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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 4523:
- Fertilizer Shortage Causes Concern (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 24, 2006)
Second consecutive year of shortage and delay in availability of urea
Report sought from Ministry of Chemicals
Second consecutive year when there has been shortage
Ministry upbeat about higher coverage of wheat, oilseeds, pulses
- Reliance Lifts Veil Off Mega Retail Foray (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2006)
The Big Bazaars and Shopper’s Stops of the country have got some tough competition coming with Reliance Industries attempting to do a Wal-Mart in India. The country’s largest private sector firm today announced that it will invest over Rs 3,315 crore,
- Cong On A Roll, Says Poll (Hindustan Times, Sanjay Kumar, Jan 24, 2006)
Just imagine this. Sonia Gandhi returns from Hyderabad and asks Manmohan Singh to recommend the dissolution of the Lok Sabha.
- Forays Into The Wilderness (Hindu, Kumaran Sathasivam, Jan 24, 2006)
A wildlife biologist's account of his journeys into forest areas rarely accessed
- Cause Of Concern (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 24, 2006)
It is a matter of serious concern that every major terrorist attack elsewhere in the country should have its roots in the State. The latest revelation in this newspaper can only make us sit up and take notice.
- Reliance Petro For Rs 6,000 Cr Float (Business Standard, CORPORATE BUREAU, Jan 24, 2006)
RIL to invest Rs 3,375 crore in retail
Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) will go in for a public offer after a gap of 13 years. The company today announced that its newly launched subsidiary, Reliance Petroleum, would float a public issue of . . .
- A Racket Returns (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Jan 24, 2006)
A month ago I got a phone-call from a stranger deep in Gujarat. He went on about the Yes Bank public issue, and about its manager, Karvy Consultants. Sensing a story, I passed on the telephone number to a junior colleague, who assigned it to his . . .
- Legislate Genocide Act, Ngos Urge Centre (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2006)
The Citizens Initiative on Communal Violence Bill (CICVB), a conglomeration of several social NGOs,.
- France Yet To Provide Full Inventory (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 22, 2006)
Supreme Court Monitoring Committee's queries also not adequately answered
- Rubble Rises (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
E P Menon travels to parts of Bhuj devasted by the Jan. 26, 2001, Gujarat earthquake, to catch glimpses of life sprouting back from the rubble, and is quick to note it down in his diary.
- There Is No Cal But Cal! (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 22, 2006)
I went to Bangalore for the first time last month, around the new year.
- Living On The Edge (Hindu, VENU MADHAV GOVINDU, Jan 22, 2006)
The devastating earthquake that hit Gujarat five years ago showed one the many dimensions of our innate, if imperfect, humanity.
- Ril Plans 150 Retail Outlets (Business Standard, Kamlesh Trivedi , Jan 22, 2006)
Plans to pump in Rs 3000-5000 cr in Gujarat alone for around 20 outlets.
Reliance Industries (RIL) plans to set up 150 retail outlets in the country, of which more than 20 would be in Gujarat. The state would get the company’s first outlet, as well.
- Karnataka Mlas Moved Out (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 21, 2006)
Kumaraswamy won't relent; Congress sends emissary to Gowda
- Ril Plans 150 Retail Outlets (Business Standard, Kamlesh Trivedi , Jan 21, 2006)
Over 20 in Gujarat will involve investment of Rs 3000-5000 cr.
Reliance Industries (RIL) plans to set up 150 retail outlets in the country, of which more than 20 would be in Gujarat. The state would get the company’s first outlet, as well.
- Greenpeace Activists Meet French Officials (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 21, 2006)
Presidential advisers were "utterly amateurish, knew nothing"; Government "not interested"
- Decision On French Ship Eludes Sc Panel (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jan 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court Monitoring Committee on Hazardous Waste (SCMC) met a second time to decide the fate of Clemenceau but could not arrive at any conclusion on the amount of asbestos on the ship even after day-long depositions.
- With An Enemy Like This (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 21, 2006)
Formally handing over charge in Mumbai this New Year’s eve, outgoing BJP president Lal Krishna Advani had said he was confident that Rajnath Singh “will preside over the party’s growth to newer heights” and the “bad patch” faced by the BJP in 2005 would..
- Clemenceau Stirs The Environment (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The workers at Gujarat's Alang ship-breaking yard are waiting with bated breath for the Supreme Court verdict on whether the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau would be allowed into Indian waters.
- Quattrocchi Issue Is Directly Linked To National Interest’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani on Friday said that the latest controversy involving Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi has made it clear that the issue had a direct link with the country’s national interest. Taking a dig at the Congress party, . . .
- Why Do We Always Have To Be First? (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jan 21, 2006)
Every time I travel by road I check up whether there are any rail level crossings on the way.
- Ongc-Shell Tie Up In Oil And Gas Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
MoU covers joint development of coal bed methane gas
- Clemenceau: Media Interest In France (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 20, 2006)
Egypt is determining whether the ship is in violation of the Basel Convention
- Tale Of Two Cities (Indian Express, Sreelatha Menon, Jan 20, 2006)
Demolition workers start preparatory work ahead of the demolition of Stage Daimon in Minato Ward on Tuesday morning.’’ Sounds familiar? Well, while the municipal corporation of Delhi conducts a demolition drive against illegal constructions, . . .
- Emergence Of Bjp (Secular)? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2006)
Two major lessons flow from the Karnataka political drama. One is that the BJP has shed some of the communal stigma that tainted it after the Gujarat riots.
- A Blind Eye To Wrongs (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 20, 2006)
It has now become a scandal of unfathomable magnitude — the ceaseless killings on the streets and avenues of the Union territory of Delhi by the reckless driving of buses, trucks and cars. Men, women and children are being slaughtered as the . . .
- Indian Human Rights Record Faulted By Hrw (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jan 20, 2006)
Human Rights Watch has accused the Indian military, paramilitary and police forces of having engaged in “serious human rights abuses in conflict zones”, while pointing out that as yet there have been “no attempts at transparent investigations or . . .
- `Ship Will Be Denied Entry If Found Carrying Hazardous Waste' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
CPCB to conduct survey of ship
To be allowed to Alang if it carries permissible levels of asbestos
Final decision to be taken after next Court hearing
Brinda Karat meets Manmohan, presents memorandum
- Take Serious Note Of Sexual Harassment, Sc Tell States (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The case which came up for hearing was about five years old when several women organisations wrote letters to the apex court about the non-formation of such committees by the government and non-governmental organisations.
- Waiting For Rahul (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's reshuffle of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) on January 6, precisely a fortnight ahead of the AICC plenary session in Hyderabad on January 21-23, has left too many heartburns and just one winner.
- Polavaram Irrigation Project Proposal For Wildlife Board (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Environment and Forests Ministry sends proposal for clearance
- Reliance Floats Subsidiary For Refinery Project (Business Standard, Kausik Datta, Jan 19, 2006)
Reliance Petro to set up a 30 mn tpa refinery at Jamnagar.
Barely three years after merging Reliance Petroleum with itself, Reliance Industries has floated a subsidiary with the same name to set up an export-oriented refinery at Jamnagar in Gujarat.
- That Education Pill (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 19, 2006)
The Annual Status of Education Report was conceived by an educational NGO as a citizen’s audit when it embarked on its survey of 9,252 rural schools in 28 states, with villages chosen at random.
- India And Taiwan: Moving Closer (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Jan 18, 2006)
India should reconsider its approach to Taiwan in terms of foreign
India has been developing ties with Taiwan ever since the two countries established unofficial linkages with each other a decade ago.
- Bullet-Proof ‘Monks’ (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Jan 18, 2006)
Even by Jammu and Kashmir standards, this is an alarming turn in the battle against militancy. For the first time in 15 years, investigations into fidayeen attacks in the state are increasingly pointing at the involvement of elected representatives . . .
- Clemenceau: Egypt Didn't Consult India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 18, 2006)
No effort made to get fresh certificates that would have highlighted the present situation
Old certificates issued by the Indian authorities and sent by a tugboat company relied upon
- Australia-India Partnership — Natural Complementarities (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jan 18, 2006)
Energy and resources are the drivers of the India-Australia relationship, with India importing billions of dollars worth of gold and coal, apart from diamonds and food items.
- Terror Reaches South (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jan 18, 2006)
The dastardly attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore on December 28, 2005 which took the life of a mathematician from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, has drawn attention to the fact that after north and western India, . . .
- Rebranding Of Bihar (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Jan 18, 2006)
On the face of it, Bihar continues to make news for the same reasons — another schoolboy was abducted even as an abducted businessman was reportedly freed on Tuesday.
- Given Our Resources, We’Ve To Adopt A Lifestyle That Leaves A Smaller Footprint On Nature Than West’ (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 17, 2006)
The greatest threat to our and future generations is not terrorism—it’s climate change. Dr R K Pachauri runs the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and, yes, he’s a fellow Indian.
- Clemenceau Will Not Enter India Till Court Makes Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
"We will ask the ship to stay outside Indian territorial waters till the matter is heard"
French Government sticks to its guns, says ship contains no asbestos
When the French Government had not permitted the ship to be broken there, . . .
- Sc Bars Clemenceau From Indian Waters (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday barred the entry of controversial decommissioned French warship Le Clemenceau carrying toxic wastes into India and said it would not allow the vessel to be scrapped on the Gujarat coast till the Customs department clarifies its
- Sdic Says Clemenceau Will Not Enter India Till Court Makes Decision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
"We will ask the ship to stay outside Indian territorial waters till the matter is heard"
French Government sticks to its guns, says ship contains no asbestos
When the French Government had not permitted the ship to be broken there, . . .
- The Canvas Of Anthropology (Hindu, Shereen Ratnagar, Jan 17, 2006)
Collection of 40 papers documenting the wide sweep of anthropology
This is a collection of 40 papers in three sections — archaeological anthropology, physical anthropology, and social anthropology— dedicated to D.K.Bhattacharya who distinguished . . .
- Nitish Kumar Woos Nris (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Jan 17, 2006)
It was more a drive for image makeover than immediate investment by NDA Chief Minister Nitish Kumar when he attended the just-concluded three-day “Prabashi Bharatiya Sammelan” (NRI conclave) in Hyderabad between January 7 and 9.
- Time For Thought? (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2006)
In 2006, the BJP should reflect deeply on what went wrong
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- A Big Loss To India: Goh Chok Tong (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Centre's refusal of permission to Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore termed unfortunate
- Tribal Culture Threatened By Rss-Sponsored Kumbh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jan 16, 2006)
Gujarat continues to be the laboratory of Hindutva for the Sangh Parivar as the RSS begins its latest experiment in the tribal district of Dang where a three-day long “Shabri Kumbh” will begin on February 11.
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- Govt To Invite Bids For 5 Power Projects In Jan (Reuters, Madhu Soman, Jan 14, 2006)
The government will invite expressions of interest from foreign and domestic companies by Jan. 31 for five big thermal power projects to help meet demand for electricity that is outstripping supply.
- Liberalize The Welfare Sector (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 13, 2006)
The UPA Government is implementing the Employment Guarantee Scheme (EGS) to provide relief to the poor. But the experience of Maharashtra EGS has not been very positive. At a seminar organized by SAP - India, following problems were mentioned . . .
- Congress Alleges Breach Of Protocol By Modi (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jan 13, 2006)
Chief Minister's secretariat says protocol does not differentiate between senior, junior Ministers
Congress to complaint to Governor, PMO
No controversy, says Chief Minister's office
Modi flays Congress for spreading canards
- India-Bound Clemenceau Halted By Egypt Near Suez Canal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
The decommissioned French ship, the Clemenceau, headed for Gujarat’s shipbreaking yard at Alang, was halted by the Egyptian government just outside the Suez Canal.
- French Ship Detained En Route To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Greenepace activists on Thursday intercepted and boarded the decommissioned French warship Clemenceau in a bid to prevent its journey to India as the Egyptian government sought details about the vessel before allowing it to sail through the Suez Canal.
- Joshi Tape: Rss Says It Has No Doubts About Anyone (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
RSS Sarkaryawah (general secretary) Mohan Bhagwat today clarified that the RSS “can’t even think” of doubting anyone in the Sanjay Joshi sleaze CD case. Bhagwat was speaking to RSS mouthpiece Tarun Bharat, in whose Sunday edition RSS . . .
- Egypt Halts Convoy Tugging Clemenceau (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Appeal to Egypt to refuse permission for the ship to enter the Suez Canal
Say more than sufficient evidence that the French Government failed to decontaminate the ship
- Probe Officials Must Adhere To Time Limit, Says Cbi Chief (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Jan 12, 2006)
Urges agency to think big and out of the box to face challenges
Nearly a month after taking over, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) director Vijay Shanker has outlined a "larger vision'' for the country's premier investigation agency, . . .
- Anna Varsity Signs Water Management Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
MoU marks start of Rs 2.4 crore international project It will facilitate exchange of staff and students among partner institutions and field-level research projects
- Of Tapped Phones And Pravasi Lectures (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jan 12, 2006)
The tapping of the phone of Samajwadi Party General Secretary, Mr Amar Singh, which met a surprising mine-too chorus from non-UPA politicians, and the NRI jamboree in Hyderabad were the two highlights of last week.
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- The Washington Rot (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jan 11, 2006)
In the six years since Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared, in the presence of Bill Clinton, that India and the United States of America were “natural allies”,
- Behind Joshi Cd: Rss Hints At High, Mighty In Gujarat (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jan 10, 2006)
Senior RSS ideologue M G Vaidya has said that ‘‘a highly ambitious Macbeth and Lady Macbeth’’ from Gujarat could be behind the Sanjay Joshi VCD and they could eventually be in for a Shakespearean tragic end.
- On Muslims, Upa Has Bad Answers (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 10, 2006)
The UPA government’s approach to the well-being of Muslims is threatening to inject an insidious poison into Indian politics, whose ramifications for all Indian citizens are too dreadful to contemplate.
- Bjp Behind Joshi Trap: Rss (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue M G Vaidya today alleged some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Serious Threat-Ii (Statesman, PR DUBHASHI, Jan 10, 2006)
It has been stated on behalf of the BJP that they had no alternative but to boycott Parliament because all along they had been treated by the UPA government as an enemy rather than an adversary and were not even allowed to speak on the floor . . .
- Rajnath To Remove Expelled Mps (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue M G Vaidya today alleged some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Nris Protest Award To ‘Modi Ally’ (Telegraph, G.S. RADHAKRISHNA, Jan 10, 2006)
The Gujarat riots cast a shadow on the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas here when a doctor said to be close to Narendra Modi was honoured today.
- Rss Sees Bjp Hand In Joshi Sting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
RSS ideologue Mr MG Vaidya today alleged that some BJP men from Delhi were behind the sting operation to catch former BJP general secretary Mr Sanjay Joshi in an objectionable act with a woman from Gujarat.
- Kalam Sees Indian Minds Shining (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam today said the sun would never set on the “Empire of the Indian Mind”. “It would not be an exaggeration, if I say that today the sun truly cannot set on the Empire of the Indian Mind.
- Kalam Calls Them India's Societal Ambassadors (Hindustan Times, Sajjan Singh Thakur, Jan 10, 2006)
"Be wherever you are. But adopt one village of India, because each one of you belongs to one."
- Junk The Hazards (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 10, 2006)
The question of whether to allow decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau to dock in Alang, Gujarat, or not, will be seen as a test of India’s commitment to following environmental safety standards.
- France: Asbestos On Ship Negligible (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Jan 10, 2006)
Technopure alleges 500 tonnes of material on board
This new method of calculation appears to be aimed at getting around the question of the real quantities of asbestos involved.
- Behind Bangalore: The Long Jihad Today (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jan 10, 2006)
The second and concluding part of an investigation into the Lashkar-e-Taiba networks that operate across India.
- Protest Marks End Of Pravasi Divas (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Protest and controversy marked the presentation ceremony of Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Awards at the concluding function of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas 2006 today.
- `State To Set Up Nri Department' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Mixed reaction to oppose presentation of Pravasi Samman award to Sudhir Parikh
- Protest Mars Pravasi Bharatiya Samman Award Function (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
A group of overseas Indians opposes selection of US-based doctor for honour
Kalam attends Pravasi Bharatiya Divas valedictory
Police seize placards and detain three
11 overseas Indians given the prestigious award
President releases special postal
- Feting The Nri (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
For the third year in a row, non-resident Indians (NRIs) were feted at the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas jamboree, this time in Hyderabad, with all the unctuousness that marks occasions like this.
- Reflections On Turning Points In The Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Jan 09, 2006)
POLICIES change and nations embark on new paths. It is often difficult to discern any pattern or design behind most of these occurrences, however hard we try.
- States Vie For A Big Share Of The Nri Investment Pie (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Secretary General of FICCI, Dr Amit Mitra, said India figures high on investor confidence grades globally and is becoming an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
- Railways To Run Double-Stack Container Trains From June 2006 (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jan 09, 2006)
After opening container train services to private players, Railways plans to run double-stack container from June this year
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