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RTE : The Devil is in the detail
“The Ministry has received representations from several unaided and aided schools seeking clarification on the procedure to be followed for admission. The Ministry held a meeting with various stake holders on the 14th of August, 2010 to elicit their views for formulating a guideline for admissions,….“ Let’s first discuss why the date has...
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Spending Spree – The AP Budget
[This post co-authored by Kesava] “Continuing with the sustained efforts of the state to achieve ‘poverty-free Andhra Pradesh by 2015’…” Thus begins the “Rural Development” section in the budget speech delivered about 10 days back, by the finance minister of Andhra Pradesh, Mr. Anam Ramnarayana Reddy. So this government wants to achieve poverty...
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On the alleged vindication of our Prime Minister
“Unfortunately, those who were expected to give proper advice to the PM and place full facts and the legal position before him failed to do so. ” So observed the Honorable Supreme Court, in a landmark judgement yesterday. The judgement was given pertaining to a case filed by Dr. Subramaniam Swamy questioning the delay in the Prime...
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The tax payer is the most abused person in the country
Earn money, pay tax. Buy a vehicle, pay road tax. Buy an ice-cream, pay service tax. On all these taxes, pay more tax for “education cess”. Get “fringe benefit” from your company, pay tax. If you give “fringe benefit” to employees, pay tax. And on top of your corporate tax,...
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Manmohan Singh: Perform or Perish
Thus screams the byline of this new report that is titled : “Enough is enough, Manmohan wants to pump in purpose”. After we have seen how ministers disregard his sagely advices, are we to really believe that Dr. Manmohan Singh actually means his message “perform or perish”? By that yardstick,...
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Andhra Jyothy: Proselytizing Unlimited!
Andhra Jyothy is the third largest circulated newspaper in Andhra Pradesh. From November 10 to 16th, the newspaper ran a six-part series on religious conversions in AP. The following is a translation of their articles. No personal views have been recorded in any of the six parts below. Read part...
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UPA 2 : When Politics Trumps Institutions
. ‘I have orders from above.’ When a minister of state (with independent charge) in the union Cabinet says this to his officials, what does it mean? ‘I have the blessings of my leader‘ When the Home Minister of this country is asked a question, “Do you have the confidence of your...
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…yet how did YSR manage to win?
The loot of Andhra Pradesh, Part-1 and Part-2 discussed in detail how much corruption seeped into the system under the Congress CM, YSR and his family. Despite all the outrage and open loot, YSR won back the elections in 2009. It is but natural to be asking and thinking how this happened if all...
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The Great Loot of Andhra Pradesh – Part II
"This week, a series of media reports – including on NDTV – explored whether Jagan and Janardhana have ever formally shared business interests" That amazing assertion has been picked up from an NDTV report, filed on September 8th,2011 will make you think some extensive research did go into "exploring" the best known...
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The Great Loot of Andhra Pradesh
The above banner headline reads: Rs. 45Cr + 3 1/2 years = Rs. 3,053.90 crores! The caricature is of Y.S.Jagan Mohan Reddy, s/o late CM of Andhra Pradesh from Congress, Y.S.Rajasekhar Reddy. This headline was in the telugu newspaper, eenadu. This headline is not a recent one. And most...
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Media on IAC: Stopping short…
On 23rd August, CNN-IBN asked: At 10 pm tonight…Will Anna’s protest style now become a precedent for the future? A precedent? Really? So no one threatened and blackmailed the government with a fast unto death till date? Why go way back into the past, lets go to Dec 2009 when...
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Karnataka: Need for a better debate?
Here’s a question to the reader: Do you know who Dharam Singh is? Let’s now proceed to discuss this. Some old posts on this blog will give you a detailed background on the “nataka” in Karnataka. There are just way too many crises surrounding this government that it is just difficult...
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Questions on Fai-gate
Why is the Indian media so reluctant to discuss this and the above asked questions in detail? Is it because there is a conflict of interest?
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…we must ensure that infrastructure does well
The above line sounds like it is coming from a retired Nobel Laureate addressing some obscure audience on how reforms can be carried out in India. Or maybe from some a wannabe expert trying to pass of as an intellectual. Or maybe from Sagarika Ghose!