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Pravin Togadia prevented from entering Kandhamal

Bhubaneswar, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international general secretary Praveen Togadia was Friday stopped by police on his way to Kandhamal district in Orissa. He was stopped at Charichhak on the border of Boudh and Kandhamal district. He was trying to head to Kandhamal...

Muslim law board to oppose any anti-Shariat law

Lucknow, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) In a major development, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) resolved Friday evening to oppose any court verdict that goes against the tenets of the Islamic Shariat. The decision was taken on the opening day of the three-day AIMPLB conclave at the Nadwatul...

No cut in duration of Amarnath pilgrimage

Jammu, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has pledged to keep the duration of the annual Hindu Amarnath pilgrimage two months long, rejecting a separatist leader’s request to cut it short. ‘The pilgrimage period will stay unchanged,’ Abdullah...

Husain’s work fetches over Rs.2 crore

New Delhi, March 19 (Calcutta Tube) An untitled work by eminent painter M.F. Husain sold for over Rs.2 crore at the Saffronart Spring Online Auction 2010. The art work that crossed the Rs.2 crore mark shows four horses and a female rider and was painted by Husain 1970. The Saffronart auction Wednesday...

Anil Kumble zooms into photography with ‘Wide Angle’

Bangalore, March 18 (Calcutta Tube) From cricketer to photographer, Anil Kumble emerges in a different avatar with his coffee table book ‘Wide Angle – Candid Moments From My Playing Days’ that brings together his abiding passions of cricket, photography and wildlife. As batting...

Australian honour for Pandit Ravi Shankar

New Delhi, March 18 (Calcutta Tube) Renowned sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar will receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Melbourne for his contribution to music and humanity, it was announced Thursday. The degree will be awarded Friday at a special ceremony in Melbourne...

Kerala’s ancient glory revealed, but creators untraced (Letter From Kerala)

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (Calcutta Tube) A multi-disciplinary project launched three years ago has yielded archaeological evidence of Kerala’s ancient glory. The official establishment plans to exploit the find to boost tourism but has little interest in identifying its creators. Kerala...

Antique worth Rs.1 crore seized

New Delhi, March 18 (Calcutta Tube) An antique idol of Lord Mahaveer worth Rs.1 crore has been seized from a 25-year-old man who has been arrested, police said Thursday. Vikas Rawat was taken into custody Sunday from south Delhi’s Kotla Mubarakpur area. The Archaeological Survey of India...

Mr. Oliver’s Diary by Ruskin Bond-Book Review

Book: ‘Mr. Oliver’s Diary’; Author: Ruskin Bond; Published by Puffin; Price: Rs.150 What, you wonder, can be new in the story of a not-yet-40, bald and a bit lonely teacher at prep school, replete with the antics of juvenile boys, a parrot that screeches ‘bottoms up’, frolicking...

Krishna Baldev Vaid denied of Shalaka Samman award

New Delhi, March 17 (Calcutta Tube) The literary fraternity here is irked because veteran US-based Hindi author Krishna Baldev Vaid, who was nominated for the prestigious Shalaka Samman award, has been denied the honour because of alleged obscenity in his novels. His two novels that have created controversy...

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