"Minor girl goes to buy 'samosas', raped by uncle"....poor show by the newspaper

Today's Times of Chandigarh (Times of India publication) has a news item, "Minor girl goes to buy 'samosas', raped by uncle".

I fail to see the relevance of 'samosas' here except its mention with the intention to trivialize and make a joke out of the serious crime of rape.

Media should be careful in handling sensitive matters.

'Nepotism.....' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Read today's news and you can't miss the most blatant case of nepotism....

'Mango season' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Oh Darling, you are so pretty... ...

'Athiests on the increase?' by K.J.S.Chatrath

"Britains's 2011 national census shows a 12% drop in the numbers professing Christianity since 2001, and a 10% increase in those declaring they had no religion". (Source: The Economist Intelligent Life, March-April 2013, page32)

'Celebrating World Environment Day brouhaha- Seminars, lectures & marches vs. concrete action' by K.J.S.Chatrath

A lot of brouhaha over celebration of the World Environment Day - A number of seminars, lectures, marches and expressions of good intent but but very few concrete steps.

Just a quick back of the envelope calculation. We Indians are now 1.25 billion plus. Let us presume that each one of us- man, woman and child plants a sapling this year. Let us also presume that the mortality rate of these saplings is zero. We continue doing it each year for the next 5 years.

Calculate how many additional trees would we have in India and what positive impact it would have on India's environment!

‘Democracies elect prime ministers, not emperors’ writes Khare.

After a deluge of adulatory articles on the ‘anniversary’ here is one that is frank and forthright. Harish Khare, who has just joined as Editor-in Chief of the Tribune Group of papers has come out with his first article in today’s The Tribune. ‘Democracies elect prime ministers, not emperors’ writes Khare. Take a look:

‘No room for an emperor’ by Harish Khare
http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/no-room-for-an-emperor/89633.html

India's fastest train completes final test run in record time (ET)- Misplaced priority by K.J.S.Chatrath

'India's fastest train completes final test run in record time' (ET)

To my mind, it is a classic case of misplaced priorities.

Those who talk about speeding up of our trains are perhaps the air-traveller types who are far removed from the reality of travelling by Indian railways. I am proud of Indian railways, but let us first emphasize on cleanliness, punctuality and safety in our trains.