Prepaid VISA CREDIT CARD

Prepaid Visa Credit Card is the best alternative to cash and cheques. It is actually a "Credit Card Without Debt". Prepaid Visa Credit Card is powered by the customer's own money and whatever amount of funds is loaded to the card; is the amount available to spend. So, there is no risk of running into debt.
Benefits of Prepaid Visa Credit Card
Holders of Prepaid Visa Credit Card are not required to carry hard cash. They can make purchases with the Prepaid Visa Credit Card. Cardholders also enjoy anytime access to cash through ATMs.
Using Prepaid Visa Credit Card is quite safe as the purchases at the merchant location by the Prepaid Visa Credit Card is protected by Cardholder's signature and access to cash at ATMs is protected by PIN.
For having a Prepaid Visa Credit Card no Bank Account is required. So, for the people who don't have a Credit History or a Bank Account, Prepaid Visa Credit Card is the only convenient alternative to carrying cash.
Prepaid Visa Credit Card helps people in controlling their Financial Budget more efficiently. This happens because the Spending Ability of the cardholder is limited by the amount of funds that has been loaded to the Prepaid Visa Credit Card.
Prepaid Visa Credit Cardholders get Itemized Statements for the transactions done using the Prepaid Visa Credit Card. They can also check the transaction details online. So, as a result they can track and monitor their card expenses and can control the spending as per requirement.
Holders of Prepaid Visa Credit Card can purchase groceries, fuel and all other necessary things which are required on a daily basis.
Cardholders can also make online payments and payments over phone using Prepaid Visa Credit Card.
Prepaid Visa Credit Cardholders get protection against unauthorized usage of the card in case the card is lost or stolen.
Card Replacement Facility is available in case of Card Loss or Card Theft.
All these benefits are can be enjoyed at the cost of different types of fees associated with Prepaid Visa Credit Card. The charges that a Prepaid Visa Credit Cardholder is required to pay are:
Card Application Fee
Monthly Service Charge
Card Replacement Fee
Card Renewal Fee

To get more detailed information on Prepaid Visa Credit Card one can browse the sites like creditcards.com and bizjournals.com.

ViewSonic bump up HD 1080p Series LCD monitors

ViewSonic Corp. launched its latest Full HD 1080p series of LCD monitors for the Indian market. Combining cutting-edge technology, performance and style ViewSonic's Full HD Series includes 22-inch LCD Monitors - VX2260wm, VX2233wm and VA2213wm – that complete live environment personal media centers and are ideal to meet consumers’ need for a pure visual ecstasy. With advanced technologies such as Full HD 1080p resolution for crisp text and precise graphics, SRS WOW HD sound technology for crystal-clear audio and a true HD widescreen that lets you work faster and play harder, ViewSonic’s VX2260wm revolutionizes desktop performance with HDMI and DVI-D with HDCP connectivity.

Elevating work, play and entertainment, the innovative 22-inch VX2260wm has high brightness and super-fast 2ms video response time in addition to an ultra-high 20,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio providing consumers with rich, colourful, superb image quality that enables them to play HD games and view HD content in their native format – no stretching, no blurring, just pure performance. Features, such as integrated stereo speakers with SRS WOW HD stereo sound extend the speaker frequency range, delivering better response and sound performance that completes the multimedia desktop experience and make it the LCD of choice for the discriminating gamer or professional who demands the best in image and performance.

The 22-inch VX2233wm and VA2213wm 16:9 widescreen displays deliver elegant style and come with an ultra-high 18,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio that produces greater detail and definition especially in darker images ensuring a better overall front-of-screen performance making them the ideal choice for home and small office users, students, gamers and corporate professionals.

The Full HD Series also comes with 1:1 mapping between the signal and display which provides the best image quality for both HD video and HD game playing. In addition, the 16:9 ergonomic, special screen ratio creates an extremely comfortable viewing environment that protects users’ eyes and prevents them from feeling tired.

All of the LCD monitors in ViewSonic's Full HD 1080p series have manual aspect ratio adjustment capabilities that ensure a full, undistorted screen image by maintaining correct image proportions for both widescreen and native 4:3 content. Not only that all three multimedia monitors come with an invisible environmentally-friendly Eco-mode that reduces power consumption and extends the backlight life, conserving power when not in use.

Rs. 30000 crore aid by Government to boost economy

The Government on Sunday announced a Rs 300,000 crore ($60 billion) package to boost the economy with specific measures for various sectors and contain the impact of the global financial crisis on India.

The amount is to be spent over the remaining four months on a host of areas and stake holders such as exporters, housing, infrastructure and textiles. A four-percent cut in Value Added Tax has also been announced to help the corporate sector in general.

"The Government has been concerned about the impact of the global financial crisis on the Indian economy and a number of steps have been taken to deal with this problem," an official statement said, unveiling the package.

The measures come a day after the Reserve Bank of India reduced its key rates and eased the norms for accessing overseas funds to reduce the cost of borrowing for commercial banks and signal them to lower interest rate for India Inc.

These measures were overseen by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh himself, in consultations with now Home Minister P Chidambaram, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Commerce Minister Kamal Nath, officials said.

As a first step, the Government will seek Parliament's mandate for an additional allocation of Rs 200 billion to take the authorised plan and non-plan expenditure to Rs.3,000 billion in the remaining months of the fiscal. Parliament session is slated to open Dec 10.

“The economy will continue to need stimulus in 2009-2010 also and this can be achieved by ensuring a substantial increase in plan expenditure as part of the budget for next year,” the statement said.

The measures for exporters, who saw a decline in shipments in October for the first time in five years, include an interest support of two percent for labour intensive sectors like textiles, handicraft and handloom.

This apart, additional allocation has been made towards various incentives for exporters, guarantee of export credit, full refund of service tax to foreign agents and refund of service tax under the duty drawback scheme.

Instructions have also been given to state-run banks to unveil a scheme under which borrowers for houses under two categories—up to Rs, 500,000 and up to Rs.2 million—will get special incentives.

“Housing is a potentially very important source of employment and demand for critical sectors and there is a large unmet need for housing in the country, especially for middle and low income groups,” the statement said.

For small and micro enterprises, the limits under the credit guarantee scheme which gives access to working capital and other financial needs, have been doubled to Rs.10 million.

The lock in period for loans covered under the existing credit guarantee scheme is also being reduced from 24 to 18 months to encourage banks to extend more loans under the credit guarantee scheme, the statement said.

The government has also authorised the India Infrastructure Finance Co Ltd (IIFCL) to raise Rs.100 billion ($2 billion) through tax-free bonds to support financing of government-financed infrastructure projects.

“These funds will be used by IIFCL to refinance bank lending of longer maturity to eligible infrastructure projects, particularly in highways and port sectors.”

In a push to the automobile sector, government departments have been allowed to replace vehicles within the allowed budget, with a major relaxation in the time-consuming procedures.

This apart, import duty on naphtha for use by the power sector is being reduced to zero, while export duty on iron ore fines will be eliminated, and reduced to five percent for lumps.

“The government is keeping a close watch on the evolving economic situation and will not hesitate to take any additional steps that may be needed to counter recessionary trends and maintain the pace of economic activity.”

Fiscal stimulus package worth Rs.20000 crore announced

The government today has announced a fiscal stimulus package worth Rs 20,000-crore. Prime Minister, also the incumbent Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh announced this package in New Delhi who had earlier today cut short his Kolkota visit.

In a release on the press information Bureau website, it stated, "The Government has been concerned about the impact of the global financial crisis on the indian economy and a number of steps have been taken to deal with this problem". Yesterday, the Reserve Bank of India in the wake to increase liquidity in the market had announced a 100 basis points cut in the repo and reverse repo rate.

"In order to provide a contra-cyclical stimulus via plan expenditure, the Government has decided to seek authorisation for additional plan expenditure of up to Rs 20,000 crore in the current year. In addition, steps are being taken to ensure full utilisation of funds already provided, so that the pace of expenditure is maintained, " the government's release stated. "The economy will continue to need stimulus in 2009-2010 also and this can be achieved by ensuring a substantial increase in plan expenditure as part of the budget for next year".

This fiscal stimulus package is primarily aimed at lending greater support to exports, housing, MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) sector, textile, infra financing sectors; and also contains a cut in the cenvat rate and eliminates certain import and export duties.

As an immediate measure to encourage additional spending, the release said, an across-the-board cut of 4% in the ad valorem Cenvat rate will be effected for the balance part of the current financial year on all products other than petroleum and those where the current rate is less than 4%.

A release note stated that, "Housing is a potentially very important source of employment and demand for critical sectors and there is a large unmet need for housing in the country, especially for middle and low income groups. The Reserve Bank has announced that it will shortly put in place a refinance facility of Rs.4000 crore for the National Housing Bank".

And as a further measure of support for this sector, public sector banks will shortly announce a package for borrowers of home loans in two categories:

(1) up to Rs.5 lakh and

(2) Rs 5 lakh-Rs 20 lakh.

The above sector will be under scanner and additional measures would be taken as necessary to promote an accelerated growth trajectory as and when needed".

The Government attaches the highest priority to supporting the medium, small and micro enterprises (MSME's) sector which is critical for employment generation, the release further noted. To facilitate the flow of credit to MSMEs, the RBI announced a refinance facility of Rs 7000 crore for SIDBI which will be available to support incremental lending, either directly to MSME's or indirectly via banks, NBFC's and SFC's.

An additional allocation of Rs 1400 crore will be made to clear the entire backlog in TUF Scheme, in a bid to boost the textile sector.

The government also aims to address the problem faced in infrastructure spending. A large number of infrastructure projects are now being cleared for implementation in the Public Private Partnership mode. These projects may experience difficulty in reaching financial closure given the current uncertainties in the financial world. In order to support financing of such projects, the Government authorised the India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL) to raise Rs.10,000 crore through tax-free bonds by March 31, 2009. These funds would be used by IIFCL to refinance bank lending of longer maturity to eligible infrastructure projects, particularly in highways and port sectors.

Terrorism-"The word that is haunting the world"

Terrorism in recent times has jolted the entire world to its max which has lead to fear of extension of human race in the wake of war for capitalisation of terrorists against non-Islamic community. One such recent attempts was the attack by terrorists in Bangalore - the green city, who used low intensity timer deviced bombs. There were blasts took place in 7 of the busiest places during lunch hour. The blasts set off from 1.40 pm to 2.15 pm.

The first explosion took place at 1.40 pm at the crowded raja ram mohan roy junction. People near Madiwala bus stand where the explosion took place, initially mistook it as a transformer failure. But with in minutes it was dawned on them that it was a bomb blast, triggering panic in the entire area. This was followed by a serial blasts at four places in IT corridor -- Koramangala-Sarjapur junction, Madiwala checkpost, Adugodi traffic junction and at Langford road junction in the heart of city and at three places on mysore road - Nayandalli, Kengeri RTO office and opposite Gopalan mall.

The Blasts lead to 8 injuries and a lone victim by name Sudha who was waiting at Malwadi bus stand. Her Husband, Ravi who was with her at that moment had sustained injuries. Muniappa and anbu who were standing opposite National diary Development board also sustained injuries. The bomb here was placed under the tree amidist a few cables. There no big damages caused. Two others who sustained injuries were on bike when the blast at Raja ram mohan roy junction took place, where the bomb was placed in a traffic island.

Petroleum prices are determined to touch the skies

Today, it was a great evening and i was prepaing for my forth coming engineering exams ( It takes David's braveness and smartness to clear VTU exams). I was tired of reading books and i took a break to chill out. While I was watching Sun TV news, there was a news pictured about petrol. To my surprise I learnt that in Chennai there is shortage of ordinary petrol (whose octane number varies from 80-86) and only performance petrol (Octane number 91) such as xtra premium from Indian Oil, speed from Bharat petroleum and power from Hindustan petroleum are available in the market. And the rumours are that this scenerio will follow up in rest of the country.

Recently there was a fuel hike which had a very big impact on the people. Petrol was hiked by Rs 5 followed by diesel which was hiked by Rs 3 and LPG by Rs 50. There are also rumours that governament has future plans of hiking the petroleum prices by some unknown value. But it is sure that because of the rising crude oil prices almost everyone of us are having many sleepless nights.

This is the perfect time to think for an alternative for our daily transportation before we end up paying Rs 1000 per litre to travel a mere 60km on the most fuel efficient bike or 10km on most fuel efficient car. There are welcome projects that are being carried on by most respected brands from Toyota Prius to hero electric bikes. Mercedes benz in india too is running tests of bio diesel on thier main stream cars such as C-class, E-class and S-class cars. There is also a replacement fuel for petroleum as written in New Scientist. The fuel is called green crude and is developed by Sapphire Energy in San Diego, California. This fuel uses algae, and it is produced as a by-product of photosynthesis by a genetically engineered strain of algae, housed in tanks of treated waste-water and exposed to sunlight. This fuel could be the fuel of the future.

Flash news: "Ranbaxy sold out for $4.6 Billion"

Ranbaxy laboratories limited, known to be India's largest pharmaceutical company headed by its CEO Malvinder mohan singh announced on wednesday, marking the largest ever deal in Indian pharma industry. Daiichi Sankyo, a japanese drug firm had acquired a mojority of stake in Ranbaxy for Rs.15,000 crore. Daiichi sankyo would also make an open offer for an additional 20% stake in Ranbaxy at price of Rs.737/share which represents a premium of over 50% on the average price over the last months. Under the deal on wednesday the japanese firm would acquire the entire 34.82% stake in Gurgaon based Ranbaxy laboratories limited from its current promoters Malvinder mohan singh and family, whch would make Daiichi Sankyo world's 15th largest drug maker. The family will net Rs.10000 crore by selling its stake in Ranbaxy.

Ranbaxy is said to be valued over Rs. 36000 crore i.e. $8.5 billion vefore the deal. The Purchase of shares from the promoters and through the open offer is expectd to value the deal between $3.4 - 4.6 billion, the two firms said in a joint statement. According to deal Malvinder mohan singh would continue as CEO and MD of the entity, which would retain the ranbaxy brand name. Singh will also assume the position of chairman of the board upon the deal's closure that is expected to be by march 2009.

After the deal Ranbaxy said

As the company moves into next level of growth it would benifit the organisation, its share holders and employers. Now it is clear opportunity ahead of us toleverage from each others strength.

Do Bollywood celebs sell themselves through blog...???

These days i have come across few blogs which had stunned me. When i read through out the blog i got to know it was a celebrity blog who was trying to communicate to his fans through his blog and know the pros and cons of his performance or to discuss the outcome of the movie. I have heard a news that even our big B (Amitabh Bachchan) has started blog. It is learnt that it is His personal blog. A site run by John Abraham is lauded to be the most stylish blog of all. It has his photograph, comments on his roles and above all a huge fan following. The advent of celebrity Blog was started By Aamir khan known to be a regular blogger. His blog takes his fans through making of his movie, comments about his roles, performance and his film. Now many celebrities in Bollywood are using blog as a powerful tool to market and sell their movies or give publicity and create awareness of their movie among audiences. Film makers Mahesh Batt, Anurag Kashyap have been blogging and bringing together best minds to the industries through blogs.

But on the flip side one doubts the authenticity of the blog which it tells Itself as a celebrity blog which can be started by fans in order to gain more popularity. So i have fairly kept this topic in general rather than mentioning the blog. It has to be seen how far will the dice roll and how well celebrity use this powerful marketing tool (Blog) which has set fire in Internet community and has gained a lot of popularity.

Meta tag - A better way to communicate with search engine

Meta tags tell a search engine about your site and it's contents
Title (name of what you do or sell not always the name of your site or store)
Description ( a call to action words that make them want to click on your site. Plus what you do or sell)

example Free shipping on all featured knit tops

many colors to choose from. Lowest prices on all designer clothes and hand bags mens and kids section too!.

Keywords (keywords are the main topic of your site or what your sell. these are the words a search engine wiil look at on your site. When a customer types in a word or a few words into their seach box to find what they are looking for. A search engine will take the information it has from every indexed site and return the most relevent site with the highest page rankings for the words typed. example knit tops was the search term the customer typed in. the highest page ranked site for this key word might be wal-mart or k-mart jc penny) you should get the idea.

Robot tags (this tells the search engine how often to come back a look at your site. usually 14 or 15 days. 1 day for a blog) this does not nessarily bring them back but sometimes it does help.)

Author tags ( this is you or your name. sometimes the name of your site)

As was stated eariler in another post these tags are not used as much as they use to be by google

however they are still used by yahoo and many other search engines. it is still a good idea to place them on your site.

Where to place them

You place a meta html code between the head or header section of your site before the body section.

Some afilliate pages do not allow the insertion of meta tags.

some editors have meta tags turned off and you need to turn them on before placing them.

some editors need you to break up the code and place keywords and the description into two diffrent places.

sorry this got so long and I hpoe I have explained everything so that it easy for you to understand.

many sites have a free meta tag generator.

just type it into your search box. google it.

Once their add you information into the boxes provided. Copy the html code then paste it on to your site in the head section.


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Reality prices in bangalore sky rocket

As India is facing inflation problems, and ever increasing commodity rates and weakening rupee contributing to inflation also the key factors which are set to take reality prices in bangalore towards the sky. Till today reality players have been trying to have their feet on ground in terms of price and pressure which is now set to change. Property developers have now decided to transfer a portion of burden to their customers.

Customers can expect reality hikes anywhere between 2% - 7%. In the last 9 to 12 months developers in the city have borne an inputs cost rise between 20% and 30%. Rising prices of steel, cement and labour have been driving the cost higher and higher.

How to sell "Your Advertising space" of your BLOG

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I could write a lot on this (and have actually asked Chad, b5media’s Ad Sales guy to write some posts for me on the topic too) but here are a few tips that come to mind. I hope you don’t mind me compiling them as a list as they’re somewhat random ideas:

1. Show them what they’re buying - one of the most powerful strategies I used in my early days of selling ads to people was to show them how I ranked in Google for their keywords. Compile a list of words that you rank for that you can pull out next time you’re talking to an advertiser. If when people search the web for information on products that they sell they end up on your site you have a key selling point.

2. Traffic is a Powerful Motivator - there’s no getting around it - to many advertisers traffic numbers are key. I hope that this trend is changing (what I saw at ad:Tech in Sydney recently confirms this as advertisers are looking to get more niche in their focus) but in the mean time it does count. Keep working to build traffic and be ready to share your numbers and back them up with graphs/tables etc.

3. Collect Demographics - every ad agency I ever spoke with about buying space on my blogs asked about the demographics of my audience. Do some surveys and collect this data as it’ll help sell your case.

4. Start with Small Advertisers - when I first started trying to sell advertising on my blogs I aimed too high. On my digital camera blog I went for Canon, Adobe etc. Of course I failed. So I decided to go to the opposite extreme and started approaching smaller digital camera stores and websites. The tactic worked - they bought up ad space at reasonable rates quite quickly. In time however traffic grew and the bigger campaigns started to appear - having advertisers already on board helped convince the big guys though.

5. Put together an Advertiser Pack - compile your stats, rates, advertising options (ie what you offer) reader demographics and any other relevant figures into a professional looking document that you can email to interested advertisers. Include your contact details and references from other advertisers if you can get them.

6. Sell the Niche Angle - the fact is that most of us will never compete with the broad publications that are out there - so don’t compete with them by trying to fool advertisers into thinking that you’re bigger than you are - sell the fact that you’re different and that you can reach a narrow and targeted group of people that makes the money an advertiser spends much more effective. ‘Spend $1 on a big site and you might reach a lot of people who are mildly interested in your topic - sell $1 on our site and you’ll reach people who are obsessed with your topic….’

7. Key Influencers - do other bloggers read your blog and pick up on what you write? If so - sell this too. You’ve got influential readers - not just passive ones!

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Protien POWER

A growing body of evidence is suggesting muscle metabolism may also play a role in the prevention of many chronic diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and osteoporosis. However, research shows current protein recommendations may not go far enough to contribute to healthy muscle development.

Sarcopenia is a condition associated with a loss of muscle mass and strength in older individuals. Prevention of this debilitating disease is especially important to ensure people can continue to live well and independently since loss of muscle can decrease stamina, lessen the ability to perform daily tasks and lead to an increased risk of falls and bone fractures. While there is no single cause, insufficient protein intake may be a key contributor to this condition, which can significantly compromise overall quality of life as we age.

Sunil Gavaskar relinquished as Chairman of ICC

Sunil Gavaskar the former Indian captain and the legendary batsmen today has resigned as International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee chairman. Gavaskar, who was asked to choose between his media commitments & role as the Chairman of ICC, tendered his resignation on Wednesday, a day after chairing the Cricket Committee meeting which concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday. Gavaskar said with more & more cricket it was not possible for him to do justice with the two jobs.

Gavaskar said in his statement, “I have thoroughly enjoyed the eight years I have held the role (of ICC Cricket Committee Chairman), which is an honorary position & it has been extremely fulfilling to be able to give back to the game through that role. However, with more & more cricket being played it has become clear that it is not possible for me to do justice to two jobs, the chairmanship of the ICC Cricket Committee & my media commitments”

"As an example of that, I had to leave my professional commitments as a commentator on the Indian Premier League matches in order to come and chair this year's meeting in Dubai.

"I envisaged the potential for this sort of issue two years ago and intimated then that I was not able to continue in the role but when I was asked to do so I was honoured to be re-elected.

"Now, however, it is clear I cannot combine both roles and therefore I am relinquishing the chair of the ICC Cricket Committee."

A report said the ICC has decided on this after its executive board meeting in Dubai. Sunil Gavaskar had described cricket playing nations Australia and England as “dinosaurs, still trying to voice their prejudiced opinions in the media, and may not open their eyes and see the reality”. Gavaskar’s comments came in a syndicated column.This had reportedly infuriated the ICC. Sunil Gavaskar was commenting on India’s controversial Sydney Test’s match referee Mike Procter, following the latter’s ruling against Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. Andrew Symonds had alleged that Harbhajan Singh had racially abused him. Mike Procter’s ruling against Harbjhajan Singh was , however, dismissed by the appeals commisioner.

ICC's acting Chief Executive Officer David Richards said: "We are indebted to the work Sunil has put into his role as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee. "He has brought his vast experience of the game to bear, not only over the eight years of his chairmanship but also the six years prior to that, when he was a delegate on the same committee. "Having someone of Sunil's stature involved has to be of benefit to the game and given the ICC's lengthy relationship with him we hope we can still utilize his knowledge in some other capacity in the future."

In(novate)side ADSENSE

Google is known for its continuous innovative products and launches to makes publisher and user experience more enjoyable AdSense for search is now powered by Custom Search. If you've used Custom Search Engine (CSE) before, you know that Custom Search offers advanced customization options to help improve the accuracy of your search results and tailor them to what users are looking for. With the integration of Custom Search into  AdSense  for search, you can take advantage of CSE's most popular features without having to leave your AdSense account.

Here are some of the new features:

   * Site Search: You've worked hard to attract users to your site, so it's understandable that you'd be concerned about those users leaving through web search. Now you can choose to provide just site search so users can find all the information they're looking for on your site, and you can host the search results on your own pages so
that they can find that information without leaving your site.

   * Improved indexing of your pages: We've recently improved our indexing technology so that you can provide a more enhanced Site Search experience for your users. AdSense for search will now index
even more pages of your site, as long as we're able to crawl them, so that your users will see more results from your site in your AdSense for search results. Stay tuned for more updates on future crawl and
indexing improvements!

   * Vertical search: You can also allow your users to search across multiple sites - this could be a network of sites that you own or other related sites that you think your users might find useful. If you write book reviews on your blog, for example, you can use vertical search to specify a list of online bookstores for users to search through. Other examples of vertical searches include computer forums, travel blogs, political sites you endorse, etc.

   * Tuning search results and ads with keywords: Search terms can have different meanings in different contexts, so you can now configure your search engine with relevant keywords. Let's say you manage a site about yoga - you can enter keywords such as 'yoga,' 'exercise,' and 'meditation' so that when a user searches for 'mat,' the search results and ads will be more related to yoga mats and less to commercial floor mats. (You can see an example of this in the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEwxC9hrxM4 ). In experiments, we've found that this tuning has led to an increase in earnings for publishers.

   * Selecting ad location: Do you want ads to appear at the top and bottom of your search results? Or along the right sidebar as well, just like on Google.com? Now you can make the call on where ads are placed. (Here's a tip: we've found that placing ads at the top and right monetizes the best for publishers.)

   * Quick and easy updates: Just as you use our ad management feature to quickly change the settings for your ad and referral units, you'll be able to do the same for your search engine within your  AdSense account.  Your settings will be saved in your account, so you won't need to generate new search code for each change.

We recommend getting started with the features above by visiting your AdSense Setup tab and selecting 'AdSense for Search' as your product. Once you've set up your search box, you may wish to explore more advanced features such as site exclusion, labels, and collaboration.

Vodafone AXES STD and roaming prices

Vodafone, India's third largest mobile operator has slashed  STD and roaming prices tariffs following the foot prints of Bharti  Airtel  and Reliance Communications, cellular service provider, Vodafone Essar today entered the race by reducing its STD calls to Rs 1.30 per minute to any destination within India.

Roaming rates have been reduced to Re 1 a minute for all incoming and local outgoing calls. While, STD calls on roaming will be charged Rs 1.50 per minute once the new tariff comes into operation.

Last month,  Airtel had reduced its STD rates to Rs 1.50 a minute from Rs 2.65. The company also reduced its roaming tariffs under which incoming roaming calls will be charged at Re 1 a minute compared with the existing Rs 1.75. While roaming, the customer can now make an outgoing local call at Re 1 a minute and an STD call at Rs 1.50.

Following Airtel's announcement Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, also announced unlimited free STD calls for all existing and new Reliance Mobile customers across post-paid, pre-paid and Hello fixed wireless phone customers.

This price benefit is offered to all Reliance to Reliance calls, both STD as well as local. Reliance Mobile post-paid customers can enjoy this benefit at a monthly rental of just Rs 440 while pre-paid customers can opt for only Rs 496 (inclusive of service tax).

For the users of Reliance Hello, Reliance's fixed wireless phone, benefit of unlimited Free STD is now available for Rs 525.

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After a two year gap since the last edition of AdSense Secrets, my buddy Joel Comm has finally released AdSense Secrets Version 4. The fourth edition of AdSense Secrets is the definitive work on Google’s AdSense advertising system. Joel has fully updated his best seller so you can take advantage of every change Google has made over the past two years. Best of all, the new eBook is available at a price that is so low, everyone will be able to pick up a copy.

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Why use 'BLOGGER'

Before You know why use Blogger let me Introduce YOU to the term "BLOG". Yes absolutely YOU read it right. BLOG is an acronym for the term "WEB LOGS". When YOU refer any dictionary, one of the definitions of "log" is "to enter in a record".

As You could remember You used to pen down your hobbies in a book or note down some important topics in a journal or pen down your dreams/a memorable moment in your private dairy. But now with the advent of web all these private affairs are being shared on web with the public,the public can be He/She, who is your friend, family member or even a stranger. To share all this what would be a better place than use a blog. Blogs are used as a record book to record their hobbies, as a journal, or write down some memorable events in their life. Most of the blogs will have huge fan following, helping their writers to turn into a lucrative source on income.

Blogs have become fairly diversified now. The technologies are getting more sophisticated, people are demanding more interactive features, designer templates, easier updates with better security and browser free content distribution.

Many online marketers are turning to blogs because they are considered as the key way to search engines such as Google (as blogs are spidered faster) and have spawned a large community of readers and writers.

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Tips to JUICE up money from GOOGLE ADSENSE program

Do you want to make more money in your home business...??? Are you bugged trying different money earning programs which have all ended in vain. Here i'm to discuss a fool proof home business solution.

One program that does pay pretty good, is easy to implement, and pays on time for your stuff is Google Adsense.I'm here to discuss my views on how to make more money than you currently are using this goldmine program and how to do it with Google's pay per click advertising program.

1. First and most basic productive tip is, you need to read the program policies and procedures. Google is very
strict as to what they will and will not allow you to do when you are placing ads on your website. Be sure and do it right the first time and save you grief down the road.

2. Try to lacate hotspots for your site by using trail and error method.The most common hot spot of your website would be above the fold and as close to the upper left hand corner as possible. The reason is very simple. To get people to click on your ads they need to be seen.

3. My trails showed me greater results with the Use of rectangle 336 X 280 and 160 X 600 ad in your premium spot. This is the most popular ad and will earn you the most money. So i highly recommend these to you.

4. To make more money everyday with Google you should to limit the number of Google Adsense ads to three or less per page. The more ads you have on a page the less they begin to pay. It benefits both you and Google to have the highest paying ads showing up on your page so that you can pocket a lot of money easily.

5. The best way to show up ads is to blend your ads into the page making them look like a part of your content. People have become blind to ads on the internet. They just do not care about them as ads these days are very annoying to them. By blending your ads into the page you've a better chance to get them clicked on. This may mean using a white border.

6. Now you must in a fix to decide which colour to select as font colour for your ads. Which colour would you expect an ad to be while you are surfing. It is definately... Blue! So keep your links blue and people will naturally click on them because that is what they are clicking on all day long.

7. Google offers some really neat features for tracking your ads and to manage them in order to maximize your revenue and one such feature is 'channels'. If you have more than one ad unit per page, you can set up a channel for each unit. Again you are better off to stay at less than three ads per page. Channels let you know what ads are working best.

8. Check your stats periodically so that you can track your click through rate and your cost per click and do the needfull alterations for your trails. By knowing how many visitors it takes to get a click and how much you are making per click you can decide if having a Google Ad on that page is worth it or not.

9. Make sure the ads that are coming up are relevant to the page. If not consider if you have content that is bad, or if your meta tags are set up wrong. Maybe even your header graphic has a bad alt tag.

Google Adsense is definitely one way to make more money everyday on the internet. If you do it right it can help your business as well.Making money with Pay Per Click advertising is not just limited to Google. I wanted to quickly mention that many (PPC) companies have affiliate programs that pay you for placing ads on your site.Some of the more popular ones include Bidvertiser, 7Search, SearchFeed, and Yahoo Marketing. Each one have their own rules and
regulations so be sure and know them before you go placing ads on your site. Google themselves will not let you place similar ads on a page with their ads so be careful.The fastest and easiest way to make money online is to get paid for a click. This article should give you some ideas on how to do that and do post your comments in this regard to help me stream more tips for all of you.

What is a "BLOG" ?

A blog can be better said as your personal diary of your creative thinking your thoughts your priceless feelings put in priceless words.

A blog is a acronym for web log. A blog is your log book which has fundamental elements such as text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, which is placed in hierarchy to be viewed in a HTML browser.It can also be said as a journal which can be based on particular topic to a range of topics which can begin from spirituality to love, personal dairies to public relations, freelance journalism to business.Such an art of writing web logs is said to be blogging and publishing the same is a blog post and the artist who sketches the blog is pronounced to be a blogger.blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people into contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends with and even do business with people with similar interests from around the world.

Blogs basically have features that have to be known about so that as a reader you can juice up maximum from them. A few are as below...

Archives :

You might look at the front page of a blog and think that there is not much to them. A few recent entries, some links to other sites and not much else. However its worth knowing that there is a lot more going on under the surface that might initially meet the eye. For example in addition to the main page of this blog. When I write a post like this one it goes to the top of the front page. As it gets older and as I add more current posts it begins its journey down the page until it disappears from it. This is not the end of its life however, because it goes into the ‘Archives’ of my blog. It sounds like a dusty dark place but its really just like a filing

cabinet that is easily accessible in a couple of ways. You can read my ‘archives’ simply by looking on the ’sidebar’ (over on the left of this blog) at the ‘archives’ or ‘categories’ section. There you will see links to all my old posts which you can access either by category. You’ll see a category for ‘Advertising’ - click that link and you’ll see all my old posts on the topic of Advertising with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.

Comments :

Not all blogs use comments - but most do. This blog is not a monologue but a conversation. You can give me feedback on almost everything I write simply by clicking the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of each one of my posts. This will take you to a little form where you leave your name, email and a link to your own blog if you have one as well as your feedback, comment, critique, question, essay on why you love my blog, promise of money…. etc).

Try it now. Scroll to the bottom of this page, click ‘comments’ and fill in the blanks with a little introduction to yourself.

A great way to learn about blogs is to read a few. Leave some comments, ask questions and bookmark your favourites. An even better way to learn about blogs is to start your own.

Painting with your DIGITAL CAMERA

A vacation with no picture to show for it is no vacation at all. Especially these days, with the ubiquity of point-and-shoot cameras. However, post every photo if questions like 'why the clear blue sky always look washed out in your pictures' or 'where do the ghosts sneak in from into the frame' riddle you, then read on. Because it's probably not the fault of your camera like you think, and no,a better camera won't solve those problems. What will is just a tad bit in depth knowledge of photography. Here are a few TIPS to start on your way to getting those picture perfect snaps.

Hold the camera RIGHT : 

Human beings usually stand vertical and erect. It's obvious then, that it would be a good idea to shoot them vertical too. But funnily nine out of ten times we end up taking photos of people with camera held in horizontally. This might work well if u want to capture a group photo or a background. But for a good portrait or eevn to capture two or three people in a image, switch to holding camera vertically. This will help you take advantages of your subjects natural pose and give your picture more depth. Of course, if you find it uncomfortable to hold the camera vertically, then go on shooting horizontally, but make sure to allow plenty of space around your subject so that you can edit the image later to turn it into portrait. 

A CURE for the washed out sky :

The cure for those washed out skies is slightly more difficult, because it's fault of your so called INTELLIGENT cameras. The intelligent cameras of today assume that in all the pictures the most important element is the foreground, which is why the camera's automatic exposure system will adjust so as to ensure best foreground system.

This means the sky in the background(which is also a lot brighter than your subject)ends up getting overexposed and thus the washed out look. One alternative to get a beautiful, deep blue sky is with dark and underexposed subjects. But if you don't want to compromise on that, you could try using your camera's auto exposure controls and adjust them so as to intentionally underexpose the whole scene. This will help draw out this also ends up reducing color and detail in the whole picture.

Get rid of GHOSTS:

The ghosts are by far the most irritating. Especially when you think you have finally managed to compose a perfect picture and you see two blurry objects hovering in the background. These ghosts are actually the result of camera motion, which comes with an unsteady hand. So holding your hand still is imperative.

Look at any professional photographer shooting and you see that they take lot of care to hold their camera carefully, keeping it pressed against their eye. This isn't just because they are in manual mode or they don't like large LCD display.

This is mainly to keep the camera stable so that they can get sharp image. So try this trick to get rid of ghosts; instead of holding the camera at arm length, hold it as close as possible. This will keep your hands from shaking. A tripod is of corse the best, but when you cant use one,prop the camera on a low wall or table. Finally, if your camera has viewfinder, use it when you can.

Get rid of FLASH :

Flash might work for night time pictures, but even there if the area is well lit, disabling flash is a good idea.

If your flash is on, the camera has to wait to recharge the flash every time you press the shutter. Hence, there will be a longer lag before you capture a image, and therefore  more of a chance that you might end up missing the action,especially if you are trying to click a moving target. Most point-and-shoot camera's won't operate in continuous mode with the flash on.

So you get only one chance for your image, instead of being able to take rapid pictures and then pick the best. If the subject is well lit, there is also the danger of overexposure.

The Special Marriage Act, 1954

(NO. 43 of 1954) The relevant proveniences on solemnization of marriage and filing of marriage are reproduced herewith for convenience. If you need full text you may consult THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955[9th October, 1954.] An Act to provide a special form of marriage in certain cases, for the registration of such and certain other marriages and for divorce. Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Republic of India as follows CHAPTERS. Preliminary Solemnization of Special Marriages Registration of Marriages Celebrated in other Forms Consequences of Marriage under this Act Miscellaneous Schedules forms CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY 1. Short title, extent and commencement - (1) This Act may be called the Special Marriage Act, 1954. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir, and applies also to citizens of India domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are in the State of Jammu and Kashmir]. (3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint. 2. Definitions -In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,- (b) degrees of prohibited relationship a man and any of the persons mentioned in Part I of the First Schedule and a woman and any of the persons mentioned in Part II of the said Schedule are within the degrees of prohibited relationship; Explanation I. Relationship includes, (a) relationship by half or uterine blood as well as by full blood; (b) illegitimate blood relationship as well legitimate; (c) relationship by adoption as well as by blood; and all terms of relationship in this Act shall be construed accordingly. 1. 1st January, 1955, Vide Notification No. S.R.O. 3606, dated 17th December, 1954, Gazette of India, Extraordinary, 1954 Part II, s.3, page 2463. Explanation II. - Full blood and half blood two persons are said to be related to each other by full blood when they are descended from a common ancestor by the same wife and by half blood when they are descended from a Common ancestor but by different wives. Explanation III. Uterine blood two persons are said to be related to each other by uterine blood when they are descended from a common ancestress but by different husbands. Explanation IV In Explanations II and III, ancestor includes the father and ancestress the mother; (d) district in relation to a Marriage Officer, means the area for which he is appointed as such under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 3; (e) district court means, in any area for which there is a city civil court, that court, and in any other area, the principal civil court of original jurisdiction, and includes any other civil court which may be specified by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette as having jurisdiction in respect of the matters dealt with in this Act;] (f) prescribed means prescribed by rules made under this Act; (g) State Government in relation to a Union territory, means the administrator thereof. 3. Marriage Officers. (1) For the purposes of this Act, the State Government may, by1 notification in the Official Gazette, appoint one or more Marriage Officers for the whole or any part of the State. (2) For the purposes of this Act, in its application to citizens of India domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends who are in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify such officers of the Central Government as it may think fit to be the Marriage Officers for the State or any part thereof. 1. Government of Karnataka hereby appoints the District Registrars and the Sub-Registrars functioning under the Indian Registration Act, 1908 (Central Act 16 of 1908) to be marriage officers for the areas under their irrespective jurisdiction [Notification No. HD 1 CIM 59 dated 27-1-1959]. CHAPTER II SOLEMNIZATION OF SPECIAL MARRIAGES 4. Conditions relating to solemnization of special marriages. - Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force relating to the solemnization of marriages, a marriage between 1[any two persons] may be solemnized under this Act, if at the time of the marriage the following conditions are fulfilled, namely : 2(a) neither party has a spouse living; (b) neither party - (i) is incapable of giving a valid consent to it in consequence of unsoundness of mind; or (ii) though capable of giving a valid consent, has been suffering from mental disorder of such a kind or to such an extent as to be unfit for marriage and the procreation of children; or (iii) has been subject to recurrent attacks of insanity or epilepsy; (c) the male has completed the age of twenty-one years and the female the age of eighteen years; (d) the parties are not within the degree of prohibited relationship; Provided that where a custom governing at least one of the parties permits of a marriage between them, such marriage may be solemnized, not withstanding that they are within the degree of prohibited relationship; and (e) where the marriage is solemnized in the State of Jammu and Kashmir, both parties are citizens of India domiciled in the territories to which this Act extends. 1. Section 1 & 4 - Marriage between foreign national and Indian - Whether the marriage can be solemnized of an Indian Citizen with a foreign national in India under the provisions of the Special Marriage Act, 1954. Held. A foreigner can get married in India with a girl of Indian Nationality under the provision of the Special Marriage Act 1954. Any two persons in India, where one of them or both of them are foreigners or both of them are Indians can enter into a form of marriage under the Act. [Vatsala & others vs. Sub-Registrar and Marriage Officer and others : Kar L.J. 1981 (1) 294.] 2. Section 4(a) states that marriage between any two persons may be solemnized under this Act if neither party has a spouse living. All that it says is that if either party has a spouse living at the time of marriage, the marriage can not be solemnized under the Act. (Paramenshwari Bai V. Muthojirao Scindia AIR 1981 Kant 40). Explanation - In this section, Customs, in relation to a person belonging to any tribe, community, group or family, means any rule which the State Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify in this behalf as applicable to members of that tribe, community, group or family. Provided that no such notification shall be issued in relation to the members of any tribe, community, group of family, unless the State Government is satisfied - (i) That such rule has been continuously and uniformly observed for a long time among those members; (ii) that such rule is certain and not unreasonable or opposed to public policy; and (iii) that such rule, if applicable only to a family, has not been discontinued by the family. 5. Notice of intended marriage - When a marriage is intended to be solemnized under this Act, the parties to the marriage shall give notice thereof in writing in the form specific in the Second Schedule to the Marriage Officer of the district in which at least one of the parties to the marriage has resided for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which such notice is given. 6. Marriage Notice Book and Publication - (1) The Marriage Officer shall keep all notices given under section 5 with the records of his office and shall also forth with enter a true copy of every such notice in a book prescribed for that purpose, to be called the Marriage Notice Book, and such book shall be open for inspection at all reasonable times, without fee, by any person desirous of inspecting the same. (2) The Marriage Officer shall cause every such notice to be published by affixing a copy thereof to some conspicuous place in his office. 1(3) Where either of the parties to an intended marriage is not permanently residing within the local limits of the district of the Marriage Officer to whom the notice has been given under section 5, the Marriage Officer shall also cause a copy of such notice to be transmitted to the Marriage Officer of the district within whose limits such party is permanently residing, and the Marriage Officer shall thereupon cause a copy thereof to be affixed to some conspicuous place in his office. 1. Channel of communication concerning notice of marriage between the marriage officer in India and abroad - procedure - In order to avoid delay in the display of such notices by missions abroad, marriage officer in India should forward such notices direct to the marriage officer in our missions abroad. [Government of India Ministry of external affairs Lr. No. T 435 (14) 64 dated 24-8-64, read with Govt. letter HD 12 CIM 66 dated 27-10-1964]. 7. Objection to Marriage -(1) Any person may, before the expiration of thirty days from the date on which any such notice has been published under subsection (2) of section 6, object to the marriage on the ground that it would contravene one or more of the conditions specified in section 4. (2) After the expiration of thirty days from the date on which notice of an intended marriage has been published under sub-section (2) of section 6, the marriage may be solemnized, unless it has been previously objected to under subsection (1). (3) The nature of the objection shall be recorded in writing by the marriage officer in the Marriage Notice Book, be read over and explained, if necessary to the person making the objection and shall be signed by him or on his behalf. 8. Procedure on receipt of objection - (1) If an objection is made under section 7 to an intended marriage, the Marriage Officer shall not solemnize the marriage until he has inquired into the matter of the objection and is satisfied that it ought to prevent the solemnization of the marriage or the objection is withdrawn by the person making it; but the Marriage Officer shall not take more than thirty days from the date of objection for the purpose of inquiring into the matter of the objection and arriving at a decision. (2) If the Marriage Officer upholds the objection and refuses to solemnize the marriage, either party to the intended marriage may, within a period of thirty days from the date of such refusal, prefer an appeal to the district court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Marriage Officer has his office, and the decision of the district court on such appeal shall be final, and the Marriage Officer shall act in conformity with the decision of the court. 9. Powers of Marriage Officers in respect of inquiries - (1) For the purpose of any inquiry under section 8, the Marriage Officer shall have all the powers vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, (5 of 1908) when trying a suit in respect of the following matters, namely :- (a) Summoning and enforcing the attendance of witnesses and examining them on oath; (b) Discovery and inspection; (c) Compelling the production of documents; (d) Reception of evidence on affidavits ; and (e) Issuing commissions for the examination of witnesses; and any proceeding before the Marriage Officer shall be deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of section 193 of the Indian Penal Code. (45 of 1860) Explanation - For the purpose of enforcing the attendance of any person to give evidence, the local limits of the jurisdiction of the Marriage Officer shall be the local limits of his district. (2) If it appears to the Marriage Officer that the objection made to an intended marriage is nor reasonable and has not been made in good faith he may impose on the person objecting costs by way of compensation not exceeding one thousand rupees and award the whole or any part thereof to the parties to the intended marriage, and any order for costs so made may be executed in the same manner as a decree passed by the district court within the local limits whose jurisdiction the Marriage Officer has his office. 10. Procedure on receipt of objection by Marriage Officer abroad :- Where an objection is made under section 7 to a Marriage Officer in the State of Jammu and Kashmir in respect of an intended marriage in the State, and the Marriage Officer, after making such inquiry into the matter as he thinks fit, entertains a doubt in respect thereof, he shall not solemnize the marriage but shall transmit the record with such statement respecting the matter as he thinks fit to the Central Government, and the Central Government, after making such inquiry into the matter and after obtaining such advice as it thinks fit, shall give its decision thereon in writing to the Marriage Officer who shall act in conformity with the decision of the Central Government. 11. Declaration by parties and witnesses - Before the marriage is solemnized the parties and three witnesses shall, in the presence of the Marriage Officer, sign a declaration in the form specified in the Third Schedule to this Act, and the declaration shall be countersigned by the Marriage Officer. 12. Place and form of solemnization - (1) The marriage may be solemnized at the office of the Marriage Officer, or at such other place within a reasonable distance therefrom as the parties may desire, and upon such conditions and the payment of such additional fees as may be prescribed. (2) The marriage may be solemnized in any form which the parties may choose to adopt : Provided that it shall not be complete and binding on the parties, unless each party says to the other in the presence of Marriage Officer and the three witnesses and in any language understood by the parties, - I, (A), take thee (B), to be my lawful 13. Certificate of marriage - (1) When the marriage has been solemnized, the Marriage Officer shall enter a certificate thereof in the form specified in the Fourth Schedule in a book to be kept by him for that purpose and to be called the Marriage Certificate Book and such certificate shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and the three witnesses. (2) On a certificate being entered in the Marriage Certificate Book by the Marriage Officer, the certificate shall be deemed to be conclusive evidence of the fact that a marriage under this Act has been solemnized and that all formalities respecting the signature of witnesses have been complied with. 14. New Notice when marriage not solemnized within three months -Whenever a marriage is not solemnized within three calendar months from the date on which notice thereof has been given to the Marriage Officer as required by section 5, or where an appeal has been field under sub-section (2) of section 8, within three months from the date of the decision of the district court on such appeal or, where the record of a case has been transmitted to the Central Government under section 10, within three months from the date of decision of the Central Government, the notice and all other proceedings arising there from shall be deemed to have lapsed, and no Marriage Officer shall solemnize the marriage until a new notice has been given in the manner laid down in this Act. CHAPTER III Registration of Marriages Celebrated in Other Forms 15. Registration of marriages celebrated in other forms -Any marriage celebrated, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, other than a marriage solemnized under the Special Marriage Act, 1872, (III of 1872) or under this Act, may be registered under this Chapter by a Marriage Officer in the territories to which this Act extends if the following conditions are fulfilled, namely :- (a) a ceremony of marriage has been performed between the parties and they have been living together as husband and wife ever since; (b) neither party has at the time of registration more than one spouse living; (c) neither party is an idiot or a lunatic at the time of registration. (d) the parties have completed the age of twenty-one years at the time of registration; (e) the parties are not within the degrees of prohibited relationship: Provided that in the case of a marriage celebrated before the commencement of this Act, this condition shall be subject to any law, custom or usage having the force of law governing each of them which permits of a marriage between the two; and (f) The parties have been residing with the district of the Marriage Officer for a period of not less than thirty days immediately preceding the date on which the application is made to him for registration of the marriage. 16. Procedure for registration -Upon receipt of an application signed by both the parties to the marriage for the registration of their marriage under this Chapter, theMarriage Officer shall give public notice thereof in such manner as may be prescribed and after allowing a period of thirty days for objections and after hearing any objection received with that period, shall, if satisfied that all the conditions mentioned in section 15 are fulfilled, enter a certificate of the marriage in the Marriage Certificate Book in the form specified in the Fifth Schedule, and such certificate shall be signed by the parties to the marriage and by three witnesses. 17. Appeals from orders under section 16 -Any person aggrieved by any order of a Marriage Officer refusing to register a marriage under this Chapter may, within thirty days from the date of the order, appeal against that order to the district court within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the Marriage Officer has his office, and the decision of the district court on such appeal shall be final, and the Marriage Officer to whom the application was made shall act in conformity with such decision. 18. Effect of registration of marriage under this Chapter : Subject to the provisions contained in sub-section (2) of section 24, where a certificate of marriage has been finally entered in the Marriage Certificate Book under this Chapter, the marriage shall, as from the date of such entry, be deemed to be a marriage solemnized under this Act, and all children born after the date of the ceremony of marriage (whose names shall also be entered in the Marriage Certificate Book) shall in all respect be deemed to be and always to have been the legitimate children of their parents : Provided that nothing contained in this section shall be construed as conferring upon any such children any rights in or to the property of any person other than their parents in any case where, but for the passing of this Act, such children would have been incapable of possessing or acquiring any such rights by reason of their not being the legitimate children of their parents. CHAPTER IV CONSEQUENCES OF MARRIAGE UNDER THIS ACT 19. Effect of marriage on member of undivided family :The marriage solemnized under this Act of any member of an undivided family who professes the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion shall be deemed to effect his severance from such family. 20. Rights and disabilities not affected by Act - Subject to the provisions of section 19, any person whose marriage is solemnized under this Act shall have the same rights and shall be subject to the same disabilities in regard to the right of succession to any property as a person to whom the Caste Disabilities Removal Act, 1850 (21 of 1850) applies. 21. Succession to property of parties married under Act -Notwithstanding any restrictions contained in the Indian Succession Act, 1925 (39 of 1925) with respect to its application to members of certain communities, succession to the property of any person whose marriage is solemnized under this Act and to the property of the issue of such marriage shall be regulated by the provisions of the said Act and for the purposes of this section that Act shall have effect as if Chapter III of Part V (Special Rules for Pursi Intestate) had been omitted therefrom. 21A. Special provision in certain cases - Where the marriage is solemnized under this Act of any person who professes the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion with a person who professes the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh or Jaina religion, section 19 and section21 shall not apply and so much of section 20 as creates a disability shall also not apply. CHAPTER V MISCELLANEOUS 43. Penalty on Married person marrying again under this Act- Save as otherwise provided in Chapter III, every person who, being at the time married, procures, a marriage of himself or herself to be solemnized under this Act shall be deemed to have committed an offence under section 494 or section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), as the case may be, and the marriage so solemnized shall be void. 44. Punishment of bigamy - Every person whose marriages is solemnized under this Act and who, during the lifetime of his or her wife or husband, contracts any other marriage shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 494 and section 495 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), for the offence of marrying again during the lifetime of a husband or wife, and the marriage so contracted shall be void. 45. Penalty for signing false declaration or certificate- Every person making, signing or attesting any declaration or certificate required by or under this Act containing a statement which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to the true shall be guilty of the offence described in section 199 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860). 46. Penalty for wrongful Any marriage officer who knowingly and wilfully solemnizes a marriage under this Act- (1) without publishing a notice regarding such marriage as required by section 5, or (2) within thirty days of the publication of the notice of such marriage, or (3) in contravention of any other provision contained in this Act. Shall be punishable with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both. 47. Marriage Certificate Book to be open to inspection - (1) The Marriage Certificate Book kept under this Act shall, at all reasonable times, be open for inspection and shall be admissible as evidence of the statements therein contained. (2) Certified extracts from the Marriage Certificate Book shall, on application be given by the Marriage Officer to the applicant on payment by him of the 1prescribed fee. 48. Transmission of copies of entries in marriage records :-Every Marriage Officer in a State shall send to Registrar - General of Births, Deaths and Marriages of that State at such intervals and in such form as may be prescribed, a true copy of all entries made by him in the Marriage Certificate Book since the last of such intervals, and , in the case of Marriage Officers outside the territories to which the Act extends, the true copy shall be sent to such authority as the Central Government may specify in this behalf. 49. Correction of errors -(1) Any Marriage officer who discovers any error in the form or substance of any entry in the Marriage Certificate Book may, within one month next after the discovery of such error, in the presence of the persons married or in case of their death or alience in the presence of two other credible witnesses, correct the error by entry in the margin without any alteration f the original entry and shall sign the marginal entry and add there to the date - alternated of such correction and the Marriage Officer shall make the like marginal entry in the Certificate thereof. (2) Every correction made under this section shall be attested by the witnesses in whose presence it was made. (3) Where a copy of any entry has already been sent under section 48 to the Registrar - General or other authority, the Marriage Officer shall make and send in like manner a separate certificate of the original erroneous entry and of the marginal corrections therein made. 1. Stamp duty exempted to issue copy of extract certified to be true copy. Please see statutory exemption granted in Article 21 of the schedule to the Karnataka Stamp Act, 1957. THE FIRST SCHEDULE [See section 2(b) Degrees of Prohibited relationship] PART - 1 1. Mother 2. Fathers Widow (Step-Mother) 3. Mothers mother 4. Mothers Fathers widow (Step grand-mother) 5. Mothers mothers mother 6. Mothers mothers fathers widow (Step great grand-mother) 7. Mothers fathers mother 8. Mothers fathers fathers widow (step great grand - mother) 9. Fathers mother 10. Fathers Fathers widow (Step grand-mother) 11. Fathers mothers mother 12. Fathers mothers fathers widow (step great grand-mother) 13. Fathers fathers mother 14. Fathers fathers fathers widow (step great grand-mother) 15. Daughter 16. Sons widow 17. Daughters daughters. 18. Daughters Sons widow 19. Sons daughter 20. Sons Sons widow 21. Daughters daughters daughter 22. Daughters daughters sons widow 23. Daughters sons daughter 24. Daughters sons sons widow 25. Sons daughters daughter 26. Sons daughters sons widow 27. Sons Sons daughter 28. Sons sons sons widow 29. Sister 30. Sisters daughter 31. Brothers daughter 32. Mothers sister 33. Fathers sister 34. Fathers brothers daughter 35. Fathers sisters daughter 36. Mothers sisters daughter 37. Mothers brothers daughter Explanation :- For the purposes of this Part, the expression Widow includes a divorced wife. PART - II 1. Father 2. Mothers husband (step-father) 3. Fathers father 4. Fathers mothers husband (step grand-father) 5. Fathers fathers father 6. Fathers fathers mothers husband (step great grand-father) 7. Fathers Mothers father 8. Fathers mothers mothers husband (step great grand-father) 9. Mothers father 10. Mothers mothers husband (step grand-father) 11. Mothers fathers father 12. Mothers fathers mothers husband (step great grand-father) 13. Mothers mothers father 14. Mothers mothers mothers husband (step great grand-father) 15. Son 16. Daughters husband 17. Sons son 18. Sons daughters husband 19. Daughters son 20. Daughters daughters husband 21. Sons sons son 22. Sons sons daughters husband 23. Sons daughters son 24. Sons daughters daughters husband 25. Daughters sons son 26. Daughters sons daughters husband 27. Daughters daughters son 28. Daughters daughters daughters husband 29. Brother 30. Brothers son 31. Sisters son 32. Mothers brother 33. Fathers brother 34. Fathers brothers son 35. Fathers sisters son 36. Mothers sisters son 37. Mothers brothers son. Explanation :- For the purposes of this Part, the expression husband includes a divorced husband. THE SECOND SCHEDULE (See Section 5) NOTICE OF INTENDED MARRIAGE To Marriage Officer for the .................................................. District. We are hereby give you notice that a marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954, is intended to be solemnized between us within three calendar months from the date hereof. Name Condition Occupation Age Dwelling Place Permanent Dwelling Place if dwelling Place not permanent Length of residence A.B. CD. Unmarried Widower Divorcee Unmarried Widow Divorcee Witness our hands this .................................................. day of ........................20...... (Signature) A.B. (Signature) C.D. THE THIRD SCHEDULE (See Section 11) DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDEGROOM I, A.B., hereby declare as follow :- 1. I am at the present time unmarried (or a widower or a divorcee, as the case may be). 2. I have completed.............. years of age. 3. I am not related to C.D. (the bride) within the degrees of prohibited relationship. 4. I am aware that, if any statement in this declaration is false, and if in making such statement I either know or believe it to be false or do not believe it to be true, I am liable to imprisonment and also to fine. (Signature) A.B.(the Bridegroom) DECLARATION TO BE MADE BY THE BRIDE I, C.D., hereby declare as follows :- 1. I am at the present time unmarried (or a widow or a divorcee, as the case may be) 2. I have completed..........years of age. 3. I am not related to A.B. (the bridegroom) within the degrees of prohibited relationship 4. I am aware that, if any statement is this declaration is false, and if in making such statement I either know or believe it to be false or do not believe it to be true, I am liable to imprisonment and also to fine. (Signature) C.D. (the Bride). Signed in our presence by the above-named A.B. and C.D. so far as we are aware there is no lawful> (Signature) G.H. (Signature) I.J. Three witnesses. (Signature) K.L. Countersigned E.F., Marriage Officer. Dated the ............................................... day of ................................... 20......... THE FOURTH SCHEDULE (See section 13) CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE I, E.F., hereby certify that on the ........................... day of .................... 20............, A.B. and C.D. * appeared before me and that each of them, in my presence and in the presence of three witnesses who have signed hereunder, made the declarations required by section 11 and that a marriage under this Act was solemnized between them in my presence. (Signature) E.F., Marriage Officer for (Signature) A.B., Bridegroom (Signature) C.D., Bride (Signature) G.H. (Signature) I.J. Three witnesses (Signature) K.L. Dated the ................................................... day of ............................... 20....................... * Herein give particulars of the parties. THE FIFTH SCHEDULE (See Section16) CERTIFICATE OF MARRIAGE CELEBRATED IN OTHER FORMS I, E.F., hereby certify that A.B. and C.D.* appeared before me this...............................day of ......................... 20.............. and the each of them, in my presence of three witnesses who have signed hereunder have declared that a ceremony of marriage has been performed between them and that they have been living together as husband and wife since the time of their marriage, and that in accordance with their desire to have their marriage registered under this Act, the said marriage has, this............. day of .......................................... 20.......................... been registered under this Act, having effect as from. (Signature) E.F., Marriage Officer for (Sd.) A.B., Husband (Sd.) C.D. Wife (Sd.) G.H. (Sd.) I.J. Three witnesses (Sd.) K.L. Dated the.................................................. day of ..................... 20................ * Herein give particulars of the parties.