Hillarious!!!

That is HILLARIOUS!! While Google Maps is cool, this shows while we CANNOT rely on computers all the times in every sense....we gotta drive 'em!

Thanks to my namesake Sircar!

Google Suggests You Swim Across The Atlantic Ocean

India court suspends quota system along caste lines

Kudos to another judge!!!

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court of India on Thursday suspended a government program to reserve spots for lower-caste students at the top medical, engineering and professional schools in the country, a plan that has repeatedly prompted protests.

The quota system for prestigious public educational institutions was to come into effect with applications due to be reviewed in the next few months. But the Supreme Court temporarily halted the program Thursday, saying it could not be implemented until judges had ruled on its legality.

The Judgement Day!

Justice has finally been served! A judge has unleashed a well-deserved death sentence to Manjunath's killer and appropriate punishment to others. Even in India, truth just gets heard sometimes. We wouldn't forget the wide protest that were sparked by the brutal killings of Manju as well as Dubey. May be the online petitions and blogosphere also played a part in this victory. Kudos to the judge.

Manjunath was a good man, an honest man. May India be fortunate enough to get more public sector executives like him.

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Aghast over how an unarmed man was put to death without provocation, a district court on Monday sent to gallows a petrol pump owner for murdering Indian Oil executive Manjunath, who had exposed a thriving racket in sale of adulterated fuel.

While awarding death sentence to Pawan Kumar Mittal, the prime accused, 16 months after the murder of the 27-year-old IIM-Lucknow graduate, district judge S M A Abidi, sentenced seven other accused to life imprisonment.

Yehudi Menuhin Beethoven Romance

Thats what Class means (other than being the backbone of OOP off course!)

Steve Morse Classical Guitar Solos

This guys rocks(and plays classical music too)!!!

Genious!

Google Adwords advertises Microsoft Adcenter!!!

Thanks to my colleage Mr. Santosh Kumar Sahoo for this image!!

Wall Street Journal Most Reputed Companies of 2006

The ranks are out here .............

Look at the top name :)


Rocks!

N Murthy on Land Acquisitions

From http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Narayana_Murthy_opposes_SEZ_policy/RssArticleShow/articleshow/1788673.cms

BANGALORE: Software icon N R Narayana Murthy on Wednesday opposed the practice of acquiring farm lands for special economic zones (SEZs), saying that the earlier practice of companies building their own campuses was good enough.



"I agree that we cannot take land from farmers", the non-executive chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies Limited told reporters, who sought his views on the raging debate over SEZs.



"The earlier policy, where individual companies were building their own campuses, was a good one," he said, adding that bringing real estate players in between was probably not the best thing to do.



Murthy, the face of India's booming IT industry, added: "and that's why all this furore has been created. I think the earlier policy of requesting companies to deal directly to get land and build their own campuses is a good one".



He said that the recent Nandigram incident in West Bengal, where 11 people were killed in police firing during a protest, is likely to have "some repercussions".

Can u hear it now, Mr Bhattacharya?

Blog in Hindi!

Blogger, now in Hindi

Our Bureau

Bangalore, March 15

Bloggers can now publish in Hindi. Google-owned Blogger on Thursday launched a Hindi transliteration service.

Transliteration implies conversion from English text to phonetically equivalent text in Indian languages. So a user could type ``mera Bharat'' and this feature will convert it into the corresponding Hindi script. So users can now publish content in Hindi while using English keyboards for entering text. Keeping in mind that many in the audience is bilingual, Google allows users to freely switch from English to Hindi and back. Google News is also available in Hindi now, the company announced. ``These launches will enable our Hindi- speaking users to express themselves better and access information in a language they are comfortable with,'' said Mr Prasad Ram, Centre Head, Google India R&D, in a release issued by the company.

NOW, What next? We want BANGLA also!!!

Gujrat and West Bengal - two faces of the same coin

While Trinamool congress displays prehisoric political immaturity at West Bengal, here is a bit of from where it all started, and what really lies beneath the "Enterprise and Common Man friendly" communist government of West Bengal.

Source - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Scribe_confined_by_CPIM_cadres_at_Nandigram/articleshow/1763238.cms

NANDIGRAM: Journalists covering the Nandigram violence were not spared by ruling CPI(M) cadres who beat up the correspondent and prevented him from filing his report.

Gouranga Deb Hazra, the correspondent, could only communicate to the agency's Kolkata office over his mobile telephone that he was surrounded by CPI(M) activists near Bhangabera area. He was beaten up and threatened not to talk, he said.

The threats were even heard over the mobile phone. "Chup kore thakun... Eto katha balar darkar ki (Keep your mouth shut. Why you are talking so much?)," asked a woman's voice.

"Mere bhut baniye debo.... Mobileta bandha korun (We will beat you black and blue. Switch off your mobile)," shouted a male voice and the connection was snapped abruptly

Canada's Ice Floes Turn Red With the Blood of Baby Seals

March 9, 2007 JOIN OUR ACTIVIST NETWORK | DONATE NOW Dear Sayan, It's that time of year again: The ice floes off the Canadian coast are about to turn red with the blood of the countless baby harp seals who are slaughtered for their fur. Words cannot describe the cruelty of the annual seal "hunt," which is really more of a massacre and will begin in just a few days. To stop this yearly atrocity, we must generate an international outcry against the Canadian government. I hope that you will support PETA's public call for an end to this slaughter by immediately taking two important actions: Sign PETA's international petition to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Our goal is to gather signatures from more than 50,000 people who want to tell the prime minister that "fashion" is no justification for spilling baby seals' blood. Support PETA's efforts to stop the slaughter of baby seals and the use of all animals for fur. Your online donation will bring more pressure to bear on the Canadian government and the international fur trade. Canada's annual seal hunt is the largest slaughter of marine animals on Earth. Last year, more than 330,000 baby harp seals were beaten to death so that they could be made into fur coats, collars, and cuffs. The Canadian government claims that hunters only kill adult seals, but 97 percent of the seals killed last year were less than 3 months of age. Most of these seals are too young to realize that they should try to escape when their killers approach. They lie totally vulnerable on the ice as their heads are bashed in with clubs. Many are dragged across the ice—still conscious—with boat hooks. Often these sensitive animals are skinned alive for their fur. Their bodies are left to rot on the ice because there is no market for their meat. The Canadian government has authorized hunters to kill more than 335,000 harp seals this year—one of the largest quotas in history. There is no place in the 21st century for this wanton and frivolous cruelty. Canada must end this abomination, but it will take a lot of pressure to compel the government to stop the hunt. Please support PETA's global campaign to stop the baby seal hunt and raise awareness about the cruelty of fur. Your contribution will have an immediate impact on our ability to pressure the Canadian government. Thank you for your determination to end this terrible injustice. For all animals, Ingrid E. Newkirk President P.S. Governments respond to public pressure. Please help us meet our goal of 50,000 signatures and tell Prime Minister Harper that Canada will face international condemnation until it brings an end to its annual seal hunt. Then help PETA bring even greater pressure to bear on the Canadian government and the international fur trade by making a generous online donation. Sign the petition to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper urging him to restore Canada's international reputation by bringing a permanent end to the annual slaughter of baby harp seals. Make a donation to sustain PETA's global efforts to stop the cruel seal hunt and the fur trade.

And the Loser Is...

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And the loser is......... sent you a Business Week link: And the Loser Is... The moviegoing audience, which is ignored by the Academy, and the telecast audience, which is subjected to an overlong, overwrought Oscars show

Sanskriti 2007 @ Jadavpur University

Competetive events Invitation Letter For Competetive Events

This year prelims for Eastern & Western Solo & Group Vocals will be held. No participant(s) will be allowed in the finals without participating in the Prelims

For events in our Technomanagement Fest Srijan 2007, do drop by at www.srijanju.org

Keep an eye on this space for updates..........

Event	Date	Time	Description
Photography (Start)	7-Mar-2007	12:00 PM	Off Stage
General Quiz	8-Mar-2007	11:30 AM	On Stage
Face Painting	8-Mar-2007	1:00 PM	Off Stage
Medley	8-Mar-2007	1:00 PM	On Stage
Antakshari	8-Mar-2007	2:30 PM	On Stage
Hair Styling	8-Mar-2007	3:30 PM	Off stage
Cartooning	8-Mar-2007	4:00 PM	Off stage
Sports Quiz	9-Mar-2007	11:30 AM	On stage
Debate	9-Mar-2007	12:30 PM	On stage
T-Shirt Painting	9-Mar-2007	12:30 PM	Off stage
Eastern Solo and Group Vocals	9-Mar-2007	1:30 PM	On Stage
Creative Writing (English and Bengali)	9-Mar-2007	1:30 PM	Off stage
Western Solo and Group Vocals	10-Mar-2007	11:30 AM	On Stage
Poster Painting	10-Mar-2007	12:30 PM	Off Stage
Rangoli	10-Mar-2007	2:30 PM	Off Stage
Eastern Solo Dance	11-Mar-2007	2:30 PM	On Stage
Western Solo Dance	11-Mar-2007	3:00 PM	On Stage
Eastern Group Dance	11-Mar-2007	4:00 PM	On Stage
Western Group Dance	11-Mar-2007	5:30 PM	On Stage

Exhibition events

A list of confirmed events and the schedule is summarized below. However the events are subject to changes depending on the availability of artists/performers.

Please watch this space for updates regarding the empty slots.

Event	Date	Time
Curtain Raiser - Fossils (Venue: Salt lake Campus)	4-Mar-2007	6:00:00 PM
James	6-Mar-2007	7:00 PM
Students` Performance (Venue: OAT)	7-Mar-2007	6:00 PM
Drama by Nandikar: Borda (Venue OAT)	8-Mar-2007	6:30 PM
Indian Ocean (Venue:OAT)	9-Mar-2007	7:00 PM
Neil Mukherjee, Betty Jardin, Siva Prakash, K Peters, others(Venue: OAT)	10-Mar-2007	7:00 PM
Aman Ali Bangas (Venue OAT)	11-Mar-2007	7:00 PM

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