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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 12677:
- Need To Recast Ppas Of Hinduja, Bpl Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Revival in present form may lead to Enron-like situation
Unit price of both projects will have to be far higher now
Mahrashtra ran into trouble with Enron when it had to actually buy power
Rachel Chatterjee, who was cited as respondent by BPL, quits
- Oop, What A Controversy (Indian Express, HARSH SHRIVASTAVA, May 10, 2006)
To learn why we need the ‘office of profit’ clause read your civics textbook
- Use E-Governance To Fight Corruption: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"All courts should follow Supreme Court and make judgments available online"
- Terror Conspirator Denied Request To Withdraw Plea (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The motion was rejected four days after Moussaoui was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in the terror strike.
- Stature-Worthy Verdict Of Thai Court (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 10, 2006)
Thailand’s apex court has invalidated last month’s controversial elections and ordered fresh polls within 60 days, clearing the way for an end to months of political turmoil.
- Centre Sweats To Save Mps (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Supreme Court showing no mercy and a political consensus proving elusive, the Centre today shrugged off an air of indecisiveness and decided to expand the list of offices of profit immune to the disqualification law.
- Leader Article: Fresh Beginning (Times of India, Rajeev Dhavan , May 10, 2006)
In October 2005, I was privileged to interact with some of Nepal's formidable and courageous lawyers while delivering a speech before Nepal's Bar Council in Kathmandu.
- Sc Judgement Shocking: Patkar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The NBA leader, along with a number of activists including noted writer Arundhati Roy, organised a sit-in before the Supreme Court to mark her protest against the decision..
- Dam Must Go On (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
Now that the Supreme Court has declined Narmada Bachao Andolan’s plea to stop the ongoing construction work to raise the height of Sardar sarovar Dam from the existing 110 metres to 121.92 metres at this stage, the NBA should not put any more . . .
- "Evictions Now A National Crisis" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 10, 2006)
Miloon Kothariis the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He spoke toThe Hinduon resettlement and rehabilitation under development projects and forced evictions in urban centres.
- Ex-Mp Jaya Bachchan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s rejection of Jaya Bachchan’s petition against her disqualification from the membership of the Rajya Sabha by the Election Commission on grounds of holding an office of profit was not entirely unexpected. Ms Bachchan has been . . .
- Gravity, Nature Of Offence Key While Granting Bail: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Observing that the “gravity and nature of offence” is one of the main considerations while deciding the bail plea of the accused in non-bailable cases, the Supreme Court has cancelled the bail of an Allahabad-based advocate who is facing murder charges.
- Utility Bills Payment System (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
It is comforting to learn that the Supreme Court has taken notice of the ordeal that the general public has to suffer with regard to payment of utility bills and has decided to do something about this.
- Emission & Noise-Free Transport (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 10, 2006)
The public transport strike in Karachi is nothing short of blackmail by bus and minibus owners to force the government to back out of implementing a Sindh High Court ban against smoke-emitting and noisy vehicles.
- Kargil And After (Tribune, Air Commodore Jasjit Singh (retd), May 10, 2006)
History of human conflict and wars has persistently included three elements. More often than not, fighting men, unless they are incapable or lack the grit, inevitably bear the cost of (military, political and bureaucratic) planning and intelligence . . .
- Showing Who's The Boss (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
It has been barely a week since Prime Minister Koirala took over the reins in Nepal but the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) government he heads has quickly understood a key principle of political survival: the amount of power it wields is a function of . . .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Nba Expresses Shock At Sc's Order (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Expressing "shock" over the Supreme Court declining its plea to stop construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam till completion of rehabilitation, NBA today vowed to "fight to the finish" for the affected people.
- Dam Displaced At Mercy Of Two Ms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh or the monsoon — only they can interfere with the height of the Narmada dam now.
- Market Manoeuvres (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
It is not very often that regulators in India do their job. Therefore, it is regrettable that high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat should restrain SEBI from acting against players who appear to be involved in the IPO scam.
- Top Court Brings No Joy To Jaya (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the Election Commission's view disqualifying Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Bachchan from the Rajya Sabha and ruled that MPs and MLAs would lose membership of the House even if they had not accepted a single pie as . . .
- Upa Is Following Modi's Brand Of Development (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 09, 2006)
`Court not upholding its own judgments leave alone rehabilitation'
"UPA Government has proved its brand of development has no human face"
Says Manmohan rejected the report of his own Group of Ministers
Fight for rehabilitation may no longer remain a
- Sc Declines To Stop Work On Dam Height (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Asks Manmohan to take a decision
Height of dam to be raised
Rehabilitation Oversight Group to submit report by June-end
Madhya Pradesh's claim that oustees have been rehabilitated, refuted
- Reason’S Bench Mark (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Apex court cuts through clutter: uninterrupted construction of dam plus credible rehab
- Bush For Closure Of Guantanamo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush says he would like to close the detention centre in Guantanamo in Cuba, but is waiting for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on whether inmates can face military tribunals.
- Ensuring Justice In A Flat World (Hindu, T.K. Viswanathan, May 09, 2006)
The authority of law will shift from sovereignty of nation states to consensual submission to rules evolved contractually by the participants.
- ‘N. Areas To Get Dam Royalty’ (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Northern Areas will get a share in the royalty of the water reservoir being built in areas bordering the Northern Areas and the NWFP.
- Taliban Kill Judge (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Taliban gunmen on motorcycles killed an Afghan judge as he left a mosque after saying prayers in Farah province, the provincial governor said.
- Bangladesh Crisis (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 08, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the 14-party Opposition alliance in Bangladesh has rejected the draft voters . . .
- Coaching Them To Think (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, May 08, 2006)
The media is the message," said Marshall Mcluhan exhorting people to "know the now". Indeed, media is the single most powerful force that determines how people think, feel, act and react to events and situations. Breaking news and banner headlines . . .
- Burdensome Tds Information (Hindu, S. RAJARATHNAM, May 08, 2006)
Many educational institutions, banks and companies have received notices under Sec. 133 (6) to comply with the request to furnish a copy of their accounts for the financial year 2004-05 and for the three quarters ended December 31, 2005.
- Forest Department Can Expect Continuous Support From Judiciary: Cyriac Joseph (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Forests are our lifelines and people in the cities are now clamouring for more green spaces'
- Bjp To Raise Sealing Issue In Parliament (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Coming out in support of agitating traders in the capital, the BJP today said it will raise the issue of sealing of shops and offices operating in residential areas in the upcoming session of Parliment.
- Bush Says Wants Guantanamo Closed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The last American survivor of the Titanic wreck has died in the state of Massachusetts aged 99.
- I'm Powerless, Sorry (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 08, 2006)
Two broad points emerge from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC’s) order last week on the matter of whether Gridco should be allowed to make profits of over 300 per cent on electricity sales (Rational Expectations, March 27), and . . .
- Rising Road Accidents (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 08, 2006)
The Occurance of traffic accident's has become very common these days and the graph shows a steady upward trend. Every day the accidents are taking place and scores of precious lives are perished and costly material is destroyed.
- Assess Damage, Find Solutions (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 08, 2006)
The market still underestimates the seriousness of data integrity issues and deficient supervision
- Cbi Raids Houses Of 5 Vigilance Officials (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) today raided residences of five officials of the State Vigilance Organisation (SVO) including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and an Inspector in connection with investigations of suspended RTO . . .
- Call Of The Valley (Times of India, Sagari Chhabra, May 08, 2006)
In recent weeks, images of a woman on hunger strike for 20 days entered our homes. Her body is a willing site of pain and deprivation, to evoke both recognition and response to the trauma of families displaced as a result of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- Truly Shocking (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 08, 2006)
Delhi, supposedly, is the capital of a country set to become an economic superpower. Its infrastructure, we are told, is being revamped to host the Commonwealth Games in 2010 and perhaps even the Olympics in 2016.
- Cable Operators Threatened In Kashmir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Students of a madrassa staged a march here today to protest against the police’s alleged failure to act against those involved in a sex racket while a little-known militant group warned cable TV operators not to air programmes in the Kashmir Valley.
- Punish The Guilty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 08, 2006)
Friday's violent protest in the Kashmir Valley that left 17 injured reinforces the belief that the state is a tinderbox, which requires just a spark to explode. And that spark came when the media reported about a sex racket involving some top . . .
- House-Paint Playing Mischief? (Tribune, Saroop Krishen, May 08, 2006)
Until Independence and, in fact, for a few years thereafter, too, official houses meant for the senior officers of the district used to have vast areas of land attached to them.
- Knowledge Panel Meets Today To Cut Through Quota Fog (Indian Express, Shubhajit Roy, May 07, 2006)
The high-profile National Knowledge Commission (NKC) is expected to witness fireworks when it meets for a three-day meeting in Bangalore from tomorrow to discuss the hot-button “affirmative action’’ in the Education sector.
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 07, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 07, 2006)
UNICEF's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Making Peace Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court’s order, directing the local authorities to take immediate steps to remove all religious structures encroaching on public space without discrimination, is a welcome move.
- Lottery Draw Without A Chance To Win Is Meaningless (Business Line, D. Murali , May 06, 2006)
Forget the lottery, bet on yourself! Thus urges Brian Koslow. And Brian May would agree, saying: "I despise the lottery. There's less chance of you becoming a millionaire than there is of getting hit on the head by a passing asteroid."
- For Greater Common Good (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, May 06, 2006)
The inspired riots in Vadodara against the demolition of a dargah intruding on a road has once again brought to the fore the ugly face of fanaticism and hooliganism that defies logic and sense.
- No Case For Govt (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 06, 2006)
By opposing the Reliance gas contract, the Government risks being accused of playing politics in commercial arena.
- Child And Mother (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 06, 2006)
Unicef's report card for India on child nutritional levels has, once again, highlighted the gulf that separates India's reality and aspiration.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Rocking The Foundation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 06, 2006)
Removal of tax exemptions for ongoing projects is unfair
This long-standing exemption available to enterprises investing in power, housing, hospitals, and so on, has been withdrawn by the latest Finance Act.
- Sc Throws Out Pil On Office Of Profit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL filed by an advocate who sought to declare unconstitutional the March 16 presidential notification disqualifying Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Bachchan as a Rajya Sabha MP.
- Sc Admits Anil Ambani’S Plea Against Delhi Hc Order (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court today admitted a petition filed by Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Airport developers challenging the Delhi HC verdict that upheld the Government’s decision to allot Delhi and Mumbai Airport modernisation work to rival bidders GMR and . . .
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Angry Protests, Firing Leave 17 Hurt In J&k (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Amid protest demonstrations, life was paralysed throughout the valley against the recently unearthed sex scandal in response to a call given by the Central Traders and Manufacturers Association and supported by several separatist organisations.
- Spirit Of Constitution (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court just can't stop preaching. A two-judge bench in a recent ruling has asked why the state should encourage sale of liquor. It has also recommended that the Centre and states seriously consider steps to reduce consumption of alcohol . . .
- Reference To The Context (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, May 06, 2006)
Remember high school literature class and the questions on “Reference to the Context” (RTC)? Well, RTC does have a place outside of literature class.
- Jayalalithaa Promises Computers For Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
All successful candidates of standard XII examination will get them free
Promises to do away with set-top boxes
DMK promise of free TV "false"
"Law banning forced conversions not in vogue"
- Nepal Panel To Probe Atrocities (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, May 06, 2006)
Nepal's Government on Friday formed a powerful judicial commission headed by a former Supreme Court justice to probe the atrocities perpetrated on peaceful protesters during the people's movement.
- Massive New Power Cuts For Capital's Citizens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Long hours of load-shedding daily for markets and industry; must weekly holiday for markets to save power
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- Yes, It's Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 06, 2006)
One may not agree with many things that the United States does. But one can't find fault with what its Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher says about Maoists in Nepal.
- Sympathy For The Devil (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
Moussaoui, who jeered America as he was spared death for the 9/11 bombings, is no deranged lunatic but an Islamist, says Robert Spencer
- Consulting Legislators (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 05, 2006)
On Wednesday General Musharraf visited Parliament House, where he talked to National Assembly Speaker Ch Amir Hussain and a number of ruling alliance legislators.
- ‘Peace Between India And Pakistan Must For A Prosperous South Asia’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Pakistan and India should resolve their disputes amicably including the Kashmir issue to develop South Asia (SA), said British High Commissioner Mark Loyal Grant.
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Fiction As Fact (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stay order on Thursday, putting on hold further demolition of illegal structures described as "places of worship", may have fetched a temporary reprieve for fanatics in Vadodara who have nothing but contempt for authority.
- Nba Seeks Rights Commission's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
We also highlighted violation of socio-economic rights: Patkar
- Sc Stays Guj Hc Direction For Removing Religious Structures (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures that were encroaching upon public spaces across the state without any discrimination.
- Centre Cites Tension In Vadodara, Sc Stays Hc Order On Demolition (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures encroaching public land in the state.
- Medha Approaches Nhrc (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, May 05, 2006)
Terming the displacement of thousands of persons in the Narmada valley by the Sardar Sarovar Dam an “abuse of human rights”, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar today asked National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman A. S. Anand . . .
- Threats Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
We report facts. Those who fear the truth in the Srinagar sex abuse case must know this
- Several Targets For Arjun’S Broken Arrow (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 05, 2006)
HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his son
- Blackbuck: Court Drops Some Charges Against Salman (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Film stars Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Sonali Bhendre, Neelam and Tabu, facing trial for allegedly poaching blackbuck, got some respite today when a court dropped part of the charges against them.
- In Kerala High Court, Pil To Make Marad Inquiry Report Public (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
A PIL seeking a direction to the Kerala government to publish the report of the Marad judicial inquiry commission was filed in the Kerala High Court today. The riots in May 2003 had claimed nine lives at Marad in Kozhikode.
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