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CPI(M) manifesto - misleading facts and too broad? silkboard - 22-MAR-2009
Writing this to point out what fact based means, this post is inspired by TN Ninnan's editorial in Saturday's Business Standard. He picked out a few statements from CPI-M's new election website, and argued that a few of them are not supported by facts, or even observations. Mr Ninnan has picked out certain statements from CPI-M manifesto (here), and taken objections to them: |
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jennypinto - 20-MAR-2009
The Hindu of March 19 had an interesting article : A Gandhian idea gets a British makeover by Hasan Suroor the gist of his story about a new campaign in the UK is "A high-profile campaign, funded by a flamboyant millionaire Tory donor Sir Paul Judge was launched this week with the grand aim of reducing the dominance of the three main organised political parties (Labour, the Conservative |
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Bribed voters could get 6 months in jail? silkboard - 16-MAR-2009
Read with interest in a newspaper this morning that Mr P Manivannan, who is the Returning Officer for Mysore is talking about tough measures to monitor misuse of Liquor and Money in Lok Sabha Elections. See this Biz Standard story: DC strict on curbing Malparctices. |
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Ravi_D - 26-FEB-2009
Have you noticed those huge full-page / half-page ads in the news papers the last few days? |
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Rallies continue in the city - BSP's turn now silkboard - 23-DEC-2008
This morning's 30-35 minute commute took over two hours. I come to office, and find it empty. All thanks to BSP's rally at Palace Grounds today. This is the state on eastern suburbs, I wonder what would be the situation in central areas of the city. |
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Indistan - an interesting concept murali772 - 6-DEC-2008
After the Mumbai massacre, everyone agrees that something has to be done about Pakistan, which without doubt was the passive platform for if not the active instigator of the attack, as it has been of so many terror attacks against India in the past. |
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blrsri - 20-SEP-2008
http://www.mid-day.com/news/2008/sep/190908-ashok-khenny-bs-yeddyuruppa-political-rivalries.htm Now its the state fighting against the NICE again. We thought it was all over but problems are back with some other reasons..POLITICS! Bellary mine owners found it very lucrative to be in power and so does Kheny think. But then BSY felt threatened! Why doesnt Kheny fight from Bidar, his hometown!? |
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silkboard - 11-SEP-2008Read a very sensible letter to editor in DH yesterday (forget the name, sorry). It said something I so agree with. Whats this "100 days of government" business? I was disappointed to see Yeddy even trying to list 100-day achievements via newspaper ads. And then media asking for opinions on 100-days. Can a meaningful as well as visible change be caused by a state government in just over three months? Aren't we impatient if we expect that? Doesn't this impatience put pressure on elected folks to do the same short-sighted things that we later |
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Careful - trouble in J C Nagar swamy - 11-JUL-2008
Trouble reported in J C Nagar area. Be careful. Source: Prohibitory orders as groups clash in Bangalore
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shas3n - 9-APR-2008
ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷದ ನಾಟಕಗಳು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಮುಗಿದು ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಮನೇಲಿ ಬೆಚ್ಚಗೆ ಕೂತಿರೋದರಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಲಾಭ ಅಂದರೆ, ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಕೆಲಸಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಗಾಲು ಹಾಕುವವರು ಕಮ್ಮಿಯಾಗಿ ಸುಮಾರು ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ಬೇಗ ಬೇಗ ಮುಗೀತಾ ಇವೆ. ಹಾಗೋ ಹೀಗೋ ಬಿಡಿಎ ನವರು ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟು underpassಗಳು ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದಾರೆ, airport ಕೆಲಸ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ನಡೆದು, ಜಾಸ್ತಿ ಗಲಾಟೆ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಮುಗಿದಿದೆ. ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಟಕದ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳು ಇಲ್ಲದೇ ಇದ್ದಾಗ ಕೆಲಸಗಳು ಸುಗಮವಾಗಿ ನಡಿತಾ ಇತ್ತು ಅನ್ನೊದಂತೂ ನಿಜ.
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