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`Missile launch, take cover`: Japan`s terrifying wake-up call
"Missile launch! Missile launch! A missile appears to have been launched from North Korea. Take cover in a building or underground."
To the accompaniment of blaring sirens and emergency phone alerts, that was the terrifying loudspeaker message that jolted millions of Japanese awake in the early hours as North Korea blasted its second missile over the country in less than a month.
But for local residents on the flightpath over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, there was no question of this becoming a routine event.
But some locals living on the missile flight path fretted that repeated missile launches could have a damaging impact on their day-to-day lives.
"We are afraid that this may have an impact on our life, ranging from fishing to tourism," said Hironori Matsura, an official at the anti-disaster division at Erimo town hall.
Sushi chef Oya said he thought the missile wouldn`t affect his trade as most of his customers were local but acknowledged that "I`m afraid this may affect a flow of tourism to Erimo".
Meanwhile, others displayed a grim determination that life would go on.
Saito admitted that the missile has been dominating conversation in the town -- "like how scary it is" -- but said: "No one really has talked about stopping their work or suspending their operations."
Source:-Zeenews
To the accompaniment of blaring sirens and emergency phone alerts, that was the terrifying loudspeaker message that jolted millions of Japanese awake in the early hours as North Korea blasted its second missile over the country in less than a month.
But for local residents on the flightpath over the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido, there was no question of this becoming a routine event.
But some locals living on the missile flight path fretted that repeated missile launches could have a damaging impact on their day-to-day lives.
"We are afraid that this may have an impact on our life, ranging from fishing to tourism," said Hironori Matsura, an official at the anti-disaster division at Erimo town hall.
Sushi chef Oya said he thought the missile wouldn`t affect his trade as most of his customers were local but acknowledged that "I`m afraid this may affect a flow of tourism to Erimo".
Meanwhile, others displayed a grim determination that life would go on.
Saito admitted that the missile has been dominating conversation in the town -- "like how scary it is" -- but said: "No one really has talked about stopping their work or suspending their operations."
Source:-Zeenews
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Friday 18 August 2017
BJP backs Amma's death probe
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lent their support for the probe into the death of former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa.
According to senior BJP leader S. Prakash, Amma's death was shrouded with secrecy and an investigation is in order.
Days after her death, Amma's long-time friend Sasikala decided to become the state Chief Minister but was sentenced to jail for four years after being convicted by the Supreme Court for corruption.
On Thursday, 17 August, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami ordered a judicial probe into the Jayalalithaa's death.
"Commission will be constituted under a retired judge to probe death of Amma (J.Jayalalithaa)," said the Chief Minister. He further added that a probe into Amma's death had been one of the key demands of the O. Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK for its planned merger with the EPS grouping.
However, Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar yesterday asserted that there is no point setting up an inquiry commission to probe the death of the former and requested the Centre to constitute a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry on the same. "I don't find any point of setting up this of this inquiry commission. I would request the Centre to order a CBI inquiry in this issue. Otherwise, it will just be an eye-wash," Deepa said.
Source:-Zeenews
According to senior BJP leader S. Prakash, Amma's death was shrouded with secrecy and an investigation is in order.
Days after her death, Amma's long-time friend Sasikala decided to become the state Chief Minister but was sentenced to jail for four years after being convicted by the Supreme Court for corruption.
On Thursday, 17 August, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister E. Palaniswami ordered a judicial probe into the Jayalalithaa's death.
"Commission will be constituted under a retired judge to probe death of Amma (J.Jayalalithaa)," said the Chief Minister. He further added that a probe into Amma's death had been one of the key demands of the O. Panneerselvam faction of the AIADMK for its planned merger with the EPS grouping.
However, Jayalalithaa's niece Deepa Jayakumar yesterday asserted that there is no point setting up an inquiry commission to probe the death of the former and requested the Centre to constitute a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) inquiry on the same. "I don't find any point of setting up this of this inquiry commission. I would request the Centre to order a CBI inquiry in this issue. Otherwise, it will just be an eye-wash," Deepa said.
Source:-Zeenews
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Sunday 30 July 2017
Delhi, Chandigarh among 29 cities and towns highly vulnerable to quakes
Twenty-nine Indian cities and towns, including Delhi and capitals of nine states, fall under “severe” to “very severe” seismic zones, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).
A majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
Delhi, Patna (Bihar), Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Kohima (Nagaland), Puducherry, Guwahati (Assam), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Imphal (Manipur) and Chandigarh fall under seismic zones IV and V.
Kusala Rajendran, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and an expert on paleoseismology, earthquake recurrence and active tectonics, said most of the cities in the list have a high population density and fall in the Indo-Gangetic plains.
“The Himalayan arc, stretching from the upper Assam region to Jammu and Kashmir, is known to be a high seismic zone and these cities in the Indo-Gangetic belt fall within reasonable limits of the Himalayas. So repercussions are bound to be felt there,” she observed.
M Rajeevan, secretary, ministry of Earth Sciences, said 31 new earthquake observatories will come up in the country by March next year. At present, there are 84 observatories.
This is being done to detect and record earthquake parameters more accurately and identify possible precursors of tremors.
The NCS has also carried out microzonation of cities like Delhi and Kolkata to study the possible impact of earthquake in these mega cities.
Source:-Hindustantimes
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A majority of these places are in the Himalayas, one of the most seismically active regions in the world.
Delhi, Patna (Bihar), Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir), Kohima (Nagaland), Puducherry, Guwahati (Assam), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Imphal (Manipur) and Chandigarh fall under seismic zones IV and V.
Kusala Rajendran, a professor at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, and an expert on paleoseismology, earthquake recurrence and active tectonics, said most of the cities in the list have a high population density and fall in the Indo-Gangetic plains.
“The Himalayan arc, stretching from the upper Assam region to Jammu and Kashmir, is known to be a high seismic zone and these cities in the Indo-Gangetic belt fall within reasonable limits of the Himalayas. So repercussions are bound to be felt there,” she observed.
M Rajeevan, secretary, ministry of Earth Sciences, said 31 new earthquake observatories will come up in the country by March next year. At present, there are 84 observatories.
This is being done to detect and record earthquake parameters more accurately and identify possible precursors of tremors.
The NCS has also carried out microzonation of cities like Delhi and Kolkata to study the possible impact of earthquake in these mega cities.
Source:-Hindustantimes
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Tuesday 25 July 2017
दो DMs की साहबी को खतरा
लो कर लो बात। माने कि अब साहबी दिखाने के पहले सोचना भी पड़ेगा? कम से कम इतना तो चेक करना ही पड़ेगा कि सामने वाला कहीं सांसद तो नहीं है। बात यह है कि दो साहब लोग लोकसभा सदस्यों के साथ सरकारी अधिकारियों द्वारा नवाचार प्रतिमानों के उल्लंघन और अवमानपूर्ण व्यवहार के मामले में फंस गए हैं। इस मामले की लोकसभा समिति ने हाल ही में बैठक भी बुला ली थी। एक साब कानपुर के जिला मजिस्ट्रेट हैं और दूसरे टीकमगढ़ के। कानपुर के डीएम साब के खिलाफ कार्यवाही की अनुशंसा भी कर दी गई है, हालांकि वे स्वयं आकर माफी की गुहार कर चुके हैं।
साहबी की इश्टाइल !
लेकिन साहबी सिर्फ खराब व्यवहार में नहीं होती। असली साहबी तो फाइल रोकने में होती है। जैसे केन्द्रीय कृषि मंत्रालय के संयुक्त सचिवान साहेबान। कार्यप्रणाली ऐसी सुस्त कि कछुआ भी शरमा जाए। यहां तक कि खुद कृषि मंत्री राधा मोहन सिंह कृषि सचिव को बुलाकर नाराजगी व्यक्त कर चुके हैं। मंत्री ने तो सचिव से यह तक कहा है कि आप अपने सभी संयुक्त सचिवों से कहें कि अपने कमरे के बाहर एक बोर्ड लगवा लें और उस पर लिखें ‘फाइलें रोकना हमारा जन्मसिद्ध अधिकार है।’
दार्जिलिंग संकट में मध्यस्थता
नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस के परिवार के चंद्रा बोस पश्चिम बंगाल में बीजेपी के नेता हैं। बीजेपी के टिकट पर चुनाव भी लड़ चुके हैं। और इन दिनों दार्जिलिंग के गोरखा नेता गुरुंग और केन्द्र सरकार के बीच मध्यस्थ बने हुए हैं। गुरुंग के साथ उनकी मुलाकात हाल ही में हुई है और चर्चा यह है कि उनकी प्रधानमंत्री के साथ भी मुलाकात हो चुकी है। उनका कहना है कि गुरुंग ममता बनर्जी के साथ बातचीत के लिए तैयार हैं। शर्त सिर्फ यह है कि बातचीत दिल्ली में हो, और ममता बनर्जी गुरुंग पर दायर मामले वापस लें। हालांकि एसएस अहलूवालिया सहित बीजेपी के अधिकांश नेता इस मध्यस्थता से प्रसन्न नहीं हैं, लेकिन बात अब आम हो चुकी है।
नेताजी सुभाष चंद्र बोस के परिवार के चंद्रा बोस पश्चिम बंगाल में बीजेपी के नेता हैं। बीजेपी के टिकट पर चुनाव भी लड़ चुके हैं। और इन दिनों दार्जिलिंग के गोरखा नेता गुरुंग और केन्द्र सरकार के बीच मध्यस्थ बने हुए हैं। गुरुंग के साथ उनकी मुलाकात हाल ही में हुई है और चर्चा यह है कि उनकी प्रधानमंत्री के साथ भी मुलाकात हो चुकी है। उनका कहना है कि गुरुंग ममता बनर्जी के साथ बातचीत के लिए तैयार हैं। शर्त सिर्फ यह है कि बातचीत दिल्ली में हो, और ममता बनर्जी गुरुंग पर दायर मामले वापस लें। हालांकि एसएस अहलूवालिया सहित बीजेपी के अधिकांश नेता इस मध्यस्थता से प्रसन्न नहीं हैं, लेकिन बात अब आम हो चुकी है।
अमित शाह की डायरी
यह तो आप पढ़ ही चुके हैं कि अमित शाह नियमित तौर पर रात को डायरी लिखते हैं, 25 वर्ष पहले भी लिखते थे और आज भी लिखते हैं। किसी पत्रकार ने इन डायरियों को छापने की पेशकश की, तो अमित शाह का उत्तर था कि मेरी ये डायरियां बेहद निजी हैं, सिर्फ अपने आप के लिए लिखी हैं और मैंने अपने परिवार से कहा हुआ है कि मेरे देहांत के बाद इन्हें भी नष्ट कर दिया जाए।
यह तो आप पढ़ ही चुके हैं कि अमित शाह नियमित तौर पर रात को डायरी लिखते हैं, 25 वर्ष पहले भी लिखते थे और आज भी लिखते हैं। किसी पत्रकार ने इन डायरियों को छापने की पेशकश की, तो अमित शाह का उत्तर था कि मेरी ये डायरियां बेहद निजी हैं, सिर्फ अपने आप के लिए लिखी हैं और मैंने अपने परिवार से कहा हुआ है कि मेरे देहांत के बाद इन्हें भी नष्ट कर दिया जाए।
मॉय नेम इज अंबानी.. मुकेश अंबानी
मुकेश अंबानी होने का मतलब क्या होता है? बड़े अंबानी की बड़ी अट्टालिका में हाल ही में एक अग्निकांड हुआ था। छोटा सा मामला था, न किसी को चोट आई और न ज्यादा नुकसान हुआ। लेकिन इतनी देर में दिल्ली से तमाम मंत्रियों ने फोन करके खैरियत पूछ डाली। उधर मुंबई में इससे भी बड़ी बात थी। जिसे देखों वही बस इसकी बात कर रहा था।
मुकेश अंबानी होने का मतलब क्या होता है? बड़े अंबानी की बड़ी अट्टालिका में हाल ही में एक अग्निकांड हुआ था। छोटा सा मामला था, न किसी को चोट आई और न ज्यादा नुकसान हुआ। लेकिन इतनी देर में दिल्ली से तमाम मंत्रियों ने फोन करके खैरियत पूछ डाली। उधर मुंबई में इससे भी बड़ी बात थी। जिसे देखों वही बस इसकी बात कर रहा था।
Source:-Zeenews
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