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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 25647:
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- On I-Day, A Rural Reality Check (New Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 20, 2006)
India's 59th birthday I decided to skip the President’s Independence Day tea party for a rural reality check. Not because I am blase about invitations from Rashtrapati Bhawan—I only get invited once a year—but because political Delhi at the moment . . .
- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- No Changes To Rti Act (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
In face of stiff opposition, the Government has dropped the move to tamper with the RTI Act.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 20, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India. That was wrong. Enterprise is driven by profit, and vast areas of national activity and development are inherently a function of enterprise.
- ‘Pak Has Been Given Full Dossiers. It Is In Denial. . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
This week was a busy one for the PM and his deputies in the Foreign Ministry, especially MoS Anand Sharma. Defending the Government in Parliament on the nuclear deal with the US from both the Left and the Right must have been a trying experience.
- Hc Asked To Decide On Punjab Police Officers’ Row (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 19, 2006)
In order to have a prompt resolution to the lingering dispute between IPS and state police service officers of the Punjab police on posting to key positions like district police chiefs, the Supreme Court today referred a bunch of petitions on the . . .
- Homage To A Bookseller (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Aug 19, 2006)
There are two sure-fire ways to distinguish an old Bangalorean from the recent immigrant: where he (or she) buys his (or her) books, and the name by which he (or she) knows a well-loved café on St. Mark’s Road.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Rs. 114.3-Crore Shg Linkage Target For Vizag District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Interest subsidy of Rs. 2.8 crores on soft loans
Rs. 39.85 lakhs sanctioned as revolving fund during the year so far
Measures are being initiated to launch bulk milk cooling centres
SHG members provided insurance cover with a annual premium . . .
- How We Built The Bomb (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
If India ever decided to single out a date for marking some sort of an anniversary of its nuclear weaponisation, March 18, 1989 will be a pretty good choice, probably even more fitting than the two dates of May 1974 and 1998, Pokharan I . . .
- Kashmir Sex Scandal: High Court Order Stayed Partially (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
CBI asked to hold custodial interrogation
- The Remarkable Rise Of Documentary Cinema (Hindu, Mark Lawson, Aug 19, 2006)
Most documentary films are as much about propaganda as civil service films 60 years ago.
- Man Shot Dead In Vijayawada Court Premises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
MLA's cousin Vangaveeti Santan Kumar seriously injured, not out of danger
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Four Questions For The Prime Minister (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 19, 2006)
It is our good fortune that our economist Prime Minister is deeply concerned about the welfare of the common man.
- Land And Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2006)
The present debate and controversy over the acquisition of fertile
agricultural land for the Tatas at Singur within and outside the state assembly has to be understood in the light of the history of land
acquisition in West Bengal.
- Sc Puts Break On Indiscriminate Arrests In J&k Sex Scandal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Putting a break on indiscriminate arrests in the Srinagar sex scandal, the Supreme Court today partially stayed the Jammu and Kashmir High Court order directing CBI to hold custodial interrogation of all public functionaries named by kingpin Sabeena . . .
- Unravelling Of Hope (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Aug 19, 2006)
The government is drifting on numerous issues ranging from economic to foreign and security policy, and from handling of terrorism to the right to information.
- Corruption And Profiteering (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 19, 2006)
There was a time when profit was a dirty word in India.
- Prisons As Agents Of Change (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Aug 19, 2006)
Decision-makers in India can learn from the experiences of other countries and lend more than cursory attention to the state of our prisons.
- Bureaucrats In Politics (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Aug 19, 2006)
Justice R S Pathak in his report on oil-for-food programme has clearly pointed out that Natwar Singh, a very important leader of the Congress party, had tried to ‘influence’ the Iraqi government on giving concessions to his kith and kin on the . . .
- Mayhem And Cola (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
We embrace computers and the internet, cable TV and cell phones, with glee, but use them largely for diversion and entertainment rather than...
- Crisis Of Development Economics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 18, 2006)
As the Planning Commission is busy in preparing the draft of the 12th five -year plan, it has to take into account the uneven growth in the states, region -wise, state-wise and area-wise even within districts.
- Ias Officer Granted Interim Bail In Sex Racket Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
A local court today granted interim bail on health grounds to senior IAS officer M.Iqbal Khandey arrested in connection with the sex racket case here.
- Past Imperfect (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 18, 2006)
History is not bunk. To help GenNext understand contemporary politics and society, it needs to be better informed about the past.
- A Slick Suggestion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 18, 2006)
Will it be $70 a barrel? Or $ 60? Or $ 100? It is time to stop speculating on global prices of crude.
- Not Treading Lightly (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
It is fairly common at Bangalore software companies to have bicycles for intra-campus commutes.
- Women In Army (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Aug 18, 2006)
Intense competition amongst the press and TV channels makes them pick up the most innocuous incidents and stories and sensationalise these to no end.
- Govt Is Not In Trouble: Hdk (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday denied any dissatisfaction among his party MLAs with his style of functioning and asserted that neither he nor his government was in trouble.
- Amendments To Right To Information Act Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Access to file notings "will improve efficiency" of agencies
- Institutional Autonomy In Peril (Pioneer, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 18, 2006)
Crass politicians are destroying the country's premier educational institutions for the sake of vote-bank politics, says Kishore Gandhi
- Purified By Opposition (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 18, 2006)
The only good news from Thursday’s nuclear debate in the Rajya Sabha is that the prime minister has finally stood up to defend the constitutional right of his government to conduct foreign policy.
- Rbi Must Spell Out Conflict Of Interest (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 17, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India’s move asking HSBC India CEO Naina Lal Kidwai to step down from the global board of Nestle SA, the Swiss FMCG giant, appears to be more a bureaucratic diktat than a well thought out policy. Indian banking laws prohibit . . .
- President Kalam To Inaugurate Chandigarh War Memorial Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam shall dedicate to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, here at 10.15 am tomorrow.
- Female Child Killing (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
A private nursing home in Punjab - a state with a relatively high per capita income but low sex ratio - has been found to be conducting illegal sex-selection tests, aborting the female foetuses, and then disposing them of in wells situated . . .
- Loss Of A Right (Times of India, Arvind Kejriwal, Aug 17, 2006)
We could lose our right to information, thanks to the proposed amendment to the Right to Information (RTI) Act.
- Economic Antidote (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 17, 2006)
In an otherwise predictable Independence Day address, the prime minister got one thing right: The relative emphasis on terror and development.
- Common Farmer’S Front Needed (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Aug 17, 2006)
IN Punjab and much of north India the farming community is slowly but surely losing hope and direction in keeping agriculture alive as a means of livelihood and a respected way of life.
- Another Bush War (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Aug 17, 2006)
The Israeli war on Lebanon is in line with the United States' "forward policy for freedom in the broader Middle East" .
- Top Honour For Kashmir, Manipur Documentaries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Films win John Abraham award in SIGNS 2006
Vipin Vijay winner in environmental section
Corporation will support festival: Mayor .
- I-Day In The Name Of God~ Dmk Style (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
On Independence Day, the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu is springing a surprise. The party which has its roots in atheism will be doing a round of temples on the day.
- Empty Rhetoric (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 16, 2006)
PM's speech fails to inspire ---- There was a time, many decades ago, when the people of India looked forward to the Prime Minister's address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day.
- Civil Unrest: Between Democracy And The Deep Red Sea (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Aug 16, 2006)
G G P Koirala was the first to voice his resentment at civil society treating political parties as Pariah. In their first public meeting under the banner of ‘Citizens for Peace and Democracy’, nearly six months after King Gyanendra took over . . .
- Pepsi Understands India Better Than Rbi? (Indian Express, RAJEEV DUBEY, Aug 16, 2006)
Two exceptional women met with two exceptionally dissimilar treatments on Monday. In the US, the $27 billion PepsiCo announced that it would hand over the reins of the company to Chennai-born Indra Nooyi who would be the first woman, first . . .
- Invisible Mole (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
Former BJP Minister Jaswant Singh's claims about a mole in the PMO turn out to be an embarrassment to his own party.
- Bankers And Boards (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 16, 2006)
Blinkered pen-pushing clips out the big picture
- Ngos Feel `At Home' With Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
President was at his hospitable best; Prime Minister brushes aside security and exudes enthusiasm
- First, The Soap (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 16, 2006)
The occasion was the inauguration of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT) campus in Kolkata.
- The Answer Lies In Client Power (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 16, 2006)
If providers are held more accountable by citizens and there’s more partnership between the poor and the well-off, delivery of public services can improve
- Sezs: Boon Or Bane? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 14, 2006)
The Union and State Governments have given green light to the establishment of about 25 Special Economic Zones by private players.
- Cat Out Of The Bag (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission has quickened the drumbeat for higher pay in certain states.
- Security On Edge For Independence Day (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 14, 2006)
Alarmed by blasts in Mumbai, a terrorist plot in Britain and a U.S. warning of a likely al Qaeda attack, India has raised security to its highest levels in years for this week's independence day anniversary.
- Temple Gender Ceiling Cracks (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Aug 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu has decided to give women a say in the way temples are run by bringing a law that will require religious institutions to give them at least one seat on trustee boards entrusted with administration.
- Let Dignity Replace Load Of Shame (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 14, 2006)
What is the most disgusting sight around us? It is scavengers carrying human and animal excreta in baskets on their heads.
- Dosa For Sonia, Problem For Lalu (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 14, 2006)
After all those pizza jokes, imagine what Sonia Gandhi wanted in the Central Hall of Parliament: to eat a dosa. But unfortunately, in spite of the DMK being a partner in the government, no dosa was readily available for Sonia.
- Waiting For Democracy (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Aug 14, 2006)
Lack of a stable political system in Pakistan even after 59 years of independence is a cause for concern.
- ‘Colas: Harmful, Deadly’ (Deccan Herald, Sunita Narain, Aug 14, 2006)
"If soft drinks contain a cocktail of pesticides above the stipulated standard, they are unsafe. We are dogs with a bone –we won't give up."
- ‘Tremendous Scope To Improve Mumbai’S Security...In Development, . . . (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 14, 2006)
Sharad Pawar wears many hats but is satisfied with being called agriculture minister. While speaking to Shekhar Gupta, Editor-in-Chief, The Indian Express, on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk, Pawar tried on all his hats. He admitted to a white lie to . . .
- Fantasy Figures, Poor Delivery (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
The epidemiology used to quantify AIDS cases in developing countries is flawed and often subject to undue influences, write Barrie Craven and Gordon Stewart.
- India In The Grip Of Naxalite Movements (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 14, 2006)
Naxalite movements in India are gaining popularity, as a large faction of the country’s poverty-stricken population has begun approaching the communist groups rather than government officials to redress their grievances, said a former Indian . . .
- How To Make A Film... (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Aug 14, 2006)
With the cost of documentary filmmaking reducing drastically, thanks to new technology, practically anyone with an inclination to record something visually has become capable of becoming a documentary filmmaker.
- Narrowing The Public Sector Discount (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2006)
In several sectors of the Indian economy — banking, oil and gas, telecommunication and metals, to name a few — listed public sector undertakings (PSUs) compete with the private sector.
- Buddha Wants States To Have More Say In Green Clearances (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
In what could reinforce the impression that its allies have a larger say in the Centre’s policy-making process, West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya on Sunday sought DMK leader M Karunandhi’s help for putting in place new norms for . . .
- Leader Article: A Dirty Game (Times of India, BORIA MAJUMDAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Exactly a year ago, Sourav Ganguly had led the Indian team to Zimbabwe.
- Indian Activists Condemn Changes To Information Act (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 13, 2006)
Leading activists and voluntary groups called for a nationwide opposition to the proposed amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act on Saturday.
- Un Allows Israel To Make Interpretation: ‘Offensive Operations’ (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 13, 2006)
A cartoon in a US news magazine many moons ago showed a Palestinian family huddled together in a refugee camp, as US-supplied Israeli fighter jets kept bombarding the makeshift shelters in an orgy of destruction.
- India’S Moon Mission (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 13, 2006)
Ours in 2007 will be mankind’s 85th mission to the Moon.
- J&k Emerging Seat Of Scientific Knowledge: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Underscoring the need for catapulting scientific and technological temperament in Jammu and Kashmir to keep pace with global advancement in modern sciences, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the State has to be made hub of advanced . . .
- Managing The Peace (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Aug 13, 2006)
The Maoists will not give up their absolute control over all 75 districts of Nepal. Yet they want peace ----- Let everybody be clear - we'll never surrender our arms - Baburam Bhattarai alias Mukti Manab, Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist leader . . .
- Power At The Cost Of Merit (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Aug 13, 2006)
Last month President Musharraf spoke long, tiresomely long, on radio and TV and patted himself on the back for the success of his policies and the achievements of his administration in the economic field. Economy has its priority for though man cannot liv
- The Lifeline Of Maoist Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 13, 2006)
In 2002, a former Maoist district commander estimated that the Maoists needed Rs 10 million every month to keep the war going.
- Maoists Put A Prize On Top Andhra Heads (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Aug 12, 2006)
Maoists angry at the killing of a key pointman in Andhra Pradesh have released a list that sets cash awards for those who shoot down the state’s top policemen, politicians and bureaucrats.
- Hdk Allows His Babus To Let Off Steam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
In a bid to take top bureaucrats into confidence and to strengthen his ties with them, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Friday hit upon a new idea.
- ‘Journalist On Wheels’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The former princely state of Patiala was one of the pioneer promoters of sports in general and cricket in particular.
- Let’S Go Beyond Colahal (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 12, 2006)
How much the politicians in this country love any controversy which diverts the people’s attention from basic issues which they have failed to solve even 59 years after Independence!
- Carnage In Lebanon (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 12, 2006)
Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora was overwhelmed with emotion and wept publicly while describing the carnage his country is suffering at the hands of Israel.
- Rights Of Children (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the most painful facts of life with regard to young people is the presence of children in the country's prisons.
- Tourism Industry Hit By Rains, Floods (News International, Javed Aziz Khan, Aug 12, 2006)
With destroying the whole infrastructure in the five districts of the NWFP, the October 8 earthquake along with the recent torrential rains and floods wrecked the most picturesque areas of the province, resulting into a severe setback to the . . .
- Six Policemen Sentenced To Life For Rape (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
CB-CID probe confirms their involvement in the crime against Irula woman
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