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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 9764:
- Bjp Seeks Action Against Manmohan For `Violation' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Petition submitted to the CEC
- Uma Bharti Meets Tandon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Seeking registration of political party
- Will 'Martyrdom' Work For Party? (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Apr 04, 2006)
Emotional chorus alone cannot bring victory to the Congress in the coming Assembly elections, says CP Bhambhri
- India’S Parties Wooing Muslim Vote (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 04, 2006)
An estimated 55 percent of Assam’s electorate voted in Monday in the first phase of assembly elections, where balloting was held in 65 of the state’s 126 constituencies.
- Vatwagon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 04, 2006)
Keep politics out
- Independents Hold The Key In Rs (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Apr 04, 2006)
There has been no dramatic alteration in the overall composition of the Rajya Sabha after the recent biennial elections as the two major political formations - the UPA and the NDA - have registered only minor changes.
- Advaniji’S Neither A Hardliner Nor A Softliner. He Has No Line. And It’S A Shock I’M Still To Recover From’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 04, 2006)
From ideologue to maverick, Uma Bharati has been described differently.
- Rss Called Atal, Advani To Push For Joshi (Indian Express, Pradeep Kaushal, Apr 04, 2006)
It took just four phone calls between Delhi and Nagpur last night to pave the way for Sanjay Joshi’s return today to the BJP as general secretary (organisation). Sources said soon after RSS general secretary Mohan Bhagwat issued a statement in . . .
- The Roads From Chitrakoot (Hindu, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 04, 2006)
The Bharat Suraksha Yatras may not have the full backing of the rest of the sangh parivar.
- Stability Is Pm’S Poll Plank (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday reiterated that only the Congress could provide a stable government in Assam as the Opposition was divided into various camps.
- Voting Begins In India's Assam; Security Tight (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Thousands of people lined up on Monday to vote in Assam as troops protected polling booths from possible rebel attacks at the start of the biggest electoral test for the federal coalition.
- Polling Begins For First Phase Of Assembly Elections In Assam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes.
- Bjp Delegation To Meet Cec On Pm Issue (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A BJP delegation, led by party Vice President Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, will meet Chief Election Commissioner B B Tandon here today and complain against the alleged breach of the poll code by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for announcing an economic . . .
- Ec Cracks Whip On Mahajan (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Election Commission has reportedly directed the Assam chief electoral officer to file a case against BJP leader Mr Pramod Mahajan and others for conducting a press conference after the end of the campaign yesterday.
- Pm Harps On Development And Stability Mantra (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
The Congress today promised “adequate financial compensation” to victims of ethnic violence in Karbi Anglong, besides stability and development if voted to retain power in Assam.
- Left Plays Alternative Over Upa Blues (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Apr 03, 2006)
With the growing disenchantment against the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre on major policy issues, there is possibility of creation of a front on the basis of alternative policy in the aftermath of Assembly election in the five States.
- Abjure Violence, Manmohan Tells Youth (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Apr 03, 2006)
First phase of elections in Assam today
Manmohan campaigns for second phase
First phase to cover 65 constituencies
A total of 515 candidates in fray
- Congress Surrendering To Immigrants, Says Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
BJP leader L. K. Advani on Sunday accused the Congress of "surrendering" to the immigrants on the issue of infiltration into Assam.
- Poll Panel Cracks Whip On Mahajan (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Apr 03, 2006)
Case being filed against BJP leader for violating model code of conduct
- Yediyurappa Pained By Criticism Of Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
There could not have been a better urban-rural balance in the development pattern of the BJP-Janata Dal (S) coalition government. Improving infrastructure in urban areas and development of rural areas had been envisaged in a never before manner,
- Mahajan Draws Ec Ire, Booked For Poll Code Violation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
A day before the first phase of elections in 65 constituencies in Assam, an FIR has been registered against senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan for flouting election rules in the state.
- First Phase Of Assembly Polls Begins In Assam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes against a backdrop free of boycott calls and violence in decades.
- Appeal To Un To Save Monument (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Bjp national general secretary Ananthkumar has announced that an appeal will be made to the UN to preserve the palaeolithic Sanganakallu monument. A delegation will also be taken to the Union Minister for Tourism in this regard.
- Politics Reeks Of Vendetta (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Apr 03, 2006)
The 'Jessica Lall' factor in criminal jurisprudence has come to dominate public discourse.
- To The Poll: Feast And Booze (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Apr 03, 2006)
In the camellia land of Assam, nearly 5 million tea workers decide the candidates’ fate in at least 38 assembly constituencies.
- Tribals Caught In Govt-Naxal Crossfire (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Apr 03, 2006)
The Salwa Judum, anti-Naxalite campaign in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh has put the tribals in a spot
- Assam Votes Today, Won’T Be Walk In A Tea Garden (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
As they wake up to their morning cup of tea tomorrow—first day, first show of the Assam Assembly elections—Congress leaders in the state will perhaps sip it with one bitter reminder. Tea labourers hold the key to 35 of the 126 Assembly constituencies in t
- When Words Spoke Louder Than Action On Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Apr 03, 2006)
I chanced across a lot of quirky things on TV news last week.
- First Phase Of Polling Begins In Assam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
Polling began in Assam this morning for the first phase of elections in 65 of the 126 assembly constituencies with an electorate of over 92 lakh scheduled to cast their votes against a backdrop free of boycott calls and violence in decades.
- Fissures In Bjp Over Politics Of Rath Yatra (Tribune, Satish Misra, Apr 03, 2006)
The twin rath yatras beginning from Thursday this week, led by BJP President Rajnath Singh and leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L. K. Advani, have put the 25-year-old party in a state of disarray as serious differences exist between the top . . .
- Vat A Victory! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 03, 2006)
The Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, has reason to feel elated. The decision of the five BJP-ruled states — Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan — to fall in line on value-added tax (Vat), vindicates his decision to press . . .
- Dmk Offer Revives The Politics Of Rice (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Apr 03, 2006)
A similar promise brought party to power for first time in 1967
State always witnesses intense political debates on rice supply
Tamil Nadu bears an annual subsidy of Rs.1,200 crore on rice
Practice of using rice as a political tool not confined to
- Yatra Alert In States Affected By Naxalites (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
In view of a ‘serious threat’ to Mr LK Advani and Mr Rajnath Singh, the Centre today asked police in Naxal-affected areas to be extra vigilant during the BJP’s twin-yatra starting from 6 April.
- Assam Elections (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 01, 2006)
The political landscape in Assam since the 2001 assembly elections has undergone drastic changes, as a result of which all parties in the April fray enjoy long odds.
- Oop, She Did It Again. Now Someone Has To Work (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Apr 01, 2006)
Cong isn’t seeing past Sonia’s resignation but govt can’t lose sight of the complications ahead formulating a Bill on the issue
- One For Sonia, One Against (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Uma Bharti, searching aggressively for a new political identity, is spoiling for a scrap with Sonia Gandhi. But Mayavati, a wealth case hanging over her head, sees no profit in rubbing the Congress president the wrong way.
- Sanjay Joshi Set To Return To Bjp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Former BJP organisational general secretary Mr Sanjay Joshi, who resigned from the post in December after a leaked CD showed him in a compromising position with a woman, is likely to be reinstated after forensic reports suggested that the person . . .
- Centre Making Efforts For Safety Of Advani, Rajnath: Duggal (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Centre is making all efforts to ensure the safety of BJP leaders L K Advani and Rajnath Singh during their proposed National Integration marches slated from April six in the wake of intelligence reports that international terrorists . . .
- Requiem For Buta And His Career (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Apr 01, 2006)
Assuming that Buta Singh’s career as a politician has come to an end, it is permissible to look back on his rise as a prototype of Indian politicians of our times.
- Sacrifice And Sycophancy (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Apr 01, 2006)
Yesterday, it was a non-democratic Ordinance; today, it is a resignation. Sorry, but where is the sacrifice?
- Tax The Big Fish (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 01, 2006)
During the recent debate on the Budget in Rajya Sabha, I pointed out a major lacuna in the provisions of service tax. Unfortunately, the Finance Minister took refuge behind a peculiar excuse to skittle the issue.
- Duplicity On Left Troubles Cong (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Apr 01, 2006)
The Congress leadership's soft attitude towards the Left in West Bengal is creating problems for the party both at the State level and among central leaders.
- Congress In 'Conspiracy' Of Peace With Ulfa (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Elections during the last three decades in Assam have invariably been overshadowed by ULFA terror in the form of killings, kidnappings, bombs blasts, targeting of candidates and attack on poll officials and security men.
- Free For All, As Mcd On Collision Course With Sc (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Apr 01, 2006)
If the Supreme Court thought it was empowered enough to make the Government fall in line and ensure that the law of the land prevailed, on Friday, it got a rude shock.
- 'Centre Making Efforts For Safety Of Advani, Rajnath' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
The Centre has asked the concerned State Governments to make adequate arrangements for security of the twin Bharat Suraksha Yatras being taken out by BJP leaders LK Advani and Rajnath Singh from April 6.
- Congress Coordination Committee Lauds Notification (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Allowing commercial activity in the ground floor under the new mixed land use policy
Mr. Maken is understood to have briefed the members of the Congress Coordination Committee about the notification and its implications for the common man
- Delhi Traders Turn Violent, Damage Several Buses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 01, 2006)
Protesters seal MCD office; Khurana detained, says he will stage fast-unto-death at PM's residence
- Joshi: Take People Into Confidence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Dispel apprehensions, he tells the UPA Government
WAB prevents India from conducting nuclear explosive test
Achievements of scientists lost by signing of the nuclear deal
- Does One Rae Bareli Make All Of U.P.? (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Mar 31, 2006)
There is little to suggest that Sonia Gandhi's party is on a comeback trail in the one State that figures big in its calculations.
- Profit From Loss (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 31, 2006)
Dare we say that there is finally some light at the end of the tunnel vision?
- Office Of Profit: House To Resume In May (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Parliament session will be reconvened from May 10 to May 23 to discuss legislation on the offices of profit besides several other bills.
- Talks On “Office Of Profit” Issue From May 10 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
The government today decided to reconvene Parliament from May 10 after the Assembly elections for enacting a comprehensive law on redefining office of profit, an issue that resulted in a political storm and has threatened the survival of BJP-led . . .
- The Cat Is Out Of The Bag: Bjp (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
"The cat is out of the bag," was the main Opposition BJP's response to the Government's decision to reconvene Parliament session from May 10.
- President Refers Nda Petition On Removal Of Chawla To Pm (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2006)
Difficult days are ahead for Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, an Opposition petition for his removal was referred by the President to Prime Minister Manmhoan Singh on Thursday for consultation with the Chief Election Commissioner.
- What Makes Sushil Modi Angry? (Pioneer, Mohan Guruswamy, Mar 31, 2006)
Right since the formation of the Indian Republic, Bihar has been financially neglected by the Centre, says Mohan Guruswamy
- Poll: Raw Deal For Kerala Women (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, Mar 30, 2006)
When it comes to gender equality, Kerala comes out on top. In fact, Kerala is the only state in the country where the gender ratio is biologically correct: women outnumber men with 1,058 women for every 933 men. But think of elections and . . .
- Sonia In Rae Bareli (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 30, 2006)
Uphill battle ahead for Congress in UP
MRS Sonia Gandhi’s Rae Bareli speech on Tuesday must have provided the much-needed encouragement to the Congress rank and file in UP to prepare themselves for the next year’s assembly elections in the state.
- Limits Of Representation (Times of India, Maroof Raza, Mar 30, 2006)
Successive governments in India have toyed with statistical data about Muslims in general and resorted to tokenism in an attempt to win over the Muslim vote bank.
- Foregone Conclusion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 30, 2006)
Whether money power was used must be probed
The outcome of the 22 seats for the Rajya Sabha seats in three states went along expected lines.
- Ec Plays Spoilsport In Cong Revelry (Statesman, Bijay Sankar Bora, Mar 30, 2006)
The Congress BMW has run into the Election Commission hurdle in eastern Assam’s tea belt.
- Nda On Holiday (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
After all the tensions that a good number of ruling party MLAs in Jharkhand have experienced over their positions being threatened by the office-of-profit law, no one would grudge them a vacation in Rajasthan with the chief minister . . .
- Where There Is Smoke... (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
On March 20, a division bench of Gujarat High Court comprising Justices MS Shah and SG Dave, rejecting the appeal of the Union Railway Ministry for vacation of the stay on tabling of the UC Banerjee Commission report in Parliament observed . . .
- Blow To Congress (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 30, 2006)
There is sweet irony in the fact that even while Congress president Sonia Gandhi was berating the Opposition on Tuesday for not taking kindly to her transgressions, . . .
- Bjp Yatras To Focus On Jehadi Terrorism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Sonia's resignation termed a drama
Need to free governance from corruption also to be highlighted
Media missed the crucial point in the EC order
- Yet Another Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Mar 30, 2006)
BJP leader L K Advani has been the past master in the matter of Yatras, having got the national stature following his first Ram Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990 which created a history of sorts-- brought down the VP Singh Government and . . .
- Oppn Has More To Profit: Cong (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government is yet to take a firm decision on the steps it will take on the “office of profit” issue as it is examining all aspects of the controversy.
- Blossoming Mutinies In Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 30, 2006)
India-Pakistandétenteis transfiguring the structure of power within Jammu and Kashmir, sparking off an energetic struggle amongst political groups.
- Cong Dares Opposition To Contest Against Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
A day after the massive rally in Rae Bareli, Congress on Wednesday virtually dared opposition parties to put up a candidate against party chief Sonia Gandhi in the Lok Sabha bypoll expected soon following her resignation from the House in the . . .
- Bjp's Yatra (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Mar 29, 2006)
The RSS leadership is not fully convinced of the political utility of two "national integration" yatras planned by the BJP.
- Verghese Kurien's Exit (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Dr. Verghese Kurien's resignation brings an end to an important era in the dairy industry and the cooperative movement.
- Delhi Bjp Petitions Prez Against 19 Cong Mlas (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Opposition BJP in Delhi on Tuesday petitioned President APJ Abdul Kalam for disqualification of 19 Congress MLAs and one MP on the grounds that they occupied offices of profit under the NCT government
- Cross-Voting Marks Rs Elections (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Industrialist Mr Rajeev Chandrasekhar today scored an impressive victory over writer UR Ananthamurthy in Karnataka and cross-voting by BJP and rebel BSP MLAs in Uttar Pradesh marked the biennial Rajya Sabha elections.
- Rs Poll: Sonia To Lalu’S Rescue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
In no less sensational comeback by Indian cricket team at the one-day match against England in Delhi today to score the victory, there was an interesting turn of events for the Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar with the Congress president, Ms Sonia Gandhi, . .
- Beware Of Communal Politics (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, Mar 29, 2006)
As five states prepare for Assembly elections over the next two months, the country will do well to prepare for a sharp and potentially dangerous spurt in communal politics and passions.
- Tea Belt Turns A Deaf Ear To Ulfa’S Anti-Poll Cry (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
For the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Ulfa), the Assam Assembly election is nothing but a “farce” that has been of “no use” to the people of the state, but the people in the outfit’s so called stronghold in Upper Assam obviously think . . .
- Law Or Mockery? (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The UPA government seems bent on amending the law with regard to offices of profit so as to make it all but meaningless.
- ‘We Will Double Her Poll Margin’ (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Sonia Opts For Personalised Appeal (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 29, 2006)
With political management at its lowest ebb in the Congress, party president Sonia Gandhi is compelled to salvage things through a purely personalised response.
- Gaining Ground (The Week, Sachidananda Murthy, Mar 29, 2006)
S for Sonia, S for Sacrifice’was the chant outside the Congress headquarters when the most powerful woman in the country declined the prime minister’s post nearly two years ago.
- Sonia Gandhi Launches Emotive Re-Election Bid (Reuters, Sharat Pradhan, Mar 29, 2006)
The head of the ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday launched her bid to return to parliament, making an emotive pitch to voters after quitting as lawmaker in a dramatic political move.
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