150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

18-January-2013 13:22 IST
The President of India inaugurated Ramakrishna Math
They are relevant now-Shri Pranab Mukherjee 

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressing at the inauguration of 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda, organised by Ramakrishna Mission, in Kolkata on January 18, 2013. (PIB photo)

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission’s celebration of the at Swamiji’s own birthplace at Kolkata today (January 18, 2013). 

Speaking on the occasion, the President said Swami Vivekananda’s messages and teachings were relevant then, they are relevant now and they will continue to be relevant as long as human civilization exits. He described Swamiji a great son of Bengal and a great visionary. He said famous historian AL Basham described Vivekananda as someone who appears only once in centuries. 

The President said it was amazing within a short span of life he could transform society which has lost self confidence. His philosophy shook up every one vigorously and brought back confidence in a shaken nation. He said at a time when the self-esteem of our people was low and many Indians looked to the West for ideals and role models, Swami Vivekananda infused self confidence and pride in them. 

The President quoted the first Prime Minister of India, Late Shri Jawaharlal Nehru and said “Rooted in the past and full of pride in India’s prestige, Vivekananda was yet modern in his approach to life’s problems, and was a kind of bridge between the past of India and her present.” (PIB)***  SC/SM                         150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda

Inauguration of Indian Science Congress

The President, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Governor of West Bengal, Shri M.K. Narayanan, the Union Minister for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri S. Jaipal Reddy and the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Kumari Mamata Banerjee at the inauguration of the 100th Session of Indian Science Congress, in Kolkata on January 03, 2013.   (PIB)                                          03-January-2013

Pm and CM in the Indian Science Congress

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh with the Chief Minister of West Bengal, Kumari Mamata Banerjee, during the inauguration of the 100th Session of Indian Science Congress, in Kolkata on January 03, 2013. (PIB)
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President of India to Visit West Bengal

Four Day tour Starting tomorrow

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be travelling to West Bengal on a four-day visit beginning tomorrow i.e. September 14, 2012. 
This will be the President’s first visit to West Bengal after assumption of office. The President would reach the State capital, Kolkata tomorrow i.e. September 14, 2012 and would be accorded a civic reception in the evening at Netaji Indoor Stadium. He would be felicitated by the Governor and Chief Minister of West Bengal. The Mayor of Kolkata, Shri Sovan Chatterjee and Vice-Chancellor, Kolkata University would also speak on the occasion. The President would also be felicitated by five cultural personalities (Eminent artists : Supriya Debi, Sandhya Mukherjee, Dwijen Mukhopadhyay, Kalyani Kazi and Jogen Chowdhury), three representatives of Chamber of Commerce(CIL/FICCI/ASSOCHAM), and by the Mohan Bagan Sporting Club, East Bengal Club, Mohamedan Sporting Club and CAB. 

The next day, on September 15, the President will attend the culmination of the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur where Shri Shiv Nader, Chairman , Board of Governors, IIT Karagpur will declare the 58th Annual Convocation open. Four books will also be released by the Governor of West Bengal. The President would present the Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa), Distinguished Alumnus Awards and Gold Medals. Among the dignitaries present on the occasion would be the Governor and Chief Minister of West Bengal, Union Minister of Civil Aviation, Shri Ajit Singh and Union Minister of Railways, Shri Mukul Roy. 

Thereafter, the President would go to the Netaji Research Bureau and visit Netaji’s Sitting Room and the Museum. In the evening, the President would be honoured in a felicitation ceremony by All Chambers of Commerce i.e. jointly by Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bengal National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bharat Chamber of Commerce, Merchants’ Chamber of Commerce and Oriental Chamber of Commerce. At night, a banquet will be hosted in honour of the President by the Governor of West Bengal. 

On September 16, the President will inaugurate the Sanjiban Hospital at Fuleswar, Howrah. Union Minister of State for Tourism, Shri Sultan Ahmed would also be present on the occasion. 

The President will return to New Delhi on September 17, 2012. (PIB)  13-September-2012 18:56 IST 

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A press conference on Wednesday, September 5,

Facts of "police raid"on Nazrul Islam’s book#Kolkata#censorship

Mamata Banerjee has done it again, this time against an IPS officer. The cop, Nazrul Islam, published a book titled Mushalmander Ki Karaniya (What Muslims Should Do) where he spoke about the alleged plight of the Muslims in West Bengal and how the Trinamool Congress-led state government was resorting to double standards in the name of 'improving' their condition.

A 102-page book written by senior police official Nazrul Islam seems to have ruffled a few feathers in the state administration. The police, on Friday, allegedly raided the College Street shop of Mitra Ghosh, the publisher of the book — Musalman der Koroniyo — written by the senior IPS officer and additional director general of police (training).

The present owner of the publishing house Sabitendranath Roy alleged that a huge force of police reached the College Street premises of his shop, locked the sale counters and searched for the book. He also complained that police had asked him to discontinue its circulation a day before.
The book was released a week back and got good response. On Thursday night, an 80-year-old Roy received a call from the deputy commissioner of police (enforcement branch) asking him to stop selling the book.

In the book, Nazrul has advocated the need for secular education and criticized the state government for not doing much to help spread education among the Muslims. "Though a lot has been said about the new government being an agent of change, nothing much has changed," Nazrul said in the book. He has criticized the leaders in the new government for attending Iftaar parties without keeping the mandatory daytime fast. "The words inshallah and khuda hafiz cannot be said in the same sentence, but our leaders are doing so, without knowing that they are actually hurting Islam," the book reads.

The police had no search warrant with them. We had already stopped the book's circulation and removed the copies from our College Street shop. We told them that the complimentary copies would be sent to them soon," said Indrani Roy, director of Mitra Ghosh.(Courtesy: kracktivist) 

A press conference has been called by publishers  to  voice our grievances against police 'raid'
Kolkata Press Club on
Wednesday, September 5,
Time- 5 pm

Bio-Diversity of Western Ghats

Global importance for the conservation of biological diversity

                                      Courtesy photo

The Western Ghats are internationally recognized as a region of immense global importance for the conservation of biological diversity, besides having areas of high geological, cultural and aesthetic values. The ecosystems of the Western Ghats include the tropical wet evergreen forests, the montane evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, etc. There are over 4,000 species of angiosperms (1500 endemic), 332 species of butterflies (37 endemic), 288 species of fishes (116 endemic), 156 species of amphibians (94 endemic), 225 species of Reptiles (97 endemic), 508 species of birds (19 endemic) and 137 species of mammals (14 endemic) reported from Western Ghats.

The Government of India has taken several steps to conserve the rich biodiversity of the Western Ghats. A large number of protected areas comprising national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and elephant reserves have been established to provide stringent protection to both flora and fauna. Nearly 10% of the total area of Western Ghats is currently covered under the Protected Area category. The largest Protected Area in Western Ghats is the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala and the Kudremukh National Park in Karnataka are among the important tracts of virgin tropical evergreen forests in India, serving as the home to a healthy population of the globally threatened fauna.

The Western Ghats are important from the standpoint of biodiversity conservation. For the purpose of ensuring protection of biodiversity of Western Ghats, there are some restrictions for setting up of industries in certain ecologically significant areas of Western Ghats, for example, there is a moratorium upto 31st December 2012 for consideration of projects from Sindhudurg and Ratnagiri areas of Maharashtra, and for consideration of mining projects in Goa. There is also a ban on consideration of mining projects in some districts of Karnataka in compliance of Supreme Court Orders dated 29 July, 2011 and 26 August, 2011.

The above information was laid in the Parliament by Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Environment and Forests Shrimati Jayanthi Natarajan.  (PIB photo) 16-August-2012 1

Say No to Atomic weapons

Nuclear weapons be abolished from the earth--Dr arun Mitra 

While paying homage to the victims of atomic bombing  of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on 6 and 9  August  respectively where more than 200000 peoples died. Dr L S Chawla, Dr Bharti Uppal, Dr arun Mitra demanded nuclear weapons be abolished from the earth.  Dr  Chawla President IDPD and Sr Shizuteru Usui president JPPNW paid homage to victims during 1st North and South Asia joint conference of International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW)  organized by the Japanese Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (JPPNW) on 22nd and 23rd August 2009.