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પણ આજે આમ કંઇક અલગથી જ સવારે એક દશ્ય એવું જોયું ને કે સાલું દીલથી આ લોકોને સલામ કરવાનું મન થઇ ગયું...!!!

હવે વાત એમ છે ને કે

આજે સવારે જ્યારે હું મારી બહેનને લઇને મારા કાકાનાં છોકરાને ઘરે શીવરંનજની ચાર રસ્તા(અમદાવાદ) પાસે જતો હતો,ત્યારે રસ્તામાં હેલમેટ સર્કલ પાસે પંચર પડ્યું...

એટલે મેં ત્યાં BRTS નાં સ્ટેન્ડ પાસે બાઇક પાર્ક કરી દીધું અને BRTS માં ગયો...પણ બસમાં બેઠા પછી મેં જોયું કે ડ્રાઇવરનાં હાથે તો રાખડી જ નતી,મનેં એમકે એમને કોઇ બહેન નથી,પણ પછી મેં એમને પૂછ્યું તો મને ડ્રાઇવર કે

"મિત્ર,અમારેય રક્ષાબંધન તો ઉજવી છે,પણ જો અમે આજે રજા રાખીશું તો કેટલીય બહેનો પોતાનાં ભાઇનાં ઘરે સરળતાથી જઇ નહીં શકે અમે તો શું રાત્રે પણ ઉજવી લઇશું પણ અમારા લીધે કેટલીય બહેનો પોતાનાં ભાઇથી દૂર રહી જાય એ અમને નઇ પોશાય...!!!"

હવે વિચાર કરો કે આ ડ્રાઇવર ભાઇ સવારે ૭ થી ૧૦ વાગ્યા સુધી બસ ચલાવી ને છેલ્લે એની બહેનનાં હાથે રાખડી બંધાવશે...!!!

જરા વિચાર તો કરો કે એ બહેન ને કેટલી રાહ જોવી પડતી હશે પોતાનાં ભાઇ માટે...!!!

એટલે આપણ ને તો બોસ આ વાત જાણીને એટલું ગર્વ થાય છે ને કે ધન્ય છે આ BRTS,AMTS અને પોલીસ જવાનો ને જે ખડે પગે હંમેશા આપણી સેવામાં હોય છે...!!!

મિત્રો પોસ્ટ ગમે તો Share કરવાનું ભૂલશો નહીં...
એમાં શું છે ને કે Share એટલાં માટે ને કે તમારા મિત્રો પણ આ પોસ્ટ ને જાણી ને ગર્વ લઇ શકે...!!!
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ઓરીજીનલ પોસ્ટ (સૌજન્ય) : "કોલેજના કાલરીયા"

Amul sponsors the Indian Contingent to 2012 London Olympic Games

India’s largest food products marketing organization Amul today announced its sponsorship of the Indian contingent to the London 2012 Olympic Games by signing a MoU with the Indian Olympic Association. The MoU was signed by Raja Randhir Singh, Secretary General, IOA and Member, International Olympic Committee and Mr. R S Sodhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) in a function presided by Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Acting President, Indian Olympic Association in presence of Shri Anil Khanna, Chairman, Finance Commission of the IOA. Amul has become the Official Sponsor of the Indian team in the category of Dairy products. 

Announcing Amul’s support for the Indian contingent to the London 2012 Olympic Games, Mr. R S Sodhi said that , “Amul is committed to strengthening the Olympic movement in India and encourage young generation from all corners of the country to take up Olympic sports. I take great pleasure and pride in announcing our sponsorship of the Indian contingent to the London 2012 Olympic Games as ‘Olympic Partner’.” Explaining the rationale of this association, he said that milk is nature’s original energy drink and plays a pivotal role in building the physical and mental strength of the athletes. Nutritious dairy diet comprising of milk, cheese, yogurt, butter, ghee etc. is an important part in the diets of athletes around the world. India is the largest producer of milk in the world and Amul is not only India’s but Asia’s largest milk brand. Further, he said that this association and activities around it will help in engaging the youth so that they can enjoy a healthy life and strive to become swifter, higher and stronger in their endeavours. 

Amul has recently associated with sports events like Cricket World Cup and Formula 1 to engage the youth. Mr Sodhi mentioned that the Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate. Participation in Olympics is the aspiration of every athlete and with the kind of investments made by our country in this arena to select, nurture and train the best athletes, we are confident that Indian contingent will deliver the best ever performance in the London games and make our country proud. 

Lauding Amul’s support to the Indian Olympic contingent, Prof VK Malhotra, Acting President, IOA said that the sponsorship funds will be used for the athletes. Raja Randhir Singh, Secretary General, IOA said, “I would like to congratulate Amul for flagging off its Olympic initiative today.” Mr Anil Khanna, Chairman, Finance Commission, IOC and also the Chairman of the Marketing Committee for London 2012 games too welcomed Amul’s association with the Indian contingent.

Amul will launch a series of advertising campaigns for milk, butter, cheese, paneer and ghee to promote this association in the coming months. 

BMC elections: Gulzar wants to vote, but can’t

Poet and lyricist Gulzar couldn’t vote in the BMC elections because he couldn’t find his name on the voter list, says Rediff.

“First recorded casualty of the BMC polls: A tweet says that poet and lyricist Gulzar returns home without casting his vote as his name is not found in the electoral list.,” rediff reports.

Arjun Bali is another victim. “After having Voted in 8+ elections-with voter card, amazing to NOT find my name in the electrol rolls this morning #BMC #EpicFail,” he said on twitter.

Here’s a quick take on what else is being said on the elections on twitter:

Chinmay Shah laments the low turnout. “Maha #fail. Hope it improves! RT @starnewslive 13% voting recorded till 11:30 am in BMC polls,” he says. Perhaps the turnout will improve among Dia Mirza’s followers.

Mirza tweeted, “Chalo!!! Vote! Its on till 5pm. #civicpolls #bmc.” She doesn’t mention if she did vote, though.

Nisha Arppit brings out the callousness of the citizens of Mumbai. “Wonder if all d people who watch cricket so religiously could ever get few minutes for country we wud have a better working government,” she feels.

Karan Anshuman is not very helpful with this tweet, saying “Guys, if you’re confused who to vote for, just remember one word: Roads. #bmc,”. Who should one vote for, Karan?

Lloyd Mathias believes the BMC is responsible for all that ails the city. “BMC may be the country’s richest civic body but is morally bankrupt. Mumbai has deteriorated more than any other Indian city,” he says.

Well, it’s just under five hours more of voting. Tomorrow, we’ll know who has won, and who has the power to address the city’s woes and stem the rot.

The Poor Rich India.

India is the 4th richest country in terms of GDP
India has 55 billionaires and is 4th in the number of billionaires in a country
India is 3rd in the number of internet users and 5th in number of facebookers
India has 10th most number of airports
India has 2nd most mobile phones
India has the 1st most richest cricket board

PS-Indians are rich but India is poor, where is all the money going?

LARGEST BAT!!

With a height of around 5"5' and wing span of about 6"0', the FLYING FOX BAT is the largest bat ever!! Don't worry it won't run after your blood, it eats fruit!!

100% needed for B.Com at SRCC

If Sri Ram College of Commerce is your dream college and you are not a commerce student, 100% is what you need to make that dream come true. At the nearby Hindu College you will need 99% marks and if you settle for the south campus, Lady Sri Ram College has a first list cut-off at 97%.

"This is crazy even the second rung colleges are out of reach, even in colleges like Khalsa, the cut offs have gone upto 92-93% " a student Keshav said.

Despite the exceptionally high cut offs this year, there are some who have managed to qualify but the number of such students are not many.

"I have got 97%. They are doing it to keep the non commerce students out" a student Dheer said.

Unlike 2010, in 2011 the university decided to do away with centralised application forms and asked colleges to come out with cut offs on their own based on this years Class XII results and previous cut off trends.

The rider is that every student who makes the cut has to be given admission that is one reason the colleges are playing it safe, at least the first cut off list.

But the HRD ministry Kapil Sibbal and the Vice Chancellor of Delhi University Dinesh Singh are not happy.

"I request VC and college to take note of it and I want to tell the parents that they should not worry we will take care of this irrationality," Sibbal said.

Vice Chancellor of Delhi University said, "High cut offs because of very high percentages students have received in their boards. in the first list colleges are always cautious, cut offs will come down in second and third lists. We are looking to reform our processes."

With around 2000 students across the country securing above 95 per cent, 800 of which are from Delhi alone, the principal of SRCC Dr PC Jain says this kind of a cut off list was not unexpected.

"Performance of students has been extraordinary this year, that's why, the cut off is so high... There is nothing unfortunate. Infact, its very fortunate that students in this country are performing so well. The criteria are an old practice that has been followed so nothing like that it has been done deliberately to keep the non-commerce students out of SRCC," said Jain.

Even as the first cut off list has brought more shock than hope among students, college authorities say there is hope that the second cut off list is likely to be more realistic.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, whose two sons study in a Delhi school, is also worried over the high cut-offs. Omar tweeted saying, "Worry? I'm terrified for my sons because in five years, when Zamir (Omar's son) moves to college, the cut-offs will be even more insane."

Omar said he was happy that he finished college 20 years ago as the present cut-offs were "scary".

"With these kinds of cut-off marks, I'd have been doing a correspondence course because I wouldn't have even gotten a 'pass course' admission," he said.

Another Delhi University college Daulat Ram College has hiked its cut-off for chemistry honours by as much as 13%, while Gargi has increased the cut-off marks for chemistry honours by 12%. For English Honours, the cut-off is 88% at Gargi, Hans Raj and Ramjas.

Meanwhile, St Stephen's has done away with the Class 10 component from its eligibility requirements and is giving 85% weightage to the Class 12 marks and remaining 15% to interview.

Are Malls Our New Temples?

Festivals are a time for shopping. Well and good. But I think those of us who live in large cities would be kidding ourselves if we pretended that this is the only time we engage in rampant consumerism. No, from Bangkok to Singapore, Mumbai to Manila, shopping—particularly shopping in large malls—is a year-round priority.

Shopping centres are good. They are a sign of dizzying economic growth, and a demonstration of how far Asians have come, in such a short time. For many of the older generation who can remember a time when everyone lived in villages and there was no running water, the multi-level, air-conditioned mall represents comfort, choice, luxury and better times.
But many Asian metropolises with burgeoning middle classes now have such a proliferation of malls—all teeming with outlets of Marks & Spencer, Gap, Starbucks, Bulgari, Cartier, Mont Blanc—that they appear to have long crossed saturation point. Nowadays, it seems our default venue for every activity is the mall—it’s where we shop, eat, watch movies, bowl, arrange to meet our friends, have a romantic date or just generally lounge around.
Not only that, we have come to regard malls as important landmarks or tourist attractions. “When you come to visit us, you must see our new shopping centre, it’s massive and has an Egyptian pyramid at the entrance”—sentences such as these are quite usual. Whole generations of Asians are growing up to think that, aside from home and school, the shopping complex is the most natural place to be. Many young people shop for clothes at the mall so that they can look good when they meet their friends—at the mall. 
My main contention with shopping centres is not that they are often massive concrete blocks that don’t take into account the architectural nuances or cultural backdrop of a city, or that they promote ultra-consumerism at a time when our planet can ill afford it. My main gripe with the plethora of malls is that they don’t seem to make us happy. Oh, the large advertisements outside the stores could persuade us to think that if we only had this pair of jeans, or if we hung out at this café, then we could feel more fulfilled. But once we buy something, we only want to buy something more.

Shopping malls, even though they try to look as glitzy and as welcoming as possible, can be 
harsh places. The very concept of the mega-mall plays on human feelings of inadequacy and competitiveness. To make us buy, it must make us feel that we lack something, or that everyone else has something we do not yet own. We must consume to surpass others or, at the very least, to keep up. We purchase to fit in. How can this constant undercurrent of competitiveness, of us always trying to be “cool,” bring us true joy?
The saddest thing is that the modern mall, basically an American import, has made us put aside a whole array of beautiful, worthwhile —and yes, cheaper—activities, many of them intrinsic to our own cultures or region. We have no one to blame but ourselves. Instead of shopping, we could be cooking, visiting a nearby waterfall, beach or temple, reading a novel, writing poetry, starting a blog, making music, taking a long walk, playing a game, learning a dance or—here’s a radical idea—visiting a friend.
Every time there’s a spare piece of land, all we can think of building on it is yet another mall. This way, 
we show not only our affluent status but also demonstrate our poverty in terms of imagination, adventure and passion. Perhaps instead, we should be building libraries, or theatres, art galleries, museums, sports halls, public swimming pools, parks, animal sanctuaries—the list is endless. 
We might even consider leaving that plot of land alone, to flourish as it will.
And this is something that the mall may have caused us to forget; In order to be happy, we must create as well as consume.