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Downsizing
is not about getting rid of lower division clerks but shrinking the cabinet
and thus the government, says V Shankar Aiyar in Au
ContrAiyar .
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Despatches
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A delay in the implementation of an eco-development
project in Ranthambhore forces the World Bank to drastically cut aid.
But the Rajasthan Government is yet to learn from its mistakes, writes
India Today's Principal Correspondent
Rohit Parihar in
Despatches.
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Interview
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This is just the beginning, V.K. Aatre,
who is at the core of
the LCA action, tells India Today Principal Correspondent
Stephen David
in an exclusive
Interview.
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100 people
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| DEATHQUAKE...
AND THE AFTERMATH |
| Hell
On Earth |
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The cataclysmic quake on India's
52nd Republic Day served to highlight
the gaping holes in the nation's
disaster management ability. Caught
in celebrations, it was five-and-a-half hours before Delhi's officials
even met.
Full Story...
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RESCUE
AND RELIEF |
| Picking
Up The Pieces |
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Despite the delayed government action, the overwhelming support of the
people and the international sentiment that is pouring in will help Gujarat
live again.
Full Story...
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GUJARAT GOVERNMENT |
| Is
Keshubhai Up To It?
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With
rescue work plagued by callousness, Keshubhai Patel's Government will need
all the political and administrative acumen at its disposal to extricate
itself from the debris.
Full Story... |
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POLITICS OF PERIL |
| Grim
Reapers
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Party
politics goes on, unshaken by the magnitude of the tragedy.
Full
Story... |
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FIRST PERSON ACCOUNT |
| Dateline
Fearscape
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A
journey through the ruins of Bhuj, Bhachau, and Anjar, still trembling
with fear and loss.
Full
Story...
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QUAKE-RESISTANT HOUSES |
| Preventing
Collapse
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Quakes
don't kill, badly-made buildings do. Loss of lives can be minimized simply
by better design or buttressing.
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INSURANCE |
| Leave
It To God
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Few
people insured property against quakes so insurance firms will pay only
about Rs 50 crore despite the huge loss.
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ECONOMIC IMPACT |
| What
Goes Down...
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It
was one of the severest earthquakes to have hit the country. But, miraculously,
industry in Gujarat escaped with only minor injuries, and is set to bounce
back.
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LOOKING BACK |
| Latur:
Still Shaken
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Life
for the survivors of the 1993 quake is far from normal. Houses built as
part of the rehabilitation programme are not satisfactory and have already
developed cracks.
Full Story... |
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GOOD SAMARITANS |
| State-of-the-Heart
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Ordinary
citizens across the country begin fund-raising drives and collecting relief
material, hoping to make a difference in the quake-hit state. And they do.
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CARE TODAY: REBUILDING GUJARAT |
| Hope
For Survivors
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As
the people of Gujarat struggle to cope with the destruction caused by the
devastating earthquake, Care Today offers readers a chance to lend them
a hand.
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| CENTRESTAGE
by Ajit Ninan |
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VOICES
"In
future, we will keep this in mind. But the Government cancelled
all celebrations as soon as we came to know of the quake's intensity."
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, prime minister, admitting that national
mourning had not been declared after the Gujarat earthquake because
the thought did not cross anyone's mind
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CAPLOOKS
TREMORS
How Quick Was The Response To The
Gujarat Quake?
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Meet
Management
Sonia converts a conference into a condolence meet. |
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Soldiering
On
Punjab's
governor outsmarts Parkash Singh Badal.
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Party
Fare
Earthquakes do not seem to bother UP's Lalji Tandon. |
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Struck
An astrologer asks K. Patel to perform a yagna or resign. |
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Editorials
Chaos
Theory
Why India is as likely to be crowned Miss World as Calamity Jane
Taxing Tremors
An earthquake cess has to be followed up by transparent accounting
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The
Pain And Horror
The
cataclysmic quake on India's
52nd Republic Day served to highlight
the gaping holes in the nation's
disaster management ability. Caught
in celebrations, it was five and a half hours before Delhi officials even
met.
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