Merisarkar News http://www.merisarkar.com Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT FeedCreator 1.8.0-dev (info@mypapit.net) http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UIDAI unveils 3 online identity authentication services uidai on friday unveiled three new aadhaar-enabled services which would help residents to authenticate their identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform. besides the authority also announced establishment of around 300 permanent enrolment centres aadhaar kendras. the number of these aadhaar kendras would be scaled up to 1,000 by september this year. the centres will facilitate enrolment of residents left out during the camps organised by registrars in the past and also facilitate biometric and demographic update, unique identification authority of india uidai chairman nandan nilekani said in new delhi on friday. planning commission deputy chairman montek singh ahluwalia, who was also present on the occasion, said there could be leakage ranging between 20 to 40 percent in the present system of delivery of benefits under various schemes and said that these services would help plugging them. the authority has launched three aadhaar-enabled services including e-kyc, otp one time pin authentication and iris authentication. the e-kyc service will enable individuals to authorise service providers to receive electronic copy of their proof of identity and address. the e-kyc service can be deployed by different agencies to verify a residents identity and address. only demographic information name, address, date of birth, gender, photograph mobile number that is collected during aadhaar enrolment will be shared, at the request of, andor with the consent of the aadhaar number holder. however the information will be available only for few seconds to the service provider to avoid any misuse. the otp service enables aadhaar based authentication of all residents using their mobile telephone anytime, anywhere on a self service mode without having to use biometric authentication device. the third service will enable residents to authenticate identity for availing aadhaar-enabled services by providing a combination of aadhaar number and iris image. under the otp and iris authentication, the authoritys digital platform would not share the demographic details and respond in yes or no to authenticate the identity of the resident. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UIDAI unveils 3 online identity authentication services http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UIDAI unveils 3 online identity authentication services uidai on friday unveiled three new aadhaar-enabled services which would help residents to authenticate their identity anytime and anywhere through a digital platform. besides the authority also announced establishment of around 300 permanent enrolment centres aadhaar kendras. the number of these aadhaar kendras would be scaled up to 1,000 by september this year. the centres will facilitate enrolment of residents left out during the camps organised by registrars in the past and also facilitate biometric and demographic update, unique identification authority of india uidai chairman nandan nilekani said in new delhi on friday. planning commission deputy chairman montek singh ahluwalia, who was also present on the occasion, said there could be leakage ranging between 20 to 40 percent in the present system of delivery of benefits under various schemes and said that these services would help plugging them. the authority has launched three aadhaar-enabled services including e-kyc, otp one time pin authentication and iris authentication. the e-kyc service will enable individuals to authorise service providers to receive electronic copy of their proof of identity and address. the e-kyc service can be deployed by different agencies to verify a residents identity and address. only demographic information name, address, date of birth, gender, photograph mobile number that is collected during aadhaar enrolment will be shared, at the request of, andor with the consent of the aadhaar number holder. however the information will be available only for few seconds to the service provider to avoid any misuse. the otp service enables aadhaar based authentication of all residents using their mobile telephone anytime, anywhere on a self service mode without having to use biometric authentication device. the third service will enable residents to authenticate identity for availing aadhaar-enabled services by providing a combination of aadhaar number and iris image. under the otp and iris authentication, the authoritys digital platform would not share the demographic details and respond in yes or no to authenticate the identity of the resident. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UIDAI unveils 3 online identity authentication services http://www.merisarkar.com/news/BCCI Chief Srinivasans son in law Gurunath Meiyappan arrested for IPL spot fixing gurunath meiyappan, son-in-law of bcci president n srinivasan and owner of chennai super kings, was arrested on friday night for his alleged involvement in ipl betting scandal, raising serious doubts about continuance of the franchise in the hugely popular t20 league. meiyappan was arrested after nearly two-and-a-half hours of questioning that began at 9.30 pm. we have interrogated gurunath based on information we have. we found his involvement in the offence related to ipl betting case we have registered. we have placed him under arrest, joint commissioner crime himanshu roy told reporters. roy said meiyappan will be produced before a metropolitan court on saturday. the 35-year-old top honcho of csk, twice ipl champions, was in the eye of a huge storm after actor and tv reality show winner vindoo dara singh, arrested for his alleged links to bookies, admitted to having placed bets on his behalf. vindoo, winner of reality show bigg boss season 3 and son of late wrestler-actor dara singh, was allegedly in frequent touch with meiyappan during the ipl matches and was claimed to have told mumbai crime branch that the csk owner had lost rs 1 crore through betting. the crime branch, according to sources, had call data records of conversations between vindoo and meiyappan and they are learnt to have confronted the two with the transcripts. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/BCCI Chief Srinivasans son in law Gurunath Meiyappan arrested for IPL spot fixing http://www.merisarkar.com/news/4 jawans, Hizbul militant killed in encounter four army jawans and a hizbul mujahideen militant were killed in a fierce gunbattle in south kashmirs pulwama district on friday. the encounter broke out at buchoo village in tral area, 40 km srinagar, when army troops launched an operation following a tip off about the presence of a group of ultras, officials said on friday. as the troops were laying the cordon around the village, the militants hiding in the nearby forest opened fire, resulting in the death of three jawans, an army spokesman said. he said additional security forces were rushed to the area and a manhunt launched to track down the militants. the security forces confronted militants again, triggering a fresh round of exchange of fire, the spokesman said. another jawan sustained grievous injuries during the operation and later succumbed to injuries at a hospital, the spokesman said. he said one militant was killed during the operation, which was going on till reports last came in. the gunbattle comes a day after a top lashkar-e-toiba militant, involved in the killing of several civilians in pattan and sopore area of north kashmir, was killed in an encounter with police in old city area. on a tip off about presence of self-styled let commander hilal molvi in the area, police had laid a cordon around narparistan in fatehkadal area of the city and killed the militant after brief exchange of fire. meanwhile, a top lashkar-e-toiba militant, who was involved in the killing of several civilians in pattan and sopore area of north kashmir, was on thursday killed in an encounter with police in old city area. on a tip off about presence of self-styled let commander hilal molvi in the area, police laid a cordon around narparistan in fatehkadal area of the city in the wee hours. as the police personnel were zeroing in on the target house, the militant fired on them.the cops returned the fire, triggering a brief gun battle, which ended with the killing of the militant, police said. three policemen including an officer sustained injuries in the operation, they said. molvi, a resident of pattan area in baramulla district, had taken refuge in the city as security forces had stepped up heat on militants in the district over the past two months. the slain militant was involved in the killing of several civilians in pattan and sopore area of north kashmir. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/4 jawans, Hizbul militant killed in encounter http://www.merisarkar.com/news/Be fearless regulator, must protect small investors says FM to SEBI concerned over erosion of confidence among small investors, finance minister p chidambaram on friday asked sebi to regulate the market fearlessly to protect their interests, and not to bow or bend before anyone. win confidence of small investors. its when a small investor says my money is safe in the financial market because i have sebi watching over my money, that is the day when sebi would have achieved its objective, he said. in his message to securities and exchange board of india, which is celebrating its silver jubilee, chidambaram said sebi should increase its strength and be a fearless regulator. the final message is be a fearless regulator. bend before no one, bow before no one, be a fearless regulator, he added. he also asked sebi to scale up its human resource. the country, the economy and the market are too large and are poised to become larger. we need far more than 600 men and women to regulate the stock market, chidambaram said. the minister praised sebi for the work done in the last 25 years for regulating the stock markets. the volatility in the stock markets is keeping small investors away. the government and sebi have taken various steps to win over the confidence of retail investors. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/Be fearless regulator, must protect small investors says FM to SEBI http://www.merisarkar.com/news/Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG defence secretary shashi kant sharma was on tuesday named as the new comptroller auditor general of india cag. the 1976 bihar cadre officer will succeed vinod rai, who superannuates tomorrow after five and a half years of eventful tenure as the head of the constitutional financial watchdog. the president of india has appointed shashi kant sharma, ias, as the comptroller auditor general of india, in terms of article 148 1 of the constitution of india, the finance ministry said in a statement. sharma, who holds a masters degree in political science from the university of york, will be taking over charge of the cag from may 23, it said. the 62-year-old sharma will be administered the oath of office by president pranab mukherjee on thursday. like vinod rai, sharma too has served as secretary in the department of financial services. the cag is appointed for a term of six years or till the incumbent attains the age of 65 years, whichever is earlier. cag audit reports on 2g spectrum and coal block allocations during rais tenure triggered a number of controversies and raised the hackles of the government, besides bringing in the concept of presumptive loss in audit. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/Defence Secretary Shashi Kant Sharma to be new CAG http://www.merisarkar.com/news/IPL fixing Dara Singhs son Vindoo Randhawa arrested bollywood actor vindoo randhawa, son of late wrestler-actor dara singh, has been arrested in connection with the indian premier league ipl spot-fixing scandal, the mumbai police informed on tuesday. vindoo was questioned after he was found to be in contact with the bookies and subsequently arrested today, officials said without revealing any further details. 49-year-old vindoo, winner of reality television show bigg boss season 3, was on many occasions spotted watching ipl matches and attending post-match parties. his arrest is the first from bollywood in connection with the latest scandal to hit indian cricket. the mumbai crime branch, which is also probing the scandal apart from special cell of delhi police, had questioned a casting director who sent photographs of models to sreesanth and summoned a telugu film producer having business links with the india pacer. the move came amid suspicion that honey traps could have been laid to lure cricketers into spot-fixing ipl matches. local media reported that vindoo was booked under sections 420, 465, 466, 467 and 468 of ipc related to cheating and forgery was later produced before metropolitan magistrate m n saleem, who remanded him in police custody till 24th may. in its remand application, the crime branch said vindoo was in touch with bookies and was himself into betting. we also want to find out if he was using his contacts with players to spot-fix ipl matches, it said. the remand application said the police had phone call data records which showed the actor was in contact with absconding bookie jupiter, wanted by both mumbai and delhi police in connection with separate spot-fixing cases registered by them, besides pawan jaipur and others. the crime branch insisted that vindoos custodial interrogation was needed to establish the chain of people involved in the racket as the actor was not only betting himself but was also aiding the bookies. the special cell of delhi police had arrested sreesanth, his rajasthan royals teammates - ajit chandila and ankeet chavan - and jiju on 15th may night for allegedly indulging in spot-fixing in at least three ipl matches. apart from electronic devices, including a laptop, rs 72,000 cash, data card and diaries with entries in english and malayalam, which appeared to be in sreesanths handwriting, were also seized. sreesanths laptop had dozens of photographs of models e-mailed to him by the casting director. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/IPL fixing Dara Singhs son Vindoo Randhawa arrested http://www.merisarkar.com/news/HC grants bail to Chautala to undergo pacemaker implant former haryana chief minister om prakash chautala was granted interim bail on tuesday for six weeks by the delhi high court for undergoing pacemaker implant surgery. in view of the facts and circumstances of the case and considering the medical report of the appellantapplicant, the applicants sentence shall be suspended for a period of six weeks, justice siddharth mridul said while granting the interim bail. 78-year-old chautala, chief of indian national lok dal inld, along with 54 others, is serving jail term in the 2000 teachers recruitment scam. local media reported that the court had asked chautala to furnish a personal bond of rs five lakh along with two sureties of like amount before the trial court as a pre-condition for his release on bail. it also asked the former haryana chief minister to surrender his passport with the trial court, besides asking him not to leave the national capital region without prior permission of the court. it also asked chautala to get himself admitted at medanta medicity within 24 hours of his release on bail for undergoing the surgery. the high court, however, gave liberty to cbi to seek cancellation of his bail if any condition imposed is violated by chautala. it goes without saying that cbi will have the liberty to apply for cancellation of bail if any condition is being violated by the appellantapplicant, justice mridul said. the court, however, disallowed the submission of cbi that chautala be restrained from addressing any press conference during the period of bail. how can this court curtail the fundamental right of a citizen. i dont wish to comment on it. if you persist with it arguments, then it seems it is not coming from cbi, the court observed during the hearing without elaborating. earlier, a report was filed by a medical board which was constituted in pursuance of the courts direction on 16th may. the board, which comprised a doctor from tihar jail and one specialist each from aiims, rml hospital and gb pant hospital , in its report had suggested that the veteran haryana politician needs a pacemaker implant in his heart. chautala has moved the high court challenging his conviction and 10-year jail term awarded in the junior basic trained jbt teachers case. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/HC grants bail to Chautala to undergo pacemaker implant http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UP Lokayukta recommends prosecution of 19 persons uttar pradesh lokayukta recommends prosecution of 19 persons including two former ministers of mayawati government. the case relates to alleged siphoning of funds for construction of memorials, parks and statues. uttar pradesh lokayukta n k mehrotra today recommended prosecution of 19 persons, including two former ministers nasimuddin siddique and babu singh kushawaha of the mayawati government and some senior officials for siphoning off public funds to the tune of more than one thousand four hundred crores rupees in the construction of memorials, parks and statues in lucknow and noida. however, the lokayukta said no direct evidence has been found against former chief minister mayawati. the state government had entrusted the lokayukta with the probe on july 10, 2012. justice n k mehrotra submitted his findings along with the probe report by the economic offences wing of the up police to chief minister akhilesh yadav. justice mehrotra told mediapersons in lucknow that altogether one hundred nintey nine people were found involved in the scam. he has recommended recovery of the siphoned off funds from the accused including 30 per cent each from the two former ministers. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/UP Lokayukta recommends prosecution of 19 persons http://www.merisarkar.com/news/India China discuss border issue 8 pacts signed india and china on monday held delegation level talks in new delhi in which the indian side was led by prime minister manmohan singh while the chinese side was headed by premier li keqiang. india and china today sought to further improve their bilateral relations and firmed up eight agreements to enhance cooperation in a range of areas including trade, culture and water resources. the agreements were signed after delegation-level talks between prime minister manmohan singh and his chinese counterpart li keqiang. to enhance trade, both the sides decided to set up three working groups under the joint economic group. the three groups are services trade promotion working group, economic and trade planning cooperation group and trade statistical analysis group. the pact for setting up of the working groups was signed by commerce minister anand sharma and his chinese counterpart gao hucheng. in 2012, bilateral trade between the two countries was usd 66 billion, a decline from over the usd 74 billion mark in 2011. the two countries have set a target of usd 100 billion by 2015 for bilateral trade. as per an agreement signed by external affairs minister salman khurshid and chinese foreign minister wang yi, china will make further improvements to the existing facilities for kailash mansarovar pilgrims including providing them with wireless sets and local sim cards. the kailash mansrovar yatra will be conducted every year from may to september. another pact was signed between the two sides under which china will provide information of water level, discharge and rainfall twice a day from june 1st to october 15th each year in respect of three hydrological stations on the mainstream brahmaputra river. a separate memorandum of understanding was also signed between the indias ministry of water resources and chinas national development and reform commission for cooperation in the field of ensuring water efficient irrigation. the mou aims at enhancing bilateral cooperation in the field of water efficient technology with applicability in the area of agriculture and exchange of best practices. both the sides firmed another pact aimed at strengthening mutual cooperation in trade and safety of buffalo meat, fish products. the pact will also provide for regulatory requirements with respect to safety, hygiene and quarantine of such products. an mou was also signed between the ministry of urban development and national development and reform commission of china on cooperation in the field of sewage treatment. it will provide for enhancing cooperation in the field of sewage treatment and experience sharing in the areas of mutual interest in urban sectors. another pact was signed between the ministry of external affairs and chinas ministry of foreign affairs to facilitate cooperation and linkages between cities and provinces of the two countries. both sides agreed to identify sister cities and sister statesprovinces in india and china with a view to establish relationships between them in areas of mutual interest for enhancing greater people-to-people contacts. no_email@example.com (author) Sat, 25 May 2013 07:15:07 GMT http://www.merisarkar.com/news/India China discuss border issue 8 pacts signed