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Articles 12221 through 12320 of 22438:
- London Moot Pledges Support To Afghanistan (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 01, 2006)
Afghanistan set out a plan on Tuesday to tackle problems from opium production to corruption and terrorism, as envoys from more than 60 nations pledged they would help the shattered nation along the road to peace and self-sufficiency.
- Need To Build More Ponds (Tribune, Sanjida O Connell, Feb 01, 2006)
Creating a pond in our garden was a fantastic way to impress the neighbours. Usually disapproving of our city ways, 70-year-old Albert’s eyes lit up when he caught his first glimpse of a broad-bodied chaser.
- Bunty And Babli In A Fursatganj Bpo (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Feb 01, 2006)
The situation for the BPO industry has moved far away from the time when Jack Welch was starting Gecis (now Genpact).
- King Abdullah Arrives Today: Envoy Says Ties With India Not At Pakistan’S Expense (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Feb 01, 2006)
Saudi ambassador says Pakistan, Saudi Arabia to sign 5 agreements
- The Uniform Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 01, 2006)
By any standards it is a shocking statement. Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of a girls’ college in Rawalpindi on Monday,
- Importance Of Bioethics (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Feb 01, 2006)
On January 21-22, the Centre for Biomedical Ethics and Culture (Cbec) of SIUT held a joint conference with Unesco in Karachi on “bioethics education” that should provide food for thought for educationists as well as parents. When doctors speak about ....
- Before The Dream Sours (Telegraph, Raoji Bandodkar, Feb 01, 2006)
India would do better to attend to the more press- ing domestic problems than try to join the UN high table uninvited, argues Raoji Bandodkar
- Women Power (Daily Excelsior, Vijay Satokar, Feb 01, 2006)
Harshini Kanekar is like any other neighbourhood young girl. What makes her special, however, is that she is the first woman to have opted for and successfully selected to become a fire engineer. Harshini would be the first woman fireman . . .
- Failure Of Courage (Telegraph, BRIJESH D. JAYAL, Feb 01, 2006)
The author is a retired air marshall of the Indian Air Force
In the year 2004, India created a record of sorts by surpassing China for the first time in importing military hardware of around $5.7 billion.
- Reality Check (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 01, 2006)
Often our political leaders and senior government authorities conduct surprise checks.
- In Defence Of Larger Interests (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jan 31, 2006)
The 104th Constitution Amendment Act should survive the apex court’s basic structure review and be declared valid, argues Sudhir Krishnaswamy The author is a doctoral candidate at Oxford University and is presently completing a dissertation on . . .
- Iran Vote To Be Based On National Interest, Says Govt (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Mr Anand Sharma Minister of State for External Affairs, today said India's vote on the Iran nuclear issue at the February 2 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would be based on its national interest.
- Minister's Concern Over Destruction Of Mangroves (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Sujanapal's book released
"Maranam Kathukidakkunna Kandalkadukal" ("Mangroves on deathbed"), a book that eloquently expresses the concern and deep distress of Forest Minister A. Sujanapal over the environmental degradation of mangrove vegetation, . . .
- Observations On National Curriculum Framework (Daily Excelsior, Dr Renu Nanda, Jan 31, 2006)
The process of teaching and learning under the emerging global scenario requires a curriculum framework which is not only relevant to fast changing requirements of the society but as well acts as a catalyst for the empowerment of the educated youth.
- India’S Freedom Of Action Not For Sale (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Jan 31, 2006)
Intended or otherwise, US Ambassador David Mulford’s public warning over India’s vote on the Iran issue has reawakened the ghosts of the past, bringing into focus the one issue that was responsible for the unhappy state of relations between . . .
- Multi-Headed Evil (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jan 31, 2006)
Just imagine the following scenarios: (a). a corporation from the State awards contract for certain work in the national capital to a firm based in this city.
- Manipur Burning Dangerously (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Jan 31, 2006)
Everybody in the country knows that terrorism takes the heaviest toll of human life in Jammu and Kashmir. But not many outside the north-east region may be aware that the second in this dubious list is the tiny state of Manipur that occupies . . .
- Remove Gender Stereotypes (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, Jan 31, 2006)
Despite NCERT’s efforts, sexist stereotying in textbooks is on
Reinforcing sexist stereotypes, a primary school textbook depicts daddy as the king of the family and mummy as a caring deputy, thereby perpetuating the gender bias ...
- ‘Lashkar Kingpins Behind Iisc Attack Also Targeted Pm Rally, Advani Too’ (Indian Express, JOHNSON T A, Jan 31, 2006)
Nationwide investigations into the December 28 terror attack at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore have revealed that the conspiracy was hatched by Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Pak-based India operations head Muzammil and the LeT’s . . .
- ``Al Fatah Must Reinvent Itself'' (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, Jan 31, 2006)
"Poll verdict was against administration"
Palestinian Authority has failed to tone up quality of life
Many people are unhappy with the peace process
- Assam Rally For Plebiscite (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jan 31, 2006)
The thin separating line between peace activism and supporting the outlawed rebels’ agenda appeared blurred in Assam on Monday.
- Homage To Mahatma Gandhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Clippings from his life; skits, dances by students mark programme The best part of the show was building the map of the nation which the children did with aplomb
- Hamas Victory Sparks Debate In Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Jan 31, 2006)
The triumph of Hamas in the recent Palestinian elections has created a buzz in militancy-affected Jammu and Kashmir.
- Leprosy On Its Way Out, Say Health Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
The Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine held a leprosy awareness campaign at Dr. MGR Janaki College of Arts and Science on Monday. DPH officials stressed the need for seeking treatment at the Corporation health centres.
- Goodbye Paris, Hello Chad (Dawn, Walter Russell Mead, Jan 31, 2006)
About 100 seasoned US state department officials recently got perhaps the nastiest shock of their professional lives.
- Technical Exhibition To Begin On Thursday In Kottayam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Cynosure, the national level technical exhibition and cultural show by St. Joseph's College of Engineering and Technology (SJCET), Pala, will begin here on Thursday. The three-day show will have exhibitions with involvement from the ISRO, ANERT, BSNL, etc
- The Constitution: Who, If Anybody, Is Supreme? (Hindu, K.N. Hari Kumar, Jan 31, 2006)
Interpretation of the Constitution is inevitable. And, in the current situation, the people are likely to place greater faith in the judiciary than in their elected representatives.
- Governor, Ysr Pay Tributes To Gandhiji (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Governor Rameshwar Thakur asks people to shun violence
Governor Rameshwar Thakur and Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy paid floral tributes at Bapughat here on Monday to mark the 58th anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
- Arrangements In Full Swing For Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme to be launched in Anantapur on February 2
District and State Government officials supervising preparations round the clock
Team of Special Protection Group camping at venue of launch
- Gandhiji Remembered (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Kalam, Manmohan lead the nation in paying homage
President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his death anniversary observed as Martyrs Day.
- Youth Have No Time For Mahatma, Laments Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Young men, business class don't attend functions to remember Gandhi: Barnala
- Balochistan Issue Echoes In Senate (Dawn, Ahmed Hassan, Jan 31, 2006)
The issue of military operation in Balochistan echoed in the Senate on Monday when Sen Sanaullah Baloch pointed out that the US Congress had recommended to President Bush to discuss it during his upcoming visit to Islamabad.
- History Texts Worry Experts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
On the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian History Congress discussed steps taken by the Tamil Nadu government to remove a reference on his assassination in a textbook.
- We Rescue Civilians, They Drop Bombs: Governor (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha has said that country has been proud of the Indian Air Force and its Army which have always remained at the fore front for the rescue and relief operations besides protecting nation’s boundaries.
- Too Much Of Hip-Hopping (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Jan 31, 2006)
Anybody who has been a habitue of the newspaper habit would have noticed a number of important people have done a fair amount of calling during the last week.
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
A firsthand account of the poverty, discrimination and trampling of human rights suffered daily by billions of people across the world. It represents the collective voice of the poor and excluded people from 5000 villages across 19 countries in Africa, .
- Pakistan Is Losing Ground (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jan 31, 2006)
During his recent visit to Washington, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz spoke repeatedly about the openness of the economy he and his economic team manage.
- Economic Value Added: Much Ado About Nothing (Business Line, N. Shanmuganathan, Jan 31, 2006)
The proponents of the Economic Value Added tool argue that it is the only financial management system that provides a common language for employees across all operating and staff functions and allows all management decisions to be modelled, monitored, ...
- High Tech And Zen Are Not Opposites (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jan 31, 2006)
I was reading an article recently about a study conducted by the University of Bonn which showed how dishwashing machines were far superior to doing the dishes manually.
- Musharraf Will Stay In Uniform After 2007: Cm (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 31, 2006)
* Elahi confident Musharraf will get second term as president
* Says Punjab fully behind president
- Pakistan And A World In Disorder (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jan 30, 2006)
THE end of the Cold War generated hopes of a new world order based on justice and fair play, and guided by the principles of the UN Charter. Later events belied these hopes.
- Saudi Arabia Looks East (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Jan 30, 2006)
SOME seven years ago, Pakistan, in a gesture of solidarity, celebrated the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Saudi kingdom by the house of Saud.
- Musharraf Wants West To See Beyond Terrorism (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that the US and its allies do not understand the threat of extremism and confuse terrorism with extremism.
- Managing In Real Life (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Jan 30, 2006)
THE textbooks say that managing is a logical and systematic process and involves planning, controlling, forecasting, scheduling and so on.
- Mbas To Revolutionise Medicare Field (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
“The medical profession is changing rapidly and very soon an MBA would be needed to understand marketing strategies, financial impacts,
- Focus On Gender Statistics (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
INDIA FIGURES among the 10 largest countries where civil registration of births is incomplete — there is a shortfall of about 10 per cent.
- The Joy Of Learning (Times of India, Shahid Amin, Jan 30, 2006)
School curriculum has been in the news for the past six months.
- Across The Arabian Sea (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jan 30, 2006)
THE Delhi Declaration signed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia last Friday has acquired special significance from various angles.
- Ruining A Good Case (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Jan 30, 2006)
The author is a former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Relevance Of The Mahatma Today (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K.Joseph Dhar, Jan 30, 2006)
The question of relevance is a search for the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of past historic events, persons and values to the society, which owes and traces its origin to them.
- A Multi Crore Cancer Hospital Near Katra (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jan 30, 2006)
After University, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) is planning what could have been another asset not only for the people of Jammu and Kashmir but for the entire Northern India.
- Militants Pay Ex-Gratia, Use Traders To Run Business (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
A diary, purportedly recovered from a detained woman of Jablipora, Bijbehara, has revealed that militants of Hizbul Mujahideen had procured 100 quintals of explosive material for the purpose of causing landmine and IED blasts in south Kashmir in the last
- At 10, Indian Director Readies Feature Film (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jan 30, 2006)
While children his age go ga-ga over Harry Potter films, a 10-year-old Indian boy prefers to call the shots from behind the camera.
- Court Employee To Union Cabinet (Deccan Herald, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
From a humble beginning as a court employee to the office of governor and now into the Union Cabinet, Sushil Kumar Shinde has tread a long and tough journey in his life.
- Uk Assists India Address Climate Change Issues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
A study conducted jointly by Indian and British scientists will help the country's policymakers address climate change issues and carbon emissions in coastal ecosystems like Tamil Nadu.
- In India-China Race My Money Is On India (Bloomberg.com, William Pesek Jr., Jan 30, 2006)
If you want to shock an audience of businesspeople, make this argument: Twenty years from now, India's rise will be more impressive than China's.
- Uttaranchal:tehri Dam Rehabilitation Issue Hots Up Again (Press Trust of India, PTI, Jan 30, 2006)
The issue of rehabilitation of people displaced by the Tehri Dam is hotting up again with more areas getting submerged under the Bhaghirathi river and the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party demanding a fresh compensation package for those..
- Introduction Of Practical Component In Social Studies For Std. X Hailed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 30, 2006)
It offers good scope for students to score more marks, aver teachers..
- Let’S End This Dance Of Death (Deccan Herald, Paul Oestreicher, Jan 30, 2006)
We need to come out of the ‘them-not-us’ syndrome and learn to forgive and move on
- Madurai Kamaraj University To Fill 103 Lecturer Posts (Hindu, Shastry V Mallady, Jan 30, 2006)
Ahead of the visit of a team from National Assessment and Accreditation Council
- Five Old-New Faces In The Union Cabinet (Hindu, Harish Khare , Jan 30, 2006)
A look at the Congress veterans who have been inducted into the Government.
- Ten Reasons To Doubt Nuclear Deterrence (Daily Times, Ahmad Faruqui, Jan 29, 2006)
It is often said that poor countries have a right to nuclear weapons since the rich countries have them; not letting the former have them is reprehensible and reeks of double standards, a kind of nuclear apartheid.
- Serious Journalism Must Remain Part Of Democratic Dharma (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Jan 29, 2006)
As we observe Newspaper Day today, there is much for the Indian press to celebrate. Much more to ponder. The importance of an independent press remains greater than ever before to enhance democracy, civil liberties, empowerment and good governance.
- Baloch And Their Sardars (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Jan 29, 2006)
General Musharraf would have us believe that the current insurrection in Balochistan is primarily the work of a few self-serving tribal sardars. They hold their tribesmen in utter subjection, exploit them, and force upon them a life of ignorance and ...
- Ties With Moscow (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jan 29, 2006)
In spite of a past full of bitterness stemming from their role in the Cold War, relations between Pakistan and Russia seem to be improving, though it goes without saying that they have a long way to go.
- People-Policing, Not Piecemeal Policing (Tribune, Kiran Bedi, Jan 29, 2006)
If we want cities safe for all we will have to do better ‘quality’ and ‘quantity’ policing. Briefly said, it needs to be more ‘people-policing’ in content and approach.
- Davos: Its Creative Imperative (Indian Express, N K Singh, Jan 29, 2006)
Davos. This Alpine ski resort succeeded yet again in attracting the powerful, the rich and the colourful from across the globe. Its annual meeting which finished a few hours before I sat down to write this piece was, from my viewpoint, . . .
- Reading The Pose (Telegraph, Malavika Karlekar, Jan 29, 2006)
From the 1840s onwards, the interface with the camera was marked by the ruling elite in various colonies patronizing a growing number of photographic studios.
- Exhibition To Spread Awareness Of Human Eye (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
An exhibition that aims at promoting public awareness of the human eye and its related problems will be held on Saturday and Sunday.
- Taliban Burn Down Three Afghan Schools (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jan 29, 2006)
Taliban insurgents have torched three schools in a restive southern province of Afghanistan, the latest attacks in the militants’ campaign against the US-backed government and its efforts to promote education.
- Improving Minorities’ Welfare (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Jan 29, 2006)
Professor Dr Tahir Mahmood, Member of the National Commission for Religious and Linguistic Minorities, Government of India, is the Founder-Chairman of the Amity University Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. A specialist in the laws on religion, ....
- Grammar With A Bit Of Humour (Deccan Herald, Christine Krishnasami, Jan 29, 2006)
No stranger to Deccan Herald readers, K S Yadurajan has brought out a readable and useful work of reference for senior students, writers, teachers and other practitioners of the English language, especially in India.
- Society’S Willing Murderers (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Jan 29, 2006)
If you are reading this in Bombay, then you probably know all about Daya Nayak.
- A Famous Victory (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jan 29, 2006)
The victory of Hamas in the Palestinian election is a watershed in the history of the Middle East. It now emerges as a dominant force in Palestine and this alone is bound to have a profound impact on the peace process with Israel.
- Budget 2006 Expectations And Promises (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Jan 29, 2006)
It is budget season once again with all sorts of wish-lists and Finance Ministry is flooded with demands for various tax concessions.
- Unity Of Mind For Unity Of Mankind (Daily Excelsior, Lt Col R K Langar, Jan 29, 2006)
Unity is life, its negation is death. And this unity is to be achieved through unity of minds.
- Newspapers As A Public Trust (Daily Excelsior, B G Vergbese, Jan 29, 2006)
India's first newspaper, Hicky's Gazette, more formally titled the Bengal Gazette, appeared in Calcutta on January 29, 1780, an occasion now fittingly celebrated nationally as Newspaper Day.
- Some Other Attributes Of A Successful Teacher (Hindu, Y. KRISHNAIAH, Jan 29, 2006)
This refers to the article "The attributes of a successful teacher" (Open Page, January 1) by Purnendu Ghosh. Here I attempt to add some more attributes that a teacher should possess to do full justice to the noble calling, i.e. teaching profession.
- Adivasis' Champion (Hindu, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jan 29, 2006)
IN the first week of February 2002, I got a call from the writer Mahasweta Devi. I had met Mahasweta only once — in a boarding house in Delhi where we both happened to be staying but knew, of course...
- Who Shall Watch The Watchdog If It Errs? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jan 29, 2006)
The transformation in the India media scene in the intervening 225 years has been enormous. Yet the importance of an independent press remains greater than ever before to enhance democracy, civil liberties, empowerment and good governance.
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