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- Not One Mole, Mr Prime Minister And Mr Jaswant, But Two! (New Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Aug 20, 2006)
First, the Kandahar pay-off issue and next, the ‘mole' in PMO. Mr Jaswant Singh's new book seems to have opened a can of worms.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 20, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 20, 2006)
The recent notification by the ministry of labour banning the employment of children as domestic servants and in dhabas, restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, spas and other recreation centres has been received with understandable cynicism.
- Low-Key Ganpati Festival Urged In Mumbai (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 19, 2006)
With memories of last month's serial bomb blasts fresh, the Maharashtra government is urging Ganesh Mandals to tone down their celebrations this year.
- Hc Asked To Decide On Punjab Police Officers’ Row (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 19, 2006)
In order to have a prompt resolution to the lingering dispute between IPS and state police service officers of the Punjab police on posting to key positions like district police chiefs, the Supreme Court today referred a bunch of petitions on the . . .
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 19, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- A Peru Link To A Roman Numeral In India? (Deccan Herald, Harsh Kabra, Aug 19, 2006)
A feature on a hillock in Kutch district, Gujarat, has got archaeologists excited about a possible link to signs found in Peru.
- Cbi Hot On Bofors Trail (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is making a wild goose chase for the kickback money in the Bofors gun scam even though most of the accused have died and money allegedly paid to the Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi had been . . .
- Reliance Industries To Open Food Store In City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Company to invest Rs. 25,000 crores in retail sector
- Rain & Civic Collapse (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Rain, storms, earthquakes — these are nature’s visitations over which man has little control.
- Vvips To Descend On Tirupati (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Governor, YSR, a host of Ministers and MPs to attend various programmes .
- Rs. 114.3-Crore Shg Linkage Target For Vizag District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Interest subsidy of Rs. 2.8 crores on soft loans
Rs. 39.85 lakhs sanctioned as revolving fund during the year so far
Measures are being initiated to launch bulk milk cooling centres
SHG members provided insurance cover with a annual premium . . .
- What The U.S. Is Doing To Pakistan (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 19, 2006)
Washington's influence in "core" areas of Pakistan's security seems to be growing. And this is not restricted to mere cooperation in anti-terrorist actions.
- Icar Awards For 42 Scientists, Six Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Honoured for contributing to the growth of agriculture science and farm research
- Qualcomm Acquires Qualphone For $18 M (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Aug 19, 2006)
Mobile TV trials this year in U.S., U.K. and Japan; may happen in India in 2007
Qualphone software to drive multimedia content to mobile devices
Leverages Bangalore research team's work to deliver flagship products
Qualcomm has laboratories in . . .
- Man Shot Dead In Vijayawada Court Premises (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
MLA's cousin Vangaveeti Santan Kumar seriously injured, not out of danger
- Know The Neighbours — Ist (Daily Excelsior, Sarvadaman, Aug 19, 2006)
Since the time Nepal adopted multi-party system, peace and stability has eluded her. Democracy is not a ready made ball of sweetmeat to be swallowed with relish.
- Give A Fillip (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 19, 2006)
Looked from one angle one will find it surprising that per capita income in the State is Rs 16190.
- Crackdown On Simi (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 19, 2006)
Students Islamic Movement of India, banned on February 8 this year for the third time since its formation in 1977, continues to deviously work towards its proclaimed objective of "liberating India by converting it to Islam".
- Reliance Retail To Roll Out From Hyderabad (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 19, 2006)
Reliance Industries on Friday announced its Rs 25,000 crore mega retail plans. Reliance Industries' first retail store will come up in Hyderabad next month, which will be a vegetable and food store.
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- Reliance May Open Retail Store In September (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 19, 2006)
Reliance Retail Ltd., a unit of Reliance Industries Ltd., is likely to open its first outlet in September in Hyderabad, a senior company official said on Friday.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 19, 2006)
There are better alternatives, like seeking employers cooperation to deal with this complex issue
- ‘There Are No Limits To What You Can Do’ (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Aug 18, 2006)
For Indra Nooyi (50), who hails from a traditional, well-to-do Tamil Brahmin family in Chennai, the rise to the top position of American cola giant Pepsico has been a hard journey that has taken nearly 30 years.
- Aiadmk,mdmk Seek Discussion In Assly On Killing Of 61 Children (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The AIADMK and its ally the MDMK today sought to move an adjournment motion in the Tamil Nadu assembly on the killing of 61 Tamil schoolchildren in strikes by the Sri Lankan Air force at Mullaitheevu in the Tamil areas of the island nation.
- Now Fear Has A New Shape (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
The new security threat...the tubes of toothpaste and bottles of shampoo have you thinking evil thoughts.
- Bjp's Existential Crisis (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 18, 2006)
The old horse of the BJP, L.K. Advani, is once again jockeying for the presidentship of the party as the term of the present incumbent Mr. Rajnath Singh will expire in November.
- Kidwai Gets Rbi Nod, To Quit Nestle Board (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
India's central bank has approved the appointment of HSBC’s new Indian head, Naina Lal Kidwai, after she agreed to bow to the regulator’s demands and quit the board of food maker Nestle, HSBC said.
- Oop’S Back Again (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 18, 2006)
That term again. Office of Profit is back in news with the Lok Sabha agreeing to set up a joint parliamentary committee on the subject. An explainer to help you understand and recall why and how a constitutional obscurity keeps hitting national headlines.
- Will It Be Space For Peace? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 18, 2006)
Outer space does not fall under any agreement, this is seen as an unresolved legal issue.
- Is It Safe To Dance With The Ulfa? (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Aug 18, 2006)
The suspension of army operations is a major step by the government of India in Assam. It conveys to the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) that New Delhi is serious about the business of peaceful negotiations.
- Parliament Below Par (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 18, 2006)
Due to irresponsible behaviour and selfish motives of parliamentarians, Parliament is losing its sanctity.
- Railway Charity Begins At Home (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 18, 2006)
When the Railway Minister received a request to link Phulwaria village with Salar Kalan, also in Bihar, he couldn’t refuse. After all, the request came from none other than his wife, and the villages involved were his and hers. In any case, . . .
- A.P. Assembly Adjourned Without Any Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Furore over flood situation; CPI(M) members stall proceedings
- Flood-Hit Khammam District Needs Rs. 160 Cr. For Restoration Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
District administration to submit a report to Central team to this effect
- Medak To Get Rs. 3.51 Cr. For Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Medak district will receive Rs. 3.51 crores from the National Horticultural Mission for development of horticulture in the district.
- Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods: Expert (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 18, 2006)
`Officials waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water'
The dams had 47 per cent water before the monsoon
Seeks probe into "negligence" of operations
- Powerless Again (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
The Punjab and Haryana electricity boards have, once again, let down their consumers. The hot, humid weather, aggravated by insufficient rain, has raised tempers, but protests or media reports fail to move the authorities to find a permanent . . .
- ``Deal Should Not Be Used To Browbeat India'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Address scientists' concerns: UPA allies
- Terrorism And Counter-Terrorism Revisited (The Financial Express, RICHARD N. HAASS, Aug 18, 2006)
The arrests in London of 21 terrorists who appear to have planned to blow up a number of airplanes over the Atlantic reminds us of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington of September 11, 2001. 9/11 remains the date that has come to signify . .
- World’S Tallest Man Longs For Normal Life (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
When you stand 2.36 metres tall, you are going to stand out.
For a shy person like Mr Bao Xishun, the world’s tallest man, this can be a problem.
- Modern Methods (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Builders have been adopting new construction techniques, materials and organisational practices.
- ‘Coke Standards In India Same As Us’ (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Coca-Cola company, the largest soft drink manufacturer in the world, is working with Indian laboratories to create capacity for testing of not only beverages but other food items to ensure that pesticide residues were under the norms set by. . .
- Middle Stage Of Democracy (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Aug 18, 2006)
Social mobilisation that began in the south has spread throughout the country with backward classes pushing aside historically dominant castes, giving rise to regional parties
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Climate Study (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Department of Ecology of the French Institute of Pondicherry is collaborating with the National Remote-Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in reconstructing the vegetational history of the . . .
- Karachi Receives Heaviest Downpour (Pakistan Observer, John Thakur Das, Aug 18, 2006)
Karachi authorities this evening declared emergency in the city following heavy rains that killed five persons and injured many while there was a complete chaos on the roads that were submerged in water. Life was totally paralyzed as low lying . . .
- Water Release From Kandaleru Stepped Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
It might reach zero point by Saturday or Sunday morning, say PWD officials
- 15,000 Lebanese Troops Move South (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Lebanon’s government on Wednesday ordered 15,000 troops to move south to take full control, with UN peacekeepers, when Israeli troops withdraw after a 34-day war with Hizbollah guerrillas.
- Water-Proofing India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 17, 2006)
India has been wrestling with an ecological paradox: the never-ending cycle of droughts and floods.
- Opposition Onslaught On The Cards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Assembly monsoon session begins today; Congress too getting ready to face attack
- `Mismanagement Of Dams Led To Floods' (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Aug 17, 2006)
Expert says the authorities waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the water
- Man-Made Floods (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 17, 2006)
Floods are normally deemed to be natural disasters caused by excessive downpour, but this does not seem to be the story when it comes to the recent inundation of vast tracts of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka . . .
- Slain Royals Haunt Indo-Nepal Wedding (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Aug 17, 2006)
A malignant star seems to dog Indo-Nepal weddings with a second alliance coming under a cloud.
- Leadership For Change (Business Standard, Nitin Desai , Aug 17, 2006)
The PM must leverage the respect he has earned to persuade voters to embrace change.
- Celebrate The Spirit Of Krishna Consciousness (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
Whatever name we prefer to give the Supreme Being Jehovah, Allah, Buddha, Shakti, Vishnu or Krishna the concept of a Supreme Creator is that He is of extraordinary attributes, and is universally attractive.
- Forum On Msm And Hiv Launched (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 17, 2006)
To provide medical services
To provide medical services
Only one in 10 MSM have access to HIV/AIDS prevention services
Most governments, donors ignore the community
- Six Idle Airports To Be Activated (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Aug 17, 2006)
Airports Authority of India plans to upgrade Tirupati and Hubli airports
Tuticorin, Vellore, Pondicherry, Salem airports included
Jagson airlines to start regular flights between Chennai and Pondy
- The Plight Of Farmers (Tribune, M. Rajivlochan, Aug 17, 2006)
This year the US has approved of giving $180 billion as direct subsidies to its farmers. When we add the subsidy offered by the European Union countries to this, the figure for direct subsidies comes to a whopping $300 billion per year.
- Andhra Bank, Icici Bank Lead In Npa Cut: Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Improved assets quality contributed to impressive bottom-line
- Sc Takes Note Of Tea Plantation Workers’ Plight (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 17, 2006)
The suicides in the farm sector are not confined to grains and pulses alone as hundreds of workers in tea plantations have also ended their lives for non-payment of wages for years.
- Flawed Act (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2006)
Union Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy’s defence of the Delhi Laws (Special Provisions) Act in the Lok Sabha on Monday may not stand the test of legal scrutiny at the end of the day.
- Maoists Vs Maoists (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2006)
IT was easy for Karl Marx to observe that philosophers have interpreted the world, but the point is to change it.
- Parliament Below Par (Tribune, B.G.Verghese, Aug 17, 2006)
Independence Day is an occasion for nostalgia and rededication to the goals and values of freedom. Recallng Jawaharlal Nehru’s stirring words about a tryst with destiny brings a lump to many a throat.
- Bangalore's Fragile Infrastructure (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 17, 2006)
With the monsoon gaining strength, Bangalore's shaky infrastructure will once again be put to the test.
- Bluster And Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 17, 2006)
Telangana Rashtra Samiti president and Union Labour Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao, if his sabre-rattling on Tuesday is to be taken seriously, is an extremely angry man whose patience is running low.
- National Awakening (OutLook, A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM , Aug 17, 2006)
A person who is wedded, with the
virtue of determination to accomplish
a deed, would be able to execute the
same and earn glory and fame
- The Year Of Microfinance Bashing (The Economic Times, SANJAY SINGH, Aug 17, 2006)
Last year (2005) was the International Year of Microcredit. It was celebrated in India as it was across the world. But, one year later, in 2006, we hear Andhra chief minister Y Rajasekhara Reddy describing institutions that provide microfinance . . .
- Simi Funding: Alms To Arms (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, Aug 17, 2006)
With the Government ban on the Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) coming into force, the bank accounts of the organisation stand frozen at Rs 15 lakh.
- Pm Turns To In-House Advisers To Defend N-Deal In House (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
A day ahead of the scheduled discussion in Parliament, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday called upon the might of the nuclear establishment to help him prepare the defence of the Indo-US civil nuclear deal in the face of strong reservations . . .
- Tackling Aids In India Needs New Focus: Wb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
To prevent the spread of HIV in India, most NGOs have focussed on migrant male workers rather than sex workers - the most vulnerable group for HIV transmission.
- Telangana Issue Could Erupt Like A Volcano: Rao (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Telangana Rashtra Samiti, which had set the deadline of Independence Day for taking a "final and drastic decision" if the Congress does not bring a bill for the formation of Telangana state, now seems to be facing its moment of reckoning.
- Candlelight Vigil Keeps Hope Of Indo-Pak Peace Alive (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- People Of India, Pak Urged To Rise Above Religion, Boundaries (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- Cm Offers Rs 211 Crore Loan Relief To Farmers (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden . . .
- I-Day Celebrated By Indians Abroad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Indians living in several parts of the world today celebrated their homeland’s 60th Independence Day with the hoisting of the Tricolour by respective Ambassadors amid mirth, enthusiasm and renewed pledge to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and . . .
- India's Independence Day Celebrated In Lanka (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
India's 60th Independence Day was celebrated here today with Indian High Commissioner Nirupama Rao hoisting the tricolour.
- A Tide Not Taken At The Flood (Indian Express, Darshan Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
Surat is Gujarat’s showcase city, churning out much of its revenue and with a future so bright as to be deemed headed the Singapore way. One terrible flood has washed away those dreams, another is said to be on the way.
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