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- Rjd Loses Power In Bihar (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
PATNA, Bihar (Reuters) - A major partner in the ruling coalition, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) lost power in Bihar on Tuesday, a defeat analysts say may weaken the federal government and slow reforms.
- Nda Blows Out Rjd Lantern (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
Terming the remarkable win “people’s victory”, JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar said the electorate of Bihar had given a befitting reply to the injustice done to the state by the “illegal” dissolution of the previous Assembly.
- Bjp Renews Plea For Buta Singh's Removal (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 23, 2005)
Enthused by the poll verdict in Bihar, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday renewed its demand for the removal of Governor Buta Singh.
- Nda Sweeps Bihar Poll (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 23, 2005)
Nitish Kumar made the most of the wave for a change in Bihar when he led the NDA combine to a landslide victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, ending the 15-year Lalu-Rabri reign this evening.
- Nitish Promises Good Governance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Bihar's would-be Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today outlined his priorities with good governance taking a prime place in his government.
- Priya Dutt, Rane, Panniyan Win Bypoll (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 23, 2005)
The Shiv Sena suffered a shock defeat in its strong hold Malvan seats in the Maharashtra Assembly poll bringing cheer to the Congress camp, on a day when the party heard of only political reverses of its poll alliance in Bihar.
- Electorate Has Been Misled, Says Lalu (Tribune, T.R. Ramachandran, Nov 23, 2005)
RJD supremo and Union Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav had it coming in his home state of Bihar but refused to see the writing on the wall.
- Bihar Speaks (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 23, 2005)
There are times to lament the state of India’s institutions and times to celebrate them.
- Rebuilding Bihar A Challenge, Says George (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Holding out the promise of rebuilding Bihar, the Janata Dal (United) today hailed the people’s verdict as an end of their 12-year-long struggle to overthrow a corrupt regime.
- Bihar Election Blurs Caste Divide (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 23, 2005)
Mr Sivanand Tiwari of the RJD, Mr Sambhu Srivastav of the JD(U) or Mr Ramjatan Sinha of the LJP are not just names. They perhaps should be viewed as indicators to the slow but steady process of the disintegration of the highly polarised caste-based politi
- Fresh Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
The rise and fall of leaders are not necessarily the most significant aspect of electoral verdicts.
- Buoyed By Bihar Results, Nda All Set To Take (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 23, 2005)
Buoyed by its victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the opposition NDA will cross swords with the Government in the winter session of Parliament, commencing tomorrow, on a host of issues, including the raging Volcker report controversy and the policy
- Taking On Militancy Will Be Tough For Azad: Farooq (Daily Excelsior, Mohinder Verma , Nov 23, 2005)
Welcoming the statement of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad about being tough towards the militancy in the State, former Chief Minister and patron of National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah, however, is of the opinion that it would be a daunting task for th
- Ec Wins (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 23, 2005)
The long election schedule had its share of criticism but in retrospect, perhaps, it was necessary to maintain peace through a proper deployment of security forces.
- Security Paradigm Global Threats, Local Responses (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2005)
Addressing the Combined Commanders Conference in Delhi on 20 October, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said:
- Bihar Results: Nda Leading In 12 Seats, Rjd Six, Inds Three (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Former Bihar Chief minister Rabri Devi was trailing in Raghopur constituency as NDA combine of BJP-JD(U) established an early lead in 32 of the 55 seats, trends were which were available.
- Counting For 243 Bihar Assembly Seats Begins (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Counting of votes for the 243-member Bihar assembly began this morning under heavy security.
- The Bihar Laloo Lost (The Financial Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2005)
In Bihar’s most celebrated festival, Chhat, the participating men, and mostly women, must break their fast in the evening with kheer.
- Mein Banoonga Crorepati (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Nov 22, 2005)
IT was a dream come true. I had qualified to sit next to Amitabh Bachchan and play for two crore rupees in “Kaun Banega Crorepati-2”.
- Rjd ‘Confident’ Of Majority In Bihar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Disagreeing with the exit poll predictions giving edge to the NDA in a hung assembly, the RJD on Monday said that it was confident of getting total majority after counting of votes, but in case the number fell short "the other secular parties including...
- Das Munshi's Role (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 22, 2005)
Is Bengal being Bihar-ised? In the first place Adhir Chowdhury, a Congress MP from Berhampore district, refused to surrender when a non-bailable warrant was issued against him on the charge of murdering a restaurant owner and his assistant.
- Counting Begins In Bihar, Nda Establishes Early Lead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The opposition NDA was leading in eight of the nine assembly seats, trends for which were available soon after counting of votes began amidst tight security.
- Birth Of Bihar The Poll Model (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 22, 2005)
Fairest poll ever and the most peaceful by far. Even hard-nosed politicians, cutting across party lines, grudgingly admit that the election for the Bihar Assembly this time has been different and “clean”.
- Now Get Married (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The reality is that the Left has power over policy. Then why be the Congress’s live-in partner?
- Up, Bihar Are Problem States: Unaids Report (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Nov 22, 2005)
Densely populated Uttar Pradesh and Bihar have evoked global concern as far as AIDS is concerned. In its report on Global AIDS Epidemic update released in India, UNAIDS today expressed fears of even a ‘‘relatively minor increase’’ in HIV transmission ....
- Winter Of Discontent (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 22, 2005)
It is a measure of our jaded appetite that the winter session of Parliament that begins tomorrow is being served up in the spicy terms of scandal, controversy and politics.
- Bihar Boxes Out Laloo (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
According to the latest trends, the JDU-BJP combine is ahead of Laloo Prasad-led combine in the Bihar Assembly polls. Union Minister RamVilas Paswan is expected to be the biggest loser in these elections
- Bjp To Discuss Madhya Pradesh Leadership Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 22, 2005)
Babulal Gaur could be on his way out
Shivraj Singh Chauhan, Uma Bharti in the race
Outcome of Bihar polls also to be discussed
Decision on election of new party president
- 485 Child Labourers Rescued (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Nov 22, 2005)
Employers locked them in abandoned houses and underground workshops
Four teams conducted simultaneous raids
Union Labour Ministry to repatriate these children
More such raids to be conducted
- 500 Child Workers Rescued (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
In a major drive against child labour in the national capital, over 500 minors working in “inhuman” conditions in 50 embroidery units in East Delhi were rescued on Monday after simultaneous raids were conducted at these establishments.
- The State Hasn't Collapsed In Bihar (The Economic Times, K J Rao, Nov 22, 2005)
The Bihar assembly elections have been free and fair, and remarkably peaceful. That inspires hope. It serves to blast the commonly peddled myth that the state there has collapsed. K J Rao, the Election Commission’s adviser in Bihar, certainly deserves ...
- Power Equations In The Winter Session (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 22, 2005)
The much-predicted expansion of the Union Cabinet has turned out to be a minimalist cut-and-paste job. No additions, only a few changes involving four portfolios — Information and Broadcasting, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, and Water Resources
- The Bihar Laloo Lost (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 22, 2005)
In Bihar’s most celebrated festival, Chhat, the participating men, and mostly women, must break their fast in the evening with kheer. But there is an attached ritual injunction: if the believer should come upon any gravel in the dish,
- Narayana Murthy, Mp? (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Nov 22, 2005)
Singapore leader Lee Kuan Yew recently exhorted Infosys chief N.R. Narayana Murthy to enter politics and refashion it just as he had shaped his company to become an IT leader. Even though Lee’s experience of an island state — . . .
- Will Naxal Surrender Package Work? (Deccan Herald, P V RAMANA, Nov 22, 2005)
Past experience shows that Naxal surrender packages cause law and order problems.
- When Officers Are Not Gentlemen (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 22, 2005)
I do not know what I can do about the thinking countrymen. They are all there for a cricket commentary or some boorish confrontation among politicians.
- Ec Is The Winner (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2005)
By and large, the four-phase election to the Bihar Assembly was orderly and peaceful, signifying the triumph of democracy. There was less violence and no booth capturing this time.
- Bihar: Ec Orders Repoll At Two Booths In Saran (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The Election Commission today ordered repoll at two booths in Bihar's Saran district following complaints of irregularities, election office sources said here.
- India's Hiv Cases Far Higher Than Official Numbers (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Nov 21, 2005)
The number of new HIV cases in India, home to the second highest infections in the world, is far more than what official data shows and epidemics in some pockets were alarming, the U.N. AIDS chief said.
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 21, 2005)
The last word on the BJP-RSS tussle is yet to be heard. There has been intense speculation these last few weeks as to who will succeed L.K. Advani as the BJP chief after he demits office in December at Mumbai.
- Bihar Poll Challenging; Cec Defends Rao (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Maintaining that holding assembly elections in Bihar was "challenging", Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon today came out in strong defence of EC Adviser K J Rao who has been under attack from Congress and RJD in the wake of his tough handling of . .
- Bihar's Most Wanted: Ajay, In 40s, Trigger-Happy And Fond Of Good Life (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Nov 21, 2005)
“We should have killed him three years ago,” says an otherwise suave police officer, regretting the ease with which the erstwhile commander of the “People’s Red Army”, Ajay Sao alias Ajay Kanu alias Ravi Kanu, was rescued by Maoists last Sunday . . .
- Biggest Ever Operation Against Child Labour (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Nov 21, 2005)
In what is said to be the biggest ever operation undertaken to rescue children working under inhuman condition in zari units, a joint team of the State Labour Department, Delhi police and a non-government organisation Pratham plan to mount raids at over..
- Bihar Polls Were A Challenge: Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The biggest difficulty was ensuring security and tackling naxalites, says CEC
- Lengthening Shadows Of Naxalites (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Nov 21, 2005)
The terror and mayhem let loose by the Naxalites/Maoists has become bloody.
- Mahajan Predicts Nda Win In Bihar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Says it will lead to disintegration of the UPA regime at the Centre
Dismisses possibility of hung Assembly
Andhra policy on naxalism lacks coherence
Partymen proud of RSS association, says Venkaiah Naidu
- Missing In Bihar (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 21, 2005)
An opinion poll conducted by Times Now in Bihar has come up with interesting information. One, social justice no longer tops the agenda in elections; it is employment.
- Parliament Session Set To Be Stormy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the ....
- Twenty Years Of Saarc Failure (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Nov 21, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- Sonia, Sania And The Fab Four (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 21, 2005)
When people agree to answer questions, it’s usually because they have something to say. That sounds very silly but the truth often is. Silly.
- Bihar Parties Draft Would-Be Cabinet (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Is there going to be any change in Bihar this time or will the status quo continue further?
- India’S Hiv Cases Far Higher Than Official Numbers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
India’s HIV cases far higher than official numbers
- Thursday's Stormy Heat To Beat Manmohan's Winter Chill (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
The winter session of parliament beginning on Wednesday is expected to be stormy, with the government set to face flak over a number of issues ranging from Iraq's oil-for-food deal to Bihar.
- Poetry, Pistachio, Power (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Nov 21, 2005)
A government rarely receives all its challenges in a cluster. But this could be just that kind of a week for the Congress-led coalition: the Bihar verdict, Supreme Court’s judgement on the constitutionality of the dissolution of that state’s assembly,
- Finally, Sonia Stepping Out Of Mrs G’S Shadow? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 20, 2005)
Delhi is India’s most sycophantic city and even bows, as the old Punjabi saying goes, to the rising sun.
- The Perfect Storm (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 20, 2005)
As Parliament readies for its winter session, Santwana Bhattacharya reads the acrimony on the wall
- Exit Polls Predict Nitish's Victory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
Exit polls after fourth and final round of polls for the 243-member Bihar Assembly predict the Nitish Kumar led NDA alliance could garner a simple majority securing 117 seats, leaving Lalu Prasad’s RJD-led alliance trailing way behind the magic figure of
- Nda May Fall Short Of Majority' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
The Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance may end up just short of a majority in the Bihar Assembly, exit polls conducted at the end of the final phase of polling predicted on Saturday.
- According To Exit Polls Nda Has Won In Bihar – Will Form Government In Alliance With A Few Independents And Small Parties (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 20, 2005)
As predicted again and again in India Daily, NDA has won in Bihar
- We Will Restore Governance In Bihar: Nitish (Tribune, Satish Misra, Nov 20, 2005)
DISTURBED over Bihar’s plight and image, National Democratic Alliance’s chief ministerial candidate, the 54-year-old electrical engineer-turned politician Nitish Kumar
- Lalu-Nitish Marathon Heads For Epic Finish (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Nov 20, 2005)
Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad have been running this race for a long time. At least for 10 years now. For most of this political marathon, Lalu looked way ahead. But somewhere along the way, Nitish began to slowly, inch by inch, close the gap. Almost befor
- Bjp Tells Speaker: We Won't Stall Proceedings (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Nov 20, 2005)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday night indicated to Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee that it would not hold up proceedings in the winter session of Parliament beginning on November 23.
- Cause And Consequence (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 20, 2005)
When armed people capture a town, storm a jail and bail out the inmates, as they did in Jehanabad in Bihar on Sunday night, several questions will be asked.
- 48% Polling In Bihar (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 20, 2005)
An estimated 48 per cent of the 8.86 million electorate voted in 41 constituencies in the fourth and final phase of elections to the 243-member Bihar Assembly on Saturday
- Bihar Poll Largely Peaceful (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
The month-long Assembly elections, Bihar’s second this year, came to an end today as the fourth phase of polling in 41 constituencies passed off by and large peacefully.
- Nda Just Short Of Majority: Exit Polls (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2005)
After the final phase of voting in Bihar, two television exit polls tonight predicted that Nitish Kumar-led NDA may end up just short of the winning post in the Assembly polls with projections giving it 117 of the 243 seats, way ahead of the RJD-Congress
- 28 Taliban, Other Militants Surrender To Afghan Govt (News International, Editorial, The News International, Nov 20, 2005)
Twenty-eight Taliban and militants surrendered to authorities in insurgency-hit Afghanistan on Saturday and renounced any anti-government activities, an intelligence official said
- 45 To 50 Pc Voting In Bihar Polls (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 20, 2005)
The month-long Assembly elections, Bihar’s second this year, came to an end today as the fourth phase of polling in 41 constituencies passed off by and large peacefully, with an estimated 45 to 50 per cent voter turnout.
- Bsf, Pak. Rangers Agree On Joint Border Patrols (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2005)
The winter session of Parliament beginning on Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the Volcker report on Iraqi oil payoffs and the Left allies anger over its sta
- Winter Session Of Parliament Likely To Be Stormy (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 20, 2005)
The Winter Session of Parliament beginning Wednesday is expected, by all accounts, to be stormy with the Congress-led coalition facing a determined Opposition in the wake of the Volcker report on Iraqi oil payoffs and the Left allies anger over its stand
- 20 Years Of Saarc's Failures (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Nov 20, 2005)
Compared to the 12th summit meeting of the Heads of State and Government of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
- You Can Call It Mainstream Politaxi (Greater Kashmir, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 20, 2005)
This is how that wise unlettered carpet-weaver could weave a word for the art of perfidy, doublespeak and expediency commonly called politics
- Polling Begins In Last Phase Of Bihar Assembly Elections (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Polling began this morning in 41 out of 243 constituencies, in the fourth and final phase of the long-drawn Bihar assembly elections, amid heavy security.
- Bihar Campaign Over, Now Uma Readies To Fight Gaur (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Having kept her word by not rocking the boat of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Babulal Gaur till the end of the Bihar election campaign, BJP leader Uma Bharati has started gathering her supporter-legislators here to embark on a decisive battle to reclaim
- What Happens In Bihar Affects Us All (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Nov 19, 2005)
If you are fortunate enough to have never needed to travel to Bihar you cannot begin to imagine what towns like Jehanabad look like. You cannot picture the abysmal poverty of the thatch and mud villages that surround it,
- Glimmer In Heart Of Darkness (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 19, 2005)
On the last day of polling in Bihar, the question you are asked, particularly if you are just back from there, is still the same that you would have been asked in the past many elections: is Bihar ready for a change?
- What Jehanabad Means (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 19, 2005)
On November 13 history was once again made in rural India when Maoist guerrillas wrested control of Jehanabad — a district headquarters town in Bihar
- I Knew About Oil Surcharge In July 2002, Says Ram Naik (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 19, 2005)
Demands change of the terms of reference for the Pathak Authority
- Rss Chief Meets Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief K.S. Sudarshan met Bharatiya Janata Party president L.K. Advani for nearly 90 minutes over lunch on Friday afternoon at Mr. Advani's residence taking forward the discussions between the RSS and BJP leaderships on the
- Final Phase Of Bihar Elections Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2005)
Red alert issued, district borders sealed, shoot-at-sight orders issued Heavy security has been put in place in the bastions of RJD chief Lalu Prasad and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar
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