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Articles 7221 through 7320 of 26693:
- Nobody Untouchable In Politics: Kumaraswamy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Projecting himself as a development-oriented politician, Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy has said that his government is business-friendly and it has been appreciated by captains of the industry.
- Quota Bill Seeks Right To Interfere With Iits, Iims (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 19, 2006)
‘‘The UPA government will ensure that all institutions of higher learning and professional educational retain their autonomy,’’ says the National Common Minimum Programme (NCMP) of the ruling alliance.
- Defence Planning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 19, 2006)
An unprecedented situation is being faced by Indian people at the dawn of 21st century.
- Nepal To Get Interim Constitution In 2 Weeks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Nepal government and Maoists would frame an interim constitution within two weeks and put in place an ‘‘alternative mechanism’’ before parliament is dissolved as per their agreement, a peace negotiator has said.
- "Bjp Should Learn How To Get Re-Elected From Communists" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
There is no doubt NDA did well. Yet something was lacking: Vajpayee
We should introspect about exit of senior leaders
Work out strategy to retain power in BJP-ruled States
Let us face problems collectively
- Ties With Family Of Nehru-Gandhi Not Hit: Bajaj (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Industrialist Rahul Bajaj has said that his recent election to the Rajya Sabha defeating the Congress candidate has not affected his relationship with the Nehru-Gandhi family.
- Left Smells A Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Would like nothing better than the status quo
The CPI-M states the obvious by declaring it will snap ties with the Congress if it decides on a mid-term poll.
- Cp To Take On Dalmiya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya, Cricket Association of Bengal president, faces a challenge in his own den with Kolkata Police Commissioner Mr Prasun Mukherjee announcing his candidature for the CAB post and claiming the support of Sourav Ganguly.
- Manmohan May Have To Labour On Policy (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 19, 2006)
The approach papers of the XIth Plan requires the UPA Government to undertake a range of politically sensitive measures to achieve the objective of high growth target.
- Musharraf's Quite Strategy For His Re-Election (Daily Excelsior, M. Rama Rao, Jun 19, 2006)
While two former prime ministers, Benazir Bhutto and Nawaz Sharif are busy cementing their new found alliance to take on President Musharraf, he is quietly consolidating his position to ensure his ‘smooth re-election’ for another term.
- Up Govt ‘Not At Fault’ For Power Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
The day after Congress President Sonia Gandhi came down on the state government for cutting down electricity supply to her constituency Rae Bareli, the Power Corporation Chairman Ashok Khurana....
- Let People Decide Between Cong, Jd (S)’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
“We are not in the picture,” said All India Congress Committee General Secretary in-charge of party affairs in Karnataka, A K Antony, when asked to comment on the BMIC controversy.
- Bjp Fails To Reap The `Profit' Harvest (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Jun 19, 2006)
Leaders busy in their own `struggle for political survival', maintain mysterious silence over the issue
- Bmic: Jd(s), Bjp Stick To Their Guns (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
While the JD (S) is pushing for legislation, the BJP is against the takeover of the project
- Re-Caste The Problem (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 19, 2006)
A poorly paid, unmotivated and continuously politically interfered with bureaucracy will sell pretty much all the bits of paper the government gives out and citizens need or want.
- Party Grounds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 19, 2006)
In announcing a new land allotment policy for political parties to build offices in Delhi, the Union Government has messed up a good idea by imposing irrational criteria. Acting on a Supreme Court directive to get political parties, national and . . .
- What Women Want (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Jun 19, 2006)
More than reservation, Indian women need equal opportunities in educational and professional fields for their collective . . .
- Vajpayee Praises Communists At Bjp Meeting (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
In a rare praise of the commmunists by a BJP leader, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said the saffron party should learn from them the art of getting re-elected to power and admitted there was "something lacking" in his Government . . .
- Nwfp To Create Over 13,450 New Jobs: Rs95.9bn Budget With . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Provincial Senior Minister Sirajul Haq on Saturday presented Rs95.987 billion budget for the year 2006-07 in the NWFP Assembly with a total development outlay of Rs26.630 billion.
- Sham Of Secularism (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 18, 2006)
With India smarting under the rapid-fire of terrorism, the UPA Government appears busy indulging in minorityism to draw political capital.
- Reformists Vs Revolutionaries (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Jun 18, 2006)
Is politics just about the art of the possible? Or do we need a leadership which can redefine the boundaries and refocus the national debate on what is desirable?
- Back To No Talks (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 18, 2006)
National Security Adviser MK Narayanan is right in suggesting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the futility of going to Pakistan, which has no intention of ending terror as an additionality to its diplomacy.
- Nepal Govt, Maoists Power Deal Welcomed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A landmark deal between Nepal’s authorities and Maoist rebels, which will see parliament dissolved and power shared in a new interim government, was hailed in the troubled Himalayan kingdom on Saturday.
- Pakistan’S Active Engagement With C’Wealth L (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Secretary-General Commonwealth Donald McKinnon has praised Pakistan’s active engagement with the 54-member organisation, saying that he wants the country to stay in it.
- Capital Suggestion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
The king has a standing offer for the queen: Come back, no cases against you or your husband, lead your party through a free and fair election.
- Us Will Not Abandon Iraqis: Bush (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 18, 2006)
Armed with the backing of the United States Congress to stay out the full course in Iraq, President George W Bush today assured the people of the trouble-torn country that America will not "abandon" them in their hour of need.
- Nepalese Hail Landmark Deal Between Govt, Rebels (Pioneer, Shirish B Pradhan, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepalese people today welcomed the landmark deal between the government and Maoists to set up an interim administration, saying it would usher in lasting peace and revive the economy of the Himalayan country torn by a decade-long insurgency.
- Ethics And The Economist (Hindu, SHASHI THAROOR, Jun 18, 2006)
A profound moral sense is never absent in the works of Amartya Sen.
- Two Flavours Of Nationalism (Hindu, INDIVAR KAMTEKAR, Jun 18, 2006)
A visit to Jallianwala Bagh and Wagah raises questions about the transformation of national feeling in India.
- A Dream Takes Shape (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Jun 18, 2006)
Amisha Jedhe is finally fulfilling her brother's dream of building a peace park on the Indo-Pak border.
- Village Development Committee Auctions Seat For Rs. 1.80 Lakhs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
State Election Commission stops poll process in Anksapur MPTC
Nizamabad Collector asked to file FIR
VDC allegedly warns prospective candidates against filing nominations
- Mulayam’S Dole For Unemployed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Neither the oppressive heat nor the distance could keep away the 52,571 young unemployed who made it to the Ambedkar maidan to collect their first cheque of the unemployment dole promised by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- Rae Bareli Being Starved Of Power, Says Sonia (Deccan Herald, Puja Awasthi, Jun 18, 2006)
Erratic power supply, dry canals and administrative apathy. The Rae Bareli electorate has received these for being faithful to the Gandhi-Nehru family for close to three decades.
- Nitish Kumar Seeks More Central Forces For Bihar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Calls for disaster management institute in the State
- When Will Parliament Think? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 18, 2006)
When will parliament think? This question itself may be categorised as wishful thinking. After all, thinking in its real sense is a painstaking exercise.
- The Patriarch (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Jun 18, 2006)
THE cabinet of the seventh Left Front government has excess baggage of 14 if the prescribed norm of 10 per cent of the 294-strong state legislature is taken into account.
- Iraq Attacks Kill 43 As Us Seeks Missing Soldiers (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
A series of bombs killed at least 43 people in and near Baghdad on Saturday, police said, in one of the bloodiest days in Iraq since a US military air strike killed Abu Mussab Zarqawi 10 days ago.
- Enter Rymbai (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 18, 2006)
Lapang pays for non-performance
Meghalaya’s Congress dissidents have finally pulled down chief minister DD Lapang and that, too, barely hours before the start of the assembly session.
- Pak Props Up Muslim League In Pok (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Jun 18, 2006)
The Election Commission of occupied Kashmir has routinely rejected the nomination papers of Kashmiri nationalists for the July 11 elections to the 48-member assembly.
- Not Nuclear Power Alone (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 18, 2006)
Speaking at the meeting of the Energy Coordination Committee in August, 2005 Prime Minister Dr Man Mohan Singh said, "Atomic energy will have to play a much larger role in the future in our quest for energy security...
- Urban Ecology (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Jun 18, 2006)
Healthy forests, streams, and wetlands contribute to clean air and clean water by enabling impurities to settle out or be converted to harmless compounds by plants or soil.
- Sonia Charges Sp With Vindictiveness (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Visiting her constituency for the first time after her re-election to the Lok Sabha, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today made no bones of her displeasure with the Samajwadi Party by charging the State Government with adopting a "vindictive" attitude . .
- Naidu Sees Cracks In Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
The disintegration of the UPA has started, observed the BJP former president and MP M. Venkaiah Naidu. UPA is an alliance formed without any common agenda or an agreement except anti-BJP stand, and after two years of its formation the internal . . .
- Karat, Mulayam Explore ‘Third Front’ Possibility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
CPM leader Prakash Karat today aired his disagreement with the UPA on the issue of state governments sacrificing revenue by lowering prices of petroleum products.
- New Cec Has Strong Passion For Astrology (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 18, 2006)
India will be a sham democracy if the very foundation of a democratic polity, namely free and fair elections, are missing from the scene”.
- Facing Up To The Indian Challenge (Dawn, Anwar Kemal, Jun 18, 2006)
Coping with the challenge of India on several fronts — strategic, economic, cultural, psychological and more recently technological .
- 13 M Deaths Due To Environmental Exposure (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
More than 13 million deaths annually are due to preventable environmental causes that can be averted by well-targeted interventions, a WHO report has said.
- Big B's Kbc Under Probe For 'Rigging' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Amitabh Bachchan-hosted blockbuster television serial 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' has come under scanner of broadcast tribunal TDSAT after a participant complained of 'systematic rigging' in the selection process by Bharti Cellular (now known as . . .
- Nepal To Set Up Interim Government With Rebels (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jun 18, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebel leader held ground-breaking talks on Friday with the government, which agreed to dissolve parliament and set up an interim administration to include the rebels.
- Bush Rejects Demand Of Lesser Us Role In Iraq (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Rejecting lesser US role in Iraq, US President George W. Bush promised the Iraqi people that the United States would not "abandon them after we have come this far," even as the US lawmakers debate pulling out troops.
- International Sponsors Back Palestinian Aid (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
International sponsors of a stalled Mideast peace plan have agreed to channel aid to cash-starved Palestinians for health care, utilities and social services, while continuing a boycott of the militant-led Palestinian government.
- Reform School Education (Tribune, Vijay Sanghvi, Jun 18, 2006)
In the midst of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s by-election from Rae Bareli, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh sprung a surprise by proposing to extend reservations to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in admissions to higher studies.
- Sonia In Attack Mode (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 18, 2006)
Lashing out at the Mulayam government for removing Rae Bareli from the VIP list for uninterrupted power supply a day after her victory, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today asked “kya yeh insaaf hai?”
- Seat-Sharing Accords Elude All Parties (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Jun 18, 2006)
CPI complains to All-India Congress Committee against State Congress
- Americans Are Coming (Tribune, Shelley Walia, Jun 18, 2006)
America’s recent nuclear deal with India has left the politicians and the innocent masses struck by euphoria unseen and unheard of.
- Wheeling ‘N’ Dealing (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 18, 2006)
New Delhi’s voluntary moratorium on testing will not be legalised in the Indo-US bilateral agreement but will be recognised as a commitment by a country whose nuclear record has been impeccable.
- Nitish Asks For More Central Forces (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday demanded more Para-Military forces from the Union Government and early establishment of the proposed CRPF training Centre in Bihar.
- The Blair Doctrine (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 17, 2006)
The politically literate public in the US has never broken lances over United Nations reforms. Neither have reforms ever come up in US-UK bilateral relations.
- Us Senate Rejects Call To Pull Back Troops From Iraq (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
US Senate overwhelmingly rejected calls to pull back American forces from Iraq by the end of this year as Republicans and Democrats today sought to use the issue for political gains in an election year.
- Ncp Hints At Tie-Up With Saffron Parties (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Reflecting the strain in ties with its ruling coalition partner Congress over Maharashtra Rajya Sabha bypoll, NCP today hinted it has kept open the option of tying up with BJP and Shiv Sena.
- Palestinian Freedom Under Israeli Guns (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Jun 17, 2006)
Once again Palestine finds itself in extremely hot water. President Mahmoud Abbas has announced a public referendum on the Prisoners' Document to be held on July 26.
- Nepal Talks Raise Hopes Of Peace (Statesman, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Jun 17, 2006)
The last time he was seen in Kathmandu was nearly 11 years ago when he came to visit his ailing mother.
- Cabinet Approves Policy On Land Allotment To Political Parties... (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
In keeping with the Supreme Court directive to get official bungalows occupied by political parties in Luyten's Delhi vacated, the Union Cabinet on Friday approved a policy on allotment of land to them to build party offices in the Institutional Area.
- J&k To Have 1360 New Panchayats (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir will have around 1360 new Panchayats as the Shahwaz Commission for Delimitation of Panchayats has submitted final report to the Government for its approval.
- Ominous Signs For Upa Government (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government is in trouble as its allies are pulling in different directions.
- Tharoor's Time (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
Shashi Tharoor's name had been doing the rounds for the UN's top job, which will fall vacant when Kofi Annan steps down at the end of this year. Now the MEA has confirmed that New Delhi will officially back Tharoor.
- Oop Case: Amar Singh Says He Broke No Rules (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh in his written submission before the Election Commission on the office of profit case contended that he did not drew any financial or other benefits as chairman of the UP Development Council (UPDC) to attract . . .
- Us Death Toll In Iraq Reaches 2,500 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Nearly 2,500 American soldiers have died since the invasion of Iraq in March, 2003, the Pentagon has said.
- For Some Real Poll Reforms (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Jun 17, 2006)
Maneesh Chhibber’s “Exclusive” (The Tribune, May 22) reporting the suggestions made by a Parliamentary Panel on electoral reforms evokes mixed feelings.
- Bereft Of Sincerity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 17, 2006)
If ever an award is instituted for making announcements without conviction it ought to go to the leadership of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory is locally known.
- Nepal To Set Up Interim Government With Rebels (Reuters, Gopal Sharma, Jun 17, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebel leader held ground-breaking talks on Friday with the government, which agreed to dissolve parliament and set up an interim administration to include the rebels.
- 70pc Pakistanis Back Nuclear Iran (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
As many as 70 per cent Pakistanis want Iran to have nuclear weapons, said a survey report released this week.
- Nepal Maoists Agree To Join Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The Maoists in Nepal, who have waged a decade-long war to seize control of the Himalayan nation, agreed on Friday to join an interim government to be formed within a month, the rebels' leader Prachanda said after his talks with PM Girija Prasad Koirala.
- Expand Upa-Left Coordination Panel: Ncp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
"Congress alone must not share burden"
- Dole Scheme Launched In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Rs. 500 a month to 7,66,352 registered unemployed graduates and post-graduates
If voted back to power, SP will hike allowance to Rs. 1,000: Mulayam
"Despite Centre's non-cooperation, SP had set a model"
SP sponsored most beneficiaries under scheme:
- Nice To Invite Ministers To Second Stretch Inauguration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Expressing regret over the absence of representatives from the State Government at the inauguration of the Peripheral Ring Road, managing director of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprises (NICE) Ashok Kheny said on Friday that the government . . .
- 9.2-Km Stretch Of Bmic Peripheral Road Opened (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Two aged women, 58 children do the honours
- Koirala, Prachanda Reach Historic Accord (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 17, 2006)
Both sides express commitment to human rights, press freedom in Nepal
- The Perfect Excuse (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 17, 2006)
Time was when boys turning up late for school would blame it on something called a traffic jam. On the evening of Monday, June 12, President Bush told his advisers that he was going to bed and slipped out to Iraq.
- Pro-Poor Policy Shift In Governance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Governor's address says State mulls quasi-judicial body to help farmers in debt
Special attention to marginalised sections of society
Efforts to be made to mobilise additional resources
IT, biotechnology, tourism new growth sectors
Public . . .
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