Kurmi Community to support Mr. Hardik Patel in Bihar?

Reservation politics is back in India, it could be the core topic in Bihar, where assembly election to be held. The reservation system is not new to Indian politics. It certainly built many leaders over in last six decades. It is time for Mr. Hardik Patel to gain some momentum from the same trump card in Indian politics.

Mr. Patel will address many rallies in Bihar in support of Kurmi Community demanding reservation for them in Other Backward Community (OBC). However, the close associate of Mr. Patel made it clear that they have nothing to do with the ongoing political race or campaign in Bihar.

Interestingly, the chief minister of Bihar also belong to Kurmi Community, who said to be supported the movement of Mr. Patel and Patidar Samaj for their reservation. This could be another interesting deciding factor in Bihar assembly elections.

The first Kurmi caste association had been formed in 1894 at Lucknow to protest against the police recruitment policy. Mr. Patel picked proper state at right time to push his movement. This could be another landmark judgment in his career after agitation in Gujarat that made him popular in short span of time.

Reservation is only an issue of employment for community candidates rather it sentimental perception. The history of Kurmi community shows that it has been active in Bihar elections since long. Many leaders took support of the community in elections. This time the issue –the reservation for the community will also weigh high on Bihar assembly elections.

It is noteworthy that the central government made its stand over the reservation issue. The entry of Mr. Patel in Bihar though not for political purpose but it certainly have higher degree of impact on the assembly elections.

In the days to come, many leaders may come forward to capitalize the issue of reservation for Kurmi community and other communities as well.After all election means several issues related to voters and their development and sentiments.

On the flip side of the reservation issue, it is political parties those are going to pay for it – playing with the issue as results may favor or go against. But it is win-win situation for Mr. Patel, who is going to get the support of Kurmi Community in Bihar.

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18th National Conference on e-Governance concludes in Gandhinagar

The two-day 18th National Conference on e-Governance with the theme “Digital Governance-New Frontier” concluded in Gandhinagar, Gujarat today. Addressing the valedictory session, Governor of Gujarat, Shri Om Prakash Kohli said that that e-Governance is important because it is the most easy, effective and economical governance.

He said that it is one of the most useful fields of Information Technology and brings about Empowerment, Equity, Efficiency besides being the most economic mode of governance. He said that this conference has been very useful in creating awareness among officers dealing with e-Governance.

Shri Kohli mentioned the successful implementation of various e-Governance Programmes executed by the Gujarat State Government. He mentioned that Mobile technology is a preferred mode for delivery of services under the e-Governance. He expressed the hope that the Government, Industry and Academia would forge stronger ties to create programmes and institutes with focus on Skill Development in the field of Information & Communication Technology (ICT). He stated that Indian youth will bring development to our nation through the use of ICT.

The second day of the conference started with a panel discussion on “Skill Development and Employability” within the perspective of e-Governance, being the focus sector of this year’s Conference. Further, panel discussions on “Partnership with Industry – New Business Model and Service Delivery”; and “Citizen Services in a Smart City – New Paradigm” were also held. In all the panel discussions held during the two-day conference, eminent personalities from Government, Industries, IIM, e-Governance Board, Estonia, ILO, World Bank, etc participated as panelists.

Shri Govindbhai Patel, Minister of State, Science and Technology, Government of Gujarat also addressed on this occasion. He emphasised the need for all the States to work towards restructuring and re-focusing of existing schemes so as to implement them in a synchronized manner by introducing process improvements at minimal costs. 

He urged to take a few steps to enable access, make it affordable, allow for an environment for development of applications and encourage people to adopt internet. Shri Patel expressed confidence that this would lead to a self-sustaining process.

The Conference was inaugurated by Chief Minister of Gujarat, Smt. Anandiben Patel yesterday. During the inaugural Session, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi gave his message on Twitter that e-Governance is an essential part of our dream of Digital India. 

The two-day Conference was organized by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances (DARPG) and Department of Electronics & Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India in collaboration with the Department of Science & Technology, Government of Gujarat. The National Awards on excellence in e-Governance for the year 2014-15 were given by Gujarat Chief Minister yesterday.(PIB)

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NFDC brings the National Award for Gujarat on ‘THE GOOD ROAD’

Ahmedabad: Gyan Correa, debutant director of NFDC’s (National Film Development Corporation) forthcoming film, The Good Road, received the National Award for the Best Feature Film Award –

Gujarati, from Pranab Mukherjee, the Hon’ble President of India in the presence of Manish Tewari, Hon’ble Union Minister of State, MIB, Uday Kumar Varma, Secretary (Films), MIB, and Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of Communication and Information. Produced by NFDC, The Good Road, will

be released theatrically in Gujarat, on July 19th, in association with the Marketing and Publicity agency, Film Gujarat.

The 60th National Film Awards ceremony of the Directorate of Film Festivals presented its annual National Film Awards to honor the best of Indian Cinema in 2012, on May 3, 2013. An Award in this Category has come to a Gujarati film after a gap of 20 years, after Manvini Bhavai by Upendra Trivedi, in 1993.

Debutant Director Gyan Correa is also the Writer of The Good Road. In its story based around Kachchh, Gujarat, The Good Road is a journey of three sets of people who are travelling on a highway, cutting through the Banni, bordering the Rann. They are all on a journey to achieve their respective pursuits, but over the next twenty-four hours, will discover something altogether different, something new and unexpected about their lives.

Well-known actress Sonali Kulkarni (Kiran) plays the pivotal role, along side Ajay Gehi (David), Keval Katrodia (Aditya), Shamji Dhana Kerasia (Pappu), Priyank Upadhyay (Shaukat) and Poonam Kesarsingh Rajput (Poonam). The film showcases technical excellence from experts like the Oscar Award winning Sound Designer Resul Pookutty, ace Cinematographer Amitabha Singh (Chillar Party, Khosla ka Ghosla), Music Director Rajat Dholakia (Delhi 6, Mirch Masala) and Multi talented Editor Paresh Kamdar (Tunnu ki Tina, Rasayatra).

This modern Gujarati film will ensure a delightfully different experience for the Gujarati audiences at large.

About NFDC Cinemas of India

Incorporated in the year 1975, the National Film Development Corporation Ltd. (a Public Sector Enterprise under the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting) was formed by the Government of India with the primary objective of planning, promoting and organizing an integrated and efficient development of the Indian film industry in accordance with the national economic policy and objectives laid down by the Central Government from time to time. With more than 300 films in 18 regional Indian languages, many of which have earned global acclaim and won national and international awards, NFDC has worked with filmmakers like Satyajit Ray, Mrinal Sen, Aparna Sen, Mira Nair, Shyam Benegal, Govind Nihalani, Adoor Gopalikrishnan, Richard Atenborough, amongst many others.

NFDC aims at fostering excellence in cinema and promoting the diversity of its culture by supporting and encouraging films made in various Indian languages through productions and co-productions, script development and need based workshops. In the last five years NFDC commissioned 23 productions across 12 Indian languages and introduced 15 new filmmakers.

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SC upholds Appointment of Gujarat Lokayukta

The Supreme Court upheld the appoint of Justice R N Mehta as Gujarat Lokayukta, according to media reports. Justice R N Mehta was appointed by Kamla Beniwal in 2011.

The apex court also expunged critical remaks made by the High Court against Modi government. Modi had challenged the appointment of Justice R N Mehta as Gujarat Lokayukta.

The Supreme Court has asked the Gujarat government to help the precess appointment of Lokayukta.

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Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012: BJP Wins

It’s a clear and clean victory for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) under the leadership of Narendra Modi in Gujarat Assembly Election in 2012. This is the third consecutive victory of Narendra Modi in Gujarat.

BJP has been leading on 120 seats out of 182 assembly constitutes in Gujarat, while Congress is leading at 56 seats, GPP is leading at 2.

The BJP President Nitin Gagkari congratulated Narendra Modi for the victory and told media that people of Gujarat voted for the development.

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First Phase Voting Begins in Gujarat

Voting for the 87 seats has been started on Thursday in Gujarat. Security has been tightened at all the polling stations for a peaceful voting on the first phase of Gujarat assembly elections.

The ruling party, Bharatia Janata Party has been contesting all 87 seats for the first phase while the major opposition party Congress in the state has been contesting on 84 seats.

Voters have been franchising their exercise at 44,579 polling stations in 15 district of Gujarat, and the voting will be closed at around 5 pm today.

The second phase of voting will start on December 17 for the rest of 95 assembly seats out of the 182 constituencies of the state assembly. And the voting will be held on December 20 in Gujarat.

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Gujarat Roits 2002: Govt targets IPS Cops?

The Gujarat government on Saturday filed chargesheet against Rahul Sharma the IPS office and DIG. Sharma was alleged of collecting call data of important persons during the Gujarat riots in 2002.

The chargesheet was issued by Varesh Sinha the additional chief secretary (Home) of Gujarat government. Sharma was asked to filed his response in 30 days over the chargesheet. Earlier, Sanjit Bhatt another DIG was suspended for making remarks over the role of Narendra Modi in the Gujarat riots.

However, is the report on the news story by CNN-IBN on Youtube.

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