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Bandh leads to suicide
by The Telegraph
A woman killed herself last night after her husband pronounced talaq on her, refusing to believe she had been late returning home because of the back-to-back bandhs last week. .......

Top Naxal leaders now have faces
by Varghese K George
They are two of India's most wanted and between them they command up to 20,000 trained Maoist guerrillas with a presence in nearly 200 districts of the country. ......

Rollback in Pakistan
by Ahmed Rashid
Relations between the US military and the Pakistani army, critical allies in the "war on terror," are at their worst point since Sept. 11, 2001, senior Western military officers and diplomats here say, as Pakistani troops withdraw from several tribal areas bordering Afghanistan that are home to Taliban and al-Qaida leaders and thousands of their fighters. ......

Mood changing, people now ready to defy bandhs
by The Indian Express
As industry and the service sector is picking up in Bengal, public mood seems to be turning slowly against bandhs. Where harsh words from the courts criticising the bandh culture of the political parties failed to have much effect, reports of last two days from across the state shows that people across party lines have begun to rebuff strikes and strikers. ......

32 antique statues found in Choudwar temple muck
by The Telegraph
Thirty-two black granite statues, believed to be more than 800 years old, have been found from a well inside the precincts of the 12th century Chateswar-Bateswar Temple in Choudwar. ......

To woo UP, Rahul should tie Dalit knot
by Jug Suraiya
A reader, Harish C Sood of Bareilly, has suggested an admirable strategy for the Congress to revive its flagging fortunes in UP, that traditional crucible of Indian politics: Rahul Gandhi should enter into a matrimonial alliance with a Dalit. ......

The burden of Goa's past
by Kanchan Gupta

Goa is dotted with charming little grottos dedicated to Mary and her son, shaded by ancient trees with gnarled trunks. Some of these are believed to have mystical powers to heal the sick and ensure a safe journey for motorists. .......