Astrology is big business in Karnataka TV channels - Chief Minister wants to ban them

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah wants to ban astrology shows on TV manages to ban such shows because these are basically meant to instil fear in the minds of the listeners and do more harm than good - it draws people into the web of superstition. Astrology is a subject that is never old - TV channels regularly air programs where astrologers inform the viewers about what the stars foretell for them and these 'predictions' are lapped up by the young, the old, the educated as well as the uneducated. This has been reported in ibnlive.com dated 11 December 2015.

If the chief minister has his way, the astrologers who tell live astrology and predict the future on television channels in Karnataka will have to shut their shop. It seems while speaking at a function, he had commented that every television channel wants to air astrology-based shows in Karnataka and it is time to ban such shows. Kannada has over one dozen TV news and entertainment channels and all of then have live astrology shows every day. The shows are highly popular and some of the telly astrologers are big celebrities in Karnataka. In fact, one of them was a runner up at Colors Kannada channel's Bigg Boss Season one in 2013. Live astrology shows are one of the main sources of income for TV channels. Incidentally, even the news channels will find it difficult to survive without these shows. Some channels have 3-4 astrologers as fixed guests who get paid in lakhs per month. In short, astrology is a lucrative business in Karnataka.

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#blackfriday #blackcat #underladder #fri13th For those who believe in are superstition, take care tomorrow because it is not just a Friday but is also the 13th – and 2015 will be having three of them as reported in nzherald.co.nz dated 12 March 2015.
The first one was in February, the 2nd one is tomorrow in March and the 3rd will be in November.
It is not the first time that a year is having three Black Fridays – it happened once in the 21st Century, in 2009, and will happen again after 11 years in 2026, and subsequently in 2037, after another 11 years.
Incidentally, the phenomenon of a triple Black Friday is set off by a year of 365 days starting that starts on a Thursday. It could also happen in leap years that begin on a Sunday – this has actually happened in 2012.
The list of don’t-dos for Black Friday are walking beneath ladders and black cats in their path. Of course, many will not marry on this evil day.
However, for those who are not superstitious, this is just another day in the calendar!!

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#ghost #mysuru #courtroom #astrologer A ghost has closed a court room in Mysuru – a court hall has remained shut for nine months due to the presence of a ghost as reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 20 February 2015. As indicated by sources, the hall has been branded as a "ghost room" after a judge who was holding court there lost his life in a road accident last year.
The district sessions judge's hall is located right above the closed hall.
The room was locked out in May 2014 and, before that date, it housed the First additional sessions judge, and many important judgments and sensational cases were read out of this hall. The hall is located at the entrance of the court premises and has, now, been reduced to a storeroom where broken furniture and chairs and tables are kept.
It is a bit strange that the court authorities have not opened the hall or posted a judge there, and, by their inaction, they have fueled rumors. Apparently, an astrologer has suggested that the court hall should remain locked until special pujas were performed so as to clean the place of evil influences.
This is happening in 21st century India where efforts are being made at the government level to rid the fear complex associated with the superstition.