''Mohammad(SWS) For All'' compaign from Feb-17

Mumbai, Feb 14: In a unique event, Muslims and Hindus today participated in the birth anniversary celebrations of Prophet Mohammed and announced to launch of a campaign to spread the message ''Muhammad For All'' from February 17 to 28.The statewide compaign will be launched by Jamaat-e-Islami Hind, Maharashtra, to introduce the last Prophet of Allah and reject the belief that he is for the Muslims only. Jamaat has set up several groups consisting of leading Muslim and non Muslim personalities, activists, Intellectuals and social organizations of Maharashtra, who will travel across the state to reach out to two crore people with the message. Beside this, Jamaat will also create awareness about various social evils including social injustice, female foeticide, dowry, child labour, liquor, corruption, human rights violation, terrorism, violence etc. Nazar Mohammed Madu, President of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind,Maharashtra, said ''India is a plural society and we like to request our brothers and sisters to please try and understand Islam also.'' He further said it is the first time that not only the Ulemas of different sects like Jamiat-e-Ulema, Jamiat-e-Ahle hadis, Ulema Council, and Shia but our brothers from Bamcef and Maratha Samaj, Satya Shodhak Samaj, and others are the co-organizers of this campaign.Purshottam Khedekar, President of Maratha Sewa Sangh, said ''Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) has come with the Message of Universal Brotherhood, Peace and equality, which is infinite in nature and should be implemented. It's wrong to confine his Personality to Muslims only.'' The participating scholars and experts also condemned the Pune blast.The function was presided over by Ejaz Ahmed Aslam, Secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.Ram Puniyani, Prof, IIT Mumbai, and Ms Pratima Joshi, a well known Marathi journalist were among the other prominent speakers who lent their support for the campaign, ===========================================

AP- speaker accepts resignations of 12 legislators

Andhra Pradesh assembly speaker N. Kirankumar Reddy Monday accepted the resignations of 12 out of 15 legislators of the Telangana region who had quit Sunday to protest the terms of the Srikrishna committee looking into the demand for a separate state.

The legislators whose resignations were accepted include all 10 of the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) and one each of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).However, the speaker has not yet taken a decision on the resignations of two legislators of the ruling Congress party and one of Praja Rajyam Party (PRP).
Hours before the budget session of the state legislature began, the speaker announced that he has accepted the resignations of 11 legislators. The decision to accept the resignation of TDP legislator Chennamaneni Ramesh’s resignation was announced Sunday night.The TRS legislators who have resigned include its floor leader E. Rajender, party chief K. Chandrasekhara Rao’s son K. Tarakarama Rao and his nephew Harish Rao.Rejecting the terms of reference of the Srikrishna panel as anti-Telangana, the all-party Joint Action Committee (JAC) has asked all elected representatives from the region to quit by Monday evening, failing which it will launch a series of protests against them. However, so far only 15 legislators have put in their papers.There are 119 legislators from Telangana in the 294-member state assembly.The opinion among 50 Congress legislators is divided over the issue of resignations. All 39 legislators of the TDP have decided to send their resignations to JAC convenor M. Kodandaram for submitting them to the speaker only after Congress legislators come forward to quit. (thanks way2online)
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Dr. Manmohan Singh presenting the Prime Minister’s Trophy

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh presenting the Prime Minister’s Trophy for the best Integrated Steel Plant in India to the Chairman and Managing Director of Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), Shri P.K. Bishnoi for the year 2005-06, in New Delhi on February 15,2010.

The Union Minister of Steel, Shri Virbhadra Singh and the Minister of State for Steel, Shri A. Sai Prathap are also seen.  (Photo by No;CNR-30424)
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Andhra Pradesh’s fiscal position grim: Governor

Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan has said the state’s fiscal position is grim, as the revenue growth rate fell to 5 percent in the first nine months of the current fiscal.Addressing both houses of the legislature on the first day of the budget session, Narasimhan said the government was exploring all possibilities to revive the economy by increased capital expenditure “to ensure that the virtuous cycle of economic growth continues to move”.He pointed out that the global economic downturn that started in October 2008 continued eroding development activity and revenues like never before, compelling the government to defer a major portion of planned and capital expenditures budgeted.“The revenues of the state that grew at more than 19 percent per annum for four year period 2004-08 have suddenly fallen to 10 percent in 2008-09. The situation in the current fiscal as per available indications has been grimmer with revenue growth rate further falling to 5 percent for nine months period April-December 2009,” he said“The good news is that there is light at the end of the tunnel. The GSDP growth rate of the state which fell to 5.5 percent for 2008-09 from 10 percent for the preceding four year period 2004-08 has recovered to 7.5 percent for 2009-10 as per the advanced estimates,” he said.He pointed out that because of the fall in revenues from second half of last fiscal the growth rate in respect of planned expenditure fell to 13 percent while the capital expenditure recorded a negative growth rate for 2008-09 over the pervious year.“Situation could have been worse had not the central government implemented three fiscal stimulus packages benefiting among others the state governments in the form of increased fiscal deficit to GSDP ratio.”Narasimhan said the state has a positive growth rate of 5 percent in the revenues as against negative growth of 22 percent in indirect tax revenues of central government for first eight month period April-November 2009.“However, unlike in the case of central government the fiscal deficit of the state can’t go beyond 4 percent of our GSDP in view of FRBM (Fiscal responsibility and budget management) compulsions,” he said.The governor assured the legislature that the government would continue development and welfare programmes launched by former chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash in September last year.The schemes include free electricity to farmers, rice at Rs.2 a kg, health insurance for the poor, land distribution and construction of irrigation projects under the Jalayagnam programme, (thanks to way2online),
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Training Programme for officers of State Wakf Boards

(PIB NEWS) The first training programme in Accounts, Auditing and Budgeting for the officers of the State Wakf Boards began today at RCVP Norohana Academy of Administration & Management in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. 27 participants from 17 State Wakf Boards are particapeting in the 3-day training programme.This is an important milestone towards the computerization of all the State Wakf Boards and creating e-management in Wakf. The Scheme for Computerization of Records of State Wakf Boards was launched by the Minister for Minority Affairs, Shri Salman Khurshid, in New Delhi on December 22 last year. The computerization would introduce implementation of a web based centralized application module for Wakf Management. The scheme is being implemented by National Informatics Centre (NIC) on turnkey basis under the supervision of the Central Wakf Council. Accordingly NIC will start the process of training the staff of the state Wakf Boards in due course.There are 29 Wakf Boards in the country constituted by the respective State Governments and more than 3.5 lakhs Wakf properties are registered with them. To optimize the income from the Wakf properties, various measures have been taken by the Central Government and the Central Wakf Council, including the Scheme for Computerization of Records of State Wakf Boards. However, besides e-management, there are various other areas in Accounting, Finance, Auditing, Lease of properties, Legal/Court cases etc. in which the officers of the State Wakf Boards are required to be updated. For these specialized subjects, the Central Wakf Council decided to launch this programme of in-service training of officers in Wakf matters, in collaboration with RCVP Norohana Academy of Administration & Management, Bhopal, which has all the infrastructure to impart training on regular basis. The training programme was inaugurated by Dr. Sundeep Khanna, Director General of the Academy. He hoped that with this training the participants who have gathered from all over the country would be in a better position to maintain the accounts of the Boards leading to better financial management.
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PRESIDENT OF INDIA Smt,P.D.Patil Recieving commemorative brochure,

The Defence Minister, Shri A. K. Antony presenting the first released copy of the commemorative brochure to the President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil, on the occasion of inauguration of Corps of Signals Centenary year, in New Delhi on February 15, 2010.The Minister of State of Defence, Shri M.M. Pallam Raju, the Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor and the Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik are also seen.         (Photo by PIB No:CNR-30415) ======================================================