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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 9764:
- Bjp Stars Charm Assam Into Voting (Times of India, Naresh Mitra, Mar 29, 2006)
BJP may not draw a lot of votes in Assam with its campaign rhetoric, but it sure is drawing crowds with its star-studded campaigners.
- Bansi Lal Dead (Tribune, Yoginder Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The architect of modern Haryana, Bansi Lal, is no more. He breathed his last at 11 pm tonight at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment for the past few days.
- Rajiv Chandrashekar Elected To Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Candidates fielded by the three parties in Karnataka sail through
- Cross-Voting Mars Polls For Rajya Sabha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
All Samajwadi nominees elected
No complaint of cross-voting in Council polls
Ruling party charged with using force
BJP to take action against erring legislators
- Udupi Council Adopts Rs. 1.08-Crore Surplus Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Rs. 1 crore set aside for repairs of roads
Revenue sources
Rs. 2.5 crores by way of property tax
Rs. 1 crore from water cess
Rs. 55 lakhs from rented premises
Rs. 2.5 crores from development grants from State Finance Commission
- Bjp: It's Political Pilgrimages (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 29, 2006)
Yatra renamed as Bharat Suraksha Yatra
Advani's journey compared to Adi Sankara's pilgrimage
VHP criticises `yatras'
- A Protocol Of Engagement Needed (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 29, 2006)
The divisiveness currently on display can only be a source of comfort to those who do not wish the Indian state well. Rather than remaining hostage to their respective unsavoury partisans, senior political leaders should explore the potential of cooperati
- Renunciation And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
That Sonia Gandhi's second `renunciation' in two years has breathed new life into the moribund Congress is there for all to see — in the . . .
- Sacrifice Of Profit And Loss Account ? (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Mar 28, 2006)
Ms. Sonia Gandhi's dual resignation over the "office of profit" issue has plunged the national polity into a flux, leaving political parties groping for an appropriate response even as the advantage appeared to rest with the Congress president as of now.
- Sonia Wins Her Spurs (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Mar 28, 2006)
It is ironical that the two main political formations in the country, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party, are suffering from sclerosis.
- Mixed Up (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
The time may have come for Ms Mamata Banerjee to face her own failures. If the Congress was forced to spurn her offer of an alliance for the coming elections in Bengal, the fault clearly lay in her impossible strategy.
- Uma Reaches Out To Bjp, To Fight Sonia (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
She may have been expelled from BJP, but former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharati is not just raring to go, she has even sought an alliance with the saffron party to oppose the common enemy, Sonia Gandhi.
- Uma Takes Saffron Lead On Sonia Home Turf (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Mar 28, 2006)
In a move aimed at wresting the anti-Congress space from the BJP, expelled sanyasin Uma Bharati — who will formally launch her party on April 30 — has decided to field a candidate against Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in the Rae Bareli byelection and . . .
- Amma Keeps Andipatti, Keeps Out 3 Ministers (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 28, 2006)
There were few surprises on the AIADMK’s list of 182 candidates, released today, for the May 8 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with party supremo, J Jayalalithaa keeping for herself Andipatti, which had helped her win in February 2002.
- It's `Anti-Development' Budget, Says Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
'No mention of development to achieve 8 per cent growth rate'
Charges
Party says Government paying only lip sympathy to farmers
Huge rebate for excise barons
Cut in non-Plan expenditure will lead to job losses
- Election Commission Reviews Poll Arrangements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Parties seek inclusion of names of voters `deleted' without reason
Law and order situation in the Union Territory reviewed
AIADMK for deployment of Central forces
Discrepancies in voters' list must be rectified: PMK
- Rjd, Ljp Lock Horns For Rajya Sabha Seat (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 28, 2006)
RJD has 30 in its kitty and the LJP 18
Railway Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Monday renewed his old battle with his Cabinet colleague and Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan thanks to the Rajya Sabha elections . . .
- Bjp Favours Legislation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
"A thorough debate needed in Parliament"
- Dasmunshi Submits Report To Pm (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Mar 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) on March 30 to decide when Parliament should reconvene to enable the government to present a Bill defining an office of profit.
- Office Of Profit’ Controversy Gains Momentum In India (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Mar 28, 2006)
A clear political divide emerged here on Monday as the Parliamentary Affairs Minister Priya Ranjan Das Munshi completed consultations with the political parties for tabling a legislation in the parliament that would decide the fate . . .
- Mortgaging India's Sovereignty (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Mar 28, 2006)
The policy of liberalisation and now the nuclear deal has made India dependent on the US, says CP Bhambhri
- Will Bjp Support The Economic Disaster? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Mar 28, 2006)
If the RBI follows Manmohan Singh's advice, the Bombay Stock Exchange will sneeze whenever Wall Street catches cold, writes S Gurumurthy
- Jharkhand Nda Mlas At Ajmersharif To Offer Chadar (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Mar 28, 2006)
After one year in power, the State NDA legislators suddenly woke up to the promise they had made while forming the Government last year.
- Uma Seeks Bjp Help To Take On Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
In a move aimed at getting BJP cadres’ support, Ms Uma Bharati today sought the party’s support to her yet to be launched party’s nominee against Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi from Rae Barelli Lok Sabha seat after Mrs Sushma Swaraj’s . . .
- Cabinet May Discuss Office Of Profit Law (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Mar 28, 2006)
Parliament to be reconvened
Dasmunsi briefs Prime Minister
Parties want law with retrospective effect
- Countering The Naxalites (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Mar 27, 2006)
The Government announced in Parliament that it has a national policy on dealing with naxalites. But what do we make of the continued violence?
- Central Grant For Construction Of Sanitation Complexes In Haryana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Union Rural Development Minister addresses State-level Panchayati Raj meeting
- Left Cautions Upa Against Snap Poll (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The euphoria created over Ms Gandhi’s “Renunciation Part II” exercise would not go down well with the people, who are disillusioned with the UPA’s 20-month rule at the Centre, the Left leaders said.
- Jharkhand Mlas Bank On 1950 Act (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With 19 Jharkhand MLAs keeping their fingers crossed ever since their names were referred to Chief Election Commissioner BB Tandon for "holding offices of profit", the State Advocate General on Sunday claimed that all the members of the Assembly . . .
- Congress To Take Credit For Proposed Master Plan Changes (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 27, 2006)
BJP senior leaders on a "foreign junket'' sponsored by Delhi Govt.
With Mr. Khurana pulling in a different direction, the party has been left in disarray
`BJP leaders should have been with the people in their hour of crisis'
- Consensus Emerging On Amending Law (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Mar 27, 2006)
A consensus appears to be fast emerging among various political parties on bringing a Bill in the reconvened Budget session of Parliament for a clear definition of an “office of profit”.
- Uma's Challenge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 27, 2006)
Uma Bharati's well-attended Janadesh rally in Delhi last week puts the BJP in a strange predicament. She has announced that Hindutva and aggressive nationalism will be the twin planks of her party, to be announced on April 30.
- Host Of Experts For Seminar On Indo-Pak Peace (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Close on the heels of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s roundtable conference on Kashmir, a two-day mini-conclave is being held here to discuss various aspects of the peace process between India and Pakistan and internal dimensions.
- Stage Set For Shrill Campaign In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With the ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK fronts identifying seats to be contested by them and their allies for the election to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 8, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred campaign.
- Most Parties For Change In Legislation (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Mar 27, 2006)
Consultations on office of profit almost complete: Dasmunsi
Bring forward a Bill: Sharad Yadav
Government not for ordinance: Pranab
Left favours comprehensive Bill
- No Ordinance On Office Of Profit, Govt Wants Talks: Pranab (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Denying that the Centre wants an ordinance on the office of profit issue, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government will discuss the issue with all political parties before taking the next step.
- Near Consensus On Parliament Session (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Decks have been cleared for reconvening the Parliament session and introducing a bill to amend the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act to remove the threat of disqualification hanging over dozens of MPs cutting across party lines.
- Minority Confusion Boosts Cong's Confidence In Assam (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Mar 27, 2006)
Despite the initial jitters, the Congress appears to have come back into the reckoning in Assam primarily because of a three-corned contest.
- Sangh Sings Sonia Praise (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
New Delhi, March 26: Sonia Gandhi has won admirers in the unlikeliest of political and geographical corners with her twin resignations — in the Sangh and in Pakistan.
- Rss Pat For Sonia, Says She Has Shown Political Maturity (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Mar 27, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s resignation from the Lok Sabha and from the National Advisory Council has received praise from a very unlikely quarter.
- Tact And Tactics (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Mar 27, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- No Ordinance On Office Of Profit: Govt (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Mar 27, 2006)
As a prelude to the legislation defining an office of profit, the government has begun collating suggestions offered by political parties during their meetings with parliamentary affairs minister P R Dasmunsi.
- Advani's Yatra To Cover 820 Km In Gujarat (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani's National Integration Yatra, which is scheduled to commence from Rajkot in Gujarat on April six, would traverse roughly 820 km in the State before entering Maharashtra, State unit of the party today said.
- Body Language Matters In Assam Polls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
As campaigning for the Assam elections gains momentum, the state has attracted a bevy of national leaders whose rallies are attended by huge crowds though they can't understand the speeches, delivered mostly in languages other than Assamese.
- Sonia's Moment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 25, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's resignation from Parliament and the National Advisory Council has taken the sting out of BJP's campaign against her party, but shows Congress in poor light.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
For the last two days some people have been trying to create an atmosphere as if government and Parliament are being used only to favour me.
- A Day Late, Ec Receives Petition Against Sonia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The petition seeking the disqualification of Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reached the Election Commission along with 15 other petitions seeking disqualification of Members of Parliament for holding "office of profit".
- Mrs Gandhi's Course (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 25, 2006)
There is a lot to be appreciated in the way Mrs Sonia Gandhi practices politics.
- Bjp Banks On Ridicule To Battle ‘Sacrifice’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Gathering its wits after the shock of Sonia Gandhi’s twin resignations, the BJP today tried to shift the focus from the “sacrifice” to the government’s earlier, allegedly dodgy, moves to protect her.
- Amend The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 25, 2006)
An all-party consensus needed to enact it
- Advani Advised To Go 'Bullet Proof' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
With 'credible inputs of threats from certain terrorist organisations' to the proposed twin Yatras of senior BJP leaders L K Advani and Rajnath Singh, the Government has advised the saffron party to ensure 'bullet- proofing' of the 'Raths'.
- Govt Drops Proposal To Amend Universities Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The State government on Friday announced that it has dropped its earlier proposal of amending the Universities Act to nominate members of its choice to the university syndicates .
- Exit Sonia And Enter Bill Brigade (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi’s resignation out of the way, the steam was building up today for a bill to save members of Parliament from being disqualified for holding “offices of profit”.
- Sonia Resigns, Now Will Congress Reinvent Itself? (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
She has done it yet again. She is the leader of those few individuals who are symbols of probity, integrity and decency in the political space.
- Kerala Kerfuffle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 25, 2006)
The crisis that grips one of the flagship states of the Communist movement is getting increasingly intractable.
- The Inner Voice (Statesman, RAVINDRA KUMAR, Mar 25, 2006)
Do not be surprised if Sonia Gandhi soon acquires an honorific that may not make much sense to her Italian relatives.
- Government Gives Nod For Eight It, Bt Special Economic Zones (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Mega projects with Rs. 27,000 crores investment cleared Mega projects worth Rs. 27,000 crores cleared by the State Government
Six of the special economic zones will come up in Bangalore and two in Mysore
Wipro has been allotted 100 acres of land in My
- N.D. Tiwari Tables Bill To Amend Disqualification Act (Hindu, C.K. Chandramohan , Mar 25, 2006)
Opposition accuses Congress of not consulting them on the Bill
- Congress Workers Stage Demonstrations Against Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
TNCC lauds Sonia for upholding moral and democratic values
- Chief Minister Locks Horns With L-G (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Mar 25, 2006)
B.L. Joshi takes strong note of complaints over criteria of selecting MLAs for `foreign junkets'
- Telangana Congress Mlas Meet, Discuss Go 610 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
No objection to creation of supernumerary posts, says APCC chief
- Sonia Outwits The Bjp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 24, 2006)
Takes advantage of a very bad situation
- Sonia Gandhi Quits Lok Sabha (Tribune, T R Ramachandran, Mar 24, 2006)
Also resigns as NAC chief
To contest again from Rae Bareli
- Rs. 1.1 Cr. Sanctioned For Road Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Chikmagalur will be given preference while filling up vacancies of specialist doctors
- Sonia Gandhi Steps Down As Mp, Nac Chairperson (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the wind out of Opposition sails, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced her resignation from Lok Sabha.
- Profit And Loss Account (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
If there is one lesson for the Congress today, it is that loyalty, or too much of it, is not necessarily a good thing.
- Chawla Not To Distance Himself From Ec (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla today rejected the idea of disassociating himself from major decisions of the commission in view of the BJP’s allegations on his integrity.
- Sonia Gandhi Quits Parliament, To Contest Again (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Mar 24, 2006)
The chief Congress party, Sonia Gandhi, quit on Thursday as member of parliament and a key advisory body, after charges she had violated the constitution by holding both posts.
- Sonia Does It Again! (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 24, 2006)
With her dramatic resignation from the membership of the Lok Sabha and as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council (NAC), Ms Sonia Gandhi has once again demonstrated that she is adept at turning the tables on her critics and opponents.
- Cynical 'Sacrifice' (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 24, 2006)
Crowns the ham-handedness
- Sonia Takes The Battle To The Opposition (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the battle into the Opposition camp, Sonia Gandhi today resigned from Lok Sabha and as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council, a post she probably feared could unseat her from Parliament.
- Government Taken To Task For Affidavit In Supreme Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Affidavit says Idgah Maidan in Hubli will be converted into a park, maintains Sindhia
Sindhia's statement takes everyone by surprise
Accuses Government of not taking Opposition into confidence
Shettar says statement will be made on Friday
- Unruly Scenes In Karnataka Legislative Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Entire Opposition condemns the incidents and blames the Chief Minister
- Members Turn Unruly In State Assembly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly witnessed unruly scenes on Thursday afternoon with AIPJD leader Siddaramaiah and JD(S) member G T Deve Gowda almost coming to blows after abusing each other.
- Sonia Punctures Oppn Campaign (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Taking the battle into the Opposition camp, Sonia Gandhi today resigned from Lok Sabha and as Chairperson of the National Advisory Council, a post she probably feared could unseat her from Parliament.
- Many Delhi Legislators Feel The Heat (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
"Holding offices of profit"
- Profit And Loss: Sonia Goes (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Mar 24, 2006)
In a stunning move to take the wind out of the BJP-led Opposition’s legal campaign for the termination of her Lok Sabha membership over the raging “office of profit” dispute, Sonia Gandhi on Thursday quit her parliament membership and resigned . . .
- Uttaranchal Bjp Targets Cong Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Former speaker and BJP leader Prakash Pant on Thursday demanded the disqualification of 13 ruling Congress MLAs claiming that they were holding offices of profit.
- Congress Adopted Divide And Rule Policy In Haryana' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
State also did not get its share of water: BJP
- Hc Moved Against Bjp Yatras (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Apprehending communal hatred in the country, a voluntary agency today filed a petition in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to stop the ‘‘rath yatras’’ by BJP leaders L.K Advani and Rajnath Singh from Dwarka and Puri respectively, from April 6.
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