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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 4523:
- Roots Of Terror (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
CPI-M must show political will to make amends
Damning evidence of how West Bengal has become happy hunting ground for a terrorist network extending from Pakistan to Bangladesh ought to make the Left Front sit up.
- In The Crisis Region (Telegraph, ANURADHA KUMAR, Dec 28, 2005)
Recently, the former Bharatiya Janata Party chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Uma Bharti, was expelled for ‘indiscipline’.
- Rss Pointman In Bjp Resigns (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 28, 2005)
Following `involvement' in a sex scandal "Somebody is trying to defame the party, and in these circumstances I cannot continue in my assignment"
- Sleaze Cd Hits Bjp As Rss Posterboy Quits Party Post (Deccan Herald, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 28, 2005)
Mumbai meet: Insider job suspected as a sexually explicit CD involving party secy Sanjay Joshi reaches Sangh leaders
- Mass Grave Of Gujarat Victims Uncovered (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 28, 2005)
Villagers uncovered what appeared to be a mass grave for Muslim victims of religious riots in north-western India, a police official said on Tuesday.
- India Prepares Tsunami Alert Centre (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 27, 2005)
A year after the tsunami waves hit Indian shores killing more than 10,000 people,
- Air Defence Penetrated (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Dec 27, 2005)
The theft of magnetrons from an Army air defence regiment depot in Bhuj, Gujarat, coming in the wake of, ad nauseum, thefts/losses of computers/laptops, war-room secrets and everything else foreign powers would be interested in, underscore . . .
- It’S Time To Think (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2005)
The BJP will mark the beginning of its silver jubilee celebration with a two-day national executive meeting in Mumbai tomorrow.
- Combating Communal Violence (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 27, 2005)
Any law specifically to deal with situations of communal violence must be followed up by reforming the police and the criminal justice system.
- All-Round Praise For Tifac's Community Sheds Built In Tsunami-Hit Coastal Hamlets Of Nagapattinam Dt. (Hindu, K. Subramanian, Dec 26, 2005)
Right from the President to the lower-rung people, all are impressed by the project
- Capitalising On Human Skills (Business Line, Arindam Banik, Dec 26, 2005)
India has to compete through the quality of its human capital, its innovation and its research and development.
- New Equations In The Janata Dal (United) (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Dec 26, 2005)
The party's relationship with the BJP could be headed for a turbulent phase.
- Contaminated French Warship To Leave For Gujarat Yard Shortly (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 25, 2005)
Decommissioned Clemenceau is laden with highly toxic asbestos
- Merry Christmas To Mary Christmas (Tribune, Swami Agnivesh, Dec 25, 2005)
This Christmas season it is Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ much more than the Holy Babe himself who fills my mind. This is not because I am a Catholic. I am not, but all my life I have endeavoured to be Catholic in my outlook, . . .
- How Rti Act Works In A Gujarat Taluk (Tribune, Navaz Kotwal, Dec 25, 2005)
After the Right to Information (RTI) Act came into force, we thought officials can no longer deny us information. Corruption will go. And government will be made accountable. Two months down the line we are having to eat our own words.
- Sting Operations Must Be In Public Interest, Says Justice Ray (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Dec 25, 2005)
Justice G.N. Ray, Chairman of the Press Council of India (PCI), enjoys the challenging task of keeping a watch on more than 13,000 publications to ensure that the Fourth Estate adheres to its code of ethics.
- Water Of Contention (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 24, 2005)
The poet is delighted water water everywhere, but craves not a drop to drink. Abundance of it means life in full bloom, absence turns the whole world into a big wasteland.
- A Divided City (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Dec 24, 2005)
The city I live in has two names, these captured in the title of the first chapter of Janaki Nair’s fine recent book on the city’s history: Bengaluru/Bangalore.
- Milching Of Zilch Has Gone A Bit Too Far (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Dec 24, 2005)
S. Murlidharan on situations of `zero' cost in capital gains
Let us say a company is in trouble with the tax authorities, and its secretary rushes to pick up a senior advocate from his residence.
- Discretion Is Key To Levying Penalty (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 24, 2005)
If a statute invests a public officer with the authority to do an act in a specified set of circumstances, it is imperative for him to exercise the authority in a manner appropriate to the facts and circumstances of the case.
- A Visit That Bridges A Gulf (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Dec 24, 2005)
Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah as the chief guest on India’s Republic Day, introduces a new dynamic in the regional picture.
- 2005 — The Year That Was (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
As it is often said when it rains it pours. The adage proved tragically true with the onset of the monsoon in July.
- Sir Creek Setback (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 23, 2005)
Pakistan appears unsure of what it wants
The failure to move forward on the Sir Creek issue and the Munnabao-Khokrapar rail link between India and Pakistan is a setback to the ongoing dialogue process.
- India Putting In Place Indigenous Tsunami Warning System (Indian Express, PALLAVA BAGLA, Dec 23, 2005)
A year after the devastating tsu-nami of December 26, 2004, India is moving to put in place its very own tsunami-warning system, for which the government insists it will not use overseas help and which will be ready with no time and cost overruns . . .
- Sir Creek Isn’T All That Easy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Dec 23, 2005)
Among the set of problems that India and Pakistan are seemingly grappling with for many years now to find a negotiated settlement is the Sir Creek dispute. Often, this dispute is referred to as the easiest one to sort out.
- Reliance Seeks 25,000 Acre Sez Land In Andhra (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Indicating major investment plans for Andhra Pradesh alongside a gas pipe line project, Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) today sought 25,000 acre of land for the development of an exclusive Special Economic Zone (SEZ).
- Sir Creek Talks: Pakistan Puts A Roadblock (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 22, 2005)
India-Pakistan relations were yet again marked by two-steps-forward-two-steps-backward syndrome today as Islamabad took hard positions on Sir Creek and Munabao-Khokhrapar rail service which are at variance with New Delhi’s stand.
- Bangladesh The New Gateway For Fake Notes (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
Fake Indian currency seems to have found a new way to enter the country.
- Pre-Project Work Started For Six Power Units: Npcil Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 22, 2005)
"Koodankulam project designed to withstand shock waves" The first and second units of the Koodankulam project would start generating power by 2007 and 2008 respectively, says Mr. Agrawal
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Sonia, Dec 22, 2005)
The lead article on the front page by M.D. Nalapat sharply attacks the Manmohan Singh government’s alleged subservience towards Sonia Gandhi and claims that ‘‘the entire UPA is now pre-occupied with a single objective, saving the Leader from the stain of
- Food Corp Says Wheat Imports Not Needed (Reuters, Biman Mukherji, Dec 22, 2005)
India's largest grain procurement agency, Food Corp. of India, said on Wednesday the country had adequate stocks of wheat until May and there was no need for any imports.
- Sir Creek Talks End In Stalemate (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 22, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Wednesday failed to decide the terms of reference for a joint survey of the disputed 96-kilometre-long Sir Creek along the Gujarat (India) and Sindh (Pakistan) borders.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- Dons, Celebraties And Their Women (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, Dec 21, 2005)
The other woman, in life has always been a fascination. Right from time immemorial sex has been the guiding factor in the life of kings, and commoners.
- Flawed System (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 21, 2005)
In Kuala Lumpur last week Prime Minister Manmohan Singh indicated that India would soon open its retail sector to foreign investment.
- Pakistan: Indian Minister (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Dec 21, 2005)
Indian Commerce Minister Kamal Nath told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that all routes, including sea routes from Kandla and Mundra seaports in Gujarat, would be considered for increasing trade with Pakistan.
- India, Pak To Strike Deal On Sir Creek Today (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
India and Pakistan today made steady progress on resolving their bilateral dispute on Sir Creek and are all set to announce tomorrow the terms of reference and modalities of conducting the first-ever joint survey of the 96-km-long long estuary . . .
- A Modi-Cum Of Strategy (Indian Express, VIRENDER KUMAR, Dec 21, 2005)
When Narendra Modi announced that he was going to campaign in the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections recently, Mukul Wasnik, AICC general secretary in charge of Gujarat, declared that they had won half the battle.
- India-Bharat Connectivity And Logging In To Hope (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
A mother fights back tears and asks the highest Constitutional authority in the land: Do you have a plan to ensure that no honest young Indian ever faces the hapless fate of my murdered son?
- Strategies To Reach The Poorest (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2005)
That health care delivery in India is in need of a major overhaul has been underlined by numerous studies besides observations on the ground.
- Kalam For Country To Embark Upon Second Green Revolution (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
It was time India embarked upon the second green revolution, which would help in increasing productivity in the agricultural sector, President A P J Abdul Kalam said today.
- Ipo Shock To The System (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 19, 2005)
It probably started with the Income Tax department’s (I-T) discovery that one Purshottam Dudlani owned a whopping 5,000 demat accounts.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A P J Abdul Kalam said the time has come for the country to usher in the second green revolution which would help it increase agricultural productivity.
- Pawar Rules Out Fmc-Sebi Merger (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
Putting an end to all speculation on having a single regulator for both commodities and securities markets by merging FMC with SEBI, the Government has decided to retain Forward Market Commission (FMC) as the sole regulator for the commodity . . .
- Clamour To Deny Saraswati (Pioneer, Makkhan Lal, Dec 17, 2005)
Earthquakes and other natural phenomenon caused the 'Naditama', or River Saraswati, to dry up over two millennia ago. Now, says Makkhan Lal, it's a man-made disaster what with pseudo-secularists and Communists out to deny it ever existed
- Shelved For Alleged Reliance On Mythology (Pioneer, Nilotpal Basu, Dec 17, 2005)
The Committee desired to know the details relating to the Saraswati Heritage Project. In response the Committee was apprised by the Ministry of Culture that the Saraswati Project aimed at conducting a multidisciplinary study of River Saraswati and . . .
- 6 States To Switch To Vat From April (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
With Uttar Pradesh and the five BJP-rules States expressing their willingness to fall in line,
- Justice At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 16, 2005)
A criminal getting punished for his black deeds should be a fairly routine happening. But in Gujarat, such “routine” is rather an exception, at least after the 2002 post-Godhra riots.
- First Sentence (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 16, 2005)
Mob violence has great advantages. The difficulty of fixing culpability for the most horrific actions allows some of the cruellest murderers to go free.
- Sacrificing Ideology (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Dec 15, 2005)
It was bewildering to see socialist leaders, who have only contempt for Hindu ceremonies, attend blood-letting rituals at Kamakhya temple, writes Anuradha Dutt
- When The Law Runs Riot (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 15, 2005)
In defiance of public opinion, the government has chosen to introduce in Parliament a discredited version of its long anticipated Bill to control communal violence.
- India, Israel To Boost Trade Ties (Deccan Herald, Janaki Murali, Dec 15, 2005)
The bilateral trade between India and Israel stood at $2135.4 million for the period of January to October 2005 as against $1806.4 million in the corresponding period last year.
- Life Term For 11 In Gujarat Riot Case (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
A Gujarat fast-track court today sentenced 11 men to life imprisonment for hacking and burning to death Muslims of their village and dumping their bodies in dry wells during the post-Godhra riots. Three others got 10 years in another case from the . . .
- Leaping Into The Future (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Dec 14, 2005)
Look before you leap” is good advice, but often, leap you must. This was also the conclusion of a session that focussed on the use of ICT for leapfrogging the poverty gap in the recent World Summit on information society.
- Something To Ponder (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 14, 2005)
On the face of it there is something to cheer for us. The latest official list of states affected by communal violence which has been tabled by the Union Home Ministry in Parliament does not include the name of Jammu and Kashmir
- Financial Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Dec 14, 2005)
Soon after Mr Nitish Kumar was crowned as 32nd Chief Minister of Bihar on November 24, his initial remarks were “khajana khali hai” (exchequer is empty).
- Belated Wisdom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2005)
Five BJP-ruled states will switch to the value added tax (VAT) from the next financial year.
- Sweeping Victory For Bjp In Gujarat Civic Polls (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Dec 14, 2005)
Captures all the 5 municipal corporations and 4 municipalities
- Protest Against Toxic Ship Leaving For India (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Dec 13, 2005)
Greenpeace says aircraft carrier Clemenceau, which is to be dismantled in Gujarat, is contaminated with asbestos
- Spread Literacy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
It can only be a matter of regret that Jammu and Kashmir continues to be in the company of States with poor literacy rates. With only 54.46 per cent of its total population described as literate (65.75 per cent men and 41.82 per cent women) the State . .
- ‘The Moment There’S Red Tape, There’S Corruption. Who Suffers Most In Corruption? The Small Guy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
‘The moment there’s red tape, there’s corruption. Who suffers most in corruption? The small guy’
- Jaundiced View (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Dec 13, 2005)
How does it feel like living in a State in which there is a bomb blast on almost every third day?
- Sudarshan’S Phobia (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 13, 2005)
Speaking at the release of “Religious Demography of India” brought out by the Centre for Policy Studies, an RSS-affiliated think-tank based in Chennai, RSS Sarsanghchalak K.S. Sudarshan exhorted Hindus to have larger families . . .
- Case For Competition Commission (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 13, 2005)
The government’s belated concern over cartelisation in cement is welcome. It should fast-track the Competition Commission, currently awaiting fresh legislation. Cartelisation among cement majors is not new. Indeed, in many other commodities, too, . . .
- Bjp-Ruled States To Adopt Value Added Tax (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 13, 2005)
Chief Ministers eager to join regime as it is a progressive tax system proposed originally by NDA Government
States have seen revenues rise by roughly 15 per cent
Party ruled States to strengthen laws enforcing slaughter of cows, bulls and calves
- Why The Scourge Doesn't Go (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 13, 2005)
Excessive spraying has resulted in mosquitoes developing resistance to pesticides, making malaria control difficult, says Shibani Dasgupta
- Rbi's Report On Currency And Finance 2004-05 — Banks Must Compete, Consolidate And Converge (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 13, 2005)
The RBI Report on Currency and Finance 2004-05 highlights the challenges facing the banking sector, which requires infusion of new technologies, better processes of credit and risk appraisal, product diversification, robust internal controls and . . .
- Export Of Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 13, 2005)
More than five hundred orphans from the Valley shall be sent to Maharastra for education. An organization shall adapt them and take care of their needs.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 12, 2005)
The ‘development special’ issue of the latest Organiser (December 18) is in a glossy, magazine format and almost entirely devoted to Rajasthan — with fulsome praise over several pages for Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje.
- Quick Diagnosis Kit For Filariasis To Go Commercial (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 12, 2005)
Developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology
A rapid action kit that helps in quick diagnosis of filariasis, developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology and ready after years of trial, will be commercially launched by . . .
- No Cost, No Taxable Gains (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Dec 10, 2005)
The Gujarat High Court has laid down a new principle "no cost, no gains", in a case where the cost and date of acquisition cannot be ascertained.
- The Year That Was... (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 10, 2005)
It was the coldest winter I can recall: late winter monsoon added dampness to the chill to usher in morning mists.
- Lotus Stemmed (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 10, 2005)
Three chief ministers in less than three years. This is what has happened in Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP, after a landslide win during the last assembly polls in 2003, is now facing a revolt from within.
- Realising Fundamental Home Truths (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Dec 10, 2005)
Across regions of violence in India, a peculiar mindset has taken root: A constant harping on grievances - some real, but many imagined, or at least imagined to be uniquely afflicting a specific people or community - combined with a beggar's mentality . .
- Congress Inc. (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 10, 2005)
Its 45 days since the United Nations Independent Inquiry Committee headed by Paul Volcker submitted its final report. Yet, we are nowhere near the answer to the central question: Was the Congress party as a whole engaged in trading activity with . . .
- More Ships For Coast Guard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Twelve more ships, soon to be added to the Coast Guard fleet, are in various building stages, Inspector-General and Commander of Coast Guard Region (West) A. Rajasekhar said here on Thursday.
- Return Rain Fund, Centre Tells State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
After releasing Rs 357 crore as immediate relief to the State for rain relief work, the Centre has now directed the State to return Rs 158.15 crore. A delegation led by Chief Minister N Dharam Singh will soon call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- Buddha Denounces Strikes, Says Time To Rectify Mistakes (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
Intelligent people do not participate in strikes and the CPI(M) is trying to rectify mistakes on labour issues made in the past: this was Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s message to the captains of the IT industry and presumably, . . .
- Ntpc Looks To Enforce Contract With Reliance (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Power minister P M Sayeed said on Wednesday that the changes sought by Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) in its gas supply contract with National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) would hit the state-run company. He also said NTPC was taking legal steps to . . .
- Day After Clash, Sena Mouthpiece Targets Students From Bihar (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
A day after the Shiv Sena hijacked the J J Hospital issue of Maharashtrian medical students being beaten up by students from Bihar, the party has warned them of dire consequences.
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