Sunday, 8 December 2019

Mani and ARM wish to tell Lyca story

Mani went on to say, "I wanted to tell his story to the world and hence kept it to pen a script to make a film later. Even after touching big heights, Subas is humble and unassuming, which is yet another trait which amazes me. He is also a fantastic human being." Echoing the same views, AR Murugadoss, who is collaborating with Lyca in Darbar reminisced, "In fact, my film Kaththi marked Lyca's entry into Tamil films. The movie was dragged into controversy as a few people had misconstrued the facts. The film hit the marquee after Subaskaran cleared the air. However, I had my closer interaction with him recently while making Rajini's Darbar. I can't explain in words as how I felt when he recalled his younger days when he had to flee Sri Lanka when he was broke. With his sheer hard work and perseverance and starting from scratch he has come up in life. I want to make a biopic of Subaskaran, as it will be an inspiration for several youngsters." ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://www.mobypicture.com/user/michealseans

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EPR Iyer: Rapper, activist, Robert Frost fan

I discovered the music of Linkin Park and Rage Against The Machine. They've inspired me as much as Gabriel García Márquez, Pablo Neruda and Wilfred Owen. Indian hip hop has a rich history going back about 15 years. There were text battles on Orkut; rappers like Raftaar and Brodha V struggled to get out their message. Then suddenly Gully Boy comes out and these two rappers are being called the origin of Indian hip hop. The film gave a boost to the culture, but Indian hip hop has deeper roots. The north-east has the first huge hip hop culture; there's no mention of that. So we at Adiacot decided to shout out to the real originals. And we wanted to challenge this idea that to generate a million views you need a huge budget, women, big cars. So we made our video in one take, without a budget. It has more than a million views on YouTube. Rap has a very niche audience in the country. So when MTV announced the show, I really wanted to be a part of it. I needed to reach a wider audience with my songs. It was a tough contest. We had to create and perform a new song every week for 10 weeks. My genre is socio-political writing. I wrote on [slain journalist] Gauri Lankesh, Neha Shoree, the drug inspector in Punjab who got killed, on farmer suicides and their march in Maharashtra. Neha Shoree's father, Arun Shoree, texted me saying that thank you for remembering his daughter's sacrifice to the country. That was really touching. I want to push myself, push my art and show people that you can put important messages in your music. It's working for me. A lot of people reach out with their stories of social injustice and ask me to write songs about them. I've become almost a reporter on the streets. 'And miles to go before I sleep / And miles to go before I sleep' by Robert Frost. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Hindustan Timeshttps://www.sbnation.com/users/meekumarks

Mohun Bagan focus on three points

triker Salva Chamorro is not in a very good form. He didn't start against Aizawl FC, so his chances of featuring from the start against Churchill Brothers are remote. Julen Colinas and Joseba Beitia were impressive in the previous game and Bagan would again hope that the duo continue with their good work. Daneil Cyrus, Fran Morante and Fran Gonzalez are the three overseas who are likely to get a start. Taking risks against a side that has won its first match comprehensively by a 3-0 margin is unnecessary. But Vicuna stressed that Bagan would certainly be looking to "impose" themselves on the opposition. "I have seen Churchill Brothers' first match. I would say we are tactically ready for the game. "But yeah, they are physically very strong. They have two central defenders who are very tall and sturdy. They focus on keeping possession of the ball. "Besides, their two strikers are complimenting each other: one is scoring and the other is providing good support. But we have to handle these aspects. We will try to control the game and impose ourselves on them," the Spaniard assessed. For Bagan, their players are creating chances, but conversion remains a problem. Vicuna, however, hopes the team will overcome that against Churchill Brothers. "Yes, it's true that we could not convert chances and it was a problem in the first match. We created some chances but did not take advantage. "But we have trained on this aspect during the week. Hopefully, we can be efficient when it comes to scoring," Vicuna said. Asked is his team is unable to deal with pressure, Vicuna replied: "We know we are a big team and the supporters' expectations are very high. But I think we are able to handle the pressure." On the other hand, Churchill Brothers are also targeting full points from the game. Their new coach Bernardo Tavares joined the squad four days back and he is not in favour of making too many changes. "I never played for a draw. If we go for one point, we might lose the game. "I have just joined the squad and want to continue with the impressive showing. I tried to make some technical changes, but those are not major," Tavares said. Mapuia scored a brace and captain Willis Plaza netted one for Churchill against Punjab FC. "We started the League well, but we want to continue playing well," Mapuia said. "I'd like to win my first I-League title for Churchill Brothers now. We are totally focused on that. "Of course, I want my team to score as many goals as possible. More than last season, hopefully. But I believe that winning the League is more important than personal goals," he said. Kick-off: 5pm DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://www.openstreetmap.org/user/bentstopmes

My cameo in 'Pati Patni Aur Woh' is gesture of friendship with Kartik: Sunny Singh

The duo have starred together in films such as Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2 (2015) and Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety (2018) which was a major hit based on true friendship last year. Sharing a great bond onscreen, Sunny Singh and Kartik Aaryan also share great freindship offscreen. Talking about his first meet with Kartik Aaryan Sunny Singh said, "I met Kartik through Luv Ranjan and we have hit it off really well ever since our first meeting. The friendship has only grown over the years. We have known each other for eight years now and have ventured from the same camp. We know we will always be there for each other, come what may. We may not see each other that often, but we are just a call away and both of us are very well aware of this." Sunny Singh will be next seen in a light- hearted family comedy in 'Jai Mummy Di'. ... DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: Deccan Chroniclehttps://travelmassive.com/community/silksdairyse

Psychosis of the pending republic

The broken criminal justice system has left reason in no man's land and has triggered an urge among citizens to redefine what is right. The public applause for the extrajudicial executions represents frustration of private individuals about persistent public failure. The anger reflects the psychosis of the pending republic - a circumstance where people perennially find promises of governance stranded between decisions and implementation. The Preamble of the Constitution of India promises to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity. Article 21 guarantees that 'No person shall be deprived of his life or personal liberty except according to procedure established by law'. The promise of securing liberty, ensuring equality and ensuring justice is dependent on the state with all its inadequacies and incapacity. The immediate cause of rage is the delay in prosecution and punishment in rape cases. As per the government there are 166,882 rape cases pending in courts - over 30,000 in high courts. Barely a third of the cases result in conviction and the ghastly reality is that nine of ten cases are registered against child rape. The obligation to make life safe for women and children demands creation of capacity for prevention, detection and prosecution. Prevention and detection are daunted by boots on the beat. The police-population ratio is well below global norms -- out of the sanctioned 23.79 lakh police posts, over 5.28 lakh, that is one in five, is vacant. Following the brutal rape case in Delhi in 2012, the government of India, in the 2013 budget, created a corpus of Rs 1,000 crore. Typically, the protocol on how this fund would be utilised was not framed until 2015. In November 2019, the government informed Parliament about the allocation of funds and utilisation by states. The allocations thus far add up to Rs 1,672.21 crore. What about utilisation? Of the total monies allocated, barely Rs 146.98 crore was utilised. How did the states fare? Five states - Maharashtra, Manipur, Sikkim, Meghalaya and Tripura - used 0 per cent of the Rs 178 crore allocated to them. Delivery of justice requires capacity. The Eleventh Finance Commission in 2000 and the Thirteenth Finance Commission in 2009 underlined the pendency of cases and made special allocation for setting up new courts. The Law Commission in 2003 and 2008 urged the setting up of fast track courts. In 2005, the government had set a target of 1,800 fast track courts. In June 2019, there were 581 fast track courts. The state of the criminal justice system is best illustrated by data on cases across the country. There are, as of this month, a total of 3,17,35,515 (3.17 crore) cases pending across courts. Over 4.36 lakh cases are pending since two decades and more, 19.34 lakh cases are pending since a decade, and 42.02 lakh cases for over five years. The location of pending cases illuminates state failure further. There are currently 59,867 cases pending in the Supreme Court, 40.90 lakh cases pending in High Courts, with Punjab and Rajasthan accounting for a fourth of it, and 3.16 crore cases pending in the subordinate courts. Uttar Pradesh tops the list with over 75.52 lakh cases pending, including 92,587 in Unnao, in its subordinate courts. The cost of delays is manifest in the tragic death of the rape victim from Unnao, who succumbed to injuries after she was assaulted and set on fire. The state of pendency is the consequence of many gaps - primarily of human capacity, of judges. India's high courts, it has been estimated, need 1,079 judges. In December 2019, only 669 are in place - effectively four of ten posts for judges are vacant. The situation in subordinate courts accounting for 3.16 crore pending cases is no better. The sanctioned strength of judicial officers in district and subordinate courts is 21,340, of which 3,583 posts are vacant. There is no dearth of remedial literature. A series of committees and commissions have studied, analysed and made recommendations. What is known, where is known. When is unknown. Without an effective justice system, ambitions of vaulting orbits will be berthed in the harbour of delusion. The aspiration for rule of law is being failed by a system that is flailing. In the seminal tome Leviathan, Thomas Hobbes says the law is public conscience - an essential of the social contract to ensure order, or else "no man dare to obey the sovereign power farther than it shall seem good in his own eyes." Rule of law is sine qua non for any democracy. A failing system is an invitation to vigilantism. Worse, it could engender what Hobbes called war of everyone against everyone. 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Sad that local governments no longer see value in keeping libraries open

onia Singh,Ludhiana Short supplySir - The price of onions has been skyrocketing. It has crossed the Rs 100-mark for a while now. Even other vegetables such as potatoes, green peas, tomatoes, garlic, carrots and cabbage are more expensive now and the government seems to have no control over the escalating prices of such essential items. Difficult times are ahead for Indians as the growth rate of the gross domestic product has plummeted and inflation is higher than the Reserve Bank of India had predicted. Even the prices of diesel and petrol are rising, as a result of which transportation costs will also go up.And yet, the government has overly ambitious hopes of turning India into a $5 trillion economy. This will remain a distant dream. There is a Herculean task ahead of bringing the economy back on track, and this can only happen with a series of reforms.Amarnath Bhadra,HowrahSir - The price of onions is increasing almost everyday as the supply of the vegetable from Nashik has drastically dropped. Ordinary people for whom the use of onions in daily cooking is extensive are suffering greatly. In this situation, the West Bengal government should be praised for giving a little bit relief to the aam aadmi by selling onions from the Sufal Bangla counters at Rs 59 a kilogramme.Given the gravity of the situation, the state government should open more such counters at the earliest so that many more people can make use of this benefit.Sourish Misra,CalcuttaSir - Did the people vote the Bharatiya Janata Party to power so that it could compel citizens to buy onions at Rs 150 per kg and squander away the nation's resources in order to build bullet trains? It is an irrefutable fact that the economic situation of the country has been going from bad to worse. At this time, all of the government's activities for so-called 'progress' must be put on hold and scrutinized. All unnecessary expenditures - including the hefty salaries and the numerous perks that members of parliament and legislative assemblies enjoy - must be re-evaluated. The corruption at each and every level of government expenditure must be weeded out.Asit Kumar Mitra,CalcuttaSir - Batter-fried onions known as pneyaji, an age-old delicacy of the city, have fallen victim to the alarming rise in the price of the vegetable. Many shopkeepers in Calcutta have revised the sale price or brought down the amount of onions used in the preparation. Popular telebhaja shops in north Calcutta have increased the price of pneyaji to Rs 8 per piece from Rs 7 or Rs 5. Sadly, the business of selling pneyaji has been badly hit because of the price hike. Sellers are making the dish only after assessing the demand. College and university students form the bulk of the buyers of the fried delicacy, and many office-goers pick up some pneyaji on their way back home from work. In fact, pneyaji sales used to go up in the afternoons, as it adds great delight to winter evenings along with a cup of tea.The price of the delicacy will likely come down once the cost of onions reduces. Till then, the Bengal government should supply onions at subsidized rates to pneyaji sellers in the city.Khokan Das,CalcuttaSir - Whether or not the finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, and her family eat onions is irrelevant to a discussion on the issue of the rising price of onions. Worse, it shows how little she cares about the plight of ordinary people. Her statement was insensitive to say the least. It brings to mind the infamous statement attributed to Marie Antoinnette; at the height of the French Revolution she apparently asked of the starving peasants, "if they don't have bread, why don't they eat cake?"Mohd. Zeyaullah Khan,NagpurSir - Even if Nirmala Sitharaman does not eat onions, as she claimed in Parliament, does that make the crisis of the unprecedented hike in the cost of the vegetable go away? Ordinary people continue to suffer. It is the duty of the Central government to take immediate measures to mitigate the crisis.Arun Kumar Baksi,CalcuttaSir - Onions are not the only vegetable to have become expensive. Extreme heat followed by excess rainfall this year caused a drastic fall in production in India's key agricultural areas. This will become the new normal if climate change remains unchecked. Measures to check price rise should thus include steps to protect the environment.Soumendra Biswas,Calcutta DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Telegraphhttps://coolors.co/u/jokerjokin

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'Merger of PSBs will not lead to job losses'

While United Bank of India will be merged with Punjab National Bank, Allahabad Bank will be amalgamated with Indian Bank. These two banks are headquartered in Kolkata. 'Merger of banks will strengthen the lending capacity. It has been ensured that no person loses job. The employees of merging banks will benefit the maximum.,' he said. 'We have taken enough precaution,' he said, adding that Narasimham Committee in 1998 and Leeladhar Committee in 2008 recommended amalgamation of the banks. 'Amalgamating banks was advised to duly factor in and draw road maps for converging IT systems and HR and to put in place institutional arrangements to ensure expeditious integration,' Thakur said. DailyhuntDisclaimer: This story is auto-aggregated by a computer program and has not been created or edited by Dailyhunt. Publisher: The Indian Expresshttps://itsmyurls.com/sreenathkum

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