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| A school for sale |
| Public awareness can curtail commercialism in education |
| Not very long ago, I received a letter which left me perplexed. The letter contained an offer for the purchase of a school. People have from time to time tried to sell me all kinds of things, from used air-conditioners to homeopathic treatment for ha... |
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| Speak easy |
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Sir — The news report, “CM second-language gesture” (May 27), was heartening. The Muslim community ... |
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| In the reckoning |
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Sir — The prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and Bengal’s chief minister, Mamata Banerjee should not r ... |
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| HOPE IN HILLS |
| Simple gestures of goodwill and mutual trust can go a long way towards resolving seemingly intractable issues. Mamata Banerje...|
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| SAFETY FIRST |
| The task is Herculean — one minister has compared it with the challenge of unifying East and West Germany in 1989 — but Angel...|
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| When a myth was broken |
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On May 27, three days after a national daily carried a detailed report on rampant discrimination against girls among the educ... | Read.. |
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| A decisive mandate for change |
| A bloodless electoral revolution swept the state of West Bengal, decimating the Marxists who had ruled for 34 years without a break. ... |
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| Heed the signs of brewing trouble |
| Karachi is the only Pakistani city that has headquarters of all three branches of the armed forces: the navy, the air force and the army. It is a fortress surrounded by land, ... |
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Self-pity in its early stages is as snug as a feather mattress. Only when it hardens does it become uncomfortable. — MAYA ANGELOU
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