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- Eastern zone convention of Architects concludes at Patna
- Swami Agnivesh A short Biography
- Swami Agnivesh trashed by Kiran Bedi over his video
- Commercial Exploitation of Anna Hazare Movement
- Interview with Irom Sharmila – the Iron Lady of Manipur
- Sharmila Irom, The Anna Hazare of North East
- Letter of Sharmila Irom to Anna Hazare
- Kiran Bedi and Om Puri to face privilege motion in Parliament
- Anna to fast for Electoral Reforms now
- Harnaut Rail Coach Factory to be productive by November
| Eastern zone convention of Architects concludes at Patna Posted: 29 Aug 2011 08:13 AM PDT Architect’s Eastern zone convention-2011 was recently hosted by Bihar and Jharkhand chapter of Indian Institute of Architects (IIA), on the theme of "Green Architecture”. Various architects from in and around state presented their ideas on how construction can be brought into a symbiotic relationship with the environment along with increasing the efficiency. With optimal weather conditions and optimal use of daylight, which prevents use of electric lights during the day, usage of wind and solar power for energy requirement of the building and recycling of water up to five times can contribute to save expenses and also conserve the environment. "Green architecture means judicious and environment-friendly usage of resources including energy, water and construction material throughout the building life cycle, aimed at energy efficiency, least waste generation and healthier habitat of occupants. Today, when the natural resources are depleting at an uncontrollable rate along with vicious impacts of global warming, green buildings have become the need of the hour," said Prafulla Gopinath Karkhanis, the president of IIA. Around 300 architects from Bengal, Orissa, Jharkhand, north-eastern states and Bihar participated in the convention. Even students of architecture from National Institute of Technology, Patna, and Apeejay School of Architecture and Planning, Noida, participated in the seminar. "The idea behind such conventions is to allow interaction among professionals, sharing of ideas, assessing the prevailing practices in the industry and also to provide in-hand learning opportunities for practitioners and students," said C.S. Sinha, the convener of the convention. Tanmay Tathagat, an accredited architect with the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (Leed)-India, made a presentation on "Energy simulation for building designs". "The green buildings may cost Rs 20-30 per square metre more than the conventional buildings but these are healthier to reside in as the material used have less chemicals and are therefore less toxic. Moreover, the buildings are developed in such a way that they conserve maximum energy," he said. He added that drinking water can be recycled several times and can be used in bathrooms and for gardening purposes later. Leed-India is a green building rating system, which is a nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings. There are 150 Leed-registered green buildings and 23 Leed-certified green buildings in India.  |
| Swami Agnivesh A short Biography Posted: 29 Aug 2011 01:13 AM PDT Swami Agnivesh is a social activist and a self titled Swami.He was born as Shyam Vepa Rao on September 21, 1939, in Sakti, Chhattisgarh. Agnivesh received his degrees in Law and Economics in Calcutta.He also worked as a lecturer of Business Management at St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta, from 1963 to 1968 Agnivesh became a member of the Legislative Assembly of Haryana in 1977, and served as a State Minister for Education from 1979 to 1982.In 1981, while still a minister, he founded the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, which continues to raise issues bonded labour in India, especially in the quarries in and around Delhi; he remains the chairperson of the organization. After leaving the Ministry, he was arrested twice, spending a total of 14 months in jail on charges of subversion and murder, of which he was later acquitted Recently, Agnivesh became the target of public furore for being a government’s mole in Team Anna during Anna Hazare’s fast for a strong Jan Lokpal from 16th to the 28th of August, 2011. This was conjectured upon by some when his video appeared on Youtube in which he was allegedly seen talking to someone addressed as Mr.Kapil on his cellphone. The video shows him asking Mr.Kapil not to relent to the demands of Anna Hazare’s aides and advises him to talk “firmly.” He is also heard describing Team Anna as “mad elephant”. Agnivesh denied these allegations saying that he was not talking to Kapil Sibbal, but to Kapil Muni. Subsequently, the media published an interview with Kapil Muni, who categorically denied talking to Agnivesh and slammed the self-styled swami for being unhappy with Anna hazare’s aides on not being appointed as a negotiator during the protests. He is best known for his work against bonded labour through the Bonded Labour Liberation Front, which he founded in 1981. Agnivesh also founded and become president of the World Council of Arya Samaj, which he describes as an associate of the original Arya Samaj, and served as the chairperson of the United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund on Contemporary Forms of Slavery from 2001 to 2004. Agnivesh has been controversial due to his anti-Hindu statements. Agnivesh testified before the Working Group on Contemporary Forms of Slavery at the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva. Later he created a new task for emancipation of womanhood, which was a helpful factor in the Commission of Sati (prevention) Act of 1987. In 2005, Agnivesh stated that the Puri Jagannath Temple should be opened to non-Hindu.This lead to the priests of the temple condemning his remarks as “purely anti-Hindu in nature” and burning him in effigy. In May 2011, hundreds of Hindu priests protested against Swami Agnivesh's claim that ice stalagmite that they believe resembles Lord Shiva is just a piece of ice; during the protest the priests burned him in effigy. He has received several awards including  |
| Swami Agnivesh trashed by Kiran Bedi over his video Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:52 AM PDT Swami Agnivesh the close aide of Anna Hazare has invited fresh troubles after a video related to his conversation with Union Minister Kapil Sibbal appeared on the Internet(Youtube).He was seen supporting Government stand on Anti-Graft movement and asking Sibbal to take tough stand against Anna Please see this video yourself Mr. Agnivesh on his part claimed the video footage was "doctored and concocted" and part of a smear campaign against him and denied he was talking to Union Minister Kapil Sibal. The Minister was involved in negotiations during the initial stages of the stand-off between Team Anna and the government. Team member Kiran Bedi alleged that Mr. Agnivesh has been caught on camera where he is asking a person after addressing him as "Kapil", "Maharaj aap inko itna kyu de rahe hai"(Maharaj, why are you giving them so much?). "Who’s Maharaj? It is Kapil Sibal on the other side. He said Sibal sahab, I heard that," she said. Ms. Bedi accused Mr. Agnivesh of being absolutely unethical. The core team and Mr. Agnivesh had developed differences during the course of Mr. Hazare’s fast. Ms. Bedi told PTI that the footage "shocked us all and we are very uncomfortable" with it. "Only he can answer this. He should own it or reject it. However it leaves no doubt. It obviously tells us what happened. He should tell us who is the person whom he mentioned," she added. Mr. Agnivesh said: "These were lies and it is a cut and paste job. There are several people in my personal circle whose first name is Kapil. I never address political leaders as 'Maharaj.’ Kapil Maharaj could be anybody," he said.  |
| Commercial Exploitation of Anna Hazare Movement Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:15 AM PDT The commercial exploitation of Anna Hazare’s Movement have begun, even before the movement has come to a temporary halt.Now a Marathi producer is planning to make a movie on his recent movement.Anna will be played by Arun Nalavade. The name of movie will be Mala Anna Vhyaychay or I want to become Anna. A leading news portal reports that Nalawade is so excited about his role in the film that he affirms it will be a lifetime role. “By watching television, I have already started learning Anna’s body language and am trying to imitate his voice,” said Nalavade, who was one of the producers of Shwaas. “Playing Anna is the biggest challenge in my life and I am reading up on him. I shall try to give justice to the role.” “Mala Anna Vhyaychay or I want to become Anna will be produced and directed by Ganesh Shinde. Shinde said he had recently completed live shooting at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi where Hazare had sat for the hunger strike. “I have also taken some shots from Mumbai and Ralegansiddhi of the agitations supporting Hazare,” Shinde said. “This film is about an unsuccessful heart-broken youth who goes to commit suicide, but gets inspired by Hazare’s work and finds the real purpose of his life.”  |
| Interview with Irom Sharmila – the Iron Lady of Manipur Posted: 29 Aug 2011 12:04 AM PDT Irom Sharmila Chanu the civil rights activist from Manipur, who has been on fast since year 2000 in protest of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act imposed there.Recently, She came into light after she lent her full support to Anna Hazare through her letter. Here we present an interview with Irom Chanu Sharmila, the iron lady of Manipur What you did after decided to fast for this cause? It’s more than a decade you started fasting and your health has worse in due course, what makes up steadfast? How long will these continue….. Do you think will government agree on your demand repealing AFSA? Do you still write poems or how you spend your time in the security ward? Game, time pass…. Now after a decade your struggle is gaining momentum due to different campaigns to create awareness about cause. How you feel? This interview was taken by Mohammed Tanveer Iqbal and appeared in Situation Asia  |
| Sharmila Irom, The Anna Hazare of North East Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:54 PM PDT Irom Sharmila Chanu is a civil rights activist, political activist, and poet from the Indian state of Manipur. She was born on March 14, 1972 to Irom c Nanda(father) and Irom Ongbi Sakhi (mother). Since 2 November 2000, she has been on hunger strike to demand that the Indian government repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 (AFSPA), which she blames for violence in Manipur and other parts of India’s northeast Having refused food and water for more than ten years, she has been called “the world’s longest hunger striker”.She is a 39 years old hailing from Manipur and has been continuously on fast this November she will complete her eleventh year. She hasn’t taken a single morsel of food or a single drop of water on her own during this period. On November 2, 2000, in Malom, a town five kilometers away from Imphal the capital of Manipur state, ten civilians were allegedly shot and killed by the Assam Rifles – Paramiltary forces while waiting at a bus stop. The next day’s local newspapers published graphic pictures of the dead bodies, including one of a 62-year old woman, Leisangbam Ibetomi, and 18-year old Sinam Chandramani, a 1988 National Child Bravery Award winner. After this incident Sharmila began to fast in protest of the killings, taking neither food nor water. By 2004, Sharmila had become an “icon of public resistance”. Following her procedural release On October 2, 2006, for around four months, Irom Sharmila Chanu went to Raj Ghat, New Delhi, which she said was “to pay floral tribute to my idol, Mahatma Gandhi.” On August 23, 2011, Sharmila was involved in the wave of Anti-corruption movement on invitation by Anna Hazare via letter Here is a short documentary on her life by Kavita Joshi , My Body My Weapon  |
| Letter of Sharmila Irom to Anna Hazare Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:33 PM PDT Sharmila Chanu Irom has been on a fast at Imphal, Manipur for the past ten years. This Iron Lady of Manipur has been protesting against the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Manipur which gives the Army and the paramilitary forces the power to shoot or arrest on mere account of suspicion. She has been kept alive on a cocktail of vitamins and nutrients. She is force-fed twice a day through her nose. She wrote a letter to Anna Hazare expressing her solidarity for his movement against corruption and at the same time highlighting the contrast to the government’s response to the two protests. Full text of the letter follows: JUST PEACE FOUNDATION Kongpal Kongkham Leikai Contact: +91-9862696184 Email: justpeacefoundation@gmail.com Sharmila response to Anna’s invitation 23 August 2011, Tuesday Respected Anna, I whole heartedly welcome your invitation to join the anti corruption rally you are crusading. And yet I would like you to be convinced of the reality of my situation, that I cannot get the advantage of exercising my non-violent protest for justice against my concerned authority as a democratic citizen of a democratic country, unlike your environment. This is the problem I cannot understand. My humble suggestion is if you feel seriously; please try to reach the concerned legislators (read authorities) to let me get free, like yours, to join your amazing crusade to root out corruption ” which is the root of all evils. Or you can come to Manipur, the most corruption affected region in the world. With full solidarity and best wishes. Yours, Sd/- Irom Sharmila  |
| Kiran Bedi and Om Puri to face privilege motion in Parliament Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:13 PM PDT The Parliament is back on track of crushing the supporters of Anti-Corruption Crusade.Kiran Bedi, Anna’s key aide, would face a privilege motion in Parliament along with actor Om Puri for their remarks taunting the MPs. Om Puri in his remarks ar Ramlila Maidan said, “I feel ashamed when an IAS or IPS officer salutes a ganwar (illiterate) who is a neta (leader). We have more than 50 per cent ganwar leaders. Don’t vote for them,” Om Puri had said. In her remarks against the MPs, Bedi had said, “Our politicians are hiding behind a mask. They think and speak. There has been no lathi-charge till now because of Anna. We don’t know what will happen after he goes. Till now, Delhi Police is with us, but if they get any demands, we don’t know what will happen. We have been tolerating for the past 60 years, how much more do we tolerate?” Rajya Sabha Members Ram Gopal Yadav (Samajwadi Party) and Mohammed Adeeb (Independent) had moved the privilege motion against the duo for attacking parliamentarians on Saturday.  |
| Anna to fast for Electoral Reforms now Posted: 28 Aug 2011 11:04 PM PDT Anna Hazare, the icon for Anti Corruption Crusade has indicated that electoral reforms will be on top of his agenda next so that corruption can come down. “I have only deferred my fast, not given it up. Only when these reforms are complete will I really end my fast. I will not rest until all the changes that I look to are achieved,” he said to thunderous applause from thousands of his supporters waving tricolour and shouting slogans like ‘Anna Hazare Zindabad’. “If the majority in a constituency says that they reject a candidate, even then the election should be cancelled. How much money they (candidates) will distribute? Once the candidate spends Rs 10 crore for one election and if the election is cancelled, then right sense will dawn upon them,” he said. Maintaining that people’s parliament is bigger than “Parliament in Delhi”, Hazare said that is why Parliament had to listen to people’s parliament.  |
| Harnaut Rail Coach Factory to be productive by November Posted: 28 Aug 2011 10:57 PM PDT The Rail Coach Maintenance Factory at Harnaut is all set to be operative. According to sources, Railways will take the charge of this factory by November.It is one of the dream projects of Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar.It will have the pride to be completed on schedule and will be one of the major industrial unit in Bihar Work on the Harnaut workshop, which is the second of its kind in the country after Perambur, is in full swing. The railways is setting up the ambitious workshop on about 113 acres of land which includes workshop on 76 acres and staff quarters on 37 acres. However, the work on the railway colony is yet to be kicked off. According to an ECR official, the railways would build about 18 sheds in this workshop. The special feature of the workshop is that it will have the ‘double-stacked coach maintenance technology’ to carry out periodical overhauling (POH) of coaches. The cost of the project, which was initially Rs 98 crore, has been revised to Rs 224.51 crore. The project will be commissioned in November this year, he said. According to sources, the railways has completed wheel bogie shop, wheel axle shop, heavy repair shop, carriage store shop, plant care shop and light repair shop. Work on carriage repair shop and rail track shop has been going on smoothly. Work on the administrative building and canteen is on, sources said. An ECR official said that the Harnaut coach maintenance workshop has been designed and developed with the latest technology. Bogies of mail and express trains would be provided a comprehensive maintenance on its completion. However, this workshop will have no facility to carry out coach maintenance work of German LHB coaches, he said. The ECR is one of the biggest zones comprising five divisions. It has more than 2,500 passenger coach holding capacity (number of coaches) which require periodical overhauling (POH) on a regular basis to maintain full safety measures. In its absence, the railways has been sending coaches to Lilluah in West Bengal and Gorakhpur in UP for their immediate POH. The Harnaut workshop will facilitate timely and fast POH of the coaches, a Railway Board official said. According to sources, the railways has planned the workshop in a modern way. While there will be a special arrangement for the final disposal of waste materials from the workshop, the railways would use the filtered water for horticulture purpose on the sprawling campus. There will be a special sewerage treatment plant on the workshop premises to deal effectively with the final disposal of waste materials, sources said.  |
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