Archive for June, 2008
As per the AICTE Act (52) of 1987 and the Regulations laid down there under, approval is mandatory for any institution offering Technical Education Programmes in Engineering & Technology, Management, Computer Applications, Architecture & Town Planning, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts and Craft, in India with or without Foreign University Collaboration. It [...]
June 18th, 2008 | Posted in Education | 119 Comments
Open letter to all the politicians who do more damage to this country everyday than poring rain on Delhi roads. When you guys are done with attending parties and inaugurating meaning less functions, I would like you to answer a few questions for me. Q1. Why is it that every year when it rains, the [...]
June 16th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | 1 Comment
So what’s the fuss about the TV servant thing… MTNL introduced icontrol today… its something like Tivo which is there in the US. Basically it is nothing but a DVD recorder which would record all your favorite programs and play them back when you want it to. I tried to get more info about icontrol [...]
June 15th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | 10 Comments
Just when i think that i have written enough crap about MCD, the MCD goes and does something stupid again. If the roads are damaged by washing cars on then, aren’t they damaged by cars running on them? Which one seems more realistic to you? Please God put some common sense in the Municipality officials. [...]
June 14th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | 1 Comment
This is what the World Phone ad. on the left says – “We know how much hard work has gone into building your company’s that name. So can you let that go with a mere phone call? And what could be worse than losing face. So while others don’t pay taxes and violate security norms [...]
June 13th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | No Comments
Barely 18 days before the official arrival of the monsoon in the city the , Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) the civic agency responsible for de-silting the drains so that roads don’t get waterlogged after rains has barely managed to clean 13 per cent of a total 1,485 drains in the Capital. This after the [...]
June 12th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | No Comments
Alina from Naandi.org has sent this article for their project (Freedom of Expression). It is a wonderful step taken by Naandi and i wish them all the success. A few days ago, a group of children from slums armed with digital cameras (they were using these for the first time in their lives) showed us [...]
June 10th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | No Comments
Seems like these news channels have nothing better to do than use religious agendas to gain ratings. ZEE news simply took this video as is from youtube and created a controversy when there was none, the heading of the video itself says that it is animated and more over the language is Tamil… how on [...]
June 8th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin, Video | 2 Comments
Today the Govt. has finally increased fuel prices steeply as was inevitable with international crude price spiraling. I do not know why this government waited so long in taking this decision? Is this hike going to affect poor and rich equally? A uniform price hike in fuels would inevitably mean that a person who has [...]
June 5th, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | 3 Comments
The way the things are going on in India, it appears that despite exceptionally brilliant brains, India may die its own death. The Gujjar’s recent agitation for getting SC/ST status is one of glaring example of that. I am not against Gujjars or for that matter any community or cast. All are our brothers /sisters [...]
June 3rd, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | No Comments
Finally, curtains are down with present session of IPL with its unprecedented success resounding in all quarters. These 45 days of action packed evenings were all about record settings, fresh statistics, crispy controversies, live drama, flow of emotions and most of all about giving ‘The Ekta Kapoor TV Time’ a run for the money. The [...]
June 2nd, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin, Entertainment | No Comments
Sumit sent me this cribb and he brings up a very good point, i too have traveled many time on the M.G road to Gurgaon and apart from the demolished structures which are a big eyesore they are equally dangerous. It is a matter of grave concern that the structures, so fondly ‘demolished’ by MCD [...]
June 1st, 2008 | Posted in Cribbin | No Comments