India's Parliamentary Democracy - The Way Forward
Region: IndiaRecently MP Shashi Tharoor commented on the need for India to adopt a Presidential system of democracy in order to bring stability in the system. He further urged Indians to rekindle the debate on the kind of democracy we should have in India. I must say and clear at the very outset that I don’t agree with him. I feel that the parliamentary system of democracy which India has just now is best suited for it. I will support my stand with many reasoned arguments but before that we ne... more
Views: 164Syama Prasad Mukherjee & The Delhi Pact of 1950
Region: IndiaPolitics is a paradoxical business. Some months back on NDTV’s show ‘The Buck Stops Here’, Senior BJP leader Chandan Mitra was repeatedly citing the exodus of Pakistani Hindus as a complete violation of the 1950 Delhi Pact between Jawaharlal Nehru and Liaqat Ali Khan. It’s true that Pakistan’s track record in terms of religious autonomy and freedom towards its minorities is pathetic enough to be labelled as horrendous but what amazed me was the hypocrisy su... more
Views: 111JK Academy organizes traditional music programme
Region: India
Jammu, May 16 (Scoop News) –With the aim to encourage the artists and promote and preserve the folk and traditional music of the State , J&K Academy of Art Culture and languages hold a traditional music programme today here at K.L Saigal Hall , Cultural academy , Jammu. The prominent traditional and folk parties of the state gave their mesmerism performances with the traditional musical instruments. The artists sung Baran (Ballet) and Karkan and other famous devotio... more
Views: 161RIL Head Mukesh Ambani Gives Up Rs 24 Crore in Salary For Fifth Year In A Row
Region: IndiaChairman and Managing Director of the country’s biggest private sector entity Reliance Industries Limited (RIL), Mukesh Ambani is setting an example for moderation in managerial compensation levels. He has kept his annual salary at Rs 15 crore , foregoing Rs 24 crore from the remuneration approved for him by shareholders. Ambani has not deviated from this salary level since the fiscal year 2008-2009. In the recently published annual report the company said that, “The Chairman a... more
Views: 272CD organizes various activities in Srinagar
Region: India
Srinagar, May 16 (Scoop News) –Civil Defence organised an inter-school symposium titled “Response in Disasters” at Rahi Public School (RPS) Gund Hassibath, Lawaypora, Srinagar. Seven schools participated in the event. SP City West, Dr. Sunil Gupta was Chief Guest and Aamir Ali, Dy. Chief Warden was Guest of Honour. Others present on the occasion included Rahi Riyaz Ahmed, Divisional Warden CD, Mohammed Rafiq Principal RPS and Ghulam Mohiuddin, SHO. The ... more
Views: 201JK Governor lauds Sabri’s scintillating performance
Region: India
Srinagar, May 16 (Scoop News) – As part of the ongoing fortnight long Kashmir Tourism Festival-2013, the Department of Tourism organized a Special Qawali Programme by M/s. Aslam Sabri and Party at the SKICC, here last evening. N. N. Vohra, Governor, was the Chief Guest on this occasion. He interacted with Sabri, a well known Qawali singer of the country, and congratulated him for his scintillating performance, which ent... more
Views: 174Payroll Processors Driving Sen Menendez to Propose Expensive Federal Divorce Legislation
Region: NYThe US Constitution lays out the separation of federal and state responsibilities and one of the clear domains of states is divorce, marriage and family law. However in 1986 strict federal laws passed that forced states to build expensive infrastructure for support enforcement in order to receive federal aid. These changes forced states to change their divorce processes and forced the creation of a huge federal industry for child support collection. The Bradley Amendme... more
Views: 279Joomla Application Development and Its Significance in Web Development
Region: IndiaJoomla has a peculiar way of pleasing its users. We have seen that the simplicity and flexibility of the language has contributed positively to its growth. This is a free open source platform which offers high quality content management system along with other wonderful features. Joomla CMS is extremely useful in developing dynamic website sporting excellent designs and user interface. Joomla has another plus point of offering extensions. You have various plug-ins, components and modules avai... more
Views: 687Thesaurus is not the Copy Guru
Region: IndiaComing back to what we call as a ‘me too’ copy with a different approach is just like replacing the original copy with its synonyms. It’s observed that many professionals in an advertising agency quite often use thesaurus while writing a copy. The article here is not anti-thesaurus, but the relentless use of thesaurus is good enough to deteriorate the quality of copies rolled out. Many communication professionals think, that thesaurus has made their lives eas... more
Views: 132Clergy Bethrand Osinachi Ujunwa calls for unity among Christians
Region: Nigeria
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The former parish priest of St. Paul’s Catholic Parish Umuodagu Ntu in Ngor/Okpala Local Government Area of Imo State, Rev. Father Bethrand has called on Christians to be united as a body. Rev. Bethrand made the call at a send-off and reception church service organised for him and the new parish priest, Rev. Father Cosmas Edochie by the parishioners on 12th May, 2013, as a way to appreciate him for a meritorious 6 years of service in th... more
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