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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 5238:
- Tarn Taran Is 19th District Of Punjab (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Jun 17, 2006)
Tarn Taran was formally made the 19th district of the state to mark the 400th martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev here today.
- Let Down By India? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 17, 2006)
After its initial expression of concern over the military operations, the Balochs are disappointed at Indian silence on the continuing suppression by the Pakistani military establishment.
- Sindh Budget (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 17, 2006)
Sindh's senior minister Syed Sardar Ahmad presented a Rs193.1 billion budget for fiscal 2006-07 before the Sindh Assembly on Thursday.
- Tax-Free Sindh Budget (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 17, 2006)
Senior Minister of Sindh Syed Sardar Ahmad on Thursday presented Rs 193.1 billion surplus budget of the province that seeks an all time high investment of Rs 50 billion on developmental activities.
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Us Sex-Determination Kit Spells Fear (Times of India, Khushwant Singh, Jun 17, 2006)
For the states which have been able to control sex-determination tests through ultrasound, a new US-patented gender testing kit — available over the Internet — which enables sex-determination as early as five weeks after conception will spell more . . .
- No Cuts Till Oil Price Break-Up: States (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The empowered committee of state finance ministers headed by Bengal’s Asim Dasgupta today put the ball back in the Centre’s court over scaling down taxes on petrol and diesel.
- Polls On The Horizon (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Jun 16, 2006)
We have three state elections on the horizon and I think it is time to see the situation prevailing in these states.
- Surplus Punjab Budget (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 16, 2006)
A Rs 274 billion tax-free, surplus and development oriented Punjab budget was presented in the provincial assembly in Lahore on Wednesday for the year 2006-07 with the total expenditure of Rs 191.38 billion.
- Punjab Finances (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 16, 2006)
A measure of how Punjab is run came on Tuesday, when the chief minister made next fiscal year’s budgetary allocations public — a day before the provincial budget was presented in the Punjab Assembly.
- Sindh Budget Proposes Salary, Pension Raise (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Provincial Senior Minister Syed Sardar Ahmad presented in the Sindh Assembly on Thursday Rs193.1 billion budget for the year 2006-07 that shows a small surplus of Rs302.24 million.
- Tarbela Calling: Eight Days Of Water Left! (News International, Khalid Mustafa, Jun 16, 2006)
Pakistan is staring at another setback with massive cut in water supplies. Only eight days supply of water is left in the Tarbela dam, The News learnt on Thursday.
- Punjab Budget (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 16, 2006)
Punjab Finance Minister Hasnain Bahadur Dareshak presented a Rs274 billion surplus and ostensibly tax-free budget (meaning that there are no new taxes) for 2006-07 in the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday.
- Pm Appreciates Punjab’S Uplift Strategy (Pakistan Observer, Hussain Kashif, Jun 16, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has appreciated development strategy and reforms programmes being implemented in the province and observed that it had positive impact on the overall economy of the country.
- Getting Serious About Power (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 16, 2006)
The Central Government has held forth enough on penalties and pulling up States for non-performance in the arena of power sector reforms. It is time for it to act.
- Advani Condemns Demolition Of Krishna Temple At Lahore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha and senior BJP leader L K Advani today condemned the demolition of Krishna Mandir to pave the way for a commercial building at Lahore, the capital of west Punjab province of Pakistan.
- Dubious Gesture (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 15, 2006)
A birthday gimmick from Lalu
Lalu Prasad, like many politicians, has never been known to look beyond his own interests.
- Over 4000 Pilgrims Leave Pahalgam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Pilgrimage to holy shrine of Baba Amarnath resumed today from Pahalgam route after three days of suspension with over 4000 pilgrims leaving Nunwan base camp for the cave. Yatra from shorter Baltal route, however, remained suspended for fourth day today.
- Maharashtra Cuts Vat On Petrol, Diesel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Revenue of State will not be affected, says Deshmukh
Reduction of 80 paise and 30 paise in petrol and diesel prices
Demand for diesel would fall by three per cent
- Secularists On A Sabbatical (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
Why doesn't Government speak out against the ongoing minority bashing in Pakistan and Bangladesh, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- Why Don't We Protest? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 15, 2006)
If there is anyone who is to be squarely blamed for the demolition of temples in India and its neighbourhood, it is Hindu leaders, says Prafull Goradia.
- Rs 274b Punjab Budget (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Rs 100b for development
* Rs 10b inflation allowance for govt employees
* Opp slams Elahi, boycotts budget speech
- Don’T Allow Ghaggar Water To Go Waste (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Jun 15, 2006)
The Ghaggar river basin, measuring 42,174 sq kms, is located between the two mega basins of Indus and Yamuna river systems.
- Punjab Liquor Shops Use Legs To Sell Pegs (Pioneer, Sunil Kumar, Jun 15, 2006)
Posters of semi-nude women advertising alcohol pasted over shops are evoking all kinds of responses from customers and residents. Some of the posters advertising 'leg with peg', a common sight in Punjab, have made residents furious.
- Ncp Relents, Maha Reduces Vat On Petrol, Diesel (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 15, 2006)
Notwithstanding the ruling Nationalist Congress Party's initial reservations about waiving incremental sales tax on petrol and diesel, the Congress-NCP led Democratic Front (DF) government on Wednesday formally decided to reduce the rate of Value . . .
- Balochistan Hit Hard By Declining Gas Revenue: Reservations On Gds (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The government of Balochistan is facing serious financial difficulties because of sharp declines in its gas revenue, particularly the Gas Development Surcharge (GDS), over the years.
- Rs 274b Punjab Tax Free, Surplus Budget (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Punjab government Wednesday presented Rs 274 billion tax free budget for the financial year 2006-07, which sets a revenue target of Rs 191 billion, with a revenue surplus of Rs 82 billion. The budget carrying Rs 82 billion surplus revenue carries . . .
- Bigamy In Bhiwani (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 15, 2006)
The remarriage of Poonam of Dhanana village of Sonepat district has thrown up a whole lot of questions which the administration has, perforce, to answer. For starters, the upper caste girl was married to Surinder Kumar, a lower caste boy of Kharkari . . .
- Protecting Freedom And Artistic Creativity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 14, 2006)
With the Supreme Court making it clear that there is no legal basis to bar the screening of The Da Vinci Code, States such as Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab, Nagaland, and Meghalaya, which had rushed to prohibit its screening, would be well . . .
- Andhra Pradesh Rated Best In Power Sector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Report places Gujarat, Delhi in the second and third places
- Lahore's Only Krishna Temple Demolished (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 14, 2006)
The only Hindu temple in Lahore has been demolished to pave the way for the construction of a multi-storied commercial building.
- Record Allocation For Development: No New Tax In Punjab (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Punjab government will lay before the provincial assembly its revenue budget of Rs274 billion — indicating a current expenditure of Rs191 billion and carrying a surplus of Rs83 billion — for the fiscal year 2006-07 on Wednesday.
- Story Of Profitable Politics (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
UPA Government must not rush into passing the Office-of-Profit Bill without giving serious attention to the President's concerns, says CP Bhambhri
- Left Protests Against Oil Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Restructure customs and excise duties; do not pass on the burden to States: Karat
- Joining The War (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Jun 14, 2006)
Canada has joined the counter-terrorism club. Should India, which has paid dearly in the fight against terrorism for at least two decades, say “Welcome!”?
- Of Connecting Global Notes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The musical odyssey of Prem Joshua touches all genres, including remixes. His music is one that comes straight from the soul, says Utpal Borpujari
- Punjab-Sindh Water Share Cut By 11pc (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Indus River System Authority on Tuesday cut the water share of larger provinces — Punjab and Sindh — by 11 per cent each owing to a major decline in river flows, it is learnt.
- The Double-Decker Effect (The Economic Times, Raghu Dayal , Jun 13, 2006)
Railway minister Lalu Prasad Yadav recently flagged off the first ever double-stack container train, to run from CONCOR’s inland container depot at Kanakpura (Jaipur) to Pipavav port on Gujarat coast.
- The Wrong Aroma (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 13, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s move to notify “Super Basmati” (developed originally in Pakistan) as an approved Indian variety of Basmati for export may have gone down well with exporters, who sense a new trade opportunity, but it is fraught with certain . . .
- Outright Dishonesty (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
In the politics of petrol, reason has no place. The circumstances in which the Manmohan Singh government increased the price of petrol by Rs 4 and diesel by Rs 2 per litre are well known, the international price of crude oil having crossed the $70-mark.
- Justice In Lifetime! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court’s directive to the government to pay pension to a 92-year-old former Army officer is most welcome.
- Sc Rejects Pleas Against ‘The Da Vinci Code’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today dismissed two PIL petitions for ban on Hollywood movie ''The Da Vinci Code'', which has already been prohibited by five states on the ground that it hurt the sentiments of Christians and can create a law and order problem.
- Incumbent Assembly To Elect President, Says (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that the incumbent assembly would elect the president and the election would be held according to the schedule.
- Banks Gypping Us, Cry Bhopal Victims (Tribune, RASHEED KIDWAI, Jun 13, 2006)
The survivors of the world’s worst industrial disaster are now accusing banks of tricking them out of part of their compensation money.
- Sc Asks For Pro-Quota Protest Status Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today ordered the Centre to ensure that no strike — ‘‘for or against’’ the proposed 27 per cent reservation policy for OBCs in educational institutions — took place and asked it to submit a status report . . .
- Musharraf To Press China For 2 Reactors (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jun 12, 2006)
As the implementation of the historic Indo-US nuclear deal gathers momentum this week, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is stepping up the pressure on China to announce the sale of two civilian nuclear power reactors.
- Iran Route To Pakistan Terror Camps Worries Police (Times of India, Sourav Mukherjee, Jun 12, 2006)
The ‘Persian route’ is giving Gujarat police the jitters.
- Maha Injustice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 12, 2006)
It is unbelievable that the Punjab and Haryana High Court had to intervene in settling an inter-caste marriage in Bhiwani.
- Planning Punjab’S Future (Tribune, B S Thaur, Jun 12, 2006)
The Punjab government was on cloud nine a while ago. Big industrialists appeared, descending on the state.
- Jammu Lakes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 12, 2006)
An article in this newspaper recently makes a thought-provoking reading. It refers to the fact that little has actually been achieved to suitably preserve a few lakes of the Jammu region.
- The Seat Of Esoteric Knowledge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 11, 2006)
Most of the colours and emblems used in the robes, carpets and furniture made in Sikkim have a mystic significance and the medallions and thankas are said to ward off specific misfortunes or attract benevolent forces, write Hugh and Colleen Gantzer
- Food Fright (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 11, 2006)
Check distortions to improve grain supply
- Why Commando Force? (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Jun 11, 2006)
The world today is awash with long-drawn-out conflicts. It takes a special breed of men to fight this kind of war.
- Pols On The Run (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 11, 2006)
Political accountability is not the same as politicians' accountability.
- Hc Stops Jat Mahapanchayat (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Jun 10, 2006)
Taking strong note of the unlawful and unconstitutional activities of self-styled representatives of the Jats, the Punjab and Haryana High Court today directed the district administration of Bhiwani not to allow the proposed Mahapanchayat of . . .
- Bank Stocks Down As Rbi Hikes Rates (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Despite a technical rebound, banking segment stocks continued to reel under selling pressure after the Reserve Bank of India hiked the repo and reverse repo rate.
- Pols On The Run (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Jun 10, 2006)
Political accountability is not the same as politicians' accountability.
- Food Fright (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jun 10, 2006)
Check distortions to improve grain supply
- Attack On Somnath Temple Foiled (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat police on Friday arrested two Lashkar-e-Taiba men and claimed to have cracked the LeT module in the state that planned to target several commercial and religious places, including the historic Somnath temple . . .
- Why Wheat Imports Are Necessary? (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 10, 2006)
Indian agriculture is in a deep crisis. Farmers continue to make suicides in large numbers.
- Icici Bank Kicks Off Fresh Bout Of Rate Hikes (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
A day after Reserve Bank raised key short term interest rates, ICICI Bank on Friday announced 0.5 per cent increase on all retail and corporate loans.
- Power For The Rural (Daily Excelsior, Madhusudan Verma, Jun 09, 2006)
Like food, shelter and clothing, electricity has also become the primary need of human life.
- Time To Dismantle The Immunity Regime (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jun 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court has begun the process of bringing the political leader on a par with the citizen.
- Shades Of Green (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 09, 2006)
Avoiding any mention of the latest twist in the sordid Mahajan family saga, the latest issue of Organiser chooses to focus on the foiled terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters in Nagpur on June 1. A detailed two-age report, statements from the RSS . . .
- Haryana Finds Wonder Cure In Agri-Clinics (Indian Express, RAJENDRA KHATRY, Jun 09, 2006)
Haryana has taken the lead in financing agricultural graduates to set up agri-clinics and agri-business centres to help farmers.
- Freelance By Choice (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Jun 09, 2006)
On Wednesday when a journalist approached me for a posting in Bhubaneswar, I told him that we would rather take on board our occasional contributor from there, Bibhuti Mishra, than look for a new face.
- Quota Ii: Punjab Oks Free Power For Scs, Poor Or Rich It Doesn’T Matter (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s appeal to political parties not to announce free power schemes seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
- Rollback Of Petro Prices Ruled Out (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jun 08, 2006)
Ruling out any rollback of hike in petrol and diesel prices at least for the time-being, the UPA government, headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, seems to be heading towards a confrontation with the Congress itself besides the Left parties and . . .
- Sc Orders Fresh Auction Of 1,140 Liquor Vends In Haryana (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 08, 2006)
Virtually upholding the Punjab and Haryana High Court order quashing allotment of liquor vends through negotiated deals by the Haryana Government for this year, the Supreme Court today ordered fresh auction of all 1,140 such vends by July 31.
- Bjp Launches Agitation Across The Country (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Jun 08, 2006)
Demands a complete rollback of the "anti-people" measure of increasing prices of petrol and diesel
NDA protest demonstration on June 12 and again on June 19
Traffic halted at 400 places, effigies burnt, trains stopped
- Balochistan Logjam (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 08, 2006)
TUESDAY’s acts of sabotage in Balochistan coincided with some heated speeches in the provincial assembly about the Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project, with MPAs demanding a higher royalty for the province.
- Dialogue On Balochistan (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 08, 2006)
On the heels of former army chief Jehangir Karamat's advice to the government not to take a military route in Balochistan now comes a plea for dialogue by the deputy speaker of the Balochistan Assembly, and a member of the ruling PML.
- Jihad Of Several Kinds (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Jun 07, 2006)
IF I had the authority I would ban the use of the word “jihad” except for jihad proper.
- Sc Moots Fresh Bid For Haryana Liquor Vends (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
In a bid to resolve the Haryana liquor auction issue, the Supreme Court today mooted a proposal for the fresh bid of 1,140 “non-auctioned” vends which were allotted by the state government through “negotiation” after not finding sufficient claimants . . .
- Icici Life To Double Punjab Network (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
It is not easy for private players to rope in customers, because public sector players are strongly entrenched, says Prasun Sikdar, head of sales, ICICI Life Insurance.
- Is There A Way Out? (News International, M B NAQVI, Jun 07, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Govt Puts Brakes On Rural Jobs Scheme (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 07, 2006)
Union Rural Development Ministry has decided not to extend the National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) scheme, the flagship programme of United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre, to other districts till December 2006.
- Get Power Out Of Civic Waste, Says Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB) can perhaps consider installing mini power plants, which will run on municipal waste.
- What Lies Hidden In The Footnotes Of The Past (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 07, 2006)
Tapan Raychaudhuri considers ways in which a legacy of mutual ill will can be transformed through honesty, memory and good sense The author is former professor of modern Indian history at the University of Oxford
- Quotas For Obcs `For First Time Since Independence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2006)
Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens' Constitution `provides for reservations for backward classes, citizens'
Arguments of anti-reservationists baseless
Such move taken after 60 years of freedom
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