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by yvijay
14 Dec 2016 22:21
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: India-US relations: News and Discussions III
Replies: 3964
Views: 856603

Re: India-US relations: News and Discussions III

EOG Resources, another major oil producer in the US, using fracking technology reported that in the first nine months of 2016, their variable cost of extraction worked out to $12.5 per barrel. At least existing producers with invested dollars in field development have no reason to stop production a...
by yvijay
01 Apr 2016 21:54
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

We have to have ARC do some photo reconnaissance before CRPF movement in these areas. Even satellites must be used. We cannot and should not allow our brave CRPF jawans die like this. A determination must be made that all resources will be thrown against the Maoists and it will be a fight to finish...
by yvijay
18 Dec 2015 08:50
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

^ True Ramana garu. Heard that he gave full freedom to police officers, even removing the political interference and appointing capable officers. He's turning out be a hindutva leader more so than some BJP leaders. He's conducting Ayutha Chandi yagam from Dec 23rd to 27th for Loka kalyanam. He's spa...
by yvijay
17 Dec 2015 22:34
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Something big is happening in Telangana politics. Lot of congress leaders are shifting to TRS wholesale. In the recent MLC election, TRS won 6 seats without any elections (2 of the opposition candidates shifted to TRS). I think it has never happened before. Also, in the recent Warangal MP bye electi...
by yvijay
27 Oct 2015 00:30
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05, 2015
Replies: 2850
Views: 330827

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan-Sept 05,

x-post Pakistan Rangers DG calls BSF chief, urges end to firing The top commander of Pakistan's border guarding force on Monday called up the BSF chief to urge Indian troops to stop their retaliatory firing over escalated ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country following which both sides ag...
by yvijay
23 Oct 2015 07:37
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Forgot about it ! also Happy Bathukamma to every body ! Here's the info about bathukamma Bathukamma Also in Telangana , on Dussehra day, we go near Jammi tree and pray the following puja. Samee samayate paapam Samee satruvinasanam Arjunasya dhanurdhari Ramasya priyadarsini It is to celebrate the Pan...
by yvijay
23 Oct 2015 01:47
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Happy Dussehra to all !
by yvijay
23 Sep 2015 07:19
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1745
Views: 377230

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

Make seven changes to your Constitution, address Madhesi concerns: India to Nepal * Article 63 (3) of the Interim Constitution provided electoral constituencies based on population, geography and special characteristics, “and in the case of Madhes on the basis of percentage of population”. Under th...
by yvijay
23 Sep 2015 07:15
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion
Replies: 1745
Views: 377230

Re: Nepal and Bhutan News and discussion

While we are worried about Nepal not adopting a Hindu constitution, Nepali's themselves especially pahadis doesn't seem to care about that at all. Instead they are stoking anti-India sentiments so that they could coerce India to pacify Madeshi protestors. After all the energy that Modi has invested ...
by yvijay
16 Sep 2015 20:34
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Owaisi got a lot of traction during the YSR's government. They were able to capture lot of MLA seats in Hyderabad with Congress help. From chaliwala sources, looks like KCR gave free hand to the police in dealing with jihadis and has appointed very capable officers to Commissioner and other executiv...
by yvijay
29 Jul 2015 18:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: The Islamic State, the Indian Sub-Continent & its Neighbourhood
Replies: 905
Views: 179688

Re: The Islamic State

According to Vicky Ninjappa on twitter, this was a sinister move by US to egg India to fight with ISIS, which India has been steadfastly avoiding until now. GOI rightly believes taht we have larger fish to fry with LET and napak army.
by yvijay
29 Jul 2015 17:36
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attack
Replies: 1054
Views: 125219

Re: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attac

UlanBatori wrote:So unanswered questions:
1. 5 Pakis shown chummy. Only 3 bodies. 2 unaccounted.
UlanBatori ji, That photo showing jihadi's posing in army fatigues is unrelated to the Gurdaspur attack. They were probably newly trained Kashmiri terrorists. The photo went viral few days back.
by yvijay
29 Jul 2015 09:26
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attack
Replies: 1054
Views: 125219

Re: Many dead, including Police SP in Gurdaspur Terror attac

Graphic images of the terrorists -- from twitter @darksbond NSFW !

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by yvijay
10 Jul 2015 19:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013
Replies: 3978
Views: 430007

Re: Indian Economy - News & Discussion Oct 12 2013

I'm even more surprised by the AP stats. I thought TN and AP would have same level of poverty even in 1983 but AP had half less than TN. Even in 2009 it has less poverty than TN considering the poverty levels in Telangana and Rayalseema.
by yvijay
28 Jun 2015 22:14
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

^He neglected farming totally.
by yvijay
28 Jun 2015 09:27
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Indian Foreign Policy
Replies: 2499
Views: 513006

Re: Indian Foreign Policy

^Excellent ! Hope this will lead to embassies becoming more responsive to Indian citizens.
by yvijay
25 Jun 2015 08:45
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Cash-for-vote scam: Preliminary report by forensic lab says tapes are genuine The Forensic Science Laboratory has submitted a preliminary report to the special court of the Anti-Corruption Bureau on Wednesday regarding the genuineness of audiotape and videotape in the cash-for-vote case The report ...
by yvijay
24 Jun 2015 06:30
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Telangana Govt requests President to launch 'Haritha Haram' drive As a part of the programme, it is proposed to plant 230 crore saplings over a period of three years , both within the reserve forest to improve forest density and outside forest to promote greenery and improve incomes for the farmers...
by yvijay
24 Jun 2015 06:25
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Telangana govt sets record with new industrial policy Telangana Government, which declared a bold industrial policy on June 12 that promised to clear project proposals within a fortnight, has cleared the names of 17 companies which sought permission to invest in the state within 10 days of applying...
by yvijay
24 Jun 2015 06:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22 2015
Replies: 2846
Views: 305189

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - Apr 22

^ I read somewhere that they administer it in phased manner.
by yvijay
12 Jun 2015 02:31
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Don't you get tired of making insinuations left and right ? Before the Telangana formation, you guys were in fear mongering mode, saying it would become a Naxal state or a Razaakar state or violence would be unleashed on Andhra people. It's already been one year, did anything happen ? Infact, he's b...
by yvijay
02 Jun 2015 19:02
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

There is lot of truth to what mchilian said, except I didn't know about NRI kids being sent to India for indoctrination. I studied in Narasaraopeta Engg College, Narasaraopeta, Guntur district during 1998-2002 and have first hand experience of how kamma kids behaved then. I came to know about this ...
by yvijay
21 May 2015 22:15
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Recently TG government started the "Swatch Hyderabad" program to clean Hyderabad on 16th May. Looks like it's a massive hit with even public responding in huge numbers during the drive. KCR looked as enthusiastic as Narendra Modi. He even made rounds around the city every morning and eveni...
by yvijay
08 Apr 2015 05:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

According to Andhra Jyothy, the smugglers first saw only couple of cops initially and started attacking them with rocks. When other police heard the voices they came to their rescue. But the smugglers didn't stop attacking them. In the confusion, the cops shot indiscriminately at them. It's only aft...
by yvijay
07 Apr 2015 19:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

I think one of the dead simian is Vikaruddin. His name sounds familiar. I think he was one who shot and killed a cop when they were trying to catch him in Hyderabad. The whole operation looks like a SOP when orders come from higher level to bump off the criminals :D
by yvijay
07 Apr 2015 08:40
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

^^^ Are these suspected to be among the five which escaped from a prison in MP? Well in that case Karnataka Police may also be interested. They may have links to the Church Street blasts. Rajnath Singh who was in Bangalore some time back had also "reminded" Karnataka police to work faster...
by yvijay
07 Apr 2015 08:32
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

The thing I gleaned from this incident is that if police set mind on it, they can catch criminals very fast. Since one of their own were shot dead, they moved heaven and earth to find the jihadis. They deployed police teams from other districts, Octopus commandos, SIB and others and searched every n...
by yvijay
05 Apr 2015 21:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Internal Security Watch
Replies: 6203
Views: 1638796

Re: Internal Security Watch

The two SIMI terrorists shot dead also partitcipated string of bank robberies across Telangana and AP. The cash from one of the robbery at a Karimnagar rural bank appeared at the Burdhwan blast site. Looks like well designed plan to loot banks to fund Jihadi activities.
by yvijay
05 Apr 2015 10:05
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Armed Forces
Replies: 3324
Views: 727401

Re: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military

^Actually they are commandos from OCTOPUS. But the terrorists were killed by the local district cops. Two cops were killed at Suryapet bus stand yesterday during a routine check up by the local police. The assailants were rumored to be simi people and they opened fire on the police when they were qu...
by yvijay
27 Feb 2015 02:22
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

I am all for more temples but with more community service originating from temples. Temples in AP and TN were more than temples, they were community centers. But that discussion may be suited for another time. If KCR even accomplishes 50% of what he has promised till date for Y.G, chethulu ethi nam...
by yvijay
27 Feb 2015 02:15
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Is KCR's allying with MiM so that he can kick EJs out and then radical elements of MiM? Otherwise he will solve only half the problem. That said, radical muslims are not really a big threat in TS, AFAIK. Once in a while one hears religious clashes in old bastI of bhAgya nagaramu but in most TS rura...
by yvijay
02 Feb 2015 23:47
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

I just came back to Massaland after 2 months in Andhra and Telangana. I am actually from Coastal Andhra a village called Salur, My parents stay ion Vizag, My impressions 1. Telangana has much less EJ activity compared to Andhra. 2. Andhra has huge EJ activity- Too many churches, There are huge cros...
by yvijay
29 Oct 2014 07:48
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Farmers add to Chandrababu Naidu’s woes, refuse to give land for new capital In a meeting of farmers, of Penumaka and Undavalli, held at Undavalli on Tuesday night, the farmers stated that they were unwilling to give their lands for the new capital. Farmer N. Ramu and others alleged that the govern...
by yvijay
28 Oct 2014 16:55
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
Replies: 2857
Views: 315788

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct

Gus wrote:that crowd is just dumass. dumb as a dead ass. such moronic questions.
The moderator is Sudheendra Kulkarni, so the group probably is Aman ki Asha type.
by yvijay
11 Oct 2014 20:09
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct 2014
Replies: 2857
Views: 315788

Re: Sunni Terrorist Fragments of Unstable Pakistan - 10 Oct

Does the "white media" have a disproportionate effect on Indian media? I doubt it, and the influence you see again is in some of the English media; but the public opinion that matters as far as getting politicians reelected is not expressed in English. Time to grow up. You see the surface...
by yvijay
03 Oct 2014 01:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-US Relations : News and Discussion
Replies: 3947
Views: 427679

Re: India-US Relations : News and Discussion

And they closed that blog that this year I think.
by yvijay
17 Sep 2014 01:42
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

Nizam's people tend to be typical feudals--not very dynamic or entrepreneurial. They lean more towards "rent collecting" type of economic activities, like real estate, financial markets, commissions etc (sometimes called bribes) rather than value addition by innovation. The coastal Kammas...
by yvijay
06 Aug 2014 01:56
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Telugu States' News and Discussion
Replies: 2477
Views: 137759

Re: Telugu States' News and Discussion

I vote YES. At least that would reduce the acrimony.
by yvijay
28 Jul 2014 00:05
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: West Asia News and Discussions
Replies: 12577
Views: 1239889

Re: West Asia News and Discussions

The pakiness does not stop there... Step 1. IDF eliminates a Hamas piglet with soosai belt on him trying to infiltrate the border. :twisted: Step 2. Gaza abdul's takes his body on procession...however do not bother to remove the soosai belt and the trigger. :eek: Step 3. Violent shaking is part of ...