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Articles 821 through 920 of 4481:
- It’S A Gold Medal For Private Managements! (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 05, 2006)
Ever since the Supreme Court judgement in the TMA Pai Foundation case in 2002, overturning the famous Unnikrishnan’s case, the managements of private professional colleges have had a field day in turning these institutions into money-spinning ventures.
- North Karnataka Rejoices With Pooja For Hc Bench (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
People of north Karnataka rejoiced with gay abandon on Friday as they took a step towards realising their dream – a circuit bench of the High Court in Dharwad to serve Mumbai-Karnataka, and in Gulbarga, to cater to Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
- Writ Petitions — Maintainability Matters (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Aug 05, 2006)
The Constitution has given the High Court the power to issue writs, directions and orders, as may be necessary to meet the ends of justice, subject to their maintainability, which is determined by cause of action, merits of the case and . . .
- Let Mercy Be Your Mosque, Faith Your Prayer-Mat (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A report that is `37 minutes' old in Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa, speaks of, " `One of the worst days' in Lebanon.
- Navy War Room Case: Breach Of Trust, Conspiracy Included In Cbi . . . (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
The CBI on Friday included two more sections to the chargesheet filed in the Navy War Room case, being heard in a city court.
- Nato’S New Role In Afghanistan (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
On Monday, 31 July, NATO took up its first military combat role since its founding in 1949 – not in Europe, for the security of which it was established during the Cold War, but in Afghanistan.
- A Passage To Indo-Us Nuclear Pact (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 04, 2006)
The India/USA nuclear agreement in my opinion will be 'passed' as there are many Economic benefits on both sides and I think the Cold war arguments no longer hold good.
- Tantri Blackmailers In Judicial Custody (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate has remanded Sobha John and two of her accomplices, who were arrested in connection with the blackmailing of Sabarimala chief priest Kantararu Mohanaru...
- Laws Must Reflect Social Processes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court, in a series of observations, has implied that the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act, 2006 might not stand legal scrutiny.
- A Crusader For Justice (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Aug 03, 2006)
Dr DC Saxena was a one-man army. A crusader who fought relentlessly for righteousness, even if it meant rubbing the high and mighty the wrong way, inviting trouble for himself.
- Transparency In Treaty-Making (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 03, 2006)
The question whether the power to conclude international treaties should lie within the legislative jurisdiction of India's Parliament or the political executive — one that the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India alluded to . . .
- ‘Rti Act Is Being Diluted’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Aug 03, 2006)
After he won the coveted award – the Asian equivalent of the Nobel Prize, Mr Arvind Kejriwal, in an exclusive interview with Deccan Herald, laments over systematic efforts of the government to dilute the Right to Information Act.
- Nepal Army Chief To Be Quizzed By Judicial Commission (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
A high-level judicial commission has summoned Nepal Army chief to question the military's role in crackdowns on pro-democracy rallies earlier this year.
- Jessica Case Sparks Witness Protection (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Nearly six months after the nation was outraged over the acquittal of the accused in the Jessica Lall case, the Union cabinet will consider the CrPC Amendment Bill on Thursday.
- Throw Out A Bad Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 02, 2006)
A law that seeks to legalise illegalities should have no place in the statute books.
- Cong Mla Awarded Three-Year Sentence (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Aug 02, 2006)
The ruling Congress today suffered a big jolt when a local court awarded three years sentence to Sawinder Singh Kathunangal, a Majitha MLA and Chairman Punjab Food Agro Corporation, and five others each, in an old land case, here.
- Demolition Law: Sc Gives Govt 10 Days To Clarify (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 02, 2006)
The confrontation between the executive and legislature with the judiciary seems to be imminent on the issue of one-year moratorium on the demolition of illegal constructions and sealing of commercial ventures in residential areas in Delhi with . . .
- Banish The Thought (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance government’s proposal for restoring executive powers in the matter of appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and the high courts will cut into the independence of the judiciary.
- Getting Away With Murder (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 02, 2006)
The brutal massacre of a family of seven and, separately, that of an elderly couple in Delhi have brought with them an eerily familiar sense of insecurity about life in the national capital.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict. Established in 1990 on . . .
- Sc Stays Order Of No Separate Queue At Sabarimala Temple (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed a decision of the Kerala High Court that had directed the Sabarimala Temple authorities to ensure there was no separate queue for VIPs seeking darshan of Lord Ayyappa.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict.
- Will Judiciary Stem The Rot? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Aug 01, 2006)
Given the fact that the polity is now hopelessly divided on caste, regional and communal lines resulting in a plethora of political parties, fractured mandates and unprincipled and unviable coalitions, the politics of reservations is only going to . . .
- President’S Mind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 01, 2006)
WHAT President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam said during his address to the joint session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Friday highlighted the role of socio-economic development in bringing about . . .
- Lok Sabha Passes Profit Bill (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Amid stiff resistance from the Opposition, Parliament today gave its approval without any change for the controversial Office of Profit Bill.
- Appointment Of Judges Debated (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Cutting across party lines, members in Rajya Sabha demanded a discussion on the manner of appointment of judges in HCs and Supreme Court.
- ‘We Oppose All Forms Of Terrorism’ (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Aug 01, 2006)
Shahi Badr Falahi was the president of the Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) when it was banned on September 27, 2001, immediately after the bombing of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001.
- The Horse Is Dead. Don’T Flog It (Indian Express, Abhishek Singhvi, Aug 01, 2006)
The BJP is attempting to use the remarks of Arun Singh in an interview to revive the Bofors issue qua the late prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, and the Congress Party.
- Parliament Adopts Office Of Profit Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The controversial Office of Profit (OoP) Bill returned to Parliament by President A P J Abdul Kalam in late May for reconsideration is all set to go back to the President in the very form in which he had returned it.
- Musharraf's Puppet (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
Beware of Attique Khan in PoK ---- T he recent 'election' in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir was not only illegitimate, it amounted to a blatant mockery of democracy.
- Eighteen Years, One Question (Indian Express, Arun Jaitley, Jul 31, 2006)
The comments made by Arun Singh, a close personal friend of Rajiv Gandhi and the former minister of state for defence, that he requested the Rajiv Gandhi that it was the prime minister and the defence minister’s job to find out who . . .
- India To Set Up Fast Track Courts (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Indian prisons are overcrowded (Pic: Prashant Ravi]
India is to set up fast track courts to reduce a backlog of millions of cases, the country's chief justice has said.
- Understanding Pakistan~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 31, 2006)
I n August 1947, the new Pakistani elite hardly felt or even wished to feel free of the British ~ they merely felt independent of what they saw as Congress domination, and had now acquired some power for themselves.
- Look What Arun Singh Said, Say Bjp And Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Cong dismisses Rajiv minister’s claim, says case was ‘fabricated’
- President's Panacea (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 31, 2006)
The fact that President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is a scientist, missile man and a visionary invests him with an extremely rare personality. He exudes the energy of youth and the wisdom of an experienced scholar.
- Lok Satta To Launch New Party On August 9 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Party will be registered with the Election Commission by year-end
- Assam Obc Association Meets Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Seeks exemption for Assam from creamy layer criteria;extension of quota in judicial services Ashok Bhan holds separate meetings with Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Democratic Freedom Party chief Shabir Shah
- Doha Round In Doldrums (Dawn, Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan, Jul 31, 2006)
The Doha Round World Trade Organisation talks was launched in November 2001 as a development round.
- Lok Sabha Passes Office-Of-Profit Bill Amid Stiff Resistance (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Amid stiff Opposition resistance, Parliament on Monday gave its approval without any change for the controversial Office of Profit Bill exempting 56 posts and giving reprieve to over 40 MPs who could have faced disqualification, a measure returned . . .
- Baig Seeks J&k's Representation In Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
Quoting the saying of George Eliot "that Justice is like the kingdom of God it is not without us as a fact it is within us a great yearning", the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the process of law is constantly challenged by developments . . .
- Pm Says India Not Passionate About Peace (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
India is not passionate about making peace with Pakistan, prime minister was reported as saying on Friday, days before officials of the two countries are due to hold peace talks.
- New Lease Of Life At Last For Priyadarshini Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
CBI appeal against acquittal of rape and murder accused admitted by High Court after 6 years
- J&k: Kalam Unveils 9-Point Mission (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 29, 2006)
But underlines the importance of durable peace in the State
- Kalam Moots 9-Point Development Plan For J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today suggested a nine-point developmental plan for militancy-hit Jammu and Kashmir, including a people’s movement to eliminate terrorism and the creation of an economic zone along the Line of Control.
- Office Of Profit: Speaker Defends W. Bengal Action (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today defended West Bengal Government’s decision not to cooperate with the Election Commission in sharing information. “Why should they share the information? Doesn’t the complainant substantiate his allegations?”
- Note The Notings (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 29, 2006)
More positive steps are imperative
The most charitable construct that can be placed upon the PMO’s claim that recent changes in the Right to Information Act will ensure transparency and accountability is that it doesn’t quite address . . .
- Congress Follows The Us Establishment (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 29, 2006)
Ignoring voices of sanity, the US House of Representatives has voted to allow shipments of civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India.
- Fill The Vacancies In The Courts (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 28, 2006)
Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the chief justice of Pakistan, has breathed new life into the apex court by exercising its dormant suo motu powers to redress wrong and dispense justice.
- 25-Yr-Old Woman Naxal Commander In Police Net (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Jul 28, 2006)
In a major success, the Jharkhand Police have arrested Phul Kumari, alias Phulo, the 25-year-old chief of the CPI(Maoist)’s women’s wing in Chhattisgarh.
- Uk Court Asks Govt To Explain Reason Of Entering Iraq War (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Tony Blair’s lawyers will have to rehearse the detailed reasons for invading Iraq after a dramatic victory by the families of four soldiers killed there.
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- India Phenomenon (Statesman, AMITAV BANERJI, Jul 27, 2006)
A couple of weeks ago, Time magazine had an eye-catching cover.
- 2 Armymen, 3 J&k Cops, Pre-Paid Card Agents Held After . . . (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Tracing mobile calls and working on disclosures made by arrested militants, police and security agencies in J&K have taken the lid off a Lashkar module involving policemen, state government employees and BSNL agents authorised to sell pre-paid mobile . .
- Office Of Profit Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 27, 2006)
Article 102 of the Constitution provides for the disqualification of any Member of Parliament.
- Tourism, Not Extremism (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Jul 27, 2006)
President Musharraf has appealed to people to shun extremism and promote tourism.
- Nscn (I-M) Cadre Free Militants In Ambush (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Militants of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) today attacked a police party to rescue four of their cadre on their way to the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Ukhrul.
- Governor Sends Report On Mining To Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
In a significant development, Governor T N Chaturvedi is understood to have sent a report to the Centre, along with his critical comments, on the mining activities in the State and recent related developments.
- Counter Defamation Suit To Be Filed By Govt Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The JD (S)-BJP governmnet is all set to file a criminal defamation case against suspended BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy at 11 am on Wednesday.
- Us Senator Plans Bill That'll Allow Cong To Sue Bush (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against president Bush's signing statements said on Monday that he would have a bill ready by the end of the week allowing Congress to sue him in federal court.
- Top U.S. Lawyers Attack Bush's Legal Exceptions (Hindu, Julian Borger , Jul 26, 2006)
The American Bar Association accuses the President of using "signing statements" to create unconstitutional loopholes to laws passed by Congress.
- Limits Of Power (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 26, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s decision to reject President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam’s suggestion for a comprehensive legislation on the office of profit issue and present
- Bjp Wants Reddy Charge Included In Inquiry Terms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Admitting that the BJP’s image in Bellary district has taken a beating due to the illegal mining controversy and spat between suspended party MLC Janardhana Reddy and Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy over corruption charges, the BJP has said it would . . .
- A Reminder To The President (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 25, 2006)
The letter to President Pervez Musharraf by some intellectuals, retired generals and serving and former parliamentarians breaks no new ground and states the obvious.
- Fault Lines Of Colonial System Of Policing (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
The British left us saddled with a police structure vastly different from what they themselves had back home.
- Right To Information Legislation In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Corruption is a major issue grappling the Indian society and polity and the right to information is a major tool in the hands of the citizens in their fight against corruption as this right can impregnate secrecy which is the breeding ground of . . .
- The President Has No Red Cards (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 25, 2006)
He has no mandate to set himself as a constitutional referee.
- How Vulnerable Is Coimbatore To Terror Attacks? (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The arrest of five persons on charges that they have conspired to plant explosives in several places in the city including the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday and the seizure of explosives, some documents etc., from them has . . .
- Contempt Proceedings Against Bank, Drt Officials (Hindu, A. Subramani , Jul 24, 2006)
"Participation" in bid to usurp 3.77 acres on Lattice Bridge Road
Property willed to Salvation Army
Documents allegedly fabricated to show estate was sold to repay bank loan
Property willed to Salvation Army
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 24, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- At Meet, Left Will Press For Debate On N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The Left parties plan to raise their objections to the Indo-US nuclear deal at the UPA-Left coordination meeting on Saturday and demand that the agreement be discussed in Parliament.
- Partners In Crime (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 24, 2006)
The revelation by a high-level inquiry that a man dubbed as a wanted criminal killed in an encounter by the Karachi police was not what the police claimed he was is extremely disturbing and shows that incidences of extrajudicial killing . . .
- State Govt Skips Reddy's Charges (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The State Government in its “terms and conditions” laid down for the U L Bhat Commission of Inquiry, has made no specific reference to the Rs 150-crore bribery charges levelled by suspended BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy against Chief Minister . . .
- Oops Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
The Bill will rescue MPs from losing their seats
- Storm Clouds Ahead (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 24, 2006)
The UPA Government can look forward to a stormy Monsoon Session of Parliament which begins from Monday.
- Govt Ignores Kalam Queries (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 23, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Saturday decided to return the Office of Profit Bill as it is, refusing to respond to queries raised by President APJ Abdul Kalam.
- We Are With You, Jd (S), Bjp Assure Kumaraswamy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The joint legislature party meeting of the JD (S) and BJP held on Saturday night, expressed ‘total confidence’ in the leadership of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- Indian Resilience (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Jul 23, 2006)
The biggest challenge before the Maharashtra and central government in the aftermath of the Mumbai blasts was to prevent a communal backlash at any cost. Riots, instigated by hatred, were exactly what the terrorists had hoped for.
- Inhuman Sacrifices (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 22, 2006)
Islamists have harvested the public outrage against the Srinagar sex scandal.
- A Tale Of Two Probes: One Off, One On (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The State Cabinet on Friday decided to order a judicial probe into illegal mining as well as the bribery charges levelled by BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy against Chief Minister H D Kumaraswmy and two of his Cabinet colleagues.
- Govt Beats Retreat On Bmic (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Karnataka Government will not go ahead with the setting up of a judicial commission to inquire into the controversy of allotment of excess land to Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise (NICE) to construct the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure . . .
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