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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 4523:
- Reliance Urged To Unveil K-G Basin Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
RIL declines to commit itself on the quantum of supply to Andhra Pradesh
State's demand of gas put at 81.9 million cubic metres a day (mcmd) in 2010
Need likely to be the highest in the power sector (39 mcmd)
RIL seeks land, better roads and multi-p
- Politics And Police Appointments (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, May 13, 2006)
Choice of a clean and upright officer is an aberration. Fortunately aberrations are becoming the order of the day.
- Economics Has A Way Of Catching Up With Populist Politics (Business Line, D. Murali , May 13, 2006)
There is indeed free in politics, so much so, that debate is not on whether, but which `free' is all right. But, eventually, economics catches up. Three reads provide a perspective on the politics and economics of reforms, federalism and regionalism.
- Happy Tidings (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 13, 2006)
News that the country has taken its first, albeit tiny, step, in the area of power generation from tidal waves may not have us uncorking the bubbly.
- Road To Acceptance (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
The launching of Mr M.J. Akbar’s Blood Brothers provided an opportunity for an enlightening exchange of views.
- The Biggest Losers In The Election Are... (OutLook, T V R Shenoy, May 13, 2006)
The headlines are devoted to the winners on the morrow of elections. But it may be just as instructive to cast an eye on the losers.
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, MN Buch, May 13, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- India Has Become A Nation Of Clerks To The World, Says Joshi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The former Union Minister laments country's loss of civilisational glory
- Minister Appeals For Sentence Suspension (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Maharashtra Transport Minister Swarup Singh Naik, who was convicted and sentenced to one-month imprisonment along with Additional Secretary Ashok Khot, on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to suspend the sentence.
- Arrested Militant Underwent Training In Bangladesh (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 12, 2006)
Met a dozen militants from Hyderabad
LeT militants are sent to training camps in Pakistan
Militants planning big strike, perhaps in Delhi
- `India A Nation Of Clerks To The World' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Murli Manohar Joshi mourns country's loss of civilisational glory
Seminar on `Bharatiya Heritage in Engineering and Technology' held
`Ancient India had every kind of technology and science'
- Third Front, What? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
A rather cynical political experiment in Assam has failed. Lessons for the Left there
- Pawar Signs Agriculture Work Plan With Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Focus on agri-business projects, gene bank resources and farmer-level exchanges
Pawar heads high-level delegation to Agritech 2006
Israel will transfer technologies relating to post-harvest management
- Social Audit Of Employment Guarantee (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, May 12, 2006)
A mass social audit initiative of employment guarantee works in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan produces encouraging results.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Reckless Andolan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2006)
?----Any agitation, when conducted by individuals consumed by self-righteousness and the urge for self-publicity, loses sight of its goal and degenerates into reckless, irresponsible statements and actions that are both defamatory and destructive.
- Ambassador And Kitten (Indian Express, Lalit Mohan, May 11, 2006)
During his tenure as the US envoy to India, John Kenneth Galbraith had his share of diplomatic mishaps.
- Medha Vows To Continue Struggle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"If this is the response , we will have no alternative but to take it by the horns"
- Right To Remain Poor (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 10, 2006)
Three United Nation's representatives have advised the Indian Government not to increase the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam until rehabilitation is complete.
- Groundrules On Gujarat (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, May 10, 2006)
Against the backdrop of the demolition of the Sufi shrine in Vadodara and the terrorist strike in Doda, the CPM’s message to the UPA is clear: firstly, the government cannot be a bystander and secondly, the Left’s support to the UPA was clearly to . . .
- Sc Judgement Shocking: Patkar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The NBA leader, along with a number of activists including noted writer Arundhati Roy, organised a sit-in before the Supreme Court to mark her protest against the decision..
- Arrested Militants Had Planned To Target Kandla (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , May 10, 2006)
Huge cache of explosives seized; the militants had planned to attack Mumbai film awards ceremonies
- An Effective Response To Malaria (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
Troubling questions raised by a group of researchers on the World Bank's initiatives to contain malaria must occasion a review of India's own prolonged efforts to combat the disease.
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Secularism Of Convenience (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
A 'dargah' where 'puja' is held can be termed Islamic only in Gujarat because it's convenient, says Tarun Vijay
- Who Is Stoking Communal Fire? (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 09, 2006)
A week ago two Indian States - Muslim majority Jammu and Kashmir and Hindu majority Gujarat - were in the news for all the wrong reasons.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Dam Displaced At Mercy Of Two Ms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh or the monsoon — only they can interfere with the height of the Narmada dam now.
- Market Manoeuvres (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
It is not very often that regulators in India do their job. Therefore, it is regrettable that high courts of Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat should restrain SEBI from acting against players who appear to be involved in the IPO scam.
- Upa Is Following Modi's Brand Of Development (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 09, 2006)
`Court not upholding its own judgments leave alone rehabilitation'
"UPA Government has proved its brand of development has no human face"
Says Manmohan rejected the report of his own Group of Ministers
Fight for rehabilitation may no longer remain a
- Power Struggle Between Delhi, Up (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, May 08, 2006)
First it was water. Now it's power. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (UP) are at loggerheads again.
- Oustees Raise Voice Against Their 'Messiah' (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, May 08, 2006)
Bad news for Medha Patkar. As damaging facts begin to emerge in the media about the arm-twisting activities adopted by the Narmada Bacaho Andolan (NBA) activists to prevent the oustees of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) from accepting the . . .
- Projects Under Jnnurm Await Centre's Nod (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 08, 2006)
As many as 130 projects from various States under Jawaharlal Nehru National Renewal Mission (JNNURM) are awaiting the clearance of Union Urban Development Ministry.
- Work On Tadari Power Project To Begin By January Next (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed, says Shinde
Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
- Assess Damage, Find Solutions (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, May 08, 2006)
The market still underestimates the seriousness of data integrity issues and deficient supervision
- Bird Flu Situation Under Control, No Further Outbreak: Hakeem (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Bird flu situation is quite under control even though regular countrywide surveillance mechanism is on to check any possible outbreak in future, a top official said.
- What Others Say (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 08, 2006)
The Statesman of Kolkata comments on Communal cops : Every self-respecting citizen would be reduced to revulsion at reports from riot-plagued Vadodara highlighting that when members of the minority community sought police assistance they were told . . .
- Work On Tadari Power Project From January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed: Sushil Kumar Shinde
'Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
Power capacity to be increased by one lakh MW in six years
- Haryana, Delhi And Gujarat Rocked (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Several parts of Delhi, Haryana and Gujarat experienced tremors at 9.30 p.m. on Sunday. There are no reports of loss of life or damage to property.
- Only Social Change Can End Moditva (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 08, 2006)
The partisan role played by the local administration and police of Vadodara to instigate and abet the recent communal violence in the city, which claimed five lives, is galling. It, however, does not surprise.
- Tragic Departure Of A Dynamic Leader (Deccan Herald, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , May 08, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan was an embodiment of energy and self-confidence. He also had an amazing capacity to learn about new issues and new things.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
As the nation watched Vadodara burn, there was very real trepidation that Gujarat would slip back to the atavistic 2002 moment.
- Making Peace Last (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s stay of the Gujarat High Court’s order, directing the local authorities to take immediate steps to remove all religious structures encroaching on public space without discrimination, is a welcome move.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Volatile Vadodara (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 06, 2006)
Bulldozers and bullets in place of negotiations
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Murder Of Sufi Soul (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 06, 2006)
Thirty-eight-year-old Rafik Abdul Ghani Vohra was set upon by a mob, led by Ashok Thakur and other well-known VHP activists, and burnt to death in his car, at Ajwa Road, while returning from Gujarat Refineries on May 2.
- Back From The Brink (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 06, 2006)
Vadodara presents a textbook case of how to prevent a bad riot situation from turning worse
- A Fiat Gujarat Could Have Done Without (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Judicial activism, admirable on such occasions as when it comes to the rescue of ill-treated undertrials or bonded labour or child workers, at times turns problematical.
- Some Shining Moments In A Bleak Week (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 06, 2006)
Though Galbraith got short shrift, TV redeemed itself with its speedy, mature handling of the other tragedies
- Journey Of A Lifetime (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, May 05, 2006)
The immediate fallout of Pramod Mahajan's untimely and tragic death was the cancellation of the two Bharat Suraksha yatras by Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh.
- Stoking Communal Flames (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 05, 2006)
The extended communal violence in Vadodara in Gujarat cannot be explained by its immediate provocation: the demolition of a dargah in Fatehpura area by the municipal authorities as part of a road-widening project.
- The Widening Net Of Quota (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 05, 2006)
Will the supporters and detractors of quota for students fight pitched battles, or will the movement subside? Will we see another Mandal-like agitation, as was witnessed in 1990, with self-immolations over the Government's decision to introduce . . .
- Indian Origin Astronaut To Make Maiden Journey To Iss (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Three years after Kalpana Chawla's tragic space expedition, another American astronaut of Indian origin Sunita Williams will make her maiden journey to the International Space Station (ISS) as part of NASA's six-month mission.
- Fiction As Fact (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court's stay order on Thursday, putting on hold further demolition of illegal structures described as "places of worship", may have fetched a temporary reprieve for fanatics in Vadodara who have nothing but contempt for authority.
- Tricolour And Tears At Mahajan's Funeral (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, May 05, 2006)
He was magnetic and lustrous even in his death. The immense popularity that senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan had enjoyed across the country's political spectrum and among various sections of society was very much in evidence, as he was cremated . . .
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod Mahajan (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Thousands of mourners bid a tearful adieu today to one of the country’s promising politicians and BJP’s master strategist Pramod Mahajan, who was cremated here with full State honours in the presence of a galaxy of dignitaries led by Vice-President . . .
- Sc Stays Guj Hc Direction For Removing Religious Structures (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures that were encroaching upon public spaces across the state without any discrimination.
- Centre Cites Tension In Vadodara, Sc Stays Hc Order On Demolition (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 05, 2006)
The Supreme Court today stayed the Gujarat High Court order directing authorities to remove all religious structures encroaching public land in the state.
- Designs In Demolition (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
BJP is playing the communal game
- Running Riot (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 05, 2006)
The current spate of rioting in Vadodara is further evidence of the deep fissures that divide Gujarat and the perverse approach of the Narendra Modi administration towards issues of governance.
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- Trampling On Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 05, 2006)
Anjanaben of Gujarat underwent surgery for an abdominal cyst in February1996 but died due to medical negligence. Her kidney had been removed by mistake, and although her father donated his kidney for transplant, her life could not be saved.
- Old Query On Young (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
With Pramod Mahajan no more, Uma Bharati out and Rajnath Singh’s earlier elevation to party presidentship in some ways taking him out of the future race, the BJP’s so-called second generation leaders have less competition but are perhaps no more . . .
- Curfew Relaxed In Vadodara (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, May 05, 2006)
Clash in Navapura before Army moved in
Army stages flag march in affected areas
"Handling of situation by police raises a lot of questions"
- Summer Quencher (Hindu, CHANDAN SEN, May 05, 2006)
The architectural splendour of the baoris or stepwells in Bundi, Rajasthan is simply amazing.
The numerous stepwells, kunds and tankas have made the place a "City of stepwells". And each one of them is an architectural wonder.
- Indian-Origin Sunita Williams To Make Maiden Space Expedition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
She will serve as a flight engineer on NASA's six-month mission
- Man In A Hurry (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 04, 2006)
For the fledgling Bharatiya Janata Party, New Year’s Day, 1985 was not the occasion to celebrate. As the general election results poured in, the anticipated victory of the Congress turned into an avalanche.
- Advani Calls For Bjp-Muslim Unity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
Has the negative outlook towards the BJP helped the minorities or the nation at large? Floating the question to Indian Muslims, veteran BJP leader L K Advani took a dig at the Congress party for trying to divide the Nation by harping on “minority . . .
- Brute Force (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 04, 2006)
Even a minor incident involving violence in Gujarat rings alarm bells. This is related to the track record of Mr Narendra Modi’s government in quelling violence through effective administrative action.
- Army Deployed In Vadodara (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, May 04, 2006)
Centre moves swiftly to check violence
Violence erupted on Monday killing six people
Decision taken to deploy Army after Modi briefs Centre
No relaxation in indefinite curfew
- Sacred Space, Uncommon Ground (Indian Express, AYESHA KHAN, May 03, 2006)
On Monday morning, the removal of an old dargah by municipal authorities in Vadodara was apparently a simple civic demolition exercise.
- Vadodara Violence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Monday's violence in Vadodara over the demolition of a Sufi dargah deserves more than passing attention. The fact that it left four persons dead and 21 injured is certainly one reason for this. More important, however, is the question whether there . . .
- Man Burnt To Death In New Rioting In Baroda (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
A Hindu mob burnt to death a Muslim man in his car in new violence in Baroda early on Wednesday, raising the toll in clashes sparked by demolition of a Sufi shrine to six, police said.
- Vadodara Clashes: Centre Dispatches 500 Personnel (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
As violence did not show signs of ebbing in Vadodara, the Centre on Wednesday dispatched five companies of 500 personnel belonging to paramilitary forces to assist the Gujarat police in containing the situation.
- Call Medha's Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Whoever says 'protest' cannot be turned into a viable career option needs only to look at Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar for advice and guidance.
- The Vadodara Test (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 03, 2006)
Seen in isolation, the violence in Vadodara that left four people dead, two of them killed in police firing, doesn’t amount to much in a country where life is cheap. But this happened in Gujarat, where every incident must be . . .
- Provocative Act (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 03, 2006)
Trouble in Vadodara was due to insensitivity
- Hitches In Implementing Job Scheme In Naxal-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Law and order is the responsibility of States: Raghuvansh Prasad Singh
- Social Groups, Rights Activists Condemn Kashmir Killings (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Centre must examine issues of minorities in different parts of the country
Terror acts aimed at dividing people
Government should conduct public hearings in the State
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