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Poor response to VHP bandh call
Dharna against seer’s arrest ends, Atal vows to bring down govt
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DMK chief sees personal vendetta behind seer’s arrest
ULFA to get invite if it shuns violence: PM
All-party meeting on parliamentary etiquette today
Badal outsmarted by “allies” in
DSGMC poll Congress getting ready
for assembly elections
TN Assembly adjourns sine die
Zaheera’s elder brother resiles police statement
Mirage hot favourite with IAF Maintain professional excellence: Air chief India, UK to discuss peacekeeping issues today Revive scholarships,
UGC told
3 cops charged with killing woman arrested
Boys labour in factories,
girls in homes Database
on genetic diversity ‘Electronic eye’ for the blind Anna Hazare shifts focus
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Poor response to VHP bandh call
New Delhi, November 22 Around 300 bandh supporters were arrested — 150 in Kolkata, around 100 in Bihar and 50 in Orissa — as they tried to force closure of shops. Protesters tried to torch two buses in Vadodara and a state transport bus in Surat in Gujarat but no one was injured in the incidents. Stray incidents of stone pelting on buses were reported from Kanyakumari, Indore, Kota and Jharkhand’s East and West Singhbhum districts. Tension prevailed in Dhar in Madhya Pradesh when bandh supporters tried to force closure of shops. Train services were thrown out of gear in Orissa as bandh supporters squatted on the tracks at several places. They blocked the national highway between Cuttack and Bhubaneswar and several other roads by burning tyres. Trade and commerce was also badly hit in the state. Mumbai: Barring stray incidents of violence across Maharashtra, the VHP’s day-long bandh to protest the arrest of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswathi did not have any impact in the state. Life in most parts of the state was normal, according to information put out by the state police control-room. In Mumbai, where VHP activists made feeble attempts to shut down public transport, the police took into custody 100 persons. Mumbai’s suburban railways and BEST bus services plied normally. A few stone-throwing incidents were reported from Borivli, Grant Road, Sion, Jogeshwari and Ghatkopar stations, the police said. However, the train services resumed after delays of a few minutes, according to railway officials. Twentytwo incidents of stone-throwing were reported in areas like Kurla, Kalina, Santa Cruz, Four Bungalows, Goregaon, Trombay, Malad, Kandivili and Bandra. KOLKATA: The 12-hour Bangla bandh called by the VHP and the CPI(M-L) separately on different issues, turned out to be a ‘flop” on Monday. About 500 bandh supporters were arrested for obstructing train movement and squatting in front of some government offices. There were normal activities in government and private offices, schools and colleges. Shops, markets and other establishments were open. However, in some parts in Naxalite-infested Nadia district in south Bengal and Siliguri in north Bengal, some shops and markets were closed in the morning but the police and local people re-opened them by forcibly removing the squatters from the area. Dehra Dun: Uttaranchal Chief Minister N.D. Tiwari on Monday expressed concern over the way the seer was being treated. Mr Tiwari said it was unfortunate that such treatment was being meted out to the seer. Certain criminal charges have been levelled against him, which at least “I do not trust,” the veteran Congress leader said. Meanwhile, the nationwide bandh evoked a partial response in the state. Even as no effect of the bandh was seen in Nainital and parts of Kumaon, shops and business establishments remained closed in the first half of the day in Dehra Dun. A number of educational institutions remained closed. Bangalore: Normal life remained unaffected in most parts of Karnataka during the VHP-sponsored bandh on Monday. Barring some parts of Dharwad, Shimoga, Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Mysore districts, the bandh evoked a poor response, reports received here said. Shops and other business establishments were closed in Mangalore, Udupi and Hubli where bus services were also affected. In Bangalore, the bandh evoked no response with normal life going on as usual with buses, three-wheelers and other modes of transport operating normally. Jaipur:
The bandh evoked a mixed response in the state capital and elsewhere in Rajasthan. While educational institutions in most places had declared a holiday, vehicular and train traffic remained unaffected. In Jaipur, most markets and commercial establishments remained closed in the walled city area while the bandh was partial in other areas. VHP supporters were seen moving in groups appealing to the traders to down their shutters. The bandh was peaceful and no untoward incident had been reported till noon. |
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Dharna against seer’s arrest ends, Atal vows to bring down govt
New Delhi, November 22 Addressing the protestors at the Parliament Street demanding the Kanchi Seer’s release, Mr Vajpayee, who was joined by former President R. Venkataraman, former Prime Minister Chandrashekhar and NDA Convenor George Fernandes, said: “the sit-in is ending today but the struggle will go on till such a government comes when all religious leaders are given equal respect”. “We are not sharing a platform but we have hit the streets. In a democracy, people have the freedom to express their views but when the Shankaracharya is maltreated and those in power are not sensitive to it, then we have no option but to take to the streets,” he said pointing towards Mr Venkataraman and Mr Chandrashekhar, amidst slogans like ‘Jai Sri Ram’. Addressing the concluding session of the three-day sit-in-cum-fast organised by the BJP, coinciding with the Shankaracharya’s police custody, Mr Vajpayee asserted that the party would continue to have various kinds of agitation to ensure the release of the Kanchi seer, who is revered by millions. Asserting that respecting all religious leaders is Indian culture, Mr Vajpayee said “our coming together is not a historic day but a black day. It is a challenge. We are united.” “From the President to the common man, everyone is hurt. Some are suppressing it. The situation should change” Mr Vajpayee said. Refuting the charge that the BJP was exploiting religious sentiments, Mr Vajpayee said: “What is hurting us more is that leave alone following the guidelines for treating religious leaders, Shankaracharya is not even being dealt at par with others. While some politicians are even provided with a cook in jail, the seer is not being allowed to cook his own food. “He is not being allowed to perform his religious duties properly. The country’s age-old traditions and values are not being respected. India is ready for change and it will not tolerate adharma (evil)”. Justifying Mr Chandrashekhar’s presence, he said: “Anybody concerned about the country’s future cannot sit silently. Our struggle will continue but I cannot say how long and what shape it would take.” Asserting that India was primarily a religious country, he said secularism did not mean disrespect to religious leaders or ignoring the status given to them by the society. Mr Venkataraman pointed out that respect and reverence the Kanchi Mutt enjoys not only among the Hindus, but also among other religions in the country he listed the various good social work being done by it. The former President said the Mutt run hospitals and Sanskrit Schools, which is not only being made use of by Hindus but also by others, including Christians and Muslims. So far, he said 70 Acharya’s have headed the Kanchi Mutt without any hinderance and pointed that even several Muslim and Christian leaders had paid their respects when Shankaracharya Chandrashekara Saraswati, who lived for 100 years, passed away. In his brief address, Mr Chandrashekhar recalled his 27-year long association with the Kanchi Pontiff and said the issue at stake was not of the Shankaracharya’s self-respect but India’s culture and values. |
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Shift seer trial outside TN, religious leaders urge Kalam
New Delhi, November 22 The 18-member delegation, which included VHP leaders Ashok
Singhal and Vishnu Hari Dalmiya urged the President’s personal intervention in the case to
secure the Kanchi pontiff’s early release. “We requested the President to personally intervene in the matter and direct the Union Government to secure immediate release of the seer,” Mahant Gyan Das, Head of the Akhara Parishad, an umbrella organisation of religious leaders, told newspersons here after emerging out of the
15-minute meeting with Dr Kalam. Mahamandleshwar Avdeshananda of Juna Akhara said the delegation told Dr Kalam that many countries had special procedures to deal with religious leaders in such situations. The religious leaders, apprising the President
of the demand by some Left Parties to acquire Hindu religious institutions and temples and bring them under the tax net, conveyed their opposition to it. “The President assured us that he would take appropriate action,” the Juna Akhara Chief said. The religious leaders asserted that their country-wide protests would continue till the Shankaracharya was released. They had taken out a march through the capital’s walled city protesting the seer’s arrest. The religious leaders had also announced formation of a Joint Agitation Committee to coordinate protests across the country. Meanwhile, Mr Singhal said he would be meeting Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and tell her not to “play with Hindu sentiments.” “The country will witness an unprecedented agitation on the issue,” he said. Mr Singhal said the Acharya Sabha would coordinate the agitation in Tamil Nadu. |
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DMK chief sees personal vendetta behind seer’s arrest
Chennai, November 22 The DMK supremo told reporters here today that he suspected “personal vengeance and motives” behind the way in which the seer was being treated. He alleged, “There is personal vengeance on the part of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa. We had welcomed the arrest of the Shankaracharya but now we have come to know that there are certain things behind the arrest.” He remarked: “There are a lot of personal issues between Jayalalithaa and the Shankaracharya. This should not be forgotten.” Mr Karunanidhi had congratulated the Tamil Nadu police for arresting the Hindu pontiff and described it as an “honest action”. Commenting on the treatment being meted out to the seer he said, “It is too much. My opinion is the same as that of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the issue.” He pointed out that the Sankaracharya was arrested only after two-and-a-half months after Sankararaman was murdered and asked, “What happened in between? Why is the delay? They say it was due to investigation. But on hearing certain facts, doubts have been created.” Asked whether he was changing his stand on the issue, he replied, “I had welcomed the arrest. But further information on the arrest has raised a lot of doubts.” Commenting on VHP Working President Ashok Singhal’s charges against Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the Shankaracharya’s arrest, he said: “None will accept it. Is Sonia Gandhi the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu? What is the reaction of those asserting that the Centre should not interfere in the rights of the states, to this charge?” Asked about the BJP organising protests, Mr. Karunanidhi said, “They are doing their duty. But they should ensure that they do not spark any communal riot over the issue.” He welcomed the Tamil Nadu government’s decision to give Rs 5 lakh to Sankararaman’s family as compensation as they were living in penury after his death. Meanwhile, the BJP and VHP-called nationwide strike to protest against the arrest of the seer did not evoke any response in Tamil Nadu except for the arrest of around 500 workers in Coimbatore district. They were held by the police for observing a fast and organising a demonstration without permission. |
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ULFA to get invite if it shuns violence: PM Guwahati, November 23 “Some informal contacts have been established but nothing is quite clear now,” he told reporters here prior to his departure for Delhi after his two-day visit to the state. Dr Singh made it clear that ULFA would be invited for talks only if it stopped violence. “If they shun violence, then I will invite them for talks but violence and talks cannot go on simultenuously,” he said. Asked about the issue of sovereignty of Assam as demanded by ULFA, the Prime Minister said, “Assam is an integral part of the Indian union. I will make it clear that there should not be any doubt in the minds of the people in this regard.” Dr Singh said Jnanpith award winner and eminent Assamese litterateur Indira Goswami had talked to him in Delhi last week and “I have encouraged her to go ahead with her proposal of holding negotiations with ULFA for talks. But we will like to know who are the particular people prepared for talks.” Regarding the proposed talks, he said, “With our own people and our democratic set-up, there is every answer to the problem under our system and the obligations to look into all commitments.” “If there are some disgruntled elements, we invite them for talks,” he said. Eight Manipuri women, who shocked the nation five months ago by staging a nude protest against the alleged rape and killing of a woman by armed forces, met the Prime Minister, who assured them of a “credible solution” to the controversy over the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). The meeting took place yesterday at Raj Bhavan. — PTI
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All-party meeting on parliamentary etiquette today
New Delhi, November 22 Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee who has held long deliberations with Leader of Opposition L K Advani and others in this regard has convened the meeting. Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat would preside over the meeting, which would discuss the need to maintain parliamentary etiquette. Leaders, Deputy Leaders and Chief Whips of parties would attend the meeting to be held in the Main Committee Room of the Parliament House Annexe at 11am tomorrow. The meeting assumed significance in view of Mr Chatterjee’s constant efforts to ensure smooth functioning of the Parliament, which was disrupted during the Budget and the Monsoon sessions. With the last session facing disruptions throughout, the Speaker was making all-out efforts to bring the Congress, BJP, Left and all other parties together to narrow down differences. Leader of CPM Parliamentary Group in the Rajya Sabha Nilotpal Basu said that the Left welcomed the Lok Sabha Speaker’s initiative in this direction. “We welcome it as a positive initiative to ensure that the Parliament functions in an appropriate manner”. Mr Chatterjee had also asked the government to try and accommodate the Opposition’s point of view to ensure the smooth functioning of the Parliament. “It seems that he will assure the Opposition that their calling attentions and other motions protesting against the government policies will be given due consideration,” CPI leader Shamim Faizi said. A stormy Monsoon session, disrupted over the Veer Sarvarkar and tainted ministers’ issues had prompted an urgent need for reviewing the code of conduct for MPs. Earlier, Mr Chatterjee’s dinner for leaders of all political parties tonight ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament was cancelled following BJP’s inability to attend it in view of their protest agitation against arrest of Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati. |
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Badal outsmarted by “allies” in DSGMC poll New Delhi, November 22 Mr Kulmohan Singh, named as the Shiromani Akali Dal official candidate for the post of DSGMC General Secretary, garnered only 18 votes against opponent Ravinder Singh Khurana’s 32 in the 51-member House during the committee’s annual governing body elections here. On its part, the SAD enabled the unopposed election of Mr Sarna — who had unseated Mr Badal from the committee two years ago — as DSGMC chief as part of their alliance. — UNI
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Congress getting ready
for assembly elections New Delhi, November 22 As a first step in this direction, it appointed a known tribal leader of Jharkhand and Lok Sabha member, Susheela Kerketta as the new President of the Pradesh Congress Committee. She replaces Mr Thomas Hansa, who has been ailing for some months now. This appointment has, once again, fuelled speculation about similar changes in the Haryana and Bihar units. The Congress also named seven vice-presidents of the JPCC to ensure that all senior state leaders, representing different castes and communities, are adequately represented. These appointments are a prelude to a revamp of the state unit. Although a change in the PCC leadership was on the cards for some time now, the matter acquired urgency in view of the assembly elections, due early next February, and the need to stem the factionalism in the state unit. Announcing the appointments, Mr Harikesh Bahadur, AICC in charge of Jharkhand, said Ms Kerketta was chosen for the post since there was a consensus among the state leaders in her favour. Congress sources maintained that the choice was also dictated by the fact that the party is compelled to project a tribal in the state. This was imperative because Jharkhand was carved out to fulfill the aspirations of the region’s tribals while the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) has positioned itself as the party catering to the interests of the tribals. Since the Congress and the JMM have an alliance, the Congress will be able to leverage itself better during the seat-sharing negotiations with the JMM. With Ms Kerketta at the helm, the party will be able to counter the JMM’s claim for the Chief Minister’s post. According to the Congress internal assessment, the party enjoys a distinct advantage in Haryana and Jharkhand but Bihar remains a big problem as the once-dominant party has been reduced to a bit player in this major state. The Congress faces a tough battle for survival in Bihar where it has an alliance with the RJD. RJD leader Laloo Prasad Yadav is known to be a tough negotiator (he left only four seats for the Congress in the Lok Sabha elections), the local Congress unit is pressing the leadership to go it alone in the assembly elections.
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TN Assembly adjourns sine die
Chennai, November 22 Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) members were evicted from the Assembly amid acrimonious scenes while other Opposition members staged a walkout in solidarity. Noisy scenes were witnessed for more than ten minutes, when DMK members took exception to Industries Minister Nainar Nagendran describing a statement by party president M. Karunanidhi relating to industrial scenario in the state as “childish”. The DMK members, who had just returned to the House after a walkout, were up in arms when Mr Nagendran made the remark. |
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Zaheera’s elder brother resiles police statement Mumbai, November 22 Earlier, in his police statement, Naffitullah, the sixth eye witness, had said his wife Yasmin, mother and sister were injured in the attack on the bakery. However, in his deposition before the court today, Naffitullah, who had turned hostile on November 19, told prosecutor Manjula Rao during cross-examination that his wife, mother and sister were not present at the bakery at the relevant time and hence there was no question of their getting injured in the attack. The witness replied in the negative when prosecutor asked him whether Jayanti Chaiwala, Pratap, Munna, Jayanti’s son, Mahesh, Kiran, social worker Thakker, Painter and Jeetu were part of the mob that attacked the bakery. Asked how could he confidently say that they were not present when he had earlier told the court that he could not see anyone in the dark, the witness said what he meant was that he did not know these persons. — PTI
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Mirage hot favourite with IAF
New Delhi, November 22 Sources here said the IAF as part of its expansion plans had already made a presentation to the government as regards its air staff requirement in which it has spelt its choice as that “similar to Mirage”. This was also reflected in the statement of Vice Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal S. K. Malik recently who said that the IAF was due to acquire 125 supersonic fighter aircrafts to replace the aging MiG-21s. “We have not shortlisted any aircraft yet. We will go global and perhaps F-16, Mirage 2000, MIG-29 and others will be in the race,’’ he had said after inaugurating the 45th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Aerospace Medicine (ISAM). He said the process of identifying the aircraft would take around two years. However, sources said the IAF was continuing negotiations to acquire 125 Mirage 2005 fighter aircraft to enhance its strike and nuclear deterrence capabilities. The IAF plans to acquire the advanced French fighters to equip seven squadrons that would comprise the backbone of India’s strategic nuclear command. The IAF plans to have these aircraft by 2010-15. According to reports, the IAF reportedly wants 36 Mirage 2005s to be delivered in completed form with the remainder to be assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics . HAL units in Bangalore and Kanpur have been servicing Mirage 2000Hs since 1998 and also making some spare parts. Incidentally, another reason why the IAF is looking at purchasing the Mirage is that it already has these aircraft in its fleet and it would be easier for its pilots to shift from the present Mirage-2000 to Mirage 2005. Besides, there would be no need to give specialised training to the airmen also, said an officer. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is also renegotiating the three-year-old deal with Dassault Aviation of France for 10 Mirage 2000H fighters on the grounds that certain components in the new aircraft do not match the exact specifications stipulated in the contract. Recently three IAF Mirages have crashed over the past few weeks, taking to six the total number involving the French-built fighters. These 10 Mirage aircraft would act as replacement for the crashed aircrafts. Of the 10 Mirages that are reportedly ready in a flyaway condition, six are twin-seat models. |
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Maintain professional excellence: Air chief New Delhi, November 22 "Persist with professional excellence, dedication and constant vigil at all times to thwart any evil designs of the enemy," he exhorted while pointing out that new, modern equipment was being inducted into the Air Force and that a major transformation was taking place in the field of communications and IT. The three-day conference of the IAF's frontline command, to be concluded on Wednesday, will give field commanders and command staff an opportunity to interact and discuss operational and maintenance issues and formulate strategies and a programme of action for the coming six months. At the inaugural session this morning, the Air Chief Marshal also awarded various trophies for performance and excellence to the different formations of the command. The 8-Wing
(Adampur) was awarded the 'Pride of the WAC' for being the best station overall, while the Leh-based 23-Wing emerged as the runners-up. The operational trophy for the Best Fighter Wing was also won by the 8-Wing, which also won the maintenance trophy, while the 30-Wing, based at Sarsawa (Saharanpur) was adjudged the Best Transport/Helicopter Wing. The 223 Fighter Squadron at
Adampur, which is equipped with MiG-29s, won the award for the best overall performance by a fighter squadron, while the Chandigarh-based 25 Squadron was adjudged the Best Transport Squadron.
Sarsawa-based 152 Helicopter Unit was given the best overall performance trophy. The 19 Forward Base Support Unit at
Thoise-the embarkation camp for the Siachen glacier-received the award for best overall performance by a
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India, UK to discuss peacekeeping issues today New Delhi, , November 22 The Joint Working Group would explore the challenges and issues of multidimensional peacekeeping and exchange thoughts on peacekeeping operations at the conceptual and operational levels, according to the British High Commission here. This event would reciprocate a similar visit to Britain by Indian officials last year. The UK delegation is led by Maj Gen Tim Cross
CBE. Recently appointed as GOC Theatre Troops, HQ Land, Major General Cross was earlier involved in planning for UK operations in Iraq. He was subsequently deployed to Washington, Kuwait and Baghdad as the Deputy in the US-led Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Affairs, later re-titled as the Coalition Provisional Authority. Major General Cross said,“The UK has great respect for India as a major troop contributing nation to peacekeeping operations and I am sure we will have much to learn from Indian experiences and current doctrine. I hope also that we will be able to share some of our latest thinking and we look forward to further developing this series of important dialogues.” The UK had recently published new doctrine for crisis response, known as ‘The military contribution to peace support operations.’ Major themes included the need for a comprehensive approach involving all actors, emphasising the vital role that the indigenous people had in achieving stability and breaking the cycle of conflict and the importance of non-kinetic means in improving the probability of success in Peace Support Operations. Mr B S Prakash, Joint Secretary
(UNP) in the MEA said,“This is an important dialogue between two nations who have made distinguished contributions to peacekeeping. I am sure that our engagement will continue to produce important outcomes for both sides.” |
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Revive scholarships,
UGC told New Delhi, November 22 The implementation of the scheme had led to serious friction between scientists and the UGC in its first five years, resulting in a number of court cases. Although the UGC lost in all cases, it kept on filing appeals in higher courts. As a result, it was spending huge amount of money in litigation while the researchers felt harassed, an official press note said here today. The ministry has now directed the UGC not to pursue these cases and asked it to reintroduce the scheme for research scientists under which they were to be appointed in three grades such as scientist Grade A, B and C, equivalent to lecturers, readers and professors. The ministry also constituted a committee, headed by an eminent scientist, Prof C. N. R. Rao, to work out modalities of the scheme.
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3 cops charged with killing woman arrested
Dehradun, November 22 The woman, a schoolteacher from a well-known family of jewellers in Roorkee, was on her way to celebrate her birthday with her husband, six-year-old daughter and his sister when the cops chasing them in an unnumbered Indica car allegedly shot her at point-blank range. Constables Surinder Negi, Surat Singh Rawat and Assar Singh have been arrested and remanded in judicial custody while search is on for Head Constable Jagdish Singh, said SSP P.V.K. Prasad. Earlier, the High Court in Nainital had turned down their application for stay on their arrest. |
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Boys labour in factories, girls in homes
Thane, Maharashtra, November 22 Organisation chief Anju Uppal said, ‘’Boys opt for comparatively better skilled jobs with opportunity to travel, while girls end up as domestic help, take up home-based, piece-rate jobs or, at the most, are employed in packaging units near their homes.’’ Thane, where the survey was conducted, was one of the fastest growing metropolitan suburbs because of its proximity to Mumbai. Closure of many industrial units in Thane had led to large-scale unemployment because of which even children had been forced to explore work opportunities in the unorganised sectors to augment the family income. Media Matters found children from the age of seven, and some times even less, working to contribute to the income of the family. Most of these children find employment in general stores, pan stalls, newspaper stalls, tea stalls or distributing milk, and such other avenues, Ms Uppal said. Ms Uppal pointed out that the ILO Convention on the Prohibition and Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour had recognised children in domestic work as a new form of slavery and as priority sector for removing children from work. Media Matters has also organised a programme tomorrow on the occasion of Child Rights Day. The event will witness children airing their grievances.
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Database
on genetic diversity New Delhi, November 22 A coalition of scientists from Asian countries under the Human Genome Organisation Pacific Pan-Asian SNP initiative, including India, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore and Malaysia, announced today that the results of the study, compiled in the form of the database, would help researchers understand the scope of genetic differences and uncover the breadth of genetic diversity and similarity in Asia. The study for compiling the database is expected to begin next year. According to experts, the study is the natural next step from the Human Genome Project, which showed how similar human are but did not reveal much about genetic factors that make them different. The Pan-Asian project will provide scientists a genetic map of human history in Asia, showing how nearly half the world's population migrated in the region and settled to form distinct cultures. The database will also provide a platform for researchers to study why some people in the region are more predisposed to certain diseases or do not respond to certain drugs. |
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‘Electronic eye’ for the blind
New Delhi, November 22 Mounted on a pair of glasses, it will be capable of detecting the location of a pedestrian crossing, measure the width of the road and detect the colour of the traffic lights. This research appears in the November 19 issue of the journal “Measurement Science and Technology”, published by the British Institute of Physics. Tadayoshi Shioyama and Mohammad Uddin, from the Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan, have developed a system that is able to detect the existence of a pedestrian crossing in front of a blind person using a single camera.
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Anna Hazare shifts focus
Ahmednagar, November 22 A day after his meeting with anti-corruption workers about the drive, he said it should become the people’s movement and the activists should consider it as a service to the society. The anti-corruption movement should work more for right to information, more powers to gramsabhas, checking red-tapism, demanding laws for the transfer of officers, besides working for the transfer of offices, besides for people’s education, he added.
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Shias sit on dharna
Lucknow, November 22 In a statement president of the federation Fazil Hussain said the dharna was addressed by vaious religious leaders, besides those from the Shia sect. In a letter to the President, the federation has requested the Central government to take up the issue of the reconstruction of the monuments of the daughter of Hazarat Mohammad, which were destroyed in Saudi Arabia in 1917.
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Probe assured into kidnap case
New Delhi, November 22 Responding to queries about the fate of two kidnapped engineers, Mr Singh said the Centre had assured the Bihar government of all help in tracing them. |
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Dhruva satellite network for Army
New Delhi, November 22 Network linking the three important military garrisons - and major communication hubs - of Udhampur, Srinagar and Leh with highly reliable networked communications.
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Karnataka Cabinet expansion soon: CM Bangalore, November 22 He would shortly go to New Delhi to confer with Congress President Sonia Gandhi on the issue and a date would be fixed thereafter, he told
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Farmers’ protest turns violent
Sirsi (Karnataka), November 22 The police said the processionists, demanding that the government settle the crop insurance dues, also burnt a bus and pelted with stones at former minister R.V. Deshpande’s residence. The injured policemen were admitted to a civil hospital at Haliyal.
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Explosives seized
Jalna (Maharashtra), November 22 When contacted, Deputy Superintendent of Police Prakash Wani clarified that the explosives had came in the imported steel scrap material and ruled out any threat to law and order. The explosives came in a load to a local merchant, sources said.
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