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- Onion Prices Bring Tears To The Eyes Of Government (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2007)
A tripling in the price of onions in the past year has prompted Sheila Dikshit, the chief minister of Delhi, to write to the Minister of Agriculture asking him to curb exports of the Indian dietary staple.
- Some Day We Shall Go Home: Adinno Phizo (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Feb 14, 2007)
In an interview with Deccan Herald, Adinno, daughter of late A Z Phizo, and currently head of Naga National Council (NNC)talks about her father’s struggle, how she carries it on and why she is pessimistic about the fate of the current peace-process . . .
- The Invisible Election (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 14, 2007)
Today Manipur will vote in the second phase of assembly polls. What are the issues? What makes this poll different from those in the past?
- Six Policemen Killed In Manipur (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2007)
At least six policemen have been killed and several others injured when their convoy was attacked by rebels in the Indian state of Manipur, officials say.
- Manipur: 85 Per Cent Votes Cast In First Phase (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 10, 2007)
Polling by and large peaceful
Repolls likely in some centres
Zeliangrong women demand adequate security
- Beas Breather (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2007)
THE law and order situation in the Beas constituency had been allowed to worsen to such an extent that the postponement of elections had become unavoidable.
- Grand Dress Rehearsal (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Feb 09, 2007)
The results of the Maharashtra civic elections indicate a resurgent Shiv Sena-BJP alliance even while ringing alarm bells in the Congress
- Manipur Polls: 82 Pc Voting In Phase I (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2007)
An estimated 80 to 82 per cent of 600,000 voters today exercised their franchise in the first phase of Manipur Assembly polls in 19 constituencies spread over three districts.
- 80 % Vote In Manipur Phase I Poll (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 09, 2007)
Voting by and large peaceful in 19 constituencies in three districts
- 'If Price Rise Not Checked, Jobs Won't Happen' (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Feb 08, 2007)
Even as the UPA Government presented a rosy picture about over 9 per cent GDP growth, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has expressed serious concern about slowing down of employment generation in organised sector and . . .
- Sonia To Launch Scheme For Women In Ne (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
Ahead of the forthcoming Manipur Assembly polls, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will launch a Special welfare scheme, Integrated Scheme for Women Empowerment, for women, especially the victims of insurgency of the North East.
- Manipur First Phase Polls Today (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 08, 2007)
Manipur will go to the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday amid tight security as underground outfits continued to target candidates.
- Terror Law Takes Centre Stage In Indian State Poll (Daily Times, Y.P. Rajesh, Feb 08, 2007)
An anti-terror law enacted to give sweeping powers to the law enforcing agencies in insurgency-wrecked regions of India is seen as being tantamount to a license to kill
- 'Cong Failed To Comply With Poll Regulation' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2007)
The Congress appears to have been caught in a sticky situation with the BJP complaining to the Election Commission (EC) about its "failure" to comply with the poll regulation requiring submission of names of political leaders whose election campaign . . .
- Braking Point (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Feb 08, 2007)
When prime minister Manmohan Singh assumed office in May 2004, he promised reforms with a human face.
- Manipur Terror Law Questioned (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2007)
Latest killing of a Manipuri youth by Army personnel has brought into focus the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) being questioned by human rights groups and put to test by voters later this week to elect a new Assembly.
- Is The Economic Growth Sustainable? (WhatIsIndia Publications, Aravind Sitaraman, Feb 07, 2007)
If economic reforms keep pace, in the next several years, the Indian economy is expected to pass Italy, France, and the UK and become the fifth largest in the world spurred by more efficient industries competing with the global system.
- Sonia Statement A Gimmick: Naga Council (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 07, 2007)
"Nagas want to be under one administrative unit" "Peace talks delayed for lack of sincerity on the part of Government"
- Ulfa Wakes Up To Sports Lovers, Calls Off Boycott (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Feb 06, 2007)
Three days short of the inauguration of the 33rd National Games in the Assam capital, the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) today withdrew its boycott call of the event. ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa said the decision was taken . . .
- Sonia, Pm Hit Poll Campaign Trail (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Feb 06, 2007)
As polls in the three states of Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur draw closer, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got down to serious campaigning today in what promises to be a tough electoral battle.
- A Battle For Muslim Votes In Ibobi's Constituency (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 05, 2007)
Lack of development key issue in Khangabok constituency
Dismal power situation, drinking water major issues
Sonia Gandhi to address a meeting on Monday
- Car Bomb Sent By Ulfa Explodes Near Police Station, No Casualties (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Feb 05, 2007)
An Unclaimed vehicle, which was towed away by the police from a no parking zone in the busy Fancy bazar Market, exploded outside the Pan bazar police station in the heart of Guwahati early on Sunday.
- Ministers Reluctant To Attend Social Editors' Conference (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Feb 03, 2007)
While the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is eager to push forward the major achievements of the Union Government through social editors' conference, most of the Central Ministers are unwilling to attend the two-day meet starting February 5.
- Rahul Not To Campaign In Punjab, Uttarakhand (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Feb 03, 2007)
Congressmen may eulogise Rahul Gandhi, his abilities and expect him to wield the magic wand. But the party high command is wary of using him as one of its 'star campaigners' in the forthcoming State Assembly elections.
- 'Results Show Disintegration Of Cong's Political Potential' (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Feb 03, 2007)
An elated Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday termed the outcome of local bodies' election in Maharashtra as a reflection on the larger political situation arising out of the Congress-led UPA Government's complete failure in tackling the problem . . .
- India’S North-East In Ferment (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 03, 2007)
India's north-east is like Balochistan in Pakistan or Tibet in China. All three territories are in ferment.
- Rajnath's Task Cut Out (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Feb 02, 2007)
The BJP president should rise above internal politics and make the party a force to reckon with in the Assembly elections
- Carnival Of Democracy (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 31, 2007)
The new year sees parties readying for battle. Three states due to go to the polls will see the Congress trying to defend its record in power against adversaries determined to worst it. Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand will have new governments set . . .
- Experiments With Truth In A Fractured Land (Telegraph, Barun De, Jan 30, 2007)
The current revival of interest in Gandhi and his principles is not merely a popular rhetorical reaction to the tiredness of civil society in contemporary India, writes Barun De.
- Gun Running Shoots Up Terror In Northeast (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2007)
As Assam reels under terrorist attacks, experts have blamed the burgeoning illegal arms trade in the region as one of the major factors behind the situation there. “Illegal arms trade is one of
- Boosting The Morale Of The Jawans (Tribune, Maj-Gen Himmat Singh Gill (retd) , Jan 28, 2007)
As India celebrated Republic Day on Friday, two issues need to be addressed urgently.
- Costly Mistake (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 25, 2007)
Insurgent groups in the North-east routinely try to incite xenophobia in order to enlist local sympathies for their rebellions. But this ploy rarely works. It is not surprising, therefore, that most sections of the Assamese have been revolted by the . . .
- Khaas Problem For Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 25, 2007)
As prices rise, must we simply put it down to higher growth? Could government have taken counter-inflationary measures? What can it do now?
- U.S., Australia And U.K. Ask Citizens To Keep Off Assam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 23, 2007)
The United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have advised their citizens to review travel plans to the northeast, especially Assam, in view of the series of bomb blasts and recent attacks on migrant Bihari workers.
- On Bangla Border, Goons Host Cross-Border Show (Indian Express, INDRONIL ROY CHOWDHURY, Jan 22, 2007)
First, the good news: The Centre has chosen Petrapole land custom station (LCS), which handles 80 per cent of the Rs 5,220-crore bilateral trade with Bangladesh, as one of 13 custom stations on India’s borders to be put under the proposed . . .
- India To Supply Military Equipment To Myanmar (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 22, 2007)
We are willing to expand ambit of military cooperation between two countries, says Pranab Mukherjee
- Inflation Soars To 2-Yr High (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jan 20, 2007)
Even as the government drags its feet on the fuel price cut, the inflation rose to a two-year high of 6.12 per cent, leaving Finance Minister P Chidambaram with “concern” as the Assembly polls in three Congress-ruled states are round the corner.
- Uniforms In The Raj Bhavans (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 20, 2007)
The inclination to appoint security hands as Governors is very much at odds with the democratic spirit as also with the dynamics of reconciliation in insurgency-affected States.
- Ulfa Asks Hindi Speaking People To Leave Assam (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2007)
Ulfa has asked the Hindi-speaking people to leave Assam. Ulfa, in its mouthpiece ‘Freedom’ has stated: “We have appealed to the Hindi-speaking people to leave because of the conflict in Assam, which is against colonial India.
- State Polls Herald Change In India (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2007)
Midway through the term of the United Progressive Alliance in power in New Delhi, India will soon witness a series of elections to the legislatures of Punjab and Uttarakhand in the North, Manipur in the Northeast, and to municipal corporations . . .
- Jd(u) Rebels Who Participate In The Samata Convention Will Face Action (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jan 19, 2007)
Janata Dal (United) will take action against rebels who participate in the January 21 Samata Party convention here.
- Basanti, Yudhistir, Shaktimaan, Tulsi In Bjp Star Campaigners' List (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jan 19, 2007)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha LK Advani top the list of 38 leaders and celebrities the BJP has identified to campaign in the coming Assembly elections.
- Status Quoist Talks (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jan 19, 2007)
People should not expect any major breakthrough in the India-Pakistan talks because neither country wants to keep the momentum going
- Cooling The Hills (Telegraph, Nishit Dholabhai, Jan 18, 2007)
A few years ago, when some over-enthusiastic Naga students publicly punished Bihari labourers in Kohima for carrying inner line permits, an exodus of these workers began from Nagaland.
- Media Opposes Ban On Exit Polls (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2007)
Some media organisations have opposed a petition in the Supreme Court for banning the opinion and exit polls amidst election process, saying that such a prohibition would directly come in conflict with freedom of speech and liberty laid down in . . .
- Not Without My Vote (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 17, 2007)
Just a fortnight into the new year, it might seem a little premature to predict what lies ahead. But one thing can be said with a fair degree of certainty.
- Invisible War (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 17, 2007)
India is in the midst of an invisible war. It is an unrecognised war. The government tinkers with terrorism in various fronts.
- Indian, Second Identity (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Jan 17, 2007)
How can we become a unified society when castes, sub-castes and religions have political patrons to promote their respective interests, asks CP Bhambhri
- Upa Takes Forward Nda Idea: National I-D Card Project Rolls This March, 18 Lakh In First Lot (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2007)
A number that’s unique to you, your photograph, your fingerprint. All will be rolled into a smart card to give you your identity wherever you are in India.
- All-Out Op Against Ulfa: Army Chief (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jan 13, 2007)
The Centre has finally decided to tighten the screws on the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) following the recent massacre of non-Assamese people and made it clear that the rebel group will be stopped from carrying out the carnage in Assam . . .
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 13, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Two Disputed Frontiers And One Big Idea (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jan 13, 2007)
As India embarks on two important negotiations in the next few days — one on Jammu and Kashmir with Pakistan and the other with China on the boundary dispute — one big new idea is at the heart of the Government’s diplomatic play.
- Nscn (K) Kills Nscn (I-M) Man (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 12, 2007)
Following fresh attacks against the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah) insurgents by cadres of the NSCN (K), security measures have been tightened in Manipur and Nagaland where the outfits have strong bases.
- Fast Forward To The Past For Fernandes (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Jan 12, 2007)
Decides to support move for revival of Samata Party, which he left back in 2003
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 12, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 11, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Need Of Strategic Defence Vision, 2020 (Pioneer, Cecil Victor, Jan 11, 2007)
India's national resources, both military and civil, need to be organised in a manner that takes care of the defence of the nation beyond its boundaries, says Cecil Victor.
- Talking Point (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 10, 2007)
All negotiations begin as hard bargains. But compromises and conciliations alone can make them successful.
- Polls Galore (Asian Age, Inder Malhotra, Jan 10, 2007)
In the three general elections held during the halcyon days of Jawaharlal Nehru, the polls for the Lok Sabha and all state Assemblies were held simultaneously.
- Discovering New Life (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 09, 2007)
The thrilling discovery of 52 species of animals and plants from the equatorial island of Borneo in just one year is proof that the task of cataloguing all life on earth deserves the highest priority.
- Sonia Meeting ‘Good’, Chance Lost For Singh (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Jan 09, 2007)
Upset with the inability of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to find time to address the Naga issue, Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), today left for Calcutta en route to Dimapur claiming . . .
- If Armymen Can Riot In Koltaka, Imagine Manipur (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jan 08, 2007)
Displaying arrogant muscle power, uniformed Army jawans led by responsibly ranked officers, carried out a dare-devil attack on a police station to rescue their detained comrades-in-arm.
- Nscn Leader Meets Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
Crackdown on Khaplang faction sought
- Ulfa Strikes Again, 7 More Killed As Toll Climbs To 55 (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jan 08, 2007)
Hours after Minister of State for Home Shriprakash Jaiswal was booed away by angry residents of Longsowal where suspected ULFA militants killed eight people on Friday night, another seven Bihar migrants, working as labour hands, were killed this . . .
- Ncp Urges Congress To Keep The Secular Vote Intact And Oust The Shiv Sena (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Jan 08, 2007)
The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Sunday urged the Congress to keep the secular vote bank in Maharashtra intact and join hands in ousting the Shiv Sena from the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation.
- Cut Costs Like Indians, Chinese: Carlos Ghosn (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 08, 2007)
Carlos Ghosn, the head of French-Japanese alliance Renault-Nissan, has said automakers that want to survive should take their cue from cost-cutting in China and India.
- Future For Hiv Patients: A Pill A Day (Indian Express, ANURADHA MASCARENHAS, Jan 07, 2007)
HIV patients can look forward to consuming pills only once a day. Studies underway at the National AIDS Research Institute (NARI) to determine the efficacy of anti-HIV drugs taken just once a day so far have proved ‘safe’ .
- Making A Case Against Child-Abusers (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 07, 2007)
He posed as a babysitter, and then raped the infant. For 35-year-old Ramkisan Surajmal Harijan, a resident of Chembur's Mankhurd-Ghatkopar Link Road, it was all too simple.
- Fasting And Losing (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Jan 05, 2007)
Fasting unto death is not that heroic in a democracy. Such blackmail should not hinder development.
- Edits (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 04, 2007)
The dominant impression conveyed by the Ministry of Railways as 2006 ended was that Mr Lalu Prasad has been the only effective member of the UPA government since it was installed in the summer of 2004.
- Guard The Guards (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 04, 2007)
The skirmish between the police personnel and the army during New Year’s eve in Calcutta has jolted the entire nation.
- Cpi(m) Central Committee Meeting Begins In Kolkata (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 03, 2007)
Discussions focus on strategy for Assembly polls
- Chief Ministers Protest: Sc Order On Police Reforms Violates Constitution (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Jan 03, 2007)
The Supreme Court’s controversial directions on police reforms that include fixing the tenure of Director-Generals of Police and setting up of a commission to insulate the police from the government, have come in for strident criticism from states.
- Fauji Mayhem (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2007)
Time for civil-military coordination
- Time To Fight (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2007)
Recent court convictions of a few celebrities have raised public expectation about a tough judiciary that will restore credibility to the system.
- Army In Shame (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 02, 2007)
One of the cardinal principles of any democracy is the subordination of the army to civilian rule. The symbolic manifestation of this principle is the salute that the military gives to the president of India on Republic Day.
- Kerala, Assembly Polls In Politburo Focus (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2007)
Assembly elections in four states and a growing fissure in the Kerala CPI-M were the central issues in the party’s Politburo meeting today. The CPI-M central committee will meet over the next three days at Alimuddin Street.
- Mha Officials On Way To N-E For Security Review (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 02, 2007)
Banned outfit Ulfa's call to boycott the National Games, scheduled to be held in Guwahati next month, has forced the Centre to review the security situation in Assam, particularly when paramilitary forces will be engaged in poll-bound Manipur during . . .
- Poll In 3 States In February (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
Manipur, Punjab and Uttaranchal will go to the polls in February next, the Election Commission announced on Friday.
- Polls Weeks Away, Manipur Announces 4% Job, Education Quota For Muslims (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 30, 2006)
With an eye on the forthcoming Assembly elections, dates for which were announced on Friday, Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh has announced 17 per cent reservation in government jobs and admission to professional courses for Other Backward . . .
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