Friday, September 21, 2012
Kardashian Sisters
I am sick of news items and photos relating to Kardashian sisters....May be they are popular in USA, but why do Indian newspapers keep talking and writing about them!
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Kejriwal, who?
He thought he had become 'Anna Kejriwal'. Now but he has beeen shown his place and told that he is only 'Arvind Kejrival'...........
"Frankly, My Dear, I dont give a damn!"
Happiness- Mexican Style
The news is dated but retains its spicyness nonetheless.
"For 'happiness and better quality of life' Mayor of Mexico city planned to give out free erectile dysfunction pills to men over 70..... 100000 were eligible for the programme which was to have cost more than $4 million."
Did these gentlemen ultimately find happiness?.....................
Dont ask me!................................................
(Source: Time December 1, 2008)
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Third degree methods are only for the poor.....
I remember one of my Law Professors used to say rather contemptuously: "In India it is anticipatory bail for the rich and anticipatory jail for the poor"....we used to laugh at the smart formulation not realising what horrors lay behind it....
We often come across allegations of police torturing suspects....have you ever noticed that those are all poor people...have you ever come across even a single instance of a rich person having been subjected to third degree methods while in police custody?
Friday, September 14, 2012
“Teachers to keep vigil at school gates” (news)
"To check eve teasing, teachers and headmasters will have to keep vigil at school gates. Also, girl students will be allowed to leave 15 minutes before boys......"
(http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-25/india/33384793_1_punjab-teachers-school-heads-female-students)..................................................................What a shame! ................................................The parents of boys are obviously not inculcating the right values in their boys.....
News from Britain....
No, No, No....
It is not about Kate Middletons's topless photo published in a French magazine.
It is about her hubby Prince Williams. The marriage seems to have done him good and the bald patch on his head has disappeared....or is it a case of royal hair transplant?
Dont ask me!
Bravo Ms PV Sindhu!
Young Indian shuttler P V Sindhu defeats the Chinese London Olympic God Medalist. Bravo young lady. We are proud of you.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
'Coal blocks allocation, the CAG, an ex-CAG and an ex-CEC' - by K.J.S.Chatrath
In the constant two way, multi-channel mud-slinging that is going on concerning the "coal blocks allocation" issue, some one has now alleged that the present CAG has a soft corner for BJP- like one of his predecessors- Shri TN Chaturvedi. Politics is something that I dont understand so I wont get into it.
But the name of Shri TN Chaturvedi takes me back a full 45 years. It was in 1967 that I was under training at the LBSNAA, Mussoorie and my hero, late Shri MG Pimputkar, ICS, was the Director and Shri Chaturvedi, the Jt, Director. The two officers were radically different from each other.
Though I tried to imbibe and follow every word of what Shri Pimputkar said, I also developed a liking of sorts for the soft spoken demeanour of Shri Chaturvedi. Besides I thought that he and I were in the same grade while articulating verbally.
Years and decades passed. I retired as an unsuccessfull officer. Shri Chaturvedi rose from one level to another and my liking for Shri Chaturvedi turned into admiration.
Till one day I saw his photo in an English daily, standing in a rally, in khakhi shorts, next to Shri LK Advani, and doing the RSS salute! And I remember that it was after he had completed his tenure as the CAG.
And a some what similar case is that of Shri M.S.Gill, who retired as the Chief Election Commissioner to join the Congress Party and became a Minister!
Yes, yes, but what is wrong in it, one might demand to know?.
My own view is that after retirement IAS officers should NOT be offered, nor should they accept any assignment.
I dont buy the canard spread by some, including by some of our own tribe, that such experienced officers are an asset to the country and their services must be utilized for the good of the country.
In fact these hyper active, vastly experienced officers should think of joining Vanaprastha Ashram, if not Sanyasa Ashram!
Younger set of officers in the IAS are brilliant and must get responsible positions... ...
But the name of Shri TN Chaturvedi takes me back a full 45 years. It was in 1967 that I was under training at the LBSNAA, Mussoorie and my hero, late Shri MG Pimputkar, ICS, was the Director and Shri Chaturvedi, the Jt, Director. The two officers were radically different from each other.
Though I tried to imbibe and follow every word of what Shri Pimputkar said, I also developed a liking of sorts for the soft spoken demeanour of Shri Chaturvedi. Besides I thought that he and I were in the same grade while articulating verbally.
Years and decades passed. I retired as an unsuccessfull officer. Shri Chaturvedi rose from one level to another and my liking for Shri Chaturvedi turned into admiration.
Till one day I saw his photo in an English daily, standing in a rally, in khakhi shorts, next to Shri LK Advani, and doing the RSS salute! And I remember that it was after he had completed his tenure as the CAG.
And a some what similar case is that of Shri M.S.Gill, who retired as the Chief Election Commissioner to join the Congress Party and became a Minister!
Yes, yes, but what is wrong in it, one might demand to know?.
My own view is that after retirement IAS officers should NOT be offered, nor should they accept any assignment.
I dont buy the canard spread by some, including by some of our own tribe, that such experienced officers are an asset to the country and their services must be utilized for the good of the country.
In fact these hyper active, vastly experienced officers should think of joining Vanaprastha Ashram, if not Sanyasa Ashram!
Younger set of officers in the IAS are brilliant and must get responsible positions... ...
"Metro trains (in Chandigarh) will be gradually increased to 52 in 2041"-news
Charchay wohi rahengay, afsos hum na hongay.....
Monday, September 10, 2012
Kurien was the maker of modern Gujarat
"Kurien was the maker of modern Gujarat: Ela Bhatt" (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Kurien-was-the-maker-of-modern-Gujarat-Ela-Bhatt/articleshow/16329912.cms
And we were being told that it was Mr. Narendra Modi... ...
Saturday, September 8, 2012
Saina Nehwal 'gifts' Girisha Rs 2 lakh from own earnings-news
HYDERABAD: Saina Nehwal has shown Indian's rich and famous sportsmen the way. In a gesture unprecedented in the country, the ace badminton player has decided to reward HN Girisha, who won a silver medal in high jump at the London Paralympic Games, with Rs 2 lakh from her own earnings.http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-07/london-paralympics/33678121_1_saina-kiran-full-fitness
......Bravo young lady......we are proud of you.............
Are you listening Roger Federer, and nearer home Sachin Tendulkar and MS Dhoni?
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