Famous 10 Theme Parks in India

Adventure Parks or Theme Parks are one of the life lines of Big Cities of India. Being one of the best weekend family entertainers these welcome people with a variety of rides, water park, shopping mall and various food courts. With imported rides and fun, these Theme Parks make a important part of Indian Middle Class. Read about these magical Islands ...

Located in Cochin, its one of the best Theme Parks of South India. Read more.... Veegaland Park	Just near the Gandipet Lake, it has all the latest rides to ride on. See for yourself... Ocean Park
The biggest Film City in India with real sets and real shooting. Know more.... Ramoji Film City	The weekend destination, its has the good rides and water park. Know more... Fun n Food Village
The first and biggest with latest rides and water park, its a must go for place... Essel World	Rides supplied by European manufacturers, it has the best rides in Delhi ... Adventure Islands
Considered the Disney Land of India, its a must go for place... Entertainment City	The only Theme Park of Kolkatta, its has pretty good rides. Worth a visit.... Nicco Park
With Prez Abdul Kalam visiting it, it has a number of Scientific nicks with entertainment... Gujarat Science City	A good weekcaves/end destination as it has the theme park and resort in combination. Read on... Platinum Resorts

Tourism Ministry is developing Theme Parks such as Garden of Palms, Garden of Conifers, Valley of Animals etc. in Chandigarh.

Continuing with the efforts for promoting green Chandigarh, Ministry of tourism is also supporting Setting up of Theme Parks like Garden of Palms, Garden of Conifers, etc. In the month of March 2010, Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned Rs.4.51 crore which includes Rs. 3.11 crore  for Development of Garden of Palms, Rs. 1.40 crore for Garden - Valley of Animals.  Rs.1.76 crore for Development of Garden of Conifers in Chandigarh have also been sanctioned. 

The foundation stones of Garden of Palms (Sector-42) and Garden of Conifers (Sector -52) would be laid by the Hon’ble Minister for Tourism today i.e. 17.05.2010.

            Ministry of Tourism has sanctioned a unique project for promotion of night tourism. A world class illumination technology will be employed for projecting the unique architecture of the monuments and buildings of Chandigarh. Night tourism will include conducted tours to the buildings on eco friendly buses, food fairs and selected stoppages at chosen points etc will be packaged into the tour to make the ride an experience in itself. An amount of Rs. 4.98 crores has been earmarked for this venture.

            The Chandigarh College of Architecture, which is one of the premier institutions in the country, is on the panel of expert consultants of the Ministry of Tourism. Ministry of Tourism takes pride in having such a reputed institute among its knowledge bank.

In addition, Convention Centre for Chandigarh, Development of Garden of Spring and Development of Japanese Garden projects are under consideration for Central financial assistance to Chandigarh in the year 2010-11.

Ministry of Tourism has also been supporting the Rose Festival, Chandigarh Carnival, and New Year Celebrations etc which will continue to receive support.

            Coupled with the scenic beauty of foothills, greenery, view of majestic mountains, unique monuments, Rock Garden, and several gardens being proposed now, the city, Chandigarh would emerge to be a choice destination in the region.

Countries Having NO trains!!!!!

No railways

• Andorra - planned 2009
• Bahamas - island
• Bahrain - planned 2008
• Belize - planned 2007
• Bhutan - rail link is expected to come up under Nehru Golden Jubilee project
• Burundi - planned 2008
• Cape Verde - island
• Central African Republic
• Chad
• Cyprus - island
• East Timor - island
• Equatorial Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Iceland (see Rail transport in Iceland)
• Kiribati - island
• Kuwait - planned 2008
• Libya (network under construction, see Libyan Railways)
• Maldives - island
• Malta - island
• Mauritius - island
• Micronesia - island
• Niger
• Oman - planned 2008
• Papua New Guinea - planned 2007
• Rwanda - planned - 2008
• Qatar - planned 2008
• San Marino - railways Rimini-San Marino until 1944 link Italy to San Marino
• São Tomé and Príncipe - island
• Seychelles - island
• Somalia - Mogadishu-Villabruzzi Railway existed from 1914 to 1941
• The Gambia
• Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad Government Railway from 1876 until 1968; Trinidad Rapid Railway now planned
• Tuvalu - island
• Vanuatu - island
• Yemen - planned 2008

dOSE -World Heritage Sites

World Heritage Sites - Elephanta Caves

Elephanta Caves ( 1987), Maharashtra

Location-------The Elephanta Caves (180 56’ 20” N; 720 55’ 50” E), taluka Uran, district Raigad is located on island hills about 11 km north-east of the Apollo Bandar, Mumbai and 7 km from the shore of the mainland, approximately covering an area of 7 km in circumference.

The island is named after a colossal elephant found in the island, which is popularly known as ‘Gharapuri’. At present, the statue of elephant is housed at Jijamata Garden in Mumbai. In ancient period, the place is variously identified as Puri which is mentioned in the Aihole inscription of Pulakesin II. It seems, different dynasties held their sway over this island, namely, the Konkan-Mauryas, Trikutakas, Chalukyas of Badami, Silaharas, Rashtrakutas, Kalyani Chalukyas, Yadavas of Deogiri, Muslim rulers of Ahmedabad and then by the Portuguese. The Marathas also had this island under their control and from them it passed into the control of the British.

There are seven cave excavations in the Elephanta group and these are datable from circa 6th – 7th centuries A.D. Among the cave excavations, the Cave 1 is the most impressive which represents the evolved Brahmanical rock-cut architecture. The cave is also famous for the exquisite and vibrant sculptures. On plan it almost resembles the Dumar Lena (Cave 29) of Ellora. The cave has a main entrance on the north with two other openings on the east and west respectively and a central hall with six rows of pillared columns, six in each row except on the western corner, where a shrine of lingam is provided.

On plan, there are three large square recesses divided off by pilasters each of them bearing a gigantic image of a dvarapala. The panel on the east has a figure of ardhanarisvara, a form of Siva with the combined energies of male and female; and on the west figures of Siva and Parvati playing chausar is carved. The central recess holds the most famous and remarkable sculpture of this period known as the Mahesa-murti. It is a colossal bust of the three forms of Siva, the aghora, turbulent and fearsome; tatpurusha, benign and meditative and vamadeva, mild pleasing and lovable. The other notable panels in the main cave are Andhakasuravada murti; cosmic dance of Nataraja; Kalyanasundara murti; Gangadhara murti; Ravana shaking Kailasa and Siva as Lakulisa. A panel depicting Saptamatrikas near the eastern opening is also remarkable.

Open from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.

Closed on Monday

Entrance Fee:
Citizens of India and visitors of SAARC (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Maldives and Afghanistan) and BIMSTEC Countries (Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar) - Rs. 10 per head.

Others: US $ 5 or Indian Rs. 250/- per head

(children up to 15 years free)

Source---http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_whs_elephanta.asp

Programmer

A programmer is someone who writes computer software. The term computer programmer can refer to a specialist in one area of computer programming or to a generalist who writes code for many kinds of software. One who practices or professes a formal approach to programming may also be known as a programmer analyst. A programmer's primary computer language (Lisp, Java, Delphi, C++, etc.) is often prefixed to the above titles, and those who work in a web environment often prefix their titles with web. The term programmer can be used to refer to a software developer, software engineer, computer scientist, or software analyst. However, members of these professions typically possess other software engineering skills, beyond programming; for this reason, the term programmer is sometimes considered an insulting or derogatory oversimplification of these other professions. This has sparked much debate amongst developers, analysts, computer scientists, programmers, and outsiders who continue to be puzzled at the subtle differences in these occupations

CASES REFERRED TO THE SERIOUS FRAUD INVESTIGATION OFFICE

Lok Sabha

In all, 37 cases were referred to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) during the last three years i.e. during the years 2006-07, 2007-08 and 2008-09.

Out of these 37 cases, investigations in respect of 9 cases have been completed. The number of people in respect of three cases against whom action has been initiated are as follows :

Name of the Company	No. of People
Morepan Laboratories Ltd	07
Shonk Technologies Ltd.	08
Shonk Technologies International Ltd.	10

500 Indian Stamps Collection

500 Indian Stamps Collection

Magna Carta

Magna Carta, also called Magna Carta Libertatum (the Great Charter of Freedoms), is an English legal charter, originally issued in the year 1215. It was written in Latinand is known by its Latin name. The usual English translation of Magna Carta is Great Charter.

Magna Carta required King John of England to proclaim certain rights (pertaining to freemen), respect certain legal procedures, and accept that his will could be bound by the law. It explicitly protected certain rights of the King's subjects, whether free or fettered — and implicitly supported what became the writ of habeas corpus, allowing appeal against unlawful imprisonment.

Marxism

Marxism is the political philosophy and economic worldview based upon a materialist interpretation of history, a Marxist analysis of capitalism, a theory of social change, and anatheist view of human liberation derived from the work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels; three primary aspects of Marxism are:

1. The dialectical and materialist concept of history — Humankind's history is fundamentally that of the struggle between social classes. The productive capacity of society is the foundation of society, and as this capacity increases over time the social relations of production, class relations, evolve through this struggle of the classes and pass through definite stages (primitive communism, slavery, feudalism, capitalism). The legal, political, ideological and other aspects (ex. art) of society are derived from these production relations as is the consciousness of the individuals of which the society is composed.
2. The critique of capitalism — In capitalist society, an economic minority (the bourgeoisie) dominate and exploit the working class (proletariat) majority. Marx uncovered the interworkings of capitalist exploitation, the specific way in which unpaid labor (surplus value)is extracted from the working class labor theory of value, extending and critiquing the work of earlier political economists value. Although the production process is socialized, ownership remains in the hand of the bourgeosie. This forms the fundamental contradiction of capitalist society. Without the elimination of the fetter of the private ownership of the means of production, human society is unable to achieve further development.
3. Advocacy of proletarian revolution — In order to overcome the fetters of private property the working class must seize political power internationally through a social revolution and expropriate the capitalist classes around the world and place the productive capacities of society into collective ownership. Upon this material foundation classes would be abolished and the material basis for all forms of inequality between humankind would dissolve.

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Navigator Watch

Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - 10 October 1659) was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant.

Tasman is best known for his voyages of 1642 and 1644 in the service of the VOC (United East India Company). His was the first known European expedition to reach the islands of Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania) and New Zealand and to sight the Fiji islands, which he did in 1643. Tasman, his navigator Visscher, and his Merchant Gilsemans also mapped substantial portions of Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands.

Treaty of Portsmouth

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the 1905 treaty. For the 1713 treaty, see Treaty of Portsmouth (1713).

Negotiating the Treaty of Portsmouth (1905) — From left to right: The Russians at far side of table are Korostovetz, Navohoff, Witte, Rosen, Plancoff and the Japanese at near side of table are Adachi,Ochiai, Komura, Takahira, Sato. The large conference table is today preserved at the Museum Meiji Mura in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture,Japan.

The Treaty of Portsmouth formally ended the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War. It was signed on 5 September 1905^[1] after negotiations at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard near Portsmouth, New Hampshire in the United States.