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Friday, March 08, 2002
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Editorials Central rule in U.P. THE UTTAR PRADESH Governor, Vishnu Kant Shastri, was left with no option other than to recommend that the State be placed under Central rule. The fractured mandate and the inability of the major players — the Samajwadi Party chief, Mulayam ... Budget and the social sector THERE IS A welcome Rs. 3,900-crore (17 per cent) growth in the larger Central Plan allocation for the social sector in the Union budget for 2002-03. This follows an even larger increase — Rs. 4,300 cores or 23 per cent — in such ... Leader Page Articles Of speech and authority By Pratap Bhanu Mehta In these tumultuous times, where two fundamental values of a constitutional liberal democracy, the rule of law and tolerance, are at risk the Court's conviction of Arundhati Roy is sending exactly the wrong message. Will the budget make a difference? By R. Nagaraj Industrial and economic growth may improve next year, mainly as agriculture has performed better this year. Tax collection may also go up somewhat. But will the tax-GDP ratio turn around? That is very doubtful. News Analysis Contempt - and all that By Fali S. Nariman In the 19th century, Lord Eldon was England's Lord Chancellor. He spent 25 years on the Woolsack (the Lord Chancellor's seat). On one occasion, a case was cited to him and he said that it was 33 years ago that he had appeared in that case and he ... Letters to the Editor Read Today's supplements: | Life | Entertainment | Send: Comments to: thehindu@vsnl.com Letters to the Editor to: letters@thehindu.co.in with full postal address |
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