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RNI No. HARENG/2011/39319 Postal Regn. No. GRG/35/2012-2014, VOL.–3 No.–44 20-26 June 2014
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The Other Toll Plaza The levying of toll on the highways by private concessionaires has become a major operational nightmare in many parts across the country, with politics, poor toll management and lack of road maintenance making it an explosive issue – which is now being exploited even in State elections.
Shiv Shankar Jha
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Social... The ‘Shram Daan’ Path
Wellness... The Cholesterol Balance
Until a couple of years ago the City Montessori School in Lucknow could boast of a fairly unique fame. It was one of the very few institutions in India that had been periodically selecting a couple of young scholars from its school and sending them abroad on brief visits as part of ‘students exchange programmes’.
Like many half-truths that spread without much basis, the very mention of the word ‘Cholesterol’ never fails to engender a twinge of fear - especially for populations vulnerable to Diabetes and Cardiovascular Diseases. Cholesterol is in fact essential for good health. That is why our body makes sure that it produces over 75 %
Spritual... Unravelling the Mysteries of Consciousness
Bon Vivant... Gotipua - The ‘Little Boy’ Dance Of Odisha
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Our conscious experiences are constantly shifting and changing, making us ‘multi-experience’ every moment. For example, while working in the kitchen garden our consciousness may be connecting with a conversation we have had earlier with a friend; the very next moment we may notice ...P
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The incredible sight of young girls somersaulting acrobatically over one another, or gracefully balancing the weight of their fellow dancers while forming pyramids and geometrical patterns, makes the audience wonder if the bodies of these ‘pencil-thin’ children have been crafted out of rubber.
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Plus Other Stories.... Social
To give or not to give: that is the question......P 09 Political
Warming Up for the State Match........................P 10
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Embracing the Middle Path....................................P 16 Bon Vivant
Standing Up for Comedy........................................P 18 Global
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Whales and a mysterious 'Hidde' People.....P 20-23