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Articles 521 through 620 of 10500:
- Many Indias (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
Statistics can be cited to support any claim, no matter how far removed it may be from the truth.
- Army Uncorks Pent-Up Rage (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
Anti-army sentiments in Assam burst forth again with several thousand people blocking NH 37 in Doomdooma today to protest the detention of 20 residents after suspected Ulfa militants triggered a blast in which a soldier suffered minor injuries.
- China Endorses ‘Harmonious Society’ Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2006)
China’s Communist Party on Wednesday formally endorsed a political doctrine laid out by President Hu Jintao that calls for the creation of a “harmonious society,” a move that further signalled a shift from the party’s focus on unrestricted economic . . .
- Land, Language, Progress (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Oct 13, 2006)
There is a furious debate raging across India.
- Afghanistan And Nato (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 12, 2006)
Despite much media hype, especially regarding the alleged role of the ISI in apparently helping the Taliban launch attacks inside Afghanistan, Tuesday's meeting between the NATO commander in Afghanistan, General David Richards, and President Pervez . . .
- Don't Call It Wasteland (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 12, 2006)
Union commerce minister Kamal Nath has issued various statements, specifically for state governments, on the need to be cautious about acquisition of agricultural land for setting up special economic zones (SEZs).
- Quota Ambit Extended To Fashion, Film Institutes (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Quotas are not just in IITs and IIMs. From fashion to films, design to railways, to even National Defence Academy (NDA), all educational institutes funded by the Centre will come under the quota ambit.
- Rich-Poor Divide Stays In Maharashtra (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A survey of families living below the poverty line (BPL) in rural Maharashtra has revealed that some of the poorest districts of the state continue to be just as poor, while the traditionally prosperous districts have maintained their socio-economic . . .
- Pm’S Package For Farmers Provides Relief To Co-Operative Banks Instead (The Economic Times, Girish Kuber, Oct 12, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh announced a Rs 3,750-crore special package for Vidarbha farmers on July 1. Yet 310 farmers have committed suicide since then. That’s not all, the total number of suicides in Vidarbha this year alone is 970.
- Rain Damage In Kodagu Put At Rs. 41.63 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Compensation disbursed to kin of eight persons who died in rain-related incidents
- Poverty And Small Towns (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 12, 2006)
Our weekly column on research made simple
- Labour:asian Lessons (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The ILO's new report on "Labour and Social Trends in Asia and the Pacific" has important lessons for labour market governance.
- Gender Injustice (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Oct 12, 2006)
The overall intent of the government on women's issues as reflected in the draft approach paper raises new concerns.
- Siamese Tragedy (Frontline, WALDEN BELLO, Oct 12, 2006)
The coup in Thailand is the culmination of a slide caused by the political bankruptcy of civilian rule and accelerated by IMF prescriptions.
- Remuneration Quotient (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Oct 12, 2006)
There cannot be exploitation of workers beyond a point and American war on wages will provide an opportunity for Indians, says Prafull Goradia
- If Afzal Is Let Off More Women Will Live In Fear, Says Rampal's Widow (Pioneer, Neeraj Chauhan, Oct 12, 2006)
He showered his love on his bicycle. Though his family and friends told him to replace it with a motorcycle or a scooter, his bicycle was his constant companion for more than 20 years.
- Hot Air Over Stray Dogs (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 12, 2006)
In her article "Truth about cats and dogs" (October 9), Ms Shailaja Chandra writes, "For years animal rights activists armed with laws-rules, court rulings, research papers and editorials have scored over tongue-tied municipal officials."
- U.S., Russia Still Working On Details Of Wto Deal (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
The United States and Russia are still negotiating details aimed at reaching agreement on Moscow's bid to join the World Trade Organization, the U.S. commerce secretary said on Wednesday.
- Sweet Dreams (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Nitish Kumar is on to a sweet thing. Sugar can energise a moribund industrial outlook.
- Extreme Alaska (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Once considered a frozen waste for polar bears, it is today a magical destination for those in search of the last true wilderness.
- 4 Held Guilty In 1993 Blasts Case (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A TADA court here on Wednesday held two associates of prime absconding accused Tiger Memon and two farmers from Raigad district guilty of various charges in the 1993 blasts case.
- Globalization Cannot Work By Compensation (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 12, 2006)
Most economists hold that globalization is beneficial for all stakeholders just a trade between two persons is beneficial for both.
- "Schools In Malls" (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, Oct 12, 2006)
A valuable byproduct of the Justice K. Sampath Commission's inquiry into the Kumbakonam school fire is its startling expose of the deplorable conditions in many schools, thanks to its extensive spot inspection of educational institutions across Tamil Nadu
- Now, Give Them Education (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 11, 2006)
The effort to end exploitation of children must be accompanied by adequate rehabilitation measures.
- Sweet Dreams (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
Nitish Kumar is on to a sweet thing. Sugar can energise a moribund industrial outlook. As reported in this newspaper, 15 new sugar complexes have been approved by the Bihar government and another six are on their way.
- Taste Of Tesco (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 11, 2006)
Should British retail major Tesco enter India in partnership with an Indian firm, it would change the dynamics of agri business in this country.
- Marx In Motion (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 11, 2006)
Two articles in People’s Democracy on how the CPI(M) balances Marxist philosophy with the need for industrialisation and technological advances highlight how the party is trying to explain its stand on crucial issues.
- Bjp Supports Sezs, Says They Increase Production (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The BJP on Tuesday came out in support of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), calling them a contributor to national growth but cautioned against their coming up on agriculture land.
- Sez Acquisitions (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Oct 11, 2006)
SEZ’s promote growth and the need for more land for farmers is specious as arable land is limited.
- Don’T Drag In Language Policy: Horatti To Literati (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education Basavaraj Horatti echoed the Chief Minister’s view that there won’t be any going back on teaching of English in Kannada-medium schools from June 1, 2007.
- North Korea Gatecrashes Into The Nuclear Club (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 11, 2006)
The US and the world ought to have realised that it was a mere matter of time before other countries with scientific capabilities and the needed resources gate crashed into the nuclear club.
- Nation Needs A Vivekananda (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 11, 2006)
Sir, ~ Jagmohan’s excellent discourse “The Mahatma and Vivekananda” (2 October) as a pointer to the nation’s desirable direction should be endorsed. Jagmohan rightly says that “both believed in practical Vedanta and viewed Hinduism as a . . .
- Zones Of Conflict (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
The Centre's special economic zone initiative evokes protests from farmers and fears of a huge "land scam".
- Voodoo Doctor (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 11, 2006)
Every summer, India adds to its medical lexicon by discovering - or often rediscovering - long lost ailments.
- Subversive Enclaves (Frontline, V. Sridhar, Oct 11, 2006)
The SEZ policy encourages the creation of enclaves where national laws will mean little.
- Ensure Sezs Serve Their Purpose (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Oct 11, 2006)
Instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water, we now need adequate checks and balances
- Plea Against Ril Land Acquisition Rejected (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
Gujarat High Court has dismissed 46 petitions filed by farmers challenging land acquisition by Reliance Infrastructure Limited and the state government in Jamnagar for the company's 27-million tonne refinery.
- Left Opposes Pm?s Stand On Financial Reforms (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The Left parties today opposed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s statement in London about the government’s intent of moving ahead with financial sector reforms and in defence of special economic zones (SEZs).
- New Wave Of Reforms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2006)
The UPA leadership now finds the 8-10 per cent GDP growth rate within the realm of possibility.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- A Controversial Project (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 11, 2006)
The federal government’s decision to allot the twin islands of Bundal and Bundo, located off the Karachi mainland, to a UAE-based developer raises a number of questions relating to the desirability of the project.
- Primitive Accumulation (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Oct 11, 2006)
SEZs pave the way for private capital to make huge profits at the expense of the small property owner and the state.
- `A Trigger For Social Unrest' (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh is one of the first political leaders to highlight the potential problems posed by the manner in which the concept of Special Economic Zones (SEZs) is advanced by the UPA government.
- `Allow Them Time To Stabilise' (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Oct 11, 2006)
When the Special Economic Zones Act was being discussed in Parliament in 2005, Jairam Ramesh, the present Minister of State for Commerce, was yet to join the Ministry.
- Ready For Local Body Elections (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 11, 2006)
Political parties gear up for civic elections, scheduled to be held in two phases on October 13 and 15.
- Kanshi, A Crafty Practitioner Of Dalit Politics (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The passing away of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) founder Kanshi Ram has brought to a close a chapter in “Dalit assertion” in the post-Ambedkar era.
- Revitalising Agriculture (Hindu, S. Mahendra Dev , Oct 10, 2006)
Overview of the ups and downs of agriculture development processes in the last five decades
- Nkorea Walks N-Threat, Dares World To Act (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
North Korea faced united global condemnation and calls for harsh sanctions on Monday after it announced it had detonated an atomic weapon in an underground test that thrust the secretive communist state into the elite club of nuclear-armed nations.
- Ex-Uttaranchal Cm On "Fast Unto Death" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Seeks withdrawal of land acquisition proceedings
Bid to sell farm land at "subsidised' rates to builders
Acquisition of land has evoked public resentment.
- Prime Minister Calls For Second Green Revolution In Rice (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 10, 2006)
Cautions researchers on use of biotechnology
- Utterly Frank And Direct (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Oct 10, 2006)
The parallel between Jairam Ramesh’s remarks about Brazil and George Fernandes’s, two years ago, about China, is uncanny.
- Use Fallow Land For Sezs: Yechury (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
``Change rules keeping farmers' interests in mind''
- Tesco Urged To Expand Into Indian Wholesale (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Tesco Plc, Britain's biggest retailer, should expand into "cash and carry" wholesale in order to crack the multibillion dollar Indian market, the secretary general of India's chamber of commerce said on Monday.
- Between Agriculture And Sezs (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 10, 2006)
The Congress president, Sonia Gandhi, has asked the state governments to desist from acquiring agriculture land for the special economic zones (SEZs). Taking a cue from her, the Commerce Minister, Kamal Nath, too parroted similar views.
- Trinamool-Backed Bandh Hits Life In West Bengal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
Ignoring the Left's resistance, the people of Kolkata and rest of West Bengal today responded in great numbers to the 12-hour Bangla Bandh, called by Trinamool Congress for protecting the poor farmers of Singur, Hooghly, against the forcible . . .
- Poverty Of Ideas Hatao (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, Oct 10, 2006)
It may seem sudden but the resolve of the Congress to resurrect Indira Gandhi’s famous slogan, “Garibi Hatao”, coined over three decades ago, has been in the works for some time.
- Pepper Prices To Get Hotter; Chilli May Cool Down (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Pepper prices are likely to rise further in the domestic commodity market with supply failing to meet the consumption needs, while chilli prices may cool down after a sharp rally in the recent past, the analysts believe.
- Nation Behind Victims Of Kashmir Quake: Patil (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
Visiting the Kashmir valley on the first anniversary of the devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of villages, Home Minister Shivraj Patil today assured the people of the State that the entire nation was backing the endeavour to help the . . .
- Failure Of Growth Models (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 09, 2006)
Economists invented the phrase 'stagflation;' decades ago when they encountered for the first time, a situation in which stagnation and inflation existed simultaneously although it had been though until then that the two phenomena were mutually . . .
- It's Now Organic Eggs! (Business Line, Sudha Menon, Oct 09, 2006)
Research project under evaluation by Dept of Biotech
- Countryside To The Centre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 09, 2006)
Seventy per cent of India lives in villages. But the banking sector is concentrated in cities. India’s growth can’t be sustained in the face of this imbalance.
- Food First (Times of India, M. S. Swaminathan , Oct 09, 2006)
Can we make hunger history? In its fifth and final report submitted to the government on October 4, the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) has proposed a six-point action plan to this effect.
- A Rare Bloom Is Fading (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 09, 2006)
The celebrated kurinji flowers only once every 12 years in Kodaikanal. Experts fear habitat loss may end its magical cycle forever.
- Plan Industrialisation (Deccan Herald, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Oct 09, 2006)
An effective plan for industrialisation can prevent exploitation of cultivators and provide speedy employment.
- Make Them Pay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 09, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- Hu Jintao For “Harmonious Society” (Tribune, MARK MAGNIER, Oct 09, 2006)
Beijing – In advance of a key Communist Party meeting this weekend, Chinese President Hu Jintao is working to burnish the party’s image of harmony, even if it’s taken some bloodletting to drive the point home.
- President Pledges To Rebuild Quake-Hit Areas (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Sunday reiterated his firm resolve and commitment to reconstruct quake ravaged areas on modern lines and announced housing and agricultural loans written off for the quake-affected people.
- Be It Coffee Or Tea (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 09, 2006)
Imagine a 21st century public limited company which is supposed to have 32 directors but has only managed to appoint 14 even though five months and 17 days have elapsed since the earlier board was wound up after serving its . . .
- Caught Between Past And Future (Indian Express, Anita Inder Singh, Oct 09, 2006)
The security horizons of NATO, and Europe, are expanding in South Asia. On Thursday, 12,000 US troops in eastern Afghanistan transferred to the 31-nation International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which was created under UN Security Council . . .
- Kashmir Remembers Quake Victims (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 09, 2006)
Hundreds visit graveyards in Tangdhar and Uri and offer prayers to the dead
- Preventing Those Suicides (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 09, 2006)
If the spate of suicides by farmers has attracted public attention to the agrarian crisis, the report of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) succeeds in focusing on the farmer rather than farming alone.
- Kirit Parikh Report On Energy Policy: Inadequate Focus On Alternatives (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 09, 2006)
While the Report lacks a sense of urgency on the development of alternative energy sources, such as bio-diesel and ethanol, it is nevertheless to be commended for the number of new initiatives suggested, says S. VENKITARAMANAN.
- The Growth-Jobs Disconnect (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Oct 09, 2006)
The NSSO survey results should be analysed by all stakeholders and the debate must transit from being conceptual to factual.
- Poll Panel Pulls Up U.P. Chief Secretary (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Oct 09, 2006)
DMs told to take orders only from State EC
CS's order amounts to bypassing the authority of panel
Election Commission mum on Mulayam's "Roza Iftar" party.
- Food Security: Safeguarding The Heartland (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, Oct 09, 2006)
The gap between potential and actual yields is high in most parts of India. The principles of conservation, particularly with reference to land and water, need to be integrated with farming practices.
- Sycophancy, Now With A New, Desperate Edge (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 08, 2006)
Last week I spent a whole day attending a Congress Party rally in Jaipur and it left me feeling unusually depressed about the future of our sad and ancient land.
- Congress Retro (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 08, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- Israel ‘Lauds’ Rajnath Idea To Quell Terror (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Israel has "appreciated" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh’s idea to let India take a proactive role in dismantling terror camps in Pakistan and Bangladesh after taking the international community into confidence, the party said . . .
- North - East In Darkness (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Oct 08, 2006)
The emerging political and economic contours in the north-east can be expected to worsen to a point that is completely unmanageable, unless urgent and imaginative steps are taken to address basic issues of security and development.
- Five Reformers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
Five ardent reformers, who between them can lay claim to some of the most dramatic and significant course corrections in India’s economic policy, were found on one stage in Mumbai on Friday.
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