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It is a sky-high campaign here
PATNA, FEB. 17.The place to catch VVIPs these days is the airport hangar at Patna. This impressive abode of some 18 or so helicopters is where they descend every morning — and again in the evening — surrounded by kurta-pyjama clad ...

NEWS ANALYSIS
Imponderables in Bihar
Which way will the cookie crumble in the Bihar Assembly election? The exit polls have predicted a hung house, setting off a game of permutations and combinations in party offices. In the 2000 Assembly election, all calculations went awry and the ...

Maharashtra's strategy to remove slums
NEW DELHI, FEB. 17. The Maharashtra Government has decided to adopt a twin-pronged strategy to remove slums that have sprung up after 2000 while preparing an action programme for the affected people. The Maharashtra Chief Minister, Vilasrao ...

Other Stories

The Olive Ridleys arrive amid bleak tidings

Air warriors get nostalgic

Congress MLAs "gatecrash" into Gujarat Assembly complex

Of lost lives and saplings

Industries cannot be closed without State's consent: Supreme Court

Commission for EBCs to continue

India leads in CDM projects

Entrance exam for JIPMER PG courses on Sunday

Proposal on FDI hike in real estate deferred

Dalmiya tainted sanctity of tender process: counsel

5 Assam Rifles men killed

Talks on elections to Gorkha council fail

``Open more road links''

Krishna water tribunal discusses logistics

Congress-PDP alliance gains majority in last phase of civic polls

By the first bus, they swear

Pressure Nepal, Amnesty urges global community

Katchal — now a picture of devastation

Centre committed to rebuilding Andamans: Kapse

I said it in a lighter vein: Vajpayee

Principal, Vice-Principal held on rape charge

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