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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Medha’S Mistake (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Apr 26, 2006)
“DR Manmohan Singh is a clean, decent, competent leader! For God’s sake give him a chance!” How often have we heard this? But his government does not deliver.
- Mp, Gujarat Decline Proposal Of Central R&r Authority On Narmada (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat have trashed the suggestion of the Centre for creating a central authority to oversee rehabilitation work of families affected by the construction of Sardar Sarovar Dam on river Narmada.
- Selling Helmets The Smart Way (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Apr 26, 2006)
The people of Gujarat are known as much for their commitment to seeing the Narmada project through as for their business acumen in all their dealings.
- Soz Rebuts Chauhan's Allegation (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Apr 26, 2006)
On the receiving end of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan's allegation that the group of ministers visit to the Valley to be stage-managed by Narmada Bachao Andolan,
- Courtly Intrigues (Telegraph, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 26, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s leadership style is proving costly for the Congress
- Manmohan Sets Up Panel To Study Relief To Narmada Oustees (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Ex-Comptroller and Auditor General V. K. Shunglu heads the three-member committee
Committee will have three-month tenure
Sample surveys to be done to ascertain rehabilitation
- India Inc., Liberalisation, And Social Responsibility (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Apr 25, 2006)
Domestic industry cannot divorce itself from the social environment within the country. However, it may be counter-productive for the Government to lay down the law in the sensitive area of human resource for the private sector.
- What Does Adb Mean To The Masses Of India? (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Apr 25, 2006)
The controversial Asian Development Bank, which is holding a mega event in Hyderabad, is bound to draw flak from activists of organisations.
- Joke Morcha Charge Of The Lost Brigade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 25, 2006)
O! what a fall was there, my countrymen!" A former Prime Minister of India, who had also held the Defence and Finance portfolios at the Centre, and had been Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, has now set up an organisation which, though called Jan . . .
- Some Questions For The Cauvery Tribunal (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Apr 24, 2006)
If the Tribunal is indeed unable to discharge the task entrusted to it, why did it not say so much earlier?
- Tulbul Talks Only In June, Says Pak (Times of India, Chandrika Mago, Apr 24, 2006)
The Narmada controversy has taken a toll on the Tulbul navigation project in J&K, with Pakistan apparently seizing the opportunity to push back talks on this to the first week of June.
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Cauvery Tribunal Runs Into Logjam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Springing a surprise on the Cauvery Water Disputes’ Tribunal, two of its judges on Friday favoured the appointment of an expert committee to go into the crop pattern and water requirements of the riparian states but it was opposed unanimously . . .
- Lights Out (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
When Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh cast his vote at the Narmada review committee, he made a clear statement on his priorities.
- Wrong Celebrity Cause Enough To Weep (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 22, 2006)
Is I have a cause that I think needs a celebrity, whom would I pick, given the evidence garnered from hours of TV news time spent on the issue last week? My ranking: (1) Rahul Bose (2) Arundhati Roy (3) Aamir Khan (4) Salman Khan, and if you were . . .
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- Sc Notice To Gujarat Govt On Narmada Tribunal Award (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Gujarat Government on a petition seeking implementation of the Narmada Tribunal award which promised due share of water to the drought-prone Kutch region of the state.
- Notice To Gujarat On Plea To Implement Narmada Tribunal Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
"State has reduced share of water of Kachchh region"
- The Lost Reformer (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Apr 21, 2006)
Dr Manmohan Singh’s mettle as prime minister is being severely tested. Recent events have considerably dented his image.
- Ashes To Ashes (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Apr 21, 2006)
Javed’s death should not go waste and should be a reminder to society
- Different Tar (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2006)
People campaigning for a particular cause are prone to blindness. Their obsession with the cause often leads to a warping of perspective. The most classic example of this is the recent statement of Ms Medha Patkar, in which she equated . . .
- Nba Activists Attacked In Gujarat: Patkar (Times of India, Suchandana Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
A day after being discharged from a Delhi hospital, after breaking her fast in the wake of the Supreme Court judgment on the Sardar Sarovar Project, Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar on Wednesday alleged NBA activists returning to . . .
- Soz Effect: Pm In Hurry To Name Narmada Panel (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 21, 2006)
Keen to cap the Narmada muddle, aggravated by water resource minister Saifuddin Soz's "anti-dam"remarks, PM Manmohan Singh is expected to name the proposed three-member committee of eminent persons to monitor rehabilitation of the displaced people . . .
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- Why Deshmukh’S Narmada Vote Was Against His State (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 21, 2006)
When Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh voted in Delhi in favour of suspending work on raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, this is what his power-starved state almost lost, until the Supreme Court said construction must continue along . . .
- "Gom Report Does Not Reflect Ground Reality" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Full of inaccuracies and factual errors, says Madhya Pradesh CM
- Pm May Set Up Panel To Monitor Rehabilitation (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to set up a three-member committee to oversee and monitor the rehabilitation work being undertaken by the Madhya Pradesh Government for those who have lost their homes and land because of the construction . . .
- Towards A Watery Grave (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Apr 20, 2006)
If Narendra Modi and all the supporters of the Narmada dam lived in China, the likes of Medha Patkar would have been no impediment to their plans.
- 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 . . .
- Midstream Of Utter Confusion (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2006)
While the logic of building the Tehri dam can be challenged, the benefits from Sardar Sarovar are hardly questionable, says Anuradha Dutt
- Farmers Bear The Cross (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Apr 20, 2006)
On the eve of Good Friday, five more farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, taking the farmer suicides in this region, since June 2005, to 443. On December 10, 2005 the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a special package for the . . .
- Flowing With The Left (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 20, 2006)
My opening position was never in doubt.
- Stars Redefine Roles, But Has Media Lost The Plot? (Indian Express, Bhavna Somaaya, Apr 20, 2006)
Big moments it is said occur only in retrospect. When one is going through them, they are mere obstacles one is trying to overcome.
- Gujarat Claims Progress In Rehabilitation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The resettlement of families at Kevadiya, 110 km from here, who were displaced by the rise in the height of the multipurpose Sardar Sarovar dam to 121 metres is complete, Gujarat Narmada Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Wednesday.
- Their Faith In Politicians Is Eroded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
People in three West Bengal districts urgently want governmental action to prevent land erosion by the Ganga
- Peace In Nepal Vital, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday that peace and stability in Nepal was vital to India for more than one reason. "Nepal is a flourishing democracy and all concerned should work to realise these goals," he said.
- Govt Get Court Bailout On Narmada Tangle (Statesman, Shahid Pervez, Apr 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government has heaved a sigh of relief over being bailed out of the Narmada tangle by the Supreme Court yesterday.
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Win-Win Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
It is now upto the two sides to work together
- I Broke Fast As I Am Needed In The Narmada Valley: Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 19, 2006)
Narmada Bachao Andolan leader Medha Patkar, who was on a hunger strike seeking justice for families displaced by the Narmada dam project, is helped by the affected vilagers as she leaves hospital in New Delhi on Tuesday. Ms. Patkar said she gave up the fa
- Pm Prescribes Rehab Pill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
day after the Supreme Court’s verdict on rehabilitation in the Narmada Dam project, the Prime Minister today asked the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation and urbanisation to avoid confrontation.
- Development Not At Cost Of Habitats: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Committed to addressing Narmada dam issue
- Desperately Seeking Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court has played the leadership role in defusing the situation over the Narmada conflict by finding a way out of the impasse.
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- Time To Decide (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court could not have been clearer in its latest statement on the Sardar Sarovar dam. Some of the court’s clarifications repeat, with good reason, its 2000 and 2005 judgments on the issue, and reiterate the terms of the Narmada . . .
- Nba To Return To Narmada Valley (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Unveiling her mode of struggle in the coming fortnight before the next Supreme Court hearing on May 1, NBA leader Medha Patkar on Tuesday said she would launch a campaign to expose the rehabilitation claims of the three states and undertake . . .
- U.N. Rights Experts Express Concern Over Dam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Centre urged to release report of Union Ministers
Probe allegations of excessive use of force by police against activists
Investigate allegations of false charges against Medha Patkar
- No More Excuses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court's latest directions on the contentious issues surrounding the Sardar Sarovar dam have cleared all residual doubt about the Prime Minister's authority to act in the matter.
- Pm To Industry: Address Rehab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s observation on rehabilitation issues in the contentious Narmada Dam project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation . . .
- Supreme Court Empowers Manmohan To Resolve Narmada Dam Dispute (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 18, 2006)
Construction will be stopped if rehabilitation is inadequate, warns three-member Bench
Examine the matter in a calm atmosphere and not in a charged atmosphere
Rehabilitation has to be reasonable and it requires a statesman-like approach
- New Problems (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 18, 2006)
The oustees should be given royalties in perpetuity out of a small share of the gross project revenues
- Time To Move On (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 18, 2006)
It is perhaps inevitable — and wholesome — that a rambunctious democracy like India’s should see passionate debates over big issues. Within the strong currents of disagreement, however, we welcome the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- The Height Of Confusion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2006)
As expected, the Supreme Court has given the various state governments time to file reports on the status of rehabilitation of those displaced by the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
- Govt Will Rehabilitate Narmada Oustees: Patil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Noting that the Government valued NBA activist Medha Patkar's views on the Sardar Sarovar Project, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Monday said the Centre would do all it could to rehabilitate people displaced by the dam built over the Narmada.
- Sense On Narmada (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 18, 2006)
Enforce Monday’s SC order
- Build The Dam, Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 18, 2006)
Till the Supreme Court stepped in on Monday and put to rest speculation over whether or not the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project dam, better known as the Narmada dam, can be raised from 110 m to 121.92 m, it seemed the . . .
- Congress, Allies Communalising Issues: Advani (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Apr 18, 2006)
Advani accuses Government of playing vote bank politics `Government is proposing religion-based reservation in the Army'
- "None In Upa Stood Up To Modi" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Manmohan still has the opportunity to take a decision: Arundhati Roy
"It seems this Government blinked in the face of fascism and showed itself to be uncertain and unsure of itself"
Women's groups say NBA struggle should not be given "confrontational
- Rehab That Builds Lives (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Apr 18, 2006)
In Pipri village, Madhya Pradesh, there may not be celebrations immediately following the Supreme Court judgment.
- Narmada’S Dilemma (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Apr 18, 2006)
On most public issues, I can take a position without much difficulty. But there is one issue — Narmada — on which I am torn.
- Govt Agrees To Major Demands Of Bhopal Victims (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Apr 18, 2006)
Survivors unhappy over PM’s inability to hold Dow, UCC accountable
- Don’T Damn Dam (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 18, 2006)
Keep it above politics, armtwisting
- Muddying The Waters, Soz Passes The Narmada Dam Buck To Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Deadlock Gujarat Cong, BJP MPs urge PM to let work go on, he says no decision taken to suspend construction; Modi begins fast, says Delhi, NBA ‘hand-in-glove’
- Manmohan Studying Soz Report On Dam Issue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Centre says it will await outcome of Monday's hearing in Court
BJP, Gujarat Congress teams meet Prime Minister
Medha Patkar's fast enters 19th day
Narendra Modi begins hunger strike
- Narmada Project: Clearing The Confusion (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Apr 17, 2006)
The factual answers to ten relevant questions are clear. Now the Prime Minister needs to act justly and responsibly, in line with the Supreme Court's judgment.
- People's Needs Over Party Politics (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 17, 2006)
Once again, the politics of expediency has taken precedence over the needs of people.
- Diplomat Harps On Strong Indo-Korean Ties (Statesman, K Ravi, Apr 17, 2006)
Korea is poised to be one of India’s major partners over the next decade and POSCO’s proposed integrated steel plant in Orissa is the flagship of such future relationship, Mr N Parthasarathi, India’s Ambassador, here said.
- Narmada: No Plan To Stop Work, Says Pm (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
An all-party delegation from Gujarat, including parliamentarians from the Congress and the BJP on Sunday met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, urging him to allow continuance of construction work on the Narmada Dam, following which the PMO . . .
- Gom's Confidential Report (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 17, 2006)
This is the text, obtained exclusively by The Hindu, of "A Brief Note on the Assessment of Resettlement and Rehabilitation (R & R) Sites and Submergence of Villages of the Sardar Sarovar Project." The note marked confidential and dated April 9, 2006,
- Cong Makes Mp Scapegoat In Narmada Politics (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Apr 17, 2006)
Dam on Narmada is not only caught in the crossfire between anti and pro-dam activist, but also in politics of riparian States.
- Height Of Injustice, Gujarat Mps Tell Manmohan (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Apr 17, 2006)
The UPA Government is speaking with a forked tongue on the politically volatile issue relating to the construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project on river Narmada.
- Advani Swipe At Pm Over Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Mr LK Advani today accused the Prime Minister of abdicating his responsibility when he was supposed to provide leadership and blasted the Centre for creating an “unprecedented and messy Centre-state stalemate” on the Narmada dam issue.
- Modi Goes On Fast Over Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday began a 51-hour fast to protest the "anti-development" stance of the central government over the Narmada dam, considered the "lifeline" of the state.
- Narmada Dam Work To Continue: Pm (Hindustan Times, Shekhar Iyer, Apr 17, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sought to defuse the rising tension on the Narmada dam controversy, with his spokesperson saying no decision has yet been taken to stop construction work at the Sardar Sarovar dam and nothing will be done against . . .
- Pmo: Dam Work Not Suspended (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Twenty-six MPs of the BJP and Congress from Gujarat met the prime minister and urged him to allow the continuance of construction work on the Narmada dam.
- Three Protesters (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 17, 2006)
It has become easy to dismiss or trivialize public protest in India. ‘Activism’ is perceived as falling into one of three . . .
- Pm Washes Hands Of Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Faced with protests from MPs belonging to BJP and his own Congress, rising pro-dam passions, and mounting concern over Narendra Modi’s skillful transformation of the issue of Narmada water into one of Gujarat’s pride, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . . .
- No Decision To Stop Work On Dam: Pmo (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 17, 2006)
Coming together against any move by the Centre to suspend the Narmada Control Authority decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, BJP and Congress MPs from Gujarat today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the project was . . .
- Modi Begins Fast; Medha Patkar’S Effigy Burnt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
After taking blessings of several religious leaders, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today began his 51-hour hunger strike in protest the Centre’s stand on the Sardar Sarovar Dam height issue.
- Modi’S Best Friend: Soz (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 17, 2006)
Let's look at the brighter side—Saifuddin Soz is not the final arbiter on the Narmada issue.
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