SatbirSinghBedi

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I am a retired Government servant. I retired as Deputy Secretary from the Ministry of Agriculture, Govt. of India on 7.1.2005. I was born at Nabha, Punjab on 23.9.1945. I am interested in abolition of article 370 of the Constitution, throwing out of illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, justice for the 1984 anti Sikh riots, Uniform Civil Code and Population Control.
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Women's Reservations Bill put into cold storage
Mar, 11 2010
The bill to reserve 33% seats in Parliament and State Legislatures which has been passed in the Rajya Sabha has been put into cold storage wiith Pranab Mukherjee , the Leader of the House stating that it would be introduced in the Lok Sabha only after consultations with all concerned.  The Leader of the House has to give this assurance because the three Yadavs viz., Lalu , Mulayam and Sharad wanted that sub-quotas within 33% should be made available for OBC and Muslim women.  Actually, these Yadavs are not fighting for OBC and Muslim women but for themselves because they know that the ...
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Telling the US Congress to extend the ivory trade ban so that elephants are not killed
Mar, 11 2010
The Kenyan Wildlife Service's head of species conservation and management, Patrick Omondi, is addressing the US Congress about the current state of ivory trade in Africa . In March, the Convention on International Trade on Endangered Species (CITES) will meet and face requests from countries such as Tanzania and Zambia to relax the ban on the ivory trade. But the issue is not a simple one. Tanzania and Zambia are requesting a one-off sale of their 110-tonne stockpile of ivory. Kenya argues that as a result of previous one-off sales, ivory demand has gone up dramatically. Kenya and ...
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Telling the Chinese Govt. to uphold the right to freedom of expression
Mar, 10 2010
Little over two years ago, plainspoken businessman Dhondup Wangchen bought a small camera and began interviewing monks and yak herders for his documentary film Leaving Fear Behind. He bravely gave a voice to Tibetans living under China's rule. Sadly, after finishing the film, he was arrested and his own voice was silenced. As a prisoner of the Chinese government , Wangchen: * endured torture to extract a confession. * contracted hepatitis B and is denied adequate treatment. * had the lawyer he chose replaced with a government-appointed one--violating his right to choose his own counsel an...
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Muslim refugees from Myanmar 'starve to death' in Bangladesh
Mar, 10 2010
Rohingya refugees "starve to death" in Bangladesh Posted: 09 March 2010 1435 hrs     Photos 1  of 1 Rohingya migrants sit outside Ranong police station . (file pic)       DHAKA: Bangladesh is waging a campaign of arbitrary arrest, illegal expulsion and forced internment against Muslim refugees from neighbouring Myanmar , according to a report released Tuesday. Tens of thousands of unregistered Rohingya refugees, many of whom have lived in Bangladesh for decades, have been forced into makeshift camps where they are being left to starve to death, the report by Physicians for Human Righ...
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'Homosexuality is a disease' says Turkish Minister
Mar, 10 2010
‘Homosexuality is a disease’ says Turkish minister Font Size: Larger | Smaller Sunday, March 7, 2010 ISTANBUL - Daily News with wires State Minister Aliye Kavaf continues to make controversial comments on morals and values that raise reactions. Following her criticisms on the love scenes in Turkish soap operas , she shared her opinions on homosexuality and gay marriage . The state minister said she believes homosexuality is a biological disorder that requires treatment State Minister Selma Aliye Kavaf. AA photo The state minister responsible for the affairs of women and families has dec...
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International Women's Day: Nigerian Women demand equal rights
Mar, 10 2010
International Women’s Day: Nigerian Women Demand Equal Rights March 8, 2010 by Victor Ulasi ·     By: Victor Ulasi, Nigeria Nigerian women have demanded equal rights and equal opportunity from their male counterparts, stating that they can no longer continue with the rate of disrespect and gender inequality being shown to them. They claim that women in Northern Nigeria are seen as second-class human beings . During the International Women’s day in Kaduna state , Nigeria, groups of women made it known that as far as Nigeria is concerned, gender sensitivity , gender equality and equ...
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Muslims outraged at UK screening of 'Fitna' film
Mar, 10 2010
[ Tuesday, 09 March 2010 ] British organization labels Dutch MP Wilders a "fascist" Muslims outraged at UK screening of 'Fitna' film   Protesters from Unite Against Fascism (UAF) waved signs that read "EDL+BNP= Nazi racist thugs" DUBAI ( Al Arabiya ) The screening of Geert Wilders ’ controversial anti-Islam film in the U.K. Sunday outraged Muslims and rights organizations earning the far-right Dutch MP the labels "fascist" and "racist." The film, called Fitna, was screened at the House of Lords in response to an invitation Wilders got on March 5 from Lord Malcolm Pearson, leader of the ...
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Turkish Police storm Istanbul Synagogue on the Sabbath
Mar, 10 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010 Turkish Police Storm Istanbul Synagogue on the Sabbath Turkish Police Accost Sabbath  Worshipers in Synagogue Adar 21, 5770, 07 March 10 04:16 by Hillel Fendel ( Israelnationalnews.com ) A Turkish newspaper reports that police burst into an Istanbul synagogue during recent Sabbath services and demanded worshipers’ ID’s. The Turkish  Milliyet  newspaper reported that the Muslim government in Turkey appears to be cracking down on non-Muslim minorities. The individual communities are not being permitted to have their own leaders; one person will be recognized by the governm...
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UAE to follow Third Reich policies against Jews
Mar, 10 2010
United Arab Emirates to Follow Third Reich Policies against Jews Front page / World / Asia 04.03.2010 Source: Pravda.Ru     The authorities of the United Arab Emirates made an unusual decision. Dubai police chief Dahi Khalfan al-Tamim said on March 1 that anyone who looks or sounds like a citizen of Israel will be blocked from entering the country, even if a suspected individual produces a passport of a different state.   BREAKING NEWS US economy rolling down the hill Red Carpet of the Oscars 2010 “It is easy for us to identify [Israelis], through their face or when they speak any ot...
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It is male chivalry which helped pass the Women Reservations Bill in the Rajya Sabha
Mar, 10 2010
While participating in the discussions on the Women Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha , Ms. Brinda Karat of CPM thanked all the male members of the House for supporting the bill which would give 33% reservations in Parliament and State Legislatures to women.  She is right.  It is male chivalry which helped pass the Bill in the Rajya Sabha.  While all males are not chivalrous, it is the male feminists who help in women getting their rights.  Of course, I do not deny that women too have to fight for their rights.  However, it was Raja Ram Mohan Roy of Bengal who with the help of the B...
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e-mail received regarding Taslima's article
Mar, 9 2010
On Tue, 9/3/10, suhas patil < surapasa@hotmail.com > wrote: From: suhas patil <surapasa@hotmail.com> Subject: : Taslima's Article To: "suhas patil" <surapasa@hotmail.com> Date: Tuesday, 9 March, 2010, 1:27 PM Hi All, This is the article of Taslima, translated into Kannada and published in a daily  there , that caused some towns in Karnataka to burn. Because, thousands of frenzied persons went around protesting against its publication. I did not find anything in it that any  modern, thinking man can consider objectionable in 2010. And , none of the self declared secularists and " Intellectu...
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Women reservations bill passed in Rajya Sabha. No sub-quota for Muslim women
Mar, 9 2010
The Bill to reserve 33% of the seats in Parliament and State Legislatures has been passed in Rajya Sabha by 186 to 1 votes.  It is to the credit of the Government, BJP and Left parties that this bill has been passed wiithout any sub-quota for Muslims which would have led to the division of the country on communal basis.  Also no sub-quota for OBC was provided.  This time while making reservations on gender basis, Govt. has seen to it that no reservations have been made on caste or communal basis.  Now the Govt. should take the next logical step of abolishing all reservations on caste or ...
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China detains hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa under "Strike Hard Campaign"
Mar, 9 2010
5 March 2010 China detains hundreds of Tibetans in Lhasa under “Strike Hard Campaign” Security forces checking ID during the Strik-Hard Campaign With the launch of “Strike Hard” Campaign in the “Tibet Autonomous Region” (‘TAR’) from 2nd March, the Chinese security forces had detained nearly 500 Tibetans alone from Lhasa city alone, according to reports given in the state run web portal . According to the official report dated 4 March 2010 given in the state run web portal www.chinatibet.com , “during the campaign, the Lhasa City Public Security Bureau Police Brigade (Ch: Lasa Gong An J...
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Close Concentration Camps in North Korea
Mar, 9 2010
Never Again!" is often said regarding the atrocities of the Holocaust during World War II and yet, the horrors of those times still live on TODAY. In North Korea , 150,000 to 200,000 people are believed to be imprisoned in government-run concentration camps--called gulags--for criticizing the government or practicing Christianity. Not only are these "offenders" sent to the camps, but the next two generations of their family as well, in order to "root out the bad blood and seed of dissent." The conditions of these labor camps are terrible: food rations are meager (many survive on rats)...
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Up to 300 feared dead in central Nigerian clashes
Mar, 8 2010
Up to 300 feared dead in central Nigeria clashes Shuaibu Mohammed JOS, Nigeria Sun Mar 7, 2010 2:21pm EST Related News Timeline: Ethnic and religious unrest in Nigeria Sun, Mar 7 2010 JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria's acting president Sunday ordered the security forces to hunt down those behind clashes involving Muslim herders and Christian villagers in which more than 300 people may have been killed. World The latest unrest in Nigeria's central Plateau state comes at a difficult time, with acting leader Goodluck Jonathan trying to assert his authority while ailing President Umaru Yar'...
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