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Why are the Indian cities so dirty?
Do you think it's time for some introspection? Forbes has rated Delhi as the 24th dirtiest city in the world with the waters of the Yamuna and its unhealthy surrounding being cited as one of the chief factors. But outside Delhi too, have we done enough to keep our cities clean? Is it the way we groom our children to pull down the glasses and throw the wrappers out of the car? Or is it the so called democracy where every one has the right to throw garbage anywhere and everywhere? Or worst still, it could be the indifference of the municipal authorities. But the bigger reason, obviously, is the lack of well planned garbage and sewerage disposal systems that could go a long way in containing the mess.
Why are the Indian cities so dirty? - The Economic Times
Do you think it's time for some introspection? Forbes has rated Delhi as the 24th dirtiest city in the world with the waters of the Yamuna and its unhealthy surrounding being cited as one of the chief factors. But outside Delhi too, have we done enough to keep our cities clean? Is it the way we groom our children to pull down the glasses and throw the wrappers out of the car? Or is it the so called democracy where every one has the right to throw garbage anywhere and everywhere? Or worst still, it could be the indifference of the municipal authorities. But the bigger reason, obviously, is the lack of well planned garbage and sewerage disposal systems that could go a long way in containing the mess.
Why are the Indian cities so dirty? - The Economic Times
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Imagine being raped because you are a working woman.
Hard to believe but this is the nightmarish reality women in New Delhi face.
The New York Times reported that a couple was accosted by five drunken young men from a nearby farming village accosted a couple last month. They beat the young man and gang-raped the woman. It was the latest in a series of brutal sexual assaults and gang rapes of women in Indias booming capital and its sprawling suburbs.
In each case there has been an explosive clash between the rapidly modernizing city and the embattled, conservative village culture upon which the capital increasingly encroaches. The victims are almost invariably young, educated working women who are enjoying freedom unknown even a decade ago.
The accused are almost always young high school dropouts from surrounding villages, where women who work outside the home are often seen as lacking in virtue and therefore deserving of harassment and even rape.The mother of two of the men who attacked the couple, had the audacity to blame the woman. If these girls roam around openly like this, then the boys will make mistakes. The woman was not roaming around openly.
She was with her boyfriend. And since when are gang rapes classified as mistakes?This is the kind of attitude that has made New Delhi Indias most dangerous large city for women. The rate of reported rape is nearly triple that of Mumbai, and 10 times as high as Kolkata, formerly Calcutta, according to government records. A survey completed last year by the government and several womens rights groups found that 80 percent of women had faced verbal harassment in Delhi and that almost a third had been physically harassed by men.
Nearly half the women surveyed reported being stalked, a statistic grimly illustrated earlier this month when a student at Delhi University was shot in broad daylight by a man the police suspect was stalking her.The attackers often do not see their actions as crimes, the police said, and do not expect the women they attack to report them. They have no doubt that they will get away with it, said H. G. S. Dhaliwal, a deputy police commissioner in New Delhi who has investigated several such cases.
If people continue to call these heinous actions mistakes men will continue to stalk and attack women. Granted, the rate of these violent crimes against women have dropped in the past four years, thanks to the polices efforts and measures taken to ensure the safety of women such as train cars for women only and companies driving women home from late shifts. However, many crimes that go unreported. Its a case of the old culture clashing with the new. New Delhi is behind the times. Men are not used to seeing women out in the workforce. There is a lot of tension between the people who are traditional in their mind-set and the city that is changing so quickly, said Ranjana Kumari, a leading womens rights advocate. Men are not used to seeing so many women in the country occupying public spaces (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/world/asia/27india.html?_r=3&emc=eta1).
Imagine not being able to pursue a career after you have graduated from high school. This was the case for 20 year old Seema Chowdhury, the sister of one of the accused men. After Seema graduated from high school she tried to enroll in college to become a teacher but her brothers refused to allow it. They argued that young women who wander too far face many dangers. Seema was disheartened. I wanted to do something in my life, she said. But they thought it was not a good idea.
Unlike Seema, the young rape victim was a career woman. She had a job as an accountant at a garment factory and her own cell phone and e-mail account. According to the police, she used these to carry on a secret romance with a young man she met online despite the fact that her parents had arranged for her to be married to someone else. The young man whom she arranged to meet in the secluded spot next to a field of wheat had a good paying job too and lived in a good neighborhood unlike the attackers who lived in a run down area and had not finished high school. The men thought they would get away with the attack because the young woman would not come forward out of shame.
Unfortunately, the rape charges did not stick because the victim refused to come forward. Even though the police promised to protect her, she said in an email that they could not restore her honor. Her father tried to persuade her to come forward but the police had to stop pressuring her to cooperate when she tried to hang herself.
Unlike this victim who didnt come forward to press charges against her attackers, another young woman who was abducted and gang raped was eager to cooperate with the police and as a result five men were arrested and charged. Mr. Dhaliwal, the senior Delhi police official who investigated that rape case, estimated that only one in 10 rapes in the Delhi region were reported.But this girl was very brave, Mr. Dhaliwal said. It is a very difficult thing in the Indian context, but you have to report it(Rapes of women show clash of old and new India).
This brave young woman was a working woman. It is a sad state of affairs when women are prevented from pursuing careers because the old India refuses to keep up with the times. According to the old mentality, women are not supposed to be educated or a part of the workforce. They are not supposed to be enjoying the freedom and independence that comes with working for a living. The old India wants to keep on oppressing women and stifling their aspirations.
Women like Seema have the right to pursue their dreams. Its time for the old India to give way to the new one and realize that women can make valuable contributions to their societies. A woman should not be harassed, stalked or raped because she wants to make a living.
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well all indians sooner or later end up in fires.....
too bad they cant dispose of their waste and dead animals in the street the way they deal with their dead humans
when all else fails dump it in the holy waters of the ganges!!!!
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Dirty Delhi may face mosquito menace again
New Delhi: This is the time of the year when mosquito breeding needs to be under check, as May usually is the worst month in Delhi when it comes to malaria or dengue.
It's a huge task at hand for Delhi's municipal corporation, that has just begun its anti-mosquito breeding drive this month.
Dirt all around and stagnating water, unfortunately, isn't a rare sight in the capital. And with temperatures soaring, mosquito breeding, if not kept under check, will lead to a spurt in cases of dengue, chikungunya and malaria.
In the heart of the capital, locals share their concerns.
"We've tried all we could - Prathan ji gets 'thekedaar'. but nothing happesn. its been three years our area hasn't been cleaned," said a concerned local.
This is an ideal environment for mosquito breeding and the irony is its right next to the World Health Organization building - but its typical of many spots in Delhi.
The story is the same in East Delhi. In Mayur Vihar, a large body of stagnant water turns out to be the beginning of the problems.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) says it's doing what it can by starting its own anti mosquito breeding plan this month.
"We are starting domestic breeding checking program. We have 3,200 people and from today they have joined in malaria department. So they will be doing a house to house survey, said MCD Health Officer NK Yadav.
The authorities do need your help, so make sure you have no standing water in and around your house.
If water logging is unavoidable, check if you need to have kerosene, diesel or black oil sprayed.
And don't forget to protect yourselves - with long-sleeved clothes, and mosquito repellents, as needed.
Dirty Delhi may face mosquito menace again - India News - IBNLive
New Delhi: This is the time of the year when mosquito breeding needs to be under check, as May usually is the worst month in Delhi when it comes to malaria or dengue.
It's a huge task at hand for Delhi's municipal corporation, that has just begun its anti-mosquito breeding drive this month.
Dirt all around and stagnating water, unfortunately, isn't a rare sight in the capital. And with temperatures soaring, mosquito breeding, if not kept under check, will lead to a spurt in cases of dengue, chikungunya and malaria.
In the heart of the capital, locals share their concerns.
"We've tried all we could - Prathan ji gets 'thekedaar'. but nothing happesn. its been three years our area hasn't been cleaned," said a concerned local.
This is an ideal environment for mosquito breeding and the irony is its right next to the World Health Organization building - but its typical of many spots in Delhi.
The story is the same in East Delhi. In Mayur Vihar, a large body of stagnant water turns out to be the beginning of the problems.
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) says it's doing what it can by starting its own anti mosquito breeding plan this month.
"We are starting domestic breeding checking program. We have 3,200 people and from today they have joined in malaria department. So they will be doing a house to house survey, said MCD Health Officer NK Yadav.
The authorities do need your help, so make sure you have no standing water in and around your house.
If water logging is unavoidable, check if you need to have kerosene, diesel or black oil sprayed.
And don't forget to protect yourselves - with long-sleeved clothes, and mosquito repellents, as needed.
Dirty Delhi may face mosquito menace again - India News - IBNLive
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Man those looks great. Even in USA we don't like that...
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yeah speak for yourself....the point is, you had no point. You are just bumbling.
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300 Sikh girls trapped and now in brothels in Lahore
http://www.haloonaa.com/News/300_Sikh_Girls_Trapped.pdf
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Eat Rats and Save Rice Says the Indian Government
Published by Louie Jerome on August 21, 2008 in Asia
As world grain prices soar the poorest countries of the world are having to find alternative food sources. The Indian Government has told their people to eat rats to solve the problem.
Every one of us has been affected by the increasing world price of grain. Bread has become more expensive, rice has soared through the roof and we are having to spend more and more money on food. However, we are fortunate in that we actually have extra money to use for food.
In one of the poorest regions of Eastern India where the price of grain has made it difficult for people to afford enough to eat, their local government has come up with a solution. They are trying to convince the people to start eating rats.
The thinking here is that rat meat in very high in protein and tastes better than chicken. It is also free. The people just have to catch the rats.
Rats are commonly eaten in China and specific types of rats are considered to be a delicacy in some South American countries.
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Central China has been suffering from a plague of rats which were displaced by a flooded lake. These have been shipped by the truck load from the area, down to the south so that they can be served up by restaurants. There is a thriving trade in live rats in Hunan province. Villagers say that they can catch 150 kilograms of rats per night and these live rats sell for 6 yuan a kilo.
In India encouraging people to eat rats will have positive effects on two fronts. It will provide extra food for the people and cut down on the dependence on rice and furthr reduce rat numbers. It is estimated that more than fifty percent of Indias grain in fields and warehouses is eaten by rats.
The chief welfare officer for the area claims that he has eaten rat and that it is very tasty. Rich and poor people alike are being encouraged to do this in an attempt to stave off mass starvation if the price of grain goes any higher.
There are schemes to operate rat farms that can supply restaurants and high quality hotels with meat as well as earning money for the poorest of people.
People are going along with this suggestion and doing as the government says because the only real alternative is hunger. They cannot afford enough rice to eat, so they have little choice.
Imagine the outrage in Western countries if our governments offered eating rats as a solution to the current hike in food prices. There would be total uproar.
Read more: http://newsflavor.com/world/asia/eat-rats-and-save-rice-says-the-indian-government/#ixzz1QncUHPDX
Published by Louie Jerome on August 21, 2008 in Asia
As world grain prices soar the poorest countries of the world are having to find alternative food sources. The Indian Government has told their people to eat rats to solve the problem.
Every one of us has been affected by the increasing world price of grain. Bread has become more expensive, rice has soared through the roof and we are having to spend more and more money on food. However, we are fortunate in that we actually have extra money to use for food.
In one of the poorest regions of Eastern India where the price of grain has made it difficult for people to afford enough to eat, their local government has come up with a solution. They are trying to convince the people to start eating rats.
The thinking here is that rat meat in very high in protein and tastes better than chicken. It is also free. The people just have to catch the rats.
Rats are commonly eaten in China and specific types of rats are considered to be a delicacy in some South American countries.
Read more in Asia
Central China has been suffering from a plague of rats which were displaced by a flooded lake. These have been shipped by the truck load from the area, down to the south so that they can be served up by restaurants. There is a thriving trade in live rats in Hunan province. Villagers say that they can catch 150 kilograms of rats per night and these live rats sell for 6 yuan a kilo.
In India encouraging people to eat rats will have positive effects on two fronts. It will provide extra food for the people and cut down on the dependence on rice and furthr reduce rat numbers. It is estimated that more than fifty percent of Indias grain in fields and warehouses is eaten by rats.
The chief welfare officer for the area claims that he has eaten rat and that it is very tasty. Rich and poor people alike are being encouraged to do this in an attempt to stave off mass starvation if the price of grain goes any higher.
There are schemes to operate rat farms that can supply restaurants and high quality hotels with meat as well as earning money for the poorest of people.
People are going along with this suggestion and doing as the government says because the only real alternative is hunger. They cannot afford enough rice to eat, so they have little choice.
Imagine the outrage in Western countries if our governments offered eating rats as a solution to the current hike in food prices. There would be total uproar.
Read more: http://newsflavor.com/world/asia/eat-rats-and-save-rice-says-the-indian-government/#ixzz1QncUHPDX
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Delhi High Court awards 5cr damages to Australian national
NEW DELHI: In a rare case of compensation awarded to an individual by an Indian court, Delhi high court on Monday granted nearly Rs 5 crore as damages to an Australian woman, who became paralyzed from waist below after slipping in a swimming pool of an ITDC hotel in the capital 33 years ago.
Susan Leigh Beer was 18 when she slipped on the algae-ridden dirty floor of the swimming pool in Akbar Hotel after she jumped into its shallow end. The incident resulted in her receiving a massive gash on the head, leaving her crippled for life. Responding to the court order from her home in Australia, Susan told TOI, "It's been a frustrating, difficult and long struggle for us all. Let us pray this will be the end of this nightmare."
Holding ITDC, which managed the hotel, guilty of negligence, Justice B D Ahmed said Beer was "entitled to a decree in the sum of 1,82,00,000 (rupees one crore and eighty two lakh) along with simple interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum w.e.f 22,01,1982, till the date of the decree and future simple interest on the said amount at the rate of 10% per annum till its realization ," – a figure which comes to roughly Rs 5 crore.
Delhi High Court awards 5cr damages to Australian national - Economic Times
NEW DELHI: In a rare case of compensation awarded to an individual by an Indian court, Delhi high court on Monday granted nearly Rs 5 crore as damages to an Australian woman, who became paralyzed from waist below after slipping in a swimming pool of an ITDC hotel in the capital 33 years ago.
Susan Leigh Beer was 18 when she slipped on the algae-ridden dirty floor of the swimming pool in Akbar Hotel after she jumped into its shallow end. The incident resulted in her receiving a massive gash on the head, leaving her crippled for life. Responding to the court order from her home in Australia, Susan told TOI, "It's been a frustrating, difficult and long struggle for us all. Let us pray this will be the end of this nightmare."
Holding ITDC, which managed the hotel, guilty of negligence, Justice B D Ahmed said Beer was "entitled to a decree in the sum of 1,82,00,000 (rupees one crore and eighty two lakh) along with simple interest thereon at the rate of 6% per annum w.e.f 22,01,1982, till the date of the decree and future simple interest on the said amount at the rate of 10% per annum till its realization ," – a figure which comes to roughly Rs 5 crore.
Delhi High Court awards 5cr damages to Australian national - Economic Times
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