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by Sai.U
28 Jun 2011 04:59
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): May 30, 2011
Replies: 2853
Views: 456668

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): May 30, 20

From the new Economic Survey. http://www.finance.gov.pk/survey_1011.html Pakistan’s per capita real income has risen by 0.7 percent in 2010-11 as against 2.9 percent last year. Per capita income in dollar term rose from $ 1073 last year to $ 1254 in 2010-11, thereby showing tremendous increase of 16...
by Sai.U
05 Mar 2011 05:18
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Feb. 12, 2011
Replies: 2857
Views: 448237

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan (TSP): Feb. 12, 2

Tehmina Durrani, author of My Feudal Lord, seems to be under a blasphemy-related death threat. From Mohammed Hanif's Guardian article posted earlier in the thread by James B. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/mar/03/pakistan-silence-blasphemy-mohammed-hanif During the last two months sar tan se j...
by Sai.U
19 Nov 2009 04:34
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - November 06, 2009
Replies: 2844
Views: 449556

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - November 06, 2009

DT story: http://dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2009/11/19/story_19-11-2009_pg1_2 Pakistan has better literacy ratio than India: UNFPA ISLAMABAD: The education rate and literacy indicators in Pakistan are better than those in India, a United Nations Fund for Population (UNFPA) report said on Wed...
by Sai.U
11 Oct 2009 06:25
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - September 15, 2009
Replies: 2841
Views: 422028

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - September 15, 2009

http://thenews.com.pk/top_story_detail.asp?Id=24949 RAWALPINDI: At the time of this report going into print, around 15 unarmed Army officials including some senior officers , continue to be held hostage by about five militants inside a single storeyed block at the GHQ, sources told The News. The bui...
by Sai.U
16 Sep 2009 20:37
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - September 15, 2009
Replies: 2841
Views: 422028

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - September 15, 2009

SSridhar, I think you're misreading it. He didn't escape from KSA punishment because he was never caught smuggling drugs there. The drug smuggling accusations are recent. Interior Ministry officials told the committee that Syed Sarwat Hussain, a former Indian national accused of smuggling drugs to S...
by Sai.U
25 Aug 2009 06:06
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009
Replies: 2842
Views: 418259

Re: Terrorist Islamic Republic of Pakistan - July 07, 2009

Oh, the delicious irony. On Aug 5th, AQ Khan was complaining about someone else's plagiarism. and then on Aug 19th, he goes ahead and does a massive cut-n-paste job. http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=191439 The disclosure by Prof C M Naim (Aug 3) about the dubious character of Gopichand ...
by Sai.U
04 Jan 2009 22:38
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: Chandrayan-1 moon mission
Replies: 1807
Views: 489383

Re: Chandrayan-1 moon mission

That's almost 5 years of lifetime. very nice.

183 kgs, 3 kg per orbital manouvre, one manouvre per 28 days
61 orbital corrections
1708 days
4.7 years
by Sai.U
01 Aug 2008 04:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6031
Views: 1245537

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

House committee to probe BIAL lapses http://deccanherald.com/Content/Aug12008/scroll2008080182143.asp?section=updatenews The State government has decided to set up a House Committee to look into the alleged violation of terms and conditions by the Bangalore International Airport Limited ( BIAL) duri...
by Sai.U
27 Apr 2008 22:35
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Space Program Discussion
Replies: 479
Views: 399894

The bunch of satellites to be launched from the second launch pad of the SHAR Range on April 28 included India’s Cartosat-2A, weighing 690 kg, and Indian Mini Satellite (IMS-1), weighing about 83 kg , which would have new technologies, including miniaturisation technology. I'm glad the "TWSA...
by Sai.U
26 Jun 2007 00:26
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Indian Railways Thread
Replies: 3937
Views: 706771

The sponsorship should be openly disclosed in the report. It shouldn't take a request under RTI to prise such possible conflict-of-interest information out.
by Sai.U
13 Jul 2006 05:22
Forum: The Kargil Archive
Topic: Kargil War Thread - IV
Replies: 325
Views: 175144

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/images/2006/07/13/20060713_00.jpg Gola offers photographic proof that Nawaz Sharif was briefed and he even visited the Kargil sector BEFORE Lahore meeting. [quote] In his interview, General Musharraf held out four photographs showing Mr Sharif’s visit to Kel frontline...
by Sai.U
21 Jun 2005 06:31
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Indian Biotech News & Discussion
Replies: 396
Views: 133191

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited in Guragon and Aurobindo Pharma Limited in Hyderabad get FDA approval for generic nevirapine tablets.

FDA Tentatively OKs Generic AIDS Drugs
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050621/ap_ ... /aids_drug
by Sai.U
08 Nov 2004 19:33
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Developments in Indian Agriculture
Replies: 106
Views: 39783

McKinsey appointed consultants for corporatising FCI. Report due in Apr 2005.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/art ... 915274.cms
by Sai.U
24 Oct 2004 08:14
Forum: Military Exercises Archive
Topic: Exercise SINDEX: IAF and RSAF
Replies: 144
Views: 97113

SB004 and SB022 with RSAF F16.

http://forum.airforces.info/attachment. ... 1595&stc=1

Posted on AFM by HuntingHawk
by Sai.U
18 Oct 2004 21:22
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Developments in Indian Agriculture
Replies: 106
Views: 39783

Tata coffee beans for Starbucks http://us.rediff.com/money/2004/oct/18tata.htm Tata Coffee Ltd said on Monday it would supply premium coffee beans to Starbucks, the American coffee retail chain. This is the first time Starbucks, the world's largest and leading coffee chain with over 8,500 retail out...
by Sai.U
26 Aug 2004 22:58
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: The Saras Flies!
Replies: 236
Views: 95434

i agree.... and now that i think about it... this kind of ambush "requesting" in public gatherings has to stop. i recall my school principal making such ambush requests at some school event where the chief guest was a rich guy (and a parent of a school kid, of course.) but since everyone k...
by Sai.U
26 Aug 2004 20:59
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: The Saras Flies!
Replies: 236
Views: 95434

NAL's report on SARAS inaugural flight. (it was the 7th flight overall.) http://www.nal.res.in/pages/ipaug04.htm The HAL Chairman asked Mr Kapil Sibal for a gift: “we would like you to announce a first order for 30 SARAS aircraft!”. In his generous response, the Minister of State for Science & T...
by Sai.U
09 Aug 2004 17:22
Forum: Mil-Tech Archive
Topic: ATV-India's N-Submarine Programme
Replies: 88
Views: 58629

Thanks austin.

Great article. Leaves you hanging on the indigenous propulsion issue though. Prognosis on BARC PWR? is it going to be ready for the remaining four ATVs? or will there be more Roosi reactors.