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It's bye to DPEP and hi to SSA
The much-hyped and much maligned DPEP has given way to a new education system in the State. From this year onwards, the school children will go through an experimental SSA system, which has already found its supporters and detractors. VIDHU JOHN stu dies this new project, warts and all.
Health & Medicine

Let the smile return
You have bad breath. Or the colour of your teeth is worrying you. Relax... Metro Plus will feature an informative occasional column on dental problems. Addressed by a team of specialists led by Dr. Vijailakshmi Acharya, the interactive column will cover various facets of dentistry, giving easy solutions and reliable guidance.
Fitness

Float like a butterfly...
More than any other stroke, the butterfly stroke demands exceptional upper body strength, back extension power, coordination and suppleness. And it is the most difficult to master.
Lifestyle

The new style statement
Bangles that have been part of tradition and trousseau are now peaking the fashion charts. Kochi is in tune with the times, in this, as ELIZABETH NINAN finds out

Glass appeal
This season, glass beadwork is being used to embellish everything, from safety pins to the most elaborate couture.
Personality

She has fish-y interests
Dr. B. Meenakumari, Head of the Fishing Technology division in the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi, is to receive the prestigious Panjabrao Deshmukh Woman Agricultural Scientist Award- 2002 on July 16 at New Delhi. VIJAY GEOR GE profiles the lady scientist
Issues

Monkompu: Nobody's baby
The displaced from the rice bowl of Kerala, Monkompu, met in Kochi recently. There was anguish, that the island village had been abandoned. Developing picturesque Monkompu as a tourist destination may stop the migration, they felt.
Eating Out

High tea
Anytime is snack time. INDU NARAYAN shares some sumptuous teatime treats.
Invaluable nut
An important source of oil, fuel and fibre, coconut is more than a nutritious thirst quencher.
Insite

Time to buy that first PC!
With competition hotting up, and component prices falling, Home PCs are becoming more affordable. Now might be a good time to go in for one.
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