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Manmohan, Sharif break ice, but stick to thei r stands

In a tentative opening of doors, Prime :Minister lvfanmohan Singh and his Pakistani cow1terpart, Nawaz Sh arif held talks in New York recently co improve th eir relations. Bue India made i t clear tb a[ peace alo ng the LoC was a muse for a full dialogue and bringing masterminds of 2008 Mumbai terror at tack was vital

Addressing m edia after tl1e ice-breaking "useful and friendly" talks i.n New York recently on me sidelines of the UN gen eral assembly, Indian National Security A dvisor

Shivs hankar Me non said Manrnohan Sing h told Sharif that it was vital to b ring to book those in P akistan who masterminded the MLm1 b ai terror attack chat killed 166 people incl uding many foreigners

"Botl1 sides wisb co see a better JndiaP akistan relationship. Boch sides want a much better relation s hip," Menon told media

"In o rder to get tl1e re, we need to address toda)7 tl1e issues we face," he add ed, whicl1 hesaid included resroring "pea ce and tra nquillity" along the LoC and address ing issues related to terrorism

"It is very .impo rtan t to address me terrorism issue," l\1Lenon underlined, making it clear that w hile there was no proof of India interfering in the iuremal affaits of Pakistan, me reverse was not true.

At a separate briefing for me media, Pakistan Foreign Secretar)' Jalil Abbas Jilani ter m ed tl1e talks "positive and constructive," but too k t11e line that a "peaceful sustained and urunterrupted di alob>ue" was the way co resolve issues between tl1em

"There is no al ternative co a p eaceful sustained an d uninterrupted dialogue W/e need to have an interaction on a regular basis to address all our outstanding issues," he said.

T he two p rin1 e ministers tasked the Director Generals of Jviilitary Operations (DGMOs) of both coumrie.~ co come up wid1 "effective measures" to restore the 2003 ceasefire on the Jammu and Kashmir border, me Indian national security advisor told media.

"The decision was for DGMOs co come up with real plans to restore the ceasefire"

Menon said Sharif raised issues of concern co Pakistan including d1e disputed

Siachen glacier and Sir Creek

"Our overall impression was t hat d1e m eeting was useful, it provided an oppo rrunity ro discuss is sues chat are troubling me relatiousbip," he added.

S h arif invited tl1e Indian Prime Minister to visi t Pakist.an, and Manmohan Singh, who was born in what is now the Pakistani Punjab, reciproca ted No dates have been set for d1eir vis its.

Menon ackn owledged tl1at w hil e me two Leaders desire a bertcr bilateral relationship, mey we re "also con scious of tl1e difficulties standing in t he way".

On the issu e of terrorism, saying that i t affected then1 both Jila ni made no promises and instead harped o n Kashmir and spoke of "external interference" witl1out naming lndia.

"Terrorism was discussed. \Vle are aware of your concerns on terrorism, and I dunk our concerns are also known to tl1e lndiarr side," h e said in response to a question from 1ndian media.

Asked about Manmohan Singh 's description of Pakistan as t he "epicentre of terro rism" J ilan i said, "lt was not raised during me m eeting. Terrorism was discussed but nor in the context chat you ate talking about".

"Prime Miruster Sharif also emph asised on external intederence in Balochiscan a nd otl1e r parts of Pakistan," Jilani said.

Describing Kashmir as a "very irnportam issue" mat needs to be resolved, Jilaiu said, "\Y/e wimessed an equal w illingness o n me part of tl1e cwo lead ers hi ps to &;.cuss mings in an amicable manner".

Responding to question s o n Mw11bai attacl~ mastermind Hafeez Saeed and his organisatio n Jamaac- ud-D awa (Ju.D), Jilani parried saying mere i s ' 'willingness and comn'litment" o n tl1e part of bo tl1 sides to discuss me issue of terroris m.

T he schools and other educatio nal instimtions being nm by JuD have now been taken over by provincial government of Pakist.an at me direction of Islamabad in compliance with the UN Security Council resolution in chis regard.

J ilani also claimed tbar the moni toring teai11 of the UN w hich had recently visi ted me country in i ts report had found nothing about Pakistan violating the UN Securi ty Council resolution in di.is regard.

Report says heart disease kills 17.3

million each year

Cardiovascular d iseases (CVDs), including heart disease and stroke, cause 17.3 million deaths each year worldwide, a nd by 2030 i t is e..xpe cted chat 23 million people will die from CVDs annually, a report r eleased rece ntly in New D elli.i said.

September 29 was observed as World Heart Day. Every year since 2000, Septemb er 29 has been observed by me World Heart Federation as World Heart Day to spread awareness about the rising in stance of heart disease.

"Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) , in cluding heart disease and stroke, tal<e lives prematurely," said Ri shi Sed1i, associate professor, Department of Cardiology, King Geo rge's Medical U niversity, Lucknow " 1n fact, tl1ey cause 17.3 million deaths each year and the numbers ate rising. By 2030, it is expected chat 23 million people will die from CVDs annually"

The intervention cardiology data compil ed by Rishi Sethi revealed mat over 4,500 lifesaving angioplasty procedures ai1d almost 2,000 lifesaving p acem aker implantations have been performed in 2011- 2012 in the state of U ttar Pradesh. The number of these procedures has increased b y almost 30 percent over the last )' eat, be said.

"Children are vulnerable coo, the ri sk fo r CVDs can begin before birch, during foetal development, and increase further during childhood wid1 exposure to unhealtl1y diet, lack of exerc ise and sm oking," the doctor said.

The doctor also underli n ed how simple lifestyle changes like giving np tobacco could make a big difterence to cardio\1asc ular healm.

"The tobacco ind u stry in terference in public heald1 policy has b een recognised as tl1e biggest obstacle in enforcing tobacco control laws. Strengmening tobac co comrol is one of the evidence -based ways to reduce CVDs," said E h saaJ1 Latif, direcmr, Tobacco Control , at t he International Union against Tuberculosis and Ltmg Disease.

It is a n international vol untary scientific orgaiusation wo rking in low a nd m iddle income coLmt:ries to fight HIV/AIDS, 113, lung disease, tobacco-related morbidity and non-communicable diseases

India , Canada n- agreement comes into force

Canada has announced the coming into force of a Nuclear Cooperation Agreem ent w ith India.

This \Vas announced by Canada's Minister of Na rural Resources Joe Oliver and Lrnne Yelich, minister of state (For eign Affairs and Con sulat) in the Canadian capital.

'"nus coming into force results from Canada's vigorous efforts to reach new markets for e nergr expons, creating opportunities for Canadian business. The Canadian nucl ear ind ustry currently s upports 30,000 direct jobs across our country," said a statement issued b y tl1e Canadian High Commission in New Delhi recentl y.

Oliver said, "This milestone represents a significant step in diversifying markets for our energy exports, tl1ereby creating jobs and so lidifying Canada's long-term prosperity".

"The agreement with India will permit Canadian companies co reach an important new market for Canadian uraniLm1, nuclear technology, ser vices and equipmeur," he said

Oliver had m et External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid September 23 in Octmva He visited India in O c tober 2012 co promote Canadian exports to India, th e fourt11-largest energy consumer in the wo rld. ln dia i s expected to more man triple its electricity supply w ithin d1e ne..,t 25 years, the statement said

Oliver had earlier announced chat the A p propriate Arrangemen t Agreement pursuant ro me Canada - Lidia Nucl ear Cooperation Agreement had been signed hr both countries in Saskatoon April 8, 2013.

" I ai11 very p leased d1at chis cnicial agreement is now i.n force," said Yelich. "It is importam for the province of Saskatchewan, one of die ,votld 's largest p roducers of uranium, and can only solidify Canada's alteady strong relationship with India"

"The Nuclear Cooperation Agreement ai1d the supporting Appropriate J\rrangemenr will allow Canadian companies to export nuclear items for peaceful uses, in accordance wim Canada's n uclear nonproliferation policy The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, Canada's independent nuclear regulator, will be resp onsible for implementation, ensuring that Canadian exports o nly go to facilities in lndia under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards," me statement said

"Wid1 the coui.ing into force of this Nuclear Cooperati on Agreement, the Canadian government reaffirms its conrn1 itment co support and grow Ca n ada's nuclear in dustry w luch generates about $5 billion in electricity ammally ai1d app roxim ately $1 billion a year in uranium exports:' the sta tement said India and Canada had signed a civil nu clear cooperation agreem en t in 2010

Indian- American becomes top US judge, creates history

With Ii.is hand o n tl1e Gita and watched by family friend Gursharan Kaur, Indian Prime iYlinister Manmo han Singh's wife, Chandigarh -born legal lumin ary Sri Srinivasan made li.istory as he becan1e the firs t India n American to b e sworn in as a judge of what is often called me second most powerful court in the US

Srinivasan, 46, was swo rn in an overAowing court room by retired Supreme Court judge San dra D ay O'Co nnor, in tl1e presence of legal lumin aries, friends and families as hi s m other Saroja Srinivasan he ld me Gita, tl1e sacred book of Hinduism., before him.

Gurs haran Kaur lite rally rus hed from the airport witb just a shore halt at tbe h otel to watch the investinrre o f Sr.inivasan on the bench of the US Courts of Appeal for the D istrict of Colrnnbia Circuit.

O'Connor, for whom Srinivasan once de1:ked , called hin1 ' fair, faultless and fabulo u s".

Confirmed by the US Senate iu ]':,,fay by a 97 to Ovore, Srit1ivasao was earlier prit1cipal deputy solicitor general of the US to which job be succeeded another Indian American, Neal Kumar Katya!, in A ugust last year.

Srinivasan came to the US with his parents in the l 970s at the age of four. HL~ family seeded in Lm.vrence, Kansas, ,vhere his faci1er was a mathematics professor at the U niversity of Kansas, and his motlier taught at the Kansas City Art Institute.

He received his BA w ith honours an d disti ncti on i11 1989 from Stanfo rd Uruversity and his JD with distinction in 1995 from Stanford Law School, where he was elected to Order of the Coif and served as an editor of the Stanford Law Review.

Yamuna's

plight highlighted on World Rive rs Day

Green activists recently walked along the Yaomna to the Taj Corridor to highlight the p light of the river burdened by hrn11an waste and industrial pollur.ants.

The '\Valk for Yamuna' was undertake n on World Rivers Day, co draw attention to rivers facing severe and increasing di reats associated with dimate change, pollution and industrial development.

The Yamuna in Agra is now seen posing a major threat to the h.isrorical monuments along i rs banks ind uding the 17ch cen nrry Taj Mahal, whose fow1dation needs constant moisture.

"But in the past t\vo decades, all kinds of pollutants and toxics are freely Aowing into the river," said an organi ser of the walk, Shravan KLU11ar Singh. These could corrode ilie stmcmre below tbe main platform of t he Taj, he said.

Jugal Kishore Shrotriya, a temple priest and a yo ung green activist, said that dJe Yamm1a, for all practical purposes, was dead in Agra.

"O nly garbage, carcasses and sewer Bow," he said "T he aquatic life has been decimated. So many plans and sdiemes co save d1e 1·iver have gone down che drain".

Activists said di e free flow of me river has been obstructed by a serie., of barrages upstream that bold up all the water \."'v11at reaches Agra i s jusr waste and sewage.

"Tiie Yamuna Action P lans have made no discernible improvements in water quality. The Aow is inadequate. The sewage treatment plants either d o n or work or are s hort of resources," said Surendi-a Sharma of Heritage Society.

Pre- conception sex selection rising; Lawyer

Sex selection of a bab y at di e pre-conception stage is on the rise, and now a Rs.15 crore business, a lawye r said in New Delhi recently; while addressing a symposium on the challenges in the .implementation of the law on the i ssue

"The sex determination of a foetus preconception in che laboratory is on me rise in our countr); and has emerged as a lucrative Rs.1 5 crore business," said advocate Varsha Deshpande, speaking at a symposium in the national capital that deliberated on die implementation of d1e Pre-Conception and

Pre-Natal D iagonistic Technique Ace (PC PND1), 1994.

"Sex deter rnination befo re the preconception stage d1rough selection of chromosome., is nor strictly prohibited under tl1 e PC PNDT Act," Deshpande exp lained, adding iliat procedures exist b y which parents opting for in-v irro fertilization procedures might select the sex of t he w1born baby without breaking dielaw of 1994.

The PC PNDT Act prohibits sex selection, before or after conception and provides for regulatiou of prenatal diagnostic techruques for me purpose of cletecti.tlg disorders and the prevention of meir misuse for sex determination, leading to female foeticide.

Asha Menon, member-secretary, National .Legal Services J\mhority (NALSA) said, " [t is important to check now, as the i.n- via:o fertilisation unit bas resulted in the highest nun1ber of male birtl1s"

As per tbe 201 1 census, Delhi recorded a low chi.Id sex ratio of 866 girls to 1,000 boys.

The act of 1994 was inrroduced after ula:asouncl techniques began to be used in tl1 e 1990s to determine tl1e sex of tl1e foetus. The of female foeticides rose as a result of tl1e technique, and the sex ratio (number of girls for every 1,000 boys) showed sharp decline.

"The siniation is becoming e.xtremely serious, wim some sections of the media reporting a chi.Id selt ratio of 789 girls per 1,000 boys in the last quarter Hence there is an urgent need for a consolidated effort from tl1e law enforcemem agencies and civil society orgarusations to address this issue ar the earliest," Ranjana Kumati, director, Centre for Social Research , said

Vipassana pioneer S.N. Goenka dead

Spiritualist and pio neer of tl1e V ipa ssana meditation in India, S.N. Goenka, 90, died on the nig ht o f September 29 at his re.5ide11ce in l\1[umbai due co old age, said aide Gautam Gaikwad in Mumbai.

He is survived b y his \\~ fe )Vfa ta E laichiclevi and six sons.

The funeral was held in Jogeshwari electric cremacorium.

Goenka started teaching Vipassana meditation in 1969 and followed it up with a meditation centre in lgatpuri, near Nashik, in 1976.

Last year, Goenka was confer.red the Padma Bhu s han, India's tlurd highest civilian award.

Born and raised in Burma, Goenka was a successful businessman when he came in comact wim die late Sayagyi (J Ba Kh.in, who taughl him the Vipassana techniques.

After 14 years trairung under Sayagyi, Goenka decided co sertle in India and started teadiing Vipassana meditation in 1 969

He established die V.ipassaoa lnternational Academy, a meditation centre in Igatpuri in 1976

Lacer, 172 more sud1 cena:es blossomed worldwide, i.nduding 75 in India.

In 1982, be became a uipassanacbmyo and starred training teachers worl dwide and established the Vipassana Research lnstimte in Ig atpuri in 1985

Goenka's technique represemed a tradition that can be traced back to Lord Gautam Buddha who caug ht ' Dhanm1a' as me nonsectarian way to liberation.

Goenka's approadi was also rotally non-sectarian and found universal appeal, including an1ong jail inmates in India and US ln che cena:e is a circular medication hall, 280 feet in dian1eter with a seating capacity of 8,000, and relics o f Buddha are kept in tbe pagoda.

In 2000, Goenka addressed tbe J\,[illennium World Peace Summit at tl1e UN headquarters in l ewYork.

Following his passion, he laid die fow1dation of the Global Vipassana P agoda at Gorai Beach, in nortb-west Mumbai.

Standing at 325 feet (or the height of a 30-storeyecl building), it encompasses the world's largest pillar-less stone dome, twice as big as the Basilica of Sc. Peter at the Vatican C ity.

Goenka believed that tbe m o nument would bridge different communities, sects, races and cotUJtri es to make die world a more harmonious and peaceful place.

Yuvraj returns for Australia series

Rewarded for hi s recent good form , all- rounder Yuvraj Singh was recently recalled in tl1e lnd.ian teani fo r the first three One-clay Interna tionals of a seven- match series and a one-off T wen ty20 against the routing Australia.

Th e selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) annowiced the 15-man squad for the series in Chennai, ma kin g four changes in the squad tl1at won di e Champions Troph)' in June

Yuv:raj, Arn bati Rayudu, Mohan1med Shami and Jayclev Unadkat have been picked in place of Murali V.ijay, Dioe sh Karch.ik, lt:fan Pathan aod U mesh Yadav.

Other seniors like Virender Sehwag, C',aucam Gambhir and Harbhajan Singh will have to wait for dieir rerurn to tl1e national fold.

Yuvraj comes to the side after scores of 84, 52, 61, 40 and 123 in the series against West Indies A and Challenger Trophy. His lastimemational match was an ODI against England in Dharamsala in January.

Fast bowlers Shami and Unadkat have been rewarded for their in1press ive show in me live-match se ries in Zimbabwe.

The axe for speed ster Yaclav is surpris ing tl1o ugh he proved expensive in d1e Challenger Trophy. Wicket- keeper Kartb.ik was overloo ked against Rayud u, who averaged more man 50 runs in Zin1babwe Opener Vijay could not retain his place while lrfan Pa than is injured.

Off-s pinner Ravi chandran Ashwin replaces Parvez Rasool, who misses om after t he Zimbabwe stint alongs ide Chetesbwar Pujara, Mob.i t Kun1ar and Ajinkya Ra hane

India ,vill play a TIO and seve n ODis against Australia but selectors decided to pick the squad only for tl1e initial three games

The TIO will be played in Rajkoc, October 10. The lirsc three ODis will be h osted in Pune (Occober 13),Jaipur (October 16), and Mohali (October 19).

India squad: :t\fabendta Singh Dho w (capmin), ShikharDhawan., Ro hic Sharma, Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh, Suresh Raina, Ravindra Jadeja, Rav ichandran Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, I shant Sharma, Vinay Kumar, A mit Mishra, Ambati Rayud u, i\fohammed Sharni, J aydev Um1dkac IANS

How one family brought a little bit of extra excitement to this auspicious day

Many of us like co celebrate our birth days in special ways, whether it is b,7 th rowing an extravagant party or by planning a simp le day with the family. Birthdays tend to be ve r y special and we make every effort to make sure it goes w ithout a glitch l know I m ost certainly do.

And just like birthdays, Janmasbtami brings witb it t be same heart racing excitement and zeal for celebration. Only tbis tim e, i t i s exa·a special!

Janmashcami marks the birth of Lord Krishna (the eighth avatar of Lord Vishnu). Krishna was the eighth son of D evki and Vasude\7, and according to scriptures and astrological calculacions, the date of Krishna's birth is July 19, 3228 BC The festival is celebrated on the eighth day in tbe month of shraa11a11 in the Hindu calendar.

Janmashtami is celebrated with great dhoom dham, nor only across India but across the world with mos lee/a to celebrate Kris hna's youthful, flirtatious nature and the Dahi- Handi in w h ich teams of young men form a sky- high human tower by climbing on to ea ch other's shoulders to reach a pot of bu tter which is hanging high up and break it.

Families also celebrate this auspici ous day at h ome by holding hht!fa11s and decorating the tem pl e \'v'hen I was back borne in England, I remember how m y father used to wake up earl y a n d clean the temple and my mother would m ake l\lfaalp11m, which we used to take co the temple in t he evening as Pmstltl. The function used to start off with bb'!Ja11s and at midnight (according co the time in India) and a speciaUy chosen baby, dressed as Krishna, would be bought in, carried in a woven ba sket as everyone chanted haathi gom paalki,jai kanha!Jra la/ ki; re-enacting the scene of when Vasudev carried Krishna in the basket and crossed the river Yamuna. \Xie would t hen all line up eagerly to rock the cradle and seek blessings. The h ighlight of Janmasbtami, however, were the little babies and toddlers dressed up as baby Krishna looking absolutely adorable!

H alfway across the world, here in Brisbane, Janmashtarni is celebrated with the same enth usiasm and fervour. This yea r one family celebrated it iu an extra special way.

Saokalp Khanna's in-l aws visi ted from India this year, and for his father in -law this was the first time he was spending Janmasbtami away from home in 73 years. Sankalp's in- laws both hail from Chandametta, a small mining on the border of

Madhya Pradesh l\.faharashtra. Janmasht.·uni bas traclitionally been the ir biggest celebration of the yea r and hi s wife Awanika's dad bas been an integral pare of the preparation and celebration his childhood. So to make the c e lebrations special, Sankalp, h is wife Awani ka, the ir two daughters, decided to recreate the celebrations at home in Brisbane. They used everyday materials to create an animated disp lay, much like the win d ow displays you see at the :Myer, to rec rea te a sce n e from the story of Lo.rd Kri shna.

Conver ting the garage into a p1tja room, a stage was erected using fil in g cabinets, the sides of a single bed, and cardboard packing boxes The sreel columns from a trampoline we re u sed to build the walls A var iety of drawings, stencils and craft paper were L1se to paint the scene. Statues of Radh a Krishna and the Gopis were created us ing Ken and Barbie dolls, but they d idn't stop there. Io o rder to bring their creation to life, they used electronic circuits and hobby m otors used for helicopter wings, to make Krishna raise his band as i f co throw a stone, then bring his band back down (wit hout throwing the scone). Radba also rurned ber head to look at hin1.

''What surprised my father in-law the most, was how all our friends came together to make things happen," Sankalp said.

"Every weeken d , friends would come over and spend time to he lp build the clisplay. Some would cake work home co finish it. The circui t was acmally built with the h elp from a colleague of o n e o f my fr iends The flowers fo r the decoration an d everyday puja were donated by another friend who owns a flower farm"

As the festi\riries commenced in the Khanna household, friends and family joined tbem for Arri and Prashad over five days. That night they he ld a dinne r, including a performance by their nine-yearo ld daughter Khushi, which was attended by 50 people.

"\'l(l bac Awanika's parents, our fr ien ds and 1 will cherish the most from this celebration is the experience we were able co provide for the kids," Sankalp said " They were able to be a part of how it is rraclicionally celebrated in India. They stayed up with us at nig ht for the Aarti. We even varied some Aarti times to suit their school times My elder daughter, Kbushi, also did a presentation to her schoo l friends describing the signifi cance of the festival and cook Prasad for all h er fri ends".

As the festivities came to an end for this yea r, the Khanna family gained some very special memories, which will stay with d1ern forever.