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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 7555:
- Sonia Sees Bihar Lesson For Secular Forces (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Four days after Congress lost Bihar polls, the party president Sonia Gandhi today sought to cement her ruling coalition at the Centre, by dwelling aloud on secular unity.
- Who To Blame? Sonia, Paswan, Laloo? Sonia Blames Laloo And Paswan For Bihar Defeat (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Nov 26, 2005)
The blame game has started. Sonia Gandhi has started blaming Laloo and Paswan. But was it fair for congress to have alliance with RJD knowing very well what RJD and Laloo was doing in Bihar?
- Nitish Takes Charge As Bihar Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD-U leader Mr Nitish Kumar was today sworn in as the new chief minister of Bihar at a ceremony at Gandhi Maidan this afternoon.
- Nitish Sworn-In As Head Of 27 Member Nda Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was today sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA Government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- Nitish Sworn In As Bihar Chief Minister (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn-in as the 32nd chief minister of Bihar. Mr Kumar was administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Buta Singh at a function at the historic Gandhi Maidan here.
- Nitish Boots Out Cabinet Minister (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The wild, wild ways of Bihar never seem to end, not even with the passing of the Laloo Prasad sarkar. Bihar cabinet minister Jitan Ram Manjhi quit late last night from the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government, just hours after being sworn in
- Protect Whistleblowers (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 25, 2005)
There is need for legislation to protect those who expose misdeeds
- Nitish Takes Charge In Patna, Starts With A Team Of 26 (Indian Express, J P Yadav, Nov 25, 2005)
Patna’s Gandhi Maidan was witness to another historic event today as Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 33rd Chief Minister of Bihar before a crowd which had gathered in thousands.
- Straight Out Of Bihar (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 25, 2005)
Finally, Lalu Prasad is no longer the supremo of Bihar. The former chief minister is a great communicator, has a certain kind of charisma and a turn of phrase that goes across the footlights with ease, but has, over the years, . . .
- Bihar: Minister Quits Following Controversy Over Graft Charges (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
The nascent NDA government in Bihar received a jolt just hours after being sworn in when cabinet minister Jitan Ram Manjhi resigned in the wake of a controversy over his alleged involvement in a teachers training institutions scam in the 1990s.
- Can Bihar Rise From The Ashes? Determined Political Push Is Crucial (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
The new government that takes over in Bihar must make up for the time the State has lost — and pushed to the bottom of the table in many a parameter — by building up a fast, reliable, instant, effective network for delivery of services and . . .
- A Recipe That Failed Lalu This Time (The Financial Express, YASHWANT SINHA, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar has redeemed itself. By voting the way they did in the recently held elections, the people of Bihar have exploded many myths,
- Indian Parliament Erupts In Chaos Over Iraq Oil-For-Food Scandal: Bjp Wants Sonia And Natwar Singh To Resign (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
India’s parliament erupted in chaos Thursday as the opposition attacked the ruling coalition over alleged links between a federal minister and Iraq’s oil-for-food scandal.
- Nitish Promises "Good Governance" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
All sections of society given representation in Cabinet, hesays after the swearing-in
Ministry has 16 Cabinet and 10 Ministers of State
Crowd asks Governor Buta Singh to resign
BJP workers protest against non-inclusion of Navin Kishore Prasad Sinha
- Nitish Kumar Promises Crime-Free Bihar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
New Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday promised to usher in a crime-free Bihar
- Nitish Sworn In As Bihar's 33rd Chief Minister (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was today sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- No Need Of Goodwill Hunting (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar finally has a leader who begins his political innings on a clean slate, says Kalyani Shankar
- Nitish Sworn-In, Buta Sworn At (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 25, 2005)
Mubarak ho satta ki khushali, 15 saal se ruki hai bahali - cries greeted Nitish Kumar as he was sworn-in as Bihar's new Chief Minister on Thursday afternoon. Sporting his trademark beige kurta-pyjama and Nehru jacket, Mr Kumar appeared as the . . .
- Nitish Kumar Takes Charge In Bihar But Rogue Elements Threaten To Continue Mafia Rule In Bihar (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 25, 2005)
Bihar needs complete cleaning. Local mafia controls the economy, free market place,
- What Made Him Talk Like That? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Nov 25, 2005)
Sudarshan's views on population control may be criticised, but what about the facts disclosed by the CPS study, asks S Gurumurthy
- King Gyanendra On Notice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2005)
The King was in the counting house counting out his money but unlike the blackbirds in the nursery rhyme that hit back at a palace servant, Nepal's political parties and the Maoists have pecked off the royal nose.
- Nitish & Co Take Over In Bihar (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar was on Thursday sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister at the head of a 27-member NDA government, marking the smooth transition of power after 15 years of Lalu-Rabri rule.
- Bihar Deserves Better (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 25, 2005)
In the resounding verdict given by the people of Bihar in favour of a restoration of law and order, governance and development, one may forget why Lalu Prasad Yadav was made the undisputed Raja of Bihar in the first place.
- Where Do We See Such Courage’ (Indian Express, Rashmi Bansal, Nov 25, 2005)
There are people who live for their jobs. And a few, very few who die for them. In the latter category you generally think: soldier. Dying to protect the motherland. Yes, we have plenty of those, making the ultimate sacrifice to protect our borders.
- What Does The Bihar Verdict Mean? (The Economic Times, D Raja, Nov 25, 2005)
Lalu’s rule lasted for 15 years. He came to power because he truly enjoyed society’s good will, particularly that of its lower strata.
- Jehanabad Case: Nhrc Issues Notice To Dgp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Taking serious note of the Maoist attack on a jail in Jehanabad in Bihar, the NHRC on Thursday issued notice to the state Director General of Police to submit a report on the issue in three weeks.
- Rebuilding Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 25, 2005)
FOR Mr Nitish Kumar, the real battle began when he took over as Chief Minister on Thursday.
- Volcker Report Rocks Parliament (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Nov 25, 2005)
The UN Oil-for-Food Volcker Committee report rocked Parliament today with a determined Opposition stalling the proceedings in both Houses, even as the government conceded that it was ready for a discussion on the issue under rules which required voting.
- Nitish Sworn In Bihar Cm (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 25, 2005)
All roads in Patna today converged at the historic Gandhi Maidan where NDA leader Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar by Governor Buta Singh.
- A Vote For Development (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 24, 2005)
It is a common belief that “Justice delayed is justice denied” and nothing perhaps sums up the 15 years of RJD rule in Bihar better than this. The decisive positive mandate in favour of Mr Nitish Kumar, one of the three champions of the cause . . .
- Anti-Naxal Drive To Be More Focussed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
State police asked to change strategy with the help of intelligence reports
- It Is Not Easy To Stay In Power For 15 Long Years: Lalu Prasad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
"I want Nitish to show results; he played into the hands of communal forces"
- Shedding Baggage (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 24, 2005)
The real winner in Bihar and by-elections elsewhere in the country could be the Congress.
- Beyond The Promised Land (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Maoism in Bihar has filled a vacuum that the state’s polity should have abhorred. But politics in Bihar has to transcend land struggle and violence for it to break out of its caste mould and realise its democratic potential, says Pothik Ghosh
- Volcker: Nda Plans Adjournment Motion (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
To demand resignation of Sonia as UPA chairperson and that of Natwar Singh from Cabinet
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
BJP's Sushil Kumar Modi to be the Deputy Chief Minister Nitish swept the NDA's demand for Buta Singh's ouster under the carpet, adopting a `let bygones be bygones' posture.
- Operations Against Naxals To Be More Focussed (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 24, 2005)
The police have been asked to change their present pace of anti-naxal operations to a more "focussed operation" with the help of intelligence inputs from across the State and the country on the naxal activity.
- Nitish Lands, Lalu Leaves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The same Sahara Airlines aircraft ferried Bihar Chief Minister-designate Nitish Kumar and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad in different directions on Wednesday.
- Bihar: The Road Ahead (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 24, 2005)
In a clear mandate, the people of Bihar have voted across caste and communal divide to send the message that they want change. It is now up to Mr Nitish Kumar, expected to be the next Chief Minister, to deliver on his promises and put his State firmly....
- A Mission To Know India's Rich Past (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Nov 24, 2005)
30,000 people have fanned out in nine States for the first ever survey of manuscripts
- Nitish Kumar To Be Sworn In As Bihar Cm Today (Hindustan Times, HT Correspondent, Nov 24, 2005)
JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Bihar’s 23rd Chief Minister at the historic Gandhi Maidan along with a 13-member team of ministers on Thursday.
- Price Of Paswan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 24, 2005)
A defeat is sometimes a good opportunity in politics. The Congress seems to be keen to protect Ram Vilas Paswan from the knives that have come out for him after the Bihar results.
- Price Of Division (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 24, 2005)
United, they could have stood tall; divided, they fell. The verdict in Bihar once again upheld the simple electoral logic.
- Relaunching Brand Bihar (Indian Express, Rama Bijapurkar, Nov 24, 2005)
I remember a discussion a few years ago at a strategic planning session of a multinational consumer goods company on how people of India were changing.
- Lure Of Un Funds Drives Ngo To 'Rescue' Kids (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Nov 24, 2005)
This could well be described as the fate of children rescued from a cage and incarcerated in a pigeonhole.
- Rabri Goes Crazy, Refuses Defeat, Smells 'Conspiracy' (India Daily, Blalji Reddy, Nov 24, 2005)
The self proclaimed queen of Bihar went nuts after losing election.
- A Twist Of Fate (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 24, 2005)
Natwar Singh has exhausted his capacity to hurt himself. But he has not exhausted his capacity to hurt the Congress.
- Nitish To Be Sworn In As Cm, Modi Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar here tomorrow at the head of a coalition government with BJP...
- Why The Crowned Head Lies Uneasy (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Nov 24, 2005)
As if the tasks ahead are not daunting enough, Nitish Kumar might soon find that the BJP is in no mood to make his going smooth,
- Bihar Puts Parliament In A Different Mood (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The impact of the Bihar election verdict was quite palpable even as both Houses of Parliament were adjourned till tomorrow after paying homage to former President KR Narayanan,
- Nitish’S Swearing-In Today (Tribune, Tribune News Service, Nov 24, 2005)
The NDA leader and Chief Minister designate, Mr Nitish Kumar, today officially staked claim to form the next government in Bihar before Governor Buta Singh marking the end of six months of President’s rule in the state...
- India's Wild Bihar Sees End Of 15-Year Family Rule (Hindustan Times, Manish Prasad, Nov 24, 2005)
India's crime-plagued state of Bihar will swear in a new chief minister on Thursday, ending the 15-year rule of maverick lower-caste leader Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife.
- Decline And Fall Of The Rjd (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Fifteen years after he took Bihar by storm, Lalu Prasad has been handed a drubbing so severe it has stunned pundit and pollster alike.
- The Bihar Mandate (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 23, 2005)
THE NITISH KUMAR-LED National Democratic Alliance has won a decisive mandate from the Bihar public, ending, in the process, the 15-year-long sway of Mr Lalu Prasad over the State.
- Parliament Faces A Winter Of Discord (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 23, 2005)
At least 50 legislative measures are scheduled for introduction or consideration in the winter session of Parliament, opening today. But this appears a tall order, given the confrontationist mood of the Opposition.
- Bjp, Allies End 15 Years Rule Of Lalu Prasad In Bihar (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 23, 2005)
Bringing an end to 15-year-long uninterrupted rule of Lalu Prasad’s RJD, the alliance of JD(U)-BJP Tuesday wrested the power by roping in 140 seats in the 243-member Assembly.
- I'll Bring Back Rule Of Law To Bihar, Says Nitish (Times of India, Nitish Diwakar, Nov 23, 2005)
The 22 Akbar Road residence of Nitish Kumar, Bihar's chief minister-designate, was teeming with people from the state, the media and NDA politicos
- Defeated Lalu's Good News For Cong (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Nov 23, 2005)
Even as the Congress mulls its humiliation in Bihar, there is respite for it. After his defeat, Lalu will no longer be able to use armtwisting tactics on the Centre.
- North By North-West (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2005)
NOTWITHSTANDING its severe drubbing in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Congress has every reason to feel happy with its performance in the byelections held in Maharashtra.
- To Hubris Of Identity Politics (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu has been decimated, the Nitish Kumar-led NDA given a clear mandate to rule Bihar and the CPI (M) that matters in the state is the CPI (Maoist).
- Sensex Turns Strong, Up 56 Points In Early Trade (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
The Bombay Stock Exchange Benchmark 30-share Index (Sensex) today turned strong after a two-day slide and was quoted 56 up during morning trading on the back of fairly heavy FII inflows in Cash on Monday even as investors continued to square up positions.
- 14 Ministers In Nitish's Cabinet (Hindustan Times, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced that he would be inducting about 14 ministers, including a deputy chief minister, in the new NDA government in the state.
- Hard Lobbying In Bjp For Deputy Chief Minister Post (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 23, 2005)
It was a bipolar election — a direct fight between the NDA and the RJD-Congress alliance, says Jaitley
- Vote For Change (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 23, 2005)
The people of Bihar have emphatically rejected the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The mandate is for a politics that will go beyond the rhetoric of social justice and build democratic institutions.
- The Other Yadav (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2005)
Absent from Bihar polls: Ram and Jinnah, Muslims with job quotas and subsidised Urdu teachers
- Congrats, Bihar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 23, 2005)
A vitory of the people, said Nitish Kumar. It was good form for Bihar’s man of the moment to say so.
- "A Vote For Change And Governance" (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Nov 23, 2005)
We will explode the myth that Bihar is non-governable, says Nitish Kumar
- Lalu Prasad Promises Nitish Full Cooperation (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 23, 2005)
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and Railway Minister Lalu Prasad on Tuesday conceded defeat and extended his greetings to Nitish Kumar, chief ministerial candidate of the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar.
- Lalu's Rjd Ousted In Bihar, Nitish To Be Next Cm (See Graphics) (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Riding an anti-incumbency wave exploiting the division in the secular camp, the JD (U)-BJP combine today dislodged the Lalu Prasad Yadav-led RJD, entrenched in power in Bihar for the last 15 years, winning an absolute majority securing 142 seats in the 24
- Bihar Pins Hope On Nitish Kumar (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Nov 23, 2005)
It is the dawn of a new era in Bihar. An era of hope and resurgence, an era whose foundation will be laid on the ruins of caste and communal politics, an era ushered in by a verdict whose impact will send tremors in the corridors of power in New Delhi
- Verdict For Governance, Says Nitish (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 23, 2005)
It was his day all along and there was no reason for understatement. After making a clean sweep of Bihar, defeating Laloo Prasad Yadav so decisively, Nitish Kumar could well have afforded a few good soundbites. But he knew better.
- I Am Putting Back My Pistol (Indian Express, PRAKASH JHA, Nov 23, 2005)
What Laloo Prasad Yadav did during fifteen years of his ‘reign’ was nothing new. He was just trying to perfect the ploys of democracy, like the Congress has been doing for 58 years in India.
- Pm Smiles - Secretly Congress Is Happy As Lalu Gets Wiped Out Of Bihar (India Daily, Sonia Joshi, Nov 23, 2005)
Secretly this is what Congress probably was hoping for! This just helps them to bring some discipline and parity in their uncontrollable arts of UPA coalition.
- Fear Prompted Cong Alliance With Rjd: Bjp (Indian Express, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, the BJP today said its president Sonia Gandhi owed an explanation to the people for entering into an "unprincipled alliance" with RJD in Bihar "to save" its government at the Centre.
- Bihar Joins The National Mainstream (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 23, 2005)
Lalu Prasad refused to understand that Bihar could not remain a stranger to the larger process of growth and development that characterises much of the rest of India.
- People Wanted A Change From Rjd Misrule: Cpi (Indian Express, PTI, Nov 23, 2005)
CPI on Tuesday said the NDA alliance emerged victorious in the Bihar Assembly elections because the people of the state wanted a change from the 15-year-long RJD "misrule".
- His ‘Secular’ Votes Split, Laloo Yadav May Gun For Ramvilas Paswan (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh declined comment in public on the outcome of the Bihar verdict but his government will now be under pressure from Laloo Prasad Yadav to remove Ramvilas Paswan from the Union Cabinet for ‘‘splitting the secular vote’’
- How Laloo Express Got Derailed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Amidst the flickering of lantern, the RJD strongman apparently failed to read the writing on the wall, reports Abhay Kumar from Patna.
- Can The South Asian Region Do It Too? (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Nov 23, 2005)
The time to learn some political lessons from the countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion is now.
- In The End, His Joke Was Tired And On Him (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 23, 2005)
Mandal's architect V P Singh called the rise of Laloo Prasad Yadav in Bihar his “lab experiment in social justice
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