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THE SHINING STARSThe newly-appointed Cabinet of ministers


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Portfolios Other responsibilities

1 RtHon John Key

Prime Minister

Minister for National Security and Intelligence

Minister of Tourism

Minister Responsible for

Ministerial Services

2 Hon Bill English

Deputy Prime Minister

Minister of Finance

Minister Responsible for HNZC

3 Hon Gerry Brownlee

Minister for Canterbury Earthquake Recovery

Minister of Defence

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4 Hon Steven Joyce

Minister for Economic Development

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Minister of Science and Innovation

Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and

Employment

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Associate Minister of Finance

5 Hon Paula Bennett

Minister of Local Government

Minister for Social Housing

Minister of State Services

Associate Minister of Finance

Associate Minister of Tourism

7 Hon Dr Jonathan Coleman

Minister of Health

Minister for Sport and Recreation

8 Hon Amy Adams

Minister of Justice

Minister for Courts

KNOW YOUR STATESHIP ! Swati Sharma

Anyone who says, he is not interested in politics is like a drowning man who insists he is not interested in water- Mahatma Gandhi

Whether you are from India or NewZealand or any other part of the world,a basic knowledge about the politics and

politicians of the country you are living in, is a

must. Afterall they are the ones who are taking

important decisions for the whole country. If

you have interest in politics, great; if not, its

never too late!

National government after winning the third

term and New Zealanders hearts is back to

work now after all ministers have been assigned

their respective ministries.We have already covered about how three

Kiwi-Indian MPs - Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi,

Mahesh Bindra and Dr.Parmjeet Parmar,

are providing more representation to the

community in NZ Parliament.

To widen your knowledge about the

countrys politics we have decided to come upwith this weeks special feature on the newly-

appointed Cabinet of ministers.

This week we bring you whos doing what in

the current government, whos handling which

ministry, what are the responsibilities of the

three Kiwi-Indian MPs, what are expectations

of our community from the government thistime and more.

The Cabinet

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Photo credit: Davinder Singh Photography

Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi

List member, National Party

Current Parliamentary Roles

Deputy Chairperson,

Law and Order

Committee

Member, Commerce

Committee

Mahesh Bindra

List member, NZ First


Member, Law and

Order Committee

Spokesperson,

Corrections

Spokesperson, Ethnic

Affairs

Spokesperson, Land

Information New

Zealand

Spokesperson, Customs

Dr Parmjeet Parmar

List member, National Party


Member, Social

Services Committee

Member, Transport and

Industrial Relations

Committee

The three Kiwi-Indian MPs in the Parliament


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Top Guns in the newly-appointedCabinet of ministersBILL ENGLISHDeputy Prime Minister and

Finance Minister

Bill English is the Deputy Prime Minister,

Deputy Leader of the National Party, Minister of

Finance, Minister for Regulatory Reform, and

MP for Clutha / Southland. He was rst elected

to Parliament in 1990 as MP for Wallace, a large

rural electorate covering the deep south-west

end of New Zealand. Bill was born in Dipton,

Southland, and farmed in the area.

He completed a Bachelor of Commerce

degree at Otago University, followed by a

Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Literature at

Victoria University in Wellington.Bill held ministerial posts in education,

health, revenue and nance and he was leader

of the National Party from October 2001 to

October 2003.

Bills wife Mary is a General Practitioner

and they have six children, Luke, Thomas,

Maria, Rory, Bartholomew and Xavier.

Courtesy of http://www.billenglish.co.nz/

PAULABENNETTMinister of local government,

Minister of Social Housing, Minister

of State Services, Associate Minister

of Finance, and Associate Ministerof Tourism

Paula lives in Waitakere, West

Auckland, and has lived in the City of

Sails since 1992. She grew up in Taupo.

Paula raised her daughter single-handedly. She

worked in hospitality, secretarial and retail

roles. Realising her opportunities were limitedwithout an education, Paula went to Massey

University as an adult student. Although she

originally studied social work, she ended up

with a degree in social policy.

Paula has worked in human resources and

recruitment with a variety of clients across

various industries, from banking and nance

to manufacturing. Her rapid promotion saw

her managing an Auckland human resources

company before resigning to pursue a career in

politics.

Her mantra? Self-belief - with a dose of

hard work - can make anything possible.

Paula became a National Member of Parliament

in September 2005. After three years in

Opposition as a list MP, the public of Waitakere- her Westies chose her as their electorate MP

and representative in Wellington.

Paula is passionate about ensuring a brighter

future for all New Zealanders. As the Minister

for Social Development, she believes shes

been given a great opportunity to affect positive

change in peoples lives, the lives of their

families and their communities.

Courtesy of http://www.paulabennett.co.nz/

STEVENJOYCEMinister for Economic Development,

Regulatory Reform, Minister of

Science and Innovation, Ministerfor Tertiary Education, Skills and

Employment, Minister Responsible

for Novo Pay, Associate Finance

Minister

After completing a zoology degree at

Massey University, Steven started his rst radio

station, Energy FM, in his home town of New

Plymouth, aged 21. Along with two business

partners, he built up RadioWorks over 17 years

until, as a listed public company, it consisted of

22 local radio stations and four national radio

networks with 650 staff in twenty branches

around New Zealand.Along the way he developed nationwide

music brands The Edge and The Rock.

In 2000 RadioWorks was purchased by

Canadian company Canwest. Steven retired as

Managing Director in April 2001 on his 38th

birthday.

Steven then entered politics, chairing

the National Partys three person Campaign

Review after the 2002 election, and a full

reorganisation of the Party in April 2003.He then took on the role of being the Partys

rst General Manager, and managed the

2005 election campaign for the Party.

He retained an involvement in the business

sector, serving as a director and then Chief

Executive of Jasons Travel Media, and as

a director and then Chairman of Taranaki-

based hospital bed manufacturing and export

company Howard Wright.

Steven chaired the National Partys

successful 2008 national election campaign

and was elected as a list MP at the same

election. He was appointed directly to cabinet

as Minister of Transport and Minister of ICT

and associate Minister of Finance. Major

projects in that rst term included the Roads ofNational Signicance, the Kiwirail turnaround,

the Ultra-fast Broadband and Rural Broadband

packages, and a series of road safety initiatives

that helped reduce New Zealands road toll.

In early 2010 Steven was also appointed

Minister of Tertiary Education, where he has

led changes to improve results and performance

across the tertiary sector, re-launched

apprenticeships and industry training, and put

an increased emphasis on relevant skills for

employers.

After chairing the 2011 election campaign

for National, Steven was given responsibility

for Economic Development, Science and

Innovation, and Skills and Employment while

retaining tertiary education. In those roles he

has led the Governments Business Growth

Agenda, and developed projects as diverse as

the National Science Challenges, Callaghan

Innovation, the NZ International Convention

Centre, and international education marketer,

Education New Zealand.

Steven spends any spare time he has

developing his seven acre lifestyle property at

Albany, north of Auckland, where he lives with

his young family, Gemma the Retrodoodle, and

assorted ducks, geese and wild rabbits.

Courtesy of http://www.stevenjoyce.co.nz/

SAMLOTU-IIGAMinister of Corrections, Minister of

Ethnic Communities, Minister for

Pacic Peoples, Associate Minister of

HealthPeseta Sam was born in Apia, Samoa and

moved to New Zealand with his family when

he was a child. He grew up in Mangere and

was educated at Mangere Central School and

Auckland Grammar School. He graduated from

the University of Auckland with a Masters in

Commerce (Hons), Bachelor of Commerce and

Bachelor of Law degrees.

After graduating, he joined Russell McVeagh

McKenzie Bartleet & Co. as a solicitor, working

in the area of corporate and commercial law. He

later moved to England, where he worked for

Bankers Trust as a nancial analyst. While in

England he graduated with an MBA from the

University of Cambridge (Queens College).

He has worked as an executive consultant

with Macquarie Bank in Sydney before

returning to New Zealand to work as

a management consultant and advisor.

In 2008, Peseta Sam was elected as the MP forMaungakiekie and has held the seat since. He is

an active leader in the Pacic community and

holds the high chief (alii) title of Peseta.

Locally, Sam is patron of the Maungarei

Cadets, the Dolphin Theatre and the Onehunga

Bowling Club. He is an active member of the

Royal Oak Baptist Church and belongs to the

Rotary Club of Penrose.

Prior to parliament, Peseta Sam was

elected to the Tamaki-Maungakiekie seat on

the Auckland City Council and was appointed

Chairman of the City Development Committee.

In January 2014, he was appointed as Minister

of Pacic Island Affairs and Associate Minister

of Local Government.

Peseta Sam is currently the Minister of

Corrections, Minister for Ethnic Communities

and Minister for Pacic Peoples (formally

Minister of Pacic Island Affairs). He

is also the Associate Minister of Health.

Peseta Sam lives in Onehunga with his wife

Jules and daughter Hope.

Courtesy of http://www.lotu-iiga.com/

Paula is passionate

about ensuring a

brighter future for

all New Zealanders.As the Minister for

Social Development,

she believes shes

been given a great

opportunity to affect

positive change

in peoples lives,

the lives of their

families and their

communities.

- Paula Bennett


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Its not thatthe nationalgovernment has

been completely

ineffective in

their past term.

The fact that

New Zealand

managed to

barely escape the

economic downturn, could, aside from being

hugely just lucky, be also in part attributed to

efforts made by the state.

In their new term the government should

primarily focus on overhauling and oiling the

economy. Eco-industrialisation could be New

Zealands next niche and an example could be

a big boost to renewable energy sector. This

land is rich with wind and water and can well

use these resources to carve a global niche.

Such activities will not only boost economic

growth and local employment but also attract

expertise and talent from overseas.

There are in place some nancial help

policies for migrants, say from India. However,

better incorporation of the skilled migrant

category in the work force will essentially help

in turning the economy as well as creating

employment for others. This would mean

considering migrant overseas qualications

and experience and recommending local

industry to acknowledge these. The Education

Ministry could look into better accreditations

with various overseas institutions to be able to

accept degree/ certicate courses on a par with

NZ institutions.

Extending easy loans for entrepreneurial

ventures to migrants is also an initiative that

will promote economic activity and attract

foreign funds.

Shubhranshu Mehanwal

Software engineer

Thegovernmentneeds to make

more investment

in start-ups

and emerging

businesses. Try

to move away

from milk and

cow and sheep.

It is okay to get your bread and butter from

dairy/ farming, but also look at emerging

industries to sustain in the long run. Invest in

technology and research.

So far the government has been going

good. But they should stop asset sale and be

responsible towards their own country. Not

let foreigners buy the country. Then the local

people will get poorer and the rich people

even more richer. To counter this, it will be

a good idea to introduce capital gains tax.

Government should make sure its harder to

own more properties.

Shruthi Nair

Chemical engineer

Immigrationlaws arebecoming stricter

every year and

this will make it

difcult to stay

back and work

in this country

after you nish

education. The

immigration instructions are often not clear.

You are forced to spend on lawyers and

random agents to understand what the rules

mean. At this rate we will see more people

leaving the country.

Arijit Chakraborty,

Doctoral researcher, Neuroscience

Unless the

government

funds higher

research, the

ranking of

universities

in NZ will

continue to go

down. Science

and technology

survives on research. The number of citations

and patents from University of Auckland

shows that the academics here engage in

reasonably high levels of research. Lack of

funding will only discourage them to continue

with their hard work and intellectual output

will reduce. NZ is facing a massive brain drain

at present. This can be curtailed by taking

indigenous research and development needs

seriously.

Prem Kumar

Postgraduate student

As aninternational

student, I have

concerns about

the government

turning a

blind-eye to

Level 7 and

under courses

run by PTEs to make money and later their

certicates have visa issues. These students

agree to work under minimum wage and most

of them leave NZ because they cannot nd a

proper job.

So it should be discouraged at rst instance

by not permitting international admission

programmes in these institutes. It is time to

limit the number of visas issued per year.

IELTS should be strictly implemented for

all students. This is for the greater good of

Indian students who can plan their overseas

career with long term vision, and also for their

parents back in India.

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Present perfect, progressive futureLooking into the future of our current government, let us round-up thepromises and rein-in the surprises in the next three years Paula Ray

Disclaimer

Reforms or the impact of changes brought

in by governmental policies can be measured

or manifested only over the span of a decade or

more. Three years are too less a time to arrive at

conclusive statements.

The present

The two main elements that work in favour

of the current government led by Prime

Minister John Key: rstly, for the rst time

in about 20 years a government has come to

power with an almost majority; secondly, the

same government continues to be in power for

the third consecutive term.

Both of these factors together make for a

strong and stable government. It gives them

immense potential to implement changes than

any other government could achieve in the

recent past. Being able to continue with the

same policies for almost a decade strengthens

the implementation of those decisions. Even

though there might be dissention, stable policies

bring stability to the nation. There will be few

surprises for the people to deal with.

Key has already warned his elected

colleagues against complacency. The entire

Cabinet of ministers who have been allotted

their portfolios have a legacy to uphold a

legacy of policies for which the government

will be known by and revered for, irrespective

of their political afliations.

As such, there is little doubt that the currentgovernment will jeopardise this hard-earned

position. And thats the hope we live for.

Room for improvement

New Zealand has a geographical advantage

in relation to all its island neighbours in South

Pacic region. The current government should

ensure policies that make the most of it, over

other competitors. Kiwis share cultural ties

with their South Pacic brethren, which helps

empathise with their neighbours. Foreign

investors will nd this barrier difcult to

overcome.

The government also needs to increase its

funding for tertiary education. Else, the local

skills will continue to look for opportunitiesoutside of the country. The consequent brain-

drain is not going to help the economy.

There is need for investment in research and

development, and not rely on the US to come

up with innovations. The national government

potentially has a key role to play in shaping

policy-decisions to cater to this gap.

Broadly speaking, the country needs to look

beyond its agricultural and farming industries

for long-term returns. Any investment in

technological, transport and supportive

infrastructural industries will be a legacy the

government will be reckoned with.

The future

If we look back in history, Aotearoais primarily an immigrant country and its

economy is shaped by migrant investments.

Many of these migrants, over the course of

years, have made New Zealand their home.

The British arrived on this land about 250

years ago. But, in more recent times, it is

the Chinese and Indian migrants who are the

dominant migrant communities here. Keys

government needs to come up with policy-

decisions that would not only involve the

migrants but also continue to attract skilled

migrants to the shores of this island nation.

Some of the time-tested means to achieve

this is by concentrating on the following

industries: Education Attracting skilled

migrants through quality education comes

with a lot of promise. But these students need

to be given opportunities to continue living in

the country. Otherwise, it leads to brain drain,

which is quite rampant at present.

Trade Forging trade relationships with

the home countries of the migrant community,

helps the migrant settle down in their new-

found home. The trade relations manifestat mass level in the form of local stores and

cultural exchange between the two countries,

giving the migrant an option to nd familiar

and comfortable surroundings to settle in.

Immigration Keys government can

perhaps iron up the recent hiccups with regard

to immigration laws. Making them clearer and

transparent can keep the confusions at bay.Housing Adequate housing facilities can

bring down the unrealistic price of properties.

With the current rate of employment, young

Kiwis will seldom nd the nancial means to

buy their rst property. Thats a crucial area for

improvement.

That apart, for its existing residents and

citizens, the government will have improved

policies and increased investments on the

welfare system (to minimise abuse), make

health facilities more affordable and convenient,

and ensure eco-friendly measures to maximise

natural energy resources.

Of course, three years of tenure of the

current government will not be enough to

notice the changes.

Ethnic ties

Indians are the second largest migrant

community in New Zealand. It will work

in favour of the government to develop a

relationship with Kiwi-Indians who can, in

return, forge ties with the Indians back in India.

What helps is that the current government in

India is extremely trade-friendly. Working

towards a Free Trade Agreement with the

Indian government will be promising.

This will not only make the Kiwi-Indians

feel valued on this land, but also boost the

economic development of the nation as well as

attract quality immigrants to its shore.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi isdiaspora-friendly, as was evident from his

Madison Square Garden speech in the US,

where he promised all Persons of Indian Origin

(PIO) cardholders a life-time visa. This means

India will engage with its diaspora in NZ

constructively and productively.

Its unfortunate that

Modi will be in

Australia in a few days

time, followed by a trip

to Fiji, bypassing New

Zealand on his way.

It is an opportunity

lost.


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11am, Wednesday 3rd December 2014

Maritime Square, Ground Floor

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Auckland

Its unfortunate that Modi will be in

Australia in a few days time, followed by a trip

to Fiji, bypassing New Zealand on his way. It is

an opportunity lost.

More representation of the community

through Members of Parliament, something

that 2014 elections have successfully achieved,

is another factor that can work in the favour

of the government. It represents increased

interest and involvement of Kiwi-Indians in

policy-making at governmental level. This

also represents a new-found interest in politics

among the migrant community. But, of course,

this interest is limited to the settled segment of

the Kiwi-Indian community who have already

established themselves in the new land.

If these representatives manage to

communicate well with their community

brethren, the possibilities for the government

to harness resources among this hard-working

community will be immense. And that is a

potential as yet untapped. In return, this will

not only strengthen trade and economy of

the country, but also increase support for the

government in power.

Let us look at some statistics. Kiwi-Indians,

the second largest Asian ethnicity, form ve per

cent of the national population, but contribute

more than eight per cent to the countrys

economy. The current population of Indians in

New Zealand stands at 1,55,000. Hindi is the

fourth most spoken language after English,

Maori and Samoan. Needless to mention, Indian

takeaways, restaurants and spice stores are very

popular among the local people. The presence

of the community is felt in business, medicine,

engineering, information and technology, small

business owners, art and culture.

The present composition of the government

shows that Kiwi-Indians are ready to transfer

their professional success to political

representation. This can be harnessed via trade

relations between the two countries. New

Zealand as a country has to improve its exports

ratio, which is currently half of its neighbour,

Australia (after accounting for the size of the

economies). The current governments vision

is to double exports and increase the ratio of

exports to GDP from 30 per cent to 40 per cent

by 2025. Forging economic ties with India will

help further this mission.

The icing on the cake is perhaps the fact that

a strong and stable Prime Ministerial tenure

of Key overlaps with the tenure of an equally

trade-friendly Prime Minster in India. Thus

said, bilateral relations can only improve under

the Key-Modi partnership.

Kiwi-Indians, the

second largest Asian

ethnicity, form ve per

cent of the national

population, but

contribute more than

eight per cent to the

countrys economy.


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MAYORALDRIVENews from the Counci l

Auckland Councilpostpones indoor redecision

Auckland Councils Governing Bodylast week made a decision to postponethe passing of the Air Quality Bylaw. The

proposed bylaw aims to manage indoor res

to reduce air pollution and meet National

Environmental Standards for Air Quality

(AQNES).

Councillors agreed that further discussion

was needed with the government to meet their

legislative requirement and garner support for

the large number of Aucklanders this bylaw

will affect.

Councillor Calum Penrose, Chair

Regulatory and Bylaws Committee says, We

have over 80,000 households in Auckland that

currently use open res and old wood burners.

We would like the government to work

with us in providing people with clean heat

alternatives and support the more vulnerable

in our community whose only form of heating

is open res.

Cr Penrose recognised that the proposedbylaw needs to be put through to meet the

AQNES and also for the overall health of

the wider Auckland community 110 people

dying a year from illnesses due to ne particle

emissions from indoor res is another vital

reason to rectify this problem.

The proposed Air Quality Bylaw will go

back to the Regulatory and Bylaws Committee

in February 2015 with further clarication on

support for alternative heating options. The

overall timeframe of an indoor re ban in late

2018 is not expected to change.

Aucklanders asked tohelp shape downtownpublic spaces

Aucklanders are being asked to help plan anetwork of high-quality public spaces setfor Downtown Auckland.

Auckland Council says there is an

opportunity to create several quality spaces in

the area from Lower Queen Street through to

the waterfront areas between Princes Wharfand Captain Cooks

Wharf. Each could

perform a different

role; for example

allowing a focus on

events and gatherings

in one space, eating

and relaxing in

another, and play

and recreation in yet

another.

An online

survey accessed

through shapeauckland.co.nz asks people

what they would most like to see and do in

these spaces. This follows the publication ofthe Downtown Framework last month, which

highlighted the opportunity for more and better

public space.

Aucklanders want and deserve world-class

design, with places designed for people, says

Auckland Deputy Mayor Penny Hulse.

Downtown Auckland will be transformed

over the next decade, and that includes a really

exciting opportunity for much more attractive,

vibrant, useable public spaces. This will benet

all those who live, work and study in the city

centre, as well as businesses, visitors and

shoppers.

Fixing Aucklandstransport

Last week saw a critical step in the mostimportant funding debate Auckland hasever had: whether or not Aucklanders are

willing to pay for the transport system this

city desperately needs to keep it moving, says

Mayor Len Brown.

Auckland faces a $12 billion transport

funding gap to build the new roads, rail,ferries, busways, cycleways and supporting

infrastructure needed to cope with a

population set to hit 2.5 million in the next

three decades.

Two reports were released to Auckland

Councils budget committee. The rst from

the Independent Advisory Body (IAB)

presents two alternative funding pathways for

Auckland to raise $12 billion to achieve the

fully-integrated transport network promised

in the Auckland Plan.

The second report, from Auckland Council

group, presents two different transport

budgets: one which shows the limited number

of transport projects the city can afford using

current revenue streams, and a second budget

that would use alternative funding pathways

to build the Auckland Plan transport network

Aucklanders have said they want.

Auckland Council will consult

Aucklanders from January 2015 on which

transport budget option they want - the basic

or the full Auckland Plan network - and if

they choose the Auckland Plan network,

how they would prefer to pay for it. The nal

decision will be made during the Long-term

Plan 2015-2025 adoption process throughout

May/June 2015.

Mayor proposesbalanced rates policy

Mayor Len Brown has proposed a changeto Auckland Councils rating policyfor its upcoming Long-term Plan 2015-2025,

in light of recent changes in property values

across Auckland.

The latest revaluation gures in Auckland

have altered the balance between business

and residential ratepayers. While the averagecapital value in

the business sector

rose 15.8 percent,

residential properties

rose by an average of

34.8 percent.

The increase

in the value of

Auckland properties

makes no difference

to how much money

council receives

in rates, but the

resulting distribution of the payment of rates

would mean business pays 8 per cent less,

while residential ratepayers face an average

5 percent increase this doesnt seem fair to

me, says Mayor Brown.

The Mayor is proposing to offset the impact

of revaluations by holding the business sector

contribution to rates at the same proportion as

2014/2015 (33.3% of $1.4 billion), this will

prevent additional rates being transferred to

residents.

From 2016/17 this proportion will start to

decline again until it reaches 25.8 percent in

2025/2026.


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POWER COLUMN

Commemorating World War I

Acentury ago this weekend New Zealandtroops and their Australian friends sailedtogether for the battleelds of World War I.

Prime Minister John Key and Australian

Prime Minister Tony Abbott are marking the

occasion in Albany, near Perth, where that rst

contingent of troops left from. It was the rst

time New Zealand and Australian troops had

ever deployed together.

On 1 November 1914 nearly 8500 Kiwi

men were aboard the convoy of New Zealand

and Australian ships that departed for Egypt.

The Albany Convoy Commemorative Event

honours them and the more than 90,000 other

troops and nurses who later followed in their

footsteps during the 1914-1918 First World

War.

The Australians and New Zealanders

from this rst convoy went on to ght on the

Gallipoli Peninsula. More than 2700 New

Zealanders lost their lives serving as part of the

Australia New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC)

that landed at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915.

Anzac Day next April will be a key milestone

of New Zealands centenary commemorations

for World War I, which was one of the most

signicant events of the 20th Century and had

a deep and lingering impact on New Zealand

society. Ten percent of our population of one

million served overseas more than 18,000

died and over 40,000 were wounded or fell ill.

Nearly every New Zealand family was affected.

Our centenary commemorations include the

opening next year of the Pukeahu National War

Memorial Park in Wellington. The park will be

our lasting legacy to all service men and women

who have fought for this country.

To date, there are almost 500 projects

and activities scheduled over the course of

the centenary from re-enactments of troop

departures, theatre and musical performances,

museum and art gallery exhibitions to academic

lectures, digitisation of family mementoes, and

television documentaries and dramas.

The centenary is not only an opportunity to

remember and reect on all New Zealanders

service and sacrice during World War I, it is

also a time to better understand what we stood

for and why.

Through our experience in this conict,

New Zealands identity and values became

more distinct at home and abroad.

I encourage all New Zealanders to take

part in the centenary programme to better

understand our past and how it still shapes us

today whether you reect on the nature of

war, remember family members who served,

visit a memorial, or think about how your

community was affected by events long ago.

It is also an opportunity to pay tribute to

our more contemporary veterans, recognising

the courage and commitment of all men and

women who have served for our country.

Authorised by Kanwaljit Singh Bakshi, MP, 1/131

Kolmar Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland.

Housing of no concern, only cash from big sell-off

There is no government plan to improvehousing for all New Zealanders.The government has put the Housing

portfolio under three ministers and we now

have a confused state of affairs.

The Ministers have been wafing and

talking new jargon but it is all a disguise. The

real purpose is to cash up state assets. Thats

Nationals real agenda, not housing new

Zealanders.

We had the big show at Budget time of a

surplus, but that was manipulated. Now the

government is focusing on another asset sale to

raise easy money.

The Minister of Finance Bill English has

refused to specify how money from the sales

will be used. He has not declared whether sales

income will be put into building more houses

despite long waiting lists.

Minister for Social Housing Paula Bennett

has been making a lot of media appearances but

what she is saying is anyones guess.

There was a secret plan before the election

to sell off houses, but nothing was said. After

all, the Prime Minister had promised Genesis

was the last state asset sale.

There was no goal for the betterment of

housing Kiwis, and that is why the Housing

Ministers can now only talk in a confused

and minimalist manner. If any other political

leader had similar vague notions they would be

railroaded.

Winston PetersNZ First leader

How to find out moreand provide feedback:

Online:www.AT.govt.nz/NewNetwork

In person:Come along to an event

In writing:Fill out the feedback formin the West Consultation Brochure

(available at our eventsor from libraries, service centresand local board offices)

By phone:Call (09) 366 6400

What do you think? Give your feedback, from 21 October to 1 December 2014,on proposed changes to bus services.

Help us improve bus servicesfor West Auckland

5057_10.14_AT

We are making changes to bus and train services in West Auckland, including Helensville. These current bus services will

change: 04X, 07X, 09X, 11X, 13X, 15X, 048, 049, 060, 061, 070, 079, 080, 081, 082, 085, 087, 090, 091, 092, 093, 095, 097, 113, 115,

121, 130, 135, 136, 145, 149, 153, 154, 156, 224, N05, N13.

*** These proposals do not affect the services which have been in effect from 3 August 2014 in Green Bay, Titirangi,

Blockhouse Bay, Wood Bay, French Bay, Tanekaha, Laingholm and Kaurilands.

Date Location Time

Sunday 26 October Avondale Markets 8am to 12pm

Tuesday 28 October New Lynn Interchange 2.30pm to 6pm

Thursday 30 October Henderson Interchange, Council Airbridge 2.30pm to 6pm

Sunday 9 November Te Atatu Peninsula Markets 7.30am to 12pm

Tuesday 18 November Westgate Bus Interchange 2.30pm to 6pm

Sunday 23 November Hobsonville Point Markets 9am to 1pm

Kanwaljit Singh BakshiNational List MP


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OPINION / EDITORIAL

ncademic

ccountProf Sekhar BandyopadhyayDirector of New Zealand India Research Institute

Indians in New Zealand

While the two lascars who came on boarda French ship in 1769 were the rstIndians to visit New Zealand, the rst settler

was another lascar who deserted his ship City

of Edinburgh in 1810, married a Maori woman

and settled down in the Bay of Islands. He was

followed by six others who also jumped ship

in 1814 from Matilda and settled in the South

Island.

The number of Indians settling down in New

Zealand in the nineteenth century remained

small. We know of Edward Peters from Goa

who came in 1853. Locally known as BlackPeter, he was the rst person to discover gold

in Otago, although credit for that is usually

given to the celebrated Gabriel Read. The other

early settlers for whom we have historical

records are the two brothers, Bir Singh Gill

and Phuman Singh Gill who arrived in New

Zealand in c.1890 from Punjab.

In the twentieth century the number of

Indians coming to New Zealand gradually

increased. They came mainly from Gujarat

and Punjab and were therefore a homogenous

community. It was predominantly a male

population, who did mainly manual jobs, like

scrub-cutting, bottle collecting and hawking,

serving communities in some of the remotest

parts of the country. In other words, they

contributed to the colonization of the land.Gradually they moved into small retail trade

and market gardening and thus contributed

further to its economy.

So when we talk about New Zealands

national identity, we need to keep in mind that

Indians were a part of that national community

from historical times.

While during the inter-war period migration

of Asians remained limited because of a

restrictive immigration law, Indians continued

to come, as they were the subjects of the

British Empire. Professional skilled migration

increased after immigration restrictions were

lifted in 1987, reaching 155,178 or 3.9% of the

national population in 2013. To them we must

also add the 10,929 Indo-Fijians.

Hindi is now the fourth most commonly

spoken language in New Zealand, spoken by

66,309 people.But more importantly, Indians are now

a successful minority ethnic group in New

Zealand. It is not just we nd people of Indian

origin in high prole public positions, from

Governor-General, Members of Parliament

to CEOs. According to 2006 census gures,

analysed by Arvind Zodgekar, Indians are a

highly qualied group: 29.4% of the adult male

and 29.8% of the adult female population have

Bachelor degree or above; comparable gures

for NZ European population are 13.1% for male

and 13.9% for female. Also occupationally

they are highly placed: 64.2% of them are in

top four occupational categories, compared

with 64.09% among the NZ European. But

this does not mean that they have no problems;

despite being more qualied, unemploymentrate among them is much higher - 6.30%,

as compared with 3.90% among the NZ

European population. The 2013 census data,

not yet properly analysed, will possibly show

further improvement to their position, due to

the enterprising spirit of these skilled Indian

migrants. But more about that later.

India received its second serving of MannKi Baat from the Prime Minister NarendraModi where he pledged in his radio address, to

bring back every bit of unaccounted wealth

stashed abroad and said his Clean India drive

had become a mass movement.

Speaking on a variety of subjects in the

20-minute programme, the prime minister said

that Khadi Gram Udyog Bhavan authorities had

reported a hike of 125 percent in sales since he

urged people earlier to go for khadi.

Addressing the nation for the second time

in a month on All India Radio -- the address

was heard on Doordarshan too, Modi said his

government was on the right track to bring

back black money and there would be no bias.

I reiterate that, as far as black money is

concerned, please have faith on this pradhan

sevak (prime servant) of yours, and it is an

article of faith for me.

Every bit of the money of the poor that

has been stashed abroad has to be brought back.

This is my commitment, he said.

Modi said there could be different opinions

on the process to bring back the unaccounted

wealth. But based on my knowledge and

understanding of the subject, I can assure you

that we are on the right path.

Modi touched upon a range of subjects

including on peoples feedback on the Swachh

Bharat or Clean India campaign and on the

human resource development ministrys effort

to help disabled children in the wake of his

reference to them in his last radio talk Oct 3.

Modi said he would discuss the effects of

drugs in his next radio address. He asked people

to share information with him on the subject.

He also said that citizens who do not have

access to social media and the internet can write

to him at Akashwani and he would seriously

consider various suggestions.

The prime minister said his reference to the

needs of the specially-abled children during

his last radio address had inspired the human

resource development ministry to think of

schemes to help such children.

One scheme was to provide 1,000 such

meritorious children with scholarships to study

in technical institutes. The other was to provide

Rs.1 lakh to each Kendriya Vidyalaya and

central university to create infrastructure for

the disabled such as ramps and special toilets.

He referred to his visit to Siachen on Diwali

Oct 23 and congratulated an Indian Army team

for winning the gold medal at the Cambrian

Patrol event in Britain while competing against

more than 140 teams.

Saying that a new change was sweeping

through Indian society, Modi said that when

people come to visit him, they speak a lot about

the problems of the society and how they can

help -- and less about their own matters.

Sardar Patel: The man whoforged the Indian union Mayank Chhaya

There was once a time, not too long ago inhistorical terms, that there may not havebeen India as it exists today but a fractious

collection of nearly 600 princely states. If

a nation-state called India emerged in 1947

from the staggering ruins of close to 200 years

of colonial plunder, to a signicant extent the

credit settles on one man - Sardar Vallabhbhai

Patel.

Described by The New York Times as

leather tough, Patel, whose 139th birth

anniversary is celebrated today, is in the midst

of a major national revival. For someone on

whom fell the enormous task of nation-building

and political regeneration, Patel has for decades

remained in the towering shadows of Mohandas

Gandhi on the one hand and Jawaharlal Nehru

on the other, the father of the nation and the

rst prime minister respectively of India.

In recent years, there has been growing

popular awareness and eminently justiablecelebration of the dening role that Patel played

in bringing together sometimes vain, sometimes

egotistic, sometimes deluded and almost always

utterly self-absorbed rulers of 565 princely

states to join the Indian union. A country of

some 300 million in 1947, impoverished by

two centuries of brutal colonial exploitation

and torn asunder by religious and cultural

bloodletting, it needed the quietly rm and

unassailable resolve of Patel to re-emerge. Patel

had to use a combination of statecraft, attery,

coercion and whatever else he was required to

muster to forge a nation-state out of what by

the time the colonial British rule ended in India

was, for want of a better word, a bloody mess.

Vallabhbhai Patel was an extraordinary

gure sandwiched between Gandhis loftystubbornness and Nehrus urbane western-

inuenced liberalism. Although closer in age to

Gandhi (he was six years younger than Gandhi),

for many history has cast Patel as an implacable

adversary of Nehru, who was 14 years his

junior. There is really no comparable gure in

modern world history to Patel simply because

there has not been anyone anywhere who was at

the center of uniting an undened geographical

entity claimed in pieces by 565 self-serving

princes, satraps and kings whose loyalties

swung between their self-aggrandizement and

crafty but obliging colonial masters.

It was Gandhis return from South Africa

and his extensive tours throughout India rallying

the people around the cause of independence

that drew Patel into public life. Eventually,he forsook his Britain-inuenced lifestyle,

including English clothes, for a wholly Indian

outlook as dened by Gandhi. Early on, Gandhi

saw in Patel a quietly steely resolve and the

eagerness to get down to the task of ring up

the grassroots. His rise as one of a handful of

luminaries of Indias independence movement

was not necessarily meteoric but steady and

solid.

It was a measure of Patels personality that

both Gandhi and Nehru had extremely high

praise for him despite the fact that he often

diverged from the formers saintly renunciation

and the latters aristocratic urgency. Gandhicalled him a colleague who was most

trustworthy, staunch and brave, while Nehru

called him the builder and consolidator of

India...a great captain of our forces in the

struggle for freedom...a tower of strength that

revived wavering hearts. By all accounts, Patel

was an equal member of the Gandhi-Nehru-

Patel triumvirate in his lifetime unlike the often

unfounded assertions to the contrary by new

generations of politically dogmatic Indians.

There have been frequent speculations about

how different India might have turned out had

Gandhi chosen Patel over Nehru to be Indias

rst prime minister but many historians have

pointed out that being a near contemporary of

Gandhi, he never really saw himself in that

role. By the time India became independentand a union of states, the latter thanks in very

large measure to Patel, he was already 72

years old compared to Nehrus 58. Patel died

Dec 15, 1950, barely a year after it became an

independent republic by adopting a constitution

Jan 26. Patel was among key players in the

Constituent Assembly of India tasked with

framing the constitution. If of all the illustrious

leaders of the day, there was someone who was

a completely hands-on, nuts and bolts gure, it

was Patel.

Although Patel was very much in the

tradition of pre-independence open-minded

consensus man, his views on the formation of

Pakistan, the division of Kashmir and generally

the question of how to unify the countrys

Muslim minority were at serious variance with

a disillusioned Gandhi and impatient Nehru.

Patel was known have taken a characteristically

unemotional view of the countrys partition

and, unlike Nehru, who was for a collective

national effort to make Muslims want to stay

in India, Patel was in favour of leaving it to

individual choice.

It was this approach that has in recent years

particularly endeared him to Indias political

right symbolized by the now ruling Bharatiya

Janata Party and its several cultural offshoots.

Even before he became prime minister,

Narendra Modi, as the chief minister of Gujarat

state, had cleared plans to build a 597 feet

high statue of Vallabhbhai Patel at the cost of

close to $500 million. The construction of the

statue is scheduled to begin to coincide with the

leaders birth anniversary today.Although he was deputy prime minister and

home minister, Patel was by a wide consensus

the man who was involved in every aspect

of nation-building. As someone who chaired

committees dealing with the rights of the

minorities and tribes, fundamental rights and

provincial constitutions, Patel was at the very

heart of creating a nation-state that is now the

worlds largest democracy. If Nehru was the

articulator of a grand vision of India as a new

democracy, Patel was the executor of that idea

from so many different and often conicting

vantage points.

He was uninchingly loyal to Gandhi, o ften

at the expense of his own ideas of operative

politics. It was that loyalty to Gandhis idea

of India that Patel, despite his enormous and,in many ways, greater capabilities than Nehru

that he chose the role as a behind-the-scenes

man. His forging of the Indian union alone

guarantees him a permanent position among the

countrys pantheon but he also happens to have

shaped Indias destiny in so many diverse but

quantiable ways that he remains without peer.


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FIJI

Indian PM Modi to visitFiji enroute to Australia Paula Ray

Barring most of the African Union countries, IndianPrime Minister Narendra Modi will have met leadersof most countries of the world, including Fiji, by the end

of the year. This reects a heightened emphasis on foreign

policy by the new Indian government that took power in

May. The 15th Indian Prime Ministers economic policies

have received positive vibes from across the international

community.

Setting off a foreign policy buzz, Modi started with

inviting eight of the South Asian neighbours of India to his

swearing-in ceremony, including Pakitani Prime Minister

Nawz Sharif. Modi also made it a point to met big powers

like the US, China and Russia in a row.

The Indian PMs agenda for November includes meeting

the Southeast Asian leaders at the ASEAN summit in

Myanmar, as well as the East Asia Summit (EAS) leaders at

capital Nay Pyi Taw, which is held at the same time.

Besides the 10 ASEAN nations, the EAS members

include Australia, China, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea,

Russia and the USA.

Modi is scheduled to y to Fiji from Australia on

November 19, where he will meet Prime Minister Frank

Bainimarama. This will be a moment to remember for the

Fiji-Indians who left their ancestral homeland a few hundred

years ago.

Perhaps this will be the beginning of a new era in Indo-

Fiji relations.

Akbar promisesrosy future Paula Ray

Ministry of Women, Children and Poverty Alleviation promisesimproved access of their services to those who are entitled tothe various schemes administered by the ofce. Minister Rosy Akbar

said this in response to the numerous complaints raised in recent

times.

The minister said, Social welfare clients in rural and remote areas

who had faced difculties in accessing their monthly allowances will

now be relieved to know that the relevant ministry is exploring new

ways to reach out and assist them.

While visiting Nadakuni village in Naitasiri, Akbar explained,

I am aware that there are clients, particularly the senior citizensreceiving social welfare in rural communities who face difculties

in having to spend money on transport to travel all the way down

to towns to withdraw their monthly allowances. This was even

highlighted at the consultations held in Navua this week (last week),

Ms Akbar said.

The ministry will work on a program so the social welfare ofcers

will come right out to your village to make the payments, so that you

wont be burdened with transport expenses incurred in accessing the

social welfare allowances.

Whether you are a mother who needs women empowerment or

senior citizen who is assisted under our social pension scheme, we

are here to assist everyone that meets the eligibility criteria for the

social welfare programs, Akbar said, in an attempt to reach out to

the citizens.

Fiji prepares for Indian PM visit

The Fijian government, on the other hand, has startedpreparing for Modis visit. He would be the secondIndian PM to visit Fiji, the rst being the late Indira Gandhi

who visited Fiji in 1981.

The Ministry of Information states that Modi will pay

a courtesy call to the President, Ratu Epeli Nailatikau,

following which he will meet with his Fijian counterpart

Rear Admiral (Ret) Voreqe Bainimarama and other Cabinet

ministers.

These meetings will be an opportunity to discuss bilateral

relations between the two countries on developmental

issues.

During his visit, Modi will attend the unveiling of

a plaque for the parliamentary library gifted by the

Government of India, and tour the new Fijian Parliament.

Modi will also meet with other Pacic Island leaders.


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Shape up babu or ship out! Maya Shivam

Once upon a time there lived a bureaucrat

in the capital city of Delhi. He had a

dream life and a dream job. His work day

started whenever he felt it was time; he would

then break for a beer with lunch at the plush

Gymkhana Club; about four, it would be time

for golf followed by a leisurely evening with

the family. Every once in a while he would

travel overseas on a work trip. Of course, the

wife would accompany, the couple travelled

rst class all expenses paid, and have a good

holiday.

As they say, all good things must come to an

end and so did this dream life. Narendra Modi

got elected as the Prime Minister of India and

with that, suddenly the work-life situation of all

the Babus seems to have taken an about turn.

The Delhi Gymkhana Club, now has enoughroom for its other members and business people.

Tables for lunch are easy to come by, and the

sights of bureaucrats throwing their weight

around have suddenly gone missing. The Delhi

Golf Club bears a deserted look during work

hours and the swimming pools are near empty.

The India International Centre, once a popular

hangout, now seems to be missing its hustle-

bustle. The work-life (im)balance that once so

easily existed has now become non-existent.

Work has piled on, while life has shrunk the

dream life is now a thing of the past.

Though ofcials of the Central Government

still have a ve day week, they are now

constantly seen along the corridors of South

Block along with their staff, catching up on

work, prepping and updating les, lest the

Prime Minister calls for an update on them. To

make matters worse, even at late hours.Gone are the days when ofcials delayed

decisions for ulterior motives or procrastination.

Right or wrong there are orders to take

decisions to move les along, citing reasons

either way. Should they bear a Cabinet note,

les have to be cleared within three days. The

upright ofcials, who earlier faced frequent

transfers, are now happy with a work culture

of fast paced decision-making devoid of

corruption, and favouritism.

Alongside, the number of feedback meetings

has increased and stricter deadlines are in place.

Ofcials are reporting that attendance at these

meetings has improved and les are getting

cleared faster. Senior bureaucrats of various

ministries are now required to forward periodic

updates to the PMO on the progress of projects

under their jurisdiction even if no progress has

been made since last reporting.There have been reports that PMO is tracking

attendance and punctuality through a unique

biometric identication system. All Central

Government ofcials and junior staff have been

asked to get their new biometric cards made to

enable their entry and exit record under the new

system. The data, to be updated in real-time,

is likely to be monitored by the PMO. That is

good governance and delivery for you.

Globetrotting with the spouse in tow, is no

longer a perk of the job, nor is travelling rst

class. It has also been indicated that spouses

will not be covered by the State and will need

to pay for their own travel.

Not only has the PMO made it mandatory

to submit an outcome report after every

foreign trip, Modi has ordered ofcials to

forgo the luxury of ying rst class, avoid

holding conferences at ve-star hotels and stop

buying cars. Ofcials are advised to use video

conferencing for meetings wherever possible,

and also barred the creation of any new posts in

the government.

The cleaning of all Government ofces is

another step that is being pushed by the PMO

with the same passion that it drives the Swachh

Bharat mission.

For now, it seems this is how the new life

of a Babu may be proled. It sounds like great

news for the country to know that it is being

led by one who is not just a taskmaster, but also

leads by personal example. Although, it may

seem inconvenient for the class of Babus that

have been sucking the system dry for years,

the more honest ones feel empowered andmotivated to do better.

The Prime Minister is believed to have shared

his telephone number with the Secretaries and

encouraged them to contact him directly if

there is an urgency. There have been reports

of ofcials doing just that; and in some cases,

even bypassing their direct bosses. Should

the machinery of our Central Government get

ship-shape and well-oiled like Modi is trying

to make it the day will not be far when India

comes together to emerge as the power that the

world is expecting it to be. That is when we will

see India truly Modi-ed.


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Fadnavis sworn in asMaharashtra CM

Devendra Fadnavis was sworn-in as thechief minister of the rst BJP governmentof Maharashtra at a gala public function here

Friday. Nine other ministers also took the oath.

Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao

administered the oath of ofce and secrecy

to Fadnavis (44) and the others at a glittering

ceremony in the sprawling Wankhede Stadium

witnessed by over 30,000 people.

Present on the historic occasion were Prime

Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata

Party president Amit Shah, business tycoons,

lm personalities, sportspersons and celebrities

from different walks of life.

The ministers sworn-in include Eknath

Khadse, former minister and also former

leader of opposition in the last assembly and

Vinod S. Tawde, the leader of opposition in the

legislative council.

Former state unit president Sudhir S.

Mungantiwar, former Mumbai unit chief

Prakash M. Mehta, late union minister

Gopinath Mundes daughter Pankaja Munde-

Palwe, Chandrakant Patil and the partys tribal

face Vishnu R. Savra also took oath as cabinet

ministers.

Fadnavis oath-taking was cheered loudly

by the massive crowd of BJP activists which

packed the stadium this afternoon.

Other prominent personalties present

included senior BJP leaders L.K. Advani and

Murli Manohar Joshi, former chief minister

Prithviraj Chavan, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav

Thackeray, chief ministers of several states

including Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab,

and Haryana, and business tycoon Anil Ambani.

New twist to Goas peculiardual nationality issue Mayabhushan Nagvenkar

Portugals new consul general in Goa hasgiven a new spin to the simmering rowon the eligibility of indigenous Goans for

Portuguese nationality, an issue that has forcedthe state government to approach the central

government for help.

On a day when Goa Chief Minister Manohar

Parrikar attended a meeting at the home

ministry in Delhi seeking a dual nationality-

type for thousands of Goans who have opted

for Portuguese nationality under Portuguese

laws for some of its former colonies, Rui

Caravalho Baceira told media that the identity

card was proof of Portuguese citizenship.

If you obtained the Bilhete de Identidade

de Cidadao Nacional, then you are a Portuguese

national, Baceira said here.

Baceiras comment comes when the police

are reluctantly probing a First Information

Report (FIR) led by an activist claimingseveral politicians, even legislators, police

ofcers, bureaucrats, lawyers and thousands of

Goans have over the years applied and availed

themselves of the Portuguese identity card, also

referred to as the Bilhete.

Police initially refused to le the complaint

led by Kashinath Shetye but later registered it

on the directions of a trial court.

The FIR says people (several of whom are

named) who have the identity card should

surrender their Indian passports. It wants

government ofcers and politicians in this

category to resign.

The dual citizenship issue has become a

political hot potato with two ruling legislators,

Glen Ticlo and Caitu Silva, being accused of

having Portuguese passports and processing

their Bilhetes after formally registering their

birth in Portugal. Both have maintained that

their documentation in Portugal was processed

by agents without their knowledge.

If Baceiras logic is applied, both could

stand to lose their legislatorship.

Caitu Silva is already facing a petition led

by his political rival in the Panaji bench of

the Bombay High Court which claims he is a

Portuguese national and, therefore, cannot be

elected to political ofce in India.

The Bilhete is in fact a much misunderstood

document. While the Portuguese government

issues it as a national identity card, most Goans

who register their birth in Portugal, as one of

the rst steps towards obtaining a Portuguese

passport, assume that citizenship is obtained

only once the passport has been issued.

A Portuguese passport and nationality

automatically has opened doors of the EuropeanUnion for several thousand Goans over the last

three decades. Being a Portuguese citizen helps

them bypass stricter European laws against

employing foreigners versus local talent.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led

coalition government has been claiming that

the Bilhete alone is not proof of Portuguese

identity and the individual continues to be

an Indian citizen. The government has also

promised to offer a solution to the vexed issue,

with Parrikar lobbying with the home ministry

for a one-time solution to Goans who have

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New computeriseddriving-testing systemAcamera-based innovative driving testingsystem that will ensure a technology-oriented assessment of the driving quality of

license-seekers without human intervention

will be inaugurated by union Road Transport,

Highways & Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari

in Pune last week.This technology at the Institute of Driving

Training & Research (IDTR) will enable

promotion of a corruption-free platform for

granting driving licenses and selection of

drivers, ensuring the applicants quality.

The camera-based system has been

developed by the Central Institute of Road

Transport (CIRT), Pune as an advanced version

of the earlier sensor-based testing technologies

which are in place at some locations.

The CIRT is a part of the road safety

initiatives taken by Gadkari as transport

minister, a ministry release said.

Eight IDTRs are being set up across the

country under the aegis of the ministry during

the 11th Five Year Plan. CIRT also plays the

role of monitoring agency on behalf of the

ministry for setting up the IDTRs. The IDTR

at Pune has been set on a PPP basis with Tata

Motors.

The IDTR has state-of-the art facilities,

including spacious class rooms equipped

with audio visual facilities, a driving range

for imparting driving practice on the road

for various maneuvers, a driving laboratory

displaying aggregate and cut-section models,

a testing laboratory for checking physical

characteristics, a workshop for routine

maintenance activities, a library and a hostel

with a capacity of 75 participants. Two driving

simulators have also been installed in the IDTR

for imparting pollution-free training to the

trainees on a range of cognitive skills to deal

with complex roadway and trafc conditions.

The training will be conducted by well-

trained driving instructors to impart practical,

systematic and scientic training to new drivers

as well as in-service drivers along with trainers.The IDTR also proposes to train exclusive

batches of women drivers for city cabs. This

will give a boost to the road safety initiative of

the road transport ministry and will also play a

catalytic role for the governments development

programme.

India has one of the highest rate of road

accidents in the world and the new government

has set a target of reducing the accident rate by

50 percent in the next ve years. This would be

achieved with improved driver training, better

road conditions, efcient enforcement and safer

vehicle technologies, the ministry said.

The ministry has already released a draft

of the new Road Transport & Safety Bill

2014 inviting suggestions from the public

and stakeholders. It has also discussed the

provisions of the bill in the recently concluded

Transport Development Council meeting with

the transport ministries of various states. The

ministry aims to introduce the bill in the winter

session of Parliament in November-December.

Nokia will not makehandsets in India anymoreNokia, once an iconic mobile handsetmaker, shut down its India plant at

Sriperumbudur.

As announced earlier (Oct 7), we are

stopping handset production at our Chennai

plant from tomorrow (Nov 1) in the absence of

orders from our new parent rm (Microsoft),

which terminated the mobile purchase

agreement, a Nokia India ofcial said.

Global software major Microsoft, which

acquired the Finland-based Nokias global

devices and services business, including assets

in India for $7.2 billion April 25, decided

to suspend manufacturing handsets from

its Chennai plant though it could not take

possession of it due to legal battles over a tax

notice from the Tamil Nadu government and

the Supreme Court in March.

We can conrm that constructive

discussions with union representatives and

the labour commissioner have resulted in an

agreement on a nancial package for Chennai

factory personnel, the spokesperson said in a

statement a day after a tripartite meeting here

between company ofcials, union members and

the top labour ofcer.

At the time of closing down the operations,

about 1,100 employees were working in the

plant, including 900 on the assembly lines.

Of the 6,600 employees the company had on

rolls till March, 5,500 opted for VRS (voluntary

retirement scheme) it offered and left.

Nokia made a cumulative investment of

$300 million (Rs.1,800 crore) in the Chennai

factory over the last eight years.

Touted as Nokias largest production fac ility

outside Europe, the Chennai plant started

rollout out initially low-end mobile handsets

from January 2006 after it was unveiled by

then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the

presence of his Finnish counterpart Matti

Vanhanen.

The asset freeze by the state tax department

has prevented us from transferring the factory to

any other mobile handset maker despite having

a fully functional electronics manufacturing

system, the ofcial said.

The state government slapped a Rs 2,400

crore notice to Nokias India subsidiary in

March, accusing it of selling the handsets from

the Chennai plant in the domestic market than

exporting them.

In another tax case, the apex court

directed Nokia India in March to furnish a Rs

3,500-crore guarantee before transferring the

plant to Microsoft.

According to the companys employees

union, as Microsoft kept out the Chennai plant

from its acquisition deal with Nokia, the facility

turned into a contract manufacturing unit and

production slumped to four million handsets

per month in March from 13 million units at one

time in the past when about 8,000 employees

were working in three shifts.

Once a dominant player in the burgeoning

mobile phones segment across India, with over

80 percent market share, Nokia lost out to rivals

like Samsung, Apple, Sony and Panasonic in

the next-generation handsets, popularly known

as smart-phones over the last couple of years.

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Proper breathing is key to body,mind control Amar Chandel

Breathing is the most essential and frequentactivity that we engage in from birth tilldeath. Yet it is one of the most neglected aspects

of our existence because we erroneously

presume that it is entirely an involuntaryfunction. The end result is that this giver of

life has been ignored, leading to numerous

unwanted consequences.

Our lungs have the capacity to take in

about four litres of air in each breath. In olden

times, we used to take this full quota when

we were active throughout the day, rst as

hunter-gatherers and then as crop growers. The

modern lifestyle has turned us into veritable

couch potatoes that barely take half a litre of

air per breath. That is only one-eighth of the

requirement. Our diaphragm barely moves if

we are sedentary, with the result that the lower

part of our lungs hardly gets any oxygen.

The shocking shortfa

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