My article regarding the old bombay road renovation published

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Finish road renovation at Lingampally fast

Mother's Love!! Can anyone explain...........

The answer in no, the reason is clear, love of mother is so much that it cannot be explained in words, there is no limit... Let me tell you a small but true story which i hope will make your soul to weep.

It so happened when an earthquake shook southern china's small village. The quake devastated the entire village, almost everyone died except one. The houses were ruined to debris. The rescue team were searching for survivors and one of the rescue officer with his crew entered a house to see for survivors, there he saw a woman in an unusual posture. She was dead and there was nothing the team could do so they walked out of the house. But the officer was thinking about the posture in which the woman died. She was bent with her two arms folded as if she was holding or covering something. She died as the ceiling fell on her hitting her head and back.The officer again went inside the house and on close observation, he saw a baby boy wrapped in a blanket covered in the arms of her mother. He was still sleeping unaware that his mother is no more. On removing the blanket from the baby boy they found a mobile phone with a message "if you do survive remember that i love you".

This is not just a story or incident, but it shows a mother love for her child which is beyond any explanation.

Thus love is not just a noun, it is a verb,it is not just a feeling but it is caring, helping, sacrifice.............

Take time to remember - Happy Independence day!!

Take time to remember those great people who fought and sacrificed their lives for us. Take time to remember those who irrespective of their caste, creed, religion, color, culture, language struggled for our freedom. Take time to remember those who till their last breath tried protecting our nation. Its because of only them we now enjoy the privilege to live life happily. There are no words to praise their unbiased contribution to free India. I express my sincere gratitude to all those extraordinary people with an unwavering and enduring remembrance. Happy Independence day!!

Why we need Jan Lokpal Bill?

Dear Friends,

It is now very important to know few facts about the Jan lokpal bill. What the bill all about and how it can help common man to get justice.

The bill is mainly drafted to control corruption and against corrupt government officials even of highest authority including PM. Corruption under law is a crime, its a heinous crime like murder and rape. In any developing country the wide difference in wealth between the rich and poor can lead to corruption because of the favors and power enjoyed by the rich. If the rich use the power for good then it will be fine but if the same is used against the poor then survival of the common man will be endangered. Hence corruption must be treated seriously and stamped out vigorously. Unless broader legal power is given to the Anti-corruption Agency, counter-corruption campaign will not be effective.

So with an intention to eliminate corruption from the roots, Jan lokpal billl is drafted. Anna Hazare along with other prominent people like Kiran Bedi, Arvind Kejriwal to name few have spent a lot of time working on different countries anti corruption policies, gathered opinions from people and drafted a bill in similar lines as of ICAC (Independent Commission Against Corruption, Hong Kong)  which from its inception on 1974 in Hong Kong has considerably reduced or i should say eliminated corruption in the many departments of the Hong Kong Government through law enforcement, prevention and community education. This is one of the main reason why now Hong Kong is the epicenter of rapid development. Anna's team considered good parts like these and drafted a Jan Lokpal bill to help a citizen from rich to poor to file a complaint against the corrupt officials in the path to seek justice.

We may ask our self why we need this bill as we have CBI, CVC (central vigilance commission) agencies already working on corruption and crime. Yes we do have these agencies to help us, but they are not independent bodies. They do not enjoy the powers to book a complaint against corrupt official until approved by the central government. CBI for example if they need to take action against an official or minister of high category needs to get permission from the same corrupt minister. Do you expect the minister to allow the CBI to take action? The answer is no and till date none of the ministers have given permission to have investigation to be performed on themselves. It has not happened now and will not happen in the future until strict independent body on anti-corruption is established.

The work of CVC also falls in the same lines as CBI. So these department are not of much help to the citizens.

We need a very strong independent body without any influence from the government. Jan Lokpal Bill drafted by Anna fulfills this as it is independent from government and enjoys the power to file complaint on corrupt officials or ministers including PM with no prior permission from anyone. The government is trying to portray the Jan Lokpal bill as parallel government, which is not true. The Jan Lokpal bill will just have the power to accept the complaint from the complainant, file a case against the corrupt official, investigate and move the case to the court. It will then be left to the court to take the final decision. So how come this bill will be a parallel government. The government is trying to mislead and confuse the people. 

To still make things worst the government has drafted a Lokpal bill which is completely opposite to the Anna's Lokpal bill. So now we have two bills. Lets see the different between the two bills.

Under the purview of government's lokpal bill panchayats, ministers like MP's and MLA's, PM, scams related to roads, telecom all are exempted. So what's their in government's lokpal bill. The draft says if a citizen complaints against a government official of corruption or any other crime  and if the accusation is proved false then the citizen who complained will get an imprisonment of  2 years. The accused official has rights to file a complaint against the complainant and the accused will be provided a lawyer to fight the case in court on government expenditure. And if the accused is found guilty he or she will be dismissed from their service or have to face imprisonment for just 6 months. This is a synopsis from the government's draft . It has lot of provisions for the accused to escape.

Does this bill really help us in the fight against corruption? Does a common man ever dare to file a complaint if this bill is passed. There is no protection for the citizens in this bill.

On the other hand Anna's Lokpall bill has the rights to book official or minister even of highest authority, if a citizen complaints. It will also take up the responsibility to protect the complainant. So that more and more people can raise their voice against corruption. Corruption is a high profit and zero risk business and must be cleaned from the roots if we want to see a developed country.  @64 we are still a developing nation and if corruption continues this way even after many years we will still be a developing nation rather than a developed nation.

The government is trying to pass the Lokpal bill drafted by them. If that happens only god can save us.

Request everyone to support Anna's Jan Lokpal Bill. This is a very noble cause for a good purpose, for our bright future. It is now or never. This is the right time we show our support. We can show our support by accepting and attending A week for India initiative. Hope to see your support.

Happy Independence Day!!

Need more busses in the route no. 222

This is with regard to the 222 no. buses operating between koti and patancheru. These buses travel via lingampally,  hafeezpet, kondapur, hitech, madhapur, jubilee hills, lakdikapul, abids and vice versa. I would like to bring to the notice of APSRTC, that the number of these buses operating in the route no. 222 are very less. Only metro express buses are plied. There are no ordinary 222 buses. Due to their less number commuters like me are facing a lot of problem. Especially in the peak hours. We are forced to wait for a long time at the bus stop and if we get the bus it will be so crowded that some people are forced travel on the footboard endeagering their lives. I request the concerned authorities to look into this matter and increase the 222 buses at least in the peak hours.

"The above paragraph has been published in Times of India news paper on the backside of the front page" dated 4th August 2011.

Every day i wait for a very long time at the bus stop. I wait for about a minimum of 30mins to a maximum of 1 hour. Sometimes even longer. Even after waiting for such a long time whats the use, i get one bus with lot of crowd in it. With no option left i try to get inside the bus, but the people standing on the footboard restrict the path. I push them hard to get in. Then i search a suitable place to stand. Most of the people stand near the entrance and a void space will be there deep inside the bus.I go to the last and stand, wait for someone to empty the seat. If i am lucky i get the seat quickly if not,  when my final stop is approacing then i get a seat. 

Speech by the Missile Man of India - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

This is a very famous speech delivered by Mr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam at the European Union of Parliament on the occasion of golden jubilee of European Union.

Here is a synopsis of the speech, he said..........

When there is righteousness in the heart
there is beauty in the character
when there is beauty in the character
there is harmony in the home
when there is harmony in the home
there is order in the nation
when there is order in the nation
there is peace in the world.

Hearing this speech everyone in the European union stood up and applauded the president. He made us proud. Long live  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam.

Footboard Menace!!

This is a common problem faced by most of the commuters travelling in city buses. The culprits for this problem are young men. Most of them are students persuing their studies. They are not understanding how grave this can become. Standing on the footboard causes inconvenience to people to get in and get down from the bus. They completely block the way of the public at the foodtboard. Eventhough there is lot of empty space inside the bus and empty seats available, these guys never get inside and sit, they just prefer to stand at the footboard. It is ok to stand at the footboard if the bus is packed to the full, but it should be preferred rarely incase of emergency or if the buses movement is less.

Even if seats are not available and there is space in the aisle to stand, then they should prefer standing. This way it does not cause any inconvenience to others. 

As the footboard area is packed, persons standing in that area cannot feel what is stolen from their pockets. Some of the people are taking advantage of this situation and are trying to steal the valuables from the people.  I don't think it is necessary to tell the young people it is not correct to stand at the footbaord, because these people are well educated and they need to use their commonsense to judge good and bad. Since these people are not bothered about others inconvenience, strong steps must be taken by the RTC.

RTC should give full rights to the conductor to fine whoever is standing at the footboard. If the bus is very rush and is unavaoidable for few people to stand at the footboard, then fine can be avoided. But if the bus is free and if the conductor finds anyone standing then this rule should be applied and concerned people should be fined accordingly. This rule if implemented footboard menace can be brought down considerably.

Footboard Menace is not observed only in buses, but now it is also observed in Metro trains. Even here young people of late stand at the entrance of train compartment and block the way. Strict action must be taken by the Railway board as well to prevent this menace. Imposing fine is the only way to bring it down.

Why We Disagree!! - Swami Vivekananda

This is a very famous speech delivered by Swami Vivekananda at the parliament of religion held at Chicago, USA. The topic of the speech is "why we Disagree". It was given at a period when we were not born, but has so much meaning and its so inspiring. Each and everyone must listen or read this speech.  Here is a small synopsis from the speech. Its a story about two frogs....

A frog lived in the well. It was born there and grew up in the same well. Due to the abundant food resources such as algae, insects etc., the frog was healthy and fat. On a good day, another frog from a ocean came and fell into the well. The frog from the well inquired the other frog from where it has come. The frog replied that it has come from a ocean. The frog from the well asked if the ocean is as big as its well. The other frog laughed and replied saying that the ocean is very big and it cannot be compared with the well. The frog from the well was very angry and said its a lie and you are a liar, my well is bigger than any other.

Similarly people also think in the same way. Every person whether he is a hindu, christian or a muslim sits in his own little well and thinks that is the whole world.

We need to change our thinking, we need to understand that there is only one world and we need to live and let live in prosperity.

"Appreciate everyone and criticize none"!! 

TIMES CAMPAIGN: ACT AGAINST CORRUPTION

This is a campaign started by "Times of India" against corruption and in support of a strong Lokpal Bill. To join the campaign and to prove our support against corruption to the UPA government, we just need to give a missed call to the toll-free number 08030088502. We will then receive a SMS confirming the joining of the campaign. I joined the campaign. Whoever is reading this blog, request you to do the same for a better future. We can make a difference!!

 Join campaign for a strong Lokpal law to make India corruption-free

The people of India are sick of corruption. Anna Hazare's Jantar Mantar fast, which got overwhleming public support, has not gone in vain. The latest government version of the proposed Lokpal Bill is certainly an improvement over the anemic bill drafted by the law ministry in December 2010, but the governemt is still not ready to go the whole hog. It wants to retain certain controls. This, unfortunately, may provide escape routes to the corrupt.

It's not too late to tell the government that we, the people of India, do not want any compromises on the anti-corruption law. Join the campaign by clicking the "JOIN CAMPAIGN" button below. You can also join the campaign by giving a missed call to the toll-free number 08030088502 or by sending lok as an SMS to 58888.

China's Bullet Trains!! What about India ? ?

This is about the news i heard about china in a news channel. Its about the bullet trains in china. It seems that china has over 150 bullet trains operating. These are not ordinary trains, they are high speed trains which travel at 350 kmph.  Presently they are operating between beijing and shangai. In ordinary train it takes 12 hours to travel from beijing to shangai and viceversa. But the bullet train just takes 4 hours to cover the distance.

Nothing new about the bullet trains, they are already there in europe, japan etc., but when it comes to china its new. Its about the growth of china. Growth in terms of technology. Their desire to prove their dominance.

We need to appreciate the communist government in china, its they who are pushing the chinese power to the extreme. They are slowly but carefully moving up the ladder in all departments. Competing with the so called dominant nations, in technology, research etc.,

If we are talking about china, then we need to talk about india as well. Since there is no difference between both these nations, except the language. Mostly, both the nations are same, consider population, culture, natural resources.

If that is the case why india does not have the bullet trains. If china has 150, cant india have atleast one. we need to ask ourself the question why??

If you think deep, the answer is simple its the people. The people of china are against corruption, the flow of money is streamlined to reach proper channels so that it can be spent on development, welfare. Why talk about the people, because its the people who form the government and run it.

Consider the same for india, its rich in everything over china, but still.... they do not have the technology. Here the people are choosing wrong persons as their representatives. Because of this, flow of money is not streamlined, whoever is running the government they are misusing the funds allotted, using it for their own benefit instead of investing in development and welfare.

This is an unending discussion. But would request everyone to stop corruption, stop blaming the politician alone. Think whether we are electing the right people? Let the end of corruption begin from us, rest will change automatically.

I wish to see a day when india has its own bullet trains, atleast one!!

Costly Affair

After the hike in the ticket cost by APSRTC, the life of the common people who mostly depend on RTC buses has hampered a lot. Especially the people below poverty line and those of middle class are facing severe trouble. The minimum fair in ordinary bus is Rs.4 and that of Express is Rs.7. No need to talk about Delux, its shockingly Rs.9. This fair is charged to people who opt to get down one stop away.

Govt. has increased the fair without any prior notice. Nobody was aware of it. The hike was much higher than expected. They should have increased the cost by Rs.1, unfortunately they did it by Rs. 2-3 which is a huge burden on common man.

I believe even the govt did not have enough options to choose. Ongoing Telangana agitation which brought huge losses to APSRTC in a span of 2 months and the strike called by the employees of RTC were the two factors which forced the Govt for a hike in cost.

Many RTC buses suffered a lot of damage during the Telangana agitation. Whom we can blame for all this mess? The policians or a bunch of activists. It's both. Finally the sufferer is the common man. Neither the politican nor the activists are bothered about the hike.

I wish politician and their supporters should understand the misery of the common man. Avoid vote bank politics, respect their posts, and do things which benefit everyone.

Article with my picture published in THE HINDU newspaper

The following link has my article which was published in the THE HINDU newspaper along with my photograph.


http://www.hindu.com/edu/2008/04/21/stories/2008042150780200.htm


I welcome the Supreme Court’s verdict to give 27 percent reservation to OBCs in the central government run educational institutions. The decision has come at the right time as this is time when new academic year for admissions to various courses will start. I also welcome the decision of excluding the creamy layer from this reservation. India is a country with more number of castes and if the government starts giving reservation for the all the castes then entire educational system will get into a tangle and meritorious students will be deprived from their right to good education.
Any student who has completed his graduation should be excluded from reservation irrespective of the caste he belongs. I believe a graduate will be in a position to get a job and lead his or her family on there own. To make this process more appropriate I urge government to take steps to make sure that those students with good economic back ground should be excluded from the reservation and at the same time economically poor students must be included in the reservation. I hope central government will implement such a provision as early as possible. I urge all political parties to acknowledge the verdict and don’t create unnecessary mess of it.

K. V. Jagadish
Hyderabad

Blast!! Blast!!...............

I am deeply shocked with the incident what has happend a fortnight ago in assam. How many more times we will listen to this word Blast!! again... no body knows. It all started with hyderabad followed by bangaluru, jaipur,gujarat,delhi and now assam. How many to follow...nobody knows. What the government, the concerned authorities are doing to avoid such incidents.

The home ministry has no answer to this. What kind of action and precaution are they taking to save the lives of innocent civilians. The ordinary janta has lost patients. Politicians are never tired of accusing each other. But what are they really doing ??.

Its time we bring in stringent laws and punish the criminals severly. The punishment should be in such a way that people should think twice before they decide to commit any criminal activity. This is the only option that is left. The only option becuase seeing the kind of devastation they are doing is unforgettable, ask the people who really suffered with such incidents ask the husband, wife, mother, son and daughter who lost their beloved ones. Can anybody bring them back? A person who does these activities dont have a heart, religion, they dont believe in god and have no mercy. people with such attitude or character does not have the right to live.

Politician should realise this and instead of passing unwanted comments on each other, should implement certain laws to overcome them. If they are still sleeping then god save us????