July 2, 2010 in Miscellaneous by AK Dubey

RBI instructed Banks not to honour over-written Cheques from December 1

RBI bank declared in its latest circular, instructing all the banks not to honour cheques with overwriting which will come into effect from December 1 instead of the earlier confirmed date July 1.

The reason behind for adoption of such rule is for the purpose to avoid fraudulent withdrawal of money and immediate clearance of cheques.

Telecom Company, Bharti Airtel customers received on June 28 a SMS saying “as per RBI, cheques with changes in amount or payee name (despite signature next to them) will not be cleared with effect from July 1”.

However, Airtel will once again forward the message to its subscribers informing them about the change in the deadline to December 1.

RBI has also informed the banks to let know their customers about the new rules which will come into effect from December 1 for preventing any type of fraud occurrence and trying to expedite clearance of cheques, where CTS (Cheque Truncation System) will be used to catch hold of any illegal happenings in future. Under CTS, image of cheque is sent to clearing house for transfer of funds.

An RBI representative said in a statement that “The notification regarding cheque truncation system which prohibits alteration will come into effect from December 1, 2010. There is no mention of July 1.”

RBI also said that in case of changes to be made in the written cheque by payee, the customer will have to give a new cheque mentioning the correct details.

The new rules will not be applicable to those clearing houses that use Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) or non-MICR system and also for cheques issued for counter collection of funds or for direct collection of cheques outside the Clearance House Arrangement.

June 23, 2010 in Miscellaneous by AK Dubey

HUDA Results: HUDA Faridabad Sec 56, 56A draw results 2010

The HUDA or the Haryana Urban Development Authority has declared the plot draw results for Faridabad Sec 56, 56-A for 1 Kanal, 14 Marla, 10 Marla, 8 Marla, 6 Marla and 4 Marla. The results are now available on the HUDA official website (link given below).

For HUDA Faridabad Sec 56, 56A draw results 2010: Click Here

The Haryana Urban Development Authority has already declared the results for the plots draw for Sirsa, Kalanwali,Dabwali and Ellenabad and the results are also available on the official HUDA web portal.

Please refer the HUDA website for more updates. We will also try to post the updates on the draw results as soon as they are announced and available online.

June 21, 2010 in Miscellaneous by M Chakraborty

Huda results 2010 for Huda Faridabad Plots Draw online

The HUDA or the Haryana Urban Development Authority is expected to declare the HUDA Faridabad plots draw results soon and the result will be available on the official website of the HUDA as soon as it is declared. The link to check the HUDA Faridabad result 2010 is given below.

For all Huda plot draw results update, please visit this link.

The link provided above is the link to the official website of the HUDA plot draw results. For Faridabad plots draw, the result will be available on the same link as soon as it is declared. The HUDA or the Haryana Urban Development Authority has already declared the draw results for Sirsa, Kalanwali, Dabwali and Ellenabad on June 21, 2010.

June 18, 2010 in Miscellaneous by AK Dubey

57 years old arrested for marrying a minor girl in Rajahmundry

A forced marriage of a minor girl in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh, again brought forth the fact that our society is still in the same dark as it was before. Despite of child rights and Hindu Marriage Act of 1955, 17 years old Gudivada Jyothi was forced to marry 57 year old P Balagangadhara Tilak on Thursday.

P Balagangadhara Tilak is a mechanical helper with APSRTC at Rajahmundry depot. His marriage with Gudivada Jyothi was held at Satyanarayana Murthy Swamy temple in Aryapuram on Thursday morning.

As soon as the police came to know about the incident, they immediately intervened and the girl was rescued from her in-laws house in Kovvuru in the evening.

The family members burst into revolt and said that the bride was not minor but 20 years of age and the same was certified by the village revenue officer. However DSP Ch Harshavardhana Rao said that he has verified her age with the school record which shows that she is only 17 years. Jyothi discontinued her studies after completing her 7th standard.

The frightened girl, after her rescue also told the police that she was forced to marry the unmatched groom by her parents and her relatives.

As per the girl’s statement and other information gathered, the police have arrested the bridegroom, the girl’s mother and two of her relatives. A case has also been booked against the revenue officer for wrong certification.

June 17, 2010 in Miscellaneous by M Chakraborty

Well educated internet savvy and techie turns out to be a thief

Software Engineer A Prashanth Kumar was caught red handed by the Sanjeevreddy Nagar police and the Jubilee Hills Police in Hyderabad while he was trying to dispose a stolen computer in Ameerpet on Tuesday.

Very surprisingly, A Prashanth Kumar is a well educated person. He had pursued his Master of Science (MS) from London International College. He was an internet savvy and used to sit for hours in a cyber café as it was his favourite pastime. However at night the same cyber café was his target from where he used to steal the computers and then dispose them.

Prashanth was a resident of Anurag Apartments in Erramanzil Colony. He returned to India after completing his MS in the year 2006. This was the time when many educated youths became the victim of recession and same with Prashanth. He did not get any job inspite of having high qualification.

His financial condition started deteriorating with time. He managed to get the bunch of keys of the cyber café and soon made duplicate of them. At night he used to visit the café and cautiously steal the computers, printers and CPU’s. His father’s car was used to transport these goods. These were then sold to other customers and shops at lower prices. The same was being practiced by Prashanth since November 2009.

Prashanth has committed his offence and based on his statement, the police have already recovered 44computers and 3 printers.

June 16, 2010 in Miscellaneous by R Biswas

EAMCET Rank Predictor 2010

For those who are trying to check their rank based on the marks scored, there is EAMCET 2010 rank predictor available at the link provided below. Please note that the rank prediction is just a rough calculation and the actual rank depends on many factors.

To access the EAMCET 2010 Rank Predictor, click here.

The EAMCET 2010 result was declared on Wednesday morning and the result has been made available online by JNTU. The Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test is conducted by the JNTU on behalf of the Andhra Pradesh Board.

June 15, 2010 in Miscellaneous by AK Dubey

Direct Tax Code update: New Direct Tax Code cleared

As per a report published on Indiatoday, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has cleared the final release of the Direct Tax Code on Tuesday, June 15, 2010. The new direct tax code will be implemented from the next financial year, 2011.

The new Direct Tax Code will be open to public discussion before it is finally put to practice, the report added. New changes may be incorporated after the discussion and a final release will be prepared accordingly.

The first version of this new Direct Tax Code was released in the month of August this year and a revised version was prepared based on various comments recived on the same.

Once effective, the new Direct Tax Code will replace the Income Tax Act which has been effective for the past fifty years.

June 14, 2010 in Miscellaneous by R Biswas

MHT CET counselling: MH CET result out, forms last date June 21

The MHT CET result 2010 has been declared online today on the MH CET 2010 official website. The result will be followed by Centralized Admission Process or CAP. The selection process for the admission will be conducted in four centres in Maharashtra State. These four centres are:

Grant Medical College, Mumbai
B.J. Medical College, Pune
Govt. Medical College, Nagpur
Govt. Medical College, Aurangabad

Students will be required to fill a “Preference Form” and the seat will be alloted to them based on their preferences and availability of the seats.

As per TOI report, the application forms for engineering colleges are already on sale and the last date is June 21.

Complete details on the MHT CET counselling process will be published on the official website of the DMER. Students are advised to check the website often for the updates. They can also contact the DMER regarding the same.

June 2, 2010 in Miscellaneous by R Biswas

Kolkata Municipal Corporation KMC Election Result 2010 Update

The Kolkata Municipal Corporation or KMC poll counting is going on right now and the KMC Election Result 2010 Update has been posted on various news websites, including NDTV, Star Ananda and others.

In the latest updates from Kolkata, the Left Front, Trinamool and Congress are running with 33(-42), 95(+22) and 10(-5) respectively in the results for 141 seats.

Live updates and latest news direct from Kolkata is available on Star Ananda website at www.starananda.in.

A more detailed report on the Kolkata Municipal Corporation or KMC Election Result 2010 coming soon.

May 16, 2010 in Miscellaneous by Kumar

Tight security but easy life for Travellers

The decision turned out to be great relief for regular travelers and visa seekers. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the modernization and upgrading of immigration services as one of the Mission Mode Projects (MMP) to be undertaken by the home ministry under the National-e-Governance Plan (NeGP).

The project has been titled Immigration, Visa and Foreigners Registration and Tracking (IVFRT). This project is expected to help develop and implement a secure and integrated service delivery framework. This will make life easy for legitimate travelers, but on the other hand the security will be strengthened highly. The total cost of the entire project has been estimated to be around Rs. 1011 crore.

Of the total cost, Rs. 132 crore is proposed to be exclusively spent during April 2010-June 2011, which will make up the First Phase. The remaining amount will be used up only during the second phase which will be from July 2011-September 2014. The task of generating a comprehensive e-Governance solution for immigration, visa issuance and foreigner’s registration and tracking function and to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) was given to National Institute for Smart Government (NSIG).

A huge list of services has been included in the DPR which involves streamlining and integrating visa , immigration and foreigners registration and tracking processes.

May 15, 2010 in Miscellaneous by Kumar

Naseerudin Shah hospitalized after complains of chest pain

One of the most noted and talented theatre actor, Naseeruddin Shah was admitted to the Bangalore-based Manipal hospital after reporting about chest pain. The actor was shooting for his upcoming movie in Coorg. He complained of giddiness and exhaustion.

During the shooting the actor suddenly experienced fatigue and exhaustion, later he complained of a chest pain. And on the spot, the team called out for a helicopter, which reach at 9pm and took him to Manipal Hospital. On reaching the hospital, the doctors declared him entirely fit. But he was to be kept under observation for a day. A number of specialists doctors from Manipal which included cardiologists, neurologists and ENT specialists did a number of tests on him.

The doctors initially suspected of some cardiology related disorder but all the possibilities were fortunately ruled out. Shah was advised to take complete rest  and so he could not meet any visitors except a few who were a part of his theatre troupe. All his reports were found normal and it was reported that he was fit for discharge.