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- Central Alert On Naxal Onslaught (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
With Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and other development projects being on Maoists’ hit-list across the country, the Centre has warned states to gear up their machinery to check the Red ultras’ onslaught during their proposed two-day . . . .
- Now Nda Seeking Third Front Support For Shekhawat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
With President APJ Abdul Kalam deciding not to contest a second term on Friday, the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sounded optimistic that the Third Front would support its candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat against United Progressive . ..
- Bundhs As Blackmail (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 23, 2007)
It would be closer to the truth if they were described as National blackmail as their impact is felt all over the country. They are also contagious.
- Nda To Back Kalam If He Contests (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 22, 2007)
But no UNPA assurance on support to Shekhawat
UNPA leaders to call on Kalam today
NDA, Third Front have got together: Jaswant
- Yet Another Alliance (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 22, 2007)
Though the immediate provocation for the UNPA's formation is the presidential election, it has been created by the regional parties with an eye to the 2009 general election. Will this eight-party coalition succeed in its objective?
- Army Of Frogs To Combat Killer Mosquitoes (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
Thousands of frogs could be shipped into the Indian capital as part of a government drive to prevent a severe outbreak of the mosquito-borne dengue fever after the monsoon rains.
- A Homoeopathic Dose (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 21, 2007)
Building a house in new colonies of Punjab will become more expensive as Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal has extended the change-of-land-use charges, applicable hitherto in the periphery of Chandigarh, to the entire state.
- Yamuna In Dire Straits (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 21, 2007)
The Commonwealth Games Village will expose Delhi to floods and other environmental disasters
- Frustrated Hopes (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 21, 2007)
PROPERTY prices along National Highway 11, which connects Jaipur and Agra, have soared in recent years, and clear signs of prosperity dot the stretch from Jaipur to Dausa. On both sides of the road, there are pieces of sculpture carved out of . . . .
- Viable Growth Strategies Needed For Punjab (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Jun 20, 2007)
Economic resurgence is the only way for Punjab to regain its lost glory as a preferred investment destination and become a part of India’s economic growth story.
- Gurjjars Unite To Help Victims Of Caste Violence (Indian Express, PALAK NANDI, Jun 20, 2007)
Three weeks after six people were killed in police firing at Peelikheda in Dausa district on the first day of the Gurjjar agitation, another gathering was held at the small village on Tuesday.
- Hopeful Unpa Leaders To Meet Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
A day after the newly-formed United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) proposed a second term for President APJ Abdul Kalam, the action is all set to shift to Delhi where the alliance leaders will meet Kalam on Wednesday.
- Economic Growth And Indian Labour: Changing Scenario (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 20, 2007)
Labour contractors are finding it difficult to supply workers for construction activities in cities and towns.
- Supreme Court Notice To Amarinder’S Son (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to Raninder Singh, son of the former Punjab Chief Minister, Amarinder Singh, on a special leave petition filed by the Punjab Government, seeking cancellation of the anticipatory bail granted to him by the . ..
- Sc Seeks Views Of Centre, States On Destruction Of Properties (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
A Bench of Justices Arijit Pasayat and P P Naolekar also set up two high-powered committees to examine the impact of the existing statutory provisions on such offenders and the alleged role of the media in escalating such incidents.
- Kalam, An Ideal Man: Unpa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
Leaders of seven regional parties on Monday favoured President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a second term in office “in the interest of the nation.”
- Shrinking Bread (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2007)
The threat of a wheat shortage in India is now real. If trends in agriculture are not reversed, India might soon have a crisis in hand. Despite a good crop this season, the government may have to import five million tonnes of grain to meet the needs . . .
- Apex Court Forms Two Committees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
In the wake of the destruction of public property during the recent Gujjar agitation, the Supreme Court on Monday constituted a committee to examine the modalities for making the Prevention of Damage of Public Property Act, 1984, more effe ctive and . . .
- Pratibha's Blunt Remark On Purdah Leaves Congress Red-Faced (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2007)
The Congress party was left red-faced on Monday when UPA-Left presidential nominee Pratibha Patil blamed the purdah system in India on the Mughal dynasty.
- Nuclear Plant (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2007)
The issue whether Punjab should have a nuclear power plant has cropped up again and the political leadership remains divided as ever.
- Sez: Protests Warn Of Nandigram At Nandagudi (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jun 19, 2007)
A Karnataka government decision to convert a proposed township project at Nandagudi, located 55 km from Bangalore, into an SEZ has resulted in threats of Nandigram-like protests from farmer groups and the CPI(ML).
- Captain On Bail (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 19, 2007)
Monday’s Supreme Court ruling upholding the anticipatory bail given to former Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh by the Punjab and Haryana High Court in the Rs 100-crore Ludhiana City Centre scam is a bit of a setback to the . . .
- Shrinking Bread (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 18, 2007)
The threat of a wheat shortage in India is now real. If trends in agriculture are not reversed, India might soon have a crisis in hand.
- Cong Mla Dimpa Begins Hunger Strike Inside Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Former Congress MLA of Punjab's Beas assembly constituency Jasbir Singh Dimpa, who is lodged in the central jail here in connection with a murder case on Monday started hunger strike inside the prison protesting against his alleged torture by authorities.
- Fortified Food, Hidden Hunger (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jun 16, 2007)
Gujarat seems an unlikely model for emulation in the social sector. While the state prides itself on its economic development, in health and education it lags behind several states with much lower GDPs.
- Finally, Rain Gods Smile At North India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
The capital woke up to a pleasant Friday morning -without a trace of the scorching summer sun or the unbearable heat - and as the day advanced the skies turned grey before finally giving way to a refreshing spell of rain.
- 18 Deaths Admitted In Police Firing (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 16, 2007)
The Rajasthan Director-General of Police, in his action taken report to the Supreme Court on Gujjars’ agitation filed today, admitted the death of 18 persons in police firing resorted to at least at seven places to control the violent movement . . . .
- Countering Climate Change (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 15, 2007)
Five emerging economies, including India, took part as Outreach Countries (O5) in the G-8 Summit, held in the placid resort of Heiligendamm, on Germany's Baltic coast, from June 6 to 8.
- Medic Held For 'Female Foeticide' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
Police in India have arrested the owner of a clinic near Delhi on suspicion of illegally aborting female foetuses.
- Haryana Dgp Submits Report To Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
Ahead of next week’s hearing on a suo motu petition by the Supreme Court on large-scale violence during the recent Gujjar agitation, the Haryana DGP today submitted an Action Taken Report (ATR) to the court on the cases registered and people . . . .
- Delhi Waiting For Release Of Water (Hindu, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jun 15, 2007)
Delhi's wait for release of additional water from Uttar Pradesh is far from over, but the administration is unwilling to give up hope.
- Tiny Bones Unearthed At Facility In India (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
Health officials discovered 35 tiny bones and at least eight skulls at an illegal nursing home run by an unqualified doctor in a suburb south of New Delhi, investigators said Thursday.
- Indo Arya To Ink Warehousing Deal With Birla Retail, Talks To Wal-Mart (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The latest entrant in the retail race Aditya Birla Retail, which recently opened its first ‘More’ supermarket outlet in Pune on June 1, is in advanced talks with Indo Arya Logistics for exclusive warehousing space.
- India Is Safe, No Political Asylum In Britain, Please (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Jun 14, 2007)
Anyone from Punjab seeking political asylum in Great Britain will in all probability be sent back, says Sir Michael Arthur, British high commissioner to India, maintaining India is safe and a friendly country.
- Reliance Life Sciences Looking Out For Acquisitions (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
With growth on the agenda, Reliance Life Sciences (RLS) and its fledgling subsidiary Reliance Pharmaceuticals Ltd (RPL) are looking at options, including roping in a strategic partner or an outright acquisition.
- Farmers Suicides And Agriculture Crisis In Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 14, 2007)
Unfortunately, the spate of farmers suicides is on an upswing and still counting.
Karnataka, like other states is faced with its worst agrarian crisis.
- State On A Short Fuse, Warns Report (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Politicians have little patience with home-truths. It came as no surprise, therefore, when deputy chief minister Stephen Marandi today hurriedly read out his prepared speech and left before a World Bank team could make its presentation on the . ..
- His Search Ends But Kindles Hopes Of Others (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 13, 2007)
`My brother died valiantly ... Pakistani soldiers buried him with the respect due to such a soldier"
Indian delegation's appeal
Visit to two more jails scheduled
- Quota Quagmire (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2007)
In the recent crisis unleashed by the Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan one incident was symptomatic.
- Militants Free Two Indian Hostages In Nigerian Oil Delta (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
In spite of a marginal dip in mercury levels in most parts of North and Central India, the hostile heat wave continued unabated with 45 more deaths reported on Monday, raising the toll in the scorching summer to 120.
- Challenge To Social Stability (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 12, 2007)
Never in modern India has caste been such a conundrum. If Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati's varna amity forged a truly elephantine electoral constituency, the narrow jati-vad displayed at Dausa represents a grim challenge to social stability . . .
- Now, Gurjjars Seek Sc Relief From ‘Harassment’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
After the Supreme Court took suo motu cognisance of the recent violent protests by Gurjjars, the community has now approached the apex court, alleging harassment by the Rajasthan Police.
- Apex Court Declines To Pass Order On Gujjar Petition (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
To take up matter on June 18
Plea alleges harassment of community people
Says entire community could not be penalised for incidents
- Past Forward (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Jun 12, 2007)
On the morning of the results of the elections for President of India in 1969, Mrs Indira Gandhi had two speeches ready, one to be delivered in case her candidate, Varahagiri Venkata Giri, won, and the other to be delivered in case he lost.
- Area Under Rabi Wheat To Shrink As Govt Plays Tricks (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
Twice bitten, wheat shy. That could well be how to qualify India’s wheat farmer. Area under wheat is likely to dip in the coming sowing season with farmers turning sceptical of this crop, owing to the government policy of preferring imports to . ..
- Gurjar-Meena Row: Sc Not To Intervene In States Probe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere in the functioning of state governments including Rajasthan which is probing excesses by the people during the Gurjar-Meena conflict in which many people died and properties worth crores of rupees . . .
- Congress, Bjp In Dire Straits (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 11, 2007)
Coalition structures with diverse power bases and political objectives make the selection of the President and Vice-President extremely difficult to forecast.
- Rjd To Back Upa Candidate (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) today said it would support UPA's choice of presidential candidate.
- A Million Mutinies (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 09, 2007)
New research reveals that the 1857 uprising encompassed not only the entire Indian subcontinent but also several castes, communities and classes. Bahadur Shah Zafar’s August 1857 Delhi manifesto is path-breaking.
- Lib Service, Tv-Style (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2007)
She finally died this week — the woman whom some of us love, and many of us loathe. Swathed in a billowing sari, her forehead a flaming red, she was India’s most dutiful and selfless daughter-in-law. Even her name was suitably sanctimonious.
- Fragile State, Timid Police (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Jun 09, 2007)
The scale of institutional collapse and the fragility of the state in India have once again been demonstrated during the rogue agitation by the Gujjars in Rajasthan - with the fire spreading rapidly to parts of Haryana and Delhi.
- Jd(u) Warns Of Agitation Against Setting Up Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2007)
Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav on Friday warned the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government of a nation-wide agitation against setting up Special Economic Zones.
- Pm Will Make An Excellent President (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 09, 2007)
Coalition structures with diverse power bases and political objectives make the selection of the President and vice-president extremely difficult to forecast. Anybody can be President:
- Faiths At War (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jun 08, 2007)
PAST the gates of the Sachcha Sauda complex at Bathinda, the bleak south Punjab landscape transforms into a world designed to appear as a peasant might imagine paradise: hundreds of acres of lush green fields, dotted by woods.
- Punjab’S Plan Performance Is Poor (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 08, 2007)
As state finance minister Manpreet Badal sets out to prepare his maiden budget for 2007-08 (he is already on the job), he has a daunting task.
- Amarinder’S Letter To Sonia Placed On Record In Sc (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Jun 08, 2007)
Giving a new twist to the Ludhiana City Centre scam case against former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, the Punjab government today placed before the Supreme Court his letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on the controversy, which makes . . .
- Danda Raj (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2007)
Have police reforms hit a roadblock? Perhaps, yes. The landmark Supreme Court judgment of September 22, 2006 had ordered comprehensive restructuring of the police force all over the country.
- Gujjars' Anger (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 08, 2007)
RAJASTHAN burned for four days following the Bharatiya Janata Party government's brutal suppression of an agitation by the Gujjar community for inclusion in the Scheduled Tribe category. The police action against the agitators claimed the lives of . . . .
- New Front Rejects 123 Agreement (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Opposing the India-United States nuclear deal, the newly formed eight regional parties front, alleged that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government was on the verge of surrendering "India's nuclear crown jewels and strategic independence . . . .
- Agriculture: Still Hoping For Succour (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jun 07, 2007)
How many of us ever think of the farmer who toils to put the food on our tables? More than 60 crore Indians are engaged in agriculture. Do we have a common market?
- Rajasthan Police To File Report In Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
"As soon as we receive the apex court's notice, a report will be submitted to the honourable court taking every aspect of the violent incidents that rocked the state for six days," Rajasthan DGP A S Gill said.
- Apex Court Refuses To Hear Petition Against Dera Chief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition filed by the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee seeking to expedite the CBI probe into alleged criminal activities of Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.
- Decided, Then Undecided: India’S Biggest Pvt Power Project On Hold (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Last year, China added a record 105 Giga Watt (GW) or over 100,000 MW of fresh power capacity in one year. However, in India, forget delivery of capacity, for the past six months, the country’s largest greenfield power project is on standby mode.
- Bsnl Internet Hits A Snag (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
DataOne, the broadband Internet service of state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, was not functioning since last night following a technical snag.
- Gujjar Violence: Raj Police To Respond To Sc Notice (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The Rajasthan Police will file a detail report on the violent incidents in the wake of the Gujjar stir in response to the notice issued by the Supreme Court, Director General of Police A S Gill said today.
- Rajasthan Police To File Report In Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
"As soon as we receive the apex court's notice, a report will be submitted to the honourable court taking every aspect of the violent incidents that rocked the state for six days," Rajasthan DGP A S Gill said.
- Rural Health: Pm Unhappy With States Performance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Upset with the performance of some states including Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to call a special meeting of the National Development Council where the chief ministers are expected to be told to give special emphasis on . . . .
- Reliance's Gurgaon Sez Project Gets Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Centre approves 33 SEZs
17 IT, IT-enabled Services projects cleared
GMR Hyderabad airport to become a cargo hub
- Jayalalithaa, Mulayam To Attend `Conclave' Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Chautala, Bangarappa, Amar Singh among those attending
Regional parties' meet hosted by TDP chief
Discussion likely on Presidential election
- Manmohan Emphasises Need For Adequate Attention To Health Care (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 06, 2007)
To convene a meeting of the NDC to discuss disease control and health issues
Focus on greater investment in medical education, including nursing
Almost all States have effective system of procurement of drugs
- Rajasthan Cops To File Detailed Report To Sc (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Rajasthan police will file a detail report on the violent incidents in the wake of the Gujjar stir in response to the notice issued by the Supreme Court, Director General of Police AS Gill said on Wednesday.
- Raje Buys Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 06, 2007)
It is good that Rajasthan is limping back to normal after the Gujjars called off their week-long agitation in support of their demand for the Scheduled Tribe status.
- Apex Court Calls Violence A National Shame (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Seeks report from DGPs
Damages should be recovered from destroyers
No preventive action appears to have been taken
- Gujjar Agitation: Rail Services Affected (Hindu, Sandeep Joshi, Jun 05, 2007)
37 people arrested in the Capital; over dozen security forces personnel injured in clashes
DTC buses and private vehicles torched
Supply of essential commodities affected
- Gurjjars Lay Siege Of Delhi; Buses Torched, Roads Blocked (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
Normal life was thrown out of gear in several parts of the national capital on Monday as agitating Gurjjars laid siege to all entry points to Delhi and vented their anger at city buses causing traffic chaos.
- It Will Rain, It Won't Rain (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2007)
Our country is popularly known as the land of monsoons. The monsoon winds are caused due to the difference between land and sea temperatures.
- Gurjars Bring Capital To Halt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
Protesters blocked several key roads linking the Capital to adjoining Panipat, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Noida, and Ghaziabad in their bid to enforce their day-long call for bundh triggering traffic jams at all the state entry points in the morning.
- Cult Leader Sparks Sikh Riots With 'Guru' Stunt (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
The Indian state of Punjab has been set alight by some of the worst rioting in a decade after a newspaper advert placed by the leader of a controversial religious sect sparked outrage in the region's Sikh community.
- Singh’S Helplessness On Corruption (Dawn, M.J. Akbar, Jun 05, 2007)
PRIME MINISTER Manmohan Singh gave a thoughtful speech at the annual session of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry for all those who do not know what the country’s most powerful acronym stands for).
- Gujjars Call For Delhi Bandh Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The Akhil Bharatiya Gurjar Vikas Sanghatan has given a call for a "Delhi Bandh" on Monday in support of the demand of the Gujjars for Scheduled Tribe status and also to protest against alleged police atrocities in Rajasthan.
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