The Hindu Business Line : Friday, April 16, 2004

POLITICS
Enthralling election
ELECTIONS in India never cease to enthrall. A dull moment there never is. True, the nerves of everyone involved — parties, candidates, media persons, officials — are frayed. There is plenty for them in every ... More

Elections and agriculture: Poor crop of plans and policies
Instead of focussing on matters of vital concern to the country's food security, such as eradicating persistent hunger, enhancing foodgrain production and sounding the alarm on GM foods, the battle for the ballot has degenerated into non-issues. It i s time those in the electoral fray thought seriously about how to put the farm sector back in a position of strength. More

Tapping GIS to tackle poll opponents in AP
WHEN a party worker wanted to know where Mr K. Vijayarama Rao, the senior Telugu Desam leader seeking a re-election from Khairatabad constituency in the city, was campaigning at the moment, it was quite an easy job - calling up his campaign ... More

Sonia flays TDP for neglecting farmers
BOTH the Telugu Desam and the BJP should own responsibility for ``the gross neglect of the farm sector in the country,'' leading to a large number of suicides of farmers, Ms Sonia Gandhi, President of the Congress Party, has alleged. At a ... More

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