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Candid Notes
06/11/2020
Candid Notes
DDA rollback? Stung by the negative public feedback about the much touted District Development Authorities (DDA), the TSR government, in…
Fractured mandate
05/11/2020
Fractured mandate
Every four years, the world looks at the US and wonders why its Presidential election system is so convoluted At…
Impact of alcohol abuse on families, society and nation
02/11/2020
Impact of alcohol abuse on families, society and nation
GUEST COLUMN Alcoholic beverages have been used in human settlements for ages- their consumption was first documented in the Indus…
Bihar’s new chapter
28/10/2020
Bihar’s new chapter
As the State goes to the polls today, the question is whether BJP will sweep federalism away or a young…
Onion wars, again
26/10/2020
Onion wars, again
Be it a shortage or a bumper yield, the Govt ought to work on price stabilisation rather than resort to…
Can Modi’s appeal do wonders for Nitish?
25/10/2020
Can Modi’s appeal do wonders for Nitish?
Swapan Dasgupta USUAL SUSPECTS Although Narendra Modi’s appeal and popularity is intact, can it offset the impression that Nitish is…
10,000 DED, but that’s not the Moh-and!
25/10/2020
10,000 DED, but that’s not the Moh-and!
HILLBILLY Lokesh Ohri Rewind to 2003. I was meeting the secretary in-charge of Irrigation in Uttarakhand, with a request to…
Candid Notes
23/10/2020
Candid Notes
Friday, 23 October 2020 | Gajendra Singh Negi | Dehradun Development debacle The never ending predicament between development and protecting the…
Keep Durga in our hearts
22/10/2020
Keep Durga in our hearts
Thursday, 22 October 2020 | Pioneer The PM is right, if India is to avoid a devastating second wave, our behaviour during…
Wrong at many levels
20/10/2020
Wrong at many levels
Tuesday, 20 October 2020 | Pioneer By calling a Dalit woman candidate an ‘item’,Kamal Nath may have cost the Congress its chances in…