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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 4523:
- Four Killed In Vadodara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Violence sparked by demolition of dargah
Authorities pulled down structure to widen road
2 killed in police firing, two in stabbing incidents
Indefinite curfew declared in six areas
Situation tense but under control: police
- Gujarat Violence Invites Advisory (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
A Vadodara Municipal Corporation drive to free the city of encroachments left four people dead and over a dozen injured when police fired to disperse a mob.
- The Import Of Names (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
In the spring of 1962, during an official visit to Gujarat, our two sons were presented with Siamese kittens.
- Petroleum Ministry To Decontrol Ongc’S Crude Oil Sales (Indian Express, Balaji Chandramouli, May 01, 2006)
Oil & Natural Gas Corp is headed for windfall gains with the Petroleum Ministry planning to allow the crude oil producer to sell its entire output from Mumbai High (MH) field to state-run refineries through auction.
- Visiting Pakistan To Defreeze Siachen (Daily Excelsior, Atul, May 01, 2006)
It now looks certain that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will visit Islamabad before the summer is out; it is in a sense returning Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to Delhi in April 2005 actually on a self-invitation to watch the . . .
- Protecting Privilege (Times of India, RAJA SEKHAR VUNDRU , May 01, 2006)
On January 2, 1981, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, reported that medical students of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, launched an agitation against reserved seats for scheduled caste candidates.
- Transit Times (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Apr 30, 2006)
It was in April 1997. I was returning after a ten-day orientation course in London.
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Coming Home To One's World (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Apr 30, 2006)
Gulammohammed Sheikh on sorting out his India through art and the intrusion of politics into a once-insular field.
- Long Live The Raja (Deccan Herald, Deepti Ganapathy, Apr 30, 2006)
Brought out by Harper Collins (India), The Raja is Dead is a historical fiction set in the pre-Independence era when India is about to taste the sweetness of freedom, and the monarchy is on the brink of ruin.
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- History Of The Dam (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission, acting on the request of the Central Provinces, Berar (now part of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra) and the Government of Bombay, begins a study of the Navagram project (renamed Sardar . . .
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- Southern Record (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 29, 2006)
South India has an enviable history of reservation in education.
- Transit Times (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Apr 29, 2006)
It was in April 1997. I was returning after a ten-day orientation course in London. I headed for Heathrow to return to India via Frankfurt, my colleague was to stay for another couple of days. Imagine my consternation when, at the check-in counter . . .
- With A Plot From Bangladesh (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- What Is This Law About? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 29, 2006)
Does Vasundhara Raje need a poll debacle to withdraw the recently passed Freedom of Religion Bill 2006, as Jayalalithaa had to do after the drubbing she and her party received during the 2004 Lok Sabha . . .
- Puppet Masters (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 29, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings leads to the fact of Bangladesh's emergence as a base for Islamist terrorism.
- Guj Hc Sought Ban On 'Anti-National' Nba (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Apr 28, 2006)
As the debate rages on the Narmada Bachao Andolan's bid to scuttle raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the allegation that the Madhya Pradesh Government had failed to rehabilitate displaced persons . . .
- Getting Serious On Rehabilitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister's decision to constitute a three-member Sardar Sarovar Project Relief and Rehabilitation Oversight Group follows the Supreme Court's authorisation to him to act in the matter.
- Kendriya Sahitya Akademi Courts Controversy Over Choice Of Secretary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Union Culture Ministry turns down choice of secretary
A. Krishnamurthy chosen to replace K. Satchidanandan
He was selected from among 10 candidates
He is the regional secretary of the akademi in Bangalore
He was investigated by the CBI for . . .
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- Parthi Bhatol Elected Successor To Verghese Kurien (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Four GCMMF board members stage walkout, allege Government interference
- Cultural Due Diligence And Takeover Strategy (The Financial Express, Sourav Majumdar, Apr 27, 2006)
Continuity in top management is becoming a key element of a successful acquisition . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 27, 2006)
A reader says the sentence "Eighty years later, on Friday, that `princess' had been on the throne longer than any monarch in modern European history" is incorrect.
- World Bank Scheme To ‘Light Up’ Remote Areas (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 27, 2006)
The World Bank’s plans to help India facilitate electricity supplies to remote rural areas are based on a scheme that was first implemented in the United States ...
- Experts' Charge Against World Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
"It submitted false statistics about malaria programme worldwide"
- Mp, Gujarat Decline Proposal Of Central R&r Authority On Narmada (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have trashed the suggestion of the Centre for creating a central authority to oversee rehabilitation work of families affected by the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada.
- Selling Helmets The Smart Way (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Apr 26, 2006)
The people of Gujarat are known as much for their commitment to seeing the Narmada project through as for their business acumen in all their dealings.
- Rebels Warn India Against Oil Exploration (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
An Ethiopian insurgent group has warned two Indian oil firms against exploring oil and natural gas in the country’s south-eastern region, saying they would not allow it.
- Virtues Of Middle Path (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
Recent events that unfolded in Delhi and Ahmedabad around Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) show that the pro- and anti-dam lobbies continue to hold non-negotiating postures about SSP. There is an urgent need to foster a middle ground.
- ``World Bank Showed False Figures About Malaria Programme'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
"It submitted false statistics about malaria programme worldwide"
Data at variance particularly in Africa
Findings published in Lancet
World Bank has rejected charges
- Experts' Charge Against World Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
"It submitted false statistics about malaria programme worldwide"
Data at variance particularly in Africa
Findings published in Lancet
World Bank has rejected charges
- Uas Is Nation's Second Biggest Producer Of Breeder Seeds: Vc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Production rose to 6,628 quintals in 2004-05
UAS had initiated `Seed village concept'
Pesticide and quality analysis laboratory to be set up
Herbal gardens being raised
- One Lakh Workers (Times of India, Nimish Shukla, Apr 25, 2006)
The logistics involved in setting up the Rs 27,000-crore Reliance Petroleum Limited refinery in Jamnagar are simply mind-boggling.
- Politicisation Of Violence (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Apr 25, 2006)
Story of the Godhra carnage which etched deep faults in Gujarat's social landscape
- Ethiopian Rebels Warn India Against Exploring Oil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
An Ethiopian insurgent group has warned two Indian oil firms against exploring oil and natural gas in the country's southeastern region, saying they would not allow it.
- Doughty Pramod Fights On; Surgery Successful (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Apr 24, 2006)
His toughest fight ever, but senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan does not show any signs of giving up... and fights on.
- It's Essential To Securing Justice (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 24, 2006)
UN Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice stresses the need for ensuring the safety of victims and witnesses, says Pankaj K Singh .
- Continue Struggle Against `Anti-People' Development" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
public meeting organised by Janhastakshep on "Displacement: Development or Destruction" unanimously resolved to extend full support to displaced communities and continue its struggle against "anti-people" developmental schemes.
- The Tragedy Of Want In India (Deccan Herald, K S Naraynan, Apr 23, 2006)
Poverty has always dogged India’s heels, although the situation has improved over time.
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Lights Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
When Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh cast his vote at the Narmada review committee, he made a clear statement on his priorities.
- Wrong Celebrity Cause Enough To Weep (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 22, 2006)
Is I have a cause that I think needs a celebrity, whom would I pick, given the evidence garnered from hours of TV news time spent on the issue last week? My ranking: (1) Rahul Bose (2) Arundhati Roy (3) Aamir Khan (4) Salman Khan, and if you were . . .
- Competitive Party Politics As Bane Of Polity (Daily Excelsior, Srinivasan K. Rangachary, Apr 22, 2006)
Through their "divide and rule" policy, the Raj had divided the Indian society along religious lines. Once planted, the communal seed grew with the help of many incidents.
- Sc Notice To Gujarat Govt On Narmada Tribunal Award (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Gujarat Government on a petition seeking implementation of the Narmada Tribunal award which promised due share of water to the drought-prone Kutch region of the state.
- Bengal Shining? Young Leader Helps Put Gloss On Party’S Image (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
The Left Front, having consolidated rural Bengal, turned to Kolkata applying mouth to mouth
- Notice To Gujarat On Plea To Implement Narmada Tribunal Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
"State has reduced share of water of Kachchh region"
- Pandarwada Riots Case: High Court Notice To Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Apr 22, 2006)
Survivors seek stay of warrants
Judge lists matter as urgent and posts hearing to April 28
Warrants will not be executed till next hearing: government
- Varanasi And The Puppet Masters Of Terror (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 22, 2006)
Investigation into the Varanasi bombings has led to the Harkat ul-Jihad Islami, accentuating concerns about the emergence of Bangladesh as a base for Islamist terror groups.
- First Resettle, Then Submerge (Indian Express, Nandini Sundar, Apr 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s refusal to suspend work on the Sardar Sarovar dam, even in the absence of rehabilitation, shows once again that law and reality do not necessarily inhabit the same universe.
- Different Tar (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2006)
People campaigning for a particular cause are prone to blindness. Their obsession with the cause often leads to a warping of perspective. The most classic example of this is the recent statement of Ms Medha Patkar, in which she equated . . .
- Nba Activists Attacked In Gujarat: Patkar (Times of India, Suchandana Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
A day after being discharged from a Delhi hospital, after breaking her fast in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment on the Sardar Sarovar Project, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday alleged NBA activists returning to . . .
- Soz Effect: Pm In Hurry To Name Narmada Panel (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 21, 2006)
Keen to cap the Narmada muddle, aggravated by water resource minister Saifuddin Soz's "anti-dam"remarks, PM Manmohan Singh is expected to name the proposed three-member committee of eminent persons to monitor rehabilitation of the displaced people . . .
- Why Deshmukh’S Narmada Vote Was Against His State (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 21, 2006)
When Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh voted in Delhi in favour of suspending work on raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, this is what his power-starved state almost lost, until the Supreme Court said construction must continue along . . .
- City Union Bank Opens Mysore Branch (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
100 branches computerised
- Byword For Disruption (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 21, 2006)
This is the strangest assembly election ever experienced in West Bengal.The Election Commission guidelines have drained this festival of democracy of colour and the usual carnival atmosphere.
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 21, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended . . .
- Pm May Set Up Panel To Monitor Rehabilitation (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to set up a three-member committee to oversee and monitor the rehabilitation work being undertaken by the Madhya Pradesh Government for those who have lost their homes and land because of the construction . . .
- Nengti’S Wedding (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Apr 20, 2006)
The journey from Nengti’s village, Gobindopur-Johoratola, into Malda town is incredibly short. It takes about half an hour on a motorcycle.
- Dam Politics Is Pointless (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister has done well not to go along with Water Resources minister Saifuddin Soz and his collaborators who sought to stall the Narmada development project on the ground that rehabilitation of the oustees was not keeping pace with the . . .
- Saffron Demography (Times of India, Mohan Rao, Apr 20, 2006)
At a public meeting attended by thousands, the leader of the Madhya Pradesh unit of RSS claimed recently that the Muslim population was increasing at a rapid pace, and that this combined with infiltration of Muslims from Bangladesh portended doom . . .
- Now Domestic Money (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 20, 2006)
With the Sensex once again hitting a new high point on Wednesday, falling only marginally short of the 12,000-point mark, bulls are back in business after a brief fright last week.
- Flawed Statistically (Pioneer, P Priyadarshi, Apr 20, 2006)
In the article, "Mandalism Congress style" (April 16), Mr Dina Nath Mishra has rightly pointed out that support to reservation for the OBCs by Mr VP Singh and the Congress was a political disaster for these parties. It was because of their support . . .
- Midstream Of Utter Confusion (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2006)
While the logic of building the Tehri dam can be challenged, the benefits from Sardar Sarovar are hardly questionable, says Anuradha Dutt
- Farmers Bear The Cross (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Apr 20, 2006)
On the eve of Good Friday, five more farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, taking the farmer suicides in this region, since June 2005, to 443. On December 10, 2005 the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a special package for the . . .
- Flowing With The Left (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 20, 2006)
My opening position was never in doubt.
- Stars Redefine Roles, But Has Media Lost The Plot? (Indian Express, Bhavna Somaaya, Apr 20, 2006)
Big moments it is said occur only in retrospect. When one is going through them, they are mere obstacles one is trying to overcome.
- Gujarat Claims Progress In Rehabilitation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The resettlement of families at Kevadiya, 110 km from here, who were displaced by the rise in the height of the multipurpose Sardar Sarovar dam to 121 metres is complete, Gujarat Narmada Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Wednesday.
- "Hydrological Information System Needed" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Soz says accurate data is crucial
The system will be immensely useful for resource planning
Phase-II to be implemented with $104.98 million assistance from IBRD
- The Shifting Minority Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Major Muslim organisations have thrown their weight behind the LDF. C. Gouridasan Nair on what this means for the Kerala elections
- In Sonia Declaration Fine Print, 500 Old Shares Of An Old Family Tie (Indian Express, ZEESHAN SHAIKH, Apr 20, 2006)
When Congress president Sonia Gandhi filed nomination papers for the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat, tucked away was a little detail in her financial declaration: 500 shares in Western India Tanneries.
- Crucial Debate (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Apr 20, 2006)
Two important documents have brought to the fore problems, fears and hopes of the Muslim community in the country.
- At The Mercy Of Mncs (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Apr 20, 2006)
Unless there is a policy shift in favour of farm co-operatives, farmers will continue to take the path of suicides
- Peace In Nepal Vital, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday that peace and stability in Nepal was vital to India for more than one reason. "Nepal is a flourishing democracy and all concerned should work to realise these goals," he said.
- Govt Get Court Bailout On Narmada Tangle (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Apr 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government has heaved a sigh of relief over being bailed out of the Narmada tangle by the Supreme Court yesterday.
- Assam: Peaceful Battle (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 19, 2006)
All political parties barring the ruling Congress have predicted a hung Assembly in Assam.
- Win-Win Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
It is now upto the two sides to work together
- I Broke Fast As I Am Needed In The Narmada Valley: Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 19, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was on a hunger strike seeking justice for families displaced by the Narmada dam project, is helped by the affected vilagers as she leaves hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ms. Patkar said she gave up the fa
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