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TIME FOR CONGRESS TO INTROSPECT

HISAR DEBACLE RAISES MANY QUESTIONS
B.K. Chum - 2011-10-24 12:06
The outcome of a byelection indicates the direction in which the political wind is blowing. Haryana’s Hisar Lok Sabha byelection outcome is no exception. The humiliating defeat of the Congress whose candidate lost even his security deposit has interrupted the ruling party’s spree of electoral victories since the 2004 Lok Sabha polls. It has shown that the Congress is losing ground in the state.
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India: Kerala

GROUPISM IN CONGRESS TOUCHES A NEW LOW

UDF BICKERS OVER CORPORATION CHIEFS’ POSTS
P. Sreekumaran - 2011-10-24 12:01
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Groupism in the Kerala unit of the Congress has hit a new low with the dominant A group and Vishala I group led respectively by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala bitterly bargaining over the sharing of the posts of chairpersons of various corporations.
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TAPI SALES AGREEMENT TO BE READY NEXT MONTH

INDIA WILL BE A MAJOR BENEFICIARY
Nitya Chakraborty - 2011-10-24 11:56
NEW DELHI: The ambitious Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) pipeline project is going to be a reality as India along with the other three participating countries, will be signing the Gas Sales Price Agreement (GSPA) in November this year. India has been vigorously pursuing the price issue with Turkmenistan for the last ten months and so far eight bilateral meetings have been held.
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UN RENEWS COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT LIBYA AS NEW LEADERS DECLARE LIBERATION

Special Correspondent - 2011-10-23 23:57
New York: The United Nations on Sunday renewed its commitment to help the people of Libya build a brighter future as the transitional authorities declared the full liberation of the North African nation, more than eight months after the popular uprising began.
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INTERNATIONAL MEETING CONSIDERS BETTER USE OF GEOSPATIAL TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

Special Correspondent - 2011-10-23 16:50
New York: Representatives from 90 countries and delegates from dozens of international organizations and civil society gathered in the capital of the Republic of Korea today for a series of United Nations-backed meetings on improving the management of geospatial information technologies and using them to tackle global socio-economic challenges.
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CAMBODIA NEEDS TO ADOPT INDEPENDENT JUDICIARY, DEMOCRATIC PLURALISM

Special Correspondent - 2011-10-23 16:45
New York: Despite progress in the 20 years since the Paris peace agreements ended decades of fighting in Cambodia, much still needs to be done to fulfill the promise of the accords, including instituting an independent judiciary and a fully pluralist democracy, a United Nations expert warned on Sunday.
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56th meeting of National Development Council

Cut subsidies, raise taxes to fund schemes, says Plan panel deputy chief

ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-10-22 23:55
New Delhi: The Deputy Chairman of India’s Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia suggested that subsidies must be drastically cut and tax revenues should be substantially raised as percentage to the GDP with a view to fund priority areas of education, infrastructure, health and skill development in the 12th Plan period.
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56th meeting of National Development Council

PM urges to shed negativism, work for inclusive growth

Slowdown in growth rate, a matter of concern
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2011-10-22 23:49
New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh expressed over the current slowdown in the economy but cautioned to guard against the “mood of negativism that seems to have gripped the country.”
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UN GIVES A HELPING HAND TO TUNISIA AHEAD OF LANDMARK ELECTIONS

Special Correspondent - 2011-10-22 19:20
New York: As Tunisians prepare to vote tomorrow in the first elections to be held in the wake of this year's Arab Spring reform movement, United Nations staff are in place to assist the country to stage the ballots as peacefully and smoothly as possible.
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India

NEW DIMENSION TO ELECTORAL REFORMS DEBATE

KHURSHID SUPPORTS RIGHT TO RECALL
Harihar Swarup - 2011-10-22 19:03
The debate over the Right of the people to Recall or reject their representatives in the event of their failure to perform or getting involved in corrupt practices or moral turpitude has been revived. The Law Minister, Salman Khurshid, has agreed to include the issue of Right to Recall or reject in the comprehensive debate on electoral reforms. He feels “the right to reject” candidates during election was a “more manageable idea” than the “Right to Recall” an elected law maker.
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