'Jai Hind' by K.J.S.Chatrath

'Achay Din' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Yesterday I got vegetables from the small Supermarket next to where I stay in Panchkula. Beans were Rs.100 a kilo and bitter-gourd(karela) was Rs.95 a kilo!

It looks that the 'achay din' have finally arrived!

Lee Kuan Yew, R.I.P.

I remember his classic quip when he was criticized for heftily increasing the pay of Singapore's civil servants, 'If you give peanuts, you will only get monkeys'

'Starbucks Is Starting Deliveries- news' by K.J.S.Chatrath

I did try Starbucks coffee three four times when I visited the USA ten years back.....couldn't take more than a sip on each occassion.

No, I am not a Starbucks coffee fan....

Shri Arvind Kejriwal wants air-conditioners to be removed from his new official house- news

Shri Arvind Kejriwal wants air-conditioners to be removed from his new official house- news

Some simpler solutions could be (i) to let the poor air conditioners remain, but not to switch them on; (ii) or let the a.c's be disconnected from the power supply,or (iii) to use them for a month and not pay the bill and then disconnect them for non-payment of electricity dues.

Well?

Committee headed by the Hon'ble Minister for HRD is interviewing candidates to fill the 3 vacant positions of Directors of IIT- news

'Currently a Search & Selection Committee headed by the Hon'ble Minister for Human Resource Development is interviewing candidates to fill the three vacant positions of Directors of IIT Patna, Bhubaneswar and Ropar'- News, The Tribune Chandigarh, 19th March, 2015.

Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner's P.A. appointed Secretary Marketing Committee (since removed)

Chandigarh Deputy Commissioner's P.A. appointed Secretary Marketing Committee (since removed)