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Articles 3621 through 3720 of 10500:
- Rescuing Doha Round (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 04, 2006)
Sunday was supposed to be the deadline for a breakthrough in the Doha round of global trade talks.
- A Move Long Overdue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 04, 2006)
The report that the federal government is thinking in terms of transferring four subjects to the provinces deserves to be welcomed because it gives an indication of Islamabad’s belated awareness of the need for greater devolution of power to the . . .
- A Wish List For India`s Dream Team (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, May 04, 2006)
What do you wish the dream team would do now.
As the unshackling of the economy and external factors combine to generate economic momentum, India is set to grow strongly despite constraints, including outdated legislation and regulations.
- Junk Food, Violent Behaviour (Dawn, George Monbiot, May 04, 2006)
DOES television cause crime? The idea that people copy the violence they watch is debated endlessly by criminologists. But this column concerns an odder and perhaps more interesting idea: if crime leaps out of the box, it is not the programmes that . . .
- Delivering On The Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 04, 2006)
The black box of the Schedule of Rates should be opened and the rates revised upwards urgently in a transparent manner.
- How Two Countries Treat Their Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , May 03, 2006)
The Canadian nation as a whole was more sensitive to the recent blockade by 200 farmers than India has been to suicides by over 20,000 farmers since 1995.
- Hamara Paisa, Hamara Hisab (Daily Excelsior, Ajit Bhattacharjea , May 03, 2006)
For me, Nevathi Bai is the icon of the movement that has won us the revolutionary Right to Information Act, 2005. Nine years have passed since, drawing a typical multi-coloured Rajasthani ohrni from her face, she walked up to the microphone to demand . .
- Call Medha's Bluff (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 03, 2006)
Whoever says 'protest' cannot be turned into a viable career option needs only to look at Narmada Bachao Andolan's Medha Patkar for advice and guidance.
- The Return Of The Hong Tou A-San (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 03, 2006)
The Sikhs — known for their red turbans — are back in China.
- Ec Observers Pay Price For Holidaying (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Three Election Commission (EC) observers who chose to holiday in the hill station of Kodaikanal instead of looking after the assembly constituencies allotted to them have been sacked by the EC for “dereliction of duty”.
- Nepal Pm Lines Up Team Amid Protests (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, May 03, 2006)
It took God seven days to create the world. And it took Nepal’s new Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala the same to announce a mini cabinet of seven members after a long week filled with bickering among allies, warnings by an enraged public and even . .
- Pragathi Grameena Bank Records Profit Of Rs. 42 Cr. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
It was formed by amalgamating four regional rural banks
Recovery rate was 86.79 per cent during 2005-06
The bank formed 5,086 self-help groups
Plan to computerise all branches
- Square Meal Issue In Doha Round (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, May 03, 2006)
India not to make sacrifices that lead to de-industrialisation and de-stabilisation
- From Fiscal Deficit To Fiscal Surplus (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 03, 2006)
Can India ever achieve a ‘fiscal surplus’? The broad evidence available suggests that it certainly can and that too in the near future.
- Reliance Agro, Itc To Set Up Mandis (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Reliance and ITC are all set to foray into the agri-business in a big way in Uttaranchal with the State Government offering bulk licences for setting up private mandis for a better deal to farmers.
- Job Creation Critical To India’S Development (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 02, 2006)
A structured nationwide approach to this is the best option for an equitable, sustained growth process
- Monsoon Planning (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 02, 2006)
Contingency plans have to be put in place well in time to fight early-season or mid-season moisture-stress.
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
- The Elixir Of Life (Hindu, G. S. GANESH PRASAD, May 02, 2006)
Sustainable development and resource management for drinking, domestic, irrigation and industrial purposes have acquired an important position in the overall water resource programme of India.
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Out Of Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 01, 2006)
Shortage spells doom for growth ---- The severe power shortage in northern States could have been dismissed as a regular occurrence every summer when demand far outstrips supply but for the fact that the situation this April is more grim than in the previ
- China's New Push On The African Continent (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 01, 2006)
Hu Jintao's three-nation Africa tour to Morocco, Nigeria, and Kenya might have received only a sliver of the international limelight his much-heralded visit to the United States generated a week earlier, but in China itself...
- The New Wto Mid-June `Deadline' (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , May 01, 2006)
Having been through the complex maze of setting deadlines and seeing them missed, there is now no one view about the setting of deadlines as far as the Doha negotiations are concerned. On farm issues, the current state of play does not inspire . . .
- Fresh Fighting Reported In Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, May 01, 2006)
Fresh fighting broke out between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam and security forces in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Sunday, the Sri Lankan Army said
- Developing Countries Square Off At Wto Talks (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2006)
Thailand led calls on Friday for limits on what products developing country importers may keep under high levels of protection after a global free trade deal.
- Indus Cities Dried Up With Monsoon (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Apr 30, 2006)
It wasn’t raiders from the north but a weakened monsoon that spelled doom for the Indus valley civilisation, suggests a study published this week.
- The Fascinating Forests Of Bengal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Worshipped by both Hindus and Muslims,Bono-bibi in the Sunderbans is the guardian deity of the woodcutters, honey gatherers and fishermen, writes Susheela Nair
- All Promises Fulfilled: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 30, 2006)
Promises to create 32 lakh jobs for youths and women in the State
- Theni Has The Pride Of Producing Three Chief Ministers (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 30, 2006)
Voters in Andipatti are not averse to welcoming `foreign' candidates
- Treat Women As Equals (Tribune, S. Karam Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
Woman has given birth to scientists, scholars, saints, seers and soldiers. However, her very existence has been subjected to critical evaluation since the very inception of human race. Unfortunately, muscle power has taken precedence over emotional . . .
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Pramod In Ot, Praveen Asks For Car (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Pramod Mahajan today went under the scalpel for the third time to clear possible infections in his abdomen, but doctors continued to describe the BJP leader’s condition as “critical”.
- Pottering Through The Past (Hindu, GEORGE N. NETTO, Apr 30, 2006)
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history
- Signs Of Sunrise (Frontline, P. Sunderarajan , Apr 30, 2006)
Fresh incentives and a series of policy initiatives from the Ministry of Textiles have brightened the growth prospects of the textile industry.
- Pramod Takes Third Surgery Well, Stable (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Senior BJP leader Pramod Mahajan underwent a surgery to wash his abdominal cavity and clear infection, on the eighth day of his admission to the PD Hinduja Hospital here on Saturday.
- Sops For Extremists (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 30, 2006)
Extraordinary problems call for extraordinary solutions. That is why the largesse offered by the Jharkhand government to extremists who surrender may not appear all that bizarre.
- Tough Agenda For Nepal Mps (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Nepalese legislators headed back to work on Friday after a four year-break—their jobs reinstated by a monarch whose regime was left teetering by weeks of unrest, but their power to carry out the reforms they’ve promised unclear.
- Roti, Kapada Aur Ctv! (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Apr 30, 2006)
The ongoing election campaign in a few states in southern and eastern India has seen political parties striking new lows by promising the moon to the electorate!
- Indian Items On Positive List (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
According to reports, Pakistan has cleared another 240 items that can be imported from India. The positive list, which shows importable items from India, is increasing steadily under consistent demand and pressure of New Delhi.
- Economic Initiatives (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
While the country's economy has been put on the path of high growth, the government's emphasis on enhancing the availability of water for boosting farm output, developing energy resources to meet the growing needs of this vital production input . . .
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
- "Aiadmk Should Come To Power Again To Maintain Peace" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
"AIADMK should come to power again to maintain communal harmony in the state, particularly in southern districts. In the past five years, brothers and sisters in all communities have been living together without out any communal clash. Such a trend . . .
- 9 Maoist Rebels Killed In Indian Police Shootout (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Police shot and killed nine Maoist rebels, including six women, when the guerrillas attacked a patrol in southern India, officials said on Friday.
- Power Of Healing (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Apr 29, 2006)
When you are hurt or upset things happen to you. Whether you justify your hurt or not it is ‘self-damaging’. Hurt creates a ‘world of subjective foolishness’. It is like a person who breaks all the mirrors of his house because he does not want to . . .
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- Accord On New Cbms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 29, 2006)
Even though basically of a technical nature, the four confidence-building measures, including the finalisation of “ground rules” along the international border, agreed to by Pakistan and India on Thursday, constitute a step forward in the on-going . . .
- Nepal Parliament Reconvenes After Four Years (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Nepal’s Parliament reconvened on Friday for the first time in four years, with legislators proposing a ceasefire with the country’s Maoist rebels and elections to a constitutional assembly.
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
- Misgivings About Kalabagh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 28, 2006)
While performing the groundbreaking ceremony of the Diamer-Bhasha dam on Wednesday, President Pervez Musharraf very categorically said that all the dams identified under the government’s ‘2016 Water Vision’ policy, including Kalabagh, will be built.
- Blending Socialist Ideals With Market Imperatives (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Apr 28, 2006)
China concedes that FDI has had the most favourable impact on the development of its economy in the opening up process.
- Slippery Steps In An Ascending Escalator (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Apr 28, 2006)
The domestic growth story looks strong, but there are stress signals from the global economy
- Wheat Imports: Beginning Of A Trend? (The Economic Times, Surabhi Mittal, Apr 28, 2006)
An import of 3 million tonnes of wheat seems to be quite alarming.
- `Government Should Decide On Nabard Proposal For Cooperative Banks' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2006)
Steps taken to give information on bank's schemes in Kannada: official
Funds sanctioned for infrastructure and watershed development projects
Rs. 111.28 crore sanctioned to Karnataka Vikas Bank
Stress being laid on setting up of farmers' clubs
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- Plan For Drought (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 28, 2006)
The prospect of a major drought stares us in the face this year. With services making up three-fifth of our gross domestic product and agriculture only a fifth, India may continue to grow at seven per cent, if not eight.
- Developing Nations May Not Get Fair Deal At Wto (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Apr 28, 2006)
With the deadline of April 30 approaching fast to work out the modalities after the WTO ministerial meet at Hong Kong, the chances of a fair deal to the satisfaction of developing countries, including India, this year are looking increasingly slim.
- Festering Wounds (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Apr 27, 2006)
It was an arduous journey. Not so much for the miles that lay between the source and the destination as for the flash of distressing images that it brought back at every crossroad.
- Fijian Parties Unite (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Apr 27, 2006)
Almost coinciding with the election to five state assemblies in India, in distant Fiji, a cluster of islands in the South Pacific where people of Indian origin outnumbered ethnic Fijians at the time of its independence in 1970, election to Parliament . .
- "We Have Kept Our Promises" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The former West Bengal Chief Minister, Jyoti Basu, who presided over the State for more than 23 years, said at the launch of the Left Front's campaign for the Assembly elections that his desire to was to see it "break all records and be installed . . .
- Policy Run Riot (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 27, 2006)
What does a government do when a judicial probe into the state’s worst instance of communal rioting yields proof of political and bureaucratic complicity? By the example of Kerala, as in so many other cases across India, it simply withholds the . . .
- Agricultural Issues Come To The Fore In Tiruvannamalai District (Hindu, P.V.V. Murthi, Apr 27, 2006)
Low price for farm produce, absence of cold chain irk farmers
Plan to establish SIPCOT industrial estate at Cheyyar remains on paper
Lone silver lining is women's self-help groups set up in most villages
AIADMK candidates to take on DMK rivals in fo
- Another View (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 27, 2006)
For the West, Africa’s image remains that of a disaster zone
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I have written before of the altered picture of news from one’s own country when viewed from abroad.
- Reservation Debate (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Apr 27, 2006)
The disclosure of a move to reserve seats for Other Backward Classes in the IITs and the IIMs sets off a controversy.
- The Big Fight (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 27, 2006)
The two major alliances may be throwing caution to the winds as they make promises they may find hard to keep.
- Time For Some Pragmatism On Doha Round (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Apr 27, 2006)
We must all recognise the historical and sensitive nature of the attempt to lower farm protection
- Musharraf Opens Work On Diamer-Basha Dam (Daily Times, Ibrahim Shahid, Apr 27, 2006)
President says new dams crucial to producing cheap power
Royalties from Diamer-Basha to be divided between NAs, NWFP
Displaced to be resettled in nine ‘model villages’
- India, Uzbekistan To Boost Energy Security (Hindustan Times, Manish Chand, Apr 27, 2006)
India on Wednesday raised its stakes in Central Asia by signing seven accords with Uzbekistan in the fields of energy, education, business and mineral prospecting and stepping up the joint fight against terrorism .
- Doha Round In A Logjam (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 27, 2006)
Needed, a breakthrough on farm tariffs of the West and the import duties on manufactures from developing countries.
- For Efficiency-Enhancing Subsidies (Business Line, T. N. Srinivasan, Apr 27, 2006)
Designed appropriately, subsidies do not have to distort the economy. Consumers will buy more of a product sold at a low price even if the last units consumed have a correspondingly low value to them. By giving consumers cash instead of subsidised . . .
- Aiadmk Government Blamed For Unemployment Problem (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
CPI also holds it responsible for stalling Nanguneri hi-tech park
- Sp Threatens Stir In Uttaranchal Against Discrimination (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2006)
The Samajwadi Party has threatened to launch an agitation in the plains of Uttaranchal "if the Government does not stop discriminating against the State's plain districts in various welfare schemes".
- Not Saying Much (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 27, 2006)
Gone are the days when monsoon rainfall prediction would immediately impact markets—both commodities and, to an extent, shares.
- Karuna Days Or Jaya Hey, No One Can Say! (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Apr 27, 2006)
With less than two weeks to go before Tamil Nadu elects a new Assembly, the election scene presents a hazy picture with neither of the two main fronts having a clear look at the finishing line.
- A Forecast Too Thin (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 27, 2006)
Free agriculture from its dependence on rains
- Cleaning Up After Chernobyl (Hindu, John Vidal, Apr 27, 2006)
ON APRIL 26, 1986, Konstantin Tatuyan, a Ukrainian radio engineer, was horrified when Reactor No 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power complex exploded, caught fire, and for the next 10 days spewed the equivalent of 400 Hiroshima bombs' worth of radioactivity
- Indus Water Woes (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Apr 27, 2006)
Pakistan’s water worries should concern India. Both sides share the Indus and it is only if they join hands that its potential can be optimised with sustainability to combat the common peril of climate change.
- Historical Links, Civilisational Affinities (Hindu, N. Ram , Apr 27, 2006)
Uzbekistan and India share a tradition of secularism and accommodating the interests and aspirations of diverse ethnic groups.
- World Bank Scheme To ‘Light Up’ Remote Areas (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Apr 27, 2006)
The World Bank’s plans to help India facilitate electricity supplies to remote rural areas are based on a scheme that was first implemented in the United States ...
- View From The Left (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 26, 2006)
When Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaks on economic policies of the West Bengal government, there is usually a debate over whether the Left is shifting its position on economic cooperation and investment.
- Below Normal Monsoon, But Don’T Panic Yet (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Apr 26, 2006)
The share of agriculture in Indian economy is rapidly shrinking as it did in all advanced economies. Agriculture’s share in GDP in 1991 was 33 per cent. By 2000 it had fallen to 25 per cent and now it is 21 per cent. Looking forward, we can expect . . .
- Revenge Factor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 26, 2006)
UP promises a lot of drama
Raj Babbar, known for spirited confrontations on the screen, was only expected to fight back after crossing swords with Amar Singh and being virtually thrown out of the Samajwadi Party. In the contest between his two lieutenan
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