Monday, October 7, 2013
Saturday, October 5, 2013
BACK IN DEHLI BEFORE RETURNING HOME
Now in Deli at the Radisson near the airport. Different sounds from outside. It is the roar of the traffic muffled by the thick walls and windows. The highway to get here from the station was wide. Mostly cars and trucks often laden with a group of Indians. Our guide said they would be off to an event maybe a wedding. We have been told there is a limit to ten in a car. The seems to be no limit to a wedding.
Our guide Ravi was knowledgeable and proud of his country. He explained the caste system. He is in the second class: Gupta. We were picked up at 9.30 just after breakfast. Phil had a swim in the pool and we met a couple inspecting the best hotels. Their company was Ellison Roberts from Yorkshire. They said there was an even better Oberoi Hotel in Shimla, the Wildflower which was situated in the Mall. The staff at the Cecil bowed and showed respect by putting their hands together pointing to the ceiling and nodding the head slightly. The road down was narrow and winding. Our driver drove slowly and so we got a good view of the hills and the houses and towns. We passed through Solan which was quiet a big town. The houses were often built next to the road so that the owners could start a business on the street and live in the levels below. I saw buildings that were eight stories high. Similar construction was used for them all. Concrete foundations topped by a concrete plinth, then concrete pillars usually round then another concrete level. Usually the houses were never finished. The concrete reinforcing cables were jutting up and out waiting for more money for the next level.
There was plenty of construction along the way with lots of trucks about. The hillsides need plenty of reinforcing to prevent landslips.
We stopped at a restaurant which was run by Tourism India for a cup of chai tea. No one else was there, perhaps it was too early. The garden surrounding was very attractive with a range of plants, many perennials. Phil mentioned the surprising number of pharmacies in Shimla. He said 25. Ravi laughed and said there were 250. Drugs are big business in India and are very cheap. The price in Australia would be up to 100 times more expensive. Ravi explained that he was a pharmacist and produced a photocopy of his qualifications. He was very knowledgeable about the ingredients. The qualification was done by apprenticeship and six months formal training. He had followed his father as a pharmacist. It was his family tradition to be a pharmacist.
We had time to sightsee in Chandigah to see Lee Corbusier's work. We saw the High Court from a distance but he managed to talk his way into driving the car up close to the Secretariat. We were allowed to take lots of photographs of the massive concrete structure. The rounded openings on the car park area were rather spoilt by the washing hanging around.
Ravi took us to the War Memorial situated a 25 acres of parkland with lots of large trees and bougainvillea. The war memorial was a round structure and the names of people who had died in the wars mainly with Pakistan and other border clashes. The High Court was visible in the distance. The main issue is the dispute over who owns Kashmir.
Ravi disappeared for a while looking for our driver and the car. We saw the rose garden with thousands of roses but no blooms. The gardeners were in the process of pruning them.
We parked in the centre of town. Big brands were there including Mothercare and Arrow shirts. We inspected the stitches shirt by Arrow and had a lassi in a modern café serving a big range of Indian food upstairs and cakes and packaged biscuits downstairs.
Our train to Dehli was leaving at 6.30. but we got to the Chandigah train station at twenty to six so had plenty of time to watch the passengers gather on the wide platform. Our porter stayed with us and was arguing with Ravi about his tip. Ravi insisted that he had already paid the tip. He hang around until we got on the train and carried our bags on board so Phil slipped him 15r. The waiter in the train asked everyone for a tip. Phil gave him 15r as well. He would do well. He had a fist full of money. The girl sitting next to Phil refused and said that this was not the normal practice on the train. She only drank chai tea as she was fasting. Not a full fast like Ravi of 9days. Just the first and the last day.
Our last night was at the Radisson, very near to the airport. The road outside was wide and full of traffic. Less carts and bikes but always a few. The hum of the traffic could be heard from our room. This hotel was large with a big reception area floored with marble and a carpet strip through the door ways. Rather dated compared to our five star hotels during the Distantfrontier tour. Spots on the carpet and the rooms were designed with a glass wall from the bathroom area. No escaping to the toilet, always in view. The blind hung in the shower and I did not woke out how to pull it down. We didn't need dinner as there were meals supplied on the train. The guide who accompanied us in the taxi was 21 and had been a very goog cricket, captain of the local under 19 team in Dehli. He had just graduated from a degree of Hospitality and Management.
Regretfully he said one needed to be rich or have a sponsor to get into the test team. Arriving at the hotel he came in with us and asked us to sit down. He said he needed our passports and took them to the reception. I realize now he wanted to hang around for as long as possible to earn a good tip. However in Indi it is easy to talk to the staff and book oneself in. Our flight would leave at 1pm next day so we had plenty of time to have breakfast and check out and get a taxi to the airport. Distant frontiers were keen to send out a car but that was inefficient as they would have to come a long way to our hotel to pick us up. The taxi was fine. We were lucky on the trip home. Phil forgot when checking in to ask for an exit seat. At the waiting the attendants said that due to a connecting flight delay 50 passengers will miss the flight. She gave us h and k so that we had three seats. I could stretch out and put my feet up. It was bliss! The Dreamliner plane was very good and fast. We arrived in Melbourne at 6.30am or maybe 15 minutes later. It had left Dehli at 1.00pm.
Our guide Ravi was knowledgeable and proud of his country. He explained the caste system. He is in the second class: Gupta. We were picked up at 9.30 just after breakfast. Phil had a swim in the pool and we met a couple inspecting the best hotels. Their company was Ellison Roberts from Yorkshire. They said there was an even better Oberoi Hotel in Shimla, the Wildflower which was situated in the Mall. The staff at the Cecil bowed and showed respect by putting their hands together pointing to the ceiling and nodding the head slightly. The road down was narrow and winding. Our driver drove slowly and so we got a good view of the hills and the houses and towns. We passed through Solan which was quiet a big town. The houses were often built next to the road so that the owners could start a business on the street and live in the levels below. I saw buildings that were eight stories high. Similar construction was used for them all. Concrete foundations topped by a concrete plinth, then concrete pillars usually round then another concrete level. Usually the houses were never finished. The concrete reinforcing cables were jutting up and out waiting for more money for the next level.
There was plenty of construction along the way with lots of trucks about. The hillsides need plenty of reinforcing to prevent landslips.
We stopped at a restaurant which was run by Tourism India for a cup of chai tea. No one else was there, perhaps it was too early. The garden surrounding was very attractive with a range of plants, many perennials. Phil mentioned the surprising number of pharmacies in Shimla. He said 25. Ravi laughed and said there were 250. Drugs are big business in India and are very cheap. The price in Australia would be up to 100 times more expensive. Ravi explained that he was a pharmacist and produced a photocopy of his qualifications. He was very knowledgeable about the ingredients. The qualification was done by apprenticeship and six months formal training. He had followed his father as a pharmacist. It was his family tradition to be a pharmacist.
We had time to sightsee in Chandigah to see Lee Corbusier's work. We saw the High Court from a distance but he managed to talk his way into driving the car up close to the Secretariat. We were allowed to take lots of photographs of the massive concrete structure. The rounded openings on the car park area were rather spoilt by the washing hanging around.
Ravi took us to the War Memorial situated a 25 acres of parkland with lots of large trees and bougainvillea. The war memorial was a round structure and the names of people who had died in the wars mainly with Pakistan and other border clashes. The High Court was visible in the distance. The main issue is the dispute over who owns Kashmir.
Ravi disappeared for a while looking for our driver and the car. We saw the rose garden with thousands of roses but no blooms. The gardeners were in the process of pruning them.
We parked in the centre of town. Big brands were there including Mothercare and Arrow shirts. We inspected the stitches shirt by Arrow and had a lassi in a modern café serving a big range of Indian food upstairs and cakes and packaged biscuits downstairs.
Our train to Dehli was leaving at 6.30. but we got to the Chandigah train station at twenty to six so had plenty of time to watch the passengers gather on the wide platform. Our porter stayed with us and was arguing with Ravi about his tip. Ravi insisted that he had already paid the tip. He hang around until we got on the train and carried our bags on board so Phil slipped him 15r. The waiter in the train asked everyone for a tip. Phil gave him 15r as well. He would do well. He had a fist full of money. The girl sitting next to Phil refused and said that this was not the normal practice on the train. She only drank chai tea as she was fasting. Not a full fast like Ravi of 9days. Just the first and the last day.
Our last night was at the Radisson, very near to the airport. The road outside was wide and full of traffic. Less carts and bikes but always a few. The hum of the traffic could be heard from our room. This hotel was large with a big reception area floored with marble and a carpet strip through the door ways. Rather dated compared to our five star hotels during the Distantfrontier tour. Spots on the carpet and the rooms were designed with a glass wall from the bathroom area. No escaping to the toilet, always in view. The blind hung in the shower and I did not woke out how to pull it down. We didn't need dinner as there were meals supplied on the train. The guide who accompanied us in the taxi was 21 and had been a very goog cricket, captain of the local under 19 team in Dehli. He had just graduated from a degree of Hospitality and Management.
Regretfully he said one needed to be rich or have a sponsor to get into the test team. Arriving at the hotel he came in with us and asked us to sit down. He said he needed our passports and took them to the reception. I realize now he wanted to hang around for as long as possible to earn a good tip. However in Indi it is easy to talk to the staff and book oneself in. Our flight would leave at 1pm next day so we had plenty of time to have breakfast and check out and get a taxi to the airport. Distant frontiers were keen to send out a car but that was inefficient as they would have to come a long way to our hotel to pick us up. The taxi was fine. We were lucky on the trip home. Phil forgot when checking in to ask for an exit seat. At the waiting the attendants said that due to a connecting flight delay 50 passengers will miss the flight. She gave us h and k so that we had three seats. I could stretch out and put my feet up. It was bliss! The Dreamliner plane was very good and fast. We arrived in Melbourne at 6.30am or maybe 15 minutes later. It had left Dehli at 1.00pm.
Friday, October 4, 2013
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Shimla Information
Shimla school girl raped by classmate
Shimla: A school girl was raped by a classmate and another man and, in a separate incident, a minor girl was raped by a cab driver in Shimla, police said Tuesday.
The 15-year-old school victim, who was missing from her house for three days, was found in a semi-conscious state near her house in Vikas Nagar neighbourhood Monday night, police said.
"The girl has been hospitalised," a police officer said.
The rapist suspect, who studied with her in her class, has been detained and his accomplice Hemraj, an adult, was arrested, police said.
Both suspects were known to the girl's family, police officer Vikram Chauhan told a news agency.
In the other incident, a 16-year-old girl, who came from a village near Kufri to meet a relative in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, was raped by a taxi driver who offered her a lift, police said.
The accused took the victim to a hotel where she was raped, police said.
IANS
The 15-year-old school victim, who was missing from her house for three days, was found in a semi-conscious state near her house in Vikas Nagar neighbourhood Monday night, police said.
The rapist suspect, who studied with her in her class, has been detained and his accomplice Hemraj, an adult, was arrested, police said.
Both suspects were known to the girl's family, police officer Vikram Chauhan told a news agency.
In the other incident, a 16-year-old girl, who came from a village near Kufri to meet a relative in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, was raped by a taxi driver who offered her a lift, police said.
The accused took the victim to a hotel where she was raped, police said.
IANS
First Published: Tuesday, October 01, 2013, 19:36
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Leaving Maidens
The Maidens Hotel has been updated and maintained inside. The simplicity of the rooms is calming. The ceilings are white with a slight tint of cream in the walls. The central glass pendant is elegant and bed lamps traditional. The huge glass chandeliers hang in the foyer and are a magnificent sight as one decends the straight down for three stories. Just a turn for the last flight.
We enjoyed two gin and tonics in the bar waiting for Ashwinder. From 6 to 8 was the Happy hour with drinks two for the price of one.
There was no extra reading material in the room. Just information about the hotel services. The shampoos were Karma not Forest Green like the fancy hotels we have stayed.
NOW WE ARE AT SHIMLA
After two nights at the Cecil hotel situated in the Himalayan mountains at the same height as Mt Kosciusko in Australia we are gaining an insight into the Indian way of life. This city was the colonial capital of India during the British colonial times. The summer lodge was build over four years from 1893/1987 and occupied for six months from April to September then returned to Calcutta.We visited the Viceroy summer lodge. Last occupied by Lord Mountbatten in 1947 when the Indians gained independence. From the garden at the Viceroy summer lodge garden we could see a temple on a distance hill but on the same ridge Rava suggested we go there tomorrow and from there one could see 380degrees of the area. As this was the capital there were houses all through the valley. This whole area is getting world heritage status. We visited the second Church of Christ built in India. . The Mall is where the locals walk and meet. Our guide said it was very important to dress properly in The Mall. A lift took us to the upper level after our driver dropped us near to the derelict building perched on the hill where many bakeries are located. The guide said this was to be replaced. As Shimla is crowded it is hard to get a building permit. The places we walked were very clean and tidy. Notices everywhere that smoking was an offence as well as littering. We saw women cleaning up. The guide described her as the sweeping class. I noticed that no one sat on the ground as in Dehli and all other places in India we visited.
We have been treated like the Raj. The staff at the hotel always willing to help with a smile. WeU drank endless cups of coffee, then lattes. The breakfast was buffet with fruits including apples, pears watermelon, pineapple and papaya. After that we had a selection of cooked eggs. I had poached this morning and Phil chose the delicious button mushrooms. This area is famous for its apples.
Our guide left us at restaurant in the centre of town for lunch. We walked up the stairs and it was full of school girls. As I walked by everyone of them said good afternoon madam. All very impressive. They smiled for the photographs. The teacher in charge said it was reserved, but the manager over ruled the head school teacher and said come in. We
enjoyed a delicious dish with rice, chicken and peas.
We were treated so well it could be easy to ignore the slums in the valley. There area there was dirty, crowded and full of rubbish. We found it hard to understand the Indian attitude to rubbish. On the train people threw the rubbish out the window, spoiling the landscape. This town has addressed the issue and plastic bags are banned. Our driver is named Rava. Tomorrow we will have a new driver to take us down the mountain.
The dining room staff has nice names. Neeraj and
BACK AT THE HOTEL
Now back at The Cecil Hotel in Shimla. The welcome we received on arriving back at the hotel was amazing. The doormen rushed out with the umbrella and ushered Philip in. I had got out the other side with the help of the driver and managed to take a snap of Phil as he climbed from the car. The charge was R250 and he gave him an extra 20 to make it R270. It was only a kilometre from where we were caught in the monsoon rain but he had to take us the long way around. Taking the small narrow road where cars and buses have barely enough room to pass it was six kilometres. We weren't prepared for the sudden downpour. If we had been with our guide he would have produced an umbrella for us. Any way the rain was very heavy and putting up an umbrella was not enough. We would have had to stay in the shelter at the hospital.
It was a wonderful day walking the Mall. Busy with lots of people, all very friendly, holding hands and cheerful. We were amazed with the large number of pharmacies. Phil bought a few products and they we extremely cheap. No wonder Sigma share price has dived.
The food at the street stalls was wonderful. Boiled eggs with chilli powder and chives, roasted corn, ice cream, I tried the saffron and cashew one and Phil the chocolate. We inspected the Police station which was really a branch of the main station.
We had dinner in the hotel. I ordered the chicken with pomegranates and Phil the cauliflower and peas. Unfortunately I was given Rogan Josh. I asked where the pomegranates we and he looked blank. He said that I had Rogan Josh. I replied that I had ordered Chicken with pomegranates. He said he would enquire. I didn't want to make too much of a fuss and said it's ok and he has given us good service.
Compare with Mount Kosciuszko
We enjoyed two gin and tonics in the bar waiting for Ashwinder. From 6 to 8 was the Happy hour with drinks two for the price of one.
There was no extra reading material in the room. Just information about the hotel services. The shampoos were Karma not Forest Green like the fancy hotels we have stayed.
NOW WE ARE AT SHIMLA
After two nights at the Cecil hotel situated in the Himalayan mountains at the same height as Mt Kosciusko in Australia we are gaining an insight into the Indian way of life. This city was the colonial capital of India during the British colonial times. The summer lodge was build over four years from 1893/1987 and occupied for six months from April to September then returned to Calcutta.We visited the Viceroy summer lodge. Last occupied by Lord Mountbatten in 1947 when the Indians gained independence. From the garden at the Viceroy summer lodge garden we could see a temple on a distance hill but on the same ridge Rava suggested we go there tomorrow and from there one could see 380degrees of the area. As this was the capital there were houses all through the valley. This whole area is getting world heritage status. We visited the second Church of Christ built in India. . The Mall is where the locals walk and meet. Our guide said it was very important to dress properly in The Mall. A lift took us to the upper level after our driver dropped us near to the derelict building perched on the hill where many bakeries are located. The guide said this was to be replaced. As Shimla is crowded it is hard to get a building permit. The places we walked were very clean and tidy. Notices everywhere that smoking was an offence as well as littering. We saw women cleaning up. The guide described her as the sweeping class. I noticed that no one sat on the ground as in Dehli and all other places in India we visited.
We have been treated like the Raj. The staff at the hotel always willing to help with a smile. WeU drank endless cups of coffee, then lattes. The breakfast was buffet with fruits including apples, pears watermelon, pineapple and papaya. After that we had a selection of cooked eggs. I had poached this morning and Phil chose the delicious button mushrooms. This area is famous for its apples.
Our guide left us at restaurant in the centre of town for lunch. We walked up the stairs and it was full of school girls. As I walked by everyone of them said good afternoon madam. All very impressive. They smiled for the photographs. The teacher in charge said it was reserved, but the manager over ruled the head school teacher and said come in. We
enjoyed a delicious dish with rice, chicken and peas.
We were treated so well it could be easy to ignore the slums in the valley. There area there was dirty, crowded and full of rubbish. We found it hard to understand the Indian attitude to rubbish. On the train people threw the rubbish out the window, spoiling the landscape. This town has addressed the issue and plastic bags are banned. Our driver is named Rava. Tomorrow we will have a new driver to take us down the mountain.
The dining room staff has nice names. Neeraj and
BACK AT THE HOTEL
Now back at The Cecil Hotel in Shimla. The welcome we received on arriving back at the hotel was amazing. The doormen rushed out with the umbrella and ushered Philip in. I had got out the other side with the help of the driver and managed to take a snap of Phil as he climbed from the car. The charge was R250 and he gave him an extra 20 to make it R270. It was only a kilometre from where we were caught in the monsoon rain but he had to take us the long way around. Taking the small narrow road where cars and buses have barely enough room to pass it was six kilometres. We weren't prepared for the sudden downpour. If we had been with our guide he would have produced an umbrella for us. Any way the rain was very heavy and putting up an umbrella was not enough. We would have had to stay in the shelter at the hospital.
It was a wonderful day walking the Mall. Busy with lots of people, all very friendly, holding hands and cheerful. We were amazed with the large number of pharmacies. Phil bought a few products and they we extremely cheap. No wonder Sigma share price has dived.
The food at the street stalls was wonderful. Boiled eggs with chilli powder and chives, roasted corn, ice cream, I tried the saffron and cashew one and Phil the chocolate. We inspected the Police station which was really a branch of the main station.
We had dinner in the hotel. I ordered the chicken with pomegranates and Phil the cauliflower and peas. Unfortunately I was given Rogan Josh. I asked where the pomegranates we and he looked blank. He said that I had Rogan Josh. I replied that I had ordered Chicken with pomegranates. He said he would enquire. I didn't want to make too much of a fuss and said it's ok and he has given us good service.
Compare with Mount Kosciuszko
Mount Kosciuszko
Maidens Hotel
Our Volkswagen crafter minbus had delivered Ross and Maureen to the airport and drove through the busy peak hour to the Maidens last night.
After breakfast in the Curzon room Phil contacted the travel agent from Distant Destinations. Walking out the gate and turning left we saw the pharmacy across the road. Phil needed something for a mouth ulcer so we walked up the steps and were amazed at the variety of drugs and medications. He managed to find one man with good English who understood and he made the purchase. Adjoining the pharmacy was the hospital. Lots of people waiting around. The sign on the wall was similar to those in our hospitals. Orthopaedic surgeons, eye doctors and dentists as well.
We decided to catch a yuk tuck to the old Deli station. The driver put the meter on and charged us 40r. Phil gave him 50. It was busy. Many boys held hands, even those in army uniforms. One guide had mentioned this habit. He said it didn't mean that they were gay. We walked along the waiting area. Lots of people sitting around in groups. Men, women and children, even young babies. At the end of the lobby area was the police station. Looking inside it looked old with a couple of uniformed men behind the counter. Wires were every where over the walls. A superintendent in a civi shirt asked if we were ok. Phil said we were just having a look. To the right there was a desk with a sign. Women's assistance. Behind that was the lockup. A woman was crouched down. The superintendent said she had stolen something and would go to court in the afternoon. We walked away a then onto a railway platform. The second class carriages had shutters down. Some carriages were sleepers with bench seat bunks.
We walked onto the platform.
We turned towards the road and several tuk tuk drivers approached. The return fare started at 250. Phil ended up paying 100
We waited in our room for Ashwinder to deliver our tickets. Our plan was to travel to Shimla in the hill country, the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The car is coming at 6.45am. It is Gandhi birthday. A public holiday and lots of celebrations. Train leaves from New Delhi station. Changes at Kala where the gauge changes to narrow gauge.
Ashwinder was a seik and wore a purple turban.
We had dinner at The Emperor just opposite the hospital
Reading THE TIMES OF INDIA..
Mandya (Karnataka): For the second consecutive day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought to contain damage to the PMs image by Rahul Gaddis rejection of the ordinance on protecting criminal politicians, saying the party was very much with Manmohan Singh. Her remarks at a rally came a day after the BJPs priministerial candidate Narendra Mori derided the diminishing of the PM.
At a rally in Kerala the same day Sonia said the UPA government led by PM Manmohan Singh has lifted millions through his flagship schemes.
We have seen shocking filth in the streets but the sight at the pharmacy and in the hospital gives Indi hope. The people are getting the medicaments they need as well as glasses and hearing aids. Advertisements in the paper recommend ways to avoid infant malnutrition. Each month they are advised to get their child weighed until three years of age.
The RJD chief Lau Prasad is the first Lok Sabha MP to be convicted after the Supreme Courts July 2013 order disqualifying MPs, MLAs convicted by any court for crimes with punishment of two years or more.
This is the irony: there is tremendous corruption in this country but the lady was in the lockup for a minor misdemeanour.
It is five o'clock and the chanting has started. Not sure what religion or where the person is as the sound is resonant probably carrying a fairway.
After breakfast in the Curzon room Phil contacted the travel agent from Distant Destinations. Walking out the gate and turning left we saw the pharmacy across the road. Phil needed something for a mouth ulcer so we walked up the steps and were amazed at the variety of drugs and medications. He managed to find one man with good English who understood and he made the purchase. Adjoining the pharmacy was the hospital. Lots of people waiting around. The sign on the wall was similar to those in our hospitals. Orthopaedic surgeons, eye doctors and dentists as well.
We decided to catch a yuk tuck to the old Deli station. The driver put the meter on and charged us 40r. Phil gave him 50. It was busy. Many boys held hands, even those in army uniforms. One guide had mentioned this habit. He said it didn't mean that they were gay. We walked along the waiting area. Lots of people sitting around in groups. Men, women and children, even young babies. At the end of the lobby area was the police station. Looking inside it looked old with a couple of uniformed men behind the counter. Wires were every where over the walls. A superintendent in a civi shirt asked if we were ok. Phil said we were just having a look. To the right there was a desk with a sign. Women's assistance. Behind that was the lockup. A woman was crouched down. The superintendent said she had stolen something and would go to court in the afternoon. We walked away a then onto a railway platform. The second class carriages had shutters down. Some carriages were sleepers with bench seat bunks.
We walked onto the platform.
We turned towards the road and several tuk tuk drivers approached. The return fare started at 250. Phil ended up paying 100
We waited in our room for Ashwinder to deliver our tickets. Our plan was to travel to Shimla in the hill country, the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains. The car is coming at 6.45am. It is Gandhi birthday. A public holiday and lots of celebrations. Train leaves from New Delhi station. Changes at Kala where the gauge changes to narrow gauge.
Ashwinder was a seik and wore a purple turban.
We had dinner at The Emperor just opposite the hospital
Reading THE TIMES OF INDIA..
Mandya (Karnataka): For the second consecutive day, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday sought to contain damage to the PMs image by Rahul Gaddis rejection of the ordinance on protecting criminal politicians, saying the party was very much with Manmohan Singh. Her remarks at a rally came a day after the BJPs priministerial candidate Narendra Mori derided the diminishing of the PM.
At a rally in Kerala the same day Sonia said the UPA government led by PM Manmohan Singh has lifted millions through his flagship schemes.
We have seen shocking filth in the streets but the sight at the pharmacy and in the hospital gives Indi hope. The people are getting the medicaments they need as well as glasses and hearing aids. Advertisements in the paper recommend ways to avoid infant malnutrition. Each month they are advised to get their child weighed until three years of age.
The RJD chief Lau Prasad is the first Lok Sabha MP to be convicted after the Supreme Courts July 2013 order disqualifying MPs, MLAs convicted by any court for crimes with punishment of two years or more.
This is the irony: there is tremendous corruption in this country but the lady was in the lockup for a minor misdemeanour.
It is five o'clock and the chanting has started. Not sure what religion or where the person is as the sound is resonant probably carrying a fairway.
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