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Bridging a divide

With UNESCO clearing the resumption of the construction of a bridge across the Tungabhadra near the historical town of Hampi in Karnataka, a long-stan

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Inside the 15th century Narasimha temple, which has been converted into a Public Works Department guest house.-

Core concerns

WHILE a debate rages over the location of a bridge in Hampi, important issues relating to the conservation of the remarkable cultural site remain negl

A positive dialogue

A dialogue organised by the Madras Institute of Development Studies brings together representatives from the principal interest groups involved in the

A U.S. tank outside the Iraqi National Museum. The American forces arrived there long after the looters had left.-GLEB GARANICH/REUTERS

A past pillaged

An important part of human history is lost as crowds loot and destroy institutions such as the Baghdad National Museum of Antiquities thanks to the ap

A man of compassion

Iqbal Ghani Khan, 1953-2003.

A past in peril

President Bush's war project would mean the total destruction of 5,000 to 6,000 years of recorded history located in Iraq's archaeological sites, muse

A conflict on the waves

The bio-resources of the Gulf of Mannar can be saved only if the conflict between the traditional and mechanised sections of the fishing industry is r

Marked manipulation

Several instances of fraudulent manipulation of marks in an examination conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission come to light. The High C

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A scandal that was not

An inquiry initiated by the Supreme Court exonerates three Karnataka High Court Judges from the charge of involvement in a `sex scandal', giving rise

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Cardamom harvesting in Idukki district of Kerala-K.K. MUSTAFAH

Guidelines for trade bargain

THE economy of Kerala has historically been tied to trade and export. The region's unique coastal geography shaped this aspect of its economy, while i

Karnataka's agenda

In Karnataka the disinvestment programme does not restrict itself to privatisation; it has led to a large-scale closure of once-thriving state underta

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Unsteady course

The credibility and popularity of the S.M. Krishna government in Karnataka touch the nadir as major political failures eclipse its claim of having pro

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