Preetam Singh Zinta

Preetam Singh Zinta is daughter of Durganand Zinta and Nilprabha Zinta. Durgananda Zinta had three children. They are Preetam Singh Zinta, Deepankar Zinta and Manish Zinta. Deepankar Zinta is the eldest son of Durganand Zinta.


Durganand Zinta was a military officer. He died in a car accident when Preetam Singh Zinta was hardly thirteen years old. Her mother Nilprabha Zinta also suffered injuries in the accident in which Durganand Zinta died. Nilprabha Zinta remained bed-ridden because of that accident.

Preetam Singh Zinta was born in Shimla. She was born on January 31, 1974. She studied in Convent of Jesus and Mary School, Shimla. She completed her degree in criminal psychology from St. Bedes College, Shimla.


If any one is guessing that who she is then a guess can be made from the surname ‘Zinta’. She is the famous Indian actress from Mumbai, Preity Zinta.

The rest of the information can be gathered from Wikipedia from where the above detail is borrowed.

I have been receiving a large number of hits on my other blog where I have mentioned her name in reference to movies on women as a source of information and study material for Gender Studies. Most of the hits are being directed from Search Engines wherein the query is usually put as 'history of Preity Zinta'. Why is it so? Is there some research going on this personality? Is there any special news coming on her? She seems to be a major 'search query' on the Search Engines for some days.

Blog Ban Revisits

It is nearly 3.30 pm in India. I am trying to access blogger blogs. I am not able to access them.

It seems that the incidence of July 14, 2006 is being repeated. If the other bloggers are also encountering the same problem in India, then kindly raise your voice again. It seems that the people who matter, have not learnt the right lessons.

Hrishikesh Mukherjee is Dead

The Film director Hrishikesh Mukherjee is no more.

The 60s and 70s born people remember him for Abhiman, Anand, Golmaal, Anuradha, Chupke Chupke and Khubsoort.

Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore and Rekha had been given new dimensions under his direction.

Rajesh Khanna, Dharmendra and Amitabh Bachchan had been redefined in his film.

For PTI News:

Check on Sify

and The Tribune.

Wasim Raja

The Pakistan Crickter, Wasim Raja has passed away in London on Wednesday, August 23, 2006 in London due to heart attack while playing a club match.

Source: All Things Pakistan

News Media:
BBC
The Hindu

Amitabh Again in Soup

A company Telefun, running a FM radio in Pakistan has placed some advertisement billboards in Karachi wishing the coming independence day to the people of Pakistan. The face of Amitabh is shown on the billboards telling that he will be there from August 14. It seems that it is going to trouble Amitabh again in India.

Checking the following postings: Metroblog Karachi.

It is interesting to read the comments of the Pakistan Nationals on that posting. The comments may suggest the type of trouble which Amitabh would face in India.

But it may also sound bad for blogging in India. They may again think of blocking some blogs and in the process again block the whole domain.

The second important posting, which is bit balanced, is at All Things Pakistan.


I am having a hunch, what may happen, it will prove bad for Amitabh Bachchan. I really do not know that how the people in the Indian government would react to it.

It also brings forth the issue that whether the company Telefun has the right to use the picture of Amitabh on their billboards. If it is proved that Amitabh has been paid for allowing his picture to be used there, then it will not be good for him. The fundamentalists in Mumbai would also react sharply.

In every case, it may turn out be another firework on cyber space as well in print and electronic Media.

Probably a Scoop

For nearly a year and half, an advertisement appears regularly on the front page of daily newspapers in Punjab. The advertisement is in form of a long gray strip spanned over four columns of the newspapers at the lower end of the front page. Every advertisement carries a slogan type message. The messages are all eulogizing of the achievements of the Punjab government. Each strip carries a picture of the Chief Minister Maharaja (Cpt.) Amrinder Singh.


On each advertisement mentioned above, a small number is given as Advt. No. XXX. Today, Advt. No. 570 has appeared. It is published in The Tribune. However it has not appeared in the Hindustan Times. I do not know whether the similar advertisements are also appearing on the front page of vernacular dailies or not. But today it is not there on the Hindustan Times.


What may be the cause? Even in the Ludhiana Pull out of the Tribune there are two reports about the political activities of the two of the leading parties of Punjab namely the Congress and Akali Dal. The reports are about the political activities carried out by the political parties for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Punjab (They are due by February 2007). The theme of both the reports convey the message that the Congress is consolidating its hold on the voters whereas the Akalis are suffering from internal squabbles.


In case of the Hindustan Times, somewhat different reports are given wherein Akalis are mainly reported to be gearing up well for the forthcoming elections.


What can be the cause? Has the Hindustan Times lost the contract to publish the daily dose of Advertisements? Or May be, they have not been able to publish that.


Any Idea?!

Unconfirmed Story by HT Ludhiana Live

In May 17, 2006 edition of HT Ludhiana Live, a report by HT Live Correspondent Ludhiana, dated May 16, 2006, A “PAU Student” was reported to have cleared the Civil Services Examination 2005. The said candidate was highly praised by a faculty member of Department of Food Science and Technology and also by the Dean, Postgraduate Studies. It is reported that the candidate had stood at 372 rank in the list of the declared selected candidates. (Note: HT does not have online issue of its HT Live Editions.)

As per the result declared by UPSC, which is also available at the site www.upsc.gov.in and on the web site of Ministry of Personnel at http://persmin.nic.in/csresult1.html, the name as reported by Hindustan Times Live Ludhiana does not appear in the list. Further, the person who stands at 372 in ranking is MYINTHUNGO TUNGOE Roll no: 033202. In addition to that, the reported name does not appear in the list of the successful candidates who had passed the written CS 2005. It is reported on Ministry of Personnel Affairs that 1174 candidates had cleared the written test and asked to attend the medical examination and the list along with their home addresses as well their roll nos. is available at http://persmin.nic.in/csresult1.html. The name does not appear even in that list.

I have sent an email to the HT through its site and also an email at ludhreportersdesk@hindustantimes.com. As I know one of the HT reporters, I have brought this information to their knowledge also. They had sought the information about the web sites from where I have gathered the information. I had provided all the links. I have also placed a copy of the result collected from the site of UPSC at my blog www.civilservices-prelims.blogspot.com at Final Result of IAS 2005 Declared in May 2006.

Such reports damages the reputation of all such organizations whose names appear in the list. Last year, an imposter had projected himself as a selected IAS in the list of CS 2004. He fooled the administration as well as many other reputed people. He even played with the emotions of a family when he managed to establish a marriage alliance.

However, there is no clarification by the Hindustan Times group till this day. They should counter check and verify the veracity of the report. If my judgement is wrong, or if my collection of information is faulty, I must also learn. But they should respond.