Though we're on the move, I was keeping myself abreast of the day's news. The churlishness among people and mouthing accusations have become the order of the day. Sad!
(a) Who Killed Gauri Lankesh?
The brutal murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh by unknown motor cycle borne miscreants has
definitely sent shock waves. The police, as well as the SIT, have been investigating the case
but a breakthrough is yet to be achieved. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury talk
as though they're sure as to who the killers are and make public statements accordingly.
Everything is, finally, laid at the doorstep of the Prime Minister. The pessimistic outlook on
their performance at the general elections of '19 seems to be prompting them to make mistake
after mistake. What a sad spectacle it all makes! Digvijaya Singh's tweets were in the same
vein and it's obnoxious!
It's my firm hope that the murderers of the journalist are brought to book at the earliest and the
case must be taken on fast track to mete out justice, forthwith.
(b) Why Safety Continues to be a Problem for the Indian Railways?
The reply by the chairman of the Railway Board to the Parliament's Railway Convention
committee gives the root cause of the accidents that occur viz. "Maintenance remains a
a constraint, particularly on high density routes where we've been introducing trains and
there's no sufficient time and that has been the bottleneck rather than anything else".
How the railways sorts out this vexed issue will bring down the accident rate. Action needs to
be taken without further delay and yes, in the process, the commuters can get inconvenienced.
But it needs to be done, forthwith.
(c) The Rivers Are Getting Salty.
"Follow the river and you'll find the sea", so says an old saying but in Tamilnadu, it's bucking
the trend. The sea, as if in search of the river, is making incursions inland, with disastrous
results. The most glaring example is that of River Cauvery where seawater incursion has
taken place by about 20 kms upstream in parts of the delta which includes the rice bowl,
Thanjavur.
The incursion takes place because of the lack of the flow of water in the rivers.
A detailed study to improve the river flow and identifying related problem areas need to be
undertaken to arrive at countermeasures, forthwith.
(d) Another Twist.
Nadirsha, a friend of cine actor, Dileep is wanted by the police for questioning in connection
with the abduction of a Malayalam film actress. Why had he put up for anticipatory bail - the
court has turned it down - if he's clean and has nothing to do with the case?
And a question for the Mohanlal apologists. The actor is supposed to convey his 'anguish' over
social issues that sadden(?) him through his blog, from time to time. Surprisingly, he has been
silent on this unfortunate incident. What has happened?
The investigations need to be carried out to its logical conclusion and if Nadirsha needs to be
questioned it needs to be done, forthwith.
Tailpiece.
After a leisurely grooming, we're ready to kick off by a quarter past 9. The morning conversations over tea and then, during breakfast with Ramakrishnan and Rajamma chechi were interesting as it helped us to update ourselves about the family. Incidentally, Ramesh had inquired of us as to why we weren't staying at their place, this time. We'd actually stayed away because we'd anticipated plenty of guests there as he and Bindu are quite popular among us.
He goes for his chemos - there's gonna be three of them, this time - from today. Must look him up after the medical activity.
The road towards Idappalli and the highway beyond, were comparatively sparse and our movement was smooth. We reached Guruvayur by 12 and after finishing up a small job at the bank, sundry purchases and dropping my credit card cheque at the drop box, we reached home by a few minutes to spare for the clock to strike 1. Preetha had, in the meanwhile, spread a simple but fantastic lunch.
It was curtains to yet another cute outing.
(a) Who Killed Gauri Lankesh?
The brutal murder of journalist Gauri Lankesh by unknown motor cycle borne miscreants has
definitely sent shock waves. The police, as well as the SIT, have been investigating the case
but a breakthrough is yet to be achieved. Meanwhile, Rahul Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury talk
as though they're sure as to who the killers are and make public statements accordingly.
Everything is, finally, laid at the doorstep of the Prime Minister. The pessimistic outlook on
their performance at the general elections of '19 seems to be prompting them to make mistake
after mistake. What a sad spectacle it all makes! Digvijaya Singh's tweets were in the same
vein and it's obnoxious!
It's my firm hope that the murderers of the journalist are brought to book at the earliest and the
case must be taken on fast track to mete out justice, forthwith.
(b) Why Safety Continues to be a Problem for the Indian Railways?
The reply by the chairman of the Railway Board to the Parliament's Railway Convention
committee gives the root cause of the accidents that occur viz. "Maintenance remains a
a constraint, particularly on high density routes where we've been introducing trains and
there's no sufficient time and that has been the bottleneck rather than anything else".
How the railways sorts out this vexed issue will bring down the accident rate. Action needs to
be taken without further delay and yes, in the process, the commuters can get inconvenienced.
But it needs to be done, forthwith.
(c) The Rivers Are Getting Salty.
"Follow the river and you'll find the sea", so says an old saying but in Tamilnadu, it's bucking
the trend. The sea, as if in search of the river, is making incursions inland, with disastrous
results. The most glaring example is that of River Cauvery where seawater incursion has
taken place by about 20 kms upstream in parts of the delta which includes the rice bowl,
Thanjavur.
The incursion takes place because of the lack of the flow of water in the rivers.
A detailed study to improve the river flow and identifying related problem areas need to be
undertaken to arrive at countermeasures, forthwith.
(d) Another Twist.
Nadirsha, a friend of cine actor, Dileep is wanted by the police for questioning in connection
with the abduction of a Malayalam film actress. Why had he put up for anticipatory bail - the
court has turned it down - if he's clean and has nothing to do with the case?
And a question for the Mohanlal apologists. The actor is supposed to convey his 'anguish' over
social issues that sadden(?) him through his blog, from time to time. Surprisingly, he has been
silent on this unfortunate incident. What has happened?
The investigations need to be carried out to its logical conclusion and if Nadirsha needs to be
questioned it needs to be done, forthwith.
Tailpiece.
After a leisurely grooming, we're ready to kick off by a quarter past 9. The morning conversations over tea and then, during breakfast with Ramakrishnan and Rajamma chechi were interesting as it helped us to update ourselves about the family. Incidentally, Ramesh had inquired of us as to why we weren't staying at their place, this time. We'd actually stayed away because we'd anticipated plenty of guests there as he and Bindu are quite popular among us.
He goes for his chemos - there's gonna be three of them, this time - from today. Must look him up after the medical activity.
The road towards Idappalli and the highway beyond, were comparatively sparse and our movement was smooth. We reached Guruvayur by 12 and after finishing up a small job at the bank, sundry purchases and dropping my credit card cheque at the drop box, we reached home by a few minutes to spare for the clock to strike 1. Preetha had, in the meanwhile, spread a simple but fantastic lunch.
It was curtains to yet another cute outing.
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