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  • Haryana to replace defective power meters by October

    Haryana will soon launch a campaign to replace all defective electricity meters and computerise all electricity bill cash collection centres in the state, an official said here Thursday. Senior officials have been directed to complete the process of replacing defective meters by the end of October this year, said Devender Singh, chairman and managing director of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran ...

  • Tips to keep your pets safe during summer monsoon

    If you see your dear pet lazying around, vomiting, drooling or panting, take it immidiately to a good veterinarian. Beware, it can be a heatstroke caused by hot and humid weather. Experts suggest, you can protect your pooches from heatstroke by providing fresh food, lot of water and avoid taking them out during daytime. Humane Society International (HSI), India, shares 10 important tips to ...

  • New Jersey to host Marathi film festival in October Organiser

    New Jersey will see its first Marathi film festival in October this year, media professional Sanjay Shetye said here. Shetye, promoter of Goa Marathi Film festival (GMMF), which is held here annually, said a New Jersey edition of the festival would be held in October this year. "There is such a big Marathi-speaking population in New Jersey. We are moving there in October," Shetye, who operates ...

  • Kunal Roy appointed Indian Ambassador to Niger

    Kunal Roy has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to Niger. He is expected to take up his assignment shortly. ...

  • Jiah Khans suicide very unfortunate says Vidya Balan

    Terming Bollywood actress Jiah Khan's suicide as "unfortunate" actor Vidya Balan Thursday said she could never understand why people resort to taking their own lives. "It is very unfortunate. I hope no one ever has reason enough to end their life. I really can't imagine whether that requires courage or the opposite of that, because I have never been able to fathom why people commit suicide...I ...

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Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

Cape Fear (1991) [DVD]

The character of Sam Bowden as played by Nick Nolte in Martin Scorsese's remake of Cape Fear is a far different man than the one played by Gregory Peck in J. Lee Thompson's 1962 original. As played by Peck, Sam Bowden was a pillar of dignity, honesty, and rationality, a good-hearted Southern attorney and family man forced to unleash his inner animal when his family is threatened by an unst ... ...

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  • Chhattisgarh sends chopper to flood-ravaged Uttarakhand

    In a bid to bolster the rescue effort in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh's BJP government Thursday said it would send a 12-seater hired helicopter to Dehradun to rescue people stranded there by floods and landslips. "The chopper will begin an intensive rescue drive in the flood- and landslide-hit Uttarakhand from 7.30 a.m. onwards Friday," a top state government official said, adding ...

  • A guide to healthy skin during monsoon

    Come rain or sunshine, keep your skin flawless by figuring out what your skin needs and following your skin care regime religiously. From easily available over-the-counter products to kitchen beauty secrets, use them as per the demands of your skin. Many people feel that using a moisturiser can make your skin look oily and that is the last thing you want when there is moisture-laden air. Skin ...

  • Middle-class Indians hard hit by rupees fall Survey

    As the Indian rupee slumps to new lows, the country's middle class has been forced to cut back on eating out, buying branded products or new cars, studying abroad etc. as their monthly expenditure has risen by 20 percent, a study by Assocham revealed Thursday. The Indian rupee slumped to another record low of 59.93 against the dollar Thursday, after the US Federal Reserve signalled an end to ...

  • Sensex closes over 500 points down banks metals fall

    A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed Thursday's trade provisionally down more than 500 points as the Indian rupee slumped to another record low coupled with negative global cues following the US Federal Reserve signalling an end to its bond-buying programme. On Thursday, the partially convertible rupee opened sharply lower and hit the record low of 59.93 in the morning session at ...

  • Haryana acid attack victim gets Rs.20 lakh for surgery

    A girl volleyball player, who became the victim of an acid attack in Haryana's Rohtak town last year, will be given Rs.20 lakh by the state government for her plastic surgery, a state minister said Thursday. Women and Child Development Minister Geeta Bhukkal said the state level panel set up under the Relief and Rehabilitation of Women Acid Victims scheme, which met here Thursday, decided to ...

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