Saturday, November 10, 2007

Social Cause Newsletter dated November 1-15, 2007

nov 10th, 2007

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Date: Nov 9, 2007 5:22 PM
Subject: Social Cause Newsletter dated November 1-15, 2007
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Namaste.
 

Greetings
'Social Cause' wishes you a happy Dipavali!                                                                                

May this Dipavali be as bright as ever! May it bring joy, health and wealth to you!
May the festival of lights brighten up you and your near and dear ones' lives!
May lights triumph over darkness! May the spirit of light illuminate the world!
May the light that we celebrate at Dipavalii show us the way,

And lead us together on the path of peace, progress and social harmony!
'Social Cause' wishes you a happy Dipavali!

 

November 1-15, 2007 issue of 'Social Cause' is now available at

 

www.socialcause.org

 

It contains the following items

                    

Quote

"This city is what it is because our citizens are what they are." - Plato

 

News
Indians develop new iron using ancient technology
India tops the list of remittance receiver
Incredible water man digs for water at world's highest altitudes
Alert cop prevented 2nd blast at Ajmeer dargah
'Don't let any ultra escape': Slain Major's last words
Pay panel may consider 5-fold hike for military
Turf war: Army wants its own air force, IAF fumes
US visa demand in India skyrocketed in 2007
American giants run into IIT backlash
Jindal is Louisiana governor, creates history
Nobel committee regrets missing out on Gandhi
'Made in India' rising to challenge China: Report
Indian govt. readies machinery to check US ban on handicrafts
India not seen as a donor yet: World Bank chief
Airport checks in US: Sikhs can keep their turbans on
UK Hindu sacked over nose stud wins back job
'Swarnabhumi Airport' at Thailand depicts Samudra Manthan
Swaminarayan Trust invited to build Akshardham in China
Bhagavad Gita in Banjara Bhasha
Ashes of two Londoners immersed in Godavari by their long-time Indian friend
2nd largest Vishnu idol in Bihar
Sanskrit from Class I in MP
'Sanyas' lessons for Christian clergy
Ram Sethu becomes a tourist attraction
Sethusamudram project to be completed by Nov. 2008: Govt.
Jaya admits Sethu U-turn
VHP for committee led by Kalam on Sethusamudram
Ravan temple shut by Ram supporters
Maternal deaths highest in India
More Indians go hungry than neighbours: Report
Urban waste imported from U.S. to be shipped back
ICICI fined Rs. 50 lakh for employing goons to recover loans
No place for God in God's own country: CPM
Marxists promote their philosophy at Durga puja pandals in Delhi
Karunanidhi pays homage to slain LTTE leader
Prof. Gilani's role still suspect, says SC
Gujarat riots a genocide; Modi sanctioned it: Tehelka
'You can't make taxpayers pay for producing more children', says SC
Centre hikes Haj subsidy
Govt. plans new entities to fund minorities's projects
Minority defaulters worry AP govt.
TN passes bill providing quota to minorities
SC directs compulsory registration of all marriages, Muslim Personal Law Board says no
Muslims become a force, thanks to Sachar
'Taliban' writ in Haryana village
Bias cry over madarsa tag
Praising Gandhi earns Kashmir CM a fatwa
We will bring Nizam rule: KCR
Some Muslim medical students in UK refuse to answer exam questions on STDs
Britain plans to claim slice of Antarctica
Priests meet on caste in Church
Vatican tells Hindus forced conversions impossible
Pakistan is world's most dangerous nation: Newsweek
Japanese take fight against junk food to nursery classes                                                              

                                                                                                                                               

Original Contributions
Effigy burning! Can't we bury it? - U. Atreya Sarma
Can we combine Social Service and National Service into Selfless Service - M.D. Kini                    

                                                                                                                                               

Articles - 123 Agreement
India's interests are safe even minus deal - Brahma Chellaney
No two ways about it - Brahma Chellaney
U.S. desperation is showing - Brahma Chellaney
India's friends want it to be operationalised - G. Parthasarathy
Nuclear deal and non-proliferation issues - G. Parthasarathy
Debating points - G. Parthasarathy
Wages of zombie rule - Swapan Dasgupta
Breach of trust - Swapan Dasgupta
A 'dishonourable' exit, isn't it? - Karan Thapar
Then watchdog, now poodle - Karan Thapar
Nuclear deal or no deal? - Karan Thapar
U.S. Poodle or Chinese Poodle? - B. Raman
Postpone 123 deal by 12 months - Swaminathan S Anklesaria Aiyar
Is the nuclear power option safe for India? - M.R. Srinivasan
Why India should opt for nuclear power - M.R. Srinivasan
"We must intensify efforts to tap non-conventional energy sources" - M.R. Srinivasan
US needs deal more than us - Rajeev Srinivasan
Strategic aspects of the N-deal - Gen. (retd.) V.P. Malik
The Nuclear Riddle - Pran Chopra
A nuclear test and new realities - P.S. Suryanarayana
30 lost years - Harinder Sekhon
Save the Nuclear Deal - Sumit Ganguly
Indo-US nuclear deal: Missing the point - Dipak Basu
Nuclear Winter - M.J. Akbar
The November Surprise - Bharat Karnad
Congress trapped between devil & deep sea - Pranay Sharma
Always the bridesmaid - K. Shankar Bajpai
BJP must step in and save N-deal - C. Uday Bhaskar
Is United States India's friend? - M.V. Kamath
Extended n-debate good for India's health - S. Nihal Singh
N-deal won't bring power to poor - S.P. Shukla
A policy shift India can do without - S.P. Shukla
Government blinks - Editorial, The Times of India
Nuclear Nightmares - Editorial, The Times of India
Complex manoeuvres over the N-deal - Editorial, The Economic Times
Questioning the India deal - Editorial, International Herald Tribune
Nuclear dealings - Mark Brzezinski
A blow to the budding India-U.S. alliance - Gwynne Dyer
Pulse of progress fades on India's nuclear deal - Somini Sengupta
U.S.-India nuclear deal falling apart - Richard Halloran
America's strategic opportunity with India - R. Nicholas Burns                                                      

                                                                                                                                               

Articles - Ram Sethu
Faith in Ram vs. faith in Sonia - S. Gurumurthy
Arrogance, Thy name is Karunanidhi! - Cho Ramaswamy
'The Sethu Samudram does not make nautical sense' - Captaian (retired) H. Balakrishnan
Shelve the project & save money - Haran B.R.
Letter to Committee of Eminent Persons on SSCP - Dr. Subramanian Swamy
Ram was for real - Saroj Bala
Rama: political engineering - Sandhya Jain
When myths compete - Amrith Lal
Religion, rationality & development - Manoj Pant
Shades of Veeranam in Sethu? - Wg. Cdr. (retd.) K. Parthasarathi
Ramar rallies bhakthars against atheist Karunanidhi - R. Bhagwan Singh                                       

                                                                                                                                               

Articles - Pakistan
Text of Pakistan emergency declaration
Two nations and two emergencies - S. Gurumurthy
Partition's ghost haunts Pakistan - Tarun Vijay
Martial instincts - G. Parthasarathy
Musharrah maelstrom and India - C. Raja Mohan
General's last gambit - Wilson John
Musharraf's deadly endgame - B. Raman
Democracy and autocracy, subcontinent-ishtyle - Rajeev Srinivasan
Pakistan: having the tiger by the tail - Ramesh Thakur
Musharraf has support of US, UK - M.K. Bhadrakumar
Under General anesthesia - Amit Baruah
Martial law: Where does Pakistan go from here? - Najam Sethi
The last punch - Anees Jillani
PPPortent for the future - S. Akbar Zaidi
General's gambit - Editorial, DNA
Peril in Pakistan - Editorial, Hindustan Times
Darkness in Pakistan - Editorial, The Hindu
Pressure tells - Editorial, Deccan Chronicle
US diplomacy in Pakistan bankrupt - Editorial, The New Indian Express
Man at arms - Editorial, The Telegraph
End of all pretensions - Editorial, Deccan Chronicle
General has himself to blame for the mess - Editorial, The Tribune
Soldiers unseating judge sets world's worst precedent - Editorial, The Statesman                           

                                                                                                                                               

Editorial Comments
Population needs to be stablized - The Pioneer
The opposition to marriage registration is misplaced - The Times of India
Taming recovery agents: Banks have to follow the law - The Tribune
We can save hundreds of crore a year with clean toilets - Deccan Herald                                       

 

Book Review
Review of Yasmin Khan's "The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan" - M.V. Kamath    

                                                                                                                                               

Voice of the People
The future of Pakistan                                                                                                               

Pakistan president General Pervez Musharraf has declared emergency and is cracking down on activists and leaders of social and political organisations, lawyers and judges and imposed restrictions on media. What do you think is Pakistan heading for? You are welcome to post your comments in this section.

 

Reports
A blood donation camp to mark the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi Lal Bahadur Shastri - Chetan Agrawal

Appeal

Let your energy & enthusiasm power 'Social Cause' – Dr. Somaraju Suseela

 

Thanks and regards,

Srihari

for 'Social Cause'     

www.socialcause.org

 


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