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What is a Death Certificate and Why is it Needed?
A Death Certificate is a document issued by the Government to the nearest relatives of the deceased, stating the date, fact and cause of death. It is essential to register death to prove the time and date of death, to establish the fact of death for relieving the individual from social, legal and official obligations, to enable settlement of property inheritance, and to authorise the family to collect insurance and other benefits.
The Legal Framework
In India, it is mandatory under the law (as per the Registration of Births & Deaths Act, 1969(External website that opens in a new window)) to register every death with the concerned State/UT Government within 21 days of its occurrence. The Government accordingly has provided for a well-defined system for registration of Death, with the Registrar General, India, at the centre and the Chief Registrars in States, running through district registrars to the village and town registrars at the periphery.
What You Need to Do to Obtain a Death Certificate
A death can be reported and registered by the head of the family, in case it occurs in a house; by the medical in-charge if it occurs in a hospital; by the jail in-charge if it occurs in a jail; and by the headman of the village or the in-charge of the local police station in case the body is found deserted in that area.
To apply for a Death Certificate, you must first register the death. The death has to be registered with the concerned local authorities within 21 days of its occurrence, by filling up the form prescribed by the Registrar. Death Certificate is then issued after proper verification.
If a death is not registered within 21 days of its occurrence, permission from the Registrar/Area Magistrate, along with the fee prescribed in case of late registration, is required.
The application form in which you are required to apply is usually available with the area's local body authorities, or with the Registrar who maintains the Register of Deaths. You might also need to submit proof of birth of the deceased, an affidavit specifying the date and time of death, a copy of the ration card, and the required fee in the form of court fee stamps.
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Obtain Death Certificate: Andaman and Nicobar Island
Parents and relatives of the deceased.
Concerned Authority
Registrar, Birth and Death, DHS, Port Blair.
A duly filled form addressed to the Registrar, Birth and Death, Port Blair.
Necessary Documents/Papers
The Death Slip, given by the ward Doctor or an application ona plain paper.
No fee is charged.
Required Forms
- Form-2(PDF file that opens in a new window) – Application form for Death Certificate.
The forms cannot be submitted online at present.
Obtain Death Certificate: Andhra Pradesh
Any citizen or any foreigner's legal heir, the death of whose relative takes place in the State
Concerned Authority
The local bodies – Municipalities in the urban and the Mandal Revenue Office in the rural areas of the state
Once a death occurs, the family member should reach the local body, the Municipality or the Mandal Revenue Office and apply for the certificate in a Death Report Statutory form (Form 4) on any working day.
Necessary Documents/Papers
The application is to be made in the prescribed format with a legal certificate. Then it will be verified & the certificate will be issued.
It varies from local body to local body and is at the discretion of the local body.
The concerned local body will give the form (Form 4) free of cost in most of the places. They can also be downloaded from http://ccla.ap.gov.in/revformsmain.htm(External website that opens in a new window). Online submission is not possible at present.
The following Municipality websites may be visited for more info:
- Hyderabad: http://www.ourmch.com(External website that opens in a new window)
- Visakhapatnam: http://www.visakhapatnammunicipalcorporation.org
Obtain Death Certificate: Arunachal Pradesh
Any person who dies in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
Concerned Authority
- Additional District Registrar of Death/ District Statistical Officer (DSO) at the district level.
- At Circle and Sub Divisional levesl – Administrative Officers (SDO/EAC/CO) will issue the certificate as Registrars of Death.
A family member or informer has to report to the nearest Birth and Death Registration Office. Death should be reported within 1 month in a plain application forwarded by Gaon Bura/Anchal Samiti Member/Any HoD or Gazetted Officer, with seal, to the nearest Registrar of Death. The prescribed application form (Form no. 2) available at the office has also to be filled up. If applied for after 1 month but before 1 year, the medical certificate will be required. If applied after 1 year, an affidavit and the medical certificate will be required.
Necessary documents/papers
- Form No 2 ? Death Report.
- Declaration of Death by a Doctor (Medical Certificate), if applicable.
- Within 1 month – Rs.5
- After 1 month – Rs.10
- After 1 year – Rs.15
Form No. 2. Death Report forms are not available online.
Obtain Death Certificate: Assam
Concerned Authority
Joint Director, Health Services, of any District
In the event of a failure to register a death within the stipulated period of 21 days, one has to obtain a non-objection certificate (NOC), which is issued when a Death Certificate has not been obtained for more than one year after the death.
This certificate is issued by the District Administration, to obtain the Death Certificate, which in turn is issued by the Joint Director, Health Services, of a district of Assam. The applicant can apply for the certificate at the receipt counter of the Public Facilitation Center, Deputy Commissioner's Office. The operator accepts the application and gives a computer generated receipt of the application. A printout of the certificate is taken, based on the data from the application. The certificate, along with the document, is sent to the concerned officer, and upon prior approval of the officer through a signature, the certificate is sent back to the receipt counter to be issued to the applicant.
The certificate is issued on the same day as the day of application.
Obtain Death Certificate: Chandigarh
The service is applicable to all deaths taking place at Chandigarh. This service is provided to all citizens from the Office of the Registrar (Birth & Death) and also from all Sampark Centres of Chandigarh (e-Governance Centre of Chandigarh Administration: http://chandigarh.gov.in/how_dth.htm(External website that opens in a new window)). The Sampark Centre gets data of all deaths in Chandigarh from the Health Department, Chandigarh, twice a month.
The applicant is required to fill a prescribed form and submit the same with the District Registrar, Births & Deaths, or at any Sampark Centre.
This service is offered on payment basis. The first copy is charged Rs. 21 and subsequent copies are charged @ Rs.18 per copy.
Obtain Death Certificate: Delhi
Every death is to be reported and registered within 21 days at the place of its occurrence in the prescribed reporting forms. The persons required to register Birth are:
- When the Death has taken place in a house: Head of the house or nearest relative of the head of the House or oldest person in the family
- When the Death had taken place outside the house:
i. In a Hospital/Health Centre, Maternity Home or other like institutions: Medical Officer Incharge or any officer authorised by him
ii. In a Jail: Jail Incharge
iii. In a Hospital, Dharmshala, Boarding House: Person Incharge
iv. In a Moving Vehicle: Person Incharge of the Vehicle
v. Found deserted in a public place: Headman of the Village/Incharge of the local police station
Death Certificates in Delhi are issued by the Local Bodies namely MCD, NDMC, Delhi Cantonment Board, within 7 days from the date of receipt of application from the applicant, provided the death has already been registered. The certificates are issued from the registration centres/Zonal Offices of the local bodies.
Concerned Authority
There are different centres of each local body in Delhi for such registration. The details as per jurisdiction of the local body are as below:
MCD (188 Centres – Urban : 137 and Rural : 51)
Deputy Health Officer of each Municipal Zone is designated as Registrar of Births & Deaths. The vaccinator of the vaccination centre or paramedical staff of Health Centres/Sub Centres have been designated as Sub-Registrars and also at Citizen Service Bureau.
- Domiciliary Cases
i. Registration of death occurring at home in an urban area is being done at the vaccination centre located in the area.
ii. Registration of death occurring at home in a rural area is being done by vaccinators or paramedical staff. Registration Centres are located in Primary Health Centres, Dispensaries and Mother & Child Welfare Sub Centres in rural areas.
- Other Cases
Registration of death occurring in a hospital, nursing home and for other cases is being done at the office of the MCD in the zone where these institutions are located.
N.D.M.C. ( 9 Centres ):
|Sub Inoculation Center, Mandir Marg
Ph: 23362284
|9.00 AM to 5.30 PM for cases which are current and not more than four years old. The certificate will be issued within 24 hours(for current birth & death registration). For older records the time will be 96 hrs.
|9.30 PM to 12.30 PM. Certificate will be issued within 96 hours after receiving records from hospitals.
Registration of Birth where institutional or domiciliary is being done at the Vaccination Centre located in the NDMC area: The vaccinator of each vaccination centre has been designated as the Sub Registrar. The Medical Officer Incharge of the International Inoculation Centre, Mandir Marg has been designated as Registrar of Births/Deaths for the entire area of NDMC.
Delhi Cantt. ( 1 Centre ): Registration of Birth (institutional/domiciliary) is being done at the Registration Centre located in the Cantt. General Hospital.
Case of Moving Vehicle: Registration of death occurring in a moving vehicle will be done at the registration centre of the area of first place of halt of the vehicle.
Obtain Death Certificate: Goa
Apply on plain paper giving details like
- The name of the deceased.
- The date of death.
- Location of residence.
- Registration no.
to the concerned Municipal Council or Panchayat Office.
Obtain Death Certificate: Gujarat
The e-Gram package is designed and developed by NIC for Panchayat Rural Housing & Rural Development Department to computerise the Citizen Centric Services at Gram Panchayat level. It facilitates Registration of Death and Still Birth and provides the respective certificate to the citizens and maintains the registers of the same.
These services can be availed from the e-Gram centrels at the village panchayat.
Obtain Death Certificate: Haryana
Apply to the Civil Surgeon of the district for rural areas and to the Municipality for urban areas. Wherever computerized, the certificate is issued by the NaiDisha Centre for urban areas. It is yet to be implemented in rural areas.
For more information and relevant foms, visit http://haryanaforms.nic.in/health/health_main.htm
Obtain Death Certificate: Himachal Pradesh
Any member of the family can apply for the Certificate of Death of the deceased or later thereafter.
The forms are available free of cost from the office of the Registrar (Births and Deaths).
The fully filled application form duly signed by the applicant is submitted to the concerned authorities. The Cashier/Clerk/Computer Operator receives the application with the required fee and the applicant is given a receipt. Or the fee can be paid in the Treasury. In case the death details mentioned in the form are verified from the actual records of the Panchayat for rural areas or cremation grounds or hospitals, the required certificate can be collected personally or by post giving a self-addressed envelope with the application.
Obtain Death Certificate: Jharkhand
Death registration has been done in the State of Jharkhand as per Birth & Death Registration Act, 1969 and Jharkhand Birth & Death Registration ruling, 2009. Accordingly every Death is to be reported and registered within 21 days at the place of its occurrence in the prescribed reporting forms.
When a Death has taken place in a house
Head of the house or nearest relative of the head of the House or oldest person in the family or Anganwadi Sewika or Chawkidar are also responsible to inform the concerned registrar for the event.
When the Death has taken place outside the house
- When occurrence took place in a Sadar Hospital/Sub-Divisional Hospital/Medical College Hospital/Referral Hospital people will get certification of Death from the same concern as the deputy superintendent of the hospitals and officers In-charge of Referral Hospital and PHCs are denoted as registrar for their jurisdiction.
- In Maternity Home and other like Institution: Medical officer In-charge is responsible to inform the occurrence to concerned registrar and will obtain death certificate from the registrar and hand it over the person. The Medical Officer in-charge can take a self addressed stamp envelop from the attendant of the deceased.
- In a Jail: Jail In-charge is informers.
- In a Dharmshala, Boarding House etc: Person In-charge is informer.
- In a Moving Vehicle: Person In-charge of the Vehicle is informer.
- Found deserted in a public place: Headman of the Village/In-charge of the local police station are informer.
Death Certificates in Jharkhand are issued by the Local Bodies namely Medical College hospital, Sadar Hospital, Sub divisional Hospital, Nagar Nigam, Municipality, NAC, Referral Hospital, PHC, Panchayat and Cantonment Board, within 7 days from the date of receipt of prescribe application form from the applicant. After a short enquiry registrar will register the case and provide the certificate. In case of Death took place in Moving Vehicle, Registration will be done in the first place of halt of the vehicle.
Concerned Authority
Administrative Registrar
- State: Secretary, Planning and Development Department of Jharkhand Government-cum-Chief Registrar (Birth & Death), Jharkhand – Director, Statistics & Evaluation-cum-Additional Chief Registrar (Birth & Death), Jharkhand – Joint Director, Vital-cum-Joint Chief Registrar (Birth & Death), Jharkhand – Deputy Directory, Vital-cum-Deputy-Chief Registrar (Birth & Death), Jharkhand.
- District and Below
- Deputy Commissioner-cum-District Registrar (Birth & Death)
- District Statistical Officer-cum-Additional District Registrar (Birth & Death)
- Block Development Officer-cum-Additional District Registrar (Birth & Death) Concerned block areas.
- Civil Surgeon-cum-Additional District Registrar (Birth & Death)
Operational Registrars
Gram Panchayat Sewek-cum- Registrar (Birth & Death), Concerned Gram Panchayat areas.
- Medical officer-cum-Registrar (Birth & Death) Concerned Municipal Corporation
- Medical officer/Executive officer/Special officer/ Chairman/Deputy Chairman-cum-Concerned Registrar of Municipality/N.A.C
- Deputy Superintendent-cum- Registrar (Birth & Death) Concerned
- Medical College Hospital, Sub divisional Hospital Medical Officer Incharge-cum- concerned referral hospital
- All Medical Officer Incharge of P.H.Cs and Additional P.H.Cs
Supporting Papers/Documents
- Application on a prescribe form.
- Proof of Death of the person in respect of whom the certificate is required.
- Affidavit specifying place, date and time of death of the person.
- All documents to be attested by a Gazetted Officer.
Note: After one month to maximum one year of the event an affidavit may be asked by the authority as per the situation.
Form for Death Certificate: Click Here
Criteria Used for deciding the case
It is on the Registrar's Satisfaction to register the case.
Additional Information
Fee for obtaining the copies of certificate
No fee is required for certificate but every additional copy cost Rs 5/- each.
Rule for registering after due date
There is a prescribed rule and fee structure for late registration and submission of required documents, after that permission from a competent authority has to be obtained.
Procedure of Late Registration
- A Death can be registered after 21 days but before 30 days of occurrence on payment of late fee.
- A Death can be registered after 30 days but before 1 year of occurrence after obtaining written permission from the Registrar and on payment of late fee.
- A Death can be registered after 1 year of occurrence after obtaining an order from the Executive Magistrate deputed for this job by S.D.O and on payment of late fee.
- Registration within a period of 21 days of occurrence – No fee
- Registration after 21 days but up to 30 days of occurrence – Rs.1/-
- Registration after 30 days but up to 1 year of occurrence – Rs.1/-
- Registration after 1 year of occurrence – Rs.1/-
Fee Structure for Registration
Changes in the Certificate
Changes in the certificate can be undertaken at same registration unit on a written request along with an affidavit and undertaking from the informant.
Response Time
Normally you should be getting a response within 21 days.
For any other information please contact:
Director, Statistics and Evaluation,
Engineer's hostel No. 1,
Near Golchakkar, Dhurwa, Ranchi
Contact No.: 0651-2400877
Obtain Death Certificate: Karnataka
Concerned Authorities
The Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and the Director of Economics and Statistics.
In Rural areas,
Registrar (rural) – Village Accountant.
In Urban areas
the following are the registrars
In case of City corporations: Health officer.
In case of City Municipal councils: Health officer/Health inspector.
In case of Town Municipal councils: Health inspector.
In case of Notified areas/ Project areas/Cantonment – Health inspector.
Persons required to register the birth/deaths :
Persons required to register births and deaths within the prescribed period of 21 (twenty one) days from the date of birth/ still birth or death as the case may be, are as shown below.
- In respect of births and deaths in a house, the head of the house/ household, and if he is not present at any time during the period within which the birth/ death has to be reported, then the nearest relative present in the house or the oldest adult male person present in the house during the said period;
- In respect of births/ deaths in a hospital or health center or a maternity or nursing home or other like institutions, the medical officer in charge or any person authorized by him on his behalf;
- In respect of births and deaths in a jail, the jailor in charge;
- In respect of births/ deaths in a choultry, chattram, hostel, dharamshala, boarding-house, lodging-house, tavern, barrack, toddy shop or place of public resort, the person in charge there of;
- In respect of any new-born child or dead body found deserted in a public place, the headman or the corresponding officer of the village in the case of a village, the officer in charge of the local police station elsewhere;
- In any other place, such a person as may be prescribed.
Extracts of birth/death registration :
The extracts of the particulars from the register relating to births or deaths are to be given to an informant as noted above within thirty days from the date of its reporting. If the informant fails to collect the extracts of the registration of birth/ death, then the registrar would transmit the same to the concerned family by post within fifteen days of the expiry of the thirty-day period.
Authority for delayed registration and fee payable thereof
- Any birth/ death of which information is given to the Registrar after the expiry of 21 days from the date of occurrence but within 30 days of the same, shall be registered on payment of a late fee of Rs.2/- ( Rupees Two only).
- Any birth/ death of which information is given to the Registrar after thirty days but within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only with the written permission of the Tahsildar or Commissioner/ Chief officer as the case may be, and on payment of a late fee of Rs.5/- (Rupees Five only).
- Any birth or death which has not been registered within one year of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order of a Magistrate of the first class or a Presidency Magistrate and on payment of late fees of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten only).
Registration of births/deaths of Indian citizens outside India.
Indian Consulates register the births and deaths of Indian citizens occurring outside India, as per the provisions made in the Citizens Rules 1956, under the Citizenship Act 1955, and issue birth and death certificates. The certificate issued by the Indian Consulates is valid and holds good for all purposes. Also, Indian citizens have been allowed to register the births of their children at the place of their usual residence, within 60 days after their return to India, if they return with a view to settling here.
Registration of Deaths of missing persons
For registration of deaths, information on the date and place of death of a person is required. However, in case of a missing person, her/his death is presumptive where the actual date of death and place of death cannot be ascertained. Ordinarily, a person unheard of for the statutory period shall be presumed to be dead on the expiry of 7 years and not earlier. The presumption of death and its date and place of occurrence is a matter of burden of proof. The date and place of the death of a person who is missing for more than 7 years, is determined by the competent court/ authority on the basis of oral and documentary evidence produced before him in this regard. Since the Registration of Birth and Death Act and Rules is silent on the question of determination of the date and place of death of a missing person, the date and place determined by the court in a declaratory suit as may be filed for this purpose can be relied upon.
Corrections and Cancellations
The Registrar can correct or cancel any entry in the register which is erroneous in form, or subject to the provisions of these rules. The errors may be of different types like
- Clerical or formal error: In this case, the Registrar must inquire into the matter and satisfy herself/ himself that such an error has been made and send an extract of the copy of the correction to the Tahsildar/ Commissioner/ Chief Officer as the case may be.
- Error in substance: In this case, the Registrar can correct the entry upon production of a declaration setting forth the nature of the error and the true facts of the case made by two credible persons having knowledge of the facts of the case. All the corrections should be reported along with the necessary details to the Tahsildar or Commissioner/ Chief officer, as the case may be.
- Fraudulent or improper entry: This is an offense punishable under the Act. Therefore, the Registrar must report to the Additional District Registrar, who is the prosecuting officer, and take necessary action on hearing from him.
Issue of Certificates:
Under the RBD Act, a person can obtain an extract from the register relating to a birth or death on payment of a fee of Rs.5/-. Such extracts are to be issued in Form 5 in the case of birth and Form 6 in case of death. In the extract of death, the particulars regarding the cause of death are not to be disclosed. Under Section 12 of the RBD Act, the Registrar should, "as soon as the registration of birth and death has been completed, give an extract of the registration free of charge to the person who gives the information". The Registrar should not only issue the first copy of the birth or death certificate free of charge but also should do so as soon as the registration is completed.
The fees payable for a search to be made, an extract or a non-availablility certificate to be issued shall be as follows:
|Search for a single entry in the first year for which the search is made
|For every additional year for which the search is continued
|For granting extract relating to each birth or death
|For granting non-availability certificate of birth/death
|Rs. 2/-
Any such extract with regard to birth or death shall be issued by the Registrar or the Tahsildar or Commissioner/Chief officer of the Municipal corporation/ Municipal council as the case may be, in appropriate forms.
If any particular event of birth or death is not found registered, the Registrar shall issue a non-availability certificate in the appropriate form.
Any such extract or non-availability certificate may be furnished to the person asking for it or may be sent to him by post on payment of the postal charges there of.
Obtain Death Certificate: Lakshadweep
Any individual or parent/guardian can apply for a Death Certificate to the Registrar of Birth & Death during office hours.
An application should be submitted on a plain paper, affixing a court fee stamp of Rs.2, and the approximate date of birth should be mentioned. If available, the nativity certificate can also be submitted as a supporting document.
Concerned Authority
The Registrar of Birth & Death is the issuing authority.
Obtain Death Certificate: Maharashtra
Concerned Authority
Death Certificates are issued by the Municipal Corporation / Municipal Council in urban areas whereas in rural areas the authority is the Tehsildar at the Taluka level. The authority at the village level is the Gram Panchayat Office.
An application in the prescribed format, along with the necessary court fee stamp, is to be submitted to the concerned office, in case of urban areas. For rural areas, an application can be given on plain paper with the requisite details.
Obtain Death Certificate: Meghalaya
Information regarding all births, deaths and still births occurring within the jurisdiction of the Shillong Municipal Board has to be given in the prescribed form to the birth and death department within 21 days from the date of birth or still birth; and
The prescribed forms for the purpose are available with the health officer of the birth and death department free of cost.
- If the death occurred at home, the death certificate from the locality headman should be enclosed.
- If the death occurred in the hospital, the death certificate from the hospital should be enclosed.
For more information, visit: http://smb.nic.in(External website that opens in a new window).
Obtain Death Certificate: Mizoram
Importance of Death Certificate
- To obtained heirship certificate.
- For claim of family pension, insurance etc and any other benefit which may be derived from the deceased person.
In every village/locality there are Registrars of Births & Deaths. With the local Registrar of Births & Deaths one can be registered at the place of birth/death as mentioned below:
- Every birth or death must be reported within 21 days from the date of the event, free of cost, at the place of occurrence.
- After 21 days but within 30 days from the date of occurrence, one can be registered by the permission of the Registrar, Births & Deaths, with a fee of Rs.2/- (Rupees Two) only.
- After one month but within 1 year from the date of occurrence one can apply (on a plain paper) for registration permission from the Addl Chief Registrar of Births & Deaths and Director, Economics & Statistics, and should be registered at the place of occurrence with a fee of Rs.5/- (Ruppes five) only.
- After one year or more, one can apply for registration permission from the Magistrate, Ist Class, in a prescribed form which is mentioned below and shall be registered at the place of occurrence with a fee of Rs.10/- (Rupees Ten) only.
Procedure for obtaining Death Certificate:
- The application form can be obtained from the DC office counter during office hours at Rs.5/-.
- Verification by the respective local Registrar of Births and Deaths.
- Submission to the judicial branch, DC office Complex, in all 8 Districts of Mizoram.
Obtain Death Certificate: Puducherry
- All the needed persons
- Registrar/Sub-Registrar/Asst. Sub-Registrar of the Local Body
- To fill the prescribed application form
- Office of Registrar of Births & Deaths/ On line computer Centre
- Morning 9 A.M to 1.00 Noon Evening 2 P.M to 4.30 P.M
- No need
- Each copy Rs.5/-
- Yes ? Prescribed application form
- Oral Information
Obtain Death Certificate: Punjab
Department Concerned
- Urban areas: The Executive Office, under the Municipalities Act, is the Assistant Registrar (Birth & Death). (Urban Area, Municipal Corporation/Committee/Notified Area Committee) Municipality Offices.
- Rural areas: Office of the Civil Surgeon who acts as the District Registrar (Birth and Death).
Eligibility Conditions
Any member of the family can apply for the Certificate of Death of the deceased or later thereafter.
Step by step Procedure
i. The Forms are available free of cost from the office of the Registrar (Births & Deaths) or can be downloaded from the website(External website that opens in a new window).
ii. The fully filled application form duly signed by the applicant is submitted to the concerned authorities.
iii. The Cashier/Clerk/Computer Operator receives the application with the required fee and the applicant is given a receipt. The fee can also be paid in the Treasury on the Treasury Challan form T.R.6.
iv. The required certificate can be collected personally or by post, giving a self-addressed envelope with the application.
Check List of Documents
i. Application Form
ii. Fee Receipt/Copy of Challan if paid in the Treasury
Verification Procedures
In case the details of death mentioned in the form are to be verified, it is done from the actual records of the Civil Surgeon's office for rural areas or from cremation grounds or hospitals.
Prescribed Time Schedule
The Death Certificate is issued to the applicant within 7 days.
Addresses of Concerned Officers
i. Civil Surgeon cum District Registrar, Births and Deaths at the District Level, for rural areas.
ii. Executive Officer/Local Registrar, Births and Deaths, in Municipal Committee, for urban areas
Fee Prescribed
i. Fees for one Copy of the certificate: Rs.2/-
ii. Search fees for one year: Rs.1/-
Sanctioning Authority
Registrar (Birth and Death) of the concerned area
Grievance Redressal System
In case of any grievance, you may contact
Civil Surgeon cum District Registrar (Death and Birth)
Chief Registrar, Births & Deaths and
Director Health & Family Welfare, Punjab,
Parivar Kalyan Bhawan,
Sector 34-A, Chandigarh
Common Mistakes to Avoid
The address and other details mentioned in the form should be the same as recorded in the hospital, cremation ground etc.
Other Information
i. Whenever a death occurs in a rural area, it is to be intimated to the village chowkidar. The chowkidar records the death in his register and informs the concerned Police Station and from there it is sent to the Civil Surgeon's Office.
ii. Any Death of which delayed information is given to the Registrar can be registered under Section 13 (1, 2 and 3) of the RBD Act-1969 as follows:
i. 13(1) – After 21 days but within a month of its occurrence it shall be registered on payment of a late fee Rs.1/- (One).
ii. 13(2) – After thirty days but within one year of its occurrence it shall be registered only with the written permission of the District Registrar, Births and Deaths, and on payment of a late fee of Rupees Three, on production of an affidavit made before a Notary Public or Magistrate, 1st Class.
iii. 13(3) – Any Death which has not been registered within one year, of its occurrence, shall be registered only on an order of the Sub-Divisional Magistrate and on payment of a late fee of Rupees Five, on production of an affidavit made before a Magistrate, 1st Class, giving reasons for non-registering the event.
iii. In urban areas, when death occurs in a hospital or health centre or other like institutions, the Medical Officer incharge is responsible to get the event entered in the O/o respective local register.
iv. In rural areas, in respect of deaths in a house, the head of the household, the nearest relative present in the house and the oldest adult male person present in the house during the period within which the birth or death has to be reported, can enter the event in the chowkidar's book. The chowkidar gets that event registered in the register of the concerned police station twice in a month.
v. Death is registered at the place of occurrence in the Office of the Registrar of Births & Deaths for that area.
vi. Whenever an event takes place, the informant specified for such an event has to declare the fact of the event along with certain particulars like the Death Report (Form 4), to the Registrar of the local area.
vii. The informant is required to declare the fact of occurrence and the particulars of an event within 21 days.
Obtain Death Certificate: Sikkim
Newly born babies and those who born prior to implementation of Births & Deaths Registration Act-1969 on 20.08.1979 in the state of sikkim are eligible to avail the service.
The Sate government has appointed concerned authority as the Registrars of Births & Deaths in 32 Centres in the State which are located at State HQ Gangtok and all Hospitals & Public Health Centres.
The informant submits filled prescribed forms to the Registrar.
The informant should approach to the Registrar for availing the service and during 10 AM to 4 PM.
Document required:
- Discharge certificate from Hospital/PHC/Pachyat report
- Verification from DC/DM incase of delayed registration
Within 21 days, certificate is issued free of cost. But incase of delayed registration, late fee to be paid as per the ACT.
Death Report Form No-2 to be filled in.
At present, froms can not be downloaded
Obtain Death Certificate: Tamil Nadu
As per rules, the births, deaths and still-births will have to be registered within 21 days at the place of occurrence.
Concerned Authority
- In Municipalities, Corporations and Special Village Panchayats (Town Panchayats), the concerned local bodies undertake the registration of deaths.
- In Village Panchayats, the responsibility for registration of deaths is with the Revenue Department and the Village Administrative Officers in the Village Panchayats are the Registrars of Deaths.
- Deaths taking place in a medical institution will be intimated for registration by the institution directly to the registering authority.
- When death has taken place in the house, the head of the family or the nearest relative of the family will have to register in the prescribed format along with a medical certificate.
Beyond the prescribed time limit, if a registration is done, it is accepted with a payment of penalty upto a period of one year. If a registration is to be done beyond the period of one year, it will be registered only on receipt of a judicial order from a Magistrate and with penalty.
- In rural areas, the Register of Deaths is maintained in the Taluk office for two years and is then transferred to the respective Sub-Registrar's Office. Hence, in rural areas, the Death Certificate can be taken from the Taluk Office within two years and thereafter it has to be applied for in the Sub-Registrar's office and obtained.
- In Town/ Municipal areas, the Registers of Deaths are maintained by the respective Town/ Municipal Office.
The forms have to be asked for in the above offices and obtained.
In rural areas, the Taluk Offices and Sub-Registrar's offices are the concerned offices for registration/ issual of certificates. Taluk offices come under the Revenue Administration Department.
Town Panchayats (at present called Special Village Panchayats) come under the Rural Development Department.
Municipalities and Corporations come under the Municipal Administration and the Water Supply Department.
Obtain Death Certificate: Tripura
Every death has to be reported and registered within 21 days at the place of its occurrence.
The persons who could register the event are:
- In a Hospital, Health Centre, Maternity Home, Nursing Home or other similar institutions: Medical Officer In-charge or any officer authorised by him/her
- In a Jail: Jailor In-charge
- In a Hostel, Dharamshala, Boarding/Lodging House etc.: Person In-charge
- In a Moving Vehicle: Person In-charge of the Vehicle
- Found deserted in a public place: Headman of the Village/In-charge of the local police station
- House: Head of the household or in his absence, his nearest relative
The applicant can put up his/her application for registering death and obtaining Death Certificate at the e-Suvidha Centres situated in the Offices of Sub-Divisional Magistrates where the applicant permanently resides in on any working day. The applicant is given an Acknowledgement Receipt for the same that indicates a Delivery Date for his/her Certificate.
Alternatively, the applicant may also apply to the Block Development Officer, Executive Officers of Nagar Panchayat, Executive Officer of Agartala Municipality or Medical Superintendent/of State/District/Sub-Divisional Hospitals as applicable, to obtain death registration and certificates.
For delayed registration, the issuing authority, at his discretion may initiate Field Enquiry by the relevant Tehsil/Revenue Inspector/Deputy Collector & Magistrate on the merit of the application. After proper verification, the respective authorities would issue the death certificate to the applicant.
Registration of Death of missing persons
Ordinarily, a person unheard of for the period of seven years shall be presumed as dead. The presumption of death and place of occurrence is determined by the competent court/authority on the basis of oral and documentary evidence and the date and place determined by the Court in a declaratory suit is relied upon.
Concerned Department
In Tripura, the District Magistrate and Collectors have been designated as District Registrars for Death and the Sub-Divisional Magistrates/Block Development Officers have been designated as Additional Registrar of Death.
In addition, the Executive Officers of Agartala Municipality/Nagar Panchayats and Incharges of State/District/Sub-Divisional Hospitals have also been notified as the Registrars of Death and Officers issuing Death certificate.
The different bodies in the state for death registration are:
- e-Suvidha Centres in the Office of the Sub-Divisional Magistrates: 15
- Municipality: 1 and Nagar Panchayats: 13 Rural Development Blocks: 40
- State, District and Sub-Divisional Hospitals: 15
Necessary Documents
The following indicative list of documents may qualify to substantiate the applicant's claim for registering death and obtaining a certificate:
- Citizenship of any one parent [mandatory]
- Certificate of Pradhan
- Certificate of Doctor/Hospital Discharge Certificate
- Tehshil enquiry
In case of delayed registration, an affidavit from judicial magistrate indicating the date and place of death is also required.
The occurance of death should be registered after 21 days but within 30 days of its occurrence. A late fee of Rs.2/- only and Rs.5/- upto a period of one year can be levied after that. Events which have been reported a year later, after its actual occurrence invites a late fee of Rs.10/-.
Other information
A common application form, introduced for applying for Certificates in Tripura can be downloaded from http://tsu.trp.nic.in/esuvidha(External website that opens in a new window) for applying for a death certificate from e-Suvidha Centres.
Obtain Death Certificate: Uttar Pradesh
Every death has to be reported and registered within 21 days at the place of its occurrence. After one year, the death can be registered on the order of a first class magistrate only.
- When death takes place in a house – the head of the house or the nearest relative of the head of the House or the oldest person in the family.
- When death takes place outside the house:
|In a Hospital/Health Centre, Maternity Home or other like institutions
|Medical Officer In-charge or any officer authorised by him.
|In a Jail
|Jail In-charge
|In a Hospital, Dharamshala, Boarding House etc.
|Person In-charge
|In a Moving Vehicle
|Person In-charge of the Vehicle
|Found deserted in a public place
|Headman of the Village/ In-charge of the local police station
A death certificate can be obtained by applying through the prescribed proforma and fee as fixed by local body authorities. The certificates are issued from the registration centres/ offices of the local bodies in the zones under which the deceased was living at the time of death.
Concerned Authority
- Municipal Corporation
- Nagar Palika
- Nagar Palika Parishad
Necessary documents/papers
- Application form with fee.
- Proof of death of the person for whom the certificate is required.
- Affidavit, if death is being registered after one year of its occurrence.
Obtain Death Certificate: Uttarakhand
Any Indian citizen
Concerned Authority
- Town Area: Nagar Palika and the Chief Medical Officer
- Rural Area: Gram Panchayat
If a person has died in hospital, a letter given by the hospital has to be produced, and if a person has died at home then an application has to be given to the Nagar Palika. To obtain a Death Certificate, Form 2 has to be filled by the applicant along with the hospital certificate, as the case may be. If the registration was made after one year from the date of expiry then an affidavit issued by the SDM has to be submitted.
Necessary documents/papers
- Hospital certificate
- Affidavit, if the case requires it
- Form 2 available at Nagar Palika
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Pluck provides social media platforms for brands and publishers, including News International, The Guardian, and Trinity Mirror.
I've been talking to Stephanie Himoff, who directs Pluck's European sales, about the company's social media tools, and how publishers can use UGC to drive traffic and increase engagement…
Can you tell us about Pluck and what it does?
We provide social media solutions for 415 websites, and ours is a leading platform that integrates into sites to facilitate user generated content. Our clients include The Guardian, The Times, and Trinity Mirror, and we provide modules that allow users to interact more with these websites.
We power UGC in the form of blogs, tools for uploading photos, forums and communities, and provide integration with Facebook and Twitter. We've been in the UK since 2007, though we were acquired by Demand Media last year.
In what ways can publishers use social media tools to drive traffic and increase loyalty?
It's a way for a publisher to increase key site metrics. Social media functions like comments can increase traffic and dwell time by getting customers more engaged with a website.
For retailers, customer engagement around reviews can be very valuable. Not only does it help other customers, but people will share reviews with friends, and this can drive more traffic onto the site.
Also, if you build and provide tools for the audience to produce content through blogs, photos etc, this provides another opportunity to come back to the site.
All of these different activities will be captured through their profiles, and this can also help other users to discover content. For example, on Comment is Free, people can see a comment that interests them, look at the user's profile, and see what other stories they have commented on, and discover older, archived content.
In this and other ways, these activities mean more page views and boost engagement metrics, something that is important for any site owner, especially in the light of the recent Proctor and Gamble announcement that this is its preferred metric.
What do you think are the barriers to adoption that deter some publishers from venturing into social media?
Historically, editorial teams have been cautious about embracing social media, thanks to legal and other concerns, while commercial departments have been sceptical about the commercial potential of social media.
These have been producing barriers to adoption, but I think they are rapidly eroding. By 2010, sites will have to be social. If you don't provide your users with these tools, they will simply go elsewhere.
How do you approach the issue of comment moderation?
Some of our clients let comments flow and then take action, while others moderate comments before they go live. It's about managing expectations and making customers aware of site policies.
The technology and best practices around managing online communities has come a long way, and any abusive content can be flagged and reported in real time.
On USA Today, it has 500m page views per month, but they have been able to manage abusive behaviour with a relatively small team. Each comment has the option to comment, rate and report abuse.
Ultimately, once you have a well established community, it will police itself. Around 5% of the total user base will be passionate and will let you know about abuse.It's a great situation, when you have evangelists for the site and community that do this.
Most of our clients choose a reactive policy, they use Pluck's technology to allow users to report an flag abuse when they see it. Publishers can determine the t hresholds they want to apply.
News International does it differently though. Foe example,e. Times Online moderates everything before it goes on the site, but it provides 24/7 moderation so that comments are published quickly.
If you are pro-active on comments, then you have to be quick. If comments take 48 hours to appear, readers lose interest, and this is no good.
The number of comments on Times Online has increased by 30% sine July, what is the secret behind this?
The Times had a legacy platform, so what we did with Pluck was to improve the scalability and be able to deal with thousands of comments, as well as adding a single sign-in.
Other features, such as the widget showing most popular and most commented stories is a useful discovery tool which shows people what debates are happening on the site, and encourages them to get involved. This widget alone has been responsible for an uplift in page views and comments.
What are the common pitfalls to avoid when integrating social media into web properties? Can you think of any examples?
There are a couple of mistakes for site websites to avoid. Firstly, people sometimes build,d powerful engagement tools and assume that this interaction will happen just because the tools are there. It isn't just about tools though, a community needs to be fostered, and the site owner needs to engage and spark debate.
For example, on Comment is Free, the stories are written with plenty of questions and invitations for readers to join the conversation. Then the writer of the story or the editor will get involved,leave their own comments and nurture and feed into the debate. Just having the right tools alone will not attract comments.
The second problem we sometimes see is over planning before launch, sites spend a lot of time planning ambitious engagement tools and communities, where often they would be better advised to start with something small, get some user feedback, and take it from there.
Are these social media tools generating revenue? What revenue models do you think work best with this type of format?
In 2009, advertisers have been very comfortable about placing ads around user generated content. If publishers can provide an active and engaged community ad plenty of page views, then this can be more appealing to advertisers than the newspaper's own content, and can justify higher CPMs.
UGC provides additional inventory, based on an uplift in traffic, and this can be divided by category for advertisers . There are sponsorship opportunities too; the Washington Post had Cisco sponsoring its commenting tools, and this kind of sponsorship opportunity provides useful extra revenue for publishers.
What about the 'dark sides' of social media (e.g. comment spam and brand sabotage). Is this holding back social campaigns and what can be done about it?
Conversations are happening all over the web. If there is an unhappy customer, wouldn't you want to be the first one to know about it?
The more forward-thinking brand are building destinations where users can come and voice these opinions, so they can respond to any bad experiences.
It is more of a problem if a customer is unhappy and cannot get a response from the retailer, so creating a place to vent these concerns and deal with dissatisfaction makes a lot of sense, and some companies are managing to reduce calls to customer call centres as a result.

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I liken them as the unsung heroes of a hotel or resort. Cleanliness is a facet of a guest's stay that, when done properly, goes unnoticed, and when neglected, becomes a rally point for scorn in an online review site of choice. Overlook your housekeeping at your own risk!
Victor Aburto is the Director of Housekeeping at Montage Beverly Hills (www.montagebeverlyhills.com), a five-diamond property in the heart of Los Angeles. Victor has a passion for housekeeping and that's why I sought him out for an interview after my stay at his luxurious and impeccably clean hotel.
Tell me a little bit about your background and your career.
Having started at the Ritz-Carlton, Cancun, I held the Overnight Front Desk and Overnight Manager positions for just a short time before finding my groove in the Housekeeping department. It was there I was awarded the Leader of the Quarter and Leader of the Year. I then continued with the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando, Bachelor Gulch, Washington D.C. and Laguna Niguel. In total, over 18 years experience in the industry.
What are the broad changes you've seen in your 18 years of housekeeping experience?
It hasn't changed that much, although it's importance is definitely recognized much more today. I feel General Managers today are now more supportive and appreciative of their housekeeping teams. They see the value of the role housekeeping plays to the core product.
When interviewing a prospective housekeeper, how can you discern if they are 'right' for the job?
I look for the right fit based on their skills, knowledge and talents. I also place high importance on the person's attitude. The job is straightforward and anyone can do it or learn it. But we can't teach someone to smile. We can't teach someone to want to serve. You can't teach personality. What we can do is hire people who have those qualities and we can teach them about our culture.
How do you keep up with ecological requirements, and yet, remain able to ensure sanitary and cleanliness standards?
At Montage Beverly Hills, we have an 'Environmental Impact Committee' and our goal is to be aligned with the ecological requirements of running a Gold LEED certified hotel. Our focus is to improve and do better practices in all aspects of our operation; save energy, recycle, use biodegradable chemicals for laundry and housekeeping, and use eco-friendly paper to print everything in the hotel.
I'm sure you work in two languages. How do you train staff under these circumstances?
Our primary language is English and we translate as needed for our Associates in Spanish. The way I see it, any language barrier is not an excuse to provide an exceptional service.
How do you reward housekeeping staff for exceptional service? For average service?
We have a recognition program which allows us to recognize our Associates with 'Magic Cards', which are a simple way to say thank you to our Associates for their support and hard work. We also award several Associates per quarter as 'Montage Masters'. This award recognizes an Associates performance, attitude and exceptional contribution on a day-to-day basis. A Montage Master should reflect the highest standards, images and ideals of the Montage brand, based in our established company values.
With cleanliness as such a critical component to guest happiness, how do you make sure everything reaches Montage-level perfection?
I can say that we not only make the guest feel happy, but feel safe as well. One of the key drivers for guest engagement is that our environment is stunningly clean, which implies safety. It becomes very difficult for our guests to focus on the experience if it does not feel and look clean. Cleanliness is an unspoken expectation, which may not create a memorable experience, but the absence of it can definitely take away from that same experience. Wonderful new bed linens with stains in them, or expensive marble, crystal and chandeliers that aren't clean and well maintained will severely disappoint our guests. We stress that this is fundamental to everything else we do.
How do housekeeping staff help manage the ever-vacillating, individualized requirements of Hollywood glitterati?
The rooms division has two meetings every day. We review all guest arrivals and we filter all specific requests to make sure that they are properly handled. If a guest has a new request, we change his or her profile in our system to ensure that the next time he or she is with us, we know exactly what's needed in advance.
Do you give housekeepers and their families an opportunity to stay on property for a night or two?
Yes. We have a family rate discount to give our Associates the opportunity to experience our properties. This is based on availability and approval from the General Manager.
Do customers at Montage Beverly Hills tip their executive housekeepers?
No. Occasionally we receive some tips from large groups, which we pass on directly to our Associates.
How do you manage costs in escalating, pressured-for-profits conditions?
We focus on our refining our efficiencies, maximizing our time and constantly considering new processes and procedures. We pay close attention to our daily operations costs and labor based on our productivity, but always without affecting the quality of our service.
How has automation and computerization become part of your routine?
I see them as important tools to support our daily work, but in our department we have to be out in the field checking hotel areas and guest rooms. I wish we could clean rooms with the click of a button, but this is not possible and would take all the fun out of it!
How do you provide excellence, everyday 24/7? What standards have been established?
My favorite value is integrity. We are in the winning business; everybody wants to be part of this winning game. The ticket to get in this game is integrity, and your guide to win this game is your mission statement. Everything that we do stems from there.
(Article published in HOTELSmag on November 2, 2012)


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These Guys' Lives Are Changed
Life Change in Progress
Photos courtesy of Elevation Outdoors, Kent Mountain Adventure Center and Rocky Mountain Adventure Riders.
We've been hanging out with some other folks who think about Colorado's outdoors all day long and got an idea. Elevation Outdoors Magazine and Something Independent, both of whom call Colorado home, have put out a call to their audiences for stories about a Colorado adventure that changed their lives (#yourCOstory). One story will be selected to be featured in the September print edition of the always excellent Elevation Outdoors, and the top five submissions, as determined by EO editors and S|I, will appear online at elevationoutdoors.com.
Now this is right up our alley here at the Colorado Outdoor Adventure Blog, so when EO and S|I invited us to hop on the #yourCOstory train, we jumped on board and will be on the lookout for entries to publish on our little blog outfit. We're especially interested in tales that make their way to us from less-traveled paths — activities and undertakings and experiences that might not occur to the everyday Colorado visitor, but might just inspire them to seek them out in the future.
We hope to hear from you!
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TWO 14-year-old divers from China became the youngest gold medalists at the 2018 Asian Games when they romped to victory in the womenтs synchronized 10-meter platform yesterday. Zhang Jiaqi and Zhang ...
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STEVE Lo Bue admitted to a тsurreal momentт as he became the first American to win gold in the menтs 27- meter high diving on the last day of the FINA world championships yesterday. Lo Bueтs career-high ...
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CHINESE Olympic champion He Zi has reluctantly retired aged 26, citing a nagging foot injury and her joy at expecting to become a mother this year. He, who won gold in the synchronized 3-meter springboard ...
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THE diving competition of the 17th FINA World Championships concluded with Tom Daley's sensational win in the men's 10m platform here on Saturday as powerhouse China bagged home eight out of the 13 gold ...
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CHINAтS five-time Olympic gold medalist diver Wu Minxia, 31, tearfully announced her retirement yesterday, saying her тphysical conditionт prevented her from continuing in the sport. Wu took home five ...
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I personally think that alignment with the non-RDF vcard is only one issue among others, as long as it is straightforward to populate the vcard-RDF structures from vCards and vice versa. What we really need is a consensual, practical schema for 90% of the contact data in web resources. Martin Dan Brickley wrote: > On 23/7/09 11:07, Peter Mika wrote: >> >>> >>> peter - would you share those publicly, please? >> >> Sure, here is my cost/benefit analysis on tel as a resource: >> >> >> Benefits: >> >> -- Slightly easier data integration, e.g. using SPARQL queries. However, >> how many people are doing data integration using SPARQL alone? >> -- We would like to be compatible with the ontology... (or should the >> ontology be changed?) >> >> Costs: >> >> -- Gives the illusion of a resource that you can dereference. Tom Heath >> these days is on the road with an excellent Linked Data presentation >> that explicitly advises against using non-http URIs. >> -- There is not much anyone would ever want to say about a phone number, >> which would be the most common reason for making something a resource. >> -- Sites owner are expected to read an RFC on how to write down a >> telephone number, and then figure out the transformation from their >> internal representation to the scheme. Not likely to happen... >> -- Search engines index URIs differently than literals or not at all. In >> this case, this behaves as a literal in that I want it to be indexed. > > Also consider recent changes to vCard underway at IETF: see > http://danbri.org/words/2008/06/25/348 for a summary. > > Latest seems to be > http://www.ietf.org/id/draft-ietf-vcarddav-vcardrev-08.txt > > """7.4. Communications Properties > > These properties are concerned with information associated with the > way communications with the object the vCard represents are carried > out. > > 7.4.1. TEL > > Purpose: To specify the telephone number for telephony communication > with the object the vCard represents. > > Value type: A single URI value. It is expected that the URI scheme > will be "tel", as specified in [RFC3966], but other schemes MAY be > used. > """ > > Mention is also made of the mailto: URI scheme (surely this is still > ok to use, privacy issues aside), and a "geo" URI scheme > [I-D.mayrhofer-geo-uri] that I don't know much about. > > If the goal of this vocabulary is to reflect the IETF vCard vocab, > keeping close to trends in vCard-land might be prudent... > > cheers, > > Dan > -- -------------------------------------------------------------- martin hepp e-business & web science research group universitaet der bundeswehr muenchen e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com phone: +49-(0)89-6004-4217 fax: +49-(0)89-6004-4620 www: http://www.unibw.de/ebusiness/ (group) http://www.heppnetz.de/ (personal) skype: mfhepp twitter: mfhepp Check out the GoodRelations vocabulary for E-Commerce on the Web of Data! ======================================================================== Webcast: http://www.heppnetz.de/projects/goodrelations/webcast/ Talk at the Semantic Technology Conference 2009: "Semantic Web-based E-Commerce: The GoodRelations Ontology" http://tinyurl.com/semtech-hepp Tool for registering your business: http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/tools/goodrelations-annotator/ Overview article on Semantic Universe: http://tinyurl.com/goodrelations-universe Project page and resources for developers: http://purl.org/goodrelations/ Tutorial materials: Tutorial at ESWC 2009: The Web of Data for E-Commerce in One Day: A Hands-on Introduction to the GoodRelations Ontology, RDFa, and Yahoo! SearchMonkey http://www.ebusiness-unibw.org/wiki/GoodRelations_Tutorial_ESWC2009Received on Thursday, 23 July 2009 09:55:06 UTC
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The first epistle to the Corinthians directly addresses core issues in the church—then and now—and answers crucial questions about its theology. This book's practicality and theological wisdom, as well as its historical parallels with issues facing the contemporary church make it vital reading for modern Christians.
Volume 1 of Godet's commentary on 1 Corinthians includes a lengthy introduction to the epistle as a whole, along with detailed commentary of the first six chapters. Godet devotes particular attention to the historical situation of the church in Corinth, church discipline, impurity, and marriage. Throughout his commentary, Godet—departing from the dominant trend in nineteenth century biblical criticism—does not sacrifice sound exegesis and interpretation to conform to the standards of historical, textual, and modernist criticism.
Godet, in all his commentaries, shows a scholarly breadth of familiarity with the commentators who preceded him. Many of their interpretations are stated and refuted in order to present that which the author feels is the correct interpretation of the passage. One can in reading this work avail himself of a clear summary of the views of many various writers. The author was respected as a theologian, hence his work has depth, and was revered as a Greek scholar and exegete, and thus his work has accuracy.
[Frédéric Louis Godet] has many qualifications for his work. One of the most needful exists in an eminent degree—a hearty sympathy with the book he is expounding. He does not approach it from the outside, but the inside, having a heartfelt experience of the power of the blessedness of its truths.
—Talbot W. Chambers
Frédéric Louis Godet (1812–1900) was a Swiss Protestant theologian and New Testament scholar.
Godet was born in Neuchatel, Switzerland—he was educated there, as well as in Bonn and Berlin. Godet served from 1838 to 1844 as tutor to Crown Prince (later King) Frederick Wilhelm III of Prussia. He served as supply preacher in the Val-de-Ruy from 1844 to 1851, and as Pastor in Neuchatel from 1851 to 1866. Between 1851 and 1873 he was also Professor of Exegetical and Critical Theology in Neuchatel. From 1873 to 1887 he was Professor of New Testament Exegesis at the newly established Free Evangelical Faculty, which he helped to found.
Godet did much to interpret German theological thought to French-speaking Protestants, and the English translations of his works made him influential in international New Testament scholarship.


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Ah, Leap Year. It's that magical day when unicorns and leprechauns come out to play with good children everywhere in their bedrooms at midnight. Of course, this scares the shit out of kids (who wouldn't be shocked to find a horned horse and a tiny man staring at you until you wake up?), so that's why it only happens every four years. It's true. I read it on the internet. This young woman is celebrating with a game of squash in Cairo, Egypt. You can't see her opponent, but it's totally a leprechaun.
- Mitt Romney won big in Arizona and eked out a narrow victory in Michigan. Yes, he squeezed out Santorum.
- Support for marriage equality has soared in California. The group with the highest amount of change? Non-partisans followed closely by Republican voters.
- St. Petersburg, Russia has passed their odious bill to ban gay pride events, LGBT orgs, and any "promotion of homosexuality." No word yet on whether or not Sex and the City is not illegal.
- Would conservatives hate Jesus? Former editor Alex Blaze says no.
- Maine's moderate Republican Senator, Olympia Snowe, will retire rather than seek re-election. She's using the same line former Indiana moderate Democrat Evan Bayh did when he called it quits: politics has become too polarized and partisan. Of course, Bayh went on to become a FOX News talking head, so I guess Snowe is headed to MSNBC.
- Lady Gaga will play an alien in Men In Black III. That just makes me want to see it even more!
- Not content with attacking Ellen and JC Penny, One Million Moms is trying to drum up more faux controversy by attacking Toys R Us and Archie comics. Maybe some day soon, they'll concentrate on issues that actually affect children.
- The Indian government has decided that it's okay to be gay and will not challenge an earlier Supreme Court ruling overturning the criminalization of gay sex. I can't wait to see that It Gets Better video.


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the beautiful, little family i've been with a lot...
trying to assist the ill
mother of six...
invited me to dinner
tonight. yummm.
steak on the grill. watermelon.
real mashed potatoes. zucchini
and portobello mushrooms. it
was really lovely. at 9:30p.m.,
as i drove home, a light
flashed on the dashboard.
something about checking tire
pressure. what if a tire flattened
on a dark country road? i was
alone. one gas station a road over.
Jesus is so magnificent.
opening doors for me to share
Him. on days when i need and
i yearn to speak His Name.
"Jesus, please give me the
perfect person to help me."
a young guy is pumping gas.
big truck. "sir, can you help me?"
another guy walks by.
"hey...can you go in and tell them
to turn the air on?"
he gets behind my wheel.
backs the car to the air pump.
pulls out a little flashlight. grabs
the gauge. pumps perfect level of air in.
two back tires. job done.
for him, as easy as breathing. for
me, it might as well have been
"hey! i don't know if you know
Jesus, but i love Him. i count on
Him. when i drove in, i simply asked
Him to give me someone to help."
"and nate, Jesus hand-picked
YOU. here's a little cash...and thanks.
remember! God LOVES you! " his
smile is wide. my eyes are shining.
it's all about that Name.
dance with me.
listen to the choir and the birds
in the trees and the oceans roar
as the tireless Lord of the
universe goes about His glorious
duties of the day.
and as we,
inspite of setbacks and hardships,
respond to Him. singing our hymns
and watching...waiting....for every
moment Jesus gives us to speak
love and show mercy. there is
a River...that never shall run dry.
come, Jesus, come..
run, River, run.
"the lines have fallen to me in
pleasant places; yes, i have a
good inheritance." psalm 16


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Welcome back to Savoring Saturdays!
End of the summer means berry picking! I loved picking berries as a kid and I still adore anything made with berries in it.
If you're a berry lover like I am, Elle's roundup of 50 Summer Berry Gluten Free Desserts will give you lots of great ways to use those beautiful berries.
If you overindulged a bit this summer like I did, I'm sharing my Skinny Banana Yogurt Pudding with Chia that's low in calories and big on taste. It's the perfect way to cut back on high-calorie breakfasts or a late night snacks. I've made it many times with berries instead of banana and it's awesome.
My favorite recipe from last week is Sandi's Gluten-Free Raspberry Zucchini Loaf. It's dairy-free, vegan, refined sugar-free! The loaf reminds me of my old favorite, raspberries muffins, but this looks much healthier. I can't wait to try it out.
Did you have fun this summer? We had a great time with friends and family visiting. It was a crazy hot, rainy summer, but I'm always sad to see it go!
Here's what we have been up to:
My favorite from last week:
Raspberry Zucchini Loaf (Gluten Free/ Dairy Free/ Refined Sugar Free/ Vegan) from Sandi's Allergy Free Recipes
Reader's favorite from last week was a tie!
Thai Chili Salmon from Grain Changer
Top 40 Gluten-Free Bread Recipes—Basic Rolls and Biscuits from Gluten Free Easily!
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Five members of the Men's Water Polo team have been awarded the highest sporting award available at the University.
On Friday 9th May the annual Reds Dinner was held at Bristol Zoo. A Red is awarded to 'individuals who have produced exceptional performance at a level of achievement and commitment beyond that normally associated with University 1st team play'. This year saw five Reds awarded to UBSWPC Men's Water Polo players with incoming Captain George Mack, former Captain Kieran Whittle, GB veteran Andy Crawford, UBSWPC stalwart Charlie Harbot and Vice-President Adam Clarke-Williams each gaining the prestigious award. They join Elliot Murphy and Joel Thomas, two recent UBSWPC Reds.
This achievement is particularly special as a Red has never been awarded to five members of the same team in one year. It undoubtedly comes in light of the team's recent third consecutive BUCS Championship title, a feat never achieved by a team at Bristol. Captain Joe Worland said of the achievement "these boys have each won three BUCS golds, it's a pretty special achievement and we're all delighted that they've been rewarded for that". George and Adam have only been part of the team for three years, meaning that Adam will graduate with a 100% BUCS Championship record, whilst George will lead the challenge for his fourth title next year.
Social Sec Jonny McDaniell commented "we had a big influx of players in 2012 and we're all hoping to replicate their success by winning gold again in 2015", while fresher Tristan Bradshaw noted "clearly the bar has been set pretty high for incoming club members – we'll do all we can to uphold the winning traditions of the club".
England Ladies Rugby player Sophie Hemmings and double winter Paralympian Anna Turney were guest speakers at the event last Friday. Other Red recipients included students from Ultimate Frisbee, Fencing, Hockey and Sailing among other sports.
Written by Joe Worland
February 2015


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These five key process areas present opportunities to reduce the price of raw materials and more.
By Mike Ruff
The labor and production aspects of making press-ready, high-quality screens bring additional CSFs and equipment needs into play. Considerations include the environment, coating procedures, exposure, development, and drying of screens. It's beyond the scope of this article to cover specific processes such as mesh tensioning and the use of automatic coating machines to get correct and repeatable emulsion thicknesses, but once again, this is not the place to look for money-saving shortcuts. Think about the initial purchase of a coating machine, for example, against the cost of having press downtime and inconsistent print quality that will result from manually coated screens.
Screen inspection, verification, and record keeping
When I do consulting work for screen printers, after assessing and evaluating their screenrooms, I ask them about their screen inspection and verification procedures. Answers range from "We don't have any" to "Let me show you my records," and of course the latter is better. An often overlooked but critically important component to a profitable screen-printing operation is not allowing questionable screens to reach the press. Inspecting the screens to verify they are accurate and documenting these steps are CSFs regardless of what type of printing you do.
I asked Bron Wolff, a very experienced production manager who is also an ASDPT member, about the importance of screen inspection, verification, and record keeping in the screen room. He said, "I don't know how you can run or manage a company without them. I read an article years ago by Tamas Frecska (former editor of Screen Printing) and he stated that 75-80% of the problems on press are created before the jobs even get to press. I believe his numbers are low; it's higher. We document damn near everything—the number of turns to a screen, the tension, and the mesh count. We check the mesh count coming in the door to make sure what the manufacturer shipped us is right and within specifications. We check the emulsion thickness and have charts to show spectral output of the direct-to-screen unit to check longevity of the bulbs. We follow preventative maintenance schedules; we face coat screens; we have temperature and humidity gauges in the screenroom.
"I know screenmakers are going to tell me it is a pain and takes too much time to do things this way. But numbers are what it's about. My overtime in the shop is a third of what it was in 2010 when I took over. Manpower expenditure is down, scrap and rework is down over 80%, press proofs are a half hour compared to half a day or more, and my sales and throughput are up 40%. So you tell me how important processes, procedures, and documentation are."
You can see by Bron's statistics that it takes a time to identify and control your CSFs in the screenroom, but the return on investment can be huge. You have to make good decisions about the right frames, mesh, coatings, exposure, and calibration, and then maintain, inspect, measure, and document everything you do. If you are passionate and diligent about quality in your screenroom control, you can have a world-class production facility. It will pay off in more prints hour, week, month, and year.
Mike Ruff has 41 years of experience in the graphic-arts industry and is currently the chief technology officer for Nazdar Consulting Services. He is a former business owner and is certified by G7 as an expert trainer and a process control and conformance expert. He is a regular speaker and has conducted training classes and webinars for prepress, production personnel, management, and sales staffs. He is a member of the Academy of Screen and Digital Print Technology and numerous other graphic-arts and color industry groups. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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My Inside Voice and Outside Voice often get confused, I have a habit of saying what I mean at the most inappropriate times. Conversely, when it really matters, my voice goes quiet. This is an internal mis-wiring that I can't quite seem to rectify. I don't know how to understand my own thinking, but I am constantly frustrated when others don't understand me. There it is...another conflict.
So what do I listen to? My outside voice, my inside voice or the voice that comes and goes? I am not a spiritual person, but sometimes I think I want to be. It would be nice to let someone else make the decisions. Nice to let someone else bare the burden of the results. It doesn't work that way for me. I have this need to live with the decisions I have made for right or wrong, regardless of the outcome. Isn't the that definition of insanity? To do the same thing over and over and expect a different result?


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On the walk I made up my mind to ask a girl I knew to marry me. She was four years older than me, but I decided that really didn't matter.
I went to a little German jewelry shop and bought a gold heart and had him inscribe, "Ich Liebe Dich" on it. Maybe that was not on this walk, it was probably a later one, because it would have taken a lot of faith to believe she would say "yes" to me.
It was clear to me that day that I was to do this thing. I heard God telling me, "This is the one." The Proverb that morning, chapter 18, had a telling verse. "He who finds a wife finds a good thing..." I was sure. There was no doubt. The walk confirmed it. So I went back to the family's home, calculated the time difference, and called her at her parent's house in Columbus, Ohio. I knew she was visiting there because she had written a letter saying such. (For those who don't know, letters are things you write and send in the mail that take a long time to get to the other person.)
No one told me it's bad form to propose over the phone from Germany. I'm not proud of that decision, but I was 21. I knew very little about life. I did know I should talk with her father and ask his permission, which I eventually did. But why go through that talk with George if she said no, right? Looking back, it feels a little selfish, a little self-protected to propose over the phone. It's something a boy does, not a man. But admitting that shows I've grown a little. It is what it is.
The phone had a counter with numbers on it. I am not making this up. On local calls it moved at a snail's pace. On long distance it moved faster. An overseas call was like watching fruit on a slot machine. So I got up the nerve and dialed and watched the numbers click click click as I talked.
Even while proposing I was counting the cost. I just realized that. This money thing, spending anything, has haunted me my whole life. If funeral homes ever have casket sales, I will probably time my death to coincide. But I digress.
I can't remember what I said or how I said it. I think I wrote it down and told her I took a walk that day and made a decision. I also remember the butterflies and fear, but also the resolve. And I remember her laugh and surprise and, dare I say, joy when she heard the question. I like to think I got down on one knee, but I don't think I could see the counter on the phone from down there. In my heart I was kneeling.
And then I remember hearing her tell me she would think about it and call me back.
I am not making this up.
Seriously, she said she'd call me back. Which, now that I think about it, was a considerate thing since the numbers were churning so quickly.
I thought it was over. I figured I'd hear her say, "Well, this is very nice of you. I'm honored. Why don't we talk about it when you get back? When you're a little older?" I wondered what my mother would look like with an "I Love You" gold heart around her neck.
Then the phone rang.
She said yes. I'll be your wife.
July 18, 1982.
Thirty years ago today.
9 comments:
VERY romantic! And wonderful that you remember the date.
- July 18, 2012 at 6:42 AM
Happy Anniversary! I think momma Fabry needs a vacation!
- July 18, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Meg said...
She couldn't have chosen anyone better daddy!
- July 18, 2012 at 8:01 AM
- Mrs Tracy Koehn said...
Very sweet story! My husband and I had a long distance relationship too. He was in WA State and I was in OK. Might as well have been Germany! The first time he said I love you was over Yahoo IM.... I didn't say I love you back until several days later on the phone... after he said it again. I knew I loved him long before, I just wasn't prepared for it that minute so I waited. He did come down to OK (one of the 3 times we were together before we were engaged) and propose a month before I moved up here to plan the wedding. We were unofficially engaged for quite some time. Now it's 4 years later and we're finally expecting our first child this fall. God is good. Your relationship is another example of that! May you have many great and wonderful years in the future!
- July 18, 2012 at 8:29 AM
CONGRATULATIONS! Now you can go for another thirty. Love your show and the great tips from Andrea.
- July 18, 2012 at 9:18 PM
I really think this is some sort of "social engineering" experiment. Of course, you know exactly the consensus reaction. This is a manipulative sales technique to give the listener a self-generated affirmation. Why bait the unknowing with such a story. Is this some kind of pity-party? You made it sound like a major "life changing" event like abortion, murder or severe abuse. Those are big regrettable events. I'm sorry but this one set me over the edge. Life is not about making sure you are always having a "Hallmark moment." We do your best with the faith that was given us, and the trust that God knows how to take care of everything else. Again, I think your approach to this topic was manipulative and bogus.
- July 19, 2012 at 2:06 PM
My story is the flip-side of Chris Fabry's. I met my husband over the phone. I had been divorced about five years and had kissed too many frogs. I told God, I wanted a man after His heart.
My future husband was a pastor who had just recently been divorced. I liked his spirit, but didn't know a whole lot about him and figured he needed time to heal. He had other ideas. About three months into our relationship he planned the perfect evening…great Italian restaurant, red roses at our table and a "special" dessert.
When the chocolate piano arrived, inside was my engagement ring. But when he asked the question, I was speechless. So many thoughts raced through my mind…then finally, I said yes. I thought, "We will have a long engagement."
That June, we arranged a trip for him to meet my father. Between the time we left town and when we arrived, my father had fallen in the shower at the assisted living facility, had a stroke and passed away. God is always on time. I lost one significant man, but He brought me another to help and support me through the loss. We were married in October.
This year, we will celebrate 18 years of marriage. My husband once told me, before I met you, God showed me your smile, and said I should love you. I'm so glad he obeyed and so glad I said yes.
- July 19, 2012 at 3:50 PM
- Janice said...
So glad I visited your site today to see this beautiful beginning remembered!
My husband and I have read many of your books in the car while we comute home from work. I am looking forward to the one coming out in October. We love the humor in your books. Your characters are so real.
Blessings on your anniversary!
Janice S. Garey
- July 19, 2012 at 7:46 PM
Happy Anniversary!! Beautifully written.
- July 20, 2012 at 10:20 AM