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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- Pm To Release ‘Performance’ Report On May 22 (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 21, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be releasing his government’s third annual “Report to the People” here on May 22 when the Congress-led UPA government completes three years in office.
- Upa Needs Course Correction: Aiyar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Says disproportionate benefit going to the classes
- Upa's Third Anniversary: Cong Downslide Continues (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 21, 2007)
Its Government appears jaded. Its leading party is facing continued erosion of popular support. And its constituents are fighting each other on the ground.
- 'Best Bet' Now A Lost Bet (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 21, 2007)
The domestic unpopularity of Musharraf now weighs heavily on his image as an unacceptable dictator
- Plans For Karnataka : Laid-Back Attitude (Deccan Herald, S.L. Rao, May 19, 2007)
Karnataka showed a lot of enthusiasm immediately after Independence, but of late the progress has been tardy, writes S L RAO.
- Sachar Report: Sonia For Prompt Action (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
Ms Gandhi has promised immediate execution of the Union Cabinets decision to set up a number of committees recommended by the Sachar panel on the social, economic and educational conditions of Muslims.
- 'Best Bet' Now A Lost Bet (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, May 19, 2007)
The domestic unpopularity of Musharraf now weighs heavily on his image as an unacceptable dictator
- Immediate Action On Sachar Report: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
UPA Government committed to uplifting religious and linguistic minorities
Quota for BCs an attempt to make higher education inclusive: Arjun
Provide SCs, STs and minorities access to education: Shek
- 28 Chikungunya Cases Confirmed In Pathanamthitta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2007)
One dengue case reported; woman dies in General Hospital One dengue case reported
- Quality Wins, Even In Villages (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, May 19, 2007)
Thanks to WaterHealth India (WHI), the Indian wing of California-based WaterHealth International, there are at least 50 villages in the coastal belt of Andhra Pradesh where the inhabitants are accessing safe, pure water at a nominal cost of . . .
- Looking At People, Apolitically (Deccan Herald, GOPAL K KADEKODI, May 18, 2007)
It is important to identify development strategies that are more people oriented, writes Gopal K Kadekodi.
- Kumaraswamy Seeks Report On Encroachment Of Forests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Chief Minister pulls up officials for being `anti-people'
Forest Department asked to prepare detailed report in three months
Officials accused of targeting poor forest-dwellers
- Rising Tensions In Sri Lanka (Business Line, G. Parthasarathy, May 17, 2007)
While India and the international community have an abiding interest in the unity and territorial integrity of Sri Lanka, they equally have a responsibility to encourage Sri Lanka to seek abiding political solutions to the ethnic conflict.
- Mp Loot Scheme (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 17, 2007)
The demand for a raise in the allocation under the MP Local Area Development Scheme from the present Rs 2 crore to Rs 5 crore per MP per year is irrational and unjustified.
- `Acknowledge Role Of Upa Government In Employment Scheme' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
The Kasaragod district panchayat while organising publicity campaigns on National Rural Employment Guarantee scheme to be implemented in the district should acknowledge the role of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government in drafting and . . . .
- Micro Finance Bill Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
`State trying to withdraw from one of its primary responsibilities'
Call to redraft the Bill to address concerns raised by groups
The bill will impinge on the rights of women: Karat
- Parivar Bashing (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 16, 2007)
The latest issue of People’s Democracy is dedicated to 1857: ‘Understanding 1857, The Left perspective’.
- Cauvery Sene Warns Against Land Mafia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
The Cauvery Sene has cautioned landholders in the district not to fall into the trap of pseudo-environmentalists and end up selling their land to those from outside the district.
- Indefinite Stir By Municipal Employees Hits Sanitation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Staff do not join strike in Hyderabad, Vijayawada and Karimnagar
- Can Rbi Be An Effective Driver Of Credit Growth? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , May 14, 2007)
There is a contradiction between the RBI's pro-growth impulses and some of its regulatory guidelines.
- Munnar: Cpi(m) Launches Stir As Eviction Continues (Hindu, GEORGE JACOB, May 12, 2007)
Additional Secretary convenes department officials' meet on Saturday.
- Members Shower Praise On Karunanidhi (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 12, 2007)
A huge hoarding made of flower petals near the portico close to the main gate of Fort St George on Friday read: " This is a red letter day in the annals of Indian democracy and there is festivity in every home of Tamils!"
- Nabard Adopts Panchayats In Krishnagiri District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2007)
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has adopted Kalliyur, Mallinayanapalli, Jamakottam and Elumichangiri panchayats under the Village Adoption Plan in Krishnagiri district.
- Plight Of Dalit Presidents (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, May 12, 2007)
Elected Dalit presidents of villages in several districts of Tamil Nadu are prevented from conducting their roles with dignity.
- Residents Resent Official Apathy To Encroachments On Waterbodies (Hindu, K. Manikandan, May 11, 2007)
A section of residents in Kovilambakkam village panchayat limits near here are sore over the State Government's inability to prevent encroachments in the Kolathur lake in the panchayat.
- Work To Rule (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 11, 2007)
A great lottery has just been won in villages across UP. A landmark law that guarantees employment to rural citizens is bringing prosperity to households across the state — but only in homes of village heads, who are busy funding political careers . . .
- Liberating Panchayat Raj (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2007)
The passing of the recent amendment to the Panchayat Raj Act, empowering a committee headed by the local legislator to select beneficiaries in case the gram sabha fails to do so, has prompted many NGOs to register their protest.
- Rural-Based Abattoirs Are The Need Of The Hour (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 10, 2007)
The proposed move to shift the Slaughterhouse in Tannery Road, Bangalore, to Iggalur in Anekal Taluk will be opposed by meat traders and residents in and around Iggalur.
- Unelected Pm (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, May 10, 2007)
Manmohan Singh has been consistent on one issue: Choosing the RS route to office
- Rotten Politics Behind Police Atrocities? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2007)
It would be unfair to give full marks to ‘rotten politics’ by branding it as the only source of ‘police atrocities’. There are other claimants, too, for making our police so brutal. Our social structure is not democratic at its roots.
- Rotary Clubs Earn Praise For Relief Work Taken Up In Tsunami-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2007)
Rotary International President-Elect (2007-2008) Wilfrid J. Wilkinson on Tuesday congratulated Rotary International District 3230 for carrying out and sustaining rehabilitation work in tsunami-affected areas in coastal villages off Chennai.
- Why Do Mlas Need ‘Ashraya’? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 08, 2007)
Karnataka State Nirmiti Kendra should be established to counter the contractor raj.
- Quota Hearing Today, 13 States Get Back With Their Obc Figures (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
At a time when the Centre and Supreme Court have locked horns over who constitute the OBC and just how many of them are there in the country, only 13 states have got back to the Centre with data on their OBC population.
- 42 Climb The Ias Ladder Through ‘Right’ Links (Tribune, Shahira Naim, May 08, 2007)
If you have the right connections you can even become an IAS officer in ‘Uttam Pradesh’.
- Obc Population In Up Stands At 7 Crore (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh has 7.02 crore people belonging to the other backward classes while Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have an OBC population of 3 crore each, Rajya Sabha was informed on Monday.
- Sweet Sweet Midi Maavu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 07, 2007)
The tender Midi Maavu at the fest in Shimoga had Veerendra P M slurping in gluttony desire.
- Bjp’S Bridge Of Political Hopes (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, May 05, 2007)
If the Rs 2,400 crore Sethusamudram Ship Canal Project proved to be the DMK’s political mascot in the last Lok Sabha polls, then for the BJP, desperately trying to revive its flagging fortunes, the project has spawned another ‘Ram’ issue.
- 121 Gps In State Win Nirmal Gram Awards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
A total of 121 Grama Panchayats of Karnataka have won the national-level ‘Nirmal Gram Puraskar’ under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC).
- Panchayat Presidents Told To Expedite Development Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
AGAMT is aimed at holistic development of villages
Works taken up under Anaithu Gramam Anna Marumalarchi Thittam in Krishnagiri district
A total of 67 village panchayats have been selected under the scheme in the current fiscal
- Chief Minister To Be Given Civic Reception (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
The city corporation and the Ernakulam District Panchayat will accord a civic reception to Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan for the State Government and the Dubai Internet and Media Free Zone Authority reaching an understanding for implementing . . .
- Collector Helps Farmers Access Market Information (Hindu, Karthik Madhavan, May 01, 2007)
In yet another step aimed at empowering farmers, the district administration here has entered into an understanding of sorts with a commodities journal.
- Sacrificing Environment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2007)
The focus is more on smoothening of project clearances than on long-term measures.
- Delaying Elections Is Against Sc Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 30, 2007)
The Karnataka State Election Commissioner, Mr M R Hegde, told Ramakrishna Upadhya of Deccan Herald how and why the elections to urban local bodies were stopped after the calender of events had been announced.
- Punchhi Panel Will Not Help: Thomas Isaac (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
Finance Minister T.M. Thomas Isaac has expressed doubts over the purpose of constituting the Madan Mohan Punchhi Commission to look into Centre-State relations.
- Mla And Supporters Held For Attempt To Lock Up Office (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
They were protesting against alleged delay in works
Tension near land army office
The arrested were, however, released
- 109 Gram Panchayats Chosen For Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
Implementation of Total Sanitation Campaign
Awards will be given away in New Delhi on May 4
Campaign intends to improve hygiene in villages
- Indian Govt Sets Up Body To Review Centre-Provinces Relations (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 28, 2007)
The Indian government on Friday set up a four-member commission headed by retired chief justice of India Madan Mohan Punchhi to review relations between the Centre and provinces.
- Punchhi Panel Set Up To Revisit Centre-State Relations (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 28, 2007)
Two decades after the constitution of the Sarkaria Commission, the Centre has set up a new commission to take a fresh perspective on Centre-State relations.
- `Ensure Development Of All Taluks In Hassan' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
People of Hassan are emotionally attached to the Gandhada Koti: samiti leader.
- Sendur Blast Public Hearing: Plea For Higher Compensation (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 27, 2007)
A large number of people deposed before senior IAS officer M.F. Farooqui, who has been appointed by the Tamil Nadu Government to probe into the recent Sendur blast case and fix the quantum of compensation, at the public hearing held in the taluk . . . .
- Jyoti Basu Honoured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
In a simple yet touching ceremony, Jyoti Basu, veteran Marxist leader and the grand patriarch of West Bengal politics, was conferred the Doctor of Law [honoris causa] by Calcutta University in recognition of his contribution over the years to . . .
- Local Area Development Board For Haryana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2007)
The Haryana Government has constituted a Haryana Local Area Development Board under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda under the Local Area Development Tax Act, 2000.
- Banyan Jitters (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 25, 2007)
Kothakurssi (KK for short), in Kerala's Palakkad district, where my older brother lives, has an abundance of banyan trees.
- State To Encourage Jatropha Cultivation: Buddhadeb (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led West Bengal government is now set to encourage "agriculture-based industry" by utilising the wastelands for cultivation of feedstocks like jatropha.
- Kerala: Battle For Water (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The Kerala High Court rules in favour of Pepsi in the company's dispute with a panchayat over the right to water.
- Rbi Tightens Inflation, Credit Growth Targets (Hindu, Oommen A. Ninan , Apr 25, 2007)
Continues liberalisation of forex outgo
Apex bank leaves key rates unchanged
Risk weight on housing loans reduced
To consider branch licences to well managed UCBs
- On The Table (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
With both the hardliners and the moderates steadfastly boycotting its proceedings, the only commendable aspect of Tuesday’s third round-table conference on Jammu and Kashmir, arguably, was that it took place at all.
- Sanitation Mission To Be Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has announced that a Sanitation Mission will be launched in Madhya Pradesh next month. Under the Mission, there would be particular emphasis on construction of proper toilets in urban slums.
- Relate J-K Troop Deployment To Ground Reality, Says Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The Third Roundtable on Kashmir set the tone for the road ahead by endorsing recommendations to boost relations across the Line of Control, rehabilitate victims of militancy, prevent human rights violations, ensure the Valley’s economic development . . .
- "The Goal Is To Moderate Inflation Without Affecting Growth" (Hindu, C. Jaishankar, Apr 25, 2007)
Union Finance MinisterP. Chidambaramshares his assessment of the current trends in the economy and the performance of the UPA Government at the Centre. Excerpts from an interview at Karaikudi:
- Ensuring Water Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
The water resources sector in India has witnessed rapid changes since Independence. The focus in the initial stages was on improving the irrigation infrastructure by way of huge investments in building large dams.
- ‘I Was Always Leftist. Economic Reforms Made Me Completely Marxist’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 24, 2007)
In a speech at a CII meet, Mani Shankar Aiyar argued that policy is hijacked by a small elite. That the cabinet he belongs to is quite comfortable with this hijacking.
- Pm Pushes For Panchayati Raj In Kashmir (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Apr 24, 2007)
Indicating his preference for maximum self-governance in Jammu and Kashmir through Panchayati Raj, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked Chief Information Commissioner and Kashmir expert Wajahat Habibullah to submit proposals for introduction . . .
- Rs.46.8 Lakh For Developing Panchayats In Southern Suburbs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
A sum of Rs. 46.8 lakh has been earmarked for village panchayats in the southern suburbs of Chennai under the Action Plan for 2007-2008 under the Central Government-assisted Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana scheme.
- A Great Shame (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 23, 2007)
The series of starvation deaths in Amlasol, a distant village in West Midnapore and a similar death of a 65-year-old man in Chakaltora in Purulia district only last week, besides those in the tea gardens of North Bengal and the unreported ones, . . .
- It’S All About Rights (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Apr 23, 2007)
Allowing local communities to monitor water distribution and ensuring they pay for using it could stop groundwater being monopolised by a few...
- Ilo Selects Gulbarga For Pilot Project Under Employment Scheme (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Apr 23, 2007)
It will introduce the `decent work' concept in NREGS projects
Team from organisation had held talks with officials
Decent work initiative proposes productive participation of women
- Lawyers' Welfare Fund To Be Modified: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Plan to institute stipend for newly enrolled lawyers
The Education and Cultural Affairs Minister M.A. Baby has said that the Government was planning to modify the Kerala Advocates Welfare Fund Act so as to ensure more benefits to those in the . . .
- Modi’S Merry Men (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Gujarat MLAs thumb nose at marriage law, stash away more than one wife
Babubhai Katara isn’t the only Gujarat lawmaker to hand his wife’s passport to another woman. But his peers are smarter: they have made that passport “official”.
- Hold Ls, Assembly Polls Together: Shekhawat (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat on Sunday advocated simultaneous conduct of Lok Sabha and State Assembly polls to rid the society of "influence of money and mafia".
- Bahraich To Decide Beni's Future (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2007)
This constituency will be the scene of a "prestige fight" between Samajwadi Party chief and Chief Minister Mulayam Singh and rebel party leader Beni Prasad Verma when it goes to the polls on Monday.
- What India Can Learn From Oregon (Hindu, TATHAGATA CHATTERJI, Apr 22, 2007)
Striking a balance between land requirement for SEZs and protection of fertile farmlands.
- Lack Of Purpose Delays Polls (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Apr 21, 2007)
It is an extraordinary turn of events because the legal pundits say that it is the first time in the history of Karnataka that the elections have been postponed after the election process had been put in motion
- Media Attacks Reek Of Complicity By The State (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 21, 2007)
The long arm of the law failed to enforce the rule of law when mediapersons were attacked.
- Ncp Must Not Merge With Congress (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 20, 2007)
The all-India performance of Mr Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not been very impressive. Its Maharashtra base has however evolved into a strong regional force.
- The Cult Of Intolerance (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 20, 2007)
Pakistan’s tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar against whom radical clerics issued a fatwa for hugging a male paratrooper during a paragliding show in Paris, fears for her life.
- Special Article (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2007)
The UPA government has brought the minority issue to the fore and the focus is clearly on the Muslim community. The government had constituted a committee under the chairmanship of Justice Rajender Sachar to ascertain the nature and extent of their . . .
- Dr Ambedkar Needs A World-Class Biographer (Asian Age, K. Natwar Singh, Apr 19, 2007)
On January 26, 1950, we are going to enter into a life of contradictions. In politics we will have equality and in economic and social life we will have inequality...
- The Cult Of Intolerance (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 19, 2007)
Pakistan’s tourism minister Nilofar Bakhtiar against whom radical clerics issued a fatwa for hugging a male paratrooper during a paragliding show in Paris, fears for her life.
- Ncp Must Not Merge With Congress (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Apr 19, 2007)
The all-India performance of Mr Sharad Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has not been very impressive. Its Maharashtra base has however evolved into a strong regional force.
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