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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Drug Pricing At Will (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2007)
IT was not just a minister’s son caught in a sting operation by a television channel boasting that his factory could print any MRP on medicines, the practice seems to be fairly common.
- 20 Hurt In Police Cane-Charge (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Tension that marked this sleepy township through the day finally ended late this night after the last rites of the Dalit youth Rakseh, alias Lara, were performed peacefully at 9.35 pm.
- Bonus For Farmers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2007)
FOR farmers sore over the tendency of the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) and the Haryana State Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC) to acquire land at rates far below the market price, the announcement of Haryana . . . .
- Terror Site Was H'bad But Target India (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Forty eight hours after the blasts, it’s not lost on anyone why the bombers chose Hyderabad, that living mosaic of people and cultures which now rivals Bangalore as the country’s software and services-outsourcing hub. Because the target was not . . . .
- Terror Site Was Hyderabad But Target India (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Forty eight hours after the blasts, it’s not lost on anyone why the bombers chose Hyderabad, that living mosaic of people and cultures which now rivals Bangalore as the country’s software and services-outsourcing hub.
- The Four That Got Away (Tribune, Bhai Mahavir, Aug 27, 2007)
The morning of June 1975 dawned routinely, but it was a dawn with a big difference.
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- The Fallout Of Moisture Stress (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2007)
Including pulses and edible oil in the PDS and strengthening essential food supplies brook no delay.
- Mega Indian Welcome For Japa (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Indian government formally approved the US$100 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC), the country's largest infrastructure project, ahead of the three-day visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week.
- Deal, Carefully (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2007)
In a democracy, the prime minister and his cabinet of ministers do have a lot of leeway in deciding what the policies and programmes of the government should be.
- Hc Issues Notice To Cbi On Dera Chief's Bail Plea (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Punjab and Haryana High Court on Monday issued notice to CBI on the bail plea of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh in connection with the chargesheets filed by the agency against him in connection with two cases of murder and . . .
- Japan Woos India With Funding Pledges (British Broadcasting Corporation, Shilpa Kannan, Aug 21, 2007)
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India, which begins on Tuesday, comes at a crucial time in economic relations between the two countries.
- Chuck De, Shah Rukh (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 21, 2007)
What do you say about a man who is icon, whose sensitive yet impassioned portrayal of the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team inspires them to a World Cup victory and in the process upholds the ideals of patriotism, non-discrimination . . . .
- Root Out Khap Panchayats (Tribune, D.R. Chaudhry, Aug 21, 2007)
THE Khap Panchayat is largely a Jat institution around Delhi – Delhi Dehat, Haryana, Western UP and adjoining areas of Rajasthan.
- Upa Allies Throw Weight Behind Sonia, Manmohan (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
With the political atmosphere heating up as differences between Left parties and the Congress-led UPA, over the Indo-US nuclear deal pushed the government to the edge, Opposition BJP on Sunday declared, "possibility of mid-term polls is a reality."
- Punjab Contests Reorganisation Act Provisions In Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 20, 2007)
In a continued fight on the water front, the Punjab government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of two vital provisions of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966, which paved the way for the creation of Haryana and transfer . . . .
- Winning Against The Odds (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
Entwining a tale about nationalism with a narrative concerning the neglected state of Indian women's hockey, Chak De! India brings a known story of indifference and discrimination to centre stage.
- Bus Expedites Wheels Of Justice In Rural India (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
For 11 long years, Abdul Kareem was locked in a slow, bitter court battle with his cousin over a wall that divided their two homes and blocked sunlight. Several fights broke out between the two wheat farmers, and family members in both homes were injured.
- Pardon, Slip Is Showing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
PARDON or premature release of prisoners by the President or governors is indeed allowed under Article 161 of the Constitution and Section 432 of the Cr.P.C.
- Nod For Firm To Oversee Industrial Corridor Project (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Aug 18, 2007)
Project is part of Japan-India Special Economic Partnership Initiative
Includes creation of 24 investment regions and industrial areas across six States
- Farmers Take Risk But Land In Debt Trap (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
Nearly half of India’s farmers are in debt — the upshot of switching to high-yielding but high-risk crops.
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
- Uneven Development Troubles Haryana (Tribune, N.K. Bishnoi, Aug 17, 2007)
The state of Haryana, an old success story of economic development in the country, continues to be a relatively high per-capita-income state.
- Number Of Pending Cases In Sc Goes Up (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 16, 2007)
The pendency of cases in the Supreme Court has gone up slightly during the past four months mainly due to registration of new cases, in spite of an effective disposal rate.
- Indian Agriculture At Crossroads (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2007)
India has by now had the benefit of half a century of planning on the farm front. One important way of assessing a country’s true independence is to critically examine how independent it is in terms of food security.
- Lack Of Good Sense (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 14, 2007)
On the eve of the 60th anniversary of our independence, the newspaper headlines tell a dismal story of where we are as a nation. I sometimes wonder if the journalists are to blame or if this country truly has nothing celebratory happening across . . . .
- Ansari Has To Wait To Shift To V-P Home (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Vice-president Hamid Ansari has been put up at Haryana Bhavan after his swearing-in on Saturday.
- Indo-Pak Festival Begins Today (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 13, 2007)
Thirtyeight dignitaries, including 12 parliamentarians and office-bearers of SAFMA, from across the border are expected to reach here tomorrow to participate in the two-day Hind-Pak Friendship Festival, beginning from August 13.
- Heavy Rain Claims 11 Lives In Hp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2007)
Eleven persons were killed, about two dozen houses either collapsed or suffered damage, six bridges washed away as widespread heavy rain over the past 24 hours played havoc with private and public property in most parts of the state.
- Case For Smaller States (Tribune, George Mathew, Aug 13, 2007)
Small is beautiful, they say. But is small also good? The experience certainly suggests that smaller states are better governed and better managed.
- Upa Govt Keeps Its Promise; Mid-Day Meal Scheme On Track (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
The UPA will be able to keep part of its promise made in the common minimum programme (CMP) on the mid-day meal scheme.
- Palm Oil For Soap Which Ended Up In Ghee And Shackles Detaxification (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2007)
The personal liberty of an individual, though precious, is of little value if the larger interest of the people and the nation are at stake, the Delhi High Court ruled in the Lalit Goel vs Commissioner of Central Excise, Delhi case.
- Unpa To Grill Govt On N-Deal (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Aug 10, 2007)
Strongly opposing the Indo-US nuclear deal, the UNPA has decided to press for discussion in Parliament under rules which entail voting.
- No Kid Stuff (Tribune, Parbina Rashid, Aug 09, 2007)
YOU do not usually ask an eight-year-old what her vision is for India in the next two decades.
- Farmers Can Knock On Sc Doors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
While dismissing the petition challenging the allotment of land to Anil Ambanis ADA Group for the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) at Dadri in Noida, a bench comprising Chief Justice K G Balakrishnan, Justice Tarun Chatterjee and Justice R V Raveendran . . . .
- Towards Bankruptcy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2007)
THAT Punjab has been in a financial mess is known. But few, perhaps, expected the deterioration so fast and so soon.
- Notices To Haryana, Maharashtra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Haryana and Maharashtra governments on a petition by Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries seeking adjudication of all special economic zones (SEZ) related cases by the apex court to avoid . . . .
- No Confirmed News Of Al-Qaida Threat: Minister (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to Haryana and Maharashtra governments on a petition by Mukesh Ambani-owned Reliance Industries seeking adjudication of all special economic zones (SEZ) related cases by the apex court to avoid multiplicity . . . .
- Congress, Bsp Inching Closer (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 06, 2007)
It is time to reflect on the political changes that are likely to take place in the future, and it is good to see that political parties have started thinking and acting, instead of waiting and reacting to situations.
- Punjab Hc Judge Questions Lawyer’S Integrity But He Is Proposed For Judge’S Job (Indian Express, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 04, 2007)
“I have strong reservations about him even in respect of his integrity.
- Key To Success (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 03, 2007)
“NOW what?” is the question that bothers most Plus Two students and graduates who are not sure about which course or career to pursue.
- New Crops For Old (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2007)
Diversification of agricultural production patterns is the crying need of the intensively-cultivated irrigated areas of the country, specially in the region comprising Punjab, Haryana and Western UP .
- ‘Concrete’ Evidence In Rape And Murder Cases (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
Following five years of dillydallying, the final report by the CBI was today placed in a sealed cover before a division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- Early Kashmir Apples Arrive In Jammu (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The first apple harvest from Kashmir, mainly from the orchards of Sopore and Baramula, has started arriving in Narwal mandi here, the country's nodal point for the supply of this fruit from the valley.
- Dera Chief Appeals For Calm As Cbi Files Charges (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The CBI today charged Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two cases of murder and one of sexual harassment even as the sect head denied the charges and appealed for calm.
- Jats As Obcs (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Aug 02, 2007)
THE root cause of the recent outburst of Gujjar fury in Rajasthan is traced to the inclusion of Jats in the list of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) for reservation in Central services in October 1999.
- Cbi Charges Dera Chief With Murder (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged Dera Sacha Sauda chief Baba Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in two murder cases and one rape case. The three cases came to the CBI four years ago, but resurfaced after the recent episode concerning the Dera chief.
- Cbi Charges Dera Chief In 2 Murder Cases, 1 Rape Case (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has charged the head of Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda Baba Gurmeet Ram Singh in two murder cases and one of rape.
- Maya Deploys Mishra To Expand Base In Mp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Haryana, three BJP and one Congress-ruled States, are now on BSP chief Mayawati's radar.
- Save The Girl Child (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 02, 2007)
Ours is a country caught in a strange social dichotomy. On the one hand, we worship the Mother Goddess in her many manifestations, including the girl child (a kanjak), and on the other we have gained notoriety as a nation known. . .
- Rail Tickets From Designated Post Offices (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Aug 01, 2007)
Indian Railways and the Department of Posts on Tuesday signed an agreement to allow the sale of reserved tickets through post offices spread across the country.
- Nsc To Hold Meet To Discuss Naxal Threat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Naxalism and government steps to tackle it will come under the scanner at the highest level, with the National Security Council meeting to discuss the issue on August 2. Members of the National Security Council and top officials from the Union Home . . .
- Flawed Electoral System (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Jul 31, 2007)
Despite mounting evidence that most legislators in India today enter democratic bodies riding on a minority vote in their constituencies because of the fragmentation of the polity, lethargy and the fear of change has prevented the political class . . . .
- Dera Head Arrested, Released After Questioning (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
A police team from Punjab on Monday arrested and quizzed Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in connection with a case registered against him for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Sikhs.
- Indian Oil Plans Foray Into Bio-Crop Biz (Business Line, Richa Mishra, Jul 30, 2007)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC), a major fuel supplier in the country, proposes to get into agri-related activities, particularly bio-crops.
- 6 Convicted For Killing Beant Singh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
After an 11-year-long trial by a CBI court, marked with the shifting of six judges and punctuated by a stunning jailbreak, the order was finally pronounced in the Beant Singh assassination case here today.
- Daughters Take The Backseat Even At Home (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 28, 2007)
We have all heard about the slow but inexorable reversal of gender roles. Women deciding on how the household budget is spent, women competing with men on equal grounds, girls outperforming boys in school, employers opting for women over men.
- Conviction At Last (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2007)
The assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh outside the Secretariat in Chandigarh rocked the nation way back on August 31, 1995.
- Nhrc Notice To Ktaka Govt On Out-Of-School Children (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The National Human Rights Commission has issued notice to the Karnataka government on the issue of huge number of out-of-school children in the state saying that it could amount to violating their education rights.
- Creditable Move (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 27, 2007)
If you cannot beat them get them to join you. That edited aphorism seems to lurk behind a recommendation of a Reserve Bank of India Technical Group on a new piece of legislation to rein in the ubiquitous village moneylender.
- Sc's Contempt Notices To Five Chief Secys (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court has issued contempt notices to five State Chief Secretaries on Wednesday for their failure to comply with the court's directive to open anganwadi centres (AWC) as part of a Central scheme to provide nutritious food to . . . . .
- Crime And Punishment (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 26, 2007)
Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling directing all the states to instruct their police to file first information report (FIR) when a complaint is lodged can help cure an endemic problem in the criminal justice system.
- Pratibha Patil Takes Oath (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Ms Pratibha Patil was sworn in on Wednesday as the country’s first woman President at a glittering function held in the historic Central Hall of Parliament.
- The Threat From Within (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Sikhs may be just 2 per cent of the population but in their self- image and deportment, it is as if they constitute 200 per cent of India’s one billion.
- My Mission Is To Connect Hearts, Minds Of All (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
Excerpts from the thanksgiving address to the nation by outgoing President A P J Abdul Kalam:
- The Worlds In Our Cities (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 25, 2007)
THE temptation to talk about the growth and nature of Bangalore or Delhi is irresistible.
- A Rebel's Journey (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 25, 2007)
ONE of the most enduring images of former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, who passed away on July 8, relates to the Bharat Yatra that he undertook as an opposition leader in early 1983.
- Kalam Bids Adieu To The Nation Dreaming Big (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
It was the quintessential “People’s President” speaking, when A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday addressed the nation one last time in his official capacity, referring to his meetings with commoners, scientists and Army men to define what a developed . . . .
- Kalam Ignites New Dream (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
It was the quintessential “People’s President” speaking, when A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday addressed the nation one last time in his official capacity, referring to his meetings with commoners, scientists and Army men to define what a developed . . . .
- Monsoon Has Taken A Break, No Alarm Yet But Met Says There’S Reason To Be Worried (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Jul 24, 2007)
It’s too early to raise an alarm yet but the monsoon has taken a break — and a longish one at that. It’s normal for the monsoon to slide into such “low-activity phases” but what’s beginning to cause concern is the fact that this is turning out to be . . .
- The Progress Card Of Citizen’S Charter (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 24, 2007)
The Citizen’s Charter does not by itself create new legal rights; it helps to enforce the existing ones.
- Three Dozen Aborted Female Foetuses Found In India (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, Jul 24, 2007)
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa exhumed skulls and body parts believed to be from three dozen aborted female foetuses and murdered girls in an abandoned well, a grisly find that highlights the persistence of infanticide in the country.
- India Probes Baby Body Parts Find (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Police in the eastern Indian state of Orissa say they have recovered nearly 30 bags full of babies' body parts from a waste dump near a maternity clinic.
- Wilting Fortunes (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
In Punjab, deeper and deeper tubewells are sunk as the water table keeps going down.
- Shooting By Dera Follower; 6 Injured (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Six persons were injured on Tuesday when a Dera Sacha Sauda follower fired at them from his weapon in a village in Sirsa district of Haryana, leading to tension in the area.
- 'Honour Killings (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jul 24, 2007)
This is the story of Manoj and Babli, but could well be the story of the many couples in Haryana who have lost their lives for the sake of `honour' - family honour or community honour.
- Hc Judge Gets Cbi To Drag Lawyer To Agra Mental Asylum (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
As late as 10.15 pm tonight, a Division Bench of the Punjab and Haryana High Court hastily convened to stay a bizarre and controversial order by a brother judge ordering the CBI to arrest a lawyer and admit him to a mental asylum in Agra and . . . .
- Right To Education Sacred (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 21, 2007)
The Supreme Court has rightly pulled up state governments for their casual attitude towards education and directed them to stem the rot in this critical sector.
- Ansari Chosen To Be Indian Vice President (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Diplomat and academician Muhammad Hamid Ansari is set to become the next vice president of India, as the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the left combination on Friday unanimously chose him as their candidate for the vice presidential . . . .
- Concern Over Rising Nilgai Count (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
With the burgeoning population of the Nilgai, the state government is virtually groping in the dark on how to handle the issue. The villagers of Haryana have showed little interest in the hunting of the nilgai.
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