Where we protect our own In the majority of cases where witnesses turn hostile in criminal trials it is because trials take too long to reach completion and because both the police and defence lawyers (sometimes even the prosecutors) are the vehicles used to turn the witness.
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From Ye, ye, ye to Woe, woe, woe Nothing will get done till someone falls into that hole and dies. Then the commissioner and the local
corporator will visit and offer a lakh or two as "compensation".
Collision with heritage By locating the train tunnel less than two meters from the Spanish port city's most famous monument, the Sagrada Familia Temple, the authorities are risking a rift with the citizens of the city as well as the defenders of world heritage sites.
Yamamah... What a colossal bribery? If the al-Yamamah case ever comes within sight of justice it will be thanks to a the "feral beast" media, as British Prime Minister Tony Blair ascribed the media recently.
Readying for the race... A camel drinks water at the Yamuna River, with a backdrop of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, on Thursday. The Taj Mahal is among the leading contenders to be a new Seven Wonders of the World. The seven winners will be announced on July 7 in Lisbon, Portugal.AP
The Karnataka Government is planning to send 250 legislators to China for a study tour. Will the tour help in the development of the State? We invite our readers to express their views in about 100 words. Responses may be sent to Deccan Herald, No 75, M G Road, Bangalore - 560001 or e-mail: editordh@deccanherald.co.in latest by 2 pm on Saturday.
A selection of responses will be published in Sunday’s edition. Photographs are welcome.
