THE REAL estate CRASH

Though the prices of onions and tomatoes have hit the roof, those of houses and flats have crumbled during the last couple of years. The market is so weak that many investors feel that they would get a better return if they put their money in a bank fixed deposit. Why this crash of property prices that threatens to wipe out the savings of the middle class? Rashmi Chugh investigates.

Brave Tibetans and their bewitching art

• Viceregal Lodge and the Partition, by V.N. Dutta
• Urgent need for mortgage finance units, by Vasu
• Involve community in struggle for children’s rights, by Aarti
• The legendary Renuka fair, by Girdhari Lal Mahajan
• Going grey with dignity, by Rama Sharma
• A home for vintage beauties, by Thakur Paramjit

• An important Arya Samaj centre
• The academic capital of Haryana
• Eminent persons
• Industry facing crises
• The town presents a dismail picture

• Shikar is a damnable sport. Khushwant Singh's column, "This Above All
• PU's feathered friends. A Chandigarh Heartbeat feature by Jayanti Roy.