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	Editorials
		As per the Constitution, the governor's is a titular, ceremonial post, a sinecure for a cashiered politician or, relatively rarely, a just reward for distinguished public service.
		In practice, in the long decades of the Congress' monopoly politics, governors were the ruling party's agents provocateur.
		The suggestion that governors exercise a "moral influence" and have a role to play in poverty alleviation and mobilising "grassroots activism" is therefore somewhat strange.
	www.india-today.com /itoday/20000724/edits.html (599 words)

	Drama in Bihar \| Hard News
		The Congress high command is as guilty as the Bihar governor, Buta Singh, in the Bihar assembly dissolution drama that invited the wrath of the supreme court.
		Governor Buta Singh was ready to serve the Congress cause even though he had been a partner in the National Democratic Alliance government for few months before his return to the Congress.
		The verdict clearly says that the governor did not have the basis to assume that there was no legitimate realignment of political parties and there was blatant distortion of democracy by induced defections through unfair, illegal, unethical and unconstitutional means.
	www.hardnewsmedia.com /portal/2006/01/327 (801 words)

	Bihar dissolution: Supreme Court indicts governor
		In a severe indictment of Bihar Governor Buta Singh, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that he misled the Centre in recommending the dissolution of the state assembly and said the Union Council of Ministers should have cross-checked before accepting his recommendation.
		Terming the governor's action as 'drastic and extreme', the bench said the court cannot be a silent spectator to such 'subversion of the Constitution'.
		The governor had recommended the dissolution amid allegation that he prevented the National Democratic Alliance, which was on the verge of cobbling up a majority with a breakaway group of Lok Janshakti Party of Ram Vilas Paswan and few independents from forming the government.
	in.rediff.com /news/2006/jan/24bihar.htm (547 words)

	rediff.com: Fodder scam in Bihar
		The CBI has sought sanctions from the governors of Bihar and Jharkhand to prosecute RJD president Laloo Prasad Yadav in yet another case of the multi-million fodder scam, sources in the investigative agency said on Saturday.
		Besides Bihar Governor V C Pande, the CBI had approached his counterpart in Jharkhand Prabhat Kumar on March 11 as the case had originated in that state.
		Similar sanctions have been sought from Bihar assembly Speaker Sadanand Singh to proceed against MLAs allegedly involved in the case.
	www.rediff.com /news/2001/mar/17laloo.htm (196 words)

	World Affairs Board - India's partisan governors
		In India, governors are appointed to office in states for a five-year term by the president on the advice of the prime minister, and their conduct is supposed to be, in principle, above politics.
		The latest example is the political row involving the governor of the northern state of Jharkhand, who has appointed a ruling party alliance member as chief minister.
		Be it Volcker, Sikh riots, or the appalling misuse of Governors, the Left are primarily responsible for taming the Congress.
	www.worldaffairsboard.com /showthread.php?t=4986 (3841 words)

	FEATURES SAMACHAR -- The only bookmark on Features you'll ever need
		Bihar got one but it happened to be also a deadlocked assembly.
		The role of Governors in the Indian Republic was now coming under close scrutiny and there is now a feeling that the position had become an anachronism.
		Bihar needed a strong, honest political system but election or no election, there is no hope this dream would turn into reality in the days to come.
	www.samachar.com /features/020305-features.html (1369 words)

	Jharkhand & Bihar: Some Lessons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		It is the Bihar and Jharkhand elections and their aftermath which have a larger significance both politically and constitutionally.
		The habit of treating the governor as an instrument of the ruling party’s interests is a pernicious habit fostered by the Congress in the past.
		The governor’s conduct in calling Shibu Soren to form the government when there was no evidence of his having a majority has sullied the image of the Congress leadership and given a handle to the BJP and its allies to attack the UPA government.
	pd.cpim.org /2005/0320/03202005_prakash.htm (1555 words)

	Debating India - A battle for Bihar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Janata Dal(U) leader Nitish Kumar, a former Railway Minister and undoubtedly the NDA’s tallest leader in Bihar, is said to be of the view that it would be a tactical mistake to pin down Paswan in Parliament on a privilege issue.
		Nitish Kumar and the rest of the NDA in Bihar had high hopes about Paswan’s anti-Laloo Prasad campaign, through which he made it clear that his Lok Janshakthi Party (LJP) would fight the Assembly elections independent of the RJD, but would try to rope in the Congress.
		Sections of the political class in Bihar are of the view that many developments after the polls, including the denial of the Railway Ministry, have intensified Paswan’s disaffection against Laloo and the RJD.
	india.eu.org /2134.html (1364 words)

	Female Governors 1920-90
		This means that some of the governors listed are the actual leaders of the states, other are official representatives of the central power with no executive roles.
		She was elected President of the Senate and immediately became acting governor since the predecessor had been hospitalized and later died.
		She acted as interim governor for a week until the newly elected governor was sworn in and afterwards continued as state senator.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Governors1920.htm (2031 words)

	The Telegraph - Ranchi
		Parties such as the Jharkhand Party (Horo) and the Jharkhand Janadhikar Party (JJP) hold the governors responsible for the decline in the tribal growth rate and exodus of tribals from Jharkhand region.
		“A governor is given the authority under Article 19 (5) D, which says it is his responsibility to check the influx of outside settlers scheduled areas so that the tribal population is not reduced into a minority.
		The leaders accused the governors of watching in indifference even when tribals were being deprived of their rights and their property was being grabbed forcefully by outsiders.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1041002/asp/ranchi/story_3829971.asp (302 words)

	TN, Punjab governors quit - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Bihar Governor M Rama Jois and Rajasthan Governor Madan Lal Khurana had earlier submitted their resignations, reportedly fearing their unceremonious removal.
		The governors of Punjab and Tamil Nadu resigned on Friday apparently preempting their removal by the Congress-led government and taking to four the number of governors who have quit in the past week.
		Mr Rao is the third governor, appointed by the previous NDA government, to quit the post this week, after Mr Madan Lal Khurana and Mr Rama Jois.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/oct302004/i3.asp (686 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bihar assembly dismissal illegal
		Following the court ruling, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party said the order proved that the Bihar governor did not act in a fair manner by denying them a chance to form the government.
		Voting for 243 assembly seats in Bihar will be held in four phases in October and November, with the counting to be held on 22 November.
		Bihar is one of India's poorest and most lawless states.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/south_asia/4318078.stm (322 words)

	DW-WORLD.DE - Bihar Governor Resigns
		On the very day Indians gave themselves a constitution and declared their country a sovereign republic 56 years ago, Bihar governor Buta Singh put in his papers for having acted unconstitutionally in May 2005 when he had recommended dissolution of the state assembly to the central government.
		The same applies to governors who are the President’s representatives in state capitals and are similarly expected to act in a non-partisan, and impartial manner in strict accordance with the letter and spirit of the Constitution.
		Since no political party or alliance could secure a majority in Bihar assembly, the state was placed under President’s rule and the House was kept under ‘suspended animation’ on March 7, 2005.
	www2.dw-world.de /southasia/india/1.169641.1.html (684 words)

	Bihar, two other states go to the polls in Feb - Deccan Herald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		The terms of the 243-member Bihar and 81-member Jharkhand Assemblies are scheduled to expire on March 6.
		The Governors of Haryana, Bihar and Jharkhand will issue notifications for the elections on January 10, 20 and 29, respectively.
		In the first phase, critical and extremist-infested regions of Bihar, besides some areas of Jharkhand and the whole of Haryana will be covered, Mr Krishnamurthy said.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/dec182004/i4.asp (742 words)

	PM misled President on Bihar: Advani
		New Delhi, January 24: Mounting an offensive on the government in the wake of the Supreme Court judgement on Bihar, leader of Opposition L K Advani today charged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with misleading the President on the State Assembly dissolution and demanded his resignation along with that of Governor Buta Singh.
		He said though going by language and phrases, the court's accusation may seem harsher against the Governor, "the culpability of the Prime Minister is vidently greater because he convened a meeting in the dead of the night and it was he who was instrumental in misleading the President".
		Asked about the court's suggestion for a national policy outlining common norms for appointment of Governors, he said the inter-state council had not accepted it but the NDA government used to not only consult but also appoint governors with the consent of the states.
	www.expressindia.com /fullstory.php?newsid=61929 (679 words)

	Home Page
		Raj Bhavan, Puri which was called as Government House was established in the year 1913 on the golden sea beach Puri, on an area of 30.226 acres.
		When Orissa was part of Bihar Province, the former Governors of Bihar-Orissa province were camping at Puri when visiting Orissa.
		After formation of Orissa as a separate state on 01.04.1936, the Governors of Orissa used to stay at Government house, Cuttack and in summer times at Raj Bhavan, Puri, till early 70s.
	orissagov.nic.in /rajbhavan/puri.htm (197 words)

	Netguruindia News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		March 17: RJD president Laloo Prasad Jadav is again in the centre of a controversy with the CBI seeking the go-ahead from the governors of Bihar and Jharkhand to prosecute him in yet another case of the multi-crore fodder scam, the investigative agency sources said on Saturday.
		The sources said the case No RC 47(A)96 related to illegal withdrawal of over Rs 1.39 billion by officials of the animal husbandry department from the Doranda treasury at Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand, between 1991-96 when Laloo was the chief minister of Bihar.
		The agency sources apart from seeking permission from the Bihar Governor V C Pande to prosecute Yadav, had also sought the necessary clearance from his Jharkhand counterpart Prabhat Kumar on 11 March as the case had originally surfaced in that state.
	www.netguruindia.com /news/Mar01/18/NAT7.html (197 words)

	BIHAR SYNDROME AND PAKISTAN
		As the Bihar conundrum draws to a close, it is interesting to find a remarkable coincidence in the judicial pronouncements in India and Pakistan in matters relating to arbitrary dissolution of elected legislatures by overweening dictators, presidents or governors in the two countries.
		The Court declared the dismissal of Junejo government “illegal and unconstitutional” but refused to restore it on the plea that democratic elections had already been announced after a long period of military dictatorship and the process must be allowed to run its course without interruption.
		In a minor variation the provincial ministry and legislature in Baluchistan, dismissed by the then military governor without the knowledge or approval of the then incumbent prime minister Benazir Bhutto in 1989, was restored by the Baluch High Court.
	www.samarthbharat.com /biharsyndrome.htm (1053 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Main News
		Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today owned moral responsibility for the controversial decision on the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly, which was declared "unconstitutional" by the Supreme Court yesterday.
		Speaking in the same vein, the Prime Minister did not endorse the suggestion that politicians should not be appointed Governors after the Bihar experience.
		While Bihar clearly dominated the twenty-minute press meet, the two leaders, who were addressing their first joint Press conference, were also questioned on a spate of other matters ranging from the UPA-Left relations, the JandK leadership issue to the Iran vote and the proceedings of the chief ministers' conclave.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2005/20051009/main3.htm (498 words)

	Rajgir,Rajgir India,Rajgir Buddhist Pilgrimage
		The Buddha lived in the sixth century BC Mahavir was born in 567 BC and the traveller in Bihar will encounter them both constantly.
		Bihar Sharif was once the capital of Muslim Governors of Bihar between the 13th and 16th centuries when the city was an active cultural centre and an important seat of Muslim thought and learning.
		Department of Tourism, Bihar organises every year, this colorful festival of classical and folk dances at Rajgir from Oct. 24 to 26.
	www.pilgrimage-india.com /buddhist-pilgrimage/rajgir.html (1253 words)

	BBC NEWS \| South Asia \| Bihar governor offers resignation
		The governor of the Indian state of Bihar, Buta Singh, has offered to resign his post.
		Then there is the problem of the informal convention of appointing former, out-of-work politicians as governors.
		During the 1970s and 1980s, governors appointed by the ruling Congress party had a hand in dismissing a number of governments.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/south_asia/4650474.stm (435 words)

	PIB Press Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Implementation report on the decisions taken by the Council on the recommendations of the Sarkaria Commission will also be placed in the meeting for information.
		The meeting to be chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh wil be attended by several Cabinet Ministers, Chief Ministers,Governor of Bihar and Lt. Governors/Administrators of Union Territories.
		The last meeting of the Inter-State Council was held on 27th and 28th August, 2003 at Srinagar.
	pib.nic.in /release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=9864 (161 words)

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		Fourthly, the role of political governors to subserve ruling party interests has been an important facet of this government.
		The Bihar Governor regularly informed the media that he would not allow any government to be formed by repolarisation of political forces.
		The re-emergence of Laloo raj in Bihar evidenced itself when upright civil servants were hounded out in Gopalganj and Siwan on the very day the prime minister addressed district collectors on the need for impartiality and security of tenure.
	www.bjp.org /Newspaper/May_2705a.htm (994 words)

	A mealy-mouthed PM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		Irked no doubt by the rank partisanship of the Governors of Goa, Bihar and Jharkhand, Dr Kalam, speaking at the inaugural session of the twoday conference of Governors and Lt. Governors, minced no words while berating some of the luminaries present, albeit obliquely.
		Worse, the manner of dissolution of the yet-to-be-constituted Assembly in Bihar just when there emerged a strong likelihood of a viable elected government was a most disgraceful act ever by a State Governor.
		The PM would have sounded far more earnest had he moved Buta Singh, with his baggage of his two sons, oddly named Sweety and Lovely, to a lesser Raj Bhawan where the scope of their inflicting damage on the constitutional institution was minimal.
	www.hvk.org /articles/0605/100.html (422 words)

	Debating India - Mulayam criticises Bihar government (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-28)
		PATNA : The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president, Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Sunday criticised the RJD government in Bihar for doing precious little for the development of the state during the past 14 years of its rule.
		Addressing a rally here at the historic Gandhi Maidan, Yadav without naming anyone held the present dispensation for the sorry state of affairs in the state.
		Yadav said he and other leaders were enlightened by philosophy and leadership quality of late Jaya Prakash Narayan but nothing tangible was done by his followers who are in power in the state to make Bihar a developed state.
	india.eu.org /1034.html (347 words)

	Indian Red Cross Society
		The States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Tripura, Bihar, Karnataka, Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra have been affected.
		The States of Bihar, Maharashtra, Haryana, Orissa, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Chattisgarh held marches, cycle rallies, felicitation functions to Red Cross volunteers and blood donors.
		Many dignitaries such as Governors, Chief Ministers and others of the respective states participated in the functions.
	www.indianredcross.org (981 words)

	bihar
		Patna: Bihar Government has prepared a comprehensive rehabilitation package for criminals to bring them into mainstream of the society.
		PATNA: A pall of gloom has descended on a poor family after a surgeon allegedly removed both the kidneys of a rickshaw-puller, who is now dying at the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH).
		P resident A.P.J. Abdul Kalam s observations at the All-India Governors Conference on the Governors role assume significance in the wake of the controversial role of the Governors of Goa, Jharkhand and, more recently, Bihar.
	www.medicalfeeds.net /bihar_tag-7163 (96 words)

	bihartimes.com : A Passage to Bihar
		Vienna, March 6 (Xinhua) UN nuclear watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started a crucial meet Monday to discuss the stand to be taken on Iran following last month's vote to report Tehran's nuclear issue to the UN Security Council.
		The meeting of the 35-member board of governors of IAEA is seen as crucial, since no breakthrough has been made in the Iranian nuclear deadlock in the run-up to the meeting.
		IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said Monday he was hopeful a deal could be reached enabling the Iranian nuclear issue to be solved without the council's involvement.
	www.bihartimes.com /news06/marchall/06in21.html (547 words)

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