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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- ‘Our Second Freedom Will Release Us’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jun 01, 2006)
A C Kamaraj, an engineer, and an ardent believer in the interlinking of rivers, was a member of the committee of experts on interlinking of rivers set up by the Union government.
- 'The Army Has To Come Out' (OutLook, Arundhati Roy, Jun 01, 2006)
'The Indians are teaching the Americans, too, how to occupy a place ... The occupation of Kashmir has taken place over years. ... In Iraq, you have 125,000 or so American troops in a situation of war, controlling 25 million Iraqis.
- Of A Leader And A Hero (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , May 31, 2006)
Ms Jayalalithaa deciding to take on the mantle of leading the Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and Aamir Khan refusing to recede from his position even as his new release is threatened in Gujarat brought out the leader and the hero.
- Watering Hole (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 31, 2006)
The government’s decision to encourage the development of hydel power by private sector players by opting for competitive rate-based bidding should go a long way to correct the imbalance in our power generation.
- 'What Should I Apologise For?' (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
He was in Spain, attending a friend's wedding and participating in the Imagine India film festival, when Fanaa's producer Aditya Chopra and director Kunal Kohli informed Aamir Khan about the ban imposed on his latest release by cinema associations . . .
- Nba Supports Aamir, Flays Ban On ‘Fanaa’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) has appreciated Bollywood star Aamir Khan’s “steadfast upholding of the cause of people displaced by Sardar Sarovar Dam” and termed the boycott of his film “Fanaa” in Gujarat as a “symptom of fanaticism”.
- Gujarat Ban On Aamir's Fanaa Unlawful: Nba (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 30, 2006)
"Whether in the name of religion or development, intolerance is unacceptable"
Expresses hope that common people will support Aamir Khan
Re-affirms commitment to just and equitable development
- With Channel Vision, There’S News And News (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, May 29, 2006)
The news business is a funny thing. Not ha-ha amusing but funny as in curious. Funniest is what’s news to you, is not necessarily news to me. We can’t agree on a single definition.
- Amarinder Da Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 28, 2006)
It is the Punjab CM’s job to protect basic freedoms. It is not his job to ban films
- Grow Up, Aamir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
It's quite astonishing what a deliberately obfuscatory media and liberal doses of Left propaganda can do to confuse an issue and spread disinformation.
- Sometimes, The Small Screen Misses The Big Picture (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, May 28, 2006)
I have never wished any of my editors on their birthdays. I haven’t the foggiest when their birthdays are.
- A Time To Learn (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, May 28, 2006)
In reply to my question in the Rajya Sabha this session, the HRD Ministry acknowledged the fact that the budgetary provision for adult education in fiscal 2006-07 has been cut by one-fifth to Rs. 214 crore.
- Damn Not The Market (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 27, 2006)
To tread the path of development, the country needs to adopt centralised, capital-intensive technologies.
- Grow Up, Aamir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
It's quite astonishing what a deliberately obfuscatory media and liberal doses of Left propaganda can do to confuse an issue and spread disinformation.
- Who Decides What We Should See? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, May 26, 2006)
For a nation that was only last week joyfully defending its right to watch ‘The Da Vinci Code’ regardless of the injury it may cause to the sentiments of Catholics, the silence over the blackout in Gujarat of Aamir Khan’s ‘Fanaa’ is most revealing.
- Social Activism Gone Awry (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 26, 2006)
Aamir Khan's attempt to project himself as a youth icon in the wake of Rang de Basanti has not gone down well with the people of Gujarat, says Anuradha Dutt.
- Cong., Bjp Back Decision On `Fanaa' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Opposition Congress in Gujarat have supported the decision of multiplexes association and the cinema theatres association not to screen the latest Aamir Khan starrer `Fanaa' in the State.
- The Fanaa Frolic (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 26, 2006)
Aamir Khan isn’t anti-Gujarati. Last heard, he supports the Narmada Bachao Andolan, is critical of the Narendra Modi government -- and yet, if filmi gossip is to be believed, is fond of dhokla and dandiya steps.
- Dubious Record (Frontline, HIMANSHU UPADHYAYA, May 26, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar project, plagued by problems from the start, continues to be mismanaged at the expense of the people.
- Bjp May Soften Stand On ‘Fanaa’ If Aamir Apologises (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
The BJP today said it was willing to put an end to the row over actor Aamir Khan’s movie “Fanaa” if the film star apologises for his stand on the Narmada dam project and the recent Vadodara demolition.
- ‘He Is Our Enemy, He Has No Standing Here’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
Narmada is the lifeline of Gujarat and anybody who makes an attempt to oppose it or create a hurdle will be blacklisted in Gujarat.
- ‘Aamir Hasn’T Spoken Against Gujarat’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 26, 2006)
Every individual, whether an artist or otherwise, has the right to an opinion and nobody, least of all the government, should disrespect this.
- Intolerance In Modiland (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 26, 2006)
The message that is sought to be given is chilling and sinister: don’t oppose the Gujarat stand on the Narmada dam or else…! Aamir Khan begged to differ and is being made to pay for it by placing a ban on his latest release, “Fanaa”.
- Screening Intolerance (Indian Express, SOLI J. SORABJEE, May 25, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha has issued a diktat that the movie Fanaa or any other movie starring Aamir Khan should not be permitted exhibition in any theatre in the state of Gujarat coupled with serious threats in the event of . . .
- Not In Love (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 25, 2006)
When all stand-alone cinemas and multiplexes throughout a state reject good business it seems very impressive.
- Noisy Scenes Over Rehabilitation Of Sardar Sarovar Dam Oustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2006)
Saifuddin Soz promises speedy relief for affected families
- Politics Of Sympathy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 24, 2006)
The lack of concern shown by ministers to the doctors’ strike betrays a moral bankruptcy
- ``Do Not Open The Door To Naxals'' (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, May 18, 2006)
Gandhian takes up cause of landless labour
Corporate houses to pay a nominal rent of Rs. 60 an acre per annum
Government failed to publicise original GR among farmers, says Vaidya
- Wherefore Art Thou? (Indian Express, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
A recent meeting with an old captain of mine brought to mind a whole lot of true nautical stories of yore. My favourite one is about an incident which took place way back in 1970.
- Displacement, The Dilemma Of Development (Business Line, Alok Ray, May 16, 2006)
Very seldom does change benefit everyone. There are usually some winners and some losers. Putting in place a credible democratic institutional structure to look after the rehabilitation and resettlement process is the need of the hour.
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 14, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the work on the plea made by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar Project, may have populist overtones for downstream politics and the pro-dam lobbyists, but it has inadvertently . . .
- Pride And Prejudice (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, May 13, 2006)
The state should remember it has a responsibility to all citizens not only to some
- The Monolith Of Failed Promises (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, May 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court's observation, over-ruling its previous judgement against raising the height of the controversial Sardar Sarovar . . .
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, MN Buch, May 13, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 13, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court . . .
- Court As Sanctuary (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 12, 2006)
With exemplary punishment to the Maharashtra minister, the apex court empowers the citizen
- Narmada Vs Narmada (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has reiterated its earlier decision to permit the Sardar Sarovar dam to be raised from 111m to 122 m.
- Benefits Of Large Dams: The Bhakra Example (Tribune, Narinder Sharma, May 12, 2006)
Large dams are being targeted every now and then by self styled environmentalists and NGOs.
- Reckless Andolan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 11, 2006)
?----Any agitation, when conducted by individuals consumed by self-righteousness and the urge for self-publicity, loses sight of its goal and degenerates into reckless, irresponsible statements and actions that are both defamatory and destructive.
- Shunglu Panel Meets Saifuddin Soz (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Report highlights lack of rehabilitation
- Regulator For Rehabilitation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s decision not to deliver an interim order, which would stay the ongoing work on raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam from 110.64 metres to 121.92 meters, smacks of inconsistency.
- Abandoning The Displaced (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 10, 2006)
It seems that the executive and the judiciary subscribe to the proposition that the infliction of injustice and misery on the project-affected people must be accepted as the "cost" of development.
- Medha Vows To Continue Struggle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
"If this is the response , we will have no alternative but to take it by the horns"
- Right To Remain Poor (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 10, 2006)
Three United Nation's representatives have advised the Indian Government not to increase the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam until rehabilitation is complete.
- Ensure Rehabilitation Of People Displaced By Project: Bangarappa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
A proper package is as important as the project itself, says the former Chief Minister
The Shimoga MP says
Consider geographical area and not population for delimitation of constituencies
A third political front is possible if Left parties . . .
- Sc Judgement Shocking: Patkar (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
The NBA leader, along with a number of activists including noted writer Arundhati Roy, organised a sit-in before the Supreme Court to mark her protest against the decision..
- Dam Must Go On (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 10, 2006)
Now that the Supreme Court has declined Narmada Bachao Andolan’s plea to stop the ongoing construction work to raise the height of Sardar sarovar Dam from the existing 110 metres to 121.92 metres at this stage, the NBA should not put any more . . .
- "Evictions Now A National Crisis" (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , May 10, 2006)
Miloon Kothariis the Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing appointed by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. He spoke toThe Hinduon resettlement and rehabilitation under development projects and forced evictions in urban centres.
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Nba Expresses Shock At Sc's Order (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Expressing "shock" over the Supreme Court declining its plea to stop construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam till completion of rehabilitation, NBA today vowed to "fight to the finish" for the affected people.
- Dam Displaced At Mercy Of Two Ms (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Manmohan Singh or the monsoon — only they can interfere with the height of the Narmada dam now.
- Upa Is Following Modi's Brand Of Development (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 09, 2006)
`Court not upholding its own judgments leave alone rehabilitation'
"UPA Government has proved its brand of development has no human face"
Says Manmohan rejected the report of his own Group of Ministers
Fight for rehabilitation may no longer remain a
- Sc Declines To Stop Work On Dam Height (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Asks Manmohan to take a decision
Height of dam to be raised
Rehabilitation Oversight Group to submit report by June-end
Madhya Pradesh's claim that oustees have been rehabilitated, refuted
- Oustees Raise Voice Against Their 'Messiah' (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, May 08, 2006)
Bad news for Medha Patkar. As damaging facts begin to emerge in the media about the arm-twisting activities adopted by the Narmada Bacaho Andolan (NBA) activists to prevent the oustees of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) from accepting the . . .
- Call Of The Valley (Times of India, Sagari Chhabra, May 08, 2006)
In recent weeks, images of a woman on hunger strike for 20 days entered our homes. Her body is a willing site of pain and deprivation, to evoke both recognition and response to the trauma of families displaced as a result of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Nba Seeks Rights Commission's Intervention (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
We also highlighted violation of socio-economic rights: Patkar
- Nba Slams Nhrc; Demands Its Intervention (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Accusing National Human Rights Commission of "turning a blind eye" towards their struggle, NBA leader Medha Patkar on Thursday demanded that the Commission intervene and take up the Narmada issue as a human rights violation case.
- Not Quite Mainstream (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
As a long-time reader and occasional contributor to Mainstream, I was dismayed at the personal attack launched on the eminent journalist B.G. Verghese by three writers, one of whom is this journal’s editor (Prashant Bhushan, Suhas Borker, Sumit . . .
- Medha Approaches Nhrc (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, May 05, 2006)
Terming the displacement of thousands of persons in the Narmada valley by the Sardar Sarovar Dam an “abuse of human rights”, Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar today asked National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman A. S. Anand . . .
- Riots Are So 2002 (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, May 05, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi tending to a Muslim riot victim. Narendra Modi seeking an army flag march in the beleaguered town of Vadodara.
- Patkar Approaches Nhrc On Narmada (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) activists led by Medha Patkar approached the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday, urging it to take up the issue of rehabilitation of the displaced people in the Narmada valley.
- Call Medha's Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Whoever says 'protest' cannot be turned into a viable career option needs only to look at Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar for advice and guidance.
- Inclusive Development (Times of India, Rajni Bakshi, May 03, 2006)
Calling the attention of all those who think the Narmada controversy is just a tussle between development and human rights. It is more significantly a portent of why India may yet miss its chance to be a powerful economy and truly great country.
- Of Hi-Tech, Low Efficiency, And Malls (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 03, 2006)
India's development debate has actually regressed this past decade. A single, homogenised view of development is being shoved down from above.
- Constitutional Jurisprudence (Hindu, N.R. MADHAVA MENON, May 02, 2006)
Omnibus bringing together highly acclaimed essays written by a leading constitutional expert
- Central Survey For Narmada (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
The Centre today told the Supreme Court that it will conduct a month-long survey for getting a “hollistic view” on the relief and rehabilitation (R&R) of the Narmada dam oustees even as an anti-dam group accused Madhya Pradesh government of not . . .
- Arjun: Up To Manmohan To Decide (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, May 01, 2006)
Sibal's remarks on reservation for OBCs
To appeal to medical students to call off stir
Says Centre is dedicated to CMP
- Narmada: The Cost Of Delaying Rehabilitation (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 01, 2006)
The Supreme Court judgment of October 2000 reiterated a clear link between rehabilitation and construction for the future. That is now sought to be changed.
- States Contradicting Their Stands: Medha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Hearing on application by affected families to come up in Supreme Court today
- History Of The Dam (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission, acting on the request of the Central Provinces, Berar (now part of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra) and the Government of Bombay, begins a study of the Navagram project (renamed Sardar . . .
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- Guj Hc Sought Ban On 'Anti-National' Nba (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Apr 28, 2006)
As the debate rages on the Narmada Bachao Andolan's bid to scuttle raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam on the allegation that the Madhya Pradesh Government had failed to rehabilitate displaced persons . . .
- Getting Serious On Rehabilitation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 28, 2006)
The Prime Minister's decision to constitute a three-member Sardar Sarovar Project Relief and Rehabilitation Oversight Group follows the Supreme Court's authorisation to him to act in the matter.
- The Curse Of ‘Giganticism’ (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 27, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar has drawn support from a cross-section of society in her long struggle for the rights of tribals and marginalised sections of society.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court order may have been even-handed to both the pro-Narmada Dam lobby and the Narmada Bachao Andolan, but the Organiser sees it as a victory for the “principled stand” of Narendra Modi.
- He, She And Them (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Apr 27, 2006)
Two summers ago when it unexpectedly emerged as the single largest party in the 14th Lok Sabha, India’s Grand Old Party was brought face to face with a set of . . .
- Mp Cong Treads With Care On Narmada (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
Congress does not regard Madhya Pradesh as a fertile ground for political dissent against the Narmada project. While the issue of rehabilitation is considered relevant, calls for an agitation are being treated with caution lest they convey the . . .
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