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Articles 10421 through 10520 of 22438:
- Border Force Calls For Rule Recast (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 30, 2006)
Unnerved by yesterday’s killing of two villagers by the Bangladesh Rifles, the Border Security Force (BSF) today said it would ask the government to amend the border rules which now prohibit any sort of activity within 150 yards of the zero line.
- Ale And Hearty (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 30, 2006)
The story of how beer was discovered is history. Remembering the nutritional value of beer, however, has prompted a Belgian organisation to push for replacing fizzy drinks in schools with light ale.
- Uk Schools Closed As Govt Staff Go On Strike (Tribune, Kate Holton, Mar 29, 2006)
Up to 1.5 million local government workers went on strike across Britain today closing thousands of schools and disrupting travel in a growing row over pensions. Eleven labour unions combined to stage the 24-hour protest which they said would be the . .
- Governor Opposes Self Rule, De-Militarization (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Governor Lt. Gen. (Retd) S K Sinha today said that solution of Kashmir problem lies in economics superseding politics in importance, as appears to be happening in the European Union.
- Quota Cloud Fuels Iim Seat Hike Drive (Telegraph, Monobina Gupta, Mar 29, 2006)
The Centre’s move to extend reservation of seats to other backward classes in central universities and top technological and business schools may not affect students in the general category.
- Expansions Abroad: Iim-B Initiates Changes In Moa (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIM-B), has initiated steps to make necessary amendments in the Memorandum of Association.
- Fighting Leprosy (Tribune, Dr Uma Vasudeva, Mar 29, 2006)
India has achieved a significant milestone in bringing down the prevalence of leprosy to less than one case per 10,000 people, the goal set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which qualifies as “elimination.”
- In The Sweatshops Of Mumbai (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Mar 29, 2006)
Maharashtra is officially child labour-free but the exploitation of children continues in the zari units in its capital.
- In The Name Of Free Speech (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Mar 29, 2006)
Defining the issues - textual, legal and political - behind the Danish cartoons is essential to understand the rage it provoked in the Muslim world.
- March Of Democracy In Chile (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Interview with Jaime Gazmuri, Vice-President, Chilean Senate.
- Ltte Sings Old Tune (Frontline, V.S. Sambandan, Mar 29, 2006)
The "Tamil Eelam Lands Act" once again highlights a key issue of the conflict - control of land
- Israel: Violence For Vote (Frontline, Atul Aneja , Mar 29, 2006)
As parliamentary elections approach in Israel, Acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert gets tough in Palestine.
- Who’S Afraid Of The ‘Israel Lobby’? And Does It Even Exist? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The idea of a powerful “Jewish lobby” that has its gnarled fingers in the machinery of the government is an old and repugnant canard.
- Haryana: Schools Of Scandal (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Mar 29, 2006)
Stories of sexual exploitation of schoolgirls by teachers rattle Haryana.
- Catalonia Clamps Down On ‘Uncivil’ Tourism (Statesman, Elizabeth Nash, Mar 29, 2006)
Authorities in Catalonia, alarmed that Barcelona’s architectural landmarks and Costa Brava resorts are gaining an unsavoury reputation as “booze and babes” playgrounds, are planning a summer crackdown on rowdy visitors.
- As Kalam Would Have It (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Bihar’s law-makers were today taught a “lesson” in development by the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, who said they could not afford to ignore the pivotal role they were required to play.
- The Challenge, And The Lesson, From China (Tribune, Major Gen Jatinder Singh, Mar 29, 2006)
China over the last few years, has been reasonably transparent in highlighting its major goals in the modernisation of its armed forces.
- Trade With Caution (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 29, 2006)
Subtle and not-so-subtle attempts to crack the lucrative Indian market open for American farm goods should come as no surprise.
- The Self-Inflicted Scarcity In Education (The Financial Express, Janmejaya Sinha, Mar 29, 2006)
), the government of India set up five Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) in India. Thereafter, in 1995, a small IIT was set up as a sop in Guwahati and then in 2001, Roorkee University was upgraded to an IIT. We set up five IITs in the Nehru . . .
- Give The Less-Favoured A Credible Chance (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Mar 29, 2006)
A friend quoted Confucius to me the other day: “A king must rule as you would fry a small fish— lightly.” Certainly the lightness of the current rule would do Confucius proud.
- Seeking Adult Help (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 29, 2006)
It’s difficult to imagine what kind of justice can be done to an abused 13-year-old child forced into motherhood, or to a 12-year-old boy who accepts being sexually abused as something natural.
- Indo-U.S. Love-Fest (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Mar 29, 2006)
Faced with eroding public support because of its elitist policies, the Congressparty will be left with difficult choices between left- and right-leaning options.
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Mar 29, 2006)
The quality of higher education is determined by factors such as academicfreedom and physical facilities and not by salary differentials.
- Pm For Decentralisation Of Health Mgt (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Giving a new direction to healthcare management, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called for district-level health plans rather than New Delhi making health plans for the rest of the country. This will also take away the focus from disease-centric . . .
- Red Meat Stands For Real Danger (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Mar 29, 2006)
Ulcerative colitis is an inflammatory bowel disease in which the inner lining of the large intestine (colon or bowel) and rectum become inflamed. Inflammation usually begins in the rectum and lower intestine and spreads upward to the entire colon.
- Window Dressing (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 29, 2006)
Addressing a meeting of three Nobel laureates with Pakistani students and young scholars, Mr Shaukat Aziz could not have been more right in asserting that human resource development was essential to achieve success in research and technology advancement.
- Prioritizing Preventive Health Care (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has reiterated resolve of the Government to continue focusing on both preventive and curative health care to improve standard of living of the people. Speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of the capital’s modern ‘Cardiac Ce
- Human Resources,a Real Asset (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the Government is taking adequate measures to develop human capital as it’s the most important element for success in the nation’s socio-economic development.
- Where Earth Is Still Flat (Pioneer, Asad Amin, Mar 29, 2006)
About three per cent of Muslim children attend madarsas (religious schools) in India. A large section of these come from lower middle class or poor uneducated family.
- Happiness Without Reason (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Two friends met after a long time. They decided to have lunch out. One was an actor, the other a psychiatrist. They were talking about what they had been doing after they had left college.
- Within The Next 100 Years Rise In Seas Likely (Deccan Herald, ANDREW C REVKIN, Mar 29, 2006)
The growing human influence on Earth’s climate could lead to a big increase in sea levels
- Pm Launches Public Health Foundation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), a public-private initiative that aims to strengthen the country’s public health system.
- State Of Red Content (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
The Left parties are trying to widen their base, but West Bengal and Kerala are the key to their success.
- British Medicine Scholarship Open To Indians (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Medical practitioners living and working in India can now apply for six Commonwealth distance learning scholarships being offered for study at the Cardiff University in Wales.
- Govt May Hike Intake Of Sc, St Students In Iims, Iits (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
IITs and IIMs could have admitted students from a new social set belonging to Other Backward Castes from the upcoming academic session.
- ‘Some Parties Have Tried To Communalise Our Foreign Policy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 29, 2006)
Sonia Gandhi issues a sharp rebuff to ‘parties’ which mobilised street protests against George W. Bush’s India visit
- House In Ruins (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 29, 2006)
The dialogue process now extends to politicians on both sides of the Line of Control, but none can say when the war will end.
- Bhopal Protesters Detained In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
39 survivors of the gas tragedy reached the Capital after a month-long, 800-km walk from Bhopal
- Madarasa Introduces Job-Oriented Studies (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Mar 29, 2006)
Computer education to study regular Islamic edict
- Sonia Asks Rae Bareli For Justice (Tribune, Shahira Naim, Mar 29, 2006)
Putting the ball into the court of the people of Rae Bareli, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today called upon them to give a befitting reply to the injustice met out to her at the hands of the Opposition.
- Breathing Rock (Deccan Herald, PREM PAUL NINAN, Mar 29, 2006)
Bangalore had to really sweat for the title of Rock Capital of India
- All At Home In Namma Bengalooru (Deccan Herald, Rachna Bisht Rawat, Mar 29, 2006)
It is truly a world city. If you step into the air conditioned environs of the sprawling Marks and Spencer, you could be in London. If you hit the lush green Barista with its rich pastries and steaming coffee, you could be in Paris. If you step out . . .
- The Majestic Parade And The Fun Street (Deccan Herald, M BHAKTAVATSALA, Mar 29, 2006)
If you step into the South Parade of the 40's, you would be hard put to recognise the country you have stepped into
- Kalam Turns On ‘Growth Engine’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday laid out a road map for the development of Bihar.
- Kalam May Launch Campus Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Tumkur University on Tuesday decided to invite President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to the foundation stone-laying ceremony for its campus on April 7.
- I'll Not Backtrack, Says Sonia Gandhi (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Mar 29, 2006)
"Eerie silence in Opposition after my resignation"
- Solar Eclipse Today From 4.21 Pm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Astronomers from across the world, including from India, are all set to observe the rare total eclipse of the Sun occurring tomorrow.
- Raising Educational Standard In Schools (Daily Excelsior, K L Dhar, Mar 29, 2006)
In 1990, the World Conference on Education for All" (EFA) was held at Jomtein in Thailand.
- Need For Social Sustainability Of Women Shgs Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Though women self-help groups in the State have achieved economic empowerment, their social sustainability is an issue as there are limitations to growing to the level of large-scale players, N. Manimekalai, Director, Centre for Women Studies, . . .
- Varsity To Offer More Skill Development Programmes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Innovative, career-oriented diploma and advanced diploma programmes
Value-addition courses Project or fieldwork essential New M.Sc. programmes
- "T.J. Cherian Was Symbol Of Hope For Thousands Of Patients" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him Students, colleagues and family members recall their association with him
- Big Opportunities In Tourism, Service Industry: Sunil Mittal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
306 students conferred degrees at IIMB convocation
- Kalam's Mission Map For Bihar (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Mar 29, 2006)
Emphasis on agriculture and agro food-processing sector
Put good management structure in place
Politics, religion should not come in the way of mission
All parties united on development: Nitish
- Address Inequalities In Health Care Services: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Public-private initiative called Public Health Foundation of India launched
Many States did not have even the minimum number of institutions to turn out support staff for health care
Lacunae in the capacity of the sector to absorb extra financial resou
- Aiadmk Assures Special Status For Pondicherry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Jayalalithaa releases party manifesto for Union Territory It promises a joint consultative machinery to redress the grievances of Government employees on the spot
- Imperial Overreach Speeding U.S.' Decline (Hindu, Martin Jacques, Mar 29, 2006)
"Our Power , then, has the grave liability of rendering our theories about the world immune from failure.
- Strategic Interests And Political Lobbies (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Mar 29, 2006)
According to a study, the thrust of U.S. policy in West Asia is due especially to the activities of the "Israel lobby."
- Karzai Urges Taliban To Join Peace Process (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2006)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday called on Taliban radicals to stop being slaves to people organising violence and join peace process as he made a rare visit to a hotbed of a crippling insurgency. President Karzai visited Zabul province.
- Special Laws For Little Needs (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Mar 28, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- A Streetcar Named Vision (Telegraph, Abhijit Sarkar, Mar 28, 2006)
More room for automobiles does not make roads more mobile. Abhijit Sarkar tries to find an efficient way to move a city’s people
- Govt Gets A Human Face (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Mar 28, 2006)
Compared to his predecessors, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is different in many respects.
- Rights Approach To Empowerment (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
The Rural Litigation and Entitlement Kendra (RLEK) is a Dehra Dun-based NGO working with Van Gujjars and other hill communities for four decades. Avdesh Kaushal, founder of RLEK, speaks to V J Thomas:
- Chandy And His Cpm Rival Lean On Crutches (Times of India, V J Thomas, Mar 28, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy and his competitor in Puthuppally constituency are leaning on the same support — crutches. It's a different matter that while the CM got his after a fall in Davos last month, his CPM opponent, 26-year-old . . .
- Rajiv Gandhi Chair At Harvard? (Times of India, Hemali Chhapia, Mar 28, 2006)
Former PM Rajiv Gandhi may soon have a presence inside Harvard, one of the world’s leading universities and an institution with which the family has had a long association.
- Amma Keeps Andipatti, Keeps Out 3 Ministers (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Mar 28, 2006)
There were few surprises on the AIADMK’s list of 182 candidates, released today, for the May 8 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with party supremo, J Jayalalithaa keeping for herself Andipatti, which had helped her win in February 2002.
- Call It Democracy Fatigue (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Mar 28, 2006)
Could the massive anti-Thaksin street protests ahead of Thailand’s snap general election underscore a growing disillusionment with democracy in Asia?
- Development Ethics (Hindu, V. K. Natraj , Mar 28, 2006)
Looks at how equating development with economic growth has been challenged
- University Proposes Two Environmental Projects To Drdo, S&t Department (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) has sent two proposals on environmental sciences to Defence Research and Development Organisation and Department of Science and Technology, Vice-Chancellor, Cynthia Pandian, has said.
- Ringside View Of Reforms (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Mar 28, 2006)
Analysis of India's macroeconomic policies and performance by a key member of the policy team
- Lennon's Art Up For Sale (Hindu, PATRICK BARKHAM, Mar 28, 2006)
A 10-PAGE school exercise book, bound in red paper and filled with the scribbles of a 12-year-old Liverpool boy, is expected to fetch £100,000 at auction next month.
- Survivors Of Bhopal Gas Disaster Stage Protest (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Mar 28, 2006)
The survivors of Bhopal gas disaster today staged a demonstration at Parliament Street, demanding justice, rehabilitation and life of dignity. “We will stay in the Capital till our demands are met,” says Rashida Bi, who by virtue of being . . .
- Conflict, Cash, And The Search For Peace (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Mar 28, 2006)
Is the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen ready for dialogue? Or will the vested interests of its junior commanders subvert moves towards a ceasefire?
- Coping With Sleepless Nights (Tribune, Oliver Duff, Mar 28, 2006)
A survey research provides reassurance for those who toss and turn in the early hours, rearranging bed clothes, counting sheep or drinking hot milk. But it also supports doctors’ concerns about the health implications of sleep deprivation.
- Cbi Probe Sought Into Illegal Mining In Bellary District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
State Government is losing crores of rupees, says Opposition
`Notice served on those engaged in illegal mining'
In 2005-06, 1,053 cases were detected and 265 complaints filed
About two lakh tonnes of ore have been seized so far
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- Bhopal Gas Tragedy Survivors March In Delhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Threaten to go on an indefinite fast if the Government fails to agree to their charter of demands
- Rare Artefacts Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Mar 28, 2006)
Plaque belonging to 2nd century A.D. depicts `kuravai koothu'
Several artefacts have been unearthed from the ruins of a Muruga temple that the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has been excavating since July 2005 on the beach at Salavankuppam . . .
- Government To Implement Rs. 350-Crore Project To Tackle Traffic Problem In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
It is to be implemented between 2006-07 and 2010-11; Rs. 44 crores earmarked for this fiscal
10-point programme to ensure smooth movement of vehicles
Work on city roads taken up under 85 packages
41 roads to be developed under World Bank loan
- Charles Counsels Change In Farm Practices (Hindu, Sarabjit Pandher, Mar 28, 2006)
Says it'll be tragic if the land can't support families that have toiled for generations
Says he is convinced that natural farming is a genuine alternative
Takes a walk through the streets of Bhatt Majra village
- Package For Balochistan (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Mar 28, 2006)
ON Sunday Mr. Shaukat Aziz announced an additional sum of Rs 6 billion under the NFC Award for Balochistan’s development and promised 30,000 new jobs.
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