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- Vtu Completes 1,000th `E-Class' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) on Thursday completed the 1,000th `e-class' beamed through EDUSAT. It was the first university to use the satellite for beaming lectures to its affiliated colleges.
- Precaution Needed (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 24, 2006)
As the enthusiasm for industrial development of the State grows there is need for stepping up safety measures for employees.
- Mock Assembly Should Have Gone `Live': Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Dismisses call for action against legislators involved
- Cpi(m) Alleges Us Bid To Sell Nuke Reactors To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Move to set up uranium projects come in for criticism
State Government asked to convene an all-party meet on uranium projects
Make cost-benefit analysis and environmental reports public
Pooh-poohs Government officials' assurances on providing . . .
- Sonia Had No Option: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
"Unfortunate that Sonia Gandhi's compulsion is made out to be a sacrifice"
Election laws have to be uniform for all parties
People will see through the game
President urged not to approve the ordinance
- No Power Tariff Hike In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Electricity Regulatory Commission's order for 2006-07 issued
- Cabinet Committee Skips Metro, Loan Hangs Fire (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The much-expected Bangalore Metro issue did not come up for discussion before the Union Cabinet which held its meeting here on Thursday.
- Pugwash Message (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Mar 23, 2006)
It would have been inconceivable even a year ago to think of a gathering in which politicians and academics from both sides of the Line of Control in J&K would get together to discuss ways to address aspirations of the people of the state and foster . . .
- All Fingers And Thumbs (Tribune, G S Battu, Mar 23, 2006)
Raised finger of the Indian coach raised quite a ruckus. Even though God kept fingers at the arms length from the body, they irrefutably play a very vital role in every day activities.
- Death Knell For Bhadra (Deccan Herald, PRAVEEN BHARGAV, Mar 23, 2006)
A relook is needed at the Upper Bhadra project which is a ‘ludicrous’ but ‘lucrative’ Rs 3000 crore project
- Rs. 3,000-Cr. Annual Credit Plan Unveiled For West Godavari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Allocation for agriculture up by 42 p.c., housing finance by 106 p.c.
Rs. 90.5 crores to be allocated for financing self-help groups
Marketing assistance for farmers and fair deal in milk rates sought
Bankers told to bridge gap between . . .
- Indian Maths Genius’S Role In Digital Age To Be Filmed (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Mar 23, 2006)
Srinavasa Ramanujan, whose ideas underpin the internet revolution, was a poor Indian college dropout who nearly starved to death before he ended up at Cambridge in the early 1900s.
- ‘Save Sonia’ Bid Rocks Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Wednesday opted to stay away from presiding over the proceedings of the House on the ground that he has been named as one of the persons holding an office of profit, reports PTI from New Delhi. ....
- "Tobacco Is Not A Crop Of Future" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jairam Ramesh, has asked the Tobacco Board to prepare an action plan to reduce the tobacco crop size by 50 per cent in the next 10 years by encouraging farmers to try other crops like Bengal . . .
- Fuelling A Needless Controversy? (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Mar 23, 2006)
It makes little logical or diplomatic sense to get Russian fuel for Tarapur bypassing the Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement and violating Nuclear Suppliers Group Guidelines.
- Naidu, 30 Tdp Mlas Suspended For Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
For continuously obstructing the proceedings of the Assembly
- Telugu Desam, Congress Harden Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Sripadasagar: Naidu releases new documents as `further evidence'; 31 MLAs suspended
- Adjournment Aimed At `Saving' Sonia (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 23, 2006)
Opposition alleges bid to introduce ordinance
- Nitish Kumar Consolidates Hold On Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Mar 23, 2006)
AS the ruling NDA completed 100 days in office last week,Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is firmly in the saddle and has established his supremacy both in the party and the government.
- Parliament Rocked By Govt's Move To Bring Ordinance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Parliament was adjourned today sine die amidst indications that the government was paving the way for promulgation of an Ordinance to identify some posts as not office of profit, a move the opposition alleged was a ploy to "save" Sonia . . .
- An Adjournment And A Proposed Ordinance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 23, 2006)
If the Congress amends by ordinance the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, after adjourning Parliamentsine die,it will not save Sonia Gandhi from embarrassment.
- Needed, Re-Engineering In Education (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 23, 2006)
The status of engineering degrees offered by institutions deemed to be universities has triggered a row in Tamil Nadu.
- A Great Loss (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 23, 2006)
Mr. h. r. Hashmi, who breathed his last on Monday at a Karachi hospital where he had been admitted for chronic respiratory disorder, was an extraordinary figure whose interests did not remain confined to the promotion of the country's advertising . . .
- Pm Case For A Strong Bangla (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Stating that a “strong, stable and economically strong Bangladesh” was in India’s interest, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today signed two agreements with the visiting Bangladesh PM, Begum Khaleda Zia, on trade and co-operation to . . .
- Hdk Releases Four Books (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Tuesday released books written by four journalists.....
- Women In Agriculture (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Mar 22, 2006)
When women move forward, the family moves, the village moves and the Nation moves’’,
- Budget Will Encourage Inspector Raj: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The Opposition NDA today accused the Government of tinkering with excise rates which, it said, would only create more confusion and encourage Inspector Raj.
- Govt Firm On Women’S Quota Bill, Says Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today told the Rajya Sabha that his government remains firmly committed to early passage of the Women Reservation bill, providing 33 per cent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislatures.
- To Stop Office-Of-Profit Axe, Upa Gets Ordinance (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, Mar 22, 2006)
Violating Parliamentary norms and to ensure that Congress president Sonia Gandhi, along with several prominent MPs, including Karan Singh and Somnath Chatterjee, escape the Jaya Bachchan-type disqualification because they hold an “office of . . .
- New Mining Policy Soon, Promises Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The State government will announce a new mining policy soon to check illegal mining and vehicles unauthorisedly transporting the minerals without valid permits, Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. Replying . . .
- Govt For Panel To Probe Land Encroachment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The State government is ready to set up a House Committee to go into the alleged encroachment of government land and property in Bangalore, Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy told the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday.
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- India Helps Set Up Bio-Resource Institute In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 22, 2006)
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse has inaugurated a bio-resource institute in central Sri Lanka, started with Indian expertise.
- Who's Stone Age, U.K. Politicians Or Bushmen? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Mar 22, 2006)
Stone aged and primitive are what you call people when you want their land.
- Culture Saved, Don Wins Textbook War (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Mar 22, 2006)
‘Many youths hide their identity because they think Hindu children will be looked at differently.’
- Royal Repast (Deccan Herald, D V GURUPRASAD, Mar 22, 2006)
Royal breakfast, princely lunch and a pauper's dinner-that’s the cops fare
- The End Of Farmers (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Mar 22, 2006)
The second Green Revolution will serve the interests of the American agribusiness corporations
- Lic South Central Zone's Achievement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
LIC's South Central Zone, headquartered in Hyderabad, announced topping in budget achievement on all five counts — schemes, lives, new business premium in conventional pension and group schemes (P&GS) business, lives under social security schemes . . .
- Political Parties Demand Mixed Land Use Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
`If need be this provision of the new Master Plan may be notified immediately to protect the livelihood of lakhs'
All-party meeting convened by Union Urban Development Minister to discuss the repercussions of the apex court order on sealing commercial e
- Four Corridors Planned For Gas Grid In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
YSR reviews demand, pipeline routing issues with officials
- Committed To Women's Bill Passage, Says Manmohan Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
"Quality of debates has improved although there are moments of tension"
Upper House bids adieu to 58 members
MP draws attention to industrialists becoming Upper House members
- A Great Loss (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 22, 2006)
MR S.H. Hashmi, who breathed his last on Monday at a Karachi hospital where he had been admitted for chronic respiratory disorder, was an extraordinary figure whose interests did not remain confined to the promotion of the country's advertising . . .
- `Orissa Let Down By Its Intelligentsia' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 22, 2006)
The main reason (for Orissa's backwardness) is lack of proper planning in development of some sectors. Those participating in the decision-making process don't have a clear vision. — Mr D. K. Mohanty, Lecturer in Political Science at Rayagada . . .
- Decline Of The Upper House (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 21, 2006)
The announcement of candidates for the upcoming biennial election to 58 seats in the Rajya Sabha has thrown up no big surprise, with realpolitik considerations rather than eligibility weighing with parties across the board .
- Steps On Full Rupee Float Soon, Says Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
At present, the rupee is convertible on current account, basically for trade purposes.
- Biz Classes In Singapore: Sp Jain Gets There Before Iim-B (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
The SP Jain Centre of Management (SPJCM) is set to become the first Indian business management school to start classes here when it opens its doors next month.
- Arjun, Bhardwaj, Shinde Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Union Ministers Arjun Singh, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Praful Patel, Hansraj Bhardwaj, and Dasari Narayan Rao are among the political heavyweights who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha today.
- Status Of Naidu's Papers On Irrigation Project Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
"The Speaker's office is not a cloakroom to store such papers"
- Imams, Pastors Preach Anti-Hiv Mantra (Hindu, Ramesh Susarla, Mar 21, 2006)
Deterred by religious taboos, AIDS project officers approach religious leaders
- Perfume Moghul In Assam Poll Fray (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Businessman-turned politician Mr Badaruddin Ajmal is worth Rs 30 crore making him the richest runner in the Assam Assembly election.
- Bhardwaj, Arjun Enter Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Manohar Joshi, Sushma Swaraj among elected
Dasari Narayana Rao, G. Sanjeeva Reddy Keshava Rao, Azeez Pasha, M.V. Mysoora Reddy, Rashid Alvi elected from Andhra Pradesh
K. Rehman Khan, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, K.B. Shanappa, M. Rajasekhara . . .
- Notions Of Water Scarcity (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Mar 21, 2006)
Case study exposing the social and power relations which usually underlie water crises
- Dell Plans To Double Indian Headcount To 20,000 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Dell Inc., the world’s top PC maker, plans to double its headcount in India over three years, its founder said on Monday, but there was no word on the location of a planned manufacturing unit in the country.
- 15 Million New Jobs In State By Next Decade, Says Cii (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Survey stresses on initiatives to better employability of graduates
- Soil And Water (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 21, 2006)
To many it may come as a surprise that forest cover in the State has gone up by 30 square kilometres. According to the latest available official statistics it is up from 21237 sq kms in 2001 to 21267 in 2003.
- Tackling Naxal Menace (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Mar 21, 2006)
With the Maoists threat-ening to set up a "Red Corridor" from "Pashupatinath temple in Nepal to Tirupati in south India", the Planning Commission has approved an additional Plan package of Rs 313 crore for Chhattisgarh to combat Naxalism . . .
- Bjp Suspends Khurana (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Former Delhi Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana was today suspended from the primary membership of the party hours after he announced his plans to attend expelled party leader Uma Bharati’s March 21 rally here. A BJP spokesman . . .
- Prison With A Difference (Tribune, Upneet Lalli, Mar 20, 2006)
Recently I had an opportunity to visit prisons in Tamil Nadu and Hyderabad. I realised that prison administration that responds to challenges head on, can be changed and can contribute effectively to a better society.
- Congress Practising ‘Minorityism’: Advani (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of indulging in vote-bank politics and practising “minorityism,” senior BJP leader L.K. Advani said today that the country’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was opposed to reservation for minorities.
- Confusion Over Bt Cotton (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 20, 2006)
Rampant sale of spurious seed
- Chandigarh Airport To Go International (Tribune, Naveen S. Grewal, Mar 20, 2006)
The Chandigarh Administration's proposal to upgrade Chandigarh Airport to international level has been cleared in principle, with the Union Government allocating a sum of Rs 40 crore for the purpose.
- Beyond The Round Table (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Mar 20, 2006)
The Indian nation is a segmented entity
- Yatra Challenge (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The socio-political context of the blasts and the BJP Yatras in their wake pose major challenges to the UPA .
- Cabinet To Clear B'lore Metro In A Few Weeks (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
The Centre will give clearance for the Bangalore metro rail project within a few weeks, Urban Development Minister S Jaipal Reddy said on Sunday.
- Qazi Hussain Ahmad And Osama Bin Laden (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 20, 2006)
Talking to the Sunday magazine of a national Urdu daily, Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) and Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Qazi Hussain Ahmad revealed that he had repeatedly met Osama bin Laden and that the Al Qaeda leader had visited him at . . .
- People's War (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Mar 20, 2006)
Even as people are killed by naxalites, a popular movement against them is gaining momentum in parts of Chhattisgarh.
- Unemployed In A Thriving Economy (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Mar 20, 2006)
India's trajectory of growth is not matched by employment generation. This will lead to social unrest unless the government rethinks its economic priorities.
- Minority-Ism A Crime: Advani (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Terming “minority-ism” a “political crime”, BJP leader Mr LK Advani today said that objective of his forthcoming “Rashtriya Ekatmata Yatra” was to caution the government against dangerous path of minority appeasement it was treading for “petty . . .
- Handle With Care (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 20, 2006)
Tarapore roadmap valid even today
- Rajnath Kicks Off Election Campaign, Asks People To Back The Bjp In A Big Way (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Party president says that it is the only political outfit to remain united
- "Minorities Appeasement A Crime Against Society" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
BJP against minorityism: Advani
- Give Bjp A Chance, Rajnath Tells Tamil Nadu Electorate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
"It will put State on the path of development"
- Bjp Suspends Madan Lal Khurana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Order follows his announcement that he would join Uma Bharti's rally Order follows decision to join Uma Bharti's rally
To protest against ongoing demolitions in Delhi
I am prepared for expulsion, but I cannot see the city being ruined: Khurana
Says
- Metro Project Will Begin Soon: Jaipal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Union Minister for Urban Development S Jaipal Reddy reiterated that the Bangalore Metro project will get going as soon as the Union Cabinet considers the recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM), which studied the technicalities of the project.
- Nationalised Banks Not Interested In Issuing Chequebooks Anymore (Deccan Herald, B S Narayana Swamy, Mar 20, 2006)
Chequebooks which were easily available for SB account holders in nationalised banks have now become scarce. For, drastic reduction in the issue of chequebooks is a part of....
- High Court Cj All Praise For Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Women urged to play an active role in Lok Adalats to help reduce pendency of cases
- Mixed Reaction To Rajnath's Statement On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
While TRS hails it, Telugu Desam surprised at BJP's shift in stand
- Metro Project Will Not Be Delayed, Says Jaipal Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
State has favoured standard gauge: Minister
Centre to provide all support for the project
JBIC had agreed in principle to extend a loan of Rs. 1,800 crores
- Infosys Tops List (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Mar 20, 2006)
based software major Infosys has topped the all India Corporate Reputation Index compiled by ACNielsen, world’s leading marketing information provider.
- More Art Than Craft, This (Deccan Herald, N Pankaja, Mar 19, 2006)
The translators of the book have gone beyond the orthodox tradition of translation to create poetry in their own right.
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