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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Upa Recycles Nda Scheme (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Oct 03, 2007)
The Aam Admi Bima Yojana (AABY) that the UPA Government launched on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday is not new. It is the continuation of another scheme, Janshree Bima Yojana (JBY), launched in 2000 under the NDA rule.
- Centre Mulls 'Covert Quota' Routes To Appease Sc-Sts, Obcs (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Oct 03, 2007)
After burning its fingers in the quota cauldron, the Centre is mulling 'covert' routes for reservation in academic institutions for SC and ST.
- Get Well Soon: Bjp Chief Tells Congress (New Indian Express, ANITA SALUJA, Oct 03, 2007)
Lord Ram is firmly back on the BJP political agenda. Party president Rajnath Singh on Tuesday led the party’s day-long dharna in the Capital to protest against the Centre’s affidavit in the Supreme Court on Ram Sethu and against Tamil Nadu Chief . . . .
- Sc Says Tamil Nadu Bandh 'Illegal' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The DMK and the government run by it in Tamil Nadu got a stinging rebuke from the Supreme Court here on Sunday when the court held the state-wide bandh called by the principal ruling party on Monday in support of the Sethusamudram project . . . . .
- Gambling For Public Funds (Business Line, C. Gopinath , Oct 01, 2007)
Unfortunately, when you are close to a subject such as gambling, you are never too far from a moral slippery slope. The moral issues become stark when we see the impact of it among the poor who can ill-afford to spend their money gambling but seem . . . .
- The General And The Jihadi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
With Osama bin Laden now demanding his head, Musharraf must be wondering how the world has changed since 1999
- Bhagat Singh Belongs To The Nation (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Oct 01, 2007)
As a young man he rode fearlessly to certain death when he first shot dead Saunders and then bombed the Central Legislative Assembly on April 8, 1929.
- Sc Stops Tn Shutdown By Dmk: Bandhs Are Illegal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Slamming the very concept of a bandh and the perceived defiance of law, the Supreme Court today stopped the DMK-sponsored Tamil Nadu bandh called tomorrow to demand early completion of the Sethusamudram shipping canal project.
- We Forced Us Statement On Deal, Will Ask Govt For Concessions: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A day after CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu declared that there would be no compromise on the nuclear deal issue, a statement by US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher saw a change of heart at the party’s . . . . .
- Accent On Reform: Wen (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao stressed here on Sunday the government’s determination to advance reform and opening-up on the eve of the 58th founding anniversary of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), two weeks ahead of the 17th National Congress . . . .
- Supreme Court Stays Tn Bandh (New Indian Express, Prabhakar Rao Voruganti, Oct 01, 2007)
In a major decision, Supreme Court has on Sunday restrained the ruling political combine in Tamil Nadu from going ahead with the bandh slated for Monday in seeking early implementation of the Sethusamudram project.
- Princes And Paupers (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
If the cricket board president, Mr Sharad Pawar, had been offered a similar post in hockey, it is unlikely that he would have accepted it.
- Bandh Stopped, Dmk To Fast (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Sunday directed the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu not to go ahead with its proposed bandh on Monday demanding speeding up of the Sethusamudram project.
- ‘Autonomy Is To Be Understood Within A Well Laid-Down Framework...Iims Ought To Be Accountable To Parliament’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 29, 2007)
This refers to the editorial ‘Arjun vs autonomy’ (IE, September 28). I have been, over the years, an admirer of the ‘journalism of courage’ epitomised by The Indian Express.
- A Country Up For Sale... (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Sep 29, 2007)
POLITICIANS and journalists may engage in cold-hearted debate over the possible break-up of Belgium but many ordinary citizens are filled with dismay over the increasingly acrimonious sparring among angry Flemish and French-speaking political . . . .
- The General And The Jihadi (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 29, 2007)
With Osama bin Laden now demanding his head, Musharraf must be wondering how the world has changed since 1999
- Round Two To Musharraf! (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The 9-member bench of the Supreme Court has announced, by a “six-three” majority, that the constitutional petitions by Qazi Hussain Ahmad, Imran Khan and others challenging President General Pervez Musharraf’s bid to be re-elected . . . . .
- Liability For Tds (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Sep 29, 2007)
Elaborate machinery has been built into the tax code for securing the rights of the Revenue for recovery of tax on incomes assessable under salary.
- A Little Less Foggy (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 29, 2007)
WITH the Supreme Court judgment dismissing the opposition’s petitions on the dual office issue on Friday, the way is clear for President Pervez Musharraf to contest the Oct 6 election to the nation’s highest office.
- Unhealthy State (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Sep 29, 2007)
India’s health system is iniquitous and inefficient. Only cooperative and communitarian solutions can lead to sustained growth and development.
- Hoteliers Protest Against Low-Budget Visitors (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Hundreds of tour operators and hotel owners in the Andamans protested yesterday against a scheme to fly budget tourists to the islands, saying it was keeping the wealthier travellers away.
- Dismiss Tamil Nadu Govt For Blasphemy: Bjp To Prez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Agitated over Tamil Nadu Chief Minister's M Krunanidhi's continuing diatribe against Lord Ram on the Sethusamudram Shipping Canal Project, BJP leaders met President Pratibha Patil on Thursday and sought the dismissal of the State Government and . . . .
- Iraq, Afghanistan Will Cost Us $190 Bn In 2008 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will cost at least $190 billion in 2008, the Pentagon said on Wednesday, making it the most expensive year in the conflicts since they were launched by US President George W Bush. Defense Secretary Robert Gates . . . .
- Quota: First Focus On Basic Education, Sc Tells Centre (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
As the Central Government concluded its arguments on Thursday before the Supreme Court in the 27 per cent OBC reservation case, it faced a tough time trying to convince the court that it was trying to balance “priorities” of providing elementary education
- Rs.7.30-Cr. Work Carried Out In Karur District: Mp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
A total 484 development works have been completed during the current year in the district at an estimated cost of Rs.7.30 crore from out of the Central Government funds, according to Karur MP K.C. Palanisamy.
- Delhi Villagers' Existential Dilemma Continues (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
Nearly 15,000 families in a Delhi locality are living in constant fear of being rendered homeless in a couple of years.
- Divided Realities In World-Class Cities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 28, 2007)
We need a change in mindset to recognise the poor and the urban informal sector as assets, not burdens, as they contribute at least 45 per cent of a city’s GDP.
- Exporters Can Look For Some Succour, Says Fm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Our exchange rate has a symbiotic relationship with the exchange rate of the US... The rupee is stable against the Euro and many other currencies. ",indian FM Chidambaram said
- ‘Government Should Have Stood By Asi’ (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
SURAJ Bhan, who taught archaeology at Kurukshetra University, is a member of the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI).
- Bjp, Then And Now (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Union of India has withdrawn the counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in response to the petition filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the dredging of Adam’s Bridge as part of the . . . . .
- Cbi Arrests Former Up Chief Secy On Graft Charges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The CBI on Tuesday arrested former Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary Akhand Pratap Singh for allegedly possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income.
- Belying Promises To The Unorganised Sector (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 26, 2007)
The UPA government is firmly committed to ensure the welfare and well-being of all workers, particularly those in the unorganised sector who constitute 93 per cent of our workforce. Social security, health insurance and other schemes for such . . . .
- Myanmar On The Boil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Tens of thousands of Buddhist monks and sympathisers defied orders from the military junta to stay out of politics, and took out rallies on Tuesday in the countrys two biggest cities.
- In Ram’S Name (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 25, 2007)
THE emotive nature of the Ram Sethu issue is manifest in what has happened in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during the last few days.
- Shillong-Dhaka Bus Service Soon (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 25, 2007)
The Land Customs Station (LCS) at Dawki along the India-Bangladesh border in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya today became the first border trade point in the country to get hooked into the BSNL’s CellOne network.
- Nightmare At Taj (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Even as Incredible India celebrates its 60th birthday in New York with dancing and colourful displays, back home India’s star tourist attraction and symbol of eternal love, the Taj Mahal, stood silent witness to violence against two . . . .
- Don't Be In Haste To Sign N-Deal: Karat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
In a veiled threat to the UPA, the CPI(M) on Sunday said the Congress should realise it has only 145 MPs and not act in haste on the nuclear deal issue as the government is "running on the Left's critical support".
- Don’T Rush With N-Deal, Karat Advises Upa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Locked in a tug-of-war with the UPA government over the Indo-US nuclear deal, a mellowed CPM today called upon the UPA government to go slow on the deal saying that the CPM would not support any pact that would make India a strategic ally of the USA.
- Water Management In Europe — Germany’S Wellspring Of Resources (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The European Parliament recognises beer from Germany as being a “habitual foodstuff”, a label only awarded to very few forms of sustenance.
- ‘State Govt Finances Better, But Concerns Remain’ (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The financial position of most State Governments is much better, thanks to the implementation of measures recommended by the 12th Finance Commission.
- Fazlur Rehman, Party Politics And National Interest (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 24, 2007)
The combined opposition parties minus the PPP are threatened by another minus.
- Bjp To Hang Afzal First If It Wins Polls (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
India’s main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, sensing mid-term polls next year, has said it would hang condemned Kashmiri Afzal Guru first thing if it comes back to power.
- Don't Hurry To Sign N-Deal: Karat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
In a veiled threat to the UPA, the CPI(M) on Sunday said the Congress should realise it has only 145 MPs and not act in haste on the nuclear deal issue as the government is "running on the Left's critical support".
- Left Questions Centre's Role On Indo-Us Ceos' Meet (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Taking exception to the Centre's move to accord "official status" to the US and Indian Chief Executive Officers' joint forum in New York, the CPI-M on Sunday said this will make the recommendations of the meeting "binding" on the country.
- A Way At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 22, 2007)
TAMIL NADU Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi’s latest statement on the Sethusamudram project has a lot to commend itself. While stressing the importance of the Rs 2500-crore project for Tamil Nadu in particular and India in general . . . .
- Karunanidhi Mobilises Support For Setu Project (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 20, 2007)
Unfazed by attacks from the BJP and the Sangh Parivar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi is trying to mobilise support in favour of the Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project (SCSP) from all political quarters and turn it into an issue in the . . . . .
- Why Sonia? (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 20, 2007)
Columnist Sandhya Jain argues that the West is “promoting” Sonia Gandhi and alludes that it’s because she serves their interests.
- Bush Passes The Buck (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2007)
IN his speech to the nation Thursday night, President Bush said America’s engagement in Iraq will extend “beyond my presidency.”
- The Ramar Sethu Controversy (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 19, 2007)
If Rama was a king like many other kings building temples in his name is a blasphemous act in itself.
- Recycling Hospital Waste (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 18, 2007)
AS the number of healthcare facilities increases in the country, so does the waste they produce.
- The Stressed Army Jawan (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
Recently the Standing Committee of Parliament on Defence expressed grave concern over the rising number of army jawans killing themselves or their colleagues and superiors.
- 'Key Concern Is Lack Of Post-Violence Justice' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 17, 2007)
The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) recently held a public hearing for minorities, the first of its kind in Mumbai, and met Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh. Well-known academic and member of the NCM, Zoya Hasan, speaks to . . . . .
- The Magic Of The Mix (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Sep 17, 2007)
It is clear from the words of Prakash Karat, A.B. Bardhan and their colleagues who run the coalition of Left parties that they are expecting an early election.
- Jaya Trying To Realign With Bjp Over Ram Setu Issue (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 17, 2007)
AIADMK supremo Jayaram Jayalalithaa is trying to realign with her former ally, the BJP, as is evident from the manner in which she has criticised the Centre for its affidavit challenging the existence of Lord Ram and has also taken up cudgels . . . .
- Now, Karunanidhi Questions Existence Of Ram (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Sep 17, 2007)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi today questioned the existence of Lord Ram and warned the central government not to succumb to threats from communal forces who were trying to block the Sethusamudram ship canal project on the pretext . . .
- Channel To Disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2007)
The Government is bent upon pushing ahead with the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project. But what about the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve? What about exposing India's coastline to tsunami? Surajit Dasgupta questions the 'safeguard' . . . . .
- Resisting Joint Naval Exercises (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 14, 2007)
Despite widespread protests, India joins in the naval exercises conducted in the Bay of Bengal by the U.S. and its regional allies.
- Reinvening Hindutva (Frontline, M.S. Prabhakara, Sep 14, 2007)
The controversy over a recent Kannada novel provides an insight into the direction of the politics of religion and culture in Karnataka.
- Get The State Out Of The Sacred (Indian Express, CP Bhambhri, Sep 14, 2007)
Some weeks ago, the management committee of the Dargah Khawaja Saheb of Ajmer was dissolved by the Centre. It did this under the provisions of the Dargah Khawaja Saheb Act, 1955, which gives it the requisite authority to do so.
- Metamorphosis & Other Stories (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 13, 2007)
If Srinagar is any indicator, Kashmir is changing. ‘After 19 years’ is the phrase in the J&K capital that expresses popular relief with the return to normalcy after years of militant terror and State counter-terror.
- Police Stop Nedumaran’S Boat Journey (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 13, 2007)
Tamil Nationalist Movement leader and 300 others arrested, released
- Rocketing Food Prices (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2007)
FOR the last three fiscal years, high food inflation — an over-arching issue both for any economy and vulnerable consumers-- continues unabated.
- Light Hearted (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2007)
There is no point in seeing red. The West Bengal government has little misgivings about its self-importance or that of its minions. So it was only expected that the possibility of being denied the privilege of carrying aloft the most distinguishing . . .
- Broadcasting Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2007)
THE arrest of three television reporters accused of threatening three tribal MPs that they would be “exposed” in a sting operation is the latest incident in which television journalism has been shown in a bad light.
- Deadly Buses, Desperate Students (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2007)
The public concern over the dangerous conditions on Delhi roads at last seem to have reached the office of the Chief Minister. I use this occasion to highlight serious deficiencies in the way regulatory policy is formulated in our country and . . . .
- Nawaz Deportation Challenged (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s deportation to Saudi Arabia has been challenged in the Supreme Court under Article 204 of Pakistan’s Constitution, his party said on Tuesday.
- ‘Handling Of Land Acquisition Is The Litmus Test Of India’S Sez Policy’ (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 12, 2007)
It is left to the SEZ developer and the owner of the land to strike a deal at the market price of the land. The real issue is: Giving a fair deal to the farmers.— MR YOGESH ASHAR AND MR KANU DOSHI, AUTHORS OF ‘TREATISE ON SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES’
- Naxal Terror (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 12, 2007)
“THIS is essentially to create a shock effect on the government and its agencies. More concrete and substantial political and organisational work of the Maoists is taking place at the grass roots in a number of States including Jharkhand . . . .
- Progress: Clean Delivery System (Deccan Herald, S T BEURIA, Sep 12, 2007)
The government should ensure that the funds reach the poor.
- House That For The Aam Aadmi? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2007)
For the first time, as part of the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), Rs 18,600 crore (of the total Rs 50,000 crore) have been committed by the central government for the housing of the urban poor in the mission cities.
- Us Surge: The Upsurge Of Iraqi Disenchantment (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Most Iraqis believe the US pacification campaign launched in February last has been a failure.
- In India, A Quest To Ease The Pain Of The Dying (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
It was a neighbor screaming in pain 35 years ago that set Dr. M. R. Rajagopal on the path to his nickname: India's "father of palliative care."
- India's Poor Are Denied A Painless Death (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
It was a neighbor screaming in pain 35 years ago that set M.R. Rajagopal on the path to his nickname: India's "father of palliative care."
- State Has Dithered Away (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 10, 2007)
That government is best which governs least. We don’t know who said this — Henry David Thoreau, Thomas Jefferson or Thomas Paine. But we do know this government is characterised by pervasive policy paralysis (PPP), the Indian version of PPP.
- Never Ending Trauma Of Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Whenever terrorists strike in India, one gets to hear some readymade names of the perpetrators, or their organisations, or the country/ countries that are giving them sanctuary.
- Jihadi & The Judiciary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2007)
Pervez Musharraf’s rather pontifical, even contemptuous, advice to the Supreme Court not to hear the petition against his re-election has been summarily rejected by the Bench, another rebuff the regime has suffered at the hands of the reinstated . . .
- Water Management In Europe — Tapping The Sources Right (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 10, 2007)
On Sunday, last week, when I called my parents living in Palakkad, Kerala, I was told that while the south-west monsoon rains were lashing outside, drenching the dry earth with that intoxicating smell, the water taps at home were dry.
- Govt Not To Challenge Sc Order On Alimony Issue (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 10, 2007)
In a significant development, the Government has informed the Parliament that it does not propose to challenge a recent Supreme Court decision holding that Muslim husbands are liable to pay alimony to their divorced wives beyond three months . . . .
- Vigil Against A Continuing Threat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Friday’s landmine blast on the Nellore-Tirupati road in Andhra Pradesh, in which former Chief Minister N. Janardhana Reddy and his wife had a miraculous escape, comes as a grim reminder of the huge threat the Maoists continue to pose in the State.
- Aid$ Pedagogy (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 08, 2007)
Saturday Special examines the controversy over 'sex education' and blows the lid of a deeper malaise - the pernicious grip of the World Bank-DFID lobby over India's AIDS combat mission
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