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DEATHQUAKE;
INEFFICIENT STATE
Losing
Lustre
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to his predecessors Keshubhai is relatively upright. When he started
out, he enjoyed the reputation of a relentless crusader against
corruption.
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He has come to be regarded as a leader willing to compromise.
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The collapse of 171 high-rise buildings in Ahmedabad is being
blamed on his Government's indulgence of unscrupulous builders.
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He is known to patronise bureaucrats whose integrity is suspect.
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He has wrested all authority by ensuring that crucial decisions
are referred to him.
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The Government's achievements can't be transformed into political
capital because Keshubhai's image has taken a nosedive.
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PHOTO GALLERY
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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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 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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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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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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