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Cover StoryTHE GREAT LAND ROBBERY : Haryana is not a state, it is real estate LAND ROBBERY
“We must speak up irrespective of whether it will have its desired effects or not, because by speaking up we may not guarantee...
From the EditorFrom the Editor
WELCOME, 2014. In all probability, this is going to be a landmark year in India’s history. There will be a good deal of...
First StirringsA life less ordinary : Lt Gen AS Kalkat
I was in the UK, on an International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) fellowship. One day, Gen Sundarji’s office informed me that the...
Big BossUntil panchayats are three-tier governance, we won’t achieve targets
The betterment of rural life is the favourite subject of ANP Sinha, the Secretary, Ministry of Panchayati Raj, who still has two-and-a-half years...
ElectionThe ‘Rs 25 lakh poll budget’ joke
The Election Commission must frame more realistic rules for poll expenditure • In Punjab, a month before elections, liquor stocks shot up from...
Big Boss‘Strong economic recovery by the end of the year’
THE 29th Cabinet Secretary of independent India might appear mild but is quite hardboiled, having learnt the art of administration from his father,...
Special ReportWinning Kalmadis and influencing Sharmas
Or, how Rs 430 crore earmarked for Commonwealth Games coverage has spawned an unholy nexus Prasar Bharati’s affairs had been on the simmer...
Big BossNREGA has enhanced the bargaining strength of landless labour
As Director General of the National Institute of Rural Development, BK Sinha is involved in a labour of love, so much so that...
Big BossAir defence of our sovereign airspace is a 24×7 process for the IAF
Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major, commissioned on December 31, 1967, has flown over 7,000 hours in the Sentinel, T-6G, Mi-4, Mi-8 and...
Big BossMy biggest challenge is making 16 loss making PSUs profitable
Though Dr Satyanarayana Dash belongs to the 1973 IAS batch from Kerala, his family is originally from Orissa. His father, Digambar Dash, was...
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