The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 19, 2002

Kondapalli toys get corporate support
LANCO Kondapalli Power Pvt Ltd (LKPL) has placed orders worth Rs 4 lakh for Kondapalli toys to encourage artisans to use natural dyes instead of synthetic ones. LKPL, in association with Lanco Institute of General Humanitarian Trust (LIGHT), ... More

FLORICULTURE

The stand-in gardener in a container
YOU'RE a green freak and gardening is your way of keeping in touch with Mother Nature. But you are also one of those millions of unfortunate city dwellers running behind the mirage called life, and in the process, leave your sweet home for ... More

HEALTH

Heat therapy to curb excess uterine bleeding
CHANGING lifestyles, food habits and levels of stress have to a large extent had an adverse effect on women's health. Many suffer in silence. But the fact remains that excessive menstrual bleeding — a problem that affects one out of every ... More

Cony Bio catching on
THE concept has taken Kerala, Assam and West Bengal by storm and Ms Vedavathi J. Shetty of Bangalore is hoping to repeat the success story here. The concept is far infrared rays (FIR) and the products range from bracelets and beads to ... More

Golden Palms turns into health resort
GOLDEN Palms Spa and Resorts, the Sanjay Khan-promoted resort off Tumkur Road near Bangalore, is relaunching itself with a new focus on "total health". The change in image follows its "amicable" break with partner Hilton in April this ... More

Conjoined twins separated; one survives
A TEAM of doctors at the Kasturba Medical College (KMC) Hospital in Attavar recently performed a rare operation to separate a pair of Siamese twins with heads joined at birth. One of the babies survived. According to the doctors involved in ... More

GENDER

`Mami' Mia!
In Tamil Nadu, bursting with TV channels, the chief viewer is the woman in the house. She cooks, takes care of daily household chores, manages the family budget and controls the remote. Prime time, in particular, is her domain - it is the `Mami' who dictates television programming in the State as Catalyst finds out. More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

The Chitti Syndrome
IT was 8.30 in the evening when an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale rocked Chennai on September 25, 2001. Bewildered Chennaites fled out of their homes, wondering what had struck them. Apparently, the curiosity and the confusion ... More

TRENDS