Thursday, September 22, 2011

1,50,000 volunteers are cleaning up Delhi...Bravo

I am not a follower or sympathiser of any "Dera". But today's news that 1,50,000 followers of Dera Sacha Sauda have reached Delhi and have started a clean-up drive througout the Capital does get my 'Thumbs Up"....

Monday, September 19, 2011

Public Interest Litigation... ... IAS Officers and "mukhi maarna"

Public Interest Litigation... ... IAS Officers and "mukhi maarna"

"The Tribune Chandigarh, Sept 20, 2011

HC tells state to check fly menace

Kalka, September 19
The Punjab and Haryana High Court have issued directives to the state government to find out a solution to fly menace in Panchkula district. In its decision on a public interest litigation, a Division Bench of the High Court, comprising Chief Justice Adarsh Goel and Ajay Mittal on September 5, 2011, issued directives to financial commissioner, environment, Haryana government, to tackle the fly menace within one month..."
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110920/harplus.htm#21

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Friday, September 16, 2011

Come on, be gracious...

Abolition of discretionary quota of the ministers, a good number of Special CBI courts to be set up, permission for prosecution agains public servants to be given within 3 months etc appear to be positive steps by the Government to combat corruption...Sadly, far from appreciating these as steps in the right direction, the self-appointed leaders of the so-called "Civil Society" are strangely silent.....

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Peterhof


I lost my heart to pretty Peterhof Garden in St. Petersburg... I also lost my passport there...

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Ah, these French!

"MAN FINED FOR DEPRIVING WIFE OF SEX: A 51 year old man has been fined 8,500 Pounds by the Highest Court in Aix-en-Provence in Southern France for depriving his wife of sex.The wife had filed the case for damages against her husband for failing to have enough sex with her during their 21 years of marriage..."*



*Source: Daily Post, Chandigarh, September 8, 2011