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Articles 2621 through 2720 of 7145:
- Nine Naxals Killed In Kadapa Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Women among the dead in the biggest anti-naxal offensive in Kadapa district
Some naxalites have fled the scene of encounter
Major offensive planned in YSR's native district
Bodies of the encounter victims yet to be identified
Arms, ammunition and
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Wanted, A Spy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The end of the Cold War brought the curtain down on a number of things. The world of spying was one of these.
- Indian Court Demands Answers On Submarine Kickback Charge (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
An Indian court on Friday demanded answers from the government over allegations that a French defence firm paid bribes to secure a deal to sell six Scorpion submarines to the Indian Navy.
- Nepal Parliament Reconvenes After Four Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal’s Parliament reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, with legislators proposing a ceasefire with the country’s Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Change In Nepal (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Apr 29, 2006)
Within a matter of days, if not hours, Nepal has emerged out of an unprecedented crisis to knock at the doors of a kind of opportunity it has never had before. It is not certain yet that it will be able to sustain the chance till its fruition.
- Second Phase Of Polling Begins In Kerala (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Polling for the second phase of assembly elections in Kerala, covering 66 constituencies in six central and northern districts, began this morning.
- Us Warns Naxalites May Pose A Long-Term Challenge In India (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Apr 29, 2006)
The United States today warned Naxalites in the eastern India are "growing in sophistication and lethality and may pose a significant long-term challenge.
- Koirala To Be Sworn-In As Nepal Pm Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal's Prime Minister-designate Girija Prasad Koirala will be sworn-in tomorrow following the postponement of the oath-taking ceremony due to his ill health.
- Classy Cast Of Mind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 29, 2006)
The announcement that reservation for other backward classes is to be extended to IITs and IIMs has provoked much debate in the press. Critics say the move will undermine the functioning of these institutions by devaluing the principle of merit.
- America Slams Indian Laws On Fight Against Terrorism (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Apr 29, 2006)
India’s fight against terrorism is “hampered by its outdated and overburdened law enforcement and legal systems”, says the US State Department's annual country reports on terrorism. But the report also praises India for improving its “tactics . . .
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Parties Gear Up In Nepal (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 28, 2006)
People's revolution still alive
More than one lakh people congregate in Kathmandu
Ready to cooperate, provided three conditions are fulfilled: Maoists
G. P. Koirala taken ill on eve of Parliament session
- Blending Socialist Ideals With Market Imperatives (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 28, 2006)
China concedes that FDI has had the most favourable impact on the development of its economy in the opening up process.
- Maoist Vipers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 28, 2006)
On the eve of Nepal's reconvened Pratinidhi Sabha's meeting to formally elected Mr GP Koirala as Prime Minister at the head of a seven-party alliance Government, two important statements have emanated from Kathmandu. Comrade Prachanda, chairman . . .
- Courtiers Hailed As Democrats (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Apr 28, 2006)
Today's historic meeting of Nepal's Pratinidhi Sabha presents a challenge not just to the kingdom's three main contenders for power - King Gyanendra, the constitutional parties led by Prime Minister designate Girija Prasad Koirala, and Comrade . . .
- Use The Democratic Dividend (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Apr 28, 2006)
Did India handle the Nepal crisis properly? Detractors claim that India's response was ham-handed and did not reflect the mood of the Nepalese people.
- Nepal Maoists Can’T Be Ignored’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The CPI-M insists that the Maoists’ role in the Nepalese struggle for democracy cannot be overlooked and they must find a place in the proposed Constituent Assembly to shape the proposed republic’s destiny.
- Advani Accuses Cong Of Deceit On Telangana Issue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of deceit on a separate Telangana, senior BJP leader L K Advani today alleged that it was trying to shift people's attention from its own "betrayal of irrefutable promises" on the issue by indulging in . . .
- Looking Back~i (Statesman, BIBEKANANDA RAY, Apr 28, 2006)
Now that the Left Front is aiming at returning to power for the seventh time, it may be relevant to look at its balance sheet during 29 years of uninterrupted rule.
- Admission Of Defeat? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Apr 28, 2006)
The Pakistani Army and other law-enforcing forces avoid direct clashes with Taliban and other Islamic extremists
- Naxal-Hit States Allowed To Raise 9 Police Battalions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Centre today sanctioned the raising of nine more India Reserve Battalions (IRB) comprising 9,000 police personnel for Naxalite-affected states, including Haryana.
- Polling Begins For 76 Constituencies In West Bengal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Polling for 76 constituencies in West Bengal began at 7 am today amidst unprecedented security to decide the fate of 474 candidates in the third phase.
- The Battle For Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The city has traditionally been a DMK stronghold, but the AIADMK has been making inroads of late, says V. Jayanth
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- Durand Line: Turning The Great Game On Its Head (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 27, 2006)
As British and other Western troops pour into Afghanistan to assist the Hamid Karzai government defend itself against a resurgent Taliban and the al Qaida along the Durand Line, the Great Game is being turned on its head.
- Seeds Of Unrest (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
India has been a target of terrorism, proxy war, insurgency and violence of all kinds since independence.
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Truth & Emergency (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 27, 2006)
A new book on Jayaprakash Narayan's days as a prisoner in Chandigarh fills a major void in the literature on the Emergency.
- Day Of Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
It used to be said at one time that the Left Front ruled West Bengal without controlling the capital of the state.
- Third Phase Of Polling In West Bengal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Polling for 76 constituencies in West Bengal began at 7 am on Thursday amidst unprecedented security to decide the fate of 474 candidates in the third phase.
- Nepal Maoists Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral ceasefire from Thursday, easing tensions in the impoverished kingdom, but again underlined their demand for a new Constitution.
- Buddha's Pro-'Capitalist' Utterings Paralyses Cpm, Forces Left . . . (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Apr 27, 2006)
While the CPI(M) orthodoxy fights shy of owning Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's new 'capitalist thesis', much to its embarrassment, the West Bengal Chief Minister is unwilling to recant what he said at a recent press conference.
- Aiadmk Government Blamed For Unemployment Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
CPI also holds it responsible for stalling Nanguneri hi-tech park
- Karuna Days Or Jaya Hey, No One Can Say! (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 27, 2006)
With less than two weeks to go before Tamil Nadu elects a new Assembly, the election scene presents a hazy picture with neither of the two main fronts having a clear look at the finishing line.
- Nepal Rebels Declare Three-Month Ceasefire (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels declared a three-month unilateral ceasefire from Thursday, easing tensions in the impoverished kingdom, but again underlined their demand for a new constitution.
- From The Other Side (Hindu, MINI ANTHIKAD-CHHIBBER, Apr 27, 2006)
Beautiful India, a photo exhibition by expats, offers a different perspective of our land
- Naxalites Blow Up Railway Track, Cabin (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
In less than 24 hours after gunning down senior JD(U) leader Ashok Kumar Singh and six others at Deojara village in Aurangabad district, Maoists, in yet another daring attack, hit the Narganjo railway station on the Jhajha-Asansol railway line in . . .
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaks on economic policies of the West Bengal government, there is usually a debate over whether the Left is shifting its position on economic cooperation and investment.
- Maoists Plan To Engage India In Trench Warfare (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Apr 26, 2006)
The developments in Nepal have a menacing overtone for India. The Maoists' rejection of King Gyanendra's decision to restore Parliament clearly indicates they are more interested in capturing power rather than restoring multi-party democracy.
- In Sivakasi, Caste Holds The Fireworks (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Apr 26, 2006)
A pall of gloom hangs thick over Pernayaganpatty.
- Bjp Raises Eyebrows Over Left’S Stand On Maoists (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Indian communists’ pro-Maoist posture in Nepal is generating heat back home with the BJP linking it with the ultra-Left violence in India.
- Medha’S Mistake (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 26, 2006)
“DR Manmohan Singh is a clean, decent, competent leader! For God’s sake give him a chance!” How often have we heard this? But his government does not deliver.
- Bengal Bjp's Best Bet Is Young Gun (Pioneer, Ashok Malik, Apr 26, 2006)
The unlikeliest would-be heroine of the West Bengal election is a BJP candidate living in a small middle class house in this little town in South Dinajpur district, at the north-eastern edge of the State.
- Sonia Stamp On Madurai Campaign (Statesman, Radhika Giri, Apr 26, 2006)
The visit was short, but sharp. Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi, who spoke at her maiden campaign meeting in Tamil Nadu today, made it clear that she was attempting to return a favour done by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.
- Corruption Propels Naxilism (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 26, 2006)
The Naxalite affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh are very backward. The tribal population lives on the verge of starvation.
- Cpi-M Flays Merger Of Villages With Shimla Civic Body (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
"Government's decision undemocratic and against the wishes of the local villagers"
"Virbhadra Singh government had done this earlier too and had faced the wrath of local
- Who Is Afraid Of Peace With Pakistan? (Hindu, Harish Khare , Apr 26, 2006)
There is no dishonour in exploring the flexibility and leeway provided in the Constitution to satisfy the demand for self-governance in Kashmir.
- Now For A Constituent Assembly (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
Empowered through battle, a victorious people savour their moment.
- New Thrust In Indo-Pak Relations (Daily Excelsior, MAHENDRA VED, Apr 26, 2006)
There were reports that Omar Sharif, is a standup a Pakistani comedian will be directing a Bollywood film. Next month, breaking barriers- political, commercial and psychological-Pakistani cinemas will show three Indian films, including the 1960 . . .
- Factored Economics In Our Nepal Strategy? (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Apr 26, 2006)
As Indo-Nepal trade is growing fastest within Saarc, the crisis there has special . . .
- An Anticlimax In The Offing? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The cine glitz of the south may not be the tradition in Bengal polls, but the state is now poised to watch for the first time a real star war between a hero and a bad boy of Bengali film industry from the city’s Alipore constituency.
- Cry For Republic And King’S Blood (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 26, 2006)
The crowds celebrating the capitulation of King Gyanendra’s unfettered rule are in a retributive mood.
- Courtly Intrigues (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s leadership style is proving costly for the Congress
- Nepal Maoists Want "Unconditional" Elections (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Apr 26, 2006)
They denounce the King's revival of Parliament; SPA accused of betraying the people's movement by walking into the monarchy's trap
- Aiadmk Won't Find It Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The ruling party's traditional edge in the south is likely to be offset by the strength of the DMK's allies
- We Have Let Down Nepal People: Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Prime Minister should call all-party meeting to evolve national consensus
`Yechury's "formula" can be the base on which a coherent and concrete policy can firmly stand'
"King Gyanendra should take a page out of democratic book of enlightened . . .
- Politics Of Pesticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The plight of the victims of endosulfan and the failure of the Government to act are hot issues in Kasaragod, says Roy Mathew
- Checkmated King Rolls Dice Again (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 25, 2006)
A 19-day “people’s war” by tens of thousands of unarmed Nepalis finally brought King Gyanendra on his heels, an achievement 10 years of an armed communist insurgency could not.
- India Inc., Liberalisation, And Social Responsibility (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Apr 25, 2006)
Domestic industry cannot divorce itself from the social environment within the country. However, it may be counter-productive for the Government to lay down the law in the sensitive area of human resource for the private sector.
- The Ideological Debate In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 25, 2006)
Dismissed by many as irrelevant, it has proved to be potentially the key to deciding the shape of the country's future.
- Kumaraswamy To Visit Naxal-Hit Areas Every Month (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
He will make a two-day visit to such areas in Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Udupi districts
The Chief Minister will oversee implementation of the action plan chalked out to tackle naxal menace
He has asked Social Welfare Department officials to visit the r
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
- Importance Of Managing Expectations (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, Apr 25, 2006)
For, monetary policy’s effectiveness depends on what the private sector expects to . . .
- Endangered Monarchy (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
As Nepal undergoes its gravest convulsions in recent times, two trends stand out. The time for King Gyanendra is running out as is India’s traditional two-pillar policy for the kingdom: a constitutional monarchy and multi-party democracy.
- Fettered Freedom (Indian Express, JYOTSNA DIWAN MEHTA, Apr 25, 2006)
It was on a holiday last year that I visited Bastar — the densely forested ecological haven which is slowly inching its way on to the tourist map. The verdant greenery, the breath-taking waterfalls, the feeling of somehow being transported back into time,
- Blood And Thunder In The Family (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Apr 25, 2006)
Never before has there been anything like the murderous assault on the BJP general secretary, Pramod Mahajan, even though it is impossible to keep count of the murders or attempted murders of politicians in this supposedly non-violent country.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- Joke Morcha Charge Of The Lost Brigade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen!" A former Prime Minister of India, who had also held the Defence and Finance portfolios at the Centre, and had been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has now set up an organisation which, though called Jan . . .
- As Kathmandu Crumbles, India May Abandon King (Pioneer, Pramod K Singh, Apr 25, 2006)
With Nepal swiftly slipping into Maoist control, India on Monday appeared all set to abandon Nepal's beleaguered monarchy and instead prepare a contingency plan to tide over developments post-monarchy.
- Nepal King Revives Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Yielding to unrelenting pressure from the pro-democracy movement, King Gyanendra of Nepal tonight met a key demand of the Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) by announcing that Parliament, which he had dissolved in 2002 would be revived.
- The Ultra Menace (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 24, 2006)
The moral victory the Left Front can claim over Maoists following the impressive turnout in Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore should not blind them to the reality that the extremists in these three districts will continue to be a major headache . . .
- Maoists Must Be Excluded: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Says they are trying to set up a corridor
- Nepal In Crisis India Must Help King Restore Order (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
Anti-monarchy protesters thronging the streets of Kathmandu continue to chant, "Not enough, not enough..
- V.P. Singh, Raj Babbar Launch New Jan Morcha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
To take up cause of farmers, workers, youth and women
New outfit to be the political front of the Kisan Manch
To have representatives from the RJD and other parties
No contest, but will make others contest: V.P. Singh
- Anti-King Protests Spread; Nepal Police Hits Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Nepal police clashed with thousands of anti-monarchy protesters on Sunday in Kathmandu, injuring at least three, as the Himalayan country's deepening crisis led to more demonstrations - and more violence - in the capital.
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