: 08-07-2013 from the Contractors having valid Trade Licence, PAN, Prof. Tax Challan for the year 2013-14 etc. for the work “Caretaking Service including Gardening, Sweeping and Cleaning, House Keeping, Servicing, Guarding, Operation of Main Gate and providing Uninterpreted Power Supply (without A.C.) at Inspection Bungalow (Damodar Bhavan), P.W.D. at Burdwan in the District of Burdwan. Last date of application (with original & 1 set Photo copies of all such documents): 23-07-2013 upto 14-00 hours. Date of submission of Quotation: 26-07-2013 upto 14-00 hours. Detailed downloading may be made from the http://www.pwdwb.in and all other information in this regard will be had from the aforesaid office in any working day.
Executive Engineer-I
Burdwan Division, P.W.D.
(B0004)         C20238

STATESMAN NEWS SERVICE
Rangpo, 11 July
The delegates of All Sikkim Democratic Labour Front (ASDLF), the labour affiliate of the ruling Sikkim Democratic Front, are reported to have visited the project site of Jal Power Corporation Limited in Jorethang today.
It is learnt that Mr B M Ramudamu, the vice president of the Front along with its general secretary and some other members of the organisation are said to have met the workers to enquire into their problems.
The workers are said to have informed them about the non-payment of the Employees’ Provident Fund receipts since 2007.
The power project employees have also complained about the discrimination being made between the outsiders and Sikkimese workers.
It was informed that the non-Sikkimese labourers are receiving better payment than those from Sikkim.
The locals of Rhotak complained that they are being deprived of the small contractual works with the big construction company cornering them.
It is also learnt that the management of the company has assured to solve the EPF problem in one month. “They also assured that the remaining problems would be solved in due course in consultation with the higher authorities of the company,” one of the delegates said.

statesman news service
Kurseong, 11 July
A 14-month old girl was beaten to death by her father, as he disliked the child on the basis of gender and was also irritated with her constant wailings. This shocking incident was reported at Reang Bazar in the Kalimpong Sub-division in the Darjeeling Hills.
The father, Sanjay Baraily (28), is a resident of Reang Bazar and works as a labourer along the banks of River Teesta. It was learnt that on the evening of 9 July the injured baby was taken to the Rambhi Primary Health Centre. To the enquiries of the doctors, the parents of the child had said that she had been injured in a fall. After a couple of hours of her admission, the child died. The emotionally distressed mother while taking her dead daughter back home could not bear the grief and disclosed the truth to her fellow villagers.
The mother, Pooja Baraily, said that she had two children ~ a three-year-old boy and a 14-month old girl, Priya Baraily. Sanjay disliked the girl child since her birth. Even on simple pretexts he used to beat her frequently. In order to protect her child, Pooja had asked him to stop hitting the baby to which he had replied that he hated her wailings and would kill her one day. Pooja had pleaded with Sanjay to give the baby away for adoption, to which he had refused. She also said that on the evening of 8 July, after her husband returned from his work, he was irritated with his daughter’s wails. He had slapped her hard with his full strength.
Later, on 9 July, at around 7 a.m., before leaving for his work, he again thrashed the baby hard and threw her on the bed. As a result the baby was severely injured and fell unconscious later.
Meanwhile, seeing the condition of her daughter, the anxious mother immediately brought her baby to the nearby Rambi Block Primary Health Centre in the afternoon, where later Priya&’s father also reached. He told the hospital authorities that his baby had slipped and hurt herself. At around 7 p.m., the baby breathed her last. The villagers, on hearing the truth from Pooja, reached the Rambhi police Out Post and narrated the whole incident after which police immediately visited Sanjay Baraily’s house and arrested him on the same night. Yesterday, he was produced before the ACJM Court in Kalimpong, under Section 304 of the IPC, from where he was taken into judicial custody.

Fire at school: Fire broke out at Ranidanga Kalaram High School on Thursday.  The incident triggered panic among the students. However, there is no report of any damage. According to preliminary investigation, the fire was caused due to a short circuit. One fire tender rushed to the spot.
Strike called: The North Bengal state committee of the Rashtriya Shiv Sena has called a 12-hour north Bengal bandh demanding abrogation of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration agreement on 19 July.
Accident kills three: Three persons were killed on the spot and three more injured when a van carrying them had a head-on collision with a truck at Mirapota in Burdwan district early on Thursday, police said. pti
CU to colleges: Calcutta University has warned three city colleges not to admit students going beyond the stipulated intake capacity in Commerce. The university received such complaints particularly against these three colleges.
"It is true that these colleges did not have any definite intake capacity. But as they were admitting a huge number of students, we have warned them," said Prof Dhrobojyoti Chatterjee, pro Vice-Chancellor, Calcutta University.     sns
Kamduni: The Kamduni rape victim’s family has decided to go to Delhi to meet the President for demanding justice. They will got to Delhi on 13 July. The family will be accompanied by 28 villagers.
Suicide: A housewife, committed suicide in aher residence on Muraripukur Road in Manicktala.  Swapna Das died on Wednesday by hanging from the ceiling inside her house. No suicide note was found.     sns
One arrested: Police arrested Saddam Hussein (21), in Fakir Chandra Mitra Street on Thursday on charges of carrying illegal arms. A country made pistol and one live cartridge was seized from him.     sns
Rapist arrested: Police arrested Wahid Ali on charges of raping a 19-year-old girl in the Ekbalpore area after giving her false assurances of marrying her.  The victim’s father lodged a complaint.     sns
Suicide: Harinder Singh (42), an Army personnel, committed suicide by hanging from the ceiling fan inside a room at Ballygunge Military Camp in Ballygunge on Thursday. The body was sent for autopsy.     sns
3 dead, 3 injured: Three persons were killed and three others injured on Wednesday when a car carrying them collided with a lorry atv the in Burdwan.The injured were taken toBurdwan
hospital.     sns