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IN PICS: GANGASAGAR MELA, the Kumbh of the east

The Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair is the second largest congregation of mankind after the holy Kumbha Mela at Prayag. The Gangasagar fair and pilgrimage is held annually on the Sagar Island's......

My Rediscovery of India

The aspirations of India's people have gotten far ahead of the political debate as one sees the malls in tier-2 cities and car showrooms in 'rurbanised' towns, notes Shashi Shekhar, who visited......

What the Deoband controversy is all about

Sahim Salim travels to Deoband in Uttar Pradesh to find answers to some of the questions that have sharply divided the Darul Uloom seminary Where is Deoband? Deoband is a tiny town in Uttar......

18 drowned in trawler capsize in Bengal river

Eighteen people, 15 women and 3 girl children, were drowned and many were missing when an overcrowded trawler carrying about 100 pilgrims capsized in Hoogly river at Talpatti island in East......

Lalu, Bihar's favourite punching bag this election

Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad is the favourite punching bag in the campaigning for Bihar assembly elections.The man who changed the rules of the game in the state for 15 long years but......

Govt to award 30 port projects worth Rs 25K cr this fiscal

The Shipping Ministry on Monday said it has set a target of awarding 30 projects, entailing Rs 24,633 crore investment, for the current fiscal to add 288.48 million tonne capacity. "The achievement......

Cyprus debt funds halt remittances from India

Cyprus-registered funds that invest in Indian debt instruments are refraining from taking their redeemed investments back to the island nation. Fears over safety of their money, following the......

$16 mn retention award for Citi's Vikram Pandit

Citigroup on Thursday said it has rewarded chief executive officer Vikram Pandit with an over $16 million "retention award" for his "outstanding job" of steering the financial giant to......

Power, wealth not my main stakes: Ratan Tata

Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that power and wealth are not his two main stakes and ruled out joining politics after his retirement in 2012. "I will certainly not join politics. I would......

SC slams Sibal, asks him to behave responsibly

The Supreme Court on Friday severely criticised Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal for making statements undermining the Comptroller and Auditor General of India's report on the 2G spectrum scam and......

Giselli: Zoa and I are best of friends

She caught everybody's attention as the shy Punjaban Harleen Kaur in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. Brazilian model Giselli Monteiro is back with her new film, Always Kabhi Kabhi, produced by Shah......

The best Bollywood soundtracks of 2010

2010 hasn't been the best year for music in Bollywood. Or musicians, for that matter, with AR Rahman, Vishal-Shekhar, Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy all failing to make the grade. But don't lash out at......

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Telugu film director Mohankrishna Indraganti was in his element during a Rediff Chat on Wednesday. The filmmaker, who struck gold with his first film Grahanam, and later on with Maya BazaarandAshta......

Sportspersons who shaped the decade

As the decade draws to a close, a look at some memorable, defining moments and those who stamped their mark in sport. Cricket Player of the decade: By the end of the decade, Sachin......

People speak for sagar island

QNA

Q. How many lakes in India?
Prasoon Sinha: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/how-many-lakes-in-india/23264559/answers/

Q. kolkata se gangasagar tak kese jaye & texi rent kitna hai
Prasoon Sinha: A. If alone- catch a train from SEALDAH Stn- get down at DIAMOND HARBOUR- Catch a Bus towards NAMKHANA / KAKDWIP. Lots of Launches from KACHUBERIA /...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/kolkata-se-gangasagar-tak-kese-jaye-amp-texi-rent-kitna-hai/23264559/answers/16228285

Q. where is \"mahakaleshwar\" n \"omkareshwar\" situated?
Sant Sharma: A. Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga is one of the most famous Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Shiva and is one of the twelve Jyotirlingams, which are...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/where-is-quotmahakaleshwarquot-n-quotomkareshwarquot-situate/16228224/answers/15767394

Q. do yu knw something abt \"Sealand\" ???
Krish: A. My birth-place as well as Native Land is Sagar Island. That is situated at where The Ganga meets to The Bay of Bengal.First class Island. World's...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/do-yu-knw-something-abt-quotsealandquot-/15767367/answers/15865362

Q. As the pursuit for a particular object is about to end,the desire also tends to mellow down.its the chase that excites us more then anything else!!Most of the things we want are because others have it and not because we need them.please comment on this opinion.
DARE DEVIL: A. the first part.. diya bujhne ke pahle phar phararta hai, nadi sagar ke paas aate aate small island (tila) banane lagti hai. Desire is must for...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/as-the-pursuit-for-a-particular-object-is-about-to-endthe-de/15865221/answers/14910759

Web results for Sagar Island

Rains raise hope in drought-hit State

The pre-monsoon showers, thought to be erratic during May, have brought some relief across the entire State except in the four North Karnataka... ...

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/333911/rains-raise-hope-drought-hit.html

The parched bride

Dynasty, questing for water for his land; Prayed to the immortal Agasthya who Overturned his pot and made Cauvery flow Due East reaching fast... ...

http://week.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/theWeekContent.do?programId=1073754900&contentId=14102881&BV_ID=@@@

In the history books again

There was a time say, three hundred years ago when our sleepy bay awoke to feel the weight of ocean-going vessels sailing up and down in ever... ...

http://www.telegraphindia.com/1130518/jsp/opinion/story_16906523.jsp

Panel suggests CIWTC to deploy barges to Kolkata p...

The Central Inland Water Corporation (CIWTC) must deploy its barges to Kolkata port for ferrying cargo from large ships, which cannot call at the... ...

http://www.constructionupdate.com/jobnews.aspx?nId=q+xfHRHSCnyBKUDPG7Oe9A==

All above board | Kolkata port's survival blues

Will the Kolkata port go the same way as the Mumbai port did, after the Sagar Island port is developed? P. Manoj Kolkata's cargo volume has dropped... ...

http://www.livemint.com/Page/Id/2.0.1992978407

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IN PICS: GANGASAGAR MELA, the Kumbh of the east

My Rediscovery of India

What the Deoband controversy is all about

18 drowned in trawler capsize in Bengal river

Lalu, Bihar's favourite punching bag this election

Govt to award 30 port projects worth Rs 25K cr this fiscal

Cyprus debt funds halt remittances from India

$16 mn retention award for Citi's Vikram Pandit

Power, wealth not my main stakes: Ratan Tata

SC slams Sibal, asks him to behave responsibly

Giselli: Zoa and I are best of friends

The best Bollywood soundtracks of 2010

'No heroine is versatile in India today'

Sportspersons who shaped the decade

People speak for sagar island

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