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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 9764:
- Karnataka Govt To Drop Probe Into Bmic Land Allotment, Sc Told (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
To avoid yet another confrontation with the judiciary over the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor Project, the Karnataka Government today assured the Supreme Court that it would drop the judicial inquiry ordered into allegations of surplus . . .
- It’S Agnipariksha For Hdk (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 22, 2006)
When he assumed power as the chief minister of Karnataka five-and-a-half months ago under the most fortuitous circumstances, Mr H D Kumaraswamy, one of the youngest to occupy the post, would not have imagined that he would be subjected to an. . .
- Scoops, Spooks And Scepticism (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jul 22, 2006)
I was going to start this edition of the column talking about general TV reportage on two definitely bearded men, Amitabh Bachchan and Swami Ramdev, who allegedly infiltrated a proud entity, Great Britain. But 24x7 TV news is so unsettlingly dynamic.
- Stormy Monsoon Session Ahead (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Jul 22, 2006)
With many contentious issues, the monsoon session promises to pour trouble for the government.
- Army Is Quicker (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2006)
The contrast is chilling. While the Army has proceeded against the officers involved in the Tehelka scandal with commendable determination, the civilian proceedings are casual at best.
- Iaf Checks Find No Infiltrators (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The government had sent out an alert last year about the possibility of two Lashkar-e-Taiba cadres infiltrating the Indian Air Force. However, the IAF stated that no infiltrators were found after checks.
- Parliament Forecast: Stormy Times Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 22, 2006)
The Office of Profit bill, exempting over 50 posts from disqualification, has its genesis in Jaya Bachchan’s disqualification following a Congressman’s petition.
- Minister Surrenders Before Bellary Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Tourism, Textiles, Aviation and Infrastructure Minister B Sriramulu, who was facing an arrest warrant, surrendered before the First JMFC court in a one-and-a-half year-old case here on Friday and secured bail.
- Only The Prez Understands (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2006)
Of all our national leaders only he has understood the urgency with which things will need to change if Mumbai is not to run out of its patience
- For A Pot Of Uranium (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jul 21, 2006)
Scientists in the country’s defence establishments, reports suggest, are seething with increasing resentment even as they become more and more aware of the details of the nuclear agreement the prime minister has signed with the American . . .
- Kumaraswamy Must Resign, Reiterate Congress, Jd(u) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Chief Minister has no moral right to continue in office, says Opposition
Janardhana Reddy reiterates bribery charge against Chief Minister
Government should provide security to Reddy: Dharam Singh
`CBI probe necessary to unearth the . . .
- Kandahar Was A Bitter Pill We Swallowed: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
``No other way to save the lives of 200 Indians held hostage''
Party spojkesperson refuses to say whether Vajpayee Government was soft or hard on terrorists
Accuses UPA of being soft on terrorists
- ‘Nda Paid $200 Million To Kandahar Hijackers’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Senior Congress Member of Parliament R K Anand and former BJP leader Madanlal Khurana on Wednesday made the extraordinary allegation that the NDA government had paid a huge ransom to the Kandahar hijackers to ensure the release of a Swiss tycoon....
- Kumaraswamy Can’T Shake Off Partner Bjp’S Bribery Charge (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jul 20, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy, who thought he had managed to shrug off partner BJP’s charge that he took a bribe of Rs 150 crore to overlook illegal mining in Bellary, was in for a surprise today when Janardhan Reddy, the BJP MLC who had . . .
- ‘Lashkar-E-Qahar’ Hoaxer Held (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Bhopal police have detained a local youth on the charge of dashing off e-mails to a couple of media organisations and the Mumbai police in the name of “Lashkar-e-Qahar” accepting the responsibility of the Mumbai train blasts ....
- Salvation For Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Balbir K Punj, Jul 20, 2006)
On July 17 over 500 Maoists swoo-ped down on the Errabore base camp in Chattisgarh’s Dantewara district and killed 27 Salwa Judum activists. More than 100 houses were razed, one man was burnt alive, fleeing tribals were shot or hacked to death.
- Most For No Change In Office-Of-Profit Draft, Cabinet’S Call Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
The Cabinet will consider tomorrow the controversial office of profit Bill with the Law Ministry suggesting that no changes be made to the original draft that was returned by the President.
- Cabinet Making (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 20, 2006)
A new foreign minister is not the only fresh face the PM needs to give his government
- Problems Within (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 20, 2006)
Parties should avoid politicising security issues
- India Failed To Prove Pakistani Hand In Mumbai Blasts (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jul 20, 2006)
“Indian authorities have provided no evidence to support their charges of a Pakistani connection to the Mumbai bombings. Indeed, the police investigation, which has included police sweeps of predominantly Muslim Mumbai slums and indiscriminate . . .
- Cong, Bjp Strategists At Work For Next Session (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Jul 20, 2006)
Congress and BJP are going to closely mark out each other's moves at closed-door meetings to strategise their battle plans for the monsoon session of Parliament opening on Monday.
- Reddy Drops Bribe Bomb Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
On a day of dramatic developments, Mr Reddy, who got up to speak on the Ashraya housing issue, grabbed the opportunity to shout that the allegations made by him outside the House were true
- Kumaraswamy Fed Up, Ready To Quit (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jul 20, 2006)
Would rather resign than yield to `bullying tactics' by a section of the BJP
He will make feelings clear during joint legislature party meeting
Many BJP leaders rally around Chief Minister
Defamation case likely to be filed against Janardhana Reddy
- Discretionary Quota Misused In Site Allotment, Say Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
“While a large number of MLAs are yet to get sites, some MLAs have managed to get four sites,” alleged BJP member Araga Jnanendra.
- Scoring Points Over Mumbai (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
The lead editorial this week in ‘People’s Democracy’ on the Mumbai serial blasts is largely an attack on the Sangh Parivar for what the CPM believes is an attempt to score political points from a tragedy.
- Modi Asks Questions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
He came, he saw and he left the city mercifully untouched by his visit. Yet the implications of Narendra Modi’s visit to Mumbai on Monday, in the aftermath of last week’s train blasts, are not short-term; Mumbai had far too . . .
- Modi Can’T Fix The Mumbai Mosaic (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jul 19, 2006)
Narendra Modi was not on the minds of Mumbaikars as much as he was in the electronic media. Mumbaikars continue to be in sort of a State of Siege, enveloped by fear psychosis and driven by rumours rather than by ministerial assurances.
- Shah Bano’S Ghost Over The Rubble (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Jul 19, 2006)
Being a party that swears by Hindutva, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must have reason to believe in the law of karma, and how it can catch up, in its own sweet way.
- Cbi Chargesheet Against Laxman In (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
In a major development in the Tehelka expose, the CBI today filed the chargesheet against then BJP president Bangaru Laxman, on offences under the Prevention of Corruption Act, relating to his accepting money in return for favours.
- Cbi Files Charge Sheet Against Bangaru Laxman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Charged with taking illegal gratification
- Tehelka: Cbi Chargesheet Against Bangaru Laxman (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Five years after the Tehelka expose, the CBI on Tuesday filed its first chargesheet in the case against former BJP president Bangaru Laxman, who was caught on camera accepting wads of currency from a fictitious arms dealer.
- Hdk Digs Out Mining Dirt During Cong Rule (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Launching a counter-attack over the bribery charges against him, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday accused the two previous governments of dereserving thousands of acres of forest land for the benefit of miners...
- The Onus Is On The Secularist (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jul 19, 2006)
The terrorist can be isolated only if the community is mobilised. That can happen only when our political leaders give up their habits and strategies of dividing communities.
- Rally Ban Before Modi Comes Calling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The state government has banned all political rallies in Maharashtra for the next 30 days but would not confirm if the decision was taken with Narendra Modi’s impending Mumbai visit in mind.
- Make Them Bite The Dust (Pioneer, B Raman, Jul 18, 2006)
Government should revert to the 'talk-talk, hit-hit' policy to fight terrorism, which it sensibly followed till the mid-1990s ---- In cautiously-worded remarks after a visit to Mumbai on July 14, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has been quoted as . . .
- Bjp Disappointed With Manmohan's `No' To Pota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Unveil plan to fight terrorism: Arun Jaitley
- Cong Attacks Bjp On Terror (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
As part of its new aggressive strategy on terrorism, the ruling Congress today mounted an attack on the BJP questioning its “disgraceful anti-terror track record” and accusing the previous BJP-led NDA government of having “surrendered its honour . . .
- If Not Pota, What? Bjp Asks Upa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday accused Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of soft-peddling on the issue of terrorism and questioned his statement that POTA was not the only solution to deal with terror.
- Terrorist Handover: Congress Asks Bjp To Apologise (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
The Kandahar controversy resurfaced today with the Congress asking the BJP to either tender an apology or expel former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh for the “revelations” in his forthcoming book “Call to Honour”. Mr Jaswant Singh is . . .
- Modi Breathes Fire Into Bjp’S Anti-Terrorism Campaign (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
What Godhra ‘02 was to Narendra Modi in terms of electoral dividends, Mumbai 7/11 could be to the BJP in Maharashtra.
- Siddu Set To Trigger A Churning (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Jul 18, 2006)
Siddaramaiah’s entry into the Congress is likely to consolidate the party’s traditional vote base among the OBCs, minorities and Dalits – a formidable combination....
- Red In The Face (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 18, 2006)
Whether Congress rules or BJP, murderous Naxalites have no place. UPA hasn’t sent this message
- Rally Ban Before Modi Comes Calling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The state government has banned all political rallies in Maharashtra for the next 30 days but would not confirm if the decision was taken with Narendra Modi’s impending Mumbai visit in mind.
- Advani Challenge To Pm (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
L.K. Advani today turned the twin guns of terror and spiralling prices on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, daring him to seek a fresh mandate for allegedly failing to control either.
- World Of Political Untouchables (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Jul 17, 2006)
Although social divides in India are crumbling, political inequality is thriving as never before, says S Gurumurthy.
- Will Mottaki Have The Answers? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 17, 2006)
From nuclear issue to gas and domestic politics, India looks for a serious dialogue with Iran
- Re-Enact Pota: Advani (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Demanding the re-enactment of POTA to check the surge in terrorism, BJP leader L K Advani asked the Centre to secure international support for India's war on terror and for exerting pressure on Pakistan to dismantle the terror networks operating there . .
- Bjp To Ring Bells To Mark Protest (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
The BJP, led by former Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, is set to ring "alarm bells" to protest against the government’s failure to tackle terrorism on the opening day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament on July 24.
- Limit To Tolerance, But Options Are Limited Too (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Jul 17, 2006)
Despite the Musharraf regime's equivocation on terrorism, India will gain nothing by allowing the authors of the Mumbai blasts to disrupt the peace process with . . .
- Pm Seeks Words And Deeds From Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Asking Pakistan to give “firm commitments backed by action” on not allowing its territory to be used by terrorists against India, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday appeared unenthusiastic on bringing back the tough POTA law to counter terrorism.
- A Faultline In Pashupati-To-Tirupati Red Zone (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jul 17, 2006)
salwa judum: ---- Far from the terror-struck trains of Mumbai, deep in the jungles of the age-old Dandkaranya region, the doughty tribals of middle India are already showing the way: Waging their own war against terror.
- Pranab Rules Out Troops Withdrawal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
India has ruled out troops withdrawal from Line of Control until Pakistan stops sponsoring cross-border terrorism in the Valley.
- Advani Praises Manmohan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mr LK Advani today applauded Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh for postponing peace talks between foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan in the light of recent Mumbai bomb blasts.
- Advani Wants Pota Revived (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 17, 2006)
"Blasts are unprecedented and executed with military precision"
- Pak Terror Tap On, No Troop Cut In J-K (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today ruled out any withdrawal of troops from the Jammu and Kashmir border until Pakistan keeps its committment of not allowing terrorists to operate from its soil.
- If Mumbai Falls... (OutLook, Vinod Mehta, Jul 16, 2006)
India falls. You and I know this. Unfortunately, so do the terrorists, the bearded fanatics who run Lashkar-e-Toiba, SIMI and Al Qaeda.
- Centre In A Fix Over Profit Bill (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The government appears to be in two minds whether or not to table the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill 2006 in its original form in the two Houses during the Monsoon Session of Parliament commencing from July 24.
- Vadodara To Bhiwandi (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Jul 16, 2006)
If anyone throws stones at policemen, we will answer them with bullets." That was no Narendra 'Milosevic' Modi defending Gujarat Police for firing that resulted in the death of two Muslims in Vadodara.
- Lalu Prasad Against Third Front (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
What perhaps can be viewed as a great relief for the Congress, the RJD, one of the major allies of the UPA, is opposed to the idea of experimenting with the third front again in the future.
- Bjp Demands Anti-Terrorist Law (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Kicking off the two-day countrywide campaign against the Centre’s “inept handling” of terrorism, the BJP today demanded anti-terrorist legislation both at the Central and state level because of the spurt in terrorist attacks.
- Aftermath Of Mumbai Blasts..... (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Jul 16, 2006)
Nearly 13 years after a serial blast that took 250 lives in the metropolis, Mumbai, the financial capital of India, was rocked on July 11 by seven coordinated attacks within a matter of about 20 minutes on the suburban railway network during the . . .
- Nda, Left Plan To Foil Indian Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Jul 16, 2006)
The leftist parties have joined hands with the BJP-led national democratic alliance (NDA) to force the government to pull out from the nuclear deal with the United States.
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Security forces have recovered a large quantity of arms and explosives including six rockets and four kgs of RDX, from militant hideouts in Rajouri and Doda districts, defence sources said here on Saturday.
- Governor Urged To Order Cbi Probe Into Bribery Charge (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
`BJP legislator was pressured to withdraw the allegation'
- Bjp Protests Centre’S Failure To Tackle Terror (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The BJP on Saturday staged a demonstration in Lucknow to protest against the state and Centre’s failure to battle terrorism.
- Bjp Mlc Claims He Has Tape Against Party Leader (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition has been put to test with BJP Legislative Council member Janardhan Reddy now claiming that he has a tape in which Forest Minister Chennigappa has been recorded making embarrassing . . .
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 16, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later. By choosing Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as their main mascot for the BJP’s anti-terror march in Mumbai, the Sangh Parivar . . .
- Blasts Probe Gains Momentum (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Jul 16, 2006)
Three days after the Mumbai blasts, Tripura police have picked up 11 Muslim youth, all hailing from Maharashtra, from a madarsa in a village bordering Bangladesh on suspicion of having terror links.
- Bjp Mlc Drops Charges Of Graft Against Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Says he meant `daylight robbery is committed in the name of Chief Minister'
Coalition Government saved from the brink
BJP leadership had summoned Janardhana Reddy to Delhi
- Sack Arjun And Antulay, Demands Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
For statements reportedly made during Union Cabinet meeting
- Beyond Eelam And Tigers (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Jul 15, 2006)
Truly trite, by now, is the crack about the “Tigers” not changing their stripes. The past few weeks have revealed the more notable fact that political opinion in Tamil Nadu remains unchanged and predominantly indifferent to their fate.
- Bjp Demands Sacking Of Arjun Singh, A.R. Antulay (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
For statements reportedly made in Cabinet meeting
Mulayam trying to defend the indefensible SIMI
Series of protest demonstrations in State capitals against the government handling of the problem of terrorism
- Dgp Faces Privilege For Pointing To Politicians (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The Oppostion parties on Monday moved a privilege motion against Maharashtra director-general of police P.S. Pasricha in the state Assembly for making a statement suggesting that some members of the Assembly had a hand in Tuesday’s serial blasts in . . .
- Terrorism: Call To Mobilise Public Opinion Against Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Centre urged to keep up pressure on Pakistan to dismantle terrorist camps
Blasts are part of larger conspiracy to destabilise India
`Internal security is turning dysfunctional'
- Cong, Left Join Hands To Face Bjp Attack Over Tuesday's Blasts (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jul 15, 2006)
The Mumbai blasts seem to have placed the Congress and its allies in a tight spot. The party leaders are worried on how to face the Opposition onslaught on the issue in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament.
- I Have No Interest In Becoming Prime Minister: V.P. Singh (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 15, 2006)
In politics, yet out of it. That isV.P. Singhat 75. In an interview, he talks about his newest baby, the Jan Dal, and sketches out the ideal situation at the Centre — two coalitions, led by the Congress and the Left respectively, occupying both . . .
- Bjp Legislator Surrenders, Gets Bail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
BJP legislator Avnish Kumar Singh on Friday surrendered in a court here in a case related to threats issued to a senior IAS officer and was given bail.
- Sangh Parivar’S Bombay Dreams (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Jul 15, 2006)
The Sangh Parivar seems to have taken the plunge. A plunge that most people thought they would take — sooner or later.
- Why Didn’T Hdk Show Outrage? (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Jul 15, 2006)
The office of chief minister is always the prime target of the Opposition and perhaps, barring Mr Kadidal Manjappa and Mr B D Jatti, both of whom had brief stints, most other chief ministers of Karnataka have faced charges of corruption, nepotism, . . .
- Crisis Management (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 15, 2006)
As the PM tries to evolve useful post-blast, interventions he gets scant help from fellow politicians
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