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August 06, 2001
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Despatches
  Starved of resources and bogged down
by mismanagement, pilferage and irregularities,
Punjab's civil aviation is in an utter mess.
INDIA TODAY's
Special Correspondent Ramesh Vinayak reports in

Airsick

 

 
Specials


100 people who shaped India in the 20th century
 
 
COVER STORY: DEATH OF A BANDIT
Bloody Finale

In life, Phoolan Devi combined the brutal underbelly of India with political fame and glamour. Gunned down in Delhi, her death could become the occasion for a new round
of caste conflict in Uttar Pradesh. A report.
Full Story...

Rule Of Outlaw
Dons and politicians enjoy a symbiotic relationship in Uttar Pradesh.
Full Story...

THE NATION: KASHMIR  
Back To The Trenches  

Determined not to let up on its Kashmir-centric agenda, Pakistan has stepped up violence in the Valley. Indian security forces gear up to deal with the situation.
Full Story...


BUSINESS: STOCK MARKETS  
Revenge Of Badla  

People who lent money to stockbrokers for financing speculators through the badla system find themselves at the receiving end of yet another scam.
Full Story...


 
LETTER  
From The Editor In Chief  

EDITORIALS
The official discomfort with information mocks democracy.
 

Crime And Justice

 

The instant judgement of Phoolan Devi's party smacks of
political irresponsibility.

NEIGHBOURS: NEPAL
Enter The Peacenik
Deuba has to deal with Maoists' radical demands about the monarchy and secularism.
Full Story...
  NEIGHBOURS:
SRI LANKA

Body Blow
The LTTE's suicide mission has grounded Lanka's peace initiative.
Full Story...
 

CRIME:
DAWOOD IBRAHIM
Where Is The Don?
It's most likely that Dawood and his D Company are in Karachi. Full Story...
  LIFESTYLE:
FASHION WEEK
Ruffled Feathers
Designers andmodels are opting out of Lakme India Fashion Week.
Full Story...
 

PROFILE:
OMAR ABDULLAH
Cub-e-Kashmir
Omar denies he is all symbolism and underplays his National Conference politics.
Full Story...
 

STATES:
WEST BENGAL

Riding The Tiger
The Naba Jagaran group tries to reinvent the state's identity.
Full Story...

 

 
EDUCATION:
BIHAR UNIVERSITIES
Bringing To Book
With hardly any help, these institutions make academics a farce.
Full Story...
 

HEALTH WATCH
Small Signs,
Big Strike
Diabetics often do not feel pain. So how can they recognise a heart attack?
Full Story...


HEALTH: HYPERTENSION
Living Under Pressure
Therapeutic guidelines could check its spread.
Full Story...
  LIFESTYLE:
SERVICE APARTMENTS
The Home Option
Comfortable and cheap, these are a hot alternative for international visitors.
Full Story...

SOCIETY AND TRENDS: SPECTACLES
Frame Of Mind
Far from being utilitarian necessities, glasses are now trendy accessories.
Full Story...
  OBITUARY:
SHIVAJI GANESAN
God Of Big Dreams
It's unlikely Sivaji Ganesan will die. Demigods seldom do.
Full Story...

OFFTRACK: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA
Growth Track
The Railways leases its land to employees for growing vegetables.
Full Story...
  CARE TODAY:
REBUILDING GUJARAT

Hope And Heart
Those who have returned home after treatment may need assistance.
Full Story...

ENTERTAINMENT: CINEMA
Letter And Spirit
Lucky Star
Playing Mom
Q & A
Box Office
 

FIFTH COLUMN:
Tavleen Singh
Don't Gun For
Solutions
Kashmir is a problem that has to be dealt with politically, not with military might.
  KAUTILYA:
Jairam Ramesh
As Usual, India
Is An Outlier

The WTO summit in Qatar is just three months but India is ill-prepared.

VIEWPOINT: POLITICALLY CORRECT
Promise Unkept
Ten years of economic reforms have produced little beyond
nice budgets.
BODYLINE By Ravi Shankar CENTRESTAGE By Ajit Ninan

 

VOICES
"Even Chaudhary Charan Singh used to say his son didn't know anything about farmers."
Om Prakash Chautala, Haryana Chief Minister, on Ajit Singh being inducted into the Union Cabinet as minister for agriculture. More...
CAPLOOKS
Bhopal
Marital Trouble
A TV channel which announced Uma Bharati's marriage offers apology.
  Chandigarh
Jaw-Jaw, War-War
The Akalis are quoting Marie Antoinette in their duel with Amarinder Singh.
   
Bangalore
Low Level Drive
Krishna is on an austerity drive. However, he himself remains above austerity.
  Lucknow
How To Win Friends
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Rajnath Singh is on a friendship spree.

CONFESSIONAL

BJP President Jana Krishnamurthy on how his party views the dialogue with Pakistan as well as the Agra Summit.

TREMORS
Opposition In The House


BOOKS
R. K. Narayan: The Writerly Life: S. Krishnan
Why Narayan's non-fiction is a few words away from greatness.

A Ear Horizon: Meira Chand
Meira Chand's new novel is a romp through the fantastic realm of the Empire.

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