When those in power refuse to listen

The long-drawn agitation by students for education reforms need not have happened, if only the government had been ...

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‘We changed 574 hiring rules in one go to make them rational’

Praveena Sharma, Mumbai

Most state governments in India shy away from shaping up by taking a fresh look at the usefulness ...

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Shadow Council wants Margao master plan to be out in the open

Praveena Sharma, Panaji

A master plan sought to be foisted on Margao, South Goa’s only major city, has been in abeyance ...

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Cashew apple juice, anyone? Farmers need markets

Shree Padre, Kasaragod

IN April this year, Vishwakeshava and Navyashri Kuruveri, two young areca nut farmers, joined a training programme at ...

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Time runs out for the markhor in Kashmir

Jehangir Rashid, Srinagar

THE sanctity of the Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary, with its rare animals, is likely to be upended by noisy ...

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Nilah from the Nilgiris is the Good Doll for all reasons

Rashmi Gopal Rao, Bengaluru

A child’s first bestie is her doll, soft, cuddly, someone to play with, whisper little secrets to, and ...

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