tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48192192344102003152012-01-28T05:34:42.152+05:30Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.comBlogger3751100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-83008277634605557292011-12-06T15:53:00.000+05:302011-12-06T16:13:52.596+05:30

He never gives up, this son of Nero; In 2G he tried and scored a big zero,  Akash was a goli, a plain eyewash, The internet he is now out to white wash. Scam-ridden Congress needs a face lift, With honest voices she's terribly miffed; Media brought in line with stick and cash, It is you and me Sonia wants to bash.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-7622410042730094562011-07-31T19:21:00.000+05:302011-07-31T19:21:38.739+05:30

Recently the Prime Minister reshuffled his cabinet and there were varied responses. One of them was Gurudas Kamat, who, incidentally, represents our area in the Lok Sabha. He chose to resign because he was shifted to the Water and Sanitation Ministry. This "intelligent" MP felt that he has been side-lined and should have been given a more "weighty" ministry. In this day and age our politicians

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-19911298474189779822011-07-05T22:15:00.000+05:302011-07-05T22:15:04.805+05:30

Sri Padmanabha temple at Thiruvananthapuram has suddenly shot into the public eye and national limelight. So id it surprising that politicians, media, westernised Indians, rationalists and many other ill-wishers are all jostling for space. The treasure by seems enormous, ancient and priceless. One can imagine some extra-ordinary items that represent the wealth of the royalty of those times and a

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-37798678845036409372011-06-30T10:43:00.005+05:302011-08-02T15:31:01.633+05:30

Manmohan says he is Minister Prime and not a lame duck:Would I have survived if so much blame I so well couldn’t duck?Reddy, media or Kalmadi,They are all in Sonia’s rave party;With BJP numb and Rahul dumb, wingless I am flying on luck!

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-22424700365994707972011-06-26T20:04:00.000+05:302011-06-26T20:04:41.282+05:30

Black clouds of corrupt politicians Seem to have swallowed India’s sun,The skies are a weeping at this turn,But for them this river of tar is fun.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-10304580105979009402011-06-19T18:24:00.004+05:302011-06-20T08:54:55.579+05:30

We have a cabinet minister who thinks he's a big hero,All because after every theft he avers the loss is zero,Be it a bill or a dacoity,His answer is Sibal, not civil, society,Thieving leaders will save India, he says, not an honest tyro.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-7206738062781249222011-05-07T19:44:00.003+05:302011-05-07T20:03:22.421+05:30

Had Smarter bin Laden hit South or North Block,He would still have been a hero roaming free in Pak or POK,A few tiny squeals,Not a thought of ‘Seals’,We would still have been saying we have no choice but to talk.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-55501225655718446072011-03-29T11:59:00.000+05:302011-03-29T11:59:48.332+05:30

Missiles, guns and robotic bomb-disposal units will be deployed in and around Mohali ahead of the diplomacy-laced India-Pak cricket encounter. Thus screams TOI and other main stream media. What are our leaders expecting? When the match ends tomorrow, with no unpleasant incidents (let us all pray!), either India or Pakistan will win. If Pakistan wins, will they arrest LeT founder Hafiz

Happy Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-21504054847626761312011-03-21T21:50:00.006+05:302011-03-21T22:30:34.835+05:30

The earthquake and resultant Tsunami that hit Japan on March 11, 2011, have almost crippled the Fukushima Nuclear power plant. Radiation leaks from its reactors have not only brought terrible memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but have also raised fresh questions in India about the wisdom of using nuclear energy to generate power. Even though the situation appears to getting under control, fears

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-82005881714285118302011-02-28T22:23:00.000+05:302011-02-28T22:23:51.315+05:30

We have an annual ritual of presenting the annual budget of the Government of India on 28th February every year. Apart from presenting the accounts of the GOI, the budget has gained a level of importance far beyond what it deserves. It has become the arbiter of our destinies and a dispenser of largesse to that group which danced and grovelled the best. It carries the ever-alive threat of

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-48330583255232703902011-02-05T09:36:00.003+05:302011-02-05T09:50:38.605+05:30

P Manivannan, an IAS officer in Karnataka is allowing the public to watch what he is doing in his office by hooking up the CCTV in his chamber to his official website. Manivannan, the MD of the Bengaluru Electric Supply Company, BESCOM, has installed two IP enabled cameras in his office, and the public can see whatever happens there.In this scam age, with his own Karnataka CM involved in one,

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-72274325546975621502011-01-28T20:23:00.005+05:302011-01-28T20:35:00.332+05:30

Expressing one's opinion about the effects of Government policy seems to be a risky affair for writers in India! Anish Trivedi, a columnist for Mid-day was convicted by the special Prevention of Atrocities Act court on Thursday for making casteist comments in an editorial article written for the Mumbai tabloid in 2006. The author has been handed over a sentence of six month's jail term and Rs.

Gopinath Mavinkurvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-31543068739231501522011-01-26T19:11:00.003+05:302011-01-26T19:19:11.581+05:30

With the courts burdened with cases, the aam aadmi seems to have ran out of patience due to delays and adjournments. "Tareekh pe Tareekh" is the common experience for those who need to seek justice in Indian Courts.Not surprisingly, this 60-something Anil Tikotekar sent a cheque for Rs. 20000/- seeking one hour of the court's time. Not a big sum of money considering the difficulties he faced

Gopinath Mavinkurvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-79866086824173721662011-01-20T12:20:00.004+05:302011-01-20T12:26:53.115+05:30

I am aware that such a title could be greeted with a sarcastic "So what's the big deal? Aren't you women always vying for gender equality and such?"But news of this kind always inspires and delights me.

Jeena R Papaadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348972580111225232noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-33472180686038618002011-01-19T10:13:00.002+05:302011-01-19T10:15:59.783+05:30

The Laundromat arrives in India! This pay and use coin operated laundry service for public use is a concept popular in UK has made its debut in New Delhi’s Satya Niketan, which has 7000 rented flats – many of them foreigners. With consumers having to spend close to about an hour at the Laundromat, one wonders whether this idea would make it big time in our country? Mumbaikars spend that much

Gopinath Mavinkurvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-52783948420246601142011-01-18T18:29:00.003+05:302011-01-18T18:37:28.533+05:30

India will set up the first Tidal Power Project in Asia - in Gujarat!With its economy growing at a fast pace in relation to other economies, the power needs of the country will grow exponentially in the coming years. Clean energy forms and non-conventional sources of energy beckon the world, inviting us to try out harnessing such energy sources as Wind and Solar energy - for power generation

Gopinath Mavinkurvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-33783749792933924312011-01-18T10:11:00.000+05:302011-01-18T10:11:43.827+05:30

Which political party in India needs to read this over and over again??

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-91532647749825745722011-01-05T22:02:00.000+05:302011-01-05T22:02:16.536+05:30

GOI is fighting too many battles on too many fronts.  Some of these are internal within the Government and some within the party and allies. If one analyses the situation, most of these battles have nothing to do with governance or its absence,  or  any matter of national  importance. Sadly, most of these revolve around massive and brazen acts of corruption. This is compounded by consistent

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-84618827983796895262010-12-22T19:53:00.000+05:302010-12-22T19:53:11.922+05:30

New Delhi is a busy capital of late with different world leaders scheduling their visits. Whether this speaks of India's importance on the world stage as our media would like us to believe or  is  it more likely, the lure of lucrative contracts to supply us "latest" and horrendously expensive stuff. These leaders have found a way to flatter the Indian psyche, lower our guard and walk away with

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-42665135439254669902010-12-05T11:14:00.004+05:302010-12-05T11:29:29.279+05:30

15 days of Parliament doing nothing has cost the nation 95 crore Rs. So habituated are the MPs across party lines to mopping up freebies for no work, that no one complains about the Centre dragging this wasteful session to its normal conclusion till Dec 13, 2010.The crucial business of passing the supplementary demands of Finance Ministry and the Ministry of Railways got done on December

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-69840524765541096342010-12-02T21:50:00.001+05:302010-12-04T14:41:04.131+05:30

We have been witnessing a huge controversy kicked up by the continuous flow of "behind the doors" information from Wikileaks. Widespread interest has been generated and everybody is eager to get that juicy bit of diplomatic faux-pas. What emerges from this episode is the identity of the true villain. It is the United States of America. It has long been known that USA has been the master of

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-63207108503761542892010-10-24T10:00:00.004+05:302010-10-24T10:15:10.711+05:30

Media hates Modi.Political parties hate Modi.Why do we accept mediocre and not better governance?let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW.

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-27770341999294188292010-10-22T10:11:00.003+05:302010-10-22T10:17:31.784+05:30

Experts at the Foundation for Environment and Economic Development Services (FEEDS) are thinking out of the box, to introduce new ways to increase the income of poultry farmers in Manipur.They have assisted the Krishi Vigyan Kendra near Imphal, to conduct training programmes for farmers (who have traditionally reared chicken and ducks) in rearing Australian Emus and Turkeys.Turkeys are already

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-57703454181697875312010-10-16T12:11:00.003+05:302010-10-16T12:16:30.030+05:30

Some of the cartoons are so timely, aren't they?let us CHANGE INDIA for INDIA OF TOMORROW.picture courtesy mailtoday

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-63088788797099391192010-09-25T16:48:00.005+05:302010-09-25T16:57:44.460+05:30

Apparently, Indian honey manufacturers sell contaminated honey domestically, while they export a cleaner variety. The Centre for Science and Environment has discovered different types of antibiotics in 12 brands of honey sold in India.The Director of CSE, Sunita Narain explained "the beekeeping industry uses antibiotics to control and prevent outbreaks of diseases in honey bees, and as growth

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-64915698997122275042010-09-23T09:31:00.004+05:302010-09-23T10:07:16.996+05:30

Some people still say, the smoke and burning smell from Delhi don’t mean there is a fire up there.That the hyper-sterile western attitude claiming the Games Village is filthy isn't serious.That it is okay for a ceiling or bridge to collapse, after all India is known for finishing things at the last minute. Like the grand Indian wedding, everything will fall into place when the Games begin.*If we

Jeena R Papaadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348972580111225232noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-31082800229291982542010-09-14T08:34:00.001+05:302010-09-14T08:35:55.705+05:30

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-26279775676349575382010-09-07T22:15:00.000+05:302010-09-07T22:15:13.101+05:30

Gokulashtami is celebrated in most parts of India with a lot of passion and more so in Mumbai. The Maximum City always overdoes itself and sets new benchmarks. One does not mind raising the bar higher in productive matters. We Mumbaikars seem to have taken the first part of this literally and raised the bar, so to speak,  for the "makhan chors". Announcing rich cash prizes, the "matki" was tied

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-69586617370936623702010-09-06T11:10:00.005+05:302010-09-06T11:22:29.672+05:30

I was saddened to read this news report yesterday-When Sitaram and Ramabai had their fourth child, a girl, they did not even want to think of a name for her and started calling her Nakoshi.That’s Marathi for the ‘unwanted one’.A random survey conducted by the Satara district health department showed 222 girls named Nakoshi in the 0-16 age group.Hearteningly, there have been efforts to change this

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-1517606813880806642010-09-03T23:19:00.000+05:302010-09-03T23:19:49.828+05:30

India is the birthplace of chaos. Anything that can go smoothly will get derailed and finish with a lot of chaos as an accompaniment. . Our festivals are a chaos, our faith is chaotic, our life flow is a chaos. Infact, chaos has become an unique Indian trademark. When chaos is our very nature then why do we pretend to prefer order. Why do we fear chaos or use every opportunity to bemoan chaos.

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-8979520767720661672010-08-28T16:51:00.004+05:302010-08-28T17:11:02.658+05:30

CWG OC is facing a 'cash crunch' apparently. Yes, you read that right.Minister Jaipal Reddy, who heads a GOM in charge of managing the Games has written to the Army on August 11, asking that it waive its 11 crore bill. Effectively the Army will have to dip into the Defence Fund. Even medical professionals about 400 of them will not be paid.Reason?They are serving the nation and therefore should

Indyeahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915739361027887530noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-69412240289478617742010-08-26T09:52:00.003+05:302010-08-26T10:14:34.622+05:30

And you thought judges sat in judgement over crimes !Seven judges of the Andhra Pradesh State Subordinate Judiciary, were suspended by the High Court for mass copying during their LL. M exams at the Kakatiya University at Warangal. These worthies were Senior Civil judges , district judges and a few advocates who were doing this course through the distance education facility. The authorities

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-55577240922547976112010-08-16T09:42:00.000+05:302010-08-16T09:45:29.762+05:30

For the past 28 years, Karsanbhai Patel has been teaching the children of his village to swim. There is no swimming pool in the village, just a lake. The water is not very clean, and there are no changing rooms.But this doesn't stop the children, nor their dedicated teacher. The swimming lessons continue even in winter when the water is chilly.Sometimes Karsanbhai gets small donations from

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-44563454405985430342010-08-14T15:56:00.003+05:302010-08-14T16:19:18.055+05:30

Sagar, MP: Over 300 tonnes of explosives sent from a govt-owned factory in Dholpur loaded in 61 trucks, have gone missing in Madhya Pradesh. Ganesh Explosives's licence, the company which was to receive the explosives, had expired in March itself.How do they allow the Govt. Agency to send such a huge load of explosives without any sort of security? Why can't they send in 5

Sandhyanoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-87807879024798061832010-08-12T22:22:00.001+05:302010-08-12T22:24:03.085+05:30

Mumbai has been in limelight for wrong reasons. First the malaria epidemic and now two large ships colliding and spilling oil and cargo in the seas around us. Apart from pollution, this has exposed a dangerous chink in our armour. With MSC Chitra listing dangerously, containers could not defy gravity and they clogged a critical waterway for five days. The oil spill damaged beaches till about a

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-40511627466049470222010-08-12T15:40:00.004+05:302010-08-12T15:50:20.271+05:30

CWG corruption allegations are at it's peak.Does any one need more backup?pic courtesy times now service

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-35595411917516580852010-08-10T11:02:00.005+05:302010-08-10T11:19:11.184+05:30

The Commonwealth Games people defend their outrageous expenditures, accuse media, and explain buying 100 roles of toilet paper for Rs 3750, @37.50 each. No explanation forthcoming for crores spent and immediate payments made by the Chairman's special order, , so someone running with a baton in front of Buckingham palace, does it in style.In the meanwhile, NGO's entrusted with rounding up and

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-55714670290921823352010-08-07T16:32:00.003+05:302010-08-07T16:39:32.301+05:30

The Delhi Traffic Police have started a Facebook page which has become immensely popular.Delhi residents enthusiastically post photos there, photos of people on motorcycles without helmets, cars stopped in crosswalks, drivers on cell phones, drivers in the middle of illegal turns.In two months, Delhi Traffic police have issued 665 tickets, tracking down violators by the license plate numbers

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-8016357605080645942010-08-06T10:06:00.004+05:302010-08-06T10:31:50.711+05:30

The CommonWealth Games 2010 in Delhi, are a lesson in "How people never learn". Headed by Politicians for the sole purpose of doling out contracts, and forming committees , one would have expected the Delhi Police to be an integral part there. But NO.43 lakh flower pots have been bought for 30 crores, for the sole purpose of beautification of the Games venues. The Delhi police have now written

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-71377595573901747182010-07-29T17:44:00.003+05:302010-07-29T18:05:18.918+05:30

Under the Janani Suraksha Yojana in Bihar, every woman who gives birth , is granted Rs 1000/-. In direct defiance of the laws on nature, 298 women in Bihar, claim to have given birth to 2 to 5 children within 60 days. The CAG of Bihar has highlighted this after noting that 6.6 lakhs were paid to these 298 women. with the districts of Bhagalpur, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Kishanganj and

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-50290397920668325372010-07-25T09:56:00.002+05:302010-07-25T10:00:28.082+05:30

Panchayat elections in over 580 villages in Pune district are to be held this week. Many of the candidates are facing unexpected problems due to the unfamiliar and sometimes hilarious election symbols allotted to them.“One of the candidates in our village is a wrestler and the symbol he’s got is that of a baby’s frock. He finds it really difficult to promote something so contradictory to his

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-3827478619769834492010-07-21T16:41:00.003+05:302010-07-21T16:55:09.961+05:30

With the Commonwealth Games coming up, naturally there will be talk about medals , or, the lack of them. Already the emphasis is on how the Games village is better than Beijing's.And of course Sania and Saina.If the Chairman and heads of various games looked around they would find so many "hidden" talents in sports, say, as in shot put.They create a Sports Authority and then act stingy with

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-43349246916383909422010-07-19T10:22:00.004+05:302010-07-19T11:01:41.169+05:30

Last month, India was admitted as the 34th member of The Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The FATF is an inter-governmental organisation founded in 1989 by the G7 concerned with developing policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.The FATF has identified fund transfers from foreign Non Profit Organisations (NPOs), counterfeiting of currency, drug trafficking and extortion as

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-56514593057642237832010-07-16T18:00:00.004+05:302010-07-16T18:23:09.117+05:30

I admit that I do not follow the game as much as I follow, say, Football, despite the fact that I used to play daily with my friends, long ago. I do not even know who the World’s best are - except one.There was a time when I did regret that Mr.Padukone’s beautiful daughter chose Bollywood over her father’s profession. But then, all is well that is progressing well, and we have a champion on our

Jeena R Papaadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348972580111225232noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-80807440774552773442010-07-13T17:52:00.003+05:302010-07-13T17:57:00.842+05:30

Sometime in the year 2005.Some of us may remember a gentleman by the name..KULDEEP SINGH.Some may call him a hero.Some may have forgotten him.Some may have decided not to remember him.Some of us may want to know who he is.Well he is the same DTC driver who saved lives of more than 50Delhi citizens in oct 2005.This brave man threw the bomb out of the bus.He has lost his eyesight, lost fingers of

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-87549060124359711252010-07-13T12:15:00.002+05:302010-07-13T12:19:15.259+05:30

Ajit Balaji Joshi, then Additional Deputy Commissioner in Jhajjar Dist., Haryana, set up the first bhatta shala (brick-kiln-school) in December, 2006. Since then 359 such bhatta shalas have been set up in Haryana.The brick kiln workers in Jhajjar and Sonepat districts of Haryana come from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in December and stay for six months. So these seasonal schools- set up so that the

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-24406022267909038292010-07-13T08:12:00.004+05:302010-07-13T08:38:41.424+05:30

Ever since some lady in Gujarat created a thousand demat accounts for herself and messed around speculating in securities, agencies doing demat have been strict demanding address, identity , and PAN card proofs. Turns out that an old , prestgious, private religious trust , Ganpati Panchayatam Sansthan, of Sangli , (erstwhile royal Patwardhan family) has got PAN cards issued in the names of the

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-10009407029399682842010-07-12T16:44:00.003+05:302010-07-12T17:09:59.253+05:30

The Committee (Salaries and Allowances of MPs) has considered the issue of providing virtually free 3G facility provided by MTNL/BSNL to MPs.It has also recommended a hike in the monthly salary of MPs from Rs 16,000 to Rs 80,001. The government is likely to introduce a bill regarding it in the Monsoon session of Parliament.Meanwhile, no arrests in the Mumbai train blasts case. Rajesh Jha

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-4894650137672329882010-07-11T22:25:00.003+05:302010-07-11T22:40:34.900+05:30

While the Golden Quadrilateral happens, Bihar has discovered roads.Madhav Singh, 82, lives in Alwalpur village, 12 kilometres outside Patna. Till 3 years ago, he walked 3 kilometres to catch a bus for Patna. In the monsoon, he waded chest deep through water , and crossed the flooded Punpun river by boat, to catch the bus. Today thanks to the new government's schemes, there is a pucca

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-71392672959916330882010-07-04T16:42:00.003+05:302010-07-04T16:57:22.174+05:30

Ordinary mortals struggling with paperwork , forms and permissions at least know why they are doing what they are doing.Udai Narain Chowdhary, speaker of the Bihar Assembly, went as a delegate on the Parliament Speaker's trip to Swaziland, Africa. Parliament Speaker, Meira Kumar, daughter of late Jagjivan Ram, is a former diplomat , and carried with her a photo of her father with the Swaziland

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-58427894149174025482010-06-29T13:19:00.003+05:302010-06-30T13:02:52.587+05:30

Reading these reports from Kerala in the past few days, it is evident that special efforts are being made to boost the tourism industry in the state.The pilot project of The Coconut Trail, an initiative of the Coconut Development Board (CDB), is being launched in Kerala this year.The Kerala Tourism Development Corporation has announced special family tour packages for Non-Resident Keralites (NRKs

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-23514839546781553152010-06-25T08:36:00.003+05:302010-06-25T08:55:06.770+05:30

Twenty fifth of June 1975 was the darkest day in the history of this country. I don’t know how many readers here remember that awful period. I remember, I have seen it and felt it. Congress party lead by Mrs Indira Gandhi declared internal emergency in the country after a decision of the Allahabad High Court against her. Most of the opposition leaders were jailed; Press was not allowed to

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-80076817521480689322010-06-15T13:45:00.002+05:302010-06-15T13:50:35.494+05:30

The state of Andhra Pradesh got Rs 6,500 crore in 2009-10 to implement the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS), and will reportedly get Rs 10,000 crore for this financial year. An average rural family, employed under this scheme receives Rs. 6,000/- to 10,00/- a month.This has had an unintended side effect: a record rise in the consumption of Indian Made Foreign Liquor (IMFL)

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-26304899956828825232010-06-13T08:46:00.051+05:302010-06-13T08:46:00.375+05:30

A great and ancient culture is how we describe ourselves. A land of milk and honey, a tolerant society which absorbed every invader and a spiritual atmosphere that pervades  every nook and corner.... Is this from a tourist brochure or from a leaf of the famed Huen Tsang, the famed Chinese traveller . All this seems at wide contrast to what we believe is reality today in our society and country.

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-58253383908045976132010-06-12T10:28:00.003+05:302010-06-12T11:03:13.007+05:30

Milk and cash is looted at night from a stall run by Achal Rane, a handicapped lady on the Mumbai Suburban Central Railway Kanjurmarg Station, and she is made to travel 4 stations away to the GRP police to register her FIR, as there is no money for offices at these other stations.Meanwhile, Ashok Chavan, Maharashtra CM, takes off shortly, with senior officials, on a one-week 3-nation tour

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-35404460907378609212010-05-21T14:22:00.002+05:302010-05-21T15:11:14.357+05:30

Believe it or not, but Bihar is well and truly in the 21st century.Remember those 'ancient' times when political leaders used to go on 'pad yatras' to connect with ordinary people? And, later 'rath yatras', with politicians travelling in air conditioned vehicles dressed up a chariots?An Independent MLA from Bihar, that rich state that's been laid waste by its politicians, is making a giant leap.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-77598074582259256602010-05-14T21:31:00.000+05:302010-05-14T21:31:25.897+05:30

For a couple of bucks Mutalik, head of the alleged Ram Sene would sell his soul. The whole exercise seems so contrived that it looks completely stage managed. Consider the players in this drama that is being played out, ostensibly to shock the country and raise the war cry against "saffron vandalism". Tehelka, a failed at "whatever he has done" organisation has pompously proclaimed themselves

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-86087559903623712342010-04-30T21:49:00.000+05:302010-04-30T21:49:41.384+05:30

Much has been said on Lalit Modi and his alleged shenanigans. Trial by media convinced many of his mea-culpa. It is astonishing that the powers slept for three years and woke up only when the moneys involved appeard sufficiently attractive to invite political meddling. Much of the allegations do not cut ice and the effort smacks of sheer opportunism. Let us not forget that IPL is a rare Indian

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-17931106096280560752010-04-28T21:36:00.001+05:302010-04-28T21:37:57.160+05:30

Govt has created a record of sorts today by arresting three senior officers. It seems that no civil service in India which is free of corruption.Take a look-----------IFS, INDIAN FOREIGN SERVICE---MADHURI GUPTA.IAS, INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE---O. RAVI.IPS, INDIAN POLICE SERVICE---R S SHARMA.Does anyone know as to where are we heading towards?How and when, if at all, will we become a

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-85581155749173225322010-04-28T15:40:00.002+05:302010-04-28T15:43:36.623+05:30

Transport Minister Kamal Nath said on Monday that in the current fiscal year, India will build only 12/13 km of road per day, in place of the target of 20 km per day.Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had said that building infrastructure will be crucial for India to achieve a growth rate of 10 percent in the next few years.One wonders how India will be able to build up this infrastructure when so

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-66127844422982461462010-04-25T16:50:00.003+05:302010-04-25T17:07:47.765+05:30

Eight archers from Naswadi, tribal region in Gujarat, wanted to attend the Archery Nationals in Guwahati, Assam, prior to the CWG Games. All eight are below the poverty line, some of them orphans, and their parents took loans on interest, broke lifelong savings and sold their only houses to raise air fare from Ahmedabad to Guwahati. At the most , it may earn someone a place in the National team

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-38397652498451065002010-04-24T17:05:00.002+05:302010-04-24T17:24:44.944+05:30

Amidst all the bursting and breaking IPL corruption saga, Lalit Modi gets on to the stage, at the IPL Awards om 23rd April, and says "“Seventeen years ago, I had a dream. I want to thank everyone for allowing me to fulfill it,”.What dream ? Of using a wonderful game, to buy and sell cricketers like cauliflowers, auctioning them ? Making a mockery of business ethics ? Of using his

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-27678798766118796302010-04-22T08:24:00.000+05:302010-04-22T08:24:12.741+05:30

The leechi may soon be seen in a new avatar as two private companies are keen to use the fruit - that grows in abundance in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district - to produce wine. Last year ICAR director Mangala Ram had impressed upon Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that the state could increase its revenue by using the 'shahi leechi' variety of the fruit, largely grown in Muzaffarpur, for making wine.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-78537811713293413662010-04-14T11:20:00.000+05:302010-04-14T11:20:16.173+05:30

Modi has been fired up like a rocket and soon we shall see the sparks. Lalit Modi has promised to disclose the ownership details of all teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as a nasty and escalating row opens with a bang between him and minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor over the Kochi franchise puts the spotlight on confidential contracts and snowballs into a major

Happy Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-45204969822718503722010-04-12T08:03:00.004+05:302010-04-12T08:45:44.879+05:30

The Commonwealth Games will be held in New Delhi in Oct 2010. The cost of constructing the venues for the Games has already gone up 250 per cent, from Rs 1,000 crore to over 2,400 crore. And the final accounting has not been completed as yet.Now, the Chairman of the CWG has spent Rs 29.29 lakhs on snacks , during the 57 meetings that have been held so far. That amounts to Rs 51,385.96 spent

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-17092608500333147812010-04-06T14:22:00.000+05:302010-04-06T14:22:47.023+05:30

The nation should weap since this was foretold yet no action was taken instead we are busy fixing the match of Sania! Why is that our nation takes interest only if it is a terrorist attack? Have we not lost more lives to the naxals? Aren't the lives of our policemen and others valuable? I think it is time Maoists are shown the door. They don't want talks since they seem to have an agenda

Happy Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-1155681629955241252010-03-28T08:42:00.003+05:302010-03-28T08:58:32.585+05:30

NHAI engineer Satyendra Dubey had blown the whistle on irregularities in the Golden Quadrilateral Project in Bihar. He was murdered. Yesterday 3 persons were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for this. Dubey's family says the real culprits are free and these are small fry taking the rap. Roads that benefit the public don't bequeath power. Someone else's downfall does.But sometimes

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-22977268218970633742010-03-27T10:23:00.001+05:302010-03-27T10:25:41.278+05:30

No, these bees are not from Uttar Pradesh! These are honeybees from Patiasa village in Mujaffarpur Dist., Bihar. Here, twenty two year old Anita Kumari runs a successful bee-keeping business.She started this business eight years ago, with just two boxes. She now tends to honeybees in around 250 boxes- one box has 30,000- 35,000 bees- and supplies honey to several firms. She obtained formal

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-79840566184232484932010-03-24T12:26:00.001+05:302010-03-24T12:26:57.678+05:30

About six months back, I had posted a tweet about 'bhut jolokia', the hottest chilli in the world, to which some Americans have taken fancy.Then I had mentioned that it would not be long before the CIA realised that “administering” it the wrong way would get even the most hardened criminals to 'sing'!Well, for once, Indian defence scientists have beaten the Americans, a bit differently though.

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-72093702996849827172010-03-24T11:25:00.007+05:302010-03-24T11:58:16.157+05:30

Soon the women in India shall have the ultimate weapon! Beware!But without "gender based reservation" how shall this weapon be exclusive to women.. me wonders...The Indian military has developed a grenade with the hottest chilli known to earth – the bhut jolokia. It has more than 1,000,000 Scoville units, the scientific measurement of a chili's spiciness. (An earlier tweet has some more details)

Happy Kittenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14406399936808407736noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-85751380400588286042010-03-24T11:20:00.003+05:302010-03-24T11:29:39.085+05:30

Naga leaders say they won’t discuss within Indian constitution. Kashmir separatists are talking to China for intervention in Kashmir.Maoists are creating hell for innocent.China has encircled India geographically.Americans want Nuke deal with Pak.America is funding Pak.Out of Chinese fear, we stop building roads on our side of border.We have a porous border with Nepal for free movement of ISI

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-43138693194294967622010-03-21T10:03:00.000+05:302010-03-21T10:05:48.623+05:30

Fifteen years ago, in Doogaron Ka Tala village in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, for every ten boys, only one girl went to school.In 1995, former sarpanch Kistura Ram called a meeting of village elders to discuss how to persuade the villagers to educate their daughters. They decided to issue a diktat making it compulsory for families to send their daughters to school.Those who don’t fall in line

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-46403670473330573692010-03-20T09:59:00.000+05:302010-03-20T09:59:38.900+05:30

When we had Parliamentarians who were orators,administrators,and statesmen, we had no real time transmission of legislative activities.  Now that television catches the most minute change in your actions and attitude, we have legislators ,  who sound like part time goondas. Wednesday saw a  Rajasthan BJP MLA Hanuman Beniwal accuse the Home Minister of corruption.  The records show that the

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-23841692680555165932010-03-17T08:22:00.000+05:302010-03-17T08:22:50.121+05:30

Yes, there have been many studies suggesting that a drink a day is good for your heart and a lot else. Unfortunately, these have been carried out in the West. But faithfully, like everything else, we have copy-pasted it for Indians too.A new study carried out at AIIMS to investigate the link between alcohol consumption and heart disease has discovered that Indians are different: alcohol harms

Vinod_Sharmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14654167848186778789noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-90477053306017265782010-03-16T18:33:00.002+05:302010-03-16T18:35:57.293+05:30

According to Home Ministry figures, the number of foreigners overstaying in India in 2008 was more than 65,000. The related figures for 2009 are not yet available.Minister of state for home affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told the Lok Sabha Tuesday that foreign nationals found overstaying in India had "entered into the country on valid travel documents".These 65,000 foreign nationals include

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-90428588357525535262010-03-15T15:19:00.002+05:302010-03-15T15:28:26.467+05:30

Haryana's special task force (STF) think they are very special. So much so that they forget they are basically cops. And have actually advanced to being "robbers".Seven STF men, dressed in plainclothes, struck twice on March 11. They first allegedly looted Rs 6 lakh from a stockbroker after tying him up. They then tried to extort Rs 10 lakh from jeweller V K Malhotra, claiming to be members of

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-40246889375707164282010-03-13T20:33:00.001+05:302010-03-13T20:35:53.842+05:30

We have taken some steps down a path and that seems to have raised temperatures around significantly. The passing of the Women's Reservation Bill.in the Rajya Sabha. There are many on one side applauding the event with major political formations having come together to make a new law. Equally strong is an opposing voice and that seems to be spreading fast. This also highlights a basic fact. Any

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-73811715193451181972010-03-11T10:11:00.003+05:302010-03-11T10:39:14.897+05:30

The UP Police have arrested children , on charges of damaging "public property (throwing color on posters of Mayawati during Holi), and a case had been lodged against them under the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act. They were later sent to a reformatory home for juveniles, according to official sources. It is attributed to Holi customs when a woman/girl, is, in reality ,

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-21937301548466757122010-03-10T09:34:00.003+05:302010-03-10T09:59:58.347+05:30

Is West Bengal some kind of disputed territory ? Everyday there is news of Maoists burning schools, abducting teachers, forcing villagers to poison dogs, and announcements from their so called Head Maoist. Now Karnataka reports that Maoists is that state are demanding higher pay for cops, their erstwhile enemy. And the Union Government does nothing, even after exposing that the Maoists plan an

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-70071411822456868042010-03-04T22:33:00.002+05:302010-03-04T22:38:18.177+05:30

On Feb. 28, a hundred villagers of Khilashapur in Raghunathapally mandal took an oath not to consume liquor until their dream of a separate state of Telangana is realised.The rationale behind this move was that the self-imposed ban on alcohol would cause revenue loss for the Andhra Pradesh government and for arrack contractors.It all started when a Hyderabad-based software engineer K Narasimha

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-10383160603428106382010-03-04T08:21:00.003+05:302010-03-04T08:38:36.622+05:30

A fire safety audit, done at Mantralaya , Mumbai, on September 29,2008, indicated 32 objections , with blatant violation of norms, thanks to ministerial alterations, and encroachments into free space.Two months later, 26/11 happened at the Taj, , and the CM went on a disaster tourism visit there. Did he learn anything.? Today more than a year later, the Taj returns, safeguards enhanced, the

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-62816001940135190462010-03-03T09:21:00.003+05:302010-03-03T09:59:48.784+05:30

Power has always been Bangalore’s bugbear (should I correct it to: Karnataka’s, India’s?). This winter, Bangaloreans were exposed to three-to-four hours of scheduled power cut, whereas previous winters saw almost none (unscheduled power cuts do not appear in the purview of this statement). When summer hit the streets a trifle ahead of schedule, common folk raised their eyes to Heaven and wondered

Jeena R Papaadihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18348972580111225232noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-2149331822103580452010-03-02T12:58:00.004+05:302010-03-02T13:03:01.355+05:30

We may have been stirred from their deep slumber with the Jaagore Campaign which urged us to vote! But without the Bhaago Re exercise, it is unlikely we would have their Voter’s ID.Just in case we do have our Voters ID, our dilemma would be where to find enough information about the candidates so to make an informed choice?Mumbai Votes attempts to address this information need here.Do read this

Gopinath Mavinkurvehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18008117973034496024noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-39696905281959984172010-03-02T07:33:00.004+05:302010-03-02T07:39:38.252+05:30

The budget is over on expected lines.This budget again proves that the common man is the last, or no , priority of any govt.Without going into the details of the budget, one thing is for sure that Petrol prices have brought the opposition together.What is, NOT SHOCKING, is when a Congress minister made a statement on national TV that the final decision on petrol prices will that of Mrs Sonia

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-42404285549783459162010-03-01T08:46:00.002+05:302010-03-01T09:04:50.430+05:30

Villagers of Kanugaon in eastern Assam recently celebrated 25 years of darkness. The State has adopted the Rajiv Gandhi Rural Electrification Programme, which gave this village twenty two electric poles in all these years (1985). Nothing happens, because on paper, this village is already electrified. Village students Saurabh Handique and Lakhimi Sarma, were awarded two computers for academic

Ugich Konitarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15901335427613806798noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-29972211509215931772010-02-28T19:55:00.000+05:302010-02-28T19:55:11.865+05:30

Nations have their pet events. Ours is the annual budget tamasha conducted in February and culminates in the budget being presented on the last working day of February. Media orchestrates the build-up.  This, however, grips the nation's imagination and life comes to a standstill on the big day. Only a cricket match or a telecast of Ramayana on a Sunday morning could achieve this. Essentially,

Mavinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11427701624966763777noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-31306741140444582432010-02-26T11:10:00.010+05:302010-02-26T11:27:15.335+05:30

BSP MP Kadir Rana's son wed the daughter of the party's Rajya Sabha MP, Munquad Ali, in Meerut, on Wednesday evening. Of course, elephants were part of the celebrations. As per eyewitnesses, an elephant, Sheru, went berserk "as gunshots were fired", also as part of the celebrations.Apparently, the elephant was in heat, and when he went out of control at the wedding venue, his mahout promptly

manjuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09073126055254047079noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-54614566654206881942010-02-26T10:49:00.005+05:302010-02-26T11:04:03.503+05:30

It was very depressing, it was very hurtful.Yesterday, I watched a short interview with a person who was on a wheel chair and a person on crutches.It is a shocking state of affairs in the country, generally, but particularly so with the physically disabled.The physically disabled are asking the govt to please consider waving off duties on wheel chairs and crutches.What a request and what a need?

BK Chowla,http://www.blogger.com/profile/03869011550287421537noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4819219234410200315.post-2026994646293582432010-02-25T08:54:00.002+05:302010-02-25T09:04:15.504+05:30

The bitter-tasting Indian Karela, bitter gourd, has always been known to be highly beneficial against diabetes, high blood pressure, heartburn, cholesterol and ulcers. Scientists from Saint Louis University have now discovered that it is also a giant slayer of breast cancer cells. An extract not only killed human breast cancer cells but also prevented them from multiplying.Professor Ratan Ray,

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Despite the police being the primary law and order keepers , the government drags its feet on providing facilities such as living and working quarters, hygienic amenities on duty, and good quality working weapons. The least that the government can do is to provide premises for a police station to function.Villagers of Bariyarpur 70 kms from Patna, were allocated a police post. The police

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The humble 'baingan' is sure making waves. Even as the BT Brinjal controversy rages, comes the news that farmers in Gurgaon have found a new way of not only multiplying the yield of ordinary brinjals but also improving their shape!These farmers have discovered that brinjals, like humans, love alcohol. They sprinkle alcohol in the soil right from the time they sow the seed, and the plants respond

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The 24 policemen killed at West Bengals Silda Camp, sent an SOS at 5:30 pm , on 15-2-2010, to a CRPF camp 14 kms away,when they realized that the Maoists had attacked. Standard procedures prohibiting the CRPF from using vehicles, meant that they walked for 3 hours, by which time the Silda massacre was complete.What standard procedures ?Meanwhile , assorted corrupt, hate-mongering people in

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Gunfire has replaced firecrackers at weddings these days, it would seem. 'Celebration' shooting has claimed several lives in the past few years. The most recent incident happened on Thursday.His newlywed wife waiting for him in the car outside her parents' home in Noida's Sector-10, Pankaj Karotia came back for one last blessing from his father-in-law.His uncle, Rajkumar Karotia decided to fire a

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In March, 2008, in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, after weeks of intense negotiation with the Kanjars, the police convinced 85 of them to surrender. Subsequently, 200 more surrendered.Since then, the Jhalawar police have been working hard for the rehabilitation of the people of this denotified nomadic tribe, long associated with crime.When the Jhalawar police got a reward of Rs. 38,000 for arresting 56

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If this country was a corporate entity, the shareholders would have fired the management in no uncertain terms.The centre's advice to the state to ban the Indian Mujahideen , is ignored. Why ? Movies and morally policing couples, things normally left to parents, is taken over by cops, on instructions from the top. Blasts happen. Union Home Minister calls them soft targets. Indo Pak talks

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Typical story.We have intelligence alerts from New Delhi. The State government says there are no specifics.(No terrorist names a date, time and venue)Whenever the blasts happen, withing 12 hours, the same governments at the state and centre trot out the names of the usual suspects. Lashkar or Indian Mujahideen.If they are so smart, and are able to immediately find this, what stops them from

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There is a programme on Colors entertainment channel---BingoAbhishaek Bachchan is the host of the programme.On the 6th feb, Saturday, Shahrukh was the main participant in the show.Could it be just a coincidence that majority of the studio guests/participants were Muslims?I am not biased.Mine is only an innocent query.

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Thus blogs the great enlightener of the masses..Sometime in the past year, secret talks between India and Pakistan over Kashmir--which made great progress in 2008 before Pakistan's strongman, Pervez Musharraf, was ousted--were restarted, say U.S. and Indian sources. If successful, the negotiations would represent a huge breakthrough for the subcontinent.Wow!Nd why in the world should India be

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PM called a meeting on the 6th, of the CMs, to discuss price rise situation.Details of the meeting will be covered separately in another post. But ,three points stood out during and after the meeting1...A panel is to be formed.Any surprises? Isn’t the govt panel/committee obsessed?2...Pranab Mukherjee got angry with Modi and said that this forum should not be used for politics.Does Congress

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Those accused of being mule-headed need no longer take offence.A mule has done something that will do any master proud. It brought the body of his master, a jaggery seller, to his residence after he was shot dead by some unidentified assailants at Hathwala village of Panipat district in Haryana.The incident occurred on Wednesday night when the mule cart arrived in the village and stopped outside

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