30th May

Completed morning program. Visited Wimbledon club pub and had a cup of green tea. Grandchildren took weekly tennis coaching for 2 hours. Cookie looks better after hair cut today. Venita's  mobile phone is not functional yet. Pilku is coming home quite late these days due to preoccupation in important work.
The children watched the story of kidnapping and killing of a 5 year old girl with interest , telecast by the BBC tonight at 8.30 pm . The killer , a 47year old man , was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with no parole. Abhishree was upset after seeing it. Ruchi counselled her.
Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.
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29th May

Completed morning program. It is quite cold today. We went to buy morning newspaper from a shop near Wimbledon Park. On way back, had a cup of tea in the Park cafeteria. While sipping tea we noticed black clouds covering the sky. We walked back to the house. Cold winds hit us to shiver. By the time we reached, it started drizzling. We cancelled our plan to lunch out and spent the day playing games with children. Went for a walk again in the afternoon when children cycled out . Ruchi accompanied them and took Cookie too. Later took out Venita for a walk for about 45 minutes in the evening. Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

28th May

Completed morning program. It rained in bits throughout the day and was cold too. Could go out for walk at about 9 am and later at 6 pm along with Venita, each time for 45 minutes. Amolikaa returned home after an overnight stay with her class friend. Pilku went to office. As it was raining, Ruchi dropped and later received him at Southfield railway station. It is convenient to travel by train rather than by car. Retired to sleep at 11 pm. 

26th &27th May

 27th

Had a long walk in the area which is  green and forested. It was quite cold, windy but sunny.  Spent the day with grand children. Their schools are closed from today for a week. Watched them playing tennis with Pilku in the Wimbledon park. Amolikaa went to stay with her friend. She will comeback tomorrow. Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

26th

Left for London by Virgin Atlantic flight 302. It was neither very warm nor very cold. It was 30 degree Celsius when we landed. It was pleasant. It took a little over 9 hours. During the flight, saw Life of Pi and Lincoln and  on the recommendation of Venita, Burfi too (after she saw it in the flight). Curiously, i saw movies last in 2011 and that too during flight to London and stay with Pilku.

We came here to spend about 3 weeks with the grandchildren. Pilku has bought a new house on Bathgate road. It is situated in the backyard of Wimbledon courts in South-West London. Its location can be seen in the Google map. It has a beautiful and spacious garden. Although it is much bigger and well furnished, but its construction is not so compact and planned as that of his Engandine street house where we stayed during the visit in 2011. Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

25th May.

Completed morning program. Packed up for our journey to London tomorrow. Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

24, 23 and 22 May

24th
Completed morning program. Visited SBI. In chamber from 2:15 to 4.15 pm. The Sony service centre handed over the laptop after repairs. My all personal data is gone, though I did not have much of it in the laptop  as I have used it only for a few months. I got it in Oct. 2012. I keep most of  the data in desktop. The technician advised me that I should scan and update the laptop every two three days for 15 minutes. It is a good preventive against virus which corrupts the Windows.  He explained   the process  of scanning and updating. Shri Vaibhav is the technician at the Sony Service centre, Jail road. His mobile no is 9958008792. He suggested that we should periodically transfer and store the data in a separate Disk/CD also for its protection against virus and corruption. My desktop is also corrupted. The technician who checked the desktop said that new Windows were required to be put in it. My personal data will, however, remain  unaffected in the process. He is charging Rs. 1000/- for it. I did not have to pay for repairs to the laptop as it is covered by warranty.  Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

23rd
Completed morning program. Visited CGHS and SBI. In chamber from 2:30 to 4pm. The Laptop broke down when I was about to send blog dated 22nd May. I had to give it to the Sony Service Centre for repairs. Retired to sleep at 11 pm.

22nd
Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. In chamber from 12:45 to 5.15 pm.
Legality of action against cricketers for betting and match fixing is being questioned. Although sections of IPC relating to criminal breach of trust and criminal conspiracy have been added apart from cheating, but the plausibility of the same is likely to be examined closely by the courts. If the courts do no accept the application of these sections in the existing circumstances, the cricketers and bookies will be released on bail. In that event, the whole facade of action against them and media hype will tantamount to 'much ado about nothing'. The offences under the Gambling Act are all bailable. The Law Minister's statement for the need to have a Special Law to deal with match fixing and betting is significant.
Retired to sleep at 11.30 pm.           

21st May

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS. Venita accompanied.In chamber from 1 to 6 pm.
News of the day: The Chinese Prime Minister and IPL match fixing dominated the news during last week. The joint statement after the visit of the Chinese PM does not refer to recent Chinese incursions in Ladhak area, though it is mentioned that the ties between the two countries cannot improve unless there is peace on the border. There is talk of enactment of a new law banning betting and match fixing.
Retired to sleep at 11 pm.
  

20th May

Completed morning program. Visited dentist. In chamber from 2 to 5 pm. Air tickets for journey to London received from Pilku. We will travel on 26th May. Retired to sleep at 10 pm.

19th May

Completed morning program.  Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Venita went to Gurgaon. Retired to sleep at 10 pm

18th May

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading newspapers and magazines. Quite a few piled up during the week. Read all of them. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm

17th May

Completed morning program. Visited SBI & CGHS. In chamber from 2 to 4 pm. Retired to sleep at  10 pm.

16th May

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS .In chamber from 1 to 4.15 pm. As time is short, gave up the idea to apply for Schengen Visa. Retired to sleep at 10.15 pm.

15th May

Completed morning program. Visited dentist. In chamber from 1.15 to 4.30 pm. Received British visa. Retired to sleep at 10.15 pm.

14th May

Completed morning program. Visited CGHS (Ayurvedic) North Avenue,CGHS Panda Road and collected medicines for two months as we are traveling almost for over twenty one days in  May-June 2013.
The Supreme Court of India closed for summer holidays from 11th May. It will now open on 1st July. The High Court of Delhi will close on 31st May and open on 1st July. The Advocates of the chamber are planning visits to hill stations. KTS too travels abroad during these holidays. Pilku/Ruchi are planning a visit to some countries of Europe after we reach London on 25th May. Grandchildren are having holidays for a week or so after 25th May. After i get British Visa, we will apply for Schengen visa. We also propose to visit an old British friend of over 30 years, Richard Stobart who lives in Winchester, a retired DIG of Police of United Kingdom (Known in UK as Assistant Chief Constable), during our stay in London. In our last visit to London in 2011, we could not visit him on a particular day as he had some prior engagement on the day. We have called Sheo Mohan on 1st May to take care of  over a hundred of Venita's plants at home in her absence. He will go back after we return. Thapa, the driver, left on 10th May for his home in Nepal for a month. We engaged a 21 year old driver through a placement agency. We relieved and told him to go back home and practice driving , During the period of one week duty, he committed 3 accidents, one quite serious. Only vehicle got damaged. No injuries to any of us. We got a new driver today on daily wage basis. He lives nearby,50 year old and has good experience of driving. Drove well today.
In chamber from 1 to 4 pm. Visited Hanuman temple in Chanakyapuri on way back.Retired to sleep at 9.30 pm.                       

13th May

Could not  stick to morning program..Attended British visa office at Nehru Place. We propose to leave Delhi on 25th May..Getting British visa is quite expensive now. I spent about Rs.20,000/ including Rs.4400/-for fast track disposal,  Rs 2000/- premium lounge, Rs 200/- courier charges besides Rs.6800/- as application fee and Rs 6,207/-(for both for us) for medical insurance. Before she started scrutinizing the application in the visa office, i told the girl that i would give her a gift if she could find a mistake in the application and its enclosures. After checking ,she told 'Sir, there is no mistake'.
In chamber from 11 am to 3 pm. Retired to sleep at 10 pm. 

12th May

Completed morning program. Attended Tarun's brother-in-law's daughter's marriage at Noida. Met a number of relations and friends. Retired to sleep at 0020 hours of 13th May.

11th May

Went for 45 minutes walk. Attended Executive Committee Meeting of Arsispo from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. The  proposal of Shri K.P Singh, former DIB, to set up Police Foundation in India on the pattern of American Police Foundation was discussed. A Committee was formed to prepare a blue print on the subject to take up the matter with the Home Minister. Shri K.M. Singh, former DG,CISF informed that a proposal had been submitted quite sometime back and that Police Foundation already existed on paper. I requested him to  get the papers in that regard for perusal of the Committee. In case the Police Foundation already exists, there is no need to form another. We could follow up and activate an already existing institution. In the chamber from 2:45 to 6 pm..
In the context of Coalgate, Shri Pratap Bhanu Mehta of Indian Express wrote; "Evil deeds are done but there is no doer" According to him, the Supreme Court has exposed this governing principle of the Indian polity in its  8th May order on Coalgate . I always read all write-ups of Shri Mehta with interest.The write-ups are enlightening. Shri Aggarwal, Commissioner, Customs and Excise,Lucknow called on.
Venita went to Gurgaon to meet her elder sister. She visited Babloo and Slku also. Neha, Akshat and Alaynah had fever. Better now. Retired to sleep at 11 pm.
           

10th May

Went for half an hour walk. Visited North Avenue Ayurvedic CHGS. Could not reach Pandara Road CGHS and the Supreme Court  due to traffic jams. Lost lot of time in negotiating the way to the chamber through different routes. The Police had placed pickets on different routes apprehending incursions of Anti-Sikh 1984 riots demonstrators to the VVIP houses. In chamber from 01.30 to 5 pm. It took quite a few hours to complete Visa papers during last 4/5 days We have planed a visit to Pilku in the last week of this month for 21 days. We  last went to London in 2011. Retired to sleep at 10 pm.      

9th May

Could not stick to morning program. Had to leave for Vigyan Bhasvan early morning to attend the inauguration of the 50th anniversary celebrations of the Civil Defense and Home Guards day. Shri Shinde, Home Minister of India attended. The Civil Defense is now part of the National Disaster Management. The DG Civil Defense is also the DG of National Disaster Reserve Force (NDRF). A review of the work of the Organization was given by Shri Nair, DG, NDRF and Civil Defense. Shri Nair worked in CBI as SP when i was heading its Special Unit as DIG. Attended technical session of the Conference in the afternoon. Earlier visited SBI. . Had lunch with the Delegates. I was DG Civil Defense from 1996 to 1997. I retired from the Indian Police Service serving in this organisation after a memorable tenure of a little over one year traveling all over the country meeting people of different regions .  In the chamber from 2 to 6 pm. Retired to sleep at11 pm.         e

8th May

Completed morning program. Venita's eyes were checked in the Center for sight. Vision is reported to be stable. She is required to come to the Center for a check- up after 3 months. Power of the glasses of her specks has increased. In chamber from 12.30 to 4.45 pm. Retired to sleep at 11 pm. 

7th May

Completed morning program. Visited Ayurvedic CGHS. In the Supreme Court and chamber from 1.30 to 3.45 pm. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm

6th May

Completed Pranayam for one hour. Could not undergo the other program. Visited Safdarjang Hospital and CGHS. In the Supreme Court and Chamber from 3 to 6 pm. Retired to sleep at 10.45 pm.

5th May

Completed morning program. Venita went to Gharmukteswar in UP, about two and half an hour drive from Delhi,for a dip in the Ganges along with 2 ladies of the society early morning. Observed  Ekadasi fast today. Retired to sleep at 9.45 pm.

4th May

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Retired to sleep at 11 pm. 

3rd May

Completed morning program.Visited Safdarjung hospital. In chamber from 12.30 to 3.45 pm. Retired to sleep at 10.15 pm.

2nd May

At Hyderabad. Left Hyderabad in the afternoon.. Due to some reasons, could not go to NPA. Arrived Delhi. Retired to sleep at 10.30 pm.

1st May

Left Delhi for Hyderabad early morning by Air India flight. We attended conference .Advocate Atiar Singh Dey accompanied. Retired to sleep at 10 .30 pm.