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Articles 621 through 720 of 4481:
- Cbi Finds Chinks In Punjab Police Probe (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four years in prison for committing no crime is the story of four persons, including a woman who may finally be set free, thanks to the CBI which has pointed out shoddy investigations by the Punjab Police.
- Ed Notices To Natwar, Jagat Singh (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 04, 2006)
After being indicted by the Justice R.S. Pathak Inquiry Authority in the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh, suspended from the Congress along with his son Jagat Singh, was today issued notice by the . . .
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple To Glitter With Gold Ornaments (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Embellishments were stolen from the temple on January 5, 1983
- Response To Terror (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 02, 2006)
It will be wrong to find fault with the judiciary in Pakistan for having set Jamaatud Dawa (Pakistan) chief Hafiz Mohammad Saeed at liberty. Like elsewhere the judges in Pakistan also tend to go by the credibility of the material produced before . . .
- Cops Busy With Ganpati, Pravin Trial Waits (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The murder trial against Pravin Mahajan was expected to start in a sessions court on Friday but was adjourned to September 8 instead after the police pleaded its inability to produce Pravin in court. Special public prosecutor Srikant Bhat . . .
- Assessing Reassessments (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Sep 02, 2006)
A case where the Gujarat High Court quashed a reassessment notice
The belief that income has escaped assessment must be held by the AO and such a belief cannot be thrust on him either by audit or superiors in the I-T Department.
- Potholes To Roadblocks: A Smooth Transition In Mumbai (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 01, 2006)
There’s a pothole near our house, about the size of a shallow grave. Like everyone else in Mumbai, we have learnt to negotiate it with cautious sangfroid, shaving carefully along the rim, yet pretending not to notice it at all.
- Dealing With Tainted Mps (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 01, 2006)
Dedicated leaders who framed the Constitution gave us a sovereign, democratic republic enabling every citizen of the country to uphold the noble ideas that inspired our national struggle for freedom.
- This News Is Not For You (Tribune, Roopinder Singh, Sep 01, 2006)
The New York Times carried, on August 28, a detailed story titled “Details Emerge in British Terror Case” for its readers—except those who live in Britain, the focus of the item. One of the top newspapers in the world took this unusual step to . . .
- Pm For Reform Of Criminal Justice System (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 01, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today asked the legal fraternity to ponder upon certain important questions raised by noted lawyer Fali Nariman in his latest book on various malaise of the Indian legal system, particularly the criminal justice in . . .
- Pm Prod For Judicial Rejig (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today asked the country’s legal and judicial fraternity to reflect if judicial interference in administrative actions was “too frequent” and the law of contempt was “an impediment to judicial reform.”
- Power Of Pardon: Ruling Reserved (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Plea relates to Andhra Pradesh Governor granting remission of term to Congress leader
- Sc Is Not Pleased At The Way Governor Pardoned Convict (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Supreme Court has on Thursday reserved judgment on the issue of the then Governor of Andhra Pradesh Sushil Kumar Shinde granting pardon to Gowru Venmkat Reddy, who was convicted for murder.
- New Defence Procurement Policy — Not Big Bang Enough (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Sep 01, 2006)
Although the new Defence procurement policy is welcome, it could have done more.
- Apc Calls For Total Strike: Sc Urged To Take Notice Of Killing (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
An all parties conference on Thursday appealed to the nation to observe a complete strike on Friday and mark it as a ‘Black Day’ to express solidarity with the people of Balochistan.
- Terror In Twilight (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 01, 2006)
Is the Hizbul Mujahideen preparing to come to the negotiating table?
- Judiciary Should Reflect On Its Role: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Manmohan releases Nariman's book
- Domicile Norm For Rajya Sabha Mps? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 01, 2006)
The recent debate regarding the criterion for representation to Rajya Sabha, has raised two inter-related issues. Some would argue rightly that domicile criterion can assign authenticity to representation.
- People’S Poison (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2006)
Something as banal as breathing clean air is obviously not a priority in Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s Resurgent Bengal. Otherwise, why should Calcuttans be repeatedly denied that most basic of biological necessities, and by none other than the state . . .
- Sc Warns Judicial Officers (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Exasperated over the conduct of some judicial officers in Uttar Pradesh who were occupying government bungalows in Lucknow without authorisation, the Supreme Court today warned them of even suspension if they failed to vacate the premises forthwith.
- Bangla Hc Verdict Against Judge (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
In a rare verdict, a Bangladesh High Court has ordered authorities to strip off the judicial powers of a lower court judge for sentencing an innocent man to death. High Court Judges . . .
- Freedom Of Speech — And Action (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 31, 2006)
Speakers at a Karachi University seminar on promoting the “culture of discussion” were of the opinion that freedom of speech is a basic requisite of a democratic society.
- Need For A Healing Touch (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The JUI component of the MMA has been soft pedalling the opposition compared with the Jamaat-e-Islami and the ARD that have now come out in the open to launch a country wide movement against the president and his military-led government.
- Lok Ayukta Invites Ideas From People On Fighting Corruption (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Lok Ayukta N. Santosh Hegde has invited public opinion in fighting corruption in the State and called for an awakening among the people to voice their views against corrupt officials. He was speaking after inaugurating the five-year LLB course in . . .
- Over 30 Mulayam Ministers, Five Judges Told To Vacate Quarters (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
More than 30 of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ministers figure among unauthorised occupants of government bungalows in Uttar Pradesh, as per a list submitted to the Supreme Court.
- Two Abvp Leaders Surrender In Ujjain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
In case relating to assault on professor Nath; CID begins probe into Sabharwal's death
- Apex Court To Examine Parliament’S Power To Add To Ninth Schedule (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Ninth Schedule of the Constitution has been a favourite with politicians wanting to play hide and seek with the Judiciary. Any law or regulation included in this Schedule was excluded from judicial review.
- New York Times Site Blocked To U.K. Visitors (Hindu, Owen Gibson, Aug 31, 2006)
The case is an example of the growing nervousness among newspapers that stories cleared for publication by lawyers in one country may fall foul of the law in another.
- Sc Pulls Up Judges Who Won't Budge (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
It is a day of shame for the judiciary, said the Supreme Court on Wednesday on learning that even senior judicial officers, apart from ministers, politicians, bureaucrats, policemen, journalists and NGOs, are facing eviction proceedings for . . .
- Hub Of Research (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 31, 2006)
Bangalore has emerged as one of modern India's most important centres of higher education and research.
- Nine-Judge Bench To Examine Tamil Nadu Reservation Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
It will go into constitutional validity of 69 per cent quota
Constitution Bench will also examine inclusion in Ninth Schedule
Hearing for five days from October 9.
- When Information Doesn't Empower (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
The Right to Information Act, 2005, was enacted to give effect to the right to information recognised under Article 19 of the Constitution by making the Indian democracy more progressive and participatory.
- Dilawar, Jugal Among 9 Ministers Inducted; (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today administered oath of office and secrecy to 10 Ministers as Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad inducted nine new faces into his Council of Ministers and elevated Minister of State for R&B, Thakur . . .
- Ramadoss Trips Over Law Again, Loses Sack Race (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Aug 30, 2006)
Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' penchant for sacking senior officials has earned him a rap from the judiciary for the third time in a row.
- Law In Race With Science (Business Standard, M J Antony, Aug 30, 2006)
Technology is moving so fast these days that the words and phrases used in statutes become outdated very soon. Law-makers have always been found to be decades behind science.
- Uzbekistan's Tryst With Human Rights (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Aug 30, 2006)
Uzbekistan is replacing death sentence with penalties like life imprisonment and long-term imprisonment for various crimes.
- Hafiz Saeed Detained Again (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
Authorities detained Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the founder and former leader of the outlawed Lashkar-e-Taiba, an hour after he was released following a court ruling that his detention was illegal, his lawyer and spokesman said on Tuesday.
- Lashkar Founder Detained Again (Indian Express, Reuters, Aug 30, 2006)
mockery of the law. It is an insult to the court. They wanted to show the court that the executive is more powerful than the judiciary, said his lawyer, Nazir Ahmed Ghazi.
- Abolished Posts In Schools To Be Revived (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
A meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers held here under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh today approved to convene two-day session of the state Assembly from September 14.
- Consensus Is The Way (Tribune, H. K. Dua, Aug 30, 2006)
No democracy can be run without providing plenty of space for dissent and debate on vital issues of the day.
- Judicial Rap (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Aug 30, 2006)
The Bombay High Court directs the State government to take more responsibility regarding farmers' suicides.
- Let Tempers Cool (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 29, 2006)
It is time to let tempers cool. The one-man judicial commission consisting of Justice (retd) K.K. Gupta has given its verdict on alleged tempering of the Shiva Lingam in the Amarnath cave.
- Beyond Merit And Quota (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 29, 2006)
The very base in which we target to alleviate the discrimination through implementing affirmative action policies have been questioned at different levels in our times overlooking its wider impact on creating social capital among the underprivileged . . .
- Illegal Mining: Govt Set To Scuttle Lokayukta Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The State Government is all set to withdraw the reference made to the Lokayukta to probe into the illegal mining of iron ore in Bellary district and the huge loss of revenue to the exchequer.
- Fake Currency Racket Busted In Bangalore (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
The city police on Monday busted a fake currency racket in Bangalore by arresting a five-member gang for circulating counterfeit notes in Karnataka and Maharashtra, a top police official said.
- Spoiling The Beauty (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 29, 2006)
Why did India go wrong with urban planning?
- J&k Sex Scandal Accused Move Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 29, 2006)
In a new development in the Jammu and Kashmir sex scandal, almost all main accused, including some politicians and top-ranking officers, today moved the Supreme Court for the transfer their cases from Srinagar to Jammu on the grounds that the . . .
- Numbers Victory No More (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 28, 2006)
As expected the currently unified opposition has begun to exert political pressure on the government by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. One hundred and forty one members have signed the motion.
- Overly- Protective (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
Does the army relish egg dripping down its face?
- Cag Report Creates Stir (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The report of Comptroller General of India (CAG) about the misuse of crores of rupees by the Punjab Government has created a stir among political circles. The Opposition Shiromani Akali Dal and its alliance partner the Bharatiya Janata Party have . . .
- Pm Visit Effort To Derive Political Mileage: Bjd-Bjp (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
A day before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Orissa, the ruling BJP-BJD alliance today said it was “an attempt to derive political mileage”.
- Regulator For Petroleum, Civil Aviation & Railways Under Consideration: Fm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Finance Minister P Chidambaram, on Sunday said in Banagalore that the Government was considering to setting up regulatory authorities for petroleum, civil aviation and railways.
- It's Tv Movies In Mumbai! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 28, 2006)
Even while it’s taken 13 years for the judgement to be readied on the 1993 Mumbai blasts case and 21 years for the 1985 Delhi transistor blasts case to be heard, parents in India’s political and commercial capitals and in the rest of the country . . .
- When Cure Is Better Than Prevention (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Aug 26, 2006)
About a decade ago, the Supreme Court refused to halt Hindustan Lever Ltd's M&A (mergers and amalgamations) juggernaut, which according to the petitioners, threatened to make HLL the monopolist in the FMCG sector.
- Rights & Justice Must Go Together (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
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- Shifting Winds In The Us (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- A Disappointing Judgment (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 26, 2006)
The month of August is usually languid and lazy in Washington. Virtually everyone is in their country houses or on the beaches, far removed from the cares of their daily chores.
- Lesson From London (Hindustan Times, Julio Ribeiro, Aug 26, 2006)
Mumbai and London — two different cities of different people and different cultures! Both in news for the same reason — terrorism and terrorists! The police in one city received the thin end of the stick, in the other, encomiums! The reason — one . . .
- The Empire Strikes Back (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Aug 25, 2006)
Having failed to push through the amendment to the RTI Act, the Government is now attempting to bring it in through the backdoor.
- Will Death Penalty Stop Kidnappers? (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Aug 25, 2006)
The crime statistics released by the Union Home Ministry for 2004-05 (for 10 months) reveal that 48476 men, women and children were kidnapped, and 2754 were done to death, 939 were released after paying ransom, and what happened to the rest, nobody . . .
- India's Rigid Stand (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 25, 2006)
The news emanating from New Delhi is not positive and what is coming out can at best be called confusing. India's Minister of State for External Affairs E Ahamed told the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that things like joint control or joint . . .
- Oop Exemption List: Jpc Wants To Add One More (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Adding another post to a growing list of positions that are now out of the ambit of office-of-profit, the Joint Parliamentary Committee has ruled that members of advisory committee on discretionary allotment of dealerships of petroleum products . . .
- Use The Remote (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
In Mumbai, it took one prudish petitioner. The high court reiterated its December 2005 ban on ‘adult content’ on TV, extending it to direct-to-home providers and broadcasters.
- Quota Stir: Docs To Increase The Dose (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The medical fraternity’s confrontation with the government over the 27% reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs) in centrally-funded educational institutions appeared to be intensifying with the resident doctors of the All India Institute . . .
- The Biggest Internal Security Challenge (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Aug 25, 2006)
Stringent measures like confiscation of assets can stop corruption from spreading.
- Cbi Can Prosecute Armymen: Court (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Aug 25, 2006)
A local court here today dismissed the army’s petition that the CBI had no jurisdiction to prosecute the five senior army officials involved in the killing of five innocent Kashmiris in the infamous Pathribal case.
- Right To Information: First Principles & Sound Practice (Hindu, Arun Jaitley, Aug 24, 2006)
The constitutional right to freedom of speech and expression is the repository of the right to information — not the 2005 Act, which is an instrument laying down the statutory procedure in the exercise of this right.
- A Shame For Congress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2006)
In the latest judicial rebuke of the Bush administration’s tactics against terrorism, a federal judge in Detroit ruled last week that warrantless wiretapping of US citizens violates the Constitution and federal law.
- Quota Stir: Docs To Increase The Dose (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The medical fraternity’s confrontation with the government over the 27% reservation for the other backward classes (OBCs) in centrally-funded educational institutions appeared to be intensifying with the resident doctors of the All India Institute . . .
- Shameful Indeed (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
It is a matter of deep regret and shame that close on the heels of the Srinagar sex scandal another instance of exploitation of women has come to light in the State.
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre On Office-Of-Profit Law (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Aug 24, 2006)
The Government's decision to enact the Office-of-Profit legislation to protect over 40 Members of Parliament from the threat of disqualification has come under judicial scrutiny with the Supreme Court on Wednesday admitting a petition terming the . . .
- This Round To The Rti (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
In what constitutes a significant victory for the people of India, the Government has been forced to withdraw the illiberal amendments to the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005 that it had decided to table in the current session of Parliament.
- Smoking Kills And Your Right To Know (Daily Excelsior, Narinder Sharma, Aug 23, 2006)
Four million unnecessary deaths per year, 11,000 every day. Its rare - if not impossible - to find examples in history that match tobacco's programmed trail of death and destruction.
- Non-Resident Parliamentarians (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Aug 23, 2006)
On one point there is hardly any scope for doubt. Most people in this country — indeed an overwhelming majority of them — respect and rely on the higher judiciary far more than they trust any of the other institutions that comprise the republic’s . . .
- Public Service Law (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Aug 23, 2006)
The much berated civil services could do with greater support from the legislature and judiciary in order to be more effective
- Teacher In The Dock (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2006)
The Supreme Court has rightly upheld the conviction of a schoolteacher in a case of rape that took place on March 6, 1987.
- The Telgi Saga (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
Currently CNN-IBN is telecasting taped conversations between Abdul Karim Telgi and compatriots. Mr Telgi is the public face of the hidden mafia behind the nationwide fake stamp papers scam.
- Quota Issue: Divisive Responses In North & South India (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Aug 22, 2006)
Sometimes, divisive issues invite divided responses. At other times, responses like strikes and protests tend to make issues seem divisive, even when they are not.
- No Quotas, Please (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 22, 2006)
The proposed system of caste-based reservations is not the correct approach to solving the problems of socio-economic inequity.
- Reminiscences (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
As a rule, memories of civil servants do not enthuse the general reader, unless they promise sensational disclosures. Punctuated with statistical data, classified information in tables, resumes of studies by national institutes, excerpts from . . .
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