Over the last couple of days, I've only been admonishing myself for letting down the ardent readers this series had gathered in a short span of time (er, two days do qualify as a 'span of time'). I sincerely hope that this time around, I manage a decent streak of posts before pretending to get lost in Bermuda again (If that left you scratching your head, stay tuned for a post on 'The Bermuda').
All the pitter-patter aside, the latest happenings that will be creating headlines across dailies tomorrow are going to be something along these lines...(In no particular order today)
1. Kolar - a gold mine again!!
After being shut in 2001, the 121- year old Kolar mines in KA (second deepest in the world after the South African ones) still have an estimated 30L tonnes (1 ton = 1000 kgs, you can do the math) of pristine gold deposits. With gold selling at a record Rs 19,000-plus per 10 grams, it would be a windfall for all those fretting mums and wedding planners!
2. BCCI set to sever Modi's last link with cricket.
For a man who gave us the IPL, this is one sad and cruel story. The suspended cricket Sheikh could well have seen his last days in this field as the BCCI continues to deviously plot ways to keep him from not just the sporting gala but also from all BCCI posts in the future (Don't want another Azhar, I guess). Guilty before tried. That's BCCI. Oh wait-that's India!
3. Another 'It Happens Only In India' event: Haryana MPs get their salaries for the first time in 44 years.
Ever since the inception of the state, the Haryana MPs, who were till today getting only petty (I, um, can not verify that!) allowances, will 'soon' get their salaries. When it's raining molaah for the MPs elsewhere in India, why shoult thee stay behind?!
4. Jharkhand's probable new CM-Mr. Arjun Munda (ya..for the third time)
Defeating another veteran at this job, Mr Soren, The BJP and the JMMform an alliance yet again. All I can say is that after two terms of President's Rule and seven governments in 10 years, for the sake of the pockets of the common man, I sincerely wish the new (really inappropriate adjective) government works out this time around.
5. And the Bandh ofcourse!
Thanks to eight central trade unions, including the Congress affiliated AITUC, we at college had the day off. And so did the economy of the country (thanks to overzealous party workers especially in my favourite states*- KL and WB). After exhaustive googling about the strike, the reason for the nation wide bandh turned out to be price rise!! This is the one things we Indians are really adept at - Raking up old issues when all is quite and calm. (To add credibility to their cause, the strikers threw in some heavy words like 'alleged violation of labor laws and disinvestment in PSUs' ). Whatever their issues, lets hope it's amicably resolved to their satisfaction in the PM-Sonia meet scheduled a couple of days from today.
Since I'm tired of being politically correct, I must say that the holiday was indeed welcome :D
*sarcasm written all over it
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