Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter SERVICE TAX DEPT SEEKS BACK INFORMATION FROM THE RTI APPLICANT

BY FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA 

Service Tax Department seeks back information from the RTI applicant 

If we think that all the departments that function under the Government at least have the data and information of the various agencies associated with them, it will be a shock to know that this is not true. 

 I filed an RTI with Service Tax Department seeking certain information about the two companies namely ECIL & CMS who executed Kaveri Project (Computerisation Project). 

I requested them to provide me the details as to when did the said companies register itself with the Service Tax Department, the Date and amount of service Tax paid by them. 

 Shockingly, the (CPIO) Service Tax Department, sent me a letter asking me to provide them the address and Service Tax Code number of M/s CMS, which as per my RTI request, has executed the Kaveri Project. The said company is required to be registered with them and they should be holding all the necessary details of the company. In stead, they asked me to provide them the details. 

 This is the way a department functions. 

Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter WILL REDDY BROTHERS RESIGN? CBI PROBE AGAINST REDDY MINES:

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA     

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER   

CBI PROBES AGAINST REDDY MINES: 

 WILL REDDY BROTHERS RESIGN? 

 The AP Government has ordered a CBI probe into the Obalapuram Mining Company bowing to the opposition demand. As usual Janardhana Reddy the Boss of Reddy Brothers who own the OMC, has welcomed the enquiry. As the OMC concerns both Karnataka and AP, the move has serious political repercussions. 

The Reddy Brothers who own the OMC will be facing the heat turned on them by the CBI. 

The Reddy Brothers who are controlling the Karnataka government and arm twisting the AP government, will have much to explain to the CBI. Morality and propriety demands Reddy Brothers to resign their ministerships during the enquiry. and one can not expect the Reddy Brothers to follow such good customs and traditions. 

The CM B.S. Yeddyurappa too is not in a position to ask them to resign.

Firoz.T.Totanawala WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE?

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

WHEN A LIZARD CAN, WHY CAN'T WE? 

 This is a true story that happened in Japan. In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan breaks open the wall. Japanese houses normally have a hollow space between the wooden walls. When tearing down the walls, he found that there was a lizard stuck there Because a nail from outside hammered into one of its feet. He sees this, feels pity, and at the same time curious, as when he checked the nail it was nailed 10 years ago when the house was first built. 

What happened? The lizard has survived in such position for 10 years!!!!!!!!! 

In a dark wall partition for 10 years without moving, it is impossible and mind-boggling. Then he wondered how this lizard survived for 10 years!!!  Without moving a single step--since its foot was nailed! 

So he stopped his work and observed the lizard, what it has been doing, and what and how it has been eating. Later, not knowing from where it came appears another lizard, with food in its mouth. Ah! He was stunned and touched deeply. For the lizard that was stuck by nail, Another lizard has been feeding it for the past 10 years… 

Imagine? It has been doing that untiringly for 10 long years, without giving up hope on its partner. Think, will you do that to your partner? 

Imagine what a small creature can do that a creature blessed with a brilliant mind can't. As information and communication technology advances, our access to information becomes faster and faster. But the Distance between human beings . . . is it getting closer as well? 

Please never abandon your loved ones Never Say U R Busy When They Really Need you ... You May Have the Entire World at Your Feet..... But You Might Be The Only World To Them.... 

A Moment of negligence might break the very heart which loves you through all odds.. Before you say something just remember…It takes a moment to Break but an entire life to make... To Live Use Heart and to Survive use Brains. Then Life would be a paradise Unfurling only Love Joy and Happiness..... 

Live life and not merely survive.....

Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter INSULT TO THE KANNADA LANGUAGE By Pitney Bowes’ Franking SILENCING THE MOTHER TONGUE KANNADA IGNORED BY KANNADIGA OFFICIALS

BY FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER

 

 Insult to the Kannada Language By Pitney Bowes’ Franking 

SILENCING THE MOTHER TONGUE

KANNADA IGNORED BY KANNADIGA OFFICIALS 

 This is the month of celebrations; especially, the celebrations devoted to the cultural activities of the people of Karnataka, their spoken language, that is, Kannada and its promotion, which is the pride of Kannadigas. 

But some departments have determined to undermine the celebrations when the Kannada development activists and protectionists are striving to get the classical language’s status and recognition for Kannada. 

As a case of ‘insult to injury’, the Inspector General of Registration and C Stamps and the Revenue Secretary to the Government have brought out the unique process of franking the amount collected on the document sheets effective 2nd November, 2009 with much fanfare. 

But without even paying due attention to the non-inclusion of the words in Kannada for 

[1] the department’s name, 

[2] the amount paid, 

[3] ‘Karnataka’ and 

[4] ‘Bharat’, which are either in English or Hindi. 

Only the English and Hindi are distinctively seen, but nothing in Kannada. 

This is what the proud Kannadigas, namely, Sri Niranjan Das, the IGR & CS, Sri Parshwanath, the Revenue Secretary and other senior officials have given as a gift to the Kannadiga brethren during the ‘Rajvotsava’ celebrations. 

It is understandable that the company, whom the contract for franking was given to, is a foreign based one and what goes beyond ones understanding is that the blunder of omission was committed by none other than our own Kannadigas. 

Only the words in English and Hindi languages are visible neglecting the use of Kannada in its franking, the act of which has hurt the feelings of the Kannadigas and brought an insult to their language, which they love most. 

It is high time that the Kannada development activists and protectionists taught appropriate lessons to the responsible babus for their dereliction.

Firoz.T.Totanawala I CLOSE MY EYES AND REALISE MY FRIENDS ARE MY ENERGY. THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND....

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

I CLOSE MY EYES AND REALISE MY FRIENDS ARE MY ENERGY. 

THANKS FOR BEING MY FRIEND....

A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5-year old son waiting for him at the door. 

SON: 'Daddy, May I ask you a question?' 

DAD: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the man. 

SON: 'Daddy, how much do you make an hour?' 

DAD: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' The man said angrily. 

SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' 

DAD: 'If you must know, I make Rs.100 an hour.' 

SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. 

SON: 'Daddy, may I please borrow Rs.50?' The father was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I work hard everyday for such this childish behavior.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? 

After about an hour or so, the man had calmed down, and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that Rs.50 and he really didn't ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' He asked. 'No daddy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the man. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the Rs.50 you asked for.' The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you daddy!' He yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The man saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his father. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the father grumbled. 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 

'Daddy, I have Rs.100 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? 

Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.' The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little son, and he begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. 

Do remember to share that Rs.100 worth of your time with someone you love. 

If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than to our family. When I find myself fading, I close my eyes and realize my friends are my energy. 

Thanks for being my friend........... 

Firoz.T.Totanawala TV REPORTING KEE BANGI....

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

TV REPORTING KEE BANGI....

Here's how the Indian TV news channels would report the Jack and Jill nursery rhyme.  All names (except those of Jack and Jill), are fictitious. 

 Prashant - TV Anchor Two persons have been injured in a freak climbing accident. Jack and his companion Jill had gone up a hill to fetch a pail of water when Jack fell down and broke his crown. Jill came tumbling after. 

 Live from the hill, our reporter, Amrita Shah, takes up the story. Amrita Shah Thank you Prashant. Well, as you say, two persons - Jack and Jill - had gone up a hill to fetch a pail of water. Suddenly, Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after. 

Prashant. Prashant Thank you Amrita. What do we know about the hill? Amrita Not too much. Jack was going up the hill to fetch a pail of water when he fell down and broke his crown. Jill came tumbling after.

[Headline appears at the foot of the TV screen: hill breaks crown of pail-boy Jack] Prashant What news of Jack and Jill? Amrita Prashant, it seems that Jack had gone up the hill to fetch a pail of water. We know nothing about the pail, or how heavy it was but it seems that Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after. 

I have here with me, an eyewitness to the accident, Mr Shahid Trivedi. Mr Shahid, tell us what you saw. Shahid Trivedi Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after. 

 [Headline appears at the foot of the TV screen: Boy and girl tumble down hill. Water spilled] Amrita Jack and Jill. What do we know about them? Are they brother and sister? Are they married? Just what were they doing on the hill together? Shahid Trivedi Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail a water. Amrita And what happened next? Shahid Trivedi Jack fell down and broke his crown Amrita Go on. Shahid Trivedi And Jill came tumbling after. 

Amrita Prashant, there you have it. Two people innocently going about their business to fetch a pail of water when one of them falls down, breaks his crown, and the other comes tumbling after.

Back to you in the studio Prashant. 

 [Headline appears at the foot of the TV screen: Water errand ends in tragedy] Prashant I have with me in the studio now, Professor Chandrashekar Belagare from the Indian Institute of Applied Hill Sciences. 

Professor: a hill; Jack; Jill; a pail of water. A tragedy waiting to happen? Professor Well that depends on the hill, the two persons, the object they were carrying and the conditions underfoot.

Let us look at the evidence so far. Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. 

Clearly, one would suspect that if Jacks fall was severe enough to break his crown then the surface of the hill must have been slippery or unstable. But I think were overlooking something quite fundamental here. Who was carrying the pail? Jack fell down and broke his crown and this is the key Jill came tumbling after. 

If Jack and Jill had been carrying the pail together, would they not have fallen at the same time?

The fact that Jill came tumbling after suggests that Jack lost his footing first and perhaps knocked Jill over as he slipped. Prashant Professor thank you very much. So there we have it, two persons Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down and broke his crown and Jill came tumbling after. 

Later in the programme, Osama bin Laden captured in Afghanistan, President Bush says rent-boy menage-a-trois was "just a brief lapse of judgement", and Pakistan launches nuclear warheads against key Indian cities. But next up, join us after the break for a studio discussion about hills, boys and girls and whether water-fetching trips should be supervised. 

Well be right back...

Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter FLOOD RELIEF POLITICS YEDDY Government Vs REDDY Government

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER

FLOOD RELIEF POLITICS 

YEDDY GOVERNMENT Vs REDDY GOVERNMENT 

 While the Chief Minister B.S Yeddyurappa is leaving no stone unturned to mobilise as much crores as possible as donations to flood victims relief fund from the companies through requests,threats and coercion, the Reddy Brothers who have revolted against B.S Yeddyurappa, have already started building houses to the flood victims caring two hoots for the CM. 

They are functioning as a parallel Government. They have taken up building 50 thousand houses in Bellary, Raichur, Koppal and Gadag districts from thier own money and through contributions from other mine owners worth 600 crores. at the same time, they are mobilising legislators and Ministers to remove B.SYeddyurappa from the CM posts. as on now, the state is being fury between YEDDY Government and REDDY Government...

Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter B.SYeddyurappa-K.Rosaiah axis

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER

B.S Yeddyurappa- K.Rosaiah axis: 

Hunters becomes hunted... 

Karnataka Chief Minister B.SYeddyurappa wanted to put an end to the dominance of Reddy Brothers to save his Gaddi. 

At the same time, the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K.Rosaiah wanted to remain in the Gaddi by warding off Jaganmohan Reddy, the son of Y.S Rajashekara Reddy who is posing a threat to his position. and both the Reddy Brothers and Jaganmohan are business partners. both the CMs have evolved a game plan to finish off the threats by taking action against Reddy Brothers in tandem. but the question is how far they succeed in thier game plan given the political and monetary clout enjoyed by Reddy Brothers and Jagan mohan.....

Firoz.T.Totanawala The Bangalore Metro Reporter REDDY BROTHERS DOUBLE RULE:

FIROZ.T.TOTANAWALA

THE BANGALORE METRO REPORTER

REDDY BROTHERS DOUBLE RULE: 

 BJP IN KARNATAKA CONGRESS IN ANDHRA PRADESH 

 The Bellary Reddy Brothers have created an unprecedented record in political mamourves in the Country. They are ruling the State and have converted BJP into Bellary Janardhana Reddy Party. At the same time, the BRBs have become the decisive factor in AP politics and are leading the lobby to make Jagan Reddy, the Son of Y.S Rajashekara Reddy, as the CM of AP. 

 Infact, a large number of Congress MLAs owe allegiance to BRBs and as such BRBs role in Congress Party in AP, to say the least, dominant.In a way, the BRBs are leaders of BJP and the BJP Government in Karnataka while they are the acknowledge congress leaders in AP! This double role in Politics is never heard of in the history of Indian politics, nay, the World politics.......