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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 11253:
- Unequal In Poverty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The criteria to select BPL families should be changed
Poverty is a relative concept. What constitutes poverty in one place may not be so in another place.
- Dharam Faces Test On Jan 27 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
On a day of intense political activity, the tottering Congress-led coalition in the State has been asked to seek a vote of confidence on January 27. Governor T N Chaturvedi on Thursday ...
- His Options Limited, Dharam Gets A Week From Governor To Rustle Up Cong Numbers (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 20, 2006)
Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh was given a week’s time by Governor T N Chaturvedi today to prove his majority on the floor of the House, JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda—his son H D Kumaraswamy and majority MLAs withdrew support . . .
- Behind The Name (Deccan Herald, K V RAO, Jan 20, 2006)
The possibilities of misspelling or mispronouncing a long winding name are more
- Birth Of Saints (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Supreme Being incarnates from time to time in the world to re-establish Dharma.
- Dharam Govt On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old coalition government headed by Congress Chief Minister Dharam Singh is on the brink. As many as 43 of the 57 JD (S) legislators, under the stewardship of party working president H D Kumaraswamy, shook hands with leaders of one-time . . .
- Bjp Basks In Glow Of Southern Sonrise (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Two days before his formal ratification as party president, new BJP chief Rajnath Singh’s New Year gift to the party unleashed joy in the BJP ranks today, with leaders barely containing their glee over the great Karnataka coup.
- Naxals’ Return Hits Tiger Population In Nagzira, From 117 It’S 0 Now (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jan 19, 2006)
They have come back again. After going into hiding for over a decade, Naxalites struck in the Nagzira region allegedly attacking a protection hut in Nagzira sanctuary on Monday.
- The Challenge Of Curbing Child Marriage (Hindu, Poornima Advani , Jan 19, 2006)
A more comprehensive law and better enforcement are key to checking child marriage. Compulsory registration of all marriages will also help.
- Anti-Globalisation Initiatives Multiply (Deccan Herald, Candido Grzybowski, Jan 19, 2006)
The WSF is now a point of reference for the world political landscape
Many, even within the anti-globalisation movement, have claimed that it is running out of steam, particularly its flagship event, the World Social Forum. Yet here we are, brimming
- Waiting For Rahul (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on January 6, precisely a fortnight ahead of the AICC plenary session in Hyderabad on January 21-23, has left too many heartburns and just one winner.
- Bush To Visit Delhi, Agra In March (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Jan 19, 2006)
An advance team of US officials and security personnel left for the Indian sub-continent on Wednesday to prepare ground for President Bush’s much anticipated visit to the region in the first week of March.
- Hyderabad Plenary To ‘Galvanise’ Congress (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The AICC plenary session, slated to be held between 21-23 January in Hyderabad, will seek to galvanise the Congress by projecting the party’s ruling status at the Centre and its “achievements.”
- Ib Clearance For Aicc Plenary Delegates (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress participants' requests subjected to police scan in all States
- Intelligence Bureau Scan For Congress Delegates (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jan 19, 2006)
Plenary delegates' requests subjected to police scrutiny
Not many of the delegates seeking passes for attending the Congress plenary are aware of the fact that their requests are being subjected to a police scan in all the States.
- Bjp Targets State Government, Telugu Desam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Consult all parties before finalising Outer Ring Road alignment: Dattatreya
Small ryots, poor will be adversely hit
Government fails to take note of affected persons' protest
TDP, Congress accused of siding with big realtors
- Polavaram Irrigation Project Proposal For Wildlife Board (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Environment and Forests Ministry sends proposal for clearance
- Tourism Wing To Launch Road-Cum-River Cruise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Discount of 20 per cent to be offered till April 15
One can enjoy the panoramic view of the picturesque Godavari valley on a cruise along the river for a wallet-friendly budget, with the Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (APTDC) . . .
- Welcome Visitors (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Jan 19, 2006)
The Election Commission of India’s team of 19 observers, including the indomitable Mr KJ Rao, have fanned out to as many districts with the express aim of “flushing out all bogus voters from the electoral rolls”.
- Rly To Give Funds For Goa Skybus Project (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The Rs 1200-cr line, to run between Mallapuran and Uppal, has been cleared in principle by the Andhra Pradesh government, and an engineering survey for the project is currently on, KRC Managing Director K K Gokhale said.
- Karnataka Rift Widens, Bjp Sends Venkaiah To Explore (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 18, 2006)
With political temperatures soaring in Karnataka after the return of H D Deve Gowda from New Delhi today, the BJP asked M Venkaiah Naidu to rush to the state and be available for “consultation and guidance”.
- Leaving A Stamp On History (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jan 18, 2006)
The year 2008 will mark the 125th birth anniversary of Sir Mirza Ismail — a great Mysorean, an Indian who made us proud, a quintessential political conservative, a remarkable person in public life, who believed that persons entrusted with overseeing ....
- Congress Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It is said the two issues need focus in view of Centre's problems
- Get Started On Fixing City Roads, Says Dharam Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Review meeting on infrastructure held
BMP asked to complete tender and other processes by March 31
Contractors reluctant to participate in tender process
BMP proposes reintroduction of octroi to shore up revenue
- Gang Wars (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 18, 2006)
Is history repeating itself as farce? In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency.
- Cm Takes Bmp To Task (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh donned the role of a hard taskmaster on Tuesday, unleashing his fury at the “erring” Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) for not meeting the deadlines for road improvement.....
- A Dangerous Incoherence At The Core (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 18, 2006)
Even after 20 months in office, the ruling dispensation at the Centre is yet to acquire any kind of political coherence. There is a lack of political synergy between the Congress party and the Government.
- 2020 Odyssey In 45 Minutes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s Vision 2020 left everyone speechless. To be more precise, the other speakers had little to say after he made a powerpoint presentation for 45 minutes — double the time allotted.
- Plenary To Deliberate On Cmp, Disinvestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress session to include the crucial issues in AICC resolutions
Effort to be made to avoid controversy over disinvestments policy
Both Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi arriving on January 20
- Bofors Investigation Fiasco (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 18, 2006)
Human memory is proverbially short. Does any one remember what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once said on the floor of the Upper House that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The utterance was befitting for a former academic who was universally ...
- Terror Reaches South (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jan 18, 2006)
The dastardly attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005 which took the life of a mathematician from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has drawn attention to the fact that after north and western India, . . .
- Coming To Terms With A Disturbing Past (Telegraph, Sanjib Baruah, Jan 18, 2006)
Ordinary Cambodians as well as members of the international community have mixed feelings about the trial of the surviving Khmer Rouge leaders beginning this year, writes Sanjib Baruah The author is visiting professor, Centre for Policy Research, New Delh
- Kumaraswamy Calls Party Mlas’Meeting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The fate of N Dharam Singh government hangs in balance with some prominent JD (S) second-line leaders headed by its working president H D Kumaraswamy reportedly convening a meeting of the party legislators on Wednesday to decide on forming . . .
- No One Has A Right To Obstruct Justice: Delhi Hc Document (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 18, 2006)
The Delhi High Court met on January 10 to consider the situation created by the striking lawyers of the Delhi Bar Association. The following are excerpts from a resolution passed by the full court:
- Wise King, But Foolish Subjects (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Jan 18, 2006)
Time was when I was proud to own a copy of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses, given how much furore the book occasioned in the life not just of its author, but of India, Iran, the UK, and of the larger world of Islam.
- Air-Lift, Anyone? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 18, 2006)
So you thought that public sector undertakings, given that they come under the government, would be more inclined to adhere to rules and regulations framed by their master? Perish the thought. An Indian flight, IC 165 from Delhi to Mumbai on Tuesday, ...
- Rebranding Of Bihar (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Jan 18, 2006)
On the face of it, Bihar continues to make news for the same reasons — another schoolboy was abducted even as an abducted businessman was reportedly freed on Tuesday.
- Maha Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
The way pre-election politics is moving in West Bengal, two things are clear already. The conscientious and determined officer of the Election Commission will serve up a formidable challenge to the entrenched Left Front when the poll comes.
- A National Aptitude Test Is The Answer (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre must fulfil its obligation of bringing in a law on professional courses.
- Given Our Resources, We’Ve To Adopt A Lifestyle That Leaves A Smaller Footprint On Nature Than West’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 17, 2006)
The greatest threat to our and future generations is not terrorism—it’s climate change. Dr R K Pachauri runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, yes, he’s a fellow Indian.
- `India Should Stay Ahead To Tackle Kashmir Problem' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements: former Governor
Krishna Rao's statements
The proxy war is likely to go on
There is no point in arriving at dishonourable agreements
- Aids Drive: States Look Up To Iim-A (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The training would cover issues relating to finance, human resources management, materials (medicine and awareness campaigns) and logistics management, Ramani said.
- Police: Lashkar Targeted Vital Installations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Kaiga nuclear power plant on hit-list
No evidence yet to link Abdul Rehman, Ibrahim with IISc attack
Lakshar's role confirmed in the attack
- Tagore's Essays (Hindu, Sarojini Premchand, Jan 17, 2006)
A beautifully brought out volume of essays, first published during the birth centenary of Tagore, has also an incisive and lengthy critique by Buddhadev Basu.
- Telangana Issue: Trs Chief Hopeful Of Solution Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Chandrasekhar Rao asks people to be ready for a mass movement
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said the party would settle the Telangana issue with the Congress in the next two or three months, and . . .
- School Construction To Be Taken Up With Nabard Funds: Education Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Rs. 100 crores to be released in first phase
Preparations on for conduct of class X exams
60 extra centres sanctioned in interior areas
Residential schools, hostels planned for mentally challenged children
- Rs.30 Lakhs For Buddha Project At Dharanikota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Dalai Lama also offers help by way of books to Buddhist centre
Kalachakra valedicotry conducted
Breaking up of sand mandala and immersion to be held today
District administration brings out souvenir on the occasion
- Target Practice (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jan 17, 2006)
The Maoists’ kindling of tribal discontent is likely to create more situations like the one in Kalinga Nagar, writes Sumanta Sen
- Caste Cocktail (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre's proposal to allow state governments to divide Dalits into sub-categories, depending on how much they have gained from reservations, stems from the widespread sentiment that some groups have cornered a disproportionate amount of benefits.
- Nitish Kumar Woos Nris (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 17, 2006)
It was more a drive for image makeover than immediate investment by NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when he attended the just-concluded three-day “Prabashi Bharatiya Sammelan” (NRI conclave) in Hyderabad between January 7 and 9.
- The Economic Decline Of Maharashtra (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jan 17, 2006)
The economic decline of Maharashtra began in 1995-96 with the coming to power of coalition governments. The State's debt has now reached a staggering Rs 1.15-lakh crore and the debt servicing burden has risen sharply despite the lowering of interest ...
- Situating Women, Experiencing Gender (Hindu, Padmini Swaminathan, Jan 17, 2006)
Essays on the understanding of the experience of gender in India
This book is a monumental compilation comprising 24 contributors, spread, slightly over 600 pages, sweeping across two centuries, drawing together diverse disciplines and themes, but . . .
- Time For Thought? (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2006)
In 2006, the BJP should reflect deeply on what went wrong
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- Card Games (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 16, 2006)
Certain things can be both absurd and sinister. The discovery that there are more ration cards than human beings in West Bengal may have come as no extraordinary surprise to the inhabitants of the state, but countable proof of this absurdity . . .
- Cbi To Reopen Cases Against Sajjan Kumar (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
In a significant development, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has moved the trial court here to reopen the 1984 anti-Sikh riot cases against Congress MP Sajjan Kumar, seeking original documents of the cases, which were closed without even . . .
- India Still Shackled, Says Report (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Jan 16, 2006)
People today speak of a sea-change in the Indian economic environment since the early 1990s. But the Economic Freedom Index tells us that, not only is India placed way down at the 121st position among 161 countries, there has been just an 11 per cent ....
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- Agri Technology Mission Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
The idea is to push up productivity level of the sector, says YSR
Farmers in Andhra Pradesh can now look forward to some assistance in fighting adverse seasonal conditions and also explore ways and means to give a boost to their productivity . . .
- To Do A Bihar In Palestine (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 16, 2006)
After Bihar gifted democracy its finest hour of glory with an unprecedented bloodless, free and fair polls, its time for those state officials who played an instrumental role, along with EC pointsman K J Rao, in achieving the near-impossible feat, . . .
- Moulvi Taken Into Custody (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Bangalore City police have taken into custody a Muslim preacher from Bagalkot who is supsected to be the member of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). The police who brought the moulvi to Bangalore on Sunday are probing if he had any role in the ....
- Telangana Put On Cong Back-Burner? (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jan 16, 2006)
There are any number of signs that the Congress has put the issue of statehood for Telangana on the back-burner. Not the least is the fact that the issue does not form part of the agenda of the crucial forthcoming 82nd plenary session...
- Glued To The Coalition (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 16, 2006)
The AICC session to be held in Hyderabad later in the week assumes added significance since for the first time the party, since coming to power and under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, will
be devising a strategy to consolidate its coalition mantra.
- Umrao Jan: Poet And Courtesan (Deccan Herald, S Nanda Kumar , Jan 15, 2006)
The book offers a glimpse into the world of the courtesan, a sort of parallel one that went side-by-side with the Great Indian Uprising of 1857.
- When Netas Play I-Spy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 15, 2006)
The “influential” persons behind the tapping were paying the detective Rs 5 lakh a week and already Rs 50 lakh has been paid for the patently “illegal service”.
- Naxals, Ultras May Target Aicc Plenary (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
With the date of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) plenary session nearing, extremists and terrorists are planning to strike at the meet in order to attract international attention.
- 'Ap Has Not Held Back Relief To State’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The Andhra Pradesh government has paid Rs 37.4 crore to Karnataka so far as compensation to families affected by the Jurala irrigation project. A sum of Rs 20 crore was held up as the Karnataka government did not file the utilisation certificates . . .
- River Linking Risks (Statesman, SUSHIL KUMAR MUKHERJEE, Jan 15, 2006)
Planners who try to redistribute surplus water into deficit areas by river linking forget that in the dictionary of Nature, there is no word like ‘deficit’ or ‘surplus’
- Behind The Lore Of Lepakshi (Deccan Herald, L Ramachandra Rao, Jan 15, 2006)
Two red spots on the walls are believed to be the place where the builder threw his own eyeballs at. The Veerabhadra Swamy temple in Lepakshi is full of such legends, says L Ramachandra Rao.
- Can Kj Rao Do A Bihar In Bengal? (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jan 15, 2006)
Ask a man on the streets of Bihar who is their hero number one, and pat will come the reply: K J Rao, Election Commission’s advisor in the October-November elections in the state.
- Ipo Scams: Chidambaram Warns Of Severe Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram has warned that "severe action" will be taken against those involved in allotment scams related to new public issues.
- `Indian Music Needs To Be Protected, Promoted' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
In the din and buzz of commercialisation, some kind of noise is understood as music today: Venkatachalaiah
- "Enough Is Enough!", High Court Tells Mcd (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Civic body asked to comply with Court's orders on farmhouses or face dissolution
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2006)
The CPI(M) obviously enjoyed the BJP’s national executive meeting in Mumbai when leaders competed to be named after heroes from the Ramayana.
- Rendition For Dawood Ibrahim? (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Jan 14, 2006)
Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. Why then, given New Delhi's obvious desire to ingratiate itself with Washington, can't the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government take a cue from the Bush
- 'Intriguing' Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jan 14, 2006)
There was nothing 'intriguing' about the comment of the Pakistani ruler, Gen Pervez Musharraf, on India's expression of concern over the 'spiralling violence' in Balochistan; the more 'intriguing' thing was the adverse reaction in some quarters within..
- Missing Statecraft In The Chinese Theatre (The Financial Express, V ANANTHA NAGESWARAN, Jan 14, 2006)
India’s relationship with Beijing is marked by naivete and a singular lack of coherence
- Economists For Retaining Fbt, Phasing Out Tax Sops For Software (Business Line, Our Bureau, Business line, Jan 14, 2006)
ECONOMISTS today urged the Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, to carry forward fiscal consolidation at both the Central and State levels and suggested that exemptions under the indirect tax regime be done away with to improve revenue collections.
- Rbi Cracks Whip On Erring Banks (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
A day after capital market watchdog Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) unearthed another multiple demat account scam, banking regulator Reserve Bank of India (RBI) swung into action.
- Biotechnology Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Jan 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is today a growing sector with over 200 industries, market share of US$ 1 billion, investment to the tune of US$ 137 million and exports being 59% of the revenue. The Biotech sector recorded a growth of 39% during 2004.
- Blow For Discipline (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court has dealt another blow for discipline in government offices.
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