Red onion may be good for heart, says new study.

A new study has revealed that red onion, commonly used in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine, could help prevent heart disease. 

Scientists have discovered that red onion helps remove bad cholesterol - which can cause heart attacks and strokes - from the body.At the same time, red onions retain the body's good cholesterol, which helps protect against heart disease.
Scientists in Hong-Kong fed crushed red onions to hamsters which had all been put on a high cholesterol diet, reports the Daily Mail. They found that after eight weeks, levels of bad cholesterol, or low density lipoprotein (LDL), had dropped by an average of 20 per cent.
But over the same period, there was no reduction in the hamsters' high cholesterol levels, also known as high density lipoprotein (HDL).

Zhen Yu Chen, who led the research at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said: "Despite extensive research on onions, little is known of how their consumption interacts with human genes and proteins involved in cholesterol metabolism within the body."
"Our study was, therefore, undertaken to characterise the interaction of onions with enzymes in an attempt to explore the underlying cholesterol-lowering mechanism," Zhen said.
"This study is the first of its kind to investigate the interaction of red onions with biological functions. This results support the claim that the regular consumption of onion reduces the risk of coronary heart disease."
Although white onions are by far the most popular type in Britain, red onions are widely used in India, the Mediterranean and the Middle East. They are far sweeter than the white variety and are often used raw in salads.
Source: IANS

An Important Issue!

An Important Issue!
 
Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)

Monthly Salary : Rs. 12,000/-  
Changed to 60,000/-

Expense for Constitution per month : Rs. 10,000/-

Office expenditure per month : Rs. 14,000/-

Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : Rs. 48,000/-

(eg. For a visit from South India to Delhi & return : 6000 km)

Daily DA TA during parliament meets : Rs. 500/day  
Changed to 1000/-

Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train : Free (For any number of times)  
(All over India )  

Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A.)  

Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free.

Electricity   costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units.

Local phone call charge : Free up to 1, 70,000 calls..

TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year :  Rs.32, 00,000/-


 
[i.e. 2.66 lakh/month]
TOTAL expense for 5 years :   Rs. 1, 60, 00,000/-
For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years :
Rs. 8,54,40,00,000/-
 (Nearly 855 crores)
AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES......
This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.........
And this is the present condition of our country :



855 crores could make their lives livable!!  
Think of the great democracy we have…
&
FORWARD
THIS MESSAGE TO ALL REAL CITIZENS OF INDIA !!
ARE YOU?
I know hitting the Delete button is easier...but....try to press the Fwd button & make people aware!
                               Clarity is power!!

From : Fwd Mail... 
 

ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯೇ ಏನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳ ಲೀಲೆ

ಈ ಹಾಡಿನ ರಿಮೇಕ್ ಮಾಡಿದವರು ಯಾರೋ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಅನಾಮಿಕರು ಬರೆದ ಆವೃತ್ತಿ


ಇಮೇಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಆಗಿದೆ. ಅದನ್ನು ಲೋಕಾರ್ಪಣೆ ಮಾಡುವುದಷ್ಟೇ ನಮ್ಮ ಕೆಲಸ.

ಲೇಖಕರ ಹೆಸರು, ಊರು, ಕುಲಗೋತ್ರ ಇಲ್ಲದೆ ಬಂದ ಈ ಹಾಡನ್ನು ಯಥಾವತ್ತಾಗಿ ಇಲ್ಲಿ

ದಾಖಲಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ.







ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯೇ ಏನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳ ಲೀಲೆ

ನಿನ್ನ ಮುಗಿಲ ಸಾಲೇ, ಮನೆಯ ಗೋಡೆ ಉರುಳಿದ ಮೇಲೆ

ಸುರಿವ ರಭಸದ ಜಡಿ ಮಳೆಗೆ ನೀರು ತುಂಬಿದೆ

ಯಾವ ಹೊತ್ತಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ರೂಮು ಕೆರೆಯಾಗುವುದೋ

ಯಾವ ಪೈಪು ಕುಡಿಯೊಡೆಯುವುದೋ ತಿಳಿಯದಾಗಿದೆ

ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯೇ ಏನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳ ಲೀಲೆ



ಭುವಿ ಕೆನ್ನೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಮಳೆಯು ಸುರಿದ ಮುತ್ತಿನ ಗುರುತು

ನಮ್ಮ ರಸ್ತೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಹೊಳೆವ ಕೆಂಪು ಕೆಸರಿನ ಗುರುತು

ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಇಟ್ಟರೆ ಜಾರುವ ಸದ್ದು ಕಾಲು ಗಾಯವೋ

ಮನೆಯ ಮುಂದಿನಿಂದ ನೀರು ಚೆಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತೆ ನಾನು

ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಉಕ್ಕಿ ಬರುವ ಜಲವು ಏನು ಕೋಡಿಯೋ



ಯಾವ ಕಾರಿನಿಂದ ಯಾರ ಮೇಲೆ ನೀರೆರಗುವುದೋ

ಯಾವ ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದ ಯಾವ ನೆಲವು ಕೆಸರಾಗುವುದೋ

ಯಾವ ಕೆಸರಲ್ಯಾರ ಹೆಸರೋ ಯಾರು ಬರೆದರೋ

ಯಾವ ಕಪ್ಪು ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೊಡೆಯು ಯಾರ ಕೈಯಿನಲ್ಲರಳುವುದೋ

ಯಾರ ತಲೆಯ ಮೇಲೇರುವುದೋ ಯಾರು ಬಲ್ಲರು



ಒಲವ ಮಳೆಯ ಮಾಮ ನಗುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದ ಮನೆಯಂಗಳಕೆ

ಮಬ್ಬು ಬೆಳಕಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಕಾಲು ಗುಂಡಿಯ ಒಳಗೆ

ಒಗೆದ ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಡಿ ಏನು ಮೋಡಿಯೋ

ದೊಡ್ಡ ಮೋರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗೋ ದುಃಖವ ನೆನೆದು

ಇನ್ನೂ ಇಲ್ಲೇ ನಿಂತಿದೆ ನೀರು ಏನು ಮಾಡಲಿ

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS WITH KOTTAMBARI SOPPU (DHANIYA)

CLEAN YOUR KIDNEYS IN LESS THAN Rs 1.00.

Years pass by and our kidneys are filtering the blood by removing salt, poison and any unwanted entering our body. With time, the salt accumulates and this needs to undergo cleaning treatments and how are we going to overcome this?

It is very easy, first take a bunch of Kottimbhar (parsley, Malli Leaves, Dhaniya) and wash it clean.

Then cut it in small pieces and put it in a pot and pour clean water and boil it for ten minutes and let it cool down and then filter it and pour in a clean bottle and keep it inside refrigerator to cool.

Drink one glass daily and you will notice all salt and other accumulated poison coming out of your kidney by urination also you will be able to notice the difference which you never felt before.


Parsley is known as best cleaning treatment for kidneys and it is natural !!!

Guide to Install Rupee Symbol Font

Dear All,

1. Please download the file  Rupee Font Download (Ravindra) copy and past it in the folder C/WINDOWS/FONTS.

2. Select the font "Rupee Foradian" from the font list.

3. For rupee symbol to appear on the page, press ` kye which is upper side of Tab kye.

4. for extra help, just have a glance on the image attached herewith.

Get updated and enjoy....

Ravindra. B. H.

ನಮ್ಮದೇ ನಾಡಿನ ನೇಗಿಲಯೋಗಿಗೆ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳಿಂದ ಆಗಿರುವ ಅನ್ಯಾಯದ ಕಥೆಯಿದು...

ಆತ್ಮೀಯರೇ, 

          ಹೃದಯ ಕಲಕುವ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ಒಂದು ಈ ಮೇಲ್ ನ ಜತೆಗಿದೆ.  ದಯಮಾಡಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಮೂಲ್ಯ ಸಮಯದ ೭ ನಿಮಿಷಗಳನ್ನು ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೊ ನೋಡಲು ಮೀಸಲಿಡಿ.  ಗ್ರೆಗೊರಿ ಪತ್ರಾವೋ ಎಂಬ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ನಾಡಿನ ನೇಗಿಲಯೋಗಿಗೆ ನಮ್ಮದೇ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳಿಂದ ಆಗಿರುವ ಅನ್ಯಾಯದ ಕಥೆಯಿದು. ಗ್ರೆಗೊರಿ ಪತ್ರಾವೋ ಯಾರ ಸುದ್ದಿಗೂ ಹೋಗದೆ ತನ್ನ ಪಾಡಿಗೆ ತಾನು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಹಳ್ಳಿಯೊಂದರಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾವಯವ ಕೃಷಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಬದುಕುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಸಾಧಕ ರೈತ. ಇಂದು ನಾಡಿನ ಎಲ್ಲ ರೈತರನ್ನು ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಕ್ಕಲೆಬ್ಬಿಸಿ ಅವರ ಜಮೀನು ಊರುಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರನ್ನು ಒದ್ದೋಡಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವ 'ರೈತನೇ ದೇಶದ ಬೆನ್ನೆಲುಬು'  ಆಗಿರುವ ಈ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪಯಣ ಎತ್ತ ಕಡೆ ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ನಾವು ಚಿಂತಿಸಬೇಕಿದೆ. ಇದು ಗ್ರೆಗೊರಿ ಒಬ್ಬರ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲ. ರೈತ ಕುಟುಂಬಗಳಿಂದ , ಹಳ್ಳಿ ಮನೆಗಳಿಂದ ಬಂದಿರುವ ನಮಗೂ ನಾಳೆ ಇದೇ ಗತಿ ಬರಬಹುದು. ಬನ್ನಿ ಜಾಗೃತರಾಗೋಣ. ರೈತರನ್ನು ಬೆಂಬಲಿಸೋಣ. ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿಯ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ ನಮ್ಮ ರೈತರನ್ನು ಬೀದಿಗೆ ತಳ್ಳುವ ಹುನ್ನಾರದ ಕುತಂತ್ರದ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ದನಿ ಎತ್ತೋಣ.
ವೀಡಿಯೊ ನೋಡಲು ಕೆಳಗೆ ಕ್ಲಿಕ್ ಮಾಡಿ.... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj5RGLjF-tM

ಇಂತಿ ನಿಮ್ಮ ,

ರವೀಂದ್ರ ಬಿ. ಎಚ್.

 

Really useful….. Do read for your own benefit…!!!

Written by one of the corporate employees at Bangalore

You are in a hurry to catch the train. You pack all your stuff and frantically run out in the hope of catching an auto. You come out and see 5 autos standing at the corner. You thank God and ask them - "Majestic chaloge kya??” The Answer is "Rs 200 hoga!!”. "Kya?? It just cost Rs 100 till Majestic". "Bahut rush hai sir!!". You move on to the next auto, to try your luck and surprisingly, you have the same conversation "Bahut rush hai sir!!". Finally you give up and bargain the price to Rs 170 and hope you don't miss your train.

Sounds more than familiar??

You stand on the road and keep on asking the passing autos for a ride to your destination - if it's not your day, the autos will not even bother to stop; if you're a bit lucky they might actually slow down to hear your destination's name and think for a second( i always wonder if they are calculating their net profit) and then speed away. However if you are more lucky, the auto guy might actually quote you an exorbitant price and then speed away. But if it's your extremely lucky hour of the day, you might end up getting an auto which is ready to take you to the destination at meter price.

In my six years of existence in Bengaluru, these experiences have been really instrumental in teaching me great virtues - Patience and Tolerance. But at what price??? exorbitant rates, extremely rude behavior and what not ......
After years of feeling used, i set out to find the answer for this misery - was there no government system that could bring these auto guys to justice? As a citizen, how can i express my concern?

This search took me to the Koramangala RTO office (BDA complex) and to my surprise i found that there did exist a government system which i believe 99.99% of Bengaluru is unaware of !! 
The System
Note the vehicle number (KA-XX-YY-ZZZZ) and email the details to transcom@kar.nic.in. Based on the prefix XX (for example KA-01), complaint will be sent to one of the ten RTO offices in Bangalore and adjacent taluk areas.
Alternatively, one can also call these offices at the number given below based on the vehicle number prefix and directly lodge a complaint.

Vehicle Prefix (KA-XX) Bangalore location Phone number

• KA-01 Koramangala 080-25533525
• KA-02 Rajajinagar 080-23324104
• KA-03 Indiranagar 080-25254310
• KA-04 Yeshwantpur 080-23376039
• KA-05 Jayanagar 080-26630989
• KA-41 Gyanabharthi 080-28602833
• KA-50 Yelahanka 080-28561366
• KA-51 Electronic City 080-25735522
• KA-52 NeelaMangala 08234-285598
• KA-53 KR Puram 080-25617951

Once the complaint is received at the corresponding office, a notice is issued to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner, requiring him/her to turn up at the RTO office within 7 working days. Every RTO has about 10 IMV’s (Inspector of Motor Vehicles) who seize the vehicles which don’t report to the RTO.

The penalty levied from the auto-waalas is rs.100 under section 200.

The various offences among others for which one can lodge a complaint

• Refusal to come to destination (Any destination!!!)
• Demanding excess fare
• Using rough language
• Cheat the public, for e.g. taking longer routes.
• Faulty Meter

There is also a helpline number - 080-22353785 available Monday – Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm on which one can call to lodge complaints.

The numbers speak for itself
I was shocked when I found that the Koramangala RTO office received only 5 complaints a month. With over 1,00,000 autos plying on Bangalore roads, shouldn’t it be like 5 complaints a minute?

What’s wrong with the system?

• Lack of Awareness among the Bangalore citizens
• The system is inefficient in data gathering- emails or phone calls cannot be stored and processed properly, leading to ineffective use of these complaint data.
• Converting these complaints into notices issued to vehicle owners is still a manual process
• Limited government officials to handle

So, will our impatience always have to take a backseat? Can something be done to improve/compliment the system to make it more effective? Will we get a better platform to raise our voices democratically? 
Unless each of us understand and contribute, we cannot expect the system to change!!! 

Difference between North Indian and South Indian wives!

Wives from North:




1. At the time of marriage, a north Indian girl has more boyfriends than her age.

2. Before marriage, she looks almost like a bollywood heroine and after marriage you have to go around her twice to completely hug her.

3. By the time she professes her undevoted love to you, you are bankrupt because of the number of times you had to take her out to movie theatres and restaurants. And you wait longingly for her dowry.

4. The only dishes she can think of to cook is paneer butter masala, aloo sabji, aloo gobi sabji, aloo matar, aloo paneer, that after eating all those paneer and aloos you are either in the bed with chronic cholestrol or chronic gas disorder.

5. The only growth that you see later in your career is the rise in your monthly phone bill.

6. You are blinded by her love that you think that she is a blonde. Only later do you come to know that it is because of the mehandhi that she applies to cover her gray hair.

7. When you come home from office she is very busy watching “Kyonki saas bhi kabi bahu thi” that you either end up eating outside or cooking yourself.

8. You are a very “ESpecial” person to her.

9. She always thought that Madras is a state and covers the whole of south India until she met you.

10. When she says she is going to “work out” she means she is going to “Walk out”

11. She has greater number of relatives than the number of people you have in your home town.

12. The only two sentences in English that she knows are “Thank you” and “How are you”

13. She thinks Govinda can dance better than Michael Jackson.



Wives from South:



1. Her mother looks down at you because you didn’t study in IIT or Madras or Anna University .

2. Her father starts or ends every conversation with ” … I say…”

3. She shudders if you use four letter words.

4. She has long hair, neatly oiled and braided (The Dubai based Oil Well Company will negotiate with her on a 25 year contract to extract coconut oil from her hair.)

5. She uses the word ‘Super’ as her only superlative.

6. Her name is another name for a Goddess or a flower.

7. Her first name is longer than your first name, middle name and surname combined (unless you are from Andhra)

8. When she mixes milk – curd and rice you are never sure whether it is for the Dog or for herself.

9. For weddings, she sports a mini jasmine garden on her head and wears silk saris in the Madras heat without looking too uncomfortable while you are melting in your singlet.

10. She thinks Mohan Lal is the sexiest man alive.

11. Her favourite cricketer is Krishnamachari Srikkanth.

12. Her favourite food is dosa though she has tried North Indian snacks like Chats (pronounced like the slang for ‘conversation’)

13. She bursts into songs with her cousins in every movie.

14. She bores you by telling you which raaga each song you hear is based on.

15. You have to give her jewellery, though she has already got plenty of it.

16. Her thali (Mangal Sutra) weighs more than the championship belts worn by WWF wrestlers.

17. She is more educated than you.

18. Her father thinks she is much smarter than you.

Kaddiddu....