Wednesday, October 2

Why should I Vote AAP - General Lok Sabha Elections 2014



Why should I Vote Aam Aadmi Party in the Coming Assembly Election in Delhi?
I have been following the AAP since its inception. Even before that I was part of ANNA Movement in Delhi as a common man.  The August 2011 movement in fact is responsible for the revolutionary change in the mindset of the Common Man. Earlier except for criticizing the government and the corrupt politicians we did not think of changing the system which is almost non-functional as far as honest practices and ethics are concerned. 

The only thing we did was discuss the corruption issues among a group and get back to our daily chores. The Aam Aadmi felt so helpless that he had convinced himself that he has to live with this system which is full of corruption, controlled by some powerful politicians and government protected goons. He cannot do anything except for voting one party after five years and watch the corrupt practices. The Aam Aadmi had just one or two options to vote and both the parties had miserably failed to help the common man.

Aam Aadmi had no option, no hope as he was so busy making his ends meet with so much of difficulty. It was his compulsion of life that he could not raise his voice against corruption and wrong deeds of the Governments of all the parties.

What an Aam Aadmi want from his elected government? Good infrastructure and roads, low inflation rate, good law and order, criminal free society, free movement with the family without any fear, employment, good education to their children, what else. I don’t think a common man in India has too many expectations from the Government. He wants to live in peace with proper implementation of law and order. He want a small job and a corruption free government departments. 

Today if I have to make a driving license, no matter how efficient driver I am, I would not be able to get a licence. Without bribe it is very difficult. If I have to make a passport I will have to struggle a lot without the help of an agent who have nexus with the Babus inside the passport office. Various news channels have proved this in their sting operations but the system is still the same.

I am not surprised that in my colony these days’ roads are being repaired on war footing. The elections are about to be announced and it is not a coincidence. Some roads which don’t even require any repair are being dug and repaired again. We can see big posters and hoardings at the site that the work is being done by the local MLA and MP. The public is not a fool Mr MP and Mr MLA. Where were you all these 5 years? Can you tell us to whom you have given the contracts for this work? Can you share the details of the money spent and work done? 

We will not be surprised that after 3 months when the elections are over the condition of these roads will again be the same because we do not believe that the work is done honestly. This is the perception a common man has for the politicians now because they have proved time and again that they cannot live without corruption. The scams, tainted ministers, MLAs, MPs, Criminals in politics, interference in the departments where the politicians have no role to play and nexus with Goons etc,etc. All these things are so common in our society that a common man fears to raise his voice. 

There are numerous examples where the honest bureaucrats or whistleblowers were killed, murdered, or stopped from doing their duties by suspending them or transferring them.

It is evident and well reported by news channels and news papers that common man is always afraid of police whereas the criminals have a good raport with the police and politicians. If an Aam Aadmi go to police for a complaint, it is highly likely that he would be sent back and would not be listened to by the people sitting there. It is surprising that even in the heinous crimes like rapes and sexual assault the police is reluctant to file an FIR and first try to convince the victim not to report it. 

Where should a common man go then? Now he has got a platform where he can be part of the group to make a radical change in the system. He is no longer feeling helpless and has a ray of hope in the form of AAP. Aam Aadmi Party, he thinks has the capability to change this system which is rotten now and AAP has that will to wipe out the corruption which is so deep rooted in our country. 

Anna’s Janlokpal Bill will be passed within few days coming into the power would be an achievement and will definitely serve as a deterrent for the corruption. The matter of the fact is even if half of the corruption comes under control we can see a sea change in our society. I am sure AAP would religiously work on bringing down the corruption. 

Let us vote for a change this time. Vote AAP and that would be the real change because you have seen both the parties ruling simultaneously in Delhi. You have also seen their performance. So changing one and bringing the other will do no good for you. They are part of the same coin. Let us vote for Aam Aadmi Party and be a part of the system to change the system.


Government Gazetted Holidays 2015 - Festival Holidays

Holiday Calendar 2015 - Public Holidays

List of Government Gazetted and Restricted Holidays in 2015
In the beginning of the New Year most of us try to plan our vacation and holiday for the entire year. This depends on our gazetted restricted, national and other festival holidays. We plan to club these holidays so that we do not have to waste the quota of our leaves and at the same time we have ample days to enjoy holidays with our family.

Are you living in Delhi, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal, Haryana, Chandigarh, UP, MP, TN, WB, Kerala, Karnataka, Meghalaya, Tripura, Assam, AP, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat or any other part of India and are looking for the Government Holidays, gazette Holidays and Restricted Holidays list for 2015

You are wise and smart if you wish to plan your vacations and holidays in advance. For that you need to look at the Holiday Calendar for 2015. Check out the Central and State Government Holiday list for 2015 and plan your holidays accordingly.

Below is the list of Holidays for 2015. Government Holidays, gazette Holidays and Restricted Holidays are mentioned here. All the festival Holidays, anniversaries, National Holidays are given below.

These holidays are as per the Circular issued by the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions.

Please check the list announced by government of India in the below site

http://india.gov.in/calendar

MONTH WISE HOLIDAY LIST 2015
Thursday

January 01

New Years Day

Arunachal pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Miizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu only


Thursday

January 01

New Years Day

Public Sector. Telangana only. Compensated by Sat Feb 14


Saturday

January 03

Milad-un-Nabi

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad


Sunday

January 04

Milad-un-Nabi

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Telangana


Monday

January 05

Guru Govind Singh Jayanti

Punjab only. Birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher


Monday

January 12

Birthday of Swami Vivekananda

West Bengal only.


Tuesday

January 13

Bhogi

Andhra Pradesh Only


Wednesday

January 14

Pongal

Also known as Makar Sankranti, Lohri, Bihu, Hadaga, Poki


Thursday

January 15

Pongal

Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana


Friday

January 16

Thiruvalluvar Day

Tamil Nadu only


Saturday

January 17

Uzhavar Tirunal

Puducherry, Tamil Nadu only


Wednesday

January 21

Sonam Lhochar

Sikkim only. Tamang New Year


Friday

January 23

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Jayanti

Assam, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal. Birthday of a prominent leader in the Indian freedom movement


Saturday

January 24

Vasant Panchami

Haryana, Odisha,Tripura, West Bengal only


Saturday

January 24

Sir Chhotu Ram Jayanti

Haryana only


Sunday

January 25

Statehood Day

Himachal Pradesh only


Monday

January 26

Republic Day

Commemorates the establishment of the Constitution of India


Saturday

January 31

Me-dam-me-phi

Assam. Ancestor festival


Tuesday

February 03

Guru Ravidas Birthday

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab only


Saturday

February 14

Maharshi Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti

Haryana only


Tuesday

February 17

Maha Shivratri

Celebrated on the 13th night/14th day in the Krishna Paksha


Thursday

February 19

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti

Maharashtra (Mumbai) only


Thursday

February 19

Losar

Sikkim only. Tibetan New Year


Friday

February 27

Public Holiday

Haryana only. Marks the death of a key official


Thursday

March 05

Doljatra

Holi Dahan. Assam, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal only.


Friday

March 06

Holi



Wednesday

March 18

Public Holiday

Goa. Polling day for zilla panchayat elections


Saturday

March 21

Ugadi

Telugu and Kannada New Year. Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh.


Monday

March 23

Shaheedi Diwas of Bhagat Singh, Rajguru & Sukhdev

Haryana only


Saturday

March 28

Ram Navami

Celebrates the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya


Wednesday

April 01

Odisha Day

Odisha only. Utkal Divas


Thursday

April 02

Mahavir Jayanti

The most important religious holiday in Jainism


Friday

April 03

Good Friday

Friday before Easter Sunday


Sunday

April 05

Babu Jagjivan Ram Birthday

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana only


Monday

April 13

Vaisakhi

Haryana only


Tuesday

April 14

Dr Ambedkar Jayanti

Birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedekar


Tuesday

April 14

Tamil New Year

Puthandu. Tamil Nadu only


Tuesday

April 14

Vaisakhi

Haryana only


Wednesday

April 15

Himachal Day

Himachal Pradesh only. The province of Himachal Pradesh was created on 15 April 1948


Wednesday

April 15

Bengali New Year

Tripura, West Bengal only


Wednesday

April 15

Vishu

Kerala Only. First day of Tulu calendar


Monday

April 20

Parashurama Jayanti

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh only


Friday

May 01

Maharashtra Day

Maharashtra (Mumbai) only. Commemorates the formation of the state of Maharashtra on 1 May 1960


Friday

May 01

May Day

Assam, Bihar, Goa, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal only


Sunday

May 03

Hazrat Alis Birthday

Uttar Pradesh only. Son in law of Prophet Muhammad


Monday

May 04

Buddha Purnima

Birth of Buddha


Saturday

May 09

Birthday of Rabindra Nath Tagore

Tripura, West Bengal. A Bengali polymath who reshaped literature and music.


Wednesday

May 20

Maharana Pratap Jayanti

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh only


Tuesday

June 02

Sant Guru Kabir Jayanti

Gazetted holiday in Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab.


Monday

June 15

Raja Sankranti

Odisha only


Tuesday

June 16

Arjun Dev Martyrdom day

Punjab Only


Friday

July 10

Jumat-ul-Wida

Last Friday of Ramadam


Saturday

July 18

Idul Fitr

All states except Goa, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh


Saturday

August 15

Independence Day



Monday

August 17

Teej

Haryana only


Tuesday

August 18

Parsi New Year

Jamshed Navroz. Mumbai Only


Thursday

August 27

First Onam

Kerala only. Harvest Festival


Friday

August 28

Thiruvonam

Kerala only. Harvest Festival


Saturday

August 29

Raksha Bandhan

Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh only.


Saturday

September 05

Janmashtami

Celebrates the birth of Lord Shri Krishna


Tuesday

September 15

Tithi of Shrimanta Shankar Dev

Assam only


Thursday

September 17

Ganesh Chaturthi

Varasiddhi Vinayaka Vrata


Friday

September 18

Nuakhai

Odisha only. Day after Ganesh Chaturthi


Monday

September 21

Sree Narayana Guru Samadhi

Kerala only. Marks the death of a key social reformer


Wednesday

September 23

Haryana's Heroes' Martyrdom Day

Haryana only


Thursday

September 24

Idul Juha

Bakrid.


Friday

September 25

Idul Juha

Bakrid. Assam, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra


Friday

October 02

Mahatma Gandhi Birthday

Gandhi Jayanti.


Monday

October 12

Mahalaya

Karnataka, Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.


Tuesday

October 13

Muharram

Observed mainly by the Shia Muslim community


Tuesday

October 13

Maharaja Agrasen Jayanati

Haryana only


Tuesday

October 20

Saptami of Durgapuja

Assam, Odisha, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal


Wednesday

October 21

Ayudha Puja

Assam, Karnataka, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu


Thursday

October 22

Dussehra

Vijaya Dashami.


Thursday

October 22

Mahanavami

Kerala, Odisha only. Ninth Day of Dussehra


Friday

October 23

Vijaya Dashami

Assam, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim. Dussehra


Friday

October 23

Muharram

Tamil Nadu only


Saturday

October 24

Muharram (10th Day)

Day of Ashurah


Saturday

October 24

Durga Puja

Mahastami. Odisha, Sikkim only


Tuesday

October 27

Maharishi Valmiki Birthday

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Punjab.


Tuesday

October 27

Lakshmi Puja

Odisha, Tripura, West Bengal only.


Sunday

November 01

Kannada Rajyothsava

Bangalore Only. Karnataka Formation Day


Sunday

November 01

Haryana Day

Haryana only.


Tuesday

November 10

Deewali

Deepawali.


Tuesday

November 10

Kali Puja

Odisha only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali


Wednesday

November 11

Kali Puja

West Bengal only. Festival dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali


Wednesday

November 11

Deewali

Deepawali. Delhi, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, Punjab, Telangana


Wednesday

November 11

Diwali

Laxmi Puja. Maharashtra


Thursday

November 12

Diwali

Deepawali. Maharashtra


Thursday

November 12

Vishavkarma day

Haryana only


Wednesday

November 25

Rasa Purnima

Odisha only


Wednesday

November 25

Guru Nanak Birthday

The Birthday of Guru Nanak Sahib, the founder of Sikhism, falls on full moon day of the month Kartik


Thursday

December 24

Milad-un-Nabi

Birthday of Prophet Muhammad. Second time in 2015.


Friday

December 25

Christmas Day

Observed in all states


Saturday

December 26

Shaheed Udham Singh's Birthday


Government Holidays – Gazetted and Restricted Holidays 2014 – Holidays List

Holidays in January 2014

Wednesday, January 1, 2014 – New Year’s Day (restricted holiday)

Tuesday, January 7, 2014 – Guru Govind Singh’s Birthday (restricted holiday)

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 – Milad-Un-Nabi or Id-E-Milad (Birthday of Prophet Mohammad) (Gazetted Holiday)
                                  Makar Sakranti (restricted holiday)
                                  Pongal (restricted holiday)

Sunday January 26, 2014 – Republic Day (Gazetted Holiday)

Holidays in February 2014

Tuesday, February 4, 2014 – Basant Panchami/Shri Panchami (restricted holiday)

Friday, February 14, 2014 – Guru Ravi Das’s Birthday (restricted holiday)

Wednesday, February 19, 2014 – Shivaji jayanti (restricted holiday)

Monday, February 24, 2014 – Swami Dayanad Saraswati Jayanti (restricted holiday)

Thursday, February 27, 2014 – Maha Shivratri (restricted holiday)

Holidays in March 2014

Sunday, March 16, 2014 – Holika Dahan (restricted holiday)

Monday, March 17, 2014 – Holi (Gazetted Holiday)

Monday, March 31, 2014 – Chautra Suldadi/ Gudi Padava/ Ugadi/ Cheti Chand (restricted holiday)

Holidays in April 2014

Tuesday, April 8, 2014 – Ram Navami (Gazetted Holiday)

Sunday, April 13, 2014 – Mahavir Jayanti (Gazetted Holiday)

Monday, April 14, 2014 – Vaisakhi/ Vishu/ Masadi (restricted holiday)

Tuesday, April 14, 2014 – Vaisakhadi (Bengal)/ Bahag Bihu (Assam) – restricted holiday

Friday, April 18, 2014 – Good Friday (Gazetted Holiday)

Sunday, April 20, 2014 – Easter Sunday (restricted holiday)

Holidays in May 2014

Friday, May 9, 2014 – Guru Rabindranath’s Birthday – restricted holiday

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 – Hazrat Ali’s Birthday - restricted holiday

Wednesday, May 14, 2014 – Budha Purnima - Gazetted holiday

Holidays in June 2014

Sunday, June 29, 2014 – Rath Yatra - restricted holiday

Holidays in July

Friday, July 25, 2014 – Jamat-Ul-Vida - restricted holiday

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 – Idu’l Fitr - Gazetted holiday

Holidays in August 2014

Sunday, August 10, 2014 – Raksha Bandhan - restricted holiday

Friday, August 15, 2014 – Independence Day – Gazetted holiday

Monday, August 18, 2014 – Janmashtami – Gazetted holiday
                                  Parsi New Year’s Day/nauroz - restricted holiday

Friday, August 29, 2014 – Vinayaka Chaturthi/ Ganesha Chaturthi - restricted holiday

Holidays in September 2014

Sunday, September 7, 2014 – Onam - restricted holiday

Holidays in October 2014


Wednesday October 1, 2014 – Dussehra (Maha Saptami) (Additional) - restricted holiday

Thursday October 2, 2014 – Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday - Gazetted holiday/ Dussehra (Maha Ashtami) (Additional) - restricted holiday

Friday October 3, 2014 – Dussehra - Gazetted holiday/ Dussehra (Maha navami) - restricted holiday

Monday October 6, 2014 – Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid) - Gazetted holiday

Wednesday October 8, 2014 – Maharishi Balmiki’s Birthday - restricted holiday

Saturday October 11, 2014 – Karaka Chaturthi (Karwa Chauth) - restricted holiday

Wednesday October 22, 2014 – Deepavali (South India) - restricted holiday
                                                          Naraka Chaturdasi - restricted holiday
Thursday October 23, 2014 – Diwali (Deepavali) - Gazetted holiday

Friday October 24, 2014 – Govardhan Puja - restricted holiday

Saturday October 25, 2014 – Bhai Duj - restricted holiday

Wednesday October 29, 2014 – Pratihar Shasti/Surya Shasti (Chhat Puja) - restricted holiday

Holidays in November 2014

Tuesday November 4, 2014 – Moharram - Gazetted holiday

Thursday November 6, 2014 – Guru Nanak’s Birthday - Gazetted holiday

Monday November 24, 2014 – Guru Teg Bahadur’s martyrdom Day - restricted holiday

Holidays in December 2014

Wednesday December 24, 2014 – Christmas Eve - restricted holiday

Thursday December 25, 2014 – Christmas - Gazetted holiday