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yeah I read that piece hence i posted it here. did you look at the twist given by Indian express in the tweet? They are presenting it as a case of elopement. Fcuking sick.
Any way more women empowering news from the secular state...
Bengal tops UN list of missing kids, women - The Times of India
Whats more disappointing is we have elected so called 'Hindu nationalists' and they're sitting hands tied doing nothing
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I am disappointed too especially by BJP WB unit but law and order is a state subject, undue influence from center will be considered as an attack on state government.
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here ...........listen from people of delhi.............what "MODIA" wants to say...........what "DELHI" residents are saying...........watch full news clip (Broadcasted today)
and go cry in the corner while doing Namo namo
while on the issue of Punjab..............its a open thing...........AAP is coming to power in Punjab................If BJP went alone in 2017..........its a bright chance they will get same number of seats as congress got in delhi ..............a big zero.
with Akali dal...............BJP might be able to save deposits of its candidates.
Bhagwant Maan or Chotepur or Phoolkha will lead Punjab Govt......................u plz carry on ur namo bhakti and become more blind.....................and leave Punjab to Punjabis
Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah,
ahem ....ahem...........for how many years u have been attending RSS school of hindutva???
I am a SIKH mate....................ur anti-muslims rants wont work on me
BTW ..........is it true that OLD MONK is gonna be off soon???
bewakoo bna diya feku neh.............
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I don't know .. I never liked rum. so it won't affect me much
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btw ........our beloved NRI minister from punjab got nice "SEWA" with shoes in new york.
poor fella was in new york to ask for support from NRI punjabis in 2017 elections
few days ago he was in toronto ...........although he didnt got sewa...............he was politly asked to leave as crooks are needed.....
so looks like Badal BJP would have to loot more now as NRI wont be sponsering their elections
SAD Badal Toronto Conference turns to be massive failure | Sikh Siyasat News
Sikhs in NY hurl shoes at delegation led by Punjab govt minister Tota Singh - The Economic Times
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yah heard about it .. how AAP MPs doing in Punjab though?
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pulling each others legs.....................sensing landslide win in 2017............their greed is out in the open.............so Party has kicked them in the corner ............
on side note............there is price of 500 bucks on information of our missing MP of Gurdaspur............he is missing since the elections................posters are posted all over the town ....lol.............he dont even goo to parliament
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Sonia’s flop iftar worries Congress
Sonia’s flop iftar worries Congress
Sonia Gandhi has been making renewed efforts to get Muslims on her side but needs to learn from past mistakes.
onia Gandhi's iftar party on Monday was meant for sending a strong message in political circles that the Congress would continue to spearhead the "secular" parties in their fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies. Instead, the event turned out to be a mere political dinner, where most of the top bosses of regional outfits as well as the Left parties decided to stay away. Even amongst Muslims, very few prominent faces turned up, thus causing deep concern amongst the top Congress leadership, which has been wooing the community, without much success, in electoral battles.
The much publicised gathering at the Ashoka Hotel was captured in a tell-all photograph published in national dailies where Sonia Gandhi was seen seated with Trinamool Congress representative Derek O'Brien and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Derek had, a day earlier, represented his party also at the iftar hosted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, thus his presence indicated that for his chief, Mamata Banerjee, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress were to be treated at par with each other. Nitish too has been giving a lot of importance to Kejriwal and his attending Sonia Gandhi's iftar was merely to give respect to an ally, given that Bihar elections are round the corner and the Congress is expected to play second fiddle to Janata Dal (United).
The party had stopped hosting iftar parties while it was in power and allowed the then Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to organise this event every year. However, in an attempt to get back its lost vote bank, Sonia Gandhi has been making renewed effort to get the Muslims on her side. In the process, she seems unaware that it was the Congress' perceived tilt towards the minorities that had led to polarisation of the majority community in favour of Narendra Modi in the last Parliamentary polls. The last straw was when the meeting of the Jama Majid Shahi Imam with Sonia Gandhi was widely telecast by all TV channels, resulting in the consolidation of the Hindu vote.
The Congress, it is evident, has not learnt any lessons from its drubbing and till today has not properly analysed the reasons for its defeat last year, though A.K. Antony did admit that its perceived inclination towards minorities had contributed to the loss. It is extremely sad that the party has done nothing to remove the causes which led to its downfall, and that the people who were actually responsible for its rout continue to dominate while Rahul Gandhi has got all the blame. [??]
In order to resurrect itself, the party must change its strategy and give up its obsession with the minorities as in its nearly 130 years of existence, the Congress has been fortunate to enjoy the support of all castes, communities and classes. It is only in the last ten years or so that it started deviating from its basic secular ideology and started tilting towards some communities. The only way it can hope to make a comeback is by involving all sections and not pursue actions which have boomeranged. It is nobody's case that the Congress should give up its secular beliefs altogether. But while supporting or giving added importance to the minorities, it has diluted its ideology, which the BJP under Modi's leadership very cleverly exploited.
The Congress is certainly not the preferred party of the Muslims, who have shown that they were open to supporting any regional outfit, which was in a position to stop the BJP. In the two politically important states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the Muslims have continuously chosen Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav over the Congress. In fact, the message which came out clearly from Sonia's iftar was that the regional parties do not wish the Congress to be revived as this would impact their influence and growth. This is something which Congress leaders must understand.
Parliament is going to meet in the coming week and the party is still not prepared to fully involve Kamal Nath, its most experienced politician in the Lok Sabha, in its scheme of things, leaving the defence to a non combative Malikarjun Kharge and a reluctant Captain Amarinder Singh, who has time and again expressed his desire to go back and work in his state of Punjab. Rahul Gandhi had been vocal in the last segment of the budget session, but he has to cross several hurdles before he can make his presence felt in Parliament, even though he is functioning as the de-facto chief of his party.
The politics of iftar has become very outdated, as in most of the parties, it is the same bunch of people who are on the guest list. Therefore, the common Muslims have understood that the annual ritual is merely symbolic. At least for the Congress, it is not going to bring in votes. The grand old party, by its unexplainable actions, continues to be the best insurance for the continuation of a BJP government at the Centre as both Muslims and Hindus view it with suspicion. Between us.
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US firm paid bribes to win water projects in Goa, Assam
US firm paid bribes to win water projects in Goa, Assam | Business Standard News
A New Jersey-based construction management firm has been charged with bribing Indian officials to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and Guwahati. The bribe, of $976,630 for a Goa project by Louis Berger, included that to a minister, the details of which have not been disclosed by the US Department of Justice.
On Friday, the company agreed to pay a $17.1-million criminal fine to resolve charges that it bribed officials in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Kuwait to secure government construction management contracts. Two of its former executives, Richard Hirsch (61) of the Philippines and James McClung (59) of the UAE, pleaded guilty to the charges.
Previously, McClung had served as senior vice-president, responsible for the firm’s operations in India and Vietnam.
Sentencing hearings for Hirsch and McClung are scheduled for November 5 this year.
The Indian government, assisted by its Japanese counterpart, had initiated the five-year Goa water supply and sewerage project to expand, rehabilitate and build water and sewerage facilities. Louis Berger was part of a consortium responsible for the project in Goa. The consortium included two Japanese firms and an Indian partner.
The team developed a project management information system and plan, evaluated bids, reviewed design and construction plans, and ensured quality work was done on time and within the budget, the company said on its website.
In an 11-page charge sheet, US federal prosecutors alleged Louis Berger maintained a detailed diary and account of bribery to Indian officials. On August 26, 2010, “a consortium partner prepared a payment-tracking schedule, stating the company had paid $976,630 in bribes in connection with the Goa project to date”, federal prosecutors told a court in New Jersey.
“Along with several consortium partners, the company won two water development projects in Goa and Guwahati. The company paid bribes to win both these contracts,” the prosecutors alleged.
On August 17, 2010, a consortium partner sent an e-mail to James McClung, stating, “As discussed, I enclose the details, as provided by (the third-party intermediary). I have also added the details of amounts paid to (the company) as of date by (the consortium partner) in the same sheet.”
The attachment included an entry: “Paid by (an agent of the company) to the minister on behalf of the agent,” the prosecutors said.
According to court documents, the company, through its employees and agents, used terms such as “commitment fee”, “counterpart per diem”, “marketing fee” and “field operations expenses” as codes to conceal the true nature of the payments and utilised cash disbursement forms and invoices that didn’t truthfully describe the services provided or the purpose of the payment.
The documents showed the company, through its employees, agents and consortium partners, kept track of the bribe payments by circulating a spreadsheet among them, which showed the proportionate share of every bribe they had paid the officials overseeing their work on the Goa and Guwahati projects.
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Sonia’s flop iftar worries Congress
Sonia Gandhi has been making renewed efforts to get Muslims on her side but needs to learn from past mistakes.
onia Gandhi's iftar party on Monday was meant for sending a strong message in political circles that the Congress would continue to spearhead the "secular" parties in their fight against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies. Instead, the event turned out to be a mere political dinner, where most of the top bosses of regional outfits as well as the Left parties decided to stay away. Even amongst Muslims, very few prominent faces turned up, thus causing deep concern amongst the top Congress leadership, which has been wooing the community, without much success, in electoral battles.
The much publicised gathering at the Ashoka Hotel was captured in a tell-all photograph published in national dailies where Sonia Gandhi was seen seated with Trinamool Congress representative Derek O'Brien and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Derek had, a day earlier, represented his party also at the iftar hosted by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, thus his presence indicated that for his chief, Mamata Banerjee, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress were to be treated at par with each other. Nitish too has been giving a lot of importance to Kejriwal and his attending Sonia Gandhi's iftar was merely to give respect to an ally, given that Bihar elections are round the corner and the Congress is expected to play second fiddle to Janata Dal (United).
The party had stopped hosting iftar parties while it was in power and allowed the then Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh to organise this event every year. However, in an attempt to get back its lost vote bank, Sonia Gandhi has been making renewed effort to get the Muslims on her side. In the process, she seems unaware that it was the Congress' perceived tilt towards the minorities that had led to polarisation of the majority community in favour of Narendra Modi in the last Parliamentary polls. The last straw was when the meeting of the Jama Majid Shahi Imam with Sonia Gandhi was widely telecast by all TV channels, resulting in the consolidation of the Hindu vote.
The Congress, it is evident, has not learnt any lessons from its drubbing and till today has not properly analysed the reasons for its defeat last year, though A.K. Antony did admit that its perceived inclination towards minorities had contributed to the loss. It is extremely sad that the party has done nothing to remove the causes which led to its downfall, and that the people who were actually responsible for its rout continue to dominate while Rahul Gandhi has got all the blame. [??]
In order to resurrect itself, the party must change its strategy and give up its obsession with the minorities as in its nearly 130 years of existence, the Congress has been fortunate to enjoy the support of all castes, communities and classes. It is only in the last ten years or so that it started deviating from its basic secular ideology and started tilting towards some communities. The only way it can hope to make a comeback is by involving all sections and not pursue actions which have boomeranged. It is nobody's case that the Congress should give up its secular beliefs altogether. But while supporting or giving added importance to the minorities, it has diluted its ideology, which the BJP under Modi's leadership very cleverly exploited.
The Congress is certainly not the preferred party of the Muslims, who have shown that they were open to supporting any regional outfit, which was in a position to stop the BJP. In the two politically important states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the Muslims have continuously chosen Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav over the Congress. In fact, the message which came out clearly from Sonia's iftar was that the regional parties do not wish the Congress to be revived as this would impact their influence and growth. This is something which Congress leaders must understand.
Parliament is going to meet in the coming week and the party is still not prepared to fully involve Kamal Nath, its most experienced politician in the Lok Sabha, in its scheme of things, leaving the defence to a non combative Malikarjun Kharge and a reluctant Captain Amarinder Singh, who has time and again expressed his desire to go back and work in his state of Punjab. Rahul Gandhi had been vocal in the last segment of the budget session, but he has to cross several hurdles before he can make his presence felt in Parliament, even though he is functioning as the de-facto chief of his party.
The politics of iftar has become very outdated, as in most of the parties, it is the same bunch of people who are on the guest list. Therefore, the common Muslims have understood that the annual ritual is merely symbolic. At least for the Congress, it is not going to bring in votes. The grand old party, by its unexplainable actions, continues to be the best insurance for the continuation of a BJP government at the Centre as both Muslims and Hindus view it with suspicion. Between us.
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@ranjeet @Prometheus @harupridol @Star Wars @jaunty @any Assamese & Goan Members
US firm paid bribes to win water projects in Goa, Assam
US firm paid bribes to win water projects in Goa, Assam | Business Standard News
A New Jersey-based construction management firm has been charged with bribing Indian officials to win two major water developmental projects in Goa and Guwahati. The bribe, of $976,630 for a Goa project by Louis Berger, included that to a minister, the details of which have not been disclosed by the US Department of Justice.
On Friday, the company agreed to pay a $17.1-million criminal fine to resolve charges that it bribed officials in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Kuwait to secure government construction management contracts. Two of its former executives, Richard Hirsch (61) of the Philippines and James McClung (59) of the UAE, pleaded guilty to the charges.
Previously, McClung had served as senior vice-president, responsible for the firm’s operations in India and Vietnam.
Sentencing hearings for Hirsch and McClung are scheduled for November 5 this year.
The Indian government, assisted by its Japanese counterpart, had initiated the five-year Goa water supply and sewerage project to expand, rehabilitate and build water and sewerage facilities. Louis Berger was part of a consortium responsible for the project in Goa. The consortium included two Japanese firms and an Indian partner.
The team developed a project management information system and plan, evaluated bids, reviewed design and construction plans, and ensured quality work was done on time and within the budget, the company said on its website.
In an 11-page charge sheet, US federal prosecutors alleged Louis Berger maintained a detailed diary and account of bribery to Indian officials. On August 26, 2010, “a consortium partner prepared a payment-tracking schedule, stating the company had paid $976,630 in bribes in connection with the Goa project to date”, federal prosecutors told a court in New Jersey.
“Along with several consortium partners, the company won two water development projects in Goa and Guwahati. The company paid bribes to win both these contracts,” the prosecutors alleged.
On August 17, 2010, a consortium partner sent an e-mail to James McClung, stating, “As discussed, I enclose the details, as provided by (the third-party intermediary). I have also added the details of amounts paid to (the company) as of date by (the consortium partner) in the same sheet.”
The attachment included an entry: “Paid by (an agent of the company) to the minister on behalf of the agent,” the prosecutors said.
According to court documents, the company, through its employees and agents, used terms such as “commitment fee”, “counterpart per diem”, “marketing fee” and “field operations expenses” as codes to conceal the true nature of the payments and utilised cash disbursement forms and invoices that didn’t truthfully describe the services provided or the purpose of the payment.
The documents showed the company, through its employees, agents and consortium partners, kept track of the bribe payments by circulating a spreadsheet among them, which showed the proportionate share of every bribe they had paid the officials overseeing their work on the Goa and Guwahati projects.
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Bengal's daughter: Tragic tale of Tuktuki Mandal
Apparently she has been traced and saying she don't want to live with her father but with her rapist.
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Bengal's daughter: Tragic tale of Tuktuki Mandal
Apparently she has been traced and saying she don't want to live with her father but with her rapist.
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God save Bengal
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Indian express said she was in love with the guy who kidnapped her.
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