CITIES NEWS - Page 20723

Taught on cameraSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:13 IST

She had always worked with them,clicking away on her Nikon. But after a decade of capturing impoverished street children on camera,freelance photographer Shikha Khanna,27,felt she had to work for them.

Good newsSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:12 IST

The current economic downturn has not left this editor concerned. After all,Din Duniya,the Urdu news magazine that was started in 1921...

Stir costs Surat textile industry Rs 90 crore a daySubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:09 IST

As the truck operators continue with their nationwide strike,the textile industry in Surat is facing the brunt badly. Every day since the strike began,the industry has been suffering a loss of nearly Rs 90 crore.

Tempos too go off the road,private buses resume serviceSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:07 IST

over 3.6 lakh trucks operating in Gujarat have gone off road with tempo operators too joining the stir today on the sixth day of the nationwide truckers strike.

Truckers strike paralyses export-import businessSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:06 IST

The nationwide strike of truck drivers at the time of economic meltdown has paralysed many businesses in the state. The inland container depots (ICD) and port godowns are teeming with tonnes of goods...

Infrastructure projects generate Japanese interest in GujaratSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:06 IST

The catch are the Central government projects Delhi-Mumbai Integrated Corridor (DMIC) and Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) the two flagship infrastructure projects in which the Japanese government has partnered with the Indian government.

Govt hits back at Cong,says it shows a perverted mindsetSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:04 IST

The Gujarat government reacted strongly to the states Leader of the Opposition,Shaktisinh Gohils accusation that Chief Minister Narendra Modi was misleading everyone by feeding fudged figures on investment achievements...

Gohil draws parallel between Modi and Satyams RajuSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:03 IST

Leader of the Opposition in the Gujarat Assembly,Shaktisinh Gohil,has accused Chief Minister Narendra Modi of misleading the media and public by feeding them with fudged figures and data on the investment achievements...

CISF men open fire at 2 outside IGISubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 03:00 IST

In a midnight drama near the Indira Gandhi International Airport in the early hours of Saturday,the CISF personnel fired three rounds at two men who tried to flee when they called out to them around 1.10 am.

For HerSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:49 IST

Catherine MacKinnon believes that as long as men continue to demand sex in lieu of money,prostitution and trafficking will continue.

Taxi driverSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:48 IST

Papia Ganguly,a 37-year-old woman,broke all social barriers and took to driving a taxi to make her two ends meet.

CAT-1 landed,IIM-C to mentor you through GD-PI hurdlesSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:45 IST

External Relation Cell of IIM-Calcutta to act as mentors and provide assistance to over 1,000 students For those who cleared the written test in the Common Admission Test (CAT),the students of IIM-Calcutta have extended a helping hand to cover the final lap group discussion and personal interview for the coveted IIM seat. A […]

Govt writes its security prescription for hospitalsSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:41 IST

With hospitals coming under the falling in the terror radar time and again,the state government has planned to heighten security at the premier state-run hospitals in the city.

Fisherman mauled by a tiger in SunderbansSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:39 IST

Gouranga Das,a local fisherman,was attacked and then dragged away by a tiger in the Sunderbans Tiger Reserve yesterday.

Prices of essential commodities soar,no solution yet in sightSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:38 IST

With the all India truckers' strike entering the sixth day today,the prices of essential commodities have also increased.

Slowdown signs: labels lose their lustre,brands wagon on salesSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:37 IST

Here's another indication of the economic slowdown: American design label Ed Hardy,which opened its first store amid much fanfare in Connaught Place in March 2008,has already shut down.

Mamata calls for boycott of tirtha taxSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:36 IST

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has called for a boycott of tirtha kar (pilgrim tax) that over 5 lakh pilgrims going to the Gangasagar mela during Makar Sankranti have to pay every year.

Movie reviewsSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:33 IST

The President Is Coming kickstarts the year with exactly the sort of lift weve been looking for-its free-spirited,irreverent,and funny.

Cross-Continental JourneysSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:32 IST

As Israeli forces pound Gaza,Hamas fire rockets and wounded people huddle among dead bodies in crumbling homes...

NSG braveheart injured in Mumbai terror attacks comes homeSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:31 IST

It always feels great when a soldier comes home,but for this youth it was a homecoming to remember.

Gurgaon realty slum hitsSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:30 IST

Revenue collected from stamp duty following sale or transfer of property is slated to nosedive at the end of this fiscal,and Haryana has found the black sheep: Gurgaon.

Chatter boxSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:30 IST

SAB TVs popular comedy Lo Ho Gayi Pooja Iss Ghar ki gets a new face as the vivacious actress Simple Kaul makes an entry on the show.

3 of W Delhi family found murderedSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:27 IST

A Designer employed with a local computer unit found his wife and two children dead,with their throats slit,at their house in Binda Pur,Uttam Nagar,on Friday night.

DDA scam: Cops widen probe,net 2 realtorsSubscriber Only

January 11, 2009 02:25 IST

The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has identified six more persons,including two agents from the city,for their involvement in the multi-crore DDA housing allotment scam.