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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Govt. Launches Tree Plantation Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh has launched a massive tree plantation campaign for expanding its green cover.
- Bluster And Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2006)
Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Union Labour Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, if his sabre-rattling on Tuesday is to be taken seriously, is an extremely angry man whose patience is running low.
- Ngos Feel `At Home' With Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
President was at his hospitable best; Prime Minister brushes aside security and exudes enthusiasm
- Quota's Here To Stay, But Merit Will Get Due Credit (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday reiterated his government’s resolve to extend reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions, but said educational opportunities would be expanded commensurately to ensure that merit did not take . . .
- Cat Out Of The Bag (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 14, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission has quickened the drumbeat for higher pay in certain states.
- Bjp Executive Likely To Meet In September In Dehra Dun (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 14, 2006)
The party hopes to form a government in hill State on its own
The Dehradun meet may boost the party's prospects
Corruption levels in the hill State at `all-time high'
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Bjp Meet Likely Next Month In Dehra Dun (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The BJP is expected to hold its three-day national executive meeting from September 7 in Dehra Dun.
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- Ncp To Go It Alone In Uttaranchal: Tripathi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Nationalist Congress Party will prefer to go alone in the forthcoming Assembly polls in Uttaranchal, party national general secretary D P Tripathy said here on Friday.
- Reckless Vendetta (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 11, 2006)
Justice RS Pathak Authority into the Iraq ‘food for oil’ issue has acted in record time to clear the Congress party and Sonia Gandhi and indicts Natwar Singh and now we will have three government agencies who will use every method possible to . . .
- Basohli's Bad Luck (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
Despite its idyllic location, school of painting and pashmina shawl industry Basohli in Kathua district is very rarely in the news. Its proximity to the Jammu-Srinagar national highway has not earned for it any additional value.
- Sc Seeks Details On Tehri Dam Oustees (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a response within two weeks from the Centre, Uttaranchal government and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd (THDCL) on a petition alleging that families affected by the project due to rise of water level above . . .
- Moderate Quake Shakes Northern India (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 06, 2006)
A moderate earthquake shook northern India and neighbouring Nepal on Saturday but there were no immediate reports of damage, the India Meteorological Department said.
- Sun Shines On Hill Towns, Thanks To Delhi (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
If you thought Infosys founder NR Narayanamurthy’s driver is India’s only millionaire chauffeur, here’s a surprise. “My driver is a million- aire too,” chuckles Arun Rawat, owner of Kanha Biogenetics, a tiny drug making unit in Baddi, a small town . . .
- Minister’S Liquor Mafia Remarks Create A Furore (Indian Express, S M A Kazmi, Aug 04, 2006)
Uttaranchal is in the middle of a political storm over a state minister’s comments about the alleged nexus between politicians and the liquor mafia.
- Sonia To Convene Meeting Of Cong Cms On Farm Sector (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi has decided to convene a meeting of Congress chief ministers that will focus only on agriculture.
- Third-Class Governance Can’T Give First-Class Response To Terrorism (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 02, 2006)
By the end of 2003, we were being told that our agencies had neutralised over 160 ISI modules — counting only those outside Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. Since then, up to July 11, 2006, again counting only those outside Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Tsunami Godown Opens Doors To The Needy Elsewhere (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 01, 2006)
NGO engaged in sorting, mending and despatching clothing to several Indian States and Pakistan
- Boon Or Bane? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 01, 2006)
Thirty-five years after it was first conceived and many setbacks and controversies later, the Tehri hydroelectric plant in Uttaranchal has finally been commissioned.
- Raw Opens Field Office In Lucknow To Monitor Nepal Border (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Special stress on functioning of madarsas on the border areas of U.P. and Bihar
- Congress Mlas Up In Arms Against Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
T.P.S. Rawat had alleged links between some MLAs and the liquor mafia
Chief Minister urged to order probe into the allegation
Name the persons involved, says State party chief
- After 35 Yrs, Tehri Dream Comes True (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Jul 31, 2006)
The jinx has finally been broken at Tehri. After over 35 years of setbacks and controversies, the 2,400-MW Tehri hydel project was commissioned on Sunday - despite the absence of Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari at the function.....
- Quota Champions To Girdle Up For Fresh Battle Over Moily Report (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
With the Oversight Committee headed by Veerappa Moily suggesting a staggered implementation of the OBC quota, the stage is set for a fresh confrontation between quota enthusiasts and “pragmatists” in the ruling arrangement.
- Nhpc Lags Behind In Meeting Power Generation Targets (Tribune, CP Bhambhri, Jul 30, 2006)
State-owned National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) has come under scanner of the government as it has so far failed to reach anywhere near the 10th Plan power generation targets.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 30, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Cellphone Spy Busts Parents’ Exam Gang (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
A group of parents on a three-day jaunt to Dehra Dun in summer should have raised no suspicions, even if they were from equally pleasant Himachal Pradesh.
- Dalits Fined For Entering Temple (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
After Sabarimala temple in Kerala, it is now the turn of Mahasu Devta temple in Uttaranchal to be in the thick of controversy.
- Uttarakhand Activist To Launch Fast-Unto-Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Dhirendra Pratap, a leading Uttarakhand activist and member of the All-India Congress Committee, has threatened to launch a fast-unto- death before Congress president Sonia Gandhi's residence from August 24 if the party does not get a Bill passed to. . .
- Lessons To Learn (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 27, 2006)
Sound personnel policy and strong political will is needed to bust terror modules and counter jihadi misadventures, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Name For Tehri Reservoir Suggested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Uttaranchal Governor Sudershan Aggarwal has suggested the naming of the reservoir of the Tehri Dam as Suman Sagar after the freedom fighter Shridev Suman.
- India-China Ties On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 24, 2006)
India-China relations have established a new landmark with the re-opening of the strategic Nathula border after 44 years.
- Forest Rights And Promises (Frontline, Ashish Kothari, Jul 24, 2006)
The revised Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Bill, 2006, has many positive points.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 22, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Snowy Pride (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 20, 2006)
When experts, political leaders and concerned citizens put their heads together to discuss just one wild specie one can only imagine the seriousness of the subject.
- Pawar Says There Is No Wheat Problem (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Sending more confusing signals to the people, vendors, and analysts, Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said that there was no possibility of a steep price in wheat as prices . . .
- A Route To Trade? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
Re-opening the Nathu la Pass is high on political symbolism rather than promotion of business interests
- Nathu La: Still In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 18, 2006)
After all the recent media fuss over the re-opening of Nathu La, the scene there is far from vibrant.
- Anand Mohan Arrested (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
high drama followed by exchange of fisticuffs and hurling of abuses on police, the fugitive gangster-turned-ruling party leader Mr Anand Mohan was arrested from the Patna railway station here today.
- Centre In A Fix Over Profit Bill (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
The government appears to be in two minds whether or not to table the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Amendment Bill 2006 in its original form in the two Houses during the Monsoon Session of Parliament commencing from July 24.
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- Travel Exhibition Begins Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
India International Travel Mart (IITM), a travel and tourism exhibition, will be held in Bangalore from July 15 to 17 at the Kanteerava Indoor Stadium. "Around 20,000 visitors are expected to take part. The exhibition is open to all," said Anurag . . .
- J&k Falls Off Tourist Map, Uttaranchal & Hp New Destinations (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh gained an unexpected bonanja from the terrorist attack that snuffed out seven innocent lives last Tuesday in Srinagar.
- Tata Motors Planning Mini-Passenger Vehicle (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
After creating a niche segment for its mini-truck ACE, Tata Motors, on Wednesday, announced that it is well on course for launching a mini-passenger vehicle and the first vehicle is slated to roll out in a year’s time.
- The Kavadias Begin Their Mega Trek (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 13, 2006)
Enhanced vigil along the way in the wake of the serial blasts in Mumbai and Srinagar
- Facing Extinction (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 12, 2006)
Despite being home to one of the most celebrated sanctuaries, Uttaranchal's efforts to protect wildlife are proving inadequate, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Neighbourhood Gang (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Jul 10, 2006)
While Rahul Gandhi is yet to make up his mind on his role in the party, the list of his teammates, as on his recent birthday on June 19, is more or less ready.
- Nathu La Opened, India To Upgrade Roads At Other Two Points (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
After reopening of the Nathu La pass for border trade with China, India proposes to construct roads and develop other infrastructure at two other trading points in Uttaranchal and Himachal Pradesh to boost commerce through these routes.
- Monsoon Hits North India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
26 people killed in house collapse incidents in Uttar Pradesh
- Tatas To Roll-Out Ace In Passenger Version (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 10, 2006)
Buoyed by the success of its mini truck ‘Ace’, auto major Tata Motors plans to launch a passenger carrier variant of the vehicle next fiscal, a senior company official has said.
- Statehood The Only Way To Tide Over Vidarbha Crisis (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 10, 2006)
From being extraordinarily well-off to penury and suicide—the cotton farmers of Vidarbha have come a long way. But history can be reversed, if a state of Vidarbha is allowed to be formed
- Verdant Delhi (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 08, 2006)
By using Pradip Krishen's book, you will find you have become an amateur botanist.
- Disowning The Shadow (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jul 07, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi is ill-advisedly trying to distance the Congress from unpopular Government . . .
- Sc Notice To Centre, 3 States (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh asking them to furnish information on allotment of houses to former chief ministers and other VIPs.
- China Says It Is A Good Development (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Jul 07, 2006)
Now, we are going to open the market for people of both sides
Reopening of Nathu La will also help to resolve border issue: Beijing
It is a good confidence-building measure: Saran
- Bjp Goes Round In Circles (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Jul 05, 2006)
The BJP's efforts to ride out of political ignominy and organisational lethargy expose its inability to generate fresh ideas.
- Capt Seeks One-Time Debt Relief (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Jul 04, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today called on Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Dr Montek Singh Ahuluwalia and urged him to bail out farmers from indebtedness by recommending a financial package.
- Refined And Clean (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jul 04, 2006)
The Punjabi suit has taken over the dress code in south India. Sad but true. Those wonderful woven saris that typify Tamil Nadu are now rarely seen on the streets of its cities and small towns except on special occasions like a wedding.
- Sonia Wants States’ Info On Price Rise (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
After realising that the Centre may not be able to tackle the price rise effectively, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has asked AICC general secretaries and those in charge in party-ruled states to give her a ground-level feedback on this issue on . . .
- Congress Cms To Meet On July 5 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A meeting of chief ministers of the Congress-ruled states will be held here on July 5 to deliberate on ways and means to check the price line.
- Sonia Meets Cong-State Cms Over Price Hike On Wednesday (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Worried about the UPA-ruled Central Government's inability to contain rising prices, Congress president Sonia Gandhi has convened a meeting of the Chief Ministers of party-ruled States here on July 5.
- Aam Aadmi Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 02, 2006)
The Congress better clarify who this person is if its government means to get its policies right
- Naxalites Fighting A Losing Battle In Ap, Says Dgp Sen (Times of India, Ramesh Kandula, Jul 02, 2006)
Andhra Pradesh has probably more experience in tackling armed Maoist uprising than any other state.
- Price Blow (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
The ruling party itself castigating the government for unbridled price rise does not make a very congruous sight but what was said at the Congress Working Committee on Thursday was only the reflection of the frustration felt by the common man reeling . .
- Aam Aadmi Who? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 01, 2006)
There is a spectre haunting the Congress party, and it goes by the name of ‘aam aadmi’. Ever since the slogan, ‘Congress ka haath, aam aadmi ke saath’ coincided with the party’s famous Election 2004 victory, the Congress has been struggling . . .
- Back To Heartland Politics (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Jun 30, 2006)
VP Singh's latest political concoction has the potential to harm Samajwadi Party's electoral prospects in Uttar . . .
- Price Hike Hits Cong, Brickbats Within (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Jun 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister P Chidambaram faced rough weather at a marathon Congress Working Committee meeting on Thursday on the UPA Government's inability to contain inflation and spiralling prices of essential commodities.
- A Glimmer Of Hope In Dehradun Jail (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Jun 29, 2006)
It appears that the high walls of Dehradun jail have imprisoned not just Bala but also all her hopes and aspirations.
- Sonia Is Nac’S Lifeline, But Will She Oblige? (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Jun 29, 2006)
With Sonia Gandhi yet to reveal her mind on the future of the National Advisory Council, there is growing concern within the Congress and Left that it may become dysfunctional — even if it is not formally disbanded — unless the Congress president . . .
- Sans Power And Will (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 29, 2006)
Power crisis is not the only problem that ails Uttaranchal. Law and order too is worsening by the day, says Hiranmay Karlekar
- Kashmir’S Iron Maidens (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Jun 28, 2006)
Long before the sex scandal in Jammu and Kashmir erupted in angry street demonstrations in the Valley, the minister of health in the Mufti . . .
- Bsp To Go It Alone In U.P., Uttaranchal, Punjab (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
`Party to back any Bill that gives reservation to poor'
- The Sez We Really Need (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 27, 2006)
The unbelievably high cut-offs for admission to colleges in Delhi University and the lakhs of disappointed students who have failed to get into engineering or medical colleges indicate the acute shortage of quality education in the country.
- Subcontinental Drift (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 26, 2006)
Those European politicians have lost. Lakshmi Mittal has acquired Arcelor.
- Arunachal Wants China Trip To Get Tips On Bamboo (Indian Express, Rajeev Bhattacharyya, Jun 26, 2006)
The movement on the border talks between India and China may have been slow but that has not stopped Arunachal Pradesh from seeking to leave the unpleasant past behind.
- Sex Scandal Haunts Tiwari Govt (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Jun 26, 2006)
After the unwed mother episode, yet another sex scandal has reared its ugly head in Uttaranchal much to the inconvenience of the Congress government.
- Media Circus Goes On (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 26, 2006)
The Left parties are clearly getting more aggressive and the meeting between Mr Prakash Karat and Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav cannot be ignored as they jointly represent close to 105 MPs.
- When Rock Came To Visit The Hills (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
It took a white man to bring rock to the hills of Garhwal. Prem Paul Ninan finds out more about the tourist who stayed...
- Devotion And Harmony By The Ganga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
In Haridwar, every shrine and temple is woven into a time-honoured mesh of legends and beliefs.
- Up Demands Action Against Punjab For Overdrawing Power (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jun 24, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh today accused Punjab of overdrawing from the Northern Grid and demanded action against the state for continuously violating the code.
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