Redmi 1S USB Mass storage mode

Question: I wanted to know how to access USB mass storage mode in Redmi 1S device. I have MIUI v5 with version MIUI-JHCMIBF36.0 I have tried other options like making shortcut to access USB Connection settings but that includes only MTP & PTP mode.

Answer:
OK, Im having Windows XP, which do not support MTP mode bydefault. ( So i installed Windows Media Player latest version, MTP works like charm!!!)

Alternatively, download MI PC Suit from below link:

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Redmi 1S heating issue

Many users in India felt that their Redmi 1S gets very hot (sometimes above 45C), particularly in warmer areas of the country. Some users in India have pointed out that background apps are sometimes getting killed more aggressively than they would expect (for example, music player stopping while user is playing a 3D game).

Today MI has released an over-the-air system update (v45) for the Redmi 1S. This release expected to fix above issues.

Go to Settings > About Phone > click on System updates

Link: http://en.miui.com/thread-53473-1-1.html


Update: Redmi 1s ordered 1month back, already have this update.

Big Bazaar Public Holiday Sales - 29th April - 3rd May 2015

Big Bazaar Public Holiday Sales - 29th April - 3rd May 2015

BEST Bus Fare hike 2015 Comparison Chart

As already announced, BEST bus is all set for fare hike from 1st April 2015. Following is revised fare comparison from February to April 2015.

Revised BEST Regular Non AC Buses Fares Comparison:

Travel Distance (KM)	Fares Regular Non AC Buses (Rs) From 1st Feb 2015	Fares Regular Non AC Buses (Rs) From 1st April 2015
2	7	8
4	10	10
6	13	14
10	16	18
14	20	22
20	25	26
30	30	30
40	40	42
50	50	50
60	60	60

Revised BEST Regular AC Buses Fares Comparison:

Travel Distance (KM)	Fares Regular AC Buses (Rs) From 1st Feb 2015	Fares Regular AC Buses (Rs) From 1st April 2015
2	25	30
4	35	35
6	50	55
10	60	65
14	70	80
20	90	100
30	110	115
40	130	140
50	150	160
60	170	180

Revised BEST Daily Pass Fares Comparison (Non AC and AC Buses):

DAILY MAGIC PASS	Before 1st Feb 2015	From1st Feb 2015	From 1st April 2015
For Ordinary, Limited and Express services	40	40	70
For AC services including Ordinary, Limited and Express service	150	150	200

BattiBandh for One Hour, One Earth - Earth Hour 2015

Earth Hour is a worldwide movement for the planet, initiated by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in 2007. The event is held worldwide annually, encouraging individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off their non-essential lights for one hour, from 8:30 to 9:30 PM on the last Saturday in March, as a symbol for their commitment to the planet. This year, Earth Hour is on March 28th, 2015.

We urges you to participate in the cause by switching off all non-essential appliances for an hour, from 8 30 PM to 9 30 PM this Saturday. Let’s go #BattiBandh for One Hour, One Earth!

• What Is Earth Hour and why is it important?
  Earth Hour is a worldwide grassroots movement by WWF to unite people to take action for the planet. Engaging a massive mainstream community on a broad range of environmental issues, Earth Hour was famously started as a lights-off event in Sydney, Australia in 2007.Since then it has grown to engage hundreds of millions of supporters, individuals and organisations alike, in more than 7000 cities and towns in over 162 countries and territories worldwide As the world’s first opensource climate change campaign, Earth Hour has inspired millions worldwide to take action for our planet and get people to Use #YourPower to change climate change. We are thrilled that you want to join the Earth Hour movement and are excited to share with you the numerous things that can be done to celebrate this momentous and powerful occasion and make a difference for our planet.
  
• What is Earth Hour 2015’s campaign objective?
  WWF’s Earth Hour takes on its biggest challenge ever this year by strengthening focus on the globe's most stubborn environmental challenge – climate change. As the opportunity for action on climate change peaks in 2015, the world’s largest grassroots movement will raise its voice to change climate change. The ninth edition of Earth Hour rolls across the globe at 8:30 pm local time on Saturday, 28 March 2015, only months before a new global climate deal is expected to be agreed. The global tagline for Earth Hour 2015 is ‘Use #YourPower to Change Climate Change at earthhour.org’. 

Read More:  http://www.earthhour.org/sites/default/files/Earth%20Hour%202015%20Event%20Playbook.pdf

List of Maharashtra Consumer Dispute Forums

Here are  List of Maharashtra Consumer Dispute Forums:

1. South Mumbai Dist. Consumer Dispute Forum Arun Chember, 6th Floor, Tardeo, Mumbai Central (W), Mumbai. 022-23511737 
2. Central Mumbai Dist. Forum Arum Chember, 6th Floor, Tardeo, Mumbai Central(W), Mumbai. 022-23521770 
3. Mumbai Suburban Dist. Forum Administrative Bldg. 3rd Floor Bandra Govt. Colony, Near C.B.D. Bandra (E), Mumbai-400 034. 022-26551625 
4. Thane Dist. Forum Room No. 214, 2nd Floor, Collector’s Office Thane-400 601. 022-25344069 
5. Addl. Thane Distt. Forum Konkan Bhawan Annexe Bldg. 4th Floor, Room Nos. 428 & 429, Opp. C.B.D. Belapur Rly. Station, Navi Mumbai – 400 614 022-27574074 
6. Raigad Dist. Forum Patil Sadan, Block No. 6 & 8, Ist Floor, New By-Pass Road, Chandhare, Alibag, Distt Raigad- 402 201. 02141-224225 
7. Ratnagiri Dist. Forum Collector Office Compound, Ratnagiri Distt. Ratnagiri-415 601. 02352-223745 
8. Sindhudurga Dist. Forum Main Admn. Bldg, “C” Block, Gr. Floor, At. Post Sindhudurga Nagari, Tal-Kudal, Dist. Sindhudurga. 02362-228825 
9. Pune Dist. Forum Pushpa Hights, Duggada Family Trust, Pune Satara Road, Bibewadi, Pune. 020-24217489 
10. Addl. Pune Dist. Forum Pushpa Hights, Duggada Family Trust, Pune Satara Road, Bibewadi, Pune- 411037. 020-24210364 
11. Satara Dist. Forum 524/1-A, Sadar Bazar, Near Co-Operative Court, Koregaon Road, Satara-415001. 02162-237469 
12. Sangli Dist. Forum Behind Circuit House, (Madhav Nagar Road), Near New Pride Multiplex Theatre, Sangli. 0233-2311313 
13. Kolhapur Dist. Forum Shri Pant Balekundri Market, 1st Floor Shahupuri, 6th Lane Gavat Mandi,Kolhapur-416001. 0231-2651327 
14. Solapur Dist. Forum Collectoral Office Compound Solapur-3. 027-2622003 
15. Nasik Dist. Forum Collector Office Compound, Nasik-2. 0253-2580142 
16. Dhule Dist. Forum New Admn. Bldg. Compound, Dhule. 02562-237110 
17. Nandurbar Distt. Forum Room No. 205-206, Collector Office Compound, Nandurbar 02564-261119 
18. Jalgaon Dist. Forum New Admn. Bldg., Besides All India Radio Station,Jalgaon. 0257-2221868 
19. Ahmednagar Dist. Forum Parag Bldg., Near Collector Office, Ahmednagar-414001. 0241-2347917 
20. Aurangabad Dist. Forum Collectorate Bldg. 2nd Floor,Aurangabad-431001. 0240-2321202 
21. Beed Dist. Forum House No. 1/6/266, near Chhatrapati Shahu Bank, Pangeri Road, Shahu Nagar, Beed-431122. 02442-230501 
22. Parbhani Dist. Forum Admn. Bldg., Compound, Parbhani-431401. 02452-222640 
23. Hingoli Distt. Forum Admn. Bldg. G – 8, Collector Office Compound, Hangoli 02456-223888 
24. Nanded Dist. Forum V.I.P. Road, Opp. Telephone Exchange, Nanded- 431 602. 02462-254729 
25. Latur Dist. Forum Latur. Admn. Bldg., 2nd Floor, Collector Office Compound, Latur. 02382-242319 
26. Osmanabad Dist. Forum Collector Office Compound, Osmanabad- 431 501. 02472-223478 
27. Jalna Dist. Forum Survey No. 488 (62), By-Pass Road, Opp. Sports Complex, Jalna- 431 203. 02482-225473 
28. Amravati Dist. Forum Ramyana Bldg., Biyani Chowk, Camp, By-pass Road, Amravati-444602. 0721-2662158 
29. Akola Dist. Forum Collector Office Compound, Akola- 444 002. 0724-2438281 
30. Washim Distt. Forum Patni Chowk, Balaji Complex, Near “Deshonnati” Office, Washim. 07252-235545 
31. Buldhana Dist. Forum Govt. Admn. Bldg Compound, Opp. S.T. Bus Stand, Buldhana- 443001. 07262-243045 
32. Yavatmal Dist. Forum Grahak Nyay Bhavan, Near Admn. Bldg.,Yavatmal. 07232-243015
33. Nagpur Dist. Forum Lines, Nagpur. New Admn. Bldg., 5th Floor, Civil Lines, Nagpur. 0712- 2548522 
34. Addl. Nagpur Dist. Forum New Admn Bldg., 3rd Floor Civil lines Nagpur-440001. 0712-2546884 
35. Wardha Dist. Forum Sewagram Road, Near Yashwant College, Wardha- 442001. 07152- 243550 
36. Bhandara Dist. Forum Before Akhil Sabhagriha, Ganeshpur, Bhandara- 441904. 07184-254467 
37. Gondia Distt. Forum Collector Admn. Building, Room No. 214, Gondia 07182-232250 
38. Chandrapur Dist. Forum “Grahak Nyay Bhawan”, Near Bachat Saphlya Bhavan, Collector Compound, Chandrapur- 442401. 07172-251010. 
39. Gadchiroli Dist. Forum District Complex, barrack No. 1, room Nos. 17,18,19 & 20, Gadchiroli- 442605. 07132- 222735

HC orders WR to pay 4L compensation

What happened:	A woman who was denied compensation for her son's death on the railway tracks won relief in the Bombay high court.
What rules says:	Under the India Railways Act, the railway administration is liable to pay compensation to passengers in the event of injury or death due to an untoward incident. Less serious injuries like minor frature - Rs. 32,000/- Loss to fingers - Rs. 80,000/- to Rs. 1.2 lakh Death or loss of hands, legs, sight - Rs. 4 lakh Court says compensation must be paid for a passenger's death even if railways is not at fault.
Read entire Story:	A Bhayander woman who was denied compensation for her son's death on the railway tracks won relief in the Bombay high court. The railway tribunal had rejected Nirmala Soni's plea for compensation on the ground that there was no witness who had seen her son Kiran Soni (38) fall from the train and die. Justice K K Tated set aside the railway tribunal's reasoning and ordered the Western railways to shell out Rs 4 lakh in compensation along with six per cent interest to the grieving mother. The judge pointed to the reports as well as the fact that a valid ticket had been found with Kiran's possessions. "Bare reading of panchanama, police report and witnesses show that there was no dispute that one unknown male person aged about 35 years later identified as Nirmala's son was lying on the railway track. This itself shows that he died on account of accidental fall from the running train. Considering this fact, it is very difficult to uphold the reasons given by the Railway Tribunal that there was no eye witness in the case to prove that the deceased actually fell down from the train or even that he had boarded any train,'' said Justice Tated, adding, "If a person wants to travel, only then would he purchase a ticket.'' Kiran's body was found on the railway tracks on January 2, 2006 between Mira Road and Bhayander stations. A ticket found on his body revealed that he was travelling from Bhayander to Kandivli. The police report said that Kiran had fallen from the train and had died on the spot. The post mortem report said that the death was caused due to severe respiratory failure on account of hemorrhagic shock from multiple fractures. His mother moved the Railway Accidents Claims tribunal seeking compensation, which was dismissed saying she had failed to show that her son died because of a railway accident. Nirmala's lawyers pointed out that the valid ticket which was found on Kiran proved that he was a bonafide passenger. The lawyers also pointed to the police reports and other documents that were drawn up after the death which showed that Kiran's body was found on the railway tracks.
Source:	http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/HC-orders-WR-to-pay-4L-to-victims-mom/articleshow/46223449.cms

MHADA Lottery 2015 to be Launched in June with 4468 Flats

Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority (MHADA) is all set to announce its 2015 housing lottery in June 2015 with 4468 flats at different locations in Mumbai and Virar. About 17% of the total flats would be available in different areas in Mumbai and rest will be in Virar

State minister for Housing Ravindra Waikar announced on Wednesday that about 785 houses will be available in Mumbai. Of this 182 homes would be in Goregaon for those from the economically weaker sections while 66 homes in Mankhurd and 232 homes in Malvani will be for the low-income group (LIG) segments.

About 249 houses would be released in Gavanpada in Mulund while merely 56 homes would be available the Sion Pratiksha Nagar complex, both for the middle-income group segment. The remaining 3,683 LIG and MIG apartments would be in MHADA’s Bolinj project in Virar

As per the MHADA’s housing policy, the homes will be sold through lottery in 2015 while the possession will be given once the construction is completed in 2016. As a part of its housing offering, MHADA is constructing at least 9,210 affordable flats in Manpada, Kavesar, Virar (Boilng) and Mira Road in Thane district.

Big Bazaar ‘Sabse Saste 3 Din’ Jan 24-26 2015.

Future Group has pronounced the mega provide of Large Bazaar’s Republic Day Sale ‘Sabse Saste 3 Din’ from January 24, 2015 to January 26 2015.

People can avail these lucrative offers on all stores of big bazaar and food bazaar all over India.

Vodafone 3G Data pack overwritten

My Vodafone 3G pack had 80 mb balance & i was reaching expiry date. So, i decided to recharge the pack and it will add this balance in new activated pack.

After 3G data pack recharge, my existing balance got overwritten. Bad :(

.... And I got this SMS:

"Your previous internet pack has been overwritten by the new internet pack. Dial *111# to check balance."