The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 12, 2003

Are MiGs flights of farewell?
HOW should it feel to be the mother of a handsome fighter pilot who is not only excellent at what he does but also so full of life that he charms people where ever he goes? Heartbreaking, at least for Nirmal Jamwal as her son is no more. Yet ... More

HEALTH

Cause of concern
Actress Shabana Azmi with poet Javed Akhtar during a press conference organised by a cancer foundation in Hyderabad on Wednesday. The couple was in the city to inaugurate a ward of Bibi Cancer Care Foundation in the memory of Prem Srivastava, ... More

And now, it's tobacco-free bidis!
DALMIA Consumer Care (DCC) on Wednesday announced the launch of its tobacco-free bidi `Vardaan', the first product from this fledgling group company of the Rs 1,200 crore Dalmia Group. An estimated Rs 15 crore worth of bidis are sold per hour in ... More

Nutty way to good health
IF you thought eating nuts was a good way to add on the calories, think again. Not only do nuts not cause weight gain, they are an excellent dietary supplement. Even though nuts are considered a fatty food — 30 grams of most nuts ... More

Resorts project in Sagar Nagar
HYDERABAD: A health resorts project would be set up at Sagar Nagar in Visakhapatnam under the Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT), scheme. The State Government has leased land to the project being promoted and executed by Mr D. Tirupati ... More

RADIO/TV

If you don't understand CAS
WITH just over a month for a whole new system to descend on couch potatoes, what the different players in the game are doing is already reaching a feverish pitch. One day, there is a statement from cable operators, another day from the Ministry ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Cartoon Network launches Tenali Raman
CARTOON Network is strengthening its local content by acquiring two more India-specific serials - The Adventures of Tenali Raman and Chattur Birbal. Announcing the launch of Tenali Raman, Mr Anshuman Misra, Managing Director, Turner ... More

Bangalore to get first multiplex in April next
THE city's first multiplex promoted by Zee TV is expected to be opened in April next year. According to IDEB Constructions, which is executing the project, the Rs 60-crore multiplex will have four theatres and will have over 1,000 seats. The ... More

TRENDS

Elixir of life?
A woman drinks toddy extracted from palm tree while her son looks on at Nagaram village in Nalgonda district, one of the worst affected by the heatwave sweeping the State. Drinking water in the district is scarce and contaminated by fluoride. ... More

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