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LEST WE FORGET CHERNOBYL

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It was on the 26th April 1986 when the Chernobyl nuclear catastrophe took place and the incident soon became synonymous with the name ‘Chernobyl’. The worst nuclear power plant accident in human history took place when the core of the reactor number four melt partially. It was a routine shutdown to determine turbine effectiveness when main power supply fails. The reactor’s emergency core cooling system was shut off too. The reactor was operating at half power as the electric load dispatcher didn’t permit further shutdown. The subsequent explosion and fire…

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AN UNFULFILLED DREAM – M.F. HUSAIN

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The 17th September marks the hundredth birthday of M.F. Husain,one of India’s best modern artists. Google has also released a Doodle to mark the event. India’s modern artist Maqbool Fida Husain, better known as M.F. Husain, died on the 9th June 2011, in a London hospital.   Known as the ‘Picasso of India’, the artist was 95 and was not in good health for quite sometime. The artist had been living in exile since 2006, ever since one of his paintings created a controversy associating religion and obscenity.  A district court…

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LET’S DO AWAY WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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Capital punishment or death penalty is one of the most debated forms of punishments. Most developed countries have put an end to death penalties. The European Union requires abolishing of death penalty as a condition to its membership. However, there are still a large number of countries, which are retaining it. Countries like US have re-imposed it, allegedly because the no-death penalty policy led to a spurt in crimes, although death is a state issue. The nature of execution, the reasons and tolerance and amnesty methods vary from country to…

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FORENSIC RAPE INVESTIGATION

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Sexual assault is one of the most under reported crimes. Both men and women can become victims of sexual assault, although all related statistics are associated with women. Sexual assault is a broad classification for all unaccepted sexual advances or exhibition of sexual desires. It differs from rape, which is the gratification of sexual desire by force. It is estimated that only one in 69 rape cases in India are even reported and only 20 % of those reported result in convictions for the rape accused. The main reason for…

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Golden jokes – exclusive excerpts Welcome to the world of special entertainment. Keeping up with the ever increasing, diversifying world, humor delivery has specialized too. Now presenting, exclusive excerpts of the proposed joke and carton book on gold, probably the first ever such book on the yellow metal. The proposed book with cartoons by AK, is a contributed collection, edited by AK. A worthy tribute to a nation that prides as the largest consumer of gold. DIRTY EARRINGS Kavitha Kumari – Cochin A wealthy lady from Mumbai once decided to…

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Professional ethics in mental healthcare Professional ethics is associated with doing what is right, both morally and legally. Although many professions are associated with a code of ethics, it is more relevant in the field of psychology. In psychology, this requires the practitioner to conduct himself or herself in accordance to several laid down moral principles. These principles attempt to promote honesty in teaching and practice of psychological science, and in executing their social responsibilities. The contribution of psychologists to the society is generally based on trust. The public trusts…

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Act Four Scene One   (At the Bride’s house Delhi Ganesh and his twin sons Ajith and Vinith are seated in the hall with the Marriage Broker. With them are the parents of the twin sister-brides. The twin sisters each are in two separate rooms) DELHI GANESH: Well to be honest, we’ve been on the lookout for a bride for a quite long time. BRIDE’S MOTHER: The same here too. We’ve been looking for suitable matches for my twin daughters Priya and Shreya, for over five years. DELHI GANESH: I…

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Act Three Scene One   (Delhi Ganesh and Vinith are in the market) VINITH: Dad, why are you so adamant that I should also come to the market? DELHI GANESH: I want you to be more responsible. VINITH: But dad, I have other important work DELHI GANESH: Do them tomorrow. You need to meet the people in the market VINITH: Why do I have to meet them; are we going to start a vegetable business? DELHI GANESH: you will know soon (The two go to a potato vendor) DELHI GANESH:…

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Act Two Scene One (Ajith is alone in the house reading a newspaper. There is a knock on the door and he rushes to open it. It is a group of men led by the local Councilor) FIRST MAN: It’s him, it’s him. (They all go inside and sit in the hall) SECOND MAN: Call your father. We need to talk to him THIRD MAN: Tell your father that the Councilor has come to meet him (Ajith blabbers something and uses his sign language to let them know that his…

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Act One Scene One   (Delhi Ganesh is seated at the main hall of his house. There is a knock on the door) DELHI GANESH – Who is that? BROKER: Broker..broker..come with a marriage proposal DELHI GANESH (Goes and opens the door): Come in ..come in BROKER: Was not sure if you’d be here. Anyway I am happy I could meet you DELHI GANESH: What’s up?. Another new proposal? BROKER: Ah yes, a very suitable good match for both your sons Ajith and Vinith DELHI GANESH:  How many times you…

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