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The Muslim dominated Sundarbari panchayat under Kochadhaman block in Kishanganj district of Bihar has put a strange set of restrictions on women. Apparently, the villagers aren’t secure with their women using the mobiles.
If an unmarried girl uses mobile, she will have to pay a fine of Rs 10,000. A married lady, on the other hand, has been spared the fine ONLY if she uses the cell phone within the home. If she is caught using a mobile outside her house, she will be fined Rs 2000 as well.
Mohammed Manzoor Alam, a villager who presided over the meeting, said that the decisions had been taken by the committee at a meeting attended by the several panchayat members and other prominent villagers. He said that everybody unanimously supported the decisions taken by the panchayat.
According to villagers, Sundarbari panchayat had recently witnessed a spurt in the cases of love affairs and elopement cases which had become a cause of big concern. It was felt that mobile phones were responsible for that and had become a nuisance in society. They felt that the cellphones were a bad influence on the impressionable, young girls, especially the school and college students.
So, they think that they can stop love birds from falling in love and acting out of their hearts if they keep them away from the cell phones? Good luck, Einsteins!
The Indian budget every year has always been an eagerly awaited event. For many decades, the best minds in economics, finance, tax, business and industry throng the media house to analyze the provisions shared by the Financial Minister.
Sometimes major events completely disconnected may be data points for the plans of the different powers around the world. The challenge is to discern what purpose they serve? More critically, what are we moving towards?
When the US Ambassador threatened India's "Strategic Autonomy" policy over India's friendship with Russia - much more than meets the eye was at stake. Let us unpack how the Ukraine war has fundamentally changed the US and the world. And why are we here anyway?
This visit of India left me with many questions. Many observations and inputs from different people and sections. Food for thought that I have tried to contemplate on and make sense of. Sharing all that with you.
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