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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 9764:
- How Humble Farmer Reaps (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 20, 2006)
When his government was tottering in 1997, after Sitaram Kesri had pulled the plug, H.D. Deve Gowda, then prime minister heading a United Front government, had refused to take any help from the BJP in order to survive. The BJP had offered to bail him out.
- Bjp Irked That ‘Its Man’ Gives Dharam 8 Days (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 20, 2006)
Et tu Brutus! was the BJP’s cry today, with party leaders not quite getting over the fact that their ‘‘own man’’ — Karnataka governor T.N. Chaturvedi — had let the side down and given the beleaguered Dharam Singh government as many as eight days . . .
- Legislators Take The Refuge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Even as the Karnataka Government continues to grapple with the aftermath of its woeful Wednesday, “resort politics” has returned to the State....
- God And Gowda (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
Politics is too fluid for the glue of secularism to always hold.
The political convulsions in Karnataka underline, yet again, the apparent foolhardiness of ordering Indian politics around the secular-communal faultline. For one, in a country as diverse
- Mps Expulsion: All-Party Meet Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
To discuss court notice to Speaker on MPs' expulsion
The all-party meeting of leaders called by Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee here on Friday has on its agenda a major constitutional question — the power of the legislature versus the judiciary.
- A Govt’S Death (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 20, 2006)
The likely demise of the Dharam Singh government in Karnataka may not cause much grief to the people of the state, just as the possibility of the formation of a new government, to be headed by Mr H D Kumaraswamy, with the BJP as a partner, cannot . . .
- Blowing Own Trumpet (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 20, 2006)
The Left Front rally at the Brigade Parade ground expectedly forms the lead story in this week’s People’s Democracy.
- Change In Bengaluru (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jan 20, 2006)
If the Dharam Singh government saw the approaching train wreck, it surely didn’t seem to do much to get out of the way.
- Cm Told To Prove Majority On Jan 27 (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 20, 2006)
Karnataka Governor T.N. Chaturvedi today asked Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh to prove his majority on the floor of the House on January 27.
- Cong-Jds Govt Fate To Be Decided On Jan 27 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The beleaguered Congress-JDS coalition Ministry in Karnataka, pushed to the brink by JD(S) rebels, today got a breather with Governor T N Chaturvedi giving a week’s time to Chief Minister Dharam Singh, who decided to prove his majority in the . . .
- Weak Leaders, Strong Supporters (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jan 20, 2006)
Governance is never easy and as I have written on several occasions in the past, the system cannot be run by 'dual power' centers and in the current form the situation is further compounded by the fact that both the power centers are 'weak' and . . .
- Remember Dabhol? (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Jan 20, 2006)
A gentleman, whose identity better remain undisclosed, had spent a term in one of the houses of parliament.
- Toppling Games (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 20, 2006)
WEDNESDAY’S developments in Bangalore have cast a shadow on the stability of the 18-month-old Congress-led Dharam Singh government in Karnataka.
- Dramatic Irony (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jan 20, 2006)
First, the fall of Lalu Prasad, then Bofors, and now Karnataka — these are trying days for the Congress. Between May 2004 and November 2005, the party had a dream run.
- 8-Day Life Support For Congress Govt (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
The Congress-led government in Karnataka received time until January 27 to prove its majority in the House as the toppling-game routine began to be played out by quarantining the group of rebel MLAs in a resort.
- Karnataka: Cong To Wait & Watch, Bjp Impatient (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
In the midst of a big question mark over the survival of the Congress-led coalition government in Karnataka, the Congress top brass here went into a huddle to deliberate on the strategies to defuse the crisis.
- Bangalore Crisis: Gowda’S Son Set To Take Over As Cm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda’s son, H D Kumaraswamy looked set to take over as chief minister of Karnataka by the month-end at the head of a JD(S)-BJP coalition even though the tottering Dharam Singh dispensation was given nine . . .
- Tragicomedy In Karnataka (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jan 20, 2006)
The political drama being played out in Karnataka does no credit to any of the three principal actors — the Congress, the Janata Dal (Secular), and the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Ragi Muddle? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jan 20, 2006)
With governor TN Chaturvedi giving nine days to the Dharam Singh government to prove its majority, politics in Karnataka has been prevented from coming to a boil for some time yet.
- Emergence Of Bjp (Secular)? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jan 20, 2006)
Two major lessons flow from the Karnataka political drama. One is that the BJP has shed some of the communal stigma that tainted it after the Gujarat riots.
- Gowda Assures Cong On Saving Dharam Singh Govt (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
Facing a revolt from his own son, former Prime Minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda today assured Congress leaders in Delhi that he would make all efforts to save the coalition government in Karnataka.
- Will Bjp Really Get A Shot At The Office? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Jan 20, 2006)
But there’s yet another way of interpreting the intrigues: as political pragmatism at its very best – the ultimate feel-gooder, where everybody’s happy.
- Dharam Faces Test On Jan 27 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 20, 2006)
On a day of intense political activity, the tottering Congress-led coalition in the State has been asked to seek a vote of confidence on January 27. Governor T N Chaturvedi on Thursday ...
- His Options Limited, Dharam Gets A Week From Governor To Rustle Up Cong Numbers (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 20, 2006)
Hours after Karnataka Chief Minister Dharam Singh was given a week’s time by Governor T N Chaturvedi today to prove his majority on the floor of the House, JD(S) president H D Deve Gowda—his son H D Kumaraswamy and majority MLAs withdrew support . . .
- Centre To Wait And Watch (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Refraining from taking any drastic action in Karnataka, the Centre is understood to have decided to adopt a ‘wait and watch’ policy with regard to the political developments in the state even as Congress president Sonia Gandhi held no meeting . . .
- Saddest Day Of My Life: Gowda (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Janata Dal (Secular) national president H D Deve Gowda was on Wednesday sulking at his home in Padmanabhanagar, following the political developments in the State....
- Dharam Govt On The Brink (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old coalition government headed by Congress Chief Minister Dharam Singh is on the brink. As many as 43 of the 57 JD (S) legislators, under the stewardship of party working president H D Kumaraswamy, shook hands with leaders of one-time . . .
- Bjp Basks In Glow Of Southern Sonrise (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jan 19, 2006)
Two days before his formal ratification as party president, new BJP chief Rajnath Singh’s New Year gift to the party unleashed joy in the BJP ranks today, with leaders barely containing their glee over the great Karnataka coup.
- Bjp: No Honest Effort To Implement Court Order (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jan 19, 2006)
Government's strategy is to secure Quattrocchi's acquittal without trial: Jaitley
Within hours of court order CBI said it had no evidence to link money in bank accounts to Bofors payoffs
Additional Solicitor-General's opinion is fictional
- Bjp, Jd(s) Stake Claim To Form New Govt In Karnataka (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Congress-led government in Karnataka was on the verge of a dramatic collapse with 47 MLAs belonging to its partner JD(S) on Wednesday walking out on their way to form an alternative coalition with the BJP.
- Cong Bangalored, Gowda Son Walks Into Bjp Arms (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 19, 2006)
Moving swiftly for the kill and catching a complacent Congress napping both in Bangalore and New Delhi, a majority faction of the Janata Dal (Secular), led by party president and former prime minister H D Deve Gowda’s son, H D Kumaraswamy, . . .
- Cong Kayoed In Karnataka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Congress-led coalition in Karnataka appeared tonight to be on its way out after being stunned by a revolt in the Janata Dal(S), its partner, from which a large section broke away and staked claim to form a new government.
- Karnataka Government On The Brink (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Section of JD (S) stakes claim to form government with BJP; Governor's decision today after legislature session
- It Is Betrayal, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The former Prime Minister, H.D. Deve Gowda, upset over the political crisis in the Janata Dal (Secular) arising out of his son and working president of the State JD (S) H.D. Kumaraswamy and his supporters withdrawing support to the coalition Government,..
- False Pretences (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Bengal Congress in a serious dilemma
In a way, the West Bengal Congress is the party that finds itself in the biggest dilemma prior to the assembly poll. Its dithering on an anti-Left alliance intended to avoid a split in the opposition . . .
- Karunakaran's Party For Tie-Up With Ldf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran) on Monday made it clear that it was angling for seat adjustments with the LDF in the State, envisaging primarily a tie-up that would have the character of a coalition.
- Bjp Targets State Government, Telugu Desam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Consult all parties before finalising Outer Ring Road alignment: Dattatreya
Small ryots, poor will be adversely hit
Government fails to take note of affected persons' protest
TDP, Congress accused of siding with big realtors
- It-Enabled Revenue Raising (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Jan 19, 2006)
System improvements for efficiency, monitoring for accountability and results, technology for productivity and analysis: the combination of these will help cut costs and raise revenues on a substantial scale,
- Bofors Is History Toda (The Economic Times, T K ARUN, Jan 19, 2006)
Bofors is not part of the living present. Its relevance for the present is not directly operational, but as a symbol of political corruption that has to be avoided and fought. To continue to wrestle with Bofors, treating it as some villain still . . .
- Karnataka: 'Cong Has Treated Jds Badly' Says Deputy Cm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
Accusing the Congress of treating his party "badly" in the coalition arrangement and encouraging "anti-JDS forces", Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister and senior JDS leader M P Prakash today said efforts were on to find an amicable settlement.
- Deve Gowda's Party Splits, Karnataka Govt May Go (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 19, 2006)
The 20-month-old Congress-led coalition in Karnataka disintegrated on Wednesday after a breakaway group of key ally JD (S), led by state party working president HD Kumaraswamy, forged an alliance with the BJP for the formation of a new government.
- Karnataka Rift Widens, Bjp Sends Venkaiah To Explore (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 18, 2006)
With political temperatures soaring in Karnataka after the return of H D Deve Gowda from New Delhi today, the BJP asked M Venkaiah Naidu to rush to the state and be available for “consultation and guidance”.
- Gang Wars (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Jan 18, 2006)
Is history repeating itself as farce? In 1975 Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency.
- A Dangerous Incoherence At The Core (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 18, 2006)
Even after 20 months in office, the ruling dispensation at the Centre is yet to acquire any kind of political coherence. There is a lack of political synergy between the Congress party and the Government.
- Parliament And A Tale Of Two Scandals (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Jan 18, 2006)
There is a wrong impression that Speaker Somnath Chatterjee is heading for a confrontation with the judiciary over the expulsion of MPs. In such cases, Parliament is the sole authority under Article 105 of the Constitution and the Supreme Court . . .
- Centre’S Bureau (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
If Abu Salem had a political godfather, CBI would have argued he should stay in Lisbon
- Janata Dal (Secular), Bjp Moving Towards Coalition? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
H.D. Kumaraswamy meets MLAs; State BJP leaders in Delhi
Janata Dal (S) is for heading an alternative coalition with Kumaraswamy as Chief Minister, say sources
He is stated to enjoy the loyalty of a majority of JD(S) MLAs
- Congress Is Isolated, Says Pinarayi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The invitation to DIC(K) activists by KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala and former Chief Minister A. K. Antony to rejoin the Congress reflects the sense of defeat that has set in Congress circles, according to CPI(M) secretary Pinarayi Vijayan.
- Bofors Investigation Fiasco (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Jan 18, 2006)
Human memory is proverbially short. Does any one remember what Prime Minister Manmohan Singh once said on the floor of the Upper House that Caesar's wife must be above suspicion. The utterance was befitting for a former academic who was universally ...
- Kumaraswamy Calls Party Mlas’Meeting (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
The fate of N Dharam Singh government hangs in balance with some prominent JD (S) second-line leaders headed by its working president H D Kumaraswamy reportedly convening a meeting of the party legislators on Wednesday to decide on forming . . .
- Bjp Stages Demonstration (Hindu, Gaurav Vivek Bhatnagar, Jan 18, 2006)
Congress letting Ottavio Quattrocchi off the hook, says Arun Jaitley
- Cbi's Credibility A Casualty: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
"Find out where Quattrocchi funds are"
Rajnath expected to announce new office-bearers after January 20
Replacement for Sanjay Joshi not clear
- Wb: Mamata Turns Down Congress Condition Of Dumping Bjp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 18, 2006)
Spurning the Congress offer of an electoral tie up with the party in the ensuing assembly election in West Bengal sans BJP, Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee today refused to dump the saffron party and asked Congress to decide . . .
- Maha Farce (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 18, 2006)
The way pre-election politics is moving in West Bengal, two things are clear already. The conscientious and determined officer of the Election Commission will serve up a formidable challenge to the entrenched Left Front when the poll comes.
- Bofors Is Dead, Long Live Bofors (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Jan 18, 2006)
Through an astonishing display of political maladroitness, the Congress government has managed to breathe new life into a dead scam.
- Karat Offers To Mediate In State Coalition Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The ongoing political crisis in Karnataka on Monday saw the mediation of CPM general secretary Prakash Karat who called on Janata Dal (Secular) supremo H D Deve Gowda....
- Action On Quattrocchi Taken By Cbi, Says Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Under attack by the Opposition over defreezing of the bank accounts of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in London, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said action in this regard was taken by the CBI, which also asserted that the . . .
- Manmohan: It Was Cbi's Decision (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jan 17, 2006)
BJP's protests on Bofors issue from today
Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party decided to take the Bofors issue to the streets, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said neither the freezing nor de-freezing of Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi's . . .
- Uphill Task For Bjp President (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Jan 17, 2006)
Many Indians believe that when trouble comes it comes from all directions. That seems to be the case with the Bharatiya Janata Party.
- Cong Attempts To Lure Mamata Away From Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
The Congress has sent a formal letter to the Trinamul Congress stating that it is willing to project its chief Mamata Banerjee as the Opposition chief ministerial candidate in the coming assembly elections in West Bengal, provided she parted ways . . .
- Railway Minister Urged To Make Belgaum Starting Point Of Trains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Dharam Singh spoke to Lalu Prasad: MP
Chief Minister N. Dharam Singh is said to have urged the Railway Minister Lalu Prasad to consider Belgaum as the new starting point of trains that are now originating from Hubli.
- Ouster Of Mps: Sc Notice To Speaker (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Despite Speaker Somnath Chatterjee’s assertion that the courts cannot intervene in the matter of expulsion of MPs, both the apex court and Delhi High Court have issued notice to him.
- Bangarappa Foresees Mid-Term Elections To Assembly By April (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 17, 2006)
Samajwadi Party leader rules out alliance with other parties
`State Election Commission did not act on complaints'
Minorities, BCs, farmers neglected by Government: Bangarappa
Telephone tapping condemned
- A City To Be Proud Of (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jan 17, 2006)
The chief minister of Delhi has been in the throes of an intensive discussion with a cross-section of city professionals, trying to understand how to address the growing urban problems that face this city.
- Time For Thought? (Telegraph, MAHESH RANGARAJAN, Jan 17, 2006)
In 2006, the BJP should reflect deeply on what went wrong
The author is an independent researcher. He has recently co-edited the book, Battles Over Nature
- Pm Wishes Musharraf Well, But Says “I Cannot Change Borders” (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jan 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has always been effusive and warm whenever I have discussed with him India-Pakistan relations. I have found him this time a bit distressed and disappointed. He is not as optimistic as before because he says he does not . . .
- Tribal Politics (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 16, 2006)
Congress smells opportunity in Orissa
While Navin Patnaik’s track record as chief minister had been far from impressive, he has managed to remain afloat owing to lack of effective opposition.
- Tribal Culture Threatened By Rss-Sponsored Kumbh (Tribune, Satish Misra, Jan 16, 2006)
Gujarat continues to be the laboratory of Hindutva for the Sangh Parivar as the RSS begins its latest experiment in the tribal district of Dang where a three-day long “Shabri Kumbh” will begin on February 11.
- No Increase In Taxation Level (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jan 16, 2006)
The two major political parties hold opposite views on the appropriate level of taxation of the economy.
- The Rise Of The Yadavs (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Jan 16, 2006)
The Yadav community with its ownership of Krishna has the potential to spearhead a new political movement.
- We Will Raise Quattrocchi Issue In Parliament: Bjp (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 16, 2006)
BJP President Rajnath Singh said on Sunday that his party would raise the issue of government giving a “clean chit” to Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in the Bofors payoff case in the coming budget session of Parliament.
- Glued To The Coalition (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Jan 16, 2006)
The AICC session to be held in Hyderabad later in the week assumes added significance since for the first time the party, since coming to power and under the leadership of Sonia Gandhi, will
be devising a strategy to consolidate its coalition mantra.
- When Netas Play I-Spy (Deccan Herald, K Subrahmanya, Jan 15, 2006)
The “influential” persons behind the tapping were paying the detective Rs 5 lakh a week and already Rs 50 lakh has been paid for the patently “illegal service”.
- The Crick In Nitish’S Neck (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Jan 15, 2006)
His intentions have been good. And, his vision vibrant. Yet, 50 days after donning the mantle of the Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, who was voted to power in the name of good governance....
- Bofors Returns (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 15, 2006)
And exposes all our politicians
The return of the Bofors deal to the front page must force the Indian political establishment, not just the ruling Congress party, to turn the spotlight on itself.
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jan 14, 2006)
The CPI(M) obviously enjoyed the BJP’s national executive meeting in Mumbai when leaders competed to be named after heroes from the Ramayana.
- Hindu Ideals (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Much of the Hinduness of BJP is derived from the concept of Hindutva of Veer Savarkar.
- Pm, Sajjad Lone Talks Today (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 14, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will hold talks with separatist leader and Peoples Conference chief Sajjad Ghani Lone here tomorrow, broadening the ambit of the ongoing peace process on Kashmir outside the Hurriyat Conference fold.
- Slogans As Ideas (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 14, 2006)
If people in the United States are being persuaded to learn Hindi it is only because there is eventually realisation that India is a country of ideas.
- Karnataka Heads For Mid-Term Poll (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jan 14, 2006)
THE year 2005 saw former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) President H.D. Deve Gowda ruling the roost in Karnataka.
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