YP Singh, former IPS officer and practising lawyer in the Bombay High Court, says it was a mistake on the part of the Mumbai police to rely on encounters as a way of curtailing crime, and that their corruption eventually led to their decline.
Projects and Development India Ltd (PDIL), was established as a technology wing of Fertiliser Corporation of India (FCI) in 1951 with an objective to obtain technological self-reliance. PDIL became an independent entity at the time of re-organisation of FCI in 1978. Its chairman and managing director Medithi Ravi Kanth spoke to Hindustan Times on a range of issues.
The number of people working on process platforms/rigs varies from time to time, based on the requirement at each installation and depending on the weather.
The port’s preparedness to deal with any Royal Diamond-7 like explosion in the future is being enhanced, said Captain Shailendra Kohli, deputy conservator, Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT).
Dempo’s Armando Colaco is without doubt Indian football’s most successful coach and general secretary. After his fifth national league title in eight years Colaco, who took charge in 2000 when Dempo were in the second division, spoke to HT.
Dave Prager, who worked with an advertising agency in Gurgaon, is now the author of ‘Delirious Delhi’, a non-fiction book about expat life in Delhi. Manoj Sharma reports.
The huge demand for pre-schooling in Delhi-NCR has led to the mushrooming of all kinds of play schools.
Dr Indu Kaura, coordinator of the Rajkumari Amrit Kaur Child Study Centre, which was established in 1955 and is one of the model pre-schools in Delhi, talks on the issue.
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Though the gruelling interviews for nursery admissions have stopped, many still feel their children wouldn’t get through a good school if they don’t go to a reputed play school. Ameeta Wattal, secretary, National Progressive School Conference and principal, Springdales School, Pusa Road, clears the air.
Play schools do not under the jurisdiction of either the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) or the Delhi Government. Sometime ago, MCD had requested the state government to regulate and recognise such schools. This is what Delhi’s education minister Arvinder Singh had to say on the issue.
A 1995 batch IAS officer, Ghaziabad Development Authority’s (GDA) vice-chairman Santosh Kumar Yadav has previously served as the Ghaziabad district magistrate in 2004-2006.
More than 300 students and faculty members showcased their technical know-how and craftsmanship at the Innovation Exhibition organised by IIT Delhi. The institute's director, RK Shevgaonkar, spoke about the exhibition and research opportunities for students in India:
Hubert Joly, president and CEO, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group.
Keshav Chandra, appointed Member (Mechanical) with the Railway Board last month, is a man of many parts. Author of a book on sports called “One Track Mind”, which talks of excellence in sports through celibacy, Chandra has also been actively associated with the voluntary blood donation movement.
Founded in 1935 as Bell Aircraft Corporation, Bell Helicopter has set the pace for the industry. Besides being the first to obtain certification for a commercial helicopter, Bell has delivered more than 35,000 aircraft around the world. John L Garrison, president and CEO, Bell Helicopter talks to HT on growth opportunities in India. Excerpts: