Visitors: 281Name of the Victim: – Mr. Kushalya Seikh son of Late Harej Uddin Mondal aged about 53 years residing at Village- Bichpara, Post- Bamnabad, Police Station- Raninagar, District – Murshidabad, West Bengal. Name of the Perpetrator(s): Mr. Kamal Hossain, the commandant and 2. One constable of Bamnabad BSF camp under Battalion no. 105 of […]
Visitors: 328World No-Tobacco Day is observed on 31st May 2010. India is a signatory for the WHO sponsored FCTC Protocol (Framework Convention on Tobacco Control) and has committed itself to show significant reduction in cultivation and use of tobacco and its products by the year 2020. More than nine million people are dying every year […]
Visitors: 289GRI May-2010-Edition Download PDF File By Ground Report India (GRI)
Visitors: 308The gross inefficiency in power sector in India has economic and legal implications of serious nature, affecting the overall growth and welfare of the society. The inefficiency in the sector is considered to be one of the biggest stumbling blocks in societal development. Studies by International Energy Agency show that, by 2050, energy efficiency […]
Visitors: 256For complete article please download PDF. 1350 MTPD X 2 Ammonia Plants, 2300 MTPD X 2 Urea Plants, Off-site facilities, GTs with HRSG, H P Steam Boilers, Water Treatment Plants, Ammonia Storage, Bagging, Compressed Air, Inert gas, Effluent treatment Management Systems QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (QMS 9001): Current & future needs of the organization, Current […]
Visitors: 289As a Muslim and as one born in Pakistan, it saddens me to see someone from that country engaging in a terrorist act, such as the one in Times Square a few days ago. I’m thankful it was no one was hurt. And I hope that the guilty individual gets the maximum sentence under […]
Visitors: 364Haiti, Cameroon, Egypt, Indonesia are just some of the countries that have seen angry mass protests. The price hikes are shocking, but only give a glimpse of what of what is happening, as millions struggle to feed their families. Numerous media outlets keep reporting what is happening: the enormous jump in rice, up 75% […]
Visitors: 326The Naxal threat has grown steadily but subtly, and unchecked by commensurate counter-action its severity now surpasses the capabilities of the current strategy, which does not have all stakeholders on board. The state cannot succeed simply by trying harder: it must now adopt a fundamentally new approach. An insurgency as long-drawn as the Naxal […]
Visitors: 231There is no doubt that the process of democracy have been usurped by the politicians and their family members in several countries in south east Asia such as Sri Lanka , India and Pakistan. This has caused difficult situation for the citizens, as these politicians now control the destiny of the country and their […]
Visitors: 259The situation in the North Cachar Hills district is representative of the North- East. The DHD (Jewel) faction having come over-ground last year, the Army, supplemented by the para-military, remains deployed with a ceasefire in place and rebel groups placed in camps. The talks process has been initiated with former IB chief, PC Haldar, […]
Visitors: 253Karnataka, According to media reports, the recent proposed amendment to the Karnataka Preservation of Trees (KPT) Act, drafted by a Committee of forest department officials, has been put on hold following protests across the state by various environment groups and concerned individuals. The proposed amendment was signed by the Additional Principal Chief Conservator of […]
Visitors: 275The world’s high table now seats only countries belonging to the G-7 and NATO groupings, which acting in concert advance the economic and political interests of the well heeled and economically developed nations of the world. These nations have the common underlying fabric of western European culture binding them together. Japan is the only […]
Visitors: 292There are thousands of religions, Sects. Cults etc in the present world. The people should understand that a person has three vital elements i.e. BODY, MIND AND SPIRIT (SOUL). The Body requires air (Oxygen) for life, then water, food, shelter and cloth. But the MIND requires various things of this world and the MIND […]
Visitors: 320Date: 20.05.2010 To,National Human Rights Commission,Faridkot House, Copernicus marg,New Delhi- 110001. Complainant:Sandeep Jalan (advocate)Janhit Manch, Kuber Bhuvan, Bajaj Road, Vile Parle West, Mumbai- 400056. Respondent:Ministry of Law and Justice, 4th Floor, A-Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001. Phone : 23387557, 23384777, 23384617 | Fax : 011-23384241, 011-23387259, 011-23382733 Reg: ‘Burden’ of State authority in cases […]
Visitors: 263A relatively liberal republic of Kyrgyzstan has been in the throes of political change over the last three years. Since 2007, it has been ruled by the elitist Bakiyev family that has for all functional purposes, abandoned parliamentary democracy in the region, usurping all power in its own ruling party and sidelining others. Soaring […]
Visitors: 268Orissa, I am back from Orisa. My Orisa trip was great learning experience for me. Our research was on “Concerns of women in riots affected area” We were all together sixteen. three faculty, three project people and ten students from Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work. One team came from Loyala College – Chennai. […]
Visitors: 237The Nuclear Liability Bill [No. 19 of 2010] is a major step towards operationalising the India-US civil nuclear deal. Its underlying aim is to limit the monetary compensation which the operator of a nuclear power plant would be required to pay in the case of nuclear disaster. The text of the bill shows its […]
Visitors: 317Most of us are using ‘bore well’ or ‘closed well’ water, for flushing toilets, gardening, washing cars and building lobbies. This saves the city lots of good quality drinking water. It is a good thing to do. We do not get any subsidy, nor any benefits for doing this; in fact we have to […]
Visitors: 341The Pakistan Army started one of its largest ever military exercises code named Azm-e-Nau-3 (New Resolve). It is the largest exercise since the Zarb-i-Momin war-games conducted in 1989 with an estimated 20,000 to 50,000 soldiers from all arms and services participating. Exercise High Mark 2010 which is concurrently being carried out by the Pakistan […]
Visitors: 274The first decade of the millennium faded into eternity with the world witnessing unprecedented violence from the expanding global footprint of ‘jehadi’ terrorism, grave political instability in parts of the globe, economic upheavals caused by a severe recession and, deepening chasms among the world community to in the management of the world’s environment and […]
Visitors: 307To,The Acting ChairmanWest Bengal Human Rights CommissionBhabani BhabanAlipurKolkata – 27 Respected Sir, I would like to draw your kind attention into the fact that the Indo- Bangladesh bordering districts under state of West Bengal turn out to be a killing field for posted Border Security Force personnel. The whole attitude and acts by the […]
Visitors: 248India has now been pushed to overhaul its policy options towards Afghanistan due to the fast changing security matrix. The reassessment is mainly due to three factors: attacks on Indian projects and interests in Afghanistan, increasing military success of anti-government forces and the exit of International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in the foreseeable future. […]
Visitors: 268Maharshtra, RTI Act 2005 is a simple law, which does not require the reading and interpretation of any other law or statute. It is a simple contract between the citizen and the administration, requiring the administration to furnish information within a tight time-frame to the citizen who requests it. The intent of the Act […]
Visitors: 3,949The Region is breaking new ground with the Pacific Adaptation to Climate Change Project (PACC) which brings in over US 13 million dollars to help countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The project is the first of its kind in the region that has 13 Pacific islands countries implementing ‘on the ground’ […]
Visitors: 199Visit some pics of the subject meet organized by Citizens’ Corporator Adolf D’Souza on his initiative at- http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=224344&id=161380395978 Photos by:Praful Vora, Convener – JNM.JNM works towards fundamental political, electoral and governance reforms.Website: www.jagrutnagrik.com