Saturday, August 30, 2008

results.vtu.ac.in - VTU Exam Results

results.vtu.ac.in - VTU Exam Results

VTU: 3rd and 4th sem B.E/B.Tech. Results announced for Belgaum, Gulbarga and Mysore regions Results of Special Examinations of CIP71/81 conducted on 4 August 2008. Check results at results.vtu.ac.in

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results.vtu.ac.in - vtu 4th sem results declared

results.vtu.ac.in - vtu 4th sem results declared

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) have announced the vtu 4th sem results at results.vtu.ac.in

These are the results declared

3rd and 4th sem B.E/B.Tech. Reults are announced for all regions

Results of Special Examinations of CIP71/81 conducted on 4 August 2008 is announced on www.vtu.ac.in

I/II sem B.E/B.Tech results announced for all Regions

I and II semester M.Tech results declared

B.Arch results announced for I to IX semester

B.E/B. Tech VII semester results announced for all Regions

B.E / B.Teh VIII Semester results announced for all Regions

The direct link to the vtu 4th sem result page is results.vtu.ac.in, http://results.vtu.ac.in

VTU site is currently down with heavy traffic.


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VTU - 4th Semester results

VTU - 4th Semester results

VTU site is down with heavy Traffic.

VTU declared BTech/BE Semester III & IV Results

VTU III & IV Semester results

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www.vtu.ac.in - VTU Visvesvaraya Technological University

www.vtu.ac.in - VTU Visvesvaraya Technological University

VTU Visvesvaraya Technological University, vtu.ac.in.

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www.results.vtu.ac.in - vtu results declared

www.results.vtu.ac.in - vtu results

3rd and 4th sem B.E/B.Tech. Results announced for Belgaum, Gulbarga and Mysore regions Results of Special Examinations of CIP71/81 conducted on 4 August 2008. Tesults can be accessed at www.results.vtu.ac.in


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results.vtu.ac.in - vtu 4th sem results

results.vtu.ac.in - vtu 4th sem results

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) 4th semister Exam results,results.vtu.ac.in,vtu 4th sem results, vtu, vtu results, vtu.ac.in

Visvesvaraya Technological University ( vtu )3rd and 4th sem B.E/B.Tech. Results announced for Belgaum and Gulbarga regions Results of Special Examinations


VTU has released its 3rd and 4th B.E/B.Tech Results for Belgaum and Gulbarga regions .The results can be seen online in the following site http://results.vtu.ac.in/

Visvesvaraya Technological University ( vtu )

3rd and 4th sem B.E/B.Tech. Reults announced for Belgaum and Gulbarga regions
Results of Special Examinations of CIP71/81 conducted on 4 August 2008 is announced on www.vtu.ac.in
http://results.vtu.ac.in/


VTU Visvesvaraya Technological University , vtu.ac.in. ... Provisional Result of Special Exams CIP71/81 held on 4th August 2008


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6h pay Commission Allowances (www.khabrein.info)

6h pay Commission: Allowances

New Delhi, Aug 30, 2008: Readers have been very curious to know the allowances as awarded by the govt. following notification of 6th Pay Commission issued Friday, Aug 29.

To begin with the central government has abolished the city compensatory allowance as was demanded by the sixth pay commission.

The government has increased the transport allowance. In Group A+/A category cities transport allowance for lowest employee will be Rs 600 while for other cities it will be Rs 400.

The central government employees were fearful that the government may accept reducing gazetted holidays to just three as suggested by the pay panel. Luckily for the central government employees the central government has turned down the proposal.

It is probably because of the anticipated backlash from 5.5 central government employees that government turned downed the proposal.

But government has significantly improved over the original suggestions of the sixth pay panel.

The final government notification says that rate of annual increment will be 3 percent instead of 2.5% as originally recommended by the pay commission.

The rate of variable increment for high achievers in PB-3 will be 4% instead of 3.5% recommended by the commission.

The government has removed campus restriction for grant of transport allowance. Consequently employees living in campuses will also be eligible for transport allowance. Further transport allowance for the employees at the lowest levels will be increased to Rs 600 from existing Rs 400 in A-1/A class cities and Rs 400 from existing Rs 300 in other towns.

Statement showing the recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission on other Allowances relating to Civilian employees in Groups A, B, C and D and Government’s decision thereon. (References to Chapters and Paragraphs in the Statement are to the Pay Commission’s Report).

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www.rcmbusiness.com | RCM Business

www.rcmbusiness.com | RCM Business

RCM Business has been set up by Fashion Suitings Pvt. Ltd., Bhilwara (Rajasthan) belonging to the reputed Chhabra Group, engaged in textile business since 1977. The group has entered into it's own production in 1986 and at present it's annual capacity is 3 crore meter. Thus it stands among top five in india in suiting manufacturing.

In August 2000 RCM Business started at very small scale. Gradually it developed from every aspect and now it stand as biggest multi level marketing company with more than 60 lacs distributors, more than 70 depots, more than 5000 pickup centers and more than 300 products. Company not only expanded its product range and distribution center but also have given priority to upgrade technology and make complete system online. For the purpose of high quality education, company has given emphasis on quality literature and education system.

Now in every corner of country RCM meetings and seminars are organized. Quality education material are also available in the form of CDs, cassettes and books. To update distributors with current information monthly RCM Times is also published. RCM Business has made remarkable progress and has grown up in multi dimensions.

Good quality products and best services to consumer constitute the company's objectives. This clearly demonstrates that the group is genuinely concerned and dedicated to the overall progress of distributors and shall be bringing out more quality products to enhance their business volume.

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Chennai Marathon

Chennai Marathon

Chennai Marathon: Anthem released

Anu Haasan, famous actress and TV show host, released Chennai Marathon’s energizing anthem on August 27th at Taj Coramandel Hotel. Actress Tarika received the first CD of this anthem.

The anthem, composed by Paul Jacob, exalts human spirit and calls for every human to summon their strengths and to run for this good cause. It was beautifully sung by a group of children at the event.

This marathon, which will be held on August 31st, is an event arranged by MARG Group and Tamil Mayiyam for a philanthropic cause. Donations by the participants and philanthropists will be used to provide education, healthcare, and career guidance to underprivileged children.

The marathon has an elite list of supporters and participants: Eminent cricketer Krishnamachari Srikanth, former tennis player and Hollywood producer Ashok Amritraj, parliamentarian Kanimozhi, squash players Joshna Chinnappa and Deepika Pallikal, actors Arya, Anu Haasan, and many more.


Source: http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/livewire/id/Chennai_Marathons_Anthem_released_18228.html

www.rkmath.org - Ramakrishna Math

www.rkmath.org - Ramakrishna Math

www.rkmath.org - Ramakrishna Math, Hyderabad Website

rkmath.org is the website for Ramakrishna Math, a branch of the International Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission that works towards the betterment of the world. This Math is located in Hyderabad. For everything about Ramakrishna Math.


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Orkut Scraps

Orkut Scraps

Scrapbook

"Scrapping" is popular among the Orkut community as a form of offline and online communication. In December 2007, the ability to pop up alerts immediately when a scrap is received was added, adding instant messaging-like capabilities to Orkut.

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Orkut scraps delivered to your mobile

Simple method to get orkut scraps delivered directly into your mobile phone as sms messages.


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Text of 6th Pay Commission notification

Text of 6th Pay Commission notification

New Delhi, Aug 30, 2008: Herewith we presents the full text of the 6th Pay Commission Notification. The notification was issued by the union government Friday night. The Pay Commission recommendations have been substantially improved upon by the central government.

To be Published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part-I Section-I)
Government of India
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expenditure
Resolution
New Delhi, the 29th August, 2008
Bhadrapada , 1930 (Saka)
No: 1/1/2008-I-C The Sixth Central Pay Commission was set up by the Government of India vide Resolution No.5/2/2006-E.III(A) dated 5th October, 2006 as amended by Resolution No.5/2/2006-E.III(A) dated 7th December, 2006 (to include Members of regulatory bodies (excluding RBI) set up under Acts of Parliament) and Resolution No.5/2/2006-E.III(A) dated 8th August, 2007 (to include the officers and employees of the Supreme Court). On the 24th March, 2008, the Commission submitted its Report relating to structure of emoluments, allowances, conditions of service and retirement benefits of Central Government employees including those belonging to Union Territories, members of All India Services, personnel belonging to the Defence Forces, officers and employees of the Indian Audit and Accounts Department (IA&AD) and Chairpersons/Members of Regulatory Bodies (except Reserve Bank of India). The Government have given careful consideration to the recommendations of the Commission in respect of civilian employees of the Central Government in Groups ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’ and ‘D’ as also those in the All India Services and Chairpersons/Members of Regulatory Bodies (except Reserve Bank of India) and have decided that the recommendations of the Commission in respect of these categories of Central Government employees, All India Services and Chairpersons/Members of Regulatory Bodies (except Reserve Bank of India) shall be accepted as a package subject to the modifications mentioned below:-

(i) The following Pay Bands recommended by the Commission will

be improved and the modified Pay Bands will be as below:

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New Pay Scale: Arrears and New Pay Calculator

New Pay Scale: Arrears and New Pay Calculator

Arrears and New Pay Calculator (PB 1, 2 & 3)

(Based on Notification 622 (E) dated 29.08.08) at http://gconnect.in/pages/pc_note.html

New Pay Scale: Arrears and New Pay Calculator at http://gconnect.in/pages/pay_calc_pb12.html


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Sixth Pay Commission Calculator

Sixth Pay Commission Calculator

Modified as per Gazette Notification

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Sixth Pay Commission Report - The Gazette of India: Govt issues Gazette detailing Pay Commission recommendations

Sixth Pay Commission Report - The Gazette of India: Govt issues Gazette detailing Pay Commission recommendations


(Ashwini Kumar)

New Delhi: The Central government today issued ''The Gazette of India' detailing the recommendations accepted by it regarding the Sixth Pay Commission Report, which substantially hikes the pays and allowances of Central government employees accepting these as a "package."

The Gazette says that after careful consideration of the recommendations of the Commission in respect of civilan employees of the Central government in Groups 'A", "B," 'C'. "D' as also the All India Services and Chairpersons and Members of Regulatory Bodies --except the Reserve Bank of India-- have decided that the recommendations of the Commission be accpeted as a package.

The government has, however, issued modifications in regard to various pay scales. It has created a new pay scale of Rs 7,500 --8,000 designated as HAG plus carved out of PB-4. The PB4 is in the range of Rs 39,200 --Rs 67,000.

The Gazette says three upgradations will be granted under Assured Career Progression (ACP) scheme at 10, 20 and 30 years as per the modified ACP Scheme recommended by the Comission. ACP Scheme will also be applicable to Group 'A' employees. The revised allowances, other than dearness allowances, will be effective from September 1,2008.

The government has also accepted setting up of an Anomolies Commmitte to examine inidvidual,post=specific and cadre=specific anomolies. The Gazette says the Anomolies Committee shoud endevour to complete their work in one year.


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www.earn45k.com - COSMOS INFOMEDIA INDIA PVT LTD

www.earn45k.com - COSMOS INFOMEDIA INDIA PVT LTD

The company is ruling from the last 8 years successfully and now a member of inter-circle; USA. The Company is having many Dealers all over KARNATAKA, ANDHRA PRADESH, KERALA, TAMILNADU PUNE, MUMBAI, UTTAR PRADESH, BIHAR, RAJASTHAN MADHYA PRADESH etc.

The company deals with different types of publications & books, and as day-by-day the company is growing bigger, because of which there is an increase in the workload, because of which the company is recruiting people from all over India.

Before telling you about the mail order, we would like to inform you that we are in this business for more then eight years. Currently a member of INTER CIRCLE, USA Involving in various type of Mail Order publication and Programmes. The system we are about to explain to you in this course is absolutely the easiest and most profitable way to make money in your spare time, from the comfort of your home! Many people are earning big incomes from this profitable activity.

Probably there is no other business in this world today, which can be started with such a small investment and without any experience which can produce such a spectacular result right from the start. I am sure a careful and analytical study of the facts printed in this circular will assist you in making an intelligent decision. Now you can have your own business, start and finish whenever you want and confidently expect money order, DD’s and Cheques everyday.

Head office of COSMOS INFOMEDIA INDIA PVT LTD is located in Mumbai.


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The 100 Most Powerful Women (www.forbes.com)

The 100 Most Powerful Women (www.forbes.com)

Elizabeth MacDonald and Chana R. Schoenberger

The up-and-comers, the ones to watch, the returnees. Here are the women who make things happen.
Our second ranking of the world's most powerful women illustrates how fleeting power is. Megawati Sukarnoputri, the former president of Indonesia who lost her reelection bid, dropped off the rankings. Gone, too, is Carleton (Carly) Fiorina, booted from Hewlett-Packard. The scandal-plagued president of the Philippines, Gloria Arroyo (#4), could soon be off as well. Among the newcomers: Yulia Tymoshenko (#3), prime minister of Ukraine.

Our power rankings are based on a composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact. The latter, in turn, reflects three things: résumé (a prime minister is more powerful than a senator); the size of the economic sphere over which a leader holds sway; and a multiplier that aims to make different economic yardsticks comparable. For example, a politician is assigned a GDP number but gets a low multiplier, while a foundation executive is assigned the foundation's assets but gets a high multiplier.

Assistance: Catalyst, a research nonprofit; Laura Liswood, secretary general of the Council of Women World Leaders; and Elizabeth Ryan of Worldwit, a women's business group.

Reported by Suzanne Hoppough, Luisa Kroll, Anne Mintz, Victoria Murphy and Tatiana Serafin. Additional reporting by Stephane Fitch, Alina Hartounian, Leah Hoffmann, Kiyoe Minami, Lacey Rose, Matthew Swibel, Wendy Widman and Cristina von Zeppelin.

The Top Ten

1. Condoleezza Rice
2. Wu Yi
3. Yulia Tymoshenko
4. Gloria Arroyo
5. Margaret Whitman
6. Anne Mulcahy
7. Sallie Krawcheck
8. Brenda Barnes
9. Oprah Winfrey
10. Melinda Gates


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Jessica Alba with Jennifer Lopez and Rosario Dawson : Voto Latino

Jessica Alba with Jennifer Lopez and Rosario Dawson : Voto Latino

Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba: Voto Latino

It has been a crazy week mixing celebrities and politics in Denver, Colorado. And on Wednesday night, Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba were busy rallying the Latino vote.

The “Love Don’t Cost a Thing” songstress and the “Dark Angel” actress converged on Vinyl Nightclub in downtown Denver to inform and encourage Latin Americans to get involved in the political system.

Jess looked amazing in a sparkly black knee-length dress while J. Lo did her thing in a lavender strapless frock with a curled-up ‘do and some wrist bling.

Also in the house were Rosario Dawson (co-founder of Voto Latino), Fat Joe, and Wilmer Valderrama, all staunch supporters of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama.


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Huda - huda.nic.in : Haryana Urban Development Authority

Huda - huda.nic.in : Haryana Urban Development Authority

Huda: Haryana Urban Development Authority,Panchkula,INDIA

The main objective of any organisation should be public Service & Welfare. HUDA is committed to these high ideals. With a view to being in greater transparency in its functioning, HUDA now goes online. This should help the public, in general and the allottees, in particular, in having complete information regarding HUDA's setup, procedures, policies and guideline etc. However, the information provided on this website is for guidance purpose of general public about the present rules & regulations and procedures of HUDA. It is not a legal document, and as such it cannot be reproduced in any legal matter. As and when the policies or regulations are changed, the same shall be applicable.


BROAD WORKING OF THE ORGANIZATION

The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), a statutory body of Haryana Govt. was constituted under the Haryana Urban Development Authority Act, 1977. Before the constitution of HUDA, the Deptt. Of Urban Estates, which was established in the year 1962, used to look after the work concerning planned development of urban areas and it functioned under the aegis of the Town & Country Planning Deptt. The functioning of the Urban Estates Deptt. was earlier regulated by the Punjab Urban Estates (Development & Regulations) Act, 1964 and rules made thereunder and the various development activities used to be carried out by different departments of the State Govt. such as P.W.D (B&R), Public Health, Haryana State Electricity Board etc. But it was observed that the involvement of several agencies in the development of Urban Estates at various places had given rise to problems of coordination with the result that growth of most of Urban Estates became slow and caused unnecessary dissatisfaction among the plot-holders in particular and public in general. Besides, as the Deptt. had to follow the financial rules and regulations of Govt., the arrangement of finances and sanction of estimates took a long time and the development works had not kept pace with the required standards of physical development. It was also considered that being Govt. department, it was unable to raise resources from various lending institutions although there were various financial institutions in the country to finance urban development programmes which could be availed of. Thus in order to over come all these difficulties and to achieve the expeditious development of urban estates, it was felt that the Deptt. Of Urban Estates should be converted into such a body which could take up all the developmental activities itself and provide various facilities in the urban estates expeditiously. Accordingly, the Authority has taken over work which was being handled by individual departments.The main functions of Haryana Urban Development Authority are as under :-

To promote and secure development of urban areas with the power to acquire, sell and dispose off property, both movable and immovable ;
To acquire, develop and dispose land for residential, industrial and commercial purpose ;
To make available developed land to Haryana Housing Board and other bodies for providing houses to economically weaker sections of the society ; and
To undertake building works.

ADMINISTRATIVE SET UP OF HUDA
The Authority consists of a Chairman( Hon'ble Chief Minister, Haryana), a Vice Chairman ( Chief Secretary to Govt.,Haryana), a Chief Administrator and such other members (not more than 12 but not less than 6) appointed under notification issued from time to time provided that the number of non-official members shall not, at any time exceed three . The HUDA has various wings, like Urban Branch, Engineering, Town Planning and Architecture, Financial, Legal and Monitoring. The Chief Administrator at the Head-Quarters is the overall incharge and responsible for discharging functions of the Authority assisted by four zonal Administrators, posted at Panchkula, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar and one Administrator at H.Q. The Chief Administrator is guided by the policies framed by the Authority headed by the Minister-in-charge (designated as the Chairman of the Authority) of the Town & Country Planning Departments, under Section-8 of the HUDA Act, 1977.



FUNCTIONS OF VARIOUS WINGS OF HUDA.
ZONAL ADMINISTRATION

HUDA has so far setup 27 Urban estates throughout the state. The work of these Urban Estates is being looked after by four zonal Administrators assisted by six Estate Officers and 11 Asstt. Estate Officers. The main functions of these Estate Officers are to sell developed and undeveloped plots of all categories of land and realise the amount of instalments. All the financial receipts of transactions are looked after by the Estate Officers and channelised through the Accounts Branch of Head Office for expenditure on development activities. These estate officers are also responsible for persuing the matters relating to the construction activities within the frame work of construction and building rules applicable thereto. The Administrators act as co-ordinators between various wings engaged in the planned urban development of the respective areas and are responsible for the implementation of various schemes/projects being executed in these areas. The zonal Administrators are located at following places:-

Administrator, HUDA, Panchkula, C-3, Sector-6, Panchkula,
Ph. +91 - 0172 - 560024(O).
Administrator, HUDA, Faridabad, HUDA Complex, Sector-12, Faridabad,
Ph. +91 - 0129 - 2370084 (O)
Administrator, HUDA, Gurgaon, HUDA Complex,Sector-14, Gurgaon.
Ph. +91 - 0124 - 2321650(O)
Administrator, HUDA, Hisar, HUDA Complex, U.E.II, Hisar.
Ph. +91 - 01662 - 245385 (O)
Administrator, HUDA, Rohtak, Sector-1, Rohtak.
Ph. +91 - 01262 - 292786 (O)
URBAN BRANCH
Administrator posted at H.Q. is overall incharge and responsible for co-ordination among different wings of the Authority. All the matters relating to policy matters and allotment of land to various institutions etc. are also being dealt by him. The financial and administrative powers have also been delegated to him.

ESTABLISHMENT

Establishment work of HUDA is looked after by the Secretary HUDA. He also conducts the meetings of the Authority and rule branch of HUDA is also headed by him.

ENGINEERING WING

The The Engineering Wing works under the control of two Chief Engineers who are assisted at Head Quarter by an Additional Chief Engineer, two Superintending Engineers & four Executive Engineers. For taking care of execution of different type of works in field, the Engineering Wing is further sub divided into Civil, Electrical & Horticulture circles.
Civil Circles The entire state is divided into 7 Circles & 22 Divisions headed by Superintending Engineers and Executive Engineers respectively. The civil circles are located one each at Panchkula, Karnal, Faridabad, Rohtak, Hisar and two at Gurgaon.
Electrical Circle The electrical works in the state are being looked after by a Superintending Engineer at Panchkula & assisted by three electrical Divisions located at Panchkula, Gurgaon & Hisar.
Horticulture Circle The Horticulture works are being taken care of by a Superintending Engineer at Panchkula & assisted by three horticultre Divisions located at Panchkula, Gurgaon & Hisar.
As soon as the land is acquired and handed-over to the HUDA, infrastructural development works are taken up by the Engineering wing as per approved layout plan of the area, and after providing the basic infrastructural facilities, possession of the plots is handed over to the Estate Office, who in turn offers the possession to the respective allottees. The basic infrastructural facilities includes the approach road, Electrification, water supply and sewerage facilities. The other infrastructural activities like community buildings, parks and other facilities are taken up simultaneously and are linked with the inhabitation in the Urban Estate.

FINANCE WING

The Finance/Accounts Wing is headed by the Chief Controller of Finance which comprises of Sr.Accounts Officer at the Head Quarters and with all the Administrators assisted by Accounts Officers and supporting staff posted in all the Estates, Circle, Divisional offices etc. This Wing is responsible for the financial management of the Authority. The existing system of accounting at all levels including that of Engineering Wing is basically on the pattern of P.W.D. which is being replaced by the commercial system of accounts in such a way that it yields information required for planning and control of different functional areas and in the preparation of managerial reports. Similarly, the planning and control of material stores is of crucial significance which is being improved through introduction of performance budgeting, materials and inventory planning and control based on net work and cost control techniques

HUDA is working on no profit no loss basis and carrying out its activities by circulation of funds. The funds generated out of sale of residential, industrial and institutional plots are invested in acquisition of new areas which enable HUDA to generate more plots for the public and more funds for the development works and new acquisitions.

The Price fixed on no profit no loss basis is charged from the plot holders with the stipulation that any enhanced compensation in the land cost awarded by the courts under section-18 of the Land Acquisition Act shall be recoverable in addition as and when such eventuality happens.

The plots to the Economical Weaker Section of the Soceity are provided on a subsidized rate of Rs.500/- per Sq.yd. in of Urban Estate, Panchkula, Gurgaon and Faridabad, Rs. 400/-, per Sq.yd. at Karnal, Panipat and Bahadurgarh and Rs. 300/- per Sq.yd in all other Urban Estate, and the loss on this account is charged from the higher categories of the plots through cross subsidization.

ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNING WING

The Architecture and Town Planning wings have been established at the Head-Quarters to look after the work of perspective Planning for establishment of new urban estates, research and development of zoning and architectural controls, the design of city centres, Planning of commercial area, land scape, designing of parks and open spaces including nurseries and all other works of urban design. The Town Planning wing is headed by a Chief Town Planner (HUDA) who is assisted by a Senior Town Planner & District Town Planners. Architecture wing comprises of Senior Architect and his staff for preparation of Architectural controls and Architectural designs of all buildings constructed by HUDA. On the Architecture side there is a Land Scape Architect also for designing parks, open spaces and gardens. The Town Planning Wing has also been entrusted with the job of designing and issue of advertisements in the newspapers regarding sale of sites in City Centres, Shopping Centres and residential / industrial sectors in all the Urban Estates.

MONITORING CELL

In order to monitor the progress of the developmental works done by the field offices on regular and timely basis a Monitoring Cell was set up at the Head Office of the Authority which is headed by the Deputy Economic & Statistical Adviser and supporting staff at the field level. The work relating to the regular systematic inflow of performance data and its appraisal for future planning of urban development is being done by this cell.

LEGAL CELL

The HUDA is an organisation which deals with the acquisition and disposal of developed land for various purposes and accordingly legal complications of various natures do arise which are being taken care of by the Legal Cell of the Authority which is manned by a Joint Director (Legal) with the necessary supporting staff both at the Headquarters and field offices.

LAND ACQUISITION DIVISIONS

The acquisition of land for urban development is undertaken by four Land Acquisition Officers of the Urban Estates Deptt. at the instance of Authority. The State Govt. on the request of the Authority acquires land under the provisions of the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 and after taking possession of land, transfers it to the Authority on payment. The overall cost of acquisition and enhanced compensation if ordered by the court is paid by the HUDA out of its own funds.

(a) Market Rate Compensation to Land Owners

Before 09.02.1995 the award for land acquisition was announced on the basis of rates determined by concerned District Collector who was the Competent Authority under Revenue Law to assess such rates. The assessment was based on the average of registered sale transactions during the last 5 years prior to the Section-4 notification in respect of adjoining lands of similar category. (The claims U/s 9 of the Land Acquisition Act filed by the Land Owners/interested persons were also taken into consideration by the Land Acquisition Collector before announcing the award.)

However, it was felt that the above mentioned collector rates did not reflect the actual market prices and therefore on 09.02.1995 Government costituted a committee comprising of the following officers to decide the market price to be paid to the land owners in case of acquisition by the Government :-

The above instructions of the Government were modified on 20.06.1995 by changing the composition of the committee thus:-

Divisional Commissioner Chairman
Dy. Commissioner concerned Member Secretary
Representative of the concerned Member Department.
District Revenue Officer concerned Member
The above committee is to determine the market price by taking into consideration the average of 1 year sale price and not of 5 years as was the practice earlier.
In short, the Land Acquisition Collector announces the award taking into consideration the rates so fixed by the committee headed by the Divisional Commissioner as well as the claims received U/s 9 of the Land Acquisition Act filed by the land owners and the interested pe rsons. However, the land owner has the option of requesting the Collector to refer the matter to the court U/s 18 of the said Act., if he is not saisfied with the award given by the Land Acquisition Collector.

(b) Stages in acquisition, planning and development of a sector.



The Town & Country Planning Department of the State has prepared/ finalised development plans of various towns/controlled area taking into consideration the further needs of Indl. Residential and commercial sectors so as to ensure proper and planned urban development, exercising the powers inherited by sub-section(4) of section 5 of Punjab Development Act, 1963. Thereis a laid down procedure for acquisition of land for the development of residential, Industrial, Institutional as well as Commercial sectors/area while identyfying the land for a specific purpose aspects local requirements, demand sale potential accessibility viability are taken into consideration, thereafter the identified land is notified. The objections to the proposed acquisition are invited and after hearing the objection received by a standing joint inspection committee the land is finally acquired.

Once the land is acquired, possession is taken over and layout plan/zoning plan of the area is finalised, the plots provided in the layout plan are floated for allotment. Development works are undertaken as per approved demarcation plan, and after completion of development works, possession is handed over to the allotees

( c) Release of land.

Once the land is notified under section 4 of Land Acquisition Act, the land owners and other persons, whose land is acquired may file objections to the acquisition of their land under section 5A of Land Acquisition Act. The standing joint inspection Committee constituted under the chairmanship of zonal Administrator, HUDA, considers the objection so received and submits its recommendations. Normally the land faliing under the following categories is considered for release from acquisition.

Land falling under structure of A & B class existing prior to notification under section-4, providing these structures do not fall in the proposed road, or green belt area.
Land falling under the existing place of worships.
Land under the ownership of Wakf board.
Land against which licences for setting up a colony has been granted by the competent authority.
Land under the ownership of Govt. of India. Such land is acquired by way of transfer.
Any other land which State Govt. may decide not to acquire.
GOVT. LAND SCHEME
Haryana Govt. took a decision in the year 1987 to utilise the surplus Govt. lands for generating resources for State Exchequer. The Council of Ministers in the meeting held on 14.12.87 had approved the general scheme of alienation of surplus Govt. land and properties which had been identified by the concerned Deputy Commissioners in consultation with the departments concerned in various towns of Haryana. These lands were then transferred to the Department of Town & Country Planning, Haryana for further alienation to HUDA for development and disposal. In all 14 schemes have been taken up with an area of 455.95 acres out of these 14 schemes, 9 schemes were commercial in nature, 4 residential and 1 industrial scheme.

Since disposal of plots under Govt. Land Schemes through auction has not worked well. It has been decided by the govt. that balance residential plots under Govt. Land Scheme falling in low potential areas may be floated and the plots may be allotted through draw of lots.

MANDI TOWNSHIP AREAS

Consequent upon the winding up of the Colonization Department with effect from 30th September, 1983 vide Haryana Govt. Town & Country Planning Department’s notification No.18(43) 85-2TCP dated 19.9.83, the Mandi Portion of 31 Mandi Townships established by the Colonisation Department were transferred to the Haryana State Agricultural Marketing Board and the remaining portion of the 29 Mandi Townships came to the share of Haryana Urban Development Authority. As a sequal to the HUDA become a successor organisation to the colonisation Deptartment for all intents and purposes for Township areas.

The total land measuring 3516.439 acres (including vacant land measuring 1316.81 acres and 3422 vacant plots) of 29 Mandi Townships established by earstwhile Colonisation Deptt. were taken over by HUDA on 11.9.87. As a sequal to that HUDA became a successor organisation to the Colonization Department for all intents and purposes for Township Areas.

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Etv Rajasthan

Etv Rajasthan

In a perfect terrain with a distinctive traditional identity, ETV Rajasthan is as unique and colorful as the people of this region. From the day-one of its inception ETV Rajasthan enjoys numero uno position as a leading infotainment channel in Rajasthan. Colourful kaleidoscope of entertaining programmes and apt hourly news are some of the reasons it is the most favorite channel of Rajasthan.ETV Rajasthan delivers many programmes specially made for local viewers. Surilo Rajasthan, Mharo Rajasthan, Campus and Dastan-E-Jurm are most popular programmes just to mention a few.

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Companies bill 2008: Cabinet Approves Changes To Companies Bill 2008

Companies bill 2008: Cabinet Approves Changes To Companies Bill 2008

The Union Cabinet today gave its approval for introduction of the Companies Bill, 2008 in the Parliament to replace the Companies Act, 1956, the existing statute for regulation of companies in the country and considered to be in need of comprehensive revision

in view of the changing economic and commercial environment nationally as well as internationally.


Sub: The Companies Bill, 2008

The Ministry of Corporate Affairs took up a comprehensive revision of the Companies Act, 1956 (the Act) in 2004 keeping in view that not only had the number of companies in India expanded from about 30,000 in 1956 to nearly 7 lakhs, Indian companies were also mobilizing resources at a scale unimaginable even a decade ago, continuously entering into and bringing new activities into the fold of the Indian economy. In doing so, they were emerging internationally as efficient providers of a wide range of goods and services while increasing employment opportunities at home. At the same time, the increasing number of options and avenues for international business, trade and capital flows had imposed a requirement not only for harnessing entrepreneurial and economic resources efficiently but also to be competitive in attracting investment for growth. These developments necessitated modernization of the regulatory structure for the corporate sector in a comprehensive manner.

2. Earlier, a Bill called Companies (Amendment) Bill, 2003 had been introduced by M/o Corporate Affairs (MCA) (then Department of Company Affairs) in the Rajya Sabha on 7.5.2003. Later on, a large number of changes were found to be necessary in the Bill. A decision was, therefore, taken to carry out a comprehensive review of the Companies Act, 1956 and to introduce a new Companies Bill for the consideration of the Parliament.

3. The review and redrafting of the Companies Act, 1956 was taken up by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on the basis of a detailed consultative process. A `Concept Paper on new Company Law’ was placed on the website of the Ministry on 4th August, 2004. The inputs received were put to a detailed examination in the Ministry. The Government also constituted an Expert Committee on Company Law under the Chairmanship of Dr. J.J. Irani on 2nd December 2004 to advise on new Companies Bill. The Committee submitted its report to the Government on 31st May 2005. Detailed consultations were also taken up with various Ministries, Departments and Government Regulators. The Bill was thereafter drafted in consultation with the Legislative Department of the Central Government.

4. The Companies Bill, 2008 seeks to enable the corporate sector in India to operate in a regulatory environment of best international practices that fosters entrepreneurship, investment and growth and provides for :-

(i) The basic principles for all aspects of internal governance of corporate entities and a framework for their regulation, irrespective of their area of operation, from incorporation to liquidation and winding up, in a single, comprehensive, legal framework administered by the Central Government. In doing so, the Bill also harmonizes the Company law framework with the imperative of specialized sectoral regulation

(ii) Articulation of shareholders democracy with protection of the rights of minority stakeholders, responsible self-regulation with disclosures and accountability, substitution of government control over internal corporate processes and decisions by shareholder control. It also provides for shares with differential voting rights to be done away with and valuation of non-cash considerations for allotment of shares through independent valuers.

(iii) Easy transition of companies operating under the Companies Act, 1956, to the new framework as also from one type of company to another.

(iv) A new entity in the form of One-Person Company (OPC) while empowering Government to provide a simpler compliance regime for small companies. Retains the concept of Producer Companies, while providing a more stringent regime for not-for–profit companies to check misuse. No restriction proposed on the number of subsidiary companies that a company may have, subject to disclosure in respect of their relationship and transactions/dealings between them.

(iv) Application of the successful e-Governance initiative of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA-21) to all the processes involved in meeting compliance obligations. Company processes, also to be enabled to be carried out through electronic mode. The proposed e-Governance regime is intended to provide for ease of operation for filing and access to corporate data over the internet to all stakeholders, on round the clock basis.

(v) Speedy incorporation process, with detailed declarations/ disclosures about the promoters, directors etc. at the time of incorporation itself. Every company director would be required to acquire a unique Directors identification number.

(vi) Facilitates joint ventures and relaxes restrictions limiting the number of partners in entities such as partnership firms, banking companies etc. to a maximum 100 with no ceiling as to professions regulated by Special Acts.

(vii) Duties and liabilities of the directors and for every company to have at least one director resident in India. The Bill also provides for independent directors to be appointed on the Boards of such companies as may be prescribed, along with attributes determining independence. The requirement to appoint independent directors, where applicable, is a minimum of 33% of the total number of directors.

(ix) Statutory recognition to audit, remuneration and stakeholders grievances committees of the Board and recognizes the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and the Company Secretary as Key Managerial Personnel (KMP).

(x) Companies not to be allowed to raise deposits from the public except on the basis of permission available to them through other Special Acts. The Bill recognizes insider trading by company directors/KMPs as an offence with criminal liability.

(xi) Recognition of both accounting and auditing standards. The role, rights and duties of the auditors defined as to maintain integrity and independence of the audit process. Consolidation of financial statements of subsidiaries with those of holding companies is proposed to be made mandatory.

(xii) A single forum for approval of mergers and acquisitions, along with concept of deemed approval in certain situations.

(xiii) A separate framework for enabling fair valuations in companies for various purposes. Appointment of valuers is proposed to be made by audit committees.

(xiii) Claim of an investor over a dividend or a security not claimed for more than a period of seven years not being extinguished, and Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) to be administered by a statutory Authority.

(xv) Shareholders Associations/Group of Shareholders to be enabled to take legal action in case of any fraudulent action on the part of company and to take part in investor protection activities and ‘Class Action Suits’. (xvi) A revised framework for regulation of insolvency, including rehabilitation, winding up and liquidation of companies with the process to be completed in a time bound manner. Incorporates international best practices based on the models suggested by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

(xvii) Consolidation of fora for dealing with rehabilitation of companies, their liquidation and winding up in the single forum of National Company Law Tribunal with appeal to National Company Law Appellate Tribunal. The nature of the Rehabilitation and Revival Fund proposed in the Companies (Second Amendment) Act, 2002 to be replaced by Insolvency Fund with voluntary contributions linked to entitlements to draw money in a situation of insolvency.

(xviii) A more effective regime for inspections and investigations of companies while laying down the maximum as well as minimum quantum of penalty for each offence with suitable deterrence for repeat offences. Company is identified as a separate entity for imposition of monetary penalties from the officers in default. In case of fraudulent activities/actions, provisions for recovery and disgorgement have been included.

(xix) Levy of additional fee in a non-discretionary manner for procedural offences, such as late filing of statutory documents, to be enabled through rules. Defaults of procedural nature to be penalized by levy of monetary penalties by the Registrars of Companies. The appeals against such orders of Registrars of Companies to lie with suitably designated higher authorities.

(xx) Special Courts to deal with offences under the Bill. Company matters such as mergers and amalgamations, reduction of capital, insolvency including rehabilitation, liquidations and winding up are proposed to be addressed by the National Company Law Tribunal/ National Company Law Appellate Tribunal.


Source: http://www.freshnews.in/cabinet-approves-changes-to-companies-bill-2008-62906

The Gazette of india

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INOX Movies - INOX Multiplexes Chain (INOX Movies India)

INOX Movies - INOX Multiplexes Chain (INOX Movies India)

INOX is raising as India’s favorite multiplex chain. INOX multiplexes offer an option of 2 to 5 auditoriums, state of the art facilities in terms of modern projection and acoustic systems, THX certified or compliant auditoriums, stadium style high back seating with cup holder arm-rests, internationally designed interiors, high levels of hygiene, varied theatre food, selection of Hindi, English and regional movies, computerized ticketing.

Currently INOX has presence in these cities.

* Bangalore
* Bharuch
* Chennai
* Darjeeling
* Durgapur
* Faridabad
* Goa
* Indore
* Jaipur - City Plaza
* Jaipur - C Scheme
* Jaipur - Vaishali Nagar
* Kolkata - Salt Lake
* Kolkata - Elgin Road
* Kolkata - Swabhumi
* Kota
* Lucknow
* Mumbai - Nariman Point
* Mumbai - Santacruz
* Nagpur - Wardhaman Nagar
* Nagpur - Kamptee Road
* Pune
* Raipur
* Vadodara
* Vijayawada


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NIOS Schools in Bangalore

NIOS Schools in Bangalore

There are many resource centres in Bangalore that offer coaching to students who take up the syllabus of National Institute of Open Schooling. The list can be had through the Resource Directory published by Banjara Academy, Bangalore. Tel: 2353 5787, 2353 5766.

There are also some schools who teach NIOS syllabus in regular classes from 8th Standard onwards. Here is the list:

Asha Kiran Special Need School (Integrated School), # 15, 7th Main, Indira Nagar 2nd Stage, Bangalore 560038. Tel: 25258159.

Deepika School (Integrated School), 28th Main, 35th Cross, Jayanagar 4th T Block, Bangalore 560011 Principal: Smt Seetha krishnamurthy, Tel: 26645767

Deepika School (Branch), #2805, 14th B Main, 8-E Cross, Attiguppe, Vijayanagar, Bangalore. Smt. Hema Nataraj Tel: 2339 3222

Poorna School, Opposite DPS Bangalore North, Sathnur Village, Bagalur Post, Jalla Hobli, Bangalore 49. Smt Indira Vijayasimha, Tel: 2279 2042

Parijma Learning Centre, BTS Depot Road, Wilson Garden, Bangalore 27. Ms Archana, Tel: 2223 8534, 2224 3634

Kensri School, Mariya Street, Mariyanna Palya, Bangalore 24, Tel: 2353 3528, 2353 7665

Larkspur House of Learning, # 3/4, Berlie Street Cross, Langford Town, Bangalore. Tel: 2272 7183, 98807 11736

Iyer High School, HMT Main Road, Mathikere, Bangalore 54. Tel; 23372714

Nehru Open School, St John’s Chrch Road, Bangalore 05. Tel: 2546 0531

Spastic Society of karnataka, # 31, 5th Cross, Off 5th Main, Indiranagar 1st Stage, Bangalore 38. Tel: 2528 1831, 2527 4633

Cluny Convent High School, 11th Main, 14th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore 03.

Baldwins Girls High School, Richmond Circle, Bangalore

There may be many other Institutions in Bangalore that are offering NIOS syllabus. Readers may kindly add to the list.


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Sixth pay commission | 6th pay commission: Govt brings out notification for Sixth pay commission report

Sixth pay commission | 6th pay commission: Govt brings out notification for Sixth pay commission report

NEW DELHIOver 50 lakh government employees, including the armed forces personnel, will be receiving an enhanced pay packet beginning September 1, with the government today notifying the revised recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC).

The much-awaited CPC proposals had received a seal of approval from the union cabinet a fortnight ago after it amended certain recommendations of the Justice Sri Krishna-led Pay Commission that submitted its report to the government on March 24 this year.

The CPC recommendations and the subsequent government decision with regard to revised scales of pay and dearness allowance for civilian employees of the central government would be made retrospectively effective from January 1, 2006, the notification said.

However, the revised allowances, other than dearness allowance, would be effective only from September 1 this year. On payment of arrears, the government has modified to the extent that the arrears would be paid in cash in two installments - first installment of 40 per cent this financial year (2008-09) and the remaining 60 per cent in the next financial year (2009-10).

The government has approved the setting up of a committee to examine individual, post-specific and cadre-specific anomalies. The committee should try to complete the work in one year, the notification said.

Providing for post-notification changes in the CPC report, the government said "the department specific recommendations" will be processed by concerned departments and ministries and approval of the government obtained in consultations with the Finance Ministry or Department of Personnel and Training.

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Govt notifies revised Sixth pay panel recommendation

Govt notifies revised Sixth pay panel recommendation

NI Wire

New Delhi, Sat, 30 Aug 2008

For implementing the modified Sixth Pay Panel report on the schedule time, the Government of India on Friday night issued the notification regarding Sixth Pay Panel recommendation. This notification refers that government is on the move of ‘salary fixation’ as per final report of the panel and is going to implement it on its schedule time on September 01, 2008.

The government has accepted most of the recommendations of Sixth Pay Panel while four recommendations have been rejected and some are still under examination that will be either implemented or scrapped depending upon scrutiny committee report.

In the issued notification government has said, “With regard to fixation of pay in the revised pay bands, the basic pay drawn as on 1.1.2006 on the existing fifth CPC pay scales will be multiplied by a factor of 1.86 and then rounded off to next multiple of 10.”

It means the basic pay of 5th pay scale on January 1, 2006, would be multiplied by 1.86 and then rounded off by next multiplication of 10. This will be the pay in the revised running pay band.

The union cabinet had approved it on August 14, 2008, with slight modifications and this final report will be implemented from September 01, 2008, which will be effective from January 01, 2006, as per recommendation.

This implementation of Sixth Pay Revision (SPR) will benefit over 5-millions of Central employees.

The government has hiked the average salary by 21% while the arrears- the difference between the disbursed salaries and overdue in the payments- would be given in cash bifurcating 40% in this fiscal while remaining 60% in the next fiscal.

This SPR would put additional burden on Central Government budget of Rs. 15,700-crore and on Railway of Rs.6,400-crore.

Here is the highlight of notification of Sixth Pay Scale:

Accepted Recommendation

Four Pay bands have accepted comprising 20 pay scales. Government has revised four pay bands by reducing 3 and introducing new higher pay band- pay band – 4.

The Pay Band–1: Rs. 5,200-20,2000
Pay Band–2: Rs.9,300- 34,800
Pay Band-3: Rs.37,400- 67,000
Pay Band–4: Rs. 75,500- 80,000 (with annual increment of 3%)

The government has approved the annual increment of 3% in the salary of defence and civil employees.

Three promotions have been assured in 10, 20 and 30 years of service for the civil employees, while for the defence personnel it will be 8, 16 and 24 years.

Minimum Basic Pay of the employee will be Rs. 7,000 which would exceed Rs. 10,000 after including allowances.

The chairpersons and members of five regulators - Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA), Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and Competition Commission of India (CCI) — will get salary in the range of Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs.3 lakh per month.

The Union Cabinet Secretary will get Rs. 90,000/- while others top secretaries will get Rs. 80,000 per month.

Travel allowance (TA) will be eligible for those employees who live in the campus, and government has hiked the TA by Rs. 200 for A1 and A class cities and Rs. 100 for others. Now, it would be Rs. 6,00 for A-1 and A class cities and Rs. 400 for other cities.

Pension is now applicable for only 20-year of job tenure.

Recommendation Rejected

City Compensatory Allowance: A special compensation to hill area, remote locality, tribal area and band climate areas employees, while those who will go anywhere for specific project will also get the special compensation for that tenure.

Severance Package: Those who would leave service between the tenure of 15 –20 years.

The recommendation of reducing government holidays to only 3 and flexi hours duty for women and disable persons.

Under Consideration

Bonus and Over Time Allowance, corporatising Indian Railways, lateral shift of defence personnel to Central paramilitary forces, introduction of a health insurance scheme, merger of accounts services, ending of the Indian Telecom Service and the Telecom Commission, outsourcing commutation of pension to a public sector undertaking, bank or institution.


Source: http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/14296

Payment on allotment trial from September 8

Payment on allotment trial from September 8

IPO REFORMS
Priya Nadkarni / Mumbai August 30, 2008, 0:04 IST

Reforms in the primary market may witness a further thrust as capital market intermediaries get ready to implement Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) in the initial public offers (IPOs), an alternative mode of payment proposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi).

The pilot project to implement ASBA is likely to kick off from September 8 with the IPO of Gujarat-based 20 Microns, a manufacturer of white minerals, said a banker familiar with the process. 20 Microns will tap the primary markets with an IPO of 43,50,632 equity shares of Rs 10 each. The issue is slated to close on September 11.

Sebi has informed the book-running lead manager of the issue — Keynote Corporate Services — and all bankers that the ASBA process will be kicked off with this IPO, the banker added. So far, Sebi has granted Self Certified Syndicate Bank (SCSB) status to five banks — Corporation Bank, Union Bank of India, HDFC Bank, State Bank of India and ICICI Bank.

The 20 Microns issue will have all five banks acting as SCSBs. The nodal or controlling branches for all the banks are in Mumbai, while they have designated branches (DBs) all over the country. The process will co-exist with the current process, where bids are put through syndicate/sub-syndicate members with cheque as a payment instrument.

SCSBs would accept the applications, block the fund to the extent of bid payment amount, upload the details in the electronic bidding system of BSE or NSE, unblock once basis of allotment is finalised and transfer the amount for allotted shares, to the issuer.

The National Stock Exchange of India completed mock electronic bidding process for implementing ASBA on August 14. The Bombay Stock Exchange is still conducting the mock e-bidding process and it will be complete before the pilot project begins on September 8.

This is how the process will take place: A retail investor (who has a bank account with the SCSB) will approach a DB of one of these banks and put in his bid. In the case of 20 Microns, it will be Rs 55 a share since the price band of the issue is Rs 50-55 a share.

After the DBs verify the data (permanent account number, Depository participant ID and client ID), they will upload files with the nodal branch, which will in turn upload data into NSE/BSE application. They will also freeze the amount from the client’s account.

The banks will then upload the accepted data into registrar’s application. The exchanges will scrutinise the data and will report invalid entries to the bank. They will also convert the bank data into valid bids in the exchange application.

The registrars will download the data from the bank and from the exchange and reconcile the data, validate the the IDs and then allot the shares as per the basis of allotment, fixed by investment bankers along with the company.

Once this is done, the banks will be intimated and money will be released from the investor’s account.

The money will be deposited into the escrow account. This will speeden up the IPO process and consequently reduce the number of days between the IPO closure and the day shares get listed on the exchanges.


Source: http://www.business-standard.com/

Kalpana Morparia quits ICICI to join JP Morgan

Kalpana Morparia quits ICICI to join JP Morgan

Mumbai: Kalpana Morparia, the high profile banking official who has been with ICICI Bank for 33 years, is now leaving the bank .

It is learnt that Morparia will join the international investment bank JP Morgan. ICICI Bank in a statement said that Morparia, Vice-Chair, Insurance, Securities and Asset Management and Chief Strategy and Communications Officer – ICICI Group, was leaving the group to pursue other opportunities.

Morparia joined erstwhile ICICI Ltd in 1975 and became a member of the Board of Directors in 2001.

She retired from the Board of Directors of ICICI Bank in 2007 as Joint Managing Director, following which she took charge of her current post in the group. She played a key role in ICICI Group’s capital raising exercise as well as the merger of ICICI Ltd with ICICI Bank in 2002.

As head of the Corporate Centre of ICICI Bank till 2007, she was responsible for a range of functions such as planning and strategy, financial reporting, risk management and human resources management. She was also the official spokesperson for ICICI Bank.

Since 2007, she has focused on guiding the Group’s insurance, asset management and securities businesses.

Morparia was quoted in a news agency report saying, “JP Morgan has established a strong and highly respected franchise in India which will support plans to expand all three lines of business - investment banking, asset wealth management and treasury and securities services.”

The agency report also quoted J P Morgan Chairman and Chief Executive, Asia Pacific, Gaby Abdelnour as saying, “Morparia offers J P Morgan a tremendous opportunity to accelerate the progress we have made in building our Indian franchise.”


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Chewing gum may be the best stress buster

Chewing gum may be the best stress buster

WASHINGTON: Chewing gum can reduce stress and anxiety, according to a new research.

The study, to be presented at the 2008 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, found that chewing gum helped relieve anxiety, improve alertness and reduce stress among individuals in a laboratory setting.

The study examined whether chewing gum is capable of reducing induced anxiety and/or acute psychological stress while participants performed a battery of 'multi-tasking' activities.

The use of chewing gum was associated with higher alertness, reduced anxiety and stress, and improvement in overall performance on multi-tasking activities.

Andrew Scholey, Ph D, professor of Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Swinburne University in Melbourne, Australia led the research study.

In the 40-person study of gum chewers averaging an age of 22 years old, performed on the Defined Intensity Stressor Simulation (DISS), a multi-tasking platform which reliably induces stress and also includes performance measures, while chewing and not chewing gum.

Anxiety, alertness and stress levels were measured before and after participants completed the DISS. Gum chewers showed a reduction in anxiety as compared to non-gum chewers by nearly 17 per cent during mild stress and nearly 10 per cent in moderate stress. Participants experienced greater levels of alertness when they chewed gum.

Gum chewers showed improvement in alertness over non-gum chewers by nearly 19 per cent during mild stress and 8 percent in moderate stress.

Levels of salivary cortisol (a physiological stress marker) in gum chewers were lower than those of non-gum chewers by 16 percent during mild stress and nearly 12 per cent in moderate stress.

Chewing gum resulted in a significant improvement in overall performance on multi-tasking activities. Both gum-chewers and non-chewers showed improvement from their baseline scores; however, chewing gum improved mean performance scores over non-gum chewers by 67 per cent during moderate stress and 109 per cent in mild stress.


Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com

World Phone introduces cable broadband internet at Rs95 per month news

World Phone introduces cable broadband internet at Rs95 per month news

Category ''A'' internet service provider World Phone Internet Services Pvt. Ltd, today said it had enetered into cable broadband internet service for Delhi and the National Capital Region at a low tariff of Rs95 per month.

''We hope that with this price tag and the quality of service we will be able to garner at least 5,000 subscriber in the first three months,'' said Aditya Ahluwalia, chairman, World Phone Internet Services Pvt. Ltd. ''Lower monthly commitment would be a strong and bold step by World Phone for enhancing broadband penetration in masses,'' he further added.

Ahluwalia disclosed that World Phone had entered into agreement with the television cable operators across Delhi and NCR for providing this service. Customers subscribing to World Phone's new monthly internet service tariff of Rs95 will get a speed of up to 256kbps with a 200MB data download limit.

As of now the services would be available in select areas only. After Delhi, World Phone plan to launch broadband in Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and Kolkata in coming months.

Ahluwalia also said World Phone had other plans like unlimited plan, hourly plan and data limit based plan to suit different requirements of internet users.

World Phone will also start the concept of offering pre-paid service, using recharge vouchers from the cable operator.

This price band at its lowest rates is not the first time that the company has broken trends of high charges. Last year, World Phone became the first Indian internet service provider to announce the lowest possible tariff for its international call rates to USA, UK, Australia and Canada.

''World Phone Internet services private Limited has ushered a new era in communications for India. We offer a simple and dependable technology that will never let our subscriber down. Backed by constant innovations and a 24x7 customer support, a World Phone connection will ensure the user is connected to the world at all times'' added Ahluwalia.


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Milkha Singh wants action against Anju

Milkha Singh wants action against Anju

Legendary athlete Milkha Singh on Friday demanded action against Anju Bobby George for her Olympic flop-show and said the star long-jumper was ill-prepared going into the quadrennial extravaganza in Beijing.

"Her performance was very disappointing. She could not record even one valid jump, all three of her attempts ended in fouls. I think the AFI (Athletics Federation of India) should take action against her for such a performance," Milkha said.

"Anju spent a lot of time training abroad but could not deliver. I have been saddened by her performance," he said on the sidelines of the national Sports Awards ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Milkha, in fact, lambasted the entire athletics contingent for failing to even match their personal bests in Beijing.

"The performance was bad and it is so disappointing to see our athletes not even recording their personal bests. We need to make sure that the athletes who go to represent us at such events are prepared to the best of their abilities," he said.

"We are not short of talent or money. We just need to ensure that athletes get the best of facilities and encouragement," he added.

Milkha, however, was mighty impressed with India's overall Olympic performance.

"I wanted to see India win a gold in my lifetime and Abhinav Bindra fulfilled that dream. Our boxers and wrestlers also performed really well," he said.

"But it should not stop at this and we need to make sure that we groom more talent that can bring us a bagful of medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Olympic Games in London. For this to happen the training of the athletes has to be good," he added.

On this year's Arjuna awardees selected by a committee headed by him, Milkha said, "The number of awardees could have been higher but the standard of athletes was not all that good. That is why we decided to give away just 11 awards instead of the 15th that are usually handed out."


Source: http://www.ndtv.com/

Jimmy goes to Hollywood

Jimmy goes to Hollywood

SUDESHNA BANERJEE

Calcutta, Aug. 27: Bappi Lahiri’s Jimmy has disco danced its way to Hollywood.

Adam Sandler’s latest flick, You Don’t Mess With The Zohan, which hits the halls on September 19, features Jimmy Jimmy Aaja Aaja, a chartbuster from the 1983 superhit film Disco Dancer. The song was picturised on Mithun Chakraborty.

“They are keeping the original song as was sung by Parvati (Khan). The situation is supposed to be a Bollywood night with people dancing. I have asked them to send me the DVD,” Lahiri, who earned the sobriquet “disco king” for his music in films like Disco Dancer and Dance Dance, told The Telegraph on Wednesday.

Columbia Pictures, the producers of Zohan, have taken the requisite permission from Saregama, which holds the rights for the music of Disco Dancer.

“A publishing company called The Royal Network represents our catalogue in the West. The deal was handled by them,” said Atul Churamani, vice-president, Saregama.

Lahiri has reasons to feel relieved at being given credit by the West. In 2002, he had to fight a $500 million case in US courts against Dr Dre, the producer of a single called Addictive by R&B singer Truth Hurts, for unauthorised sampling of his song Kaliyon Ka Chaman, sung by Lata Mangeshkar. He had won a court injunction halting the album’s sale.

Since then, the West seems to be handling Lahiri with care. Last year, a London-based singer, M.I.A, recorded a remixed version of Jimmy Jimmy, which carried the line “Written by Bappi Lahiri”. The album reached the top 10 on the UK charts.

Saregama is happy its archives are yielding a fresh source of revenue. “Melody writing is dying worldwide. With India becoming cool, our older songs, rich in melody, are finding new takers,” Churamani said.

Saregama owns 20 per cent rights to The Black-Eyed Peas number Don’t Phunk With My Heart, which uses the tune of the Asha Bhonsle number Aye Naujawan from the 1972 film Apradh.

Zohan is the story of a Mossad agent, Zohan Dvir, who fakes his death so he can re-emerge in New York as a hair stylist.


Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/

Wanted Review

Wanted Review

Cast: James McAvoy , Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie
Director: Timur Bekmambetov
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller

Review: Wanted

Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films

Wanted is the ultimate male fantasy. A mousy office accountant, played by James McVoy, lives a meek, miserable life. At work, his fat boss brutalises him and at home, his girlfriend, who happens to be sleeping with his friend, nags him.

He tells us that the only thing he cares about is the fact that he doesn't care about anything.

And then one day, Angelina Jolie, shows up and informs him that his father was one of the greatest assassins who ever lived and now he must continue the legacy.

Our accountant, trained by a thousand-year-old fraternity of assassins, then transforms into a buffed-up, kick-ass killer and he even gets to lock lips with the divine Ms Jolie who looks like she has descended from some superior race of beings.

As I watched her, all sexy smirk and tattoos, I thought: She's definitely not one of us.

Wanted is the Hollywood debut of Russian film director Timur Bekmambetov, who earlier created the vampire blockbusters Day Watch and Night Watch.

This film also features hypnotic action, a propulsive pace and stunning images. You might think you've seen every kind of movie violence there is but have you ever seen a bullet exit slowly from a man's forehead and watched how the blood curls up behind.

Bekmambetov's audacity and imagination propel the first half hour of the film but beyond a point, the style cannot disguise the silliness. The film originates from a comic-book series so we're not expecting subtext or nuances but the plot twists here require you to check-in logic at the gate.

By the time, Morgan Freeman, in yet another God-type role, pointed at a giant loom and declared: this is the loom of fate, I was laughing out loud.

Wanted is giddy on guns, violence and adolescent machismo. For a certain demographic - men under 25 - its manna from heaven but the rest of us can do quite nicely without it.


Source: http://movies.ndtv.com/

Chamku (Hindi) : Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Ninad Kamath

Chamku (Hindi)

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Cast: Bobby Deol, Priyanka Chopra, Irrfan Khan, Ninad Kamath
Director: Kabeer Kaushik

Chandrama Singh urf Chamku sees his father shot in the head right in front of his eyes. From that moment on, he is a fugitive, and a target — both of those who break the law with impunity, and those who make those laws.

Kabeer Kaushik, who comes to his second film after the wonderful but unsuccessful Sehar, clearly isn’t following his instincts which tell him to be faithful to the spirit of his story. Chamku is produced by Sunny Deol, who’s been in desperate search of a hit for a long time now.

And it has his young brother in the lead, which translates into compromised story-telling. Bobby is meant to play an illiterate Naxalite, on the run from the dark interiors of Bihar, but his real self — suave, urban — keeps coming through.

If it had built on its terrific opening, Chamku may have been the film the director had set out to make. But it peters away into predictable patterns: a Bobby practising menace, a painted Priyanka, the Irrfan-Ninad duo trying to keep things moving, and too much gratuitous blood-letting.


Source: http://www.screenindia.com/news/Chamku--Hindi-/355355/

Olympic heroes' names missing in invitation

Olympic heroes' names missing in invitation

BHIWANI: The names of seven Beijing Olympians including shooter Abhinav Bindra, who are to be honoured by the Haryana government at a function on August 30, are missing from the invitation card.

The invitation, however, has the names of 13 others including chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as the chief guest, Indian Olympic Association (IOA) president Suresh Kalmadi as guest of honour and Haryana sports minister Kiran Chaudhary who would preside over the function.

The name of Rohtak MP Deepinder Hooda, who is also the son of chief minister, and six ruling party MLAs has been mentioned.

The invitation has been issued by the Sports and Youth Welfare Department of Haryana in the name of three bureaucrats TL Sathyaprakash, deputy commissioner, OP Singh, director , sports and Sarban Singh, commissioner and secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Department.

But the invitation for the public reception in honour of heroes of Beijing Olympics, 2008 makes no mention of those to be honoured at the state level function.

The state government had earlier announced that besides gold medalist Bindra and Bhiwani boxer Vijender Kumar, who won the first bronze medal for India in the event, two other boxers from the state, quarter-finalists Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar would also be honoured with cash rewards.

Delhi's Sushil Kumar, who won bronze in wrestling, and sportspersons Saina Nehwal and wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt would also be honoured with cash reward varying between Rs 25 lakh and Rs 50 lakh.

Boxing coach at Bhiwani Jagdish Singh would also be showered with a cash award of Rs 25 lakh for promoting the game.


Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com

C KKompany Movie Review

C KKompany Movie Review

Director : Sachin Yardi

Music : Anand Raj Anand and Bappa Lahiri

Lyrics : Anand Raj Anand and Shabbir Ahmed

Starring : Mithun Chakraborty, Tussshar Kapoor, Anupam Kher, Raima Sen, Ekta Kapoor, Karan Johar, Mahesh Bhatt

By Martin D'Souza, Bollywood Trade News Network

Probably upset at various producers and directors taking pot shots at her serials, Ekta Kapoor decided who better than herself to do justice to running down her very own serials and the way Balaji Studios function. While its good humour, just like a few Laughter Challenge contestants who have the innate ability to laugh at themselves, and make others laugh as well, you can't take this 'serial reference' beyond a point.

There are quite a few laughable scenes but overall, it's a colossal waste of talent. Tushar Kapoor, Anupam Kher and Rajpal Yadav all live in the C wing of a particular building. They bond well and share each other's problems. To teach Anupam's son a lesson, the trio decide to make an extortion call using a gangsters name. And before you know it, they go on to form their own 'C Kkompany' making threat calls, mostly to help citizens get their due.

Tushar delivers a few punch lines with elan while Rajpal Yadav is his humourous best. I just get the feeling he has taken over Johnny Lever's vacant slot, because the veteran is nowhere to be seen. As for Anupam Kher, he saunters into yet another insipid role. Mithun Chakraborty too makes his presence felt in a role reminiscent to that of the recently released DON MUTHUSWAMY. But while DON MUTHUSWAMY had some meat, this one here is downright silly. A hackneyed plot and a waste of Raima Sen as well.

While his cousin Abhishek Kapoor has directed the successful ROCK ON, which incidentally released on the same day, Tushar will have to wait another day for another script...


Source: http://www.glamsham.com/

KK Birla: A titan of Indian industry

KK Birla: A titan of Indian industry

NEW DELHI: Legendary industrialist Krishna Kumar Birla was a man of many facets, with an equal passion for not just expanding his well-known, and much respected, business empire founded by his father, but also towards philanthropy and education.

Birla was for long considered the force behind the Indian sugar industry, which he joined as a 22-year-old. Besides media and sugar, his empire spans some 40 firms in fertilizers, chemicals, heavy engineering, textiles and shipping.

The companies include Zuari Industries, Chambal Fertlizers, Paradeep Phosphates, Sutlej Industries, Birla Textile Mills, Oudh Sugar Mills, Texmaco, Simon India, India Steamship, ISG Novasoft, and Hindustan Times Media.

In his innings at the helm of Indian industry, he also headed several institutions like the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci), the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) and the International Chambers of Commerce (ICC).

"He was an outstanding visionary, a great parliamentarian, a business leader par excellence and a builder of modern educational and scientific institutions," said Ficci president and Rajya Sabha member Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

Born in Pilani in Rajasthan on Oct 12, 1918, he was the person responsible for building and expanding the reputed Birla Institute of Science and Technology - which has often been rated on par with the Indian Institute of Technology.

He was the eldest surviving son of industrialist Ghanshyam Das Birla.

Along with another legendary second-generation industrialist, late JRD. Tata, Birla had co-authored what is called the “Bombay Plan” that outlined the role of businesses and the government in building a nation.

The seeds of corporate social responsibility in India were sown in that document which also spoke about the role of industries, entrepreneurs and policy makers in modernising and developing what was then a backward India.

He also had an equal passion for charity. It is not, therefore, surprising that the landmark Lakshmi Narayan temple in the capital - visited by hundreds every day - is also referred to as Birla Mandir.

A former member of the Rajya Sabha for 18 consecutive years, KK Babu, as he was referred to by his associates and admirers, was also the chair of the Hindustan Times group, which is one of the largest circulated national dailies.

The stylish and well-groomed industrialist, whose suits and shirts came from London's Jermyn Street and Saville Row, also wrote highly readable reminiscences on his many foreign travels with his wife for the Hindustan Times till about a month ago.

His close associates said he just could not bear the separation from his wife Manorama Devi who died in Kolkata July 29. He is survived by daughters Nandini Nupani, Saroj Potddar and Shobhana Bhartia, the vice chair of Hindustan Times.

Birla was so comfortable with change and transformation that even when the country started the ambitious economic liberalisation programme in the early 1990s and dispensed with the regime of licences and quotas, he was fully supportive - unlike many others who even formed an informal anti-liberalisation lobby group called the "Bombay Club".

“There were many business leaders who were worried, who were apprehensive, who were nervous about the changes,” recollected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who as India's finance minister then was the architect of the reforms programme.

“But Birla understood the importance and the relevance of what we were doing and I valued his support then as I value it now,” Manmohan Singh recalled last December, while releasing Birla's autobiography - “Brushes with History”.

The book, published by Penguin, has vignettes of his relations with some legendary Indians like Mahatma Gandhi, Rajendra Prasad, Madan Mohan Malaviya, Jayaprakash Narayan and Morarji Desai.

Penguin said Birla inherited a legacy in which the creation of wealth, philanthropy and political leadership were all regarded as part of nation-building.

“Spiritual strength and moral values were part of the personal credo.”


Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com

Zenith Announces Sub-15K Laptop and Desktop

Zenith Announces Sub-15K Laptop and Desktop

Zenith Computers, today announced the launch of a new laptop and desktop under the brand name 'EcoStyle'. According to the company, the Zenith EcoStyle laptop priced at Rs. 14,999, will be the lowest priced Windows OS enabled laptop in the market; while the desktop PC will be available at Rs 11,999. The EcoStyle PC and laptop will be available across India through Zenith's chain of authorized dealers and exclusive showrooms will stock these computers.

The laptop is Net enabled, and comes preloaded with the Microsoft productivity suite: an Operating System (Windows XP Home Edition), Microsoft Works (includes Word Processor, spreadsheets and PPT viewer), and Microsoft Windows Live Suite (Includes Email Client, Messenger and Family Safety from Windows Live OneCare).

The EcoStyle PC will give the customer an option of choosing Windows Vista Starter or Microsoft Windows XP Home. The laptop weighs 2.2 kg and has dimensions of 185mm x 250 mm x 70 mm. The desktop will also come preloaded with the Microsoft productivity suite.

The company further states that in addition to the portability and the relevant content, both the computers have an added advantage of reduced power consumption and on an average, they consume 30 percent less power.


Source: http://www.pcworld.in/

Iron Maiden Mumbai - ironmaidenmumbai.blogspot.com

Iron Maiden Mumbai - ironmaidenmumbai.blogspot.com

Free Tickets - Somewhere Back in Time World Tour

Iron Maiden - Live in Mumbai

Friday, January 18, 2008

Iron Maiden is here!!!

Mumbai is the first stop of their Somewhere Back in Time World Tour.

Date: 1st February, 2008

Venue: MMRDA Grounds, Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai

Ticket Price: Rs 1650, Rs 1000 and FREE

Contests2Win.com is giving out free tickets.

All you need to do is register and play these contests:

Nice trivia for those who can't make it and still want to test out their Maiden knowledge)


Source: http://ironmaidenmumbai.blogspot.com

Iron Maiden Mumbai - Iron Maiden storms Mumbai

Iron Maiden Mumbai - Iron Maiden storms Mumbai

February 04, 2008 13:48 IST

Veteran heavy metal band Iron Maiden left the MMRDA Grounds in Mumbai with a taste of hardcore live action on February 1.

The first stop on their 'Somewhere Back in Time' World Tour 2008 saw thousands of excited Indian fans waiting expectantly from 4 pm onward -- two in every three wearing Iron Maiden t-shirts. Besides the usual pack of youngsters, there were plenty of excited 10-year-olds and borderline senior citizens making the scene as well.

Several were actually overheard wishing that the tickets had been slightly pricier, so that they could have gotten up-close to their idols!

By 7 pm, everyone had already packed themselves into the two enclosures, so there was slim chance of making your way up front. Local rockers Parikrama opened the show and it was only at 8 pm that the lights dimmed and a recorded speech by Winston Churchill, the prelude to Iron Maiden's hit Aces High, drove the crowd wild.

This first performance was sufficient to charge the atmosphere -- what followed was sheer mayhem, with backdrops to the massive stage, all featuring the band's gory mascot Eddie, continually changing and all six band members performing at their electrifying best.

The audience was privileged to hear some of the band's greatest hits, some of which singer Bruce Dickinson himself declared they have not performed live in years -- songs like Wasted Years, The Trooper, Can I Play With Madness, Fear of the Dark, Moonchild, Rime of the Ancient Mariner, Two Minutes to Midnight and Powerslave had fans eating out of their hands.

As the band belted out song after song, it was easy to forget that all the Iron Maiden members are well into their 50's. The energy onstage was palpable as Dickinson ran to and fro across the stage, his trademark screeches interspersing mind-numbing guitar solos by 'the country club', as he himself jokingly calls the band's trio of guitarists Dave Murray, Adrian Smith and Janick Gers. Bassist and founding member Steve Harris was also a livewire on stage and while drummer Nicko McBrain's dexterity had spectators in awe, his smiling performance endeared him to them.

The pinnacle of enthusiasm was reached, however, when the band took off on the song Iron Maiden from their first self-titled album and the seventh member of the group, mascot Eddie made his way on to the stage. The 12-foot robot dwarfed the band members as his lit-up eye and menacing snarl surveyed the audience, one arm wielding a dummy rifle pointed at hundreds of bobbing heads in the crowd.

After two solid hours of playing, Iron Maiden finally bade Mumbai a fond farewell, with a promise to be back soon. All in all, everyone who came to see the band perform got more than their money's worth. "Scream for me, Mumbai!' yelled Dickinson one last time, as he made ready to leave the stage. And they did.

Text: Sanaya Dalal Photographs: Getty Images


Source: http://www.rediff.com/movies/2008/feb/04maiden.htm

Iron Maiden Mumbai

Iron Maiden Mumbai

Iron Maiden Mumbai Concert Review

S C R E A M for me MUMBAI

Just back from the Mumbai Iron Maiden Concert 2008,

Here’s the setlist played today in Mumbai:

Aces High
2 Minutes To Midnight
Revelations
The Trooper
Wasted Years
The Number Of The Beast
Run To The Hills
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Powerslave
Heaven Can wait
Can I play with madness?
Fear of the dark
Iron Maiden
Moonchild
Clairvoyant
Hallowed Be Thy Name

The Iron Maiden concert started rather early 7:50 PM to be precise & ended by 9:45 PM
Maiden is no doubt the best LIVE Performance heavy metal for sure. Precision without faltering anywhere, Maiden delivered & thrilled the Mumbai crowd.

After the first 2 songs, Aces High & 2 Minutes To Midnight, Bruce said that he was happy to be here in Mumbai, which was earlier called as Bombay, however locals still like to call it Bombay.

After Trooper, Bruce said that this will be one of the many times that Iron Maiden will play in India. \m/\m/
|| Up the Irons ||

For PowerSlave Bruce wore a Egyptianlike headgear.

Like the Bangalore concert Fear of the Dark received maximum crowd participation, with everybody joining in the chorus.

During the song ‘Iron Maiden’ Eddie appeared as the Cyborg with a gun a hand.

After the break, Bruce introduced all the band members.

You have any good quality photographs of the Iron Maiden Mumbai concert, let me know, I can post them here. Thx:)

Here are links to several newspapers from Mumbai, India who have reviews of the Mumbai Iron Maiden Concert, India , 1 Feb 2008

The evening city went Aces High - Mumbai Mirror

Iron Maiden rocks Mumbai - Hindustan Times

We want kanda bhaji - Mumbai Mirror

Change in music industry doesn’t affect us: Iron Maiden - DNA

Rockers Find Eager New Audience : SKY News

Rockers Take Control For Maiden Flight : SKY News

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Dear Iron Maiden Fans,

Just like the Bangalore concert review, I shall be posting everyone’s reviews of the Iron Maiden Mumbai Concert of 1st Feb 2008, which is a kickoff for the grand “SOMEWHERE BACK IN TIME World Tour 08”

So, after the concert, please do email or comment on your reviews of the Mumbai Iron Maiden concert here on this page. Email >>> iprash @ gmail dot com

Bruce will start of with SCREAM FOR ME - MUMBAI

I guess, words like ‘amazing, awesome, mindblowing’, etc, would be common for everyone. However, I request you to provide a more in depth review in ‘proper’ English, please.
Thank You. Cya all @ the concert.

The most probable set list for the Mumbai concert will be:


Run To The Hills
Hallowed Be Thy Name
The Number Of The Beast
2 Minutes To Midnight
Aces High
Flight Of Icarus
The Trooper
Wasted Years
Heaven Can Wait
The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner
Clairvoyant
Can I play with madness?
Revelations
Fear of the dark
Powerslave


Source: http://www.iprash.com/2008/01/25/iron-maiden-mumbai-concert-review/

Finmin.nic.in - Ministry of Finance Government of India Official Website

Finmin.nic.in - Ministry of Finance Government of India Official Website

www.Finmin.nic.in is the Ministry of Finance Government of India official website that is about the Ministry Department of Economic Affairs, Department of Revenue, Disinvestment and Financial department.

www.Finmin.nic.in

www.nagtheking.com - The official website of Nagarjuna's

www.nagtheking.com - The official website of Nagarjuna's

"NAG IS KING"-King website:nagtheking.com

The official website of Nagarjuna's latest movie 'King' directed by Srinu Vaitla is www.nagtheking.com

This site features latest trailer,updates and photo gallery of King movie.This website is opened on Nagarjuna's birth day and design of the website is appealing.

The movie King will be backed by music from sensational music director Devi Sri Prasad,who has worked with Srinu Vaitla earlier for movies like 'Anandam','Venki','Ready' and all the three movies have been musical hits.


Source: http://newstrendsbuzz.blogspot.com/2008/08/nagarjunas-very-own-wwwnagthekingcom.html

www.nagtheking.com - Nagarjuna King website

www.nagtheking.com - Nagarjuna King website

Kamakshi Kala Movies has launched the website www.nagtheking.com for its latest movie with Nagarjuna ‘KING’[à°¤ెà°²ుà°—ు-à°•ింà°—్] on Nag’s birth day.The website provides latest updates and photos of the movie.

Nagarjuna said that movie King is on the lines of his own hits ‘Hello Brother’ and ‘Siva’.The box office hat-trick hit movies director Srinu Vaitla who had hat-trick succes with his film ‘Ready’ this summer is directing the film.

The website nagtheking.com is also showing the trailer of the movie king.

Tags: www.nagtheking.com,nagtheking.com,Nagarjuna King


Source: http://trendsanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/08/wwwnagthekingcom-nagarjuna-king.html

LimeWire Store to get more DRM free music content

LimeWire Store to get more DRM free music content

LimeWire has announced that they are in the process of adding more content to their DRM free digital media store.

They are now collaborating with independent music distributor The Orchard. This deal would add on 1.2 million tracks to LimeWire.

With this the company would have around 2 million tracks on offer to their customers.

LimeWire CFO Jesse Rubenfeld spoke about this deal: “The Orchard’s top flight, broad and diverse music repertoire will enrich our users’ music-buying experience. I believe this partnership will help expand the digital music market for us and will equally benefit our artist and label partners.”

However, the company is yet to get into a deal with any of the major music retailers. Until that happens, they are going to remain a smaller player in the market.


Source: http://news.techwhack.com/8431-limewire-store

Sixth pay commission notification: Govt brings out notification for Sixth pay commission report

Govt brings out notification for Sixth pay commission report

NEW DELHIOver 50 lakh government employees, including the armed forces personnel, will be receiving an enhanced pay packet beginning September 1, with the government today notifying the revised recommendations of the Sixth Central Pay Commission (CPC).

The much-awaited CPC proposals had received a seal of approval from the union cabinet a fortnight ago after it amended certain recommendations of the Justice Sri Krishna-led Pay Commission that submitted its report to the government on March 24 this year.

The CPC recommendations and the subsequent government decision with regard to revised scales of pay and dearness allowance for civilian employees of the central government would be made retrospectively effective from January 1, 2006, the notification said.

However, the revised allowances, other than dearness allowance, would be effective only from September 1 this year. On payment of arrears, the government has modified to the extent that the arrears would be paid in cash in two installments - first installment of 40 per cent this financial year (2008-09) and the remaining 60 per cent in the next financial year (2009-10).

The government has approved the setting up of a committee to examine individual, post-specific and cadre-specific anomalies. The committee should try to complete the work in one year, the notification said.

Providing for post-notification changes in the CPC report, the government said "the department specific recommendations" will be processed by concerned departments and ministries and approval of the government obtained in consultations with the Finance Ministry or Department of Personnel and Training.

Tags: Sixth pay commission notification ,Sixth pay commission,6th pay commission,Finance Ministry or Department of Personnel and Training,dopt,

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/