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Articles 4821 through 4920 of 22438:
- Education For Few (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Aug 05, 2006)
The new education bill proposed by the UPA will exclude disadvantaged groups from quality schooling and pass the burden to cash-strapped State governments.
- 'Free-Market' Propaganda Through 'Planning'? (News International, Praful Bidwai, Aug 05, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Report Leak Will Be Probed: Dasmunsi (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 05, 2006)
``Strong and firm action will be taken against the guilty''
Finance Ministry to prepare action taken report
Entire House was upset at leak: Minister
Advani remark an "insult" to Pathak
- 'There Was Suspicion And Doubt' (OutLook, Ashish Shukla, Aug 05, 2006)
'My interaction with the players was positive. They were all performers for their country, proud warriors who viewed with trepidation (it was understandable) if a foreigner would be good enough for their team.'
- Madrasa Exams: Girls Better Than Boys In Bihar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Muslim girls have faired better than boys in secondary and senior secondary-level examinations conducted by the Madrasa Board in Bihar.
- Rains Wreak Havoc, 41 Die (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 05, 2006)
Forty-one people were died in rain related incidents in different parts of the country on Friday. At least 27 persons including five children and women died in different rain related incidents as flood water submerged low laying areas of the city on . . .
- Besieged Valley (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Aug 05, 2006)
According to official records, a constant number of 1,500-2,000 terrorists is active in Jammu and Kashmir. Every year, 400 terrorists are killed. Yet, the total number remains unaltered.
- A Nation At War Itself Men, Matters, Memories (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 05, 2006)
However much the Pakistani establishment may wish to pooh pooh the ongoing crisis in Balochistan and Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province-very much perhaps like we in India would to wish away all our woes in the North East- the stark . . .
- Care For Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 05, 2006)
How does one describe the fact that 34.5 per cent of children below three years of age are underweight in Jammu and Kashmir? By no yardstick can it be called a happy position.
- Phd Scholar Found Dead At Jnu Hostel (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
A PHD scholar was today found dead in his hostel room at the Jawahar Lal Nehru University here, police said.
- Primacy Of Democracy In Pakistan (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Aug 05, 2006)
“man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains. One thinks himself the master of others, and still remains a greater slave than they. How did this change come about? I do not know. What makes it legitimate? That question I think I can answer.
- Delhi May Ban Colas In Schools From Next Week (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Delhi may ban soft drinks in all schools from next week, government officials said.
Plans are in process to hold a education advisory board meeting to make the ban mandatory, an official of Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit's office said.
- Protest In A New Theatre (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 05, 2006)
In Marginal Men, his fine history of refugee politics, Prafulla Chakrabarti recounts how Calcutta acquired its by-now-well-founded reputation as a city of protests and protestors.
- Parmar: Proud Pahari And Able Leader (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 05, 2006)
Fondly remembered as the architect of Himachal for his feat in earning Himachal full statehood on January 25, 1971, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar was a personality to reckon with.
- Bangladesh–New Hub For Terrorism (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Aug 05, 2006)
While the United States dithers, a growing Islamic fundamentalist movement linked to al-Qaida and Pakistani intelligence agencies is steadily converting the strategically located nation of Bangladesh into a new regional hub for terrorist operations . . .
- Rabri Endorses ‘Lalu Rakhi’ (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
After “Lalu dolls” and “Lalu lemunchoos”, it is time for “Lalu rakhi” to adorn the shops for the forthcoming rakhi festival.
- Unsafe For Children (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 05, 2006)
Six school children died and survivors were traumatised after a school bus fell into a canal near Sonepat on Tuesday.
- Eudaimonia (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Aug 05, 2006)
I woke up to the realisation that it was my birthday. The predominant feeling was one of relief - I had crossed the bar and was now, at long last, entitled to an income tax rebate.
- Pm Turns To Ramadoss (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Continuing his efforts to bring about a consensus on the implementation of OBC quota in central educational institutions, PM Manmohan Singh on Friday held consultations with Union health minister Ambumani Ramadoss, whose party PMK wants its immediate . .
- Pm Finds An Ally In Rjd Chief (Times of India, SUBODH GHILDIYAL, Aug 05, 2006)
Government may be looking at a three-year timeframe for implementation of OBC reservations in central educational institutions, so that the 27% quota does not come at the cost of either the quality of institutions like IITs and IIMs or the seats . . .
- Quota In One Go: Cabinet Thwarts Arjun's Bid (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Aug 05, 2006)
HRD minister Arjun Singh faces near isolation over his bid to push for a one-time rollout of OBC quotas, with his determined bid to delink the proposed reservations from a hike in general category seats being firmly thwarted by his senior cabinet . . .
- In The Presence Of Greatness (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2006)
There are, Alberto Manguel writes in this little gem of a book, writers “who attempt to put the world in a book.
- 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.
- Million Dollar Smiles (Times of India, Peter Singer, Aug 04, 2006)
Would you be happier if you were richer? Many people believe that they would be. But research conducted over many years suggests that greater wealth implies greater happiness only at quite low levels of income.
- 'India First Country To Constitute Ndma' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
India was the first country to constitute a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) soon after the Tsunami struck the coastal areas of the country in December 2004, a top official of the NDMA said here.
- Mobilizing Youth For Rural Extension Work (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 04, 2006)
Nearly 70 per cent of the rural population in India is beset with cumbersome problems like poverty, ignorance, illiteracy, resource-poor, liquor/drug addiction, superstitions, beliefs, etc.
- Mole Draws A Hole (Daily Excelsior, Indranil Banerjea, Aug 04, 2006)
Accusations without substance are irresponsible. An accusation to play petty politics is another name for opportunism.
- 34 Killed As Ltte `Overruns' Muttur Town (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 04, 2006)
Water war spreads to Batticaloa, Mullaitivu and Mannar districts
TamilNet alleges killing of civilians by Sri Lankan troopers
Sri Lanka rejects Norway's call for an end to the current hostilities
- Helion Venture Partners Launches $140 M Fund (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Ivy League and Internet pioneers roped in as global investors
- War Clouds Darken The Outlook For Peace (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 04, 2006)
Sri Lanka appears headed for civil war, with the LTTE stepping up its attacks. The peace constituency has suffered a further blow with three European nations pulling out of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission.
- Violence In Mau After Murder Of Bjp Leader’S Son (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Aug 04, 2006)
Educational institutions remained closed in Mau today after large-scale violence and arson rocked the city yesterday following the murder of local BJP leader’s son while he was on his way to college.
- Deadly Colas On Sale (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 04, 2006)
The sense of outrage evoked by the Centre for Science and Environment’s second study, “Soft Drinks, Hard Truths II”, is not as much at the finding that there were more pesticides in all the 11 cola brands tested as at the government inaction since . . .
- Ask Them Nicely (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2006)
Congress is defending nuke deal well. But on issues like quotas it needs allies, even from Opposition
- Quiet Fortitude (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 04, 2006)
There has been a resurgence of interest in the role of women in World War II. One area where women did contribute in significant numbers . . .
- Speaking In A Forked Tongue (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
As people create language, so the language of a particular community constitutes its identity.
- Subgroups Cite Reasons For Staggered Quota Implementation (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
Even as the formula for the implementation of quotas for the OBCs in higher educational institutions is being devised, the government’s earlier stand of executing the reservation in one go has met with opposition from all five subgroups set up by . . .
- Muslim Educational Society Offers Formula For Admissions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
The Muslim Educational Society (MES) has indicated its willingness to offer freeship in fifty percent of seats in the engineering and medical colleges under it.
- Quota At Iims, Iits Will Not Help Disadvantaged: Narayanamurthy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Infosys Chief Mentor says it will de-motivate high performers
- "Quality Assurance For Schools A Necessity" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Schools part of Kuruvila Jacob Initiative recognised
Mission is providing quality affordable education to all
Teachers urged to pay attention to qualities of teaching and learning
Need for process that builds internal consistency
- Delay In Implementing Obc Quota Will Spark Trouble: Ramadoss (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
"Fallacy to argue that nation cannot afford quota implementation "
Wants Irani panel recommendations rejected
Asks Jayalalithaa to retire from politics.
- Kerala To Have Four Edusat Channels For School Education (Hindu, Staff Reporter , Aug 04, 2006)
Bid to broaden the reach of IT education in the State
- Reject Moily Committee Recommendations: Ijp (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Demanding implementation of reservation for OBCs in higher educational institutions at one go, Indian Justice Party on Thursday asked the government to reject the interim report of the Veerappa Moily Committee.
- Tribes Stranded As Sardar Sarovar Dam Drowns Valley (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 04, 2006)
Kishore Solanki picks up a rock on the banks of the swollen Narmada river, gesturing towards land, now submerged, where once he grew enough wheat and vegetables to make a comfortable living.
- Silent Partitions (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 04, 2006)
The divisions caused by decades of communal strife are partly responsible for the terror in Mumbai.
- 21 Dead, Lanka Slips Towards Civil War (Press Trust of India, PTI, Aug 04, 2006)
Artillery pounded Tamil Tiger positions in northeast Sri Lanka while rebels fought firefights with troops early on Thursday as the island slipped back towards civil war.
- ‘It Is For The Govt To Find Resources’ (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Aug 04, 2006)
As the question whether the OBC reservation bill should be placed before Parliament in the ongoing session is still being debated, the spotlight is definitely on Veerappa Moily, the chairman of the Oversight Committee.
- Harnessing Hate (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 04, 2006)
Lashkar terrorist Syed Abdul Karim `Tunda' has vanished after the Mumbai explosions, but his legacy refuses to disappear.
- Hospital To Create Awareness About Chikungunya (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Doctors at the city-based Columbia Asia Hospital are on a mission to create awareness and educate people about chikungunya.
- Bjp, Cong Spar Over Sex Lessons In Madhya Pradesh (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
There seems to be no end to the tussle between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Congress over school syllabi in Madhya Pradesh.
- Uplift Of The Under-Privileged (Statesman, SUBHAS SARKAR, Aug 04, 2006)
Three of the most significant ingredients of higher education are an uncompromising academic freedom, a critical spirit and examination of ideas and a true intellectual climate.
- What Ails Pakistan? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
Another Pakistan Independence Day already! My goodness, how the years have gone by! Ah, yes, the summer of 1947, when Pakistan appeared on the world map.
- Friday Feature: Basic Islamic Values (Dawn, Bilal Ahmed Malik, Aug 04, 2006)
The Quran and the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) nourished the Islamic concept of freedom. Never did he deny his followers the basic freedoms. Muslims could always speak their minds while in his presence.
- A New Challenge For Nato (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 04, 2006)
“The mission is simple - but the delivery of it is complex,” British defence secretary, Des Browne, told the Commons last month, a neat summary of Britain’s task in Afghanistan, but also a misleading one.
- 26 Islamic Militants Caught In Bangla (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Security officers arrested 26 suspected members of an Islamic militant group blamed for fatal bombings that killed and wounded dozens across Bangladesh last year, authorities said on Thursday.
- Charles V Had Gout: Researcher (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 04, 2006)
A 450-year-old piece of Charles V’s pinkie lends support to the theory that it was gout that led one of the most powerful rulers of all time to abdicate, Spanish researchers report.
- Combat Fatigues To Corporate Warriors (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Generals in the armed forces, including vice-chief of army staff Lieutenant General S. Pattabhiraman, are enrolling themselves in management schools for corporate jobs after a new law that paves the way for them to don business suits after years . . .
- Digital Drive Password For New-Age Terrorism (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Not just zealots but also computer savvy. That is how the Crime Branch, Mumbai would like to describe the arrested “LeT members” and their mentors since the method of communication devised by them marked their ingenuity.
- Civilians Die In Lanka (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Artillery fire killed at least 15 civilians sheltering from fighting in Sri Lanka today, the army said, as troops battled Tamil Tiger rebels and the island slipped back towards civil war.
- Visual Radio: Powerful Interactive Medium (The Financial Express, S SADAGOPAN, Aug 04, 2006)
With the possibility of unusual applications, this next generation radio recently debuted in India
- Farm Crisis Brooks No Delay (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 04, 2006)
The problems of farmers are multi-pronged. They face more problems when they try to come out of them.
- Art At Altitudes, Beauty Too (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 04, 2006)
Are the Chinese authorities giving a major push to Track II contacts too, as the talks at the official level are making incremental progress?
- Metro Project To Take Up Afforestation (Deccan Herald, Ashwini Y S, Aug 04, 2006)
By way of giving back what it may take away from the Garden City, stakeholders to the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) project will engage themselves in painting the City green by planting 15,000 seedlings....
- Problem? Make A Law (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 04, 2006)
There’re pesticides in colas.
- 200-Acre Recreation Centre To Come Up On Yamuna Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Ministers visit Signature Bridge site at Wazirabad in East Delhi
- Straight From Hawking (Hindu, Ian Sample , Aug 04, 2006)
The scientist-Professor fails to answer his own question
- Integrating The U.S.-India Circuit (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 04, 2006)
Newer areas of convergence may be emerging between the two countries.
- 638 Ways To Kill Fidel Castro (Hindu, Duncan Campbell, Aug 04, 2006)
The CIA's attempts to bump off the Cuban strongman would put a James Bond novel to shame . . . exploding molluscs, poison pills and hitmen. Once he even offered to shoot himself.
- Make Them Entrepreneurs (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 04, 2006)
The Government must devise a plan to promote enterprise development among the SC/STs, as industry organisations suggest.
- ‘Oh Fire, Be Thou Cool’ In Lebanon (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 04, 2006)
Israel pressed the first full day of massive ground and air attacks on Lebanon on Wednesday pushing 8000 troops in the south, besides causing massive destruction of Lebanese infrastructure.
- Israel’S Loss Of Innocence (Indian Express, Ranjan Gupta, Aug 04, 2006)
As the strains of the sad Yiddish song faded, many thought of suffering of the Jewish people, the horrors of the holocaust, and their relentless search for the promised land.
- Nato's Challenge In Afghanistan (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Aug 04, 2006)
Within 24 hours of the transfer of command from the US-led coalition to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in six southern provinces in . . .
- Don't Pick On Colas Alone: Set Uniform Norms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 04, 2006)
The sudden eruption of the ‘pesticides in colas’ controversy on Wednesday continues an extraordinary saga, which began three years ago when the Centre for Science and Environment released its first report on the subject.
- Peace Dam Bursts In Sri Lanka (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 04, 2006)
With the `water war' spilling over, the period of political engagement is over and yet another phase of military confrontation has begun in Sri Lanka. In Colombo, RASHEEDA BHAGAT traces the genesis of the latest conflict and gauges the mood in the . . .
- Foul Moles And Pleasing Blots (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 04, 2006)
These are days when people are close to calling each other names, all because of an unnamed mole. If the question top on your mind is not `who', but `what', is a mole it's time we came to terms with the word.
- Castro And His Cuba (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 03, 2006)
The ceding of power by Fidel Castro, though for a temporary period, is a milestone in the history of Cuba.
- Cuba Libre (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 03, 2006)
Fidel acknowledges mortality. But Cubans need a revolution, not his brother
- 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.
- Isolated, Congress Consults Allies For Better Coordination (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 03, 2006)
Finding itself isolated in Parliament last week, the Congress leadership, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, have now taken it upon themselves to consult all UPA allies for better . . .
- A Crusader For Justice (Tribune, Chitleen K. Sethi, Aug 03, 2006)
Dr DC Saxena was a one-man army. A crusader who fought relentlessly for righteousness, even if it meant rubbing the high and mighty the wrong way, inviting trouble for himself.
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