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Articles 3421 through 3520 of 7555:
- Nitish Plays Status Card, Says ‘Backward’ Bihar Needs Special Treatment (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Asserting that Bihar deserves special treatment in view of its multi-faceted problems, the state’s new chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar,
- Decks Cleared For Bharti's Suspension From Bjp (Press Trust of India, K G Suresh, Nov 30, 2005)
Uma Bharti, who remained defiant and trained guns on the BJP top brass today over the Madhya Pradesh leadership issue, is expected to be formally suspended by the party's Parliamentary Board which meets here tomorrow.
- Group Of Four Has Hijacked Bjp: Uma (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
There should be only one rule for the "bull and the lamb, sa"
- Shivraj Chauhan Sworn In Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2005)
Vajpayee, Advani say his will be a stable government
The new Chief Minister promises transparency in governance
Special message to officials to cooperate with elected representatives
- Pml Plans Pak-India Peace Conference (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Nov 30, 2005)
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League will host a Pakistan-India peace conference in the near future for demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, self-governance and solving the Kashmir dispute through dialogue.
- Towards Soap-Box Politics (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Nov 29, 2005)
Why do politicians prefer TV studios to Parliament when engaging in national debates, asks CP Bhambhri
- Serious Challenge (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 29, 2005)
If one goes by the utterances of State Vigilance Commissioner Ashok Bhan certain concrete steps are afoot to strengthen the existing mechanism against corruption.
- Reinforcing Predictable Trends (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 29, 2005)
The latest survey on consumption expenditure by Indian households conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO), covering the first half of 2004, confirms the broad trends captured by previous ones.
- Now, Focus On Bengal (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Nov 29, 2005)
Corrupt poll machinery subverts the democratic ideal, holding the people's will to ransom. The Bihar election results, while testament to the relevance of anti-incumbency factors, has been hailed as the triumph of a clean electoral process.
- Ec's Next Battle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 29, 2005)
That democracy has prevailed in Bihar at the end of a bitter year of discord is more important than who won or lost after two rounds of elections and an interregnum marked by anarchy. The Election Commission deserves to be commended for preserving . . .
- Uma Bharti Walks Out Of Meet (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Nov 29, 2005)
Begins march from Bhopal to Ayodhya saying it is for the cause of "Ram androti"
- Here’S Looking At You, Bihar! (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, Nov 29, 2005)
It’s a week to the day Nitish Kumar defied the odds and romped home in Bihar. A week during which political analysts have discussed every twist and turn of the elections threadbare, even as economists took a back seat.
- Bharati Janata Party (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 29, 2005)
When will BJP sort out Uma? When will it start governing MP?
- Give Ec A Chance (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
With the exception of Lalu Prasad, no one complained that the Election Commission had exceeded its brief in the Bihar election. With public opinion against him, it was expected that he would try to find an escape route.
- The Lalu Phenomenon (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 29, 2005)
IT is easy to rubbish Lalu Prasad Yadav, now that he is down in the dumps. For 15 years, he has been a subject of ridicule for cartoonists, middle writers and humourists. In journalism, the maxim has been, “if you are short of subjects, . . .
- Living In Terror (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Corruption does not kill anybody but rather speaking up against it certainly costs dear.
- Ladders And Snakes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Nov 28, 2005)
It took some 10,000 burnt cars to drive home one point to the French government:
- Too Much Psephology (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Nov 28, 2005)
It’s vote-counting day in Bihar and where’s Laloo Prasad Yadav?
- One Down, Six More To Go (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Nov 28, 2005)
In the last six months, I have written consistently about the Third Front. My writings were based on the assumption that both the Congress and the BJP would weaken which would result in realignment of political forces.
- Congressised Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
THE Bharatiya Janata Party has not crowned itself with glory by the manner in which it seeks to change the leadership in Madhya Pradesh.
- Rjd’S Over-Dependence (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 28, 2005)
The CPI(M) has conceded that the RJD’s over-dependence on the Muslim-Yadav (M-Y) factor and its neglect of the most backward and oppressed castes were some of the main reasons for the debacle of the "secular forces" in the Bihar polls.
- End Of Days: Cong-Rjd Truck Runs Out Of Steam (The Economic Times, Sunil Gatade, Nov 28, 2005)
It is the end of the road for the Congress-RJD alliance in the wake of the defeat of the Lalu Prasad-led party in Bihar, with Congress leaders insisting that it is now free from the apron strings of the railway minister.
- Forget Caste, Let’S Talk Development (The Economic Times, Girish Kuber, Nov 28, 2005)
He belongs to Bihar, but avoids discussing caste issues. He is from Lalu-land, but talks about development. And despite recording a landslide victory in the Assembly polls, he thinks it is not reason enough to burst crackers and give exciting sound-bytes.
- Democratic Snub (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 28, 2005)
If there were any doubts in people’s minds that democracy in India was still in its early stages, they must have vanished after the verdict of the Bihar assembly polls.
- New Bihar Regime Wields Stick (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
‘Slack’ government officers in Bihar got a bitter taste of the new regime on Sunday with authorities stopping salaries of four doctors and ordering to lodge FIRs against them for remaining absent from duty in Vaishali district.
- Bihar Shuts Door On Cong, But State Opens A Window (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
It was party time for the Congress in Maharashtra, even as it faced a harrowing defeat in Bihar. The western state offered it a much-needed respite in two by-elections, one each for the parliament and the state Assembly.
- Left? Congress Couldn't Care Less (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- Cong Rejuvenates In Chandigarh (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 28, 2005)
Manmohan Singh has marched on with his pro-US tilt as if the comrades don't matter or exist, says Kalyani Shankar
- Politicians Should Leave Belgaum Alone (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Nov 28, 2005)
The HD Deve Gowda-Narayana Murthy spat that made national headlines recently had one interesting takeaway. It was the former Prime Minister’s suggestion that information technology (IT) companies crowding Bangalore and complaining about poor infrastructur
- Nitish Distributes Portfolios, Keeps Home (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday allocated portfolios among his 25 ministers keeping with himself home, personnel and administrative reforms and cabinet coordination.
- A Clean Image Is His Biggest Asset (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 27, 2005)
Nitish Kumar was a much sought after and much publicised man last week.
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Bjp Asks Pm To Follow Nitish (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The BJP today asked Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to emulate Bihar chief minister Mr Nitish Kumar in removing tainted ministers from the Union Cabinet.
- Chauhan To Be Cm Of Mp (Tribune, Satish Misra, Nov 27, 2005)
The Bhartiya Janata Party today decided to appoint its Lok Sabha MP from Vidisha Shivraj Singh Chauhan as the next Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister replacing Babulal Gaur and making fiery sanyasin Uma Bharti the General Secretary of the party at the . . .
- Crown Of Thorns (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
Nitish faces external and internal threats
Nitish Kumar had perhaps not expected to confront reality so early.
- Bihar: Nitish Keeps Home, Modi Gets Finance (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today retained the key Home portfolio while giving the crucial Finance ministry to his deputy Sushil Kumar Modi, in an indication of the newly-elected NDA government's intent to control the state's spiralling crime-graph and pu
- The Way To The Fast Track (Hindustan Times, Nandan Nilekani, Nov 27, 2005)
In a seminal article in the Harvard Business Review in 1994, the late Peter Drucker gave a very convincing argument why large and successful companies often fail after a long and triumphant run.
- Casteist Politics Of Reservations For Women (Daily Excelsior, Uma Ramachandran, Nov 27, 2005)
It is getting somewhat difficult to keep track of what really is going on about the bill to reserve seats for women in parliament.
- The Future World Order: A Vision (Tribune, Brig A.C. Prem (retd), Nov 27, 2005)
The year is 2018. The European countries comprising the EU are looking up to the power trio of China, India and Russia for economic succour as their dwindling economies and an aging population are adding to their woes.
- Stability, Bjp Style: 3rd Cm In 3 Yrs (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Nov 27, 2005)
Taking the shine off the spectacular victory it partnered in Bihar less than a week ago, the BJP central leadership today triggered a fresh internal crisis in the party with its decision to replace Madhya Pradesh chief minister Babulal Gaur with . . .
- Bihar: Before And After Laloo (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Nov 27, 2005)
This was an election in Bihar in which its voter’s voice could be heard, loud and clear.
- Catch A Falling Star (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 27, 2005)
In all the fuss over Lalu, Bihar, Volcker, Mitrokhin, Raj Thackeray and Natwar Singh, you may have failed to notice the curious case of the news story that did not appear.
- Lessons In Bihar, For Vanquished And Victors (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Nov 27, 2005)
Despots don’t learn the ways of democracy easily. Laloo Prasad Yadav, whose party’s 15-year misrule turned Bihar into a byword for backwardness and lawlessness,
- Good Riddance, But Road All Uphill Ahead (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Nov 27, 2005)
Last week provided us with a rare moment of hope in politics — the defeat of Mr and Mrs Laloo Yadav. No defeat was more deserved, more reassuring for those of us who remain recklessly optimistic about the future of Bharat Mata despite the abysmal . . .
- Nitish Kumar Tries To Salvage Bihar From Mafia Torn Carnage Left Over By The Shadow Of Congress And Rjd (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Nov 27, 2005)
It will not be an easy task. The law and order is in shambles. The financial system is in ruins.
- Communists In India – Exerting Control On The Government From Behind The Curtain (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Nov 27, 2005)
You will not see them. They do not have any minister.
- Chauhan To Replace Gaur As Chief Minister (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Nov 27, 2005)
Uma Bharti to be appointed party general secretary
- Let Mafia Ride (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 27, 2005)
Another public servant pays with his life
Yet another doughty public servant has had to pay the price for honestly trying to do his duty. BS Manjunath, the 27-year-old engineer and IIM-Lucknow alumnus overseeing quality control at Indian Oil,
- Nitish To Expand Cabinet Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to expand his two-day-old Cabinet on Sunday ahead of the commencement of the Assembly session on Monday.
- Panel Report On Telangana After Parliament Session: Narendra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
TRS leader attributes the delay to the Bihar elections
- Peace Process Losing Steam (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Nov 26, 2005)
The last two months have witnessed some damaging developments in the Pakistan-India peace process.
- Nitish Drops Scam-Tainted Minister (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 26, 2005)
Even before the new NDA government in Bihar could settle down properly, the pitfalls of “turncoat politics” cost it dear on the very first day.
- Volcker Report Debate On Monday Likely (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The contentious Volcker Committee report on oil-for-food scam could be taken up for discussion on Monday, with the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee today rejecting the Opposition-moved adjournment motion.
- Political Turnaround In Bihar (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 26, 2005)
The post-election scenario in Bihar is not bright because of two things: too much visibility for the BJP and former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav’s non-reconciliation to his defeat.
- Nitish Kumar, Get Ready For Real Battle (The Financial Express, ALANKAR SRIVASTAVA, Nov 26, 2005)
So finally, the battle for Bihar is over. The verdict is clear: Laloo lost it, Nitish won it. After years of struggle, the long cherished dream of dislodging Laloo from Bihar got realised by Nitish. But the reality is that the journey has just begun.....
- Price For Honesty (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The manner in which Indian Oil Corporation officer Manjunathan Shanmugham was murdered in Lakhimpur, Uttar Pradesh, for tracking down the powerful oil mafia involved in fuel adulteration has shocked the nation and deserves to be condemned . . .
- Tragedy Of Lalu Yadav (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Nov 26, 2005)
The recent rejection by the electors of Bihar of the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD), as Mr Lalu Yadav’s fiefdom is called, is the culmination of a political tragedy that began in 1996.
- Modifying Its Message (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Narendra Modi was eventually marked absent from Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. Just as well.
- It’S Action Replay In Bihar (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Nov 26, 2005)
As in the old movies, pirates rummage through everything until they find a crumpled map to the treasure. They put their heads back and guffaw.
- Triumph Of Democracy (Pioneer, Mohd Asim, Nov 26, 2005)
The Lalu raj in Bihar has finally come to an end. Though a bit late, after pushing Bihar at the bottom of all development indices, but India is celebrating.
- Law-Makers And Breakers Too? (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 26, 2005)
Within the bounds of the Constitution, at times a political animal may have to break the law to make a point. But if that animal is an MP what is the state of play between the different roles?
- Igp Radha (Indian Express, Rakesh Shukla, Nov 26, 2005)
Mira had to drink the chalice of poison because of her love for Krishna. As the popular bhajan records, ‘Log kahen Mira bawri’ (people say Mira has gone mad). Gone are the feudal Ranas of Mewar, the country has gained independence —we have democracy. . .
- Bihar’S Very Big Picture (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Nov 26, 2005)
Politics in India is in grave danger of being trivialised by yet another factor—psephology.
- Emotional Homecoming For Nitish Kumar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Nov 26, 2005)
``My mother's blessings have given me strength and inspiration ''
Welcome arches, cheers greet Nitish at Bakhtiarpur
Says people's support has helped him come so far
- Govt Can’T Stop Judges’ Selection: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The Supreme Court today made it clear to the government that it would not like holding back the appointment of judges in the Madras High Court despite recommendations made by the apex court collegium even as allegations were made by counsel for bar . . .
- Lalu-Paswan Rift Led To Loss: Sonia (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Expressing “disappointment” over the UPA’s rout in the Bihar Assembly elections, UPA chairperson Mrs Sonia Gandhi seemed to take a swipe obliquely at both her allies, Mr Lalu Yadav and Mr Ram Vilas Paswan, for the results.
- Laloo - Aberration Arrested! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Nov 26, 2005)
Few are ready to write off Laloo Prasad Yadav even when Bihar has virtually struck him off the primary register.
- Crisis Of System (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Nov 26, 2005)
That the outcome of Bihar elections will be known by the time you get to read this-that is unless Bihari politicians, aided and abetted by the man for all seasons, Governor Buta Singh do not have another trick or two up their sleeves.
- Monarch Vs Maoists (Statesman, JR MUKHERJEE, Nov 26, 2005)
In 1990 a multi-party democracy with a constitutional monarchy was introduced in Nepal based on the demands of the people. In 1994 when an extremist faction of the Left parties was not allowed to be part of the government, . . .
- Bihar: Nitish To Move To 1 Anne Marg (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar would soon move to 1 Anne Marg, the sprawling house of the former Chief Minister Rabri Devi who has been asked to vacate, official sources said here tonight
- General Polls Can Come Anytime (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Nov 26, 2005)
I have written consistently in the past six months on the Third Front and this was clearly based on the assumption that both the Congress and the BJP would weaken and result in realignment of political forces.
- Lok Sabha To Discuss Volcker On Monday (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
The current deadlock in Parliament over the Paul Volcker report and other matters would be broken on Monday with the Lok Sabha set to take up the NDA-sponsored adjournment motion on the Volcker issue for a debate and voting.
- Results A Signal For Secular Unity: Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Congress president is disappointed at the outcome
Congress must gear up for next round of Assembly poll
"NDA bent on disrupting Parliament"
"We reject Mitrokhin disclosures outright"
"Terrorist attacks must stop"
- India’S Bastille (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Nov 26, 2005)
The storming of Jehanabad jail on the night of November 13 reminded me of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789, which triggered off the French Revolution.
- Ready, Unsteady, Go (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Nov 26, 2005)
The last word on the BJP-RSS tussle is yet to be heard. There has been intense speculation these last few weeks as to who will succeed L.K. Advani as the BJP chief after he demits office in December at Mumbai.
- Behind Nitish Kumar's Triumph (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 26, 2005)
From Chief-Minister-in-waiting to Chief Minister, it has been a long roller-coaster ride of despair and hope for Nitish Kumar, once bosom pal and now arch rival of the strongman of Bihar, Lalu Prasad. The Nitish-Lalu pair burst on to the political scene..
- Nitish Drops One From His Ministry (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
In keeping with his image of Mr Clean, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dropped ‘tainted’ Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi within 10 hours of his swearing in.
- Stainless Nitish Removes Taint From Cabinet, Drops Manjhi (Pioneer, Amarnath Tewary, Nov 26, 2005)
When Nitish Kumar was taking oath at Patna's Gandhi Maidan on Wednesday, the talking point was his team's spotless character, that is, until the name of Jitan Ram Manjhi cropped up.
- Overall Situation In Bihar "Grim", Cmp For Governance: Nitish (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Terming as +extremely grim+ the situation of the state, including the law and order and finances, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said a common minimum programme would be finalised within a week to ensure +good governance+ and accelerate the pace . . .
- Restoration Of Bihar's Fortunes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
The electoral outcome in Bihar has surprised pundits and destroyed many a myth, but it is far from novel in the message the people have sought to communicate.
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