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Economic Empowerment of the Small and Medium Bovine Farmer by the Establishment of Milk Co-operatives in Kosovo
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 16/02/2007 | Business Opportunities
It is an accepted fact that the milk industry in Kosovo is still very nascent and requires concerted attempts to organize this untapped resource so that it culminates in the economic empowerment of the small and medium animal owner. The glaring evidence of this is seen when one goes to any of the shops in Kosovo . Tetra-packed milk imported from Slovenija, Croatia, Serbia, Macedonia etc adorn the shelves of the retailers. Taking into account the conducive climatic conditions and presence of appropriate bovine breeds present in Kosovo there is no reason as to why this country should not become a major player in the regional milk industry. Kosovo has the inherent capability of not only catering to the local consumers of milk but also can export its products. Most of the farmers have one or two cows and some have up to four cows. These small farmers use the milk obtained for their own domestic purposes and sell the remaining part to the consumers living in the near vicinity in bottles. The very fact that these cow owners have absolutely no infrastructure leads to a situation where the sale of milk is erratic and he is not always sure that all the milk produced would be sold at appropriate rates. Cases of distress sales at way below the market price are known to have occurred primarily due to the fact that the farmer does not have , nor can he afford , centralized storage and processing facilities. Thus for the cow owning farmer, the cow is only a means to supplement his income and is not the mainstay of his earning. The scenario described above leads to economic weakness. Due to the fact that the farmer does not get the right price for his product and that his milk does not have long shelf-life, he remains economically weak and has to subsist on other means to feed his family and fend for himself.

Treatise on a Vibrant Veterinary Cover for Kosovo
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 16/02/2007 | Strategic Planning
The animal husbandry in Kosovo is predominantly dominated by the small farmer with limited land ownership coupled with resource crunch. Thus it is logical that in order to derive optimal output in this environment a grassroots policy has to be developed that encompasses the establishment of a sustainable animal health care setup, that does not necessarily aim at high technology endeavours to treat morbidity and mortality in livestock as a large scale fire fighting operation , but concentrates more on disease prevention, surveillance and adoption of astute animal management practices at the farmer level. It is obvious, taking into account the present situation in Kosovo, for the time being at least, there is no concrete argument on which we can base our operations on economically sapping operations, that mainly rely on high technology, when there is a paucity of resources.

House, Home ,hearth by Dr Sudhakar Natarajan , Deputy Commandant
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 16/02/2007 | News and Society
Four decades is a long time. It could be a lifetime for most. When anything or any place is associated with an individual for such a long time, it tends to impregnate into the very psyche of that person and becomes an inseparable component of the core of that individual’s psyche. A home is not a mere physical entity made of brick and cement, where a family stays, but is the part and parcel of the essence of their lives. The magnitude of its importance intensifies and increases in geometric proportion as the years go by. Forty years of stay in a house is enough to state that it becomes a life force. The house attains a personality of it’s own and becomes an individual in it’s own right. The house becomes a home and finally becomes a living and breathing creature. It becomes intertwined with the psychological fabric of the family. Having to move out of your house out of your free will is a different matter. Being forced to sell it, due to factors not in ones control is all the more agonizing. It literally tears the spirit of the family asunder. It is highly traumatic and assaults all the senses of the humans that had inhabited that house. Selling it for half the market price is sad. Witnessing a new family taking over your home is one of the greatest distresses that anybody can experience.

Do Serbians Have a Future in a Multiethnic Kosovo
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 16/02/2007 | News and Society
My dear Peacekeepers of Kosovo. I sincerely hope that all of you are doing your bit to mitigate the exodus of serbians from Kosovo. During my time as a UNMIK officer there were small Serbian pockets that exixted in Kosovo. Even then there was a steady exodus of Serbians from Kosovo. I observed that the conditions were not conducive enough for them as to live with dignity. One of the most painful experience was when my Serbian house owner ,in whose house I was staying, was forced to sell his house in Kosovo Polje, for peanuts. He broke the news to me with tears in his eyes. He was Micky.His wife's name was Dragidza.He had two teen age sons and a daughter. It was indeed very traumatic. They had been staying in the house for decades. I feel that the UNMIK could have done more.

K-9 Training in Indo Tibetan Border Police, Border Security Force and Central Reserve Police Force
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
This book explains policies, procedures, and responsibilities for the direction, management, and control of the Police and Paramilitary K9 Squad that includes ITBP,BSF,CRPF,CSF and civil Police organizations. This treatise provides extensive guidance, standards, and information regarding training and utilization of K9 teams, controlled substances and explosive training aids, veterinary care, kennel facilities, dog equipments and points to be kept in mind while conducting inspection . It provides the commander with the information needed to maintain a proficient and operationally effective Police/CPMF working dog squad.

Itbp Wins Over Kashmiris
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Causes and Organizations
Op Ashwa was launched in the C.I grid on 15 July 2002 at Baltal during the Amarnath Yatra. This op was an unprecedented unique attempt to establish a full fledged Veterinary Hospital at the Amarnath Base camp ,at 9000 feet above sea level, for alleviating the pain and suffering of 4000 civil ponies and mules, belonging to the economically depressed sections of the Kashmiri society, that were being utilised for carrying yatris and loads to the Holy cave , a to and fro distance of around 28 Km , through arduous and gruelling terrain.

Senior Citizen Dog
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
The sands of time. Old age. Your dog has finally graduated to being a senior citizen. The reality must have finally dawned on you that his mental and physical capabilities are not the same as it used to be. Your ‘top-dog’ is now an ‘old-dog’. S/he has slowed down. Does it mean that the man-dog bond should become the victim to the ravages of time? No! He has seen your children grow. S/he has been a constant companion and a guardian angel to your children. Your dog has shared all the trials and tribulations of life with you. He may have come to you with all knowing brooding eyes and given you a morale boosting lick, when you were down in the dumps. He may have laid his head on your feet and shared your grief. He may have enhanced your happiness by jumping with joy, during your better days. For the better or worse, during pains or gains, he has been an unwavering friend. Your dog is the

Dog Psychiatry, Seperation Anxiety
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
As soon as you put on your shoes to go for a party or shopping, does your dog show episodes of intensive barking, vocalization, uncontrolled defecation and urination or bouts of destructive behaviour with intense hyperactivity? If this happens time and again then it is a fair guess that your dog could be suffering from separation anxiety. Separation anxiety is one of the most pathetic and tragic behavioural disorders that has been seldom appreciated and due to this debilitating malady many owners have been forced to abandon heir dogs in shelters or send them to trainers who could invariably use harsh methods to correct this behaviour with extremely poor results, so ultimately the sad story ends, as unual, in the euthanasia of that beautiful dog , who may have shared the trials and tribulations of life with you. Would you put that dog, a member of your family to sleep?

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Russia on the Rise?
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Water From Air...More Precious Than Oil!
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A Butterfly Prophecy From a Prophet of Doom
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Tips on Buying Celtic Jewelry
By: Scott Wilhelmy | 16/10/2008
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Claddagh Ring - Simple or Complicated
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Why an Online Store is Good for the Environment
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Itanagar Exotica
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 21/11/2007 | Travel
All the staid personalities are advised to visit Itanagar between Oct to April, when the weather remains pleasant but for those who like to take life as it comes, this historic capital city is best visited during the peak of the rainy season when the expression raining cats-and-dogs, takes an entirely new dimension. Come to Itanagar during the rains and enjoy the pitter-patter of the musical drops on sloping corrugated roofs. If you are an insomniac, then Itanagar during the rains is preferable to sedatives. The monotonous drumming of the rain would make you sleep like a baby. Throw away all your anxiolytics, sedatives and tranquilisers, come to Itanagar, detoxify your system and wallow in deep undisturbed slumber. Dozing off to a seamless and dreamless slumber at mid-noon to the beat

Lucky Arunachal
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 09/11/2007 | Travel
While the entire cow-belt of India is roasted under the unforgiving sun and the mercury soars to nearly half the boiling point of water, Delhi being 45 degrees centigrade, Arunachal is blessed with soothing rain that has kept the temperatures at levels that the rest of India hopes to achieve in their rooms after paying their air-conditioning bills through their noses.

Paranormal Phenomenon and Mystical Occurances in Itbp
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 09/11/2007 | Religion
Soldier who has been dead for more than two decades, alerts ITBP sentry at Hot Springs in Ladakh Sector? Avoiding visiting Changla Baba during journey to Forward Posts in Ladakh leads to mechanical problems in your vehicle and unforeseen delays? Seeing Ohm Parbat at dawn on Vaikunt Ekadashi brings luck in the Kumaon Sector? See four black neck cranes in Dungti and your promotion is just around the corner? If you don’t visit Kali Temple in Leh then you will be posted to Ladakh for the second tenure? Always blow the horn of your vehicle while passing a war memorial so that unforeseen problems during transit are nullified? Salute when you approach ‘Captain Mor’ on way to Karu for an uneventful passage?

Abysmal Rotten Roads – a Hidden Blessing
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 07/10/2007 | Free
Next time you bump along the strategically placed pot holes on the abysmal roads at a snail’s pace, don’t curse your fate. Our lives will be much easier if we accept the situation, that is beyond the common man’s control, and take the bad roads in our stride. When I was posted here in Feb 2007, I used to fret and fume over the road conditions. My personal new car has taken a good battering due to the bad roads. As the days passed by, I became immune and got used to the bone jangling bumps and my poor car got a new gear shaft , after it broke on these so called black-top metalled roads. If you can’t change it then accept it. Bad roads also have a silver lining. Bad roads have numerous benefits and are a blessing, if this chronic malady is viewed optimistically

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By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 18/05/2007 | Exotic Locations
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Itanagar- the Pride of North-east
By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 26/03/2007 | Exotic Locations
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By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 25/03/2007 | Causes and Organizations
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By: SUDHAKAR NATARAJAN | 19/03/2007 | Pets
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