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Articles 13621 through 13720 of 25647:
- Scare In Corbett As Nearby Villages Get Foot And Mouth (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 31, 2003)
There is concern growing in Corbett National Park. A Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak has struck villages in the periphery of the reserve forest threatening to infect wild animals in the park.
- Hurriyat Chief Is Positive, Downplays Dpm Remark, Waits For Call (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Oct 31, 2003)
Hurriyat chairman Maulvi Abbas Ansari today raised hopes over the Centre’s peace initiative by saying that Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani’s recent comment—on the talks being about decentralisation of power—did cause ‘‘hurdles’’ but it should be seen in
- Assessing Risk (Hindu, Sagar Dhara, Oct 31, 2003)
Public discussion revolves around concentration levels of pollutants and not the risk they cause.
- Geelani Marks Day 1 Of Freedom With Rage, Afshan With Tears (Indian Express, Nirmala Ganapathy, Oct 31, 2003)
Delhi University lecturer S A R Geelani and Afshan Guru, both acquitted in the Parliament attack case, walked out of prison after two years today. For both, it was bitterness and tragedy that drowned the first flush of freedom.
- Because The People Want It (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 31, 2003)
Pakistan's response to India’s twelve proposals on the eve of Diwali has inspired a bewildering range of headlines in the English language dailies. Pak googly to India peace bid, says The Pioneer across five columns. Pak accepts many CBMs, attaches riders
- Cbms Become Cross-Border Mudslinging (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
‘Only issue in J&K is PoK... stop terrorism, compensate victims’
- Back To Schools (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
A good thing that the new bill to make schooling free and compulsory is being debated
- India-China Naval Exercises Soon (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
Fernandes makes references to the proposed exercises while addressing senior naval commanders
- Justice Done (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2003)
ALL IN ALL, the Delhi High Court's verdict in the high-profile Parliament attack case will be remembered less for whom it convicted and more for whom it acquitted. In acquitting S.A.R. Geelani, a Delhi college lecturer, and Afsan Guru, wife of ...
- War-Weary `Liberators', Wary Iraqis (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 31, 2003)
THE US President, Mr George W. Bush, continues to reiterate that terrorists in Iraq won't "intimidate the US or Iraqis in rebuilding that nation. Our coalition is growing in numbers and growing in strength
- East-West Swap Only Solution (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2003)
It’s impossible to recover all the Indian territory lost to China. An east -west swap is probably the best way out
- East-West Swap Only Solution (Deccan Herald, Sudha Ramachandran, Oct 31, 2003)
It’s impossible to recover all the Indian territory lost to China. An east -west swap is probably the best way out
- To Bargain With Bjp, Stall Cong, Regional Players Come Closer (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Oct 30, 2003)
Pushed against the wall and wary of the upcoming polls, regional parties within the NDA have begun the process of getting together to increase their collective clout vis a vis the BJP.
- Justice Speaks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
The verdict on the Parliament attack case highlights the strengths of our judicial process
- Mindwar Versus Bodywar (Indian Express, M D NALAPAT, Oct 30, 2003)
Some things the US in Iraq can learn from India
- This Is Our Hell — Or Heaven (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Oct 30, 2003)
Afterlife is a minority interest in the great religions. For them, this world matters more than the next
- Pota Gets A Cosmetic Touch (Indian Express, Manoj Mitta, Oct 30, 2003)
The Centre’s sudden decision to promulgate an ordinance seeking to check the abuse of Pota reminds me of a nasty encounter I had with Arun Shourie two years ago. It was on a TV programme just after the draconian law came into force.
- A Brief History Of Meaning (Indian Express, John E. Mcintyre, Oct 30, 2003)
The story of the OED is a combination of period play, human drama and adventure
- Six Miles Apart, One Family Celebrates, Other Mourns (Indian Express, Mufti Islah, Oct 30, 2003)
On a cool Wednesday morning, two anxious families separated by six miles from each other, sat next to their telephones. They were waiting for a call from New Delhi which would tell the fate of their sons accused in the Parliament attack case.
- More Fingers Crossed Than Thumbs Up (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Pak says bus to Muzaffarabad OK but under UN supervision since it’s ‘disputed’
- Will Credit Policy Help Re-Ignite Growth? (Business Line, Dharmalingam Venugopal, Oct 30, 2003)
Taking the economy to a higher growth trajectory involves a multi-pronged strategy covering foreign investments, exchange rate, domestic reforms and so on. In the circumstances, the primary question the new RBI Governor, Dr Y. V. Reddy, might choose to ad
- Prevent A Child From Going To School, Pay (Indian Express, Diptosh Majumdar, Oct 30, 2003)
New ‘attendance inspectors’ will ensure compliance
- Dec 13 Attack: Two Get Death, Two Get New Life (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
Raising the bar for cases being tried under POTA, the Delhi High Court today acquitted two accused in the December 13 Parliament attack case while upholding the death penalty against two others
- Bull In Accounting Shop (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2003)
MS JANE MUTCHLER is bullish on accounting, and sees a bright silver lining on the corporate scandals of the last couple of years. She is the Director of the School of Accountancy at Georgia State University, and the president-elect of the American Account
- How Fair Is The Trai Price? (Business Line, Krishnan Thiagarajan, Oct 30, 2003)
Neither the march of technology argument nor the purported aim of ensuring a litigation-free environment entirely justifies TRAI's recommendation for the unification of basic and cellular services alone. This and the issue of additional entry fee appear t
- The Duty To Vote (Hindu, P. P. Rao, Oct 30, 2003)
Shunning the ballot box does not solve the problem. Democracy needs constant involvement of, and monitoring by, the people.
- Obligations Of Peace In Kashmir (Hindu, Harish Khare , Oct 30, 2003)
Now once again, it becomes New Delhi's obligation as well as Kashmiri leaders' duty to seize the moment and explore the potential of the unabated desire for normality and peace.
- This Is Our Hell — Or Heaven (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Oct 30, 2003)
Afterlife is a minority interest in the great religions. For them, this world matters more than the next
- Sorry To Be The Party Pooper (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2003)
Will ‘Shining India’ ever breach the feel good/feel bad divide?
- Ftas, India And Asian Trading Bloc (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 29, 2003)
The FTA with Thailand, to be followed by similar ones with other Asean countries, will open up new opportunities as well as challenges. Along with competition from cheaper goods from other Asian countries, Indian industry will have unhindered access to mu
- Why Ali Is The Greatest (Indian Express, Jayaditya Gupta, Oct 29, 2003)
Sport doesn’t often make good film. Perhaps because great sporting moments are better than anything cinema can offer, it’s the little moments, those that don’t figure top of the mind, that offer a chance to shine (Chariots of Fire, is one such). One film,
- At Wagah, Indo-Pak Ties End In This Knot (Indian Express, Jatinder Kaur Tur, Oct 29, 2003)
When Tahira stepped off the Sada-e-Sarhad, the bus from Lahore, she walked into the waiting arms of Maqbool Ahmed. They hugged. They blushed. And then they garlanded each other as surprised onlookers broke into a cheer at Wagah this morning. It was quite
- What Makes Yu Hua So Influential? (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2003)
Chinese writers still have to worry about the ministry of culture
- Scary Report On Toxins In Food Buried For 10 Yrs (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 29, 2003)
If you thought pesticides in colas was cause for alarm, drink this: an unprecedented nationwide study of pesticide levels in our food conducted by top government agencies came up with figures so shocking that the report was withdrawn soon after it was rel
- A Universe Of Infinite Universes (Indian Express, Dennis Overbye, Oct 29, 2003)
A new theory that looks physics, feels philosophy has cosmologists arguing
- The U.S. In Iraq (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 29, 2003)
The parallels with Vietnam are uncanny. The grandiose plans of a New Middle East seem to unravel in the sands of reality.
- Challenges To The Mining Industry (Hindu, N. N. Sachitanand, Oct 29, 2003)
While the private sector is fragmented into small units, which are under-capitalised, ill-planned and unsafe, public sector mining projects suffer from over-manning, poor work culture and political interference.
- A Way Out Of Telecom Mess (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2003)
THE TELECOM REGULATORY Authority of India's proposals for sorting out the mess in mobile and wireless telephony have few surprises, but the recommendations for a movement to a unified licence regime have some rough edges that the Government needs ...
- Straws In The Wind? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 29, 2003)
A COUPLE of months ago, the Tamil Nadu Government cancelled the licences for sand quarrying granted to private parties and took over the responsibility under its own wings. The move was instantly welcomed by all sections of public opinion, except, of cour
- Farm Power Tariffs — Ec Touched By Live Wire, Now (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Oct 29, 2003)
From roads and committee rooms to Raj Bhavans, courts of law, Cabinets and, now, the Election Commission, the issue of farm power tariffs has moved via numerous points. Yet, there is little hope that the farmer, who gets irregular, low quality supply that
- In Nahan, Army Gets Its Cutting Edge (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
A few weeks after Gen N C Vij took over as the army chief, he sent out a letter asking for a comprehensive review of the special forces, their training and the on-hold modernisation. The immediate beneficiary of the initiative was the Special Forces Train
- How Green Is Your Building? Coming Soon, New Rules (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 28, 2003)
Draft: All new buildings for 1,000 people or more (cost at least Rs 50 cr) set to need environmental OK & waste treatment plant
- Special Forces: Shot In The Foot (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 28, 2003)
The Army’s elite contingent is haemorrhaging as the best and the brightest choose corporate over combat.
- New Air Programmes For Visually Impaired (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Oct 28, 2003)
In chasing revenues, Doordarshan may have dropped its public service broadcaster mantle, but this is not the case with ‘‘poor cousin’’ All India Radio (AIR).
- Digi-Governance (Business Line, R. Sundaram , Oct 28, 2003)
SCEPTICS have always looked upon the idealistic view of Jeffersonian democracy as unworkable. They point out that democracies are nothing but rule of the elite in which an apathetic majority is ruled by self-aggrandising plutocracies, where vested interes
- Autumnal Tryst With Elections (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
When Kashmir got a new government and four states readied for a confused campaign
- Go Organic, Go Global (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
WITH CONSUMERS BECOMING increasingly concerned and `informed' about the quality of what they consume, food safety is assuming a crucial role. Food safety, quality and hygiene standards are becoming stricter by the day, especially in developed countries. I
- Positive On Offer, Pak Tests Negative On George: Talks Like A Warmonger (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
Robust reply, promises Pak; Delhi’s Nov dates for airlink talks
- The Thirteenth Step (Indian Express, Mani Shankar Aiyar, Oct 28, 2003)
Indo-Pak normalisation not possible without dialogue
- Fdi As Propeller Of Growth (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Oct 28, 2003)
FDI flows remain one of the most dynamic constituents of the global economy. They are less volatile than portfolio flows and can make domestic firms more competitive. But given their inherent threat to local firms, and the cultural and social tensions tha
- Epidemiology Intelligence (Hindu, T. Jacob John, Oct 28, 2003)
Outbreaks of known diseases occur frequently but public health authorities fail to predict, prevent or interrupt them.
- Strategic Defence Review (Hindu, C. Manmohan Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
A central tenet of a strategic approach is the need to integrate all land, sea and air surveillance assets regardless of which service actually controls or operates individual systems.
- Throw Pota Out (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2003)
THE SHORT AND benighted history of the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (2001) and Act (2002) has made some things clear. Adopted under cover of re-empowering the state to combat terrorism post-September 11, this extraordinary law was bad in ...
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Economy Has Revived But .... Feeling Good And Not-So-Good (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 28, 2003)
Economic growth is meaningless unless accompanied by creation of jobs. This is where the real problem lies. India is the youngest nation and changes in demographic pattern show that it will get younger still - the 2001 Census indicated that 40 per cent of
- Monetary Policy: What Ails Rural Credit? (Business Line, C. L. Dadhich, Oct 28, 2003)
THE Reserve Bank of India is perhaps the first central bank that has the statutory provisions to maintain a team of experts to advise and impart guidance on rural credit. Since Independence, the RBI has initiated a number of measures to augment the flow o
- In The Unreal World Of Models (Business Line, S. Venu , Oct 28, 2003)
IN 2001, Dr George Akerlof of the University of California won the Nobel prize for economic science along with Drs Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz for his contribution to the concept of asymmetric information.
- Towards Integrated Health Policy (Deccan Herald, P H Reddy, Oct 28, 2003)
The state government should identify mechanisms for integration of various components of its health policy
- Dissent In Dadar Has Just Gone Global (Indian Express, Sonu Chhina, Oct 27, 2003)
Packaged as counter to WEF in Davos, stage being set for WSF in Mumbai
- Finding Funds For Drug R&d (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
THE STRENGTH OF the Indian pharmaceutical industry can be traced to a facilitatory role played by the government three decades ago when patent laws were amended to nurture the domestic drug sector. Few, at that time, would have foreseen the biggest names
- Bonanza For The Flying Public (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 27, 2003)
There can be no two views on the fact that the new open skies policy taking shape will be of great help to the flying public through lower fares and higher efficiency in inflight services, baggage handling, and more convenient connections.
- From Bhai, With Love (Indian Express, Raja Menon, Oct 27, 2003)
India must urgently augment its punch against terrorists
- Tricks And Treats (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
It’s election time and every politician is busy cooking up new ways to rake in the votes
- Army May Not Vacate Loc Posts This Winter (Indian Express, SAIKAT DATTA, Oct 27, 2003)
Army chief Vij will brief Prime Minister, Cabinet on Nov 1
- At Home In India, Pak Pool Girls Wait For Shah Rukh Khan (Indian Express, Manish Kumar, Oct 27, 2003)
They were the focus of all eyes — and cameras — at Friday’s opening ceremony of the Afro-Asian Games here. Now, the six woman members of the Pakistani contingent have one particular wish they want fulfilled — Shah Rukh Khan turning up, as promised, for th
- Unsettled Frontiers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
We need steady, even if slow, progress in addressing the border dispute with China
- Life Down The Tubeway Alley (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Oct 27, 2003)
See, it’s like this: marriages are made in heaven, mergers occur in financial markets and khichdi is cooked at home. Alternatively, marriages (like babies) are made by man and woman, mergers occur between families and, khichdi is produced on television.
- Management Of India's Forex Reserves (Business Line, V. Anantha-Nageswaran , Oct 27, 2003)
It is a matter of pride that India has moved from being a country that faced a BoP crisis to one that has official foreign exchange reserves of nearly $90 billion. The RBI has done an admirable job of managing the country's external liquidity and debt pos
- Digvijay To Encash Maya Fury, Signals Poll Pact With Bsp (Indian Express, Hartosh Singh Bal, Oct 27, 2003)
But it has BSP divided
- India's Positive Unilateralism (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Oct 27, 2003)
After making a big impression with its offer of a package of confidence-building measures last week to Pakistan, the Government must now be prepared to sustain this initiative irrespective of the nature of Islamabad's reaction.
- Personality Politics (Hindu, K.K. Katyal, Oct 27, 2003)
Both the BJP and the Congress plan to focus on their prime ministerial candidates, and the exchanges between them could get nastier in the days to come.
- A Good Start (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
A JOB WELL begun is nearly half done. The talks on the vexed boundary dispute with China, in a new format, seem to have got a reasonable start last week.
- Puppet Of Pappapatti (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2003)
TO NOBODY'S SURPRISE, the newly elected Dalit president of the Pappapatti village panchayat in Tamil Nadu, K. Azhagar, resigned within a minute of his swearing-in. A nominee of the dominant `caste Hindus' of the panchayat, Mr. Azhagar contested ...
- Bill Gates Flogs A Dead Horse (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 27, 2003)
A premier agricultural research body’s misplaced priorities are increasing rather than decreasing hunger in the world
- Wanted, Tirupati Management In Karbala (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 27, 2003)
You cannot help marvelling at the manner in which the queues at Tirumala are managed. Not only are the pilgrims regulated, the Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanam management uses the money pouring into the hundis for creating more facilities for them.'
- Promoting Coastal Shipping — To Take The Load Off Road And Rail (Business Line, Amit Mitra, Oct 27, 2003)
Coastal shipping is all set to come into its own, with coastal cargo movement forming a major link in the proposed Sagar Mala project. A recent TCS report says a key factor in the project's success will be the development of infrastructure at the nine min
- Wanderlust (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 27, 2003)
I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied.
- The Imperative Fractal Journey (Business Line, Pravir Malik, Oct 27, 2003)
To the degree that an organisation centred at the physical level can call on attitudes and strategies from higher levels in the fractal journey, it will function more successfully than an organisation that perceives and acts solely from a brick-and-mortar
- News Reel 19.10.03 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2003)
Let people meet first, leaders can wait. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee sends this message to Islamabad by announcing a dozen measures to normalise relations with Pakistan. The highlight of the package: proposed bus services between Muzaffarabad in P
- Russian Police Nab Oil Tycoon Khodorkovsky (Indian Express, Andrei Shukshin, Oct 26, 2003)
Secret police snatched Russia’s richest man, YUKOS oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky — worth at least $11 billion — from his jet in Siberia on Saturday and hauled him before a Moscow court, charged with massive fraud and tax evasion.
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