No arrests have been made in connection with the case so far, said the police.
Some TV channels, which showed clippings of the attackers beating up the pilgrims, claimed that the attack was carried out by members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. However, MNS leader Atul Sarpotdar denied his party's role in the incident.
Some objections
One: it is not practical.
Two: that it is anti-democratic to force people to vote.
Three: It has a punitive element in it so it is bad.
Four: it amounts to authoritarian move and makes elections something akin to what happens in the people's democracies of Communist regimes, not a liberal regime.
Before explaining why I buy the Modi-sponsored Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill 2009 now approved by the legislature on December 19, let me rebut the fourth grievance about the law.
It is not going to promote the 'people's democracy' of totalitarian regimes for there the choices are limited to one political party. In India [ Images ], it is limited, of late, to one kind of candidates though they come, save few honourable exceptions, from diverse parties. They are the moneyed dynasts, with backing of other vested interests.
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The night included cultural dances from the Bhutanese after Deana Severance, the curator of the HBU Bible Museum, told the Christmas story while Linda Renz, an HBU graduate student, illustrated the story on several large canvases. Afterward, Alex Kennedy, pastor of Kingsland Baptist Church, shared a gospel presentation.
The Christmas party served as a way to reach out to the Bhutanese—letting them know people want to help them succeed in their new life in Texas and show them God’s love.
HBU showed its support by providing refreshments and allowing the group to host the event in the Dunham Theater on its campus. Additional refugee ministries and agencies provided Christmas gifts for the children who attended the event.
याचिकाकर्ताओं को सुप्रीम कोर्ट का हाईकोर्ट जाने का निर्देश
Decision Making in Modern Democracy
In a modern democracy, it is the majority consent that decides matters at societal level.
Majority consent is shaped by public opinion formed on the basis of the following mediums:-
Society Today
Indian society today, by and large, emulates western society and engages in material advancement at all costs to individual, family, society, nation and Nature. Thus it shows predominantly sudra varna that is transforming into vyshya.
Symbolically, India today is headed by people chosen for their sudra characteristic of followership, though trained to be vyshya – products of the british created education system designed to produce technically qualified workers for the empire.
Way Ahead
As rajas rises in society, represented by the transformation to vyshya characteristic from sudra, to check the deleterious effect on human psyche and on Nature, of unbridled rajasic indulgence in materialism, evident in human society today, and for long term sustenance, of individual, society, as well as Nature, tempering and channelization with dharmic considerations are necessary.
Increased deliberations on dharmic aspects at societal level impart kshetriya varna to society and raise sattvic characteristic.
Sustained rise of sattvic characteristic inspire brahma-jnana.
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लिपियों के विशेषज्ञ विलियम कैरे ने न केवल देवनागरी के टाइप ढलवाकर मुद्रणालय की स्थापना की अपितु उत्तर भारत की अनेक भाषाओं में देवनागरी का उपयोग कर इस बात की ओर संकेत किया कि यह लिपि अधिकांश आधुनिक भाषाओं के लिए उपयुक्त है।
उन्नीसवीं शती में हिन्दुस्तानी को कचहरी की भाषा और देवनागरी-लिपि के प्रयोग के लिए विदेशियों द्वारा श्लाघनीय प्रयत्न किये गये। इस प्रसंग में ईस्ट इंडिया कम्पनी के एक अंग्रेज सिविलयन फ्रेड्रिक जाॅन शोरे का उल्लेख करना आवश्यक होगा। इस विद्वान ने अपनी पुस्तक में कहा कि कचहरी की भाषा हिन्दुस्तानी और लिपि देवनागरी होनी चाहिए। शोरे महोदय ने समय से पूर्व नागरी लिपि को प्रश्रय देने की मांग की थी। इसके पश्चात लगभग बीस वर्ष तक किसी ने भी इस विद्वान के कथन को विशेष महत्व नहीं दिया। हिन्दुस्तानी को कचहरी की भाषा का स्थान दिलाने का श्रेय फैलन और ग्राउज को है।
“1 cup of coffee = 140 liters of water; 1 hamburger = 2400 ltrs of water“!
I was shocked to learn that if one included the amount of water needed in every part of the chain – i.e. water used to grow, pack and ship the beans – by the time it gets to our table, a cup of coffee has used up about 140 liters of water!
During the recent stand-off with China on Arunachal Pradesh I asked myself a question. Sitting in cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Amdavad, Patna what is it that, we the people of India could do for that state.
