Leh Laddakh route from Delhi: How to reach?

The route-
Delhi, Chandigarh, Manali[NH21], Rohtang, Tandi, Keylong, Jispa, ZingZingBar, Baralacha La-Sarchu {HP}
Sarchu--Lachalung La, Nakee La, Pang, Kangla Jal, Sanghta(Ruspu), Debring, Talang La, Rantsu, Upshi, Stanka, Shey, Leh

Distances-Chandigarh -(191)- Bilaspur -(166)- Manali Total-272
Manali -(51)- Rothang La -(13)- Gramphoo -(43)- Tandi -(8)- Keylong -( Jispa -[37])- Darcha -(15)- Patseo -(Zing zingbar -[30])- Baralacha La -(32)- Sarchu. Total-229
Sarchu -(42)- Naki La -(13)- Lachulung La -(19)- Pang Camp -(43)- Debring -(19)- Tanglang La -(29)- Rumtse -(15)- Rong -(16)- Upshi -(13)- Karu -(16)- Thikse Monastry -(19)- Leh. Total-224

[P.S. This classification done in four part represents an ideal per-day riding distance]

From Chandigarh to Manali, one optional route may be-Chandigarh-Panchkula -(36)- Kasauli -(29)- Solan -(49)- Shimla -(62)- Narkanda -(86)- Khanag -(- Jalori Pass, Banjar, Aut, Kullu, Patlikuhl -[107])- Naggar -(24)- Manali(P.S. This route is 147 km longer than the previously mentioned route)

Optional return route-(i.e from Leh to Delhi)--
Leh -(- Saspol -[125])- Lamayuru -(- Mulbek -[110])- Kargil
Kargil -(58)- Drass -(- Zoji La -[62])- Sonmarg -(- Kangan -[85])- Srinagar.
Srinagar -(56)- Anantnag -(130)- Udhampur -(62)- Jammu.
Jammu -(102)- Pathankot -(119)- Jalandhar -(69)- Ludhiana.
Ludhiana -(110)- Ambala -(71)- Karnal -(35)- Panipat -(97)- Delhi. 

Lahaul Spiti: How to reach?

Route
Chandigarh - Shimla - Matiana - Narkanda - Wangtoo - Powari - Pooh - Khaab - Malling - Nako - Chaango - Sumdo check post - Tabo - Dhankar - Kaja - Kunjum Top - batal - Chhatru - Gramphoo - Rohtang - Manali - Chandigarh
Distance
1250 km approx.

Best Part
Road till Pooh. This route is breathtaking after Shimla. The road is not the smoothest but its character more than makes up for the lack of smoothness.
Return after Rohtang is good too..From Pooh to Rohtang the terrain is hostile

Description
From Delhi to Chandigarh is a good four-lane road, part of which is under construction but you will make good time. The road approaching Shimla starts into the mountains and the turns and curves and the scenic beauty of the forest is bound to win your heart. But the progress is a little slow as the speed drops. There is a sheer downfall road of 30 kms from Narkanda towards rampur, which puts high pressure on the front brakes of a vehicle.

After Powari the greenery starts to disappear. But thats the beauty of this route. It seems like vegetation has been shaved off the mountains. River Sutluz and Spiti meet at Khaab. Then we move on to Nak, another stopover. After Nako, the road becomes tremendously rough with sand and landslides. Within little less than 3 hrs, the road hits the Sumdo check post after crossing tough landsliding area of Chango. Sumdo is the gateway to Spiti. The NH22 ends at kaurik, 7 kms from Sumdo and 4 from China. Tabo has a famous monastery. Then we move on to Kaja. Road keeps getting worse.

7kms offtrack from the Tabo-Kaja road is Dhankar, another famous monastery town. it is the ex-capital of the area. Kaja is the administrative center of sub-district of Spiti. Kaja can be reached in10-11 hrs from Tabo. Kaja has the world's highest fuel retail outlet. 11 km from Kaja, is the offtrack Ki monastry. It is the largest monastery of Spiti region. Then there is the Kibbar village, which is the world's highest inhabited village at 4250 m.The road from Kaja to Kunjam Top is the cruelest. There is a temple of Kunjam devi, which should'nt be missed.Then you reach Rohtang via Gramphoo. Then to Manali and Chandigarh.

Stopovers
1. Matiana or Narkanda [near Shimla]. Former is cheaper.
2. After 280 kms and 14 hrs, there comes Nako. Some private guest houses available here. Its a village with a lake. No phone faciltiy here.
3. 11 hr drive from Nako takes you to Kaja. There are PWD rest house available.
4. 13 hrs from here is Manali
5. From Manali, Chandigarh is at a 8 hrs drive.


Fuel Stations
Fuel will be available normally till Shimla. After it your fuel cans will be used.
Fuel pumps are at- Powari and then Kaja.

TipsYou must carry fuel cans.
Breathing might be difficult at some higher ares, so avoid physical strain or excitement. This is just a caution. Normally people do not face that much problem. But ya it is a rule of Science that levels of oxygen decline as you go up.
Sun burn is common.
Refuel properly at Powari and Kaja.

Time to Visit
May-June
Sept-mid Oct

Route Map [click to enlarge]

Delhi to Manali: How to reach Manali?

Route
Delhi - Chandigarh - Manali

Distance
570 km

Best Part
This road tests a bikers skills to the MAX! 300kms of plain roads, followed by ghat sections which become challenging as you climb the 7000ft climb to Manali. This route should be attempted only by guys who have decent or good bike touring experience.


Description
This route is one rocking experience. This road grows on you gradually. To begin with, this road is one straight never ending road till a bit further than Chandigarh. One can easily rip the bike consistently on 3 digit speeds. Roughly 50kms after Chandigarh, the ascent to Manali starts. The initial 160km ascent till Mandi reminds you of driving of ghats of small hill stations like Mahabaleshwar. The real fun starts after Mandi. The temperature becomes pleasant and narrow ghats test your biking skills to the max!

Stopovers
Lunch at Chandigarh

Fuel Stations
Lots of fuel stations on the way. Some even accept credit cards.

Tips
I recommend stopping at Mayur dhaba (140kms approx from Delhi) for breakfast. This guy makes awsome parathas. Start by 6 in the morning to ensure that you reach Manali before dark. 

Delhi to Dharamshala: How to reach Dharamshala?

Route
Delhi - Ambala - Chandigarh - Rupnagar - Kiratpur - Una - Kangra - Dharmasala- McLeodganj

Distance
525km

Best Part
Una to Kangra to Dharmasala. This route is breathtaking. The road is not the smoothest but its character more than makes up for the lack of smoothness.

Description
From Delhi to Chandigarh is a good four-lane road, part of which is under construction but you will make good time. From Chandigarh to Kiratpur, the road is mostly flat and passes through wildlife sanctuary. From Kiratpur, the road starts into the mountains and the turns and curves and the scenic beauty of the forest is bound to win your heart. But the progress is a little slow as the speed drops. From Kangra to Dharmasala, the real climb starts and the view of the Dhauladar range is very good.
Then move on to the township of McLeodganj. Now that is the seat of His Excellency The Dalai Lama... This is far better than the main city of Dharamshala in all senses. Just 15 or so kms. If you wanna stay, this is the place.

Stopovers
Stop at Ambala for breakfast. Next stop at Kiratpur for lunch. Evening tea can be at Kangra if you are not too enthusiatic, else at Dharmasala itself which is 20 kms ahead.

Fuel Stations
All along. No problem in refueling at any point. However people of McLeodganj get their fuel from Dharamshala (10 km far).

Tips
If you are planning to do it in a day, (which can be done) try not to waste time on stretch till Kiratpur. After that the speed drops as the climb starts.

Time to visit
Of course summer is traditionally the best part of the year to visit any hill station....But you wont be frozen to death even in Jan. I went in Jan. Sun compelled me to take off my woolens at a time...But ya once sun goes down it goes in minus. Got the spirit? Go in Jan-Feb...It rains, snow falls, chilling cold, hot in day...everything will be there.

Distances
Delhi............Dharamshala....525
Chandigarh.....Dharamshala....255
Chandigarh.....Una............130
Una..............Dharamshala....125
Shimla...........Dharamshala....250 (via Hamirpur)
Manali...........Dharamshala....135

More detailed route Rupnagar onwards....
Punjab->
Rupnagar-Ghanauli-Bharatnagar-Nirmohgarh-Kirtapur-Anandpur Sahib-Nangal-Bhakra (About 60-70 km)
HP->
Una-Amb-Nainpukhar-Dera Gopipur-[NH 88]-Ranitaal-Kangra-Dharamshala (About 120-30 kms)

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RETURN ROUTE (distances given approx, on a guess work)

Dharamshala-{20KM}-Kangra-{16}-Ranitaal- {20}-Jwalamukhi-{12}-Nadaun-{5}-Bhatta-{23}- Hamirpur- {16}-Bhota-{28}-Ghamarwin-{25}-Bilaspur-Arki-Shimla
Distances
Kangra........Hamirpur.......65 km
Hamirpur.....Bilaspur.........50 km
Bilaspur.......Shimla..........85 km
Shimla........Chandigarh.....115 km

NRI Income Tax

NRI Income Tax

If you are a non-resident Indian (NRI) and returning to India, you may have certain income tax worries. Here are a few points that may help answer some basic questions:

Who is an NRI?
If you are an Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin who is outside India and visiting India, then you would be regarded as an NRI if your total stay is less than 182 days in the relevant tax year. Alternatively, if you are not physically present in India for 60 days or more and 365 days or more in the four financial years prior to that financial year then, too, you are considered to be an NRI. If neither of these two conditions is satisfied, the individual would be treated as an NRI. The tax year is calculated from April 1 to March 31.

There is another category of non-resident Indians, known as 'Not Ordinarily Resident' (NOR). You can become an NOR either if your stay in India in the seven financial years immediately preceding that financial year is less than 729 days or if you were a non-resident for nine of the 10 financial years immediately preceding that financial year.

A resident other than an NOR is generally referred to as an ordinary resident (ROR).

In case an Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin visits India in any tax year, the abovementioned 60 days shall be replaced by 182 days. The proposed Direct Taxes Code, however, does not give this preferential benefit to the non-resident Indians or person of Indian origin visiting India.

Tax implications for a returning NRI
The taxability of your overseas income (such as rental income from property outside India, capital gains, bank interest, dividends, etc.) arising out of your assets (such as bank accounts, stocks/securities, life insurance policies, loans, company deposits, debentures, bonds, residential properties, etc.) largely depends on your residential status in India.

As a returning NRI, you may try to sell your overseas assets while you are still an NOR or NRI. As an NOR or NRI, if you sell any overseas assets and receive the sale proceeds outside India, you do not have to pay any taxes in India. If you need to buy a house in India out of the sale proceeds, you can first receive the sale proceeds in an overseas bank account and thereafter remit part or whole of the proceeds back to India without creating any Indian tax liability.

Tax liabilities of a returning NRI
For income received or deemed to be received or accrued or arisen in India during the previous year, both ROR and NOR/ NRI are fully taxable.

For income which accrues or arises outside India and received outside India in the previous year from any other source, for ROR is fully taxable, while NOR/ NRI is not taxable.

For income which accrues or arises outside India and received outside India during the preceding previous years and remitted to India during the previous year, both ROR and NOR/ NRI are not taxable.

What you as an NRI should do when you return to India?
On returning to India, you should designate your accounts in your bank as domestic resident accounts or transfer the balance in your NRE/FCNR accounts to Resident Foreign Currency (RFC) accounts, if you so desire. FCNR accounts can be continued till the date of maturity and upon maturity, can be converted to RFC accounts.

You should also keep in mind the upcoming new income tax laws - the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) that is proposed to come into effect soon. There is a proposal under the DTC to remove the concept of NOR.

Under DTC, a person may qualify as resident Indian on account of removal of NOR concept. In such a situation, it would bring assets situated outside India under the ambit of wealth tax. DTC also proposes to levy wealth tax on net wealth in excess of Rs 1 crore as compared to 30 lakhs of existing provisions.

Resident Foreign Currency is a scheme approved by the Reserve Bank of India permitting persons of Indian nationality or origin, who have returned to India on or after April 18, 1992 for permanent settlement (Returning Indians), after being resident outside India for a continuous period of not less than 1 year, to open foreign currency accounts with banks in India for holding funds brought by them to India.

Also, if the returning NRI had been non-resident for a continuous period of two years, he gets exemption from income-tax for subsequent nine years on the interest earned in RFC account.

To summarise, an Ordinary Resident (ROR) is liable to pay tax on his global income, while an NRI is liable to tax on the income 'earned' in India.

You may reap the above tax benefits until you claim that you are an NRI, but once you pronounce your residential status you will avail no benefits and will be considered as a full-time resident of India and will have to follow the regular tax format. You will enjoy the NRI income tax benefits till the time you hold the NRI status in India.

Delayed registration on birth of a child in India

Delayed Registration of birth of a child

A. Timely registration
One has to register the birth of one's child with in 21 days from the date of birth.
Procedure-
1. Fill the pink form obtained from the hospital where your child is born, and return to them. They dispatch it to district hospital. It is mandatory for them to do.

2. Fill the white form (generally called the Birth Card) obtained from the hospital where your child is born. Get it signed from authorised signatory of the hospital.

3. Take the Birth Card to the registration office. Get the Registration Certificate Application form from there. Fill it and attach the Birth Card along with id-proof of both mother and father and submit it.
Pay the requisite fees and obtain the receipt.

4. The certificate will be issued in 8-10 days time.

B. If delayed beyond 21 days:-

1. Ensure from the hospital that they have dispatched the pink form as described in point no. 1 above.

2. Fill the white form (generally called the Birth Card) obtained from the hospital where your child is born. Get it signed from authorised signatory of the hospital.

3. Get an affidavit (format is given below) printed on a Rs. 10 stamp paper and get it notarised.

4. Write an application to the CMO (Chief Medical Officer) (format is given below).

5. Get the late fee challan from the Birth Death Registraion Deptt. in CMO office. Fill it and deposite it in the bank as specified. The fee usually is Rs. 10/-

6. Get the Registration Certificate Application form the above said department. Fill it.

7. Attch the above documents mentioned in point no.s 2, 3, 4, and 6 with the id-proof of both mother and father and get it allowed from the CMO. 

8. Before allowing it, the CMO staff will write the registration no. and registration date from the register maintained by them. Every birth in the area is recorded by them in that register on the basis of the pink form (as mentioned in point no. 1 above) reveived from various hospitals.

9. Take all the above said documents and submit it with the certificate issuing office. Pay the requisite fees (usually Rs. 30) and obtain the receipt.

10. The certificate will be issued in 8-10 days time.

Format of Affidavit:

AFFIDAVIT

I,< name>, age <age>29 years, s/o Sh. <fathers name>, r/o <address>, married to Mrs. <Wife's name>, after having been duly sworn to in accordance with law, do hereby depose and say:

1.      That I am the applicant for the delayed registration of the birth of my child named< Child name, if any>.

2.    That she was born on <date of birth of child> at <time of birth> to my wife, Mrs. <Wife's name>.

3.      Sex of the child is <sex of child>.

4.      That she was attended at birth by the staff at <Hospital name, with address>.

5.      That the reason for the delay in registering her birth was due to confusion and non-deliberate mistake.

6.      That I am the father of the said person.

It is also stated that there has been a delay of approx. <delayed time in months and weeks> in applying for the said certificate.

It is further stated that the delay in applying for the said certificate is not deliberate and only due to above mentioned reason and none other.

________________________________

Deponent

VERIFICATION

Verified at <name of place> on this __^th day of __________, 2013, that the content of my above affidavit are all true and correct to my knowledge. No part of it is false and nothing material has been concealed there from.

________________________________

Deponent

Format of application to CMO:-

To,

The CMO,

<City name>,

Distt. <distt. name>.

Respected Sir,

            SUB: APPLICATION FOR DELAYED REGISTRATION OF BIRTH OF CHILD

I, I, <name>, age <age>29 years, s/o Sh. <fathers name>, r/o <address>, and my wife Mrs. <Wife's name> were blessed with a <sex of child> child on <date of birth of child> at <time of birth>at <Hospital address with name> and was named <Child name, if any> thereafter.

I was supposed to apply for the registration of the birth of my child within 21 days of her birth, a fact which didn’t come to my knowledge in time and as a result I could not apply for the said registration in time due to utter confusion and non-deliberate mistake.

It is to bring to your kind notice that the delay in applying for the said registration is not deliberate and only due to above mentioned reason and none other. I hereby apply to your kind office to kindly allow me to apply for the said registration. I have deposited the requisite fees and attached the required affidavit and documents.

I shall be highly obliged.

Thanking you,

Dated:< date>

<Name>

<address>

<phone no., if available.>

How to get a property in my name after death of father in India

How to get a property in my name after death of parents.

How to get a property in my name after death of father

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Succession

1. Go to Lekhpal of your area with

   a. Allotement order.

   b. Registered Sale Deed

   c. Approval of map by Authority.

   d. Completion certificate by Authority.

2. Ask Lekhpal to update.

3. He may or may not visit the place.

4. If bought by sale deed, it will go to Tehsildar or naib Tehsildar, who will make order.

    If not bought by sale deed, it will go to Kanoongoh, who will make order.

    Keep the copy of the order.

5. The order will go to Kanoongoh for mutation of the name.

6. The Lekhpal will update it in Khatauni.

Job done! check on official website.