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  1. Kiran’s hand to mouth politics

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    / January 17, 2013 /
    Kiran Kumar Reddy has hit upon the formula to win elections. Or so he thinks. Convinced that the way to a man or woman’s vote in Andhra Pradesh is through his stomach, the chief minister has embarked on selling rice at one rupee a kg at PDS outlets. The pilot...

  2. Jyothi – one step closer

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    By Simran Bhui and Sujay Suresh In late December, a young 23-year-old girl (whose name her father revealed was Jyoti) was fighting a very difficult battle with death. She would either enter the safe haven of life, or struggle with the demons of death. It’s in times like these that we...

  3. 2012 – when India stood stripped

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    The Mayans cried wolf long before the world stepped into the 21st century. Their wolf never whimpered, yet they survived with impunity, presumably even with their heads held high, because they did no harm to any living soul. They only predicted doom, but the world’s largest democracy was pushed into...

  4. Rapacious world

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    / January 13, 2013 /
    “Be happy with what you have.” This has never been the case in this era. Everyone wants more these days and it’s increasingly difficult to quench a man’s thirst with the limited available resources. Owing to this, man has started to exploit anything and everything he could come across just...

  5. Oreo ya Chor-eo?

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    / October 30, 2012 /
    This morning, I was in the neighbourhood Ratnadeep store. I was planning to visit a neighbour in the evening. I know he has a son of 6 years. So thought of taking something for him. I saw a rack full of various gift packs of various shapes and sizes. Then realised, it...

  6. Haldiram’s, clearly ahead of its time

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    / September 27, 2012 / 10 Comments
    This post was sent to `The South Reports’ by Feroz Mirza Baig. Haldiram’s, as we all know, is one of India’s largest sweets and snacks manufacturers. To my shock, I discovered today that they are actually selling packs with future dates, which essentially means the expiry date of the product...

  7. What’s for breakfast? 18 pesticides !

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    / June 24, 2012 /
    If you are in Hyderabad, you would be shocked to know that you just consumed 18 different pesticides for breakfast. And the same would probably continue to be on the menu whatever you have for lunch and dinner. Today, tomorrow, everyday. A report released by the Hyderabad-based National Institute of...

  8. Kerala bans gutka, pan masala

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    / May 25, 2012 /
    Sale and consumption of gutka and pan masala is now banned in Kerala. The Kerala government has passed the order under which violators of the law can be imprisoned for up to six years and fined up to 5 lakh rupees. A special team will enforce the order in each...

  9. Kerala’s only tribal village under threat

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    / April 27, 2012 /
    Kerala has decided to seek the intervention of National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) to conserve and preserve the traditional way of life of the state’s only tribal village, Idamalakkudi. IANS reports that a team of the Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) recently visited the village inhabited by Muthuvan tribe, and found...

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