Sunday, July 30, 2017

"Railways - 'easy to clean' versus 'actually cleaned' blankets" - by K.J.S.Chatrath


"Railways To Introduce Designer, Easy-To-Clean Blankets Soon" ...News

As a frequent traveller by train let me say that these smarty announcements wont do. The earlier news had said that the blankets in railways are got washed once in six months.

What the passengers want are clean and functionally useful blankets and not fancily designed thin blankets as supplied in the airplanes. 

One is not impressed by 'easy to wash' blankets but would like to be supplied with actually washed & cleaned blankets. 

Sorry, only smarty announcements wont do. 

By the way one knows for sure that Air India is headed by an officer on deputation from Indian Railways.

Please don't tell me that Indian railways are headed by some one from Air-India on deputation!

Friday, July 28, 2017

'No cock and bull story, this...' by K.J.S.Chatrath


"Haryana govt staff asked to contribute to 'bull fund''.....The Times of India,
 http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/donate-for-bull-sheds-haryana-tells-employees/articleshow/59061118.cms

 No cock and bull story, this..

“Communal violence cases up 41% in 3 years: National Crimes Records Bureau"



“Communal violence cases up 41% in 3 years: NCRB: The government’s own data reveals that the incidents of communal violence went up by 41 per cent across the country during the past three years of its rule and the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh topped the list of states reporting such cases…   …” 

(Quoted verbatim from: http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/communal-violence-cases-up-41-in-3-years-ncrb/442925.html)