Sunday, July 19, 1998
Green, green card of home
Be a patriot, become an NRI. Nothing seems to deepen the love and honour that one has for this country as does the acquisition of the Green Card -- that precious document certifying "lawful permanent resident's authorization to live and work in the USA..."
"Jharkhand is OK but if the rest are ignored, there will be violent revolt"
Union Minister for Railways and Samata Party leader Nitish Kumar must have heaved a sigh of relief when the Women's Reservation Bill was put in cold storage. Though a partner of the ruling coalition at the Centre, his party supports the Opposition line of a quota within the quota for OBCs.
Kerala indisposed
Kerala, which boasted high health indicators even comparable to developed countries, was recently confronted with a serious question: Should private practice by government doctors be banned? The issue was triggered by the arrest of Dr P. Subramaniam, the head of Urology department at Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, on charges of accepting Rs 400 as bribe from a patient's relative.
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