New path to progress

Thanks to a project initiated by the Haryana Government and an international bank, women in 400 villages of the state are getting loans to set up cottage industries under self-help groups. The programme aims to increase the green cover in Haryana and reduce villagers’ dependence on forests by offering them alternative means of livelihood. Ruchika M. Khanna reports

Bali Brahmbhatt is back
Banjara (Times Music)
ABOUT a decade back, Bali Brahmbhatt had a good run with his Hindi rap. The "Amma dekh, tera munda bigra jaye" singer from Nairobi was expected to go places but the script went wrong somewhere on the way. The man who lent his voice to many films and also cut 14 albums disappeared for all practical purposes.