YEH MERA INDIA
SC sore at Dange ‘outburst’ on beggars, destitutes
New Delhi: The Supreme Court took strong exception to the reported remarks of former State Chief Secretary J P Dange that beggars, destitutes from outside can go back to their native states and government was not obliged to implement all court directives. If such remarks were made, they amounted to contempt, the apex court has said.
A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma asked the State government counsel Sanjay Karde to bring to the chief minister’s notice Dange’s purported remarks and file an affidavit in three weeks if such utterances had been made.
“Homeless people are outsiders and not from the state of Maharashtra. They should go back to their respective states. We cannot implement all directives from the court. The issue of homeless is not so important. There are many directives in waiting and this one is just an addition. Don’t care much about it,” the chief secretary is reported to have told an NGO when it sought shelter for destitutes in pursuant of the apex court’s earlier direction.
The apex court passed the direction after senior counsel Colin Gonzalves, appearing for PUCL which filed the PIL on shelter facilities for the homeless in the country, brought to the court’s notice the chief secretary’s alleged remarks. Karde told the court that he would seek instructions from the government on the issue and file the affidavit by three weeks. The apex court had earlier passed a series of directions to states for setting up night shelters and permanent shelters for the homeless throughout the country, following reports that a number of them have died due to the biting cold wave conditions.
14-year-old Tamil boy enrolls
for MCA course
A 14-year-old boy has got special permission to pursue a Master of Computer Applications degree at a University in Tamil Nadu.
Mohammed Suhail, at the age of three, had learnt to create, save, rename and do all the basic operations with files, and at the age of six, he joined a computer centre to learn various other complex software of computer application.
During the seventh standard, when he was 14-year-old, he decided to discontinue his schooling and applied for a postgraduate programme from the Bharathiyar University.
“From my childhood I started working and learning computers in various fields like hardware infrastructure, software development and networking and data bases,” said Suhail.
“During my seventh standard I decided to discontinue my schooling and then joined college in a professional course and I especially prepared myself for those things. In the past three years, then during my eighth standard I developed various kinds of software,” he added.
An applicant should be of 18 years and above for doing a postgraduate degree programme according to the University norms but after testing the computer application knowledge of Suhail, the university officials welcomed him to the computer science department of their college.
Suhail has won various national level competitions and has earned excellence award from Microsoft.
He aims for completing the two year master of Computer Applications (MCA) course in the next six months.
He has also developed over 20 software for school management and aims to develop an Operating System at very low cost, which can by easily bought by common people.
“My aim is to become a computer scientist and develop something new that will contribute to the public in India. Then in my future I have also planned to develop an operating system at a very low cost like it will be available in the rate like 200 to 300 rupees,” said Suhail.
Bogus sadhu gets 2 yr RI
Yavatmal: The fast track court at Pusad has sentenced a bogus sadhu to rigorous imprisonment for two years on charges of luring away and raping a minor girl.
According to Pusad Police, the accused Mahadeo Lokhande (65), after presenting himself as a sadhu, had befriended the victim’s family. On January 14 last, the bogus sadhu took the minor girl to a fair and committed the heinous crime. The girl, however, narrated her plight to the parents who lodged complaint with the police. The police filed an FIR after the investigation and presented 12 witnesses before the court. During the trial, the court recorded the statement of all the 12 witnesses and on the basis of their account and the evidence on record held the accused guilty and sentenced him to undergo two-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 200 and in lieu of the fine undergoes further imprisonment for 15 days.
In a first, Goa Governor summoned by RTI panel
Panaji: In an unparalleled order, Goa Governor S S Sidhu has been summoned by the State Information Commission after his office refused to give information to a social activist under the Right to Information Act. Sidhu has been asked to personally appear before the state Chief Information Commissioner, official sources said. Social activist Aires Rodrigues had filed a complaint with the state information commission pointing out that the Governor had refused to give him details pertaining to advocate General Subodh Kantak.
The notice, signed by information Commissioner Motilal Keny said “You are required to appear before this commission in person and not to depart hence without leave of the commission and you are herby warned that if shall, without just excuse, neglect or refuse to appear on the afore-said date and time, failing which the complaint will be decided in your absence.”
Rodrigues, by an application, had sought from Raj Bhavan under the Right to Information Act details of action taken on the complaints made by him to the Governor of Goa against the Advocate General of Goa.Rodrigues had also sought copies of noting sheets and correspondence pertaining to the processing of his complaints against the Advocate General, they said.
Special Secretary to Governor, N Radhakrishnan declined to furnish the information, stating that information under RTI Act could not be furnished as the Governor of Goa is not a Public Authority and that an affidavit to this effect has been filed before the Bombay High Court.
This Ram devotee was born a Muslim
Patna: He is called Hanuman because of his devotion towards Lord Ram. He can name all the Hindu gods and goddesses in a single breath, and he performs the priest’s duties at a Bihar temple with unwavering dedication-no one can tell that Siddeshwar Das was born Mohammad Sadique.
Born in a Muslim family Mohmmad Sadique developed an interest in Hindu religion when he was quite young. Today in his 80’s he is the chief priest at Ram-Janki temple in Arwal district’s Sohsa village.
“I adopted Hindu faith decades ago. I look after the temple and perform prayers everyday. Now my life is a temple, I have faith in Lord Ram, I was born to worship him,” Mohammad Sadique turned Siddeshwar Das told. Vinay Singh, a villager, says that Siddeshwar Das is respected by everyone in the village.
“He spends most of his time offering prayers and reeling off names of Hindu gods and goddesses. His devotion and commitment to look after the temple made him a saint,” he says.
Another villager, Mahesh Prasad, says that some people call him Ram devotee and another call him Hanuman for his devotion. “Everyday, he performs all the rituals of a priest, including aarti and distributing sweets among devotees. He is rare priest,” Prasad said.
Give change a chance -
Home Ministry’s new mascot
New Delhi: Dr Shah Faesal, a Kashmiri who topped in the IAS examination this year, is the mascot of the Home Ministry to campaign for promotion of peace, communal harmony and national integration.
A video released by Home Minister P Chidambaram features Shah telling youth to use their abilities, skills and education for constructive activities and become part of the nation building process. Shah, who did his MBBS from Srinagar, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony-an autonomous organisation under the Home Ministry, apparently to tame the youth in his home state, who have been venting ire pelting stones. Over 100 youth have lost lives in the Kashmir valley since June while confronting security forces.
The video brings to light how the great determination and grit of a person affected with societal obstacles can overcome adversities in life. Through the video, Dr Faesal highlights the need for being resilient against odds in life.
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony provides financial assistance to the child victims of societal violence, besides promoting communal harmony and national integration by organising varieties of activities.
New Delhi: The Supreme Court took strong exception to the reported remarks of former State Chief Secretary J P Dange that beggars, destitutes from outside can go back to their native states and government was not obliged to implement all court directives. If such remarks were made, they amounted to contempt, the apex court has said.
A bench of Justices Dalveer Bhandari and Deepak Verma asked the State government counsel Sanjay Karde to bring to the chief minister’s notice Dange’s purported remarks and file an affidavit in three weeks if such utterances had been made.
“Homeless people are outsiders and not from the state of Maharashtra. They should go back to their respective states. We cannot implement all directives from the court. The issue of homeless is not so important. There are many directives in waiting and this one is just an addition. Don’t care much about it,” the chief secretary is reported to have told an NGO when it sought shelter for destitutes in pursuant of the apex court’s earlier direction.
The apex court passed the direction after senior counsel Colin Gonzalves, appearing for PUCL which filed the PIL on shelter facilities for the homeless in the country, brought to the court’s notice the chief secretary’s alleged remarks. Karde told the court that he would seek instructions from the government on the issue and file the affidavit by three weeks. The apex court had earlier passed a series of directions to states for setting up night shelters and permanent shelters for the homeless throughout the country, following reports that a number of them have died due to the biting cold wave conditions.
14-year-old Tamil boy enrolls
for MCA course
A 14-year-old boy has got special permission to pursue a Master of Computer Applications degree at a University in Tamil Nadu.
Mohammed Suhail, at the age of three, had learnt to create, save, rename and do all the basic operations with files, and at the age of six, he joined a computer centre to learn various other complex software of computer application.
During the seventh standard, when he was 14-year-old, he decided to discontinue his schooling and applied for a postgraduate programme from the Bharathiyar University.
“From my childhood I started working and learning computers in various fields like hardware infrastructure, software development and networking and data bases,” said Suhail.
“During my seventh standard I decided to discontinue my schooling and then joined college in a professional course and I especially prepared myself for those things. In the past three years, then during my eighth standard I developed various kinds of software,” he added.
An applicant should be of 18 years and above for doing a postgraduate degree programme according to the University norms but after testing the computer application knowledge of Suhail, the university officials welcomed him to the computer science department of their college.
Suhail has won various national level competitions and has earned excellence award from Microsoft.
He aims for completing the two year master of Computer Applications (MCA) course in the next six months.
He has also developed over 20 software for school management and aims to develop an Operating System at very low cost, which can by easily bought by common people.
“My aim is to become a computer scientist and develop something new that will contribute to the public in India. Then in my future I have also planned to develop an operating system at a very low cost like it will be available in the rate like 200 to 300 rupees,” said Suhail.
Bogus sadhu gets 2 yr RI
Yavatmal: The fast track court at Pusad has sentenced a bogus sadhu to rigorous imprisonment for two years on charges of luring away and raping a minor girl.
According to Pusad Police, the accused Mahadeo Lokhande (65), after presenting himself as a sadhu, had befriended the victim’s family. On January 14 last, the bogus sadhu took the minor girl to a fair and committed the heinous crime. The girl, however, narrated her plight to the parents who lodged complaint with the police. The police filed an FIR after the investigation and presented 12 witnesses before the court. During the trial, the court recorded the statement of all the 12 witnesses and on the basis of their account and the evidence on record held the accused guilty and sentenced him to undergo two-year rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 200 and in lieu of the fine undergoes further imprisonment for 15 days.
In a first, Goa Governor summoned by RTI panel
Panaji: In an unparalleled order, Goa Governor S S Sidhu has been summoned by the State Information Commission after his office refused to give information to a social activist under the Right to Information Act. Sidhu has been asked to personally appear before the state Chief Information Commissioner, official sources said. Social activist Aires Rodrigues had filed a complaint with the state information commission pointing out that the Governor had refused to give him details pertaining to advocate General Subodh Kantak.
The notice, signed by information Commissioner Motilal Keny said “You are required to appear before this commission in person and not to depart hence without leave of the commission and you are herby warned that if shall, without just excuse, neglect or refuse to appear on the afore-said date and time, failing which the complaint will be decided in your absence.”
Rodrigues, by an application, had sought from Raj Bhavan under the Right to Information Act details of action taken on the complaints made by him to the Governor of Goa against the Advocate General of Goa.Rodrigues had also sought copies of noting sheets and correspondence pertaining to the processing of his complaints against the Advocate General, they said.
Special Secretary to Governor, N Radhakrishnan declined to furnish the information, stating that information under RTI Act could not be furnished as the Governor of Goa is not a Public Authority and that an affidavit to this effect has been filed before the Bombay High Court.
This Ram devotee was born a Muslim
Patna: He is called Hanuman because of his devotion towards Lord Ram. He can name all the Hindu gods and goddesses in a single breath, and he performs the priest’s duties at a Bihar temple with unwavering dedication-no one can tell that Siddeshwar Das was born Mohammad Sadique.
Born in a Muslim family Mohmmad Sadique developed an interest in Hindu religion when he was quite young. Today in his 80’s he is the chief priest at Ram-Janki temple in Arwal district’s Sohsa village.
“I adopted Hindu faith decades ago. I look after the temple and perform prayers everyday. Now my life is a temple, I have faith in Lord Ram, I was born to worship him,” Mohammad Sadique turned Siddeshwar Das told. Vinay Singh, a villager, says that Siddeshwar Das is respected by everyone in the village.
“He spends most of his time offering prayers and reeling off names of Hindu gods and goddesses. His devotion and commitment to look after the temple made him a saint,” he says.
Another villager, Mahesh Prasad, says that some people call him Ram devotee and another call him Hanuman for his devotion. “Everyday, he performs all the rituals of a priest, including aarti and distributing sweets among devotees. He is rare priest,” Prasad said.
Give change a chance -
Home Ministry’s new mascot
New Delhi: Dr Shah Faesal, a Kashmiri who topped in the IAS examination this year, is the mascot of the Home Ministry to campaign for promotion of peace, communal harmony and national integration.
A video released by Home Minister P Chidambaram features Shah telling youth to use their abilities, skills and education for constructive activities and become part of the nation building process. Shah, who did his MBBS from Srinagar, has been appointed as the Goodwill Ambassador of the National Foundation for Communal Harmony-an autonomous organisation under the Home Ministry, apparently to tame the youth in his home state, who have been venting ire pelting stones. Over 100 youth have lost lives in the Kashmir valley since June while confronting security forces.
The video brings to light how the great determination and grit of a person affected with societal obstacles can overcome adversities in life. Through the video, Dr Faesal highlights the need for being resilient against odds in life.
The National Foundation for Communal Harmony provides financial assistance to the child victims of societal violence, besides promoting communal harmony and national integration by organising varieties of activities.
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