Soon, personnel of Gujarat police will don designer uniforms.

Top brass of the state police have approved in principle new uniforms designed by the National Institute of Design (NID) for its personnel.

The NID-designed uniforms will be durable, wrinkle-free with anti-bacterial finish, having ultra-violet ray protection. Moreover, the uniforms integrate functionality and fashion suitably to make work more comfortable, according to a senior IPS officer.

The uniforms will have fragrance finish as it will emanate sweet smell of jasmine, rose and lemon to ease stress during work hours, said the officer, who is a member of internal committee formed for evaluating the designs.

He said the NID-designed uniforms have been highly appreciated by all the members of the committee.

“Though most of the designs have been approved in principle by the committee, the final decision will come from the government, which we hope will be soon,” the official added.

An NID official also said the evaluation committee has approved the designer uniforms.

“At a meeting last week, they (evaluation committee members) have in principle approved the designs for general police and traffic police, with some minor suggestions,” coordinator, apparel design and merchandising of NID, Somesh Singh, who designed the new attire for the police, said.

The new uniforms offer better functionality, protection and comfort, besides making the personnel look smarter, pleasant and fashionable, Singh said.

The uniforms are made out of cotton-blend fabric which is ideal for extreme climatic conditions in Gujarat, he added.

“Besides the functional aspects of the uniform, we have tried to make it look more presentable and pleasant. For example, the shirts for women have collars with blunt edges giving it a feminine finish,” Singh said.

“The police department had approached NID last year and asked us to design uniforms for the traffic and general police in the state.

“The new outfits have been designed after conducting extensive survey, where we interacted with cops and got to know the difficulties they faced with the present uniform and its design.

“We found that due to huge variation in body type in urban and rural police fit was a major issue, which demanded high level of customisation,” Singh said.

“The new uniform will come with fits for people of different sizes. The cotton-blend fabric combined with uber-cool finish will make provide a cooling effect in summers. Moreover, the fabric is treated using nano-technology to give protection against ultra-violet rays. Use of plasma technology increases the durability of the fabric,” he said.

The traffic police uniform, for both men and women, will have an off-white shirt and dark grey pants. While the general police will wear the same khaki colour, but with new details and seams to divide weight distribution to the entire body.

For the traffic cops photo-chromatic and thermostatic printed badges have been used to increase visibility during the night. These are complemented by reflective prints and fibre-optic technology which will glow in the dark.

Anti-bacterial finish used for the uniform gives protection against bacteria and dust in more polluted areas, especially in urban centres, Singh said.

For women in general police, they will have a choice of three different uniforms – one with simple trousers and shirt that will be tucked in, the second with trousers and shirt not tucked in and the third as saree for a more conservative look.

All uniforms come with a belt having multiple utility having space to hang hand-held items like baton, torch, chalan book, pen and wireless set among others.

Singh also said incorporation of technologies and facilities would not increase the production costs of the uniform. “At the most, the department has to shell out about Rs 80 to Rs 100 more than what they are spending on each uniform,” he said.

Singh further said they would be providing the police department with a set of measurements for different fits which can be used by tailors to stitch the uniforms.

“There will be less variation in cuts and patterns of the uniform by providing the fits,” he adde

The partition of the Indian Subcontinent in 1947 created two independent countries: India and Pakistan. India, which became independent on 15 August 1947, stood for a secular, equitable polity based on the universally accepted idea that all men are created equal and should be treated as such. Pakistan, which officially came into existence a day earlier, was based on the premise that Hindus and Muslims of the Subcontinent constitute two different nationalities and cannot co-exist. The Partition created two different countries with most Muslim majority areas of undivided India going to the newly created nation, Pakistan (Land of the Pure). Pakistan was originally made up of two distinct and geographically unconnected parts termed West and East Pakistan. West Pakistan was made up of a number of races including the Punjabis (the most numerous), Sindhis, Pathans, Balochis, Mohajirs (Muslim refugees from India) and others. East Pakistan, on the other hand, was much more homogeneous and had an overwhelming Bengali-speaking population.

Although the Eastern wing of Pakistan was more populous than than the Western one, political power since independence rested with the Western elite. This caused considerable resentment in East Pakistan and a charismatic Bengali leader called, Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, most forcefully articulated that resentment by forming an opposition political party called the Awami League and demanding more autonomy for East Pakistan within the Pakistani Federation. In the Pakistani general elections held in 1970, the Sheikh’s party won the majority of seats, securing a complete majority in East Pakistan. In all fairness, the Sheikh should have been Prime Minister of Pakistan, or at least the ruler of his province. But West Pakistan’s ruling elite were so dismayed by the turn of events and by the Sheikh’s demands for autonomy that instead of allowing him to rule East Pakistan, they put him in jail.

The Pakistani Army conducted several crackdowns in different parts of Bangladesh, leading to massive loss of civilian life. The details of those horrific massacres, in which defenceless people were trapped and machine-gunned, is part of Bangladeshi history. Survivors compare it to the Nazi extermination of Jews. At the same time, the Pakistani Administration in Dhaka thought it could pacify the Bengali peasantry by appropriating the land of the Hindu population and gifting it to Muslims. While this did not impress the peasantry, it led to the exodus of more than 8 million refugees (more than half of them Hindus) to neighbouring India. West Bengal was the worst affected by the refugee problem and the Indian government was left holding the enormous burden. Repeated appeals by the Indian government failed to elicit any response from the international community and by April 1971, the then Indian Prime Minister, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, decided that the only solution lay in helping Bengali freedom fighters, especially the Mukti Bahini, to liberate East Pakistan, which had already been re-christened Bangladesh by its people.

Pakistan felt it could dissuade India from helping the Mukti Bahini by being provocative. The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) in East Pakistan took to attacking suspected Mukti Bahini camps located inside Indian territory in the state of West Bengal. In the Western and Northern sectors too occasional clashes, some of them quite bloody, took place. Pakistan was suggesting that should India continue with its plans it should expect total war as in 1965. Only this time, the Pakistanis would concentrate their forces in the West and thereby aim at capturing as much as Indian territory as possible. The Indians, on the other hand, would be fighting a war on two fronts (while at the same time keeping a fearful eye on the Chinese borders). Given this scenario, the Pakistanis felt that India at best would be able to capture some territory in East Pakistan and lose quite a bit in the West. In the end, the Pakistanis knew that the Western powers would intervene to stop the war and what would matter is who had the most of the other’s territory.

The Indo-Pakistani conflict was sparked by the Bangladesh Liberation war, a conflict between the traditionally dominant West Pakistanis and the majority East Pakistanis. The Bangladesh Liberation war ignited after the 1970 Pakistani election, in which the East Pakistani Awami League won 167 of 169 seats in East Pakistan and secured a simple majority in the 313-seat lower house of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament of Pakistan). Awami League leader, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, presented the Six Points to the President of Pakistan and claimed the right to form the government. After the leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, refused to yield the premiership of Pakistan to Mujibur, President Yahya Khan called out the military, which was made up largely of West Pakistanis.

Mass arrests of dissidents began, and attempts were made to disarm East Pakistani soldiers and police. After several days of strikes and non-cooperation movements, the Pakistani military cracked down on Dhaka on the night of March 25, 1971. The Awami League was banished, and many members fled into exile in India. Mujib was arrested and taken to West Pakistan.

On 27 March 1971, Ziaur Rahman, a rebellious major in the Pakistani army, declared the independence of Bangladesh on behalf of Mujibur. In April, exiled Awami League leaders formed a government-in-exile in Baidyanathtala of Meherpur. The East Pakistan Rifles, an elite paramilitary force, defected to the rebellion. A guerrilla troop of civilians, the Mukti Bahini, was formed to help the Bangladesh Army.

Dear Mr. Prime minister

I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at least squeak but we don’t even do that.

Today I heard your speech. In which you said ‘NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED’. I would like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bomb blast in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today he is not caught. All our bolywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king meets him but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch him everybody will be exposed. Your statement ‘NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED’ is nothing but a cruel joke on this unfortunate people of India.

Enough is enough. As such after seeing terrorist attack carried out by about a dozen young boys I realize that if same thing continues days are not away when terrorist will attack by air, destroy our nuclear reactor and there will be one more Hiroshima.

We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb. You promised Mumbaikar Shanghai what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug.

Today only your home minister resigned. What took you so long to kick out this joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family. Loyalty to Gandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn’t it?

I am born and bought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years. Believe me corruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar. Look at all the politician, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackray , Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackray, Vilasrao Deshmukh all are rolling in money. Vilasrao Deshmukh is one of the worst Chief minister I have seen. His only business is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it to Delhi so Congress can fight next election. Now the clown has found new way and will increase FSI for fisherman so they can build concrete house right on sea shore. Next time terrorist can comfortably live in those house , enjoy the beauty of sea and then attack the Mumbai at their will.

Recently I had to purchase house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen builders. Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows this and with all your intelligent agency & CBI you and your finance minister are not aware of it. Where all the black money goes? To the underworld isn’t it? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate people by force. I myself was victim of it. If you have time please come to me, I will tell you everything.

If this has been land of fools, idiots then I would not have ever cared to write you this letter. Just see the tragedy, on one side we are reaching moon, people are so intelligent and on other side you politician has converted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule caste, Creamy Schedule caste only what I am not is INDIAN. You politician have raped every part of mother India by your policy of divide and rule.

Take example of former president Abdul Kalam. Such a intelligent person, such a fine human being. You politician didn’t even spare him. Your party along with opposition joined the hands, because politician feels they are supreme and there is no place for good person.

Dear Mr Prime minister you are one of the most intelligent person, most learned person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR. First and foremost expose all selfish politician. Ask Swiss bank to give name of all Indian account holder. Give reins of CBI to independent agency. Let them find wolf among us. There will be political upheaval but that will better than dance of death which we are witnessing every day. Just give us ambient where we can work honestly and without fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything else will be taken care of.

Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister. Do you want to be lead by one person or you want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people?

What a shame and disgrace to every citizen of India that the elite NSG Force was transported into ordinary BEST buses, whereas our  Cricketers are transported into state of the art luxury buses, these Jawans lay down their lives to protect every Indian and  These cricketers get paid even if they lose a match, we worship these cricketers and forget the martyrdom of these brave Jawans.  The Jawans should be paid the salaries of the cricketers and the cricketers should be paid the salaries of the Jawans. 

·An ace shooter shoots and gets gold medal, govt gives 1cr, another shooter dies while shooting terrorist, govt gives 5 lakh.  WHO DESERVES MORE? Huh.. This is our India….

ICICI Bank is building three 30-storey towers of 10 lakh square feet each near the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City in Ahmedabad. While the first tower is under construction, others will be developed in phases.

ICICI Bank is not alone.

GIFT at Ahmedabad is emerging as an important alternative to Mumbai for such companies. State Bank of India , Union Bank and Kotak Bank have already signed MoUs with the GIFT administration for developing office space there.

Some housing-finance companies and real estate developers are also in talks to build office complexes there.

Sunil Behl, CEO, GIFT, said that, “We are also in talks with commodity exchanges that can shift some of their offices.”

He said that GIFT will provide all infrastructure requirements for these companies and IT and ITeS companies. “We have received a lot of response from financial service companies for moving into the GIFT city,” he said.

The Gujarat government is also taking many initiatives for creating a healthy pool of talent for such companies.