Highlights of the issue:-Special Report: Asahaj badlaav ki banagi As Kathmandu hardens its stand against Madhesis and Delhi, protests threaten Nepal’s nascent democracy. State: UP- Mission Mulayam Akhilesh Yadav is the Chief minister of UP but all major decision makings are done by SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav. Recent reshuffle in ministry is one of them. State: Punjab- Tabahi ke badal The Akali Dal is losing the plot in Punjab—its stand on growing extremism has become slippery, public trust is waning and the number of disgruntled senior leaders is soaring. Guest Column: Delhi tak ke safar me rashtravad ka aakhyan Community education during a train journey with a swami-neta. States of states: Subon me sarvshreshtha The success stories thrown up by the State of the States study attest to a time-tested dictum: the surest way to electoral victory is delivery on the ground, and there is no substitute for substantive development.