The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, May 07, 2002

Kerala: Liquor sales at new high
ALCOHOL consumption in the State has been rising significantly, as is evident from the figures released by Kerala State Beverages Corporation (KSBC). Liquor worth Rs 2,500 crore was consumed during the 2001-2002 fiscal. The official sale ... More

DOMESTIC TRAVEL

Reaching Ooty — an uphill task
REACHING the `Queen of Hill Stations' Udhagamandalam (Ooty) from Coimbatore by bus has become an ordeal for tourists, particularly on weekends during the April-May peak season when schools are closed. The problem has been compounded by the fact ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Adventure trail in the shadow of nature
The eco-adventure retreat will be located at two sites, one near the sea at Muttukadu, and the other at Ammanapakkam, which has a hilly terrain. More

MUSIC & DANCE

Recording rhythm
Debashish Bhattacharya (left), one of the country's leading guitarists, shows his latest guitar invention to santoor maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma in Kolkata. Debashish has applied for an entry into the Guinness Book of World Records for his ... More

Tagore continues to straddle Bengal music scene
BENGALIS love Hindi. This was the finding of a cable and satellite television viewership survey conducted by Bengali TV channels some time ago. The idiot box, however, has not been able to upstage the `Bengali babus' love for soulful music ... More

TRENDS

A fifty-fifty chance of a fake note
With the RBI issuing differing Rs 50 notes in recent years, identifying the genuine ones has become difficult. The issue has become complicated as even genuine ones are being printed in relatively thin paper. More

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