Agenda and the earthquake..Report

DR. HARSH GUPTA SHUNTED TO THE OCEAN DEVELOPMENT 

Dr. Harsh K. Gupta, an eminent seismologist who made some uncomfortable comments about the Gujarath earthquake is being shunted from the National Geographic 

 Karunakaran 

or Antoney-- Who will come back?? 

Research Center to the Department of Ocean Development. Dr.Gupta  will take over as Secretary, Department of Ocean Development Prime Minister to head crisis management team; New Deltagram Service launched; other reports..Full

SPECIAL REPORT

Thirty Three Indian children died after taking contaminated cough syrup  

 

Hundreds of Third World children victims of pharma companies greed for profit.

An outbreak involving more than 30 small children in India who died after  taking cough syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol is described in the  latest issue of the Bulletin of the World Health Organization by senior  health officials of the Indian government. Diethylene glycol is a highly  toxic solvent used in motor vehicle anti-freeze.

 An editorial in the journal warns of a dangerous rise in the number of  substandard medicines on the market, especially in developing countries.  It says that worldwide during the last 15 years, several hundred patients,  many of them children, have died from intoxication after using medicines  contaminated by diethylene glycol.  In the Indian outbreak, 36 children under 6 years of age were admitted to  two Delhi hospitals between April and June 1998 with symptoms of  unexplained acute renal failure. Despite peritoneal dialysis and  supportive treatment, 33 of the children died. Most were under two years  of age and the youngest was just two months old. More

New Delhi: The devastating earthquake that is causing severe damage to valuable human life and property in Gujarath and other parts of India might have been caused by a covert nuclear explosion by India on the eve of the 51st  Republic Day celebrations

According to leading international scientists, earthquakes and nuclear tests are  two sides of the same coin and a covert nuclear explosion could trigger a powerful  earthquake like the one which happened in Gujarath.

According to scientific sources  there are strong reasons to suspect  that the earthquake is a contribution of an underground nuclear test  by  the BJP government in the dessert regions of Gujarath .  Hardly ten days before the earthquake  the Indian government announced the successful test firing of nuclear missile Agni II reportedly from a launch station in Orissa. Read Full Report

KERALAMONITOR SPECIAL CRIME REPORT

Omani Police officer helping criminal wanted by the Interpol.

The Lucknow police on Monday nabbed an international criminal who was involved in  major financial crimes in Muscat, Oman.  Wanted by the police in Muscat for large-scale embezzlement of funds from various wings of the government of the Sultanate of Oman, the  trickster is wanted by the Interpol, senior superintendent of police B.B.Bakshi told mediapersons.  A resident of Belgaum in Karnataka, the arrested man has been identified as Riyaz Ahmed Sikandar Kitoor. He was running a computer training centre named ”Bytek Computers” in Lucknow’s upmarket Gomti Nagar neighborhood, Bakshi said. An official of the Royal Oman police is also said to be involved. Kitoor is being held in jail here pending a hearing on his extradition to Oman, Bakshi said.

According a dossier prepared by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), ”Kitoor did a course in secretarial practice from a government institute in Belgaum in 1987, following which he took up a job in Goa. Three years later, in 1990, he went off to Muscat to join a big dealer in computer
peripherals,” the dossier says.  The dossier also highlights what is claimed to be Kitoor’s close nexus with the Omani police chief, Col. Nasir Suleman Barkat Alamki, as also his father, who until three years ago, the dossier says, was the finance minister of Oman.

 “The two were conniving in issuing fake vouchers to get payments against supplies that were made only on paper, thereby pocketing away millions,” Bakshi said. Initially, he said, Kitoor had been apprehended in Oman itself following the registration of a case of forgery against him by the Oman Chamber of Commerce.

 However, while he was undergoing imprisonment in Oman, Colonel Alamki came to his rescue and surreptitiously got him a passage to India, where he arrived on September 22, 1997 and quietly began a new life marrying  a school teacher., Bakshi said.

 Govt urged to assign international auditors to boost quake-aid donor  trust

 Ahmedbad:  February 1: Anang  Shah, Ahmedabad based information technology expert and writer, has urged  the Gujarat Government to appoint a reputed  international firm  to audit the aid being received from all over the world  and  being spent on  the earthquake relief work. More

Relatives worried about 3000 Malayalis in Gujarath..More

Comprehensive rehabilitation scheme for Gujarat --Kerala hit by quake phobia;More

 Biju Menon, Samyuktha bag Film Critics

 Awards :Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 29 –  Upcoming cine artists Biju Menon and Samyuktha Varma have bagged the Kerala State Film Critics Association awards in the best actor and best actress categories for the year 2000.  While Biju Menon is rewarded with this award for his role in "Mazha". Samyuktha’ performance in "Madhura Nombara Kattu" helped her to bag the award.More      

Hospitals in Gujarath; Train Service resumed:

  Dubai e-Government &Internet Security 

Free phone facility; mobile hospital for victims. Rs 100 million fimd fpr power reconstruction in Gujarath;

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DEATH TOLL ONLY 6072 AND INJURED 14512: GOVERNMENT CLAIMS  New Delhi:  The death toll in Gujarat earthquake has increased to 6072 and the number of injured is now at 14512, said the Government in an official statement. "At Bhuj, 5000 people died and about 10,000 got injured. At Ahmedabad city, death toll is 417 and injured figure is 708. Rajkot rural, 303 people died and 1220 got injured," it said. More

Banks, Financial Institutions, insurance companies to provide financial assistance to the quake hit...Telecom links to Bhuj resumed.More

 

Abudhabi Company raided for software piracy; Sheraton's new Honey Moon package..Read Full

India rallies to cope with quake that kills over 10,000

The devastating earthquake that hit the Western Indian state of Gujarat has left over 10,000 killed and thousands on the streets of  cities and towns. The border district of Kutch  bordering Pakistan, is the worst affected region where more than 8,000 casualties are reported. Bhuj, the epicenter of the quake, is the largest town in the district --its 150,000 inhabitants were  Famousfor  handicraft industries, the area  lies about 20 km from the epicenter.  Some neighborhoods in the region are totally flattened in the quake.

Hundreds die as massive quake hits Gujarat, 

More than 700 killed, toll expected to cross 1500

New Delhi: January 26: A massive earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale devastated large parts Gujarat Friday morning killing upto 700 people and causing severe destruction. According to official sources, the toll could cross 1,000. This is believed to the most powerful quake to hit India in the last five decades. Rescuers are struggling to retrieve large number of people.More

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Will taking bath in the polluted Ganges Waters remove your sins?

Ganges is the Most Polluted river in the World: How will taking bath in such a river wash off all sin, let alone the dirty in human body? Read a provocative editorial  from CSI Church Newsletter "How is it possible that only by taking a dip in the waters of any river one could get their sins forgiven? And today Ganges is most polluted river in the world. Environmentalist are worried how  to make it pollution free. Taking a dip in this polluted water could not even wash dirt out of your body," says the Editorial from the latest issue of CSI Newsletter. Read the thought provoking write up..More 

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More Indians face Neo-Nazi attacks in Russia   Neo-Nazis in Russia have intensified attacks against Indians and Arabs. According to informed sources, the Neo-Nazi movement in Russia is becoming more violent as the followers of Hitler are celebrating hi  birthday. Three Indians, including a Malayali medical student from Kollam district, Kerala and Tamlian medical students have been attacked in the last one week.. Reports from other parts of Russia also indicate that the movement is causing  fear among the Indian community in Russia. More  

Indians face Nazi threat  in Russia" (Earlier Report)

U.S. Company Schemes to Dump Used Mercury in India

An American company plans to export 118 tons of used mercury, a highly poisonous metal, to India. Despite attempts by citizens' groups in the U.S. to prevent the export, the company intends to go ahead with the shipment to an undisclosed location in India. The U.S. government has refused to intervene. The federal government and U.S. companies have routinely used India and other developing countries as dumping grounds for their unwanted products, hazardous wastes and dirty and obsolete technologies. This is the latest manifestation of ongoing toxic imperialism. More

LIKELYHOOD OF CHEAPER IMPORT OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS TO INDIA

    Reports in the press that imported milk and milk products on cheaper rates, adversely affecting domestic milk products, will flood the country after removal of all the bans imposed on the import of the milk in the country from April 2001 is not correct. The press report, that milk will be sold at Rs.7-8 per liter by the multinational companies is totally baseless, the government said in a statement. The ruling party has been an ardent advocate of Swadeshi economics, which implies self reliance on locally available resources. The controversy over cheap import of milk products, a common man business in India, is a severe jolt to the Swadeshi image of ruling party...More

Cheap import of foreign milk in India; New Greek Scholarship: US companies asked to invest in Indian oil sector. Other news

DoP TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH WESTERN UNION FINANCIAL SERVICES INTERNATIONAL FOR PROVIDING MONEY TRANSFER THROUGH POSTAL NETWORK

PILOT PROJECT TO PROVIDE E-MAIL FACILITIES THROUGH POST OFFICES

New Delhi: India Post and Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) Principal Asset Management Company have entered into a Joint Business Partnership which will make available all current and future investment opportunities from IDBI to the Indian investors through the extensive reach of Post Offices across India. The Department of Posts (DoP) is shortly going to enter into an agreement with Western Union Financial Services International for providing international money transfer service using the postal network. A pilot project to provide E-mail facilities at the grass roots is being launched in six states including Kerala at 200 locations. More 

UK Spain offer new openings for IT professionals

"There is a mismatch between the skills and attributes that employers say they need and those that unemployed people have to offer. And the skills mismatch is not just restricted to those out of work; many employers also reporting skill gaps amongst existing employees. "A particular challenge for the future will be in IT skills shortages. We already know that over 18 million UK workers now require basic IT competence to do their job. There are 1.2 million currently employed at technician level, expected to grow by 20-25 per cent in the next three years."Some commentators have estimated that if we do not do anything to address this skills gap, 12 per cent of vacancies for professional IT jobs could go unfilled in 2002. Furthermore we know that one of the principal consequences of skills shortages is increased cost to employers."More

Manchester United TV joins FirstNet

Dubai, January 2001: Arab Digital Distribution (ADD), the region's largest satellite television Pay-TV platform management company has signed an agreement with Manchester United Television for exclusive rights to the channels programming across the Middle East. MUTV, as it is known, will be available to ADD customers who subscribe to either The ART's expanded bouquet or to their FirstNet bouquet or premium international entertain me More

Malayalee Cultural Association (MCA) promotes Kerala heritage and culture in North India 

By M.P. Prasanna Kumar

  

New Delhi: January 22:Malayali Cultural Association, (MCA) is one of the several socio-cultural organisations in the political capital of the country. The Association  has been trying to promote and protect Kerala culture and traditions in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. According to the Managing Committee headed by the MCA President Gilbert Chacko the Association encourages Malayali youth and children in Delhi to take part in various cultural, sports and entertainment programmes designed to develop their personality and retain their links with the home state. More

Fertilizer & Chemicals Travancore Rating suspended for lack of cooperation from the management: CRISIL 

Fixed Deposit Programme  FB+ (Rating Suspended)

The ‘FB+’ (pronounced 'FB plus') rating assigned to the fixed deposit programme of Fertilizer & Chemicals Travancore Limited has been suspended due to lack of co-operation from the company for carrying out the rating review, the leading credit rating agency CRISIL said in a press statement. .

ALERT CONSUMER IS A PROTECTED CONSUMER
Every citizen in the country becomes a consumer in one way or the other while purchasing various goods and services. Not being aware and alert, one has to pay the price of exploitation from trade, industry and service providers. But things have changed now..More

Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee spent his year-end vacation at Kumarakom Resort on the famous backwaters of Kerala from December 26, 2000 to January 1, 2001. He used the week he spent in the serene environs of Kumarakom to pen his thoughts on several important issues before the nation in the form of two articles. Read the BJP Prime Minister

CHRIST IS BORN
Sheela Isaac

Very soon we have celebrated Christ's birth. Here in U.S. people decorate their homes and streets in a great way. It looks as if the whole city is rejoicing over the birth of Christ. But you may wonder to know that many do not even know why they are celebrating Christmas. When you go out side you will find that the same people who celebrated the festival of demons (Halloween) a month ago are now celebrating Christmas. Read More

  MALAYALI'S DEADBODY STRANDED IN THE GULF FOR NON PAYMENT OF HOSPITAL BILL:
Kollam: November 15: 2000: The death of a 32 year old Malayalee from Kollam district in a Muscat Hospital is causing head ache to the authorities who are detaining the dead body for non-payment of treatment bill to the tune of six and half lakhs of Indian rupees. The relatives and friends of the dead man are running from pillar to post to get the deadbody. After four days of his death, Rajendra Kurup.... READ THE FULL REPORT