Hyderabad: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat (MKB) created a revolution.
She said that the Prime Minister mentioned common man’s voices and unsung heroes for betterment of society.
The governor noted that the Prime Minister during his speeches have covered all the subjects from village to space.
At a programme organised at Raj Bhavan, the governor listened to the 100th episode of Mann Ki Baat along with personalities who were mentioned by Narendra Modi during the programme in the past.
Tamilisai Soundararajan stated that after the Prime Minister started Mann Ki Baat, radio came to limelight. “He reached ordinary citizens through this medium. He is a great communicator and motivator,” she said.
She noted that the common men mentioned by the PM during the monthly programme came into the limelight.
She claimed that when people were hesitating to take Covid vaccine, Modi motivated them to take vaccination. Similarly the PM propagated Swachh Bharat. About 70 lakh youngsters took part in the drive. “He took Har Gharr Tiranga to every house. He also talked about transplantation in MKB due to which people were motivated to come forward to donate. The PM also mentioned the youngest donor.”
The governor spoke about the past, present and also future in this programme and his strong words inspired people.
“Due to Atma Nirbhar Bharat, local production got a boost. The PM also talked about ancient things and also advancements. We are gifted to have a Prime Minister like Modiji,” she added.
Sanjay Nekkanti, CEO of Dhruva Space, Srinivas, Secretary of Bowenpally Market Yard, Raj Kumar Naik of Perini dance form, Yeldi Hariprasad, weaver of G20 logo, Dr. Kurella Vitalachaya, who established library, Chinthala Venkat Reddy, a farmer who developed rice rich in Vitamin D, Meera Shenoy, who trains youth with special needs, Poorna Malavath, mountaineer, Santosh Kumar of Mangtya Walya Thanda and Kodipaka Ramesh, a government school teacher who were all mentioned by the Prime Minister in MKB were present at the event attended by the governor.
When 26-year-old documentary photographer Sebastian Wells travelled from Berlin to Ukraine shortly after the Russian invasion, he wasn’t entirely sure what he was going to do. “Many of my colleagues went directly to the frontline,” he explains from a sunny cafe in Kyiv. “I knew that wouldn’t be my role, but I didn’t know what else I should do. I spent two weeks in Kyiv getting frustrated and feeling like some kind of war tourist, and that’s when I started trying to find young creative people in the city.”
His first meeting was with 22-year-old fashion photographer Vsevolod Kazarin, and together the pair set about taking pictures of young people on the streets of Kyiv. Sharing a camera and an SD card, they assembled a series of street-style images, with their subjects photographed alongside sandbags, concrete barricades and anti-tank obstacles.
They thought they could maybe use their images to create propaganda posters that they could send to friends in European cities, building bridges with young people across the EU and encouraging them to donate to Ukraine.
But then they came across illustrations by the 18-year-old artist Sonya Marian that rework Soviet-era Russian paintings to explore the origins of Russian aggression. They read the text that Andrii Ushytskyi, 22, posted to his Instagram account, reflecting on his personal experiences of the war – and as the texts and imagery came together, they realised they had something much more substantial than a series of posters.
The first issue of Solomiya was published in August 2022 as a big, beautiful and defiant piece of print, with the second issue printed last month. It has come a long way from the early idea of posters but the mission has stayed the same. Reading Solomiya gives an intimate account of what life is like for young people in Kyiv. It also makes it easy for readers to send support – the magazine gives details of charities and organisations run by young Ukrainians alongside QR codes for donating to them.
Another magazine on its second issue is Telegraf, which was first published in May 2021 as a journal for the Ukrainian design community. The second issue was initially focused on Ukrainian digital product design and was nearing completion when Russia invaded. Priorities suddenly shifted.
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“From the first days of the full-scale invasion we have seen a huge surge of activity by designers, illustrators, artists and all other creatives,” says editor-in-chief Anna Karnauh. “These artworks have become a huge inspiration for many Ukrainians. We realised that we simply had to collect them and to tell the real story of how creatives lived and worked during this war.”
Now on its third print run, Telegraf’s war issue is a remarkable object, with each cover customised by hand and slogans printed on the fore-edges of the pages so that either “Slava Ukraini!” (Glory to Ukraine) or “Heroiam Slava” (Glory to the heroes) appears on the edge of the magazine depending on which way it’s held. It is only available in Ukrainian so far, but an English version will be published in the coming months, and Karnauh and her team hope to reach a wider audience with it.
The war has inspired magazine-makers on the Russian side, too – BL8D (pronounced “blood”) is published by a group of Russian artists and creatives who oppose Vladimir Putin’s regime, and, like Telegraf, it resulted from a sudden change of plan. Originally intended as a trendbook that searched for the essence of Russian culture, the project was ready to print when Russia invaded. The team responded by scrapping their PDFs and setting to work on an anti-military manifesto, condemning the war and looking forward to a day after Putin’s regime has been toppled.
The magazine is based on two long interviews probing deep into Russian identity – one with art historian Tata Gutmacher and one with museum researcher Denis Danilov. The interviews are presented alongside photography and illustration that create a stark and striking picture of “Russianness” and argue that a different reality is possible.
“The entire Putin regime rests on the myth that Europe hates Russia and nothing good awaits a person outside,” says creative director and editor-in-chief Maria Azovtseva. “We decided to create our own weapon – an art book about the imminent death of the Putin myth.”
Art and soul: images from the new magazines
A spread from Solomiya from 30 April 2022. Photograph: Sebastian Wells/Ostkreuz and Vsevolod Kazarin
Solomiya “If we were to describe life in times of war, we would use the word ‘but’, because it evokes a feeling of discomfort and ambiguity that emerges when discussing something that is far beyond our control. Ukrainians have to keep living, but must also remember that death may come at any second.” Taken from editor’s letter.
BL8D “[The magazine is] our voice against the war. It is our anger and our rage towards those who started this war, and those who still support it … It is our fears and an attempt to look at ourselves in the mirror to understand how this could have happened to all of us.” Taken from editor’s letter.
A spread from Telegraf.
Telegraf “We have collected iconic images that arose during the full-scale war,” says editor Anna Karnauh, ”together with personal stories of people who lived in and fled out of the occupation, who instead of working in the office or sipping oat lattes on the way to design meetups, are now defending their country on the frontline.”
Steven Watson is the founder of stackmagazines.com
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Hyderabad: Telangana government has created ten posts, including a Controller of Examinations (CoE), which is said to improve transparency and accountability in the Telangana State Public Service Commission (TSPSC) recruiting process.
Orders were issued here naming BM Santhosh, Managing Director of HGCL and ORR Project Director, as TSPSC’s Additional Secretary and CoE.
In addition to the CoE, the Commission has created the positions of Deputy CoE, Assistant CoE, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Senior Network Administrator, Junior Network Administrator, Senior Programmer, Junior Programmer, and Law Officer of Junior Civil Judge cadre. The Finance department issued a GO MS 37 to that effect on Friday.
These positions were created in response to the TSPSC’s recommendation to strengthen its office in order to conduct the recruitment process in a transparent, accountable, and responsive manner. The action comes in the aftermath of the latest question paper leak case.
In addition to the CoE, the Commission has created the positions of Deputy CoE, Assistant CoE, Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Senior Network Administrator, Junior Network Administrator, Senior Programmer, Junior Programmer, and Law Officer of Junior Civil Judge cadre. The Finance department issued a GO MS 37 to that effect on Friday.
These positions were created in response to the TSPSC’s recommendation to strengthen its office in order to conduct the recruitment process in a transparent, accountable, and responsive manner. The action comes in the aftermath of the latest question paper leak case.
In another order, BM Santhosh was relieved of his duties at HGCL and the ORR project with immediate effect and directed to report to the TSPSC.
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after the Enforcement Directorate registered a case against news broadcaster BBC India, alleging that the government is determined to impose a “dictatorial government” where there is “tyranny of the executive.”
The ED has registered a FEMA case against BBC India with allegations of foreign exchange violations, official sources said Thursday, two months after the Income-Tax department surveyed its office premises.
A deputy managing editor of the news company has deposed before the agency.
The ED has called for documents and the recording of statements of some company executives under provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA), the officials said. The probe is essentially looking at purported foreign direct investment (FDI) violations by the company, they said.
Asked about the development at a press conference at AICC headquarters, Congress spokesperson Anshul Avijit said, “We know the atmosphere that is being created by the Orwellian sort of state here where the freedom of expression and press has completely been clamped down.”
“It is not new, it has been happening, there are changes in laws but far from that there are threats and intimidation so whoever dares criticise this government is actually thrown in jail,” Avijit said.
He also spoke about the incident where students of Delhi University were suspended for showing a recent BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots.
“This is the kind of state we live in. I really fear the freedom of the press as well. The new IT laws that have come out, they have come under much criticism but nothing deters this government.
“They are determined to impose a dictatorial government in which the executive rules, so you have the tyranny of the executive,” the Congress leader said.
On February 14 this year, the I-T department conducted survey operations at the London-headquartered broadcaster’s offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of an investigation into alleged tax evasion. The survey went on for three days.
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the administrative body for the I-T department, had then said the income and profits shown by various BBC group entities were “not commensurate” with the scale of their operations in India and they failed to pay on certain remittances by its foreign entities.
The BBC, after the tax survey, had said they will “continue to cooperate with the authorities and hope matters are resolved as soon as possible.”
The action had led to a sharp political debate with the ruling BJP accusing the BBC of “venomous reporting” while the Opposition questioned the timing — weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary ‘India: The Modi Question.’
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Government on Sunday said more than 30,000 vacant government posts have been filled in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that the process to fill 20,000 vacancies would be initiated soon in the Union Territory.
More than 6 lakh youth of JK have been enhanced with technical support and financial assistance to become entrepreneurs, said the Lt Governor while addressing the Youth Festival at BSF Camp Paloura .
He felicitated the beneficiaries of Mission Youth’s schemes, atheletes and new recruits of Agniveer and JK police.
He also launched a Rozgaar Mela and on the spot placement drive.
He said that in just 10 days of Back to Village and My Town, My Pride, the UT Administration has created 75,000 new entrepreneurs.
The Lt Governor also launched an employment fair and on spot placement drive on the occasion.
Congratulating the winners of the athletics meet and the new recruits, the Lt Governor reiterated the commitment of the UT government towards the aspirations of the young population.
“We are empowering our youth for tomorrow. The ongoing training and skill development and the Apprentice Mela are aimed at boosting their career prospects and creating an entrepreneurship ecosystem.
“ We have ensured financial resources and start-up support services to encourage new business creation,” said the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor said, the UT administration is moving forward in a planned manner and in consultation with the stakeholders, is providing all assistance to our youth to make their dreams come true.
The Lt Governor said, “We are always ready to listen to the common man, farmer, laborer, trader, employee and take necessary intervention to protect their interests.”
LG Sinha shared new milestones achieved in youth empowerment by J&K under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The Lt Governor said, “Our youth are converting opportunities into infinite possibilities to fulfill the vision of a strong Atmanirbhar J&K.”
The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir set up the highest number of PMEGP units last year and with a record number of entrepreneurs, the dream of becoming job creators rather than job seekers is coming true. He said that the credit of this historic achievement goes to the youth of Jammu and Kashmir who have made the country proud.
The Lt Governor said, the Central Government is spending one lakh crore rupees to build highways and tunnels in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He said that more than Rs 5000 crore has been made available to double the contribution of agriculture to the GDP of J&K in the next 5 years.
Highlighting the efforts of the government to realize the true potential of the youth of Jammu and Kashmir, the Lt Governor said that the Jammu and Kashmir administration is running about 17 self-employment schemes and job fairs are also being organized in every district, in which private companies are participating. On spot offers are being given to the youth from all over the country.
Jammu and Kashmir, which was at the bottom of the medal table, is now bringing laurels to the country in international events. ‘My Youth, My Pride’, University Athletic Championship and LG Rolling Trophy are providing a fair platform to lakhs of budding sportspersons.
New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed an FIR against the users of three email IDs for using PMO.in as their domain name.
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) lodged a complaint in this respect on the basis of which the CBI filed the FIR under section 170 and 419 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
“The accused who created email IDs using the PMO.in as their domain name sent emails to different persons. It came into the notice of the Prime Ministers’ Office and they decided to take action against the culprits as the matter was serious in nature,” a CBI official said.
The official said that three email IDs were pradeep.s@pm.o.in, hetal-gandhi@pmo.in, and indradeep.ghosh@pmo.in and they were trying to find out who were the accused behind the matter.
“The PMO had said that prima facie it was a case of fraud and misuse of the name of Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), and its officials as neither the domain names used to send the emails nor the persons mentioned as senders of the said emails were from PMO. Initially we initiated a preliminary inquiry into the matter. The findings of the same also corroborated the facts mentioned in the complaint lodged by the PMO. A crime is made out by the accused by creating email IDS by creating a domain name in the name of PMO, and hence we have lodged an FIR,” the official said, adding that probe was on.
Elon Musk’s Twitter suspended the subscription-based blue tick verification badges on Friday, only days after introducing them as part of a slew of changes. The social media site planned to charge $8 to users who wanted the premium blue tick verification badge, but as soon as the service went live, several fake “verified” accounts appeared on Twitter, causing the platform to reconsider its decision.
Previously, blue tick verification was provided to notable figures in various fields such as entertainment, politics, journalism, and so on to avoid impersonation, but after Tesla co-founder Elon Musk took over the social media giant in a $44 billion takeover deal, the company decided to change the verification policy and decided to provide blue tick to anyone willing to pay $8 for the service.
Following the launch of the service, numerous fake accounts, including Elon Musk’s own Tesla and SpaceX, appeared with a blue tick. An impersonator account even claimed that ‘insulin is free,’ prompting pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly & Co. to issue an apology via Twitter.
There are currently two types of verified accounts on Twitter: one that was verified before to Musk’s takeover and states, “This account is verified because it is notable in government, news, entertainment, or another specified category.” The other verified account belongs to a person who paid $8 for Twitter Blue service.
The payment for the blue tick badge was necessary because analysts believe Musk overpaid for the $44 billion contract, which he is now realising. He has sold billions of dollars in shares from his other firm, Tesla, and has also raised funds from the markets. Several sponsors have paused their Twitter commercials as they learn about the new leadership’s policies, and the current mess of fake accounts has made them even more sceptical.
Elon Musk has recently cautioned Twitter employees to brace long hours as the firm approaches bankruptcy. The warning came as the US regulator announced the departure of the company’s trust and safety chief, as well as other top officials.
Musk cautioned in his first company-wide email that Twitter will not “survive the upcoming economic slump” if it does not increase subscription revenue to balance dwindling advertising revenue, according to three people who saw the message, reports Reuters.
(With inputs from Agencies)
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