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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 25647:
- Scientists Shut Out, Pmo Thinks It’S Know-All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
“We need to take some risks and if out of 10 rocket launches two fail, that is ok and we can learn from it.” Dr P K Iyengar former chairman Atomic Energy . . .
- Intensive Salt Testing Campaign Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
An intensive iodised salt testing campaign was launched at Pazhayapet here on Saturday.
- The Mole And The Fox (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 29, 2006)
Be it New Delhi or New York, I am no early riser. So it is never welcome when the phone rings at 6 am, as it did at Manhattan’s (then) Taj Group Lexington Hotel in the fall of 1997.
- I Won`t Break The Rules (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 29, 2006)
You live and you learn. Of course, in all my years I have learnt to well appreciate this old adage. But before coming to Santiniketan for me learning didn’t seem to come in such a daily dose.
- The Group Of 18 (News International, A N Sudarsan Rao , Jul 29, 2006)
The letter to President Gen Pervez Musharraf written by the group of 18 (henceforth 'G-18') is neither irrelevant nor insignificant, as stated by the official spokesman. It is an important document in many respects.
- How Govt's Curbing Your Right To Know (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Last week, when The Times of India broke the story that the Cabinet was about to approve amendments in the RTI Act to keep file notings out of public purview, there was predictably a furore.
- Over 20,000 Litres Of White Kerosene Seized, Two Held (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
A lorry carrying 20,000 litres of white kerosene (aviation turbine fuel) valued at Rs. 6 lakh was seized near the Chennai airport and two persons including the driver were arrested here on Thursday.
- Collector's Call To Cooperate With Ban On Plastic Carrybags (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Rachna Shah says her tenure in Kozhikode is the best
She says ban will be enforced from August 1
Says squads have been formed to enforce the ban
New District Collector A. Jayathilak to assume charge on Saturday
- Gauntlet Thrown At Media (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 29, 2006)
Efforts are on to muzzle the media and this must be fought and the freedom of the press must be defended.
- Charge Me If I Am Guilty: Jaswant To Govt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh has claimed the PV Narasimha Rao regime knew of a US mole in the PMO and challenged the Government to take legal action against him for not naming the spy.
- Hc Puts Mattoo Case On Fast Track (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today admitted a CBI plea for the early hearing of the appeal in the sensational Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case.
- Sinister Thoughts (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 29, 2006)
PRIYA Ranjan Dasmunshi was a hatchet man during the Emergency in India.
- Via Ahmed Faraz (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 29, 2006)
Ahmed Faraz, Pakistan's pre-eminent poet, is not a stranger to lovers of Urdu poetry in this country.
- A Government That’S Confused, Yet Smug (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Jul 29, 2006)
The UPA has lost the opportunity to step out of the status quo and alter the course.
- Note The Notings (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 29, 2006)
More positive steps are imperative
The most charitable construct that can be placed upon the PMO’s claim that recent changes in the Right to Information Act will ensure transparency and accountability is that it doesn’t quite address . . .
- Missing Files (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jul 29, 2006)
Successive governments since 1947 conspired to conceal the truth about Netaji. Maybe Justice MK Mukherjee could not unravel the core mystery, but he certainly exposed the well-orchestrated deception underway since Jawaharlal Nehru's time to . . .
- Welcome Initiative (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 29, 2006)
Let industry follow its own course ---- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's indication that the Government will not impose caste-based quotas on Indian industry is a welcome, sobering recognition of the limits to reservation madness.
- Power-Sharing Among The Provinces (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 29, 2006)
The question of Pakistan’s constitutional make-up and power-sharing among the country’s four provinces and ethnic minorities is once again coming under intense debate.
- President Rejects Mqm Ministers’ Resignations (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Jul 29, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday rejecting the resignations submitted to him by the MQM federal ministers has asked them to continue to work with the government for strengthening the political and democratic institutions in the country.
- While Venu Stays, Ramadoss May Have To Go (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jul 29, 2006)
Snubbed twice by the Delhi High Court, there is fresh trouble brewing for Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss who is now facing a threat of disqualification from the Election Commission.
- Let Planning Major Assault On Atomic Energy Plants: Nsa (Pioneer, PTI, Jul 29, 2006)
Indian security and nuclear installations are under "very serious threat" from Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba which may be planning a "major assault", National Security Adviser MK Narayanan said on Friday.
- When Onions Brought Some Governments Down (The Financial Express, S Narendra, Jul 28, 2006)
Its shortage in 1998 brought grief to many BJP-led state governments, who lost elections
- Dealing With Art (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2006)
Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath is in a poor light
- The Publizen’S Life? It’S An Open Blog (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2006)
The me decade- It’s the age of the publizens who are of all ages and both sexes, and quite young.
- Much Ado About Noting (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Jul 28, 2006)
In what would make screenplay writers of the BBC tele-serial Yes Minister (or Yes Prime Minister, in this case) envious, the government of India has scripted a magnificent episode as it went about this file notings business.
- Learn To Change (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 28, 2006)
The key to a nation's future is in its schools. If that is so our future is bleak. The World Bank's Development Policy Review for India gives two interesting facts.
- Foreign Policy Tangles (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Jul 28, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Corruption Has A Deterrent (Business Standard, Kanika Datta, Jul 28, 2006)
Does corruption matter in a country’s “corporate” reputation? Does it really dissuade foreign investors or hamper economic growth? India’s low ranking on the Transparency Index year after year rarely attracts more than an “I-told-you-so” comment . . .
- Fill The Vacancies In The Courts (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 28, 2006)
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the chief justice of Pakistan, has breathed new life into the apex court by exercising its dormant suo motu powers to redress wrong and dispense justice.
- 25-Yr-Old Woman Naxal Commander In Police Net (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jul 28, 2006)
In a major success, the Jharkhand Police have arrested Phul Kumari, alias Phulo, the 25-year-old chief of the CPI(Maoist)’s women’s wing in Chhattisgarh.
- A Welcome Shift To Vat (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 28, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Government's decision to switch over to the value added tax (VAT) system from January 1, 2007, is welcome, though belated in terms of nationwide developments.
- President Debunks Rumours. Good (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 28, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has categorically said that no change in the Government is imminent at the Centre and in the Sindh Province.
- How Not To Promote Tourism (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 28, 2006)
Simply declaring such and such year as the 'year of tourism' does not bring in thousands of foreign tourists.
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- Re:have Terrorists Declared War On India? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
The strengths talked about INDIA GOVERNMENT are REALLY WEAKNESS in DISGUISE. Look at the symbolism - Muslim President, Sikh Prime Minister, Hindu Thugs and Criminals likes of Lalloo Prasad as MPs, An Italian Au Pair Girl as the POWER PIVOT, these . . .
- Sex Scandal Reveals The Seedy Side Of Indian Rule In Kashmir (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 27, 2006)
The two-year criminal investigation of a Srinagar brothel, allegedly protected and patronised by top Indian and state officials, could undermine what faith Kashmiris have got left in the Indian government.
- 2 Armymen, 3 J&k Cops, Pre-Paid Card Agents Held After . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Tracing mobile calls and working on disclosures made by arrested militants, police and security agencies in J&K have taken the lid off a Lashkar module involving policemen, state government employees and BSNL agents authorised to sell pre-paid mobile . .
- What Ails Our Intelligence? (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jul 27, 2006)
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence has become "a state within a state", answerable neither to the leadership of the Army, nor to the President or the Prime Minister, says the Federation of Americal scientists in its report.
- Harassed By Vigilance Chief (Tribune, S.S. Dhanoa, Jul 27, 2006)
The circular issued by Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, the Chief Secretary, Punjab, asking the chief of the Vigilance Department to take a prior clearance of the Chief Secretary before initiating enquiries against senior IAS officers seems to be a routine . . .
- A Call To Action (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 27, 2006)
India is a country of powerful business minds. We need to provide them with a vision to build large businesses. My vision 25/25 calls for 25 large manufacturing and 25 large infrastructure projects every year (Nehru’s ‘temples of modern India’).
- Time For The Oic To Wake Up (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
While Israeli jets continue to pound innocent Lebanese on the false pretext of tracking down Hezbollah, the Muslim countries' watchdog body, the OIC, has as usual not yet come up with a unified stand nor has it given any signal of doing so.
- Victim's Age May Take Sting Out Of J&k Sex Scandal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The J&K sex scandal case could lose its sting if it is proved that the victim in question was of consenting age and the very law on which prosecution was leaning wasn't applicable to the state.
- Shots Outside The Book (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jul 27, 2006)
Two questions are being asked about next Sunday’s elections to the Cricket Association of Bengal. One, who will win — Jagmohan Dalmiya or Prasun Mukherjee? As in the run-up to any polls, the answer varies, depending on which camp in Maidan . . . .
- Governor Sends Report On Mining To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
In a significant development, Governor T N Chaturvedi is understood to have sent a report to the Centre, along with his critical comments, on the mining activities in the State and recent related developments.
- Jaffna Under Siege (Times of India, NARAYANI GANESH, Jul 26, 2006)
We covered the distance between the Dutch Fort and the Jaffna district administrator's office in minutes, safe in the bowels of armoured tanks, occasionally thrusting our heads out into the open to absorb whatever we could.
- Jaswant Hints, Drops No Name (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh has kept the suspense alive for another day.
- A Complex Scene (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Jul 26, 2006)
The anniversary of the July 7 bombings provides the occasion for a renewed scrutiny of the Blair government's state of preparedness.
- Leaking From Top (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 26, 2006)
Something about Congress in PMO --- Only those who are extremely naive will display shock and horror over senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh's disclosure that "a civil servant in high position in PV Narasimha Rao's PMO leaked information about India's . . .
- India-Pakistan Trust Deficit (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jul 26, 2006)
Although the Mumbai blasts may have clouded the India-Pakistan peace process, both sides have kept front and back channels open.
- Saga Of A Mole Who Leaked N-Data (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A top civil servant in the Prime Minister's Office during the Narasimha Rao government did leak data on India's nuclear programme to the US, according to former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh.
- Jaswant Singh Refuses To Name Mole (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh belied all hope of getting to the bottom of the "mole" in the PMO as he today stuck to his guns refusing to disclose the identity of the alleged US spy or to seek time from Prime Minister Manmohan . . .
- Badal Seeks Kalam, Manmohan's Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Asked to speed up action on ex-Servicemen issue
- Bloated Babudom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
Punjab has a bloated bureaucracy. This fact is not unknown to the government either.
- Punjab Gets Notice On Graft Charges Against Two Ministers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Punjab Government and Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on a petition seeking registration of FIRs against two of his Cabinet colleagues, state Congress unit president Shamsher . . .
- Entering Into A Treaty (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Jul 25, 2006)
Recently the question has been raised whether the Constitution should not be amended to provide that Parliament should have a role in pre-ratification in the treaty-making power of the Central government.
- Not By Musharraf Alone (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 25, 2006)
After the Mumbai blasts and the meandering investigations by the government, one thing stands out. India has no easy options in dealing with either of the twin challenges that confront the nation — terrorism and relations with Pakistan.
- Terror Therapy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 25, 2006)
Strange are the ways of the UPA Government. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tells the nation that he "will do whatever is required" to "win this war against terror" and admits that the Congress-led regime's response to terrorism has been "inadequate".
- The Upa’S Best Minister (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jul 25, 2006)
Laloo’s successful track record in railway management strengthens the case for reservation
For a long time the Indian media harassed Laloo Prasad. So long as he was around Bihar politics it portrayed him as a corrupt and inefficient man.
- Bending Before Babus (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 25, 2006)
The UPA government often reminds one of a batsman who is unsure of his footwork. It is uncertain when to go forward and drive or to defend off the backfoot.
- Dangers Of A Time Lag (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 25, 2006)
The recent poll conducted across the country has given the benefit of doubt to the prime minister, Manmohan Singh.
- A Letter Of Good Intent? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 25, 2006)
Variant interpretations have been placed on the intent behind the letter written by a group of well-known citizens to President Pervez Musharraf, advising him to separate his contentious offices and ensure free and fair elections in 2007.
- A Reminder To The President (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
The letter to President Pervez Musharraf by some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians breaks no new ground and states the obvious.
- The Record Of Reforms (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Jul 25, 2006)
By the 1980s, it was recognised that our growth strategy, of centralised planning with a dominant role for the public sector, was not able to fulfill national aspirations.
- The Invisible Prime Minister (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Jul 25, 2006)
UPA chairperson and her anonymous advisers are making decisions without the very grave personal and political obligations that should constrain them ------ The Prime Minister's authority in India has become invisible.
- Tell Me, Mirror... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 25, 2006)
Despite all that India has achieved, as credible commentators such as Clive Crook and S Narayan point out (FE, July 24, ‘15 years of economic reforms’), it needs to do much more. ‘The petty done, the undone vast,’ (transposing Thomas Hardy’s . . .
- Terror Thrives In Corruption (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Jul 25, 2006)
There is a popular saying in Bengali 'Sorseyr modhye bhoot' (The spook is in the mustard), suggesting that if the very mustard, used by the exorcist, shelters the ghost, how will there be a remedy? Hence exorcism must begin with exorcising the mustard.
- J&k Sex Scandal: Ias Officer’S Plea Transferred (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
A single Bench of the J&K HC on Monday transferred the Criminal Revision Petition of IAS officer Iqbal Khanday — who is in jail after he was arrested by CBI for his alleged involvement in the sex abuse scam — to the Division Bench. A petition filed . . .
- Information Highway (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 25, 2006)
The truth, we are told with a quivering lip, will set us free. So one can surmise that selected truth will set us somewhat free.
- For An Office With Profit (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jul 25, 2006)
It is a well-known maxim that the questions one asks determine the nature of the responses elicited.
- Differences In The Designs Of Development (Hindu, Amit Bhaduri, Jul 25, 2006)
Unless the course is changed from a corporate-led capitalism to decentralised employment-led growth, resistances will overwhelm the government.
- Service Should Be Your Motto, Ias Recruits Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
People selected to Indian Administrative Service and KAS must think of their work as a service and not merely as a job that earns them a livelihood, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways K.H. Muniyappa said here on Sunday.
- A Big Step Backwards (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2006)
In a decidedly retrograde move that borders on the outrageous, the Union Cabinet has decided to bring in amendments to the Right to Information Act (RTI) 2005 that will curtail public scrutiny of file notings by restricting access to them.
- Free Lunch (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 24, 2006)
Those who came up with the adage that there's no such thing as a free lunch hadn't heard of India's public servants. They were handed a bonanza by the Fifth Pay Commission which threw the country's public finances out of kilter, with no discernible . . .
- Sixth Pay Panel Needs New Guidelines (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
Financial disasters can sometimes be moderated by skilled manipulation.
- A Pay Hike For Brunei Civil Servants (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 24, 2006)
In the oil-rich state of Brunei, unlike in crude-dependent India, civil servants get a pay hike only if they provide two decades of civil service and don’t agitate! Brunei’s civil servants recently got their first pay rise in . . .
- Taking The Life Out Of The Right To Information (Hindu, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jul 24, 2006)
Within six months of enacting one of the most progressive RTI laws in the world, the Indian Government has decided to strike at its root, by barring the disclosure of `file notings.' The paper trail will be kept invisible.
- The Poor Deserve A Slice (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 24, 2006)
One per cent of income from development projects can be distributed to those losing land and habitat as royalty.
- ‘Varsity Rights Matter’ (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jul 24, 2006)
‘Government grants for academic institutions must be regarded as investments for the country’s future and not an excuse to meddle in their functioning.’
- In France, A Story Of Love And Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
When Segolene Royal, the Socialist Party's front-runner in opinion polls, and her companion, Francois Hollande, the party leader, head to the Cute d'Azur on vacation, they will not just sunbathe . . .
- An Act Disabling An Act (Indian Express, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Jul 24, 2006)
If the people of this country wanted to know what it would mean to have a right to information law amended as per the reported cabinet decision, questions about how this decision came about would provide enough of an answer.
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