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An agrarian crisis

THE crisis in the agrarian sector in Karnataka was marked, in the years between 2000 and 2004, by a sharp escalation in the number of farmers driven t

Politics of a scam

The Karnataka government comes under strain as the Janata Dal (Secular), a constituent of the ruling coalition, demands a probe into charges of corrup

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A `tainted' Chief Minister

A court in Hubli cuts short Uma Bharati's term as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and rattles the BJP's "tainted Ministers" campaign.

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The legal trail

IMMEDIATELY after the Idgah Maidan disturbances on August 14, 15 and 16, 1994, eleven cases were registered in the jurisdiction of three police statio

Censoring freedom

The methods used to prevent a festival of documentary films in Bangalore demonstrate once again the CBFC's determination to keep films with strong pol

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Detoxifying texts

The panel constituted by the Human Resource Development Ministry to examine the history textbooks introduced by the NDA government identifies the basi

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A rice scam in Karnataka

Investigations into the diversion of 17,000 tonnes of rice earmarked for drought-relief programmes in the State unearth one of the biggest corruption

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Distress and politics

The dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery waters, which needs to be resolved within the mechanism already in place, con

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The rural anger in Karnataka

Policy decisions in tune with the neo-liberal agenda actively supported by the World Bank alienated large sections of people from the S.M. Krishna-led

A coalition of rivals

A CHIEF MINISTER from the Congress and a Deputy Chief Minister from its coalition partner, the Janata Dal (Secular), were sworn in on May 28 in Bangal

A protest vote

Karnataka's electorate votes to reject the economic policy package implemented by the Congress government, which added to the hardships of the people.

Voices against communalism

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