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Articles 16721 through 16820 of 53943:
- Government Restrained From `Reconveying' Land (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
In a major relief to the Shantinagar House Building Cooperative Society, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday restrained the State Government from resuming the land given to the society near Koramangala.
- Iron Ore Exports From Goa Go Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
It is attributed to year-end spurt in intake from Chinese steel companies
Ore export to China increased to 25.7 million tonnes
The minor port of Panaji handling 11 million tonnes of ore
Mormugao Port Trust handled 24.7 million tonnes of Goan iron or
- Left May Review Support To Upa After Polls: Brinda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Left will most definitely make a fresh assessment of its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre after the elections to the five State Assemblies, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.
- Futures, Not Perfect Commodity Yet (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 20, 2006)
The commodities futures market must be set on a healthy, transparent growth path that advances the interests of the stakeholders.
- Positive On India (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 20, 2006)
S&P move reiterates India’s growing clout
- Their Faith In Politicians Is Eroded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
People in three West Bengal districts urgently want governmental action to prevent land erosion by the Ganga
- Peace In Nepal Vital, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday that peace and stability in Nepal was vital to India for more than one reason. "Nepal is a flourishing democracy and all concerned should work to realise these goals," he said.
- Bjp Confident Of Opening Account In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice-president Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said that he had no doubt about his party opening account in Kerala this time around.
- Karan Singh Meets Deuba, Koirala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Says he is optimistic about talks he will be holding with the King and political leaders
- Do We Need Censorship Guidelines? (Daily Excelsior, Zeenat Zafar, Apr 20, 2006)
Shyam Benegal hallucinates about human beings morphing into scissors whenever he hears the word 'censor'.
- Between The Judicial Lines (Pioneer, Salman Khurshid, Apr 20, 2006)
On the basis of apex court's judgement, Buta Singh cannot be held guilty of the dissolution of Bihar Assembly, says Salman Khurshid
- Witnessing The Great Indian Policy Push (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Apr 20, 2006)
Measures for harnessing India’s entrepreneurial spirit have made us a significant emerging economy
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 20, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Sense And Sensibility Vs Pride And Prejudice (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Apr 20, 2006)
The policy thrust on capital account convertibility illustrates a sensibility to the bigger picture
- Minding Those Who Meddle With Money (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 20, 2006)
Papers of a new customer are before you. Your deputies in the bank have already interviewed him and done all the prescribed due diligence.
- Credit Where It’S Due (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 20, 2006)
It is no coincidence that a day after the RBI announced its Monetary and Credit Policy for 2006-07, global ratings major Standard & Poor’s revised its India outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’.
- The City Beckons (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Benefits and risks in RIL’s gas distribution move
- End Of Day, Size Matters (Pioneer, Dmitri Kosyrev, Apr 20, 2006)
The very air of JNU is refreshing, though some slogans high up on the red brick walls are a bit too Leftist for my taste. My latest visit to JNU brought me yet another refreshing feeling: Somebody asking me a question called me a "doctor", which I am not.
- Are We Killing The Self-Employed? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 20, 2006)
The explosive growth of outsourcing and the so-called unorganised sector has seen a phenomenal expansion of the self-employed group. But faulty policies may end up leaving a huge mass of this section unemployable.
- Calling Private Unlimited (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 20, 2006)
When the Prime Minister makes an appeal to the captains of industry to “seriously consider enhancing educational and employment opportunities for weaker sections, investing in their skill enhancement and promoting their employment in an . . .
- Govt Get Court Bailout On Narmada Tangle (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Apr 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government has heaved a sigh of relief over being bailed out of the Narmada tangle by the Supreme Court yesterday.
- Jessica Murder Accused Get Bail (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to seven accused in the Jessica Lall murder case and also issued a non-bailable warrant against Vikas Gill, one of the accused, after he could not be arrested by Delhi Police even after raiding all his hideouts.
- Rbi Thrust On Credit Quality; Key Interest Rates Held Steady (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Go slow on loans to real estate and capital market, banks told
- India's Ultimatum To Nepal King: Set Up Interim Govt (Pioneer, Rahul Dutta, Apr 19, 2006)
India on Tuesday decided to dispatch Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) president Karan Singh as Special Envoy to Kathmandu on Wednesday with a simple brief:
- Islam And Democracy (Pioneer, Kishan Bhatia, Apr 19, 2006)
Abdul Rahman Al-Habib's article, "Why Arabs curse West?" (April 17), makes interesting read.
- N-Deal With India To Strengthen Ties: Us (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Describing the nuclear deal with India as an "important" agreement that will help strengthen the bilateral strategic relationship, the US has said there is "good bipartisan response" from members of Congress about moving forward on it.
- Guarding The Good Times (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 19, 2006)
The Annual Policy unveiled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a mix of the rough with the smooth. Having sought to pre-empt inflationary expectations with a hike in the reverse repo rate last quarter, it has chosen now to keep key rates unchanged, sign
- Snapshots (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd. (ONGC) has approved parallel banking arrangement with ICICI Bank Ltd. Till now State Bank of India (SBI) has been the sole banker of ONGC.
- New Axis Of Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
If Islamic Jihad is to be believed, then more Palestinian suicide bombers will blow themselves up in commercial districts of Israel,
- In Asia, How To Manage The Boom? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In the 1990s, the free flow of money and goods turned Malaysia and Thailand into middle-class economies, made Singapore rich and helped Vietnam start transforming its centrally planned economy.
- Manu, 6 Others Get Bail In Jessica Case (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Delhi High Court today granted bail to Jessica Lall murder case prime accused Manu Sharma and six other co-accused, imposing stringent conditions on them with the direction that they would not go abroad without the court's express permission.
- Suit Filed Against Kerala In Mullaperiyar Dam Row (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 19, 2006)
"The enacted law beyond competence of Kerala legislature" The suit said the dam water was meant for irrigation of 2,08,144 acres in five southern districts of Tamil Nadu as also for generation of 140 MW of electricity
- Karan Singh To Go As Pm’S Envoy To Nepal (Indian Express, Satish Misra, Apr 19, 2006)
Concerned with the fast deteriorating political situation in the neighbouring Himalayan Kingdom, India today decided to send a senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member, Dr Karan Singh, to Nepal tomorrow as the Special Envoy of . . .
- Rbi Gets Tough With Home Loan Segment (Indian Express, George Mathew, Apr 19, 2006)
great Indian home loan rush is set to slow down with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today asking the banks to increase the risk profile of home loans above Rs 20 lakh.
- Pm Sending Karan To King, Message Clear: Restore Democracy (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Apr 19, 2006)
With tensions rising in Nepal and economic indicators worsening, India today decided to send senior Congress leader Karan Singh on Wednesday as a special envoy, carrying a message from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for King Gyanendra.
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- West Bengal: Clear Choice (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Apr 19, 2006)
The results in West Bengal are a foregone conclusion; only the margin of victory is to be known.
- Kerala: Close Race (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Apr 19, 2006)
In Kerala the main contest is between the traditional rivals, the UDF and the LDF, with the BJP nowhere in the picture.
- China Defends Role In N Korea Nuclear Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
China defended its role in international talks on North Korea's nuclear ambitions on Tuesday, a day after a top US official said China needed to make stronger efforts to restart the stalled negotiations.
- Making Nonsense Of Alerts In Public Issues (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Apr 19, 2006)
The mandatory risk factors in a prospectus have become redundant and do disservice to . . .
- Reconciliation, The Only Way (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Apr 19, 2006)
Nepal's Lali Guras (rhododendron) Revolution has entered its 14th day, well beyond the original four days.
- Win-Win Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
It is now upto the two sides to work together
- Growing Unrest In Nepal (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2006)
As political restlessness intensifies in Nepal with thousands of protesters taking to the streets, there are deep forebodings that the current situation may mark “the beginning of the end” for the monarchy in that country.
- Is Mixed Land Use A Disaster? (The Economic Times, A G K Menon, Apr 19, 2006)
The debate on mixed land use, although long overdue and very welcome, is still being conducted on grounds of legal authority and political expedience, rather than on its merits as a planning strategy. As a planning strategy, its ubiquity speaks . . .
- The Right Policy Stance (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 19, 2006)
The central bank has cautiously sought to maintain the growth momentum by keeping key policy rates unchanged in its annual policy statement for 2006-07. It has, however, pointed out that domestic and global risks to growth and financial stability remain,
- Tilting Towards Growth (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Having faced something of a liquidity crisis a few weeks ago, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was expected by some observers to infuse additional resources into the system. However, in the days . . .
- Anti-Education Educated Bureaucrats (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 19, 2006)
Chairman Higher Education Commission Dr Atta-ur-Rehman has pointed out towards non-responsive attitude of some of the bureaucrats with regard to the initiatives aimed at promotion of education in the country.
- India Expresses Concern Over Nepal Turmoil (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
India’s newly appointed special envoy to Nepal said on Tuesday that civil unrest against the monarchy was “spinning out of control” in the troubled Himalayan nation.
- Maldivians Want Genuine Democracy: Ibrahim Hussain Zaki (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Apr 19, 2006)
India should play a more active role in ensuring that true democracy is ushered in Maldives, said Ibrahim Hussain Zaki, vice president, Maldivian Democratic Party. Rather than strengthening the hands of a `dictator', India had a duty to promote democracy,
- Blight Of Bonded Labour (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2006)
An international conference on bonded labour has called on the Pakistan government to appoint a judicial commission to eliminate private jails and take measures to rehabilitate freed haris.
- I Broke Fast As I Am Needed In The Narmada Valley: Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 19, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was on a hunger strike seeking justice for families displaced by the Narmada dam project, is helped by the affected vilagers as she leaves hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ms. Patkar said she gave up the fa
- French Tradition Of Protest (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Eight days after Israel killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza, a suicide-bomber struck in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing nine people and injuring nearly 60 — a desperate act by a people who apparently have lost hope that they will achieve their aim by peaceful mean
- Key Economic Issues (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 19, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf raised a number of key economic issues during a meeting with the senior officers of the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday.
- Ndtv: Weak Signal (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 19, 2006)
Burdened by increasing employee and other expenses, NDTV’s operating profit margin for FY06 plummeted 1000 basis points to under 20 per cent while the net profit (before minority interest and ESOP) fell 25 per cent to Rs 27.5 crore.
- Beyond Interest Rate Signals (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2006)
In its annual credit policy statement for 2006-07, the Reserve Bank of India has announced a two-pronged approach to emphasise its traditional commitment to price stability and to maintaining the flow of credit to the real economy.
- A National Authority For Rainfed India (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 19, 2006)
The Government should examine the Parthasarathy Committee report, hold wide-ranging consultations on its key recommendations and act to implement a new consensus on governing rainfed areas.
- Bush Refuses To Rule Out Nuclear Attack On Iran: We’Ll Cut . . . (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
US President George W. Bush refused on Tuesday to rule out nuclear strikes against Iran if diplomacy fails to curb the Islamic Republic’s atomic ambitions .
- Needed Media Policy (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 19, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf raised a number of key economic issues during a meeting with the senior officers of the State Bank of Pakistan on Monday. Inflation, he said, should be controlled, trade deficit reduced, micro-finance made . . .
- "Gandhi Promoted Republican Understanding Of Development" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Gandhians are an endangered species today, says Upendra Baxi
- Bird Flu: A Dreaded Virus (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 19, 2006)
Accprding to Press reports, four workers of the Sihala poultry farm, where traces of H5N1 bird flu virus have been found, were on Monday restricted to their homes as a protective measure.
- First High-Level Admission (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
we have a high-level admission that there is high inflation, it is harmful and it poses grave threats not only to the economy but also people's budgets.
- Karan Singh Going On Nepal Mission (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 19, 2006)
New Delhi concerned at situation in Kingdom
Situation impacted directly on India's security
India would be happy to facilitate a solution
- Education Dragged Backwards (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Apr 19, 2006)
Seat reservation could reverse brain gain into the country and resume brain drain
- Desperately Seeking Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court has played the leadership role in defusing the situation over the Narmada conflict by finding a way out of the impasse.
- Stalemate In The Me (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 19, 2006)
Eight days after Israel killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza, a suicide-bomber struck in Tel Aviv on Monday, killing nine people and . . .
- Peaceful First Phase (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
By all accounts, Monday's Assembly election in the three districts of West Bengal spanning 45 constituencies, where the Maoists had given a call for poll boycott, were . . .
- Spiralling Out Of Control (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Apr 19, 2006)
The choices before the Pakistan army is limited when it comes to dealing with the jihadis
- Bush Won't Exclude Iran Nuke Strike, No Sanctions Deal (Reuters, Saul Hudson , Apr 19, 2006)
The United States on Tuesday failed to secure international support for targeted sanctions against Iran and President George W. Bush refused to rule out nuclear strikes if diplomacy failed to curb the Islamic Republic's atomic ambitions.
- Rights Groups Urge Sanctions Against Nepal Leaders (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Three leading human rights groups on Tuesday called for international sanctions against King Gyanendra and top Nepali officials, accusing them of being "impervious to the suffering" of the Nepalese people .
- Nepal Violence Claims Sixth Victim (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
A woman who was hit on the face by a tear gas shell has become the sixth person to die in Nepal's two-week long protest campaign against King Gyanendra, officials said on Wednesday.
- People’S Leader (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 19, 2006)
A public relations exercise on the eve of the assembly election is just what the doctor (read Alimuddin Steet) ordered ~ more so when the initiator is the chief minister.
- Access To Housing Loans Gets Tougher (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Prospective borrowers had better watch out: it’s going to get harder to get home loans, especially if you are looking for an apartment in a metro that costs more than Rs 20 lakh.
- 'Ltte Responsible For Most Mine Attacks’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The chief European cease-fire monitor blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels on Tuesday for the recent spate of land mine blasts that have killed dozens in Sri Lanka and imperiled a four-year-old, Norwegian-brokered truce.
- Pm For Private Sector Job Quota; Will India Inc Give In? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put job quotas in the private sector on the national agenda by calling on industry to voluntarily extend affirmative action, saying it was time companies acknowledged the value of diversity and broad-based their workforce.
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- 'Save Monarchy, Restore Democracy' (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Apr 19, 2006)
Even as India is looking to make a significant intervention in Nepal, New Delhi is faced with the daunting task of getting Nepalese monarch Gyanendra to make concessions to the pro-democracy insurrection in time to ensure that the . . .
- Power Corrupts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
It is strange that certain things don't seem to change.
- Rbi Chief Warns Of Downside Risks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
While `growth and stability' is the mantra for the Reserve Bank of India, its Governor, Y.V. Reddy, on Tuesday cautioned against a possible downside risk to overall financial stability as the present rate of high credit growth and increase in . . .
- India Favours Diplomatic Solution To Iran N-Issue (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
India has favoured a diplomatic solution to the Iran nuclear imbroglio and wants confrontation to be avoided at all costs.
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