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Packed with nutrition Bottle gourd grows in any soil and can be used to make curries, soups and sweets Tune in to Oprah The Oprah Winfrey Show has a new home. TV home, that is. The multi-Emmy Award winning programme will be launched on Hallmark Channel in Asia this June. You can invite Oprah into your home every weekday at 1 p.m. If you can’t watch during ...
Remembering John WayneJohn Wayne was born a hundred years ago and his Birth Centenary was celebrated with great pomp and circumstance by Hollywood. Though he died nearly thirty years ago, he still has avid fans all over the world who collect cassettes and discs of his ...
TRAFFIC AROUND MEENAKSHI TEMPLE Purpose defeated The four roads enclosing Meenakshi Temple were meticulously planned and laid with a purpose. They were specially meant for in and out flow of devotees, maintaining discipline and traffic. Now congestion has been purposely created by the ... 
Fast track actionNowadays, getting parking space anywhere near the Meenakshi Amman Temple is just impossible given the rush. With majority of two-wheelers parked in space allotted for cars, the four-wheelers find space only in no parking zone. Besides, many ... 
Peace or tensionWe go to temple for mental peace. But if you go in your vehicle you end up with mental tension owing to lack of parking place, unauthorised collection of parking fees and traffic congestion. The authorities should stop the platform vendors ... Inconvenient Though Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is one of the famous temples in the world, one wonders why the Government has failed to take necessary steps to improve road conditions. Due to traffic, no buses are allowed near the temple, causing ... Chaotic Traffic around Meenakshi Temple was earlier chaotic. But after the introduction of one-way system, it has been regulated to a great extent. But tourists and visitors find it difficult to park their vehicles and sometimes they walk long ... Multipurpose Separate parking facilities should be made available for tourists. More multi-storeyed and multi-purpose buildings should be constructed for maximum utilisation of space. Corporation authorities should initiate measures to decongest the area. ... Ban on shops Meenakshi Temple area is very congested. The best option is to shift the Central Market and construct a multi-storyed parking bay. There should be a total ban on platform shops. No vehicle should be allowed on Chithirai Streets. The fenced ... Patrol It is deplorable that regulation of traffic around temple is far from satisfactory. Most devotees and tourists visit the temple between 5 a.m and 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. But during the morning hours both the platform and the East and North ...
The much-hyped cereal Is ragi a wholesome food for diabetics? 
Ask ShahnazBeautician Shahnaz Hussain offers tips and answers queries. You can send your queries to shahnaz_press@yahoo .co.in Tell me how to shape the eyebrows. What should be the shape for a longish face? — ...
Chasing the tinsel dream Abhishek hopes to replicate his small screen success on the big screen
Regional languages have their space in the cyberworld A growing army of Tamil bloggers has ensured that regional language users have their say on the Web
Life’s simple pleasures Baviyoor Of charming tribals and rolling grasslands, writes Subha J Rao Set in sylvan surroundings An ancient temple and a tank near Othakadai are well protected by locals today
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