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Articles 6721 through 6820 of 20587:
- Pramod's Murder, Rahul's Case Interrelated, Says Pravin (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Jun 15, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan's younger brother Pravin, accused of gunning down his elder brother, on Wednesday made a startling allegation that the murder of the BJP's GenNext leader and the case against his nephew Rahul Mahajan were interrelated.
- Balochistan Hit Hard By Declining Gas Revenue: Reservations On Gds (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The government of Balochistan is facing serious financial difficulties because of sharp declines in its gas revenue, particularly the Gas Development Surcharge (GDS), over the years.
- A Bit Of A Joke (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
The penalty imposed by the Monopoly Control Authority on errant sugar mills which failed to provide data about their production, sale and cost prices is a bit of a joke with the people of this country.
- Indonesia Frees Cleric Linked To Bali Bombing (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir, the alleged leader of Al-Qaeda linked group Jemaah Islamiyah, has been freed after serving nearly 26 months in prison over the 2002 Bali bombings.
- Rs 274b Punjab Tax Free, Surplus Budget (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Punjab government Wednesday presented Rs 274 billion tax free budget for the financial year 2006-07, which sets a revenue target of Rs 191 billion, with a revenue surplus of Rs 82 billion. The budget carrying Rs 82 billion surplus revenue carries . . .
- Plan Targets China, Korea Growth Path (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Jun 15, 2006)
Approach Paper for inclusive growth, sets 9.5% target for last years
- Amarnath Yatra Off For 2 More Days (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Amarnath Yatra was again suspended on Tuesday for two more days following fresh snowfall along the pilgrimage route to the holy cave shrine in the Kashmir Himalayas, even as two pilgrims died.
- A Public Health Challenge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 14, 2006)
Over the past decade, a number of vector-borne viral diseases have acquired renewed virulence in Asia.
- Govt Forms 2 Panels, Seeks Formula Within 2 Days (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
In an effort to find a solution with regard to seat-sharing, fees and other related issues related to professional courses, the State Government on Tuesday constituted a separate medical and engineering committee to come out with a formula within . . .
- `Stock Essential Medicines, Antibiotics' Stock Medicines: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Measures to tackle rain, flood discussed
Southwest monsoon to begin in district shortly
`Conduct mock drills; keep rescue equipment ready for emergency'
Public can contact control room on 1077
`Keep sufficient stock of essential commodities'
- Bhutan Through Political Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Sondip Bhattacharya, Jun 14, 2006)
Thirty-two years rule of King Jigme Singye Wangchuk has ushered in a new era of democracy.
- Surprise Raid In 129 Ration Shops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Officials of the district supply office conducted surprise raids in 129 ration shops and collected a fine of Rs.10,688 from violators on the charges of preparing bogus list, improper maintenance of stock registers.
- Anti-Quota Agitation Gains Momentum (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The anti-reservation agitation by students of the Indian Institute of Technology here gathered momentum with industrial associations and traders deciding to go on a day’s token hunger strike on June 18 in support of students and teachers.
- Coalition Partners' Stand On Bmic Project Drives Government To . . . (Hindu, K.N. Venkatasubba Rao , Jun 14, 2006)
Cabinet skips discussion on project; BJP, Janata Dal (S) Ministers hold separate meetings
Cabinet meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. was held at 8.30 p.m.
Kumaraswamy, Yediyurappa tight-lipped about discussions at meeting
- Nepal's Rough Road Ahead (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Jun 14, 2006)
How many zeroes does it take to make Girija Prasad Koirala smile? At least three - quipped a wag, as mandarins in the Ministry of External Affairs sweated in the Delhi heat to create an aid package that would meet the expectations of India's neighbour . .
- Nabard To Invest 2,000 Crore In Bihar To Boost Its Economy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Chairman appreciates changes in the state's economic scenario
80,000 Aganwadi Centres to be opened in the State
`Target to raise Bihar's ranking in terms of investment by NABARD from 16th position at present to 6th in the next three years'
- Tackling Threats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
Raising more Central forces is not the best solution
- Development For All? (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 14, 2006)
Development means people graduating from lower paid jobs to higher-valued jobs over time
- Record Allocation For Development: No New Tax In Punjab (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Punjab government will lay before the provincial assembly its revenue budget of Rs274 billion — indicating a current expenditure of Rs191 billion and carrying a surplus of Rs83 billion — for the fiscal year 2006-07 on Wednesday.
- Nwfp Spent Only 38.7pc Of Adp In Nine Months: Foreign-Funded Plans Affected (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The NWFP government is set to miss the Rs21 billion development expenditure target under its 2005-06 annual development programme as its spending stood slightly over Rs8.1 billion, 38.7 per cent of the total size of the ADP, at the close of first . . .
- Two Arrested For Attack On Journalist (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Doctors removed four bullets from the body of Paryal Dayo, a Pano Akil-based journalist, who was injured in an attempt on his life on Monday night. After the operation, he was shifted to the intensive care unit. However, hospital sources said he was . . .
- Population Welfare To Be Included In Syllabus (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Sindh government has decided to introduce population welfare as a subject in the syllabus of secondary and higher secondary education, says Sindh Population Welfare Department Secretary Mohammad Mohsin Qureshi.
- Pressure To Shut Down Guantanamo (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jun 14, 2006)
Relatives of two of the three Saudi detainees who died at Guantanamo Bay have said the men could not have committed suicide as the US military claims because they are strict Muslims.
- 'Dalits Have Not Benefited From Quotas' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Professor P Radhakrishnan of the Madras Institute of Development Studies is a well-known social scientist. Some of the key areas of his research include affirmative action; agrarian problems; backward classes and reservations; backward class . . .
- Labourers’ Killer Among 6 Militants Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Six militants including a killer of nine labourers were killed in separate encounters at Pampore, Handwara and Uri today while as militants shot at and injured a BSF trooper in Sopore.
- Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
It is a cause of acute discomfort that nine Nepalese and Bihari labourers have been shot in cold blood in Kulgam in the south of the Valley.
- Of Gandhian Ideals (Deccan Herald, A J Thomas, Jun 14, 2006)
...and human relationships that have not really changed much in their essence.
- Exam System Needs Overhauling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 14, 2006)
Exams shouldn't just be the final evaluation of a single test, but should be a continuous assessment
- Mahajan Jr Case: Police May Question Apollo Ceo (Hindustan Times, Sobhana K., Jun 14, 2006)
Apollo CEO Pratap Reddy and administrator Raji Chandru may soon have to answer some uncomfortable questions from the police in the Rahul Mahajan case.
- ‘4 Lakh Aids Deaths In India Last Year, Highest In World’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
This shows real face of the disease in India, says UN; Govt says need to check how, its own death figure likely this month
- Plenty Of Enemies To Go (Deccan Herald, Thomas L Friedman, Jun 14, 2006)
Al-Zarqawi reminds us that open societies are threatened by his kind of ruthless jihadists
- Chief Minister To Inaugurate Two Bda Projects Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy will inaugurate two projects completed by the Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) on Tuesday. He will also lay the foundation stone for two more projects, according to a release.
- A `Temple Of Learning' Inaugurated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Sri Jnanakshi Vidyaniketan gets a new building
- 5 Die, 17 Injured In Quetta Blast (Pakistan Observer, Ghulam Tahir, Jun 13, 2006)
Five persons including a women and a child were killed and 17 others received serious injuries today in a bomb blast at Sariab old customs post, a suburb seven miles from here.
- Seven Qaeda ‘Terrorists’ Killed In Iraq (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The US military said seven “terrorists” linked to Al Qaeda leaders in Iraq were killed during an air strike on Monday near the restive Iraqi city of Baquba. The strike also left two children dead.
- Plaza Blown Up, 24 Tribesmen Held In Bara (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Authorities in Bara on Monday dynamited a multi-storey plaza and arrested at least 24 Zakhakhel tribesmen during an operation against activists of Lashkar-i-Islam.
- Bjp's Yayati Syndrome (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Jun 13, 2006)
Some time after the arrest of the Kanchi Acharyas, the BJP think-tank hosted a talk where an ideologue defended the greatest civilisational insult Hindu India has suffered since the assassination of Guru Tegh Bahadur by a rabid Islamist ruler.
- Ten Killed In Two Militant Attacks In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Picking on soft targets, militants on Monday killed 10 persons, including seven Nepalese labourers, and injured four Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, in two major strikes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- One Killed In Blast At Digboi (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jun 13, 2006)
Security intensified, borders sealed in Assam
Five of the injured have been shifted to Dibrugarh Medical College Hospital
Members of ULFA-appointed People's Consultative Group likely to meet on Tuesday
- "Harness Atomic Energy For Food Security" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Jun 13, 2006)
Swaminathan's call at BARC golden jubilee
- Special Court To Hear Rahul's Bail Plea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
A special court on Monday accepted a revision petition filed by the Delhi police, seeking a hearing of the bail application by Rahul Mahajan, son of the slain Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan, by a court designated for cases under the . . .
- Bomb Kills 5 In Quetta (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Five people were killed and 17 critically injured as a bomb blast rocked Quetta on Monday morning.
- Just A ‘Namaste’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 13, 2006)
Recently, I have stopped shaking hands with people. No, not because of any loss in self-esteem. I have begun to love India’s traditions and greet people with folded hands — a “namaste”.
- Terror In Jammu, Anantnag (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
One person was killed and 31 were wounded when terrorists hurled three grenades on Vaishnodevi shrine-bound buses at the general bus stand here this morning.
- Indian Overseas Workers Send Home A Whopping $21 Bn (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
For Indians, the umbilical cord with home is never severed. India is the largest recipient of remittances by overseas workers, estimated at $21 billion -- up from almost 150% since 1995, says a study by investment bankers J P Morgan.
- Incumbent Assembly To Elect President, Says (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
PML Secretary-General Mushahid Hussain Sayed has said that the incumbent assembly would elect the president and the election would be held according to the schedule.
- British Police Hit On 'Bungled' Terror Raid (Christian Science Monitor, Tom Regan, Jun 13, 2006)
Muslim groups protest 'rising Islamophobia' as government admits to erosion of community trust.
- It Can Make Filing I-T Returns Easy (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jun 13, 2006)
India, home to the globally respected IT professionals and software companies, should not make it difficult to file income-tax returns, as will happen with the new Form 2F. With some thought, filing returns and paying the tax can be made totally . . .
- International Call (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jun 13, 2006)
While most ministers try to escape the Indian summer, a few have more important things on their plate, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Sc Asks For Pro-Quota Protest Status Report (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today ordered the Centre to ensure that no strike — ‘‘for or against’’ the proposed 27 per cent reservation policy for OBCs in educational institutions — took place and asked it to submit a status report . . .
- Soldier, 9 Labourers Killed In Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 13, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen operating in combat uniform and vehicles today shot dead 9 Nepalese and Bihari labourers and a Kashmiri soldier of JAKLI in a broad daylight massacre near Yaripora in Kulgam area of south Kashmir.
- A Hand In The Games (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Jun 13, 2006)
As the months roll on, one is rather alarmed by the lack of any fresh, real and appealing initiatives, at the ground level, which could have been actioned virtually immediately, to show some tangible results before the term of this government comes . . .
- Riddle Of Life (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Probing the enigma of life has been the prime quest of man since time immemorial. Religion, philosophy, science or reason has yet to postulate a satisfactory explanation in this regard.
- Ban On Strike Applies To Quota Supporters Too: Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court today clarified that its order dated May 31, 2006 banning all sorts of protests, demonstrations, strikes and agitations applies equally to the supporters of the reservation policy of the Government providing 27.5 per cent . . .
- One Killed In Jammu Grenade Attack (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
One person was killed and 29 others injured when the militants hurled three grenades in a row at the crowded bus stand situated in Jammu this morning.
- ‘Open Education Sector To Entrepreneurs, Foreign Varsities, Create . . . (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 13, 2006)
Students should ask the government for an opportunity to become specialists and superspecialists through creation of additional seats. The government should create additional seats, not 30 per cent but 1,000 per cent, by opening up the education . . .
- Rs 1000 Crore Private Investments For Kerala Tourism (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 13, 2006)
The Left government in Kerala has announced it is all set to draw private investment worth Rs 1,000 crore into its tourism sector within this year itself.
- Low On Fizz (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 13, 2006)
For the Union health minister, it is perhaps show time again. After having dimmed the aura of smoke-exhaling stars with his ban on cigarettes on screen last year, Mr Anbumani Ramadoss once more turns his guns on film personalities.
- Doctors For Rural Areas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 13, 2006)
The Sindh health secretary’s disclosure that 1,500 posts for doctors have been lying vacant in the rural areas is disturbing.
- Why Can't They? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 13, 2006)
Last week's raids in this city on the residences of two officers associated with the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) have served to remind us of the disgusting manner in which the public distribution system (PDS) is handled in the State.
- North-East: Troubling Portends (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Jun 13, 2006)
Insurgency and instability in the north-eastern segment of India appears set to exacerbate and there could be no worse omen of unpleasant things to come than the flowering of the bamboo, a phenomenon that repeats itself every half century and brings . . .
- The Khan Investigation (Daily Excelsior, Tushar Charan, Jun 13, 2006)
Pakistan’s claim that it has completed investigation into the underground nuclear network of A.Q. Khan, the so-called father of its nuclear bomb, came just when the US had started to mount fresh pressure on Islamabad for direct access to the . . .
- Fuel Price: Vajpayee, Advani Court Arrest (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Protesting against the increase in prices of petrol and diesel, former prime minister A B Vajpayee and Leader of the Opposition L K Advani on Monday courted arrest and described the Congress move to slash sales tax on fuel in states under its control . .
- 1 Killed, 33 Hurt In Jammu Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
One person was killed and 33 others injured in three grenade explosions in Jammu on Monday morning.
- Ulfa Terror Run: Lives On The Line (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jun 13, 2006)
As the proscribed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) went on with its serial blasts even on Monday, the murmurs of protests against the outfit’s attack on innocent civilians are getting louder.
- In Brief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Militants kill 8 in Kashmir
Eight non-Kashmiri labourers were massacred in Baroo village in Kulgam tehsil of south Kashmir on Monday. Five others were injured in the incident, reports DHNS from Srinagar.
- Kashmir Exploding (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jun 13, 2006)
15 Nepali labourers lined up & shot, 8 dead ---- Unidentified gunmen lined up 15 Nepali labourers and shot them in cold blood killing eight while injuring an equal number at Badroo village near Yaripora in south Kashmir on Monday afternoon. . . .
- Distressing Illness (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 13, 2006)
Bengal Congress must decide where it stands
If the Congress is toying with the idea of a mid-term poll to cash in on the trauma within the BJP, as is suggested by CPI-M leaders on the sidelines of the central committee meeting in Hyderabad, that . . .
- Essays On Gender Issues (Hindu, CAVERY BOPAIAH, Jun 13, 2006)
A wonderful compilation of Amartya Sen's work
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 13, 2006)
A few readers say that the heading "Karat terms diversionary move to cut tax on oil in Congress-ruled States" (June 11, 2006) is clumsy.
- In India, More College Seats To Lower Castes (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Jun 13, 2006)
When Nitin Kamble was growing up, a career in information technology was unimaginable. He was, after all, born into a low-caste community, and raised in a tiny hamlet in rural India.
- Gutka Named After Sant Kabir Banned In Varanasi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The godown of the concerned tobacco company sealed
- It's More About Equity Than Equality (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 13, 2006)
More than reservation, creating the right learning atmosphere for the OBC's and tribals is the best long term solution.
- Not Likely To Go Away (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jun 13, 2006)
Future generations have been left to bear the brunt of the budget deficit after auto fuel hike
- Core Group To Monitor Aids Awareness Campaign Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2006)
Governor calls for effective programmes in all schools, colleges
- Social Malaise That Needs Sensitive Coverage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 12, 2006)
It was a reader who alerted me to a significant news report buried in one of the inside pages ("Agrarian crisis, wheat import discussed", May 19, 2006): over one lakh farmers committed suicide in the six years from 1998.
- Vidharbha: Slowing Down The Suicides (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 12, 2006)
There are several immediate steps both the Centre and the Maharashtra Government could take to ease the situation in Vidharbha. These would not solve the long-term crisis, but would surely slow down the farm suicides that continue to rise.
- More Attempts At Pessimisation (Business Standard, Bibek Debroy, Jun 12, 2006)
It could be the UPA's new slogan - it means doing one's worst, given the constraints.
- The ‘Other’ Failure In Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Pakistan Army helicopters bombed a militant hideout in a village in North Waziristan Saturday in a pre-dawn raid, killing up to 20 militants.
- Much Ado About Reservation (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 12, 2006)
Social justice can be ensured by rearranging the starting blocks rather than interfering with the race. This is the method adopted by JNU, where the underprivileged are allowed some grace marks while competing with others.
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