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I ASK FOR RESIGNATION OF PM & FM ‘ON LIC sole taker for oil bonds.’

Again posted because the post of 10.11 did not come properly:

LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  I ASK FOR THE RESIGNATION OF PM & FM(News at the end)

I THINK some of the people in Finance ministry, may be including finance minister is A TRAITOR OF THIS country.  If people of India is not careful they will become real very big losers of all the time.  THEIR state would be much more worst than any of the worst countries in the world.

The reason is the following.  Before I had told about the "bonds" for making money.  That bond is used to be from the people and private corporations.  NOW THE BONDS TO SAVE GOVERNMENT OIL CORPORATIONS ARE PURCHASED BY LIC (Life insurance corporation ' Indian Company). 

So the plan of Finance Minster to destroy Indian Insurance Company LIC, to Bring private players to Insurance sector and also to destroy Indian economy is done at one stroke.  IF I HAD ANY CHANCE TO MEET THIS FINANCE MINISTER, I WOULD HAVE CALLED HIM THE BIGGEST TRAITOR OF THIS CENTURY. I do not understand, why he is so much against Indians, just to prove that, whatever he studied in American Universities are true and the gospel of economy.  It is a gospel economy for private players and economic sector.  Not for Indians and for the good of long run.  IF FINACE MINISTER CAN DO ONE GOOD THING FOR THIS COUNTRY, IT IS HIS RESIGANTION. And if Prime Minster want, he can also resign. Joy

LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  

Oil companies dump bonds at a discountRakteem Katakey / New Delhi November 15, 2007News copied from: "BUSINESS STANDARD".   http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=304389&chkFlg=

LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  

What is the connection between oil subsidies and the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?  

Well, LIC, the government-owned insurer, is bailing out the financially-strapped oil marketing companies by buying up the oil bonds issued to them by the government, though at a discount.  

"LIC is pretty much the sole buyer of these bonds," confirmed a senior official of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest government-owned marketing company.  

Other financial institutions together buy a minuscule amount of the bonds on sale by IOC and the other two oil marketing companies ? Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).  

These bonds are issued by the oil marketing companies to compensate for charging consumers less than market price on petroleum products like fuel, LPG and kerosene.  

In the current year, 42.7 per cent of the under-recoveries (read retail losses) of oil companies ? estimated at Rs 54,935 crore ? will be met by oil bonds.  

The amount of bonds on sale each year is huge. This year, about Rs 23,458 crore worth of bonds are slated to be issued. This is likely to be revised upwards with global crude oil prices hovering close to the $100 a barrel mark.  

Since the oil companies are losing Rs 240 crore a day, they monetise the bonds as soon as possible to meet their working capital needs. 

"From selling these bonds at a premium, we have now moved to monetising them at a discount of almost 5 per cent of the face value," said the official.  

This financial year IOC has sold around Rs 6,000 crore worth of oil bonds already, from which it has managed to realise only around Rs 5,700 crore. HPCL has realised around Rs 1,728 crore from the Rs 1,800 crore worth of oil bonds it has sold so far this financial year.  

The amount of bonds that these oil companies can sell in a quarter is also capped at 25 per cent of the total bonds in their portfolio.  

These companies have, therefore, seen a sharp rise in borrowings. IOC has already borrowed close to Rs 28,000 crore so far this financial year compared with around Rs 27,000 crore in the whole of the last financial year.  

"I don't want paper (bonds). I want cash," said IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria recently.  

This view is echoed by other oil companies. "We need cash to meet our project costs and daily expenses," said a senior official of HPCL.  

The company's board has recently approved an increase in the annual borrowing limit to Rs 17,500 crore against Rs 13,000 crore earlier.  

The bonds usually have a face value of either Rs 100 or Rs 1,000. The bonds are released by the government in three tranches during a financial year. They come with a maturity period of over five years, which can go up to 10 years. The interest rate on the bonds is usually around 8 per cent.

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 15, 2007


I ASK FOR RESIGNATION OF PM & FM ‘ON LIC sole taker for oil bonds.’

LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  I ASK FOR THE RESIGNATION OF PM & FM


(News at the end)


I THINK some of the people in Finance ministry, may be including finance minister is A TRAITOR OF THIS country.  If people of India is not careful they will become real very big losers of all the time.  THEIR state would be much more worst than any of the worst countries in the world.


The reason is the following.  Before I had told about the "bonds" for making money.  That bond is used to be from the people and private corporations.  NOW THE BONDS TO SAVE GOVERNMENT OIL CORPORATIONS ARE PURCHASED BY LIC (Life insurance corporation ' Indian Company). 


So the plan of Finance Minster to destroy Indian Insurance Company LIC, to Bring private players to Insurance sector and also to destroy Indian economy is done at one stroke.  IF I HAD ANY CHANCE TO MEET THIS FINANCE MINISTER, I WOULD HAVE CALLED HIM THE BIGGEST TRAITOR OF THIS CENTURY.


I do not understand, why he is so much against Indians, just to prove that, whatever he studied in American Universities are true and the gospel of economy.  It is a gospel economy for private players and economic sector.  Not for Indians and for the good of long run.  IF FINACE MINISTER CAN DO ONE GOOD THING FOR THIS COUNTRY, IT IS HIS RESIGANTION. And if Prime Minster want, he can also resign. Joy


LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  


Oil companies dump bonds at a discount


Rakteem Katakey / New Delhi November 15, 2007


News copied from: "BUSINESS STANDARD".   http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=304389&chkFlg=


 


LIC sole taker for oil bonds.  


What is the connection between oil subsidies and the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC)?  


Well, LIC, the government-owned insurer, is bailing out the financially-strapped oil marketing companies by buying up the oil bonds issued to them by the government, though at a discount.  


"LIC is pretty much the sole buyer of these bonds," confirmed a senior official of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest government-owned marketing company.  


Other financial institutions together buy a minuscule amount of the bonds on sale by IOC and the other two oil marketing companies ? Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).  


These bonds are issued by the oil marketing companies to compensate for charging consumers less than market price on petroleum products like fuel, LPG and kerosene.  


In the current year, 42.7 per cent of the under-recoveries (read retail losses) of oil companies ? estimated at Rs 54,935 crore ? will be met by oil bonds.  


The amount of bonds on sale each year is huge. This year, about Rs 23,458 crore worth of bonds are slated to be issued. This is likely to be revised upwards with global crude oil prices hovering close to the $100 a barrel mark.  


Since the oil companies are losing Rs 240 crore a day, they monetise the bonds as soon as possible to meet their working capital needs. 


"From selling these bonds at a premium, we have now moved to monetising them at a discount of almost 5 per cent of the face value," said the official.  


This financial year IOC has sold around Rs 6,000 crore worth of oil bonds already, from which it has managed to realise only around Rs 5,700 crore. HPCL has realised around Rs 1,728 crore from the Rs 1,800 crore worth of oil bonds it has sold so far this financial year.  


The amount of bonds that these oil companies can sell in a quarter is also capped at 25 per cent of the total bonds in their portfolio.  


These companies have, therefore, seen a sharp rise in borrowings. IOC has already borrowed close to Rs 28,000 crore so far this financial year compared with around Rs 27,000 crore in the whole of the last financial year.  


"I don't want paper (bonds). I want cash," said IOC Chairman Sarthak Behuria recently.  


This view is echoed by other oil companies. "We need cash to meet our project costs and daily expenses," said a senior official of HPCL.  


The company's board has recently approved an increase in the annual borrowing limit to Rs 17,500 crore against Rs 13,000 crore earlier.  


The bonds usually have a face value of either Rs 100 or Rs 1,000. The bonds are released by the government in three tranches during a financial year. They come with a maturity period of over five years, which can go up to 10 years. The interest rate on the bonds is usually around 8 per cent.


 

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 15, 2007


On Natural energy issue: WIND ENERGY

We need many kind of energy but more than anything thing, if possible, the energy that could be derived without making much pollution. 


I had earlier talked about energy from 'wind' and in that I had talked about if we could reduce the "profit" which is given to the share holders of these wind energy units, then we can have real cheap energy.


Another thing, much of our energy is used for producing extra products for "export". And since private players are the "exporters" the ordinary people do not get benefit.  But on the contrary they are compelled to take the extra burden of increased crude oil price, increased price for commodities etc. (That is a different subject discussion)


Here I wanted to bring to the attention of some interested people who may do some research in these areas about one particular thing.  WHEN I was a child, there was a water tank near "Talikulam" cinema theater.   (That is in Kerala, Trichur District, between Triprayar and Vadanappilly on the NH 17).   Now they renewed that water tank presently they are using Electricity to pump the water. The earlier tank was donated to Indian Government by some other government as a project to help the people of sea bed area. (I think it was Norvegian Government)


That tank used to fill by itself ' (I do not know whether its old parts are still there).  There used to have a big wind mill ' with at least 20 fans on it.  So that used to circle all the time.  And by that energy, water from the earth used to be pumped in to tank (by piston theory) and then by using that water a complete area used to be sufficient with water.


Now the reason for telling this, I have gone to many inner villages of the southern part of India and some of Madhya Pradesh.  Many of these villages have no water, or are not able to get water because of electricity problems.  We as a nation will be able to save lot of electricity, if we just use the system that was used in the wind water tank that I was mentioning. 


If some one could do some research in these and if they could come up with some suggestions to the government, it would have been a great thing.  Joy


Kindly also read: http://joykj3.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_view.php?postId=1190191071


COMMENTING "Wind Energy-Government Institutions"


Commenting on the post of MAHENDRAN R  on "Wind Energy-Government Institutions" (POST GIVEN AT THE END)


 This wind energy is a good source of energy.  But this has been abused to such an extend that this source of energy has become very costly as per my knowledge.  I came to know that the establishing cost and the profit given to the individual people who invest in to this wind energy is such a big amount, that this project is costing much, much more than it could be otherwise.  


I came to know that a person who invest in one wind "FAN" WHICH WE SEE ON THE HILL SIDES get around one to two lack profit.  IS THAT TRUE. 



Why cant Government start to produce the wind electricity machines instead of importing it.   I THINK, IF ALL THE GAME BEHIND THIS IS GIVEN UP AND IF THE GOVERNMENTS BOTH CENTER AND STATES COME TOGETHER, WE CAN ESTABLISH MUCH, MUCH CHEAPER WIND "ELECTICITY" PROVIDERS.  We do not need private investment in it. 


BUT FOR THESE THINGS SOME KIND OF DEDICATION AND SOME KIND OF LOVE OF THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE THERE.  Joy


Commenting on the post of MAHENDRAN R posted at 13:29 | 19/Sep/2007 |


Wind Energy-Government Institutions


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http://mahendran4u.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_view.php?postId=1190188791


 


 

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 14, 2007


WE THANK RUSSIA AND ITS PEOPLE FOR ALL THE LOVE AND FRIENDSHIP THEY GIVE US


India and Russia had good relations ' never tried to impose the will of one on the other.  Russia has helped us in our times of need, without ever asking back any favour or without taking any advantage from us.  I thank all the Russian people, their leaders and President Putin for extending the same warmth to the present Indian generation, to our leaders and to Prime Minister. Joy
PM, Putin

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 14, 2007


TRAFIC SIGNAL AND ZEBRA LINE IN MUMBAI

Model diagram for traffic signal that I propose near University Bus Stop (Near High Court) is given at the end.
How efficient is Mumbai Mahanagara palika?

It started an underground walking facility near metro theater almost before two years.  Till now the work is going on.  (Efficiency to the maximum of Indians!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)


Now I am writing this blog, jut to point out one simple thing I had written earlier.  There is a traffic signal near University bus stop and High court.  Every day thousands of people and thousands of vehicles use that particular signal for traffic and for crossing that road.


The signal is established near university on a street light post.  That is after the Crossing.  Because of that the vehicles come from the side of CST or Metro are not able to apply break before the Zebra line.  So I would suggest changing the traffic signal.  If people say there is no place to establish traffic signal, I have given a model how they can establish that on the street light post which is near HSBC bank.  Without giving any extra connection, or changing signal codes, just if they make this model light, the problem would be solved effectively.  (Without spending any extra cost)


This is the same case with Fountain area signals.  There also police people charge vehicles that are new to town (or they get bribe from them).  How are the drivers to know, where the traffic signals are, if they are new to town?  Establish some visible traffic signals that are easily comprehendible and visible to drivers.  THE PURPOSE OF TRAFFIC SIGNALS IS NOT TO FIND OUT WETHER THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE KNOWS THE TWON BY HEART OR NOT, but it is for the drivers to see from a distance and to take proper action. Joy

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 13, 2007


Why don't you shut up? Spanish king tells Chavez (News at the end)And I thank Chaves Bravo

Why don't you shut up? Spanish king tells Chavez (News at the end)


And I thank Chaves Bravo. (COMMENT AFTER PHOTO)



There is unwritten law of ethicate, and diplomacy which are written by First world countries.  That is they will do any kind of wrong thing, they will make international laws to steal poor countries, they will name any countries that do not allow "their corporate world to" manipulate, steal and make prostitutes out of those countries as terrorist countries.  They will call president of Iran and president Putin as "homosexuals". They will call Cuban Fidel Castro, "Dictator", They will call late Indira Gandhi “….”…etc, etc, etc. 


These are permitted in international laws.  Because only Americans and first world country people can call names, that is the only thing permitted, and how can a communist do that? He represent worker class and ordinary people.  They do not have any right to speak truth.  If Chaves calls the real name to some one who is a boot licker of American Capitalism as "Fascist" that is not diplomacy.  There should be more diplomacy in to that.  LIKE INDIAN PRIME MINISTER, THEY SHOULD NOT RAISE VOICE, THEY SHOULD BE SOFT SPOKEN. IF AMERICA AND AMERICAN CORPORATIONS PUTFORWARD ANY kind of plan to destroy the country that should be accepted.  AND if to corporate with that plan any problem come into any communist states (Like Nandigram), then the leaders of that communist states has to take the blame. 


INTERNATIONAL Diplomacy does mean, to say, just to say, yes to harmful norms of first countries!!!!!!!!!!! without questioning - “obedient unto death” should be the “vow” taken by third world country leaders and Communist leaders, because “they are not capable of understanding” the international politics, policies, and modern economic principles.


FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES MUST UNDERSTAND ONE THING.  They are stealing the third world countries their right to live.  Their prosperity is because of the bad policies they are instilling on the world and because of some spineless, and pro-American leaders they have established in all the ’satalite countries’. 


We are not your slaves.  So kindly understand that, as you name the rulers of third world countries and communist countries, "homosexual, dictator, etc" we and communist countries can also name people.


So do not lose temper that is not "gentlemanly" way of acting. 


You are not suppose to lose your temper, even if they call your mother as prostitute (which probably may true with many people who are Americans and American Boot lickers"). 


So Chaves, ‘who is a communist’ can use any kind of language, because he is representative of common people.  I am with him.  Because common people whom the America, American Corporations, and American Model corporations, and some first world country leaders are abusing, stealing (for their ‘work’, ‘good food’, ‘natural resources’, ‘human organs’, ‘good looking girls’, …etc) and try to make slaves are people without education, without having the so called "sophistication" of the first world people. Some how we tend to call  a bastard, bastard.


So bare with Chaves, Putin, Iran President etc.,  because they are for common people and for their country and not for licking the American Corporate world's AAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSS.


THERE ARE SO CALLED LEADERS, LIKE OUR INDIAN PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER .ETC, THEY WILL NOT RAISE THEIR VOICE, EVEN IF YOU FIRST WORLD COUNTRIES MAKE ANY KIND OF HARMFUL LAWS OR POLICIES FOR THE COUTRIES, BECAUSE THEY REPRESENT, YOUR WORLD AND THEY ARE NOT FOR COMMON PEOPLE. 


SO do not lose temper, take Yoga, take classes from "sree, sree sreee . Ravisankar", they are modern age gurus, and they will teach you how to keep calm when people are being abused in the name of modernization, and these Gurus will also teach how to make millions of dollars to work as agents of "good".


These people will teach you how to keep calm as far as their pockets are full and their name is coming out in news media as proponents of "peace". Joy


News copied from: Mumbai Mirror. http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/MM/navigator.asp?Daily=MMIR&login=default


SANTIAGO, CHILE: The king of Spain told President Hugo Chavez to "shut up" after the fiery Venezuelan leader repeatedly called a former Spanish prime minister a "fascist", ending a regional leaders' summit in a spectacular fashion.
   Chavez, who called US President George W Bush the "devil" on the floor of the United Nations last year, triggered Saturday's exchange with harsh words for former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who has in the past criticised Chavez.
   Aznar, who was a close ally of Bush as prime minister, "is a fascist", Chavez said in a speech at the Ibero-American summit in Santiago, Chile.
   "Fascists are not human. A snake is more human," Chavez said.
   Spain's current socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, responded during his own allotted time by urging Chavez to be more diplomatic in his words and respect other leaders.
   "Former President Aznar was democratically elected by the Spanish people and was a legitimate representative of the Spanish people," he said, eliciting applause from the gathered heads of state.
   "President Hugo Chavez, I think there is an essential principle to dialogue, and that is, to respect and be respected, we should be careful not to fall into insults," Zapatero said, noting the ideological differences he himself had with his conservative predecessor.
   Chavez repeatedly tried to interrupt, but his microphone was off.
   Spanish King Juan Carlos, seated next to Zapatero, angrily turned to Chavez and said, "Why don't you shut up?"
   The Venezuelan leader did not immediately respond, but later used time ceded to him by his close ally Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to answer Zapatero's speech.
   "I do not offend by telling the truth," he said.
   "The Venezuelan government reserves the right to respond to any aggression, anywhere, in any space and in any tone." AP

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 12, 2007


THE GOSPEL OF SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM

RELIVING THE REVOLUTION: (Detail of photo at the end)


The good in this world is in the form of "socialism", in whatever name may it be known as.  Even though individual and localized evil may exists, in the Philosophy of "socialism" the minds and spirits of human beings are immediately united. 


Evil in this world is in the form of capitalism and America is the symbol of it and it will continue that way till America changes its Adam Smith's philosophy of laissez-faire.


This breeds all other major evils, which touches millions of people.


IN SOCIALISM THE PEOPLE WORK FOR COMMON GOOD AND "NEED" IS THE NORM, NOT "WANT" OR AS IN THE CASE OF “laissez-faire” ""GREED"" IS NOT THE GUIDING PRINCIPLE.


TO STOP ALL THE TERRORIM, COMPETITION AND TO HAVE PEACEFUL EXISTENCE WITH ALL REGIONAL SPECIALITIES, SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM IS THE ONLY WAY.


Socialism/communism is the only philosophy that can over come the "evil force of communalism". ONLY THING IS ALL THE SOCIALISTS MUST BE CAREFULL TO NOT TO ALLOW THE "CAPITALISM" COME IN TO THEM.  THE MOMENT PEOPLE START TO DISTINGUISH ONE ANOTHER ON THE BASIS OF "MONEY"/"POWER" THE SOCIALISTS/COMMUNISTS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT, "CAPITALISM IS AMONG THEM AND SHOULD TRY TO ROOT OUT.  "OBJECTIVITY" IS THE WATCH WORD. Joy


Photo Copied from: 'Times of India' http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/TOI/navigator.asp?Daily=TOIM&login=default


RELIVING THE REVOLUTION: Thousands of Communists from across the world take part in a rally to mark the 90th anniversary of Russia's October Socialist Revolution in Moscow on Wednesday. Although official commemoration of the revolution has long been scrapped in post-Soviet Russia, a wave of nostalgia about the Communist period has flooded over people in the constituent nations of the former USSR. The Soviet breakup in 1991, accompanied by crony capitalism, threw entire populations into the jaws of untold misery not seen since the Bolsheviks put an end to despotic Czarist rule on November 7, 1917

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 8, 2007


Bush personally tells Musharraf to shed uniform (News at the end)



Bush, and other capitalist forces want Musharaff to shed the Uniform.  There is nothing in the Constitution of Pakistan, which says that Pakistan President cannot have Uniform of Military.  Actually as it is in India, President is the head of Military.  So I do not understand the problem of that man holding Uniform.  I feel much more safe, when he is having uniform.  At least some person, whom the world knows as a person with sense is controlling the force of Pakistan.  He has not done any harm to any one, even to India, after the moment he realized that India is not the real enemy.  India and Pakistan together has to fight terrorism. It is America, American policies, American model Corporations, weapon mafia, weapon companies, drug companies, medicine companies, that make all kind of terrorism.  It is they who are making fight between countries.


I have never understandd the fear of nations about other nations.  I do not understand what is the problem if Pakistan people live in peace and prosperity.  I do not understand what is the problem if Chinese people live in peace and prosperity.  The same way I also do not think any of the Pakistan people or Chinese people will have any problem if Indians or any other people in the world live in peace and prosperity.


The only problem is for America, American policies, American model Corporations, weapon mafia, weapon companies, drug companies and medicine companies, that have problem if other people and countries live in peace.  Because they believe in competition.  They believe is destroying other countries. 


And this BUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH, has no authority to tell any person anything.  He is a liar.  He is not ready to listen to the whole world and majority of his own people to pull out from Iraq. 


If a flood comes, Americans cannot handle that in their country.  If a 10 year old child starts fire Americans cannot control that. They are not able to take care of the wounded soldiers of theirs.  They are not able to guard their territory.  They are not able to control migration. They are not able to control bonded labour in their country. They are not able to controle THEN WHY ON EARTH ARE THEY INTERFERING WITH ALL OTHER COUNTRIES.  If at all any thing to be said, India, Iran, Afghan, China or Russia should say anything on these issue in Pakistan. We actually do not say any thing, because we believe Musharaff is a mature person.  More than that it is that countries interal problem.  WHAT IS THE INTEREST OF AMERICA AND BUUUUUUUSHHHH HERE.


I have heard of many kind of  rice, matta rice (Kerala special), Basmati rice, and now there is a new rice, Kondaliesa rice.  She is Buuuuuushhhhh moth piece.  I have one request to rice, kindly control your Dracula son, Nero's relative, Hitler Cousine president.  He does not have time to take care of AMERICAN PROBLEM. First let him take care of that.  WE DO NOT NEED YOU PEOPLES "FINAL WARNINGS".  Let Musharaff and other people take care of Pakistan problem. Joy 


Bush personally tells Musharraf to shed uniform


News copied from: http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/08pakemergency4.htm


November 08, 2007 08:38 IST


United States President George W Bush [Images] personally told his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf [Images] to hold parliamentary elections and quit his post as head of the country’s army.


In what is described as a very frank phone conversation, Bush said he told General Musharraf that he could not hold the two posts at the same time.


Bush said he told General Musharraf on Wednesday night that he should hold elections soon and should take off his uniform before being sworn in for his second term as president.


Bush himself gave the information about his call to Musharraf during an appearance with the visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy.


This was President Bush’s first call to the Pakistani leader since the latter’s declaration of emergency rule on Saturday.


“My message was that we believe strongly in elections and that you ought to have elections soon and you need to take off your uniform,” Bush said.


Earlier in the day, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte told the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee that the Bush Administration strongly opposed Pakistani President Musharaff’s declaration of emergency rule.


He, however, resisted calls for sharp cuts in US aid to Pakistan, saying General Musharraf had been an ”indispensable” ally of the United States.


Negroponte said the US assistance to Pakistan totaled about 10 billion dollars since 2001.


Though the Bush Administration is reviewing the aid program to Pakistan, Negroponte said, “Cutting these programs would send a negative signal to the people of Pakistan. The safety our citizens and the stability of the region depend on nurturing the ties that we have begun to form. Long-term partnership with the Pakistani people is the only option for the United States.”

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 8, 2007


Guruvayoour Temple ' Dress for women devotees: Churidar or Saree

This is a purely personal choice discussion.  Nothing on Religious discussion or the political discussion after that. 

In Guruvayoor Temple Some kind of Religious function is going on to find out about the religious affairs of temple. I do not know how these things are done, and I do not have any comment on that, because that is a realm of religion and since I do not have any knowledge in that and since I do not belong to that religion I am not expressing any opinion on that.  Because of that this discussion is only a personal opinion and not to hurt any religious sentiment of any one. 

I personally believe that all the religious functions are a separate moment and persons must prepare themselves for that event.  As far as I know no person in this world is holy and most of the people have done some thing bad at one time or another.  Even when people do not want to do bad people do bad things.  So people go to temple, church or mosque etc for a kind of personal comfort, and they expect to experience God there.   

Here comes the need for mental preparation.  Then from that mental preparation comes Physical preparation.  That is disposition of the mind and body for the experience of divine. REALLY SPEAKING TO EXPERIENCE GOD THERE IS NO NEED OF GOING ANY WHERE, BECAUSE IF ALL THE RELIGIONS TEACH THAT GOD IS EVERYWHERE, AND HE WOULD LISTEN TO US AT ANY PLACE, THEN WHAT IS THE NEED OF GOING TO ANY PARTICULAR PLACE. 

BUT because most people can experience only "by bodily experience" they go to some special places specially dedicated for these kinds of things.  So that cannot be a casual going. 

When I used to celebrate "mass" in Holy Cross Convent Chapel" Thane, there were some people who used to attend mass, after they do jogging.  They used to come in their half trousers, after doing the jogging or exercise. Some swatting, some standing outside the chapel .etc.  I used to feel so awkward about these things.  Now I was not a holy person, and I am not a holy person.  But I have one simple principle, if I am doing some thing bad, then do it perfectly and if I am doing something good, do it perfectly.  I DO NOT LIKE A MIDDLE PATH.  So as per me if some one is there to worship God, then people must come prepared, with proper dress and people should not consider worshiping god as a side business.  Either does not come for worship or come properly.  Why to ridicule God?   THERE IS NO COMPELSION FROM GOD TO PHYSICALLY WORSHIP HIM (even in Church law, it is only on Sundays and days specifically assigned there is obligation to attend mass).   

So regarding wearing any kind of dress to Guruvayoor Temple in Theory is not a problem.  Churidar is a very good dress, very nice one, proper dress for woman, no vulgarity, no indecency and most girls look very beautiful in Churidar. 

But if that is permitted in Temple there is a problem, all the people would take temple visit as a casual affair. There will not have any preparation.  Any body that goes through Guruvayoor will just get in to temple. 

The dress "the Kerala typical 'kody saree', wet hair after bath, thulasi on the hair, kalabham on the forehead" has a special effect.  It is not only special, it gives the wearer and the people who sees a kind of "misterium tremendum".   Both person wear it and person sees it feel a kind of special occasion.  Like wise for men white (Kody) dodhi and white shirt or veshti, with kalabham on forehead immediately gives a feeling that the person is going to temple for a specific purpose.  

Now there can be different opinions on these things. But I personally think, this kind of dress to Guruvayoor temple is really proper.   (Now this is my personal opinion).  As I hold the personal opinion that all the people should be allowed to go to Guruvayoor temple, I personally hold the opinion that the traditional dress to Guruvayoor is the proper thing. Joy

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 8, 2007


PM & FM have you ever seen at least once among the poor people, I HAVE ONLY SEEN THEM AMONG RICH BUSINESS PEOPLE

To the Exporters more benefits are going to be offered by Government.


(I think I read this in one Business paper today)


PM expresses concern about violence in Nandigram (News at the end)


PRESENT PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER ARE mainly existing for the Business class people.  The problems in Nandigram is also because of the policies followed by Prime minister.  BANGAL CM in his old age left out all his ideals he hold all through his life and fell in to the idea of GLOBALISATION.  And now he is facing the problems and in that process he is destroying communist hold in Bangal.


Prime Minster is tired of Coalition Government, and one must say he is prime minister only because of the coalition parties. So what is he talking about?


But more than that what I have observed is, Finance Minster is like film stars.  I have never seen even one of his picture or events {in any of the news papers I read or in any news TV channels I watch (when I get a chance to watch TV channel)} he spending at least five minutes among common people.  I HAVE ALWAYS SEEN HIM WITH BIG SHOTS. Business people.  HE BELIEVES THAT SINCE HE HAS STUDIED IN AMERICA, HIS POLICES HAS TO BE ALWAYS THAT OF AMERICA. 


Now why are they proclaiming packages to Exporters?  WHEN THESE EXPORTERS WERE HAVING VERY HIGH ADVANTAGE OVER ALL OTHER PEOPLE OF India, did Finance minister or Prime Minster proclaim any package for ordinary people.


Now they say they are going to give packages to businesses that provide jobs for people.  One of the industry what they are talking is Garment industry.  Garment industry destroyed lot of families, lot of traditional works in villages following the policy of liberalization by Manmohan.  Manmohan's financial liberalization is based on one single principle, that is "Export", work like slaves, and Export best quality products to America and other first world countries.  THEY CONSIDER THAT AS THE LIBERALISATION. 


Now in this modern export garment business, how many job opportunities do they make?  FOR THAT THE FINANCE MINISTER SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST VISITED THESE UNITS ONCE.  He need not go any further; he has one big unit in TIRUPUR (NEAR COIMBATOOR).  If he ever goes to Tamil Nadu, kindly visit that place.  THERE MACHINES WORK, NOT MANY PEOPLE!!!  The people work just like machines, without having any job satisfaction, or family satisfaction, which they had in their traditional garment works.  They are like part of machines.  Now these people work not for India, but for foreigners, and that is what I call slaves. Best quality products are sent to first world countries.  And who get profit, the mediator that is exporters. 


IN SHORT, PRIME MINISTER AND FINANCE MINISTER HAVE MADE THIS COUNTRY A EXPORT COUNTRY THROUGH THEIR LIBERALISATION AND NOW THEY ARE KEEPING UP WITH THAT.


AND REDDY OF RBI IS FRANTICALLY helping the dollar price. The RBI exists only for American Dollars.  They are not at all worried about Indian economy.  Any  person with any kind of reason will understand the foolishness of keeping the dollar price high. If the dollar price goes just Fify pizza then understand the national profit, just we would be getting out of the purchase of crude oil.  But our Pro American Government and RBI, is more worried about American dollar and Exporters, than the loss suffered by Government Crude oil companies, and the extra burden the ordinary people have to suffer. 


 If at all anything to say, all other politicians do not understand anything, or if they understand, that moment, they are given some benefits.  


Any way I am happy that INDIA IS STILL A SLAVE COUNTRY. SO HELP THE EXPORTEERS.  DESTROY TRADITIONAL LIVELY HOODS.  Then make people "More work", they are lazy people, and after work, give them pills for tensions. 


To the Exporters more benefits are going to be offered by Government.


(I think I read this in one Business paper today)


PM expresses concern about violence in Nandigram


News copied from Rediffnews: http://www.rediff.com/news/2007/nov/07nandi.htm


November 07, 2007 00:52 IST


Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [Images] has expressed concern over the recent violence in Nandigram and asked Union Home minister Shivraj Patil to look into it urgently.


In a letter to the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Partha Chatterjee, Dr Singh said, “I have seen your letter of October 28, 2007 regarding the recent incidents in Nandigram. I am concerned about the developments there and I have spoken to the Home Minister to look into these urgently.”


Singh, however, did not speak about the deployment of Central Reserve Police Force personnel at Nandigram as sought by the West Bengal government.


Chatterjee, who is also the General Secretary of the Trinamool Congress, said that he received the letter on Tuesday. He said that in his letter to Dr Singh, he requested that to restore peace, the border between Khejuri and Nandigram must be declared a disturbed area and CRPF personnel deployed under central supervision.


He had also called for the sacking of Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacherjee for state-sponsored terrorism.


Singh had written a similar letter to the leader of the Party for Democratic Socialism Saifuddin Chowdhury, an ally of the TC in the anti-land land acquisition movement.


 

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By Joy Kaidharath – November 7, 2007