Mallnutrion: Who is at Fault???

In our society, there is a large economic gap. Rich is getting richer and the poor is getting poorer so there is an uneven distribution in wealth. This is our fundamental problem because the rich is getting richer through means of corruption by looting the public money that is supposed to be used for programs like ICDS and MDM. Even the contractors working on these programs are cheating the government by providing sub-standard services. If all the black un-accounted money from the rich is seized by the government, we can beat Bangladesh statistics very easily.

It is very sad that corruption in our society exists everywhere, at all levels. Take for example, the political arena. Candidates bring in black money to a party to get a seat. They spend some more for campaigning. When they get elected, they will get back their investment and huge sums of profits through corruption. Government job candidates shell out huge sums under the table to get jobs that are known to fetch bribes. Again, they recollect all their investment with huge profits on top of it. All these transactions are done in black money. The government money or our public money is being converted into this black money everywhere by the people in power. If this money were to stay white in the government, public funds can be better utilized.

People in power need to care for the deprived. Greed is a natural human character but there should be means in the government to stop individuals' gains that are out of limit. Take for example, Raju of Satyam. He went out of limits in obtaining wealth because of his greed. The most important wealth in life is 'peace' that cannot be obtained by any other form of wealth. In the Bhagavadgeetha 12th chapter, '...thyaagaathchantiranantharam' tells us that peace is attained only after sacrificing the wealth you obtain as a result of your karma. People who realize this and adhere to this are the only great people. Bill Gates of Microsoft made all his fortune. Now, he has realized what he needs to be doing so he gives away all his income for the underprivileged.



If rich people share the wealth that actually belongs to the public (others), the government can improve the programs for the poor. If it is not done voluntarily by the rich, government should seize by force. People may not trust to give the wealth to the government because it will be transferred to black money again through corruption. We need to plant the seeds of honesty, patriotism, and other moral values in our children. We need to stop corruption and bring the financial difference between the rich and poor.

Malnutrition: Why a rethink is needed

There is a need to re-think the government's strategy for tackling malnutrition. At present over 46 per cent of Indian children are stunted or wasted. Although the India government spends more on child nutrition programmes than any other country in the world, in the last five years malnutrition rates in India declined by only one percent. [In neighbouring Bangladesh, malnutrition rates fell by six per cent during the same period.] Such a deep rooted problem requires a multi pronged strategy and not a one dimensional approach.



We need to improve our Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) and Midday Meal (MDM) programmes so that it reaches all parts of the country. No child should go hungry.

We must ensure that the food supplied to children has the necessary micronutrients for proper physical and mental growth. Approximately 75 per cent of Indian children suffer from iron deficiency (anemia), 50 per cent get less than half their daily requirement of vitamin A, apart from very high rates of zinc and folic acid deficiency.

In this context we need to focus on food fortification which is a cost effective strategy to eradicate deficiency diseases and protect the health of both the mother and child. We should ensure that all meals served in the ICDS and the MDM schemes in the states are fortified. Existing laws mandating that salt should be fortified with iodine must be implemented. Fortifying food staples like oil and wheat with vitamin A and iron respectively on the Gujarat model is another strategy which should be considered. Dairies which remove vitamin A and D during processing should be asked to replenish the vitamins in the milk.

RessionripplesTata Motors sacks 300 temps

Tata Motors sacks 300 temps
Tata Motors has asked 300 of its 3,600 temporary workers at its Jamshedpur unit not to report for duty from Monday. Company officials said the reduction in demand for its vehicles in domestic and international market has compelled the management to reduce production leading to the downsizing of the workforce.

Till August, the Jamshedpur plant assembled 350-400 chassis a day. The target has come down to 225 to 250 per day, and given the present market scenario it might come down further forcing more lay offs.

"Downsizing is a normal process," a spokesperson of the company said. "We hire or remove temporary workers as per our production target.

It is an old practice." Tata Motors Workers' Union spokesperson Bachcha Singh said temporary workers have been removed from their jobs for a short period.

"Once the market situation improves, all of them would get back their jobs," he said. "Taking into account the global recession, the union did not oppose the management's step to lay off temporaries.

We felt the management had no other option." Workers have greeted the decision with gloom and dismay.

"It's like a nightmare to lose your job just before Diwali," said a worker. "Barely a month back, some 300 temporaries were called in to join duty.

" The decline in the production target of Tata Motors has also hit its ancillary units based in the Adityapur industrial area. "Production in the ancillaries has been slashed by over 25 per cent and it's further going to come down," said AK Srivastava, president, Seraikela Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Around 70 per cent of the 800 units in the area serve as ancillaries for Tata Motors. "Lay offs are also on the anvil", said SN Thakur, president, Adityapur Small Industries Association.

Baby buried alive, rescued : Shame on Humanity

Hyderabad, July 5: A two-day-old female baby escaped miraculously after being buried alive by her mother and kin. The incident occurred in Utkoor village of Mahbubnagar district on Thursday morning.

Police said that the baby had a providential escape after a boy tending cattle heard her feeble cries and came running. He saw a tiny hand struggling to come out of the pile of mud and took her out with the help of other villagers. A tractor driver passing by informed the police of the incident. Villagers took the baby to a primary health care centre for first aid and then rushed her to the area hospital in Narayanpet.

Police found out that the baby’s mother Miran Bee, 18, had buried it alive in the early hours of Thursday along with her father Abdul Rehman and her uncle Abdul Rasheed.
Though villagers claimed that the baby stayed buried for about four hours, doctors vouched that the baby could not have stayed under mud for more than 10 minutes. Angry villagers beat up Rehman and Rasheed and dragged them before the police. They have decided to ostracise the family. Police took the woman and her relatives into custody and registered cases against them under section 307 of the Indian Penal Code.

Dalits’ outrage results in school: How Long this ....Crime

Ranchi, June 8: Dalits in a Jharkhand village have set an example of how to protest against discrimination without creating unrest. Dalits in Thadi village of Dumka district, which is nearly 400 km from Ranchi, have opened a school in April exclusively for their children.

The Dalits were prompted to open the school as teachers and students at the local government school were allegedly humiliating their children. They met the district administration and education officials and informed about the discrimination three months ago.

"We were assured that an inquiry will be conducted but no action was taken and the level of discrimination increased day by day. We then decided to open the school," said Sukari Hajzra a Dalit resident of Thadi. "We do not want any fight with the people who look down upon us. We have adopted the Gandhian Satyagraha method to protest," said Surendra Mohali, another Dalit resident of the village.


Wake up India.. do some thing

other wise we are at hte wercage

Shatrughan meets Maya: New Chemestry

Lucknow, June 8: A meeting between UP Chief Minister Mayawati and star-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha has sparked off intense speculations in political circles. The meeting which took place on Thursday night at the Chief Minister’s 13 Mall Avenue residence lasted more than an hour. Though the government spokesman dismissed it as a courtesy visit by the star MP, sources said that ‘serious political discussions’ had taken place during the meeting between the two leaders. The meeting assumes significance since Ms Mayawati has been extremely critical of the BJP and has even accused the saffron brigade of falsely implicating her in the Taj Corridor case.

Mr Shatrughan Sinha is also believed to be upset with his party which insists on sidelining him in his home State, Bihar. The State unit of the BJP said that it had no information about Mr Shatrughan Sinha’s presence in the State capital and was not aware of his meeting with the Chief Minister. "We are shocked to learn about this," said a party functionary

Good for the National politics: we should come out of the Idol worship of one or two leaders

Meena n Gujjar on the Front??? what about others

A caste war broke out between the Meena and Gujjar communities over the issue of Scheduled Tribe status for the Gujjars when the two communities engaged in bloody battles at Lalsot town, in Rajasthan’s Dausa district, on Friday. Nine people were killed in the clashes. The Meenas, a Scheduled Tribe, do not want the Gujjars granted the same status because they fear this will eat into their share of reservations. The police was able to confirm five deaths on Friday. The administration has issued shoot-at-sight orders, which will remain in force till June 12, in strife-torn Bharatpur, Karauli and Swai Madhopur districts. The death toll after Friday’s violence is 27. “It is a war-like situation. Thousands of people gathered on both sides at Ghata in Lalsot, where Gujjars have been blocking the road. The Meenas assembled there and tried to remove the blockade,” said Giriraj, an eyewitness. The condition of seven of the 17 injured was critical. The mobs threw stones and bottles of acid and petrol at each other. The Gujjars took shelter on a hillock, but it was not of much help. Only a handful of policemen were present.“Both sides were equipped with lathis, stones and bottles full of petrol. It was a bloody war. After half-an-hour of clashes, there were nine bodies lying on the roadside,” an eyewitness said. According to sources, the policemen, who were outnumbered and could not prevent the bloodshed, ran away. Eyewitnesses in Lalsot claimed that about 30 houses belonging to the Gujjars were burnt down.One person, a pharmacist said to belong to the Meena community, was shot dead by persons allegedly belonging to the other community in Masalpur area of Karauli, the police said. The man had been riding his two-wheeler near the area in Nangal Pyaribaas where the Meenas held a mahapanchayat to decide their course of action. A case has been registered and the pharmacist’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination. Hundreds of angry Meenas gathered in Karauli to protest against the killing.Meanwhile, Gujjars in Haryana, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi on Friday protested the police action against their community by blocking roads and burning effigies of Ms Vasundhara Raje across these four states.Lalsot town is 45 km from the district headquarters of Dausa in Rajasthan. The town is known for the “Haila Khayal” annual folk song festival, which attracts over 50,000 people, including Gujjars and Meenas. “It is very sad that the town had to witness the killing of innocent people instead of the sound of folk music,” said Kamal, a Lalsot resident. The Meenas have been organising panchayats in Dausa district since Thursday and have cut off the supply lines of the Gujjars sitting on dharna at Patoli, on the national highway connecting Jaipur to Agra. Mehandipur Dham, a religious place situated between Dausa and Bharatpur and known for its Hanuman temple, is where the Meenas are camping, while the Gujjars are at Patoli. The roadblocks have stranded over 3,000 devotees on their way to Mehandipur Dham. “We are in great trouble, we have no money to eat,” said Kishan Lal, a devotee from Uttar Pradesh. The administration has decided to provide the stranded devotees with transport.The Meenas also manhandled mediapersons, alleging that the media was giving more coverage to the Gujjars. The Army fanned out to the sensitive places on Friday and held flag marches to curb further violence. Meanwhile, ministers from both communities have been making provocative statements. “No one can eat into our share of reservation. I had openly announced at Meena gatherings last year that if needed I am ready to resign from my post,” said Rajasthan food minister Kirodi Lal Meena.MLAs and ministers from the Meena community called on Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje and handed over a memorandum saying they would oppose any bifurcation of ST reservation. On the other hand, Gujjar leaders from the BJP pressed for the inclusion of their community in the list of Scheduled Castes.