The news network has hotted up thanks to the Agusta Westland Chopper deal and charges /counter charges are flying thick and fast. Owing to the space that it takes on most of the channels, other news headlines do get sidelined without getting the coverage that they deserve. My endeavour is to go through a few of them and carry out a snap analysis. Here I go:-
(a) NEET Causing Heartburns.
The Supreme Court has cleared the implementation of NEET(National Eligibility Entrance
Test) as a single examination for admission to medical courses while scrapping the existent
tests, conducted by the states and private medical colleges. I must say that it's a welcome step
and was long overdue. The order, though, has caused considerable anguish to many.
My niece, Kirtana Krishna, had written the medical entrance examination just a couple of days
back and was happy that she'd done well. Her wish is to join the JIPMER, Pondicherry. And then
comes this shocker of a news, for her, which means that the exam that she'd attempted on the
27th is null and void! We've assured her that she'll do equally well, if not better, in NEET 1,
scheduled on 01 May.
(b) Corrupt, you too?
A special court has said that the industrialist, Navin Jindal, was the central figure in the entire
criminal conspiracy behind the Jharkhand Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation scam
case and has ordered framing of charges against him along with 14 others.
On a personal level, I was impressed with this youngster who'd proudly announced a few years
back that he owns a national flag and exhorted everyone to own one. I'd, then, thought him to be
a true nationalist who could do no harm to his country as he seemed to have been brought up in
the finest of values and traditions! And then comes this piece of news which is an anti-climax!
(c) A Decision that I love.
The Bombay High Court has directed the union ministry of environment and forests to demolish
the 31-storeyed Adarsh apartments in Bombay's Colaba area as it's an illegal construction. The
demolition is to be carried out at the expense of the members constituting the Adarsh Society. It
has also directed the government to initiate criminal proceedings against bureaucrats, ministers
and politicians involved in the misuse and abuse of powers.
People like Ashok Chavan, Adm Madhvendra Singh(Retd) and many others who figure in the
list of the tainted should be brought to book at the earliest for this shameful scam.
Tailpiece.
With the Parliament going through upheavals owing to the revelations about the Agusta chopper deal, the chances of getting the GST Bill cleared, during this session, has receded. Sad!
(a) NEET Causing Heartburns.
The Supreme Court has cleared the implementation of NEET(National Eligibility Entrance
Test) as a single examination for admission to medical courses while scrapping the existent
tests, conducted by the states and private medical colleges. I must say that it's a welcome step
and was long overdue. The order, though, has caused considerable anguish to many.
My niece, Kirtana Krishna, had written the medical entrance examination just a couple of days
back and was happy that she'd done well. Her wish is to join the JIPMER, Pondicherry. And then
comes this shocker of a news, for her, which means that the exam that she'd attempted on the
27th is null and void! We've assured her that she'll do equally well, if not better, in NEET 1,
scheduled on 01 May.
(b) Corrupt, you too?
A special court has said that the industrialist, Navin Jindal, was the central figure in the entire
criminal conspiracy behind the Jharkhand Amarkonda Murgadangal coal block allocation scam
case and has ordered framing of charges against him along with 14 others.
On a personal level, I was impressed with this youngster who'd proudly announced a few years
back that he owns a national flag and exhorted everyone to own one. I'd, then, thought him to be
a true nationalist who could do no harm to his country as he seemed to have been brought up in
the finest of values and traditions! And then comes this piece of news which is an anti-climax!
(c) A Decision that I love.
The Bombay High Court has directed the union ministry of environment and forests to demolish
the 31-storeyed Adarsh apartments in Bombay's Colaba area as it's an illegal construction. The
demolition is to be carried out at the expense of the members constituting the Adarsh Society. It
has also directed the government to initiate criminal proceedings against bureaucrats, ministers
and politicians involved in the misuse and abuse of powers.
People like Ashok Chavan, Adm Madhvendra Singh(Retd) and many others who figure in the
list of the tainted should be brought to book at the earliest for this shameful scam.
Tailpiece.
With the Parliament going through upheavals owing to the revelations about the Agusta chopper deal, the chances of getting the GST Bill cleared, during this session, has receded. Sad!
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