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Punjab mulls corona tax on liquor, Capt gives curfew relaxation for its doorstep delivery




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No work, no money left, most of the daily wagers forced to leave Punjab




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13 more test positive in Chandigarh, tally now 115




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Punjab allows liquor vends to open with home delivery




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Chandigarh: Shopping malls body seeks phase-wise opening




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Chandigarh resident’s reports come back positive while he was on his way to native village in UP




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Khattar refuses to accept woman IAS officer’s resignation, urges Centre for her cadre change




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Capt puts ball in PM’s court, asks for lockdown exit strategy




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31 new cases takes Haryana tally to 625; Mahendragarh records its first two cases




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Fuel price hike ahead of kharif sowing riles farmers in Punjab




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In quarantine, nursing officer misses his daughter: When I was leaving for duty, she said, ‘Bring me chocolate, Papa’




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‘It’s claustrophobic, mentally harrowing, but we have to do our duty’: A nursing officer’s Covid shift in a hazmat suit




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Two deaths, 10 new cases reported in Chandigarh; tally now 148




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Should have sealed colony after first case, say Chandigarh residents as Bapu Dham goes Dharavi way




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House help tests positive in Chandigarh, shuttled between hospitals before being admitted




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26 migrants made to board truck on pretext of getting train tickets, abandoned on highway




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Of migrants who applied to leave, 35% staying back: Punjab CM




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Dwindling labour count threatens ops of 2k units now open in Jalandhar




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Pomegranate as a metaphor for a woman’s mind

Pomegranate, the fruit full of seeds, is seen as a symbol of fertility and fecundity in Chinese culture




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Real fashion for the real Indian woman

As Tarun Tahiliani celebrates 25 years of his eponymous label, he looks at offering real fashion solutions to suit the lifestyle of the modern Indian woman in the coming decade




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Jwala Gutta: ‘You are patriotic when you fight for fellow citizens’

Former badminton ace Jwala Gutta opens up on her new academy, having an opinion, and never staying quiet




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Blind women’s cricket in India gets a boost

In spite of challenges along the way, the Karnataka blind women’s cricket team has much to cheer about




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How to be fine with not being fine

Ada Calhoun’s important new book takes a hard look at Generation X women grappling with midlife crises




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The tussle over women’s bodies

Kannada writer Guruprasad Kaginele’s novel ‘Hijab’ is an incisive take on identity politics in Trump’s America




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What’s your slogan?

This Women’s Day, here’s a Lounge edit of quirky clothing and accessories that lets you wear your statement on your sleeve




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Source: A compendium of beautiful objects to celebrate Holi with

Our Holi picks range from organic and eco-friendly colours made from flowers to a terracotta and copper jug and tumbler to enjoy your thandai in




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How to Lounge this weekend

What you can do this weekend? From a panel discussion on empowering women and equality at the workplace to a printmaking exhibit




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Women-led estates chart new terroir

Women make up half the workforce in the Indian tea industry at the bottom of the pack, but it’s only in the last decade that they have entered the top ranks




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Contemporary music’s women du jour

Six women making ripples across five genres of modern music. These are rock, blues, folk, pop and metal’s essential stars




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Covid-19 in my city: How Indians in small towns are fighting the virus

As the janata curfew draws to a close, Lounge speaks to proactive homestay owners in Himachal Pradesh, a cautious mother in Assam, a photojournalist in Jabalpur among others to see how people are dealing with the pandemic




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Indians embrace crowdfunding to help covid-related campaigns

Most campaigns were for food distribution and elderly care.Crowdfunding platforms—where individuals can raise money for a cause with small donations from a large number of people—have seen an increase in the number of donations for covid-19-related campaigns




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Gen Z startup founders cater to unusual needs in small towns

These startups are offering various services such as providing barbers, plumbers, and delivering cakes.The startups have also had to ease people into digital transactions, as consumers in smaller cities prefer to deal in cash




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Punjab tries drip system to water its paddy fields




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A calling: Growing paddy nurseries




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Kerala farmer uses red ants to fight cashew bugs




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Eucalyptus gall disease spreads in Punjab,elsewhere




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Despite bounty,orange growers sour




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Fall in yield,kinnows to be costlier this season




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How many gene traits can a seed have?





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MP’s soybean,wheat yield to decline in two decades: Study





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Kashmir’s organic farms: 32,000 hectares and growing




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Strawberries to be late by a month or more





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White dwarf can spin a new cotton story




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Assam aims double harvest with multiple cropping




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Grapes may not be sour for Maharashtra’s growers,wine makers this year




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To check irregularities,spoilage,MP registering its wheat growers




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Champaran ready for a yellow revolution (turmeric)