July 5, 1999

Will the War Spread?
As the border conflict enters the second month, India makes some gains despite the stiff resistance put up by Pakistani intruders. But there is new concern now: that the war may go beyond Kargil now. An analysis.

Taking Tololing
The Tololing battle will probably alter the course of the war. Special correspondent Ramesh Vinayak and Chief photographer Dilip Banerjee document how the peak was won.

Lest we Forget
A village boy seeking glory, a singer and his battlefield band. More tales of the war heroes who fought to the end in Kargil and could now receive bravery awards.  

Down At the Start
Sonia Gandhi's rally in Varanasi was an attempt to kick off the Congress' election campaign in Uttar Pradesh. But a poor turnout and infighting in the state unit of the party cast a shadow over its poll prospects.

Diplomacy Maharaja Style
Flying Krishna Kant to South Africa in a chartered jet cost Air-India Rs 2 crore.

Story of Plenty
Though Mizoram produces the largest number of literates in the country most of them suffer for want of jobs.

Power and Pulp
Within every Oriya politician seems to lurk a writer.

From Bat to Verse
Australian captain Steve Waugh used every device to inspire his team to victory in the World Cup. This willingness to be inventive, to find unusual ways of bonding, was clearly missing in the Indian camp.

Digital Dawn
With cable TV networks, telecom firms and internet firms rushing to a new frontier where entertainment and communications converge, life at home promises never to be the same again.

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