Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram
Tags:
Journalism of Courage
Floored!
The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has specifically trained dog squads to help them sniff sanitise the airport premises to check for the presence of explosives. The dogs are,however,forgetting their lessons fast,with most of their energies concentrated on balancing themselves on the newly tiled floors. The dogs are trained to convey their findings in two ways either they wag their tail or sit down and stare at their trainer. But the slippery floor at the modern state-of-the-art domestic departure terminal T1D means the dogs have to carry their entire weight on their shoulders. The dog gets so hassled trying to just walk that it can barely think of doing the job it has been trained for, an official said. Officials say they did try putting shoes on the dogs,but that did not work. The dogs wouldnt stop staring at the unusual addition to their feet.
At the recently concluded Delhi Tourism conclave,most of the attendee spoke about dirty toilets at tourist spots. To pacify the guests,Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) Superintending Archaeologist K K Muhammed told them that the ASI is building new toilets on the premises of prominent monuments in the city. You must see them. They are very beautiful, he said to which danseuse Sharon Lowen immediately retorted,We dont want them to be beautiful,we just want them to be clean.
No jack of all trades
Lawyers cannot fill in everywhere for everyone was the message the Delhi High Court had for an advocate who approached it with a grievance over the removal of lawyers role in the registration of companies. Filing a PIL,the counsel complained that it was not fair to remove the role of lawyers in such cases. Next you might tell us even a doctors prescription should be certified by a lawyer. Advocates cannot do everything on everyones behalf, acting Chief Justice Madan B Lokur told the counsel. The judge then asked the counsel to prepare his case well and return to the court on the next date with some legal substantiation and not just vague contentions.
Number game
A newly recruited officer in the Ghaziabad police was recently talking to his juniors about the number of deaths due to hooch when he was called in by his senior. The senior rebuked him and then asked him to hold back numbers and confirm only a few deaths due to spurious liquor. The matter is very sensitive. Confirm only four deaths due to hooch, the senior said.
Survival of the fittest
The Sports Ministry was recently given some valuable advice on safety measures by the Delhi High Court as it heard a matter related to funds given to different sports bodies in the country. The documents show there are no grants for the Wrestling Federation as well as the Karate Association. What are you doing Mr Counsel? Dont do this,as they may come after you. After all,they are far stronger than you, acting Chief Justice Madan B Lokur told the counsel for the ministry during the hearing last week.
Misplaced valour
The 17-year-old leader of the infamous burgle-and-burn gang was recently apprehended again and taken to the Juvenile Justice Board his fourth time in the last six months. Confident and impertinent,the boy reportedly told the policemen while on his way to meet the magistrate: Some more months are left for me to turn 18. Catch me then; till then let me keep doing this.
Fighting unarmed
Assembly sessions are always a busy time for babus in the Delhi Secretariat. But this time the officials in the Secretariat are busier than usual. The reason: an attack of cockroaches. There are roaches in the files,inside the couches and sometimes even in our lunch box. We spend most of the time calling housekeeping these days, said one unhappy official.
Arrival delayed
The countdown timers in offices of Delhi Metro officials now stand switched off,with the completion of some of the Metro lines running behind schedule. First the Gurgaon Metro corridor,which was scheduled to open in January,missed the deadline. Now the Inderlok-Mundka corridor,earlier planned for an opening in late February,stands postponed.
Langurs wanted!
To fight the monkey menace,the New Delhi Municipal Council had set up a team of around 27 langurs last year. With the Commonwealth Games just six months away,the civic body is looking at monkeys as a special threat. To ward off these unwanted spectators from the Games venues,the NDMC plans to recruit more langurs if required.
Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram
