Bollywood Comes In Support Of Salman Khan
Kick star Salman Khan has been fighting a hit-and-run case for over 13 years now and on 6th May, everything will settle down as the court will deliver its final verdict on the case. Salman‘s fans and families are anticipating the day and are praying for the actor day and night. We can only imagine how tough this must be for the actor emotionally. The actor has a lot of friends in the Btowns, who stand with the actor in his tough period, landing their full support. Salman‘s friends in Bollywood decided to give out a message in support at a recent event.
Anupam Kher, who is working with the actor in Sooraj Barjatya‘s Prem Ratan Dhan Payo, said, “Salman is an amazing person. He is a great humanitarian and a wonderful human being. The kind of charity that he does is really heart-warming. I will pray to god for him. I hope everything gets sorted out.”
Soha Ali Khan also said that the actor has her full support always. “Salman has always been close to our family. He has always helped us. I just hope that everything works out well for him and he has our support always,” she said.
Soha Ali Khan‘s husband, Kunal Khemu also came forward and gave out his message for the actor saying, “It’s a legal verdict, so I cannot give my view about the case. But, I wish that god gives him and his family a lot of strength.”
Jackky Bhagnani, who happens to be Salman Khan‘s good friend, said that Salman is a great person and he wouldn’t do anything wrong intentionally. “I am personally very close to Salman Khan. He has worked with my father closely and I know he wouldn’t do anything wrong intentionally. He is a great person, but it’s the decision of the court so I cannot talk much about it. I hope that justice prevails. But, yes he has our love and support always,” he said.
While some celebrities came forward and showed their support for Salman by sending out a message, there were also few celebrities who avoided commenting anything on the matter as it is a legal matter.
Moga Bus Murder Case: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir
Badal Pulls Orbit Buses Off Roads
The injured mother of the teenage girl who died after she was thrown off a bus in Punjab's Moga
MOGA, PUNJAB: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today pulled buses run by Orbit Aviation off the roads, after massive protests over the death of a 14-year-old who was molested and then thrown off a moving bus on Wednesday.
Mr Badal has asked the company to send the bus operating staff on an orientation course and has ordered that no buses should run till the completion of the course.
The Akali government is facing intense political heat over the teen's death. The 14-year-old girl and her mother were abused and groped by a group of men, including the conductor, before being thrown from the bus on Wednesday. The bus was run by Orbit Aviation, co-owned by Sukhbir Singh Badal's family. The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party had taken out protests in Punjab and Delhi and demanded that the bus company be shut down. They referenced the Uber case - the service was banned in Delhi after a woman passenger was allegedly raped by a cab driver.
They alleged that buses run by Orbit often flout rules and that there is no fear of reprisal because of the connection to the ruling family.
This bus had tinted windows and curtains, which are not allowed.
Meanwhile, the family of the girl has refused to cremate her and her father has demanded a case against Sukhbir Singh Badal.
"I want justice... Is there nobody in the world who can lodge FIR against him (Sukhbir)?," the girl's father asked yesterday.
The family also turned down the state government's offer of Rs. 20 lakh compensation and a job.
Opposition parties allege that it was because of the Badal connection that the police took 15 hours to arrest four men
MOGA, PUNJAB: Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today pulled buses run by Orbit Aviation off the roads, after massive protests over the death of a 14-year-old who was molested and then thrown off a moving bus on Wednesday.
Mr Badal has asked the company to send the bus operating staff on an orientation course and has ordered that no buses should run till the completion of the course.
The Akali government is facing intense political heat over the teen's death. The 14-year-old girl and her mother were abused and groped by a group of men, including the conductor, before being thrown from the bus on Wednesday. The bus was run by Orbit Aviation, co-owned by Sukhbir Singh Badal's family. The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party had taken out protests in Punjab and Delhi and demanded that the bus company be shut down. They referenced the Uber case - the service was banned in Delhi after a woman passenger was allegedly raped by a cab driver.
They alleged that buses run by Orbit often flout rules and that there is no fear of reprisal because of the connection to the ruling family.
This bus had tinted windows and curtains, which are not allowed.
Meanwhile, the family of the girl has refused to cremate her and her father has demanded a case against Sukhbir Singh Badal.
"I want justice... Is there nobody in the world who can lodge FIR against him (Sukhbir)?," the girl's father asked yesterday.
The family also turned down the state government's offer of Rs. 20 lakh compensation and a job.
Opposition parties allege that it was because of the Badal connection that the police took 15 hours to arrest four men
Bihar Government Orders Inquiry After 'Bhukamp'
Stickers Pasted on Foreheads of Earthquake Survivors
Victims also complained about the pain caused by the stickers pasted on their
foreheads.Bihar government has ordered an inquiry into row over pasting of
'bhukamp' stickers on the foreheads of injured brought to the Darbhanga
Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) after Saturday's earthquake.
Baidyanath Sahni, minister in-charge for the district, who visited DMCH
late last evening after the news went viral, told the Press Trust of India today
that he has asked the District Magistrate to conduct a probe.
Stern action would be taken against the guilty on the basis of the probe report,
he said.Sahni, who has been appointed as minister in-charge for Darbhanga by
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for better coordination of relief work, said by the time he
visited the hospital late in the evening, the stickers had been removed off the injured
But, some of the injured narrated to him the pain caused by the tag put on their
forehead, he said.Television grabs yesterday showed injured patients in a separate
ward of the DMCH, earmarked for earthquake victims, with stickers reading
'bhukamp'(earthquake) pasted on their foreheads which were later removed.
DMCH Superintendent Jha expressed regret over the incident today.
Senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi criticised the DMCH authorities for the
"insulting" act."They are victims of earthquake and not prisoners that tags were
put on their bodies," Sushil Modi, former Deputy Chief Minister told reporters
at Patna Airport.Instead, a colour code could have been used on the beds for
identification instead of pasting sticker on their foreheads, he said.
Hema Malini on 35th Marriage Anniversary
Actor-politician Hema Malini with husband Dharmendra.
MUMBAI: Actress-politician Hema Malini, gushing about the 35 successful
years of her marriage to actor husband Dharmendra, says love is togetherness.
The star couple celebrated a quiet and relaxing anniversary eve last evening all by themselves at home.
Ms Malini, 66, posted two pictures of the duo from the evening,
The star couple celebrated a quiet and relaxing anniversary eve last evening all by themselves at home.
Ms Malini, 66, posted two pictures of the duo from the evening,
on Twitter. She tweeted
Nepal Earthquake: Manisha Koirala Warns Donors
Agai
Manisha Koirala shared her thoughts on her Facebook .
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who hails from Nepal, is saddened that
people are trying to make money by misusing relief funds meant for earthquake
-hit Nepal. The actress has advised people to be cautious of such organisations.
"I have been warned that a lot of organisations would be misusing this situation so
"I have been warned that a lot of organisations would be misusing this situation so
I request everyone who wants to help to please double check the accountability
and then only offer help," a post on Manisha's official page on Facebook read.
"A lot of my friends who want to travel to ktm (Kathmandu), please be mindful that
"A lot of my friends who want to travel to ktm (Kathmandu), please be mindful that
too many people are already there n there is a shortage of food n water. We must
be prepared for long span of rehabilitation n relief work (I'm afraid after the initial
shock n hence desire to help gets diluted by misuse of help & with time we
become numb n start ignoring)"So I request all my well meaning friends that please
please be mindful of helping in such a way that it is maximum utilised by the victims,
the situation is very very grave, my brother has been taking rounds on the field n
it is heartbreaking," the post further reads.
The Himalayan nation was jolted by an earthquake of 7.9-magnitude on Saturday
The Himalayan nation was jolted by an earthquake of 7.9-magnitude on Saturday
which brought the region to a halt. The toll in the devastating quake has crossed
4,300.The actress, who is busy shooting for her bilingual film Game, feels that
people involved in the misuse of funds should get a fitting punishment.
"Also to all my country people n those who love nepal, pl be vigilant about any
"Also to all my country people n those who love nepal, pl be vigilant about any
organisations/person involved with misuse of funds or material or black marketeers
of any sorts, they should be punished n not spared!! So pl keep an eye (sic),
" she further said.
Manisha is the granddaughter of BP Koirala, Nepal's first
elected prime minister
Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, who has her roots in Nepal, has
thanked India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for quickly coming to Nepal's help after the devastating earthquake.
Manisha was in tears while watching the news of the destruction on TV after a 7.9-magnitude quake left over 1,900 people dead.
Manisha, the granddaughter of BP Koirala, Nepal's first elected prime minister, tweeted:
Manisha was in tears while watching the news of the destruction on TV after a 7.9-magnitude quake left over 1,900 people dead.
Manisha, the granddaughter of BP Koirala, Nepal's first elected prime minister, tweeted:
Sachin with his daughter Sara.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who is making his film debut in a
docu-feature on his life, is upset by speculation that his daughter Sara is
joining showbiz.Sachin tweeted today
Rumours were rife that Sara, 17, would be making her Bollywood debut
opposite Shahid Kapoor in an upcoming movie.
Meanwhile, Sachin has been excited about his own film debut.
In March, the master blaster invited his fans to suggest the title for his
Meanwhile, Sachin has been excited about his own film debut.
In March, the master blaster invited his fans to suggest the title for his
biopic, conceived by Mumbai-based production company '200 Not Out'
in co-ordination with World Sports Group, the firm that manages Brand
Sachin.The movie, to be directed by London-based writer-filmmaker
James Erskine, promises 'never seen before facets and footage' on the
cricket legend.Sachin Tendulkar is reportedly contributing a lot to the
project, which will capture his phenomenal rise in the world of cricket.
Mumbai Teenager Dives Into Water Tank to Save 10-Year-Old Girl from Drowning
The Banganga tank is a rectangular, reflecting lake surrounded by steps on all sides.
It was like something out of a Bollywood movie, and, fittingly, it happened in the heart of Mumbai.
Last Saturday, a 14-year-old boy dove into the Banganga Tank in Malabar Hill, and saved a 10-year-old girl from drowning at 25 feet under water. It took the boy, Mohit Dalvi, two unsuccessful attempts to finally bring the girl to the surface. And it wasn't a moment too soon.
"Doctors said that if she had spent even a single minute more inside the water she wouldn't have made it," said Anil Pashtye, the father of the 10-year-old girl, Krishna. He added that he will be forever grateful to Mohit.
Last Saturday, a 14-year-old boy dove into the Banganga Tank in Malabar Hill, and saved a 10-year-old girl from drowning at 25 feet under water. It took the boy, Mohit Dalvi, two unsuccessful attempts to finally bring the girl to the surface. And it wasn't a moment too soon.
"Doctors said that if she had spent even a single minute more inside the water she wouldn't have made it," said Anil Pashtye, the father of the 10-year-old girl, Krishna. He added that he will be forever grateful to Mohit.
The Banganga tank is a rectangular, reflecting lake surrounded by steps on all sides. Around 5:30 on Saturday evening, Krishna was playing near these steps when she slipped and fell.
"Two girls were playing near the lake. One of them knew swimming, Krishna didn't," recounted Mohit. "She tried grabbing on to her friend's leg but couldn't hold on. When her friend came out of the lake, she told us Krishna was still under the water. I dove in, she was almost 25 feet under the water but I could see her hand. I pulled her up," Mohit told
Twenty other residents also jumped into the lake looking for Krishna but couldn't find her. "It was too dark and I couldn't breathe under water for that long, but Mohit has stamina and he is not scared. He can even go 50 feet under the water," said Akshay, a resident.
Doctors at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Malabar Hill are treating Krishna free of cost; she's being discharged today.
Mohit is being hailed as a hero, and the hospital and politicians have rewarded him. The teenager lost his parents when he was very young, and he stays with his older brother and an aunt. St. Elizabeth's doctors are looking for ways to fund training in professional diving for the 14-year-old.
"Two girls were playing near the lake. One of them knew swimming, Krishna didn't," recounted Mohit. "She tried grabbing on to her friend's leg but couldn't hold on. When her friend came out of the lake, she told us Krishna was still under the water. I dove in, she was almost 25 feet under the water but I could see her hand. I pulled her up," Mohit told
Twenty other residents also jumped into the lake looking for Krishna but couldn't find her. "It was too dark and I couldn't breathe under water for that long, but Mohit has stamina and he is not scared. He can even go 50 feet under the water," said Akshay, a resident.
Doctors at the St. Elizabeth Hospital in Malabar Hill are treating Krishna free of cost; she's being discharged today.
Mohit is being hailed as a hero, and the hospital and politicians have rewarded him. The teenager lost his parents when he was very young, and he stays with his older brother and an aunt. St. Elizabeth's doctors are looking for ways to fund training in professional diving for the 14-year-old.
Am Muslim and Hindu, Says Salman Khan to Judge
The arms case against Salman Khan is 16 years old.
JODHPUR: Bollywood actor Salman Khan delivered a movie-worthy
moment in a court today when he was asked by the judge about his caste.
"Hindu and Muslim," the 49-year-old actor responded.
Mr Khan was present in a court in Jodhpur to plead 'not guilty' to charges that he used unlicensed guns to shoot an endangered species of gazelle in 1998.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Anupama Bijlani asked him his name, father's name, profession and other details required by for a legal form.
The actor's lawyer who at the closed-door hearing said that Mr Khan first said "Indian" when asked about his caste. When the judge asked him the question again, he replied, "Hindu and Muslim" and then said that while his father, famous screen writer Salim Khan is a Muslim, his mother, Susheela Charak, is a Hindu.
The arms case against Mr Khan is 16 years old and a sort of spin off from another case that accuses him of poaching chinkara or black buck, an endangered species, while shooting a film in Rajasthan.
A verdict in the arms case was expected in February but was postponed after the testimony of new witnesses was requested by prosecution.
The chinkara killing earned him five years in prison, of which he served three days in 2006 before being bailed while he appealed.
He is also under trial on charges of running over a group of people sleeping on a pavement in Mumbai while driving drunk in 2002. He has denied being at the wheel.
Mr Khan was present in a court in Jodhpur to plead 'not guilty' to charges that he used unlicensed guns to shoot an endangered species of gazelle in 1998.
Chief Judicial Magistrate Anupama Bijlani asked him his name, father's name, profession and other details required by for a legal form.
The actor's lawyer who at the closed-door hearing said that Mr Khan first said "Indian" when asked about his caste. When the judge asked him the question again, he replied, "Hindu and Muslim" and then said that while his father, famous screen writer Salim Khan is a Muslim, his mother, Susheela Charak, is a Hindu.
The arms case against Mr Khan is 16 years old and a sort of spin off from another case that accuses him of poaching chinkara or black buck, an endangered species, while shooting a film in Rajasthan.
A verdict in the arms case was expected in February but was postponed after the testimony of new witnesses was requested by prosecution.
The chinkara killing earned him five years in prison, of which he served three days in 2006 before being bailed while he appealed.
He is also under trial on charges of running over a group of people sleeping on a pavement in Mumbai while driving drunk in 2002. He has denied being at the wheel.
Dear Smriti Irani, stop giving my money to IITians
Dear Smt Smriti Iraniji,
At the drop of a hat, every government, including yours, says that subsidies are bad for the economy and should be done away with.
Many of the subsidies in your ministry are going to those who don't deserve it. IITians are the most guilty of this pilferage. To make things worse, they hardly do anything for the country. Best-selling fiction is not known to help farmers.
1) To begin with, this is what they cost usWhile it takes over Rs 3.4 lakh to educate an IITian per year, the student pays only Rs 90,000 per year. The rest is borne by the government. That is close to Rs 2.5 lakh per student per year, which is being paid by the tax payer. If one extrapolates this to all the 39,540 students in the Indian Institute of Technologies, the cost borne by the tax payer on educating IITians extends to 988.5 crore annually.
According to budget estimates, Rs 1703.85 crore is to be allocated to the IITs for 2015-'16.
2) What do we get in return for the Rs 1,700 crore we spend on them?Inspite of producing 9,885 world-class engineers in computer science, electrical, electronic, chemical, mechanical, production fields every year...
a) The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, though successful with the Russian Cryogenic Engine, has time and again failed with the indigenous cryogenic engine. We have succeeded only once with our indigenous cryogenic rocket.
b) Indigenous submarines are still a distant dream because of the technological complexity in building them. Though many projects are coming up in our own shipyards, they are happening because we are merely manufacturing them in India with foreign technology.
c) The indigenous Indian Small Arms System rifles for our army, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, have always been reported as problematic, and we import assault rifles from Israel.
Why could our world-class engineers, who are educated with tax payers' money, not have built them?
3) This is what our top IITians gave a missA Right to Information application that was filed recently has shown that less than 2% of engineers at the Indian Space Research Organisation are from IITs and the National Institutes of Technology. Our best space programme doesn't get our best engineers every year.
The army doesn't get engineers and officers from the IITs. Between 1986 and 2006, not a single IITian has joined the Indian army.
The DRDO has a shortage of more than 2,700 scientists, and it is stretched and overworked, but our world-class engineers don't find it challenging.
4) If an IITian wants to run an online shop, then why do I, a taxpayer, have to pay for his chemical engineering degree?Going by 2013 figures, Flipkart, the online mega-store, recruited seven students from IIT Madras in 2013.
One can understand the logic behind Flipkart hiring a computer science engineer. But six of the hires had studied aerospace, chemical, metallurgy, bio-technology and engineering physics. What specialist knowledge will they bring to Flipkart?
These students do not have any interest in what they learnt in their four-year undergraduate programme, and want to erase their history by moving to a different field.
5) Why did I pay for Chetan Bhagat's mechanical engineering degree?I have nothing against Chetan Bhagat, but I do know that Indian taxpayers paid to make him a mechanical engineer. He has done everything but engineering.
Another RTI filed with IIM Bangalore has revealed that out of the current batch of 406 students, 97 students are from IITs. Fifty-six of these are students with less than two years work experience.
If all these engineers wanted to be was managers, why does the tax payer need to pay for their engineering education at the IITs?
6) Get a loan, why seek a subsidy?All students from IITs can get collateral-free loans from nationalised banks for upto Rs 20 Lakh.
And IITians are obviously so awesome that companies are eager to pay them crores of rupees.
Then why should a world-class engineer who makes crores of rupees and adds no value to India be given a subsidised education at the IITs? Can't they get educated with a bank loan of their own and repay it after getting their huge salaries?
7) Remittances help forex? Nope, not really.Whenever there is a debate on brain drain from the IITs, the remittances issue pops up. Many believe that IITians who go abroad send back remittances and contribute to foreign exchange reserves. However, it is a pittance for India.
A report in the Economic Times shows that out of the total remittances of $70 billion to India, the remittances from IITians who go to developed countries is much lower than the remittances from the Middle East to the state of Kerala.
Most of the Malayalis in the Gulf are blue-collar workers, not IIT engineers.
At the drop of a hat, every government, including yours, says that subsidies are bad for the economy and should be done away with.
Many of the subsidies in your ministry are going to those who don't deserve it. IITians are the most guilty of this pilferage. To make things worse, they hardly do anything for the country. Best-selling fiction is not known to help farmers.
1) To begin with, this is what they cost usWhile it takes over Rs 3.4 lakh to educate an IITian per year, the student pays only Rs 90,000 per year. The rest is borne by the government. That is close to Rs 2.5 lakh per student per year, which is being paid by the tax payer. If one extrapolates this to all the 39,540 students in the Indian Institute of Technologies, the cost borne by the tax payer on educating IITians extends to 988.5 crore annually.
According to budget estimates, Rs 1703.85 crore is to be allocated to the IITs for 2015-'16.
2) What do we get in return for the Rs 1,700 crore we spend on them?Inspite of producing 9,885 world-class engineers in computer science, electrical, electronic, chemical, mechanical, production fields every year...
a) The Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, though successful with the Russian Cryogenic Engine, has time and again failed with the indigenous cryogenic engine. We have succeeded only once with our indigenous cryogenic rocket.
b) Indigenous submarines are still a distant dream because of the technological complexity in building them. Though many projects are coming up in our own shipyards, they are happening because we are merely manufacturing them in India with foreign technology.
c) The indigenous Indian Small Arms System rifles for our army, developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation, have always been reported as problematic, and we import assault rifles from Israel.
Why could our world-class engineers, who are educated with tax payers' money, not have built them?
3) This is what our top IITians gave a missA Right to Information application that was filed recently has shown that less than 2% of engineers at the Indian Space Research Organisation are from IITs and the National Institutes of Technology. Our best space programme doesn't get our best engineers every year.
The army doesn't get engineers and officers from the IITs. Between 1986 and 2006, not a single IITian has joined the Indian army.
The DRDO has a shortage of more than 2,700 scientists, and it is stretched and overworked, but our world-class engineers don't find it challenging.
4) If an IITian wants to run an online shop, then why do I, a taxpayer, have to pay for his chemical engineering degree?Going by 2013 figures, Flipkart, the online mega-store, recruited seven students from IIT Madras in 2013.
One can understand the logic behind Flipkart hiring a computer science engineer. But six of the hires had studied aerospace, chemical, metallurgy, bio-technology and engineering physics. What specialist knowledge will they bring to Flipkart?
These students do not have any interest in what they learnt in their four-year undergraduate programme, and want to erase their history by moving to a different field.
5) Why did I pay for Chetan Bhagat's mechanical engineering degree?I have nothing against Chetan Bhagat, but I do know that Indian taxpayers paid to make him a mechanical engineer. He has done everything but engineering.
Another RTI filed with IIM Bangalore has revealed that out of the current batch of 406 students, 97 students are from IITs. Fifty-six of these are students with less than two years work experience.
If all these engineers wanted to be was managers, why does the tax payer need to pay for their engineering education at the IITs?
6) Get a loan, why seek a subsidy?All students from IITs can get collateral-free loans from nationalised banks for upto Rs 20 Lakh.
And IITians are obviously so awesome that companies are eager to pay them crores of rupees.
Then why should a world-class engineer who makes crores of rupees and adds no value to India be given a subsidised education at the IITs? Can't they get educated with a bank loan of their own and repay it after getting their huge salaries?
7) Remittances help forex? Nope, not really.Whenever there is a debate on brain drain from the IITs, the remittances issue pops up. Many believe that IITians who go abroad send back remittances and contribute to foreign exchange reserves. However, it is a pittance for India.
A report in the Economic Times shows that out of the total remittances of $70 billion to India, the remittances from IITians who go to developed countries is much lower than the remittances from the Middle East to the state of Kerala.
Most of the Malayalis in the Gulf are blue-collar workers, not IIT engineers.
Toxic Foam Overflows From Bengaluru's Varthur Lake
BENGALURU: Those who live around the Varthur Lake in posh Whitefield in Bengaluru have seen it foam before in hot weather after it rains. But not this way. This year, white clouds of froth are spilling on to the road, scum that includes human waste.
Angry residents say they have approached the authorities many times, but to no avail.
"This is a mix of detergent, urine and faecal matter. It is as filthy as it gets. And this in an area that is one of the largest revenue generators in the country, the Whitefield Industrial Area," says Elan Kulandaivelu, an entrepreneur who lives near the lake.
Tausif, a student at the KK High School, about one kilometre away from the lake told "We have tested this water. We took samples from bore wells and the Varathur lake, to IISC where T.V Ramachandra is a professor. We have checked it for alkalinity and hardness and know that the lake water is hard and the toxicity is more."
At the Indian Institute of Science, Professor TV Ramachandra, who has been studying the Varthur Lake since 1997, confirmed that the pollution has been getting worse year by year.
"Untreated sewage is entering the water...one part, the nitrates are carcinogenic, the other, phosphates are causing the froth and shows how we are misusing this non-renewable resource," he said.
But Dr Vaman Acharya, chairperson of the state's Pollution Control said the froth is not cause for worry. It's only really about bad smell, he said.
Dr Acharya said it will take the authorities at least a year to clean the lake if they begin now. Meanwhile, the administration plans to set up more sewage plants across the city.
Angry residents say they have approached the authorities many times, but to no avail.
"This is a mix of detergent, urine and faecal matter. It is as filthy as it gets. And this in an area that is one of the largest revenue generators in the country, the Whitefield Industrial Area," says Elan Kulandaivelu, an entrepreneur who lives near the lake.
Tausif, a student at the KK High School, about one kilometre away from the lake told "We have tested this water. We took samples from bore wells and the Varathur lake, to IISC where T.V Ramachandra is a professor. We have checked it for alkalinity and hardness and know that the lake water is hard and the toxicity is more."
At the Indian Institute of Science, Professor TV Ramachandra, who has been studying the Varthur Lake since 1997, confirmed that the pollution has been getting worse year by year.
"Untreated sewage is entering the water...one part, the nitrates are carcinogenic, the other, phosphates are causing the froth and shows how we are misusing this non-renewable resource," he said.
But Dr Vaman Acharya, chairperson of the state's Pollution Control said the froth is not cause for worry. It's only really about bad smell, he said.
Dr Acharya said it will take the authorities at least a year to clean the lake if they begin now. Meanwhile, the administration plans to set up more sewage plants across the city.
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan is furious and has slammed some online users, who have accused him of trying to garner "publicity" by talking about Nepal earthquake victims on his social media pages.
Mr Bachchan, 72, has been active on Twitter, Facebook and blog with updates and appeals for the help of earthquake victims in the neighbouring country.
"They comment I write about it for comment and sympathetic publicity. IDIOTS! They need to be sent to the tube for long hours of investigative procedures, and made to languish in that odoured 'keechad' that colours their insides!!," Big B wrote on his blog.
"Some other in the other medium slither in the scum of incognito ed garbage, and wish to learn what I do in capacity of help and care to those that remain stranded and scarred, blemished by nature, as it shakes in its slumber," he added. (Also Read: After Nepal Earthquake, Amitabh Bachchan Writes About His First Trip to the Country)
The generally eloquent Piku star admitted that his words were harsh today but said it was needed to correct those, who were calling his noble motive a publicity gimmick.
"There is distaste in my words today, my apologies. At times it is time for it. I would not hesitate to deliver what to me would mean and spell anger and beyond. No, no, no. That is not right, nor correct. It is self-destructive. No. I am not that. I never was. I never shall. Forgive and forget." he concluded.
Mr Bachchan, 72, has been active on Twitter, Facebook and blog with updates and appeals for the help of earthquake victims in the neighbouring country.
"They comment I write about it for comment and sympathetic publicity. IDIOTS! They need to be sent to the tube for long hours of investigative procedures, and made to languish in that odoured 'keechad' that colours their insides!!," Big B wrote on his blog.
"Some other in the other medium slither in the scum of incognito ed garbage, and wish to learn what I do in capacity of help and care to those that remain stranded and scarred, blemished by nature, as it shakes in its slumber," he added. (Also Read: After Nepal Earthquake, Amitabh Bachchan Writes About His First Trip to the Country)
The generally eloquent Piku star admitted that his words were harsh today but said it was needed to correct those, who were calling his noble motive a publicity gimmick.
"There is distaste in my words today, my apologies. At times it is time for it. I would not hesitate to deliver what to me would mean and spell anger and beyond. No, no, no. That is not right, nor correct. It is self-destructive. No. I am not that. I never was. I never shall. Forgive and forget." he concluded.
