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82% of buildings in Thane are illegal - RTI query by Dayanand Nene

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*शेतकरी चळवळीचे भवितव्य आणि आव्हाने*

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*शेतकरी चळवळीचे भवितव्य आणि आव्हाने* शरद जोशींच्या पश्चात शेतकरी चळवळीचे भवितव्य काय, असा प्रश्न अनेकांना सतावत आहे. शेतकरी चळवळ शरद जोशींनी एवढ्या उंचीवर नेऊन ठेवली, की ती उंची पार करण्याचा विचार राहू द्या; त्या उंचीच्या आसपास पोचण्याचीही नेतृत्वक्षमता कुणात नाही, ही वास्तविकता नजरेआड करता येत नाही. जोशींनी कुत्र्याचे शेपूट सरळ होईल, पण शेतकरी संघटित होणार नाही, या पारंपरिक समजुतीला उभा-आडवा-तिरका छेद देत शेतकरी संघटित केला, नुसताच संघटित केला नाही, तर शेतकऱ्यांच्या मनात स्वाभिमानाने जगण्याचे बीजारोपण केले. ताठ मानेने व मूठ आवळून जगायचा मूलमंत्र दिला. देशातील इतर नागरिकांसारखे सन्मानाने जगता यावे म्हणून रस्त्यावर उतरून लढण्याची प्रेरणा दिली. प्रचलित अर्थवादाला कलाटणी देऊन शेतीच्या अर्थवादाच्या उत्क्रांतीची दिशा बदलण्यात शरद जोशी शतप्रतिशत यशस्वी झालेले आहेत. शेतीला मध्यवर्ती स्थानी ठेवून विचारांची गुंफण करणाऱ्या द्रष्ट्या नेत्याच्या पश्चात आता तोच वसा घेऊन पुढील वाटचाल करायचे काम शेतकरी चळवळीसमोर असायला हवे. पण दुर्दैवाने तसे होताना दिसत नाही. शेतकरी चळवळीसाठी हा संक्रमणकाळ असल्य...

The Karti Chidambaram saga - how he manipulated father's position to amass massive wealth.

The Income Tax’s Chennai Investigation Unit’s report having more than 200 pages about former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s family and especially son Karti and his companies huge assets in more than 14 countries are now out in the public domain.  Recently some portion of this sensitive report was exposed in public by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy in a press conference. Many media houses whose owners are friendly and in collusion with Chidambaram tried to black out the news. In the interest of public, we are producing the entire data of assets and bank accounts found in the joint raid of Income Tax and Enforcement Directorate. 21 foreign bank accounts by Karti and his companies in Metro Bank in UK, 4 accounts in OCBC in Singapore in the name of Advantage Strategic Consulting Pte Ltd, the controversial company caught in kickbacks in Aircel-Maxis scam, 2 banks in Spain namely Sabadell Atlantico, La Caxia Bank, HSBC UK, Barclays Bank in Monaco, Marseille BNP...

Letter to Municipal Commissioner regarding need of a policy for Crèches in Thane

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 ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA   A7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601 # 8879528575 November 30, 2016 The Hon. Municipal Commissioner, Thane Municipal Corporation, Thane Dear Sir, The ghastly incident in Navi Mumbai, where a 10 month old infant almost lost its life due to abusive treatment at a local crèche has highlighted the need to have a regulatory framework and policy for running crèches. In today's nuclear world, where both husband and wife go out for work, a crèche or day care centre has become a necessity for people. Day care centers (Crèches) should allow parents to leave their children in a secure and educational environment while at work. Before a day care center or creche can be opened, it must be licensed and inspected to ensure a safe environment for the children who attend.  However, in our country, children left at day care centres are at risk because the government does not have any regulation over the sector.  An...

Regulating traffic movement in Thane to avoid inconvenience to people.

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ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA  A7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601 #8879528575 December 20, 2016 The DCP Traffic, Thane City, Thane. Kind Attention: Shri Sandeep Palwe. Dear Sir, Sub: Regulating traffic movement in Thane to avoid inconvenience to people. We are attaching herewith a circular issued by the Traffic Dept of Mumbai to regulate traffic movement in the island city. The circular is self explanatory. On similar lines we request you to issue requisite orders for Thane City to provide respite and reduce inconvenience to the people of Thane. Regulation of trucks / heavy vehicles is extremely necessary in Thane to avoid the almost perennial traffic jams on Ghodbunder Road, Majiwade junction, Saket Road, Kalwa Bridge, Central Maidan, Kopri Bridge, Cadbury junction - to name a few. You are requested to do needful in the matter . Regards, For Alert Citizens Forum of India, Dayanand Nene President Alert Thane team: Jitendra Sat...

Manusmriti never derogated women.

Manusmriti never derogated women. Leaders of some parties have started a vicious campaign to create a division in the society. They have started spreading wrong and bulshit things about Manusmruti - that it derogates women. No it does not. Also, scholars have researched and provided evidence and implications of adulteration in Manu Smriti over time. You can check these articles if interested: Manu Smriti and Women Extracts from original text: "...We have already discussed how Manu Smriti has been grossly interpolated. However it is very easy to identify the fraud verses and separate them from the original Manu Smriti. If we review this original Manu Smriti, one can proudly assert that there is perhaps no other text in world (except Vedas of course!) that accords so much of respect and rights to women. Even the modern feminist books would have to seek further amendments to match up to Manu Smriti. _________________________ Importance of happy women 3.55. A father, b...

अनलिमिटेड बुफे मागचं अर्थशास्त्र व वैद्यकशास्त्र! (पैसे वसूल करायचे असतील तर नक्की वाचा)

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अनलिमिटेड बुफे मागचं अर्थशास्त्र व वैद्यकशास्त्र! (पैसे वसूल करायचे असतील तर नक्की वाचा) काही ठराविक किंमतीत अनलिमिटेड बुफे लंच/डिनर हा प्रकार तुम्ही कित्येकदा अनुभवला असेल. जेवणाचा प्रकार (शाकाहारी, मांसाहारी इ.) कोणता आहे यावरून बुफेच्या किंमती थोड्याशा बदलतात, पण जास्त फरक नसतो. प्रत्येक बुफे हा अर्थशास्त्रीय भाषेत surplus साठीच छोटेखानी युद्ध असते. Consumer Surplus जितका कमी करता येईल तितका हॉटेलचा फायदा असतो; आणि मोजक्या पैशात जितके जास्त अन्न खाता येईल (थोडक्यात consumer surplus वाढवता येईल) तितका ग्राहकाचा फायदा असतो. आणि या सगळ्या अर्थशास्त्रीय युद्धाला वैद्यकाच्या काही नियमांची जोड असते. कसे ते पाहूया! १) बुफेची किंमत कशी ठरते? - साधारणपणे मनुष्याच्या जठराची (stomach) कमाल क्षमता असते १.५ लिटर. थोडक्यात कितीही मी-मी म्हणणारा बकासुर १.५ लिटर पेक्षा जास्त अन्न एका वेळेस खाऊ शकत नाही. आता बुफे मधल्या 100 पदार्थांपैकी सगळ्यात महागडा पदार्थ किलोच्या भावात घ्या आणि त्याची १.५ किलोची किंमत बुफेला लावून टाका. BBQ Nation मध्ये सगळ्यात महाग काय असते तर Prawns, साधारण ५०० रुपये ...

Traffic related Petition to DCP Traffic, Thane

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ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA  A7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601. May 10, 2017. The DCP Traffic, Thane City. Respected Sir, The traffic scenario in Thane is becoming pathetic as the vehicles are increasing.  Not following traffic signals, parking/stopping in middle of road, many cars barging in to take turn, no respect to pedestrians are becoming very common and a big nuisance. It is high time the traffic police do their job really well. Given that Thane is next door to the finance capital of India, the traffic management is way too below par. The number of vehicles having been increasing at a very rapid rate( appx 15,000/year), but the Traffic management is way too behind to cope up with the same. Being senstiive Thane-ites we would like the following points to be implemented: - Increase the traffic police staff at RTO's to keep pace with increasing number of vehicles. The RTO staff strength has been decreasing with the tremendous incr...

Water Transport for Thane

  ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA  A7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601. May 16, 2017 Alert Citizens Forum of India welcomes the decision of the Thane Municipal Corporation to explore and start Water Transport as an alternative mode of transport for Thane. On June 4, 2016, Alert Citizens Forum had given a memorandum to the Municipal Commissioner suggesting that the TMC should explore possibility of starting Water Transport and Tourism in Thane. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has identified one potential route, and two conceptual routes for the ambitious Inland Water Transport (IWT) network covering a total distance of 124 km. The project has been divided into two phases, of which the potential route under phase one has been identified as Vasai- Mira Bhayandar-Ghodbundar Road-Kolshet-Saket-Diva- Bhiwandi-Kalyan which covers a distance of 46 km. TMC have called for proposals from consultants who will help it design the DPR. The waterways transpor...

Request to make Swatantraveer Savarkar's ode' to the Goddess of Freedom - the song "Jayostute" our National song

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  ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA  A 7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601.  # 8979528575 February 27, 2017. The Hon. Prime Minister, Govt.of India, New Delhi. Sub: Request to make Swatantraveer  Savarkar's ode' to the Goddess of Freedom - the song "Jayostute" our National song. Respected Prime Minister, February 26, 2017, was the 51st death anniversary of Shri Vinayak Damodar - Swatantraveer - Savarkar. Swatantraveer Savarkar has remained the most unsung hero of our freedom struggle. Successive Congress govt.'s have either relegated him to the dustbins of history or spread wrong information about him. They had gone to the extent of branding him as a traitor of the cause of independence. It was in 2003 that the then NDA government had taken the first step towards installing Savarkar’s portrait in the Central Hall that displays gilt-edged portraits of every eminent leader associated with the Independence struggle. With the change of gov...

Request to tighten up laws to prevent Bank defaults.

ALERT CITIZENS FORUM OF INDIA A7/303, Saket CHSL, Saket Marg, Thane (W) 400601 # 8879528575 April 20, 2017. The Hon. Finance Minister, Govt of India, 134, North Block, New Delhi. Respected Sir, The process of extraditing Vijay Mallya started on April 18, 2017. As a part of the process he was arrested and then later released on bail.  The Indian government has taken up this issue with the British government at the highest level. What this suggests that there is a political will to get Mallya back to India and prosecute him. Indeed, that is a very good thing.  Having said that, in an ocean of corporate defaulters and bad loans of banks, Vijay Mallya is a very small fish. As per information, Mallya owes banks and the service tax department around Rs 9,000 crore. This includes the principal loan amount, interest on the loans as well as penalties.  Now compare this to the total gross non-performing assets(NPAs) or bad loans of Indian banks. These are loans which borrowers hav...