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- Molestation & Rape Cases Fewer In Kashmir (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Unbelievable it may sound but it is true that in the violence-hit Kashmir valley, rape and molestation cases are much lower than the national average.
- Prez Poll Caught In Crossfire (Asian Age, Sonal Kellogg, Jul 20, 2007)
Voting in one of the most bitterly contested presidential elections in Indian history, which is set to throw up the country’s first woman President, ended on Thursday with third front constituents AIADMK and MDMK both voting despite their . . . .
- U-Turns, Abstentions Mark Bitterest Poll (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
There were many twists and turns in the final lap of the race for Raisina Hill. As the Electoral College voted on Thursday to elect the 13th President of India, there were several last minute turnarounds, which added to the drama in one of the . . . .
- Prez Poll: Defiance Marks Voting (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the process of voting in the Presidential elections ending this evening, Pratibha Patil, United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and Left combine candidate, is all set to become the first woman President of the country.
- Unpa In Disarray As Prez Poll Ends (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the election of Indias first woman president almost a foregone conclusion, the focus of the presidential election on Thursday turned on what was described as the death knell for the fledgling Third Front, with Jayalalithas AIADMK doing a . . . .
- Prez Poll Ends: Unpa In Disarray (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
With the election of Indias first woman president almost a foregone conclusion, the focus of the presidential election on Thursday turned on what was described as the death knell for the fledgling Third Front, with Jayalalithas AIADMK doing . . . .
- U-Turns But Advantage Pratibha (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jul 20, 2007)
Legislators across the country today voted to elect the 13th President, with UPA-Left candidate Pratibha Patil all set to become the first woman to occupy the Rashtrapati Bhavan as the Head of the State.
- Presidential Vote Breaks Up Unpa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
A Fiercely contested presidential poll to choose a successor to President APJ Abdul Kalam ended on Thursday. In the process it exposed cracks in the newly formed United National Progressive Alliance (UNPA) and left the National Democratic . . . .
- Hindalco Buying Alcan’S 45% Stake In Utkal Alumina (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Company not to look for another partner
On course
Hindalco hopes to complete the project at the earliest
Roughly 66% of the land acquisition is complete
Transfer of ownership for rest of the land is in progress
- Top Lashkar Commander Killed (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Jul 19, 2007)
Mohammad Khalid-ur-Rahman, a Pakistani national who played a core role in organising the Lashkar-e-Taiba’s pan-India terror networks, was killed in a shootout with police and troops near Bhaderwah in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Wednesday.
- Jaswant Sagar Dam Collapse: A Wake Up Call (Deccan Herald, HIMANSHU THAKKAR, Jul 18, 2007)
A clearly defined, publicly known norm of institutional and individual accountability for serious lapses is needed to avoid disasters due to collapsing dams in future.
- Let's Talk About Sex (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 18, 2007)
A nation with a population in excess of a billion is clearly not abstaining from sex. But India refuses to speak about the birds and bees openly. We'd rather refer to it obliquely and shroud the discourse in half-truths instead of discussing it as . . ..
- Sow The Right Strategies (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jul 18, 2007)
The farm sector grew at just 1.8 per cent per annum during the Tenth Plan period against the targeted four per cent. Stepping up public investment alone is unlikely to yield the desired results.
- Carbide Owner On Way Back (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2007)
The Indian government has been quietly trying to facilitate the entry into the country of Dow Chemical, now the parent company of Union Carbide.
- Tigers Under Threat In Nagarahole And Bandipur (Hindu, Sharath S. Srivatsa , Jul 17, 2007)
The fragile tiger population in Nagarahole and Bandipur could be under threat.
- Looking For An Excuse (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Jul 16, 2007)
EDUSAT, a good satellite, is being called a 'turkey' though the end-user's inertia is to blame for its gross under-utilisation
- A Bit Of This And That (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2007)
AP hopes to lure tourists with a mixed platter – cruise tours, jungle walks, Buddhist circuits and golf. Sangeetha Devi Dundoo gets the bigger picture.
- The Runaway Presidential Campaign (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 14, 2007)
There is considerable unrest within the BJP over the recklessness of its Presidential campaign.
- The Caste Cauldron (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Jul 14, 2007)
The events in Rajasthan which have now come to be known as “the Gujjar agitation” are an inevitable consequence of actions that have been taken over the last 60 years under the name of social justice, empowerment of the dispossessed, and so on.
- Rough Ride (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 13, 2007)
Allegations that have surfaced after Pratibha Patil's nomination make her candidature controversial.
- Bjp Mp Disqualified (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam has disqualified Bhartiya Janata Party’s Krishan Murari Moghe as a Member of Parliament from Khargone in Madhya Pradesh for holding an office of profit. The action followed an Election Commission recommendation.
- Gujarat Files Report In Apex Court In Sohrabuddin Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
“Probe in the case progressing in the right direction”
Over dozen police officers have been arrested
Sohrabuddin was allegedly killed in a fake encounter
- Mukesh Ambani’S Navi Mumbai Sez Gets Conditional Nod (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2007)
After being referred for clarifications several times, the Board of Approval (BoA) for Special Economic Zones on Thursday gave conditional nod to Mr Mukesh Ambani’s Navi Mumbai SEZ in Dronagiri, for a multi-product zone spread over 1,250 hectares.
- Dozens Die In India Maoist Clash (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
Dozens of troops and Maoist insurgents have been killed in gun battles in the restive state of Chhattisgarh in central India, police say.
- Rel Plans Rs. 60,000 Cr. Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
Reliance Energy Ltd. (REL) plans to invest Rs. 60,000 crore in the next five years to add 15,000 MW of power generation capacity, company Chairman Anil Ambani said here on Tuesday.
- Plea Against Nba Dismissed (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe against Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) and its leader Medha Patkar. The allegation was that they had received foreign funds in violation of norms and indulged in anti-national activities.
- Prime Concerns (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jul 10, 2007)
Education and health continue to be priority areas for the State government in the matter of social upliftment.
- Where 'Backward' Bihar Leads India (British Broadcasting Corporation, Amarnath Tewary, Jul 10, 2007)
For many years, Bihar in northern India has earned notoriety for being one of the poorest and most lawless states in the country.
- Road To Success (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jul 10, 2007)
The State has been making rapid progress in all fields under the Shivraj Singh Chauhan government.
- More Heavy Rain Forecast For Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jul 10, 2007)
Narmada, Mahi and Sabarmati in spate; over 100 villages placed on high alert
- Maternal Mortality Challenges (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 10, 2007)
Data on maternal mortality in India show that tens of thousands of malnourished, health-poor and resource-poor women without access to hospitals continue to die during pregnancy, while giving birth or immediately afterwards.
- India Monsoon Death Toll Nears 700 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2007)
Twenty-four more people have died in rain-related accidents across India, taking the death toll to at least 684 since the onset of the monsoon last month, officials said Monday.
- Jk Tyre To Invest Rs 1,100 Cr On Expansion (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Tyre major JK Tyre is planning to invest Rs 1,100 crore over the next three years to expand its production capacity as it sees its revenues crossing Rs 5,000 crore mark by then.
- Uma Bharati To Protest Canal Project (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 09, 2007)
Bharatiya Janashakti Party leader Ms Uma Bharati has announced plans to lead a march from Rameswaram to Ayodhya to protest a canal project that could destroy the Ram Setu or Adam’s Bridge in south India.However, the Tamil Nadu police filed a first . . .
- Has The Farmer Become A Myth? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 09, 2007)
Sir, ~ This is with reference to the views of Prof MS Swaminathan expressed in the interview “Agriculture should not be neglected” (30 June). In our country, where 65 per cent of the population depend on agriculture for livelihood, the farmer seems . . .
- India’S Aids Scare Just Got Halved (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jul 07, 2007)
The number of people infected with HIV/AIDS in India is between 2.5 and 3.1 million, almost less than half of previous official estimates, according to a new survey released by the government today and backed by the United Nations.
- Dump Marx For Capital (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Jul 06, 2007)
Marxist tsunami V.S. Achuthanandan personally led the destruction of the Tata Tea plantations in Munnar, Kerala, with further threat that he would "stop at nothing" till he took back every part of the 50,000 acres the Tatas were occupying for . . .
- Retail Invasion (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Jul 06, 2007)
Big Business is taking control of the supply chain in India, and there is growing unease among people who depend on retailing for livelihoods.
- More Harm Due To Narmada Dams: Medha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
NBA dharna enters 30th day
‘Omkareshwar reservoir was filled up on the basis of a false affidavit’
‘Despite the big dams, we are witnessing floods every where’
- Ec Should Clear Clouds Over Delimitation: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 06, 2007)
The BJP on Thursday demanded that the Election Commission should clear the confusion about the delimitation of constituencies in the Central and State legislatures by the end of the year to enable political parties to plan their . . . .
- Change In Policy To Remove Rural Disparity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 05, 2007)
During the last 10 years, over 18,000 farmers committed suicide. 40,000 farmers in Panjab killed themselves between 1988 and 2006 with an average of over 2,000 per year.
- Tigers May Be Down To 1,300; Alarm Bells Begin To Ring (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2007)
After the news that the central Indian belt had lost a third of its tigers, comes yet another shock. India currently has only about 1,300 wild tigers, which is 2,342 less than the 3,642 last enumerated in 2001-2002.
- Army Jawan Commits Suicide (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
A day after a woman Army officer committed suicide, a rifleman of the 14 Rajputana Rifles shot himself with his service weapon while on guard duty at the Ratnu Chak Base camp on the city’s outskirts late last night.
- Cement Industry Counts On Efficiency To Boost Output (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
With major capacity expansion still some time away, the cement industry is counting on plant de-bottlenecking and efficiency gains to enhance production in the short run.
- A New Campaign For ‘Safe Motherhood’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2007)
The Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI) has taken a new route for its “Safe Motherhood” campaign this year and come out with “Jeevan Dor”, a 13-episode documentary drama in Hindi for radio and television.
- Rain Ravages Gujarat, Mp; 15 Killed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
The state administration has evacuated over 6,000 people from low-lying areas in Bharuch, Narmada and Surat in the southern parts and Bhavnagar and Surendranagar in Saurashtra region being the worst-hit districts.
- Corridor Must Pass My Home State: Nath (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath wants changes in the alignment of the $90 billion Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor to include his home state Madhya Pradesh in the project.
- Army To The Rescue Of Flood-Hit Gujarat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
The Army has been pressed into service in several areas to carry out relief and rescue operations as rain and floods have paralysed normal life in many parts of the Kutch-Saurashtra, and central and southern Gujarat regions.
- Advani Goes To Ec Over Candidates’ Assets (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
Leader of Opposition L K Advani on Monday led a delegation to the Election Commission and urged that the Commission, under Article 324 of the Constitution, should get presidential candidates to declare their assets and liabilities.
- Vajpayee, Advani Plan Letter Campaign (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 03, 2007)
Reminiscent of his telephone calls to voters ahead of the 2004 general elections, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and his party colleague L K Advani are planning to launch a letter campaign in support of NDA-backed presidential . . . .
- Patil, Shekhawat In Straight Contest (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2007)
A straight contest between UPA-Left nominee Pratibha Patil and NDA supported Independent candidate Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is on the cards for the July 19 presidential poll.
- As Gandhi Paper Goes On Sale Tomorrow, Trust Says It’S Ours (Indian Express, Seema Chisti, Jul 02, 2007)
With Christie’s gearing for the auction on Tuesday of Mahatma Gandhi’s “last” handwritten article on Hindu-Muslim unity and the Government planning to join the bidding through the Indian Council of Cultural Relations despite reservations by . . . .
- Mumbai Is Not Rained Out Just Yet (Business Line, Vinson Kurian, Jul 02, 2007)
Thiruvananthapuram, July 1 The India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) grim long-range outlook for monsoon (seven per cent deficit) has contrastingly triggered one of the wettest sessions yet for central and west India as a well-marked ‘low’ sat . . .
- Wheat Imports Are Unnecessary (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Jul 02, 2007)
Lack of foresight and poor policy planning is responsible for the country being projected as a food-deficient nation.
- Crouching Hidden Danger (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Jul 02, 2007)
It's official now. Tigers, the arrogant and proud rulers of the jungle, whose realm remained unchallenged even by the greatest of warriors, seem to have given in, first, to the greed of hunters in quest of 'trophies' and then to the poachers . . . .
- Mumbai Wades Back To Normal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2007)
Torrential rains claimed 45 lives, including 14 of two families on Sunday, in Maharashtra while 5,000 more people were evacuated to safer areas even as the intensity of the showers weakened ...
- Rain Leaves 45 Dead In Maharashtra (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2007)
Torrential rain claimed 45 lives, including 14 of two families today, in Maharashtra while 5,000 more people were evacuated to safer areas even as intensity of the showers weakened and flood waters receded from low-lying areas of Mumbai where life .. .
- Govt Tries To Cleanse Dow Of Bhopal Stain (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
In a bid to clear Dow Chemicals, the American giant that took over Union Carbide in 2001, of civil liabilities in the Bhopal gas tragedy — said to be the worst industrial disaster in the world — the Centre is making a concerted effort for an . . . .
- Nda Seeks Ec Action Against Congress, Pratibha (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
Irked by the Congress' petition to disqualify former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh from the Rajya Sabha, the NDA on Friday sought action from the Election Commission against the UPA-Left presidential nominee Pratibha Patil for "using undue . . .
- Nda For Action On Congress (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
The National Democratic Alliance on Friday moved the Election Commission, seeking action against the Congress and the UPA’s presidential candidate, Ms Pratibha Patil, for creating "undue pressure" on Rajya Sabha MP K. Natwar Singh, who had on . . .
- The Age Of Political Tycoons (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 30, 2007)
Political accidents are not confined to the UPA alone, and now it is the turn of the BJP and the UNPA to have "accidents."
- Rs 6,500cr For Poor Unspent (Asian Age, Rashme Sehgal, Jun 30, 2007)
Half of the Rs 13,000 crores given to the National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (NREGA) to provide jobs for the rural poor during 2005-06 has been allowed to lapse.
- Mp Reels Under Fear Of Chikungunya (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2007)
The spread of chikungunya in Kerala and some other parts of the country seems to have triggered off panic in Madhya Pradesh with almost everyone suffering from the disease.
- Growing Economy, Rising Disparities (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Jun 29, 2007)
Despite several programmes in place to bridge the rural-urban gap and correct regional imbalances, Bharat remains India’s poor cousin and inter-State economic disparities remain as divisive as ever.
- Boycotting Urdu Is Copying Pakistan’S Bad Manners, Wrote Mahatma In His Letter Now On Auction Block (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Jun 29, 2007)
The letter Mahatma Gandhi wrote on January 11, 1948 — just 19 days before he was shot dead on January 30 — underlines how, even when he had failed to stop Partition, he had an enduring belief in Hindu-Muslim harmony.
- Telgi Pleads Guilty; Fined Rs 102 Crore, Gets 13-Year Imprisonment (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 29, 2007)
A Pune-based Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) court on Thursday sentenced multi-thousand crore fake stamp paper scam mastermind Abdul Karim Telgi to 13 years' rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of staggering Rs 102 crore, . . .
- T&d Losses To Cost Rs 2.7 Lakh Cr (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2007)
Power sector would lose Rs 2,70,000 crore, about one-third of the total investment of Rs 8,10,000 crore earmarked for the power sector in the 11th fiveyear plan due to transmission and distribution (T&D) losses, as per Assocham Eco Pulse (AEP) study.
- The Age Of Political Tycoons (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 29, 2007)
Political accidents are not confined to the UPA alone, and now it is the turn of the BJP and the UNPA to have "accidents."
- Disqualify Bjp Mp: Election Commission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2007)
The Election Commission has recommended to President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam disqualification of Krishna Murari Mughe, BJP Member of Parliament from Khargone in Madhya Pradesh, for holding an office of profit.
- Wb Okays $600-M Loan For Co-Operative Banks (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2007)
In one of the largest support packages to India, the World Bank today approved a $600 million (Rs 2,400 crore) loan toward revitalising rural Credit Cooperative Banks (CCBs) to transform access to financial services for India’s poorest farmers.
- Doctored Arrest (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 28, 2007)
Dr Binayak Sen, General Secretary of the People’s Union for Civil Liberties, was arrested in May this year by the Chattisgarh police, apparently because he had ‘links’ with a jailed ‘Naxalite’.
- Agitating Mp Teachers Lathicharged (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2007)
Several agitating teachers, demanding better salaries and designation, were lathicharged by the police today as they were advancing towards the Chief Minister’s residence.
- Teachers Baton-Charged For Demanding Regular Jobs (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2007)
Police on Tuesday baton-charged as many as 50 voluntary teachers here when they were going to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's residence to submit a memorandum demanding better salaries and regular jobs.
- Poster Takes Gandhi Flattery Too Far (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2007)
Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born leader of India’s Congress Party, has spent much of her life trying to downplay her foreign roots by speaking in Hindi and always wearing a sari in public.
- Police Lathicharge Teachers In M.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2007)
About two dozen protesters were injured when police lathicharged a procession of gurujis (non-formal teachers) marching towards Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan’s residence here on Tuesday demanding regularisation of service . . . .
- Medieval Little Indias (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 26, 2007)
Consanguinity and community of economic interests are the factors that most effectively bind a group together. Endogamy and a common occupation within each caste were the pillars of our caste system.
- Regain Lost Pride (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 26, 2007)
Away from Delhi, away from newspapers and television, life in Maheshwar, on the banks of the Narmada river, is languid and seemingly effortless despite the scorching heat and intense humidity in Madhya Pradesh.
- Quota Strife And Marxist Theory (Pioneer, RN Chawla, Jun 25, 2007)
The widespread destruction of national property and the loss of lives in the violence perpetrated by Gujjars demanding their inclusion in the list of Scheduled Tribes in Rajasthan, not satisfied by their current OBC status, have evoked mixed response.
- One Score And Ten (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2007)
With little or no euphoria and the predictable carping, the 30th anniversary celebration of the Left Front in West Bengal was an unpredictably damp squib.
- Heart Of India (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 23, 2007)
IT is not difficult to understand why Madhya Pradesh is known as "the heart of India". Apart from its geographical location in central India, the State bears the marks of virtually all phases of Indian history - it is dotted with innumerable . . . .
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