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Month: February 2007

Polls and Phases

Posted on February 23, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Election Commission has announced polls for UP in seven phases. This is a record.

For al long time elections for a Legislative Assembly were held on a single day.
Polls for Lok Sabha used to be in two phases. In 1989 it was in three phases.

In 2004 Lok Sabha polls were held in four phases.

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Fall of Australia

Posted on February 19, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Australia lost five out of his last six ODIs, four of them against succession. It lost two against England in the final and two against New Zealand and lost both the series. As a consequence it slipped in rank from 1 to 2. S. Africa is no. 1.

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Power Cuts and Problems

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

In 2003, in Evershine City, power cuts used to be twice during the week for three hours each. Over the years the situation has become worse. Now there are power cuts twice or more times during the day and the total duration is six hours or more. Timings of power cuts change.

Power cuts are erratic. Timings change. Plans go awry. Besides other things, this affects payment of electricity bills. Timings for payment of electricity bills are 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and 2.00 p.m. to 3.00 p.m. Fridays closed. I have to make payments on Sundays.

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Vatican and Death Penalty

Posted on February 12, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Vatican extended support to international conference on death penalty held in Paris from February 1 – 3, 2007. Vatican wants death penalty abolished. It is following European Union and many other countries.

Death penalty is neither anti-Christian nor anti-human. The church has put to death many people over the centuries for heresy. Death penalty is as per the tradition of the church.

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BMC elections

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

BMC election results were a shock for Congress. It refused an alliance with NCP which was ready to contest 65 seats out of 227. Priya Dutt was not consulted. Govinda was upset that his candidates were not given tickets and did not campaign. The leaders who predicted victory for Congress were proved wrong. Chhagan Bhujbal…

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Bring back the racks

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

Removal of racks continues to cause hardships to commuters. Railways should bring back the racks. During peak hours it is difficult to stand and more difficult to stand with bags or briefcases.

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TRAI and reverification

Posted on February 9, 2007 by Vincent Augustine D'Souza

TRAI has ordered reverification of customer data of all telephone companies. This is unnecessary and a problem for customers. This is similar to security check of every commuter at Churchgate station. It caused lot of inconvenience to people.

Reverification has caused hardships to people. People had to submit documents again. Leave has to be taken. The exercise of reverification should be abandoned.

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