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Bengaluru: Ramesh K, a former Second-in-Command of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), now settled in Hubballi after a 36-year stint across the country, had several adventures and life-threatening challenges along the way. However, he has successfully braved them in a befitting manner, true to the spirit of a CRPF personnel, and has emerged victorious in a mind-boggling career. Second in Command in the CRPF is equivalent to Superintendent of Police(SP) in the civil police, and that of a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army. Retired twice! It may sound strange, but the startling revelation that he happened to retire twice is no exaggeration but a hardcore fact. The first time he retired was when he turned 57, when the retirement age was 57 years. But, before he could settle down to lead a retired life, saying adieu to the Khaki uniform, he was recalled to join the services. The reason given was the directions of the New Delhi High Court, which had heard several petitions on behalf of t...

Bengaluru: Hugo Mussier is an accomplished athlete from France with two successful marathons in 2019 and 2024. He was recently in India to attend the marriage of Harini and Ajay. Harini is the eldest of two daughters, of Mrs Usha, an IT professional, and Padmanabh Rao, a broadcast journalist. Harini and Ajay are colleagues of Hugo Mussier. During an informal chit-chat, Hugo Mussier (31) focused on his favourite sports. Here are some excerpts of the interaction: I was not much into running: I ran my last marathon two weeks ago. The previous one was in 2019, about five years ago, while the beginning was in 2018. Then I worked for an aerospace company between Bristol and Birmingham in the United Kingdom. I was not much into running but more into sports activities like walking, swimming, and hiking. Shifting to France: In 2019 I changed my workplace to France and found out the big difference in the weather between the UK and France. One could enjoy summer only in July and August and t...