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Can El-Fateh claim victory for the city?

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Students showcase the All Terrain Vehicle, made using a 305cc Briggs and Stratton engine, at the Muffakkam Jah College of Engineering and Technology on Monday. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar
Students showcase the All Terrain Vehicle, made using a 305cc Briggs and Stratton engine, at the Muffakkam Jah College of Engineering and Technology on Monday. Photo: P.V. Sivakumar

The All Terrain Vehicle, engineered by 25 students of Muffakkam Jah College of Engineering and Technology, will now compete on an international platform

In all of three months, 25 students of a city engineering college toiled to come up with a fine product. Their All Terrain Vehicle, named El-Fateh, will now compete on an international platform and vie for top honours.

Crafted by students of mechanical and production engineering students at Muffakkam Jah College of Engineering and Technology (MJCET), the ATV has been selected for Mahindra BAJA SAIENDIA, which will be held in Indore later this month.

Weighing about 270 kg, the ATV can cover 100 feet in 4.03 seconds and has a top speed of 52 km/hr. It uses a 305cc Briggs and Stratton engine, producing a torque of 19.5Nm, which is mated to an Alfa Mahindra transmission. Students involved in the project say the vehicle also has a first-of-its-kind mechanical paddle shifting mechanism, which is aimed at smoother shifts and ease of driving.

“This is a great practical experience for the students and they did a good job. We are confident of doing well in the event,” said Mohd. Viquar Mohiuddin, faculty advisor to the project.

“We spent 14 to 16 hours in the college every day for the last few months. There were times when we even slept in the college premises to complete the deadline of building the vehicle,” said Abdullah Zakria, a final-year mechanical engineering student.

Outlining the vehicle’s strong points, the team’s captain Mohd. Abdul Haq said, “One of the eligibility requirements was that the vehicle has to climb an inclination of 27 degrees but we managed to drive it over step sand boulders with about 40 degrees inclination.”

Cost Rs.4 lakh

The vehicle costs, which amounted to around Rs.4 lakh, and other expenses were borne by the college and private sponsors.

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Hyderabad / by Staff Reporter / Hyderabad – February 17th, 2015

TS Gandhi Cremated with State Honours

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Warangal :

Funeral rites of veteran freedom fighter, Bhupati Krishnamurthy, popularly known as Telangana Gandhi, were performed with state honours here on Monday. Krishnamurthy, who was the president of Telangna Praja Samithi (TPS) died here on Sunday night. He was 89-years-old and is survived by a son and daughter.

Deputy chief minister Kadiyam Srihari, TJAC chairman M Kodandaram, PCC president Ponnala Lakshmaiah, district collector Vakati Karuna, superintendent of police Ambar Kishor Jha and several others, paid respects to the departed leader.

The funeral procession was taken from his residence in Girimajipet to Vysya cremation grounds at SRR Thota on the city outskirts. Krishnamurthy was a close associate of Mahatma Gandhi and accompanied Gandhi on his visit to Warangal town then.

He fought against the British and Nizam rulers and also participated in the struggle for a separate Telangana. He, however, refused to merge TPS with TRS party and remained a lone fighter till the end. His relatives said, Krishnamurthy does not even own a house and lost all his wealth fighting for freedom of the country and later for Telangana.

Sources in TRS party said they were planning to celebrate his 90th birthday on February 21 on a grand scale, and now his demise has come as shock for the entire party. Chief Minister, K Chandrasekhar Rao expressed his condolences to the bereaved family.

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> States> Telangana / by Express News Service / February 17th, 2015