Status of the week Even two complex numbers cannot be compared and there you go THE GL BAL TIMES comparing humans. Sarthak Batra, AIS MV, Alumnus MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 www.theglobaltimes.in Floods Tsunami J&K September Phailin 2014 Japan Odisha March 2011 October 2013 Furious nature cautions mankind History has been witness to nature’s fury. In the recent past, however, the world has fallen prey to unprecedented natural disasters, the latest being Jammu & Kashmir. Time to heed to the infuriated nature Gods... Tulika Banerji, GT Network everyone saw themselves as pre-gas experience. Within two years of the Department had predicted heavy rainfall flood prone land for agricultural and tragedy and post-gas tragedy. Every mammoth loss of nearly 19,000 lives, in Jammu and Kashmir and informed construction purposes, served as an open "Agar Firdous ruhe zamin ast drawing room conversation revolved the country had a new Tsunami warning them in advance. NDMA (National invitation for disaster. It's easy to put the Hamin asto hamin asto hamin ast" around the disaster. ” Tragedy not only system in place, designed to prevent any Disaster Management Authority) had blame on the state machinery when a Iqbal kills, it numbs the ones who are left future loses, God forbid. communicated the same to State national disaster of such a scale engulfs hen hell unleashed its fury, it alive. Everything will move on, but for Odisha, India, October 2013: Phailin, Emergency Operation Centre, Srinagar, the country. But do we realise that, we took heavens in its fold. the nearly 1.5 million people of J&K one of the strongest cyclones ever, hit a as well as district offices. Unfortunately, all are to share the blame together. Have WTouted as 'heaven on earth', affected by the deluge directly or huge part of coastal India. Though, 21 the warnings couldn't be heeded on time we been honest in giving back to nature Jammu & Kashmir cried tears of flood. indirectly, time has stopped. lives were lost and considerable property due to unforseen reasons.” Preparedness more than we have taken from it? Families and friends were lost forever; damaged, early warning alerts, couldn't have averted the crisis, but it Recalling the Japanese Tsunami, sources of livelihood partially or fully "There’s no harm in hoping for the government preparedness and efficient could have saved so much. Shweta, an Indian settled in Japan, says, crippled; souls traumatised with best as long as you are prepared for the disaster management eased the “The country was struggling with power depression and loneliness. When a worst.” successful evacuation of more than 1 "There are some things you learn best crisis after the earthquake. The govt disaster causes such gargantuan Stephen King million people and thousands of animals. in calm and some in storm.” intervened informing the citizens about devastation, it should ideally serve as a Here is a look at some of the worst J&K, India, September 2014: Flash Willa Cather the proposed power cuts to tackle the lesson for mankind. It segregates natural disasters in history that left floods turned India's paradise into a grim The devastation at J & K is not the result crisis. However, there were no power everything into pre disaster and post behind a trail of devastation. picture of devastation. With more than of just a flash flood or torrential rains. It cuts as the shortage has been covered up disaster; a situation akin to the Bhopal Japan, March 2011: A 23 ft tsunami 200 lives lost and still counting, has its roots in the relentless torture within few months as people had gas tragedy which scarred an entire offset by an 8.9 magnitude quake, ripped unfathomable infrastructural loss yet to humans have inflicted upon nature. voluntarily reduced the usage!” So, if generation. Reminisces Neelanjana apart the Japanese landscape and most be ascertained, psychological and health Illegal constructions and encroachments citizens step up, a lot can be handled, Bhaduri Jha, chief editor, NDTV importantly, their hope. Even for a scars that will take long time to heal. on the river banks over the past few and that too easily. Convergence, who happened to visit country used to earthquakes and Amit Tuteja, specialist, NDMA, decades, allowed for easy inundation of India can surely learn some green Bhopal a few years hence, “There volcanoes, this was an excruciating laments, “Indian Meteorological the embankments. Taking over of the lessons from the country. G T INSIDE Letters from Kashmir, P2 Crime lifter, Crane Bedi Study in Germany, P3 Let’s football, P4 The first woman to join the Indian Police Service, a social activist, an inspirator... Kiran Tribute to Bapu, P6&7 Bedi has essayed numerous roles. A tête-à-tête with the multi faceted personality Muskaan Malik 1998 from Faculty of Law, Tell us about how you changed the face AIS Saket, VIII A University of Delhi. In 1993 I of Tihar Jail. Will Swachh Bharat pursued Ph.D in social sciences During my stint as the inspector Abhiyaan bring about a iran Bedi became the first from Social Science department, general of prisons in Tihar Jail cleanliness revolution? woman to join the Indian IIT, Delhi where the topic of my (1993-‘95), I instituted various Police Service in 1972. She thesis was “Drug abuse and reforms of the prison and initiated a) Yes b) No c) Can’t say K penned history by becoming the Muskaan Malik domestic violence”. measures such as detoxification To vote, log on to highest ranking woman officer in the programmes, art of living etc. www.theglobaltimes.in police services by holding the post of How did you begin your career? For this, I was awarded the 1994 director general at the Bureau of Police I began my career as a lecturer in political Ramon Magsaysay Award. POLL RESULT Research and Development. More on the science from 1970 to 1972 at Khalsa College Besides, I influenced several for GT issue September 29, 2014 iron lady in her own words… for Women, Amritsar. In July 1972, I joined decisions of the IPS, particularly in the IPS, becoming the first woman to do so. areas of Narcotics Control, Traffic Is Modi’s decision of declaring How did you manage to become India’s I joined the police service because of my Management, etc. October 2 a working day for first IPS officer at a time when women urge to be outstanding. I took up a number of govt offices a good move? were pinned down to household chores? challenging assignments ranging from New Your contribution to the upliftment The credit goes to my father who always Delhi traffic posting, deputy inspector of the society is unforgettable. 50% Yes encouraged me to study and pursue my general of police, Mizoram, advisor to the Tell us about it. 40% dreams. He always motivated me to play lieutenant governor of Chandigarh, director Along with 15 police 30% tennis which taught me how to work as a general of Narcotics Control Bureau to a officers, I set up 20% 49% 10% t say Can’ 41% No team and also keep calm during trying times. United Nations delegation where I became Navjyoti India 10% 0% the civilian police advisor in United Nations Foundation in 1987, You were always fond of studying. Tell us peacekeeping operations. which started with de- Results as on October 9, 2014 about your academic qualifications. addiction and I earned a Bachelor’s degree in 1968 and What earned you the title of Crane Bedi? rehabilitation for Coming Next then a Master’s degree in political science The incident was about towing away the car drug addicts. The from Punjab University, Chandigarh. I was of the then PM Indira Gandhi for violation NIF has expanded A plateful straight from the topper of my Class in 1970. Later, I of parking rules, who at that time was away to other social the canteen obtained a degree in Bachelor of Law in in the US for an official tour. issues as well. G T Bapu my hero Gandhi is my hero because he selflessly dedi- THE GLOBAL TIMES | MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2014 2 cated his life for the freedom of our nation. Shayna Singh, AIS Saket, III C Special story Revisiting Kashmir tragedy LettersRevisiting to KashmirKashmir As life in Kashmir tries to limp back to normalcy after a devastating flood, Smita Jain, GT Network brings you spine chilling accounts of those who fought all hardship to bring to you all the news from valley and those who silently wept to see the ravaging flood inundate the valley which they once called home Arunima during her earlier Kavitri recollects the time Arunoday reports from the visit to Kashmir valley she spent in the valley valley ravaged by floods Flowers will bloom again Reality bytes Kavitri Kachroo Takoo Arunoday Mukharji AIS Mayur Vihar, Teacher Associate Editor, CNN-IBN Agar cha bahist zameen asto, Imagine an urban locality in Delhi completely flooded. Paradise lost Letter hami asto, hami asto, hami asto…. Letter Imagine seeing big cars and trucks completely (If there is paradise on earth, it’s here, it’s here, it’s submerged in water. That’s the reality of Kashmir as I Arunima Takoo 2 here).This famous quote by Babur holds true to the core. 3 write. It was unfortunate that on my first visit to the AIS Noida, Alumnus Those who have been to this beautiful valley will vouch beautiful valley, there was very little beauty left. A state for it. For me, Kashmir was my home in every sense, but ravaged by militancy first and now the worst ever natural The world lost Kashmir to floods in 2014, but I lost it now I no longer live there.