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Dinesh Trivedi, former railway minister, spoke to a packed audience on his brief but highly eventful tenure as a the minister, when he tried to effect many fundamental changes but was stymied
"I am surprised that it took a Supreme Court to sack A Raja, who has shortchanged the country of billions of dollars and I was sacked in a few minutes when I have acted for the country, " quipped Mr Dinesh Trivedi, former railway minister. He was speaking at a seminar titled 'Country, Before Party and Self', organized by Moneylife Foundation.
"The Parliament may not represent real India and may be out of touch of reality. Indians out there know more about the state of affairs" said he.
In a short speech and highly inspiring speech, Mr Trivedi spoke on why his railway budget was important after presenting which, he had to resign. He said, "I don't have any regrets or complaints. If I were to re-present my budget, I would present exactly the same one. I have, however, wondered what went wrong."
He said, "I don't know how it happened. Every state, every minister got something. The whole Union was happy. But when they talk about the Budget, everything but my proposals get discussed. No technical aspects, no safety measures, no financial concerns."
He said, "The railways badly needs modernization, and I told the Planning Commission that I required Rs25 lakh crores for that purpose. One can raise the money through the following ways: public private partnerships, public funds and fare hikes." In the short term the option was to raise fares.
Mr Trivedi said that he consulted all the top advisors and experts and they were unanimous that fares should be hiked. He said this budget started the say after he witnessed the horror of a train accident in Kanpur. He got in touch with two of India's top nuclear scientists – Dr Anil Kakodkar and Dr K Kasturirangan. He also reached out to R Sreedharan, who set up the Delhi Metro against all odds on improving the operational aspects and Deepak Parekh on railway finances.
These experts presented their report, which showed that the Railways were in a huge mess. "After that what did you expect me to do? Throw that report out? I did whatever I had to do. I was confident that the railways would achieve its targets. And with that confidence, I prepared my speech." He defended his decision to raise the fares, saying that people don't travel long-distance every day, so the impact would have been minimal on the individual.
He said that there is an urgent need to modernize the railways for the people. "The way people travel in general class compartments is a human rights violation.
Everyday people lose their lives." But this can be changed radically. After all young Indian scientists and engineers are innovating in the US which are used by foreign governments. Indian railways could have profited from their expertise too.
He also spoke about the consequences of coalition politics, where portfolios are distributed like fiefs to allies. Mr Trivedi said that now political compulsions and interests have taken precedence over the country, and that has to change. "My Budget was for India. It was not for any particular region or any state. That may have been my undoing," he commented.
Mr Trivedi talked about his unrealized plans about Mumbai Railways. "I had plans about renovating the stations and integrating the three different lines.
Mumbai got the most from my Budget. But now, everything will be rolled back. I was rock and roll he quipped. I was rocking and they will roll. "
He said that the felt that the media was wrong to highlight only on his 'losing the chair'. "People die everyday, and they lay down their lives for their country. If I had done something which is good for the country, why should the focus be on a chair? Politics cannot become your profession," he asked.
"We take a sacred oath of discharging our duties without fear, and to look at only my country and my people. Some of us have forgotten that. It was fear and favour behind my sacking. There was the fear of losing the government and someone had to be favoured," he said.
He said "I have great respect for our Prime Minister but I think it is time for a generational change in our administration and politics. Now, people are scared of approaching the police or the authorities. Why should that be? The Vora committee report says that the country is now run by a parallel mafia administration, and general government has become irrelevant," he said.
However, he said that he is overwhelmed by the response he got, and expressed his optimism. He said, "I know things are in a turmoil right now. But I believe that this is a great country, and things will look up."
His talk was followed by a lively interaction with the members of the audience.
The market may get a firm direction in a couple of days
Nervousness ahead of the March inflation numbers and the Reserve Bank of India's credit policy saw the market remaining volatile for the entire session. However, gains in rate-sensitive sectors like banking and auto stocks enabled a green close. The market is expected to remain range-bound and a firm direction is expected in a couple of days. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) saw a low volume of 48.81 crore shares being traded today.
The market opened in the red on nervousness ahead of the release of inflation data for the month of March. Weak cues from the Asian markets also weighed on the sentiments. The Nifty opened 16 points lower at 5,191 and the Sensex started the day at 17,048, down 47 points from its previous close.
The market fell to its intraday low in initial trade itself with the Nifty slipping to 5184 and the Sensex dropping to 17,010. Choppiness in early trade kept the indices fluctuating near their previous close till noon after which select buying lifted the benchmarks higher.
The overall inflation in March eased to 6.89% on account of sharp decline in prices of onions, fruits and protein-based items, even as vegetables and pulses turned costlier. However, it was marginally above the 6.5% projection made by finance ministry. Inflation, as measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), was 6.95% in February and 9.68% in March last year.
However, the market retreated in the post-noon session as volatility persisted. Support from the European bourses helped the domestic market venture into the positive once again. The volatile market touched its intraday high towards the fag end of the session. At the highs, the Nifty went up to 5,234 and the Sensex rose to 17173.
The market settled a tad below the highs. The Nifty closed 19 points higher at 5,226 and the Sensex added 56 points to finish at 17,151.
The advance-decline ratio on the NSE was 817:606.
The broader markets outperformed the Sensex today, as the BSE Mid-cap index surged 0.80% and the BSE Small-cap index climbed 0.56% d.
The sectoral gainers were BSE Auto (up 1.31%): BSE Bankex (up 1.22%); BSE Capital Goods (up 1.10%); BSE Realty (up 1%) and BSE Fast Moving Consumer Goods (up 0.97%). The losers were BSE TECk (down 0.65%); BSE IT (down 0.49%) and BSE Oil & Gas (down 0.27%).
The Sensex toppers were Tata Motors (up 3.91%); State Bank of India (up 2.44%); ITC (up 2.07%); Larsen & Toubro (up 1.54%) and Maruti Suzuki (up 1.41%). Bharti Airtel (down 1.74%); Infosys (down 1.41%); Sun Pharma (down 1.20%); Hindustan Unilever (down 0.68%) and Mahindra & Mahindra (down 0.64%) settled lower on the index.
The Nifty was led by Tata Motors (up 4.22%); Jaiprakash Associates (up 3.36%); Axis Bank (up 3.17%); SBI (up 2.60%) and Punjab National Bank (up 2.30%). The top losers were Ambuja Cement (down 2.39%); ACC (down 1.74%); Bharti Airtel (down 1.67%); Infosys (down 1.57%) and Sun Pharma (down 1.55%).
Markets in Asia settled mostly lower as a rise in Spanish government bond yields ignited fresh concerns about the debt crisis plaguing Eurozone nations. Besides, sluggishness in the Chinese and US economies also weighed on investor sentiment.
The Shanghai Composite shed 0.09%; the Hang Seng declined 0.44%; the Jakarta Composite fell by 0.31%; the KLSE Composite decreased by 0.35%; the Nikkei 225 tumbled 1.74%; the Seoul Composite dropped 0.81% and the Taiwan Weighted lost 0.75%. Bucking the trend, the Straits Times rose 0.14%. At the time of writing, two of the three the key European indices were green and the US stock futures were trading in the positive.
Back home, foreign institutional investors were net buyers of shares totalling Rs137.25 crore on Friday while domestic institutional investors were net sellers of equities amounting to Rs479.68 crore.
Turnkey engineering major ABB will invest Rs250 crore to build new facilities in India to manufacture high-voltage power products and transformers. The facilities, to be located at Savli in Gujarat, are expected to be operational by the end of 2012. The stock settled 0.36% lower at Rs828 on the NSE.
Apollo Hospitals Group has chalked out plans to invest Rs1,500 crore on increasing the number of its beds to nearly 11,500 by March 2014. The healthcare group had added 800 beds in 2011 in its existing 56 hospitals, which now have 9,000 beds. The stock lost 0.32% to close at Rs601.20 on the NSE.
The Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (ISEM) and related defence NGOs have begun galvanising support
On Saturday evening, around 150 citizens, mostly jawans and retired officers gathered at the National War Memorial in Pune Cantonment to protest against President Pratibha Patil's land grab by lighting candles.
The Delhi headquarters of the Indian Ex-Servicemen Movement (IESM) has already amplified the protest. In an email to Col Suresh Patil (retired) and Comm Ravindra Pathak who are spearheading the campaign from Pune, Major Gen Adityajung Bahadur Jaini wrote that the IESM has started galvanising support at their end through their national and international network of members. IESM, Delhi is also staging a big rally at Jantar Mantar on 22nd April wherein besides their core issue of one rank-one pension, they would be protesting against the President's post-retirement home issue. "Although we are not at the forefront of this protest as our mainstay is the pension issue, we are supporting the Justice of Jawans in its endeavour."
The anger against President Patil's brazen encroachment on 2,42,000 sq ft of defence land against the backdrop of Pune, which is the headquarters of the Southern Command, facing crisis of accommodation for its several thousands of its serving soldiers and officers, has echoed not only in all parts of the country, but around the world as well.
States Col Patil (retd), "We have received a communication from retired Air Force officers from Dubai who have joined this campaign. Retired defence personnel from Toronto have also joined it. Similarly, I have got calls from Vishakhapatnam, Jabalpur and Lucknow who are all fired up to join the protest until the President gives back the land. What tugged my heart most was when an 86 year old lady from Mhau, Ms Sohoni whose 93 year old husband (who recently died) has fought the World War II, called me up yesterday. She told me that she had approached President Patil in connection with a land that the government gave them but it was grabbed. Ms Patil did not address the issue. Hence, she has also joined our campaign."
The two bungalows—No 38 and 26A—both of which have been illegally demolished to make way for President Pratibha Patil's palatial bungalow were studded with more than 100-year old trees. These have been mercilessly cut down and are lying all around the construction area. Col Patil is taking up the issue with the Principal Director, Defence Estates. He states, "Despite merciless tree cutting, there seems to have been no legal action. We are going to first question him about what kind of permission was given to fell the stalwart trees. Secondly, as per the law, the local military authority has to auction them officially and deposit the revenue in the treasury. Has it done that?"
In a day or two, Col Patil and Comm Pathak are dashing off a letter to Chief Justice of India, SH Kapadia asking him to intervene and consider this letter as a writ petition.
Clearly, the battle-lines are drawn until victory (who's will it be?). Meanwhile, enthused by the world wide outcry over the President's brazenness in using defence land for her personal benefit, founder of Justice for Jawans (JFJ) Col (retd) Suresh Patil, Indian Ex-servicemen Movement's (IESM) head of Pune Ravindra Pathak and former Navy officer and RTI activist Anup Awasti say they will not stop till the President backtracks from the land.
(Vinita Deshmukh is a consulting editor of Moneylife. She is also an RTI activist and convener of the Pune Metro Jagruti Abhiyaan. She is the recipient of prestigious awards like the Statesman Award for Rural Reporting which she won twice in 1998 and 2005 and the Chameli Devi Jain award for outstanding media person for her investigation on Dow Chemicals. She co-authored the book "To The Last Bullet - The Inspiring Story of A Braveheart - Ashok Kamte" with Vinita Kamte. She can be reached at [email protected])


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Residents of Enugu metropolis did not obey the sit-at-home call yesterday made by pro-Biafra groups, IPOB and MASSOB as markets, shops, banks, schools, and offices were opened for business, Nigerian Pilot reports.
It can be recalled that the pro-Biafra agitators had exhorted everybody all over the world to stay at home yesterday in protest against the continued detention of the Radio Biafra Director, Mr. NnamdiKanu and other agitators.
Although it was observed that some people in obedience to the call did not open their shops, it was clear that the Coal City residents defied the stay at home appeal.
From Garriki in Enugu South to Ogbete, all businesses premises were open for business and children went to school unmolested. Transporters were carried on with their businesses as if nothing happened.
Investigation shows that the second largest city in Enugu State, Nsukka did not obey the call either as people went about their normal businesses.
"There is nothing like sit-at-home here. People are going about their businesses," a resident of Nsukka told Nigerian Pilot.
In anticipation for a possible protest or riot over the call, police and soldiers were seen stationed at strategic positions in Enugu metropolis with unsmiling faces.
The appeal was however heed in some cities in the South East, according to releases from IPOB and MASSOB leadership made available to the media.
IPOB congratulated everybody that participated in the civil disobedience all over the world not Nigeria alone.
"The indigenous people of Biafra IPOB worldwide and the Directorate of State DOS congratulate the people of Biafra worldwide, friends of Biafra, lovers of freedom all over the world for their supports towards the successful sit at home order and successful protest across the globe in solidarity for the release of our leader prophet NnamdiKanu and for restoration of Gods nation Biafra.
"The protest took place in all the continents of the world, countries in Europe ,America, south America, Australia, some Asian and African countries.
"The countries that witnessed the protests are USA, Brazil, Canada, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Israel, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Spain, Italy, UK, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Mexico, Malaysia, UAE, south Africa, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, Gabon, Togo, Kenya, Australia, Sweden Denmark, scandevanin and China, and other countries which I cannot mention here.
"Here in BiafralandAbia, Anambra, Enugu, Rivers, Bayelsa, AkwaIbom. Cross Rivers, Imo, Delta and etc. were shut down in solidarity with the quest for the restoration of Biafra," IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful states.
"MASSOB hails Biafrans for complying and adhering to our National demands, our calls and demand for a civil disobedience against Nigeria state. It is for the general interest of Biafrans. MASSOB gladly salutes the the people of Biafra for their love, confidence and trust bestowed on IPOB, MASSOB and other Biafra agitating groups, the effect of today's civil disobedience further proved that MASSOB and IPOB are major factors to be reckons with in the affairs of Ndigbo and Nigeria in general.
"MASSOB demand for the immediate and unconditional release of MaziNnamdi KANU, Benjamin Onwuka, ChidiebereOnwudiwe and other detained pro Biafra agitators in Nigeria prisons mostly in Onitsha and Awka. The more these Biafran Jews are detained, Nigeria will continue to experience economic, political and diplomatic phenomenon that always cripple her system of existence.
"We see the heavy downpour that crippled scanty activities in Onitsha as a divine intervention and endorsement by ChukwuOkikeAbiama (God of Abraham). MASSOB sees President Buhari as our pharaoh of Egypt who stubbornly refuses to harken unto the voice and instructions of his servants but decided to challenge God, MASSOB warn that soon Nigeria will start experiencing the horrors of God's wrath because of her persecution, killings, marginalization and dishonouring of the Biafran Jews," leader of MASSOB, UchennaMadu declares.


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This will be the highlight of any party. Fill the pinata with toys or sweets and hang up. The guests take turns at hitting the pinata with the pinata buster until it breaks and releases the goodies. Traditionally children over 3 are blindfolded and spun round a couple of times. Comes with full instructions.
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Quick GuideInsomnia Pictures Slideshow: 20 Tips for Better Sleep
What over-the-counter (OTC) medicines are there for insomnia?
Self-treatment of insomnia with over-the-counter (OTC) drugs is advisable only for transient or short-term insomnia. OTC sleep aids should only be used for a short period of time in conjunction with changes in sleeping habits. Chronic use of these drugs may result in dependence on them. This creates a situation in which sleep is not possible unless the drug is used. Chronic insomnia should be evaluated by a physician.
Diphenhydramine (for example, Sominex, Nytol) and doxylamine (for example, Unisom) are antihistamines currently marketed as OTC sleep aids. Diphenhydramine is the only agent considered to be safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration. Other uses for diphenhydramine include allergies, motion sickness, and cough suppression. Scientists believe that diphenhydramine and doxylamine cause sedation by blocking the action of histamine in the brain, but the exact mechanism of action is not known.
If insomnia is associated with pain, there are numerous products containing a combination of an antihistamine and pain reliever. These combination products should not be used if pain is not present because the added pain reliever is not necessary.
Pregnancy and lactation: The effects of diphenhydramine and doxylamine on the fetus have not been evaluated adequately. Diphenhydramine is classified as a pregnancy "category B" drug, and is routinely safely used during pregnancy. Although the likelihood of an adverse effect on the fetus is low, sleeping agents probably should be avoided during pregnancy. Both agents may decrease lactation (production of milk). Additionally, these drugs are secreted into the breast milk, which could affect the newborn. Nursing mothers should avoid both drugs. Consult a physician if you are pregnant and have insomnia.
Children: Children less than 12 years of age should not use doxylamine because its use in this in age group has not been assessed.
Elderly: Sedative effects of these drugs may interact with other potentially sedating medications. Consult a doctor before using these drugs.
Drug interactions: Diphenhydramine and doxylamine add to the sedative effects of alcohol and other medications that cause drowsiness.
Side effects: Drowsiness is the most frequent side effect of both diphenhydramine and doxylamine. These agents should not be used in situations where mental alertness is required (for example, driving). Diphenhydramine and doxylamine also cause constipation, dry mouth, and difficulty urinating. Both drugs may worsen the symptoms of glaucoma, asthma, heart problems, and prostate gland enlargement. People with these conditions should not use OTC sleep aids without consulting a physician.
Both drugs may paradoxically cause excitation, resulting in nervousness and insomnia. This occurs most often in children and the elderly.


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True Grit (2010)
Rated PG-13, 109 minutes.
Jeff Bridges had big boots to fill after John Wayne's iconic performance as Rooster Cogburn in the 1969 version of True Grit.
And he did it with a "Duke"- worthy growl and saunter all his own. This version retells the story of a tough U.S. Marshal who helps a stubborn young woman track down her father's murderer in the dangerous Indian territory.
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Good Faith Estimate
When applying for a mortgage, your goal as a buyer is to get the best rate possible for your home. A lower rate equals a lower payment and the less you'll pay in interest over the life of the loan. A Good Faith Estimate, or GFE, lists what you need to know about the mortgage, including the loan amount, the interest rate, the term, whether or not your loan has a prepayment penalty, and more.
Once you submit your information to a lender, they are required to submit a GFE to you within three days of receiving your application. However, it's important to note that just because you receive a GFE does not mean you have to go with that particular lender for your loan.
To submit your application, you'll need to provide the following information:
- Name
- Monthly income
- Social Security number
- Property address
- Estimated property value
- Amount of loan
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The Importance of a Good Faith Estimate
Before buying a home, you have to understand the terms and conditions that come with the loan, including your monthly payment. It's easy to let your emotions take over and want to do anything you can to get that house, but that could be a huge mistake down the line. A GFE allows you, in easy to understand terms, to see exactly what you are getting yourself into before signing the agreement.
The GFE is an "estimate," meaning it can fluctuate slightly either more in your favor or not in your favor. However, certain areas are not allowed to fluctuate at all, such as the origination fee. Other areas, such as title insurance, might fluctuate up to 10 percent.
According to Consumer Finance, the following items cannot change from when you receive your GFE: the origination charge, your interest rate if you locked it, your adjusted origination charges if your interest rate is locked, and the transfer taxes. Items that can change (up to 10 percent) include title services, lender's title insurance, owner's title insurance, and government recording's charges. Your initial escrow deposit, daily interest charges and homeowner's insurance are also all subject to change.
How to Use a GFE in Your Favor
A GFE will allow you to comparison shop different lenders. While your real estate agent will most likely recommend their broker to you, that is not always the best way to go. By shopping around, you will ensure that you receive the best interest rate possible on your home loan.
A GFE obligates the lender to honor the terms that are disclosed. You can view the GFE form on HUD's website and see for yourself how a GFE can help you when shopping for a house. When it comes time to close on your home, the actual settlement charges are compared to the GFE and must not vary by more than allowed by provisions of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. If you think a lender has violated mortgage disclosure laws, you can call 1-202-708-0502 or send your complaint to:
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"Aao biriyani khilatun" is typical Hyderabad police lingo used while rounding up petty criminals. It's an invitation for an altogether unpleasant stay that clearly does not include a portion of the city's celebrated biriyani. And, going by the number of VIPs currently lodged in Chanchalguda jail in Hyderabad, the joke is the police will soon be placing orders for gilded plates of biriyani. There are at least 10 "special" prisoners, all accused in various scams—Jaganmohan Reddy, of course, remains the star visitor, followed closely by industrialists, bureaucrats, a former minister and now judges as well.
"It's all part of the new liberalism, isn't it? It doesn't matter which political party is in power, they all do the same thing."
Hyderabad, a city known for its grace, culture, openness to change and love for education, technology and commerce, is now the "scam capital". A city that embraced globalisation with unbridled enthusiasm under the tech-savvy, laptop-flaunting Clinton-admirer Chandrababu Naidu, this "city of pearls" has now become a laboratory for scams. Take a look at the impressive list that tots up misdeeds worth hundreds of thousands of crores. From the collapse of the Global Trust Bank in 2001 to Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju shocking the world in '08 to Deccan Chronicle's strange meltdown, it's evident that all is not well in Hyderabad.
In terms of scale too, you have to give it to Hyderabad—the sums involved are mind-boggling, the corruption seemingly endemic. So much so, it's even started affecting popular culture. Corruption is now an accepted phenomenon, evident in the mass public support for Jagan Reddy. Rich kids who flaunt flashy gadgets are teased by their friends, "Kyun, tera baap scamster hai kya?" Only partly in jest, people have added Hyderabad's love for money ('dabbu', in Telugu) to its well-known tag as the IT city—"dabbudabbudabbu" has replaced "www" as Hyderabad's dotcom calling card. Why, adman and columnist Anvar Alikhan recollects how his Mumbai sharebroker, unaware of his roots, advised him, "Be very careful about investing in Hyderabad-based companies."
There's no shortage of recent evidence. Apart from the travails of Deccan Chronicle (see box), the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has recently come out with a stinging indictment of Hyderabad-based GMR's handling of the Delhi airport. More recently, the CBI raided offices of Navbharat Power in Hyderabad to investigate the company's role in Coalgate. One of Navbharat Power's promoters, Y. Harishchandra Prasad, is a widely respected industrialist who often holds forth in various round-table discussions about flaws in government and industry policies.
"The culture of entrepreneurism in the state encourages risk-taking. And the people of Andhra are inherent risk-takers...."
The triggers for Hyderabad's scams are (not surprisingly) a combination of land, politics and greed. But what continues to amaze is the sheer scale of this loot: Jagan's illegal assets were alone supposed to be worth over Rs 1,00,000 crore, and none of the scams listed on the previous page are less than $1 billion, about Rs 5,000 crore. How? Well, being a pioneer of money politics, Andhra Pradesh is naturally a fertile ground for scams, feels Lok Satta party president and MLA Jayaprakash Narayan. "Corporate activity is still feudal in AP. Locally grown entrepreneurs are too intimate with the political class. Since political parties invest huge money in elections, they have no option but to indulge in all kinds of irregularities," he says, adding that since the media has become so polarised, "there is massive corruption and massive publicity as well."
Member of the Legislative Council and political analyst Prof K. Nageshwar agrees that high economic growth, political manipulation of the economy and emergence of crony capitalism have created a class of people who want to use political power for windfall private gains. "As long as Satyam founder Ramalinga Raju was producing software, it was fine. But then he got into real estate and tried to make money through shortcuts. That caused his ruin. Similarly, in the case of Deccan Chronicle, as long as Venkat Ram Reddy was in the newspaper business, he did well. Trouble started with their speculative businesses and lavish spending," he says.
—estimated as one of the highest in India—is also the cause of many ills. An MLA aspirant spends a minimum of Rs 5 crore and a prospective MP at least Rs 10 crore. Obviously, these MLAs and MPs will try to recover their expenses through corrupt means. The linear equation for politics in AP appears to be corruption+welfare=power. It doesn't help matters that this corruption- and welfare-fuelled boom has created expectations in the middle class who want a share of the pie. "New money has created anomalies," warns political scientist Jyotirmaya Sharma.
"The nexus between finance capital and politicians has led to a ruinous scenario. Governments are breaking the very laws that they make."
Apart from a few corporate scams, however, the bulk of problems have to do with AP's drive to transfer public resources to private players. G. Haragopal, a professor with the Centre for Human Rights, University of Hyderabad, says that land-grabbing began in right earnest when the Telugu Desam came to power as there was a concentration of social, political and economic power in one class, the Kammas. "Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy went a step further, began auctioning lands to fund his welfare schemes. But this was a one-time income. Naturally, funds had to come through other means. Welfarism gave YSR a good image and he began to rule ruthlessly, unleashing various scams," he says. Sure, there were scams earlier too: the biggest scam that rocked the Chandrababu Naidu government was the Yeleru scam involving the construction of the Yeleru Canal in 1996 in Visakhapatnam district. Farmers were supposed to get enhanced compensation for the loss of their farmland. Politicians and bureaucrats sanctioned release of funds but the amount never reached them.
In this regard, it's indicative that the state has the most number of operational SEZs in the country. "Land is the commodity where the scams take place. Apart from this, AP has a high number of mineral franchises and merchant power plants. Its coastline, 940 km, is very long. Roughly half of this has been given away to the private sector with exclusive sovereign rights over waters. What else can you expect but plundering of resources?" asks ex-Union power secretary E.A.S Sarma. Citing Vanpic as an example, Sarma says the hinterland of about 28,000 acres cutting across three districts has been gifted on a platter. The government even went to the extent of amending the laws meant to protect assigned lands in this case.
"Delhi remains the capital of all scams. Hyderabad still has a long way to go, it is just one man's doing, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy."
That said, not everyone buys into the concept of a Hyderabad school of scams. Sanjaya Baru, director for geo-economics and strategy at the International Institute for Economic Studies, says it is "completely unfair" to call Hyderabad a scam capital. The city, he says, has been an entrepreneurial capital in the last decade. Earlier, it was the Parsis, Chettiars and Marwaris who were the business communities. Now the Rajus, Kammas and Reddys have emerged as the new business community and AP has been the home of creative history. "Business history across the world is full of wrongdoings. It's just that some of them are exposed. The fact that scams have been exposed and action taken is a good sign for AP," says Baru.
This view has more takers. Like FICCI executive director Shobana Kamineni (daughter of Apollo Group's Pratap Reddy), who asserts that the aforementioned moniker is an unfortunate term for a Hyderabad known for its gentility, Nizami history and classiness. Similarly, Shahed Hussain, a trustee of the HEH Nizam Trust, shudders once the topic is brought up and says that "scam is an undignified word to use". Stating that such terms make him feel ashamed, Hussain says, "We are, by and large, honest people. I think that a majority of Indians have no role in these scams. We have a conscience. Let it stay that way."
"It's sad when people start calling it a scam capital. It's not a good tag to have. I'd rather they call it a badminton powerhouse."
Kamineni wonders how a few scandals can lead the media to tar everyone with the same brush, stressing that this scam era will certainly not affect investments in the future. Unfortunately, all this scam talk couldn't have come at a worse time for Hyderabad's image. On the surface, yes, IT firms, MNCs and foreign banks have not deserted Hyderabad—but there is a staleness in the air. The worldwide recession, YSR's death, the Telangana agitation and (to top it all) the unravelling of various scams have greatly affected the investment climate in the city.
Worse, an air of cynicism seems to be taking over. The well-regarded former CEC, J.M. Lyngdoh, who has made Hyderabad his home, simply shrugs the term 'scam' away. "It's all part of the new liberalism, isn't it? When the Telugu Desam was in power, they made money with the help of the NDA. Now the Congress has UPA at the Centre. It doesn't matter which political party is in power, they all do the same thing." Similarly, Parakala Prabhakar, political commentator who heads a brand consultancy in Hyderabad, RightFolio, blames the general 'match-fixing' between all political parties and even the media for the scams. He wonders whether the present scam probes will ever be taken to their logical conclusion. "After the initial noises about the scams, the Opposition and media keep quiet. It's like a conspiracy of silence." Sound familiar? Well, a few months ago, Kiran Bedi had during a visit called Hyderabad the scam capital. That stirred up a minor storm but it ebbed. The worrying thing now for many who love the city is that all this talk has started to smell a bit like stale biriyani.
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Why the fragrance of biriyani has given way to the stench of scams
There is another facet of coruption - partisanship in deeming someone corrupt. People claim that there is none corrupt in my caste/community/party and only corrupt people in so so caste/community/party. Hence, they support even convicted Corrupt people from their caste/community/party. This gives corrupt people strength and they bravely say that we will go to "people" (election), who will decide whether they are corupt or not.
Thus Jagan Reddy has been deemed "innocent"(going by the results of by-election) even before his case has come up for hearing.
In such a situation how can corruption be fought against ?
The state where even the name is a scam (yes..the emergence of the state and later naming the state as Andhra Pradesh is mired in controversy), what can u expect?
In anthropology there is a theory called Culture-Personality Theory.
It says the culture influences the personality of the people.
AP is being ruled by people from 5 to 6 districts (Krishna, Guntur, East and West Godavari, Kadapa, Nellore etc) in all the fields of public life.
the culture of these places is such that – "People think it is smart work and sign of intelligence to cheat fellow, unsuspecting citizens". to prove their smartness they have been cheating from birth.
Telangana people are the biggest sufferers, Hyderabad is the biggest victim.
Maybe there is some truth in the article. I have distinctly noticed amongst my friends from AP (in the last 10 years or so) that irrespective of their professions and hobbies their discussions usually veer around real estate and how to make quick money. A evolved society is one where people take time for their hobbies, encourage arts, music and other fine skills by contributing either their time or money, perform voluntary work, read extensively and spend time to enrich themselves through sharing of knowledge and ideas about literature.
However in AP, inspite of the super-duper rich people, there are no privately sponsored renowned centres to propagate arts, dance, music, paintings, sculpture where people from around the world can come and learn (like Kalakshetra in Chennai). There is not even one major book store worthy to be called a bookstore. The existing ones are downsizing and replacing book shelves with electronic goods. Most people in Hyderabad entertain themselves with crass entertainment centered around masala movies and pubs and fast food. Even there are newspaper reports about thefts in renowned temples. How low can a society go? It is the only city I have seen in India where inspite of traffic signals, the traffic man has to tell the people when to stop.
Once upon a time Hyderabad had the finest schools. Today the ones that are prominent are typical poultry farm like tuition factories where students are taught to "crack" entrance exams. No social skills are taught, neither are they allowed to think for themselves. Everyone is in a rush to crack exams, get a degree, get a IT job, go to the USA and make money. When the only principle a society values is that of making money, then greed wins over reason and decency.
Mr subbanna,
Historic facts r well documented,every one knows that Telangana people didnt want to merge with Andhra state,they wer forced to and merged without their consent,wit some gurantees which never wer adhered,im asking when andhras r not called seperatist in 1952 how can telanganas can be called seperatists?.
when you migrate to other reasons ur obligied to accept their disctinct culture, language way of life and u should understand how their culture evolved over the years.
Telangana culture and language evolved wit synthesis of Telugu,Marathi, Urdu and Kannada. we r Proud of it.
because andhras didnt have city which can be made capital, its fact andhras had their offices under tents, they had deficit budget, Telangana had big City Hyderabad with Infrastrcture, Hyderabad belong s to every Indian as Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi and Banglore, belong to every Indian,no one can deny fact as Mumbai is in maharastra,kolkata is inWest bengal, Banglore is in karnataka. Hyderabad will b in Telangana.
when talk about Rights please think abt Responsblties, please tell me 1 reasons y telanagna should b part of andhra pradesh.
Telangana state will b Geographical Entity it wont b Lingustic entity.this state wont b Monopolised by single Language but Belongs to every Language wer every indian will b comfortable.
There's no hope for this country anyway. Corruption is now in the DNA, and even the 'anti-corruption crusaders' are corrupt to the core. Thirty years ago one might have imagined that a military government might purge the Augean stables, but now the military too, is completely corrupt. 25 years ago, the scams which shocked us - Bofors, for example - would be utterly lost in the small change of today's slush money. Twenty years from now, if this country still exists as anything more than a formality, today's scams will be too small to take account of.
Vineet Anna,
Please dont give me preposterous reasons such as "you did this in 1952" so I will do it in 2012. I have tried to have a healthy debate over this issue in several forums, to no avail.
The discussions invariably boils down to the stereotyped assumptions of cultural domination, exploitation, looting, cheating, imposing your views etc etc.
All the infrastructure created by Nizam, became the property of India and Indians and not exclusively reserved to people of any one particular ethnic group or region. So you cannot stake any claim over the Railway stations, libraries, courts etc and certainly no one needs any permissions to visit my city or use its infrastructure.
I certainly agree with you on the scams by Andhra leaders, but please bear in mind, if the Andhra scamsters are the lion that goes for the kill, then Telangana leaders are the hyenas who hunt in packs and scavenge to their stomachs content. They remain under the radar, while the lion gets hunted down when it is exposed.
Mr.subba rao,we r demanding seperate state , not country as andhra got sepreated from madras state, we r doing same.ur imposing ur views and culture on others instead harmoniously liveing with others.
Mr.Subba rao i need not learn from you what im.Persons who want Seperate state r not seperatists, we r not demanding seperate state like u andhra got seperated from Madras state.
1. Nuna ramna who was constable from Guntur dist was prime accused in liquor scam.
2.so what if som persons from telangana have distrilires,as long as its legal, and not breaking any law.only andhras have right to do business?
3. Andhra's scams r endless, have u forgot Euro lottery scam,bank scams,recently Cag as indicted GMR about delhi airport,world bank in its report as accused kavri samabasiva rao abt inflateing cost.
4. im not saying that every person from Andhra do scam.But its fact that every person who is involved in scams r from Andhra and rayalseema.
ufff andhra scams r endless.
Mr.Subba rao if u dont like Hyderabad, ASk ur andhra people not to come to hyderabad,not to use infrastructure created before 1956, like Highcourt,railway stations, schools n colleges.
The government ruling the state seems to be super clean.
People are perpetuating corruption in their individual capacity and they are good at it!
The whole India is corrupt to the core. Period.
A State Made of Thicker Hyde
As a staunch and thoroughbred Hyderabadi senior citizen, I am ashamed and amazed at the frequency and quantum of corruption in recent years (Hyde and Seek, Sep 17). The legacy started with Mari Chenna Reddy and it was carried on by his followers irrespective of political hue and honed perfectly by YSR. To begin the loot, you have to get elected; once elected, the modus operandi is simple. Do not upset the applecart of the poor and illiterate, who constitute 60 per cent of the electorate, provide a few goodies and at the time of elections, ensure the gullible free flow of cash, liquor, biriyani and saris. The EC's vigil on such shenanigans is an eyewash or grossly mismatched. The Centre is not just a passive onlooker but a conniving partner. The police and bureaucracy are perfect handmaidens. As ex-Praja Rajyam Party leader Chiranjeevi once commented, when it came to corruption, Naidu a was a retailer and YSR a wholesaler. I'm sure Jagan's assets are to the tune of Rs 1,00,000 crore.
M.A. Raipet, Secunderabad
All the people involved indirectly in scams are from the Andhra and Rayalaseema regions, not from the Telangana area. And hence the demand for a separate state, of which Hyderabad will be the capital.
Vineet Reddy, Hyderabad
Telangana has its share of scamsters, be it Balraj Gouda, who started as a toddy tapper and is now worth Rs 1,000 crore, as a major pointsman in the AP liquor mafia. Others include Balraj's own patron Devender Gouda, along with Damodar Raja Narsimha and P. Sudarshan Reddy, both significant investors in the breweries that produce most of the spurious and non-duty paid liquor.
Subba Rao, Dallas
Just wait for the next elections when new political parties come into power. We'll aim for global recognition.
Ram Yeggina, Hyderabad
Corruption begins at the top in Andhra Pradesh. Consider the huge sums paid as bribe to Lord Tirupati and Shirdi!
V.N.K. Murti, Pattambi
Our courts are too sloppy and ineffective. In a civilised democracy, such Olympian corruption would have led to the instant appropriation of dubious assets and the guilty would be put in prison. In the US, scamsters are handed severe punishment in a year. Ditto with the UK. It is only in our country that a few hundred families can usurp the precious assets of the country.
D.C. Joshi, Jaipur
Andhra Pradesh/Hyderabad's dalliance with financial irregularities started perhaps with the chit fund culture. In the IT industry, the state's reputation of faking resumes and surrogate interviewing was always legendary—all for a one-way ticket to the land of milk and honey—the US.
Arun Maheshwari, Bangalore
It's thoughtless of Outlook to have criminalised Hyderabad so. Hyderabad might have reported more scams than any other state, but it's all thanks to an active citizenry, not courtesy judicial activism or a 'free' press. If political corruption is really on top of every reformer's mind, they should force their way into joining the principal political parties such as the Congress or BJP and enforce values from within rather than start new outfits. For, whatever said and done, these few parties have attained critical mass and will remain where they are. It's foolish to think one can decimate their influence.
Sundara Yerrapragada, on e-mail
I have no e-mail right now due to power failure, hence this letter by snail mail. Not only does Hyderabad reek of scams, it also became highly communal after the fall of Babri Masjid, with the communal MIM taking another communal party, the BJP, head-on. The bomb culture was brought in during the NTR regime. With abductions and killings galore, the city also scores high on the crime graph. All 'development' in the city is tied to the real estate business, leading to lopsided growth. The late YSR used Indiramma-Rajiv welfare schemes to the hilt to help his son.
S. Raja Ram, Hyderabad
Why single out Hyderabad? What about the National Rural Health Mission scandal in Uttar Pradesh? Is it not reported because it's too close to New Delhi and there are too many interested players and parties to contend with?
M.K. Saini, New Delhi
The scam capital of India is our very own national capital, New Delhi. The only difference is that Delhi's power elite have learned how to hide their dirt professionally, something the more naive Hyderabadis, Bangaloreans and Chennaiites have yet to learn.
Ganesh Natrajan, on e-mail
Mumbai and Delhi can beat Hyderabad hands down.
Kiran Voleti, Chennai


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Twelve Places to Celebrate Free Comic Book Day in Denver on May 2
Time Warp Comics in Boulder — owner Wayne Winsett at right.
Photo by Brad Weismann
Comic books are no longer guilty pleasures: This Saturday, May 2, marks the thirteenth annual Free Comic Book Day, an event now celebrated worldwide. The unofficial holiday is a great time to get acquainted with the region's finest comic-book shops — and to pick up free reading material. Fifty-one different titles, from those featuring kid-friendly Spongebob and Gronk to Steampunk Goldilocks, Jurassic Strike Force 5 and old favorites the Avengers and the Phantom, will be available at participating stores on May 2. (Individual shops have different policies on how many comics you can take — but no, you may not snatch up handfuls and run out the door.)
Sure, it's a gimmick to bring in customers and entice a new generation of readers – but that's a good thing, because the art form is broader and deeper than you might think. The explosion of independent comics in the 1980s, and the dark, bold and uncompromising work of creators such as Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore, the Hernandez brothers, Lynda Barry, Frank Miller and Grant Morrison has legitimized a previously disdained art form. Those brightly-colored, dime-priced indulgences that were once stuffed under the bed are now sealed in protective plastic and cost hundreds of dollars. And today's sequential narrative art is not just about those superheroes that dominate our pop culture like a modern-day Greek pantheon: Manga, romance, horror, sci-fi, humor, slice-of-life, non-fiction and literary adaptations cram the overflowing shelves of every one of these outlets.
The Denver area has an abundance of stores run by true believers, who are doing their best to keep things vital, promote new talent and expand a subculture whose wellspring is the imagination. Here are twelve great places to celebrate Free Comic Book Day (presented in alphabetical order):
Mile High Comics on South Colorado Boulevard.
Photo by Brad Weismann
1) 5280 Comics + Games
9116 West Bowles Avenue, Littleton
San's your man at 5280, an up-and-coming store that's tough to find (turn right at the 9300 BLOCK sign on eastbound Bowles and go downhill, around and behind the Slimgenics store). Although this is the newest store in town, it's well-stocked and very tastefully curated — and definitely worth the search.
2) All in a Dream Comics
2901 East Colfax Avenue
It's not an official Free Comic Book Day participant, but All in a Dream is nonetheless a vital stop for the cognoscenti — although perhaps not for the faint of heart. It carries a vast and reasonably priced inventory, and features a lot of extreme, cutting-edge work that's for mature eyes only. Fair warning: Service and hours can be idiosyncratic, too.
3) Colorado Coins Cards & Comics
6695 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada
Colorado Coins Cards and Comics in Arvada.
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This venerable business has been in same location for 27 years, and also features sports memorabilia, numismatics and other collectibles in addition to games, cards, gaming equipment and gaming information.
4) Hero Headquarters
8757 Sheridan Boulevard, Westminster
Hero Headquarters in Westminster.
Photo by Brad Weismann
What distinguishes Hero Headquarters are the collectibles. This store has everything, including all the Star Trek and Star Wars stuff and D.C. and Marvel and Predator and Godzilla.... When you're done drooling, remember to check the comics, too.
5) I Want More Comics
1020 West 104th Avenue, Northglenn
This shop is in another tough location, at the back of a shopping center. (The places with the most magic are so often at the margins, aren't they?) This store has a work-in-progress feel, but there are plenty of good books through which to paw.
6) Kilgore Books and Comics
624 East 13th Avenue
Kilgore Books and Comics on Capitol Hill.
Photo by Brad Weismann
Carved out of what was once part of Wax Trax, Kilgore makes the most of its cramped confines. The shop not only has comics but fiction, literature, poetry, philosophy and 'zines. Most important, it cultivates the freshest graphic talent and carries exciting new stuff you can't find anywhere else. This is the perfect place for the comics explorer. Although it's not an official Free Comic Book Day participant, it's definitely worth a stop.
7-10) Mile High Comics
760 South Colorado Boulevard
98 Wadsworth Boulevard, #118, Lakewood
4600 Jason Street
1360 West Littleton Boulevard, Littleton
Inside Mile High Comics's warehouse on Jason Street.
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Chuck Rozanski started Mile High Comics in 1975, when he was nineteen, and it's is still the big player in town. Highlights at the quartet of stores include the convivial expertise of Len Moulton at the Littleton location, and the mind-numbing vastness of the 45,000 square-foot layout on Jason Street, reputedly the largest comic book-store in the world. (Hey, it can easily fit a life-size mockup of a TIE fighter.)
11) Mutiny Information Café
2 South Broadway
Mutiny Information Cafe on South Broadway.
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Not strictly a comics store, Mutiny Information Cafe is a hangout for the hip and literate that boasts books, music, a café, a small stage and a relaxed and welcoming ambience. The comics section is small but healthy, and there are plenty of places to perch and browse.
12) Time Warp Comics & Cards
3105 28th Street, Boulder
Wayne Winsett has been the head honcho at Time Warp since its inception in 1984. He knows Neil Gaiman — and more important, Neil Gaiman knows him. Time Warp has gobs of Silver and Bronze Age classics, all the new work, a kid-friendly display up front, and edgier stuff neatly segregated in the back of the store. This place is a haven, a gallery, a community resource, a site for endless debate about graphic storytelling. Winsett rigorously selects his knowledgeable and committed staffers, who collectively serve as a vast hive-mind/organic databank that covers the subject completely. He stages lots of in-store events and appearances, too, and he encourages young talent. Time Warp epitomizes what a comics store can be.
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This should generate a fair amount of heated buzz.
Unfortunately, this question isn't original, but a thought form Michael Pollan's book "In Defense of Food"
Why is it socially acceptable to scold a smoker for smoking cigarettes, but not to scold an obese individual for overeating or eating junk food?
Both cigarettes and processed, trans-fatty, sugar bomb junk foods are known to contribute to cancer and a host of other diseases. 60% of America is overweight or obese. So why is it rude to comment on a persons choice of food, but not to tell a smoker "you know that'll kill you, right?" Why can we urge someone to stop smoking but would never tell a heavyset friend "Stop eating! You're going to kill yourself!"
Personally, I don't comment either way. I would only say something to a smoker or an overeater if they asked my opinion.�
What about you? If you are a smoker, or obese, do you find unsolicited comments nasty/rude/thoughtless? Would it make a difference either way if people constantly commented on your choices to smoke/eat?
Just curious. No offense meant to anyone, just honestly curious.�


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