Rajasthan police team returns empty handed

A team of the Rajasthan police which had arrived here in search of Bitihotra Mohanty, convicted for raping a German girl and released on parole since November 20, returned to Jaipur empty handed on Sunday, police sources said.
After conducting unsuccessful raids at several places in Cuttack, Bhubaneswar, Puri, Rourkela and Sambalpur for the last four days to nab Bitihotra, son of Orissa's Director General of Police (Home Guards) B.B. Mohanty, who had gone missing after being allowed to go on a 15-day parole, but did not find him.
The team comprised a sub-inspector and two constables of Vaishalinagar police station of Jaipur.They also visited DGP Mohanty's residence thrice but could not meet him.
"The district SP was given a written request by the visiting policemen for assistance and accordingly the police staff from the cantonment police station accompanied the team during the raids," the sources said.
Bitihotra, a 22-year-old former management student was serving a seven-year jail term at the circle jail in Jaipur when he went missing. He was supposed to report back in the jail on December 4 last.

Cottage Industries in IndiaFiled under: Test your Knowledge

Name of Industry States and Cities

Handloom Industry :

1. Sarees and dhotis - Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, West Bangal, Varanasi & Karnataka
2. Prints - Murshidabad, Farrukhabad, Jaipur, Mumbai & Karnataka
3. Carpets, rugs - Mirzapur, Bhadohi, Ellora, Kashmir, Jaipur, Banglore

Silks :

Silk Sarees - Bangalore, Kanjivaram, Karanataka
Tusser Silk - Sambalpur, Ahmedabad
Patola Silk - Baroda

Metal and Brassware :

Brass Utensils with engraving and polishing - Moradabad
Brassware/metalware Jaipur, Kashmir, Varanasi, Madurai, Tanjore

Ivory works : Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan

Indian Towns Associated with Industries

Town - Industry

Agra - Shoe and leather goods

Ahmedabad - Cotton textiles

Alwaye - Rare Earths factory

Ambernath (near Mumbai) - Machine Tools Prototype Factory

Bangalore - Cotton,textiles, toys,carpets, motors, aircraft, telephone and machines tools.

Bareilly - Resin Industry, Wood work

Bhilai - Steel plant

Bokaro - Steel plant

Mumbai - Cotton textile, film

Kolkata - Jute,electric bulbs and lamps

Chittaranjan - Locomotives

Delhi - Textiles, DDT

Dhariwal - Woolen goods

Durgapur - Steel Plant

Firozabad - Glass and Bangles

Gwalior - Pottery and Textiles

Jaipur Embroidery - Pottery Brassware

Jamshedpur - Iron and steel goods

Jharia - Coal

Katni - Cement

Khetri - Copper

Ludhiana - Hoseiry, Sewing Machine, Cycles

Trombey - Uranium, thorium factory

Moradabad - Utensils, Calico factory

Mysore - Silk

Neyveli - Lignite

Perambur - Railway coach factory Ounmpri Penicillin factory

Pinjore - Machine Tools

Rana Pratap Sagar - Atomic Power Station

Ranigarh - Coal mining

Rourkela - Steel fertilisers

Rupnarainpur - Cables

Sindri - Fertilisers

Singhbhum - Copper

Surat - Textiles

Tiruchirapalli - Cigars

Titagarh - Paper

Trombay - Atomic power Station

Vishakhapatnam - Shipbuilding

Citigroup celebrates partnership

Citigroup has announced the winners of the Citigroup Micro Entrepreneur Awards 2006. Selected by a six-member national Jury comprising of eminent citizens such as Ms. Rohini Nilekani, chairperson, Akshara Foundation; Mr. Gautam Thapar, chairman, Ballarpur Industries Limited; Mr. Kumar Ketkar, chief editor, Loksatta; Dr. SK Tamotia, dean and director, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan; Mr. H.N. Sinor, chief executive, Indian Banks Association and Dr. MS Thimmappa, former Vice Chancellor, Bangalore University. The 12 winners have emerged from amongst a thousand eligible nominees belonging to urban, semi-urban and rural areas across 22 states in the four regions of the country. The founder of Sanjeevani in Bhubaneswar, Ms Nalini Mohanty has been judged the national winner from East zone. It may be noted that Ms Renubala Behera of Cuttack, was the National winner of East zone last year.
Each National Winner of the Citigroup Micro Entrepreneur Awards 2006 will receive a cash prize of Rs.200,000/-. The National runners-up and winners in the social responsibility category will receive a prize money of Rs.100,000/- each. In addition to the cash awards, this year onwards, the winners will also be granted fully sponsored opportunities for training and skill enhancement.
The Citigroup award programme aims at recognising entrepreneurial skills of the underprivileged, analyse and select best practices and create the next generation of micro finance networks, said a release issued by the group today. The 2006 awards assumes a special significance as the year marks a decade of Citigroup’s partnership with NGOs for capacity building of the micro credit sector in 1997.
Citigroup has partnered with seven NGOs through multi-year grant support of almost US$10 million from its philanthropic arm, Citigroup Foundation.
Mr Sanjay Nayar, CEO, Citigroup India and the area head of Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, said: “2006 has been a very fulfilling year for us at Citigroup India with several of our corporate social responsibility initiatives touching important milestones.

A misleading report of Naxalite deaths

Statesman News Service
BERHAMPUR, Dec. 25: Contrary to the initial reports of two naxals being killed and two others being injured in an encounter with the police at Malkangiri district on 22 December, revelations made by the injured today said that only one naxal was killed while the other person to have met the tragic fate was a villager.
The two injured who are being treated at Berhampur hospital said the villagers had all been forced to attend a meeting organised by naxals when the police reached the spot. The police announced that the common people should come out immediately, but suddenly, there was firing and a ward member as well as the naxal, who was addressing the gathering, died at the spot.
Santosh Mandal and Arabinda Mandal, the two injured villagers who have sustained bullet injuries on their legs said they had nothing to do with the naxalite activity.
Even a few policemen confided that both Santosh and Arabinda were innocent villagers.
The incident had taken place near MV 78 village where people were coerced to attend a meeting organised by ultras. At least 15 naxals were present but women and children of the village were also present at the meeting as all of them were scared of refusing to attend such summons, said reliable sources.

Bandhs affect coalmine

The frequent and prolonged coal mine bandh caused by the stand-off between the state government and Mahanadi Coal Company has not only cost both state and MCL dear but also hit the small coal transporters engaged in the internal coal transport very badly.
If the situation fails to improve the Talcher coalfield may witness the suicides of these transporters who are hard pressed by their debts it is feared.
An indication towards this was seen on Monday when a transporter Uday Chaudhury climbed up to an electric pole near a coalmine to commit suicide. The police arrived timely and was able to save the man. Chaudhury was in a deep depression for months due to lack of work resulting from strikes. His debts have been increasing and he was unable unable to pay his staff.
According to sources there are many like Uday who engage tippers in the work of internal coal transportation in Hingula and Balaram coalmines which are prone to frequent closures due to strike.
Their dream is to eke out a living by employing tippers in the mines but due to the bandhs they end up in desperate situations.
The mine closure also forced a transport company to sell out 86 heavy vehicles engaged in coal transportation in these two mines, reports said. The loss to the company and individual transporters is proving to be too heavy to sustain their business, admitted a coalmine official.
These transporters remaining off the road at least 15 days a month have appealed to the coal company and state government to come to their rescue. Commenting upon the situation, a transporting company official cautioned that the time is not far when the transporters will be bound to suicide like cotton farmers in state.

A misleading report of Naxalite deaths

Contrary to the initial reports of two naxals being killed and two others being injured in an encounter with the police at Malkangiri district on 22 December, revelations made by the injured today said that only one naxal was killed while the other person to have met the tragic fate was a villager.
The two injured who are being treated at Berhampur hospital said the villagers had all been forced to attend a meeting organised by naxals when the police reached the spot. The police announced that the common people should come out immediately, but suddenly, there was firing and a ward member as well as the naxal, who was addressing the gathering, died at the spot.
Santosh Mandal and Arabinda Mandal, the two injured villagers who have sustained bullet injuries on their legs said they had nothing to do with the naxalite activity.
Even a few policemen confided that both Santosh and Arabinda were innocent villagers.
The incident had taken place near MV 78 village where people were coerced to attend a meeting organised by ultras. At least 15 naxals were present but women and children of the village were also present at the meeting as all of them were scared of refusing to attend such summons, said reliable sources.