Ifrah Mufti Columns, Leading Columnist

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Ex-constable among 6 held for gunrunning

Friday 8 February '13

A former constable of Central Reserve Police Force was among six persons arrested in a gunrunning racket on Thursday.

Ahead of board exams, parents are more anxious than students

Thursday 7 February '13

With board exams set to begin in another few weeks, it''s parents of the class X and XII students who seem more anxious than students, shows data available with CBSE helpline.

CM writes to Railways minister for terminal at Punjabi Bagh

Tuesday 5 February '13

The passengers from West Delhi will soon have a railway terminal at their disposal.

Where a balcony seat is still Rs 30

Sunday 27 January '13

As technology replaces old cultures with new, the sites of culture also change.

Mortgage for elderly aid fails to take off

Tuesday 12 July '11

Reverse mortgage, aimed to provide aid to the senior citizens seems to have failed to take off in the city.

Steered by grandma, girl bags 72nd UT rank in AIEEE

Sunday 10 July '11

Jyoti, who lost her parents at the age of seven, secured UT rank 72 in the All India Engineering Entrance Examination thanks to her grandmother, who struggled to ensure that Jyoti could study and achi...

Chandigarh''s Sector 20 greenbelt becomes model of neglect

Saturday 9 July '11

The wild growth of bushes and grass, the garbage dumped at the corners, doors of the public conveniences being broken, improper lighting system at night - the greenbelt in Sector 20 is in a pitiable s...

Display boards black out at bus stops

Tuesday 5 July '11

Provided with the aim of facilitating the commuters using buses, the electronic display boards installed at various bus stops are lying defunct.

Built to protect saplings, fences stunt their growth

Monday 4 July '11

The iron fences installed around trees to protect them are actually damaging many trees.

Neglect makes subway filthy & hazardous, leaves it few takers

Sunday 3 July '11

On entering the subway that connects ISBT, Sector 17, and the Sector 22 market, the poor maintenance inside will force you to take another route to the bus stand.

They learnt from the newspapers they sold and shone in exams

Friday 24 June '11

For days, 28-year-old Lalit Jain would wake up at 3 in the morning, have a quick shower, grab a bite and mount his cycle for yet another round of newspaper delivery.