Tibetan woodcarving is popular in LehJuly 31st, 2009 LEH - The traditional art of Tibetan woodcarving is becoming popular in Leh. Residents have taken to Tibetan woodcarving in order to satisfy their creative instincts and at the same time earn their sustenance.
Exhibition of wooden sculptures in BhopalJuly 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - A unique exhibition depicting art in wood attracted hundreds of visitors in Bhopal. O P Kushwaha, a renowned wood and rock sculptor had crafted these beautiful artifacts.
Indian students design toys for visually challenged kidsJune 14th, 2009 BANGALORE - Students of M S Ramiah Engineering College in Bangalore have designed special toys that they say would help polish the vocabulary skills of visually challenged children. The toys include English alphabets inscribed on wooden blocks with magnets inside, one that is useful for children in the age group of 8-12 years would enlighten the children in theoretical subjects like spellings or simplified mathematics.
Sharad Yadav's effigy offered poisonJune 8th, 2009 AMRITSAR - Agitated activists owing allegiance to Punjab Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee (PPMCC) blocked roads and chanted slogans in Amritsar on Monday to protest against various politicians who were opposing the Women's Reservation bill in the parliament. Sharad Yadav, chief of Janata Dal (United) had threatened to consume poison if the Women Reservation Bill is passed in the parliament in its present form.
Wooden ornaments of JorhatMay 28th, 2009 JORHAT - Fifty-year-old Jadab Mahanta in Assam's Jorhat district is drawing attention from all over India for his skills in traditional arts, crafts and wooden ornaments. Hailing from a small village in Assam, Mahanta carves fascinating wooden ornaments, masks and wooden craftwork at his home in Bor Alengi Village of Jorhat.
Wooden ceiling fans developed in JaipurMay 22nd, 2009 JAIPUR - An innovative carpenter gifted with a technical bent of mind has developed a variety of ceiling fans made of wood!
Carpenter-technician Suresh Sharma, 40, claims that all of the 104 models of fans have been designed and developed by him. These handmade fans are unique and different as none of the designs have been repeated or copied.
11 arrested for parading women nakedMay 5th, 2009 BHOPAL - Eleven villagers in Madhya Pradesh have been arrested for parading naked two women who allegedly helped a young woman to elope, police said Tuesday. The incident took place in Talwada village in tribal-dominated Dhar district Sunday.
Preparations begin for Orissa's annual chariot festivalApril 28th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Preparations for the annual 'Ratha Yatra' or the chariot festival of the famed Jagannath temple in Orissa's Puri town is underway, with carpenters and priests performing several rituals for the religious event beginning June 24. The priests performed rituals to purify the wooden logs used to construct the chariots for deities, said Laxmidhar Puja Panda, spokesperson of the temple administration.
Congress demands CBI probe in IJP candidate's murderApril 14th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit Tuesday demanded a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the murder of the Indian Justice Party's (IJP) Lok Sabha candidate Bahudur Sonkar. Congress state unit chief and the Lok Sabha candidate for Lucknow seat Rita Bahuguna Joshi alleged the state government was trying to cover up the murder case by getting an inquiry conducted by the state police's crime branch - criminal investigation department (CB-CID).
LTTE supporter hurls wooden missile at ChidambaramApril 13th, 2009 CHENNAI - An LTTE supporter shouted slogans hailing the banned outfit and hurled a wooden object towards the stage where union Home Minister P. Chidambaram was seated during an election rally in Karaikudi town of Tamil Nadu.
Ahead of polls, dry Gujarat tightens vigil on liquor smugglingApril 1st, 2009 DAHOD - The Gujarat police have intensified patrolling on a highway bordering Madhya Pradesh following reports of a number of make-shift country liquor vends coming up in the neighbouring state. The police suspect that before the polls, a lot of liquor is being smuggled from Madhya Pradesh to Gujarat, a state under prohibition.
Chinese footwear throw cobblers out in JammuMarch 28th, 2009 JAMMU - Attractive but cheap Chinese footwear captured the footwear market in Jammu rendering traditional cobblers out of work. The traditional footwear, especially the indigenous ladies slippers with gold and silver threadwork, which were quite popular with the customers have few takers now, compared to glitzy Chinese counterparts.
Want a piece of Gandhi? Get his specs for Rs.450 (To go with Gandhi relics should be a medium to spread the message: Gandhi Museum director)March 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - For those not particular about the original, the replicas are readily available. So, those anxious for a piece of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia can snap up his glasses for Rs.450, his watch for Rs.800, his nail cutter for Rs.250...
Girls lynch Dalit widow in BiharJanuary 30th, 2009 PATNA - A Dalit widow was beaten to death by five girls in a Bihar town after she objected to their cutting grass in her field, police said Saturday. Shobha Devi, in her 50s, a resident of Ram Tola in Saharsa town, 225 km from here, was lynched by the girls of a neighbouring village.
Space in formsJanuary 1st, 2009 Wood is central to first-timer Nitu Singh's art works titled Miene (My Own) which closed Dec 28 at the All India Fine Arts & Crafts Gallery. Nitu, a human rights students in Bhopal, is an amateur artist with a flair for sculpture and religious themes.
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