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Thane building collapse opens a Pandora's box of systemic flaws
More than looking at the past, while it would be helpful to punish those who played mischief and rendered most cities into unplanned urban spaces, it is also the opportunity to look to ending this malaise. #Thane #ToWhatEffect #Prithiviraj Chavan #Thane building collapse #Mumbra Building Collapse #Rescue Operations
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P Chidambaram ko gussa kyon aata hai?
The finance minister openly venting his displeasure at the RBI stance of not cutting rates isn't the best way to revive a sputtering economy #RBI #ToWhatEffect #Chidambaram #Subbarao
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Freebies: Can it really lure property buyers?
Freebies only work in the mid-income housing segment if they actually add value to the property or lighten the financial burden on the buyer in some way. #ToWhatEffect #luxury homes #middle-income homes
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Time Maharashtra bares all on PDS
Why did the Maharashtra government refuse close to a million metric tonnes of food grains allocated to it in January this year? And, then ask the Centre for two lakh metric tonnes of it to meet "acute scarcity conditions"? #ToWhatEffect #PDS #Maharashtra #P. Sainath
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Maha shuts bogus schools: Is it ready for a fightback?
The government has made a bold move, but the entire decision is at the risk of being torpedoed by paperwork and hearings. #ToWhatEffect #Maharashtra #bogus schools #Rajendra Darda
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RTE: Poor students will have new demons to fight
Assuming that the RTE is implemented well, would the transition of a student from a municipal school to a better school be easy? #ToWhatEffect #Supreme Court #RTE
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A better man by far: Accidental arrogance on our streets
Here's the Bombay accident manual, in full: It's always the other guy's fault. Never admit you made a mistake. Refuse any help. Be a man, dammit! #ToWhatEffect #Mumbai #Swift #Chinatown #Dodge Colt
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Century in the neighbourhood: Sachin reaches a mythic milestone
The endless cycle of anticipation and disappointment is unfair, most of all, to Tendulkar himself. After all, he's played plenty of superb innings in the year since his 99th century. #ToWhatEffect #Sachin Tendulkar #Century