The Hindu Business Line : Wednesday, January 26, 2005

Over 300 killed in temple stampede
MORE than 300 devotees were killed and 200 injured in a stampede at the Mandaradevi temple in the outskirts of Wai in Satara district, Maharashtra on Tuesday afternoon. The tragedy occurred on `Shakambhari Poornima', the most auspicious day ... More

POLITICS

A very sorry state of affairs
After bringing down the reputation of age-old institutions, those responsible are not apologetic, but only grinning before the cameras, apparently not feeling any remorse. More

SOCIAL WELFARE

Making presence felt
A young girl fetching water from a Unicef-donated water tank at Akkaraipettai village in Nagapattinam district. Unicef is playing a major role in the tsunami - hit areas in Tamil ... More

EVENTS

Doing her role
A girl selling paper flags to bus passengers in Mumbai on Tuesday on the eve of Republic Day.

French bookings
Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, West Bengal Chief Minister, with the French writer, Mr Daniel Pennac, during the opening ceremony of the 30th Kolkata Book Fair on Tuesday. The focal theme for the fair is France. The event attracts a large number of ... More

Hutch connects with youth at IIT fest
LIFE-SIZE Hutch cut-outs and eye-catching banners dot all roads at IIT-Madras, leading to Saarang 2005, the famed college cultural festival (January 21-26). As you saunter deep into the woods, punk-styled teens groove to high-voltage ... More

SPORTS

Sri Lanka may hold cricket match for tsunami relief
Officials of Sri Lanka Tourism told Business Line that the Sri Lankan Deputy Minister for Tourism, Industry and Investment promotion and former cricket captain, Mr Arjuna Ranatunga, was keen to hold a charity benefit cricket match for ... More

NATURAL CALAMITIES

Samaritans from beyond the shores
AT Pondicherry's Ananda Inn Hotel, we think we'll be the early birds at breakfast which opens at 6.30 a.m. On our way to Cuddalore to take stock of tsunami-affected villages in the region, we are there on the dot to grab a bite and make an early ... More

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