Sunday, January 01, 2006

WELCOME!

Sakaal welcomes comments of the blogger community across the world. Thank you bloggers (and to-be bloggers) for an overwhelming response. Keep blogging...

46 comments:

Anonymous said...

All the best to SAKAL BLOG.
The article written by Abhijit Pawar is excellent.

Anonymous said...

very happy new year

Another feather in your cap. All the best .

vartak

Anonymous said...

'Bhavishyachi Payabharani'by Pratapaji Pawar is thought provoking.Editorial is ZALAK of last75 years of SAKALACHI VATACHAL.

Anonymous said...

very happy new uear
another feather in your cap. All the best for the blog.

Vartak

Anonymous said...

It is nice to read sakaal every sakaal. Could Sakaal be free of ads on its front page?

Anonymous said...

hi all

Anonymous said...

can't you do something about wadhadiwasachya ads.

Anonymous said...

All the best to SAKAL BLOG.
Sakal has entered into new era of tech. journalism. Mr. Abhijit Pawar's article shows the direction of Sakal in Future. All the best to Sakal group on it's 75th anniversary. very happy new year

Anonymous said...

Sakal has entered into new era of tech. journalism. Mr. Abhijit Pawar's article shows the direction of Sakal in Future. All the best to Sakal group on it's 75th anniversary. very happy new year

Anonymous said...

esakal should epaper edition like times of india. It gives feeling of reading paper

Thanks.

Anonymous said...

aamcha chintoo kuthe haravala?
lavakar chintoo chalu kara

Anonymous said...

This is a good facility provided by sakal.An artical by Mr.Prataprao Pawar "bhavishyaachi payabharani" is very inspiring.
"All the best."

Anonymous said...

Big Congratulations from Washington DC, USA! Tasech, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2006!!

Even though Sakal will find that the blogging service is free, Sakal will need to maintain these pages.

Any useless, senseless commments need to be removed immediately. Please assign a person to complete these jobs hourly or half-hourly. If you do not have a person, you can ask me prof underscore uday at yahoo dot com.

I talked to Kalyan Bhalerao today. Did Kalyan talk to you? You
certainly have created the graphic icons and all that already; but, I do not (I'm sure many sensible NRIs will not) like "two 'aa's" in the blog name.

The blog name should really have been http://esakalblog.blogspot.com.

You should have - and still can - consult either me (my email address above) or your IT department: once the "eSakal" is already famous, the blog service should also reflect the very similar name. For example, http://esakalblog.blogspot.com.

I shall also like to be a Sakal Reporter in Washington DC. Please send me an email with your interest. Thank you. (Note: I do not use my real names in public dialog. Please do not post my real name here on blogs.)

Unknown said...

Some bug that might be...
but it seems that this place has already started getting warm...

well i hope to hangout around this blog for! Hoping to find interesting discussion!

Sakaal, All the Best!

Anonymous said...

I wonder how many Marathis are abroad as compared to the Punjabis, Gujarathis and Tamils, I hardly find few.

Anonymous said...

wish u happy new year and all the desired success in this new useful and eventful effort--prakash bhole

Chetan Apte said...

This is really great thing Sakal hasd done! I must say Sakal is the news paper og the 21st century!
Please visit http://punawdi.blogspot.com/

Anonymous said...

good moring,
hi

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Ganesh Kulkarni said...

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Anonymous said...

hi,
Wish you all a very happy new year

Anonymous said...

Talk of Pune being the IT city.Here is what experience a common IT guy has at Hinjewadi for auto-rickshaw hiring.

Have you ever wondered how they make their living then????



Let me tell you.

But before that try this experiment, if you must. If you are not inclined to do so then read on and I will tell you the real story.



“1.) Go to that deserted auto stand.

2.) Suddenly from no where 2-3 people (Please note they will be in civil dress) will emerge.

3.) You ask them. “Is it your auto?”

4.) They will say yes.

5.) You say: “Will you go to ‘xyz’ place? “

6.) They will say yes and will definitely quote some price above Rs120/- bracket. They will straight way refuse to go by meter.

7.) After some bargaining, you settle on some amount, which will still be above Rs.120/-

8.) You are told to sit in the auto. (First in the line, of course) and the driver will disappear.

9.) Good 5 minutes later, he will come with another auto. The driver of which will be in “khaki dress”. Please note.

10.) You will be asked to shift in to the new auto and will be told that this person will take you. “Pay him, when you reach there”.



In the above transaction, unsuspecting passenger will not think about anything and those ‘dummy’ autos with their dummy ‘drivers’ will remain at their place.



“The reality is that those people are NOT drivers, they are “AGENTS”. In fact, ‘agent’ term is far more respectable to them. They are goons; who force the ‘real auto drivers’ to pay them Rs60/- at least for being allowed to take passengers. You pay at least Rs120/- off which Rs60/- is taken by ‘fake’ drivers and rest is up to real driver to manage, which he does by ‘going by meter’.” You asked for it in the first place…didn’t you?


Auto drivers (dressed in ‘khaki’) say it is the fault of ‘we techies’, who pay so much even when we know it is improper and do not insist on ‘metered’ fare. They blame s/w industry for such a steep rise in cost of living, for rising inflation due to high salaries.


This perception is not only among common public but also among other “well educated” people; including ‘techies’.

Anonymous said...

Agrowon is very nice and useful daily

SopanShewale said...

Abhinandan "Sakaal" for creating such a blog in a public websites.

-You could have started on your own on your servers.
-With current, you may not have that control on the site. Just for example, someone starts posting odd stuff on the blog, you dont have control to stop/remove links.

In any case, good to kwow you guys want to move with technology.

--sopan shewale

Medha P said...

Congratulations to go one step ahead !!
Visit punebloggers on blogspot dot com where Anil has already tried to bring together Pune ppl.though we are few there. Hey, it was noted by Radio Mirchi on 19th Nov.

I wish to endorse views expressed by Sopan above.

Kumar,I think,you can avail Bphone facility of BSNL which costs Rs.499/-pm.for using phone,reducing your phone bill.

In the honour of Sakal's 75th Anniversary, I take this opportunity to write few line-

" Kalanurup badal pahije,
Sakalblog sah,
Akramu nawi kshitije !
Kalay Tasmai Namh !!! "

Anonymous said...

Very well done.
This is very good activiry

Anonymous said...

comment on rikshaw story

Police zopa kadhat ahet ka ? ka te pen involve ahet !

Medha P said...

As a Sakal reader, I added sakalblog url to Google to find easily, if at all somebody forgets url.

Atlast, just 5 min.back,Google asked me to try sakalblog.blogspot.com even after saying No match.

To create your own logo, visit-

http://www.logogle.com/ggl.php?hl=ja&lo=Medha+Wishes+++Happy+New+Year%21

Anonymous said...

Please start 'e-paper' like Times of India, Lokmat.

Unknown said...

Yeah :(

Sakal Dindarshika!
im missing that one on the wall in front of my PC.
Kaalnirnay wont be a prob for me,
but i will have to walk to shops to buy it, and im feeling tooooo lazy now.

Anonymous said...

Was it necessary to reveal identity of British Nandi ?

Anonymous said...

I do not know if it is appropriate to start this topic on sakaal blog. Regarding Nihira Joshi on saaregamapa competition on ZeeTV. It appears that she might be out of the competition because not enough people sent SMS votes for her. I am a US based NRI, and feel sick watching that program, with the clear regional divide between various competitors. It is more a test of how tech-savy AND ACTIVE your supporters are, as against how good a singer you are. Obviously, aapli marathi lokanchi nishkriayataa hyalaa jababdar aahe.Somebody was joking here in NJ that while ten Marathi people in Mumbai might send one SMS for Nihira, one non-marathi would be sending ten messages for say, Himani or Hemechandra. Hence, the apathy of a certain community or region should not decide the fate of a performer from that state! They should resort to the earlier format of judging by a panel of judges. Just curious to know what others think about it!

Anonymous said...

नमस्कार मंडळी..
नवे वर्ष तुम्हाला सुखाचे जाओ, ही सदिच्छा..

Shantanu Shaligram said...

Mukta Manohar's Article about Hamas..

I do not understand the emotional bond between Islamic fundamentalist and the Leftist in India. Can anyone explain? Mukta Manohar can resist her affection for the islamic terrorist organization.

Shan

Anonymous said...

Sakal's new look is very nice
Just want to say that some articles which are repeated.
i.e.article after same article
e.g.Check Sakal of 5th April ->
Vishesh Lekh -> lal regh nako

Anonymous said...

iread your balanced article on the sbi strike.when all the unions of sbi were systematically approaching the mgmt with their demands was it not fair for the mgmnt to redress the issue i/o leading members to go on strike ?admancy ego were there on both sides then why blame the unions only>i am not an sbi employee.

Anonymous said...

In Sakal newspaper – May 17th 06 there is a news about the incidence of attack in a marriage at Pipari. Some names are listed as arrested.

Surprisingly:-

On 23rd April in Loksatta in the same related news: list of injured people was given. Surprisingly list of victims and list of ppl arrested is same!

Does this mean we should spread a word to not to take any help from Police but better run away from them in any bad incidence?

Can some Sakal reporter take this up and throw some light?

Anonymous said...

sakal,Pune Is the best News Paper i' ve gone through so far.the News Quality of Sakal is Really higher than Others Daily newspapers. i've read Loksatta,MATA,Lokmat,Even MARTHWADA,VIDHARBHA Edition Of Sakal r Not good In Front of PUNE SAKAL. I'm reading PUNE SAKAL from last 4 Yrs. It is Matchless.Why Can't Other Sakal Edition like(MARTHWADA,VIDHARBHA)have Quality like PUNE SAKAL?
Esakal is the best option for those who can'ts het hard copy of pune sakal.

Anonymous said...

mi sakal chi niyameet vachak aahe
kay paper aahe! solidd . i like it.
tyachi samajik bandhilaki mala khoop avadate. ha sachha samaj sevak aahe. keep it up.

Swanand said...

PUNEKARS AND OUT-OF-PUNE-KARS, STOP BUYING FLATS IN PUNE !!!

Hey, I read news about the Pune Builders and Promoters Association increasing the prices of flats in Pune.
I think this is atrocious. The per square feet building cost for building is still around 1500/-(based on data from actual builders). But the minimum cost is 2500/-!!Reality is, you will hardly find any apartment today with this price...
There seems to be no control over these prices, because the builders know, whatever price they quote, ppl will buy flats !!
So, the only way to stop this unilateral price hike by PBAP is to stop buying flats..Don't buy flats for next six months and see what happens !!!

amity said...

Hi Can Sakal help us with this?
Today morning I went to Apolo Pharmasists near VetalBaba chouk off Senapati Bapat Road. Doctor had prescribed 5 numbers of tabnlets of certain medicine. They had a strp of 6 tablets, so they insisted that I must buy the whole tablets and not just 5 as prescribed by the doctor. Now is this not illegal? Just to increase the volume, how can they make the patient buy unneccessary amount of medicine? Please someone let me know how can it be corrected?

Thanks in anticipation.
Amit

Anonymous said...

The Steps taken by police team was right,However 1 thing in a broader sense i would like to put here is that why are we people forgetting that there is lots of wastage of time and money in this kind of issue rather than filling the gaps between taking our country towards development and we people are stuck between our internal affairs,The job of these politicians is to make news thats all

Lets try not to get in this and save our time and money to make something bigger and take our country towards international Level

Anonymous said...

All political Party are busy in his politic's
so i request to indian people plz do not vote this type of lasy Goverment.
in maharashtra he not decided his leadear within 5 days is bad.

Anonymous said...

He will not decided leadear in maharashtra
this type of goverment in War against enemy how long time will taken for action.

ThinkLegal said...

sakal website is a great tool for marthi people to read news online

thank you

www.thinklegal.co.in

Unknown said...

shubhkamna!!shubhkamna!!shubhkamna
sachin team indiyala shubhkamna !!!
worldcup jinkuni anayala!!!!!!

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