Monthly Archives: September 2010
HC questions Centre on inaction on illegal mining
The Karnataka High Court today questioned the Centre as to why it had not taken suo moto action in checking illegal mining under the relevant act.
Kashmiris feeling alienated from rest of India: MP
A sense of alienation is pervading the strife-torn Valley and the Kashmiri youth is haunted by the spectre of unemployment, a member of the all-party delegation that recently visited the border state said today.
Agitating Jats vow to disrupt CWG
Even as the Haryana government claims to have brokered peace with protesters in the state seeking inclusion in OBC list, members of the Jat community on Thursday threatened to disrupt the supply of essential commodities, including milk, to the national … Continue reading
VHP makes a new offer for Babri
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has a proposal for the residents of Shahnawan, a village barely 10 km from Ayodhya.It has offered to build the ‘Babri Masjid’ there, but in turn wants the disputed site in Ayodhya to be handed over to … Continue reading
‘Growth’ isn’t Always a Good Thing’
BY PRAFUL BIDWAI IN a recent media interaction, Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh hinted that he might reshuffle his Cabinet. We don’t know what its shape will be. But it’s near-certain that he’ll replace Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) … Continue reading
One last chance for Ayodhya settlement: SC
The Supreme Court has stopped the Allahabad high court from delivering its much-awaited verdict on the case over the ownership of the disputed site at Ayodhya on Friday, making a tiny room for a last-gasp attempt for a highly improbable negotiated settlement … Continue reading
6,541 communal clashes between ’01 & ’09
As the country awaits the ruling of the Allahabad high court on the Ayodhya title suit with unease and foreboding, it is instructive to note that a whole generation has grown up since the cycle of violence associated with the Ramjanmabhoomi-Babri … Continue reading
Experts speak of satellite towns to ease pressure on metros
The future of metropolitan India lies in the creation of completely new urban centres, coupled with development of satellite towns around existing metros as one cannot run away from the fact that development is bound to happen, said experts in … Continue reading
Give and Take on Ayodhya
BY FIROZ BAKHT AHMED THERE’S a mysterious lull before the declaration of the Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid verdict from the Allahabad High Court, now postponed to September 28. However, the voices of sanity and reason implore that it would be best … Continue reading
Govt directs hotels to follow pollution control standards
BY MICHAEL FISHER | NT In an attempt to check the air and water pollution and waste management in the hotel industry, the Goa State Pollution Control Board has decided to subject the hotels to pollution control standards by charging … Continue reading