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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 136073" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">Indian politicians given prime flats</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="color: navy">meant for war widows </span></span></strong></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="color: navy">Nirmala George </span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">New Delhi— The Associated Press </span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Published Monday, Nov. 01, 2010 7:48AM EDT</span></span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 10px"><span style="color: navy">Last updated Monday, Nov. 01, 2010 7:53AM EDT</span></span></strong></p><p><span style="color: navy"> </span></p><p><span style="color: navy">The apartments in the upscale Colaba neighbourhood of Mumbai were for the noblest of causes: giving shelter to wounded Indian war veterans and the widows of those slain in battle.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">But the Adarsh Housing Society in</span><span style="color: navy"> Mumbai appears to have been a huge scam, with nearly every one of the valuable units being sold for a song to a clutch of top politicians, their kin and retired generals in a scandal that has rocked India's ruling Congress Party.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The scandal, first reported last week in The Times of India newspaper, is considered so toxic that Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi appointed India's defence minister and finance minister to investigate.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the top elected official in Maharashtra state where Mumbai is located, offered to resign over the weekend after media reports revealed that his mother-in-law and other relatives had apartments in the building.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The scandal comes at a sensitive time for the Congress Party. Mr. Chavan is slated to play host to Barack Obama when the U.S. president visits Mumbai this weekend. Party leaders have not made a decision on whether to accept Mr. Chavan's resignation and quickly replace him.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The land in the upscale neighbourhood in southern Mumbai had been earmarked for a six-story building of apartments for disabled veterans, war widows and heroes of the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan that raged for three months across the disputed Kashmir region.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">But the original blueprints for a modest building were cast aside and in its place arose a 31-storey luxury high-rise, even though zoning laws and environmental regulations appear to bar tall buildings along the coast.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>Of the 103 apartments in the building, only three went to families connected to the Kargil conflict, according to the Asian Age newspaper.</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The remainder went to two retired Indian army chiefs, a former naval chief, relatives of federal ministers and scores of top politicians and bureaucrats in Maharashtra.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The apartments, finished in 2008 and bought for as little as 6 million rupees ($130,000), are now worth about $1.8-million in Mumbai's highly inflated real estate market, according to media reports.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">India's opposition parties have demanded the government come clean on who authorized the changes in the building plans and who allocated the apartments to powerful officials.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The defence ministry has ordered an investigation into the building, said Sitanshu Kar, a defence ministry spokesman.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">Mr. Chavan has directed municipal officials to begin proceedings to expel the residents, and the local utility company has threatened to cut off power and electricity to the building.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">And some of the recipients have rushed to distance themselves from the building, with the former military commanders offering to give back their apartments.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">The allegations come just weeks after the end of the Commonwealth Games, which were marred by accusations of sleaze and corruption.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy">© 2010 CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: navy"><strong>source:</strong> </span><a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indian-politicians-given-prime-flats-meant-for-war-widows/article1780354/" target="_blank"><u><span style="color: navy">http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indian-politicians-given-prime-flats-meant-for-war-widows/article1780354/</span></u></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 136073, member: 884"] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]Indian politicians given prime flats[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=5][COLOR=navy]meant for war widows [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][COLOR=navy]Nirmala George [/COLOR][/B] [B][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]New Delhi— The Associated Press [/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Published Monday, Nov. 01, 2010 7:48AM EDT[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=2][COLOR=navy]Last updated Monday, Nov. 01, 2010 7:53AM EDT[/COLOR][/SIZE][/B] [COLOR=navy] [/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The apartments in the upscale Colaba neighbourhood of Mumbai were for the noblest of causes: giving shelter to wounded Indian war veterans and the widows of those slain in battle.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But the Adarsh Housing Society in[/COLOR][COLOR=navy] Mumbai appears to have been a huge scam, with nearly every one of the valuable units being sold for a song to a clutch of top politicians, their kin and retired generals in a scandal that has rocked India's ruling Congress Party.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The scandal, first reported last week in The Times of India newspaper, is considered so toxic that Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi appointed India's defence minister and finance minister to investigate.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Chief Minister Ashok Chavan, the top elected official in Maharashtra state where Mumbai is located, offered to resign over the weekend after media reports revealed that his mother-in-law and other relatives had apartments in the building.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The scandal comes at a sensitive time for the Congress Party. Mr. Chavan is slated to play host to Barack Obama when the U.S. president visits Mumbai this weekend. Party leaders have not made a decision on whether to accept Mr. Chavan's resignation and quickly replace him.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The land in the upscale neighbourhood in southern Mumbai had been earmarked for a six-story building of apartments for disabled veterans, war widows and heroes of the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan that raged for three months across the disputed Kashmir region.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]But the original blueprints for a modest building were cast aside and in its place arose a 31-storey luxury high-rise, even though zoning laws and environmental regulations appear to bar tall buildings along the coast.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]Of the 103 apartments in the building, only three went to families connected to the Kargil conflict, according to the Asian Age newspaper.[/B][/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The remainder went to two retired Indian army chiefs, a former naval chief, relatives of federal ministers and scores of top politicians and bureaucrats in Maharashtra.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The apartments, finished in 2008 and bought for as little as 6 million rupees ($130,000), are now worth about $1.8-million in Mumbai's highly inflated real estate market, according to media reports.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]India's opposition parties have demanded the government come clean on who authorized the changes in the building plans and who allocated the apartments to powerful officials.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The defence ministry has ordered an investigation into the building, said Sitanshu Kar, a defence ministry spokesman.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]Mr. Chavan has directed municipal officials to begin proceedings to expel the residents, and the local utility company has threatened to cut off power and electricity to the building.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]And some of the recipients have rushed to distance themselves from the building, with the former military commanders offering to give back their apartments.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]The allegations come just weeks after the end of the Commonwealth Games, which were marred by accusations of sleaze and corruption.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]© 2010 CTVglobemedia Publishing Inc. All Rights Reserved.[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][B]source:[/B] [/COLOR][URL="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indian-politicians-given-prime-flats-meant-for-war-widows/article1780354/"][U][COLOR=navy]http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/asia-pacific/indian-politicians-given-prime-flats-meant-for-war-widows/article1780354/[/COLOR][/U][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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