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Monday, May 7, 2012
Israel Knesset election to be held in September
Netanyahu's Likud party submitted a bill to dissolve the
Knesset Israel's political system readies for upcoming
early general elections.Kadima too released a statement
following the Likud's submission, saying that the party would "support
every bill to move up the elections at any date the Knesset agrees to."
An opinion poll conducted by local media shows that Likud would win even more seats than it now holds in the 120 seat legislative body.Netanyahu is believed to have opted for a snap election to take advantage of his party's support rate is high.Defense Minister Ehud Barak said last week that early election would not affect Israel's stance on Iran's nuclear program. The government maintains that it will not exclude any options to stop Iran's nuclear development. Media agencies
Francois Hollande wins president poll
Socialist Francois Hollande wins President poll,he has defeated Sarkozy with votes respectively in ratio of 51.1 to 48.2.President elect Francois Hollande arrives to the town of Tulle to give his victory speech.
Many have waited for this moments and many has never witness this moment.I imagine and share their emotion.Never was two France,Those voted and those not voted are not separate but all are one,France united.
We promise for success and life for all nationals.Public Schools ,environmental demands the ecological change needed,justice, youth for each one, what can be best done for them. Values of the Republic ,the quality,human dignity,quality between men and women,secular for all the long march continues .
The mandate given to me today I am responsible towards my country.I thank all those voters who made this moment possible.
European reconstruction,the jobs,the future,Ladies and Gentleman we are not just any country on this planet but we are France.It is my role to free from dictatorship and corruptions and keep the values of the republic through out the world. Six May date Great day for our country and is new start of the Europe and world.Values likes peace,prosperity for all. Between us the relationship of Trust.
May we be victorious this evening.Like to thank my people and owe you everything to my party with this election be in service of France.
Clinton in Kolkata on her three day visit to India
By sagarmedia on May 6, 2012 |
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Kolkata today on a 3-day visit to India. She will hold talks with West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee on Monday at Writers Building in Kolkata.Writers’ Buildings, the venue of the meeting between Ms Banerjee and Ms Clinton, has been converted into a virtual fortress.
The FBI teams inspected the building together with top city police officers and intelligence officials. US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Sunday visited Victoria Memorial, the grand edifice of the British Raj here, and was delighted to see some exhibits. Ms Clinton will fly off to New Delhi in the afternoon on Monday.
During her stay Tuesday in the national capital, she is expected to call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh apart from holding talks with Krishna, during which they will also review progress made in their countries’ strategic partnership ahead of the India-US strategic dialogue to be held in Washington on June 13.
The meeting between Clinton and Indian leaders gains significance as it comes immediately after her high-level talks in China and ahead of the crucial NATO summit in Chicago, where some important decisions are expected to be made on Afghanistan. “The entire gamut of bilateral relationship apart from all those issues which impinge on the Indo-US partnership will be discussed,” an official source said in New Delhi.
Clinton arrives in Kolkata today in the first leg of her three-day visit to the country.During her two-day stay in the city, she will meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee among other engagements. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee,and Hillary Clinton US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to meet on Monday and the agenda of discussion with CM Mamata Banerjje FDI in multi-brand retail and other economic reforms are likely to come up at meeting. Discussions over US investment in West Bengal would also be on the discussion.
US, which has imposed sanctions against Tehran, has been asking India to restrict its import of crude oil from Iran but New Delhi has been maintaining that it only accepts sanctions which are made by the United Nations and not unilateral sanctions. Senior officials in the US administration have maintained that discussions over India-Bangladesh ties and trade ought to come up in the discussions between Clinton and Banerjee. The Indo-Bangla Teesta Water Treaty, which is being opposed by the West Bengal Chief Minister, is also expected to be discussed during their meeting. The issue of FDI in multi-brand retail and other economic reforms are also expected to be discussed.
Nepal’s PM forms new Cabinet for new constitution
Nepal’s prime minister has formed a new coalition
government to work toward introducing a new constitution that has been
delayed due to political turbulence between ruling and opposition
camps.Cabinet led by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai was inaugurated on
Saturday at the presidential palace in the capital, Kathmandu.
The new development came after ruling and opposition parties agreed to cooperate in finalizing a new Constitution by May 27th, the deadline set by the Supreme Court. But difficult negotiations are expected as there are still differences among political parties over fundamental issues.They have not yet agreed on which form of governance the country should adopt, a presidential system or a parliamentary cabinet system.
The new development came after ruling and opposition parties agreed to cooperate in finalizing a new Constitution by May 27th, the deadline set by the Supreme Court. But difficult negotiations are expected as there are still differences among political parties over fundamental issues.They have not yet agreed on which form of governance the country should adopt, a presidential system or a parliamentary cabinet system.
Saturday, May 5, 2012
Oriental Nicety (ex Exxon Valdez) in Indian waters
Entry of ex US ship Oriental Nicety (ex Exxon Valdez) in Indian waters
not permissible without prior decontamination
Ministry of Defence Should Probe Hazardous Wastes Trade & Movement of
End-of-Life Ships in Indian wasters
New Delhi 4/05/2012: Justice Altamas Kabir headed Supreme Court’s
bench heard the application against a US hazardous end-of-life vessel
named 'Oriental Nicety' (formerly Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean,
Sea River Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong
Fang Ocean) that has been purchased by Best Oasis Company, (a
subsidiary of Priya Blue Industries Pvt Ltd) based in Bhavnagar,
Gujarat on May 3, 2012. The court observed that without the prior
decontamination of the ships in the country of export, no dead ship
including 'Oriental Nicety' (formerly Exxon Valdez) can be allowed
entry in Indian waters.
This is a dead ship for dumping in the Indian waters in the name of
dismantling and recycling. This is a second such ship originally from
USA that is outwitting Indian laws. The USA’s regulations and European
Union regulations prohibit the entry of such vessels. There are 173
plots to carry out the ship-breaking activities for secondary steel
retrieval on the Alang beach under the supervision of Gujarat Maritime
Board (GMB), which has no competence in such industrial processes.
While a total of 5924 end-of-life ships were permitted between 1982
and 2012, there is no data available as to the quantity of hazardous
wastes which has been dumped. How much PCBs, PCTs, asbestos wastes,
radioactive and other hazardous materials have come to the country, is
not known. How many workers, villagers have been affected and the
extent and enormity of contamination of Alang beach is also not known.
It is not understood how the ship breaking activities is continuing
when there is no landfill facility available. Obviously, illegal
dumping of hazardous wastes is going on, which is totally illegal.
It is noteworthy that actions and agencies identified by Court
constituted Inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on shipbreaking in the
pursuance of eighteen recommendations of Prof M G K Menon headed High
Power Committee that were accepted by the Court has not been complied
with. The minutes of IMC repeatedly underline security concerns. The
annexed document underlines the need for Ministry of Defence to probe
Hazardous Wastes Trade and movement of end-of-life ships in Indian
wasters. The application has sought direction for compliance.
Following the last IMC meeting this year Directorate General Factory
Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Union Ministry of Labour
has been asked to conduct a radiology study on the impact of glass
wool on the respiratory health of migrant workers at the shipbreaking
yards at Alang beach. At present there are no mandatory guidelines for
disposal of the glass wool, PCBs and asbestos which is used mainly as
insulators in ships. Some 16 % of workers were found exposed to
carcinogenic asbestos fibers as per the study of National Institute of
Occupational Health, Ahmedabad. They were identified but they have not
been compensated or provided medical and legal remedy till date.
The application has pointed out how even without examining the
inventory of hazardous wastes and materials on board the end-of-life
ship 'Oriental Nicety', local authorities who have not complied with
the recommendations of IMC on shipbreaking like Gujarat Pollution
Control Board (GPCB) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) have given it a
clean chit to it.
This 301 meters long tanker is 50 meters wide, 26 meters depth,
weighing 30,000 tons empty and powered by a 23.60 MW diesel engine. US
based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company built this tanker for
Exxon Mobil Corporation, a US multinational oil and gas corporation
and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.
It was built in San Diego, California in 1986.
ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA) appeals to Parliamentarians and concerned
ministries to adopt its original position of 1992 articulated in
Piriapolis, Uruguay in December 1992, by A. Bhattacharja, Head of the
Indian delegation saying, "You industrial countries have been asking
us to do many things for the global good -- to stop cutting down our
forests, to stop using your CFCs. Now we are asking you to do
something for the global good: keep your own waste."
It is hoped that both Supreme Court and Parliament will act in time to
set matters right before it is too late and ask the rich countries and
their waste traders to keep their own waste, our own waste is too much
to handle.
For Details: Gopal Krishna, Convener, ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA),
not permissible without prior decontamination
Ministry of Defence Should Probe Hazardous Wastes Trade & Movement of
End-of-Life Ships in Indian wasters
New Delhi 4/05/2012: Justice Altamas Kabir headed Supreme Court’s
bench heard the application against a US hazardous end-of-life vessel
named 'Oriental Nicety' (formerly Exxon Valdez, Exxon Mediterranean,
Sea River Mediterranean, S/R Mediterranean, Mediterranean, and Dong
Fang Ocean) that has been purchased by Best Oasis Company, (a
subsidiary of Priya Blue Industries Pvt Ltd) based in Bhavnagar,
Gujarat on May 3, 2012. The court observed that without the prior
decontamination of the ships in the country of export, no dead ship
including 'Oriental Nicety' (formerly Exxon Valdez) can be allowed
entry in Indian waters.
This is a dead ship for dumping in the Indian waters in the name of
dismantling and recycling. This is a second such ship originally from
USA that is outwitting Indian laws. The USA’s regulations and European
Union regulations prohibit the entry of such vessels. There are 173
plots to carry out the ship-breaking activities for secondary steel
retrieval on the Alang beach under the supervision of Gujarat Maritime
Board (GMB), which has no competence in such industrial processes.
While a total of 5924 end-of-life ships were permitted between 1982
and 2012, there is no data available as to the quantity of hazardous
wastes which has been dumped. How much PCBs, PCTs, asbestos wastes,
radioactive and other hazardous materials have come to the country, is
not known. How many workers, villagers have been affected and the
extent and enormity of contamination of Alang beach is also not known.
It is not understood how the ship breaking activities is continuing
when there is no landfill facility available. Obviously, illegal
dumping of hazardous wastes is going on, which is totally illegal.
It is noteworthy that actions and agencies identified by Court
constituted Inter-ministerial committee (IMC) on shipbreaking in the
pursuance of eighteen recommendations of Prof M G K Menon headed High
Power Committee that were accepted by the Court has not been complied
with. The minutes of IMC repeatedly underline security concerns. The
annexed document underlines the need for Ministry of Defence to probe
Hazardous Wastes Trade and movement of end-of-life ships in Indian
wasters. The application has sought direction for compliance.
Following the last IMC meeting this year Directorate General Factory
Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), Union Ministry of Labour
has been asked to conduct a radiology study on the impact of glass
wool on the respiratory health of migrant workers at the shipbreaking
yards at Alang beach. At present there are no mandatory guidelines for
disposal of the glass wool, PCBs and asbestos which is used mainly as
insulators in ships. Some 16 % of workers were found exposed to
carcinogenic asbestos fibers as per the study of National Institute of
Occupational Health, Ahmedabad. They were identified but they have not
been compensated or provided medical and legal remedy till date.
The application has pointed out how even without examining the
inventory of hazardous wastes and materials on board the end-of-life
ship 'Oriental Nicety', local authorities who have not complied with
the recommendations of IMC on shipbreaking like Gujarat Pollution
Control Board (GPCB) and Gujarat Maritime Board (GMB) have given it a
clean chit to it.
This 301 meters long tanker is 50 meters wide, 26 meters depth,
weighing 30,000 tons empty and powered by a 23.60 MW diesel engine. US
based National Steel and Shipbuilding Company built this tanker for
Exxon Mobil Corporation, a US multinational oil and gas corporation
and a direct descendant of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.
It was built in San Diego, California in 1986.
ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA) appeals to Parliamentarians and concerned
ministries to adopt its original position of 1992 articulated in
Piriapolis, Uruguay in December 1992, by A. Bhattacharja, Head of the
Indian delegation saying, "You industrial countries have been asking
us to do many things for the global good -- to stop cutting down our
forests, to stop using your CFCs. Now we are asking you to do
something for the global good: keep your own waste."
It is hoped that both Supreme Court and Parliament will act in time to
set matters right before it is too late and ask the rich countries and
their waste traders to keep their own waste, our own waste is too much
to handle.
For Details: Gopal Krishna, Convener, ToxicsWatch Alliance (TWA),
Logjam continues on NCTC
The non-Congress chief ministers opposition came notwithstanding appeals from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Chidambaram for a broad consensus.
Even Congress ally National Conference voiced reservations over the NCTC in its present form saying it makes it as stringent as the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act.
Congress Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi of Assam also wanted that Centre should take into confidence the states before undertaking operations.
Significantly, BJP leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said they would support NCTC if their suggestions are incorporated and NCTC is suitably amended.
Briefing reporters, he said all the Chief Ministers recognised the need for an NCTC or a similar organization.
“As expected, there was strong support for NCTC by many Chief Ministers, qualified support from many CMs and outright rejection of the idea by three CMs.”
He said the principal concerns were one why is it located in the IB and two why do personnel of NCTC or a similar organisation have to undertake, even on an exceptional circumstances, operations on its own?
“We will examine the two issues…why it will be under IB and why it will carry out operations under exceptional circumstance operations on its own?
The meeting, convened by the Centre to bridge differences with the states, especially fifteen non-Congress Chief Ministers who opposed the NCTC, saw UPA ally Trinamool Congress outright rejecting it.
Trinamool Congress Chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would not settle down for anything less than rescinding the February 2012 executive order announcing the formation of NCTC.
CM Modi questions UPA motive behind creation of NCTC,
Gujarat Chief Minister questions UPA Government’s motive behind creation of NCTC, demanded withdrawal of the order
Gujarat
Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi while strongly demanding rollback of
National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) condemned the UPA Government
for damaging the trust between Union Government and States. He said that
in last few months, UPA Government has taken a number of such
ill-advised steps to weaken State Governments. He also said that by this
kind of intentions and unilateral actions, it is making terrorists
happy as its focus is shifting from fighting terrorists to weakening
State Governments. In a scathing attack on the lack of leadership, he
said that the Union Government is functioning in total disregard to the
Constitutional propriety. It is damaging the federal structure and
breaking the bond of cooperation. He mentioned that it is changing the
basic nature of an intelligence agency and exposing it to public glare.
It is exposing the intelligence organization to day to day grind of
Police force, running from Court to Court for prosecuting offender. It
is tinkering with all such institutions and damaging their capability to
perform their task. ‘Guptchar’ is being exposed to become ‘Openchar’
He
appealed to the Prime Minister to rise to the occasion and cancel the
Office Memorandum creating NCTC which is against the Constitutional
provision and stop weakening the State Governments who are fighting
against terrorism and extremism. He made a fervent appeal to the Prime
Minister to work for restoring the trust between the Union Government
and States.
Speaking
at the Chief Ministers’ conference convened by the Government of India
under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on the issue
of National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Shri Modi pointed out that
Gujarat is clearly in favour of a strong comprehensive anti-terror law
to combat terrorism. However, the State is not in favour of damaging
democratic polity and federal structure by creating NCTC to create
problems for the State Governments. It is more than obvious that NCTC is
all about creating problems in the states and ferment trouble for the
State Governments. He said that it is obvious that the present Union
Government has hidden political agenda.
“What
signals we are going to terrorists by creating a crisis of confidence
between the Union Government and States? Why Union Government wants to
destroy the federal structure? Why it does not trust the State
Governments and its agencies? What does it want to achieve - to fight
terrorism or to create crisis in States” he asked the Prime Minister.
Shri Modi further stated that in
such operations there is a high probability of collateral damages. How
will the NCTC tackle these consequent situations if their actions lead
to counter violence, protests, agitations and problems of public order?
It would be like the Union Government agencies coming and disturbing a
bee-hive and leaving the state agencies to bear all the bee-stings.
Shri
Modi said that this august gathering should not be converted into a
debating forum rather this occasion should be used to give a clear and
strong message that both the Union Government and States are together in
the fight against terrorism and extremism. He said that our main
priority is to combat terrorism in any form with strong political will.
The
Gujarat Chief Minister while commenting on operational effectiveness of
the proposed NCTC posed a question about the Union Government’s success
to deal with issues like viz. infiltration, arms landing, communication, channelization of funds through havala routes and extradition of terrorists, though the Central organizations are primarily responsible for tackling these issues. He
also gave an example how Gujarat Government successfully fought for
extradition of a terror accused hiding in UK. He appealed to the Prime
Minister to concentrate on these issues which will help in the fight
against terrorism and weaken the backbone of terrorism.
He
said that States are successfully carrying out operations in nabbing
the terrorists. The weak link is right intelligence input from Union
Government. He said that he would like to know even a single instance
where any State has not cooperated with the Union Government in carrying
out operations in the field to nab the terrorists.
Emphasizing
on having faith in our constitutional arrangements and the Union –
State relationship in a federal structure, he said that we should not
focus on legalistic arguments, but rise above technicalities and dwell
upon the larger picture of confidence–building between the Centre and
states.
Criticizing the Union Government’s tendency to misuse executive machinery, Shri Modi said that the
creation of NCTC when seen in the backdrop of recent events in our
body-politic assumes significance as a conscious strategy to pursue
certain hidden agenda. This is really “Kahin pe Nigaahen kahin pe Nishana”, he said sarcastically and mentioned the Union Home Ministry’s failure in preventing terrorist attacks in Delhi.
He
mentioned that NIA was created to deal with scheduled offences
affecting different States. Within a short span, Union Government came
out with NCTC. Similarly, MAC and SMAC were set up to strengthen our
intelligence system and now it feels that these mechanisms are
inadequate and want that all the intelligence agencies be subsumed in
the Intelligence Bureau.
During
the last 25 years this country has witnessed series of terror incidents
and yet we have not been able to deal with the problem comprehensively,
he pointed out. As the States bear the brunt of the menace, the real
need is to enhance their capacities. The forces fighting terror at the
forefront need strong support and legal backing, Shri Modi suggested.
While
entire developed world enacted strong anti-terror laws in post 9/11
terror attack, India was seen repealing POTA. Shri Modi pointed out that
the Union Government has still not been able to come out with a
comprehensive anti-terrorism legislation. The UPA Government of
2004 repealed POTA depriving the country of the legal shield to fight
terror and today it seeks to use the Unlawful Activities (Prevention)
Act to create NCTC through back door, thereby depriving States to
discharge their responsibilities.
Citing
examples of Anti-terrorism Act and legislations in countries like
Canada, New Zealand, UK, Japan and Indonesia, Shri Modi said that USA
which already had a strong legal framework found it appropriate to enact
special laws like the USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security Act, SAFETY
Act and so on to rise up to the new challenges. However, while these
nations were strengthening themselves and sending a strong signal of
robust will to fight terror, UPA Government was busy repealing the
existing Anti-terror Acts like POTA.
Strongly
opposing creation of NCTC in the present form in such a clandestine
manner, Shri Modi said that the State Governments must be strengthened
and supported in fight against terror. However, what we are witnessing
is a systematic attempt to weaken the State Governments and subvert the
Constitution just to wield power in States.
Shri Modi also pointed out that the
IB, though placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs, is outside the
scope of Parliamentary oversight. The creation of NCTC increases the
possibility of violation of democratic rights due to co-existence in a
single Agency of covert capabilities and direct operational capacities.
He wondered why at the conceptual stage, Union Government did not
consult States on the issue of creation of NCTC.
Gujarat
Minister of State for Home Shri Prafulbhai Patel, Addl. Chief Secretary
(Home) Shri Varesh Sinha, Principal Secretary (Law & Order) Shri G C
Murmu, Director General of Police Shri Chitaranjan Singh and Resident
Commissioner Shri Bharat Lal besides senior officers from State
Government attended the meeting.
CM Modi to preside over Bihar Centenary Celebration, Telugu MahaSammelan
On Sunday for people migrated from Bihar-Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh and residing in Surat, the Chief Minister NarendraModi will preside over their two mega congregations.
Shri.Modi will attend Bihar Centenary Celebration as well as TeluguMahaSammelanthat will be held in city, in the evening.
Bihar ShatabdiMahotsav, that will be held at B.R.C. ground,Udhna, organized by Samasta Bihar-Jharkhand Samaj Trust, will witness a grand felicitation of 26 dignitaries from Bihar,Jharkhand and Gujarat.
The Chief Minister will felicitate
Renowned Litterateur cum Journalist Bhagvatikumar Sharma,
noted singer PadmashriUdit Narayan,
noted litterateurPadmashriRavindraRajhansh,
first lady of the world, who scaled Mount Everest twice PadmashriSantoshYadav,
popular film actor ManojTiwari,
TV star Rajesh Kumar,
Prof. TathagatTulsi, who completed graduation at the age of 10,
well known Mathematician who founded “Super-30”, Anand Kumar,
Coach cum player RamashankerSinh
and others at the grand celebration that will be attended by thousands of people from Bihar and Jharkhand.
NarendraModi, will share dais with Shankracharya of Sri KanchKamkotiPith SriSriJayendraSaraswati at a Telugu MahaSammelan that is to be held at Parbat village area on the outskirt of the City, after attending the Bihar Celebration. Ministers Narottambhai Patel, Mangubhai Patel, RanjitbhaiGilitwala, MPs, MLAs from Surat-Navsari and city Mayor will be the special guests on the occasion.
अधिग्रहित मन्दिरों का धन गैर हिन्दुओं पर खर्च
करना अस्वीकार्य : दिनेश चन्द्र
नई दिल्ली मई 5, 2012। हिन्दुओं के मन्दिरों का सरकार द्वारा अधिग्रहण
करना तथा उसकी सम्पत्ति को गैर हिन्दुओं के ऊपर खर्च करना हिन्दू समाज के ऊपर
कुठाराघात है। इसे किसी भी कीमत पर बर्दास्त नहीं किया जाएगा। विश्व हिन्दू परिषद
के अन्तर्र्राष्ट्रीय संगठन महा मंत्री श्री दिनेश चन्द्र ने आज देश भर से आए
मन्दिरों के प्रवन्धकों की एक बैठक का उद्घाटन करते हुए यह भी कहा कि यदि सरकारों
ने मन्दिरों पर जबरन कब्जे व उसके धन के सरकारी करण की अपनी नीति पर पुनर्विचार
नहीं किया तो हिन्दू समाज चुप नहीं बैठेगा।
मन्दिरों को सरकारी चंगुल से बचाने तथा उनको हिन्दू समाज व देश के लिए
लोकोपयोगी बनाने के उद्देश्य से आज प्रारम्भ हुई दो दिवसीय अखिल भारतीय बैठक को
संबोधित करते हुए विहिप के अन्तर्र्राष्ट्रीय संगठन महा मंत्री श्री दिनेश चन्द्र
ने कहा कि पुरातन काल से ही मन्दिर हमारी आस्था व विश्वास के साथ ही समाज रचना के
प्रमुख केन्द्र रहे हैं। मन्दिरों के कुशल प्रवन्धन के द्वारा ही इनको सच्चे
अर्थों में समाजोपयोगी बना कर सामाजिक चेतना के केन्द्र के रूप में विकसित किया जा
सकता है। मन्दिरों ने ही समय समय पर देश व समाज को कर्तव्य बोध कराया है। इस अवसर पर सनातन धर्म प्रतिनिधि सभा के अध्यक्ष
स्वामी राघवानन्द जी ने कहा कि हिन्दुओं की आस्था के प्रतीक संत, साहित्य व मन्दिर
तीनों पर ही आज चहुं तरफ़ा हमले हो रहे हैं। हिन्दू समाज को इन तीनों स्तंभों की
रक्षार्थ आगे आना ही होगा।
दिल्ली के झण्डेवाला देवी मंदिर परिसर में आज से शुरु हुई दो दिवसीय बैठक
का संचालन विहिप के केन्द्रीय मठ-मन्दिर प्रमुख श्री उमा शंकर ने किया तथा देश भर
से आए अनेक प्रमुख मन्दिरों के ट्र्ष्टीयों ने भाग लिया। झण्डेवाला देवी मन्दिर के अध्यक्ष श्री नवीन कपूर ने सभी आगन्तुकों का
स्वागत कर आशा व्यक्त की कि यह बैठक मन्दिरों को सरकारी शासन से मुक्ति दिलाने तथा
उनके कुशल प्रवन्धन के द्वारा हिन्दू समाज की सेवा के विशेष केन्द्र के रूप में
प्रतिष्ठापित करने में मील का पत्थर साबित होगी। बैठक में महामण्डलेश्वर स्वामी अनुभूतानन्द, विहिप के
अंतर्राष्ट्रीय उपाध्यक्ष श्री ओम प्रकाश सिंहल, महामंत्री श्री चम्पत राय, विहिप दिल्ली
के अध्यक्ष श्री स्वदेशपाल गुप्ता, मठ-मन्दिर प्रमुख श्री राम पाल सिंह, झण्डेवाला
देवी मन्दिर के श्री अनिल गुप्ता सहित दिल्ली के अक्षर धाम व छतरपुर जैसे बडे मन्दिरों
के वरिष्ठ पदाधिकारी भी उपस्थित थे। इसमें केरल, आन्ध्र प्रदेश, बिहार, बंगाल,
राजस्थान, मध्य प्रदेश व हरियाणा सहित अनेक राज्यों के लगभग 60 मन्दिरों के
प्रवन्धकों ने भाग लिया।
भवदीय
विनोद बंसल
(मीडिया प्रमुख)
विश्व हिंदू परिषद-दिल्ली
मो 9810949109
Murder of Senior Citizen Shri Anand Swaroop Sharma
Ex Serviceman on Indefinite Fast
5th May, Jaipur
Police empathy and government's inaction has compelled an ex service man to go on indefinite hunger strike in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Yashwant Sharma an ex service man from Indian Navy is on indefinite fast to demand CBI inquiry into investigation of murder of his 77 yr old father Anand Swaroop Sharma who was kidnapped on 20th Jan 2012 and his dead body was found with his throat deeply cut, on 27th Jan 2012 in a partially built room on an empty plot in Pratap Nagar locality of Jaipur; about 20 km away from his residence.
Police made two arrests on the same day. Suspected main conspirator who was a BJP councilor earlier and now deals in property business has been let off by the police overlooking the strong circumstantial evidences against him that are on record and have been communicated to the police repeatedly.
Postmortem report indicated that the old man was tortured for a few days before being murdered. Some ante mortem injuries were also found on his body. He was also found to be kept hungry for a long time before given food just before killing him.
Yashwant has entered into 6th day of his indefinite fast at Jawahar Nagar Road, Jaipur despite several threats he got from various power corners. His condition is deteriorating as his urine sample has started showing ketone bodies. Attending physician is of the view that his kidney may get damaged if he continues his fast for another 48 hours. Police authorities and administration has not responded to his call, yet. Murder of Senior Citizen Shri Anand Swaroop Sharma
Mr. Yeshwant Prakash who has been on a fast for the past 5 days in Jaipur, I have decided to go on fast to protest against the horrible corruption that I am facing into investigation of murder of my 77 yr old father Shree Anand Swaroop Sharma. He was kidnapped on 20thJanuary 2012 and his dead body was found with his throat deeply cut, on 27th Jan 2012 in a partially built room on an empty plot in Pratap Nagar locality of Jaipur about 20 km away from his residence.Abduction was done to persuade him to sell his property which is on a main city road that has turned commercial.Police have arrested two people and blatantly presented a story that is foolish and legally untenable to allow the arrested accused get out of jail as soon as possible.
5th May, Jaipur
Police empathy and government's inaction has compelled an ex service man to go on indefinite hunger strike in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
Yashwant Sharma an ex service man from Indian Navy is on indefinite fast to demand CBI inquiry into investigation of murder of his 77 yr old father Anand Swaroop Sharma who was kidnapped on 20th Jan 2012 and his dead body was found with his throat deeply cut, on 27th Jan 2012 in a partially built room on an empty plot in Pratap Nagar locality of Jaipur; about 20 km away from his residence.
Police made two arrests on the same day. Suspected main conspirator who was a BJP councilor earlier and now deals in property business has been let off by the police overlooking the strong circumstantial evidences against him that are on record and have been communicated to the police repeatedly.
Postmortem report indicated that the old man was tortured for a few days before being murdered. Some ante mortem injuries were also found on his body. He was also found to be kept hungry for a long time before given food just before killing him.
Yashwant has entered into 6th day of his indefinite fast at Jawahar Nagar Road, Jaipur despite several threats he got from various power corners. His condition is deteriorating as his urine sample has started showing ketone bodies. Attending physician is of the view that his kidney may get damaged if he continues his fast for another 48 hours. Police authorities and administration has not responded to his call, yet. Murder of Senior Citizen Shri Anand Swaroop Sharma
Mr. Yeshwant Prakash who has been on a fast for the past 5 days in Jaipur, I have decided to go on fast to protest against the horrible corruption that I am facing into investigation of murder of my 77 yr old father Shree Anand Swaroop Sharma. He was kidnapped on 20thJanuary 2012 and his dead body was found with his throat deeply cut, on 27th Jan 2012 in a partially built room on an empty plot in Pratap Nagar locality of Jaipur about 20 km away from his residence.Abduction was done to persuade him to sell his property which is on a main city road that has turned commercial.Police have arrested two people and blatantly presented a story that is foolish and legally untenable to allow the arrested accused get out of jail as soon as possible.
At
the same time suspected main conspirator who was a councillor earlier
and now deals in property business has been let off by the police
overlooking the strong circumstantial evidences against him that are on
record and have been communicated to the police repeatedly.
Post
mortem report
indicates that the old man was tortured for a few days before being
murdered. There are ante mortem injuries found on his body and he was
also found to be kept hungry for a long time before given food just
before killing him.
There are many other anomalies, blatant manipulation of evidences and twisting of facts in the story given by the police
This
is a usual way of helping criminals to make money. This is also one of
the unstated reason for convictions in the serious criminal cases to be
less than 20% in our country. This 20% also mainly comprises of the
people who were not resourceful and hence
could not influence investigation or those who were falsely implicated
by the powerful people.
This
is also the way of weakening our society and in turn the country. The
cancer of corruption has spread in all spheres of our society making it
un capable of even protecting the people who are dependent on it viz
old, children and women. This has happened to the country that was ones
known for its valour, ethics and strong social system.
Can we ever expect to be developed in true senses with this rot eating away core of living in our country???
I have decided to fight and do my bit.
I
have been advised not to fight since the people who are corrupt are
powerful and can attack me. I guess it is too late for that advice.
While serving in the defence forces for 23 yrs, I was advised by the
same society not to show my back to the people who attacked our country
whatever may be the odds. I have decided to do it through the non
violent way since the enemy is within.
Shri Rahul Gandhi,
General Secretary
Indian National
Congress, Delhi
Sub: Murder of Senior Citizen Shri Anand Swaroop Sharma, Age 77 Yrs
Request for CBI Investigation
Dear Sir,
1.
This
is to bring to your notice the lack lustre investigations carried out concerning
abduction and killing of my father Shri Anand Swarop Sharma. My father retired
as office superintendent from Town Planning Department of Rajasthan Government
in 1992.
2.
After
serving in the Indian Navy for 23 yrs as permanent commission officer I took
voluntary retirement in May 2007, primarily to look after my father. My wife,
posted in Delhi, is a senior scientist in Defence Research and Development
Organistion. My son i.e. grand son of Shri Anand Swaroop Sharma has been
commissioned in the Indian Navy on 01 Jul 2011.
3.
My
father stayed with us in Delhi. We left him at our parental house in Jaipur in
Oct 2012 for the festivities at the year end and also to grace the marriage in
the family in Jan 2012.
4.
At
about 1830 hrs on 20 Jan 2012, Shri Sharma went out from home for his normal
evening walk but did not return. Matter was reported at the local Police
Station Jawahar Nagar in Jaipur. Police was also informed of people who were
suspected and the property issue involved. Police discouraged us from filing
FIR for abduction and did not carry out any serious investigations.
5.
On
27th Jan 2012 police found the body of my father in a partially
constructed room on a plot in Pratap Nagar locality of Jaipur about 25 km from
his residence. He was brutally murdered by cutting his throat deeply. During Mouka MuayanaPolice officers in consultation with FSL
team concluded that the murder had taken place somewhere else and body was
dumped at the site (News paper reports enclosed).
In the night of 27 Jan, Baldev Singh and his brother Rajender Singh
who is the tenant and runs a welding work-shop from the shop owned by my father,
were taken in custody. for interrogation. Baldev Singh was local BJP councillor from
2005 to 2009 and also president of “Unauthorised Construction Removal Committee”
during that period and currently deals in property business. No substantial
interrogation was done and he was released the next day.Post
Mortem report stated that the death had occurred 3 to 5 days prior to the body
was found. There are discrepancies in the report and overwriting on the
number of days. (Copy enclosed).During initial investigations it was ascertained that Shri Sharma was seen with some people in the Pratap Nagar locality and at some old age home between 20 and 25 Jan. 21.3pt;A newspaper page was found in the pocket of Shri Sharma. Many ads relating to the ladies and sex parlours were tick marked by
ACP Naresh Kumar in the news paper(Letter enclosed). An attempt of character assassination of Shri Sharma was made.>After untiring persuasions with
higher authorities, on 11 Jan 2011 police arrested Rajender Singh, the tenant
in the shop owned by Shri Sharma and a Dev Kishan for the murder.
11. Following emerged from the press conference conducted
by the police:-
a. Rajender Singh gave contract of
killing Shri Sharma to Dev Kishan for an amount of Rs 1 Lac .
b. At about 1845 on 20th Jan
2012, Dev Kishan took Shri Sharma on his Scooty to Pratap Nagar (about 25 Km
from the residence of shri Sharma) made him have liquor and thereafter took him to the site and cut his throat. He went back on Scooty and left the weapon at
home and thereafter went to the shop of Rajender Singh and took Rs 6000 from
him.
c. Police recovered knife used for
murder, clothes and Scooty at the instance of Dev Kishan.
12. Detection of Body. As per the version by the accused, if he kidnapped and killed Shri
Sharma on 20th Jan itself the body lying undetected for Seven days is improbable due to
following reasons :-
a) As per police on 27th Jan, some children
playing in the vicinity saw the body lying in the partially constructed room
and informed people at the nearby tea shop. (There is no tea shop in the
immediate vicinity). Why did the children not see the body while playing on
previous seven days? There were holidays on 21st ,22nd
and 26th Jan 2012.
b) If the body was lying for seven
days, smell emanating from the body would attract animals, if not the people.
There was no sign of any animal having approached the body.
c) Post Mortem Report indicates that
the death had occurred 3 to 5 days before, indicating death between 23rd
to 25th Jan 12. (Copy enclosed)
d) Many liquor bottle caps, wrappers of
pan masala, gutka etc of different age were found lying in the room. Heaps of stool
were also found by the side of the walls in the room where body was and in the
adjacent room, indicating people frequented the place regularly.
e) The room has large opening for
windows and doors giving full view of the room to the passers by. There are
foot paths passing close by the room indicating people used short cuts to cross
the ground in which the room was situated. It has been seen that the children
from the adjacent school used these footpaths regularly to cross the
ground.
13. Transporting Victim. Accused Dev Kishan is of 6 feet height and would weigh about 100 Kg.
After sitting himself, there will be hardly any space left on the scooty for
him to take a pillion who is 77 yr old and weighs about 70 Kg. Will an old man
of that age agree to go with him in such a way on scooty for 25 Kms? It is
pertinent to mention that Shri Sharma due to his old age and failing health
mostly travelled in car even for short distances.
14. Time and Space. Will it be possible for Dev Kishan to take the victim at about 1845
hrs on scooty from near his residence on Jawahar Nagar Road to Pratap Nagar on
busy roads for about 25 km , make him have drinks, take him to room, alone kill
Shri Sharma by deeply cutting his throat, dispose off the weapon clothes etc,
wash himself, return and take money from other accused Rajender Singh at his
shop by about 2045 hrs (all within about 2 Hrs)?
15. Dev Kishan has no criminal history. With
no experience of such a crime will he take the responsibility of executing such
a planned murder alone on his own?
16.
Addl DCP Shri Yogesh Dadhich asked for
witnesses having seen Devkishan with Shri Sharma in the evening before picking
him up and after the crime Dev kishan meeting Rajender at his shop. With his
long experience in crime investigations, asking for witnesses for such a
version given by the accused that would not stand cross examination by any
defence lawyer, is worrying.
17.
Patronage to Accused by Police. On 16 Feb 12, Local news paper
Rajasthan Patrika reported that at about 2330 hrs in the night of 15th
Feb 2012, Rajender Singh (main accused of the heinous crime) was sleeping in the record room amongst police files. Lock
up was empty and the policemen on duty at the police station had no answer for
the whereabouts of the second accused Dev Kishan. (News paper report attached).
18.
Accused were kept in the police custody for 07 days. No further
information other than the initial information provided by the accused on 11th
Feb 2012 could be derived by the police (Investigation Report enclosed). Despite
discrepancies in investigation and contradictions in statement of accused, no
further police custody of the accused was obtained despite 15 days police
custody allowed. On 19 Feb 2012 both accused were sent to the judicial custody.
19.
Due
to serious anomalies in the investigations so far carried out, manipulation of
crucial evidences, failure to draw any further information from the accused, patronage
provided to the accused during police custody and not asking for further
custody despite many discrepancies in the statement by accused, it is obvious that
police is hand in gloves with the people who are not letting the complete truth
come out. Local political and monitory influence of Ex BJP councillor Baldev
Singh, is obvious in preventing fair and serious investigations to avoid
exposure of his own involvement in the crime.
20.
Therefore it is requested that the case be
handed over to the CBI to bring out the complete truth, bring all culprits
involved to the justice, instil confidence in the society towards law and order
and arrest deterioration of Indian society. A fair investigation and conviction
of the real culprits will also help in bringing up the flagging moral of the
defence personnel due to such serious problems
faced by their families in the society.
Why Mitt Romney hide his money in Swiss bank
Obama fired a bombshell at Mitt Romney hitting his popularity.Obama question his Swiss bank account which put him in category to
corrupt politicians like Marcos, Suharto, Mubarak.and many others.
These big names has a thing in common that they sneaked and hide their money in Swiss Bank Account and were leveled corrupt.
What made Mitt Romney to hide his money in Swiss Bank number account ?
Are US banks not rock solid like the Swiss bank ?
Or making preparation to ran away from the USA if found to be corrupt ?
May be Swiss bank paying higher interests ?
People are beginning to have doubts about his sneaky little doubts.
People are in tizzy and puzzled as to why Mitt Romney had to hide his wealth in the Swiss Banks.
Will the above charges by the Obama dilutes the popularity of Mitt Romney in president bid.
These big names has a thing in common that they sneaked and hide their money in Swiss Bank Account and were leveled corrupt.
What made Mitt Romney to hide his money in Swiss Bank number account ?
Are US banks not rock solid like the Swiss bank ?
Or making preparation to ran away from the USA if found to be corrupt ?
May be Swiss bank paying higher interests ?
People are beginning to have doubts about his sneaky little doubts.
People are in tizzy and puzzled as to why Mitt Romney had to hide his wealth in the Swiss Banks.
Will the above charges by the Obama dilutes the popularity of Mitt Romney in president bid.
Letter from the President and CEO:Human Rights First
BREAKING NEWS:
Chen Guangcheng's daring defiance of a brutal regime is giving courage to those in China and beyond who struggle for human rights. We commend the American diplomats who helped Mr. Chen get to the American embassy, sheltered him there, and negotiated on his behalf with Chinese authorities. It is a credit to the United States that Mr. Chen looked to American diplomats for help and protection. We now owe him our best efforts to ensure his safety.
When mass atrocities are committed, the world community tends to
focus attention on the perpetrators. But genocide and other crimes
against humanity are complex, organized crimes. They require
infrastructure, planning, and resources. A few years ago, we developed
an innovative strategy to focus on "enablers"—the countries, companies,
and individuals that provide money and weapons that make mass atrocities
possible. Our idea is to disrupt the supply chain for slaughter.
The crisis in Syria has highlighted the importance of this approach. The Assad regime is getting weapons from Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms dealer. Unfortunately, instead of cracking down on Rosoboronexport, the United States government is doing business with it.
Thanks to our efforts, a bipartisan group of group of 17 senators led by John Cornyn (R-TX), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) is pressing the Department of Defense to cancel its contract with Rosoboronexport. We think the U.S. government should go even further. We're urging the Obama administration to level sanctions on Rosoboronexport and the other companies providing material support to Syria.
The crisis in Syria is complex, and targeting enablers alone will not stop the violence. But going after companies like Rosoboronexport will increase pressure on the Assad regime and signal to the world that the United States is serious about protecting Syrian civilians.
Sincerely,
Elisa Massimino
President and CEO
Human Rights First
Chen Guangcheng's daring defiance of a brutal regime is giving courage to those in China and beyond who struggle for human rights. We commend the American diplomats who helped Mr. Chen get to the American embassy, sheltered him there, and negotiated on his behalf with Chinese authorities. It is a credit to the United States that Mr. Chen looked to American diplomats for help and protection. We now owe him our best efforts to ensure his safety.
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The crisis in Syria has highlighted the importance of this approach. The Assad regime is getting weapons from Rosoboronexport, Russia's state arms dealer. Unfortunately, instead of cracking down on Rosoboronexport, the United States government is doing business with it.
Thanks to our efforts, a bipartisan group of group of 17 senators led by John Cornyn (R-TX), Kristen Gillibrand (D-NY), Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) is pressing the Department of Defense to cancel its contract with Rosoboronexport. We think the U.S. government should go even further. We're urging the Obama administration to level sanctions on Rosoboronexport and the other companies providing material support to Syria.
The crisis in Syria is complex, and targeting enablers alone will not stop the violence. But going after companies like Rosoboronexport will increase pressure on the Assad regime and signal to the world that the United States is serious about protecting Syrian civilians.
Sincerely,
Elisa Massimino
President and CEO
Human Rights First
Friday, May 4, 2012
Radiation from Mobile Phone Towers
The
Government today informed that as per the self certifications submitted
by telecom service providers, and sample checks conducted by the DoT,
the existing level of electromagnetic radiation from mobile towers in
the country is within the prescribed limits.
Further, based on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on radiation, norms for exposure limit for the Radio Frequency Field (Base Station Emissions) has been reduced to 1/10th of the existing limits prescribed by ICNIRP. Effective date of these directions, which was initially 1st April 2012, has been extended to 01.09.2012.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2006 Fact Sheet on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Public Health had stated that “International exposure guidelines have been developed to provide protection against established effects from RF fields by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP, 1998) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE, 2005). It further said, national authorities should adopt international standards to protect their citizens against adverse levels of RF fields. They should restrict access to areas where exposure limits may be exceeded’. Based on the WHO recommendation, different countries have adopted their own EMF norms”.
Department of Telecommunications has adopted the International EMF norms in the year 2008 in respect of mobile towers prescribed by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and licenses were accordingly amended. Most of the countries have adopted ICNIRP norms; however, some of the countries have adopted stricter norms.
Accordingly, all the Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS)/ Unified Access Service (UAS) licensees have been directed for compliance of the reference limits/ levels prescribed by ICNIRP by way of self certification of their Base Transmitting Station (BTS) for meeting the EMF radiations norms. At present, for 900 MHz, permissible Power Density is 4.5 Watt per Square meter, whereas for 1800 MHz permissible Power Density is 9 Watt per Square meter.
As per the existing policy for installation of towers, Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) wing of DoT issues siting clearance for installation of mobile towers for each and every site from the point of view of interference with other wireless users, aviation hazards and obstruction to any other existing microwave links.However, siting clearances of DoT are issued without prejudice to other applicable bylaws, rule and regulations of local bodies such as municipal corporation, Gram Panchayat etc. Accordingly, before installation of tower, the telecom service providers have to obtain necessary clearances from concerned local authorities/ State Government bodies also. Various local bodies/State Government have formulated their own policy regarding grant of such permissions for installation of mobile towers.
Further, based on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee, DoT has constituted an internal committee to formulate uniform guidelines at national level to enforce restrictions on establishment / setting up of BTS towers.
This information was provided by Sh Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in Rajya Sabha today.
Further, based on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on radiation, norms for exposure limit for the Radio Frequency Field (Base Station Emissions) has been reduced to 1/10th of the existing limits prescribed by ICNIRP. Effective date of these directions, which was initially 1st April 2012, has been extended to 01.09.2012.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in its 2006 Fact Sheet on Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Public Health had stated that “International exposure guidelines have been developed to provide protection against established effects from RF fields by the International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP, 1998) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE, 2005). It further said, national authorities should adopt international standards to protect their citizens against adverse levels of RF fields. They should restrict access to areas where exposure limits may be exceeded’. Based on the WHO recommendation, different countries have adopted their own EMF norms”.
Department of Telecommunications has adopted the International EMF norms in the year 2008 in respect of mobile towers prescribed by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection (ICNIRP) and licenses were accordingly amended. Most of the countries have adopted ICNIRP norms; however, some of the countries have adopted stricter norms.
Accordingly, all the Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (CMTS)/ Unified Access Service (UAS) licensees have been directed for compliance of the reference limits/ levels prescribed by ICNIRP by way of self certification of their Base Transmitting Station (BTS) for meeting the EMF radiations norms. At present, for 900 MHz, permissible Power Density is 4.5 Watt per Square meter, whereas for 1800 MHz permissible Power Density is 9 Watt per Square meter.
As per the existing policy for installation of towers, Wireless Planning & Coordination (WPC) wing of DoT issues siting clearance for installation of mobile towers for each and every site from the point of view of interference with other wireless users, aviation hazards and obstruction to any other existing microwave links.However, siting clearances of DoT are issued without prejudice to other applicable bylaws, rule and regulations of local bodies such as municipal corporation, Gram Panchayat etc. Accordingly, before installation of tower, the telecom service providers have to obtain necessary clearances from concerned local authorities/ State Government bodies also. Various local bodies/State Government have formulated their own policy regarding grant of such permissions for installation of mobile towers.
Further, based on the recommendations of the Inter-Ministerial Committee, DoT has constituted an internal committee to formulate uniform guidelines at national level to enforce restrictions on establishment / setting up of BTS towers.
This information was provided by Sh Milind Deora, Minister of State for Communications & Information Technology in Rajya Sabha today.
Russia:No chance to resolve islands’ dispute
A senior Russian official says Japan missed a historic opportunity to resolve a territorial dispute with Russia and that it must change its stance.Both Japan and Russia claim sovereignty over four Russian-held islands north of Japan.Russia’s state-run RIA Novosti news agency carried an interview with a top foreign policy adviser to President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity.
The adviser referred to a 1997 agreement between then Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto and Russian president Boris Yeltsin. They agreed to do their utmost to resolve the dispute and conclude a peace treaty by 2000.
The adviser called it a historic opportunity and said he doubts any Russian president would ever offer Japan such a compromise again.
Russia’s president-in-waiting, Vladimir Putin, told foreign correspondents in March that he hopes to resolve the territorial issue in a mutually acceptable manner, and put an end to the dispute.
The adviser apparently reiterated Russia’s position that the dispute cannot be resolved as long as Japan insists on confirming its sovereignty over all four islands.
Putin is due to take office on Monday. Arrangements are now being made for Putin to meet Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on the sidelines of the Group of 8 Summit in the United States in mid May.
WHO:Save lives: Clean your hands
4 May 2012 New Delhi: The World Health
Organization today raised an alarm about the large number of
healthcare-associated infections (HCAI) acquired during medical or
surgical procedures. These infections can result in prolonged hospital
stay, long-term disability, increased resistance to antibiotics and
sometimes, death. They substantially increase the financial burden on
the patient and health systems. HCAI can be prevented and the burden
reduced by as much as 50% or more through good hand hygiene. On 5 May,
WHO’s initiative, “Save lives: Clean Your Hands”, will focus on the
importance of hand hygiene in hospitals and health care facilities to
reduce healthcare-associated infections.
“There is clear evidence that hundreds of millions of patients are
infected every year worldwide by healthcare-associated infections. Low
and middle-income countries bear a huge burden of these infections” said
Dr. Samlee Plianbangchang, WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia.
“There is an urgent need to establish reliable systems for surveillance
of such infections to assess the actual burden. This must be treated as a
priority patient safety issue” he added.
The risk of HCAI is universal and pervades most healthcare
facilities worldwide, but the true burden remains unknown particularly
in developing countries. Risk factors for HCAI vary according to the
type of healthcare facility and to the care area where the patient is
admitted. The most common factors associated with HCAI are: patients
aged over 65 years; admission as an emergency and to the intensive care
unit (ICU); hospital stay longer than seven days; placement of a central
venous catheter, indwelling urinary catheter, or an endotracheal tube
and undergoing surgery. Low and middle-income countries bear an
additional burden due to poverty, lack of basic hygiene, limited
resources, malnutrition, patient age under 1 year and low birth weight.
General barriers to infection control practices are lack of financial
support, inadequate numbers of trained personnel working in infection
control, understaffed hospital units, and insufficient equipment and
supplies.
Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most surveyed and most
frequent type of infection in low and middle-income countries with
incidence rates ranging from 1.2 to 23.6 per 100 surgical procedures.
By contrast, SSI rates vary between 1.2% and 5.2% in developed
countries.
The risk of acquiring HCAI is significantly higher in intensive
care units (ICUs). The incidence of ICU-acquired infection among adult
patients in low and middle-income countries ranged from 4.4% up to 88.9%
and averaged at 42.7 episodes per 1000 patient-days.
High frequency of infection is associated with the use of invasive
devices, in particular central-lines (CL), urinary catheters, and
ventilators. Newborns are also a high-risk population in developing
countries and neonatal infection rates are three to 20 times higher than
in industrialized countries.
Evaluation of the key determinants of HCAI is an important step to
identify strategies and measures for improvement. Recommendations by
national and international organizations need to be implemented and
accompanied by performance monitoring in countries in South-East Asia.
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Datawind:Multi- language support for Ubislate series tablets
Datawind announces multi- language support for Ubislate series tablets
Strategic alliance with Reverie Language Technologies to Offer world’s lowest cost tablet PCs in multiple languages
New Delhi, 4 May, 2012 – Users of Ubislate tablets
will be able to use the tablet in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil,
Punjabi and various other languages of India and the world. Datawind has
entered a strategic alliance with Reverie Language Technologies Pvt.
Ltd. of Bangalore to ensure that the Ubislate series of tablets will
offer an end user experience in all major local languages of India and
the world.
Announcing the alliance Suneet Singh Tuli, CEO of Datawind said,
“We are very happy to have formed this strategic partnership with
Reverie for supply of language solutions. We feel strongly that
technology should reach every corner of the world and knowledge of
English should not be a barrier. This language solution will benefit the
users by offering a new world of services and products to a segment of
world population that has been ignored for so long.”
Reverie Language Technologies CEO Arvind Pani said,
“We are very excited to be part of Datawind family and getting a chance
of making digital information available to the masses in their
preferred language. We strongly believe that our alliance will go a long
way in bridging the digital divide in the under-privileged communities
across the world.”
An operating system level of integration will ensure that the
complete user experience will be in the language of choice of the
customer. UbiSlate tablets will have text- rendering technology capable
of displaying all languages including complex scripts and keypads for
all supported languages including transliteration technology.
Datawind will provide UbiSlate range of tablets and its services in
all major local regional Indian and world languages. The language aware
tablets will allow the information to be consumed and created in the
preferred language of the user, freeing them from using English alone.
About Datawind
Datawind is a leading provider of wireless web access products and
services. DataWind’s product range includes the PocketSurfer handheld
internet device, UbiSurfer netbooks and UbiSlate tablet devices. Based
on several international patents, Datawind’s breakthrough technologies
solve the bandwidth limitations of cellular networks by accelerating
content delivery by factors of 10x to 30x – resulting in a superior
mobile web experience at a lower cost. Datawind has offices in Amritsar,
London, Montreal, Dallas and New Delhi.
About Reverie Language Technologies
Reverie Language Technologies is a leading provider of language
solutions for digital platforms. Reverie’s product range includes Text
Rendering Engine, Fonts, Input Methods and Transliteration Engine, based
on several pending patents and copyrights. Reverie’s world leading
solutions help solve the issue of digital divide across the
under-privileged communities globally. Reverie is based in Bangalore,
India with representative offices in Virginia, USANetanyahu set for easy Israel election win: polls
Netanyahu set for easy Israel election win: polls
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The Israeli leader is riding high in the polls, with surveys putting him far ahead of his rivals for prime minister and showing his Likud party will increase their parliamentary standing to become the biggest party in the 120-seat Knesset.
The latest polls come after days of speculation about the prospect of early elections, which had been scheduled for October 2013.
The head of Netanyahu’s coalition said yesterday that consensus had been reached on a September 4 date.
A poll published in Haaretz newspaper showed 48 per cent of Israelis back Netanyahu’s re-election, giving him more support than all three of his rivals combined.
Labour party leader Shelly Yachimovich trails with 15 per cent support, while nine per cent of respondents thought Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, head of the ultra- nationalist Israel Beitenu party, was the best candidate for premier.
Just six per cent backed Shaul Mofaz, the new chief of the once-powerful Kadima opposition party which has seen its fortunes decline since the last election and is slated to lose more than half its seats in the next vote.
A poll published in Jerusalem Post daily said Likud could win 31 seats, up from the 27 it now holds, with Labour increasing its standing to 17 seats from 13, but still trailing Netanyahu’s faction.
Lieberman’s Israel Beitenu stands to lose two seats, taking it to 13, while the newly-formed Yesh Atid (There is a Future) party would win 12 seats, the poll said. Kadima stands to be the biggest loser, with its 28 seats reduced to just 10.
A third poll, published by the Maariv daily, produced similar figures, putting Likud at 31 seats, Labour at 18, Israel Beitenu at 12, and Kadima and Yesh Atid at 11 seats each.
The Independence party formed by former Labour head and current Defence Minister Ehud Barak is forecast to win no seats, though analysts have suggested Netanyahu may seek to keep Barak on in his post, over Likud objections.
The shape of any future coalition remains unclear.
Labour, Kadima and Yesh Atid have expressed willingness to join a Netanyahu government, but he could also choose to bring in smaller, right-wing and religious parties.
Netanyahu, who is observing the traditional mourning period after the death of his father, is expected to make a formal announcement advancing the election at a Likud meeting on Sunday.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Media & Entertainment True FOCUS 2012
Media, FOCUS 2012 being organized by chamber of repute and newspapers editors society sends our heartiest congratulation from the media fraternity.;On questioning the media persons about the various chambers human touch to the media,the remarks shed and prove discouraging.We have two types of media in demand and media in waiting,MSME media of later are looking for an opportunity to grow but avenues are rare.
Entertainment which is ruled by some rot and ill gotten money from various other fast buck business which in present era has becomes upside down in its fantasy and dreams which has little and no-relevance with present day real life running parallel to our best of education system with conservative creed. Many such chamber of commerce it is pitiable that these chambers have the poorest of the staff at the registered counters and their arrogance reminds of their feudal character which is so perennial in our so called elite bunch of meteorites.The owners,Directors and company founding fathers need to pay attention to these frantic people hovering around the gates with their whims and fancies.
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