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- Up Didn’T Respond On Security Upgrade For Temple (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Mar 08, 2006)
Sankatmochan temple, the site for tonight’s terror attack, was one of the temples on the list of important religious places where the Centre had carried out extensive security surveys after the Lashkar-e-Toiba attack at Akshardham in Gujarat in September
- Discontented Docs And Sick Wards (Indian Express, SWATI ALI, Mar 08, 2006)
One slap by an irate relative on a resident doctor in Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial Hospital and, in a matter of hours, 2,000 resident doctors from 10 hospitals in the city were ready to go on strike.
- Blasts In Sankatmochan Temple And Railway Station Kill Dozen, Several Injured (Indian Express, CR Jayachandran, Mar 08, 2006)
PM, Kalam appeal for peace • BJP slams ‘competitive minorityism’ • Shameful, say Muslim law board and Jamiat
- An ‘Incident’ At Godhra (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 08, 2006)
If we are to accept the findings of the U.C. Banerjee report investigating the Godhra carnage, we will now know what the 59 killed in the ill-fated Train No. 9166 Sabarmati Express did not die of: they did not perish from a fire caused by the use of . . .
- Bjp And Vhp Call For Bandh To Protest Varanasi Blasts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The BJP and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad tonight gave separate calls for Uttar Pradesh bandh tomorrow in protest against the bomb blsts in varanasi.
- Guj:state On High Alert After Blasts In Varanasi (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
High alert has been sounded in Gujarat and security at all major temples have been beefed up after bomb blasts rocked temple town of Varanasi this evening, police officials said.
- Lalu Statement On Banerjee Report Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
The Government on Tuesday postponed its statement in the Rajya Sabha on the U.C. Banerjee Commission report on the Godhra train fire. An announcement to this effect was made by Deputy Chairman K. Rehman Khan.
- Now For Nuclear Power (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 08, 2006)
The dust is settling on the nuclear deal, and it looks as though—for the first time in four decades, if not more—the country can look at nuclear energy with enthusiasm.
- Facts Are Sacred (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 07, 2006)
It was to huge saffron protests that the Justice U.C. Banerjee Committee appointed by the Railway Ministry presented, in January 2005, its interim report on the Godhra train calamity.
- Salvaging Justice System (Tribune, Beant Singh Bedi, Mar 07, 2006)
Tamarind Court is an unlicensed watering hole frequented by glitterati in the national Capital.
- Economic Condition Of Muslims (Hindu, Mujibur Rehman, Mar 07, 2006)
Offers insight into the current socio-economic status of Urdu-speaking Indian Muslims
- Hostile Witnesses (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 07, 2006)
Need to change the law; and police ways
ONE good thing that has emerged out of the Jessica Lall murder case is the widespread public revulsion over the acquittal of all accused.
- Godhra Report Rocks Parliament (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The government today informed the Rajya Sabha that it would table the U.C. Banerjee Committee report on the Godhra train tragedy in Parliament tomorrow, which found that the blaze in the Sabarmati Express was “accidental.”
- Bjp Slams Upa For Disrupting Parliament (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday criticised the United Progressive Alliance constituents for disrupting Parliamentary proceedings vis-à-vis the Banerjee Committee report on burning coaches of the Sabarmati Express at Godhra in Gujarat in 2002.
- Dividing To Rule (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Mar 07, 2006)
Yakub Qureishi can’t lead India’s Muslims. Muslim leaders must realise this
- Test Of Fire (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 06, 2006)
The Justice U.C. Banerjee report on Godhra could not have been more forthright. It has concluded that the fire on Sabarmati Express at Godhra in which some karsevaks returning from Ayodhya were killed was an accident.
- Take Action (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 06, 2006)
The conspiracy theory propagated by the Sangh Parivar with regard to the Godhra train tragedy has been dealt a severe blow by the findings of the Justice Banerjee Committee.
- Hope For Justice In Gujarat (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 06, 2006)
THE final report of a retired Supreme Court judge of India on the Gujarat riots of 2002 adds to the growing pile of evidence pointing to the innocence of the Muslim community in the traumatic communal massacre four years ago. Justice Bannerjee’s findings
- Laura Bush All For Empowerment Of Women (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Sees need to educate the girl child
The US First Lady interacts with women's activists
Calls for efforts to strike gender balance in politics
Insists on imparting entrepreneurial skills to women
- New Pitch, Front Foot Forward (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 04, 2006)
The direct gains from the India-US nuclear agreement, legitimisation of India’s nuclear weapons, the end of the high-tech apartheid and rapid growth of nuclear power capacity are considerable. But the real significance lies much beyond the N-word.
- The Left Perspective (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 04, 2006)
Interview with CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat.
- Verdict In Best Bakery Case (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
IN the landmark re-trial of the Vadodara Best Bakery case in Mumbai, the Special Court sentenced nine accused to life imprisonment and acquitted eight. Additional Sessions Judge Abhay Thipsay also issued a show-cause notice to five of the witnesses, Zahee
- Godhra Train Fire Just Accidental: Banerjee Panel (Hindu, P. K. Bhardwaj , Mar 04, 2006)
Deaths caused by toxicity and suffocation
Panel dismisses theory that blaze was caused by outsiders
There were no crowds at railway station
Claim that all entrances to coach were locked is misconception
No intelligence information on when kar seva
- Polls To State Rs Seats On March 28 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 03, 2006)
Elections to fill up 58 vacancies in Rajya Sabha, including four from Karnataka, would be held on March 28, Election Commission said on Thursday.
- Cm Orders Judicial Probe Into Handwara Killings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today ordered a judicial inquiry into February 22 killings of five civilians including three children at Handwara saying Law Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig has been asked to work out modalities of the Inquiry Commission.
- Abu Salem Alleges Arms Delivery To Sanjay Dutt (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 02, 2006)
In his confessional statement in the 1993 Mumbai serial bomb blasts case, the extradited gangster Abu Salem has narrated how arms were collected and delivered to actor Sanjay Dutt here.
- Chicken’S Neck (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 02, 2006)
Irresponsible naivete in place of action
So far, so merciful. The bird flu scare, we are assured, is abating and the establishment must be feeling relieved that not a single person has been afflicted.
- Timely Warning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 01, 2006)
In the sphere of cyber crimes the number in our State or for that matter in the country as a whole is not important.
- Full Text Of Finance Minister's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Union Budget 2006-2007
Speech of P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance
February 28, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Sir
It is my privilege to present the Budget for the year 2006-07.
- It Is Aye All The Way For Concessions On Two Dishes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
From Shahrukh Khan to Swami Vivekananda and Thoreau, Union Finance Chidambaram traverses a long way
- Sachar Panel: A Demoralising Element (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
I am sure those who are news freak must be aware of Sachar Committee.
- Needed: Labour Reforms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
"Laws of the country are highly protective of labour"
- Railways Withdraws Ban On Serving Chicken, Egg (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 28, 2006)
Catering units asked to follow guidelines
Control room receiving hoax calls
Culling operations completed in Gujarat
Results of human samples awaited
- Let "Militants" Held (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Feb 28, 2006)
Two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, who had allegedly supplied explosives for terror attacks in Hyderabad and onboard Shramjivi Express last year, were arrested at the Delhi railway station on Sunday.
- A Stimulating Study (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Feb 28, 2006)
The independent ASER 2005 survey revealed that India’s school system is not geared to help children learn, writes Vimala Ramachandran
- Where Are Yesterday’S Budget Ideas? (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Feb 28, 2006)
Before today’s budget comes up with another list of new schemes for rural India and the environment, it may be worthwhile to look at where we have progressed with regard to some of the big announcements of earlier budgets.
- Justice! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 28, 2006)
Jessica killed, accused freed, judge promoted
THE process for the elevation of Delhi Additional Sessions Judge S.L. Bhayana to the Delhi High Court must have started a long time ago. Possibly, he has the requisite merit and seniority.
- Who Lauds India For Bird Flu Measures (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 28, 2006)
The World Health Organisation has complimented India for its "quick response" to a threatened bird flu outbreak.
- Manmohan Singh Gets His Second (And Related) Moment In History (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 28, 2006)
India’s rising stock, three years of 8% growth, a secular democracy, minority anger assuaged by Verdict 2004 — the nation can’t afford to lose this strategic opportunity
- A Tortuous Quest For Justice (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 27, 2006)
Justice, at last. After four years of tortuous twists and turns, what is most striking about the Best Bakery case is not the conviction of nine of the 17 accused brought to trial, but the effort that went into securing the ends of justice.
- Icmr Plans Labs To Tackle Bird Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will set up US-funded bio-safety level-three laboratories in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Pune to tackle any outbreak of avian flu, ICMR Director General N K Ganguly told reporters here on Sunday.
- Culling Nearly Over In Surat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Care being taken for the proper disposal of the dead birds and the waste
- Indian Officials Test 90,000 People For Bird Flu Symptoms (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
* Fears of virus’ spread to humans ease as 95 people suspected of infection test negative
* Chicken slaughter in Gujarat almost complete
- Get To The Truth (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The conviction of nine persons in the Best Bakery trial — which has become a symbol of the 2002 Gujarat riots — by a special court in Mumbai has restored some faith in the legal system.
- Karwar Gets Energy Plant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
The Union Power Ministry, which has mooted five ultra mega thermal power projects of 4,000 MW each on a public-private partnership basis, has picked up Karwar in Karnataka besides four other sites as part of its .....
- Just A Start (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 27, 2006)
Very few triumphs are absolutely unequivocal. It is understandable that right-thinking Indians would hail the Best Bakery convictions as a triumph of justice.
- Ray Of Hope (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 27, 2006)
Despite many challenges justice has been done in the Best Bakery case
- Payback Time (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 27, 2006)
BJP’s see-no-evil stance on Gujarat undermines it. Just as Cong amnesia on ’84 diminished it
- Murdered Rss Man Gains Martyr Status (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Feb 27, 2006)
Arjun Pal’s name rings few bells in Madhya Pradesh, but his death in a communal fray was enough for the Sangh Parivar to put him on par with the likes of Bhagat Singh and Subhas Chandra Bose.
- Amnesty Urges Bush To Raise Hr Concerns In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Amnesty International asks US president to include extrajudicial executions, deaths in police custody, rape, torture and arbitrary arrests on his agenda for dicussion with Indian PM
- Conviction At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 25, 2006)
Many Gujarat killers are still at large
It is one of those times when one can set aside the saying “justice delayed is justice denied” — temporarily. Instead, this is a case of “better late than never”.
- Bird Flu: Last Human Sample Tests Negative (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Feb 25, 2006)
The last human sample at the Pune-based National Institute of Virology has tested negative for human avian influenza.
- The Whole Truth About Perjury (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Feb 25, 2006)
Two developments in two sensational criminal cases — the Best Bakery case relating to the Gujarat communal riots and model Jessica Lall’s murder — have brought into sharp focus the issue of “perjury”, defined in Indian penal laws . . .
- Justice Triumphs (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 25, 2006)
For modern day Neros, a reminder from the court: you have to pay for your fiddling
- Talala’S Daughters (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Feb 25, 2006)
One is so used to hearing depressing reports of unborn female foetuses getting aborted, and reading about the country’s skewed sex ratio, that when this story from Talala reached me, it really lifted my spirits.
- What Lies Beneath: Getting To All That Oil And Gas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Mani Shankar Aiyar explains what technology and brisk foreign policy can achieve
- Justice Denied, Justice Restored: Nine Life Terms For Best Bakery (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Gujarat riots Mumbai retrial court judge issues perjury notices to Zaheera Sheikh and other hostile witnesses; says Setalvad didn’t tutor her, eight acquitted
- ‘Reformed’ Laloo Angers Foes, Allies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
CPI leader Gurudas Dasgutpa said, “It is not the language of Laloo Babu. It is definitely the government’s economic policy. There is a big departure between the culture of Laloo Babu and the rail budget which has been overshadowed by Finance Minister P Ch
- Forward Looking, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh described the Railway Budget 2006-2007 as “forward-looking”, and said the concerns of Left parties and other members will be addressed if they have merit in them.
- How Was Jessica Case Botched Up, Hc Asks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
In the wake of public outrage over the acquittal of all the nine accused in the Jessica Lall murder case, the Delhi High Court on Friday asked city Police Commissioner K K Paul to furnish the details of the case before it.
- 9 Get Life Term In Best Bakery Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Delivering the verdict, Judge Abhay Thipsay, who conducted the retrial on Supreme Court orders, also awarded jail terms to the accused ranging from one to ten years on various counts under IPC. The sentences will run concurrently.
- All Human Samples Test Negative For Bird Flu (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 25, 2006)
No case of H5N1 transmission from birds to humans, says Union Health Ministry
House-to house surveillance
Health status of cullers being monitored
- Uproar Over Muslims In Indian Army (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Such are the prejudices that most Indians and Pakistanis grow up with about one another that they instinctively take shelter in rank stereotypes when thinking about, say, religious minorities in their countries.
- Justice Reanimated (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 25, 2006)
Earlier this week when those accused of the murder of Jessica Lall were acquitted, the nation reacted with a sense of shame and anger and an acute sense of helplessness.
- Liberalisation Vs Globalisation (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 25, 2006)
I have no idea whether Lakshmi Mittal will finally succeed in taking over the French steel giant Arcelor, but I am glad that he has made a bid for the company because of the controversy it has generated.
- Sikh Riots, Godhra May Be On Bush Agenda (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
The nuclear deal may not be the only thing that US President Bush will discuss when he visits India.
- Maternity For Hire (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 24, 2006)
After becoming the hub for medical tourism, India is entering another new domain. It is emerging as a preferred destination for surrogate mothers. Childless NRIs are flocking to India to rent a womb.
- Bird Flu: 94 Samples Test Negative (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
``Entry restriction unnecessary''
More sophisticated testing kits to be got
Additional Tamiflu, protection equipment for Maharashtra
Culling in Gujarat and Maharashtra complete
- Of Gags And Licences (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Feb 24, 2006)
On February 21, a court in Austria sentenced the British “historian”, David Irving, to three years’ imprisonment for denying the Nazi Holocaust against Jews in a speech made to a neo-Nazi meeting as far back as 1989.
- Valley Alert On Winged Guests (Telegraph, MUKHTAR AHMAD, Feb 23, 2006)
The Kashmir wildlife department has sounded an avian flu alert as thousands of migratory birds make a stopover here before heading to their summer homes in China, western Europe and Siberia.
- Seven People Test Negative For Bird Flu In India (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 23, 2006)
At least seven people quarantined in India with suspected bird flu have tested negative for the deadly H5N1 strain, officials said on Wednesday.
- A Trauma Story (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Feb 23, 2006)
The first time I heard of a “trauma centre”, I was left guessing if it was an infectious disease like TB or a psychic problem caused by stress. My hunch was it could be caused if a person saw a “real ghost” — i.e. something unpredicted or out of the world
- Govt Blows Hot And Cold On Flu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The government has been blowing hot and cold about the avian flu infecting humans. A few hours after Union Health Secretary P K Hota told the media on Wednesday that there was a “distinct possibility” of avian flu having infected some humans in the virus-
- Bird Flu: People Under Observation Normal (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 23, 2006)
Health Secretary had stated earlier that there was a possibility of the virus having been transmitted to humans
- Justice After Jessica Lall (Indian Express, V. N. KHARE, Feb 23, 2006)
After the Gujarat riot cases, especially the Best Bakery case in which I ordered a re-trial as the victim Zaheera Sheikh changed her statements and witnesses turned hostile,
- So, Crime Does Pay? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 23, 2006)
Clumsy cops, yo-yoing witnesses, poor prosecution — shame after tragedy
- Game For Tiger, Salman Is God For Bishnois (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
In stark contrast to people like Bollywood star Salman Khan and cricketing legend Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi who have ended up on the wrong side of the law for allegedly killing black bucks, members of Bishnoi community in Rajasthan . . .
- Necessity Is The Mother Of Innovation (Indian Express, Deepak Shourie, Feb 23, 2006)
In terms of spirit, creativity and the innate ability to devise effective solutions for day-to-day problems, India’s rural and small-town innovators are second to none.
- Nawapur Culls 1.5 Lakh Birds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
The initial culling operation was restricted to three-km radius in Nawapur as per the WHO guidelines, which would be extended further to the 10 kilometres.
- Terror Killings Down In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 22, 2006)
Infiltration from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir has declined by 54 per cent and terrorist killings by 22 per cent in the past one year, Home Minister Shivraj Patil informed Lok Sabha today.
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