The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, June 19, 2003

Where have all the rains gone?
Eighteen days since the monsoon's scheduled arrival, there has been poor precipitation along the coast, while the interiors remained bone dry. More

Monsoon weak in Kerala's catchment areas
THE southwest monsoon is playing out its `shock and awe' display true to fashion in the northern districts leaving a worried Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) wondering if it would take too long for the weather gods to trigger the ... More

RESORTS & AMUSEMENT PARKS

Sterling resort at Mahabalipuram to focus on ayurveda
STERLING Holiday Resorts India Ltd has opened a new ayurvedic resort, Sterling Mahabalipuram, opposite the Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram. Mr Steve Borgia, President and CEO of Sterling Holiday Resorts, said that the mid-segment boutique resort ... More

ENTERTAINMENT & LEISURE

`Cartoon network focus on India-centric image-building'
PLAY the famous Barber of Seville, `starring' Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, to the background score of Johnny Walker's Pyaasa movie number Sar jo tere chakraye... , not to Gioacchino Rossini's music, and you've a perfect mix of ... More

Reality TV covers 15 m households
The channel, distributed in the country by Zee Turner, the distribution alliance between Zee Telefilms Ltd and Turner International, was launched earlier this year. The channel is brought to India by Zone Vision, the UK-based international ... More

Affidavits filed on Taylor claims over Karishma
SAHARA Media Entertainment Ltd (Sahara) came down heavily on Barbara Taylor Bradford, the authoress of "Woman of Substance", in the Calcutta High Court. Sahara and other defendants filed seven affidavits disputing allegations made by the ... More

ARTS & CRAFTS

Between the lines
The paintings of Bapu alias Sattiraju Laxminarayana have been put on display at ICCR Art Gallery at Kala Bhavan in Hyderabad. Impressions, a Vijayawada-based printing company, has been authorised by the artist-cartoonist-filmmaker for making ... More

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