Vol. 5 Num 371 Mon. June 13, 2005    
 
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Editorial
 
Editorial
So many on special duty?
What a waste of human resource!
A recent newspaper report on the number of government officers without a specified job, yet being fully paid from the national exchequer, gives one the impression that the phrase 'officer on special duty'
 
Editorial
Filling in a void
Patrol unit on the highway
The launching of a core highway police unit that is envisaged to grow to ensure road safety and check crimes on the long stretch of 22,379 km highways in the country, goes to meet a long-felt need.

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Perspectives
Paradox in Moscow
M Abdul Hafiz
Vladimir Putin, who was reelected Russian President last year for a second four-year term, believes he has a mission to perform: to win back for Russia its lost status as a great power.
 
Floor crossing in the House
M. Abdul Latif Mondal
Kazi Sirajul Islam who was elected member of parliament (MP) from Faridpur-1 constituency on Awami League (AL) ticket in the general election of 2001 crossed the floor into the ruling-party Bangladesh
 
Jinnah's 'secularism' divides parivar: BJP in a dire crisis
Praful Bidwai writes from New Delhi
By resigning as BJP president after being attacked for glorifying Mohammad Ali Jinnah, Mr L.K. Advani has precipitated an unprecedented crisis in the sangh parivar.
 

 
   
 
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