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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently changed cheque-rules to tackle the rise in cheque-related fraud cases. It asked banks to put preventive measures in place and follow them meticulously. It also issued some other guidelines in this regard. Here is what you need to know: 1) SMS alerts: The RBI asked banks to send an SMS alert to both payer and drawer when the cheque is received for clearing. Till now, SMS alerts were compulsory only for debit/credit card transactions. While dealing with suspicious or cheques of high value, banks have been asked to alert the customer by a phone call and obtain confirmation from both the parties involved in the transaction. The account holder’s bank branch must also be contacted. 2) Examination of cheques: Besides sending alerts, banks have been asked to examine cheques under UV lamp. This is applicable if the cheque amount goes over Rs 2 lakh. Also, a mechanism must be put in place to ensure multi-level checking of cheques for amount over Rs 5 lak...

Amaravati is also known as 'Punyakshetra'. When Subramanya killed the demon Tarakasura, the Shivalingam in his throat broke and fell in five different spots, which became the Pancharama kshetras. The foremost of these is Amareswara at Amaravati where Indra and the Devas are believed to have worshipped Shiva. Amareswaram is considered sacred because of three things, the Krishna River, an important 'Kshetra' with a 'Sthalamahatyam' and the 'Sri Mahalinga Murthy', which are three sacred principles embodied in one. It was also the capital of Satavahanas, the first great Andhra kings who ruled from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE, after the downfall of Maurya empire. Amravati or Amareswaram is regarded holy because of the presence of the Krishna river, Sthalamahatyam, a vital Kshetra and the Sri Mahalinga Murthy. Five different forms of Lord Shiva are called 'Pranaveswara', 'Agasteswara', 'Kosaleswara', 'Someswara...

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Hyderabad: Shamshabad airport authorities are in a spot. The Centre’s order to name the ‘domestic terminal’ of the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport after N.T. Rama Rao has left airport officials nonplussed. A senior official from GMR Ltd. which operates the airport, said: “We are a little confused on how to implement the orders. The airport is integrated and it has no separate terminals. Domestic and international arrivals are being handled in one terminal and departures in another.” “How do we keep separate name boards in the same terminals is the question,” he said. “We will discuss with civil aviation officials and go about it soon,” he said.The Begumpet airport in the heart of Hyderabad had separate terminals for domestic and international travel; the domestic terminal was named after NTR and the international terminal after Rajiv Gandhi. After Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination in 1991, the P.V. Narasimha Rao government named the Begumpet airport after the slain leader. The...

Is it Right that Telangana people pray to Andhra people's Balaji more than their own Yadagiri Narasimha ? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 19, 2014 I am not a believer in God but I feel it's insulting to Yadagiri Narasimha that Telangana people pray to Andhra people's Balaji more — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 19, 2014 Like you love your own country shouldn't you be praying to your own states God instead of praying to another States God? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 19, 2014 Isn't it correctly wrong that Telangana people think of their own God Yadagiri Narasimha lesser than Andhra people's God? — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 19, 2014 I am very happy the KCR is developing Yadagiri gutta nd I think this act of his wil make Telangana people realise the value of their own God — Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) November 19, 2014

GUNTUR: The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (Iskcon) is going to construct a unique golden Lord Butter Krishna temple near Kondaveedu Fort of Guntur district with a fund of Rs 500 crore. This is the first of its kind of a golden temple in south India. The surroundings of the temple will host pavilions for different attractions from Mahabharata and Ramayana. The temple complex will also house an international school, a medical centre, a religious theme park, a museum with the history of Kondaveedu, a vedic school and a cow protection centre. A rare idol of young Krishna, locally called as Venna Mudda Gopaludu, was found during the excavations at the historical and ancient Kondaveedu fort in 1998 and it inspired Iskcon to construct a golden butter Krishna temple at Kondaveedu. According to the Kondaveedu development society convener K. Siva Reddy, the discovered butter Krishna idol belongs to 13th century. It was sculpted during King Sri Krishna Devaraya and this gol...

The winter session of the Andhra Pradesh Legislature is likely to be held on Acharya Nagarjuna University premises in Guntur. Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu is said to be mulling the idea of holding the Assembly session in the new State as part of efforts to reassure that the State government was committed to keeping the administration closer to the people. Though a firm date of the session is yet to be announced, government sources said the legislature could convene its meeting around the first week of December. Legislative Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasada Rao along with Legislature Secretary and senior officials will visit the university premises on Monday and examine facilities. The Speaker will visit H.H. Deichmann Auditorium and take a look at the facilities. The auditorium complex with a capacity of 1,000 has two more seminar halls in addition to green rooms. Apart from facilities, the Speaker is likely to take stock of the security arrangements that should be put in pla...

Budget carrier IndiGo has announced special fares starting as low as Rs. 1,647 (all-inclusive) on select destinations. Tickets for this advance fare scheme must be must be purchased at least 90 days prior to departure. Currently, AirAsia India is also offering promotional tickets starting as low as Rs. 380 (all-inclusive) on travel dates between June 10, 2015 and January 17, 2016. The booking for this AirAsia offer is open till November 16 , 2014. IndiGo's scheme comes in the wake of a similar offer from rival Jet Airways. Jet Airways has announced special fares starting as low as Rs. 1,973 (all-inclusive) on select destinations. This offer is valid on economy class travel within India. Tickets for this Jet Airways' advance fare scheme must be must be purchased at least 90 days prior to departure. And the booking for this special Jet Airways offer is open till March 31, 2015. Other airlines have also periodically launched advance fare schemes. This has seen passenger...

Temple is denity to lord anjaneya swamy. It was built in 1969 by kota jagannadha swamy Temple history can stated as daily Yagas are performed in the yaga shala. Pooja is performed daily to Shiva Lingas near the foot of Lord Shiva with Chandanam which is removed only once in a Year 5 Lingas are located near the feet of Lord Shiva which look similar inspite of various sizes. Idol of Goddess Parvati Devi on Black Stone. Five Akkanda Deppas are located in 5 Storied Building. Lord's History is painted on the walls of Temple Here Ponnur is famous for Sahasra Lingas. Idol of Lord Shiva, 24 feet Hanuman Idol of 12 feet width, 4 feet thickness on a single black stone brought from Edlapaadu, Chilkaluri peta under supervision of Bhavannarayana. 30 Feet Garuthmantha Idol of 15 feet width, 6 feet Thickness Others temples located near by are Sahasra Lingeshwara Swamy Temple Sri Vinayaka Swamy, Navagrahas, Nandhi, Sri Pandu Ranga Temple, Sri Garauthmantha Temple, Sri Dashavathara Temples. Loca...

Alibaba said a record $2 billion of goods were sold in the first hour of its Singles Day shopping bonanza in China today, maintaining the day’s dominance as the world’s biggest retail event as it went global for the first time. The e-commerce giant said that amount was more than a third of the $5.8 billion full-day sales recorded on the same day last year and analysts say this year will blow that out of the water.

The signal broke a seven-hour wait of agonising intensity and sparked scenes of jubilation at the European Space Agency’s mission control in Darmstadt. The team in charge of the Rosetta mission achieved what at times seemed an impossible task by landing a robotic spacecraft on a comet for the first time in history. The moment the tension broke came shortly after 1600 GMT when the Philae called home. “We are there. We are sitting on the surface. Philae is talking to us,” said a jubilant Stephan Ulamec, Philae lander manager at the DLR German space centre. “We are on the comet.” Andrea Accomazzo, the Rosetta flight operations director, added: “We cannot be happier than we are now.” But celebrations were tempered by the later discovery that the probe’s two harpoons had not fired to fasten the craft down in the ultra-low gravity. Scientists now think the probe may have bounced after first coming into contact with the surface. Ulamec said: “Maybe today we didn’t just land once, we la...

IBPS RRB CWE III Result 2014 can be checked online at www.ibps.in. Result of IBPS RRB 2014 exam for Officers scale 1, 2, 3 and Office assistants includes status of result and online facility to view scores obtained in the exam. To check result and view IBPS RRB CWE III scores, you will be required to enter Registration number or Roll number and password or date of birth. Candidates who obtain minimum qualifying cutoff score will be called for interview. The IBPS Common Written Examination for Regional Rural Banks, phase III was held in the month of September 2014. Result declaration is to be done online only. Earlier it was notified that IBPS result of RRB CWE 3 will be declared on 5 November 2014. The new expected date of result declaration is 15 November 2014.

Tennis ace Sania Mirza on Friday said that she was writing her autobiography but has not yet made up her mind when to release it. "I have already written 26 chapters of my autobiography, but life is moving on everyday on a continuous basis. So, new chapters are being added to it. Now I have to take a call on when to complete it and also when to release it," said Sania Mirza who was here to attend an event at a girls' college. "Lot of things are written about me which is partly true and partly false. Therefore, I wish want to tell my story on my own. I am also penning my autobiography, so that my viewpoint reaches the people," she told reporters. Referring to the controversies mentioned in Sachin Tendulkar's autobiography, 'Playing it My Way', Sania defended the cricket legend, saying, "We don't include controversies for selling books and Sachin will never do such a thing". Speaking about her decision on not playing singles ...

Mangalagiri - The Auspicious Hill Mangalagiri means The Auspicious Hill. This place is one of the 8 important Mahakshetrams (sacred places) in India. The eight places where Lord Vishnu manifested himself are (1) Sri Rangam (2) Srimushnam (3) Naimisam (4) Pushkaram (5) Salagamadri (6) Thothadri (7) Narayanasramam (8) Venkatadri. Thotadri is the present Mangalagiri. Lakshmi Devi has donetapas on this hill. That's why it got this name (The auspicious hill). There are three Narasimha Swamy temples in Mangalagiri. One is Panakala Narasimha Swamy on the hill. Another one is Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy at the foot of the temple. Third one is Gandala Narasimha Swamy at the top of the hill. This shape of the hill looks like an elephant. From all the directions, the hill appears in the elephant shape only. There is an interesting legend to show as to how the mountain came into existence. Pariyatra, an ancient king had a son Hrasva Srungi visited all holy and sacred places to regain norm...

Suryalanka Beach is located 9 km from Bapatla in Guntur District of Andhra Pradesh. It is located 50 km south of Guntur City. Also known as the Bapatla Beach, it draws a large number of visitors on weekends and holidays. Suryalanka Beach is situated at a distance of 9 kilometers from the town of Bapatla, in Guntur district. The natural beauty of the beach and its closeness to the town attracts tourists who often return to the calmness of the sea for the weekend. The shore of the beach is wide and spacious. The Suryalanka Beach overlooks the crystal blue waters of the Bay of Bengal. Suryalanka beach is 7 km from Bapatla railway station (Station Code: BPP) in Guntur district. Buses are available to Suryalanka from Bapatla. Bapatla Beach (Surya Lanka) is well connected by road and there are frequent buses from Guntur also. Thanks to Andhra Pradesh Tourism and Development Corporation, they have a Haritha Beach Resort set-up over there which is the only one available. If anyone is un...

Even as State Bank of India, the country's largest lender, has decided to charge its customers for more than fivetransactions through automated teller machines (ATMs), private sectors banks continue to be on a wait-and-watch mode. However, following SBI's decision, some major public sector banks are re-evaluating the cost of ATM transactions and are likely to take a decision on restricting the number of free transactions. Among them is public sector lender IDBI Bank. A senior IDBI bank executive said: "As of now, the bank has not changed the terms for ATM usage though RBI (Reserve Bank of India) permitted us. But it has become an expensive proposition, especially when our customer uses other banks' ATMs. An internal assessment is underway for taking a call on revising the terms and charges." IDBI Bank has 2,727 ATMs at the end of September 2014, he added. A Bank of India official also said they have not revised the charges as of now, but they will review the usag...

Milk is considered to be a complete diet, as it contains 18 essential nutrients that are required by the body. It is also believed to reduce the likelihood of osteoporotic fractures. However, a new study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that high intake of milk is associated with higher fracture risk and higher rate of death among both men and women. This brings us to the question: How much milk is good for health? As per the dietary guidelines for Indians, three portions of milk and milk products, with each portion being of 100 gm, is to be included in the balanced diet of adult men and women. For pregnant and lactating women, it is five portions per day. Overall consumption less in India Dairy products are a major source of calcium in the West. In comparison to South India, dairy consumption is slightly more in North India. However, the overall consumption is less than recommended. Majority of Indians enjoy cereals and green vegetables and these are important sou...

HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh will have a "riverfront" capital on the south side of river Krishna as the State Government ended months of suspense and speculation today by announcing that 17 villages in the existing Guntur district will be developed into a new capital city. The villages, however, will not be disturbed and the capital city will be built in six sectors of 5,000 acres each, according to members of the State Capital Advisory Committee. It's for the first time the TDP-led Government has come out with a clear location of the new capital as it has so far been saying it would come up in the Vijayawada region. The 17 villages, of course, are within a 30-km periphery of Vijayawada, though on the other side of river Krishna in neighbouring Guntur district. The villages that will form part of the new capital are: Neerukonda, Kuragallu and Nidamarru in Mangalagiri mandal; Borupalem, Tulluru, Nelapadu, Nekkallu, Sakamuru, Mandadam, Malkapuram, Velagapudi, Mudalingayapalem...

Whether you are healthy or suffering from physical stress, Hair Loss is something which is very common and affects millions at any given time. While, medicines or therapy might take their own time, you can easily rely on the home remedies for hair loss, which are effective and long lasting. Here they are: Tip 1: Onion juice ~ Grate The Onion To Grow Your Hair Onion is rich in Sulphur, a key nutrient which helps in hair growth. In addition, the antibacterial properties in onion juice facilitates the opening of pores of hair follicles. It not just helps in killing parasites and germs, but also prevent scalp infections. So, applying onion juice on scalp easily stimulates hair growth and prevents any damage. All you have to do is - Blend one onion, extract the juice from it, apply onto the scalp, leave it for 20 minutes, and rinse it with shampoo. You can also add honey in the juice. Tip 2: Potato Juice ~ Just Peel It For healthy hair, it is very crucial that your hair gets ...

On Wednesday, the metropolitan sessions court (Nampally) issued orders to release actress Shweta Basu Prasad, who was caught in a prostitution racket a few weeks ago, from the rescue home. Shweta has been in the rescue home for 'rehabilitation' for almost two months now and after the court's order she will move to Mumbai to live with her mother. Basu's lawyer says that she was wrongly implicated and police has nothing to prove that she was involved in prostitution. While an earlier statement allegedly given by the Makdee star stated that she voluntarily got into prostitution, she has now rubbished it. In a new statement the National Award winning actress has stated that she never got involved sexually with any director, producer, actor or agent for getting movie offers. Shweta has stated that she is pursuing her mass media communication course and doesn't need any counselling and rehabilitation. On August 31, the 23-year-old was arrested by the Hyderabad police at ...

May 1983: Indira Gandhi with her son Rajiv, daughter-in-law Sonia, grandchildren Priyanka and Rahul and her Afghan dog Pippa.

New Delhi: From Saturday (November 1), frequent withdrawal of money from ATMs will be costlier with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) having imposed a limit of 3 cross-bank transaction per month from other banks and 5 from same bank. As per the new RBI guidelines passed earlier in August, a customer will have to pay a fee of Rs 20 per transaction for using the Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) beyond the permitted number of 3. Prior to this, banks permitted 5 free transactions from cross-banks. Customers will also be charge Rs 20 for using their own bank ATMs after the allowed 5 transactions limit. These new guidelines, which were issued in pursuance of a representation made to the central bank by Indian Banks' Association, will come into effect from tomorrow in six metropolitan cities of Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Hyderabad. "The number of mandatory free ATM transactions for savings bank account customers at other banks ATMs is reduced from the present 5 to ...