Questions brightened up the evening- No question about it!

 Saturday the 25th September evening will be remembered by the people of Chintamani for a very long time. The 2800th  week of "Saahithya Koota"(ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೂಟ-click here) attracted hundreds of people.

 Dr. Na. Someshwara(Sampada.net) held the pulse ( a doctor that he is) of the audience for nearly 3 hours with his inimitable quizzing style. For once the people loved questions and more questions. There were plenty of  books up for grab as  prizes. Dr. Na. Someshwara was honored by

Dr M.C.Sudhakar,MLA, on this occasion. (From the records: On the 1000th week of "Saahitya Koota", Shri Gopala Krishna Adiga, a great Kannada litterateur, was honored by the then MLA Shri. M.C Anjaneya Reddy) . It was a delight to hear the compositions of Shri YSG from Vanishri's pleasing vocal chords.  All in all the evening  was entertaining and educative. Chintamaniacs loved it.

Saahithya Koota- accomplishing 2800 weeks.

Shri.Y.S.GUNDAPPA

"ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೂಟ-Saahithya Koota" on Saturday the 25th of September is celebrating its 2800 gratifying weeks of selfless contribution. This milestone week program will be  held at Sri Brahmachaitanya Srirama Mandir, N.R. Extension at 6:45 PM. Dr. Na. Someshwara of Chandana TV "ಥಟ್ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿ" fame will be presiding the program  and  will also  host a quiz program for the audience present. Dr. M.C. Sudhakar, MLA, will be the chief guest. 

Y.N. Vanishri, grand niece of Y.S Gundappa, an upcoming singer in Bangalore will be rendering the compositions of Shri.YSG.



Receiving the President's Award



Saahithya Koota  was founded by late Shri. Y.S. Gundappa, a winner of The President's Award for teaching. He received the award from the former President Shri S.Radhakrishnan. Since then it has been a nonstop weekly Saturday programs running into its 55th year. By starting Saahithya Koota he provided a platform for many speakers, singers, entertainers,etc. The topics of the speakers varied from philosophy to politics,science to cinema,etc . This was, and still is, a stage that gave the speakers the freedom to speak about almost anything and everything. Similar to the Speaker's Corner, in Hyde park, London. Saahithya Koota is still encouraging budding artists of all kind and running it's weekly Saturday program at Shishuvihaara, behind central library, in the exemplary path shown by YSG. Thanks to the efforts of Shri.Y.G.Anantha Shastry(son of YSG),  and Shri G. Jayaram. Chintamani is really proud to have a  podium with a great legacy.

Notice issued for ban on plastic.

Continuing their effort to beautify the roads of Chintamani, the municipality has sent notices to all the shops to get rid of their stocks of plastic covers or bags, plastic cups and plates etc, with in 30.09.2010, and the people who  fail to do so will have to face penalties. The municipality has issued this order keeping in view the littering on streets and the plastic contributing to this mess to a large extent. They have also mentioned the harm caused to the environment due to the mindless way of its usage. This cleanliness drive taken by the governing body of Chintamani is laudable. They should also take steps to bring about awareness on the same issue among the general public.

They have an agenda- a welcome change.

 The pedestrians will not have to walk in between the moving vehicles on the double road . They can freely walk on the footpath and allow the the traffic to move freely as well. "Oh, ooh, not in Chintamani!". That could be your immediate response. Wait and watch. Where there is a will(power-of police) there is a way. Few more obstacles have to be cleared, for that  the shop owners on the double road will have to cooperate with the authorities. It's not impossible though- with this gritty  approach. CC had written about the Double road initiative by RAGE, which now seems is not a distant dream. The Chintamani police have taken a drive to relocate the street hawkers on the Double Road to the market area near-by. Their agenda is to clear the footpath for the pedestrians. Super Police! Up your arms, more to do.



Police vacating the footpath encroaches on Double Road.



A peacefull rally: hope they got the message.

The protest rally against  Metro Cash & Carry went off peacefully. The members of Chintamani Distributors Association and Chintamani Merchants Association walked through the main roads of  the town starting from Azad Chowka at 10:45am, and submitted the memorandum at the Tahasildar's office at 12noon. The office of the Tahasildar promised to take up the arising problem out of Metro's new business strategy and put forth the same over the tables of  the higher officers.  Both the associations warned that they might have to protest  intensely involving  other organisations like  Electrical Establishments, Bar Association, Footwear Traders Association, Fruit & Vegetable Merchants, Consumer Durables Dealers etc. to drive back The  Metro for good. The government should take steps to stop this menace called Metro to safe guard the interests of thousands of Indian families, they demanded.
Well meant are the wounds a friend inflicts, but profuse are the kisses of an enemy.

The positives, they said, out of the rally is that the public became aware of the ulterior motives of Metro Cash & Carry and has also united various business organisations. This will definitely help them solve few common problems they face in the day to day business affairs.

Who'll bell The Metro? ........Chinatmaniacs?

Obama's "protectionist tone"  on outsourcing has created a flutter in the Indian IT industry. The BPO industry's survival depends (over 70% of revenues)totally on the American policies. The developed countries advocate free trade policies when everything seems hunky-dory. See now, when the unemployment problem cropped-up in their backyard they want to stop outsourcing. Japan had heavy import barriers until their automobile industry became big enough to dictate terms over other(read Detroit) countries.
Indian policies has stopped foreign direct investment in retailing. Metro Cash & Carry, a subsidiary of a German company of the same name, started its business as a whole-saler who is only permitted to sell to the re-sellers. From the day since it started it's business it always looked wary. The APMC traders had to protest hard to make them stop selling the APMC listed products. The open secret that any consumer can buy things from their outlets exposes their disrespect to the law of the land they trade in.
But now, Metro is trying to flex it's muscles in semi-urban India. It has appointed stockists at Kolara, Bangarapete and couple of other towns to market the products they deal( mutton to maida, Vaseline to vodka, sauce to switches) with. Knowing  its artful way of  doing business it'll certainly dislocate  the existing business system of  manufacturer-distributor-retailer-consumer. This system could be the second largest (next to agriculture) employer in India. The impact of Obama's policies can be measured through the dipping sensex, but the loss due to the Metro goes unnoticed. The Metro will sell all company products until they gain a foothold in the market and eventually promote their in-house brands killing other company brands.

 Chintamani Distributors Association & Chintamani Merchants Association will  organise a rally to protest against Metro cash & carry from appointing a stockist in Chintamani, to awaken the policy makers to take necessary action and to alert all the citizens from the trade invaders on 18th of August at 10 am from Azad Chowka.
ಬಿಡಬೇಡಿ ದಾರಿ, ಅದು ಮೆಟ್ರೋ ಹೆಮ್ಮಾರಿ !

Night Intruders Nabbed By Vigilant Police

Six thieves who used to brake the shutters of shops and steal cash and valuables were nabbed by the impelling Chintamani Police. Finally, for the people of Chintamani this news brings in  a sigh of relief. The thefts during the last couple of months had increased to extremity. The businessmen  had sleepless nights. Owners of the garment shops, coffee factory, grocery shops, bakeries and cellphone shops were the victims of their modus operandi. And the police had a challenge staring straight in their face. They had a pressure from all corners to solve this series of thefts. The Police became more vigilant and the trouble makers were trapped.
The six arrested are also involved in couple of robberies. They are aged between 18 & 22. Five of them belong to Chintamani and the other  guy(sitting,second from left), who is an expert in breaking the strongest of locks is from Chickaballapura.
Men in Khaki, keep up the good work.