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Articles 4621 through 4720 of 25647:
- 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
- Expenditure Cuts Can Meet Relief Cost (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Nov 19, 2005)
November 19 will go down as an discomforting day in the country’s history. It is a day on which General Musharraf and his prime minister will ask invited delegations from over 70 countries and international organizations to fill the country’s kashkol.
- 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?
- Till Cows Come Home (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 19, 2005)
The RSS boss is funny, the MP CM is funny. But funniest is the state of the BJP
- Bjp Begins Talks On Replacing Babulal Gaur (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Nov 19, 2005)
The exercise is in keeping with the promise made to Uma Bharti
Uma Bharti will not make comments
She "cannot be fobbed off now"
- Natwar Singh & Dance (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 19, 2005)
When you are a member of a choir, you must sing the same tune as the others. If you decide to sing your own tune, you create disharmony and must leave on your own or be thrown out by the conductor of the orchestra.
- Worried India Says To Get Bird Flu Drug In January (Reuters, Nitin Luthra, Nov 19, 2005)
India expects to receive its first batch of anti bird-flu drug Tamiflu from Swiss manufacturer Roche Holding AG in January, a government official said on Friday.
- Jehanabad Raid (Tribune, P.V. Ramana, Nov 19, 2005)
The Jehanabad raid by Naxalites of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), or CPI-Maoist, in south Bihar, on November 13 which is also being termed as Operation Jailbreak, is important for many reasons.
- Down To The Wire, Paswan Is Slipping Off Bihar Poll Map (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 18, 2005)
The bridge over the Budhnad rivulet at the entry point to this interior village in north Bihar is still broken. But as we wander around the dirt tracks of Singhwara and talk to the same people that we did during the February polls, . . .
- Pakistani Among 3 Let Militants Held In Doda (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Army, CRPF and police today arrested three militants including a Pakistani from Pul Doda and recovered three hand grenades from their possession.
- Tread Softly (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 18, 2005)
A new state may give its people a new identity, but that is not enough to change their lives.
- Clean, For A Change (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 18, 2005)
This is the first time in a long while that the two leaders at the helm of government and party have a reputation that is squeaky clean, supported by inherent integrity and morality,
- Salem Examiners In Monica Dash (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Nov 18, 2005)
Monica Bedi’s lonely life in a women’s jail has been cut short.
- Decision On Reservation For Minorities In Iits, Iims After Consulting Stakeholders, Examining Legal Issues (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
When committee makes a suggestion, we cannot reject it without consideration: Arjun Singh.
NMCME advocates policy for minorities similar to reservation policy for SC/STs
Absence of minority representation at all levels of staff structure
- Micro-Finance: Overcoming The Mismatches (Business Line, Navin Bhatia, Nov 18, 2005)
A vibrant and developed micro-finance sector can significantly impact economic development and distribution of wealth. The demand for micro-finance being enormous,
- It’S Not Shaukat’S Cup Of Tea (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 18, 2005)
Rumours suggesting replacement of Chaudhry Shujaat by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz as ruling PML chief are in circulation in the federal capital.
- Tiger Boycott, Violence Mar Sri Lankan Vote (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Election commissioner expected to announce first poll results on Friday
- Devil's Advocate: Deduct The State (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Nov 18, 2005)
Economists rarely consider "misproductive" work in their theories and calculations. Misproductive work is that which imposes a real cost on those for whom the work is performed. For example, the beggar.
- Chatterjee, Gandhi And The Caste System —Farida Majid (Daily Times, Farida Majid, Nov 18, 2005)
Isn’t it ironic that Gandhi is being upheld as the hero of the ‘untouchables’ and Bankim is being heralded as the ‘flag bearer’ of the mean and contemptible brand of Hindutva goondaism? In the unswerving pursuit of truth and in possessing . . .
- Can It Cos Play One State Against Another? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Nov 18, 2005)
Every time an IT row breaks out, there is predictable fallout. The company in question threatens to walk out of the City. And, just as surely, rival states begin competing to woo the company with a slew of sops.
- Beyond The Dhaka Summit (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Nov 18, 2005)
AS Prime Minister Manmohan Singh candidly admitted in the Bangladeshi capital, 20 years after its birth the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) has very little to show for itself. That should explain the note of optimism . . .
- Naxalite Eye On Maharashtra Chief Minister (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2005)
Maharashtra chief minister Mr Vilasrao Deshmukh,
- Let Us Not Make It Any Worse (Dawn, Iqbal Haider, Nov 18, 2005)
The aftermath of the apocalypse on October 8 continues to reveal statistics, staggering even to the most fertile imagination.
- Jammu's Plight (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Possibly because it is the first time they have met in their official capacities recently Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and Jammu Mayor Kavinder Gupta appear to have just discussed preliminaries.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Japanese Consul-General Assures Help For Betterment Of Children's Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Tables, chairs handed over to students in local primary schools
40,000 students in the State will be provide necessary educational facilities
Every school in select areas will get an additional Rs. 50,000 through the UNICEF
- Unauthorised Govt Bungalow Occupants Be Dealt As Per Law: Sc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Maintaining its pressure on the government, the Supreme Court today asked it to expedite the drive to get unauthorised occupants of government bungalows here out, dealing with them according to law.
- Warning Signals From Jehanabad (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Nov 17, 2005)
The Jehanabad type of raid is significant because the Maoists laid siege to the town with the help of people who are not hardcore cadres.
- Top Naxalite Injured In Jehanabad Jail Break Dies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The toll in the attack on the Jehanabad sub jail by CPI(Maoist) rose to 14 with an arrested outlaw succumbing to his injuries at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) today.
- Bihar: No Respite For Angst-Ridden Bjp (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 17, 2005)
As elections to the Bihar assembly near culmination — the fourth and final phase is slated for Saturday, the nation’s principal Opposition party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seized with anxieties.
- Hurriyat To Establish Relief Camps At Loc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Suspecting that opening of relieve points at Line of Control was 'futile' unless divided families were allowed to meet 'hassle-free', ....
- Open More Routes In Jammu, Not In Kashmir: Pok People (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Nov 16, 2005)
Even as India and Pakistan are prepared to open Hajipeer-Uri point on Wednesday, residents of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) are disappointed over opening of more points in Kashmir valley rather than in Jammu region.
- Little Stalinists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Cutting edge radicals? Forget it, JNU is full of hecklers and wannabe civil servants.
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- Wake-Up Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
Jehanabad notwithstanding, it may be alarmist to say that the spectre of Maoism is haunting India.
- Top Ranveer Sena Leaders Were Naxal Targets In Jehanabad (Indian Express, VARGHESE K GEORGE & J P YADAV, Nov 16, 2005)
The CPI(Maoist), in press statement today, claimed they had killed Bade Sharma and Bisweswar Rai, but had let off the other Sena members they had abducted after storming Jehanabad jail on Monday. Among the top leaders of the Ranveer Sena, . . .
- A Shocking Failure Of Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2005)
Sunday's brazen naxalite attack on Jehanabad's high security prison is shocking even by Bihar's notoriously lax law and order standard. For all of that night a thousand-strong army of extremists had a free run of the town.
- Calamity Mitigation On The Back Burner (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 16, 2005)
For the Pakistani military establishment, the earthquake means little in terms of advancing its agenda. This should explain its laidback response and tardy approach to the ground realities in the aftermath of the calamity.
- Putin Reshuffles Top Officials (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 16, 2005)
The Power reshuffle President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday may signal the start of Kremlin manoeuvres to ensure a smooth presidential succession in 2008 when Mr. Putin is to step down under the Russian Constitution.
- States Not Paying Due Attention To Raising Literacy: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"There is a correlation between literacy and development that we cannot ignore" "We also need to understand that the biggest constraint to realising a better future is poor infrastructure. This we are committed to reversing"
- Editorial (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 16, 2005)
Model election
Rajnath Singh is off the mark
- Reforms In Higher Education Are Inevitable, Says K.C. Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
PG courses should be in tune with industry needs: APSCHE Chairman
Courses should be capable of empowering human resources
Along with quantitative increase, quality should improve
Allays fears over APSCHE encroaching into varsities' domain
- India Shining? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 16, 2005)
The Jehanabad jail-break represents grievous state failure. The breakdown of law and order on a scale unusual by even Bihar’s standards is being condemned, roundly, widely and rightly.
- Say No (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
What is "BBC" in the context of our State? If one shuffles through responsible written records of the relevant period one would find that it has stood for the "Bakshi Brothers Corporation".
- Retarded Agriculture Growth (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Nov 16, 2005)
The latest country-wide World Bank study released on October 30 emphasises that agriculture has to be the key contributor to raise India's gross domestic product (GDP)....
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- A Milestone In Bharatiana: Uncollected Writings (Hindu, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Nov 15, 2005)
An important source for understanding Bharati and for writing the history of early nationalism in Tamil Nadu
- Outrage At Jehanabad (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2005)
Naxalites have caused a lot of mayhem in Bihar over the past many years. But all that pales into insignificance before the Jehanabad jailbreak they staged on Sunday. The sheer scale of the crime was outrageous.
- Health Economics 101 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2005)
America's patchwork, semiprivate system of health insurance is failing because insurance companies spend too much time screening applicants.
- Democratic Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Nov 15, 2005)
Investigations into the United Nations’ Food for Oil pro-gramme for Iraq have revealed that External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party have indulged in corrupt practices.
- Guru Nanak Jayanti Special A Prophet Of Peace (Daily Excelsior, Inder Jeet S Prince, Nov 15, 2005)
Guru Nanak Dev Ji (1469-1539) was born in the village of Talwandi Sahib, (now Nankana Sahib in Pakistan). His father, Shri Kalu Ram, was a revenue official of the village Chuharkana, a town few miles from the village.
- ’89 Kidnapping Of Rubaiya Sayeed Staged: Ex-Militant (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 15, 2005)
A former militant commander has alleged as “stage-managed” the 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed, daughter of former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, that triggered a chain of events leading mass uprising and then militancy in Held Kashmir.
- Where Spirituality Meets Society (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
In this small town, spirituality meets with society. It has also managed to blend its rich legends with progressive approach. Dr U S Iyer tells us more.
- Fourth Loc Point Opened In Mendhar (Daily Excelsior, Dinesh Manhotra, Nov 15, 2005)
Barbed wires erected to demarcate the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan failed to dampen the spirit as it was people's enthusiasm and emotions which ultimately prevailed upon the border lines and barricades.
- Nuclear Issue: "India Is A Unique Case" (Hindu, Kesava Menon & Nirupama Subramanian, Nov 14, 2005)
The United States Ambassador to India, David C. Mulford, is a finance expert who has also served as an official in the Treasury Department. In an interview, Mr. Mulford spoke about the nuclear deal and related issues.
- Volcker Report And After (Tribune, T.P. Sreenivasan, Nov 14, 2005)
INDIA takes the UN too seriously, more than most countries of the world do. We have done it in the past and suffered for it.
- Assessing Vajpayee-Ii (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
After the exchange of nuclear tests in 1998, Vajpayee took the bus across the Wagah border to meet Nawaz Sharif in February 1999.
- Silver Lining (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 14, 2005)
The opening of crossing points along the line of control between India and Pakistan has been widely welcomed.
- Anil Ambani Sets Sight On Uti Securities (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Nov 14, 2005)
Reliance Capital submitted an EoI last week.
- Patented Problems (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 14, 2005)
India continues to display a strange dichotomy with regard to protecting intellectual property rights.
- Globalisation And Political Rage (The Economic Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 14, 2005)
The economic reform years in India have seen a remarkable turnaround in the economy as also increasing consumer sovereignty in those sectors of the economy that have been opened up to competition.
- For A Casteless Resurgence (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Nov 13, 2005)
Dr. Ambedkar's call for emancipation from the oppressive caste system still resonates in the minds of his new followers.
- Peeved, But Some Reprieve (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Nov 13, 2005)
Natwar Singh has upset party colleagues accusing them of conspiring to get his job. To some UPA allies he remarked caustically about ‘‘that four-and-a-half-feet man’’....
- After Death Companion (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 13, 2005)
But for West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi, I would not have known about the tragic death of Major Gopendra Singh Rathore or, simply, Gopi, who was aide-de-camp (ADC) to then President K.R. Narayanan.
- Partnership In Infrastructure (The Economic Times, RAGHAV CHANDRA, Nov 12, 2005)
Creating infrastructure solely through budgetary resources is not the best thing to do. Almost all infrastructure projects lend themselves to private sector participation in some manner.
- Definitely No Fluke: Krn At The High Table (Hindu, Gopalkrishna Gandhi, Nov 12, 2005)
"Never underestimate a person," he said often. "You never know where his talent lies. And never overestimate a person because of his appearance." Behind this was KRN's experience of adversity.
- The Kanwar Mess (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 12, 2005)
One thing that has always struck me most noticeably about Kanwar Natwar Singh is his supreme insolence.
- Ecology For The People (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Nov 12, 2005)
Early in 2005, a vigorous debate broke out within India about the status of the country’s national animal, the tiger.
- In And Around Volcker! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 12, 2005)
A question pestering Indians today is whether the allegations in the Volcker report against the (now ex-) Foreign Minister, Natwar Singh could have been manipulated.
- Inconsequential Exchange Of Goods (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 12, 2005)
Pakistan and India are proceeding ahead with the opening of crossing points on the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Greasy Deal And Natwar’S Stigma (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 12, 2005)
IF by hurling abuses at America — as some are doing — and believing that they can rub off the stigma of the Volcker committee’s indictment of former foreign Minister K. Natwar Singh and his Congress Party, they are living in a fool’s paradise.
- Dalit Humiliated In Public (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 12, 2005)
A Dalit belonging to Rampura village in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan was allegedly treated like a camel recently when a halter (nakel) was put in his nose by piercing a thick thread through his nostril and was taken around the habitation, . . .
- Checking Fbi Spying (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 12, 2005)
In the past few weeks there have been two significant disclosures concerning the rules that govern domestic spying, just as the House and the Senate are preparing to reconcile versions of a bill to reauthorize key provisions of the USA Patriot Act.
- Decision On Science Foundation In Winter Session: C.N.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
Country's growth was a corollary to scientific advancements
- Learning Curbs (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 11, 2005)
There is a lesson for India in the Unesco’s Global Monitoring Report 2006 on Education For All (EFA).
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 11, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times.
- The Unfortunate Incident In New Delhi (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 11, 2005)
On November 8, Roshan Ali, the 19-year-old son of a Pakistan High Commission official in New Delhi, was abducted and harassed by unknown people . . .
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 11, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- "A Role Model For Generations Of Indian Diplomats" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 11, 2005)
The Indian Foreign Service Association (IFSA) and officers of the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday placed on record their deep and sincere appreciation of the services rendered by the former President, K. R. Narayanan, to the country and his "...
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