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Articles 13221 through 13320 of 16899:
- River-Linking Hits Milestone: Pm Watching, Up And Mp Shake Hands (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The Government on Thursday showed it means business on the ambitious river-linking project with Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) - the first of its kind - for connecting the Ken and Betwa rivers.
- Medha Flays Mou On Rivers (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Aug 26, 2005)
Terming the Ken-Betwa link project MoU, signed today between Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh a completely irrational, noted environmentalist Medha Patkar today said that no river valley project of this nature could be executed without obtaining the “cons
- Buddhadeb’S Fdi Drive Runs Into Rough Weather (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The chief minister’s announcement at a traders’ body meeting in Singapore has triggered a wave of protest both within and outside the Left Front.
- Flood Relief Norms May Be Relaxed’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Deve Gowda held talks with several Central leaders and demanded help on the lines of what was extended to tsunami affected states last year.
- Musharraf’S Discloser On A.Q. Khan Raises Questions (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 26, 2005)
General Musharraf has now disclosed for the first time that Dr A.Q. Khan, the Pakistani metallurgist who confessed to having proliferated to Iran and Libya also provided centrifuge technology to enrich uranium to North Korea.
- Economics And Not Just Spending Is The Key To Development (Greater Kashmir, ER IMTIYAZ, Aug 26, 2005)
Running costs are negligible in hydro power projects and they are affordable for the State. Centre with its vast resources base can afford it, not our improvised State, comments
- Sonia Accuses Bjp Of Shifting Stand Over Women's Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Promises to continue efforts for building consensus
- Govt To Revive Sick Ntc Mills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The Centre will spend Rs 500 crore on the reconstruction of 22 state-owned National Textile Corporation (NTC) mills and look for joint ventures in 30 others while selling of 52 NTC mills and associated lands would be carried out in an open and transparent
- India Moves To Spread Wealth (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Aug 25, 2005)
A $9 billion plan guarantees the country's rural poor 100 days of work per household every year.
- Not For Granted (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
The Congress can no longer take the support of Assam’s religious minority for granted, at least not after the Supreme Court scrapped the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act which, since 1983, had safeguarded their interests.
- Enactment Of Ega (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Aug 25, 2005)
The process of enactment of the ambitious National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme' - UPA's pro-poor programme - entered its last lap with a debate in the Lok Sabha on August 18, kicking off a scramble among different players to claim credit for it.
- The Congress' Dilemma In Bihar (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Aug 25, 2005)
The Lalu-Paswan standoff has left the Congress still searching for a viable election strategy for Bihar.
- Fenced In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Aug 25, 2005)
Suddenly we have discovered to our dismay that the fence that we are setting up to keep the Bangladeshis out could very well keep them in.
- A Scheme In Search Of A Plan (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 24, 2005)
The employment guarantee scheme is caught in religious debates in Delhi. According to one canonical proposition,
- Nepal: Dangerous Drift (Tribune, S.D. Muni, Aug 24, 2005)
A recent study published in an American journal places Nepal at the 37th place in a list of 60 prospective failing states all over the world.
- Acquiring Missile Defence (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd.) Jatinder Singh, Aug 24, 2005)
Recent newspapers reports have suggested that during the Defence Minister’s visit, the US offered to provide India details of Patriot anti-missile system,
- Put It To Vote (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2005)
The efforts to get a consensus on the Reservation Bill have reached a dead-end
- A Mother’S Quest For Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2005)
A couple of years ago, during a rare interlude of optimism occasioned by evidence of a massive international movement aimed at pre-empting the war against Iraq,
- Sense And Consensus (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 24, 2005)
Anyone looking at political debate on economic issues recently might be forgiven for thinking that politics in India is all sweetness and light.
- Where’S The Party , Where’S The Party (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 24, 2005)
The BJP is likely to dismiss it as semantic jugglery but the party with difference(s) currently seems an apt description for the political outfit that prides itself on its ideological sanctity and discipline.
- Shiv Sena Hold Weakens (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 23, 2005)
Long before the McDonalds and Pizza Huts touched base in India, the Shiv Sena in Mumbai came up with the idea of franchising its brand of terror and instant justice.
- Time To Call The Bluff (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 23, 2005)
It is truly ironic that Manmohan Singh, who initially broke the shackles of the command economy and began to free the spirit of Indian entrepreneurship, is today, a decade-and-a-half later,
- Buta Does A Lalu! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2005)
You scratch my back and I scratch yours. That is common practice in politics. But should even Governors be engaged in such a cosy relationship with a controversial politician? Bihar Governor Buta Singh has landed his high office in the firing line . . . .
- 1984: Next, A Task Force (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2005)
Sensing the public mood, the UPA government had to relent after tabling a completely sterile Action Taken Report alongwith the Nanavati Commission Report in Parliament.
- Advani Stands Behind Modi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
The BJP chief praised Mr Modi at various public functions on the weekend,lauding him for setting an ‘example for the nation to follow’.
- Beyond Self-Denying Tolerance (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 22, 2005)
In refusing consent for the privilege motion against The Pioneer in which columnist Swapan Dasgupta charged him with partisanship in conducting the proceedings of the House,
- Un Bush-Whacked (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Aug 22, 2005)
The resignation of Mr Benon Sevan, a senior official of the United Nations (UN), as also the arrest of another senior official, Mr Alexander Yakovlev,
- Kalam Lauds Drivers Of Nation’S Economy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Saturday urged the automobile industry to upgrade to newer technologies and help increase the productivity of the transport sector.
- India’S Bill For The Poor (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2005)
Cited as a historical move, the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill in India promises to empower the poor by employing one member of a rural family for 100 days a year at a minimum wage of Rs 60 a day.
- Internal Security Jeopardised, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Internal security has been jeopardised under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, L.K. Advani, said here on Friday.
- Not Forgetting The Gujarat Carnage (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 20, 2005)
A pakistan television network based in Dubai asked me whether Prime Minister Manmohan Singh would tender his apology to Indian Muslims as he had done in the case of Sikhs for the Delhi riots 21 years after the violence
- Party Time For The Family (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA, Aug 20, 2005)
The first and last time I was in the same room as any member of the Nehru-Gandhi family was back in the year 1971.
- Witch-Hunt On Mamata Bannerjee – Communists Blame Her For Instigating People Against Sikhs In 1984 Riot - Shame On Communists (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
If there is one honest political leader in India who have lived like a common person and the Indian oligarchs could never bribe her with money and other things,
- Closing Of The Backdoor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2005)
It does not behove a government to find ways and means to defy the spirit of various rules and regulations, while pretending to stick to its letter.
- Amnesty Seeks Speedy Justice For ’84 Riot Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2005)
Human rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged the Indian Government to punish any individual, including police or government officials, found responsible for human rights violations during the violence against Sikhs in Delhi in 1984.
- Guaranteeing Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 20, 2005)
Aimed to give a “human face” to the reforms, the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill was tabled in Parliament on Thursday.
- Lack Of Political Communication (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 20, 2005)
The Nanavati Commision report and the predictable after math results in the resignation of Jagdish Tytler from the Cabinet and Sajjan Kumar from his Cabinet status assignment
- A New Nuclear Era (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Aug 20, 2005)
The bush administration is known for gambles, and Monday's about-face on nuclear cooperation with India qualifies as such.
- `Historic' Bill For Jobs In Rural Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Guarantees 100 days of work in 200 districts
It is not enough: Nitish Kumar
The word "poor household" replaced with "household
- Free Power For Farmers With 5 Acres (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
After getting the vital “green signal” from the World Bank on providing free power to small farmers, the Punjab Government tonight finally resolved to give this facility to farmers having landholdings up to five acres.
- Vote-Bank Politics (Statesman, SUNANDA SANYAL, Aug 19, 2005)
Bangladeshis May Now Call The Shots
- India On World Stage (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 19, 2005)
In his second speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the Independence Day Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a historic declaration which has not attracted adequate attention either in the domestic or foreign media.
- ‘ahinda Meet Has Congress Blessing’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Congress leaders have claimed that the party has not issued any specific direction asking them to skip the convention.
- My Name Was `Unnecessarily' Dragged: Tytler (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Aug 19, 2005)
The former Union Minister of State for Overseas Indian Affairs, Jagdish Tytler, on Thursday said the Nanavati Commission had "unnecessarily" dragged his name for mention in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
- Jobs Bill Will Give Them What Is Their Right, Says Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Time to effect changes in government expenditure to support social goals
Bill draws from Maharashtra scheme
Will bring about fundamental changes in villages
Panchayat bodies have been given a pivotal role
Engaging contractors prohibited
- Bonding' With Black Money (Business Line, K. Parthasarathi, Aug 19, 2005)
With the Left and its allies reluctant to allow divestment in BHEL and other public sector undertakings, hopes of realising about Rs 10,000 crore have been shattered,
- Row Over Fatwa On Women Fighting Elections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
A fatwa issued by three clerics of the Darul Uloom at Deoband barring women from contesting the ongoing panchayati raj polls,
- Rural Job Bill Moved In House (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
Ms Gandhi observed that as the nation’s economy was growing at seven per cent the implementation of the job scheme would not pose any problem.
- All In The Family (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 19, 2005)
Will the patch-up between Uddhav and Raj hold till the 2007 Mumbai municipal elections?
- The Moral Code Of Indian Democracy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2005)
THE BJP and the NDA will have every right to taunt the fulsome apology by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for 1984 once they have familiarized themselves with the letter “A”.
- Thackeray Versus Thackeray (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2005)
In true Shiv Sena tradition, the public spat between the two Thackeray cousins, Raj and Uddhav, was resolved behind closed doors after a three-hour meeting with the party's undisputed leader, Bal Thackeray.
- Sonia Takes Credit For Job Guarantee Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2005)
The bill is a reply to the NDA government’s unwillingness to share food grains with Congress-ruled states when they were going through trouble: Ms Gandhi
- Recipe For Disaster (Telegraph, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 18, 2005)
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, South Africa’s recently appointed deputy president, has a sense of humour, so maybe she was just joking. But it was the political equivalent of shouting “fire” in a crowded theatre, what she had to say at a conference in . . .
- Antony Echoes Deve Gowda's View, Rules Out Midterm Polls In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Congress too is committed to smooth running of coalition Government'
Congress to ensure that all issues with Janata Dal (Secular) are settled amicably
Antony to submit a report to Sonia Gandhi on the state of affairs in Karnataka
- Dpa Members Submit Memorandum To Manmohan On Reservation Issue (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Aug 18, 2005)
They describe the Supreme Court ruling as a direct blow to social justice "... the present ruling by the Supreme Court will only be a stumbling block to the efforts of the government."
- Policy Should Be Aimed At Ending Poverty: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Science and technology policy report to be placed before Cabinet
- Ritual Of Retribution, Obligation Of Reconciliation (Hindu, Harish Khare , Aug 18, 2005)
We have evolved a political economy of collective violence, in which each breakdown of law and order has prepared the justification for the next round of violence and mayhem.
- Put The Past Behind (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Aug 18, 2005)
The Nanavati Report on Anti-Sikh riots has been received with mixed reactions among different sections of the people.
- Secure Ground (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2005)
Politicians thrive on managing contradictions. Mr Pranab Mukherjee has a well-deserved reputation as a troubleshooter for the Congress party.
- Secure Ground (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
Politicians thrive on managing contradictions. Mr Pranab Mukherjee has a well-deserved reputation as a troubleshooter for the Congress party.
- Killing Spree (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2005)
THE killing of a Congress MLA, his son, two officials and six others by Naxalites in Mahbubnagar district’s Narayanpet is the biggest such attack since the Andhra Pradesh government lifted the ban on the extremists.
- Freedom, According To Marx (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Aug 17, 2005)
Leftists, crypto-communists, communists and progressives are seen at the forefront of street demonstrations for freedom of expression and freedom of the Press.
- And The Second Leg? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 17, 2005)
The Prime Minister managed to sound a purposeful note in his Independence Day address from Red Fort in the capital.
- Ap Naxalites Used Ceasefire To Regroup: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
The Congress said, the Andhra Pradesh chief minister still has his doors open for talks, but will tackle violence with a firm hand.
- Rs. 300 Crores More Central Assistance For Rehabilitation Work In Flood-Affected Areas (Hindu, Vijaykumar Patil, Aug 17, 2005)
Prime Minister cancels aerial survey of north Karnataka owing to bad weather
Funds likely to be released today
Special loans announced for farmers, small traders
Armed forces complimented for helping in rescue operations
- Cabinet Empowers Ysr To Take Decision On Ban (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
1,200-strong tribal battalion to be formed
- The Lesser Of Two Evils? (Times of India, SANJAY SUBRAHMANYAM, Aug 16, 2005)
There is no real difference between Congress and BJP
- `We Expect Govt To Implement Policies Within Cmp Parameters' — Mr Prakash Karat, Cpi (M) General Secretary (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 16, 2005)
AMIABLE and graceful, Mr Prakash Karat, General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), is firm in his conviction, and an ideologue steeped in the Marxist orthodoxy
- Cpi (M) Calls For Law To Tackle Communal Violence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Legislation must safeguard rights and autonomy of states
- The Great Nuclear Handshake (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Aug 16, 2005)
Many people in India charge that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh did not get all that he should have in the Washington summit. Similarly, there are voices in Washington which complain that India got all it wanted without giving anything worthwhile in return
- Justice Delayed And Denied (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Aug 16, 2005)
It seems that the Indian state/government has acquired a high degree of specialisation in procrastination. It is often said that justice delayed is justice denied, but here are both!
- Slow Reflexes Of Congress 2005 (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 16, 2005)
After the new highs touched in his speech to Parliament on the G.T. Nanavati Report, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort yesterday was something of an anti-climax.
- Maoists In Ap Kill Mla, His Son, 8 Others (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
The naxalites had earlier warned that they would kill the MLA, his daughter and son-in-law, as they were “responsible for illicit liquor sale” in the district
- Re-Imposition Of Ban On Maoists Likely: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Condemns MLA's killing; vows to get tough with extremists
- Vajpayee, Advani Pay Last Respects To Seshadri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Hundreds of leaders of the BJP and Sangh Parivar attend funeral of RSS leader
- Naxalites Gun Down Congress Mla, 8 Others (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Aug 16, 2005)
There was a burst of gunfire and the victims lay dead in a heap
Outrage at Narayanpet in Mahbubnagar district
Armed men also shoot Congress MLA's son
Red alert sounded in Telangana
Thinking of re-imposing ban on naxalites: Chief Minister
- The Politics Of Apology And 1984 (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2005)
There can be no denying the sincerity of sentiment but Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's apology for the November 1984 massacre of Sikhs will be accepted by the victims
- From Pity To Fear (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 15, 2005)
How western perceptions of India have changed?
- Mishandling Of Nanavati Report (Tribune, Dr Amrik Singh, Aug 15, 2005)
That even the far-from-adequate Nanavati Report was in danger of being mishandled became clear when it was decided not to table it in Parliament soon after its submission in February this year.
- Blind To Nepal’S Republican Trends (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 15, 2005)
A political paradigm shift is taking place in Nepal. The people of Nepal are questioning every assumption — from the institution of the monarchy to the role of the political parties and the Maoist agenda. Nothing is as it was six months ago.
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