CITIES NEWS - Page 20811

Students brave the chill,parents seek closure of schoolsSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:36 IST

Braving the chill,many schoolchildren pulled themselves out of warm quilts early on Friday to get ready for school despite the fog and cold.

MC to arm indoor stadium with hi-tech facilitiesSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:35 IST

The indoor stadium in Ludhiana is all set to be armed with the latest facilities-air conditioning and installation of elevators among others-as the Municipal Corporation...

Culture vultureSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:34 IST

Nitai Das is a Delhi-based artist who works in oil and acrylic colours. He is passionate about the application of colour with figure drawing that mark the quality and experience of an artist...

British artSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:32 IST

Perplexed Aritro Das,a reader from Kolkata,asks: Do the British have any art of their own? One had to stop the eyebrows from rising and instead dedicate this column to the much maligned Brits.

Four more police stations on the cardsSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:30 IST

If everything goes as per the plan,the city will soon get four new police stations. A proposal in this regard has been sent to the police headquarters in Chandigarh to upgrade four police posts to police stations.

On a graphic noteSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:29 IST

A week after five days in sylvan Kerala,in pursuit of theyyam performers and ritualistic practices in settings that comprised blue skies and flowing back-waters,reality does bite. But in Mumbai,it is business as usual as the city gears itself up for 2009.

Virtual loversSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:28 IST

Eva and Franco Mattes call themselves twins since they could literally stand in for each other. Not that they look alike,but this artist-couple do not define their separate spaces.

Pune FC,KSP,Bank of India enter last 16 at SAFT 2008Subscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:28 IST

City's Premier team Pune FC ,Karnataka State Police Bangalore,Jalandar's C.R.P.F and last year's winner Bank of India scored contrasting wins to make it to the last sixteen at the 4th edition...

Liyaan Akkalkotkar defends titles successfullySubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:25 IST

Liyaan Akkalkotkar achieved the feat of defending all three of lastyear's titles successfully after beating Trishala Menkar in theunder-14 final...

The ProducerSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:24 IST

Forbidden Films is the name of Abhay Deols just-launched banner. The actor wants to chart the forbidden territory with it,it seems. The first film to roll out is Junction...

Agashe crematedSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:24 IST

Dyaneshwar Agashe,the former director of the Suvarna Co-operative Bank,was cremated at around 11 am on Sunday at the Vaikunth crematorium.

City to host Comflex 2009Subscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:23 IST

The Indian Society of Heating,Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers Pune Chapter in association with the Western Indian Chapter of The American Society of Heating...

Days of changingSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:23 IST

A new Year could signify many things in a persons life,or not. Over the years of sustained,media bombardment of imported fads about the significance of the passing year...

Change in guardSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:21 IST

From an intense role The Terrorist to the light,romantic role in Outsourced,how has the journey been? Ive always enjoyed doing something different so...

Whats the spoof?Subscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:20 IST

There's a quiet satisfaction as Faiza Ahmad Khan reflects on the award thats propelled her into the ranks of Indias serious documentary makers.

Foundation stone laid for Blue Ridge Public SchoolSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:19 IST

Vice Chancellor of Pune University Narendra Jadhav laid the foundation stone of Blue Ridge Public School at Blue Ridge township in Hinjewadi on Sunday.

Let us rediscover religion to promote science and societySubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:18 IST

Prof Meher Master-Moss,president,Zoroastrian College,Mumbai,has urged a group of scholars to invest time and energy in spiritual insights to develop society.

Two booked for kidnapping minor girlSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:16 IST

The Chinchwad police have booked two persons in connection with allegedly kidnapping a minor girl,after her mother lodged a complaint against them on Sunday.

Court acquits man charged with setting wife on fireSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:16 IST

The sessions court early this week acquitted a man accused of setting his wife on fire after beating her brutally.

Worlis water woes to end soonSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:15 IST

Residents of the Worli area from Haji Ali to Prabhadevi have a reason to cheer. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is all set to redevelop a twenty-five-year-old reservoir keeping in mind the rising demand for water in the area.

Deccan Odyssey tracks new terrainsSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:15 IST

Deccan Odyssey,the luxury train of the Western Ghats is all set to traverse new tracks. Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation...

Teens steal to buy drugs,arrested drugs,arrestedSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:14 IST

Two 19-year-old boys,who had broken into a MHADA Colony and absconded with valuables worth Rs 3 lakh on December 14,were nabbed by the RCF police last week.

Now,they dont have to walk hours to reach school,thanks to KKPKPs good gestureSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:14 IST

Sunaina Gaikwad,a tenth standard student has to walk more than an hour everyday to get to school and back.

Now,copyright of Mahatma Gandhis writings belongs to peopleSubscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:13 IST

Ahmedabad-based Navjivan Trust,which owned the copyright of the writings of Mahatma Gandhi since 1948,has no plan to apply for an extension after the exclusive right expired on January 1 this year.

Polan Bazar residents repose faith in private hands for security Subscriber Only

January 5, 2009 01:12 IST

Even as the Polan Bazar pipe-bomb case in Godhra is yet to be solved,the residents of the area have entrusted a small-time steel owner and president of Muslim Ghanchee Samaj Panch to provide security cover to the area during festivals.