Let us all rebuild the Temple

The Ayodhya verdict is out. The country has decided to rebuild temple for Maryada Purshotaman - Chakravathi Lord Shri Ram. Let us make this as a national project. Involve the state, central and all NGOs to build the temple.

Let the project be under NREGA ... people of all faith, caste and religion toil for Lord Ram

Let people of all faith be involved in it. Ram is the pride of India. There is only one Ram in entire universe.

Open letter to congress

We know that you want to appease minority, your UPA chairperson wanted Noble prize for peace for making friendship with Pakistan. Your Prime Minister wanted to go down in history as a noble man who fed terrorists in five start prison.

If you want to achieve that - arrest more sadhus and sadhvis, destroy sethu, blast temples, decrease the seats for Hindus in Educational institutions, Anull promotions for all Hindus, (you guys know what is the best). BUT PLEASE PLEASE DON'T PRAISE TERRORISTS - DON'T MAKE THEM HEROES . Thousands of lives have been lost to arrest a terrorist. They were not Hindu / Christian lives they were INDIAN lives. Many kids lost thier fathers so that other kids can have theirs. Many women have lost their Sons as our Sons and Daughters can live. Think about it!

Hybrid vs Hussien Obama

When you thought the controversy over ‘Hussien’ in Barack Obama has died down, you are in for a surprise. The ‘hussien’ is very much back. This time for opposing Hybrid cars.

Thread to Islam

Hybrid cars from Toyotta were a direct threat to Islam. The major source of radical Islamic nations is from oil. Any shift in dependency on oil will alter the balance for these countries. Some of these countries shunned the introduction of Hybrid vehicles and have imposed heavy taxes on them. They were also against Fuel cells and alternative sources of energy.

Growing suspicion

There is a strong feeling that Obama administrations strong posture against Toyotta is beyond safety of citizens. If it is a safety concern then Toyotta has already done the damage control; it has recalled millions of vehicles and have issued notices to all service shops for overhauling.

Is Obama trying to save a religion? With congressional elections not far away. Americans show more of betrayal of trust by the Democratic government!
 


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Beware of Pastors

Jamie: Mom! I am going to playground

Mother: Which one Jamie?

Jamie: The one near the Church

Mother: Be careful son! If the ball goes into Church compound don’t get inside.

Jamie: Don’t worry Mom! I will ask the Pastor’s permission before venturing in.

Mother: Who? Pastor! No No Son.. please don’t go near him; don’t eat anything if he gives, don't talk to him, don't hear his words. Stay Away. Call the police if he asks you to come inside church and run back home.  Jesus! Save the boys from Pastors

Is N RAM (The Hindu) on his way out!!!

Stripped of his powers by publisher and group Editor-in-Chief N Ram, Managing Director and his brother N Murali has hit back saying that he will not quit. And that he would try to “make Ram see reason and retire as Editor-in-Chief as committed by him in September 2009 and ensure a smooth transition.”

Ram, incidentally, has denied that he made such a commitment.

“Some members of the Board of Directors have been trying to systematically undermine and erode my authority and responsibilities and rights and obligations,” Murali wrote in an email to “colleagues” in the company today. “I will not allow that to happen.”

Murali, as The Indian Express reported today, is said to have proposed a retirement age for members of the board — one of the hot-button issues that polarised the board.

The board is split with one faction proposing that all directors retire at 65. Ram turns 65 in May. The other faction is opposed to the proposal.

Murali was blunt in his email: “At the Board meeting on 20th March, some Directors subjected me to utter humiliation and attempted disempowerment. I will resist all attempts to deny me my rights, responsibilities and duties as the Managing Director.”

When contacted by The Indian Express, Murali said his email was in response to a circular sent by Ram to heads of departments announcing a change in his designation and his role.

“The circular was sent announcing my re-designation as senior managing director whereas I am currently the managing director. Along with this, all my powers were substantially and purportedly removed. My post has been given to another board member,” said Murali. “My responsibilities have been farmed out to some other members on the board.”

While Murali declined to name the new appointee, sources said K Balaji, the younger brother of K Venugopal, currently the joint editor of The Hindu Business Line, has been appointed as managing director in place of Murali by the faction supporting Ram.

All in all exit of N Ram from the Hindu will be as chaotic as his rise!

51 Shaktipeethas Location in India

Shaktipeeth The Shaktipeethas (places of strength) are places of worship consecrated to the Goddess 'Shakti', the Durga. They are spread throughout India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka. Legend According to a legend, during Satya Yuga, King Daksha, son of Brahma performed Vrihaspati Yagna with a desire of taking revenge on Lord Shiva. Daksha was furious over his daughter, Sati’s marriage to the 'yogi' Shiva against his wishes. Daksha invited all the deities to the Yagna except for Shiva and Sati. Though Sati was not invited did not deter her from attending the Yagna. She expressed her desire to attend the Yagna to Shiva who tried to dissuade her from going. He eventually gave in to her demand and allowed her to go escorted by his ‘ganas’ (followers).On reaching her parents home, Sati wasn’t given attention and love that a daughter expects, but was rebuked and insulted for her marriage to the ‘yogi’. Sati was unable to bear her father's insults toward her husband, so she committed suicide by jumping into the pyre. When Lord Shiva heard about her death he became furious. He went to the place where the Yagna was held and destroyed the area. Daksha’s head was severed by the Ganas and after he apologized for his act of foolishness, Shiva replaced his head with a goat’s head. Struck by grief, Lord Shiva took Sati's body with him and started performing Tandav, dance of destruction. Other Gods requested Lord Vishnu ("The Preserver" in Hindu mythology) to stop this dance after which he severed Sati's body into 51 pieces with Sudarshan Chakra, so that Lord Shiva could return to his sanity and once again take up his duties. Various parts of Sati's body fell at different places which are known as Shaktipeethas. At all Shaktipeethas, Goddess Shakti is accompanied by Lord Bhairava (a manifestation of Lord Shiva). The 51 Shaktipeethas Sr. No. Place Organ or Ornament Shakti Bhairava 1 Hingula (Or Hinglaj), about 125 Km towards North-East from Karachi, Pakistan Bramharandhra (Part of the head) Kottari Bhimlochan 2 Sharkrare, a little distance from Sukkar Station from Karachi, Pakistan Eyes Mahishmardini Krodhish 3 Sugandha, about 20 Km from Barisal, Bangladesh at Shikarpur on banks of Sondh river Nose Sunanda Trayambak 4 Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgaon 94 km by Bus, Chandanbari 16 Km by walk Throat Mahamaya Trisandhyeshwar 5 Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 Km Tongue Siddhida (Ambika) Unmatta Bhairav 6 Jalandhar, India from Jalandhar Cantonment Station to Devi Talab Left Breast Tripurmalini Bhishan 7 Baidyanathdham, at Deoghar, Jharkhand, India Heart Jaya Durga Baidyanath 8 Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Gujyeshwari Temple Both Knees Mahashira Kapali 9 Manas, under Tibet at the feet of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone Right Hand Dakshayani Amar 10 Biraja in Utkal present Orissa, India Navel Vimla Jagannath 11 Gandaki from Pokhara, Nepal about 125 Km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated Temple Gandaki Chandi Chakrapani 12 Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river, at Ketugram 8 Km from Katua, Burdwan, West Bengal, India Left Arm Goddess Bahula Bhiruk 13 Ujaani, 16 Km from Guskura Station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India Right Wrist Mangal Chandika Kapilambar 14 Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Matabari near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from Udaipur town of Tripura, India Right Leg Tripur Sundari Tripuresh 15 Chatral or Chôţţogram at the top of Chandranath hills near Sitakunda station of Chittagong district, Bangladesh Right Arm Bhawani Chandrashekhar 16 Trisrota, at Salbari village under Boda division of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, India Left Leg Bhraamari Ambar 17 Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India Genital Organ Kamakhya Umanand 18 Jugaadya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India Great Toe (Right) Jugaadya Ksheer Khandak 19 Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India Right Toe Kalika Nakuleesh 20 Prayag near Sangam of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India Finger (Hand) Lalita Bhava 21 Jayanti at Kalajore Bourbhog village of Khasi hills under Jayantia Parganas of Sylhet district, Bangladesh Left Thigh Jayanti Kramadishwar 22 Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 Km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India Crown Vimla Sanwart 23 Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India Earring Vishalakshi & Manikarni Kalbhairav 24 Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India Back Sarvani Nimish 25 Kurukshetra, at Haryana, India Ankle Bone Savitri Sthanu 26 Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 Km towards north-west from Ajmer, Rajasthan, India Two Bracelets Gayatri Sarvanand 27 Shri Shail, at Jainpur village towards north-east 3 Km from Sylhet town, Bangladesh Neck Mahalaxmi Sambaranand 28 Kanchi, on the banks of Kopai river 4 Km towards north-east from Bolpur station of district Birbhum, West Bengal, India Bone Devgarbha Ruru 29 Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India Buttock (Left) Kali Asitang 30 Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada river in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India Buttock (Right) Narmada Bhadrasen 31 Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur Railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India Right Breast Shivani Chanda 32 Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India Ringlets of Hair Uma Bhutesh 33 Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Shuchitirtham 11 Km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India Teeth (Upper Jaw) Narayani Sanhar 34 Panchsagar place not known Teeth (Lower Jaw) Varahi Maharudra 35 Kartoyatat, at Bhawanipur village 28 Km distance from interior Serpur. Alight at Bagura station under district Bagura, Bangladesh Left Anklet (Ornament) Arpana Vaman 36 Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Guntur district, Andhra Pradesh, India Right Anklet (Ornament) Shrisundari Sundaranand 37 Vibhash, at Tamluk under district East Medinipur, West Bengal, India Left Ankle Kapalini (Bhimarupa) Sarvanand 38 Prabhas, 4 Km distance from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India Stomach Chandrabhaga Vakratund 39 Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India Upper Lips Avanti Lambkarna 40 Jansthan, at Godavari river valley near Nasik, Maharasthra, India Chin (Two Parts) Bhramari Vikritaksh 41 Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India Cheeks Rakini or Vishweshwari Vatsnabh or Dandpani 42 Birat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India Left Feet Fingers Ambika Amriteshwar 43 Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India Right Shoulder Kumari Shiva 44 Mithila, near Janakpur Railway station on the boarder of India-Nepal Left Shoulder Uma Mahodar 45 Nalhati, on a hillock near Nalhati station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India Tubular Bones of the Feet Kalika Devi Yogesh 46 Karnat place not known Both Ears Jayadurga Abhiru 47 Vakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 7 Km distance from Dubrajpur station, district Birbhum, West Bengal, India Portion between the eyebrows Mahishmardini Vakranath 48 Yashor, at Ishwaripur, district Khulna, Bangladesh Hands & Feet Yashoreshwari Chanda 49 Attahas, 2 Km distance from Labhpur station district Birbhum, West Bengal, India Lips Phullara Vishvesh 50 Nandipur under a Banyan tree within a boundary wall near Sainthia Railway station, district Birbhum, West Bengal, India Necklace Nandini Nandikeshwar 51 Lanka place not known (One opinion is this temple is in Trincomalee, but destroyed during portuguese shelling. Only a pillar remains. This temple is near to the more famous Trikoneshwara temple) Anklets Indrakshi Rakshaseshwar

Government of India - online Grievance forum

New Initiative of Govt. of INDIA

Government of India has an online Grievance forum at http://www.pgportal.gov.in

Can you imagine this is happening in INDIA?

The govt. wants people to use this tool to highlight the problems they faced while dealing with Government officials or departments like

1) Railways

2) Posts

3) Telecom (incl. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) & Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL )

4) Urban Development ( Delhi Development Authority (DDA) , Land & Development Office (L&DO) , Central Public Works Department (CPWD) , etc)

5) Petroleum & Natural Gas

6) Civil Aviation ( Air India , Airports Authority of India , etc)

7) Shipping , Road Transport & Highways

8) Tourism

9) Public Sector Banks Allahabad Bank Andhra Bank Bank of Baroda Bank of India Bank of Maharashtra Canara Bank Central Bank of India Corporation Bank Dena Bank Indian Bank Indian Overseas Bank Industrial Development Bank of India Ltd National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Oriental Bank of Commerce Punjab & Sind Bank Punjab National Bank Small Industries Development Bank of India State Bank of Bikaner & Jaipur State Bank of Hyderabad State Bank of India State Bank of Indore State Bank of Mysore State Bank of Patiala State Bank of Travancore Syndicate Bank UCO Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India Vijaya Bank

10) Public Sector Insurance Companies GIC of India Life Insurance Corporation of India National Insurance Company Ltd. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. United India Insurance Company Ltd.

11) National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance

12) Employees' Provident Fund Organization

13) Regional Passport Authorities Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad Regional Passport Office, Amritsar Regional Passport Office, Bangalore Regional Passport Office, Bareilly Regional Passport Office, Bhopal Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh Regional Passport Office, Chennai State Bank of Travancore Syndicate Bank UCO Bank Union Bank of India United Bank of India Vijaya Bank

10) Public Sector Insurance Companies GIC of India Life Insurance Corporation of India National Insurance Company Ltd. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. United India Insurance Company Ltd.

11) National Saving Scheme of Ministry of Finance

12) Employees' Provident Fund Organization

13) Regional Passport Authorities Regional Passport Office, Ahemadabad Regional Passport Office, Amritsar Regional Passport Office, Bangalore Regional Passport Office, Bareilly Regional Passport Office, Bhopal Regional Passport Office, Bhubaneswar Regional Passport Office, Chandigarh Regional Passport Office, Chennai Regional Passport Office, Cochin Regional Passport Office, Coimbatore Regional Passport Office, Dehradun Regional Passport Office, Delhi Regional Passport Office, Ghaziabad Regional Passport Office, Goa Regional Passport Office, Guwahati Regional Passport Office, Hyderabad Regional Passport Office, Jaipur Regional Passport Office, Jalandhar Regional Passport Office, Jammu Regional Passport Office, Kolkata Regional Passport Office, Kozhikode Regional Passport Office, Lucknow Regional Passport Office, Madurai Regional Passport Office, Malappuram Regional Passport Office, Mumbai Regional Passport Office, Nagpur Regional Passport Office, Patna Regional Passport Office, Pune Regional Passport Office, Raipur Regional Passport Office, Ranchi Regional Passport Office, Shimla Regional Passport Office, Srinagar Regional Passport Office, Surat Regional Passport Office, Thane Regional Passport Office, Trichy Regional Passport Office, Trivandrum Regional Passport Office, Visakhapatnam

14) Central Government Health Scheme

15) Central Board of Secondary Education

16) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan

17) National Institute of Open Schooling

18) Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti

19) Central Universities

20) ESI Hospitals and Dispensaries directly controlled by ESI Corporation under Ministry of Labour

Many of us say that these things don't work in India.
Couple of months back, the Faridabad Municipal Corporation laid new roads in his area and the residents were very happy about it. But 2 weeks later, BSNL dug up the newly laid roads to install new cables which annoyed all the residents. A resident used the above listed grievance forum to highlight his concern. To his surprise, BSNL and Municipal Corporation of Faridabad were served a show cause notice and the guy received a copy of the notice in one week. Government has asked the MC and BSNL about the goof up as it's clear that both the government departments were not in sync at all.

So use this grievance forum and educate others who don't know about this facility.
This way we can at least raise our concerns instead of just talking about the 'System' in India.

Invite your friends to contribute for many such happenings.

Have U ever heard about LPG gas cylinder's expiry date....!!

I also didn't know how to find LPG cylinder's expiry date? Expired Cylinders are not safe for use and may cause accidents. In this regard please be cautious at the time of accepting any LPG cylinder from the Vendor.

Here is how we can check the expiry of LPG cylinders:
On one of three side stems of the cylinder, the expiry date is coded alpha numerically as follows A or B or C or D and some two digit number following this e.g. D06.

The alphabets stand for quarters
1. A for March (First Qtr)
2. B for June (Second Qtr)
3. C for Sept (Third Qtr)
4. D for December (Fourth Qtr).

The digits stand for the year till it is valid. Hence D06 would mean December qtr of 2006.
Please Return Back the Cylinder that you get with a Expiry Date, they are prone to Leak and other Hazardous accidents...