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>      Channels responsibility (Murali V)
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>   6. In Valley, gunmen take to moral policing: ‘enforce hijab in
>      college’ (rashneek kher)
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> Call for proposals
> ongoing from 1 September 2009-1September 2010
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> Celebrate!
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> 2010 - 10 Years JavaMuseum -
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> Subject: [Reader-list] [Announcements] Art Karavan International: Art
>        Event   in 2010
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> i am posting the blog page on behalf of PERIPHERALS a group of
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:21:00 +0100
> From: Taha Mehmood <2tahamehmood at googlemail.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] The poverty of programmes- 211
> To: Sarai Reader-list <reader-list at sarai.net>
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> Dear All
>
> Let there be a identity card for each ministry but would this vibrant
> plethora of identity documents create a just and a fair
> re-distribution of public money? Are multiple identity documents
> really an amulet to keep off the big brother or a systematic process
> for an open embezzlement of public money? Those in government have a
> choice: either integrate floating identities into a central database
> or make existing identification process efficient durable and
> sustainable or turn a blind eye while making a grand gesture by
> respecting departmental boundaries. Nandan Nilekani knows this
> dilemma, he chooses to be a plumber. This dilemma it seems exist for
> people like Jeebesh too, who view the existence of multiple identity
> documents as something 'which allows for a flexibility and movement at
> the level of daily life'. Of course this flexibility and movement is
> independent of the public cost involved. While people like Bibek
> Debroy view lack of unique identity document as a lost opportunity to
> make sure public money reaches the recipient.
>
> An excerpt from the story below-
>
> there was euphoria about a unique national identity.
>
> Had this been properly used, targeting and subsidizing public goods
> and services would have been easier. But we now learn this isn't going
> to be mandatory. Nor is it going to be unique. In the present context,
> the Rural Development Ministry will have its own card, so will the
> Health Ministry. And the Home Ministry won't let go of the
> multi-purpose national identity card. Is it surprising that despite
> anti-poverty schemes, nothing changes significantly for the poor,
> unless they are mainstreamed by growth?
>
> Please read the story for more.
>
> Warm regards
>
> Taha
>
>
>
> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-poverty-of-programmes/507937/0
>
> The poverty of programmes
>
> Bibek Debroy Tags : NREGA, PDS scam, Vidhwa Pension Yojana Posted:
> Thursday , Aug 27, 2009 at 1502 hrs New Delhi:
>
> The first is about the Vidhwa Pension Yojana in UP, under which widows
> get a monthly pension of Rs 300 as long as they are BPL (below the
> poverty line).
>
> UP has 1.5 million widows, so the annual expenditure is Rs 540 crore.
> The delivery mechanism is apparently foolproof. A village pradhan or
> city corporator identifies a widow as BPL and then forwards the name
> to the block office. Then the name goes to the probation officer of
> the tehsil. After approval, the beneficiary opens a bank account into
> which the money is transferred directly. Since Rs 300 every month is a
> large sum for the poor, women who aren't widows have declared
> themselves widows.
>
> For instance, in Azamgarh's Mahula village, 104 out of 187 widow
> pensioners were found to be fake widows. The point is that these
> aren't isolated cases of fraud. There has been systematic embezzlement
> with official connivance.
>
> The second story is about a pilot cash transfer scheme, pushed by the
> Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, so as to
> replace PDS.
>
> PDS doesn't work and leakage and corruption in the system has been
> abundantly documented, including in variants like the TPDS (targeted
> PDS) and the AAY (Annapurna Anna Yojana).
>
> Cash transfers are superior, and these are conditional cash transfers,
> since they can only be used for food. Under the Ministry's proposed
> pilot, cash transfers will be used in five villages: Lakhimpur and
> Hardoi in UP, Panchkula and Jhajjar in Haryana and Central Delhi. BPL
> rice costs Rs 6 per kg, the open market price is Rs 10. The government
> subsidy is Rs 10 per kg and the 35-kg-a-month entitlement means an
> equivalent cash transfer of Rs 350 per month. This will be directly
> transferred to the beneficiary's bank account. Given the experience
> with UP's widows, is there any guarantee that there won't be organized
> embezzlement here too? (Not that PDS is any superior!) After all,
> similar reports have appeared about the NREGS.
>
> Third, there was euphoria about a unique national identity.
>
> Had this been properly used, targeting and subsidizing public goods
> and services would have been easier. But we now learn this isn't going
> to be mandatory. Nor is it going to be unique. In the present context,
> the Rural Development Ministry will have its own card, so will the
> Health Ministry. And the Home Ministry won't let go of the
> multi-purpose national identity card. Is it surprising that despite
> anti-poverty schemes, nothing changes significantly for the poor,
> unless they are mainstreamed by growth?
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:15:13 +0530
> From: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Fw: Sri Lankan Army war crime Video footage
>        -       News Channels responsibility
> To: subhrodip sengupta <sub_sengupta at yahoo.co.in>
> Cc: "Readers list Yousuf Sarai." <reader-list at sarai.net>
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> Dear Sir,
>
> As I had stated earlier, I am not questioning the right or wrong of
> the act and who was responsible.
>
> I had only stated that such ghastly presentations broadcast for public
> viewing should be preceded by a warning.
>
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:20 PM, subhrodip
> sengupta<sub_sengupta at yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Forwarded Message ----
> > From: subhrodip sengupta <sub_sengupta at yahoo.co.in>
> > To: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2009 8:18:06 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Sri Lankan Army war crime Video footage - News
> Channels responsibility
> >
> >
> > who can prove that raw was responsible and eventful in capture, a special
> team had set on at a special aircraft from delhi, refuelled at chennai,
> captured and tortured Prabhakaran, after which he died, off course for it's
> own sake of tamil nadu murdered prabhakaran in his growing power. Why should
> channels take responsibility, at all? Doesnt the government sponsor them to
> concot stories, doesnt the government sometimes blindly follow them as it
> fits it's needs, then why should they be responsible. Govt already has it's
> dark cells alive in Sri Lanka to tackle that, or does it want to be more
> oppressive, in which case this is not the right method, or venture
> international........
> > at least there is some sensitisation in racially divided sri lanka....
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> > To: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> > Cc: Sarai Reader-list <reader-list at sarai.net>; Jeebesh <
> jeebesh at sarai.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, 27 August, 2009 12:48:20 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Sri Lankan Army war crime Video footage - News
> Channels responsibility
> >
> > I have not mentioned that it is wrong. I only stated that TV channels
> > must be more responsible.
> >
> > Regards,
> > V Murali
> >
> > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 12:42 PM, Rakesh Iyer<rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >> I agree on that part, which is why I said the warning is necessary. But
> >> there can be cases where simply maturity is not important alone, or it
> may
> >> not come even after 18 years of age as assumed. Therefore, showing it
> >> without warning is wrong, but showing it with warning can and should not
> be
> >> termed wrong.
> >>
> >> Also, while not films, sex education of some kind is advised to be given
> to
> >> children to ensure that they are not sexually exploited, right from
> their
> >> childhood. What do you think about that? Are they mature enough to
> >> understand how is an action termed sexual exploitation?
> >>
> >> Therefore, while on this issue there can be a consensus, on many others
> >> there can't be. Let us not mix issues, and instead go into one issue in
> >> detail. So forgetting army actions for one, let's look at whether the
> >> warning is necessary, and yes it is. But hiding that information forever
> >> from people is something I am against.
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Rakesh
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:20:08 +0530
> From: Murali V <murali.chalam at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Reader-list] Nuclear Blasts 1998
> To: Rakesh Iyer <rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
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> Dear Rakesh,
>
> Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam one of the quartet of scientists involved in the
> Nuclear test, has disagreed with the statement of the scientist.
>
> Regards,
> V Murali
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 7:48 PM, Rakesh Iyer<rakesh.rnbdj at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Dear all
> >
> > I am posting an article on what one of the scientists associated with the
> > nuclear tests of 1998 of Indian state, has to say about it, as also the
> > response of the Govt. What is strange is that while the theory of
> credible
> > deterrence is a useless claim (only helping the ego, simply because if
> the
> > enemy has just one nuclear missile, that is enough to strike you), even
> the
> > bragging by Indian state of its achievements now seems to be taken to
> shreds
> > and pieces. If this is true, one of the so-called 'few' achievements by
> NDA
> > is also out as a 'failure.' Of course, the blasts never helped in
> achieving
> > just goals for the modern world, nor for the Indian state.
> >
> > May be our govt must accept Mr. Amartya Sen's words, which I put in this
> way
> > after having read him quite a lot:
> >
> >  'The strength of India lies in being a multi-racial, multi-ethnic,
> > multi-lingual, multi-religious, multi-party, responsible democratic state
> > rather than conducting nuclear tests and shooting in darkness to achieve
> > goals of being a superpower.'  (Ironical to come from Sen that India
> should
> > try to become a superpower, because he is a Leftist by ideology and
> Leftists
> > don't support the idea of India becoming a superpower.)
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Rakesh
> >
> >
> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/pokhranii-issue-little-merit-in-scientists-claim-says-govt/507972/0
> >
> > Pokhran-II issue: Little merit in scientist's claim, says Govt
> > A former senior DRDO scientist's contention that the 1998 Pokhran nuclear
> > tests had not met the desired objective on Thursday did not receive much
> > attention from the government which appeared to be dismissive of it.
> >
> > "Somebody has made a statement. I was puzzled by the statement. If you
> are
> > not puzzled, you are a genius," Home Minister P Chidambaram told
> reporters
> > when asked to comment on the claim made by K Santhanam, who had been
> > involved in the Pokhran-II tests.
> >
> > "The government will find out (the veracity of Santhanam's statement),"
> he
> > said indicating he found little merit in the scientist's claim.
> >
> > Santhanam has said that the thermonuclear or hydrogen bomb in May 1998
> was
> > of low yield and not the one that would meet the country's strategic
> > objectives. He said India needed to conduct more atomic tests and should
> not
> > sign CTBT.
> >
> > The scientist's version was contested by Brajesh Mishra, National
> Security
> > Advisor in the Vajpayee government, who said R Chidambaram, then chief of
> > the Department of Atomic Energy, had reported to him on May 13 that year
> > that all parameters had been met in the five tests carried out and there
> was
> > no need to undertake a sixth one.
> >
> > "It was clear to us that the thermonuclear as also the nuclear tests have
> > been successful," Mishra said.
> >
> > Commenting on Santhanam's remarks, Navy Chief Admiral Sureesh Mehta said
> > India's nuclear deterrence capabilities were "proven and capable enough".
> >
> > "As far we are concerned, we go by the views of the scientists. They have
> > given us certain capability and that is capable enough to provide
> deterrence
> > and they are proven," he said when asked about the capabilities of
> India's
> > nuclear arsenal.
> >
> > Pointing out that India follows the 'no-first strike' policy, the Naval
> > Chief said "we are a nation that maintains a credible deterrence and that
> is
> > more than enough to deter anybody."
> >
> > Santhanam contended that the international seismological community had
> made
> > measurements and come to the conclusion that the yield from the device
> was
> > below what was claimed by India.
> >
> > He said no country in the world has ever managed to get its thermonuclear
> > weapon right in just one test.
> >
> > "I believe in the option that if the opportunity comes we should conduct
> > another test. That has been my stand...I have made it very clear for
> years,"
> > he said.
> >
> > Santhanam maintained that India should desist from signing CTBT as it
> needed
> > to conduct more thermonuclear tests.
> >
> > His view was shared by nuclear scientist Subramaniam who said "there was
> > something wrong with the seismic signals which seemed pretty weak to me
> > then...so I would tend to agree with Santhanam".
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> Date: Fri, 28 Aug 2009 09:26:04 +0530
> From: rashneek kher <rashneek at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Reader-list] In Valley, gunmen take to moral policing:
>        ‘enforce hijab in college’
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> Dear All,
>
> A story done by Indian Express on the Islamist Icons(Robin Hoods of our
> friends) imposing Hijab and threating Prinicipals of Colleges by burning
> their cars.
> How I wonder would Taliban control the land that once infidelds lived
> in.They would cleanse the society by imposing purity on the inhabitants and
> the sly shadows of Mao would cheer them and call them dervishes oops
> divinely ordained dervishes.Their divine powers derived from mediveal
> obscrutanist religiou practices-soon flogging,killing in football grounds
> and burning of girls schools would be the order of day.And our Marxist
> demi-icons would sing paeans to the piety of the new age dervishes.
> It may also be worthwhile to mention that the leaders of the "azadi" today
> have done exactly this when they "were a part of the armed struggle".For
> the
> proponents of jihad and their supporters...from Riyaz Wani
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  In Valley, gunmen take to moral policing: ‘enforce hijab in college’
>
>
>
>  In the first such incident in the Valley since the decline of militancy
> started two years ago, masked gunmen waylaid the principal of a North
> Kashmir college, destroyed his car, and gave him a three-day ultimatum to
> ensure the 3,000 girl students in his institution began wearing the hijab.
>
>  The principal, Muhammad Ashraf, a respected Islamic scholar, told The
> Indian Express today that he would not be cowed by the threat and would
> continue to do his work at the college.
>
>  Ashraf said seven men stopped his car — in which he was riding with his
> son
> and a local acquaintance — near his village at Dangiwacha, and commandeered
> the vehicle over a dirt track into a thicket of bushes. “They wore masks
> and
> dark glasses and were heavily armed with Kalashnikovs, pistols and
> grenades,” Ashraf said.
>
>  According to the principal, the men appeared to know a lot about him: that
> he was a specialist on Sayyid Qutb — the Egyptian Islamist political
> theorist and leading intellectual of the Muslim Brotherhood in the 50s and
> 60s who is thought to be one of the philosophical progenitors of Al Qaeda —
> and that he had been trying to enforce discipline in his college.
>
> “You have taken some really good steps in the college like banning smoking
> and cellphones. Now, you must do something that we want you to do. Enforce
> an Islamic dress code for girl students,” Ashraf said the men told him.
> They
> gave him three days to carry out their diktat, failing which they would
> “act”, they said.
>
> Ashraf’s college, Degree College, Sopore, has around 7,000 students on its
> rolls, 3,000 of whom are girls. It is among the largest colleges in the
> state.
>
> “They told me that they had picked me to send a message to all other
> schools
> and colleges in the Valley in which girls study,” Ashraf said.
>
> Perhaps to rattle the principal and send the message that they meant
> business, the gunmen set his vehicle on fire. Ashraf and his companions
> were
> released after about two hours in captivity.
>
> The Dangiwacha police have filed a case, and are looking at all angles,
> including one unrelated to militancy. “We are exploring the possible
> dimension of college rivalry,” said a senior officer who did not want to be
> named.
>
> No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the incident. The
> separatists too have been silent, and are perhaps trying to ascertain if
> militant groups were involved.
>
> Senior Superintendent of Police Viplav Kumar said a hunt was on for the
> gunmen. “We are trying our best. Hopefully, we will crack the case soon,”
> he
> said.
>
> http://www.indianexpress.com/news/in-valley-gunmen-take-to-moral-policing-enforce-hijab-in-college/507208/0
>
> best
>
> --
> Rashneek Kher
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> http://www.nietzschereborn.blogspot.com
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