Ram Nath Kovind Biography

Ram Nath Kovind is the President of India. He was an Indian Politician, serving as the pastGovernor of Bihar, in office since 16 August 2015. An advocate by profession, Kovind has been active in the political scenario (BJP) from the past several years. 

He was born (born 1 October 1945) in Tehsil Derapur in Paraukh (Kanpur Dehat district, Around 110 km from Kanpur). Kovind belongs to the Kori or Koli tribe which is under the Scheduled Castes in Uttar Pradesh.

Family

His parents are Maiku Lal (Father) and Kalawati (Mother). His spouse name is Savita Kovind (Retired Government Employee). He was married on on 30 May 1974. Ram Nath Kovind was the youngest of five sons (he also had two sisters). He has a son, Prashant Kumar, who is married, and a daughter Swati.

Education

Ram Nath Kovind received primary education in the village school. But since there were no facilities for higher studies, he had to travel each day to Khanpur village, six kilometres away, to attend junior school. In BNS Inter College, he studied up to the 12th standard. His Education qualification is B.Com., LL.B. Educated at B.N.S.D.Inter College and D.A.V.College, Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh).

Career

General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Koli Samaj (1971-1975, 1981)

Central Government Advocate in Delhi High Court (1977-1979)

Central Government Junior Counsel in Supreme Court:1982-1984

General Secretary, Depressed Classes Legal Aid Bureau: 1986

Elected to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh: 1994-2000

Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Communications: 1995-1996
Member, Committee on Home Affairs: 1995-1997

Member, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways: 1996-99

Member, B.J.P. National Executive Committee 1997

Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Member, Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals:1998-2000 & 2002-2004

National President, B.J.P. Scheduled Caste Morcha 1999-2002:

Member, Committee on Petitions 2000-2002:

Member, Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas: 2000-2004
Elected to the Rajya Sabha for 2nd Term from Uttar Pradesh: 2000-2006
Member, Board of Governors, Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata :2002
Member, General Purposes Committee and Chairman, House Committee, Rajya Sabha: 2002-2004
Member, Board of Management of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow: 2003
Governor of Bihar: 2015 onwards

He was visited U.S.A. Thailand, Nepal, Germany, Switzerland, Czech Republic, France and U.K. and also represented India in United Nations  and addressed United Nations General Assembly in October, 2002. And also he is well-known as a crusader for the rights of the underprivileged or marginalized sections of the society, especially SC,ST OBC, Dalit and poor women. 

Source:- Rajya Sabha Website, wikipedia, etc.

How to reach from Delhi to Agra Tajmahal very cheaply

The cheapest way to reach Tajmahal.

Firstly go to New Delhi Railway station.Take train to south direction. Then get down Agra Cant railway station. Take Auto outside the station, you can get return Auto Rickshaws from outside station. (There is a prepaid auto station in inside the station.They will Charge 125). Then get down South Gate of Taj Mahal. Auto Rickshaw charge is around Rs.70 to 80. Beware of pickpocket.
Trains from Delhi to Agra (Taj Mahal)

Train Name	Departure	Arrival	Rate
12002 Bhopal Shatabdi	6.15 a.m	8.12a.m.	Rs.700, 370
2280 Taj Express (from H.Nizamuddin)			Rs.263, 70
2279 Taj Express	6.55 p.m.	10.p.m
12001 NDLS Shatabdi	8.30 p.m	10.30 p.m.

There are many other trains that run from Delhi to Agra. Please search the Indian railway website. Please check the correct time and fare .This train time and fare is not exactly correct.

The major road distances from Agra are :

Delhi-205 km
Gwaior- 119 km

Jaipur- 232 km
Kanpur- 296 km
Mathura- 56 km
Bharatpur-57 km

Varanasi- 605 km

Khajuraho-400 km
Lucknow-369 km

best way to get to cheap Taj mahal from new delhi. How to Get from Delhi to the Taj Mahal cheapest way. delhi Taj mahal cheap trains

Pavakka Pickle

Ingredients:

1. Bittergourd 6
2. Curry leaves two handful
3. Fenugeek seeds 1 Tsp
4. Gingely / veg oil 
5. Green chilly 16 to 20
6. Mustard seeds 2 Tsp
7. Salt
8. Sliced garlic 20 pods
9. Sliced ginger 3 Tbsp
10. Turmeic powder two pinch
11. Vinegar 1 cup
12. Water 1 cup

Preparation

Clean bitter gourd into lengthwise pieces after and cut. Mix it with vinegar and and little salt keep it aside for 1 hr or more. Squeeze it and keep it aside (the above procedure helps to decrease the bitterness). Heat oil in a kadai and add mustard seeds and fenugreek seeds. When it splutters, add curry leaves, sliced ginger, garlic and green chilly. Saute it for few mins and add a pinch of turmeric pdr and salt. Pour water and vinegar into this and boil it well. Reduce the flame and place the bitter gourd, mix it and remove it from fire. (You can increase or decrease the amount of chilly and vinegar according to your taste).

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Nithya Vazhuthana (Clove bean),

Clove bean is a crop can be grown throughout the year. Hence it is called 'Nithya Vazhuthana' in Malayalam. It is a vine plant with small bunches of fruits. Tender fruits are used for cooking. The fruit are with long pedicels and swollen tips like bulb. This vegetable was popular until few years ago. New generation is not really familiar with this vegetable. Clove bean are all season crop which does not require specific method for cultivation. The seeds @ 6-7 kg/ha are planted at a spacing of 1.0 x 0.6 m. There is no serious pest or disease incidence in the crop. Average yield is 5-6 t/ha. The plant doesn't require any special care providing bio fertilizers and irrigation would help to increase yield .It will start flowering after 2 months from the time of planting and continue to produce fruits for longer period.

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Increase SATA Disk Drive Performance in Microsoft Vista.

You can squeeze a more performance out of your SATA hard disk drive by enabling write caching. The price though, is an increased risk for data loss/corruption should you experienced a power loss - this risk is less in a laptop because of its battery.
1. Click on the Start Button.
2. Type "Device Manager" and hit Enter.
3. Expand Disk Drives.
4. Right-click on your hard disk drive and select Properties.
5. On the Policies tab, check Enable Advanced Performance.
6. Click OK and close Device Manager.

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

Increase SATA Disk Drive Performance in Microsoft Vista.

You can squeeze a more performance out of your SATA hard disk drive by enabling write caching. The price though, is an increased risk for data loss/corruption should you experienced a power loss - this risk is less in a laptop because of its battery.
1. Click on the Start Button.
2. Type "Device Manager" and hit Enter.
3. Expand Disk Drives.
4. Right-click on your hard disk drive and select Properties.
5. On the Policies tab, check Enable Advanced Performance.
6. Click OK and close Device Manager.

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

You can install Vista with no product key and have 30 days to evaluate it.

Boot from the DVD and start the installation
Select the Language, Time and Currency, and Keyboard
Click on Next
Click on Install Now
Don't enter a Product Key
Uncheck Automatically activate Windows when I'm online
Click on Next
Click on No to confirm you do not want to enter a product key
Highlight the version of Vista you want to install
Check that it is the same edition you have purchased (if you want to enter in a product key at a later time).
Click on Next
Check accept the license and terms
Click on Next
Install a clean copy and continue as with a regular install.

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

IE7 Short Keys and tricks

To launch an item in quick launch hit "Win+Item Number" e.g. if Internet Explorer is the third item in quick launch hit "Win+3" to launch it.

To open a new tab in IE7 use "Ctrl+N"

To switch beetween tabs in IE7 use "Ctrl+Tab"

To close an active tab in IE7 use "Ctrl+W"

To open a hyperlink in new tab press and hold "Ctrl" while clicking on the hyperlink. OR Use the Middle mouse button.

To Zoom in a page use "Ctrl + (plus)"

To Zoom out a page use "Ctrl - (minus)"

To view IE7 window in FullScreen mode use "F11"

The menu bar is not displayed in IE7 by default to view the menu bar press "Alt". To permenantly display the menubar right click on the empty space beetween tabs and toolbar and then select "Menu Bar."

Windows Live search is the Default search engine for IE7 to add additional search engines and to change the default search engine, click the dropdown type arrow in the search bok and select "Find More Providers" or "Change Search Defaults

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

Here are some of most useful key-board shortcuts.

Copy = Ctrl+c
Cut = Ctrl+x
Paste = Ctrl+v
Undo = Ctrl+z
Delete = Delete
Delete selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin:= SHIFT+DELETE
To copy selected item, CTRL while dragging an item
Create shortcut to selected item, CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item
Rename selected item, F2
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word, CTRL+RIGHT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word, CTRL+LEFT ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph, CTRL+DOWN ARROW
Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph, CTRL+UP ARROW Highlight a block of text, CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text within a document, SHIFT with any of the arrow keys
Select all, CTRL+A
Search for a file or folder, F3
View properties for the selected item, ALT+ENTER
Close the active item, or quit the active program, ALT+F4
Opens the shortcut menu for the active window, ALT+SPACEBAR
Close the active document in programs that allow you to have multiple documents open simultaneously, CTRL+F
Switch between open items, ALT+TAB
Cycle through items in the order they were opened, ALT+ESC
Cycle through screen elements in a window or on the desktop, F6
Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer, F4
Display the shortcut menu for the selected item, SHIFT+F10
Display the System menu for the active window, ALT+SPACEBAR
Display the Start menu, CTRL+ESC
Display the corresponding menu, ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name
Refresh the active window. F5
View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer. BACKSPACE
Cancel the current task. ESC
SHIFT when you insert a CD into the CD-ROM drive Prevent the CD from automatically playing.

Use these keyboard shortcuts for dialog boxes:=
Move forward through tabs, CTRL+TAB
Move backward through tabs, CTRL+SHIFT+TAB
Move forward through options. TAB
Move backward through options. SHIFT+TAB
Carry out the corresponding command or select the corresponding option. ALT+Underlined letter
Carry out the command for the active option or button. ENTER
Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box. SPACEBAR
Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons. Arrow keys
Display Help. F1
Display the items in the active list. F4

Helpful accessibility keyboard shortcuts:=
Switch FilterKeys on and off. Right SHIFT for eight seconds
Switch High Contrast on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +PRINT SCREEN
Switch MouseKeys on and off. Left ALT +left SHIFT +NUM LOCK
Switch StickyKeys on and off. SHIFT five times
Switch ToggleKeys on and off. NUM LOCK for five seconds.

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

How to create Windows Vista Recovery Disk

Before creating disk consider this points.Consider creating a partition on your hard drive specifically for Windows Vista recovery.Always download the latest drivers for your hardware and software prior to creating a recovery diskKeep Windows Vista installation disk with you.Step OneStart Windows Vista and log on to the administrator account. This will make it easier to get access to all of your most important files.Step TwoPlace a blank CD-R or DVD-R into the appropriate optical drive. There is no need to format this disk.Step ThreeConsider creating a folder on your desktop in which to place all of your most important files. This will make it easier to create a simple recovery disk later.Step FourCopy important files from their current locations to either the temporary folder you created, or simply right-click on them and select the "Send to" option followed by the drive letter of the optical drive. This will automatically spool the file to be prepped for writing to the disk.Step FiveBurn all of the files you wish to keep for later recovery to the optical drive. This will not only allow you to install the files to the drive when you need to perform a system recovery, but it will also permit you to avoid formatting the hard drive.Before doing this you should have basic windows vista technical knowledgeSource:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/

Windows Vista tips for Changing windows vista Boot Graphic

Here are the steps for vista tips to change boot screen. To enable the “Aurora” boot screen:

1. Press the + R keys in combination to open Run dialog.


2. Type MSCONFIG.EXE.
3. If User Account Control prompts you to allow the action, click on Continue.
4. In the “System Configuration” window, click on the Boot tab.


5. Select your Windows Vista installation and under Boot options, check No GUI boot.
6. Press OK.
7. In the dialog that appears, check “Don’t show this message again”, and then click on Restart.
8. Your computer will now reboot, and you will see the “aurora” boot screen with text that says “Starting Windows Vista.” And if you really like the Aurora boot screen you should also try out the Aurora screensaver.

Source:- http://vista-basic.blogspot.com/