Tribute to ACP Ashok Kamte

My Tribute to ACP Ashok Kamte who lost his life in Mumbai fight against terrorist on Wednesday. The tall Ashok Kamte was a bundle of opposites His fit, muscular build and trademark beret — rather than a senior police officer’s khaki cap — gave him the look of an army commando. And sure enough, he too had taken part in many encounters, earning a reputation for daring.

 

Yet, what he stood out for was his coolness of mind and this led him to be trained as a negotiator. And it was this skill, always in demand in a hostage situation that explained his presence with Karkare and Salaskar before the Cama and Albless Hospital last night.

ACP Ashok Kamte had earlier served as the commissioner of Solapur. Kamte was always known to be in the thick of action. Kamte had followed his father Marutrao, an inspector-general of police, into the force. He did the family name proud as deputy commissioner of Solapur, when he became a hero among residents. “A cop that turned Solapur from a wrong city to the right one. The person who every responsible Solapurkar liked and loved,” writes one of the 400-odd fans on his Orkut profile.

I salute ACP Ashok Kamte and pray to GOD to give him Peace.

Tribute to Encounter Specialist Vijay Salaskar

My tribute to Encounter Specialist Bravo Mr. Vijay Salaskar.Vijay Salaskar was killed in Mumbai terrorist attacks on November 27th at Metro Cinema. I like to write a note on Mr.Vijay Salaskar and want to give my tribute to him for his brave and excellent life he live for our country.

With Tuesday’s encounter, the number of criminals shot dead by inspector Vijay Salaskar touched 78. Salaskar, who was reportedly sidelined for the last two years for unearthing the gutka-underworld nexus, was recently attached to the crime branch, where he currently heads the anti-extortion cell. An officer of the 1983 batch, Salaskar in his 24 years of service has eliminated many criminals. Amar Naik, Jaggu Shetty, Sadhu Shetty, Kundan Singh Rawat, Zahoor Makhanda are some of the gangsters who have fallen to Salaskar’s bullets. I am Proud on this Brave Officer. I pray to GOD to give him peace in heaven.

ATS chief Hemant Karkare dies a hero’s death

My Tribute to ATS Chief Hemant Karkare. He wore a helmet, talked on his cellphone and finally put on a bullet-proof jacket before he met his deathly fate in the country’s biggest terror seize.

Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief Hemant Karkare, who was probing the Malegaon blasts case, suffered three bullet injuries in his chest as he was leading the offensive against the terrorists in one of the places the ultras had holed out early on Thursday morning.The last television visuals of the 54-year-old officer showed him in a light blue shirt and dark trousers surrounded by uniformed policemen armed with firearms and walkie-talkies.

 

Karkare, a 1982 batch IPS officer, became the head of ATS in January this year following his return to the state cadre after serving seven years in Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) in Austria. One of the brightest officers, Karkare had solved the serial bomb blasts in Thane, Vashi and Panvel and was also credited for the stunning revelations in the investigation of the September 29 blast in Malegaon. He is known for his discipline and fair investigation.

 

During the Malegaon investigation, Karkare had told his officers not to create false evidence, saying, “We should do our job and it is for the court to decide.” Incidentally, the Pune ATS on November 26 reportedly received phone calls threatening to blow up the residence of Karkare “within a couple of days”.

 

In his last interview to a television channel on Wednesday, he referred to getting the custody of Malegaon blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, and said “police custody would have helped investigations to proceed faster but still we will see how best to deal with it in a legal way”.

I am Proud on this  Brave Officer. I pray to GOD to give him peace in heaven.

Principals discuss ways to ignite young minds

More than 800 delegates have gathered from all parts of the country in the city to discuss strategies that need to be incorporated in schools to Ignite Young Minds’ 

Participating in the 51st All Principal’s Conference of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) Board since November 26, these principals, observers and visitors enriched their learning through deliberations and paper presentations. The three-day long annual gathering has been convened by Seventh Day Adventist Higher Secondary School, Ahmedabad.

Day 1 was a delight for all participants as former president APJ Abdul Kalam explained to them the role of teachers in igniting minds. On second day, Education Initiatives director Sudhir Ghodke enlightened the elite gathering with his talk on continuous school improvement’. He outlined five factors that play a significant role in enterprising education. These included Hungry for change’, Being innovative beyond child’s imagination, Globally connected’, Disruptive by nature’ and Genuine and not generous’.

Talking to TOI, council’s chairman Neil O’Brien said, “It is an opportunity for principals to clear their doubts about rules and regulations of the board. They covered a huge gamut of questions, including those on subject combination, marking, time-table among others.” Recalling 50-year-long journey of the council, he said, “We have come a long way, but lot remains to be done.” Talking about his future programmes, he said, “We soon plan to start management training programme for teachers in association with IIM (Kolkata).”