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Articles 4721 through 4820 of 25647:
- Safta Must For Regional Growth: Pm (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 11, 2005)
ON the eve of the SAARC summit in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said regional economic integration could generate billions of dollars of new income, employment and trade.
- The New `Independence' Movement (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 11, 2005)
M. S. Parthasarathy on whether having more independent directors on boards will help improve corporate governance
- A Revised Building Code (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
The decision to revise the building code was long overdue. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz asked the ministry of housing and works to draft a revised code within a month.
- Increasing Tax Revenue (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan needs far more financial resources than it can readily mobilize in these difficult times. Much more funds are required than what the donors are willing to offer for relief and rehabilitation of the survivors of the earthquake of October 8.
- Peace Plan For Gilgit (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 10, 2005)
One hopes that the recent jirga-approved peace proposals for restoring normality to Gilgit will lead to at least a temporary solution for the area that has been wracked by several months of sectarian violence.
- Poverty Of Politics (Telegraph, SURENDRA MUNSHI, Nov 10, 2005)
The author is professor of sociology, Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
The word ‘politics’ goes back to the Greek root ‘politikos’, which refers to citizens and the body politic. It relates to public as opposed to private life.
- Pakistan, India Reopen Main Kashmir Crossing (Reuters, Zeeshan Haider and Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 10, 2005)
Pakistan and India reopened the main border crossing in divided Kashmir on Wednesday to help survivors of October's devastating earthquake, but the frontier stayed closed to vital relief trucks and people.
- A Ritual Sacrifice (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 10, 2005)
What, ask the wags, was the higher crime and misdemeanour of Paul Volcker in the eyes of K. Natwar Singh?
- India Strikes Down Quota For Muslims (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 10, 2005)
In India, Andhra Pradesh High Court has set aside an ordinance of the State Government that reserved a meagre five per cent quota for the Muslims in government jobs and educational places. The judges claimed that reservation of quota on the basis . . .
- Manmohan For More Regional Cooperation (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Nov 10, 2005)
Saying that the destiny of South Asia was interlinked, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today called upon India’s immediate neighbours to learn to work together to deal with the challenges of poverty, disease, natural disasters and terrorism.
- Lalu At Wits End (Daily Excelsior, Ashok Thakur, Nov 10, 2005)
The wit that conquered Pakistan seems dead; the oneliners that lit up his interviews and poll campaigns seem to have taken French leave.
- The New `Independence' Movement (Business Line, M. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 10, 2005)
M. S. Parthasarathy on whether having more independent directors on boards will help improve corporate governance
- Safta Must For Regional Growth: Pm (Business Line, Nithya Subramanian , Nov 10, 2005)
On the eve of the SAARC summit in Bangladesh, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Wednesday said regional economic integration could generate billions of dollars of new income, employment and trade. Consequently, the creation of a South Asian ....
- City To Have Second Garbage Power Plant Soon (Hindu, V. Geetanath, Nov 09, 2005)
RDF firm gets nod to set up unit in Chinnaravupally village of Bibinagar mandal
This is the second project for MCH after Selco in Shadnagar
RDF ties up with foreign firm to generate 11 MW of power
- Creeping Backward (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 09, 2005)
The progress in India’s agriculture has not been commensurate with the country’s economic needs, writes R. Gopalakrishnan The author is former chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
- Our Attitude Towards Women (Dawn, Hafizur Rahman, Nov 09, 2005)
“Haae be-chaaron ke aasaab pe aurat hai sawaar” was said long ago for the poets and writers of the subcontinent, though the name of the author escapes me at the moment.
- The Minister’S Private War (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 09, 2005)
The bureaucratic Manmohan Singh appears to push back the political Manmohan Singh too often.
- Dark Future (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 09, 2005)
Rehabilitation of Tehri dam oustees is still a long way off
- Why Natwar Singh Is Still Around (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 09, 2005)
The UPA government has done the right thing in relieving K. Natwar Singh of his portfolio
- Reforms In Irrigation (Hindu, V. K. Natraj , Nov 08, 2005)
Painstaking treatise on irrigation in India showing an enthusiasm to subject the most widely accepted of conventional wisdom to scrutiny, and continuous engagement with policy
- Liquidity Overhang — The Financial Reality (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, Nov 08, 2005)
Even as India is starving for investments, especially in infrastructure, education and heath-care, there is enormous liquidity overhang in the economy.
- Clio In Mea -Historical Research Can Guide Diplomacy (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 08, 2005)
Blending academic pursuit with governance has never been the style of functioning of Bharat Sarkar.
- Wide-Ranging Essays (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Nov 08, 2005)
THIS BOOK is a collection of 51 essays by D. Babu Paul, who is a man of many parts.
- ``Allowing People Across The Line Of Control Will Take Days'' (Hindu, Luv Puri , Nov 07, 2005)
Applications will have to be cleared by both India and Pakistan
- Iran: Building On The Revolutionary Agenda (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Nov 07, 2005)
By saying Israel should be wiped off the face of the earth, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has underscored the point that the national consolidation of opinion is his ultimate strength.
- The Constitution Should Be Looked At Again’ (Deccan Herald, Deepak K Upreti, Nov 07, 2005)
Giriraj Kishore, the octogenarian senior vice-president of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, has been lambasting the top BJP leaders like A B Vajpayee and L K Advani for their alleged ‘deviation’ from Hindutva.
- The Elusive Mass Transit (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Nov 07, 2005)
A mass transit system for Karachi has become an excruciating joke for two generations of the residents of the city.
- Lalu Vs Ec (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 07, 2005)
UPA takes a dubious position
- Perestroika Mastermind (Statesman, Vladimir Simonov, Nov 07, 2005)
Remembering Russia’s National Keeper Of Morals
- No Smoke Without Fire (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Nov 07, 2005)
In 1996 the UN imposed trade sanctions on Iraq, which meant that no country could trade with it.
- Strategy To Deal With Naxalites (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Nov 07, 2005)
The enormity of the challenge posed by various naxalite or Maoist groups in India has made the States affected by the ultras sit up.
- Retail: Bonanza Or Trap? (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Nov 07, 2005)
The story is told by the late Mr Prakash Tandon, former Chairman of Hindustan Lever, in his memoirs of Unilever considering company-owned retail shops taking control of their retail distribution in India back in the 1950s.
- Echoes Of E.M. Forster (Hindu, MAITREYEE SAHA GANAPATHY, Nov 06, 2005)
Like Howard's End, Smith's book too scrutinises personal relationships, conflicting values, behaviour and human imperfection.
- View From The Valley (Hindustan Times, Firdous Syed, Nov 06, 2005)
The Congress has taken charge of the government in Jammu and Kashmir after a gap of 30 years.
- Why Natwar Must Go (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 06, 2005)
Immediate reshuffle and a confidence vote
- Alas, Poor Chamling (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 06, 2005)
Sikkim’s poor work culture a bane
- Promise Of Buddha (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 06, 2005)
November is a good month for the comrades. By a strange chronological coincidence, the fifth anniversary of Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s accession to the chief ministership and the 88th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution fall within a day of each....
- Images Of The Soul (Deccan Herald, Suresh Jayaram, Nov 06, 2005)
The photographer was an avid traveller and the subjects he captured reflect his human regard for them.
- Air Deccan To Launch New Generation Aircraft (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2005)
Low cost carrier Air Deccan will acquire 78 new generation aircraft soon to augment its fleet, its Managing Director C R Gopinath has said.
- A Challenge In Technical Education (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 05, 2005)
A majority of the engineering colleges in the southern States are said to be facing the problem of chronic shortage of qualified staff to head departments and occupy the professorial chairs.
- Altering The Rules Of The Game (Deccan Herald, PARSA VENKATESHWAR RAO JR, Nov 05, 2005)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is certainly going to face a tough time.
- Boosting Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2005)
A special financing arm will help infrastructure
- Delivering India From State Strangulation (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Nov 05, 2005)
For decades, through all the ‘socialist’ political phases of governance and therefore ideology, government and its many arms had us believe that making legitimate money was wrong.
- Deja Vu (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2005)
The Cabinet has approved the setting up of an India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) to finance infrastructure.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 05, 2005)
who gives it, who takes it and how much?
- The Rights And Wrongs Of Fbt (Business Line, K. Srinivasan , Nov 05, 2005)
The common belief is that tax evasion is practised on a large scale in business and profession, while salary earners have recourse to tax avoidance to the extent practicable.
- More Loyal Than British (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 05, 2005)
In asking eligible immigrants to pass a £34 test of Britishness before they are offered their red passports and the worldwide protection of Her Majesty’s Government,
- India Unravelling (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 05, 2005)
All Is Well While There Is Money To Be Made
- Right To Infromation (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, Nov 05, 2005)
The Right to Information (RTI) Act, which gives legal right to people to seek information from the Government and curb corruption, has come into force, placing India among the 55 countries that have such a legislation.
- Fall Of Bihar -By Shree Shankar Sharan (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 04, 2005)
It is a great pity that a promising state like Bihar should be dragged down by misgovernance and labelled as backward. There is nothing basically wrong with Bihar.
- In The Spirit Of Ramazan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 04, 2005)
The essence and sanctity of Eid-ul-Fitr following the sacred month of Ramazan remains supreme; sadly, it coincides this year with the shattering aftermath of the calamity of October 8
- Unreserved Salute (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 04, 2005)
The top brass of the army is to be roundly applauded for standing firm and shooting down suggestions for reservations in its ranks for the Scheduled Castes and Tribes,
- The Cia Bureaucracy (Dawn, David Ignatius, Nov 03, 2005)
THE most dangerous moment in any transition is halfway through, when the old structure is badly weakened but the new one isn’t yet strong enough to carry the load.
- Purify Your Wealth (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 03, 2005)
Dr. Rouf Mohi-ud-din explains in detail the subject of an institutionalized system of charity called Zakat
- Azad Sworn In Chief Minister (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Nov 03, 2005)
PDP leader Muzaffar Hussain Baig takes oath as Deputy Chief Minister
- Delhi Blasts Traced To Srinagar, Muzaffarabad (Daily Times, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and 12 nominees of his Council of Ministers (CoM) were sworn-in today by Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha at Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC).
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Now Shape The Law (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Nov 03, 2005)
It’s easy for cynical journalists and weary citizens to scoff at the utility of the newly legislated Right to Information Act (RTI)
- Oily Deals (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 03, 2005)
THE CONCLUSION OF the Volcker Committee — which went into the administration of the UN-sponsored Oil for Food programme (OFP)
- Call For A New Forum (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 02, 2005)
This week, the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage celebrates its 20th anniversary.
- A Volunteer Corps (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 02, 2005)
By pledging to prove “cynics and rejectionists” wrong, President Pervez Musharraf has taken up a challenge for himself and for his administration.
- Off Track (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 01, 2005)
It is one thing to boast of an impressive railway network, but quite a different thing to look after thousands of miles of track.
- Building On A Secure Foundation (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Labour Laws, Unions And Bpos (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Nov 01, 2005)
If the BPO sector is covered by the labour laws, it follows that disputes which arise in the sector should be settled under the relevant industrial disputes legislation.
- Tackling Disasters: Natural And Man-Made (Tribune, Gopal K. Piplani, Nov 01, 2005)
Tammy, Rita, Katrina, Emily, Dennis, the 40-plus Betsy or whatever. They are definitely not our bar girls, trying to migrate to the USA. They are the wicked Atlantic sisters.
- Season Of Terror (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Nov 01, 2005)
Happy Diwali. The serial blasts in Delhi on the 29th were a reminder that there is a new and growing breed of insane human beings who consciously kill innocent comrades who have done no damage to anyone.
- Saving The Survivors (Dawn, Naeem Sarfraz, Nov 01, 2005)
An immense amount of goodwill has surfaced for the victims of the earthquake in northern Pakistan. An entire nation has rallied. But there is a fatal flaw in the ongoing relief operations.
- Azad's Crown Of Thorns (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 01, 2005)
If Ghulam Nabi Azad manages to stay focussed on the day-to-day problems of Kashmiris, it will constitute a welcome break with the State's unhappy past.
- Need For Welfare State (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Nov 01, 2005)
The marketisation of social sectors like health is disastrous. We need a welfare state and a vibrant community
- Safta & The Dhaka Summit (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Nov 01, 2005)
I am writing this article in New Delhi. The purpose of the column is to bring to the attention of the officials preparing for the Dhaka summit of the South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (Saarc) some of the apparent shortcomings in both . . .
- Coping With The Quake Calamity (Dawn, Dr Parvez Hasan, Nov 01, 2005)
The devastating earthquake that has caused horrendous loss of life, great human suffering,
- Growing Cancer Of Corruption (Daily Excelsior, Jagjit Singh, Oct 31, 2005)
*People in India paid a huge amount of Rs 21068 crores as bribe in a single year to 'get their work done'.
- Inconsequential Loc Agreement (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2005)
Pakistan and and India have reportedly agreed to open five points at the Line of Control from November 7 next for members of the divided Kashmiri families in the wake of the October 8 earthquake.
- Nuts And Bolts Of A Failed State (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Oct 31, 2005)
It does not matter who wins the Bihar elections. The dacoits will continue to rule the state
- Tragedy In The Mountains (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 31, 2005)
Watching the disaster in Pakistan, it is heartrending to see so many ordinary people, whose suffer distress and poverty in their everyday lives now crushed into a state of unimaginable misery by the cruel power of nature.
- Our Winter Of Discontent (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 31, 2005)
The cataclysmic earthquake of October 8 continues to bring images of unbearable human suffering even three weeks after it devastated a large swathe of Pakistan’s northern districts and Kashmir.
- The Moving Finger (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , Oct 31, 2005)
The script follows its own inexorable grammar. The International Atomic Energy Agency has voted in September.
- Now And Again: A Smoker’S Nightmare (Statesman, ARKAPRABHA DEB, Oct 31, 2005)
MGP of the Indian Civil Service once asked me in my salad days what I was fond of. My reply was, “Mathematics, cigars and music in that order”.
- That Little Bug Which Changed The Course Of Modern Medicine (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 31, 2005)
A breakthrough medical scientists were looking for has come at last. A great discovery beneficial for the whole world in general and Kashmir in particular.
- The Capital Story (Hindustan Times, Suhel Seth, Oct 30, 2005)
If Calcutta had remained the capital, what would Delhi be all about today?
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