PM breaks the grip on corruption and Black money

A lot of beds in Gujarati households are going to seem uncomfortable tonight as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a televised address to the nation on Tuesday, Nov 8 2016, that the legal tender character of the notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination notes stands withdrawn from midnight. The old high denomination (OHD) notes can be exchanged for value at any of the 19 offices of the Reserve Bank of India or at any of the bank branches or at any Head Post Office or Sub-Post Office.

Why is this scheme?

This scheme has been introduced because of the increase in the fake currency notes in higher denomination. This has increased the usage of fake notes in antinational and illegal activities such as these notes have been misused by terrorists and for hoarding black money. India being cash based economy; Fake India Currency Notes continues to be a menace.  Introduction to such schemes may control the raising incidents of fake money.

This huge step is taken like a surgical strike on Black money, to curb circulation of counterfeit notes and also fight the black money which has rapidly snapped the country’s economy.

Notes Legal and Illegal:

The RBI has intimated that it is withdrawing currency notes that are issued prior to 2005, to ensure that the notes in circulation are of similar design. All notes where the year has not been mentioned have to be exchanged. The notes issued prior to 2005 are considered to be illegal. These notes can be identified easily as these notes do not have the year of printing mentioned on them. These notes have to be exchanged in the banks till December 30, 2016. For example: If a Rs 500 note mentions the year 2013 is considered as legal. But the note does not mention the year or if it is printed 2004 is considered as a mere piece of paper.

Further Assistance:

For further queries, you may approach the control room of RBI by email or on Telephone Nos 022 22602201/022 22602944

My trip to New York

A chilly evening at New York made me numb. There was a cold breeze blowing over me, I was shaking, my jaw was clattering, I count not face the breeze. Not used to such weather, with goose bumps all over my body. Once we reached home, I felt better.

Thought this country is quite easy to go, but realized I was wrong. I visited the Times square, where I found everyone in the streets was walking at a brisk pace that indicated a rush to be somewhere. I was beginning to discover the place.

In my little town, a bike, a car, or even walking was perfectly suitable for getting around the town, but in this foreign land, there were various ways for one to get to another destination.

Everywhere I looked, there were people hailing taxis, waiting on buses, rushing underground to the subway stations, walking frantically, or desperately trying to maneuver their own cars through the busy streets. Just standing and watching the people rushing their own separate ways seemed to be the most interesting observation.

A broken chain lies at her feet, Liberty Enlightening the World. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States, and was a welcoming sight to immigrants arriving from abroad. This gift was given to America by France in 1886. The Statue of Liberty was herself an immigrant.

Pretty excited to see the statue of liberty and Ellis Island. Sailing in the beautiful ocean with clear sky blue water was fascinating, that reached us there. Powered by the walkie-talkies, the secrets of liberty statue began to unravel.

After a long commute and cold, I happened to feel hungry. I was longing to have some yummy vegetarian food. My mouth sealed, unless I found something in Vegan. Finding vegetarian meal is as heard as finding oasis in the desert. Finally on my way, I could smell some mouth watering delicious delicacy that made be barge onto. Fortunately, it happened to be a vegetarian burger, loaded with cheese and salad. Having no other option, had to survive on that. A thought came up my mind, something is better than nothing.

Last but not the least, it was so fun and enjoyed the weather there. So next time, I want you to visit New York. I am sure you will love it and enjoy the beauty, culture there.

A true friend

Friends are like flowers in the garden of life. But having a friend like you is my luck. A bubbly, sweet, cute, intelligent, active girl came to my life 5 years ago.

Looking at a girl with sparkling eyes and a charming smile makes my day. Your intelligence has to be honored. You have always been my motivation and an excellent guide. You have been with me and been there for me ever since I met you. We have signed a life time contract that we will never go apart. You have uniqueness that I find fascinating and for that you will be cherished and always loved.

I just wanted to say, even if I never talk to you again in life, I look up to you, respect you and truly cherish you. You are special to me and have made a difference in my life.

Hand in hand… Love is sent

We will be besties till the end!!!

5 one liner ideas for social media to promote Valentine’s Day gifting

  1. Conducting contest or shows to express love:

Couples can get motivated by participating in contests and express their love for loved ones in front of the public.

  1. Freebies or creating hash tag:

If you are a business-to-consumer company that offers giveaways via social media, tweak your freebies to reflect the holiday.

Hashtags are a great way to promote any business on social media. You can easily track how many people are tweeting and sharing about your campaign based on who’s using the hashtag. Pick something that’s singular to your company.

  1. Conduct valentine themed events in public places:

One can conduct an event related to valentine day such as organizing party, giving names to the party like Love is in the air, Truth or dare affair etc.

  1. Create a Facebook page and ask people to post images, express love for their partner:

Facebook being a common social networking site, people can express their love by posting messages that can be read by all. This is the best way to express love in public.

  1. Uber or Ola creating an app named “Romance on Demand” that will send gifts on your behalf to loved ones within no time:

This is the most unique way to express ones feelings. If you wish to travel, Ola or Uber reach your door step on just one click. Similarly, if you are unable to reach at your lovers place, this app may help you solve this within no time.

TV BOOM OR BANE

TV!!!! It’s an addiction on children in today’s world. Now a day there are hardly a few who don’t have a TV set at their home.  It is a good entertainment for all ages. But there are advantages and disadvantages also.

TV is the major distraction in the life of a student today. These days’ students find an easy way to spend time by watching TV and are less interested in reading. In fact, reading is becoming a thing of the past. It also causes harm to the eyes and ears. Concentration power of a child decreases by watching TV. Watching TV involves only eyes and ears. The students are not taking part in outdoor activities because of TV. Watching TV also makes them couch potatoes. Confined to the ac rooms watching TV is making their health and mind suffer. They are getting deprived of fresh air and atmosphere… Watching TV hours should be restricted to educational programmes like discovery and national geographic. One or two entertaining programmes in a week are sufficient for a child.
So we must make an effort to restrict TV watching. Nowadays there are hundreds of television channels. … Also elderly people and people who are housebound can benefit from television a lot. For those who are ill or housebound, television provides them with company while they are alone, whereas others just enjoy the entertainment factor.

Television must be the most popular past times for human beings today. Just about everyone watches televisions and just about every house has a television set. Everyday and night people glue the eyes on the sets watching their shows. So television exerts a very large influence on us.
The uses of television are many. As a means of communication, there is virtually nothing to match it. With it we can watch a football match thousands of miles away by the mere flick of a switch, in full colour and high fidelity sound. News that took months to travel from one place to another now takes just a fraction of a second, and minus the distorting factor of human messengers. The impact of this improved communication on our lives is great indeed. Used with discretion, TV can provide us with much knowledge. Used carelessly, TV can reduce us to non-thinking entities.
Via TV, manufacturers are able to reach out to the consumers more effectively. Generally, children are more interested in the advertisements. A couple of clips in between programmes are welcome breaks, but to watch clip after clip for more than five minutes at a stretch is just too much. What is worse, an advertisement clip coming on right in the middle of a program is definitely an abuse. It is like having something forced down our throats, in addition to mental jolt we feel when the continuity of the program is interrupted.
TV is an invaluable educational tool. It enables the education planners to coordinate and inform the school children about the requirements of various subjects. Elsewhere, TV is used both as a surveillance tool and an eye in inaccessible places. For example in deep sea exploration, TV is used to reach places where no man can go. Sometimes people notice a thing on a channel and try to do that.

To go into details on every use and abuse of TV would require volumes of books. Used with care, it is a boon to mankind. Used carelessly it can be a curse instead.

The show must go on!!!!!

Aam Aadmi Party, the ruling political party of Delhi, launched on 26 November 2012 came into existence following differences between the activists Arvind Kejriwal and Anna Hazare regarding whether or not to politicize the popular India against corruption movement that had been demanding a Jan Lokpal Bill since 2011.

AAP believes in a Tele Door-to-Door Campaign that is meant for those AAP supporters who cannot campaign on the ground. Recently, AAP government in Delhi introduced Lokpal bill in assembly. The draft law was cleared by the cabinet on the first day of the winter session of the Delhi legislative assembly.

AAP introduces new strategies for promoting the campaign. AAP has conceptualized of ‘Gully Prabhari’, that is a person is in-charge of a street. A person is allotted a street when he/she has to conduct the campaign. Every volunteer has been given the responsibility supervise 25 houses per neighbourhood in an attempt to win their support. The other strategy was by placing posters on Delhi autos. The AAP posters should be felt in every corner of the city without paying a penny. This overwhelmed the auto drivers and henceforth questionnaires would be given to the passengers to help the party get feedbacks on desired issues. As distributions of posters and pamphlets have been banned in Delhi Metros, the party has come up with the initiative of distributing visiting cards carrying simple messages.

Another brilliant strategy is that the party has created a team that is more popular amongst youngsters, called ‘Play for Change’ who will visit various places. Their team will all of a sudden appear in a crowded corner and enact a small play sending political messages and ask people to vote.

A different way of cost cutting affair is to manually hold the banners instead of putting it on the flyovers. The moving traffic down below gets the feel of banners being hung up whereas the fact is that they are held up by volunteers. This is again very effective on traffic crossings too. The Party is still in the process of formalizing a few more such low-cost innovations and tricks to make elections more creative and fun. Money can buy workers but it can’t make them committed volunteers.

AAP’s success lies in the vibrant but young minds that are willing to tread an extra mile in the pursuit to change a corrupt system.