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- Mumbai Marks A Grim Anniversary (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
On Wednesday evening, India's commercial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), will observe the first anniversary of the serial bomb blasts on commuter trains which killed 187 people and wounded more than 700 others.
- Meetings For Expediting Railway Development (Hindu, S. Anil Radhakrishnan, Jul 11, 2007)
The Railways have decided to commence monthly meetings with the State Government to expedite railway development in the State and to sort out the problems in implementing railway projects.
- Putin Carries The Torch (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 10, 2007)
Sochi's successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics has not only been celebrated as a victory for Russian sport, but also as a sign that Russia is becoming a 'world leader' again. Is it the beginning of Russia's re-emergence as a global power?
- “We Are Praying For A Miracle” (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jul 10, 2007)
Life still a big challenge for survivors of July 2006 Mumbai serial train blasts
Of the 1,077 victims and their families, 416 are still running around to get dues: BJP
Some of the injured require lakhs of rupees for surgery and treatment
- Our Oil Demands And The Reality (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy & A Madhavan, Jul 10, 2007)
British Petroleums Statistical Review of World Energy 2007 would have us believe that Indias oil demand has remained static at 120 million tons since 2004.
- From Ooty With A Song (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 10, 2007)
Time was when one could see a sweating red face peeping out of the black steam engine panting into a station.
- On Top Of The World In Jungfrau (Deccan Herald, B V Prakash, Jul 09, 2007)
B V Prakash gets high on Jungfrau, a tall and beautiful peak in the Bernese Oberland mountain plateau of Switzerland.
- Relentless Scrutiny (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 09, 2007)
The President of India is more selected than elected. Now that Pratibha Patil is a “shoo-in” for the post, it’s likely that the Congress will happily claim victory. But unfortunately, this victory may seem a bit hollow.
- Terror-Hit Coach To Be On Track (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jul 09, 2007)
It is indeed a unique venture taken up by the Indian railways. With the objective of delivering a firm message to terrorist groups that the country will not be browbeaten, the authorities will put the mangled coach of the July 11, 2006 terror . . .
- Vietnam Favours Fta With India (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Jul 07, 2007)
Visiting Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Friday favoured a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Vietnam and India. “I hope talks between Vietnam and India will begin soon for signing an FTA that would help create more favourable . . . . .
- Power Plants, Ship Building To Drive L&t (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
L&T Chairman & Managing Director A M Naik said, Since we have completed 70 years of existence, we want to re-affirm our commitment. We will do roadshows and other campaigns, to reach out our message of nation building.
- Helicopters Called In For Rescue Work In Rajasthan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
Hundreds of people were marooned today after incessant rains created a flood-like situation at Surayata village in Rajasthan's Pali district. Helicopters were pressed into service to evacuate them to safer places, officials said.
- Rising Rupee A Blessing For China (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 05, 2007)
The appreciating rupee could turn out to be a blessing for China, which has so far struggled to match India's experience and expertise in the area of Information Technology offshoring (that is, the movement of technology jobs from . . . .
- Pmo Reviews Essential Supplies Position In N-E (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
The principal secretary to the Prime Minister, Mr TKA Nair, has reviewed the position of essential supplies in north-eastern states following damage to a railway bridge on the main Lumding-Badarpur route on North Frontier Railway.
- The Buffalo Jinx (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2007)
The recent events in Rajasthan involving the Gujjars and the Meenas have attracted a lot of comment. Some of these are at best peculiar perceptions mixed with personal prejudices disguised as intellectual discourse without any factual . . . .
- Monsoon Nightmare (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 04, 2007)
What does Vilasrao Deshmukh want to be remembered as? As the man who presided over the demise of the country's most efficient metropolis?
- Monsoon Nightmare (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 03, 2007)
What does Vilasrao Deshmukh want to be remembered as? As the man who presided over the demise of the country's most efficient metropolis?
- Make Rail Booking Senior-Friendly (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 03, 2007)
There is a popular train that operates daily between Visakhapatnam and Hyderabad, with a first AC coach that accommodates 16 passengers in three cabins of four berths each and two cabins of two berths each (coupes).
- Tibet In The Time Of High Economic Growth (Hindu, N. Ram , Jul 03, 2007)
Unprecedented economic growth, rises in living standards, education, infrastructure development, job creation, central government subsidies, and political policies implementing the autonomy mandated in the Chinese Constitution are . . . .
- In-Laws On The Train (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2007)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s brothers-in-law — Subhash Yadav and Sadhu Yadav — have reduced the status of the world’s largest railway network to that of a family fiefdom. Shockingly, they show little respect for the rules or propriety.
- Confusion Of Uncertain Loyalties? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 02, 2007)
There exists an opposition consensus, supported by the people at large, that the Election Commission is too submissive in the face of the power of President General Pervez Musharraf.
- Samjhauta: India To Pay Compensation (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 02, 2007)
India will make compensation payments to 27 legal heirs representing 33 Pakistani victims of the Samjhauta Express tragedy, here on July 5.
- Maoists’ Designs (Tribune, P.V. Ramana, Jul 02, 2007)
For the second successive year in a row, Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) issued a call for a nationwide two-day economic blockade on June 26 and 27 and successfully imposed it in different parts of the country.
- Floods Engulf Balochistan, Nwfp (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
More than 45 people died in Balochistan on Friday, while the total death count exceeded 200 following massive flooding throughout Sindh, Balochistan and the NWFP.
- Looking For Something? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2007)
Google keeps track of all the popular searches made in a country every week. Then, at the end of the month, it adds them all up to determine what the fifteen most popular searches were. It’s called the Google Zeitgiest.
- Climate Change And India’S Options (Hindu, M.R. Srinivasan, Jun 30, 2007)
More than a decade ago, the United States walked out of the Kyoto Protocol on reducing carbon emissions.
- Railways Estimates Loss At Rs. 100 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2007)
Twenty incidents took place in States affected by naxal violence during the two-day economic blockade called by Maoist cadres in protest against the economic policies of the Government.
- ‘Velu Derailing Railway Development’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2007)
Nationalist Youth Congress (NYC) State general secretary S. Pradeep Kumar has alleged that Union Minister of State for Railways R. Velu is trying to upset all railway development in the State.
- India Seeks Bangladesh Help (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Jun 29, 2007)
India has made it clear that terrorism is a major obstacle for realisation of South Asia Community and sought the help of Bangladesh in achieving this objective.
- Naxal Blockade Hits Railways (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jun 28, 2007)
Largescale disruption of goods and passenger trains in Central and Eastern India marked the culmination of a two-day economic blockade called by the Maoists on Wednesday, with the rebels blowing up railway tracks in Bokaro district of Jharkhand and . . .
- Cag Chief Wants More Autonomy For Ministries (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 28, 2007)
Comptroller and Auditor General of India VN Kaul wants the Ministries to be given greater autonomy and direct responsibility for budget monitoring and account keeping so that the CAG office can concentrate on bigger issues of financial governance . . .
- Missing Pramod Mahajan (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 28, 2007)
Had the master strategist been alive today, the Shiv Sena would not have backed Pratibha Patil. Nor would the BJP and its oldest ally been squabbling in public. The BJP misses Pramod Mahajan, so does Balasaheb Thackeray
- Naxals Target Rail Tracks In J’Khand (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2007)
The Maoists blasted rail tracks in Bokaro district early today as their 48-hour economic blockade entered the second day causing an estimated loss of Rs 40 crore worth of business, particularly in the mining and transport sectors, in Jharkhand.
- Naxals Damage Railway Lines, Traffic Hit In Bihar, Jharkhand (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jun 27, 2007)
Security forces maintained tight vigil in all naxal-affected States as Maoist guerrillas stepped up attacks on railway property on Tuesday to mark the beginning of their 48-hour, nationwide economic blockade against the Centre’s economic policies.
- Lalu's Tourism Offer (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 26, 2007)
There is an aura about the Kerala monsoon. So much so that rains there have, in the imagination of tourists, become a not-to-be-missed exotic phenomenon.
- Power Supply On Low Voltage (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 26, 2007)
Poor service delivery plagues the electricity distribution scene, despite grandiose plans on paper.
- Failed Mantri As Rashtrapati? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 25, 2007)
Most Congress ministers who wanted to be president in 2007 know they will be nowhere in 2009. That says a lot about the quality of the Congress-led cabinet
- Another Track (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2007)
Accountability is not entirely an unknown word in India. Nitish Kumar, the railways minister in 1999, resigned after the horrific train disaster in Gaisal in north Bengal.
- Major Naxal Attacks On Sezs Feared (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2007)
Fearing major attacks on infrastructure projects during the June 26-27 economic blockade planned by CPI (Maoists), the Centre has sent advisories to Naxal-hit states, as also Punjab and Haryana, directing them to beef up the security.
- For King Khan, Russian Fan Mail From Azerbaijan (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2007)
Jet lag rarely hits Indian Railways employees. But after spending a month in Azerbaijan’s capital Baku, playing the European Club Championship there, Central Railway’s junior ticket collector Manju Phalswal and Leave Department clerk Nishi Chauhan. . .
- Maoist Attacks Feared On Infrastructure Projects (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2007)
Fearing major attacks on infrastructure projects during the June 26-27 economic blockade planned by CPI(Maoists), the Centre has sent advisories to Maoist-hit States, as also Punjab and Haryana, directing them to beef up the security.
- In Defence Of The Pm (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 23, 2007)
The negative stereotype of public bureaucracy runs deep. In comparison with the private sector, it comes across, in popular judgment, as bloated, wasteful, corrupt, incapable of innovation and painfully inefficient.
- Sianchen Stand-Off (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 23, 2007)
It is now more than obvious that hopes to resolve the hardly affordable stalemate over the Siachen Glacier are bogged down in the mistrust and suspicions that confound the prickly Indo-Pak relations.
- Central Alert On Naxal Onslaught (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
With Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and other development projects being on Maoists’ hit-list across the country, the Centre has warned states to gear up their machinery to check the Red ultras’ onslaught during their proposed two-day . . . .
- To Catch A Dead Tiger By Its Tale (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Jun 23, 2007)
It was a sign of the perilous state of wildlife conservation in West Bengal: the shocking death of a Royal Bengal Tiger near Coochbehar recently, apparently after a collision with a train.
- Failed Mantri As Rashtrapati? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 23, 2007)
In a week when Rashtrapati Bhavan is in the headlines, it is relevant to recall a little nugget from our political history.
- Maoists Call For Blockade (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Jun 22, 2007)
Security forces have been put on high alert in several States following a two-day economic blockade announced by the CPI (Maoist) from June 26.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 22, 2007)
The party’s free hand to the Chief Minister to be tough on those opposing industrialisation is said to have met with a stony silence from Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at Monday’s CPI-M state secretariat meeting.
- Beml’S Rs. 450 Cr. Follow-On Public Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
Bharat Earth Movers Ltd. (BEML) is entering the capital market with its follow-on public offer (FPO) of 49 lakh equity shares of Rs. 10 each at a price to be decided through a 100 per cent book-building process.
- Lalu Prasad To Narrate Story Of Success To It Heads (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
After lecturing management students from India and the USA, Railway Minister Lalu Prasad is now all set to share the lessons learnt from the railway turnaround story with the top honchos of leading information technology companies.
- References Against Imran Sent To Cec (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
Opp walks out of NA in protest
* Vows references against president, PM, others
- History From Below (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
All the tensions generated by British colonialism came to be concentrated in the very instrument it forged for its own purpose - the Bengal Army.
- Defending Musharraf Is A Tough Job (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 20, 2007)
After the spiralling public disaffection with the government stemming from the 9 March 2007 decision by President General Pervez Musharraf to unceremoniously fire the chief justice of Pakistan, the state’s “damage control” department has come under . . .
- Sezs: A Tipping Point (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2007)
Budhadeb Bhatattacharya, chief minister of West Bengal, must wonder what he did in his previous life to deserve Mamata Banerjee in this one.
- Whither Bb-Nawaz Equation? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 19, 2007)
In an interview published Monday in a London-based daily newspaper, Ms Benazir Bhutto has claimed “that she had reached a ‘verbal’ agreement with Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PMLN) chief Nawaz Sharif, according to which she would have the first . . .
- Electricity Crisis (Deccan Herald, S.L. Rao, Jun 16, 2007)
The crisis in the power sector is the result of poor implementation of laws and schemes by governments.
- Why India Should Cut Carbon Emissions (Hindu, K. Venugopal , Jun 16, 2007)
PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh was playing the political card when he told the members of the G8, the group of eight industrialised nations, at Heiligendamm earlier this month that "we have come here not as petitioners but as partners."
- Budget: Flaws And Omissions (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Jun 15, 2007)
IN an environment marked by judicial and political turmoil, a beleaguered government with its popularity (if it ever had any) in negative territory, and faced with what seems an unavoidable election, has unveiled a populist budget that it . . . .
- Look Who’S In The Driver’S Seat (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jun 14, 2007)
The figures showcase a trend: In April 2007 industrial production grew at 13.6 per cent and GDP growth in 2006-07 at 9.4 per cent. One of the biggest drivers of today’s high GDP growth is high investment.
- Railways To Handover Rail Hotels' Operations To Rlda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
After floating initial bids for the operation and maintenance of 'Rail Yatri Niwas' and 'Rail Ratna' hotels, Railways are understood to be having a second thought about it now.
- Railways Need Budgetary Support For Expansion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
Warning that lack of resources could hamper implementation of mammoth projects like the Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC), Minister of State for Railways, R. Velu on Wednesday asked the Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry to provide adequate . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 14, 2007)
Desperate men do act desperately. Yet that is neither explanation nor justification.
- Train Blasts: Advani Writes Again To Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani, has complained that families of a large number of victims of the July 11 2006 train blasts in Mumbai are yet to receive compensation.
- Action On Rails (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2007)
The anti-smoking lobby had tried to bring about a revolutionary change in films but failed because of popular resistance. A blanket ban on smoking would have killed any production resembling a detective thriller, a genre that millions love.
- Mudslide Kills 62 In Bangladesh (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
At least 62 people were killed and many others were injured on Monday in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in a hilly port city in southeastern Bangladesh, rescue officials and witnesses said.
- Cut Obc Share For Minorities' Quota: Lalu (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 12, 2007)
While other OBC leaders are shying away from talking about Justice Rangnath Misra Commission recommendations, Lalu Prasad, the pivot of the OBC politics, has unequivocally supported the commission's suggestions and demanded its early implementation.
- Mumbai Train Blasts Victims Feel Let Down (Hindu, Meena Menon, Jun 12, 2007)
A month away from the first anniversary of the serial train blasts on Mumbai's suburban locals, its victims are still suffering acutely from body injuries, and running from pillar to post to get their due compensation.
- Bangla Mudslide Claims 76 Lives (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
At least 76 people were killed and many others injured today in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in a hilly port city in southeastern Bangladesh, rescue officials and witnesses said.
- Setc Runs Trials For Online Reservation (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Jun 09, 2007)
The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has started running trials for online reservation for bus tickets. Within the next couple of months, the State Government undertaking has planned to launch website reservation system, similar to the . . . .
- Ppp Express (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 09, 2007)
India's first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane in 1853; now Mumbai is all set to create rail history once again. Independent India's first private passenger train will run next year between Churchgate and Borivli.
- Gujjars' Quota Stir Costs Railways Rs 100 Crore (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 09, 2007)
The Gujjars' quota agitation in Rajasthan and other neighbouring States has cost Indian Railways over Rs 100 crore during the weeklong stir. The Railway officials claimed the loss in terms of revenue could be higher, but it would be known only . . .
- 30 Ipos Coming Up In The Infrastructure (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2007)
Sensing significant growth opportunity in the poor infrastructure network in the country, as many as 30 infrastructure-related companies are aiming to raise funds from the capital markets in the coming weeks.
- Protest Over Poor Hygiene In Ac Coaches (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Jun 08, 2007)
Confusion prevailed at Jammu Railway station today when passengers travelling by the Tata-Jammu Tawi Express resorted to repeated chain pulling after their demand for better power, water and hygiene of the coaches was not conceded by the Railways . . .
- Privately Owned And Operated Local Train In Mumbai Soon (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The privatisation train is gathering momentum, quite literally. After years of talking about it, the ministry of railways has finally given Western Railway the green signal to invite private players to own and operate an air-conditioned local train . . .
- Night Flights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2007)
It was called NAMS, an acronym for Night Air Mail Service.
- Endless Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2007)
Violence as political strategy is seldom sustainable. That may be one of the reasons the Gujjars abruptly withdrew their agitation in Rajasthan, after a promise by the chief minister, Vasundhara Raje, that would fail to persuade even a child.
- After Goa, Sonia Sets Sights On Gujarat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Fresh from the flushes of electoral victory in the just-concluded Goa Assembly elections, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has now set her sights on Gujarat Assembly elections, slated for later this year.
- Shore Up Infrastructure (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 06, 2007)
Travelling through South Korea, I was struck by the country’s infrastructure. Physical assets were visible everywhere: bridges, highways, superfast trains, state-of-the-art airports, 100 per cent electrified villages, 100 per cent sanitation and . . . .
- Turnaround Saga In The Background, Railways Surges Ahead On Cool Ac Performance (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
What was once a huge loss-making business for the Indian Railways is now rapidly emerging as its biggest money-spinner.
- The Difficult Business Of Rail Freight Containers (Singapore Times, Anand Kumar, Jun 05, 2007)
THE Indian government opened up a key sector of freight movement — the railway freight containers business — to private players about two years ago. But movement has been rather slow, in fact as slow as container movement on the tracks of Indian Railways.
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