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Whitefield: Raichur is an important commercial, industrial and educational center located 409 km from the state capital Bangalore. Presently, it turns out to be a drought prone area leaving a huge population of skilled / unskilled workers hunting for jobs. With no opportunities available in the locale and in the

surroundings, the workers move to Bangalore in search of construction works. Presently, the road construction works in Bangalore attract people from Raichur for a promising daily wage of Rs. 150 (for ladies) and Rs. 200 (for gents). There are about one lakh workers from Raichur and the

The People Behind our Easy Ride

Construction Workers on Bangalore Roads

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Bangalore: If we start probing seriously, every thing will look dishonest. So let us forget a few things such as what is the salary of corporators elected in BBMP election and their genuine role during their tenure. Things start going wrong, the moment Adam ate the forbidden fruit so now there is no questioning the act of sin. The bottom line in this discussion is one crore, to say roughly, in any ward. So that the widely spoken transaction of a cool Rs. 450 – 500 crore during the forthcoming BBMP elections in Bangalore will tally. There i s t reachery and non commitment from authorities closer to party candidates. For example, the associations functioning in different

wards have worked haphazardly – swindling some of the money they agreed to distribute to the poor. Many have not helped the candidates with dedication. The truth is there is no real trust among people within groups or parties, because everyone is concerned about the money that is being circulated around. This is one example where we can clearly see w h a t r e a c h e s t h e p o o r o r downtrodden from the source through various mediators in the middle. Though the money is ill gotten, during elections, some people in the slums get an opportunity to get a few Rs. 500 notes. Many poor people in the slums complain that the money is not properly distributed because the party people and other organizations mediating swallow the money.

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Karnataka Water Resource Minister to hold talks with the Centre to provide drinking water to twin-city of Hubli and Dharwad.

A crocodile has been spotted on the banks of Kukkarahalli Lake at the Mysore University Campus.

Over 8 kg gold ornaments worth Rupees One Crore stolen from a Hotel Room in Bangalore.

India's Sanjeev Rajput won the silver in the men's air rifle on the first day of the shooting World Cup in Sydney.

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Good FridayGood Friday, the Friday before Easter, commemorates the Passion and Death of Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross. It falls on April 2, this year. No Mass is celebrated on Good Friday; instead, the Church celebrates a special liturgy in which the account of the Passion according to the Gospel of John is read, a series of intercessory prayers (prayers for special intentions) are offered, and the faithful venerate the Cross by coming forward and kissing it. The liturgy concludes with the distribution of Holy Communion. Since there was no Mass, Hosts that were reserved from the Mass of the Lord's Supper on Holy Thursday are distributed instead.

Good Friday is a day of strict fasting and abstinence. Catholics who are over the age of 18 and under the age of 60 are required to fast, which means that they can eat only one complete meal and two smaller ones during the day, with no food in between. Catholics who are over the age of 14 are required to refrain from eating any meat, or any food made with meat, on Good Friday.

Kabaddi World CupIndia: Kabaddi World cup will be played in Punjab, India next month. Ten countries, including hosts India are to participate in the tournament. Britain, the United States, Canada, Pakistan, Iran, Australia, Italy, and Spain have already confirmed their participation. The matches will be held in Patiala, Muktsar, Amritsar, Jalandhar and Ludhiana. The finals will be played at Ludhiana.

How Different is India from Sub-Saharan Africa?India: One-third of India's population lives below the poverty line and India is home to one-third of the world's poor people. Though the middle class has gained from recent positive economic developments, India suffers from substantial poverty. According to the new World Bank's estimates on poverty based on 2005 data, India has 456 million people, 41.6% of its population, living below the new international poverty line of $1.25 (PPP) per day. The World Bank further estimates that 33% of the global poor now reside in India. Moreover, India also has 828 million people, or 75.6% of the

population living below $2 a day, compared to 72.2% for Sub-Saharan Africa.

Wealth distribution in India is fairly uneven, with the top 10% of income groups earning 33% of the income. Despite signif icant economic progress, 1/4 of the nation's population earns less than the government-specified poverty threshold of $0.40/day. Official figures estimate that 27.5% of Indians lived below the national poverty line in 2004-2005. A 2007 report by the state-run National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector (NCEUS) found that 25% of Indians, or 236 million people, lived on less than 20 rupees per day with most working in "informal labour sector with no job or social security, living in abject poverty.

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A Season of Gifts by Richard PeckRichard Peck brings back his most unforgettable character in this sweet, funny story set in 1958 in rural Illinois. Granma Dowdel is a strong, independent woman who keeps to herself, but still knows everything about everyone in town. Grandma Dowdel's gifts of her garden, her time, and her unique way of solving problems are a blessing to the new family next door. This book should find an audience, or through family sharing. It story has unforgettable characters, memorable use of humor, crisp writing that keeps the story moving and the reader engaged and excellent depiction of time and place. A good book for kids in upper elementary and middle school.

Haryana University Student Third in GATE examIndia: Ms Zanab Asad, a student

of Bio and Nano , Department of Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology here has secured third position in the country in the GATE Examination-2010. She is the student of MSc Biotechnology, fourth semester.

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We have the Talent, but not Better InfrastructureIndia does not lack talent, only this talent needs to be groomed properly. Better infrastructure and good training should be provided to them. Because of Commonwealth Games sports infrastructure will develop in the country. The s i t u a t i o n i s i m p r o v i n g n o w . With better infrastructure and training the country's sportspersons would be more successful at the Olympics.

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MIND WORKS-28Your Behavior is controlled by your Internal StateBy UK Athikkal-----------Your success in life is determined by the way you behave. Behaviour decides the extend you are able to influence significant people around you: your family members, peers and all those you are in contact with.

Our behavior and the way we respond to people and situations are not consciously chosen by us in most situations. It is an unconscious process. Let us consider a situation where two friends A and B are having a walk together in the morning. One stray dog is coming in the opposite direction. On seeing the dog A gets in to panic mode and attempts to turn back and escape. How does B respond to this situation? He looks at the dog in a friendly manner and tries to pat it when it comes near.

For the same external event two persons behave in entirely different manner. For the same inputs from the external world the internal representation (IR) of these two individuals are different. That shows the manner of processing these information is different. The attitude, beliefs, experiences and values of the persons concerned play a major role in shaping the I R of each individual in unique manner.

What are the lessons we learn from this episode?

Each one of us lives in a different world made of our own environments, experience and consequent belief systems. We need to be aware of this unique nature of every person we encounter on a day today basis.

We will be in a position to appreciate and understand differing perception and behaviors from the people around us. The internal state of persons is determined by the manner of processing of external inputs and formation of internal representation. When we encounter unacceptable mannerisms or behaviors from others, we

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Damn it!! The poor fellow is on the look out for a symbol which is not there.

Moon is one of those rare, intelligent, thought-provoking science fiction films that come along less often than a blue moon. In Moon, Sam Bell, Sam Rockwell, has only two weeks left of a three-year stint overseeing the automated mining of Helium 3, a source of clean energy, from the far side of the Moon. He longs to see his wife and daughter again, but in the meantime is cared for by the over-protective computer, Gerty, voiced

MOON: Will Human Beings Retain their

Humanity?

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Moon entertains by posing a puzzle whose solution opens into disturbing existential truths and paradoxes. Moon is more interested in ideas; in the not-too-distant future, will human beings retain their humanity? This is science fiction at its stimulating best.

The word 'vegetarian' was first used in 1842 to describe one who abstains from the use of flesh, fish and fowl as food with or without the addition of eggs and dairy products. Now vegetarianism is taken with different significations in different contexts. In Jainism, it signifies a strictly vegetarian diet, involving no harm or injury to living beings either in its procurement or preparation. The Jain thinkers realized that injury to living beings can not be avoided completely. However, intentional injury to mobile (TRAS) beings can be avoided. Further, injury to immobile (STHAAVAR) living beings belonging to the vegetable kingdom can be minimized. Thus Jainism propagates a vegetarian diet based on grains, milk, fruits and vegetables.

Physical and mental health is important to life. Non-vegetarian food is closely associated with physical and mental decline. UTTARAADHYAYAN SUTRA states: "An individual, who does not understand reality, indulges in violence, untruth, deception, eating meat and drinking liquor, and fancies that these are beneficial for him/her.

Consequently, the individual endures severe afflictions and laments about his/her misdeeds, and, in the end, grows apprehensive of afterlife." Vegetarianism, on the other hand, is good for health and well-being of an individual.

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elections are over.” It is disappointing that the administration in Raichur is not spend ing money on deve lop ing infrastructure thereby creating job opportunity for us.” says Mr.Eranna.

With KR Puram and Ramamurthy Nagar lacking developments in civic amenities, the government can utilize the workforce to improve the area as well as provide better employment opportunity for the labours.

surrounding areas working here in Bangalore.

Under the Contract Labour Act 1970, there are two lakh construction workers in Bangalore. Out of these 63,000 construction workers are registered as beneficiaries (of the department) in the past two years in Bangalore. There are so many of them who stand at Peenya and Mysore Road waiting to be picked up by contractors for daily wages.

Most construction workers are employed only for a few weeks at one place and then they have to start a new search for work. At the most they are employed 20 days in a month. However, there exist no common work standards or norms to set criteria that determine wages for different kinds of skills or trades. A construction worker says, “Hopefully we should get some work even after the

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Doddanakundi: "Wherever four Hindus live, Rama and Sita will be there" so said Swami Vivekananda, one of the foremost harb ingers o f modern na t iona l renaissance of Bharat. The reverse also is equally true - wherever Rama and Sita live, the people there will remain and live as Hindus.

Every hill and rivulet of Bharat bears the imprint of the holy feet of Rama and Sita. Sri Rama reigns supreme to this day in the hearts of our people, cutting across all barriers of province, language, caste or

Sri Ram Navami Celebrated with Grandeur

sect. Even the tribes living in isolated valleys and jungles have names like Mitti-Ram and Patthar-Ram.

The people of Doddanakundi are no different in celebrating Sri Rama Navami on Chaitra Sukla Navami day. The Sri Rama Temple in Doddanakundi was lit with light. The kar seva was the highlight of the day with full of decorations. People from the surroundings thronged the temple to attend the festival and receive the blessings of Lord Rama.

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Office 2010 for Indian usersIndia: Microsoft Corp is planning to launch the latest version of MS Office 2010 for Indian users in June. The latest version features office web applications which will include online versions of MS Word, Excel, Power Point and OneNot. It will allow sharing and collaboration of documents and files. The company also unveiled in India its latest offering in the area of cloud computing called Windows Azure that will help companies share software and storage facilities and bring down their total IT expenditure by as much as 50 percent

Is Chocolate good for health?A new study says chocolate has high levels of -boosting antioxidants. A recent study at , London, showed chocolate can suppress persistent coughing. Another compound, phenylethylamine, is thought to have a mood-boos t ing e f fec t , repor ted dailymail.co.uk. Meanwhile, antioxidants

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Common looking people are the best in the world: that is the reason the Lord makes so many of them.

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Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth.

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No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent.

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