Good Morning - 15/6/2008

[Jonyboy]

Hello everyone,

Back to work after the weekend.

Hope you all enjoyed the dusty weekend.

Wishing all a great day ahead.

[Guest]

NEW DELHI: After months of speculation, St Stephen’s on Saturday clearly stated its stand on its minority status - 50% of seats in the college will now go to Christians. In what could be a blow to the hopes of students from other communities, St Stephen’s spokesman Sunil Mathew made it clear the percentage could even increase in future.

timesofindia.indiatimes.com/50_Christian_quota_in_St_Stephens/rssarticleshow/3130578.cms

Hmm

Don't see an end to the reservation crap anytime soon.

Guess the constitution should be amended. Someone should propose this soon. Obviously no one likes the concept of EQUALITY FOR ALL - anyways. so let's get rid of it.

At least that way all this reservation crap won't be unconstitutional.

[Guest]

Just found something interesting.. about the constitution - Fundamental Rights - Equality of Opportunity stuff

Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from making any provision for reservation in matters of promotion to any class or classes of posts in the services under the State in favour of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes which, in the opinion of the State, are not adequately represented in the services under the State.]

hmmmm

now the first two points state:

(1) There shall be equality of opportunity for all citizens in matters relating to employment or appointment to any office under the State.

(2) No citizen shall, on grounds only of religion, race, caste, sex, descent, place of birth, residence or any of them, be ineligible for, or discriminated against in respect of, any employment or office under the State.

Doesn't anyone else find this self contradicting?

[Guest]

Having loop-holes in the system is one thing..

but this is a little too big a hole to be termed as a loop-hole.

[Guest]

Refusing extradited gangster Abu Salem's plea to be recalled, the Supreme Court of Portugal has held that if any country violates the terms of extradition, it may render it difficult to entertain such pleas in future and it may even reject new requests by such nations.

Hearing an application filed by Salem in which the gangster sought to be recalled claiming that the extradition conditions are being violated, Portugal's apex court said that his claims are yet to be ascertained.

It, however, gave a clear warning to India that future requests will not be entertained easily if Salem's claim of violation of the conditions is found to be true.

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