Musings from the Musketeer: 2008-07-20

Saturday, July 26, 2008

prez Condemns (thanks prez office.PIB>nIC.in)

PRESIDENT CONDOLES LOSS OF LIVES IN AHMEDABAD

26-07-2008 : Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi

The President of India, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil has been saddened by the tragic developments in the Ahmedabad serial blasts incident. She has expressed her heart-felt condolences for the loss of lives and has urged the people of Ahmedabad to remain steadfast in this testing time and maintain peace and harmony.

This release issued at 2200 hrs.

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lONG lIVE THE nAME 'lOK mANYA TILAK.(pib>nic>in)

July 23, 2008 :

The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh paying floral tributes to Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak on the occasion of his 152nd birth anniversary, in New Delhi on July 23, 2008.

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BANGALORE BLASTS. LIFE oR lIVES (THANKS PIB.NIC.IN)

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	PM condemns Bangalore blasts
	July 25, 2008 New Delhi
	The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condemned the Bangalore serial bomb blasts and urged people to remain calm and maintain communal harmony. The Prime Minister has expressed grief over the loss of lives and sends his condolences to the families of the bereaved. He has sanctioned an ex-gratia payment of rupees one lakh to the next of kin of those dead and rupees fifty thousand to those injured in the blasts.

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Friday, July 25, 2008

GREET 80 YEARS YOUNG WITH 40 YEARS SANSAD EXPERIENCE

Dignitaries greet Lok Sabha Speaker on his 79th Birthday -Photos -(fourth batch)
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

MY unconditional support to Somaji II (wait for III and so on)

Hi,

AANEWS AGENCY says: Thanks for support toSomaji

RE:RE:Constitution of India and Constitution of Party
by AANEWS AGENCY on Jul 25, 2008 08:18 AM

I AGREE WITH YOUR VIEW TO THE EXTENT OF 101%

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MY UNCONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO SOMAJI

Hi,

AANEWS AGENCY says: Thanks for support toSomaji

RE:RE:Constitution of India and Constitution of Party
by AANEWS AGENCY on Jul 25, 2008 08:18 AM

I AGREE WITH YOUR VIEW TO THE EXTENT OF 101%

Read all other messages at http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/jul/24upavote17.htm#mb

Regards,

The Rediff.com Message Boards Team

True. Indian Railways. Good and appreciable performance.

Railways continue relief to its passengers by not increasing fare
	17:2 IST

Despite annual escalation in Wholesale Price Index and steadily increasing cost of inputs by way of rising fuel prices and increasing cost of men and material, the cost of transportation for passengers and also for freight for majority of commodities have been pegged at almost the same levels by Indian Railways thereby indicating an actual reduction in real money value terms. In case of passenger fare, there has rather been reduction in certain classes. For the past four years, Railways have been successfully discharging their social obligations along with functioning as a viable commercial organization.

Salient features of passenger fare revision during the past four years are as follow:-

· No increase in Passenger Fare.

· Passenger Fare in 1^st AC decreased by 23.18% from 1.4.2005

· Passenger Fare in 2^nd AC decreased by 13.15% from 1.4.2005

· No change in 3^rd AC and Sleeper Class.

· Fares of ordinary 2^nd Class decreased in last 3 years.

· Fares in newly designed high capacity Sleeper, Chair Car and 3^rd AC class coaches will also be reduced.

Despite recent diesel price hike, the Indian Railways did not pass Railways’ additional financial burden on its users – both Railway passengers and freight customers. Indian Railways consume 227 crore litres (2.27 billion litres) diesel per annum and an increase in the price of diesel by Rs. 3/- per litre cost Railways Rs. 681 crore annually and Rs. 560 crore for the remaining ten months of the current financial year. Railways decided to absorb the diesel price hike by improving its productivity, efficiency and volumes.

For Passenger Fares, the position of four main classes for average lead of passengers are indicated in the table given below:-

Year	AC First at 596 km		AC-2-Tier at 688 km		AC-3-Tier at 662 km		Sleeper Class at 673 km
	Fare Rs.	%age decrease	Fare Rs.	%age decrease	Fare Rs.	%age decrease	Fare Rs.	%age decrease
1.4.03	1837	-	1049	-	641	-	231	-
1.4.04	1837	0.0%	1049	0.0%	641	0.0%	231	0.0%
1.4.05	1837	0.0%	1040	0.0%	641	0.0%	231	0.0%
1.4.06	1509	+17.9%	947	+9.7%	641	0.0%	231	0.0%
1.4.07	1464	+3.0%	928	+2.0%	641	0.0%	231	0.0%
1.4.08#	1411	+3.6%	911	+1.8%	641	0.0%	231	0.0%