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A wake up CALL
Kumbakonam tragedy was waiting to happen. What can be done to prevent a recurrence? The METROPLUS team with the help of an expert panel looks into the pros and cons of the serious matter that concerns all our children and affects our lives.
Know Your City

A `Government' colony
S.SUNDAR sets out for DRO Colony and finds that Race Course Colony is an inseparable part of the area too. As he digs further he finds the twin colonies to be less populated and with adequate infrastructure that make for good living in these days of constraints on space and facilities.
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Lifestyle

Visiting hours
Dropping in on a sick friend or relative in hospital? Here are some tips that you will find useful
Cinema

Spidey spreads his web!
"SPIDERMAN-2", WHICH has raked in $301.7 million in 19 days at the U.S. box-office, has become the second fastest film in history to reach the triple century mark, just one day more than the record holder "Shrek-2". Now "Spiderman-2" spreads his ...
Big crunch
FORTY-ONE Tamil films have been released in the first half of the year with "Autograph" and "Ghilli" turning out to be blockbusters, and "Virumaandi" and "Peralagan" breaking even for the distributors. But the bad news is that nearly 23 films, ...
Sleaze rules
IN BOLLYWOOD, there has been an overdose of sleaze this year with the release of films such as "Murder", "Jaago" and "Girlfriend". All these films feature "bare-dare" starlets whose attitude seems to be "Have body, will flaunt"! Neha Dhupia, ...
Changing tack
DILEEP, THE comedy superstar of Malayalam, is changing tack to do an art film with the aim of winning a National Award. It is only in Kerala that all superstars _ Mammootty, Mohanlal and Suresh Gopi _ have bagged awards at the national and ...
Webware

Starry ride
These sites provide all the answers for astro enthusiasts
Happenings

Making them feel at Home
ILLINOIS-BASED NEUROSURGEON, Dr.Parameswaran, and his wife came on a pilgrimage to India recently. When they were in Madurai, they were briefed about the Cheshire Home at Austinpatti. Moved by the condition of the inmates, Dr. Parameswaran ...
Green Notes

Aromatic weed
Learn more about Lantana, the colourful weed
Travel

Story in stone
Chandragiri Fort: It's history for a song, says PRINCE FREDERICK
Entertainment

`Each medium has its own USP'
How did you get the prefix `Crazy'? - Vijay Adhiraj
Healthy makeover
DD has realised that without visuals television is as good as a radio set.
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