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IPL match @ Ferozshah Kotla

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IPL match @ Ferozshah Kotla

IPL season 4 …manoranjan ka baap (Bhagwaan jab deta hai chappar faad kar deta hai) Date : April 20, 2011 2:00 PM : Thinking of Cycle Agarbatti ??  Kya Bhagwaan hai 2:30 PM : @amitguptaz digging deep into excel sheets @indiatimes office 4:30 PM : @amitguptaz cheering for Delhi Daedevils from Super Hospitality Hill A South east stand of Ferozshah Kotla Stadium with 3  team members. These complimentary passes for the match were sponsored by my office Times Internet Limited. I was among the lucky one along with Hemant , Naveen and Gagan to got these passes from our Business Head...

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Incomplete map of India on google

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Incomplete map of India on google

Totally condemn the way Google repeatedly treat the map of India. J & K is and will remain integral part of India. And , not showing it part of any other country also is not solution.  Correct your maps Google.

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Pan Card for Tisya

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Pan Card for Tisya

Tisya got her Pan Card issued on  at the age of Four Month and Nine Days (09 June 210). By far this has has been the most wonderful experience of mine dealing with any government agency or should I say the only agency which offered a truly world class service experience. I applied pan card for my four month old daughter (Tisya Singhal) online through NSDL. The form seems to be very simple and self explanatory. As my daughter is minor Pan was applied on her behalf by representative (her mother) The fee for the pan card is Rs...

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Getting Birth certificate for our baby in Gurgaon

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Getting Birth certificate for our baby in Gurgaon

The Cradle provided a birth certificate for my daughter. Little did I realized that it only has a emotional and ornamental value and no legal validity. So we got it framed it nicely (Thanks to Tushina) and it occupies a place of pride in our bedroom. I was told that as a procedure hospital has already send the notification to the municipal authorities about child birth. The birth certificate can be collected after 21 days from the MCD office, Gurgaon situated opposite civil hospital Gurgaon (See Map Below). View Larger Map I went there after  2 months to collect the certificate. I was...

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Traffic light for footover bridge in gurgaon !

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Traffic light for footover bridge in gurgaon !

This can happen only here in India. We know how to ulitize all the resources to fullest and look forward to accept new challenges. Look at the images below I clicked of foot over bridge meant for pedestrian in millenium city, gurgaon. No hurry at all – Guy seems to be attending a call from home  Wow ! such a good negotiater of sharp turns Pedestrian should be given adverse travel advisory for crossing expressway by footover bridge build in gurgaon. Or considering the amount of motor vehicles goverment should put up traffic lights up there. Or better lets have...

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Mumbai Marathon 2009

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Mumbai Marathon 2009

Mumbai will run again. Run again to show solidarity, unity, a cause and spirit of life. Standard Chartered Mumbai Marathon the biggest international marathon in Asia will kick off tomorrow. This event first held in 2004 has outgrown itself from just being a annual gala sporting event. The event now showcases the spirit of people of Mumbai and India and large. Along with top international athlete who competes for prize and pride, there are whole lots of Indians who run for cause. There will be corporate India running as a team to raise funds for charity as designated by them....

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Reissue of Indian Passport

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Reissue of Indian Passport

I filled the application form online from official website and it generated a downloadable format for me to get the photographs done etc. And the best part , I got a appointment online for submission of the form. Somehow I manage to get all my documents in palce and time (Most difficult being proof of residence. So a journey of five month has come to an end. I have managed to lay hand on my reissued passport after much delay and followup. For the starter an Indian passport has to be be reissued after every 10 years. My passport...

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Vote for better India

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Did you know that there is a system in our constitution, as per the 1969 act, in section ” 49-O” that a person can go to the polling booth, confirm his identity, get his finger marked and convey the presiding election officer that he doesn’t want to vote anyone! Yes such a feature is available, but obviously these   leaders have never disclosed it. This is called “49-O”. Why should you go and say ” I VOTE NOBODY”… because, in a ward, if a candidate wins, say by 123 votes, and that particular ward has received “49-O” votes more than...

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