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CAPLOOKS
Border
Pangs
 Delhi:
In a week's time, commuters heading for south Delhi from Noida will find
their travel time cut substantially, thanks to a new eight-lane toll bridge.
But Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh will have nothing to do
with the inauguration, not at least on his state's side. Not even to claim
credit in an election year for a job well done. Why? Because three of
his predecessors lost their jobs shortly after visiting Noida. So Rajnath
will do the honours with Delhi Lt-Governor Vijai Kapur on the Delhi side
of the border.
Bye Line
Delhi:
Musings
from Kerala's backwaters have led to several controversies. The mudslinging
involving four journalists in the PMO has had its first fallout. Atal
Bihari Vajpayee's media adviser H.K. Dua found out the hard way that he
wasn't in the delegation accompanying the prime minister to Vietnam and
Indonesia. When Dua sought to submit his passport for visa applications,
he was told it wasn't necessary-because he wasn't going. Dua's saving
grace could be Vajpayee's desire to give him an ambassadorial post.
Promising
to Debut
Thiruvananthapuram:
The BJP's
dry spell in Kerala may soon end. During last week's BJP national office-bearers'
meeting in the capital, central leaders were delighted when state representatives
told them that the party may make its debut in the state Assembly in the
coming elections in May. So far, the BJP has never been strong enough
to win a seat, though in at least 45 assembly constituencies it has the
numbers to decide which among the two principal foes-the CPI(M) or the
Congress-is the lesser enemy.
Power
Point
 Bangalore:
Union Minister of State for Finance Dhananjay Kumar may be the MP from
Mangalore but when its denizens have a problem, it is the AICC General
Secretary Oscar Fernandes they call on. His proximity to 10 Janpath ensures
that when Oscar calls, Chief Minister S.M. Krishna obliges.
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