CITIES NEWS - Page 20720

Training courses on medicinal plants,bee keeping heldSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:46 IST

The Directorate of Extension Education,PAU,is organising a two-day training course on Scope of aromatic and medicinal plants for farmers and farm women from January 27 to 28,in which 25 farmers/farm women will take part.

MCs house tax move against 4 big units comes under cloudSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:45 IST

MC House Tax branch today put up notice boards outside famous Thaper Agro and Thaper Food,Tapson Steels and Attar Singh and Sons.

Artistes,social workers given awards at Lohri MelaSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:44 IST

The Malwa Sabyacharak Manch organised the Lohri Mela here with great fervour and gaiety.

Complaint against LIT upheldSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:43 IST

District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum while quashing the demand of Rs 5,14,318 as non-construction charges and Rs 52,798 as development charges by the Ludhiana Improvement Trust...

Telecom staff hold protestSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:41 IST

A meeting of district executives of Ludhiana Telecom was organised at Bharat Nagar chowk here on Friday in which BSNL workers from all over Punjab took part.

Training programme on farming system approach concludesSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:40 IST

A four-day training programme on Farming system approach oragnised by Punjab Cultural Management and Extension Training Institute concluded here on Friday.

Applicants left high and dry; BSNL claim on speedy connections beliedSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:39 IST

The tall claims made by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited of providing landline connection within 24 hours came unstuck as it failed to provide service to its subscribers.

After revenue dept,VB to turn the heat on MCSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:37 IST

The Ludhiana Vigilance Bureau has opened its new year on a strong note. In the very first week of the year 2009.

Saturday reviewSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:05 IST

Idiosyncrasies when handled with the kind of humour that doesnt overwhelm you,tickles everyday profanities into living,crazy...

Webbed FeatSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:02 IST

Anyone into reading blogs on a daily basis would have stumbled upon one of the countrys most popular blogs,India Uncut,by Amit Varma.

Scroll of LibertySubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:01 IST

The ancient art of parchment making may well be the answer to the recession problem...

Be a ManSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 03:00 IST

In the late 1960s and 70s,it was a quirky French designer who thought it worth his time to take a close look at the lives of everyday men and women and incorporate their design sensibilities into the world of haute couture.

Susmita gets invitation for Finland meet,but uncertainty looms largeSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:58 IST

If everything goes to plan,Susmita Sinha Roy will be seen in action in the Finland Indoor Open meet. The Bengal heptathlete has received invitation for this March 7 to 9 event but is not sure whether she can make the trip.

Chikka wins junior golfSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:57 IST

Despite a bogey on the first and final hole of his round,Chikkarangappa never lost his hold on the proceedings and emerged winners in the Lalit Suri Eastern India Junior Golf Championship,played at the par-70 Tollygunge Club.

Claudius backs Pataudi,says hockey is deadSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:56 IST

Tiger Pataudi set the cat among the pigeons. Today he got support from an unexpected quarter as the Indian hockey legend Leslie Claudius stood by him.

Drama at Beighton Cup final,trophy sharedSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:55 IST

On a day when legendary Leslie Claudius lashed out at the present system,Indian hockey hit another low as the Beighton Cup final,at the SAI Complex here bordered on the farcical.

Bibaswan,Amrita bag double crownSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:54 IST

Bibaswan Deb and Amrita Mukherjee bag double crown at the Treat Joosi AITA BTA Championship Series 2009 played in memory of Late Dilip Bose at the BTA Complex.

US citizen gets back his lost valuablesSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:52 IST

A US citizen,who is frequent flyer to Kolkata,miraculously got back his entire important documents and wallet that he had left in a taxi while on the way to the airport on December 18.

Now sanyasin,ex-govt employee finds spiritual calling in SagarSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:50 IST

Among hundreds of Gangasagar pilgrims temporarily camping at Maidan,there is a mystic,whose passion for spirituality led her to leave her government job and choose a path less travelled.

Number of Indians at Cambridge on the riseSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:49 IST

The number of Indian students attending Cambridge has considerably increased in the last decade,said Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University Professor Alison Richard in Kolkata on Friday.

New face of debating: Be natural and mind your pointsSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:48 IST

Out of the box debating - thats what a United Kingdom-based institute wants children to learn.

Culling operation not hit by Morcha shutdownSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:47 IST

Even as government offices across Darjeeling district remained closed for the third consecutive day due to the Gorkha Janamukti Morchas renewed shutdown,the Animal Resources Department has been spared the diktat.

GJM backed down over promise made during talksSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:45 IST

As the Gorkha Janamukti Morchas renewed shutdown of government offices in the Hills entered its third day,state Minister for Municipal Affairs and Urban Development Ashok Bhattacharya slammed the outfit for not adhering to its assurance of suspending its movement.

Remark against judiciary: Court asked to see footage of CPM leadersSubscriber Only

January 10, 2009 02:44 IST

A counsel of the Bar Association of Calcutta High Court on Friday urged the Division Bench headed by Chief Justice S S Nijjar to witness the video footage of the November 17,2007 rally...