'Too hot for my dog' by K.J.S.Chatrath

'Colombia's Vice-President said he had turned down an ambassadorship to Brazil because it would have been too warm for his dog (Orion, a German Shephard). Colombia's Foreign Minister issued an apology to stop Brazil too hot under the collar.' (Source:The Economist, London, March 22nd 2014)

'Objectivity comes at a price' by K.J.S.Chatrath

It is so easy to move over from one TV news channel to another. Just a click of the remote and you get a different perspective. But it is more complicated in case of newspapers. One gets addicted to the newspapers that one reads and finds it very difficult to switch over to different papers.

I have long been reading the Times of India, and staying in Panchkula, The Tribune for the local news. With the election news elbowing out every other news, and there being serious talk of 'paid news',I decided to move over to, what I feel is a more objective newspaper- The Hindu.

I have been reading The Hindu for a week now and find its handling of stories, especially of the political ones, much more objective and balanced with considerably less advertisements.

This morning, for the first time I saw the price tag of this paper. I was taken aback. A daily edition of this paper is priced at Rs.8. The Times of India is priced at Rs.3 and the Hindustan Times and The Tribune at Rs.4 each.

So the objectivity comes at a price. So be it.

I have decided to continue with The Hindu.

Twitter joins Rajnikant says Hindustan Times

People just spreading false rumours that Rajnikant is on twitter. Actually twitter is on Rajnikant @superstarrajini

From 'The Hindu', May 7, 2014

'Flying (Crawling) in anticipation... ...' by K.J.S.Chatrath

Travel/Food expert and a friend Puneetinder Kaur Sidhu www.cuttingloose.in/ ‎sent me a post a few days back informing about IRCTC's newly announced trip from Ayodhya to Sri Lanka.

My caustic comments were: "Sniffing a possible change in Government, the IRCTC babus have come out with this new idea.....".

Now today's newspaper mentions that another government undertaking is doing something exactly on the same lines. The news is (http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/air-india-to-fly-to-bhuj-after-12-years/article5970449.ece) that Air India has decided to resume flights of its subsidiary Air Alliance to Bhuj in Gujarat. The flight was discontinued after the terrible earthquake in 2002 and is now being re-introduced wef 15th May, 2014, just a day before the results of the general elections are to be declared!

Oh, come on! How can the babus (I am an ex-babu myself!) complain of 'political pressure' when they start flying (crawling) in anticipation, without having even been asked to walk (bend)!

Bravo Officer Mamta Sauda, ACP Panchkula!

Ms. Mamta Sauda scaled the Mount Everest in 2010, followed by climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Elbrus in 2012.

She was appointed as an ACP in Haryana Police.

Now she has been honoured by GOI with a Padam Shri.

Bravo Officer Mamta Sauda!
Bravo Haryana Government!
Bravo Government of India!

"Pope Francis declares 2 predecessors saints"- news

His Holiness Pope Francis has declared his 2 predecessors Saints- news.