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Articles 221 through 320 of 442:
- Dinosaurs' Fossils In Danger: Sc Issues Notice To Centre (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a PIL, which alleged that dinosaur fossils found in the North-East are facing danger from rapid industrialisation.
- Too Many Heads (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 25, 2006)
And prevaricating Ulfa resolve The Centre cannot be faulted for changing tack in dealing with the Ulfa, given how it behaves, but what is confusing is why talks are being presided over by heads of different departments. For instance . . .
- Forest Rights And Promises (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Jul 24, 2006)
The revised Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Bill, 2006, has many positive points.
- Against The Grain (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 20, 2006)
Ulfa, Centre persist with hijinks
It is becoming increasingly clear that while the people of Assam crave a return to peace, neither the Ulfa nor the Centre are as keen, both disregarding a pledge to exercise restraint until “direct talks”.
- Setback For Peace (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jul 18, 2006)
Another attempt to bring the United Liberation Front of Asom to the negotiating table seems to have failed.
- Army Acted Against Ulfa Using Disturbed Areas Act (Statesman, Sanjoy Hazarika, Jul 15, 2006)
The four cadres of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom who died in an encounter with the Army on Tuesday night included a figure who was high on the Assam Police wanted list for organising the recent blasts in Guwahati, security officials . . .
- 10 Janpath Rules, Sonia Makes It Clear To Pm (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jul 11, 2006)
Ignoring the protests of a sulking Prime Minister, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to make it clear that it is 10 Janpath and not 7 Race Course Road that will determine the UPA Government's roadmap from now on.
- No 'Son-Rise' In Congress Yet (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is set to undertake the long-awaited revamp of the party leadership.
- One-Stroke Quota (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
The impatience to implement reservations in a single swoop gives affirmative action a bad name
- Is Education For All Still A Mirage? (Hindu, S.S.RAJAGOPALAN, Jul 04, 2006)
It provides essential data to review the progress made so far in the sarvasiksha Abhiyan scheme.
- Sonia Wants States’ Info On Price Rise (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After realising that the Centre may not be able to tackle the price rise effectively, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked AICC general secretaries and those in charge in party-ruled states to give her a ground-level feedback on this issue on . . .
- Perked Up Bosses (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 30, 2006)
Meghalaya sets bad precedence
It may seem laughable for three persons to enjoy the status and facilities of a chief minister, but such is the fate of Meghalaya.
- Quota Bill In Monsoon Session, Moily Report May Come Earlier (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jun 28, 2006)
As decided by the UPA-Left coordination committee on May 22, the Centre is “committed” to introducing the 27 per cent OBC quota bill in the monsoon session of Parliament, CPI secretary D Raja said today after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Diverse Canvas Of The Land And Its People (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
A must for understanding the North-Eastern States of India
- Arunachal Wants China Trip To Get Tips On Bamboo (Indian Express, Rajeev Bhattacharyya, Jun 26, 2006)
The movement on the border talks between India and China may have been slow but that has not stopped Arunachal Pradesh from seeking to leave the unpleasant past behind.
- Malaria Malpractice (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Jun 24, 2006)
The Lancet' charges the World Bank in India with medical malpractice in malaria programmes, but the government is equally culpable.
- Enter Rymbai (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 18, 2006)
Lapang pays for non-performance
Meghalaya’s Congress dissidents have finally pulled down chief minister DD Lapang and that, too, barely hours before the start of the assembly session.
- Caught In A Time Warp (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 17, 2006)
On a balmy Friday night in Shillong, Tipriti Kharbangar and her band Soulmate are belting out gut-wrenching blues in a cavernous pub called Cloud Nine.
- Rymbai In Delhi, To Discuss Cabinet Expansion With Sonia (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 17, 2006)
Meghalaya Assembly meets, adjourned till June 23
I will like to retain Don Kuper Roy as Deputy Chief Minister: Rymbai
D.D. Lapang will be rehabilitated in a position equivalent to Chief Minister
- Politics As Farce In Meghalaya (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 17, 2006)
The farcical resolution of Meghalaya's month-long political crisis reflects poorly on the internal state of the Congress party, and on the quality and vision of its national leadership.
- Rymbai Sworn In As Cm Of Meghalaya (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Mr JD Rymbai, elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party after the ouster of Mr DD Lapang by dissident MLAs, was tonight sworn in as the ninth chief minister of Meghalaya.
- Protecting Freedom And Artistic Creativity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 14, 2006)
With the Supreme Court making it clear that there is no legal basis to bar the screening of The Da Vinci Code, States such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Nagaland, and Meghalaya, which had rushed to prohibit its screening, would be well . . .
- Sonia’S Summer Of Discontent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
An in-house rebel in Haryana, a tremor in the Northeast, disquiet in the heartland, a jolt in Andhra.
- North-East: Troubling Portends (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 13, 2006)
Insurgency and instability in the north-eastern segment of India appears set to exacerbate and there could be no worse omen of unpleasant things to come than the flowering of the bamboo, a phenomenon that repeats itself every half century and brings . . .
- 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.
- Meghalaya: Cong Rushes Senior Leader To Tackle Crisis (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
With dissident Congress MLAs in Meghalaya standing firm on their demand for a change in leadership, senior leader from party high command Ved Prakash would arrive here tomorrow to talk to the rebels.
- Uranium Plants: A.P. Plans Rs. 1,800-Cr. Investment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2006)
An investment to the tune of Rs.1,800 crore is proposed for setting up two uranium mining and milling plants in Nalgonda and Kadapa districts in Andhra Pradesh, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar said here on Thursday.
- I The Indian (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 09, 2006)
A citizens’ cocktail along the border
The Centre would be loathe to admit as much, but the balance of population has been so profoundly affected that even an Indian by birth will now have to carry an identity card should he happen to be a resident . . .
- Interview:s.K.Jain, Chairman, Npcil (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 09, 2006)
When the third reactor at Tarapur went critical, you announced that India's target was to generate 40,000 MWe of nuclear power by 2030.
- Bengal Reformation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 07, 2006)
Mr Bhattacharjee attempts too much, too late
- 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.
- Code Gets A Hostile Reception In Goa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Two days after a somewhat lukewarm audience response to the film, the much-publicised The Da Vinci Code was withdrawn from theatres in Goa on Sunday following threats from right-wing Christian bodies in the state.
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- Joining The Wrong Side (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 02, 2006)
Meek capitulation before a small section demanding a ban? Or an overzealous attempt to pander to religious sentiment? Either way, the Tamil Nadu Government's decision to suspend the screening of The Da Vinci Code bodes ill for freedom of expression.
- Blowing In The Hills (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 01, 2006)
India’s metros may reverberate with hype each time an international rock band visits the country, but obviously the soul of the music itself resides elsewhere.
- Family Health Survey Puts Figure At 32 Per Cent (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, May 30, 2006)
Even as the Supreme Court takes a look at the basis of Government's quota contention, a Health Ministry household survey belies the Mandal Commission's claims that OBCs constitute over half of the total population.
- Dolphins In River, Assam Town Eyes Leap In Tourism (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 30, 2006)
After being a picnic spot for the locals, this sleepy little township of Kukurmara, 40 km west of Guwahati on way to Goalpara, has woken up to promising future — as an eco-tourism hotspot of Assam. Reason: the presence of 30 odd fresh water . . .
- Trading Places (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 29, 2006)
Neighbourly trade is not only desirous but also constitutes an historic process, so the Centre’s decision to open 13 new border trade centres ~ four of them in the North-east ~ is welcome.
- Praise The Power Cut (Deccan Herald, APARNA MOHILE, May 26, 2006)
We encounter several hidden beauties of nature during a powercut
- Meghalaya To Bring Ordinance On Office-Of-Profit Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The Meghalaya government today decided to bring an ordinance to keep out political appointees in different state undertakings from the purview of disqualification in the office-of-profit issue.
- Aids: Focus On Drug Abuse (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2006)
Urging an immediate linking of drug-use monitoring system with HIV surveillance mechanism, a UN agency said on Wednesday that any intervention on drug abuse in the North-East of India should take the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS in this region into . . .
- Why Big Fish Get Away (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 24, 2006)
Corruption at high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- A Law Unto Themselves (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 23, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Transparency And Corruption (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, May 22, 2006)
Corruption in high places has regrettably become rather pronounced in the last few decades.
- Surrendered Militants Need Rehabilitation (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, May 12, 2006)
On some occasions, disgruntled cadres even give up arms of their own accord, because life in the jungle is no longer tenable, or a leadership crisis sparks an exodus. Over the last one year 105 militants sneaked into India form Bangladesh's . . .
- Dangerous Liaisons (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 08, 2006)
Truce without solution bodes ill for N-east
The Naga problem begs solution or else the ceasefire, the terms of which expire on 31 July, seems headed for collapse.
- Ghisingh Back In The Mountain Mainframe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 08, 2006)
As Darjeeling votes in the West Bengal Assembly polls today, its biggest leader returns to the spotlight touting a controversial autonomy proposal
- Taking The Veil Off The Seven Sisters (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, May 07, 2006)
Tales from the north-east that bring alive the region, its people and their lives are brought out well in this collection.
- Naxal-Hit States Allowed To Raise 9 Police Battalions (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
The Centre today sanctioned the raising of nine more India Reserve Battalions (IRB) comprising 9,000 police personnel for Naxalite-affected states, including Haryana.
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- At Whose Cost? (Statesman, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Apr 14, 2006)
Doubts Over Effect Of Uranium Mining On Locals
- ''Health For All'' Gets Momentum (Daily Excelsior, Rattan Saldi, Apr 07, 2006)
The theme of this year’s World Health Day on April 7, "Working Together for Health",
- Justice For Joshi, Joy In The Parivar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2006)
The forensic report clearing RSS leader Sanjay Joshi in the sleaze CD controversy is cause for much joy in the Parivar.
- Border Trade Will Transform Economies Of Ne (Daily Excelsior, Anjan Roy, Apr 03, 2006)
North-East India has the po- tential of having a dynamic and vibrant economy if trade through the borders it shares with Bangladesh, Bhutan, China and Myanmar gathers momentum.
- Elephants On Election 'Duty' In Assam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Strict surveillance by the Election Commission may have taken away the usual fanfare from the coming Assam Assembly election but voters will not be deprived of majestic elephants, huge country boats and bullock carts, which would be used during . . .
- Talks On “Office Of Profit” Issue From May 10 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The government today decided to reconvene Parliament from May 10 after the Assembly elections for enacting a comprehensive law on redefining office of profit, an issue that resulted in a political storm and has threatened the survival of BJP-led . . .
- Election Comm Asks States To Seal Borders With Assam (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Ahead of polls in Assam, the Election Commission (EC) on Thursday issued directives to all neighbouring States to seal their borders with Assam as part of precautionary security measures.
- Government Trying To Improve Ties With All Countries: Patil (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
"We are neither soft nor hard... we are correct towards every country"
- Meghalaya Mores (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 20, 2006)
The options before Lapang
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 11, 2006)
We (Pakistan and India) are into a bilateral dialogue. We don’t want to make it trilateral or multilateral. — General Pervez Musharraf.
- The Great Deception (Statesman, D BANDYOPADHYAY, Mar 10, 2006)
Sunanda Sanyal’s “Fake ration cards” (28 February-1 March) is an eye-opener on the fraud perpetrated on genuine electors in West Bengal.
- Reminiscences Of A Police Officer (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Mar 07, 2006)
A good reminder to all those concerned with the issues of governance, policing and administration
- Checks And Benefits (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Mar 06, 2006)
The shape of the India-US nuclear balance sheet
The details of the negotiations behind the India-US civilian cooperation agreement are unlikely to become fully public in its immediate aftermath. This is a period reserved for positive spin . . .
- Terror Scene (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 28, 2006)
How is the terror scene in the country especially in the State? If seen in terms of structure and statistics one will find that the monster of terrorism continues to raise its ugly heads in different manners.
- Moderate Quake Hits India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 24, 2006)
An earthquake of moderate intensity shook the India-Bhutan border region in Arunachal Pradesh early on Friday morning, the Meteorological Department said.
- Not Unexpected (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
Sangma still king of his castle
Former Lok Sabha Speaker and Nationalist Congress Party candidate PA Sangma’s victory in the by-election from the Tura constituency was a foregone conclusion, the only major point of interest being his margin of victory.
- India Admits Decline In Kashmir Violence, Infiltration (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Feb 22, 2006)
India on Tuesday admitted the incidents of violence and infiltration have gone down in Jammu and Kashmri considerably. India’s junior minister for home affairs S Ragupathy told Lok Sabha here during question hour that against the press reports . . .
- Fresh Crisis In Assam (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Feb 21, 2006)
The army's task in the North-east is not an easy one. It has to fight the armed insurgents and, at the same time, ensure that innocent civilians are not harassed.
- Congress, Sena, Bjp Win Assembly Byelections (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Speaker Purno A Sangma on Sunday won the Tura Lok Sabha seat in Meghalaya while the Congress and the Shiv Sena bagged a seat each in the Maharashtra Assembly byelections.
- Tying The Knot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 16, 2006)
A blow for wife’s rights
Tuesday's Supreme Court order making registration of marriages compulsory will help regulate the institution of marriage.
- Moderate Earthquake Jolts India (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Terrified residents ran out into the streets across India's northeastern Himalayan region as a 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted Sikkim state, rattling homes
hundreds of miles (kilometers) away, officials said.
- Sezs Act Comes Into Force Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Investment, jobs expected to flow into the zones, says Kamal Nath
Single window clearance on Central, State matters
Provisions for service sector SEZs
No relaxation of labour laws
- Bihar Assembly Verdict (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 09, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their role and favouring the ruling party or parties at the Centre.
- Win Sangma Will But By How Many Votes? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 07, 2006)
The former Lok Sabha Speaker PA Sangma’s political upswing was as meteoritic as was his fall and he might have further consolidated his status as the “undisputed” national leader from the North-east had he not walked away from the Congress after opposing
- Guarding Brides And Grooms (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Feb 06, 2006)
Elaborate cuisine, VVIP presence, expensive outfits and exquisite jewellery if you think these are the only ways to flaunt wealth and status at weddings, you’re still not with the “hip” crowd in the Capital. For the latest fad is hiring bodyguards . . .
- A Battle Won (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Feb 04, 2006)
The prevalence rate of less than 1 per 10,000 population is a significant milestone for India in its fight against leprosy.
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Nuclear Negotiations — India Has The Upper Hand (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Feb 02, 2006)
India's tough stand on the Iran nuclear issue makes one thing clear: The country's nuclear status is such that, though foreign assistance may be desirable, it is certainly not indispensable. India has attained self-sufficiency, as the statements by . . .
- A Case Of Missed Possibilities (Indian Express, R. VENKATARAMAN, Jan 31, 2006)
Holding that the dissolution of the duly elected Bihar legislative assembly in March last year was ‘‘unconstitutional’’, the Supreme Court, vide a 3:2 majority of a five-judge full Constitution bench has come down heavily upon the then governor, . . .
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