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[1] From: kashif <kaaashif@gmail.com> Date: Mon Dec 18, 2006 1 Subject: Meet saathi Altaf Shaikh - part II Altaf's journey and the birth of Saathi<http://indianmuslims.info/articles/special_reports/saathi/articles/altafs_journey_and_the_birth_of_saathi.html>; We continue with Part II of our 4-part series. Even if we learn one thing from this series then let that be a quote from Altaf about the birth of Saathi "We complained about what others were not doing until we slowly realized that if we couldn't do it ourselves there was no point in talking about it. It was during the course of this ranting that one night at 2am, the idea of establishing Saathi was conceived." *Part II * By Charu Bahri *IndianMuslims. info* ** *Getting on with life and its harsh realities* Around 1987, Altaf began taking tuitions to support himself. His proposed study of printing technology in Germany went out of the window, as his work with children living on the streets took precedence. By 1990 however, he began to look for a job. As he says, "I began to look for a job, a typical 9 to 5 job that would leave me with enough free time to continue my work on the streets. I applied for the job of a diamond sorter in a semi-government, as I reckoned there would be no work to carry home to do ??“ I mean, who'd trust employees with diamonds worth lakhs of rupees?! Since I was one of 300 applicants that were whittled down to ten and finally only three, I consider myself really lucky to have got the job." ----------------- [2] From: "kalyan_panda" <kalyan_panda@yahoo.co.in> Date: Mon Dec 18, 2006 Subject: Re: Striving for Secular Democracy..Digest I am not striving for secularism any more. Rather I feel it is an illusive idea imported by the corrupt politicians/charlatans to fool the common mass and thereby rule. I agreed mostly with an article written by Asgar Ali Engineer - that has no place for secularism. The idea by atheists should not be imposed on 99% who believe in Dharma or religion. The result after half a cenury? More communalism more casteism in voting system, more nepotism and more division in the country. I think Indian charlatans have a slave-like attitude towards western charlatans due to their white skin. I understood it late but atleast did understand - better late than never. panda ----------- [3] From: Pradip Kumar Datta <pradip200@yahoo.com> Date: Mon Dec 18, 2006 Subject: Sharmila claims detention at AIIMS Sharmila claims detention at AIIMS NEW DELHI, Dec 17 – Irom Sharmila, the Manipuri human rights activist on a hunger strike for the last seven years demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur, today claimed she was kept under detention at the AIIMS despite being given a discharge certificate. Other activists working with Sharmila have decided to move the Delhi High Court tomorrow against the Government of India, AIIMS and Delhi Police protesting “her illegal detention” in the hospital. Addressing a group of mediapersons at her private ward at the premier healthcare institute, Sharmila claimed that the hospital authorities had signed papers discharging her but the police was not letting her go. However, she could not furnish her discharge papers when asked to do so by the mediapersons. Sharmila, who had arrived in the Capital from Imphal in early October to continue her agitation at Jantar Mantar, was picked up by the police on October 5 when her condition deteriorated. A case of attempt to commit suicide was registered against her and was taken to the AIIMS. “The AIIMS has discharged me but the police officials are not letting me go. I want to go back to Jantar-Mantar to continue my struggle,” Sharmila said. “I have not taken anything for the last three days. Icepacks have been put to keep my body temparature under control,” she said. There are no orders from the Home Ministry to discharge her, a police official in charge of her security said. – PTI -------------- [4] From: "viren" <vlobo_1@hotmail.com> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: Subsidy for corporates !! New avenues for corporate profiteering. http://www.hindu.com/2006/12/18/stories/2006121806591200.htm Subsidy mooted to woo private players Special Correspondent Rural infrastructure development estimated at Rs.1,58,313 crore ----------------------------------------------------------------- · Report prepared by NCAER, sponsored by Sir Ratan Tata Trust · Public-Private Partnership can resolve funds constraint: report ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEW DELHI: A report sponsored by the house of Tatas, released by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here on Sunday, has proposed the payment of subsidy for luring private players into investing in the development of rural infrastructure at an estimated cost of Rs. 1,58,313 crore. The `India Rural Infrastructure Report' has pointed out that rural India - home to 70 per cent of the country's population - would require Rs. 92,690 crore(at 2002-03 prices) for providing telecom connectivity alone. This apart, an amount of Rs. 55,243 crorewould be necessary for power supply, Rs. 5,892 crorefor roads and transport and Rs. 4,488 crorefor water and sanitation. Sponsored by Sir Ratan Tata Trust and prepared by the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), the report noted that resolution of infrastructure bottlenecks suffered from the fact that infrastructure in villages is largely owned and run by the Government which faced a funds constraint. On the other hand, private funds sought to move into areas where rates of return were "at least" reasonable. Contradiction This contradiction, the report suggested, could only be resolved through a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, where the Government provides subsidies to private players commensurate with the level of development required in a particular rural area. Highlighting the plight of rural India, the report noted that while nine-tenths of village households did not own telephones, 50 per cent of the households did not have power connections. Even the connected households were without power owing to outages for almost 17 hours a day in the monsoon months and 13 hours a day during other months. Even worse is that 50 per cent of the people living in habitations away from a main village did not have access to all-weather roads. As for drinking water, while almost all rural households were covered by a source, its quality and quantity actually available was often low on account of poor maintenance and operation, the report said. Moreover, 80 per cent of the rural households did not have access to sanitation facilities. Decentralisation In such a scenario, the report has advocated greater decentralisation of regulation and ownership, greater reliance on user fees to recover costs so as to provide for sustainable operation and maintenance and greater use of micro-finance to build demand for services. Highlighting the differences between rural and urban India, the report pointed out that the low per capita income and density of settlement in villages posed infrastructure problems. "Thus, for example, complicated and expensive piped water supply and sewerage systems, which may be cost effective in cities, are inappropriate for rural areas," it said. Another severe problem in developing infrastructure, the report said, was the fact that rural population largely remained scattered. As a result, conventional networks were often found too expensive and inefficient to be practical. Besides, incomes being low, households were often reluctant to invest their limited resources in vehicles, telephones, electric appliances or other equipment that could take advantage of new infrastructure developments, the report said. -------------------- [5] From: Abhiyya 2006 <abhiyya@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: Empire Every single empire in its official discourse has said that it is not like all the others, that its circumstances are special, that it has a mission to enlighten, civilize, bring order and democracy, and that it uses force only as a last resort. And, sadder still, there always is a chorus of willing intellectuals to say calming words about benign or altruistic empires: - Edward W. Said "Orientalism 25 Years Later," With Regards Abi --------------- [6] From: kashif <kaaashif@gmail.com> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: Urdu press roundup: Muslims??™ ???first claim on national resources??™ wins applause Muslims' 'first claim on national resources' wins applause Urdu press roundup *By IndianMuslims.info Staff* Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's recent statement about minorities' first claim on national resources has raised debates and discussions in the various sections of society. While some Muslim Ulema and leaders are eulogising the PM for making such a 'sincere' and 'just' statement and some others casting serious doubts on the implementation of the programme, the RSS and its political wing BJP are charging the PM of Muslim appeasement and of talking in the Jinnah-like tone, and thus asking him to make public apology for this. <http://indianmuslims.info/articles/special_reports/urdu_press_roundup/2\ 006_december/articles/muslims_first_claim_on_national_resources_wins_applause.ht\ ml> ------------- [7] From: Jagannath Chatterjee <jagchat01@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: Chemicals drive animals to extinction, raise human worries. Female Troubles for Wildlife Raise Human Worries Run Date: 12/18/06 By Molly M. Ginty WeNews correspondent http://www.womensenews.org/article.cfm/dyn/aid/2999 ------------ [8] From: Sukla Sen <suklasen@yahoo.com> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: On SEZ http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200612190314.htm http://www.indlaw.com/guest/columns/default.asp?burman3 http://www.kafila.org/2006/11/22/sanjay-sangvai-on-the-great-land-robbery/ ------------- [9] From: "Ram Narayanan" <ramn_one@adelphia.net> Date: Tue Dec 19, 2006 Subject: President Bush's statement following signing of the Hyde Act http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061218-12.html THE WHITE HOUSE President's Statement on H. R. 5682, the "Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006" Today I have signed into law H. R. 5682, an Act containing the "Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006." The Act will strengthen the strategic relationship between the United States and India and deliver valuable benefits to both nations. Section 103 of the Act purports to establish U. S. policy with respect to various international affairs matters. My approval of the Act does not constitute my adoption of the statements of policy as U. S. foreign policy. Given the Constitution's commitment to the presidency of the authority to conduct the Nation's foreign affairs, the executive branch shall construe such policy statements as advisory. Also, if section 104(d)(2) of the Act were construed to prohibit the executive branch from transferring or approving the transfer of an item to India contrary to Nuclear Suppliers Group transfer guidelines that may be in effect at the time of such future transfer, a serious question would exist as to whether the provision unconstitutionally delegated legislative power to an international body. In order to avoid this constitutional question, the executive branch shall construe section 104(d)(2) as advisory. The executive branch will give sections 103 and 104(d)(2) the due weight that comity between the legislative and executive branches should require, to the extent consistent with U. S. foreign policy. The executive branch shall construe provisions of the Act that mandate, regulate, or prohibit submission of information to the Congress, an international organization, or the public, such as sections 104, 109, 261, 271, 272, 273, 274, and 275, in a manner consistent with the President's constitutional authority to protect and control information that could impair foreign relations, national security, the deliberative processes of the Executive, or the performance of the Executive's constitutional duties. GEORGE W. BUSH THE WHITE HOUSE, December 18, 2006. ------------- |
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