The importance of Cow in Hindu Vedic Culture

History and Importance of Cow

1) India has 150 million cows, each of them giving an average of less than 200 litres of milk per year. If they could be fed and looked after, they can give 11,000 litres, as Israeli cows do.

2) The cow was elevated to divinity in the Rig Veda. In Book VI, Hymn XXVIII attributed to Rishi Bhardwaja extols the virtue of the cow. In Atharva Veda (Book X, Hymn X), the cow is formally designated as Vishnu, and `all that the Sun surveys'.

3) The cow, according to the Vedas, provides four products for human use: 
(i) Godugdha (cow milk): As per Ayurveda, cow milk has fat, carbohydrates, minerals and Vitamin B, and even a capacity for body resistance to radiation and for regenerating brain cells. 

(ii) Goghruta (ghee): The best ghee, it is, as per Ayurveda useful in many disorders. In yajna, it improves the air's oxygen level. 

(iii) Gomutra (urine): Eight types of urine are used for medicinal purpose nowadays, among which cow urine is held to be the best. The Americans are busy patenting it. It has anti-cancer, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and antioxidant properties. It has immune-modulator properties, which makes it useful for immune deficiency diseases. In the classics there are many references to cow urine as a drug of choice. Even the Parsis follow this practice.

(iv) Gomaya (dung): is considered as valuable as Gomutra and used to purify the environment, as it has radium and checks radiation effects.

4) Ancient Hindu wisdom on the medicinal properties of cow urine is borne out by two patents granted in the US for cow urine distillate (Patent numbers 6410059 and 6896907).

5) The Indian culture gives special place to the cow. All the 330 million gods have cow as their prime temple (all devas reside in the cow). Deva means to give, the strength to give, the ability to give more and take the minimum. This is known as Devata. The cow takes very less from us and gives us more. Therefore the Indian people have shown this with the help of strict devotion and dedication. Thus the cow has a prominent place in the Indian life and economy. Wealth, religion, enjoyment and salvation are accomplished with the service of the cow. The Indian farmer used to be known as king, or the giver of grains, due to the tradition developed in India thousands of years back. Our entire life is dependent on the cow.

6) Hindus take the cow as their mother. The reason is that the birth-giving mother gives milk to its child only for one or two years, but the mother cow gives milk throughout its life, which is like nectar. A black cow is tied in the Shiva temple, and when we see the Shiva along with the black cow then we are able to overcome the malefic effects of planets in our natal horoscope. When we see the ankles of the cow we protect ourselves from sudden deaths. Circumambulating the cow is equivalent to visiting all of the holy places. As the peepal tree and tulasi plant give oxygen, similarly the cow is the only animal which purifies the air. If one spoon of pure ghee is poured on burning cow dung (in homa) then they can produce one-ton of pure air, therefore ghee made with cow milk is used in sacrificial fires and havans. There is no better method to remove pollution.

7 ) The cow dung is not faeces, but a purifier. It helps produce the best quality grains, fruits, and vegetables when used as manure. Cow urine is a divine medicine and is a natural pesticide for crops. Pure ghee made with cow milk poured on burning cow cakes dung, produces a smoke that subsides the effect of poisonous gas. Cow urine contains copper, which is converted into gold inside the human body. It removes all toxicity. Drinking cow milk gives strength and increases the pure qualities in the human mind.

Pune Traffic Rules

Important - Please also see my blogs on Traffic Fines and Liqueur License Act in Maharashtra

What documents should a driver carry when driving?

Driving license / Registration certificate

Taxation Certificate

Emission Test Certificate

Insurance Certificate

Fitness Certificate & Permit (incase of transport vehicles)

Who is authorized to collect the traffic fine on the spot?

Any traffic branch officer of and above the rank of Head Constable of Police duly authorized with a receipt book.

If I don't have money to pay fine, what is the procedure?

As per Sec.206 (2) of M.V.Act, 1988, if you decide not to pay spot fine, you will be issued a notice with instructions to appear in the court within a week. However, as security your DL in original will be kept in Police custody under acknowledgement.

What is the rule regarding seat belts? Is it binding using seat belts while driving in interior areas or bylanes?

The driver and the person seated in the front seat must wear the seat belts while vehicle is in motion ( U/S 138 CMVR r/w 177 MVA).

What is the rule for use of mobile phone?

As per section 250 (A) MMVR, r/w 177 M.V.Act, no driver while driving or riding a motor vehicle (including two wheelers) shall use a mobile phone.

Can other occupants of the motor vehicle use the mobile phone?

Yes. Other than driver, occupants of the motor vehicle can use mobile phone

If I am a doctor; can I use my mobile phone in an emergency while driving?

No. Exemption is not given to any one in the M.V Act or Rules regarding this. You can stop the vehicle and then take the call.

What are the duties of a driver when his vehicle is involved in an accident resulting in death/bodily injury/damage to property?

The duties are as under:
Arrange for medical help Inform the police
In case the vehicle is carrying dangerous goods, keep everyone away, avoid smoking in the vicinity and take emergency action as displayed on the vehicle.

Under what conditions is the towing of a vehicle allowed?

Vehicle abandoned or left unattended or Parked in a parking restricted zone or Parked in a way causing inconvenience to other road user can be towed away.

What is the punishment for drunken driving/driving under the influence of any drug?

If a driver is caught driving a vehicle with alcohol in his blood exceeding 30 mg per 100 ml or he is under the influence of a drug to such an extent that he is incapable of exercising proper control over the vehicle, the following will be the punishments. First Offence: Imprisonment up to 6 months or fine up to Rs 2,000 or both Subsequent Offence: Imprisonment up to 2 years or fine up to Rs 3,000 or both

When can the authorities detain a vehicle?

Authorities can detain a vehicle in the following circumstances:
Vehicle being driven by an individual without valid driving license
Vehicle being driven without registration
Transport vehicle being driven without Permit
Vehicle being driven without payment of Tax

What are the consequences for driving without a license?

You will be fined Rs.300/-

Is wearing helmet compulsory for Scooter and Motorcycle riders?

Yes. Wearing helmet is compulsory. Violators will be charged U/sec.177 of M.V.Act-1988 for which fine is Rs.100/-

What are consequences of driving under the influence of liquor?

If you are caught driving under the influence of liquor you will be issued a police notice for for the appearance in the Court. There is no provision of paying the fine on the spot. Moreover, you will not be allowed to continue to driving unless you have a partner who is not under the the influence of liquor and has a valid driving license.

or

You will be advised to hire a cab leaving the vehicle in the police station under acknowledgement till you appear in the court and pay the fine. Your driving license will also be kept with the police till the disposal of the case.

You are reminded that on repeat offence of driving under the influence of liquor, there is a provision for enhanced penalty and imprisonment. If you commit a fatal accident under the influence of liquor you could be booked under culpable homicide not amounting to murder which is a non-bailable offence.

Will policemen stop me for checking the documents?

All the police officers have been clearly told not to stop the motorists merely for checking the documents. Only when the motorist has committed some traffic violations, he can be stopped, documents checked and penalized for non-possession. There are strict instructions against police men stopping the vehicles unless you commit some traffic violation.

Who can receive payment of spot fine?

Above the rank of Police Head Constable is authorized to receive payments against violation and issue a L -temp receipt. No Police Constable can issue a L - temp receipt and therefore receive a payment. They can however record the violations on the basis of which violation will follow. This L - temp can be settled at concerned traffic police Division or Prosecution section of the D.C.P.Traffic Office. Incase a Constable threatens you with spot fine, insist on getting receipt and the chances are that he will let you go because he is not authorized to issue a receipt or receive money.

What is the spot fine for drunken driving?

There is no spot fine for drunken driving. In each of the drunken driving case, police notice is issued asking the person to appear before the court. Only court is empowered to impose the fine.

What happens if I don’t appear in the court?

If you fail to appear in court, warrant will be issued from the court. This may lead to arrest and stiffer penalty.

What is the punishment for drunken driving?

In the first instance there can be penalty up to Rs.3000/- which may extend to imprisonment in subsequent offence.

After being booked for drunken driving can I continue to drive myself?

No. you will have to arrange for an alternate driver who is not drunk or take a cab leaving the vehicle in the police station which will be released after you have settled the case in the court.

What about pollution check?

It is mandatory to carry emission certificate. However, police have been instructed not to stop any motorists for merely checking emission certificate.

I crossed the stop line seeing green signal. But traffic in front of me was not moving and I got penalized. why?

Even if signal is green you should not enter the junction unless the tail of the traffic in front of you is moving. Otherwise you will create gridlock and block cross traffic too.

I crossed stop line before the signal turning red, while it was still yellow. But I could not clear the junction due to congestion ahead. Why was I fined for signal jumping?

Yellow signal is provided only for those vehicles which have already crossed stop line to clear the junction. You are not expected to enter the junction when the green light has already changed to yellow.

Why are junctions painted cris-cross in the center?

Cris-Cross marking indicates “no standing”. Unless one is sure of clearing the junction, he should not enter the junction even if the signal light is green, because it will block the cross traffic and lead to grid-lock.

I got fined for parking violation. But board was at least 20 m away from where I parked?

It is not possible to put one board for each vehicle. “No parking” is notified by gazette notifications and then boards are erected. Each board indicates that roughly 50 m each side of boards is no-parking area. That is why boards are put 100 m apart.

Why do traffic police switch off the lights during peak hours?

Actually it is not a good practice but is inevitable due to inadequate capacity of junctions. There are the situation when road is not able to take the entire volume of traffic and tail of traffic ahead does not get cleared even till next green phase. Now if the lights are not switched off, vehicles will block the junction and make it impossible for even cross traffic to move thus creating a grid-lock. It is lose-lose situation for all. At this juncture policemen take over the signal and regulate it according to clearance and relative volume. However, this practice is largely reduced and will disappear soon due to increased capacity of roads and junctions. Switching off also becomes inevitable during acts of nature like water logging, cracks in road and man-made situations like strikes, rasta-rokho and VIP movement, when one or more roads become unavailable for traffic. In all such situations manual operations are resorted to. This practice is, however not encouraged.

What action is taken if a person refuses to pay the fine?

If a violator refuses to pay a spot fine, he would be required to surrender his original driving licence - for which the officer concerned would give an acknowledgment. The case will then go to court, and the offender will have to go by the decision taken by it. The fine he would have to pay there would be much more than the usual one. As per Section 206 (2) of the Motor Vehicle Act - 1988, if you do not pay a spot fine, you will be issued a notice with instructions to appear in court within a week. In the absence of an original driving licence, the person will have to leave the vehicle with the police. In case of a violation notice which comes from the court, the deadline is one week. However, we have to wait for a month before filing the case in court. If the motorist fails to appear in court, a warrant will be issued and he will have to face arrest or stiffer penalties.

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#1. 1991
Claimed to be 'Ordinarily Resident' of Assam
Samudra Gupta Kashyap in the Indian Express:

Singh’s controversial residential status dates back to June 1991 when, after being appointed as finance minister in the Narasimha Rao government without becoming a Member of Parliament, he had to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha from Assam.It was Hiteswar Saikia, then Assam chief minister, who helped Singh procure a back-dated ration card, and issued him rent receipts for a part of his own house in Guwahati proving that Singh was an ‘‘ordinary resident’’ of Assam, as required under the provisions of the Representation of People’s Act.
Singh also filed for inclusion of his name in the electoral rolls of Dispur Assembly segment. His name was included in the electoral rolls on September 11, making him a resident of Guwahati, at the same time, his name was deleted from the electoral rolls of Delhi, where his name was registered.

As the former Jansatta editor Prabhash Joshi wrote in Tehelka in 2009 about his never having sought a Lok Sabha seat:

One wonders how those who call Singh ‘honest,’ ‘upright’ and ‘noble’ would justify his coming to the Rajya Sabha from Assam, a state of which he has never been a resident. What kind of truth and morality is he professing by giving an Assam address to the Parliament of India? Is morality decided only by the courts and the political parties? Can an honest person live with such an utter lie just for political convenience?

The 'ordinarily resident' part of the eligibility criteria, however, was removed in 2003.
#2. 1992
Wanted to Hush Up the Harshad Mehta Scam
'Won't lose sleep over what happened in the markets'
Vinod K. Jose in the Caravan:

In April 1992, barely 10 months into his tenure as finance minister, the booming Bombay Stock Exchange had what was then its biggest-ever crash, falling 13 percent in a single day. The collapse had been caused by a stockbroker named Harshad Mehta who had colluded with senior officials in public sector banks—which come under the control of the finance ministry—to siphon funds from the banks into the stock market, which crashed when the fraud was revealed. According to an official in PV Narasimha Rao’s PMO, when internal intelligence reports about the fraud first reached the finance ministry in March 1992, Singh anxiously called an emergency meeting with cabinet secretary Naresh Chandra, finance secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia and economic adviser Ashok Desai to discuss the situation.

The former PMO official recalled that Singh’s initial response had been a decidedly defensive one. “It was a systemic failure,” Singh proposed. “One thing led to another.” When one of them suggested to Singh that nobody would buy this argument, and that Mehta should be investigated and forced to offload his shares, Singh demurred. “Then there will be a lot of noise,” he said. “People will write about it, everyone will know.” A few weeks later, news of the scam leaked out anyway. An investigation began and a Joint Parliamentary Committee was formed in August 1992 to probe the scandal.

#3. 1994
U-Turns on Reforms
'I served as a faithful civil servant...(and) carried out the orders of my political masters'
Writing way back in 2004, when Dr Singh took over as PM, Alam Srinivas wrote in Outlook: He's always done exactly what the situation asked of him. Every which way:

Over a decade ago, a senior journalist asked him about one of his known U-turns—from being a supporter of socialism as secretary general of the South Commission in 1987-90 to ardently endorsing the capitalist model of economic reforms in 1991. Singh's reply: "I was against (bureaucratic) controls all the time.... I have spoken my mind (in the past).... But I served as a faithful civil servant...(and) carried out the orders of my political masters." Not too many people realise that that's what he did as the finance minister (1991-96) too.

When he took over, his political boss P.V. Narasimha Rao told him to open up the economy as the country had no option but to go in for a huge IMF loan that came with several strings attached. Three years later, under heavy criticism from inside the party and having lost several assembly elections, Rao asked Singh to turn the clock back on economic policy. Immediately, the FM switched from market economy to welfare state. His squeeze on money supply to curb inflation and stabilise prices was a banana peel to Indian industry just sprinting off the starting blocks after three years of reformist policies.

#4. 1999
'RSS was to Blame for 1984 Sikh Riots'
Alam Srinivas in Outlook

During his first and only attempt to win a seat in Parliament (from the South Delhi constituency), Singh said the RSS was to blame for the 1984 Sikh riots. Most political pundits believe a major section of the Sikh community in the constituency voted against him, leading to Singh's defeat in an area packed with middle and upper middle class voters who had benefited the most from his reforms.

Of course, it must have been reasons such as these because of which he saw nothing wrong in receiving a Padma Vibhushan from the Rajiv Gandhi government.
#5 2005
Nanavati Report on 1984 riots
'Governments cannot act when the Commission itself is uncertain of these issues'
Much has been made of Manmohan Singh's apology for the 1984 anti-Sikh riots after more than two decades of the pogrom. Let's remember the context. Justice GT Nanavati Commission, appointed by the NDA, had submitted its report on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots on Feb 9, 2005 but it was not presented in Parliament till the statutory permissible limit of six months was coming to an end, on August 8, 2005. Even after this inordinate delay, despite the fact that the Nanavati report clearly pointed a finger at Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and HKL Bhagat, the UPA, headed by Dr Manmohan Singh maintained that there wasn't enough evidence to prosecute and Tytler very much remained a minister in Dr Singh's cabinet. On August 9, when participating in the debate in Lok Sabha, the PM's first impulse was to seek to dismiss the charges against even Jagdish Tytler, Sajjan Kumar and HKL Bhagat:

In the case of some others, it has said that it is probable that they may have some involvement in some of the incidents, and that there is evidence to that effect. The Commission is in itself not certain, however, of the role of these individuals. As the ATR says, Governments cannot act when the Commission itself is uncertain of these issues.

It was only after a right, royal hai-tauba was raised by opposition and allies that finally, on August 11, 2005, a full 6 months and two days of having received the report, that Dr Singh finally announced in Rajya Sabha:

One of my colleagues, a valued colleague, has tendered his resignation. That resignation has been accepted.

Of course, the honest PM did not see anything wrong in his party giving the Lok Sabha ticket to the very same "valued colleague" in 2009, till a shoe hurled at the then home minister finally blocked the move. Nor has he ever spoken about those others of his valued colleagues who continue to get acquitted despite serious charges against them.
#6. 2008
2G Policy
'at arm's length'
Ashok Sanjay Guha in the Telegraph:

When they decided on the 2G policy, were the prime minister and the finance minister totally oblivious of the logical implications? Had Manmohan Singh left his knowledge of economics behind at Oxford or at the Delhi School? Had Chidambaram forgotten his experience of corporate management and law? Having given their blessings to the sale of a scarce resource far below market price, was it not incumbent on them to exercise the strictest vigilance so as to avert the predictable consequences — bribery and loot? Instead, Singh instructed his officers to keep themselves ‘at arm’s length’ from the goings-on in the telecom department. Was this complicity or child-like innocence? I leave the reader to draw his own conclusions.

As Shalini Singh reported in the Hindu last month: New papers show PMO analysed and agreed with Raja’s actions before 2G scam:

New evidence shows that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, far from being “at arm’s length” from ex-Telecom Minister A. Raja’s controversial 2G decisions, had directed officials in the PMO to “examine urgently” Mr. Raja’s letters outlining his intended decisions which eventually led to the 2G scam on January 10, 2008. Investigation now reveals that senior PMO officials had supported several of Mr. Raja’s acts on file, well before the 2G scam.

And on the same day: Within 2 weeks of the 2G scam, PM wanted “arm’s length” from Raja:

New documents show that the Prime Minister’s Office, under instructions from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to examine ex-Telecom Minister A. Raja’s controversial 2G decisions, actively supported Mr. Raja before the scam, only to seek “arm’s length” distance from him once the 2G licences were allocated on January 10, 2008 amid intense media scrutiny and Opposition attacks.

This was corroborated by A. Raja himself in his recent statement where he wrote, inter alia: 'I Went Ahead With The Grant Of LOIs Only After Informing The PM And Obtaining His Assent'

'In January 2008 also I had meetings with the Hon'ble PM in cabinet meetings and otherwise and updated him of the situation'

Also See: Seven Questions
#7 2008
Cash for Votes
The  ‘honest,’ ‘upright’ and ‘noble’ prime minister of course won the No-Confidence motion on the nuclear-deal, after weeks of political uncertainty, charges of horse trading, and a last minute effort by the opposition BJP to undermine the Congress' credibility by accusing it of trying to "buy" its MPs' votes, with the dramatic brandishing of rupees three crores by  BJP MPs  in Lok Sabha, claiming that it was the first tranche they had received from the Samajwadi Party -- the Congress' new ally -- to vote for the UPA. The controversy would later come back to haunt in the form of a Wikileaks cable in 2011 which talked about the interactions of "an Embassy Staff member" with Nachiketa Kapur, described as Satish Sharma's political aide, who spoke of alleged plans to pay bribes to certain members of the Lok Sabha in an attempt to influence the voting.
As B. Raman then wrote:

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on his own without even an attempt at an enquiry rejected the contents of the cable as published by The Hindu as speculative, unverified and unverifiable. This conclusion was based not on a criminal investigation by an investigating agency, but on the partisan political assertion of the Prime Minister....

The PM went on to say about 2008 charges of cash for votes: 

I am disappointed that members of the Opposition have forgotten what happened thereafter. Upon the conclusion of the term of the 14th Lok Sabha, there was a general election. In that general election, the Opposition parties repeated their allegations of bribery in the trust vote. How did the people respond to those allegations? The principal Opposition party which had 138 seats in the 14th Lok Sabha was reduced to 116 seats in the 15th Lok Sabha. The left parties found that their tally was reduced from 59 to 24. It is the Congress Party alone which increased its tally from 145 to 206, an increase of 61 seats.
It is unfortunate that the Opposition continues to raise old charges that have been debated, discussed and rejected by the people of India. It is most surprising that speculative, unverified and unverifiable communications should be given dignity and seized upon by the Opposition parties to revive old charges that have been soundly rejected.

As Arun Jaitley, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha was to rebut:

The question is, does electability or populism condone criminality? Because of the fact that you are elected by the people, must the due process of law come to an end? Bribegiving is an offence; bribe-taking is an offence. If the Prime Minister is right, then logically, the converse of what he says must also be true. If people had rejected him, would the offences stand proved without going through a due process? The 1989 elections were contested only on the issue of Bofors. People had rejected the then government. Can we say that it indicted everybody individually who had lost in the elections? Obviously, these operate in different spheres; electability and criminality operate in different spheres. If we start rationalizing this argument, every mafia or criminal who gets elected will say, ‘I have been supported by and exonerated by the court of the people, and therefore, the case against me should now logically disappear” Sir, I take this opportunity to raise a larger issue.

Also See: Who Will Investigate The Investigators?
#8. 2009
Defending the Closure of Cases against Quattrochchi
'It is not a good reflection on the Indian legal system that we harass people while the world says we have no case'
When asked about closure of the case against the controversial Italian businessman before the end of the UPA's first term, the prime minister told CNN-IBN:

The Quattrochchi case is an embarrassment for the government of India. We have tried to extradite him from Malaysia, from Argentina, and the courts have said we don’t have a strong case. Now, it is not a good reflection on the Indian legal system that we harass people while the world says we have no case. Before the matter was referred, Interpol asked India why do we want to keep him under the red corner notice. The law ministry referred the matter to the Attorney General, who gave the advice that it (the notice) should be lifted.

The fact of the matter remains that his own government had gone out of its way to bury the case:  How The UPA Buried The Case Against Q
Also See: Farewell Gift To The Nation-In-Law
#9. 2011: CVC PJ Thomas Appointment
Shaju Philip in the Indian Express:

Three official letters — one written by Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) in 2008, and two by the Kerala government in 2006 and 2008 — suggest the palmolein case against P J Thomas had come to the notice of the Prime Minister.

A confidential note sent by DoPT to the Cabinet Secretariat on November 17, 2008, seeking the vigilance status of two IAS officers of 1972 batch (one was Thomas) and seven IAS officers of 1973 batch, shows that the previous Kerala government's decision to withdraw the palmolein case had come to the notice of the PM.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said he was not aware of the case pending against Thomas till the meeting of the selection committee on September 3, 2010.

Also See: L'Affaire PJ Thomas
#10. 2011: On Corruption and CAG
In his meeting with newspaper editors in June 2011, the PM said, inter alia, on not acting in the 2G case on the basis of newspaper reports:

If I go by the newspapers everyday, I would have to refer everything to the CBI, and the CBI would sit in judgement. And if we continued in this vein, our public sector would not be able to perform. It would greatly weaken the (entrepreneurial) forces that we have unleashed, and willy-nilly install a police raj.

and on the CAG report, he said:

I have not read the full report. This is a special report which the ministry themselves had asked for. It is never been in the past that the CAG has held a press conference – as the present CAG has done. Never in the past has the CAG decided to comment on a policy issue. It should limit the office to the role defined in the constitution.

As Siddharth Varadarajan commented in the Hindu:

While Dr. Singh did well not to repeat the folly of Kapil Sibal's “zero loss” theory, he did accuse the constitutionally-mandated auditing watchdog of overstepping its mandate. Curiously, he also faulted the CAG for holding a press conference, even though it has done so in the past and there is a ruling of the Madras High Court upholding its right to speak directly to the public after a report has been tabled...

...If his attack on the CAG was uncalled for, the Prime Minister's warning about corruption accusations turning the country into a virtual police state is likely to leave many people shaking their heads in disbelief. The police and intelligence agencies have snooped and spied and harassed innocent citizens and political activists throughout the country for decades without any one in authority ever worrying about the consequences. But the minute the voice of a Ratan Tata or a Mukesh Ambani is heard on a tapped telephone, or senior executives from some of India's biggest private companies are arrested for having paid bribes, the cry goes out that we are on the verge of becoming a “banana republic,” that we are bringing back the bad old days of the “license permit raj.” Dr. Singh's lament may go down well in corporate boardrooms but not with the crores of ordinary Indians who are demanding accountability and transparency in the functioning of their government.

The above is pretty much an off-the-cuff list, and one could go on and on if one includes the more common instances such as the time when the Supreme Court had to directly intervene on the "illegal, unconstitutional and arbitrary dissolution" of the Bihar Assembly, or for that matter, those in Goa and Jharkhand, in the very first years of Manmohan Singh's prime-ministership, or l'affaire Adarsh, or the continuing saga of the CWG. But then, as we all know, the PM is an honest man, and it is this reputation which has helped deflect most of the charges in the past. Recycling the story about the onion thief would be apt here, but we should desist, even though it seems likely that the PM's stubborn defence of his law minister may well compel the SC to spell out what the government must do at the very minimum.

Vladimir Putin's Speech on Minorities

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I think what Putin has said is absolutely correct . The Australian PM has addressed her Nation in similar terms on two occasions in the last couple of years . May be other Democracies also feel the same .

 

Don't you think it would   make sense to our  Nation , which has become  so badly socially  divided and is almost uncontrollable ? The Country's Laws are to be observed by every one with Equality , Justice and Fairness . Our Constitution also spells out all this very clearly .

We need Strong , Firm  and Trusted Leadership to Steer our Great Nation on the right path.
Is there a Congressman, BJP, Samajwadi, JD(U) or Trinamul leader, around ???
Is there any leader willing to give a similar statement concerning
this country?
Putin’s Speech on Feb. 04, 2013
This is one time our elected leaders should pay attention to the advice of Vladimir Putin.... how scary is that?
On February 4th, 2013, Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, addressed the Duma, (Russian Parliament), and gave a speech about the tensions with minorities in Russia: "In Russia live Russians. Any minority, from anywhere, if it wants to live in Russia, to work and eat in Russia, should speak Russian, and should respect the Russian laws.
If they prefer Sharia Law, then we advise them to go to those places where that's the state law.
Russia does not need minorities. Minorities need Russia, and we will not grant them special privileges, or try to change our laws to fit their desires, no matter how loud they yell 'discrimination'.
We better learn from the suicides of America, England, Holland and  France, if we are to survive as a nation. 
The Russian customs and traditions are not compatible with the lack of culture or the primitive ways of most minorities. When this honorable legislative body thinks of creating new laws, it should have in mind the national interest first, observing that the minorities are not Russians.
The politicians in the Duma (House of Commons) gave Putin a five minute standing ovation.
If you keep this to yourself, you are part of the problem !

Liquor License Permit - Maharashtra (Act 1949)

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Facts know about Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 how to get liquor license permit in Maharashtra

Facts know about Bombay Prohibition Act 1949 how to get liquor license permit in Mumbai City and Maharashtra

Its compulsory now for you to know the liquor laws otherwise you will end up in Jail.
The law got lot of loopholes which can be utilized against you.

1. In 2005, the Maharashtra state raised the legal drinking age from 21 to 25

2. Under the Bombay Prohibition Act enacted in 1949, in Maharashtra a permit or license is mandatory to purchase, possess or consume liquor.

3. Serving liquor to a person below 25 is a crime

4.According to the law, a person is allowed to buy two bottles of alcohol every week

5.Anyone who wants to buy, consume or serve liquor has to apply for a permit, without permit drinking liquor is a crime.

6. If you are serving liquor in a party see that you got a permit to serve and see that every person who attends the party has a license or permit to drink liquor.

7.you need a separate permit for serving liquor at any public place and you’d have pay Rs. 8500 for that

8.Bombay Prohibition Act empower the police to arrest anyone for consuming or buying alcohol in a restaurant or a store without the permit.

9. Purchasing, drinking or serving liquor without a permit is an offence if convicted; punishment ranges from three months to a more serious offence attracting five years in prison.

10.If you’re found in possession of or transporting any liquor, without a permit, you’d burn a hole as deep as Rs. 50,000 and/or be locked away for up to 5 years.

11.Consuming liquor without a permit is a bailable offence

12.A person above 25 can apply for a permit before the collector, superintendent of state excise, Mumbai, or any officer authorized by the state government

13.How much quantity of liquor I can posses and  transport at a time on permit ? On permit any one can posses and  transport 12 unit of Foreign liquor, Country Liquor, Beer or Wine  Foreign and Country Liquor ( 1 unit = 750 ml, Wine 1 units  = 1500 ml, Beer and Mild liquor 1 unit = 2600 ml)

How to get the liquor permit or license in Mumbai?

1. A person above 25 can apply for a permit before the collector, superintendent of state excise, Mumbai, or any officer authorized by the state government

2.Purchase an Rs 5 court stamp fee. You can get it from any court or at the Asiatic Town Hall near the collector's office.

3.Go to the permit issuing office, locations are giving below then  Get the application form , affix Rs. 5 Court stamp present it to the authorized officer along with two recent photographs and an identity proof.

4. Two stamp-sized photographs (25 mm × 35 mm)

5. Proof of identity and age. (E.g. Passport)

6. Current address proof

7.The permit issuing window is open from 11 am to 3:30 pm. (lunch time is 1:15 to 2:00 pm).

8. I want to purchase/ possession / transport / use / consumption of foreign liquor and country liquor. Which license and documents are required? And where it is available?
The officer not below the rank of sub-inspector is empowered to grant permit in form F.L.X.-C.
This permit is granted to the person above the age of 30 & 25 years in Wardha district and rest of Maharashtra respectively.
The two stamp size photos, residential and age proof are required.

9. The Permit fee is as follows.
a)Life time permit- Rs. 1000/-
b)One year permit- Rs. 100/-
c)One day permit for country liquor Rs. 2/-
d)One day permit for foreign liquor Rs. 5/-

11.I want to serve liquor temporarily on my special function. Which type of license and what documents are required?
To serve liquor temporarily on special function Temporary Club Licence (FL-IV ) is required. The application fee is Rs. 50/- and license fee Rs. 6600/- per day per function in the year 2008-09.

12I want to serve only wine temporarily on my special function. Which type of license and what documents are required?
To serve only wine temporarily on special function Temporary Club Licence (FL W -IV ) is required. The application fee is Rs. 50/- and license fee Rs. 600/- per day per function in the year 2008-09.

13.I want to Transport Liquor / Spirit through Maharashtra State  ?
Any person desiring to transport of any intoxicant shall apply to the Superintendent of the district in which it first enters.
The application shall accompanied by a fee of Rs 100/- along with following details
i) Name and address of the applicant
ii) Kind of intoxicant to be transported with quantity with full description
iii) Name of address of the dispatcher / receiver with particulars of excise license held by them
iv) Vehicle / Tanker / Truck No in which it is carried
v) Route by which the article is to be transported (entry and exit points) along with important towns enroute.
vi) NOC of Excise authority of importing and exporting place

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You must produce following valid document in original if demanded by police officer in uniform or an officer from motor vehicle dept.

·         Valid Driving License

·         Proof of valid certificate of registration

·         Proof of valid certificate of insurance

·         Proof of tax payment

·         Fitness certificate Pollution under Control (P.U.C) certificate Insurance cover note, tax payment receipt and renewal of registration certificate (if required) are valid evidence.

·         Photocopy copies of the original documents attested by a gazetted officer are also acceptable.

·         However if the demanding authority wants to see the original documents, the owner must produce them within 15 days.

·         A photocopy copy of the driving license is not acceptable

Another interesting piece of information provided by a senior traffic official was that traffic constables have absolutely no powers to fine anybody for traffic rule violations. "Only traffic officers of the rank of assistant sub-inspector and above have the powers to impose fines," he said.

Offence About Document	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle without effective driving licence	M.V.A.	3(1) 181	300/-
Owner or person who allows unauthorized person to drive motor vehicles	M.V.A.	5/180	300/-
Person under the age of 16 found driving motor vehicle without effective driving licence	M.V.A.	4(1) /181	300/-
Owner or person who allows unauthorized person to drive motor vehicles who is under the age of 16	M.V.A.	5/180	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle In Public Place a Person Who Is Disqualified For Holding Or Obtaining Driving Licence.	M.V.A.	182(1)	200/-
A Person Who Is Disqualified For Holding Or Obtaining conducter Licence, act as a conductor of a stage carriage In a Public Place etc.	M.V.A.	182(2)	100/-
Found driving unregistered motor vehicle in a public place	M.V.A.	39/192(1)	300/-
Allows to drive unregistered motor vehicle in a public place.	M.V.A.	39/192(1)	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without carrying driving licence	M.V.A.	130(1)/177	100/-
conductor of motor vehicle in public place without carrying licence	M.V.A.	130(2)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without carrying certificate of insurance, registration certificate and in case of transport vehicle fitness certificate	M.V.A.	130(3)/177	100/
Found driving or allows to drive uninsured motor vehicle in a public place.	M.V.A.	146/196	600/-
person having learning licence Found driving motor vehicle without L board in a public place.	M.V.A.	3(c)/177	100/-
person whoever sale / alteration of motor vehicle without a valid permission.	M.V.A.	52/191	300/-
Offence About Number Plate	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle without valid dimensions of letter and number of the registration marks (fancy number plate)	C.M.V.R	51/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without visibility of the registration marks OR without number plate.	M.M.V.R	236(1)/177	100/
Offence About Driving	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without wearing headguard or helmet	M.V.A.	129/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place A person while using mobile phone .	M.M.V.R	250(a)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place without using seatbelt	C.M.V.R	138(3)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place in reverse direction ( no entry )	R.R.R.	17 /177	100/
Found driving 2 wheeler motor vehicle carrying more than one pillion (triple seat)	M.V.A.	128/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in reverse direction without taking precaution	M.M.V.R	233/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle and allow to seat or to place anything which causes obstruction to him while driving.	M.V.A.	125/177	100/
Found driving or allowed using vehicle with contravention of condition of permit related to route, area and purpose ( clandestine)	M.V.A.	66(1)/192	court
Found driving motor cab carrying excess passenger than seating capacity specified in Registration Certificate of vehicle.	M.M.V.R	21(20)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place disobey the mandatory traffic sign of u turn ban.	R.R.R.	12/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place turning his vehicle without giving direction	R.R.R.	3 /177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle dangerously by not giving slow down signal at junction / Zebra / corner etc.	R.R.R.	8 /177	100/
Driver or in charge of motor vehicle carried a person on running board outside vehicle.	M.V.A.	123/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place disobey the mandatory traffic sign or signal.	M.V.A.	119/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place by physically or mentally unfit person.	M.V.A.	186	100/-
Found driving motor vehicle in public place overtaking another vehicle from left side.	R.R.R.	4/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place with out proper slow down signal	R.R.R.	13(a)/177	100/
Driver fail to show give way signal on entering non signalised intersection.	R.R.R.	9/177	100/
Driver fail to show hand signal while driving motor vehicle.	R.R.R.	13/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place cutting lane	R.R.R.	18(1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle in public place on wrong side while passing another vehicle	R.R.R.	2 /177	100/
Driver obstruct another vehicle for overtaking while driving motor vehicle	R.R.R.	7 /177	100/
Driver dangerously overtaking another vehicle while driving motor vehicle	M.V.A.	184	500/-
Found driving motor vehicle with yellow line violation	R.R.R.	18(2) /177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle with stop line violation.	R.R.R. M.M.V.R	19/177 237/177	100/
Offence About Lamp	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Found driving motor vehicle with dazzling light that danger to any person.	M.M.V.R	235/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without light after sunset and when there is no sufficient light at any time.	C.M.V.R	105/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without parking light.	C.M.V.R	109/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle with load or other things which interrupt visibility of lamp or registration mark of vehicle.	M.M.V.R	236 (1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without indicator light	C.M.V.R	102(1)/177	100/
Found driving motor vehicle without stop light / break light.	C.M.V.R	102(2)/177	100/
Found driving goods motor vehicle without reflector on vehicle at specified area.	C.M.V.R	104(B)/177	100/
Offence About Horn	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver sound the horn in restricted silence zone.	M.M.V.R	231(2)/177	100/
Driver sound the horn needlessly or continuously or beyond reasonable necessary.	M.M.V.R	231(1)/177	100/
Driver fitted multitone horn for his vehicle which giving unduly harsh, shrill, loud or alarming noise.	C.M.V.R	119(2)/177	100/
A person drive or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to control of noise pollution.	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-
A person drive or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to control of air pollution.	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-
Offence About Signal	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver of motor vehicle disobey the direction given by signal or by police officer or any authorized person manually.	R.R.R.	22/177	100/
Driver of motor vehicle violate traffic control signal given by police officer in uniform	M.M.V.R.	239 /177	100/
Violated the Traffic signal	R.R.R.	22(b) /177	100/
Offence About Over speed, Rash Driving	Act	Code	Fine Amount Rs.
Driver of motor vehicle without written permission of Government takes part in a race /trial of speed in any public place	M.V.A.	189	300/-
Found driving motor vehicle in any public place which violates the speed limit	M.V.A.	112/183(1)	200/-
A person who allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the speed limit	MVA	112/183(2)	200/-
Found driving motor vehicle at speed or in a manner which is dangerous to public (rash driving)	M.V.A.	184	500/-
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which violates the standards prescribed in relation to road safety.(unsafe vehicle drive on road)	M.V.A.	190(2)	1000/-
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which carrying goods which are of dangerous/ hazardous nature to human life. (dangerous transportation of goods)	M.V.A.	190(3)	court
A person Found driving motor vehicle or allows to drive motor vehicle in any public place which is loaded beyond body of vehicle .(transportation of goods with open falka)	M.M.V.R	229(2)/177	100/
unsafe - goods transportation	M.M.V.R	229(2)/177	100/