Wednesday, November 26, 2008

ROPE IN PEOPLE TO FIGHT TERROR:KALAM


The former President, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, on Saturday advocated a stringent law to fight terrorism.
Answering questions at a media conference at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, he called for developing a “national consensus,” involving the people at large, for the eradication of terrorism.
Commending a four-pronged attack, he said when “evil minds” combined to unleash terror, “good minds” could not simply watch.
People in general should be made a willing partner in the fight against terrorism. If the people were involved, it would not be difficult to monitor terrorists’ activities. They should be told to inform the law enforcing agencies of any doubtful activity or peculiar incident in their neighbourhood.

Friday, November 21, 2008

WORLD PEACE MANTRA-NEPAL


KATHMANDU: The father of India’s missile technology and former president APJ Abdul Kalam was given a reverential welcome in Nepal on Monday as he arrived on a two-day visit crammed with programmes. The scholar-scientist, whose books are well known in the Himalayan republic, visited a Buddhist monastery soon after his arrival in Kathmandu and followed it with an address on the dynamics of societal transformation.
Drawing upon personal anecdotes, tales from the life of Mahatma Gandhi and his conversations with the monks on Monday, Kalam held the audience spellbound as he uttered his mantra for peace in the world: harmony in the home, which would lead to order in the nation and subsequently, peace in the world.
Kalam said he had asked the monks the secret behind their ever-smiling demeanour. In answer, they told him one should be calm and have kindness and clarity of thought. Nepal, he said, had taught him the way to peace and happiness.
The much-awaited visit culminates in Kalam addressing the 14th convocation of Kathmandu University .
Close on the heels of the former president, Nepal would receive a visit from foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee.
The Indian embassy in Kathmandu said Mukherjee will pay an official visit from Nov 24-26 at the invitation of his Nepali counterpart Upendra Yadav.
“The visit is part of ongoing high-level bilateral interaction between the two countries,” the embassy said. “It will provide an opportunity to discuss the entire gamut of our extensive bilateral relationship with Nepal.”
This will be Mukherjee’s second visit to Nepal after the fall of the royal government of Gyanendra. His last visit was on the eve of the April election when he urged the then Girija Prasad Koirala government to hold the polls in time.

Thursday, November 20, 2008

ABDUL KALAM PRAISES POLICE FORCE



Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has said that the police force was doing a splendid job in containing insurgency and militancy across the country, particularly Assam. 

Releasing a book titled “The Folds of Insurgency” authored by senior Indian Police Service officer A.P. Maheshwari in the Capital on Tuesday, Dr. Kalam said the book was full of contemporary experiences of the police force.

The book presents a moving picture of life in times of insurgency.

It ends with “Reflections of a Cop” – a delineation of inner conflicts and external pulls and pressures a policeman suffers while carrying out his duty.

Monday, November 17, 2008

KALAM HAILS ISRO SCIENTISTS' ACHIEVEMENT

CHANDIGARH: As Chandrayan-1, India's first unmanned lunar mission, will embrace the moon today, former President A P J Abdul Kalam on Friday said that it will inspire the youth of the country.
Hailing the achievement of ISRO scientists, he told reporters here that “they (ISRO scientists) have two major characteristics that is excellence in technology and creative leadership.''
“It's an inspiration for the country,'' he said, adding that “ignited youth mind is the most powerful resource on the earth.'' He said that the Chandrayan-1 is expected to land on Moon at 8 PM .
“It will provide a lot of data...there are 11 experiments and the scientists will benefit from it,'' he said. The Chandarayan had already reached its intended operational orbit at a height of about 100 km from the Lunar surface. Kalam, who had himself c losely associated with the Chandrayan, said that his dream was that atronauts walk on land of Moon and Mars.

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

DISTRIBUTION OF LIGHT WEIGHT CALLIPERS

Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will distribute light-weight callipers to 75 people, including 36 women, on Sunday at K.A.P. Viswanatham Higher Secondary School.

Over 150 people with physical disability were screened at a camp conducted last month and 66 people from Tiruchi and nine from Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ariyalur and Perambalur were identified as beneficiaries.

Orthopaedic surgeons V. J. Senthil from GVN Hospital and Tirunelveli-based Francis Roy assessed the degree of disabilities at the camp.

The callipers, jointly fabricated by Ministry of Defence and Nizam’s Institute of Medical Science, Hyderabad, have been sourced from Artificial Limbs Manufacturing Corporation of India, Kanpur.

Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, V. Jayapal, Chairman of GVN Hospital, said officials at District Disabled Rehabilitation Office were trained to assemble the parts of callipers of different measurements in accordance with the individual needs. Ninety-one callipers have been assembled at the office, said the District Disabled Rehabilitation Officer R. Shyamala. Lions Club of Thanjavur Victory, Srirangam, Kadayanallur Golden Breeze and Courtalam Victory will distribute sports shoes to the beneficiaries.

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIA


The Knowledge Management (KM) India, the knowledge summit of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is going to be held on November 5-7, 2008 in Mumbai with the theme of 'Enhancing Competitiveness of India through Knowledge Management'.Former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam will deliver the Keynote Address at the summit. MBAUniverse.com is the Official Management Portal of this summit.

WEBCAST OF LECTURES


As part of the Institute Lecture Series 2008-09, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, Former President of India will be delivering a lecture on the topic “Nation, Challenges and Leadership” at the Louis Kahn Plaza, IIMA main campus, Ahmedabad. This is the second lecture in the IIMA Lecture Series 2008-09. The first lecture was delivered by Mr. Gopalakrishnan, Exe Dir, Tata Sons on October 14, 2008.
Dr. Kalam who will be at IIMA, will be taking sessions with IIMA students early during the day, as a part of the Globalizing and Resurgent India through Innovative Transformation course (GRIT).