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Residents unite to make a meaning of the messFor years, the residents of Kalyan Nagar produced tonnes of kitchen waste which they dumped in vacant spaces. Today, they are producing something else: manure.The wake-up call came 12 years back, when the stink from rotting mounds of garbage made them sick even as strays pounced on them at night after feasting on the waste. "We then had about 500 to 600 houses," recalls CM Subbaiah, the president of Kalyan Nagar Residents' Association. "We had a lot of open spaces...
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Bangalore, its heart beating in time with the latest moves in the IT sector and a fast growing gaming industry, is quite definitely one of the country's biggest animation hubs. "There are 1,500 animation professionals and over 6,000 students studying animation in the city," says Aruna Kumar, vice president and zone head, Maya Academy of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC).The growing number of animation enthusiasts in the city also makes it a potential magnet for international tie-up...
All great change comes slowly
It isn't as simple as it looks. The Women's Reservation Bill has highlighted the differences that exist even among women in their attitude towards it. Women activists say that the fairer sex cannot be considered homogenous. Passing the Bill could probably be the easiest of the government's decisions.Quoting poet Maya Angelou, Shagun of Vimochana said, "," adding that "there will be no instant change since for a perceptible change to appear, people's attit...
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Residents allege that since the past few months daily at least 10 trucks filled with industrial waste are offloaded on the open plot and the nullah adjacent to Sanghvi Hills in Thane. Consequently, the 350 families residing in the three-building complex located at the bottom of National Park and Yeoor fear the spread of diseases such as asthma. DNA Conversations puts across their viewpoint<strong>The plot is private property<⁄strong>Though we don't remember the exact time when i...
City judo players bag 23 medals
Among the participants from Mumbai and Thane, Judo players from Thane bagged 23 medals at the recently-held Mumbai Mayor Championship for Judo in Malad. Players from Saraswati Sports Complex in Thane participated in Judo events held under various age and weight groups. Dipashri Karve, Shweta Dhanwade, Ritwik Khotwad, Pradipta Kalamkar bagged a gold medal each in the event. Labhesh Jhanjhad, Aditi Bhatia, Prerna Risbud, Sharwin Sohni, Sharwari Lele, Sahil Mendan, Akshay Mane and Kaustubh...
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