Karuna revives TESO, demands Elam for Lankan Tamils

Reviving a pro-Ealam organisation floated nearly three decades ago, DMK President M Karunanidhi today pitched for a UN-sponsored referendum for a separate homeland (Eelam) for Sri Lankan Tamils and asked India to play a role in it. Chairing the first meeting of the Tamil Ealam Supporters Organisation (TESO) headed by him in 1985, Karunanidhi said it would promote the struggle for Tamil Ealam in "democratic and peaceful" means. "For the formation of a Tamil Ealam, UN should conduct a referendum and the Government of India should take all efforts for this purpose," a resolution adopted at the meeting presided over by the 88-year old DMK leader said.

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Ferry Boat capsizes in the Brahmaputra in Assam

According to reports, a ferry has capsized in the Brahmaputra river near Dhubri in Assam. Some reports suggest that 50 people may have died in the accident.

Assam state police chief J.N. Choudhury says the boat was carrying about 200 passengers, but details were sketchy because bad weather and the remoteness of the area hampered communication.

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UC Browser For Mobile

If you find the default IE mobile web browser to be a little clunky then give UC Browser a try.

UC Browser is designed to make mobile Web access quicker and more convenient. It's a pretty lightweight application that manages to cram in a number of interesting features without slowing down your browsing experience too much.

Viewing WAP and web sites in UC Browser is a painless experience thanks to its multiple tabs, which allow you to have several pages loaded at once in much the same way as Firefox does. You can flick between the pages simply by tapping tabs, or by using the window icon at the bottom to pull up a pop-up screen listing the tabs you have open.

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Sachin Tendulkar to be Nominated for Rajya Sabha

Sachin Tendulkar is to be Nominated for Rajyasabha MP by the UPA Government thereby the development of the Sports is expected .The above will be declared officially shortly. Sachin met Sonia and Rajeev Shukla today to discuss the matter.

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Salary of the Prime Minister of India | PM Pay-Scale Details

The Prime Minister of India, as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, chief advisor to the President of India, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament. The Prime Minister leads the executive branch of the Government of India.

The prime minister is the senior member of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. The prime minister selects and can dismiss other members of the cabinet; allocates posts to members within the Government; is the presiding member and chairman of the cabinet and is responsible for bringing proposal of legislation. The resignation or death of the Prime Minister dissolves the cabinet.

Remuneration

By Article 75 of the constitution of India, remuneration of the prime minister as well as other ministers are to be decided by the Parliament[14] and is renewed from time to time. The original remuneration for prime minister and other ministers were specified in the Part B of the second schedule of the constitution of India, which was later removed by an amendment.

Salary in 2009 - 100,000 (US$1,995)

Salary in 2010 135,000 (US$2,693.25)

• Salary: Rs. 50,000

• Sumptuary Allowances: Rs. 3,000

• D. A.: Rs. 62,000

• Constituency Allowances: Rs. 20,000

Hence, currently the Prime Minister of India is getting Rs. 1, 35,000 (One lakh and thirty five thousand) per month.

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