Patna: Vijay Kumar was severely beaten up and later died late on Thursday at Seura village in the Shahpur Patori area of Samastipur, about 100 km from state capital Patna, by owner of the orchard Ramvilas Rai and his son Sadhua Rai, according to police. "My son's only crime was that he plucked a few mangoes from the orchard for which the father-son duo beat him to death," the boy's...
09:44 AM, May 26, 2012
Badaun: Two members of a family were killed and two others injured in a clash over plucking of mangoes in Nagariya Hardaspur village near Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, police said. SSP Ratan Kumar Srivastava said that following a tiff over plucking of mangoes by children, rival groups got entangled in a major brawl in which one faction used their licenced firearms. Omkar (50) and his son Ramvir (19) succumbed to...
01:16 PM, May 11, 2012
HYDERABAD: The King of Fruits tryst with Hyderabad is set to continue into the second year running, with the statewide Mango Mela, organised by the Deparment of Horticulture in association with the Economic Committe of Exhibition Society, to be held here at the Nampally exhibition grounds from April 14 to May 13.And while the first edition last year was all about creating improved market access for the mango farmers in...
10:04 AM, Apr 11, 2012
Summer is almost upon us. And that means only one thing: Mangoes! The early alphonsos hit the streets of Mumbai mid-February and in Gujarat in the last week of February. This year, because of the extended winter, the harvest has been delayed; expect the fruit to be available freely starting April"a good two-week delay. Down South, matters are not much better with Cyclone Thane playing its part. On the whole,...
11:09 AM, Mar 26, 2012
Kovalam: It's not always easy to do so, but Pakistani journalist-writer Mohammed Hanif of A Case of Exploding Mangoes fame has turned his mind off the grim truths confronting his country with a love story that touches on terror and trauma. An extract from Hanif's new novel, Butt and Bhatti was published in the Pakistan Granta 112, a special issue of the magazine devoted to the country. The roller-coaster tale...
03:55 PM, Oct 06, 2010
Around 100 tonnes of mangoes from Malda will be sold at several food courts in South Africa during World Cup. ...
09:36 AM, Jun 12, 2010
This summer, watch out when biting into that alphonso; it could be artificially ripened by carcinogenic chemicals. ...
09:07 PM, Apr 26, 2010
Junagadh farmers are surprised over ripe Kesar mangoes in December. ...
11:50 AM, Dec 12, 2009
The Shakti Bhatt Foundation invites nominations. ...
11:17 AM, Jul 22, 2009
Author offers explanations as to why and how General Zia died in a plane crash. ...
01:38 AM, Aug 10, 2008
Patna traders profit from Railway Minister's name. ...
01:51 PM, Jun 18, 2008
CNN-IBN's cricket experts review Royal Challengers Bangalore's thumping win against Deccan Chargers in IPL 5 on Sunday. ...
12:17 PM, May 20, 2008
The production room looks like a cobweb of wires. They run over your head, beneath your feet and one has to be careful to avoid tripping over. But once you enter the room, the high-tech equipment is simply mind-boggling. We first visit the director’s desk. He takes the call on what appears on your television screen. In front on him is a giant screen, and eight small screens providing different...
11:12 AM, May 17, 2008
Rohtak: An intriguing third day is on the cards as hosts Haryana need another 170 runs to win with eight wickets in hand against defending champions Rajasthan in the Ranji Trophy semi-final, being played at Bansi Lal Stadium. Rajasthan batsmen gave a better account of themselves in the second innings scoring 192, after Haryana's first innings folded at 97 providing the hosts a slender lead of eight runs. The hosts...
08:48 PM, Apr 09, 2008
London: The message that this Indian team doesn't have quality reserve players has been loud and clear after the sound thrashing they received at the hands of England in the just-concluded Test series. The worrying part is that no one really knows what's the way ahead as in testing times, the national selectors led by Krishnamachari Srikkanth still revert back to an overweight Rudra Pratap Singh or stick with an...
11:21 AM, Feb 24, 2008
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