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[1] From: yogi sikand <ysikand@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: it's the pakistan diary, not dairy friends just sent out a mail based on my pakistan trip....it should, as you will realise, be titled the 'pakistan diary', not the 'pakistan dairy', having nothing to do with cows and sundry beasts.........[the exclamation mark on my key board isn't working but please assume that i am amused and i assume you, too, are] -yogi -- 'The world is a stage and we are all actors. We play our part and then depart'---Shakespeare said something like that, no????? -------------------- [2] From: "Aditya Mishra" <aditya11@sbcglobal.net> Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Re: [indiathinkersnet] We haven't even heard Afzal's story -Nandita Haskar We have heard more than enough. Once you admit that he is guilty of a heinous crime, it is the responsibility of court to punish him appropriately. One follows the other. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Regi P George" <george_regi@yahoo.com> We haven?'t even heard Afzal's story He has already been found guilty of the crime and convicted -------------------- [3] Hang Guru, If That Helps By Zafar Choudhary http://www.countercurrents.org/choudhary041006.htm After reading this the campaign must go on for hanging Afzal Guru if that helps to get rid of a problem The Forgotten Other India By Kevin Watkins http://www.countercurrents.org/ind-watkins041006.htm The country's booming economy hides a far larger reality of mass poverty, illiteracy and inequality Reclaiming Not "Converting To" The Sufi Way By Jayshree Kewalramani http://www.countercurrents.org/comm-kewalramani041006.htm The Gujarat Religious Freedom (Amendment) Bill 2006 not only encroaches upon individual space, it further seeks to perpetuate Hindus (subsuming Jains & Buddhists), Muslims and Christians as mutually exclusive and, what are worse, hostile categories. It is not business of the state to determine or monitor the parameters of individual preference, especially those pertaining to matters of personal faith Mumbai Bomb Blasts ??? Intelligence And Counter-Intelligence By Sarah Saba http://www.countercurrents.org/ipk-saba031006.htm In the era of a neo-globalisation with multiple actors on the stage to shaping up the future image of the global village, this becomes very important for the regional actors like India and Pakistan to immediately agree on an agenda of regional cooperation for progress, prosperity and better facilities for the people of the two nations Sri Lankan War Refugees Live In Appalling Conditions In southern India By Ram Kumar and T. Kala http://www.countercurrents.org/sl-kala031006.htm Fleeing death and destruction in Sri Lanka, around 15,000 people have escaped to the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu since January, amid an escalating war on the island between the security forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam ------------------- [4] From: rkurian@bgl.vsnl.net.in Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Tata Joins Indian Retail Pioneers.. BBC NEWS Tata joins Indian retail pioneers Tata, the Indian conglomerate whose business interests vary from telecoms and IT services to steel and tea, is opening its own chain of shops. It is working with Australian retailer Woolworths to source consumer electronics products for its new business, known as Infiniti Retail. India's surging economy has boosted spending power, and the retail sector is worth an estimated $250bn (?140bn). But 95% of the sector is still made up of small family-run stores. R Krishna Kumar, director of Tata Sons Group, said retail was "exploding" in India. He said higher incomes were giving people a greater ambition to acquire "new lifestyles, entertainment and consumer goods". "We are very sharply focussed on retail, and the foray into consumer electronics and durables will further strengthen Tata's presence in the growing retail industry in India," he said. Foreign investment The Tata Group encompasses more than 90 companies, which produced total sales of more than $22bn last year. Earlier this year, rival Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries announced plans to invest $5bn creating a chain of hypermarkets and back-end retail services across the country. And it is not only domestic companies driving India's retail revolution - foreign firms are also eyeing up the Indian market. The government has traditionally had a protectionist stance towards the sector, but is gradually easing its restrictions on foreign investment. It has conducted an impact analysis of how the arrival of international giants like Carrefour and Wal-Mart would affect its retail industry. UK supermarket chain Tesco today said it was poised to enter the Indian market, having sent a research team over to India to explore the possibilities. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/5401652.stm Published: 2006/10/03 09:14:57 GMT BBC ------------------- [5] From: "Aditya Mishra" <aditya11@sbcglobal.net> Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Re: [indiathinkersnet] Forgiveness - Tribute to Mahatma Gandhi If killer of Gandhi was not forgiven then what makes a terrorist worthy of forgiveness? Pope John Paul forgave his killer but no political killer in India has been forgiven, including killer of Nehru dynasty i.e. Indira and Rajiv. From: "Shreyans Shah" <shah_sheri@yahoo.co.in> > 2nd Oct. - The whole world celebrated Birthday of a Mahatma Gandhiji > with great spirit. How can we forget one of his main principle - > "Forgiveness".!! Here is a small and meaningful presentation on > "Forgiveness" paying tribute to our Father of Nation. (Please wait for 2/3 > minutes till it loads) ---------------- [6] From: Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01@yahoo.com> Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Why Govt's, Celebrities, NGOs, Media, Doctors & Politicians peddle vaccines. http://www.redflagsweekly.com/conferences/vaccines/oct13_Butler.php (viewable with subscription only) FOLLOW THE MONEY: PART ONE By Hilary Butler On 31 January 2001, New Zealand Doctor ran an article on page 9 by Penny St John, called Mandatory Jabs Short Cut To Increasing Rates. This was a "briefing", sponsored by the manufacturers of the MMR vaccine, Merck and Co, for journalists in the Asia/Pacific regions. Why just journalists? ----------- [7] From: rkurian@bgl.vsnl.net.in Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: India Stung by Dengue and Chikungunya.. http://www.ibnlive.com/printpage.php?id=23145§ion_id=4 India ill, dengue no epidemic for govt Arunoday Mukharji CNN-IBN STUNG BY DENGUE: Despite seven deaths in Jaipur, the state govt claims the situation is under control. New Delhi: Even as north India continues to battle dengue, the Government insists that the disease is not an epidemic. Everyday over 300 people queue up at Jaipur's SMS hospital, complaining of high fever and of these, around 10 per cent report symptoms of dengue. The situation is compounded by the acute shortage of blood in the hospitals. But despite seven deaths reported so far, the state government claims the situation is under control. "The number of cases has been high this time but there have been only seven deaths due to dengue. The cases are from various districts besides Jaipur like Karauli and Hindaun. Twenty deaths have been due to malaria," state Health Minister, Digamber Singh said. Meanwhile, the situation in Pune is no different with dengue already claiming its first victim on Saturday. "This is the peak season when dengue spreads. Though, we have had one death in this case, we have seen about 100 cases in the last three months," consulting physician, KEM Hospital, Pune, Dr Rajesh Gatia said. An alert has been sounded in Jammu and Kashmir also after a dengue case was reported from Surankote village near Poonch. And Punjab's Health Department, too, is gearing up to tackle the menace with Chandigarh and Amritsar confirming two and five dengue cases respectively. "We will be meeting with the health ministers of the dengue affected states on October 5 and chikungunya affected states on October 11," Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Anbumani Ramadoss said. With various parts of the country being stung by the dengue outbreak, the real test will be for the hospitals and the health machinery. (With bureau inputs) ----------- [8] From: "Pradeep Deshpande" <proton54@hathway.com> Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Re: [indiathinkersnet] A Wife's Appeal for Justice Yes. I do share the sharp views expressed by IK Shukla.That's what I meant when I responded to the appeal under question . Not only the named ones from extreme right wing politicians have been booked, all the true anti nationals are moving around freely searching fresh grounds for sowing seeds of communal hatered and the so called secular UPA Govt. is busy in world peace talks leading to nowhere ! Thanks. From: I. K. Shukla Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2006 Subject: Re: [indiathinkersnet] A Wife's Appeal for Justice > Unless the Shiv Sena and saffronazis of RSS litter are hauled on the coals, > punished for their terroristic and genocidal misdeeds of mayhem and > vandalism in 1992 -93 in Surat, Mumbai and other places, the ignominious > injustice system in India would remain blatant and brazen outlawry - > state-sanctioned, state-sponsored, state-promoted. > --------------- [9] From: rkurian@bgl.vsnl.net.in Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 Subject: Mind Your Language...(very impt) Seattle Post Intelligencer Monday, Oct. 2, 2006 http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/287261_tamil02ww.html Man questioned and misses flight for speaking Tamil By BRAD WONG <mailto:bradwong@seattlepi.com> P-I REPORTER A 32-year-old man speaking Tamil and some English about a sporting rivalry was questioned at Sea-Tac Airport and missed his flight Saturday because at least one person thought he was suspicious. The Port of Seattle dispatched its police officers to investigate the case, which occurred Saturday around noon, said Bob Parker, airport spokesman. The Chicago man was preparing to board an American Airlines flight to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The man was speaking Tamil, a language largely used in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, on his cell phone at the departure gate and on the aircraft. An off-duty airline employee heard the conversation and informed the flight crew. ---------------- |
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