Who Flayed Pakistan at United Nations

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1 Meet Eenam Gambhir : Who Flayed Pakistan at United Nations If there's one name you need to learn today, it is that of Eenam Gambhir. If you have not been living under a rock, you'd already know of her. But for those of you who were, here's a quick recap. Eenam Gambhir is our badass Indian diplomat who is winning the internet with her powerful speech at the United Nations. This is not the first time India has chosen Gambhir from its permanent mission to the UN to deliver its response to a Pakistan PM. Exactly a year ago, at the United Nations General Assembly, Gambhir delivered a passionate speech condemning Pakistan.The speech alone was retweeted over 5000 times.

2 2 October, 2017 Babudom IAS The President of India is pleased to appoint Shri Sunil Arora (An IAS officer of 1980 batch of Rajasthan Cadre) as the Election Commissioner in the Election Commission with effect from the date he assumes the office. Rajesh Kumar Chaturvedi (An IAS officer of 1987 batch of Madhya Pradesh cadre) Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education as Director General, National Skill Development Agency (NSDA) in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary to Government. Rajiv Mehrishi (An IAS officer of Rajasthan Cadre) has been appointed as the newcomptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India as part of a major bureaucratic reshuffle. Vipul Bansal,IAS Karnataka 2005 has been appointed Private Secretary to the Minister for Defence Ms.Nirmala Sitaraman in the Ministry of Defence for the period of five years. Dr.Asha Ram Sihag,IAS,Himachal Oradesh,1983 presently Secretary, Department of Heavy Industry has been given additional Charge as Secretary Department of Public Enterprises. Saurabh Jain IAS, Kerala,2002 has been appointed Private Secretary to the Minister of State for Culture and Mos Environment,Forest and Climate Change Dr. Mahesh Sharma. Shreeshail Malge, IRAS,2002 has been appointed as Director in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Delhi under Central Staffing Scheme for the period of five years. The 2002 batch IAS officer of Punjab cadre, B. Purushartha has been appointed as Private Secretary to Minister of State(I/C) for Housing & Urban Affairs, Hardeep Singh Puri. IPS Rajni Kant Mishra, IPS,UP,1984 takes charge as Director General, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) succeeding Smt.Archana Ramasundaram. Mr.Mishta joined CBI in the year 2002 and worked there as DIG & IG till 2009.He joined Border Security Force (BSF) in June Govt. of India has made clear that Mr. Anurag Garg (An IPS officer of 1993 batch of Himachal Cadre) will continue as Joint Director CBI till 30 Nov 2017 Dharmendra Kumar (An IPS officer of 1984 batch of AGMUT cadre) has been appointed as Director General, Railway Protection Force (RPF). He is presently serving in govt. of india as Additional Director General CISF. Senior IPS officer Sulkhan Singh,IPS, 1980 has been given a three-month extention as Director General of Uttar Pradesh Police. Ajay Kashyap,IPS 1985 presently Delhi Traffic Special Commissioner has been appointed as the new Director General of Tihar Jail with immediate effect. IPS Officers May Have To Specialise In Policing Domain To Get Promotion Indian Police Service (IPS) officers may soon have to specialise in at least one policing domain like counter-insurgency, terror funding or cybercrime to get promotion to the senior ranks. According to a proposal prepared by the Home Ministry, each of the IPS officer will have to specialise in different policing domains like anti-terrorism, terror funding, economic crimes or cyber offences before being promoted to senior ranks. As per the proposal, IPS officers will have to speacilise on a particular domain and undergo mandatory training before being promoted to the ranks of deputy inspector general (DIG), inspector general (IG) or additional director general (ADG), a home ministry official said. The domain subjects or the area of specialisation, will be listed in the performance appraisal report, the official said. Among the subjects in which the IPS officers can speacilise include anticorruption and vigilance, police research and development, criminal investigation (CBI, CID), intelligence,cybercrime, counter-insurgency and anti- terrorism. Before being promoted as a DIG, an officer will have to undergo training in at least one of the domains. Similarly for the promotion to ranks of the IG and ADG, mandatory training will have to be completed in two or three subjects. The National Police Academy in Hyderabad and other similar institutes will be asked to prepare training modules. The plan was discussed in November last during an annual conference of top police officers of the country in Hyderabad which was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh. The proposal has been prepared as part of the follow-up of the discussion that took place in that meeting. Future postings of senior police officers may be decided as per specialisation, the official said. An IPS officer goes through at least three mid-term training programmes. The first one is after seven to nine years in the job, the next comes after another seven years and the final one is on completing at least 24 years in service. Naidu addresses IAS, others at LBSNAA,Mussoorie Public Sector Dr. R K Tyagi (Former Chairman Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) has been appointed as 36th President of Aeronautics Society of India by the members in a meeting held at Thiruvananthpuram. He is also recently appointed as Independent Director at Air India by the Govt. of India. The Appointment Committee of Cabinet has approved the appointment of Ms. P Alli Rani as Chairman & Managing Director Cotton Corporation of India Ltd. in meeting held today at New Delhi. Ms P Alli Rani is presently serving as Director (Finance) CONCOR Ltd. The Public Enterprises Selection Board has held interview on 19th September 2017 for selection of candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, Engineers India Limited (EIL) and has recommended the name of Shri Jagdish Chander Nakra as CMD EIL. He is presently holding the post of Director (Project) at Engineers India Limited. The Public Enterprises Selection Board has held interview for selection of candidate for the post of Chairman & Managing Director, SJVN Limited and has recommended the name of Shri Nand Lal Sharma as CMD SJVN Limited. He is presently holding the post of Director (Personnel) at SJVN Limited. The Public Enterprises Selection Board has held interview for the selection of candidate for the post of Director (Refineries), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL). and recommended the name of Shri B V Rama Gopal for the post of Director (Refineries) IOCL. He is presently serving as Executive Director IOCL. Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu talked about his state s realtime governance model and methodology of governance that attaches importance to the people s happiness index. In fact, Andhra Pradesh is the second state in India after Madhya Pradesh to start a separate department on happiness. Naidu was addressing about 450 officers of All India Service and civil services at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie. After addressing the officers, CM said the following through his Twitter handle: 1. Addressed 450 officers of All India Services and Civil Services at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie. 2. It was a pleasure interacting and discussing with IAS and Civil Services officers at National Academy of Administrative Services today. 3. Talked about our methodology of governance that revolves around the notion of People-First and importance of people s happiness index as a KPI. 4. Discussed AP s Real-Time Governance model to create an eco-system for sustaining Integrated Communication and Grievance Redressal System. 5. Emphasised upon Amaravati s vision and the key achievements that we have made by following People- First agenda.

3 3 October, 2017 Bond With The Best Boss is always right and the bond is always the best.this tag line is endorsed for the one and only first DGP of Telangana State Anurag Sharma, who is serving on the top & the hot seat from a long time.as it is said to be a big term, but it is passing in such a smooth manner that months & year passed like a bullet train.today other states are looking at Telangana police and adopting its initiatives,the state police has set its own image & identity in entire country. Moreover people are preferring to stay here because of its safe atmosphere companies are investing and business is growing in the state with the fair deals and khakis have won the public trust with prompt policing that is only and only because of Mr.Sharma.Salute to his commitment & sincerity.what next, only bond knows!!! Singh Hunts Perfection When it comes to bureaucracy things and talks start from Telangana state Chief Secretary S.P.Singh, who is the one top babu responsible for entire administration of the state.that s the reason during all important meetings, be it of any project, any VIPs visit, any festival preparations or any meeting on any specific subject, he directs his officers to maintain the perfection and promptness. Though sometimes the CS has to face the hectic time, but he doesn t compromise in his system of working and that s perfection.that s the reason in the lower level things are moving perfectly,effectively and that too in time.let s applaud the efforts of Mr.Singh, who is working hard back the screen. Thumbs Up For Dinesh Thakur s Thunder Be it a small or big fish now everyone has to pay for it,suffer and feel the heat.yes - dear corrupt babus, one day all have to face the thunder of R.P.Thakur,the DG of ACB,AP.So, better to change rather getting no chance further.in recent sleuths ACB finds unearthed disproportionate assets worth more than Rs.500 crores from two of the officers, from which Golla Venkata Raghu was about to retire and booked tickets for Singapore to celebrate his retirement function.acb got alert and raided at the right time.applaud for Mr.Thakur,the most toughest and the sincere officer. Senior officer Dinesh Kumar, Chief Secretary to AP is seriously working on to set up biometric attendance system in the offices of Heads of the Departments and all offices in district headquarters from this month onwards. So, now employees don t have to keep the pens or to share from someone to mark their attendance in the register.now just a thumb will do the magic for them.but now it seems that employees are protesting this system and they are not mentally prepared to accept this, whatever may be the outcome, presently things are moving effectively in the administration of Mr.Dinesh Kumar. Officer Of The Month The baldiya boss Dr.B.Janardhan Reddy is the officer of the month.apart from routine work and initiatives the officer has put his best efforts during the recent heavy rains that lashed the city.he was on his toes 24/7 and was present in early mornings to late midnights with the teams to monitor the cleaning work without timely food and sleep during the operation, as per the sources the officer didn t went to his home either.what more can be expected from the officer, who is living for the corporation. Kudos to his commitment! Yes All Is Well Yes things are smooth & moving well in an organized way in the city police in the presence of Hyderabad Police Chief M.Mahender Reddy because the police chief very well knows the pulse.mr.reddy took the city police flag on a higher level, controlled the crime, brought the policing on the fast track, made the city more peaceful & safer, started many initiatives, bagged many awards including national level, installed lakhs of CCTV cameras, strengthen the friendly policing, put efforts for the more safety for women and many more.no communal riots, no kidnapping cases, no vasooli, no violence and no clubs & hukka centres in the city.what else the officer left, hope nothing.

4 Superb Second Innings This is called sone pe suhaga, after working as Secretary, Telangana Legislature for near about eight years Dr.S.Raja Sadaram took over as Chief Information Commissioner, which is considered to be one of the prestigious post.after the recommendation from the governments side the Governor has approved the said appointment.whereas Dr.V.Narasimha Charyulu took over as the new Secretary of Telangana Legislature. Let s Applaud VK It s really needed! A great social responsibility! The senior officer V.K.Singh, who is presently the DG,Telangana State Prisons came forward to rehabilitate the mentally unstable persons roaming in the city.the officer said that the department would soon launch the campaign with the help of NGO s & corporate houses.the drive will be launched soon after getting the approval from the government.good initiative, let;s applaud the officer. Hip-Hip Hurray It s a big win of the government! Secretary, MAUD, Navin Mittal has announced that the Supreme Court has ruled in favour of HMDA in the case filed with regard to the ownership of 638 acres of land in Kokapet.He said the lands were transferred by the State government to HMDA in 2006 with an intention to auction them. A total of 168 acres were put up for auction, which fetched? 1,775 crore for the Authority. However, the ownership of the land was challenged in court by a few individuals who claimed to be legal heirs of Nawab Nusrat Jung-I to whom the land had belonged. The person claiming ownership had submitted a representation to the government for transfer of land in 2002, and twice in In 2004, two memos were issued transferring the land, and then withdrawn. he approached court challenging this, Mr. Mittal said.a division bench of High Court had ruled in favour of HMDA, following which an appeal was filed in Supreme Court. Vishwajit Making Rounds So, the young officer Vishwajit Kampati, serving as Rajanna Sircilla district SP is sach me making rounds. Policing is the best in the district and things are being under control. Recently the jaabaaz cop has visited Ladakh,Jammu & Kashmir for 18 days on the nomination by Union Ministry of Home Affairs. Amazing! Every year, a group of 20 to 25 police officers representing different States and Central Police Forces visit the Hot Springs,Ladakh to pay homage to Indian policemen who laid down their lives on October 21, 1959, combating Chinese troops.great guns! Rest, whenever the tough officers like him comes into action the testimonials & appreciations are the normal practice. Hope got it! Meet The Devasena Of Real Screen Entire globe saw Baahubali s Devasena and her courage against immoral happenings, but that s on reel screen.now it s time to talk and appreciate the real happening from A.Devasena,DM of Jangaon, who has straight away cancelled the registration of the land of the MLA, the land which was encroached and was a part of Nellutla tank.as encroachment of tank land is against Supreme Court's ruling.so, this incident shows that rule is rule, whoever one may be! The real screen Devasena's step has to be appreciated. Hat's off to the Collector! Vivek is in talk These days the Vizianagaram Collector Vivek Yadav is in talk for his best performance.apart from the routine work the officer put all his efforts for relief operation during heavy rains, he personally visited flood affected Thotapalli project area and was in touch with the concerned officers in every thirty minutes for the current situation.he personally monitored the food and shelter arrangements for the flood effected people.good one Vivek! Appreciations *Appreciations to Commissioner and Director Municipal Administration T.K.Sreedevi for taking up the initiative by improving citizen services.now citizens can avail themselves all the 18 essential municipal functions through the portals. 4 October, 2017 Bathukamma Bathukamma Uyyalo The festival of flowers Bathukamma is on screen,it has reached from town to cape town and to the entire globe with joy & happiness. The news is about official Bathukamma, the lady officers & the officers spouses. It was an elegant and sober event from the group headed by Smt.Mamta Sharma. Thanks to the festivals, which bring joy in the lives and importantly provide such beautiful opportunity for the families & friends to gather and celebrate.this is the real meaning & the moments of the life. *Kudos to T.K. Rana, DCP-Law and Order, Vijayawada for his best performance.as recently the young officer was in news for detecting kidnapping case of a doctor and also detecting the gold heist case for which officer has to stay at Mumbai for some time. *Applaud to N.Prakash Reddy,SP of Nalgonda district for launching Operation Muskaan, a campaign mode programme to rescue & rehabilitate missing children under various category.

5 Public Sector NTPC pays Total Dividend of Rs. 3,941 crore for FY NTPC Limited paid a total 47.8% of its paid-up capital for the financial year , amounting to Rs. 3,941 crore. The Company had paid interim amounting to Rs. 2,152 crore on February 22, The Company has paid the final amounting to Rs. 1,789 crore on September 29, The RTGS advice for the transfer of Rs. 1,129 crore to Government of India, being the share of Government of India in the final dividend, was presented by Shri Gurdeep Singh, CMD, NTPC, to Shri R.K.Singh, Hon ble Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power and New & Renewable Energy in the presence of Shri K. Biswal, Director (Finance), Shri K.K.Sharma, Director (Operations), Shri Saptarshi Roy, Director (Human Resources) and Shri A. K. Gupta, Director (Commercial) from NTPC Ltd. NTPC Ltd. has paid a total dividend of Rs. 2,630 crore to the Government of India for the financial year This is the 24th consecutive year that NTPC Ltd. has paid dividend. Sports Committee Meeting of Ministry of Steel held at NMDC 5 October, 2017 NBCC Registers a Substantial 23% Growth NBCC, the state owned Navratna Enterprise, under the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (HUA), Govt. of India, has registered approximately 23% Growth in FY as compared to the previous year. The Annual Financial Results for FY , announced on 18th Sept. 2017, shows the Company posting a net Profit of Rs.355 Crores while its total Income has surged to Rs.6400 Crore. Speaking to the Media on the occasion subsequently, Dr. Anoop Kumar Mittal, Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the Company said that the Company had been consistently performing well and informed that the Order Book position of the Company as of now, stood at around Rs Crore and was likely to touch the figure of approximately 1 Lakh Crore in next few months. Elaborating upon the business outlook, Dr. Mittal stated that the Company s focus areas in the coming years would primarily be PMC based Redevelopment works. He said that NBCC already had huge work orders from the Government in respect of the redevelopment of properties which included Rs.5000 Crores East Kidwai Nagar Redevelopment which is nearing completion; Rs.2149 Crores Integrated Exhibition-cum-Convention Centre for ITPO; AIIMS Redevelopment Works of Rs.5828 Crores etc. In this context, he also shared details on recently secured huge works of redevelopment of Govt. properties valuing approximately Rs Crore located at Netaji Nagar, Sarojini Nagar and Nauraji Nagar in Delhi. DR. Mittal in this regard, added that this Nauroji Nagar Commercial Hub shall be named World Trade Centre, New Delhi, as NBCC has got the License from WTC New York recently.giving an account of the Company s latest strategic moves in business operations, Dr. Mittal spoke of NBCC s recent acquiring of HSCL, a Central PSU under the Ministry of Steel, setting up of two more new subsidiaries, one NBCC International Ltd. to aggressively go for enhancing overseas stake and the other NBCC Environment Engineering Ltd. to pursue the cause of sustainability and environment. The first meeting of high level Sports Committee set up by Chaudhary Birender Singh, Hon ble Union Minister of Steel, Govt. of India was held at NMDC, Hyderabad under the Chairmanship of N. Baijendra Kumar, IAS, CMD, NMDC. In an earlier meeting held this year, Steel Minister had asked all PSUs to work together for development of sports in the country and avoid duplication and overlapping of efforts in this area. The PSUs have Plants & Units spread across the country so they can contribute to promotion of sports in different regions of the country. Local talent can be spotted through regular coaching camps and bright children can be trained by professionals for state and national level games, the Minister had stated. The Sports Committee consists CMDs of all CPSEs under Ministry of Steel and various eminent sports personalities of Hockey, Archery, Wrestling, Athletics, etc and sport coaches. The main objective of the Committee is to prepare a detailed action Plan to have an effective impact on sports activities and to draw a Roadmap for Promotion of Sports by CPSEs and make its recommendations. The said meeting was attended by the CMDs and representatives from member CPSEs and sports personalities. Discussions were held on the issues such as identification of States where specific sports may be taken up, apart from affiliation/association of CPSEs with sports federations/apex sports bodies such as Indian Olympic Association. The committee in it s maiden meeting also discussed about the possibility of support by CPSEs under MoS to various Sports Leagues such as Hockey, Football, Kabaddi, Badminton, Wrestling leagues etc., either individually or in collaboration. Chairman of the Committee N.Baijendra Kumar, CMD NMDC suggested the members to prepare detailed proposals for setting up of sports leagues by CPSEs under MoS and to examine various schemes of Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports related to Promotion of sports and to examine the possibility of sponsoring major sporting events in the country so that Ministry of Steel will have its presence in all important national and international level sports events.there was a very positive response from the members of all CPSEs under MoS and Sports Personalities who graced the occasion for encouragement and promotion of Sports Events at National Level. NIPM honoured Dr S.K Acharya CMD, NLC National Institute of Personnel Management (NIPM), a not-for-profit, organization and a professional body in the field of Human Resources and Industrial Relations has bestowed Dr. Sarat Kumat Acharya, CMD, NLCIL with NIPM Ratna Award during the inauguration of 36th NIPM Annual Conference at Chennai, for his outstanding contribution and excellence in the field of Human Resource Management and its development as well as in recognition of his achievements as an outstanding HR Leader and visionary. In the same function NLC India limited has been honored with NIPM s National Award for Best HR Practices for building employee engagement and leadership talent capabilities and practices that deliver real change for organization. Both the awards were presented by Shri K.Pandiarajan, Hon ble Minister for Tamil Official Language, Tamil Culture and Archaeology, Government of Tamil Nadu in the presence of eminent business and HR leaders and Shri Somesh Das Gupta, National President, NIPM and the awards were received by Dr. S.K Acharya and Shri R. Vikraman respectively. After the successful IPO of HUDCO, the 47th Annual General Meeting was held at Sirifort Auditorium. Dr. M Ravi Kanth, CMD, HUDCO presided over the AGM. The other Board of Directors were also present. PFC Commits Financial Assistance of Rs.4009 Crore to Telangana Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) has sanctioned a term loan of Rs.4009 crore to TSGENCO for setting up 5X800 MW, Coal Based Yadadri TPP using super-critical technology in Nalgonda district of Telangana. Yadadri Thermal Power Plant will generate approx. 29,784 Million Units of energy to meet the future power requirement of Telangana. The loan agreement for the project was executed between PFC and TSGENCO officials recently in Hyderabad in a ceremony attended by CMD, PFC Rajeev Sharma, CMD, TSGENCO D. Prabhakar Rao and other officials. PFC has a long standing relationship with Telangana with a cumulative sanction of Rs.28,210crore and disbursement of Rs.16,156 crore towards various projects in Generation, Transmission and Distribution sector in Telangana. Indian Oil pays Rs 2,935 cr VAT to Odisha government

6 6 October, 2017 Indian real estate attracts new global investors Motilal Oswal Real Estate raises $158 mn for third fund Foreign institutional investors have upped their game in Indian real and the offshore investor base is on the rise as new set of investors including pension funds and sovereign wealth funds from countries such as Canada, Netherlands, Qatar and Singapore are increasing their exposure to Indian real estate. The total annual investments into Indian real estate from foreign investors have consistently outpaced their domestic counterparts and in the last couple of years, the gap has widened further. Since 2016, foreign investors have invested close to $9 billion as against $2.1 billion invested by Indian investors. Among foreign investors, participation from few countries such Canada, Hong Kong, Netherlands and Qatar have gained prominence over traditional investors from Singapore and United States. Overall, these countries have gained around 24% additional market share. The strength of the Indian economy and favorable demographics, coupled with the introduction of several growth oriented reforms including Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016; Real Estate Investment Trusts; Goods and Service Tax; relaxation of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) norms etc. are aiding the real estate sector to attract higher investments, Neeraj Bansal, Partner and Head, ASEAN Corridor, Building, Construction and Real Estate, KPMG in India. The investment since 2016 by foreign funds has mostly been in commercial assets such as office space, warehouse and retail. However, investors from Hong Kong as well as Indian domestic institutions have have largely allocated capital towards residential projects. "While PE funds continue to be bullish about India, there is a growing interest from foreign pension funds and sovereign wealth funds, who have more than doubled their investments in year-to-date 2017 accounting for nearly 60% share ($3 billion) of total investments as of date, Bansal said. Since 2016, pension funds have invested more than $1.7 billion in Indian real estate sector and have emerged as the second largest investor after private equity players. On the other hand, sovereign wealth funds, which were investing around $ million on an annual basis in India since 2014 have deployed about $1.7 billion this year. While pension funds have been primarily interested in taking up warehousing, retail and to some extent office assets; SWF have mostly invested in office space and to some extent residential. Both categories prefer investing mostly in Metro and Tier 1 cities. Private equity and NBFCs are staying away from equity funding and prefer to invest through debt as indicated by majority of investment since 2016 that has been through debt or structured debt. In last few years, investors have started exploring markets other than non-metro cities of Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata. Metro sub-urban markets such as Sohna, Thane, Pune, Greater Noida, Chengalpattu etc. and non-metro markets such as Chandigarh, Mohali and Amrtisar, Ahmedabad etc. have also witnessed some investment traction. The shift could be due to mid-term saturation in the metro market resulting from high property prices and fewer launches. In metro cities, investors have been focusing primarily on office and residential assets. However, in non-metro, investors appears to have diversified their investment into different asset classes including warehousing, retail, office and residential. The PE firm is looking to invest roughly Rs 1,000 crore this financial year. Vishal Tulsyan, chief executive officer, Motilal Oswal PE, said, Our real estate fund business has scaled up over the past few years and our AUM now stands over Rs 2,000 crore. We see abundant opportunities in the sector to scale up. Going forward, our real estate fund business would continue to be a critical piece of our private equity fund management business. Motilal Oswal Real Estate, the real estate arm of Motilal Oswal Private Equity, has marked the final close of its third fund, India Realty Excellence Fund III (IREF III), at Rs 1,030 crore (around $158 million). To date, the firm has invested capital through three real estate funds, non-convertible debentures (NCDs) and proprietary investments. Its cumulative assets under management (AUM) stand at more than Rs 2,000 crore spread across funds and other strategies. IREF III focuses on early-stage mezzanine and structured equity investments with established developers across the top six cities in the country. The fund has concluded 12 transactions to date. It has committed 70% of the corpus and the rest is expected to be fully committed by the end of this financial year. Sharad Mittal, director and head of Real Estate, Motilal Oswal Real Estate, said, This is yet another milestone for Motilal Oswal Real Estate as we achieve the final close of our third real estate fund. IREF III fund has attracted great interest among investors, once again reflecting the trust in Motilal Oswal Real Estate s focused approach. Motilal Oswal Real Estate s funds have generated superior long-term results for its investors. After Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act (RERA) and goods and services tax (GST), consolidation in the industry is inevitable. Only large players having a meaningful scale, dedicated focus towards timely delivery and customer satisfaction would do well. We see significant opportunity in the regularised markets, especially with the continued progress towards broader institutional ownership, Mittal said in a statement.

7 7 October, 2017 Ralife Designs Ranking Rises A decade before Ralife Designs stepped into interior designing industry and today it s one of the top-notch interior firm in India and this is all because of the committed work of Architect Simran Mayal.When it comes to town Mayal recently did the interior work for Telangana State Excise & Prohibition Minister T.Padma Rao s residence,where from ground floor to terrace and from VIP floor to bed room the looks are just wonderful with class & luxury feel. After spending seven years in Malaysia & Singapore and working with the finest architects & designers Mayal started the firm.she is fortunate to work with lead architects - like Cazana and Parker Carell- during her intense work-learn period, including on the prestigious and famous Petronas Towers of Kuala Lumpur (which earlier enjoyed the privilege of being the world s tallest structure).after being involved in several such projects with the large teams she returned to India in 2007 to a new life in Ralife.Since then, she has created and designed some of the most prolific projects in Hyderabad,Bangalore and Vijayawada. Lanco Group set to exit realty to focus on infrastructure business Infrastructure firm Lanco Group has decided to exit its real estate investments to refocus on its core business. Lanco wants to focus on infrastructure business and is not looking to make fresh investment in real estate. It is also looking to close a joint development deal with DivyaSree Developers to complete its last project, said two people aware of the development. The infrastructure firm is in talks with Bengaluru-headquartered DivyaSree Developers to jointly construct a 7.8-mn-sft special economic zone and non-sez office space - Lanco Hills Technology Park in Hyderabad. This will be Lanco s last real estate project. Lanco Hills offices can accommodate 75,000 people, said another person. The Hyderabadbased group Lanco Infratech is one of the 12 companies named by Reserve Bank of India under the recently enacted Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. It has Rs 43,000-crore debt. The focus is to see how Lanco can turn around the infrastructure business by defocussing on non-core business, said one of the person. DivyaSree and Lanco could not be reached for comment. Lanco s deteriorating debt profile and a slowdown in infrastrucure sector pushed back the real estate development plans significantly for the company. Hyderabad office market is seeing increasing interest from corporates. No profit expected in 3 years: Prajay Engineers Syndicate City based real estate firm Prajay Engineers Syndicate on Wednesday indicated that it would take at least three years to tide over liquidity problems caused by cessation of its two key projects. Our most prestigious commercial property in LB Nagar has been seized by the banks in concurrence with a court order due to the non-repayment of Rs 220-crore loan. Our another major project at Hafeezpet has been stuck following the government s decision to put hold all transactions related to land bought from Goldstone founder Dr Prasad, said chairman and managing director Vijay Sen Reddy. He, however, added that the land bought from Mr Prasad is not government land. It will take at least 3-4 years for the company to come out of these issues and move ahead, he said, adding that as a result the company may not post profit during this period. The company has been in trouble following the slump in the Hyderabad real estate. He also blamed an imminent split in the promoter family for the slower recovery. The family of my deceased brother and former chairman of the company holds 14 per cent in the company. They are planning to exit the company. This is creating some confusion amongst the shareholders as they are challenging every decision made by the current management, Mr Reddy said. Mr Reddy, whose family holds 32 per cent stake, said that his brother s family may sold their stake in open market.

8 8 October, 2017 Charisma Continues Namdhari Gaurav Navratri Utsav Namdhari Gaurav Navratri Utsav has done it again by continuing its charisma like before, this festival season it is more exceptional with thousands n thousands of participants thronging everyday during the Navratri at S.S. Convention Center enjoying the Dandiya beats by The Challengers from Mumbai.Apart from dandiya & garba many events and competitions were organized, in which all age group people participated with full too josh & masti.the ten days show was really memorable and one has to agree that this is one of the biggest and the largest event of South India held from last many years in the town for the construction of Maa Vaishno Devi Temple at Sangareddy. Big Man Surat Singh Malhotra with his entire family. Mitesh Shah with The Challengers team Hemang Momaya presenting momento to one of the guest. One & only Mahendra Sharma, the popular Photographer of the town Publisher/Printer/Owner: G. Narahari, Printed at Colour Graphics, , Bhagya Laxmi Nilayam, Nimboliadda, Kachiguda, Station Road, Hyderabad Published at , Esamia Bazar, Hyderabad-27 (A.P.) Editor : Dr. Chaitanya Singh, Cell : mrnewseditor@yahoo.com. Annual Subscription 500/- Rupees Only.

9 9 October, 2017 Awesome Aamer Aamer Javeed, the chap who is mostly seen with so called big politicians all the time has an immense following with huge number of friends and well-wishers. Last month was his birthday and on this occasion wishes in hundreds & thousands can be seen on his face book account.this reflects his nature and friendliness. That s why we endorsed this chap as Awesome Aamer!!! Bathukamma Goes International Presenting Vijaya Nadella - a software engineer participating in bathukamma at Parsippany, North Jersey organised by North Jersey Telugu Association (NATA) and Indian American Cultural. It is observed under the leadership of Prabhakar Reddy with the wonderful concept. The inclusiveness is in terms of including all cultures to participate in the 'Fall Festival' and share the joy of halloween, garba, batukamma and navaratri irrespective of caste color or creed. Aura Furnishings On Screen News Of The Month Here comes the breaking news of the month! The Srinivasa Hatcheries Ltd.'s VC & CEO Suresh Rayudu Chitturi is appointed as the Vice-Chairman of International Egg Commission (IEC), after long-long years Mr.Suresh entered the commission on a reputed post from India.His appointment may add more feathers in the cap of IEC.Best wishes to Mr.Suresh!!! Style Mania The popular brand KULTURE, which is into plywood, veneers, laminates & hardware recently celebrated it's second anniversary. Pushpak Jain-The handsome chap is behind this success.apart from the brand Pushpak is quite passionate about apparels, new trends and new looks, that s the reason he will be always in talk in the social media.sab ka apnaapna style hota hai, but Pushpak ka apna style hai. Just imagine about the happenings if he would be associated with fashion industry. MR s Hindi Diwas Released by MP Kavita Midnight Reporter s magazine Hindi Diwas special issue has been released by First Women Parliamentarian of Telangana State Kalvakuntila Kavitha.The articles related to Hindi diwas were carried out in the issue and PSUs like NMDC,NTPC, Power- Grid,Mahesh Bank, Agroha Bank,Hindi Mahavidyalaya, Telangana Tourism were the associates. The Fantastic Family Aura Furnishings-the interior designer concept world has been inaugurated at Banjara Hills Rd No.2 by Dy.CM Janab Mohammad Ali & MP A.P.Jithender Reddy,MLC Farooq Hussain,Rashmi Thakur, Ruchika Sharma and others grace the occasion.rayees Akhter welcomed the guests & friends.in another picture Mubeen Akther accompanied with friend Honey Lisa.Best wishes Aura. Shagun Ali, an educationist by profession started off early in life. Being a young educationist, she also was a young mother shouldering responsibilities earlier in life. Having been immensely successful professionally, she also nailed it as a parent. Substantiating this fact are her very own children. Her eldest,hassan Ali is heading marketing. Following the legacy of the family, he's also the youngest Marketing head of Telangana State. Her younger one, Lubna Ali has pursued her Mass Communication and won accolades for scoring the highest in World Literature and French & an inspiring film maker.

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11 Tourism Telangana gets eight national tourism awards Telangana Tourism department has won as many as eight prestigious national tourism awards from Ministry of Tourism, GoI.While Warangal bagged Best Heritage City award, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) got Civic Management of a Tourist Destination in India award.best Tourism Promotion Publicity material award was given to Telangana tourism department for its theme book published in Mandarin language for China International Travel Mart. Swachhta award was given to Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation. Best Tourist Guide award was given to Kasinath Rao and Telangana Tourism Guide. Hyderabad s Chowmahalla Palace was given best Maintained and Disabled Friendly Monument award. Best Medical Tourism Facility award was given to Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad. Leonia International Centre for Exhibition & Conventions, Hyderabad, was selected for Best Standlone Convention Centre award.officials concerned including Telangana Tourism Secretary B.Venkatesham,IAS received these eight awards from President H.E Ram Nath Kovind at a programme held on the occasion of World Tourism Day at Vignan Bhavan in New Delhi. Indian tourism ministry goes digital The Indian government is now taking more initiatives to make various travel and tourism affairs go digital. The fresh approaches are to change the way both international and domestic tourists travel. Various travel arrangements, like booking of entrance tickets, have been transformed. A traveller can reserve tickets even before they set foot in India. E-tickets can now be booked for visiting 116 monuments across the country. The services have also been extended to mobile phones, letting travellers enjoy and benefit from the new e-platforms. While in a monument, tourists can use their phones to accessthe available audio-visual guides and combine them with venue-specific barcodes encapsulating complete information. The 1363 helpline in 12 languages is a unique effort. It is available nowhere in the world. You may find the local language and English but here we have a mix of languages spoken by tourists. So there is an ease of experience. We have made e-ticketing for 116 monuments where you do not need to stand in a queue. Now you can start from your hotel or even your country with the e-ticket for that particular monument. There is a barcode chart accessible on your mobile that has complete information on a site or organisation, says an official of the tourism ministry. The helpline also offers human s assistance that can be availed by dialing a tourist s friend or a tourist facilitator. We are inducting ex-army-men for the purpose and we hope this will help us ensure a sense of safety, the official adds. The various languages have also been updated on Incredible India s new website, which will be launched soon. To help the foreign visitors, it will have a lot of details including various travel-related services, prices, comparators, and certified experientials. Abu Dhabi s tourism experiencing fastest growth in region 11 October, 2017 Bangkok Named Most Popular City For International Tourists In 2017 For the second year in a row, Bangkok is ready to be the world's top tourism destination. The Thai capital is predicted to host nearly 20.2 million international tourists in 2017, according to Mastercard's annual list of most-traveled to cities. Released to coincide with World Tourism Day, the 2017 Global Destination Cities Index looks at visitor volume and spend at the largest 132 cities in the world. Trailing the Asian metropolis is London, which took the second spot last year as well. Clocking in at third is Paris, followed by Dubai, Singapore and New York. "Tourism within cities - like Bangkok, London,Dubai, Tokyo - is vital to economic growth. Visitors are spending money on lodging, food, shopping, and more, helping these cities grow as destinations and modern metropolises," said Carlos Menendez, President, Enterprise Partnerships, Mastercard. "This year, Singapore pushed New York out of the number five spot of top destination cities, with million international visitors in With a growing number of visitors, Singapore has been taking steps to create seamless experiences, for example, by developing an entirely cashless transit system by 2020." For some cities, the boost from tourism dollars is a boon to business. For example, Dubai boasted a whopping $28.5 billion in international visitor spend for 2016.New York, the next highest, had only $17 billion in tourism spending for the same year. Sri Lanka expects one million tourists from India by 2020 India s relationship with Sri Lanka has remained controversial from the time of civil war in Sri Lanka. However, time acted as the best healer and the bilateral relations between both the nations have seemingly improved over the years. Tourism adding value to this friendly coalition, India is now perhaps one of the leading contributors to Sri Lanka s tourism market. According to the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Convention Bureau, Prema Cooray, the number of Indian visitors in Sri Lanka is expected to rise to one million by the year This announcement was made in a conference held in Sri Lanka by NKAR Tour and Travels Pvt. Ltd. He further mentioned that easy connectivity has played a vital role in the encouraging Indian travellers to Sri Lanka; there are 127 flights connecting Colombo to several Indian cities. According to the annual report of Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) India has already been a leading source of inbound tourists for Sri Lanka, accounting for more than 15.4 pc of the total footfall of overseas travellers in The historical and cultural similarities between the two countries have played a major source of attraction for most of the Indian travellers. There has been a rise of approximately 60 pc of Indian tourists visiting Sri Lanka. Abu Dhabi has been named the fastest-growing destination city of tomorrow in the region by a global index. Mastercard Global Destination Cities Index showed that the UAE capital had experienced tourism growth of 18.9 per cent between 2009 and last year and it was the fourth fastest growing city globally, behind Osaka, Changdu and Colombo. Overall, Dubai was ranked fourth on the index, which is based on the number of international overnight visitors, with million visitors, behind Bangkok (19.41m), London (19.06m) and Paris (15.45m). Growth in Dubai was forecast to be 7.7 per cent this year. Being recognised as the fastest-growing destination city in the region is an incredible achievement. With the recently announced launch of the much-anticipated Louvre Abu Dhabi and cultural exhibitions such as Hajj: Memories of a Journey, the capital s reputation as a destination of distinction continues to grow, building on the unique experiences and cultural heritage offered, said Saif Saeed Ghobash, director general, of the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism.

12 Shipping, Tourism ministries review policy draft for cruise tourism The ministries of tourism and shipping have reviewed the detailed report prepared by Bermello, Ajamil and Partners, EY and Finance for Cruise Destinations on Monday to finalise the cruise tourism policy. Sources said that both the ministries gave various suggestions to the consultants to be incorporated in the final draft. It was learnt that another month or two are required to fine tune the report before any policy can be formulated. Union minister for shipping, Nitin Gadkari, had said that cruise tourism could be a game changer for India and that the sector has untapped potential that could drive India s economic growth engine. Despite having a vast shoreline of about 7,500 kilometer, India failed to exploit the maritime potential, especially for tourism purpose. Ministry of tourism had passed Cruise Shipping Policy in 2008, when India s share in the global cruise tourism industry stood at two percent. In , its global share for passenger count came down to mere 0.5 per cent. It has been estimated that close to 70 cruise ships came to India last year. The minister plans to take cruise liner traffic to 700 a year and grow the passenger count to 1.5 million by Sources said that five locations were suggested by the consultants to be developed under the policy framework. The ministries are yet to decide their feasibility. These locations could be Mumbai, Goa, Cochin, new Mangalore and Chennai. Cruise tourism failed to flourish in India due to restrictions on foreign cruise liners, taxes levied based on tonnage (cargo volume) instead of passenger count et cetera. Shipping ministry, however, recommended various measure including single window system for all pre-cruise requirements, declaration of only limited items of inventory of the cruise ships, no face to face check after dis-embarking formalities, standard operating procedures (SoPs) to be framed for training and education of the personnel handling of passengers. It was also decided to give a 30 per cent rebate on all cruise related charges and increase the number of dock-days permitted from one to three. Foreign flag vessels carrying passengers have also been allowed to call at Indian ports without securing a licence from the director general of shipping till February Indonesia looking for investment from India in its tourism sector With a growing influx of Indian tourists to Indonesia, the country is looking for investments from the Indian market. According to Saut Siringoringo, Consul General of the Republic of Indonesia, Mumbai, The time is right to showcase our cultural diversity in India. Therefore, we are looking for timely investments into tourism industry in Indonesia from India. Currently, there are two bidding requests to invest in restaurants in Indonesia because it is important factor to cater to Indian visitors. Besides leisure tourists, he believes that MICE is an important segment and Indonesia currently welcomes good traction from the European market. We are looking at facilitating MICE travel from India through discussions with various parties. After the launch of Garuda Indonesia flights between Mumbai and Jakarta in February, in April alone this year, we have recorded a 36% growth in arrivals, from India, which will augment further with Batic Air connecting Bali to Chennai. 12 October, 2017 Himachal Pradesh : The New Hub For Eco-Tourism Himachal Pradesh is a State that is the crowning jewel in Indian tourism map. Recognising the beauty of Himachal Pradesh, British made Shimla their summer capital. Today, Himachal Pradesh is known as a destination for all seasons and all reasons. The average footfall to Himachal Pradesh has been more than a crore since the last 10 years. People frustrated from the hustle and bustle of the concrete jungles are finding increasingly, peace of mind in the dev bhoomi. However, this heavy inflow of tourists has also led to severe pressure on Himachal Pradesh s ecology. One of the reasons for this is the concentration of a few tourist destinations. Moreover, there is a serious need to create the right policy framework and, consequently, an ecosystem around tourism in Himachal Pradesh to make it sustainable and take tourism to higher economic and ecological spheres.the principle of sustainable tourism is defined as tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities. So, we need to develop a mechanism which involves Himachalis, tourists and Government officers.the first step here will be in developing a tourism research institute which will do cutting edge research in tourism s various branches, like finance, destination experiences, ecological balance and the likes. This can be developed with the help of several global institutions developed for similar purposes. Second, we will need to analyse the people who are dissociated from the industry - the weak and the poor - and connect them to the industry. This process will ensure economic sustainability of people in Himachal Pradesh. Adequate financial support through start-up funds and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises loans need to be set up to encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to run businesses that promote tourism. A parallel system of skill development for guides, hoteliers, digital marketers, and other service providers is a sure way of making tourism in Himachal Pradesh more professional and global. Here, the State can collaborate with such countries as New Zealand and Switzerland, which have successfully developed tourism as a sustainable mode of business and employment.