The Central Board of Direct Taxes Department would have been happily smiling on their way to the bank as yet to be finished,still more to come,15 days of IPL fetches them with 110 crores as Tas deducted at Source(TDS) payments made by the IPL Organisers and Franchisees.
BCCI has projected an earnings of around 1 billion from this year’s IPL alone and it looks like they would go way beyond their target at the end of this year IPL.A Senior CBDT official said that the department expects to earn around Rs 200 crores in direct taxes from games related revenue by the end of IPL-3.Lalit Modi,the Chairman of the IPL estimates around Rs 4500 crores,the IT department hopes revenues from ancillory sources like TV rights and Advertisements to earn them atleast half as big as the direct revenues from IPL tournament.The games broadcaster Sony is likely to generate income upwards of Rs 800 crores
Kobo eReader – An Excellent device for Book Readers
Though Kobo eReader is available as one of the application in almost all high end mobile devices like Blackberry,iPhone,iPad and many other devices but it will always be interesting to read books in a dedicated device which gives you the real effect of a book.
Yes,Kobo more or less gives the feeling of original paper book with its powerful E ink reader and fine plastic material all over the device.
You can also choose from variety of covers simulating classic book pattern for the device.
eReader also has other exciting feaures.A dedicated and comfortable navigation button is available to traverse through pages.Menu buttons are available in the left side which is also different from other eReader devices and device cost around 149$
You can store around 1000 eBooks and if it has to be extended then add 4GB memory card to store around 4000 eBooks.
Other Specifications are as follows
Size
120mm x 184mm x 10mm thick.
Weight
only 200 grams.
Font
Five selectable Font Sizes
Bluetooth Connection
Transfer eBooks wirelessly via Bluetooth
Navigation buttons
Home, Menu, Back, Display.
TamilNadu Tourism and HOP ON HOP OFF Tour
April and May is the vacation time in almost all parts of TamilNadu and this article will give the summary on various tour packages available in TamilNadu and details on Chennai HOP ON HOP OFF TOUR
For people who come to Chennai from other parts of TamilNadu and also for people living in Chennai this HOP ON HOP OFF tour will take you a complete round of the Chennai city. Bus will stop at the following 12 important places of the Chennai city.
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Marundheeswarar Temple (Thiruvanmiyur)
VGP Golden Beach
Mayajaal
MGM Dizzee World
Dakshina Chithra
Muttukadu Boat House
Nithyakalyanaperumal Temple (Thiruvidandhai)
Crocodile Bank
Sea Lion Show
Tiger Cave
Shore Temple
Arjuna Penance and Five Ratha
Phone numbers for booking can be obtained from the below link
http://www.ttdconline.com/tourdetails.aspx?tourid=62
Online booking link
http://www.tamilnadutourism.org/hopontour.html
Apart from HOP ON HOP OFF tour there are also various site seeing tour package,pilgrimage package tour and there is also a trekking tour to top slip for youngsters
Details can be obtained from the below link
http://www.ttdconline.com/onlinebooking.aspx
Hop ON Hop OFF tour should be booked atleast one day before travel.
For other tours in and around chennai booking should be done atleast before 5 days.
For tours across Tamilnadu booking should be done in advance of 10 days
Apart from all the above places there is also some hill place near by Chennai which is Yelagiri.It can be a one day refreshing tour and we can also find many AC bus running around Chennai to various places like Kanchipuram,Sriperambutur,Mahabalipuram etc
So what are u waiting for?Enjoy your vacation by visiting atleast various good places in Tamilnadu.