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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- 'No Scope For Governor To Play Game' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
With the BJP accusing Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur of delaying the formation of the Government and the Congress demanding dissolution of the Assembly, legal experts have opined the Governor has no option but to invite the JD(S)-BJP . . . .
- Bjp-Jd(s) Parades Mlas Before Guv (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
Paving the way for Government formation in Karnataka, Governor Rameshwar Thakur assured the BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) combine leaders on Monday evening that he would inform the Union Government at the earliest on the developments in the State after . . . .
- K'taka Cong Seeks Fresh Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
In the wake of the BJP and the Janata Dal(S) forging an alliance to form the Government in Karnataka, the Congress on Monday asked the Centre to dissolve the Assembly and hold fresh elections in the State.
- Jd(s), Secularism's Worst Foe (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The political situation in Karnataka has turned so utterly farcical that nothing short of a mid-term assembly poll can spell redemption now. H D Kumaraswamy’s decision to extend unconditional support to the BJP to form a government is clearly a . . . .
- The New Mughal (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
A legacy of political brashness isn’t the only thing UP CM Mayawati wants to bequeath. The grandoise plans, it seems, extend to her architectural vision.
- A Bridge To The Past (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 30, 2007)
There is more than that meets the eye with regard to the Dasara festivities held with traditional éclat in Mysore City.
- K'taka Governor To Go By ‘Rulebook’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
If anybody can use time as a weapon, it was Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur.
- Jd-S, Bjp Parade Mlas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The JD(S)-BJP combine today paraded 129 MLAs, winching up by eight their early morning strength of 121 MLAs, before Karnataka Governor Mr Rameshwar Thakur, thereby proving their numbers beyond any doubt and easily sailing past the . . . .
- Spell Your Name Differently! (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2007)
The story goes that what Jayalalitha could not achieve, Jayalalithaa managed to accomplish in the summer of 2001 by regaining power in Tamil Nadu. That the mere addition of the letter a at the end of her name on the advice of a numerologist did the trick.
- Eco Break (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Wildertrails has launched “Cauvery river trail,” a Diwali getaway package. The eco and adventure camp will be from November 9 to 12 (four days and three nights).
- Guv Goes Slow On Bjp Claim (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
A day after the BJP-Janata Dal(S) combine staked claim to form the Government in Karnataka, senior BJP leader Yashwant Sinha called on Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Sunday and urged him to invite BJP leader BS Yediyurappa to form the next Government.
- Bangalore It Show Takes Off Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
It promises to be bigger and grander this year. Over 200 top information technology companies, 60 of them global majors, will converge for BangaloreIT.in, arguably Asia’s largest IT and telecom annual event, to take off at the Bangalore . . . .
- Contempt Of Court And The Truth (Hindu, Anil Divan, Oct 29, 2007)
The contest is between truth and its suppression. The choice then is between the plea of truth to expose judicial misconduct and the attempt to stifle such publication by the use of the contempt power.
- Cpi(m), Cpi Deplore Jd(s) U-Turn In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India have deplored the Janata Dal (Secular) U-turn in Karnataka to help install the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in power.
- 'Police Should Act As Protectors Of The Victims Of Trafficking' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
South Asia is a high-volume source, transit and destination region for trafficked persons, according to Gary Lewis, India Representative of the United Nations Office of Drug and Crime (UNODC).
- Endgame In Karnataka (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2007)
WHAT is happening in Karnataka today is a typical example of political opportunism.
- Jd(s), Bjp To Present Mlas Before Governor (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 29, 2007)
Leaders of political parties in Karnataka made a beeline for the Raj Bhavan here all through Sunday. In particular, the Bharatiya Janata Party leader, who is also in charge of the party’s affairs in the State, Yashwant Sinha, called on Governor . . . .
- Shotgun Wedding (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
If, as is likely, a BJP-Janata Dal (Secular) Government is now formed in Karnataka with the saffron party's Mr BS Yediyurappa as Chief Minister, a farcical political drama will in effect go back to where it started; or should have started.
- Jd(s) Leader Puts Spoke In 'Coalition' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Dissident JD(S) leader MP Prakash on Sunday appeared to have put a spoke in attempts by his party and BJP to form a government in Karnataka even as JD(S)-saffron alliance decided to parade its MLAs in front of Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Monday . . .
- Karnataka: Bjp, Jd(s) Mlas To Meet Governor (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Mounting pressure to be allowed to form the government in Karnataka, the BJP-JD(S) combine has decided to present individual letters of support by 122 MLAs to Governor Rameshwar Thakur today.
- Karnataka: Bjp, Jd(s) Mlas To Meet Governor (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Mounting pressure to be allowed to form the government in Karnataka, the BJP-JD(S) combine has decided to present individual letters of support by 122 MLAs to Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Monday.
- Jd(s), Bjp Try To Mollify Prakash (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Oct 29, 2007)
With dissident Janata Dal (Secular) leader M.P. Prakash emerging as the only hurdle in the formation of a BJP-JD (S) government in Karnataka, the Gowda family today tried unsuccessfully to mollify him and also persuaded its Chief Minister-aspirant . . . .
- Bjp-Jd(s) Stakes Claim In Karnataka (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
On a day of changing political fortunes, the BJP-JD(S) bid to form a government in Karnataka did not look too certain after JD(S) leader M P Prakash seemed determined to play spoiler.
- Jds Flock In Resort As Rebels Try To Rock Boat (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The bull ride in the JD(S)-BJP camps was further consolidated, despite desperate attempts by the Congress and former rebel leader M P Prakash’s camp to stop them from forming a Government.
- No Moral Right (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2007)
The Janata Dal (S) leadership, by supporting the claim made by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday to form a government in the state, cannot claim credit for honouring the arrangement it had made with the BJP over 20 months ago.
- Bjp, Jd(s) Mlas To Meet Governor (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
Mounting pressure to be allowed to form the government in Karnataka, the BJP-JD(S) combine has decided to present individual letters of support by 122 MLAs to Governor Rameshwar Thakur today.
- Congress Bets On Prakash (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
The hopelessly outsmarted Congress on Sunday went on an overdrive, to not only stop the BJP and JD(S) from forming a coalition government but also explore its own chances of returning to the helm in the State.
- Bjp, Dal To Parade Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2007)
A day after the BJP and JD(S) revived their ties, the combine stepped up efforts to get a go ahead from Governor Rameshwar Thakur to form the next government.
- Safeguards For Ias: Upa Fixes 2-Year Job Tenure (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Oct 27, 2007)
In its attempt to end arbitrary political transfers of bureaucrats, the UPA Government has succeeded in persuading several states to agree to a minimum two-year tenure for all IAS cadre postings
- Jd(s) Backs M.P. Prakash (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 27, 2007)
Political developments in Karnataka took a new turn on Friday with the JD(S) leadership deciding to back the party leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, M.P. Prakash, if the Congress offers him the Chief Ministership.
- Is Bjp Alienating Another Ally? (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Oct 26, 2007)
If murmurs of protest from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal leadership in Punjab are any indicator, the BJP appears to be following a plan through which it is all set to alienate yet another partner from its much depleted National Democratic . . . .
- Cong Mulls Govt Formation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The formation of an alternative Congress-JD(S) rebels government appears to be under serious consideration with the rebel leader M P Prakash informing the Congress high command that he...
- Janata Dal (S) Keen On Polls: Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 26, 2007)
Former Prime Minister and president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda, on Thursday spiked reports of his party aligning with the Congress to form a government in the State.
- Comed-K May Go By Last Year’S Formula (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Without a Government in place to negotiate, the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) is likely to go by last year’s consensus formula for fee structure and sharing of the postgraduate medical and . . . .
- Register All Marriages: Supreme Court (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 26, 2007)
Order covers all religions across the length and breadth of the country
- Jds Too Chants Poll Mantra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
A day after Congress categorically spurned its offer of support to form another coalition government in Karnataka, JDS on Thursday declared that it will go before people to seek a fresh mandate.
- Register All Marriages: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all the states and union territories to make provisions in three months for compulsory registration of marriages, irrespective of his or her religious affiliations.
- Sc Rejects Central Rule In Belgaum (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Refusing to intervene, the Supreme Court on Thursday said it was not possible to direct the Centre to impose Central rule in the Belgaum district of Karnataka as prayed by the neighbouring Maharashtra which claims it to be inhabited by a. . .
- Court Rejects Maharashtra Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected Maharashtra’s application for a direction that Marathi-speaking areas of Belgaum in Karnataka be centrally administered or be placed under Central rule.
- Sc: Register All Marriages (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court today gave states and Union Territories three months to make registration of marriage compulsory for all religions.
- Sc: Register All Marriages (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court today gave three months’ final deadline to the states and Union Territories to frame laws to make the registration of marriages compulsory, as a majority of them have failed to comply with its earlier order of February 2006. . .
- End The Uncertainty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2007)
The flurry of activity in Karnataka with a section of the Janata Dal(Secular) legislators led by former Deputy Chief Minister M.P. Prakash seeking to support a Congress-led government in the State is clearly an act of desperation to avoid the . . . .
- Power Capacity Addition A Herculean Task (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Experts are raising doubts about achieving even the lowered target of 60,000 MW.
- 'Make Law To Log All Marriages In 90 Days' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Thursday set a fresh three-month deadline for states and union territories to frame necessary rules to make registration of marriage compulsory, irrespective of religion, after most of them failed to adhere to an earlier order.
- Split In Janata Dal (Secular) Averted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A split in the Janata Dal (Secular) that appeared imminent on Tuesday has been averted. The former Deputy Chief Minister, M.P. Prakash, who in virtual defiance of the party led a group of legislators to New Delhi for talks with Congress leaders . . . . .
- Tamil Nadu Removed From List Of Hiv High Prevalence States (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Oct 25, 2007)
NFHS has put the prevalence rate in Tamil Nadu at 0.375 per cent
Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births has dropped from 68 during the first NFHS to 31
90 per cent of all deliveries in the State are conducted in institutions
- Field Still Open: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur on Wednesday indicated that the field was still open for the formation of an alternative government in the State if some political parties were able to come together and present a viable proposal.
- Grain Of Truth (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Oct 25, 2007)
Ration shops are burning all over West Bengal. They are being attacked, looted and put on fire by groups of angry, disgruntled citizens, who seem to have decided that they have had enough.
- Jd(s) Leader Meets Home Minister (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A day after the Congress declared it would not forge an alliance with Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka to form the Government, it opened talks with senior JD(S) leader and former Home Minister MP Prakash.
- Kumaraswamy To Convene Jd(s)party Meeting (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
With a section of his party MLAs opening talks with the Congress to form a government in Karnataka, former chief minister Mr HD Kumaraswamy has decided to convene an emergency meeting of the JD(S) Legislature Party.
- Rs. 50-Crore Vintage Car Museum To Come Up In Bangalore (Hindu, Shankar Bennur, Oct 24, 2007)
A museum of vintage and classic cars has been planned in Bangalore. Karnataka Vintage and Classic Car Club has acquired a four-acre plot at Rajarajeshwari Nagar for the museum with a floor space of two lakh square feet accommodate over 300 cars.
- Low On Uranium, 5 N-Power Units Are Shut Early (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Oct 24, 2007)
Faced with an acute shortage of uranium to run existing power stations, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has advanced its maintenance schedule and started shutting down individual power units.
- Tamil Nadu, Monsanto Ink Deal To Develop Gm Papaya Seed (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University on Tuesday signed an agreement with global seed major Monsanto for developing a GM papaya seed, resistant to Ring Spot Virus (RSV).
- Karnataka Governor Calls On Prez, Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur today called on President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the overall situation in the southern state following the imposition of President’s rule on October 9, a day after the resignation of . . . .
- Disturbing Statements (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Oct 24, 2007)
This is about two statements that India heard on the same day. They must have disturbed many Indians who value the country’s democracy, despite its various flaws.
- Cloud Of Mystery (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2007)
Yet another monsoon is over and, with that, yet another test for the prediction skill of the statistical long-range forecast (LRF) model of the India Meteorological Department (IMD); this time it was a new model with a new methodology (Frontline, June 1).
- Janata Dal(s) President H.D. Deve Gowda On The Karnataka Crisis (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Oct 24, 2007)
A CENTRAL figure in the ongoing political change in Karnataka is former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular) H.D. Deve Gowda, the hardy perennial of regional politics in India.
- Andhra Pradesh Struggles With ‘Elephantine’ Problem (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Oct 23, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh has sought the assistance of neighbouring Orissa and Karnataka forest officials to tackle the elephant menace causing untold misery to the people of Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts for the past few weeks.
- Right By The Constitution (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Oct 23, 2007)
I would like to dedicate this week's column to Justice RS Sarkaria and SR Bommai -- two individuals who played a significant role in strengthening the federal features in our Constitution and in putting an end to reckless use of Article 356.
- Coalition Constraints (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Oct 23, 2007)
Whatever the ultimate fate of the Indo-US nu-clear deal, the contentious debate between the Congress-led coalition and the Left parties that support it has had two consequences.
- The Scions Metamorphosis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Wadiyar had seen as a child the trappings of luxury when he went along with his father Jayachamaraja Wadiyar on the ambari elephant in the famous Dasara procession that was truly world class those days...
- Jd(s) Final Decision On Oct 24 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2007)
Under intense pressure from its MLAs to avoid mid-term Assembly elections in Karnataka, the JD(S), whose coalition government with the BJP collapsed early this month, will take a decision on October 24 on whether to form another government or opt . . . .
- Karnataka Politics: Time To Vote In Worthy Incumbents (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2007)
It is time for voters to get good value for their tax money. Also time to incarnate the power of recall.
- Wait For Bush To Complete Term: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2007)
“International agreements and policies best left to new President”
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UPA, Left constituents to meet today
“Congress not a natural ally of Left”
- ‘We Should Neither Proceed With N-Deal Nor Dump It Altogether... To Avoid Immediate Elections’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2007)
My guest today is one of the greatest characters in our politics today, one of our greatest writers — M. Karunanidhi, chief minister of Tamil Nadu. Let me also introduce his daughter Kanimozhi, a Member of Parliament, who will be our interpreter . . . .
- Sex Education Can Save Lives (Tribune, Usha Rai, Oct 22, 2007)
THE Indian adolescent is no different from young people in other countries in his sexual curiosity and half-baked knowledge about sex and its dos and don’ts.
- Cong Ulb Members' Meet In November (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2007)
Congress party, oscillating between the choices of an Assembly election and another coalition government, is planning to put together a show of strength in early November.
- Stop The Mischief (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2007)
The peace and tranquility at Bababudangiri – the abode of a Sufi saint, revered by both the Hindus and Muslims for centuries – is once again sought to be disturbed by the Sangh parivar with the so-called Datta mala abhiyan some time next week.
- I Will Nail The Bjp’S Lie, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Oct 18, 2007)
The former Prime Minister and national president of the Janata Dal (Secular), H.D. Deve Gowda has lashed out at the BJP and said the party tried to use the JD(S) to launch itself in the south.
- Lakes In Bangalore Likely To Be Declared Reserve Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
In a landmark move to protect lakes from encroachments and mismanagement, the Forest Department has proposed that all the 114 lakes within the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike limits be declared “reserve forests” under the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963.
- Let Men Do Their Bit (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Oct 18, 2007)
For 30 years, vasectomy has been a political taboo, and the entire burden of family planning has been on women. But modern vasectomy techniques are a success in the West. India needs to try them
- Iaf To Get First Batch Of Hawk Jets In Nov (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2007)
The IAF will get the first batch of British manufactured Hawk advanced jet trainers(AJT) in November and the fighter pilots will start training on these jets within the next few days at the Air Force academy in Bidar, Karnataka.
- From Killing Fields To Smiling Fields (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 17, 2007)
The focus in dealing with the agrarian crisis should shift from suicide relief to suicide prevention.
- A Historical Bridge Is Falling Down Living Heritage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
A historical bridge across the Krishna near the Raichur Thermal Power Station, which connects the State with Andhra Pradesh, is in danger.
- Pget Date Announced (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (ComedK) has announced the PG entrance test date for 2008-09.
- Now, No Cellphones In Tn Schools (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2007)
Following the example of neighbouring Karnataka, Tamil Nadu today banned use of mobile phones by students within school premises.
- Instil Confidence In The Nations Food Producers (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Oct 16, 2007)
A drastic shift in policy in favour of commercial and export-oriented crops is denying the countrys small farmers access to growing food crops, threatening food security.
- Anarchy Everywhere (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Oct 16, 2007)
When protesting farmers are fired at in Nandigram and Singur, it is not a democratic system of governance.
- Students Complete 7-Day Nasa Camp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2007)
A group of seventeen students from Karnataka are heading back home after finishing a one-week programme at the US Space and Rocket Centre in Huntsville, Alabama.
- Call Of The Falls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 15, 2007)
Karnataka is famous for its falls and the twin falls of Shivasamudram attract tourists in plenty. After a season of good rains the falls are in fine form.
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