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Saturday 21 November 2009
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 Major powers meet for Iran's nuke snub     China overtaking India in English usage: study     Mirwaiz free to travel anywhere he wants: Krishna     One year after 26/11- Kasab's lawyer wilts under harsh spotlight     8 militants killed in US drone attack in Pak tribal belt     Obama interacts with Cuban blogger, assures increased respect for human rights     Pakistan has nothing to fear from India: Manmohan     UP wooing expatriates with 'Discover your Roots' scheme     Union Commerce Ministry will not force SEZs in Goa: Kamat     PM, Advani to choose new Information Chief today     New deal for sugar cane farmers     US reopens probe into Watergate scandal     PM's state visit to showcase strong Indo-US relationship     Air Canada begins in-flight internet service     Cross border fertilisation of terrorism in Pakistan: Hillary Clinton     BBMP deploys IT for solid waste management     Shankaranand passes away    
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And then, there was light...
power to the people Dharmasthala Dharmadhikari Veerendra Heggade inaugurating a mini power generating project in Kodagu district. development Much like that famous scene from the Hindi film Swades where the protagonist brings power to a village, Kodagu’s hamlets are seeing electricity, after years of living in darkness. A mini power generating project has utilised the many...
Plastic poses hazard to wildlife
‘deer oh deer’ There is danger of deer, monkeys and wild boars, largely seen on this stretch consuming the plastic waste. File photos If you enter Gundlupet from Mysore where the highway forks to the right, the NH-212 takes you to Wayanad district of Kerala and the road to the left, which is NH-67 takes you to Ooty via Bandipur.
Peeling areca made easy
‘deer oh deer’ There is danger of deer, monkeys and wild boars, largely seen on this stretch consuming the plastic waste. File photos A unique exposition of areca machinery was held recently at Puttur (Dakshina Kannada district).
In search of Brahmagiri
BRAHMAGIRI BECKONS  The Brahmagiri site near Ashoka Siddapura. Below: The edict. Photos by the author TRAVELOGUE When researcher Satya Sarada Kandula set out in search of Brahmagiri, no one near Chitradurga had heard of it! But, the locals certainly knew of the Ashokan edict, which they thought was a rock, with magical writings on it. They thought...
Spotlight on AIDS awareness
drawing crowds Magnet Theatre, a revolutionary community theatre is raising awareness on HIV-related issues in Karnataka. Getty Images Society In the second part of the series on HIV, Gargi Shastri meets Magnet Theatre, an ensemble of hijras and gay men who are performing a vital role in HIV and AIDS awareness across Karnataka.
Rotary notes
MORALE BOOSTER A Rotary initiative to distribute teddy bears to young patients with heart problems. Heart surgeries for lesser privileged India is now in the middle of a Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) epidemic with over 10 per cent of urban Indians having CAD.
 
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Sadu Kokila directed Devaru is about life and its many combinations and complications. The story is about how best one can make use of life to make...
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