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A vanishing people

Grinding poverty, poor health care facilities, and a variety of diseases, mainly malaria, claim a disturbingly large number of lives in the tribal are

W. CHANDRAKANTH in Visakhapatnam Photographs: C.V. Subrahmanyam

Tribal men and women in the Agency area of Visakhapatnam district carry their produce to the weekly market.-

Slopes of misery

IMPROVED incomes and provision of clean drinking water can significantly alter the health situation in the Integrated Tribal Development Agency area o

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A reservation row

The Andhra Pradesh government's decision to grant 5 per cent reservation for Muslims below a certain income limit in education and employment provokes

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Turning to the farm sector

The Congress government initiates a number of measures in accordance with its electoral promise to transform the rural economy of the State.

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Andhra Pradesh's case

Andhra Pradesh is in a hurry to complete 16 irrigation projects on the Krishna in an attempt to turn a clause in the Tribunal Award in its favour.

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Rayalaseema's bane

THE factional violence that often engulfs the Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh has its roots in medieval history.

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Guns and roses

The naxalites of Andhra Pradesh hold the first direct peace talks with the State government, signalling a new phase in their decades-old struggle.

W. CHANDRAKANTH in Hyderabad

A popular backlash

Powered by a vigorous campaign, the Congress returns to power in Andhra Pradesh as the voters hand a crushing defeat to the Telugu Desam Party in the

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The stamp of a scam

Investigations into the stamp paper scam, which involves several States, have been seriously delayed with the governments soft-pedalling on the issue

W. CHANDRAKANTH in Hyderabad