Category Archives: Government

Business, Government, People, Sports

Indian Hockey: What a Sorry State, And Opportunities ahead

Sahara India Parivar, the sponsors of World Cup, has released Rs 1 crore to be distributed immediately among the striking players. Also, UP chief minister has announced a financial assistance of Rs five crore to Indian hockey team. So, the strike might come to an end with this. The whole episode had been very disturbing when the Indian players had gone on strike when the Hockey India did not listen to their demand to release their arrears for 2009, a graded payment system and daily allowance for the players (during matches and during practice sessions).

Our View: The condition of hockey or any other sport, except cricket, is very bad in India. We can take two clues from here :
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Education, Government

Are you a Graduate? Would you be appyling for the Post of a Coolie?

Mumbai: Graduate by degree and many of them with some additional professional qualification have applied for the post of Licensed porter in Central Railways. Many are okay applying for it because they feel that no job is bad. They are not doing anything illelegal and are happy about it. Another aspect is that they will have trouble passing the physical tests as it makes them do things which are tough physically.
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Government, People

Congress’ Caste Based List of Its Post Holders

After leak of a caste-based “list” of party office-bearers in Bihar AICC congress is trying to mellow down the issue. No spokes person was available to comment on the list. It is a two page list  with 64 names where post and caste are mentioned alongside. The party which claims to be a secular party and has been opposing other political party on the same ground is finding itself in a tough situation.
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Government, Security

10 Indian Scientist Under terror threat: Security Tightened

Government has jacked up security for for around 10 scientists who are working in sensitive areas has been tightened in the wake of threats from Pakistan-based terror groups like Lashker-e-Toiba. The intelligence about their life being in danger was given by Sarfaraz Nawaz, who was deported from Muscat and it was later confirmed by T Nazir, LeT’s pointsman in South India. Security in some other places like BARC, some bollywood studios were also tightened after information gathered from interrogation of Headley in the US.
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Government, Security, World

US-Pakistan: Relations Strained over Harassment of the US Diplomatic Personnel

The US-Pak relations have got strained and the discord between the two countries got furthered when the US Ambassador warned Pakistan see to it that the ISI and other elements in the Pakistan do not harasses the US diplomats in Pakistan. He said, If they do not confer then they should be ready to loose the aid and projects from the US. Despite of always maintaining its stand that India is a threat to Pakistani Security, US last week had asked Pakistan to concentrate on its internal security issues before point the fingers to others.

In a different incident, Indian Border Forces have complained to have received 6 rockets from Pakistan in the Indian Territory.
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