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Communities battle the mosquito menace
India’s hot, humid climate has made it a regular target for malaria over the years. Despite widespread efforts, Malaria remains a major health hazard. In 2008 alone, there were 1.5 million cases of malaria reported.In light of these statistics, the innocuous-looking mosquito remains a very real threat even in urban India. ...
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Features
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Just for a woman’s knees
Apart from the obvious differences in appearance and features, few appreciate that women have several skeletal features that are different from men. The most obvious difference is that women have a wider pelvis and as a result have wider angle between the thigh bone (femur) and leg bone below knee (tibia). ...
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Profiles
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Chanced tryst with true calling
Youngsters today are a game for trying their hands sportingly at a plethora of platforms available that veer creative talent in the right direction. And this is definitely proving to be a right course of action that is helping many realise their desires much ahead of time. ...
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Events
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Tech terrain
The annual technical festival of the Sardar Patel College of Engineering (SPCE) and Sardar Patel Institute of Technology (SPIT), Nirmaan 2009, will mark its 10th appearance this year. Events like Robo Teaser, Concrete Wars, Technical Paper Presentation...
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Communities
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Extreme exultations
Multicultural that our Indian society is, four communities celebrate their New Year today on March 27. While Maharashtrians celebrate Gudi Padwa, and Sindhis, Cheti Chand, Kashmiri Pandits observe Navreh, while those from Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have Ugadi....
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Citizen Forum
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Voices
Not going anywhere. I plan to utilize my time looking out for a job or an internship....
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Reviews
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November, rains spark fires
It’s the months of June (rains) and October / November (Diwali) that keep our Fire Brigade at their busiest best, as fire officers receive maximum calls of negligence or fire incidents in the city during these months show official statistics....
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Property
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Realty reboot!
The days leading to Ganesh Chaturthi have, traditionally, been a good period for the realty sector. Says Abhisheck Lodha, Director, Lodha Group, while speaking on the sidelines of a seminar on ‘Positive Trends in Current Property Market’, “It is an auspicious period from Independence Day to Ganesh Chaturthi, as this is the right time to invest in a home for personal use, as there has been a 25 per cent correction so far. ...
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Entertainment
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I am a street dancer!
Don’t be surprised if the next time, while travelling in your car, you suddenly come across a bunch of young boys dancing on the streets, as the ‘Beat Breakers’ find that to be the best place to practice their moves.Like one of the four core members of this 20-odd dancers troupe, 19-year-old Usama Godhrawala, who is a First Year Mass Media student of Bhavan’s College and also pursuing journalism, isn’t ever deterred from practicing his love for dance. ...
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Sports
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Local boy roller blades to Italy
Goregaon boy Shaun Rumi Motashaw is the lone skater to represent India in the 5th World Junior Roller Hockey Championship to be held in Bassano, Italy from September 27 to October 3. Sixteen-year-old Motashaw, who has featured in the National Championship on six occasions, will be making his debut at the World Championship along with Team India. ...
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Campus Watch
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Talent ki takkar
Completing two decades, and into second year of their college festival, it’s double celebrations for Tolani College of Commerce. Landing on earth from ‘SPACE - 2008’ to ‘TALENZZIAA – 2009’, students along with faculty members seem to have chalked the entire route for the two-day fest to be a memorable merriment. ...
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