Ramkumar K R » Travel http://www.ramkumarkr.com Just another Ram's Sites site Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:29:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 IRCTC sharing user data to third parties?? http://www.ramkumarkr.com/irctc-sharing-user-data-to-third-parties.html http://www.ramkumarkr.com/irctc-sharing-user-data-to-third-parties.html#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 07:48:00 +0000 ramkumar http://www.ramkumarkr.com/irctc-sharing-user-data-to-third-parties.html This is one of the mails I got today, it was another spammy mail from IRCTC (Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation). If you are registered with IRCTC and using their online ticket booking facility, probably you too would have received this mail.

If you look in detail, the link (promo) points to another site – IndiaTodayBookClub.com which obviously look like a third party site.

NOW My Question is, who the hell is IRCTC to share my email ID to third party email advertisers, without my consent and knowledge?

Checked out IRCTC again, there is NO privacy policy document and nothing which explains me what they do with my private data such as name, email id, contact address etc !!!

Should IRCTC do such things with the user data? DISGUSTING !!
Is there anyone from IRCTC to explain what the sHiT is this??

]]> http://www.ramkumarkr.com/irctc-sharing-user-data-to-third-parties.html/feed 0 A journey on BMTC AC Volvo http://www.ramkumarkr.com/a-journey-on-bmtc-ac-volvo.html http://www.ramkumarkr.com/a-journey-on-bmtc-ac-volvo.html#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:30:00 +0000 ramkumar http://www.ramkumarkr.com/a-journey-on-bmtc-ac-volvo.html It was 25th of October (A day to remember for me for another reason), I got a chance to travel in an AC Volvo ran by BMTC (Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation). In Bangalore I rarely travel in a bus majorly because I am addicted to bike riding and never get a chance to get into a bus, unless my bike is at service center. It was one such occasion. My Hero Honda Super Slendor was being serviced at Max Motors Rajaji Nagar when I got into this AC Volvo.


Since it was my first experience on a BMTC AC Volvo, I would like to explain what I found here.. First thing a big applause to BMTC, for running these services at an affordable rate (adding to the services they added recently to the Bangalore International Airport).

First good one is for business people and IT workaholics.. There are electricity plug points where you can charge your laptop / mobile phone. !! Check the following image.


Well equiped with an emergency exit at rear.

Another important thing is the ample amount of free space inside the bus. You will never need to anxiously wait for you to get out of the heavily crowded bus. See the foldable seats in the middle part of the bus.

Last thing, BMTC is making some money through the ads on these buses. From outside I used to wonder how people can see through the ads on the side glasses. But when I got in, I realized that its a one sided ad through which you can have a look outside as if an ad is not present. You can make out a shadow of ads on the glasses. Thats Orange Electronics ad on the glasses !!

]]> http://www.ramkumarkr.com/a-journey-on-bmtc-ac-volvo.html/feed 2 New Look of chennai on my recent visit http://www.ramkumarkr.com/new-look-of-chennai-on-my-recent-visit.html http://www.ramkumarkr.com/new-look-of-chennai-on-my-recent-visit.html#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:00:00 +0000 ramkumar http://www.ramkumarkr.com/new-look-of-chennai-on-my-recent-visit.html I was in Chennai in last weekend and till Monday (11th Aug) due to some official work. The place I had to visit was Thiruvanmiyur.

I was in Chennai when I was about to start my earnings, and the impression I had about Chennai from then, had to be slightly modified seeing the current infrastructure..

This picture shows the station for the metro train which runs on rails above the ground.

I got into the station and what you can see is the huge space under the station. This snap is me taking snap exactly beneath the station.

This is a view from inside the railway station..

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Devenahalli (Bangalore International Airport). The airport started fully
operational just a few days ago.
My plan was slightly affected by rain as I had to seek a shelter for
about 45 minutes. While coming back I was fully drenched !!

Enjoy the snaps..

By the way it was 6:30 pm and I had not taken my Sony DSC H2 along.
These snaps are taken using my Sony Ericsson K750i with night mode. So
comment on this :)

It was about to rain, I got into this tea stall to have a tea ..

It started raining heavily

It rained for nearly 45 minutes then I started again

This is the fly over on Highway towards the airport


Distant view of the runway

I was wondering where all these Renault Logans are heading towards from city.. Here they are.. Quite a number of them.

The car parking area..

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