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Articles 4221 through 4320 of 22438:
- Institutional Autonomy In Peril (Pioneer, Kishore Gandhi, Aug 18, 2006)
Crass politicians are destroying the country's premier educational institutions for the sake of vote-bank politics, says Kishore Gandhi
- N-Autonomy To Stay: Pm (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh asserted before the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that India would make its "own assessment" of its nuclear weapons programme and that would be the "cardinal principle" of the country’s nuclear policy.
- Real Estate Rush (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The unprecedented growth of the real estate business has changed Chennai's reputation as a relatively sober market.
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Israel's Divided Left (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
As opposed to the first Lebanon War, in which Left-wing anti-war demonstrations gathered strength within days, this time around they were limited to a small circle of leftists who view themselves as "radical."
- No Country But A Religion (Pioneer, Sunanda K Datta-Ray, Aug 18, 2006)
A joke was going round Britain in the fifties about a National Serviceman (National Service was compulsory then and even a Commonwealth citizen like me had to ask for deferment) who tried to get out of Sunday church parade by registering as a Muslim.
- Tilt And Turmoil In The Andamans (Frontline, Pankaj Sekhsaria, Aug 18, 2006)
The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 caused huge changes in the coastal systems of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- The Pay Chasm (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 18, 2006)
We’ve made the point earlier in these columns about the scarcity value of skilled talent in our workplaces. Two recent studies underline this aspect from opposite directions.
- It Industry Asked To Adopt Quality Concept (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
Minister for Information Technology Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari on Thursday asked the local IT industry to adopt the concept of quality and improve business processes in line with international practices to penetrate the world markets.
- Anganwadi Workers' Struggle (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Aug 18, 2006)
Anganwadi workers and helpers stage an agitation for recognition as government staff.
- Charter Mark For Better Governance (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Aug 18, 2006)
It’s helped to improve service delivery by government departments in the UK
- Mischief Afoot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 18, 2006)
In the guise of "connecting knowledge with real life situations", propagandists of the Congress masquerading as academicians are planning to feed young, impressionable minds with monumental lies by including them in NCERT textbooks.
- Study Of Hiv Prevalence In Nwfp, Fata Planned (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Aga Khan Medical University Hospital, Karachi, is conducting a study to determine the causes of HIV/Aids prevalence among migrant workers in the NWFP and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and outline recommendations for prevention of the . . .
- Speed And Content Of Economic Reforms (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 18, 2006)
The record of reforms is mixed and there is uncertainty about the process, is the consensus of economists who discussed the Indian economy recently. They are agreed that India can grow at a much higher rate, provided some sectors — farm and . . .
- Szief Seeks Need-Based Recruitment In Lic (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Govt. urged to pass women reservation bill
- Tv Viewing Can Alter The Social Fabric (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2006)
The influence content of the idiot box is certainly not idiocy.
- Strengthening Ideological Moorings (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 17, 2006)
Ajk Prime Minister Sardar Attique Ahmed Khan has announced a number of measures to draw the State of Jammu and Kashmir closer to Pakistan ideologically.
- President Kalam To Inaugurate Chandigarh War Memorial Today (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam shall dedicate to the nation the Chandigarh War Memorial, a citizens’ initiative led by The Indian Express, here at 10.15 am tomorrow.
- Solar System Count Now Set To Swell To 12 Planets (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
They will be Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto, Charon and, provisionally, `2003 UB313'
- Log On To Samba District (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
Everyone in Samba was waiting eagerly to hear about granting district status to Samba.
- Traditional Science For Survival (Deccan Herald, SUBRATA SINHA, Aug 17, 2006)
It is not just returning to the roots, but a safe route for survival and development.
- Disaster Management (News International, Kamran Shariff, Aug 17, 2006)
On Aug. 5 nearly one hundred lives were lost in Mardan in a freak accident. Most of the victims stood on or close to a bridge on the Kalpani river as it raged.
- Storm Brewing In Icwai's Tea-Cup (Business Line, SANKAR RAY, Aug 17, 2006)
The job assigned to the ICWAI is not a post-mortem examination of income and expenditure of tea companies but essentially some kind of a live-auditing.
- Shortcuts To Success (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Open any newspaper these days, and as likely or not the pictures of 'successful' O- and A-level candidates from various schools will peer out from the pages.
- Terrorists Not To Be Allowed To Use Pak Land (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf said on Wednesday that defence of the country is the foremost responsibility of the Armed Forces which are fully prepared, equipped and motivated to defend the frontiers of the motherland and will not let any one . . .
- 'Incentives Need To Suit Customers' (The Economic Times, DINKER VASHISHT , Aug 17, 2006)
It is said that when Sergei Brin and Larry Page hit upon the idea of Google at their Stanford labs, all they had as seed capital was their credit cards.
- 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 . . .
- Speed And Content Of Economic Reforms (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Aug 17, 2006)
The record of reforms is mixed and there is uncertainty about the process, is the consensus of economists who discussed the Indian economy recently. They are agreed that India can grow at a much higher rate, provided some sectors — farm and . . .
- Change Their Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 17, 2006)
Few will agree with United States President George W. Bush's haughty intervention in Iraq. But only the cynic will disapprove of his definition of terrorism.
- Musharraf Urged To Quit As Army Chief (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Politicians and jurists here have urged President Pervez Musharraf to quit army chief's office, saying the Supreme Court should conduct elections through a neutral caretaker government.
- The Us-Pak Weapons Deal: No Bang For The Bucks (Indian Express, Husain Haqqani, Aug 17, 2006)
America’s decision to sell F-16 Falcon fighter jets to Pakistan stands to profit no one. And doesn’t benefit long-term relations between the countries either
- Going On Sixty (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Aug 17, 2006)
The transition from colony to republic was bridged by the generations of Indians born before independence who managed the professions, the economy and its institutions, the schools and colleges and the great engines of State for the first 50 years.
- 5 Militants, Soldier Killed In Machhil Gunbattle (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
While at least five infiltrating militants and a soldier have died in a fierce gunbattle on the LoC in Machhil sector of Kupwara, troops have apprehended eight young boys, who were leaving for a militant training camp in PoK, from Kangan area and . . .
- Figuring Out Quotas (Times of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
In the entire debate surrounding the proposal for reservation of 27 per cent of seats in higher education, a key question in determining the percentage of reservations in higher education has been overlooked.
- After Doomsday (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 17, 2006)
In 1999 in an article for Ad Astra, an astronomy journal, Robert Shapiro and William E Burrows wrote that the most enduring pictures to come back from the Apollo missions to the Moon were not of astronauts cavorting on the Sea of . . .
- Economic Antidote (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 17, 2006)
In an otherwise predictable Independence Day address, the prime minister got one thing right: The relative emphasis on terror and development.
- Well-Deserved Award For Kannur Tourism Council (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
It popularised several lesser-known spots
- Govt. Launches Tree Plantation Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh has launched a massive tree plantation campaign for expanding its green cover.
- Icds — The Entitlement Of Every Indian Child (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, Aug 17, 2006)
The role of ICDS as an instrument to secure children's right to food cannot be overstated. In States like Tamil Nadu, its functioning has yielded positive results.
- "Ltte, Colombo Must Observe Restraint" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India must use diplomatic, political channels to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding into a full-scale civil war, says CPI (M)
- Six Idle Airports To Be Activated (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Aug 17, 2006)
Airports Authority of India plans to upgrade Tirupati and Hubli airports
Tuticorin, Vellore, Pondicherry, Salem airports included
Jagson airlines to start regular flights between Chennai and Pondy
- Pm Fails To Inspire Confidence On Foreign Policy: Cpi(m) (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Universal perception is, under U.S. pressure, it had shifted its positions
Rajya Sabha scheduled to discuss nuclear deal on Thursday
Asks how the Government will raise funds for major schemes
- More Of A Bane, Less Of A Boon (Telegraph, Sumanta Sen, Aug 17, 2006)
Employing children below the age of fourteen is not allowed.
- Sri Lanka: Deepening Conflict (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
The LTTE blockade of a waterway triggers a battle and a debate about the actions and intentions of the Tigers and the government.
- Genes, Ancestry, And Where We Came From (Hindu, Johnjoe McFadden , Aug 17, 2006)
DNA research can tell us a great deal about our ancestry _ but the jury is still out on its results.
- Access To Information (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 17, 2006)
Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one."
- 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.
- Calf Love In Shimla (Tribune, I.M. Soni, Aug 16, 2006)
I loved Shimla rains. During college days in the fifties I deliberately drenched myself in downpours just for the fun of it.
- Iran’S Leader Takes To Blogging (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
For the leader of a country well known for its suppression of freedom, information, and the use of the internet, this is a turnaround. But, then, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad always likes to shock.
- Medical Education (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
There are over 295 universities and institutes that conduct postgraduate medical examinations independently.
- Vision And Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
Consolidation was the running theme of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day address to the nation. Instead of making grandiose announcements, he sought to reassure the nation about strengthening and extending some of the welfare . . .
- Clear As Crystal: Challenge Is On (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 16, 2006)
It is not for nothing that concerned citizens sit glued to their radio and television sets across the country on every Independence Day.
- Little Time To Lose (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
India has over time been buffeted by disasters of various kinds and degrees, both natural and man-made.
- Human Story Behind The Headlines (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
A week ago the body of a woman clutching a baby was found in a bombed apartment block in Beirut; the image was printed across the world. By tracking down the surviving members of her family, this reporter has managed to piece together her . . .
- 309 Walk Out To Freedom On I-Day (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
A given to most people, freedom was a dream they hung on to for the last so many years of their lives, living behind the iron bars and towering walls.
- Tackling Aids In India Needs New Focus: Wb (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
To prevent the spread of HIV in India, most NGOs have focussed on migrant male workers rather than sex workers - the most vulnerable group for HIV transmission.
- Indian Independence Day Celebrated In Washington (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Indian community in the American capital celebrated the 59th anniversary of India's independence on Aug 15 with Ambassador Ronen Sen hoisting the national flag at the Embassy Residence.
- Take Concrete Steps To Stop Terror: Pm To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
In a blunt message to those responsible for acts of terror, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today declared that "no one can make India kneel" and told Pakistan that the success of the peace initiatives depended on the concrete steps it took to stop . . .
- Envoy Escapes Tiger Attack (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka’s Tamil Tigers killed seven people in an attack on a Pakistan embassy convoy today, the military said, hours after a suspected rebel front threatened to bomb civilians in the capital and an air raid killed dozens.
- Advani Finds Pm’S I-Day Speech Wanting On Terror, Graft (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Opposition BJP, which has launched an offensive on the Government over the Pathak Authority report, today voiced dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Indpendence Day speech, insisting it fell short of addressing corruption . . .
- Lanka Fears Flashpoint, On High Alert (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Tuesday tightened the security in wake of a mine explosion in the capital targeting a top Pakistani envoy that killed seven people, even as schools were closed ahead of schedule amid fears of attacks by LTTE to avenge the killing of . . .
- Attack On Pakistani Diplomat (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 16, 2006)
Monday's explosion in Colombo, ostensibly targeting Pakistan’s high commissioner in Sri Lanka, Bashir Wali Mohmand, is yet another sign that the Tamil Tigers are prepared to take their battle to new fronts.
- Indian-American Woman New Head Of Pepsi Cola (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Indra K Nooyi, an Indian-American, has been named the new chief executive of Pepsi Cola, making her the No 2 ranked female CEO in Fortune 500 companies.
- Candlelight Vigil Keeps Hope Of Indo-Pak Peace Alive (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- People Of India, Pak Urged To Rise Above Religion, Boundaries (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- Cm Offers Rs 211 Crore Loan Relief To Farmers (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden . . .
- 'Corruption, Terrorism Missing In Pm's Speech' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The Opposition BJP, which has launched an offensive on the government over the Pathak Authority report, on Tuesday, voiced dissatisfaction with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Independence Day speech, insisting it fell short of addressing . . .
- I-Day Celebrated By Indians Abroad (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Indians living in several parts of the world today celebrated their homeland’s 60th Independence Day with the hoisting of the Tricolour by respective Ambassadors amid mirth, enthusiasm and renewed pledge to safeguard the country’s sovereignty and . . .
- Freedom Fighters To Get Da On Pension (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda today announced here dearness allowance for the freedom fighters of the state on the the central government’s pattern in accordance with the existing price index.
- Teachers, The Forgotten Tribe (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2006)
The fact remains that the students passing out earn almost triple the sum their teachers receive after years of experience!
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- How Free Is India? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
Today independent India enters its sixtieth year.
- Pakistan Arrests Suspected "Suicide Trainer" (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Pakistani police arrested on Tuesday a suspected Islamic militant accused of training religious students to become suicide bombers, a police official said.
- Plenty More Like Pluto (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2006)
As the 20th century rolled on, astronomers established that it would take more than 20 Plutos to produce a planet having even the small mass of Mercury.
- Launch Of Allowance Scheme For Unemployed Youth On October . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Free cooking gas connections and stoves scheme will start on next Pongal day
- Making Heavy Weather (Telegraph, Ashok V. Desai, Aug 16, 2006)
After a year and a half of courtship, President George W. Bush came to Delhi and signed an agreement with the prime minister, Manmohan Singh, on March 1.
- 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.
- India's Independence Day Celebrated (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
More than 600 Indian nationals attended the flag hoisting ceremony at the High Commission of India here this morning, to mark the 60th Independence Day.
- Case Filed Against Media In Self-Immolation Incident (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
A case of abetment of suicide has been registered against 'unknown' media persons of a private news channel for allegedly egging on a dejected private transporter to immolate himself in Bihar's Gaya district on Independence Day.
- Cbi To Book Maneka In Ngo Funding Scam, She Calls It Vendetta (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Aug 16, 2006)
Five years after she demitted office as Social Justice Minister in the NDA regime, the CBI is set to file criminal cases against former Minister and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, among others, in the NGO scam.
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