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And the snark returns

Monday, August 11, 2008

Now that the moment of celebration is over, the snark returns. Read this nonsense from a SOM editorial on child marriages. Let me quote the relevant lines since SOM doesn’t do archive.
District In-charge Minister Shobha Karandlaje promised on Friday that a probe would be initiated into child marriage in the State. The matter has larger [...]

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What’s wrong with these people?

Saturday, August 9, 2008

Star of Mysore had two reports yesterday on Mysore District in-charge Minister, Shobha Karandlaje.
At a district-level review meeting of officials and people’s representatives at Zilla Panchayat, Ms. Karandlaje said that the fertilizer crisis is not serious.
Then, in a second meeting on Dasara preparations, Ms. Karandlaje outlined her vision of Dasara. Let me quote from the [...]

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May I have a Plane, please?

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

On sunday, Vijaya Karnataka had this funny story.
Last weekend farmers from Mandakalli and neighboring villages, who had lost their lands for the Mysore Airport project, met with the district officials. At this meeting, one farmer had this simple demand.
Sir, because of land acquisition for the airport, the road to my farm is gone. Would you [...]

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Why Congress has no intra-party democracy?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

When there is democracy in poll booth, why does it not exist in political parties?
Of all the people, when Rahul Gandhi asks this question, should we laugh or cry? If he is being sincere, then Rahul is only demonstrating his ignorance and lack of intelligence. But then his father too delivered a famous speech in [...]

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Bollywood goes global?

Sunday, March 9, 2008

WaPo pronounces: India’s Movie Mecca goes global. Money quote:
“It’s just a fantastic moment to be in movies here, and the content is changing profoundly,” said Ashim Ahluwalia, director of a new critically acclaimed documentary called “John & Jane,” which depicts the surreal world of Indians who work in Mumbai call centers under American identities. “I’m [...]

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Turn Manasagangothri into a wireless hotspot!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

Palaniappan Chidambaram’s Rs 100 crore gift to the Mysore University is great news to all of us , who worry about the lack of resources at institutions of higher learning. While there has been some talk of granting Central University status to Mysore University, this grant is much needed to rebuild the crumbling infrastructure [...]

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