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EDITOR'S CUT
The UPA’s ‘reforms’ are impelled by alarmism and have an element of window-dressing
By ASHOK MALIK
  ASSAM
Brahmaputra flows above danger mark in 16 districts, reports Ratnadip Choudhury
  SIKKIM
Landslides wreak havoc in North Sikkim, Sai Manish reports from Chungthang
SERIES At The Heart Of It with Shoma Chaudhury Tehelka presents The Music Project In Conversation with Writers Cinema & Me: The Movies That Made Me
GUJARAT
SC allows Amit Shah to enter Guj, transfers case to Maharashtra
Shah, a key accused in the Sohrabuddin fake encounter case, is allowed entry into Gujarat after SC quashes CBI’s plea to cancel his bail plea

GUJARAT
‘We were happy with the judiciary. There was no necessity to transfer the case’
Advocate Mukul Sinha tells why the CBI needs to be alert about Shah’s moves once he is back in Gujarat


TEHELKA BLOG
Announcing the Tehelka Blog: No taboos. No filters. No holds barred.
This space may not represent the official Tehelka view on an issue but it is a space for you to engage with our reporters, to let us know what you think.

UTTAR PRADESH
HC raps UP govt for failing law & order situation
The HC asked the UP government to step up security after a sharp rise in crimes against women

BUREAUCRACY
It’s people vs bureaucrats for development in Naxal areas
The IAP, meant to overcome governance deficit in Naxal affected districts, seems to be the newest victim of red tape

JAMMU AND KASHMIR
President Mukherjee visits Valley, talks to Kashmiri youth
Speaking to the youth Mukherjee urged them to leave the ‘dark days of conflict behind & allow a new dawn to emerge’

OPINION
The rage against the West
The widespread protests sparked by the anti-Islam movie trailer is not just about blasphemy. The reasons for the anger run deeper

INDIAN ARMY
Army’s dirty tricks department under scanner
Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia to head a panel to review the functioning of the Technical Support Division before it is disbanded

JAMMU & KASHMIR
'I will not allow anyone to derail Panchayati Raj'
Omar Abdullah promises to ensure security for sarpanches and panches in the face of attack from militants

JAMMU & KASHMIR
Sarpanch killings triggers fears among panchayat members
Many sarpanches have resigned following fatal attacks and threats by militant organisations

TEHELKA ARCHIVE
Land Grab. And how to make millions
The politician-builder nexus in Maharashtra has plundered away prime land. Can Prithviraj Chavan undo the damage?

MANIPUR
Rebel outfit rejects settlement under Indian Constitution
The PLA president Irengbam Chaoren said that an ‘alternative arrangement’ could not lessen their pains

KARNATAKA
Cyber café owner arrested in the continuing anti-terror investigations
Syed Umar was picked up from his shop in the JC Nagar area on Monday

UTTAR PRADESH
Political blame-game begins after security alerts issued
The ruling Samajwadi Party claims that the Opposition parties are conspiring to disrupt communal harmony in the state

JAMMU & KASHMIR
Of a hint of protest and a blackout
Was the J&K government’s move to blackout communications as a means to quell protests against Innocence of Muslims, a kneejerk one?

CRIME
Second accused arrested in Hisar gang-rape case
After girl's father commits suicide, district administration announces job for
his son

CRIME
Wife harassed for reporting French diplomat for child abuse
While the police has filed a chargesheet against Pascal Mazurier, wife Suja is being victimised, reports Imran Khan

ITANAGAR ZOO TRAGEDY
Must downsize before upgrading
Zoos in India have long become hellholes where poaching is just another threat. But is it necessary, or viable, to have so many zoos with surplus animals?

POACHING
Yet another rhino in Assam poached for it's horn
Poachers attacked the rhino after it had moved to highlands due to floods in Kaziranga, reports Urmi Bhattacharjee

TEHELKA ARCHIVES
Tracking the tiger tourism debate
The interim ban on tourism in core tiger reserves has sharply polarised conservationists, communities and the tourism sector

BOOKS
‘In 50 years I don't see how any big predators will survive’
Writer David Quammen talks about his soon-to-be-released book, ecology and evolution

 


  ANNA vs ARVIND
The politics behind the split
The shine is gone, the scabs are showing. Revati Laul on the ugly infighting that dissolved an anti-corruption movement

  UPA'S ALLY WOES
The importance of being Mulayam Singh Yadav and the rise of the East Bloc
The SP chief holds the cards, but will not deal a hand, says Brijesh Pandey

  OPINION
The Flip Side of Freedom
We have always been intolerant. Then the new media empowered us to flaunt our prejudices
By Jay Mazoomdaar

  MANDARIN JUICE
The slow boat to high growth
Instead of wasting its limited political capital on FDI in retail, the Centre should push for investments in infrastructure
By Nitin Desai

SYED AHMED KAZMI
Is there a case against Kazmi?
The Delhi Police Special Cell’s chargesheet in the Israeli Embassy car blast case is full of holes. G Vishnu tracks the bunglings and the flip-flops in the investigation

RTI
Will retired judges make better arbiters?
A Supreme Court ruling seeks only retired judges as Chief Information Commissioners. But will this change of guard translate into better results, asks Shonali Ghosal

TEHELKA IMPACT
DoT issues stricter telecom radiation standards
Carrying forward the 2010 TEHELKA exposé on radiation caused by cell phone towers, the DoT has issued guidelines that binds telecom operators to follow norms or face penalty



  CINEMA
‘Naxals and CRPF know guns aren’t the solution’
Prakash Jha, 60, tells Shonali Ghosal why a story of Maoist ideology must be told on
celluloid

ART
Do You See What I see ?
The girls in the new photobook by Gauri Gill look back at the viewer and ask some unsettling questions, says Aditi Saxton

ADVENTURE
‘Tourism can be an agent of change’
Mandip Singh Soin, 55 talks to Ayan Meer about his experiences, the evolution of his discipline and the ecological challenges facing us.

BOOKS
The Rational Optimist
In his new book, Gurcharan Das makes the case that economic growth has been achieved by India’s people despite their government. It's now time, he tells Shougat Dasgupta, for the State to do its bit

FILM REVIEW -Fire In Babylon
Hard knock life
By Ajachi Chakrabarti

FILM REVIEW -Moonrise Kingdom
Love’s young Dream
By Shougat Dasgupta

FILM REVIEW -BARFI!
To Love, Or Not To Love
By Sunaina Kumar

PSYCHOLOGIES
‘I am not enthusiastic about highspeed travel’ - Tony Wheeler, 65
By Sudha G Tilak

PERSONAL HISTORIES: LEARNING
‘My education taught me nothing I could use to help him’
By Saptarshi Das

     
 



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