Saturday, April 20, 2019

Unconstitutional?

I did not have these documents before 2015.

Otherwise I would have raised these issues in 2014 - elections - itself.

Where is the question of political vendetta?

- Dr. Subramaniam Swamy 
Republic Television    April 20, 2019

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Repatriation of Kashmiri Pandits

Hndu Peoples' Party said that, Article 35A is discriminatory against residents and women of Jammu and Kashmir. And is an obstacle to development.

Manifesto on Kashmir      Times of India 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

diluted CRZ norms

"Mangroves were calndestinely destroyed between 1997 and 1999 ostensibly for a golf course, with more than 400 bungalows each on 1 acre plots. In 2013 after a long and convoluted set of legal proceedings, ministry of environment and forests sought action", said environmentalist Debi Goenka.

- Diluted CRZ norms could mean Rs. 40,000 billion windfall for Sahara
Times of India      January 21, 2019.  

Wednesday, November 28, 2018

etymology of naarangha

It is known that most European languages have roots in Sanskrit.

And south Indian languages have different origins.

Ekam, dwe, trini may resonate with one, two, three.

But Onnu, rendu, moonu are clearly from a different source.

-  a South Indian Acharya

Sunday, November 25, 2018

Kartarpur corridor

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh welcomed the building of Kartarpur corridor - to link Gurdaspur district in India with Gurudwara Darbar Sahib, in Pakistan.
"It is a good beginning. I hope it is successful," he told reporters.

Devdiscourse 

Wednesday, August 8, 2018

fading languages

A recent study established that the Dravidian language family of 80 varieties, spoken by 220 million people across south and central India, began about 4,500 years ago.

Experts fear many will fade away.

Preservation of tribal languages 
Times of India, April 2, 2018.  

Monday, August 6, 2018

Violation of constitution?



The secretaries of various ministries have been asked to write articles.

A sector-wise compilation of the number of jobs created in the past four years.

These are expected to be widely quoted by the Hindu People Party in the campaign for the upcoming State elections and the 2019 Federal election.

Civil servants who are on the payroll of the tax-payers will act as public relations officers, of the party presently in power.

This is a gross violation of the constitution.

It violates the integrity of the civil service, and the fundamentals of its role in a democracy, governed by the rule of law.

The civil service must be politically neutral - and not propaganda machine of a party.

Undermining the civil services - A G Noorani  
Deccan Chronicle Sunday August 5, 2018

Courts can issue directions to President

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