Minister names Punjab among 3 worst states
According to Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik, drug abuse is most prevalent in the states of Punjab, Maharashtra and Manipur. Wasnik revealed this in the course of his address to the 6th Annual Conference on Drug Abuse, currently underway on the campus of Panjab University.A three day national conference was inaugurated on Friday by Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Mukul Wasnik. In this 6th annual national conference, the focus is on reducing negative consequences of drug use. Wasnik proposed instituting national awards to acknowledge the achievements of persons working to eradicate drug abuse in India. Read More..
Refocus on Lokpal -Kuldip Nayar The dust should settle down so that the campaign to eliminate corruption takes the centre-stage once again. It is always a problem for the people’s movement to stay within the contours of its original purpose. Too many hands join to bask in the glory and like too many cooks, they spoil the broth. I had such an apprehension when Anna Hazare’s stir against corruption, more specifically for the appointment of Lokpal to eliminate it, began.So many marches ended at the Jantar Mantar at New Delhi and so many people sat on hunger strike at the same place. But nothing happened beyond creating a ripple or two. Suddenly, Anna’s call brought thousands of people on the streets. He gave a face to the general resentment which needed ventilation. The nation got a cause. Read More..
Will the Corrupt be Punished? By Florine Roche When former Telecom Minister A Raja of DMK, an ally of the ruling Congress party at the centre was sent to jail in March 2011, one did not expect it would become a rule rather than exception. But soon there were a few ministers who followed A Raja and they continue to be in Tihar jail. Naturally the much feared Tihar jail has undergone an image change as more and more the rich and the famous and the who is who of politicians are landing up in the jail to be along with dreaded and petty criminals. Following their entry into jail some creative minds worked overtime to humour themselves and also others. So we had mails and smses saying a new political party was set up at Tihar Jail or Tihar Jail to open a new exclusive ATM for inmates and what not. But on one had the slightest inclination that there will be more to this nautanki – of ministers including former Chief Ministers being sent to jail for corruption. Read More..
Know your new Consular General-Mr N. Parthasarathi Shri N Parthasarathi graduated as a Mechanical Engineer in 1974 from Mysore University and served as an Executive Engineer with a major PSU in India till 1980. During this period, he also earned the degrees of MBA (International Marketing) and Post Graduate Diploma (Industrial Management) from Bangalore University in India.Started serving as the Consul General of India in San Francisco from October 13, 2011.Earlier, from September 2005 to September 2008, he was Ambassador of India to the Republic of South Korea. From October 2008 to September 2011, he served as Ambassador of India to Senegal. He was also concurrently accredited as Ambassador of India to Mali, Mauritania, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde islands, as well as High Commissioner of India to the Republic of The Gambia.Shri Parthasarathi joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1981 and has served as a diplomat in countries throughout the world, including in Belgium, Senegal, Pakistan, United Kingdom and Syria. He has also served in different capacities in the Ministry of External Affairs and the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) in New Delhi.Shri Parthasarathy’s hobbies include writing, spirituality, golf and bridge. He has published two books: (i) ‘The Reluctant Assassin’, a fictional thriller, published in Delhi, in January 2005; and (ii) ‘Bi Dan Hwang Hoo’ (Silk Empress), a fictional novel linking the ancient history of India and Korea. The latter was translated in the Korean language and published in Seoul in June 2007.He is married to Smt. Geeta Parthasarathi. They have two daughters.
UK Marriage visa age- Harjap Singh Bhangal The age for a UK marriage visa looks set be lowered once again to 18 as the Supreme Court ruled that the UK’s restriction of 21 imposed was unlawful.The ruling by the Supreme Court is a major blow to an immigration policy designed to stop forced marriages.The ban, introduced by Labour in 2008, meant a foreign partner from outside the EU could not join their partner in the UK if they were under 21 years old. As a result many couples have had to face huge delays, some of up to 3 years before they could live together in the UK.The court said that the rule was unjustified because it interfered with the human rights of couples.Immigration minister Damian Green said the judgement was “very disappointing” because the policy had been judged elsewhere in Europe to be lawful. In many EU countries the minimum age is 21 such as Germany Read More..
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