Thursday, November 29, 2007

Amazing photos











These Photos are not real. But we have to appreciate the one who did it.

Saturday, November 24, 2007

Some of the happenings of the week

  • Tamil Nadu
  • Administrations of villages in coimbatore made online for the application of information technology to basic levels.
  • The coimbatore corporation takes steps for implementing centralised waste management.
  • New assesment and evalutaion pattern to be implemented by Anna University, Coimbatore.
  • The fasting protests of medical students came to a temporary end after CM Karunanidhi promised that he would write letters to the PM and Health minister regarding their issue.
  • Tamil Nadu Government has started its own cable corporation and it would be hosted from Pongal. The feed will be provided in digital mode.

India

  • Pension scheme launched by Government of India. Senior citizens aged above 65 and below poverty line will be benifited by this scheme.
  • Karnataka CM Yedyurappa quits from his post as Janata Dal leader H.D. Deve Gowda directed his MLA's to vote against the government.
  • Sonia Gandhi once again defends the nuclear strategic programme while adressing in the All India Congress Comittee session.
  • Gujarat Polls likely to be held on Decemeber 11 and 16.
  • 8 states including Andhra, Karnataka, West Bengal, UP, MP, Maharastra, West Bengal found to be having very low literacy rates, says Minister of state for human resources.
  • Serial blasts in UP. The courts present in Lucknow, Varanasi and Faizabad were attacked.

Sports

  • India won the ODI series against Pakistan.(3-2)
  • Australia won the Warne-Muralitharan trophy, beating Srilanka. It was Australia's 14th consecutive test victory.
  • Roger Federer won the Master's Cup for the fourth time, defeating David Ferrer in the final.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

-The Berlin Olympic held at 1936 was the first to be telecasted in television.
-The height of the cricket stump is 71.12 cm.
-Kapil Dev was called as Haryana Hurricane in his days.
-The Gate way of India was built in 1911 on the memory of King George.
-Japan stands first in hunting sharks.
-The fastest flying insect is Dee. It flies at a speed of 800 miles per hour.
-America stands first in producing electric power in the world.
-Mexico is the largest producer of silver in the world while South Africa stands first in producing gold.
-Bahrain is called as Pearl Island.
-Finland is called the land of thousand lakes.
-India has seen 6 prime ministers from the year 1990 to 2000, the most in a decade.
-Jawaharlal Nehru was the only prime minister to be in that post for 17 years (1947-1964).
-Adolf Hitler was also known as The Purer.
-Elizabeth I was also known as 'Maiden Queen'.
-Rabindranath Tagore was the first Indian to win the Nobel Prize.
-Bengal Cassete was the first Indian Newspaper.

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Welcome everyone

Hi friends.. This blog will give you knowledge about current affairs, general knowlege, facts etc.,. In coming days you can read short and nice stories also. I wish you all co-operate.