Forwards4all: 04/28/12

[forwards4all] Sachin Tendulkar became Rajya Sabha MP

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President Pratibha Patil approved nomination of Sachin Tendulkar as MP to the Rajya Sabha. Master Blaster will join 249 others as an MP of the upper house. Tendulkar will maintain his membership for a term of 6 years and is eligible for re-election. He is the first active cricketer to be nominated to the Rajya Sabha and Parliamentarians welcome him into their fold.

Salary: Rs. 50,000/- per month and daily allowance of Rs. 2,000/- per day when the MP attends parliament sessions.

Travel: An MP is allowed 34 free air journeys in a year with his/her spouse or any number of companions or relatives.The spouse/companion can travel alone eight times in a year to meet the member. By just showing the Identity Card, he/she can travel at any time by any railway in India in first class air-conditioned or executive class. While travelling outside of India, the MP is given free First Class air/rail tickets.

Health Scheme: Under the Central Government Health Scheme, the MP and his/her family gets free medical treatment on a monthly contribution of Rs. 500/-.

Pension: If a person has served as an MP, he/she is entitled to Rs 20,000 per month as pension. If the person has served for more than five years, then he/she gets an additional 1,500/- per month.

Other Benefits (1): An MP is entitled to have three telephones without payment of installation and rental charges. While in office a Member is allotted a flat without having to pay the licence fee. He/She also gets 50,000 units of electricity and 4,000 KL of water per year.

Other Benefits (2): Every month, Rs 45,000 is allotted to an MP, of which 15,000 is meant for stationery and the rest is for secretarial assistance.

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[forwards4all] ITALO - High-speed Train Service by Ferrari

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ITALO - High-speed Train Service by Ferrari

Italy launched Europe's first private high-speed train service this week.The dark-red bullet-shaped "Italo" trains are run by NTV, a company headed by Ferrari boss Luca di Montezemolo who wants to take a quarter of the market from state rail network Trenitalia.