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Articles 4121 through 4220 of 25647:
- Stop Wasting Money Over Earthquake Trips ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 25, 2005)
It has been over two months since one of the worst ever earthquakes rocked the State of Jammu and Kashmir
- Rajnath Likely To Succeed Advani (Hindustan Times, Shekhar Iyer, Dec 24, 2005)
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP General Secretary Rajnath Singh is likely to succeed LK Advani as party chief.
- India Reports Progress On Nuclear Deal With Us (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Delhi sees significant advances in India-US relations in coming months
- The Chinese Fireworks (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Dec 24, 2005)
Western observers are of the opinion that as far as the pace of economic development is concerned, the Chinese dragon is moving faster than the Indian elephant.
- I Have My Heroes, Therefore I’M Bengali (Indian Express, VICTOR BANERJEE, Dec 24, 2005)
Bullshit is unavoidable whenever circumstances require someone to talk without knowing what he is talking about.
- No Let-Up In Feudal Attitude (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 24, 2005)
A Fringe of liberals is emerging in Pakistan. They need to be supported by India through unilateral steps in the way of liberalizing visas and reducing tariffs on products from across the border.
- "India Has Done A Good Job On Rehabilitation" (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 24, 2005)
India tied up with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank for assistance to launch a massive tsunami rehabilitation and reconstruction programme in the affected States. In an email interview, World Bank Country DirectorMichael Carterreviews . . .
- State Ready To Offer 20,000 Acres To Reliance (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 24, 2005)
Special Economic Zone will spur development on city outskirts, says Chief Minister
- Hc Stops Sale Of Ngef Assets (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
In a nutshell: * Govt gets 3 months to place revival package * Revival should be aimed at employment generation, economic growth * If package is not satisfactory then Govt should be ready to pay either Rs 1,599.66 cr or bear loss due to termination . . .
- Amid War Fears, Sri Lanka's North Longs For Autonomy (Reuters, Simon Gardner, Dec 23, 2005)
Watching a fish auction in Sri Lanka's tsunami-battered north, closely watched by troops, ex-London disc jockey Mahendrakumar Visvanathapillai is sick of what he sees as the military occupation of his homeland.
- Parliamentary Panel Urges Firing 10 Mps For Taking Cash (Reuters, Terry Friel, Dec 23, 2005)
An Indian parliamentary committee on Thursday urged the sacking of 10 members filmed taking cash for putting up questions in parliament, the latest in a series of corruption scandals in the world's largest democracy.
- Corruption Undermining Democratic Governance (Hindu, C. Raj Kumar, Dec 23, 2005)
Corruption violates human rights, undermines the rule of law, distorts the development process, and dis-empowers the Indian state. The way forward is to increase the say of civil society in governance issues.
- How To Re-Engineer The Civil Services (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Dec 23, 2005)
A 21st century Indian economy, on the fast growth track, needs a forward-looking administrative organisation, and the creation of a second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC-2) is an excellent opportunity to bring about substantial organisational ....
- It's The List We Can All Do (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Dec 23, 2005)
The word “prioritise” which is often regarded as corporate or bureaucratic jargon actually serves a useful function in providing a single word to mean “arrange according to priority”.
- Rotting Away Within (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 23, 2005)
Sting upon sting revealing some political representatives of the Indian people brazenly taking illegal ‘remuneration’ for doing their legitimate jobs.
- Karnataka High Court Stops Ngef Land Auction (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 23, 2005)
Government told to submit comprehensive revival package
Court calls for Cabinet note and proceedings
Government will have to make good losses to NGEF
Earnest money deposit of bidders to be returned
- Parties For Mplads With Better Safeguards (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 23, 2005)
At a meeting convened by the Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee here on Thursday, most party leaders favoured retaining the controversial Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS), but with new and stringent safeguards.
- Focus On The Farm Sector (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Dec 22, 2005)
The Ramachenna Reddy panel report highlights the dangers of neglecting the agriculture sector in Andhra Pradesh.
- Energy Excess (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 22, 2005)
To err may be normal, but to really botch up incentives, trust top-down planning!
- Is It The Birth Of A New Era In Bolivia? (Hindu, R. Viswanathan , Dec 22, 2005)
This is the first time a full-blooded Indian has become President of the country.
- Raising Farm Productivity (Tribune, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 22, 2005)
Whatever might have happened to the much-hyped National Commission on Farmers set up last year, the Prime Minister has set up yet another high-powered committee under his chairmanship to focus on agricultural development and policy.
- Divisiveness On Quake Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 22, 2005)
What could be a sadder reflection on the divisive nature of our national politics than the failure of the government and opposition to unite even on a subject as crucial as the rehabilitation of earthquake victims?
- The Plot Thickens (Indian Express, NALINI SINGH, Dec 22, 2005)
One afternoon in the early ’70s the phone rang in the manager’s office in Patna’s Pearl cinema, which was reputed to be raking in profits.
- Indo-Bhutan Treaty: Review Time (Indian Express, DALIP MEHTA, Dec 22, 2005)
As King Jigme Singhye Wangchuk promotes the democratisation of Bhutan and prepares to abdicate, a reconsideration of the basic framework of India’s relations with that country has acquired some urgency.
- View From The Right (Indian Express, Sonia, Dec 22, 2005)
The lead article on the front page by M.D. Nalapat sharply attacks the Manmohan Singh government’s alleged subservience towards Sonia Gandhi and claims that ‘‘the entire UPA is now pre-occupied with a single objective, saving the Leader from the stain of
- Polls In India's Neighbourhood (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Dec 22, 2005)
There may not be anything common between the two countries. Sri Lanka has long history of democracy while in Afghanistan there was hardly any democracy during the last 100 years.
- Unequal Gains (Telegraph, Achin Vanaik , Dec 22, 2005)
The author is professor of international relations and global politics, Delhi University
- Not Libertarian But Anti-Social (Hindu, George Monbiot, Dec 21, 2005)
The car is slowly turning the British, like the Americans and the Australians, into a nation that recognises only the freedom to act.
- The Problem Of Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, A K Sharma, Dec 21, 2005)
How many of us ever care at the sight & on the plight of child labours. It is a heart rending scene to see tender aged young blossoming kids working in a scooter, car workshops, on roadsides.
- Cash For Questions (Daily Excelsior, Deepayan, Dec 21, 2005)
The cash-for-question members of parliament are out in the dock, thanks to a TV sting operation.
- Party Time In Mumbai And Hyderabad (Hindu, Harish Khare , Dec 21, 2005)
The recent sting operations only confirm the rot in the political arena, which can be traced directly to the crisis in the party system. The onus is on the BJP and the Congress to show the way for a re-vitalisation.
- `Our Relationship With India Transcends Politics And Economics' — Mr Dominique Girard, Ambassador Of France In India (Business Line, Sankar Radhakrishnan , Dec 21, 2005)
"I think India is a country that is so complex, so diversified, so rich, so paradoxical that it is a treat. There is not one day when I did not discover something I was totally ignorant of. Here, in India, when you open your eyes, you really learn,"
- Hundred Years Of The Andamans Cellular Jail (Hindu, Ram Kapse, Dec 21, 2005)
It has been a long journey for the Cellular Jail — from a torture machine to a National Memorial, from a dreaded prison to a place of pilgrimage.
- U.N. Approves Long-Delayed Whistle-Blower Rules (Reuters, Irwin Arieff, Dec 21, 2005)
Secretary-General Kofi Annan has approved long-delayed rules to protect U.N. employees from reprisals when they accuse superiors of misconduct, U.N. officials said on Tuesday.
- Bumbledom And Bumblebee (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Dec 21, 2005)
Its inertia is its saving virtue because it limits the damage that incompetent rulers can do.”
- News As Entertainment (Tribune, Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay, Dec 21, 2005)
Till recently Manohar Kahaniyan was among the most well read Hindi magazines. It had a readership of more than six million, and along with other magazines from the same stable that has now closed - Maya and Satya Katha - had a combined readership . . .
- ‘Problems Should Not Defeat Me. I Should Defeat The Problems And Succeed’ (Indian Express, VARGHESE K. GEORGE, Dec 21, 2005)
From the imposition of President’s rule in Bihar, to the valiant sacrifices of India’s Manjunaths and Satyendra Dubeys, President A P J Abdul Kalam fielded questions as diverse as they were pointed at the India Empowered Conclave
- Congress, Tdp Accused Of Wasting Time (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Opposition parties disappointed over painful end to session
Opposition succeeds in raising burning issues, says Naidu
CPI, CPI(M) lash out at Congress
Ministers came to House unprepared: BJP
- Power, Health, Education Need Immediate Attention: S.L. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
Former FKCCI presidents felicitated for getting Rajyotsava award
- ‘The Poor Know How To Work Hard, The Intermediaries Should Just Get Out Of The Way’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 21, 2005)
A panel of young parliamentarians, business leaders and sportspersons debate the ways to empower India
- No Noisy Money (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 21, 2005)
Money’s welcome, but pro-American publicity isn’t, not with an aggressive Left constituency around.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Traditional Wisdom in Natural Resource Management - The Only Way to Conserve: Pub. by Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra; 68/1, Suryalok Colony, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal. Rs. 395.
- Fatally Casual (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 20, 2005)
The wretched part of the tragedy in Chennai that killed 42 people on Sunday is the shameful absence of any anger expressed by the government at the state level or by the Centre. Thousands had gathered at the school gates from the night before, queuing up
- Cultivate Patient Friendly Culture (Daily Excelsior, Dr Arun Sharma, Dec 20, 2005)
Any hospital's performance is dependent on multiple factors like capital structure, available infrastructure, technological acquisition, spectrum of clinical services, specialists and culture of the hospital.
- Ap Media Under Fire (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Dec 20, 2005)
Andhra Pradesh has a vibrant print and visual media, with five major newspapers and three news channels in Telugu. The governments have been in awe of the power of the Press, especially the vernacular dailies, which relentlessly pursue and expose ...
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- India Explained (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
With today’s edition we wish to set down for the record how deeply we value the conversation begun three months ago and anchored by some of the wisest, most experienced, accomplished and interesting people in the country.
- Wipro Picks Up Austrian Firm For $56 Mn (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Infotech biggie Wipro Ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Austrian firm NewLogic in an all-cash deal.
- Eye On The Moon (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 20, 2005)
Setting up a lunar observatory seems to be the next logical step in the journey of humankind’s explorations
- Protests Against Proposed Uranium Mine (Hindu, Siddharth Narrain , Dec 20, 2005)
It is up to the Government to ensure that well-recognised international norms are enforced.
- It Could Have Been Averted (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Dec 20, 2005)
According to the version of events touted by Ms Jayalalitha, mischief-mongers spread the rumour that tokens for relief packages were being given inside the school, causing the people waiting outside to gatecrash
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- Norway's Economy — On Top Of The World And Looking... (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Dec 19, 2005)
Folds upon folds of translucent purplish-green cut wide arcs across the sky. Then, suddenly, the entire dome of blue exploded into an amazing riot of colour — red, green, blue, purple, yellow and white that lit up the ocean and rendered us speechless ...
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Chandigarh Fighting Losing Battle Against Aids (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Dec 19, 2005)
With the number of HIV+ cases doubling since last year, Chandigarh, it seems, is fighting a losing battle against AIDS. From 57.89 cases per 1,000, the number of HIV+ people in the city has shot up to 97.73 cases per 1,000. Out of the 9,506 persons . . .
- Project Siksha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Project Siksha jointly launched on December 9 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Microsoft Corporation with the laudable objective of making school teachers throughout the State technology-savvy is a momentous step in the direction of raising ...
- Article In Pakistani Daily Shakes Indian Bureaucracy (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 19, 2005)
In an unusual development in the Volcker report where at least the former Indian external minister Natwar Singh has been compelled to say goodbye to politics, a story published by Jang on January 24, 2004 has shaken the Indian bureaucracy.
- Forty-Two Killed In Chennai Stampede (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two homeless people were trampled to death on Sunday and 37 were injured in a stampede during the distribution of flood relief supplies at a shelter in southern India, officials and witnesses said.
- To Talk And Not To Do (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Dec 19, 2005)
The author is former director-general,National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Stampede Kills At Least 43 Flood Victims In Southern India (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Thousands of flood victims waiting in line for relief vouchers stampeded into a government-run distribution center Sunday in southern India, killing at least 43 people and injuring another 30, police said.
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 19, 2005)
Full 34 years ago, the month of December witnessed the bloody death of a state that was to provide a shared homeland at least to the Muslim majority areas of a vast subcontinent.
- Disease Surveillance Vital To Control Epidemics (Hindu, Santhosh Rajagopal, Dec 18, 2005)
Several Incidents in the recent past have highlighted the importance of early detection of disease trends.
- The Institutionalisation Of Mediocrity (Hindu, Meenakshi Thapan, Dec 18, 2005)
A dilution of academic programmes is the beginning of institutionalising mediocrity
- We Must Return To The Best Traditions Of Democracy (Tribune, Ashwani Kumar, Dec 18, 2005)
There is in the air, unmistakable flavour of an idea whose time has come — the idea of a vibrant and young India on the move, hastening to catch up with its own destiny and to play its rightful role in the shaping of a new global order in response to ....
- Building An Ugly India (Hindustan Times, Gautam Bhatia, Dec 18, 2005)
If you take the subway downtown to the Brooklyn Bridge stop in New York, it is very likely that you’ll be mesmerised by your very first sight out of the subway tunnel.
- Ngo Adopts Novel Method To Create Aids Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 18, 2005)
MISPA holds puppet shows to educate people about the dreaded disease
- Misuse Of Mp Lad Fund (Daily Excelsior, Bhabani Shankar Hota, Dec 18, 2005)
It was a million dollar question as to the relevance of the Member of Parliament. Local Area Development (MPLAD) Scheme when in December, 1993 it was introduced with an initial allocation of Rs. 5 lakh. It was increased to Rs.1 crore per annum per member.
- In The Jewish Museum (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Dec 18, 2005)
The author is Samuel Fischer Professor of Literature in Berlin till mid-February amitchaudhuri@hotmail.com
- Decline In Public Expectations (Pioneer, JS Rajput, Dec 17, 2005)
It requires no expertise or astrological skill to predict that Jehanabad could have occurred any time during the last couple of years. It was bound to happen. The next day, it was Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Are there no similarities and commonalities? ...
- More Power To Women's Elbows (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 17, 2005)
THE RATIO OF women in managerial positions has come up for discussion once again.
- Pm For Ips, Ifs Under New Duty Appraisal (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 17, 2005)
Having introduced a Performance Appraisal Report (PAR) and other administrative reforms for IAS officials, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wants to include the Indian Police Service (IPS) and Indian Forest Service (IFS) under their umbrella.
- Transparency Or Morality? (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Dec 17, 2005)
In the context of the bribes for questions in Parliament scandal let me tell you a modern Indian fairy story.
- Make It Fast And Final (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Supreme Court must follow its pragmatic interim order on the Mumbai NTC mills case with as speedy a decision as possible on the contested issues. The order makes sense:
- How About Inter-Connect Exchanges? (The Economic Times, Rajesh Kalra, Dec 16, 2005)
In the late ’80s, when Sam Pitroda controlled the reins of Indian telecom, there was constant talk of a new telecom policy. But once V P Singh came to power in early ’90s, Sam fell out of favour and the nation blundered along without a cogent policy.
- India Must Respond Now To Pakistan On Kashmir (Daily Times, Jonathan Power, Dec 16, 2005)
The stakes are worth every sinew of action — the avoidance of a nuclear war and the chance of receiving the large amounts of foreign investment that China now receives, which will secure both countries’ rapid economic advance and . . .
- Missing Coalition Culture (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Dec 16, 2005)
Yet again the country is facing the painful paradox that while coalitions have become absolutely unavoidable, there is an absolute lack of coalition culture. To expect the necessary culture to evolve in the foreseeable future would be a classic . . .
- Tragedy Of Urban India (Tribune, Jagmohan , Dec 16, 2005)
Unfortunately, a culture of apathy has penetrated so deeply into our society that citizens have virtually lost all sensitivities and become oblivious of their civic obligations and also of their responsibility to the future generations.
- Disgusting Quorum Syndrome (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 16, 2005)
The quorum syndrome continues to afflict the National Assembly and the House had to be adjourned on Wednesday by Speaker Amir Hussain on its count. The Opposition staged walk out in protest against the alleged defamatory remarks made by a Minister . . .
- And We Move From Light To Darkness (Greater Kashmir, K. Asif, Dec 16, 2005)
Without electricity winter gets harsher and harsher, life unbearable and things don’t go the way we want, comments K.Asif
- Games By Other Rules (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 16, 2005)
Why have we let politicking, in the worst possible way, infiltrate our lives in every sphere? The absolutely loutish manner in which former skipper Sourav Ganguly was ejected from the cricket team, in fact, from playing the game per se, . . .
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