Page 25 - Letters
Letters: Hard times
The credit for this unsavoury development goes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his decision of demonetising Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes on Nov 8
Letters: Not noteworthy
Narendra Modi has been toying with some out-of-the-box ideas and is trying out various schemes
Letters: Is all well, really?
The SAR level is fine as long as the cell phone is kept some distance away from the body
Letters: Demand and supply gap
There are reports that people are not able to draw even their salaries from their respective accounts
Letter: Read the public mind
The lesson to be learnt from electoral politics is to read the mind of the public correctly and adapt one's strategy
Letters: Laughing matter
The survey on demonetisation is turning the country into a laughing matter
Letter: Polls not a deterrent
However, power across the board in the absence of public feedback has a corrupting influence
Letters: CRR blues
The surge in bank deposits post demonetisation is about Rs 4.5 lakh crore to Rs 5 lakh crore
Letters: Unwarranted favour
Setting a rate of tax that is lower than the 60% imposed in the Income Declaration Scheme of 2015 is self-defeating
Letter: Black money disclosure
Those with black money who disclose the sums may be liable to pay 50 per cent income tax
Letter: Unfair tax exemption
The government knows it. The Comptroller and Auditor General has castigated it several times
Respect autonomy
Nalanda University Chancellor George Yeo has resigned, citing government interference
Letter: What lies beneath
The institution of Lokpal is supposed to deal with corruption
Letters: Cash is not illegal
Cash currency is legal tender and people's trust in it is critical
Letters: What lies ahead
Why isn't the government talking about monitoring of the deposits made or to be made by these inspectors also?
Letters: Unfortunate reality
Syed Muhammad Saadulla did express his views on the objection raised against simultaneous elections - "the bogey of expenditure"
Letters: Think again
Take the case of a rural household woman who has accumulated a saving of Rs 10,000
Letters: Political economics
Modi also has the unique advantage of stirring people's aspirations to good effect by bonding them with emotional content
Letters: Did somebody know?
Were there people who knew about demonetisation earlier and did they take advantage of the knowledge and cash in on it?
Letters: Unending wait
After demonetisation, rules for withdrawals are changed daily; there is no consistency in the government's stand
