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Articles 3221 through 3320 of 10500:
- Sonia: Spare Kerosene, Lpg From Price Hike (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
``Increase diesel price marginally''
Petroleum Ministry to prepare note for Cabinet
Cut in customs, excise duties opposed by Finance Ministry
Oil companies want petrol price hiked by Rs. 10.5 a litre
- Four Fishermen Still Missing, Bodies Of Two Found In Udupi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Nine boats capsize in rough seas on Monday; dead fishermen's families to get relief
Coast Guard could not immediately go to the rescue of the fishermen because of the rough weather
Kumaraswamy said Rs. 1 lakh would be given as relief to the . . .
- Eu Trade Boss Welcomes June Wto Meeting, Sees Risk (Reuters, William Schomberg, May 31, 2006)
Europe's trade chief welcomed a call by the World Trade Organisation on Tuesday for top negotiators to meet in June to seek a key part of a global trade deal, but he warned the round still faced potential disaster.
- Stop Caste-Based Divide And Rule (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, May 31, 2006)
Reservations are being used today as an instrument to capture power and divide and rule.
- Energy Conservation And House Building (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 31, 2006)
For 21 years, builders in the United Kingdom have been legally bound to construct homes that conserve energy.
- Wto Meet To Resolve Tariff Dispute Soon (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 31, 2006)
The new hard line is making the United States increasingly “isolated” – following the cautious approval of Australia and other Cairns Group countries to the European Union’s new offer to match “some” but “not everything” of the G-20 proposal.
- Sbi To Acquire 2 Overseas Banks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The President urged the bank to create and nurture five rural development projects similar to bio-fuel project and sea weed project besides adopting and innovatively fund at least one lakh sick SSI units to make them profitable ventures.
- Tirumavalavan For Legislation On Obc Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
DPI to hold demonstration on June 6 in support of reservation
- Bjp Dubs Pm 'An Object Of Pity' (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, May 31, 2006)
In a multi-pronged attack on UPA for its "failure on all fronts" the BJP on Tuesday dubbed Prime Minister as "an object of pity who could be easily pushed around".
- Irrigate Additional 7.5 Lakh Acres: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Additional ayacut to be part of 88 lakh acres planned for kharif
Collectors say, "We are ready."
Call to complete projects listed under Jalayagnam
Some districts, however, face problems over land acquisition
- Cong, Left Differences Paralysing Economic Decision Making:bjp (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Charging the UPA Government with being indecisive, BJP today said ideological contradictions between Congress and Left have paralysed economic decision making process in the country.
- The Economics And Politics Of Growth (The Financial Express, Rahul Bajaj, May 31, 2006)
Business functions in a democracy of quality and politics in a democracy of quantity
- Duggal, Shah Discuss Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The two-day talks between Indian and Pakistani Home Secretaries began today with the main focus on ways to combat terrorism, drug smuggling and finalising a mechanism for quick release of civilian prisoners of both the countries.
- Us Refuses To Improve Offer For Farm Subsidies Cut At Wto (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Even though India and US are discussing ways to reduce tariff and non tariff barriers ,it hardly seems that there will be a headway that the two countries will make in forthcoming talks to be held next month.
- Banning Sale Of Farmland (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 30, 2006)
The National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Agriculture’s demand to ban the sale of farmland to housing societies raises some valid questions.
- Pakistan, India Fishermen Face Less Jail Risk (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Anguished Pakistani fishing families were on Monday awaiting the return of their menfolk from jail in India but such scenes could soon become much more rare.
- Separate Electorate For Dalits (Pioneer, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 30, 2006)
Government must consider occupational constituencies where representatives are forced to promote the interests of their voters, says Bharat Jhunjhunwala
- The Affluent Society (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
Despite bringing unprecedented prosperity and equality in the world, Capitalism has turned out to be a dirty word
- Buddha Bashing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
As if to iterate that the more Marxists change, the more they remain the same, the meeting of the CPI(M) Polit Bureau in Kolkata made all the necessary noises to emphasise orthodoxy and negate its campaign platform in the recent West Bengal election.
- India Inc Can Sow A Paradigm Shift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 30, 2006)
Corporates can bring about a turnaround in the agriculture sector, bringing all-round benefits.
- Devolve To Develop (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 30, 2006)
Vertical allocation of tax revenues and powers are a more efficient way of ensuring economic performance.
- Have Income, Give Subsidies (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , May 30, 2006)
The fault lies not in providing subsidies to the poor and the needy but in not raising enough resources. The Government provides tax exemptions, which reduce legitimate tax revenues due to it, and the variety of subsidies and sops
- Doha Round: Get The Majority Of Ldcs To Band (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 30, 2006)
With the livelihood of tens of millions of farmers at risk, only this unity will deliver
- Jatropha Cultivation In India (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 30, 2006)
Hope you would be aware that in India more than one lac people commit suicide every year.
- Quake Death Toll Close To 5,000, Survivors Scavenge For Food (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Grieving quake survivors on Monday scavenged for food in the debris of their houses, as the world promised help to Indonesia recover from its latest deadly natural disaster.
- Bad Show (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 30, 2006)
Foresight leads to preemptive action.
- Dolphins In River, Assam Town Eyes Leap In Tourism (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 30, 2006)
After being a picnic spot for the locals, this sleepy little township of Kukurmara, 40 km west of Guwahati on way to Goalpara, has woken up to promising future — as an eco-tourism hotspot of Assam. Reason: the presence of 30 odd fresh water . . .
- Keep Creamy Layer Out Of Quota, Says Bjp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Forced to tread a middle path on the controversial OBC reservation issue, the BJP today said it favoured quota for OBCs in higher educational institutions and wanted that the ‘creamy layer’ be kept out and economically weaker sections of upper . . .
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- In A Brinjal Soup (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 30, 2006)
Monsanto Mayho Biotech’s proposal for large-scale field trials of genetically modified Bt brinjals can show a way forward for Indian agriculture.
- Bjp Backs Quota But Wants Benefit For Poor Among Forward Castes (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 30, 2006)
Reiterates support for socially backward sections at national executive
Seen as an effort to ensure party does not lose forward castes support in U.P.
For common civil code, ban on forced religions conversions, review of Article 370
- Two Die As Rain Lashes Dakshina Kannada (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
In Kozhikode, Kerala, torrential rain, influenced by south-west monsoon, has left a trail of destruction in north Kerala over the last two days. One person was washed away in flash floods, several houses were damaged and many low-lying areas inundated.
- Lc Poll: Cm Confident Of Fourth Candidate’S Win (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
On Congress leader H K Patil’s criticism on the proposal to reduce ceiling for beneficiaries of farm loans at 4 pc interest, he retorted “ ours is a pro-farmer government.
- Waiting For `Anna' In Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 29, 2006)
The failure of the banks has seen new kinds of creditors emerge in Vidharbha. Some of these now come in from neighbouring States — with a `home delivery system' of loans. Many farmers owe money to banks, cooperative societies, input dealers, private . . .
- Strengthening Social Sector (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The State government has undertaken major projects to strengthen the social sector.
- Govt’S Mixed Record (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, May 29, 2006)
The govt has missed the boat and not done so many things it could have
- Delta Farmers Want Loan Waiver From Nationalised Banks Too (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Concern over functioning of Cauvery tribunal
Cauvery Family Committee meeting in Mysore on June 12
- Cool Tidings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 29, 2006)
You can almost smell the wet earth as dark clouds drift in over the Arabian sea and shower Kerala with the first rains of the South-West monsoon – six days early.
- Agri-Scientist For Better Marketing Of New Variety Seeds (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
While scientist have developed seeds for Indian farmers, equal efforts are not being made to make it available to farmers, agri-scientists said.
- Death Toll In Quake Rises To 3,700 In Indonesia (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Thousands of exhausted and grieving survivors dug through their crumpled homes today searching for clothes, food and valuables after a powerful earthquake hit central Indonesia, killing more than 3,700.
- Quota Row Goes To Court, Sc Will Hear Pil Today (Indian Express, R VENKATARAMAN, May 29, 2006)
27% OBC Reservation: Petitioner wants proposed quota law & Constitutional amendment quashed, says issue was settled by SC
- Wb: Govt To Educate Farmers About Tata Motors Project (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
West Bengal government today indicated that the location of Tata Motors' Rs one lakh car project would not be shifted in the face of farmers' agitation, even as CPI(M), the major partner in Left Front, categorically said that agricultural land with . . .
- Us Pressure On Gmp (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, May 29, 2006)
The Bush administration is pressing hard that India should liberalise its import policy of oil-yielding crops, coarse grains, fruits and vegetables.
- Interest Rate On Short-Term Crop Loans To Be Cut To 7%: Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Order will be issued within two to three days, says Finance Minister
Loans can be obtained for `kuruvai' and `samba' season
Steps taken to woo all sections to use services of banks
Plea to CM make Tamil a compulsory subject
- Indonesian Quake Toll Reaches 4,000 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Rescue workers dug more bodies from rubble on Sunday, a day after a powerful earthquake flattened thousands of houses in Indonesia's densely populated Java Island, taking the death toll to nearly 4,000, with tens of thousands left homeless.
- Progress On Sir Creek (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 29, 2006)
BY agreeing on a joint survey of the Sir Creek ahead of a 2009 UN deadline for final demarcation of maritime borders, Pakistan and India have given a further push to the on-going composite dialogue.
- An Elusive Deal (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 29, 2006)
Without a concerted political push to overcome the well-known hurdles, the Doha Round talks will get nowhere.
- Minority Government In Tamil Nadu (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, May 28, 2006)
The DMK's manifesto and alliance arithmetic enable M. Karunanidhi to take charge as Chief Minister for the fifth time in Tamil Nadu.
- Pondicherry For Congress (Frontline, S. Viswanathan, May 28, 2006)
The outcome of the May 2006 Assembly elections in Pondicherry is the reverse of that in neighbouring Tamil Nadu where the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagm (DMK) government is dependent on the Congress for survival.
- Coalition In Assam (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, May 28, 2006)
The Congress returns to power in Assam, but with Bodo support which will be difficult to handle.
- Agha Shahid Bugti Among 15 Booked For Gas Pipeline Blast (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Jamhoori Watan Party (JWP)’s secretary general, Senator Agha Shahid Bugti, his son Tabish Bugti and Central Secretary .
- Bottling Livelihoods (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, May 28, 2006)
Dropping ground water levels in Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh, prompt a fresh crop of protest actions against Coca-Cola.
- Left Sweep Poet In Disguise (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, May 28, 2006)
The Left Front wins for the seventh consecutive time, with a whopping three-fourths majority, in West Bengal.
- Inside A Magical Rainforest (Hindu, S. RAMAKRISHNA, May 28, 2006)
The Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, once described by Salim Ali as "the richest bird habitat in peninsular India", lives up to its reputation.
Hornbill Camp is a great, working case study of low-impact eco-tourism in India.
- Grow Up, Aamir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 28, 2006)
It's quite astonishing what a deliberately obfuscatory media and liberal doses of Left propaganda can do to confuse an issue and spread disinformation.
- Growth Rate Myth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 28, 2006)
The Congress should understand that faceless economic growth will not provide jobs to the
- India And The Asean (Daily Excelsior, Pallab Bhattacharya, May 28, 2006)
Ever since Prime Minister Manmohan Singh unveiled his vision of an Asian Economic Union and pan-Asian Free Trade Area at the first -ever East Asian Summit in Kuala Lumpur last December, India has taken up in right earnest the task of forging more . . .
- Clear Choice In Kerala A Cannon's Tale (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, May 28, 2006)
Kerala votes against the neoliberal agenda of the Congress-led front, which is backed by sectarian interests.
- Coalition Comes To Rule At States Too (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
The results of the Assembly elections have established one thing very clearly—that alliances and coalitions are an inevitability at the Centre and increasingly in the states.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, May 28, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- Coming Home To Malnad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
Kuvempu’s house that has been converted into a museum as well as the Kuvempu Centenary Memorial Building are fitting tributes to one of the greatest cultural personalities of our times, writes Vidya Maria Joseph.
- Revitalise Extension Services: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
`Bureaucratic hurdles coming in the way of restructuring the system'
- The Doctor Needs A Shot In The Arm (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 28, 2006)
Two years in the saddle, the Prime Minister runs the risk of being the fall guy unless he sorts out issues with Sonia and gets her backing
- Left In Government (Frontline, Prabhat Patnaik, May 28, 2006)
The Left is now placed in a happy transitional period when it can get the support of rural toilers and urban middle classes.
- Drastic Decline In Canara Bank's Npa Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 28, 2006)
The Non-performance Asset (NPA) level of Canara Bank, Erode district, has declined drastically and steps have been taken by the authorities to reduce it more, the Assistant General Manager, Canara Bank, Erode, S.V. Krishnamoorthy, told The Hindu on . . .
- ‘India Follows A Democratic Path Of Debate’ (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, May 27, 2006)
Guy Sorman, a French philosopher and Indophile, believes that India is coping well with globalisation compared to China. He says that the real issue is not the clash between West and Islam, but between the radical and moderate Muslims.
- N-Deal Or No Deal Ties Will Bloom: India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
In a frank assessment of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has asserted that even if the deal does not go through, there will be other elements of the bilateral relationship which will move forward because there is a . . .
- Mulayam Announces Protest On June 13 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Samajwadi party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced a statewide protest on June 13 to highlight the “anti- farmer” policies of the Central Government.
- Sensex Ends In The Green For A Second Consecutive Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Max New York Life Insurance Co today said it will infuse Rs 400 crore to its paid up capital in the next two years and expected to break even by 2008.
- Monsoon Arrives Early, Carrying Hope Of Price Fall (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
The southwest monsoon set in over the Kerala coast today, six days ahead of schedule, accompanied with moderate rainfall and winds exceeding 28 kilometres per hour.
- "Arjun Singh Should Be Jailed Over Reservation Issue": Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 27, 2006)
Quota should be fixed on total number of seats, says CM
- However Big The Loss, True Gamblers Will Survive (Business Line, D. Murali , May 27, 2006)
The Poker Face of Wall Street, by Aaron Brown, is all about how to gamble and win. Risky read, you may feel, says D. MURALI, but the author's emphasis is on managing risk, not minimising it.
- Investment Hotspot (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 27, 2006)
In a short span of time, the State has projected for itself an investor-friendly image.
- Damn Not The Market (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 27, 2006)
To tread the path of development, the country needs to adopt centralised, capital-intensive technologies.
- Grow Up, Aamir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 27, 2006)
It's quite astonishing what a deliberately obfuscatory media and liberal doses of Left propaganda can do to confuse an issue and spread disinformation.
- Implement Farm Loan Scheme, Gowda Tells Son (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Shooting off yet another letter to his Chief Minister-son H D Kumaraswamy, JD (S) leader H D Deve Gowda has urged him to immediately start the implementation of the budgetary scheme of providing farm loans at 4 per cent interest rate, without waiting . .
- Risks And Opportunities (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, May 26, 2006)
While exporters stand to gain with import tariffs going down, agriculture stands to lose
- Us May Reforrm Citizenship Rights (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
ten million illegal immigrants to the United States, including a few Indians and other Asians, may get a chance to become citizens doing the jobs most native Americans would not do, thanks to a new law on the anvil.
- 'Nuke Deal Outcome Not To Affect Indo-Us Ties' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
In a frank assessment of the Indo-US nuclear agreement, Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran has asserted that even if the deal does not go through, there will be other elements of the bilateral relationship which will move forward because there is a . . .
- Plan To Set Up Agro, Food Parks In Punjab, Haryana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2006)
Research institute, technology incubation centre planned
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