This Uttarayan, nostalgia will descend at Shamla ni Pol in Raipur, as the pol will host a reunion of 650 people who had settled down in western parts of the city during the 1980s. Almost 30 years later, 375 families will meet on Saturday over flying kites and gorging on masalaundhiyu, with the festival serving […]
Continue readingPolicy on misleading advertisements soon to come into effect
“Gain height by consuming capsules…slimming down with use of powders…getting a perfect figure with cosmetic treatments…” such alluring and misleading advertisements have caught the attention of law enforcement agencies. The central and state authorities are gearing up for stricter and comprehensive policies to regulate such advertisements, which will be put to implementation within next three […]
Continue readingDesai ni Pol vaults ahead with revamp blueprint
Homes painted in a shade of ivory, the windowpanes in dark brown; internal roads paved with rough granite and vintage lamps lighting them up at dusk. This is a not plan for some upcoming housing complex. It is the blueprint to restore Desai ni Pol – one of the oldest housing complexes in the city […]
Continue readingAMC notice to Bengal Home owners, told to stop work
PEOPLE’S VICTORY The residents’ struggle to save United Bengal Home has registered its first major victory. Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) has issued a notice to owners of the home for illegally bringing down the heritage structure and has asked them to stop work immediately. In an attempt to appease the pol residents who started a […]
Continue readingNew venue to welcome burgeoning audience
The 32nd edition of world’s longest classical music festival Saptak 2012 is to take place at Amrut Mody School of Management, near IIM-A from today. This is a maiden shift of venue for the 13-day long festival, which has always been organized at Kashiram Agarwal Hall. The venue change is prompted by the attempt to […]
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