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Articles 3821 through 3920 of 10500:
- China Fires Organ Salvo (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
China took a swipe today at British transplant experts who accused it of removing organs from executed prisoners in order to sell them, saying similar practices used to happen with patients in Britain.
- "We Have Turned Around Kerala's Economy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The former Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has kept a low profile during the campaign for the Assembly elections.
- China Sells Prisoner Organs, Say Uk Doctors (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
British transplant experts accused China today of removing organs from executed prisoners without their consent in order to sell them.
- $ 200 M Wb Loan For Agro Development (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The World Bank today approved two credit loans for a total of $ 200 million for the National Agricultural Innovation Project in India, which would enable this significant sector to grow at 4 per cent per annum and usher in the second green revolution.
- Paeans For Sonia In Bhojpuri (Times of India, MANJARI MISHRA, Apr 20, 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."
- Government Likely To Barter Wheat For Sugar With India (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Apr 20, 2006)
Ban on importing wheat expected soon
- 'Indian Market Is Not Overvalued' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 20, 2006)
There is a lot more to Oliver Tant, global managing partner, financial advisory services, at KPMG, than being plain bullish about India.
- Advani Challenges Govt To Introduce Telangana Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L K Advani whose “Bharat Suraksha Yatra” is passing through Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday pledged his support to a separate Telangana state.
- Farmers Bear The Cross (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Apr 20, 2006)
On the eve of Good Friday, five more farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, taking the farmer suicides in this region, since June 2005, to 443. On December 10, 2005 the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a special package for the . . .
- Allow Udf To Continue The Good Work: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked the people of Kerala to re-elect the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) to power in the State to continue the good work it had been doing during the last five years.
- Trs Asked To Table Bill If Congress Backtracks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
BJP to support such a move on Telangana, says Advani
- Technical Education To Boost Progress: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Technical education budget hiked from Rs. 29 crores to Rs. 60 crores
- Growers' Federation To Meet Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Issue of `erroneous entry' in RTC forms to be highlighted
Banks should stop forcible recovery to clear pending dues
No restrictions should be imposed on felling, transportation of silver oak
- The Makings Of A Debt Trap In Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, S. Nagesh Kumar, Apr 20, 2006)
Faced with a new crisis in the rural areas, the Andhra Pradesh Government is contemplating legislation to punish erring MFIs and asking banks to enforce a code of conduct on them.
Some of the debt-recovery methods described as `barbaric'
- For Sustainable Development (Daily Excelsior, Diksha Rajput, Apr 20, 2006)
Environmental protection and tourism are closely linked with each other , as vacations and outdoor recreation require a healthy environment.
- Debating On The Future (Telegraph, Ashis Chakrabarti, Apr 20, 2006)
As in Bengal, the election campaign of the CPI(M) in Kerala shows the deep rifts within the party on . . .
- At The Mercy Of Mncs (Deccan Herald, Sudhirendar Sharma, Apr 20, 2006)
Unless there is a policy shift in favour of farm co-operatives, farmers will continue to take the path of suicides
- Advani Trains Guns On Naxalites (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Says nothing can be achieved by killing innocents
- State Gets Rs. 4,798-Crore Support From Nabard (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The amount is for spurring economic growth in rural areas
- Advani Asks Trs To Quit Upa, Table Bill On Telangana (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
BJP to support such a move if the Congress backtracks
- Left May Review Support To Upa After Polls: Brinda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The Left will most definitely make a fresh assessment of its support to the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government at the Centre after the elections to the five State Assemblies, CPI(M) Polit Bureau member Brinda Karat has said.
- Peace In Nepal Vital, Says Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday that peace and stability in Nepal was vital to India for more than one reason. "Nepal is a flourishing democracy and all concerned should work to realise these goals," he said.
- "We Have Turned Around Kerala's Economy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The former Kerala Chief Minister, A.K. Antony, has kept a low profile during the campaign for the Assembly elections. His indifferent health has prevented him from undertaking long election tours.
- The City Beckons (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Benefits and risks in RIL’s gas distribution move
- Are We Killing The Self-Employed? (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Apr 20, 2006)
The explosive growth of outsourcing and the so-called unorganised sector has seen a phenomenal expansion of the self-employed group. But faulty policies may end up leaving a huge mass of this section unemployable.
- Calling Private Unlimited (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Apr 20, 2006)
When the Prime Minister makes an appeal to the captains of industry to “seriously consider enhancing educational and employment opportunities for weaker sections, investing in their skill enhancement and promoting their employment in an . . .
- Rbi Thrust On Credit Quality; Key Interest Rates Held Steady (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Go slow on loans to real estate and capital market, banks told
- Guarding The Good Times (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 19, 2006)
The Annual Policy unveiled by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is a mix of the rough with the smooth. Having sought to pre-empt inflationary expectations with a hike in the reverse repo rate last quarter, it has chosen now to keep key rates unchanged, sign
- Rbi Pegs Gdp Growth Rate Above 7.5 Pc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) today kept key interest rates unchanged to boost investment and moderate prices, while aiming to sustain 7.5 to 8 per cent economic growth in the current fiscal.
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Land Of Liberty (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 19, 2006)
West Bengal is the lighthouse of practising democracy in the country. So says Comrade Biman Bose, the Left Front chairman and CPI(M) state chief. When journalists queried him recently on the Election Commission indicating a likelihood of repol . . .
- West Bengal: Clear Choice (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Apr 19, 2006)
The results in West Bengal are a foregone conclusion; only the margin of victory is to be known.
- Tamil Nadu: Promising Start (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Apr 19, 2006)
In Tamil Nadu the two main alliances have firmed up seat-sharing arrangements, but the spoilers may be the few parties fighting alone.
- Win-Win Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
It is now upto the two sides to work together
- A National Authority For Rainfed India (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 19, 2006)
The Government should examine the Parthasarathy Committee report, hold wide-ranging consultations on its key recommendations and act to implement a new consensus on governing rainfed areas.
- Produce 50,000-Mw Nuclear Power: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
"Plan from now to increase capacity"
Needed: accelerated technology development for thorium-based reactors
Tap potential of renewables
- Make Employment Broadbased And Representative: Pm (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Amid debate on a possible legislation for job reservation in private sector, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today urged the industry to broadbase employment and make it representative through an affirmative action.
- Pm Says 10 Pct Economic Growth Realistic (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Apr 19, 2006)
India aims to push annual economic growth to 10 percent and pursue policies to boost manufacturing output to create more jobs for its billion-plus people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Tuesday.
- Pm For Private Sector Job Quota; Will India Inc Give In? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh on Tuesday put job quotas in the private sector on the national agenda by calling on industry to voluntarily extend affirmative action, saying it was time companies acknowledged the value of diversity and broad-based their workforce.
- Cpm Infighting May Cost Isaac Dear (Times of India, Amrith Lal, Apr 19, 2006)
Thomas Isaac is not your regular politician. In spite of working his way up in the party by heading SFI in Kerala in the 1970s, he is more known as an academic from the Centre for Development Studies in Thiruvananthapuram.
- Rbi Simplifies Branch Licensing Norms For Rrbs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In the Annual Policy Statement for 2006-07, the apex bank has now permitted RRBs to open or shift offices after obtaining clearance from the Empowered Committees (EC).
- H K Patil’S Warning To Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Leader of the Opposition in the Council H K Patil wanted the Chief Minister under whose chairmanship the recommendation was passed to withdraw the decision within three days.
- Crucial G-12 Meet To Break Wto Impasse (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Apr 19, 2006)
India’s senior trade official G K Pillai is expected to participate in the Group of 12 countries meeting that will take place on April 26 to decide the future course of action as WTO members are set to miss another deadline, diplomats said.
- Punjab Farmers’ Lot (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 19, 2006)
The need for coming out of the wheat-paddy cycle is unexceptionable. But this switchover cannot be done at one go.
- Katiyar Shoved Into Sonia Battle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Around the last time there was an election in Rae Bareli, Sushma Swaraj had escaped tonsure by a hair’s
- Vp Singh Demands White Paper On Indo-Us N-Pact (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Former Prime Minister VP Singh on Tuesday demanded a white paper on India's nuclear pact with the United States to remove all doubts and confusion regarding the deal.
- European Parliamentary Team Visits State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Discussion with Governor on subjects of mutual interest
Gen. Rodrigues emphasized the need for further economic and trade ties
The visiting delegation appreciated the initiatives taken by the Punjab Government and the Chandigarh Administration
- Rbi Tightens Provisioning For Housing, Personal Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Liquidity would be maintained to meet legitimate credit needs'
Risk weight on exposure to commercial real estate raised
Plans action if banks have exposure to capital market through NBFCs
- Ensuring Equity In Global Trade (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006)
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) report on trends in trade in 2005 and prospects in 2006 highlights the weak spots in terms of economic growth. According to WTO economists, growth in global trade has, in the past decade, been consistently double . . .
- Victims Of Bias, Muslims At Bottom Of Social Barrel’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Apr 18, 2006)
Discriminated against and pushed to the sidelines, the Muslim community in India is at the bottom of the heap when it comes to benefits from Government-run welfare schemes, access to education, employment, even the system of credit, including . . .
- India Of The Future (Hindu, C. G. Rishikesh, Apr 18, 2006)
This Inspirational book, based on the salient features of India 2020: A Vision for the New Millennium, details a plan to shape the India of the future.
- India And The Wto (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Apr 18, 2006)
Comprehensive volume on issues that affect trade from an Indian viewpoint
- India, Asia In Globalisation Era (Daily Excelsior, Arti Dogra, Apr 18, 2006)
Some people have said the 21st century will be the Asian century while others believe the 21st century will be freedom’s century.
- The Poor Have Only Voting Rights ! (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Apr 18, 2006)
The lopsided Indian economic growth has divided the country between two segments - 10 per cent of the population only enjoys all the benefits while the remaining 90 per cent are left to the mercy of god to fend for themselves, not even with a . . .
- Aiadmk-Dmk Direct Fight In Four Dindigul Constituencies (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 18, 2006)
Since its formation AIADMK has been a formidable force in the district
The district has always been special for MGR
It will be MDMK vs CPI(M) in Dindigul
Key contestants are Transport Minister R. Viswanathan, AIADMK State treasurer . . .
- 50 Lakhs More For Each Assembly Segment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
State Cabinet decides to constitute a new district development fund
- Grain Output Target Set At 114 Lakh Tonnes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Output was 111 lakh tonnes during 2005-06
Staff shortage has hit delivery of services, says Kashempur
Vacant posts to be filled soon
- Safeguard Interests Of Consumers, Says Deve Gowda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
District Consumers' Dispute Redressal Forum building inaugurated in Hassan
No let up in exploitation of consumers, says Karjol
Deve Gowda hailed for helping farmers of north Karnataka
The consumers' forum has disposed of 2,704 of the . . .
- Rs. 50 Lakh More For Each Assembly Segment In A.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
State Cabinet decides to set up a new district development fund
Minister denies move is motivated by panchayat polls
600 posts of resident doctor created
- Narmada’S Dilemma (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Apr 18, 2006)
On most public issues, I can take a position without much difficulty. But there is one issue — Narmada — on which I am torn.
- The Moment Of Truth Approaches (Deccan Herald, Pascal Lamy, Apr 18, 2006)
If the Doha Round fails, the biggest blow would be dealt to the developing world
- Stop This Tragedy (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Apr 18, 2006)
After a spate of suicides by cotton growers in the state, it is now the turn of onion producers in Maharashtra to take the most extreme step.
- An Attempt To Make Things Easy For Tourists Planning To Go To Kodagu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
`Discover Coorg' tries to popularise the region as a tourist destination
- Eelam Issue Takes The Backstage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Compulsions of alliance politics have acted as a check on parties and leaders backing the cause of the Sri Lankan Tamils, says V. Jayanth
- The Struggle For Survival (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 18, 2006)
The rural poor are often at the end of irrigation systems, and at the whim of richer upstream users for water, or pushed out onto land dependent totally on ...increasingly erratic rainfall.
- Us Interest In India (Tribune, Air Marshal R.S. Bedi (retd), Apr 18, 2006)
The US perception that the nuclear cooperation with India would benefit both countries equally and also the non-proliferation regime led their leaders to arrive at a decision to go ahead with a mutually agreeable nuclear deal.
- Changing Mohali (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Apr 18, 2006)
It is not everyday that State maps change shape. But even as they do, the significance of the change does not lie in the marking of a line across that map, but in the way that this change becomes the harbinger of transformation in the lives of . . .
- A New Kind Of History Textbook (Hindu, Sumit Sarkar, Apr 17, 2006)
Books just brought out by the NCERT teach history in creative ways. All themes are sought to be looked at from the angle of everyday life and its changing patterns, bringing history down from the distant skies, as it were.
- Bird Flu Detected At Sihala Farm (Daily Times, Shahzad Raza, Apr 17, 2006)
Over 3,000 fowl culled, human blood samples taken
- Poor Nations Need A Change In Strategies To Guard Trade Interests (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2006)
Third World disunity allows developed countries to maintain their trade barriers
The huge economies of India, China and Brazil play along with the Third World coalition so long as it suits their interests.
- Left, Congress In State Poll Standoff (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Apr 17, 2006)
Millions of people will vote in West Bengal on Monday as part of elections in five states whose results could further strain ties between the left and the national ruling coalition it backs.
- Forests Development In Jammu & Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Dr M P Gupta, Apr 17, 2006)
The nature has endowed the State of Jammu & Kashmir with forest resources, but not much attention has been paid to the promotion, conservation and protection of natural wealth.
- Reading China (Tribune, Lanxing Xiang, Apr 17, 2006)
The world’s preoccupation with China’s sudden rise as an economic superpower is a matter of some bemusement among Chinese political leaders and intellectuals.
- No Decision To Stop Work On Dam: Pmo (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Apr 17, 2006)
Coming together against any move by the Centre to suspend the Narmada Control Authority decision to raise the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam, BJP and Congress MPs from Gujarat today met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying the project was . . .
- Poaching Forces Leopards To Stray Into Human Habitation (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Apr 16, 2006)
Chamundi Hills, located in the City, is not only home to leopards, but also for small mammals like civet cats, jackals, black-naped hares, scaly anteaters, mongoose, freshwater otters and birds like egrets and ibis.
- Jaya Hasn’T Changed: Mk (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Apr 16, 2006)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) President M Karunanidhi asserted on Saturday that Chief Minister J Jayalalitha has not changed, contrary to popular perception.
- Orissa Cm Requests Centre To Release Rs 265 Cr (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2006)
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has requested the Centre to release Rs 265 crore towards incentive grant claims by the State Government under the Accelerated Power Development Reforms Programme (APDRP).
- Some Lives Count More Than Others In China (International Herald Tribune, JIM YARDLEY, Apr 15, 2006)
He Qingzhi's teenage daughter, Yuan, and her two friends lived on the same street near the Yangtze River, attended the same middle school and were crushed to death in the same traffic accident late last year.
- Farmers’ Woes (Tribune, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 15, 2006)
The fourth report of the National Commission on Farmers has been submitted to the agriculture ministry.
- Karunanidhi's Poser To Jayalalithaa (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 15, 2006)
How can you make Tamil Nadu number one State in the country, he asks
Says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
Farmers subjected to hardships under AIADMK regime, he alleges
Says Jayalalithaa violated rule by buying TANSI land
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