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Meet the nation's first UID holders

347688003622 is the Unique ID number of Raju Makkan Madi of Tembhali village, one of the first recepients of the government's most ambitious schemes. The long wait for the UID cards is over for 33-year old Raju Makkan Madi, a labourer who earns Rs 75 a day.

PM inspects facilities at Tembhali

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh arrived at Tembhali village in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district at 12 past noon on Wednesday. He was accompanied by Congress president and National Advisory Committe chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

Uttam's Take: The turmoil in J&K

Uttam's Take on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir

Uttam's Take: What N-deal means to US & India

Uttam's Take on the N-deal.

Inflation and the nuclear deal

Uttam's take on the political situation in Delhi

Uttam's take: The Left and Dr Singh

Uttam's take on the UPA-Left crisis

Uttam's Take: No more chicken feed

Uttam's Take: The Yankees are Coming!

Uttam's Take: Mulford's muscle

Uttam's Take: Ganguly In or Out?

Uttam's Take: Is Paris Burning?

Uttam's Take: Gowda Bangalored!

Uttam's Take: What LoC?

Uttam's Take: Wounded Kashmir

Uttam's Take: The Iran Vote

Uttam's Take: The Great Cricket Tamasha

Uttam's Take: The Iran Web

Uttam's Take: The Katrina Crisis

Uttam's Take: Women's Reservation Bill

Uttam's Take: The Sena Wars