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Articles 3921 through 4020 of 9764:
- On Delicate Ground--Doubts Over Mamata Sops For Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 03, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee is showing signs of desperation. With overtures to the Congress having run into rough weather, she has been left to chalk out another strategy against the CPI-M. A poll arrangement with the Congress would have ensured a one-to-one
- Kar: New Jd(s)-Bjp Govt To Be Sworn-In Tomorrow (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
A two-member JD(S)-BJP ministry headed by H D Kumaraswamy will be sworn-in tomorrow, opening another coalition chapter in Karnataka's politics.
- Govt For All Cases In Mps' Scam To Be Heard By Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Centre today urged the apex court to transfer all cases relating to the expulsion of MPs to be heard by a constitution bench, saying the petitions pending in the Delhi High Court could result in conflicting judgements.
- Kumaraswamy To Take Oath Today (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Feb 03, 2006)
Decks were cleared for the enthronement of Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister of Karnataka today. While the reprieve from the high court, which rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of his Legislators, . . .
- Pdp Ad On Self-Rule Triggers Row (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Feb 03, 2006)
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) of Mufti Sayeed today triggered a controversy by giving an impression that Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf’s proposal of self-rule in Jammu and Kashmir was better than the National Conference’s (NC) . . .
- Ex-Indian Fm’S Visit To Mazar-E-Quaid Uncertain (News International, Azfar-ul-Ashfaque, Feb 03, 2006)
A planned visit of the former Indian foreign minister and leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha, Jaswant Singh, to the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah could not materialise on Thursday raising speculations that Singh does not want . . .
- Pakistan, Islam And Indian Media Stereotypes (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
“[T]he limited support that radical Islamist groups enjoy in Pakistan reflects less a fierce commitment to their ultimate agenda of strict Islamist rule than a protest against the system which, ironically, has abetted such groups for its own ...
- Jd(s) Heading For Split (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
The Janata Dal (Secular) is heading for a split in Karnataka, with the rebel Legislators failing to convince party leader and former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda on aligning with the BJP to form a new Government after deserting the Congress-JD(S) . . .
- Manmohan Puts Faith In Higher Growth (Hindu, SUSHMA RAMACHANDRAN , Feb 02, 2006)
Committed to deepening economic reforms
`Controversies over airport modernisation have arisen out of the coalition nature of the Government'
The regulatory mechanism is adequate to deal with malpractices in stock exchanges
- Karnataka Petition Worries Bjp (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Feb 02, 2006)
Senior BJP leaders left wondering
The Karnataka Chief Minister-designate, H.D. Kumaraswamy, failed to keep his date with Bharatiya Janata Party leaders here on Wednesday.
- Kumaraswamy Skips Delhi Date (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnataka BJP cites ‘exhaustion’, says it has nothing to lose in JD(S) alliance
- Hdk Rules Out Any Change In Plans For Bjp Tie-Up (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The JD(S)-BJP government in Karnataka, headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, is all set to be formed on Friday, even as the chief minister designate’s statement that he is in a dilemma over the leadership issue created confusion for some time in political circles
- "Informal Contacts And Consultations" Under Way, Say Aiadmk Sources (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Feb 02, 2006)
Jayalalithaa's "open door" policy on alliances should create a flutter in political circles
- Kumaraswamy Clears Air, Govt Will Be Formed: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Karnakata chief minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy has “cleared” the air on government formation by communicating to the BJP Central leadership that he was “not going back” on the power-sharing agreement and he would implement it in letter and spirit.
- We Will Not Buckle Under Pressure: Manmohan (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 02, 2006)
``Enlightened national interest guides foreign policy; division of labour with Sonia Gandhi is working well''
- Kumaraswamy Firm On Bjp Tie-Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Cancellation of planned trip to New Delhi leads to suspense, speculation
- Kumaraswamy Determined To Form Government With Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Cancellation of planned trip to New Delhi leads to suspense, speculation
- Speculation Rife As Kumaraswamy Cancels Trip To Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy cancelled his trip to New Delhi today to meet top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders to discuss government formation on February 3. JD (S) sources said the trip had been cancelled after the High Court . . .
- Bjp, Jd(s) Hope To Band Together In Next Poll (Deccan Herald, B S Satish Kumar , Feb 02, 2006)
Barring some constituencies, particularly in North Karnataka, traditionally, there has been no direct fight between the BJP and the JD (S) in assembly constituencies. Hence, the idea of a pre-poll pact
- A Balancing Act (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Feb 02, 2006)
The BJP has come in the way of the Congress’s teaming up with the TMC to put the Marxists on the backfoot in Bengal, writes Sumanta Sen
- Kar: New Govt Will Assume Office On Feb 3, Says Kumaraswamy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The new coalition government would assume office on February three as scheduled earlier, Karnataka Chief Minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy said today.
- Pm Says Government To Last Full Term (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday his government would last its full five-year-term despite differences with the ruling coalition's communist allies.
- Institutional Excesses, Elite Deadlock (Hindu, Harish Khare , Feb 01, 2006)
A democratic constitutional arrangement is predicated on mutual respect among various institutions. We appear to be entering a phase where the assumption is the elected representatives cannot be trusted with the public interest.
- Speaker’S Action Draws Flak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
The decision of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly Speaker in recognising Mr H D Kumaraswamy as the leader of the Janata Dal (S) Legislature Party has now reached the Karnataka High Court.
- Hdk In Dilemma On Eve Of Govt Formation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Chief Minister-designate H D Kumaraswamy said here on Tuesday that he was in a dilemma on the issue of heading the new JD (S)-BJP coalition government following doubts expressed over his father H D Deve Gowda’s secular credentials.
- I Am In A Dilemma Over Leading The New Coalition, Says Kumaraswamy (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 01, 2006)
Expects "slip between the cup and the lip"
Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Deve Gowda told The Hindu on Tuesday that he was confident that his son and rebel party leader, H.D. Kumaraswamy, and the JD (S) MLAs supporting him would pull . . .
- Deve Gowda, Saying Son Was `Tricked', Banks On Mlas (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Feb 01, 2006)
Expects "slip between the cup and the lip"
- Iran Issue: India's Stand Is Crucial (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2006)
Now that it is clear that the Iran nuclear issue will be referred to the UN Security Council, India's stance at the IAEA Board meeting on Thursday assumes importance. If, as seems likely, India toes the US line and sticks to the anti-Iran stand . . .
- Jaswant Visits Hinglaj Temple (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 01, 2006)
The shrine is held in veneration by both Hindus and Muslims
Leading an 86-member delegation, the former Foreign Minister and senior BJP leader Jaswant Singh visited the ancient temple of Hinglaj in Balochistan on Tuesday.
- Made In Jhandewalan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
When Lal Krishna Advani doffed his hat to Mohammad Ali Jinnah's August 1947 vision, he was acknowledging the `thus-far-and-no-further' nature of Hindutva.
- Kumaraswamy To Meet Advani, Vajpayee, Rajnath Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Dharam Singh to brief Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi on political developments
- Kumaraswamy To Meet Bjp Top Brass Today (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Feb 01, 2006)
Two days before taking oath as Karnataka CM on February 3, JD(S) breakaway group leader HD Kumaraswamy is reaching Delhi tomorrow to seek the ‘‘blessings’’ of the BJP top brass and lay the ground for a ‘‘long term’’ partnership at the national level . . .
- India Will Decide On Iran As A Sovereign Country: Us (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Observing that India will take a decision "as a sovereign country" on how it votes on the issue of referring Iran to the UN Security Council, the US has said it was closely engaged with New Delhi about shared concerns regarding Tehran's nuclear programme.
- Please Change The Topic (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Having bad-mouthed Sonia Gandhi for decades, having been personal and superficial in the public political discourse, having projected irrelevant issues on the national agenda, having been unable to debate and find solutions to the real problems . . .
- Failing The Test (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Making the right choice of allies is crucial to electoral politics. There was nothing right about Ms Mamata Banerjee’s idea of a mahajot, or a grand alliance, against the left in the coming polls in Bengal.
- All Change (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
Blessings often come heavily disguised as setbacks. The Congress is possibly experiencing such a blessing in Karnataka and is failing to recognize it as such.
- Bal Thackeray Stands Rejected, Diminished (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
As he stood up on stage in Mumbai last week to celebrate his 80th birthday, Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray could not have missed the sprawling ruins his pet project has turned into.
- Sonia Could Learn From Atal (Indian Express, Coomi Kapoor, Jan 31, 2006)
It was an all-Congress show at Sunday’s swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan. Shibu Soren and Prem Chand Gupta were the lone representatives from the allies in the long line of those waiting to take the ministerial oath.
- ‘Bjp’S First Southern Success Significant’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Jan 31, 2006)
Rajnath Singh took the reins of the BJP at a time when the party was in a transition stage and beset with the Advani-Jinnah controversy. The winds of ‘positive change’ for the party almost coincided with his taking over the party Presidentship.
- Ministry Expansion May Trigger A Crisis In Janata Dal (Secular) (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 31, 2006)
Prakash and Sindhia likely to spell out their stance after Kumaraswamy is sworn in
- Shackling India’S Nuclear Dreams (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 31, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is convinced that the July 18, 2005 Indo-US civil nuclear agreement, when implemented, will go a long way in addressing the country’s growing energy needs; But the scientific community is divided on the pact.
- Gowda Mulls Action Against Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
According to sources close to Mr Gowda, the former prime minister will propose to the Party National Council to either suspend or expel his son and a few other prominent MLAs, who have joined hands with the BJP.
- Upa At Centre, Jdf In State? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
With an UPA and an NDA at the Centre, will there be a JDF in the State?
- Choosing Ministers A Tough Task For Bjp In Karnataka (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Jan 31, 2006)
Top brass trying to accommodate all "deserving candidates"
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) ministry-making exercise in Karnataka seems to be running into rough weather.
- Good Old Theatre – Asides, Props And All (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Jan 31, 2006)
A cast with the likes of H D Kumaraswamy and B S Yediyurappa, the new JD (S)-BJP coalition government promises to revive the theatre soon
- The Politics Of Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 31, 2006)
The lack of a strong political constituency for economic reforms in India was once again vividly illustrated last week. Steps announced by the government to liberalise foreign direct investment in certain areas, including single brand sales,
- Left Demands Mulford's Recall (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
BJP for all-party meeting to discuss India-U.S. nuclear deal
- Gowda Family On Pilgrimage (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Former prime minister H D Deve Gowda and his sons are on pilgrimage to shrines in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
- Change Of Guard (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
Karnataka Governor T.N. Chaturvedi has followed correct constitutional norms by inviting Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy
- Waiting For The Messiah (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 30, 2006)
The UP Congress is still fighting shy of wooing the backward castes, hoping to be saved by the first family,
- Congress’S Coalition Dharam (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 30, 2006)
It is not the loss of Karnataka itself that should disturb the Congress. It is the manner in which it was lost that is important,
- Irritating Thorn Of Democracy (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Jan 30, 2006)
PAKISTAN has one leg shorter than the other; it leans on imports to keep itself upright.
- Court Employee To Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
From a humble beginning as a court employee to the office of governor and now into the Union Cabinet, Sushil Kumar Shinde has tread a long and tough journey in his life.
- Muftis’ Reluctance Landed Soz His Berth In Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Jan 30, 2006)
Reluctance by PDP leaders Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti to join the union council of ministry paved way for senior Congress leader Saif-u-Din Soz to get a berth in the cabinet for the third time on Sunday.
- Saffron Goes South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 30, 2006)
The manner of regime change in Karnataka underlines it: the Congress is a particularly graceless loser.
- Cm, Dy Cm To Take Oath On Feb 3 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
Only JD (S) legislature party leader H D Kumaraswamy and BJP leader B S Yediyurappa are likely to take oath as chief minister and deputy chief minister respectively of the JD (S)-BJP government on February 3.
- Behind Karnataka's Regime Change (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 30, 2006)
At a time of political instability in States, Governors become fair game. Karnataka could easily have slipped..
- Hdk Searching For Secularism (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Jan 30, 2006)
The Hubli convention culminated in the ouster of Siddaramaiah as the JDLP leader.
- Son Shines: Kumaraswamy To Be New Karnataka Cm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
At long last, the crowning point of the 10-day political drama came on Saturday afternoon. It was three hours before governor T N Chaturvedi invited JDSLP leader H D Kumaraswamy to form a ministry, paving the way for the BJP to enjoy power for . . .
- Left Writes To Pm: India Must Abstain If Iran Put To Iaea Vote (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The Left parties have given the government little room for manoeuvre on the Iran issue, telling the Prime Minister that India should abstain if there is a vote at the International Atomic Energy Agency to take Iran’s case to the UN Security Council.
- Orissa Jd(s) Perturbed By Karnataka Crisis (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Rattled by political developments in Karnataka, the Orissa unit of the JD(S) on Saturday said it could not associate itself with "unprincipled politics" and would "chalk out its own independent course of action".
- High Drama And Low Comedy (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jan 29, 2006)
During the last few days there has been a plethora of events — some of them yet tortuously proceeding towards their denouement — that have produced high drama, low comedy and an element of tragedy, altogether adding up to a situation that cannot make . .
- Kumaraswamy To Take Oath On Feb 3 (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 29, 2006)
A firm stand by the Karnataka Governor, Mr T.N. Chaturvedi, today left no option open for the Chief Minister, Mr N. Dharam Singh, but to resign from his post. In an equally quick move, the Governor invited breakaway Janata Dal (Secular) leader . . .
- Q Marks Dent The Halo Around A ‘Renunciant’ (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Jan 29, 2006)
Every saint has a past and every sinner a future. The saying yields two thoughts.
- Kashmir Recipe For Karnataka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Karnataka governor today invited Janata Dal (Secular) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy to form the next government after denying Dharam Singh’s Congress-led ministry another shot at proving majority.
- Mehbooba Toughens Stand On Self Rule Issue (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Toughening her stand on the controversial ‘Self-Rule’ proposal of Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf, president of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti today asked the Union Government to empower people of Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Finally, Dharam Lets Go: Bangalore Over To Bjp & The Rebel ‘Secular’ Son (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 29, 2006)
Twenty months to the day he became Chief Minister of the Congress-JD(S) coalition government in Karnataka, Dharam Singh today submitted his resignation to Governor T N Chaturvedi after the Governor expressed his “technical inability” to allow Singh ...
- K'swamy To Take Oath As Cm On Feb 3 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Karnataka Governor TN Chaturvedi has invited Janata Dal (S) rebel leader HD Kumaraswamy to form the government in the state. The new government is likely to be sworn in on Saturday.
- Governor To Invite Kumaraswamy To Form Govt (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The political crisis that prevailed in Karnataka for the last 10 days was blown over with Governor T N Chaturvedi accepting the resignation submitted by Chief Minister N Dharam Singh and deciding to invite Janata Dal (Secular) leader H D Kumaraswamy ...
- Dharam Singh Resigns;kumaraswamy Invited To Form Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Capping 10 days of political upheaval in Karnataka, JD(S) rebel leader H D Kumaraswamy was today invited to form the government, after Chief Minister N Dharam Singh resigned paving the way for a coalition that would place BJP in the reins of power . . .
- For Rahul, Is Cong A Jungle Of Intrigue & Factionalism? (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jan 29, 2006)
There is a distinction between solving problems and complaining that they sexist. Sadly, the 82nd session of the AICC featured more of the second than of the first,
- New Government In Karnataka To Take Oath On Feb 3 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
The new JDS rebel-BJP government in Karnataka will take oath on February three.
- Dharam Out, Gowda Jr In (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
As per the power sharing deal finalised by the two allies, the BJP will get 18 ministerial berths and the JD(S) 16.
- The Roads Hdk Intends To Take (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
H D Kumaraswamy, who is set to be sworn in as Chief Minister on February 3, has declared that he would give priority to improve infrastructure facilities of Bangalore City and would soon hold consultations with IT leaders in this regard.
- Dharam Singh Resigns (Hindu, S. Rajendran, Jan 29, 2006)
JD(S)-BJP Government to be sworn in on February 3
Kumaraswamy to prove his strength within eight days of being sworn-in
Karnataka Governor, several senior Congress leaders advised Dharam Singh to resign
- `Kumaraswamy Will Be Expelled' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
"Forging alliance with the BJP is against JD (S)'s declared policy"
Janata Dal (S) Parliamentary Party Leader M.P. Veerendra Kumar said on Saturday that Mr. D. H Kumaraswamy and the "other rebels" who are about to form a government in alliance with . . .
- Kerala Janata Dal(s) Opposes Alliance With Bjp In Karnataka (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Veerendrakumar says party will not dilute commitment to secularism
- Confine Agenda To Trust Vote: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Send agenda in advance on the voting day
- `I Am Satisfied With My Performance' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Dharam Singh vows to place issues leading to his resignation before the people `The BJP will not remain in power for long, and the BJP-JD(S) alliance does not bring dignity to the State'
Other statements
My government was result oriented
- Iran Vote Or Investment Is Our Business: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
India's interests will dictate foreign policy
Manmohan must discuss issue to evolve national consensus
U.S. trying to cap nuclear programme
Assurances negated
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