The Hindu Business Line : Tuesday, November 22, 2005

Weaning away Tripura tribals from jhum
YUDDHA Debbarma is a short, 30-year-old Tripuri tribal in a red shirt, green pant and sandals growing Kew pineapples on the hillsides (tilla land) in Baskaracherra, Teliamura agriculture sub-division, Teliamura, West Tripura district. He is ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

Nick revamps programming strategy — Hopes to achieve concerted growth in the months to come
KIDS channel, Nick, is going all out to move up the pecking order in the kids' genre. The channel which has been the leader in the US and the UK markets for the last 10 years, currently occupies the sixth slot among the seven kids' channels in ... More

Mobile gaming gains steam — 4.5 lakh downloads are made every month
IF you're still playing Snake II and trying to beat your own personal high score, then you're just not with it. Mobile games are slowly becoming as varied as computer games; one glance at any of the mobile game provider's Web sites, be it Mauj ... More

TV over phone lines soon
A consumer possessing a broadband connection and a television will be ready for the IPTV revolution. More

MUSIC & DANCE

Nostalgic value
Gramophones on sale in Thrissur town. Exploiting the demand for vintage gramophones, they are manufactured in Coimbatore and Malappuram and made available to antique lovers. Prices range between Rs 500 and 1200. ... More

SPORTS

Channel 7 to tap overseas market, beef up sports content
THE Jagran Group promoted news channel, Channel 7 is planning to expand its operations to the US and Western Europe. "We are already talking to parties and plans are still at a nascent stage. These are distribution companies, which we will ... More

Olympics body to seek more tax sops for cos promoting sports
THE Indian Olympic Association (IOA) would soon approach the Government and seek enhancement of tax exemption for companies supporting an athlete or a sports discipline. Addressing a workshop jointly organised by the IOA, the Confederation of ... More

PEOPLE

Artist honoured
BANGALORE: The Dayawati Modi Foundation has honoured artist, Tyeb Mehta with this year's Dayawati Modi Award for Art Culture and Education for 2005.The award carrying a purse of Rs 2.51 lakh, a silver shield and a scroll of honour was ... More

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