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At a crossroads

The Dalit leadership faces a credibility crisis in the absence of a radical political vision.
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FLOODED OUT

Heavy rains wreak havoc with life in drought-hit Tamil Nadu. But, even amid the misery, there is cheer in water-starved regions such as Chennai.
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Returning to the road

The Madras High Court overturns a tribunal order and reinstates over 9,000 road workers retrenched by the State government.
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An unfinished task

The admission process for government quota seats under the single window system resumes in Tamil Nadu, while that for the management quota in self-fin
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An agonising wait

Students aspiring to join professional courses in Tamil Nadu await decisions by the Madras High Court on a host of issues ranging from the nature of t
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Dravidian power

in Chennai
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Challenging TESMA

Dismissed State government employees challenge the orders of the three-Judge panel constituted to review their cases and the constitutional validity o
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Restoration and relief

The Madras High Court restores some of the terminal benefits that the Tamil Nadu government denied to its employees through a series of orders in Marc
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Taking on the sand lobby

The Tamil Nadu government bans sand-mining operations in the State by private parties, but further action is delayed by court cases that have been ini
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A decree on animal sacrifice

The Tamil Nadu government's ban on animal sacrifice in temples, imposed in an effort apparently to please Hindutva forces, attracts widespread protest
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A right under attack

The Supreme Court's judgment declaring strikes by government employees illegal is criticised by trade unions and Left parties as `retrograde' and `una
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A STRIKE SUPPRESSED

Draconian government measures, including summary dismissals, and an unfavourable High Court verdict, bring to an abrupt end an agitation by government
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