Friday, August 9, 2013

The entire British System of Civil Services ought to be scrapped

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINES

Defence Minister A K Antony's statement in Parliament blaming the Pakistan Army for killings on the Line of Control and Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's regret over the incident finds place on the front pages of all dailies today. In a fall out, The Hindu reports "The heightened tension between India and Pakistan took its toll on Thursday when a concert of noted Pakistani Sufi singer Sanam Marvi was cancelled in Delhi yesterday.

The Supreme Court to hear the PIL challenging the suspension of IAS officer Durga Shakti Nagpal has also found mention in the Asian Age and several other papers. Almost all papers report a similar incident "Himachal SDM attacked for targeting sand mafia", says The Asian Age. "Durga's batch-mate attacked by mining mafia in Himachal", reports the Pioneer while its lead story says, "Wily mafia changes tactics, mines sand at night in Gautam Budh Nagar". Hindustan Times quotes the Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan as saying "The entire British System of Civil Services ought to be scrapped".

The Supreme Court refusing to review its order quashing a disproportionate assets case against BSP Chief Mayawati is also widely reported in the Hindustan Times, The Asian Age, Statesman and other papers.

"India has lost 220 languages in past 50 years", says the Times of India on its front page. A survey conducted in Vadodara reveals that some of the reasons for this are lack of recognition, displacement of communities and stigma against under developed mother tongues.

And finally, it's not only designer wear that is sold for high prices. The Tribune reports, "Black beauty Lakshmi , a show-stopper buffalo has fetched 25 lakhs for its owner.... Lakshmi, adjudged the best buffalo in the Muktsar cattle fair earlier this year, bagged prices worth 3 lakh rupees in milk yield and other contests".

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