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[mysterioushimachal]

Nechung Monastery: A Sacred Retreat in Macloadganj Dharmshala

Nestled amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Macloadganj Dharmshala in Himachal Pradesh, Nechung Monastery stands as a revered spiritual sanctuary. This ancient monastery holds immense cultural significance and serves as a testament to the enduring Tibetan heritage. Located within the Government complex and in close proximity to the Tibetan parliament, Nechung Monastery offers visitors a…

[brookstonalmanac]

Events 3.10

241 BC – First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates: The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing the First Punic War to an end. 298 – Roman Emperor Maximian concludes his campaign in North Africa and makes a triumphal entry into Carthage. 947 – The Later Han is founded by Liu Zhiyuan. He declares himself emperor. 1496 – After establishing the city of Santo Domingo, Christopher Columbus departs for Spain, leaving his brother in command. 1535 – Spaniard Fray Tomás de Berlanga, the fourth Bishop of Panama, discovers the Galápagos Islands by chance on his way to Peru. 1607 – Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia. 1629 – Charles I dissolves the Parliament of England, beginning the eleven-year period known as the Personal Rule. 1661 – French "Sun King" Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France after the death of his premier, the Cardinal Mazarin. 1735 – An agreement between Nader Shah and Russia is signed near Ganja, Azerbaijan and Russian troops are withdrawn from occupied territories. 1762 – French Huguenot Jean Calas, who had been wrongly convicted of killing his son, dies after being tortured by authorities; the event inspired Voltaire to begin a campaign for religious tolerance and legal reform.[ 1814 – Emperor Napoleon I is defeated at the Battle of Laon in France. 1830 – The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army is created. 1831 – The French Foreign Legion is created by Louis Philippe, the King of France, from the foreign regiments of the Kingdom of France. 1848 – The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is ratified by the United States Senate, ending the Mexican–American War. 1861 – El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bamana Empire of Mali. 1873 – The first Azerbaijani play, The Adventures of the Vizier of the Khan of Lenkaran, prepared by Akhundov, is performed by Hassan-bey Zardabi and dramatist and Najaf-bey Vezirov. 1876 – The first successful test of a telephone is made by Alexander Graham Bell. 1891 – Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching. 1906 – The Courrières mine disaster, Europe's worst ever, kills 1099 miners in northern France. 1909 – By signing the Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909, Thailand relinquishes its sovereignty over the Malay states of Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu, which become British protectorates. 1922 – Mahatma Gandhi is arrested in India, tried for sedition, and sentenced to six years in prison, only to be released after nearly two years for an appendicitis operation. 1933 – The Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area, leaving around 108 people dead. 1944 – Greek Civil War: The Political Committee of National Liberation is established in Greece by the National Liberation Front. 1945 – World War II: The U.S. Army Air Force firebombs Tokyo, and the resulting conflagration kills more than 100,000 people, mostly civilians. 1949 – Mildred Gillars ("Axis Sally") is convicted of treason. 1952 – Fulgencio Batista leads a successful coup in Cuba. 1959 – Tibetan uprising: Fearing an abduction attempt by China, thousands of Tibetans surround the Dalai Lama's palace to prevent his removal. 1966 – Military Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyễn Cao Kỳ sacks rival General Nguyễn Chánh Thi, precipitating large-scale civil and military dissension in parts of the nation. 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant. 1970 – Vietnam War: Captain Ernest Medina is charged by the U.S. military with My Lai war crimes. 1975 – Vietnam War: Ho Chi Minh Campaign: North Vietnamese troops attack Ban Mê Thuột in the South on their way to capturing Saigon in the final push for victory over South Vietnam. 1977 – Astronomers discover the rings of Uranus. 1989 – Air Ontario Flight 1363, a Fokker F-28 Fellowship, crashes at Dryden Regional Airport in Dryden, Ontario, Canada, killing 24. 1990 – In Haiti, Prosper Avril is ousted 18 months after seizing power in a coup. 2000 – The Dot-com bubble peaks with the NASDAQ Composite stock market index reaching 5,048.62. 2006 – The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter arrives at Mars. 2017 – The impeachment of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea in response to a major political scandal is unanimously upheld by the country's Constitutional Court, ending her presidency. 2019 – Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, a Boeing 737 MAX, crashes, leading to all 737 MAX aircraft being grounded worldwide.

[ultramaga]

Ok, so let me get this straight. Centuries ago, the Maori ate their way across the people of many lands.

Finally, the English proved too difficult to conquer, so they accepted a treaty which still set up a caste system, with race being the determination.

If you are Maori, you are a full citizen. Every other is inferior.

Now, if whites had done this, it would be denounced as racist, but because it is done by people with brown skin, it is applauded by Leftists.

Most of whom are white and who would be ingested if the English had not gotten in the way.

So when this mp starts declaring war on whitey, I have to wonder what is the point of the parliament.

If they truly can't tolerate the existence of other races in New Zealand, either they should be expelled as a hate movement, or the idiot white Leftists should pack bags and leave.

By their principles, whites must be "decolonised" from every country. So I say they should lead by example.

White Leftists say we must travel to the ancestral lands of whites, but at the same time they say we are indigenous to nowhere.

So let's push them to make up their minds - which country should we go back to, if we don't belong here?

They never have an answer. White Leftists want us dead, but imagine that there will be a loophole where they are not white, that they will somehow be transformed into the correct colour...

Maori supremacists are gaining support, but the outcome won't be the Wakanda they imagine. Zimbabwe collapsed after expelling its white population, and south Africa appears to be heading the same way.

And those countries are far better defended against Chinese invasion. An invasion which would be of Han Supremacists in turn, but ruthless and legion, and eager to seize new lands by cleansing them of all other life.

Maori were brutal conquerors, but after purging NZ of those they seem inferior, I think the Chinese will just watch the economy implode, and march in as rescuers like they did to Tibet.

And now in Tibet the people survive in the gutters of their own civilisation.

Tibetans are not very different to the mainland Han, who have a profound disgust for the dark skinned.

What would Xi and his successors do to the Maori? I think they will be carefully unpeopled, erased, and forgotten.

Like Stalin and his comrades, scratched out of photos once their usefulness was over.

Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke, the youngest MP in Aotearoa, starts a haka to protest the first vote on a bill reinterpreting the 1840 Treaty of Waitangi

[generallemarc]

YES!!! This is huge with a capital Y!!!!

Back in 2021 there was an international, inter-legislative group formed called the International Parliamentary Alliance on China, or IPAC, a group dedicated to opposing the spread of Chinese influence, raising awareness of its genocide against the Ugyhurs, oppression of the Tibetans and minority religious groups, crackdowns on Hong Kong and Macau, and general tyrannical behavior towards its entire population. This might seem like business as usual for countries like America, but for some states with legislators involved like Italy, New Zealand, or especially the Solomon Islands, it very much isn't. The group consists of legislatures from nearly two dozen countries and the European Parliament, and makes a point of appointing two legislators from the two biggest opposing parties of each country as co-chairs whenever possible. So the two British co-chairs are a Labor MP and a Tory MP, the two Canadian co-chairs are a Liberal and a Conservative, and the two American co-chairs are a Democrat and a Republican. Those last two were Senator Jeff Merkely of Oregon and Senator Marco Rubio.

The alliance never had much in the way of heavy-hitters; a Belgian who used to be Prime Minister but is now an MEP(Member of the European Parliament), a leader of a minor Norwegian political party and a mid-sized Danish one(both in opposition), a Czech MP who was Minister for Science and Research for a few years. But this? This changes everything. It would be huge for any country to appoint a member as their foreign minister, but for America? It's a godsend. Much as you might not believe me, there's a handful of Democratic representatives and senators who'll likely be celebrating this, because one of their fellow IPAC members now has Trump's ear. I'd always been disheartened that there weren't even 15 total American members from both houses compared against dozens of British and Canadian MPs, but, if you'll forgive the pun, in this case quality trumps quantity. Fuck Matt Gaetz, all my homies hate Matt Gaetz, but our foreign policy is now locked in to make what Trump's first term treated China as look tame. Hell, maybe even how Biden treated them, and despite his numerous other failings Biden was no slouch on China. I could not be happier about this pick-despite all his other picks' failings, this could potentially make up for all of them combined. Maybe SEATO 2.0 isn't possible now, but as they say, the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago, and the second best time is today. Let's start laying that groundwork, Mr. Secretary.

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Know about Eligibility Criteria for UPSC Exam when you start IAS preparation in Delhi

This Indian Administrative Service (IAS) Examination is an essential step for those who want to be part of an extremely prestigious aspects of the public government in India. Knowing the eligibility requirements for this test is vital because it is the basis of the determination of a candidate's suitability and an equal participation. The criteria include a range of factors including age, education qualifications, nationality, the number of permitted attempts physical fitness standards, fee structures for applications as well as specific requirements for applicants with disabilities.

Nationality Criteria---

The requirements for nationality in those taking the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam are clearly defined to ensure fairness and consistency. In the first place, applicants are required to have citizenship in India to pass the IAS test. This is a basic condition of eligibility that is applicable for all hopeful candidates.

Certain exceptions however allow for applicants from neighbouring countries in certain circumstances. The citizens of Nepal and Bhutan can take the IAS test, provided that they meet the other requirements. In addition, those who are part of Tibetan refugees who emigrated to India prior to January 1, 1962, with the intent of permanent settlement are considered to be eligible.

Educational Qualification---

To be eligible to sit for to take the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) test, candidates must have an accredited degree from a reputable university. This ensures that candidates possess the basic expertise and analytical abilities required to be able to assume administrative positions. The degree is available offered in any discipline, which allows students from a variety of educational backgrounds to apply. This expands the pool of potential applicants and promotes diversity. It is crucial that the institution or university that confers the degree is acknowledged through an act of the Parliament or State Legislature in India or declared to be an educational institution in accordance with section 3 of University Grants Commission Act, 1956.

Students in the final year are allowed to sit for the IAS examination subject to some requirements. They must can prove their exam at a later point in applying. In other words, if they pass all the stages of the test but do not provide the certificate of graduation upon request from the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and are disqualified, they could be penalized. Thus, students in the final year must prepare for both their academic examinations as well as their IAS preparation in tandem to satisfy these strict conditions.

Age Limits--

Limits on age for IAS exam hopefuls is among the main requirements for eligibility that candidates must satisfy. Minimum age requirements guarantees that applicants possess the maturity and have the necessary life experience for the administrative positions. In particular, applicants should be at least 21 years of age as of the 1st day of August in the exam year. This ensures that applicants are typically finished with their undergraduate education or achieved the same level of education.

Apart from the age limit There are also limitations on the maximum age that differ based on categories. General category applicants, for example, the maximum age limit is 32 years old. However, the age limit is lifted for other categories to ensure that everyone has equal opportunities in public services. For instance, applicants who are from Other Backward Classes (OBC) are eligible until 35 years old. Those from applicants from Scheduled Castes (SC) as well as Scheduled Tribes (ST) have an age-restricted upper limit of 37.

Additional relaxations of the upper limit of age are available to specific groups in exceptional circumstances. Disabled soldiers, who suffered injuries in combat or during operations get a lot of attention with the possibility of an age-limit that can be extended at 40 years. In the same way, applicants from those who are part of the Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) will be granted a higher degree of leniency that mirrors the OBC criteria at times. These provisions guarantee that people with different backgrounds aren't restricted from competing because of the rigidity of chronological restrictions only.

Fee Structure for Application---

This fee schedule for IAS exam is made to guarantee that qualified applicants have an easy path to apply. General category applicants have to pay a charge in the amount of INR 100. Female applicants as well as those belonging to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and people that have Benchmark disabilities (PwBD) are exempt from the cost. The payment is made using a variety of secure methods such as online banking, credit or debit card transactions, and e-challans.

Number of Attempts Allowed---

The number of times you can attempt to take an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) exam is determined by the class, to ensure fairness and opportunities for various categories. Candidates in the general category are given six chances to pass the test. This policy seeks to offer ample opportunities and the possibility of the early and efficient preparation.

For candidates who fall in restricted categories, additional flexibility are offered to ensure a level playing field. The Other In-between Classes (OBC) applicants are allowed nine attempts, in recognition of differences in education and social status that could affect the time they spend preparing. The same applies to Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), there is no limit regarding the quantity of times they can attempt until they reach their upper limit of age as specified for their respective categories.

Physical Fitness Requirements---

Candidates who are interested in an entry-level position in the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) have to meet certain physical fitness requirements established by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). These requirements are crucial to ensure that candidates are fit and healthy enough to perform their tasks efficiently. Essential medical standards include having normal hearing, vision, and having no physical handicap that could hinder the performance. Medical exams are performed to evaluate general health, using specific tests to measure heart endurance, respiration function, and other important health parameters.

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[madamspeaker]

This may be me being stupid but how is she in Tibetan parliament if she’s banned from china (not that she gaf but)

The parliament is held in exile, in India. Although she’s still driving the CCP mad lol.

[madhu0703]

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1.Introduction: Navigating the UPSC Civil Services Exam This ultimate guide will be your trusted companion on your journey from an aspirant to a successful civil servant. We will cover from the basics to offering valuable insights on exam preparation tips and strategies. So, whether you're a fresh graduate, a working professional, or someone who's been contemplating this challenge for a while, this article is your treasure trove to conquer the realm of UPSC civil services exam preparation and emerge victorious! The UPSC Civil Services Exam, conducted by the Union Public Service Commission is your gateway to an illustrious career in the civil services. Being a civil servant comes with the possibility of shaping governance structure and creating changes for the betterment of people and the nation.

2.Various Posts: When you attempt civil services exams conducted by UPSC, you have the possibilities of choosing any of the following fields of services.

Civil Service Job

Indian Administrative Service (IAS) – All India Services

Indian Forest Service (IFoS) – All India Services

Indian Police Service (IPS) – All India Services

Indian Foreign Service (IFS)

Indian Audit and Accounts Service

Indian Civil Accounts Service

Indian Corporate Law Service

Indian Defence Accounts Service

Indian Defence Estates Service

Indian Customs & Central Excise Service

Indian Defence Accounts Service

Indian Information Service

Indian Postal Service

Indian Ordnance Factories Service (Assistant Works Manager, Administration)

Indian P&T Accounts and Finance Service

Indian Railway Protection Force Service

3.Eligibility Criteria: To be qualified for these jobs there are some basic conditions that must be met by the applicants. The eligibility criteria for various posts given below can be relaxed based on various criteria. PwBD refers to Persons with Benchmark Disability. Age limits General OBC SC/ST PwBD General PwBD OBC PwBD SC/ST Minimum age 21 21 21 21 21 21 Maximum age 32 35 37 42 45 47 Minimum Educational Qualification: Requirement: Graduate degree from recognized universities or institutions in India Universities or Institutions recognized by: Central or State Legislature, or Act of Parliament, or UGC Act 1956

Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax)

Indian Trade Service (Grade III)

Indian Railway Management Service

Armed Forces Headquarters Civil Service (Section Officer’s Grade)

Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Civil Service (DANICS)

Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli Police Service (DANIPS)

Pondicherry Civil Service (PONDICS)

Pondicherry Police Service (PONDIPS) Number of Attempts:

General Category: 6 attempts within age limit

Economically Weaker Sections (EWS): 6 attempts within age limit

Scheduled Castes (SC): Unlimited attempts within age limit

Scheduled Tribes (ST): Unlimited attempts within age limit

Other Backward Classes (OBC): 9 attempts within age limit

Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD): 9 attempts for General, EWS, OBC within age limit Nationality for different services:

For IAS, IFS, IPS Candidate must be a citizen of India

For other services: a) Citizen of India b) Subject of Nepal c) Subject of Bhutan d) Tibetan refugee in India before 01-01-1962 e) Person of Indian origin, migrated from specified countries

4.Exam Pattern: Understanding the pattern of each stage will help you build your preparation strategy. Familiarize yourself with the question patterns by solving previous years' papers. This will help reduce the nerves while attending the exam. When you understand your exam pattern you will know which topic to focus on and the mark distribution for different topics. You can build your study plan according to your necessity, utilize the time effectively on topics that will score you a good amount of marks. The exam will be happening in 3 stages,

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Main exam

Personality test / personal interview

4.1 Preliminary Exam: This exam is qualifying in nature and won’t be counted towards final marks. These are multiple choice questions where penalties exist for wrong answers. Sl No. Paper No. of question Marks per question Penalty for wrong answer Total Marks Durati on 1 General Studies Paper I (GeneralStudies) 100 2 ⅓ of allocated mark / -0.66 marks for every incorrect answer. 200 2 hours 2 Paper II (Civil Services Aptitude Test (CSAT) 80 2.5 ⅓ of allocated mark / -0.83 marks for every incorrect answer. 200 2 hours NOTES:

The marks you obtain in prelims is qualifying in nature and will not be counted for the final ranking after Mains and Interview..

It is mandatory for the candidate to appear in both the Papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination for the purpose of evaluation. Therefore, a candidate will be disqualified if he/she does not appear in both the papers of Civil Services (Prelim) Examination.

You have to qualify with a minimum of 33% in CSAT for your general studies paper to be considered for correction

4.2 Main Exam: When you clear the Prelims, you can advance to the Mains. It comprises of nine papers, including Essay, General Studies, and an Optional subject. The marks obtained are counted to your final ranking. Paper Subject Marks Paper-I Essay 250 Paper-II General Studies – I (Indian Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) 250 Paper-III General Studies – II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice and International Relations) 250 Paper–IV General Studies – III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Security and Disaster Management) 250 Paper–V General Studies – IV (Ethics, Integrity and Aptitude) 250 Paper–VI Optional Subject – Paper I 250 Paper–VII Optional Subject – Paper II 250 Sub Total 1750 Personality Test 275 Total Merit 2025

NOTES: For the two qualifying papers you need to score 25% marks to qualify i.e. 75/300. ● Qualifying Paper A – Indian Language – 300. ● Qualifying Paper B – English Language – 300.

4.3 Personality Test: The personality test is conducted by the panel of judges or the interview panel and they will be assessing your personality traits and qualities and whether they match with requirements for a civil servant. Emphasize traits like integrity, honesty, and a sense of duty when discussing your motivations for civil services. This carries a total 275 marks.

[mariacallous]

This June in London, I hosted the first two foreigners to have served time in China’s prisons and gone public about it. There may well be at least 5 million prisoners in China (excluding those in the prison camps of Xinjiang and Tibet), according to former foreign correspondent turned due diligence investigator Peter Humphrey, many of them there for trivial or indeed political reasons, and at least 5,000 are foreigners. As the Biden administration continues a series of visits to Beijing, seeking a diplomatic reconciliation that the Chinese leadership seems to have little interest in, foreign officials should keep the plight of Chinese prisoners in mind.

Humphrey, together with Romanian theologian and teacher Marius Balo, came to London to testify in the British Parliament on forced labor, denial of health care, psychological torture, and mistreatment. Humphrey, who spent 48 years working on China, served two years in China’s prisons on trumped-up charges of “illegally acquiring personal information” of Chinese nationals—as a result of his work as a corporate due diligence investigator—and was denied medical treatment for prostate cancer.

As a result, his cancer was exacerbated, and he fought a life-and-death struggle with the illness for five years after his release. Balo, who served eight years in China’s prisons on false charges of complicity to contract fraud and was released last year, watched at least two fellow foreign prisoners die due to denial of medical care. “The Chinese prison system weaponizes prisoners’ health as an instrument to extort confessions, refusing to provide medical attention to prisoners who refuse to admit guilt,” Humphrey explained.

As the United States seeks to reset its relationship with China, and other democracies wrestle with how to address the challenges posed by Beijing, they must not forget China’s prisoners. Often we think of prisoners of conscience—dissidents, religious practitioners and the millions of Uyghurs and Tibetans in China’s gulags—but Humphrey and Balo are reminding the world that ordinary prisoners detained for alleged crimes are also victims of human rights abuse in China. “In their aggregate,” Humphrey said, “the harsh conditions in China’s pre-trial detention facilities and prisons add up to torture.”

There is simply no access to justice, for a start. “Among the millions of prisoners in the system, not a single prisoner has had a fair and transparent trial. Not a single one,” Humphrey said. “Sentences tend to be reckless, inconsistent, and disproportionate to any offense. So the entire system is arbitrary and subject to the whims of Communist Party officials. The system works in favor of anybody with connections to use the law to bash people they dislike.” Balo agrees. “Justice in China is always based on someone’s whims, the party’s whims, expressed through its foot soldiers,” he said.

During a trial, Humphrey explains, no defense evidence is presented, no evidence contradictory to the prosecution’s is permitted, no defense witnesses are called and no cross-examination of prosecution witnesses is allowed. Indeed, prosecution witnesses are only required to provide written testimonials and are not required to appear in person. In short, Humphrey argues, defense counsels are prevented from conducting any genuine, vigorous defense.

“Police do not conduct investigations with any real detective work or forensic procedures,” Humphrey added. Instead, they rely on extracting confessions from detainees who are “interrogated day by day locked inside a cage” and by extracting “witness statements” that are often coerced. Is it any wonder, he asked, that 99.9 percent of prosecutions result in convictions and sentences, and 99.9 percent of appeals are rejected?

China’s penal system has essentially two principal categories of detention— “administrative” and “judicial”—with three types of jail, excluding the prison camps of Tibet and Xinjiang: detention centers, remand centers, and prisons. Detention centers are run by the police and used for minor crimes, remand centers are used to hold those under investigation (pre-trial detention), while prisons hold those who have been sentenced. But in addition, there are the “black jails” —officially known by the bureaucratic term “residential surveillance at a designated location”—which are secret facilities in which the police behave with impunity and no oversight and into which those detained disappear, are denied legal representation and are cut off from family contact.

In pre-trial detention, Balo was held in a 120-square-foot cage with 10 to 12 other prisoners, none of whom spoke English. He was never allowed out, except for questioning. “I was never tortured physically. Everything was psychological torture,” he said. “I could not contact anyone. I could never see daylight. When I went to court, they shoved a bag over my head.” Each morning, everyone in the cage would wake up at 6 a.m. and be forced to watch cellmates defecate in a hole in the corner, which was the only toilet available. The television above the hole blared out the regime’s propaganda broadcasts.

Both men point not only to the denial of medical care but to systematic forced labor. “China’s entire prison system holding many millions of prisoners is in fact a gigantic, self-perpetuating commercial enterprise, which brings profits to the state, income to prison officers, and funds prison operations,” Humphrey said. “Every prison imposes forced production labor on its prisoners.” In this context, he described, prison officers become “labor supervisors, marketing and sales managers,” and they are paid bonuses for higher output. Contracts with commercial manufacturers are negotiated and won by prison officers.

Prison campuses contain entire factories producing a range of goods for the international markets, ranging from sports shoes, apparel and daily hardware items to electronic products such as keyboards and appliances. Humphrey and Balo both describe watching Chinese inmates marching out to the factories soon after 6 a.m. every day, working 12 hours a day, six days a week and being subjected to writing thought reports and ideological study on the seventh day. “They had to sing ‘the Chinese Communist Party is my mother’ as they marched,” Balo recalled.

Foreign prisoners are generally not required to perform heavy factory labor, but instead undertake manual tasks in a work room in their cell block. This includes making gift bags for retail chains, packaging materials, and packing items such as Christmas cards, plastic tags for retail display racks, keyboards, and breakfast oatmeal sachets. Balo himself packed Christmas cards for the Tesco supermarket chain, and Humphrey witnessed items being produced for brands such as H&M, C&A and 3M.

In recent years, Humphrey has received reports of prison labor production of pregnancy test kits and personal protective equipment. “Chinese prisons make huge profits,” he said. As a consequence, “there is no incentive to release prisoners early. There is every incentive to keep prisoners in prison for as long as possible to squeeze more labor out of them.”

That has implications for companies in the West. Global corporate brands are naive if they believe they can manufacture in China without the risk of forced labor in their supply chains. The United States already has several laws aimed at tackling forced labor and prison labor, including the 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which gives authorities the power to block imports of goods suspected of being produced by forced labor.

And while corporate due diligence investigations have always been challenging in China, they have now been made impossible with the introduction of a new anti-espionage law that took effect on July 1. That law protects economic information in a way that could easily result in due diligence being categorized as spying.

Humphrey was jailed because of a due diligence investigation that went wrong. The person he was hired to investigate turned out to be politically well connected, and when she discovered she was the subject of his inquiries, she called the police. Under the new law, instead of facing two years in prison, Humphrey could receive a life sentence for alleged spying if he were still in China. In his view, in these circumstances multinationals cannot satisfactorily check whether a Chinese company is using forced labor or is engaging in other illegal or unethical activities. “The only way to avoid this risk is not to manufacture in China at all,” he said.

If we want to ensure that we are not complicit with forced labor, torture and unjust imprisonment, we need to raise the stakes. Goods made in China should carry a health warning, like cigarettes: “This product may have been made by slave labor.” Mandatory due diligence rules should be imposed on multinational companies investing in China, requiring them to thoroughly and regularly investigate their supply chains. If they are unable to do so due to barriers erected by the Chinese state, they should cease manufacturing in China. Only when the Chinese prison system’s lucrative business profits are threatened will we see the change required.

Doing business in China is always risky. As Humphrey and Balo remind us, the risk includes losing your liberty and potentially your life in a Chinese jail.

[meghalayacareer]

UPSC Assistant Commandant 2023 Notification (322 Posts)

UPSC Assistant Commandant 2023: The Union Public Service Commission will hold a Written Examination UPSC CAPF 2023 Exam on 06th August 2023 for the recruitment of Assistant Commandants (Group A) in the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) viz. Border Security Force (BSF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Central Industrial Security Force(CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB). Male and Female candidates are eligible for appointment to the post of Assistant Commandant. The last date for submission of the application is 16th May 2023. Post Name:- Assistant Commandant - No of posts:- 322 Posts - Armed Forces Wise Vacancy list:- 1. BSF: 86 Posts 2. CRPF: 55 Posts 3. CISF: 91 Posts 4. ITBP: 60 Posts 5. SSB: 30 Posts - Age limit:- 20 to 25 years as of 01.08.2023 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 2nd August 1998 and not later than 1st August 2003. The age Relaxation will be given as per the Rules of the Government. - Salary:- Pay Band-3, Rs. 56100- 177500/- - Essential Qualification:- A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree from a University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section-3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification. How to apply for UPSC Assistant Commandant 2023? Candidates are required to apply Online using the link https://www.upsconline.nic.in. It is essential for the applicant to register himself/herself first at the One Time Registration (OTR) platform, available on the Commission’s website, and then proceed to fill up the online application for the examination. OTR has to be registered only once in a lifetime. The Online Applications can be filled up to 16th May 2023 till 18.00 Hours, after which the link will be disabled. UPSC CAPF 2023 Exam Pattern The written examination to be conducted by Union Public Service Commission will be held on 06th August 2023 and will comprise two papers. Paper I will be held from 10 a.m. to 12.00 Noon and Paper II will be held from 2.00 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. Paper-1: General Ability and Intelligence – 250 Marks. The questions in this paper will be of Objective (Multiple Answers) Type in which the questions will be set in English as well as Hindi. Paper-2: General Studies, Essay, and Comprehension – 200 Marks. The candidates will b asked to write the Essay Component in English/Hindi, but the medium of Precis Writing, Comprehension Components, and other communications/ language skills will be English only. Application Fee - For Gen/OBC/EWS candidates: Rs. 200/- - For SC/ST/ Female candidates: Nil Advertisement No:- 09/2023-CPF (Date: 26.04.2023) Those who wish to apply are advised to go through the below official notification in detail before submitting applications. Online Application Link Click Here Download Official Notification Click Here Job Updates on Telegram Click Here Read the full article

[indiejones]

SO WHY DID NEHRU ALLOW THE VERY EASILY AVOIDABLE PARTITION OF INDIA TO HAPPEN? - DEEPER INSIGHTS FROM THE EASTERN FRONT! - AN INDIA PARTITIONED ALONG LINES OF 'ATHEISM'! ISN'T IT?

A deeper understanding, for Nehru's seeming callousness & near frivolity in letting go of the religiously minded westernmost part of India across the Himalayas, namely today's Pakistan (and today's Bangladesh to the east), can be gained by analyzing his general & extreme mindset against any & all forms of organized religion in itself! This insight gained, not just from his own 1936 book "Towards Freedom", in which he vents to his heart's content against "the spectacle of organized religion in India & elsewhere, that has filled him with horror, that he has frequently condemned & wished to make a clean sweep of, almost always seeming to stand for blind belief, & reaction, dogma & bigotry, superstition, exploitation, & the preservation of vested interests". Similar famous egs like his US interview, wherein again cries aloud about the same 'rigid dogmas' that may help in shifting responsibility & finding temporary comfort, but when attached to institutions, that may be reducing the spirituality. A classic atheists' critique of structured spirituality ie religion, namely, assuming the exception to be the rule, & propagating spirituality as necessarily alien to the fabric of a social set-up. & Not just against Muslim religion, but even neo-Hindu religions like Buddhism, openly derided & belittled, eg in letter to his Foreign Sec in March 1956, "the traditional life in Tibet is completely feudal under a garb of religion, & it's certain this way cannot continue now that's it face to face with the modern world. There is bound to be land reform, & if the monasteries that own vast estates resist, they will fail, & if Buddhism is to survive, it will have to give up these eccretions, which have nothing to do with religion, & which are opposed to the modern conditions." Similarly in official communiques eg his speech to Parliament of May 8, 1959, months after Chinese had taken over Tibet with Dalai Lama given refuge in India, "Where a society (the Tibetans) has continued to exist for 100s & 100s of yrs, it may have outlasted it's utility, & any kind of a NECESSARY uprooting of that, must be painful, whether a good society or a bad society". If ever needed more insight into the - "internally orchestrated 'necessary uprooting of the Indian religious society', painful beyond imagination as it was, good or bad, Hindu or Muslim, immaterial". DECONSTRUCTING THE 'TUKDE TUKDE MIND', UNDERSTOOD IN MODERN LINGO AS 'SECULARISM' IE IDEA OF, NOT CO-EXISTENCE OF, BUT THE ABSENCE OF RELIGIONS....WHICH AMONG ELSE GAVE WAY TO, 'NEHRU'S PARTITION OF INDIA'. Also per below charts..of how a negligible minority of atheists, albeit given absolute power over destiny, could possibly 've managed to break the greatest civilization on Earth, ever. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvXnR8ptWAs 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W-qkWcLnTA

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Events 4.29

801 – An earthquake in the Central Apennines hits Rome and Spoleto, damaging the basilica of San Paolo Fuori le Mura. 1091 – Battle of Levounion: The Pechenegs are defeated by Byzantine Emperor Alexios I Komnenos. 1386 – Battle of the Vikhra River: The Principality of Smolensk is defeated by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and becomes its vassal. 1429 – Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans. 1483 – Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile. 1521 – Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås. 1760 – French forces commence the siege of Quebec which is held by the British. 1770 – James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names. 1781 – American Revolutionary War: British and French ships clash in the Battle of Fort Royal off the coast of Martinique. 1826 – The galaxy Centaurus A or NGC 5128 is discovered by James Dunlop. 1861 – Maryland in the American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union. 1862 – American Civil War: The Capture of New Orleans by Union forces under David Farragut. 1864 – Theta Xi fraternity is founded at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, the only fraternity to be founded during the American Civil War. 1903 – A landslide kills 70 people in Frank, in the District of Alberta, Canada. 1910 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom passes the People's Budget, the first budget in British history with the expressed intent of redistributing wealth among the British public. 1911 – Tsinghua University, one of mainland China's leading universities, is founded. 1916 – World War I: The UK's 6th Indian Division surrenders to Ottoman Forces at the Siege of Kut in one of the largest surrenders of British forces up to that point. 1916 – Easter Rising: After six days of fighting, Irish rebel leaders surrender to British forces in Dublin, bringing the Easter Rising to an end. 1944 – World War II: New Zealand-born SOE agent Nancy Wake, a leading figure in the French Resistance and the Gestapo's most wanted person, parachutes back into France to be a liaison between London and the local maquis group. 1945 – World War II: The Surrender of Caserta is signed by the commander of German forces in Italy. 1945 – World War II: Airdrops of food begin over German-occupied regions of the Netherlands. 1945 – World War II: HMS Goodall (K479) is torpedoed by U-286 outside the Kola Inlet, becoming the last Royal Navy ship to be sunk in the European theatre of World War II. 1945 – World War II: Adolf Hitler marries his longtime partner Eva Braun in a Berlin bunker and designates Admiral Karl Dönitz as his successor. 1945 – Dachau concentration camp is liberated by United States troops. 1945 – The Italian commune of Fornovo di Taro is liberated from German forces by Brazilian forces. 1946 – The International Military Tribunal for the Far East convenes and indicts former Prime Minister of Japan Hideki Tojo and 28 former Japanese leaders for war crimes. 1951 – Tibetan delegates arrive in Beijing and sign a Seventeen Point Agreement for Chinese sovereignty and Tibetan autonomy. 1952 – Pan Am Flight 202 crashes into the Amazon basin near Carolina, Maranhão, Brazil, killing 50 people. 1953 – The first U.S. experimental 3D television broadcast shows an episode of Space Patrol on Los Angeles ABC affiliate KECA-TV. 1965 – Pakistan's Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) successfully launches its seventh rocket in its Rehber series. 1967 – After refusing induction into the United States Army the previous day, Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. 1968 – The controversial musical Hair, a product of the hippie counter-culture and sexual revolution of the 1960s, opens at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, with some of its songs becoming anthems of the anti-Vietnam War movement. 1970 – Vietnam War: United States and South Vietnamese forces invade Cambodia to hunt Viet Cong. 1974 – Watergate scandal: United States President Richard Nixon announces the release of edited transcripts of White House tape recordings relating to the scandal. 1975 – Vietnam War: Operation Frequent Wind: The U.S. begins to evacuate U.S. citizens from Saigon before an expected North Vietnamese takeover. U.S. involvement in the war comes to an end. 1975 – Vietnam War: The North Vietnamese army completes its capture of all parts of South Vietnam-held Trường Sa Islands. 1986 – A fire at the Central library of the Los Angeles Public Library damages or destroys 400,000 books and other items. 1986 – The United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Enterprise becomes the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to transit the Suez Canal, navigating from the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea to relieve the USS Coral Sea. 1986 – Chernobyl disaster: American and European spy satellites capture the ruins of the No. 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Power Plant. 1991 – A cyclone strikes the Chittagong district of southeastern Bangladesh with winds of around 155 miles per hour (249 km/h), killing at least 138,000 people and leaving as many as ten million homeless. 1991 – The 7.0 Mw  Racha earthquake affects Georgia with a maximum MSK intensity of IX (Destructive), killing 270 people. 1992 – Riots in Los Angeles, following the acquittal of police officers charged with excessive force in the beating of Rodney King. Over the next three days 63 people are killed and hundreds of buildings are destroyed. 1997 – The Chemical Weapons Convention of 1993 enters into force, outlawing the production, stockpiling and use of chemical weapons by its signatories. 2004 – The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production. 2011 – The Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton takes place at Westminster Abbey in London. 2013 – A powerful explosion occurs in an office building in Prague, believed to have been caused by natural gas, and injures 43 people. 2013 – National Airlines Flight 102, a Boeing 747-400 freighter aircraft, crashes during takeoff from Bagram Airfield in Parwan Province, Afghanistan, killing seven people. 2015 – A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.

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Press Release by Vallabhbhai Patel

1. Breaking News! The People's Republic of China amasses troops near Tibetan border. Our region of Assam at risk! We interviewed Home Minister Patel, here is his response, "It is unclear what Chinese intentions for us are. However, this is nonetheless a pressing issue for Mother India. We will respond appropriately to deal with this issue."

2. In other news, the government of India proposed a bill in parliament to boost enlistment rates for the paramilitary in the defence of our borders. All of paramilitary troops will be formally paid or have their existing salaries increase.

Hindi Translation:

ब्रेकिंग न्यूज! पीपुल्स रिपब्लिक ऑफ चाइना तिब्��ती सीमा के पास सैनिकों को एकत्र करता है। असम का हमारा क्षेत्र खतरे में! हमने गृह मंत्री पटेल का साक्षात्कार लिया, यह उनकी प्रतिक्रिया है, "यह स्पष्ट नहीं है कि हमारे लिए चीनी इरादे क्या हैं। हालांकि, यह फिर भी भारत माता के लिए एक दबाव का मुद्दा है। हम इस मुद्दे से निपटने के लिए उचित प्रतिक्रिया देंगे।"

अन्य समाचारों में, भारत सरकार ने हमारी सीमाओं की रक्षा में अर्धसैनिक बल के लिए भर्ती दरों को बढ़ाने के लिए संसद में एक विधेयक का प्रस्ताव रखा। सभी अर्धसैनिक बलों को औपचारिक रूप से भुगतान किया जाएगा या उनके मौजूदा वेतन में वृद्धि की जाएगी।

[utsangnet]

Get rid of religious seats in Tibetan Parliament.

[vilaspatelvlogs]

6 दशक से आजादी के लिए संघर्ष: निर्वासित तिब्बती संसद के उप-सभापति आचार्य यशी बोले-मसले के हल के लिए चीन से बात बेहद जरूरी

6 दशक से आजादी के लिए संघर्ष: निर्वासित तिब्बती संसद के उप-सभापति आचार्य यशी बोले-मसले के हल के लिए चीन से बात बेहद जरूरी

Hindi News Local Himachal Dharamshala, The Struggle For Independence Since 6 Decades, The Deputy Speaker Of The Tibetan Parliament, Acharya Yashi Said Talk To China Is Very Important For The Solution Of The Issue Ads से है परेशान? बिना Ads खबरों के लिए इनस्टॉल करें दैनिक भास्कर ऐप धर्मशालाएक घंटा पहले कॉपी लिंक निर्वासित तिब्बती संसद के उप-सभापति आचार्य यशी आजादी के लिए चल रहे संघर्ष के बारे…

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12th September 2019, London: The ‘Dialogue for Peace’ road-trip team of three led by Ven Thupten Wangchen, Member of Tibetan Parliament-in-exile, arrived from Paris onto England shores on the evening of 10th September. An advance team of the Tibetan Community … Continued

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Tibetan Government-In-Exile Thanks Trump Over Bill On Next Dalai Lama

Tibetan Government-In-Exile Thanks Trump Over Bill On Next Dalai Lama

“The presidents of US have consistently supported the Tibet cause, the statement said. (File) Dharamshala: The Tibetan Parliament-in-exile has expressed gratitude to United States President Donald Trump for signing a new Tibet policy. On Sunday, Mr Trump signed the Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2020 to modify and re-authorise various programmes and provisions related to Tibet. The bill…