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A tragic highway accident has triggered a Supreme Court intervention that could affect thousands of homes, shops, restaurants and commercial properties along National Highways across India. The biggest numbers to remember are 40 metres, 75 metres and the highway Right of Way (ROW). But there is also considerable confusion. Does a shop within 75 metres have to be demolished? What happens to an existing house within 40 metres? Can a house be converted into a shop? Can an existing business renew its licence? The answers are more nuanced than some alarming social-media messages suggest. It Started With 34 Deaths What triggered the case On 2–3 November 2025 , two serious highway accidents occurred in: Phalodi, Rajasthan — a tempo traveller carrying pilgrims crashed into a stationary heavy vehicle, killing 15 people. Rangareddy, Telangana — another highway collision killed 19 people. The Supreme Court took suo motu cognizance on 10 November 2025, viewing the deaths as potentially ...

  Apple announced the new iPhone 15 lineup yesterday ( 12 Sep 2023 ) . The cost price of iPhone 15 in India will be Rs.78000/-  and Rs.98000/- for iPhone 15 Pro after USDINR conversion and 18%GST.  The above image shows prices in United States excluding tax. It is expected to be available in India from December 2023...

These are the latest iWatch prices in India Apple Watch Series 1 42mm Smart Watch (Space Gray Aluminum Case, Black Sport Band) Rs. 22900 Apple Watch Series 1 38mm Smart Watch (Space Gray Aluminum Case, Black Sport Band) Rs. 25000 Apple Watch Series 3 GPS 42mm Smart Watch (Space Grey Aluminum Case, Black Sport Band) Rs. 29787.00 Apple Watch Series 3 GPS 38mm Smart Watch (Space Grey Aluminum Case, Black Sport Band) Rs. 29900.99 Apple Watch Series 3 has got Built-in GPS and GLONASS Water resistant 50 meters Ion-X glass 2x brighter OLED Retina display with Force Touch (1000 nits) Ceramic back Digital crown Heart rate sensor, accelerometer and gyroscope Ambient light sensor Direct fire speaker and microphone Wi-Fi (802.11b/g/n 2.4GHz) Buy this if you have an iPhone as Apple Watch won't sync with Android

UPDATE : Customers are facing net disconnection at 9 pm daily due to free calls jamming BSNL networks? In this blog post I will explain a simple technique to solve your intermittent BSNL Broadband connection problem. BSNL is India's top telecom provider run by the government. Step 1 : Open the router configuration page. Your BSNL ADSL router-modem has an internal website where you could configure/test the router-modem. Typical username password combinations are admin/admin  or admin/password. Step 2 : Click on diagnostic link as shown. In some router-modems the link might be hidden under a main menu. Now you could notice the failures. (FAIL in red color) Step 3 : Check if your phone has dialtone. If it has keep it off-hook. Restart the BSNL router-modem. ( You could do this either by pressing the hard button or by clicking "Reboot" in the above configuration page (under Management link)). Try to access the Internet and you could see the connection is back...

Magazines: Magsonwink and Local Newspaper Apps , India today and other world news apps. Magsonwink is Digital Magzine store focussing on Indian Magazines for readers around the Globe. The Magazines can be purchased and read on P.C, Mac , iPad, iPhone and on selected Android devices. 2016 Winner - Magzter Maps: Google Maps - To roam around India efficiently. This app is not just for Indians but everyone in the globe. Google Search ( has voice support ) - It is easy to search without typing. Movies: PVR, BookMyShow - The interface to understand which movie is playing at your nearest locations is better if you have these apps . You get to know the latest deals too. 2016 Winner - BookMyShow Pizza: Dominos , CCD , Pizzahut - These apps provide coupons and offers. It also help us to understand the Menu and cost of each items beforehand. 2016 Winner - Dominos Foodspotting . - This app show images of dishes of hotels around you. Use with Location service ON. Online Shopping :...

* The services will not be available between 0800-1200 hrs. However, the ticket can still be booked using mobile through IRCTC main site www.irctc.co.in   Indian Railway e-ticket now on mobile IRCTC introduces for the first time a non-internet based ticketing system that will empower masses even in remote areas to use the omnipresent mobile device to make reservations. Millions of rail travellers can now use their mobile phones to book tickets in a simple, convenient and secured manner. It uses simple SMS or menu-based USSD technology which works on all mobile phones and involves no internet and costs very little. The services can be currently availed by IRCTC registered users only. Advantages of booking IRCTC tickets via mobile No need to stand in long queues or log onto the internet. Simple, reliable and secured. Accessible to any mobile user. Very little charges for accessing the service. Works on all handsets. Simple user guided menu - book tickets, search for ...

These are some of  the updates in Railway Budget 2013-14 for Kerala . It is disappointing. New Express trains Visakhapatnam – Kollam Express (Weekly) Extension of Trains 12507/12508 Guwahati-Ernakulam Express to Thiruvananthapuram 66611/66612 Ernakulam-Thrisur MEMU to Palakkad 66304/66305 Kollam-Nagarcoil MEMU to Kanniyakumari Increase in frequency 12217/12218 Kochuveli – Chandigarh Express 1 to 2 days Passenger Trains Shoranur – Kozhikode Passenger (Daily) Thrisur-Guruvayur Passenger (Daily) Sections proposed to be doubled in 2013-14 Mulanturutti-Piravom Piravom Road-Kuruppantara There is proposal to increase in supplementary charge for superfast trains, reservation fee, clerkage charge, cancellation charge and tatkal charge Mandatory carrying of ID cards by passengers with reserved tickets; 1800 111 321 TollFree for railway catering services monitoring cell Source : Speech of Sh. Pawan Kumar Bansal introducing the Railway Budget, 2013-14 on 26th Febr...

UPDATE: You need new cheque leaves only if you are presenting the cheque to another bank. eg. It is okay if you deposit old cheque leaf belonging to a Kochi Federal Bank account at Federal bank Pattom, Trivandrum. As per Reserve Bank of India guidelines, there have been certain changes made to the cheques issued by Indian Banks. However, these changes are available only in chequebooks issued after August 2011. If you have obtained the chequebook prior to this, the cheques will not be valid after December 31, 2012 ( extended to 2013). If the cheques you currently hold have the following features, they will be valid after the given date. #1 ) "Please sign above" is mentioned on cheque leaf on the lower right-hand side. #2 ) A wave like design is embossed on the left-hand side of Cheque leaf The new cheque format. Additionally, any post-dated cheques issued by you and due after December 31, 2013 will need to be replaced by the fresh cheques meeting the above menti...

The “LPG transparency portal” carries details of Consumer Number Name Address No.of Refills availed etc This is listed for all consumers Gas agencywise for each city and state, and this is definitely a privacy issue. :) It exposes the address of all consumers in India with LPG connection and how much cooking gas they use. Some addresses contain mobile numbers as well. I hope the name and address info will be made secret soon. That being said, the site is useful to check your usage stats.Since only 6 cylinders can be availed at subsidised cost you should know how much cylinders you have ordered from April 1 . It can be accessed through the Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry’s website, www.petroleum.nic.in. The portal will also be hosted on the sites of Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation. Indian Oil Corporation (http://indane.co.in/transparency/index.php), Bharat Petroleum (http://www.ebharatgas.com/pages/footer/Transpa...

The Summer Olympics begins Friday, 27 July 2012, and ends Sunday, 12 August 2012. The Opening Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games is on Friday, 27 July 2012. What time does the Opening ceremony start? Boyle's 'Isles Of Wonder' show kicks off at 9pm UK time on Friday, July 27 at the Olympic Stadium in Stratford, East London. It's expected to last until midnight, with a fireworks display going on until 12.30am. In India the opening ceremony will start Saturday, 28 July 2012, 01:30:00 IST UTC+5:30 hours. You can watch the olympics opening event live on Doordarshan/YouTube.com

The are chances that a bank may close one day. It can happen due to various reasons. In United States, The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) preserves and promotes public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions for at least $250,000 http://www.fdic.gov/about/learn/symbol/index.html In India , What is the maximum deposit amount insured by the DICGC? Each depositor in a bank is insured upto a maximum of Rs.1,00,000 (Rupees One Lakh) for both principal and interest amount held by him in the same capacity and same right as on the date of liquidation/cancellation of bank's licence or the date on which the scheme of amalgamation/merger/reconstruction comes into force. http://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/FAQView.aspx?Id=64 So as an Indian, if ( money > 100000 ) then open more accounts++ :))

Sodexo ( foreign MNC ) Food Coupons are given to employees. It is optional facility. Employees prefer them because it gives tax exemption( a rule created for companies like this). Read about the tax clause below this post. Let us see the disadvantages. Sodexo is now given even for LIC, RBI ! Source: Rajya Sabha The coupons have validity. I am careless and will forget to use it before the validity period. The shop keepers won't give balance Not all shops accept Sodexo coupons. The shops which accept the Sodexo coupons might charge more usually. eg. 10 kg Double Horse rice costs Rs.339 (MRP Price) , you could get for reduced price from Triveni or Margin Free shops but Sodexho is not accepted in these shops. I tend to treat it different from money and is likely to spend more that I need if I have the coupons that money. There is no consumer relationship between me and Sodexo , eg. If Relaince/More/Spencers/Big Bazaar stop accepting this I don't have a choice to sue them ...

0. Newspaper and TV still works but internet will take a big time of people. 1. Satyam 2.0 : Corporate Fraud will be on rise in 2012 2. Forex/Commodity Trading : Sensex lacks lustre and Forex/Commodity Trade spikes in 2012 3. Powerless Government : Govt. will just watch as companies go bust/sold to foreigners in 2012 4. Air Conditioners switch off : IT companies will switch this off majority of the time in 2012 as power costs spikes. 5. Massive Inflation : The price rise of physical assets will be more than the rise in salary in 2012. 6. Online Malls : This is going to be the next big thing, as it will be cheap to buy things online due to good offers and free home delivery. You could watch the courier services giving better services in 2012 7. Pizza Mania : Even Indian railways will serve Pizza/KFC in addition to mushroom of shops in 2012. [ Note: 100% FDI in single brand retail ] 8. Digital TV : Each home in India will have set top box, the media will be controlled by ...

Tablet S (3G + Wi-Fi)) is priced at Rs. 33,990/- and Tablet P (3G + Wi-Fi) at Rs. 36,990/- Models Type Storage Capacity Availability Price Tablet S Wi-Fi 16 GB Available as on date Rs. 29,990/- Tablet S 3G + Wi-Fi 16 GB Mid-Jan 2012 Rs. 33,990/- Tablet P 3G + Wi-Fi 4 GB Mid-Jan 2012 Rs. 36,990/- Specifications Model: SGPT111IN/S (Wi-Fi) Operating System: Android™ 3.2 Processor: NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 mobile processor | with Dual Core ARM® Cortex™-A9 CPU 1 GHz Display: 9.4 (23.87 cms) wide (WXGA: 1280x800) TFT Colour LCD Memory: 1GB Storage: 16GB Wireless LAN: IEEE802.11b/g/n Bluetooth® Technology: Bluetooth® standard Ver. 2.1 + EDR Sensor Accelerometer (3-ax is accelerometer), Gyro, Digital Compass, Ambient Light Sensor Expansion Slots (Memory Card Slot): SD memory card x 1 (Supports SD, SDHC) Camera: Front Camera: Webcamera (Resolution: 640 x 480, Effective Pixels: 0.3 Mega pixels) Rear Camera : HD camera powered by "Exmor for mobile" (Resolution: 2592 x 1944...

UPDATE May 16 2012: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.61993243 Indian rupees 1 RMB in INR = 8.61 The rupee fell to a record low of 54.52 against the dollar, before settling at 54.51, UPDATE Dec 28: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.38 Indian rupees 1 U.S. dollar = 53.01 Indian rupees China and Japan signed a deal to allow direct trading of their currencies. The arrangement is part of the nations' move to scale back exposure to the U.S. dollar. China and Japan are the world's second- and third-largest economies, respectively. == UPDATE Dec 15: 1 Chinese yuan = 8.42 Indian rupees 1 U.S. dollar = 54.11 Indian rupees 2011 chart showing how India Rupee is losing value against Dollar 2011 chart showing how Chinese RMB is gaining against Dollar This means * In India the value of imported items are expensive in Indian Rupee. * In India the price of Dollar based assets like Oil, Gold etc will be expensive * The items imported especially from China will be very very expensive. * Indian citi...

UPDATE: Aishwarya Rai delivers baby girl Latest News Aishwarya Rai Baby Girl Rediff.com reports The latest arrival in the Bachchan family is due any day now. Proud grandfather-to-be Amitabh tweeted excitedly last night: "The family gathers together from all over as we wait for the 'arrival' .. Greatest joy for me -- a full house and the 'chahel- pahel'" On Sunday night, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was spotted paying a visit to the Seven Hills hospital in Marol, northwest Mumbai, where she is expected to deliver her first child. The latest photos of the visit are given below. You can share your email id or  mobile number here https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENuRlBZU016Vkgwczd6UjY1WUJZX3c6MQ to get instant alert of the "Aishwarya Rai Baby News". It was predicted  that  the  delivery of Aishwarya Rai Bachchan might happen on Nov 11 or Nov 14 (Children's Day) . Subscribe to this alert to save your  money and time. ...

You might know how to activate DND ( Do Not Disturb ) to stop spam calls and sms. Here is how to stop it partially. If you want to stop receiving such categories of calls or sms please follow the following below steps 1.) For fully blocked DND service On selecting fully blocked DND service your number will be fully blocked and you will not receive any commercial SMS & voice call. Please note, once your request is registered you can give another DND preference or change request only after completion of 90 days To register your telephone number in National Do Not Call Registry - Call 1909 or type and send SMS on 1909 for fully blocked. To De-registration type and send SMS on 1909 2.) For Partially blocked DND service After selecting the given categories, you will start receiving commercial SMS for the selected category and rest other categories of SMS & Voice Call will be blocked on your number. Please note, once your request is registered you can give another DND pre...

CouchSurfing is a worldwide network for making connections between travelers and the local communities they visit. The idea is to share a beer/meet a foreigner/share a couch. This is similar to Homestays in Kerala but without money. I think the greatest advantage is that you are getting a partner in the other country so that if you visit their place , you are sure to get a couch/beer/advice in return. The United States and Europe are where CouchSurfing is most popular, but we have members in over 240 countries and territories (even Antarctica!). CouchSurfers use over 330 different languages, and live in over 79,000 different cities. Join Couch surfing and the communities you like. http://www.couchsurfing.org CouchSurfing is your ticket to explore the world -- from the road or from your own home. CouchSurfing International Inc. is a Non-Profit Organization. In India it is more popular in Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore. The Kochi/Cochin Couch Surfing Community is growing up and pl...

Hi Indians, The Indian govt. made filing tax even more difficult for citizen without internet connection this time. This  Assessment Year AY 2011-12 ( Financial Year 2010-11 ) . You cannot photostat and file the return. So it is easy to file the return online. Due to routine maintenance activity, the website will not be available to the users for the following time period: 01:30 Hrs, Wednesday 27th July 2011 till 04:00 Hrs, Wednesday 27th July 2011 . Update on CPC - Call Center To assist taxpayers a call center with 20 agents provides customer service and support for resolution of taxpayers queries. It provides information and updates on the following: 1. Status of receipt of ITR-V at CPC 2. Processing status of e-filed returns 3. Refund issues 4. Any other information related to processing of returns at CPC This service is available on working days and call are answered in English,Hindi,Kannada on the following telephone numbers ; Toll free: 1800-425-22...

HDFC Bank Mobile version http://m.hdfcbank.com work in Windows too. It is clean , fast and convenient to use in mobile or computer than the normal version. Some screenshots are here