Re: [AI] as bajaj fincer rejected my consumer loan

[surinder raina]

Hello Dear Group members,

This is Surinder from Jammu. It is requested to please share the CAIIB notes.

Regards

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Re: [AI] audio or pdf need for jaiib

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On 2/20/17, suhas J  wrote:
> Hi friends hopping that all are doing good out there. Friends as my
> subject line says I need some audio or text matirial for prepareing
> for my jaiib exam. so if some one has any audio stuff so pll do share
> the same on the list  or my personal mail thanks/regards.
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Re: [AI] Fwd: Boost for Braille: Mr. Kaul receives the Louis Braille Award.

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my heart s comgratulation to KOUL sir for receving the award

On 2/9/17, AICB  wrote:
> Dear Friends,
>
>
>
> As you may recall, inthe year 2012, our Secretary General Mr. J.L.
> Kaul was honoured with the LouisBraille Medal” by the World Blind
> Union for his signal contribution to thepromotion of Braille at the
> global level. The year 2017 began with Mr. Kaulreceiving another
> honour for his lifelong dedication and commitment to theBraille
> promotion, this time from a premier organization from Gujarat.
>
>
>
> Pragya Chakshu Seva Kunjis a grass-roots organization in Gujarat
> started by a visually impaired couple—Smt.Muktaben and Sh. Pankaj
> Dagali. The organization has done cutting edge work forthe blind
> impacting the lives of a large number of visually impaired inGujarat.
> On 29th January, 2017, thisorganization honoured Mr. Kaul with the
> Louis Braille Award, consisting of acitation and a sum of Rs.10.00
> (Rupees one lakh only) for his nearly fiftyyears of hard work and
> tireless efforts towards the promotion of Braille in thecountry and at
> the global level. While it is a befitting start of a year for aman who
> has dedicated his entire life to the cause of the visually
> impairedfacing untold hardships and a man who enters his fiftieth year
> of his work forthe visually impaired and seventy-fifth year of his
> life, the award would help toonce again validate the primacy and
> relevance of Braille, something which isquestioned at times these
> days.
>
>
>
> We at AICB warmlycelebrate this achievement of Mr. Kaul and extend our
> felicitations.
>
>
>
> With best regards,
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>
>
> Sincerely Yours,
>
>
>
> Anil K. Aneja.
>
> Vice President,
>
> AICB.”
>
>
> All India Confederation of the Blind
> Braille Bhawan,
> Sector-5, Rohini,
> Delhi-110085
> Mob: 9810684208
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Re: [AI] about medical claim insurance

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dear sanjeev this is avery serious
issue I am also going to have amedical insurance in coming days from
RELI GARE they have asked me for the same next week I will be in a
position
to to tell you about my policy and premium 12/26/16, sanjeev kumar
 wrote:
> dear list members, I wanted to buy for   myself a medical insurance
> but the company refused to give me medical insurance policy saying
> they cannot give this to any vi person. I tried to contact many
> companies through policy bazaar but everyone refused to give such
> insurance to vi person though they were ready to give medical
> insurance to my family but not including me in the policy.   companies
> such as max buba, relygare, apolo munic, universal sampo etc all
> denied this policy to me. what should I do in such a situation?
>
> please throw some light on it.
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Re: [AI] pdf needed for jib exam.

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On 12/4/16, suhas J  wrote:
> Hi friends I am in need for the current jib book of macmillan
> publications. thanks/ regards suhas.
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Re: [AI] police brutality: shooting at eyes in Kashmir

[surinder raina]

thank NIRANJAN for shareing fact friends I would like to share with
you an incident one of police person was put along with bullet proof
vehicle into JEHLEM river at SANGUM due to which the brave police
person lost his life but did not open fire on the mob

On 7/18/16, Niranjanraj Urs  wrote:
> On 7/16/16, muruganandan.k  wrote:
>> an editorial from 15th July-2016 The Hindu reveals the shocking fact
>> that more than half of the civilians injured in Kashmir recently have
>> lost their eye sight since bullets were shot at their eyes. Read on:
>>
>> Learning to control crowds
>> With the death toll rising to at least 38 in the clashes in the
>> Kashmir Valley, the brutal crowd-control tactics of the police have
>> come under the spotlight. They call into question the changes in
>> standard operating procedure that were made after the violent protests
>> of 2010, when scores of people died, mostly to bullet injuries. A
>> decision had then been taken to introduce “non-lethal” pellets. But
>> ammunition can only be as “non-lethal” as the tactics employed. And it
>> is evident that the security forces have failed to exercise enough
>> restraint, given the nature of injuries sustained by many young men
>> and women. A high number of the injured have suffered pellet injuries
>> in the eyes. For instance, in one Srinagar hospital alone, the Shri
>> Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, of the 87 civilians who were brought in
>> with injuries, about 40 had sustained pellet injuries to their eyes.
>> Of these, doctors concluded that 19 persons, or almost half of those
>> with eye injuries, may never recover their eyesight. Do the
>> mathematics, and a terrifying picture presents itself. The Centre has
>> obviously, and correctly, read the situation, and rushed a team of eye
>> specialists to the Valley. But the tragically excessive loss of life,
>> limb and sight this month must force a serious rethink on how
>> policemen are equipped and trained to bring calm to the streets.
>> Pellets have been fired from 12-bore guns for riot control. These are
>> not long-distance weapons. Police around the world have been trained
>> to aim for below the knee. The idea is that the pain caused by the
>> pellets, usually made of metal and sometimes encased in rubber, acts
>> as a deterrent without maiming or causing serious life-inhibiting
>> injuries. Theoretically, it sounds viable. The reality that’s obtained
>> in Kashmir this month tells another story. It speaks to a lack of both
>> training and leadership. It is nobody’s case that it is an easy job to
>> control a violent crowd, but it is the duty of the police to do so by
>> causing as little injury as possible. They must ensure that the force
>> they use is never disproportionately excessive to the cause of action.
>> In the heat of the moment, there was a clear lack of restraint,
>> evident in the numbers injured by the spray of pellets. Even as the
>> best medical care is now sought to be provided, a more holistic
>> healing must be expeditiously administered. It has to be a political
>> exercise. This week of violence must also end with the assurance that
>> the security forces have learnt important lessons — the most important
>> among them being the adoption of more humane measures for crowd
>> control
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> The loss of eye sight is really painful and heart rending. However,
> calling it as Police brutality is faroff the mark. Please understand
> under what difficult and trying circumstances the police and other
> security personnel perform in Kashmir where they have to face a
> barrage of stone pelting by mobs from all directions.  For having a
> right picture compare what police forces do in other countries under
> similar circumstances. Let us not forget that India is a democracy and
> a comparatively humane society. If not for this, Kashmir problem would
> have been solved far far back like what China did in Tibet or in
> Zinhua(Western Province with UberMuslims).
> Yes, it is not the forum to discuss these matters. I only write these
> 

Re: [AI] police brutality: shooting at eyes in Kashmir

[surinder raina]

HELLO FRIENDS, I THINK WE SHOULD
NOT HAVE ANY SYMPATHY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ANTI NATIONAL AND ARE
BEING PAID BY PAKISTAN for stone pelleting and atacking temples ,
AMARNATH yatries ,camps of HINDU minorties,CRPF camps families of
security personals and who have forced Kashmiri pandit's to leave the
valley .presently these people are protesting against the killing of a
terrorist 7/15/16, muruganandan.k  wrote:
> an editorial from 15th July-2016 The Hindu reveals the shocking fact
> that more than half of the civilians injured in Kashmir recently have
> lost their eye sight since bullets were shot at their eyes. Read on:
>
> Learning to control crowds
> With the death toll rising to at least 38 in the clashes in the
> Kashmir Valley, the brutal crowd-control tactics of the police have
> come under the spotlight. They call into question the changes in
> standard operating procedure that were made after the violent protests
> of 2010, when scores of people died, mostly to bullet injuries. A
> decision had then been taken to introduce “non-lethal” pellets. But
> ammunition can only be as “non-lethal” as the tactics employed. And it
> is evident that the security forces have failed to exercise enough
> restraint, given the nature of injuries sustained by many young men
> and women. A high number of the injured have suffered pellet injuries
> in the eyes. For instance, in one Srinagar hospital alone, the Shri
> Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital, of the 87 civilians who were brought in
> with injuries, about 40 had sustained pellet injuries to their eyes.
> Of these, doctors concluded that 19 persons, or almost half of those
> with eye injuries, may never recover their eyesight. Do the
> mathematics, and a terrifying picture presents itself. The Centre has
> obviously, and correctly, read the situation, and rushed a team of eye
> specialists to the Valley. But the tragically excessive loss of life,
> limb and sight this month must force a serious rethink on how
> policemen are equipped and trained to bring calm to the streets.
> Pellets have been fired from 12-bore guns for riot control. These are
> not long-distance weapons. Police around the world have been trained
> to aim for below the knee. The idea is that the pain caused by the
> pellets, usually made of metal and sometimes encased in rubber, acts
> as a deterrent without maiming or causing serious life-inhibiting
> injuries. Theoretically, it sounds viable. The reality that’s obtained
> in Kashmir this month tells another story. It speaks to a lack of both
> training and leadership. It is nobody’s case that it is an easy job to
> control a violent crowd, but it is the duty of the police to do so by
> causing as little injury as possible. They must ensure that the force
> they use is never disproportionately excessive to the cause of action.
> In the heat of the moment, there was a clear lack of restraint,
> evident in the numbers injured by the spray of pellets. Even as the
> best medical care is now sought to be provided, a more holistic
> healing must be expeditiously administered. It has to be a political
> exercise. This week of violence must also end with the assurance that
> the security forces have learnt important lessons — the most important
> among them being the adoption of more humane measures for crowd
> control
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Re: [AI] about finacle access towards with useing jaws

[surinder raina]

On 6/5/16, Shalivahan Reddy <shalivahanred...@gmail.com> wrote:
> hi,
> this is shalivahan reddy and i have joined as a po in andhra bank and
> we are useing "Finacle" is our core banking serveice and i want to
> know wheather it is  access with jaws and our finacle version is
> 7.0.25 please send your responses and let me help in useing jaws .
> thanks,
> Shalivahan reddy.
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hello I am Surinder Raina and like youi am also working with bank but
till date have not got any solution to access the fenacle so if you
get any solution plz shere with me


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Re: [AI] The blind CEO who built a 50 crore company

[surinder raina]

this story was realy nice and has boosted my confidence in achiving my
goals
On Wed, Dec 23, 2015 at 2:47 PM, sushmee...@voicevision.in <
sushmee...@voicevision.in> wrote:

> Hi Aravind
>
> Can you help me with Srikanth Bolla  contact numbers.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
> Sushmeetha B. Bubna │ Founder Director
>
> Voice Vision
> 103, Synthofine Estate,’ A’- Wing, Off Aarey Road, Goregaon (E), Mumbai –
> 400 063.
> Work Phone: +91 22 4040  │  Fax: +91 22 40400123  │  Hand Phone: +91
> 9820566010
> Email:  sushmee...@voicevision.in  │  Web: www.voicevision.in
> Basudeo Bubna Memorial Trust   │  Web: www.bubna.com
> Facebook www.facebook.com/voicevisionfans
> -Original Message-
> From: AccessIndia [mailto:accessindia-boun...@accessindia.org.in] On
> Behalf Of Aravind R
> Sent: 23 December 2015 10:45
> To: AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning
> the disabled. 
> Subject: [AI] The blind CEO who built a 50 crore company
>
>
> http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achiever-the-blind-ceo-who-built-a-50-crore-company/20151222.htm?pos=1=NL20151223=REtjS/3WWwpotkJ8n9G/t3Ylc3f1/DrlxAUgzDpNJgo==0=0
>
> Srikanth Bolla (pictured below) is standing tall living by his conviction
> that if the "world looks at me and says, 'Srikanth, you can do nothing,' I
> look back at the world and say 'I can do anything'."
> Srikanth Bolla
> When he was born, neighbours in the village suggested that his parents
> smother him.
> It was better than the pain they would have to go through their lifetime,
> some said.
> He is a "useless" baby without eyes… being born blind is a sin, others
> added.
> Twenty-three years later, Srikanth Bolla is standing tall living by his
> conviction that if the "world looks at me and says, 'Srikanth, you can do
> nothing,' I look back at the world and say 'I can do anything'."
> Srikanth is the CEO of Hyderabad-based Bollant Industries, an organisation
> that employs uneducated disabled employees to manufacture eco-friendly,
> disposable consumer packaging solutions, which is worth Rs 50 crores.
> He considers himself the luckiest man alive, not because he is now a
> millionaire, but because his uneducated parents, who earned Rs 20,000 a
> year, did not heed any of the 'advice' they received and raised him with
> love and affection.
> "They are the richest people I know," says Srikanth.
> Underdog success story
> What is it about stories like Srikanth's that so inspire and fill one with
> hope?
> Could it be the multiple zeroes after a dollar sign or the belief that you
> and I can achieve similar success if we set our minds and hearts to it?
> Underdog success stories touch a raw nerve. After all, everyone faces
> adversity, they dream, and they work hard.
> It is another matter that only a few cross the threshold of limits set by
> society.
> In Srikanth's case, it is his sheer tenacity that shines through the dark
> clouds of his misfortune.
> Being born blind was just one part of the story. He was also born poor.
> And you know what that means in a society like ours.
> In school, he was pushed to the back bench and not allowed to play.
> The little village school had no way of knowing what inclusion meant.
> When he wanted to take up science after his class X, he was denied the
> option because of his disability.
> All of 18, Srikanth not only fought the system but went on to become the
> first international blind student to be admitted to the prestigious
> Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the US.
> As author Paulo Coelho says, "We warriors of light must be prepared to
> have patience in difficult times and to know the Universe is conspiring in
> our favour, even though we may not understand how."
> Today, Srikanth has four production plants, one each in Hubli
> (Karnataka) and Nizamabad (Telangana), and two in Hyderabad (Telangana).
> Another plant, which will be one hundred percent solar operated, is coming
> up in Sri City, an integrated business city in Andhra Pradesh, 55 kms from
> Chennai.
> Angel investor Ravi Mantha, who met Srikanth about two years ago, was so
> impressed with his business acumen and vision for his company that he not
> only decided to mentor him but also invested in Srikanth's company.
> "It was a small, tin-roof shack in an industrial area near Hyderabad.
> There were eight employees and three machines under the shed. I expected
> him to talk about how he wanted to make a social impact, but was surprised
> by the business clarity and technical knowhow in someone so young," Ravi
> says.
> They are raising $2-million (around Rs 13 crores) in funding and have
> already raised Rs 9 crores.
> According to Ravi, his personal goal is to "take the company to IPO."
> A vision to build a sustainable company with a workforce comprising 70
> percent people with disability is no mean task.
> "Srikanth's vision is inbuilt in the company. It is not just a lip service
> to CSR," adds