A rotten state: Graft is Common Religion in India

Recent reaction on Indian people over rising corruption has reached at bubble burst level. What Indian people feels“India a state of season of scams” includes the well known theft of billions by Indian officials behind Commonwealth games 2011 in Delhi; $40 billion of exchequeres money lost from the fabricated sale of 2G telecoms licences; and over $40 billion evaporated in Uttar Pradesh of food and fuel subsidy for the poor.

Foreign players, who have reduced their investment over the past year, rank graft as their biggest headache behind crumbling infrastructure.

Graft has been the common phenominon  in India and people are used to it because they cant do anything to improve it alone.

Bofors scam brought down the Congress government in 1989. But there seems to be more of it about than ever, if only because India is getting richer fast, and the faster the economy grows, the more chances arise for mind-boggling theft.

Indian government claims that in the upcoming 12th plan, which will starts in 2012, $1 trillion will be spent on railways, ports, roads and so on, with billions more on re-equipping the Indian forces and  in welfare schemes as well. Add in an insatiable appetite for scarce land, water and minerals and a monsoon of bribes is forecast.

Some people are inclined to shrug their shoulders despite the all, corruption does not seem to be stopping India from growing as india is still among fastest growing country of the world. Yet imagine how much better India would be doing without it.

Corruption increases costs not just to Indians, but also to the foreigners whose capitals are the despirate need of the country. Thanks in part to those scandals, India’s stockmarket was the worst-performing since scam brok out post 2010 diwali.

Government has begun to take action against powerful individuals. Maharashtra state’s chief minister was forced out over Adars Society scam.Suresh Kalmadi, the politician who ran the Commonwealth games  . Most strikingly, Andimuthu Raja, the cabinet minister fabricator of the 2G telecom licences, is also behind the bar.

Right to information act has exposed the auctions for public goods, such as last year’s fabricated sale of the 3G telecom spectrum at theow away price. Technology is playing an important role In some states, bids for government contracts are being run online,it also helps anti-corruption agencies to monitor them.

Gujarat  is pioneer they does this for all contracts over 500,000 rupees ($11,000). It also listed land records and death certificates online, cutting down on one form of petty graft. Websites, led by ipaidabribe.com, reveal the cost of graft by publicising the sums demanded for everything from registering a baby to fixing a broken water supply.

The union government is going through snail pace to implement a plan for a universal, computerised ID scheme. It would allow welfare payments to be paid into individuals’ bank accounts, hindering theft by state workers.

The licence Raj still in practice

Most of the people thinks here is no licence raj  after the liberalisation. The state must outsource the official tasks, remove red tape and sell wasteful and corrupt state-owned firms why does the government make watches no body watches HMT but company is still making it. Under the “licence Raj” it can still take six month to get a construction permit and seven years to close a business. Regulations are not, by and large, deterrents to corruption, but a source of it.

'Super-25' to Rock in IAS Examination,will It Repeate Super 30 Sucess !

Patna : Now financial problem won't come in the way of Bihari , but poor aspirants to crack the Civil Services examination conducted by the UPSC.

In line with Bihar's world  famous Super 30 initiative om Mr Anand where student gets coacing free of cost to crack IIT-JEE, an innovative 'Super-25' initiative is all set to launched in december 2011 .

 Under 'Super-25', scheme poor and meritorious Bihari UPSC asparants will be given free quality assistance and lodging arrangements to help them to clear UPSC civil services examination.

The decision has made at a symposium on 'Declining Performance of Bihar in Civil Services' held at A N Sinha Institute of Social Studies (ANSISS) here on Sunday.

 At the symposium, Bihar Human Resource Development minister P K Sahi, Super 30 founder Mr.Anand Kumar, DGP of Bihar Abhyanand,  Ashok Kumar Singh who rund IAS coaching Institute  , educationist S P Singh, IAS officer Sanjay Kumar Singh and others explored the cause of Bihar's declining performance in the Indian Administrative Service.

 Ashok Kumar Singh announced that in association with the Career Launcher's CL Educate Ltd. he will conduct tests in the last week of November to select 25 poor students who will be provided one year-long free coaching and lodging to help crack IAS examination.

"During the past few years, Bihar's performance in UPSC examination has dramatically declined. It is in reverse to what was the scene during the 1990s. It is a major cause of concern. Bihar's educationists and government must come forward to check this dangerous trend," Ashok added.

According to the recent UPSC report, around 50% decline has been witnessed in Bihar's performance in the prestigious examination in the last 10 years. In 1990s, UPSC success rate in Bihar was 7 to 8 % while national success rate was 8 to 9 %. At present, Bihar's success rate came down to 3.6 % while overall  success rate at national level is 7.0%.

Mr Sahi, who also felt the need to do something substantial to check this trend, promised all possible support of HRD department. In the Super-25 initiative, Meridian Courses by Ashok Singh and CL Educate Ltd will partner with the state government.

"We will formally issue advertisements to invite candidates to appear for our entrance examinations. At present, we are structuring everything in consultation with the stakeholders. Date, time and venue for the procurement of entrance forms and examination venues will be duly advertised in the local media," said CL Educate Limited vice-president Vijay Jha.

Anand Kumar mentor of "Super 30" expressed happiness over the unique idea: "Bihar has a heritage of academic excellence. This heritage should be preserved. Nothing would be better for poor Bihari UPSC aspirants."

A few months ago, the government of Jammu and Kashmir had initiated such an initiative to help poor IAS aspirants. The idea behind 'Top-25', which was conceived in a similar symposium in Srinagar, was also attended by Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah. From the very beginning, the programme was supported by Abdullah, said Jha.

Miami Marlins,Value of the Franchise is $360 million

The Miami Marlins are the professional baseball team situsted in Miami, Florida USA. The team was established in 1993 as the franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are the part of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

The Miami Marlins had played their home baseball games at Sun Life Stadium from their inception until current year.

In recent years, the Miami Marlins ownership pushed for a new stadium and agreed to a plan with Miami-Dade County commissioners and the city of Miami to build a $515 million ballpark on the site where the Miami Orange Bowl once stood. As part of the deal, the Marlins changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011. As per the famous Forbes Magazine in 2011 the value of the franchise is $360 million.

The Marlins are notable for winning the World Series twice (1997, 2003), in the only two times they have made it to the postseason. They have never won first place in their division, advancing to the playoffs both times as the National League Wild Card winner.

USS Carl Vinson Hosts Basketball Mach on Deck

President Barak  Obama praised US veterans at a college basketball game on the deck of the famous aircraft carrier which sent Osama-bin Laden to his underwater grave in Indian ocean.

Barak Obama and his wife Michelle sat courtside on the USS Carl Vinson, among 7,000 other spectators in San Diego Bay, en route to an Asia Pacific summit in his native Hawaii, for a game televised on cable sports channel ESPN.

Enveloped by servicemen and veterans, US President watched Michigan State and North Carolina, two of the top ranked basketball programs in the US, face off on a hardwood court laid on the flight deck of the giant warship.

By celebrating the Veterans Day, Obama noted the USS Carl Vinson key role in the US wars initiated post 9/11 attacks in 2001.

"It was from this aircraft carrier that some of the first assaults on Iraq were launched," Obama said in a short speech on the court before the opening tip-off between two teams wearing camouflage uniforms.

"This ship supports what happens, what is happening in Afghanistan."

"Some of you may know, the men and women on the Carl Vinson were part of that critical mission to bring Osama bin Laden to justice," he said.

"To all our veterans to all our men and women in uniform we say thank you," said Obama," after two fighter jets streaked over during patriotic pre-game celebrations.

The USS Carl Vinson, then believed to be steaming in the Indian Ocean, was the vessel to which the body of most wanted Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was taken after the US special forces Navy Seal raid on his Pakistani hideout in May 2011 in which he was killed.

Bin Laden was later buried at Indian Ocean from the ship with full Muslim rites.

Former NBA and collegiate stars Magic Johnson and James Worthy served as honorary captains for their former colleges.

Mike Whalen of Morale Entertainment Foundation, which came up with the idea, said it was a coincidence that the Carl Vinson was the ship hosting the event -- with the USS Ronald Reagan originally expected to hold the game.

Patna High Court to Hear the matter associated with BPSC PT Result on 14th November

Patna high court who had earlier directed the BPSC to correct the result by removing the anomaly in its last hearing is all set to see the matter on November 14.

 On 14 november BPSC is to reply the High court about the development in the 53-55  civil services examination result.

As per expectation BPSC will release some additional result to calm down the students and Mains examination can be taken by Feb 2012.

Earlier Mr K.C Saha has been appointed as chairman of Bihar Public Service Commission.Saha is an senior IAS officer of 1975 batch earlier he was working as Development Commissioner.