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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 25647:
- Nasa Plans Moon Base For Mars Trip (Telegraph, Guy Gugliotta, Mar 27, 2006)
For the first time since 1972, the US is planning to fly to the moon, but instead of a quick, Apollo-like visit, astronauts intend to build a permanent base and live there while they prepare what may be the most ambitious undertaking in . . .
- Angle Of Salute (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 27, 2006)
Every pilot worth his altimeter knows about the importance of the angle of attack — the angle at which the wings and other airfoils of the aircraft meet the airflow.
- Do We Submit To Quasi-Colonial Surrender? (Deccan Herald, V. R. Krishna Iyer , Mar 27, 2006)
Every office – executive, judicial, legislative or other – is a constitutional trust, and the nation’s sovereignty is non-negotiable.’
- Plan For Delhi (Statesman, Gopal Bhargava, Mar 27, 2006)
In recent times, Delhi has witnessed a population explosion. At present, it has crossed the one crore mark.
- Eclectic Culture (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , Mar 26, 2006)
A comprehensive book on a little known region.
- Focus To Remain On Kashmir Issue: Kasuri (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 26, 2006)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has said Pakistan has no inhibitions about resolving other issues, including Siachen and Sir Creek, with India but the focus is to remain on the core issue of Kashmir.
- Battle Plan For Best Effect (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Mar 25, 2006)
A recent paper of the Department of Administrative Reforms titled "Towards a Citizen-Friendly Government" is further proof that Government officials and public sector executives are still not ready to serve the way they should.
- In Praise Of The Jal Bhagirathi (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Mar 25, 2006)
Last week I visited a village in Rajasthan that Prince Charles is due to visit next week.
- The Perfect Self-Goal (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Mar 25, 2006)
The correct answer is to repeal the law. Bribery takes place in cash, not from these 'offices of profit'.
- India As The New Force For Peace And Stability (Daily Excelsior, N.B. Menon , Mar 25, 2006)
"What is in it for America?" That was how the national security adviser, M.K. Narayanan, reacted after the Bush administration proposed the nuclear deal to the Indians at Blair House, the official guest house of the American president, . . .
- Way Of Life ! (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 25, 2006)
Wasn't it one of our more distinguished Prime Ministers who told us that corruption was not something unique to India. It was a universal phenomenon.
- Ministers, Legislators To Get Significant Pay Hike (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
The Legislative Assembly today passed Appropriation (Finance) Bill as Deputy Chief Minister, Incharge Finance Muzaffar Hussain Baig announced that salary, allowances and pension of the Ministers and legislators will be hiked substantially before . . .
- Continuing Shame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 25, 2006)
Men practising untouchability should be punished
- From India Now, `Out Of The Box' Ideas On Kashmir (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 25, 2006)
Manmohan Singh speaks of two internal and two bilateral tracks for peace.
- Vmc Passes Rs 452-Crore Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
Proposal to enhance property tax dropped
- From The Mean Streets (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Mar 24, 2006)
It is deemed ‘politically incorrect’ to address, criticize or confront many realities that plague us all in some measure, in an attempt to appease one set of people as against another and thereby create anarchic situations in various spaces of . . .
- The Sri Lankan Knot (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Mar 24, 2006)
A federal status may be acceptable to the Sinhalese if it would constitute a full and final settlement
- Persisting Myths About Russia-U.S. Ties (Hindu, Boris Makarenko, Mar 24, 2006)
The aggravation of the Iranian nuclear problem alongside the active preparations for the G8 summit makes one think about the long road covered by Russia-U.S.
- In The Eyes Of Storm (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court of Pakistan completed 50 years of its existence on March 23. The apex court is the final arbiter of law and the Constitution, and is invested with the responsibility to maintain harmony between the legislature, executive and judiciary.
- Witness Protection (Statesman, AMIYA K SAMANTA, Mar 24, 2006)
Comprehensive Criminal Justice Reform Desirable
- Seeking Guidance (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Mar 24, 2006)
If you put aside all the hype about Indian writing in English that springs up every now and then because of the huge advances given, the vast bulk of Indian publishing still deals with educational books for schools and colleges, professional . . .
- Mock Assembly Should Have Gone `Live': Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
Dismisses call for action against legislators involved
- Sonia Had No Option: Naidu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
"Unfortunate that Sonia Gandhi's compulsion is made out to be a sacrifice"
Election laws have to be uniform for all parties
People will see through the game
President urged not to approve the ordinance
- Back To The War Front (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Mar 24, 2006)
The institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is a premier institution in south Asia for strategic studies. It brings out two journals: Strategic Analysis (called IDSA Journal before 1987) and Strategic Digest.
- Search For A Just Society (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Mar 24, 2006)
The difference in the capabilities of individuals is a fact. It is not possible for everyone to be alike, for all to be equal.
- Afghan Fm Removed (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Afghanistan’s foreign minister since the fall of the Taliban regime four years ago will be replaced and a new interior minister anointed in a cabinet reshuffle proposed by President Hamid Karzai, officials said on Wednesday.
- "Tobacco Is Not A Crop Of Future" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jairam Ramesh, has asked the Tobacco Board to prepare an action plan to reduce the tobacco crop size by 50 per cent in the next 10 years by encouraging farmers to try other crops like Bengal . . .
- Naidu, 30 Tdp Mlas Suspended For Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
For continuously obstructing the proceedings of the Assembly
- Telugu Desam, Congress Harden Stand (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
Sripadasagar: Naidu releases new documents as `further evidence'; 31 MLAs suspended
- Who Killed Cock Robin? (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Mar 23, 2006)
All the birds of the air fell a-sighing and a-sobbing,/ When they heard the bell toll for poor Cock Robin.
- The Importance Of Cooperation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 23, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- A Few Good Men (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Mar 23, 2006)
Sumanta Sen speculates on why some former administrators are being given poll tickets by the political parties, especially the Marxists
- Cbi To Re-Examine Its Appeal In Mattoo Case (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
CBI will re-examine its appeal and press for early hearing of its review petition in the case pertaining to the rape and murder of college student Priyadarshani Mattoo in 1996.
- Mixed Signals About India? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 23, 2006)
Just as the Pak-India Peace Initiative organisation held its session in Lahore on Monday, underlining the need to carry forward the peace process between India and Pakistan, Pakistan test-fired its “Babur” Hatf-7 cruise missile capable of carrying . . .
- Sense Of Direction (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 23, 2006)
It has become a ritual for newspapers to write editorials and publish supplements on March 23, the day the Pakistan Resolution was adopted in 1940;
- Our Globe-Trotting Rulers (Dawn, Sardar Mumtaz Ali Bhutto, Mar 23, 2006)
China, if not already there, is well on its way to becoming a superpower.
- Rupee Rumbles (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 23, 2006)
False convertibility is worse than none
- An Adjournment And A Proposed Ordinance (Hindu, Harish Khare , Mar 23, 2006)
If the Congress amends by ordinance the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, after adjourning Parliamentsine die,it will not save Sonia Gandhi from embarrassment.
- There Goes The Anon (Business Line, R. Anand, Mar 23, 2006)
Anonymous donations are now under the scanner
One of the popular methods of getting rid of black-money seems to be to donate cash to religious and charitable institutions without the donor disclosing his name.
- Maximising India’S Gains From Globalisation (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Mar 22, 2006)
Is globalisation here for eternity? Or is it a limited period phenomenon? If the latter is the case, as the course of history shows, then what policy measures need to be taken to maximise the gains from globalisation for India, while it sustains?
- The Milkman Goes (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Verghese Kurien first talked of retirement a quarter century ago, when he was approaching 60. His departure on Monday has therefore been long overdue, and it is sad that it should have been precipitated finally by a revolt by colleagues .
- Scaling Up Kurien (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 22, 2006)
One statistic captures the change brought by Dr Verghese Kurien in India’s villages.
- Pcs Officers As Dms? (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 22, 2006)
A recent decision of Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to allow the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) cadre entry into at least two posts of District Magistrate is causing deep fissures in the state’s civil services.
- Not Fighting Fit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 22, 2006)
The army remains short of combat hardware
- Privatisation: Come Hell Or High Water (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Mar 22, 2006)
Converting water to a commercial good to be sold for profit invites disaster. Most of all for poor people whose already pathetic access to water will shrink swiftly.
- Pakistan Test-Fires Hatf Missile (Hindu, Muralidhar Reddy, Mar 22, 2006)
Pakistan on Tuesday tested for the second time its 500-km range cruise missile Hatf VII (Babur), which can carry all types of warheads.
- Political Parties Demand Mixed Land Use Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
`If need be this provision of the new Master Plan may be notified immediately to protect the livelihood of lakhs'
All-party meeting convened by Union Urban Development Minister to discuss the repercussions of the apex court order on sealing commercial e
- How To Turn The Clock Back (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Mar 22, 2006)
According to a recent World Bank report, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh — quite contrary to the common perceptions — have higher prevalence of malnutrition than certain countries of Sub-Saharan Africa and are unlikely to achieve the millennium . . .
- A Flock To Indian Stocks (Christian Science Monitor, Sunil Jagtiani, Mar 22, 2006)
India may lag behind China economically, but the reverse holds true for their stock markets. India's has soared to a record high this week, driven by foreign investors pouring billions into the market.
- Stalemate In Palestine (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 22, 2006)
It would be unfortunate for the Palestinian cause if Hamas and other parties fail to form a coalition government.
- An Indian Village's Statistical Lapse: Children (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Mar 22, 2006)
India Officially, the children of Bhaupur do not exist
- `Orissa Let Down By Its Intelligentsia' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Mar 22, 2006)
The main reason (for Orissa's backwardness) is lack of proper planning in development of some sectors. Those participating in the decision-making process don't have a clear vision. — Mr D. K. Mohanty, Lecturer in Political Science at Rayagada . . .
- Welcome Step (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 21, 2006)
THE Centre has given in-principle a go-ahead signal for the upgradation of Chandigarh airport.
- India In Us Eyes (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Mar 21, 2006)
The us has surprised the world by admitting India into the nuclear club although India is not a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Status Of Naidu's Papers On Irrigation Project Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
"The Speaker's office is not a cloakroom to store such papers"
- Azad Skeptical On Kashmiris’ Return (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the Government will have to verify whether the Kashmiris, who have reportedly expressed their willingness to return from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), have undergone change of hearts or were trying to . . .
- Perfume Moghul In Assam Poll Fray (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 21, 2006)
Businessman-turned politician Mr Badaruddin Ajmal is worth Rs 30 crore making him the richest runner in the Assam Assembly election.
- Unspent Funds (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 21, 2006)
The disturbingly slow pace of utilization of the federal Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) budget in the first six months of the current fiscal year as recorded in a recent analysis by the Planning Commission once again highlights the marked fail
- America By Choice (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Mar 21, 2006)
It cannot be gainsaid that the current state of warm relations between India and the US reflects the sentiments of the public, including the educated middle class.
- Sizzling Sezs (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 21, 2006)
With the government clearing proposals worth Rs 100,000 crore in special economic zones on Friday, a month after notification of the SEZ Act, investment activity is visibly frenetic.
- Chandigarh Airport To Go International (Tribune, Naveen S. Grewal, Mar 20, 2006)
The Chandigarh Administration's proposal to upgrade Chandigarh Airport to international level has been cleared in principle, with the Union Government allocating a sum of Rs 40 crore for the purpose.
- Unsheltered (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 20, 2006)
Poor children who come to live in shelter homes are among the most vulnerable of human beings.
- Brown Man’S Burden (Tribune, Baljit Singh, Mar 20, 2006)
Rudyard Kipling wove his stories and novels around the frailties and strengths of character of both the “Sahibs” and the rustic “natives”. Though Kipling idolised the whiteman’s burden but he mostly stopped short of placing the brown man on the same . . .
- Nepal's Maoists Call Off Road Blockade (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday called off a road blockade that had crippled life across the poor Himalayan nation for six days and left roads deserted, saying they were heeding appeals by political parties.
- Concern In The Earthquake Zone (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 20, 2006)
A report on the involvement ofjihadigroups in earthquake relief and reconstruction in Pakistan raises questions about the Musharraf Government's policies.
- Nothing Beats Experience (Deccan Herald, Sushma Mohan, Mar 19, 2006)
Sometimes from within the murky bureaucratic setup, a lone voice of integrity may be heard.
- Bahubalis In Politics (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Mar 18, 2006)
Does it really matter in a system irretrievably corrupt, falsehood and opportunism its hallmarks, for Jaya Bachchan and her family friend and mentor, Amar Singh to have made it to the membership of the House of States or the Rajya Sabha as it is called ?
- Ruling, Oppn Mlas Join Hands To Highlight Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Not satisfied with, what they called, ‘casual and generalised’ reply of Abdul Aziz Zarger, all MLAs of National Conference today staged a walk-out from the Assembly when Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives was responding to the queries . . .
- Social Activists Felicitated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Special Secretary to YSR among those honoured by AICMED
- Hc Asks Police To Protect Prime Property In B’Lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
The Haryana Government has decided to raise bus fares in the State to partly compensate the losses suffered by Haryana Roadways in the wake of spiralling oil prices, Finance Minister Birender Singh said while presenting the State Budget for . . .
- High Court Quashes Ec's Directive On Pay Revision (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday set aside the Election Commission's directive to the State Government to defer the implementation of the Ninth Pay Commission's recommendations till the elections to the Assembly were over.
- A Counter-Culture (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Mar 18, 2006)
Students who protest for a cause suggests that their thought process has been stimulated by pedagogy..
- Tdp Seeks Release Of Scholarship Amount (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Don't hike fee for students of private engineering colleges, says CPI(M)
Government has no role in fee hike, says Higher Education Minister P. Koteswara Rao
TRS member call for review of out-of-turn promotions to police involved in anti-naxal operatio
- Regularise All Shops In Delhi, Demands Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Members cutting across party lines support the resolution
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Amendment carried on not to displace `rehri', `patri' traders
Land, DDA brought under control of the Delhi Go
- Women Panchayat Presidents Gear Up For Local Body Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
At a State-level convention, they pledge to protect women's rights
They decide to improve public distribution system and balwadis in their villages
Pledge to help Dalits take possession of panchami land and function as centres of information and know
- Visas For Wsf Delegates (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 18, 2006)
Organisers of the World Social Forum have complained that the government is dragging its feet over issuing visas to thousands of delegates who plan to attend the forum being held in Karachi later this month.
- Man And His Government (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 18, 2006)
My interests, personal as well as professional, are in politics and society; in cultural terms I am more-or-less a philistine. I know a little about literature, a little less about music, and nothing at all about the greatest of modern art forms . . .
- Globalisation Of Education (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Mar 18, 2006)
The recent ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that concluded on December 18, 2005, at Hong Kong made a major breakthrough in the trade in services under GATS. The original GATS (General Agreement on Trade in Services) signed in Dece
- Will Transfers Really Check Corruption? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 17, 2006)
Once the shock and awe at five Bangalore policemen being worth Rs 60 crore subsides, a larger question that stares at us is: if liberalisation was to spell finis to corruption, why .....
- There Will Be More Wahida Prizms And Munafs (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
Today, a new class of enlightened and liberal Muslims is emerging and the stereotype is fading out
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