Page 31 - Letters
Letters: Squandered potential
I want to draw the attention of the authorities concerned through your letters section to the plight of children admitted to private schools in Delhi under the quota for economically weaker sections
Letters: After-effect
Law-enforcement authorities are neither able to bring the defaulter back to India to face trial nor seek his extradition
Letters: Prudence essential now
Prudence demands that India should not let its strategic interests in engaging with Pakistan be undermined by jingoistic provocations from extremist forces operating in the latter's territory
Letters: Task cut out for SP
The reinstatement of Shivpal Yadav as party chief has only raised the hackles of the supporters of his young chief minister son and made them take to the streets in droves
Letters: Lapses in defence
Emphasis on mere numbers in terms of corps, brigades and battalions may not result in creating a strong army
Letters: Sub-urban transport
In the Indian context, the TfL model which has a mix of walking, cycling and other modes of transport may perhaps suit some of the Tier-II or Tier-III cities
Letters: Promote use of cheques
The government should implement a stringent system in which cheques are necessarily accepted
Letters: RBI's accountability
This is in contrast to the near-blackout of the RBI Annual Report by sections of the media and analysts in 2014-15
Letters: More curbs needed
That the Patna High Court has granted bail to a criminal, who had been convicted for life and had several cases of murder, assault and kidnapping registered against him, is a cause of extreme concern
Letters: Share the gains
A two-decade delay thus ensued in our developing these engines. But then it gave us an edge on two counts: a vastly improved "technology to payload ratio" and cryogenic engine-building skills
Letters: An idea before its time
Enlightened companies must address the well-being of their employees and vendors, apart from being faithful to their lenders and shareholders and the government
Letters: Not entirely true
The Bharatiya Janata Party, which came to power at the Centre at that time, did not benefit from such a political situation and regional parties could keep it at bay
Letters: Political hara-kiri
The Constituent Assembly did not explicitly lay down any provision for simultaneous elections to panchayats, local bodies, state Assemblies and Parliament
Letters: Problems with bots
Automation is eliminating several jobs in the economy once done by the people
Letters: When will we learn?
Politics and religion make an unholy, unhealthy combine that we as a people must learn to reject
Letters: Flood threats
However, another type of flooding that has become a menace in the recent past is pluvial flood, that is flooding over surface independent of the source of water
Letters: Expand banking net
It is high time to go for demonetising the higher denomination currency in view of the Income Declaration Scheme closing by this month end
Letters: Generate employment
Nupur Anand's report, "Robots to perform a fifth of internal jobs at ICICI Bank" (September 10) is emblematic of the flawed economic policies
Letters: Seeds of discontent
Shekhar Gupta confuses the issue and terms in his piece, "Genetically ossified absurdity" (September 10)
Letters: Unexplained delay
With reference to Shekhar Gupta's piece, "Genetically ossified absurdity" (September 10)
