Nokia has launched the 2600 classic and Nokia 1209 handset models in India that is perfectly fine tuned for the Indian customers providing new features, style and value for money.

Phone sharing is a new innovation added to the Nokia 1209 model. Many household in India use a single mobile phone, this means that the mobile phones are not just used by a single member in the family but in fact shared by all the members. 1209 model are targeted to such customers. The 1209 mobile features prepaid tracker (a cost tracking application), multi-phone book (up to 5 users can store their personal list of contacts).

The power mode in the 1209 model gives a higher talk time from a single charge. There are 80 languages in-build to choose from. The phone is durable, reliable, tough, dust resistant, has a dual band GSM and 96×68k color screen. It is priced at Indian Rupees 1790.

The 2600 classic is a bit higher on the cost factor with price band of Rupees 3540. It features a VGA camera, MMS and Xpress Audio messaging support, and an FM radio. Customers can change the color of the phone with the fully-changeable Xpress-on covers. With the Nokia 2600 users can edit and record the messages on the move.

Reaping a golden harvest for the BJP in Karnataka, B S Yeddyurappa gave wings to the long cherished dream of his party. Known to be a fighter all through his political career, Bookanakere Siddalingappa Yeddurappa was born on February 27,1943 at Bookanakere in Mandya taluk. After completing graduation in Mandya, he joined the department of social welfare as a second division clerk.

His efforts at work and sincerity caught the attention of Veerabhadra Shastri, a rice mill owner from Shikaripura who took him as an employee at his mill. Later, he married the owner’s daughter Mytradevi and settled at Shikaripura along with his family of two sons Raghavendra, Vijayendra and three daughters Arunadevi, Padmavati and Umadevi.
Balancing between work at the rice mill and RSS, yeddyurappa’s entry into active politics came in 1972 when he became the president of the Shikaripur taluk Jansangh. Since then, Yeddyurappa has been fighting for the cause of farmemers across the state. He went on to became the president of the Janasangh, member of the municipality and Shimoga district BJP president.
His efforts won him the post of the party’s state president for two consecutive years. Acclaimed for his fiery speeches on the floor of the House as an opposition leader, Yeddyurappa was elected as the MLA from Shikaripur for the sixth successive term and twice became the opposition leader in the legislative assembly. With the BJP-led coalition government with JDS assuming the power, he went on to become the deputy chief minister and late the chief minister of Karnataka only to pulled down by his partner in the coalition.

Source : Bangalore Mirror