Muhurtam for the Anti-Superstition Law!
Son: The Karnataka Government is said to be planning to enact a legislation to crack down on superstition on the lines of the one in Maharashtra, dad.
Father: True. Go on son.
Son: The Government is also said to be looking for an appropriate time for introduction of the law in the Vidhana Sabha, dad.
Father: Like what? Go on, son.
Son: It seems the Chief Minister has been advised by his well wishers to look for a good Muhurtam for the introduction, dad!
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: The CM is said to have been particularly advised to avoid Raahu Kaalam at the time of introduction, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Don’t Follow the Smart Teacher!
Son: A teacher in Bangalore became too smart in handling her bank ATM card, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: According to Bangalore Mirror, the teacher wrote down the PIN Code on the reverse of her ATM card to avoid forgetting the same, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: She had left her handbag at a counter while shopping, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Two thieves stole the bag and found the ATM card with the PIN noted on the reverse, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: They emptied the account by drawing Rs36,000 through different ATMs, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
Don’t Count the Booty!
Son: The same teacher turned lucky when the thieves became too smart, dad.
Father: How come? Go on, son.
Son: The teacher first received an SMS alert on her mobile that Rs3,000 had been drawn from her account through ATM, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: She realised that her bag was stolen along with the ATM card, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: She immediately went to the nearest Police Station with her complaint, dad.
Father: Go on, Son.
Son: By that time she received one more SMS that another Rs3,000 had been drawn, dad. The message mentioned the location of the ATM also, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Two police officers immediately left for the location on their bike, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: The officers found the two fools at the Ulsoor ATM, still counting their booty, dad!
Father: Go on, son.
Son: They were caught red-handed by the two officers to the joy of the smart teacher, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
The Water War!
Son: The Government of Tamil Nadu under the Chief Ministership of J Jayalalithaa, fought a relentless war with the Government of Karnataka in the Supreme Court last season for the Cauvery water, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Luckily, owing to nature’s bounty, there is no scope for such war in this season, dad.
Father: Go on, son.
Son: Jayalalithaa has now launched Amma water in Tamil Nadu at Rs10 per litre, dad.
Father: True. Go on, son.
Son: Not to be left behind, the Chief Minister of Karnataka is said to be thinking of launching his own brand of water in Karnataka, dad.
Father: Interesting. Go on, son.
Son: In all probability, it will be named either Appa Water or Siddu Water, dad!
Father: I don’t know, son!
A V Krishnamurthy
1 comment:
It is great that the thieves of ATM Card have been apprehended very quickly by the agile Police. Amma Water is really great and we used the bottles extensively in our recent trip to Coimbatore.
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