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- Building Peace In Nepal (Tribune, Maj-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Nov 16, 2006)
No one could have imagined that a final political accord on the two most contentious issues in Nepal’s unique peace process could have been reached so soon and with so little fuss.
- Federal Mechanism Mooted To Take On Islamists, Ne Ultras (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Nov 15, 2006)
Alarmed by reports of the deepening nexus between Muslim fundamentalist organisations and Indian insurgent groups operating from Bangladesh, security chiefs of the North-eastern States have suggested setting up a Standing Committee on . . .
- When Kerala Draws The Lots, Carl Will Be There (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2006)
As part of Kerala’s golden jubilee celebrations, the Left Democratic Front had promised to announce one developmental scheme a month for a 50-day period. Today was the sports department’s turn.
- Little Impact (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 15, 2006)
Had the Congress not made last week’s Jamunamukh by-election for the assembly a prestige issue, the Asom United Democratic Front would have little reason to celebrate its candidate, Mumbai-based businessman Sirajuddin Ajmal, retaining the . . .
- Marxist Doublespeak (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 15, 2006)
Reports that the recent bomb blasts in Koddal, Kerala, have exacerbated the antagonism between the Islamist National Development Front (NDF) and the CPI(M) make apparent the wrenching internal crisis that confronts Indian Communism.
- Cpi(m) Admits Rift In Ldf Over Karunakaran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2006)
With the Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala divided over the entry of K. Karunakaran into its fold, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Central leadership on Tuesday for the first time admitted that the ruling alliance was beset . . .
- The Party Of Last Resort (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 14, 2006)
Other than gaining a `national' identity, the Democratic Indira Congress led by former Kerala Chief Minister K. Karunakaran is unlikely to benefit in any significant measure from its merger with the Nationalist Congress Party headed . . .
- Wooing Muslims In Up No Cakewalk For Congress (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 11, 2006)
Irrespective of the overtures made by the Congress in the recent past to woo the minority - from Vande Mataram to promises on quota - the Muslims seem to be slowly drifting away from the party as it was evident from the outcome of the Jamunammukh . . .
- Upa Bites Dust In Bihar, Assam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
It was a bad day for UPA across India today with Bihar’s ruling NDA retaining Bhagalpur and Nalanda Lok Sabha seats, inflicting a convincing defeat on the alliance partners, and the Asom United Democratic Front (AUDF) emerging winner in the . . .
- Significant Verdict (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2006)
A hyperactive Election Commission notwithstanding, India's electoral law is honoured mainly in the breach in two crucial respects.
- Democrats 'Take Control Of House' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
The Democratic Party has won control of the House of Representatives in the US mid-term elections, according to projections from ABC news.
- Democrats Make Gains As Bush Suffers Backlash (Independent (UK), Rupert Cornwell, Nov 08, 2006)
Democrats took a clear advantage in early results from America's bitterly contested congressional midterm elections, gaining two Senate seats and making strides in the House of Representatives, where the Bush White House was last night braced for a . . .
- Congress To Go On Stir For City Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
KPCC general secretary and former MP V.S. Sivakumar on Tuesday accused the Government of trying to scuttle the city development projects initiated by the previous United Democratic Front (UDF) Government. In a pressnote issued here on Tuesday, he . . .
- Maoists Blast Railway Track In Jharkhand (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2006)
Maoists blasted a railway track at Chegdo in Jharkhand's Giridih district in the wee hours today, affecting train services, the police said here.
- Ncp Sees Red Over Cong 'Violation Of Coalition Dharma' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Oct 13, 2006)
Maharashtra Congress Committee chief's recent advice to the party's district units to fight coming local bodies elections on their own has evoked sharp reaction from its ally Nationalist Congress party.
- Government Considering Health Insurance Scheme For Bpl Families (Hindu, N.J. Nair , Oct 13, 2006)
Two public sector insurance companies evince interest in the scheme
- Marad Shocks (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Oct 13, 2006)
The report on the communal killings rocks the Congress-led front, which was in power at that time.
- Chinese Fdi Hitting `National Security' Barrier (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Sep 28, 2006)
New economic policy meets old paranoia; Beijing feels its firms being singled out
- Political Promiscuity (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 22, 2006)
On Monday the Madhu Koda ministry of Jharkhand — the third in less than two years, and the fifth in the six years since the state’s formation — was sworn in.
- Kerala Govt Trying To Save 'Criminal' Comrades (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
Four months into power, the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) Government in Kerala has launched in right earnest a devious ploy to save Marxist comrades involved in various criminal cases from the clutches of the law.
- Karunakaran Dismisses Cpi(m) Stand On Merger (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
DIC(K) will forge ties with like-minded parties'
- Landing In Trouble (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Sep 15, 2006)
P.J. Joseph resigns from the Cabinet following an allegation that he misbehaved with a woman co-passenger on a flight.
- Sexus Politicus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers, according to a recent book co-authored by C Dubois and C Deloire.
- Proposal For Scholarship Scheme For Merit Seats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Cabinet sub-committee to study recommendations of Mohammed panel
- Made Over By Succession (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Sep 08, 2006)
There is incidental symmetry in Supriya Sule’s decision to file her nomination papers for Rajya Sabha.
- A Controversy Defused (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2006)
All it takes sometimes to end a raging controversy is a resignation. In the face of an allegation of misbehaviour on a flight with a woman co-passenger, Kerala Public Works Minister P.J. Joseph resigned without making too much of a fuss.
- Disgraced Exit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2006)
He should have resigned when the accusation was made.
- Joseph Steps Down; Kuruvilla Named New Kerala Congress(j) Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Joseph dubs IG's report `incomplete,' seeks judicial probe into allegation
- Azad Leaves Out His Favourites (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
In a surprise development, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today elbowed out his blue-eyed boys who were eyeing a berth in his ministry.
- Cpm Asks For Leash On Private Quotas (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The CPM has urged the Centre to “immediately introduce” a legislation to regulate fees and management quotas in private institutions.
- Q&a:'ban On Soft Drinks Prompted By Health Reasons' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
It was the ruling Left Democratic Front led by CPM that asked the Kerala government to ban the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi. However, the other Left-ruled states, West Bengal and Tripura, have not followed the Kerala example.
- 'No Place For Casteism In Islam' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Terming the United Democratic Front (UDF) as a "combined organisation" of all castes, Tarik Bukhari, brother of Ahmed Bukhari, the Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid, has said that there is no place for casteism in Islam.
- Recitation Of ``Vande Mataram" Not Mandatory, Says Arjun Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Seeking to quell the controversy over a Central directive on recitation of ``Vande Mataram" in educational institutions, Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh on Sunday said the recitation was not mandatory.
- Well-Deserved Award For Kannur Tourism Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
It popularised several lesser-known spots
- Colas Cornered (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Aug 16, 2006)
A report revealing dangerous levels of pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi prompts State governments to ban the sales of these soft drinks.
- ‘Let Centre, Not States, Act On Colas’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Virtually endorsing the stand of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, his West Bengal counterpart Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Sunday said any ban on Coke and Pepsi should be enforced only by the Centre and individual states should not decide on . . .
- Nawaz, Fazl Join Hands To Oust Pervez (Tribune, Ahmad Fraz Khan, Aug 12, 2006)
Former Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and opposition leader Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman on Thursday agreed to launch a “joint struggle for the restoration of the 1973 Constitution and removal of the military dictator.”
- `Agriculture, Education And Health To Get A Boost' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Another Green Revolution in the offing: Minister
Says these sectors were the "most neglected" during the UDF rule
UDF Government accused of helping private profiteers
- Kerala’S Cola Karma (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 11, 2006)
What is common to Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, All Quiet on the Western Front, Animal Farm, Anne Frank’s Diary of a Young Girl, Arabian Nights, Black Beauty, Candide, Canterbury . . .
- Ban In A Bottle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 11, 2006)
Kerala's Coca-Cola Communism ---- The decision of Kerala's Left Democratic Front Government to ban the bottling . . .
- Kerala’S Cola Swipe (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
This is politics, not reasoned policy
- Anti-Cola Campaigner, Now Cm, Bans Coke, Pepsi From Kerala (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala’s MNC-bashing comrades have declared a blanket ban on the sale of Coke and Pepsi, on health grounds.
- Kerala Cans Coca-Cola, Pepsi (Times of India, P K SURENDRAN, Aug 10, 2006)
Twenty-nine years after George Fernandes bundled out IBM and Cola-Cola from India to emerge as the country's top MNC-slayer, Kerala's Marxist CM V S Achuthanandan on Wednesday sought to grab the mantle from him by serving marching orders on cola . . .
- Aicc Panel Members Have A History Of Revolt (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
At least three members of the AICC disciplinary action committee, including its chairman A.K. Antony, which suspended former external affairs minister K. Natwar Singh from the Congress on Tuesday, have also been linked to acts of "indiscipline".
- Kerala Bans Sale, Production Of Colas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Mr VS Achuthanandan told reporters that the state Cabinet decided to ban sale and production of soft drinks marketed by the cola majors. The ban was imposed as many studies had stated these drinks contained elements hazardous . . .
- Tackling Ulfa-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 10, 2006)
The asymmetric secessionist war of the United Liberation Front of Asom has gravely endangered national security ever since its inception in 1979.
- 'I Can Broker Peace Between Centre And Ulfa' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 03, 2006)
Hagrama Mahilary, 37, holds the key to survival of the Tarun Gogoi government in Guwahati. He heads Bodoland People's Progressive Front (BPPF) that won 12 seats in the 2006 assembly elections. Mahilary, who was once charged with triggering a bomb . . .
- Backing For The N-Deal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
The nuclear deal between the US and India has received attention in the Urdu press as well. National Herald group’s Qaumi Awaz, in its editorial dated July 29, has hailed it, supporting the deal.
- Yet, Sonia Defended Them In Parliament, Salman In Courts (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Jul 31, 2006)
It was founded in the year 1977. Not by a religious leader, but by an English-educated academic, Mohammed Ahamadullah Siddiqui.
- Smash And Grab (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
Reds eye Kerala private colleges ---- The interim order passed by the Kerala High Court, upholding the earlier order of a single judge allowing private self-financing professional colleges of the State to regulate admissions and fee structure . . .
- ‘Vimochana Samaram Ii’ (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jul 29, 2006)
History is repeating itself in Kerala. Exactly 47 years ago on 31 July, 1959, the first democratically elected Communist government of EMS Namboodiripad in Kerala, after only two years and four months in office, was dismissed by the Union government . . .
- Nature’S Wrath? More Man’S Folly (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 26, 2006)
July is Mumbai’s nemesis. Exactly one year ago on this day, Nature unleashed 944 mm of rain on the unsuspecting metropolis, claiming 400 people. This year, Mumbai has already lost over 180 innocent citizens to a dark void of insane violence.
- Act Of Promise In Kerala (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Jul 25, 2006)
A Kerala Act on self-financing professional educational institutions raises the hackles of many who run such institutions.
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 24, 2006)
Security agencies are unable to find a Kashmir link to the Mumbai serial train bombs, unlike the past. The arrests of three suspects — two from Bihar, and a third from Navi . . .
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 23, 2006)
Security agencies are unable to find a Kashmir link to the Mumbai serial train bombs, unlike the past.
- ‘Pak-Based Groups Involved In Blasts’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister R R Patil on Friday asserted that police would soon unveil the conspiracy behind the Mumbai train bombings hatched by Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba and would also furnish adequate proof of this.
- Reality Hits Home (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jul 22, 2006)
UP, Bihar weren’t recruiting grounds for Kashmir jihad. Why is it different for Mumbai?
- A Balancing Act For Justice To All (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
The Kerala Professional Colleges Act (KPC Act), 2006, is neither pro-minority nor anti-minority; it is only pro-people.
- A Progressive Online Initiative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 17, 2006)
The procedure for allotting professional course seats to eligible students under the single-window admission system mandated by the Supreme Court that came into effect in 1997 has been taxing for all involved.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Blasts Aftermath: Banned Simi Operating Under New Names (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Jul 15, 2006)
Banned for over five years for its anti-national character and now under the scanner for its role in the Mumbai blasts, the Students' Islamic Movement of India has begun to ward off proscription by changing identities.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 15, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Denver's Dnc Bid Gets Boost (Khaleej Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
New Orleans drops its candidacy, citing the $70 million cost of hosting the Democrats.
Minneapolis and New York are still in the running.
- Mumbai’S Spirit Is Being Flogged To Death (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 13, 2006)
You know what I think as Mumbai gets patted on the back for its spirit? I think Mumbai’s spirit of survival has become an expedient fait accompli, cold-bloodedly taken for granted by government after callous government.
- Vilasrao Plea To Parties: Help Restore Peace (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has announced a compensation of Rs 1 lakh to the next of kin of those killed in the serial blasts while those grievously injured will receive Rs 50,000.
- Sainiks Shut Down Maharashtra (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jul 10, 2006)
Widespread protests after Meenatai statue desecrated ---- Angry Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage after unidentified miscreants desecrated the statue of Sena chief Bal Thackeray's late wife Meenatai at Shivaji Park in north-central Mumbai early on . . .
- Maharashtra Faces The Wrath Of Shiv Sena (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Shiv Sainiks went on a rampage in Mumbai and other parts of the state on Sunday . . .
- Pandering To Muslims (Pioneer, KR Phanda, Jul 07, 2006)
Mr KPS Gill in his article, "Misadventures will fire back" (June 24) blames the Congress for the rise of a communal organisation like the Assam United Democratic Front.
- Shahi Imam Launches Party In Uttar Pradesh, To Be Called Upudf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
It is the second Muslim party formed in State in two months
Assam experiment being replicated: C.M. Ibrahim
Front not in favour of or against any party
22 small parties join UPUDF
- For An Alternative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 05, 2006)
Budget making for a State in India in the neo-liberal era is indeed an unenviable task. On the one side, the terrible state of finances has seriously undermined the ability of States to meet rising obligations in social services.
- Government Seeks Options To Make Probe Effective (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
CBI investigation in Kiliroor sex scandal case
- Pawar Play In Vidarbha (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 30, 2006)
To understand Sharad Pawar, one has to comprehend the convulsions Maharashtra has gone through in the last three decades.
- Orissa Ban On Maoists (Frontline, PRAFULLA DAS, Jun 27, 2006)
The Orissa government finally outlawed the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and seven pro-Maoist organisations on June 9. Maoists are active in 14 of the 30 districts in the State and have been gaining strength by the day.
- Talking With Ulfa (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 26, 2006)
The Central Government is moving to hold direct talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom for the first time.
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 25, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the State that came into existence just months before the polls, captured 10 seats, there is now a focused . . .
- Misadventures Will Backfire (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 24, 2006)
In the aftermath of the Assam Assembly elections where the Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a coalition of Muslim parties in the . . .
- Tax On Luxury Items To Mobilise More Revenue In Kerala Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
LDF Government's Budget gives emphasis to farmers' issues
- Sleazy Corridors Of Power (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 22, 2006)
Congress must introspect as the accused in the sex scandal in Kashmir have links with top party leaders, says Anuradha Dutt
- Price Of Reforms (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jun 21, 2006)
The UPA government's consistent violation of the Common Minimum Programme attracts a stiff warning from the Left parties.
- 'We'll Not Back A Party Exclusively For Muslims' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 20, 2006)
The scent of electoral success pervades Badruddin Ajmal , president of Assam United Democratic Front (AUDF), a party he founded a few months before the assembly polls in the state. AUDF won 10 seats, and in the process stalled the Congress from . . .
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