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Its not the job of the Police to determine guilt and deliver punishment, neither is it of the general populace and that's another topic. However, both these parties have no moral. ethical or legal compunctions indulging in 3rd degree treatment. Therefore, the commons as well as the Police have usurp...

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I hope I never have to go beyond petty issues as I suspect RM is right. Systemic reforms are the only enduring solution.

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Sudh Marathi all the time.

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Recently, I posted my inadvertent interaction with the Pune Traffic police which turned out to be a very pleasant experience. Now I present my deliberate (planned) encounter with the Pune police. Lost my mobile phone in an auto. I regularly back up my phone data. More than anything I wanted to get m...

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Ex. Oz PM speaks his mind India will top China: Howard

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There were news reports many years ago on a TATA DRDO tie up for developing Hydrogen engines and since then not much was heard.

Well it now makes an appearance on the Marco Polo range TATA's Hydrogen powered bus with a CAD drawing of the engine

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Here is a tidbit, possibly not known to many. Universal, Pune developed the nitric acid pumps for Prithvi.It used to be an SSI once upon a time. UNIVERSAL put in all its efforts to come up with a Nitric acid pump to be used in the country’s combat weapon - the Prithvi missile. The topping on the cak...

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Without verifying, at first glance, The TATA Prima looks like a DAEWOO Heavy.

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This is thievery on a grand scale by the elected representatives of the country in full view of the public with the 100 flats thrown as crumbs to keep the public's attention diverted. The CVC and CAG have been co-opted (keep your enemies very close strategy) The most equitable method is to offer all...

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Mumbai - Pune has 3 lines of electrified track. The 3rd being used mainly for freight. In this day and age its paramount that IR stop open toilet discharge onto tracks. While faster and more frequent services, improved safety are required, this open discharge business should have stopped a long time...

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We hosted the 1982 Asian games which were a grand success when the Indian economy was much smaller. Now we are a USD 1 trillion economy and growing and the "games have not even begun" [pun intended]. When public figures start defending the indefensible [different standards of cleanliness c...

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Why we must go to the Games

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Here is a FHR (First Hand Report) from my unintended interaction yesterday with the Pune Traffic police. Have been in Desh for around 2 months and drove an ALTO yesterday to GigaSpace IT park on Nagar road. As a matter of procedure I always check for any parking signs in the vicinity before parking....

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Maz, replied to your email. Admins, for some reason I can't edit/delete my post. There is no reason now for the post to clutter the thread.

Thank you

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Paging Maz & Kapil. Bumped into a naval aviator you both know. Please contact me at rxaxhxuxlxmx2x0atgxmxaxixl.com remove all the 'x's.

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The 26/11 attacks have had a significant impact on the Navy's focus. In a way, it has had to turn on a dime at very short notice. The IAC may be delayed. The aftermath of the 2 ship collusion continues to be scary. There is no traffic in or out being permitted due to the container float-sam in the h...

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A minor nit-pick. We have the PTAE 7 turbo prop which has successfully taken to the skies but yes we could do much more.

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For tank engines, form factor is an issue with existing civilian engines, as also, multi fuel capability. For the ICV there are indigenous options available and a Greaves -MWM prime mover has been chosen.This engine possibly has the most compact form factor of all engines available in India for the ...

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Facebooked: drivers dobbed in online

Indian police have set up a Facebook page for road users to dob in other drivers.

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Chandrayaan-2 payloads to be decided next month A meeting here on August 3 would finalise Chandrayaan-2's scientific instruments, which together would weigh between 30 and 35 kg,... Dr. Shivakumar said the probe would “take forward” some of the accomplishments of Chandrayaan-1, which had famously e...

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Shukla makes a lot of sense in relation to the 155mm artillery drama.

Ajai Shukla: An Indian journey sans Bofors baggage

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Anti-aircraft laser 'more real than Star Wars' Yet another sci-fi geek dream has been turned into reality, with the US Navy demonstrating a laser capable of shooting down moving targets. Defence technology company Raytheon Missile Systems teamed up with the US Navy to unveil the high-powered laser ...

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Best & worst car makers of 2010 An Australian market perspective. JLR and TATA get a good mention: B+ subject: sales Rejected by American parent (Ford) but revelling under Indian adoption (Tata Motors) . Locally, Jaguar up 22 per cent, Land Rover 35 per cent. A- subject: product Little quantity...

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The bombed restaurant's owner is a long standing good mate of mine. Poor chap.

They kept some tenants on the first floor and it appears the restaurant was collateral damage.

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At least 50 dead in India train crash "A speeding express train rammed into the back of another passenger train in eastern India in the early hours of Monday, killing at least 50 people,..." Full facts are not out yet, but appalling & avoidable loss of life if the ACD could have preve...

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Not quite saar.Please allow me. AEC & Siemens traction motors are widely used in IR locos. Then the Alstom TAO 659 provides sterling service on the WAG5, the 2nd most populous IR loco across the length and breadth of India and its harsh climes. The WAP5 hauls some of the fastest prestigious trai...

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Conceptually, the same issues are faced in IC engines. Are variable geometry inlet systems a possible answer? There exists a patent for IC engines Variable geometry intake system for an internal combustion engine . Another solution is variable length inlet manifolds However, the operating regimes of...

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Congratulations ISRO, Done good again, Its a busy time for ISRO with 2 more launches planned in the next 3 months, 1 x GSLV - GSAT and 1 x PSLV - RESOURCESAT2 The Chairman's parting comment was ISRO has understood the issues with the desi CUSP and ground tests will be carried out to validate the ana...

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The Liberal leadership is a 3 way contest between, Abott, Turnbull & Hockey. Turnbull could re-emerge as the leader.Hockey is intelligent, charismatic and a people person. I suspect Abott will lead unless opinion polls require them to make a change. The liberals have traditionally been more unit...

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Gift wrapping backgrounds make for very poor stationery. The first objective is to have the most readable website and black text on a white background offers the best contrast and hence readability.I know its old fashioned but there is a reason we still print black text on white paper. Sometimes, op...

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This is a bolt out of the blue and one so young. Let us acknowledge the tremendous contributions he made and may his soul find peace and his family strength.

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Add to that the necessity to avoid collateral damage. We can debate on this endlessly but the IA is conscious of and takes this aspect very seriously. Infiltration is down due to range of measures introduced; more patrolling, border fencing and human portable radars. Due to the terrain, there will a...

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RayC, not received any email from you. Probably, gone astray. I don't have your email address from previously.

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RayC, I also visited Dulhasti, Bhagliar, Jai ghati & Gupt ganga. Should give you a general idea.

For details maybe you can email me at rxaxhxuxlxmx2x0x@xgxmxaxixlx.cxoxom (remove all instances of 'x') or provide your email address.

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Today returned from a long trip of the Northern Sector and am back in circulation. Had the great fortune to be embedded in and part of a weekly training live firing drill of the RR. Host specifically instructed the JCO to ensure I was put through the paces. End result was a trip to a valley with a f...

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HMAS Toowoomba, an ANZAC class long range frigate is berthed at Mumbai for a few days. I don't know if they are having open days for the public.

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Maybe the reserve list is the way I interpreted it and there is nothing to it as RayC has stated.

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TATA Vista Photos

REVA photos The REVA finish needs to be better.

TATA MANZA The fit and finish is of a high order.

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Will try. This particular request can't be actioned casually. I need to organise an escort as marching on the parade ground will attract attention. Probably sometime in late December. Here's a heads up, MIG 23 serial number BM 273 is being moved from Lohegaon AFB to be on static display at the Natio...

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Fauj who take VRS, when being released are being told they are on reserve duty for the Eastern front. There is something major cooking on the Chinese front.

There is serious concern about China. Time frames being quoted are within the next decade.

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