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- Karnataka: Cong Confident Of Singh Sailing Throught Vote Of Confidence (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
The Congress today exuded confidence that its Chief Minister in Karnataka N Dharam Singh would win the vote of confidence and prove the majority in the state Assembly on January 27.
- Winning Formula (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 21, 2006)
The CPI-M government of West Bengal is making a strident pitch for the development of the Information Technology (IT) sector in the state.
- Congress Too Slow For Coalition Test (Daily Excelsior, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 21, 2006)
There is little doubt the Congress state leadership in Bangalore overplayed its hand in taking on its partner the Janata Dal (Secular) over the last few months.
- Presidential Blunder (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 21, 2006)
At the behest of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Ficci),
- `West Bengal Polls As Scheduled' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Rolls to be published on February 15
The West Bengal Assembly elections will be held as scheduled and "there is no question of deferment," Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon said here on Thursday.
- West Bengal Polls As Scheduled, Says Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Rolls to be published on February 15
The West Bengal Assembly elections will be held as scheduled and "there is no question of deferment," Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon said here on Thursday.
- Tourism Fair Begins Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The 45th Travel and Tourism Fair (TTF), one of the region's largest such events, will be held at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium from January 20 to 22.
- 114 Takers For Vazhiyoram Project (Hindu, John L. Paul, Jan 20, 2006)
Stakeholders meeting on February 6
One hundred and fourteen entrepreneurs have come forward to open sustainable wayside tourism amenities (called Vazhiyoram units) along major roads across the State.
- Chandy To Launch Tourism Scheme On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Bhoothathankettu set to attract visitors
- Minister Holds Talks On Swapna Nagari Eco-Tourism Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Manmohan Singh to declare the area as National Mangrove Forest
- Behind Every Memsahib Is A Bai (Indian Express, FARAH WARIA, Jan 20, 2006)
When it comes to the rights of domestic help, it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. Unless, of course, we prefer to serve it ourselves
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- Elections In West Bengal (Tribune, V. Eshwar Anand, Jan 20, 2006)
Close on the heels of its spectacular success in Bihar, the Election Commission has geared up to hold free and fair elections in five states — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Pondicherry. Of these, the commission will perhaps face . . .
- Fate Worse Than Jail For Telgi (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jan 19, 2006)
With Abdul Karim Telgi’s conviction, a question forgotten in the wake of many other scams should be asked again: how did such a fraud involving heavy duty government paper happen? At first blush, it seems the answer lies in better quality stamp paper ....
- Madrassa Reform In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Madrassas cater to only a relatively small proportion of Muslim children. The temptation to present madrassa education as the preferred alternative to general schooling for Muslim children must be guarded against.
- Kerala Lok Ayukta Raps Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
It says Oommen Chandy has no authority to sit in judgment over its findings
- Congress Is Isolated, Says Pinarayi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The invitation to DIC(K) activists by KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister A. K. Antony to rejoin the Congress reflects the sense of defeat that has set in Congress circles, according to CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Greens Lock Up Pollution Control Board Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Protest against delay in implementing SCMC directives
Four activists of Periyar Malineekarana Virudha Samiti bound themselves to the gates of the office of State Pollution Control Board (PCB), in protest against delay in implementing . . .
- A National Aptitude Test Is The Answer (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 17, 2006)
The Centre must fulfil its obligation of bringing in a law on professional courses.
- Five Welfare Schemes For Farmers Announced (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Coop. bank to give sops to farmers who repay loans promptly
- Honorary Doctoral Degrees Conferred (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
Cochin University honours ISRO's Madhavan Nair, Infosys' Narayanamurthy
- State Project For Building Capacity In E-Governance (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Jan 16, 2006)
Proposals for Rs.5.83 crores submitted to the Centre
- No Move To Woo Karunakaran, Says Moily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
But Antony, Ramesh Chennithala, Vayalar Ravi put out feelers to Karunakaran
- More Light On The Siddhas (Deccan Herald, L SUBRAMANI, Jan 15, 2006)
Terrorism has an unlikely opponent — the philosophy of Tamil Siddhas, ancient ascetics of whom little of substance is known. A unique initiative aims at compiling their works, writes L Subramani.
- Infy On Expansion Mode In Kerala (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
The Kerala Government has handed over 50 acres of land near Technopark here to Infosys Technologies to set up its software development centre....
- Biotechnology Revolution (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Maharaj Krishan Bhan, Jan 13, 2006)
Biotechnology is today a growing sector with over 200 industries, market share of US$ 1 billion, investment to the tune of US$ 137 million and exports being 59% of the revenue. The Biotech sector recorded a growth of 39% during 2004.
- Wanted: A Nitish In West Bengal (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee may be whimsical but she is not stupid. So, why is the Trinamool Congress leader pursuing the mirage of a Mahajot in West Bengal?
- Choosing Friends Carefully (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 13, 2006)
With the Communist Party of India opposing the entry of the Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) into the Left Democratic Front, the breakaway Congress group will have to face the possibility of being forced to float a third front in Kerala's . . .
- Congress' Challenge In Hyderabad (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 13, 2006)
At its plenary, the AICC will have to strike a balance between the pressure to expand and strengthen its pan-India presence and the sensitivities of its alliance partners.
- 14-Point Scheme For Farm Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 13, 2006)
Free power for farm connections of four hectares
The United Democratic Front (UDF) sub-committee on Agriculture, headed by Revenue and Law Minister K.M. Mani, has proposed a 14-point programme for the farm sector, including extension of free power . . .
- Status Quo Instincts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 12, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi has made bare minimum changes in the AICC
There weren’t many surprises in Sonia Gandhi’s latest revamp of the Congress organisational set-up at the highest level. The revamped working committee and the team of AICC . . .
- Indian Tourism: Reaching New Heights (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Jan 12, 2006)
Tsunami failed to dampen the spirit of tourists with the year 2005 witnessing new heights in Indian tourism. It recorded a growth of about 13.5 percent in arrivals and about 20 per cent in foreign exchange earnings.
- 25 Kg Rice A Month For Poor Families In Kerala (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
All those living below the poverty line (BPL) in Kerala will be given 25 kg of rice a month for Rs.3 a kg.
- P. C. Thomas Defends Severing Ties With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2006)
P. C. Thomas, MP, on Wednesday said that he and his colleagues in the Indian Federal Democratic Party (IFDP) had decided to leave the NDA, dissolve the party and merge with the Kerala Congress (Joseph) when they sensed that the BJP would adopt . . .
- Rajnath And Up’S Slow Churning (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Jan 11, 2006)
The meaning being read into Rajnath Singh’s elevation as BJP president obscures the more obvious reality that the choice is a function of the total confusion in the party, particularly at its higher reaches.
- Focus On N-Energy (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jan 11, 2006)
A BUDDING poet Nellickal Muralidharn Nair and I started a little monthly magazine called Naveenam (The New) in 1970.
- Coke’S Water-Harvesting Claims ‘Fraudulent’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 11, 2006)
OVER a dozen universities in the United States have terminated contracts with the Coca-Cola company in part because of concerns that the multinational corporation is polluting the environment in India, drastically lowering the water table and selling prod
- It’S A Story Of Survival For Too Many Kids (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jan 10, 2006)
India continues to have the highest incidence of child labour in the world besides an increase in the reported crimes against and by children.
- Graft Case Not To Be Dropped: Lok Ayukta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The Lok Ayukta has made it clear that the case initiated on the basis of corruption charges against Health Minister K. K. Ramachandran's office will continue even if the Kerala Government Medical Officers' Association (KGMOA) backed out of the complaint.
- Suburbs Move Closer To Implementing New Water Schemes (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Jan 10, 2006)
Local bodies hope for temporary increase in Siruvani supply
More regional news on Page 6 Tenders called for Kavundampalayam and Vadavalli (with River Bhavani as the source) scheme Bids to be finalised in February A time frame of 18 months has been . . .
- Multi-Speciality Hospital Project Still On (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Jan 10, 2006)
The 11,000 sq.ft. hospital will be built at an estimated cost of Rs.8 crores It will have speciality departments such as cardiology and cardio-thoracic surgery, neurology and neurosurgery, nephrology, urology and plastic surgery. . . .
- Nit-C Ties Up With Taiwan University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
The National Institute of Technology, Calicut (NIT-C), and National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences (KUAS), Taiwan, have agreed to have an academic exchange programme.
- Pravasi Sanghom Seeks Help For Norks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 10, 2006)
Activists go on fast at Thekkinkadu Maidan
The supporters and members of the Kerala Pravasi Sanghom observed `Pravasi Bharatiya Divas-2006' on Monday by going on a fast at the Thekkinkadu Maidan here to draw attention to the various problems of the . . .
- Novel In Translation (Hindu, NEELA PADMANABHAN, Jan 10, 2006)
This Book, which is a Tamil translation of Mukundan's Malayalam novel `Haridwaril Mani Muzhagunnu' deals with a young bachelor Rameshan Panicker who has a good job in Delhi.
- Needed A Soil, Not Green, Revolution (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Jan 09, 2006)
Agriculture can never be salvaged with a "trickle down" approach, which stands debunked now after four decades of the so-called Green Revolution.
- Why We Refuse To Learn (Telegraph, VIMALA RAMACHANDRAN, Jan 09, 2006)
looks at the differing perceptions about ‘motivation’ among administrators, teachers and parents
- States Vie For A Big Share Of The Nri Investment Pie (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
The Secretary General of FICCI, Dr Amit Mitra, said India figures high on investor confidence grades globally and is becoming an attractive destination for foreign direct investment.
- Party Supports Brinda: Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Questions raised by her not personal but those of the party and the CITU
Most Ayurvedic medicines not prepared under required regulations
Left to submit alternative budget proposals
To protest against U.S. President's planned visit
- Chief Ministers Make A Pitch To Attract Investments From Nris (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 09, 2006)
Gujarat will now like to compete with China and Japan, says Narendra Modi
- Wasted Rules (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 09, 2006)
India’s general awareness levels are rather low, whether the subject be history or health.
- We Are Not Against Ayurveda: Brinda Karat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
"My objection was only to violation of labour laws and Drugs and Cosmetics Act"
Human and animal bones were used to prepare medicines, say some workers of Baba Ramdev's Divya Pharmacy
- Tslushnami Of Human Rights (The Week, Kavitha Muralidharan, Jan 08, 2006)
What a year has wrought in Tamil Nadu and Kerala—the good, the bad and the ugly...
- Vishwanath Plea To Sonia On Aicc Revamp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2006)
A senior backward class leader of the Congress in Karnataka on Saturday urged party President Sonia Gandhi to give representation of forward communities in the AICC.
- Tax On Parallel Education That Failed The Test Of Article 14 (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 07, 2006)
The decision of the Kerala High Court in the Malappuram District Parallel College Association case may not have many parallels. Because the verdict, delivered on August 31, 2005, by Justice C. N. Ramachandran Nair, quashed service tax levy . . .
- A New Ruler For Dubai (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 07, 2006)
Dubai and the United Arab Emirates have lost a far-sighted leader with the death of Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid al-Maktoum.
- Follow Which Leader? (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 07, 2006)
The Ramlila in the BJP seems to be over and hopefully, its new president, Rajnath Singh — who is not Ram, Lakshman, Hanuman or the infamous dhobi — will get down to the serious task of putting the party back on track.
- Even Lohiaites Are Learning (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jan 07, 2006)
If, like this writer, you too are a believer in economic reform leading to free markets, shrinking of the state’s role in economics and unshackling India’s creative and entrepreneurial energies, and are dismayed at the road-blocks and rollbacks at . . .
- Natwar Not Included In Revamped Cwc (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 07, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today chose to make minor and necessary changes instead of going in for a major overhaul of the party organisation when she reconstituted the Congress Working Committee (CWC) and the AICC secretariat today.
- Politics Rarely Takes A Vacation (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 06, 2006)
The New Year is upon us and politics rarely takes a vacation. Last six months I have written consistently about the Third Front and this is more than a reality and by the middle of 2006 we will see two large groups emerging to change the current . . .
- Pak- Nepal Nexus (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jan 06, 2006)
It should have been expected that sooner or later both China and Pakistan would want to fish in the troubled waters in Nepal and, sure enough, Beijing has already delivered truckloads of weapons for the Royal Nepal Army and Pakistan is preparing . . .
- Tormenting The Tormented (The Economic Times, ARVIND KALA, Jan 06, 2006)
If You jump off a building and die, your family faces police questioning. If you jump and survive, you face a one-year prison term. Suicide attempters in the west are given emergency medical treatment and escorted back to their families
- 3-D Films At Science & Technology Museum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
A 3-D movie theatre, the first of its kind in the State, has started functioning on the Science & Technology Museum campus here on Thursday.
- Some Friends (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 06, 2006)
The Congress must sometimes wonder whether the Left is really its ally.
- Speculation Rife On Change Of Governor (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 06, 2006)
There was intense speculation here on Thursday over the possible shifting of Karnataka...
- Kalam Gives Tips To Farmers (Deccan Herald, K Jayalakshmi, Jan 06, 2006)
“My theatre of action, Pokhran is beautiful to me.” It was President A P J Abdul Kalam at his candid best at the 93rd Science Congress answering a query from a farmer in faraway Rajasthan.
- Ysr Pins High Hopes On Overseas Telugus (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Jan 05, 2006)
State to put its best forward at Pravasi Bharatiya Divas
Telugu diaspora can offer expertise in core areas such as IT, BT and pharma
The picture is not rosy on the foreign investments front
Power tariff for industries is the lowest
- Representing The People (Tribune, P.P. Rao, Jan 05, 2006)
The quality of democracy gets reflected in the character and calibre of the elected representatives of the people. Parliament has recently expelled 11 of its members belonging to different political parties for accepting bribes in the cash-for-query scam.
- Ramachandran Divested Of Pollution Control (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
In protest, he keeps away from Cabinet meeting: Sujanapal sworn in Minister
- Get Funds For Railway Projects, State Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 05, 2006)
Southern Railway GM says railway zone for State not feasible
GM says land acquisition a major hurdle in State
Promises that Palakkad division will be retained
Blames KSEB for delay in electrification work
- Once Bitten... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 04, 2006)
‘Silence, please.’ The Confe-deration of Indian Industry (CII) probably forgot to read the sign inside the National Library.
- Poll Bounty (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2006)
Trust the leftists of Bengal to make even newborn children matter in vote-bank politics.
- Call To Promote Tourism In Kanyakumari District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
"North Indian tourists confine themselves to temple circuit"
Kanyakumari district has been bestowed with whatever a tourist looks for and has a good scope to pull in more domestic and foreign tourists, said Kanyakumari Collector Sunil Paliwal.
- Aisf Rallies Against Commercialisation Of Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
"State funding of education should be stepped up"
The 26th national conference of the All India Students Federation (AISF) began here on Tuesday with a call to step up state funding of education and end its commercialisation.
- Security In It Destinations — No Cause For Panic (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Jan 04, 2006)
Soon after the Bangalore attack, the Tamil Nadu Police beefed up security in various parts of the State, including armed police pickets at TIDEL Park, Indian Institute of Technology, Anna University, and the Central Leather Research Institute, among . . .
- Matter Of Pride (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 04, 2006)
Karnataka has a good panchayat system but needs to check graft and plug loopholes
- Going On A Tax (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 04, 2006)
The Left faces state elections. What state will the country be left in?
- Gujarat Delegation In State To Study Development Of Tourism Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2006)
Chamber gives reception to Ministers and other members of the team
- Environment Ministry To Soon Declare Agastyamalai A Biosphere Reserve (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Spread over 1,300 sqkm on the Western Ghats, it is a classified biodiversity hotspot
- Explosives Seized From Ksrtc Cloakroom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Seizure follows a bomb threat over phone on Sunday
The police have seized 45 gelignite sticks from the cloakroom of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus station here on Mavoor Road.
- 12 Chief Ministers To Attend Pravasi Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2006)
Rajasekhara Reddy reviews arrangements for the event
Chief Ministers of 12 States will attend the prestigious Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at the state-of-art Hyderabad International Convention Centre (HICC) here from January 7 to 9.
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