A Green and Clean Diwali.

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Ministry Of Urban Development (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) Ministry Of Urban Development (Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan) shared a new resource in “Swachh Bharat”. Subject: A Green and Clean Diwali. Dear Friends, Here are 3 practical tips for a Clean and Green Diwali: 1) Let us replace the electric lights by burning earthen lamps or diyas. The age old tradition more.. View Resource/Reply Reply to this email to post a comment. If you believe that this post is inappropriate for this Circle, report it.

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Narendra Modi- I interacted with our brave Jawans

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Everyone is aware of the extreme conditions at Siachen. Overcoming every challenge our soldiers stand firm, protecting our Motherland. Be it the altitude or bitter cold, nothing deters our soldiers. They stand there, serving our Nation. They make us truly proud. I went to to Siachen with a message from each and every Indian to our soldiers- that we stand shoulder to shoulder with you!

Naresh Kumar Sagar

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Tow Center for Digital Journalism

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New Research and Events at the Tow Center View this email in your browser The Tow Center has been very busy this Fall, presenting new research at ONA 2014, publishing several reports including Digital Security and Source Protection for Journalists and The New Global Journalism, and hosting an array of events for practicing journalists, technologists, and students. Keep up with the latest news, events, and research by following us on Twitter @TowCenter and onFacebook at /towcenter. UPCOMING EVENTS Today, Thursday, Oct. 23rd #Ferguson: Reporting a Viral News Story 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm 3rd Floor Lecture Hall, Columbia Journalism School RSVP Recommended via Eventbrite Panelists: Antonio French, City of St. Louis Wesley Lowery, Washington Post Alice Speri, VICE News Zeynep Tufekci, UNC Moderated by: Emily Bell, Tow Center TOW CENTER IN THE NEWS “How Edward Snowden Changed Journalism” by Steve Coll, The New Yorker, October 21, 2014 UPCOMING EVENTS: OCTOBER – DECEMBER Tow Responsive Cities Initiative Workshop with Susan Crawford at Columbia Journalism School Oct. 31, 2014 9:00 AM By invitation only Tow Research Cocktail Hour PhD Discussion Group November 18, 2014 5:00 PM By invitation only Journalism After Snowden: Normalizing Surveillance A Lecture with Ethan Zuckerman at Columbia Journalism School Nov. 18, 2014 12:00 PM RSVP Recommended Journalism After Snowden: A Lecture with Jill Abramson at Yale Law School Dec. 2, 2014 12:00 PM RSVP Recommended Read the latest on the Tow Center Blog: What We Talk About When We Talk About Sharing by Michael Shapiro “Networks, as sociologist Duncan Watts wrote in “Six Degrees,” are curious phenomena in that there is no consistent way of ensuring their forming. They simply do.” Read more… Recent Events: Tuesday, October 21st, 2014 Investigative Reporting in an Age of Surveillance and Big Data A lecture with Steve Coll See video from this event here Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 Race in the Age of Digital Media A lecture with Ta-Nehisi Coates Read a full description of the event here Saturday, October 11th, 2014 Source Protection in the Information Age Co-hosted by The Tow Center for Digital Journalism and Mashable Access resources and see videos from this event here Monday, September 29th, 2014 Source Protection: Rescuing a Privilege Under Attack A lecture with David Schulz See video from this event here If you would like to contribute to the Tow Center Blog, contact Smitha Khorana, Digital Media Associate at the Tow Center. If you would like to propose research, contact Fergus Pitt, Senior Research Associate at the Tow Center.   ‘Like’ on Facebook Follow on Twitter Share on Tumblr Watch Tow Events Tow Center Website Email Us Share Tweet Forward to Friend Copyright © 2014 Tow Center for Digital Journalism, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at http://www.towcenter,org. If you no longer wish to receive the Tow Center newsletter, please click unsubscribe to send an email requesting to be removed. If you need assistance, please email towcenter@columbia.edu Our mailing address is: Tow Center for Digital Journalism Pulitzer Hall, Columbia University, MC 3801 2950 Broadway New York, NY 10027

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Oriental Bank of Commerce invite PRESS MEET

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Shri Bhupinder Nayyar &  Shri Suresh N Patel

Excecutive Directors

Oriental Bank of Commerce

Cordially invite you to a

PRESS MEET

on the occasion of the announcement of

Q-2 Financial Results 2014-15

on Wednesday, 29th October, 2014

at 

Oriental Bank of Commerce,

Corporate Office

Plot No 5 , Sector 32

Institutional Area , Gurgoan – 122001

at 12.30 PM

Press Meet will be followed by Lunch

RSVP

Andy : 9999573707

www.obcindia.co.in

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HAPPY DIWALI INDO-ARAB ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION FORUM

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INDO-ARAB ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION FORUM

&

INSTITUTE OF OBJECTIVE STUDIES

Wishes you

A VERY HAPPY DIWALI

May Diwali illuminate your life with thousands of lamps and fill your life with peace, prosperity, pleasure and good health.

With best wishes,

Dr Mohd Manzoor Alam

President, Indo-Arab Economic Co-operation Forum; &

Chairman, Institue of Objective Studies

162, Joga Bai Main Road, Jamia Nagar

New Delhi – 110 025

Tel. +91-11-26981187, 26987467, 26989253

E-mail: ios1@vsnl.com, ios.newdelhi@gmail.com

Website: www.iosworld.org

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BJP and INC fail to submit Lok Sabha Election Expense Details in time to the ECI,

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BJP and INC fail to submit Lok Sabha Election Expense Details in time to the ECI, 

Despite ECI Reminders

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) are the only two National Parties which have not yet submitted details of the expenditure incurred by the parties ​during the Lok Sabha 2014 elections ​to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Among the recognised regional parties, only 24 parties out of a total of 49 parties have submitted their Lok Sabha election expenditure statements at the time of this release.

Supreme Court Judgement regarding submission of Election Expenditure Statements by Political Parties

The Supreme Court of India, in its judgement of Common Cause Vs. Union of India, dated 4^th April, 1996, had stated “…the political parties shall submit to the Election Commission, for its scrutiny, the details of the expenditure incurred or authorized by the parties in connection with the election of their respective candidates.” The Supreme Court also stated that the ECI would be justified in asking political parties to file an account of their expenditure incurred or authorised by the parties in connection with the election of its candidates during the course of elections.

Time Period within which Election Expenditure details should be submitted to the ECI​

​Hence, the ECI stipulated a time period of 90 days within which all National and Recognised parties need to submit the expenditure the parties incurred during Lok Sabha elections. As the results of the Lok Sabha elections were declared on 16^th May, 2014, the parties should have filed their expenditure statements on or before

​ 14th of August 2014.​

​

​​ECI issues Notices to defaulting Parties

According to a note on the website of the ECI, as of 8^th September, 2014, INC, BJP and CPI were the three defaulting National Parties along with 46 regional parties which had not filed their statements of election expenditure to the Commission.

​

Contents of Expenditure Statement

The expenditure statement contains details of the total amount received as funds in the form of cash, cheques and demand drafts and the total amount spent under the following heads at the central, state, district and constituency levels by the party:

• Party propaganda
• Travel expenses
• Publicity expenses
• Other expenses
• Expenses on candidates

Political parties are required to submit these statements providing information of funds collected and spent between announcement and completion of elections.

​

ECI also sent reminders to Parties that defaulted in their expenditure submission regarding Assembly Elections held earlier

A similar note* dated 20^th May, 2014, available on the website of the ECI, lists 9 recognised parties (National and Regional parties) which had defaulted on filing their expenditure statements during earlier elections, as under:

Name of the defaulting political party	Assembly Elections	Due date for submission of the election expenditure statement
AIADMK	Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2013	22-07-2013
BJP	Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2013	22-07-2013
	Chhattisgarh, MP, Mizoram Rajasthan, Delhi Assembly Elections, 2013	24-02-2014
CPI	Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura Assembly Elections, 2013	17-05-2013
IUML	Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2013	22-07-2013
JD(S)	Karnataka Assembly Elections, 2013	22-07-2013
NPP	Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura Assembly Elections, 2013	17-05-2013
	Chhattisgarh, MP, Mizoram Rajasthan, Delhi Assembly Elections, 2013	24-02-2014
RJD	Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura Assembly Elections, 2013	17-05-2013
UDP	Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura Assembly Elections, 2013	17-05-2013
ZNP	Chhattisgarh, MP, Mizoram Rajasthan, Delhi Assembly Elections, 2013	24-02-2014

Source: Election Commission of India

ECI: Unrecognised parties would be required to submit election expenses details

For the first time since the above quoted judgement of the Supreme Court, the ECI has asked the unrecognised parties, which contested in the Lok Sabha elections, 2014, to file their expenditure statements. Out of a total of 419 unrecognised parties which contested, 17 parties have submitted details of expenditure so far.

Recommendations of ADR

While it is crucial for political parties to submit their expenditure statements for greater financial transparency, it is equally important to file the same within the time limit set by the ECI and endorsed by the Supreme Court of India. The National and Regional Parties should, ideally, lead by example by filing complete and correct statements of expenditure to the ECI well in time for public scrutiny so as to encourage financial transparency. 

​Regards

Media and Journalist Helpline +91 80103 94248 Email: adr@adrindia.org

Maj.Gen Anil Verma (Retd) Head National Election Watch, Association for Democratic Reforms 011 4165 4200,​ +91 88264 79910 adr@adrindia.or​g, anilverma@adrindia.org

Prof Jagdeep Chhokar IIM Ahmedabad (Retd.) Founder Member, National Election Watch, Association for Democratic ​ Reforms +91 99996 20944 jchhokar@gmail.com

Prof Trilochan Sastry IIM Bangalore Founder Member, National Election Watch, ​Association for Democratic Reforms +91 94483 53285 trilochans@iimb.ernet.in ​​

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*http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/mis-Political_Parties/Election_Expenses/ConsolidatedStatementofDefaulters_18062014.pdf

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I N V I T A T I O N National School of Drama Sanskar Rang Toli

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                   I N V I T A T I O N

National School of Drama 

Sanskar Rang Toli

Solicit your gracious presence for a

PRESS CONFERENCE

to announce the launch of

12th Jashnebachpan 2014

National Theatre Festival for Children

Featuring children theatre performances from across the country

Address by

Prof. Waman Kendre, Director, National School of Drama

&

Mr. Abdul Latif Khatana, In-Charge, T.I.E.Co. NSD

on

Tuesday, October 28^th 2014 at 3.00 pm

at

Sammukh Auditorium

National School of Drama

Bahawalpur House, Bhagwan Das Road

New Delhi-110 001

RSVP:

Shabana/  Santosh                                                                                            A.K Barua

Le Communique Consultancy                                                                Public Relation Officer

Ph: 9818759958/ 9990937676                                                            National School of Drama

Email: shabana@lecommunique.co.in                                                           Ph: 9810329401

santosh@lecommunique.co.in                                                      anoopbarua@gmail.com

Warm regards,

Santosh Kumar

M 9990937676