Third eye: J&K's new buzzword, goodbye my captain & thinking on her feet

The term Transaction of Business Rules, also known as 'TBR', is the buzzword these days in Jammu and Kashmir's secretariat and other government offices, as there is a lack of clarity on the powers of the elected government in the Union Territory, as well as confusion about the processes and prioritisation of file movement between the chief minister's office and the Lieutenant Governor's Raj Bhavan. Due to the lack of clarity on TBR, a large number of files continue to circulate in the workplace. And a slew of officials keeps using the term as if it were some big mystery, especially when they don't want to perform the work or be held accountable for any given file.

We Say Goodbye, ‘O Captain! My Captain!’

The personnel of the Supreme Court Registry, with the assistance of the Registrars of Library and Technology, created a "special edition" of an 80-page booklet to honour Justice DY Chandrachud, who retired last week as the 50th Chief Justice of India. The booklet's opening, "O Captain! My Captain!" has a collage of photos and discusses Chandrachud's opinions, an interview with his significant other, efforts he has made for SC advocates and staff, and a variety of other topics. Aside from documenting judgements by the previous CJI, it has aplethora of photographs of the ex-CJI, including shots of him with his wife and two foster daughters.

Forced to Think on Her Feet

Supriya Sule recently showed her presence of mind when a young child at Ajit Pawar's rally approached her to take a selfie with her. The girl was holding a pink flag featuring Ajit Pawar's image and the NCP (Ajit) clock symbol. Sule acted swiftly, aware that taking the photo with the youngster and the flag she was holding would go viral and could possibly be bad to the party. Sule took the flag from the girl's hands and handed it to someone outside the frame before having her picture taken with her.