Why Jet Airways? Why not KingFisher? The biggest job loss story in India

It is the biggest lay off India has ever witnessed. 1900 employees of Jet Airways being terminated out of the blue, has come as a rude shock. It is not easy to get a job in the aviation sector which is already seeing a crunch situation. The Naresh Goel-Vijay Mallya alliance has cost the employees of Jet Airways dearly.

One of my friends who work in Jet had also gone to meet Raj Thackeray along with her friends. He has assured them of help and that he would see to it that the jobs would be given back to the employees.

The employees of Jet are distraught and they suspect foul play by Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines. Why is it that only employees of Jet Airways have been laid off and not Kingfisher Airlines when both the airlines are facing losses? Though it is been stated on news that only the cabin crew who has been on probation (less than a year) have been asked to leave, employees protest that even the experienced cabin crew have come under scanner. Just two months ago, the top management had given a verbal assurance to the employees of Jet Airways that cost cutting would not affect jobs. Come October 14, 2008, the crew of Jet Airways has been asked not to report to work from the next day.

It is a shame that no written intimation has been given. Most of the employees came to know about the sad news of termination through television. How bad is that! Jet airways employees have been asked to leave with one month’s basic salary and the training fees have been refunded. But this is hardly a solace. Many employees being assured of Jet Airway’s job security had taken home loans, car loans and had given other financial commitments only to be left in a lurch. The case pleaded by Jet employees to let them work as ground crew has also fallen into deaf eyes. The inside story Jet employees claim is the day is not far when Kingfisher Airlines will take over Jet Airways.

More deaths in India through stampede than bombs

It is seen that in India, there are more deaths through stampede than bombs. It has been witnessed that in India, there have been 361 deaths through stampede, while 157 fell prey to bomb blasts. In the past 10 years, 875 people died through stampede while 767 died in terror attacks.

In a crowded place like a shrine or temple, there should be permanent barricades on either side of the steps. There should be separate paths for entry and exit. A queue should be maintained and no should be allowed to jump it. Volunteers should be stationed at every step to control and guide the crowd. If necessary, police personnel with adequate training should be stationed. Passes may given to all visitors during a huge event.

148 dead in Rajasthan stampede, Rajasthan stampede yet another tragedy

148 people are dead and about 160 greviously injured in a major stampede in the Chamunda Devi temple in Jodhpur at the start of Navaratra festival on Tuesday.The cause of the stampede at the temple in a hillock in the famous Jodhpur Fort was not known(come back for more).Of the 40 dead, 30 bodies have been sent to Mahatma Gandhi Hospital and the remaining 10 were sent to Mathura Das Hospital. The devotees in huge numbers, mostly women, had gathered at the temple from early on Tuesday morning for celebrating the Navratra festival starting from Friday. It is believed that rumors of a bomb explosive triggered the stampede.