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Articles 5521 through 5620 of 12677:
- Justice For Joshi, Joy In The Parivar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2006)
The forensic report clearing RSS leader Sanjay Joshi in the sleaze CD controversy is cause for much joy in the Parivar.
- Police Remove Medha To Hospital (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, Apr 06, 2006)
In a midnight swoop, the police on Wednesday removed the fasting Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar, to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Exceeding Monetary Targets (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 06, 2006)
The annual monetary targets set for 2005-2006 were exceeded by March 16, three and a half months before the close of the financial year.
- 'What Did I Achieve By My Secular Credentials?' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 06, 2006)
None can predict his mercurial political actions. The debate continues whether former prime minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda was behind his son H D Kumaraswamy's coronation as Karnataka CM. Gowda tells Naheed Ataulla and Rakesh P that his . . .
- Yatras To Highlight "Failure" Of Cong-Led Coalition: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
BJP today said it was forced to undertake the twin-yatras to highlight the "failure" of the Congress-led coalition on all fronts and to protest against politics of "minority appeasement" being practised by it.
- Salem Pleads For Joint Trial With Dutt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Opposing the CBI plea to separate his trial from that of 123 co-accused in the 1993 bomb blast case, Salem said if he was not tried jointly with others, then prejudice may be caused to him ..
- Hc Upholds Ouster Of Kuws&db Md (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the single bench verdict on ousting Mr Srinivasa Reddy from the post of the Managing Director of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS & DB).
- When Beauty Malfunctions (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 05, 2006)
It’s official now! The Maharashtra home minister R R Patil has ordered a police probe into the fall of one model’s dress top and the unravelling of the lace at the bottom of another’s attire while walking the ramp in Mumbai. The Shiv Sena was the . . .
- Hit More Harder (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Given that the judgement has come only 11 months after the crime - a miracle by Indian criminal justice standards - the guilty verdict against Sunil More in the Mumbai rape case of April 2005 is welcome. More, a police constable, infamously forced a young
- Lust And The Lonely City (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
While political authority demands more taxes, living itself has become burdensome in Delhi, says Gautam Sen
- Saddam To Be Tried For Genocide (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Iraqi tribunal announced today that Saddam Hussein would be tried on genocide charges over the Anfal campaign against Kurds that left an estimated 180,000 people dead.
- Saddam To Face Trial For Genocide (Indian Express, SAMEER N YACOUB, Apr 05, 2006)
The Iraq tribunal on Tuesday announced new criminal charges against Saddam Hussein and six others for alleged genocide and crimes against humanity in 1980s crackdown against the Kurds, including the gassing of thousands of civilians in the village of . .
- Sbi Stir Hits Customers Hard (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
State Bank of India’s operations remained crippled throughout the country for the second day today, but the government made it clear it would not oblige the bank’s employees, who have struck work indefinitely demanding higher pension.
- Govt’S No To Sbi Staff Demand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The nationwide indefinite strike called by the State Bank of India Staff Association and Officers' Association continued for the second day today, causing inconvenience to lakhs of customers.
- Bina Ramani Questioned In Jessica Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Bina Ramani, one of the key witnesses in the Jessica Lal murder case, presented herself before the police at the office of the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch on Tuesday. She returned from Thailand on Monday night after attending . . .
- Mumbai Verdict A Hope For Rape Victims (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Apr 05, 2006)
In the labyrinthian world of the criminal justice system in India, the Mumbai sessions court's order sentencing a police constable to 12-year RI for raping a minor could give hope to thousands of rape victims waiting for justice.
- Sc For Filling All Judicial Vacancies (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Taking serious view of the state governments and High Courts’ inordinate delay in filling the vacancies of judges at all levels, which has direct bearing on speedy disposal of cases across the country, the Supreme Court has directed them to adhere to the
- Sc Notice To Centre, Assam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The controversy pertaining to Bangladeshis’ illegal entry to Assam has come back to the Supreme Court again, which had struck down the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunal) (IMDT) Act, with two leaders from the state challenging the . . .
- Pm Keen To Solve Narmada Issue (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The sore point between the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and the government is on the question of rehabilitation.
- Jayalalithaa For Formation Of Cauvery Delta Authority (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Apr 05, 2006)
It should have power to open the dam in Karnataka and release water
Jayalalithaa says response to her campaign everywhere is overwhelming
DMK promise to provide free colour television sets "not practicable"
- Narmada Becomes A Bigger Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 05, 2006)
It has now become an issue of water being used for genocidal agriculture policies
Suddenly it is the nerve centre of the new wave of displacements
Water is important but not at the cost of the tribal and rural people
- Medha Won't Relent Despite Soz's Plea (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 05, 2006)
Minister's statement silent on NBA demand but says team will visit affected villages and rehabilitation sites
Health shows signs of deterioration
CPI (M) for suspending decision to raise dam height
Ministerial team to visit affected villages
- Austerity Pays (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 05, 2006)
Although the State was late in adopting the measure the downsizing of the ministry has expectedly meant less burden on the exchequer.
- Defiant Saddam To Face New Trial (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Toppled Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein could be fighting for his life in a second trial soon
- Hunger Strike Reignites India's Narmada Dam Row (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 05, 2006)
A week-long hunger strike by India's most famous environmental activist has helped reignite a two-decades-old row over a controversial hydroelectric dam.
- In The Groove (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Apr 05, 2006)
The US recognizes south Asia as India’s sphere of influence
- Law Before Morals (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 05, 2006)
A police constable in Mumbai is sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of raping a minor in a police booth last year.
- Salem Pleads Joint Trial With Dutt (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Extradited gangster Abu Salem on Tuesday asked a TADA court to conduct his trial jointly with other 123 co-accused, including Sanjay Dutt in the 1993 bomb blast case.
- Tn: Rift In Jd(u) Over Alliance With Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Rift appeared today in JD(U) over the tie-up with BJP for the assembly polls in Tamil Nadu with national president George Fernandez rejecting an accord signed between supporters of Sharad Yadav, the party's parlimentary board president, and state leaders
- Peace Won’T Come This Way (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Apr 05, 2006)
The vast majority of western commentators are convinced that last week’s Israeli election signifies a crucial break from the past: for the first time most voters rejected Eretz Israel, the long-nurtured notion that one day the territory of Israel . . .
- U.S. Near Deal With China On Illegals (Washington Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Apr 05, 2006)
The Department of Homeland Security is near an agreement with China to return up to 39,000 Chinese illegally living in the U.S. to the communist country, which previously had refused to accept deportations.
- Investigating Disappearances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 05, 2006)
A disturbing phenomenon that has late surfaced in Pakistan is that of ‘disappearances’.
- More Or Less (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 05, 2006)
BY the Indian standards of criminal justice system, the punishment meted out to the Mumbai constable who raped an innocent girl in a police chowky at Marine Drive is exemplary.
- Change Is Possible (Deccan Herald, V Pradeep Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
Meet India, the land of diversities or unity in diversity, as we like it to be. A country which is being wooed by everyone right from USA, the self-proclaimed guardian of this world to Iran, at the other end of the spectrum. Despite living in . . .
- Citing Caste, Cong Govt In Hp Stalls Judges’ Postings (Indian Express, Ashwani Sharma, Apr 05, 2006)
For the first time in 30 years, the strength of the Himachal Pradesh High Court is set to go down from nine to three judges.
- Office Of Profit: Upa Overlooked Intricacy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 05, 2006)
More on office of profit from the CPI(M), now that the Government has not taken its suggestion for a short session of Parliament to add to the list of positions that MPs may hold without being disqualified.
- Dada, Let Me Go Home. My Parents Are Waiting For Me. He Laughed And Said, I’Ll Let You Go Soon’ (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 05, 2006)
The three-page Mara-thi statement, by a Mumbai teenage girl to the police, vividly tells a grim story of what happened inside a police chowkey on India’s best-known seaside promenade less than a year ago, on April 21.
- The Flawed Trial Of Saddam Hussein (Hindu, Sadakat Kadri, Apr 05, 2006)
The trial of the Iraqi dictator, promising justice while presuming guilt, is a parody of Nuremberg and legally irredeemable.
- When Army & Jihadis Acted In Tandem (Pioneer, B Raman, Apr 04, 2006)
Detailed inquiry into the possible complicity of Pakistani Generals in the September 11 terrorist attacks is necessary, says B Raman
- The True ‘Heroes’ Of Our Times (Daily Excelsior, S.V. Vaidyanathan, Apr 04, 2006)
Unlike the economic establishment in India that comprises economic bureaucrats, journalists, academics (Indian and non-resident Indians) and is all gung ho about the emergence of neoliberal economic globalisation since the beginnings of . . .
- Court Acts But Sbi Stays Shut (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
: Delhi High Court today asked striking staff of State Bank of India not to interfere in banking operations or cause inconvenience to the public, but the auto-pilot nature of such mass actions ensured the largest commercial bank in the country was . . .
- Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Sealing Drive In Capital (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 04, 2006)
"Sealing process should not stop at any cost"; deadline for affidavits by traders extended up to April 7
- Delhi High Court Restraint On Sbi Staff (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Bench tells employees not to stage dharnas near the banks' branches and not to create obstacles
- You Can Decide Not To Vote (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Apr 04, 2006)
Election fever is sweeping Tamil Nadu with two major electoral combines and smaller parties reeling out promises. Most parties have released their manifestos and the lists of candidates for the May 8 Assembly elections.
- Medha Will Not Give Up Fast (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 04, 2006)
Seeks full review of project; Union Ministers Saifuddin Soz, Meira Kumar call on NBA activist
- 68 Per Cent Polling Recorded In Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
65 of 126 constituencies covered in the first phase; rain affects voting in Guwahati
- Ngef Revival Package To Be Submitted To High Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Cabinet discusses comprehensive package prepared by a group of experts
Package to be submitted on April 6
Cabinet considers teachers' demand for special allowance
Horatti urges teachers to end evaluation boycott
- You Cannot Ignore The Voice Of The Poor, Says Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 04, 2006)
Government's first response proves futile; NBA rejects appeal to call off fast
Union Ministers call on Medha
Soz non-committal on convening a meeting of Review Committee
Medha hands over monitoring agency's report to Minister
- Gorbachev Appears Repentant (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
Former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev has castigated US policies of pre-emptive strike, ignoring the UN Security Council and disregard to international legal obligations and urged Washington not to impose its will on others.
- Poll Panel To Decide On Filing Slp In Nataraj Transfer Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
State Election department has sent judgment copy to Commission
Electors Photo Identity Cards programme to continue till month-end
Paramilitary forces to come to the State a few days ahead of polling
- Rae Bareli By-Election On May 8 (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 04, 2006)
By-election to the Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh will be held on May 8. The Election Commission announced this on Monday.
- Pollution-Hit Farmers, Residents Plan To Boycott Assembly Election (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Apr 04, 2006)
They demand compensation for irreparable damage caused to the Noyyal river
- Stone That Triggered Avalanche (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 04, 2006)
Despite Sonia Gandhi's attempt to turn her resignation from the Lok Sabha into yet another 'sacrifice', the majority of people think otherwise, says Anil Narendra
- Will 'Martyrdom' Work For Party? (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 04, 2006)
Emotional chorus alone cannot bring victory to the Congress in the coming Assembly elections, says CP Bhambhri
- India’S Parties Wooing Muslim Vote (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 04, 2006)
An estimated 55 percent of Assam’s electorate voted in Monday in the first phase of assembly elections, where balloting was held in 65 of the state’s 126 constituencies.
- Advaniji’S Neither A Hardliner Nor A Softliner. He Has No Line. And It’S A Shock I’M Still To Recover From’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
From ideologue to maverick, Uma Bharati has been described differently.
- 12-Yr Ri For Marine Drive Rape Accused (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Sunil More, the 35-year-old constable who shook Mumbai’s faith in the police force last April after he was arrested for raping a college girl in a police chowky on Marine Drive, was given 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment by a sessions court judge on Monday
- Supreme Court Declines To Stay High Court Order (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 04, 2006)
Case pertains to fake FIR scandal
`It is but proper that the matter is investigated by CBI'
Further hearing to take place on July 11
- Delhi Mps Demand Law On Demolitions, Sealing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
"High time the Union Government considered this demand seriously, helped in resolving the issue"
- Shops And Slums — A City Divided (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Apr 04, 2006)
The traders' protest and the slum-eviction drive in Delhi can be traced to the failure of city planning and urban governance. What is required is a radical reconstruction of the concept of a city.
- Clean Environs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 03, 2006)
All the steps that are necessary must be taken to save our environment. It goes without saying these
- Euthanasia Debate Continues (Daily Excelsior, Nalini J. Singh, Apr 03, 2006)
A man suffering from many incurable dis- eases in a Chennai hospital is kept alive for the last two years on life support system.
- India Receives Uranium From Russia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
dia’s top nuclear scientist will visit Vienna this week for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a safeguards accord proposed under the Indo-US nuclear deal to pave the way for resumption of nuclear fuel for Indian reactors.
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Congress Surrendering To Immigrants, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
BJP leader L. K. Advani on Sunday accused the Congress of "surrendering" to the immigrants on the issue of infiltration into Assam.
- Biggest Bureaucratic Reform Is Political (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s ruling recognising the government’s right to abolish any post created by it to reduce costs is salutary and will provide a boost to crucial administrative reforms.
- Sabarimala Temple Festival Begins; Launch Of Master Plan On April 7 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The 10-day annual festival at Lord Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala began with the auspicious flag hoisting ceremony on Sunday morning.
- Politics Reeks Of Vendetta (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 03, 2006)
The 'Jessica Lall' factor in criminal jurisprudence has come to dominate public discourse.
- Counselling Mutual Accommodation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 03, 2006)
The judgment of the Madras High Court that the Election Commission does not have the authority to direct the transfer of the Greater Chennai Police Commissioner before elections are formally notified calls into question many of the assumptions . . .
- Indefatigable And Indignant (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 03, 2006)
Frankly, I was not prepared for it. When I wrote on the problems the profusion of "Letters to the Editor" caused (March 20, 2006), the aim was to explain to readers how their contributions were processed and the general guidelines for selection, editing,
- Attempts To Derail N-Deal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 03, 2006)
As expected, a seesaw battle is on in Washington over the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
- Jessica Effect: Witness Plays Safe (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Apr 03, 2006)
Perhaps the soul of Jessica Lall would have got some peace had this Supreme Court verdict come a bit earlier.
- Safety First (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 03, 2006)
Do Indians lack common sense? There could be something in this if they need the Supreme Court of India to school them on the basic safety standards that need to be followed in public buildings .
- Better Fit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 03, 2006)
What a law does not say is as important as what it does. The draft bill on rape is promising changes needed for a long time.
- Killers At Large (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 03, 2006)
There seems to be an acquittal epidemic sweeping the country. The Best Bakery case, the BMW case, the Jessica Lall murder case, the Priyadarshini Mattoo murder case and now even the Irfan murder case.
- Atomic Energy Panel Chairman To Visit Vienna (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
dia’s top nuclear scientist will visit Vienna this week for talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a safeguards accord proposed under the Indo-US nuclear deal to pave the way for resumption of nuclear fuel for Indian reactors.
- Pride Of Families To Shame Of Doctors (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Apr 03, 2006)
The confused expression and the stiff body language underlined an obvious fact: these were no hardened criminals.
- Affection Clouds Mind (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The two human manifestations of God as Rama and Krishna offer interesting comparisons and contrasts, which commentators and scholars utilise to highlight the distinguishing features of their descents in the world.
- 173-Yr-Old Case Up For Hearing (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A local court is poised to reopen one of India’s oldest pending cases in living memory, 173 years after it was first lodged here, when the city was the administrative and commercial capital of the British colonial regime.
- Ec Transfer Fiat Not Binding: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Madras High Court on Friday ruled that the Election Commission order, requesting the transfer of Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police R.Nataraj, was not binding on the Tamil Nadu Government.
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