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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Indian Ocean Dipole Favours Good Monsoon (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, May 03, 2007)
A positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD), the seasonal seesawing of sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean, is forecast to combine with an emerging La Nina event in the equatorial Pacific in a rare virtuoso performance with implications for the . . . .
- Tuskers Do The Task (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2007)
When a herd of elephants at the Dalma sanctuary in Jharkhand chased away 400 tribals hunting wild animals on the occasion of a traditional local festival, they did wildlife conservation a service.
- June Date For Public Hearing On Quota Seat (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
The Delimitation Commission of India (DCI) will hold public hearings in the state for three days from June 8-10 to invite suggestions/objections from the people.
- A Million Learn To Read In The 'World's Fastest Literacy Programme' (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 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.
- Growth In India's Industrial Hub Leaves Many Behind (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 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.
- Rs 70,000 For Illegal Exit, Job Abroad Costs Lakhs (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
The Babubhai Katara case is just the tip of the iceberg. The human-trafficking scam in the country is worth crores of rupees since each victim being trafficked outside India is charged up to Rs 70,000 for an exit route, and lakhs of rupees . ..
- Bjp, Sp Mull Over Jharkhand Model In Up (Tribune, Satish Misra, May 03, 2007)
The BJP and the Samajwadi Party are seriously pondering over adopting the Jharkhand model for Uttar Pradesh to stop BSP leader Mayawati from assuming power in the state in case of a hung Assembly following the election results.
- India's Industrial Growth Leaves Many Behind (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 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.
- All Equal In The Eyes Of Law (Pioneer, Vinod Deepak, May 01, 2007)
The judiciary has taken a tough stand with respect to crimes allegedly committed by the influential and the powerful.
- On Quick Dispensation Of Justice (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 01, 2007)
It is often said that justice delayed is justice denied. There is more to it than that.
- Terrorism Has Dropped By 40 Pc In J&k, North-East: Patil (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has said that the terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir and the North-East have reduced significantly under the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government.
- 'Up Poll Results To Change National Political Scenario' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Lashing out at the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre for 'failing' to curb inflation and control terrorism, the BJP on Sunday claimed that the outcome of the Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh "will mark the beginning of a new political . . . .
- ‘Activism Of Any Institution Has To Be First Directed (Indian Express, Somnath Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2007)
The legislature has been accorded a pre-eminent position in our constitutional and political set-up, with power inter alia, to make laws, to exercise control over the nation’s purse, to make the executive accountable to the popular House, and when . . .
- No Single Authority Is Supreme (Tribune, Somnath Chatterjee, Apr 28, 2007)
AS is well-known, the doctrine of separation of powers is an inseparable part of the evolution of democracy itself.
- Radioactive Leak Was Arrested (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Apr 28, 2007)
Steps taken to counter radiological, chemical contamination threat: Government
Villagers were not affected: Minister
After rectification, quality of nullah water found safe
- Somnath Requests Bjp Mp Katara To Stay Off House (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
"House should not only express concern but also condemn the MP's alleged offence"
Parliament should adopt a uniform standard for all members
Congress wants CBI inquiry into fake encounter case
- Anything Is Possible, It’S Up After All (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Apr 27, 2007)
The BSP and the BJP are powering ahead in Uttar Pradesh, while the SP is in hot pursuit. The smaller parties (Congress may gain marginally) are being squeezed out by the first three.
- Coordination Centre On Naxalism To Meet Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Coordination Centre on Naxalism will meet here tomorrow amidst reports of a shift in strategy by the Left Wing extremists leading to high casualties.
- Vedanta's Sesa Goa Gambit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2007)
The vigorous bidding for Sesa Goa, India’s largest private sector iron ore exporter indicates the potential for this sector. India has the third largest iron ore reserves in the world, after Brazil and Australia.
- Close Shave With 'Italian' Saloons (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2007)
This refers to the report, "Italian saloons disappearing fast in Jharkhand". A cousin explained the pun to me: In quite a few regions of the country, roadside barber shops are referred to as "Italian" because many of them are stationed on a layer . . .
- Order Without Force (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Apr 25, 2007)
The Centre seeks modification of the apex court order on police reforms, while several States have refused to comply with the directives.
- Taking On Naxals And Benefiting From It (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Apr 25, 2007)
On entering the Naxalite-affected areas of Chandauli, Sonebhadra and Mirzapur your fear will be forgotten for a while.
- Parallel Connection (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
India needs a massive rural telecom initiative to ensure that growth becomes, and is seen to become, a truly inclusive process that bridges the rural-urban divide.
- Chhattisgarh Police Fudged Data To Project Win Against Naxals (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Apr 24, 2007)
It now appears that fudged figures submitted by the police may be one of the reasons why Chhattisgarh is losing its battle against Maoist rebels.
- Explosives Seized, Naxal Areas On High Alert (Indian Express, SANJAY SINGH, Apr 23, 2007)
After the seizure of a large quantity of explosives, including 6,000 detonator fuse wires and 400 packets of gelatin, at a garbage collection point on the Varanasi-Chandauli road on Saturday, the Uttar Pradesh Police are doubly alert. However, so . . .
- Women As Brood Mares (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Apr 23, 2007)
How fair is it that men are never targeted to accept blame for the unwanted pregnancies that occur year after year? Must women continue to suffer for policy failure?
- The Value Of Restraint (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Apr 21, 2007)
The speeches made by the Prime Minister and the Chief Justice of India at the Conference of Chief Ministers and Chief Justices on April 8 have received wide coverage in the media, giving rise to this healthy debate.
- Reforms In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 20, 2007)
Punjab now has a finance minister who seems concerned about the state’s fiscal decline.
- Arjun Singh Advocates Talks With Naxalites (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Advocating dialogue with Naxalites, Union HRD minister Arjun Singh on Tuesday said such discussions will help bring about solution to problems.
- Nitish Vs Naxals Figures In Ministerial Meeting (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
A sharp decline in extremist violence in Bihar in 2006 compared to previous years figured at the close-door inter-ministerial group meeting held here yesterday.
- Ignca Attempts To Revive, Conserve Ancient Traditions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
In its bid to revive, rejuvenate and conserve ancient vocal traditions and visual art, the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) is now adding new dimensions to its initiatives by undertaking interdisciplinary field surveys and . . .
- Posturing Is Counterproductive (Tribune, Anil Divan, Apr 16, 2007)
A lively debate on the limits of judicial activism has attained high visibility after the conference of Chief Justices and Chief Ministers.
- Don’T Forget Your Manners When You Rob! (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 16, 2007)
Mummyji, behenji, please heart lose mat kijiye (Mother, sister, please don’t lose heart) ~ the entreaty was made by, believe it or not, a bunch of thieves while robbing a house.
- Peace Talks After Naxals Lay Down Arms: Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
The Centre has told the States that they could hold peace talks with Naxalite groups, provided they laid down arms.
- National Health Assembly In Bhopal (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Apr 14, 2007)
SEVEN years after people's health organisations in India met in Kolkata to constitute formally the first National Health Assembly (NHA) and the subsequent meeting in Savar, Bangladesh, launched the global People's Health Movement (PHM) . . .
- Now, Pulse Import To Fight Prices (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 13, 2007)
Worried over the political fallout of the continuing high prices of essential commodities, the government today decided to import additional 15 lakh tonnes of pulses over the next six-eight months to bring down prices.
- Sibu Calls Upon Jmm Cadres To Take On Naxalites Head –on (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 12, 2007)
Taking a strong exception to the threats issued by Maoists to some of his party's top functionaries, Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Sibu Soren has exhorted party cadres to "be prepared for taking the ultras head-on at the grassroots".
- Minister For Greater Govt Role In Learning (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 11, 2007)
The Union HRD minister, Mr Arjun Singh, todaysaid the Centre would make all efforts to get the Supreme Court stay order on OBC reservation in Centrally funded higher educational institutes vacated.
- 'Community Participation Is Critical' (OutLook, Jairam Ramesh, Apr 10, 2007)
The minister of state for commerce and industry says, "You cannot be a panchayati raj fundamentalist. It could be one of the answers, and not the only one."
- It's Not Mufti's Call (Pioneer, MN Buch, Apr 10, 2007)
When Lord Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington at the battle of Yorktown, the British troops marched out to the tune, "The World Turned Upside Down".
- Arrest Us: Rajnath; Sorry, We Can't: Cops (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
In a bid to expose the malicious intent of the Election Commission and some parties over the controversial CD issue, BJP president Rajnath Singh and senior leader Lalji Tandon walked into the Hazratganj police station on Monday afternoon, offering . . .
- Naxals Threaten Jharkhand Dy Cm (Indian Express, Manoj Prasad, Apr 10, 2007)
More than a month after its cadres gunned down JMM MP Sunil Mahato in East Singhbhum district, the CPI(Maoist) has come out with a letter, threatening Deputy CM Sudhir Mahato of dire consequences if he does not stop speaking against the Naxals.
- Anti-Naxal Strategies Set To Get Finishing Touches (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
With the Naxalites professing their objective to target mining hubs in Jharkhand and development works, including irrigation projects planned in Bihar, a crucial meeting of the Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) on Naxalism to be held in Patna later this . . .
- Maoists Threaten Jharkhand Leaders (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
Maoist guerrillas have issued threats to Jharkhand’s deputy chief minister Sudhir Mahato and suspended BJP legislator Vishnu Bhaiya for their role in expediting anti-naxalite operation in the State.
- Maoists Using Woman Cadre To Expand Ideology (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 09, 2007)
The Ministry of Home Affairs is patting its back with the claim that Maoist violence is on the decline, however, the Maoists are using a different strategy to carry on their support-building exercise.
- Red Fury Sparks Bloodspill On Tracks (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
Barely days after storming a CISF outpost at Bokaro in Jharkhand, red rage clawed its way across the border into Bihar, where, in yet another act of daredevilry, a group of Naxalites opened fire on the RPF escort party of the 213 Up Howrah-Mokama . . .
- "Climate Change Will Devastate India" (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 09, 2007)
In South Asia, millions of people will find their lands and homes inundated, according to a draft report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
- Paradip Port Eyes Delhi, Haryana Cargo (The Financial Express, Dilip Bisoi, Apr 09, 2007)
Paradip Port Trust (PPT) has launched nation-wide roadshows to attract more traffic. The Team Paradip Port, headed by chairman K Raghuramaiah, recently met users of Jharkhand in Ranchi. It also plans to visit Chhattisgarh soon.
- Irked By Power Crisis, Jharkhand Industry To Unleash Ad Campaign (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
With no improvement in sight on the power front in Jharkhand, six years since the state’s inception, entrepreneurs in the Adityapur industrial area have decided to highlight the non-performance of successive political regimes through advertisements . . .
- Maoists Strike Again In Bihar (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Apr 09, 2007)
After storming Bokaro in Jharkhand on Friday killing six persons, armed Maoist rebels today organised simultaneous attacks at two places in Bihar killing two security personnel and injuring three others.
- Maoists Issue Threat To Jmm Leader (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 09, 2007)
The CPI (Maoists) on Sunday issued an “open letter” to Jharkhand’s Deputy Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) MLA from Ichagarh Sudhir Mahto challenging his statements against the outfit and cautioning him to “read the writing on the . . .
- Naxals Evade 'Intelligence' Net (Times of India, Raj Kumar, Apr 09, 2007)
Outlawed they may be, but Maoists operating in Bihar and Jharkhand appear to be more "intelligent" than the law-enforcing agencies of the two states.
- ‘The Constitution Does Not Envisage Judicial Review As The Only Way To Correct Every Wrong’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 07, 2007)
The judiciary has stepped in, not only to direct the designated authorities to perform their duty, but it has also taken over the implementation of the programme through non-statutory committees formed by it.
- Bill Passed, But Crores Lost (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
When the Jharkhand Assembly passed the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Bill early this week, the state had already lost Rs 600 crore.
- Will Indian Maoists Go The Nepal Way? (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2007)
With Nepal’s Maoists putting down their arms and entering the political arena, observers in Jharkhand are asking if the same could be happening there after an ex-Maoist extremist came a close second in the recent elections.
- Shape Of Things To Come? (Frontline, R.K. Raghavan, Apr 03, 2007)
The tragic incidents at Nandigram and Rani Bodli may send out the message that show of force is capable of disrupting economic progress in the country.
- Tata Power Gets Access To 1bn Tonne Coal (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Tata Power is positioning itself as an energy company with the purchase of 30 per cent equity stake in two Indonesian thermal coal producers, namely PT Kaltim Prima Coal (KPC) and Arutmin Indonesia and a related trading company owned by Bumi Resources Tbk
- Naxal Annual Report Reveals Terror Plans (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Apr 02, 2007)
The Naxal onslaught at Riga in Sitamarhi district of Bihar may be the first of a series of such attacks planned by the militants in areas where large mining, irrigation or industrial projects are to be set up.
- Crimson Corridor~ii (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 02, 2007)
How could national security be safeguarded and the country spared of bloodshed and brutality? A number of measures could be suggested.
- Mahato Killing: Judicial Remand For Three Accused (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
A CBI court has remanded three persons arrested in connection with the killing of JMM MP Sunil Mahato to judicial custody.
- "Seek People's Opinion On Sezs" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2007)
Call for national policy on just rehabilitation of the displaced
No gram sabha consultation before land acquisition: says Medha Patkar
- In A Time Wrap (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Apr 01, 2007)
The novel touches on many contemporary political movements with a sub-text of Maoist landscape.
- Maoists Spill Cpm Blood (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
A group of 15 suspected Maoists today waylaid a CPM team, killing two and allegedly kidnapping four, in the jungles of Chowkishal in West Midnapore’s Belpahari.
- Working To A Plan (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 31, 2007)
The "attention-grabbing" attack in Chhattisgarh is an indication of the Maoists' resolve to intensify their activities on various fronts.
- Punjab Can Be No. 1 (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 31, 2007)
For the common Punjabi, “apna Punjab” is the best state of the country, to be toasted and feted through song and dance.
- 'India To Have 200 M Urban Poor By 2020' (Singapore Times, Himanshi Dhawan, Mar 30, 2007)
India might be adding to its number of billionaires but slum population in urban cities is increasing rapidly with nearly one-third of the urban population being poor.
- The Transfer Circus (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2007)
In 1996, Kakasaheb Sindhu Mhaske was caught taking Rs 20,000 from a shopkeeper by the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Mumbai. He was a ward officer then, and in his own words after he was nabbed, "a finished man.
- Anti-Sez Stir Will Be Intensified: Medha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2007)
"Sangharsh 2007" to continue until the Government addresses concerns of the majority
State machinery "violently suppressed" Nandigram protests
Delegations to meet ministers
- ‘Ulfa Is A Pawn In The Hands Of Bangla’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 28, 2007)
Marwah criticises the Centre’s handling of the ULFA and does not trust that Myanmar will undertake a Bhutan-style operation against the ULFA on its borders.
- 14 Poll Officials Killed In Jharkand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2007)
According to police, around fifty people were on their way to Daltonganj from Garhwa when the driver of bush lost control of the vehicle while negotiating a curve and fell into Dehari river. Ten people died instantly and four others died while being . .
- Rising Naxalism Worries Centre (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Mar 27, 2007)
The Centre is “concerned” over intelligence reports that Naxalites have been trying to “increase their influence and activities” in parts of Karnataka, Kerala , Tamil Nadu and Uttaranchal.
- Combating The Naxalist Menace (The Economic Times, C P Bhambhri, Mar 24, 2007)
The believers and practitioners of the Maoist ideology have once again shown their power and capacity to liquidate ‘class enemies’ by assassinating Sunil Mahato of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha on March 4 and 55 security personnel on March 15, 2007 in the . . .
- 2 Crore Looted From Bank Of Baroda In Orissa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Miscreants looted nearly Rs 2.2 crore from the Badbil branch of Bank of Baroda (BoB) in Keonjhar district on Friday. The incident took place 10 minutes after the bank opened in the morning and the whole operation was over in about 30 minutes, police said.
- Poverty Of Initiatives (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 23, 2007)
Although the Planning Commission’s estimate of poverty for 2004-05, released on Wednesday, makes no startling disclosures, some of the facts are quite revealing.
- Naxalbari To Nandigram (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Mar 23, 2007)
Four deeply depressing events in recent days have cruelly underscored how swift — and seemingly irreversible — is the degeneration of both Indian governance and public life.
- Outraging Not Just ‘Modesty’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 23, 2007)
The recent Supreme Court judgment in the Ramkripal case by Justices Ajit Pasayat and S.H. Kapadia has brought clarity to section 354 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
- Jharkhand I Know (Tribune, Baljit Malik, Mar 22, 2007)
FOR Christmas and New Year I travel to Jharkhand. To people, places, flora, fauna, languages wiped clean off what goes for history, geography, the so-called mainstream cultural topography.
- The Widening Social Divide (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 21, 2007)
Police violence in Nandigram, and Naxalite killings in Chattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar.
- India Maoists Kill 49 In Raid On Police Post (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2007)
Suspected Maoist rebels stormed a police post in the heavily forested center of India early Thursday morning, killing nearly 50 officers and their recruits from a village militia. The attack was one of the biggest since the resurrection of armed . . .
- Need Better Strategy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2007)
The Naxalite attack on Thursday morning in which 54 police personnel were killed in the jungles of Chhattisgarh shows how vulnerable the state’s security machinery is.
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