Friday, 31 December 2004, 2000 hrs

What is India wishes all its readers
a happy new year!

TOP STORIES
Too much or too little: relief cries out for co-ordination
A lack of coordination in tsunami relief efforts has led to an excess of supplies in some villages and a total scarcity of basic necessities in others


BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Business as usual, say
IT firms in Chennai 
Clients of major Indian information technology firms have not panicked, nor have clients cancelled or rescheduled their visits to Chennai following the tsunami wave that hit the city on December 26

 

Economist
Race to aid tsunami victims
The death toll from the Indian Ocean tsunamis has soared to above 120,000 with the discovery of huge numbers of further victims in the Indonesian province of Aceh. Though the biggest relief operation in history is under way, tens of thousands more may now die from disease and hunger
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Tribune
A New Year resolution for PM
Nations, like individuals, ought to make New Year resolutions. Individuals, however, have the universal tendency to forget their resolutions after the celebrations are over; nations cannot afford to forget theirs. Our nation needs to shed a lot, says H K DUA

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Financial Express
Justice, rights and poverty
We have many sensible models of speedy justice available. In India, decades ago, we had an effective system of honorary magistrates to try petty offences, says JAYAPRAKASH NARAYAN


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Tribune
Living with fear, trauma in Emerald Isles
Queues of water buckets and bins line the street-side during daytime, as anxious residents wait for water tanks to reach them. In the night, while the more hardy and less fearful don’t mind being within buildings, many sleep out in the open.


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OPINION


Creating a tsunami warning (Hindu)
Credit: boon or bane (Hindu)
Taking wing (Telegraph)
Art: Dishonourable trends (Telegraph)