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Articles 3821 through 3920 of 9764:
- ‘Cabinet Expansion In A Week’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
Before seeking the vote of confidence, the leaders of the JD (S)-BJP coalition had given indication that the expansion might take place on Sunday
- Jaswant In Advani’S Footsteps (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Feb 10, 2006)
Only a few newspapers in this country have taken note of BJP leader Jaswant Singh’s overland pilgrimage to various shrines in Sindh and Balochistan provinces of Pakistan, and that too to record the host country’s surprise at his decision to . . .
- Ring In The Changes (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Feb 10, 2006)
Are we headed for a mid-term poll? Whenever any prime minister denies vehemently that there is no question of a mid-term poll, chances are that there will be one. It is so predictable.
- Rajnath For All-Party Meet On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 10, 2006)
"There should be a debate on the Iran issue in Parliament... "
Accusing the United Progressive Alliance Government of lacking a clear-cut view on policy matters, including Iran, BJP president Rajnath Singh on Thursday . . .
- New Govt Wins Numbers Game (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
After a 14-hour heated debate, Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy won the motion of confidence in the Legislative Assembly in the early hours of Thursday by 138-66 votes.
- Raj Babbar Suspended From Samajwadi Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday suspended Raj Babbar from its primary membership for his “anti-party” activities.
- Kumaraswamy Wins Trust Vote (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 09, 2006)
Newly appointed Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy today won legitimacy for himself and his alliance government by winning the trust vote on the floor of the House through voice vote after a grueling 10-hour session.
- K'swamy Wins Trust Vote In K'taka (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy won a vote of confidence in the assembly in the wee hours of Thursday at the end of a marathon 14-hour debate that had begun on Wednesday morning.
- Photo Identity Must For Assembly Election (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
According to the Election Commission's draft list, there are 2.07 lakh voters in Kerala
- Kumaraswamy Ministry Wins Vote Of Confidence (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
The BJP-JD(S) ministry, headed by H D Kumaraswamy, in Karnataka tonight won a vote of confidence in the state assembly, giving it a shot in the arm five days after assuming office.
- Kumaraswamy Wins Trust Vote (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Feb 09, 2006)
Tally is 138-66 after 14 hours of spirited debate; Dharam Singh insisted on division
- Photo I-Card Must For Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
2.07 crore voters in draft voters' list, says Tandon
Photo identity cards issued by the Election Commission or some form of photo identity will be mandatory for the upcoming Assembly election, Chief Election Commissioner B.B. Tandon said . . .
- Choosing The Wrong Friends (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Feb 09, 2006)
Despite the shrill rhetoric, there are reasons to believe that Mamata Banerjee has made a mistake by opting to stay with the BJP for the coming assembly polls in Bengal, argues Ashis Chakrabarti
- Kar : Dharam Singh To Be Opposition Leader (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Former Chief Minister N Dharam Singh was recognised as the Leader of the Opposition in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly by the Speaker Krishna today.
- Behind The Transition In Karnataka (Hindu, A. Jayaram, Feb 08, 2006)
Deve Gowda proved wrong those who harboured conspiracy theories and thought he was himself masterminding the break-up of the coalition with the Congress.
- Will Jd(s) - Bjp Combine Hold Together? (Daily Excelsior, Jayant Muralidharan, Feb 08, 2006)
Karnataka's new coalition government has taken off with a bang. The chief minister H.D. Kuma-raswamy established himself firmly in the driver's seat of the new JD (S) BJP combine.
- Kumaraswamy May Sail Through Today's Trust Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The State Assembly will meet on Wednesday at 10.30 a.m. to test the majority enjoyed by the new coalition headed by H.D. Kumaraswamy, as directed by Governor T.N. Chaturvedi.
- Decision On Poll Tie-Up Left To Deve Gowda: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
No decision taken yet on having poll tie-up with the BJP, says Chief Minister
To abide by decision taken by JD(S) national President
Right now the Government's focus is on development
- False Rhetoric Of Histories (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Feb 07, 2006)
Those who shirk from condemning Zionists cannot condemn the political ideology of Hamas
- Jaswant Skips Jinnah Mausoleum (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 07, 2006)
The former External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Monday left Karachi without paying a customary visit to the Jinnah Mausoleum despite his staying in the city for over six days.
- Crying Over Spilt Names (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 07, 2006)
The new Karnataka chief minister has left his father in a flood of tears, after being sworn in with BJP support.
- Bjp To Take Up Ec Exposé With Kalam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Stopping short of demanding the Election Commissioner, Mr Naveen Chawla’s resignation for allegedly running trusts using MPLAD funds sanctioned by Congress MPs, the BJP today asked him to “honestly introspect” on whether he should continue . . .
- 30,000 Illegal Immigrants From Bangladesh In State: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
"The problem has the potential of posing a grave danger"
DMK, AIADMK flayed for maintaining silence on the matter
BJP to highlight failures of Centre, State during poll campaign
Ganesan to begin a tour of northern districts on Tuesday
- Uma Vows To Form New Government In Up (Press Trust of India, Giridhar Narayan, Feb 07, 2006)
Urging her supporters to support her "mission", expelled BJP leader Uma Bharti today vowed to form a government in Uttar Pradesh.
- Bjp Asks Navin Chawla To Step Down (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 07, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party has demanded that Election Commissioner Navin Chawla "step down" from his office or "face action" by the party. It would do "whatever was necessary" to "get him out" of that job.
- Ordinance Rajas (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 07, 2006)
Look how Delhi’s Congress and BJP politicians unite to legitimise their land grab
- Lost For Ideas (The Week, R. Prasannan, Feb 06, 2006)
FOR the next few months, the Bofors-armed, Rajnath Singh-led Bharatiya Janata Party won’t be enemy number one to the Congress. It will be the CPI(M) and its Leftist comrades.
- Left In The Lurch (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 06, 2006)
THE Left parties can no longer put off devoting a couple of days in a quiet retreat to intense introspection, reviewing the effect of developments in India and abroad on their movement.
- Jaswant Taken Ill In Karachi (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Former external affairs minister Mr Jaswant Singh, currently on a visit to Pakistan, has taken ill and has put off his onward journey in the country by a day.
- Cabinet Expansion By 12 Feb: Karnataka Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister Mr HD Kumaraswamy today said he would expand his Cabinet within three to four days of the trust vote, sought by the JDS-BJP coalition, on 8 February.
- Son In The Saddle (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 06, 2006)
Tasks before Kumaraswamy
THE installation of the H.D. Kumaraswamy government marks a new beginning in Karnataka.
- Pranab Defends Centre’S Stand On Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
The Defence Minister, Mr Pranab Mukherjee, today defended the Centre’s stand on Iran, adding that it had been a wise decision for it to go along with other non-aligned countries.
- Buckling Buta (The Week, Debashish Mukerji, Feb 06, 2006)
It was a judgment the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government in Delhi had been awaiting with dread. Last October, a five-judge bench of the Supreme Court called the decision to dissolve the Bihar Assembly on May 23, 2005 ‘unconstitutional’, . . .
- In A Difficult Phase (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Feb 06, 2006)
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles over Nature
- Periodic Overhauling Of Syllabi (Daily Excelsior, Neeta Sehgal, Feb 06, 2006)
Writing textbooks in India's recent past has been an exercise fraught with controversy.
- Left Seeks Debate On Iran Issue (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
CPM to discuss support to UPA
The UPA government embarked on a damage-control exercise with the Left parties and the NDA strongly opposing India’s stand on the Iran nuclear issue and a CPM Politburo meeting this week slated to discuss . . .
- Kar: Cabinet To Be Expanded By Feb 12, Says Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said today that the Cabinet would be expanded within three-four days from February eight,the day the BJP-JDS coalition is slated to seek trust vote in the Assembly.
- Mirwaiz's Cavalcade Attacked (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
In the second attack in less than a week on Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, suspected BJP-Shiv Sena workers on Sunday attacked the separatist leader's cavalcade here.
- Left Calls For Debate On Vote (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Stating that national interests would be jeopardised due to the UPA government’s position, the Marxist leader said maintaining good relations with Iran was in the best interests of the country.
- Jd(s)-Bjp Combine To Stay: Kumaraswamy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said here on Sunday that the JD (S) would continue its alliance with the BJP in the next Assembly elections also.
- "Ours Is A Fight Against Terrorism" (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Feb 06, 2006)
Mahendra Karma, the key figure behind the anti-Maoist civilian initiative, says the Maoists are now on the `defensive.' Excerpts from a recent interview in Hyderabad:
- Jaswant Singh Puzzles Observers (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 06, 2006)
Political observers here are intrigued over the decision of the senior BJP leader, Jaswant Singh, not to visit the Jinnah mausoleum though he has been in Pakistan for six days and in Karachi for over four days.
- Kumaraswamy Favours Consolidation Of Anti-Congress Forces In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
Chief Minister favours merger of Janata Dal (U) with Janata Dal (S)
- Karnataka Cabinet Expansion After Trust Vote (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 06, 2006)
All 16 JD(S) Ministers to be appointed at one go
With another round of pujas and ceremonies, Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy moved into his home office "Krishna", with wife Anita and other family members on Sunday.
- Boxed In (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 06, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government surprised none when on Saturday for the second time in less than five months’ time it cast an affirmative vote against India’s traditional friend Iran in the governing board of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
- Explain Iaea Vote Against Iran: Bjp (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Charging the ruling UPA with keeping the Opposition in the dark about key foreign policy issues, the BJP on Saturday demanded immediate explanation from the Congress-led government over India's vote supporting Iran's referral to the UN Security Council.
- Ktk: Assembly Convened To Meet On Feb 8 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The Karnataka Legislative Assembly has been convened to meet on February eight, when Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy would seek a confidence vote, to comply with a directive of Governor T N Chaturvedi to prove his majority on the floor of the House.
- Tehran To Tarmac, Left Lashed (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
The airport ceasework has been called off without achieving its original objective and India has voted with the US against Iran, making it a Black Saturday for the Left.
- Bjp Asks Govt To Explain Iaea Vote Against Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Accusing the Congress-led UPA of keeping the Opposition in the dark on key foreign policy issues, the BJP today demanded immediate explanation from the Manmohan Singh government over India’s vote supporting Iran’s referral to the UN Security Council.
- Iran Hauled Up To Unsc, India Backs Us Move (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
India on Saturday joined 26 other nations to refer Iran’s suspect nuclear activities to the UN Security Council. That should unleash a fresh round of rhetorical conflict with the Left, but smoothen the passage of a landmark civil nuclear deal with the US.
- Express Your Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 05, 2006)
Thanks to Sudheendra Kulkarni for his timely reminder on Q and his links with the powers that be (‘Q marks dent the halo around a renunciant’, January 29). Perhaps now he will turn his attention to the perversions of justice in Narendra Modi’s Gujarat,...
- Manmohan Compromising To Stick To Office: Advani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
But I gave up my party job to stand by my views on Jinnah
Kalam erred in agreeing to Assembly dissolution President's action should not become precedent I am not "minimalised" in party
- `Karnataka Developments Augur Well For Bjp' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 05, 2006)
Party to go it alone in the forthcoming polls in two States: Venkaiah Naidu
- Jaswant Stresses Need For Expanding ‘Constituency Of Peace’ (Dawn, Shamim-ur-Rahman, Feb 04, 2006)
India’s former external affairs minister and currently leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Jaswant Singh has emphasized the need for a constant endeavour by India and Pakistan to “expand the constituency of peace”.
- Kumaraswamy Sworn-In As Cm Of Karnataka (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Boycotted by his father and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda, rebel JD(S) leader Kumaraswamy today assumed office as Chief Minister of Karnataka heading a coalition ‘‘Government that brought BJP to power in a southern State for the first time.
- Kar: Kumaraswamy To Seek Confidence Vote On Feb 8 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The new Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today said he would seek a vote of confidence in the Assembly on February eight.
- Bjp Keeping Third Eye On Uma Bharti (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Reminding party leaders and workers that Uma Bharti's expulsion was final, BJP on Friday said it was keeping a watch on party leaders who were associating with her.
- Cabinet Shuffle In India (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Feb 04, 2006)
I may be reading too much into the cabinet reshuffle in New Delhi. But the changes effected make me believe that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has begun the exercise of choosing her party candidates for India’s president and vice-president, . . .
- Lotus Blooms As Son Rises In Karnataka (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 04, 2006)
The father and the son were the cynosure of all eyes during the week-long political drama in Karnataka. Former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy provided all the sound bytes, besides seeming to be masters of the situation.
- Mess In Nagaland (Tribune, Maj. Gen Ashok K Mehta , Feb 04, 2006)
The nine-year-long ceasefire in Nagaland between the main separatist group NSCN (IM) and the Central Government expired on January 31.
- Don’T Call It Sycophancy (Indian Express, Jayanthi Natarajan, Feb 04, 2006)
Look again at the AICC session, you will find a party proud of its leader
If the world had indeed been there, it would have understood, at least partly, what the Congress party is all about.
- Gowda Skips Son’S Bash (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) rebel leader H.D. Kumaraswamy was today sworn in as Karnataka chief minister on the steps of Vidhana Soudha, the state’s seat of power, in a ceremony watched by thousands of ecstatic supporters who had crowded into . . .
- Intelligence Failure (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Feb 04, 2006)
The dramatic political developments in Karnataka that led to the fall of a secular government headed by Dharam Singh have once again demonstrated that the Congress needs to gear up its crisis management systems as much as it needs to have . . .
- Karnataka Gets Its Youngest Cm (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Ending a fortnight long political uncertainty,Mr HD Kumaraswamy,46, leader of the rebel faction of JD-S and son of former Prime Minister,Mr HD Deve Gowda,today finally took oath as the youngest chief minister of the state here.
- Hdk Swears By City Development (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
The JD(S)-BJP government has decided to take up the upgradation of roads in Bangalore as well as in seven municipal councils around the City, in its effort to maintain the City’s “brand name” on the world map.
- Karnataka Government Cmp Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa hold meeting
The new Janata Dal (Secular)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Government in the State will shortly come out with a Common Minimum Programme (CMP). It has also decided to continue with several . . .
- Coalition Government To Formulate Common Minimum Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 04, 2006)
We will continue with pro-people programmes of the previous regime'
- Jd(s), Bjp Form Coalition Government In Karnataka (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 04, 2006)
Kumaraswamy sworn in Chief Minister, Yediyurappa Deputy Chief Minister
Coalition agrees to share power for the remaining 40 months on the Jammu and Kashmir model
Constitution of a full-fledged Ministry to take time
Vote of confidence on February 8
- Kumaraswamy To Be Sworn In Today (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 03, 2006)
Last hurdle surmounted with the High Court refusing to stay the swearing-in
- New-Found Assertion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 03, 2006)
Manmohan Singh is now more sure of his bearings as PM
Arguably, Dr Manmohan Singh’s apparent political innocence was the source of strength when he marked the completion of his UPA government’s first hundred days in office with ....
- What Do Godmen Have To Do With Govt? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 03, 2006)
Amid all the hype and hyperbole, hope and hoopla over the formation of a new coalition government, has there been a more alarming sight than the chief minister-designate, and his deputy, falling at the feet of assorted godmen across and beyond the State?
- Heated Exchanges In Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Opposition party members say these have not moved beyond the drawing board
Projects pending clearance with the Railway Board, says ruling party
Meeting largely peaceful; Opposition stages walkout after evictions
- Rajnath Singh, Other Top Bjp Leaders To Attend Swearing-In Ceremony (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A.B. Vajpayee, L.K. Advani cancel plans; security tightened around Vidhana Soudha
About 2,000 policemen are to be deployed
Secretariat will be closed during the ceremony as a security measure
- New Power Play Begins Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The stage is set for opening a new coalition chapter in State politics with the Karnataka High Court on Thursday clearing legal hurdles for the swearing-in of the Janata Dal (Secular)-BJP coalition government.
- Mannina Mommaga Gets Ready For Hot Seat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Despite being bred in cosmopolitan Bangalore, he is far placed from the city’s potholes, more comfortable being a mannina mommaga in his Ramanagaram constituency.
- Gowda Rebuffs Mlas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The much-hyped meeting between Mr Gowda and the party MLAs turned out to be a mere formality as it failed to make any impact on the present political developments with both the parties sticking to their stands.
- A Clean Sweep, Bar The Cow Dung (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“We have packed up from here and shifted our luggages to 10, Circular Road, the new house allotted to Madam (Rabri Devi). Everything has been shifted except for a few goats and cow dung,” Laloo jocularly told mediamen virtually bringing down the curtains
- Kolkata Conundrum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
If the city is always agitation’s ground zero, does it help the Left elsewhere?
- 'Advani, Jaswant To Stay Leaders Of Opposition' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh has ruled out removing either LK Advani or Jaswant Singh as Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha respectively.
- Pm Helpless, Weakest, Reiterates Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Hitting back, BJP President Rajnath Singh today termed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh as "helpless" and charged him with targeting Leader of Opposition L K Advani "to justify his own weakness".
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