Monday, March 28, 2011

Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental First Flight

The Boeing 747-8 is a wide-body commercial jet airliner being developed by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. Officially announced in 2005, the 747-8 is the fourth-generation Boeing 747 version, with lengthened fuselage, redesigned wings and improved efficiency. The 747-8 is the largest 747 version, the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, and the longest passenger aircraft in the world (Source of information, Wikipedia.com)

The below are two videos of B747-8 Passenger Jet, one is take-off and other is landing.

Take-off Video :


Landing Video :

 

Konkan Railways, Summer Season : Augmentation of coaches

-- Source of News : Konkan Railway --
In co-ordination with Central Railway and Western Railway, Konkan Railway has decided to augment the load of following trains to clear the extra rush of passengers during summer as per the following programmed for its most valuable and esteemed passengers.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Konkan Platform : A pictorial message of unity

Pictorial messages are stronger than textual as they covey with more impact e.g. road signs.
I had come across very good motivating pictorial messages and I thought it will be a good idea to share with Konkani community.
What these pictures pass a message :
  • Big thinking;
  • Optimism;
  • Patience; and
  • Unity.
In order to build strong Konkani community, we require all those attitude in us. Every Konkani individual should also understand importance of serving community i.e. Community bonding. When all this will be bundle-up, I am sure we will be able to build a very strong Konkan Community. Let us pray to god, to give us all those attitudes to our serve community strongly.
Check an article on importance of Community bonding : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/01/community-bonding.html.












Thursday, March 24, 2011

Konkan Memories : Gyarvi Sharif

Gyarvi – Rateeb is one of popular program celebrated in our region. Really our Konkani culture is unique. This video is shared only to flash our memories. Thanks to Br. Ahmed Chougule for sharing this video.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Pangari – Haveli annual school event

The Pangari Tarfe Haweli English School (Fatima H. Antuley English Medium High School) annual event was conducted on 27th Jan, 2011. The below are some pictures of event (photos are contributed by Br. Yassar Inamdar).

















Saturday, March 19, 2011

Entertainment : Konkani Memories Khalu

This is very good video posted by one of our Konkani Brother Mr. Anwar Chougule of Chevli. A video really refresh our memories of celebrating Kokani Marriages.


Murud – Karde Road Maintenance Work Approved

-- Source of News – Sakal News --
Good news for Konkani residents of Murud and Karde villages.
Government had approved road maintenance work of Murud Savitri Wadi to Karde Kazve of approximately 3 and half kilometer. For this road maintenance work, the sum of INR 3 crore and 15 lakhs had been sanction, and work will be starting soon.
Murud and Karde are growing tourist spot famous for its scenic beaches, ancient temples and medieval sea fort. Recently few hotels are also been built up. The improvement in road will definitely help to improve region tourism.
Tourism Information about Karde and Murud :
About Murud :
Murud is about 11 km from Dapoli. It has a long, scenic stretch of a beach with swaying palms and a beautiful ancient Durga Devi temple is its primary attractions. It is also known as Murud - Harnai. Murud has a lot of beach resorts amidst the coconut plantations. The beach itself with its soft sand and wide expanses is well suited for walking, jogging or simply freaking out. You will probably be able to watch the white bellied sea eagle, white backed vultures and sea gulls. Olive Ridley sea turtles are also spotted here.
About Karde :
Karde is about 13 km from Dapoli. One of the primary attractions here is dolphin watching. The Sheoak plantations (Suruche Ban) which border this beach are an ideal retreat for relaxing or having short naps. It is safe for swimming or you can just wade in the waters with white waves lapping at your feet. Have the time of your lives playing Frisbee, beach volley ball, collecting sea shells, … etc. The view of the sunset is spectacular and breathtaking. One can stay in one of the beach resorts near the hill side and relish on the exquisite seafood cooked in local styles. The fried fish and fish curry is really yummy. They serve good Konkani vegetarian food too.
Read more at Sakal marathi news paper at: http://www.esakal.com/esakal/20110314/4988079650980050771.htm

Help to Save Konkan Deforestration, check Konkan Tribune article at : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/03/help-to-save-konkan-natural-beauty.html

Dreaming Towards Reality

This is a really good article written by Mr. Intikhab Chougule; Mr.Intikhab Chougle, is Associate Vice President with HSBC Group in India and has been a retail banker for past 11 years.
Do you have a Dream ?
When I was growing up, I always wanted to be a Custom Officer. I would always make it a point to go to the airport to receive my father and my uncles who would be coming from abroad on their annual leaves. It was fascinating to see my family members being stopped by these guys in crisp white uniforms at the airport for checking. From the viewing gallery I would observe my father / uncles explaining the baggage etc and finally finding their way towards us, out of the terminal after many facing the difficulties to convince the officers. I always thought these guys in white to be very important and powerful, this thought stayed with me in the days when I was growing up and inspired me to move in the direction of nurturing my dream.
Then came a time after school, when I joined college and had no real guidance in terms of career path due to lack of counseling and I continued to go with the flow along with my friends to complete the graduation. Somewhere in between I realised that the way to fulfill my dream was left out and I cannot backtrack the steps to reach my dream which I had grown up with.
At the time when I had completed my education and was looking out for professional career, I had many aspirations that were never fulfilled. It was partially due to the lack of confidence in being able to fulfill them and partly due to the pressure of family / friends to succeed in the tried and tested path in career. A lot of aspirations and wants got compromised on my way to succeed in career and be where I stand today.
You must be wondering, what the above experience sharing has got to do with my article, let me explain the same. All of us have dreams, the dreams that we grow up with, the dreams that we live with and the dreams that we want to fulfill when we grow old. Somehow all these dreams can be achieved by gathering the required knowledge, by having a long term vision and a detailed planning for achieving what you have set out for in life. Somehow all these things tie-up to us being able to dream and achieve them through a proper planned mechanism.
Today all of us work hard to earn money for giving better life to our family members, educating our children and somewhere also for the dreams that we have dared to see. But the focus is maintained on the first 2 aspects and somewhere our dreams might get compromised. The dream of a NRI residing in Gulf country or abroad could be a very simple one of building a home back in village or of being able to buy a house in city of dreams – Mumbai, maybe driving a owned car when you come back in village after retirement or even more important is to invest in instruments which will fetch a future returns and will secure the post retirement life. These can well be achieved by a detailed planning and maybe by seeking professional assistance to organize the requirements.
The basic fundamental of investment remains that you have to establish a clear cut goal and time-frame for your money to grow and give you all that you have ever planned for or wanted. It is hence important that if we do not have the expertise then we seek help / support from the people who are qualified to assist you with planning the way to achieve your financial dreams or goals. As the simple formula for success is right expertise plus proper financial planning and you are bound to achieve success in your long term goals.
It is important that all of us have our dreams and we work towards achieving the same as I strongly believe that ‘Dreams are not meant to be only dreams. They are Inspiration for you to convert them into reality.’
The first and most important step towards success, is feeling that we can succeed.

Check also flow chart of Career Path finder at : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/carrer-path-finder.html
Source Submitted by : Mr. Intikhab Chougule who also contribute his articles on www.ikokani.com
Mr.Intikhab Chougle, is Associate Vice President with HSBC Group in India and has been a retail banker for past 11 years. He has completed his Bachelors in Commerce from Mumbai University and is currently pursuing his MBA with major in ‘Banking & Finance’. With a total working experience of close to 15 years in Mumbai, he has been an active member in social service in Mumbai for promoting causes like ‘education for girl child’ and promoting medical assistance for old and deserving people. He has also traveled to Malaysia, Paris, a part of UAE market for professional reasons and has acquired vast market knowledge about investments and business approaches adopted in different markets.
He believes, it is very important that we must return back to the community what we have earned and learned from the society and hence is willing to extend his support to the people who would want to seek his expertise in setting and achieving their financial goals.
He can be reached on his e-mail : intikhabchougle@hotmail.com

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Beautiful Konkan – Pictures

Kokan is well known for its natural beauty and that’s the reason the region is referred as naturally gifted. Konkan's greenery, coconut trees, beautiful virgin beaches, waterfalls, mountains and lush green valleys will definitely provide a rich and pleasant experience for the traveler.
Check out beautiful pictures of Konkan at : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/p/konkan-beautiful-photos.html

Help to save Konkan natural beauty : Deforestation

Overview :
Kokan has breathtaking beauty. It is a land sandwiched between Western Ghats (Sahyadri Mountains) towards East and West Arabian Sea.
The areas around Western Ghats are covered by dense forest. These forests are shelters to millions of species and they also yield high values of teak, bamboo … etc. The areas around Arabian Sea are well-known for beautiful beaches.
The region receives heavy rainfall so natural vegetation is abundant. The vegetation mainly consists of the forest region of the Western Ghats. The coastal region has paddy fields as the vegetation. The coastal belt consists of eminent trees like the mango and the coconut and shrubs.
Historically also Konkan was very popular because of its geographical location i.e. mountainous terrain and the Arabia Sea, and that is why the Marathas, Mughals, Portugals and Britishers had made their history in the region. The Great Maratha King Shivaji’s capital Raigad Fort and other various forts like Pratapgadh, Sudhagad and Shivneri are the important historical monuments of the region also Sea forts like Janjira, Harnei, Sindhudurg add to the glory of astonishing old-age architecture.
All the above factors have contributed to the Konkan to be as popular tourist destination.
Causes of Deforestation :
Presently the forest of Kokan regions is depleted at a very fast rate due to human activity. Although humans have been practicing deforestation since ages, but today forests began to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. Below are some of the common causes of deforestation :
The trees are cut down for lumber that is used for building materials, furniture, and paper products;
  • Forests are cleared in order to accommodate expanding urban areas;
  • Forests are cut down in order to clear land for growing crops;
  • Forests are cut down in order create land for grazing cattle;
  • Trees are cut down to be used as firewood or turned into charcoal, which are used for cooking and heating purposes; and
  • Clearing forests for oil and mining exploitation, to make highways and roads, slash and burn farming techniques, wildfires, and acid rain.
There are also many causes of contemporary deforestation, including corruption of government institutions, the inequitable distribution of wealth and power, population growth and overpopulation.
General effects of Deforestation :
Generally effects of deforestation can be classified and grouped into effects to biodiversity, environment and social settings. Because deforestation basically involves killing trees in forests, there are so many effects that can be enumerated as results of the activity, such as :
Erosion of Soil : When forest areas are cleared, it results in exposing the soil to the sun, making it very dry and eventually, infertile, due to volatile nutrients such as nitrogen being lost. In addition, when there is rainfall, it washes away the rest of the nutrients, which flow with the rainwater into waterways. Because of this, merely replanting trees may not help in solving the problems caused by deforestation, for by the time the trees mature, the soil will be totally devoid of essential nutrients. Ultimately, cultivation in this land will also become impossible, resulting in the land becoming useless. Large tracts of land will be rendered permanently impoverished due to soil erosion.
Disruption of Water Cycle : Trees contribute in a large way in maintaining the water cycle. They draw up water via their roots which is then released into the atmosphere. A large part of the water that circulates in the ecosystem of rainforests, for instance, remains inside the plants. When these trees are cut down it results in the climate getting drier in that area.
Now, imagine what happens when there is not enough forests anymore. Water from rain would simply flow through the soil surface and not be retained by the soil. Or other than that, the water from rain would not stay in the soil longer, for the process of evaporation would immediately set in. Thus, the water table is not replenished, leading to drying up of wells.
Loss of Biodiversity : Forests are natural habitats to many types of animals and organisms. That is why, when there is deforestation, many animals are left without shelters. Those that manage to go through the flat lands and residential sites are then killed by people. Thus, biodiversity is significantly lowered because of the savage deforestation practices.
Therefore, wildlife advocates have been constantly reminding that several wild animals left in the world could still be saved if deforested forests would only be reforested and the practice of slash and burn of forests would be totally abandoned.
Flooding and Drought : One of the vital functions of forests is to absorb and store great amounts of water quickly when there are heavy rains. When forests are cut down, this regulation of the flow of water is disrupted, which leads to alternating periods of flood and then drought in the affected area.
Climate Change : It is well known that global warming is being caused largely due to emissions of greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. However, what is not known quite as well is that deforestation has a direction association with carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere. Trees act as a major storage depot for carbon, since they absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, which is then used to produce carbohydrates, fats, and proteins that make up trees. When deforestation occurs, many of the trees are burnt or they are allowed to rot, which results in releasing the carbon that is stored in them as carbon dioxide. This, in turn, leads to greater concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
Deforestation effects on Konkan Region :

Look at the above pictures, the nature itself answer about our region beauty and that is why the region is very popular among tourist. We all have been brought up in this natural surrounding; the nature also has strong affection towards our social life.
As discuss above the general effect of deforestation, now imagine if deforestation activities are carried at so heavy pace in our region, how it will affect our social life.
Deforestation is hardly hitting the living conditions of indigenous people who consider forests as their primary habitats. Imagine how they are rendered homeless when forests are depleted. These natives would be forced to live elsewhere, and are usually left to becoming mendicants in rural and urban areas.
Lands have been acquired for industrial estates and hotels in total disregard of its ecological and social impacts. Even nature conservation proposals have only led to opposition, ire and bitterness among locals. They confer little long-term benefits to the residents in terms of income and employment deprives them of their means of livelihood and lifestyle while threatening the biological base of their life.
Overall, effects of deforestation cannot be offset by the contribution of the practice to development. While it is logical that progress is very much needed by mankind, it must also be noted that nature knows no defeat. Destruct it and it would certainly retaliate, one way or another.
A deforestation activity must be reduced. Simple way of reducing deforestation is to create awareness and educate people in the concept of reforestation. People have to realize the effects of deforestation on biodiversity, environment and social settings. They have to be educated on the impact of its on global climate change. Climate change is affecting Kokan coast in a big way and its impacts are many and serious such as erratic monsoon, migration of agricultural zones, spread of tropical diseases, sea level rise, change in availability of fresh water, floods, droughts, heat waves, storms, hurricanes … etc. An unusually warm winter battered Alphonso mangoes’ yield down by 75% along the Kokan coast during the last few years; our native specialties are hit the worst.
People shall also be educated on the subject of pollution. They shall be given knowledge on the importance of forests in reducing the amount of pollutants in the air. So, the depletion of these groups of trees is greatly increasing the risk that carbon monoxide would reach the atmosphere and result in the depletion of the ozone layer, which in turn results to global warming.
Thus reforestation is very important concept to reduce global warming in our region. We Kokanis by the grace of god own good part of land which is not properly utilized. Even Government has encouraged people to plant more trees by launching so many subsidized schemes; people are still not taking advantage from it. Thus, we are now in a troubled state when it comes to issues concerning the environment.
So if Kokanis would like to retain their region beauty, individual participation and contribution is required in reforestation process; if each individual can at least plant one tree per year, imagine the numbers in a year.
This concept is practically proven in China, where large scale destruction of forests has occurred, the government has in the past required that every able-bodied citizen between the ages of 11 and 60 plant 3 to 5 trees per year or do the equivalent amount of work in other forest services. The government claims that at least 1 billion trees have been planted in China every year since 1982. There has been a 47-million-hectare increase in forest area in China since the 1970s. The total number of trees amounted to be about 35 billion and 4.55% of China’s land mass increased in forest coverage. The forest coverage was 12% two decades ago and now is 16.55%.
So let individual participate and contribute in reforestation process and pledge that we will protect our beautiful green belt of Kokan.

Monday, March 14, 2011

Babri mosque demolition had badly dented BJP's image : Advani

-- Source of News : Yahoo News,Sun, Mar 13, 2011 ---
Senior BJP leader L K Advani today said that he felt the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992 had “badly dented” the credibility of his party.
Recalling a newspaper article he had written a fortnight after the demolition, he said that while describing the genesis of evolution of Ayodhya movement, he had said that the day the disputed structure was pulled down was the saddest day of his life.
In the latest post on his blog, Advani said that some colleagues had criticised him for that statement saying, “Why he was being apologetic about the development?”
Advani said he had replied, “I am not at all apologetic. Indeed, I am proud of my association with the Ayodhya movement. But I am extremely sad that our party’s credibility has been badly dented by the happenings of December 6.”
He recalled that he had written in his article that organisations involved in the movement could be faulted for not being able to judge the impatience of the people participating in it.
I felt sad that a meticulously drawn up plan of action, where under the UP government was steadily marching forward towards discharging its mandate regarding temple construction without violating any law or disregarding any court order had gone awry (because of the demolition).
“If the exercise contemplated had now been short-circuited in a totally unforeseen manner, the organisations involved in the movement can be faulted for not being able to judge the impatience of the people participating in the movement, but they were certainly not responsible for what happened that day”, Advani recalled as having stated in the article.
Read more at Yahoo News node : http://in.news.yahoo.com/babri-mosque-demolition-had-badly-dented-bjps-image-20110312-225800-438.html

Nuke Emergency in Japan to oppose Jaitapur project

-- Source of News : Indian Express, 13th March, 2011 --
Citing the nuclear emergency declared in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami in Japan on Friday, the Shiv Sena, which is opposing the proposed nuclear power project at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district, raised concerns over the safety of the project and threatened to intensity its agitation.
Sena’s executive president Uddhav Thackeray, while speaking at Sena Bhavan to a gathering of Sena leaders from the Konkan region and locals from Jaitapur, asked why the state government wanted to bring a nuclear project to the state.
Thackeray warned that an agitation against the project would intensify in coming days if the government continued to suppress people to bulldoze the project. “We were waiting to see if the issue can be resolved peacefully. But if the government is going to forcefully acquire land and lock people in jail, we will not tolerate. If the use of unnecessary force continues, the agitation will intensify.”
Pointing out that projects like Dow Chemicals, Nano and the Mahamumbai SEZ were cancelled following opposition from local people, he said the Jaitapur project be cancelled. “We won’t be scared by Narayan Rane. If the Chief Minsiter (Prithviraj Chavan) likes the project so much he should take it to (Chavan’s hometown in Satara) Karad,” Thackeray said. “Don’t bulldoze the project in Jaitapur, if you (the government) are so brave, then take it to naxalite area.”
Locals from five villages in Jaitapur are protesting against the project. The villagers have expressed their opposition to the project during a public hearing organised last month with Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan. Local Sena MLA Rajan Salvi (from Rajapur constituency, in which the project site is located), was snubbed by Industries Minister Narayan Rane during the interaction and asked to stop his speech after Salvi said he did not trust the government.

Real estate most corrupt industry, telecom No 2

-- Source of News : Zee News, March 14, 2011 --
Telecommmunications, under limelight in recent months due to the 2G scam, has been voted as the second most corruption-prone sector in India after real estate and construction, according to a survey by KPMG.
The survey, covering corporate India, also found that a huge majority of corporates believe India can surpass an annual growth rate of over 9 percent if corruption is controlled, while self-critically admitting that private sector is greatly responsible for bribery and nepotism.
The survey is based on responses from 100 Indian and multi-national corporations operating in the country in diverse areas, including transportation and logistics, aviation, oil and gas, consumer goods, financial services, auto and chemicals.
As per the final results, 32 percent of the respondents named real estate and construction sector as most prone to corruption. In second place came telecommunications, which was named by 17 percent respondents as the most corruption prone sector in India.
The telecom sector has been in spotlight due to the 2G scam in which many top industry players have been embroiled.
Among others in the KPMG survey, development sectors such as education and poverty alleviation came third with 13 percent respondents terming it as the most corrupt.
It was followed by financial services such as banking and insurance with 10 percent, defence with 9 percent, IT/ITES/BPO with 6 percent and energy and power with 5 percent.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

NH – 17, 13th March 2011 - Accident in Kashedi Ghat

-- Source of News : Sakal, 13th March, 2011 --
Today early morning approximately at 3 AM, an accident was reported at Kashedi Ghat near Khed Talukha. A bus collided with a truck; no casualties were reported.
A second part of reporting this news on Konkan Tribune is to highlight our readers that summer vacation is approaching closer, movements of vehicles on NH 17 will dramatically increased and highway will not be safer to travel.
Normally more accidents happens during vacations period because the highway becomes congested due to limited capacity of NH 17 (2 lanes only) and increase in number of vehicles. So we advise all our readers to be cautious and drive vehicles safely NH - 17. It’s better to be Safety Conscious than Unsafe and Unconscious. Safety is by Choice, Not by Chance.

Read Konkan Tribune previous articles on NH – 17 Highway Modernisation : http://konkantribune.blogspot.com/2011/02/national-highway-no-17-modernization.html

So do we need four lanes or some improvision to be widen, atleast ?

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Power, mining projects may impact Western Ghats


It is very important to create awareness within our community on the environmental issues developing in Kokan region. The below is an article published in Times of India on the ecological effect that may impact due to current economical development happening in the region.

-- Source of News : Times of India --
The Western Ghats Ecology Expert Committee chairman, Madhav Gadgil, on Wednesday said the granting of 49 mining leases in Sindhudurg district and the proposed power and mining projects in Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts may have an impact on environment in the Western Ghat region.
The committee having 14 members was constituted by the ministry of environment and forests to recommend measures and assist the government in conservation and protection of the ecologically-sensitive Western Ghat region.
Addressing a news conference to announce an essay competition on environmental issues in Konkan region for school and college students, Gadgil said, "We need to get a better understanding of the environment issues and the history of these places. The people sitting in Delhi have been giving environmental clearances for projects with limited understanding of the topography or the importance of these eco-sensitive places.''
Gadgil pointed out that the `sadas' or the rock outcrops in Western Ghats that are rich in biodiversity were mistaken as barren land and thus were being converted for developmental purposes. These `sadas' may look barren, but in monsoon one can see rich vegetation.
In view of large-scale developments like mining and power projects taking place in Raigad, Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri districts, an essay competition for school and college students is being organised to find out how residents of the respective areas were perceiving the environmental issues and changes.
Initiated by Kale Trust, along with the biodiversity department of Abasaheb Garware College, the topics include environmental issues in Konkan region like biodiversity, ground water, land use change, forest, aquatic life, lifestyle, and transportation. The last date for submitting essays is June 30.
Gadgil, who is also the managing trustee of Kale Trust, said as rapid developments were taking place in the districts, students who are familiar with local issues, can give some important inputs.
The local students have closely observed the developments taking place in the past few years. Unlike other school essays, the students writing the essays can talk to local people and take necessary help from others to gather information so that they can give their views on the desirable and undesirable changes. This will also help us understand various issues, he said.
Read more at : http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/pune/Power-mining-projects-may-impact-W-Ghats/articleshow/7666911.cms

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

The Office Boy who became Chief Justice of India

Success is not an easy path and nor a short-cut, an individual have to put lot of efforts to climb a ladder. Here is an article about Chief Justice of India Mr. Sarosh Homi Kapadia on his career path as a Chief Justice of India.

This is very good article for youngster, what we should learn from him is dedication.

-- Source of News : Yahoo! India News, By Anirban Choudhury, Tue, Mar 8, 2011 --
I come from a poor family. I started my career as a class IV employee and the only asset I possess is integrity. CJI Sarosh Homi Kapadia
At a time when the Indian judicial system is mired in controversy, thanks to the likes of KG Balakrishnan and PD Dinakaran, comes a man with the courage and the integrity to say all is not well with the system.
India’s 38th chief justice S H Kapadia began his life as an office assistant who ran errands at a law firm. But deep down, he wanted to study law and be a judge.
Homi Kapadia hailed from a lower middle class Parsi family: his father was a clerk and his mother a homemaker. Quality education was a luxury. Which is why, in 1960, he took up a humble job at the law offices of Behramjee Jeejeebhoy.
His colleagues hadn’t imagined even in their wildest dreams that he would one day go on to become the chief justice of India.
A co-worker from his early years told The Indian Express, “He was a young boy when he joined us to help senior advocates to carry their heavy case briefs. His self-conscious demeanour would force me to wonder at times what he was doing in such a smart law firm”.
The young Sarosh first sought to help his father and finance his younger brother's education before embarking on his journey to become a lawyer.
At 27, in 1974, he became counsel for the income tax department. He was appointed additional judge of the Bombay High Court in 1991 and made a permanent judge in 1993. He decided on matters relating to the environment, banking, industries, and taxation. He also presided over the high-profile Ketan Parekh stock scandal case in 1999, and played an important role in the proceedings of the Joint Parliamentary Committee constituted to investigate the scam.
On 5 August 2003 he became the Chief Justice of the Uttaranchal High Court and on December 2003 was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court.
On 12 May 2010, Kapadia was sworn in as the Chief Justice of India by President Pratibha Patil.
Soon after his appointment, Kapadia wrote to retired Justice V R Krishna Iyer, replying to his congratulatory letter, “I come from a poor family. I started my career as a class IV employee and the only asset I possess is integrity. Even as a judge of the Supreme Court, I have used my knowledge of accounts and economics for the welfare of the downtrodden, including tribals and workmen. I hope to fulfill my obligation to the Constitution in the matter of achieving the goal of inclusive growth.”

Read more at : http://in.news.yahoo.com/the-office-boy-who-became-chief-justice-of-india.html

Monday, March 07, 2011

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India gold hits record; traders stay away

-- Source of News : Zee News --
Mumbai: India gold struck another record high on Monday following firm overseas markets and a weaker rupee, driving traders away from physical market awaiting for bargains, dealers said.
"There are not many deals, even rupee is not supportive," said a dealer with a state-run bullion importing bank.
The most-active gold for April delivery on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) was trading 0.54 percent higher at 21,211 rupees per 10 grams at 2:16 p.m., after hitting a record of 21,247 rupees.
The rupee fell, tracking weak local shares and high global crude oil prices, while domestic political worries also weighed on sentiment. A weaker rupee makes the dollar-denominated asset expensive.
The high-demand wedding season is underway in India, the world's largest consumer of the yellow metal.
India's gold imports in Oct-Dec. rose 30 percent to 265 tonnes, and an increase in import duty is likely in the upcoming budget, the World Gold Council said on Feb. 17.

Read more at : http://biz.zeenews.com/news/news_content.aspx?newscatid=1&newsid=21798
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NASA Scientist Finds Evidence of Alien Life

-- Source of News : Yahoo news --
NASA scientist finds 'worm-like alien life form in meteorite'
London, Mar 6 (ANI): Maybe this is what an alien really looks like - a worm-like bacteria.
NASA scientist Dr Richard Hoover claims to have found life form, which may explain how life on earth started and what’s more, he challenges anyone to come forth and disprove his claim.
An astrobiologist with Nasa's Marshall Space Flight Center, Hoover explains that travelling to Antarctica, Siberia and Alaska he has studied an extremely rare form of meteorites - CI1 carbonaceous chondrites - of which only nine are known to exist on earth.
Under microscopes, these meteorites showed numerous different fossils of bacteria - some which are similar to ones on earth and others which are well, alien.
According to him, life on earth could have been planted by bacteria in an asteroid hitting the planet in its infancy.
In one case he found on a meteorite an organism similar in size and overall structure to the giant bacterium Titanospirillum velox, an organism found here on planet Earth.
"I interpret it as indicating that life is more broadly distributed than restricted strictly to the planet earth," the Daily Mail quoted him as telling Fox News.
"The exciting thing is that they [the bacteria] are in many cases recognisable and can be associated very closely with the generic species here on earth," he said.
He added, "There are some that are just very strange and don't look like anything that I've been able to identify, and I've shown them to many other experts that have also come up stumped."
In one of the remains, Hoover found no nitrogen.
"If someone can explain how it is possible to have a biological remain that has no nitrogen, or nitrogen below the detect ability limits that I have, in a time period as short as 150 years, then I would be very interested in hearing that," he said.
"I've talked with many scientists about this and no one has been able to explain."
Dr Rudy Schild, editor-in-chief of the journal Cosmology, said, "Given the controversial nature of his discovery, we have invited 100 experts and have issued a general invitation to over 5,000 scientists from the scientific community to review the paper and to offer their critical analysis."
The findings are published in the March edition of the Journal of Cosmology. (ANI)

Read more at : http://in.news.yahoo.com/nasa-scientist-finds-worm-alien-life-form-meteorite-20110305-200338-401.html

Sunday, March 06, 2011

Bhoste Qawwali

Qawwali program was organised by Bhoste Jalal Shah Mohalla on 23rd Feb, 2010. Qawwal Artist was Chand Qadari. It was successfully concluded, here are some images of programme.