Stampede 179 people have been reported to be killed and hundreds injured in a stampede that took place in the centuries old Chamunda Devi Temple Jodhpur on Tuesday, September 30. It is the Navratra festival and thousands of devotees had gathered at the temple to pay there homage as it is was the first day of the nine days of Navratra festival and it was a holiday. This incident is the virtual repeat of the Naina Devi temple stampede in which 146 people had died on October 3. According to the eye witnesses the exact number of the killed people can not be confirmed as more dead bodies are being recovered from the temple and many seriously injured people have succumbed to their injuries. Injured people have been admitted in various city hospitals. Reasons Some eyewitnesses have blamed the inadequate deployment of the police personal to manage the huge crowd of the devotees. Some people have said that the incident happened when some people pushed each other to get entry into the small premises of the temple. It resulted in the stampede. According to some eyewitnesses some devotees slipped on the steep temple path which causes the stampede. According to another theory a temple wall fell on the devotees which caused panic among the devotees and caused stampede. Most of the dead are males as the stampede took place in the separate men’s queues. According to the state officials only 15 to 20 people had died at the spot while the others succumbed to their injuries in various city hospitals. People died because of suffocation. Most of the dead were young people. Temple Chamunda Devi Temple is situated atop Mehrangarh fort in Jodhpur. It was built by Maharajah of Jodhpur, Gaj Singh in the 15th century. During the Navratra festival devotees can go to the temple everyday. This temple is run by Mehrangarh Museum Trust of Maharaj Gaj Singh. The tragedy happened very early in the morning and the local administration was not aware about the incident for some time and it also took time to provide first aid and ambulance services to the injured. Most of the victims were carried physically as there were very few vehicles. Two km long narrow and steep way had also made it impossible to drive a vehicle to the temple.
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India-France Civilian Nuclear Cooperation
September 30th, 2008 
Aman Agreement India and France on Tuesday finalized the agreement on civil nuclear cooperation which involves supply of reactors and the atomic fuel. Initiation of the agreement will mark the end of India’s 34 years old nuclear isolation. And with it both the nations will start a new inning of bilateral relations and cooperation. It will include full nuclear cooperation, and nuclear safety. France will be the first country with whom India will enter into nuclear trade after getting the NSG waiver. According to the Indian officials Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will sign three agreements during his visit to Paris. One is the nuclear agreement and the others two are related to social security matters. Visit Earlier it was being expected that India will sign the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with US during On September 25 during Indian PM’s visit to Washington. But because of financial melt down Congress could not approve the agreement before September 25. Later on House of Representatives had passed it and it is now in its final phase. With the approval of Senate both the nations will enter into the civilian nuclear cooperation. Bush administration is confident that Senate will clear the legislation on the US-India civilian nuclear deal on Wednesday. Meeting Indian Prime Minister had attended the ninth India-European Union summit held in Marseille on September 29. Summit was attended by PM Manmohan Singh, President Nicolas Sarkozy and Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission. During the meeting European Union welcomed India’s emergence and the civilian nuclear cooperation. Sarkozy had hoped to announce ‘some good results’ after the finalization of nuclear agreement between both of the nations in Paris on Tuesday. Indian side was completely satisfied with the outcome of the talks. Both the sides agreed to fight against the climate change. They welcomed India into the world of civilian nuclear cooperation. It is being expected that civilian nuclear agreement with India will give a big boost to the fight against global warming. France meets its 80 % energy requirements by nuclear energy while India meets only 5% of its energy requirements by nuclear energy. With this agreement India will become able to meet its 50% energy requirements within a decade. It will be a big boost to the emerging Indian economy. It will also pave way for mutual cooperation in many other key fields such as military and technology cooperation.
Illegal Bangladeshi Migrants and National Security
September 29th, 2008 Aman Blast Illegal Bangladeshi migrants are becoming a major threat to the national security of India. Indian security agencies have suspected the involvement of Bangladeshis in the recent Mehrauli in Delhi bomb Blast. A bomb had exploded in the Mehrauli area of south Delhi on Saturday evening which two persons had died and more than two dozen had died. According to the eyewitnesses a motorcycle riding due had dropped a polythene containing a bomb in the local market. When a boy picked it up it exploded. The boy and an old man had died in the blast. Bangladeshis According to the police sources it was a low intensity crude nature bomb similar to the bombs used in 1997-98 in Delhi. Police has denied any link between the September 13 bomb blast in the national capital and the Mehrauli blast. But this incident is of a serious concern. Preliminary investigations have revealed the link between the Bangladeshi migrants and the Mehrauli blast. Delhi police had detained some illegal Bangladeshi migrants who have accepted their involvement in petty crimes. Police had arrested a Bangladeshi national had been arrested in July who was involved in similar kind of last year’s bomb blast in New Delhi. On his instance police had arrested two more Bangladeshi national from West Bengal. These points can not be ignored. Threat Brahmputra river works like a border between India and Bangladesh. As the river changes its course the border between both of the nations also changes. Floods and erosion makes almost impossible to check the complete migration. In such circumstances lakhs of Bangladeshis illegally migrate to India through the open border. Assam is the worst hit area as illegal migration has reduced the native population to minority. After the sealing of Indo-Pak border ISI backed Islamic militants have started to use Nepal and Bangladesh border as a safe and easy route to infiltrate into the Indian territory. Except it Bangladesh itself has become a major base of Islamic fundamentalism and anti-Indian forces have established their launching pads near the Indo-Bangladesh border. In recent years many Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in terrorist and destructive activities inside India. Most of the Bangladeshis have been found involved in petty crimes like stealing, robbery and snatching etc which indicate their criminal instincts. There are prone to bigger crimes which can make India unstable. Illegal migration of Bangladeshis is an [...]
Yash Raj Banners-No Man’s Land
September 28th, 2008 krishna Yash Raj Banners Yash Raj, the Biggest Bollywood banner is making a new film that will be directed by Yash Chopra himself. It is being said that Yash Chopra wants to make it a grand comeback after ‘Veer Zaara’. According to the industry insiders Yash Chopra has approached Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan and Katrina Kaif for his untitled movie. Yash Raj Banners is famous for its simple romantic movies and it is being expected that its new planned flick, too will be a romantic movie. Importance Yash Raj Banners has a special status in the Indian entertainment industry and if Yash Chopra himself calls then nobody can say no. Whether it is Amitabh Bachchan or Shahrukh Khan, Yash Chopra has played a very important role in their film career. When Amitabh’s most of the films were flopping, Yash Raj Banners’ ‘Mohabbatein’ had re-established him in the industry. Doom 2 had stabilized Abhishek’s career as none of his earlier films could do enough on the box office. SRK’s relations with Yash are well known as they together have given many hit films. It can not be denied that Yash Raj Banners have played a vital role in SRK’s becoming a superstar. Katrina is one of the top most bollywood actresses of the present times. She too can not refuse to the offer as the movie will be directed by Yash Chopra himself. Work If this rumor has some reality then it will be an interesting movie to see SRK and Amitabh Bachchan and Sallu’s girlfriend Katrina together. Bollywood industry is seen as divided into camps these days, Bachchans at one side and SRK supporters to the other side. At some time SRK has many other superstars in his side, like Salman Khan. But spat between them both had changed the equation. Katrina had been thrown out of SRK’s world tour. Salman had approached Abhishek and had normalized his relations with him. SRK had been keeping himself aways from the Bachchan and Salman sympathizers for quite some time. But he can not do it for more time now. They will have to forget their difference and work again together. It can be said that if a line has been drawn in Bollywood that Yash Raj Banners is a no-man’s land and all the differences are neutralized here.
Forthcoming Bollywood Film ‘Kidnap’
September 27th, 2008 krishna Release According to the latest Bollywood news Ashthavinayak Cine Vision Ltd’s forthcoming movie ‘Kidnap’ will be released on October 2, 2008 worldwide. Censor Board has cleared it with a UA certificate. Sanjay Dutt, Imran Khan and Minissha Lamba starer is being directed by Sanjay Gadhvi. It must be noted that he also had directed ‘Dhoom’. It is Imran Khan’s second film that is being released after ‘Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na ‘. Story The story is based on the kidnapping theory. In the film Imran Khan kidnaps Sanjay Dutt’s daughter. The role of the daughter has been played by Minissha Lamba. A swimming scene was shot in Mauritius in which Minissha and Imran were seen swimming in the chilling water. It is one of the high point of the story from where Minissha is kidnapped. In the story Minissha is the only child of Vidya Malvade and Sanjay Dutt. She lives with her mom and grandmother because her parents has divorced and moved apart eight years ago. Imran Khan is plying the role of Kabir who kidnaps Minissha before her eighteenth birthday to settle down old odds with Sanjay Dutt. Sanjay Dutt is a New York based businessman who comes to India to save his daughter from the clutches of the kidnapper. He does many difficult tasks as a condition to rescue his daughter. In the end he gets some clues that leads hit to find his daughter. Kissing Scene There is a hot kissing scene between Sanjay Dutt and Vidya Malvade..Vidya had played the role of team India captain in the Shahrukh starer ‘Chuk De India’ movie. In the film Chuk De girl Vidya plays the role of Sanjay Dutt’s wife. Sanjay is a billionaire in the film. According to the director kissing scene was required in the story and he went ahead without any compromise. There was also a kissing scene in Dhoom 2 between Hrithik and Aishwarya and Sanjay Gadhvi had retained it in the film though Bachchans were not easy with it. There are rumors that when Sanjay Dutt’s wife Manyata learnt about the scene she was very upset. She was not convinced even when Dutt had explained her about his professional demands and requirements. The music of the film has been given by Pritam.
Saina Nehwal Reaches China Masters Semifinal
September 26th, 2008 Aman Win India’s Saina Nehwal has reached the semifinal of the China Masters Super Series Badminton tournament being played in changzhou, on Thursday. World ranked 12 Saina, seeded seventh in the tournament defeated world no. 6, seeded third China’s Lin Zhu in the quarterfinal of the tournament. She defeated her with the margin of 21-16,21-23 and 21-18. Zhu had got a walk over from Japan’s Eriko Hirose. Saina will meet Mi Zhou of Hong Kong in the semifinal. Zhou had defeated world no.2, top-ranked Lu Lan of China in the quarter final by 10-21, 21-13 and 21-14. Summary Match between Saina and Zhu was fought very closely. It was a fierce contest which lasted almost an hour. Saina played aggressively in the first game and win most of the points on smashes. She won the first game easily. But in the second game her Chinese counterpart gave her a stiff resistance. Second game was one of the most closely fought game as there was a marginal difference between the points of both of the players. It was won by Zhu. In the third and last game Saina rose to the occasion and came back strongly and won it easily. Quarterfinal Saina had defeated Japan’s Ai Goto in the second round of the tournament. It was a lop-sided match as Goto could not stand against her for much time as the match lasted only 21 minutes. Saina had defeated Goto by 21-12, 21-10. Saina had won the Chinese Taipai Open tournament on September 14 and had become the first Indian woman to win two Grand Prix Singles. But she had lost in the first round of the Japan Super Series. It must be learnt that she also had reached the quarterfinal of the game in the Beijing Olympic Games. Future Saina is only 18 years old and a bright future is waiting for her. Her present world ranking shows that she will rule the world in the coming years. Her performance at the Olympics, Chinese Taipai are only the starting point of her badminton career. Her reaching in the semifinal is nothing less than an achievement as very little preference is given to other games in the country where cricket rules.
State Of Jammu And Kashmir-People
September 25th, 2008 Aman Population The state of Jammu and Kashmir touches the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Republic of China. The total area of the princely state was 22,22,236 sq. kms. Presently, 78114 sq kms area is under the illegal occupation of Pakistan while 42,685 sq kms area is under the occupation of China. It must be learnt that 5130 sq kms was illegally handed over to China by Pakistan. According to the climate state can be divided into three parts first is Jammu, Kashmir and the cold desert of Ladakh. Total population of the state is 10.07 million out of which almost 75% population lives in villages while the remaining is urban population. Population density is 99 per sq km. Density rate in the regions of Jammu and Kashmir is from medium to high while Ladakh and northernmost areas are sparsely populated. It is one of the most literate states of India as its total literacy rate is almost 55%. Tourist Places It is called the crown of India because of its natural beauty. Most of the state is constituted Himalayan mountains. Jhelum, Indus, Tawi, Ravi and Chenab are the main rivers that flow through the state. Nature has blessed it with beautiful mountains, forests flora and fauna. The giant size chinar trees and wild life have always attracted the nature lovers. It is one of the most hot favorite tourist destination in India. Tourists not from India but also from abroad visit the state during the summer season. There are many other religious pilgrimage places that are visited by thousands of pilgrims, both Hindus and Muslims every year. Amarnath cave and Vaishno Devi Temple are some of the famous religious places in the state. Kashmir, Srinagar, the Mughal Gardens, Dal lake,Gulmarg and Pahalgam are some other most visited tourist places. Occupation Apple and saffron are the main agriculture products of the state. Kashmiri Apple and saffron are the world famous agricultural products for their unique quality. Except it paddy, wheat and maize are the other major crops that are grown in the state. Gram is the main crop that is grown in the Ladakh region. Wood from Kashmir is used to make the high-quality cricket bats. Kashmir’s horticulture products are also word famous.
Kairlanji Dalit Massacre-Court Announces Judgment
September 24th, 2008 Aman Judgment On September 24, a Bhandara court in Maharashtra pronounced the judgment in the famous case of Kairlanji massacre in which four members of a Dalit (schedule caste) family were brutally murdered by a mob. Court sentenced the six out of total of 11 accused persons to death while two have been sent to life imprisonment. And the remaining three accused has been acquitted by the court for lack of evidence. Incident In September 2006, A Dalit woman Surekha Bhotmange, her daughter Priyanka had identified the assailants to the police whom they had seen assaulting a police-patil. Police had arrested the accused on September 29 and had released them on bail on the same day. They in the evening had attacked the house of the Dalit family and killed four members of the family brutally. The mother and the daughter were dragged out of the house by the mob, stripped and were beaten up with wooden sticks and bicycle chains. There heads were banged repeatedly against a wall till they died. The violent mod did not end here, they killed two more male members of the family Sudhir (18) and Roshan (21). Because of the slow and biased investigation process by the state police department, Dalit agitation had broke out and had taken a violent turn. Violence had expanded in the whole state and a train was set on fire. After it, state government had handed over the inquiry to a special CBI team and the some police officers had been suspended. This issue remained in headlines for many days and many national leaders had expressed their view against the shocking crime. Discrimination In this case, a Dalit family had to face the ire of some people of upper caste. The way they were brutally murdered show the attitude of the upper class people towards the lower class. In most parts of India, Dalits and other low caste people face discrimination and are mostly treated like bonded laborers. In the Bihar foods we have seen that even in the relief camps Dalits are being discriminated. This kind of discrimination has given rise to many social problems. In some state Dalits have converted to Christian religion. But it divided the society more as we have seen in the state of Orissa. But with this court verdict, people’s trust in the judiciary has been re-established and also a message has [...]
State Of Jammu And Kashmir-History
September 24th, 2008 krishna State The State of Jammu and Kashmir is India’s northernmost state. It is one of the most favorite tourists’ destinations in India. Its geography, culture and the seasons of the state has always attracted the tourists to visit it. Jammu and Kashmir consists mainly three reasons. First is Jammu that is also the winter capital of the state. Second is the Kashmir which consists the city of Srinagar, that is also the summer capital. And the third region is Leh and Ladakh, that is also called the “Little Tibet”. In the Jammu region most of the population is Hindu, while is Kashmir, Muslims and Tibet is inhabited mostly by the Buddhist population. Rulers Before the 12th century it was ruled by successive Hindu empires that include the Maurya and Kushan Empires. But by the mid of the 12th century it was occupied by Turkish rulers who spread Islam in the region. Later on it was occupied by the Mughals. In the end of the 18th century it was captured by the First Sikh ruler, Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Lahore. But after the downfall of the Sikh rule it was ruled mainly by the Dogra rulers. When India got independence it was divided into two parts, India and Pakistan. But the princely states were not merged in any of the part. It was left to their rulers to choose to merge their region into the country of their choice. But Pakistan violated the agreement and attacked the state with the purpose of capturing it. Following it ruler of the state Maharaja Hari Singh accepted the accession of the state into India. Indian forces entered the state to save it from the further occupation but were not allowed by the then Government of India to flush the invaders out. After that the state of Jammu and Kashmir has always remained the bone of contention between both of the countries and they have fought three wars with each other. Special Status 60 percent area of the state is controlled by India, 30 percent by Pakistan and the remaining 10 percent by the Republic of China. State of Jammu and Kashmir is the only state of India that has its own flag and constitution. defense, communication and foreign policy are directly handled by the Parliament of India and the rest by the state government which has been provided with special autonomy under [...]
Graziano Transmissioni CEO Killed By Agitating Workers
September 24th, 2008 krishna Incident The Chief Executive Officer of Italy based company Graziano Transmissioni, which manufactures auto components, was allegedly killed by an agitating group of workers of the company who had been dismissed from their jobs on disciplinary grounds a couple of months ago. A meeting was being held between the management and the dismissed employs to sort out the matter but altercation broke out between both of the parties on some issue. Amid the heated arguments, a security guard opened fire following which a group of other 100 suspended workers,who were waiting outside the factory premises became violent. When the CEO came down to calm down the workers he was manhandled and bludgeoned to death by them. Meeting Two months ago, company had dismissed almost 200 employees who had turned violent during their agitation while demanding the hike in their pay. Since then they were demanding reinstatement and had been invited by the management for talks to sort out the matter. But during the meeting management demanded their written apology as a pre-condition to reinstate them. This condition infuriated them and turned them violent. Problems After the economic revolution in India, a lot has changed. But a very little change has happened in the financial and working condition of lower level workers. There are huge disparities in the wages of regular and temporary workers. In unorganized sector workers are paid poorly. Lack of job security, poor working conditions and callousness of the management towards workers are the major reason of simmering anger among workers. Tough private investment has created lakhs of jobs but in small companies workers are paid poorly. In most of cases they are paid less than the daily wage limits set by the government. If workers agitate then they are fired from their jobs. Government of India has not made such rules that can deal with these problems. Noida incident is just an eye-opener. It is the time for all the private companies and the center government to apply a new approach to tackle such problems. Government must make some rules that will provide job security to the workers and will also address their wages related problems. On the other hand it is the responsibility of the management to deal with the workers with compassion other wise no body can prevent such kind of incident from happening.
