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Friday, November 6, 2009

MWS Launches New Ad Campaign For Brand Mediabharti.com


Faridabad (India) (Mediabharti Syndication Service) 07 November:
Mediabharti Web Solutions launched a new advertisement campaign with a tagline ‘News, Views & Analysis 24x7’ for its brand ‘Mediabharti.com’.The creatives are in the size of 336*280, 250*250, 728*90 and 468*60 pixels.The creatives to promote the entire portal reflects Mediabharti.com's global reach and a serious endeavor to offer a wide range of inputs to provide a total package tailor-made to suit the requirement of viewers and surfers.“Mediabharti.com, the flagship brand of Mediabharti Web Solutions, has shown 250% growth as per the page views, unique page views and viewer’s penetration in last three month. And, on the revenue front, it is 30% growth in last half year” told Dharmendra Kumar, Editor, Mediabharti.com.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

नृशंसता से नहीं मारे जा सकते आतंकवादी

इशरत जहां और तीन अन्य की फर्जी मुठभेड़ पर विवाद के बीच केंद्र ने बुधवार को कहा कि वह
अदालत में दिए गए हलफनामे पर कायम है कि चारों संदिग्ध थे लेकिन यह भी कहा कि
‘‘आतंकवादियों को नृशंसतापूर्वक नहीं मारा जा सकता है।’’ गृह सचिव जीके पिल्लई ने कहा, ‘‘ हमने
शपथपत्र में जो भी कहा है वह गृह मंत्रालय के पास उपलब्ध तथ्यों के आधार पर है, हम हलफनामे
से पीछे नहीं हट रहे हैं।’’ हालांकि उन्होंने कानून की समुचित प्रक्रिया के पालन की ओर संकेत करते
हुए कहा कि ‘‘आतंकवादियों की नृशंसता से हत्या नहीं की जा सकती।’’ पिल्लई ने स्पष्ट किया कि
‘तथाकथित मुठभेड़’ में केंद्रीय एजेंसियों से कोई व्यक्ति शामिल नहीं था।उन्होंने कहा, ‘गृह मंत्रालय का मुठभेड़ से कोई लेना देना नहीं है। हमने खुफिया रिपोटरें के आधार
पर तथ्य दिया। उस आधार पर हमने अदालत में हलफनामा दाखिल किया।’’ पिल्लई ने कहा कि
गृह मंत्रालय मुठभेड़ की हकीकत का फैसला करने के पक्ष में नहीं था और यह पता करना अदालत
का काम है।इशरत जहां और तीन अन्य लोगों की वर्ष 2004 की कथित मुठभेड़ पर नया विवाद पैदा हो गया है
क्योंकि एक न्यायिक रिपोर्ट में कहा गया है कि यह फर्जी थी।

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Chronology of human rights

Chronology of human rights in India1829 - The practice of sati was formally abolished by Governor General William Bentick after years of campaigning by Hindu reform movements such as the Brahmo Samaj of Ram Mohan Roy against this orthodox Hindu funeral custom of self-immolation of widows after the death of their husbands. 1929 - Child Marriage Restraint Act, prohibiting marriage of minors is passed. 1947 - India achieves political independence from the British Raj. 1950 - The Constitution of India establishes a sovereign democratic republic with universal adult franchise. Part 3 of the Constitution contains a Bill of Fundamental Rights enforceable by the Supreme Court and the High Courts. It also provides for reservations for previously disadvantaged sections in education, employment and political representation. 1952 - Criminal Tribes Act 1871 repealed by government, former "criminal tribes" categorized as "denotified" and Habitual Offenders Act (1952) enacted. 1955 - Reform of family law concerning Hindus gives more rights to Hindu women. 1973 - Supreme Court of India rules in Kesavananda Bharati that the basic structure of the Constitution (including many fundamental rights) is unalterable by a constitutional amendment. 1975-77 - State of Emergency in India - extensive rights violations take place. 1978 - SC rules in Menaka Gandhi v. Union of India that the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution cannot be suspended even in an emergency. 1984 - Operation Blue Star and the subsequent 1984 Anti-Sikh riots 1985-6 - The Shah Bano case, where the Supreme Court recognised the Muslim woman's right to maintenance upon divorce, sparks protests from Muslim clergy. To nullify the decision of the Supreme Court, the Rajiv Gandhi government enacted The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act 1986 1989 - Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 is passed. 1989-present - Kashmiri insurgency sees ethnic cleansing of Kashmiri Pandits, desecrating Hindu temples, killing of Hindus and Sikhs, and abductions of foreign tourists and government functionaries. 1992 - A constitutional amendment establishes Local Self-Government (Panchayati Raj) as a third tier of governance at the village level, with one-third of the seats reserved for women. Reservations were provided for scheduled castes and tribes as well. 1992 - Babri Masjid demolished by Hindu mobs, resulting in riots across the country. 1993 - National Human Rights Commission is established under the Protection of Human Rights Act. 2001 - Supreme Court passes extensive orders to implement the right to food.[3] 2002 - Violence in Gujarat, chiefly targeting its Muslim minority, claims many lives. 2005 - A powerful Right to Information Act is passed to give citizen's access to information held by public authorities.[4] 2005 - National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) guarantees universal right to employment. 2006 - Supreme Court orders police reforms in response to the poor human rights record of Indian police.[5]
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