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Have they flown the coop?
When did you last see the house sparrow that used to whiz in and out of your home? And where are all those golden-backed woodpeckers, golden orioles, and sandpipers that used to nest in the Ctiy? Time we rearranged the pecking order and took care of our avian friends, writes ANAND BALAJI.
Health
Stemming the haemorrhage
The Government has now framed the National Blood Policy to ensure easy availability of tested and certified blood to those in need.
Heritage
The old makes way for the crass
The proposal to erect an 11-storeyed building next to the Cubbon Park Police Station flies in the face of aesthetics and respect for history.
Personality
The Birdman of India
The fall of a sparrow inspired a young boy to become one of the world's greatest ornithologists.

Telling tales on the wall
An unknown man stepped into the City wanting to say something about tribal life in Orissa. In the course of listening to him, one found in the man, no more than a matriculate, not only an artist but also glimpses of an anthropologist.
Eating Out
It's a jungle in here
TIGER TRAILS, the 20-year-old place that provided the Britishers' hunting lodge ambience at Harsha Park Inn, has just been refurbished. It now has a jungle abode feel with fireplaces, stag heads, tiger pictures on its walls, a rough floor, along ...
Shopping
Flattering fits
IF THE adage - Looks could deceive - carries some truth in it, then this is where it can be tested. Yamini's, on 12th `A' Main, Indiranagar, which resembles an ordinary tailor's shop, is a boutique in reality. Situated in a garage, this is ...
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