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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- No Will To Fight Terror (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 31, 2007)
The Hyderabad bombings have brought to the fore the seriousness of the terrorist threat the country faces. With such incidents happening again and again, and the Government following an ostrich-like approach, people have been left to their fate
- Concern Over Civilian Explosives Stockpile (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 30, 2007)
Poor control over production and use of ammonium nitrate facilitating terrorism: experts
Explosives black market flourishing
Production facilities have proliferated
- C’Garh: 12 Cops Feared Dead In Naxal Ambush (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Aug 30, 2007)
In yet another encounter with Naxalites in Chhattisgarh, 12 security personnel were feared killed on Wednesday afternoon in the forests of Jagargunda in Dantewada district, about 550 km from here.
- Another Chance (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2007)
The district official who touched Shibu Soren’s feet as the latter walked out of a jail obviously had his politics right. It may be a matter of time before Mr Soren becomes Jharkhand’s chief minister.
- Airline Fears Fir Ire, Finds City Unsafe (Telegraph, ANUPAM SHESHANK, Aug 29, 2007)
MDLR Airlines is willing to withdraw from the city, but not lodge an FIR against transport minister Anosh Ekka.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 29, 2007)
Beyond the uncertainty over whether a brand name will set up retail stores in West Bengal is the loss of face the government has suffered on the road to revamping its economic policy.
- The Other Hyderabad Attack: 2 Bombs, 3 Probes, Both Hands Tied (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Aug 29, 2007)
At the Mediciti Hospital here today, five injured students from a Maharashtra engineering college who were at Lumbini Park on Saturday night and who survived the serial blasts that left 44 dead, were shown dossiers by the police in the hope that . . . .
- Going Critical (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 29, 2007)
IN the wake of the Left parties’ opposition to the negotiated 123 Agreement, which will form the basis for India-United States civil nuclear cooperation, efforts by the government to emphasise its importance for the energy security of the country . . .
- Jharia: A Town On Fire (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Aug 28, 2007)
When we say that such and such town is sitting on a powder keg, we mean that figuratively. But in the case of Jharia (Jharkhand), it is literally true. Coal burning uncontrolled underneath it has put a fiery question mark on the very existence of . . . .
- 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.
- Commission Stick For Cop Before By-Election (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
The state government today replaced East Singhbhum superintendent of police Pankaj Darad with Navin Kumar Singh, on orders of the Election Commission.
- Scientists Find Uranium In Ladakh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Scientists have for the first time found uranium in “exceptionally high concentration” in Ladakh.
- Ec Notice To Jharkhand Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The Election commission has issued a show-cause notice to the Jharkhand CM Mr Madhu Koda, for allegedly violating the model code of conduct.
- 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.
- Murdered Mla’S Cellphone Recovered (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
Police and the Central Bureau of Investigation today claimed to have recovered the mobile phone of the late CPI(ML) legislator, Mahendra Singh, who was assassinated in January 2005, from a rebel, arrested from Sankara Nethralaya in Chennai.
- Ec Issues Notices To Jharkhand Chief Minister (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The Election Commission has issued notice to Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda for violating the model code of conduct for the Jamshedpur bypolls, scheduled to be held on August 29.
- Slamming Cbi, Court Acquits Soren (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Delhi High Court today acquitted former Union Minister Shibu Soren in connection with the murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994 after slamming the CBI for failing “miserably” in getting evidence against the JMM leader.
- Shibu Soren Acquitted In Murder Case (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted former Union Minister Shibu Soren in connection with the murder of his private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994 after slamming the CBI for failing "miserably" in getting evidence against the tribal leader.
- Ex-Indian Minister Acquitted Of Murder (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
A former Indian cabinet minister who was jailed for life in December for conspiracy in the abduction and murder of an aide was acquitted on appeal on Wednesday.
- Shibu Soren, 4 Others Acquitted In Murder Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted the former Union Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief, Shibu Soren, and four others in the Shashinath Jha murder case, holding that “the prosecution has miserably failed in bringing home. . .
- Soren To Walk Free (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha has reason to celebrate. It is not often that the president of a political party is convicted of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment by the trial court, only to be exonerated by the High Court.
- Soren Acquitted (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Former union minister and JMM leader Shibu Soren, undergoing life sentence for plotting the murder of his secretary, was today acquitted by the Delhi High Court due to lack of evidence.
- ‘Soren As Cm’ Cry After Acquittal (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Demand to install Shibu Soren as the chief minister swelled today, hours after he was acquitted by the Delhi High Court in the Shashinath Jha murder case.
- Soren Acquitted (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 23, 2007)
The Delhi high court on Wednesday acquitted former Union minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren of the murder of his private secretary, Shashi Nath Jha, and held that the CBI "miserably" failed to prove its case.
- Hc Acquits Soren, Slams Cbi For Lapses (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Eight months after he become the first serving Union minister to be sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his personal assistant 14 years ago, the Delhi High Court on Wednesday acquitted Jharkand Mukti Morcha leader Shibu Soren in the . . . . .
- ‘No Steel Exports Below Domestic Market Price’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The Central Government on Monday directed steel producers to stop the practice forthwith of selling the core commodity in international markets at rates lower than that prevailing back home as it was causing an artificial price hike in the domestic market
- Jmm Mla ‘Ragged’ In College (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Sukhram Oraon is a firebrand Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator from West Singhbhum district but even this could not help him evade ragging by his seniors on his first day in college.
- Pressing Pause On Deal Will Deepen Crisis At N-Power Plants: They Are Very Low On Fuel, Production Hit (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Aug 20, 2007)
As Left allies mount pressure on the UPA government to press pause on the Indo-US nuclear deal, time is also running out on another front:
- Cs, Boards Take Over (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2007)
As cabinet approved formation of Scheduled Castes Advisory Committee, the state government appointed P.P. Sharma the chief secretary and promoted two other aspirants — A.K. Basu and Mukhtiyar Singh — to CS scale today.
- Systemic Ills (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 17, 2007)
Preoccupied with AIDS control, government and funding agencies gloss over other health priorities.
- Washerman-Scribe (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Aug 17, 2007)
WE credit an Englishman, James Angustus Hicky, for bringing out the first newspaper in our country.
- 6 Killed In Deoghar Stampede (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Six persons, including five women died today in Deoghar and neighbouring Basukinath in Jharkhand during the morning congregation and puja offerings at Shiva temples. One person was seriously injured in the incident.
- Nutrition Security Under Increasing Threat (Business Line, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Aug 14, 2007)
The National Family Health Surveys (NFHS) are extremely useful indicators of many basic conditions of life and health among our population.
- In Chhattisgarh, Maoists Prevail (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Aug 13, 2007)
The Chattishgarh Assembly held a secret sitting for the first time. No visitors or journalists were allowed inside the House.
- 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.
- Pratibha Must Protect Democracy: Advani (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2007)
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha LK Advani on Friday rued the fact that violation of constitutional rights had become rampant during the past three years.
- We Can’T Be Soft On Terror (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 11, 2007)
The Sanjay Dutt case brings to focus several issues. Besides focusing attention on our legal system, it also highlights the issue of national security and our "soft" approach to matters of national security for the sake of vote banks.
- Ansari Elected Vice-President (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 11, 2007)
Mohammad Hamid Ansari, the common candidate of the United Progressive Alliance and the Left parties, was on Friday declared elected as the country’s new Vice-President. In a triangular contest, Mr. Ansari scored a comfortable victory securing . . . .
- Used As Labourers, Abandoned (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 09, 2007)
Johan Bage is an octogenarian who cannot remember when he retired as a labourer from the Forest Department.
- Nda To Grill Govt On N-Deal, Goa (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is going to confront the UPA government on developments in Goa, floods and the 123 agreement with the US during the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning August 10.
- Nda To Fire Goa Salvo At Cong In House (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2007)
The Monsoon Session of Parliament looks set to witness fiery battle of words on Goa, with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary party deciding on Wednesday to raise the issue of saving the minority Congress Government by . . . .
- The Decade Of Our Discontent (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Aug 09, 2007)
Sixty years on, rural India is a shambles. The most severe agrarian crisis since the eve of the Green Revolution rages on.
- 32 Hurt As Train Derails (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2007)
Thirtytwo passengers were injured when the Jodhpur-Howrah Express derailed near the Juhi yard in the district today, disrupting train traffic on the route.
- Mining Policy Abetting 'Quick Buck' Lobby: Cm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Karnataka on Monday urged the Centre to keep the national interest in mind before proceeding to draft the National Mineral Policy and amend the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957...
- Cms Snub Mine Award Policy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Convinced that recommendations on the mineral and mining policy would undermine the states’ interests and will embolden Naxalites, four chief ministers today demanded a peep into the Centre’s mind before clearance of the recommendations.
- Cms Unite To Fight Ore Policy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Chief minister Madhu Koda might have problems getting the support of his ministers but he has no difficulty in securing the backing of at least three of his counterparts.
- 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.
- National Security Council Discusses Naxal Threat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The National Security Council (NSC), presided over by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, held a marathon meeting this evening on the resurgence of the Naxal threat.
- Bjp To Field Sarangi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Setting aside all speculations, the BJP leadership today decided to field Bahragora MLA Dinesh Sarangi for the Jamshedpur Lok Sabha byelections, slated on August 29.
- Voice Over (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
For Goa, crises come in incessant waves. Only days ago, its brand new Congress government had been endangered by the rapid withdrawal of support by two members of a supporting party, an independent and a rebel party member.
- Violence & Steel (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
The state seems to be withering away in Jharkhand. It is difficult, otherwise, to explain how the Maoist rebels continue to turn it into a killing field.
- Violence Mars Jharkhand Bandh (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
A series of attacks and blasts on buses, trucks, railway stations and state guest houses marred the day-long bandh called by Maoist extremists in Jharkhand and Bihar today, leaving one person dead and several others injured.
- Maoists Kill 1, Blow Up Two Railway Stations (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
One person was killed and 17 injured in two incidents of firing by CPI(Maoists) activists, who also detonated bombs in two railway stations during their 24-hour Jharkhand bandh that began on midnight last night.
- Bill On Foreign Universities (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 02, 2007)
A CENTRAL government move with the ostensible purpose of transforming higher education by encouraging more investment from foreign education providers has come under fire for giving them a free hand in the country under the guise of regulation.
- Maoists Blow Up Railway Stations In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
Maoist insurgents blew up two railway stations and disrupted public transport in rural strongholds in eastern India on Wednesday as a day-long strike took hold.
- Mittal Keen To Enter Indian Steel Market (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Mittal Steel India plans to begin site activity at its Keonjhar project in Orissa by 2008 and is keen to enter the Indian steel market by 2011, Sanak Mishra, CEO, said. The project would be L. N. Mittal’s first greenfield venture.
- 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 . . .
- Sonia, Pm Are Behind Goa Conspiracy: Bjp (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 31, 2007)
Outraged by the blatant subversion of the Constitution in Goa, the BJP on Monday dubbed Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as the principal authors of the "conspiracy" and vowed to fight it in the court . . . . .
- A Crime In Goa (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2007)
T the utterly shameless manner in which the Congress has subverted the Constitution and made a mockery of legislative rules in Goa with no other purpose than to retain power in that State by propping up a discredited Government that has lost . . . .
- 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 . . . .
- Carnival In Goa (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 30, 2007)
THE 53-day-old Digambar Kamat government in Goa is on the verge of collapse.
- The Maoist Mess-Up~ii (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Unlike the planning model formulated by the Pakistani economist, Prof Mahbub-ul-Haque, who believed in an indirect attack on mass poverty, India’s Planning Commission believes in the trickle-down effects of a fast growth rate.
- Get Mega Steel Plants Going (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 30, 2007)
It is welcome that both the mega, 12-million-tonne integrated steel plants proposed by steel tycoon L N Mittal, one in Jharkhand and other in Orissa, are “on course”.
- 'Bjp Will Parade Mlas In Rashtrapati Bhavan’ (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jul 28, 2007)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping that the democratic spirit will prevail in Goa and it will be allowed to form a Government since it now has a majority.
- Hot & Cold Treatment For Cm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Madhu Koda expected to ask questions on delimitation when he met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today. It was the PM instead who let loose a volley of uncomfortable questions, which left the Jharkhand chief minister fumbling.
- A Matter Of Shame (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 28, 2007)
It is elementary that if we want to have a stable structure, we have to have a strong foundation.
- Whither Nepal? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Saturday Special takes its second hard look in five weeks at the developments in Nepal. With time running out before the election, people's faith in the system is eroding.
- Bjp To Parade Goa Mlas Before President Patil (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The BJP is all set to parade its supporting MLAs from Goa before President Pratibha Patil on Saturday to prove majority in the state assembly.
- Substitute For The State (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
The economy continues to grow at more than 9 per cent. Corporate profits are breaking records.
- No Damage To Barc Facility In Srinagar Attack (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 27, 2007)
Hand grenades thrown at CRPF units, seven jawans hurt
No spillage of radioactive yellow-cake
No change in background radiation
- Mittal Puts Steel Plants On Course (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
ArcelorMittal chief executive Lakshmi N. Mittal today said his firm’s two steel plants in Orissa and Jharkhand with 10million-tonne capacity each are on course and hoped iron ore and coal mines for the projects would be allocated soon.
- All’S Well That Ends In Rain (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Jul 26, 2007)
A happy end is a priceless gift. We saved the Test match. Don’t let the English press tell you it was the weather. Dhoni saved us.
- Asleep In Chhattisgarh (Pioneer, AJAI SAHNI, Jul 25, 2007)
Maoists are on the rampage in Chhattisgarh, killing policemen, blowing up power stations and enforcing their writ with increasing impunity.
- 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 . . .
- Depletion Of Groundwater (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Jul 24, 2007)
Groundwater is getting depleted fast across India and it is time the authorities thought of making and enforcing effective laws governing its use.
- Progress Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Field reports suggest that the anticipated benefits of employment guarantee are beginning to show in the pioneer districts.
- Zone Of Progress (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jul 24, 2007)
The AIADA's commitment to industrial development is transforming Adityapur into a preferred destination for investors.
- Success Story (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Jul 24, 2007)
The Tata Steel Growth Shop (TGS), a division of Tata Steel, was set up in 1968, thanks to the efforts of J.R.D. Tata and Sumant Mulgaonkar of Telco (now Tata Motors) fame.
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