Sonakshi Sinha says NO to Politics

8^th December, 2014: Actress Sonakshi Sinha says she likes conversing politics with her actor-politician father Shatrughan Sinha but has no bent on of trying her stroke of luck in it.

The 27-year-old Rowdy Rathore star said politics is not her cup of tea and she would like to ponder on films only.

Actress Sonakshi Sinha with her father Shatrughan Sinha

"I will never join politics. There is no possibility for me to join politics. I am a creative person and I always want to do something creative in my life," Sonakshi told PTI.

The Action Jackson actress, however, said off late she has started taking interest in political affairs.

"My interest started after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP government came at the centre. I often talk to my father about this because everyone wants to know what our PM and government are doing and I also have interest in this," she said.

Shatrughan is the sitting MP from Patna Saheb. His daughter was here to attend the inaugural event of Kabaddi World Cup. She even owns a Kabaddi team United Singhs in the World Kabaddi League.

Sonakshi will be next seen in Arjun Kapoor-starrer Tevar, which is scheduled for release on January 9, 2015.

PAN Card is Dicey in Tatkal Reservation of Indian Railways

New Delhi, 4^th June, 2014: While providing the PAN card details to book the Tatkal ticket in Indian Railways could be risky enough for the passengers. Indian Railways Authority has been alerted by the Income Tax Department recently through an official letter. PAN, name, age and sex of the respective passenger are being mentioned in the reservation chart and thereby it is visible to all in several public places. According to the concerned department of income tax, anyone & everyone can straightforwardly misuse those provided details in their forged transactions.

PAN Card

These details can be mostly used in the jewellery shop transactions mentioned in that official letter to the railways authority. The transaction above five lakhs rupees can be managed effectively through any of the PAN from the Tatkal reservation chart. Simultaneously it could simply be manipulated in the banks in the transactions above fifty thousand rupees which is a big threat to the system. Due to this malpractice, an innocent person can be directly alleged by the Income Tax department.

The Income Tax department had also appealed to the people to provide other identification details while booking Tatkal tickets instead of PAN card for their own safety & privacy.

The Indian Railways has put a serious concern against the letter of Income Tax department. Neeraj Sharma, CPRO of Northern Railways has firmly said, “Income Tax department has issued a letter to the Railway Board relating to the concerned raising issue. For this, the Railway Board has already started scrutinising it with the highest priority. If at all found that PAN card is dicey during the process, there are maximum possibilities of replacing PAN card with other identity details.”        

Demise of the Union Minister Gopinath Munde

New Delhi, June 3, 2014: Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde has passed away, after meeting with an accident while his convoy was on way to the Delhi airport.

It is believed that the accident, which took place between 6.00 and 6.30am, took place while Munde's convoy was en route to the airport, where he was scheduled to catch a flight back to Mumbai. Munde was then rushed to AIIMS, where he was put on a ventilator.  Speaking to media a short while ago, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari said that Munde had died at around 8 in the morning. "Munde was a diabetic patient; he was seriously injured after he fell off the car.

 

Union Rural Development Minister Gopinath Munde

He was conscious after the accident; he himself said 'take me to the hospital", Gadkari said. Gadkari added that Munde had been sitting alone at the back of the car, although he had been traveling with security guards, and said that Munde's family was at the Mumbai airport and would reach the national capital soon. BJP leader Harsh Vardhan who was also with Gadkari, said that by the time he reached AIIMS he had already had a heart attack. "When he reached AIIMS he was already serious, I rushed to the hospital as soon as I got to know", Vardhan said.

The 64-year-old Munde was a BJP deputy leader. He was also Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly during 1992-1995 and has held the post of Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra from 1995 to 1999. "We have lost one of our best leaders. This is a tragedy for the BJP and the government", Vardhan said. A post mortem will be carried out soon, although it has already been ascertained that he passed away following cardiac arrest.

Following the post mortem, his body will be taken to the BJP party headquarters and then to his village of Parli in Beed. The death of Munde is being seen as a massive blow to the BJP Maharashtra unit. He was one of the most popular state leaders of the party.

Battle of the Ballots

May 16, 2014: The battle for 16th Lok Sabha elections ends with the results on 16th May, 2014 – a day that will go down the history books as a day that translated the dreams of many into reality. Results on the counting day of 16th May – a make or break day for many – and the many include the leaders on top to their supporters at the ground root level. The celebration of the biggest democracy of 16th Lok Sabha Elections Polls conducted in 9 phases from 7th April to 12th May, is expected to touch new heights with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress as front runner opponents while other parties also have several expectations with the results day.

We take a look at the unfolding of events on the results day on 16th May:

5 a.m. – 16th May, 2014

The counting of votes would begin from 8 am in the morning at 989 centres across the country. The preparation for the counting of votes begins as early as 5 am early in the morning. This would take place in the presence of District Election Officer and observers will randomly select counting officials. This selection can be done manually or with the use of technology i.e. computers.

6 a.m. – 16th May, 2014

Around 6 a.m. the posting lists sorted constituency wise will be handed over to the returning officer. At this point the counting officials will position themselves for the counting and has to remain at the seat. In case of any emergency they can be replaced by officials from the ‘reserved pool’ under the orders of District Election Officer or Returning Officer.

8 a.m. – 16th May, 2014

The counting would begin for the postal ballots first. After the counting of them is done, half an hour later the counting of EVM ballot unit may begin as stated by EC officials. The counting of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin at 8.30 a.m.

According to Election Commission officials the trends favouring the single largest party to emerge victorious in the 16th Lok Sabha Polls would emerge by 11 a.m.

Election Commission has given the contesting candidates permission to be present at the counting booth sans any of their security guards. The candidates that have been allotted with Special Protection Group (SPG) cover will be allowed inside with one guard in plain clothes with only “one concealed arms.”

Each and every counting table has to be surrounded by either a transparent wire mesh or bamboo sticks basically to have wide gaps enough to ensure view for the counting agents to witness the counting process. Each candidate can post any number of counting agents at the booth.

The Election Commission has also stated that about 50 foreign delegates from 20 countries are being facilitated to witness the 16th Lok Sabha Elections.

The first trends should start pouring in from 8.30 a.m. onwards and the final results would be out between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m.