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Articles 9821 through 9920 of 26693:
- Quotas In Private Sector (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Apr 28, 2006)
NO sensible Indian would disagree with the view that a lot needs to be done to improve the conditions of those belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
- Home Is Where The Heart Is? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 28, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi remains an Italian subject in personal law and an Indian in public law, says S Gurumurthy
- Graffiti And The Ec (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
Graffito, singular: writing on wall; plural, graffiti. Man has been urged through the ages to read the writing on the wall. Graffiti have thus emerged as an integral part of human civilization.
- Medicos Continue Stir, See Others Joining In (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Despite Arjun Singh's attempt to mislead the agitating medical students by assuring them his readiness to discuss the reservation issue with them after May 11, the students decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with . . .
- 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.
- Poll Pax (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 28, 2006)
An event becomes a non-event.
- True To Form (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 28, 2006)
The verdict in the four Assembly by-elections is out.
- The War Of The Freebies (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 28, 2006)
The battle for Tamil Nadu is being fought with rice and TV sets, as the Kazhagams go on a dole overdrive. Here, a quick measure of the people's pulse, especially vis-à-vis the Vaiko factor and the caste issues. In Tamil Nadu, so mixed is the . . .
- 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 . . .
- Cm Breaks Records In His Maiden Victory To Assembly (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Apr 28, 2006)
Chief Minister and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad today broke all records of margin to win first ever Assembly election from his home State in his 30 years political career defeating BJP’s novice Dhanantar Singh alias Koushal Kotwal by a . . .
- Medical Students' Stir To Continue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Amidst differences, the protesting medical students on Thursday decided to continue their strike saying they were not satisfied with HRD Minister Arjun Singh's response to their demand for roll-back of the . . .
- Unwanted Medicines And Nations Health (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Apr 28, 2006)
The Indian Government is drug-addicted - much to the nation’s undoing. In a very small budget allocated for healthcare, a very large proportion of money is going to drugs.
- Announce Award (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 28, 2006)
For 16 years the tribunal has procrastinated
- Sri Lanka Situation Causes Concern In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 28, 2006)
Security agencies hope violence will die down soon
Navy, Coast Guard and police, including the coastal security wing, step up alert
Politicians may find it difficult to avoid raising Tamils issue if violence continues
Sri Lankan authorities have . .
- Strengthening A Partnership (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The long-standing friendship between India and Uzbekistan was reaffirmed during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Tashkent.
- Bjp Rises Above Petty ‘Profit’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After keeping its opponents guessing about its stand on the office-of-profit issue, the BJP today sought to take a “moral” high ground ruling out any compromise on the “larger moral principle” while moving any amendment to the existing law defining . . .
- Congress Retains Vizag Assembly Seat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Dronamraju Srinivasa Rao wins with big margin
- Windfarms Drive Wedge Between Green Activists (Hindu, Ben Sandilands, Apr 28, 2006)
Can Something as small and beautiful as a seldom-seen but endangered species of parrot stop the turbines turning on any more wind farms in Australia?
- Political Parties Upset Over Salem Corporation's Instruction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Remove flag masts or paint them white, says Election Observer
Election Commission has not mentioned removal in the model code of conduct'
Members enter into argument with officials
Sanitary inspectors and engineers carry out assessment
- Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Courts Controversy Over Choice Of Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Union Culture Ministry turns down choice of secretary
A. Krishnamurthy chosen to replace K. Satchidanandan
He was selected from among 10 candidates
He is the regional secretary of the akademi in Bangalore
He was investigated by the CBI for . . .
- Medical Students Come Together To Intensify Anti-Quota Strike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
After much ado over the quota protest outside HRD minister Arjun Singh’s residence on Wednesday, five representatives of city’s medical colleges finally got the chance to see him on Thursday.
- No Unity Without Secularists (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Apr 28, 2006)
There cannot be a national unity government in Iraq because of the exclusion of secularists.
- 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.
- Trends In Myanmar (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
The Myanmar military junta’s threat to dissolve Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy is another desperate attempt to tighten the screws on an icon of the democratic movement in Asia.
- Can Cm’S Anger Solve All Problems? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Apr 28, 2006)
That the member of a family that has opposed the international airport project, the metro rail project and the expressway project, to name just three, is now seeking refuge behind “development” will not fool many.
- Pm To Keep Close Watch On Lanka, Nepal (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Apr 28, 2006)
India will keep a close watch on the Sri Lanka co-chairs meeting scheduled for Friday at Oslo — a senior diplomat from the Indian embassy will attend the meeting, as an observer.
- Muslim Offers Kidney To Mahajan (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
With the condition of senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan continuing to be critical, a Muslim man from Bihar has offered to donate his kidney to him.
- His Usp Is Middle Class-Ness (Hindu, BHUMIKA K, Apr 28, 2006)
The clock strikes nine and there is a sense of anticipation in most Kannada-speaking localities. You hear the compelling signature melody of T.N.
- Neat Presentation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The weeklong Sri Ramanavami Music Festival of Mysore concluded at the Bidaram Sri Ramamandira with the vocal concert . . .
- Advani Accuses Congress Of `Mischievous Propaganda' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani on Thursday lashed out at the Congress saying that it had launched "mischievous propaganda" against him on the Telangana issue.
- Caught In A Trap Of Its Own Making (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 28, 2006)
Facing bitter electoral competition in three Assembly by-elections in the Kashmir Valley, the PDP flew Islamist colours, borrowing from tactics used by Sheikh Abdullah in 1977. This time around, the trick hasn't worked.
- Nda And Trs (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 28, 2006)
Advani takes opportunistic line
- From Outlays To Outcomes (Tribune, Amarjeet Sinha, Apr 28, 2006)
While welcoming higher allocations for the social sector in education, health, livelihood/employment, food, and social security guarantees, many have rightly highlighted the urgent need for reforming public systems which deliver these goods.
- Arjun Promises Wider Debate On Quota Issue (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Apr 28, 2006)
The decision to suspend the strike till May 12, was far from unanimous, but following the HRD Minister’s assurance of further discussion on the issue of reservation for OBCs, students of five medical colleges decided to call off their agitation.
- Bush's Misbegotten Iran Plan (Boston Globe, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
In an article titled ''The Iran Plans," published in a recent issue of The New Yorker, Seymour M. Hersh -- who helped bring the Abu Ghraib prison scandal to light -- examines what appear to be well-advanced White House plans for a bombing campaign. . . .
- 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.
- British Pm Blair Shaken After "Black Wednesday" (Reuters, Peter Griffiths, Apr 27, 2006)
British Prime Minister Tony Blair faced the challenge on Thursday of restoring his Labour Party's authority as a government after it was engulfed in scandal and crisis just a week ahead of crucial local elections.
- N-Deal Will Be Passed By June: Former Us Ambassador (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Former US Ambassador to India Robert Blackwill today expressed the hope that Indo-US nuclear deal would be approved by Congress by June but said it appeared to be a "very ambitious target".
- Tamil Nadu: Ec Issues 'Shoot At Sight' Orders (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu State Election Commission has issued 'shoot at sight' orders against those who indulge in violence during the May 8 Assembly polls.
- Fijian Parties Unite (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 27, 2006)
Almost coinciding with the election to five state assemblies in India, in distant Fiji, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific where people of Indian origin outnumbered ethnic Fijians at the time of its independence in 1970, election to Parliament . .
- 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.
- Empty Envelopes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 27, 2006)
Not the only insult
Many explanations are doing the rounds to try and make light of the fiasco over the presentation of empty envelopes to three boxers who won medals at the Commonwealth Games. Now the envelopes were subsequently filled . . .
- The Debate Over Development (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 27, 2006)
Politics has always overshadowed other issues in Kerala but in this election, development has received unprecedented attention.
- 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 . . .
- Big Dad, Small Vision (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
As India struggles to manage the historic political transition in Nepal and comes to terms with a collapsing peace process in Sri Lanka, two larger paradoxes confront its regional security strategy.
- "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 . . .
- Congress Hails Nepal Developments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Sonia congratulates G.P. Koirala
The role of the Government of India has been that of a catalyst
Sonia assures Koirala and the people full support
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- Policy Run Riot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
What does a government do when a judicial probe into the state’s worst instance of communal rioting yields proof of political and bureaucratic complicity? By the example of Kerala, as in so many other cases across India, it simply withholds the . . .
- No State Control On Sai Baba Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Finance Minister K. Rosaiah has said that the Government decided to keep Kanyaka Parameswari temples and Shiridi Sai Baba temples out of the purview of Endowments Department.
- It's Union Ministers Versus The Chief Minister (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 27, 2006)
Debate between Jayalalithaa and Chidambaram stands out
"Oust Jayalalithaa" slogan dominates DPA campaign
Jayalalithaa accuses Union Ministers of blocking Central aid
- Agricultural Issues Come To The Fore In Tiruvannamalai District (Hindu, P.V.V. Murthi, Apr 27, 2006)
Low price for farm produce, absence of cold chain irk farmers
Plan to establish SIPCOT industrial estate at Cheyyar remains on paper
Lone silver lining is women's self-help groups set up in most villages
AIADMK candidates to take on DMK rivals in fo
- Tamil Nadu Indira Congress To Canvass Votes For Aiadmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
"Continuation of AIADMK rule necessary"
- Blackwill Sees Nod For Nuclear Deal By June (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
"The approval will come on the basis of strategic long-term relation with India"
Diplomatic interaction between two countries should be intensified
India too should "think seriously about radical Islamic terrorism"
- 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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Young Zimbabwe
I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Dynasty No Longer Dazzles The Voters (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi will find it difficult to revitalise the Congress in Uttar Pradesh as the party lacks credible strategy and organisation, says Anuradha . . .
- 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.
- Tiger Hunting Arm Sri Lanka, Get Prabhakaran (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 27, 2006)
Exactly a decade after their opening terror strike in Colombo - the first major bomb attack on the Sri Lankan capital was in the summer of 1996 - the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam have announced resumption of warfare by attempting to blow up the . . .
- Bjp And Jd(s) Display Unity (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Portraying a picture of unity after some fissures cropped up, the ruling BJP-JD(S) coalition in Karnataka today decided to hold Coordination Committee Meetings once a month to prevent any "misunderstandings" and asserted that the Government would . . .
- 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.
- Advani Attacks Sonia ‘Shield’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani today urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to disband the National Advisory Council, saying it is an “extra-constitutional” and “unnecessary” body.
- Sarangi Keeps Neighbours, Guards Out (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The windows of Praveen Mahajan’s second-floor flat are forbiddingly barred. The door, too, stays firmly shut. No one is welcome, not even the security men standing guard outside round the clock.
- It Is Still An Uphill Task (Telegraph, AMITAVA BANERJEE, Apr 27, 2006)
During the first phase of the assembly elections in Assam, a news clipping on television showed how two adults, both physically challenged, were denied their right to exercise their franchise — the polling booth was located on top of a hill.
- Maoists Melt, Nepal In A Flux (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 27, 2006)
Nepal is in ferment and caught between what is to be done and what is to be undone.
- 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.
- Counting Today As Valley Eagerly Awaits Results (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Even as heavy turnout of electorate in all the three segments has caused perceptible anxiety in the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which asked for vote on the basis of its 3-year-long Government, Valley is eagerly waiting for results of . . .
- Muslim Ministers Play Minority Card On Mulayam (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Apr 27, 2006)
With UP minister Azam Khan not heeding to pleas for restraint and leading protests against governor T V Rajeshwar, it is becoming clear that SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav is having a tough time to balance contending pulls of electoral compulsions . . .
- The More Things Change... (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 27, 2006)
IT IS difficult to read any great significance in Tuesday’s federal cabinet reshuffle except for the change in the information minister’s portfolio, which is said to have some political overtones.
- Mr Gandhi Stakes His Claim (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Rahul Gandhi’s declaration that he is ready to assume responsibility for the party’s revival in Uttar Pradesh appears to be a high-risk proposition for the scion of India’s premier political family.
- Lanka Burning... Again? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 27, 2006)
Is Sri Lanka heading back to war?
- 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.
- British Dy Pm Admits To Affair With Secretary (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Britain's Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott on Wednesday confessed to having had a clandestine affair with a secretary 24 years his junior.
- Comed-K's Uget Has Become `Important' (Hindu, Rasheed Kappan, Apr 27, 2006)
THE ADMISSION process for undergraduate medical, dental and engineering courses is gathering heat. After the announcement of CET dates by the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell, the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka . . .
- For Efficiency-Enhancing Subsidies (Business Line, T. N. Srinivasan, Apr 27, 2006)
Designed appropriately, subsidies do not have to distort the economy. Consumers will buy more of a product sold at a low price even if the last units consumed have a correspondingly low value to them. By giving consumers cash instead of subsidised . . .
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- Two Islamic Militants Captured In B’Desh (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Bangladeshi security forces have captured two commanders of an outlawed Islamic militant group blamed for a string of bombings that killed 26 people last year, officials said on Wednesday.
- Aiadmk Government Blamed For Unemployment Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
CPI also holds it responsible for stalling Nanguneri hi-tech park
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