Money spent on each MP ( Member of Parliament )

Do you know this? A very large amount 2.66 lakhs been spent on each MP per month ( it is avg amount caluculated from the amenities provided to the members relate to salaries and allowances, travelling facilities, medical facilities, accommodation, telephones, etc.).

Salary and Daily Allowance : 12,000 per/month and 500 per/day

Constituency Allowance : 10,000 per/month

Office Expense Allowance : 14,000 per/month

Travelling Allowance/Travel Facilities :

(a) If the journey is performed by rail, an amount equal to one first class fare plus one second class fare irrespective of the class in which the member actually travels.
(b) If the journey is performed by air, an amount equal to one and one-fourth of the air fare for each such journey.

(c) Every member has been given the facility of 32 air journeys during a year (with wife or PA(d) On Rail first class air-conditioned or executive class of any train for free with wife and one extra member

Accommodation : Each member is entitled to a licence-fee free flat or hostel accommodation throughout his term of office

Electricity : 50,000 units free per annum

Telephone Facilities : 50,000 local calls from Delhi office, 50,000 local calls from Residence, 20,000 STD calls, 50,000 local internet calls, 1,50,000 local mobile calls free per year.

Medical facilities ........

All these things comes around

1. Total money spent for a MP per month 2.66 lakhs.
2. Total expense for MP 5 year term : 1,59,60,000 Rs.
3. For all the 534 MP's for 5 years : 852,26,40,000 Rs (nearly 853 crores)

By the way all this money comes from our pocket

Think buddy, think about what we pay to our representative and look at how he is performing awake and raise your voice :



Source : http://www.parliamentofindia.nic.in/ls/intro/p8.htm

Richest village - southern Asia - Madhapar

"Madhapar" is a large village located in south western Kutch district in the state of Gujarat, India. The town of Madhapar, with a population of fewer than fifteen thousand people, some 3 km from the main town of Bhuj in the province of Kutch (Gujarat) , is one of the wealthiest towns in the area with an average GDP of $12,000 per person (source Wikipedia), has 12 international banks with an average deposits of 1800 crores. The town has gotten greener, with new lakes, check dams and deep bore artesian wells that provide fresh water all year round. New health centres, playing fields, parks and temples also add to the affluent lifestyle, giving Madhaparians the longest lifespan in India, with an average of 69 years.



Agriculture plays a large part in the regions prosperity where most of the agricultural goods are exported to Mumbai. Agricultural goods primarily consists of corn, mangos and sugarcane.
The money is flowing in from all around the world but mainly from the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Africa and the Gulf countries, due in a large part to the non-resident Indians who have emigrated from the village during the last fifty years, who bring money and business to the village. Madhapar


Madhapar
Source : eenadu, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhapar

2012 end of the world

Are there any threats to the Earth in 2012? Many Internet websites say the world will end in December 2012?
Nothing bad will happen to the Earth in 2012. Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012.

What is the origin of the prediction that the world will end in 2012?
The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December 2012. Then these two fables were linked to the end of one of the cycles in the ancient Mayan calendar at the winter solstice in 2012 -- hence the predicted doomsday date of December 21, 2012

And More:

• Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar.


• There are no planetary alignments in the next few decades, Earth will not cross the galactic plane in 2012, and even if these alignments were to occur, their effects on the Earth would be negligible. Each December the Earth and sun align with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy but that is an annual event of no consequence.


• Nibiru and other stories about wayward planets are an Internet hoax. There is no factual basis for these claims. If Nibiru or Planet X were real and headed for an encounter with the Earth in 2012, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Eris is real, but it is a dwarf planet similar to Pluto that will remain in the outer solar system; the closest it can come to Earth is about 4 billion miles.

Don't worry about our Earth :) be coooool buddy.

Source : NASA : http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html

Microsoft free e - learning courses ( XAML )

Microsoft E-Learning introduces free e-learning for XAML, details goes.
Introduction:
This two-hour clinic provides you with an introduction to XAML. It also describes how the features of XAML can help designers and developers save time and effort while creating applications with XAML and WPF.

This clinic covers the following topics.

• Background and uses of XAML


• Using XAML and WPF to create GUIs


• Using styles, ControlTemplates, and resources

The pre-requisites for this clinic are as follows:

• Familiarity with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 or Microsoft Visual Studio 2008


• Knowledge of Microsoft .NET Framework version 2.0, Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.0 (formerly WinFX), and Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5


• Knowledge of C#, Microsoft Visual Basic .NET


• Familiarity with XML

Objectives
At the end of the course, students will be able to:

• Describe the background and uses of XAML.


• Use XAML and WPF to create graphical user interfaces.


• Understand how to use styles, ControlTemplates, and resources.

To learn this check on : microsoftelearning-XAML
source : https://www.microsoftelearning.com/

Bangalore Holiday - good places to visit

You can have some of the very best places to visit around Bangalore :
Hill Stations :
Nandi Hills :

Nandi Hills, also known as Nandidurga, is a small hillock near Bangalore. It is located 65 km from Bangalore and 1,478 meters above the sea level. It was the summer resort of Tipu Sultan. This hill station is a famous tourist spot because it is blessed with a pleasant climate through out the year. To Go there see the map here Nandi Hills Map
Devarayana Durga: Devarayan Durga is a rocky hill station situated in the midst of picturesque scenery at an altitude of 3940 feet, about nine miles east of Tumkur town of Karnataka State of India. It is 65 km from Bangalore, The most important of all are the Yoganarasimha and the Bhoganarasimha temples.
From Bangalore -> Yeshwanthpur -> Dobbespet -> right turn under the flyover leads to Devarayandurga. For Directions Devarayandurga Map
Water Falls ....................................
Hogenakkal :



Hogenakkal is a riverside small village, a busy and noisy village, with plenty of vegetation and little habitation in Tamil Nadu. This place is famous for waterfalls. Hogenakkal Falls is a quiet beautiful waterfall and is a good picnic spot. Its water supposed to have curative powers as the waters of the Kaveri flow through a forest of herbs on their journey to Hogenakkal.
Hogenakkal Waterfalls, known as the 'Niagara' falls of India, are not a single waterfalls but a series of falls and they offers a promising holiday destination for nature lovers from and outside the country.
Hogenakkal is considered as one of the most beautiful places in the state. The broad stream of the River Kaveri gets forked at this point, forming an island from where one stream continues on while the other plunges into a deep chasm to create one of the loveliest waterfall gives these rocks the name Hogenakkal which means "smoking rock".
121 km from Bangalore : For location See the map at Hogenakkal Map

Shivasamundram:

Shivasamundram, also known as Shivanasamudra, literally meaning Shiva's Sea, is an emerging tourist detsination, situated in a rocky terrain with traces of vegetation near Mysore in Karnataka. It is a small, pretty picturesque, calm town with lot of wonderful sights hidden under its calmness.
One of Asia's first hydro-electric power stations set up in 1902, which is still functional, is located here in Gaganachukki waterfall. This is where hydroelectric power was harnessed for the second time (after Darjeeling) in Asia and the electricity thus produced was used in the Gold Mines of Kolar, making it the first city in Asia to get hydro-electricity. A security check post at Shivasamundram prohibits the visitors from visiting between 6 pm and 6 am.
Near the town is the famous Shivanasamudra waterfall. Here Kaveri (Cauvery), the famous river in the region, splits into two, falls into a valley in two separate places called Gaganachukki and Bharachukki, two main attarctions in Shivasamundram and re-unites downstream. A good lot of water falls down from both the waterfalls.
122 km from Bangalore. for location check Shivasamundram Map

For More Places Just Check
1 Bheemeshwari Karnataka 105 km Trekking, Rafting, Fishing, Boating
2 Srirangapatna Karnataka 125 km Bird Sanctuaries, Temples
3 Sravanabelagola Karnataka 140 km Pilgrim
4 Mysore Karnataka 142 km Palaces, Lakes, Gardens, Museums, Churches, Temples, Amusement Parks
5 Kabini Karnataka 211 km Rivers, Camping, Wildlife, Bird Watching, Boating
6 Halebid Karnataka 214 km Temples, Heritage
7 Bandipur Karnataka 219 km Wildlife, Hills
8 Nagarhole Karnataka 220 km Wildlife, Bird Watching, Falls, Temples
9 Shivgiri Karnataka 225 km Hill Stations, Rappelling, Kayaking, Forts, Lakes, Wildlife, Rock Climbing
10 Dubare Karnataka 228 km Wildlife, Trekking, Rivers, Dams, Rafting, Fishing
11 BR Hills Karnataka 235 km Trekking, Rafting, Fishing, Wildlife
Source : http://www.mustseeindia.com/, http://www.karnataka.com/tourism/bangalore
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RTA Rules -Traffic police fines on Motorists

According to the State's Road Transportation Act. no policemen can slap a penalty on you just because you have no insurance or emission certificate. If you have not purchased insurance cover for your vehicle, then the police officer must issue a notice, not impose penalty, You must be given 15 days time to purchase insurance cover and one week for obtaining the emission certificate. Days later, meet the sub-inspector at his station with the insurance cover or emission certificate, so that he will annul the charge at once. Police can fine you only if you fail to submit these documents within the stipulated period. If your vehicle is brand new, then you need not bother about obtaining the emission certificate for one full year.

source: CITYPLUS NEWSDESK