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Nashik to Mumbai by thousands of farmers, with the aim to gherao the Maharashtra Assembly and sensitise the government to their problems, was remarkable. The manner in which they conducted themselves — without disrupting the lives of other citizens and refraining from aggressive sloganeering — is not how India’s myriad protesters typically behave. And, while urban India usually has little patience for agrarian problems, many Mumbaikars not only backed the stir but also pitched in to help with food, water, medical aid, and even footwear. While Opposition parties as well as BJP ally Shiv Sena backed the farmers and tribals in an attempt to isolate Devendra Fadnavis’s administration, he managed to emerge unflustered and deal with the issue effectively. The farmers were persuaded to complete the final leg of the march early on Monday to avoid inconveniencing commuters, and halt peacefully 2 km from the Assembly so that government emissaries </span>  <div class="news-comments-area"> <ul> <li> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> <span>6hrs</span> </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="hover-social-media-top hidden-xs" data-share-url="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/a-model-protest/article23229917.ece" data-share-text="Maharashtra kisan rally: A model protest"><ul><a style="color:#3B5998; border-right:1px solid #fff;"><li><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></li></a><a style="color:#55ACEE;"><li><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></li></a></ul></div>  </div> <div class="ES2-100x4-text1 hover-icon"> <h1> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/fire-in-the-woods/article23229918.ece" class="ES2-100x4-text1-heading" title="Updated: March 14, 2018 00:13 IST Published: March 14, 2018 00:02 IST"> Fire in the woods: on Theni forest fire tragedy </a> </h1> <span class="ES2-100x4-text1-content mobilGrad"> The forest fire in Tamil Nadu’s Theni hills that claimed the lives of 11 trekkers and severely injured many others is a heart-rending tragedy, with many of them being women who were out to celebrate International Women’s Day. Questions are naturally being asked whether the Forest Department failed to stop treks during the February-June fire season, and whether the response to the early distress alerts was slow. It appears that the difficult terrain gave many of those caught in the fire line little chance, and proved challenging for the State’s rescue operation launched in coordination with the Central government. The residents of the hills played a commendable role in aiding the effort. Yet, several families are left scarred as they try to cope with the loss of loved ones. The tragedy has highlighted the lack of emphasis on safety in the way such events are organised. Indeed, if there is any lesson that can be learnt from the episode, it is that such adventures should place safety </span>  <div class="news-comments-area"> <ul> <li> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> <span>6hrs</span> </li> </ul> </div>   <div class="hover-social-media-top hidden-xs" data-share-url="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/editorial/fire-in-the-woods/article23229918.ece" data-share-text="Fire in the woods: on Theni forest fire tragedy"><ul><a style="color:#3B5998; border-right:1px solid #fff;"><li><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></li></a><a style="color:#55ACEE;"><li><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></li></a></ul></div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <aside> <div class="row">  <div id="article__ad_17092403" class="add hidden-xs hidden-sm"> <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function () { var skipOnDeviceValue = "[medium, small]"; var zflag_nid="2132"; var zflag_cid="171"; var zflag_sid="1"; var zflag_width="300"; var zflag_height="250"; var zflag_sz="9"; loadTag('article__ad_17092403', 'var zflag_nid="2132"; 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Srinath Reddy & Shaktivel Selvaraj</a> <span class="light-gray-color story-card-33-text hidden-xs"> India needs to shore up public sector capacity for making medicines </span> <div class="news-comments-area"> <ul> <li> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> <span>6hrs</span> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  <div class="hover-social-media-top hidden-xs" data-share-url="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/an-urgent-prescription/article23229925.ece" data-share-text="An urgent prescription"><ul><a style="color:#3B5998; border-right:1px solid #fff;"><li><i class="fa fa-facebook"></i></li></a><a style="color:#55ACEE;"><li><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></li></a></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="33_3x_1Story mobile-padding"> <div class="col-lg-4 col-md-4 col-sm-4 col-xs-12 hover-icon"> <div class="story-card-33"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/it-was-not-a-sinhala-muslim-clash-it-was-a-mob-attack-on-muslims/article23229464.ece" class="story-card-33-img focuspoint" data-focus-x="0" data-focus-y="0"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940im_/http://www.thehindu.com/static/img/1x1_spacer.png" data-variant="LANDSCAPE" data-device-variant="LANDSCAPE~FREE~SQUARE" data-src-template="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article23229463.ece/BINARY/thumbnail/Rauff%20Hakeem" data-proxy-image="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/article23229463.ece/ALTERNATES/LANDSCAPE_100/Rauff%20Hakeem" data-proxy-width="" alt="" title="" class="media-object lazy adaptive placeholder"/>  </a> <div class="story-card-33-news"> <a class="kicker-text hidden-xs"> THE WEDNESDAY INTERVIEW | Rauff Hakeem </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/" class="section-name"> Interview </a> <h3> <p class="story-card-33-heading"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/it-was-not-a-sinhala-muslim-clash-it-was-a-mob-attack-on-muslims/article23229464.ece" title="Updated: March 14, 2018 00:10 IST Published: March 14, 2018 00:15 IST"> It was not a Sinhala-Muslim clash, it was a mob attack on Muslims: Sri Lanka Minister Rauff Hakeem </a> </p> </h3> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180314015940/http://www.thehindu.com/profile/author/Meera-Srinivasan-220/" class="person-name lnk">Meera Srinivasan</a> <span class="light-gray-color story-card-33-text hidden-xs"> Xenophobic forces have mobilised themselves and seem to have identified a new enemy in post-war Sri Lanka, says the cabinet minister </span> <div class="news-comments-area"> <ul> <li> <i class="fa fa-clock-o"></i> <span>5hrs</span> </li> </ul> </div>  </div>  <div class="hover-social-media-top hidden-xs" data-share-url="http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/interview/it-was-not-a-sinhala-muslim-clash-it-was-a-mob-attack-on-muslims/article23229464.ece" data-share-text="It was not a Sinhala-Muslim clash, it was a mob attack on Muslims: Sri Lanka Minister Rauff Hakeem"><ul><a style="color:#3B5998; 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It's rare coincidence that 'Congressman' MGR followed C.N. Annadurai and joined the DMK and Sivaji became a follower of K. 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