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- Sez Status To Entire N-E Soon: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has assured the apex students’ body of the North-East that the entire region would be declared as a special economic zone (SEZ) in the near future
- Nepal Accord (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 21, 2006)
To assume that Nepal’s Seven Party Alliance-Maoist accord on the dissolution of parliament, formation of an interim government (rebels included) and holding elections to the constituent assembly in May next year will usher in an era of peace and . . .
- Jd(u) Announces Tie-Up With The Apna Dal For U.P. Polls (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 20, 2006)
Nda tie-up is at the Centre and not in States, says Sharad Yadav
To address public meetings to unite people against SP, BSP
Attempt to unite old Janata Party groups in Haryana
New office bearers and executive committee members announced
- 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.
- Manipuris Observe `Great June Uprising' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 19, 2006)
Thousands pay tribute to those who died fighting for protection of Manipur territory
- A Lion's Share For Own Tn, With Love From Ramadoss (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jun 17, 2006)
State gets funds for 8 hospitals, despite failing to reveal earlier accounts ---- Charged with nepotism in premier institutions, Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss has flouted guidelines to favour his home State with Central funds.
- Top Army Man Wants Afspa Back (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Even as a controversy rages over whether the Centre had rejected the Justice Jeevan Reddy recommendation to scrap the Armed Forces . . .
- 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 . . .
- Sc Rejects Pleas Against ‘The Da Vinci Code’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today dismissed two PIL petitions for ban on Hollywood movie ''The Da Vinci Code'', which has already been prohibited by five states on the ground that it hurt the sentiments of Christians and can create a law and order problem.
- 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.
- Power For The Rural (Daily Excelsior, Madhusudan Verma, Jun 09, 2006)
Like food, shelter and clothing, electricity has also become the primary need of human life.
- 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.
- Disqualification Looms Large Over Amarinder, Others (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jun 05, 2006)
With President A P J Abdul Kalam withholding his assent on the amendment to the Office of Profit Bill ,the fear of disqualification continues to haunt Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 200 other MLAs across the country who have been accused . . .
- 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?
- `The Da Vinci Code' Banned In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2006)
High-level meeting chaired by Chief Minister takes the decision
- 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.
- 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,
- “There Have To Be Final Talks For Solution” (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, May 30, 2006)
He is distant, cold and speaks briefly.
- Wincing Over Da Vinci Code (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, May 30, 2006)
Three Vatican-affiliated satra-pies have unilaterally banned the Hollywood blockbuster, The Da Vinci Code, thereby affirming paramount loyalty to Il Papa as opposed to the Indian nation.
- 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.
- Wrong Code (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 29, 2006)
It does not take much to grab attention. By banning the film, The Da Vinci Code, Goa, Punjab, and Nagaland have managed to inject the flagging debate on fiction versus religious sentiment with some more life for some more time. Punjab’s decision . . .
- Resolving The Naga Imbroglio (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, May 27, 2006)
To find an "honourable" solution to the Naga problem, the Centre and the NSCN (I-M) have resolved to hold parleys within a month again and would meet "as frequently as possible" in the future to expedite the peace process.
- 'Involve Militant Leaders In Indo-Pak Peace Talks’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Along with the people of Kashmir, the militant leaders should also be included in the Indo-Pak peace talks.
- 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 . . .
- Two Many (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 23, 2006)
It may well be a case of too many cooks spoiling the broth.
- Naxals Go On Violence Spree To Counter Govt Retaliation (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, May 22, 2006)
The bandh call given by Maoists in protest against the ongoing "Salva Judum" anti-Naxal movement evoked violence in Bijapur and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
- With Congress Back, Ulfa Talks On Course (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, May 17, 2006)
The Assam poll outcome can be expected to have a positive bearing on the ongoing peace talks with the banned terrorist outfit, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
- Ongc Receives Extortion Threat From Nscn (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation, India's largest oil producer, has received extortion demand from outlawed separatist guerrillas National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) before the state-run firm begins operations in the state.
- Pawar Signs Agriculture Work Plan With Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Focus on agri-business projects, gene bank resources and farmer-level exchanges
Pawar heads high-level delegation to Agritech 2006
Israel will transfer technologies relating to post-harvest management
- India Acquires Tools To Detect Aids Among Kids (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, May 09, 2006)
India is procuring 19 Qualitative Polymerase Chain Reaction machines (PCR), the only diagnostic tool in the world that accurately detects the presence of HIV in children aged below 13.
- 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.
- 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.
- Opportunity That Was Lost (Deccan Herald, Sonya Dutta Choudhury, May 07, 2006)
The world’s hotspots have never been more beautiful. Afghanistan, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Kashmir. And India’s North East.
- High Risk Groups Pose Concern (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, May 04, 2006)
The number of HIV infections in India are on the rise, and according to official figures, more than 5.2 million people are now thought to be living with the virus, the second largest number in any country after South Africa. That was an increase . . .
- 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.
- Troubled Neighbourhood (Deccan Herald, G Parthasarathy, Apr 27, 2006)
A volatile neighbourhood will have serious implications for India’s quest for stability and economic progress
- 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
- Office-Of-Profit: Names Of Mps And Mlas Put On Ec Website (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
The Election Commission today put on its website a list of 43 MPs including Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Union Ministers Pranab Mukherjee, Sharad Pawar, Meira Kumar and T Subbirami Reddy and more than 200 MLAs including several Chief Ministers whose . . .
- 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 . . .
- Mahajan Will Defeat Death, Says Vajpayee (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
"No efforts will be spared to provide good treatment"; Foreign doctors satisfied with approach: Shekhawat
- More Aids Testing Centres Planned (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Central and Northern parts of India primarily targeted
Other States include Rajasthan, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand
With this, number of testing centres would go up from 750 to 1,150
NACO Director General terms next five years
- 72,000 More Hiv-Positive Cases In India: Naco (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Apr 24, 2006)
The national burden of HIV positive patients has increased by about 72,000 in the past one year to touch a total estimate of 5.206 million, according to the National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), which has also admitted that the figures may . . .
- Hiv Cases In India Rise To 5.2 Million (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
The number of people living with HIV/AIDS in India has increased. The latest figures compiled by National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO), using improved data collection strategy, has shown that an estimated 5.21 million adults in India are living . . .
- Indo-Myanmar Relations (Daily Excelsior, Indu Prakash Singh, Apr 24, 2006)
The military rule in Myanmar is on the agenda of the UN General Assembly beginning September 20.
- Dam Politics Is Pointless (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister has done well not to go along with Water Resources minister Saifuddin Soz and his collaborators who sought to stall the Narmada development project on the ground that rehabilitation of the oustees was not keeping pace with the . . .
- 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.
- Blunt Message From Shrapnels (Indian Express, Syeda Hameed, Apr 17, 2006)
Beyond the fact of its splendour and beauty, there are two reasons why Jama Masjid has a special place in my heart.
- Preferred Way (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 14, 2006)
Rebels of all hues love to believe in their own propaganda.
- More Teeth To Commission On Minority Edu Institutions (Daily Excelsior, M Rama Rao, Apr 10, 2006)
Critics are quick to take the Government to task for the recent amendment to the National Commission for Minority Educational institutions Act.
- ''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",
- Saying It Again (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
It is necessary sometimes to state the obvious.
- Independents Hold The Key In Rs (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 04, 2006)
There has been no dramatic alteration in the overall composition of the Rajya Sabha after the recent biennial elections as the two major political formations - the UPA and the NDA - have registered only minor changes.
- 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.
- An Impossibility (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 01, 2006)
The Nagas have to realise that it is not possible for New Delhi to redraw the map of Nagaland
- 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.
- Yasin Malik For Plebiscite On Both Sides Of Loc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik has set the cat among the pigeons in Pakistan by demanding a referendum in Indian Kashmir and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to decide who should represent Kashmiris in a tripartite dialogue with India and Pakistan.
- Yasin Wants Referendum On Both Sides Of Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
A permanent solution to the longstanding Kashmir conflict can only be achieved if the people of the disputed valley are equally engaged in the peace process as the leadership of Pakistan and India, senior Kashmiri leaders said on Sunday.
- Agp Cries Foul Against Cong Candidate (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The regional Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today filed a complaint before the Election Commission alleging violation poll code of conduct against Congress candidate from the Golaghat Legislative Assembly Constituency, Mrs Ajanta Gogoi, the state PWD minister.
- Brown Man’S Burden (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Mar 20, 2006)
Rudyard Kipling wove his stories and novels around the frailties and strengths of character of both the “Sahibs” and the rustic “natives”. Though Kipling idolised the whiteman’s burden but he mostly stopped short of placing the brown man on the same . . .
- Tarun Gogoi Files Nomination For Assembly Poll (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Tarun Gogoi files nomination for Assembly poll
- Moral Force (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- 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.
- Budget’S Baby Steps Towards Reform (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 01, 2006)
Not bad, given a fractious UPA coalition. A lot more to do
Finance Minister P. Chidambaram’s Budget 2006 — tabled in an environment of various pressures from political allies, and following Budget 2005 which had already seen significant . . .
- Full Text Of Finance Minister's Speech (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Union Budget 2006-2007
Speech of P. Chidambaram
Minister of Finance
February 28, 2006
Mr. Speaker, Sir
It is my privilege to present the Budget for the year 2006-07.
- Naxalites Blow Up Truck With Peace Rallyists (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
In one of the biggest Maoist strikes on civilians in the country, at least 28 villagers were killed and about 120 feared abducted in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district this morning.
- Conditional Concessions On Farm Loan Interest Rate (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Mar 01, 2006)
Food subsidy is budgeted at Rs. 24,200 crore for the year 2006-07
- 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.
- Polluted Services (Statesman, DILIP KUMAR GUHA, Feb 27, 2006)
At the time of Independence, the civil services of India had a fair reputation for efficiency, integrity and discipline.
- Naga Truce To Help Fructify Negotiations (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Feb 27, 2006)
The six-month extension of the ceasefire agreement with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), in force since 1997, merits welcome albeit with a rider. It merits welcome because in most circumstances it is better . . .
- Bush’S Visit To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 27, 2006)
With escalation in killing of civilians by Indian troops in occupied Kashmir, fears are growing that the Chattisinghpura incident might be repeated ahead of President George W Bush’s arrival in India.
- In N-E, Police Top Brass Are In Militants’ Crosshairs (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
With the killing of top Manipur police commando N Lokhon Singh earlier this week, the number of high-profile police officers killed by militants in the region over the past six months now is three.
- Troubled Ceasefires (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 24, 2006)
The ceasefire with the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) has been extended for six months in Nagaland and the first week of February saw movement towards some similar arrangement with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ....
- 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.
- Hurriyat Constituents Don't Favour (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Feb 19, 2006)
Two constituents of the Executive Council of Mirwaiz Umar Farooq's Hurriyat Conference have decided against participating in Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh's all-parties roundtable conference on Jammu and Kashmir.
- Centre Has Open Mind On Kashmir: Pm To Malik (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 18, 2006)
Seeking a permanent solution to the Kashmir issue, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met separatist JKLF chief Yaseen Malik and assured him the Centre has an "open mind" and would like to involve a larger cross section of public opinion to . . .
- Manmohan For Engaging All Parties In Talks (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Feb 18, 2006)
Meets JKLF chairman Yasin Malik
We have an open mind: Prime Minister
Implement Naga peace process model: Malik
- Spending Isn’T Shining (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Feb 17, 2006)
How is the economy doing? Pretty well. We have clocked real GDP growth of 8.5 per cent in 2003-04, 7.5 per cent in 2004-05 and perhaps 8.1 per cent in 2005-06.
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