Air India’s Kachori Probe!
Son: An Air India Mumbai-Delhi flight was said to have been delayed by one hour on 13th January because of a simple reason, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The pilot assigned with the job preferred to operate the Mumbai-Jodhpur-Delhi flight, which had been assigned to her previously, for an important reason of her own, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: She wanted to pick up a batch of kachoris, which were to be delivered to her at Jodhpur airport, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: She ignored her revised orders and operated the Mumbai-Jodhpur-Delhi flight, as per her original orders, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: She collected her kachoris package promptly at Jodhpur and flew to Delhi, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: As regards the direct Mumbai-flight, it took an hour to find an alternate pilot and there was utter chaos, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Air India has now ordered a probe on the kachoris incident, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Kingfisher on a ‘Safe Ground’!
Son: The employees of Kingfisher Airlines had threatened to move court seeking to close the airline, dad.
Father: True. Go on, Son.
Son: The employees have not been paid their salaries since Jun 2012, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Now Vijaya Mallya, the Chairman of Kingfisher, has written to the employees telling them that the airline was on ‘safe ground’, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Already Mallya’s revival plan has been rejected by the Government as it is silent on the mode funding the revival, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: However, nobody is disputing the statement of Mallya that the airline is on ‘safe ground’, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: It appears what Mr. Mallya actually meant was that all the aircrafts of the airline had been ‘safely grounded’, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Dismissed for Reading a Newspaper!
Son: A front-page article in Bangalore Mirror says that a woman government employee was dismissed for reading newspaper in the office, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: On the face of it, it appears to be a case of high-handed action, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: However, when asked the reasons for making the news a front-page article, there was said to be no response from the daily, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: There appears to be some vested interest because the tabloid is read mostly on the way to office or at the office, dad!
Father: Really! Go on, son.
Son: There appears to be some vested interest because the tabloid is read mostly on the way to office or at the office, dad!
Father: Really! Go on, son.
Son: Now there is a doubt whether the newspaper read by the employee in the office was Bangalore Mirror itself, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Open Book Examination at the Open University!
Son: The Karnataka State Open University (KSOU) has created a record of sorts, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: It conducted an ‘open book examination’ for the students of M.Tech, M.Sc. B.Tech and MBA courses at the Hombegowda College at Wilson Garden in Bangalore, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The students were caught mass copying using textbooks and gadgets freely, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: A surprise inspection by the Higher Education Minister found the mass copying going on under the benign eyes of the ‘collaborating invigilators’, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
16th January 2013
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