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  1. “Ludhiana city’s groundwater is just short of poison” — M Mehta, regional director, Central Ground Water Board, Ludhiana: Punjab Before making any mention of the status of groundwater in this industrial nerve centre known as ‘Manchester of India’, it is important to remember that groundwater is Ludhiana’s only source of water. The largest city in Punjab with about one million people, its annual drinking water requirement is 44 million cubic metres (cum), against an estimated annual replenishable groundwater of 23 million cum. So, to meet the demand-supply balance, deeper aquifers are being accessed and overexploitation is rampant. In order to provide assured water supply, the municipal corporation is exploiting groundwater resources through 80 extraction points. Besides most residents and industrial units also extract groundwater. And no prizes for guessing the status of the groundwater. “Ludhiana city’s groundwater is just short of poison,” says M Mehta, regional director, cgwb, Chandigarh. The culprits are 1,311 thriving industrial units that are engaged in producing cycles and textiles, among other things, and include foundries. According to a CGWB report, the units are discharging about 50,000 cum of industrial effluents — mostly of toxic contents — each day into the Budha Nala, a stream that recharges the groundwater of the city. The stream travels through the city to the point of its confluence with the Satluj river 20 km downstream. The pollution of groundwater reached such a proportion in 1993 that the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) wrote to the state government asking for signboards to be put around shallow tube wells stating ‘water unfit for drinking’. However, six years down the line, you can go round the city and not find a single signboard. Rather, people are still using water from shallow aquifers. “The first aquifer is already polluted. If not checked it would percolate down to the deeper aquifers,” says R Nath, who was professor of biochemistry at Post-Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Chandigarh, before he retired. To identify the industrial units pumping effluents directly into aquifers, the ppcb put a series of advertisements in newspaper declaring a cash award to informants. “Not a single person informed us about it though there have been reports that some industries are doing it for years,” says D K Dua, member secretary, ppcb, Patiala. Yet, Dua insists, that pollution is reducing: “The pollution level in the groundwater is declining, as our studies show.” But studies by CPCB, and more recently by CGWB, contradict Dua’s statement. CGWB’s report on Ludhiana’s groundwater status affirms that many industrial units are deliberately pumping effluents into the aquifers. The groundwater is a cocktail of heavy metals, cyanide, alkaline content and pesticides. The groundwater board found that levels of heavy metals such as cadmium, cyanide, lead and chromium were all above permissible limits in the shallow aquifers, while traces of arsenic were within the permissible limit. Small quantities of these heavy metals were also traced in the deeper aquifers.
  2. Fresh fears were raised over GM crops yesterday after a study showed they can cause liver and kidney damage. According to the research, animals fed on three strains of genetically modified maize created by the U.S. biotech firm Monsanto suffered signs of organ damage after just three months. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1244824/Fears-grow-study-shows-genetically-modified-crops-cause-liver-kidney-damage.html##ixzz0iSKcByYf
  3. In one of the bizarre shocking incident, a girl was forcibly stripped in full public glare when she along with her group steeped out of a night club on the day of Holi. It was hard to believe the eyes. Because there were cops present few yards away who could have intervened. But to the girl’s horror they in turn played the role of mute spectators allowing the miscreants to go scot free. One of the night clubs at Fancy Bazar, the commercial hub of the state capital Guwahati, was hosting a private party on the occasion of Holi. As the things events unfolded, it was learnt that a photographer of a local daily wanted to enter the night club. The occasion being truly of private nature, he was denied entry. At this the photographer together with some of his friends informed the police and a local television channel claiming some immoral activity were taking place. When the cops raided the party, nothing of that sort was discovered. After having lost the battle, the photographer and his friends were seen sulking their wounds near the night club. The girl along with her friends had come out when the party got over. At this point, the photographer and his friends molested them and forcibly stripped the girl.
  4. By Gagandeep WeNews correspondent Thursday, February 18, 2010 Widows of Sikh men massacred 25 years ago in the aftermath of Indira Gandhi's assassination say India has failed to produce a single conviction in the case of at least 3,000 killings. NEW DELHI (WOMENSENEWS)--As you enter the C-Block of Tilak Vihar in the Western part of the Indian capital city, the noise hits you first, then the stench. Here tiny apartments are jammed together. Outside are open sewers. Inside, each apartment consists of a 6-by-8-foot bedroom, 3-by-4-foot kitchen and 3-by-3-foot bathroom. None of this is exceptional in India's poor neighborhoods, as last year's runaway Hollywood hit "SlumDog Millionaire" showed. However, there is one critical difference in this place: the complete absence of older men. The government built the C-Block after 1984, when two Sikh bodyguards assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, prompting riots and murderous mobs to burn houses, businesses and places of worship in Sikh communities across the northern part of the country. Sikh men, easily identified by their turbans, were targeted and murdered. Some women were killed, but many more were raped and left behind, along with their children. The government built this Widow's Colony for them. One resident, Harsharan Kaur, 64, lost her husband and young son in riots in Trilokpuri, a neighborhood in the western part of New Delhi that used to be a Sikh stronghold. Her name, along with all names in this story, has been changed because of ongoing litigation. She tells the kind of story that is prevalent here. "My husband who ran a small motor mechanic shop was dragged out of the house," Kaur recently told Women's eNews in Punjabi, in her apartment. "A tire was put around his neck, his hands tied and then the tire was lit. The event came like whirlwind and destroyed everything I had." She did get some compensation from the government, about $2,000 But what she and others in the colony say they truly desire is justice. Many of them used to live comfortably on the middle- or upper- incomes of their male relatives. Chief Breadwinners Lost While they have struggled to put their lives back together after the trauma of the killings, they have lost their chief breadwinners. The jobs they have found teaching, providing domestic help, working for the group that administers affairs in the colony haven't reclaimed their former ways of life. Meanwhile, the perpetrators have gone free. Since November, 1984, when the first commission was created, 10 official commissions have been set up to investigate the carnage. Aside from some minor convictions, residents here say not a single politician, police officer or anyone else has been convicted. Many residents of the Widow's Colony say that such a systematic attack on one community is not possible without the support of the government. They point to the refusal of police in 1984 to register initial complaints and suspect that public officials have destroyed evidence. In March, 2009, the country's Central Bureau of Investigation cleared Jagdish Tytler, a ruling party candidate at the time of the riots who victims allege helped instigate a crowd in New Delhi to carry out arson. After widespread protest to the decision, the Congress party decided not to field him as a candidate. In September, the Congress government announced a package of Rs 715 crore (about $143 million U.S. dollars), which has yet to be disbursed. Meanwhile, the absence of an entire generation of men in the Widow's Colony serves as a constant reminder of what occurred 25 years ago. "My son was just 4 years old when the riots happened. But even then it had a deep impact on him," said Gursharan Banga, 50. "After the riots he used to say that he will become a terrorist when he grows up, so that he kills the people who murdered his father." Under her care, however, her son's life did not turn out that way. She is today proud of the fact that her son is working for a multinational Internet technology company. "Safe" Refuge Crime-Ridden Such stories, however, are as rare as winning a million dollars on a TV quiz show. What was supposed to be a safe refuge is riddled with crime, prostitution and addiction. Every resident here seems to have a harrowing tale to tell a visiting journalist. And most end with a request for money or help. "I was just 7 years old when the riots happened," said 32-year-old Sarabjeet Singh, who says he overcame drug addiction a few years ago. "My mother tells me that I wasn't able to talk coherently for a long time after that. I started stammering and became very quiet." Singh, who used to live in Trilokpuri with his family, says he saw his father, a mechanic who owned his own shop, get pulled by his hair, dragged outside the house and set ablaze before his very eyes. He and his mother, Harsharan Kaur, 56, somehow managed to escape the rioters and later ended up at the Widow's Colony. His mother works as a domestic helper. "The anger that I feel for the murderers of my father and uncle can never be compensated with money," said Singh. "My life is totally destroyed. Today I drive an auto rickshaw to earn a living." Pappi Kaur, 55, lives in the Widow's Colony with her aging aunt. "We were residents of Trilokpuri before the riots and led a fairly good life," she said. "After the riots I was offered a job by the government, but the pay was so miniscule that there was no point traveling so far for it." Instead, she makes a little money tutoring school children. Gagandeep is a New Delhi-based development journalist who writes mainly about gender issues. She is a member of the Sikh community and has relatives who suffered because of the 1984 riots. She is not related to anyone in the Widow's Colony. Source:http://www.womensenews.org/story/the-world/100217/indias-sikh-widows-1984-say-justice-mia
  5. During his recent visit to the Sikhs' holiest shrine, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper could not believe that the Golden Temple was all covered with real gold. Harper was so struck by the sight of the resplendent Sikh temple that he asked someone in his entourage whether it was all real gold. "When the prime minister had his first glimpse of the Golden Temple on that beautiful sunny day, he asked someone next to him: Is it real gold? 'Yes, it is real gold, sir,' the person toldthe prime minister,'' says Amritsar-born Dr Birinder Singh Ahluwalia who was one of the eight top Indo-Canadians picked up by the prime minister for his India visit. Toronto-based Ahluwalia, who runs one of the biggest diagnostic centres in Canada, says, "The Canadian prime minister was thrilled by the golden beauty of the temple and kept looking at it. He paid his obeisance, made an offering of Rs 1,000 and received a siropa.'' Alhuwalia, who moved to Canada more than 25 years ago, said, "There were thousands and thousands of people to see the Canadian prime minister. Seeing this welcome in my hometown, I told his executive assistant (Jeremy Hunt) that the PM is more popular here than the fifth Beatle. There was so much response and energy.'' And this overwhelming welcome for the Canadian prime minister in Amritsar was reported back as "chaos' by the Canadian journalists accompanying Harper. "From the viewpoint of the Canadian media, it was chaos, but it was excitement and energy generated by the prime minister's visit,'' added another entourage member and biggest Indo- Canadian landlord Bob Dhillon. "When the PM came to the Golden Temple, he was treated like a rock star. There were 100,000 people and the energy was overwhelming. The amount of respect the prime minister got there surpassed anything I have seen in my whole life,'' the self-made multi-millionaire said. "Personally, I went to the Golden Temple for the first time in my life, and the irony is that it was the prime minister of Canada who took me there. It was an uplifting spiritual experience for me,'' said Calgary-based Dhillon whose Mainstreet Equity company has more than 6,000 rental properties across Canada. "The sight of tall Nihang Sikhs throwing a security cordon around the Canadian prime minister was just unbelievable,'' added the second biggest landlord in Canada. Dhillon said, "During the state dinner at Hyderabad House, when I told prime minister Manmohan Singh that I am the biggest Indian landlord in Canada, he put his hand on my shoulder said: 'I am very proud of you.' I will never forget that.'' (IANS) http://www.topnews.in/golden-temple-all-real-gold-asked-canadian-pm-2241120
  6. Mesa restaurateur and Gilbert resident Rana Singh Sodhi didn't donate money to President Barack Obama's campaign. He didn't work on the campaign, either. But he ended up shaking hands with Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at Tuesday's state dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. "This is the biggest honor I can ever have," Singh Sodhi said. READ IN DETAIL
  7. Marry Indian Men And Save Russia, Says Feminist After Canada, and England let moves to Russia How many Sikhs are In Russia,anybody Know that ? Moscow: Indian men promise to be ideal spouses for Russian women, affected as they are by a high male death rate, due to unhealthy lifestyles. That is the opinion of Maria Arbatova, leading Russian feminist author and prominent television presenter. "The import of eligible bachelors from India is my big geopolitical idea," she told RIA Novosti news agency. India can be of help now that Russia has come to grips with its formidable demographic problem, Arbatova said during the launch of her latest book "A Taste of India" at the 20th Moscow International Book Fair recently. "First, both Russians and Indians are Indo-Europeans, and we speak related languages. Just look at the many similarities between Sanskrit and modern Russian vocabularies. Second, and even more important, the archetypal Indian man is a fanatic paterfamilias. To raise many children is his cherished dream, and he makes the best possible husband," remarked Arbatova, who is married to Shumeet of West Bengal. Attracting Indian bachelors to Russia should be a government policy, she argues, or Russia will soon have two crosses to bear, one of its own male deaths and the other the Chinese birth rate. "Asian Russia, from the Pacific coast up to the Urals, is full of Chinese men anxious to marry Russian girls. If the Chinese are not promptly balanced out, no matter by whom - Indians, Africans or extraterrestrials - either Asian Russia will become a Chinese province before 2050 or Chinese will become Russia's second official language," she jokes ironically. "Just look, Russia has two employment agencies in China, and none in India. Shame!" Arbatova's book went on sale last spring and was on the bestseller list in summer. Britain's International Biographical Centre of Cambridge has awarded her its 20th Century Outstanding Achievement gold medal. The author points out many similarities between Russian and Indian life. "Socialism got my country out of the Big Game for 70 years. Colonialism did the same to India for two centuries. Both nations are now getting back to their sources in the age of globalisation. That's hard to do - like walking home inside a centrifuge," she says. Source:http://content.msn.co.in/Nri/NRIRIA_120907_1459.htm
  8. White Guy against Islamization of Europe! he says Personal faith should be personal, and I agree with that
  9. Burka bandit robs bank it looks very strange
  10. Being relative of C.M. paid off (C.M. Sadhu ie BROTHER-IN-LAW of S.S.Mann) how many farmers in Punjab can get Export Licenses without political jack,he is not ordinary farmer,he is son of Simranjit singh Mann, Who is fighting for ordinary people (farmers) of Punjab,where so many people dying under depth of Debt, Do you see the real Punjab Politics here,These people make fool of innocent and trusting punjabis for their own gains, if he gets you KHALISTAN,how many people he get Export Licenses. I am myself is Mann,and I have no personal enemity with these people,(Politicians) but I am trying to tell people that all politicians work for their personal gain they have nothing to do with the ordinary people,these people are just power and money hungary,they will do anything to gain this We in Punjab are lacking a real people's Leader,thats why we suffer on all fronts India's field of greens
  11. Despite confirmed tickets, passengers denied entry to plane
  12. BJP activists on Sunday burnt NCERT textbooks alleging these contained “outrageous†references to Guru Gobind Singh, the 10th Sikh Guru, and vowed to launch a nationwide stir till the remarks were withdrawn. The leaders, led by BJP secretary Harjit Grewal, went their ire publicly saying the expressions used for the Guru in a 12th class textbook were totally mischievous and had outraged Sikh sentiments. The book, authored by Bipin Chandra, described “The guru as a Mansabâ€, a designated official in service of Mughals, they alleged. The leaders vowed to launch a nationwide stir till the controversial remarks were withdrawn or dropped from the book. Grewal said even earlier NCERT textbooks had erred while dealing with historical facts, especially those relating to Sikh gurus. “Any one remotely connected with Sikh religion can never tolerate what has been referred to in the book,†he said. The BJP leader pledged to take the fight to the court and said the party would soon submit a memorandum to the President in this regard. BJP youth leader and a member of party’s national executive Vineet Joshi sought strict action against the author. “Pages 199 to 201 of the 12th class textbook refers to Khudiram Bose, Vir Saavarkar, Prafful Chaki, Ajit Singh and Hardyal as terrorists,†he said.
  13. 2 Lodi residents refused entry back into U.S.
  14. New Delhi, Oct 11, 2004: Harvinder Singh Phoolka, 49, a prominent human rights activist and advocate of the Supreme Court of India has received serious and direct threats to his life from Mr Jagdish Tytler, the Indian Union Minister for Non Resident Indians. Mr Tytler has declared on national TV that he will harm and “finish†Mr Singh. This threat, from one of the most powerful persons in India, has put Mr Singh in extreme fear and insecurity. We are calling upon you to intervene and ask the Indian Government to guarantee the security and the life of Mr Singh. We further ask you to exercise pressure on Dr Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India to take political sanctions against Mr Tytler. For More detailed information of the Case, view this site Detailed Information The Video of the T.V Segment aired A Must See video of Tytler, arguing and threatening the Human Right Activist in the 1984 Case VIEW THE VIDEO HERE Instructions--------------------- 1. On the video link,----- RIGHT CLICk----> then click Save target as ( Internet Explorer) or Save Link as (Firefox) Be the Judge yourself, whether he is a goon or a murderer of countless Sikhs, and he is still in power
  15. GOOD KNOWLEDGE, very informative, keep up Good Job GURU FATEH
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