IIJNM Daily Bulletin - 17 March 2009

This is the second bulletin of the second daily bulletin week at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media. This one was on 17 March 2009. The anchors for this are Sonali and myself. The Editor for this edition was Krishna Merchant.

IIJNM Daily Bulletin Series - 16 Mar '09

This is the first bulletin of the second daily bulletin at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media. This one was on 16 March 2009. The anchors for this are Shruthi and myself. The Editor for this edition was Jyothi Sharma.

IIJNM Bulletin - 17 February 2009

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism and New Media, we are required to produce weekly bulletins. This particular bulletin was on Feb 17 2009. It is anchored by Shubham Batra and I. The Editor was Tasneem Balapurwala.

IIJNM Beats - Water Shortage Problem

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the water shortage problem at Kagadasappura. I did this as the fifth beat at IIJNM.

IIJNM Beats - Ladies Seat

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the hassles faced by women commuters in the BMTC buses. I did this as the third beat at IIJNM.

IIJNM Beats - Ban Live Music

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the ban on live music. This was done in the second week at IIJNM.

IIJNM Beats - Corrupt Conductor

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the how corruption happens in the BMTC buses. This was done in the first week at IIJNM

IIJNM Beats - Litter Cops

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the litter cops, who were supposed to start patrolling the streets sometime in October, but there is no sign of them yet.

IIJNM Beats - Street Music

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the protests that were held by the musicians of the city after the ban of live music was announced.

IIJNM Beats - Pet Dogs

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about the fact that almost 92% pet dogs in Bangalore have not been registered with the BBMP.

IIJNM Beats - Bengalooru Habba

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about how security has been upped at the Bengalooru Habba which was inaugurated on 15 Febuary 2009.

Another One Bites the Dust..

Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh and his deputy are forced to walk the plank after mishandling of the Mumbai terror attacks

By Dilraz Kunnummal

Maharahtra has become the platform for the political blame game after the Mumbai terror attacks. It has indeed become a political playground of sorts. Not that it wasn’t one before, what with the Raj Thackarey-Udhav Thackarey competition to protect the Marathi Manoos against North Indians. But the first snakebite in this game after the Mumbai attacks was when Vilasrao Deshmukh, the chief minister took along his son and an acclaimed film-director with him to visit the terror sites. His deputy RR Patil, actually told the media that what happened in Mumbai was a “small incident” that “can happen in big cities.” Both Deshmukh and Patil received a lot of flak for their handling of the state’s security and the high commands of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress, who run a coalition in the state, asked the duo to resign.

Front runners to be the next chief minister included Sushil Kumar Shinde and Narayanan Rane but after Deshmukh’s resignation, caste considerations predominated and another Maratha, Ashok Chavan took the oath of office as the 15th chief minister of Maharashtra. The deal, as of now, is that Congress will have 22 ministerial berths in the cabinet and the NCP will have 24. After declaring its choice of chief minister, the Congress took another 3 days to finalize the names of 18 members to the cabinet.

But just as it was an issue during Deshmukh’s time, a divided Congress cannot decide who to award the remaining three berths to. After a gap of 5 years, the NCP’s Chhagan Bhujbal is back as the deputy Chief Minister. But the irony is that he was asked to step down in 2003 due to his alleged involvement in protecting Abdul Karim Telgi, the multi-crore fake stamp scam mastermind..

NCP chief Sharad Pawar, who dismissed the Mumbai carnage as ‘system’s failure’ chose Bhujbal as the deputy CM. The primary reason for Pawar to back Chavan was to neutralise Rane, who hit back at the decision saying that the only reason Chavan was chosen was because he is former union home minister S.B. Chavan’s son. Although Pawar’s favorite was said to be Shinde, his primary concern was to get rid of Rane.

Rane burnt his bridges when he said he had no faith in Congress president Sonia Gandhi anymore, which is the equivalent of lese majeste in the Congress. He accused the Congress of obsequiousness and said that the Congress only needs loyalists like Deshmukh. He was promptly suspended.

The others in the cabinet include Jayant Patil as home minister, Dilip Walse as the finance minister; education minister Vasant Puarke, Textile Minister Satish Chaturvedi and newcomers include Nitin Raut, Nasim Khan, Shobha Bacchav and Satish Patil among others. Many feel that the inclusion of Shobha Bachhav in the cabinet is to appeal to women voters in the state.

It took a good ten days for the exit of Deshmukh from his submitting his resignation to the election of Chavan. The reason it took so long for both the NCP and Congress to find a compromise. Maharashtra politics has become a treacherous vendetta game after the Mumbai attacks. In the run up to next year’s Lok Sabha polls, one can only expect politics in the state to become even nastier.


[This appeared in the in-house newspaper of the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media on December 18, 2008. It came as the leader on the opinion & editorial page. Picture courtesy - Google images]

IIJNM Beats - Private Security Business

As part of our coursework at the Indian Institute of Journalism & Media, we are required to shoot, edit and produce stories on our own,for the in-house bulletins.

This particular beat story is about how private security firms in Bangalore have seen an increase in business post the Mumbai attacks.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - Euthanasia

Amphi Adda, the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

The topic for this was "Should Euthanasia be Legalized?". The moderator was Zoya Thomas. It was shot and edited by Ayanesh Ghosh.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - "1130 deadline"

Amphi Adda,the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

The topic for this was "Is the 11.30 deadline making life difficult for Bangaloreans?". I was the moderator and it was shot and edited by Debanjan Nath.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - 'Should Prostitution Be Legalized?'

Amphi Adda,the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

The topic for this was "Should Prostitution Be Legalized?". The moderator was Moushmi Manek. It was shot and edited by Bharat Sharma.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - 'Economic Recession & its Implications'

Amphi Adda,the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

The topic for this was "Economic Recession & Its implications on India". The moderator was Tasneem Balapurwala. I shot and edited it using Premiere Pro.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - Need for Police Reforms

Amphi Adda, the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

The topic for this was "Is there a need for police reforms in India?". The moderator was Hemant Gairola. It was shot and edited by Rakesh Nair.

AMPHI ADDA SERIES - Advertisement

Amphi Adda,the discussions held at the Indian Institute of Journalism & New Media amphi-theater every week.

This is an advertisement that has been used in the in-house bulletins, produced at IIJNM. i have edited using Premiere Pro. Pictures & Videos Courtesy IIJNM Students.