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 STATES: ASSEMBLY POLL
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Might And
Sound Show
The contest gets keener as the first
round of assembly polls concludes. In the fray are crorepatis,
loyalists, defectors and even a driver but the figure that
dominates is, of course, that of Lalu.
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STATES:
UTTAR PRADESH
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Crack on
Don
Mulayam Singh Yadav has adopted a tough
posture against the Mau MLA after riots, but only to curb
his influence in the polls.
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KASHMIR QUAKE: INDIA'S WOES
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Left In
The Cold
With winter arriving earlier than usual,
a severe shortage of shelters and government aid a mere
trickle, the quake survivors are fast losing hope.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMY: RURAL ROADS
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Roads of
Change
Though only a fifth of the Rs 1,32,000
crore roads project is complete, it has already begun to
change lives in rural India.
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STORY
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DEFENCE:
SALVAGE EXPEDITION
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Riddle
In The Glacial Ice
Thirty-seven years after the IAF's worst
air crash in Lahaul and Spiti, an army team retrieves some
wreckage in a unique salvage exercise at 16,000 ft, reviving
hopes of solving the mystery.
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STORY
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CONTROVERSY: GOOGLE EARTH
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Internet
Alert
As images of strategic locations become
available on the web, the Government needs a better defence
in this information warfare.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Night Watchman
The young novelist who has made
a bestseller out of the IIT spends an eventful night at
the call centre.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Lahore
Lost and Found
This anthology of mixed delights
evokes the smells and sounds of Lahore but does not quite
explain if the city has outgrown the pangs of Partition.
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STORY
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NATION: IGNCA
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Comeback
Queen
Kapila Vatsyayan, the Congress' favourite
cultural czarina, is back in her preserve, the Indira Gandhi
National Centre for the Arts, and the tit-for-tat with the
NDA is now almost complete.
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STORY
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STATES: GUJARAT
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Stamp of
Approval
Modi decimates the Congress and his
rivals in the Sangh Parivar by leading the BJP to victory
in the Ahmedabad civic polls.
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STORY
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STATES:
KERALA
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Wave Of
Allegations
The state Lok Ayukta has charged the
Government with poor rehabilitation work and breach of public
trust as it diverted tsunami funds.
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STORY
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KASHMIR QUAKE: PAKISTAN'S TRAGEDY
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Utterly
Helpless
With over 42,000 people dead, more than
three million homeless and relief efforts falling far short,
Pakistan is overwhelmed by the crisis and needs aid urgently
from international agencies.
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STORY
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DEFENCE: COMBAT DRESS
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The Uniform
Chaos
The army which first wore camouflaged
combats in India raises objection to paramilitary forces
following suit. Even as it leads to a war of words, the
army men plan a change of fatigues.
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STORY
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GUEST COLUMN: D.G. SHAH
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Challenge
and Opportunity
Ranbaxy's legal battle with Pfizer indicates
how tough and profitable the global pharma is.
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STORY
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DIPLOMACY: INDO-GERMAN ROW
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Missing
Troupe
Nine members of a bhangra group that
was sponsored by the Indian Government disappear in Berlin,
sparking a diplomatic tiff between the two nations.
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STORY
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SOCIETY & THE ARTS: BOOKS
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Love VSOP
How to grow old and postpone death
by falling in erotic love.
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STORY
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SPORTS: CRICKET
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Strong
Arm
Rahul Dravid is made captain on trial
as the team searches for form and the players for direction.
With time running out, India's most efficient firefighter
steps onto a burning deck.
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