Thursday 12 April '07
Rajendra Kumar Sharma, a farmer with 40 bighas in Rajasthan’s Kota district, rattles off the names of the wheat varieties he’s been growing for the last five years...Monday 12 March '07
Kittu, Bittu, Boni, Bunny, Goldy, Channi, Babbi, Dimpa. This is no kindergarten roll call but a list of ‘‘surnames’’ adopted by some of the candidates who fought the hotly-contested Punjab elections.Wednesday
28 February '07Dubbed variously as arrogant, inaccessible and arbitrary, many a time by his own partymenMonday
12 February '07It's Capt Amarinder Singh versus Parkash Singh Badal as Punjab goes to polls on Tuesday.Sunday
11 February '07They share the same name, spelt differently, and power that accompanies a brush with politics, direct or indirect.Saturday
10 February '07It’s going to be a tough fight.” Jaswant Singh Mand, a submersible pumps dealer at Naushera Panuan tugs at his salt-and-pepper beard as he gives a guarded take on the battle for Punjab.Friday
9 February '07It’s a village that can put towns to shame. The roads are wide and silky, the fields emerald, the market well-planned and the civic amenities, top class.Thursday
8 February '07“I am not a one-poll wonder, I am here to stay,” says Jaspal Singh Khangura.Thursday
8 February '07This time, I’ll vote for narma, not any party or candidate.” Harjinder Singh from Bajak village in Pucca Kalan constituency of Bathinda...Monday
5 February '07I’ve done my best...I have no regrets.” He says it without any trace of arrogance.Wednesday
24 January '07Singapore. That is his role model for Punjab. Sukhbir Singh Badal, SAD (B) general secretary and Faridkot MP...Sunday
7 January '07Milkha, who’s won the long race, keeps time as Jeev now takes a swing at making history. Father and son on family ties and the sporting geneSunday
10 December '06Every girl from Chandigarh thought it was an asset. Sigh, now she thinks a bottom that stamps your origins is, beg your pardon biji, disproportionateSunday
3 December '06Thinking of heading to Goa this NewYear’s? The beaches are a must, but also do take time out to walk along the banks of the meandering Khandepar river, with an array of spices blown in by the breezeSaturday
11 November '06Citizens need to be more aware about the stress under which the army operatesSunday
12 November '06Amritsar, Patiala, Ropar and Kapurthala on showcase and an all-new Palace on WheelsWednesday
25 October '06The agricultural crisis festering in the fields of Punjab for over a decade now has finally been catapulted to the centre stage of the state’s electoral politics.Wednesday
27 September '06Less than 12 hours from now, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh will inaugurate what is arguably the first-of-its-kind model horticulture farm in the country.Sunday
24 September '06The Annual Status Education Report (ASER) 2005 painted a grim picture of Bathinda. But rescue has come in the form of a project called Learning to ReadSunday
10 September '06From sighting international celebrities to mistaking a petrol station for a pagoda, anything can happen at Thimpu. With cold climes, warm people and dollops of red chillies to hot up the experience, your Gross Happiness index will reach an all-time highSunday
20 August '06...Meanwhile, from the heartland of Punjab to chic catwalks, phulkari has come a long way. Garish colours and giant motifs have been replaced by pastel shades and delicate detailing that is finding its way onto accessories, furnishings and trendy clubwearSunday
6 August '06Girls with streaked hair, beejis sweating it out in the gym, a boom in beauty parlours and cosmetology courses... all between milking the cows. Rural Punjab is going through a makeover. Dress codes are changing. And so are mindsetsSunday
16 July '06Hyderabad prepares to host the 4th Military World GamesSaturday
24 June '06There was something heart-wrenching about it. Maybe it was his sad verses written in calligraphy on the wall...Wednesday
21 June '06The first woman officer of the Indian Army is rather upset these days. Major Priya Jhingan, cadet No 001 at the Officers Training Academy who retired after 10 years of service in 2002, can’t digest the ‘‘negative publicity’’ coming the army’s way in the last few days.
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