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Articles 12121 through 12220 of 22438:
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Act In Place (Hindu, K. Venkateshwarlu , Feb 03, 2006)
It will help us to get rid of the scourge of poverty, says Manmohan
"Match outlays and outcomes"
"Create productive assets"
"Implement guarantee in true spirit"
- What Do Godmen Have To Do With Govt? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Feb 03, 2006)
Amid all the hype and hyperbole, hope and hoopla over the formation of a new coalition government, has there been a more alarming sight than the chief minister-designate, and his deputy, falling at the feet of assorted godmen across and beyond the State?
- A Musical Ushering (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira has been organising concerts for 51 years. This year's Spring Festival is round the corner
- An Evening With Legends (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Premaanjali Educational Trust, a registered charitable organisation, is engaged in several activities focused around the homeless, destitute, and needy children. In order to raise funds for the trust, Premaanjali has been organising cultural festivals.
- Council Of States Or Council Of Nominees? (Hindu, Era Sezhiyan, Feb 03, 2006)
Removal of secret voting in Rajya Sabha elections is an onslaught on a free and fair electoral process. And the removal of residential qualification for candidates negates the constitutional purpose of the Council of States.
- The Looming Shadow Of A Skill Constraint (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Feb 03, 2006)
The government has finally given its nod to Indian Institutes of Management to go global and open their campuses outside the country, provided they increase their intake of students in India.
- Once Burnt, But Not Twice Shy! (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 03, 2006)
Another Pay Commission is the last thing we need
The government’s decision to set up the Sixth Pay Commission must be roundly condemned. Just yesterday, we had commended the government for its commitment to reform (as evidenced by Cabinet . . .
- Plane Length (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Feb 03, 2006)
There is one unreported fallout of the Sahara airlines buyout by Jet Airways. Congress president Sonia Gandhi can now shed her reservations about stepping into a Sahara aircraft. Since it was set up, she had consistently avoided any Sahara . . .
- Grandmom Of Laughter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
T. Sunandamma, who passed away last week, is a pioneer in her own right. She was the first woman writer in Kannada to establish herself in the genre of humour writing.
- The Inside Story Of Ads (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Feb 03, 2006)
Nearly sixty years after we shrugged off our colonial shackles, we still suffer from the ‘foreign label’ syndrome
- A Future Of Their Own (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Feb 03, 2006)
Rs 10,000 crore must be set aside in Budget 2006 for relocating tribals out of tiger reserves, says ILA PATNAIK. This is good for tribals, good for tigers, and good for India’s economic growth
- Two Cheers For Arjun (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Feb 03, 2006)
HRD minister has done well to reverse his IIM decision. Here’s hoping for more smart policies
- Tcs To Run Automated Rural Job Scheme — Pilot Project Launched In Ap; Leakages Can Be Plugged, Says Ramadorai (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
TATA Consultancy Services Ltd, which is involved in automating the pilot phase of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme, feels that automating the whole project will eliminate leakages to a large extent.
- Iims Overseas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
Go global, but keep the focus on India
The directors of all six Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) have reason to be pleased with the assurance given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Mr Arjun Singh, . . .
- Ending Leprosy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 03, 2006)
It’s too early to celebrate
HEALTH workers can claim a pat on the back for achieving the goal of eliminating leprosy in India by the end of 2005.
- Bhuj Rebuilds Itself (Tribune, R.K. Misra, Feb 03, 2006)
The sun shines bright piercing the chill of a cold wintry morning in Bhuj district of Gujarat bordering Pakistan. The spreading warmth is symbolic as this land devastated by a massive earthquake on the Republic Day five years ago seeks to . . .
- The Dirty Harry Of Mumbai (Tribune, Justin Huggler, Feb 03, 2006)
In a court room in Mumbai this week, one of the most remarkable stories in modern policing is drawing to a close.
- On Delicate Ground--Doubts Over Mamata Sops For Minorities (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 03, 2006)
Mamata Banerjee is showing signs of desperation. With overtures to the Congress having run into rough weather, she has been left to chalk out another strategy against the CPI-M. A poll arrangement with the Congress would have ensured a one-to-one
- Indo-Pak Federation Possible: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said that a federation comprising India and Pakistan on the lines of the European Union (EU) is possible, if the youths from both countries, which have a tremendous potential, come closer.
- Islamabad, Riyadh For Early Kashmir Solution (News International, Shakil Shaikh, Feb 03, 2006)
Pakistan and Saudi Arabia on Thursday agreed in unequivocal terms on the necessity of reaching an early resolution of all outstanding issues between Pakistan and India especially the Kashmir issue through negotiations and emphasised that durable . . .
- Continuing The Conversation (Hindu, BINA AGARWAL, Feb 03, 2006)
Amartya Senprovides insights into what led him to examine gender issues intellectually. `My early encounters, when I was a student,' he says `with the role of tilted attitudes and positional observations and slanted habits of thought did prove, . . .
- Pm Launches Job Guarantee Scheme (Tribune, Ramesh Kandula, Feb 03, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has today launched the ‘revolutionary’ National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Scheme in the presence of National Advisory Council Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.
- Mid-Day Meals (Statesman, Amal Mandal, Feb 03, 2006)
While illiteracy is a big threat, widening the scope of basic education can play a preventive role in reducing human insecurity. This is the view of Amartya Sen.
- India Not Responding To Kashmir Options: Anwar (Pakistan Observer, Hameed Shaheen, Feb 03, 2006)
President of Azad Kashmir Maj-Gen Rtd Sardar Muhammad Anwar Khan has said that India was not responding proposals on Kashmir options floated by Pakistan from time to time to facilitate settlement of Kashmir dispute.
- Sixth Pay Commission — Of Pay Parity And `Unmentionable' Salaries (Business Line, C. K. G. Nair, Feb 03, 2006)
Effective governance and delivery have become the cornerstones of governmental action, with increasing focus on performance. The basic question is not whether we need a Pay Commission or not but whether we are indeed moving to a responsive and . . .
- If Subject Is Sex, Cbse Will Teach (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Do you get a lump in your throat every time you want to talk sex with your adolescent kid? Now, sit back and let CBSE do the talking.
- Is Free Power Sustainable? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 03, 2006)
Free power is not only sustainable but crucial in starving rural India. Net per capita availability of food grains has declined by 12.3% between 1991-92 to 2001-02. Per capita availability of cereals and pulses have declined . . .
- Need For Institutional Reforms (Daily Excelsior, Jagmohan , Feb 03, 2006)
Over the years, much criticism has been levelled against the manner in which quite a few governors have acted in discharge of their constitutional functions. They have been accused of playing a partisan role and favouring the ruling party or parties . . .
- Diagnosing Underachievers (Daily Excelsior, S K Kakroo, Feb 03, 2006)
Every parent and teacher puts in the best efforts to help the child to excel in his studies. But still 20-30% of elementary level school children remain underachievers i.e. they remain scholastically backward.
- Shekhawat Opposes Commercialisation Of Education (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 03, 2006)
Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat today urged the educational organisations not to "commercialise" education, but play a vital role in dispelling the darkness of illiteracy from the country as despite making tremendous progress in all spheres . . .
- Disaster Response, Management Mechanism (Daily Excelsior, M N Sehgal, Feb 03, 2006)
Constitution of State Level Committee on Disaster Management and State Crisis Management Committee (Excelsior 21 January) by Government orders, follow the reiteration of the Chief Minister in the Legislative Assembly,''
- War Of Discontent (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 02, 2006)
With the insurgency in the Balochistan province escalating into a bloody conflict between the tribal rebels and the Pakistan Army, General Musharraf's regime is vulnerable as never before.
- Need A Bolder Approach To Integrate Asia (The Financial Express, RAJIV KUMAR, Feb 02, 2006)
At the recently concluded Davos conference, one session was devoted to a discussion on the prospects for integration of Asian economies.
- What To Expect In The Budget (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Feb 02, 2006)
The Finance Minister will be considering suggestions by members of the industry, economists and commentators in laying down the broad framework of the Budget. Is he likely to broaden the tax base? And what about FBT? . . .
- Bush And The Dae: Same Bed, Different Dreams (Indian Express, Raja Mohan, Feb 02, 2006)
If there ever was a gigantic disconnect between the nuclear discourse in the US and India, here it is.
- The Voice Within (Indian Express, JYOTSNA DIWAN MEHTA, Feb 02, 2006)
Recently, at the annual function of my daughter’s school, I experienced a sense of deja-vu.
- Drawing The Line (Dawn, Akhtar Mahmud Faruqui, Feb 02, 2006)
In promulgating your esoteric cogitation are you aware of your platitudinous ponderosity?” Youthful stirrings in the exciting transition from school to college in Pakistan prompted us to pose this question to classmates who were not so proficient in ....
- Educating Dalits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Feb 02, 2006)
It is one thing to put an end to discrimination and prejudice against Dalits and bring them into the social mainstream. Appeasement of backward classes with measures that could well be counter-productive is something else.
- How The West Was Won! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 02, 2006)
American antiques dealer Doug Schmitt was literally at the receiving end of a long term record of sorts when a wallet he lost at a Utah gas station in the spring of 1967 was returned to him after 39 years.
- `It Tower' To Come Up Near Gannavaram Town (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Some 40,000 professionals in the field to get jobs
Cabinet approves transfer of land
One out of four techies in Silicon Valley is from Vijayawada
A slew of concessions announced for the IT Tower
- What Hamas Could Learn From Early Zionists (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Feb 02, 2006)
Paralysed by the shock result of the Palestinian election, all sides are now looking to the past to find a way forward.
- Kalam For `World Knowledge Platform' (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 02, 2006)
``It will prove to be a launch pad for many innovations"
Indian society is like an aircraft taking off
India, Singapore share a vision of rising Asia
- Competitive Wealth (Hindu, Rebecca Front, Feb 02, 2006)
AT A student party many years ago, the conversation moved into competitive poverty: whose parents were the poorest.
- "Research Project Should Be Relevant To Country's Needs" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Must help in improving quality of people's life: former IIT Director
Research projects should be relevant to the requirements of the country and should help in improving the quality of life of the people, said R. Natarajan, vice-president, . . .
- Child Labour: Notice Issued (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
“Children have to be in schools and there cannot be a place other than schools for them,” the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, adding that if there is no school, the state has to provide one.
- Presidential Assent For Quota In Institutions (Hindu, Anita Joshua, Feb 02, 2006)
The Constitution amendment to provide reservation for socially and educationally backward classes, besides the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, in private unaided institutions . . .
- Court Notice To Centre, States On Child Labour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Plea to enforce right to education
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to all the States and the Union Territories on a public interest petition seeking enforcement of the right to education of every child in the age group 6-14 by . . .
- Iims Can Go Global: Arjun (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Directors to raise intake within country
IIMs must amend Memoranda of Association for overseas ventures
It's for the institutes to address faculty shortage
No interference with autonomy
- Expounding Indian Heritage, Culture (Deccan Herald, Geetha Srinivasan, Feb 02, 2006)
Vishva Spandana, a value-based programme to create an awareness of the comprehensive nature of Indian culture and heritage is being organised jointly by Sri Bhagavan Mahaveer Jain College (SBMJC) and Human Networking Academy (HNA) at the College . . .
- Diesel Pricing Is Anomalous (Deccan Herald, B V SHENOY, Feb 02, 2006)
There is a clamour for dealerships because the real profit lies in adulteration of petrol
- Three Sardars And A General (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Feb 02, 2006)
THERE are two or three tribal chiefs and feudal lords behind what is going on in Balochistan. The past governments have made deals with them and indulged them.
- Singapore College At Iisc (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Feb 02, 2006)
The National University of Singapore (NUS), one of the world’s prestigious universities, has tied up with , the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) to set up a college in Bangalore which will begin to function by the end of this year.
- As Hrd Talks Fine Print, Singapore Signs Up With Iisc To Open Branch In Bangalore (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Feb 02, 2006)
: In New Delhi, the Government may not be too enthused about letting IIMs spread their wings abroad but in Singapore . . .
- Safety Of Iaf Planes (Daily Excelsior, Vinod Vedi, Feb 02, 2006)
It is extremely heartening to know that accidents in the Indian Air Force are showing a downward trend and that 2005 has been the safest in 36 years with only 10 aircraft falling out of the sky.
- Absolute Poverty (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Feb 02, 2006)
India needs both the market and the state
The author is professor of economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta
- Aiding And Abetting (Telegraph, Satrujit Banerjee, Feb 02, 2006)
It was without doubt a bizarre report. Tucked away in the inside pages of this paper, it claimed that Britain’s Department for International Development has come under fire for allegedly using nearly £27 million of taxpayers’ money to make redundancy ...
- Us-India Stand-Off Over Iran Vote (Pakistan Observer, Rizwan Ghani, Feb 02, 2006)
Indian Prime Minister is in tough spot as America has openly asked for Indian vote for Iran’s referral to UNSC. Ms. Rice statement, “Asking India to make tough choice” in the matter is part of the diplomatic offensive amidst Bush’s resolve to . . .
- Abdullah Hopes For Indo-Pak Peace (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Seeks just settlement of disputes between Islamabad, Delhi; Musharraf says terrorism poses danger to all faiths
- Sc Cracks Whip On Child Labour (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to the Centre, states and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking a complete ban on child labour.
- Bush Sets Terms For U.S. To Engage Hamas (Reuters, Steve Holland, Feb 02, 2006)
U.S. President George W. Bush said on Wednesday that the United States could support a Hamas-led Palestinian government if it abandoned its goal of destroying Israel and disarmed.
- Us Denies Economic ‘Threat’ From India, China (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Top US officials on Wednesday painted a bleak picture of Europe’s job growth and put a premium on competing with India and China, but denied that either posed a "threat" to US economic interests.
- Afghan Reconstruction More Than Just Fighting Taliban And Opium, Say Experts (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 02, 2006)
Afghan reconstruction more than just fighting Taliban and opium, say experts
Stress the need for purging the parliament of warlords and making counter-insurgency operations less aggressive to local population
- New Technologies For Wastewater Treatment Must, Says Hmwssb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
ESCI holds seminar on disinfection practices and water management
Not even 2 per cent of wastewater recycled
Drinking water supply costs mounting
Conventional chlorination method not enough: experts
- Kalam: We Are For Total Disarmament (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Feb 01, 2006)
President reiterates New Delhi's no-first-use policy
Terrorism required an integrated solution
Education should be based on value systems
- The Forgotten Side Of The War On Terrorism (Daily Times, Fidel Ramos, Feb 01, 2006)
The global alliance to defeat terrorism must address all aspects of human security, including well-being of people, and safety in their homes, neighbourhoods, and workplaces. It must win people’s allegiance not only by isolating terrorists and extremists,
- Iran Issue: India's Stand Is Crucial (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 01, 2006)
Now that it is clear that the Iran nuclear issue will be referred to the UN Security Council, India's stance at the IAEA Board meeting on Thursday assumes importance. If, as seems likely, India toes the US line and sticks to the anti-Iran stand . . .
- Kalam Favours Sharing Of Knowledge Among Countries (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
In an apparent support to the proposal of prestigious Indian business schools setting up shops abroad, President A P J Abdul Kalam today favoured sharing of knowledge among countries saying no single country could achieve knowledge in isolation.
- Poor Struggle In Shadows Of India's Richest City (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Feb 01, 2006)
When authorities cleared the way for a multi-billion-dollar facelift of India's richest city last year, Mohammed Allahjan lost his home and then a daughter.
- Indian Information Communication Technology Firms In U.K. Growing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Workshop will bring together a technical advisory group to identify key areas of focus
- Troublesome Luggage (Deccan Herald, MAYA JAYAPAL, Feb 01, 2006)
Carrying things for dear ones during train journeys can be embarrassing at times
On train journeys there isn’t any limit on the luggage one carries. This invariably brings requests to carry excess luggage. And the packages arrive in different avatars.
- India, Sri Lanka Join Hands In Agriculture Research (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Plan includes training of Sri Lankan scientists, exchange visits of experts
ICAR and SLCARP to collaborate in hybrid seed production technology
13 Indian scientists to attend programmes
- Kalam In Singapore With Science In Mind (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Feb 01, 2006)
President and scientist, APJ Abdul Kalam, clearly had science at the top of his agenda as he landed here this evening as part of the three-nation tour of Singapore, the Philippines and South Korea.
- Top Student Leader Arrested Ahead Of Protests In Nepal (Indian Express, Shirish B Pradhan, Feb 01, 2006)
Nepalese security personnel have arrested the leader of a powerful student organisation and conducted overnight raids on some media outlets ahead of today’s major protest rally as part of the ‘Black Day’ being observed by pro-democracy . . .
- Terrorism Emanates From Certain Long-Standing Issues: Kalam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
On Board Air India One, Jan 31 (PTI) President A P J Abdul Kalam today said terrorism emanated from certain long-standing issues, including poverty, and suggested a three-point global plan to tackle the menace.
- Hamas Victory Stirs Palestinian Humour (Indian Express, WAFA AMR, Feb 01, 2006)
Call it humour with a fundamentalist twist. Jokes poking fun at Hamas and looking ahead to life under the Islamic militant group have been making the rounds via cellphone text messages Palestinians have been sending each other since it crushed . . .
- Holistic Growth Of Horticulture (Daily Excelsior, Radha Singh, Feb 01, 2006)
India's horticulture sector is wide and varied and includes fruits, vegetables, tuber crops, flowers, mushroom, spices, medicinal and aromatic plants, and a variety of plantation crops, like coconut, areca nut, cashew nut and cocoa.
- Tn: Hc Denies Kanchi Trust Permission To Sell College, Hospital (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Holding that the proposed sale of a medical college and hospital run by the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Charitable Trust would be detrimental to its interests and objectives, the Madras High Court today dismissed a petition filed by the trust to . . .
- Terrorism Emanates From Long Standing Issues: Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today said terrorism emanated from certain long-standing issues, including poverty, and suggested a three-point global plan to tackle the menace.
- Musharraf To Continue As President (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Pervez Musharraf will continue to be Pakistan’s President and retain his post as the Army Chief even after the next general elections due in 2007 despite opposition from mainstream political parties and reservations expressed by Commonwealth.
- The Trouble With Tough Love (Tribune, Maia Szalavitz, Feb 01, 2006)
It is the ultimate parental nightmare: Your affectionate child is transformed, seemingly overnight, into an out-of-control, drug-addicted, hostile teenager. Many parents blame themselves. “Where did we go wrong?’’ they ask.
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