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Masinagudi – a trip to remember….

May 21, 2012 09:00 ⋅

On the borders of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka is the exquisite Masinagudi wildlife sanctuary. A quiet and serene vacation awaits everyone here, with many a surprises that unfolds for you as you explore the sanctuary. Pooja Sri recounts her experience here…

Travel from- Chennai
Destination-Masinagudi
Mode of transport- Train
Route – Chennai-Mettupalayam-Ooty-Masinagudi

Our first anniversary was just an excuse for me and my husband to plan a travel to Masinagudi, a wildlife sanctuary situated in between the Bandhipur National Park, Karnataka and Mudhumalai National Park, Tamil Nadu. With great excitement we packed our bags,but before leaving we did do a bit of research and got to know that carrying a good sunscreen cream, a pair of shades and a cap would be really helpful specially if you are traveling somewhere in between March-April, as we did.  Read more...

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ins & outs – Bangalore Royal Challengers

April 20, 2009 04:09 ⋅

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  • The red and the yellow colors of the Bangalore Royal Challengers are taken from the state flag colors of Karnataka.
  • Jacques Kallis was the costliest non-icon player in the RCB team in IPL 2008, Kevin Pietersen is the current costliest player of RCB.
  • RCB’s only ‘home win’ came against Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008.
  • Mark Boucher was the wicketkeeper of RCB in IPL 2008 for maximum number of matches.
  • Rahul Dravid scored the maximum runs for RCB in IPL 2008.
  • Thakkath Geete is RCB’s anthem.
  • RCB used 11 opening combinations in their 14 matches in IPL 2008
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Wayanad

March 19, 2009 22:35 ⋅

Rain Country in God’s Own Country!!

Long weekends are always welcome. After celebrating Onam (festival celebrated annually at Kerala) with our kin, we decided to spend rest of the weekend at a quaint hill station where beauty came alive through pristine greenery – Lakkidi, the gateway of Wayanad district in the north-east of Kerala.

This district being the meeting place of the southern states of India viz. Kerala, Tamilnadu and Karnataka, attracts many tourists, who look at getting away from the clamour and clatter of their busy city lives.  Read more...

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Power “less”

July 24, 2008 22:10 ⋅

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40 hrs per week, 2 hrs per day and ½ hrs per day….these are the details of scheduled power cuts in states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively. On other hand, Bangalore is facing an acute shortage of diesel. The spin to the story is that majority of the electricity in Karnataka gets generated by hydro power. The absence of sufficient rainfall is causing shortage in power at source which in turn results in unscheduled / scheduled power cuts which prompts people to use generators, which needs diesel to run. Tada!!!  Read more...

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Changing roles?

July 30, 2007 12:29 ⋅

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Post office is being seen in new light by few of the major corporate. And why not? With subjects on rural penetration and customer convenience prevailing in the boardrooms, people have no choice but to evaluate the existing strong network that can be capitalized on.

Yesterday it was Air Deccan which made ticketing kiosks available at post offices across Karnataka and today its Hutch (now Vodafone) who has made it convenient for their post paid customers by tying up with around 131 post offices across Tamil Nadu for easy payment of mobile bills. All you got to do is to locate your nearest post office and pay your bill!  Read more...

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The road less traveled

May 7, 2007 23:08 ⋅

Nah, I am not referring to the book by M.Scott Peck lying in my library of ‘yet to be read’ books but to a recent trek trip I made to Kallathigiri on the foothills of in the state of Karnataka. On the road from Kemmangundi to Tarikere a deviation takes you off to Kallathigiri, a beautiful non-commercialized hill station. 18 of us from my office planned a trip full of adventure and team building activities. Ofcourse we took guidance from experts from Outback India, a 15 year old firm comprising of 12 enthusiasts.  Read more...

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