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Articles 821 through 920 of 25647:
- New National Building Code Released (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Sep 15, 2006)
Construction industry is all set for major changes. The revised National Building Code 2005, which has just been released, sets new standards for construction of buildings and other infrastructure.
- Pak ‘Pact’ With Taliban (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Sep 15, 2006)
The Pak Army can show for its success the fact that Tali-ban and other militants have promised to lay down arms
- K. Chandrasekhar Rao (Frontline, N. Rahul, Sep 15, 2006)
Telengana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president K. Chandrasekhar Rao has once again brought the issue of separate Telengana centre stage. Soon after calling off his hunger strike in New Delhi on August 24, the TRS chief held a two-day brainstorming . . .
- Fdi Flipflops: Fatal Or Fatalistic? (The Financial Express, Rohit Pandit, Sep 15, 2006)
A major concern facing the Indian economy has been the near stagnant domestic savings rate. In 2002-03, for the first time, the gross domestic saving rate breached the 26% mark, touching a peak of 29.1% of GDP in 2004-05.
- Cordial Change (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Finance minister P Chidambaram had an unscheduled meeting with the press last week. The clear intent was to get the media to recognise his work. The UPA government and he, as FM, would have presided over 7%-plus economic growth in all but one of . . .
- Suitable Vacancies (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 15, 2006)
Headless PSUs endemic to this system
- Mp’S Bjp Govt Lets Its Staff Attend Rss Meets, Cong Says Wait Till . . . (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Sep 15, 2006)
The BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has formally cleared its employees to take part in the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, saying that the RSS is a socio-cultural organization and not a political entity. In doing so, it has only . . .
- What A Goal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 15, 2006)
You could almost hear the collective sigh of approval from Kolkata’s Maidan and Goa’s village grounds: after years of back-passes, miskicks and professional fouls, Indian football is finally gearing up for a shot at goal.
- Greater B’Lore After 6 Months (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The City will take another six months to grow to its proposed “Greater Bangalore” status, though the new status still lacks definition and much else.
- Changing Culture Of Retired Chairmen (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 15, 2006)
Outgoing Chairman of Pakistan Steel Mills Lt Gen (R) Abdul Qayyum has said that he had expressed reservations about the privatisation of ther Pakistan Steel Mills in the national interests. In an interview with a private TV channel, he said that . . .
- Koda Follows In Mahanta Footsteps (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
A social worker-turned-politician, 35-year-old Mr Madhu Koda, who is set to become Jharkhand chief minister, is perhaps the second youngest person to occupy the high post after Mr Prafulla Kumar Mahanta of Assam.
- Moving Up The Ranks, Koda Becomes Jharkhand Cm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
Patahatu village of Jharkhand is in the spotlight now and it does not take long to find out why. This village surrounded by the iron ore mines of Gua amid the green canopy of Saranda, Asia's largest sal forest, has got its 'Sanghi', Madhu Koda.
- Maoist Pawns Need A King (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Sep 15, 2006)
No positive outcome can be expected from the present opportunistic partnership between Nepal's seven-party alliance and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist). Perhaps the only factor they have in common - shared also by the third party in the . . .
- Trade Pacts: Why It’S A Big Deal (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Sep 15, 2006)
Does a trade agreement between India, Brazil and South Africa make economic sense?
- Building On The Ruins (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 15, 2006)
The monsoon in Delhi has been weird to say the least. It rains every now and again but there has been no steady watering of this parched land, which needs to have its water table at a decent height for citizens to have an adequate supply of water.
- Munda Skips Test, Quits (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Sep 15, 2006)
Chief Minister Arjun Munda tendered his resignation marking a pre-mature exit of the 18-month-old NDA government in Jharkhand after failing to muster the required numbers to prove majority in the Assembly today.
- Bandit Hero (Times of India, Sauvik Chakraverti, Sep 15, 2006)
It is useful, when considering political rulers of ages past, to make a clear distinction between "roving bandits" and "stationary bandits". In English history, Norsemen like Hagar the Horrible go down as "roving bandits" who killed, raped, looted . . .
- At Ibsa Summit, Quota Lessons For I From B & Sa (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 14, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brasilia to take part in the first India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit, are reservations and quotas on his mind? Or maybe the question isn’t entirely quixotic.
- Death Of A Tiger (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 14, 2006)
Sunday has proved to be a blot on the nation's resolve to save its tigers from becoming extinct.
- Review Internal Security Now (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Sep 14, 2006)
Liberal Muslim leaders must join the Government's efforts to identify and isolate radical Islamists in India
- India Has Set Up 18 Centres To Deal With Nuclear Emergencies’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
India has set up 18 radiation emergency response centres in different parts of the country to deal with any nuclear emergency which can occur due to an act of terror, nuclear attacks, transportation of nuclear materials and accidents in nuclear . . .
- Sexus Politicus (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 14, 2006)
There is a French tradition of politicians who equate the conquest of power with the conquest of lovers, according to a recent book co-authored by C Dubois and C Deloire.
- `System Has Become More Pervasive' (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
Interview with Martin Macwan, founder of Navsarjan.
- Part Of The System (Frontline, K. Venkateshwarlu , Sep 14, 2006)
Near the showpiece HITEC City are a dozen dry latrines. The situation is worse in the other districts of Andhra Pradesh.
- Little Men (News International, Shakir Husain, Sep 13, 2006)
We all come across them in our daily lives, and they seem to crawl up from under their rocks whenever they are least needed.
- Tactical Blunder (Pioneer, B Raman, Sep 13, 2006)
Islamabad's policy of creating a divide between Balochis and Pashtuns will lead to further fragmentation of Pakistan, says B Raman
- Quota: Moily Report Could Be Delayed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The report of the Oversight Committee, appointed by the UPA Government to prepare a roadmap for implementing the OBC quota in elite Central educational institutions...
- Power Tends To Corrupt (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 13, 2006)
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely,” Baron Acton wrote in a letter to Bishop Creighton in 1887.
- Dissent Over Expert Committees (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Sep 13, 2006)
The traditional view on expert committees on important economic policy matters is that they are desirable and serve a very useful purpose in a democratic system.
- Winning The War (Deccan Herald, Kancha Ilaiah, Sep 13, 2006)
The Moily Committee and the UPA have succumbed to the pressure of anti-reservationists.
- Government Will Not Tolerate Breach Of The Peace: Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Uma Bharti advised to keep off `Shoba Yatra' in Chikmagalur district
- Arrangements For Smooth Procurement Of Paddy, Bajra (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Haryana Government has arranged Rs.1,000 crore to make payment to the farmers for the purchase of their produce.
- Backing Away From The Badlands? (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 13, 2006)
The Pakistan Government has signed a deal with the tribals of North Waziristan that can be seen as a retreat.
- Growth Versus Fiscal Prudence (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Sep 13, 2006)
While the Plan panel favours relaxing adherence to the FRBM Act, the Finance Minister is not for this, fearing loss of investor confidence.
- Roadmap For Quota Implementation To Be Ready By Sept 27 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The Oversight Committee headed by former Karnataka Chief Minister Veerappa Moily will meet here on September 27 to finalise its report on how to implement 27 per cent reservations for OBCs in higher education.
- Unearthly Comedy Of Tony Blair (Pioneer, Gautam Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
The phenomenon of British Prime Minister Tony Blair apparently materialised like a meteor, unexpectedly blazing across the skies.
- No Shobha Yatra During Datta Jayanthi: Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Contrary to the BJP’s expectations, the JD (S)-led coalition government on Tuesday decided not to allow the shobha yatra, during the Datta Jayanthi celebrations at Bababudangiri in Chikmagalur district, in keeping with the stand taken by the Dharam . . .
- Forgotten In Peace (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Sep 13, 2006)
Government has recently announced its intention to form the sixth pay commission following which it is reported that the chairman chiefs of staff committee has requested the government to include a serviceman as a member.
- Pioneer In Rural Development (Tribune, Ranbir Singh, Sep 13, 2006)
S K DEV (1905 – 1989) was a rare blend of a philosopher and practitioner who played an important role in the nation-building process for more than four decades after Independence.
- Shaky Beginning (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Sep 13, 2006)
“Our identity is under threat”, goes the cry whenever ethnic groups demand a state for themselves.
- Nepal Wants Share In Gandhi Legacy, Invites Indian ‘Socialists’ For . . . (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 12, 2006)
In a significant move underlining that Gandhian satyagraha has ramifications beyond India and South Africa and is not the legacy of any one party alone, leaders of the Seven Party Alliance in Nepal have invited a delegation . . .
- Naidu's New Clothes (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 12, 2006)
The Telugu Desam Party's decision to refashion its economic policies is part of a strategy to reclaim the political space it once occupied in Andhra Pradesh.
- National Employment Guarantee Inaction (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 12, 2006)
A lack of steadfastness appears to mark the UPA Government's handling of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The silver lining is that the NREGA is becoming a matter of competition among political parties.
- Blast Cuts Power Line, Plunges Baluchistan Into Darkness (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Baluchistan's woes show no signs of abating almost two-and-a-half weeks after the killing of Baluch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti.
- A System For Subversion (Telegraph, Uttam Sengupta, Sep 12, 2006)
Inder Singh Namdhari has set his own rules and redefined the role of the speaker as visualized in the Constitution, writes Uttam Sengupta.
- Finally, Doing The Right Thing (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 12, 2006)
The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government's decision at the fag end of the Monsoon Session of Parliament to move for constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee to comprehensively examine the ticklish 'office of profit' issue has finally . . .
- Air Strips To Come Up At Moradabad, Chitrakoot (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh Government on Monday decided to construct two new air strips in Moradabad and Chitrakoot districts at a cost of Rs 31 crores.
- Govt Faces Hard Fight To Beat Aids In Uttar Pradesh (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Sep 12, 2006)
Sitting on a wooden bench under a slowly whirring fan, 43-year-old Prempal says he urgently needs anti-retroviral drugs to fight the HIV illness in his body.
- Roadworthy Cars (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
In theory there can be little objection to the proposal that regular “fitness” checks become mandatory for all motor vehicles more than three years old.
- At Ibsa Summit, Quota Lessons For I From B & Sa (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Sep 11, 2006)
As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leaves for Brasilia to take part in the first India-Brazil-South Africa (IBSA) summit, are reservations and quotas on his mind? Or maybe the question isn’t entirely quixotic.
- Telgi 'Shocked' Over Narco-Analysis News, Denies Meeting Pawar (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The kingpin of the fake stamp paper scam Abdul Karim Telgi has termed reports on his narco-analysis test beamed by TV channels as "false and baseless" and denied having either met Union Minister Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Minister Chhagan Bhujbal . . .
- Ganesh Idols' Immersion: Mch Eyes Mumbai Method (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
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- Taped To Destiny (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2006)
Decision making on large construction projects is to be decentralised once again.
- It Needn’T Be Tigers Vs Tribals (Indian Express, Pankaj Sekhsaria, Sep 11, 2006)
Belying the hopes of a number of groups and forest dwelling communities across the country, the monsoon session of Parliament did not see the tabling of the Scheduled Tribes and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2006.
- Reduce Delays (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 11, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee recently introduced a new Defence Procurement Procedures (DPP) Manual 2006 to reduce delays in the arms procurement process to ensure that the military does not lack either aircraft, battle tanks, guns or warships.
- Roadworthy Cars (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 11, 2006)
Not by the rules alone In theory there can be little objection to the proposal that regular “fitness” checks become mandatory for all motor vehicles more than three years old.
- The One And The Many (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 11, 2006)
Amartya Sen writes in Identity and Violence: The Illusion of Destiny, “a Bangladeshi Muslim is not only a Muslim but also a Bengali and a Bangladeshi, typically quite proud of the Bengali language, literature and music, not to mention the other . . .
- Real Estate Dealer Murdered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Five persons allegedly kidnapped a 62-year-old real estate dealer and murdered him near Kempayyana Palya in Bidadi police station limits of Bangalore Rural district on Saturday.
- Maths Of Ics Topper (Tribune, R.K. Kaushik, Sep 11, 2006)
The year was 1914. Madras University had announced the matriculation results. Kumar Padmanabha Sankara, a 16-year-old youth from Ottapalam in Palakkad district of present-day Kerala, was not at all shocked to see his score.
- Caste To Class (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 10, 2006)
The conundrum of caste is befuddling. It is the bete noire of the enlightened, the alibi of the ineffective administrator, the safe haven of the orthodox upper class, and the bugbear of the indigent rustic.
- For Whose Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 10, 2006)
At Havana, the media attention will be riveted on the Manmohan Singh-Pervez Musharraf sideline talks. In the media circus that will ensue, few will recall the original slogans behind non-alignment and, like on previous occasions, the event will pass . . .
- When Government Falls Prey To Businessmen (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Sep 10, 2006)
For instance, the Haryana government is willing to hand over vast tracts of land to an Indian MNC
- Regulate Foreign Providers (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 10, 2006)
The commerce ministry’s proposal to circulate a discussion paper on liberalising higher education and changing domestic regulations to attract FDI in the sector is welcome.
- Ban Fiis, Not P-Notes (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Sep 10, 2006)
The recent controversy around the banning of P-Notes is best understood by looking at the origins. It all began in the early nineties, when the policymakers received a wake-up call regarding the state of their economy, and their socialist policies.
- Breaking The Code (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 10, 2006)
After reports of alleged spying by some members in the National Security Council Secretariat (NSCS), Cabinet Secretary B K Chaturvedi has sent a stern circular to all secretaries, reminding them of basic ground rules for officers coming into contact . . .
- Chikungunya: Mayor For Precautionary Steps (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2006)
People will not be afflicted by chikungunya if they take precautionary measures, Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy said on Saturday.
- When Art Comes To A Village (Hindu, K. Kunhikrishnan, Sep 10, 2006)
Little is known about the art gallery in Kathirur village in Kerala
- Doubts Surface Amongst Beleaguered Israelis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 10, 2006)
Deep frustration in Palestine and humiliating failure in Lebanon. So is Israel doing a rethink? It takes time for the official leadership to change gear but it is a fair guess that some second thoughts are beginning to make their way among the less . . .
- Good Governance Is About Results Too (Deccan Herald, SANDEEP SHASTRI, Sep 10, 2006)
Grudgingly or enthusiastically, the point definitely has to be conceded – the “village outreach” programme of the Chief Minister is innovative in its design and appropriate in its timing.
- Only Through Dialogue (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 10, 2006)
I HAD the privilege of meeting Akbar Khan Bugti, the slain Baloch leader, after the birth of Bangladesh and before the Shimla conference. My main purpose of visit to Pakistan was to interview Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, then
- For Whose Peace? (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 09, 2006)
At Havana, the media attention will be riveted on the Manmohan Singh-Pervez Musharraf sideline talks. In the media circus that will ensue, few will recall the original slogans behind non-alignment and, like on previous occasions, the event will . . .
- Seeking Saviours (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 09, 2006)
I wonder what Mr Chandrababu Naidu is doing these days. He looms in my thoughts every time I wade across slushy cratered roads on my long trudge to the Internet centre, if you could call it that.
- Ge India Sales Could Grow 73 Pct This Year (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
General Electric Co.'s Indian revenue could grow as much as 73 percent this year, a top executive for the media and industrial conglomerate said on Friday.
- Hyderabad Youth Arrested For Sending 'Indecent' Sms To Top Actresses (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
This 25-year-old has been arrested earlier for sending ‘indecent’ SMS to film stars Kareena Kapoor and Poonam Dhillon. He has cheated upcoming film artists by promising them roles in movies claiming to be a budding film producer.
- Urbane Police (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 09, 2006)
There is merit indeed in the proposal of the expert group preparing a new Police Act to develop a special cadre of City Police Officers, and possibly re-designate the constable as such.
- October 10 Deadline To End Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Focus on domestic and restaurant workers
Karnataka was the first State to launch `action plan' to end child labour
Financial constraints coming in the way of `plan' implementation.
- History Of Decolonization (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Sep 09, 2006)
History has an uncanny knack of repeating itself. For the sake of the Pakistani people I hope, though, that this will not be so this time over. Given the high-handedness of Gen.
- Ban Fiis, Not P-Notes (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Sep 09, 2006)
You want to get rid of P-Notes-get rid of FIIs. Na rahae ga bans, na baje gi bansuri.
The recent controversy around the banning of P-Notes is best understood by looking at the origins. It all began in the early nineties, when the . . .
- India-Pakistan Peace Process On ‘Life Support’, Needs Revival (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 09, 2006)
The India-Pakistan peace process, which has been on “life support” for some time, needs to be revived, three leading South Asia experts suggested here on Friday.
- Resignation Threats (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 09, 2006)
The Mutahidda Majlis-e-Amal (MMA), the right-wing alliance of religious political parties, has been threatening to resign from the assemblies on one pretext or the other.
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