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Back with a bang
Sangeetha’s comeback to Kollywood has been a greater success than her debut, writes G. PRASAD
Columns

VOICE YOUR VIEWS: PROPERTY TAX REVISION
Reasonable

The general revision of property tax in all municipal corporations and town panchayats from April 1 is justified since the last revision was done in 1998. A decade’s gap is a long time and hopefully people will understand and accept the ...


Surprising

The last property tax revision was done 10 years ago, in 1998. It is a timely decision by the Government and the increase can be justified with the galloping land rates, property value, money flow and life style of the people in general. Tax ...


Unfair

Following measures should be taken before tax revision: Assessment of capital and revenue expenditure and funds provided by different sources, the property tax potential of the corporation by creating a fresh data base, of financial ...


Share the burden

The financial resource of the local body is entirely dependent on the paltry taxes levied in various services rendered by it. When we decry the functioning of the local body for bad roads, inadequate supply of water, lighting etc., we must ...


Inevitable

Upward tax revision by Government is inevitable. But the process is taken as a tool to augment revenue resources without providing and improving the amenities. This should also be taken care of while effecting a revision in rates.

S. ...
Beauty And Wellness

For dads-to-be
To truly enjoy a pregnancy, it is important for husbands to understand the process


All about motherhood
VCD on maternal health titled “Thaimei”
Profiles

Fast move
Are geniuses born or made? It seems to be a bit of both looking at chess grandmaster Susan Polgar
In love with life
Not one to rest on his laurels, Dev Anand is busy with his film production ventures
Offloads fun but hurts none
Mimicry artist Sethu is in his father’s shoes to perfection and is perhaps rungs above in the success ladder
Cinema

Simbu turns priest!
Guess what Simbu is doing in the newly-launched film “Silambattam”? For the first time the actor plays the role of a temple priest, who, due to circumstances, is forced to take the law into his hands. He is doing the film for the ...
Television

Movies galore
Some of the best Hollywood films of this year on HBO
Big bash for superstar’s birthday
Tamil superstar Rajnikanth has emerged as an icon for television channels across India, and December 12, his birthday, has become a significant occasion for them. This year, several upcountry news channels plan to celebrate his birthday, along ...
Travel

A contrast of old and new
A newly constructed temple and ancient fort walls, writes SOMA BASU


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