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STATES: PUNJAB
Banking on Dole
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STATES: BIHAR
Trying Times
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The Akali-BJP came to power riding on populism,
a formula that may not work this time round.
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Laloo Prasad Yadav's speedy trial in the fodder scam and
his frequent arrests may
yet turn out in his favour.
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NEIGHBOURS: AFGHANISTAN
Rebuilding Hope
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BUSINESS: UNIT
TRUST OF INDIA
Fund of Failure
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It will take $10 billion
to rebuild the country with the highest per-capita Kalashnikov
count. But hope has replaced fear.
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A clever and complex repurchase plan stalls a run on US-64
but stemming the rot in UTI has only now begun.
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BUSINESS: TELECOM
Play Less to Talk More
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OFFTRACK: KHURDA,
ORISSA
Wings of Change |
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Competitive price cuts will see STD rates crashing in January.
More goodies are in the offing for consumers.

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Conservationists convert diehard poachers
to bird protectors in Khurda district
of Orissa.
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OBITUARY: HARSHAD MEHTA
The Bull that Failed
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SCIENCE
Scitech Monitor |
To Harshad Mehta perception
was not
just another word, it was a mantra, his calling card.
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People who want to save
the lion and tiger often end up fighting like cats and dogs
over how to go about doing it.
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CRIME: KOLKATA KIDNAPPING
Jehad's Dirty Money
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LIVING:
INDIAN CUISINE
Hot and Happening |
The Burman abduction
case leads to criminals who chanelled part of the ransom
money into jehadi strikes.
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The best Indian chefs
in Britain, most of them products of five-star hotels here,
have elevated Indian food from curry to cuisine.
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PROFILE: MARK TULLY
Sir Mark
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HERITAGE: KONARK
TEMPLE
History Dawns |
The newly knighted Tully
sahib
continues to be powered by the spirit
of India.
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Orissa is aggressively
showcasing the magnificently carved 13th century paean to the
Sun God in an effort to attract tourists.
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| COLUMNS |
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FIFTH COLUMN: TAVLEEN SINGH
Justice Denied
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KAUTILYA: JAIRAM RAMESH
Bose Were the Days |
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Tackling terrorism is more about revamping the system than
blaming Pakistan. 
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Bengal's long shadow over Stockholm's Nobel December evening.
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