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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 25647:
- Man Who Isn’T Here (Indian Express, SANDIPAN DEB, Dec 16, 2005)
Yesterday upon the stair/ I met a man who wasn’t there./ He wasn’t there again today/ I wish that man would go away.
— Hugh Means (1875-1965)
- Lok Sabha Nod For Legislative Council Revival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 16, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council Bill passed; CPI(M),TDP vote against it
- Editor Denied Pak Visa (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 15, 2005)
Violations of an individual’s rights are the worst in the diplomatic field. Officers take upon themselves the responsibility to undo what governments want to achieve. Something like that some Pakistani officers are trying to do.
- Mps On Sale! (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Dec 15, 2005)
The sensational cash-on camera expose showing 11 MPs - six from the BJP and the rest from the BSP, the Congress and the RJD - taking bribes has stunned the political establishment in the country.
- Nepal Army Fires On Villagers, 11 Dead - Witnesses (Reuters, Reuters, Dec 15, 2005)
Nepali soldiers opened fire on a group of people near a temple just outside Kathmandu, killing at least 11 people overnight, officials and witnesses said on Thursday.
- India To Boost Education, Health Funds For Developing Asean Nations (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
India on Tuesday said it will contribute five million dollars to replenish the India-ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Fund which would help finance a string of proposals,
- Dharam Doles Out Bda Sites To Vips (Deccan Herald, Anand V Yamnur, Dec 15, 2005)
Chief Minister N Dharam Singh has created a record of sorts by allotting Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) sites under his discretionary quota to 340 people in just 18 months of his government assuming office, according to documents available . . .
- Karnataka High Court Pulls Up Government Over Factory Revival (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 15, 2005)
`The bureaucrats appointed to save NGEF steered it towards disaster'
- Negotiations For $1.4bn Quake Loans (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan has completed negotiations with multilateral agencies for $1.47 billion loans out of the $3.984 billion pledges and asked international institutions to lend their experts on secondment for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the areas ...
- Risky Business Of Politics (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Dec 14, 2005)
If the health of a nation is to be measured by what its media presents, then India is ill, says Claude Arpi
- Meanwhile, Farmers Can Wait (Pioneer, Sudhirendar Sharma, Dec 14, 2005)
Backdoor entry of the corporate sector is being promoted to achieve the desired growth rate in agriculture, says Sudhirendar Sharma
- From One In 1951 To Eleven In 2005 (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Dec 14, 2005)
Despite several warnings, governments have shown little will to eradicate corruption
- Poor Malaria Control (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
The Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- India’S Offers Flood Asean Summit (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
India on Tuesday said it will contribute $5 million to replenish the India-ASEAN Fund which would help finance a string of proposals, including setting up of tele-education network for four developing Asean nations having a satellite link with New Delhi.
- Equal Access To Education: The Last Chance (Hindu, D. Raja, Dec 14, 2005)
The amendment to ensure admission to educationally and socially backward classes in all educational institutions is a revolutionary step.
- India To Boost Education, Health Funds For Developing Asean Nations (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
India on Tuesday said it will contribute five million dollars to replenish the India-ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] Fund which would help finance a string of proposals,
- On Questionable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Dec 14, 2005)
In a sensational sting operation, MPs of various political parties were caught on camera taking money for carrying out the most basic task for which they were elected to office — raising the peoples' concerns and problems in Parliament.
- Infosys Yet To Decide On Initiatives In Maharashtra (Business Line, Pratap Ravindran , Dec 14, 2005)
Popular expectation created and then nurtured by the media notwithstanding, Infosys Technologies Ltd has not yet decided on any new initiatives in Maharashtra.
- Poor State Of Education (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 14, 2005)
THE Sindh Education Management and Information System’s (Semis) report on the annual census of the schools in the province is quite revealing. If it also reflects the pattern of school education all over the country, it is a cause of alarm.
- Turf War In The Valley (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Though a large part of Srinagar town resembles a fortified camp with continued frisking and checking of people and vehicles, on October 18 Education Minister Ghulam Nabhi Lone was assassinated by terrorists in this high security zone.
- Un Meets On Tsunami Early Warning System (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 14, 2005)
Top scientists and government officials from over 25 nations launched talks on Wednesday, aimed at setting up a tsunami early warning system for Indian Ocean countries by next year.
- On Money For Questions, There Are No Easy Answers (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Dec 14, 2005)
As a sting operation confirms an open secret, Neerja Chowdhury takes stock of the distortions in Question Hour
- There Will Be No Indigenous Population Except Seagulls’ (Indian Express, A N Sudarsan Rao , Dec 14, 2005)
Former truck driver Norbert L’Emclume, 65, sits in a shabby courtyard in Cassis, a shanty town in Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius.
- Change For The Better (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Dec 14, 2005)
Why the PM has to take more interest in the environment ministry
- Third Round Of Indo-Pak Dialogue Likely Next Month (News International, Mariana Baabar, Dec 14, 2005)
Pakistan and India hope to start third round of the composite dialogue at the foreign secretary level in the third week of next month in New Delhi.
- India To Teach Abcd To Asean Nations (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
A significant subject of cooperation in the wide-ranging collaborative agenda drawn up by ASEAN and India is the latter's assistance in teaching English to some of the region's lesser developed nations.
- Clean The Core (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 14, 2005)
The alacrity with which political parties have acted to suspend MPs caught in the cash-for-questions scam reveals that the political system still retains some sensitivity to public opinion. More cynically, it has not quite lost its healthy instinct . . .
- The Indian Scheme Of Things (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Dec 14, 2005)
It has been apparent for some time now that since the dialogue process recommenced between Pakistan and India, the latter has adopted a devious and indirect approach — the line of least resistance on the part of Pakistan, as Liddell Hart would have put it
- Ppa Issue Rocks Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 14, 2005)
YSR, Chandrababu Naidu trade charges, blame each other
- A Defence University (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2005)
INDU will promote strategic thinking
THE Centre needs to move quickly towards setting up an Indian National Defence University (INDU).
- The Same Old Place (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 13, 2005)
American IT/call-centre types who lose their jobs because of outsourcing and who protest by wearing T-shirts saying “My job got Bangalored!” will soon have to make a correction.
- Wise Counsel (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 13, 2005)
The government must take a cue from the recommendations of the expert panel on exempt-exempt-tax (EET) mode for taxing small savings and rationalise the structure of tax-saving schemes. The exercise must be driven by two factors.
- Monica's Handwriting Samples Obtained (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Monica Bedi, companion of underworld don Abu Salem, was made to give samples of her handwriting and signatures in the court on Monday to facilitate further investigation into the charges of possessing a fake passport.
- Pm Vows To Remove Trade Barriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Admitting that India’s infrastructure was not “top class”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to “dismantle unwanted barriers” and expand global capital flows to attract US$150 billion in the sector, particularly in the modernisation . . .
- Implement It (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 13, 2005)
The United Progressive Alliance Government, according to a report, is thinking of reducing the number of public holidays Government employees enjoy in this country. This is gratifying. In no other country do Government employees enjoy as many . . .
- Challenge Of Measuring Service Sector Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 13, 2005)
On November 30, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for July-September (Q2) of 2005-06, both at constant (1993-94) and . . .
- Exile As Therapy (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 13, 2005)
Parliamentarians have put us all to shame. They continue to misuse this institution at the cost of the Indian people. They behave worse than street lumpens.
- Cut The Cackle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 12, 2005)
The BJP are shouting themselves hoarse about wanting Sonia Gandhi to resign as the Chairperson of something called the “National Advisory Council”.
- Peace With Pakistan (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Dec 12, 2005)
I am veering round to the viewpoint that Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee might have pushed the India-Pakistan dialogue faster and farther than Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done.
- Nurm Must Be A Pura Mission (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Dec 12, 2005)
The Government's ambitious National Urban Renewal Mission hopes to tackle all blight — sanitation, roads, transport, power, water, and governance. But NURM will succeed only when it stimulates out-migration of people from cities even as it makes living...
- Just Be (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Dec 12, 2005)
There is a certain nobility, a dignity, a self-sacrificing aristocracy in being a religious person.
- Possible Options On Kashmir: Pakistan More Flexible Than India (Daily Times, Ali Waqar, Dec 12, 2005)
Kuldeep Nayar; a leading journalist, peace activist and former member of the Rajya Sabha proposed maximum autonomy for the Indian and Pakistani sides of Kashmir except for foreign, defence and communication affairs.
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- Tripping On Trips (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 12, 2005)
Amendment for LDC drug imports is flawed
- Promoting The Religion Of Tourism (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Dec 12, 2005)
Two persons as unlike as Ms Renuka Chowdhary and Mr Iqbal Singh Gulati can be like-minded. The vivacious Minister says she will make a great tourism event of the Kalachakra ceremony being observed next month at Amravati, Andhra Pradesh.
- The Victor And The Vanquished (Telegraph, SUDIPTA BHATTACHARJEE, Dec 12, 2005)
In the man-animal conflict, triggered either by lack of space or fear of disease and famine, man wins hands down, says Sudipta Bhattacharjee
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Pm Wants Labour Reform To Create Jobs, Growth (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Dec 11, 2005)
India needs to reform its labour laws so that they protect the interests of workers, create jobs and enable the country to attract investment for faster economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- Chief Minister Rededicates Nagarjunasagar Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
'Left canal lift scheme serving Telangana to get equal treatment'
- The Slick That Sticks (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Dec 11, 2005)
Perhaps the most arresting thing Mr Mathrani said in his interview with a New Delhi magazine was: “That Natwar and the Congress never knew is hogwash.” It is the last line of the Mathrani text and was tossed off seemingly as both a challenge and . . .
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- New Police Act Must Protect, Not Impede, Freedom (Tribune, Mandeep Tiwana, Dec 11, 2005)
At the passing out parade of the 57th Batch of IPS probationers at Sardar Vallabhbai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad recently, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil announced that a new Police Act was on the way.
- Tackling Exam Muddle In Varsities (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, Dec 11, 2005)
Reports on examination blues — paper leaks, out of syllabus question papers, wrong question papers opened in the examination centres, demand for grace marks due to inappropriate evaluation, mass copying — have become too common.
- The Institutionalisation Of Mediocrity (Hindu, Meenakshi Thapan, Dec 11, 2005)
A dilution of academic programmes is the beginning of institutionalising mediocrity
- Economy Alone Won’T Do (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Dec 11, 2005)
A brief comment on Gen Musharraf’s six years in power with which most people would tend to agree is: economically a success, administratively a failure and politically an unmitigated disaster.
- Begin J&k Corruption Eradication From Top ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
It is like the proverbial chicken-egg story accompanied with the ever unanswered question ''Who came first ?'' The Government officials blame the businessmen, traders, suppliers and contractors for relentlessly chasing them with bribes to secure . . .
- Invisible At The Top (Hindu, C.V. MADHAVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Why aren't women making their presence felt at the senior managerial levels and top posts of public sector units?
- Disease Surveillance Vital To Control Epidemics (Hindu, Santhosh Rajagopal, Dec 11, 2005)
Several incidents in the recent past have highlighted the importance of early detection of disease trends. First, there was the encephalitis epidemic, and then there is the ever-present danger of global pandemics like bird flu.
- Rs. 1,000-Crore Science Foundation Awaiting Parliament Sanction: C.N.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Two scientific institutes will start functioning in Pune and Kolkata in June 2006
Cabinet note on foundation approved
It is to be set up on the lines of bodies in the U.S. and China
- New Labour Laws Needed, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Dec 10, 2005)
More flexible regime will create more jobs
- Mayawati’S Touch Of Caste (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Dec 10, 2005)
The BSP’s victory in the recent state assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh is surprising, notwithstanding the fact that it comes soon after the party’s majestic performance in the Zila Panchayat elections.
- Fiscal Foozle (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 10, 2005)
In accord with such crucial sectors as health and education, fiscal management now emerges as a significant failing of the West Bengal government.
- 'Growth From Labour Reforms' (The Financial Express, Reuters, Dec 10, 2005)
India needs to reform its labour laws so that they protect the interests of workers, create jobs and enable the country to attract investment for faster economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- Terror Suspect Draws Government Pay (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 10, 2005)
Jan's case, among others, being scrutinised by Chief Minister's staff "Whoever is responsible for this is mocking the martyrdom of men in uniform," says widow of Army Major
- Democracy Undermined (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 10, 2005)
The Cabinet's decision on a Constitutional amendment to explicitly provide for quotas in educational institutions not receiving aid from the government is an example of the populism that political parties are nothing loath to adopt, never mind . . .
- Pm Wants Labour Reform To Create Jobs, Growth (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, Dec 10, 2005)
India needs to reform its labour laws so that they protect the interests of workers, create jobs and enable the country to attract investment for faster economic growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Friday.
- In Defence Of The Drama Queen (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 10, 2005)
I’m going to come right out and say this at the very beginning — so now is the time to let your jaws drop if you are going to look incredulous — but I am completely on Uma Bharti’s side.
- Lotus Stemmed (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Dec 10, 2005)
Three chief ministers in less than three years. This is what has happened in Madhya Pradesh, where the BJP, after a landslide win during the last assembly polls in 2003, is now facing a revolt from within.
- Realising Fundamental Home Truths (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Dec 10, 2005)
Across regions of violence in India, a peculiar mindset has taken root: A constant harping on grievances - some real, but many imagined, or at least imagined to be uniquely afflicting a specific people or community - combined with a beggar's mentality . .
- Probe Ram Naik's "Business" Delegation Too (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, Dec 10, 2005)
The Volcker Commission of Inquiry was instituted by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan to investigate into the irregularities, if any, during the implementation of the UN "Oil-for-Food" programme in Iraq.
- Positions Are Being Treated As Private Property (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Dec 10, 2005)
The number of positions—ministerial, professional, managerial or civil service—is always very few compared to the multitude of aspirants. But once occupied most of such positions become monopolies and properties on lease.
- Dangers Of Bureaucratic Sabotage (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 09, 2005)
The Centre's decision to alter the rules relating to file notings under the Right to Information Act, 2005, runs the risk of restricting access to a vital category of information.
- Educational Malaise (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 09, 2005)
The inter-provincial conference of education ministers held in Karachi this week took what may seem major decisions. From 2006, the academic year for schools will begin in September and end the following May.
- Nasscom For Creation Of Spl Education Zone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 09, 2005)
The National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom) has urged the Centre to initiate effective measures to create a Special Education Zone to free the knowledge segment from the clutches of “educational bureaucracy”, the organisation
- Bird Flu Wary Asia On Guard Against Migratory Birds (Reuters, Kamil Zaheer, Dec 09, 2005)
Forest guard Bhola Abrar Khan peers through binoculars scanning the skies for migratory birds that descend on one of India's biggest bird sanctuaries each winter.
- Subsidy On Icecream, Anyone? (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Dec 09, 2005)
Did you receive an annual statement of balance for your provident fund with the EPFO on September 30? If not, you should worry. The records for as many as 85 per cent of accounts with the EPFO have apparently not been maintained properly.
- Move On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Dec 09, 2005)
Only recently State Vigilance Commissioner Ashok Bhan had let it be known that his department was in possession of a "watch list" of officers who had amassed wealth disproportionate to their known sources of income.
- To Live In Other Spaces (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Dec 09, 2005)
It was good news when the government in Delhi announced that it would amend the masterplan and allow for working and living in the same areas. The sterile approach to the use of space as ‘commercial’ and ‘residential’ is alien to Indian civilization.
- Inside The Lashkar-E-Taiba's Network (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Dec 08, 2005)
Top Lashkar-e-Taiba operative Shabbir Bukhari's story offers unprecedented insight into the organisation's working — and raises disturbing questions about the threat it holds out to the India-Pakistandétenteprocess.
- Audit Routines, Gas Pipes, Chickens And Lawyers (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Dec 08, 2005)
"JUST as it is impossible not to taste honey or poison that one may find at the tip of one's tongue, so it is impossible for one dealing with government funds not to taste, at least a little bit, of the King's wealth."
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