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Tour operators unhappy over restrictions
BHUBANESWAR: The restrictions imposed by the State Government on tourism in regions inhabited particularly by primitive vulnerable..
Medicos to acquire fire-fighting skill
CUTTACK: The Fire Services department is keen to start training doctors, paramedics and other staff of the SCB Medical College and..
Traffic cops have no choice but to face the heat
BHUBANESWAR: With the mercury soaring, the situation is getting too hot to handle for the traffic policemen in the city. While oth..
Crystal returns for 9th stint as Oscars host
In his ninth appearance as Oscar host, Crystal opened the show with one of his signature film montages.
Ooty Fountain gets facelift for summer
OOTY: Adams Fountain at Charring Cross, a landmark in the Queen of Hills, has been spruced up before summer and its attendant tou..
A Narasimha Reddy is Bar Council chair
HYDERABAD: A Narasimha Reddy was elected chairman of the Bar Council of Andhra Pradesh for a second consecutive term.He defeat..
New gadgets for corporators language troubles
HYDERABAD: The Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has given nod to the installation of Simultaneous Interpretation System, a ..
Fun-filled fest to kick start in city
BANGALORE: The techno-cultural fest, Acharya Habba 2012 will be held in the city on March 15, 16 and 17. The event is expected to ..
Afghan protesters hurl grenades at US base
More than 30 people have been killed, including four US troops, in six days of unrest.
Assault rifles, machine guns taken into custody
Search and seizure operations on the Italian vessel continued till the wee hours of Sunday and took more than 14 hours...
Vasantha Utsavam at Kapaleeswarar temple
CHENNAI: Saint poet Thiruvalluvar once said, One can succeed in counting the number of births and deaths that have taken place, e..
Vessels weapon room resembled military armoury
KOCHI: The Italian weapons were protected in two vaults in the Italian vessel, Enrica Lexie. Though the marines were in the ship t..
Student entrepreneurs set up shop at MOP Bazaar
CHENNAI: Kindling the entrepreneurial abilities of young women students, the Entrepreneurship Development Cell of MOP Vaishnav Col..
Hockey team to get cash award from Haryana govt
Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced to give Rs 2.5 lakh to each player of the Indian team.
Canada pip Poland to 3rd spot in qualifiers
Meanwhile, Italy beat Singapore 5-0 in another match to finish fifth in the hockey tournament.
Poetry is losing its value: Javed Akhtar
Javed Akhtar feels that the younger generation today doesn't understand the craft of poetry.