Odia Laborers rescued in Medhak, Andhra Pradesh

At least 43 dalit people including 18 children have been rescued from the Medhak district in Andhraprdesh by Social worker Umi Daniel and his team yesterday on 28^th August 2012. They had been kept in bondage in a worksite for several years.

Out of the captives, the family in the picture had been kept under bondage for past 22 years. During these years, they had been allowed to visit their native village Turekela in Bolangir district of Odisha, only for once, while his family members were kept back by the landlord.

Four people were working for the landlord there in his farm and brick kiln with a minimal  salary of Rs. 2000 per month. R. Prakash, SP of Bolangir and Avinash Mohanty, SP of Medhak district, AP had extended their best assistance in rescuing these poor and helpless people. Criminal cases have already been instituted against the landlord in this connection. 

Odia Film Actor Ratan Meher

Odia Film Actor Ratan Meher with Himanshu Guru

Renowned Automobile Engineer Forms Activist Group

Balram Yadav, an internationally recognized young Automobile Engineer from Balangir has founded a social activist group named ‘Parichaya’ in a bid to do something great for his motherland.

Subham Darjee, Abdul Sazid, Anant Dash, Abhishek Soni & Dr. Shreyash Panigrahi 
(From Left to right)

So far Yadav has been appreciated by Former President of India and Legendary Scientist Dr. Abdul Kalam. After pursuing his graduation from the Anna University of Chennai, he is working as a project engineer for Hyundai Motor Company.

World’s auto giant BMW has selected Yadav and he is all set to join the company in Germany with a pay package of Rs. 80 lakh per annum in a couple of months.

Yadav is a talented engineer who always topped in his stream and had got an offer from U.S. govt. in a top post which was not accepted by the patriot young engineer who wants to serve his fellow brothers of India.

‘I am thankful to all the great people who have recognized and offered me to work for them and their esteemed company but with due respect, I would like to say that I want to do something for my own soil, my motherland India’ – Yadav said in the Press meet.

Automobile Engineer Balram Yadav

The band of enthusiastic youngsters from Balangir that constitutes the activist group includes eco-activist Anant Dash, Dr. Shreyash Panigrahi, event manager Abdul Sazid, and businessmen Abhishek Soni and Subham Darjee.

Vilasrao Deshmukh passes away at 67

Vilasrao Deshmukh

Vilasrao Deshmukh, Minister of Science and Technology and former Maharashtra Chief Minister is no more. He passed away at 2.30  (IST) P.M. today on 14^th August 2012 out of liver cancer at the age of 67.

Mr. Deshmukh was admitted to Mumbai’s Breach Candy hospital and later flown to Chennai's Global Hospital last week by air ambulance for a liver transplant, where he breathed his last.

The Lok Sabha was also adjourned after news of Mr. Deshmukh death came in.

Deshmukh was born on May 26, 1945. He had completed his degree in Law from the Pune University. He had initiated his political career as a Sarpanch for the village Babhalgaon in Latur District of Maharastra in 1974 and eventually became the Chief Minister of the state in 1999. However, following the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, his political career in Maharashtra almost came to an end.

Mr. Deshmukh is survived by his wife Vaishali and three sons, MLA of Latur Amit Deshmukh, Bollywood actor Ritesh Deshmukh and youngest of the three Dheeraj Deshmukh.

IDBI Bank Adopts a Village in Ladakh: MoU Entered with Tata Institute of Social Sciences

      As part of its commitment towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, IDBI Bank has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) for undertaking developmental activities in the Ladakh Region, including adoption of a village and developing it as a model village, and other capacity building initiatives for the people of Ladakh region through economic empowerment and improvement of basic services like Healthcare, Education, Sanitation, Drinking Water, etc.

The MoU was executed at Leh, Ladakh by Shri B. K. Batra, DMD, IDBI Bank and Shri T. Jayaraman, Professor, TISS in presence of Shri Rigzin Spalbar, Chief Executive Councilor, Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). The above initiative is driven by the Vision that undertaking such developmental activities, besides providing immediate relief, also have positive spin offs for inclusive banking.

            IDBI Bank is the youngest, new generation, public sector universal bank that rides on a cutting edge core banking Information Technology platform. This enables the Bank to offer personalized banking and financial solutions to its clients through its 991 branches and 1587 ATMs. The Bank has an aggregate balance sheet size of Rs. 2,71,899 Crore and total business of Rs 3,59,527 Crore as on June 30, 2012. IDBI Bank's operations during the Quarter ended June 30, 2012 resulted in a net profit of Rs.427 Crore.  

Sunny Leone speaks against Sex to support PETA

Porn actor and heroine of Adult Bollywood film ‘Jism 2’, Sunny Leone, one of the nude chapters of Indian history, has again hit the headlines as she speaks about sex to support PETA.

The adult film actor Leone stars in a brand-new ad for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India where she has been seen posing seductively winking her eye next to the caption "Too Much Sex Can Be a Bad Thing. Sterilize Your Dogs and Cats." 

One of the popular phrases ‘Soh chuha khaa ke billi, Hajj ko chali’ (A cat goes for pilgrimage after eating hundreds of mice) best fits to the context while an adult star like Leone speaks against sex.

The ad advocates people to get their cats and dogs spayed or neutered to deal with the homeless animal crisis. However, several users on different social networking sites have criticized it. One of the comments says ‘Yes, who can speak better than her in this regard, since experience counts a lot?’

PETA encourages all potential cat or dog guardians to adopt from an animal shelter or take in a homeless animal from the streets and never to buy from a breeder or pet store.

Balangir Kacheri

Sight of Kacheri of Balangir in the year 1911