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- A Tribute To Teachers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 07, 2007)
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has honoured 13 teachers with the "Teachers Award, 2006" in recognition of their services, on the eve of Teachers' Day.
- Killings Spark Ethnic Tension In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
At least 15 tribal people in India’s remote northeastern Manipur state have been killed this week in clashes with separatist rebels, police said on Thursday, sparking fears of wider ethnic conflict in the region.
- 'Another Big Tsunami May Hit India' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Millions of people living on the Bay of Bengal coast face a tsunami, possibly as devastating as the one in 2004 which killed more than 200,000 people when a 9.3 magnitude earthquake triggered it off Sumatra.
- Indo-Uk Drill In Ladakh (Asian Age, Sridhar Kumaraswami, Sep 06, 2007)
The Indian Army will be conducting exercises with British troops in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir from the middle of this month, Army official sources have confirmed.
- S K Singh To Take Oath As Rajasthan Governor Today (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Former foreign secretary S K Singh, who is currently serving as the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, will take oath on Thursday as the new Governor of Rajasthan.
- Many Die In India Ethnic Clashes (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
At least 12 people have died in a clash between two rival rebel groups in the north-eastern Indian state of Manipur.
- Unpa Fails To Make Impact (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 06, 2007)
The newly floated alliance of eight regional parties, the UNPA, has missed the bus in establishing their separate identity either inside or outside Parliament.
- After Hasina, Zia (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2007)
Politics in Bangladesh is in a flux. The latest development is the arrest of Mrs Khaleda Zia. The tenure of Mrs Khaleda Zia has been notorious for massive corruption and abuse of power.
- Cbse Honours 13 Educationists (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Lamenting the shortage of good teachers, Union Minister of State for Human Resource Development M. A. A. Fatmi said on Tuesday that India could become a developed country in all aspects by 2020 only if a good education system and good teachers . . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Sep 05, 2007)
Established in 1958 in Hyderabad with the assistance of the British Council, the Central Institute of English was devoted exclusively to producing teachers of the English language even as India was heading towards making Hindi the sole official. . .
- Kumaraswamy Eyes Alliance With Jd(u) In Karnataka (Pioneer, Akhilesh Suman, Sep 05, 2007)
Even as Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy has kept the suspense on transfer of power to BJP in Karnataka, NDA ally Janata Dal (United) is eyeing an alliance with the JD(S) in case of a mid-term election in the State.
- Reaching Out To The Border (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 05, 2007)
Promoting trade with and investment from our East-Asian neighbours could be the key to bolstering the economy of the States in the North East.
- Time & Time Again! (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
A group of scientists has, says PTI, suggested that Indian Standard Time (IST) be moved six hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) instead of 330 minutes.
- India Shining Guys To Have Anti-Terror Plank Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
With the BJP coming round to the view that the country is heading towards snap polls in view of the UPA-Left skirmishes on the nuclear deal, it has broad-based the terms of reference set for the committee headed by Mr Venkaiah Naidu to include . . . .
- Two Hands For A Clap (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 04, 2007)
Ending the conflict with Palestinians is more complicated than Israel’s withdrawal.
- Nda Tries To Rope In New Allies (Asian Age, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 04, 2007)
Convinced that snap polls are round the corner, the main Opposition BJP has decided to strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) by taking new allies on board.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2007)
The Central Bureau of Investigation has not merely failed the nation as this newspaper had occasion to comment recently, but this time specifically the memory of Rabindranath Tagore.
- Rebels Oppose India Oil Restart (British Broadcasting Corporation, Subir Bhaumik, Sep 04, 2007)
Plans by India's state-run oil company to restart operations in the insurgency-hit north-eastern state of Nagaland have hit an obstacle.
- India Hopes Bangla Will Get Back Democracy (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
India on Monday hoped for an early and full restoration of democracy in Bangladesh.
- India Fast-Tracks Highway Shortcut To China (Indian Express, ANUBHUTI VISHNOI, Sep 04, 2007)
India is set to fully revive its side of the famous Stilwell road of World War II, which stretches across Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and into China and Myanmar.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured. 'Sleeper units', which have carried out the blasts, can comfortably go back to sleep once again, as we simply refuse to act on security . . . .
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
Encyclopaedia on Srimad Bhagavatam: T. Rengarajan; Om Publications, 2783, (Ist Floor), Bhagat Singh Gali No. 6, Chuna Mandi, Pahar Ganj, New Delhi-110055. Rs. 2000.
- China Bans Reincarnation Of Living Buddhas Without Nod (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
In an extraordinary move that has long-term implications particularly for India, China has banned the reincarnation of living Buddhas without state permission.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 03, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured.
- Democracy At Discount (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 03, 2007)
It had been India’s pride – rightly – to be the world’s most populous democracy. We would claim parity with the USA – acclaimed as the world’s “greatest” democracy – to be the largest in the category.
- Survey Shows Obcs Are Actually Better Off (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
In the backdrop of the Supreme Court debate on a quota in education for Other Backward Classes, the findings of a government survey that OBCs’ monthly per capita expenditure is close to the national average, and in some states even better . . . .
- ‘Indian Idol’ Unites North-East, All Root For Amit Paul (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
From politicians to actors, people from all streams of life in the northeast are rooting for Shillong singing sensation Amit Paul to make him the next “Indian Idol” in a much-watched reality television contest.
- Nuked By Bad Taste (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Sep 01, 2007)
In recent years, there has been a sharp decline in standards of political debate in India. In and out of the parliament, issues concerning the public good are rarely discussed logically or dispassionately.
- The Year 2007 (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 01, 2007)
India's Communist movement is periodically visited by traumatic dilemmas.
- Scs, Sts Come Close To Obcs In Per Capita Monthly Expenditure (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 01, 2007)
It would be an eye-opener for the policy makers who project Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) economically weaker than other backward classes (OBCs).
- Meghalaya Tribals To Honour Al Gore With Green Award (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
A group of tribal kings and chieftains from a remote corner of the country that is one of the rainiest places on earth have chosen former US Vice-President Al Gore for their first 'global award' for bringing attention to the dangers of climate . . . .
- Last Day Of Meet Sees Projects Lined Up For Saarc (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
The first SAARC Transport Ministers’ meeting ended on Friday in New Delhi with some headstart on regional connectivity corridors suggested last year in the SAARC Regional Multi-modal Transport Study (SRMTS). Union Minister . . . .
- Sbi Targeting Rs 40,000-Cr Lending To Farm Sector (Business Line, Priya Nair, Sep 01, 2007)
The largest bank in the country, State Bank of India, is targeting agricultural advances of over Rs 40,000 crore by the end of March 2008 against Rs 34,993 crore as on March 2007. This would amount to a growth of over 14 per cent.
- Hc Heat On Sahay Transfer Pressure (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Jharkhand High Court today issued a notice to Union minister of state for food processing Subodh Kant Sahay, seeking an explanation over the transfer of a CCL officer to the Northeastern Coalfields.
- To Be A Hard State (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Aug 31, 2007)
Mumbai 1993, Coimbatore 1998, Jammu & Kashmir Assembly complex 2001, Parliament 2001, Akshardham 2002, Jammu army camp 2003, Mumbai car bombs 2003, Assam bomb 2004, Ram Janmabhoomi 2005, Delhi blasts 2005, Varanasi 2006, Mumbai train bombs . . . .
- Hiv+ Patients Pushed To The Edge (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Aug 31, 2007)
Two weeks after pharmacists in Imphal sent out a distress signal over shortage of medicines, a number of HIV/AIDS NGOs have come together to form the Taskforce for Empowering in Addressing Medical Issues (TEAM) and have submitted a memorandum . . . .
- Terror Attacks On Rise In North-East: Centre (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The number of terror attacks in the North-east has gone up in the current year, as Ulfa is raising its head again in Assam and other insurgent outfits have joined in the mayhem in Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura.
- Meghalaya Cm Votes For Amit (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Meghalaya Chief Minister DD Lapang on Wednesday announced an 'honorary title' for Meghalaya's singing sensation Amit Paul to boost his spirit and morale, as he moved into the crucial title rounds for the Indian Idol, the country's most . . . .
- Left With Little Choice (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Aug 30, 2007)
Comrades should support the Congress on issue-to-issue basis; else, they would be compelled to ally with 'opportunist' regional parties
- Indian Tribe To Honour Al Gore On Global Warming (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
Tribal people in India’s remote northeast plan to honour former US Vice President Al Gore with an award for promoting awareness on climate change that they say will have a devastating impact on their homeland. Members of the Khasi tribe in the . . . . .
- Strange Friends (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2007)
The identification with the crowd could not have been more complete. Of course the policemen in Bhagalpur, who recently participated in the violent public assault of an alleged thief, had their distinguishing uniform and motorbike.
- It Meet Begins Today (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
The Northeast’s signature IT event, NICT 2007, gets under way here tomorrow.
- We'll Fight Jihadis As We're Fighting Maoists, Vows Ysr (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Aug 29, 2007)
Pushed on the backfoot by the unprecedented terrorist outrage against the citizens of Hyderabad, beleaguered Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has decided to launch an aar paar ki ladai and go after the terrorists as he had gone against the . . . . .
- Ulfa On Rampage (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
The recent coordinated attacks on Hindi-speaking people in Assam by members of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and its ally, the Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF), have highlighted the deteriorating law and order situation . . . .
- Four Terror Cells Still On The Prowl (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 29, 2007)
The responses of the ruling Congress to Saturdays terror attacks here, have swung between the extremes from the defensive to the aggressive, at times owning up lapses.
- Wen Advocates Patience, Sincerity In Resolving Border Row With India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
China has advocated sincerity and patience in resolving the long-standing Sino-Indian border dispute.
- Blast Warning To Minister (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Suspected Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants triggered an explosion at the Hauraghat residence of hills area development minister Khorsingh Engti early today, ostensibly to keep him from attending a public meeting at . . .
- Two Who Planted Bombs Identified (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Security agencies and the police have been able to identify at least two men who are suspected to have planted the bombs that went off in Hyderabad on Saturday last.
- Special Article (Statesman, Rajinder Puri, Aug 29, 2007)
The latest warning to the UPA government from the Left should leave nobody in doubt.
- Market Slump And Inequality (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 29, 2007)
The slump in global stock markets since July has wiped out an estimated $5 trillion of wealth, five times the GDP of India.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 29, 2007)
Beyond the uncertainty over whether a brand name will set up retail stores in West Bengal is the loss of face the government has suffered on the road to revamping its economic policy.
- Going Critical (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Aug 29, 2007)
IN the wake of the Left parties’ opposition to the negotiated 123 Agreement, which will form the basis for India-United States civil nuclear cooperation, efforts by the government to emphasise its importance for the energy security of the country . . .
- After 10 Years Of Ceasfire (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Aug 29, 2007)
“GENTLEMEN, Do you have an invitation to attend the meeting? You will be allowed only if you are carrying an invitation,” one of the Naga youth in combat fatigues and holding Kalashnikovs asked politely, signalling the Frontline team to stop at . . . . .
- Hydro Potential (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2007)
The editorial in People’s Democracy claims that nuclear power generation is the most expensive energy option.
- “Hiv Positive People Can Have Access To State Schemes” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Getting access to medical treatment and benefits of various Government schemes remained the biggest challenge for the HIV positive people, who also suffered discrimination and isolation in their own place of living, said S. Anbalagan, president of . . . .
- Karat’S Boomerang (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 28, 2007)
All actions have unintended consequences. CPM leader Prakash Karat’s main objective in threatening to pull down the Manmohan Singh government on the nuclear issue was to break the gathering momentum behind the Indo-US partnership.
- Not This North-East Policy (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
As we celebrate 60 years of India’s independence, a section of youth from north-east India are challenging the vision of ‘development’ being sold to them by the central and state governments. Since June 21, 2007, the . . . .. .
- ‘Bangladesh Campus Unrest Orchestrated Through Money’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Terming the riots in Bangladesh last week as an “orchestrated incident”, the British envoy here has claimed that money was behind the student unrest that originated from the Dhaka University campus. “It was initially spontaneous and then it was . . . .
- Illegal Migration Posing Serious Threat To North-East: Minister (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Unchecked illegal migration to the north-east has posed a serious threat to indigenous people and an imminent danger to the nation's sovereignty, a Nagaland minister said at a seminar in Kohima.
- Cbi Mulls Review Of Sahay Cases (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2007)
The CBI is contemplating a review of all cases being handled by its Special Crime Branch, Kolkata, including Tagore’s Nobel medallion theft and the Tapasi Mullick murder cases.
- Mid-Term Elections Will Help Congress (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2007)
I had written last week about the possibility of political accidents taking place. In this context, I really cannot understand the logic behind the Left serving a nuclear ultimatum to the UPA government.
- No Thank You, America (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
Organiser columnist M.V. Kamat says the only question one needs to ask before signing the 123 agreement with the US is, “Can we trust America?” And, “The plain and simple answer is: We can’t.”
- Centres Of Excellence To Treat Children With Aids: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2007)
The government has approved seven centres of excellence across the country for treating children affected with HIV/AIDS.
- Punjab Pensioners Seek Parity (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 23, 2007)
Though the fifth Punjab Pay Commission was constituted by the Punjab Government in December 2006, its terms of reference have not been notified so far. Presuming that this would include pension and other retirements of new and old pensioners. . .
- Deport Taslima (Pioneer, N Jamal Ansari, Aug 22, 2007)
Roughing up of Taslima Nasreen has once again brought up the issue of 'freedom of speech' in focus. What happened in Hyderabad was not in good taste, but who are responsible for that?
- Power Needs Hinge On Nuke Deal (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, Aug 22, 2007)
The governments ambitious scheme of generating 20,000 MW of electricity from nuclear energy will face a major set back if the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal does not materialise because the existing Indian uranium reserve can only. . .
- Outsourcing Terror In The Northeast (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 22, 2007)
Three days and a death toll of at least 30 and counting in Assam’s Karbi Anglong district.
- How To Bridge The Gap (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 22, 2007)
That the distance between the seats of administration and the areas to be administered is often enormous is becoming increasingly evident in the context of militant attacks in different parts of the country.
- 1,363 Hiv Cases Detected In Indian Paramilitary Forces (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Aug 22, 2007)
The Indian government has said that it has detected 1,363 cases of HIV/AIDS in the paramilitary forces.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 22, 2007)
Close to a month after the confidential conclave in Abu Dhabi, it was fairly confirmed by the Pakistan government on Sunday that Pervez Musharraf has reached a deal with Benazir Bhutto.
- Top Us Gen Arrives Today To Bolster Ties (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2007)
Amidst all the strident anti-US clamour of the Left, engulfing the civil nuclear cooperation deal and spreading right across to the Malabar naval exercise in Bay of Bengal, a top US general will land quietly in India on Wednesday.
- Getting Benefits Still A Challenge For Hiv Patients (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
It is still a challenge for HIV affected persons to receive services and benefits due to them.
- Fifteen Al-Qaida Activists Arrested In Manipur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Assam Rifles personnel, acting on a tip-off, nabbed them from a house at Moreh Ward number 3, about 120 km from Imphal.
- Ongc Finds New Reserves In Tripura (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
ONGC has struck a new gas find at Sundalbari in Tripura. With this, the company has identified two new gas reserves in the State this year.
- Bjp Mustn't Let Govt Fall (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
The BJP has erred in opposing so vociferously the India-US civil nuclear deal. In public perception, its opposition is largely political.
- Chuck De, Shah Rukh (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 21, 2007)
What do you say about a man who is icon, whose sensitive yet impassioned portrayal of the coach of the Indian women’s hockey team inspires them to a World Cup victory and in the process upholds the ideals of patriotism, non-discrimination . . . .
- 15 Suspected Al-Qaida Activists Held In Manipur (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2007)
Fifteen suspected Al-Qaida activists, who entered India from Bangladesh and were on their way to Myanmar, have been detained by security forces at the border town of Moreh in Manipur’s Chandel district, official sources said today.
- Cluster Bomb Makers Face U.K. Boycott (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
Spiritual tradition asserts that when an individual seeks the truth earnestly the Supreme Being will appear in some form to impart spiritual knowledge to him.
- Ulfa Rejects Appeal For Talks (Tribune, Bijay Sankar Bora, Aug 20, 2007)
In response to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s renewed appeal to ULFA for direct talks with the Government of India, the insurgent group has ruled out talks unless its demand for “restoration of sovereignty of Assam” does not form the core . . . . .
- Mixed Signals In Governor Shuffle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2007)
The Centre today appointed two new governors and moved or gave additional responsibilities to five others in a reshuffle that sends out mixed signals about the UPA government’s belief in its own tenure.
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