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Easier to win than to govern. Can Siddaramaiah solve the various issues plaguing Karnataka?

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16-06-202335 STORIES

Why Bengaluru badly needs a new governance approach

The new government needs to take a revolutionary step towards deep democratisation and ground-up administration of the city.

Leo F. Saldanha

Technology aside, basic questions waiting to be answered in Karnataka

If the new Congress government neglects the provision of education, jobs, and other necessities, democracy would have again betrayed the people.

Can Karnataka’s new government think out of the box to keep its promises?

It needs to generate resources in order to meet welfare promises, boost demand, and improve job creation to ensure economic growth for all.

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Editor’s Note: Can Karnataka give us a governance model to emulate?

Considering the various issues in which the State is mired, the incoming Congress government faces a daunting task.

Centre’s ordinance over Delhi government services is anti-Constitution

The Central government used the ordinance route to nullify a Supreme Court judgment on the Delhi government’s jurisdiction over services.

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‘Deployment of Rashtriya Rifles must not be disturbed’: Lt. General (retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain

The former GOC of 15 Corps in Jammu and Kashmir says that public outreach programmes cannot be effective without taking the Muslim clergy on board.

Ashutosh Sharma

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Militancy returns to Jammu after 15 years of relative peace

The Pir Panjal region of Jammu and Kashmir is seeing a fresh bout of terrorist attacks.

Ashutosh Sharma

Oil palm plantations prove to be a disaster in Mizoram

Farmers have made no money, and efforts to replace oil palm with other crops have failed because of the depleted soil.

New forest laws and ‘development’ push: A prelude to a ‘land grab’ in India’s north-east?

The root of the violence in Manipur can be traced to measures that threaten the rights of tribal communities over land and resources.

Wrestlers’ protest: A long wait for justice

The wrestlers say they are ready for a narco test under Supreme Court supervision.

Haryana government under pressure after Jats support wrestlers’ protest

The alliance between the BJP and Dushyant Chautala’s JJP is in trouble as the powerful Jats have turned against them.

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No end in sight to widening gulf in Sudan

The Sudan conflict could, in time, splinter into battles between tribes, clans, and faiths.

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History of the chhot boat

Though there is no written history, the chhot boats date back more than 2,000 years.

Swarup Bhattacharyya

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Chhot boats: A Bengali tradition runs aground

The chhot, the traditional sail boat that ruled the rivers of Bengal, is now just a showpiece.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

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Letters

Readers write in.

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The flight of the Amur falcon

Though the annual arrival of the Amur falcon in northeastern India is a grand event, the birds are also hunted.

CHILIKA BIRDS

Why are migratory birds giving India a miss?

The loss of habitats and other threats need to be countered by data-driven policy changes and aggressive monitoring to preserve their roosting sites.

Arjun Kannan,Prashanth M.B.,T. Ganesh

Bali: Eternity and the everyday

To visit Bali is to slide into an alternate reality where myths coexist with modern supermarkets, and the past and present coalesce harmoniously.

P. Krishna Gopinath

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‘Ishanou’ a timely reminder of tolerance and acceptance amid Manipur violence

The restored Manipuri film, about a Meitei woman’s spiritual journey, was screened in the classics section at Cannes this year.

C.S. Venkiteswaran

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Public sector banks turn a profit but privatisation not on cards for now

This presents a neoliberal dilemma as the government needs them to support crony capitalists and derisk private investment in infrastructure.

C.P. Chandrasekhar

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Why Pali lost out and Sanskrit received more than its due

Our amnesia about how greatly Pali has contributed to all that we speak and think is not of recent origin.

The taming of colour and light

Modern cinematography in studios seems to have created a templated, charmless deploying of the very thing that makes cinema possible—light.

Prathyush Parasuraman

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‘I am interested in how people represent the divine’: Charles Fréger

Interview with the French photographer about his latest photobook Aam Aastha: Indian Devotions, a collection of portraits where people play gods.

Shreevatsa Nevatia

The capitalist’s comeuppance: Review of ‘Truth/Untruth’ by Mahasweta Devi

In writing a murder mystery, the great Mahasweta Devi takes the mickey out of the sub-genre even while soiling her hands in it.

A writer’s journey: Review of ‘A Man from Motihari’ by Abdullah Khan

Abdullah Khan’s second novel falters at various levels but never ceases to be entertaining.

Science sisterhood: Review of ‘Lab Hopping’ by Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj

The stories of unusual women scientists in unusual places in India and the challenges they face in this day and age.

Sohini Chattopadhyay

Of fallen greatness: Review of ‘The Broken Script’ by Swapna Liddle

An enjoyable history of Delhi and the Mughal dynasty that negotiates the end of an old world and the creeping advent of a new, unfriendly one.

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‘Tangle’: A Marathi story in translation

Translated from the Marathi by Gauri Deshpande.

Raghunath Lonkar

The Dystopian Times by Appupen

Violence visualised

Naveen Kishore’s ‘In a Cannibal Time’ is a photographer’s attempt to render in images scenes of intense agony and shame.

Naveen Kishore,Vaishna Roy

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‘The restoration for Ishanou took a year’: Shivendra Singh Dungarpur

The director of the Film Heritage Foundation says Manipuri cinema has lived on the fringes of the public imagination.

C.S. Venkiteswaran

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‘Agra’ is an unblinking look at delayed male sexual maturity

Kanu Behl’s Cannes entry insists that we drag out sexual repression from under society’s rug.

Shreevatsa Nevatia

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New books on the shelves

A memoir of five years in captivity, a multi-layered exploration of identity in mythology, and much more.

Siddaramaiah: ‘Narendra Modi’s popularity is declining’

In his first interview after becoming Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah says the Karnataka election result is an indicator for the 2024 Lok Sabha election.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Siddaramaiah: Karnataka’s man of the moment

Siddaramaiah’s return as Karnataka Chief Minister is a stupendous achievement for someone who grew up without any social or political capital.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

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