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- Woman Naxal Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
An unidentified woman activist of the CPI (Maoist) was killed and a police constable was injured in an exchange of fire on Saturday in Mangi forest area.
- Facilities For Ryots At Rail Stations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Cold storage, transport to be provided, says Railway Minister Lalu Prasad .
- Sanitation Drive To Be Launched Soon In Nizamabad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Covering all villages across district on October 16, 17
- `Judge-Bashing' Dubbed Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Improper criticism will hamper judiciary's functioning, says Supreme Court judge
- Power Of Freedom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 15, 2006)
The Nobel Prize for literature, along with that for peace, has never failed to grab more headline and news space than that for medicine, science or economics.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 15, 2006)
There is a difference between law and equity (or natural justice). The power of pardon is an equitable power. Commuting a death-sentence is a partial pardon
- We'll Test Pak After Giving Terror Evidence: Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Brushing aside Islamabad’s repeated denials about its involvement in the Mumbai blasts, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India will test Pakistan only after giving it "credible evidence" about "elements" in that country being behind the . . .
- Arduous Task Ahead For New Un Chief (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 15, 2006)
What should be the qualifications for outgoing UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, once described as “the most impossible job of the world”?
- Miles To Go Before We Sleep: Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 15, 2006)
Full-fledged Foreign Minister soon
May appeal against High Court ruling on Bannerjee panel
"New Foreign Minister shortly"
- `Sez Can Export Leather Goods Worth 4,500 Crores' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Employment will be created for 25,000 people in Nellore, says Jairam Ramesh.
- Consensus On Nuclear Crisis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao and his South Korean counterpart, Roh Moo-Hyun, said on Friday they had reached a consensus on stepping up cooperation to resolve the North Korean nuclear crisis.
- Bsnl's New Scheme Set To Win More Customers (Hindu, G. Ravikiran, Oct 14, 2006)
Unlimited free calls within a circle
Scheme introduced on an experimental basis
75 free calls for users under Rs.399 category.
- "Kiran Has A Clear Vision Of Life" (Hindu, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Oct 14, 2006)
"There is no sentimentality. There is no hypocrisy. She is honest. She sees the complexity of life," saysAnita Desai.
- Roadshow To Promote Hampi As Tourist Destination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
It will be flagged off in Bangalore
- Court Permits Varsity Field Trials On Gm Mustard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court, which restrained field trials on genetically modified products having commercial overtones, has permitted Delhi University to sow seeds of the newly developed DMH-11 mustard variety within this month for academic research.
- `Vishnu Tatvam' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
A book on `Vishnu Tatvam', written by Kilambi Krishnamacharyulu, was released by the Alwar Divya Prabandha Prachara Sabha on Thursday.
- Cry For Clemency (Tribune, K.N. Bhat, Oct 14, 2006)
With the cry for clemency by our politicians and professional human rightists building up to a crescendo and with an assured long waiting period of the mercy plea, one is likely to forget who this Mohammad Afzal is.
- State Cong Leaders Sing Party Chief’S Tune On Sezs (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
After Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s note of caution on special economic zones (SEZ), Congress functionaries in Maharashtra — where 48 such projects are in the pipeline — have started making some noises.
- Canbank’S New Initiatives (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
As Canara Bank enters its centenary year of existence, the bank released the Artisans Credit Card (ACC) to provide timely credit assistance to rural artisans.
- Delimitation Only After 2009 Polls (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Stiff opposition from the BJP and the Left parties on Friday foiled a Congress move to abort the current delimitation exercise to redraw Lok Sabha and State Assembly constituencies.
- Women Escape Dodgy Union Of Bills (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
The Left and the BJP today scuppered a government proposal to combine in a single bill two thorny issues — redrawing of constituencies and seat reservation for women — that might have sunk both.
- Air Deccan Talks To States For Cheaper Airports (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
India's second largest air carrier said on Friday it was in preliminary talks with infrastructure developer GMR Group, the Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka Governments for constructing low cost airports.
- Andhra Firm On Clemency Stand (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Chief minister Dr YS Rajashekar Reddy today said the Supreme Court did not indict the Andhra Pradesh government or mention his role while annulling the clemency extended to convict Gouru Venkat Reddy by the Governor and did not rule out recommending . . .
- Special Powers Act Won't Be Repealed (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Oct 14, 2006)
With the cry for repeal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), 1958 reaching a crescendo and human rights group demanding United Nations intervention, the Centre has put the onus to withdraw the Act on the Okram Ibobi Singh-led Manipur Government.
- Prize Money (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Peace Prize does not usually go to a businessman, but Mohammed Yunus is a money-lender with a difference, and so is his Grameen Bank in Bangladesh.
- Power Of Freedom (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 14, 2006)
The Nobel Prize for literature, along with that for peace, has never failed to grab more headline and news space than that for medicine, science or economics.
- 'Culture Means A Mix Of Things From Other Sources' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
'And my town, Istanbul, was this kind of mix. Istanbul, in fact, and my work, is a testimony to the fact that East and West combine cultural gracefully, or sometimes in an anarchic way, came together, and that is what we should search for'.
- Indian Occupation Cause Of Militancy, Says Ajk President (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
AJK President Zulqarnain Khan has criticised a US official’s statement that Kashmiris should stop militancy against the Indian government.
- Village Wisdom (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 14, 2006)
Nobel’s Grameen lesson for India
- How To Get Around Fbt (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Oct 14, 2006)
Companies only with non-executive directors are not liable to FBT
- All Set For Local Body Polls (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Oct 13, 2006)
Security arrangements in place for the first phase today
- Rule Of Law (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the power of the President to pardon convicts is subject to judicial review if there was an extraneous consideration in the exercise of that power.
- Of A Rich Heritage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 13, 2006)
This is the tale of three women and three quests. Of individual achievement of Indian women abroad.
- Politics Of Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 13, 2006)
Following the Supreme Court judgement establishing criteria for consideration and rejection of mercy petitions of convicts on death row, the instant assessment is that this signals finis for Mohammad Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the December . . .
- Mumbai Airport Set For Mega Makeover; Rs 5200-Crore Plan Unveiled (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) on Thursday unveiled a master plan to handle an annual passenger traffic of 40 million and remove infrastructure bottlenecks at the country's busiest airport.
- Dharavi Makeover: Deshmukh Won’T Wait For Slumdwellers’ Ok (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Vexed by delays in a slew of projects under the Vision Mumbai plan, the Maharashtra government is likely to skip taking the consent of the 52,000 families eligible for rehabilitation in the Rs 10,000-cr Dharavi redevelopment programme.
- Slfp, Unp To Work Together (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 13, 2006)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa and United National Party under the leadership of the former Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, on Thursday agreed to pursue a "national consensus" on all issues confronting the country.
- Rs.2,000-Crore Bonanza For Hyderabad Old City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
YSR announces the package after visiting Charminar areas
Underground drainage costing Rs. 800 cr. to be completed in five years
8000 houses, water supply, hospitals, parks to be provided.
- Maoists Kill Upa Sarpanch, Contractor In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Maoists killed Jaganmohan Reddy, a contractor, and Bolla Krishna, upa sarpanch of Anantaram, in Manguru sub-division on Thursday.
- Ysr Should Resign, Say Trs, Telugu Desam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao felt that Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy should step down on his own or the All-India Congress Committee (AICC) should intervene to get his resignation in the light of . . .
- Gaps To Fill (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 13, 2006)
In the "unassailable" Mumbai blast case, serious questions remain about the evidence.
- Despite N Korea, India N-Deal Will Go Through: Us (Indian Express, LALIT K JHA, Oct 13, 2006)
Despite the lobby opposing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal raising its ante following the North Korean nuclear tests, the Bush Administration has “reassured” India that it was “committed” to the agreement made in March. Like Britain, the US too has . . .
- Marathi Response (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Oct 13, 2006)
Maharashtra reasserts its position on Belgaum as Karnataka decides to make the city an alternative State capital.
- Landmark Order (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court's historic judgment on police reforms is our best bet to transform the way our police force functions.
- Why A Sentence Should Not Be Disturbed? (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 13, 2006)
The power to commute death sentence vested in the President by the Constitution bristles with possibilities. It is not that it has been abused by any occupant of the august office. But like with any discretionary power, its existence is frightening.
- Stranger’S Tales (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 13, 2006)
Reading this engaging book brought to mind Graham Greene’s comment that if he wanted to be understood or understand, he would have bamboozled himself into belief.
- Consider Afzal's Plea: Court Order On Clemency Doesn't Hinder It (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court order that the President’s/governors’ power of pardon or remission of sentence to a convict is subject to judicial review is extremely significant. Given that this power is often flagrantly misused, especially in states, we could . . .
- Chickungunya Outbreak (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 13, 2006)
Chikungunya is spreading fast across the country in an epidemic form presenting a big challenge on the public health front.
- Hyderabad Bride Bazaar Is Global (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Sleuths who raided the office of Qazi Waheed Qureshi were shocked to discover that Hyderabad’s "bride bazaar" had been catering to "clie-nts" from across the world, including the US, Somalia and Ethiopia.
- Sc On Pardon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court has rightly ruled that the President or the Governor’s power of pardon, reprieve or remission of a convict’s sentence is in a way subject to judicial review.
- Power Theft Short-Circuiting Growth (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 13, 2006)
It is time the Government made power pilferage a cognisable offence, deserving condign punishment. The path to attracting private investment in infrastructure is paved with stringency of the regulatory regime, says G. SRINIVASAN.
- A Conversion In Nagpur (Indian Express, Rakshit Sonawane, Oct 13, 2006)
Fifty years ago, Dr B.R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with his followers at Nagpur. Little did he imagine at that point that this conversion would indirectly become a major hurdle in uniting Dalits of different castes.
- Sensex Up 37pts; Hdfc Rallies 3% (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Sensex is now up 37 points at 12,390.
- Clemency Powers: Sc Warns Executive (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Oct 12, 2006)
In a stern reminder to the Executive of its constitutional responsibility in exercising the power of pardon to convicted persons, Supreme Court today warned the Central and state governments against recommending clemency petitions on political, . . .
- Political Consensus For Settling Sez Furore (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The uproar over SEZs finally seems to be giving way to some sort of a political consensus favouring the policy with changes only at the margins.
- Blair's Long Goodbye (Frontline, Hasan Suroor, Oct 12, 2006)
At the annual Labour Party conference Prime Minister Tony Blair signals that he will step down in a year's time.
- Pm’S Package For Farmers Provides Relief To Co-Operative Banks Instead (The Economic Times, Girish Kuber, Oct 12, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh announced a Rs 3,750-crore special package for Vidarbha farmers on July 1. Yet 310 farmers have committed suicide since then. That’s not all, the total number of suicides in Vidarbha this year alone is 970.
- Sounds From The Beyond (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Author Nan Umrigar talks about how she found hope and strength through tragedy
- Human Rights Versus Section 377 (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 12, 2006)
India must march in step with other democracies in removing legal restrictions on sexual orientation. With Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which criminalises homosexuality, posing a threat to public health by impeding programmes for the . . .
- ‘Mercy Power Of President Subject To Review’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A two-judge Supreme Court bench of Justice Ajit Parsayat and Justice S.H. Kapadia held in separate concurring judgments on Wednesday that the powers of the President and governor to pardon a convict, or to reduce the sentence imposed, are subject . . .
- Avvai Illam Bags Meyyammai Achi Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
In recognition its service to the uplift of women
- Homing Into Trouble? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 12, 2006)
Rising incomes have precipitated demand for housing, and banks have been merrily lending to the sector.
- Politics Can’T Be The Factor In Pardon: Sc (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Oct 12, 2006)
Amidst the clamour over the mercy plea for Mohammed Afzal, ordered to be hanged for his role in the December 2001 Parliament attack case, the Supreme Court today made it clear that maintenance of the rule of law, and not political expediency, should . . .
- Paritala House Blast Case Adjourned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Assistant Sessions Court adjourned the hearing in Paritala Ravindra's house blast conspiracy case of 2000 to October 18 here on Wednesday.
- Number Of People Killed In Iraq Since 2003: Study (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
American and Iraqi public health experts have calculated that about 655,000 Iraqis have died as a result of the March 2003 US-led invasion and subsequent violence, far above previous estimates.
- Quality Of Mercy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 12, 2006)
This is not the first time the Supreme Court has reviewed the executive’s constitutional power to grant pardon or remission of sentence.
- World’S First Printed Atlas Sells For Record £2.1m (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The first atlas ever printed has been sold for a record price at an auction. The 1477 edition of Claudius Ptolemy’s landmark atlas sold at Sotheby’s for a record £2.14 million (US$ 3.9 million), establishing a new record for any atlas ever sold at auction
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 12, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation will have to do an infinitely better job following up the FIR it registered against George Fernandes than it did probing the Bofors affair if it desires retaining domestic and international credibility.
- Neoliberal Approach To Education (Frontline, VENKATESH ATHREYA, Oct 12, 2006)
The 11th Plan draft approach paper sees education not as a human right but as an instrument to enhance growth rates.
- Killer Asbestos (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A report on the health of workers at the Alang ship-breaking yard points to the need to ban asbestos.
- Mumbai Mockery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 12, 2006)
Reports from Mumbai that relatives of those accused of carrying out the horrific train blasts on July 11, 2006, have petitioned the Prime Minister's Office and Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh of Maharashtra, alleging police . . .
- Cartoon Network Launches Talent Search (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Oct 12, 2006)
In a move which is expected to give a big boost to the nascent animation industry in India, the Cartoon Network of Turner Entertainment Network Asia (TENA) has announced the launch of a talent search for the "next generation of cartoon heroes" or the . .
- Mercy Plea Should Not Drown Victim Kin's Voice (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Oct 12, 2006)
In a landmark verdict bound to change the rules governing grant of clemency to convicts, the Supreme Court on Wednesday held that the President or the Governor should not go by the pleas of the convict alone but also by its impact on the family . . .
- Chikungunya In Andamans (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Chikungunya continues to spread its tentacles with the Andaman and Nicobar being the latest to be afflicted by the disease although the government today refused to attribute any deaths to the viral infection.
- Personal Vendetta (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 12, 2006)
Meanwhile, India's defence is weakened
- An Indian Writer Has Done It Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2006)
Booker is only for Indians, many joke but Kiran Desai winning the prestigious award makes one take the statement more seriously.
- Voices Of The Same Poverty (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Oct 12, 2006)
Kiran Desai getting this year’s Booker Prize continues a tradition that is essentially unsubtle and rather old, writes Aveek Sen
- Wounded By The West (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 12, 2006)
Although it focuses on the fate of a few powerless individuals, Kiran Desai’s extraordinary new novel manages to explore, with intimacy and insight, just about every contemporary international issue...
- No Clemency On Political, Religious Considerations: Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
In an apparent message in the midst of the controversy shrouding the hanging of Parliament attack accused Afzal Guru, the Supreme Court today held that the powers of President and Governor to grant clemency was open to . . .
- Top Army Commanders Review Kashmir Situation (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast as well as key issues like restructuring the military to meet new challenges were taken up by top Army Commanders during a biannual brainstorming session that began here today.
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