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- Congress Discusses Assembly Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The Congress began a preliminary exercise for States going to the Assembly polls next year. Party president Sonia Gandhi held discussions with State leaders here to attend the two-day conclave of Congress Chief Ministers.
- Cpm Meet To Focus On Upa Govt Failure (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The CPM leaders are likely to come down heavily on the UPA government for its “failure” to take corrective measures on various issues of public concern including price rise raised jointly by the Left parties.
- Cong Cms Plough On For More Relief From Finmin (The Economic Times, C L MANOJ, Sep 25, 2006)
A section of the party leadership and chief ministers, which fear the loss of their farmer votebank ahead of the coming assembly elections, on Sunday demonstrated their determination to force the government to redraw its fund-allocation plans.
- Bjp Says Sonia's Statements Lowering Forces' Morale (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2006)
The BJP today accused Congress President Sonia Gandhi of trying to lower morale of security forces fighting terror by repeatedly stating that minorities should not be targeted.
- Farmer Suicides, Terror Stalk Cong As Party Gets Ready For Election-07 (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 25, 2006)
The Congress overdrive to woo farmers and Muslims during the two-day conclave of the Chief Ministers of 14 Congress-ruled states that concluded here on Sunday let the cat out of the bag.
- The Expanding Turf Of Scams (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 25, 2006)
Recently, a duo posed as a Minister of State for Home and his private secretary and allegedly spoke to a gangster in a jail in Uttar Pradesh.
- Concern For Muslims Overrides Terror Talk (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Sep 24, 2006)
A grim warning of a more intense terrorist strike and the need for maintaining communal harmony formed the focal point of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi's addresses to the party Chief Ministers conference that . . .
- 15,300 Polio Booths Planned For November In Haryana (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Sep 24, 2006)
The Haryana Government plans to set up 15,300 pulse polio booths in 20 districts during the National Pulse Polio Immunisation Round scheduled in November.
- Disability Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2006)
It is not without reason that the global polio Technical Consultative Group has singled out India as one of the few countries that continue to carry the risk of transmission of the dreaded illness.
- Disability Within (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 23, 2006)
It is not without reason that the global polio Technical Consultative Group has singled out India as one of the few countries that continue to carry the risk of transmission of the dreaded illness.
- States Stand To Lose Funds (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Sep 22, 2006)
More than half of the districts under the Backward Region Grant Fund (BRGF) will not be able to receive funds as several states have failed to set up District Planning Committees (DPCs).
- Game Of Musical Chairs (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 22, 2006)
The game of political 'musical' chairs continues in Jharkhand as the NDA and Arjun Munda is thrown out and Madhu Kode a independent MLA becomes the Chief Minister as the game of 'numbers' in a coalition structure pushes the state from one disaster to . .
- Congress Chief Ministers Conclave From Tomorrow (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Sep 22, 2006)
To discuss crisis in agriculture sector and internal security
- Urgent Tasks On The Polio Front (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 21, 2006)
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' decision to call an emergency meeting of Health Ministers and officials of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Delhi, Uttaranchal, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and . . .
- New Norms For Sez Development Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Board of Approvals to meet today to advise States
- Norms On Land Acquisition For Sezs Shortly (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Faced by criticism on its SEZ policy, the Centre is preparing guidelines for acquisition of land from farmers for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
- Indo-Us Wargames Get Bigger (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 19, 2006)
The Manmohan Singh government, ignoring the criticism of the Left parties, has dramatically expanded the scope of joint military exercises with the United States.
- Cpi To Discuss Upa’S Performance At National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
The CPI will discuss the UPA Government’s performance on the economic and political fronts and work out its strategy for the forthcoming Assembly polls in four states at its two-day national executive meet beginning here tomorrow.
- Ksinc's Tourism Operations Set To Get A Boost (Hindu, John L. Paul, Sep 18, 2006)
Uttaranchal company seeks KSINC's help in promoting water-based tourism
- Where The Past Still Lives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
It is very difficult to escape the past in Mussoorie, pervaded by a genteel colonial air.
- Centre To Set Up Six . . . (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
The Centre is planning to set up six institutes similar to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in different parts of the country, Union Minister for Health Ambumani Ramadoss has said.
- Six New Aiims On: Govt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
With the Union Health Ministry's decision to start new AIIMS like institutes the six recipient states have all reasons to smile. "Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Uttaranchal and Chhatisgarh will each get a state-of-art Rs 350 crore . . .
- I, Me, Mine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
The ascension of Mr Madhu Koda, an Independent MLA, to the office of Jharkhand's Chief Minister, may appear no more than a quirky aberration in India's politics.
- Cpi To Discuss Upa Govt Performance In National Executive Meet (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The forthcoming Assembly elections in four states and the performance of the UPA Government would come up for discussion at the two-day National Executive meeting of CPI beginning here on Monday.
- I, Me, Mine (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 16, 2006)
The ascension of Mr Madhu Koda, an Independent MLA, to the office of Jharkhand's Chief Minister, may appear no more than a quirky aberration in India's politics.
- Fourth World’ Links (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Sep 16, 2006)
There is a viable revenue model to tap the rural market for knowledge, education, information and empowerment.
- Cpi Meet To Focus On Assembly Poll Tie-Ups (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Communist Party of India (CPI) will discuss possible electoral alliances for the coming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and other states at a two-day national executive meet from Monday.
- Munda’S Exit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 15, 2006)
Thursday's resignation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda without seeking a vote of confidence on the floor of the State Assembly was not entirely unexpected.
- India's Shame (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Manual scavenging is still a disgusting reality in most States despite an Act of Parliament banning it.
- Lucky Escape (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2006)
IT has been an extremely lucky escape for Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his two ministers, Pratap Singh Bajwa and Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, and other staff members.
- Directionless At Dehradun (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2006)
THE meeting of the national executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party ended in Dehradun as tamely as it began.
- Education’S Share In States’ Total Budgetary Allocation Declines (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 11, 2006)
The commerce ministry is planning to circulate a discussion paper on liberalising higher education and changing domestic regulations to attract foreign investment in the sector (ET September 7).
- Jharkhand Mlas Now In Rishikesh (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Away from the political unrest that has gripped their home state, Jharkhand, in the run-up to the trial of strength by the Arjun Munda-led NDA government either on September 14 or 15, 11 opposition MLAs reached Rishikesh on Saturday only to . . .
- Cong Chants Satyagraha (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
With the BJP deciding to cash in on the Vande Mataram controversy by making it one the main planks of the party’s campaign during the forthcoming assembly elections in five states – Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Punjab Goa, and Manipur – the . . .
- Punjab To Be Made Power Surplus By 2010, Says Sukhbir Badal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
"If Akali Dal was voted to power in the coming Assembly elections"
- Meet Leaves Bjp With Visions Of Victory In Uttaranchal Assembly Elections (Hindu, C.K. Chandramohan , Sep 11, 2006)
Half the battle won as voters have been made to see reason for good governance, claim regional leaders
Time to knock at every door and ensure a vote for change, says former Minister
Set examples of good conduct besides proper need-oriented planning an
- Upa Soft On Terrorism: Bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
With the Malegaon blasts sending shockwaves across the country, the BJP today sought to put the ruling UPA in the dock accusing the Congress-led coalition of being soft on terrorism due to its votebank politics and appeasement tactics.
- Un Raps India For Polio Failure (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2006)
Alarmed by the polio situation in the country, the UN has written to the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and the World Health Organisation has shot off a letter to the health minister, Dr Anbumani Ramadoss, expressing concern over the . . .
- Wrong Focus (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Sep 10, 2006)
Someone said the other day that India is becoming pro-business, instead of pro-markets.
- Malegaon Clouds Parivartan Rally; Bjp: Why Doesn't The Terror Stop? (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 09, 2006)
The serial blasts in Malegoan killing scores of people became the focal point of the BJP's historical Parivartan Rally at the city's Parade Ground on Friday evening. "Terrorist acts are being frequently executed in Malegoan. Why so? Can't the . . .
- Vajpayee Slams Upa On Terrorism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Giving a call to oust the Congress government in Uttaranchal, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee today attacked the UPA government for its inability to tackle terrorism, saying that while talking with Islamabad, the Centre should intensify . . .
- Bjp Calls For Jpc To Study Agrarian Crisis (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
BJP on Friday called for a Joint-Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on farmers’ suicide and to study “the multi-dimensional agrarian crisis” in the country.
- Wrong Focus (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Sep 09, 2006)
Someone said the other day that India is becoming pro-business, instead of pro-markets.
- Call Off Talks With Pak: Vajpayee (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Blaming the Union government for the Malegaon bomb blasts and rising terror in the country, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has called for termination of peace talks with Pakistan unless terrorism is checked.
- Cbi To Probe Recruitment Racket (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigations will probe the sub-inspectors recruitment scam that rocked Uttaranchal two years ago.
- Minor 'Scuffle' In Kashmir Politics (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 08, 2006)
Politics rarely takes a holiday and events in Kashmir are of interest as there is a minor 'scuffle' for control and clearly it did not succeed.
- Bjp Waiting For Spring (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Sep 08, 2006)
The Bharatiya Janata Party is yet to discover a strong Central leader since losing power.
- Indian, Us Armies Begin Joint Exercises In Hawaii (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Indian and US armies began their largest joint exercise here on Wednesday.
- Bjp Heads To Conclave Under The Shadow Of A Crisis, Yet Again (The Economic Times, DEVESH KUMAR, Sep 07, 2006)
Like the last two meetings of the BJP’s national executive held outside the capital, a looming crisis is also threatening to overshadow the Dehradun conclave.
- Jharkhand Shadow Over Bjp's Meet (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 07, 2006)
Party may find it counter-productive to harp on Vande Mataram issue.
- Landing In A Mess (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 06, 2006)
The year 2006 (or 2007) is significant in the history of human civilisation, because that’s when the world’s urban population will exceed the world’s rural population for the first time. Of course, levels of urbanisation vary widely, ranging . . .
- Special Anti-Naxal Force (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
India has created special force body of 14000 personnel raised from 13 states, which would include 9000 from Central paramilitary and State police and rest ex-servicemen, to fight naxal violence and perform other internal security duties.
- Naxals, Government Rethinking Strategies (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Sep 04, 2006)
The naxalites have launched a "socio-economic investigation" aimed at reworking their tactics. And the government has moved to ensure greater coordination in countering them.
- Mansarovar Yatra Will Soon Be Smoother (Times of India, Vishwa Mohan, Sep 02, 2006)
The Kailash-Mansarovar Yatra will be smoother for pilgrims from 2009 as the government has initiated an ambitious project to construct 75 km of motorable roads till Gunji outpost along the Indo-China border. At present, the pilgrims have to . . .
- Bsp Suspends Mp For Favouritism (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Once again reiterating her party’s stand against promoting dynastic rule, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President, Ms Mayawati, today suspended its Rajya Sabha member from UP, Mr Isam Singh, for “furthering dynastic rule”.
- Mha Tightens Anti-Naxal Steps (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
The Union home ministry is preparing specific measures, including provision of need-based air support and surveillance of the Naxal-affected areas, through unmanned aerial vehicles in order to check the growing menace of ultra-Left violence.
- Kailash-Mansarovar Pilgrimage Route To Be Made Motorable (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 02, 2006)
Pilgrimage to Kailash-Mansarovar that now takes several days of walking through mountainous terrain is all set to change with the Centre approving a proposal to construct a road in Uttaranchal.
- Jawans Get Relief In Medical Scheme (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 31, 2006)
Lakhs of ex-servicemen superannuated before January 1996 and denied post-retirement treatment facilities in government hospitals have got a major relief from the Supreme Court.
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police said on Thursday that there was no headway in investigations into the July 11 serial blasts. The ATS released the sketch of an unclaimed body found in one of the blast sites to establish its identification.
- Chhattisgarh Has Highest Casaulties Of Naxalism (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The highest casualty on account of Naxalism has taken place in Chhattisgarh, mainly as a fallout of the Salva Judum exercise, backed by the security forces.
- Utterly Pointless (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 30, 2006)
To the extent the name changing bug was restricted to our reverting to indigenous nomenclatures for places - towns, cities, and regions - from their Anglicised versions, there was little perhaps wrong with the exercise.
- Army Training Police Personnel, Ex-Servicemen To Counter Naxals (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2006)
The Indian Army is on course to train 14,000 personnel in anti-Naxal operations by May next year in six affected states, including 92 companies of police personnel and 5,000 ex-servicemen. It has so far trained about 6,400 personnel in . . .
- On Growth, Poverty And Opportunity (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Aug 29, 2006)
"While India's growth performance has improved there are concerns about whether this is doing enough for the poor and excluded groups.
- Itc Eyes 12 Pc Share Of Biscuit Market (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Aug 29, 2006)
Itc Foods’ Sunfeast brand of biscuits which staged an entry into the Indian market in 2003 currently has about eight per cent share of the market, grown from a mere 4.5 per cent in 2004-05. To break the ‘duopoly’ of biscuit giants Parle and . . .
- Bajaj Auto To Set Up Rs. 1,750 Cr. Lcv Plant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
To produce electric three-wheelers in Aurangabad
- Centre Wakes Up To Naxalite Threat (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
With Naxalites casting a shadow over almost a third of the country’s total area, the Centre is pursuing a multi-pronged approach to address the problem in a holistic and coordinated manner.
- Jd-U To Oppose Ban On Religious Conversions (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Taking strong exception to the proposal of Jharkhand Government to impose a ban on religious conversion, coalition partner Janata Dal (United) on Sunday threatened to oppose the move and asked for withdrawal of ban from all parts of the country.
- Strange But True (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 28, 2006)
This may sound strange but it is true. This information does not come from Transparency International that has rated Jammu and Kashmir as the second most corrupt State after much-maligned Bihar in certain public services.
- Push The Pace (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising.
Has this man ever struck you as a guy with an overwhelmingly sophisticated command of the language?
You do remember that he was asked wheth
- No Progress In City Serial Blasts Probe (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Mumbai police said on Thursday that there was no headway in investigations into the July 11 serial blasts. The ATS released the sketch of an unclaimed body found in one of the blast sites to establish its identification.
- Mulayam Blames Centre For Flight Of Industries (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
U.P. facing hurdles, not given relief package
No headway despite significant investment proposals: Congress
Government rejects demand for separate Harit Pradesh.
- Upa Went Out Of Its Way To Address Trs Concerns: Cong (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Rejecting TRS allegation of "betrayal" by Congress on the Telangana issue, Congress on Wednesday said the UPA coalition went out of its way to address the concerns of Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) on the matter.
- Multi-Pronged Plan For Naxals (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government is pursuing a multi-pronged approach to address the problem of Naxalism on political, security and development fronts in a holistic and coordinated manner.
- Tiwari Anoints Jairam Chidambaram's Successor (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh was taken by surprise on Tuesday when Uttaranchal Chief Minister ND Tiwari complimented him saying he is being tipped to become the next Finance Minister in place of P Chidambaram.
- India Must Show The Way (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 21, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we are seeing 'new' innovative methods being deployed by terrorist groups.
- 35 ‘Protected’ Monuments Vanish (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
At a time when the entire nation is commemorating India’s tryst with Independence, the symbols related to the freedom struggle are fast vanishing.
- Petro Product Prices To Be Reviewed On September (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Petroleum Ministry will review retail prices of all products including kerosene and domestic cooking gas on September 1, Petroleum Secretary M.S. Srinivasan said here on Friday.
- Give A Fillip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
Looked from one angle one will find it surprising that per capita income in the State is Rs 16190.
- Haunting Terror Threats (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 18, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we see 'new' innovative methods deployed by terror groups and clearly the intelligence agencies have foiled and prevented a terror act which cuts across nations, religion and beliefs and is little more than . . .
- Crisis In Punjab As 6 Power Units Collapse (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Power crisis worsened in various parts of Punjab as all six units of the Ropar Super Thermal Plant “collapsed” around noon today following a steep dip in the voltage owing to a major fault in the 220 KV line between Ropar and Kohara.
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