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Articles 121 through 220 of 500:
- Lingering Dispute With China (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Dec 13, 2006)
Chinese President Hu Jintao’s visit to India was only the latest in a continuing series of high-level political exchanges. Political and economic relations have not been better since the 1962 war.
- Tourists Flock To Mussoorie (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2006)
The mercury has dipped in Uttaranchal following moderate snowfall in the higher regions on Monday bringing much cheer to the farmers whose crops will . . .
- Eu To Help Clean Banks Of Ganga (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Dec 13, 2006)
European Union, in collaboration with renowned Indian scientific institutes, has begun an EU-India River Bank Filtration network.
- Five Best: Indian Heritage Hotels (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2006)
The Writers' Bungalow is one of two 19th-century bungalows built in Ramgarh - in the foothills of the Himalayas - for British and Indian officers.
- Future Soldiers Need To Be Knowledge Workers: Prez (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam, also the supreme commander of the armed forces, on Saturday called upon young gentlemen cadets (GCs) joining the Army to be aware of their greater responsibilities in the context of technology-driven warfare.
- Congress Rejects Bjp Charge On N-Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 08, 2006)
The Congress rejected the BJP's charge that the UPA government was compromising the country's interest by lobbying for the Indo-US nuclear deal.
- North India Shivers After Snow, Rain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 06, 2006)
Kashmir, Himachal and Uttaranchal bear the brunt as temperatures fall sharply.
- Communal Quota (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 04, 2006)
Backdoor reservation for Muslims
- New Border Points Set To Open Up For Trade (Times of India, Indrani Bagchi, Dec 04, 2006)
India has decided to converge foreign policy with trade. Marking a breakthrough in the trade versus security debate, cabinet has approved a plan to establish a Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI) and 13 "state-of-the-art" integrated check posts . . .
- Explosive Sachar Report Tabled (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Dec 01, 2006)
The lure of Muslim votes in the coming electoral battles prompted the UPA Government to present the Rajinder Sachar Committee on socio-economic and educational status of Muslims in Parliament on Thursday and assure its implementation before February next.
- Politics Of Oil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 30, 2006)
BY reducing marginally the petrol and diesel prices, the UPA government has allowed Congress President Sonia Gandhi to claim credit for a people-friendly measure and project herself as a protector of the interests of the common man.
- Shibu Soren Convicted In Murder Case, Steps Down (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2006)
Union Coal Minister Shibu Soren on Tuesday resigned from office after a Delhi court found him guilty of conspiracy in the abduction and murder of his former private secretary Shashi Nath Jha in 1994.
- "Colombo Studying Indian Panchayat Model" (Hindu, C.K. Chandramohan , Nov 27, 2006)
Rajapaksa inaugurates first Asian Mayors' conference in Dehra Dun
- Focus Will Be On Uttar Pradesh (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Nov 27, 2006)
The Assembly elections in three States - Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Uttaranchal - will dominate media attention. Bihar and Madhya Pradesh byelections have gone in favour of the BJP-JD(U) combine.
- Defending The Drdo (Indian Express, N GANESH, Nov 27, 2006)
Having spent most of my life in the armed forces in projects associated with the DRDO from 1969 to 1995, I read with great interest your series on the DRDO (IE, November 12 to 19). I can testify to most of what has been reported.
- Punjab Elections May Be Held On March 4 (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Nov 24, 2006)
Though officially nothing has been conveyed to the Punjab Government either by the Centre or by the Election Commission with regard to the fixing of dates for the Assembly elections, sources said the commission was considering holding the elections . . .
- It's Snowing In J&k, Himachal & Uttaranchal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
It's winter time in Jammu & Kashmir, Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh, with residents of the three states waking up to a white Wednesday. There has been light to moderate snowfall in the Himalayas, with mountain resorts like Gulmarg getting a foot . . .
- Widespread Protest Against Gm Rice Trials (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 23, 2006)
Throwing their weight behind farmers protesting Genetic Engineered (GE) rice trials, rice exporters beseeched the Government to "pay heed" to "Chinese and US rice scandals" and warned of "disastrous consequences for the country, the industry, and farmers.
- Fdi Inequalities (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 22, 2006)
High-value investments are piling up in islands of development while the hinterland slumbers in backwardness.
- India Speeds Up Road Network Along China Border (Times of India, RAJAT PANDIT, Nov 21, 2006)
The lumbering elephant cannot always match the fleet-footed dragon. But India is finally stepping on the gas, after years of delay, to strategically counter the massive build-up of infrastructure by China along the Line of Actual Control.
- N-Deal Moving, Sharp Rise In Defence Ties (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Nov 20, 2006)
With the Senate passing the Indo-US nuclear deal, New Delhi and Washington have stepped up Defence cooperation by placing the anti-missile defence back on the agenda and clearing the decks for a multi-level, multi-command tri-services military . . .
- Threats From Naxalism (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 20, 2006)
Naxalism is growing at a spectacular pace in India. During the last few years it has grown from a marginal movement in two or three states to constitute the biggest internal security challenge in the country.
- Ticket To 19th Century (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 19, 2006)
Nainital is possibly at its best at this time of the year — sans the thronging crowds, with crisp days, brilliant blue skies and startlingly clear mountain views and cold nights that make gathering around a fire particularly pleasurable! You can . . .
- Askot Sanctuary, Pithoragarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2006)
Located in the picturesque Pithoragarh district of Uttaranchal, this sanctuary is set amidst snow-capped peaks, glaciers, ridges, beautiful valleys and pristine forests in the Indo-Nepal border. Established in 1986, it is at an altitude that ranges . . .
- A Sojourn On The Snow-Capped Mountains (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 18, 2006)
The lure and charm of the Himalayas is overwhelming.
- Assertion At Last (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2006)
CIC cracks the whip on UPSC
It may be difficult to fathom which of the two commissions is more opaque in its functioning ~ the Central Information Commission or the UPSC.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 18, 2006)
It may be difficult to fathom which of the two commissions is more opaque in its functioning ~ the Central Information Commission or the UPSC.
- Sachar Report To Dominate House (Indian Express, Santwana Bhattacharya, Nov 18, 2006)
The Sachar Committee report and the debate over reservation for backward Muslims that it has spawned is expected to dominate the Winter Session of Parliament beginning November 22.
- Demand For New States (Tribune, Shastri Ramachandran, Nov 15, 2006)
At a time when it is fashionable to trash all that is Nehruvian, if there is one legacy of free India’s first Prime Minister that endures as a symbol of Shining India, it is the linguistic states that were created under his leadership.
- Cong Braces Itself For Oppn’S Onslaught (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Nov 15, 2006)
All major political players are getting ready to fight their preliminary round of battle for the next year’s assembly elections in the coming winter session of Parliament commencing November 22.
- Fbi Warning Raises Terror Fear (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2006)
A US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) alert to India of a possible attack on airport or vital installation by al-Qaeda bolstered by an anonymous untraced letter in Tiruchinapalli increased security levels across airports, tarmac, and leaders.
- Playing The Market (Indian Express, K. Raghu, Nov 13, 2006)
Pension funds should be invested in a way that pensioners can be at peace and live with dignity.
- Indian Vvips Security Up After Abduction Threats (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2006)
The Indian government will provide maximum security to the relatives of VVIPs including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, his predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi after abduction threats from Pakistan-based militant . . .
- Askot Sanctuary, Pithoragarh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 13, 2006)
Located in the picturesque Pithoragarh district of Uttaranchal, this sanctuary is set amidst snow-capped peaks, glaciers, ridges, beautiful valleys and pristine forests in the Indo-Nepal border.
- ‘Standardisation Of Ayurveda Essential For Global Acceptance’ (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Union Health Minister Ahbumani Ramadoss here on Sunday reiterated the government’s commitment to standardise ayurvedic drugs with a ‘treatment protocol’ for global acceptance having already earmarked Rs 120 crore for infrastructure and development.
- Ayurveda ‘Standardization’ Plans (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
Instead of dealing with burning issues such as rampant cases of Dengue, Chickengunya, recurrent polio, and newer strains of tuberculosis (TB), and unacceptable child and maternity mortality rates, Federal Health Minister wants standardization of Ayurveda.
- ‘This Is Licence To Loot ... Hence Our Struggle’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 04, 2006)
Responding to commentaries and reports in the Indian Express and asking whether she will have to join a ‘battle of truth’ with this newspaper, Medha Patkar makes the case that poor Indians cannot but see current policies of industrialisation and . . .
- Lingua Indica (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 04, 2006)
It is easy to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the States Reorganisation Act - linguistic States such as Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Karnataka were all born in 1956 - as a model and a triumph of Indian federalism.
- Lanco Infratech To Tap Market (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2006)
Price band fixed between Rs. 200 and Rs. 240 per share.
- Grace Without Measure (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 02, 2006)
Ernest Hemingway's famous phrase ‘grace under pressure’ conjures up visions of war-scarred heroes, doughty bullfighters, lonely fishermen battling with the elements out in the deep sea. Vimla Pande, or Maami, as she was fondly called, was none of these.
- Lost In Exchange (Indian Express, Prakash Karat, Nov 02, 2006)
This is with reference to the conversation with me (‘Ideas Exchange’, The Sunday Express, October 29). There have been some errors and out of context references in thepiece which I would like to clarify.
- Tata Motors' Net Up 31 P.C. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
Scans the globe to source components and raw materials
- How Clean Is Gujarat Anyway? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 31, 2006)
As I read the piece, ‘Gujarat brings out the scrubbers’ (IE, October 28), I wondered if the state being referred to, where the pollution control board is on its toes, was really the Gujarat in which I live.
- A Tough Fight Lies Ahead (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 30, 2006)
We have three crucial Assembly elections coming up in Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal and Punjab.
- Pulling The Wool Out Of Dyed-In-The-Wool Thinking (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 28, 2006)
Wool from China was the focus of a recent AAR (Authority for Advance Rulings) decision.
- Expectations From An Uttaranchal Election (Indian Express, Brinda Karat, Oct 26, 2006)
This is with reference to the report of the press conference I addressed in Dehra Dun, published in The Indian Express of October 25.
- Kanshi Ram (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 26, 2006)
Kanshi Ram leaves behind a legacy of social struggle that has changed the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
- Monitoring Monsoon (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 25, 2006)
The skewed pattern of rainfall experienced across the country during this year's monsoon appears to be an anomaly.
- What’S In A Name? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 23, 2006)
Changing names of places, roads and buildings has become such a pastime of politicians that it no longer makes news.
- Mayawati Launches Campaign (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Oct 19, 2006)
"Samajwadi Party Government corrupt, Uttar Pradesh eager for change"
Cadres told to aim for absolute majority in Assembly polls
Alliances ruled out, BSP to contest all seats.
- Need For A Second Green Revolution (Business Line, G. K. Nair , Oct 18, 2006)
India needs a paradigm shift in its agricultural policy
- Bjp Fumes Over Iftar On Banks Of Ganga (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 18, 2006)
Has Mulayam Singh Yadav stirred a controversy on the banks of the swirling Ganga in Hardwar by organising an Iftar party in a bid to project himself as a champion of minorities?
- Decentralised Trade (Tribune, Mahendra P. Lama, Oct 17, 2006)
IN the reopening of the Nathu la trade route between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) in July 2006, China’s local integration strategy has again come to the fore.
- Rss Stands Willing To Strike But Is Afraid To Hurt (Deccan Herald, Deepak Upreti, Oct 17, 2006)
The RSS is willing to strike but afraid to hurt. Barring the ‘forced exit’ of L K Advani from the post of Party President last year, not much seemed to have moved in the BJP on the lines prescribed by the Nagpur outfit.
- Ne S&t Developments (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 17, 2006)
In a sign that India recognizes the lack of development t in the North Eastern sates, it announced a slew of new projects for the region to ensure that the economic and social development happening in the rest of the nation reaches these remote areas.
- Congress Trying To Dislodge My Government: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 16, 2006)
He wants Hardwar, Udham Singh Nagar restored to U.P.
- Crossed Interests (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 16, 2006)
It was not unusual, till recently, for people uninformed about the significance of the wild to try and impose legitimacy over their killing of the big cats saying these were a threat to them and their livestock.
- In Search Of Rock Bottom (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Oct 16, 2006)
Incidents of past few weeks - from daily killings in Iraq to nuclear tests in North Korea - indicate the world is today a much more dangerous place
- Apex Court Pulls Up Ministry Over Ganga Action Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 14, 2006)
Cites poor quality of river due to lapses in its implementation
Directs official to file fresh affidavit by November 15
Amicus curiae says Rs. 900 crore had gone waste.
- ‘States, Uts Have Failed Rti Act’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 14, 2006)
India’s public servants have failed the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The verdict has come from a leading think tank which assessed the implementation of the Act that came into force exactly one year ago.
- Pro-Poaching Stir, Road Plan Threaten Corbett Life (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Oct 14, 2006)
The king of the jungle is fighting a grim battle to keep encroachers away from his territory. If it was another among the big cats, it could have been a fair battle.
- Tatas To Stay Put, Uttaranchal Can Wait (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Despite adverse publicity that has been plaguing the proposed Tata Motors small car manufacturing plant in Singur of Hooghly, the company plans to go full steam ahead with setting up the factory here and does not have any plans of shifting to Uttaranchal.
- Approach To Elections (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Oct 13, 2006)
Elections approach in three crucial states in the next few months and we can expect a great deal of activity in Punjab where the Akali Dal/BJP are ahead of the Congress, Uttaranchal where the BJP should win if we take . . .
- Ncp Sees Red Over Cong 'Violation Of Coalition Dharma' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Oct 13, 2006)
Maharashtra Congress Committee chief's recent advice to the party's district units to fight coming local bodies elections on their own has evoked sharp reaction from its ally Nationalist Congress party.
- Sonia To Resume Tours, Halt Party Dissent (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Oct 13, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi is going to resume her public programmes in various states after a prolonged gap, in a clear effort to rejuvenate the otherwise listless and faction-ridden party organisation.
- Bill To Rename Uttaranchal Tabled In Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The Narain Dutt Tiwari Government placed the much- talked about Bill to rename Uttaranchal as Uttarakhand in the Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday, taking the renaming process a step further.
- Not About Malls Alone (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Oct 11, 2006)
The World Bank has produced an excellent document titled, India, Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: Building on India’s Success. As the title of this report suggests, the focus is on service delivery, which still largely remains public-sector.
- Ex-Uttaranchal Cm On "Fast Unto Death" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Seeks withdrawal of land acquisition proceedings
Bid to sell farm land at "subsidised' rates to builders
Acquisition of land has evoked public resentment.
- Seer Moots Revival Of Temple Stir (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Giving a new twist to the Ayodhya dispute, Shankracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati of Dwarika peeth has declared that they would go for a parikrama (perambulation) of the disputed site on 30 November in order to revive the issue before the public.
- Dangerous Precedent (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2006)
Populism is permanent. It is the first article of the Indian politicians’ creed, and also their last resort.
- Leopard In Rajouri (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 03, 2006)
Very rightly the official website of Rajouri district seeks the creation of wildlife parks and preserves. It does well to discuss in detail the presence of rare birds and animals in the district.
- Cold Comfort Up North (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 30, 2006)
States are where the India story is playing out. But it is not playing out uniformly.
- Cong Seeks Kalam's Intervention On Mp Allowing Govt Staff . . . (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Once again raising the boggy of communal poralisation against its principal opposition the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress on Thursday sought the President's intervention against Madhya Pradesh Government's move to allow its employees to take . . .
- Pm Opposes Tax Sops, Incentives To Industry (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today cautioned States against offering unsustainable tax sops and incentives for industrial projects, saying that "jury is still out on whether these policies really promote industrial growth".
- Pm Cautions Cms On Populism (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Sep 29, 2006)
Cautioning against the “race to the bottom” through competitive populism, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, asked the states to avoid excitement to have “headline-grabbing MoUs by offering fiscal and financial incentives which their finances . . .
- Pm Signals Sez Burial (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 29, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi's directive against large-scale acquisition of prime farmland for non-agricultural purposes and full rehabilitation of affected farmers seems to have put a spanner in the rat race to create Special Economic Zones.
- Tatas Push, Buddha Preaches (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2006)
As the Buddha proclaimed like Jesus — “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do”, or a variation of it — not everyone seemed to be in a merciful mood.
- Nainital Conclave: Rediscovering The Party (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 27, 2006)
There is a realisation among Ministers that inputs from the Congress party need not be treated as irritants. Ideas and policies have to be necessarily synchronised with ground realities and electoral compulsions.
- Iniquitous Enclaves (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 26, 2006)
The perversity of incentives that create no externalities or economies of scale for the "hinterland" are the biggest defects of SEZs.
- Elected Women Want 50 Pc Quota In Governance (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The two-day “Open forum interface of elected panchayati raj functionaries” sought 50 per cent reservation for women in all three tiers of self-governance as part of the Uttaranchal Doon Declaration-2006 on the concluding day here today.
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