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Articles 1021 through 1120 of 4523:
- Manmohan Not For Stopping Dam Work (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jul 11, 2006)
Centre's submission to Supreme Court
No reason to restrict construction at this stage: Bench
Madhya Pradesh should be directed to speed up relief: Prime Minister
Stop construction: NBA
- Dam Work Must Go On: Pm To Sc (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
In a big blow to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists and a section of the Congress, which attempted to use the issue for scoring political points against the BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday told the . . .
- Sc No To Stopping Work On Sardar Sarovar Dam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today declined to stop the construction of controversial Sardar Sarovar dam following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s decision in this regard and allowed raising its height evenly up to 119 meters in all blocks to save it from any . . .
- ‘Vajpayee Offered J&k Military Bases To Us To Fight Taliban’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A former Indian navy chief has revealed that the former government of Atal Behari Vajpayee had offered the United States the use of military bases in Jammu and Kashmir and other areas to carry out strikes against Afghanistan in 2001.
- Neighbourhood Gang (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 10, 2006)
While Rahul Gandhi is yet to make up his mind on his role in the party, the list of his teammates, as on his recent birthday on June 19, is more or less ready.
- Gujarat Signs Agreement With Gazprom (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Jul 10, 2006)
For joint exploration of hydrocarbons in State
Modi keen to have Gazprom provide HR training to Indian personnel
MoU also signed to renew ties with Astrakhan for another five years
- Getting Ready For Poll Battle (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 10, 2006)
With the UP assembly elections due anytime next year, political parties are getting ready to win the prized ‘trophy’ in that politically vital state.
- High Incidence Of Hiv In Ship-Breaking Yards: Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
It shows that alcoholism is also rampant among the workers
38 confirmed cases of AIDS, 50-55 cases of STDs reported every week
Health problems also high due to unhygienic living conditions
- Delhiites Witness First Monsoon Showers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Power problems in the capital also solved to an extent Power problems in the capital also solved to an extent
- Don't Politicise Issue: Deshmukh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Legislature will not be allowed to function if the culprits are not arrested: BJP
- Marriage Vow (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 10, 2006)
To encourage inter-caste marriages and criminalise honour killings, begin at the local thana
- Pak's Major Policy Decision On J-K Map (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 08, 2006)
For me it has always been Kashmir, the valley that is. Give me half a chance I will be there. Yes, during the past 17 years of turbulence as well. I have always found a pretext to visit the State.
- Own Goal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 07, 2006)
In two days, two allies have twice made the Congress look surreally ineffectual. But don’t blame the DMK and PMK, respectively, for the government’s unceremonious . . .
- Friendship Is A Numbers Game (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 06, 2006)
Once again the idea of forming a third front is floating around in the offices of political parties which are neither close to the Congress nor the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Washed Up Rhetoric (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court hears the Narmada case on July 10. The Shunglu Committee’s report on resettlement and rehabilitation (R&R) will be part of the government’s submission.
- Threat Of Religious Fundamentalism (Deccan Herald, SURYAKANT WAGHMORE, Jul 06, 2006)
Caste like class, is a critical consideration in political mobilisation
- 28 Rain-Related Deaths In Maharashtra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2006)
At least 28 deaths were reported from Maharashtra in the past 24 hours as incessant rain, accompanied by strong winds, continued to batter Mumbai and its suburbs for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday.
- Heavy Rain Continues In Mumbai, Schools Closed (Hindu, Prachi Pinglay, Jul 06, 2006)
Gujarat receives heavy rainfall, major rivers in south in spate
- Monsoon Blushes (Business Line, A. Ranganathan, Jul 06, 2006)
When the Kerala coast was battered by heavy rain in the last week of May, the Meteorological Department announced the early arrival of the monsoon. June proved that monsoon was nowhere in sight.
- A Dying Industry In India's Graveyard Of Ships (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Jul 05, 2006)
Kamal Mandal packs his greasy clothes, pausing to glance at a ship being ripped apart bit-by-bit by an army of workers on the Indian coast.
- The Facts Speak (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
What the Shunglu Committee report signifies: time to put an end to the Narmada controversy
- Sowing Hope In Vidarbha (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 05, 2006)
The long-term solution is in strengthening the farming system with input supplies, irrigation, agronomy, and infrastructure.
- Fast-Track Justice (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 05, 2006)
Inquiry commissions on communal riots must have a fixed term, not exceeding a year. This is the recommendation of the National Integration Council panel on communal violence.
- Hindu, Muslim Ghettos Arise In Gujarat, India (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jul 05, 2006)
With shackled feet and closed eyes, pilgrims walk toward the tomb of Pir Imam Shah Bawa, a Sufi saint. If the shackles disentangle on their own as the devotees take their first few steps, the faithful here - Hindus and Muslims alike - believe their . . .
- Gujarat Dalits “Eclipsed” Under Modi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Claiming that the Dalits were “eclipsed” under the present dispensation in Gujarat, Union Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Meira Kumar today criticised the Narendra Modi-led government for the “atrocities” meted out against Dalits and other . . .
- Gaps In Rehab But Mp Can Fix: Narmada Panel Reports Back (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 04, 2006)
There are several gaps in the relief and rehabilitation of people affected by the Sardar Sarovar dam project but these gaps can be plugged in the next few months if the Madhya Pradesh government acts in a concerted manner.
- Sc’S No To Plea On Vacating Stay On Banerjee Report (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court today turned down Centre’s plea for vacating the stay on placing before Parliament the report of the Justice U. C. Banerjee committee that had gone into the cause of the fire in the Sabarmati Express at Godhra on February 27, 2002, . .
- Sc Refuses To Stay Gujarat Hc Order On Banerjee Panel Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today received a shot in the arm with the Supreme Court refusing to stay a Gujarat High Court order restraining the Centre from placing the Justice U.C. Banerjee Committee report on the Godhra train carnage . . .
- Vidarbha’S Ground Reality (Indian Express, Sharad Joshi , Jul 04, 2006)
Vidarbha's farmers had looked forward to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit with great eagerness in the belief that if their local politicians had failed them, surely the honest prime minister of India would bring some lasting relief.
- Apex Court Will Not Stay Curbs On Tabling Banerjee Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Gujarat High Court held appointment of panel illegal
Notice to Union ministries, Safety Commissioner
Stay will render plea in High Court infructuous: petition
- Nine Dead As Rains Hit Orissa, Kerala, Mumbai (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Pelting monsoon rain left at least nine persons dead today as it swamped coastal Orissa, Kerala and Maharashtra and crippled life in suburban Mumbai, where train services were brought to a halt.
- Poultry Team For West Asia To Allay Bird Flu Fears (Business Line, G. Gurumurthy, Jul 04, 2006)
To press for lifting of import ban on poultry products
To put in perspective on the disease-free status of the farms in the South, especially Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
A detailed video presentation will also be made to show that products from the . . .
- Coal Barrier To Nuclear Plants Falls (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Jul 03, 2006)
Changes in nuclear economics have fuelled a search for virgin sites for nuclear power plants across India and demolished a decades-old perception that nuclear plants are not viable near coal deposits.
- Of A Boss And Her Able Aide (OutLook, Khushwant Singh, Jul 03, 2006)
A tale of two Gujarati women who made it their mission to rescue women abducted during Partition.
- Congress Cms To Meet On July 5 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A meeting of chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states will be held here on July 5 to deliberate on ways and means to check the price line.
- Narayanan-Vajpayee Correspondence Sparks Row (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The row over the PMO's refusal to divulge to the Nanavati Commission some correspondence between Rashtrapati Bhawan and the then Prime Minister A B Vajpayee on the Gujarat riots has reached the Central Information Commission with a citizen invoking . . .
- Understanding The Past (Hindu, HARINI NARAYANAN, Jul 02, 2006)
Akbar has a genius for placing ordinary occurrences in a broader historical matrix.
- Death For Three In Akshardham Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Jail for three others; POTA Court ruling has to be confirmed by the High Court
26 others have been declared absconders
- Three Sentenced To Death For Akshardham Temple Raid (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
A court on Saturday sentenced three men to death for masterminding a militant attack on the Akshardham temple that killed 35 people in 2002, including the attackers.
- Naxalites Fighting A Losing Battle In Ap, Says Dgp Sen (Times of India, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 02, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh has probably more experience in tackling armed Maoist uprising than any other state.
- Sonia’S Tour Main Target Is Bjp States (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Opposition-ruled states appear to be the main target of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. This is evident from her itinerary.
- Wkly Review: Sensex Up For The 3rd Straight Week (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The Sensex ended higher for the third straight week gaining 208 points at a close of 10,609.
- Prime Minister’S Heart Bleeds For Farmers’ Kin (Deccan Herald, Parag Rabade, Jul 01, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh stepped into Vidarbha for his two-day visit to the suicide zone of Vidarbha, reports about at least nine farmers committing suicides in the past 48 hours greeted him.
- The Valley Sulkers (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Jul 01, 2006)
Ten days spent in the valley, after an eight-month gap, brought me up against a new phenomenon which I would call the "great sulk" of urban Kashmiri Muslims.
- 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.
- Election Commission Not Under Focus In Chawla Case: Cec (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Jul 01, 2006)
Drawing a fine distinction between the ‘‘individual’’ and ‘‘institution’’, Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami who took charge today said the credibility of the Election Commission had in no way been affected despite the Opposition’s case . . .
- Demolition Of Hindu Esteem (Pioneer, Sunita Vakil, Jun 30, 2006)
Pakistan has again thrown the gauntlet at India by demolishing the only Hindu temple in Lahore.
- Let Politics Not Devour The Gir Lions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
The Gir lions, despite their seemingly exalted status among all protected species, lead a life of confinement.
- Insightful, Informative (Hindu, S. Venkatesh, Jun 30, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada...
- Democracy Under Stress (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jun 30, 2006)
Democracy is not just about a multi-party system that allows free participation in elections.
- Struggle And Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
Of all the conversations I had in Bastar, the one I might remember longest was with a Muria tribal named Hadmo Ram Poyam.
- Minister In Pak Snubs Hindu Nationalists (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Pakistan’s religious affairs minister Ejazul Haq has asked Hindu nationalists to stop "propaganda about demolition of temples in Pakistan".
- Threat Rewarded, Docility Ignored (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 29, 2006)
It is strange to see the Government providing relief packages to terrorists, but leaving Hindu victims to fend for themselves, notes YK Sharma
- Poor Pakistani Children Head To Sea For A Living (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A year in an Indian jail hasn't put 13-year-old Rasool Baksh off returning to Pakistan's Arabian sea coast and going back to sea.
- Goa To Set Up Coastal Security Police Force (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
`To check subversive activities along the coastline'
- Widening Gap (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The gap in per capita income levels between the richer and poorer states has widened over the past three decades. Rich states (Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab and Maharastra) have also grown over three times faster than poorer states . . .
- Religious Fanaticism (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
The recent list of those released from the US security prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, holding Al Qaida suspects, indicated Muslims of different nationalities. Interestingly India, home to the world's second largest Muslim population, did not . . .
- The Larger Vision (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jun 28, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar dam is a reality. The Supreme Court will on July10 hear from the Prime Minister the findings of the NSS-assisted Shunglu committee on the progress of R&R in the 111-112 metre reach currently under construction.
- Terrible Tuesday: Don't Blame Rain (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
This is one question the answer of which no one seems to know. Every time, there is a heavy downpour, traffic in the Capital goes haywire.
- A Chance To Do Justice By Vidarbha's Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jun 28, 2006)
While farmers of the region are hoping for the best outcome from the Prime Minister's fact-finding visit to Maharashtra's Vidarbha district, it would be fitting and in the larger interests of the nation if agriculture is to occupy centrestage, at . . .
- Errant Sebs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 28, 2006)
Doubling per capita power availability by 2012 is a tall order, given the disconnect between policy and populism.
- Still A Riot (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 27, 2006)
There are many objections to the communal violence (preventions, control and rehabilitation of victims) bill, 2005.
- Kalam’S Prescription For Energy Independence By 2030 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Terming energy independence as India’s ‘‘highest priority’’, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said power generation in the country needed to grow over three-fold by 2030, including 50,000 mw by way of nuclear energy.
- Rajasthan Govt. Officials To Review Narmada Project Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Adequate infrastructure developed to receive and transport water; Task Force meeting to be convened in July
- Consular Cousins (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
Thirteen years after the Pakistan consulate shut down in Mumbai following the demolition of Babri masjid, it will soon be back in business.
- Drug Abuse : More A Health Problem (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Jun 27, 2006)
The involvement of a high profile deceased politician's son in an alleged drug abuse case has focussed attention on the sale of narcotics in the country.
- Indian Driver Released After Saudi King Pays Blood Money (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
An Indian driver involved in a car accident nearly two years ago has been freed after Saudi King Abdullah paid
- The Kindness Of Strangers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
For nearly two decades I have been living in this glorious city and my scrapbook of memories is filled with nameless people who went out of their way to take care of me.
- Bjp Opposes Bill To Fight Riots (Telegraph, Poornima Joshi, Jun 26, 2006)
The BJP has told the Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the Communal Violence (Prevention, Control and Rehabilitation of Victims) Bill, 2005, is “totally unacceptable” as it threatens to disrupt the federal structure of the country.
- The Death Of Innocent Visitors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 26, 2006)
How difficult and heartchurning it is to see the violent death of own child in front of you and still you are unable to do anything positive.
- Singh, Sonia To Push Own Agendas (Telegraph, Radhika Ramaseshan, Jun 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi are both expected to have their way in the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Are Lions Gujarati? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 25, 2006)
Fobbing off the National Wildlife Board, the Gujarati wildlife experts succeeded in getting a decision on the decade-old proposal to relocate a few pairs of lions from Gir to Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (MP) postponed.
- Yechury Criticises Nalco Divestment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
"Neither common sense nor good economics"
NALCO, NLC are profit-making units
Widen tax net to generate resources
Stop forward trading in essential commodities
- Are Lions Gujarati? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Fobbing off the National Wildlife Board, the Gujarati wildlife experts succeeded in getting a decision on the decade-old proposal to relocate a few pairs of lions from Gir to Kuno-Palpur Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh (MP) postponed.
- Two Militants, Cop Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Two militants and a cop were killed, while as 12 persons, including six civilians and five CRPF personnel, were injured in separate incidents of violence across the Valley since Thursday evening.
- Was Nagpur Terror Encounter Faked? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 24, 2006)
Afact-finding team from Maharashtra has questioned the authenticity of the terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur earlier in the month.
- Creation Of More States (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 24, 2006)
There is a dormant demand for creation of a separate state of Vidarbha by bifurcating Maharashtra.
- The Forgotten Face (Frontline, Sarah Hiddleston, Jun 24, 2006)
Although the government has recognised the need to give adequate attention to HIV/AIDS, children remain excluded from its response.
- Jinnah And Haroon (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jun 24, 2006)
Mohammad Ali Jinnah's papers confirm his reputation as an incorruptible politican.
- Malaria Malpractice (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jun 24, 2006)
The Lancet' charges the World Bank in India with medical malpractice in malaria programmes, but the government is equally culpable.
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