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Articles 221 through 320 of 485:
- The Demise Of Objectivity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The fag end of the twentieth century saw freedom of the press run on a fail-safe line in many first world countries.
- 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
- More Questions Than Answers (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jun 27, 2006)
The provisional findings of the fifth economic census paint a curious picture.
- 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.
- Second Meeting Of India-Bangladesh Task Forces — Improving Ties By Increasing Commerce (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jun 23, 2006)
As Bangladesh seeks more trading opportunities in India and market access for its exports, India has conveyed its commitment to keeping open the options of economic cooperation in a bid to foster friendly ties.
- India’S Egregious Hr Record (Pakistan Observer, Mohammad Jamil, Jun 19, 2006)
In the past there have been negotiations between India and Pakistan, and whenever the thorny issue of Kashmir came under discussion, India did find some excuse to derail the process.
- Defence No To Naxal Duty (Pioneer, Rahul Datta, Jun 18, 2006)
Army should train State forces instead ---- The demand for deployment of Army to combat the overgrown Naxalite-Maoist menace has been put on hold with the Defence Ministry not favouring any such move.
- Bsf On High Alert Along Tripura Border (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The Border Security Force (BSF) has increased its strength in Tripura and put the entire border on high alert following the killing of 10 National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh recently.
- Brewing Unrest In The Land Of Jewels (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Jun 15, 2006)
It's strange that militants who raised their guns to allegedly protect 'their people' are today killing and raping them, says Anil Bhat.
- Manipur: Violence Ad Violation (Frontline, MALINI BHATTACHARYA, Jun 09, 2006)
An account of the atrocities inflicted by militants on two tribal villages in Manipur.
- 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.
- Fighting India's Low Intensity Civil War (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, May 31, 2006)
India has been involved, for sometime now, in what may appropriately be termed as a low intensity civil war. When we survey the scene from eastern India to north western India,
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- Myanmar Will Sell Gas To India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Talks on to conclude agreement with India and China
- Interview: (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
To what factors do you attribute your record victory from Bhaderwah?
It was a triumph for the coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir, and its policies.
- When Right To Life Is Questioned... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 12, 2006)
It's time for Hindus to change, if they want to survive in Jammu & Kashmir, their mindset of depending too much on state for security, says RK Ohri
- 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 . . .
- Myanmar Gas: India Works Out Route Bypassing Bangladesh (Business Line, Richa Mishra, May 08, 2006)
India has finally worked out a route bypassing Bangladesh for importing gas from Myanmar.
- 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
- India Beats Sub-Saharan Africa To Top Chart (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, May 03, 2006)
India has the highest number of malnourished children in the world, with Madhya Pradesh being the worst-affected state.
- 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.
- Terror On The Rise In Manipur (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
With the arrival of Pakistan's ISI in the Northeast, insurgent groups have turned into terrorist outfits, more so in 'the land of jewels', says Anil Bhat
- Myanmar — Gateway To S-E Asia (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 25, 2006)
Rather than joining a Western chorus of condemnation of Myanmar, India would do well to cooperate with Asian powers to encourage Yangon to move towards a more representative government. With New Delhi engaging Yangon economically and . . .
- Building Bridges With Myanmar (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India's determination to follow an independent policy on issues of its national security was clearly manifested when President APJ Abdul Kalam undertook a State visit to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Myanmar Deserves Attention (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India’s determination to follow an independent policy on issues of national security was amply demonstrated by the visit of President Abdul Kalam to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Killing Fields (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Apr 18, 2006)
Punjab is paying a peculiar price for killing girls in their mother's womb. And had the price not been such a poignant pointer to human follies, it would have been almost funny.
- Tense Again (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 17, 2006)
Delhi-Dhaka issues need to be sorted out expeditiously
- The Search For Independence (Telegraph, ARNAB BHATTACHARYA , Apr 07, 2006)
The politics of autonomy: Indian experiences Edited by Ranabir Samaddar, Sage, Rs 620
- ''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",
- Nbcc Branches Out Into Powert (The Economic Times, G Ganapathy Subramaniam & Jayanthi Iyengar, Apr 06, 2006)
Buoyed by the boom in construction, National Building Construction Corporation (NBCC) plans to branch out into new areas of business including power.
- Kalam In The Land Of Pagodas (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent visit of Presi-
dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
to Myanmar is a record of sorts in more ways than one. Itwas not only his first visit to the neighbouring country, but the first ever by an Indian Head of State to Myanmar. The visit was all the . . .
- 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.
- There's No Meeting Of Minds (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 01, 2006)
The bridge between Delhi and Dhaka remains in a state of permanent disrepair because neither country's leadership is willing to walk the extra mile, says Sreeradha Datta
- Meghalaya Mores (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 20, 2006)
The options before Lapang
- Pm Can't Talk To A Person Holding Gun In Hands: Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today declared that the Central Government was ready for talks with the militants provided they leave the gun. As far as hardline Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani is concerned, the Government has . . .
- Working With A Neighbour (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 13, 2006)
President A.p.j. Abdul Kalam's visit to Myanmar, the first by a head of state from India, marks a major milestone in bilateral relations.
- Kalam Addresses The Last Mughal's Lament (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Mar 10, 2006)
President brings a bunch of flowers and lights a candle for Bahadur Shah Zafar
- Kalam’S Myanmar Mission: Connecting For Peace (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Mar 09, 2006)
Connectivity for peace. That is the operative phrase in the current phase of Indo-Myanmar relations.
- Kalam Embarks On Myanmar Visit Today (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Mar 08, 2006)
A very important visit to a very important neighbour. That’s how Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran described President APJ Abdul Kalam’s visit to Myanmar, beginning tomorrow.
- Foreign Secretary Clarifies On Kalam's Visit To Myanmar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 08, 2006)
Visit not to gain influence in the region
Suu Kyi's release will be helpful in restoration of democracy
Myanmar important to India as it shares border with four States
- Muffled Cheer (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 07, 2006)
Both Budgets ignore North-east realities
Both the Railway and Central Budgets for 2006-07 have belied North-east expectations.
- Devadasi Turns Anti-Aids Crusader (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Mar 06, 2006)
Despite her diminutive frame, Hulligamma, once a devadasi in Bellary district in Karnataka, has taken up the role of a dominant spokesperson for bringing HIV/AIDS issues out in the open.
- 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.
- Bird Flu Scare Over N-E (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Northeast Indian states have sounded maximum alert in the wake of bird flu outbreak while the poultry market has been affected by the avian influenza scare with sale of chickens and eggs declining drastically over the past few days.
- 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 . . .
- 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
- No More Excuses -Mizoram Must Settle Reang Wrangle (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Several Central directives since December 1997 to the Mizoram government to repatriate Reang refugees from Tripura have had no effect and one wonders why due process is being delayed after the state government and the militant . . .
- Losing Peripheral Vision (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Feb 06, 2006)
The current dispensation in New Delhi does not seem serious about settling the periphery of India — whether it be Kashmir or Nagaland. As long as Metropolitan India is safe, it feels secure. The bushfires in the periphery can continue for all it cares.
- Shekhawat Opposes Commercialisation Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today urged the educational organisations not to "commercialise" education, but play a vital role in dispelling the darkness of illiteracy from the country as despite making tremendous progress in all spheres . . .
- Naga Problem : Finding Away Out (Daily Excelsior, Rajyalakshmi, Jan 30, 2006)
The recent reports that between 40 to 50 Naga rebels have been killed in an Army-Air Force coordinated operation in Tirap and CVhangla districts of Arunachal Pradesh has once again underlined the grim situation in the country's north-eastern region.
- 260 Million Indians Still Below Poverty Line (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 28, 2006)
A large proportion — 26 per cent or about 260 million (193 million in rural areas and 67 million in urban areas) — of Indians are still below the poverty line, according to India's first Social Development Report released in New Delhi on Friday.
- Surrender Arms And Join Mainstream, Governor Tells Ulfa (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 26, 2006)
"There is nothing to negotiate with the militant outfit"
- Debate On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 26, 2006)
The promulgation of an Ordinance by the Centre to give the National Commission for Minority Educational Institutions (NCMEI) the powers to judge all questions relating to minority status may again open a debate on the sensitive issue.
- Energy Key In The New Asian Architecture (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jan 25, 2006)
Pipelines bring mutual dependencies and hasten regional integration. India must not let the strings attached to the U.S. offer of nuclear cooperation — or its usual insecurities — choke off this process.
- Isro Links 400 Sites In Disease-Prevention Project (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Jan 24, 2006)
Better communication to combact communicable diseases—the Health Ministry and the National Institute of Communicable Diseases will link 400 sites through satellite so that information can be freely exchanged and plans on outbreaks and epidemics . . .
- Folly, Knavery And Charlatanry (Deccan Herald, Prema Nandakumar , Jan 22, 2006)
With sizzlers at regular intervals in the book, E N Rammohan has quite a literary flair for a man of action.
- Dasara March To Feature In State Tableau For R-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The State tableau will contain, behind the palace, the Chamundi Hills with the Mahishasura statue atop it. While the elephant, the howdah, the palace and the hills would be mounted, the tableau would also feature traditional artists from the State . . .
- Mixed Fare (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2006)
What 2005 meant to the North-east
No North-eastern state suffered political tsunamis in the year just ended, thanks to the anti-defection law and downsizing of ministries that checked characteristic toppling games and horse-trading so common to Meghalay
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- Ill-Timed Indian Statement On Balochistan (News International, Dr A R Khan, Jan 01, 2006)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matter.
- India’S Irresponsible Statement (Pakistan Observer, Dr. A. R. Khan, Dec 31, 2005)
India once again trying to vitiate the peace atmosphere in the region issued unwarranted and provocative statement that too on purely Pakistan’s internal matters. The statement by the spokesman of India’s External Affairs Ministry is not only . . .
- India’S Extremely Provocative Outburst (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 29, 2005)
Pakistan has rejected the Indian Foreign Office spokesman’s statement about Balochistan and termed it as ‘unwarranted and baseless’.
- We, They And The Idea Of India (Tribune, Santosh Kr. Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
Nobel Laureate Professor Amartya Sen, in his book The Argumentative Indian, has underlined the significance of India’s heterodox past and pluralist present and the critical role played by our rich and long tradition of dialogue and discussion . . .
- Indo-Us Defence Cooperation (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Dec 24, 2005)
Left's proclivity for opposing the UPA government on devious issues came to the fore when it decided yet again to hold demonstrations against the government decision to conduct a joint exercise between the US and the Indian Air Force.
- How To Re-Engineer The Civil Services (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Dec 23, 2005)
A 21st century Indian economy, on the fast growth track, needs a forward-looking administrative organisation, and the creation of a second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2) is an excellent opportunity to bring about substantial organisational ....
- Gogoi Okays Safe Passage For Ulfa Heads (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The Assam government is not going to oppose “safe passage” for leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) when they come over to hold direct talks with the Centre in the near future.
- 71 Pc Married Women Unaware Of Hiv: Survey (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
Seventy one percent of married women are unaware of HIV/AIDS in Udaipur in Rajasthan and 40 per cent girls in the age group of 15-18 years in the city already have one or more children, according to a baseline survey carried out under a UN Foundation ....
- Vat Exempted For Industrial Units In Mizoram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 15, 2005)
In a bid to encourage the entrepreneurship in the region, the Mizoram Government has decided to exempt Value Added Tax (VAT) for the local industrial units.
- Spread Literacy (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
It can only be a matter of regret that Jammu and Kashmir continues to be in the company of States with poor literacy rates. With only 54.46 per cent of its total population described as literate (65.75 per cent men and 41.82 per cent women) the State . .
- At Odds With The Cross (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Dec 13, 2005)
Two indigenous groups with a lived history of centuries of civilisational amity are supposedly engaged in fratricidal conflict in Assam's Karbi Anglong district. To the bewilderment of the majority of Karbis and Dimasas, gangs of armed and hooded . . .
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Patil Insists On Talks With Naxals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
He says they are our brothers and sisters
- Sixth Schedule Status For Gorkha Hill Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 07, 2005)
Tripartite Memorandum of Settlement signed between the Centre, West Bengal Government and GNLF
- Lies & Crime Data (Times of India, SATISH K SHARMA, Dec 07, 2005)
If you thought Bihar is the most crime prone state in India, you are wrong. And if you thought Bangalore is a safer city than Patna, you are wrong again.
- Sleuths Sniff Out Maoist Meet (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Dec 03, 2005)
The intelligence agencies in the northeastern states and West Bengal were put on alert following a report that leaders of some of the ultra-leftist movements across South Asia would meet somewhere along the India-Bangladesh border this month.
- Australia Pledges $7.4 M To Fight Aids In India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Australia’s government marked World AIDS Day today by announcing a $ 7.4 million aid programme to help battle the deadly disease in India.
- Australia To Help India Fight Aids (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 01, 2005)
Australia's government marked World AIDS Day on Thursday by announcing USD 7.4 million aid program to help battle the deadly disease in India.
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