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Kausani in Uttranchal
Altitude: 1890 mts Temperature: Summer - Max 26 deg C, Min 10 deg C Winter - Max 15 deg C, Min 2 deg C Season: Round the year, but July - September could be avoided because of the rainfall Clothing: Summer - Cotton or light woollen Winter - Woollen Language: Hindi, Kumauni and English Situated at an altitude of 1,890 m, Kausani is a splendid...
XAT 2009 test centres
XAT 2009 has been scheduled to be held in 31 cities across India on the 4th of January, 2009. Here is a list of cities where the XAT will be held: Allahabad, Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Chandigarh, Coimbatore, Cochin, Dehradun, Gurgaon, Guwahati, Goa, Hyderabad, Jamshedpur, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Lucknow, New ...
JNU affiliations
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has conferred recognition and accreditation to a number of prestigious institutions across India. These institutions fall under two categories: Defense Institutions and Research and Development Institutions. List of Defense Institutions include: • Army Cadet College, Dehradun • College of Military Engineering,...
In Serial Novel - Chapter 1 of When The Lamps Were Lit By Indrani Talukdar, Delhi (NCR), India
CHAPTER 1 “COME IN AT ONCE!” Then again. “BULBUL!” Really, Nani had to have the loudest voice in the neighborhood. But then the houses were so far apart that it was impossible to hear one’s neighbors. Save for the times that Mrs. Balasingham yelled at her servant. The Balasinghams were about to move, Nani had said during tea time. Who was comin...
Backpacking away from computer
Taking a break from online life and spending time in offline world is something that I really cherish. It has become sort of a new resolution of mine. Last time I took one week off and this time I was away for 2 weeks. It is fun to do such a thing and at the same time you get so many idea when you are away from your computer or laptop. We humans ar...
Openings for fresh Graduates in Ramtech Corporation for Jr. Program Associate Dehradun interviews on 26 Sept 2008
Ramtech Corporation ( http://www.ramtech-corp.com ) ISO 9001:2000 certified software services company with State-of-the-Art development centers at Delhi , Hyderabad, Chennai, Bhubneswar and subsidiaries in US, UK, Australia & Middle East. Recruitment for Jr. Program Associate (Vacancies 50) Desired Profile:The Candidate should be Graduate/12th +...
Business (IT) Development Executive needed in Key Software services Pvt Ltd at Ahmedabad
Name and Address of Company: Key Software services Pvt Ltd 2nd Floor, SCO–240, Sector–10 Kurukshetra, Haryana, INDIA 136118 http://www.keysoftwareservices.co.in Experience: 0 - 4 Years Location: Ahmedabad, Bengaluru/Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi/NCR, Guwahati Education: UG - Any Graduate - Any Speci...
Burj Dubai to be tallest in the world
Burj Dubai to be tallest in the world Published by Newsroom September 4th, 2008 in Newsbytes. 0 Comments Dubai: The developer of a Dubai skyscraper set to become the tallest building in the world says the rising tower now stands at a “new record height” of 2,257 feet or 688 metres. Emaar Properties says the skyscraper, know as Burj Dubai, n...
A New Hi-Tech City On The Anvil
A New Hi-Tech City On The Anvil Published by Newsroom September 4th, 2008 in City Scape and Newsbytes. 0 Comments Kochi will soon attain global status with the coming of a Rs 5,000-crore hi-tech city project. The Bangalore-based Shobha Developers have signed up an MoU with the state government for setting up this hi-tech city. Sobha Hi-Tech...
Saira Sirohi: 8-yr-old girl swims 15 hours non-stop
Saira Sirohi: 8-yr-old girl swims 15 hours non-stop Saira Sirohi: An eight-year-old girl, who swam 15 hours without stopping to cover a distance of 38 km in the swimming pool of a school here Tuesday, said she aims to represent India at the London Olympics. Saira Sirohi, a class 5 student of Dehradun Public School in Ghaziabad, entered the school...
A Date With Ashoka The Great
While Delhi experienced its hottest days we my companion and me decided to go on a short weekend to a place called Dakpathar which is off the main tourist route but could be a nice getaway if you are looking for some quiet moments. You can also avoid the ldquotouristsrdquo heading toward ldquohill stationsrdquo to cool their tempers. My first enc...
Return from Agra out of order sorry
Return to Dehra Dun From AgraSunday July 20th 2008Naturally this will be a short entry as I was awake for very few hours. After catching a few winks in my lovely bed I woke up and took a MUCH needed shower. I am pretty sure I could have killed flies with my armpits but I didnrsquot want to put Taylor out of a job. It felt amazing to have hot water ...
Life Continues For Us At Least
Day 5 in Dehradun Take TwoFriday July 25th 2008 While the day was still continuing my mind could only find relief by starting over. Slightly embarrassed I shielded my irritated watery eyes with my sunglasses. As we walked over toward Clocktower I had gotten a grip on my emotions and apologized to the group for being unprofessional. They were consid...
Warning Contents May Induce Tears Please Take With Tissues on a Full Stomach.
Day 5 in Dehradun Take TwoFriday July 25th 2008 I witnessed a man die today. All else seems ridiculous and unimportant when compared to this lifechanging event. Needless to say it affected me in ways I donrsquot even pretend to understand. One minute he was alive the next he was dead. I always knew it would be hard when it came time to experience b...
Indian Dollars
Day 4 in Dehradun Take TwoThursday July 23rd 2008 Letrsquos not kid ourselves here. Clinic is not fun to write about and definitely not fun to read unless of course something out of the ordinary occurs. Because nothing out of the ordinary occurred Irsquoll keep it brief. This morning Jade was finally feeling better. This was her first sickness sinc...
Jinx Buy Me a Coke
Day 3 in Dehradun Take TwoWednesday July 23rd 2008 Ahhh white bread. Simply this comfort food would have satisfied me this morning but Fortune was clearly grinning from ear to ear upon us. In addition to the American style bread were two classic condiments fit for all ages sizes and races. Peanut Butter Jelly Time Oh breakfast started my day off ni...
Rocks in the Stomach Won t Keep Me From Running.
Day 2 in Dehradun Take TwoTuesday July 22st 2008 Dehradun can be summed up with a single word consistency. Our schedule doesnrsquot allow much in the way of adventures and clinics are basically the same every day. A mundane day here ends up tormenting me when it comes time to write about it. In my trip so far there have been very few days that were...
Dehra Dun Deja Vu
Day 1 in Dehradun Take TwoMonday July 21st 2008 The weekends here are more stressful than the weeks. If you had told me I would ever look forward to a Monday I would have laughed in your face. But here I am waking up at the early hour of 840am glad that the weekend was over. As much as I enjoyed the trip the lack of sleep had taken its toll on me ...
A Boring Entry But With Pictures
Today I woke up with a mission. I fretted all last night about not having a camera. I thought about it until I came up with several options. I could repair the camera for a price I could buy a new one or I could see if it was possible to get one sent to me from the states.I woke up early for me around 730am and shot into yet another cold shower. I ...
Pizza and Problems and More
I wrote the Wednesday entry before Wednesday was over. It ended in an amazing night of pizza at Pizza Hut. The toppings here are out of this world. They are full of color and especially spicy. I came to pizza hut to get a taste of something from the US so I ordered the only normal thing on the menu cheese pizza and a Pepsi. Ahh Americana The pizza ...
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