Gearing up for IT
The Chandigarh region is on its way to becoming a major IT centre.
Ruchika M. Khanna looks at the strain the upcoming industry would put on the existing infrastructure and how the authorities concerned plan to tackle it.
The entire Chandigarh-Mohali-Dera Bassi-Panchkula-Baddi belt is on the threshold of a major socio-economic infrastructural transformation as the area is fast emerging as the largest information technology (IT) and industrial hub in North India.

Tough looks last
The macho man, a toughie who has gentle ways and is not unduly concerned about his looks, is again the rage now, says Ritusmita Biswas
Women have finally got their men back. Metrosexual grooming is passé. Of course, cleanliness is still prized but not the overtly made-up manicured look as far as men are concerned. This has led to the shutdown of several unisexual parlours across the country.