Serendipity : Musings of an Islander

Mere Sapno ka Shahar By Debkumar Bhadra | Musings of an Islander | South Andaman Taking a step in the direction of making this India’s century, P rime M inister S hri N arendra M odi announced an ambitions mission of recasting the urban landscape by setting up 100 smart cities across the country over a period of time. It came as a nice surprise when media broke the news that P ort B lair featured in the coveted list of 100 smart cities. Since then there has been a sense of joy and enthusiasm among the islanders who feel the initiative would bring visible change in the way the city functions. What is a Smart City ? In a major departure from conventional DPR based approach, the government in this instant did not give a particular definition to the mission, but left it open for the people to give it a definition that suits their needs and aspirations. The mission document therefore says S mart C ity means different things to different people, therefore, varies from cit...

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CALL DROP : BANE FOR A CONSUMER - BOON FOR THE SERVICE PROVIDER TRAI seeks comments from stakeholders on Compensation to the Consumers in the Event of Dropped Calls By Debkumar Bhadra  | Musings of an Islander  | South Andaman The issue of frequent call drops has put telecom subscribers at the receiving end for long. In the absence of suitable safeguard, telecom subscribers are penalized for no fault on its part whereas T elecom S ervice P rovider ( TSP ) who is apparently at fault ends up richer with every instance of a dropped call. It is therefore no surprise that TSP’ s did precious little to resolve the issue in the past and continues to look the other way in the present. However this is not going to last any further since continued inaction on the part of TSP’s had ultimately caught the attention of regulatory authorities. Recently while reviewing the status of mobile connectivity in the country, P rime M inister S hri N arendra...

Term deposit account closed hours before maturity, penalty levied, reverted after customer establishes bank is at fault. Recently got a SMS from my bank informing that the term deposit account I had with the bank is due to mature in a few days and I need to instruct the bank, failing which the instrument would be rolled over for another term. Since I was not in a mood to renew the deposit account, I visited the bank a day prior to the date of maturity, but never did I knew that taking the SMS seriously could land me in a situation described as “ C atch 22 ” in E nglish dictionary. According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, C atch 22 is a paradoxical situation from which an individual cannot escape because of contradictory rules. I will refrain from delving into the historical aspect of the word since there already exist a Wikipedia article which the readers can access following this link . However I would like to narrate my personal experience that will give ...