Narendra Modi calls for making Gujarat malnutriti

Narendra Modi calls for making Gujarat malnutrition-free

Mehsana, Feb 6 : Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi exhorted his ministers and officials to work towards making Gujarat a malnutrition-free state.

Speaking at the concluding session of seventh 'Chintan Shibir' here, Mr Modi said the government will have to take up the challenge of freeing Gujarat from the clutches of malnutrition.

He said to achieve this goal, a healthy competition of growth at the taluka level must be encouraged.

Mr Modi emphasised the need to take up voters awareness campaign in the state to strengthen democratic institutions at the grassroots level.

''The progress made by Gujarat is being discussed and hailed in all over the country. Now it is the responsibility of the Team Gujarat to maintain this reputation,'' he said.

He said a Mission Manglam, launched at the taluka level, will ensure a comprehensive development of poor people in the state.

The concept of holding annual camp of the entire Council of Ministers and senior bureaucrats at different venues, away from the state capital and daily administrative chores, amidst some serene surrounding dawn-to-dusk for several days for introspection, was conceived by the Chief Minister. Mr Modi ensures he himself remains present in as many sessions as possible.

The 'Shibir' ended this evening with Mr Modi felicitating some officials for their good work.

Meanwhile, a report from Palanpur said Mehsana Collector Ajay Bhadu was presented the Best Collector' award.

The award comprised a citation and a purse of Rs 51,000. Apart from that, Rs 20 lakh was granted for taking up new projects in the district.

Mehsana topped the list of the districts in the state for giving plots to poor people, improving delivery of citizen's services and redressal of public grievances.

PM remark on Gujarat minister biggest joke: Narendra Modi

PM remark on Gujarat minister biggest joke: Narendra Modi

Ahmedabad: A day after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of adopting a "hostile attitude" towards his government because of action against a Gujarat minister, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi hit back terming his remark as the "biggest joke of 2011". "The PM's speech yesterday, I think, is the biggest joke of 2011," Modi said here. "You (PM) are not being able to do anything and you have admitted of your difficulties in public. For this, it is not needed to blame any minister from Gujarat or the government of Gujarat. They try to drag Gujarat's name all the time. I think his remark was very humorous," he added. In a media interaction Wednesday, the prime minister accused the opposition party of adopting a "hostile attitude" towards the government and blamed it for delaying the introduction of a single goods and service tax (GST) in the country. Singh said the GST will make India's tax system an "envy of the world". But, he told the select editors of electronic media invited for tghe interaction, the opposition-led states are not cooperating. "The reasons that have been given, frankly, I cannot mention it in public. They say because you have taken some decision against a particular person, who was a minister in Gujarat, we must reverse it." The prime minister was apparently referring to the arrest of Gujarat's former minister of state for home Amit Shah, who was held last year by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the 2005 killing of Sohrabuddin Sheikh in a staged shootout

Movie by Kanpur students floors www audience and Narendra Modi

KANPUR: Almost a year ago when this bubbling-with-exitement, yet mature band of eight boys and girls put their heads together, mulling over an idea around which their movie - part of the project for an annual award function - would revolve, little had they imagined, that by the end of 2010 they would be celebrities in their own right!
With almost 2,00,000 views of their inspiring video 'Last Option', which exhorts youngsters from refraining to take extreme steps like suicide, this group Octopus (named as the team has 8 members and the animal has eight tentacles) is a rage on the youtube.
And the six-minute video, which has an interesting story line of a young boy sick and tired of being chided for studying attempts suicide and goes through a lot of books to thrash out the right way of suicide, tells at the end how this boy lives on on the credo: if I can study to die, why can't I study to live, has impressed even the chif minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi.
He was so impressed by the video that he posted it on his official website http://www.narendramodi.com and goes on to write:“Friends, today’s age is that of learning rather than teaching. In this context watch a small video clip here. I like it very much. I hope you too will like it.” Plush with the interest it has generated Pankaj Kushwaha, one of the directors of this clip told this news portal that when they started all that they wanted to do was to tell a compelling story on this malice of modern day world.
The response thopugh surprises them, the team airs a sentiment of satisfaction at the fact that there theme was well taken. When asked if the topic of suicide had any personal experience related to it, Pankaj replies in affirmative and in fact admits that at some point of time he too had contempated giving up his life. "It occured to me on one occasion that giving up life was a better option than all the study etc but then I lived on" he muses.
Last Option is completely directed, scripted, produced, captured and edited by ‘Octopus’, by this band of youngsters and has bagged other laurels too - the clip stood second runners up at the Frame Flicks award held at Goa in May 2010. The Octopus group comprises of Harneet Kaur, Pankaj Kushwaha, Arzoo Nishi, Harsh Agarwal, Khyati Singhal, Dharmesh Singh, Asna Nikhat and Deepak Rathore, all students of animation and visual effects at Frameboxx Institute, Swaroop Nagar.
They have received an award at Goa at the hands of film director Sanjay Gadwi and now the film is being sent to film festivals like ‘Aahan 2011' and an international film festival to be held at Chennai. And charged up with the flood of goodwill and appreciation that the film has generated, the Octopus is now planning to produce eight different movies included a live action movie, a 3-D animated movie and a corporate film this year.
Elaborating on the clip, Deepak, another team member says, what differentiates this clip from others movies made on the subject of suicide is its positive climax, which could inspire youngsters and prevent them from taking the extreme step. “Every movie or documentary made on the same subject has a painful end like the scene in three idiots when the boy hangs himself. But we thought that giving up one’s life is not the solution. People search so many ways to commit suicide, why don’t they utilize that time to do something productive. This was why we showed a happy ending,” avers Pankaj.
The team is also extremely thankful to Abhinav Singhal, head of the institute, who they say has been a pillar of support to their endeavours.

Narendra Modi's speech after win kathlal seat on his birthday ...

Narendra Modi's speech after win kathlal seat on his birthday ...

KATHLAL ASSEMBLY voters in Gujarat presented one of the happiest birthday gift to their Chief Minister Narendra Modi, when Bhartiya Janata Party managed to win Kathlal assembly seat in a by-election today. This is the first time BJP has won the seat, which is traditionally considered Congress seat.

BJP candidate Kanubhai Dabhi won by over 21,000 votes against Congress candidate Ghelabhai Zala. Kanubhai Dabhi bagged 62,120 votes, whereas, Ghelabhai Zala got 40,573 votes. The by-poll in Kathlal was held on September 13. This seat was vacant due to the death of Congress legislator Gautam Zala.

BJP Chief whip in the assembly and Kheda district MLA Pankaj Desai said that on the 61th birthday of Narendra Modi, district unit will gift Kathlal seat to him and hold a function this evening. Chief Minister is scheduled to visit the Kathlal constituency on Friday evening.

Narendra Modi suffering from Swine Flu

Narendra Modi suffering from Swine Flu

Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has reportedly tested positive for Swine Flu. The treatment has begun after the results confirmed that the virus infected him.

Modi has just returned from his tour to Russia. Apparently, he got infection during his overseas trip. He was suffering from fever for the last couple of days and has tested positive for H1N1 virus, reports said.

The doctors treating him have reportedly given him tamiflu, the medicine given to the patients who are affected with the swine flu. As a result of his illness, the Chief Minister's programmes in the next couple of days stand cancelled.

However, his condition is not serious, initial reports on Star TV said. Though the virus has been spreading fast and the infections are reported from across the globe, it is curable.