New Delhi, Reacting to former President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam's statement that the Lokpal Bill will only fill jails, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and social activist Kiran Bedi on Wednesday said there is a need for a strong legal tool to combat graft. "What is missing in India today, is a strong legal tool of which people are very afraid and there's a high surety of punishment and their speedy justice and there is a recovery of stolen money. That is what is missing today," Bedi told media here. "Remember what Dr. Kalam is saying is right. He is talking about generation next. You do need a generation next of better school children with value based education. But what you do with an epidemic of corruption, which is existing. So, what you do with those who are not children, but who are men and women who have committed corruption and who living on corruption money and who are showing the richness. And it's corruption stolen from common man's money. So, I think what we are talking about is a top-down and bottom-up approach," added Bedi. Bedi further pressed for having special courts so that the perpetrators could be booked. "We know that they (lawmakers) are ...
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Ranchi, Expressing doubts whether creation of Lokpal will put a lid on corruption completely, former President APJ Abdul Kalam on Tuesday said Lokpal would only fill up jails and children and youth could begin eradicating corruption from home. "What Lokpal will do is if it finds anyone guilty it would put them in jail, and jails will be filled up. What we want is nobody should go to jail ... as we want good human beings," Kalam said while interacting with children here. Launching the Jharkhand Chapter of " What Can I Give Mission", the missile man advised the children to make their homes corruption-free by preventing members of their family from indulging in graft. Asking the children to take the oath that there would be no corruption in their families, Kalam told them to "say no" if they are given any inducement for any wrongdoing. "If you do that, corruption will go away in no time," he said, adding "home of ethics" would prevent filling up of jails. Stating that the youths are the great resource and hope of the nation, Kalam asked them to work for bringing happiness to their homes and keeping the environment clean. The former President inspired the children that their ...
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New Delhi, Evading posers on who will be the next presidential candidate, former President Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam has said patience needs to be exercised on the matter. "Let us wait for sometime, please ask me after some time," Kalam told media here. His remarks come at a time when political parties are holding meetings to arrive a consensus on who will be next president of India. Recently, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Shahid Siddiqui on Monday welcomed Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar's suggestion that the president of the country should be a non-political person, and said his party would definitely back Dr. Kalam if there is a consensus on his name. Siddiqui said Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had proposed the name of Kalam to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 2002, and added that his party would like to see the renowned nuclear scientist return to Rashtrapati Bhavan. "The name of Dr. Abdul Kalam is also being suggested by many groups and parties. Mulayam Singhji had proposed his name in 2002 to Atalji (former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee), and Atalji accepted that and Kalam Sahab ...
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Hyderabad, Sharing his support on innovation in Technology former President Dr APJ Adbul Kalam today underlined the need to bring in newer technology in healthcare sectors. Participating at the launch of 'Victus', Sout Asias first Femtosecond Laser Platform in Maxivision Eye Care Hospital here, he said, 'I have always maintained that eye care should be considered as priority healthcare in our country and ‘Defect free vision for all’ should be our mission. ''Innovation does not only provide benefits in terms of its performance, but makes a leap in the benefits to the cost ratio as well. I am contended and pleased to be part of such a milestone event, where India is the preferred country, within South Asia to bring in this innovative eye care technology'', Mr Kalam said. 'I am sure this technology will bring in the much needed change in eye surgeries across the country', Mr Kalam added. Being the only one chosen from Asia for clinical trial using the platform and also to be first to possess the technology commercially, Dr Kasu Prasad Reddy, Co-Chairman Medfort Maxivision Group overwhelmingly acknowledged the technology and said, 'I am extremely glad to bring this ...
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Bangalore, Former President A P J Abdul Kalam has pitched for 'nano energy packs' for transmitting energy collected by space-based power plants to the earth, for exploiting tremendous energy available from the sun. Addressing the function of Infosys Prize 2011, instituted by the Infosys Science Foundation, a non-profitable trust set up by India's IT giants here, Kalam said: "As you all know, the sun radiates about 10 trillion times the energy which human consumes across the world today. If we are able to extract even a small portion of this energy from the sun, it would be sufficient to secure the energy demands of our future." Kalam explained that a space-based solar power plant would prove more beneficial and efficient in power generation over the earth-based power plants. He said the scientists needed to focus on three important areas like space-based solar power plant, earth-based collection system and thirdly the medium of transmission from the space to earth. "There are three major focus areas of research in space-based solar power plants. First component is the space-based solar power plant, the second is the earth-based collection system and the third is an ...
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Dhaka, The Bangladeshi government has approved an anti-pornography law that includes a maximum ten-year jail sentence for making or selling any kind of pornographic material using children. It is believed to be Bangladesh’s first law specifically targeting the spread of pornography. Those found guilty could also be fined up to 6,000 dollars, The BBC reports. Abul Kalam Azad, a government spokesman, said the measures aim to protect young people and women from pornography, which had spread like a disease through the internet and mobile phone technology. In many cases, the police failed to act against the culprits, saying existing laws did not enable them to prosecute those involved in production and distribution of such videos. The move apparently comes after a string of sex tape scandals involving female celebrities. Victims alleged their videos were doctored or filmed in secret to tarnish their ...
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