The Hindu Business Line : Friday, November 22, 2002

Water festival in Bangalore
THE Cauvery water sharing issue has triggered many a mind on the water scarcity problem and on ways of resolving it. For the first time in Bangalore, a `Festival of Water' is being organised jointly by Max Mueller Bhavan, CIVIC Bangalore, ... More

RADIO/TV

Good response to distance education programme
`KELI KALI', the distance education programme of All India Radio, Bangalore, has received an overwhelming response from listeners. This programme, which means `listen and learn' is being broadcast jointly with the Department of Distance ... More

GENDER

Whither politics of gender equality?
Sweden has the highest number of women parliamentarians in the world — 45 per cent of its MPs are women. Compare this with the reality in China, where the Central committee of the Communist Party has only five women among 198 — a mere 2.5 per cent. More

CONSUMER ACTIVISM

Citibank fined for `deficient service'
CITIBANK, Chennai, has been directed by the District Consumer Disputes Redress Forum to pay Rs 1.33 lakh, with a compensation of Rs 10,000, to a holder of the bank's credit card for the "deficiency in service and failure" to renew the group ... More

MUSIC & DANCE

Hyping sales thru star-struck fans
INDIAN film music, which registered good sales in the Gulf in the latter part of the 1990s, seems to have hit a plateau, and big companies in the Gulf are stepping up publicity campaigns involving Bollywood film stars to woo star-struck fans in a ... More

Ganjam to host classical music fest

TOURISM

Banyan attraction!
This centuries-old banyan tree is spread on nearly one acre of land at Ramohalli about 30 km from Bangalore on Mysore Road. It serves as a major tourist attraction near the city. ... More

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