Bomb Blast and after: few recent posts

ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆಗಿಂತ ನೀಚ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳು ಏಕೆ?
http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_29.html
ವಾರದ ಬರಹ : ತ್ಯಾಗರಾಜ್ , ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ
http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_27.html
ಚಿಂತನೆ: ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಪೋಟದ ನಂತರ
http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_26.html
Lessons from Gujarat secondary blasts at Hospitals
http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/secondary-bomb-blasts-at-hospitals-in.html
Our response to terrorism
http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-response-to-terrorism.html

ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಓದಿದ ನೆನಪು..

ನಿಂದಕರಿರಬೇಕಯ್ಯ ಆದರೆ ಕುತರ್ಕವಲ್ಲ!

ಸದಾಶಯದಿಂದ ಬರೆದ ಲೇಖನದ ಮೇಲೂ ಕುತರ್ಕದ ಗೂಬೆ ಕೂರಿಸಿದರೆ ಏನನ್ನಬೇಕು? ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು / ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರರು ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರ ಸಂಚಿಗೆ ಬಳಿ ಬೀಳಬಾರದು, ಅಮಾಯಕರು ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒದ್ದಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವಾಗ ತೊಂದರೆ ಕೊಡಬಾರದು ಎಂದರೆ ತಪ್ಪೇನಿದೆ? ಅಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೂ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ಬಳಿ ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಪೋಟ ಆಗಬಹುದೆಂದು 25 ನೇ ಜುಲೈ ಅಂದು ಬರೆದ ಲೇಖನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ್ದು ಗುಜರಾತ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆದೇ ಬಿಟ್ಟಿತು...ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಎಂ ಪಿ ಹರೇನ್ ಪಾಠಕ್ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪದರಲ್ಲಿ ಬಚಾವ್ ಆದರು...ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ಎಂದಿನ ನಡತೆ (ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೆ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಸಹಿತ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆ) ಅರಿತಿದ್ದ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರ ಸಂಚಿಗೆ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯ 23 ರೋಗಿಗಳು, ಇಬ್ಬರು ವೈದ್ಯರು ಅನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿ ಸಾಯಬೇಕಾಯಿತು...(http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_26.html, http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/secondary-bomb-blasts-at-hospitals-in.html, http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-response-to-terrorism.html)

ಈ ಎಲ್ಲ ಲೇಖನಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬಹಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನದ ಸಾರವಿದೆ, ಕೇಳಿ/ ನೋಡಿ ತಿಳಿದ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳಿವೆ...ಇದೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನು ಕಡೆಗಣಿಸಿ ಏನೋ ಕುತರ್ಕ ಬರೆದರೆ ಏನನ್ನಬೇಕು? (ಬಹುಷಃ ವರದಿಗಾರರು ತಮ್ಮ ಪೂರ್ವಾಶ್ರಮದ "ಅಲೆ"ಯಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹೊರ ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ ಅನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ)

ಈ ಕುತರ್ಕದ ವರದಿಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ: ತಮ್ಮ ಬರಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೇಳಿದ ಸಚಿವರ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಯಾವುದು? http://www.drvsacharya.blogspot.com/ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷದ ಮೇ ತಿಂಗಳಿಂದ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೆ...(refer to OLDER POSTS)ಹಾಗೂ ಯಾವ ಟೀಕೆಗೂ ಉತ್ತರ ಹೇಳುವ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮ ಇದಲ್ಲ. (ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಮಾರ್ಟಂ ಮಾಡುವ ಅಗತ್ಯವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ ) ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಂಯಮದಿಂದ ಬರೆಯಿರಿ...ಭಾಷಾ ಶುದ್ದಿ ಇರಲಿ...ಏಕೆಂದರೆ ನೀವು ಈಗ ಇರುವುದು ಘನತೆವೆತ್ತ ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ!

ಈ ಬ್ಲಾಗ್ ನ ವಿಳಾಸ ಪ್ರಚುರ ಪಡಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಬಹಳ ಧನ್ಯವಾದಗಳು.

ಭೀತಿವಾದಕ್ಕಿಂಥ ಘೋರ ...

ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆಗಿಂತ ನೀಚ ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳು ಏಕೆ?

ಸುಮ್ಮ ಸುಮ್ಮಗೆ ಹುಸಿ ಕರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವುದು...ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಬಳಲಿರುವ ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಪಡೆಯನ್ನು ಬೇಸ್ತು ಬೀಳಿಸುವುದು ಅಲ್ಲದೆ ಸುಳ್ಳು ಸುದ್ದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಟಿವಿ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದಲ್ಲಿ ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿ ಜನರನ್ನು ಹೆದರಿಸುವುದು...ಶಾಲೆ ಮಕ್ಕಳನ್ನು ಬೆದರಿಸಿ ಅವರಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀತಿ ಹುಟ್ಟುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಂದಿ ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ... ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಏನೇ ಮಾಡಿದರೂ ಅವರನ್ನು ಅವಹೇಳನ ಮಾಡುವುದು...(ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರನ್ನು ಭಂಧಿಸಿದರೆ ಮಾನವ ಹಕ್ಕು ಉಲ್ಲಂಘನೆ ಎಂದು ಬೊಬ್ಬಿಡುವ ಮಂದಿ ಈಗ ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ ಎಂದು ಕಿರಿಚಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ) ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ ಕಚಿದರೂ ಸರಕಾರವನ್ನು ತೆಗಳುವುದು...ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಏನೇ ಆದರೂ "ರಾಜಿನಾಮೆ ಕೊಡಿ" ಎಂದು ಕಿರಿಚುವ ಮಂದಿ...(ಬೇರೆಯವರ ಆಡಳಿತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿಗಳೇ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರ ಗುಂಡಿಗೆ ಬಲಿಯಾದ ಘಟನೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ನೆನಪೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಪಾಪ) ನಿಜ ಬಾಂಬ್ ಇದ್ದರೂ ಸಿನೆಮ ಶೂಟಿಂಗ್ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂಬ ಮಾದರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಂಪು ಕೂಡುವ ಭಂಡ ಧೈರ್ಯದ ಜನ...(ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸಿಡಿದು ಸತ್ತರೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಗ್ಯಾರಂಟಿ ಎಂದೆ? ಅಥವಾ ಅದಕ್ಕೂ ಭದ್ರತಾ ಲೋಪ ಎಂದು ಬೊಬ್ಬೆ ಹೊಡೆಯಲೇ?)...ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸಿಡಿದಾಗ...ಗಾಯಾಳುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುವ ಬದಲು...ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗುಂಪುಗೂಡಿ ಟ್ರಾಫಿಕ್ ಜಾಮ್ ಮಾಡಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗೂ ಹೋಗದಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಂದಿ...ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ತನಿಖೆ ಮಾಡಲೂ ಬಿಡದ ಮಂದಿ...ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಡತಾಕಿ ವೈದ್ಯರಿಗೆ ರೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಿರಿ ಕಿರಿ ಮಾಡುವ ಮಂದಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮದ ಮಂದಿ...ಹಾಗೆಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರೆ ಪತ್ರಿಕಾ ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಧಕ್ಕೆ ಎಂದು ವಾದಿಸುವ ಮಂದಿ... ಅಷ್ಟಾಗಿ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆಗೆ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಏನೆಂದು ಹೇಳದೆ ಬರಿಯ ಭೀತಿಕಾರಕ ಅವಹೇಳನಕಾರಿ ಬರಹಗಳನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುವ ಮಂದಿ ...ಪೊಲೀಸರ ಬಳಿ ಅದಿಲ್ಲ ಇದಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಬರಹ ಬರೆಸಿ ಭದ್ರತಾ ಪರಿಕರಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾರಿ ಲಾಭ ಹೊಡೆಯುವ ಆಸೆಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ದಲ್ಲಾಳಿ ಗಳು...

ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದಕರಿಗಿಂಥ ನೀಚ ಕೆಲಸ ತಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲದಿರುವುದೇ ದೊಡ್ಡ ದುರಂತ...

29.07.2008/ 30.07.2008 : News Scan

ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದೊ ಟಿವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬರುವ ಅಂತೆ ಕಂತೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ/ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗದು- ಡಾ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ

POTA? http://www.ibnlive.com/news/pota-is-bjps-answer-to-terrorism-in-india/69817-3.html

Citizen ID cards? http://salambangalore.blogspot.com/2008/07/tackling-terrorism-karnataka-to-issue.html ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿದ ಡಾ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ (ಸುದ್ದಿ : ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಮಾಹಿತಿ: http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/blog-post_5789.html

Governor Honourable Rameshwar Thakur greeted on his birthday (28.07.2008) Photo: Kannada Prabha

ವಾರದ ಬರಹ

(ಕೃಪೆ: ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

ಚಿಂತನೆ: ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟದ ನಂತರ

ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟವಾದ ಕೂಡಲೇ ರಾಜ್ಯದೆಲ್ಲೆಡೆ ಅಶಾಂತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆಯಾಗಬೇಕೆಂಬುದು ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳ ಆಶಯ.
ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ಇಡೀ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಸುರಕ್ಷತೆಯ ಹೊಣೆ ಹೊತ್ತಿರುವ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವರು ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಪೋಟದ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡುತ್ತಾ "ಪೊಟೋ"ಗೆ ಪೋಸ್ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಸಮಯ ಕಳೆಯಬೇಕೇ? ಅಥವಾ ಟೀವೀ Anchorಗಳಂತೆ ಮೈ ಮೇಲೆ ದೆವ್ವ ಬಂದಂತೆ ಸುಮ್ಮ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ speculation ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾ ಜನರನ್ನು ಹೆದರಿಸಬೇಕೇ?
ಅಥವಾ
ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟದ ತನಿಖೆಯ ಜಾಡು ಪತ್ತೆ ಮಾಡುವತ್ತ ಮತ್ತು ರಾಜ್ಯಾದ್ಯಂತ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಶಾಂತವಾಗಿರುವಂತೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕೇ?

ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸ್ಫೋಟದ ನಂತರ ಸರಕಾರದ ರೆಸ್ಪಾನ್ಸ್ ಏನು, ಪೊಲೀಸರು ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ, ಗಾಯಾಳುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಸಾಗಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ಇಂದಿನ ಎಲೆಕ್ಟ್ರಾನಿಕ್ ಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳು ತೆರೆದ ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳಿಂದ ಫಾಲೋ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಾರೆಯೆಂಬುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಶಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.

ನಿನ್ನೆಯ ಅಹ್ಮದಾಬಾದ್ ಸ್ಪೋಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡಂತೆ ಮೊದಲ ಸ್ಪೋಟದ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹೊತ್ತಿನ ನಂತರ ಈ ಬಾರಿ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ಬಾಂಬ್ ಸಿಡಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ.
ಈಗಿನ ದುಷ್ಕರ್ಮಿಗಳು ಉಪಯೋಗಿಸುವುದು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಹೈಟೆಕ್- ಸೆಲ್ ಫೋನ್, ಇಂಟರ್ನೆಟ್. ಜನಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಗಳ reaction ಏನು, ಪೊಲೀಸರೇನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆಂಬುದು ಅವರಿಗೆ real-timeನಲ್ಲಿ ಲಭ್ಯ.
ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ಎಂದಿನಂತೆ ಯಾವುದೋ ಓಭೀರಾಯನ ಕಾಲದ "ಘಟನೆ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ", "ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಭೇಟಿ"ಯೆಂಬ ಕಾಟಾಚಾರಗಳು ಅಗತ್ಯವೇ ಎಂಬುದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಚರ್ಚೆ ನಡೆಯಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.

Lessons to be learnt from Secondary bomb blasts at Hospitals in Ahmedabad...

When this photo conveys the message, why publish gory photos of the dead/ dying? Respect human dignity.(photo: AFP/BBC)Please refer to earlier post : http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-response-to-terrorism.html (posted on 25t July) Wherein, it was noted that the secondary attacks take place near hospitals, targetting the relief workers/ medical systems/ curious onlookers and the unnecessary visitors at the hositals like politicians and the media.
Now read this report:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Ahmedabad_blast_sites_chosen_with_political_icons_in_mind/articleshow/3286234.cms
"Two public hospitals, the Civil hospital in the Meghaninagar area and LG hospital which is in the Maninagar area were also targeted and the time chosen was when victims of the blasts in these areas were expected to arrive at these hospitals for emergency treatment from the Maninagar and other areas. In LG hospital the blast happened even as the Ahmedabad Lok Sabha constituency MP Harin Pathak was visiting those injured in the hospital. This blast happened when a bomb planted in the car park exploded. The blast in Civil hospital happened close to the trauma ward where those injured in the blast were getting treated. The other places chosen were busy bazaars like vegetable markets in Maninagar where many women were injured."
Message:
Report any suspicious activity-object to the nearest police station- Remember that all blasts occuring on Fridays need not be terrorist attacks- they may be the acts of your neighbourhood anti social elements!/ Do not unncessarily visit the blast sites/Hospitals- there can be a second attack/ Do not hamper the work of police-investigating agencies- you may hamper relief operations/ Do not spread rumours/ Do not make unnecessary phone calls- you may crowd the network and cause inconvinience to the needy/ Be prepared to donate blood-enroll with local voluntary organizations/ Have faith in administration- Together We Can Curb Terrorism!

Politicians/Media Note:

Politicians are responsible for not leveraging terrorist attacks as a platform for pushing other agendas or justifying irrational expenditures. They should also refrain from making hasty comments/ statements which might hamper investigations. They should also avoid useless exercises like visiting the victims of terror attacks in the hospital/ visiting the dead (in what way it helps?), which will not only hamper the medical management but also burdens the local administration and the police – who otherwise should be involved in relief measures/ investigationsಇಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಇವರೆಲ್ಲ ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಏನು ಸಾಧಿಸಿದರು?

ಈ ನಾಟಕಗಳಿಂದ ಏನು ಉಪಯೋಗ? ಇದರಿಂದ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ ನೀಡಲು ವಿಳಂಬ! ವೈದ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಕಿರಿ ಕಿರಿ, ರೋಗಿಗೆ ಸೋಂಕಿನ ಸಾಧ್ಯತೆ...

What is the use of parading in the Hospitals, with mediamen? Will this "show" help in any way to any individual/ investigations? The security personnel, who otherwise have other serious issues to tackle, will end up "escorting" these politicians! Rather than these publicity stunts, ministers should be busy in tactical planning!

Poor politicians, if they do not do all these stunts, newspapers report the next day...

(ಯಾವುದೇ ಸ್ಪೋಟ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವ ಹೋಗಿ ಏನಾಗಬೇಕು ಸ್ವಾಮಿ? ಅವರೇನು ಸ್ಪೋಟಕ ತಜ್ನರೆ? ಅಥವಾ ಪತ್ತೆದಾರರೆ? ಸಚಿವರು ಏನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕೆಂದು ಹೇಳಲು ಇವರು ಯಾರು?)

We sincerely hope that, politicians and media will learn from the Ahmedabad experience.

Bangalore: all in a days work for the Bomb Squad!

Suspicious object found: a responsible citizen alerts policeBomb Squad arrives

In action

DiffusedTogether we can curb terror!
(photos from Mangalorean/ Sanjevani/ Eesanje)

Bangalore Bomb Blast: Commendable statements

(news source: Eesanje & Sanjevani)

News Scan On Bangalore Bomb Blast

Our response to Terrorism: Dr V S Acharya http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/our-response-to-terrorism.html
It is an attempt to malign Government: Yeddyurappa
http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/26/stories/2008072657340100.htm
May Not be an act of terror
http://www.indiblitz.com/index.php/2008/07/25/material-in-explosives-locations-baffle-bangalore-police/
Designed to disrupt the peace and harmony that Bangalore is known for...Dr Vijay Mallya http://www.livemint.com/2008/07/26000019/Serial-blasts-rock-India8217.html
Terror has no boundaries: http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/at-this-rate-rest-assured-your-number-will-come/
I am angry at the way the electronic media is making use of the incident and hyping it with a view on TRPs: Jayant Kaikini in http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul262008/city2008072681012.asp and in http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/when-the-mighty-pen-starts-helping-the-sword/#comments

Bangalore Bomb Blast: Out of power politicians: In the blame game

First it was desecration of a mosque with an animal head...

Now they want to attack innocent civilians...

Message to Out of power politicians...

(courtesy: Vikranta Karnataka)
Some things to remember...in case of selective amnesia...

1. Bombings by terror outfits does not spare any country/ person (WTC 9/11- Madrid- Bali- London- our own beloved Rajeev Gandhi too died in an act of terror!)

2. Those who cry foul over intelligence failure: please note that you are the same ones who cry foul in the name of "human rights", when preventive arrests are made on the basis of Intelligence reports. Don`t yo see any human rights violation now, when innocent civilians are troubled?

3. Over enthusiastic media/ general public: do not crowd at blast sites, probably you are not aware of a technique adopted by terrorists: second attack on the same spots or at hospitals by timer devices...aimed at killing relief workers/media (it happened during Mumbai blasts)

Our response to terrorism

Terrorists/ anti social elements don't require sophisticated weapons or even successful execution of their plots to cause panic, fuel media frenzy, and effect massive deployment of law enforcement - well beyond the location of their attack. This has been the case in many terrorist events over the past years, especially in those places where terrorism is not a daily occurrence.

When we react broadly to a narrow event, we are reacting just as the terrorists would hope...
Let's stop a moment to rethink our response, because that's where the terrorists thrive:
Five different communities respond and are influenced, each in its own way, by a terrorist attack:
·The Terrorists - whose agenda is to create maximum physical damage, financial disruption and overall panic.
·The Public - genuinely terrorized by the event, wants the government to do everything possible to stop the terrorist, no holds barred.
·Politicians and Public Officials - are pressured to make a response that usually involves a lot of spending, and putting in place hasty strategies.
·Law enforcement and security professionals - attentive to the will of the public they protect, spare no resources or effort to catch the terrorists.
·The Media – who let's face it, sometimes benefit from and even effect news coverage that is dramatic- thus providing publicity for an event...precisely what the terrorists want!
The common denominator in the response of these five sectors is that they are fused with emotion. That emotion detracts from our ability to respond with a logical, strategic and appropriate campaign. After all, we play to the hands of the terrorists by reacting in an exaggerated way, and by introducing measures and procedures that are excessive in relation to the actual terrorist problem at hand. Combined, these five agendas produce a general response that is too often out of proportion with the actual event that stimulated the response in the first place.
Typical "Dry Run" event by terrorists:
Serial bombings using low intensity explosives> Explosions> Study the following through the eyes of the Media: Efficacy of timer devices, Reaction of the public, Response of the Police/ Bomb Squad, Watch the equipment/ techniques used by security forces/ bomb squad, Check the response of Relief activities...And then plan for the real attacks with the help of these inputs! (please note that the organizers of these blasts will study all these in the comforts of thier hideout, thanks to the live coverage from various angles by the Media)
A few things are important to bear in mind as we try to define a logical and effective reaction. Each of the five communities has a role to play here.
·The Media have the responsibility for accurately and objectively reporting a terrorist event, as exaggeration would only serve to increase the terrorist effect.
·Law enforcement must remain both sensitive and sensible, in other words, not letting their emotions cloud their judgment when investigating terrorism or protecting the public from it.
·Politicians are responsible for not leveraging terrorist attacks as a platform for pushing other agendas or justifying irrational expenditures. They should also refrain from making hasty comments/ statements which might hamper investigations. They should also avoid useless exercises like visiting the victims of terror attacks in the hospital/ visiting the dead, which will not only hamper the medical management but also burdens the local administration and the police – who otherwise should be involved in relief measures/ investigations. (It is a well known fact that, the terrorists target hospitals for secondary attack, as they know that victims of primary attack would be rushed to hospitals along with curious onlookers/ security agencies/ politicians and media!)
· The Public has the responsibility to look at terrorist events in perspective, and has an important role in balancing the response of the media, law enforcement and politicians, by trying to learn as much as they can about terrorist methods of operation, to understand what the real threat is to them, and identify the appropriate measures to stop them. Ignorance of these methods reduces the public's ability to act as a check and balance to the policies and activities of the other sectors who represent and serve them. Public should also minimize use of cellular network at the time of such terror attacks to prevent network jam (remember that by doing so, you may save lot of lives!)
· If all of us (media, public, law enforcement) were to temper our reaction and response to terrorist events, we would lessen our attractiveness as a terrorist target and reduce the overall impact of the attack.
(this is the full text of the keynote address delivered by Dr VSAcharya at the state level meet on “Modern terrorism, efficiency of criminal justice system and role of civil society” at Barkur on 5th June 2008...)

Please visit earlier post: http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/terrorism-aims-at-creating-anarchy-in.html

More on Bangalore serial blasts: ( advisory: some pictures in these posts are gory, we do not endorse such reporting: http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=86087, http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=49105&n_tit=Serial%20Blasts%20Rock%20Bangalore%2D%201%20Killed%2C%20Several%20Injured%2E%2E%2E, http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-11489.html, http://democratic-voice.blogspot.com/2008/07/karnataka-unsafe-because-of-bjp.html)

Recap on recent bomb blasts : IISc Bangalore December, 2005 ;March 12, 1993: Mumbai :thirteen bomb explosions resulted in up to 250 civilian fatalities and 700 injuries. April 14, 2006: Twin blasts took place in Delhi"s Jama Masjid injuring at least 13 people on Friday evening at around 1730 hrs IST. September 8, 2006: 31 killed, 297 injured in Friday"s twin bomb blast in Malegaon. November 23, 2007: Multiple blasts in Faizabad, Varanasi, Lucknow within five minutes of each other killing at least 12 people in Uttar Pradesh.May 18, 2007: Eleven people were killed and more than 50 others injured in a bomb explosion inside Mecca Mosque located near the historic Charminar in Hyderabad.

Report any suspicious activity-object to the nearest police station- Remember that all blasts occuring on Fridays need not be terrorist attacks- they may be the acts of your neighbourhood anti social elements!/ Do not unncessarily visit the blast sites- there can be a second attack/ Do not hamper the work of police-investigating agencies- you may hamper relief operations/ Do not spread rumours/ Do not make unnecessary phone calls- you may crowd the network and cause inconvinience to the needy/ Be prepared to donate blood-enroll with local voluntary organizations/ Have faith in administration- Together We Can Curb Terrorism!
Have Indians become insensitive to acts of terror? Analysis on the usual sequence of events following a terror attack: "Any time now, the State government will blame central intelligence agencies for not alerting them. The Centre, in turn, will blame some unpronounceable outfit whose benefactors are across the border. By primetime, the Prime Minister (depending on the toll obviously) will make a macho statement something to the effect of “We will not cow down to terror”. The Union home minister, whose very sentence-construction sends terrorists scurrying for cover, will pronounce that “such incidents will not deter the government from pursuing its policy of dealing with terrorists in a resolute manner.”
Tomorrow morning, the Congress which is in the opposition in Karnataka will blame the BJP, which is in power, for being interested in anything but governance. The BJP in turn will blame the Congress for revoking POTA and making this a soft-state. Editor types will stand up and say it is time for “moderates” to speak out. And just when the TV guys were rubbing their hands in glee that something finally had happened to keep them busy over the next 36 hours, bam, the toll is just two. How do they fill “We, the People” and “Big Fight” and “Weekend Edition” this weekend? Some compensation to the dead, wounded will be declared...." ...excerpt from http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/civilian-security-is-a-joke-and-the-joke-is-on-you/
Karnataka Police won`t blame any organization, till investigations are complete: http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-11489.html
Rehearsal/ Dry Run? opines Raman, Central Intelligence in...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072501191_2.html?hpid=moreheadlines

Udupi Road widening: A dream come true

Catalyst for development, saving precious fuel...a gift for the future of Udupi!

All it required was 1. Vision 2. Political will power to execute this project against all odds 3. A mindset to plan for the future!...

This road is now widened, ready for use (finishing touches pending)...
Thanks to the persistence of Dr V S Acharya, this road is a reality now{also thanks to the Dynamic MLA Raghupathi Bhat, Efficient DC Ponnuraj, Hemalatha and the Government of Karnataka (BJP-JDS combine and now BJP Govt).,and most important...the people who cooperated for land aquisition}

This road to success was not without hurdles...starting from Litigants(who did not own any land, but could get stay orders from honourable courts), Opposition leaders with myopic vision(who wanted a 40 feet road and were spreading rumours about lack of funds), Critics (who claim that new road is dangerous!)

Please see for yourself, the difference...Before and after photo!

Also visit: http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/road-to-progress-your-tax-money-at-work.html

http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/photodisplay.php?id=8535

ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯ : ಭಯ ಹರಡುವ ಬದಲು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಹರಡಿ : ರೋಗ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟಿ

(ಹಗಲು ಕಚ್ಚುವ ಈಡಿಸ್ ಎಜಿಪ್ತಿ ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ)

ಇದುವರೆಗೂ ಚಿಕೂನ್ಗುನ್ಯಾ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸುಲಭ ಉಪಾಯವನ್ನು ಯಾರೂ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ, ಪಾಲಿಸುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ...

ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ ಕಡಿತ ತಡೆದರೆ, ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ ಸಂತಾನ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿ ತಡೆದರೆ ರೋಗ ಹರಡದು. ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ಔಷದಃ ಸೇವನೆ, ಅನಗತ್ಯ ಮಾತ್ರೆ ಸೇವನೆ ಆರೋಗ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾನಿ (ಯಾವುದೇ ವೈದ್ಯಕೀಯ ರೋಗ ತಡೆಗಟ್ಟಲು ನಿಶ್ಚಿತ ಮದ್ದು ಇಲ್ಲ - ಲಸಿಕೆ ಇನ್ನು ಬಂದಿಲ್ಲ, ಬಂದರೂ ದುಬಾರಿ ) . ರೋಗ ಪತ್ತೆ ಹಚ್ಚಲು ಇರುವ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ ದುಬಾರಿ (ಒಂದು ವಾರ ತಗಲುತ್ತದೆ- 3000 rs) , ಆ ಖರ್ಚಿನಲ್ಲಿ ರೋಗ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಸಾಧ್ಯ!

ಉಡುಪಿ ತಾಲೂಕು ವೈದ್ಯಾಧಿಕಾರಿ ಡಾ.ಎಚ್.ಅಶೋಕ್ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ: ಈ ರೋಗದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾಹಿತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆ ಇದೆ. ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರೂ ತಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ಸ್ವಚ್ಚತೆಯನ್ನು ಕಾಪಾಡುವುದು ಅಗತ್ಯ. ಮನೆಯ ಸುತ್ತ ನೀರು ನಿಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ಎಚ್ಚರ ವಹಿಸುವುದು ಸೂಕ್ತ. ಈ ಮೂಲಕ ಈ ರೋಗವನ್ನು ತಡೆಯಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯ. ಯಾವುದೇ ಜ್ವರ ಬಂದಾಗ ತಮಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದ ವೈದ್ಯನ್ನು ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿ, ಆದರೆ ವೈದ್ಯರನ್ನು ಪದೇ ಪದೇ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸುವುದು ಸರಿಯಲ್ಲ

ಎಲ್ಲ ತೊಂದರೆಗಳಿಗೂ , ಸೊಳ್ಳೆ ಕಡಿತಕ್ಕೂ ಸರ್ಕಾರವನ್ನೇ ದೂರುವುದು ಇಂದಿನ "ಫ್ಯಾಷನ್" ಆಗಿದೆ!

ಅಣು ಒಪ್ಪಂದ

(ಸುದ್ದಿ: ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

20.07.2008: ಈಶ್ಯಾನ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಎನ್.ಎಸ್.ಎಸ್ ತ೦ಡಗಳಿ೦ದ ವೈವಿಧ್ಯಮಯ ಸ೦ಸ್ಕ್ರತಿಕ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ- ಗ್ರಹವಾಸ್ತವ್ಯ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ ಉದ್ಘಾಟನೆ

(ಚಿತ್ರ : ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೋ ಮೋಹನ್)

ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರ: http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/photodisplay.php?id=11215

Tech savvy Karnataka Police...ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಪೋಲಿಸ್ ಹೈಟೆಕ್ ಯುಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಹತ್ತಿರ

(ಸುದ್ದಿ ಕೃಪೆ: ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಭ)

ಇತರ ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ತಾಣಗಳು / Important sites

Webpage of Karnataka Police: http://www.ksp.gov.in/
also check webpage: http://www.crimestoppersindia.org/

ವಾರದ ಸುದ್ದಿ : ಉಡುಪಿ ಮತ್ತು ಮಂಗಳೂರಿಗೆ ಮೋನೋ ರೈಲ್ ಸರ್ವೇ

ದ್ವಿಮುಖ ಸಂಚಾರ ಸಾಧ್ಯ
Monorail survey for Mangalore/ Udupi...

Plan for future
Decongestion of roads/ Rapid transfer

Use of existing routes through elevaed skytrain track

Boosts tourism

A great success in Malaysia/ Thailand...

This is not a reality yet...But there is no harm in being "future ready" What is your opinion? Let us know...

Photos from KL skytrain (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)

Elevated track provides flexibility/ use of existing routes
Great tourism potential...
Congested road versus elevated train track!

Elevated railway station

Interior of a station

Interior of the train

ವಾರದ ಮಾತು : ಶ್ರೀ ವಿದ್ಯಾ ಪ್ರಸನ್ನ ತೀರ್ಥರು

"ವಿಷಯಾತ್ಮಕ ಪ್ರಪಂಚವನ್ನು ಕಾಣುವ ನೆಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾನವನ ಅಂತರಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಡಗಿರುವ ಕ್ರೌರ್ಯ ಕುಚೇತನವನ್ನು ಜಾಗೃತಿಗೊಳಿಸುವುದನ್ನು ತ್ಯಜಿಸಬೇಕು. ಪ್ರಶಾಂತ ವಾರ್ತೆಗಳನ್ನು, ಸತ್‌ದೃಶ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾಣುವ ತವಕ ಮಾನವರಲ್ಲಿ ಉದ್ದೀಪನಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಮಾಧ್ಯಮಗಳು ಬಹು ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದ ಪಾತ್ರವನ್ನ ವಹಿಸಬೇಕಾಗುತ್ತದೆ"

ಮುಂದೆ ಓದಿ: http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-11122.html

Sri Sri Sri Vidyaprasannateertha Swamiji asked the media to shift their concentration from crime news to peace-related news. "Currently the media is mainly concentrating on various sensational news and illustrations carried by the section of media is more of brutality, crime happenings than the balanced news. It is owing to this kind media, today a family cannot sit and watch the television together," he lamented.
"Media does a lot of good work, but also we see bad content in it. Media should not sensationalize personal life of individual at any cost and at any point of time"

read on...http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48869&n_tit=Subrahmanya%20Swamiji%20Hails%20Daijiworld%2Ecom%20%2D%20Inaugurates%20Udupi%20Office

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E R Ramachandran in Churumuri http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/it-aint-so-cute-when-the-hunters-are-hunted-is-it/

KARNATAKA BUDGET 2008

(ಸುದ್ದಿ ಕೃಪೆ: ಕನ್ನಡಪ್ರಭ,ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ, ಈಸಂಜೆ, ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

View full budget here/ ಬಜೆಟ್ ಪೂರ್ಣ ವಿವರ : http://www.kar.nic.in/finance/2008july/bud2008j.htm