Archive for November, 2008

Par Pappu Vote Nahi Deta!

Ek sidha sadha citizen Pappu, ek chalu neta Pappu ko kyu vote de?

Will You Cast Your Precious Vote?

I will be very upfront on this, I did not cast my vote in the last elections and I don’t plan to do it this time around as well. Many many years ago you had a clear choice, the good guys and the bad guys… then the lines blurred a little… there was the bad […]

Election Commission’s Voters ID Card

A few days back I got the much awaited Voters ID card. The BLO did not visit my house, they choose to hire the community center and sit pretty while all the residents walked in. I can understand that it would be very difficult for the BLO to walk up to every resident considering that […]

2010 Commonwealth Games in Jeopardy

Call me a pessimist but I am just stating the truth here. There are two likely scenarios to the Commonwealth Games which will possibly have a similar outcome no matter what happens. 1. Despite the odds, India does get to host the Commonwealth Games in Delhi but they are so poorly organized and the facilities […]

NGO Smells Rat in DDA Housing Scheme

The Delhi Development Authority’s (DDA) latest housing scheme offering 5,010 flats across the Capital seems to have hit a legal hurdle. A Delhi-based NGO – Society of Catalysts – has dragged the DDA to the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for allegedly practising “restrictive” and “unfair” trade practices by imposing certain “pre-conditions” on applicants. A […]