Jan 1 world day of peaceee

TheWorld Day of Peaceis a feast day of the Roman Catholic Church dedicated to peace, held on1 January, on theSolemnity of Mary, Mother of God. It was introduced in 1967 byPaul VI, inspired by the encyclicalPacem in terrisofJohn XXIIIand with reference to his own encyclicalPopulorum progressio. The day was first observed on 1 January 1968.

        The World Day of Peace has often been a time when popes makemagisterial declarations relevant to thesocial doctrine of the Church. Paul VI and John Paul II have each year made important statements on theUnited Nations,human rights,women's rights,labor unions,economic development, theright to life, internationaldiplomacy, peace in theHoly Land,globalizationandterrorism.InEngland and Wales, 'Peace Sunday' is traditionally kept on the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, which is the Sunday falling between 14 and 20 January inclusive. Suggested material is prepared each year by the UK branch of thePax Christimovement.

Children join hands to clean Hyderabad

             The campaign aims at reaching out to 100 different schools, both Government and Private and over one lakh students in the process in the capital over the next two months through phone calls, mails, meetings and the likes to spread the message of cleanliness in the city.

“We started this as a pilot project and hope to take this across the country soon because children are the best ambassadors to spread the message of ‘Swachh Bharat’ and to make it successful we need to go for a behavioural change. This is everybody’s mission,” said Ms. Thakur.

Also as in charge of the Mission, she extolled the students not to feel shy about telling other persons not to litter. “We have a target of building one crore toilets across the country and the target is October 2, 2019 which will be Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary,” she said.

Ms. Thakur said that the Centre was also planning to conduct a comprehensive survey next month to get feedback from the citizens on the work done by different governmental agencies. Citizens should give a missed call on 18002672777 toll-free number and it will be active till January15, 2016.

Hyderabad is a priority city and one among the 10 chosen for intensification of the urban cleanliness exercise and she was glad that the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) was taking an active part in taking up the campaign especially in waste segregation.

“We have started distributing red and green waste baskets to households and soon the entire city will be covered,” said E. Sudhakar, executive engineer, solid waste management, GHMC. Karuna Gopal, president, Foundation of Futuristic Cities, also spoke.

Dec 28 ice skating carnival simla

Ice Skating Carnival in Shimla is an important Festival in which skating expeditions are held with the participation of a large number of people. The Ice Skating Carnival in Shimla is not only spectacularbut also very popular because it draws numerous tourists from abroad. The foreigners are especially interested in participating in this carnival. Shimla hasthe biggest open-air, natural ice rink in India. The ice-skating Club of Shimla organizes the ice skating carnival in Simla every year.

The ice skating sessions usually take place twice in a day, in the morning and evening. Skates are available at the rink itself and a nominal rent is charged for the

Youtube admin refuse to delete the beep song from youtube

நடிகர் சிம்பு பாடி அனிருத் இசை அமைத்ததாக கூறப்படும் ‘‘பீப்’’ பாடல் ஒன்றுகடந்த 11–ந்தேதி யூடியூப் இணையத்தளத்தில் வெளியானது. காதலை பற்றிய இந்தபாடல் இணையத்தளத்தில் இருந்து ‘‘வாட்ஸ்–அப்’’பில் பரவி பெரும் பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியது.அந்த பீப் பாடலின் முதல் வரியே அதிர்ச்சி தரும் வகையில், முகம் சுழிக்க வைக்கும் வகையில் இருக்கிறது.
       அந்த பாடலில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ள, வெளியில் சொல்ல முடியாத அசிங்கமான வார்த்தையை ‘‘பீப்’’ ஒலி மூலம் மறைத்து இருந்தாலும், அது என்ன வார்த்தை என்று தெரியும் வகையில் உள்ளது.இந்த பீப் பாடல் பெண்களை மிகவும் இழிவுபடுத்தும் வகையில் இருப்பதாக கடும் எதிர்ப்பு கிளம்பியது. கோவை, சென்னை உள்பட பல ஊர்களில் சிம்பு, அனிருத் மீது போலீசில் புகார் செய்யப்பட்டது. அதோடு அவர்களை கைது செய்யக் கோரி போராட்டங்களும் நடந்தன.நடிகர் சிம்பு இதுபற்றி முதலில் விளக்கம் அளித்த போது, ‘‘பீப் பாடலை பாடியது தனது தனிப்பட்ட விருப்பம்’’ என்றார். இதனால் அவருக்கு எதிர்ப்பு வலுத்தது.

          இதைத் தொடர்ந்து அவர் தனது பீப் பாடலை யாரோ திருடி இணையத்தளத்தில் பதிவு செய்து விட்டதாக கூறினார்.இந்த விளக்கத்தில் சமரசம் அடையாத பல்வேறு அமைப்புகள் கோர்ட்டுகளில் வழக்குகள் தொடர்ந்தன. அவற்றை விசாரித்த ஐகோர்ட்டு, சிம்பு, அனிருத் இருவரும் ஜனவரி முதல் வாரம் ஆஜராகி விளக்கம் அளிக்க வேண்டும் என்று உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. என்றாலும் பீப் பாடல் சர்ச்சை ஓயவில்லை.இந்த நிலையில் சென்னை மத்திய குற்றப்பிரிவு போலீசார் பீப் பாடல் விவகாரத்துக்கு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைக்கும் நடவடிக்கைகளில் ஈடுபட்டனர்.
       யூடியூப் நிர்வாகத்துக்கு 2 தடவை கடிதம் எழுதினார்கள். யூடியூப் இணையத்தளத்தில் இருந்து அந்த பீப் பாடலை அகற்ற கோரிக்கை விடுத்தனர்.ஆனால் சென்னை போலீசாரின் கோரிக்கையை ஏற்க யூடியூப் நிர்வாகம் மறுத்து விட்டது. ‘‘சிம்பு பாடிய பீப் பாடலில் என்ன தவறு உள்ளது? முதலில் எங்களுக்கு விளக்கி சொல்லுங்கள்’’ என்று யூடியூப் நிர்வாகம் கேட்டது.சென்னை குற்றப்பிரிவு போலீசாருக்கு இதனால் தர்ம சங்கடமான சூழ்நிலை ஏற்பட்டது. என்றாலும் சிம்புவின் பீப் பாடலில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ள அந்த வார்த்தையை யூடியூப் இணையத்தள அதிகாரிகளிடம் போலீசார் விளக்கி கூறினார்கள். அதை கேட்ட யூடியூப் நிர்வாகம் அதை பெரிதாக எடுத்துக் கொள்ள வில்லை.அந்த பாடலில் உள்ள கெட்ட வார்த்தை ‘பீப்’ ஒலியால் மறைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதால் அதை இணையத்தளத்தில் இருந்து அகற்ற வேண்டிய தில்லை என்று கூறி விட்டதாக தெரிகிறது. இது சென்னை குற்றப்பிரிவு போலீசாரை திணற வைத்துள்ளது.

       நடிகர் சிம்பு, அவரது தந்தை டி.ராஜேந்தர், தாய் உஷா மூவரும் அந்த பீப் பாடல் திருடி வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது என்று கண்ணீர் மல்க விளக்கம் அளித்து விட்டனர். போலீசாரிடமும் அதை தெரிவித்துள்ளனர். இதனால் அந்த பீப் பாடல் சிம்புவிடம் இருந்து வெளியில் கசிந்து, எப்படி யூடியூப்புக்கு போனது என்ற விசாரணையைத் தொடங்கியுள்ளனர்.சிம்புவின் நண்பர்கள், அவரது எதிரிகள் இரு தரப்பினர் மீதும் போலீசாரின் சந்தேகப்பார்வை பதிந்துள்ளது. வாட்ஸ்–அப் வழியாக ஒருவரிடம் இருந்து இன்னொருவருக்கு பரவி, பரவி அது சிம்புவை பிடிக்காத யாரோ ஒருவரது வாட்ஸ் அப்–க்கு சென்றிருக்கலாம் என்றும், அவர் வெளிநாட்டில் இருந்து அந்த பீப்பாடலை யூடியூப்பில் ஏற்றியிருக்கலாம் என்கிறார்கள்.

     போலீசார் நடத்தும் விசாரணையில் பீப் பாடலை பதிவேற்றம் செய்தது யார் என்பதை கண்டுபிடிக்க இயலாத நிலை உள்ளது. யூடியூப் இணையத்தளம் ஒத்துழைப்பு கொடுத்தால் மட்டுமே குற்றவாளியை கண்டுபிடிக்க முடியும். இதனால் பீப் பாடல் விவகாரத்தில் தொடர்ந்து இழுபறி நீடிக்கிறது.பீப் பாடலை யூடியூப்பில் இருந்து அகற்ற முடியாத நிலையில், அதை வெளியிட்டவரையும் கண்டுபிடிக்க இயலாததால், இந்த விவகாரத்தில் அடுத்து எத்தகைய நடவடிக்கையை மேற் கொள்வது என்று போலீசார் ஆலோசித்து வருகிறார்கள்.

    இதற்கிடையே பீப் பாடல் பரபரப்பு உலகம் முழுக்க வாழும் தமிழர்களிடம் தாக்கத்தை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது. அந்த பீப் பாடலில் அப்படி என்னதான் வார்த்தை இடம் பெற்றுள்ளது என்று பலரும் இணையத்தளத்தை நாடியுள்ளனர். அந்த வகையில் இதுவரை சுமார் 10 லட்சம் பேர் யூடியூப்பில் பீப் பாடலை கேட்டுள்ளனர்.யூடியூப் இணையத்தள வரலாற்றில் சமீபத்தில் எந்த ஒரு பாடலும் இந்த அளவுக்கு ‘‘ஹிட்’’ ஆனதில்லை. யூடியூப்பில் அதை கேட்ட பலர் அதை பதிவு செய்துமற்ற இணையத்தளங்களிலும் பரவ விட்டுள்ளனர். எனவே சிம்புவின் அந்த பீப் பாடலை இனி அகற்ற இயலாது என்று சொல்லும் அளவுக்கு இணையத்தளங்களிலும் வாட்ஸ்அப் குரூப்களிலும் பரவி வியாபித்து விட்டது.சிம்புவின் பீப் பாடலை முதன் முறையாக கேட்பவர்களில் பாதி பேர் எதிர்க்கிறார்கள். பாதி பேர் ‘‘விட்டுத் தள்ளுங்கள்’’ என்ற ரீதியில் சிம்புவுக்கு ஆதரவு தெரிவிக்கின்றனர். தமிழ்த் திரை உலகமும் சிம்புவை ஆதரிப்பதிலும், எதிர்ப்பதிலும் இரண்டாக பிளவுபட்டு நிற்கிறது.குறிப்பாக உஷா ராஜேந்தர் கண்ணீர் மல்க விளக்கம் தெரிவித்த பிறகு பலரது மனம் இளகியுள்ளது. சிம்புவை மன்னிக்கலாம் என்று சினிமா உலக பிரபலங்களும், வி.ஐ.பி.க்களும் கூறி வருகிறார்கள். ஆனாலும் சிம்புவுக்கு எதிரான சிலர் இந்த பீப் பாடல் விவகாரத்தில் வேண்டும் என்றே வதந்திகளை பரப்பி வருவதாக கூறப்படுகிறது.

      சிம்பு, அனிருத் மீதான புகார் பற்றி நாங்கள் நடத்தும் விசாரணையில் யூடியூப் நிர்வாகம் ஒத்துழைத்தால் மட்டுமே உண்மையான குற்றவாளி யார் என்பது தெரிய வரும் என்று போலீஸ் அதிகாரி ஒருவர் கூறினார்.இதனால் சிம்புவின் பீப் பாடல் விவகாரம் தொடர்ந்து எரிமலையாக குமுறியபடியே உள்ளது.

Dec 26 day of tsunami 2004

             CHENNAI, DEC. 26. The tsunami that hit the coast in Chennai left an unprecedented 131 dead on Sunday. This included four from the northern suburb of Ennore. Most of the dead including children were fisherfolk.At least four of the rest were of those who came for early morning walk along the beachfront.
        In the fishing hamlets, when the water swell came in, several of the fisherfolk died in their sleep. Some of the children playing in the beachfront were also swept away.In all, the three major government hospitals here received the bodies in what seemed an unending row, of the young and the old; men, women and children.

          They all perished in the massive tide that swept away chunks of land, houses and huts, along with belongings, as also vehicles parked on the beach.Nearly 65 bodies came to the Government Royapettah Hospital, while at the Government General Hospital, 40 bodies arrived. Theother bodies went to the Stanley hospital.The tsunami caused immense damage to property from the north Chennai's Ennore-Tiruvottiyur-Royapuram coast up to Kalpakkam, 60 km south of the city.The day itself began in an unusual fashion
         Around 6-30 a.m., hundreds of thousands of people woke up feeling the tremors and an aftershock. Thousands panicked and left home, especially those living in multi-storey apartments or Slum Clearance Board tenements.People rushed out of tenements and apartments in Vyasarpadi, Mattankuppam, Ayodhya Kuppam, or the posh Adyar, T. Nagar and Besant Nagar areas.By 7-30 a.m. the first wave of the tsunami came in. A wall of water rose from the Bay of Bengal, smashed its way into the city, flooding coastal areas.The worst-affected were hamlets in Santhome and Mylapore.
    
Edwin (24) one of the kuppam boys who survived because he could swim said: "I was exercising on the beach with a few others. Suddenly we saw the water come very fast. The younger children began running toward the Kannagi statue. As they were children they ran fast. My karate master was struggling. I tried to help him and his son. Just when I was halfway to the statue a huge wave hit my chest. Then another went over me. I held on to the two men but I saw the three children who were almost near the statue being washed away."K. Pugazhendi, a sound engineer who lives behind the housing board flats in Srinivasapuram in Pattinampakkam in a hut, almostrescued his 11-month-old daughter,
K. Nikitha. "I had just taken her into my arms. I was afraid for my wife. Before I could do anything, a wave came into my house and took her away."

Dec 25 good governance day

            The department of electronics and information technology (DeitY) of the government of India has announced an event to mark "Good Governance Day" on Prime Minister A BVajpayee's birthday on December 25, even as the Centre is yet to firm up its overall plans for the day.  

              A senior IAS officer indicated that DeitY has sent out a communication to government officials regarding the event titled "Good Governance through e-Governance', which will comprise the main function with minister for communications &IT Ravi Shankar Prasad as the chief guest, and a day-long exhibition (from 10.45 am to 5.00 pm). The mail invites the officers to participate by offering suggestions on e-governanceand visiting the exhibition. However, the officer said the participation is meant to be voluntary.

      The "Good Governance Day" will coincide with Christmas, a gazetted holiday. Recently, a circular from the HRD ministry asking schools to observe Good Governance Day by organizing various events like debates had kicked up a storm, with the Opposition parties criticizing the alleged move to keep schools open on Christmas holiday. The government had, however, denied any plans to make the day a working day for schools and other educational institutions.

Dec 23 farmers day

                     Farmers Day

     Farmer's Day is celebrated on the 23rd of December every year to promote awareness to help and reward farmers for their contribution to society. Atleast Farmer's Day observance compel us to think how farmers grow crops with great difficulty and theirburnt skin to feed us, but themselves remain backward and wretched.

     It is celebrated on 23rd December as it is the Birthday of Indian farmer's leader late Chaudhary Charan Singh.They should be helped generously in education and healthcare. For all these, the first step is to elevate the living conditions of farmers. Their continued over-reliance on rain-fed agriculture is doing a ot of harm to the economy. For this farmers change and give way to improved modern systems of farming.

    The Farmer's Day observance is a programme to assess how important is the role of farmers in social and economic development of a country. They need to be helped in education, training in scientific farming, loan, storage and marketing of their produce and manu more. Of course, the Agricultural Department is taking care of their needs but the involvement of the whole country is needed to work for the cause of farmers. Farmer's co-operative movement has gained momentum in some developed states. Yet we have to go a long way.

avoid selfies in these places

Taking a #selfiemight be your way of exercising self-identification and giving yourself a sense of an emulating experience. It might not be the pinnacle of a very artistic achievement that you could brag about, but it sure gives a deepinsight into how young people see themselves.Whether in dimly lit rooms with glowering eyes, a duck face pouted look, or a full strut in front of the dresser,#selfiesare everywhere. You often get tempted a little bit to indulge yourself in these pictures by looking at the world going gaga over selfies!You do get to express yourself in a fun way, but it gets out of control and inappropriate at times in public and private after you’ve shared them on social media networks. So make sure you follow these #selfie etiquette tips the next time you take out your phone to click yet another one of those #selfies!

1. Memorials or cemeteries and funerals      
           It is very disrespectful to click #selfies in such a situation. Smiling with a gravestone in the background is not just disrespectful it is kind of creepy too. Before doing it, just ponder over how you would feel if people end up at you grave clicking pictures happily. Also you don’t have to show the worldhow saddened you were with the death of the person who’s funeral you are at by clicking a selfie there!

2. Driving
      Taking a selfie in the car’s passenger seat or back seat is still considered OK, but while driving, it is a complete no no. You might end up wrecked somewhere. You are not only putting your life in danger but the ones travelling with you too and also the ones on the road.
3. Emergency
         You don’t need to take out your phone to click a selfie at an emergency situation, rather use it to call help if needed. There are numerous photos being taken at auto accidents – whether the person was involved or not in the accident is altogether a different question. Tragic times do not call for a selfie low brow proliferation.
4. Bathroom
         Seriously to click yourself in a private place where you do your business is very disgusting! A lot of people hoard up to this sacred place in a series of experimental #selfies. The most rude and disgusting thing about this is that sometimes the naïve people unknown of this impulsive act also get included inthe background.

5. At the gym
     It is OK to a point when you click yourself at a gym sweating it out. What is not accepted is to include the other person struggling with weights in the background, which is totally in bad taste. Do you want to look good and feel good? Take a selfie after you leave the gym wit h the post glow of a workout.Works better.

6. Drunk

      Drunk calls that you make are embarrassing enough; you don’t have to go all the way and click a #selfie when you are drunk and post it on Facebook! We know you are having a good time at a party but you sure don’t want to post your drunken selfie all over the FB or Instagram wall!
7. Naked/Partially Naked
         It is not at all accepted. You don’t need to taketopless selfiesto show how sexy you are. What seems fun at the moment will be embarrassing enough coming back to haunt you years later.Throw on some clothes before you click a selfie!So there you go – follow these simple selfie rules and you’re set. Happy clicking!

Car Free Day in Delhi on 22nd Dec 2015

Delhi goes 'Car Free' for a day, Kejriwal leads cycle Rally

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwalled a cycle rally here on the capital's first Car Free Day on Thursday, and said travelling needs to be made safe.

Over 100 cyclists joined Kejriwal in the rally held between the 17th century Red Fort in Old Delhi and India Gate, a World War I monument. He was accompanied by his ministers and other bureaucrats.

He said there was too much congestion on Delhi roads that leads to pollution in the city and that people need to step forward to improve the condition.

Some 84 lakh vehicles ply in Delhi every day, contributing to its chaotic traffic and worsening quality of air. 

He cited cycling helps all, even a diabetic like himself.

A fellow cyclist Puneet, who is in his 40s, lauded the government's efforts and urged it to hold the rally on Sundays.

Apple reduced prices of iPhone 6s and 6s Plus in India

 Apple cut prices of its latest iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus by up to 16% cent just two months after their launch in India to boost flagging sales in what is historically its most crucial quarter as demand for the flagship devices nosedived from a Diwali high.

New price :

* iPhone 6S (16GB): Rs 48,499
* iPhone 6S (64GB): Rs 62,849
* iPhone 6S (128GB): Rs 74,940
* iPhone 6S Plus (16GB): Rs 61,999
* iPhone 6S Plus (64GB): Rs 75,499
* iPhone 6S Plus (128GB): Rs 85,999

The price of the iPhone 6s 16 GB model, which was introduced at Rs 62,000 on October 16, has fallen by 11-16% and now ranges between Rs 52,000 and Rs 55,000, according to four large retailers who spoke to ET on condition of anonymity. The price cuts are across all variants - 16 GB, 64 GB and 128 GB — of both models. The average difference in prices of all iPhone 6s and 6s Plus devices between launch time and now is about 15 per cent, a top executive at a national retailer said.

This is the first time that the price of an Apple flagship has been brought down within two months of launch, underlining concerns around the initial pricing, said Tarun Pathak, senior analyst at Counterpoint Technology Market Research. Apple declined to comment on the matter.

Apple had introduced the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus at Rs 62,000-Rs 92,000, about Rs 8,000-Rs 9,500 more than launch prices of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. The models wereRs 14,000-Rs 16,000 costlier than those available in the US, Middle East and Hong Kong, raising concerns that demand would be hurt.

Apple imported almost 320,000 of the latest iPhones in October in India, the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, sparking hopes of its best ever quarter. Shipments have slumped since then and the latest data suggests that imports of the new models fell 62 per cent to 120,000 in November.

The latest price cuts come after Apple iPhone 5s prices were slashed for the third time in three months, now starting at Rs 24,999, almost half its September price.

The price cuts indicate that Apple maybe trying to revive demand in the October-to-December quarter, which has historically been the strongest period for the company due to its flagship launches.

Industry insiders said Apple's distributors are selling the iPhone models at marked-down prices, allowing retailers to offer all models at discounted rates.

Below is the approximate prices of iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus on one of the country's biggest e-commerce website:

Miss World 2015 - Mireia LALAGUNA ROYO - SPAIN

     Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of theMiss Worldpageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the Beauty of Crown Theater inSanya,China. 114 contestants from all over the world competed.Rolene StraussofSouth AfricacrownedMireia LalagunaofSpainas her successor at the end of the event. This is the first timeSpainhas won the title ofMiss World.

Dec 21 handloom week

       Handloom is a device made up of wooden vertical-shaft looms, with the heddles fixed in place in the shaft. The warp threads pass alternately through a heddle and through a space between the heddles (the shed), so that raising the shaft raises half the threads (those passing through the heddles), and lowering the shaft lowers the same threads, the threads passing through the spaces between the heddles remain in place. The Handloom industry is a part of the Textile industry. The Textile industry occupies a unique place India. One of the earliestto come into existence in India, it accounts for 14% of the total Industrial production, contributes to nearly 30% of the total exports and is the second largest employment generator after agriculture.

India's textile sector comprises four important segments:
*.Modern textile mills
*.Independent Power looms.
*.Handlooms.
*.Garments.

       Handloom products include handloom and silk sarees, garments, gamchas, shawls, stoles, scarves, dupattas, other readymades, home furnishings including bedsheetsand covers, fabrics, carpets, durries, rugs and mats, kitchen linen, hand towels and napkins etc. Handloom week is organised from December 21-27 to highlight a range of handloom products developed by handloom clusters under the Integrated Handloom Cluster Development Scheme of the Ministry of Textiles. The most important stimulus for the handloom sector is marketing. To achiece this purpose agencies like EDI, ACASH, NHDC, Weavers Service Centres, Ministry of Textiles, Office of the Development Commissioner (Handlooms) and Textiles Committee, State Handloom Development Corporations and Federation put up their Expos throughout the country.

Events-
       Various awareness programmes, buyer-sellers meet, dyeing & design workshop, health camps etc. are held. Incentives are also offered for handloom and handicraft sector. Handicrafts Week is generally celebrated through a slew of expos being conducted in Delhi, Chennai, Coimbatore, Kolkatta, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jaipur, Mumbai, Bhillai, Dehradun, Kanpur, Lucknow, Bangalore, Puri, Kannur, Tirupathi, Dimapur, Sibsagar, Bhopal, Chandigarh and Patna. The Handloom expos exhibit live demostration of the weaving on handloom, cloth printing and computer aided textile designing. Weavers from Varanasi, Bargarh, Chanderi, Burdwan, Barabanki, Binjore and Gwalior also exhibited the skills in form of saris, stoles, scarves, shawls, home furnishing items, etc. Weavers from all parts of the country display their creations in cotton, silk (eri, muga, tassar, mulberry) other natural blends and get direct opportunity to interact with buyers from within India and abroad.These products are tagged with Handloom Mark indicating that they are made by hand looms and not powerlooms, and are genuine. During 2009, the Presidentof India Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil had released a set of four special postage stamps on Traditional Indian Textiles at Rashtrapati Bhavan. These stamps denote four stamps of denomination worth Rs. 5/- each depicts Varanasi Brocade, Kanchipuram Silk, Kalamkari and Apa Tani Weaves, the famed traditional Indian handloom textiles.

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வேலையில்லா பட்டதாரி’ வெற்றி படத்திற்கு பின்னர் மீண்டும் அதே இயக்குனருடன் கைகோர்த்த தனுஷூக்கு மீண்டும் ஒரு சூப்பர் ஹிட் வெற்றி கிடைக்கும் என்று எதிர்பார்த்த தங்கமகன்’ திரைப்படம் ரசிகர்களின் மனதை கவர்ந்ததா? என்பதை பார்ப்போம்

      பாசமான பெற்றோர்கள் கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமார்-ராதிகா, நண்பன் சதீஷ், உறவினர் அரவிந்த் என ஜாலியாக இருக்கும் தனுஷூக்கு திடீரென எமிஜாக்சன் மீது காதல் வருகிறது. காதல் வந்ததும் உறவினர் அரவிந்தை கழட்டி விடும் தனுஷ், எமிஜாக்சனை விரட்டி விரட்டி காதலித்து அதில் வெற்றியும் பெறுகிறார். ஆனால் திருமணத்திற்கு பின்னர் தனுஷ் தாய்-தந்தையை விட்டு பிரிந்து வரவேண்டும் என எமி கண்டிஷன் போட இதனால் காதல் பிரேக் அப் ஆகிறது. அதுமட்டுமின்றி தனுஷின் உறவினரான அரவிந்தையே எமிஜாக்சன் திருமணம் செய்கிறார்.இதனால் சோகத்துடன் இருக்கும் தனுஷூக்கு அவரது பெற்றோர்கள் சமந்தாவை திருமணம் செய்து வைக்கின்றனர். இந்நிலையில் இன்கம்டாக்ஸ் அலுவலகத்தில் வேலை செய்யும் கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமாருக்கு தனது மேலதிகாரி ஜெயப்பிரகாஷால் ஒரு சிக்கல் ஏற்படுகிறது. எமிஜாக்சனின் கணவரான அரவிந்தும் கே.எஸ்.ரவிகுமாருக்கு துரோகம் செய்கிறார்.  இதனால் மனமுடைந்த அவர் தற்கொலை செய்து கொள்கிறார்.தனது தந்தையின் மரணத்திற்கு காரணம் யார்? என்பதை கண்டுபிடிக்க தனுஷ் களமிறங்குகிறார்.

    அதை கண்டுபிடித்து தனது தந்தையின் கறையைதுடைத்தாரா? என்பதுதான் மீதிக்கதை.இந்த படத்தில் முதல்பாதியில் எமிஜாக்சனுடன் ஜாலியாக வலம் வருகிறார் தனுஷ். சதீஷுடன் காமெடி, பெற்றோர்களுடன் பாசம், எமியுடன் காதல் என படுஜாலியான தனுஷ், அப்படியே இரண்டாவது பாதியில் முற்றிலும் மாறிவிடுகிறார். சமந்தாவுக்கு பொறுப்பான கணவராகவும், தந்தைக்கு ஏற்பட்ட களங்கத்தை போக்கும் மகனாகவும் நடிப்பில் ஜொலிக்கின்றார்.முதல் பாதியின் சுறுசுறுப்புக்கு தனுஷை அடுத்து பெரிய காரணம் எமிஜாக்சன். முகத்தில் அயல்நாட்டு வாடை தெரிவதால் கதையுடன் ஒன்றமுடியாவிட்டாலும் தனுஷுடன் காதல், கணவர் அரவிந்துடன் மோதல், என அவரது பங்களிப்பை சரியாக செய்துள்ளார்.அமைதியான மனைவியாக, மாமனார் மாமியாரிடம் பாசமாக என அழுத்தமான வேடம் சமந்தாவுக்கு. இந்த காலத்தில் இப்படி ஒரு பெண்ணா? என்று அதிசயமாக பார்க்க வைக்கும் கேரக்டர். சமந்தாவுக்கு இந்த படம் நிச்சயம் நல்ல பெயரை வாங்கித்தரும் என்பதில் சந்தேகமில்லை.தனுஷ், அனிருத், சமந்தா, சதீஷ், எமிஜாக்சன் என அனைவரிடமும் சரியாகவேலை வாங்கிய வேல்ராஜ், தன்னுடைய வேலையை சரியாக பார்க்காததால், படத்தின் இரண்டாம் பாகம் சீரியலைவிட மோசமாக உள்ளது. எமிஜாக்சனின் கணவன் அரவிந்தை வில்லனாக்கி, பின்னர் திடீரென அவரைநல்லவராக்கி கதையை நகர்த்த முடியாமல் திணறியிருப்பதை பார்க்க முடிகிறது. ஜெயப்பிரகாஷ்தான் மெயின் வில்லன் என்பதை சஸ்பென்ஸோடு சொல்வதாக இயக்குனர் நினைத்து கொண்டாலும், இந்த சஸ்பென்ஸை எல்.கே.ஜி குழந்தை கூட கண்டுபிடித்துவிடும் என்பதுதான் உண்மை. ‘விஐபி படத்தில் இருந்த வேகம், விறுவிறுப்பு, பளார் வசனம் என எதையுமே இந்த படத்தில் பார்க்க முடியவில்லை. முதல்பாதி காமெடியாக இருந்தாலும் கதையே இரண்டாவது

   பாதியில்தான்ஆரம்பமாகிறது. ஆனால் கதை ஆரம்பித்தவுடன் படத்தின் வேகம் குறைகிறது.அனிருத்தின் இசையில் ‘என்ன சொல்ல’ என்ற பாடல் மட்டும் கேட்கும்படி உள்ளது. ஒரு அமைதியான குடும்பப்படத்திற்கு இசையமைத்த அனுபவம் இல்லாததால் அனிருத் ஏனோதானோ என்று பின்னணி இசையை அமைத்துள்ளார். கடைசி அரை மணி நேரத்தில் மட்டும் தனுஷ் ரசிகர்களை தெறிக்க வைக்கிறார் அனிருத்இரண்டாவது பாதி மிக மெள்ள நகர்வதற்கு படத்தொகுப்பாளர் ராஜேஷ்குமாரும் ஒரு காரணம். குமரனின் ஒளிப்பதிவில் எந்த குறையும் இல்லை.பணம் ஒரு மனிதனை பைத்தியக்காரனாக மாற்றும் என்ற மெசேஜை சொல்ல முயற்சி செய்திருக்கும் இயக்குனர் அழுத்தமான காட்சிகளை வைக்காததால் ஆடியன்ஸ்கள்தான் பைத்தியக்காரர்களாக திரும்புகின்றனர்.மொத்தத்தில் தங்கமகன்’ முதல் பாதி தங்கம், இரண்டாவத

Dec 18 minorities rights day

Minority rights:
         Minority rightsare the normalindividual rightsas applied to members of racial,ethnic,class,religious,linguisticorsexual minorities; and also thecollective rightsaccorded to minority groups. .Minority rights may also apply simply toindividual rightsof anyone who is not part of amajority decision.Civil rights movementsoften seek to ensure that individual rightsare not denied on the basis of membership in a minority group, such as globalwomen's rightsand globalLGBT rightsmovements, or the various racial minority rights movements around the world (such as theAfrican-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)).

History:
         The issue of minority rights was first raised in 1814, at theCongress of Vienna, which discussed the fate of German Jews and especially of the Poles who were once again partitioned up. The Congress expressed hope that Prussia, Russia, and Austria would grant tolerance and protection to their minorities, which ultimately they disregarded, engaging in organized discrimination. The Congress of Paris in 1856 paid special attention to the status of Jews and Christians in the Ottoman Empire. In BritainWilliam E Gladstonemade outrage regarding the massacres of Bulgarians by the Ottoman Empire a major campaign issue and demanded international attention. TheCongress of Berlinin 1878 dealt with the status of Jews in Romania, especially, and also Serbia, and Bulgaria. On the whole these 19th century congresses failed to impose significant reforms. Russia was especially active in protecting Orthodox Christians, and Slavic peoples under the control of the Ottoman Empire. Persecution or discrimination against specific minorities was increasingly the subject of media attention, and the Jews began to organize to protest the pogroms in Russia. However, there was little international outrage regarding other minorities, such as the blacks in the southern United States. No one paid much attention to the attacks on Armenians until it became large-scale genocide in 1915, and even then nothing was done.The first minority rights were proclaimed and enacted by the revolutionary Parliament of Hungary in July 1849.Minority rights were codified in Austrian law in 1867.

Dec 15 international tea day

             International Tea Day is a day observed since 2005in many tea producing countries like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, India and Tanzania.International Tea Day aims to draw global attention of governments and citizens to the impact of the global tea trade on workers, small growers and consumers. The first International Tea Day was celebrated in New Delhi on 15 December 2005 and the second           International Tea Day celebrations were held in Sri Lanka on 15 December 2006. The International Tea Day celebrations and the Global Tea Conferences preceding them were jointly organized by   Trade Union movements.

History of tea:
       Since 2005 the International Tea Day has been observed in many tea producing countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Vietnam, Indonesia, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, Uganda, India and Tanzania. International Tea Day is to draw global attention of governments and citizens on the impact of global tea trade on workers, small growers and consumers. The first International Tea Day was celebrated in New Delhi on 15th December 2005 and the second Tea Day Celebrations were held in Sri Lanka on 15th December 2006. The International Tea day Celebrations and the Global Tea Conferences preceding the celebrations were jointly organized by Trade Union Movements.

History of selfieee

           A selfie is a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a digital camera or camera phone held in the hand or supported by a selfie stick. Selfies are often shared on social networking services such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They are usually flattering and made to appear casual. Most selfies are taken with a camera held at arm's length or pointed at a mirror, rather than by using a self-timer. A selfie stick may be used to widen the angle of view, such as for group selfies.

History

       First known selfie, taken by Robert Cornelius in 1839.Robert Cornelius, an American pioneer in photography, produced a daguerreotype of himself in 1839 which is also one of the first photographs of a person. Because the process was slow he was able to uncover the lens, run into the shot for a minute or more, and then replace the lens cap.[1] He recorded on the back "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839."
            The debut of the portable Kodak Brownie box camera in 1900 led to photographic self-portraiture becoming a more widespread technique. The method was usually by mirror and stabilizing the camera either on a nearby object or on a tripod while framing via a viewfinder at the top of the box.[3] Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna at the age of 13 was one of the first teenagers to take her own picture using a mirror to send to a friend in 1914. In the letter that accompanied the photograph, she wrote, "I took this picture of myself looking at the mirror. It was very hard as my hands were trembling.

      The earliest usage of the word selfie can be traced as far back as 2002. It first appeared in Karl Kruszelnicki's 'Dr Karl Self-Serve Science Forum', an Australian internet forum (ABC Online) on 13 September 2002.

The concept of uploading group self-taken photographs to the internet, although with a disposable camera and not a smartphone, dates to a webpage created by Australians in September 2001, including photos taken in the late 1990s (captured by the Internet Archive in April 2004)

Dec 14 world energy conservation day

       Energy conservation refers to reducing energy consumption through using less of an energy service. Energy conservation differs from efficient energy use, which refers to using less energy for a constant service.[1] For example, driving less is an example of energy conservation. Driving the same amount with a higher mileage vehicle is an example of energy efficiency. Energy conservation and efficiency are both energy reduction techniques.

     Even though energy conservation reduces energy services, it can result in increased environmental quality, national security, personal financial security and higher savings.It is at the top of the sustainable energy hierarchy.[citation needed] It also lowers energy costs by preventing future resource depletion.

Energy conservation by the countries-

       At the end of 2006, the European Union (EU) pledged to cut its annual consumption of primary energy by 20% by 2020.[18] The 'European Union Energy Efficiency Action Plan' is long awaited. Directive 2012/27/EU is on energy efficiency.

As part of the EU's SAVE Programme,[20] aimed at promoting energy efficiency and encouraging energy-saving behaviour, the Boiler Efficiency Directive[21] specifies minimum levels of efficiency for boilers fired with liquid or gaseous fuels.

India :
   
      Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) www.pcra.org is an Indian government body created in 1977 and engaged in promoting energy efficiency and conservation in every walk of life. In the recent past PCRA has done mass media campaigns in television, radio & print media. An impact assessment survey by a third party revealed that due to these mega campaigns by PCRA, overall awareness level have gone up leading to saving of fossil fuels worth crores of rupees(Indian currency) besides reducing pollution.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency is an Indian governmental organization created in 2001 responsible for promoting energy efficiency and conservation.

Beep song in trouble

          Cases have been filed at cbe for restricting the songs .The 'beep song' sung by Silambarasan and composed by Anirudh Ravichander is the talk of the town today but for all bad reasons. Many social media are condemning the song for its objectionable usage of Tamil cuss words in the song as those words are clearly understandable despite the attempt to mute it with the beep sound. The song had its share of supporters who argued that the everybody is using cuss words in day to day conversations and what was wrong in using it in a song and it can be ignored by those who do not like it.
The song was leaked  and it was not officially released. Hence we could not rule out the misuse of these two young talents of Kollywood.
       But now a person known to be a close friend of the multi talented actor has confirmed in his Twitter feed that the song was indeed composed by Anirudh and sung by Simbu. The tweet also says that the song was not for public release.
"First of all the song was done for friends amongst friends and it was not for public audience. Some over enthusiastic friend who got this song shared it amongst his network & it got sped virally. "
Hope this clarification ends the controversy surrounding the song.

Yuvaraj sing Indian cricketer bday

             Yuvraj Sing (born 12 December 1981) is an Indian international cricketer, an all-rounder who bats left-handed in the middle-order and bowls slow left-arm orthodox. He is the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi actor Yograj Singh. Yuvraj has been a member of the Indian cricket team in ODIs since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice-captain of the Indian ODI team between 2007-2008. He was the Man of the Tournament in the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and one of the top performers at the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, both of which India won. In a match against England at the 2007 World Twenty20, he famously hit six sixes in one over bowled by Stuart Broad — a feat performed only three times previously in any form of senior cricket, and never in an international match between two Test cricket teams.

                 In 2011, Yuvraj was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in his left lung and underwent chemotherapy treatment in Boston and Indianapolis.[1][2] In March 2012, he was discharged from the hospital after completing the third and final cycle of chemotherapy and returned to India in April.He made his international comeback in a Twenty20 match in September against New Zealand shortly before the 2012 World Twenty20.

              Yuvraj was conferred with the Arjuna Award, India's second highest sporting award, in the year 2012 by the President of India Pranab Mukherje In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour. In 2014, Royal Challengers Bangalore bought Yuvraj for an all-time high price of 14 crore rupees at the IPL Auction 2014 and in 2015, Delhi Daredevils bought him for 16 crore rupees at the IPL Auction 2015 making him the most expensive player to be sold in the IPL.

              Early years and personal life
Yuvraj was born in a Punjabi family to Yograj Singh, a former India cricketer, and Shabnam Singh.After his parents divorced, Yuvraj chose to stay with his mother.Tennis and roller skating were Yuvraj's favorite sports during his childhood and he was quite good at both. He had also won the National U-14 Roller Skating Championship. His father threw away the medal and told him to forget skating and concentrate on cricket. He would take Yuvraj to training every day. He studied at the DAV Public School in Chandigarh. He also did two short roles as child star in Mehndi Sajda Di and Putt Sardara. On 12 November 2015, Yuvraj got engaged to Hazel Keech

Dec 11 world mountain day

      December 11, "International Mountain Day", was designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 2003. The General Assembly "encouraged the international community to organize events at all levels on that day to highlight the importance of sustainable mountain development."

      International Mountain Day is "observed every year with a different theme relevant to sustainable mountain development. FAO is the U.N. organization mandated to lead observance of International Mountain Day.

       The theme for International Mountain Day 2010 is "Mountain minorities and indigenous peoples." It aims to raise awareness about indigenous peoples and minorities who live in mountain environments and the relevance of their cultural heritage, traditions and customs." Mountain Day" refers to three different and unrelated events:              

          Mountain Day, a student celebration in some colleges in the United States in which classes are cancelled without prior notice, and the student body heads to the mountains or a park, International Mountain Day, held each year on 11 December, which was established by the UN General Assembly in 2003 to encourage sustainable development in mountains, and Mountain Day, a national holiday in Japan as from 2016.

Dec 10world human rights day

        Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world on 10 December every year

         The date was chosen to honour the United Nations General Assembly's adoption and proclamation, on 10 December 1948, of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), the first global enunciation of human rights and one of the first major achievements of the new United Nations. The formal establishment of Human Rights Day occurred at the 317th Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on 4 December 1950, when the General Assembly declared resolution 423(V), inviting all member states and any other interested organizations to celebrate the day as they saw fit.

The day is normally marked both by high-level political conferences and meetings and by cultural events and exhibitions dealing with human rights issues. In addition it is traditionally on 10 December that the five-yearly United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights and Nobel Peace Prize are awarded. Many governmental and non-governmental organizations active in the human rights field also schedule special events to commemorate the day, as do many civil and social-cause organizations.

History:

         Human Rights Day is the day in 1948 the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

         The formal inception of Human Rights Day dates from 1950, after the Assembly passed resolution 423(V) inviting all States and interested organizations to adopt 10 December of each year as Human Rights Day.[4] The popularity of the day can be shown by the fact that the commemorative Human Rights Day stamp issued by the United Nations Postal Administration in 1952, received approximately 200,000 advance orders.

          A 1963 postage stamp from Soviet Union, commemorating the 15th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
When the General Assembly adopted the Declaration, with 48 states in favor and eight abstentions, it was proclaimed as a "common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations", towards which individuals and societies should "strive by progressive measures, national and international, to secure their universal and effective recognition and observance". The measure was received by both advocates and critics alike as "being more declarative than legislative, more suggestive than binding."[6]

        Although the Declaration with its broad range of political, civil, social, cultural and economic rights is not a binding document, it inspired more than 60 human rights instruments which together constitute an international standard of human rights. Today the general consent of all United Nations Member States on the basic Human Rights laid down in the Declaration makes it even stronger and emphasizes the relevance of Human Rights in our daily lives.

         The High Commissioner for Human Rights, as the main United Nations rights official, and her Office play a major role in coordinating efforts for the yearly observation of Human Rights Day.

“ Today, poverty prevails as the gravest human rights challenge in the world. Combating poverty, deprivation and exclusion is not a matter of charity, and it does not depend on how rich a country is. By tackling poverty as a matter of human rights obligation, the world will have a better chance of abolishing this scourge in our lifetime... Poverty eradication is an achievable goal. ”
— UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, 10 December 2006
The 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights occurred on 10 December 2008, and the UN Secretary-General launched a year-long campaign leading up to this anniversary.[7] Because the UDHR holds the world record as the most translated document (except for the Bible), organizations around the globe used the year to focus on helping people everywhere learn about their rights.