words can help when they come from the inner

Do not cave in to pressures for these pressures are part of

the challenge of daily living. We can never be prepared

enough for all eventualities. But we can surely learn to

better deal with them by drawing on our positive qualities.

Sometimes the sheer weight of living and difficulties can

pull us down. The voices of reason, moderation and free

expression get suppressed. Could breaking our silence make a

situation better?

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Preaching, pedagogy and training are not enough. If the base

and core are not sound, how can what we do or say influence

others positively? We need to look with the third eye. We

need to respect ourselves and others. And we need to use our

time wisely.

The battle between good and evil cannot be fought only with

words. But, words can help when they come from the inner pool

of positive reserve which guide us and direct our paths to

what is good and wholesome. And so I have decided to speak

not to create and acerbate divisions but to say that there is

still hope. It is that small seed of hope that will become

for us the tree of life.

Yesterday has gone and tomorrow may never be mine, says the

words of a hymn, but just for my sake, Lord teach me to take

one day at a time.

Therefore, instead of portending doom, I will speak of human

strength that overcomes fragility; of human love that

overcomes despair. Hope should burn bright even when there is

nothing left of our dreams and the the cards of life may be

stacked against us. It will speak of dreams when people seem

to have none left. It will speak of kindness when all around

us we see cruelty or indifference or both It will speak of

compassion, where ruthlessness is accepted as a way of life.

Robert Vadra

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No official in the ministry, however, came on 'record' while
explaining the service rules, considering the popular mood
against the transfer of an upright officer who dared to speak
against his political masters.
Khemka was transferred from the post of director general
(consolidation of holdings and land records) last week after
he ordered scrutiny of files relating to land records of
Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
Although the state government claimed to have effected the
transfer for "administrative reasons", Khemka questioned the
move, saying it was in violation of the statutory IAS
(Fixation of Cadre Strength) Regulations, 2010 that
guarantees a minimum tenure of two years.
He also claimed that the state government had "abruptly"
transferred him as a "punishment" for acting as a whistle-
blower in several dubious land transactions.
Government record shows that most of his postings lasted for
merely months. During the past 19 years, he held eight posts
in various departments for a month or less.
Besides the 2010 regulations on fixation of cadre strength,
the second Administrative Reforms Commission had strongly
pitched for giving fixed 'tenure' to both civil and police
officials and urged the Centre to take up the matter with
states on priority basis. Various government panels, too,
have been critical of the manner in which IAS/IPS officers
are transferred due to political interference.NEW DELHI:
Congress MP from Porbandar Vitthal Radadiya, under attack
from all quarters for threatening toll booth operators with a
gun, now wants "investigation" into toll plaza management by
private companies. He also wants all such employees to be
"trained" on how to behave with elected representatives.

Schwarzenegger took a fairly

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So is Schwarzenegger really an environmentalist, or does he just play one on television? On balance, his credentials are mostly legit. Whatever quibbles environmentalists may have with him, he's signed more major green legislation than just about any other governor in the country. Unlike McCain (see "Grand Canyon," March 12), Schwarzenegger's been willing to personally invest himself in the day-to-day business of shepherding important bills to passage. "We were in constant contact with the governor and his staff," former assemblywoman Fran Pavley, a Democrat and the author of the state's landmark law capping greenhouse gas emissions, told me. "He was determined to make it happen." Schwarzenegger took a fairly hands-on approach even on less sexy issues, helping push through a bill to allocate $3.2 billion in state funding for rooftop solar panels. "He did just about everything we wanted him to do," raves Dan Jacobson, legislative director for Environment California, an advocacy group that helped draft the law.
Schwarzenegger's recent missteps, moreover, have been more superficial press fodder than substantive change in policy. "He's been remarkably consistent and solid, from a legislative standpoint," says Fred Keeley, a former Democratic assemblyman and self-described "wacky liberal tree-hugger." Schwarzenegger has implemented, by executive order, several of the key provisions of the bills he's vetoed, like green building codes and a low-carbon fuel standard--his vetoes in these cases evince more a preference for executive power than an anti- environmental bent. The new ARB chair is just as well regarded as the one Schwarzenegger fired. And the concern environmentalists have with the governor mostly reflects how much further left the debate is in Sacramento than in Washington: The main opposition to the state's cap-and-trade scheme to limit greenhouse gas emissions--itself more ambitious than anything being seriously contemplated in Congress--came from Democratic legislators and their allies who preferred an even more aggressive, overtly regulatory approach. Keeley, who shares such sentiment, concedes that Schwarzenegger is "better on the environment than any governor we've had in the last forty years, period."