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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Death For Aiadmk Men (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
THE conviction of three AIADMK activists to death and seven years imprisonment to 25 others by the Additional Sessions Judge of Salem in the bus-burning case in Tamil Nadu is bound to act as a deterrent to all those pursuing the politics of violence . . .
- Cwc Will Meet Today On Use Of Article 356 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
The Congress has convened an emergency meeting of its working committee to discuss the possibilities of using Article 356 in Uttar Pradesh.
- Jayalalithaa Demands Dmk Government's Resignation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa has demanded the resignation of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Government in the wake of recent High Court judgement in the Chennai Corporation elections case.
- All-Party Meet For Review Petition On Cauvery (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2007)
Setting aside political differences, almost all major political parties in Tamil Nadu on Monday unanimously resolved to ask the State Government to file a review petition before the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (CWDT) to safeguard the interests . . .
- Cong Cracks Whip, Dmk Falls In Line (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Feb 19, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday finally succeeded in persuading DMK chief M Karunanidhi and LJP president Ram Vilas Paswan to go along with the UPA Government should the Congress press for the imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh.
- Let Mulayam Prove Majority: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) general secretary Jayalalithaa on Sunday said the majority or minority status of the Uttar Pradesh Government should be decided only on the floor of the Assembly and not in the Raj Bhavan.
- Crime In Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 19, 2007)
There is this beautiful story that is told about Chatrapathi Shivaji. At one time, Shivaji was very frustrated and found running his kingdom a big burden. So he went up to his Guru, Samarth Ramdasji, and told him that he was fed up and wanted to renounce
- All-Party Meeting On Cauvery Verdict To Be Held Today (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Government will seek to clear the confusion over the final verdict of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal at the all-party meeting to be held on Monday and evolve a strategy to protect the interests of the delta farmers in the state.
- Desist From Dismissing Mulayam Government: Karat (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
Sharp divisions emerged in the UPA on attempts to impose President's rule in Uttar Pradesh with CPI-M stepping up its opposition and DMK making known its aversion to such a move as Congress convened a meeting of its working committee on Monday to . . .
- Aiadmk Men Get Death In Bus Case (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 19, 2007)
A sessions court in Salem on Friday sentenced three AIADMK functionaries to death for killing three girls by setting their college bus on fire during a protest against the conviction of party leader Jayalalithaa in a corruption case in 2000.
- Resource, Not Property (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Feb 16, 2007)
States should realise that water is a national resource and they have to share it with others through a give-and-take policy
- 7 Years On, Fiery Protest Singes Admk Men (Telegraph, M.R. Venkatesh, Feb 16, 2007)
Seven years ago, three girl students had burnt to death in a bus ADMK men had set on fire. Today, the blazing protest at their leader’s conviction returned to nail a party leader and two fellow workers.
- Muted Elation In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Feb 15, 2007)
There is cautious optimism in Tamil Nadu over the final award despite conflicting views being aired by political parties.
- Admk, Dmk Drag Judiciary Into Their Tussle (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Feb 14, 2007)
Curtains came down on the ugly controversy involving the state executive and judiciary, triggered by some harsh remarks of a senior Tamil Nadu Minister, bringing to the fore once again the unending debate on the powers of the two pillars of democracy.
- ‘They (Sonia And Rahul) Are Not Familiar With The Air, The Water Of Up... They Know Nothing About Its Fasal’ (Indian Express, MULAYAM SINGH YADAV, Feb 13, 2007)
In these elections, all parties are against you. Except the CPM. But it doesn’t have much weight in UP.
- Sidhu Case Revisited (Tribune, K N Bhat, Feb 10, 2007)
AN interesting story related to the game of cricket reads as follows. A slow bowler appealed for an LBW decision.
- New Panel To Implement Cauvery Award, Says Soz (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
The Union water resource ministry will ensure that a regulatory authority is put in place as per the recommendation of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to implement the final award on the sharing of Cauvery water, according to Union water . . .
- Karunanidhi Questions Jayalalithaa's Stand On Court Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday questioned All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam general secretary Jayalalithaa's locus standi in the court issue and recalled instances of her criticising courts and judges.
- Cauvery: Jaya Wants More (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Feb 07, 2007)
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Jayaram Jayalalithaa said today the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal’s final award did not do “full justice” to Tamil Nadu, and the state should move the Supreme Court to get more water.
- Jaya Still Thirsty For Cauvery Water (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2007)
Opposition leader and AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa on Tuesday said the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal’s final award was a "big setback" for the farmers of Tamil Nadu. She demanded that DMK chief M. Karunanidhi accept moral responsibility for . . .
- Don't Drown In The Politics (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 07, 2007)
Much Cauvery water has flowed under the bridge of politics since the 1970s when the dispute between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka first entered the courts for a resolution.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 06, 2007)
The basic fact about human existence, it could legitimately be argued, is not that it is a tragedy but that it is a bore.
- Tales Of Woman Power (Hindu, Sheila Kumar, Feb 05, 2007)
A collection of essays that celebrates the achievements of women of undoubted substance.
- Back To The Booth In Chennai (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Feb 02, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi asks 99 Chennai councillors to resign and seek re-election following a split verdict by a High Court Bench.
- No Dam Coming Up Across Palar: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2007)
The Andhra Pradesh Government does not seem to be taking any steps for constructing a check dam across the Palar river, according to an inspection report submitted by Tamil Nadu Public Works Department officials.
- ‘A Cabinet Minister Makes Money... Problem Comes When You Do Not Give A Farthing To The Organisation’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2007)
In the second part of his interview with The Indian Express Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on NDTV 24x7’s Walk the Talk programme, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray speaks about the relationship between money and politics and why he thinks Indira Gandhi . ..
- No Cabinet Expansion For Now, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2007)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Sunday ruled out the expansion of the Cabinet "for now."
- Hema In Bhojpur (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Jan 29, 2007)
No prizes for guessing which of these two questions is more relevant: How silly is Hema Malini? How clever is the BJP?
- Removing Punjab’S Dgp (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 27, 2007)
THE removal of Punjab's Director-General of Police at the directive of the Election Commission is not the first instance of its kind.
- Aiadmk, Mdmk Again Stage Walkout (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 24, 2007)
"AIADMK will party launch agitations"
- Re-Right The Wrongs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 23, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Government’s demand to have the Constitution rewritten afresh is illogical and unreasonable.
- Landmark 9th Schedule Ruling May Hit Quotas (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Jan 13, 2007)
The reservation policy of the Centre and of some states like Tamil Nadu could now be subject to judicial scrutiny with a Supreme Court verdict on Thursday opening the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to judicial review.
- No Immunity For Laws Under 9th Schedule: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2007)
In a landmark judgment with far-reaching implications, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that any law placed under the Constitution’s Ninth Schedule after April 24, 1973 providing immunity from legal challenges are subject to scrutiny of courts.
- Landmark 9th Schedule Ruling May Hit Quotas (Asian Age, Venkat Parsa, Jan 12, 2007)
The reservation policy of the Centre and of some states like Tamil Nadu could now be subject to judicial scrutiny with a Supreme Court verdict on Thursday opening the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution to judicial review.
- Indian Party Sweeps To Power On Free Color Tvs (Washington Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
These days, it seems, the huddled masses are yearning to get free TVs.
Declaring color television a basic necessity, an Indian political party promised free sets to the poor and swept to power in May in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
- It Cases: Proceedings Against Jayalalithaa, Sasikalaa Stayed (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jan 04, 2007)
Supreme Court observes that the matter requires examination
Trial court had dismissed discharge pleas
High Court upheld trial court order.
- Charges Can Be Framed In It Cases Against Jayalalithaa, Sasikalaa, Says Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
Both have been directed to appear in court on January 29
Order following Supreme Court directive
Trial to be conducted on day-to-day basis
- Duress Drove Karunanidhi Out Of Dam Talks: Kerala Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 27, 2006)
Terming Tamil Nadu’s move to pull out of the talks on Mullaperiyar dam issue as “unfortunate,” Kerala Chief Minister Mr VS Achuthanandan today said his counterpart Mr M Karunanidhi appeared to be acting under “internal political pressure.”
- Mdmk Intact Despite Revolt, Says Vaiko (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 25, 2006)
Informs Prime Minister and Sonia of recent developments
- Parliament Must Ratify Treaties: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2006)
General secretary of the All-India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Jayalalithaa on Friday called for carrying out an amendment to the Constitution providing for Parliamentary ratification of every treaty entered into by the Executive with any foreign . . .
- Ballistic For Votes (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 22, 2006)
Political parties in the country are divided on the proposed India-US civil nuclear deal because anti-Americanism is still a potential vote-getter
- It's Time Parties Made Themselves Heard (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2006)
It is the basic obligation of a political party to engage regularly with the public at large, educate and persuade it about the merits and demerits of what its government is doing or not doing. Otherwise, the debate gets hijacked . . .
- Victims, Still: Reports From States (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2006)
Dalit activism has enabled the community to make some progress, but it is still subjected to oppression across the country.
- Vat Will Not Affect Small Traders: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2006)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi wanted traders to think for themselves if they would be affected to even a minor extent with the introduction of the Value Added Tax (VAT) in the State.
- Talks With Kerala Over: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2006)
State to approach Supreme Court for resolving Mullaperiyar dam dispute
- Lankan Refugee Pressure Increases In Tamil Nadu (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Dec 19, 2006)
The plight of Sri Lankan Tamils has become a tool in the hands of politicians, particularly those belonging to the Dravidian parties in Tamil Nadu.
- Indo-Us N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2006)
Terming the Indo-US nuclear deal a “slave charter,” AIADMK supremo Ms Jayalalithaa has sought a constitutional amendment making it mandatory for the government to seek Parliament’s approval before signing any
agreement.
- Bjp Blames Government For Attacks On Temples (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party State president L. Ganesan on Friday blamed the State Government and its Intelligence machinery for the recent attacks on Hindu temples and mutts in retaliation to the vandalising of the EVR Periyar statue at Srirangam.
- Unanswered Question: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2006)
"A demeaning, debasing agreement"
- Third Front Taking Shape In Parliament (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Dec 16, 2006)
Third Front may still be in realm of speculation but the floor coordination between TDP, SP and AIADMK in the Rajya Sabha is a pointer to a new realignment.
- Aiadmk Opposes Nuclear Deal With The U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2006)
It will undermine sovereignty of the country, says Jayalalithaa
- Role Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 15, 2006)
The conviction expressed in the recent Unicef report on the leadership abilities of women is not dependent on Ms Nancy Pelosi’s yet-to-be-proven success in taming the Republicans in the United States of America.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 12, 2006)
What do politicians who have had a bad patch at the hustings do to stay in the limelight?
- M.G. Ramachandran's Statue Unveiled In Parliament Complex (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Dec 08, 2006)
The nine-foot high bronze statue was donated by AIADMK
- Sonia Absence At Mgr Statue Unveiling Shot In The Arm For 'Third Front' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2006)
The absence of Congress President Sonia Gandhi at the unveiling of AIADMK founder MG Ramachandran's statue in Parliament on Thursday gave a boost to the votaries of the third front, itching to edge the Congress out of power at the Centre at the . . .
- Pm, Sonia Skip Admk Function (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Dec 08, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi today stayed away from a programme to unveil the statue of AIADMK founder M G Ramachandran in the Parliament house ‘fearing reaction from UPA ally DMK’.
- Playing Statue-Statue (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 08, 2006)
The Tamil political pantheon is finding a place in the hushed precincts of Parliament, and the Dravidian parties have chosen the occasion to make strident political points.
- High Court Upholds Order Against Jayalalithaa In Income Tax Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2006)
Economic offences court had refused to discharge her and Sasikala
- Perilous Dam Of Mullaperiyar (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 02, 2006)
The talks between Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan and his Tamil Nadu counterpart M Karunanidhi on the rising of water above the danger level in the 111-year-old Mullaperiyar dam ended in a flop even as the perilous height of the dam water . . .
- Room In The House (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Dec 01, 2006)
Women's organisations, instead of declaiming from the rooftops, should work at the grassroots and mobilise people in support of their demand
- Patience Must Not Be Mistaken For Weakness: Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2006)
"No intention to adopt a confrontationist approach towards Kerala Government"
- Water Of India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 25, 2006)
Few disputes raise visceral passions quite as much as those involving the sharing of river waters.
- Governance Has Two Faces (Indian Express, Shaibal Gupta, Nov 24, 2006)
A few days before Nitish Kumar completed one year as chief minister of Bihar, a routine horse-trading took place in Sonepur, a sub-divisional town of Bihar famous for its mega annual cattle fair.
- Dmk Wants Tamil Used In Madras High Court (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
"My Lord" will soon be replaced with Ayya and instead of adjournments, lawyers will ask for vaayadha. These and more changes are in the offing with the DMK government deciding to introduce Tamil as a court language in the state.
- Southern Churning? Cong Snubs Dmk, Invites Amma Ally Mdmk To Meetings (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Nov 22, 2006)
It's a straw in the Tamil Nadu political wind but is being seen as a significant one.
- Karunanidhi Denies Charge On Dam Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2006)
Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi on Tuesday said the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam Government and the electoral alliance led by the party were firm on safeguarding the interests of the people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, protecting the rights of the farmers . . .
- Tackling The Big Fish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 21, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s call to the CBI and state anti-corruption bureau officers to pursue cases of corruption in high places vigorously is timely.
- Saddam As A Cultural Phenomena (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 10, 2006)
Princess Diana’s death in a car crash in 1997 provoked a hysterical outbreak of mass grieving in Britain, a phenomenon which has been the subject of much academic analysis.
- Aiadmk Fishermen's Wing To Stage Protests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
Activists of the fishermen's wing of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam will stage protests in Chennai and Nagapattinam on November 9 and 10 respectively to highlight the plight of fishermen.
- A Plea For Justice To Jessica (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 28, 2006)
Sodhi and Sonia have revived hopes that justice may yet be done. Bless them!
- Karunanidhi’S Move (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 28, 2006)
The communication by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi to all the chief ministers to implead themselves in the Supreme Court case on reservations cannot be legally faulted.
- Mayhem In Chennai (OutLook, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 27, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation Council elections are marred by violence and rigging on an unprecedented scale.
- Radhika Expelled From Aiadmk (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2006)
Actress Radhika, promoter and chairperson of television content company Radaan MediaWorks, was on Wednesday expelled from the primary membership of AIADMK.
- Question Mark Over Punjab Chief Justice As Kalam Sends His Posting . . . (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 18, 2006)
There is fresh speculation over the elevation of Delhi High Court acting Chief Justice Vijender Jain as Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court as President A P J Abdul Kalam has sent the appointment file with some queries back to the . . .
- Dmk Govt Foisting False Cases Against Aiadmk Men: Jaya (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
Condemning the midnight arrest of AIADMK MLA P K Sekarbabu, party supremo Jayalalithaa today alleged that Tamil Nadu’s DMK government was "foisting false cases" against her party men.
- Two Candidates Joined Dmk On Their Own, Says Veerasamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
DMK, AIADMK cross swords over "defection" of candidates
- Aiadmk's Writ Plea Hides Its Illegal Activities: Dmk (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
Party general secretary files counter in High Court
- Central Districts Geared Up For Second Phase Of Polls (Hindu, Syed Muthahar Saqaf, Oct 15, 2006)
429 candidates in the fray in 60-ward Tiruchi Corporation.
- Friendless In Chennai (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Oct 12, 2006)
Nearly six months after the Tamil Nadu assembly elections, the state is in election mode again. Yesterday the Madurai by-election took place, and elections to the local bodies will be in full swing tomorrow and the day after.
- Shifting Alliance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led alliance appears to have lost some of its strength following the swift exit of one of its constituents, the Dalit Panthers of India (DPI).
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