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JD Salinger: An unpublished life
I read Catcher in the Rye again after 21 years… I wanted to understand the nature of JD Salinger’s hold on the teenager who lives on in my middle-aged heart… I think people go back to prison again and again because they find out how easy it is to live behind walls. If you mind your own business, and fight just enough to establish your own space, people don’t bother you much. There’s plenty of time to read and brood; all in all, not a bad place for ducks to spend the winter.”

MPs, MLAs from Telangana resign; violence during bandh
MPs and MLAs from Telangana cutting across party lines today resigned their seats in protest against the Centre"s decision to put the issue of the separate state on the backburner as the region shut down following a 48-hour bandh call.

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Govt formally issues EGoM decision taken last month on KG-D6 allocation
Ten power companies, including NTPC, Ratnagiri Gas and Power Pvt Ltd (RGPPL), Lanco and GMR Energy, will get KG-D6 gas in the second round of allocation decided last month, confirmed a government release issued on Monday. The decision has been reported already. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), operator of the D6 block in the Krishna-Godavari basin, will also be getting gas for consumption at its refineries and petrochemicals business, as well as for its captive power plants.
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Kerala jewellery expo from Nov 21

Over 175 exhibitors from India and abroad are expected to showcase their designs and products at the second edition of the Kerala Gem and Jewellery Show, which begins here from November 21. - Gold hits new high at Rs 16,240/10 gm - World Gold Council launches national gold festival - China may overtake India in gold demand - Gold import duty hike may spur smuggling: WGC - Half-gram gold coins may become a hot pick - Gold imports may resume The three-day show is being organised by The Art of Jewellery in association with the All Kerala Gold & Silver Merchants Association, Jewellery Manufacturing Association of Kerala and the World Gold Council. PV Jose, convenor, said the show had been conceived as an ideal platform for jewellery manufacturers, retailers, artisans, and exporters to interact, network, source latest designs and enhance their knowledge. Kerala is one of the largest jewellery hubs in south India and has around 3,000 large and medium size manufacturers. Around 40,000 artisans are employed in this trade and about 650 kg of gold is being traded daily in the state. Concurrently, The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation will conduct its board of directors and governing board of directors meeting at the event. Educational and informative seminars on current issues and technological advancements in the jewellery sector too will be organised during the event.


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