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The word 'eligibility' means 'the quality or state of being eligible'. The synonyms that best suit this word as per the dictionary are 'fitness', 'qualification', 'suitability', 'suitableness', 'worthiness' etc. Each of one of us is consciously or unconsciously applying this word in our day to day life. People who would like to enter into business partnerships, parents wanting to get their children married, companies scouting for staff for different positions, schools admitting children to kindergarten courses, management and engineering colleges conducting entrance exams, UPSC for selecting aspirants into different administrative services, sports authorities enabling someone to participate in sports and games to represent the nation, banks opening savings and current accounts for applicants, gas companies for giving gas connections, mobile companies for providing connectivity and you name it, everyone is constantly on the look

I woke up to the news of the encounter of Adapa Venkanna, the most notorious burglar on the morning of 5th October at Vijayawada. It came as a surprise as I never thought he would be encountered by police going by the media reports of the early 2000's. A certain section of the media has then reported that some police personnel from Mangalagiri and also Vijayawada were hand in glove with Venkanna. I was forced to believe this because I was a victim of Venkanna in July 2003 and was also given to understand by Venkanna himself that a policeman from Mangalagiri police station had taken my watch that was stolen from my house by Venkanna. The protests by human rights activists and other organizations in the aftermath of Venkanna encounter just show how some people are making a mockery of democracy. They raised a hue and cry on the encounter and said the police are at fault as they have intentionally killed Venkanna in the garb of an encounter for self-protection. What happened to these h

The state administration of Andhra Pradesh was running from pillar to post to provide shelter for the ''flood'' affected people along the banks of river Krishna. If,you were thinking that the waters overflowed the bunds then you are totally mistaken. These people are the ones who occupied the river bed by erecting pucca houses. The administrative powers that be, who ask for a hundred clarifications from a geniune person to provide basic amenities like power supply, water connection,etc., go all out in laying concrete roads,erecting power supply poles on the river bed which is against the basic tenets of governance. The same 'administration' now spends time,money and other resources to clear them from the river bed and moving them to a temporary shelter like stadiums and schools. The question is why should they in the first place turn the river bed into a dwelling colony knowing fully well the consequences of such an act? Is not the public money wasted in such un

The views expressed by Mr.Arun Maira in the Career Track column of ET in the Christmas day's issue is really appreciable. The Bhagavadgita in fact has lot of lessons for all those discerning practisers of Management. What is interesting is Arun Maira who is working as the Chairman of BCG(Boston Consulting Group) quoting from the same. Yes, he is right when he said " Life is much,much more than a career". He has also drawn semblance in what Harry Levinson said in the reprinted articles of HBR. Just as a long journey starts with a small step, life's journey too starts with knowing oneself first. You are the nearest to yourself than anyone else. Once 'YOU' are understood, knowing the world is no big deal. It is very touching to note that Arun Maira learnt few of his early Management lessons from Lakshman who was his car driver. The incident shows how close to reality he was right from the beginning of his career. What we realise from the column is that the study

One thing that is firmly established in my mind is the importance of education for all chidren irrespective of their parents' social standing. The children of today need compulsory schooling to eradicate poverty and to give India a better future. But our political leaders seem to be worried about more children getting educated as it would dampen the chances for having a huge mass following. The less educated the people are, more the opportunity to make them dependent. That is the reason why the governments are irresponsible towards the schools run by them? Can anyone show me a government servant's child or a political leader's child studying in a municipal school in any part of this country? The number may be zero or even if there are any, it could be very less. Such is the kind of scenario that is prevailing in this country? Education in the private schools is a far cry for the poor due to exorbitant fee structure. In such a situation, it is for the NRI's who have made

I am amazed at the strides taken by technology in bettering the lives of the people across the globe in the past decade. One of the most interesting objects that technology has given is the communication tool called mobile phone. Now this is the major subject of everyone's life. One can dare to go out without dress but cannot venture out without mobile. It has become part of the body. While I have no questions on the convenience of having a mobile, I just find it funny to observe the way a mobile is used, misused, disused, overused and abused by most of the people. The sense of being in open is dying for most individuals on several counts. I have come across different types of people using the mobile and my experience has taught me to classify them in the following ways: 1. The walkie-talkies - these mobile users are least bothered about the traffic rules. For them, there does not exist the one-ways or busy junctions or the highways. They just keep walking while talking a