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Update on British Airways cabin crew strike
Mar 27th
Good news for British Airways travellers as BA officials have announced that they have beeen able to expand their flight schedule up to 30th March 2010 because of the increased numbers of their cabin crew now wishing to work as normal.
The website claims that BA would fly more than 75 percent of customers booked to travel during this period despite unjustified strike action.
BA has now published the shorthaul flying schedule for 31 March and 1 April and are expecting to operate a normal shorthaul schedule from 2 April.
For latest updates it is recommended that you regularly check the status of your flight on ba.com
Following flights will operate normally and changes to bookings on these flights are subject to the original fare rules:
•All flights to and from London City
•All flights to and from London Gatwick
•All flights operated by our subsidiary, franchise, alliance and codeshare partners
DLF IPL 2010 Match Schedule
Mar 12th
| Day – Date | Time | Teams |
| Fri 12-Mar | 6:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Navi Mumbai |
| Sat 13-Mar | 2:00 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals, Mumbai |
| 6:30 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils, Mohali | |
| Sun 14-Mar | 3:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, Chennai | |
| Mon 15-Mar | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils, Ahmedabad |
| Tue 16-Mar | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kings XI Punjab, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings, Kolkata | |
| Wed 17-Mar | 7:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians , Delhi |
| Thu 18-Mar | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Rajasthan Royals, Bengaluru |
| Fri 19-Mar | 3:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings, Delhi |
| 7:30 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab , Cuttack | |
| Sat 20-Mar | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Ahmedabad |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Royal Challengers , Mumbai | |
| Sun 21-Mar | 3:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, Cuttack |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab , Chennai | |
| Mon 22-Mar | 7:00 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai |
| Tue 23-Mar | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Chennai Super Kings, Bengaluru |
| Wed 24-Mar | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals, Mohali |
| Thu 25-Mar | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Chennai Super Kings , Mumbai | |
| Fri 26-Mar | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, Ahmedabad |
| Sat 27-Mar | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Mohali |
| Sun 28-Mar | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings, Ahmedabad |
| 7:30 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indian, Navi Mumbai | |
| Mon 29-Mar | 7:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi |
| Tue 30-Mar | 7:00 PM | Mumbai Indian vs Kings XI Punjab , Mumbai |
| Wed 31-Mar | 3:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals , Delhi | |
| Thu 1-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers , Kolkata |
| Fri 2-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Mohali |
| Sat 3-Apr | 3:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, Chennai |
| 7:30 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers, Mumbai | |
| Sun 4-Apr | 3:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Delhi | |
| Mon 5-Apr | 7:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Nagpur |
| Tue 6-Apr | 7:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indian , Chennai |
| Wed 7-Apr | 3:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Jaipur |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata | |
| Thu 8-Apr | 7:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan ChargerS, Bengaluru |
| Fri 9-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians, Mohali |
| Sat 10-apr | 3:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings, Nagpur |
| 7:30 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Bengaluru | |
| Sun 11-apr | 3:00 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab, Delhi |
| 7:30 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians, Jaipur | |
| Mon 12-Apr | 7:00 PM | Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore , Nagpur |
| Tue 13-Apr | 3:00 PM | Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai |
| 7:30 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders , Chennai | |
| Wed 14-Apr | 7:00 PM | Rajasthan Royals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, Jaipur |
| Thu 15-Apr | 7:00 PM | Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils, Chennai |
| Fri 16-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers, Dharmshala |
| Sat 17-Apr | 3:00 PM | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Mumbai Indians, Bengaluru |
| 7:30 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata | |
| Sun 18-Apr | 3:00 PM | Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, Dharmshala |
| 7:30 PM | Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, Delhi | |
| Mon 19-Apr | 7:00 PM | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians, Kolkata |
| Wed 21-Apr | 7:00 PM | Semi-Final 1, Bengaluru |
| Thu 22-Apr | 7:00 PM | Semi-Final 2, Bengaluru |
| Sat 24-Apr | 7:00 PM | 3rd Place, Navi Mumbai |
| Sun 25-Apr | 7:00 PM | FINAL, Navi Mumbai |
Jet Airways Special Offers for women travellers on International Womens Day in March 2010
Mar 10th
JetViva ( Jet Airways, India’s premier international airline ) will offer its women travelers special benefits and offers in March 2010 to celebrate International Women’s day.
As part of the same, customers will enjoy a 10% discount on base domestic fares and a 5% discount on base international fares (excluding applicable taxes and surcharges) for every group with at least 1 woman traveler that makes bookings on the airline’s website at jetairways.com, for First Class, Premiere or Economy travel on all routes operated by Jet Airways or Jet Airways’ Konnect service.* The offer effective March 1 to March 31, 2010.
Additionally, all women Jet Privilege members who travel on Jet Airways, Jet Airways Konnect and/or JetLite from March 5 to March 15, 2010, both within India or overseas (with the exception of code share services), will earn an additional 500 bonus JP Miles.*
For more details, guests may visit the JetViva section on jetairways.com.
Railway Budget 2010
Feb 24th
Railway minister Mamta will be presenting the rail budget today at 12 noon in Parliament. Successive railway budgets have bring in dissappointment to the railway commuters.
Left points out that this budget is targeted at the upcoming elections in Calcutta. Mamta will try to impress the public of Calcutta by providing lot oppurtunities to Calcutta.
Some of the grievances from the public is Last budget projects haven’t started. 40 foundation stones were laid out, but none of them have started. Lack of punctuality, cleanliness, security etc
Plane crashes into 7 storey building in Austin, Texas
Feb 19th
An angry man slams plane into Texas Tax office building, which is coincidentally the building next to the FBI office. Man piloting the plane killed, 2 IRS employee injured.
Officials have ruled out any terror angle in this attack. Pilot crashed the plane out of anger. IRS, US Federal Tax agency was target of this attack.
As per the early reports the name of the pilot who was flying the plane was Joseph Andrew Stack. Stack was furious with the IRS tax agency. He has also blamed the US Government Tax laws in his suicide note.
Stack set his home on fire before ramming the plane on the building which had around 190 employees working in it at that moment.
Knife scare on Delhi – Colombo flight
Feb 14th
A 12cm knife was found in the toilet of the Kingfisher flight flying from Delhi to Colombo. As per the latest information, the knife was found in the toilet during a stop-over at Chennai this afternoon.
Flight took off towards its destination Colombo after it was checked and cleared. Meanwhile, both Airline and Airport authorities are probing the incident.
Sony Ericsson Phones Aino™, Xperia™ X2, Yari™ & Satio™
Feb 14th
Aino™
Features:-
- Pull entertainment wirelessly from your PC via Media Home
- Clear audio experience on wireless Bluetooth™ headset
- Remote play with Playstation® 3
- 8.1 Megapixel camera
- Large screen display
Xperia™ X2
Features:-
- Auto-switching panels
- Arc slider design
- Turbo 3G & Wi-Fi
- aGPS & Google Maps™ application
- QWERTY keyboard
- High-resolution touch screen
- Window® Mobile 6.5
- 8.1 Megapixel camera
Yari™
Features:-
- Gesture and Motion gaming
- 5 Megapixel Auto focus camera
- Photo light
- Music Call
- Media player (Walkman™ 4 functionality)
- Track ID™ application
- SenseMe™ application
- 1GB MicroSD™ card included
Satio™
Features:-
- 12.1 Megapixel camera and Xenon flash
- Large nHD touch screen
- Intuitive touch focus
- Image and video stabiliser
- Face and smile detection
- Media Home
- TV-Out and Wi-Fi
- 8GB MicroSD™ card included
Sony Ericsson Experience Store
Shop No. 10 & 11,
Vardhman Plaza,
Outer Ring Road,
Vikaspuri,
Ph: 9990123456
Guidelines for Good Driving
Feb 6th
- Always remember to wear a helmet while driving a two-wheeler and fasten your seat belt when driving a four wheeler.
- Reduce your speed when approaching an intersection.
- Follow the prescribed speed limits.
- Pay attention to the road when you are driving. While driving, please don’t engage in other activities.
- Be courteous to other road users.
- Give pedestrians the right-of-way on Zebra crossing.
- Use indicator lights when changing lanes or negotiating a turn.
- Ensure regular preventive maintenance of your vehicle. Breakdowns on road can be dangerous.
- While driving always carry your driving license and other important documents such as your Vehicle Registration Certificate, Insurance Certificate, Pollution Under control Certificate etc. Please check these documents regularly for their validity.
- Watch your tyre pressure regularly.Under inflated tyres increase rolling resistance, which increases fuel consumption.
- Use Rear-view Mirrors while turning, lane changing or stopping.
- Follow the traffic signals and road signs.
- Always stop before the STOP LINE at traffic intersections when you see a red traffic light or when a policeman signals you to stop.
- Don’t mix drinking and driving.
- Don’t talk on your cell phone while driving.
- Drive steadily. Avoid accelerating or decelerating unnecessarily. Anticipate stops, curve etc. to avoid sudden braking and prevent wastage of useful energy.
- Drive in the proper gerar to save fuel and prevent wear & tear of vehicle. Follow the manufacturer’s recommendations in this regard.
- Use clutch only when you change gears. Riding the clutch causes loss of energy and damage clutch-lining.
- Always release the handbrakes when starting youe vehicle.
- Plan your route in advance and avoid rush hours to save time and fuel.
- Use car pools. Looks for people going in the same direction and share your car with them to help reduce the road congestion.
- Before you start on a trip, ask yourself following questions:
Is this trip really essential?
Can I use Public Transport for this trip?
Can I combine this trip with other trips in the same direction?
Goa Minor Rape Case
Jan 29th
The Russian minor rape case which has raised serious safety concerns for foreign tourists visiting GOA still continues to be the point of discussion. Russian government has warned India, that it is concidering issuing travel warning advisory to all the Russians scheduled to travel to Goa from hereon. It also blamed the Goa police for not acting quickly on the case to nab the culprits.
In the latest development, Anil Kumar Raghuvanshi co-accused has been arrested by Police from Bus Stand. Goa Police now hunting for the main accused. The main accused Aman Bhardwaj still absconding. Anil Kumar Raghuvanshi is the friend of the main accused Aman Bhardwaj.
