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- Moily, The Star On Congress Firmament (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Sep 25, 2007)
As the party revamp has been made with an eye on the possible mid-term poll, Moily's task as chairman of the DEPCO becomes important from this point of view.
- Assam Clears Nrc Hurdle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The Tarun Gogoi government today cleared the first hurdle for updating the National Register of Citizens with the group of ministers constituted for the purpose finalising the modalities for the process.
- 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.
- Rare Manuscript, Textile From Northeast Holed Up In Museums Abroad (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
A number of objects from Northeast India, much more ancient than Mahatma Gandhi's handwritten letter recently recovered from a British auction, are preserved in museums and private possessions in Europe and Southeast Asian countries . . . .. .
- 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.
- Moily Is New Aicc In-Charge Of Andhra (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Senior Congress leader and former chief minister of Karnataka M. Veerappa Moily has been appointed AICC in-charge of Andhra Pradesh affairs, replacing AICC general secretary Digvijay Singh. Mr Moily is a Congress . . . .
- Unveiling The Beauty Of Manas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
"Somebody once said of Manas that the Earth must have looked like it before man set his foot on the planet." This sentence sets the mood of the book at the very beginning as it takes the reader through a journey of the national park.
- People's War Against Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 24, 2007)
In a unique effort of its kind, the first European "terrorism survival course" for the common man has been planned in the UK. It's a day-long course, which is not free.
- Another Round Of Talks Begins (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 24, 2007)
India and China have their work cut out in ensuring that the negotiations on the boundary dispute make progress.
- At 60, Free & All Over Ny (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 24, 2007)
Unmindful of the political schism in Delhi caused by the nuclear deal and an apparent lack of trust in the US as a friend or as an ally among sections of Indians, the Big Apple has embraced India.
- Wake Up To China's Plans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries was a cardinal principle of Jawaharlal Nehru's five principles of peaceful coexistence.
- 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.
- Siachen: Army Scoffs At Pak Stand (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Army chief General J J Singh on Friday scoffed at Pakistan's objections to India's move to open up the once volatile Indo-Pak border at Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, located in Jammu and Kashmir, to trekkers and expeditions.
- 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.
- Bjp To Upa: Drop Dmk Ministers (Tribune, S Satyanarayanan, Sep 22, 2007)
With the possibility of snap poll looming large, the BJP today went ballistic on the Ram Setu issue seeking immediate dismissal of all DMK ministers at the Centre, if Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi failed to withdraw "blasphemous" remarks . . . .
- 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.
- The Sound Of Music (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2007)
The country’s northeastern hills are in the grip of frenzied passion but guess what? The cause is neither political unrest nor separatist violence.
- India Gears Up To Win Back Russian Tea Market (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 22, 2007)
Tea Board signs MoU with the association of Russian tea and coffee companies
Targets growing market of high-quality tea
To promote premium teas under Assam, Darjeeling and Nilgiri brands
- China Pushes South, Says Remove Bunkers (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Moves by the Chinese army along the Sikkim-Bhutan-Tibet trijunction, culminating in a demand for removal of two Indian army bunkers near an outpost called Batang La, indicate that Beijing is pushing south for more elbow room in the area . . . .
- Ncp In Election Mode (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
With the assessment within the UPA being that its mechanism with the Left on the 123 Agreement would at best help it buy more time vis-a-vis the latter's threat to withdraw support to the Manmohan Singh government, crucial constituents of. . .
- Wake Up To China's Plans (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Sep 20, 2007)
Non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries was a cardinal principle of Jawaharlal Nehru's five principles of peaceful coexistence.
- Ulfa Outsourcing Suicide Attacks: Us Think Tank (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
ULFA has been showing a growing propensity to work with Islamist militant groups like HuJI in the northeast and has begun to outsource operations, including suicide attacks, a leading US think tank has said.
- Nagaland Government Flayed For Nbse Affiliation (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Several civil organisations of Manipur on Monday condemned the recent cabinet decision of Nagaland government allowing schools in Naga-inhabited areas of other states to affiliate to the Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE).
- Military Rule In Neighbourhood (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 20, 2007)
Non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries was a cardinal part of Jawaharlal Nehru’s five principles of peaceful coexistence.
- We Have A Long Way To Go (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Recently appointed vice chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Prof K C Belliappa speaks to Deccan Heralds N Niranjan Nikam.
- 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.
- Ulfa Outsourcing Suicide Attacks: Report (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
United Liberation Front of Asom has been showing a growing propensity to work with Islamist militant groups like Harkat-ul-Jihadi Islami in the north-east and has begun to outsource operations, including suicide attacks, a leading US think tank has said.
- 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.
- Dance Music (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
The author is a performing artiste and an academic who has rich experience in providing vocal support to eminent dancers for over two decades.
- 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.
- Ulfa Top Gun Caught In Transit (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
As the commander of Ulfa’s most potent combat unit, Prabal Neog is used to barking orders to his men to kill and maim Hindi-speaking people. Today, he was begging the police to shoot him.
- Cong Sliding But Upa Retains Goodwill (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Earlier this month, The Indian Express reported that far from the heated debate in New Delhi over the possibility and outcome of a mid-term poll, most of the country was unaware of the nuclear deal and certainly didn’t want to face an election over it.
- Top Ulfa Commander Held (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Sep 18, 2007)
The most wanted ULFA commander, Prabal Neog, who has been giving the Army and the police a tough time for the past one decade, was arrested by the police in a smooth operation at Mission Chariali in Tezpur town of North Assam this noon.
- Sc Asks Why Can't Mothers Be Legal Guardians (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
A young widow, who has remarried, on Monday asked the Supreme Court: Can a mother not claim equal rights as that of a father in regard to her child's guardianship?
- Backyard Blues (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2007)
The euphoria over NSCN(IM) chairman Isak Swu and general secretary Th Muivah's presence in Nagaland since December last year has already given way to disappointment. Not only has the peace process made little headway, overall law and order leaves . . . .
- Ulfa Bowls Talks Googly At Delhi (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Ulfa today stretched its blame game with Delhi to another level by claiming that either chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa or commander-in-chief Paresh Barua would have happily sat for peace talks by now, but for an unresponsive government.
- Stabilising The Tribal Belt (Dawn, Talat Masood, Sep 17, 2007)
THE worsening situation in the tribal belt could be categorised as one of the foremost among the multiple challenges facing Pakistan.
- Bsp Is Best Placed Of All (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 17, 2007)
The Mayawati factor is going to dominate the political landscape over the next year.
- No Cause For Pot-Belly (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2007)
Since time immemorial, potato has been considered a 'vegetable' whose excess consumption could lead to obesity. The myth has finaly been exploded. A new study by Central Potato Research Institute (CPRI), Shimla, clears the air over the popular . . . .
- Admission Of Mistake: Rajnath (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
The government’s decision to file a supplementary affidavit before the Supreme Court in connection with the Ramar Sethu case is seen by the Bharatiya Janata Party as an admission that it had made a mistake and had indeed hurt the sentiments of Hindus.
- Big Event (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 14, 2007)
The story about India’s Northeast has long gone round in circles. It has all been about death and destruction caused by violent ethnic militancies and the counter-violence by the State.
- After Russia, Indian Troops Head To Us, China For Anti-Terror Exercises (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
After conducting airborne anti-terror exercises with Russia in the icy plains of Pskov this month, the Indian troops will head to Alaska for the latest round of ‘Yudh Abhyas’ series of joint training maneuvers with the US Army on September 24.
- Protest Rallies Against Death Of Ulfa Cadre’S Mother (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 13, 2007)
Thousands of people took out rallies in lower Assam’s Nalbari town and a ‘Black Day’ was observed in the State on Wednesday protesting the death of Sabitiri Rajbongshi, mother of ULFA militant Bhaskar, during a raid by the Assam police and the. . .
- In The Line Of Fire (Telegraph, Chiranjib Haldar, Sep 13, 2007)
Social scientists have attributed the settlement of Nepalis in northeast India, since the 1820s, to their migratory habits, prompted by the search of either economic opportunities or grazing lands.
- The Survivors (Tribune, B.K. Karkra, Sep 13, 2007)
During my service in the armed forces, I served as many as eight tenures in our North-East.
- Indian Schools Begin Flood Awareness Programme (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The dusty roads and swelteringly heat of India’s north-eastern state of Assam now make it hard to believe that like England, it was hit by the worst floods in years just over a month ago.
- Bengal Comrades In A Bind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 13, 2007)
As political punters try to predict when the next general elections will be called, there are fantasies doing the rounds. Based on the assumption that the Congress-led UPA regime has been a boon for West Bengal, some believe that a heroic . . . .
- Broken Window (Pioneer, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
Hyderabad bombings, violence in Agra and Haryana, and the Maoist onslaught reinforce the apprehension that the country is moving towards anarchy
- China Trumps India In Gas Stakes (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Recent developments in the gas-field projects of Myanmar have highlighted the intense resource diplomacy in the region.
- 69 Hurt In Rocket Attack On Israeli Military Base (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
At least 69 Israeli soldiers have been injured, some seriously, in a rocket attack on a military training base, an Israeli Army spokesman said on Tuesday.
- Funds, But No Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2007)
Although the Punjab government plans to set up a separate department for the unemployed, how serious it is on the issue can be gauged from the fact that it has failed to use funds made available by the Centre under the National Rural Employment . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Jagmohan , Sep 12, 2007)
The events of the past few days bear testimony to the truth of Lord Wavell’s observations: “India can be governed firmly or not at all”.
- 3.5 Million Homeless In Indian Floods (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Soldiers in motor boats rescued thousands of marooned people and helicopters air-dropped food as the number of people made homeless after some of the worst flooding in years in India’s northeast rose to 3.5 million.
- Polls: Udp Announces First List Of Candidates (Indian Express, TILAK RAI, Sep 12, 2007)
The United Democratic Party (UDP) has released a list of 32 candidates for the 2008 Meghalaya Assembly elections. UDP president and Deputy CM Donkupar Roy said after a meeting of the party Central Executive Committee here that his party is planning . . .
- China For Better Ties With Japan (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 12, 2007)
The Chinese Defence Minister, Cao Gangchuan, has just concluded a five-day visit to Japan, the first in almost a decade. While bilateral ties between China and Japan had plummeted to an all-time low in 2001, after the then Japanese Prime Minister . . . .
- Cbi Gets More Time To Probe Subba Claim (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the CBI six weeks to investigate the claims of Moni Kumar Subba that he is not a citizen of Nepal. Subba, the Congress MP from Tezpur in Assam, has said he is an Indian citizen "by birth".
- Upa, Political Moment, Nation (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Sep 11, 2007)
There are two ways of reading the political message of the Indian Express—CNN-IBN—CSDS poll.
- Using ‘Cats’ To Fight Terror Not Unusual: Amarinder (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Sep 11, 2007)
The issue of keeping “cats”- militants-turned police informers, today snowballed into a political controversy with former Chief Minister Amarinder Singh saying the police used “cats” to tackle terrorism all over the world and Punjab was no exception.
- Rs 700-Cr Loss In Assam Floods (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Repeated floods in Assam this year have affected over 1 crore people and caused severe damage to the state’s economy.
- Moving On, But With The '9-11 Family' Tag (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 11, 2007)
"The 9/11 changed our lives dramatically. However, we had to move on, because we knew Jupiter would have wanted us to do so. But the 9/11 family tag continues to stick with us," says Nancy McCardle Yambem.
- Seven Die In Assam Flash Floods (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
At least seven people have died in flash floods in India's north-eastern state of Assam, officials said.
- Flash Floods And Lightning Strikes Kill At Least 19 In North (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Flash floods triggered by heavy rains over the weekend killed at least 10 people in northeastern India and forced hundreds to flee their homes, officials said Monday.
- Indo-Us Military Ties (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
India and the United States are involved in army and naval exercises that have raised a political storm in India.
- Ulfa Now A Broken Force, Says Governor (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Sep 10, 2007)
Assam Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh considers the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) a “disintegrated force” which has lost all its cohesiveness.
- Nuclear Standoff: Blame China (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2007)
In the recent debate over the 123 Agreement, two major underlying issues have been totally overlooked. One, the 123 Agreement is not an isolated and stand-alone development.
- Ultra Behind Deadliest Iraq Attack Killed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
A US air strike killed the Al-Qaida militant who masterminded Iraq’s deadliest bombings which killed more than 400 people on August 14, targeting the Yazidi sect, a US military spokesman said today.
- Never Ending Trauma Of Terror (Pioneer, Joginder Singh, Sep 10, 2007)
Whenever terrorists strike in India, one gets to hear some readymade names of the perpetrators, or their organisations, or the country/ countries that are giving them sanctuary.
- Militants’ Hold Over Manipur Total (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The grip of militancy on Manipur is becoming tighter. Consider this: recently, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had to actually negotiate with a militant group to reach the man wanted for killing the state health . . . .
- Jihadi & The Judiciary (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2007)
Pervez Musharraf’s rather pontifical, even contemptuous, advice to the Supreme Court not to hear the petition against his re-election has been summarily rejected by the Bench, another rebuff the regime has suffered at the hands of the reinstated . . .
- Left On The Wrong Side (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 08, 2007)
The Left’s opposition to the nuclear deal may prove to be a bigger mistake than its earlier tactical blunders.
- Rich Or Poor, Indians In Bad Shape (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Sep 08, 2007)
On the matter of weight, there are two schools of thought in developed countries among those exercised about the issue. One believes that outside every thin person there is a fat one closing in.
- India Must Not Dither Because Of Fear: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Cutting across party lines, several MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday urged political parties to jointly approach the Supreme Court to ban exit and opinion polls as these interfered with the election process.
- Ban Exit, Opinion Polls, Urge Rs Mps (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Cutting across party lines, several MPs in the Rajya Sabha on Friday urged political parties to jointly approach the Supreme Court to ban exit and opinion polls as these interfered with the election process.
- Our Deal With America (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Sep 08, 2007)
Has Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a good deal with President Bush of America? Most Indians think he has; most Americans think the same way.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2007)
It is difficult to understand why defence officials should expend time and energy trying to explain and justify the on-going multilateral naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal.
- Iaf To Boost Defence Along Eastern Skies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
The IAF has formally closed down its airbase at Tezpur in central Assam, in order to make it fit for the state-of-the-art Sukhoi 30s and other new generation combat aircrafts that it is likely to induct by 2012.
- Sk Singh Is Rajasthan Governor (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 07, 2007)
Shilendra Kumar Singh, former diplomat and governor of Arunachal Pradesh, was sworn in as the new governor of Rajasthan at a ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan.
- Unending Terror (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Sep 07, 2007)
AFTER the recent reprehensible twin-blasts in Hyderabad there has been a far more comprehensive and candid discussion than before on the apparently endless scourge of terrorism targeting this country.
- Getting Their Goat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2007)
Reports that Nepal's national carrier, Nepal Airlines, has turned around its fortunes and resumed normal traffic after propitiating Akash Bhairab, the guardian of the sky, could give many South Asian Governments and agencies ideas on how to cope . . . .
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