India 2.0 » Government http://india2.hashout.org India in the Digital Era Thu, 15 May 2008 18:31:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Girls go carefree on Delhi Metro http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/girls-go-carefree-on-delhi-metro/ http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/girls-go-carefree-on-delhi-metro/#comments Thu, 15 May 2008 06:31:15 +0000 Aziz http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/girls-go-carefree-on-delhi-metro/ The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation is making sure no girl is harassed in its stations. A total of 1,237 closed circuit television cameras have been installed in 59 stations to nab trouble-makers. They would also be brought to the book under the Delhi Metro (Operations and Maintenance) Act 2002.

]]> http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/girls-go-carefree-on-delhi-metro/feed/ Bombs don’t matter to cops http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/bombs-dont-matter-to-cops/ http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/bombs-dont-matter-to-cops/#comments Wed, 14 May 2008 18:31:00 +0000 Aziz http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/bombs-dont-matter-to-cops/ Call it laxity or overconfidence, the police in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India have their own way of handling ammunition. Last February, they seized two hand-grenades from terrorists and stored them in the armory without defusing them. The cops believe that the grenades will not explode. However, senior police officers have called it an act of negligence.

]]> http://india2.hashout.org/2008/05/15/bombs-dont-matter-to-cops/feed/ Scratch before you drive http://india2.hashout.org/2008/03/14/scratch-before-you-drive/ http://india2.hashout.org/2008/03/14/scratch-before-you-drive/#comments Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:31:52 +0000 Aziz http://india2.hashout.org/2008/03/14/scratch-before-you-drive/ Do not drink and drive. Do not use mobile phones when behind the wheel. And if you are in Kochi, do not scratch while driving. Recently, a policeman fined a man for scratching his neck while riding his bike. The offence: He was driving with one hand.

Ravana, thou art lucky.

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