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Bangalore

Point Blank :
This week our readers have come out with several suggestions to tackle emergencies such as floods in the city. While some have said that citizens can be trained in disaster management, others have drawn attention to the lack of preparedness on the part of the authorities concerned.
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    Coimbatore

    Jollythaan, when Vivekh's around
    TRAVELLING IN the convoy that accompanied Vivekh, all one got from the teeming crowd was envious glances. When the actor, known for his intelligent comedy, walked into the homes of the four people in the city who had won the Vivekh Siricha ...
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    Hyderabad

    Pulse :
    Need ideas to the Khakhi dressed lethargic cop to be an alert and agile cop? Appoint a retired, tough army person and under his baton, the harder the better, just watch the cops being tamed! Acharya ...
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    Kochi

    Peoplespeak :
    Digging of rain pits is the latest proposal being implemented with official blessings for conserving rainwater and recharging groundwater. Though it may appear to be a brilliant idea, a section of the experts fear that these rain pits could easily end up as breeding grounds for mosquitoes. At a time when diseases spread by mosquitoes such as dengue fever and filariasis are on the increase, the experts warn of an alarming situation. Here are a few reactions from our readers.
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    Refreshingly rich and endearingly entertaining
    SOME OF THEM were only half as tall as a microphone stand. But on Thursday evening, they were making the best use of it. The joke is that some of them probably had mothers who snatched the feeding bottle out of their mouths and placed a mike ...
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    Madurai

    Getting off to a clean start
    IT WAS an excellent start for students of Sri Sivananda Balalaya this academic year, with most of them using their talents to campaign for the cause of environment. Students took up contemporary issues that affected the environment and ...
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    Thiruvananthapuram

    Peoplespeak :
    Digging of rain pits is the latest proposal being implemented with official blessings for conserving rainwater and recharging groundwater. Though it may appear to be a brilliant idea, a section of the experts fear that these rain pits could easily end up as breeding grounds for mosquitoes. At a time when diseases spread by mosquitoes such as dengue fever and filariasis are on the increase, the experts warn of an alarming situation. Here are a few reactions from our readers.
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