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Articles 921 through 1020 of 3665:
- In Strike’S Own Country, Left U-Turn: It, Tourism ‘Hartal-Free’ In Kerala (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 21, 2006)
Desperate for an image makeover but shying clearly off Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee-model solutions, the Left Government in Kerala today declared that it would banish, but not ban, hartals from both the state’s sunrise sectors—IT and tourism.
- New Foreign Office Boss On Radar (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
A search to find a replacement for foreign secretary Shyam Saran has narrowed down to Shiv Shankar Menon, India’s high commissioner in Pakistan.
- Panel To Study Aiims Functioning (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 20, 2006)
Solution shortly, says Anbumani
Decision taken after Anbumani met Manmohan
Panel will also recommend steps to strengthen AIIMS
- Ncw Asks Centre Take Diplomatic Measures To Save Nri Marriages......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Alarmed at the growing number of disputes in NRI marriages, the National Commission for Women today asked the Centre to take diplomatic measures to ensure legal protection to women marrying overseas.
- Bjp Plays Down Vajpayee’S Compliment To Left (Tribune, S. Satyanarayanan, Jun 20, 2006)
The BJP today sought to play down former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s praise of Marxists, but said there was nothing wrong in picking up good things from everyone, including the Left.
- Smells Of Caffeine (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Jun 20, 2006)
The other day, when I had gone out for shopping with the family in Ahmedabad, my daughter suggested we have coffee.
- Ncw For Educating People On Problems In Nri Marriages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Number of complaints had gone up over the years
NCW chairperson Girija Vyas suggests a review of the existing laws
Two-day workshop to discuss the issue at Chandigarh from Tuesday
Indian women married to NRIs are often abandoned either in the . . .
- All For Bomber Madani (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 20, 2006)
It's bewildering to see so many political personalities sympathising with a man who has been charged with serial bomb blasts ---- The world is being divided into two uneven camps
- Green Alarm In Nilgiris; Sc Panel Finds Evidence (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jun 20, 2006)
The lush green canopy on the Nilgiris in Nilambur, a bio-diversity hotspot on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border, was the starting point of environmental litigation in India. In 1996, it was on a petition by TN Godavarman Thirumulpad, a descendant of the . . .
- Probe Into Functioning Of Aiims (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
The Union health minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, today announced the setting up of a three member committee to look into the functioning of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.
- Strikes: Handing The Baton? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 20, 2006)
The Left-led all-India protests against the fuel price hike makes the headlines in the latest issue of People’s Democracy.
- Poor Coordination Among Udf Partners In Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Especially between Congress and Kerala Congress (M)
- Development Panel Sought For Malabar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Chamber seeks funds to develop IT sector in north Kerala
- Halfway House: Ramadoss Sets Up Aiims Panel (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Accused of trying to arm-twist the faculty and Director of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to follow his agenda, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss on Monday set up a committee to look into the functioning of the . . .
- Freedom Fighters First (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Jun 20, 2006)
The international communist movement viewed World War II as an imperialist conflict until the Soviet Union's entry transformed it into a "people's war" which all Communists were obliged to support.
- India To Be Services Hub (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2006)
Global telecommunications giant Nokia, on Monday, announced shifting the hub of its global telecom network management services business to India from its home base in Finland.....
- Rainforests Should Be Forever (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 20, 2006)
The montane forests of the western ghats are among the last remaining global biodiversity hot spots.
- Against The Dole (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Jun 19, 2006)
The unemployment allowance scheme formally kick-started by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh raises many issues.
- Left Smells A Threat (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 19, 2006)
Would like nothing better than the status quo
The CPI-M states the obvious by declaring it will snap ties with the Congress if it decides on a mid-term poll.
- Quotas Are Unconstitutional (Pioneer, MC Joshi, Jun 19, 2006)
India's smug, selfish, self-centred, satiated middle class, fattened on the fruits of the booming economy, is positively hostile to any policy which sets out to empower the poor.
- Mulayam’S Dole For Unemployed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
Neither the oppressive heat nor the distance could keep away the 52,571 young unemployed who made it to the Ambedkar maidan to collect their first cheque of the unemployment dole promised by Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav.
- A Lion's Share For Own Tn, With Love From Ramadoss (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jun 17, 2006)
State gets funds for 8 hospitals, despite failing to reveal earlier accounts ---- Charged with nepotism in premier institutions, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has flouted guidelines to favour his home State with Central funds.
- Ominous Signs For Upa Government (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jun 17, 2006)
The Congress-led UPA government is in trouble as its allies are pulling in different directions.
- Aiims Row: Anbumani Warns Of Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Says he only acted as the ex-officio president
- Pro-Poor Policy Shift In Governance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Governor's address says State mulls quasi-judicial body to help farmers in debt
Special attention to marginalised sections of society
Efforts to be made to mobilise additional resources
IT, biotechnology, tourism new growth sectors
Public . . .
- India To Review Non-Tariff Trade Barriers With Bangladesh (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Jun 17, 2006)
India is working towards dismantling the non-tariff barriers imposed on goods from Bangladesh, according to Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh. Speaking with The Indian Express, Ramesh said, ‘‘Jamdani sarees from Bangladesh being tested . . .
- Pawar Ploy To Enter Bajaj In Rajya Sabha Fits Upa Allies’ Gameplan (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Jun 17, 2006)
Once Sharad Pawar played his cards with his usual skill, outsmarting the Congress, the entry of Rahul Bajaj—one of the captains of industry and Pawar’s long-time personal friend—into Rajya Sabha had become a foregone conclusion.
- Make Vat Rates Flexible (Business Line, R. Sthanumoorthy, Jun 17, 2006)
Diversion of trade is generally commodity specific
VAT rate autonomy for States is desirable because it enables them raise revenues according to their varying and changing expenditure requirements.
- Thrust On Capital City Development In Governor's Speech (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Speedy steps to set up Vizhinjam project
Government to acquire Sreepadam Palace
Modern bus terminal complex at Thampanoor planned
Chitra Art Gallery to get a facelift
Proposal to establish centre of good governance
- Maudhany To Be Admitted To Coimbatore Hospital (Hindu, V.S. Palaniappan, Jun 16, 2006)
Prison authorities asked to identify facilities, provide security
- Congress To Field Candidate For Rajya Sabha Election (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Kerala Congress(M) to keep off voting and UDF meetings
Congress prepares a list of seven names for the seat
Party high command to announce candidate today
Congress nominee could win with the support of 34 MLAs
- ``A New Concept Will Inform Future Plans'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Needs at village level will be considered: Mani Shankar Aiyar
- Strange Bedfellows Of Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 16, 2006)
CPM's alliance with TDP in Andhra Pradesh could destabilise the UPA if the experiment succeeds in the panchayat election, says Kalyani Shankar
- Better Working Conditions For Police In Kerala Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The eight-hour shift system will be reinstated in the Kerala Police in a phased manner, Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan has said.
- Assembly Resumes Sitting Today; Stormy Session Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Governor R.L. Bhatia set to deliver policy address in the House
- Vijaya Bank Plans To Do Business For Rs. 2,000 Crores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The bank proposes to open branches in West Asia, Hong Kong and China
- Protests Mark Hearing On Athirappilly Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
KSEB says the State is badly in need of such projects
- Two-Nation Theory (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
For CPI(M), Bengal is not India ---- It is typical of the CPI(M)'s schizophrenic existence that in a week when India's leading Communist party took to the streets to protest against the rise in petroleum prices and organised a "state-sponsored bandh" . .
- Left Plans To Go On Offensive At Today's Upa Coordination Meet (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jun 15, 2006)
The Left-UPA coordination committee will meet on Thursday to discuss a range of issues, including oil price hike and internal security.
- Protest Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 15, 2006)
The editorial in the latest issue of Organiser on the fuel price hike has already made headlines. Entitled “Protest, but honestly” it slams the UPA government’s decision to hike petrol and diesel prices for the seventh time in two years.
- Ai Completes 7 Years Of Operation From Cochin Airport (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Air-India completed its seventh year of operations from the Cochin International Airport last week. The airline's association with the country's first greenfield airport dates back to1999.
- No Recognition For Entrance Tests Conducted By Managements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Kerala Government to be stern with self-financing colleges
Charges against Public Works Minister under examination
Compensation to mother of Udayabhanu who died in police custody enhanced
- Petrol And Protest (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2006)
IT is ironical that while the main Opposition party, the BJP, is no more than lukewarm in its protest against the fuel price hike, the Left parties, which are supporting the UPA government from outside, are going hammers and tongs at it.
- Towards Asian Common Market (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 15, 2006)
The joke doing the rounds in South Block now is that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is ever so keen to visit Pakistan because he finds it easier to deal with General Musharraf than his Cabinet colleagues.
- Left Takes To The Streets (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Left parties, joined by regional forces like the Samajwadi Party and Telugu Desam Party, today staged street protests to demand the rollback of the hike in fuel prices as the Communists said the UPA government could not take their support for granted.
- Andhra Pradesh Rated Best In Power Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Report places Gujarat, Delhi in the second and third places
- Strike Against Fuel Prices Halts Transport In India (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Trucks, buses and some train services ground to a halt in India on Tuesday as part of a nationwide one-day strike against a government decision to raise fuel prices.
- Left Protests Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Restructure customs and excise duties; do not pass on the burden to States: Karat
- In Its Own Mess (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 14, 2006)
While an increase in global crude oil prices should be transmitted in the form of increases in domestic petroleum product prices, the Centre has itself to blame for the economic and political mess it has got into.
- Lessons For The League (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jun 13, 2006)
Iuml's defeat in the Kerala Assembly election reflects its alienation from the poor masses who form its social base ---- Mr E Ahamad, the Minister of State for External Affairs, remains in office not because he has no reason to resign.
- Outright Dishonesty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
In the politics of petrol, reason has no place. The circumstances in which the Manmohan Singh government increased the price of petrol by Rs 4 and diesel by Rs 2 per litre are well known, the international price of crude oil having crossed the $70-mark.
- Rs 1000 Crore Private Investments For Kerala Tourism (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 13, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala has announced it is all set to draw private investment worth Rs 1,000 crore into its tourism sector within this year itself.
- Reds Planning To Smash And Grab (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
Congress must realise that CPM's ultimate aim is to capture power at the Centre, not to float a Third Front, says Prafull Goradia.
- Two Wasted Years (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 12, 2006)
UPA regime has not only failed to stem the growth of terrorism and corruption, but also given fillip to casteism and communalism, says YK Sharma.
- Secularism Under Attack (Times of India, Gurpreet Mahajan, Jun 12, 2006)
There has been a spectacular increase in the number of institutions seeking minority status in the recent past.
- Fusion In The Jungle (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Yesterday I saw a monkey and a Malabar giant squirrel fighting for a jackfruit on top of a tree,” says Rupa Jhaveri, a middle-aged woman from Ahmedabad, sitting in front of her cottage in the Vythiri Resort.
- Sebs Stymie Open Access (Business Line, Anil Sasi, Jun 11, 2006)
Block surplus power from pvt cos, captive plants from entering grid
- A Leading Institution With Global Standards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Kamban Engineering College of Jeeva Educational Trust was founded by Thiru.
- Irreplaceable Onions (Deccan Herald, Padma Ramachandran, Jun 10, 2006)
Are you the type who loves onions - raw or with every dish? Do you care for the north Indian working class lunch of chappathies with onions plus a chilli .
- Govt Lays Oil Trap For Left (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his party put their ally, the Left, and the Opposition in a fix by getting Congress-ruled states to cut the tax burden on petroleum products.
- Time For A Reality Check (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 10, 2006)
Agricultural imports have hit Indian farmers’ interests, especially the plantation sector with workers being laid off
- Shape Of Things To Come (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Jun 10, 2006)
The day results of elections in five states were announced I went on a fortnight’s vacation from column writing.
- No To Strikes (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 10, 2006)
Biman Bose’s statement that strikes against the fuel price hike are not on West Bengal’s agenda suggests that the Chief Minister may, finally, have got his party’s leaders to accept realities.
- Buddha On Back Foot (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The CPM and its Left allies find themselves on the back foot by the Congress-inspired move of the Maharashtra government not to levy sales tax on the increased prices of petrol and diesel.
- Air-India, Indian To Merge Soon, Says Ai Md (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
Chairman and Managing Director of Air-India V. Thulasidas has said that Air-India and Indian (formerly Indian Airlines) will soon be merged and made a single airline.
- `Nanjundappa Panel Report Is Affecting Kodagu's Development' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
The report has classified Kodagu as a developed district
Funds sought for improving the Virajpet-Perumbadi-Makutta-Kerala road
Rs. 2 lakh to be sanctioned for a community hall at Maggula village
Youth urged to work for development of rural areas
- Pm May Agree To Partial Rollback Of Oil Price Hike (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 09, 2006)
Despite the government’s disclaimers, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may eventually agree to a partial rollback of fuel prices but only after discussing the matter at the next meeting of the Left-UPA coordination committee, which is likely to be . . .
- Centre Drafting Law For Resettling The Displaced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
It will help those affected by major developmental projects: Minister
Take to land reforms, States told
States should send figures of landless people
- Development With A Disclaimer (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 08, 2006)
Kerala\'s new chief minister V.S. Achutanandan has a reputation for being conservative on development issues, but the Left clearly realises that jobs and investment in business can fetch good political dividends.
- Government Fee For Merit Seats In Self-Financing Cooperative Colleges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Talks with managements before bringing in legislation on fee structure
- The Sensex Reacts To Questionable Policies (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, Jun 08, 2006)
While global markets did tug downwards, the UPA government did quite a bit to aid the market slide.
- Costlier Petrol (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 07, 2006)
THE fifth increase in petroleum prices in just two years of the UPA government has finally been effected.
- Govt Puts Brakes On Rural Jobs Scheme (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 07, 2006)
Union Rural Development Ministry has decided not to extend the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme, the flagship programme of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre, to other districts till December 2006.
- ‘Jungle Lodges Displacing Tribals’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 07, 2006)
Leading NGOs working for tribals in Karnataka have accused the state government of actively promoting jungle lodges in Nagarhole National Park of Kodagu district at the cost of tribals’ interest.
- Is All Well In India’S Agriculture? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 07, 2006)
The just released figures on GDP growth gives the lie, as one might be incorrectly tempted to conclude, to the widely held view that all is unwell on the farm front.
- Cong Asks Govt To Cut Fuel Price Hike (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government proposes, but Congress disposes.
- Reform: Despite Left, Pm Pushes Right Thing (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Jun 06, 2006)
With Assembly elections over, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has given a clear signal to the Left by going ahead with the fuel price hike that he is not going to delay crucial and tough economic decisions.
- The Pds And Eroding Food Security (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Jun 06, 2006)
The proposal to further cut down on quotas and to hike the issue prices of foodgrains in the public distribution system will spell disaster.
- Uncivil Service (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 06, 2006)
Orissa commercial tax commissioner, Taradutt, had recently unleashed his department’s sleuths on the Bhubaneswar Club. In a startling response, Club president, Priyabrata Patnaik, also a senior IAS officer, had a note put up on the prestigious . . .
- Lunch With Bs: Subash Menon (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Jun 06, 2006)
It’s just a $40 million company, but it has made the largest acquisition by any Indian software company.
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