The Maverick Chronicles

Unconfirmed reports are emanating from the media that Villa is finally going to become a La Blaugrana player. Though loyal Barca fans like me were anticipating the move, it was not confirmed whether the Valencia marksman would come to the Nou Camp after Valencia declaring he was not for sale to the Los Merengues. But then Laporta has declared mid week that Villa is indeed coming to Nou Camp.Reports claim that the deal is valued at €40mn. This though, might see the exit of Etoo to create the liquidity for the Villa deal. Now, this really makes La Liga the undisputed centre of attraction in European Football taking the spotlight away from the Premier League which had dominated the sport since the last few years. Also the El Classico this year would be the one of the greatest ever if not the greatest. I mean, just imagine the players lining up on both sides of the pitch. I am going crazy out here. Though im a hardcore Barca fan, I still feel any neutral person would also agree that Barca...

Today's news has me worried..Nahhh!!! I dont mean the same ramblings & the post mortem like analysis of the budget by some so called experts who are going on like drones on the budget..I refer to the news that Mumbai's lakes have almost bottomed out and the Western suburbs have only water left for 23 days more.The almost 60 lac denizens of the western 'burbs are going to have a tough time ..the civic body for a change is trying its best to handle the situation with cutting off water supply to under construction buildings and reducing the supply to hotels,swimming pools & parks, but too little too less.The water supply for Mumbai which comes from six lakes within Mumbai’s precincts has grown over the last 130 years but so has the population in Mumbai (now that is another story which can lead to many heated debates), which essentially lays lot of stress on the city's infrastructure.These six lakes being Tansa, Modak, Bhatsa, Vaitarna, Tulsi, Upper Vaitarna and P...