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Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association

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Lucknow (KNN) ;

The Central Executive Committee (CEC) of Indian Industries Association (IIA), an apex body for MSMEs in India, has unanimously elected Manish Goel as its National President for the year 2016-17. Goel has been elected as the President for the second consecutive year in a row.

Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association
Lucknow industrialist Manish Goel re-elected as National President of Indian Industries Association

Sanjay Kaul, Election Officer & Former President of IIA conducted the election meeting of the 21 CEC members and declared the election results.

Born in March 1965 in Kanpur, Goel is an entrepreneur who is successfully running his venture in the name of Lucknow Surfant Pvt. Ltd (Chemical Industry) and Lucknow Printers and Publishers at Lucknow, U.P.

Apart from running his enterprises successfully, Goel is actively involved in upliftment of MSMEs at national as well as state levels.

He has held several important positions in IIA starting from the Chairman & Divisional Chairman of Lucknow and then Secretary, Vice –President, General Secretary & Senior Vice President at IIA Head Office before taking up as its President.

Goel is a member of National Board of MSMEs operating under Ministry of MSME apart from several National and State level bodies related to MSMEs.

At international level, Goel is the Vice Chairman of Asia Brand Ceremony being held in Beijing, China in September, 2016.

On Election as President, IIA, in his first address Goel highlighted his priorities and said that he will work tirelessly for the promotion and development of MSMEs, expanding IIA Chapters to other States.

He vowed to continue the legacy of all IIA Past Presidents in bringing the name and fame to IIA and serve its members to their satisfaction. (KNN Bureau)

source: http://www.knnindia.co.in / KNN – Knowledge & News Network / Home> MSME> Small / May 31st, 2016

Lucknow’s first woman police chief Manzil Saini takes charge

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Manzil Saini, the first SSP of Lucknow, may take charge of the office on Wednesday. (HT Photo)
Manzil Saini, the first SSP of Lucknow, may take charge of the office on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Manzil Saini, a 2005 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, took charges as the first woman police chief of Lucknow on Wednesday..

Popular as “Lady Singham”, Saini had already reached the state capital after getting confirmed about her new posting on Tuesday.

Saini’s posting was confirmed after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav tweeted about her posting on Tuesday afternoon.

Later, principal secretary (Home), Debashish Panda also confirmed about Saini’s posting as new SSP Lucknow while taking to HT over phone. Saini has replaced outgoing SSP Rajesh Pandey, who has been attached with the DGP’s office. Before the coveted Lucknow posting, Saini was the district police chief of Etawah, home town of Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Saini made to the country’s police force to become India’s first married woman IPS officer. She was married in 2000 and five years after she got inducted as IPS officer during her first attempt in civil services examination. She is married to Jaspal Dehal, who runs an export business in Noida and belongs to Pandoh, Himachal Pradesh and have two kids. This “special cop” is considered as sensitive and a workaholic officer.

To add to her long list of achievements, Saini topped MBA from Delhi School of Economics after completing honours in Physics from St. Stephens College, New Delhi. During her IPS training at Sardar Vallabhbai Patel National Police IPS Academy, Hyderabad, Saini excelled as an athlete.

It was Saini who busted the infamous Amit Kumar kidney racket in 2008 just after six months of her first posting in Moradabad. She again made news when she was all of a sudden transferred in the midst of 2014 Muzaffarnagar riots along with the then district magistrate, Muzaffarnagar, Surendra Singh.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home / HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / May 18th, 2016

​Bareilly man Rahul Johri becomes BCCI CEO

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Bareilly:

In welcome news for the city, one of its sons, Rahul Johri, has been appointed the chief executive officer (CEO) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Son of former state minister and BJP leader Dinesh Johri, Rahul is an avid cricket lover and sportsman, earlier working as South Asia head for Discovery Channel.

An alumni of Sherwood College, Rahul Johri graduated from Bareilly College in 1989 and did his MBA from MJP Rohilkhand University in 1991. He started his career at a media house in Delhi from where he moved to Discovery.

“At Discovery I could produce and direct programmes which were informative and provided unique insights, such as interior views of the Rashtrapati Bhawan, Indian women’s expedition to Mount Everest, the lives of soldiers on Siachen Glacier and even the elections of 2014, where Discovery looked at the entire process behind election of an MP,” said Johri, talking to TOI on the phone.

At the moment, he said, he was trying to focus on his new assignment, under which he is expected to take over the reins of BCCI in the first week of June. “The work profile here is nearly the same, as in the capacity of CEO I will be in charge of logistics and administration of the world’s biggest and wealthiest cricketing body,” he added.

Johri made no bones about his love for cricket. “It has always remained my favourite game since childhood and I am glad to be associated with it in the later part of my life,” he said.

Friends and contemporaries remember playing cricket and other games with Johri in their youth. “I remember the days when my cousin Ashish and Rahul, both batchmates at Sherwood, used to play cricket and gilli-danda under the neem tree at Rahul’s house near Sod weigh bridge,” said Manoj Sharma, Bareilly resident and an old friend of the Johris. “It is good to hear he will be heading BCCI and looking after cricket in the whole country,” he added.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bareilly / Mrigank Tiwari / April 21st, 2016

SP Shamli to get fifth gallantry award

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Meerut:

Governor Ram Naik on behalf of President Pranab Mukherjee on April 1 will confer the Shaurya Padak, a gallantry award, to superintendent of police in Shamli district Vijay Bushan.

This will be the fifth gallantry award of Bhushan’s career. He will receive the award for showing “extraordinary courage” during an encounter with five kidnappers who had abducted a businessman’s son. The incident took place in 2007, when Bhushan posted in Lucknow as ASP (Special Forces).

According to SP Bhushan, in February 2007, one Praveen, a student of Class IV had been kidnapped by some miscreants who demanded Rs 50 lakh as ransom to release him. “That time I was ASP in the STF. The news had stunned the entire city and traders kept their shops closed for 10 days in press for the boy’s recovery,” he told TOI.

The STF got a tip-off that the boy was held hostage at Ramnagar of Barabanki district. When Bhushan, a sub inspector and a constable were trying to secure an ebntry into the house through the roof, the kidnappers opened fire at them. However, police countered the attack, rescued the boy after shooting down two of the kidnappers. Three of the kidnappers were nabbed during the encounter.

For showing indomitable courage, the names of Bhushan and a DSP, Shah Raseed Khan, were recommended for gallantry award.

On April 1, he would be honoured by the governor on behalf of the President at a ceremony in Lucknow. Bhushan has bagged the Shaurya Padak four times earlier during his career. He has also led an operation against Naxalites. UP government had sent him to Australia to get training to deal with terrorist attack and similar situations.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Meerut / by Pankul Sharma / TNN / March 26th, 2016

Smriti March to remember first war of independence

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Varanasi :

Volunteers of a social organization carried out ‘1857 Smriti March’ in the city on Tuesday to mark the March 29, 1857 when Mangal Pandey, a native of Ballia district and soldier in the 34th Bengal Native Infantry (BNI) regiment of the British East India Company, rebelled at Barrackpore and attacked British officers. It was the first major incident known as sepoy mutiny or the first war of independence.

Displaying the portraits of 1857 war heroes with national flags and raising slogans the volunteers carried out the march from Varunanagaram colony to Cultural Complex, Chowkaghat. Recalling the day as the first war of India’s independence, they remembered Mangal Pandey for the great uprising in the country.

According to records, at Barrackpore on the afternoon of March 29, 1857 Mangal Pandey attacked British officers of BNI. At that time the company had introduced new rifles, which used animal fat for greasing the cartridges. Mangal Panday refused to use the greased cartridges and broke into open mutiny and urged his fellow soldiers comrades to join him. Surrounded by guards and European officers, he tried to commit suicide by shooting himself and was seriously wounded. He was court-martialled, and hanged at Barrackpore on April 8, 1857. Indian Posts & Telegraphs Department issued commemorative stamp on him in 1984.

Later, Ballia became popular as ‘Bagi Ballia’ when it declared itself independent in 1942. To mark the occasion every year on August 19, people assemble at the gate of district jail and carry out a procession across the town. The procession culminates at Bapu Bhawan, Town Hall where a public meeting is held.

Known for rebellious nature, people of Ballia took active part in Quit India movement of August 9,1942. According to district records, during this period local natives and students took out processions, attacked the Bilthara Road Railway Station, Rasra treasury and Bairia police station.

Chittu Pandey headed the national government declared and established on August 19, 1942 for a few days before it was suppressed by the British. The parallel government succeeded in getting the Collector to hand over power and release all the arrested Congress leaders.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Varanasi / by Binay Singh / TNN / March 29th, 2016

Lucknow: Bureaucrat makes Bollywood debut

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Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. (HT Photo)
Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. (HT Photo)

His position in office and the workload of the designation don’t deter him from living his passion. And that’s what made him a singer, lyricist and composer in addition to being a bureaucrat.

Hari Om, 40, currently serving as commissioner consolidation, has made an entry into Bollywood with his first composition. The song has already been recorded in Mumbai and the film would be released soon.

“I would not tell much about the song and the film is yet to be named. But the song has been written, composed and sung by me,” said Hari Om.

An IAS of 1997 batch, Hari started learning music after being selected for the services. “Wherever I got posted, I learnt music. But each time due to transfers, my teachers kept changing. However, my passion continued and I made it a point to continue learning music,” he said.

He has been district magistrate of 11 districts, including Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Moradabad, Allahabad, Saharanpur etc.

Already into performances and compositions, Hari Om feels that this is just the beginning. “Film music is a big platform. But this is just the beginning. There are bigger things to come,” he said.

Hari Om has written three books and the fourth one would soon be released. These include ‘Bhoot Ka Parcham’ (a collection of ghazals released in 2002), ‘Amrica Meri Jaan’ (collection of stories released in 2009), ‘Kapaas ke Agley Mausam Mein’ (a collection of poetry released in 2011). The upcoming book is a collection of ghazals.

Om has also sung two songs for Moxx Music Company – ‘Yaara Ve’ and ‘Socha Na Tha Zindagi’. Even in the busy office schedules, the officer makes it a point to do his ‘riyaz’ for at least two hours every day. The rest of the free time is spent in writing and compositions, he added.

A PhD in Hindi, Hari Om isn’t the lone music lover and singer at home. His wife, Malvika is also a singer and their two daughters – students of Class 10 and 6 respectively, also sing

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Lucknow / HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times,Lucknow / March 14th, 2016

A queen’s story

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A still from Gallantly Fought the Queen Photo: Special Arrangement
A still from Gallantly Fought the Queen Photo: Special Arrangement

This weekend watch the life of Rani Laxmi Bai unfold on stage

“Some historians say Rani Laxmi Bai was 33-years-old. Others say she was 22 and of course, that sounds more gallant,” says V. Balakrishnan, founder and artistic director of Theatre Nisha.

His play, Gallantly Fought the Queen, which premieres in the city this weekend, chronicles her story, which is one of a young widow and a regent queen who rises to command many men in battle.

She was one of the leading warriors of the First War of Indian Independence in 1857, and also, a celebrated character in history.

Inspired by Mahasweta Devi’s book, The Queen of Jhansi and D.V. Tamhankar’s The Ranee of Jhansi, the play endeavours to stick to facts and historical references. “We start the play with the Doctrine of Lapse being imposed on her kingdom.

There’s a very famous line in history, where she is supposed to have said, ‘Meri Jhansi nahi dungi’ (I will not part with my Jhansi). For a woman of her stature, who had never been bold, to have said something like that, sets the tone for the next two years of her life.”

With music by Srivaralaxmi ‘Maya’ and percussion by Vishwa Bharath, the play is juxtaposed with Subhadra Kumari Chauhan’s famous poem Jhansi Ki Rani. “This play has all elements of theatre: storytelling, live singing, dancing and martial arts. All that should be part of an actor’s repertoire, Meera Sitaraman will be exhibiting on stage.”

The play, which is largely in English, interspersed with a little Hindi, will be staged at Alliance Francaise on March 26 and 27 (3 p.m. and 7 p.m.). Tickets are priced at Rs. 200 (Rs. 100 for schools) and available on eventjini.com. For details, call 96771 72897.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Features> MetroPlus / by Raveena Joseph / Chenai – March 24th, 2016

IAS officer Bahadur to join as World Bank advisor

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Lucknow:

Senior IAS officer, Rakesh Bahadur, will soon join the World Bank as its advisor.

Rakesh Bahadur, who is also the president of UP IAS Association, is posted at Investment Commission in Delhi. Earlier, he was principal secretary to the CM.

Chosen by the World Bank to head its affordable housing section, Bahadur will take up the new assignment in May.

Confirming it to the TOI, Rakesh Bahadur said he would supervise construction of houses under the affordable category in Brazil and Turkey, where the World Bank is working at a very large scale.

Bahadur said that the low cost houses is the pressing need for majority of Indians, and if Government of India coordinates with the World Bank, he would certainly like to contribute for his country.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / TNN / March 23rd, 2016

17-foot long photo album to mark 4th anniversary of Akhilesh govt in UP

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Lucknow :

The UP Award Society is preparing a 17-foot long photo album to mark the fourth anniversary of the Akhilesh Yadav led Samajwadi Party (SP) government in Uttar Pradesh (UP).

The album named ‘Swarnim UP’ will be a creation of 5000 images illustrating the development work carried out by the chief minister in UP. The album with a 100 pages and weighing 400 kilograms has been sent for entry to the Limca Book of Records.

“It will be 8-feet in length and 4-feet wide and on opening up the entire length will be 17-foot,” informed Subhash Bhalla, secretary, UP Award Society. The album is being claimed to be one of its kind in the world.

sourcce: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Lucknow / by Ashish Tripathi / March 05th, 2016

Forbes Asia’s ‘Top 30 Under 30’ features Lucknow entrepreneur

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Twenty-nine-year-old Anshulika Dubey’s name figures in the finance and venture capital segment. (HT photo)
Twenty-nine-year-old Anshulika Dubey’s name figures in the finance and venture capital segment. (HT photo)

Lucknow resident Anshulika Dubey (29), the co-founder and chief operating officer (COO) of Wishberry.in, made it to the elite list of Forbes Asia ‘Top 30-under-30’, which was announced on Thursday.

Wishberry.in is the country’s first crowdfunding platform for creative projects.

The Forbes magazine’s list features the top 300 young, promising leaders and their enterprises that have emerged as game-changers in 10 different sectors. Dubey’s name figures in the finance and venture capital segment.

An overjoyed Dubey told Hindustan Times: “I got an email in the morning from Forbes Asia editor informing that I’ve made it to the Asia ‘Top 30 under 30’ list. It was a pleasant surprise and took time to sink in.”

She added: “I had made it to the semi-finals last month. My father was eagerly waiting to find out the final result and he would ask me about it almost every day. So, I called my father and mother. They were very happy.”
As for Dubey’s venture, the numbers speak for themselves.

More than 250 ideas were received on Wishberry.in in about four years and $1 million (Rs 6.5 crore) funding was made by about 12,000 people from around the globe.

This funding is three times more than the funding of all projects handled by its Indian competitors put together and has a 67% funding success rate.

The concept fascinated her so much that she left a job opportunity in the US and started India’s first crowdfunding platform for creative artists, with her co-founder and ex-McKinsey consultant Priyanka Agarwal, in 2012.

source: http://www.hindustantimes.com / Hindustan Times / Home> Lucknow / by Rajeev Mullick, Hindustan Times, Lucknow / February 26th, 2016