North Kolkata Calling !!

It had 191 passengers on board and Captain Monika Khanna was the Piloit. It  was a flight from Patna to Delhi.  Unfortunately after the take off from Patna it was hit by a bird. This led to sparks & fire in one of the Engines. The cabin crew immediately reported and the Pilot's quick reaction saved  the situation.  Pilot Khanna swiftly switched off the effected engine. Took plane through the crowded passage and halted it in a safe zone-thereby saving the lives of the passengers as well as the crew. 

In India borewells are dug to provide water. These wells are usually very deep and narrow. Through a long pipe water is withdrawn by the help of a pump.  It often happened that small animals including children fell into these and perished.  Recently  an NDRF constable Anil Kumar showed great courage and perseverance in saving a speech impaired kid from a Chhattisgarh borewell.  For five days Anil repeatedly called out to Rahul (kid) to keep him awake. He looked up when he heard the vibrating voice of Anil. When heavy drilling work was going on his chest heaved rapidly and work was stopped immediately. Even a snake was seen beside the kid. It was however a relief to find it nonpoisonous.  Finally the kid refused to eat although he himself signalled for food.  When they finally broke through his right leg was visible. Anil called out and said that he was there and now he should get out! 

It was a sight that I still couldn't forget though several years have passed.  He was known throughout the place as a dog lover. Most of us have seen him stopping his Auto (he was the driver) in a particular place and feeding street dogs. There was a time when they rightly anticipated his coming. In fact they waited for him and enjoyed the food that he served.  The tragedy, to which we were witness, upset us and we simply looked on disgustingly.  A speeding bus dangerously hit the Auto along with it's driver. He was completely smashed and his intestine lay open.  The most disgusting sight was that the same dogs, whom he fed day after day, were seen busy devouring his intestines!      (With due apology to dog lovers) 

The mysterious aircraft flew through at least half a dozen Eastern countries without permission.  The two engine Beechcraft had no approved flight and had 2 people on board.  When intercepted by 2 Hungarian fighter jets , 2 Romanian F-16s and 2 US- F-16s the plane entered Bulgarian airspace. Later it was found in an old airfield. The crew however vanished. 

She claims to be Goddess Parwati. She further claims that she has been waiting for Lord Shiva to come down from Mount Kailash to marry her.  Her name is Harminder Kaur and she came from Lucknow. She has been staying in a restricted area of Nabhidhang near Indo-China border. She had a 15 days  permission and went there along with her mother  but decided to stay on for the wedding.  She seems mentally unstable and claims to be an incarnation of Goddess Parwati!  Police failed to bring her down. They are now sending a bigger team . 

After any major operation it is usually expected that pain, if any, will subside due to application of anesthesia. But can a patient behave in an unruly manner if his pain becomes unbearable?  A man, after blaming the doctor, bought an AR -style rifle and went into a shooting spree. He killed the surgeon and three other people before finally shooting himself.  According to Tulsa police chief Wendell Franklin the killing-patent had back surgery and was in constant pain. 

What are we thinking and where are we going? Now it seems that we are running out of ideas-Or maybe the reverse is  true! Probably the world is full of weird ideas which might get the stamp of 'Progressive Thinkings' to some.  Here is the latest idea from Gujarat. A young woman decides to get married. Who is the Groom? Alas she herself is the Bride as well as the Groom!  "Self-marriage is a commitment to be there for yourself. It is an unconditional love for oneself." she believes.