Demolition operation by BDA sends panic waves

The demolition operation by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) to recover its 2 acre-2 gunta-lands on survey number 27 sends panic waves in residents. The operation began on the small sheds on vacant sites and suddenly abandoned by noon. But residents, who are mostly senior citizens, fear the worst. The contradicting replies by the officials there also increased their fears. Even their corporator Kodanda Reddy who was on the spot could do nothing.


On rough estimates, there are at least 15 houses and eight vacant sites on this survey number. Majority of the property owners are senior citizens who invested all their savings on the houses. One of the resident asks that how can the BDA say it is theirs when they have documents of property which included a CMC khata, khata extract, plan sanction by then village panchayat, encumbrance certificate and receipts proving the regular property tax payments to the BBMP till the present block period.

However, the local MLA K J George intervened and halts the demolition `for now'. Not happy with this temporary relief, the residents want to seal this issue with the BDA commissioner and their MLA.

Read more: BDA's demolition drive sends panic waves - The Times of India

Sandalwood industry will come to a grinding halt in the state from December 1

The production and release of movies in the Sandalwood industry will come to a grinding halt in the state from December 1 in protest against non-Kannada movie distributors and exhibitors for screening films other than Kannada.
According to a KCNS member, Umesh Banakar, the less number of screens for exhibiting Kannada movies is becoming a major problem for producers, who end up losing what they have invested into the making of these films.

According to the chamber, violation of its norms would be detrimental to the interests of Kannada films which would find it difficult to get screens.

Sandalwood to halt the production and release of movies in the state from December 1. A decision to this effect was taken by members of the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) and the Kannada Chalanachitra Nirmapakara Sangha (KCNS), who argue that due to the attitude of some distributors and exhibitors, Kannada movies are not getting maximum number of screens across the state.

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1000 BPL card holders got free cell phones instead of the free food grains

It seemed the UPA Government would rather let the food grains rot in open than distribute them for free to the poor reports ibnlive.in.com. Over 1000 Below Poverty Line (BPL) card holders in Rajasthan, got free cell phones, instead of the free food grains. The Government felt it more important to distribute cell phones to the poor in Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot's constituency of Ajmer.

The BSNL has supplied 1000 BPL card holders with free connections as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative. But many of the recipients say its more a headache than a gift. "Mobiles will actually add to our expenses. The food grains in the godowns are rotting, why not Government can distribute food grains, said BPL card holder, Govind. One among them is Gyarasi Devi who has no clue what to do with this unwelcome gift. "We could have done with some grains or a job. What will we do with these mobiles, " said BPL card holder Gyarasi Devi. However the truth is many of the BPL families hardly get enough to eat.

However, Union IT Minister Sachin Pilot skipped the function at the last minute. Also conspicuous in his absence was Rajasthan Civil Supplies Minister Babulal Naagar. Babulal was recently caught in controversy after it was shown that the FCI godowns were being used to stack liqour, while food grain rotted outside.

But Sachin Pilot has defended the decision to supply mobile phones instead of food grains. "It is a good start made by the BSNL to make people below the poverty line feel like they too can be part of the telecom revolution. My best wishes are with them, " said Sachin Pilot.

Courtesy: ibnlive

Over 170 govindas were injured in Mumbai

Disaster management officer of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) stated “So far we have sent 170 Govindas to government hospitals, 152 of which have been discharged after treatment.18 are still in hospitals and some of them are critical.”

Over 170 govindas were injured in Mumbai this Thursday on the occasion of Janmashtami.This resulted during the dahi-handi competition where the govindas formed human pyramids to reach the pots of curd. The dahi-handi celebration was observed all over with several places offering prize money of Rs 25 lakhs.

Devotees are of the view that the broken dahi-handi helps to keep away negative influences and mice away from home.

Source:DuniyaLive

Pakistan cyber army threats Indian cyberspace

Pakistan cyber army hacked the liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member, Vijay Mallya's parliamentary website and threatened to make Indian cyberspace into hell. It also claimed that to all Pakistani internet users that they can now do their work in peace because it has back on his work.

"The Pak cyber army was only sleeping, not dead. This is a payback from Pak cyber army in retaliation to the defacement of Pakistani sites! You are playing with fire," stated the Pakistan cyber army. “All Pakistani internet users and website owners, sleep tight, ‘coz PCA [Pakistan Cyber Army] is waking!!! PAKISTAN ZINDABAD!!!” it said on Facebook.

Since 2007, the Pakistan Cyber Army has hacked several Indian websites including that of India’s Oil and Natural Gas Corporation. Recently on its Facebook account, Pakistan cyber army claimed that Indian hackers had been playing havoc with Pakistani cyber communities and websites for a long time. The Pakistan Cyber Army alleged that HMG, a group of Indian web hackers, had hacked Pakistan’s official and important websites in the past, and its recent spate of hacking of Indian websites is to show the world that Pakistanis were no lesser than Indians in the field of cyberspace.

The Bangalore-based liquor baron and Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya found to his shock that his website, www.mallyainparliament.com, was not only hacked into, but also carried warnings of turning “Indian cyberspace into hell”. Mallya has lodged a complaint with the Delhi cyber police.

Statistics from the Computer Emergency Response Team, an official Indian government organisation which looks into computer security in the country, reveals that more than 4,300 Indian websites have been hacked from January to June, 2010.

India a popular malware destinations

Malware spam, or anything that comes with a virus or Trojan attachment urging you to visit an infected website, was the most popular in Colombia, India, South Korea, Russia and Vietnam. According to the McAfee Threats Report, which was simultaneously released here, Colombia, South Korea, Russia and Vietnam are the other countries in this category. Argentina had the most variety in spam, with 16 different topic areas, ranging from drugs to lonely women to diplomas. Italy came in with the least variety, with just six types of spam, it said.

The report uncovered that malware has reached its highest levels, making the first six months of 2010 the most active half-year ever for total malware production.spam levelled out with only 2.5 per cent growth from Q1 2010. Malware continued to soar in Q2 2010, as there were 10 million new pieces catalogued in the first half of this year. Consistent with last quarter, threats on portable storage devices took the lead for the most popular malware, followed by fake anti-virus software and social media specific malware.

With approximately 55,000 new pieces of malware that appear everyday, globally AutoRun malware and password-stealing Trojans round out the Top Two malware threats, the report said. After reaching its highest point in Q3 2009, with nearly 175 billion messages per day spam rates have hit a plateau. Globally, the most popular types of spam varied from country to country with some interesting findings. For instance, delivery status notifications, or non-delivery receipt spam, were the most popular in United States, Italy, Spain, China, Great Britain, Brazil, Germany and Australia.

Read more: India among the most popular malware destinations: Report - India - The Times of India

India Gate will be the star attraction at Bangalore flower show

Over 250 varieties of flowers and flower plants will be on show at Lalbagh Botanical gardens. The department organizes flower shows twice a year in Lalbagh to coincide with the Republic Day and Independence Day. Lalbagh, in south Bangalore, is spread over 240 acres and is a must see for visitors. It has over 2,000 species of plants and flowers.

A replica of the monument-India Gate with 250,000 roses will be the star attraction at the annual Independence Day flower show here. School students will get a free entry to the show on August 13. On other days, charges for adults are Rs 30 (Rs 40 on Sundays and other holidays) and Rs 10 for children.

Flower Show-2010 at the historic Lalbagh Gardens will commence on August 6 with India Gate, a floral design, as the special attraction. “We want to salute an Indian monument on the eve of Independence Day. This will also be a mark of respect to all the martyrs and freedom fighters of our country,” said N Jayaram, director, Department of Horticulture at a press conference held on Wednesday.

On display will be 260 varieties of anthuriam, circhids, boganvillae, impention, cocks comb and celosia among others. In addition, private companies will exhibit different varieties of plants at the grand show.