No tourists? No problem, take ministers to Andaman
So what, if the tourists don't come? After bungling on a once-in-a-millennium opportunity, the Tourism Ministry is planning to take half-a-dozen Union ministers on a cruise to watch the first sun rays of the new year falling on the beaches of Katchal island in Andaman and Nicobar.



Sena, BJP split over strategy against Govt
Despite chinks in the Democratic Front (DF) Government, the three-week winter session of the State Legislature commencing on Monday is unlikely to be stormy owing to a vertical split in the Sena-BJP alliance on drafting a comprehensive strategy against Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh.



In Punjab, A for seb, B for munda, C for billy...
A for seb (apple), B for munda (boy), C for billi (cat), D for kutta, E for English being taught in Punjab's primary schools. A year after English was made compulsory in state government schools, a generation of students is learning the language -- via Punjabi.



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