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22 May 2009
School students lost their lives at a rail-road crossing, when a speeding train crashed into a school bus. The strange fact is that there is no railway employee at the crossing to guide the vehicles.
The driver of school bus might have made the mistake of trying to cross the railway track. He completely misjudged the speed of the train. Had there been a railway employee, this accident would have been averted.
It is also heard that there are many rail-road crossings where no railway employees are posted with the responsibility of signaling the vehicles of an approaching train.
It is really astonishing that Indian Railways, the world’s largest employer employing lakhs of our population, can not recruit personnel to take their responsibilities at the crossings.
The drivers of the vehicles should not underrate the speed of the trains and should not take any risk of crossing the railway tracks, when there is a train scheduled to arrive or when they see an approaching train. Besides, a speeding train can not stop suddenly to save a life or lives.
If Sri Lanka can do it, why can’t India?
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19 May 2009
Sri Lankan army claimed to have shot down Prabhakaran. The death of Prabhakaran brought an end to the terror era of the LTTE. What a relief to the people of Sri Lanka!
But a pro-LTTE website, tamilnet.com, claims that Prabhakaran is alive and safe. Now if this is true, he would definitely come back to resume his terror missions. Sri Lankan Government should now take care that LTTE do not rise to power and terrorize again.
If Prabhakaran is dead, and if a small continent like Sri Lanka can fight and win against LTTE, why can’t India? Terrorists cross the borders to terrorize the country. Why can’t our government stop them from intruding and terrorizing the peace loving people and peaceful states of India? It should be understood that the incidents like serial bomb blasts and terrorists seizing the hotels should not be repeated. Besides, it would be the greatest victory for India if terrorists are not able to initiate any attack on innocent people in the country.
Leaders’ Responsibilities
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13 May 2009
Today our leaders do not live up to their promises. Before elections, they make various promises: good roads, better opportunities for the unemployed, improved electricity and water supply, reduced prices on necessary goods, etc. – the list is unlimited. But after elections, it is often seen the leaders are busy making their positions secure, forgetting the promises made to the people who have voted them to the positions.
Leaders must not forget that they are elected to the powerful positions, because we are voting for them. Therefore they should utilize the power they have got for the development of the society and nation.
Now the villagers in Madhya Pradesh had decided not to vote for any candidates since they had not fulfilled their promises. What if the whole nation decides not to vote for any candidates, though it is the most improbability to happen in democratic India?
Now the leaders should understand their responsibilities towards the society and nation. They should promise what they could fulfill and should not promise to win votes and elections.
A Way of Fighting Terrorism
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25 Feb 2009
It is really shocking news from a television news channel. Even after USA has tried numerous ways to prevent the terrorists to get the funds to spread terror all over the world, they have managed to get the funds they require for their terror mission.
There are numerous porn sites which are means to accumulate wealth for terrorists. These are paid sites and require login id. Once the requisite fee is paid, the money becomes the part of the terrorists’ fortune. The wealth is then used to spread terror and disturb the peace of the world. Besides, they make huge money from the sales of pirated audio and video CDs and DVDs.
The wise decision would be not to open those sites and not to buy pirated products. Sometimes when you chat, there would be invitations to visit porn sites. Avoid them, if you love your nation. Avoid them for the welfare of humanity. Avoid them, if you want to fight terrorism.
Industry should learn from Satyam scam
The Times of India, Goa
January 19, 2009
The Satyam scam is shocking. The accused were arrested and I wonder whether that could be the end of it. Obviously the business world should learn a lesson from it. Job security is the chief concern now. When the company has lost the trust it had, the employees would have a hard time finding jobs elsewhere. It is Satyam’s responsibility to take care of the best talents in the nation and fight to gain back the lost glory, trust and the position it was reputed to have.
Internal security must be strengthened
The Times of India, Goa
December 23, 2008
The Indian government should concentrate on internal security instead of blaming Pakistan for the Mumbai terror attack. We have gained our independence in 1947, but are yet to get our freedom from terrorism. Consequently, without requesting and waiting for the Pakistani government to hand over the wanted terrorists, we should now be active and plan our security in such a manner that terrorists will not be able to initiate any attack on innocent people in the country. That would be India’s greatest victory against terrorism.
Increased security is a must to defend country
The Times of India, Goa
December 5, 2008
Our security has been exposed by the Mumbai terror attack. The terrorists had planned well, Indian government had not. Leaders, who divide the people for votes, would be astounded to find rescue forces from different regions fighting as one to save the hostages. Security lapse shows that the Indian government is not prepared. It seems the terrorists are able to reach anywhere in our country and the government is still waiting for an attack to take action, when the time to put an end to the terrorism in the country is now. As far as the country’s security is concerned, neighbouring countries should not be trusted. A special force should be given the task of defending India’s borders against infiltration. The airports, ports, border which we share with other countries, friendly or not, and the waters should be under strict supervision. The terrorists wait for any lapse so security at all times should be alert.
Mumbai attacked and India fight back
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01 Dec 2008
The way the terrorists had entered into the Taj Hotel, Nariman House and Oreroi-Trident Hotel exposes the weakness of the national security. They had planned well to reach their target, but Indian government did not plan well to stop them from entering the Indian Territory.
Some leaders, who divide the Indian people only to get votes, would be surprised to see the rescue forces from different regions fighting together to save the hostages from the deadly grip of the terrorists. If those leaders, instead of attacking different sections of people, could drive the terrorists out of our land, it would be a feat praiseworthy. Terrorism remains their political issue and opens a way for them to get votes and win elections. Now our leader should stop making terrorism a mere political issue and take it seriously for the welfare of the Indian people.
It is an old saying the crime happens first and the solution is found later. But letting the crime happen is mere stupidity. The lapse in the security shows the Indian government is not prepared for this to happen and is taken it as an unexpected incident. It seems the terrorists have already reached every nook and corner of the country and the government is still waiting for something to happen so that they could do something when it is really a time to do something or everything to put an end to the terrorism in the country.
The neighbouring countries should not be trusted as far as the security of the country is concerned. The special force should be given the task of protecting the border against infiltration. Safety measures are also the place where the government could offer a great number of jobs to our youngsters. The airports, ports, border which we share with other countries (it does not matter they are friendly with us or not) and the water bodies should always be under strict supervision.
The terrorists only wait till there is any lapse in security so the government should always be alert and not take the security of the nation for granted. The alert eyes of our security should be everywhere and open every time.
Sensex, Layoffs and Pay-cuts
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12 Nov 2008
Since the collapse of share markets, there have been lots of changes in world economy. Now the situation is so grim that people are troubled and are having sleepless nights. Businessmen are worried about their loss in their business, salaried people are worried about losing their jobs, the rich are worried about losing their wealth and the politicians are worried about losing their votes and seats.
Who can forget the recent incident of dismissal of hundreds of employees from Jet Airways? Post agitation, they got their jobs back with pay-cuts.
In some companies, the working hours of employees are reduced along with pay-cuts. The prices of the raw materials are going down. There is a considerable fall in orders received, or there is no order at all.
If the situations are not controlled and the downfall of the prices of the raw materials is not stemmed, soon there would be shortage or no supply of raw materials. As a result, the production would go down or there would be no production. Then there would be no sales. No production, no sales. No purchasers, no sellers. No profit. Companies lockout. There would be lots of unemployed people everywhere. No jobs either. The economy would be a mess. And the world would lose its battle of being a better and better place to live in.
Child marriage
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09 Nov 2008
I came to know about the marriage of a 2-year-old girl from a news channel. We all know there is a minimum age of a girl and a boy for marriage. But still in Indian villages, child marriage is prevalent. It is hard to believe that nowadays parents can think of the marriage of a 2-year-old girl. And there is no objection to the marriage from the society and Government.
Government of the states, where child marriage is common, and central government are ignorant of the fact or have not taken any initiative to discourage such traditions. Government should have to take the initiative to educate the people, the parents of the children obviously, to think of the marriage of their children at the right moment, particularly when the children are ready for it. A 2-year-old can hardly talk and she could not express her feelings. Above and beyond, she could neither approve of nor object to the marriage.
The incredible fact is that some leaders are in favour of child marriage. A true leader should guide the people, society and nation to the right direction.
World’s Rarest Creatures
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20 Oct 2008
All attempts by scientists to save world’s rarest creatures should have to be appreciated. Melting of poles, changing weather conditions and deforestation, besides others, are the principal reasons for the creatures going extinct. Recently there were many incidents of animals in search of food enter into human locality where they were either killed or captured even though human depredations were the reason behind their reduced territory. For the production of wooden materials, the forests are destroyed, leaving wild creatures almost homeless. Besides, they have scarce food. Logically, seeking food, they would cross their territory and enter into human localities. Remember, sensible humans too have crossed any limits to survive. Their language may be different from us, but they too need home and food to survive. Their home and food come to us in the form of luxury. It means they are, by endangering their lives and becoming extinct, paying the price for our comfortable life. Or to be accurate they are made to pay the price. And it seems we naturally do not care for them as long as we are comfortable.
There are lots of creatures which are extinct like the dinosaurs. Some are: Tasmanian wolf originally lived in Australia but since its food grew scarce, it moved to Tasmania and in 1993, the last known Tasmanian Wolf died in a Tasmania zoo; meganthereon, better know as the sabretoothed tiger lived in Africa alongside early man; dodo never learned to fly and the last known dodo died on a Ship; orestias cuvieri, fish that grew up to 30cm long, lived in Lake Titicaca, in South America, but trout introduced into the lakes during the 1930s ate all of them and the trout were eaten by lamprey; moa, the giant bird, lived in New Zealand; sivatherium, a close relative of the giraffe, which lived in Africa, was hunted by early humans; giant boa which grew up to five metres long, was killed by early humans for food et al. The list is endless, as there may be numerous which became extinct before they could come across humans.
Now one would wonder how the future world would be without some of present creatures, for instance tigers. Scientists have their list of endangered creatures, and they have chalked out their saving programs to save them from becoming extinct, but the saving programs should not be limited to those in the list. The protection of forest areas which are their homes with abundant supply of food for them is of foremost importance. Nature must maintain its balance. Nature should be allowed to maintain its natural balance. If we force it to lose its balance, we have to pay the price ultimately. Yes ultimately we suffer. Naturally, we suffer.
Protection against Child Abuse
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13 Oct 2008
Child Abuse: The term ‘child abuse’ is not original to us and our society. Albeit there are laws to protect the children against labour or sexual abuse, these crimes continue to survive covertly in our society.
Lack of Awareness of Rights and Laws: In case of child labour, some parents are forced sent their children to work owing to poverty and their need to add one or more bread winners to their families, even when it is the time for the children to go to school. Mostly, these children are ignorant of their right to go to school to get the basic education and those who are aware yield to social injustice like early responsibilities of taking care of their family members. As regards sexual abuse, children could hardly understand the abuse inflicted upon them and if they understand, they are terrified to complain, not recognizing that there are laws to defend them. There should be some welfare institutions reaching out to help them.
Importance of Welfare Institutions and their Proper Functioning: The government should set up institutions which would work sincerely against child trafficking and sex abuse and should see the institutions are functioning properly for the welfare of the children. The present children are the future of our society or nation tomorrow. Therefore, the central and the state governments should rise now to see the present children get the better out of the world at present time to make the future world best for the next generation.
U.A.Kiran
India
