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- Bihar, Now (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jan 31, 2005)
Metropolitan India has numerous ways to swat Bihar. Take the old joke: “Yaar, we should agree to give J&K to the Pakistanis if they agree to take Bihar as well.” So static is the big picture of the state that news agencies are known to recycle old picture
- Commerce & Crisis Hit Wayanad Students (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jan 30, 2005)
At age five, Anushree is the youngest commuter on the bus. The Class I student spends 12 hours a week this way. That too, crossing the State border twice each day.
- Fiscal Checks Bypassed Affect Financial Health (Business Line, N. Sreedevi, Jan 27, 2005)
Concerned over the deteriorating fiscal situation, the Government introduced the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Bill in December 2000. The revised version of the same (based on the recommendations of the Standing Committee) became...
- The Deadly Bureaucracy In The Andamans (Indian Express, COLIN GONSALVES, Jan 26, 2005)
The civic administration in the Andamans and Nicobar islands is stalling relief measures and preventing aid from reaching those who urgently need it
- Tsunami Rave (Indian Express, RAJU NAYAK, Jan 26, 2005)
It seems the exodus from Kerala post Tsunami has favoured Goa’s tourism. As usual it was all happening in Goa during the New Year amidst the government claiming credit for the spurt in tourism after the spectacular International Film Festival hosted by th
- Draw The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 24, 2005)
The enthusiasm seen in the tourism ministry, under Ms Renuka Choudhury, to promote tourism by projecting India as an ideal tourist destination is a healthy trend.
- Faith Healing? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 19, 2005)
The miracle healer from God channel, Benny Hinn, is not going to have an easy ‘crusade’ in Bangalore when he arrives on a three-day trip on January 21. His “Prayer for India” has already attracted widespread protests across the board, from fundamentalists
- Taking Advantage Of Public Generosity (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jan 19, 2005)
AS non-resident Indians dig deep into their pockets to help the tsunami victims, there is a heightened concern that sectarian groups are exploiting the tragedy for their own divisive goals.
- To Take On Competition, Air India Must Expand (Business Line, Tunia Cherian George, Jan 17, 2005)
The Air-India Chairman and Managing Director, Mr V. Thulasidas, looks back on an `exciting' first year at the helm.
- History Has Been Made, Now Overcome It (Indian Express, SHASHI THAROOR, Jan 17, 2005)
Handshakes are not often termed ‘‘historic’’, but the one between Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf last week readily earned the adjective.
- Convictions And Election Law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 17, 2005)
Convicted legislators will now stand on the same footing as all other convicted persons when it comes to contesting elections. Thanks to the Supreme Court
- That Intensive Zone (Indian Express, ANITA S. IYER, Jan 16, 2005)
What do you do when a dear one is in danger zone? Discuss cricket scores, exchange daily reports, and tell each other to keep the faith. My mom was in intensive care, lost somewhere amid the tubes that ran through her and the monitors that loomed over her
- Enforcing Norms (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 15, 2005)
Two Supreme Court decisions earlier this week in cases relating to the eligibility of sitting MLAs or MPs, convicted by courts for criminal offences, to contest elections have cleared some ambiguities in the provisions of the Representation of the People
- Open Invitation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 14, 2005)
Despite politicians’ penchant for doublespeak, it actually helps to be candid in politics. The prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, is known to value transparency in both public policy and politics.
- Went Up The Hill To Fetch A Bail (Business Line, D. Murali , Jan 14, 2005)
Cases pile up not only in courts but also in news bulletins; and advocates file appeals for bail without fail. Courts hear arguments, and grant temporary respite and conditional freedom
- Cleansing Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 14, 2005)
Wednesday's Supreme Court ruling debarring convicted MPs and MLAs from contesting elections is very timely in the light of the ensuing Assembly elections in Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand.
- Settlers' Fume Over Bias (Gulf News, Neena Gopal, Jan 13, 2005)
This is the showcase relief camp in Port Blair, where about 2,000 indigenous Nicorabese have everything they can ask for.
- How Not To Respond To A Tsunami (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Jan 13, 2005)
Following Christiano Junior’s death the Football Federation is insisting on ambulances at all grounds. This could make more of a difference than the Government of India’s promise to establish a tsunami warning system. If that sounds cynical there is some
- The Age Of Apocalypse (AL-Ahram, Rajeshree Sisodia, Jan 12, 2005)
In Hindu mythology, Kali Yug is the apocalyptic age of darkness which sparks the annihilation of mankind. On 26 December, it seemed to many that Kali Yug had indeed descended on India -- the birthplace of Hinduism -- when an earthquake off the . . .
- Paying Lip Service (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 12, 2005)
Two passports, one individual. Yes, now it is possible to hold an Indian passport in addition to that of your country of residence, provided you migrated outside India after January 26, 1950.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 12, 2005)
Guess whose passion it is to wash dirty linen, literally? It’s none other than our censor board chairperson Sharmila Tagore.
- Access To Education: Yet To Make The Grade (Business Line, P. Srivatsan, Jan 12, 2005)
Education is the best investment. A country's economic and social progress is determined by the quality of its human resource. It is not higher education alone that is important but raising literacy levels among the
- Fiscal Muscle Dystrophy (The Economic Times, M. Y. Khan, Jan 12, 2005)
Maharashtra had for long occupied pride of place among Indian states in fiscal management.
- Sting In The Tail (OutLook, S. ANAND, Jan 11, 2005)
There is more trouble in the offing for the Shankara Math in Kanchipuram. Not only have the police nabbed all the conspirators in the Sankararaman murder case
- Dealing With Anger (Deccan Herald, M K RATHISH, Jan 11, 2005)
I was once travelling a long distance from Kannur to Bangalore by a KSRTC bus. The time was 12 o’clock, midnight. I was fast asleep, but was awakened by a big commotion.
- Maoist Rampage (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jan 08, 2005)
The killing of the Superintendent of Police of Bihar's Munger district, KC Surendra Babu, and five other policemen, in a Naxalite mine blast on Wednesday, provides yet another indication of the headway Maoist
- Most Nris Wear Loincloths, Not Suits (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jan 07, 2005)
Yet again, on the day Gandhi came back from South Africa, India prepares to celebrate another Pravasi Bharatiya Divas. This annual function has multiple objectives:
- Needed: Humane Options For Orphaned Children (Hindu, Mari Marcel Thekaekara, Jan 06, 2005)
Paedophiles love disasters. It gives them the golden opportunity to pick up abandoned children easily.
- How To Get Back The Missing Teeth (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Jan 06, 2005)
Only by joining or allying with the Congress can Mamata Banerjee save herself from political irrelevance
- 'Taxation Is The Bane Of Tourism' (The Economic Times, BHANU PANDE, Jan 06, 2005)
Param Kannampilly, the managing director of Concept Hospitality, which owns a chain of ecotels under the brand Orchid and Lotus Suites believes there’s a lot more the government should be doing to make 'Incredible India' a big success.
- A View From The Water (Indian Express, Sagarika Ghose, Jan 06, 2005)
What better way to celebrate New Year’s Eve than in Goa? The western coast, the safer coast, where fairy lights still glitter on beach shacks while on the opposite side of the peninsula, the hydra-headed monster that rose out of the sea ten days ago conti
- For A Long-Term Solution (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Jan 06, 2005)
Any rehabilitation scheme for fisherfolk affected by the tsunami can be worked out only through democratic consultation and the participation of the fisherfolk themselves in the decision-making process.
- Among The Shoppers (Indian Express, AMRITA DUTTA, Jan 05, 2005)
On December 31 2004, four of us had set out to collect contributions for the people who had survived the rage of the tsunami. We represented a collective of 20 voluntary organisations in Delhi.
- Vat Will Bring Out Black Money: Onkar Singh (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jan 02, 2005)
The implementation of the Value Added Tax (VAT) system from April 1 will bring out a large portion of the black money in the economy besides enhancing the tax compliance.
- Education For All Not On The Right Track (Tribune, Seema Sengupta, Jan 02, 2005)
A recently released UNESCO report on “Education For All” has highlighted India’s dismal performance in achieving the stated objective by 2015 AD.
- A Happening Year (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Jan 01, 2005)
I wish my readers Merry Xmas and a happy 2005 with many Xmasses and new years to come. In my little family, we need no excuses to celebrate.
- Police Reform For The New Year? (Indian Express, RANJIT BHUSHAN, Jan 01, 2005)
Zaheera Sheikh does a volte face in the Best Bakery case. Pappu Yadav openly holds court in a Bihar jail. No one can say for certain what the outcome of the Ayodhya demolition case will be because of varying police accounts since December 1992.
- Left Beset With Contradictions (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Dec 31, 2004)
As the country enters the New Year 2005, the Left parties, who play a crucial role in the survival of the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre, have a daunting task of re-defining their role in the future.
- Manmohan Deputes Two Ministers To Andamans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 31, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, has deputed his Minister of State for Home, Prakash Jaiswal, and the Minister of State for Information Technology and Communications, Shakeel Ahmed, to Port Blair and Car Nicobar to oversee the relief and rescue....
- Manmohan Touring Affected Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, today left here for Thiruvananthapuram to survey the tsunami-hit coastal areas, even as the Centre said the death and destruction were being treated as a national calamity.
- Corporate Governance Is Essentially A State Of Mind (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 30, 2004)
Business ethics, value creation, transparency, credibility, integrity, trust, honesty, responsibility, accountability, and `all good thoughts' are part of what Sanjiv Agarwal is passionate about in Corporate Governance:
- Beyond Politics (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 29, 2004)
The very first words that were spoken by Manmohan Singh when he arrived at his South Block office
- Baptised, But Boundary Remains (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 28, 2004)
The gutter inspectors are out, revelling in the discomfort of devout Hindus, telling us exactly what's wrong with us. To begin with, it's the Brahmins and the caste system, a euphemism for the fact that we're still a predominantly Hindu society.
- A Report Rehashed (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 27, 2004)
For a document that was supposed to furnish a "detailed road map" for targeting subsidies "sharply at the poor and the truly needy," the Finance Ministry's report on Central Government Subsidies in India fall short of expectations.
- Death From The Sea (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 27, 2004)
Cutting a swathe of death and destruction across the coastal areas of half a dozen littoral countries of the Indian Ocean, the titanic tsunami rising from the fifth largest earthquake since the beginning of the 20th century
- The Ideology Of Numbers (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 27, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- Sex, Lies And Mms (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Dec 26, 2004)
The past week has been a week of FIRs. It began with the Railway Minister, Mr Lalu Prasad Yadav, the CEO of Bazee.com, Mr Avinash Bajaj, and others involved in the "tape" issue.
- North Or South, Arbitrary Judgments Against Women Are Similar (Tribune, Usha Bande, Dec 26, 2004)
IN the din created by issues like empowerment of women, reservation in Parliament, and gender sensilisation, the women's real voice, the voice of the woman at the grass roots is often drowned.
- Crisis Drives The Bus To Kutta (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 26, 2004)
The bus journey from Mananthavady in Kerala to Kutta in Karnataka is a tense one for B.J. Mani. His colleagues are missing. In the estate where he must labour on the Karnataka side of the border, Mani won't be allowed to work without the three-man ...
- Spiritual Ministry? You’Re Kidding! (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 25, 2004)
I learn from reasonably reliable sources that at a lunch hosted by the Prime Minister for owners of India’s leading newspapers, one of his guests suggested that the Government should set up a Ministry of Spiritualism.
- A Bill Of Her Own? (Indian Express, BINA AGARWAL, Dec 23, 2004)
The government’s intent of amending the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 (HSA) towards gender equality is heartening. But the proposed amendments are inadequate.
- Property Helps Mothers, Children (Tribune, BINA AGARWAL, Dec 23, 2004)
The following is an excerpt from the report "UNICEF in India":
The development of human capabilities in childhood rests greatly on the ability of the family and of the State to ensure that children are free from deprivation.
- Misunderstanding Over Right To Strike (Tribune, Rajindar Sachar , Dec 22, 2004)
ONCE again a justifiable campaign has hardened against a judgment of the Supreme Court which has held that there is no fundamental or statutory provision empowering employees to go on strike.
- Plantation Problems (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 20, 2004)
The centre finds itself on the defensive over the continued weakness in the prices of plantation crops such as coffee, tea and pepper. Some members of Parliament, especially those from Kerala, fault the liberal import policy for this.
- Some Disquieting Thoughts (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Dec 18, 2004)
I am not a famous journalist. Nobody except poor old me recalls that it was in this column, 11 months ago-113 days before May 13 to be precise-that the first hint of Mr Manmohan Singh's coming Chinese torture as the Prime Minister of a communist-backed co
- Fair Share Of Property (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 17, 2004)
THE Union Cabinet’s clearance of a Bill for amending the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, to ensure a fair share of family property for daughters has not come a day too soon.
- Fair Law For Fair Sex (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 17, 2004)
The Union Cabinet will initiate a Bill in Parliament to confer equal inheritance rights of ancestral property to daughters. A welcome move, the Bill will go a long way in giving women equal rights.
- Outsourcing Obesity? (Business Line, K. Gopalan, Dec 16, 2004)
That a country endowed with abundant resources produces goods cheaper and exports them to other countries, where their cost of production is higher is an axiom in the matter ofinternational trade.
- Singer Of The Ages (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Dec 15, 2004)
Mamurai Shanmuka Vadivu Subbulakshmi was no ordinary person; she was a phenomenon of the 20th century. Her voice thrilled the greater of this globe, regardless of the language in which she sang.
- A Place In The World (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 15, 2004)
Two unrelated events, separated by several weeks, have reinforced the perception that India’s place in the world in the new millennium is full of promise
- Why `She' Still Remains Unwanted (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 15, 2004)
A conference on sex selection diagnosis and female foeticide in Goa last week brought to light the disturbing proof of India holding one half of its population
- Crisis Of Confidence Deepening (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Dec 14, 2004)
The absence of common wavelength between coalition partners has compounded the woes of the Chief Minister
- Enabling It Growth (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 13, 2004)
Industry-specific townships could be the solution to the infrastructure constraints the information technology sector is facing.
- Agriculture Is No Holy Cow (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Dec 11, 2004)
THE one issue on which no political party wants to express a firm view is the taxation of rich agriculturists under the income and wealth tax Acts.
- Issues Patently Questionable (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Dec 10, 2004)
In less than two months, India will be obliged to do the follow-up on the WTO-mandated product patent stipulations, and the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, made a strident statement:
- Assisting Crime Victims (Hindu, K. T. Thomas, Dec 09, 2004)
The plight of those who suffer when a crime is committed deserves more attention.
- Strike It Off (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 07, 2004)
Bandh has become a bad word of Indian politics. The awareness of the destructive and wasteful aspects of bandhs has been driven by the judiciary, which has rightly seen a bandh as a coercive instrument that infringes on the freedom of individuals.
- The Long Road To Gender Equality (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 07, 2004)
The bill proposed by the Law Minister, H.R. Bhardwaj, to amend the law to grant women equal rights to Hindu undivided family property will be a significant step in bringing the Hindu law of inheritance in accord with the constitutional principle of equali
- The Price Of Rice (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Dec 07, 2004)
Not many people may be aware that this year has been declared the International Year of Rice by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
- Woody, Ill-Seeming, Thick, Bereft Of Beauty (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 04, 2004)
There are at least two views on `visual appeal'. Thus, according to some, you can see beauty if only you see right, while for others, it is too superficial to talk about.
- Parochialism At Its Worst (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2004)
True to form, the Shiv Sena has betrayed parochialism of the worst kind by objecting to the appointment of the former Karnataka Chief Minister, S.M. Krishna, as Governor of Maharashtra.
- Poisoned Futures (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 02, 2004)
The apex court's guidelines on dealing with hazardous waste are observed more in the breach.
- Pontiff In Looking Glass Land (Indian Express, T.V.R. Shenoy, Dec 02, 2004)
I have no idea if anything as materialistic as a looking-glass is available in the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham but if there is one Shri Jayendra Saraswati must feel that he, like Alice, has stepped right through into another dimension.
- `Shrimp Wars' In The Making (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Nov 30, 2004)
Last week, the Kochi-based trading and seafood company Choice announced ambitious plans to make a grand entry into the UK market with its range of branded prawns.
- Sorry End (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 25, 2004)
Sobhini Rajan is a mere memory now, and her medals a searing indictment of the ways of our sporting system.
- Jostling For Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 25, 2004)
Just as power brings together parties with conflicting interests, the apprehension of losing power breaks up seemingly well-sewn political alliances.
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- This Is Not Music (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 21, 2004)
At a recent paper-reading by, and discussion with, Perry Anderson at the Seagull Resource Centre, the subjects attended to were multiculturalism; its relationship with religion;
- Towards Regional Cooperation (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 20, 2004)
The Chief Ministers of the southern States should set up a regional council to evolve a unified approach to issues of common interest.
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