The Indian Analyst, All the news and views you need on India, Wednesday 25 Aug'04

Wednesday, 25 August 2004, 2200 hrs

NATION & STATES
Sweeping changes likely
in environment policy
The environment ministry is deliberating on deteriorating groundwater levels and has blamed power and diesel subsidies for the damage...

BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Reduce transmission losses
in power sector, says Kalam
President Abdul Kalam said India could save more than Rs 76,000 crore in investment expenditure by reducing the transmission and distribution losses in the power sector...

FEATURED STORIES

Financial Express
Why abuse vigilante justice?
I share the anger of the women of Kasturba Nagar, Nagpur, who lynched a local goon in court. I am assuming that all the facts as reported in the media are correct, writes MADHU KISHWAR

Deccan Herald
Unique space for a relinquisher
By giving up power, Sonia now commands enormous power with which she can initiate a massive social reform, says KANCHA ILAIAH

Indian Express
Peacemaker in Lhasa
India can help the Chinese and Tibetans see the other’s point of view, says JYOTI MALHOTRA

Hindustan Times
Fatal attraction
Dhananjoy Chatterjee’s last days, hours and even the last moments of his life have been commercialised by our ‘free and intrepid’ media, writes KARAN THAPAR

Tribune
Simple problem, simple solution
Capt Amarinder Singh has unwittingly provided an avoidable and contentious issue to the politicians of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan by enacting the Punjab Termination of Agreements Act, 2004. Now with the Presidential reference, the ball is in the court of the Supreme Court, says KARAN SINGH DALAL

TOP PICKS

OPINION

Trade wars & the clamour at home (HT)
Rhetoric and reality (Hindu)
The left's dilemma (Hindu)
Terror:Is there a solution? (Daliy Excelsior)
Unique space for a relinquisher (DH)
Nepal under Maoist siege (Tribune)

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