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- Cabinet Nod For Tribal University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
To promote avenues for higher education, research among tribals
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University to be located at Amarkantak in M.P.
STs to get adequate representation in decision-making bodies, teachers' recruitment
- Teenagers Ferry Arms, Ammo (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
What LTTE has been doing for years in Jaffna, local criminal gangs have started it here: rope in teenagers to ferry arms and ammo.
- India, Facing Uranium Fuel Shortage, Presses On With Nuclear Power Programme (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 15, 2007)
Firm plans are under way to press ahead with India's indigenous nuclear power programme should, for some reason, the proposed Indo-U.S. nuclear agreement not come through.
- Rural Min Seeks Media Pressure For Projects' Speedy Execution (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Jun 14, 2007)
Given the fact that rural development programmes have become a key feature in Centre-State relations, Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has undertaken a novel plan to rope in the State Governments through sensitising the local . . .
- 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 . ..
- Nasa Calls Kolkata Doc To Help In Moon Mission (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Homoeopathy and a lunar settlement project may not seem the likeliest of combinations. Until, one meets Dr Pratip Banerjee.
- Non-Congress, Non-Bjp Front To Meet In Chennai On June 18 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Certain important decisions will be taken: Jayalalithaa
- Nda To Wait For Jaya & Co To Show Their Cards (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Matching hectic activity in the UPA-Left camp, the NDA top brass and Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat met at the residence of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee this evening to take a fresh count of their stock vis-à-vis the . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 12, 2007)
Mr Jyoti Basu may have accepted the government’s contention that legal complications stand in the way of returning the acquired land in Singur.
- 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.
- Another Front Is Forged (Pioneer, Ajoy Bose, Jun 11, 2007)
With the emergence of a new political front comprising a motley group of regional parties, yet another bloc has been created in our increasingly fractured polity. Can the old political certainties prevail over emerging uncertainties?
- Maoists Attack Nmdc Facility In Chhattisgarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
Maoists on Sunday attacked the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.
- Jmm Soft On New Front Call (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2007)
Members of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) seem to have softened their stand on the “third front” issue.
- 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:
- 3rd Front’S Nominee In A Fortnight, Says Naidu (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
Telugu Desam chief N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Thursday that the third front would announce the name of its presidential candidate after a meeting in Chennai which would be held within the next fortnight.
- Jcb India Eye Export Markets In Asia (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2007)
JCB India, a leader in the construction equipment sector, is eyeing exports market in Southeast Asia and West Asia.
- 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.
- 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 . . . .
- 8 Parties Form New Front (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Jun 07, 2007)
For viable alternative to Congress, BJP
Chennai meet to decide on Presidential poll strategy
More parties likely to join: Jayalalithaa
- Copters To Be Used In Naxal Operations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Lending a helping to Chhattisgarh, the Union Home Ministry today sanctioned a helicopter for use in anti-Naxalite operations.
- 8 Regional Parties Form Front (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Jun 07, 2007)
A motley group of eight regional parties today launched a new front as an alternative to the Congress and the BJP at the national level, while keeping the doors open for a tie-up with the Left parties.
- Regional Parties Launch Front As Alternative To Upa, Nda (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Jun 07, 2007)
The group of seven regional parties all in Opposition in their respective States on Wednesday launched a new front with the aim of providing a third alternative to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and the BJP-led National . . . .
- G-8 May Tilt Balance Against Congress (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Jun 07, 2007)
The prevailing anti-Congress sentiments among the regional parties may become a crucial factor in the forthcoming presidential election.
- Another Third Front In Making (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The forthcoming presidential polls will provide a pointer to whether a third front is at all possible.
- Jaya Front Leader (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
A new political front comprising eight regional parties was formed here on Wednesday as an alternative to the Congress-led UPA and the BJP-led NDA. It is likely to be led by AIADMK supremo J. Jayalalithaa.
- 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 . . . .
- 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
- Palamau’S Sardar Secures Daltonganj (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
The UPA euphoria over the RJD victory in the Palamau Lok Sabha by-elections two months back evaporated today with Independent candidate Inder Singh Namdhari retaining the Daltonganj Assembly seat.
- 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
- 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).
- Sun, Sand And Elections (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2007)
Goa may be a tourist’s delight, but it is certainly a psephologist’s nightmare. It will be hazardous in the extreme to attempt a guess as to which party gets to form the next government in the state, given the size of Goa’s assembly — just 40 seats — . ..
- Speechless (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, Jun 04, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh gave a thoughtful speech at the annual session of the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry for all you yokels who do not know what the country’s most powerful acronym stands for).
- Indian Rebels Turn To Poppy For Funds (Daily Times, Amarnath Tewary, Jun 01, 2007)
Police say that the Maoists are not only growing poppy, but also extorting ‘taxes’ from farmers and opium traders
- Spp Dropped In Bmw Case After (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
Calling it a "serious issue" for the criminal justice system, a rattled Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered a probe into a TV sting that alleged a collusion between the prosecution and defence in the 1999 BMW hit-and-run case and prompted a veteran . . .
- Out Of School — An Elementary, Unaddressed Problem (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 01, 2007)
If education is denied because of poverty, gender, caste or religion, such children have little chance of vertical mobility. As a result, nearly 70 per cent of the children are missing the growth bandwagon, as they have no skills or knowledge to . . .
- Saving Soren (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2007)
It is now increasingly clear the UPA Government is mounting a furtive, quiet but wholly sedulous campaign to win Shibu Soren, former Union Coal Minister, a reprieve from the Delhi High Court.
- Nuke Appetiser, Served On Us Telly (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
On the eve of President George W. Bush’s nuclear negotiator’s trip to India, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Anil Kakodkar, has appeared on prime time American television and warned that “what India should have and should not have is . . .
- Anti-Tobacco Pilot Project To Take Off In State (Hindu, Sahana Charan , May 30, 2007)
Cell to be set up to carry out tobacco-free initiatives
World No Tobacco Day is being observed on May 31
Project will be implemented in Bangalore and Gulbarga districts
- Naxalite Hotbed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 30, 2007)
Chhattisgarh's reputation as the State worst hit by `left' extremism has found grisly reconfirmation in the killing of nine policemen in the Bastar region.
- Rajnath Gives Home Turf To Jaitley, Ravi Gets Tn, Malhotra Loses Delhi (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 30, 2007)
The man who scripted victory for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Punjab would now revive the party's sagging fortunes in Uttar Pradesh, where the party suffered a debacle in the recently concluded Assembly polls.
- India Rebels Turn To Poppy For Funds (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have been growing opium poppies to fund their operations in the region, officials say.
- Bjp Reshuffle: Yashwant In-Charge Of Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
In an overhaul of his party management in states, BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Tuesday appointed senior party leader Yashwant Sinha in charge of Karnataka...
- Naxalites Plan October Rally In Delhi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2007)
Naxalite groups are planning a massive show of strength in the Capital in October.
- Into The Forests, Chasing Naxalites (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
Security forces have launched the biggest ever operation against Naxalites in the dense forest areas of Latehar, Paranu and Garwah regions of Jharkhand.
- Terror Cannot Solve Problems: Kanu Sanyal (Tribune, SUJOY DHAR, May 26, 2007)
Naxalbari (West Bengal): At his humble mud house here in north Bengal, Kanu Sanyal battles senility, age and a blurring eyesight.
- Arrest Warrant Against Raj Thackeray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
The arrest warrant was issued by a Jamshedpur court for Raj's alleged provocative statement against Biiharis two months ago.
- Naxalism: The Enemy Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 23, 2007)
By indulging in violence, Naxals are hurting the developmental cause of the nation, says Saumitra Mohan.
- The Mess In Bihar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 23, 2007)
At a time when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar boasts of putting the state on the fast track of development, the National Human Rights Commission’s concern about the increasing cases of human rights violation in the state is a blot on his government.
- Bjp, Jamait Kept Out Of All-Party Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
The countdown to Thursday’s all-party peace talks began today with Miss Mamata Banerjee adding a new twist to establish her secular credentials with the help of none other than her arch rivals in Bengal politics.
- 3rd Man Held In J’Khand (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
Sleuths of the West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department picked up a suspect in the Mecca Masjid blast case from Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, the third person picked up for questioning in the case.
- Ib Hunt For Blast Suspect (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
A probe team from Hyderabad would soon visit the city to further investigate the blast at the mosque, said the police, confirming that yesterday’s “picking up” of a person from Sakchi was related to the probe.
- Mecca Masjid Blast: Cops On Toes To Find Last Bomb (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
Even as one person was arrested in Jharkhand in connection with the Mecca Masjid blast and the city police expressing confidence that the case will be cracked within a week, the revelation . . . .
- No Arrest, No Detention: Cid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
The West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has denied ``detaining'' anyone in connection with the sale of a SIM card, reportedly found in a mobile phone at the site of the May 18 blast in Hyderabad.
- Bengal Warned Delhi Of Huji Threat To Hyderabad (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
A top West Bengal official has said the state sent a detailed report on the growing threat from Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HUJI) to the Centre about two months back and mentioned Hyderabad among possible targets of terrorist attacks by the Bangladesh- . .
- Hyd Blast: Jharkand Link Picked Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
Sources in the police said, the Hutch mobile simcard, used in one of the two mobile sets recovered after the blast (in Hyderabad), was purchased from the mobile shop run by Md Sajjid in June 2006.
- Hyderabad Blasts: One Held In Jharkhand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
One Sajid Mian, who sells mobile SIM cards at Jamtara in Jharkhand was detained by Kolkata Police on Saturday for interrogation.
- Tata Steel To Become 2nd Largest By 2012, Q4 Net Up 41% (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
World's sixth largest steel firm Tata Steel on Thursday said it aspires to become the second largest firm in the world by 2012 with 40 million tonnes production capacity as against 25.6 mt now.
- Tata Steel's Q4 Net Up 41% (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Now the sixth largest steel firm, Tata Steel on Thursday said that it is aiming to become the second largest steel maker the world by 2015 with 50 million tonnes of production capacity. The company, along with the recently acquired Corus currently . . .
- Uphill Task For Mayawati (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, May 17, 2007)
Stumped by the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party's victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, analysts have begun to reassess their view of the Dalit leader.
- Exit, Polls (Asian Age, M.J. Akbar, May 15, 2007)
How much money can you make by selling a mirage? Quite a lot, actually, if you dress it up in jargon and put on a suitably pseudo-serious face before a television camera.
- Five Maoist Rebels Killed In Eastern India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Five Maoist guerrillas were killed in a shootout after security forces in eastern India raided a rebel hideout, police said Sunday.
- Up Result A Blow To Upa (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, May 14, 2007)
The results of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election are out. Unlike the prediction of several poll pundits and psephologists who talked of a hung Assembly in the State, the people have voted decisively in favour of Ms Mayawati. For the first time . . .
- Dark Side Of Mining (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
AS the shadows lengthen on Keonjhar's main street, the tube-lit sign above Hotel Arjun flickers to life, illuminating both the entrance to the hotel and the cigarette seller next to it.
- Normal Times (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 10, 2007)
For Bihar, as much as for India, the normal functioning of the State machinery is never boring. In fact, it has never been a more exciting spectacle.
- Quota Hearing Today, 13 States Get Back With Their Obc Figures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
At a time when the Centre and Supreme Court have locked horns over who constitute the OBC and just how many of them are there in the country, only 13 states have got back to the Centre with data on their OBC population.
- Sinosteel Outlines Us$4b Project For Eastern India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Sinosteel Corp, a Chinese mineral trading company, plans to build a US$4 billion (HK$31.2 billion) steel plant in India, joining global steelmakers in tapping the world's fifth-biggest iron ore deposits.
- Orissa Trip For Displaced (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Tata Steel today unveiled its plans to first rehabilitate the displaced even before starting on their greenfield projects at Kalinga Nagar in Orissa and Tontoposhi in Jharkhand.
- Older Bride (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 07, 2007)
Everybody enjoys being a role model, and Aishwarya Rai must have had quite a massive share of this kind of enjoyment.
- Growth In India's Industrial Hub Leaves Many Behind (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Bhan Sai makes about $1.40 a day. The minimum wage is almost twice that, but if he complains, he says, the steel mill will fire him.
- A Million Learn To Read In The 'World's Fastest Literacy Programme' (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
Victor Lyons cuts an unusual figure riding his bicycle in the sweaty Delhi traffic, which he does every day in the city he has made his home. His mission to make one million rural Indian women literate over five years is even more out of the ordinary.
- Birla To Cash In On Aviation Boom (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
The joint venture between Hindalco Industries Ltd and Almex USA Inc, Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Ltd is scheduled to commence its production in the first quarter of the fiscal year 2008-09.
- Katara Only A Symptom (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 05, 2007)
When there is good news all around, it is churlish to draw attention to disturbing tit-bits. That, at least, would seem to be the prevailing wisdom in the BJP.
- We Made 2 Firms Pay Rs 2.5 Cr For Work On Jharkhand Gq Road, Says Maoist (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, May 04, 2007)
A Maoist commander has told the Jharkhand police that the CPI (Maoist) allowed work on a state stretch of the Golden Quadrilateral after forcing L&T and ECI, the road builders, to cough up Rs 2.5 crore. The Maoists even took a Scorpio jeep from the road-b
- Naxalite Soldiers (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, May 04, 2007)
Alarmed by the upsurge in Naxalite violence and the growing audacity of the rebels, the Centre asked insurgency-affected states to take tough measures against them and simultaneously expedite development work in remote and backward areas.
- ‘Judicial Activism Is Like An Unruly Horse’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 04, 2007)
Judicial activism, in the sense of excessive judicial interference in the working of a democratic polity, is a basic and undeniable truth in India.
- Dalma Tribals Up In Arms Against Forest Department (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
Faced with mounting pressure from the Jharkhand state forest department to stop hunting wild animals in and around Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, the tribals living along the foothills of the Dalma Range and adjoining areas have decided to fight for . . .
- Congress Will Push For President’S Rule In Up (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, May 04, 2007)
The final phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections will soon be over and I give below my predictions, which remain unchanged from the previous week.
- Maoists To "Be In The Forefront" Against Sezs (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, May 04, 2007)
To intensify attacks on counter-revolutionary organisations like Salwa Judum
To step up attacks on Salwa Judum
Lesson learnt in A.P.
- Katara Only A Symptom (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, May 03, 2007)
When there is good news all around, it is churlish to draw attention to disturbing tit-bits.
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