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Articles 7921 through 8020 of 26693:
- Air In India Highly Toxic, Says Report (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 05, 2006)
Indians are being exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including volatile organic compounds and sulphur gases, through the air they breathe.
- Afforestation Leads To Change Climatic Conditions In North, Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Jun 05, 2006)
Indian history and heritage is witness to our oldest culture which flourished in the great green Himalayan states of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal as well as in other hilly areas.
- Environment Day: Afforestation Is The Mantra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
With "Deserts and Desertification" as the focus of the World Envrionment Day , State Governments and NGOs are undertaking massive tree plantation drives, all with an aim to restore the dwindling forest cover.
- Docs, Cops On Guard In Rahul Case (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
To maintain secrecy in the Rahul Mahajan case, the Delhi Police has been repeatedly shifting the detained persons from one police station to another for interrogation.
- Tension Across Loc (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 05, 2006)
It’s difficult but life must go on. This old adage has come true in the case of "Azad" Kashmir as the occupied territory across the Line of Control is locally known.
- Benzodiazipine In Rahul's Sample Higher Than Normal (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The Apollo Hospital, in the eye of a storm over its role in the Rahul Mahajan case, had on Saturday revealed some of the reports of the 'quantitative' test done on Mahajan Jr by Dr Lal's Path Labs while stating that barbiturates were present in Rahul's .
- Sharif Asks Pakistanis To Joing Hands For Democracy (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Stepping up efforts to oust Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has asked people in his country to join hands for establishment of democracy.
- Before Pervez, Karamat Had Thought Of A Coup (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Pakistan's outgoing ambassador to the US and former army chief Jahangir Karamat has said he could have overthrown former premier Nawaz Sharif's government but decided against it as he felt it was not in "national interest" to topple a democratically . . .
- Karunanidhi, Sonia Gandhi Meeting Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
The arrival of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi here on Sunday and his official meeting with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday are being watched with keen interest in State Congress circles.
- Securing Ties (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 05, 2006)
Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee’s three-nation tour to Japan, China and Singapore is not merely a symbolic exercise or the usual summer tour.
- Cong Announces Candidature Of Avinash Pandey (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Unfazed by noted industrialist Rahul Bajaj being made an independent candidate by the Sharad Pawar-led NCP and Opposition BJP and Shivsena, Congress today declared it would enter the fray and announced the candidature of PCC General Secretary . . .
- Nepali Court Orders Release Of Jailed Ex-Ministers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Nepal's Supreme Court on Sunday freed three ministers in the royalist government of King Gyanendra arrested after the monarch gave in to mass protests and handed power back to political parties in April.
- Efficient Usage Of Fuel Can Reduce Pollution: Study (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
A recent study by Petroleum Conservation and Research Association (PCRA) has suggested that pollution can be reduced by efficient usage of fuel. "Fuel wastage causes pollution. It also results in huge fuel and financial loss," the study suggests.
- Mayawati Tells Obcs To Beware Vote Politics (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Predicts fall of UPA Govt before Monsoon Session ---- Terming the move to provide reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions as "vote politics", BSP supremo Mayawati appealed to the OBCs to beware the plans of Congress and BJP on the issue.
- Sahil Gave Lethal Powder To Bibek And Rahul (Pioneer, Vijaita Singh, Jun 05, 2006)
Sahil Zaroo gave the lethal "white powder" to deceased Bibek Maitra and Rahul Mahajan on the fateful Friday. "According to preliminary investigations it has been revealed that Sahil was the one who provided the powder to both of them," said . . .
- Raha`s Fire Refuses To Die Down (Business Standard, Sunil Jain, Jun 05, 2006)
While the ministry of petroleum and natural gas is now readying for a new ONGC chief, the fire lit by the unceremonious departure of Subir Raha refuses to die down.
- Onus On Leaders (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Jun 05, 2006)
Are we really living in the land of Mahatma Gandhi, the apostle of peace and non-violence? Not a day passes without reports of murders and mayhem being splashed in the print and electronic media.
- Apollo Flip-Flop Irks Police (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jun 05, 2006)
Senior police officers investigating the Rahul Mahajan case have started casting doubts on Apollo hospital's conduct.
- Cops Crack Courier, Not Mystery (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Police today claimed to have found answers to two questions about the party at Rahul Mahajan’s residence, saying drugs had indeed featured and they were brought by the fourth guest, Sahil Zaroo.
- Simple Drug Tests Made To Look Complex: Experts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2006)
Did they or didn't they? New Delhi's Apollo Hospital has made a simple question about drug abuse by Rahul Mahajan and his aide Vivek Moitra appear needlessly complex, say experts.
- Sahil Brought The Dope; Forensic Test Confirms Heroin (Times of India, Sachin Parashar, Jun 05, 2006)
Sahil Zaroo, fourth accused in the Rahul Mahajan-Vivek Moitra drug abuse case, has started to squeal.
- Disqualification Looms Large Over Amarinder, Others (Tribune, R. Suryamurthy, Jun 05, 2006)
With President A P J Abdul Kalam withholding his assent on the amendment to the Office of Profit Bill ,the fear of disqualification continues to haunt Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and 200 other MLAs across the country who have been accused . . .
- Back Gujarat Bill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
If UPA scuttles it, jihadis will rejoice ---- The drama over the Gujarat Control of Organised Crime Bill, 2003, which has been hanging fire for three years, is now set to enter a new act.
- Cooling Heels As Globe Warms (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 05, 2006)
Last month at the UN Conference on global warming, India's Secretary to the Ministry of Environment & Forests said that "ending" the country's poverty had to take precedence over the limiting use of fossil fuels that are widely blamed for causing . . .
- Sonia Asks Azad To Mend Ties With Pdp (Pioneer, Sanjay K Jha, Jun 05, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's disenchantment with the alliance partner People's Democratic Party (PDP) and his alternative political plans have not been appreciated at all by the central leadership of the Congress.
- Congress Dares Coalition To Seek Dissolution Of Assembly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Only elections can be a test of popularity of JD(S), says Ugrappa
- Aiadmk Workers Being Harassed, Alleges Jayalalithaa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Claims police are not taking any action
- 60,000 Acres To Come Under Irrigation This Year, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Sabita Indra Reddy inaugurates Mandal Parishad Office building
- A Master's Vision (Hindu, ANAND HARIDAS, Jun 04, 2006)
A rare collection of O.V. Vijayan's political cartoons and writings provides a glimpse of his genius.
- This Way To Paradise (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 04, 2006)
As tourism brings in the dollars, Shangri-La is discovering anew the value of its Tibetan heritage.
This is Shangri-La. Given the visceral punch of the area's beauty, this is one marketing ploy that's easy to fall for.
- Bjp Leadership In A Dilemma Over Rahul Mahajan Episode (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Party leaders contradict each other on the line to be adopted; Rahul was poisoned, says Munde
Initial reports suggested that it was a case of liquor and drug overdose
Sushma Swaraj described it as a family tragedy unconnected to the party
"We . . .
- Bjp, Sad Hit A Rocky Patch (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Relations between the SAD and the BJP in Punjab have not exactly been cordial ever since Jathedars of the Akal Takht and three other Sikh high priests wrote a letter against the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
- Nilotpal Calls Ec Biased (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Senior CPI-M leader Mr Nilotpal Basu today accused the Election Com-mission of “bias” against 10 CPI-M MPs when its website, “despite no prima facie evidence,” said they were under probe for holding offices of profit.
- Galbraith The Green (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jun 04, 2006)
Galbraith's 1958 essay throws up issues which may turn out to be fundamental ones in the 21st century.
- Notification Issued For First Phase Of Civic Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Election in Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam regions on June 24
Election for commune panchayats, presidents, ward members of village panchayats
Second phase on June 27, third phase on July 1
- Ancient Landfall (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
Where did the Pallava ships go from Mamallapuram? A trip to Bujang Valley in Malaysia provides the answer.
At long last, we were standing on the Pallavas' landfall beyond Mamallapuram.
- Queen Rania Launches Jrf In Uk (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Her Majesty Queen Rania attended the launch of the Jordan River Foundation (JRF) in the United Kingdom last week, where channels of collaboration were established between the foundation and several British institutions.
- Election Commission Is Biased, Says Nilotpal Basu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
"No evidence" to suggest that he has held office of profit
Like BJP member, Basu has also retired
EC "less than transparent" in dealing with Trinamool complaint
- Cpi Keen On Poll Pact At Mandal Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Party to contest 115 MPTCs, 7 ZPTCs
Says major political parties joined hands to defeat the party in the past
No compromise on its `stronghold' constituencies
Differs with CPI(M) on bauxite mining issue
- Briefly (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
A total of Rs.12,19,302 contributed on the occasion of the 83rd birthday of Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi would be remitted to the Chief Minister's Public Relief Fund, an official release said here on Saturday.
- Charge Sheets Against Former Ministers Filed (Hindu, K.T. Sangameswaran, Jun 04, 2006)
Cases registered against them a decade ago
- Sanchar Sarathy, Seva Padak Awards Presented (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
`BSNL registers 50 per cent growth in profits for the last three years'
- Karamat Opposes Long Involvement Of Army (Dawn, Anwar Iqbal, Jun 04, 2006)
Pakistan’s outgoing Ambassador to Unites States, Gen Jehangir Karamat, has advised the government not to involve the army ‘for too long’ in Waziristan and Balochistan because it can be ‘counterproductive’ to do so.
- Code Clarity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 04, 2006)
Queries far beyond possible injury to sentiments rooted in traditional Christian teachings will arise when the Supreme Court deals with a petition seeking a ban on screening The Da Vinci Code.
- This Opus Dei Member Says Thank You, Ron Howard (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Code has helped me to explain my faith, and its coexistence with my material side, and helped others to understand it
- Office Of Perplexity & Pandemonium (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 04, 2006)
The attack on RSS headquarters in Nagpur shows that the Islamic militants are targeting a particular community.”
- President’S Re-Election: Legal Aspects (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 04, 2006)
It may be recalled that the last general elections in Pakistan were held during the fourth quarter of the year 2002.
- What About Women’S Reservations? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Good things done with wrong intentions by politicians who are otherwise perfectly wise, are bound to have adverse repercussions. Every politician weighs benefits in terms of caste votes and then makes aggressive or guarded statements accordingly.
- Fed Up With Red (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 04, 2006)
West Bengal’s example shows that outdated ideas must yield ground in any face-off between ideology and good governance.
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 04, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- The Maoist-Turned Democrat (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Jun 04, 2006)
Maoists have been calling the shots in Nepal. And now Prachanda, the Maoists’ Supremo is himself leading the peace talks with the Koirala Government.
- Playtime In The Pastures Of Language (Hindu, Keki N. Daruwalla , Jun 04, 2006)
Hoskoté's sense of linguistic play comes through in this volume.
- A World Of Deception (Hindu, Shelley Walia, Jun 04, 2006)
Donna Leon's book explores another Venice, a complex city of intrigue and corruption.
- 3 Districts Selected For World Environment Day Awards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
Various events planned on June 5 to create awareness on environmental degradation
Penna Cements and Nippo Batteries to receive awards for cleaner production technologies
Chief Minister will flag off a Green Rally from his residence on . . .
- Anti-Fascist Manifesto (Hindu, RAVI VYAS, Jun 04, 2006)
The Abruzzo Trilogy: Fontamara, (1930) Bread and Wine (1926) and The Seed Beneath the Snow, (1943), Ignazio Silone, Steerforth Press, Paperback, £18.99. Other Books Consulted: Christ Stopped Eboli, Carlo Levi; Selections from Prison Notebooks, . . .
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties . . .
- Simple Sorry Can’T Wipe Out Ghraib, Guantanomo Abuses (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Jun 04, 2006)
Acknowledging a mistake is not an apology, nor is it an act of contrition.
- Need To Redefine `Social Justice' (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
The article "Reservation — an alternative proposal" (The Hindu, May 22-23) merits serious attention by the policy makers as well as civil society at large.
- U.S. Affirmative Action & Our Reservation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 04, 2006)
In that country, fixing quotas or awarding preferential extra points is not allowed
- Who Needs Checks & Balances? (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jun 04, 2006)
That’s what our politicians, left and right, seem to be saying as they take on the Election Commission, the SC, and now the President
- Payback Time (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 04, 2006)
Hamid Karzai gave the Taliban all the latitude it needed for regrouping. India made the mistake of listening to him instead of trusting its own instincts back in 2002. Now, Karzai himself speaks out against Pakistan for sponsoring Taliban-II.
- Rahul Mahajan In Icu For Food Poisoning, Key Aide Dead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Mr Mahajan had succumbed to the gunshot wounds inflicted by his brother Pravin Mahajan on May 3.
- Protecting Rights Of Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 03, 2006)
West Bengal Amendment Bill Will Hit Education
- Alternative To Communal And Casteist Politics (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 03, 2006)
The stark reality of the Indian politics has moved it's full circle: Congress brand of socialism and secularism to the BJP's communalism, and, now it is the turn of casteism.
- Siachen Is Strategically Important (Daily Excelsior, J N Raina, Jun 03, 2006)
India will be deluding itself if it feels sanguine that Siachen conflict will be negotiated with Pakistan amicably.
- Mahajan's Son Battles For Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The police have not completely ruled out a “conspiracy angle” to the incident, sources told Deccan Herald. Rahul and Moitra were rushed to the Apollo Hospital after their condition deteriorated, with both vomiting.
- Schemes To Mark Karunanidhi's Birthday (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Jun 03, 2006)
He will launch Rs. 2 a kg rice scheme, reinstall Kannagi statue on the Marina
Marriage assistance scheme for poor women to be implemented
CM to inaugurate refurbished farmer's market and Samuthuvapuram
Karunanidhi to meet Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi . .
- ...Of Presidents And Returned Bills (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The MPs facing petitions for disqualification of their membership in the Election Commission might consider President APJ Kalam a spoilsport for returning the Office of Profit Bill to Parliament.
- Maoists Want To Resolve Conflict (Tribune, Shirish B. Pradhan, Jun 03, 2006)
Nepal's capital turned red today as tens of thousands of Maoists and their supporters gathered here for their first public meeting addressed by top leaders who said they wanted the conflict to be resolved peacefully.
- Us Warns Iran N-Talks Won’T Be Open For Long (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
The United States warned Iran it will not have much time to respond once offered an international package of rewards designed to encourage Tehran to suspend uranium enrichment, suggesting that the window could close and be replaced by penalties if . . .
- What About Women’S Reservations? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Good things done with wrong intentions by politicians who are otherwise perfectly wise, are bound to have adverse repercussions.
- Da Political Code (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Who’s secular? Those banning ‘The Da Vinci Code’ in India while it plays in a theatre near the Vatican?
- Europe’S Constitutional Dilemma (Daily Times, Shadaba Islam, Jun 03, 2006)
Get ready for another long, painful bout of European Union soul-searching. After a year spent wringing their hands over whether to bury or revive the EU constitution following its rejection by French and Dutch voters last year, the bloc’s key . . .
- This Opus Dei Member Says Thank You, Ron Howard (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 03, 2006)
Code has helped me to explain my faith, and its coexistence with my material side, and helped others to understand it
- Picturing Pakistan (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 03, 2006)
A book explains why Pakistan goes back and forth between democracy and military dictatorship.
- Benazir, Nawaz Discuss Govt’S ‘Overtures’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Pakistan People’s Party chairperson Benazir Bhutto and Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Nawaz Sharif met in Dubai on Friday and discussed the prevailing political situation in Pakistan, particularly after the May 14 signing of the Charter of . . .
- Under Observation For 72 Hrs (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Jun 03, 2006)
Rahul Mahajan is on a ventilator in the intensive care unit of Indraprastha Apollo Hospital.
- Sonia Still Holding Offices Of Profit: Sp (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 03, 2006)
Despite the Congress starting the office of profit controversy by raking the issue of Jaya Bachchan's nomination to the Rajya Sabha, its President Sonia Gandhi still held on several posts of profit charged the Samajwadi Party here today.
- Dmdk Council To Decide Local Body Polls Strategy (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Jun 03, 2006)
Vijayakant does not rule out forging an alliance
A concrete plan will emerge by September, says DMDK chief
`Captain' busy consolidating his gains and strengthening party
"I will participate in Assembly proceedings only if they are relevant to people
- The Guessing Game (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 03, 2006)
As Tony Blair limps towards the end of his tenure, the controversy over John Prescott, his deputy prime minister and the ruling party’s deputy leader, who was 68 this week, is a reminder that oppositions do not win elections, governments lose them.
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