Bharatiya Janata Party general secretary and Former IT Minister, Pramod Mahajan who was shot by his brother Pravin, was died yesterday in Hinduja Hospital Mumbai after 12 days of struggle.
On 22nd April morning, Pravin left his house in Thane (India) at 5.30 a.m. and reached the Mahajan house in Worli at 7.30 a.m. the Mahajan wife Rekha gave pravin tea and Mahajan was continued to go through the morning paper, the Pravin tried to started a conversation. Worse, when pravin tried to talk business, Mahajan brushed him off and said: Talk to my secretary. Pravin had enough of it and in a fit of range, opened fire thrice. Pravin told to police, Pramod did not do anything for me in life, my financial condition is not good and I have been insulted a number of times and I had pent-up anger. He
BJP leader and Mahajan’s brother-in-law, Gopinath Munde, who stays on the 13th floor is the most high profile of the second-generation leaders of the BJP was shot in his 15th floor residence at Purna apartments in Worli.
, rushed upstairs and took Mahajan to the Hinduja Hospital. Around the time Pravin had surrendered in Police. Pravin’s lawyer has since claimed that his client is mentally unstable. But Mumbai Police said that there was no problem with the state of mind of the accused. According to sources, the reason for the attempted fratricide could be very personal. They say that Pravin, who was into heavy drinking and gambling (though his remand report says that he is only an occasional drinker), was a consultant to several companies including Reliance Infocomm and got paid around Rs 70,000 a month. But the problem was that the money was remitted directly to his wife account. Thus, Pravin, who had accumulated debts, was always in need of money. According to Union home ministry sources, Mahajan had allegedly acquired shares of a prominent company in his Wife name and wanted it transferred back to him. The subject of that morning’s discussion was the deal, and Pravin demanded money for doing the transfer.
Another theory is that Pravin was trying to rebuild his career in construction business and he needed Rs 50 crore. He hoped his brother would help him but that was not to be. His other siblings know Mahajan as the big brother who was always willing to help. Mahajan is the eldest of five siblings. When his father died Mahajan was 23 and Pravin, 9. The responsibility of supporting the family fell on Mahajan. When he moved to Mumbai as general secretary of the BJP's state unit, Pravin followed him. After Pravin’s marriage in 1986, Mahajan helped him buy a house in Thane. Mahajan’s final funeral will be held today.
Thursday, May 04, 2006
Wednesday, May 03, 2006
Hands on the Camera
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Save the Water
Summer is here and it's time for mangoes, ice creams, cool drinks and thinking up ways to fight the heat. It is also the season when you would like to have several baths and perhaps even a swim to beat the heat. But have you ever-wondered how different summer will be if there was no water? We take water so much for granted yet we cannot live without it. Almost three-fourths of the surface of the earth is covered with water. You may ask, so why worry about water?
But have you realized that 97 per cent of the water on earth is in the oceans? This water cannot be directly used to meet any of our daily needs. Almost two per cent of the water is stored in ice caps and glaciers and again cannot be used, unless melted. That leaves us with just one per cent to meet all the needs of all living beings. This is what we call freshwater and this is found in ponds, lakes, rivers and some of this is underground. Can you think of all the uses of water in our daily lives? It is this one per cent that meets all these needs.
It is because of this scarcity that we have to be really careful about how this water is used. World over there is a growing concern about the depleting water sources. With the increased population and industrial growth around the world, there is more and more demand on water. In cities like Chennai there is a price on drinking water. (The people in Tamil Nadu are luck to face this year’s summer season, because of heavy rain and the plan of Rainwater collecting). Then there is the reality of the skewed distribution of water. We know that there are some localities in our cities that enjoy water all round the clock, while others are deprived for days. The insensitivity of some is glaring when they use this scare resource to hose their cars or water their manicured gardens, and all the while, people go thirsty. There is also the growing pollution of water sources all over the world. This pollution is caused by water released from several industries or sometimes even an accident or disaster in water bodies, which causes the release of pollutants in the water. There are several areas in the country where water has become unfit for drinking because of this.
So next time you keep the tap running, while you brush your teeth or wash your face think about it. By closing the tap, you may be helping someone, somewhere, to get a bucketful of water.
Monday, May 01, 2006
Want permanent democracy in Nepal
Nepal a famous tourist place, now it is a place for violence and demonstrations. The King Gyanendra dissolved the government in February last year and assumed absolute power and appointed a mainly pro-monarchist cabinet. The King arrests the Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, for failed to stem Maoist violence and to organize elections. The people in Nepal, protest for this action and political parties did demonstration against King.
Kind announced the state of Emergency and cut the country form other countries. Every day demonstration, arrest, violence held. The normal life was affected, no vehicles was allowed to go, all walk and go every where, the schools, universities were affected and some even closed, many foreign students cant go to their country and there educations have affected. In some districts a decision by teachers’ associations, private and boarding schools ‘organizations and guardians’ associations close Schools indefinitely. The Maoists join with politicians and protest against King and asked people not to pay taxes or make any payments to the government. Press freedoms were suspended under a state of emergency; the restrictions were enshrined in a media law. More than 400 journalists had been arrested, attacked or threatened. Security forces stop at nothing to monitor and silence journalists working for the independent press. Up to 60 private FM radio stations have been ordered not to broadcast news and restrict their coverage in some matters.
The countries of SAARC and US urged the King to call all political parties talk and bring the democracy in the Nepal, but King dint hear there voices. Every one is fighting for Poverty, AIDS, Terrorism and Nuclear in the 21st century; the Nepalese are fighting for democracy. This month the violence and demonstrations have increase. The Seven-Party alliance and Maoists has urged the King to bring the democracy back and reopen the parliament. After weeks of strikes and protests against his direct rule, at least now the King realized his fault and thinks and heard the peoples voice and recalled parliament in April 2006. He also discussed with Seven-part and chose Girija Prasad Koirala as prime minister on 27th April, and ends, more than a year of direct rule by the monarch. Mr. Koirala sworn as prime minister yesterday.
As the fiery came to a close, it appeared that the king’s second proclamation had driven a wedge between the parties and the Maoists who rejected the offer and upped their demand for a constituent assembly. If as the Maoists demanded, the king were prevailed upon to convene a constituent assembly, it would have been his creature. He would have done all he could to appropriate powers for himself in the future dispensation. Anyway the Maoists endorsed the politician’s line. There are two questions, 1. What is the future of monarchy? As events unfold, the king could remain a nominal figurehead much like the monarch of England or monarch could just be abolished. 2. What happens to the Maoists struggles? At least now the Maoists can permanently leave the violence before taking part in the future electoral process. Will they listen?
Sunday, April 30, 2006
An innocent Indian was killed by Taliban
Talibans in Afghanistan cruelly killed K.Suryanarayana, an Indian engineer today.
Yesterday Talibans kidnapped K.Suryanarayana an Engineer form Hydarabad who was working in Afghanistan, when he was driving towards Qalat in Afghan. They warned India to pull out the Indian workers form Afghan, with in 24 hours or Suryanarayana will be killed. But India rejected their demand. Before there warning time over they have cut his head and killed. Details
It was heart breaking to see the News in TV. Suryanarayana's wife, collapsed on seeing the News in TV of the body's discovery, while her three children and dozens of well-wishers wailed and cried.
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Yesterday Talibans kidnapped K.Suryanarayana an Engineer form Hydarabad who was working in Afghanistan, when he was driving towards Qalat in Afghan. They warned India to pull out the Indian workers form Afghan, with in 24 hours or Suryanarayana will be killed. But India rejected their demand. Before there warning time over they have cut his head and killed. Details
It was heart breaking to see the News in TV. Suryanarayana's wife, collapsed on seeing the News in TV of the body's discovery, while her three children and dozens of well-wishers wailed and cried.
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