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- Ulfa Top Gun Caught In Transit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
As the commander of Ulfa’s most potent combat unit, Prabal Neog is used to barking orders to his men to kill and maim Hindi-speaking people. Today, he was begging the police to shoot him.
- Cong Sliding But Upa Retains Goodwill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that far from the heated debate in New Delhi over the possibility and outcome of a mid-term poll, most of the country was unaware of the nuclear deal and certainly didn’t want to face an election over it.
- Top Ulfa Commander Held (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 18, 2007)
The most wanted ULFA commander, Prabal Neog, who has been giving the Army and the police a tough time for the past one decade, was arrested by the police in a smooth operation at Mission Chariali in Tezpur town of North Assam this noon.
- Sc Asks Why Can't Mothers Be Legal Guardians (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
A young widow, who has remarried, on Monday asked the Supreme Court: Can a mother not claim equal rights as that of a father in regard to her child's guardianship?
- Ulfa Bowls Talks Googly At Delhi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Ulfa today stretched its blame game with Delhi to another level by claiming that either chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa or commander-in-chief Paresh Barua would have happily sat for peace talks by now, but for an unresponsive government.
- Rs 31,500 Cr Pds Grain Stolen In 3 Yrs (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
In the last three years, Rs 31,585.98 crore worth of wheat and rice meant for the poorest of the poor was siphoned off from the public distribution system.
- Bsp Is Best Placed Of All (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 17, 2007)
The Mayawati factor is going to dominate the political landscape over the next year.
- No Cause For Pot-Belly (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2007)
Since time immemorial, potato has been considered a 'vegetable' whose excess consumption could lead to obesity. The myth has finaly been exploded. A new study by Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, clears the air over the popular . . . .
- Hunt For Profit (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
As a hugely profitable business the world over, illegal trade in wildlife is growing while the rate of conviction for the crime remains low.
- Protest Rallies Against Death Of Ulfa Cadre’S Mother (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 13, 2007)
Thousands of people took out rallies in lower Assam’s Nalbari town and a ‘Black Day’ was observed in the State on Wednesday protesting the death of Sabitiri Rajbongshi, mother of ULFA militant Bhaskar, during a raid by the Assam police and the. . .
- In The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Chiranjib Haldar, Sep 13, 2007)
Social scientists have attributed the settlement of Nepalis in northeast India, since the 1820s, to their migratory habits, prompted by the search of either economic opportunities or grazing lands.
- Indian Schools Begin Flood Awareness Programme (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The dusty roads and swelteringly heat of India’s north-eastern state of Assam now make it hard to believe that like England, it was hit by the worst floods in years just over a month ago.
- Broken Window (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
Hyderabad bombings, violence in Agra and Haryana, and the Maoist onslaught reinforce the apprehension that the country is moving towards anarchy
- China Trumps India In Gas Stakes (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Recent developments in the gas-field projects of Myanmar have highlighted the intense resource diplomacy in the region.
- 69 Hurt In Rocket Attack On Israeli Military Base (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
At least 69 Israeli soldiers have been injured, some seriously, in a rocket attack on a military training base, an Israeli Army spokesman said on Tuesday.
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
The events of the past few days bear testimony to the truth of Lord Wavell’s observations: “India can be governed firmly or not at all”.
- 3.5 Million Homeless In Indian Floods (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India’s northeast rose to 3.5 million.
- Cbi Gets More Time To Probe Subba Claim (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the CBI six weeks to investigate the claims of Moni Kumar Subba that he is not a citizen of Nepal. Subba, the Congress MP from Tezpur in Assam, has said he is an Indian citizen "by birth".
- Upa, Political Moment, Nation (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Sep 11, 2007)
There are two ways of reading the political message of the Indian Express—CNN-IBN—CSDS poll.
- Rs 700-Cr Loss In Assam Floods (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Repeated floods in Assam this year have affected over 1 crore people and caused severe damage to the state’s economy.
- Seven Die In Assam Flash Floods (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
At least seven people have died in flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials said.
- Flash Floods And Lightning Strikes Kill At Least 19 In North (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains over the weekend killed at least 10 people in northeastern India and forced hundreds to flee their homes, officials said Monday.
- Ulfa Now A Broken Force, Says Governor (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 10, 2007)
Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh considers the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) a “disintegrated force” which has lost all its cohesiveness.
- Ultra Behind Deadliest Iraq Attack Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A US air strike killed the Al-Qaida militant who masterminded Iraq’s deadliest bombings which killed more than 400 people on August 14, targeting the Yazidi sect, a US military spokesman said today.
- Never Ending Trauma Of Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Whenever terrorists strike in India, one gets to hear some readymade names of the perpetrators, or their organisations, or the country/ countries that are giving them sanctuary.
- Our Deal With America (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 08, 2007)
Has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a good deal with President Bush of America? Most Indians think he has; most Americans think the same way.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2007)
It is difficult to understand why defence officials should expend time and energy trying to explain and justify the on-going multilateral naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal.
- Iaf To Boost Defence Along Eastern Skies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The IAF has formally closed down its airbase at Tezpur in central Assam, in order to make it fit for the state-of-the-art Sukhoi 30s and other new generation combat aircrafts that it is likely to induct by 2012.
- Unending Terror (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 07, 2007)
AFTER the recent reprehensible twin-blasts in Hyderabad there has been a far more comprehensive and candid discussion than before on the apparently endless scourge of terrorism targeting this country.
- 14 Ulfa Men Lay Down Arms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Fourteen Ulfa militants, including members of the outfit’s two strike units, surrendered to police at a simple ceremony here today.
- Killings Spark Ethnic Tension In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
At least 15 tribal people in India’s remote northeastern Manipur state have been killed this week in clashes with separatist rebels, police said on Thursday, sparking fears of wider ethnic conflict in the region.
- Assam Blast: Two Ulfa Conduits Arrested (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 05, 2007)
The Assam police today arrested two conduits of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), involved in September 1 blast in a city market that killed one person and injured 21.
- After Hasina, Zia (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2007)
Politics in Bangladesh is in a flux. The latest development is the arrest of Mrs Khaleda Zia. The tenure of Mrs Khaleda Zia has been notorious for massive corruption and abuse of power.
- Reaching Out To The Border (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 05, 2007)
Promoting trade with and investment from our East-Asian neighbours could be the key to bolstering the economy of the States in the North East.
- Time & Time Again! (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
A group of scientists has, says PTI, suggested that Indian Standard Time (IST) be moved six hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) instead of 330 minutes.
- India Shining Guys To Have Anti-Terror Plank Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
With the BJP coming round to the view that the country is heading towards snap polls in view of the UPA-Left skirmishes on the nuclear deal, it has broad-based the terms of reference set for the committee headed by Mr Venkaiah Naidu to include . . . .
- Two Hands For A Clap (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2007)
Ending the conflict with Palestinians is more complicated than Israel’s withdrawal.
- Nda Tries To Rope In New Allies (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2007)
Convinced that snap polls are round the corner, the main Opposition BJP has decided to strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by taking new allies on board.
- India Hopes Bangla Will Get Back Democracy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
India on Monday hoped for an early and full restoration of democracy in Bangladesh.
- India Fast-Tracks Highway Shortcut To China (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Sep 04, 2007)
India is set to fully revive its side of the famous Stilwell road of World War II, which stretches across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and into China and Myanmar.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured. 'Sleeper units', which have carried out the blasts, can comfortably go back to sleep once again, as we simply refuse to act on security . . . .
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Encyclopaedia on Srimad Bhagavatam: T. Rengarajan; Om Publications, 2783, (Ist Floor), Bhagat Singh Gali No. 6, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi-110055. Rs. 2000.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 03, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured.
- Democracy At Discount (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 03, 2007)
It had been India’s pride – rightly – to be the world’s most populous democracy. We would claim parity with the USA – acclaimed as the world’s “greatest” democracy – to be the largest in the category.
- Survey Shows Obcs Are Actually Better Off (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
In the backdrop of the Supreme Court debate on a quota in education for Other Backward Classes, the findings of a government survey that OBCs’ monthly per capita expenditure is close to the national average, and in some states even better . . . .
- ‘Indian Idol’ Unites North-East, All Root For Amit Paul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
From politicians to actors, people from all streams of life in the northeast are rooting for Shillong singing sensation Amit Paul to make him the next “Indian Idol” in a much-watched reality television contest.
- Scs, Sts Come Close To Obcs In Per Capita Monthly Expenditure (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 01, 2007)
It would be an eye-opener for the policy makers who project Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) economically weaker than other backward classes (OBCs).
- Hc Heat On Sahay Transfer Pressure (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Jharkhand High Court today issued a notice to Union minister of state for food processing Subodh Kant Sahay, seeking an explanation over the transfer of a CCL officer to the Northeastern Coalfields.
- To Be A Hard State (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 31, 2007)
Mumbai 1993, Coimbatore 1998, Jammu & Kashmir Assembly complex 2001, Parliament 2001, Akshardham 2002, Jammu army camp 2003, Mumbai car bombs 2003, Assam bomb 2004, Ram Janmabhoomi 2005, Delhi blasts 2005, Varanasi 2006, Mumbai train bombs . . . .
- Police Release Sketch Of Bombings Suspect (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Police said the SIT team had already interacted with the witnesses of the twin blasts that rocked Lumbini Park and Gokul Chat at Koti area and took the details from them.
- Terror Attacks On Rise In North-East: Centre (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The number of terror attacks in the North-east has gone up in the current year, as Ulfa is raising its head again in Assam and other insurgent outfits have joined in the mayhem in Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura.
- Left With Little Choice (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Aug 30, 2007)
Comrades should support the Congress on issue-to-issue basis; else, they would be compelled to ally with 'opportunist' regional parties
- Strange Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2007)
The identification with the crowd could not have been more complete. Of course the policemen in Bhagalpur, who recently participated in the violent public assault of an alleged thief, had their distinguishing uniform and motorbike.
- It Meet Begins Today (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The Northeast’s signature IT event, NICT 2007, gets under way here tomorrow.
- We'll Fight Jihadis As We're Fighting Maoists, Vows Ysr (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Aug 29, 2007)
Pushed on the backfoot by the unprecedented terrorist outrage against the citizens of Hyderabad, beleaguered Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has decided to launch an aar paar ki ladai and go after the terrorists as he had gone against the . . . . .
- Ulfa On Rampage (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The recent coordinated attacks on Hindi-speaking people in Assam by members of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and its ally, the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF), have highlighted the deteriorating law and order situation . . . .
- Four Terror Cells Still On The Prowl (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 29, 2007)
The responses of the ruling Congress to Saturdays terror attacks here, have swung between the extremes from the defensive to the aggressive, at times owning up lapses.
- Gogoi Launches Employment Mission (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 29, 2007)
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday launched a Rs. 669 crore Employment Generation Mission, aimed at generating employment opportunities for 1,67,000 people.
- Two Who Planted Bombs Identified (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Security agencies and the police have been able to identify at least two men who are suspected to have planted the bombs that went off in Hyderabad on Saturday last.
- Market Slump And Inequality (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 29, 2007)
The slump in global stock markets since July has wiped out an estimated $5 trillion of wealth, five times the GDP of India.
- ‘Bangladesh Campus Unrest Orchestrated Through Money’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Terming the riots in Bangladesh last week as an “orchestrated incident”, the British envoy here has claimed that money was behind the student unrest that originated from the Dhaka University campus. “It was initially spontaneous and then it was . . . .
- Cbi Mulls Review Of Sahay Cases (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The CBI is contemplating a review of all cases being handled by its Special Crime Branch, Kolkata, including Tagore’s Nobel medallion theft and the Tapasi Mullick murder cases.
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- Northeast Militancy: Nagaland Cm’S Turn To Meet Shivraj Patil (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The criticism over recent killings by militants in the Northeast, particularly in Assam, has prompted the Centre to take a closer look at the security situation in the states. Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has met chief ministers and governors. . .
- Assam Bandh Affects Life (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 23, 2007)
A 12-hour Assam bandh jointly called by organizations of six communities of the State — Tai-Ahom, Tea-tribe, Moran, Matak, Koch-Rajbangshis and Chutiya — to protest the rejection of their demand by the Centre for inclusion in the list of Scheduled . . . .
- Outsourcing Terror In The Northeast (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 22, 2007)
Three days and a death toll of at least 30 and counting in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
- How To Bridge The Gap (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 22, 2007)
That the distance between the seats of administration and the areas to be administered is often enormous is becoming increasingly evident in the context of militant attacks in different parts of the country.
- 1,363 Hiv Cases Detected In Indian Paramilitary Forces (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 22, 2007)
The Indian government has said that it has detected 1,363 cases of HIV/AIDS in the paramilitary forces.
- Fifteen Al-Qaida Activists Arrested In Manipur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Assam Rifles personnel, acting on a tip-off, nabbed them from a house at Moreh Ward number 3, about 120 km from Imphal.
- Bjp Mustn't Let Govt Fall (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The BJP has erred in opposing so vociferously the India-US civil nuclear deal. In public perception, its opposition is largely political.
- Chuck De, Shah Rukh (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 21, 2007)
What do you say about a man who is icon, whose sensitive yet impassioned portrayal of the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team inspires them to a World Cup victory and in the process upholds the ideals of patriotism, non-discrimination . . . .
- India To Become Power Surplus Country (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Electricity projects under implementation would make India a power surplus country by 2012, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde told the Rajya. . .
- 15 Suspected Al-Qaida Activists Held In Manipur (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Fifteen suspected Al-Qaida activists, who entered India from Bangladesh and were on their way to Myanmar, have been detained by security forces at the border town of Moreh in Manipur’s Chandel district, official sources said today.
- Ulfa Rejects Appeal For Talks (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Aug 20, 2007)
In response to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s renewed appeal to ULFA for direct talks with the Government of India, the insurgent group has ruled out talks unless its demand for “restoration of sovereignty of Assam” does not form the core . . . . .
- Kiss And Make Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
The BJP is having a ball. It had long been in the political wilderness, while the UPA government looked solid and likely to last its full term in power.
- Live Like The Sahibs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Burra Sahib’s Bungalow, deep inside Assam’s Gatoonga Tea Estate, offers a peek at life in a tea garden
- 13 Militants Held From Homes Of Manipur Mlas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
In a pre-dawn cordon and search operation conducted in the high-security and VIP area of Babupara, Manipur Police arrested 13 militants belonging to various valley-based outfits from the official residences of three sitting Congress MLAs . . . . .
- ‘Nda Had Hand In Encouraging Ulfa’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
The Congress-led coalition at the Centre on Friday blamed the previous NDA regime for all the “present ills” in the Northeastern region, particularly Assam, where several Hindi-speaking people have been killed in attacks by ULFA and other militant groups.
- Enemies Of Peace (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Aug 18, 2007)
In Assam, terrorist attacks on government installations and killing of innocent civilians in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations have become an annual event. It was, therefore, surprising that the Assam government failed to prevent the . . . . .
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
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