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Articles 3521 through 3620 of 10500:
- South Wind (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 12, 2006)
Even with the ‘rice war’, and computers for poor children, free gas and colour television sets for poor women, free electricity not only for farmers but also for weavers, and a whole series of other gifts showered upon the underprivileged by the two . . .
- Social Audit Of Employment Guarantee (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, May 12, 2006)
A mass social audit initiative of employment guarantee works in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan produces encouraging results.
- Post-Poll Turbulence Likely For The Pm (The Financial Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 12, 2006)
While an emboldened Left plans to raise the pressure, so do leaders from within the Congress.
- Behind The Mystery Letter (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 12, 2006)
Journalists in the capital were busy trying to unravel the mystery behind last Sunday's news leak that Ms Sonia Gandhi had written to the Prime Minister cautioning against entering into a host of Free Trade Agreements .
- Looking For The Ocean In A Small Cup Of Water (Times of India, SWAMI MUKTANANDA, May 12, 2006)
Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: "O Arjuna, this body is akin to a field". In Sanskrit, field is kshetra farmland innocent and pure, for it takes on whatever character the farmer chooses to give it.
- Narmada Vs Narmada (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , May 12, 2006)
The Supreme Court has reiterated its earlier decision to permit the Sardar Sarovar dam to be raised from 111m to 122 m.
- Take It As Red (Telegraph, ASHOK MITRA , May 12, 2006)
West Bengal continues to be the despair of psephologists.
- Bjp To Raise Demolition Issue (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , May 11, 2006)
"Government looking on helplessly as drive continues"
Amnesty scheme needed: Malhotra
All-round criticism of court order
- Up Gets A Week's Reprieve To Release Water For Sonia Vihar (Pioneer, Neha Kaushik, May 11, 2006)
A meeting called by Union Power Secretary RV Shashi with the Delhi Jal Board officials and Uttar Pradesh Government officials regarding the release of water to the Capital ended in a stalemate.
- Q&a: 'We Will Raise Finances For The State From Nris' (Times of India, Amrith Lal, May 11, 2006)
He is one of the founders of CPM and a member of its powerful politburo. Despite that V S Achuthanandan , 83, has never held ministerial office. That could change if the Left Front wins this election.
- Bilateral Ftas Harm Small Nations: Lamy (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, May 11, 2006)
`WTO talks not yet in the red part of the red zone'
- ``Making Report Public Will Create Confusion'' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Chairman of the Cauvery Tribunal, Justice N.P. Singh, on Wednesday asked Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Pondicherry to keep in mind the political impact and repercussions in the Cauvery Basin while submitting their response to . . .
- Food For Thought (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 11, 2006)
It is easy to get despondent about the third advance estimate for wheat production—down 1.52 million tonnes from the earlier estimate of 73 mt. But there is no need for despondency. At 71.54 mt, the estimated output is higher than last year’s . . .
- Another Bend In The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Narain’s earlier order regarding the experts’ committee and said the report of the assessors be taken on record and copies supplied to the states for their comments.
- China, India Are Fast-Growing Polluters - World Bank (Reuters, Deborah Zabarenko, May 11, 2006)
Greenhouse gas pollution from China and India rose steeply over the last decade, but rich countries, including the United States, remain the world's biggest polluters, a World Bank official said on Wednesday.
- Ngos Demand Moratorium (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Concerned with farmer’s genocide in the cotton belt, reportedly due to the failure of genetically modified Bt-cotton, voluntary organisations will launch a "Seed March" (Bija Yatra) in three states including Karnataka from Tuesday.
- Pawar To Krishna: Be Loyal To Maharashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
In an open attack on the Maharashtra governor S M Krishna, NCP president and union agriculture minister Sharad Pawar advised him to be loyal to the state of his appointment and not the state from where he comes, meaning Karnataka.
- Bjp Sharpens Claws, Left To Fake Attack In Parliament (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
With the Opposition BJP all set to step up its attack on the UPA Government, there are clear indications that the Government would be under increasing pressure even from its key allies and supporters when the two Houses of Parliament reconvene on . . .
- Eight Killed Due To Squall In North-West India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Houses damaged, trees uprooted, power & water supplies disrupted
- Livelihood A Major Issue For Quake Survivors In Uri (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, May 10, 2006)
URI (Kashmir): Life will, perhaps, never be the same for the hundreds of families affected in the earthquake that shook parts of Jammu and Kashmir on October 8 last year. For over 260 families, now living at the Bela Camp in Uri, there is nothing . . .
- Is The Doha Round Dead? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, May 10, 2006)
The critical thing is to carry on with internal reforms even in the event of the external trigger not being there anymore.
- Agriculture In Strategic Policy Making (Business Line, Sumit K. Majumdar, May 10, 2006)
The productivity gains made in the last forty years can be the foundation for India's agriculture sector to be globally one of the best. If these gains are compounded, the country's exportable surplus in many commodities and . . .
- Latin America’S Turn To The Left (Dawn, Mahir Ali, May 10, 2006)
Towards the end of last month, Fidel Castro played host to a pair of neighbours, Hugo Chavez and Evo Morales, with whom he signed a pact titled the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas.
- Another Look At Liver Transplants (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 10, 2006)
The tragedy involving Pramod Mahajan has led to numerous queries from friends and patients on the management of major abdominal injuries.
- Future Lies In Gene Revolution, Says M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, May 10, 2006)
Putting together genetic characteristics of plant strains may be the `next big thing'
- Today's Editorial: Sonia's Sally (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 10, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi's public debate with prime minister Manmohan Singh on free trade agreements (FTAs) with ASEAN countries may well pander to populist protectionism, but it does not speak well of the government's clarity of thinking on the issue.
- Party Divided (Telegraph, PARTY DIVIDED, May 10, 2006)
The Congress is in an ideological flux. One immediate evidence of this is the letter Ms Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Congress, has written to the prime minister, Mr Manmohan Singh, on the subject of the free trade agreement between India and Asean.
- Politics To The Fore (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 09, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s demand that the prime minister carefully scrutinise the India-Asean FTA to protect the interests of farmers underlines the importance of policy debate within and among political parties.
- The Drought Threat (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
An alarming scenario of countrywide drought appears to be in the making, with the rains last winter 40 percent less than average and snowfall barely 20 to 25 percent of normal, and with the Met pundits predicting no significant rains in the coming . . .
- Invasion By Alien Species (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 09, 2006)
The ministry is to applying provisions of a defunct Order that makes no mention of weeds
- Grand Design (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 09, 2006)
India used the ADB to get its point across on various issues
- Facing Up To The Drought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
THE country is threatened with another period of drought, as weather forecasters see no signs of any significant rainfall over the next two months. Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs have already dropped to critical points.
- A Day The World Must Not Forget (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 09, 2006)
May 9 will always bring Russian people of all generations, nationalities and religious beliefs together, writes Viktor Litovkin .
- The Law Of A Letter (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, May 09, 2006)
There’s a right reason, and a wrong one, for Sonia Gandhi’s worry about FTAs
- Swadeshi Sonia (Pioneer, Swadeshi Sonia, May 09, 2006)
In writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of the Rae Bareli by-election and arguing against free trade agreements (FTAs) aimed at allowing Indians greater access to agricultural and manufacturing imports, Congress president Sonia Gandhi . . .
- On Sonia’S Fta Concern, Pm Said Nothing To Worry (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, May 09, 2006)
On April 10, just a day before Congress President Sonia Gandhi sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing reservations on the free trade agreement with ASEAN countries, Minister of State for Commerce and member of her National Advisory . .
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The Karnataka Sahitya Academy has invited entries for its annual book awards in 18 categories from publishers and authors of books published in 2005. Each award comes with a purse of Rs. 5,000.
- Coaching Them To Think (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, May 08, 2006)
The media is the message," said Marshall Mcluhan exhorting people to "know the now". Indeed, media is the single most powerful force that determines how people think, feel, act and react to events and situations. Breaking news and banner headlines . . .
- One Rate Tax For All Sectors (Jordan Times, Fahed Fanek, May 08, 2006)
One of the most important features of modern income tax laws, adopted by most economically developed countries, is the imposition of corporate tax across the board, in one rate, applicable indiscriminately to all sectors, so as the tax rate would . . .
- Doha Round: Hopes Even After Missing A Deadline? (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, May 08, 2006)
Progress depends principally on the U.S. and the EU
For developing countries multilateral trade as embodied by the WTO is the way forward. There is therefore plenty at stake in speeding up the Doha round.
- The Right Kind Of Growth For Asia (Deccan Herald, Haruhiko Kuroda, May 08, 2006)
Good governance and protection of environment are the greatest challenges
- Corporate Restructuring In Europe — Lessons And Opportunities For India (Business Line, Mohan Murti, May 08, 2006)
With the rest of the industrialised world, Europe too is currently in an era of rapid industrial change and massive restructuring.
- U.P. Assembly Polls Likely In February: Mulayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Criticises Centre for its ``pro-US'' foreign policy
- India-Asean Fta Draws Sonia's Ire; Writes To Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The Government's move to go in for more Free Trade Agreements with Asian countries has run into difficulties with Congress President Sonia Gandhi asking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to "very carefully scrutinise" India-ASEAN FTA to safeguard . . .
- Oustees Raise Voice Against Their 'Messiah' (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, May 08, 2006)
Bad news for Medha Patkar. As damaging facts begin to emerge in the media about the arm-twisting activities adopted by the Narmada Bacaho Andolan (NBA) activists to prevent the oustees of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) from accepting the . . .
- Jayalalithaa Hints At Fulfilling Dmk Promises Too (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , May 08, 2006)
An attempt to take the wind out of her archrival's sails
- I'm Powerless, Sorry (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, May 08, 2006)
Two broad points emerge from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (CERC’s) order last week on the matter of whether Gridco should be allowed to make profits of over 300 per cent on electricity sales (Rational Expectations, March 27), and . . .
- Bird Flu Situation Under Control, No Further Outbreak: Hakeem (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Bird flu situation is quite under control even though regular countrywide surveillance mechanism is on to check any possible outbreak in future, a top official said.
- Food Safety Management System (Daily Excelsior, L.C. Ponnumon, May 08, 2006)
Food reaches consumers via supply chains that may link different types of organizations and that may stretch across multiple borders. One weak link can result in unsafe food that is dangerous to health.
- Debating A Bad Idea (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, May 08, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Everest Weather’S Ups & Downs (Deccan Herald, Navin Singh Khadka, May 08, 2006)
Conservationists are watching the climate change in the Himalayas with keen interest
- Punjab Out To ‘Gift’ Land To Reliance (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, May 08, 2006)
The Punjab Government is all set to offer the premium land worth several hundred crores to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for a song. A high- level meeting in this regard has been convened by the Chief Secretary, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, tomorrow . . .
- Stop Wheat Imports (Tribune, Davinder Kumar Madaan, May 08, 2006)
The Indian government is planning to import 30 lakh tonnes of wheat, which is in addition to 5 lakh tonnes wheat tendered through State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) on February 10, 2006. On 1st March 2006, the wheat tender order was given . . .
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 07, 2006)
The debate on wheat imports is strange. You cannot grow at the rate India is growing, integrate with the world economy the way it is, reap all the benefits high exports give and then wring your hands and tear your hair on imports.
- Nepal Seeks $1.2 Bln For Reconstruction (Reuters, Surojit Gupta, May 07, 2006)
Nepal is seeking $1.2 billion for reconstruction and rehabilitation and has appealed to the international community for help, a senior finance ministry official said on Saturday.
- Whose Quota Is It Anyway? (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, May 07, 2006)
Has the government’s reservation policy really benefited those for whom it was primarily introduced?
- Magnificent Ella (Hindu, Shonar Joshi, May 07, 2006)
NO, I'm not referring to the great Ella of the Fitzgerald kind. And magnificent may seem a misnomer when you first come to this tiny village tucked into a corner of the Sri Lankan hill country.
- Deft Demagoguery In Iran (Washington Post, Jackson Diehl, May 07, 2006)
The world may be focused on Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's declamations on the Holocaust and Iran's nuclear "rights," but as spring and its heat spread through this traffic-clogged city, the popular buzz is about the president's unlikely pronouncements on the . .
- Where Force Is Not A Solution (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, May 06, 2006)
With its huge territory, sparse population and proven reserves of oil, gas and minerals, managing Balochistan would require great skill and acumen, even in the best of times.
- Rs. 800-Crore Dam Over Ravi Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The project includes power houses that would generate 168 MW of electricity
- Missing The April Deadline (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
Members of the WTO who missed the April 30 deadline for arriving at the modalities for agriculture and non-agricultural market access (NAMA) have been exhorted by Secretary-General Pascal Lamy to have a "shared sense of urgency" and strive for an . . .
- Monsoon To Be Normal In The State (Deccan Herald, Satish Shile, May 06, 2006)
A normal monsoon has been forecast for the year and is expected to enter the state by June 5.
- Hunger Strike As A Blackmail Tactic (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, May 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar went on an indefinite hunger strike for one side; Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat, on a token fast for the other. Patkar was concerned with the fate of thousands of villagers, whose lands were being submerged because of the . . .
- Battle For Survival (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict that construction work on the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) should go on simultaneously with effective rehabilitation of the project affected appears to be legally and morally correct. But it means little in concrete terms.
- Chautala & Sons (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 06, 2006)
For mere mortals, Rs 1,467 crore is an astronomical sum. Most may not even know how much it really mean in effect. But for those of O.P. Chautala ilk, even that may be only small change, collected casually while “serving” the public.
- Tv For Your Vote (Tribune, J. Sri Raman, May 06, 2006)
MR Muthuvel Karunanidhi, patriarch of ‘Dravidian’ politics, of course, does not bear the palest resemblance to Marie Antoinette. But he has come out with a message to the electorate that his critics can make sound remarkably like the reported . . .
- Kvg Bank Records 22.26 P.C. Growth In 2005-06 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
Registers net profit of Rs. 69 crore
Rs. 846 crore disbursed as loan in nine districts
9,364 self-help groups credit linked to the tune of Rs. 49 crore
381 of the 387 branches computerised
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 06, 2006)
India’s foodgrains policy needs to get out of the FCI-babu mindset and in line with the ways of the world if it is to benefit the farmer
- Inundation Of Imported Cars (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 05, 2006)
The import data for the first nine months of the current financial year shows that the country imported new and used cars worth about 13 billion rupees during the period as compared to only 4 billion rupees in the same period last year.
- Crossing The Rubicon...Tamil Nadu Style (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, May 05, 2006)
The state’s elections show how the process of manipulating votes has reached its nadir
- Fettered Fertiliser Firms (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 05, 2006)
Urea pricing regime needs a fast revamp
- Hazardous Task Of Monsoon Forecasting (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 05, 2006)
After a nine-year spell, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there is a 22 per cent chance that the coming monsoon (2006) would be some 7 per cent below normal.
- Tearful Adieu To Pramod (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan, who died of gunshot wounds yesterday, was cremated today with full state honours at the Shivaji Park crematorium here.
- Several Targets For Arjun’S Broken Arrow (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, May 05, 2006)
HRD minister’s quota card was less a joker than a calculated ploy to improve his own lot and, via Assembly elections two years hence in Madhya Pradesh, that of his son
- Jairaj Is Bmp Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With a slew of infrastructure projects lined up for Bangalore, the JD (S)-BJP Government on Thursday changed the chiefs of three civic bodies in the City, along with a major reshuffle of bureaucrats in which 53 IAS and IPS officers were transferred.
- Haryana Plan For Development Of Sugarcane (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Farmers to get 50 per cent subsidy
- Over 2.3 Lakh To Appear For Eamcet In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
As many as 2,34,483 candidates will be appearing for the Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET)-2006 on Thursday.
- Components Of A Miracle That Is Attainable (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, May 04, 2006)
Why we need high and sustained growth and what we need to do to make this happen
- Tax Agricultural Income (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 04, 2006)
There was a time when it did not make much sense to tax income from agriculture. That was before India’s economic reforms.
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