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Articles 321 through 369 of 369:
- Now, nab him (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2000)
THERE IS AN overwhelming sense of relief over the freeing of Mr. Rajkumar, the Kannada film icon. The immensely popular actor has suffered as a captive of Veerappan for over 100 days and his release will gladden many hearts not only in Karnataka, where he
- Arrest Veerappan (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 16, 2000)
The very fact that none other than Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee announced Mr Rajkumar's release as a `happy news' at a function in Delhi on Wednesday reflects the eagerness with which the entire country was awaiting the event.
- Happy Homecoming (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2000)
''They also serve who only stand and wait,`` the quint-essence of this line from Miltonic poetry has come true in ringing terms to the vast numbers of people and Dr Rajkumar`s admirers in general and to the members of the ace actor`s family and his friend
- Chances brighten for Raj release (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Nov 15, 2000)
The chances of Veerappan releasing Dr Rajkumar have brightened. Tamil Nationalist Movement leader P Nedumaran, who has gone to the Sathyamangalam forests along with human rights activists Kalyani and Sukumaran for another round of talks, is expected to be
- Apex court comes of age (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Nov 13, 2000)
“THE mission was proceeding speedily when it hit a roadblock. A speedbreaker can be crossed, but here was a wall.”
- LAW OF THE WILD (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2000)
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the Karnataka and Tamil Nadu governments’ move to free the comrades of Veerappan in exchange for the freedom of the abducted film star, Raj Kumar, exposes at one stroke both the weakness of the two states and their compliance
- Sticking to the rule of law (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 09, 2000)
THE MUCH-AWAITED judgment of the Supreme Court in the case relating to the release of the associates of forest brigand Veerappan has, evidently, upset the applecart of the Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu who are seen to be bending over backwards t
- Captivity to continue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2000)
TUESDAY brought double trouble for Kannada film icon Rajkumar. In Delhi the Supreme Court blocked the release of 51 TADA detenues thereby virtually prolonging his captivity. In Chennai a confidante of Veerappan pulled out of the negotiation team jeopardis
- Sound judgement (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 08, 2000)
The Supreme Court's judgement quashing the permission granted by the designated TADA courts in Mysore and Chennai to withdraw prosecution against the forest brigand Veerappan's associates is not surprising.
- Landmark Judgement (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 08, 2000)
The Supreme Court has quashed the Trial Court's decisions for effecting release of Some TADA detenues by dropping cases against them. Severe strictures have been passed against the Public Prosecutors and States of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu for their role i
- Continental or common? (Pioneer, K N Bhat, Nov 04, 2000)
Judge Ajit Bharihoke came to the conclusion, in the JMM bribery case, that the identity of bribe-givers was not proved, the source of the bribe money was not established and the bribe-takers could not even be proceeded against in view of the ruling of the
- Crime and politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2000)
THE Delhi High Court’s directive to the Election Commission to inform voters about the criminal background of candidates seeking election to the country’s legislatures deserves close scrutiny. Several committees and commissions have in the past examined t
- Severe Indictment (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Nov 02, 2000)
While reserving its judgement on the PILs filed against the release of 56 TADA and NSA detenues, the Apex Court has slammed both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Government for its acts of omission and commission. The Hon'ble Judges mince no words in holding both
- Vitious Nexus (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 23, 2000)
The manner in which release of Rajkumar from Veerappan's captivity has been pursued by two State Governments has invited severe strictures and comments from the Apex Court. It has gone to the extent of remarking whether the whole drama of kidnap was in fa
- Need for firmness (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 19, 2000)
The abduction drama involving the Kannada matinee idol, Dr Rajkumar, is continuing without any sign of immediate resolution. The Nakkeeran editor, Mr R R Gopal, has made four trips to the forest so far. He and other emissaries, including the Tamil Nationa
- Supine surrender (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 19, 2000)
While the fans of Karnataka's matinee idol, Dr Rajkumar, wait for his release, the nation witnesses the disgraceful spectacle of the State Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu negotiating supinely with the criminal who holds him and another person capt
- Supine surrender (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 19, 2000)
While the fans of Karnataka's matinee idol, Dr Rajkumar, wait for his release, the nation witnesses the disgraceful spectacle of the State Governments of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu negotiating supinely with the criminal who holds him and another person capt
- Secure consensus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2000)
National security should not be the stuff of petty and partisan politics.
- Secure consensus (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 18, 2000)
National security should not be the stuff of petty and partisan politics.
- Why Veerappan has to be saved (Pioneer, C Devadas, Oct 17, 2000)
Long ago, when everything was black and white, one knew who the hero was and who the villain.
- Why Veerappan has to be saved (Pioneer, C Devadas, Oct 17, 2000)
Long ago, when everything was black and white, one knew who the hero was and who the villain.
- Nedumaran as negotiator (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2000)
HAVING MEEKLY YIELDED to every demand that was possible to satisfy, the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have now capitulated before Veerappan and his new-found extremist friends in selecting a negotiating team. By entrusting the release of the fil
- A debtor in disguise (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 12, 2000)
S. Murlidharan on why its makes sense to lift the corporate veil when dealing with Big B.
- Healthy trends generate hope in valley (Tribune, M.L. Kak, Oct 12, 2000)
JAMMU, Oct 11 — Though there has been no marked decline in the level of violence in the Kashmir valley, healthy trends, which remained in chains owing to threats from the militants, have started generating hopes for an early end to the 11-year-long turmoi
- A debtor in disguise (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Oct 12, 2000)
S. Murlidharan on why its makes sense to lift the corporate veil when dealing with Big B.
- Abdication on the altar of coalition (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 12, 2000)
The Centre is not able to hold, all because it is constrained to pay homage on the altar of political correctness and sing hosannas to the coalition era and its compulsions. HARISH KHARE recounts the discomfiture of the Vajpayee regime.
- Nedumaran as negotiator (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 12, 2000)
HAVING MEEKLY YIELDED to every demand that was possible to satisfy, the Governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka have now capitulated before Veerappan and his new-found extremist friends in selecting a negotiating team. By entrusting the release of the fil
- Sunlight and shadows (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Oct 10, 2000)
''Our problems are plenty, your points are twenty, results are empty and your son is a ...`` This was a catchy graffiti scribbled on City walls in 1977 when the national emergency, which had sought to muzzle the power of articulation, had been relaxed.
- The dawn of a new beginning? (Business Line, Raghu Dayal , Oct 09, 2000)
WHAT TRYST? What destiny? With eyes filling and choked voice, my old aunt, like the millions elsewhere, bemoaned the loss of the country's soul, its gentleness and nobility, values and idealism. No day goes past without reports of gory deaths, dacoities o
- Achievements & challenges (Deccan Herald, P S JAYARAMU , Oct 09, 2000)
The Karnataka Government headed by Mr S M Krishna has completed one year of its tenure. All right-thinking people welcome Mr Krishna`s announcement that there would be no celebrations and that he would like to be more focussed on his tasks.
- Law has taken its course (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Oct 07, 2000)
Understandably, the big guns boomed on the conviction of former prime minister, P V Narasimha Rao, in the JMM bribery case. But despite the sound and fury they sounded hollow. On the face of it, it was unprecedented. So far the impression has been that po
- Poor extradition record (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2000)
INDIA seems to have perfected the art of botching criminal cases requiring the extradition of the main suspects. The investigating agencies appear to develop cold feet the moment the opportunity shows up for nabbing a criminal holed up in a foreign countr
- UNENDING VIOLENCE IN J&K (Tribune, A.N. Dar, Oct 03, 2000)
ONE can understand bomb blasts. Even grenade attacks. Also one-to-one attacks. In a situation as prevails in Kashmir one has to live with these. What can you do, for instance, if a man wearing a pheran comes to you with a revolver underneath his garb and
- The menace of criminal gangs (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Oct 02, 2000)
The recent shoot-out that is alleged to have taken place in Bangkok between Indian gangsters has again focussed attention on the empires that gangsters wish to control and the territories they wish to command. We can only hazard conjectures about the iden
- Claimed by all (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 01, 2000)
WHILE THERE is nothing new about the various offshoots of the Dravidian movement - the DMK, the AIADMK and the MDMK - resorting to the rhetoric of Periyar's legacy, what was striking about the September 23-24 events (when Periyar's 122nd birth anniversary
- Useful tips (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 28, 2000)
ONE of my neighbours is the chief of a political party and is always known to keep his jaws active, masticating one thing or the other. Eager grassroots level workers wait on the mumbled words that fall off his lips now and then, as from an Onyx truck tha
- Dateline Bangalore and India's poor image (Daily Excelsior, S Narendra, Sep 21, 2000)
Among Asian cities, Bangalore has come to be counted as a city of the globalized era along with Singapore and Hong Kong. Anything happening in this cyber-city, whether it be an attack on Pizza Hut by farmers' leader Nanjundaswamy or the successful launch
- WHAT THE JUDICIARY CAN TELL THE STAT (Telegraph, NIRMALENDU BIKASH RAKSHIT , Sep 20, 2000)
Recently, the Supreme Court has struck a severe blow to the Karnataka government by raising a constitutional question in restraining it from giving in to Veerappan’s blackmail. On July 30, the jungle-dacoit had held Raj Kumar, the Kannada superstar, and t
- Pray, why this loud prayer? (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 18, 2000)
RELIGION and noise pollution. A sensitive, if not startling, subject for a legal discourse. With a rather uncomfortable potential for generating misunderstanding. Anywhere and everywhere but especially in the country we dwell in, replete with religious st
- South scrambles for share in IT cake (Tribune, Gobind Thukral, Sep 17, 2000)
IT is a battle royale among three southern states. The target is to outclass each other in information technology. Electronics is the buzz word. Never mind the poverty, illiteracy, deprivation and the ignorance of the backward castes. Tamil Nadu, Karnatak
- THE OUTSIDER’S DREAM (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Sep 15, 2000)
There is a vision of India given to us most eloquently by Jawaharlal Nehru in his writings, particularly his autobiography, and in his actions as India’s first prime minister. It is given to very few indeed to be able to articulate a vision, and then to h
- The budding menace (Pioneer, K N Bhat, Sep 15, 2000)
While Britain was in the midst of war following the Quit India resolution and the arrest of national leaders, the Governor General, Marquess of Linlithgow, was busy assessing the possible consequences of the proposed fast by Mahatma Gandhi.
- T.N. justifies dropping of charges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2000)
The Tamil Nadu Government has justified its decision to revoke the ``NSA and TADA charges'' against the five accused whose release has been demanded by the forest brigand, Veerappan for the return of the Kannada thespian, Mr. Rajkumar, and three others he
- Law and order: where the media failed (Business Line, H.Kaushal , Sep 12, 2000)
THE GOVERNMENT'S succumbing to demands of terrorists/kidnappers in recent years began with the case of Ms Rubyia Sayeed, daughter of the former Home Minister, Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, when Mr V. P. Singh was prime minister. Releasing hardcore militants in e
- Abdication on the altar of coalition (Hindu, Harish Khare , Sep 10, 2000)
The Centre is not able to hold, all because it is constrained to pay homage on the altar of political correctness and sing hosannas to the coalition era and its compulsions. HARISH KHARE recounts the discomfiture of the Vajpayee regime.
- Abdication on the altar of coalition (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 10, 2000)
The Centre is not able to hold, all because it is constrained to pay homage on the altar of political correctness and sing hosannas to the coalition era and its compulsions. HARISH KHARE recounts the discomfiture of the Vajpayee regime.
- The state: protector turns pleader Erosion of authority a big threat (Tribune, Syed Anwar Saeed, Sep 10, 2000)
THE Veerappan saga is becoming an albatross around the necks of the governments of both Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The abduction of Kannada cinema icon Rajkumar has dragged on for more than 40 days.
- The two main characters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2000)
Though he never went to school formally, he claims to have learnt to read and write Tamil when he was 20. A regular listener of radio, including the BBC, he is also said to read magazines and books. Some of the books that he carries along include Ramayana
- Villain-hero imago: The southern syndrome (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Sep 10, 2000)
THOUGH the present piece is precipitated by the Veerappan outrage which has in recent weeks consumed acres of print and hours of TV time, it’s, I trust, not yet another footnote to the gathering commentary on the dark phenomenon which the scribes of insta
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