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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 4481:
- Congress Demands Cm’S Resignation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Terming the charges of ‘fund raising’ made by BJP MLC Janardhana Reddy as serious, the Congress has demanded Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy’s resignation....
- Expressway Fails To Take Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
The much-anticipated bhoomi pooja for the Bangalore-Mysore expressway project from the Mysore end failed to take off on Friday as the district administration with help of police effectively prevented officials of the project promoters, Nandi . . .
- Devious Tigers (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 08, 2006)
The LTTE's delayed regret for killing Rajiv Gandhi is a desperate attempt to seek New Delhi's support in its fight for 'Tamil Eelam', after . . .
- Nice Welcomes Judicial Probe, Wants All Officials To Be Questioned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
Officials are misleading the Legislative Assembly on the project, says Kheny
Kheny says the bhoomi puja will be performed on July 11
MUDA insists on getting Rs. 84 lakh first for the land acquired
- A War With Three Fronts (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 08, 2006)
Violence continues to decline in Kashmir, but Islamists launch new military, ideological and political wars.
- Aiims Resident Doctors, Teachers Call Off Strike, Resume Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
High Court order "first step toward victory"
Fight is for autonomy: Venugopal
Probe into death of patient
Security strengthened
- Privatisation: Need For A New Approach (Dawn, Dr Tariq Hassan, Jul 08, 2006)
DAWN’s June 26 editorial, entitled “Need for a policy re-think”, regarding the Supreme Court decision annulling the privatisation of Pakistan Steel Mills provides a much needed pause, not only for the government to re-think its privatisation policy . . .
- `Verdict Upholds Federal Structure Of Indian Polity' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 08, 2006)
`Verdict upholds federal structure of Indian polity'
- Cyriac Joseph, Kumaraswamy Meet, Discuss Setting Up Of Circuit Benches (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Judicial probe into Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor project, appointment of Lokayukta figure in talks
- Who Is Perpetuating Reservation In Jobs? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 07, 2006)
In a bizarre turn, the Union Public Service Commission and the Department of Personnel and Training have transformed the policy of reservation into a policy of communal awards. They have treated general seats as seats reserved for people belonging . . .
- Saddam In Show Trial (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Jul 07, 2006)
Impartiality of the Saddam Hussein trial is increasingly questioned because of the active behind-the-scenes role of the United States.
- The Skills Shortage (The Economic Times, Indira Rajaraman, Jul 07, 2006)
Supporters of India at India-China conferences like to believe that behind our less gleaming façade lie buds that will bloom in great profusion.
- Karnataka Orders Judicial Probe Into Bmic Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
Its is the biggest land scam in the history of State: Chief Minister
- Reply To A.P.'S Contempt Plea, Monsanto Told (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 07, 2006)
Tamil Nadu wants to implead in the case on Bt. Cotton seed price
- Council Of Common Interests Revived (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jul 07, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday formally reconstituted the Council of Common Interests (CCI).
- Delicate Bargain (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 06, 2006)
A way to cut quickly through the huge pile of cases in the Indian courts is always welcome.
- British Peers Elect First Speaker (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 06, 2006)
Britain’s upper chamber of Parliament has elected its first ever Speaker in a constitutional change that transfers some of the centuries-old powers held by the Lord Chancellor.
- Validity Of The Two-Tier Arbitration Clause (Business Standard, M J Antony, Jul 05, 2006)
Once again, judges of the Supreme Court fail to agree on interpreting provisions of the new Act.
- Women Empowered (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Jul 05, 2006)
In which direction is the political wind blowing in Bangladesh?
- For An Alternative (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 05, 2006)
Budget making for a State in India in the neo-liberal era is indeed an unenviable task. On the one side, the terrible state of finances has seriously undermined the ability of States to meet rising obligations in social services.
- Find A Successor (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 05, 2006)
Venkatachala has raised the bar for his successors
- Iqbal Khanday Remanded To 14-Day Judicial Custody (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Even as 15 of the 'sex scam' accused, arrested in the last over one month, are continuously failing to get a counsel to defend them, Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar today remanded senior IAS officer Iqbal Khanday to 14-day-long judicial . . .
- One-Stroke Quota (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
The impatience to implement reservations in a single swoop gives affirmative action a bad name
- Fixing Of Charges In Bjp Mla Murder Case On July 17 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Krishnanand Rai, 7 supporters were were shot on Nov. 29 last year
- Navy War Room Leak: 5 Chargesheeted (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Will more skeletons now tumble out of the defence ministry's closet? The CBI says as many as 7,000 pages of classified information were "compromised" during last year's infamous Navy war-room leak episode.
- Denotify Excess Land Acquired For Bmic Project: Deshpande (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
`Order inquiry by Central Bureau of Investigation or judicial probe'
- Rule Of Law And Legal Education (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Jul 04, 2006)
Law schools ought to create greater opportunities for research on issues relating to law and justice that affect Indian society.
- Military And Media (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jul 04, 2006)
Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt-Gen S. Pattabhiraman has apologized for his published comment on women in the Army even after it was put out officially that his remarks had been torn out of context by a reporter.
- Make Ec More Transparent (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 04, 2006)
Those who wish to see the emergence of an impartial and independent Election Commission will need to take note of the suggestion made by the outgoing Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Mr BB Tandon in regard to the process of selection and . . .
- Quota Gone Mad (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
Doss cares a toss for the PM ---- The free-for-all that the UPA Government has become known for, was apparent yet again when, on Sunday, July 2, a self-anointed social justice convention in Delhi demanded the Manmohan Singh Governnment immediately . . .
- A Level Playing Field (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 04, 2006)
Be it 2007 or 2012, there is no denying the fact that General Pervez Musharraf, like his predecessors, will have to leave and it is meaningless whether his exit is on Ayub's model or in Zia's style.
- Sc’S Implementation Committee (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court has decided to constitute a committee under the chairmanship of the Registrar to monitor implementation of its directives, orders and verdicts.
- Rough Justice In Waziristan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 03, 2006)
The public execution near Miramshah of a man accused of murdering two other villagers is further proof of the rapid Talibanisation of the NWFP’s tribal areas, where the writ of the state is now conspicuous only by its absence.
- Don’T Delay Quota Law, Govt Told (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Reviving the controversial quota debate, the pro-reservation political parties on Sunday asked the government to bring the legislation to implement 27 per cent OBC quota in the institutions of higher learning in the coming monsoon session of Parliament.
- Quotas In One Stroke And In This Session Itself, Parties Tell Govt (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Parties supporting reservation have adopted a resolution demanding that the first step of the UPA government during the monsoon session of Parliament should be the enactment of a law for 27 per cent OBC quota in institutes of higher education.
- Pro-Quota Parties For Bill In Monsoon Session (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Stepping up their campaign, pro-reservation political parties today asked the Government to bring the enabling legislation to implement 27 per cent OBC quota in elite educational institutions and private sector, including media and judiciary in the . . .
- Krushi Bank Chief In Cid Custody (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Sleuths of Crime Investigation Department (CID) on Sunday took the extradited Chairman of Krushi Cooperative Urban Bank Kosaraju Venkateswara Rao into their custody.
- Draft Bill Gives Govt Control Of Channels In Case Of War (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The Government will assume sweeping powers to take over control and management of private broadcasting channels in case of war or a natural calamity of national magnitude if a draft broadcast legislation becomes law.
- Merit Lies In Equal Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
Breaking open the unstated reservation for the upper-caste is the only way to advance the nation's backward castes/communities — S Simhadri
- V.P. Singh For Referendum On Quota (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 03, 2006)
Withdraw concessions to private sector if it does not implement policy: Raja
Media criticised for "hyping" agitation by students
Government should withdraw concessions to private sector: Raja
Government urged to declare 2006 as `Year of Social . . .
- Haryana Must Rein In Khap Panchayats (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court has come down heavily against fatwas issued by Muslim clerics. In a landmark ruling, it directed the Orissa government to give full protection to Nizama Bibi who was forced to live separately from her husband following a fatwa . . .
- Death For Three In Akshardham Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A Pota court in Ahmedabad has found six accused guilty in the Akshardham temple attack case and sentenced three to death,one to life imprisonment and one each to 10 years and five years imprisonment, respectively. Twenty six accused are still absconding.
- What Rule Of Law? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
In theory, the modern liberal-constitutional state has three autonomous arms, all of which ideally reinforce its inherently democratic character.
- Lokayukta Walks His Final Drive (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Last day, final show... Instead of the usual raids, Lokayukta N Venkatachala, on his final day in office, chose to inspect whether encroachments had been removed from certain prime public properties in Bangalore on Saturday.....
- J&k Sex Case: Dsp Held For Raping Minor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
CBI on Saturday arrested J&K DSP M Yousuf Mir for raping teenaged victim of the J&K sex racket Yasmeen. Mir was picked up on Friday for questioning in connection with the scandal. The chief judicial magistrate remanded Yousuf to four days’ CBI custody.
- Holy Aura (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 02, 2006)
Awe-inspiring art, architecture and experiences in the world's smallest country.
The image of Michelangelo on his custom-built scaffolding furiously painting lying on his back stuck in my mind.
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- Us Supreme Court’S Verdict (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Now that the US supreme court has ruled that the military tribunals at Guantanamo are illegal under both American law and the Geneva Conventions, it makes sense to close down the notorious detention centre for suspected Islamic militants, and . . .
- Common Man’S Faith Is Our Strength: Justice Sabharwal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal led a 60-member delegation of Indian judges and senior lawyers to the 72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association at Toronto, Canada, very recently.
- Snags In The Privatisation Process (Dawn, Dr Akhtar Hasan Khan, Jul 01, 2006)
The progress of every nation depends on the strength of its institutions. Institutions are collective organizations run on fair rules and principles for promotion of national interest.
- Growing Power Of The Underworld (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 01, 2006)
Rashtrapati Bhavan is not a court of appeal. But over the years, it has become a forum where concerned citizens have sought the attention of the highest in the land to the problems which the government has failed to notice, much less tackle.
- Quotas For Votes (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Jul 01, 2006)
Coming as it does at a time when anti-reservation feelings pervade the air, Arun Shourie’s book “Falling Over Backwards”« may be misconstrued as a quickie on the subject.
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- Us Supreme Court Declares Guantanamo Trials Illegal (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jun 30, 2006)
The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that President George W. Bush had overstepped his authority in creating military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.
- Tackling The ‘Parallel Judiciary’ (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 30, 2006)
BY directing the police to arrest those found to be involved in organising a now infamous jirga in district Jacobabad, the Supreme Court has sent a clear message to the feudal and tribal power brokers who are encouraging the growth of a parallel . . .
- Tandon Suggests New Mechanism For Appointment Of Election . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Says committee headed by Prime Minister could lay down procedure
No need to make Election Commission a five-member body
No consensus among political parties on state funding of elections
- Welcome Action On Jirgas (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 30, 2006)
The suspension by the Supreme Court of an order by a jirga in upper Sindh to hand over five minor girls of a clan to a rival family to settle a long-running feud is timely because the court has unequivocally spoken out against those who want to take . . .
- Affirmative Action In The Us: The Simmering Debate (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Jun 30, 2006)
The affirmative action concept, which has for long triggered a debate in the US, requires positive steps to be taken to provide equal employment opportunity.
- Working With Tainted Chawla Challenging: Tandon (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Jun 30, 2006)
Brushing aside criticism of his inability to remove tainted Election Commissioner Navin Chawla during his tenure, Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon on Thursday accepted that working with a "tainted" Commissioner was "challenging".
- Now, Top J&k Ias Officer In Cbi Net (Indian Express, RIYAZ WANI, Jun 30, 2006)
Two weeks after it arrested two top J&K politicians for their alleged role in the Srinagar sex abuse scandal, the CBI today arrested one of the seniormost IAS officers in the state in the same case:
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 30, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- Naga Talks In Top Gear; Deal To Be Clinched In Bangkok (Tribune, Swati Chaturvedi, Jun 29, 2006)
In the words of the Prime Minister’s Principal Interlocutor “From first gear it has now moved into fourth gear”.
- Pravin’S Custody Extended Till July 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A local court here today extended the judicial custody of Pravin Mahajan, accused of murdering his elder brother and senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, till July 12.
- Cop Accused Of Molesting Us Tourist Suspended (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Umendra Mishra, a crime branch officer of Bilaspur Police accused of molesting an American tourist, was suspended by the Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday.
- Cbi Submits Report In Sex Racket (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The CBI today submitted its second status report in three days on its investigation of the sex racket in Jammu and Kashmir to the High Court, which is monitoring the probe.
- Tiger Terror (OutLook, B Raman, Jun 29, 2006)
LTTE is being ruthless as ever, forever evolving its tactics and strategy - rejection of the conciliatory offer and assassinating Major General Parami Kulatunge are only the latest in the gruesome series of never-ending terror acts.
- People At Peril (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
While the brutal murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan has shaken people across the country, what is also shocking is the inability of his family to access justice.
- An Event To Cherish (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
It cannot be over-emphasised that the short order of the Supreme Court about privatisation of the Steel Mills was one of the most important decisions in the history of Pakistan.
- Key Anti-Terror Law Is A Breach Of Human Rights, Judge Rules (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
THE Government’s anti-terrorism laws were in disarray last night after the High Court ruled that they were illegal and breached the human rights of suspects.
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- General View From Us Changing (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Jun 28, 2006)
Pakistan's military regime might take comfort in the Bush administration’s support for reinstating the $ 300 million in U.S.
- European Secret Services Colluded In Cia Terror Transfers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
European secret services collaborated with CIA agents in the detention and transfer of terror suspects in or across the continent, the author of a report on the renditions told the Council of Europe rights watchdog today.
- Cop ‘Molests’ American On Train (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
An American woman travelling on the Geetanjali Express was startled out of sleep last night by a police officer allegedly trying to kiss her.
- Cbi Arrests Four In Rs 4,000-Crore Cghs Scam (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The CBI on Tuesday arrested four persons, including former Registrar of Co-operatives Societies Narayan Diwakar, in connection with the Rs 4,000-crore Co-operative Group Housing Society (CGHS) scam in New Delhi on Tuesday.
- Allahabad Hc Asked Not To Proceed On Issue Of Transfer Of Up . . . (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court today asked the Allahabad High Court not to proceed further with the hearing on the issue of transfer of Uttar Pradesh Governor T V Rajeswar's legal aide and expressed displeasure over Raj Bhawan's letter to the court over the issue.
- Don’T Do It, Pm! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 28, 2006)
The Musharraf regime gets a lot of flak on many issues. But we must credit it for two things: a relatively free press and a lively oversight-environment in the standing committees of parliament.
- Europeans: More Equal Than Others? (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Jun 28, 2006)
Let me state my position on capital punishment at the outset: I am unequi- vocally opposed to it on a number of counts.
- Sifting Fact From Fiction (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 28, 2006)
There is much to disagree with on what Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz said in Islamabad on Monday in his address to an envoys' conference at the Foreign Office.
- Supreme Court Stays Hearing Of Dubey's Transfer Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
`High Court will have primacy in the transfer of judicial officers'
The whole problem started because of letters
Governor could have invited the Chief Justice and sorted out the issue
- Krushi Bank Chairman Brought Back To City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
K. Venkateswara Rao remanded in judicial custody till July 11
Special police team bring Rao from Thailand
Produced before Metropolitan Sessions Judge
Tight security at Begumpet Airport
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