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Articles 13721 through 13820 of 22438:
- Rajapakse Orders Probe Into Violence In Northern Jaffna (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 21, 2005)
Concern that it was due to "changed military leadership"
- Government Confident Of Bill Passage (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 21, 2005)
Ruling benches will be able to get the majority, says Dasmunsi
BJP does not want to be seen stalling a Bill to aid SC/ST/BCs
All parties have told their MPs to be present for the vote
- A Mother’S Question On Her Murdered Son, Kalam’S Answer And Their Meeting (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Dec 21, 2005)
She stood up to ask the President of India a question. She needed neither confidence nor pluck, she had a mother’s grief and loss. “He was young and he was murdered,” she said, “we had so many dreams.
- About The Holy Capitalists (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Dec 21, 2005)
The world’s greatest discoveries and innovations have had a strong relation to faith
- India Connected, India Empowered (Indian Express, APJ ABDUL KALAM, Dec 21, 2005)
I am delighted to participate in the interactive session of the India Empowered event. It was a delightful experience for me to study every day from August 14 2005, the writing on the subject, ‘Empowering India’, . . .
- Indian Ocean Nations Get Ready For Next Tsunami (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The next time a tsunami strikes the Indian Ocean rim -- and scientists say that could happen anytime -- an early warning system should detect it and trigger warnings in time to millions living in coastal communities.
- Games Rich Nations Play (Deccan Herald, PUNYAPRIYA DASGUPTA, Dec 21, 2005)
WTO’s Hong Kong compromise will not be able to stop suicides by farmers in India and other developing nations
- Minority Manipuris Demand Reservation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 21, 2005)
The minority Manipuris from Assam and Tripura have demanded reservation of seats in Parliament and the Legislative Councils as well as introduction of Bishnupriya Manipuri language in secondary schools in the state.
- No Noisy Money (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Dec 21, 2005)
Money’s welcome, but pro-American publicity isn’t, not with an aggressive Left constituency around.
- Correct Mistakes (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 21, 2005)
The TN govt should have taken safeguards to avoid a second stampede
- Lanka Army Fires At Demonstrators, 7 Injured (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Sri Lanka military opened fire in air today to disperse demonstrating University students, leaving several of them wounded, as tension mounted in the troubled and restive northern peninsula of Jaffna.
- Waltengu Calling (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 20, 2005)
At a time when everybody is talking about rehabilitation of quake survivors of Uri and Tangdar, hundreds of victims of Waltengu hamlet in Islamabad district, which was hit by snow-storm in February this year, have been forgotten by the government.
- Nda Decides To Oppose Reservation Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Government stand on minority institutions queers the pitch
Proposed legislation exempts minority institutions
Definition of minority institution not clear: BJP
Janata Dal (United) a divided house
- From The Blurb (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Traditional Wisdom in Natural Resource Management - The Only Way to Conserve: Pub. by Rural Litigation & Entitlement Kendra; 68/1, Suryalok Colony, Rajpur Road, Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal. Rs. 395.
- Biography (Hindu, P. Sundaresan, Dec 20, 2005)
PUDHIYA PAARVAI: A. Irungovel; Pub. by Sankara Nethralaya, 18, College Road, Chennai-600006. Price not mentioned.
- Autobiography (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Dec 20, 2005)
An Autobiography: Thumbadi Ramaiah: Pub. by Bodhishree Prakashana, Behind Water Tank, Vidyanagara, Tumkur-572103. Rs. 65.
- President Calls For Project To Map Cancer Genomes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Scientists told to focus on tackling major diseases
Scientists at CSIR achieved a breakthrough by developing a new therapeutic molecule against TB
The number of HIV-infected persons in the State is on the rise, he says
- Fatally Casual (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Dec 20, 2005)
The wretched part of the tragedy in Chennai that killed 42 people on Sunday is the shameful absence of any anger expressed by the government at the state level or by the Centre. Thousands had gathered at the school gates from the night before, queuing up
- Basics Re-Stated (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 20, 2005)
Kudos to the Delhi High Court for rejecting an air force officer’s plea for premature retirement on the grounds that frequent transfers created marital difficulties.
- Without Relief (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 20, 2005)
Lessons are never learnt in India, especially if there are elections in the offing. The Democratic Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu, the opposition coalition headed by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam, has reacted instantaneously to the stampede deaths ...
- The Direction Of Love (Telegraph, Janaki Nair, Dec 20, 2005)
Linguistic nationalisms thrive on chastening women in the name of honour, argues Janaki Nair The author is professor of history, Centre for the Study of Social Sciences, Calcutta
- Does Us Face An Engineering Gap? (Christian Science Monitor, Mark Clayton, Dec 20, 2005)
A new study deflates claims that China and India have a vast advantage in graduates
- Infy To Recruit From China Campuses (Business Line, Vishwanath Kulkarni, Dec 20, 2005)
Technologies Ltd plans to start recruiting from Chinese campuses from February 2006. Infosys currently has some 330 employees in China who have been hired laterally from other companies.
- Rebuilding Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 20, 2005)
Islamabas's current approach towards the devastation caused by the recent earthquake is to provide expeditiously and efficiently relief to the affected population.
- Cheney Hails Afghan Parliament (International Herald Tribune, Richard W. Stevenson, Dec 20, 2005)
Vice President Dick Cheney arrived here Monday with words of praise and encouragement for Afghanistan as it convened a new Parliament.
- Grant District Status To Kishtwar (Daily Excelsior, J R Aryan, Dec 20, 2005)
Today voice of Kishtwar for its District status still echoes from all its nooks and corners. Be it Wadwan, Marwah or Dachhan, Padder or Chhatroo, Sarthal or Banjwa, Nagseni, Thakrai or the Kishtwar HQ itself all have only one choice through one voice ....
- Open The Indian Legal Marketplace (The Financial Express, A FRANCIS JULIAN, Dec 20, 2005)
Globalisation has thrown open the legal marketplace for players from across the world. Along with that comes the question of whether globalisation is the best competitive model for such a demanding and specialised service as legal advice, . . .
- Melting Pot Of Cultures (Hindu, M. L. Nigam, Dec 20, 2005)
Academic homage to the splendid treasures of Gandhara art, many of which are no more to be seen
- Gats: Dealing With Brain-Drain (Business Line, Deepak Srivastava, Dec 20, 2005)
Developing countries are particularly unhappy with the level of Mode-4 commitments of the General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS).
- Edusat Centre To Be Set Up At University Library (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Library to be re-organised for housing Edusat lab
The University of Kerala plans to set up an Edusat laboratory in the University Library in order to make available the services of the satellite to more students.
- Interviewing The Three-Year-Old (Indian Express, MADAN M. JHA, Dec 20, 2005)
The Delhi High Court has just directed that private schools end the practice of holding children’s interviews. This is the outcome of a writ petition, the final hearing of which will affect thousands of children who have to go through the trauma . . .
- India Empowered To Me Is... (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 20, 2005)
They spoke with conviction and passion. They talked grand ideas. They talked about small people. You could agree with them or not. But you couldn’t be indifferent. For, the contributors strove to think big for India.
- First Elected Afghan Parliament In Three Decades Sworn In (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Afghanistan's first popularly elected parliament in more than three decades convened today, marking a major step toward democracy following the ouster of the hardline Taliban. US Vice-President Dick Cheney flew in to attend the opening session, which was
- Chennai Collector Transferred (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Dec 20, 2005)
As MGR Nagar mourned the death of its residents in a ghastly stampede, which killed 42, in the early hours of Sunday, the first official head rolled with the Jayalalithaa Government sacking Chennai Collector S Chandramohan. The state government in a one-l
- Eye On The Moon (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Dec 20, 2005)
Setting up a lunar observatory seems to be the next logical step in the journey of humankind’s explorations
- Close Inverted Quotas (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Dec 20, 2005)
Reservation in employment has failed to address key areas of human development and must be discarded, says Ajoy Bagchi
- It Could Have Been Averted (Deccan Herald, S Murari, Dec 20, 2005)
According to the version of events touted by Ms Jayalalitha, mischief-mongers spread the rumour that tokens for relief packages were being given inside the school, causing the people waiting outside to gatecrash
- Storm Heads For Southern Indian States (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
Southern Indian states readied on Monday for a fourth tropical storm to hit in less than a month, prompting officials to close schools, stockpile food and urge fishermen to return to port.
- Special Economic Zones — An Idea Whose Time Has Lapsed (Business Line, Ashok Upadhyaya, Dec 20, 2005)
No more the woolly-headed aims of value addition, employment generation and all such remnants of the control regime. Now, the sole purpose of the SEZs is to export goods and services and earn foreign exchange, says Ashok Upadhyay.
- Action In Balochistan (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 20, 2005)
The government moved paramilitary forces in Balochistan’s Kohlu district over the weekend to weed out what it says are camps being run by subversive tribals responsible for rocket attacks in the area, including one during President Pervez Musharraf’s ....
- India-Us Nuclear Deal In Doldrums (Pakistan Observer, Saifullah Khan, Dec 20, 2005)
The US and India entered into an agreement on 18 July 2005 to share civilian nuclear technology. This was a major change in US policy which discouraged countries from developing nuclear weapons.
- Mqm’S Two Steps Backward (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 20, 2005)
IN a policy statement released on Sunday, MQM has declared that it would not support the Kalabagh Dam whatever the cost. It maintained that its construction was against the interests of Sindh and therefore, unacceptable.
- Speechless In Delhi? (Pioneer, Nida Malik, Dec 20, 2005)
Nida Malik found how easy it is to remind herself of the good word, courtesy the Thesaurus
- Recognising Jihad (Pioneer, Priyadarsi Dutta, Dec 20, 2005)
From its beginning, Islam has been a terrorist movement," said Martin Henriksen, spokesman of Danish People's Party (DF) on educational affairs. It is ironic that only a few days ago Mr Henriksen was appointed to that party post in place of . . .
- A Wholly Avoidable Calamity (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 20, 2005)
Forty-two deaths by stampede at a flood relief centre in south Chennai on Sunday is heart-rending, the more so because it was wholly preventable.
- A Fateful Finale At Wto (International Herald Tribune, Keith Bradsher, Dec 20, 2005)
The nadir of the World Trade Organization conference here came Saturday evening, when many ministers were despairing of progress inside the meeting while the streets outside were filled with the rattle of protesters' steel pipes striking police officers'
- 1.14 Lakh Acres Acquired For Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 20, 2005)
3 Special Collectors, 50 Deputy Collectors appointed to speed up land acquisition
Works are being carried out only on Government lands, says Sana Maruthi
Vigilance and Enforcement wings in nine more districts, says Home Minister
- One Lakh Students To Be Screened For Hepatitis-B (Hindu, K. Manikandan, Dec 20, 2005)
About 10 lakh people die of HBV complications
A massive campaign to detect Hepatitis-B virus (HBV) among school students was recently launched. The campaign is aimed at screening one lakh school children in and around Chennai.
- Nine-Time Wonder (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Dec 20, 2005)
Even now I have no clue as to why the late Nikhil Chakravarthy asked me to bring letters of introduction from two MPs when I requested him for an opening in the India Press Agency.
- Deepening Indo-U.S. Academic Links (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 20, 2005)
North Carolina varsity in tie-up with Chennai-based RMK Engineering College
- Let's Look Beyond Tigers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Dec 20, 2005)
The ongoing diatribe against human occupation of areas designated as national parks and wildlife sanctuaries raises the question: Is harmonious coexistence a myth as some make it out to be?
- Indian Ocean Nations Prepare For Next Tsunami (Reuters, Bill Tarrant, Dec 20, 2005)
The next time a tsunami strikes the Indian Ocean rim -- and scientists say that could happen anytime -- an early warning system should detect it and trigger warnings in time to millions living in coastal communities.
- Eye Of The Storm: Not Just Israel's Problem (Jerusalem Post, AMIR TAHERI, Dec 20, 2005)
The way Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tells it, the Islamic Republic is well on the way to establishing itself as "the leader of the Muslim world" in what he describes as "the coming clash of civilizations."
- Making Csr Work (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Dec 19, 2005)
The subject of corporate social responsibility (CSR) is moving to the mainstream of managerial discussion. A recent CII summit exclusively devoted to the theme was evidence of this.
- Desperation Doles Out Death, 42 Killed In Tn Stampede (Pioneer, K Venkataramanan, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic repetition of a ghastly November incident in which six women were killed, 42 people were trampled to death early Sunday morning at a government relief centre, where thousands had gathered to get tokens for cash doles and relief supplies hours
- Responding To A Public Health Challenge (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Dec 19, 2005)
There are nearly 70 million people with kidney disease of varying severity levels in India. Hypertension and diabetes, the main causative factors, need to be targeted.
- Unesco Report On Education Of Afghans: (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) research report stated that no centralised mechanism existed to streamline and standardise education for Afghan refugee children and teachers in Pakistan.
- Save Yourself From Self-Help Books! (Tribune, Jemima Lewis, Dec 19, 2005)
A 10-year-old Hampshire schoolgirl, Libby Rees, has been hailed as a prodigy, after writing a self-help book for children on how to cope with life’s problems. She is currently engaged in a whirlwind publicity tour, jetting about with her mother.
- Unesco Report On Education Of Afghans (Daily Times, Akhtar Amin, Dec 19, 2005)
A United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) research report stated that no centralised mechanism existed to streamline and standardise education for Afghan refugee children and teachers in Pakistan.
- Kalam Call To Develop Cheap Drugs For Aids (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has called upon the medical community to work in partnership with pharmacologists to develop cost-effective drugs to treat AIDS and other major epidemics affecting large numbers of the country's population.
- New Afghan Parliament Opens Today (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Afghanistan’s first parliament after nearly three decades of brutal occupation, war and harsh Taliban rule is due to convene today (Monday) in the final step of a transition to democracy launched four years ago.
- Communal Bill (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 19, 2005)
Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh's perverse desire to conquer new frontiers of minorityism manifested itself within days of the UPA Government taking charge. Being a leader without a geographically distinct constituency, . . . .
- Hands Go Up, Nothing Comes Down (Greater Kashmir, Abdul Waheed Faruqi, Dec 19, 2005)
What does prosperity mean in this part of the world where social degradation, moral corruption and material lust have destroyed the whole fabric of life, Abdul Waheed Faruqi explains the state of affairs in light of a prayer displayed everywhere . . .
- Chandigarh Fighting Losing Battle Against Aids (Tribune, Geetanjali Gayatri, Dec 19, 2005)
With the number of HIV+ cases doubling since last year, Chandigarh, it seems, is fighting a losing battle against AIDS. From 57.89 cases per 1,000, the number of HIV+ people in the city has shot up to 97.73 cases per 1,000. Out of the 9,506 persons . . .
- A Scientist On A Mission To Spot Young Talent In India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
"Behind every significant scientific discovery there is someone who discovered the scientist in the first place." K. Satyamurty meets S.S. Iyengar, who is keen on helping young researchers realise their potential.
- Dr Atta’S Wake Up Call (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Dec 19, 2005)
DR Atta-ur-Rehman, Chairman, Higher Education Commission has said that not a single Pakistani university ranks amongst the 1000 best universities in the world. Speaking at the convocation of Riphah International University in Islamabad on Saturday, . . .
- 42 Die In Chennai Stampede (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Dec 19, 2005)
In a tragic accident, 42 persons, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured in a stampede this morning. People had come to collect flood relief coupons at a corporation school in the southern part of the state capital.
- Project Siksha (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Dec 19, 2005)
The Project Siksha jointly launched on December 9 by the Government of Tamil Nadu and the Microsoft Corporation with the laudable objective of making school teachers throughout the State technology-savvy is a momentous step in the direction of raising ...
- "India Should Tackle Stigma Attached To Aids" (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Dec 19, 2005)
Ann M. Veneman, executive director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), who was in New Delhi recently, feels that if the Indian leadership is willing to discuss HIV/AIDS, it is an important step forward in addressing the issue.
- Explore Real History Of The Nation: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
`Nation's real strength lay in the values its people have nurtured'
- 42 Killed In Chennai Stampede (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Chaos at flood relief centre, former High Court judge to head Commission of Inquiry
- `Space Architects' On The Verge Of Reaching The `Orbit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
The 13-member students team will participate in the finals of Space Settlement Design competition in Chandigarh
- Finest House Money Can Buy (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Dec 19, 2005)
When I was at university in England, the great politically incorrect story was about a professor of anthropology who managed to earn the ire of all of Oxford’s female students with a single remark at a single lecture.
- Chennai Stampede Kills 42 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two people were killed, 19 of them women, in a stampede at a flood relief distribution centre here in the early hours of Sunday, prompting the government to order a judicial enquiry and the Opposition to demand the resignation of Chief Minister ....
- 42 Killed In Stampede (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
At least 42 people, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured today in a stampede at a Corporation School in the city where hundreds had lined up in the wee hours to collect flood relief coupons.
- 42 Killed In Stampede, Jaya Announces Probe (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 19, 2005)
At least 42 people, including 23 women, were killed and 37 injured today in a stampede at a corporation school in the city where hundreds had lined up in the wee hours to collect flood relief coupons.
- Forty-Two Killed In Chennai Stampede (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Dec 19, 2005)
Forty-two homeless people were trampled to death on Sunday and 37 were injured in a stampede during the distribution of flood relief supplies at a shelter in southern India, officials and witnesses said.
- First Step To Effectiveness (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Dec 19, 2005)
Any technique in personality development, which advocates shutting out thoughts to obtain concentration, ignores the basic fact that thoughts and diversion are natural to any mortal.
- Christmas In Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Dec 19, 2005)
On Christmas eve of 1988 this writer was in Islamabad waiting to meet Ms.Benazir Bhutto who had just taken over as the first woman-Prime Minister of a Muslim country.
- Caught On Camera (The Financial Express, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 19, 2005)
During a recent meeting scribes had with the CEO of a major engineering firm at his office, a top-notch guest walked in, with apologies for interrupting the conversation.
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