Life at a standstill?

Life at a standstill!

Regular life of Indian citizens has come to a standstill thanks to the 3-week curfew in force at the moment. Never before we faced such a situation - a war-like ambience except the blackout in the night hours. With a few exceptions here and there the curfew has been successful so far. In certain pockets of urban and rural areas where the dangerous nature of virus has not still been realised by some people inspite of dreadful and devastating news coming from other countries like Italy, Spain, U.K & USA. 

Nearly 40% of households in India depend on daily wage earned out of manual labour engaged in unorganised jobs. State authorities can of course come to their rescue with free cereals, pulses, oil etc or cash doles distributed in advance for a few more weeks but not indefinitely. The condition beyond the 3-week curfew i.e after April 14 is not difficult to imagine. The people's patience would reach its edge and result in unrest. 

The government in all probability would withdraw the curfew and allow normal activities. If by God's grace the virus is totally controlled by then, life would be normal like in China. Or else the action of some stupid and mischievous citizens would cause the community spread of the virus easily resulting in the deaths of some hundred thousands. 

We are thus cornered with no other option except to strictly enforce curfew for the remaining days upto April 14. State governments should show their might and enforce discipline at any cost. We are lucky the chief ministers are fully competent to execute the task.

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Crimes against women in India

Structure of Indian society is unfortunately still not safe and secure to the women of this country. They are abnormally and obnoxiously at the receiving end. More so in the abuse and death of females in our communities. Women at almost every age are mostly suject to sexual assault, gang rape and murder including the burning of bodies after the merciless criminal action. Crimes against the infants, girls, sisters, wives, mothers and grand mothers are the order of the day. Such men and their groups are at liberty to indulge in all such unimaginable atrocities against the lonely and hapless females moving in our neighbourhoods. Rule of law, criminal courts and law enforcing authorities have still not succeeded in instilling fear in the minds of Indian males so far. Probably the easy access to pornographic materials and videos are the main culprits for such an avalanche of crimes against the females of our dear motherland. Total banning of such digital pornography portals and instant disposal of criminal cases through fast-track courts only can provide a lasting remedy to such a malady afflicting this subcontinent at the moment. 

Shamshabad and Unnao incidents should be the last episodes of this pheneomenon  with the active support and cooperation of all the segments of our populace entrusted to provide safety and security to our sisters and mothers in our midst.

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Microsoft's Paul Allen passes away.

Revolution in personal computing would not have existed without him. Paul G. Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft who helped usher in the Persian computing revolution and then channeled his enormous fortune into transforming Seattle into a cultural destination died Monday October 15, 2018 in Seattle. He was 65.

"In his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so he changed the world" Satya Nadella Microsoft's current CEO, said of Mr Allen in a statement.

Let us pray for his soul and expect many youngsters to follow suit in his path.

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मतदान किसको?

मैं उसी पार्टी को मतदान करूँगा जो निम्नलिखित वायदा करेगा:

"पिछले पाँच साल में क्षततीसगगढ में किसी भी व्यक्ति दुवारा शासकीय कार्य के लिये किसी भी अधिकारी या कर्मचारी को (शासकीय पदों पर पदस्थ विधायक/सांसद या अचयनित अादमी सहित) घूस दिया गया हो उसकी सूचना/ शिकायत (प्रमाण के साथ) निर्धारित अदालत में दाख़िल करा सकता है ताकि उसकी वापसी नियमानुसार सुनिश्चित किया ज़ा सक़े। यदि ग़लत शिकायत किया जाता है तो उसके विरूद्ध कार्यवाही होगी। "

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Pain-killing point in the party manifesto 

Any citizen residing in the state of Chhattisgarh can lodge a complaint on the amount of bribe he/she has/had paid to get a decision or order or certificate in his/ her favour  in the last five years (since January 1, 2013) to any public official in any public office/ organisation ( including the elected representative or an individual nominated to a public office by the state government ) in the designated court or courts for the recovery of such bribe/ commission amount from the concerned public official. Any wrong complaint or revengeful attempt to malign an official will end up in prosecution.

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Friendly divorce

The Supreme Court of India has allowed a couple to go their separate ways without waiting for the mandatory "cooling-off" period of six months on learning that they have decided to part as friends.

It is a hilarious ruling offering quick remedy to the estranged couples. Society is on the march.

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Microsoft's Paul Allen passes away.

Revolution in personal computing would not have existed without him. Paul G. Allen, the cofounder of Microsoft who helped usher in the Persian computing revolution and then channeled his enormous fortune into transforming Seattle into a cultural destination died Monday October 15, 2018 in Seattle. He was 65.

"In his own quiet and persistent way, he created magical products, experiences and institutions, and in doing so he changed the world" Satya Nadella Microsoft's current CEO, said of Mr Allen in a statement.

Let us pray for his soul and expect many youngsters to follow suit in his path.

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Pain-killing last point in the party manifesto -

Being suggested to the political parties facing elections in November-December, 2018

"Any citizen residing in the state of Chhattisgarh can lodge a complaint - with a definite and solid proof in hand - on the amount of bribe he/she has/had paid to get a decision or order or certificate in his/ her favour  in the last five years (since January 1, 2013) to any public official in any public office/ organisation (including the elected representative or an individual nominated to a public office by the state government) in the designated court or courts for the recovery of such bribe/ commission amount from the concerned public official. Any wrong or revengeful complaint made with no proof will end up in prosecution".

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