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Articles 221 through 320 of 363:
- For Alternative Policies (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Interview with K. Varadharajan, general secretary, AIKS.
- No More Excuses -Mizoram Must Settle Reang Wrangle (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 09, 2006)
Several Central directives since December 1997 to the Mizoram government to repatriate Reang refugees from Tripura have had no effect and one wonders why due process is being delayed after the state government and the militant . . .
- 260 Million Indians Still Below Poverty Line (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 28, 2006)
A large proportion — 26 per cent or about 260 million (193 million in rural areas and 67 million in urban areas) — of Indians are still below the poverty line, according to India's first Social Development Report released in New Delhi on Friday.
- Cong Keen To Recapture Lost Bases In The North (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jan 26, 2006)
Well before the 82nd plenary session of the Congress got underway in Hyderabad last week, it had become increasingly clear that the three-day show was going to be dominated by an unprecedented clamour for the coronation of Rahul Gandhi as the party’s . .
- Security Tightened Ahead Of R-Day (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 26, 2006)
On the eve of the 57th Republic Day, Delhi police foiled a terrorist plan to disrupt the celebrations in the capital. Security was tightened across the country and extra guards deployed at all vital installations following terror attacks in some places.
- Coalition Dharma (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 24, 2006)
Onus as much on UPA allies as on Congress
The Congress party’s call to its partners in the ruling United Progressive Alliance at the Centre that the responsibility for the success of the Manmohan Singh government rests as much on them as . . .
- Don’T Cross Your Limits, Cong Warns Left, Upa Partners (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Jan 23, 2006)
AICC Will aggressively confront and fight the Left in Kerala, Bengal and Tripura, says party
- Rebels Call For Strike On R-Day In N-E, Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 22, 2006)
The ULFA has since 1979 been waging an armed rebellion against what it calls New Delhi’s “colonial rule” over Assam. The MPLF is a conglomeration of three militant organisations of Manipur — Revolutionary Peoples Front, Peoples Revolutionary Army . . .
- Irritants In Tripura (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 19, 2006)
Congress unity still a far cry
Instead of trying to forge unity in the Tripura Congress unit the central command seems to be encouraging factionalism,
- Grab The Judge (The Week, Tapash Ganguly, Jan 08, 2006)
Fundamentalists in Bangladesh are trying to take over the judicial system
- Mixed Fare (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 03, 2006)
What 2005 meant to the North-east
No North-eastern state suffered political tsunamis in the year just ended, thanks to the anti-defection law and downsizing of ministries that checked characteristic toppling games and horse-trading so common to Meghalay
- Gory Face (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 03, 2006)
Should one express surprise over the targetted killing of scientists, academicians and intellectuals by the terrorists? The answer can only be no. By its very definition the terror machine is synonymous with murder and mayhem.
- Need For A Policy For The Displaced People (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 01, 2006)
The recent internecine killings, which claimed about 90 lives in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, have led to the displacement of over 44,000 tribal Karbis and Dimasas. Away from the attention of the national media, the displaced Karbis and Dimasas . . .
- Water-Rich, Yet Over-Stretched (Business Line, D. Murali , Dec 31, 2005)
Water may seem too common a topic to write about, especially after floods have receded and the tsunami anniversary vigil has passed off peacefully. Yet, it is hot news all over the world.
- Wasteful Protest (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 29, 2005)
Who’s got it right on bandhs in NE?
The public interest litigation filed by a social worker, a former MP and a journalist in Gauhati High Court seeking a ban on bandhs truly reflects the thinking of the majority in Assam.
- On The Front Line (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 28, 2005)
A good year for Marxists in Tripura
This has been a good year for Tripura’s ruling Left Front. Only two weeks ago it swept the Agartala municipality and nagar palika polls with large margins.
- Nation Will Go ‘Renewable’ In Big Way By 2020 (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 25, 2005)
Green Oscar award winner Dr Shanti Pada Gonchoudhuri of Tripura, is in the forefront of the nation’s drive to tap solar power in its efforts to popularise cost effective, eco-friendly non-conventional sources of energy.
- Minority Manipuris Demand Reservation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The minority Manipuris from Assam and Tripura have demanded reservation of seats in Parliament and the Legislative Councils as well as introduction of Bishnupriya Manipuri language in secondary schools in the state.
- Tripura:counting Of Votes Begin (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Counting for the 35-member Agartala Municipal Council and the 12 nagar panchayats began this morning.
- Plan Afoot To Increase Tripura Tiger Population (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The Tripura government is contemplating sterilising the dominating deer breed in reserve forests and sanctuaries of the state at a time when deer population of the country has been declining rapidly.
- Landslide Victory For Left Front In Tripura Civic Poll (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The ruling Left Front in Tripura secured absolute majority in all the 12 nagar panchayats and 35-member Agartala Municipal Council (AMC), according to official sources here today.
- India Realizes West Bengal And Northeast Becoming A Far Larger ‘Kashmir’ – India Deploys Thousands Of New Troops In The Border (India Daily, Anil Rane, Dec 18, 2005)
It is a late awakening but never the less better late than never. Bangladesh is the new capital of Islamist movements.
- Ongc Told To Limit Tripura Stake To 26% (The Financial Express, SANJAY JOG, Dec 15, 2005)
The ongoing spat between the ministry of oil and natural gas and Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has taken a new turn, as the ministry wants that ONGC should restrict its equity to 26% and not attempt to increase it in the 750-MW . . .
- Buddhadeb To Inaugurate Meet On Kerala Studies (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2005)
Meet will cover issues relating to the State's development
- Govt Takes Up Rubber Cultivation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2005)
The Tripura government and Rubber Board will jointly sponsor rubber cultivation in border areas to rehabilitate villagers who were evacuated ....
- Sleuths Sniff Out Maoist Meet (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Dec 03, 2005)
The intelligence agencies in the northeastern states and West Bengal were put on alert following a report that leaders of some of the ultra-leftist movements across South Asia would meet somewhere along the India-Bangladesh border this month.
- After Ulfa, Centre Wants More N-E Outfits On Us Terror List (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Encouraged by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) having sued for peace shortly after making it to the US State Department’s list of terrorist organisations, this May, the government now plans to urge the US to put the All Tripura Tiger Force . .
- Air Deccan Moves Ahead In Race (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Budget carrier Air Deccan will enter record books next week by becoming the largest network provider in the country.
- Now Get Married (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
The reality is that the Left has power over policy. Then why be the Congress’s live-in partner?
- Natwar Spurned Offer Of Portfolio, Says Pmo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2005)
He was offered a choice between Urban Development and Culture
Manmohan was clear in mind that Natwar should not continue as External Affairs Minister
- How Safe Are We? (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, Nov 06, 2005)
The twin man-made disasters in Delhi and Andhra Pradesh are a sad commentary on the state of our national safety and security regimes.
- Terror: Pm To Talk Tough To Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2005)
Manmohan Singh will ask Pakistan to dismantle terrorist infrastructure totally, and urge Bangladesh to crack down on militants.
- Living Together (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Oct 20, 2005)
Both leftist leaders and investors in Bengal know that Citu and the CPI(M) are inseparable, argues Sumanta Sen
- Bangladesh's Proxy (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 11, 2005)
With just a few weeks left for the SAARC summit in Dhaka, Indo-Bangladesh ties touched a new low on September 29 when Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), Major General Jahangir Alam Choudhury, alleged that the August 17 multiple explosions in his
- `Farmer Households Spend 55 Pc On Food' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2005)
THE average Indian farmer household spends the highest share (Rs 101.27 or 20.14 per cent) of its monthly per capita expenditure of Rs 502.83 on cereals and cereal substitutes, followed by 9.68 per cent on milk and milk products.
- Classic Imagery (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
Young vocalist Sampagodu S Vighnaraja gave a concert in the City on Sunday evening.
- China To Spread Growth Benefits (Tribune, Edward Cody, Oct 03, 2005)
The ruling Communist Party vowed on Friday to spread the benefits of economic growth more fairly among all levels of Chinese society, seeking particularly to close the yawning income gap between farmers and city dwellers.
- Indefensible Means (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
The strike was unnecessary, dialogue should have sufficed
- August Blasts: Dhaka's Charge Against India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2005)
BDR says criminals from India had colluded in triggering them
BSF concern over continuing illegal migration
List of Indian insurgent camps in Bangladesh submitted
- Tripura Tribulations (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 29, 2005)
Last week’s killing of two men, four women and two children by suspected National Liberation Front of Tripura cadres strengthens the conviction that piecemeal accords with militant groups is no answer to the problem.
- Minorities Panel Can Go Into Ceiling On Reservation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 23, 2005)
Union Cabinet decides to expand the terms of reference
Rule on downsizing of Health Ministry staff to be relaxed
Helicopter services for northeast to continue
Ceiling on flying hours
Kochar Commission term to be extended
- Safe Haven For Cattle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Night shelters for cows on the border is a huge relief for Tripura farmers, who live under the perennial threat of dacoits.
- Rain Water Harvesting Mooted In Tripura (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
In view of the growing water scarcity in Agartala, the state water resource and public health engineering division has recommended making rain water harvesting system mandatory for all households in Agartala.
- We Welcome Fdi, But With Some Riders’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 11, 2005)
We have no double standards on the issue. The CPI(M) is not opposed to FDI per se. In the last party congress we adopted the policy that we will allow FDI only if it generates employment, brings in new technology and augments the existing productive capac
- Delimitation Can Wait (Statesman, News Service, Sep 08, 2005)
Considering the way illegal migrants have ‘advanced’ Bangladesh’s borders 10 to 15 kilometres inside India,
- What Lies Beneath The Surface (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Sep 06, 2005)
Despite the rise in surrenders by militants, the lack of a proper rehabilitation policy will defeat the purpose, writes Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- Kalam’S Ten-Point Oath For Teachers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2005)
The President interacted with teachers at a function on the occasion of teachers’ day when he presented the National Award to Teachers for 2004.
- Malaria: Tripura Seeks Central Help (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2005)
The Tripura Government has sought help and expert opinion from the Centre over the introduction of high-power drugs to control malaria and viral fever which recently took a serious turn in the state.
- Should Congress And (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Sep 04, 2005)
Unconventional wisdom is rarely honoured. But what is happening in India in political permutation and combination is a rarity as yesterday’s friends and foes are friends today.
- The Colour Blue (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 03, 2005)
Tripura hardly makes national headlines, one possible reason being that many newspapers now bring out regional editions with circulation confined to the areas concerned.
- It's Now Over: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Even as the United Progressive Alliance Government, the Congress and Finance Minister P. Chidambaram seem to believe that the storm over Nalini Chidambaram taking up an income tax case on behalf of the Central Board of Direct Taxes...
- Centre To Pay Rs.193-Cr. Vat Compensation (Hindu, N. Rahul, Aug 28, 2005)
State's claim accepted due to shortfall in collection of commercial taxes
- A Black Spot (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 26, 2005)
How do you define crime situation in a state in which two out of every one lakh of the total registered crimes are rapes?
- Fenced In (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Aug 25, 2005)
Suddenly we have discovered to our dismay that the fence that we are setting up to keep the Bangladeshis out could very well keep them in.
- Hoodwinking Delhi (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 19, 2005)
Khaleda’s self-destructive game
- Tight Security Along Indo-Bangla (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Fearing infiltration of ''fundamental terrorists'' into India, Left members in the Lok Sabha today demanded tight security along the West Bengal and Tripura borders with Bangladesh after 400 blasts took place in that country yesterday.
- Series Of Blasts In Bangla, India Sounds Red Alert Along Border (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
A series of blasts, targetting government installations, ripped through bangladesh on Wednesday killing one person and leaving more than 200 injured.
- Army On Alert To Thwart Ultras’ Plot On Id Fete (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
Militants cast a cloud over the Independence Day celebrations in the North-East and parts of West Bengal
- Chakmas Complain Of Bangla Muslim Settlements (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2005)
The Chakma leader said the Bangladesh government tries to evacuated the Buddhists from the region gradually and populate it with Muslims.
- Crippling The Doctor` (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 16, 2005)
India never voted for a 24-page pamphlet called CMP. Left keeps waving it to make PM look like our most honest lame duck
- Emergency As A Watershed (Times of India, SURENDRA MOHAN, Jul 08, 2005)
The gravest sin of the Emergency was its suppression of civil liberties and distortion of the Constitution. It also effectively reversed the 1971 garibi hatao slogan to the extent that proxi-mity between state and business houses grew over time.
- Mixed Response To Left Fuel Price Hike Strike (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2005)
While Left activists in New Delhi and Bihar gave the police a tough time, the strike saw lukewarm response in Orissa and Kerala.
- United They Stand, Divided They Lose (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 16, 2005)
Despite the cries against Laloo Yadav’s “misrule”, neither the CPI nor the CPI(M) is likely to part ways with the RJD, writes Sumanta Sen
- Eastern Disturbances (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Jun 09, 2005)
Both the Centre and the Assam government are turning a blind eye to the collaboration between ULFA and the ISI, writes Sumanta Sen
- Integrated Plan Needed (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Jun 06, 2005)
With much time already lost on false trails, India must pay more attention to the demand for and supply of gas
- Tamil Fishermen Ill-Treated In Bangladesh Jail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2005)
Although the fishermen, lost in Bay of Bengal, were rescued by Bangladesh Coastal Guards, they were treated inhumanly in the Coxbazar jail across the border
- Six "Indian Insurgents" Killed (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, May 29, 2005)
DHAKA: Security was increased along the Bangladesh border with India after six Indian insurgents were killed in a gunfight and several of their local aides arrested in Moulvibazar district on Friday.
- Tripura Hands Over 20 Departments To Panchayat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2005)
Tripura will now be the first state in the Northeast to hand over the executive authority of twenty major departments to the local self-government as part of decentralisation of power.
- Written Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 18, 2005)
It was in another age that a king’s word made both law and history. In these democratic times, though, the people’s will reigns supreme.
- No Air Surveillance On Bangla Border (Tribune, Girja Shankar Kaura, May 14, 2005)
The recent trouble on the Indo-Bangladesh border had forced experts to raise a number of questions,
- India’S Weakness Apparent (Business Line, G Parthasarathy, May 14, 2005)
Despite their insensitivity to its security interests, India is still unable to deal firmly with its troublesome neighbours
- Junctions And Roadblocks In Arab Politics (Hindu, Raja Mohan, May 05, 2005)
Dhaka : In a happy diplomatic accident, the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, will have the rare opportunity this week to interact with both the women who dominate the political landscape in Bangladesh
- India And Bangladesh Must Talk It Out (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 03, 2005)
The killing of a Border Security Force officer by the Bangladesh Rifles on the Tripura border is a reminder that India's relations with its eastern neighbour demand urgent attention.
- A Cry In The Wilderness (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Apr 29, 2005)
The pattern is getting stylized. Every few months, state chief ministers are called in in New Delhi to discuss national security,
- The Colour May Bleed At Times (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Apr 28, 2005)
For quite some time now, there has been talk about “hardliners” and “softliners” in the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
- Reclaiming Dharma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2005)
If we can bring dharma into our national life, it must be to uphold, rather than at the expense of, our pluralist Indianness.'
- The Man Who Could Still Be King (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Apr 21, 2005)
Subash Ghisingh is certainly no longer the uncrowned king of the Darjeeling hills
- Border Trouble (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 21, 2005)
What happens on the borders may well be at the centre of relations between countries.
- Three Red Musketeers (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 11, 2005)
There are apparently three CPMs in India today. One is in West Bengal, which is in favour of economic reforms
- Search For Ways To Keep Marx Alive (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 31, 2005)
Given the steady decline in the number of full-time workers and the apparent disinterest among its cadre, isn’t it time for the CPI(M) to decide on some new kind of action? asks Sumanta Sen
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