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CURRENT ISSUE NOVEMBER 24, 2003

COVER STORY: LoC-KARGIL

Reliving Kargil

With a star-powered cast, a budget conservatively estimated at Rs. 35 crore and over 1,000 real soldiers with trucks, helicopters and heavy artillery thrown in, J.P.Dutta recreates the battle cries of Kargil in the barren landscape of Ladakh. A four-hour saga, LoC-Kargil is Bollywood's ultimate tribute to real-life heroes and has the industry agog.


	Louisiana poll - Jindal trails behind Blanco

	Assamese/Bihari clash - 5 Biharis attacked, hutments torched

	Pak bans new militant outfits

	Crash of 2 US Black Hawks in Iraq kills 17

	India, Syria share concerns on Middle East

	Unified licence - Stakeholders feedback sought

	Concorde's nose fetches 470,250 euros in auction

	Economists see solid US growth into 2004

	Kartik, Yuvraj not in team to Australia

	S.S. Das named captain of India 'A' team.

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The poor turn-out at the inuagural Afro-Asian Games in Hyderabad makes it a damp squib. Where did the hosts go wrong, wonders India Today's Amarnath K. Menon. SHODDY START

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THE NATION: PM'S TOURS			STATES: WOMEN CANDIDATES
Shuttle Bihari			Empowered to be Symbols
More countries, more leaders and new issues define Atal Bihari Vajpayee's travel diplomacy in a new global positioning exercise.			Both the Congress and the BJP want to project themselves as champions of women's power. But not even 10 per cent of the 590 candidates fielded by the two parties are women.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY: SMALL SAVINGS			BUSINESS & ECONOMY FLORICULTURE
Physical Phase Out			Say it with Flowers
The Postal Department launches a project to offer NSCs and Kisan Vikas Patras in demat form and free depository accounts.			A surge in demand for floral decor from individuals and corporate clients has helped the business bloom in India.
DIPLOMACY: INDO-US RELATIONS			SPORTS: INDO-PAK CRICKET
High on Tech			Mending Finances
India and the US are poised to sign a breakthrough agreement which will elevate ties and open the latest technology to Indian industry.			The Indian Government's announcement on resuming bilateral cricket ties across the broder gives Pakistan's struggling cricket establishment the opportunity to augment its coffers.
ARCHAEOLOGY: ROOPKUND MYSTRY			HEALTH: MEDICAL TOURISM
Valley of Skeletons			Hospitality Industry
Seventy-eight years after the discovery of over 300 skeletons in a Himalayan lake, the Indian authorities have decided to order a DNA test. But foreign anthropologiests may be a step ahead.			Complementing healthcare with tourism is the new mantra that has seen foreigners flocking to India for treatment.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY: COMPUTER NETWORK			CRIME: FORGERY NETWORK
Grid Expectations			The Swindler
A computer hook-up providing unprecedented power to ordinary PC's is sending the infotech and business world into a tizzy.			The startling story of how one man used politicians and police officers to set up the largest ever stamp papers racket. The scandal now threatens to engulf governments of two states.
MEDIA: THE HINDU			OFFTRACK: GUJARAT
Taking on Muzzle Power			Store of Knowledge
Though known to act high-handedly, with the November 7 crackdown on The Hindu Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has bitten off more than she can chew.			Two Ahmedabad frinds set up shop to tell people the Vedas have the cure to all of life's problems, whether it be air conditioning or a heart condition.

YOUR WEEK: ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Future Knock

INDIASCOPE


TREMORS VIS-A-VIS LOCOMOTIF OBJECT OF DESIRE POLL DIARY

THE BUZZ OF THE WEEK
The Cabinet has decided on the next foreign secretary and it looks like incumbent Kanwal Sibal may not get an extension. The hot money is on the No. 2 man in the hierarchy, Shashank.

METRO TODAY

EYECATCHERS

Cause Celbre; Lady Diana; The Pacemaker; All Tied Up

NRI DIARY


While dual citizenship and other promises are yet to materialise, the Government is preparing in full steam for the next NRI day with a focus on youth and the Gulf Indians.			Bumper Draw A Quest For Cures Travel In The News