Horoscope

When I met you

When I first met you,
My old thoughts became new.
It all appeared like a dream,
Making my life smooth as cream
I wonder on God's creativity,
Who created you with such simplicity.
You are like a beautiful flower,
Evergreen as monsoon's first shower
I know that I am beautiful like you,
But I have got my talent too.
Talk to me once,
Give me a chance.
I hope you will understand me,
Remember your friendship is my
Success key

Aradhana Gupta 'Anand'

A widowed dove.....I

As ever, the winter sweeps across the grave.
And shivers a woman perched by its side.
Though the grass-strewn yard glories in its inhabitant
Who once shone to the last....
Will it ever make amends for her sullen life?
She meditates the merry reasons he gave to hope.
When times wearied them to gild their funeral days.
As of now she's steeped in the realms of solitude.
In desertion she hopes to seek solace.
As ever, she stoops towards his long home.
And wrenches her eyes away from her long lost love.
Though her grief is dwarfed by those of the rest.
Will the truth ever make amends for a widowed dove?
-

Quleen Kaur Bijral

If you want to

If you want to live,
Live for truth.
If you want to love,
Love your motherland.
If you want to gain,
Gain knowledge.
If you want to kill,
Kill your anger.
If you want to help,
Help the helpless and the poor.
If you want to serve,
Serve humanity.
If you want to die,
Die a heroic death.
—

Ritesh Roop Raina
Purkoo Camp

Best out of worst

Try to take support of straw when drowning
It may act as boat or rope to save
There is always ray of hope in worst
Your faith will take out of any worst
Dark cloudy nights has lightning to guide
A person lodged in jail can stay better
By looking at stars at night; and Sunrays at day
A fly can guide in completely dark worst nights
A mould become a shelter for soldier when fighting goes worst
There is hidden ray of hope when situation turns worst
Reaching Moon a dream could be managed by third eye
Worst situation in life can turn to best.
Person with no limbs can go on top of mountain.
Lady with amputated legs can perform dance before crowed.
Every problem has solution for best.
Muster courage to turn worst to best
Worst situation a challenge to make one a star.
Best proposition can change the worst to best.
Help of the third eye is required for change.
Some of the best poetry about nature was written by Milton
He was blind from birth.
Some of the best music was composed by Veethonon
He was deaf
It is up to us how to turn scar to star

- S. P. Gandotra

Anything for You

I closed my eyes just now,
In a hope to see you.....
I blew a kiss to the moon,
In a belief that it reaches you!
I wrote a poem, with love,
In a fantasy, craving for you....
I hugged my pillow this instant,
In a want, that it be you!
I touched a rose with the dew,
In a need to be near you.....
I smiled to the blowing wind,
In a thought that it glads you!
I promise, would do anything,
In this life, to please you.....
I promise, would do anything,
Just to show, I love you!
—

Reesun,
Kathua

Dear contestants, before proceeding further here is our message. Write a paragraph not more than one hundred words on the topic “Team India’s performance in the recently concluded Test series”. Send your answers to Quiz No 628 at our below given address
QUESTIONS FOR THE WEEK:
1.Who was adjudged man of the series in the recently concluded Test series between India and Australia?
2.Which Australian cricketer has recently announced his retirement from international cricket?
3.How many runs Ricky Ponting scored in first innings against India in fourth cricket Test match?
4.What is the national game of Pakistan?
5.The term “Gully” is associated with which game?
6.Football legend Diego Maradona belongs to which country?
7.By what margin Pakistan defeated Zimbabwe in ODI series?
8.Name the coach of Pakistan cricket team?
Answers to Quiz No 627
1.72 runs
2.Irfan Pathan
3.Pakistan Cricket Board
4 Bull Fighting
5.Volleyball
6.England
7.87 runs
8.Tim Nielson
Do You Know?
1. Fred Titums was nicknamed “Titlemouse”.
2. Legendary cricketer W G Grace of England was a doctor by profession.
3. Margaret Court and Ken Fletcher was the first pair to win the Grand Slam in mixed doubles.
4. Don Maskell was nicknamed as “The Voice of Tennis”.
5. Marco Van Basten of Holland was the world footballer of the year in 1988.
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YOGESHWAR SHARMA, JAMMU
Q: No students, but teachers, and no teacher but students, is the present scenario of education in Government run schools in urban and rural areas respectively. Does this show our progress in Education sector?
A: Gone are the days when the profession of teaching used to be considered as very sacred the teachers used to be worshipped by students with reverence. Now-a-days no teacher from the urban area wants to impart education in rural and far flung areas, as a result only needy persons in the profession go to rural areas, while others manage their attachments in school, now under the garb of “re-deployment” as attachments stand banned by the Government. Again in urban area Government schools there are very few students, that to from the have-not strata of life, otherwise all want that their wards must attain education in Public Schools. In nut shell in is not progress but degradation of standard of education.
SUNIL PANDIT, NAGROTA
Q: What is the reason behind killing of Pakistan People’s Party chief Benazir Bhutto?
A: The reason behind her killing would come to the fore only after the investigations in the case were completed, but for one thing I am sure that, there are certain anti-people elements in Pakistan who don’t want Pakistan to prosper and keep good relations with India. I am sure that one day or the other the reason behind the killing of Benazir Bhutto would become public.
PAARAS KOTWAL, DODA
Q: None is good or bad but circumstances make him so. Please comment?
A: It is said that a person is know by the company he keeps. Surely so if a person is brought in up a bad company, he is likely to become a bad man with the passage of time, while another brought up in a good company could become a Nobel prize winner. Hence circumstances are the key for a person to become good or bad.
PRERNA KOTWAL, BHADERWAH
Q: Why women like red colour?
A: Being a man, how should I know as to why the females like red colour, but going by the properties of red colour, I can surely say that red colour is attractive and catches the very sight of the eye and it is beautiful and becomes more attractive when dress of the said colour is attired by a female especially at a young age.
SANAA REHMAN, DODA
Q: Should students take part in politics?
A: The foremost duty of a student is to accomplish and complete his studies, but at the same time a students must be abreast with the happenings in the society as also at political fronts. In that case if a students starts taking part in politics at college or university level, there is no harm but his or her participation must not hamper his or her studies. This is so because the leaders are not trained in any institution but get groomed from amongst the society.
GAZI SYED BUKHARI, GOOL
Q: I feel very much delighted while teaching a class as a teacher in private school and never have drawn any distinction between Government or private teacher. Endorse your view?
A: It sounds nice that you are a teacher to the core of your heart, that is why you enjoy your profession, but at the same time would like to give a piece of advice to Government teachers to emulate something from your attitude, as Government teachers are lavishly paid but rarely prove worth their salt.
FAIZAN A TRAMBOO, DODA
Q: Why does the flame always rise upwards?
A: That is so because flame is caused due to burning of oxygen present in the air and since Oxygen gas is lighter than air the flame rises upwards.
AKHLAQ H NAJAR, JAMMU
Q: Is it not corruption, that drivers are seen ridiculing the traffic policemen posted on duty on the roads, and the force and strength of pre-paid Hafta, rather than the cops checking the violators of traffic rules?
A: It is generally said that, “Money makes the mare go”. Traffic police personnel are paid by Government handsome amount of money as salary, but the personnel posted on duty allow various violations by transport operators including over-loading to see their pocket swelling with every passing day. The things don’t end here. They are required to attend a special meeting by their head in the first week of each month, where money wrapped in envelops is offered to the head of the Department, as their share from the booty looted from the transporters as “Hafta”. The main question arises as to who will bell the cat?
RAJESH MANHAS, KASTIGARH
Q: Why most of the students from India prefer to go to other countries of the world to attain specialized training, when there are many good institutions in our country for higher education?
A: It is something like, “Where Papa can pay; Baba can play”. Not so meritorious students by the dint of the money power of their parents manage admissions in foreign countries, while the meritorious students of the country prefer to study very much in India, because they know that Indians are not less than any other country and so are the higher educational institutions here. Those who attain higher education after spending huge sums of money bring a FOREIGN TAG with them, but they fail to understand that for specialized treatment the foreigners prefer India for better treatment at a very low cost.
ROHINI K GUPTA, REHARI
Q: While hating sin, we must be gentle to the sinner. Comment?
A: Lord Jesus Christ had said for the sinners, “Father forgive them, they know not what they are doing”. Rightly so, we must abstain from sins, but at the same time, must not hate the sinners, because they commit the same without knowing their repercussions or for that matter, the after math of the sin.
VIJAY PANDIT, NAGROTA
Q: How will you differentiate an Indian Soldier and an American soldier. Who between the two can fight without eating anything for four to five days?
A: The Indian soldiers have proven their worth at many a time that they could fight without food in the battle field and history is replete with various examples, but no record has been found about American soldiers fighting without taking anything. That is why India is great.
RAMA GUPTA, BISHNAH
Q: In the present era, people holding important positions developed inconsiderate tendency towards their conscience. They pretend that every thing is right. Don’t they have any idea of the law of action and reaction?
A: It is a tragedy with Indian people that once a person, amongst themselves reaches a high position, he starts thinking himself may be above God and considers others as sons of lesser gods. But one thing what they forget is that law of the land is supreme and none is above law.
DEEPAK KAUL, VIA E-MAIL
Q: Will it be fair that everyone defines ‘moral character, honesty and obligations’ for himself to be a good citizen?
A: I share your concern and say with full throat that every God fearing living being, may be rich or poor, is a good citizen. And for that he needs not a certificate from any authority, because the person holding the authority, may himself, not competent enough to be called as a good citizen.

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QUESTION FOR YOU: The sword of Tipu Sultan was bought for Rs 1.5 crore at an auction in September 2003 by Vijay Mallya. Through draw of lot, the prize for the week has gone to Mr Mohan Sarangal, Assistant Security Officer, I.I.I.M., Canal Road Jammu. Congratulations Mr Sarangal for winning the prize.
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1. To all from Deepak Singh: ‘‘ Vitality shows on not only the ability to persist but ability to start over’’.
2. From R K Raina to all: ‘‘ The secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes ’’.
3. To all from Asha Raina: ‘‘ Coins always make sound, but the currency notes are always silent. So when your value increase keep yourself calm and silent ’’.
4. From Gulshan Gupta to all: ‘‘ Smile is the shortest distance between two people”.
5. To all from Rahul Sharma: ‘‘ In relationships we learn as we go and aspire naturally towards a certain perfection”.
6. From Kewal Krishan Gupta to all: ‘‘No man is rich whose expenditure exceed his means and one is poor whose incoming exceed the outgoings’’.
7. To all from Ritvik Gupta: ‘‘ Life is like riding a bycycle,to keep your balance you must keep moving ’’.
8. From Arun K Gupta to all: ‘‘ Wealth cannot be gathered without sins and it accompanies you not after death”.
9. To all from K K Gupta: ‘‘ Character is like a fire fly and reputation is like its shadow”.
10. From Rahul Bhat to all: ‘‘ There are no limits to how great you can be or how high you may soar unless and until you don’t impose them”.
11. From Udhay Pal Singh to all: ‘‘ We alone have the responsibility to shape our lives. When we understand this, we know nothing, and no one, can deny our greatness”.
12. To all from Dr Poonam Gupta: “To be a champion you have to believe in yourself, if you don’t believe in what you are doing, you aren’t going to make it ’’.
13. From Usha Rani to all: ‘‘ A negative judgement gives you more satisfaction than praise, as it provide the smacks of jealousy”.
BEST MESSAGE
The award of rupees 100 for this week’s best message has gone to RAJIV GUPTA, R/O PLOT NO 159, REHARI COLONY, JAMMU for message to all: ‘‘ life is joyful for those who work hard, strive hard and are loyal to their elders’’. Congrats.You have to collect the prize money from the EXCELSIOR office within week’s time.

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