Month: June 2016

Cover Story

Simhastha jinx stalks Shivraj

WILL Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too succumb to a jinx surrounding Simhastha Mahakumbh like many of his predecessors? The jinx...

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Eyes wide shut

Stories that need to be told

ONCE a young IAS officer newly empanelled and promoted as Joint Secretary, obviously dissatisfied with his posting in a not very coveted ministry...

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First Stirrings

First Stirrings : Bringing a paradigm shift

ANIL Kumar Lakhina, a 1974-batch Maharashtra cadre IAS, could never imagine that a reorganisation-cum-clean up drive in Ahmednagar collectorate he carried out for...

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From the Editor

From the Editor

PRIME Minister of India, Narendra Modi, has created a larger than life image in just two years. The next 1,095 days will not...

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Governance

Transport infrastructure: A tough road ahead

TRANSPORT is an important part of the infrastructure required for a country’s growth. It brings mobility to people and goods. Transport is intimately...

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Governance

NAMAMI GANGE : Purifying the Purifier

FOR countless millions, the ‘tripathgamini’ Ganga, the story of India’s civilization, is a river of eternal faith and deliverance, a ‘baitarni’. The promise...

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Perspective

Perspective : Life is a dance

IN modern times, the human mind is increasingly seen as a source of torment rather than wonder. Unfortunately, a source of magic has...

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State Scan

‘Thari Pension Thare Paas’: Haryana shows the way

HARYANA had been trying various modes of Direct Benefit Transfer over the years—like through money orders—but they were costly and cumbersome. Also, there...

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State Scan

Connecting people

PROJECT Rahat was initiated by the District Administration of Udhampur in October 2015 after a three-month long participatory planning and consultation exercise as...

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State Scan

IRON ORE HEIST

THE iron ore mining industry in Karnataka grabbed headlines in 2008 when the State’s Lokayukta reported largescale illegal mining in Bellary, Chitradurga and...