If the CWG opening ceremony in Delhi stunned the world last month, the Chinese took the concept of ceremonies to an altogether new level with a display that not only left the world speechless but even breathless. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony was truly the most wonderful ever on earth.
Guangzhou: Two years after the spectacular success of the Beijing Olympics, China dazzled the world once again by unveiling the 16th Asian Games with a spell-binding opening ceremony in which water was the overwhelming theme and athletes were ushered in a unique boat parade on Pearl River.
The theme was water and the main part of the ceremony was held at Hai Xinsha, an island located on China's third longest river, which is the life-giver to the southern part of the world's most populous nation.
The four-and-a-half-hour ceremony started with trademark fireworks and the 37,000 capacity crowd was up on its feet when 1320 artists from the city's oldest kung fu school descended with giant LED screens in the backdrop.
Department of Personnel and Training (DOP&T), has considered the question of inclusion of Military Service Pay while fixing the pay of re employed defence pensioners. It is noted that as per existing orders, for pre- 2006 retirees rank pay is included as a part of pay but for post -2006 retirees, the MSP is not reckoned in the pre-retirement pay for the purposes of pay fixation on re-employment.
Therefore, the Ministry has decided that since the element of MSP is not reckoned in the pay fixation on re employment, it need not be reduced from the pension either. Hence. In respect of all those Defence officers/ personnel, whose pension contains an element of MSP, that need not be deducted from the pay fixed on re-employment.
For further details, download circular No. 3/19/2009 Estt. Pay II dated 08.11.2010: Click here
The CBI is likely to file a case in the Adarsh Cooperative Housing Society scam on Friday and a team of its officials from Mumbai will go to the agency headquarters in Delhi to apprise higher officials of its findings.
A CBI spokesman in Delhi said a letter from the Defence Ministry asking the agency to conduct the probe has been received. The CBI is in the process of collecting relevant records and documents, and “no case has been registered as yet”, he added.
CBI officials in Mumbai said a team would be going to the Delhi head office on Friday for discussion on the Adarsh scam. “Only after discussion, further course of action will be decided,” the officials said.
Official sources said a case was likely to be registered on Friday when CBI Director Ashwini Kumar, who is at present out of country attending an Interpol Conference, returns.
Defence Minister A.K. Antony had announced on Tuesday that a CBI probe into the housing society scam, in which some senior Army officials, including former Army chiefs Gen Deepak Kapoor and NC Vij, had flats allotted in their names.
The CBI, which had made in-house investigations into the case following complaints since October, will apprise the officials at the headquarters about the findings from documents received from several departments, the sources said.
The CBI had sought documents relating to the Society from various departments of the Government, Indian Navy and Army and the Society, the sources added.
“While we had received over 4,000-page documents from the city collector’s office, the Society members have sent us a letter requesting more time to submit the documents. We have also received documents from other departments,” a senior CBI official said.
Adarsh Housing Society members’ lawyer Satish Maneshinde had said, “We have given certain documents to CBI and have sought further time to submit the remaining. We have also written to MMRDA officials asking them to take back the notice revoking the occupancy certificate of the society.
“The notice violated principles of natural justice. The building was constructed legally and necessary sanction had been granted by authorities including the MMRDA.”
CBI officials said, “We are verifying all the information and documents, after which a decision would be made on the course of action. Before registering a case, we need to gather information.”
The plush housing society, built on prime defence land, has been constructed in alleged violation of rules. The building was originally meant to be a six-storey structure to house Kargil war heroes and their kin but was later extended to 31 floors without mandatory permission.
The scam has already taken its first political casualty with Ashok Chavan resigning as Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Read more- Click here
Action against Adarsh Society by this week: Jairam
The scam-hit Adarsh Housing Society will face action for its violation of green norms by the end of the week, according to Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh.
While the Maharashtra environment department and coastal zone authority have both submitted their reports to the Union Ministry, denying that they granted any clearance to the controversial project, Mr. Ramesh said he is still awaiting the state urban development department’s report.
The Adarsh building is 31-storeys tall, in blatant violation of coastal zone regulations that permit only a six-storey building in that area. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Ramesh made it clear that state urban development department was not authorised to grant such clearances. Read more- Click here
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If the CWG opening ceremony in Delhi stunned the world last month, the Chinese took the concept of ceremonies to an altogether new level with a display that not only left the world speechless but even breathless. The Asian Games Opening Ceremony was truly the most wonderful ever on earth.
