| Vol 7 Issue 52 June 19-25 |
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| '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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| 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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| Opium valley |
Lohit and Anjaw districts in Arunachal Pradesh survive on the illegal cultivation of opium.
by ROMESH BHATTACHARJI |
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| Confronting adversity positively |
Certain urgent measures are needed to improve the living condition at the IDP camps
by IKRAM SEHGAL |
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