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Articles 3721 through 3820 of 10500:
- Corruption Propels Naxilism (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Apr 26, 2006)
The Naxalite affected tribal areas of Chhattisgarh are very backward. The tribal population lives on the verge of starvation.
- Talks Will Fall Apart, India Warns Eu, Us (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 26, 2006)
Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath warned the US and the European Union, on Tuesday, that their repeated attempts to undermine what the ‘cardinal principles’ of the Doha negotiating mandate in agriculture, and market-opening for industrial goods,
- Unemployment Reality Bites (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 26, 2006)
With the gap between the work force and employment increasing, the future does not look all that bright, says Suvrokamal Dutta
- Futile Monsoon Forecast (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 26, 2006)
The Met department’s below normal forecast for 2006 southwest monsoon appears to have spooked the stock market. Such linking of agricultural prospects to forecast of countrywide rains for the entire monsoon season betrays poor understanding of . . .
- No Time To Despair (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 26, 2006)
The continued impasse between key negotiators has made it clear that the April 30 deadline for World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks will not be met. WTO director-general Pascal Lamy has already admitted that it would be futile to hold a . . .
- Uttara Kannada Gets Rs. 1.9 Crore Under National Horticulture Mission (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
Forty farmers to be trained in new technology under the project
- Wheat Worries (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 26, 2006)
It is a sad commentary on the policies of successive governments that wheat production has grown little the last six years.
- Desperation Amidst Prosperity (Tribune, Balvinder, Apr 26, 2006)
A spate of suicides by quite a number of Punjab farmers has been reported of late.
At a recently held discussion on the agricultural crisis in Punjab, Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of papers, who chaired the symposium, rightly expre
- Virtues Of Middle Path (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 26, 2006)
Recent events that unfolded in Delhi and Ahmedabad around Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) show that the pro- and anti-dam lobbies continue to hold non-negotiating postures about SSP. There is an urgent need to foster a middle ground.
- "Vote Dpa For State Government To Work Hand In Hand With Centre" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 26, 2006)
We want to show how much will be done at State level, says Sonia Gandhi
Takes note of Cauvery tribunal ruling
Karunanidhi praises her spirit of sacrifice
- Aiadmk, Congress Lock Horns In Srivaikuntam (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Apr 26, 2006)
The constituency has always witnessed a straight contest between Congress and DMK or AIADMK since its formation in 1957
- Coming Home To Malnad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 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.
- Aiadmk Won't Find It Easy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The ruling party's traditional edge in the south is likely to be offset by the strength of the DMK's allies
- Chief Minister Points To Veerappan's Death (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Union Ministers blocked all measures'
Lists achievements of her Government
Focuses on jobs to youth, women self-help groups
- Dmk To Raise Tribunal Ruling With Sonia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The Cauvery development will not affect DPA's poll chances, says Karunanidhi
Interests of Tamil Nadu "affected"
DPA chances "growing" by the day
Amaravathy bridge damage case "foisted"
- Politics Of Pesticide (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The plight of the victims of endosulfan and the failure of the Government to act are hot issues in Kasaragod, says Roy Mathew
- Aggravating The Delay (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 25, 2006)
At a time when the four riparian States were expecting the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to complete the work and give the final award, the proceedings have taken an unfortunate turn.
- Uas Is Nation's Second Biggest Producer Of Breeder Seeds: Vc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Production rose to 6,628 quintals in 2004-05
UAS had initiated `Seed village concept'
Pesticide and quality analysis laboratory to be set up
Herbal gardens being raised
- Banks Urged To Help Give Impetus To Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
They will disburse over 40 per cent of funds for credit to northern districts They will disburse over 40 per cent of funds for credit in northern districts
Loans of Rs. 2,808 crore disbursed among 4,95,918 farmers
Rs. 4.68 crore granted for 14 `agricu
- U.S. Excited By India Trade, Despite Wto Woes (Reuters, Doug Palmer, Apr 25, 2006)
The United States expects economic ties with India to grow rapidly in the new few years, despite frustration that New Delhi has not been more helpful in world trade talks, a top U.S. trade official said on Monday.
- Rss Slipping Through Trinamool Backdoor’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya on Sunday hit out at the Opposition Trinamool Congress for providing a “backdoor entry” to the RSS by aligning with the BJP to oust the CPM-led Front.
- 4 Die In Lanka Violence, Ethnic Fears Rise (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Four people were shot dead in fresh Sri Lankan violence on Monday, while the killing of six Sinhalese farmers by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels the previous day raised fears of more ethnic riots.
- Minister Urges Scientists To Develop Low-Cost Devices (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Shankaramurthy says his department is ready to fund research
Researchers urged to focus on developing low cost of solar energy devices
Farmers affected due to lack of cheap solar energy and erratic power supply
State Government urged to give land fo
- The Ideological Debate In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 25, 2006)
Dismissed by many as irrelevant, it has proved to be potentially the key to deciding the shape of the country's future.
- Will Live Ballots Revive A Dying Economy? (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Apr 25, 2006)
In the long-time UDF bastion of Wayanad, the agrarian crisis has transformed things. All have been affected.
- Flexible Approach To Global Trade (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 25, 2006)
WTO chief Lamy wants the rich countries to extract their pound of flesh
- Forward Step (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 25, 2006)
The Forward Markets Commission’s (FMC) move to allow institutional players to trade only in bullion and crude may seem excessively cautious but in fact is not so.
- Bending Communism Like Buddha In The Citadel Of Marxism (Deccan Herald, Prasanta Paul, Apr 25, 2006)
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharya has unleashed a virtual revolution in the Marxist citadel.
- No Pause In Sri Lanka's Bloodletting (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
The Sri Lankan military on Monday accused Tamil rebels of slaughtering six Sinhalese rice farmers working in their fields to provoke race riots between the two ethnic groups.
- Flowering China, Withering India (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Apr 25, 2006)
A paradigm shift is necessary if India is to find itself in the world agriculture roadmap. It can learn from China.
- Connecting The 3 Cs (Business Line, Manasi Phadke, Apr 25, 2006)
The emerging equation is the rising commodity prices, mainly due to China on a buying spree as it invests in urban development and infrastructure, and the impact of all this on currency; in the current Indian context convertibility.
- On India Inc Job Quotas, An Affirmative Lesson From South Africa (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Apr 25, 2006)
As facts lose out to rhetoric in the debate over quotas in the private sector, New Delhi and India Inc should perhaps take a look at the example of South Africa.
- Congress Accuses Government Of Neglecting Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Kumaraswamy working against the interest of Tumkur district, allege leaders
`Charge sheet'
The allocation for irrigation is the lowest in nine years
Upper Bhadra, Netravati and Hemavathy 2nd Phase projets have been neglected
- Pressure Forces Bjp Chief To Settle Scores With Jd (S) (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2006)
Why did the BJP State unit President Sadananda Gowda go public about his party’s unhappiness with coalition partner JD (S) regarding nominations to local bodies ?
- Continuity In Government (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 24, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s judgement in favour of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project strikes a strong blow for the principle of continuity in government. For reasons of politics or otherwise, individual politicians often become . . .
- V.P. Singh, Raj Babbar Launch New Jan Morcha (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
To take up cause of farmers, workers, youth and women
New outfit to be the political front of the Kisan Manch
To have representatives from the RJD and other parties
No contest, but will make others contest: V.P. Singh
- Anti-King Protests Spread; Nepal Police Hits Back (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Nepal police clashed with thousands of anti-monarchy protesters on Sunday in Kathmandu, injuring at least three, as the Himalayan country's deepening crisis led to more demonstrations - and more violence - in the capital.
- Doughty Pramod Fights On; Surgery Successful (Pioneer, TN Raghunatha, Apr 24, 2006)
His toughest fight ever, but senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pramod Mahajan does not show any signs of giving up... and fights on.
- Meeting The Demand For Interactive Education (Hindu, B.S. Warrier, Apr 24, 2006)
Edusat is the first Indian satellite designed and developed exclusively for serving the educational sector in India.
- A Referendum On Aiadmk's Performance, Dmk's Promises (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Apr 24, 2006)
Newsanalysis Rice war points to the close finish on the cards
Food, shelter and clothing remain the three basic needs of the people
Housing issue in focus only in tsunami affected areas
- Naidu Anti-Development, Says Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Lashes out at TDP leader in the latter's home district
Apparently eyeing panchayat polls, the Chief Minister uses the occasion to build up anti-TDP sentiment
Cites how the TDP chief cried foul over move to increase the capacity of Pothireddipadu head
- Karnataka Bjp Chief's Remarks Irresponsible: Kumaraswamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Appointments to boards and corporations not made: Chief Minister
`Sadananda Gowda should not have gone to the press on the issue'
I have no desire to stick to Chief Minister's chair: Kumaraswamy
Chief Minister promises to protect the interests of su
- Business Unfinished Even After 16 Years (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 24, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal remains undecided despite collecting views and data running into thousands of pages.
- Reserve Bank Defers Decision On Interest Rate Changes (Hindu, P. A. SESHAN, Apr 24, 2006)
Government borrowing may queer liquidity crunch in later stages
The inflationary pressures on account of dearer crude and petro products have been smothered through a policy of distributing the subsidy burden among various stakeholders.
- Babbar, V P Singh Launch New Party (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Yet another political party, Jan Morcha, has been launched, this time by former prime minister V P Singh and actor-turned-politician Raj Babbar. While announcing the formation of the party, Mr Singh said that representatives of other smaller . . .
- Bonds For Saving Tax On Capital Gains (Hindu, S. Rajaratnam, Apr 24, 2006)
Tax benefit under the amended Section 54 EC shall be available for capital gains only on investments made after April 1, 2006 in bonds of REC and NHAI.
- Sonia Is 'Rajmata' In Rae Bareli (Times of India, MANJARI MISHRA, Apr 24, 2006)
The list of Sonia bhakts acquires a musical footnote as Baleshwar, the famous Bhojpuri folk singer honoured with Yash Bharti by Mulayam Singh Yadav, switches over loyalty to his "Rajmata."
- Man In Self-Destruct Mode (Times of India, ARUN FIRODIA, Apr 24, 2006)
Imagine a world inhabited only by cockroaches, rats, crows and mosquitoes, the few hardy creatures that have learned to survive in Man's world. Weak ones are getting extinct — at the rate of one species every hour.
- Bionic Bull (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Apr 24, 2006)
The resident bull of the Indian bourses must be a very tired creature. He started in the low valley of the 5,000 mark and has since galloped up to the 12,000 Everest.
- Some 30,000 Indonesian Tsunami Survivors Still Living In Tents (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Out of a total of 500,000 Acehnese people who were made refugees by the December 26,2004 Tsunami, 30,000 are currently still living in emergency tents and barracks, a local official said.
- Cpi-Ml Seeks Statehood For Pondicherry (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
The CPI-ML, which is contesting from four constituencies in the assembly elections, has sought statehood for the Union Territory and uniform development of its four regions.
- Civil War Cloud Over Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers kidnapped and killed six ethnic Sinhalese farmers, police and the army said today, raising fears of communal violence that could lead to renewed civil war.
- Assembly Poll Outcome To Be ‘Turning Point’, Says Sharad Yadav (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2006)
Newly-elected JD(U) president Sharad Yadav feels realignment of political forces will bring back "lost glory" to the third front but his party is not in a mood to desert BJP.
- Price Incentive For Wheat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2006)
The much-sought-after bonus in the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat has now happened.
- Bare Breasts And Bare-Faced Politics (Asia Times, Sudha Ramachandran, Apr 23, 2006)
India's morality stormtroopers were steamed up last week in response to two incidents of "wardrobe malfunction" at the Lakme India Fashion Week in Mumbai.
- Tribunal Order Sparks Anger (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Parties, farmers describe it "unnecessary and delaying tactics"
- Wto Ministerial Meeting Called Off (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
The WTO mini-Ministerial scheduled to be held later this month to break the impasse on crucial farm and industrial tariff negotiations has been called off.
- The Politics Of Rice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Subsidies and sops have taken centre stage in the Tamil Nadu elections, saysV. Jayanth
- Sc Verdict Has Exposed Govt’S Untenable Position On Bmic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s judgment on the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project is a slap on the face of the Karnataka Government.
- The Yoga Of Love (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Apr 22, 2006)
The word ‘yoga’ means to join. Join to a higher source. The ability to identify the higher source and lower source is wise living. To be attached to something is to be dependent on something, and that something binds you. This is a lower source.
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Time To Act (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Apr 22, 2006)
The consequences of inaction in addressing the agrarian ‘distress’ in India will be disastrous. This warning comes from the fourth report prepared by the eight-member National Commission on Farmers headed by Prof M S Swaminathan who spearheaded . . .
- Now, Don’T Lose The Plot (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
In a week full of really spectacular news on the infrastructure front — the resolution of the Narmada fasts, the clearance of the . . .
- Indian Economy On Fast Track: Montek (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Indian economy continues to be on an accelerated trend with an upsurge in investments, low inflation rate and ample foreign exchange, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
- Bengal Shining? Young Leader Helps Put Gloss On Party’S Image (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
The Left Front, having consolidated rural Bengal, turned to Kolkata applying mouth to mouth
- Education, The Great Leveller (Business Line, C. J. Punnathara, Apr 22, 2006)
Today, the country's top educational institutions can be compared to the best in the world. Institutions such as the IIMs are being wooed to go global, with none other than the Prime Minister of Singapore championing the cause.
- Ex-Mla's Murder: Four Surrender In Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
MLA's son has named them in his complaint
- Poor Health Care Tells On Children (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 22, 2006)
There is a link between socio-economic conditions and infants' health
- Planning At A Premium In The Government (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Apr 21, 2006)
Neither politicians nor bureaucrats believe in it; our civic amenities, infrastructure bear proof . . .
- Bird Flu: Like Mad Cow Disease, Is It A Revenge Of The Victims? (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 21, 2006)
While even humans have the right to kill for food, no other species on this planet subject their victims to calculated, cold-blooded savagery because they are a source of food. One should live and . . .
- Karnataka Fined For Obstructing Highway Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Taking strong exception to obstructing mega projects by filing “frivolous” petitions, that too, by the government agencies, the Supreme Court today imposed fine of Rs 5 lakh on the Karnataka Government and Rs 50,000 on two MLAs for the same reason,
- Bird Flu Loss: Down By Rs 9,000 Crore (Times of India, Chandrika Mago, Apr 21, 2006)
Maharashtra apparently still isn't digging into chicken and egg. Other parts of the country are slowly getting back to poultry dishes which gave menus a busy look before the bird flu outbreak forced a desertion.
- Indian Bank Nets Good Business (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Encouraging results for the financial year 2005-06
125% growth in credit sector
Stands highest in the district in SHG segment lending
Gross income up by 14%
- Pm Makes Strong Case For Udf In Poll Campaign (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Making a fervent appeal to voters to give the Congress-led UDF a second term in Kerala, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the policies and programmes of the government had put the state on the path of development and economic progress.
- Nuke Deal Sign Of Stronger Ties, Says Rice (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Continuing to seek Congressional support to the “path-breaking” Indo-US nuclear agreement, secretary of state Ms Condoleezza Rice has said the deal has to be seen in the context of burgeoning bilateral cooperation in military, agriculture and . . .
- Sbp’S Timely Warning (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
The second quarterly report of the State Bank of Pakistan has identified a number of economic concerns needing urgent policy responses from the government.
- Aquatic Birds Spread Virus, Says Fao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations and the World Organisation for Animal Health have said animal species, if at all playing a role in the spread of H5N1, an avian influenza virus, are essentially domestic and wild birds.
- Karat: Assembly Polls Will Impact National Politics (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Apr 21, 2006)
Says progressive parties will gain strength to check Centre
- 20,000 ‘Infected’ Chickens Culled (News International, Rizwan Ehsan Ali, Apr 21, 2006)
The Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Livestock culled around 20,000 chickens in the two poultry farms in Tarlai on Thursday due to suspected outbreak of the bird flu virus.
- Bangalore-Mysore Corridor Gets Green Light (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Former Prime Minister H D Deve Gowda's pet hate, the Rs 2,250 crore 111 km-long Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project on Thursday got the green signal from the Supreme Court.
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