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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 7145:
- Aiadmk, Dmk Mum On Reserved Panchayats Polls (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Apr 20, 2006)
Conduct polls in 2006 on party lines, as in Kerala, says expert
- Where National Parties Hold Sway (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu's deep south, the influence of Dravidian parties is far from complete
- Left May Review Support To Upa After Polls: Brinda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Left will most definitely make a fresh assessment of its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre after the elections to the five State Assemblies, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.
- Their Faith In Politicians Is Eroded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
People in three West Bengal districts urgently want governmental action to prevent land erosion by the Ganga
- Caste Politics And The Vanniyar Belt (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 20, 2006)
The new found friendship between the PMK and the DPI is a reflection of the changed realities in Tamil Nadu
- Poll Wars Enter Cyberspace (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Internet revolution opened up infinite possibilities for political parties. They found it a convenient platform to air information about their policies and programmes and their stand on contemporary issues.
- Bjp Confident Of Opening Account In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that he had no doubt about his party opening account in Kerala this time around.
- "We Have Turned Around Kerala's Economy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The former Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has kept a low profile during the campaign for the Assembly elections. His indifferent health has prevented him from undertaking long election tours.
- Karan Singh Meets Deuba, Koirala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Says he is optimistic about talks he will be holding with the King and political leaders
- Chandy Leaves `Smart City' To The People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said that the issue whether the Government should implement the Smart City project is being left to the voters.
- Are We Killing The Self-Employed? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 20, 2006)
The explosive growth of outsourcing and the so-called unorganised sector has seen a phenomenal expansion of the self-employed group. But faulty policies may end up leaving a huge mass of this section unemployable.
- Sc Dismisses Petition Seeking Poll Cancellation (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court has refused to hear a petition seeking countermanding of elections in 35 Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal held in 2004 after several reports by Election Commission officials in the State that revealed that "irregularities" . . .
- Assam: Peaceful Battle (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 19, 2006)
All political parties barring the ruling Congress have predicted a hung Assembly in Assam.
- Discordant Orchestra (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 19, 2006)
A motley crowd of the Congress-led UPA Government has been bumbling like the extremely temporary regimes of Mr VP Singh, Mr Chandra Shekhar, Mr HD Deve Gowda and Mr Inder Kumar Gujral in the 1990s.
- Land Of Liberty (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 19, 2006)
West Bengal is the lighthouse of practising democracy in the country. So says Comrade Biman Bose, the Left Front chairman and CPI(M) state chief. When journalists queried him recently on the Election Commission indicating a likelihood of repol . . .
- West Bengal: Clear Choice (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Apr 19, 2006)
The results in West Bengal are a foregone conclusion; only the margin of victory is to be known.
- Kerala: Close Race (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Apr 19, 2006)
In Kerala the main contest is between the traditional rivals, the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP nowhere in the picture.
- Tamil Nadu: Promising Start (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 19, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu the two main alliances have firmed up seat-sharing arrangements, but the spoilers may be the few parties fighting alone.
- Desperately Seeking Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court has played the leadership role in defusing the situation over the Narmada conflict by finding a way out of the impasse.
- Mah: One Constable Killed, 15 Injured In Naxal Attack (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
A constable was killed and 15 policemen injured, three of them seriously, in a landmine blast triggered by naxals in Gadchiroli district, about 250 kms from here, today.
- Cpm Infighting May Cost Isaac Dear (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 19, 2006)
Thomas Isaac is not your regular politician. In spite of working his way up in the party by heading SFI in Kerala in the 1970s, he is more known as an academic from the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Pm Should Categorically Come Out On N-Agreement: Naidu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should make a categorical statement on the nuclear agreement with the US as various reports emnating on the issue were "creating doubts in peoples' minds", former BJP president M Venkaiah Naidu today said.
- Naxals Besiege Usur Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
K.P.S. Gill takes over as Security Adviser
Over 2500 armed rebels surround the village
The Maoists also beat up `Salwa Judum' supporters
Jharkhand brings 25,000 police personnel operating in naxal areas under insurance cover
- Karat Interview: Vs Refuses To Bite The Bullet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
S Achuthanandan, CPI(M)’s top hardline honcho and likely chief minister if the Left comes to power this poll, declined to comment whether he agreed with his General Secretary Prakash Karat that the strife in Kerala CPI(M) was between two . . .
- New Problems (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 18, 2006)
The oustees should be given royalties in perpetuity out of a small share of the gross project revenues
- Growing Problem (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2006)
State specific handling of Naxals is required
- Flood Of Tears (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 18, 2006)
Between infighting and sympathy in Malda
- K.J. Rao Back, In A New Avatar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
The former Election Commission observer, K.J. Rao, was in West Bengal on Monday — in a new avatar.
- Aiadmk-Dmk Direct Fight In Four Dindigul Constituencies (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 18, 2006)
Since its formation AIADMK has been a formidable force in the district
The district has always been special for MGR
It will be MDMK vs CPI(M) in Dindigul
Key contestants are Transport Minister R. Viswanathan, AIADMK State treasurer . . .
- Udf Has Emerged Front-Runner, Says Moily (Hindu, Girish Menon, Apr 18, 2006)
People are happy with the UDF Government's performance'
- Congress, Allies Communalising Issues: Advani (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 18, 2006)
Advani accuses Government of playing vote bank politics `Government is proposing religion-based reservation in the Army'
- Communists Are In For A Shock In West Bengal' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
`In Assam, no government can be formed without our support ,
- Growth Key To End Naxal Terror, Says Nitish (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Apr 18, 2006)
The ruling NDA has reportedly chalked out a comprehensive action plan with a human face to effectively tackle the Naxalite problem in the state.
- Good Turnout In Naxal-Affected Lalgarh (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 18, 2006)
Commission's ban on graffiti, flags, buntings takes away colour
Para-military personnel maintain strict vigil
Area out of bounds for those without proper authorisation
- Demand To Stop Ongoing Sealing And Demolition Drives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Bardhan asks Centre, Delhi Govt. to call an all-party meeting on the issue
Civic body accused of targeting poor people on the pretext of removing unauthorised constructions
The Government has failed to rein in the land mafia who are the . . .
- 10.2 P.C. Gdp Growth In 1st Quarter: Hu Jintao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
President seeks efficiency and quality
- The Friendly Neighbourhood Cm (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Apr 17, 2006)
He doesn’t have a penchant for white Ambassadors or Black Cat security.
- Why The People Of Nepal Are Against A Once-Loved Monarchy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
There are thousands milling in the streets of Nepal—politicians, activists, professionals, common people—defying curfew and braving bullets to make their stand against monarchy.
- Biman Bose Cribs At Ec Directives (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 17, 2006)
The EC has also directed that neither a presiding officer nor a polling officer can use a mobile phone inside the booth.
- Poll Manifestos Tread Similar Grounds On Education . . . (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Apr 17, 2006)
All parties offer free compulsory education for children under 18
25 per cent reservation for rural students in professional courses also promised
Free computer education, increasing budgetary allocation offered
BJP promises privileges to . . .
- Rbi May Hike Interest Rate To Slow Credit Growth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 17, 2006)
With the Reserve Bank of India ready to announce the credit policy tomorrow, Ila Patnaik explains what the future may hold . . .
- Umbrella That Kept Out The Red Storm (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Apr 17, 2006)
In the death of Abu Barkat Ataul Ghani Khan Chowdhury the West Bengal Congress has lost a leader who had always played his own brand of politics.
- India’S Left, Congress In State Poll Standoff (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Millions of people will vote in India’s West Bengal on Monday as part of elections in five states whose results could further strain ties between India’s left and the national ruling coalition it backs.
- King Seethes At The People, Delhi Steps In (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 17, 2006)
Feeling the heat of unrelenting protests against the monarchy, Gyanendra met Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shankar Mukherjee on Sunday evening to offer fresh dialogue with the political parties.
- No Easy Options (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 17, 2006)
As the political crisis in Nepal deepens, Indians are being forced to re-examine their view of a country that they have taken for granted for 60 years, and which is now at a political crossroads.
- Women Take Up Guns In India’S Violent Maoist Areas (Daily Times, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 17, 2006)
Police say the rebels, who have loose links with guerrillas fighting to replace the monarchy in neighbouring Nepal with a communist republic, have slowly been building up an elite women’s . . .
- The Power Of Public Opinion (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 17, 2006)
The polling in Assam is over and the results will be announced in a month. Expectedly, before the 'numbers' are made public, 'alliances' will be struck and power sharing agreements signed between parties that contested the election.
- Dangerous Concept Of Nation-State (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Apr 17, 2006)
Serb communist-nationalist and President of the post-1991 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Tn: Vhp, Grama Poojari Peravai To Support Bjp, Janata Party (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
The VHP and village priests association would back the BJP and the Janata Party in the coming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, S Vedantham, international Vice President of the Parishad said today.
- Left, Congress In State Poll Standoff (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 17, 2006)
Millions of people will vote in West Bengal on Monday as part of elections in five states whose results could further strain ties between the left and the national ruling coalition it backs.
- China's Economy Grows 10.2 Pc In First Quarter: Hu (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
China's economy surged by 10.2 per cent in the first quarter of this year, much higher than the eight per cent targeted by the government for the whole year.
- Pilgrimage Turns Sore For B’Lore Pilgrims (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Rural CPI T Kumar and PSI B S Raju visited the accident spot and shifted the injured to hospital, eyewitnesses said. Police have registered a case.
- King Gynandra's Elections Ploy (Daily Excelsior, Rajkumar Vijayveer Vikram Singh, Apr 17, 2006)
Gyanendra, Nepal's monarch, who imposed absolute rule on his country 14 months ago, in a surprise move, has announced that elections to parliament will be held soon.
- Polling Underway In West Bengal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Amidst a poll boycott call by the Maoists and massive security arrangements, the first phase of Assembly elections in 45 seats in three Maoist-affected districts - West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura - began at 7 am on Monday to decide the fate . . .
- The Naxalite Challenge (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 17, 2006)
Governments at the Centre and in the states are finally cranking themselves up to deal with the growing menace of communist extremism, which is said to have spread to as many as 160 districts, or about a quarter of the total.
- Naxals Kill 10 Cops In Chhattisgarh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Ten security personnel were killed and two seriously injured in a Naxalite attack on a police camp in Dantewada district's Murkinar village, the police said today.
- Maoists In Bus Spill Police Blood (Telegraph, R. KRISHNA DAS, Apr 17, 2006)
Three days after the Prime Minister met six chief ministers to draw up plans to fight the Maoists, guerrillas today blocked several highways in Chhattisgarh, drove a hijacked bus to a police outpost and gunned down 11 personnel.
- Today's Editorial: Two Legs Good (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 17, 2006)
Indians with a condescending view of Nepali backwardness that has allowed a full-fledged Maoist insurgency to rage in that country, would do well to look in their own backyard.
- India Holds Road Show In China To Woo Investors (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
India has held the first-ever road show in China, Hong Kong and South Korea to woo potential foreign investors into the country's power sector.
- First Phase Of Polling Begins In West Bengal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Amidst a poll boycott call by the Maoists and massive security arrangements, the first phase of Assembly elections in 45 seats in three Maoist-affected districts - West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, began at 7 AM on Monday to decide the . . .
- Tackling Naxalism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 15, 2006)
In his day-long meeting with six Chief Ministers of states plagued by Naxalism, Mr Manmohan Singh spoke with candour and clarity.
- Some Lives Count More Than Others In China (International Herald Tribune, JIM YARDLEY, Apr 15, 2006)
He Qingzhi's teenage daughter, Yuan, and her two friends lived on the same street near the Yangtze River, attended the same middle school and were crushed to death in the same traffic accident late last year.
- Sans-Culottes All (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Maoist feelers to the police
- Naxal Bid To Extend Sway In South Cause For Concern (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 15, 2006)
Emphasis on planning on the lines of the military
Increasing attacks on rail infrastructure
Multiple attacks on police, security apparatus
Affected States to launch joint operations
- A Winner At The End (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Apr 15, 2006)
Why Amartya Sen should become the next president of India
- Upa Wakes Up (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
There is much to be said for the commonplace wisdom behind the proverb: Better late than never.
- Dam Busters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 15, 2006)
The UPA Government's announcement that it will review the decision to enhance the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam - part of the Narmada river development project - is yet another instance of its habitual capitulation to a trendy, non-representati . . .
- 1990 Revisited (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Apr 15, 2006)
Mr Vishwanath Pratap Singh, then Prime Minister of India, announced in Parliament the Union Government's decision to reserve 27 per cent of all jobs in Central Government offices and establishments and central public sector undertakings for . . .
- A New Leader (Frontline, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 15, 2006)
Every movement throws up new leaders.
- Cpi(m)'s Call To Parties On Reservation In Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
"System of capitation fee in a large number of private institutions is a reservation for the rich"
Reservation continues to remain a contentious issue, rousing frenzied passions
Issue of quality and quantity also need to be addressed
- "State Preparing Itself For Programmatic Alliances" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) is contesting 13 seats in alliance with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu. Its State unit secretary N. Varadarajan discusses a wide range of issues, from the need for a common minimum . . .
- Karunanidhi Promises To Fulfil All Demands Of Farmers (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 15, 2006)
He says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
Says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
Farmers subjected to hardships under AIADMK regime, he alleges
- Valley Again, Jama Masjid First Time (Indian Express, AMAN SHARMA, Apr 15, 2006)
Two blasts at Jama Masjid leave at least 13 injured • Srinagar: Seven blasts, one at Dal Gate, kill five, injure 40
- When All Hell Broke Loose (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Apr 15, 2006)
Brand Bangalore is in jeopardy – the police failed to protect citizens, and the government machinery collapsed on Wednesday and Thursday
- Remembering Pudumaippithan (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Apr 15, 2006)
In his birth centenary year, Tamil literature lovers all over the world celebrate the master of the short story.
- Deceit And Policy (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Apr 15, 2006)
These volumes shed light on the way governments deceive not only adversaries but their own people.
- Cure The Violent Polity First (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 15, 2006)
At least now that the PM has acknowledged Naxalism to be the single-biggest internal security threat that India has ever faced, we should recognise some of the fundamental problems in our strategy in dealing with this crisis.
- Gyanendra’S Time Is Up (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Apr 14, 2006)
That he has managed to get Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury, former National Security Adviser Brajesh Mishra and US President George W. Bush on the same side of the debate on Nepal reveals all you need to know about King Gyanendra’s ham-handed power . . .
- The King Is Right (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 14, 2006)
The seven-party 'Opposition alliance', representing the thoroughly discredited and hugely corrupt political elite of Nepal masquerading as champions of democracy, and its ally, the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), are celebrating what they . . .
- Naxal Menace: Manmohan For Coordination (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Apr 14, 2006)
Calls for improved use of intelligence on weapons, membership, locations and links
Naxal movement may have lost its intellectual attraction but it has spread to over 160 districts
Naxalites are trying to establish `liberation zones' where they . . .
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