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July 13th, 2008
The minimum education qualification required to apply for the post of a Lower Division Clerk in government service is SSLC (10th standard pass). The pay scale is around 3000-5000 and it is not easy to get this job. You need to work hard in the PSC test to get in.
But unfortunately in order to become [...]
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April 12th, 2008
Today there was an interesting news item which caught my attention. The agents who facilitate bribe at the RTO offices in Kerala has a union and a minister (Mons Joseph) is going to inaugurate their annual meeting! If you don’t believe me, check out the news item below. Click for a larger version.
As I [...]
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April 9th, 2008
Many times I used to wonder why some of the rich guys in Kerala want to join politics. Even in last election, there were a couple of rich NRIs contesting the election. The reason is simple - with politics come power and to do anything against the law. It is as if politicians are mysteriously [...]
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March 12th, 2008
All the hell has broken loose when Kerala high court said that manslaughter is a popular sport in Kannur. High court also pointed out the politicisation of Kerala police in Kannur. Even idiots in Kerala knows that what high court judge said is 100% true!
I am no fan of BJP (think about Gujarat massacre), [...]
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December 18th, 2007
I think if there is one thing that will destroy us as a society, it is going to be politicians. They are one category to whom no law seems to apply. For example, the goonda act recently passed by our "beloved" politicians exempt "politicians" from the goonda list. How convenient!
Consider the recent criminal acts [...]
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June 2nd, 2007
In Kerala, “Law” is redefined from June 1st, 2007 as the following.
“Law” is a set of rules applicable only for the rich people. For poor/middle class people, law doesn’t apply. For example, suppose you want to encroach government land or government property. The first thing you need to make sure is that you are a [...]
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April 11th, 2007
Journalist ramasundaram goes back in time and writes about what he saw during Vimochana Samaram. Vimochana samaram (liberation struggle) started in 1958 against the first communist government (led by EMS Namboothiripad). It ended when the Kerala government was dismissed by the central government after a police firing in which 15 people died,
There was a huge [...]
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March 28th, 2007
Many people in Kerala has a misconception. They think that if something illegal is done, it is ok if it is done by a gang. They think that law has no validity before a majority!
Also many think that they have a born right to disrupt traffic or prevent others from operating their businesses. For example, [...]
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March 17th, 2007
Is God nude? To put it in another way, does God need to put on clothes? These are some important questions which has turned Kerala upside down. It is reported that many in Kerala needed trauma care after the following news came out. Many were unable to visualize God without clothes…
It all began when Kerala [...]
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March 13th, 2007
Our current chief minister Mr. Achuthanandan has a unique gift. He can generate huge controversies in Kerala just by joking on a subject (Our late ex. Chief Minister Nayanar also had this unique ability. His speeches were a huge hit just because of humor content. I remember listening to one of his speeches and by [...]
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March 9th, 2007
In 1975, Indira Gandhi declared Emergency rule in India which lasted for 18 months. It was very effective in bringing discipline at the time (for example, government employees used to report at office on time). I think we need something similar declared in Kerala (after imposing President’s rule).
1. Hartal, hartals more hartals - Kerala citizen [...]
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February 12th, 2007
Thank god. Finally Kerala court came to the rescue of thousands of CD shop owners. Today in its judgement court has said that shops can continue to lend the CDs. The case will be reconsidered in full detail by court again.
Court also said that during any raids all the legal proceedings must be adhered (For [...]
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February 6th, 2007
DYFI did a “rail roko” dharna at Palakkad railway station yesterday. They were protesting against the creation new Salem railway division. It is feared that creation of Salem division will affect Palakkad division and will also affect Rail infrastructure in Kerala.
Now, who suffered due to the agitation? DYFI managed to block trains from 7:30 to [...]
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February 5th, 2007
In a bold move, LDF government has enacted Devaswom ordinance, leading to the dissolution of two devaswom bodies. There were many strong allegations against the current administration and government acted in a swift manner. That is what distinguishes LDF from UDF. If they decide on something, LDF will implement it, no matter what happens!
The new [...]
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January 27th, 2007
Cheru Cherian John (via The Wharton Journal) looks at the anti-american sentiment in Kerala,
Citibank to them was the only possible representative of anything Ah-mary-kkan (America, as it is often pronounced in my home state) that they could get at (After all they recently banned selling Coke across the state alleging the presence of pesticides in [...]
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