Sathya Sai Baba's Message and work

Sathya Sai Baba was born in Puttaparthi, a small village in South India, on 23 November 1926. As a child, he demonstrated exemplary qualities of compassion, generosity, and wisdom, which clearly distinguished him from the other children of his village.
On 29 October 1940, at the age of 14, he declared to his family and to the people of his village that he would henceforth by known as Sai Baba and that his mission was to bring about the spiritual regeneration of humanity by demonstrating and teaching the highest principles of truth, righteous conduct, peace, and divine love.
His mission was further amplified in a letter he wrote to his brother in 1947. I have a task, he said, To foster all mankind and ensure for all of them lives full of bliss. I have a vow: To lead all who stray away from the straight path again into goodness and save them. I am attached to a work that I love: To remove the sufferings of the poor and grant them what they lack.
Sai Baba's ashram, built by his devotees close to the village where he was born, was inaugurated on 23 November 1950. It is called Prasanthi Nilayam (the Abode of Divine Peace). It has been the gathering place of millions of spiritual pilgrims of various faiths from all over the world. Every day, Sai Baba graciously walks among them to guide, comfort, console, and uplift them.
The small temple dedicated in 1950 has grown into a spiritual oasis of unprecedented magnitude. The temple and the darshan area in front of it, which is completely covered by a beautiful roof, together encompass an area that is over 10,000 square yards. During the period 14-23 November 1995, the celebrations of the 70th birthday of Sathya Sai Baba took place in Prasanthi Nilayam. More than one million people, including the President and Prime Minister of India, assembled in Prasanthi Nilayam to pay homage to Sathya Sai Baba during the 70th birthday celebrations.
In a discourse on 29 September 1960 (Chapter 31 of Sathya Sai Speaks volume 1), Sathya Sai Baba said this:

I will be in this mortal human form for 59 years more and I shall certainly achieve the purpose of this avatar; do not doubt it. I will take My own time to carry out My Plan so far as you are concerned. I cannot hurry because you are hurrying.
I may sometimes wait until I can achieve ten things at one stroke; just as an engine is not used to haul one coach, but awaits until sufficient haulage in proportion to its capacity is ready. But My Word will never fail; it must happen as I will.

This means that He is expected to leave His body 2019.

Sathya Sai Baba -- His Works

Sathya Sai Baba is a highly revered spiritual leader and world teacher, whose life and message are inspiring millions of people throughout the world to turn God-ward and to lead more purposeful and moral lives. His timeless and universal teachings, along with the manner in which he leads his own life, are attracting seekers of Truth from all the religions of the world. Yet, he is not seeking to start a new religion. Nor does he wish to direct followers to any particular religion. Rather, he urges us to continue to follow the religion of our choice and/or upbringing.
Sathya Sai Baba publicly declared his mission in 1940, at the age of 14. Since then, he has daily exhibited in practical and concrete terms the highest ideals of truth, right conduct, peace, love, and nonviolence. He has often stated, "My life is my message." Each day, hundreds of pilgrims make their way to the tiny hamlet in southern India where Sathya Sai Baba's ashram (spiritual headquarters) is located. They come not only from India but from virtually every country of the world. Over the years, followers have organized to foster the construction of a variety of buildings and facilities to house and otherwise accommodate the ever-increasing number of visitors. The name of Sathya Sai Baba's ashram is Prasanthi Nilayam, which means "abode of the highest peace".
Sathya Sai Baba interacts with all people on a heart-to-heart basis. There are no intermediaries between himself and those who yearn for knowledge and experience of God. Every day for more than 50 years, Sathya Sai Baba has walked among and talked with the spiritual pilgrims who gather around him in increasing numbers. He offers solace and inspiration to all sincere seekers of truth.
Education. Sathya Sai Baba places great importance on proper education for young people. Parents and community leaders are urged to concern themselves with the informal as well as the formal experiences to which their children and young adults are exposed.
He has established a model education system, which includes primary schools, secondary schools, and an accredited university with three campuses, offering undergraduate, Masters, and Ph.D. degrees. No fees are charged to students, and admission is open to all, regardless of race, religion, or economic condition.
In addition to emphasizing the pursuit of academic excellence, Sathya Sai Baba's system of "integral education" is designed to foster self-discipline and pro-social conduct. Students are required to take courses on morality and spirituality and to devote several hours each week to some form of community service. Sathya Sai Baba says that "the end of education is character".
Health care. Sathya Sai Baba has built an ultra-modern 300-bed hospital close to the university and ashram. Highly specialized operations, including open-heart operations and kidney transplants, are performed routinely. There is absolutely no charge to the patient for professional or hospital expenses. Motivated by the desire to serve humanity, doctors, nurses, and workers in the hospital render extraordinary, compassionate, and loving care to all patients.
Service to those in need. Recently, Sathya Sai Baba initiated a project to provide an adequate supply of pure water to 1.5 million inhabitants of the State of Andhra Pradesh (India) who were living in drought conditions. The Prime Minister of India traveled to Prasanthi Nilayam (Sathya Sai Baba's main ashram) in order to inaugurate the project. Sathya Sai Baba demonstrates that it is the duty of society to ensure that all people have access to the basic requirements for the sustenance of human life.
Sathya Sai Baba has given his life, selflessly and magnanimously, to the service of mankind.

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.
If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.
When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
Sathya Sai Baba

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Sathya Sai Baba encourages us to recognize who we are. We are not these minds. We are not these bodies. We are the eternal spirit that temporarily occupies these minds and bodies. We can appreciate and become who we really are by turning inward with faith in God and an intense yearning to know Him. Our conscience is a reflection of the eternal spirit. Sathya Sai Baba tells us that our conscience is our master. When we follow our conscience, our thoughts, words, and deeds will be noble and consistent. Spirituality is having the courage and determination to follow our conscience in all things and at all times. In doing so, we recognize that we are all united in God. We are bound together by divine love.

I have come to light the lamp of love in your hearts, to see that it shines day by day with added luster. I have come to tell you of this universal, unitary faith, this spiritual principle, this path of love, this duty of love, this obligation to love. Every religion teaches man to fill his being with the glory of God and to evict the pettiness of conceit. It trains him in the methods of unattachment and discernment, so that he may aim high and attain spiritual liberation. Believe that all hearts are motivated by the one and only God; that all faiths glorify the one and only God; that all names in all languages and all forms man can conceive denote the one and only God. His adoration is best done by means of love. Cultivate that attitude of oneness between men of all creeds and all countries. That is the message of love I bring. That is the message I wish you to take to heart. Sathya Sai Baba

Let the different faiths exist, let them flourish, and let the glory of God be sung in all the languages and a variety of tunes. That should be the ideal. Respect the differences between the faiths and recognize them as valid as long as they do not extinguish the flame of unity. Sathya Sai Baba

Sathya Sai Baba passes away

Sathya Sai Baba who was in critical condition for last 28 days passed away on April 24, 2011 at 7.40 am. He was admitted in a super-specialty hospital at Prashantigram at Puttaparthi which he himself had created for the common people.  After being on ventilator support for many days with all his vital parameters failing, Sai Baba died of cardio-respiratory failure.

According to an official note, Baba's body will be kept for darshan in Puttaparthi for two days. The note also stated that people shouldn’t rush to the hospital and obtain darshan in a systematic manner. About 4 lakhs followers are expected to make a visit to Puttaparthi for the darshan.  The expected visitors include VVIPs, VIPs and common devotees from across the globe and India. The chief minister and governor of Andhra Pradesh will be the first of the VVIPs to visit the ashram.

Scores of devotees have already started pouring into the small town of Puttaparthi. However, the security is very tight and the area has been sealed off. Since the vehicles aren’t being allowed into the town, devotees would have to walk at least eight kilometres into the town to reach the ashram.

The followers of Sathya Sai Baba, are in a state of grief and shock as they expected him to recover. The devotees were expecting a miracle as Sai Baba is believed to survive two heart attacks, few years back.

Sathya Sai Baba was born in Puttaparthi in the Ananthpur district of Andhra Pradesh on November 23 1926.
Considered to be an incarnation of Shiridi Sai Baba, he was said to be unique since his childhood. When he was 14 years old, he declared to his family that he would be referred to Sai Baba and his mission would be to create spiritual regeneration of humanity. He said "My objective is the establishment of sanatana dharma, which believes in one God as propitiated by the founders of all religions."

Geeta and Harbhajan will tie the knot very soon

Bollywood actress Geeta Basra and fast bowler Harbhajan Singh will tie the knot after seven months. The duo consulted an astrologer, both Bhajji and Geeta’s kundali was studied and matched.

The cricketer and his girl visited an astrologer in MHADA, Andheri on Monday. An eyewitness revealed, “Geeta and Harbhajan both were spotted visiting a well known pandit in the locality on Monday afternoon.
After going through the kundali of the dulha dulhan, renowned celebrity astrologer Ajay Rai Madan suggested mid December or beginning of January 2012 is the auspicious time for their marriage.
Last year, Geeta attended Harbhajan’s sister’s wedding. And of course, she got to meet the parents there. Though friends of the actress predicted marriage by the end of this year.

New girl in Yuvi’s life

 
Akshara Gowda is in news for her closeness with Yuvraj Singh, seems to have quite a colourful history that she is desperately trying to delete. BT has unearthed exclusive stills of her from her debut film Chitkabrey.

“It is absolutely ridiculous and please stop linking me to everyone and anyone,” Yuvra Singh tweeted.
“It’s really unfortunate that people can create such fiction and there’s not an iota of truth in this entire story, he added.
It is learnt that Akshara has been trying for a while to get close to a cricketer. She told her room-mates that she wants to hook up with MS Dhoni. Perhaps that didn’t work out as planned, and she ended up becoming close to Yuvi.

Another strong quake jolts Japan 7.1 on the richter

A strong aftershock of magnitude 7.1 jolted Japan's northeast today on the one-month anniversary of the devastating quake and tsunami that had left thousands of people dead, prompting authorities to evacuate workers from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
The epicentre of the latest quake, which occurred at 5.16 pm local time, was in an area in Fukushima prefecture, about 164 km northeast of Tokyo, and it struck at a depth of just 10 km.

Residents in Tokyo also felt the jolts as buildings in the Japanese capital shook for nearly a minute.
After the quake, Japan's Meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning, predicting a potential tsunami wave of two-metres in Miyagi, Fukushima, Chiba and Ibaraki prefectures.

Last Thursday also, a 7.1-magnitude aftershock, which was the most powerful tremor since March 11 magnitude-9 quake and tsunami, had rattled the region, claiming four lives and leaving millions of homes without power.

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant crippled by last month's twin disaster, temporarily evacuated its workers, who have been battling hard to stabilise the facility, after the latest quake.

Authorities also announced widening of the evacuation zone around the radiation-leaking plant due to fears of contamination, as people across the country fell silent for a minute to remember thousands of people killed last month.

"The government has designated for evacuation areas where the radiation exposure level is expected to reach 20 millisieverts per year," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano said.

A 20-km evacuation zone was earlier put in place around the Fukushima nuclear plant after it was badly damaged in Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster on March 11. 

War on corruption: India wins, Anna Hazare to end fast at 10 am

New Delhi: Anna Hazare is believed to have won the battle on corruption with the government relenting to the demands made by the veteran social activist, according to reports.
Hazare announced on Friday night that he is likely to end his fast at 10 am on Saturday, but only if the government accepts all his conditions on the drafting of the Jan Lokpal bill.
Reports suggest the government had conceded most of the demands related to the anti-corruption bill.
Hazare's announcement came after Arvind Kejriwal and Swami Agnivesh met with Union HRD minister Kapil Sibal, law minister Veerappa Moily and minority affairs minister Salman Khurshid.
According to reports, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will be the chairman and senior lawyer Shanti Bhushan will be the co-chairman of the proposed joint committee to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.
Anna Hazare had demanded no "tainted" ministers should be appointed in the committee that will draft the stringent anti-corruption bill.

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Earthquake in Delhi\North India 5.7 magnitude scale 4-April-2011

Earthquake in Delhi and North India was declared 4th April 2011. The earthquake tremors were felt over North India including Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida.
People tremors and have started coming out of their houses. There is no report of any human loss or damage to property.Reports from Noida and Gurgaon and parts of Delhi said strong tremors were felt, with furniture shaking in buildings.
Epicentre at the earthquake was said India-Nepal border.Earthquake was of 5.7-magnitude on the rictor scale the time was 5.00 PM to 5.05 PM.
The epicentre on the Nepal side of the India-Nepal border was 130 km away from Haldwani in Uttaranchal and 363 km from Delhi.The earthquake was pretty strong and was there for more than 15-20 seconds. It shook the entire building," wrote Pankaj from Noida
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has said that the nuclear power plant closest to the epicentre of the earthquake, in Narora, is unaffected. Both reactor units of the Narora nuclear plant were operating normally, the NPCIL said.Quick assurance of the huge quake and tsunami in Japan last month crippling a nuclear plant which has been leaking radiation ever since

Tsunami hits Japan after massive quake 2011

A massive earthquake has hit the north-east of Japan, triggering a tsunami that has caused extensive damage.

Japanese television showed cars, ships and even buildings being swept away by a vast wall of water after the 8.9-magnitude earthquake.
The quake has sparked fires in several areas including Tokyo. At least 32 people were killed, officials said.
It struck about 250 miles (400km) from the capital at a depth of 20 miles. There have been powerful aftershocks.
The tremor, measured at 8.9 by the US Geological Survey, hit at 1446 local time (0546 GMT). Seismologists say it is one of the largest earthquakes to hit Japan for many years.

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At the scene

Roland Buerk BBC News, Tokyo

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When the earthquake hit, buildings in Tokyo swayed. Walking was like crossing the deck of a ship at sea.
People poured down from their offices and stood in the street staring up.
A large fire seemed to have broken out in one part of the city and, in another place, injured people were being brought out of a station.
The authorities immediately issued a tsunami warning.
In Tokyo, public transport has been suspended, elevators are switched off in many buildings and thousands of people have gathered in squares and around train stations.

A tsunami warning was extended across the Pacific to New Zealand in the south and North and South America to the east.

The Red Cross in Geneva warned that the tsunami waves could be higher than some Pacific islands, Reuters news agency said.
Coastal areas in the Philippines, Hawaii and other Pacific islands were evacuated ahead of the tsunami's expected arrival.
Wall of water Strong waves hit Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, officials said, damaging dozens of coastal communities. Kyodo news agency said a 10-metre wave (33ft) struck the port of Sendai in Miyagi prefecture.
Japan's NHK television showed a massive surge of debris-filled water sweeping away buildings, cars and ships and reaching far inland.
Motorists could be seen trying to speed away from the wall of water.

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Deadliest earthquakes

27 July 1976, Tangshan, China: est 655,000 killed, 7.5
26 Dec 2004, Sumatra, Indonesia: 9.1 quake and tsunami kills 227,898 across Pacific region
12 Jan 2010, Haiti: 222,570 killed, 7.0
12 May 2008, Sichuan, China: 87,587 killed, 7.9
8 Oct 2005, Pakistan: 80,361 killed, 7.6
31 May 1970 Chimbote, Peru: 70,000 killed, 7.9
20 June 1990, Manjil, Iran: 40,000 killed, 7.4
26 Dec 2003, Bam, Iran: 31,000 killed, 6.6
26 Jan 2001, Gujarat, India: 20,023 killed, 7.7
17 Aug 1999, Izmit, Turkey: 17,118 killed, 7.6
30 Sep 1993 Latur, India: 9,748 killed, 6.2
16 Jan 1995, Kobe, Japan: 5,530 dead, 6.9
Source: USGS

• History of deadly earthquakes
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Farmland around Sendai was submerged and the waves pushed cars across the runway of the city's airport. Fires broke out in the city's centre.

Another fire was reported to be burning in the turbine building of the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi prefecture.
The UN's nuclear agency said four nuclear power plants had shut down safely. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said there had been no radiation leaks.
Police and local officials said at least 32 people had been killed in the earthquake and tsunami. It is believed the death toll could rise significantly.
In Iwate prefecture, also near the epicentre, an official said it was difficult to gauge the extent of the destruction.
"Roads were badly damaged and cut off as [the] tsunami washed away debris, cars and many other things," said Hiroshi Sato, a disaster management official in Iwate.
'Seasick' The earthquake also triggered a massive blaze at an oil refinery in Ichihara city in Chiba prefecture near Tokyo, engulfing storage tanks.
There were reports of about 20 people injured in Tokyo after the roof of a hall collapsed on to a graduation ceremony.
Residents and workers in Tokyo rushed out of apartment buildings and office blocks and gathered in parks and open spaces as aftershocks continued to hit.
Many people in Tokyo said they had never felt such a powerful earthquake.

In central Tokyo, Jeffrey Balanag said he was stuck in his office in the Shiodome Sumitomo building because the elevators had stopped working.
"There's no panic but we're almost seasick from the constant rolling of the building," he told the BBC.
Bullet train services to northern Japan were halted and rapid transit in Tokyo was suspended, stranding many workers in the city centre.
About four million homes in Tokyo suffered power outages.
In a televised address, Prime Minister Naoto Kan extended his sympathy to the victims of the disaster and said an emergency response headquarters had been set up.

 

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BBC

www.finance.rajasthan.gov.in Rajasthan Budget highlights 2011-12

Finance Department Rajasthan www.finance.rajasthan.gov.in presents particulars for Rajasthan Budget highlights  2011.  Rajasthan Chief Minister and Finance Minister Ashok Gehlot delivered the 3rd annual Budget right now. He has offered an annual strategy of 28,461 crore, having a financial debt budget 8,063 crore in 2011.

Rajasthan Budget highlights 2011-12

` 28461.30 crores is proposed for the Annual Plan 2011-12 in the Budget presented in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. This includes
gross budgetary support of ` 16587.10 crores and Internal & Extra Budgetary Resources (IEBR) of ` 11874.20 crores. The major head-wise
break-up of the budgeted outlays are as under

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DMk congress alliance deadlock – No development Till Now

Union health minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, exactly who  discussed with all the DMK on chair discussing for Tamil Nadu assembly polls, on Monday stated there is absolutely no development in the deadlock as of this moment. ‘As of there is absolutely no advancement.

DMK declared on Saturday its conclusion to pull away its ministers in the Manmohan Singh cabinet.

Rani Durgavati University scandal marks for sex

The Madhya Pradesh government has requested an investigation towards the  marks for sex scandal in the Rani Durgavati University in Jabalpur
2 administrators of Jabalpur University are already caught regarding  scandal

Controller of Examination Prof S S Rana as well as Deputy Registrar R S Kakodia  had been imprisoned on March 1, police said.
The scandal stumbled on light following a first year medical college student complained that she had been informed which she might get her marks elevated if she had sex with Khan.

Congress leader Shri Arjun Singh profile |Wiki

Shri Arjun Singh was an Indian politician on the  Congress party. Shri Arjun Singh  had been the Union Minister of Human Resource Development in the particular Manmohan Singh cabinet through 2004 to 2009..

Shri Arjun Singh Congress leader profile

Name Shri Arjun Singh
Father’s NameLate Shri Shiv Bahadur Singh
Mother’s NameLate Shrimati Mohini Devi
Date of Birth05/11/1930
Birth PlaceChurhat, Distt. Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh)
Maritial StatusMarried On 2 June 1948
Spouse NameShrimati Saroj Kumari
No. of Childrenone Daughter Two Sons
State NameMadhya Pradesh
Party NameIndian National Congress
Educational Qualifications
B.A., LL.B. Educated at Allahabad University and Agra University

Shri Arjun Singh in  Congress  Position
    * 1957-85 Member, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly Member of the Legislative Assembly
    * September 1963 – December 1967 Minister of State for Agriculture, General Administration Department (GAD) and Information Public Relations, Government of Madhya Pradesh
    * 1967 Minister of Planning and Development, Government of Madhya Pradesh
    * 1972-77 Minister of Education, Government of Madhya Pradesh
    * 1977-80 Leader of Opposition, Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
    * 1980-85 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
    * March – November 1985 Governor of Punjab

    * February 1988 – January 1989 Chief Minister, Madhya Pradesh
    * June 1991 – December 1994 Minister of Human Resource Development, Government of India
    * June 1991 – May 1996 Member from Satna, Tenth Lok Sabha
    * June 1996 – Lost from Satna, Eleventh Lok Sabha
    * April 1998 – Lost from Hoshangabad, Twelfth Lok Sabha
    * April 2000 Elected to Rajya Sabha
    * 15 May 2000 – February 2004 Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Home Affairs
    * 31 August 2001- July 2004 Member, Committee on Rules
    * April 2002 – February 2004 Chairman, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Purposes Committee
    * 22 May 2004 – May 2009 Minister of Human Resource[3]
He was re-elected to the Rajya Sabha from Madhya Pradesh without opposition on March 20, 2006.

Arjun Singh dead

Arjun Singh was bon on 5 November 1930
Congress leader Arjun Singh, union minister, chief minister as well as governor,He was 81.
Admitted to the AIIMS a few days ago along with heart problems and also neuro troubles, Singh reported inhaling and exhaling problem around 6.30 pm hrs.
He suffered a cardiac arrest and and died at the 6:15

He is survived two sons and a daughter.
, Arjun Singh had been 2 times the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, governor of Punjab and also commerce and human resource minister at the centre.
He has held it’s place in the media of late due to controversy concerning the Bhopal Gas Disaster, where he had been the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.
Arjun Singh died 4 March 2011(2011-03-04) (aged 80)

Amar Chitra Katha inventor UNCLE PAI Anant Pai dead at 81.

Anant Pai, also known as Uncle Pai, inventor of Amar Chitra Katha as well as Tinkle comics has passed away at the chronilogical age of 81.
Amar Chitra Katha has demonstrated an incredible number of Indians the path for their root base. Tinkle have been the actual childhood friend of numerous for more than 2 and half years. In 1967, the academic comic strips series Amar Chitra Katha was published. Each one of the comics on this collection had been dedicated to an individual or even circumstance in Indian historical past, religious beliefs as well as mythology. Anant Pai conceptualized of most of those, as well as authored the scenarios for many of them.

He had been honored the Life time Achievement Honor this month at India’s original Comic Conference locked in New Delhi on february 19-20.
Aside from becoming the mind behind both of these comics, Anant Pai experienced additionally educated a large number of young adults in personality improvement.
Anant Pai was admitted to a medical center a week ago regarding treatment of a bone fracture following he dropped from a staircase.
Thursday early morning, Pai suffered a massive cardiac arrest and breathed his final around 5 pm.

Live Coverage: Rail budget 2011|Highlights of Railway Budget 2011

Highlights of Railway Budget 2011


50,000 to 1 lakh meals per day for train passengers. This would be managed by railway itself as per the new catering policy, sources said.

• The budget could also announce launching off a new SMS-based service to lodge complaints against rail service by passengers.
• In order to provide clean linens to passengers, Railways are likley to announce setting up of mechanized laundry service at zonal levels.
• The Rail Budget is likley to announce introduction of about 100 new trains including a dozen super fast Durontos.
• The Budget comes at a time when the Railways are facing financial crunch with its operating ratio inching close to 100 level mark. “So there will be a few measures for generation of more internal resources,” sources said.
• No increase in fares.
  * Earnings for 2010-11 set to exceed Rs.1 lakh crore.
  * Working expenditure during 2011-12 estimated at Rs.87,000 crore.
  * Outlay of Rs.57,630 crore for 2011-12, the highest investment in one year.
  * Rs.10,000 crore to be raised through railway bonds.
  * Budget combines strong economic focus with inclusion.

* Will develop business-oriented policies to aid industry.
* Happy to announce 85 PPP proposals received; set up single-window system to take these forward.
* Decided to set-up rail-based industries.
* Passing through a difficult phase; 97 percent increase in expenditure in 2010-11 due to implementation of Sixth Pay Commission report.
* Loss of Rs.3,500 crore in 2010-11.
* Work on wagon factory in Orissa to begin after land is acquired.
* Manipur capital Imphal to be soon connected to railway network.
* Centre for excellence in software to be set up at Darjeeling.
* Fund to be created for socially desirable projects.
* Central Organistaion for Project Implemtaiton created; will create accountability for non-performance.
* Work started on two dedicated freight corridors.
* Work on upgrading 442 stations to be completed by March 31.
* Decision to start pilot projects to give shelter to homeless people living along the tracks in Mumbai.
* Multi-purpose smart card to be introduced for all-India travel.
* Airport-like trolleys to be provided at more stations.
* Railways to set up a sports cadre.
* Upgraded class of air conditioned travel to be introduced shortly.
* To adopt modern technology through centres of academic excellence.
* Train to run to Bangladesh to showcase Indian culture.
* Age for senior citizen’s concession reduced to 58 from 60.
Highlights of Railway Budget 2011
* Ten-year backlog of 1.75 lakh jobs being addressed; 16,000 ex-servicemen to be given jobs in railways.
* Safety first priority; accident rate has come down.
* Anti-collision device, successful in North West Frontier Railway, to be extended to three more zonal railways.
* Railways always been a soft target but law and order a state subject. If railways are blocked in one region, this has a snowballing effect in other parts of the country.
* Will add 180 km of rail lines in 2011-12.
* All-India security helpline set up.
* New Durantos to be run on Allahabad-Mumbai, Pune-Ahmedabad, Sealdah-Puri, Secunderabad-Visakhapatnam, Madurai-Chennai routes, among others.
* Rail linkage to Gujarat from Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor.
* Integrated suburban network to be set up in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad and other cities; suburban system of Hyderabad to be strengthened.
* Mumbai suburban system’s EMU coaches to be increased from nine to 12.
* Pradhan Mantri Rail Vikas Yojna to be launched.
* Industrial park to be set up in Nandigram, West Bengal.
* Railways to set up factory in Jammu and Kashmir.
* To set up Metro coach factory at Singur, West Bengal.
* First coach from Rae Bareli factory to roll out in next three months.
* Concession for physically handicapped and gallantry award winners for travel in Rajdhani and Shatabdi expresses.
* 50 percent concession for mediapersons with families to be increased from once to twice a year.

• Mamata, facing Assembly elections in West Bengal in two months, could also announce a slew of projects for her state, including a rail link connecting the busy Howrah and Sealdah stations running through the densely populated central districts of Kolkata.
• In order to promote cultural activities, Railways are also planning to construct auditorium in Kharagpur, Jalpaiguri and Jabalpur.
• Catering to the student community, she could also announce running of student special trains keeping in mind the travel requirement during examinations and trains with only bookings under Tatkal scheme.

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www.kar.nic.in Karnataka Budget 2011 |Karnataka Budget highlights 2011 – 2012

Karnataka Chief Minister along with Finance Minister B S Yeddyurappa will present the Karnataka Budget 2011 within the State Legislature Assembly on Thurs ., 24 Feb . 2011. This really is the actual fourth spending budget of Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa following BJP government reached power in 2008 Assembly polls.
You could watch the Karnataka Budget highlights 2011 – 2012 live in DD Chandana, TV9 Kannada and other leading Kannada news Channel.

Karnataka Budget 2011 |Karnataka Budget highlights 2011 – 2012

1. *World agriculture investment summit in June 2011
   * New courses for diploma in agriculture
2. Rs 2.5 crore for prevention of epidemics
   *Rs 2 lakh insurance for farmers
   *Training to be given to five lakh farmers in organic farmers
   * Rs 289 crore sanctioned to improve Krishna project
3. *Rs 25 crore for coconut cultivation
   *More neera processing units to be set up
   *Exemption of VAT for floriculture
   *Rs 2 crore to combat diseases that afflict areca plantation
   *Rs 10 crore for APMCs across the state
   *Veterinarian Colleges to be set in Gadag and Athini
   *Mega dairy at Mysore, KMF will mobilise funds for this
4. *Rs 17,850 crore allocation for the agricultural sector
   *Rs 125 crore for Bio Farming and Rs 100 crore for drip irrigation
   *Rs 3900 crore for supply of electricity to IP sets
   *Better IP sets to be provided to farmers to reduce power consumption
   *RS 2123 crore for uninterrupted power supply to farmers
   *Rs 1000 crore for renovation of ponds and lakes
5. *Interest free loans for higher education for farmer’s children
   *Agriculture revolving funds to be increased to Rs 1000 crore
   *Rs 100 crore for small ports
   *Rs 200 crore for organic farming
   *Seeds to be supplied to farmers at 50 percent subsidy
   *Rs 9 crore to encourage paddy and sugarcane production
   *Single window scheme to help farmers
6. *Rs 2.5 crore for prevention of epidemics
   *Rs 10 crore as incentives for fish farming

Court notice to UTV reality show ‘Emotional Atyachaar’

The Delhi High Court Wednesday issued notice to the ministries of information and broadcasting and home affairs, chairman of UTV and team of the reality show “Emotional Atyachaar” following a plea seeking a ban on the show due to its “vulgar” content.

A division bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Sanjeev Khanna asked all the concerned parties to reply within four weeks on the plea filed by NGO Indraprastha People.
“All the respondents should file their reply by April 7,” the bench said.
The court was hearing the petition seeking cancellation of channel licence and to ban the programme “Emotional Atyachaar” for the programme content which is “vulgar, sends a wrong message to the society, is harming the people at large and mentally disturbs people”.

Godhra verdict Announced .It took nearly 9 years for verdict

Sabarmati Express near Godhra station in the event of fire plot, assuming the special court convicted 31 of the 94 accused have. The court acquitted 63 of the case. Maulvi Saeed Umarji, the incident was believed to be accused, but acquitted by the court.
 Sabarmati Court admitted that  it was well-planned attack  in which 59 people were killed who were travelling  in  S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express Feb 27, 2002. . Court on charges of plotting the murder and convicted 31 people. Court on February 25 to formally announce the sentence. Section 149 of the IPC against all culprits, 302, 307, 323, 324, 325, 326, 332, 395, 397 and 436 of the Indian Penal Code and Police Act were charged under certain sections.
Godhra Riots

Godhra Train burning
Significantly, the Sabarmati Central Jail in the trial began in June 2009 in which 94 charges were framed against the accused. The accused are jailed from 2002 to the high security.
253 witnesses were questioned during the trial of the Gujarat police in front of the court over 1500 were presented documentary evidence.
134 accused were at the beginning
134 were initially accused in this case, five of which died during the trial process, there were eight other teens, who went on trial in different courts.