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Articles 921 through 1020 of 11253:
- Panchayati Raj Useful To Sri Lanka: Aiyar (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 29, 2006)
``It provides a mechanism for devolution from the Centre to people at local levels''
- A Different Kind Of Truth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 29, 2006)
Good non-fiction needs more than just facts - it takes a degree of well-disciplined artifice.
- Lost Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 29, 2006)
The successful holding of a legislature session at Belgaum — the first one to be held outside Bangalore in 50 years — is no doubt a feather in the cap of the BJP-JD(S) coalition government.
- Timber Classics (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The extraordinarily beautiful wooden temples spread across Kerala reflect a great simplicity of form.
- Sez: Farmers Plan Satyagraha (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 28, 2006)
Over 10,000 hectares in 45 villages to be acquired for the project
- Interpreting Interpretations (Deccan Herald, Pran Chopra , Sep 28, 2006)
Politicians are shrewd enough to interpret court interpretations to meet their selfish motives.
- Cbi Enquiry A Diversionary Tactic: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said the Chief Minister had ordered a CBI inquiry into change in Outer Ring Road (ORR) alignment to buy time, dilute the issue and divert people's attention.
- Sonia Gandhi Calls For Pro-Farmer Policies (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Sep 28, 2006)
Party-ruled States asked to emulate A.P. in farm sector development
Congress president inaugurates RIMS at Kadapa
Blames TDP Government for neglecting farm sector
Congress president inaugurates RIMS at Kadapa
Blames TDP Government for . . .
- Aside On Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Sages have explained the subtleties of Dharma in independent digests, and the epics and the Puranas describe them in interludes in the storyline.
- Cellphone Concerns (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Sep 28, 2006)
While use of cellphones to facilitate crime is serious, of greater concern is the fact that these phones have become a profitable target for street gangs.
- The Cag Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
The CAG's latest report indicts the NDA government's disinvestment exercise which resulted in grave losses to the exchequer.
- Manmohan Bin Tughlaq (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
In a detailed article headlined ‘Capitulation! Manmohan as Mohammad bin Tughlaq’, Organiser’s foreign affairs expert M.D. Nalapat launches a no-holds-barred attack against the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi for allegedly surrendering India’s . . .
- What Clinton Didn’T Do. . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Bill Clinton's outburst on Fox News was something of a public service, launching a debate about the antiterror policies of his administration.
- General Observations (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 28, 2006)
Does our political class have the bipartisan spirit to stand up against Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s brazen distortion of the nature and outcome of the Kargil war?
- Sonia Praises Women Of Andhra (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday heaped praise on Andhra Pradesh for encouraging women’s self-help groups and said that "Indiramma would have been extremely proud and happy to see this great moment of women empowerment."
- Polio Cases Cripple Maharashtra Efforts (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Sep 28, 2006)
Maharashtra has lost the war to emerge as India’s polio-free state after two children were found infected by the polio virus.
- Package For Ap Soon: Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
A major financial package for 16 drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh will be announced soon by the Centre, the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi said today.
- Sack Over Head (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 28, 2006)
The Karnataka government’s move to derecognise 1420 schools for imparting instruction in the English language at the primary level is extraordinary in its short-sightedness, political cynicism and blatant parochialism.
- Development And Discontent (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 28, 2006)
Michael Spence's words of praise for India's performance in increasing its gross domestic product (GDP) would no doubt thrill India Inc.
- Pandemonium Over Photos Of ‘Cash-Rich’ Dharam, Kharge (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Sep 28, 2006)
Pandemonium br-oke out in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday when JD (S) MLA M P Venkatesh displayed photographs of Congress leaders N Dharam Singh and Mallikarjun Kharge sitting with former police officer Sangram Singh along with bundles of . . .
- Bomb Hunter (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
One of India's top crime scientists speaks out on the need for new investments in counter-terrorism technologies.
- Malegaon: Fractured Truths (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 27, 2006)
Weeks after the Malegaon terror strikes, the police struggle to determine the identity of the perpetrators.
- Terror Gets Its First Death Punishment: Oct 20 For Afzal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
A sessions court today ordered that Mohammad Afzal, convicted in the December 13, 2001 Parliament attack case, be executed on October 20.
- Nainital Conclave: Rediscovering The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 27, 2006)
There is a realisation among Ministers that inputs from the Congress party need not be treated as irritants. Ideas and policies have to be necessarily synchronised with ground realities and electoral compulsions.
- Lack Of Funds Impeding Iraq War, Army Tells Bush (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
United States President George W. Bush suffered a serious rebuke of his wartime leadership on Monday when his Army Chief said he did not have enough money to fight the war in Iraq.
- Let's Fine-Tune Quotas (Times of India, Yogendra Yadav, Sep 27, 2006)
Punjab was closed on August 4. The issue: Reservations. No, it was not Mandal, version I or II. This protest was against a few castes cornering the benefits of the existing SC reservations, and about ensuring that the most backward among Dalit . . .
- Mamata Beaten Up Over Singur Landgrab (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 27, 2006)
Even as 300 farmers received compensation cheques on Tuesday for their lands to be acquired for the Tata Motor factory, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who had on Monday night gheraoed the BDO's office at Singur, where the project was to . . .
- Assam: Missing Monsoon (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 27, 2006)
Assam faces the threat of a famine as monsoon failure causes serious damage to the winter paddy crop.
- Ec Likely To Issue Notice To Dmk, Aiadmk Contestants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The Election Commission may send notices to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidates, contesting from the Madurai Central constituency in the ensuing by-election, for violation of model . . .
- State Ready To Swap Border Villages With Maharashtra (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 27, 2006)
But it should be as per Mahajan panel report: Kumaraswamy
- India Lauds Rajapaksa Government's Resolve To Build Consensus On . . . (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 27, 2006)
On basic principles, India and Sri Lanka share the same vision India is ready to share with Sri Lanka our "own experience of unity in diversity, plural democracy and devolution."
- Science Must Be Harnessed In Full: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Presents CSIR's Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prizes for 2006 to 13 scientists
- All Geared Up For Bathukamma Festival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
District gears up for a smooth sail of the fest
Bathukamma is a Telangana-specific festival coinciding with Dasara
Conical arrangement of colourful, native flowers shapes the Bathukamma
Bathukamma is immersed in water at the end of the day.
- Drop In Number Of Pilgrims Visiting Durga Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Goddess Kanakadurgamma gave darshan to her devotees as `Annapurnadevi' on Indrakeeladri here on the fourth day of the Dasara Navaratri festival on Tuesday. Carrying rice bowls on their heads, women from different places paid their obeisance to the . . .
- Settle Through Talks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court has advised the chief ministers to resolve inter-state river water and boundary disputes among themselves through dialogue and discussion.
- Need Not Be Obeyed (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Sep 27, 2006)
Governments make law, allow violation and amend it to protect the violators. The sufferers are the law-abiders.
- Google Scans India For Its Expansion (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Internet search giant Google is scanning India for potential acquisition targets as also the points-men to drive its expansion in the region.
- Pakistan To Become It Hub (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2006)
We agree with Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz that owing to policies being pursued by the present Government, Pakistan is geared to become the regional hub of IT and Telecom business.
- Is The Realty Valuation Plan Anti-Consumer? (The Financial Express, Kala S. Sridhar, Sep 27, 2006)
Although it will improve transparency in deals, it is still subject to myopic floor size index restrictions.
- Lower Interest Rates On The Horizon (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
India’s top bankers, state-owned and private, expect interest rates to soften or remain stable in the near future. A comfortable liquidity position, fall in global crude oil prices and appreciation of the rupee are likely to push the interest rates . . .
- Time To Hem In Lawmakers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
It is the prerogative of the Government to frame laws, not of the courts," roared Urban Development Minister Jaipal Reddy when civil disturbance overtook Delhi on the recommencement of sealing of commercial establishments.
- Belgaum Session Witnesses Bedlam (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Sep 27, 2006)
After the “historic” first day of the session, it was back to history repeating itself as ugly scenes marred the Assembly proceedings on Tuesday.
- Overdue Co-Op Revitalisation (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 27, 2006)
But funds are still short of requirements
- Dismantle Terror Structure First: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
``Manmohan misleading the country''
- Ysr Presents Silk `Vastrams' To Lord At Tirumala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Monday presented a pair of silk `vastrams' to Lord Venkateswara on the occasion of the annual Brahmotsavam.
- Conglomerate Slums (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
The court should help regulate illegal structures.
- Demythologising The Nation (Hindu, Ashokamitran , Sep 26, 2006)
The stuff of human thinking contains more abstractions than one would like to admit. Freedom, justice, society, anti-people, anti-labour, and government — all float about meaning different things to different people.
- Congress Conclave (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 26, 2006)
Anyone present at the Congress party’s conclave in Nainital must have heaved a sigh of relief at its conclusion.
- Telugu Litterateur (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Sep 26, 2006)
Kannada Translation by S. Biligirivasan of K.K. Ranganathacharyulu's Telugu monograph, Sahitya Akademi, Ravindra Bhavan, 35, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 25.
- Atomic Energy Panel To Scrutinise Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) will scrutinise the Indo-US civilian nuclear legislation slated for approval by the Senate and the Congress.
- Small Banks In A Competitive Era (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2006)
The decision to merge the troubled United Western Bank (UWB) with IDBI Bank in no way obviates the need for a wide-ranging debate on the larger issues related to small banks.
- Intransigence In Assam (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 26, 2006)
The United Liberation Front of Asom has squandered yet another opportunity to work through the democratic mainstream and chosen to continue on its path of terror and extortion.
- Ulfa On Rampage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 26, 2006)
Cynical as it may sound, the UPA Government's peace overture to the United Liberation Front of Asom, which has been waging a bloody insurrection for the past three decades and whose leaders and cadre are guilty of extortion and mass murder of . . .
- Upa Govt Allowed Ulfa To Lead It Up The Garden Path (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Sep 26, 2006)
When the Centre decided to suspend the ongoing military operations against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on August 13, the Army had expressed serious concern over the decision.
- Making Of Poverty (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 26, 2006)
Manipur's weaving culture will be destroyed due to unfair trade practices and cause large-scale unemployment, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Economic Integration And Equitable Trade (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Sep 26, 2006)
A comprehensive backdrop as well as a roadmap for India-ASEAN association to fructify and flourish
- Queen Of Tamil Cinema No More (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Sep 26, 2006)
Padmini set the industry ablaze with power-packed performances
- Biography Of A Mystic Poet (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Sep 26, 2006)
Telugu translation by Rajeswari Diwakarla of G.S.Kapase's Kannada Monograph; Sahitya Akademi, 35, Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi-110001. Rs. 25.
- Lessons Of Power Breakdown (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
The countrywide power breakdown after the national grid was knocked out on Sunday calls for serious stocktaking.
- Linguistic Division Of Provinces (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
ABOUT a fortnight ago, the Federal Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sher Afgan had indicated that Punjab could be sub-divided into three smaller provinces for several reasons. Soon after, a high functionary of the state denied the possibility saying . . .
- Assam Set For Turmoil (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 26, 2006)
The turn of events in Assam suggests the North-eastern state could be in for another round of turmoil.
- Be Ready For Fight, Chautala Tells Partymen (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Sep 26, 2006)
Former Chief Minister Om Parkash Chautala staged a dramatic return to state’s politics at a massive rally organised by the Indian National Lok Dal here today.
- Telengana Ii : Much Ado About Nothing (Daily Excelsior, SREEDHAR, Sep 26, 2006)
The Telengana I was enacted in the 1970s and the recent Telengana II is very much in the news nowadays especially due to the formation of the Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) and its ascendancy to power.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- India Filched Pak N-Design, Claims Musharraf (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 26, 2006)
It might require extraordinary Ramazan-inspired forbearance on part of President Bush to welcome Pakistan's military ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf back to the White House for iftar on Wednesday or for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to continue the . . .
- Shot-Down Idea (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
This newspaper has always maintained that ceasefire with the Ulfa is utterly unacceptable. But the home ministry had insisted that negotiations with a group of extortionists was feasible.
- Why The Farmer Reaps Despair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Farmer's suicides were discussed most recently at the Congress chief ministers’ conclave in Nainital but the grim reality remains unchanged, with reports of such tragedies constantly trickling in.
- Laws For Defence Forces (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Sep 25, 2006)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence has proposed a “makeover” for the defence forces laws, to make them less harsh and oppressive and more democratic in the interest of the morale of the troops.
- Farooq, Naidu, Badal May Attend Inld Rally (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The INLD is likely to launch a major offensive against the Hooda government at the “samman divas” rally in Rohtak on September 25 where party chief Om Prakash Chautala will make his first public appearance after spending nearly six months abroad . . .
- "If We Compromise On Competitiveness, We Can't Be A . . . (Hindu, S. Vijay Kumar, Sep 25, 2006)
PresidentA.P.J. Abdul Kalamremains conscious that he is also a teacher and a scientist. Above all, he is a person who loves to make others happy. Excerpts from an interview he gave toThe Hindu:
- Farmers Weigh Heavily On Upa Govt's Conscience (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
When things got a bit heated during the 10-hour discussion on agriculture at the Congress chief ministers' conclave in Nainital on Saturday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh intervened to say that he would "look into" the issues of agricultural credit . . .
- Krishna Rules Out Plans To Re-Enter Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Maharashtra Governor and former Karnataka chief minister S M Krishna on Sunday made it clear that he had no plans to re-enter politics.
- One Small Step (News International, Chris Cork, Sep 25, 2006)
Two books are shortly to hit the shelves in the world’s bookshops. One is by General Musharraf, and is called ‘In the line of fire’ — to be launched on his current tour of the wests’ best hotels, and the other which could well have had the . . .
- Singh Is Not That Powerful, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 25, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the official level talks on Kashmir issue have run their course and, therefore, called for direct talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ‘to reach decisions and solutions’.
- Border Issue Likely To Occupy Centre Stage At Belgaum Session (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Sep 25, 2006)
Five-day event begins today; grand welcome for Kumaraswamy and Yediyurappa planned .
- Amend Lic Act, Irda Tells Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
Insurance regulator – Irda, has recommended to the government to create level-playing field in the life insurance sector by amending the LIC Act...
- Can Glib Talk Do The Trick? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 25, 2006)
Jaipal Reddy, Congress MP from Mariyalguda in Andhra Pradesh and minister for urban development, has variously been the spokesperson of the Janata Dal, the United Front and Third Front and the Congress party as well. What he had to hear on . . .
- Use, Abuse And Semantics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 25, 2006)
"Argument and self-introspection are the methods to learn. Of course, argument cannot be bereft of logic," wrote G.M. Rama Rao of Vizag, a keen observer of the paper and its contents, and an occasional communicator.
- Rising Crime Graph Worries Governor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
“I am greatly disturbed by the allegations and counter allegations” Governor Chaturvedi
- A Female Hindu's Right To Succession (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Sep 25, 2006)
With reference to the answers in these columns on Amendments to Hindu Law of Succession, a reader wants to know whether under `The Hindu Women's Rights to Property Act, 1987' Sec. 3(2), the right of a Hindu widow to get the full share of her . . . .
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