July 21, 2008
Here comes the much awaited corporate Quiz of the year “Tata Crucibles Corporate edition” . It has two streams , one is for Tata group Employees and the other is for other corporates. The quiz is becoming bigger and bigger as the years pass by. This year new cities have been included and the prize money has been incresed from 2 lakhs to 4 lakhs .. all the best to all quizzers…
The schedule
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Happy Quizzing!!!!
For more info ,visit: www.tatacrucible.com
July 17, 2008
My friend and myself decided to watch a movie and decided on Jaane tu.. leaving subramaniyapuram for the week end as we were searching for some light heartiness in the middle of the “good for nothing week”…
The movie was a simple .. straight ..plain ..uncomplicated love story ,,with no villains and Emraan Hashmi kind of scenes..(rarity in todays bollywood films). This is the third film were in i see Genelia doing an carefree,childish, bubbly character….. but still i did not find it as a stereotyped role….She consumes her character with ease and poignancy….throughout the film,….
Imraan also does a neat job as a debutant …. he still needs to improve upon his gracness while dance sequences ……and some how or rather i felt he was lost in the latter part of movie..
Abbas tyerwala has done a descent job as debut director…and the dialogues of the film though light- hearted are strong and up to the point .. which made me forget some glitches in editting ….and screenplay…
A R rahman ,once again proves he is still the master of the game called music….and has given apt kind of music … The friendship that is portrayed is envoivs …and practical ..
It was brilliant effort by the whole team .. who have given a cheerful movie ..by which we can spend a quality evening ….
July 16, 2008
i somehow got to read an interesting article abt a housing board colony which is demanding a hefty sum from a IT company…….
Thought i would copy the article ……. below…
A year ago a software firm approached the owners of Millennium Apartments in Anna Nagar with an offer to buy 48 of their flats facing the Kolkata High Road for Rs 24 crore.
The offer was a whopping Rs 50 lakh per apartment. Till two months before that, the flats could not have fetched more than Rs 15 lakh each. These low income group (LIG) flats are 550 sq ft each and enjoy an equal area of undivided share of land too.
“The initial reaction of our owners, as the broker offered the rate, was one of disbelief. As it sank in, we got to know that the mediator was working on behalf of an IT firm,” said T Chandran, the owner of one of the LIG flats.
“As we worked out the economics, we found that as against a floor space index (FSI) of just 1.0 that we were enjoying in the old building, the new builder would be able to achieve 2.5 FSI because our land faces a 120-ft road. The builder would also be able to convert the land into commercial or IT space without any difficulty as buses ply on the adjoining road. We got down to bargaining and demanded Rs 80 lakh per flat. It got dragged and finally, when the buyer agreed for Rs 80 lakh per unit, some owners raised the demand to Rs one crore,” Chandran, told The Times of India.
The deal did not happen as the IT firm backed out after much haggling. Still, the owners have nothing to lose as they are sitting on a gold mine of 11 grounds (one ground is 2,400 sq ft). What the IT firm offered then was an astronomical price, almost twice that of what prevailed in the region.
“Taking into account the commercial value of the land (it is located right opposite to Metro Zone, an integrated township jointly promoted by the Reliance, Ozone Group and the HDFC), it would sell like hot cakes once the owners form a consensus,” noted Chandran, who had paid only Rs 60,000 for his house in 1984.
Chandran is one among the many retired government employees who just about managed to buy their own houses in the city, thanks to the Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB) initiatives in the last few decades.
It is immaterial as to whether they own low income group (LIG), middle income group (MIG) or high income group (HIG) flats. All their houses are in prime residential and commercial areas, adjoining many arterial roads, and hence potential properties for exploiting to the full potential the underutilized development rights.
While the old LIG flats have an average FSI of 1.0 and MIG and HIG flats ranging from 0.5 to 0.8 FSI, once they are pulled down, the builder can achieve an FSI ranging from 1.5 to 2.5, depending on the width of the adjoining roads.
Places like Anna Nagar, Mogappair, Besant Nagar, K K Nagar and Ashok Nagar in the city have several thousand TNHB apartments, which have huge potential for re-development.
It is estimated that Chennai and its outlying areas have close to 50,000 TNHB apartments which are more than 25 years old, according to a senior official of the board.
At a time the real estate sector is going through a softening phase, these TNHB flats fetch more money than their private counterparts in the region.
In Santhi Colony in Anna Nagar, where private builders sell new flats at Rs 8,000 per sq ft, the 860-sq ft MIG apartment of T Gopalan has an offer of close to Rs 15,000 per sq ft.
Obviously, the builder, who is eyeing his two-bedroom flat, is looking only at the undivided share of land, measuring 1,800 sq ft, held by Gopalan. Compared to the rate at which one of his neighbours sold his flat in the same MIG building last year, the offer made to Gopalan is 30% more.
Allaying fears in the minds of residents about redeveloping old Housing Board apartments, a senior official of the Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) said, “There is no restriction on pulling down old Housing Board flats and constructing high-rise buildings. The normal development control rules are applicable to them.”
In 2004, the Housing Board had introduced a condition that whenever a builder promotes a project by demolishing TNHB flats, the builder will have to pay 10% of the market value of the additional floor space index he gets, to obtain a no-objection certificate from the board.
This NOC was made mandatory for getting project approvals from the CMDA and Directorate of Town and Country Planning. However, the TNHB order has been challenged in the court.
July 15, 2008
Actually MP s from TN are having a tough time coz of the voting that is to happen on july 22 ,which is going to seal the fate of the UPA government……
But y are the MPs having a tough time,,??? READ on,
The three political parties – DMK, PMK and MDMK – are teaching their MPs about how to cast their vote in favour of the Congress-led government.
And they represent 33 members in the floor ..
The MPs, including seven new members, are being given training on how to press the button to vote in favour of the government.
These classes have become important, coz TN MP’s are known for their goff ups during critical -times when nation or atleast their party needed their crucial votes.
The MPs from Tamil Nadu had failed to vote at crucial moments in the past. One was Sedappatti Muthiah (AIADMK), who had “forgotten” to cast his vote in support of then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1999, while the other is S.S. Rajendran (DMK). He couldn’t vote because he got a call of the nature. This happened during a similar instance in mid-eighties.
Were are moving towards,,,, ppl… ????????????????
July 14, 2008
Last Friday night Dr.Debakey the man who pioneered the Innovations in the field of Cardio-Vascular Surgery passed away in Houston . His life has been marked with continuous innovation and altruistic service to mankind.
Many people would have lost their lives to Heart aliments , If not for Dr. Debakey who invented the 70 odd devices that are now used extensively in the cardio -vascular surgeries . The heart roller pumps , artificial heart and heart pumps are his brain childs….
May his body and soul rest in peace..
July 14, 2008
I was rather surprised by the act of the captain of Indian Cricket team ,M.S Dhoni . He has opted out of the forthcoming srilanka Tour when there is a new spurt of youngsters which is making even the Three demi gods of Indian Cricket sit out of the squad. I salute Dhoni’s fearlessness decision to do so. By taking this decision he has shown this world his courage,sense and humility …
Is Dhoni alone a victim of Fatigue Syndrome???? Will BCCI mend its ways of scheduling matches???
July 11, 2008
In the Morning i got some two or three forwards abt the “123 agreement “ or Indo-US nuclear Deal, they made me so curious that i googled more on them …I came across an interesting site which was targeting Mr.Bush for signing the agreement and potential hazards that India could pose to US in near future..
It seems Political parties all over the world are playing the mind game with their poor TAX payers, US is no alien to this rule
I suddenly realised one tamil Proverb ” Veetku veetku vasapadi” he he he …………
The some myths that the site mentioned abt India is as follows,
Myth #1: The deal will bring India into the “nonproliferation mainstream” and help stop the spread of nuclear weapons
Myth #2: India’s agreement to allow 14 of its 22 power reactors to be inspected is a “gain for nonproliferation.”
Myth #3: India has made other new commitments that will help stop proliferation
Myth #4: Nuclear cooperation will make India a reliable U.S. ally.
Myth #5: The deal will build up India as a bulwark against China
Myth #6: India’s strategic position entitles it to unique treatment.
Myth #9: Peaceful space cooperation will not help India’s nuclear missile program\
The complete article can be read @ : http://www.wisconsinproject.org/countries/india/Seventeen_Myths.htm
July 11, 2008
Last Saturday i was in no – mood to watch a movie, but as my friends insisted i went to watch Love Story 2050 featuring Bewaja and Priyanka Chopra..
The movie was the worst movie i have ever watched in my whole life.. It would beat KURUVI hands down….. Indeed there was no proper screenplay in the movie . The whole movie was made just to promote bewaja and the so-called graphics was similar to the primitive Age of Empires edition with flying objects all over the skies of Mumbai………
This film too had an self obessive ,stupid heroine . The music was a gr8 let down from Anu malik…
Neverthless , It was a psuedo telugu movie where-in hero saves the heroine from the bad men with his powers that could even defy the gravitational force…. The only deviation that this film takes is that they use a funny looking Time Machine …. for the same cause…..
July 11, 2008
I Was not a social networking geek until i joined work . My professional life was not taking me anywhere , which prompted me in to blogging . I was a avid blogreader , following many interesting blogs spanning various fields. so thought i would also share some of my scribblings too.
It all started from a brain storming session for a white paper on WEB 2.0, For the first time in my life i was a part of a grp abt which i do not know anything..
WEB 2.0 the word facsinated me, but still i am blank on wat that refers to, but the offsprings of the web2.0 have the credentials for keeping me engaged for the whole day.
