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- Bjp Should Let Jd(s) Be In Power (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Oct 05, 2007)
Political activity is quite unpredictable in coalition politics and results from Karnataka will surprise all political parties including the JD(S).
- Govt Reverts To 27% Quota For Obcs (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
Blocked by the Supreme Court from implementing 27 per cent quota for other backward classes (OBCs) in higher education, the Centre now plans to adopt the existing list of OBCs of National Commission for Backward Classes (NCBC), which had been . . . .
- Buddhadeb In Line Of Fire Over Death Of An It Pro (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Oct 04, 2007)
The probe over the death of an IT professional could be one more headache for Bhattacharya.
- Reliance Further Cuts Its Troubled Retail Plans (The Financial Express, C B P Srivastava, Oct 04, 2007)
Reliance Industries Ltd has ended the services of about 400 franchisees for its planned retail operations in West Bengal and has shelved a rollout in Orissa because of protests from small traders.
- 'Cpi-M Will Take A Unanimous Decision On Nuke Deal' (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
The Communist Party of India -Marxist (CPI-M) would take a unanimous decision on its stand on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal, a member of the party's politburo said on Friday.
- We Cannot Stop Industrialisation, Says Buddhadeb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 04, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said his government was trying to formulate a just and clear policy on land acquisition and rehabilitation.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 04, 2007)
Incontrovertibly now, Kolkata’s Police Commissioner, Prasun Mukherjee, is under a cloud in the Rizwan-ur Rehman-Priyanka Todi matter.
- Hide Your Love Away (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 04, 2007)
Rizwanur Rehman's charming smile refuses to fade from people's memory. After his body was found on September 21 on train tracks in the heart of Kolkata, there have been numerous candlelight vigils, angry protests and demonstrations demanding the . . . .
- Irrational Campaign (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 04, 2007)
A sector that was to have created millions of new jobs in the country is reporting job losses before it even gets under way. Organised retail is still in its infancy — less than 4 per cent of the total shop space is accounted for by organised . . . .
- Dogma Vs Reality (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Oct 03, 2007)
In his hours of repose, Mr Prakash Karat must be harking back to his days as a student leader when he had his last encounters with elections.
- Sc Right To Rule Bandh Illegal (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2007)
The Supreme Court would have done well not to suggest the imposition of President’s rule on Tamil Nadu.
- What's Wrong With My Body? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A British employer sacks an Indian employee for wearing a nose stud at the workplace, citing reasons of hygiene. And a survey suggests a substantial percentage of Britons suffer from delusionary diseases. Back home, we have many . . . . . .
- Panchayat Kitchens, In Lieu Of Pds (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 01, 2007)
According to the Times of India (September 17, 2007), an estimated Rs 31,500 crore worth of grain has been siphoned out of the Public Distribution System in the past three years, with UP and West Bengal being the worst culprits.
- We Forced Us Statement On Deal, Will Ask Govt For Concessions: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
A day after CPM patriarch Jyoti Basu declared that there would be no compromise on the nuclear deal issue, a statement by US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher saw a change of heart at the party’s . . . . .
- Iaea Safeguards Not Just For Us, Govt To Tell Left (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
With CPI(M) stalwarts like Jyoti Basu and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaking out in favour of nuclear power, but against the strategic partnership with the US, the Government is looking to convey to the Left . . . . .
- Preferences And Prejudices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
Newspapers, in the classical definition, are purveyors of news and views. “All the news that is fit to print” and “Facts are sacred, comment is free” are antediluvian concepts now.
- What Upa Won’T Tell You (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Oct 01, 2007)
Inequality is an important issue for the UPA government. The Approach Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan (2007-12) adopted in December 2006, mentions “inclusive growth” in the title itself.
- Cpm Not One On Nuke Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
On the second day of the three-day CPI-M Central Committee meeting today, conflicting views emerged on the party's probable course of action should the UPA-government go ahead with the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal.
- New Andhra Pcc Chief Likely Soon (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
The Congress high command is expected to appoint a new Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief next month, while it has not made up its mind yet about changes in the Maharashtra, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh PCCs.
- Ril Retail Sacks 400 In Wb (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 01, 2007)
After facing resistance in Uttar Pradesh and Orissa, the Mukesh Ambani group firm Reliance Retail has sacked 400 employees, or half its work force, in West Bengal.
- Divided We Stand (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 29, 2007)
Over the next three days, the CPM's highest decision-making bodies — the politburo and the central committee — will thrash out their stand on the Indo-US nuclear deal in Kolkata.
- We Shouldn’T Consent To A Tango With Us (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Sir, ~ After going through BC Dutta’s write-up “A renewal of friendship” (Perspective, 9 September), I am compelled to conclude that it is lopsided and blinkered, let alone a biased piece.
- N-Standoff: Left Explores Options Outside Upa (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
A crucial meeting of CPM's politburo got under way in Kolkata on Friday amid clear indications that Left was not just firm on its plan to punish the UPA government if it tried to operationalise the nuclear deal, but may have also begun exploring . . . .
- Judges And Detectives (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 29, 2007)
It is always a good idea to keep in touch. Especially if the people with whom one keeps in touch are also one’s voters and tax-payers.
- Cpi(m) Concerned At Myanmar Incidents (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau met here on Friday as a prelude to three days of “very crucial” discussions by the central committee on the India-United States nuclear deal and the political situation, among other issues.
- Cpm To Take 'Unanimous Decision'on Nuclear Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
"Everything has been discussed and I am sure that we will take a unanimous decision," senior leader M K Pandhe told newspersons when asked whether the issue of nuclear deal was being deliberated.
- Bkc Elected India's Representative To Cpa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
Karnataka Legislative Council Chairman B K Chandrashekar has been elected as India's Representative to the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). He will be India's representative for CPA for a period of three years.
- Prashant Tamang’S Fans, Siliguri Residents Clash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 29, 2007)
A clash broke out in Siliguri on Friday between the fans of Prashant Tamang, recently selected Indian Idol, and local residents during a march protesting alleged derogatory remarks against him by a radio jockey of a Delhi-based private . . . .
- Bengal Cm: Don’T Be A Friend Of Us (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee raised the temperature against the nuclear deal with the United States on Thursday, a day before the CPI(M)’s politburo and central committee meet here.
- Diverging Story (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 28, 2007)
Ever since militant trade unionism made West Bengal its home in the Sixties, factories have been closing down; as a result, West Bengal has shrunk to insignificance in the industrial landscape of India.
- Supermarkets Halted After Shopkeepers Take To Streets (Guardian (UK), RANDEEP RAMESH, Sep 28, 2007)
Reliance Industries, India's biggest private company, announced it will sack 1,000 workers and put on hold plans to open supermarkets in the north and east of the country after mounting protests from small traders.
- India Job Scheme 'Disappointing' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
India's most ambitious scheme ever to lift people out of poverty has met with largely disappointing results in its first year, studies suggest.
- N-Deal: Cpm Politburo Meeting Today (Tribune, Subhrangshu Gupta, Sep 28, 2007)
The crucial meeting of the Politburo and the CPM central committee, beginning at the Alimuddin Street party office in Kolkata from today, may finally endorse the decision of pulling out their support from the UPA government on the nuclear
deal issue.
- Making A Point (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 28, 2007)
The West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee is obviously someone special for the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Judicial Probe Into Rizwanur Case (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 28, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya yesterday ordered a judicial probe into the mysterious death last week of a Muslim youth who had married the daughter of industrialist Ashok Todi despite her family's intense opposition.
- Less Than A Guarantee (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2007)
Dr Suryakanta Mishra may have been saddled with a portfolio too many aside from health, the one that is by far the most critical.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 27, 2007)
Just how devastatingly divisive diverse interpretations of history can prove is exemplified by the entirely avoidable controversy surrounding the visit of a group of descendents of Britishers killed in the uprising of 1857.
- Stop Murdering The Girl Child (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Punjab loses every fourth girl. By the 2011 census, we would be killing off 10 lakh girls a year.
- A Bridge Too Far (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Sethusamudram Ship Channel Project (SSCP) has seen several twists and turns in its 147-year history, but the latest twist has a touch of irony as well.
- Election Season (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 26, 2007)
For those looking for confirmation that the Congress is inclined towards dissolution of the Lok Sabha before its terms ends in 2009, a very heavy straw in the wind floated in through the window on Monday afternoon — the appointment of Rahul Gandhi . . . .
- 700 Bangladesh Fishermen Take Shelter In India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
Over 700 Bangladeshi fishermen aboard 50 trawlers, who were feared missing, have taken shelter in different coastal areas in West Bengal.
- Polls In Mind, State Teams Rejigged (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Along with revamping the AICC, Sonia Gandhi has started restructuring the organisation at the state level to meet challenges from regional forces and caste-based parties.
- Rahul Gandhi Made General Secretary (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 25, 2007)
Rahul Gandhi, 37, was on Monday appointed Congress general secretary and inducted into the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in an indication that the party is preparing for early elections and that the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty is being . . . . .
- Upa Hesitant, Bjp Hostile To Sachar Committee Recommendations: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Blaming the UPA for its “hesitant and tokenist” approach in implementing the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report, the CPI(M) on Monday said immediate steps should be taken in the fields of education and credit disbursal . . . . .
- In Left-Ruled Bengal, Muslim Marries Hindu Girl, Found Dead (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 25, 2007)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Monday launched a damage control exercise by ordering a CID probe into the "unnatural death" of a young Muslim man who had married the daughter of a well-known Hindu businessman against her . . . .
- Killing Concern (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 25, 2007)
At last there is real reason to be grateful to the police. The most important members of this much-maligned institution in West Bengal have openly declared what their real interests are to the misguided populace.
- Shillong-Dhaka Bus Service Soon (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 25, 2007)
The Land Customs Station (LCS) at Dawki along the India-Bangladesh border in Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya today became the first border trade point in the country to get hooked into the BSNL’s CellOne network.
- Digvijay For U.P., Arunkumar For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
On the reconstituted All-India Congress Committee, Andhra Pradesh leader Arun Kumar has been appointed general secretary in charge of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Motilal Vora will remain treasurer with additional charge of Administration.
- Rahul Is Gen Secy In Major Congress Reshuffle (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Sep 25, 2007)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday inducted her son and Lok Sabha member Rahul Gandhi as a general secretary of the party.
- Special Article (Statesman, ARINDAM GHOSH-DASTIDAR, Sep 25, 2007)
I am Chief Minister of West Bengal and not India.
~ Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee at the CII national council meeting in Kolkata on 17 September 2007.
- Tamang Is Indian Idol (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Prashant Tamang, a constable from West Bengal, was crowned the Indian Idol on Sunday night after vanquishing his rival Amit Paul in a grand finale of the over two-month-long talent hunt.
- Tale Of Two Classes (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Sep 24, 2007)
With the possibility of an early general election brewing round the corner and the chance of a compromise between the Congress and the Left getting slimmer by the day, the common man is now intrigued by the obvious question: why is the . . . .. .
- Treacherous Left, Cynical Congress (Pioneer, BC Dutta, Sep 24, 2007)
Jawaharlal Nehru once said, "The nation is bound to perish if it follows the path of the Indian Communists".
- Seek Global Solutions: Ansari (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Vice-president Hamid Ansari on Sunday said many of the problems facing all nations today were neutral to geography and size.
- Heavy Rain Lashes Kolkata, 7 Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
At least seven persons were killed as torrential rains lashed the metropolis and adjoining districts today, with the weatherman-forecasting heavy showers till tomorrow.
- Indian Maoists Blow Up Railway Station, Tracks (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Maoist insurgents blew up a railway station and tracks in two Indian states on Sunday, severely disrupting the eastern rail network, but a day-long strike called by the rebels had limited impact, officials said.
- Weaving History Of Indian Textiles (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
It must be stated at the outset that the book under review is related to the enormously meaningful work that the noted organisation Dastkar has been doing in the Indian crafts world in general and in the arena of textiles in particular.
- Basu Differs With Party On N-Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Basu's comment came amid media speculation that Communists in Bengal were not endorsing party general secretary Prakash Karat's strident postures against the UPA government over the nuke deal.
- Cong Arms Cadres Against Left With Booklet On N-Deal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
To enable party workers to respond to the Left’s campaign against the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the Congress has come out with a booklet countering the Left’s arguments point by point.
- An Organisation Shaped Hole (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 22, 2007)
Let us not be complacent. Our party organisation has to be infused with new energy and drive... There is now a momentum generated by our revival — let us not squander it.
- Top Maoist Leader Held (Hindu, K. Srinivas Reddy, Sep 22, 2007)
Security forces dealt a blow to the Maoist movement in eastern India with the arrest of top ranking Maoist leader Misir Besra in the newly formed Khunti district in Jharkhand on Friday.
- Common N-Ground Eludes Upa, Left (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
The second meeting of the UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US civil nuclear deal on Wednesday, failed to identify any common ground on the basis of which the ongoing stand-off could be resolved.
- Looming Water Woes (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 20, 2007)
The remedy sometimes is worse than the problem. The Centre's reported proposal that companies be made to pay for the groundwater they use exposes its colossal ignorance of the intricacies of the issue of water conservation.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2007)
The Ordinance promulgated by the Tamil Nadu Governor, Mr. Surjit Singh Barnala, on 15 September, allowing 3.5 per cent reservation for Muslims and an equal percentage for Christians within the overall reservation for Backward Classes is . . . . .
- On & Off The Bus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2007)
Between them, West Bengal's transport minister and his comrade, who acts as the custodian of Citu rights in the state, have indirectly reduced public transport to the most uncivilised, even dangerous, mode of travel in the country.
- Forced To Think (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 20, 2007)
In India, what do most board examinations examine? Memory, stamina and canniness in predicting questions, rather than the student’s ability to think critically and in an original manner under pressure.
- Unorganised Sector, Organised Apathy (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
On 8 August, trade unions affiliated to CITU, called an all-India strike of unorganised workers to buttress their demands over which, they claim, both the Centre and the states are apathetic.
- Confused Contradictions (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 19, 2007)
It’s almost as if it wasn’t in the same city that the two events took place.
- Buddha’S Wisdom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 19, 2007)
FOR CPM general secretary Prakash Karat, the common minimum good of the world will be achieved if “American hegemony”, also known as “neo-imperialism”, is vanquished, preferably by killing the Indo-US nuclear deal in the womb.
- Security Alert On India-Nepal Border (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
The Union Home Ministry has alerted paramilitary and police forces in all the five States on the India-Nepal border to step up vigilance on the 1,751-km boundary in the wake of sudden political developments in the neighbouring country.
- Nepal Turmoil: Alert Sounded Along Border (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
An alert was sounded on Tuesday in states along the Indo-Nepal border by the Union Home Ministry, which also asked the para-military forces to step up vigilance on the 1,751-km boundary in the wake of sudden political developments in . . . .
- Left Front To Launch Movement Against Price Rise (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
The United Progressive Alliance government appears to be more occupied with operationalising the India-United States nuclear deal, than making serious efforts to check price rise, Chairman of the Left Front Committee in West Bengal, Biman Bose . . .
- Flood Preparedness, A Necessity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 19, 2007)
It has been a grim monsoon, with floods ravaging vast areas of the country and leaving behind crops destroyed and lives shattered. In June, the very first month of the monsoon, torrential downpour hit Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
- Mha Sounds Alert Along Indo-Nepal Border (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Security forces and police along the Indo-Nepal border have been put on high alert after Tuesday’s political developments in Nepal. The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the Central paramilitary force guarding the 1,751-km border, has been alerted to the . . . .
- Haryana Hurricane (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 19, 2007)
The regional distribution of investment in states offers some surprises and reinforces some stereotypes. Haryana and Orissa are witnessing big gains in investment, while Rajasthan, UP and Bihar remain BIMARU.
- Upa, Left N-Thaw Not In Sight (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Sep 18, 2007)
The prospects for a UPA-Left reconciliation over the Indo-US nuclear deal appeared dim as the Manmohan Singh Government reiterated on Monday its stated position on issues of contention in the deal.
- Muslims Taken For A Ride (Pioneer, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 18, 2007)
The Allahabad High Court's ruling that declared the appointment of Urdu teachers (BTC) by the previous Samajwadi Party Government in Uttar Pradesh "illegal" shows the kind of governance provided by the previous regime in the State.
- The Tug Of Roots (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Railway ministers are famed for playing favourites when it comes to starting new trains, opening new divisions and so on.
- Hunger Pangs (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2007)
A hungry state is a failed state. India has a large number of hungry people and they remain so despite various state interventions to help them. A recent report in this newspaper says that in the past three years food grain worth Rs 31,500 crore . . . .
- Gherao To Projects Galore (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee this morning confessed before business barons that the Left contributed the dreaded G-word to the lexicon.
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