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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Travesty Of Democracy (Hindu, KESAVA MENON, Aug 28, 2007)
Everyone who reads The Washington Post on a fairly regular basis in the lead up to and after the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the United States would agree that Rajiv Chandrasekaran did an exemplary job of reporting the events as they unfolded.
- Rebels Kill Two, Injure 18 In Relief Camp (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Taking advantage of a major security breach, Maoists stormed into an unguarded relief camp in newly formed Bijapur district and killed two persons besides injuring 18 others last night.
- Peter Pan Syndrome (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 27, 2007)
Early last year, Prakash Karat met Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and told him not to allow US firm Warner Brothers to build multiplex cinemas in Calcutta.
- Deputy Speaker Inaugurates Development Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Deputy Speaker of Tamil Nadu Assembly V.P. Duraisamy inaugurated development works taken up under the Anaithu Grama Anna Marumalarchi Thittam in Elupili village in Elachipalayam block at a function recently.
- More Industries In State Cleared (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The state Cabinet today approved a slew of industrial projects involving an estimated investment of about Rs 41,000 crore requiring acquisition of nearly 10,000 acres of land. The date of the all-party meeting to discuss the chemical hub project was . . .
- Stern Karat (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 22, 2007)
Prakash Karat has written a strongly worded article in People’s Democracy titled ‘Left is Firm: No Passage for Nuclear Deal’.
- A Postponed Monsoon Wedding (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Due to the postponement of elections, urban local bodies have lost their democratic nature.
- Root Out Khap Panchayats (Tribune, D.R. Chaudhry, Aug 21, 2007)
THE Khap Panchayat is largely a Jat institution around Delhi – Delhi Dehat, Haryana, Western UP and adjoining areas of Rajasthan.
- Happy Birthday Mother India! (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2007)
We have yet to exploit solar and wind energy potential, writes Khushwant Singh.
- Pardon, Slip Is Showing (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2007)
PARDON or premature release of prisoners by the President or governors is indeed allowed under Article 161 of the Constitution and Section 432 of the Cr.P.C.
- Congress ‘Alert’ To Possibility Of Early Lok Sabha Elections (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Aug 18, 2007)
APCC meeting today to review party’s preparedness
YSR sounded by high command about developments at Centre
Sonia to address meetings in West Godavari, Guntur
- Pm’S Panel Favours Long-Term Loans For Farmers (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Aug 18, 2007)
Even as the head-count of persons who are poor is coming down, there has been a spurt in the number of undernourished persons across all farming classes.”
- Church On Warpath (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2007)
The Christians, especially Catholics, of Kerala have been on the warpath against the CPI(M)-led LDF Government for more than a month now for the regime's education policies.
- Dalit Expressions (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Aug 17, 2007)
AN exhibition of paintings, “Hidden Feelings on Canvas”, held recently in Chennai, once again brought to the notice of urban viewers the agony of the oppressed Dalit community. Many of the paintings effectively portrayed the pathetic life of Dalits . . .
- Towards A Clean Public Life (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 17, 2007)
It is a sure bet that wherever public meetings under this title are held, the speakers will dwell in sepulchral tones on the grave crisis of character confronting the country.
- Debasement Of The Jirga In Pakistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 17, 2007)
The terrorists of the Tribal Areas have sent threatening letters to the elders of the Bajaur Agency promising them unspecified punishment for attending the grand Pak-Afghan joint jirga in Kabul.
- An Ode To Allegiance (Deccan Herald, Nandana Reddy, Aug 16, 2007)
On August 15, 1947, India demonstrated to the world the power of non-violence. Now, we celebrate 60 years of Independence as the largest democracy in the world.
- Changing Alignments (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2007)
THE police firing on workers of the Left parties at Mudigonda in Khammam district marks a political watershed in the contemporary politics of Andhra Pradesh.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
Advaita Philosophy of Sri Adhi Sankara: Amarakavi Ramachandra; Hayagreeva Publication, Triplicane, Chennai-600005.
- Rs. 35.9 Crore To Develop 32 Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The State Government’s Suvarna Grama Yojane, which is aimed at developing villages, will be implemented in 32 villages of the district from September 1.
- Studies On Panchayat Raj Institutions Commissioned (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2007)
The Centre has commissioned a study for evaluating the status of women members in panchayat raj (PR) institutions and also muncipal bodies across the country, Union Minister for Panchayat Raj Mani Shankar Aiyar said on Monday.
- The Hundred Days Basket (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Aug 14, 2007)
A social audit of the functioning of the National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu revealed that despite many problems it enhances transparency and accountability in governance and offers a lifeline to the rural poor.
- Babus' Day Out (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 14, 2007)
At a fund-raising performance of Dear Liar, by the Bombay-based theatre group, Motley, in support of CanSupport, an NGO providing palliative care to terminally ill cancer patients in the capital, many who had bought tickets found there were no . . . .
- Cpm Will Abstain In Vote On N-Deal: Basu (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Aug 11, 2007)
The CPI(M) will abstain if the Indo-US nuclear deal is put to vote in Parliament, senior Marxist leader Jyoti Basu said on Friday.
- At The Gateway Of India (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 11, 2007)
Next week we celebrate our 60th birthday as an independent nation. There are good reasons not to describe India as 60 years old, but 60 years young — a certain amount of youthfulness has been injected in our aging body. We are in better health . . . .
- Indian Village Under Water Since 1995 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2007)
Thousands of villages in India’s Bihar state have been flooded for the last two weeks, but one hamlet has been under at least a foot of water for the last 12 years.
- Washed Away By Corruption (Hindustan Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 09, 2007)
In the end, it took one mighty nudge from the United Nations to put the news about the critical flood situation in north Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh and Assam back on the national agenda.
- Kanwaria Terror (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 09, 2007)
There is nothing pious about the vandalism that has been witnessed these past two days along the national highways leading from Delhi and through which kanwarias, supposed to be in search of salvation through . . . .
- Greening India Project On Sandhavasal Hills (Hindu, P.V.V. Murthi, Aug 08, 2007)
About 50,000 tree saplings will be planted in Kalpattu and Ananthapuram village panchayats on Sandhavasal hills in Tiruvannamalai district at a cost of Rs.13.5 lakh under the Greening India project being implemented by the . . . .
- Govt Still To Okay Use Of Evms In Civic Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
When 206 local bodies, including the city corporations of Belgaum, Bellary, Mangalore, Hubli-Dharwad, Davangere, Gulbarga and Mysore, go to polls on August 30, the electorate here will be exercising its franchise through the age-old ballot papers...
- Cms Snub Mine Award Policy (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
Convinced that recommendations on the mineral and mining policy would undermine the states’ interests and will embolden Naxalites, four chief ministers today demanded a peep into the Centre’s mind before clearance of the recommendations.
- Bihar Flood Situation Improving (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2007)
The flood situation in Bihar today showed signs of improvement with major rivers receding all along their course. Relief and rescue operations were further intensified with the help of motorised boats from the Army and the Indian Air Force . . . .
- These Children Need Rice, But They Get Laddoos! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2007)
Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme has been launched in India to ensure that no child is deprived of education due to hunger.
- Upa Minister Learns From Bjp-Ruled State (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Stung by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s remark terming corruption in road projects as “cancer”, Union Rural Development Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh has decided to take a lesson from BJP-ruled Rajasthan.
- Sonia Asks Ysr To Focus On Housing Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minster Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Friday explained the sequence of events leading to the police firing at Mudigonda in Khammam district to party president Sonia Gandhi and steps taken by the Government to redress the situation.
- Village Panchayat Chiefs Seek More Powers (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Aug 04, 2007)
Village panchayat presidents sought more powers and resources from the State Government at a zonal meeting organised here on Friday.
- Home Alone (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2007)
The BJP recently suspended five rebels out of the six who voted for the UPA candidate in the presidential poll. The party bosses in Delhi know that disciplinary action is not the solution to the problem. More than one-third of the BJP MLAs in the . . . .
- Chickballapur District Inauguration On Independence Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Till now a sub-divisional headquarters in Kolar district, Chickballapur is all set to become a district headquarters soon.
- Message From Haldia (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
THE Opposition parties’ campaign against the West Bengal government’s moves for land acquisition for industrial projects in Singur and Nandigram failed a major political test on July 25, when the results of the elections to the Haldia Municipal . . . .
- Polls To 163 Urban Bodies On Aug 30 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2007)
Elections to163 of 209 urban local bodies will be held on August 30, Station Election Commissioner M R Hegde announced on Thursday.
- Long Road To Employment Guarantee (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 02, 2007)
Although marked by many procedural irregularities, the implementation of NREGA in Villupuram shows some real achievements.
- Govt Contradicts Konar On Firing Compensation (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2007)
However much the CPI-M central committee member and a key man of Alimuddin Street, Mr Benoy Konar, may try to browbeat the Opposition for the turmoil at Nandigram and rule out compensation for those killed in police firing on 14 March, the state . . . .
- Health Sector Issues Dominate Zp Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2007)
Matters relating to the health sector dominated the general body meeting of the Udupi Zilla Panchayat here on Tuesday.
- Tokenism As Official Policy (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 01, 2007)
Should we take the installation of Ms Pratibha Patil as the President to be an effort in the direction of empowerment of women in India?
- Orissa's Unborn Daughters (Frontline, PRAFULLA DAS, Aug 01, 2007)
ONCE you leave Orissa’s fairly green capital city of Bhubaneswar and head towards the district headquarters town of Nayagarh, about 100 kilometres away, virtually everything appears greener.
- Gender, Or Seniority (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jul 31, 2007)
India is a land of many inequalities, none greater than the plight of women in society.
- Chidambaram To Shourie, All Agree: Key To Growth Is Delivery Of Governance To The Poor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2007)
What is the single big idea of economic reforms? One idea that can be implemented despite the inertia of politics and government?
- Cliched Document (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 30, 2007)
Sadly, the Comprehensive Sports Policy 2007, released months before the 2008 Beijing Olympics and with the 2010 Commonwealth Games approaching, does not make a sufficiently radical departure from existing policy to inspire genuine sports enthusiasts.
- Water And Sanitation: A Pipedream For Indian Villages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2007)
Gram Panchayats should be empowered to provide 100 per cent water and sanitation facilities to households.
- Lethal Firings In Free India (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 30, 2007)
It is strange and tragic that in the year of celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of India’s Independence, instances of firings by police in which large numbers of protesters and demostrators are killed should keep occurring as a familiar staple of . . . .
- Two Missions For The 60th Anniversary (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Jul 28, 2007)
Much remains to be done to make India hunger-free and to achieve a rural knowledge revolution.
- All Aids Prevention Projects To Be Reviwed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Deputy Commissioner Arvind Srivastav, who is the Chairman of Bellary district AIDS Prevention Society, said that all HIV/AIDS prevention projects being implemented in the district had to be evaluated.
- Kya Karega Kazi? (Indian Express, ARIF MOHAMMED KHAN, Jul 28, 2007)
The Muslim Personal Law Board has recently taken a new initiative for “social reform” that involves the setting up of “Sharia courts” (Islamic law courts) as “the first option for litigants” and the “rolling back” by Supreme Court of its . . . .
- Here’S Looking At You, Haldia (Indian Express, SUBRATA NAGCHOUDHURY, Jul 28, 2007)
The results of the municipal polls held recently in Haldia, West Bengal, were decoded furiously by pundits of ‘national’ politics.
- The Old Faithful (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Jul 28, 2007)
THESE days, when I read of domestic servants making off with the family’s jewellery and cash or, worse, murdering them, I often think of old Bhagat Ram whom we engaged as a bearer on my transfer to Patna in 1949.
- Swachcha Grama Yojana Not So Clean: Cag Report (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
The State government’s ambitious Swachcha Grama Yojana to bring in total change in the physical environment of villages has come under the scanner of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) which has pointed out that the scheme . . . . . ..
- New Appointment For Defence Secretary (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2007)
Defence secretary Shekhar Dutt has been appointed deputy national security advisor (DNSA). Dutt retires as defence secretary on July 31.
- Ditched By Panchayat, Father Seeks Police Help (Tribune, Dinesh Manhotra, Jul 27, 2007)
Rattan Chand ,a poor landless farmer, after he was denied help by the panchayat, approached the police to get justice for his minor girl, who allegedly was raped by a son of an influential person in Ramnagar tehsil of Udhampur district.
- Zilla Panchayat Plans Panel To Monitor Water Supply Schemes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
ZP members allege financial irregularities, lack of accountability of officials
Officials not consulting them, say ZP members
Funds for development of district not being fully utilised’
- Karunanidhi Receives ‘Threat’ Card (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2007)
A post card threatening to kill Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi on August 15 while hoisting the tricolour as part of Independence Day celebrations in Chennai has been received by Tirupur taluk authorities.
- Kalam, Shekhawat Go Offline (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Within minutes of the change of guard in the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the popular website of former president A P J Abdul Kalam has disappeared from the cyberspace.
- Divide And Rule: Mamata Sees A Chance With Cpm Allies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee is assiduously at work trying to dent the traditional Left vote bank by wooing smaller partners in the nine-party ruling combine. And central to her strategy is to create a rift between the CPI(M) and its allies.
- Now On Sonia Radar: A Reshuffle (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2007)
The stage is set for a reshuffle in the top echelons of the Government and the Congress party.
- Rbi For Model Money Lending Law By Govts (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
A technical group formed by the Reserve Bank mooted a model legislation for regulating money lending besides, fixing of maximum interest rates and compulsory registration of lenders by state governments.
- Leave The Co-Operative Movement Alone (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jul 25, 2007)
The co-operative movement in India had a premature birth. The British conceived it with apprehension, lest it developed into a genuine network of autonomous democratic and professional bodies, as had happened in the Scandinavian countries.
- Rbi Panel Suggests Legislation To Regulate Money Lenders (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2007)
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Group has recommended legislation to regulate money lending, fixing maximum interest rates lenders charge and making it compulsory for all states to register them.
- Social Justice Should Be The Mantra (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Jul 24, 2007)
The way forward for BBMP would be to give supremacy to the elected representatives.
- Progress Report (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2007)
Field reports suggest that the anticipated benefits of employment guarantee are beginning to show in the pioneer districts.
- 'Honour Killings (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jul 24, 2007)
This is the story of Manoj and Babli, but could well be the story of the many couples in Haryana who have lost their lives for the sake of `honour' - family honour or community honour.
- Rs. 1.76 Crore For Development Projects In Naxal-Affected Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2007)
Rs. 45.55 lakh sanctioned for 24 drinking water schemes
15 gram panchayats identified as naxal-affected
Zilla panchayat president to visit the areas
- Maya Seeks Rs 80,000 Cr (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati on Friday called on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and sought a special package of Rs 80,000 crores from the Centre for the development of the state.
- Concern Over Rising Nilgai Count (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2007)
With the burgeoning population of the Nilgai, the state government is virtually groping in the dark on how to handle the issue. The villagers of Haryana have showed little interest in the hunting of the nilgai.
- Withdraw Gracefully (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 21, 2007)
Governor T N Chaturvedi’s action in returning the controversial Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2007 to the state legislature for reconsideration should be seen as an opportunity to reverse a blatantly wrong decision, rather than . . . .
- Governor Returns Pr Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
Governor T N Chaturvedi has returned the Karnataka Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2007, which was passed by both Houses of the State Legislature during the budget session, asking it to reconsider the Bill.
- Naxals Aim Dakshina Kannada District (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2007)
After Shimoga, Chikmagalur and Udupi districts, Naxals' latest foray is into Dakshina Kannada. This is the first time that Uppinangady district witnessed Naxal activity.
- Chikungunya Patients To Get Medicines Free (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Rs.7 crore set apart for this purpose, says Sreemathy
Medical colleges to be upgraded centres of excellence
- Woman Power Tips, Sa To Sonia (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jul 19, 2007)
Stirred by South Africa’s success in introducing women to top leadership positions, Sonia Gandhi now wants first-hand lessons from none other than the African National Congress when she visits that country in August.
- District Panchayat Sets Development Agenda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Development of housing and basic facilities, organic farming of vegetables, paddy cultivation in the wasteland areas of Kattampally here and involvement of Kudumbasree units for agricultural development in the district will be the thrust of the . .. .
- Local Bodies Urged To Help Execute Development Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2007)
Representatives of local bodies should co-ordinate with the district administration in its efforts to execute development works, which the government has been undertaking, said Collector N. Mathivanan.
- School Education In The Country: Need For Uniformity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2007)
As we complete 60 years of our independence, we need to analyse if, as a country, we have lived up to the hopes, expectations and aspirations of the people.
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