An unhappy tale of a city’s heritage
Narrow dirty lanes, garbage dumped at the gate and an ordinary entrance easy to miss, leads you to the world-renowned structure of engineering and architecture- Jhulta Minara (Shaking Minarets) of Ahmedabad. One of the most popular state tourist destinations of recent times–Shaking Minarets–today wears a deserted cobwebbed look. The Shaking Minarets, also called Sidi Bashir [...]
RETAIL THERAPY FOR THE POLICE PAYS OFF; FIRST WEEK SALES TOUCH Rs. 10 LAKH
The newly inaugurated Thane police canteen has sold goods worth a whopping Rs. 10 lakh in its first week. The average sale per day has been Rs. 1.5 lakh, with the first two hours of opening seeing a sale of Rs.53,000. The canteen was inaugurated on 29 March and is the largest in the state. [...]
Mangesh Desai makes Thaneites proud
Mangesh Desai who won the Best Actor award in the film category for his role in the film Khel Mandala is a Thaneite and a resident of Ghodbunder Road. He received this covetous award in the presence of Union Energy Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay at the 12th Sanskriti [...]
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An unhappy tale of a city’s heritage
Narrow dirty lanes, garbage dumped at the gate and an ordinary entrance easy to miss, leads you to the world-renowned structure of engineering and architecture- Jhulta Minara (Shaking Minarets) of Ahmedabad. One of the most popular state tourist destinations of recent times–Shaking Minarets–today wears a deserted cobwebbed look. The Shaking Minarets, also called Sidi Bashir [...]
RETAIL THERAPY FOR THE POLICE PAYS OFF; FIRST WEEK SALES TOUCH Rs. 10 LAKH
The newly inaugurated Thane police canteen has sold goods worth a whopping Rs. 10 lakh in its first week. The average sale per day has been Rs. 1.5 lakh, with the first two hours of opening seeing a sale of Rs.53,000. The canteen was inaugurated on 29 March and is the largest in the state. [...]
Mangesh Desai makes Thaneites proud
Mangesh Desai who won the Best Actor award in the film category for his role in the film Khel Mandala is a Thaneite and a resident of Ghodbunder Road. He received this covetous award in the presence of Union Energy Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Minister for Tourism Subodh Kant Sahay at the 12th Sanskriti [...]
Mental illness not exclusively urban
Ever thought mental illnesses occurred only in cities? Not quite. However, unlike urban scenarios, there is no stigma attached to such ailments or discrimination against people suffering from them. “In a village scenario, any suffering by an individual, quicly spreads as information or concern to others in village and others come to know of it. [...]
Music academy by Leprosy patients: on hold for lack of funds
To your left is a workshop where those recovering from leprosy are engaged in carpentry and to the extreme right is a treatment center for senior citizens, explains a social worker. Day in and day out, despite Anandwan, home to hundreds of people who come for leprosy treatment as residents or out patients, playing host [...]
Poetic evening with Arun Mhatre and Ashok Bagwe
It was a spectacular evening at Brahmand Katta – a social and cultural platform – which celebrated its 3rd anniversary on March 25 with a variety of cultural programmes at the Sneha Jyeshtha Nagarik Sabhagriha in Azadnagar. The presence of well-known Marathi poets Arun Mhatre and Ashok Bagwe added poetic luster to the occasion. The [...]
Elders benefit from talk on ‘Fall Prevention’
At the Veteran Citizens Forum’s (VCF) meeting held on March 20 two physiotherapists, Dr. Anuja Luniya and Dr. Priya Karthik made a power point presentation on the causes of falls in older adults, and the assessment, rehabilitative, and health promotion measures which can be taken to reduce the risk of falls in this age group. [...]
The dark side of Indian sports
After 32 long years, an Indian is going to represent the nation in Marathon at London Olympics 2012. Ram Singh Yadav, 30, a Halwaldar in the Indian army is only the eighth Indian athlete to achieve the Olympic ‘çap’ and will represent India in the marathon, the last being Shivnath Singh who did it in [...]
