Nothing new
In the context of the Mullaiperiyar controversy and renewed demand for acceding Idukki to Tamil Nadu, the transcript of a 1955 speech of Marshal A Nesamony in Parliament comes as an eye opener
Whodunit
The Andaman police have sought the assistance of LOA Editor, Zubair Ahmed, who broke the story of some army men’s alleged involvement in the Jarawa dance video shot on the Andaman Trunk Road
Shot by Army
The video showing Jarawa women dancing was shot by army personnel in 2008, says Zubair Ahmed, who has identified the women. An explosive report by arrangement with ‘The Light of Andamans’
Cause revived
The demand for retrieving Peermedu and Devikulam taluks from Kerala has grown stronger in TN with the DMK Chief M Karunanidhi urging the centre to correct the injustice meted out to the state
Giving a future
In a tribal belt of Rajasthan, a 60-day camp for children, organized by an NGO, is promising the offspring of migrant workers a rosy future as they learn and also eat, says Pamela Philipose
Why so bullish
The latest hue and cry demanding a ban on Jallikattu is needless, says Photo Editor Senthil Kumaran, who poses some hard questions to activists bent on destroying Tamil culture
Under attack
Miscreants armed with wooden logs entered the premises of Tamil magazine Nakkheeran in Chennai and went on a rampage. Reporters, editors trapped inside. CoP says situation under control
Idukki for TN
In the latest hullabaloo over Mullaiperiyar, one demand heard in the Tamil Nadu side is: Give us our taluks in Idukki. S Arunachalam turns the pages of history and justifies the new demand
For the craftsmen
Jaya Jaitley is known more as a politician and as a close aide of former defence minister, George Fernandes, but Nivedita Sharma spoke to her on her other interest – handmade textiles
Healthy mission
Child malnutrition, an issue that was ignored by politicians for years, is now being addressed by some young MPs who have united putting party differences aside. Neeraja Chowdhury checks out
Lankan lie
Sri Lankan government’s 8-member Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission is just an eyewash, says Paul Newman, pointing out the deceptions in its inception to its conduct and its report
TN vindicated
Kerala’s disinformation campaign on the Mullaiperiyar dam is falling flat, despite desperate attempts by a powerful coterie operating through sections of media to sustain the propaganda
Dead or alive?
Parents of men who have gone 'missing' in Jammu and Kashmir have come together, seeking justice. Humra Quraishi has poignant stories of the association founder, Parveena Ahangar, and others
Now, Neyyar
Mullaiperiyar is not an isolated case of Kerala denying Tamil Nadu’s rightful share of water. Kanyakumari district farmers are being been denied water from the Neyyar Dam in Kerala
Not fair
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi leader Prof M H Jawahirullah has condemned Times of India for seeking compensation of Rs 100 crore from this website for an article it published recently
