#Bengaluru: When contract pourakarmikas (civic workers) demanded their services be regularised (be made permanent), Bengaluru Development minister Krishna Byre Gowda retorted: “30% of you do not report for work on a daily basis and the city is unclean, people are blaming us. Should we still make you permanent when you don’t report for work?”
What are your thoughts ?
@timesofindia
#Odisha literally saved the Modi govt from falling in 2024 by giving 20 seats, gets zilch, no bullet train, no metro, substandard bhubaneswar airport, MMDR all set to screw the state, good luck with 2029 elections BJP
Odisha under BJP govt –
5248 vacancies for Medical Officers –
Reserved category seats - 4837
General category seats - Just 411
This is 92% Reservations.
Reservation in healthcare — where people can literally die without proper doctors.
This country is digging its own grave.
@ThusSpokeDharma@neha_laldas
Govt School Teacher’s Salary: ₹80,000
Kids: Studying in Private Schools
Private School Teacher’s Salary: ₹8,000
Kids: Struggling in Government Schools
The irony of Indian Education System.
Happy Teachers Day Everyone.
At the behest of Govt of Karnataka, honoured & delighted to be Chairman of the Vision Group on Skill Development. We will build the landing ground for the future to arrive. We have done it before. We will do it again. It is a privilege to be here to serve the Youth of Tomorrow.
Appealing Hon’ble BJP MPs of #Odisha to challenge and call for a reversal of the amendment made in the #MMDR Act that takes away the powers of the Odisha Govt. Our Parliament is the highest temple of Indian democracy. As a member of Parliament, you are the voice of Odisha in this highest forum of democracy.
The people of Odisha elected you in good faith to protect and further their interests. It is therefore a matter of utmost concern that you voted in favour of one of the most arbitrary legislations that will have far reaching adverse implications for the people of Odisha who put their trust in you.
August 13th which saw the passage of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha with your support was a black day for Odisha. The Bill was passed with less than ten minutes of discussion in the Lok Sabha, despite having provisions with far reaching implications for the people of Odisha.
This was not an ordinary piece of legislation. Odisha undoubtedly will be the worst affected by this legislation. As you are well aware, Odisha accounts for nearly 44% of India's mineral wealth. For decades, Odisha has contributed its mineral wealth to the building of India's steel, power, mining and infrastructure sectors. India stands taller and stronger today because of the immense contribution made by Odisha and her people.
The estimated annual loss would be more than ₹12,000 crores leading to lakhs of crores of rupees over time. But the bigger loss is that in a single legislative stroke the control over our own minerals and our mineral bearing lands was taken away from us. And this happened under your watch.
This law is an injustice to the children and youth of Odisha, whose future is linked to the resources and opportunities of this State. It is an injustice to the people of Odisha who bear the pollution, displacement, environmental degradation and the hazards and hardships of mining.
And, above all, it is an injustice to the dream of an empowered Odisha, that has the confidence and resources to determine its own future. I earnestly appeal to you to listen to your conscience and think about the future generations of Odisha.
History remembers and honours those who raise their voices when injustice is done to their people and resources. History will judge you not by the party you stood with, but by whether you stood up for Odisha when it mattered most. You are standing at a historic juncture with a choice to stand and fight for the state and the people who sent you to the Lok Sabha with a mandate to protect their interests. I leave it to your judgment.
In 1950:
SC list had 607 castes, today it has ~1200
ST list had 241 tribes, today it has 744
So where these castes/tribes are coming from?
If even after 70+ yrs, not a single caste has been uplifted via reservation, that itself shows "Reservation is a failed policy".
ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ ಆಗ್ನೇಯ ವಿಭಾಗದ ಸಿಇಎನ್ (ಸೈಬರ್ ಕ್ರೈಂ) ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಠಾಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್ ಶ್ರೀ ರವಿ ಕೆ.ಬಿ. ಅವರು, ಸೈಬರ್ ಕ್ರೈಂ ಪ್ರಕರಣವೊಂದರ ತನಿಖೆಗಾಗಿ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ತಂಡದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಧ್ಯಪ್ರದೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ತೆರಳಿದ್ದರು. ಭೋಪಾಲ್ನಿಂದ ಇಂದೋರ್ಗೆ ತೆರಳುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೇಳೆ ಅವರು ಪ್ರಯಾಣಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಬಸ್ ನಿಯಂತ್ರಣ ತಪ್ಪಿ ಪ್ರಪಾತಕ್ಕೆ ಉರುಳಿಬಿದ್ದ ಪರಿಣಾಮ, ಗಂಭೀರವಾಗಿ ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟಿರುವುದು ಅತ್ಯಂತ ದುಃಖಕರ ಸಂಗತಿಯಾಗಿದೆ.
ಕರ್ತವ್ಯ ನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವೇಳೆ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಅಗಲಿದ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ಇನ್ಸ್ಪೆಕ್ಟರ್ ರವಿ ಕೆ.ಬಿ. ಅವರ ಆತ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ ಶಾಂತಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಸದ್ಗತಿ ದೊರಕಲಿ.
ಅವರ ಕುಟುಂಬ, ಬಂಧು-ಮಿತ್ರರು ಹಾಗೂ ಸಹೋದ್ಯೋಗಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಈ ದುಃಖವನ್ನು ಭರಿಸುವ ಶಕ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಭಗವಂತನು ನೀಡಲಿ ಎಂದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.
ಭಾವಪೂರ್ಣ ಶ್ರದ್ಧಾಂಜಲಿ. 🙏
#RIP #Tribute #KarnatakaStatePolice #BengaluruCityPolice #SouthEastDivision
Today, while traveling by metro, I saw two Muslim girls taking off their black burqas inside the station and putting them in their bags.
Later, by chance, we sat together on the metro and started talking. During the conversation, I asked, If you were going to take off the burqa anyway, why did you wear it?
They said - Our families don’t allow us to go outside without it. We don’t like wearing it, but we have to because we fear our families, society, and relatives.
It made me think.
Rahul Gandhi often says that the Manusmriti denies women rights and freedom. But these girls’ families and society don’t follow the Manusmriti.
So, who took away their freedom? 🙂
Odisha Govt cancelled Bbsr metro project worth ₹6256 cr and sanctioned Subhadra Yojana (Laadli Behna) ₹55,825 cr for 5 years
Then Odisha govt waived off it’s claim of ₹1,00,000 cr mining due with ₹20,000 cr per annum through passing of MMDR bill
Yesterday, I lost a dear senior , a friend , philosopher and guide in Mr P H Kurian, an 1986 batch IAS officer of Kerala who worked in Kalahandi district for 4 years . A great pro-poor administrator, I miss you Sir. Rest in Peace. My deepest condolences to the family.
Education Budget of India - $14 Billion
Health Budget of India - $11.6 Billion
Sports Budget of India - $0.4 Billion
Freebies Budget of India - $120 Billion
Your taxes were never about development.
I scored 83 percentile in JEE Main 2022 but didn’t get a seat because the cutoff for me was 89
Meanwhile two of my friends with 63 and 54 percentile got seats.
Those who have experienced this know how deeply reservation can affect you mentally 💔