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Beware, you can be fined even if you are wearing helmet

Tuesday 10 November '09

A few days ago, Ludhiana resident Sanjeev Azad, riding his motorcycle, was challaned near Kalagram in Chandigarh.
Identity Crisis

Tuesday 10 November '09

When Bollywood wants to show you Punjab, they take you to fields with golden wheat, tractors, and girls in suits and flowing phulkari dupattas.
This NGO helps women weave together a dream

Sunday 8 November '09

On the occasion of Rotary—UN Day on November 7, a phulkari tapestry made by the women and girls of a vocational training centre in Bassi Pathana, a small township in Punjab, graced the United Nations headquarters in Manhattan, New York.
Stink from choe drives away walkers

Friday 6 November '09

Walking enthusiasts whose favourite haunt has been the Leisure Valley in Sector 10 are facing a queer problem — a stink emanating from the once picturesque choe that runs through the open greens.
Nature’s Own

Tuesday 3 November '09

As a child, he would buy plants with the money his mother gave him for crackers, and it was often that he would be reprimanded for not paying attention to studies and spending far too much time in the family’s tiny garden.
For these women, empowerment begins with education

Sunday 1 November '09

Gaina Devi (27), with her two little children in tow, religiously visits to the Red Cross Centre in Colony Number 5, the city’s biggest slum, every weekday from 3 pm to 5 pm.
For them, empowerment begins with education

Sunday 1 November '09

Gaina Devi (27), with her two little children in tow, religiously visits to the Red Cross Centre in Colony Number 5, the city’s biggest slum, every weekday from 3 pm to 5 pm.
Just a phone away

Saturday 31 October '09

The anchor of a popular show on NDTV noted recently at the end of the talk, "you can meet me on Facebook, on Twitter, or contact me the old-fashioned way - through an e-mail."
Many hoteliers out of crafts mela loop

Friday 30 October '09

Even as the first Chandigarh Crafts Mela at Kalagram is proving to be a huge hit among residents, surprisingly a majority of the local hotels and restaurants are not part of the mega tourism event.
In the ROUGH!

Sunday 25 October '09

A number of offroading enthusiasts in the region who own Mahindra vehicles today participated in the 54th Great Mahindra Escape, a non-competitive offroad event held near Panchkula.
Body Line

Saturday 24 October '09

Are you healthy, happy and performing optimally? Or more importantly, are you eating well? It is well-recognised that people who skip breakfast lag behind in their daily work and have a low attention span, especially during the morning hours.
Cops struggle with new radars, speed rules city roads

Saturday 24 October '09

There has been an 86 per cent drop in the number of challans issued for breaching speed limit in Chandigarh this year, say the records of the UT Traffic Police.
Giving wings to the wheels

Thursday 22 October '09

Members of the Chandigarh-based 4X4 Club have decided to combine their passion for four-wheelers along with their taste for high-speed driving in a whole new way.
Punjab offers village life with a ‘luxury’ tag

Wednesday 21 October '09

Far from the maddening crowds of the cities, a dream holiday in the rural heartland and that too in plush farmhouses is something...
Residents pull town out of the pits, set example

Monday 19 October '09

Chileans had a saying: ‘En Chile no pasa nada (In Chile, nothing happens)’. The same could earlier be said for Fazilka. Not any more.
Kalka biker grabs top honour in Raid

Wednesday 14 October '09

Kalka guy Ashish Moudgil is numero uno among marathon cross-country mobikers in the country again, after winning the top position in the Maruti Suzuki Raid De Himalaya for the second consecutive year, in the X-Treme category.
Cross-breeding leaves cows alien to Indian heat, reproduction takes hit

Monday 12 October '09

Dairy owners in Punjab are facing a peculiar problem. Their high-yield, cross-bred cows are so ‘alien’ to India that they are now stressed by the hot and humid conditions of this country and are displaying an alarmingly high trend of infertility.
BRING HOME THE MOVIES

Sunday 11 October '09

Want to set up a theatre at home? Here is how
Women self-help groups in Punjab get a boost

Monday 5 October '09

Ranjit Kaur of Ghumait village near Ludhiana is still thrilled about her success at the recently-concluded Kisan Mela at PAU.
Bio-mass power projects to use paddy residue as raw material, pay farmers

Friday 2 October '09

Punjab has been facing the scourge of burning of paddy straw for more than two decades now. In spite of a ban issued by the government in this regard...
Ready for the Raid

Sunday 27 September '09

Here’s how to convert your regular 4x4 to take on the strains of off-road rallying
Pak on 3 sides, Satluj on fourth, Mohar Jamsher longs to belong

Thursday 24 September '09

Malkit Singh, in his late 20s, is an agent with the Life Insurance Corporation. His family owns fertile land at Mohar Jamsher, a village near Fazilka, and he is an eligible bachelor.
These children wait to return to school

Friday 28 August '09

“Education for all” is something the Chandigarh Administration firmly believes in. Hundreds of children living in Colony Number 5, however, are no longer going to school, because the Government Primary School in the area is already filled to capacity and cannot accommodate more children.
‘Kidult’ love stories abound in cities, say doctors

Monday 24 August '09

Bollywood movie Teree Sang, released earlier this month, has brought the issue of teenage pregnancy into focus.
Cause for worry: Doctors say ‘kidult’ love stories abound in city

Monday 24 August '09

Bollywood movie ‘Teree Sang’, released earlier this month, has brought the issue of teenage pregnancy into focus.
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