Vol 7 Issue 52 June 19-25
Region/ Pakistan
'Evaluating the orders'
Governor NWFP, Owais Ghani, on Sunday, June 14, 2009: ‘The government has decided to launch an operation against militants in Fata
by Kamran Shafi
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Region/ Sri Lanka
Democracy deficit & two movements
An analysis by the Asian Human Rights Commission draws a parallel between the militant politics of the JVP and the LTTE.
by B. MURALIDHAR REDDY
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Health
Laptop off your lap, man!
Recent research indicates that laptop computers can lower a man's fertility
by Dr. Nasir Uddin
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Book Review
Roots of a conflict
Focussing on the dark history of undermining of democracy in West Asia by America.
by SHELLEY WALIA
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Film
Star Trek
All in all, a good masala mix. At the end, I was nostalgic and wanted to watch the TV series yet again
by Namrata Joshi
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Editorial
It's more than the figures
Not all of us are economists or fiscal experts. When the budget comes around, most people are eager to hear if the prices of things have gone up or down. It's as simple as that. There are smiles when the prices of certain items fall and frowns for the opposite. However, it all boils down to ground reality.
Whether it is the farmer in the field or a housewife at home, all people want is a little relief. The stress of living is catching up with everyone. Global recession is not supposed to have hit our part of the world, but the people are certainly feeling the pinch.
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Cover Story
Budget: Overly ambitious
It the government can follow its commitment to actually implement the budget, well and good; if not, it will simply end up to be yet another overly ambitious fiscal plan
by SH Zahid
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Probe Special
The Sick State of DMCH
The main government hospital of the country is in a pitiful state, with patients on the floor and filth strewn all over
by SHAFIQ RAHMAN
PHOTO: BABLU CHOWDHURY
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Reports
Mir Shawkat AL choice for Mayor?
Awami League may put former BNP leader Mir Shawkat forward as their mayoral candidate to face possible heavyweight rivals from the opposition
by PARVEZ HALIM
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Abbas to be Dhaka convener of BNP
BNP Chairperson Begum Zia has the tough task of finalising her party's committees, the Dhaka unit being the apple of discord
by Ahmed Sarder
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Plight of the General
General Moeen's appearance at the helm of affairs after 1/11 had set off speculations to no end, and now his retirement seems to have generated an equal amount of interest
A PROBE report
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ARCHIVE
Region/ India
Opium valley
Lohit and Anjaw districts in Arunachal Pradesh survive on the illegal cultivation of opium.
by ROMESH BHATTACHARJI
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Guest Column
Confronting adversity positively
Certain urgent measures are needed to improve the living condition at the IDP camps
by IKRAM SEHGAL
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South Asia Desk
Fishy analysis
Non-believer tax
New TAPI
Slithery smuggling
Malling a region
Week
Regaining Unconsciousness
I saw, I felt
Newsbeat
"We want an embankment, not relief"
Manufacturers want Tk 100 duty on mobile set
Letters
BNP cleans up for the council
For an effective parliament
Traffic jams
Letter from a misogynist
   
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