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Articles 721 through 820 of 25647:
- Faithfully Yours (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 21, 2006)
For once, we can only sit back and applaud something the Narendra Modi government has done.
- Needless Quibble (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 21, 2006)
A wrong way to look at Tipu and history.
- Thaksin Shinawatra Could Face Prosecution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2006)
Coup leader claims endorsement from the King
- Fund & Bank: Where Do Our Interests Lie? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 20, 2006)
The World Bank would do well to once again reinvent itself to shift focus to nation building.
- Can Nam Be Reinvented? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 20, 2006)
The very question suggests the imperative of examining whether Non-aligned Movement (NAM) has lost its effectiveness or even its raison d’etre. NAM was conceived in a world where European and North American nations divided themselves in two blocs.
- Lalu Cocktail (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 20, 2006)
B-schools are increasingly using Indian themes.
- Security Forces Send Militants Running For Life (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2006)
The offensive launched by the security forces against Pakistan-backed terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir has made them running for their lives following the killing of some top militants. The hot pursuit has demoralised the militants.
- Indians Struggle To Digest Claims Of Poisoned Foods (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Sep 20, 2006)
Under the scorching afternoon sun, Babu Khan crouches over his crops gently pulling out stray weeds from his small plot on the fringes of Simbhaoli, a town in Uttar Pradesh.
- Empowerment Denied (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 20, 2006)
A gram panchayat, clinging steadfastly to a dynastic stranglehold since independence, still does nothing for basic amenities, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Lalu Prasad Deserves Only Two Cheers (Business Standard, Subir Roy, Sep 20, 2006)
The great railway turnaround is half a myth. None should grudge the Indian railways their day in the sun but it is necessary not to overdo the hype as that will inevitably lead to a downside later.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2006)
Doc helps doc
Towards an end to sham inquiries
The circular of West Bengal’s director of health services is a belated effort to streamline investigations against doctors after incalculable harm has been done to the sick and the dying.
- Joint Adventure (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
Many bureaucrats, serving or retired, seldom meet a new idea they like. This condition is more pronounced within foreign offices and intelligence agencies.
- Udaipur Officer Takes Job Interview In Ambulance (Asian Age, Narayan Bareth, Sep 19, 2006)
Chanchal Walia, mother of a four-day-old child, came to Udaipur on Sunday in an ambulance to appear before an interview board for a teaching job. She had given birth to a girl on September 13 in Ajmer.
- Madhu Koda Sworn In (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
To seek vote of confidence on September 20
- Solution To Poverty Is Less Governance (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 19, 2006)
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) yearly report for 2006, released last week, focuses on female migrants and human trafficking.
- Madhu Koda Sworn In, Trust Vote On Sep 20 (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Independent MLA Madhu Koda was today sworn in as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand at the head of a three-member ministry comprising MLAs whose desertion led to the downfall of the BJP-led government in the state last week.
- Darfur, Anyone? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 19, 2006)
On Sunday, hundreds of thousands of demonstrators across the world showed their outrage against what is going on in Darfur. It is, however, doubtful if such an angry display will prevent the Sudanese government from throwing out African . . .
- Sonia Gandhi Dedicates Sonia Vihar Water Plant To The Capital (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The Congress president calls upon Delhi Government to take steps to improve power and water situation
- Koda Takes Over Reins Of Jharkhand (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
Madhu Koda (35), leader of the ruling UPA coalition, here was sworn in as the first Independent Chief Minister of Jharkhand today.
- Bilimale Team Wins Delhi Karnataka Sangha Polls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2006)
The incumbent team led by Dr Purushotham Bilimale has won most of the posts in the elections held to the management of the Delhi Karnataka Sangha.
- Wb-Imf Certificate (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 19, 2006)
Though the annual meetings of the World Bank and the IMF no longer evoke the kind of interest they once did, it is imperative to take note of their India-specific observations.
- Field Survey (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 19, 2006)
If banking were a sport, say football, foreign banks in the land apparently face a dodgy goalpost! Now the skin-tight branch-licensing policy of the Reserve Bank means that foreign banks hoping to walkaway with the branch network of target, . . .
- Forget Bhai Bhai, Focus On Business! (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Sep 19, 2006)
Few turned up to listen to former National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra speak at a seminar organised by the Observer Research Foundation on India-China relations at Calcutta University’s Alipore campus last weekend. The stiflingly hot Kolkata . . .
- Starting Again (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 18, 2006)
Having salvaged the peace talks stalled after the Mumbai massacre, and agreeing to travel to Pakistan in the near future, Manmohan Singh must now retain firm control over both the process and agenda of the engagement with Pakistan.
- Nrega Mitigates Rural Distress (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, Sep 18, 2006)
The endorsement of NREGA highlights that people are demanding work and not doles.
- Tsr National Integration Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
India's unity in diversity reflected in its cultural and emotional oneness: Governor .
- Farmers In The Doldrums (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 18, 2006)
Sir, ~ Mr YP Gupta deserves praise for his article “Death of a farmer” (15 September). He has highlighted the shocking and distressful state of affairs among farmers ~ “... in the last eight years, at least 14,000 farmers have committed suicide”.
- Koirala, Prachanda Hold Talks (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Sep 18, 2006)
Prime Minister urges Maoist leaders to abide by the code of conduct signed by them
- Storm Over Vatican (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 18, 2006)
Pope Benedict XVI may have made an inflammatory remark on Islam in the context of a long and abstruse theological discourse, and he may merely have been quoting from a mediaeval Byzantine emperor, Manuel II Paleologos.
- Nepal Bid To Rescue Peace Drive (Telegraph, J. HEMANTH, Sep 18, 2006)
In a bid to prevent the collapse of the peace process in Nepal, Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala held talks with Maoist leader Prachanda and his second-in-command Baburam Bhattarai here this evening.
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- World Leaders Face Un Overloaded With Crisis (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
What a difference a year makes. A gala summit in 2005 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the United Nations turned into a divisive debate over the organisation’s shortcomings and proposed reforms.
- Major Shuffle In Indian External Affairs Ministry (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 18, 2006)
Satyabrata Pal tipped to become high commissioner to Pakistan
- Winds Of Mid-Term Polls Blowing Again (Daily Excelsior, Sunil Gatade, Sep 18, 2006)
The going seems to be good for the Congress despite the not so good showing of the UPA coalition at the Centre and the party has reasons to be on cloud nine.
- Promotion Of Indian Coffee (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , Sep 18, 2006)
In a liberalised economy, the Coffee Board has designed programmes for the domestic and external promotion of Indian coffee.
- On Malegaon And Fiscal Responsibility (Business Standard, Abheek Barua, Sep 18, 2006)
If the states continue to manage their finances the way they are doing, towns like Malegaon are in for a tough time.
- Joint Mechanism Must Inspire Confidence: Pm (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2006)
Maintaining Pakistan has given explicit commitment to join India in the fight against terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said the joint mechanism must inspire confidence in both countries and if it does not work "then we have to . . .
- Unlimited Confusion (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 18, 2006)
The unanimity reached between the Congress and the BJP over amending Section 9 of the Delimitation Act of 2002 is a positive step because a holistic and bipartisan approach towards this sticky issue is preferable to episodic tinkering.
- 4 Top Let, Hizb Militants Shot (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Four top militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Hizbul Mujahideen were among six killed in separate incidents in the valley since last evening.
- World Bank Ranking Slams India On Governance Norms (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 17, 2006)
While India may score high with the World Bank on growth, the story on governance is very different.
- Does The State Know Its Limits? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 17, 2006)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced a scheme to encourage marriages between Scheduled and non-Scheduled Castes.
- The New Govt Will Complete Its Full Term (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 17, 2006)
The UPA knows how to handle bureaucrats. My government will listen to the grievances of common people, not thekedars." Madhu Koda, Jharkhand’s CM designate
- Judge Stresses On Need For Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2006)
Every person in society must learn their rights and responsibilities and in turn enlighten rural folk about them, according to Kadapa Additional District Judge S. Surendrababu Reddy.
- Can Atma Bring Real Extension Reforms? (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 17, 2006)
Worldwide, extension work has provided a needed respite to the farming community and always assisted them to avail the wholesome benefits of the innovative agricultural and other associated technologies at their doorsteps.
- Chill Thaws In Humid Havana (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 17, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process, in virtual deep freeze after the 7/11 Mumbai blasts, thawed in the humid Havana afternoon today after Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf, on the sidelines of the NAM . . . .
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 17, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure.
- Needed, More Teachers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut was recently in the news for the wrong reason.
- Restore The Confidence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2006)
There is evidence, or perhaps an illusion, of sudden and great activity on the internal security front, with an apparent shift in emphasis to long-neglected issues of 'hinterland . ..
- Ravages Of The War Against Terror (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Sep 17, 2006)
With every successive 9/11 anniversary, the triumphal-cum-superconfident note struck by President Bush on day one has been gradually muted.
- India Of Our Dreams? (Daily Excelsior, V.Y. Kantak, Sep 16, 2006)
What was all this tamasha about celebrating the 100th anniversary of Satyagraha, a movement led by Mahatma Gandhi in South Africa for truth and non-violence?
- Crybaby India (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 16, 2006)
If India is, as its leaders like to say, the "biggest victim of terrorism", why doesn't the wide world know about it? It's a story of a diplomatic McFailure. Instead of aggressively pillorying Pakistan, a project that could result in fewer Diwali . . .
- Restore The Confidence (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 16, 2006)
There is evidence, or perhaps an illusion, of sudden and great activity on the internal security front, with an apparent shift in emphasis to long-neglected issues of 'hinterland security', the restoration of the integrity of the police station, . . .
- Top Let Militant Liquidated In J&k (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, a defence spokesman said here today.
- Greater Team Work? (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Sep 16, 2006)
Kumaraswamy government needs to be congratulated for showing the necessary political will to go ahead with Greater Bangalore, even if belatedly, despite reservations being expressed in some quarters.
- Fourth World’ Links (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Sep 16, 2006)
There is a viable revenue model to tap the rural market for knowledge, education, information and empowerment.
- Stories On The Move (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Sep 16, 2006)
Midway through Kiran Desai’s Man Booker Prize shortlisted novel, The Inheritance of Loss, a young Gurkha man in the process of being won over to the GNLF insurgency of the 1980s recalls meeting an old uncle.
- Needed, More Teachers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 16, 2006)
Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut was recently in the news for the wrong reason.
- Disaster Capitalism (Frontline, Vijay Prashad, Sep 16, 2006)
A year on from Hurricane Katrina, a few honest words from George W. Bush fly in the face of corporate profiteering from reconstruction efforts.
- Beach Development (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 16, 2006)
While much of the country has seen local government in the form of a system of elected representatives -- led by nazims and naib nazims and so . . .
- India Moving Forward `On A Remarkably Stable Trajectory' (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 16, 2006)
Edward Luce's book In Spite of the Gods takes one on a quick ride across an India characterised as much by a `schizophrenic economy' and shrewd businessmen as by vedantic detachment and Gandhiji's legacy. D. MURALI recommends this meandering read.
- How To Ensure Justice For All (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 16, 2006)
JUDGES and legal luminaries of 42 countries came to Islamabad on the eve of the golden jubilee of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and held a meeting.
- Upsc Candidates File Appeal For Sharing Information (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cut-off marks, model answers, individual marks obtained do not constitute crucial secrets'
- Racial Tension On The Rise In Russia (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 16, 2006)
A surging wave of hate crimes threatens to upset inter-racial peace and national stability. Locals fear loss of jobs. Migrants seldom integrate.
- Rs. 50-Lakh Development Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
The State Government has sanctioned Rs. 50 lakh under the socio-economic development programme for Krishnagiri district. The project is implemented in 50 naxal-prone villages in the blocks of Hosur, Kelamangalam, Thally, Uthangkarai, Mathur, . . .
- Education Minister To Take Appropriate Action On Report (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
Cabinet approves report of P.A. Mohammed committee
- Does The State Know Its Limits? (Indian Express, RAVINDER KAUR, Sep 16, 2006)
The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has announced a scheme to encourage marriages between Scheduled and non-Scheduled Castes.
- Top Let Militant Killed In J&k (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 16, 2006)
A top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant was killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district, a defence spokesman said here on Sunday.
- Crime City (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 16, 2006)
Bangalore is witnessing more organised crime.
- 42 Sad, Bjp Mlas Suspended (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Sep 16, 2006)
An eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh, and the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Parkash Singh Badal, on the floor of the Punjab Assembly over the Ludhiana City Centre scam today rocked the House.
- Change System To Make Policing People-Friendly (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
Although the rampant ‘corruption’ among public servants in general and the police in particular is all too well-known, a recent expose of a conspiracy by some officials of the Delhi Police to frame a citizen indicates the abysmal depth to which the . . .
- Not By Lathis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 16, 2006)
Anyone who would have seen the police in action at Chandigarh’s Matka Chowk on Thursday would have definitely thought that he had strayed into a war zone. Lathis, water canons and tear gas shells were freely used.
- India Working On Counter Terrorism Doctrine (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Sep 15, 2006)
India is working on a three-pronged national counter terrorism doctrine to be announced by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at a top-level meeting with security and intelligence officials and directors general of police convened here in the third week . . .
- Pull Up Your Socks, Cm Tells Babus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Thursday called upon bureaucrats to ensure that the government functions like a corporate house in tune with policies of globalisation and economic liberalisation and warned them not to escape from the . . .
- Landing In Trouble (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Sep 15, 2006)
P.J. Joseph resigns from the Cabinet following an allegation that he misbehaved with a woman co-passenger on a flight.
- Bhopal Lifts Ban On Babus In Shakhas (Telegraph, RASHEED KIDWAI, Sep 15, 2006)
Government employees in Madhya Pradesh will henceforth be able to attend RSS shakhas and participate in their activities.
- Revitalising Tourism In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 15, 2006)
Tourism the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir State's economy of late has been accorded top priorities by Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad to be rejuvenated and for this purpose his bold initiatives can be . . .
- Hc Asks Cbi To Produce List Of All Accused In Sex Racket (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The State High Court, which is monitoring investigations into the sex scandal case here, has termed as "vague" the list of accused and the line of action proposed by CBI in the case.
- Thousands Partake Of Ashtami Rohini Feast In Aranmula Temple (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Vallasadya, which is believed to bring good fortune, held with religious fervour
- Nabard Brings Shg Women Entrepreneurs To City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Women SHGs from 20 districts have put up stalls in West Mambalam .
- Bjp Lets Wiser Counsel Prevail (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Sep 15, 2006)
Party anticipates mid-term poll
RJD, JMM MLAs' conditions unacceptable
Marandi factor could not be ignored.
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