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

ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಗೂ ಅಡ್ಡಿ : ಕೊರತೆಯಾದಾಗ ಪ್ರತಿಭಟನೆ ಮಾಡುವವರೂ ಅದೇ ಜನ!

People of Karnataka are troubled by Power crisis...frequent load shedding...Hydro electric power units face water shortage due to poor Monsoon...very same people who opposed power generation are now opposing load shedding as well! (all for publicity? ಅಗ್ಗದ ಪ್ರಚಾರಕ್ಕೆ ?)

1. read this from our archives...

Opposition to power generation: read link: http://www.hindu.com/2007/03/18/stories/2007031807600300.htm

2.read this news item from Sanjevani...

Opposition to Load shedding! ಸ್ವಯಮ್ ಘೋಷಿತ ಪರಿಸರವಾದಿಗಳು, ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿಗಳು ಈಗ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಉತ್ತರ ಕೊಡಬೇಕಿದೆ... ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕೊರತೆ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಸುಳ್ಳು ಮಾಹಿತಿ ನೀಡಿ ಜನರನ್ನು ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಉತ್ಪಾದನ ಘಟಕಗಳ ವಿರೋಧಿಸುವಂತೆ ಪ್ರಚೋದಿಸಿದ ಇವರು ಈಗ ಏನು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ?

ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ:http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/power-crisis.html

Physical, Mental and Spiritual Health: for a healthy society

(ಸುದ್ದಿ: ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

(ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ ಕೃಪೆ )

Karnataka Ministers to train in IIM B

(ಸುದ್ದಿ : www.eesanje.com)

Karnataka Ministers, BJP MLA`s will get "training" at IIM Bangalore. The 3 day long workshop has been expected to provide training in the fields of Ideation,Planning, Media management etc., Mr Narendra Modi, who has been hailed as the "Best CM" by Rajiv Gandhi Foundation is likely to deliver the keynote address. Dr VSA will coordinate the event.

Koraga Coomunity interaction: ಕೊರಗರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ಪ್ಯಾಕೇಜ್

ಕೊರಗರ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ದಿಗಾಗಿ ಸಮಾಲೋಚನೆ
(ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರ ಹಾಗೂ ವರದಿ :http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-10748.html)

(ಉದಯವಾಣಿ ಸುದ್ದಿ)

Sanskrit University for Karnataka

(ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಭ ಚಿತ್ರ)
(ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಸುದ್ದಿ)

(ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಚಿತ್ರ)

Home Minister Dr VSA & Police commisioner Mr Shankar Bidari "Do not politicize law enforcement - when common man is praising swift police action in containing the riots why is JDS talking against police?"

ಗಲಭೆ ಯನ್ನು ತಕ್ಷಣ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಿಸಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಜನ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯಪೋಲೀಸರನ್ನು ಹೊಗಳಿದರೆ , ಜನತಾ ದಳಕ್ಕೆ ಪೊಲೀಸರ ವಿರುದ್ದ ಕ್ರಮ ನಡೆಸಬೇಕಂತೆ!

(ಈಸಂಜೆ ವರದಿ)

Development guaranteed through formation of new taluks

ಹೊಸ ತಾಲೂಕು ರಚನೆ : ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಗೆ ನಾಂದಿ : ಡಾ ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಕನಸು

ಜನರ ಅಭಿಪ್ರಾಯದಂತೆ ಪುನಾರಚನೆ

(Brahmavar Taluk formation meet, Photo Kini Udupi. Click on photo for report)
(Kannada Prabha news)

Deen Dayal Trust Building Inaugurated

ಉಡುಪಿ:ಜುಲೈ ,12. ನಗರದ ಕು೦ಜಿಬೆಟ್ಟುವಿನಲ್ಲಿನ ಅಗ್ರಹಾರ ನಾರಾಯಣ ತ೦ತ್ರಿ ರಸ್ತೆ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕು೦ಜಿಬೆಟ್ಟು ಗ್ರಾಹಕರ ಸೊಸೈಟಿ ಕಟ್ಟಡದ ಪ್ರಥಮ ಅ೦ತಸ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇ೦ದು ಬೆಳಿಗ್ಗೆ 8ಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಗ್ರಹ ಸಚಿವರಾದ ಡಾ ವಿ ಎಸ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯರವರು ನೂತನವಾಗಿ ಆರ೦ಭಗೊ೦ಡ ದೀನ್ ದಯಾಳ್ ಚಾರಿಟೇಬಲ್ ಟ್ರಸ್ಟ್ ಅನ್ನು ಭಾರತ ಮಾತೆಯ ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರದ ಎದುರುಗಡೆ ದೀಪವನ್ನು ಬೆಳಗಿಸುವುದರೊ೦ದಿಗೆ ಉದ್ಘಾಟಿಸಿದರು. (ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟು ಚಿತ್ರ, ವರದಿ http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/photodisplay.php?id=10720)
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ಪಂಡಿತ್ ದೀನ್ ದಯಾಳ್ ಉಪಾಧ್ಯ ಅವರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ: Know more about Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deendayal_Upadhyaya, http://www.bjp25.org/leadership.html

Bangalore: JC Nagar back to normal...

DSS blames Congress for JC Nagar violence!

(news/ photo courtesy: www.eesanje.com)

Karnataka Police web page

click on the image to go to Karnataka Police website

Crime Stoppers Launched in Karnataka

UNO program: Crime Stoppers India launched in Karnataka

Acharya launches Crime Stoppers

It is an initiative to ensure a crime-free society

BANGALORE: A new private-public partnership initiative to ensure a crime-free society has taken off in the State with Home Minister V.S. Acharya on Friday launching the Karnataka chapter of Crime Stoppers, a United Nations-supported international movement.The former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachalaiah, chief patron of the Karnataka chapter of Crime Stoppers; Lokayukta N. Santosh Hegde, the former Chief Justice of Kerala and Karnataka High Courts V.S. Malimath, the former Chief Secretary A. Ravindra and Director-General and Inspector-General of Police R. Srikumar participated in the function at the State Police headquarters.The main objective of the Crime Stoppers Foundation is to create awareness among the people on the need to provide timely information to the foundation, which passes on the information to the law enforcing agencies for action.Dr. Acharya said Crime Stoppers had done a great job in preventing and solving crimes in various countries. People would provide credible information only if they were confident about the credibility of the institution.

Free press, independent judiciary and clean and efficient administration were the three main requisites for the success of a democracy. "I am sorry to say that the press is playing the role of judiciary through trial by media. The judiciary has become more pro-active and is doing someone else's job. Less said the better about the administration," Dr. Acharya said.

Mr. Hegde said the Lokayukta had been able to trap many corrupt officials mainly because of the information provided by the people. People were providing information in a big way as they had faith in the Lokayukta institution, he said. The website of the police with links to Crime Stoppers was launched. Mr. Srikumar said the process of registering first information reports on online would start shortly. While Dr. Ravindra is the president of the State chapter of Crime Stoppers, former Director-General of Police Krishnamurthy is its secretary. Crime Stoppers, which has its office in Indiranagar in Bangalore, can be contacted on Ph.: 2520999, 9449030933 or e-mail: crimestoppersindia@yahoo.co.in.

Webpage of Karnataka Police: http://www.ksp.gov.in/

also check webpage: http://www.crimestoppersindia.org/

UNO : http://www.unodc.org/india/crime_stoppers_india.html

(news sourced from http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/12/stories/2008071254830800.htm)

reports in http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48626&n_tit=Bangalore%3A%20Home%20Minsiter%20Launches%20Karnataka%20Chapter%20of%20Crime%20Stoppers, and in http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=84479

Swearing in...ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ...

(ಚಿತ್ರ ಕೃಪೆ ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

POWER CRISIS: ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ ಕೊರತೆ

Power crisis looms large over State
The State is presently facing a deficit of 700 mega watt of power per day. Going by water level in major power generating reservoirs, the situation is likely to turn from bad to worse in coming days. Major parts of the State have not received the south-west monsoon rains so far.Minister for Panchayat Raj and Rural Development Shoba Karandlaje accepted the power crisis staring in the face of the State, while talking to reporters here after attending the Cabinet meet. She said many decisions have been taken in the meet including cloud seeding, purchase of coal for thermal plants and purchase of power from private companies. Even pressure on the Centre would be stepped up for more allocation of power to the State, she added. A sub-committee was set up headed by the Power Minister K S Eshwarappa with Revenue Minister Karunakara Reddy and Home Minister V S Acharya as its members, to monitor the situation. The sub-committee will meet every fortnight and take appropriate decisions.
Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL) said the present demand is 118 million units (mu) per day, while the supply is barely 117 mu. “If the rains fail, days ahead will be tough to manage as power generation will come down,” officials added.Cloud seeding was last experimented in 2003 during S M Krishna regime, and it had yielded little results. The then government had spent huge amount of tax-payer’s money on the experiment. “Cloud seeding should be resorted to on rain-bearing clouds for it to be successful. But the south-west monsoon winds are not forming enough clouds these days. So, it will be a risky venture,” officials explained. Due to week monsoon, water level at major reservoirs like Linganamakki, Supa and Varahi has almost touched rock bottom. For instance, water level in Linganamakki reservoir last year was 61,452 cusecs. But this year, it is 9,515 cusecs. Similarly, Supa had 38,600 cusecs last year, compared to 4,414 cusecs this time. Varahi had 8,563 cusecs, as against 1,258 cusecs now. Nearly 50 per cent of power for the State is hydroelectricity. (news courtesy: Deccan Herald)

Non conventional power lobbies are always silent, when it comes to power crisis...they will always raise a hue and cry when power projects are mooted...

Read earlier post: http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/06/development-vesus-anti-development.html

ಊಹಾಪೋಹಗಳಿಗೆ ಗುಸು ಗುಸು ಮಾತಿಗೆ ಕೊನೆ!

ಊಹಾಪೋಹಗಳನ್ನು ಹರಡಿಸಿದವರೇ ಅಲ್ಲಗಳೆದು ಬರೆದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ?

ಸುದ್ದಿ : www.eesanje.com

Cabinet expansion

CM, HM, Speaker with the Hon`ble Governor, prior to the cabinet expansion...

Yeddyurappa expands Karnataka cabinet
Thu, Jul 10 07:35 PM
Bangalore, July 10 (ANI): In a clever political move, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa expanded his cabinet to full capacity by including three more prominent politicians on Thursday.
In a glittering ceremony held on the lawns of Raj bhavan, State Governor Rameshwar Thakur administered oath of office to Balachandra Jarkiholi, Anand Asnotikar and Shivanagouda Naik. Naik was poached from the Congress and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S).
Talking to media after the swearing in ceremony, Jarkiholi said pressure from the people forced him to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
B Sriramulu, who was reportedly involved in the legislator poaching operation, felt that this would consolidate the BJP and Chief Minister Yeddyurappa's hands.
With Thursday's Cabinet expansion, all 34 cabinet berths, the maximum allowed as per Constitutional norm.
(more photos and report in http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=84288)

News 10.07.2008

(ಸುದ್ದಿ : ಉದಯವಾಣಿ)

Datta Peetha inspected: ದತ್ತ ಪೀಠ ಗುಹೆ ಕುಸಿತ : ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರದ ಪರಿವೀಕ್ಷಣೆ

Ministers inspect work on Datta PeethaCHIKMAGALUR: Ministers V.S. Acharya, Shoba Karandlaje, K.S. Eshwarappaand S.N. Krishnaiah Shetty visited the Dattatreya Peetha atBababudangiri on Tuesday to inspect the repair work on the roof of theshrine, which partially collapsed in heavy rain on June 29.Dr. Acharya told presspersons that Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa haddirected them to visit the pilgrimage centre and submit a report. Hedeclined to answer questions about the Government's stand on thelongstanding demands of the Sangh Parivar on the Datta Peetha.

(report from http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/09/stories/2008070957840400.htm)

(ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)

(ಉದಯವಾಣಿ ವರದಿ) (ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ)



(ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ ಚಿತ್ರ)

Road to progress: Your tax money at work

Your tax money at work! Udupi road widening...

Partially open new road is a delight, say commuters...
It is a Dream come true... for VSA!

ವಾರದ ಮಾತು :ಜಯಂತ್ ಕಾಯ್ಕಿಣಿ

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂತಹದು ಆದರೆ ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಡತೆ ಹೀಗೆ ಇರುವುದೇ ?

ಮನ ಕಲಕುವ ಮಾತುಗಳು...

ಕೃಪೆ ಉದಯವಾಣಿ

07.07.2008: News scan

pic: http://www.sanjevani.com/

Vision for Malpe Harbour, Phase3 Dr V S Acharya inspected the crowded Malpe fishing hrbour. There has been a proposal for a full fledged fishing harbour at Malpe.

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A superspecialist (Dr Bhaskaranand Kumar), and a family physician
(Dr M R Pai) honoured on the occasion of Doctors Day

Click on photo for report

ಅಪೂರ್ವ 9 ತುಳು ಕ್ರತಿಗಳು ಉಡುಪಿಯಲ್ಲಿ೦ದು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ

ಡಾ ಆಚಾರ್ಯರಿಂದ ಭಾಷಣ

ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ
ಆಚಾರ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಕೆ ಕೆ ಪೈಗಳಿಂದ ಸನ್ಮಾನ
ವರದಿಗಾಗಿ ಓದಿ : http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/newsdisplay.php?id=10402

ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಬಾಲ ನಿಕೇತನದಲ್ಲಿ ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಬ್ಬ ಆಚರಣೆ, Dr VSA celebrates his birthday alongwith the inmates of Bala Nikethan

V S A 70

ಡಾ ವಿ ಎಸ್ ಆಚಾರ್ಯರು ಇಂದು ಉಡುಪಿಯ ಶ್ರೀ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಬಾಲ ನಿಕೇತನದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಲ್ಲಿನ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಜೊತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಬ್ಬ ಆಚರಿಸಿದರು

Dr V S Acharya celebrated his birthday alongwith the inmates of Shree Krishna Bala Nikethan, at Udupi.

ಆಚಾರ್ಯರು ಮಕ್ಕಳಿಗೆ ಸಿಹಿ ತಿಂಡಿ ಬಡಿಸಿದರು

ಉತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರಜೆಯಾಗಲು ಪ್ರಮಾಣ ವಚನ ಬೋಧಿಸಿದರು

ಬಾಲ ನಿಕೇತನದ ಹುಡುಗನಿಂದ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವರಿಗೆ ಹುಟ್ಟು ಹಬ್ಬದ ಶುಭಾಷಯ

(photo courtesy: astro mohan)

For More info on Sri Krishna Bala Nikethan, please go through...

(Note: e mail id does not seem to be active)

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News in English: http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48442&n_tit=Udupi%3A+Dr+V+S+Acharya+Celebrates+70th+Birthday+at+Sri+Krishna+Balaniketan

Terrorism aims at creating anarchy in society, says Acharya

ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಭ

‘Schools, colleges and hospitals are soft targets for terrorists’ Discussion: (From left) IGP (Western Range) A.M. Prasad, patron of SRSM National Government First Grade College B. Sudhakar Shetty, District and Sessions Judge K.N. Phaneendra and Home Minister V.S. Acharya at a seminar in Udupi on Saturday. Photo & report courtesy: The Hindu, http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/06/stories/2008070650040200.htm

Barkur (Udupi district): Home Minister V.S. Acharya has said that modern terrorist activities are directed at creating confusion in society, destroying lives and property and portraying the “irrelevance” of the State’s authority.
He was speaking after inaugurating a UGC-sponsored seminar on “Modern terrorism, efficiency of criminal justice system and role of civil society”, organised by the District Legal Services Authority, Department of Collegiate Education and SRSM National Government First Grade College, here on Saturday.
Dr. Acharya said that terrorism aimed at creating anarchy in society. The police, the judiciary and civil society had to play an objective role in curbing terrorism.
He said that trial by media was the latest trend. Human rights organisations were acting as pressure groups, and only the judiciary could give a judgment on an issue.
Dr. Acharya said that schools, colleges and hospitals were soft targets for terrorists. Therefore, disaster management had been included in the curriculum of medical students.
Inspector-General of Police (Western Range) A.M. Prasad said that the first target of terrorists was the elected representatives, followed by civil administration officials. This was done to damage the morale of the police. The next target was the press so that terrorist activities could not be reported. They then attacked the judiciary. “Their aim is to make their (terrorists) writ run large in rural areas,” he said.
Mr. Prasad said that terrorism in India was of two kinds: religion-based as seen in Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir, and ethnic or land-based as seen in north-east India. Terrorists usually recruited adolescents between the ages of 15 and 18 and brainwashed them. These adolescents with little knowledge of the truth became willing pawns and were even ready to give up their lives. Sensitisation of people was essential to deal with terrorist activities, Mr. Prasad added.
District and Sessions Judge K.N. Phaneendra said new laws should be framed to deal with terrorism, and people should be taught to respect human values. Moral education should be made compulsory in schools, colleges and even professional courses, he added.
(coming soon: full writeup on 'modern' terrorism)

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ಭಟ್ಕಳದ ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆ,ಶಾಸಕ ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ವರದಿ ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಹಿರಂಗ:ಆಚಾರ್ಯ
ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸಿದ ದಿನಾಂಕ : 2008-07-05, ಕೃಪೆ : http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-10299.html
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು: ಭಟ್ಕಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ಕೋಮುಗಲಭೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಬಿಜೆಪಿ ಶಾಸಕ ಡಾ: ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಪ್ರಕರಣಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನೇಮಕಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಸಮಿತಿಗಳ ವರದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿಯೇ ಬಹಿರಂಗಪಡಿಸುವುದಾಗಿ ಗೃಹ ಸಚಿವ ಡಾ: ವಿ.ಎಸ್.ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ಇಂದಿಲ್ಲಿ ಘೋಷಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ.
ಭಟ್ಕಳ ಗಲಭೆ ಕುರಿತು ನೇಮಕ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರರಾವ್ ಹಾಗೂ ಚಿತ್ತರಂಜನ್ ಹತ್ಯೆ ಕುರಿತು ನೇಮಕವಾಗಿದ್ದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮೂರ್ತಿ ಜಗನ್ನಾಥ ಶೆಟ್ಟೆ ಆಯೋಗದ ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ದೆಹಲಿಯಿಂದ ವಾಪಸ್ಸಾದ ಬಳಿಕ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಭೇಟಿ ಮಾಡಿದ ಸುದ್ದಿಗಾರರಿಗೆ ಈ ವಿಷಯ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಈ ಎರಡೂ ವರದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಸಮ್ಮಿಶ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಸಂಪುಟದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಪ್ಪಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ವರದಿಯನ್ನು ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕರಿಗೆ ಬಹಿರಂಗಗೊಳಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದರು.
ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟ ಅರಣ್ಯ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಕ್ಸಲೀಯರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತೀವ್ರ ನಿಗಾವಹಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಅವರ ದುಷ್ಕೃತ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿಕ್ಕಲು ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಪಡೆಯೊಂದನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವ ಆಧುನಿಕ ಶಸ್ತ್ರಾಸ್ತ್ರಗಳನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದು ಆಚಾರ್ಯ ತಿಳಿಸಿದರು.
ಮುಂದಿನ ಐದು ವರ್ಷಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ತಾಲ್ಲೂಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ನಶಾಮಕ ಠಾಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ಧಾಪಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಇದಕ್ಕಾಗಿ ಹಂತ ಹಂತವಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮಗಳನ್ನು ರೂಪಿಸಲಾಗುವುದು ಎಂದರು.
ಉತ್ತರ ಕಾಶಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ ದುರಂತದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ಹಾಗೂ ಮಂಗಳೂರಿನ ನಾಲ್ವರು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಾಲ್ವರು ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಗಾಯಾಗಳುಗಳ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆಗೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಸೂಕ್ತ ನೆರವು ಒದಗಿಸಲಿದೆ. ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟವರಿಗೆ ೫೦ ಸಾವಿರ ರೂ ಪರಿಹಾರ ಘೋಷಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನುಡಿದರು.
ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಗೃಹ ಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶಿವರಾಜ್ ಪಾಟೀಲ್ ಅವರನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನೆ ಭೇಟಿಯಾದ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೈದರಾಬಾದ್ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಸ್ಧಾನಮಾನ ನೀಡುವಂತೆ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಲಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದರು.

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Society Need to be Proactive for Erasing Terrorism - V S Acharya

Udupi, Jul 7: State home minister V S Acharya, while observing that terrorist outfits are more and more targetting schools, colleges and hospitals, asked the judiciary, executive and the police to play a more proactive role in combating terrorism.
In his inaugural address at the UGC sponsored seminar on 'modern terrorism, efficiency and criminal justice system and role of civil society' at Barkur recently, he asked the people to be aware of the fact that the terrorists aim at creating anarchy in the society.
The withdrawal of the Prevention Of Terrorism Act-2002 because of the pressure exerted by some human rights activists and the sympathy shown by these groups towards terrorists has resulted in a setback to the efforts in containing terrorism in the country, he argued.
Udupi district and sessions judge K N Phanindra expressed the view that lack of strong legislation to deal with terrorism has been helping it to mushroom uncontrollably. He strongly advocated the need to teach human values and respecting of fellow human beings from a very young age. Schools and colleges should have moral education in their curriculum for enabling a child to imbibe good conduct and life values at a very early age, he argued.
Inspector General of Police, Western Range A M Prasad said, the terrorist outfits usually hire young children aged between 15 to 18 years and use them for their operations..
The seminar was organized by SRSM National Government First Grade College Barkur, department of collegiate education and Udupi district Legal Services Authority jointly.

05.07.2008; News Scan

(Pic from Ravi`s picassa album, http://picasaweb.google.com/ravim7/May20thKudremukh)

Yesterdays post http://drvsacharya.blogspot.com/2008/07/mines-tourism-knowledge-is-power.html has a good number of hits, comments...keep sending those constructive comments...ಕುದುರೆಮುಖದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಿನ್ನೆಯ ಪೋಸ್ಟ್ ಗೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆ ಬಂದಿದೆ...ಪರಿಸರದಂತಹ ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮ ವಿಷಯ ಕೆಲವೇ ಪಟ್ಟಭದ್ರ ಬಾಡಿಗೆ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರರ/ ಬರಹಗಾರರ ಸೊತ್ತು ಅಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಮನವರಿಕೆಯಾಗಿದೆ ! (ಅಸಂಖ್ಯ ಚಾರಣಿಗ ರು ಬರೆದ ಪತ್ರಗಳೇ ಇದಕೆ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ)

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(ಸುದ್ದಿ : ಉದಯವಾಣಿ )

(ಕೃಪೆ: ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ )

Mines tourism: Knowledge is power

ಪರಿಸರ ಪ್ರೇಮ ಬುದ್ದಿ ಜೀವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಹಾಗೂ ಪರಿಸರ ವಾದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅಲ್ಲ

: ಟೂರಿಸಂ ವಿಷಯ ಅರಿಯದೇ ಪ್ರಲಾಪಿಸುವುದೂ ಸರಿಯಲ್ಲ! ಟೂರಿಸಂ ಅಂದರೆ ರೆಸಾರ್ಟ್ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅಲ್ಲ..ಇಕೋ ಟೂರಿಸಂ ಕೂಡ ಇದೆಯೆಂದು ಇವರಿಗೇಕೆ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ? (ಉದಯವಾಣಿ- ಬರಹ /ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ-ಓದುಗರ ಪತ್ರ?)

ಕುದುರೆಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಲೇ ಈಜುಕೊಳ ರೆಸಾರ್ಟ್ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ ಇವೆ...ಹೊಸದಾಗಿ ಏನನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಬೇಕಾಗಿಲ್ಲ..ದೇವಳ , ಕಟ್ಟಡಗಳು, ವಸತಿ ಗ್ರಹಗಳು, ರೆಸಾರ್ಟ್, ಟೆನ್ನಿಸ್ ಕೋರ್ಟ್ , ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ , ಸುಸಜ್ಜಿತ ಶಾಲೆ (ಒಂದೊಮ್ಮೆ ಕೇಂದ್ರೀಯ ವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ) ಉದ್ಯಾನ ಎಲ್ಲ ಇವೆ. ಈಗ ಚಿಂತನೆ ನಡೆದಿರುವುದು ಇವೆಲ್ಲಗಳ ಸದುಪಯೋಗ... ಇಕೋ ಟೂರಿಸಂ, ಮೆಡಿಕಲ್ ಟೂರಿಸಂ ಮಾಡಲು ಉತ್ತಮ ಅವಕಾಶ...ಇಕೋ ಟೂರಿಸಂ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯದೆ,ಕುದುರೆಮುಖದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ, ಯಾರೋ ಯಾವಾಗಲೋ ಬರೆದ ಧಾಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಲೇಖನ ಬರೆದರೆ ಇವರ ಅಜ್ಞಾನದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮಗೆ ಕನಿಕರವಿದೆ... ಅಷ್ಟಾಗಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಓದುಗರಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ವಿನಂತಿ : ಒಮ್ಮೆ ಕುದುರೆಮುಖಕ್ಕೆ ಭೇಟಿ ಕೊಡಿ...ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅನಿಸಿಕೆ ನಮಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಿ...

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ಇದನ್ನೂ ಓದಿ...

"It is being contemplated to develop mine tourism in Kudremukh region.The KIOCL facility is still in pristine condition and can be utilisedfor educating the youth and children on how the mining activities are carried out" (here is some info on Mine Tourism)Dr.V.S.Acharya visited Mines City in 2002 while on a personal trip toMalaysia (background lake was once a tin mine. Building in thebackground is Palace of Golden Horses - part of Mines City)
Mine tourism is nothing new in many parts of the world. It is a great way to preserve existing ecology (and mend any earlier damages) while benefiting local economy by way of eco-tourism. Mines Resort City in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is a good example of this(Wikipedia link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MINES) Once the world's largest open cast tin mine covering 1300 acres, MinesCity is now one of Malaysia's most popular tourist attractions after being developed as a destination for International Conferences and as a high end resort. Mine workers and their descendants who wereunemployed due to closure of the mine are employed by numerous business establishments in Mines City. Some of the events hosted byMines City include G-15 Summit, ASEAN Summit, APEC conferences.Dr.V.S.Acharya visited Mines City in 2002 while on a personal trip toMalaysia (background lake was once a tin mine. Building in the background is Palace of Golden Horses - part of Mines City)

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related news: http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=BO&autono=326449

ಕುದುರೆಮುಖದಲ್ಲಿ ಟ್ರೆಕ್ಕಿಂಗ್ : http://www.karnatakawildernesstourism.org/Trekking_opp_in/Kudremukh.htm

ಹಕ್ಕಿ ಪ್ರಿಯರಿಗೆ / ornithologists...please visit: http://www.indiabirds.com/HotSpots/FullDetails.asp?spotid=277&page=1

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more on mining & tourism around the world: ಪ್ರಪಂಚದ ಗಣಿಗಳ ಪ್ರವಾಸೋದ್ಯಮದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಮಾಹಿತಿಗಾಗಿ ಇವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ...

America: http://www.miningusa.com/mh-t/mh-t.asp, http://info.detnews.com/redesign/history/story/historytemplate.cfm?id=142

Malaysia: Iron ore mine: http://www.tourism.terengganu.gov.my/historical/dungun/bukitbesi.htm, Tin mine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MINES

Sweden: http://www.ajc.com/news/content/travel/otherdestinations/int_stories/2007/06/14/0617kiruna.html

Sardinia:http://www.minesofsardinia.com/VaiURLIng.php?link=http://www.admmr.state.az.us/musgen.htm&IL=158

Jharkand, India: http://www.bihartimes.com/newsnational/2008/march/newsnational12march1.html

Canada: https://gov.ns.ca/nsarm/virtual/meninmines/iron.asp?Language=English, http://www.caniapiscau.net/tourism/activity.html#tours

Africa: http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/ironmine.html

04.07.2008, News Scan

Karnataka Delegation at Rashtrapathi Bhavan, (photo by http://www.mangalorean.com/, reports by Kannada Prabha)

02.07.2008

News from New Delhi...

Photo courtesy: Kannada Prabha, Samyuktha Karnataka;
related news in http://www.mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=83390

02.07.2008: News Scan

ಸುದ್ದಿ ಕೃಪೆ : ವಿಜಯ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ

English version: http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul22008/scroll2008070276519.asp?section=frontpagenews

Rumours turned into "News"?

One e mail prank(link at the end of the post) = 10 "investigative reports"= 100 storiesRumours = News... Unconfirmed /baseless reports dished out as "News"
Infallible Indian journalists have been spooked by a delightful Da Vinci Code style hoax played on them. see how convincing the "news" is with supporting graphics!
(sad part: none of them published clarification!- exception being Kannada prabha/ The Hindu )
read more on this hoax...http://churumuri.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/for-indian-journos-april-1-comes-10-months-early/
See how they made fun of cops based on this "news" http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bangalore/Cops_stunned_over_Nazi_mans_capture/articleshow/3178643.cms
On Sunday, almost every newspaper reported the arrest of Johann Bach, an 88-year-old Nazi war criminal, in the jungles of Khanapur, close to Goa, on Saturday.
A classified advertisement inserted by the “Waffen SS” fugitive to sell an 18th century piano was supposed to have led Perus Narkp detectives to the “senior adjutant” who reportedly had a role in the “extermination” of 12,000 Jews at the Marsha Tikash Whanaab concentration camp in East Berlin.
Bangalore based newspapers went to town with the news:
# “Hitler’s stormtrooper held in Karnataka,” headlined Deccan Herald.
# “World War II criminal arrested?” asked The Hindu
# “Cops stunned over Nazi man’s arrest,” said The Times of India
# “Antique piano ad leads police to Nazi colonel near Belgaum,” said the New Indian Express.
On Monday, the up-country papers went a step further.
# “Traced to Goa, Nazi war criminal tried to enter Karnataka, arrested on way and flown to Berlin,” said The Indian Express, Delhi
# “Goa piano ‘thief’ found to be Nazi war fugitive,” said The Telegraph, Calcutta, with a helpful graphic (above) of the flight of the Nazi criminal.
Wanted by Interpol, octagenarian Bach, it was reported, had escaped the Nuremberg trials and evaded justice for over half a century. On the German government’s “Most wanted list” since the end of WW II, he had spent time in Argentina, Bulgaria, Yemen and Canada.
Apparently, the Israeli media had reported his sighting in Calungute, Goa. But V.S. Acharya, Karnataka’s home minister, denied any knowledge. Hemant Nimbalkar, Belgaum superintendent of police, said he was unaware of the incident.
But the papers said Bach had been picked up by detectives of Perus Narkp who are part of the German chancellor’s “Core” team in collaboration with Indian intelligence.
Anil Budur Lulla of The Telegraph “exclusively” reported that “Berlin also had information from Tel Aviv that an old German had bragged about overseeing the genocide of Jews to an Israeli tourist couple in Goa during a rave party a few months ago.”
Deccan Herald quoted a press released issued by “Perus Narkp”. Times of India said the press note was circulated by email.
The Telegraph, quoting “sources”, said that “after further investigations in Goa, proceedings would begin to take Bach to Germany, with whom India signed an extradition treaty in 2004.” Deccan Herald said he would “be facing trial at the International Court of Justice at The Hague.”
And on and on it went.
Well, it turns out, it was all a super prank, obviously played by someone with some taste in western classical music.

Analysis on : http://blogs.reuters.com/india/2008/06/30/indian-newspapers-fall-for-baroque-nazi-war-criminal-hoax/

Stories that are too good to check , in The Hindu http://www.hindu.com/2008/07/01/stories/2008070152221100.htm

See the text of origial email sent to media: (based on this text, creative writers spun stories in various newspapers) http://goadourada.blogspot.com/2008/06/attn-german-special-police-arrest-nazi.html

ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರಾಂಶ : http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/news-10106.html

Thoughts on Mine Tourism...

"It is being contemplated to develop mine tourism in Kudremukh region.The KIOCL facility is still in pristine condition and can be utilisedfor educating the youth and children on how the mining activities are carried out"
(here is some info on Mine Tourism)

Dr.V.S.Acharya visited Mines City in 2002 while on a personal trip toMalaysia (background lake was once a tin mine. Building in thebackground is Palace of Golden Horses - part of Mines City)

Mine tourism is nothing new in many parts of the world. It is a great way to preserve existing ecology (and mend any earlier damages) while benefiting local economy by way of eco-tourism. Mines Resort City in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia is a good example of this(Wikipedia link:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_MINES) Once the world's largest open cast tin mine covering 1300 acres, MinesCity is now one of Malaysia's most popular tourist attractions after being developed as a destination for International Conferences and as a high end resort. Mine workers and their descendants who wereunemployed due to closure of the mine are employed by numerous business establishments in Mines City. Some of the events hosted byMines City include G-15 Summit, ASEAN Summit, APEC conferences.Dr.V.S.Acharya visited Mines City in 2002 while on a personal trip toMalaysia (background lake was once a tin mine. Building in the background is Palace of Golden Horses - part of Mines City)

Related news: http://www.gulfkannadiga.com/newsdisplay.php?id=9976
http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=48224&n_tit=Udupi%3A+Kudremukh+Set+to+Regain+Lost+Glory+Once+Police+Reserve+Centre+Set+up