Symphony Hall marks 25th Milestone 19/04/2016 6:24 pm Urja Patel The first in a series of music concerts last Friday to mark Birmingham Symphony Hall’s 25th anniversary brought together people of all ages and backgrounds. The audience included many who were present at the official opening in 1991.
What will happen on June 23rd? 19/04/2016 6:47 pm Urja Patel Some will vote with their mind; some with their heart; and others with their mind and heart. Immigration has been a boiling issue. The result is likely to be 60% in favour of leaving.
Better off with or without EU 19/04/2016 6:49 pm Urja Patel Voting to stay in or out is a crucial decision to make for the country’s prosperity, safety, security and well-being for an ordinary person for one and only opportunity of a life time for their future. In my humble opinion, it’s better to trust the experts.
Mahesh Rao, Tata First Book Award for Fiction Winner 19/04/2016 6:41 pm Urja Patel Mahesh Rao was born and grew up in Nairobi, Kenya.
Conference to explore race and higher education 19/04/2016 6:56 pm Urja Patel An event which will explore racial inequality in higher education is set to be held at Leeds Beckett University.
Landlord hit with £16k penalty 19/04/2016 6:57 pm Urja Patel A landlord who rented his hazardous property to a family for years was successfully prosecuted by Harrow Council and ordered to pay fines and costs totalling more than £16,000.
Date set in stone 19/04/2016 6:58 pm Urja Patel I am glad that the editor of AV and GS and others have come round to my view that contributors of long standing to this “Readers’ Voice” column should be awarded a certificate of merit.
Harsh marks 'put pupils off languages' 19/04/2016 6:55 pm Urja Patel Harsh and inconsistent marking is putting pupils in England off studying languages beyond age 14, a report says.
Scrutator's 19/04/2016 7:07 pm Urja Patel A temple fireworks display in Kerala went awry leaving over 110 people dead and hundreds more injured. Disaster struck the the precincts of the Puttingal Devi Temple at Pravur south of Kollam when an entire dump of fire crackers to mark the Meena-Bharam festival exploded. Eyewitnesses said that a cracker designed to explode in mid-air fell to the ground sending sparks in all directions, some reaching the exposed storehouse igniting the fireworks inside in a massive explosion, bringing down a building in the vicinity.
Duke, Duchess continue Royal tour 19/04/2016 7:10 pm Urja Patel Having conquered hearts and minds of cricketers old and young on Mumbai’s famed Shivaji Park, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, William and Kate, continued their hugely successful tour to New Delhi, where they lunched with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Hyderabad House, thence to Kaziranga game reserve in Assam, where they saw its rhinos, before moving onto Bhutan, where Kate took part in an archery contest.
