Our police officials have a strange way of dealing with situations sometimes, which not only defies logic but also does more harm than good. Recently, a programme was held at Raj Bhavan, where the Governor was also one of the speakers.
When some of the reporters reached the venue on time, they were in for a rude shock. The police officials posted outside Raj Bhavan flatly refused entry to the journalists. The officials argued that since the Governor had already made his way inside the hall, nobody could be allowed inside even though the event had just begun!
Not stopping at that, a police official stepped forward and gave a short lecture on the constitutional importance of the Governor, wasting a good amount of time and denying coverage of the event. A call was then made to the Raj Bhavan administrative official by the scribes and within a few seconds everyone was let in. If only the cops performed their duties so religiously at places where it was needed the most.
The reunion
That big moment in a reunion is not fun without cameras and gazing eyes. At least, the “Mega” family of the Telugu film industry believes so. Recently, actors and family members, Chiranjeevi, Pawan Kalyan and Ram Charan came together in front of the media at Megastars residence in Jubilee Hills.
The occasion was Chiranjeevi’s comeback in a cameo in his son’s movie, Bruce Lee-The Fighter . While everything looked perfect, there was something that bothered the stars – the awkward position of the sofa with respect to the cameras. All the three actors then immediately got down to work and moved the sofa, bringing a smile on the cameramen’s face. And then began the congratulatory messages and greetings.
A smart leader
Cities are metamorphosed into smart ones by those who are smart in their leadership, have a vision and courage of conviction. And how would such leaders lead the city administration into right work mode?
Union Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu, who the other day participated in a seminar on solid waste management in the city, said they are leaders who hit the road early and supervise the civic administration. “An ideal municipal commissioner is one who is on the roads in the first hour to monitor and supervise his team and ensure sanitation. And the same applies to deputy commissioners and others of the municipal body,” he said.
Did those at the helm of affairs at the GHMC hear the Union Minister?
The flipside
Despite being in the news for all the wrong reasons in the recent past, especially in the context of the Telangana government’s decision to shift the hospital and demolish the old heritage building, the doctors at Osmania General Hospital (OGH) have somehow managed to do some redeeming work.
The recent instance of helping out young breadwinners belonging to families from the farming community is a case in point. Typically, the amount charged by a corporate hospital to keep a patient on a ventilator for a day starts from Rs. 20,000 in Hyderabad. However, the doctors at OGH, despite challenges in infrastructure like shortage of ventilators, had somehow managed to keep close to eight farmers on ventilation support for three to six months. All this for free!
By giving prolonged ventilation support, they also managed to save eight precious lives, which is no mean feat. Surely, despite the upheavals in the last few months, the hospital staff had managed to send a positive message to patients, especially those who can’t afford treatment at a private hospital in Hyderabad.
Ice-breaker
It’s not everyday that cops, senior ones at that, joke publicly about policing. One such instance was when the Director General (prisons) V.K. Singh showed ‘gratitude’ to prisoners at the ceremonial launch of forensic teams for the city police.
Mr. Singh, who was one of the guests at a Necklace Road function, wanted to break the ice at an otherwise serious gathering when he said that the city police would thoroughly probe every crime and ensure that culprits are nabbed.
Whenever they are caught, they are sent to jail, in turn, giving prison authorities an opportunity to ‘serve’ them. ‘Jitne clues team banenge, utna achcha kaam hoga, aur utni hi jailein bharengi’ – if the clues team do well, our jails will be full’!
However, Additional Commissioner of police Swati Lakra, hastened to add: “Sir, we also want to bring the crime rate down so that the jails are not overtly burdened.”
Reporting by Rahul Devulapalli, T. Lalith Singh, M. Sai Gopal and Asif Yar Khan
