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Articles 3321 through 3420 of 7555:
- India Accelerating (International Herald Tribune, AMY WALDMAN, Dec 05, 2005)
In the middle of the old Grand Trunk Road a temple sits under a peepul tree. The surrounding highway is being widened to four lanes, and vehicles barrel along either side. But the temple and tree thwart even greater speed, and a passing contractor . . .
- Trs Chief Claims Pawar, Prasad In Favour Of Separate Telangana (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief and Union Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao today claimed that NCP chief Sharad Pawar and RJD president Lalu Prasad strongly support his separate Telangana cause.
- Belated Wisdom (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
Bihar Congress wakes up to the reality
- True Seeker (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
K.G. SUBRAMANYAN challenges you to think. As an artist, scholar and ideologue, he edges you out of comfort zones to upend established notions, as he has through his artistic oeuvre over six decades.
- Sir! No Sir! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 04, 2005)
What has changed after the elections in Bihar? On the face of it the Laloo Prasad Yadav-Rabri Devi era has ended at least for the time being. In a democracy this should not be regarded as a serious development because defeat and victory are part . . .
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 04, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- Uma’S Expulsion From Bjp Imminent (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Dec 04, 2005)
Expulsion of Uma Bharti from the BJP appeared imminent as the party confirmed today that till late evening, it had not received any reply to the show-cause notice served on her for indulging in anti-party activities.
- We Will Build A New, Vibrant Bihar: Nitish (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 04, 2005)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar wants to introduce a new political culture in the state.
- Packers & Movers (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 04, 2005)
State left holding the Railways’ baby
- The Quest For ‘Pahale India’ (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 04, 2005)
The 21st India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum has just concluded.
- Bihar Elections Post-Mortem (Indian Express, Soli Sorabjee, Dec 04, 2005)
The main cause for Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory was public disgust with Laloo-Rabri misrule. People saw through the political gimmickry and theatricals of Laloo Prasad Yadav. After all you can fool some people for some time but not all the . . .
- Bjp’S ‘Matra Shakti’ Meet Silent On Uma’S Suspension (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) draws closer to the end of its year long silver jubilee celebrations, it decided to pay tributes to ‘Matra Shakti’ at a grand meet organised in the Pink City on Saturday. After all, what could be a better venue . . .
- Nitish Yet To Choose ‘House’ (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Dec 04, 2005)
Having romped home, it’s now time for Nitish Kumar to decide on the legislative ‘House’ to contest for.
- Uttaranchal Loses Special Package (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
For this state, its a harsh reality to cope with. For, the special economic package announced by the previous NDA regime for Uttaranchal has been withdrawn by the Centre.
- Uma Bharti's Charge Baseless, Says Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 04, 2005)
"No dearth of backward caste leaders promoted by party"
Gaur, Chauhan belong to backward castes
Ms. Bharti plays caste card often
Her stand a hurdle to reservation for women
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 03, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 03, 2005)
In all the fuss over Lalu, Bihar, Volcker, Mitrokhin, Raj Thackeray and Natwar Singh, you may have failed to notice the curious case of the news story that did not appear.
- Railways Need More Funds For J&k: Lalu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today said additional funds were required for ongoing projects in Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern Region.
- Old Guard Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
Uma opens another can of worms
Uma Bharati’s revolt and second suspension is the third major jolt the BJP has suffered in six months.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 03, 2005)
The EC took certain steps in Bihar to ensure peaceful and fair polls. It does not mean we will follow the same model everywhere. Nevertheless, lessons learnt in Bihar will be enforced and similar action will be taken if the situation warrants.
- No End To Terrorist Threat (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok Mehta (retd), Dec 03, 2005)
Since the Delhi bombings, Srinagar serial attacks and the Jehanabad jailbreak, newspapers have been immersed in articles on terrorism and why it is time to take this scourge more seriously.
- Why Should Sonia Gandhi Resign, Asks Cpi (M) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Enforcement Directorate will probe Matherani's claim'
Opposition demand bizarre: Finance Minister
Unfair to say we are defending Natwar: Nilotpal Basu
Prime Minister's statement disappointing, says BJP
- Bihar: Stolen Arms Recovered (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
In a major success for Patna police, all 62 firearms stolen from an arms store in the state capital were recovered during a raid on a criminal hideout, barely two days after the incident, a senior police official said today.
- Laloo Assets Case: Notice To Cbi And Bihar Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notices to the CBI and the Bihar government on a petition by Railway Minister and RJD chief Laloo Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi challenging the Patna High Court verdict upholding the validity of the state . . .
- Of Laughter And Forgetting (Times of India, Pothik Ghosh, Dec 03, 2005)
1/1, Bishop Lefroy Road is a fizzy orange-flavoured thirst-quencher served at a Calcutta fine-dining restaurant. Try telling that to a thoroughbred Bengali, and chances are he will look at you with disdain.
- Land Of Buddha (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 03, 2005)
Bengal’s CM can make history, by helping EC to help his state
- A Bank Robber’S Arrest Cracks J&k Terror Net (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The arrest of a bank robber on Wednesday has led the J&K Police to the network behind eight major militant strikes.
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Dec 03, 2005)
After 15 years of Lalu-Rabri caste-based misrule and non-governance, Bihar is once again at a crossroads. Will Mr Nitish Kumar's JD(U)-BJP combine be able to give Bihar a new direction and usher in an era of clean governance and faster development, . . .
- Footsie With Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 03, 2005)
The NDA-led Opposition has forcefully articulated the growing public concern on matters of internal security with its broadside against the UPA Government for its "misplaced compassion" for terrorists that, even at this moment, . . .
- Bjp Undoes Itself. Again! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Dec 03, 2005)
By now, undoing itself when everything is going perfectly right for the party has become a peculiarity of the party with a difference.
- Terrorist Violence Rising Again (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 02, 2005)
The spurt in terrorist attacks in Kashmir and elsewhere in the country, including Delhi, must be a matter of worry for a Government that is already under heavy fire from the Opposition on a host of issues.
- Primordial Calls Vs Politics Of Individuation (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 02, 2005)
The scope and nature of the Bihar verdict are stunning. Once again, the illiterate, long-suffering people rose above caste and religion in search of a better future and proved the psephologists and pundits wrong.
- Left To Protest (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 02, 2005)
Biman’s objection to Bihar-like poll
Biman Bose, the Left Front chairman, had disgraced himself during the last parliamentary election by encouraging cadres to drive out Election Commission officials if they dared to come in the way at polling booths.
- Not Into The Sunset (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Dec 02, 2005)
After a few pleasantries and a quick round-up of Madhya Pradesh politics, I bluntly asked Uma why she was hell-bent on tormenting Patwa. Surely she should realize that you couldn’t get anywhere in the state by alienating a powerful group in the BJP . . .
- Why Is Bihar A Failed State? (Business Line, Devendra Mishra, Dec 02, 2005)
A FEW years ago a senior advocate during a Supreme Court hearing, casually remarked that a particular government should not suffer from the `Bihar Syndrome'. It created a furore with several parties, organisations and people, . . .
- Lalu Plays Busybody (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Having lost his home turf in the Bihar poll battle, railway minister Lalu Prasad made a quiet comeback to the rail ministry last week. That his return coincided with the onset of the winter session of Parliament was a blessing in disguise for him.
- Nothing Is More Obstinate Than A Fashionable Consensus (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 02, 2005)
Recently,the Central Board of Trustees (CBT) of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) spent five hours debating the rate of interest payable to more than three crore subscribers. But the board could not reach a consensus on the issue.
- Railways To Set Up Call Centres, Train Enquiry System (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Railways would set up 22 call centres with a common telephone number -- 139 -- across the country, besides launching a National Train Enquiry System (NITES) and Management Information System.
- Bihar Devoid Of Good Governance: Buta (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
In an oblique reference to the erstwhile RJD government, Bihar Governor Buta Singh on Thursday admitted that the state had missed "good governance" and reaffirmed the newly installed NDA regime's commitment to ushering in a new era of development with....
- More Than A Pinch (Indian Express, T V R Shenoy, Dec 02, 2005)
My doctors tell me I should cut down on the salt. I respond that this is not possible for an Indian journalist today, we must take every political statement with whole tablespoons of the briny stuff. Does anyone believe the high-sounding sentiments . . .
- Left Gets A Winter Chill: Cec Says Bihar Test Will Help In Bengal Polls (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bandopadhyay, Dec 02, 2005)
Increasing nervousness of the ruling Left Front, Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today made it clear that the Election Commission would use its recent ‘‘Bihar experience’’ to conduct Assembly polls in West Bengal next year and would delete names...
- Bihar: Vigilance Probe Likely Into Multi-Crore Blanket Scam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Stumbling on "glaring irregularities" in purchase of blankets worth around Rs 30 crore by the erstwhile Rabri Devi ministry for distribution among below poverty line people in 2002, Bihar government today hinted at ordering a probe by the state Vigilance
- Bihar Redeems Its Pledge (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Dec 02, 2005)
The recent Assembly elections in Bihar will be treated as a milestone in the history of Indian democracy. Though all elections are important in one way or the other, Bihar elections were a cut above the rest. First, they ended the 15-year . . .
- Hindsight As Foresight (Pioneer, Mumtaz Khan, Dec 02, 2005)
Just when it was time for Musharraf to make a grand gesture towards the unity of Kashmir, he fell victim to his old habits, says Mumtaz Khan
- India, China To Resolve Boundary Dispute: Pm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
The special representatives appointed by India and China to resolve border disputes are looking at all aspects of the issue, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, informed the Rajya Sabha today.
- Angry Sanyasin, Aged Tiger (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 02, 2005)
How typical it all is of this country’s dismal, distorted and depressing politics! After many a summer the people had got something to cheer and be happy about. Bihar, the state almost written off as an irremediably benighted land, . . .
- Management Gurus To Guide Aids Mission (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
For guiding the Rs-1 billion third phase of the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP-III) beginning next year, the Centre plans to rope in top management gurus including experts from the Indian Institute of Management in Bangalore.
- Bjp Suspends Uma Bharti (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 01, 2005)
Show cause notice issued for anti-party activities, faces imminent expulsion
Softens stand but leadership not impressed
Show cause notice gives her 72 hours to reply
Deliberately defying party's highest decision-making body
- Lalu Had Mandate, Didn't Do Anything. Will Nitish? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Winds of change have blown across the landscape of Bihar. With Lalu Prasad Yadav's 15-year era having come to an end, it is time for a new beginning. Or is it?
- Uma Bharati Suspended From Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
A day after Mr Shivraj Singh Chauhan took oath as Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, the BJP today suspended mercurial Sanyasin Uma Bharati from the primary membership of the party for “anti-party activity”, paving the way for her expulsion.
- Party Encounter (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
There seems no easy way of return to glory. For Ms Uma Bharti, the exultation of victory by a three-fourth mandate in Madhya Pradesh is now most firmly in the past.
- Sanyas For Sanyasin (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 01, 2005)
IF there is an element of surprise in the suspension of former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti from the primary membership of the party, it is that the punishment is mild for a leader who claims she is the real BJP.
- Aids Stalks Indian Highways (Hindustan Times, Margie Mason, Dec 01, 2005)
Zalisz Ahmed paid US$1 and lost his virginity on the side of the road to one of India's countless young truck-stop prostitutes. He's had unprotected sex with many others since and says he's never heard of AIDS.
- Health Minister Says Concerned About Aids Awareness (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 01, 2005)
India's health minister expressed concern on Wednesday about AIDS awareness, monitoring and treatment, saying the latest official count in India could have fallen short of the real number of infections.
- Sparring Partner (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Dec 01, 2005)
It was an irresponsible coalition ally that made matters worse for the RJD. Will it be the same for Nitish Kumar? asks Sumanta Sen
- It’S Only The First Round (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Dec 01, 2005)
No matter which way the numbers are stacked, there is only one clear winner in the long-drawn Bihar Sudoku: a Sikh gentleman generally resident in Delhi who barely intervened in the turmoil of India’s most turbulent state except to give . . . .
- I Will Live And Die For The Party: Uma Bharti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti said on Wednesday that the former Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, party president L.K. Advani and senior leader Jaswant Singh were like her parents.
- Bjp Suspends Uma Bharti’S Membership (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suspended today the former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, from the party’s primary membership,
- What Bihar’S Done Today... (Indian Express, RAMESH VENKATARAMAN, Dec 01, 2005)
Is Indian politics becoming ‘middle class’? Nitish Kumar’s thumping victory in Bihar suggests that even in the darkest reaches of India’s heartland a profound political re-alignment may be afoot.
- Volunteers Stalk Hiv Ignorance On A Trek Around India (Christian Science Monitor, Scott Baldauf, Dec 01, 2005)
Activists from the AIDS Walk for Life, a 4,200-mile walk around India, perform a street play to educate people on ways to prevent the spread of AIDS.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 01, 2005)
Laloo Prasad Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor record in governance is a key factor in the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Bihar polls, a front page editorial says. “The general dissatisfaction against the style and content of governance in Bihar.
- After The Cop Out, Let’S Find Some Cops (Indian Express, ABHINAV KUMAR, Dec 01, 2005)
K C Surendrababu was a dyed-in-the-wool Telugu bidda. When I first met him during training at Hyderabad, he spoke Hindi haltingly with a lyrical style in tune with the rest of his endearing personality.
- I Will Live And Die For Bjp, Says Uma (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Suspended firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti said on Wednesday that she would reply to the show cause notice issued to her within three days and "live and die" for the saffron party.
- Bjp: The Siege Within (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 01, 2005)
Judging by the absence of support to Uma Bharati by other Sangh parivar members, it's clear that she is in the minority, says Anuradha Dutt
- Running With Accolades (Pioneer, Archana Dalmia, Dec 01, 2005)
Sonia Gandhi has come into her own like a triumphant contender after a long race, says Archana Dalmia
- Chouhan Sworn In As Madhya Pradesh Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
A day after his choice as BJP Chief Minister was strongly protested by senior BJP leader Uma Bharti and her loyalists, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was today sworn in to the top post in Madhya Pradesh amidst solid backing from the party high command.
- Uma May Be Suspended From Bjp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass on Tuesday over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets on Wednesday.
- Bjp Will Get Tough With Uma Bharti (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
She may be suspended from party
Lust for power crossed all limits: Vajpayee
Second generation leaders want Ms. Bharti out
Govindacharya's defence is the last straw
- Run Uma Run – Bring Bjp Back To Home (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Nov 30, 2005)
It is time to reengineer BJP. The current BJP does not know if it is Congress or the Left Front. It is time for the core conservatives in the party to bring BJP back to home.
- ‘India Unable To Stem Maoist Violence’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
The Indian government said Tuesday it has been unable to stem growing Maoist insurgencies in parts of the country.
- Pml Plans Pak-India Peace Conference (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League will host a Pakistan-India peace conference in the near future for demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, self-governance and solving the Kashmir dispute through dialogue.
- Kannadigas Will Be Safe: Deshmukh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has assured his Karnataka counterpart, Dharam Singh, that his government would give full protection to Kannadigas in his state, DHNS reports from Mumbai.
- Uma On Her Way Out Of The Bjp? (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 30, 2005)
All the signs are that this time Uma Bharti will not find it easy to ride out the storm.
- Scent Of A Woman (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 30, 2005)
Viewed from a distance, the scenes outside the BJP’s two state headquarters appeared remarkably similar — excited party workers jostling before TV cameras; the smell of burning paper; the sound of frenzied slogans.
- To Be Effective, Link Up (Indian Express, RISHI MOHAN SANWAL, Nov 30, 2005)
November saw the focus of the media and polity focused on the Bihar elections and its results.
- No Longer Backstage (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 30, 2005)
Patna’s historic Gandhi Maidan was the grand setting for two coronations on Thursday last. Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar’s new chief minister was the story of the day. But intimations of the second crowning were drowned in the extravaganza . . .
- Divide And Lose (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Nov 30, 2005)
While sections within two of India’s most ideologically driven and, as a result, sectarian parties — the BJP and the CPM — have recently woken up to the perils of their divisive politics, a third, the RJD of Mr Lalu Yadav, has been taught the . . .
- Should The Education Bill Be Scrapped? (Business Standard, Partha J Shah, Nov 30, 2005)
The Bill is well-intentioned, but it may stifle the development of private schools and add to the bureaucracy
- Nitish Asks Govt To Declare Bihar Backward State, Seeks Tax Relief (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Asserting that Bihar deserved ‘‘special treatment’’ in view of the ills that have plagued the state, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today urged the Centre to declare it ‘‘a backward state’’ and extend all-possible tax relief to it.
- National Alternative (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 30, 2005)
The Volcker Report demolished the government’s credibility. The Bihar elections destroyed its authority. The Supreme Court judgment eroded its legality.
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