6th pay commision

6th pay commision


The 6th Pay commission, which was recently officially announced by Indian Government through a notification, has made all the Government employees very busy these days. No matter where you go in a Government setup, the only discussion going on there will be the calculation of Salary structure and Arrears which Government employees are going to get from this month.
Though there are many calculators available online which will help you calculating your salary/arrears based on the recommendations of Sixth Pay Commission, not all of them are accurate and a majority of them are programmed for calculating the Pay/arrears of only those Government emplooyees who have not got any promotion between Jan 2006 and Aug 2008 or for those who have not get any change in Grade Pay during this period.
Therefore, all those Government employees, who have got either a promotion or a change in Grade Pay between Jan 2006 and Aug 2008 are finding it difficult to calculate their exact pay/arrears.
If you are a Government employee, let me tell you about one website which is having Pay calculators for all such people, who have got either a promotion or a change in Grade Pay between Jan 2006 and Aug 2008, and who are finding it difficult to calculate their exact pay/arrears. This website has been designed by the people of IIT Madras and you can be 100% sure of the accuracy of their Pay calculators.
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Australia vs South Africa

Played at Perth, on 17,18,19,20,21 December 2008 (5-day match)


Australia 74/3 (26.0 ov)South Africa
Australia won the toss and elected to bat first Lunch - Day 1
Australia RR 2.84Last 10 ovs 18/0 RR 1.80

India clinch memorable win in Chennai

Sachin Tendulkar hit his 41st Test century and along with Yuvraj Singh took India to a historic six-wicket victory in the first Test against England at the M.A. Chidambaram stadium in Chennai.

Sachin Tendulkar while talking to TV channel just after the win said the victory is dedicated to all those who laid down their lives in the Mumbai siege.

The pivot around which the Indian batting revolved around was Tendulkar who hit 9 fours in his match-winning knock and hit the winning shot for India with a paddle sweep to fine leg for four off Graeme Swann.

The West Indies hold the record for the highest run chase of 418 for 7, against Australia at St. John's in 2003. India is second in the list for successfully chasing 406 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976. The only other team to score more than 400 runs in the fourth innings is Australia, who scored 404-3 against England at Leeds in 1948.

Reliance Money

Reliance Money in pact with DBS Vickers

• Reliance Money has entered into a pact with DBS Vickers Securities (Singapore) Pt. Ltd to facilitate trading in global commodities exchanges for Indian corporate and other appropriate participants.
• The announced was made by Sudip Bandyopadhyay, director and CEO, Reliance Money, in Mumbai on Wednesday(10th Dec 2008).
• The size of the global commodities derivatives markets is estimated to be around $800 billion. Indian investors are looking at diversifying their portfolio and overseas trading service enables them to do so.
• Globally, exchange traded commodity futures is one of the largest market segments in the financial markets witnessing participation from the producers, users,traders alike. The offering under this agreement will broadly comprise derivatives in agricultural products, metals and energy products traded on various major exchanges worldwide as well as OTC products in segments such as energy and freight.
• Reliance Money is part of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, while DBS Vickers is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DBS Bank, one of the largest financial services groups in Asia. DBS Vickers is a leading securities and derivatives brokerage firm in Singapore with a rich Asian heritage and strong Asian focus.

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Important Tourist Destinations in Kerala

Important Tourist Destinations in Kerala

Important Tourist Places in Kerala
• Munnar • Cochin • Kovalam • Trivandrum • Varkala • Aleppey • Thekkady • Kumarakom • Silent Valley • Wayanad

Munnar
Munnar - one of the best hill stations of South India - is situated at a height of 1600 m from Sea Level. Situated at the confluence of three mountain streams, this hill station was once the summer capital of the British Government in South India. Sprawling Tea Plantations, small towns and beautiful houses make this a popular hill station. Munnar is also famous for exotic flora - like Neelakurunji, which blooms once in 12 years. Anamudi, the highest peak of south India is situated in this area and is an ideal place for Trekking.
Places to see

Mattupetty
Is famous for its highly specialized Diary Farm - the Indo-Swiss live stock project.
Devikulam

This idyllic hill station with its velvet lawns, exotic flora and fauna and the cool mountain air offer a unique experience to visitors. The sita devi lake with its mineral waters and picturesque surroundings is a good picnic spot.
Rajamala

2695 mt. above sea level this place is a natural habitat of the rare species - Niligiri Thar.
Top Station
This is the highest Point on the Munnar - Kodaikanal route and one gets good view of the nearby towns from this peak.
How to reach

Nearest airport is Cochin, which is 140 Kms from Munnar. No rail head to Munnar. Roads are well connected.

Aleppey (Alappuzha)
Aleppey (Alappuzha) is a District of immense natural beauty. Known as the Venice of The East, it is famous for backwaters, boat races, houseboat holidays, beaches, marine products and coir products. A singular characteristic of this land is the region called Kuttanad. The land of lush paddy fields, Kuttanad is called the rice bowl of Kerala and is the one of the few places in the world where farming is done below the sea level.
How to reach
The nearest airport is Cochin, which is 95 Kms away. Aleppey is well connected by rail from all major places in India. Aleppey is well connected by Road also.
Places to see
Pathiramanal
This Island on the backwaters is a favorite haunt of hundreds of rare migratory birds from different parts of the world. The island lies between Thaneermukkom and Kumarakom, and is accessible only by boat.
R-Block
This area is very famous for its backwaters and you can have very beautiful scenes of paddy fields. This is one of the places in the world where farming is done below sea level.
Aleppey Beach
This is one of the most popular picnic spots in Aleppey. The pier, which extends into the sea here, is over 137 years old. There is also an old lighthouse, which is greatly fascinating to visitors.
Krishnapuram Palace
Built by Marthanda Varma, it is at Karthikapally in Kayamkulam and is famous for its mural depicting the story of Gajendramoksham. In this 18-century museum you can see antique sculptures, paintings and bronzes.
Boat Race
Allappuzha is world famous for its Snake Boat Race. Boat Races usually take place at the time of Onam festival.
Some of the important boat races are:
1. Nehru Trophy Boat Race (2nd Saturday of August) 2. Payippad Jalotsavam (4th Onam Day) 3. Champakulam Moolam Boat Race (July)

Cochin
Cochin - 'Queen of the Arabian' Sea is the commercial capital of Kerala. Cochin has one of the finest natural harbors in the world. Cochin was once the major center of commerce and trade with the British, Arabs, Chinese, Portuguese, Dutch etc.
Reaching Cochin
Cochin is well connected by air and Rail from all major cities in India.
Places to see
St.Francis Church
Built in 1503 by the Portuguese Franciscan Friars, it is India's oldest European Church. Vasco da Gama's remains were buried here in 1524 but later the remains were taken to Libson, Portugal.
Chinese Fishing Nets
These huge cantilevered fishing nets were brought here by the traders from the court of Kublai Khan.
Mattancherry Palace
(Dutch Palace) (Open 1000- 1700 hrs daily except on Fridays)
Built by the Portuguese in 1557 and presented to Raja Veera Kerala Varma of Kochi, the palace was renovated in 1663 by the Dutch. Mural Paintings depicting scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata and some of the Puranic Hindu Legends are a real attraction. The palace also houses Dutch maps of old Kochi, royal palanquins, coronation robes of former Maharajas of Kochi as well as period furniture.
Jewish Synagogue
(Open 1000 - 1200 hrs and 1500 - 1700 hrs- closed on Saturdays and Jewish holidays)
Constructed in 1568, this is the oldest synagogue in the commonwealth. The Dutch rebuilt it in 1664. The main attractions include the hand painted, willow patterned floor tiles from Canton in China, a clock tower, Chandeliers, the great scrolls of the Old Testament, ancient scripts on copper plates etc.
Hill Palace Museum, Thripunithura
(Open 0900 - 1200 hrs and 1400 hrs to 1630 hrs- closed on Mondays)
10 Kms from Kochi, Hill palace was the official residence of the erstwhile Kochi royal family and was built in 1865.
Excursions from Kochi
Kalady
The birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya, the great Advaita philosopher of the 8th century.
Kodanad
Kodanad is one the largest elephant training centers in South India.
Athirapally Water Falls
The cascading falls are enriched with scenic beauty and is an ideal picnic spot.

Thekkady
Periyar Tiger Reserve, one of the famous Wildlife Sanctuaries in India, spread across 777 Sq. Kms out of which 360 Sq. Kms is thick forest, is one of the best places for viewing wild elephants. There is a 26 Sq. Km. artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar Dam across the Periyar river. A boat cruise on the lake is a great way to watch the wildlife.
Wild animals like the Elephant, Gaur, Sambar Deer and wild boar, which can be easily seen from close quarters during the serene boat ride. Other Mammals like the Nilgiri Thar, the lion tailed macaque, the bonnet macaque, the Malabar giant Squirrel, the flying Squirrel, the Tiger, the jungle cat and the sloth bear are seen only once in a while. Around 265 different species of birds like the Hornbill, stork, woodpecker, kingfisher, raptor, cormorant, grackle, darter etc. can also be seen.
How to reach
The nearest airport is Cochin, which is 192 kms [5 hrs drive] away. Nearest Rail head is Kottayam which is approx. 120 kms away. Periyar is well connected by road.
Places to see
Periyar National Park
National Park is open from morning 0600 hrs to 1800 hrs daily. Boating is the only way to view the wildlife in Periyar National Park.
Boating
Timing: From 07:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs From 14:00 hrs. to 16:00hrs.
Trekking
Trekking is another wonderful way to view the wildlife from close quarters. Early morning trekking to the jungles can be arranged. It will be good if you can carry your trekking boots and gear. 4 days trekking into the Periyar jungles with overnight tent camping can also be arranged.
Plantation Tours
Spices are found in abundance in Periyar. A guided Plantation tour to familiarize you with different spices and plantations like cardamom, pepper, tea, coffee, cloves, ginger, turmeric, nutmeg, cumin seed, garlic etc. is a main attraction of Thekkady.

Kovalam
Kovalam one of the most beautiful and famous beaches in South India, is the best place for relaxation. It has three different beaches of which the Lighthouse beach is the most famous beach. Ayurvedic treatment especially during monsoon is another attraction of Kovalam.
How to reach
The nearest airport is Trivandrum, which is 16 Kms from Kovalam. The nearest railway station is Trivandrum. Kovalam is easily accessible by road.
Excursions from Kovalam
Kanykumari and Trivandrum
Kanyakumari
The southern most tip of India, Kanyakumari is the point where the three mighty water bodies, the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean converge. The famous Vivekananda Rock memorial amidst the turbulent sea is a major attraction. Kanyakumari is famous for its spectacular sunrise and sunset views and the Devi Temple.
Padmanabhapuram Palace
Enroute to Kanyakumari 40 Kms away is the majestic old palace famous for its 17th and 18th century murals, carved mahogany ceiling, coloured mica windows, secret underground passages, inner courtyards, durbar hall, museum, four poster medicinal bed, Begian mirrors, Granite dance halls and special lac shiny floors made of a unique combination of egg white, jaggery, lime, burnt coconut, charcol and river sand. The palace is built in the traditional Travancore architectural style.
Suchindram Temple
Enroute to Kanyakumari, it is another famous attraction - The Sthanumalaya temple which is a popular pilgrim centre. the temple also houses an emporium of art treasures from various periods in history.

Kumarakom
Kumarakom: 16 kms from Kottyam, Kumarakom is a small backwater town.
Kumarakom, situated on the banks of the Vembanad Lake is one the world famous Backwater destinations of Kerala. Fishing, Boating and visits to the countryside make this destination a unique place to look forward to. Kumarakom also has a small bird sanctuary where different species of birds can be seen. A boat cruise along the Vembanad Lake is the best way to experience the serenity of the enchanting backwaters. Luxury hotels situated in this area to make your stay more relaxing and comfortable.
How to reach
The nearest airport is Cochin, which is 80 kms away and Kottayam, 16 Km away, is the nearest railway head, which is well connected by trains from all major cities in India. It is easily accessible by road also.

Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple Prasadam coupons at Dhanalakshmi Bank

• During the Mandala-Makaravillaku Festival in 2008, Lord Ayyappa devotees visiting the famous Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple can buy the coupons for Aravana Payasam, Appam and Modakam prasadams from Dhanalakshmi Bank branches from anywhere in India.

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Phone: 91-0488-720235Email: kodakara@dhanbank.co.in Kodunthirapully 11/540, Priyadarshini Nagar Kodunthirapully Palakkad dist - 678004
Phone: 91-0491-527253Email: kpilly@dhanbank.co.in Kolkata Ideal Plaza 11/1 Sarat Bose Road Kolkata - 700 020 West Bengal
Phone: 91-033-2809520,2815090,2813425Email: kolkatta@dhanbank.co.in Kollam Gangothri Land MarkNear Iron BridgeKollam - 691 001Phone: 91-474-2746410,2746510Email: kollam@dhanbank.co.in Kollengode Vasantha Complex,Kollengode-678506Phone: 91-0492-2362326Email: kollengode@dhanbank.co.in Kongad Panchayat Bus Stand Kongad Palakkad - 678631
Phone: 91-0491-845225Email: kongad@dhanbank.co.in Koppam Pulassery Koppam Palakkad - 679307
Phone: 91-0492-692227Email: koppam@dhanbank.co.in Koramangala 100,18 th Main 6 th Block Koramangala Bangalore - 560095
Phone: 91-080-5524168Email: bglkmangala@dhanbank.co.in Kottayam Ward No. 17 P.B 261 Kanianthara Heights Baker Junction Kottayam - 686001
Phone: 91-0481-564281, 91-0481-584366Email: kottayam@dhanbank.co.in Kottekad 10/508 Kunnath Buildings,Kottekkad,P.O.KutturThrissur-680013Phone: 91-0487-212352Email: kottekkad@dhanbank.co.in Kozhikode 17/1341 H, Ram Mohan Road Chinthavalappu Kozhikode Pin : 673004
Phone: 91-0495-721924, 91-0495-724021Email: kozhikode@dhanbank.co.in Kukatpally 686, Vivekananda Nagar ColonyKukatpallyHyderabadAndhra Pradesh - 500 072Phone: 91-040-23066221Fax: 91-040-23066331Email: hydkuktply@dhanbank.co.in Kumaranellur VIII/1023 Thrichur-Shornur Road Kumaranellur-Ottuppara Wadakkanchery, TCR dist -680590
Phone: 91-0488-432322Email: Kumaranellur@dhanbank.co.in Kunisseri Junction X/429 Kunisseri Junction Palakkad - 678681
Phone: 91-0492-234248 Kunnamkulam 1/804- M Wadakkanchery Road P.B. No. 26 Kunnamkulam - 680503
Phone: 91-0488-522355, 91-0488-524158Email: kunnamkulam@dhanbank.co.in Kurichikkara Cherian Shopping Complex 1 st Floor, Ponganamkad Centre Kurichikkara P.O, TCR - 680028
Phone: 91-0487-695625Email: kurichikkara@dhanbank.co.in Kuthiathode KD/2/216, R.K Complex Main NH4, Road Kuthiathode Alapuzha - 688533
Phone: 91-0478-562246 Kuzhupilly Balakrishna Swamy Devasom Shopping Complex Ayyampilly P.O., Kuzhupilly Ernakulam dt. - 682501
Phone: 91-0484-488130Email: kuzhupilly@dhanbank.co.in Lajpat Nagar Dhanalakshmi Bank LtdA II/44, Lajpat Nagar IILAJPAT NAGAR New Delhi – 110 024Phone: 011-29840396, 29840397Email: lajpathngr@dhanbank.co.in Latheri 1/327 Main Road Latheri - 632 202 North Arcot, T.N
Phone: 91-0416-238235Email: latheri@dhanbank.co.in M.G.Road Ernakulam Industrial Finance Branch,P.B. No.3548 XL/7296, Adjacent to T.D. East Sannidhi Road M.G.Road Ernakulam - 682035
Phone: 91-0484-380520,364 033Email: ekmifb@dhanbank.co.in Madurai Hotel Taj ComplexWest Vadambokki Street13,13 A, T P K RoadMadurai - 625 001 Tamil Nadu
Phone: 0452-2330312,2330313Email: madurai@dhanbank.co.in Malappuram 1st Floor,Bava's Arcade Down HillMalappuramPhone: 0483-2735838Email: malappuram@dhanbank.co.in Manacaud TC 41/2343(4)Malsen TowerManacaudPhone: 0471-2450403, 2454405Email: manacadu@dhanbank.co.in Mandaveli P.B. No. 3111, Plot No.4A Mani Maligai, 22, V,K, Iyer Road Mandaveli Chennai - 600028
Phone: 91-044-4939566,4615695Email: chnmandaveli@dhanbank.co.in Mangalore Opp. SDM Law CollegeM.G. Road, Kodialbail,MangaloreKarnataka - 575003Phone: 91-0824-2497730 & 2497731Email: mangalore@dhanbank.co.in Matha Amrithanandamayi Math [Extn Counter Attached to Kollam Branch] VallikavuAmrithapuri P.OKollamPhone: 91-476-2897659 Mattancherry P.B. No. 303 VI/368 Anavathil, Mattancherry EKM dist - 682002
Phone: 91-0484-225051,211605Email: mattancherry@dhanbank.co.in Matunga 2/323- B, Sudhir Sadan Chandavarkar Road Matunga Mumbai - 400019
Phone: 022-4141310,022-4151109Fax: 022-4151109Email: mummatunga@dhanbank.co.in Melarcode 6/536,Melarcode Chittilancherry P.O Palakkad dist - 678704
Phone: 91-0492-233211Email: melarcode@dhanbank.co.in MG Road - Bangalore 1A, Nitish BroadwayM.G. RoadBangaloreKarnataka - 560001Phone: 080-51239200,51239300Email: bglmgroad@dhanbank.co.in Mumbai - Vashi Plot No. 1 CNishant MillenniumSector 28, VashiNavi Mumbai - 400703Phone: 022-27870033Email: mumvashi@dhanbank.co.in Mundur Sahaba Complex, 1 st Floor Trichur Guruvayur Road Mundur Thrissur dist - 680541
Phone: 91-0487-211252Email: mundur@dhanbank.co.in Munnar MP/IX/2728 -F Chalakkal Krishnan & Son Aluva - Munnar Road - 685612
Phone: 91-0486- 530368,531968Email: munnar@dhanbank.co.in Muringoor Payyappilly Buildings Muringoor Junction NH 47, Muringoor Thrissur - 680316
Phone: 91-0488-702657Email: muringoor@dhanbank.co.in Muvattupuzha XI/ 2734 (3), Vettukattil Hospital Complex Bldg M.C Road, (TB Junction) Muvattupuzha - 686661
Phone: 91-0485-834740Email: muvattupuzha@dhanbank.co.in Nagercoil Door No.86, I FloorEast Tower, VSK BuildingNagercoil, Kanyakumari Dt.Tamilnadu - 629001.
Phone: 91-04652-227702Email: nagercoil@dhanbank.co.in Nellore 15/345, BrindavanamBehind Vijaya DairyNelloreAndhra Pradesh - 524 001Phone: 0861-2348144Fax: 0861-2348244Email: nellore@dhanbank.co.in Nenmara V/47-A, Ground Floor,I.G.TowersNenmara, Vallangi,Palakkad-678508Phone: 91-0492-344302Email: vallangi@dhanbank.co.in New Delhi H-17, Gobind Mansion,Outer Circle,Connaught Place New Delhi - 110001
Phone: 91-011-23720369,23312833Fax: 23720368,3316120Email: delhimain@dhanbank.co.in Nizamabad 11-1-1623/2&3, Singidi complex OPP: Indur traders Kanteshwar, Armoor roadNizamabad-503002Phone: 08462-230533Fax: 08462-230544Email: nizamabad@dhanbank.co.in Ottapalam V/421, Main Road P.B. No 18 Ottapalam Palakkad dist - 679101
Phone: 91-0492-644471Email: ottapalam@dhanbank.co.in Palai I st Floor,Jobees Complex Kattakayam Road Palai - 686 575 Kottayam dist
Phone: 91-0482-200 150Email: palai@dhanbank.co.in Palakkad P.B. No. 303 30/749 Vadakkanthara Road Big Bazaar Palakkad - 678014
Phone: 91-0491-501453,500272Email: pgtbazar@dhanbank.co.in Palakkal Monon's ComplexAmmadam/Kodannur RoadPalakkal Thrissur - 680027
Phone: 91-0487-342291Email: palakkal@dhanbank.co.in Palarivattom XXXV/147-G, N H. Road P. B. No. 2276 Palarivattom Ernakulam - 682025
Phone: 91-0484-344317,534160,534160Email: palarivattom@dhanbank.co.in Palluruthy C-20/2065 Kacheripady, Kumbalanghi Palluruthy Ernakulam dist - 682006
Phone: 91-0484-231127Email: palluruthy@dhanbank.co.in Pamba TriveniPathanamthitta - 689714
Phone: 04735-203465Email: pamba@dhanbank.co.in Parappur VI/407, Tholur Panchayath Parappur Junction Parappur, Thrissur - 680552
Phone: 91-0487-285678Email: parappur@dhanbank.co.in Parli Main Road Parli Palakkad - 678612
Phone: 91-0491-856238Email: parli@dhanbank.co.in Pathanamthitta P.B. No.54, Changayil Bldg,College Road,Pathanamthitta-689645Phone: 91-0473-322702Email: pathanamthitta@dhanbank.co.in Pattambi P.B. No. 3,Door V/1672,I st Floor Yemkay Trade Center, Main Road, Pattambi Palakkad dist - 679303
Phone: 91-0492-612253Email: pattambi@dhanbank.co.in Pazhanji Pazhanji -Kattakampal Road Pazhanji Thrissur dist - 680542
Phone: 91-0488-574266Email: pazhanji@dhanbank.co.in Pazhayannur 4/330 L, Aiswarya ArcadeAlathur RoadPazhayannurThrissur - 680 587
Phone: 91-0488-495023,494406Email: pazhnr@dhanbank.co.in Peelamedu NR Complex No. 202 Avanashi Road, Peelamedu Coimbatore - 641004
Phone: 91-0422-571318,576025Email: peelamedu@dhanbank.co.in Peenya (Formerly T Dasarahalli) Peenya Industrial Association (PLA) BhavanPeenya Trade Centre1st Cross, 1st StagePeenya Industrial AreaBangalore – 560 058Phone: 91-080-8391220Email: peenya@dhanbank.co.in Peringottukara VII/351 Trichur-Triprayar Road Peringottukara Thrissur dist - 680565
Phone: 91-0487-391271, 91-0487-392404Email: peringottukara@dhanbank.co.in Perinkulam P.B.No.2 VII- 542 Bank RoadAlathurPalakkad - 678541
Phone: 0492-2222249Email: perinkulam@dhanbank.co.in Perinthalmanna Central Complex Calicut Road Perinthalmanna Malappuram dist - 679322
Phone: 91-0493-326370,324535Email: perinthalmanna@dhanbank.co.in Perunna XIX/514 M.C. Road Perunna Kottayam dist - 686102
Phone: 91-0481-2420894Email: perunna@dhanbank.co.in Peruvamba 6/168 Sheriff Manzil Chungam, Puthunagaram Palakkad Rd Peruvamba - 678531
Phone: 91-0492-2352353Email: peruvemba@dhanbank.co.in Pollachi No. 84, Coimbatore Road PollachiTamil Nadu - 642002Phone: 91-04259-29411,234411Email: pollachi@dhanbank.co.in Ponnani 7/859, 1 st Floor Ambady Buldgs, Chammaravattom Jn, Ponnani, Malappuram dist - 679577
Phone: 91-0494-666915,663356Email: ponnani@dhanbank.co.in Pudussery 5/657 Main Road Pudussery Kanjikode Palakkad dist - 678621
Phone: 91-0491-566270Email: pudussery@dhanbank.co.in Punnakunnam Pulinkunnu P.O. Punnakunnam Alapuzha - 688504
Phone: 91-0477-702219Email: punnakunnam@dhanbank.co.in Pushpagiri Pushpagiri Dhanalakshmi Complex Punkunnam, Thrissur - 680002
Phone: 91-0487-380722,[CHEST 382452, 381158]Email: pushpagiri@dhanbank.co.in Puthur 1/340 Panchayath Road Puthur Thrissur - 680014
Phone: 91-0487-352518Email: puthur@dhanbank.co.in Ring Road, Vijayawada 59-14-8, Shilpa ArcadeRamachandra NagarRing RoadVijayawadaPhone: 0866-2498666Fax: 0866-2498777Email: vijayawadaringrd@dhanbank.co.in Round South 1st Floor,PathayapuraParamekkavu Devaswom BuildingRound South, Thrissur
Phone: 91-487-2423195,2440195Email: tcrsouth@dhanbank.co.in S.L. Puram Kanjikuzhi S.L. Puram Alappuzha - 688523
Phone: 91-0478-862371Email: slpuram@dhanbank.co.in Salem 77, 1 ST Floor Oriental Shopping Complex, A A Street Salem - 636001 T.N
Phone: 91-0427-267942Email: salem@dhanbank.co.in Sasthamangalam Balakrishna Building TC NO. IX/767(1) Sasthamangalam Thiruvananthapuram - 695010
Phone: 91-0471-314804,314827Email: sasthamangalam@dhanbank.co.in Service Branch - Ernakulam XXX/147-G., NH Road Palarivattom Ernakulam KeralaPin - 682025Phone: 0484-2335837 Service Branch, Mumbai Ground FloorJanmabhoomi BhavanJanmabhoomi MaargFort Mumbai PIN - 400 001Phone: 022 - 22028208,22028204Email: mumservice@dhanbank.co.in Service Branch-Anna Salai Service Branch, 104 & 107, Om Sakthi Towers Anna Salai Chennai - 600002
Phone: 91-044-8591271,8510931Email: chnservicebr@dhanbank.co.in Shanmugham Road, C/40/664 (2), Alex Buildg Shanmugham Road, Ernakulam-31 Pin : 682031
Phone: 91-0484-352133,91-0484-352606,91-0484-369294Fax: 91-0484-380752Email: ekmshrd@dhanbank.co.in Sion Thirumalai HouseGround FloorRoad No. 29Near Sion Hill FortSion (East)Mumbai - 400 022Phone: 91-022-24017942Fax: 91-022-24018006Email: mumsion@dhanbank.co.in Sreenivasapuram C-VI/300 College-Nadayana Road Sreenivasapuram Varkala TVM dt - 695145
Phone: 91-0472-602232Email: srpuram@dhanbank.co.in Sultanpet Lakshmi Plaza Coimbatore Road Sultanpet Palakkad - 678001
Phone: 0491-2546653, 2547627Email: pgtsulthanpet@dhanbank.co.in Surat 3 rd Floor, The Surat Vankar Sahakari Sangh Blg Opp. Reshamwala Market Ring Road, Surat, Gujarat - 395003
Phone: 0261-2337812,2353624Fax: 0261-2350699Email: surat@dhanbank.co.in T. Nagar 47, South Usman Road T. Nagar Chennai - 600 017
Phone: 91-044-4342825,91-044-4361208Email: chntnagar@dhanbank.co.in Thachampara 3/449 Palakkad Kozhikode Road Thachampara Palakkad - 678593
Phone: 91-0492-443241 Thaikattuserry 12/299/1 "Karthika"Edakunni Temple RoadOllur Thrissur - 680306
Phone: 91-0487-352538Email: tksery@dhanbank.co.in Thalassery 1 sr Floor, Hopes Shopping Complex, 7/154 Logans Road Thalassery Kannur - 670101
Phone: 91-0490-2341203Email: thalassery@dhanbank.co.in Thazhakkara 421 Mavelikara-Pandalam Road Kunnam P.O,Thazhakkara Alappuzha - 690108
Phone: 91-0479-303392Email: thazhakkara@dhanbank.co.in Thazhava Bldg. No: TP 9/371A PC Road, SRP Market, Near Sag Theatre, Thazhava Kollam - 690539
Phone: 91-0476-2660795Email: thazhava@dhanbank.co.in Thiruchirappalli P.B. No. 451 12 Madurai Road Thiruchirappalli - 620008, T.N
Phone: 91-0431-700894,716729Email: trichy@dhanbank.co.in Thiruvalla Ragom BuildingsM.C.Road,ThiruvallaKerala-689101Phone: 91-0473-600127,605280Email: thiruvalla@dhanbank.co.in Thiruvanathapuram Fort P.B. No. 5067 Karimpanal Arcade Thiruvanathapuram Fort Pin : 695023
Phone: 91-0471-471812, 91-0471-475244Email: tvmfort@dhanbank.co.in Thiruvanchikulam P.B. No. 17 863 A, Dharmaraj Building Sringapuram,Thiruvanchikulam Kodungallur,Trissur dist - 680664
Phone: 0480-2802448,2811848Email: thiruvanchi@dhanbank.co.in Thodupuzha Door No. 162/9 Jyothi Super Bazar P.B. No. 36, Thodupuzha - 685584
Phone: 91-04862-22758,220298Email: thodupuzha@dhanbank.co.in Thottamon Door No.3, NSS Union BuildingPerumpuzhaRanniPathanamthitta Dist - 689 672Phone: 04735 - 227497Email: thottamon@dhanbank.co.in Thottipal 11/122 Pudukkad Mapranam Road ThottipalThrissur - 680310
Phone: 0480-2791483Email: thottippal@dhanbank.co.in Thrikkariyoor 9/529,Therathenal Building Nellikuzhi, Thrikkariyoor Road Thrikkariyoor EKM dist - 686692
Phone: 0485-2822563,2823713Email: thrikkariyoor@dhanbank.co.in Thrikunnapuzha III/507 Trikunnapuzha - Thottapilly Pallipattumury Thrikunnapuzha, Alappuzha - 690515
Phone: 0479-2482033Email: tkpuzha@dhanbank.co.in Thrissur Main Thrissur Main,Naickanal Junction The Round Thrissur - 680001
Phone: 91-0487-335180,321618Email: tcrmain@dhanbank.co.in Tirupati Plot No.3 TUDA Lay OutRC RoadTirupatiAndhra Pradesh - 517 501Phone: 0877-2245722Fax: 0877-2245522Email: tirupathi@dhanbank.co.in Tirupur No.318, Sri Muthu PlazaAvinashi RoadTirupur - 638602,T.N
Phone: 91-0421-203578,702538,703357Fax: 91-0421-202538Email: tirupur@dhanbank.co.in Tirur 1 st Floor KMS TowerThazhepalam Tirur - 676 101
Phone: 91-0494-422032Email: tirur@dhanbank.co.in TREASURY DEPARTMENT Centre - 1Unit - 5, 11th FloorWorld Trade CentreCuffe ParadeMumbai - 400 005Phone: 022 - 56355398,56355399Fax: 022 - 22156120Email: mumibd@dhanbank.co.in Tripunithura P.B. No. 9 East Fort Gate Tripunithura EKM dist - 682301
Phone: 91-0484-777528,776426Email: tripunithura@dhanbank.co.in Udumalpet No.23, Sreekrishna TowersBypass RoadUdumalpet Tamil Nadu - 642126
Phone: 91-04252-24651,22651Email: udumalpet@dhanbank.co.in Vadakkencherry No:III/901-H,First FloorShah TowersVadakkencherry Palakkad - 678683Phone: 0492-2255321,2259083Email: vadakkencherry@dhanbank.co.in Vaikom P.B. No 1 Vaikom Kottayam Kerala - 686141
Phone: 91-0482-621209Email: vaikom@dhanbank.co.in Valanchery 214A P.B. No. 28 Opp. Bus Stand Calicut Road Valanchery Malappuram - 676552
Phone: 91-0494-644655,644080Email: valanchery@dhanbank.co.in Varandarappilly IV/788 Kovenda Church Building, Varandarappilly Thrissur dist - 680303
Phone: 91-0488-760166Email: vpilly@dhanbank.co.in Vattappara X/501 M.C. Road Vattappara Thiruvananthapuram - 695028
Phone: 91-0472-585046Email: vattappara@dhanbank.co.in Vazhaipandal Door No. 3/99 Sri L. N. Perumal Koil st Vazhaipandal - 632318 North Arcot, T.N
Phone: 237 Vazhuthacaud HDFC House Vellayambalam Road Vazhuthacaud Thiruvananthapuram - 695010
Phone: 91-0471-321686,337511Email: vazhuthacaud@dhanbank.co.in Veerapanchatram 10/210, Sathy Road Veerapanchatram - 638004 Erode T.N
Phone: 91-0424-216328,211821Email: vpchatram@dhanbank.co.in Vellore No. 20, 1 st Floor Gandhi Road P.B. No. 406 Vellore - 632004, T.N
Phone: 91-0416-220533,214851Email: vellore@dhanbank.co.in Vijayawada 26-6-177 Prakasham Road, 1 st Floor 434 Governerpet Vijayawada, A.P - 520002
Phone: 91-0866-570015,573798Email: vijayawada@dhanbank.co.in Visakhapatnam VIP Road, CBM CompoundVisakhapatnamAndhrapradesh-530 003Phone: 0891 - 2540012Email: vizag@dhanbank.co.in Zonal Office - Bangalore No: 9/3, 1st Floor, Nitish Broadway,M.G.RoadBangalore - 560 042Phone: 080-25593300, 25593400Fax: 080-25593500Email: zobgl@dhanbank.co.in Zonal Office - Chennai 104 & 107, Om Sakthi TowersAnna SalaiChennai - 560 042Phone: 044 – 28600434, 28600353, 28600982Fax: 044 –28600139Email: zochn@dhanbank.co.in Zonal Office - Ernakulam P.B.No.2699, 2nd FloorAlex BuildingShanmugam RoadErnakulam - 682 031
Phone: 0484 – 2380047, 2363305, 2363306, 2350199, 2380047Fax: 0484 – 2380752Email: zoekm@dhanbank.co.in Zonal Office - Thrissur Dhanalakshmi BuildingsPunkunnamThrissur - 680 002Phone: 0487-2383066, 2384998, 2380526Fax: 0487 – 2383581Email: zotcr@dhanbank.co.in

"Indian Muslims "occupy a unique position

• All over India, Eid celebrations on 9th December were muted. Many Muslims wore black bands in protest against the Mumbai terror strikes while imams of several prominent mosques spoke out against terrorism and pledged to stand united against terrorists.


• The Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid India's biggest mosque called the 'jihad' which took nearly 200 lives in Mumbai a crime against all people. He also slammed Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism in India. So did the imam of another prominent mosque, the Fatehpuri Masjid. The nationwide protests on Eid by Muslims against the terror attacks weren't a one-off event. In the immediate aftermath of the Mumbai attack, the city's Muslims refused to allow the dead terrorists to be buried in Muslim graveyards.


• Earlier this week, Muslim organisations in Mumbai took out a rally to send the message that killers of innocent people are the enemies of Islam. And over the past few days, several Muslim icons of India, including Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan, have spoken out against terrorism. These strong words and actions by India's Muslims are a slap in the face of groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba which are intent on spreading terror in the name of Islam and to supposedly avenge wrongs done to Indian Muslims. What Indian Muslims are saying is that terror has no religion. But by clearly speaking out against Islamist terrorism, India's Muslims are taking away any justification that the terrorists might claim for their bloody acts.


• Groups like LeT not only want to spread immediate mayhem but eventually to break up India. India, with its 150-million Muslim minority population, is a direct challenge to Islamist terror groups. Nothing would please the terrorists more than if blasts and terror attacks were followed by communal violence. But every time there has been a terrorist act, Indians, irrespective of religion, have closed ranks.


• This has been so since 1993 when terrorists first struck in a big way in Mumbai. Since then there have been several terror attacks across India, but none has provoked rioting or large-scale violence. Indian Muslims occupy a unique position. They're the largest Muslim minority anywhere and practise an Islam that is much more syncretic than elsewhere.


• At a time when radical Islamic ideologies are trying to gain the upper hand across the world, Indian Muslims could offer a compelling counter-narrative. Indian Muslims have already given a fitting answer to the Islamist groups that were behind the Mumbai terror attacks.


• Great salute to Indian Muslims.....

Vijaya Bank

State-run Vijaya Bank (VJBK.BO: Quote, Profile, Research) on Friday raised 1 billion rupees through Certificates of Deposit, two market sources, said.
The one-month notes carry a coupon of 7.50 percent, the sources said, adding that another state-run bank had invested in the instrument.

Jamaat-ud-Dawa, added to U.N. banned list

A committee of the U.N. Security Council has added four leaders of a Pakistani militant group to a list of people and groups facing sanctions for ties to al Qaeda or the Taliban, including a freeze on assets and travel ban, the U.N. said .
The four are leaders of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, considered an al Qaeda affiliate that India has accused of being behind last month's attacks in Mumbai, which killed at least 179 people.
The militants added to the sanctions list include Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, which the U.N. statement described as the leader of the group.
The others are Pakistan-born Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi, the group's chief of operations; Haji Muhammad Ashraf, its chief of finance; and India-born Mahmoud Mohammad Ahmed Bahaziq, described as a financier for the group who served as its chief in Saudi Arabia.
The same four were hit with U.S. Treasury Department sanctions in May. The U.N. sanctions, covered by Security Council resolution 1267 from 1999, include the mandatory freezing of assets and travel bans.
Earlier this week a former head of the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Intelligence agency said the United States wanted to include him on the U.N. blacklist, but he was not among the newly sanctioned individuals.
Long retired, Lieutenant-General Hamid Gul told Reuters in Pakistan the U.S. moves against him began several weeks ago, pre-dating the latest controversy surrounding the ISI.

katrina kaif

Among the top 10 from India, "katrina kaif" makes it at number 10 as the only celebrity in the list.

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India VS England Test series

England won the toss and had decided to bat first in the Chennai Test against India. Yuvraj Singh has made it back to the side.

Congress have won vote of confidence

• The congress government led by prime minister Dr. Manmohan singh have won the vote of confidence motion.
• The nuclear deal will open a new era in Indian power sector.
• The most obvious is nuclear power. France and Russia have had nuclear cooperation agreements with India ready for months, waiting only for the green light from the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group. General Electric and Westinghouse are reported to have $14 billion worth of agreements in the pipeline for setting up power plants.
• Within a year of the formalities being completed, agreements for setting up 50,000 MW of nuclear power plants should be in place. Also, the completion of the agreement and anticipation of vastly increased FDI would renew the confidence of Indian and foreign investors and raise share prices.
• In the longer run, India has no option but to tap FDI for the power sector. India’s current power generating capacity of around 180,000 MW is short of its needs by at least 30,000 MW. If it wishes to maintain a long term growth rate of eight per cent, then even after allowing for increases in energy efficiency, it will have to double its generating capacity every ten years. By 2028, therefore, it will have to add around 630,000 MW of power generating capacity, of which all but around 50,000 MW would have to be thermal-based.

Google reports 35% rise in net profit

• Google Inc reported a weaker-than-expected 35 per cent rise in net profit as the company blamed lower returns from managing its huge cash pile rather than softening sales of online advertising.
• Shares of the company tumbled 8 per cent to below $500, as Wall Street has come to count on Google to deliver revenue and earnings surprises over and above expectations each quarter.
• The disappointing profit came as Google said second-quarter online ad revenue held up well across sectors and world regions despite a weaker global economy that has tripped up rivals. Officials pointed to problems managing its cash - now totaling $12.7 billion - in the face of volatile interest rates, the cash drain of recent acquisitions and higher costs to hedge foreign currency risk as operations expand overseas. Google shares fell as much as 10 per cent from a Nasdaq close of $533.44.

TCS Q1

Country’s biggest software exporter reported a growth rate of 7 per cent in its consolidated net profit to touch Rs 1291 crore in the first quarter ended June 30. The company which narrowly missed the forecasts saw a 24 per cent revenue growth to touch Rs 6411 crore. Analysts had estimated Rs 6500 crore.
The company’s revenue grew 6 per cent vis-a-vis the earlier quarter. Shares of TCS gained 5.9 per cent in the last quarter, compared with a 14 per cent decline in the Bombay Stock Exchange’s benchmark index and Infosys’ 21 percent.

Bill Gates to say ' bye' to Microsoft

• The Microsoft co-founder and driving force in the company, whose boyish face and nerdy manner epitomizes the US software colossus,Bill Gates spends his last day at the office on Friday 27th June 2008.


• However Gates, 52, remains chairman of the Microsoft board of directors and the company's largest shareholder.


• After decades devoted to Microsoft, Gates turns his attention full time to the philanthropic Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation he established with his wife.


• Paul Allen, who teamed with Gates to start Microsoft in a garage in 1975, will be among those "roasting" his childhood friend at a gala dinner affair Friday night.

Nair San:Mohanlal portrays the legendary indian patriot

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• In Nair san ,Mohanlal portrays the role of a real life Officer . This is an Indo-Japenese venture where Jackie Chan will be playing a role which is of much importance.The story is based on ‘Memories of Nair San’ the biography of A M Nair.
• Nair San was a leading industrialist and a prominent figure among Japanese citizens. A native of Thiruvananthapuram,Kerala ,India he arrived in Japan via Srilanka as an engineering student during the Indian Independence struggle. On completing his studies, he settled down in Japan and married a Japanese girl. He played a vital role in the independence movement of India. Nair San collaborated with several freedom fighters from India who arrived in Japan at that time, including Subhash Chandra Bose, to fight against the British rulers. Nair left his studies and became Subhash Chandra Bose's Japanese translator. He was one of the leaders of Indian National Army formed by Netaji. He travelled extensively in Manchuria, China, and other Asian countries as an anti-British propagandist. However, he was never involved in the political affairs of India after its independence.
  
• Music maestro A.R.Rahman will be doing music for the film. The traditional Mongolian & Japanese songs included in the film will be a different experience for the music lovers.
• Interestingly, when India won the 1964 Olympics hockey gold medal, the national anthem played was that of Pakistan, by mistake. And it was Nair San, the global Malayalee, who was the one to point out the mistake and rectify it. Nair San is the owner of world famous Ginza Nair Restaurant in Tokyo.

Vodafone Takadhimi,Gayathri Govind is the winner

• Gayathri Govind have finally crowned Asianet Vodafone Thakadimi,the popular dance contest. The winner will get a prize money of Rs.45 lakhs .
• The thrilling final will be aired on 21 and 22 June 2008.

Naomi Campbell admits assaulting two police officers

Supermodel Naomi Campbell appeared in court Friday (20 June 2008)and admitted assaulting two police officers after she was removed from a flight at London's Heathrow airport earlier this year.

The 38-year-old was charged following a row over luggage on a British Airways plane bound for Los Angeles on April 3. She admitted a total of six charges at a hearing at a magistrates court in west London.

Inflation

Inflation is a rise in the prices of a specific set of goods or services. In either case, it is measured as the percentage rate of change of a price index.
The effect of inflation is the prices of everything going up over the years.
Do not keep your money stagnant. If you just save money by putting it your safe it will loose value over time. If you have Rs.1000 in your safe today and you keep it there for 10years or so, it will be worth a lot less after 10 years. If you can buy something for Rs.1000 today, you will probably require Rs.1500 to buy it 10 years from now. So do not keep money locked up in your safe.
The rate at which the prices of everything go up is called the "rate of inflation". For example, if the price of something is Rs.100 this year and next year the price becomes approximately Rs.104 then the rate of inflation is 4%.

There can be only one method of controlling prices of food and other materials. That is by increasing supply, which will, however, take time.

China should stop incursion otherwise we must boycott Olympics

The Chinese army ,PLA is making fresh incursions into the Fingertip Area of Sikkim,Indian state of northeast ,this is the time that our government supported by left party should issue a statement .

We should boycott the Olympics held at Beijing if they are not willing to stop the incursion in Indian territory.

There have been 65 transgressions into Sikkim in the last six months and on June 16, PLA men entered the region in light vehicles and later returned to their territory.

Army officers in the area recount numerous attempts in recent months by the Chinese to cross the border and remove the heaps of stones used as border markers.

Kerala SSLC Exam result 2008

• For SSLC Exam results....
• please check this site......
• http://www.examresults.kerala.gov.in/
• Kerala SSLC results 2008 will officially published on 13 th May.
• Government of Kerala would RESULT in YOUR e-MAIL BOX - SSLC result of Keral will be sent to the e-mail address registered here, after the official release. www.examresults.kerala.gov.in You need to enter your name, SSLC Exam-Registered Number and your email address to which the result need to be sent.
• For more information on SSLC Results go to tese links:www.examresults.kerala.gov.in
• www.kerala.gov.in
• http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in
• http://www.sslcexamkerala.gov.in

YouTube India

• YouTube now has an Indian version!!!
• Popular online video site YouTube on Wednesday (07.05.2008)launched its Indian
• edition, www.youtube.co.in
• It features a localised homepage and search functions, allowing users to create and share videos, discover the most popular and relevant videos in India, and connect with other Indian and global users.
• Launching the Indian version ,YouTube’s chief technology officer and co-founder Steve Chen said that "YouTube India will not only offer Indian users more relevant content but also provide a platform to share unique and diverse culture and lifestyle with the largest online video community in the world.”
• A subsidiary of Google, YouTube in India has signed partnerships with various firms including Eros Entertainment, Rajshri Films, IIFA, the Ministry of Tourism, IIT Delhi, NDTV, UTV, Zoom TV, India TV and Krishcricket. It also aims to facilitate connections among large non-resident Indian community.
• Internationally, it has partnerships with content providers like CBS, BBC, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Group, Warner Music Group, NBA and The Sundance Channel.
  YouTube was created in 2005 to enable the Internet’s lay users to share videos, movie clips and song videos. It was acquired by Google in November 2006.

Mukesh ambani

• The house being built in Mumbai by Mukesh Ambani, the richest person in India, could be the world's largest and costliest home with a price- tag nearing two billion dollar.
• It will be 550 feet high with 4,00,000 square feet of interior space.
• Mukesh Ambani heads India's most valuable firm Reliance Industries, an oil and petrochemicals giant.
• This will be world's largest and most expensive home: a 27-story skyscraper in downtown Mumbai with a cost nearing 2 billion dollars.

Apply for PAN

To apply for PAN through online

Please go to the following link

https://tin.tin.nsdl.com/pan/index.html

Thingsto know about PAN.......

• Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department.
• It is mandatory to quote PAN on return of income, all correspondence with any income tax authority. From January 1, 2005, it has been made mandatory to quote PAN on challans for any payments due to Income Tax Department.

RBI hiked Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 0.25 per cent,repo rate unchanged

• The RBI on Tuesday (29th April 2008)hiked Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) by 0.25 per cent from May 24 to control inflation-stoking cash in the system but kept all other official rates (repo, reverse repo, bank rates )unchanged.
• The central bank projected economic growth of 8.0 to 8.5 percent in the fiscal year that began this month, after an estimated 8.7 percent in 2007/08, and aimed for inflation of "around 5.5 percent" this fiscal year but with the goal of lowering it close to 5.0 percent as soon as possible.
• The decision comes as annual inflation holds above 7 percent, its highest in more than three years, due in part to rises in international food, oil and metal prices.

India's satellite PSLV creates history !!!

• Setting a world record, India's Polar rocket on Monday(28th April 2008 at 9:23AM) successfully placed ten satellites, including the country's remote sensing satellite, (Cartosat-2A )into orbit in a single mission.


• It is for the first time in the world that ten satellites were launched in a single mission. Russia had earlier luanched eight satellites together.


• Besides the 690 kg CARTOSAT-2A, the PSLV-C9 is also carrying ISRO's Indian Mini Satellite-1, weighing 83 kg, and eight nano satellites built by universities and research institutes in Canada and Germany .


• While the CARTOSAT-2A, carrying state-of-the-art panchromatic camera, will be used for mapping purposes and management of natural resources, the IMS-1 will be used as a platform for trying out advanced technology in future launches.


• The high-resolution mapping satellite CARTOSAT 2-A, which, while placed at a height of over 600 kilometres, can identify objects as small as a car.

Answer Keys of Kerala Engineering / Medical Entrance Exam ,www.cee-kerala.org

• Answer Keys of Kerala Engineering / Medical Entrance Exam will be published at www.cee-kerala.org .

TCS net profit up by Rs 4508 cr

• Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) announced a net profit of Rs 4508.76 crore for the year-ended March 31, 2008 as compared with Rs 3757.29 crore for the year ended March 31, 2007.
• Total income has increased from Rs 15156.52 crore for the year-ended March 31, 2007 to Rs 18979.67 crore for the year ended March 31, 2008.
• The Group has posted a net profit of Rs 5026.02 crore for the year ended March 31, 2008 as compared with Rs 4212.63 crore for the year ended March 31, 2007.

Thomson acquire Reuters

• Financial data provider Thomson Corp acquire Reuters Group of a $17.2 billion deal .
• Following the completion of the deal, the shares of the combined entity, named Thomson Reuters, on 17th April began trading on Toronto, New York and London.
• Thomson had reached an agreement to acquire Reuters for about $17.2 billion in a cash and stock deal almost a year ago.
• The two companies together have over 50,000 employees with operations in 93 countries on six continents and collectively had a revenue of $12.4 billion in 2007.

27 percent quota to OBCs

• The Supreme Court on 10th April 2008 upheld the Constitution amendment law providing for 27 per cent quota for OBCs in IITs, IIMs and other Central educational institutions but excluded the creamy layer from the benefit.


• A five-judge Constitution bench by a unanimous verdict cleared the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 providing for the quota.
  The bench headed by Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan excluded the creamy layer among the OBCs from the quota benefit.


• In effect, the reservation policy can be put in place for the 2008-09 academic session


• Besides the Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan , the Bench comprised Justices Arijit Pasayat, C K Thakker, R V Raveendran and Dalveer Bhandari.

Chinese " Cultural genocide of the Tibetans",Dalai Lama

These may be the reasons behind Dalai Lama's statement of "Cultural genocide of the Tibetans"

1. Settling members of the majority community in areas where the minorities are in a majority

China has systematically settled Hans from mainland China and the Hui Muslims from central China in Tibet in order to reduce ethnic Tibetans to a minority and dilute the majority status of Buddhism. It has similarly settled Hans in Xinjiang in order to reduce the Uighurs to a minority and dilute the impact of Islam.

2. Chinese government never allow an ethnic Tibetan to be headed in the local party and government set-up.

3.China ever held a single democratic election in Tibet, Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia since the Communists captured power in 1949.

4. Beijing never allow a single dissident leader to interact with the media and foreign diplomats.

5.China never permit any humanitarian delegates to visist in minority provinces.

• Will China allow the UN delegates to visit Tibet to inquire into allegations of cultural genocide in Tibet?

Malayalam poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishnan passes away

Malayalam poet Kadammanitta Ramakrishan died at a private hospital in Pathanamthitta district 0n 31st March 2008. He was 73 and survived by wife and two children. Kadammanitta, as he is popularly known, had been undergoing treatment for the last few months.

Kadammanitta was born on March 22, 1935 in Kadammanitta province of the present Pathanamthitta district. His childhood experiences, especially the Patayani songs, imparted strong influence in his literary work. With his powerful and mind provoking poems he became one of the gifted rebellious voices in modern Malayalam literature. More than anything, it was his style of reciting his own poems in a powerful and efficient manner made him darling of many progressives.

His main works include Kadammanittayude Kavithakal, Kadammanittayude, Thiranjedutha Bharanippaattukal, Therikkavithakal, Kalayum Alpam Theriyum, Oru Communistkarante Laingeeka Cheshtakal, Kadinjool Pottan, Poottile Poonthottam, Ookkaan Poya Neram, Maadhaka Sundari, Mazha Peyyunnu Maddalam Kottunnu, Madammayude Ammakku Thooran Muttunnu and Muralidhara Kuruppum, Njanum Ente Pennumpillayum.

Virender Sehwag's 300

Virender Sehwag made the first Test-match triple hundred on Indian soil at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium ,Chennai on Friday(28th March 2008).
It was Sehwag’s second triple hundred in Tests. He scored a match-winning 309 in the Multan Test against Pakistan in 2004 (March 28).



Virender Sehwag’s triple ton was the fastest ever in Tests history:

278 balls Virender Sehwag (309*)

355+ balls Wally Hammond (336*)

362 balls Matthew Hayden (380)

364 balls Virender Sehwag (309)

404 balls Brian Lara (375)

Malayalam news & Malayalam news papers

You can read Malayalam news and Malayalam news papers.......
1.Manorama Online: www.manoramaonline.com/
2. Kerala kaumudi : http://www.kaumudi.com/ (for English)
http://www.keralakaumudi.com/ (For Malayalam)

3. Deepika : http://www.deepika.com/
4. Mathrubhumi : http://www.mathrubhumi.com/
5. Mangalam Publications : http://mangalam.com/
6. Yahoo Malayalam : http://in.malayalam.yahoo.com/
7.MSN India: http://malayalam.in.msn.com/

You can also read latest Malayalm Film news using following links.....

1. http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/
2. http://www.vellinakshatram.com/
3. http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/malayalam/

Mohanlal plays the lead role in ‘Chayamukhi’

Mukesh, Aparna and Mohanlal in ‘Chayamukhi,’

• When the sun rise on March 12 , 2008 it could well be the beginning of a new scene in Malayalam theatre.


• The first show of 'Chayamukhi' (Mirroring the Mind)will be held at the Lulu Convention Centre, Thrissur, on March 12.


• The play, based on a folk tale related to the 'Mahabharata,' will have Mohanlal and Mukesh essaying the roles of Bheema and Keechaka respectively.


• Mohanlal, who had won acclaim for his stage performances in 'Karnabharam' and 'Kathayattom' a few years ago.


• The central theme of the play is the curse of love; "it is easy to love but very difficult to be loved."


• This is the first venture of 'Kalidasa Visual Magic', a production house promoted jointly by the two actors.Prashanth Narayanan is the script writer and director of the play.

Serena Williams wins Bangalore Open

Patty Schnyder's dream of defeating the eight-time Grand Slam champion in the final of Bangalore open (WTA Tier II tournament)was shattered in an enthralling match that made Sunday night a scintillating one.

Williams defeated Schnyder 7-5, 6-3.

India fails qualify Olympic hockey

Great Britain scored twice in the first-half and ended India's Olympic dreams with a 2-0 victory in the final of the World Hockey qualifying tournament at the Prince of Wales Country Club, in Santiago, Chile, on Sunday (09.03.2008).

Barry Middleton (4th minute) and Richard Mantell (10th) struck for Britain who then showed the discipline and character to withstand intense pressure to emerge deserving winners while qualifying for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Eight time gold medallists India thus failed to make it to the Olympics for the first time since their debut in 1928.

Nickelodeon and the Kids' Choice Awards,http://www.nick.com/kca

Nickelodeon and the Kids' Choice Awards are about showcasing all things that are hot and now with kids, and Miley Cyrus and The Naked Brothers Band rule with our audience.
Kids will be able to cast their vote online at http://www.nick.com/kca beginning Monday, March 3, in a total of 18 categories. Surprise awards also will be announced during the show.

Palestinian gunman kills 8 in Jerusalem

• A Palestinian gunman opened fire inside a Jewish religious school in Jerusalem on late Thursday (6th March 2008), killing eight .
• Eight students at the Merkaz Harav Yeshiva in predominantly Jewish west Jerusalem were killed and another nine wounded when a Palestinian from east Jerusalem entered the building and started shooting.

Sachin Tendulkar become No. 1 in ICC ranking

Batting Maestro Sachin Tendulkar has overtaken Australian captain Ricky Ponting as No 1 in the International Cricket Council (ICC)'s one day international batsmen ranking.

The latest ICC rankings for the ODI batsmen were declared after India's thrilling win in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series against Australia .

The rankings are as follows:
No 1 Sachin Tendulkar (India), No 2 RT Ponting (Aus), No 3 GC Smith (South Africa), No 4 Mohammad Yousuf (Pakistan), No 5 ML Hayden (Aus), No 6 AC Gilchrist (Aus), No 7 MEK Hussey (Aus), No 8 KP Pietersen (Eng), No 9 HH Gibbs (South Africa) and No 10 MS Dhoni (India).

India v Australia,CB Series final,India beat Australia

Team India created history at the Gabba on Tuesday (March 4 2008) after it defeated Australia by 9 runs in the second finals of the cricket tri-series.

After scoring a competitive 258 for nine largely built around Sachin Tendulkar's majestic 91, the Indians held their nerves in the tense dying moments to stop the Australians at 249 with two balls to spare and wrap up the best-of-three finals with a 2-0 margin.

Praveen Kumar has been declared as the 'Man of the Match'.

Brief scores:

India: 258 for 9 in 50 overs (S Tendulkar 91, Yuvraj Singh 38, M.S. Dhoni 36; N Bracken 3/31 Michael Clarke 3/52)
Australia: 249 all out in 50 overs

Virgin Mobile enters India

• Sir Richard Branson on Sunday(2nd March 2008) launched the Virgin Mobile brand in India through a franchise arrangement with Tata Teleservices.
• The Virgin group and Tata Teleservices( TTSL) have also jointly established a company ‘Virgin Mobile India Ltd’ to develop the new branded service.
• To begin with, Virgin Mobile will be launched in 50 cities, and in a year’s time in over 1,000 cities. Specially designed handsets in the Rs 2,000-5,000 range would be offered by TTSL, but customers are free to buy CDMA handsets separately, since Virgin would be offering a SIM-card based CDMA service, the first such offer in India.

Kerala nun Sister Alphonsa to become saint

• Vatican will announce full sainthood to Sister Alphonsa of Bharananganam, Kerala, on October 12 2008, the cradle of Christianity in the country has earned the distinction of producing the first completely "Indian" saint who also happens to be a woman.

• Sister Alphonsa's beatification — recognition by Church of a dead person's accession to heaven — was ordained by Pope John Paul II during his visit to Kerala in February 1986.
• (Pic)Sister Alphonsa
  
• The miracle was the healing of a one-year-old boy, Jinil, who could not walk because of a disability. Jinil began walking the very day his parents took him to the Sister's tomb for prayers. Sister Alphonsa will be the second Christian saint from India after Gonsalo Garcia and the first woman. Garcia, who was canonized in 1862, was partly Indian. He was from Vasai, near Mumbai, and is believed to have been crucified .

• Sister Alphonsa's tomb at Palai in Kottayam is a famous Christian pilgrimage and draws thousands of faithful.