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- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Quota Stir Spreads Hospitals Halt In Gujarat, Orissa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The protest by medical students against Union Human Resources Development Minister Arjun Singh's move to impose caste-based quota on institutions of higher learning gathered storm on Saturday with Delhi doctors and medical students deciding to go . . .
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 14, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the work on the plea made by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
- Saarc Focuses On War Against Terror, Drugs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
The SAARC Home Ministers' conference on Friday adopted a set of nine decisions to fight out militancy and drug trafficking in the region by reactivating concerned institutions and sharing information and experiences among the member states.
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 14, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- D-8 Sign 2 Accords To Boost Trade (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Bali Declaration calls for peaceful use of N-energy
Aziz urges Muslim nations to create investment opportunities
- Just A Turn Left, Or About-Turn? (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, May 14, 2006)
Last week’s election results are scary for two reasons.
- New Vistas : An Example Of Free Trade? (Statesman, Jeremy Seabrook, May 14, 2006)
A “drug baron” whose trade was described as having “created thousands of living ghosts” on the streets of the towns and cities of West Scotland was jailed for 12 years in April 2006.
- Rice At Rs 2 A Kg As Karunanidhi Fulfils Poll Promise (Tribune, Arup Chanda, May 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today announced a series of sops including waiver of cooperative loans of farmers up to March 31, 2006, to the tune of Rs 6,866 crore and reduction of the price of rice, supplied through the public . . .
- Friend Of India (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
With the passing away of the Pulitzer prize winning former editor of the New York Times, Abraham M Rosenthal, on May 11, India has lost yet another friend shortly after the demise of John Kenneth Galbraith in Massachusetts on May 1.
- India Announces Rs 10 Cr Aid For Palestinians (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Concerned over the economic hardships faced by Palestinian people, India has announced a humanitarian assistance worth Rs 10 crore to help them out of the prevailing situation in Gaza and West Bank.
- Unavoidable Oil Price Hike (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, May 14, 2006)
confrontation is building up again between the Left and the Government on the issue of petroleum price hike.
- Recognise India As Partner In Fight Against Taliban (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 14, 2006)
Indo-US differences have sharp ened over Afghanistan following the brutal killing of 41-year-old K. Suryanarayan by the Taliban militants, who are hiding in the rough terrain of the border areas of Pakistan.
- N-Deal Approval An Uphill Task, Says Envoy Ronen Sen (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, May 14, 2006)
Despite a lack of adequate support for the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal in the U.S. Congress, India’s ambassador in Washington is confident that the agreement will eventually win over skeptics.
- Al-Qaida Talking Heads (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 14, 2006)
The propaganda blitz by Bin Laden, al-Zawahiri and al-Zarqawi may be aimed at hiding their weakness, writes Fawaz A Gerges
- Iran Ready For Talks, Barring Israel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Iran is ready to talk with any country except Israel but not under threat of force, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said today.
- Tn: Rice At Rs 2 Per Kg From June 3, Says Karunanidhi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today announced that the price of rice in ration shops would be reduced to Rs two per kg from the present Rs 3.50 from June 3, on the occasion of his 83rd birthday.
- Menace Of Spurious Drugs (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 14, 2006)
three-member Bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed President Gen Pervez Musharraf to promulgate a presidential ordinance to effectively check the production and marking of spurious drugs . . .
- Feared Electricity Riots In Karachi (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 14, 2006)
Electricity situation in Karachi is deteriorating with every passing day as summer heat has gained momentum, raising fears of serious power riots in the country’s financial capital.
- Osama’S Whereabouts Not Known: Fo (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam said 1Saturday that no body has any information about the whereabouts of Osama Bin Laden and it is also unknown whether he is alive or dead.
- Means And Ends (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2006)
For the most part, the war in the high mountains of Jammu
- Fundamentally Sound (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 14, 2006)
India can be justifiably proud of having got 173 of the 191 votes to become a member of the new 47-member United Nations Human Rights Council, especially since voting was conducted by secret ballot.
- D-8 Moot (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 14, 2006)
THE D-8 Council of Ministers has finalised two documents, one dealing with a preferential trade agreement and the second with agreement on administrative assistance in customs matters.
- Thinking Outside The Iran Box (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, May 14, 2006)
The United States and Israel exercise absolute conventional military domination over the Middle East but are bled by costly asymmetrical warfare. They must now pursue war by other means, through asymmetrical diplomacy and statecraft built on . . .
- ‘Chance To Settle Siachen Dispute’: Singh’S Visit To Islamabad (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, May 13, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s forthcoming visit to Islamabad would be a good opportunity for India and Pakistan to resolve the Siachin dispute, said a former Indian foreign secretary.
- Indian Airports To Mount Vigil Against "Human Bomb" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
A "human bomb" could attempt to hijack a plane in India, intelligence agencies have warned, prompting security forces to seek state-of-the-art body scanners, an official said on Friday.
- People Triumph In Nepal (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, May 13, 2006)
The democracy movement's glorious victory holds lessons for all of South Asia about integrating social justice issues with mainstream politics.
- Msci Change Is Welcome (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
The recent revision to the MSCI India Index is a new positive for our already buoyant stock market. The widely-tracked index has included Siemens, Reliance Capital, Bajaj Hindustan, India Bulls Financial Services and Jaiprakash Associates.
- High Fives (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
The latest changes to the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) India index are not particularly significant if seen from the perspective of India’s weight in the Asian index.
- Rain Fury Leaves Two Dead In City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Thundershowers lashed the City late Friday evening, killing two men and injuring another in J C Nagar. Thousands were stranded in gridlocks on roads across the City.
- Sir Creek: India Confident Of Progress (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 13, 2006)
India is confident that meaningful agreements on Sir Creek and the Siachen could be reached with Pakistan, according to Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Shivshankar Menon.
- New Pakistan Envoy To U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, May 13, 2006)
Durrani for India-Pakistan rapprochement
- Minority' Dmk Government Will Not Last Even One Year: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
O. Paneerselvam elected leader of the AIADMK legislature party
She says the party men advised her against attending the Assembly recalling the incidents in the House on March 25, 1989
`The new DMK Government would ruin the State's economy just as the
- Pdp In Search Of Identity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 13, 2006)
A story is much in circulation these days. This refers to late National Conference leader Mirza Afzal Beg's penchant for waving green flag or handkerchief at public meetings during his days with the Plebiscite Front.
- Concern Over Protection Of Temple Lands Outside A.P. (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 13, 2006)
Endowments Department wants to auction lands
- India To Step Up Security Of Its Nationals In Afghanistan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
India is contemplating beefing up security of its nationals in Afghanistan by sending some more security personnel to the strife-torn country in the backdrop of the abduction and killing of Indian telecom engineer Kasula Suryanarayana.
- Delhi Docs Strike Work (Pioneer, Veena Sunderam, May 13, 2006)
Resident doctors of all city hospitals, except Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital struck work on Friday evening and went on a 24-hour strike as an expression of solidarity with the medical students protesting the OBC quota proposal moved by HRD Minister . . .
- Pakistan Is Not A Failed State Yet (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, May 13, 2006)
It must be very baffling for the common man in Pakistan to be told one day that his country is doing a marvellous job in fighting the global terrorism, and next day he is told that his country is a cradle of terrorism.
- Politics Of Reservation (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 13, 2006)
The genie that V P Singh un leashed on the nation to save his tottering political future,
- Politics And Police Appointments (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
Choice of a clean and upright officer is an aberration. Fortunately aberrations are becoming the order of the day.
- "We Are Looking Forward To Increased Cooperation With India In Space" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, May 13, 2006)
Nasa chiefMichael Griffinspeaks on India-U.S. collaboration, the quality of ISRO's work, and training astronauts.
- Tata Motors Likely To Set Up Unit In West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Final response expected in the next fortnight
Plans either a small car or any other unit
Four locations identified
- The Doctrine Of Separation Of Powers (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, May 13, 2006)
Notwithstanding Mrs. Sonia Gandhi's "dilemma" on the question of her return as the chairperson of the high-profile National Advisory Council (NAC),
- Bite The Bullet On Petrol (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 13, 2006)
It would be more realistic to let a resilient economy absorb the petro-product price hikes than oppose them on specious grounds.
- As Many Red Herrings As Grow In The Wood (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
A nursery rhyme reads thus: "The man in the wilderness asked me how many strawberries grew in the sea. I answered him as I thought good, as many as red herrings grew in the wood."
- Economics Has A Way Of Catching Up With Populist Politics (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
There is indeed free in politics, so much so, that debate is not on whether, but which `free' is all right. But, eventually, economics catches up. Three reads provide a perspective on the politics and economics of reforms, federalism and regionalism.
- Cenvat Credit On Input Services (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, May 13, 2006)
Cenvat credit on input services to pure-play service tax assessees must be restored .
- Relook At Replacements (Business Line, K. SIVARAJAN, May 13, 2006)
Taxability of REP licence sale merits review
Nothing has been mentioned in the Anraj decision about the pending cases, levies already made but not collected, and so on.
- A New Take On The Old Time Capsule (Deccan Herald, Guy Gugliotta, May 13, 2006)
An Earth Capsule offers immortality on the cheap, which is going to be hard to turn down.
- Why Won’T India Move On Kashmir? (Daily Times, Shaukat Qadir, May 13, 2006)
There were three main reasons for Musharraf’s strong position
- ‘At Cry, We Look At Root Causes’ (Deccan Herald, Sarjit Ramesh, May 13, 2006)
When Ingrid Srinath, CEO of Child Rights and You (CRY), says name change is a big thing, it has the effect of a rallying cry. For CRY is on the cusp of change, the R changed in March from ‘Relief’ to ‘Rights’.
- A Scientist Truly Amulya (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2006)
Prof Amulya K N Reddy, who died on Sunday, the 7 May, 2006, in Bangalore, belonged to that rare breed of people who are unclassifiable.
- Right On, Montek (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 13, 2006)
Plan panel deputy chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia’s declaration that India needs more IITs is welcome.
- The Quetta Blasts (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 13, 2006)
The BLA promptly claimed responsibility for Thursday's blasts at the Police Training College in Quetta, where it targeted the Anti-Terrorism Squad.
- How To Defeat The Left In Bengal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
You insult a Bengali at his own peril because he or she responds by voting the Communists back.
- Reservation Reality (Business Standard, Devangshu Datta, May 13, 2006)
Give a man a fish and he is hungry again tomorrow; give him a rod and teach him how to fish and he’s set up for life. That old truism holds just as true in the reservation debate as it does in any other. In fact, it is at the heart of caste-based . . .
- Cauvery Panel Report: Kabini To Be Worst Hit (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, May 13, 2006)
It is a mixed bag for Karnataka. While the report of the assessors of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which has put the State’s requirement of irrigation water at 251 tmc for 18.85 lakh acre (LA) in the Cauvery basin area is far better . . .
- ‘Indian Airports Prone To Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Western passengers criticise use of body scanners as violation to privacy
- Chandy Resigns As Kerala Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Following the UDF’s debacle, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy submitted his resignation to Governor R L Bhatia on Friday morning.
- Three Nepal Royalist Ministers Arrested (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Nemesis finally began catching up with King Gyanendra’s key accomplices, with the new government of Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala on Friday arresting . . .
- Pride And Prejudice (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, May 13, 2006)
The state should remember it has a responsibility to all citizens not only to some
- Unanswered Questions (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 13, 2006)
I receive quite a few letters questioning my lack of belief and suggesting ways of overcoming this deficiency in my character.
- Life In The Lift (Deccan Herald, Deepa Mohan, May 13, 2006)
Interactions of the residents in a lift are a fascinating feature of apartment life
- Terrorists Strike Again (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 13, 2006)
Terrorists have struck in Balochistan again, this time targeting the Anti-Terrorist Force in Quetta, killing six policemen and wounding 13 others seriously.
- Siachen, Sir Creek Talks From 23rd Full Story (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Defence secretaries of Pakistan and India would lead their respective teams for the talks on Siachen on May 23-24 in New Delhi.
Defence Secretary Lt. Gen. (Retd) Tariq Wasim Ghazi will hold talks with his Indian counterpart Shri Shekhar Dutt on Siachin.
- Ensure Gas Supply To All Dists By 2007 (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has directed the government to speed up provision of gas to the people living in every nook and corner of the country by involving the private sector, as well.
- State Terrorism Also An Illegal Act: Pakistan (Dawn, Masood Haider, May 13, 2006)
Pakistan on Thursday reiterated its support for creating an international counter-terrorism centre as proposed by Saudi Arabia to create a clearer institutional framework to respond urgently to terrorist threats.
- The Index Of Development (Pioneer, KPS Gill, May 13, 2006)
The total unreality of the planning and budgeting processes in India, at both the Centre and in the States, is astonishing, and tragically out of sorts with the realities of the ground.
- Budhia Runs The Gauntlet (Pioneer, Navneet Anand, May 13, 2006)
It is not for nothing that India is known as a land of contradictions.
- Fundamentally Sound (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 13, 2006)
India can be justifiably proud of having got 173 of the 191 votes to become a member of the new 47-member United Nations . . .
- Road To Acceptance (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
The launching of Mr M.J. Akbar’s Blood Brothers provided an opportunity for an enlightening exchange of views.
- The Nato Trap (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
THAT Nato has decided to establish a military liaison office in Pakistan in order to improve coordination with regard to the never ending war on terror can only be seen as yet another way of the West telling Pakistan . . .
- Lanka’S Hour Of Reckoning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 13, 2006)
With the military and the rebels engaged in pitched battle, Sri Lankans once again find themselves being sucked into a vortex of violence.
- Balochistan Violence (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
Despite confidence expressed by General Musharraf in March that the conditions in Balochistan would be under control in a month’s time, attacks on security personnel and government installations continue to take place almost on a daily basis. In the . . .
- Bush Aide Slammed At N-Deal Meet (OutLook, Aziz Haniffa, May 13, 2006)
A White House briefing for nearly 200 Indian American community leaders who descended on Capitol Hill May 3 to lobby Congress for the passage of the US-India civilian nuclear agreement caused a flutter when Democrat Party stalwart Ramesh Kapur . . .
- Us Stands Tough On Iran's Nuclear Program (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
The United States will not hold direct contacts with Iran and insists that sanctions must be part of a new carrots-and-sticks offer being drawn up by major powers to curb Iran's nuclear activities, a senior administration official said.
- A Time For Growing Up (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 13, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s campaign for re-election from Rae Bareilli brought back for me memories of why, ever since I became a political journalist, I have opposed dynastic democracy.
- Guaranteeing Work (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, May 13, 2006)
Social monitoring is necessary to realise the transformatory potential of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act.
- Do Missed Wto Deadlines Matter? (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, May 13, 2006)
In a growingly unequal world, the benefits of integration with world trade are small and declining for the majority of people in the developing world.
- Friend Of India (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 13, 2006)
With the passing away of the Pulitzer prize winning former editor of the New York Times, Abraham M Rosenthal, on May 11, India has lost yet another friend shortly after the demise of John Kenneth Galbraith in Massachusetts on May 1.
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