‘We are on the verge of committing suicide’ Sir, We are writing this letter to bring to your notice the malpractices in nursing colleges in Bangalore. Students who are doing the course with the help of educational loans are suffering a lot in the hands of the management.
Within a few months we have spent more than Rs 2 lakhs. After 4 years, we are supposed to pay back about Rs 6-7 lakh to the bank. But now we are in a condition that we may not be able to pass out.
Because, out of the 100 students in our class, only 60 have the recognition from the Indian Nursing Council (INC). The remaining students are being detained each year.
Now they have asked us to pay Rs 1 lakh within 15th of January. This was informed to us only on 9th January. If we dont pay the fees, a fine of Rs 10,000 should be payed.
We joined the course with lots of hope, but now we are all in debt and on the verge of committing suicide.
A nursing student Bangalore
US tricks
Sir, Regarding the editorial Old tricks (DH, Jan 16), the take-home message is that the US can no longer be trusted; in fact, its foreign policy for over half a century has been one of intrigue and deceit. This, in a nutshell, is why India should not sign the nuclear deal.
There is a saying, beware of Greeks bearing gifts. I think that we need to be more wary of the Americans. Chittaranjan Andrade
Bangalore
Amazing technology
Sir, It is natural for human beings to cry foul when somebody achieves great things. It has happened same in the case of Tata’s Nano car. Ratan Tata proved to not only Indians but also to the world that the world’s cheapest car will be made from India. Hats off to Tata’s Nano car for amazing technology at a cheaper worth price. S Sundaresh
Bangalore
Punish them
Sir, The autorikshaw drivers attempt to implement their own revised fares is to be condemned. Autodrivers are demanding Rs 15 to 20 from the passengers by showing photostat copies of purportedly revised fare chart. The proposals to increase the fare are under the consideration of the government. The authorities should take stringent action against the erring drivers. R Prahlad Rao
Bangalore
Man made rules
Sir, The crossing of seas does not make anyone either impure or unholy. These are man made rules. The Pejawar seer who is known to be modern and broadminded should be more flexible and refrain from controversies over such issues. The Puttige Seer should climb down and be more accommodative and less adamant and his main interest should be to spread the preachings of Madhwacharya rather than perform Sri Krishna Pooja amidst a plethora of objections and counter arguments! M V NAHUSHARAJ
Bangalore
Fundamentalism
Sir, As per media reports, Taliban has again become active in certain areas of Pakistan. There was a time when India was asking Pakistan to stop giving training to terrorists, which they never admitted. But Pakistan never knew that the “devil” terrorist always eats the master who stops giving him work. It is high time that people of Pakistan voice their opposition against these fundamentalists. Dalip singh Wasan
Patiala
