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Air Costa’s problems are almost solved

Air costa has been recovered from the problems on air craft lease. As the discussions with the lease holders has come to an end successfully the services of air costa have been resumed. LEPL has been providing various facilities in cities, hotels and educational institutions and under the same association, Air costa has been started as India’s first domestic aero plane association. At first, two E-170 and two E-190 Embraer jet aero planes provided domestic services. During the initial stages it provided services for Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad and Jaipur and in the second stage it provided services for Pune, Goa, Madurai, Trivandrum and Vishakhapatnam. within a short span of time Air Costa has got audience’ appreciation and has planned to spread its horizons across the nation. 

Rs 4126 crore worth schemes in energy sector

  Chennai: Jaya Lalitha , the chief minister of Tamil Nadu announce 4126 crore worth schemes in the energy sector, which includes setting up a sub-station at virudh nagar to transmit the power generated from Ramanthapuram’s power plant.   Ms Jaya Lalitha said that the works at Ramanthapuram are underway and are scheduled to be completed in 2020 and she also said that to transmit the electricity generated from ramanthapuram’s power station to the rest of Tamil Nadu, a sub-station that costs around 2000 crore would be constructed at Virudh Nagar.   Furthermore, the Chief Minister also announced that Rs1750 crore is allocated to replace the existing transformers in Chennai and the surroundings of it with safe ring units.

Promotions were refused by the police officers of Bihar

  Patna: By accepting the rank of station house officer, over 200 officers refused to take charge of the police stations in Bihar, according to Bihar Police Association’s sources.   The law-makers of Bihar approved changes that the entire family should be punished if an adult is found drinking and the policemen should pay penalties if they are found lax in enforcing the prohibition.   After the discovery of the equipment used to produce liquor in the areas, the cops who were in charge were suspended last week for ten years.   Secretary of the Bihar Police association, Mritoynjay Kumar Singh alleged that instead of being rewarded for performing a good job, the police men were punished on filmsy grounds.   Before the government suspension, the organization wants the seniors to investigate the cops who were accused of dereliction. Police officers also say “the new prohibition laws risk our careers by skewing all the power towards excise department officials”.

Am no Goddess, want to be chief minister: says Irom Sharmila.

  Imphal: The iconic activist, Irom Sharmila, who did not eat in protest against army atrocities in Manipur for 16 years, burst into tears as she ended her fast on Tuesday. Sharmila said that she was not a goddess and she wants to be a human being and Manipur’s Chief Minister to make an optimistic difference. She also said that, that was her life, she wants equality and she was called as Iron Lady of Manipur who wants to live up to that. Her comments to the media were a cry for help, as she waited for her release from the court. The 44 year old also told the reporters “people say politics is dirty, but so is society”.

Sushma Swaraj reunites newly married couple

  A resident of Delhi, Faizan Patel and his wife Sana were scheduled to leave for their honeymoon to Europe, when his wife lost her passport just two days ahead of their trip. Instead of cancelling the entire trip, Faizan decided to leave behind his wife and go on their scheduled honeymoon trip, solo. On the flight, he took an emotional picture of himself holding the photo of his wife on the adjacent vacant seat, and tweeted it tagging Swaraj. The Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, who is known for her prompt reply on social media and for helping distressed Indians from across the world, helped a newly-wed man unite with his wife.  “This is how I am travelling with my wife as of now. @SushmaSwaraj @MEAIndia @MEAQuery,” he wrote. To Faizan's surprise the minister replied to his tweet. She asked him to tell his wife to contact her so that she can in turn ensure that both can be together on their honeymoon trip. Within approximately twelve hours, EAM Sushma Swaraj again tweeted to Patel, informing him that her office had reached out to him and that a duplicate passport will be provided by the following day. An elated Sana tweeted back to the minister thanking her, "@SushmaSwaraj @faizanpatel I'm speechless. Can't thank you enough already."

Indian love Kashmir says Modi

In view of the volatile situation prevailing in Kashmir, the Prime Minister finally spoke out on the issue. Speaking at a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Modi said his government is following erstwhile prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's policy on Kashmir. "My government believes in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's mantra of "insaniyat, jamhuriyat and Kashmiriyat (humanity, democracy and Kashmiriyat). There are ways, including dialogue, to resolve issues in a democracy," he said. "Every Indian loves Kashmir. The freedom that every Indian has also belongs to every Kashmiri. We want the same bright future for every youth in Kashmir," PM Modi said. "Whatever Kashmiris want for betterment of their livelihood, the Centre will help. We want development for Jammu and Kashmir. Be it the J&K government under Mehboob Mufti or the central government, we are finding solution to all problems through development," the PM said. His statement comes a day after Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti urged the Centre to hold talks with Kashmiris, in the wake of violent protests that claimed several lives. The PM said Kashmir too has the freedom which is enjoyed in the rest of the country, and asserted that the Mehbooba Mufti-government and the Centre are working together to solve the state's difficulties.

Ex-CM of Arunachal found dead

In a shocking turn of events, the former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister and Congress rebel Kalikho Pul was found dead at his residence on Tuesday. He allegedly hanged himself. “The body was found hanging around 9 am by a servant. He may have committed suicide on Monday night itself,” DGP Arunachal Pradesh S Nithianandam told reporters. “A long note titled ‘My Vichar’ (my thoughts), which contains details on various subjects, was found in the room where the body was hanging. I won’t call it a suicide note,” Nithianandam said. Mr. Pul (47) allegedly hanged himself from the ceiling fan in his bedroom, a top police officer said. He was found dead at the chief minister’s official residence, which he was yet to vacate. He is survived by three wives and four children. A tweet from the President's official twitter handle read, "Shocked to hear of untimely demise of promising young leader Kalikho Pul whose contributions shall always be remembered#PresidentMukherjee". While the tweet the Rahul Gandhi's official twitter handle read, "Shocked and deeply saddened at the untimely demise of Kalikho Pulji. My heart goes out to his family & loved ones."

MH370 crashed into see at 20,000 feet a minute

  According to a recent report, the missing Malaysian aircraft,MH370, plunged into the ocean at high speed up to 20,000 feet a minute reinforcing analysis that the missing Malaysia Airlines jet crashed in the current search zone. The plane began its nose dive at 8.19 am (GMT+8) on March 9, 2014 when its fuel tanks were empty and its engines stopped, a popular daily reported. The left engine was the first one to go and the right one followed about 15 minutes after that, which led to the jet's slowdown and it losing its ability to stay elevated. An extensive underwater hunt in the southern Indian Ocean has not yet found the crash site, fuelling speculation it may be outside the current search zone, particularly if someone was at the controls at the end of the flight.   A manned plane could have been glided down, allowing it to enter the water outside the 120,000 square kilometre (46,000 square mile) area being searched, some experts have suggested. This revelation comes after Malaysian officials said one of MH370's pilots plotted a path over the Indian Ocean on a home flight simulator, but warned this did not prove he deliberately crashed the plane. Australia, Malaysia and China, where most of the passengers were from, have agreed that when the current search area is fully searched, expected around December, they will stop unless 'credible new information' emerges.

World's longest hunger strike by Irom ends

After sixteen long years, world's longest hunger strike ended on Tuesday when an emotional Irom Chanu Sharmila broke her fast with honey. "I will never forget this moment," Sharmila told media reporters. She had started her protest against the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in Manipur 16 years ago. "If I become CM the first thing I will do is remove the draconian AFSPA," Irom said adding that she did not want to go with any of the established political parties. Manipur's 'Iron Lady' Irom Chanu Sharmila was on a hunger strike for 5757 days and was being force-fed through a nasal tube to keep her alive at a prison-turned-hospital in Imphal.   She also vowed that she will never go and meet her mother until she achieves her goal of removing AFSPA. An emotionally overwhelmed Irom broke down for nearly a minute before ending her fast by sipping a drop of honey. After being granted a bail by the court, she told the court that the decision was for the sake of the public as it meant she could express herself. The court said she could be released on furnishing a bail bond of Rs 10,000. Sources said the government will provide security to Irom considering the threat to her life.

Gymnast Dipa Under House Arrest Ahead Of Vault Finals

  Dipa Karmakar, the gymnast who made India proud by qualifying for the Vault finals in Rio Olympics will be celebrating her 23rd birthday on Tuesday. But it is unlikely to receive birthday greetings from anyone else except for the ones from her parents. Faced with the gigantic expectations of an excited nation, India's pride, gymnast Dipa Karmakar has been put under "house arrest" at the Olympic Games Village by her coach Bishweshwar Nandi as she gears up to script history in the vault finals on August 14. "I've removed the SIM card from her mobile. Only parents are allowed to talk to her. I don't want her to lose focus," Nandi told reporters from the Games Village, a day after Dipa became the toast of the nation by making the final of artistic gymnastics' vault finals.   "Her birthday celebration can wait for the moment. It's only her parents who are allowed to talk to her at the moment during the small breaks I give her." "But she does not miss it. She likes to stay aloof from friends, her friends circle is very small, thanks to her tough regimen in gymnastics," Nandi said of Dipa who trains in SAI New Delhi. "Every event in gymnastics is a risk, accident may happen anytime but Dipa has mastered the Produnova and we're very hopeful," Nandi said. She has also caught attention for performing the risky Produnova vault, a double-front somersault which has the highest degree of difficulty for a women's vault. "Every event in gymnastics is a risk, accident may happen anytime but Dipa has mastered the Produnova and we're very hopeful," Nandi said.

Rio Olympics:Bindra comes 4th; Gives up shooting

  India's biggest medal hope at the ongoing Rio Olympics, shooter Abhinav Bindra, went down fighting for a podium finish. He stood 4th in the competition missing out on the bronze medal hope too. "I am done with shooting, even hobby shooting," said Abhinav Bindra in detailed comments after coming fourth in the 10m air rifle event here at the Olympic Shooting Centre on Monday. Asked whether he would be at least shooting in his backyard range, he quipped: "I am turning that into a vegetable garden. Are you serious? he was asked, "don't I look like a serious person," he replied. He did concede that not getting a medal did "hurt a little bit", but added "that's life. It's part and parcel of the game". India women hockey team fell short against Great Britain as they lost their second Pool B match 0-3 at the Olympic Hockey Centre on Monday. India women now have a draw and a loss to show for after two matches in their historic Olympic appearance in 36 years.   Just before the start of the 10m air rifle qualification at 9am local time, Bindra fell down along with his gun from the chair and as a result the 'sight' of his rifle broke. "This is something a shooter would not want before a game. He had specially made it for the Olympics to suit the lighting. Even after such meticulous detailing he fell short. But a shooter is conditioned to shoot even if the roof is falling. We got over it and started with our game," his coach Heinz Reinkemeier said. The men's hockey team got down to a 1-2 defeat to Germany by conceding a goal with three seconds left in the match on the third day of competitions on Monday. There were setbacks in other events too as the trap shooting duo of Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai could not improve on their opening day performance and failed to qualify for the Olympics men's trap semifinals.

GST Bill passed; Modi says no more tax terrorism

  After the passage of the GST bill in Rajya Sabha, it was passed in the Lok Sabha too. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said GST was "crucial" for ending tax terrorism besides reducing corruption and black money. The GST will make consumer the "king", PM Modi said thanking all parties for their support to the Bill. Minutes before the Lok Sabha passed the 122nd constitution amendment bill, Modi called the GST “pro-poor” echoing a plank used by the Congress to demand changes in the NDA’s version of the legislation. After a six-hour debate, the Lower House passed the bill with all the 443 members present voting in favour after AIADMK members staged a walkout while opposing the measure. The government had moved six official amendments, including scrapping of 1 per cent additional tax, to the bill which were approved by the Upper House.   Recalling that August 8 was the anniversary of the Quit India Movement that Mahatma Gandhi launched, Modi said, "this anniversary of August Kranti marks a crucial step towards making India free of tax terrorism. In Parliament, both the PM and finance minister Arun Jaitley maintained the states will gain under GST, brushing aside allegations they will forgo their financial sovereignty.  “States and Centre will be pooling in their sovereignty together and creating a new mechanism which will take all its decision within that pooled sovereignty,” Jaitley said. Describing the passage of the bill as victory of democracy, Modi, while speaking in Lok Sabha, coined the GST in a new manner 'Great Step by Team India', 'Great Step towards Transformation', 'Great Step towards Transparency'.

Pushkaram effect; Meat sale banned in Vijaywada

  On the occasion of Krishna Pushkaram, starting from August 9 to August 25, there will be no meat sale in Vijayawada. The decision of the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) to ban slaughtering of cattle and sale of meat, including seafood, in the city for 16 days on the occasion of Krishna Pushkaralu, has drawn flak from not only traders and hoteliers but also the common public. Authorities stated that in the interest of public health of crores of people visiting the city, the ban has been imposed. No meat shops should be opened during the said period and also slaughtering of animals must be strictly avoided, officials said. Also, the Municipal Corporation’s slaughter house which certifies meat will also be closed down. "There are people from various religions living here and the government must not tell us what to eat," a resident said.   “Banning meat will be a strong step. Consumption of non-vegetarian food is one’s personal choice. Ban for such long period would also impact the lives of people dependant on the poultry and seafood industry. However, officials can make an appeal to the public to avoid sale or consumption of a particular product in the larger interest of people”, said an activist. "There was no ban on the meat during the 1992 and 2004 Krishna Pushkarams. When the government says that it wants to ban mean to maintain piousness, does it mean those who consume it are not pious? What sort of message is it trying to send to the public?" said another resident.  Meanwhile, liquor will be available all over the city except in the shops that are located within 500 metres radius to ghats and Pushkar Nagars.  

RBI Chief's last policy review today

  Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, will hold his last monetary policy meet on Tuesday. Rajan will leave office on 4 September competing his 3-year term at the Mint Road. That marks the end of, arguably, one of the most eventful tenures of any governor served the Indian central bank’s 81-year old history. Although the governor is famous for throwing up surprises, but it is unlikely that he will slash interest rates this time around. Tuesday's money policy review holds significance as it comes in the backdrop of a global economic situation that is in a flux and mixed signals on the domestic economy.    Rajan, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund, will depart the central bank in September after a three-year stint, the shortest of any central bank chief in India since at least the early 90s. The government announced last week that it would like the RBI to focus on maintaining retail inflation rate of 4 per cent for the next five years, based on which the new interest rate setting panel would take its monetary policy decisions going forward. "We are expecting that there will be no change in rate because vegetable prices are on the rise... It will take a few months for the vegetable prices to come down when the kharif crops come into the market," SBI Chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya said.

KCR praises Modi for corrupt free Government

  The Prime Minister was paid a compliment by the chief minister of Telangana for his corrupt free governance and he also returned it with  another compliment for the CM. Stating that the Central government under Modi's leadership was running "100 per cent corruption free", KCR said, "The credit for running the corruption-free government goes to Modi. This will go down in history." KCR also termed him as "Bharat desh ke atyant lokpriya neta (very popular leader in India)". The CM represents Gajwel Assembly constituency in the Telangana Assembly. While returning the compliment, Modi, who was on his maiden visit to the youngest state, said the Telangana CM has always been concerned about the development of his state. KCR who had earlier made it clear that he was not averse to ties with the BJP -accompanied PM Modi to his home constituency Gajwel in a chopper ride.   PM Modi spent a little over four hours in Telangana, during which he launched Mission Bhageeratha - the prestigious drinking water project. A power project, a fertiliser plant and a health university were inaugurated by remote control. "We (Telangana State) are getting good cooperation from you (Modi) and also from your ministers," Rao said while noting that the BJP had also played a role in formation of the state in 2014, when it was carved out of Andhra Pradesh. To this, Modi said, "Whenever the Chief Minister (Rao) has met me, he has spoken about the state's development and about water related issues." He is "emotional" on the water issue and appeared to have taken it as a mission, Modi said.The Chief Minister also heaped praises on Union Minister of State for Power, Piyush Goyal for helping to improve the power situation in the state.

Telangana needs your love not aid: KCR to Modi

  Hundreds of hoardings with welcome messages for Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed that Telangana spared no effort to make this an impressive show. While speaking at a public meeting in Medak district after PM Modi launched Telangana's drinking water programme `Mission Bhagiratha' and other projects, CM KCR said, "We are not demanding Rs 50,000 crore or Rs 1 lakh crore because we know governments have their own limitations. We demand your love for this state and your blessings for every initiative by this youngest state." KCR also urged the PM to declare one irrigation project of the state as a national project.   He also sought the Centre's help for `Mission Kakatiya', under which the government plans to restore 45,000 irrigation tanks. KCR also demanded an all-India institute, an All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and help to make the proposed Information Technology and Investment Region (ITIR) in Hyderabad a reality. He told Modi that Telangana was set to become the No.1 IT exporter in the country with software exports of Rs 75,000 crore. He said 2,303 industrial projects involving investment of Rs 46,000 crore were cleared under the new industrial policy. Meanwhile he also praised the Prime Minister for leading a corruption free government at the centre. "The credit for running the corruption-free government goes to Modi. This will go down in history."

Olympics Day 2: Gymnast Dipa creates history for India

  On a day when not many Indians created an impact on the medals tally, Gymnast Dipa Karmakar, the first ever woman gymanast from India to qualify for the Olympics, kept her hopes of clinching an unprecedented medal alive by qualifying for the Vault Final in women's artistic gymnastics. The 22-year-old has clinched the eighth and last qualifying place for the vault final and could become the first Indian to win an Olympic gymnastics medal. "That I have reached the final is an amazing achievement. My coach is very happy because I executed what he had taught me to do," added Karmakar, who last year became the first Indian to compete in an apparatus final at the world championships. The Indian women's hockey team put up a brave face as it came back from a two-goal deficit to hold Japan 2-2 in its opening pool encounter.   The last time India featured in women's hockey at the Olympics was back in 1980 Moscow. The Indian women's archery team comprising Deepika Kumari, Laishram Bombayla Devi and Laxmirani Majhi raised hopes of India's first medal by reaching the quarter-finals but crashed out after losing to Russia. Heena Sidhu missed out in the race to the women's 10 metres Air Pistol finals, while trap shooters Manavjit Singh Sandhu and Kynan Chenai were a poor 17th and 19th respectively on the first day of the men's trap qualifying. World number one Novak Djokovic was dumped out of the Rio Games in the first round on Sunday by Argentina's Juan Martin del Potro, a shock result that reduced the Serbian to tears as he left the court. Michael Phelps won his 19th Olympic gold medal as the United States won the 4x100 relay at the Olympics on Sunday.

Shoot me but not my dalit brothers says PM in Hyd

  In his maiden visit to the newly formed state of Telangana. The Prime Minister made a strong pitch again the cow vigilantes and attackers of dalits. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he called for stopping the attacks on Dalits and the politics over it while addressing BJP workers in Hyderabad, said, "If you want to attack, attack me, not my Dalit brothers. If you want to shoot, shoot me, not my Dalit brothers, stop politics over Dalits. This game should stop," Modisaid in an aggressive way, while addressing a public meeting of polling booth workers of BJP at a "Maha Sammelan" at Lal Bahadur Stadium in Hyderabad which was at the end of his day long trip to the state.   Without naming opposition parties, Modi said, "I know why a storm is being created against us these days. Because, these people believed they are the owners of Dalit vote. Dalit community is in their pocket". "They fear that if Dalitsunderstood the welfare measures initiated for them by the BJP-led government, this party (BJP) cannot be removed (from power) for 50 years, and it would end their divisive politics," he added. Making an emotional appeal, he asked people to protect and respect Dalits who have for long been neglected by the society. The Prime Minister said if the country has to progress it cannot ignore key mantras of peace, unity and harmony. "Country's unity is the main source of country's development," he said. "Those who want to solve this social problem, I request them to leave politics that divides the society. Divisive politics will not do any good to the country," he said while ending the tour of the state.

Govt asks Gurus to promote organ donation

  If one person donates his/her organs after death, he/she can save or better as many as 50 lives, that is what doctors say. But most of the people due to lack of awareness of the dire necessity of organs for people who are waiting for donors do not pledge for the same. A lot of them are of the opinion also that their religion does not support the donation of organs after death. Whereas not one of the 22 major religions in the world is against it. Most major religions in India including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Sikhism and Buddhism support organ and tissue donation, and consider donation the final act of love and generosity toward others. Keeping this in mind, the government is now looking to spiritual and religious gurus to promote the kind act of organ donation. Health minister J P Nadda and senior officials have held two rounds of discussions with these gurus and are now working out a detailed campaign on organ donation, which is expected to be launched very soon, a senior official said.   Surveys showed that around 30% of people in urban areas believed organ donors would not receive any life-saving treatment while around 20% thought their body would be mutilated. Also many people believe in myths like donating organs may impact the next birth. According to estimates, of the 95 lakh people who die in India every year, at least one lakh are potential donors. Despite this, there are nearly 300 deaths every day due to failure of various organs. "Religious leaders and gurus have major influence on people and most of them have mass followers. Involving them would mean spreading awareness among a large number of people through a medium that commands faith and trust," the official said.