India’s First Private Train - The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express.

Photo By:-By Rajendra B. Aklekar - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, 

                       Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will be India's first train operated by private sector. The Railways, despite protests from its unions, is going ahead with its 100-day agenda of handing over operations of two of its trains to the private sector.

1.    The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express. (Train number 12585/12586)

2.    The Mumbai-Ahmedabad Tejas Express (Train number 80383/80384)

                       Tejas Express is India's first semi-high speed fully air conditioned train which is capable of running at a maximum speed of 200 KMPH, but the maximum operating speed allowed is 130 kmph due to track and safety constraints.

                       Here is all you need to know about India’s First Private Train, The Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express.

1.    The train is expected to start its operation from October 4^th 2019.

2.    The Tejas Express will depart from Lucknow Junction at 6.50 am and reach New Delhi at 1.35 pm. On the return journey, it will leave from New Delhi at 3.35 pm and will arrive in Lucknow Junction at 10.05 pm. 

3.    The train will have aircraft-like personalized LCD entertainment-cum-information screens fitted at the back of every seat, on-board Wi- Fi facility, comfortable seats, mobile charging points, automatic doors and CCTV cameras.

4.    The seats will have an orange and yellow colour scheme that will match the exteriors of the train.

5.    Tejas coaches are fitted with LED lights and fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) interior panels, modular toilets and smart windows with motor-operated venetian blinds.

6.    The new Tejas Express train will have 23 chair cars and executive class coaches.

7.    According to the Northern Railway's timetable, Tejas Express will run for five days a week between New Delhi and Lucknow. It will not run on Thursday and Sunday.

8.    The total distance it will cover will be 512 kms.

9.    Coaches will have bio-vacuum toilets, water level indicators, tap sensors, hand dryers, integrated braille displays, local cuisine, celebrity chef menu, tea & coffee vending machines, magazines, snack tables, fire & smoke detection and suppression system.

10. The Tejas Express has redesigned seats with eco-leather. Toilets are equipped with soap dispensers, touch-less water taps, odour-control systems and occupancy indicators.

11. Each coach will have RO water filter and will be provided on demand to passengers. Packaged drinking water bottle for each passenger will also be there for travelers.

12. Passengers can book tickets in Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express via IRCTC website www.irctc.co.in or its mobile app. There will be no booking at railway reservation counters.

13. Passengers can also book tickets through IRCTC authorized agents. Train tickets of Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will be available through online travel portals such as Paytm, Ixigo, PhonePe, Make My Trip, Google, Ibibo, Railyatri etc.

14. Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express trains will have advance reservation period of 60 days. No concessions, privileges or duty passes will be allowed on these trains.

15. Children of age 5 years and above will be charged the full fare.

16. Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express will follow dynamic fare rule. Train will have different series of fares for lean, busy and festive seasons. The fares will be around 50% less than the price of flight tickets on the same route even during the peak season.

17. There will be no tatkal quota or premium tatkal quota in these trains. There will be only general quota and foreign tourist quota. 

18. Passengers can book the tickets of chair car on first-cum-first-serve basis. For group bookings 78 seats in one AC chair car will be available.

19. One has to book tickets via online at least three days prior from the date of journey.

20. High quality food and beverages will be provided to the passengers on board in the train. Food charges will be compulsory and will be collected when tickets are booked. Free tea and coffee will be available in trains from vending machines.

21. For the passengers of the Delhi-Lucknow Tejas Express, IRCTC plans to offer exclusive doorstep baggage collection and drop services. IRCTC is planning a scheme whereby it will ferry the luggage of passengers from their homes to their seats and from the seat to their destination on a payment basis. This is to ensure that passengers can travel without being concerned about their luggage. All luggage will be insured.

22. IRCTC will be free to advertise inside and outside the coaches. It will also be at liberty to make modifications inside the rake without making structural changes or any changes that affect safety.

Positive Attitude Really Matters.

                                 Many years ago, in my school days, I once read a story. It was a very nice story which I still remember. The story goes like this...........

                                There was a king in some place, I don't know where, but anyway, so...... there was a king, who once thought of visiting his people, to see how they were living their life. So early in the morning, he disguised himself, and went for a walk. 
                                When he reached the center of the town, he placed a boulder on a roadway. He hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. People came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.
                                Then after a long time a peasant came in his bullock-cart. When he saw the boulder, he came down from his cart, and tried to move the stone out of the way. Although the stone was heavy but he finally succeeded. As he was about to turn towards his bullock-cart, he noticed a bag lying under the boulder. He picked it up and when he opened it, he found many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.  The peasant learned what many others never understand.
                               This happens almost everyday in our life. Many obstacles come in our life but we just overlook or ignore it. We never try to solve it. Instead of solving the problems we start complaining. 
                               We should change this attitude.  Positive Attitude Really Matters. There are so many challenges in life that we need to overcome. Life does not go through as smooth as we think, but no one could deny it. We are in a society, where we get new experiences daily while working with people out there. We confront many different things, but when we get over them, we realize that life is just in our hands.  
                                If we want to succeed in life we should remove the obstacles one by one. There always comes a time in our life when life changing events happen.  When this happens, we are bound to make decisions that may change our current path. Changes will come and go, we just have to keep moving forward one step at a time. Planning is essential so we can manage obstacle as they come up and turn right back to our objective.
                               In order to overcome the obstacles, first we should believe in our self, then only others will believe in us.

SIMRAN

                                Now track the Mumbai-Delhi Rajdhani train and a host of other Rajdhanis on-line. Just log in at simran.in and find out the train location, running position and location with respect to the next stop in terms of kilometres. 
                               The Indian Railways went live with the new satellite-based technology that would help commuters waiting at stations to track down the exact location of trains. The official name of the project is Satellite Imaging for Rail Navigation or SIMRAN. The railway ministry took four years to complete the project.
                              The system will provide the public and passengers information such as train’s running position (whether it is running on time or late and the duration of delay), and location with respect to the next stop in terms of kms.
                              The Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO) at Lucknow and Kanpur IIT had been working on the project, which also involves getting details on mobile phones.            
                              The work is being done in a phase-wise manner. It’s a Rs100-crore project, and it will eventually connect all stations and trains. The project works on the principles of GPS navigation and radio frequency and would require installation of radio tags on locomotives, stations and control rooms connected to a central server. The process also involves digital mapping of stations.
                              Presently this service is available on Pilot/Trial Basis for selected trains only.

New Star of India

The world’s first Bollywood movie auditioned on facebook.


                           Nissan conducted auditions on facebook and invited fans to be a part of a bollywood film which features the 20 winners along with Ranbir Kapoor & 100 Nissan Micras.
                     
                     Watch "New Star Of India"

                    Nissan has created ‘New Star of India’ - the world’s first Bollywood movie auditioned on Facebook. All across India movie enthusiasts auditioned for an opportunity to act alongside Bollywood heart throb Ranbir Kapoor. From well over 2500 hopefuls, 20 were chosen to be in this ground-breaking movie.

                   The campaign started off in October on Facebook, and has gathered over 5,17,000 fans. Participants were given the opportunity to show off their dancing skills by recording a short video and uploading it to www.facebook.com/nissanindia. Winners were decided on the basis of public votes and finally expert opinion from Ranbir Kapoor and director/choreographer Ahmed Khan.

                   The filming for this ambitious project was carried out at Ramoji film city at Hyderabad withseveral Nissan Micra’s and a cast and crew of over 600 people – one of the largest productions seen in Ramoji.

                   The excitement did not end here. Nissan ensured that all those who participated and did not win, were not disappointed. Some were given surprise cameo roles and fans were able to participate in the film production process at www.facebook.com/nissanindia.

                   The film is now released. 

                   This is an example of how everyday people like you and me were given an opportunity to star alongside one of the bollywood heart throbs – Ranbir Kapoor.

        

Railways Extend Advance Reservation Period to 120 Days.

                                The Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the advance reservation period for booking reserved train tickets from existing 90 days to 120 days on experimental basis (excluding the date of journey) w.e.f. March 10, 2012.

                                 However, there will be no change in case of certain day-time express trains like Taj Express, Gomti Express etc. where lower time limits for advance reservations are at present in force. There will also be no change in case of the limit of 360 days for foreign tourists.

The New Tatkal Booking System.

                                To ensure the reserved accommodation in trains to the passengers, who need to travel by trains within a very short notice due to emergency, Shri Dinesh Trivedi, Hon’ble Minister for Railways has recently implemented a new Tatkal booking scheme on and from 21 November 2011. This Tatkal booking facility has been introduced to eliminate the possibility of booking of tickets by touts/miscreants through Tatkal scheme and sell to the passengers in emergency, against high premium. Booking procedure through new Tatkal scheme is given below:-

                                    The Advance Reservation Period (ARP) of Tatkal scheme is reduced from two days to one day excluding the day of journey from the train originating station w.e.f Monday, 21 November 2011. For example, if a train is to depart from the originating station on the second of the month, the Tatkal quota for that particular train shall open at 08.00 hrs. on the first of the month.

i)     Agents/Rail Travel Service Agencies (RTSAs) will not be allowed booking Tatkal tickets at the counters between 08.00 hrs. and 10.00 hrs.

ii)     System will allow to book only maximum 4 passengers in a Tatkal booking.

iii)     Tatkal tickets shall be issued only on production of one of the eight prescribed proofs of identity as per procedure explained below:-

a)    For this purpose, a self-attested photocopy of the proof of identity of any one passenger should be attached to the requisition slip.

b)     The details of the identity proof will be captured by the system and indicated on the reserved tickets as well on the reservation chart. It will not be mandatory for the passenger(s) to go to the counter to book the Tatkal ticket, however, the proof will have to be sent in the aforementioned manner.

c)     During the journey, the passenger, whose identity card number has been indicated on the ticket, will have to produce original proof of identity indicated on the ticket, failing which all the passengers booked on the ticket shall be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly. Indication will come on the ticket regarding carrying the same original proof of identity during the journey, as indicated on the ticket.

d)     If the passenger whose identity card number is indicated on the ticket is not travelling, all other passengers booked on that ticket, if found travelling in train, will be treated as travelling without ticket and charged accordingly.

e)    For booking done on more than one passenger, system will allow to input identification numbers passenger-wise in case if identification proofs are submitted by the concerned passengers. Input identification card information will be printed passenger-wise on the tickets as well as on the reservation chart. In such cases, in case of non-travelling of one of the passengers whose proof of identity has been indicated, other passenger(s) can undertake the journey on production of original proof of identity by the other passenger(s) whose proof of identity has been indicated on the ticket as well as on the reservation chart

f)    No refund will be granted on cancellation of Tatkal confirmed tickets subject to the exception such as cancellation of trains/late running of trains for more than 3 hours, etc.

g)    Cameras will be installed at the ticket counters to maintain stricter vigilance.

Happy New Year 2012

                               New Year 2012 is here. With the advent of new year, a new era has begun and with it comes new hopes and new possibilities. Every year teaches us some of life's most important lessons, and with that learning we put our step forward into the new year. And, when we celebrate this very special occasion the happiness just doubles.


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                              Each moment in a day has its own value. Morning brings HOPE, Afternoon brings FAITH, Evening brings LOVE, Night brings REST, Lets Hope we will have all of them everyday , in this new year 2012.
                              Now is the time to act, open up on this new years eve and tell every person you come across, even if it is a stranger, to spread love, affection and warmth around them.



GoodLightscraps.com Make this new year special by planting a tree, feeding hungry people, adopting a lonesome street dog, helping your house maid by giving some warm clothes for her children, take a vow to never bribe or accept any bribe to get your work done, Make it even more special by telling your beloved that your love for him/her will be like wine, it will get more refined and more precious with time. And when you are done, welcome the early sun of the new year with open arms and full vigor. So, buckle up and welcome the new year.

                             May this new year bring wisdom and honesty among our politicians, May this new year bring happiness and content among Indians.

                             On this new year take a new plunge into the ocean of hope and optimism and free yourself from all your grudges, sadness.

                            On this new year's eve lets salute the brave people of Japan who first survived the nuclear strikes and then the worst natural disaster, Tsunami.

                             New Year is the time to unfold new horizons and realize new dreams, to rediscover the strength and faith within you, to rejoice in simple pleasures and gear up for the new challenges. New Year is meant for celebrations and spending joyous time with loved ones. May the beauty of New Year be with you forever and your wishes of peace, health, and happiness ring true.

Soon, carry ID card when you book a railway ticket

                            The Railways is soon going to make it mandatory for passengers buying any type of ticket to carry a valid government identity proof such as PAN card or driving licence. This move has been taken in a bid to improve security at railway stations and curb anti-social elements. Earlier, one had to produce an ID card only while travelling in a reserved compartment. 

                           Confirming the move, Southern Railway chief public relations officer V J Accamma said Indian Railways had decided to make ID cards mandatory for the purchase of any type of tickets, including platform tickets. This would also help the railway authorities to crack down on touts operating at reservation counters and help weed out multiple reservations being made on fake names by travel agents. 

                           The modalities are being worked out for issuing general and platform tickets as most of those who travel in this class are from the lower strata of society and may not possess any type of ID card. Railway officials said though the decision was taken a few months ago, the proposal was still awaiting the nod of the railway ministry. 


Source :-The  Times Of India

The Game that was Evolved in Jabalpur

                    
                              The game of snooker was conceived in Jabalpur.The origins of the game of snooker are generally regarded as being in the latter half of the 19th century.
                             Billiards had been a popular activity amongst British army officers stationed in India who took the idea from the Indian game carrom, and variations on the more traditional billiard games were devised. One variation was to add coloured balls in addition to the reds and black which were used for pyramid pool and life pool. This gave birth to the game of snooker.The word snooker also has military origins, being a slang term for first-year cadets or inexperienced personnel.  It is generally accepted that a Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain conceived the game in the British Army Officer's Mess in Jubbulpore (Jabalpur) India, in 1875.
                              One version of events states that Colonel Sir Neville Chamberlain of the Devonshire regiment was playing this new game when his opponent failed to pot a ball and Chamberlain called him a snooker. It thus became attached to the billiards game now bearing its name as inexperienced players were labelled as snookers.
                              As billiards was only a two player game, new games such as life pool and pyramid pool were developed in order to accommodate more players. Eventually, these two games were combined to form snooker.
                              Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a large green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular (full-size) table is 12 × 6 ft (3.7 × 1.8 m). It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white cue-ball, 15 red balls worth one point each, and six balls of different colors yellow (2 points), green (3), brown (4), blue (5), pink (6) and black (7). A player (or team) wins a frame(individual game) of snooker by scoring more points than the opponent(s), using the cue ball to pot the red and coloured balls. A player wins a match when a certain number of frames have been won.

HAPPY DIWALI

Hi All,
          Wishing each one of you a very happy and prosperous deepawali. May this year brings you lots and lots of happiness in life and fulfill all your dreams. 
          May This Diwali be as bright as ever.
          May this Diwali bring joy, health and wealth to you.
          May the festival of lights brighten up, you and your near and dear ones lives.
          May this Diwali bring in you the most brightest and choicest happiness and love you had ever Wished for.
         May this Diwali bring you the utmost in peace and prosperity.
         May lights triumph over darkness.
         May peace transcend the earth.
         May the spirit of light illuminate the world.
         May the light that we celebrate at Diwali show us the way and lead us together on the path of peace and social harmony
        A warm Diwali wish for every happiness. May the warmth and splendor, that are a part of this auspicious occasion, fill your life with happiness and bright cheer, and bring to you joy and prosperity, for the whole year. 
      May the blessings of Goddess Lakshmi, deity of love, wealth and fortune, bestow you with opulence and prosperity. May you have sparkling Diwali. 

The National Emblem of India

                             An Emblem is an object or a representation that functions as a symbol.  A distinctive badge, design, or device. An allegorical picture usually inscribed with a verse or motto presenting a moral lesson. An object chosen to represent an idea, a quality, a country etc.
                       Our country India also has an Emblem which is an adaptation from the Sarnath Lion, capital of Emperor Ashoka the Great, as preserved in the Sarnath Museum situated near Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. 
                       Emperor Ashoka the Great erected the capital atop an Ashoka Pillar to mark the spot where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma and where the Buddhist Sangha was founded. In the original there are four Asiatic lions, standing back to back, mounted on a circular abacus with a frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of an elephant, a galloping horse, a bull and a lion separated by intervening Dharmachakra or Ashoka Chakra wheels over a bell-shaped lotus. It was carved out of a single block of polished sandstone.
                       The Indian National Emblem, modeled on the Lion Capital, features 3 lions. The fourth lion is hidden from sight since it is positioned at the rear end, so is the bell-shaped lotus flower situated beneath. The frieze beneath the lions is shown with a wheel in the center, a bull on the right, a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left. The wheel at the centre of the abacus symbolizes the "Dharma Chakra.
                       The three lions, represent power, courage and confidence, and rest on a circular abacus girded by four smaller animals that are separated by intervening wheels. These four animals are the guardians of the four directions: 

• The lion of the north, 
• The elephant of the east, 
• The horse of the south and 
• The bull of the west. 

                       The abacus rests on a lotus in full bloom, instancing the fountainhead of life and creative inspiration. 

                       Inscribed below the emblem in Devnagri script is the motto 'Satyameva Jayate' meaning "Truth Alone Triumphs". It is a quote from the Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas.

                       The Lion Pillar was adopted as the National Emblem of India on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic.

                       The National emblem is used only for official purposes and commands the highest respect and loyalty. It is the official seal of the President of India and Central and State Governments. It forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India. 

                       It also appears prominently on all Indian currency as well as on the diplomatic and national Passport of the Republic of India. 

                       The wheel on it, known as "Dharma Chakra" or popularly "Ashoka Chakra", has even been placed onto the center of the modern National Flag of India. 

                       the national emblem of India stands as a symbol of modern India's reassertion of its ancient commitment to world peace and goodwill. To the 1 billion Indians, it serves as an inspiration and is a matter of pride. To the world, it stands as glowing symbol of independent India's identity and sovereignty.


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Listen and Download the Best of Kishore Kumar songs free.

                            Kishore Kumar was one of the most versatile singers ever in the Indian film history. He's my favorite.  I love listening his songs. Here's some of my favourite song collection. If you want you can Download it free.


Ajnabi Tum Jaane Pehchane.mp3 - 3.2 MB

Aadmi Jo Khta Hai.mp3 - 4.3 MB

Aaj Unse Pehli Mulaqat Hogi - Kishore Kumar - Paraya Dhan.mp3 - 5.3 MB

Aanewala Pal - Golmaal.mp3 - 5.4 MB

Aap Ki Ankhon Mein - Ghar.mp3 - 4.7 MB

Aate Jaate Khubsurat - Anurodh.mp3 - 6.7 MB

Alag Alag -Kabhi bekashi ne mara - mp3 - 8.23MB
Beqarar Dil.mp3 - 5.6 MB

Bhanware Ki Gunjan.mp3 - 4.0 MB

Bhul Gaya Sab Kuch - Julie.mp3 - 5.7 MB

Chalte Chalte - Title Song.mp3 - 6.0 MB

Chingari Koi Bhadke.mp3 - 5.2 MB

Choti Si Yeh Duniya.mp3 - 3.1 MB

Chukar Mere Man Ko.mp3 - 3.9 MB

Deewana Leke Aaya Hoon - Mere Jivan Sathi.mp3 - 5.3 MB

Dekha Hai Zindagi.mp3 - 3.1 MB

Dekha Na Haye Socha Na Haye.mp3 - 3.9 MB

Dheere Se Jana.mp3 - 3.7 MB

Dil Aaj Shair Hai.mp3 - 3.3 MB

Dukhi Man Mere.mp3 - 2.8 MB

Dekha Ek Khawb To - Silsila.mp3 - 6.2 MB

Dil Kya Kare - Julie.mp3 - 7.7 MB

Dilbar Mere - Satte Pe Satta.mp3 - 5.5 MB

Dream Girl - Title.mp3 - 6.8 MB

Ek Ajanabee Haseena Se - Ajnabee.mp3 - 5.1 MB

Ek Ladki Bheegi bheegi Si.mp3 - 4.6 MB

Ghun Ghoroo Ki Tarah.mp3 - 4.4 MB

Gaata Rahe Mera Dil.mp3 - 5.5 MB

Geet Gata Hoon Main.mp3 - 3.3 MB

Humen Tumse Pyar Kitna - Kudrat.mp3 - 5.0 MB

Is Se Pehle Ke Yaad Tu.mp3 - 5.2 MB

Inteha Ho Gayi Intezar Ki.MP3 - 6.1 MB

Jeevan Ke Safar Mein.mp3 - 3.1 MB

Jaane Jaa Dhundtaa Phir Yahan - Kishore Kumar Asha Bhonsle.mp3 - 2.1 MB

Jani O Jani @.mp3 - 2.9 MB
Jeevan Ke Safar Mein...mp3 (3.16MB)
Kab Ke Bichhde - Lawaaris..mp3 - 7.12 MB
Kaise Kahen Hum - Sharmilee mp3 - 4.52 MB
Kanchi Re Kanchi re - Hare Rama Hare Krishna mp3 - 5.61 MB
Khawb Ho Ya Koi Haqeeqat kon ho tum - Teen Devian mp3 - 6.69 MB


               

W A T E R

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“In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference”- Rachel Carson.

                                 Water is the most precious resource on this earth. It is also the most valuable and also the most wasted resource. Have you ever wondered how much water is being wasted in our home ?  Daily we waste gallons of water in our homes like for bathing, cooking, washing etc. 
                                But we do not realize that our water supply is limited, which means that we do not have an endless supply. 97 percent of all the earth's water is salt water, found in oceans and seas, which is not suitable for drinking. Only 3 percent of all the earth's water is fresh water and only one percent of it is available for drinking. Remaining 2 percent is in frozen form. 
                                Now with millions of people relying on such a small percentage, it only makes sense, that we must  preserve and conserve water. 
                                We could get water from sea. Scientists have tried to change sea water to drinking water, but it has been very very hard. So the only option left with us is ground water.  
                                 It is hard to find clean water now-a-days. Therefore we should save water. Water is life. Our own existence depends on water. We cannot survive without water. We should use our water wisely and care for it properly. Since our life depends on it,  it is our responsibility to learn more and more about water conservation. 
                                We should learn how to keep our water pure and safe, for our future generations to come. Some people do not realize the importance of water. We must not pollute the water. Water is the foundation of food and life. Saving water helps preserve our environment. We need to conserve water so that our trees and plants have life. 
                                 These things are not very hard.  All it takes is a little bit of extra effort. Therefore SAVE WATER......it's all we have have got.... 

The beautiful Sunset.

                               There is beauty in everything. All the natural things we see around us, has beauty hidden in it. The sunset, as we experience it in reality, has the most pure, untainted, untouched, intangible form of beauty. Recently, when I was travelling on a train, I looked out of the window, to see a beautiful sunset over the horizon. I suddenly was over come by a sense of calmness and inner peace. I began to look endlessly into the most beautiful sunset that I have seen. 
                               Suddenly, it came to my mind that I have a camera in my mobile. At once I grabbed my mobile, and took some photographs.