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Driving on thin ice
The Ice Kross
motorsport event organised in Himachal Pradesh recently was not only a
test of the drivers' skills through the tough terrain but also forced
them to stretch the limits of their staying power in the hostile
weather conditions.
A report by H. Kishie Singh
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the thrills and spills of the Raid de Himalaya we were treated
to Ice Kross, a three-day event in Narkanda. It had snowed for a whole
week, the national highway was blocked, the arterial roads would stay
closed for weeks. It was just the right time for the motor sport event
Ice Kross. Vijay Parmar, president of Himalayan Motorsport, had
managed to assemble a bunch of adventurers, hard-core 4x4 off-roaders
for whom the mountains and snow were a magnet. Himalayan Motorsport is
the only outfit that organises snow driving events in the country,
actually in South-East Asia. |
Hang
on to your sweat
Studies have found that being
sweaty helps attract lovers
Men
and women should hang on to their sweat so as to attract new
lovers, and also to sustain the interest of their current ones, a new
book has claimed. Although sweat is often linked with uncleanliness
and leaves many of us left feeling embarrassed when it appears but
according to scientists, a bit of sweat may not be a bad thing.
Turtle
fest in golden sands
Quaid Najmi
As
the day breaks, scores of tiny heads of turtle hatchlings, with
twinkling eyes, suddenly pop out of the golden sand beach, take a
precautionary look around and breathe the fresh salty air of the
Arabian Sea nearby.
Bridge
between two regions
Ferozepore is geographically
located in Malwa but has a greater cultural affinity with Majha,
writes Harjap Singh Aujla
The
Majha region, comprising the old districts of Lahore, Amritsar
and Gurdaspur, was also called central Punjab. It is bounded on the
East by the Beas, on the West by the Ravi and on the South by the
Sutlej. The city of Ferozepore does not form a part of the Majha
region. It is about five miles outside the Majha region. Ambala,
Ludhiana and Ferozepore were the first three cities of Punjab, which
came under the complete domination of the British during the first
half of the 19th century. But after the annexation of Punjab, Maharaja
Ranjit Singh ruled Punjab in 1849, the largest and the most
significant cities of the region vis-a-vis Lahore and Amritsar also
came under the British rule.
Needed:
A helpline for women cops
Cops handling the Delhi
Police helpline could do with some help as they are getting abusive or
obscene calls, writes Rajnish Singh
Are
you single or married?," "What’s your phone number,
sweetie?", "Main tumse shaadi karna chahta hoon"...
are some of the pesky calls that women cops handling the Delhi
Police’s women’s helpline have to contend with daily. More than 40
per cent of the women cops, who handle the women’s helpline, receive
abusive or obscene calls. The callers are not even deterred by the
fact that they are speaking to policewomen. Set up more than five
years ago to protect the Capital’s women from abuse and harassment,
the helpline, 1091, receives around 60 to 70 calls daily. At one time,
there are four women constables handling the helpline in each
eight-hour shift. A total of 12 women police work round the clock in
three shifts.
Of
silks, sweets & strife
Situated on the banks of the
Bhagirathi, Murshidabad in Bengal is famous for its colonial past,
sarees and sweets, writes Ranjita Biswas
EVERY
monsoon, Murshidabad in Bengal, situated on the banks of the
Bhagirathi, features in the news due to devastating floods, erosion
and displacement of people. Every Durga puja, Bengali women,
shopping for festivities, would debate over buying a Murshidabadi silk
saree or a South Indian silk saree. And more often than
not they would settle for the light-bodied, beautifully printed
garment with the stamp of Murshidabad. Indeed, this district, and the
town have many facets.
East
meets West on a plate
The Indian palate has opened
up to world cuisine, and fusion food is increasingly finding
acceptance, writes Suvendu Banerjee
CAVIAR
goes bananas. An exotic starter, where caviar is served on fresh creme
fraiche banana chips! Papaji’s Abba Pie, a cheese pie served
with tandoori fennel. Or, tandoori salmon with kasundi,
the Bengali mustard sauce.
Gallic
show
It could be a glorious night
in the Hollywood spotlight for France when the 84th Academy Awards are
handed out, writes Saibal Chatterjee
On
the night of February 26, when the crème de la crème of
Hollywood congregates at the Kodak Theatre for the 84th Academy
Awards, the dominant accent could be distinctly French. In three of
the principal Oscar categories — Best Picture, Best Directing and
Best Actor — Gallic cinema personalities could be up on the stage
delivering acceptance speeches.
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