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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- October 10 Deadline To End Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 09, 2006)
Focus on domestic and restaurant workers
Karnataka was the first State to launch `action plan' to end child labour
Financial constraints coming in the way of `plan' implementation.
- Minister Slams Bmp For Lack Of Hygiene In Slaughterhouses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
KSPCB may issues notices to BMP, Urban Development Department
- Children From Villages Shine At Knowledge Festival (Hindu, Meera Srinivasan, Sep 04, 2006)
NGO Aid India organised the two-day event
- Human Rights At Risk As Pakistan Gives Way To The Taliban (Daily Times, Akhtar Amin, Sep 04, 2006)
Human rights violations are on the rise with the ever-increasing Taliban influence in the country’s north, writes the chairman of a non-governmental human rights institute in Peshawar.
- The Cruel Grind (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 02, 2006)
Where there is a will there is a way. So goes the age-old saying.
- Imperfect Sympathy (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 31, 2006)
The ban on child labour in eateries and households may not become effective in the absence of adequate rehabilitation mechanisms.
- Employment In Asia (Hindu, Juan Somavia, Aug 30, 2006)
If the dramatic growth rates the region has enjoyed are to continue in a stable social framework, the benefits need to be felt by all through improvements to their lives and livelihoods _ in other words, decent work.
- Child Budgeting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 29, 2006)
India can be rightly proud of the tremendous progress it has achieved over the last decade, particularly in terms of its remarkable economic growth and increasing global political influence. Yet, it is wanting in an area closest to people's hearts . . .
- Itc Eyes 12 Pc Share Of Biscuit Market (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Aug 29, 2006)
Itc Foods’ Sunfeast brand of biscuits which staged an entry into the Indian market in 2003 currently has about eight per cent share of the market, grown from a mere 4.5 per cent in 2004-05. To break the ‘duopoly’ of biscuit giants Parle and . . .
- Chotu Doesn’T Work Here Any More (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2006)
From October, employing children below the age of 14 as a domestic worker or as help in restaurants and eating places will be illegal.
- Abuse Of Domestic Child Labour Alarming: Study (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Aug 29, 2006)
A new study has revealed shockingly high levels of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among children working as domestic help in Indian homes.
- Children Of Lesser God (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Aug 28, 2006)
Apart from poverty, inaccessibility to schools and lack of quality education are other causes of unchecked child labour, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Now For A No-Work Policy» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
The problem of child labour in India is a reality.
- Barbs Against The Congress (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
The Darul Uloom Deoband’s monthly journal, Mahnama Darul Uloom in an editorial in its latest issue has recognised the contribution of the Congress party in India’s independence, but has gone onto strongly criticise the economic policies of the regime.
- Rmkv Launches Reversible Silk Sari With Four `Pallus' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
It can be worn in four ways and still looks different each time It can be worn in four ways and still looks different each time .
- Pak Arrests 'Indian' National For Trying To Cause Accident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A man Pakistan claimed was an Indian national allegedly stole a railway engine and tried to drive it into a passenger train near Karachi in order to cause a major accident.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 20, 2006)
The recent notification by the ministry of labour banning the employment of children as domestic servants and in dhabas, restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, spas and other recreation centres has been received with understandable cynicism.
- Notifications Won’T Eliminate Child Labour (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Aug 19, 2006)
There are better alternatives, like seeking employers cooperation to deal with this complex issue
- Unicef-Sponsored Planning Programme Yields Results (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The district administration and the UNICEF sponsored micro-planning process involving community participation has yielded rich results in Krishnagiri district.
- Female Child Killing (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
A private nursing home in Punjab - a state with a relatively high per capita income but low sex ratio - has been found to be conducting illegal sex-selection tests, aborting the female foetuses, and then disposing them of in wells situated . . .
- All Work, No Play For India's Army Of Toiling Children (Reuters, BAPPA MAJUMDAR, Aug 17, 2006)
Subhankar Baidya can't bring himself to discuss his ordeal as an abused domestic servant. Instead, the five-year-old boy draws pictures to show the beatings and humiliations he endured until his rescue.
- Tackling Child Labour Problem (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 16, 2006)
The Govt has banned the employment of children below the age of 14 years as domestic help or in restaurant, road side dabhas, tea stalls and other shops etc.
- Hezb Helps Lebanese Rebuild In Broken Land (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Aug 16, 2006)
"Prepare yourselves for jihad al binah (jihad for reconstruction)". This one call from Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah was all that the Lebanese needed to declare an end to the war and begin the long journeys back to their destroyed homes.
- Human Rights (Tribune, Y.K. Sabharwal , Aug 13, 2006)
The growth and development of mankind depends on how well the human societies regulate their internal affairs and how they work for common welfare and the dignity of each individual.
- Rights Of Children (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the most painful facts of life with regard to young people is the presence of children in the country's prisons.
- Education: An Empty Dream (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Without the education bill underprivileged children will be affected
- Justice For Children (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 10, 2006)
The Government has decided to introduce an amendment to the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act in the monsoon session of parliament. For the present a blanket ban has been imposed on the employment of children as domestic help or servants . . .
- Ban And Beyond (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2006)
Enacting a law is not enough, it needs to be implemented.
- A Ban That Was Overdue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
The Government of India has announced a ban on the employment of children as domestic workers and as workers in restaurants, dhabas, hotels, spas and resorts effective from October 10 this year.
- Drop Them A Quicker Lifeline (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Aug 07, 2006)
Government cannot wash its hands of the various child welfare schemes by merely framing a law against child labour, says Ahtesham Qureshy.
- Restrictive Child Labor Bill Passed (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Through the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, the Government warned of prosecution and penal action for the employment of children but child labor activists criticize the legislation as inadequate that could drive children to worse . . .
- Quota Plan In Shambles (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Reports suggest that serious differences over strategy, financial requirements, and concerns of Constitutional validity within the Government may delay the Bill for Other Backward Classes (OBC).
- Upa Accused Of Dumping Proposal For 6 New Aiims (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
The BJP today accused the Congress-led UPA of putting to cold storage the proposal of the previous NDA government for opening six new AIIMS and upgradation of six existing hospitals to the level of AIIMS.
- Children Protest Against Israel Killings In Lebanon (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Hundreds of schoolchildren under the banner of ‘Bachpan Bachao Andolan’ and the Global March Against Child Labour today joined a protest march against the killing of innocent children, women and old persons by Israel in Lebanon.
- We Just Pulled Up Our Diapers On Child Rights (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 06, 2006)
It would be funny, if it weren’t so grim. While India jostles politely for membership to the elite G-8, we have just been awarded membership to another, well, exclusive club.
- Development Will Eliminate Child Labour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 06, 2006)
The intention behind the government’s decision to ban employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants, and as helpers in the unorganised part of the hospitality industry, under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) . . .
- North Karnataka Rejoices With Pooja For Hc Bench (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
People of north Karnataka rejoiced with gay abandon on Friday as they took a step towards realising their dream – a circuit bench of the High Court in Dharwad to serve Mumbai-Karnataka, and in Gulbarga, to cater to Hyderabad-Karnataka region.
- Development Will Eliminate Child Labour (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 05, 2006)
The intention behind the government’s decision to ban employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants, and as helpers in the unorganised part of the hospitality industry, under the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) . . .
- Government Bans Child Labour In Restaurants And Homes (Times of India, ARCHANA JAHAGIRDAR, Aug 04, 2006)
We see them all around us: Little children slaving their childhoods away in dhabas, homes and other establishments to help their poor parents augment the family income.
- Problem? Make A Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2006)
There’re pesticides in colas.
- Wasted Talent (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2006)
The Centre’s decision to ban employment of children below 14 years at homes, hotels and dhabas from October 10 is most welcome.
- Make It Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Most laws seem to exist for a perfect world. And those that seek to protect children in India especially so.
- Welcome Reprieve (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 03, 2006)
As the nation's future, children must get every chance to flower into productive citizens no matter what their social or economic status.
- Who Are We Kidding? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 03, 2006)
We will not quarrel with the Labour Ministry’s notification banning employment of children below 14 years of age as domestic servants or helpers in eateries.
- Domestic Slaves (Frontline, Editorial, Frontline, Aug 03, 2006)
Child domestic workers are victims of various forms of abuse but the government is yet to come up with a law to protect their rights.
- Children Can't Be Hired In Eateries Or As Domestic Help (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
Ban effective from October 10; violators liable to prosecution
- Govt Bans Employing Children Below 14 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 02, 2006)
You have exactly 70 days to find a domestic help who is above 14 in case your current help is younger. For, the government on Tuesday banned from October 10 the employment of children as domestic servants or in the hospitality sector, including . . .
- Ban On Child Help At Home (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Aug 02, 2006)
The Centre has finally outlawed an inescapable home truth 21st century India has learnt to live with: child labour in houses and dhabas.
- Centre, Delhi And Bihar Govts To Meet On Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
With the maximum number of child workers in the national capital coming from Bihar, officials from the Centre and the two state governments would soon meet to chalk out a rehabilitation programme for the children.
- I Wish To Be Remembered As A Human Being: Kalam (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jul 30, 2006)
``I realise our children have a dream''
Youth have to promote a scientific temper
Collective societal action needed to end the practice of child labour
- Protecting The Rights Of Hiv-Affected Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Workshop held to create awareness on HIV/AIDS-affected children
Most affected children are from poor families
Need for educating children in rail stations and bus stands on HIV/AIDS
Change of mindset towards affected children sought
- Trick, Tax And Trade (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 28, 2006)
If you thought that the new electronic meters cannot be tampered with, think again.
- Gail's Assam Gas Cracker Joint Venture To Be A Separate Company (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
The Rs 5,460 crore- (Rs54 billion) Assam Gas Cracker project, at Lepetkata, in Dibrugarh district, a JV between GAIL, Oil India (OIL), Numaligarh Refinery Ltd (NRL) and the Assam Industrial Development Corporation will be a separate company, a GAIL . . .
- Marking Education’S Decline (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 23, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness.
- The Dark Held No Terror (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 23, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness.
- Ril's Margins Under Pressure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 22, 2006)
The latest quarterly results of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) shows handsome topline growth along with a clear drop in profit margin in both oil refining and petrochemicals.
- The Dark Held No Terror (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 22, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness. One of several unpredictable power shutdowns.
- India: Dangerous For Children? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
A recent poll, which was part of a Reuters AlertNet campaign to focus on neglected humanitarian crises, names India as the sixth most dangerous place . . .
- Shocking (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 21, 2006)
The article "A controversial survey on India" (July 19) on Reuters AlertNet's finding that India is the sixth most dangerous country for children was shocking.
- Students As Labour (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 20, 2006)
Those familiar with the functioning of government schools in Punjab’s rural areas may not be surprised to read about students engaged in construction work in a primary school in Bathinda district.
- A Controversial Survey On India (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 19, 2006)
India has been judged the sixth most dangerous country for children — even more dangerous than Afghanistan, the Palestinian Territories, Myanmar, and Chechnya!
- Action Against Managers Refusing Education Loan, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Banks instructed not to demand surety; students can repay after landing a job Minister to scrutinise and resolve in 10 days, all complaints against managers
A total of two lakh students sanctioned education loan by banks across nation
- `40,000 Children Engaged As Workers' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Drive to rescue those employed in business establishments launched
- Revamped Noon Meal Scheme Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
It will enhance nutritional level in children and help them deliver better results in examinations, says Minister .
- You Can't Light A Lamp That's Already Lit (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 15, 2006)
The other day, I said to my wife: "I'll light the lamp, but putting it out is your duty". She looked at me, perplexed. I pretended not to notice. I could've explained but I didn't, for fear of being ridiculed.
- Light On Sound (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
The first thing you notice about people in Kolkata is that they talk at the top of their voices. It can be puzzling if you are a visitor.
- Death Of A 10-Year-Old (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 10, 2006)
Two weeks ago, a 10-year-old was murdered in Mumbai. This could have gone down as just another of those murders that take place in any metropolitan city.
- Afghanistan’S Forgotten Generation (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Jul 05, 2006)
War ridden An invisible generation of young Afghans many of whom have lost either their father or all male members of the family to a war that refuses to end.
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- Almost At The Gate (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 01, 2006)
Adapting and only slightly exaggerating Rabindranath Tagore, it could be said that one sees India everywhere in Cornwall but finds Indians nowhere.
- Poor Pakistani Children Head To Sea For A Living (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A year in an Indian jail hasn't put 13-year-old Rasool Baksh off returning to Pakistan's Arabian sea coast and going back to sea.
- Bill To Protect Children (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 24, 2006)
The proposed Offences Against Children Bill, 2005, attempts to address the legal loopholes through which child traffickers slip.
- Pm For Amendments To Women’S Laws (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Maintaining that empowerment of women has been identified as a priority area in the Common Minimum Programme (CMP), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked the Labour Ministry to bring about the necessary amendments to the laws concerning women . . .
- Kumaraswamy Expands Ministry, Leaves Four Slots To Be Filled (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Four ministers each inducted from the Janata Dal (S) and the BJP
Seven new ministers get Cabinet rank
Vacancies to be filled soon
The Ministry was expanded for the first time on February 17
- Prisoner Abuse Not Illegal: Pentagon (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
United States Special Operations troops employed a set of harsh, unauthorised interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq during a four-month period in early 2004, long after approval for their use was rescinded, according to a Pentagon . . .
- Noise City (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 16, 2006)
Noise pollution can lead to several health risks
- Project To Create Aids Awareness (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Jun 15, 2006)
Young people being trained to become peer educators
UNICEF and some NGOs training young people
Project initiated in Bangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Dharwad, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts
The aim is to facilitate a discussion on HIV/AIDS
- Sports Industry’S Challenge (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 12, 2006)
The significant reduction recorded in the global share of Sialkot’s football manufacturing industry this year as the World Cup tournament kicked off in Germany should be cause for serious concern.
- Legislators Likely To Rejoin Jd(s): Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 10, 2006)
Iqbal Ansari, Minister for Labour and Wakf, has said many legislators and leaders who had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Janata Dal (Secular) will soon stage a comeback to the Janata Dal (S).
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