PIA increases fares for Umra up to Rs. 2,000

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has decided to increase the fares for Hajj and Umra. After the increase, Rs. 69,080 would be charged as Umra fare.

Meanwhile, after 6 percent increase, the Hajj package fare has been increased from 100,000 to 106,000 and short term Hajj fare has been increased from 120,000 to 1,27000.

According to the sources, PIA has devised a plan to increase Umra fares after every two weeks due to the increasing number of passengers.

Kareena Kapoor has record number of festival period releases

Aamir Khan and Akshay Kumar may have set their eyes on Christmas with Taare Zameen Par/Welcome 2007, Ghajini/Jumbo 2008, 3 Idiots 2009 and Tees Maar Khan 2010. Salman Khan may have captured his Eid slot with Wanted 2009, Dabangg 2010 and Bodyguard 2011. But Kareena isn’t content with just one festival. She wants them all and is pretty much having her way as well.

Says a veteran trade observer, “After all Diwali and Christmas have turned out to be most beneficial for filmmakers due to long holiday period as well as general mood of celebrations and festivities. People don’t mind spending money and if a film is indeed made well, the makers and the actors benefit the most. It is crystal clear that while all the men are fighting it out amongst themselves when it comes to festive releases, Kareena is enjoying the best of all seasons. Well, literally.”

There are facts to substantiate this claim. This year her Golmaal 3 released on Diwali. Last year her 3 Idiots had arrived on Christmas while Main Aurr Mrs Khanna had released on Diwali. In 2008, her Golmaal Returns had made a splash on Diwali while Jab We Met in 2007 too had released just a few days before Diwali. Even earlier, her films like Don – The Chase Begins Again Diwali 2006, Dosti – Friends Forever Christmas 2005 and Aitraaz Diwali 2004 had benefited by arriving in the festive season.

“Somehow this fact never got highlighted as all the rivalry seemed to be hero-centric. However, Kareena has been quietly enjoying her stint when it comes to the release of her biggies. Now the going only seems to be perfect for her in near future as well with her newer films eyeing the best available slots”, continues the observer.

As things stand today, Kareena can well enjoy quite a few celebrations coming her way in the festival season ahead. Come 2011 and she would be occupying both Eid Bodyguard as well as the Diwali Ra. One slots. Though Christmas season currently has only one confirmed release – the sequel to Shah Rukh Khan’s Don, it would be interesting to see if Kareena brings one of her movies along then.

“Well, one can never be too sure about such things”, smiles Kareena who is obviously elated with this ‘feat’, “Yes, Golmaal 3 was always planned for a Diwali release and it’s blockbuster success has made us all feel good about the effort that we all had to put to ensure that the deadline was met.”

Now with declaration coming in that Salman Khan would most definitely bring in Bodyguard on Eid 2011, Kareena knows that it is going to be quite some hard work ahead.

“I would soon be beginning shoot for the Karan Johar film with Imran (Khan)”, she talks about (tentatively titled) Short Term Shaadi here, “Meanwhile, Ra. One and Agent Vinod too have to be wrapped up. With Bodyguard coming in as well, it is going to be some really busy months ahead. But yes, it does feel great to be arriving on festive dates year after year.”

Since Ra. One has already been confirmed for Diwali 2011, one wonders when would her film with Saif Ali Khan, Agent Vinod, eventually release. The tentative plans as of now are for May 2011 but it won’t be surprising if the makers pick the long Independence Day weekend for the release. 15th August falls on a Monday and a 12th August release would give them a 4 day long weekend here, hence adding on to continued celebrations for Kareena. In between all of this, she would also be kick starting her new film with Aamir Khan. As for Short Term Shaadi, how about Christmas 2011?

Some food for thought Kareena? After all it could well be a record waiting to make an entry into the Guinness!

Short Term Buy Call For Dish TV India

Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on Dish TV India stock with a short term target.

According to analysts, interested investors can purchase the stock on declines with a stop loss of Rs 18. If the stock market remains positive in the coming days, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 25.

Today (Jan 27), the company’s shares opened at Rs 18.60 on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), as against its last closure at Rs 18.40 on Friday (Jan 23). The share price has seen a 52-week high of Rs 75.80 and a low of Rs 11.75 on BSE.

It is clear from the charts of Dish TV that it has been on an intermediate-term up trend from its 52-week low (Rs 11.75), which was recorded in late October 2008.

The company’s stock, on December 10, conclusively came through a key resistance level of Rs 18 by gaining 16%.

Presently, this resistance level is acting as a major level of support for the stock.

Taking twin support from an important support level at Rs 18 and the intermediate-term up trend line, the company’s stock surged 3.5% along with good volume on January 23. This positive move has further strengthened the bullish momentum.

The daily relative strength index (RSI) is going up in the neutral region in the direction of bullish region.

Considering that the intermediate-term up trendline continues to be intact, analysts are confident on the stock from a short-term viewpoint.

They think the stock to gain further until it hits their said target of Rs 21 in the forthcoming trading sessions.

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Short Term Buy Call For Dish TV India was first posted on January 27, 2009 at 1:06 pm.