Aditya-Khedekar/SarvamAI-VLM-dataset huggingface dataset:
National Defence Fund

Government of India and Embassy of India continue to receive a number of offers for contributions
to the welfare of the armed forces in India. Taking these into account, the Government of India
has decided that those who wish to make voluntary contributions may do so by sending check
in dollars or rupees to the National Defence Fund.

Checks/Money Orders should be drawn in favor of
one of the following addresses.

can be sent to any

National Defence Fund National Defence Fund
Embassy of India Secretary

Attn: Commodore V.K. Bhansali Prime Minister’s Office

Naval Attaché South Block, New Delhi 110011
2107 Massachusetts Avenue, NW India

Washington, DC 20008

Additionally, Checks/Money Orders can also be sent to Army Welfare Fund. The checks/money

order should be drawn in favor of

should be drawn in favor of

for credit to

Subroto Park, New Delhi Branch- 110 010 INDIA

Deputy Director(CW-8)

Army Central Welfare Fund,
Adjutant General’s Branch .
Army Headquarters,

West Block-Ill

R.K. Puram, New Delhi 110 066
India

To facilitate payment by NRI's in the US, ICICI Banking Corporation Limited has opened an
account in New York. Contributors must instruct there banks with the following instructions:

First Union Bank International,

180 Maiden Lane, 18th Floor

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CHIPS UID No: 340828 for Credit of Account No. 2000191000069

ICICI] Banking Corporation Ltd,
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Checks/Money Orders can also be sent to Air Force Welfare Fund. The checks/money order

Indian Air Force Central Welfare Fund

AFGIS Building, Subroto Park, New Delhi - 110010 INDIA

For Non-Resident Indians: Contributors may remit their donations in
CITI BANK N.A,

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The Election Commission

Role

Under Article 324 of the Indian constitution the
Election Commission is vested with the role of
supervision, direction and control of prepara-
tion of the electoral rolls for, and the conduct of,
all elections to Parliament and to the Legisla-
ture of every state and of elections to the offices
of the President and Vice President.

General Elections 1952 - 1998

There has been a marked increase in the total number of candidates
contesting in the elections. While in 1952 there were 1864
candidates for 489 seats, the number steadily increased to 4,620
candidates in 1980. During the 1991 elections the number of
candidates contesting had increased almost twice fold to 8,699.
In the 11th General elections a record of 13,952 candidates
contested for the 543 seats. During the 12th General elections
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the first general election and thereafter before
each biennial election to the Legislative Council
of each State having such Council, the Presi-
dent may also appoint Regional Commission-
ers as he may consider necessary to assist the
Election Commission in the performance of
functions listed above. The conditions of ser-
vice and tenure of office of the Election Com-
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made by Parliament:

The President or the Governor of a State, will
make available as many staff as is required by
the Election Commissioner the discharge of
duties conferred on the Election Commission
as stated above.

General Electoral Roll and Elections
based on adult suffrage

There can be no special category, electoral role
based on grounds of religion, sex or race, and
elections to the House of the People and to the
Legislative assemblies is to be on the basis of
adult suffrage, i.e, every Indian citizen who is
not less than eighteen years of age on such
date as may be fixed under any law, made by
the appropriate Legislature and is not otherwise
disqualified on grounds of non-residence, un-
soundness of mind, crime or corrupt legal prac-
tice, shall be entitled to be registered as a voter
at any such election.

Representation of Women in the Lok Sabha

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My dear
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gentler and more tolerant society, free from all
discrimination, fear and insecurity.

Free and fair elections are the lifeblood of a
democracy. It is a matter of great pride for all of

See PRIME MINISTER’S ADDRESS, Page 2

I] address you today
to perform a very
pleasant duty: to
thank all of you for
your positive and
clear mandate to the
National Democratic
Alliance and _ its

friendly parties in Total: “J J 543 Seats
this election. Elections held: 538 Seats
Declared: 537 Seats
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the aspirations of Atal Bihari Vajpayee Natl. Democratic Alliance Congress & Allies
every region of our BUP 182 Congress
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society. The NDA, in fact, reflects the spirit of DMK 12 Kerela Congress (M)
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On the morning of October 29, 1999, a cyclone struck the coast of Orissa, in
northeastern India on the Bay of Bengal. Winds of between 155 and 161
. miles an hour, heavy rains and waves between 13 and 20 feet high accompa-
nied the storm. Orissa is home to 32 million people. This storm struck just
10 days after another cyclone hit Orissa on the evening of October 17. The
first storm ripped across the Gopalpur coast, devastating the district of Ganjam,
which was in the eye of the storm.

Prime Minister's
Relief Fund

Government of India and Em-
bassy of India continue to re-
ceive a number of offers for con-
tributions to the cyclone relief
activities in Orissa, India. Those
who wish to make voluntary
contributions may do so by
sending checks in dollars or ru-
pees to the Prime Minister's

Facts on Orissa

Relief Fund. Checks/Money Or-
ders should be drawn in favor of
“Prime Minister’s Relief Fund”
can be sent to any one of the
following addresses.

Prime Minister’s Relief Fund
Embassy of India

Attn: Head of Chancery

2107 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20008

(OR)

Orissa is located in the northeast of India. Its northern pla-
teau slopes down to fertile green coastal plains on the Bay
of Bengal. To the northeast lies the state of West Bengal, and
its capital, Calcutta. About one-third of Orissa is covered
with forests.

Orissa state has a population of nearly 32 million people.
Area of the State is just over 62,000 square miles.

The capital, Bhubaneshwar, is known as the “Temple City of
India.”

Orissa’s economy is largely based on agriculture, which

provides 80 percent of rural employment and more than -

half of the state’s income. One-tenth of India’s rice produc-
tion comes from Orissa. Other major crops include pulses,
oil seeds, jute, sugarcane, turmeric and coconut.

Orissa lies in the tropics. The average rainfall is about 59
inches a year. The temperature ranges from a high of 120
degrees in the summer to a low of 41 degrees in the winter.

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South Block, New Delhi 110011
India

Relief efforts by
non-governmental
organizations

National Council of Asian In-
dian Associations (NCAIA)
NCAIA has set up a cyclone re-
lief fund for the victims in Orissa.
NCAIA is a registered nonprofit,
tax-exempt organization located
in Maryland, USA. (http://
www.icharity.org/go/india/cy-
clone)

NCAIA
9326 Lanham Severn Rd,
Lanham, MD 20706

India Development and Relief
Fund (IDRF)

IDRF has set up an Orissa Cy-
clone <http://www.idrf.org> Re-
lief Fund. Donations to IDRF are
tax exempted in United States
(Tax exempt ID: 52-1555563),
and a receipt will be mailed to
donors. Make checks payable
to IDRF, and mail it to the fol-
lowing address:
IDRF
1580 Hollenbeck Ave., Apt #4
Sunnyvale, CA-94087 USA.

In the memo, please mention
Orissa Cyclone Relief. For more
information contact: Dr. Vinod
Prakash (301) 984-2127

CRY (Child Relief and You, Inc.)
CRY has set up an Orissa Disas-
ter Relief Program for the vic-
tims in Orissa. CRY is a regis-
tered nonprofit, tax-exempt or-
ganization located in New Jer-
sey and is associated with CRY
India. Click here to make secure
online donation
<http://www.us.cry.org/orissa/>
or send checks to CRY with
memo as “Orissa Relief”

CRY Inc.

PO Box 372,

Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922-
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Tel: (877) 233-2222

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Information on Cyclone damage
and relief efforts (as of November 27, 1999)

Loss of human life - 9615

Population affected - 12 million

Cattle deaths - 400,000

Number of villages affected - 7,921

Damaged houses - 800,000

Agricultural area damaged - 1.67 million hectares
400 villages are still inaccessible

The relief efforts are now focused on checking the outbreak of
epidemics and environmental pollution. To meet this goal, the
following steps have been taken:

1. Disease surveillance has been intensified.

9. Synthetic pyrethroid spray may be used in the affected
areas to minimize the potential risk of malaria outbreak.

3. Malaria treatment/Drug distribution centers have been
setup.

4. Measles vaccination to all children less than 5 years old.
5. Surveillance of enteric fever have been initiated.

6. Guidelines have been issued to State health authorities
for management of post trauma stress syndrome.

7. 80% of wells that supply drinking water have been disin-
fected.

The army has cleared the roads connecting Bhubaneshwar, the
capital city, to other major cities in Orissa. Food and medical
supplies are received from all parts of the country as road and
rail traffic have been partially restored. Telecommunications
have been partially restored (Puri, Dhenkanal, Balasore and
Baripada - 100%, Bhubaneswar - 78.5%, Cuttack-73%, Bhadrak
98%, Khurda 97%, Jajpur -50%, Jagatsinghpur 24%, Kendrapara
34% and Paradip 28%).

The Prime Minister visited the cyclone hit areas twice and
assured the State of all possible assistance.

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Following is a chronology of events

e Indian Airlines Flight 814 takes off from Kathmandu at 1615 (IST) hours on December 24,
1999.

© The five armed hijackers make the pilot divert the plane over Lucknow and head for Lahore
in Pakistan.

aes e The Lahore airport authorities refuse to permit the aircraft to land, forcing it to head back to
Be Amritsar, India.

a e The plane lands at Amritsar where the hijackers demand that the aircraft be refueled. The
airport is sealed off.

© The airport authorities make preparations for refueling but the aircraft needs to be brought
closer to the tank.

sre © The hijackers make the aircraft take off for Lahore despite short runway available and very low
a fuel levels. They fatally stab one passenger, Mr. Katyal and threaten to kill more people.

me * India persuades the Pakistani authorities to permit the aircraft to land at Lahore.
« Lahore airport is sealed off.
© The aircraft nearly crash lands and is surrounded by Pakistani commandos.

we e It is refueled at hijacker’s request and headed for Kabul. Pakistani authorities refuse permis-
Ss sion for the bleeding Mr. Katyal to come of the plane, despite willingness of the hijackers.

os e Because of the lack of night-landing facilities in Kabul, and later, at Kandahar, the plane is
ee diverted towards Dubai.

e It finally lands at the Al-Minhat air force base, UAE. The hijackers demand food, medicines
and a stepladder since none is available.

e The hijackers release 25 passengers, and allow the body of Mr. Katyal to be released to the
UAE authorities.

© Early on December 25, 1999 morning, the flight takes off from Dubai for Afghanistan. At 0855
wet hours, it lands ateaadahar.

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a and US $200 million for the release of 154 hostages.

a e Later hijackers drop their demands for a $200 million ransom and the exhumed remains of
re Afghan terrorist Sajjad Afghani.

© Passengers released on December 31, 1999 after Government of India releases 3 terrorists
with known links to Harkat ul-Ansar. Hijackers head towards Pakistan.

e © On the basis of radio intercepts and collected evidence, the Government of India identifies
the hijackers as Pakistani nationals with links to ISI, an intelligence organization of the Pakistan
Government.

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