By Vikram Muthanna The Karnataka State Reserve Police (KSRP) with 14,000 Police personnel is a rather large force — both literally and figuratively. It seems, our cops have large figures and it’s becoming a problem. That is why a few days ago the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Bhaskar Rao, who is the Chief…
Revisiting ISRO spy case
July 13, 2018This case is only the tip of the iceberg exposing the cause for country’s staggering industrial growth and scientific research Last Tuesday, I was reading the Point of View column of T.J.S. George titled “Why ISRO ‘Spy Case’ Is Important” and I was moved to tears both for ISRO Scientist Nambi Narayanan and my own…
A Road Map for NH 275
July 13, 2018By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Yes, that is going to be the new name of the now ‘not-so-good-old’ Mysore-Bangalore road that we have all been driving on all these years. The debate on whether we should or should not widen the existing road between Mysuru and Bengaluru seems to have started, at least on…
Is it time to legalise betting?
July 12, 2018By N.K.A. Ballal, Retd. Sr. Vice-President, ITDC India-England cricket matches have started from July 3. There are betting shops in England where one can go and bet on any match. But in India, betting is illegal and banned. So what happens? Hundreds of betting shops open up and betting goes on. Occasionally Police do arrest…
2019 Parliamentary Elections: RSS Vs Seva Dal
July 11, 2018Whoever said imitation is the best form of flattery? I must give a prize to that man. That was what I felt when I read a newspaper headline yesterday reading, “Seva Dal gets set to counter RSS.” Sure, RSS must have felt immensely flattered that it is on the right track with its philosophy of…
Pet Talk
July 11, 2018By Maneka Gandhi In this week’s Pet Talk, Maneka speaks about roosting habits in pigeons and explains about butterfly activities Why do pigeons roost on roof or in gutters? Pigeons like comfortable sunny places that are safe from predators and the elements with plenty of food and water available. The nests are built of twigs…
Why ISRO ‘Spy Case’ is important
July 10, 2018By T.J.S. George India’s biggest achievement since independence is its march to leadership ranks in space technology. In June last year, the national space organisation, ISRO, put into space a rocket as heavy as 200 fully grown elephants, making it a major player in the satellite launch industry alongside the US, France and Russia. The…
Accidental Chief Minister must not present bogy budget
July 9, 2018A budget, in simple terms, is a statement presented by the government (here Finance Minister) to the State Assembly or the Parliament outlining the government’s probable expenditure for the ensuing financial year and the revenue needed to meet this expenditure. This includes proposed taxes to raise this money. Karnataka’s coalition government of JD(S) and Congress…
CM playing Favourites?
July 7, 2018Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy at a post-budget press conference asked, “What is wrong if I give a little more to the districts that voted for our party?” He was talking about Mandya, Hassan and Ramanagara districts that voted overwhelmingly for JD(S) and got special attention in his budget. Well, favouritism is wrong in a democracy….
State Budget: Robbing Peter to pay Paul!
July 6, 2018By Dr. K. Javeed Nayeem, MD Our ‘Mannina Maga’ has indeed launched or rather unleashed on us a very powerful State Budget. If not anything else, it is clearly and only a ‘LET US STAY IN POWER’ budget! The thing that stands out in this budget is the farm loan waiver which was the main…
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