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Articles 14021 through 14120 of 22438:
- ‘The Moment There’S Red Tape, There’S Corruption. Who Suffers Most In Corruption? The Small Guy’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Dec 13, 2005)
‘The moment there’s red tape, there’s corruption. Who suffers most in corruption? The small guy’
- Technology Does Wonders For Orthodontic Surgery, Says Specialist (Hindu, R. Sujatha, Dec 13, 2005)
Before computers made surgery easier, dental surgeons depended on X-rays
- Ima Expands Its Influence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 13, 2005)
Set in the picturesque Doon valley of Uttaranchal, the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun provides training in various areas of new age combat to a growing number of young officers from foreign countries.
- Convert J&k Into A Federation (Daily Excelsior, M Y TARIGAMI, Dec 13, 2005)
Natural calamities do not recognize the artificial lines drawn upon the earth. Yet the human sufferings, wherever caused, are identical and the feelings of pain similar.
- Early Grooming (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 13, 2005)
Confusions may be genuine, or they may be produced with the desire to obscure unavoidable truths.
- India To Consider Pio Univeristy: Pm (Press Trust of India, K R Sudhaman, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Miniter Manmohan Singh today said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- A Defence University (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2005)
INDU will promote strategic thinking
THE Centre needs to move quickly towards setting up an Indian National Defence University (INDU).
- Sudarshan’S Phobia (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Dec 13, 2005)
Speaking at the release of “Religious Demography of India” brought out by the Centre for Policy Studies, an RSS-affiliated think-tank based in Chennai, RSS Sarsanghchalak K.S. Sudarshan exhorted Hindus to have larger families . . .
- A Profile In Courage (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2005)
Gudiya has done Indian girls proud
When UNICEF Executive Director releases the “State of World’s Children Report 2006” in London on Wednesday, among the audience will be a 13-year-old girl from India, Gudiya Khatun.
- The Indian Language Press (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Dec 13, 2005)
INDIYAYILE PATHRAVIPLAVAM — Muthalalitham, Rashtreeyam, Bharatheeyabashapathrangal 1977-99: by Robin Jeffrey, P.K. Shivadas — Tr. in Malayalam;, State Institute of Languages, Nalanda, Thiruvananthapuram-695003.
- `Mega City' Tag For Hyderabad Soon Hyderabad To Be Soon Declared A `Mega City' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
German Federal Ministry of Education and Research selects Hyderabad for its project `Shakti' German Federal Ministry of Education and Research selects Hyderabad for its project `Shakti'
- Rs. 1.15 Cr. Sanctioned For Education Programme Fund Sanctioned For Education Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
The programme will be implemented from January next
- Pm Vows To Remove Trade Barriers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Admitting that India’s infrastructure was not “top class”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday promised to “dismantle unwanted barriers” and expand global capital flows to attract US$150 billion in the sector, particularly in the modernisation . . .
- Varsity For Pio? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 13, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said India would consider setting up of an exclusive university for People of Indian Origin.
- Quake: Thinking Long-Term (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Dec 13, 2005)
I have written before on the subject of the earthquake and its economic impact. But the subject covered in some of the earlier articles dealt with the effect of the disaster over the short term. In today’s article and the one next week . . .
- Land Of Missed Opportunities (Pioneer, Asheesh Shah, Dec 13, 2005)
We cannot progress unless the energies of the people are channelised towards nation building, says Asheesh Shah
- Why The Scourge Doesn't Go (Pioneer, Shibani Dasgupta, Dec 13, 2005)
Excessive spraying has resulted in mosquitoes developing resistance to pesticides, making malaria control difficult, says Shibani Dasgupta
- Challenge Of Measuring Service Sector Growth (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Dec 13, 2005)
On November 30, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation released the quarterly estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for July-September (Q2) of 2005-06, both at constant (1993-94) and . . .
- Rbi's Report On Currency And Finance 2004-05 — Banks Must Compete, Consolidate And Converge (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Dec 13, 2005)
The RBI Report on Currency and Finance 2004-05 highlights the challenges facing the banking sector, which requires infusion of new technologies, better processes of credit and risk appraisal, product diversification, robust internal controls and . . .
- A Bug Which Sickens Not Your Body But Soul (Greater Kashmir, Dr. R. L. Bhat, Dec 13, 2005)
Nothing but a strong moral foundation can save us from a disaster that has already engulfed the whole world. They stress on preventive measures, but the solution lies somewhere else. We need to revisit the forgotten world of morality and values if the ...
- Export Of Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 13, 2005)
More than five hundred orphans from the Valley shall be sent to Maharastra for education. An organization shall adapt them and take care of their needs.
- A Toast For Ju (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Dec 13, 2005)
Buttered on both sides
Jadavpur University has reason to rejoice, but seems to prefer a mishmash on its own terms.
- Growth With A Flaccid Underbelly (The Economic Times, JAIDEEP MISHRA, Dec 12, 2005)
Vision, it is said, is the art of seeing things invisible. Already, there is much talk of 10% growth of GDP, the total output of goods and services. It seems pertinent to ask, what is the quality of the growth momentum now upon us? . . .
- Auto Suggestion And Positive Thinking (The Economic Times, K VIJAYARAGHAVAN, Dec 12, 2005)
Emily Coue, the French psychologist of the 20th century advocates the approach to self-improvement through the formula of auto suggestion, “Every day, in every way, I am getting better and better.” This also is one aspect of the modern concept . . .
- People Power In A Free Market Democracy (The Financial Express, Arun Maira, Dec 12, 2005)
India is a young country, with a huge pool of people of working age growing within it. The size of this pool, the largest in the world, is even larger than China’s and is a prime factor in economists’ estimates that India will be one of the three . . .
- Keep An Eye On All Invisibles (Indian Express, Veena Jha, Dec 12, 2005)
India has everything to play for this week at the WTO Hong Kong Ministerial, says Veena Jha
- The Holy Quota (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Dec 12, 2005)
The decision to introduce a constitutional amendment to enable states to re-impose reservations in unaided private colleges is deeply disappointing.
- Bombay’S Biharis (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
What is Mahajan doing targeting them? What is BJP doing allowing him to do so?
- China's Central Bank Governor — Mover And Shaker In China's Financial System (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Dec 12, 2005)
Turning to central bankers, in general, the world has come to regard Mr Alan Greenspan, America's central banker, as an economic statesman of global significance. His every move, every gesture was watched by markets with bated breath to infer . . .
- The Best Place To Learn English (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 12, 2005)
A leek is Welsh for a vegetable of the genus onion. Taking a leek in Wales could have a different connotation from taking a leak in England!
- It’S Called Be Or Bankruptcy Of Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The striking thing about the professional education scenario in Andhra Pradesh is that is is messy.
- Of Values And Rights (Deccan Herald, Sri Sri Ravishankar, Dec 12, 2005)
Human rights is protecting another’s freedom, seeing that the other person is like oneself. Human rights is giving others security, letting them live.
- Can The East Asia Summit Be Independent? (Hindu, P.S. Suryanarayana, Dec 12, 2005)
Prospects of proposed `East Asian Community' being assessed
ASEAN remains in the `driving seat'
Draft EAS formula evolved
- Reinventing The Oic (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Dec 12, 2005)
In the year-long run-up to its extraordinary summit in Makkah on December 7-8, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC), which had emerged in 1969 as a collective response to an arson attack on Masjid-i-Aqsa, has had a bad press.
- `Educated People Should Protect Human Rights' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Educated people in the country should volunteer to protect and promote human rights, speakers at the State- level seminar on Human Rights and Civil Society organised by the Department of Political Science, Thiruvalluvar, Government Arts College here . . .
- Equitable Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 12, 2005)
Poor students stand a better chance of higher education
- Dalits For Quota In Pvt Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
A large number of dalits from different parts of the country under the aegis of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisation assembled at the Ramlila Ground here on Sunday to demand reservation in the private sector, judiciary and the army.
- Education, Innovation Key To Competitiveness (Hindu, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Dec 12, 2005)
Intel chief wants India to build on existing strengths in software and analytical skills
While the cost of computers will continue to fall, preoccupation with computing costs is a waste of time.
- Depleting Ozone Layer: B’Lore Feeling The Heat? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Bangalore may be at risk from depleting ozone layer. A burgeoning auto-rickshaw, vehicle and factory population coupled with the presence of Nagarhole and Bandipur forests, 220 km and 190 km away respectively, may be increasing the risk for Bangalore,....
- Kalam Asks Punjab Farmers To Usher In Second Green Revolution (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Go in for extensive farming of Jatropha, says the President
Cotton growers achieve world record
Rs. one crore announced for Bhatinda village
`Village adoption programmed successful'
- Quick Diagnosis Kit For Filariasis To Go Commercial (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Dec 12, 2005)
Developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology
A rapid action kit that helps in quick diagnosis of filariasis, developed by Anna University's Centre for Biotechnology and ready after years of trial, will be commercially launched by . . .
- Iaf Rescues Four Marooned Persons On Amaravathy Bank (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Dec 12, 2005)
They were caught in the water released from Amaravathy dam
- U.S. Policies In The Eurasian Region (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Dec 12, 2005)
American strategic thinkers seek the projection of U.S. power into Eurasia on a permanent footing. The central issue involved is Russia's unquestioned emergence as the 21st century's energy superpower.
- `Cancer Hospital Needed For Malabar' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
Education Minister E.T. Mohammed Basheer has said that a cancer hospital with modern facilities was necessary for the Malabar region.
- Education And E-Mpowerment (Hindu, VANI DORAISAMY, Dec 12, 2005)
Initiative to provide education resources electronically can transform learning
- Horrifying Aftermath (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Two months after dozens of villages in Uri and Karnah tehsils were flattened by the devastating earthquake, the number of psychological problems in these areas is increasing.
- 'Ji Rejects United Kashmir' (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 12, 2005)
The JI has rejected the idea of United Kashmir or its division into five zones however supported demilitarisation in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
- Art Lovers Would Love To Be Here. Are You One? - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 12, 2005)
Javaid Iqbal Bhat sums up his experience at the Indian National Archives Complex, where are housed some rare pieces of art and literature
- End Of Regional Parties ? (Daily Excelsior, T. Sreedhar, Dec 12, 2005)
The verdict of recent Bihar elections and the infighting in Shiva Sena made many to sit up and note the steady diminishing trend by the regional parties. In 2004, when the regional parties like Telugu Desam in Andhra Pradesh and Akali Dal in Punjab . . .
- Return Is Possible (Greater Kashmir, Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor, Dec 12, 2005)
Aatif Ahmed Mehjoor comments on Pandit migration and an unspoken possibility of their coming back
It is now more than fifteen years since the volatile months of early 1990 when Kashmir’s Pandit community fled en masse from the valley.
- Touch Of Fear (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Dec 12, 2005)
A many-sided issue may become muddied by simplistic responses. The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has responded predictably to the notion of foreign universities setting up branches in India.
- Proxy Rule Of Us-Pak In Afghanistan (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Dec 12, 2005)
The US state department and some West European countries are unhappy with the outcome of September 18 parliamentary elections in Afghanistan as it have preponderance of MPs from the Northern Alliance.
- Mahajan In Denial Mode (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Senior BJP leader Mr Pramod Mahajan has denied the alleged anti-Bihar remarks attributed to him after the Bihar chief minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, disapproved of his comment. The denial also came amid protests and agitation in Maharashtra and Bihar . . .
- Why Did Paris Erupt? (Statesman, BULA BOSE, Dec 11, 2005)
The modern day workplace, particularly for the low-end worker, has much in common with the way slaves of yore were treated
- Protests, Clashes Mark Rights Day In Jk (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Protest demonstrations and hunger strike by pro-independence leaders marked the International Human Rights Day here on Saturday.
- Makkahal-Mukarramah Declaration (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 11, 2005)
Yes, we reject terror in all forms and manifestations, but we are passionately concerned about the stigmatization which Muslims are being subjected to. Let’s pledge to protect our identity without compromising on the basic principles of Islam.
- Aids Prevention: China To Adopt Railway Programme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Delegation studied South Central Railways project
HIV/AIDS affects about 5.1 million individuals in India
``It was heartening to see that there was not much stigma attached to the disease in India''
- Commemorating A Genius And 100 Years Of E=mc2 (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Dec 11, 2005)
With the sun soon to set on 2005, I cannot resist the temptation of devoting this week’s column to a man, one of my heroes, whose memory was honoured by the United Nations by observing this year as the International Year of Physics.
- Urban Reforms—can We Stay The Course? (Indian Express, N K Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Just before the Prime Minister left for Moscow, he launched the Jawahar Lal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission. The Prime Minister’s speech outlined the challenges of urban planning and highlighted the unresolved issues not all of which have been . . .
- Stop The Violence (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Dec 11, 2005)
Determined intervention is needed to reverse the steady elimination of women in India.
- Science Foundation Project Awaiting Parliament Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Two institutes will start functioning in June 2006
- Maoists Put Off Education Shutdown (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
After extending unilateral ceasefire by a month, Nepal’s Maoists on Saturday postponed their proposed five-day education shutdown saying they wanted to help restore peace in the Himalayan kingdom.
- When Our Tribals Can Take For Granted Schools And Roads, Power And Health (Indian Express, MAHASWETA DEVI, Dec 11, 2005)
Empowerment to me means the empowering of the people I have been fighting for the last so many years. Have they been empowered?
- Trade, Not Politics, To Drive Group Of 16 At First East Asian Summit (Indian Express, SUNIT ARORA, Dec 11, 2005)
India will let trade — and its huge market — do the talking at the first-ever East Asian Summit, seen as a “historic” opportunity to carve out a more cohesive Asian identity.
- The System That Failed (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Dec 11, 2005)
Every so often I find someone arguing that the present disarray in our government and politics will not go away unless we adopt a presidential system. But no one has spelled out the relevant specifics and told us what kind of a presidential system . . .
- Seven Cops, Five Taliban Killed In Afghan Assault (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Seven police officers and five Taliban fighters have been killed during an assault on government offices in southern Afghanistan.
- Tackling Exam Muddle In Varsities (Tribune, Vikram Chadha, Dec 11, 2005)
Reports on examination blues — paper leaks, out of syllabus question papers, wrong question papers opened in the examination centres, demand for grace marks due to inappropriate evaluation, mass copying — have become too common.
- The Institutionalisation Of Mediocrity (Hindu, Meenakshi Thapan, Dec 11, 2005)
A dilution of academic programmes is the beginning of institutionalising mediocrity
- Farmers Deserve A Better Deal: Dr Swaminathan (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Dec 11, 2005)
Among the world’s leading agricultural scientists, Dr M.S. Swaminathan has played a catalytic role in India’s green revolution.
- Kalam Calls For Second Green Revolution (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Exhorting farmers for the second Green Revolution and doubling the country’s food production to 400 million tonnes by 2020, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today said value addition to the agricultural produce of farmers could improve their economic . . .
- His Dream Project Comes True (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Dec 11, 2005)
Each time Bill Gates visits India, he casts a renewed spell over Indian masses. Each time he comes to Delhi, this columnist makes it a point to be present at the interaction he has with the capital’s press corps, business magnates or IT “Mughals”.
- Sonia Pledges Her Support To Rehabilitation Of Kashmir Quake Victims (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Dec 11, 2005)
Becomes first high-ranking leader to visit Teetwal close to PoK "I have come to share your pain and grief. You have faced the worst days but with great courage"
- Focus On India, Manmohan Will Tell Asean (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 11, 2005)
Look East policy begins to bear fruit
- In Footsteps Of Enlightened One In Vizag (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The existence of centuries-old Buddhist sites in Vizag is bound to interest both tourists and historians, writes V Guhan.
- Indian Women’S Movement Has Had Many Avatars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Dec 11, 2005)
The very fact that the issue of women carrying a large share of social and economic burden without commensurate rights is acknowledged now, shows the success of the women’s movement in South Asia in general and India in particular,
- A Clash Of Cultures (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Dec 11, 2005)
Often on my travels, these days, I meet Muslims who complain about being misunderstood by the world. Islam is a religion of peace, they say, it can never condone violence and yet on account of a handful of bad people, the world labels all Muslims ...
- Iraqi Scam? (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Dec 11, 2005)
Most regular internet users have, at some time or the other, received scam email from Nigeria and other African countries seeking their help in getting out a few million dollars of ill-gotten wealth out of the country with half the money as a reward.
- Engg Research Foundation On Anvil (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
The Foundation will come up at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore, C N R Rao, chairman of the Scientific Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, said. Discussions were being held on a note from the Union Cabinet to set up the Foundation.
- Better Managers? (Hindu, S. Ramachander, Dec 11, 2005)
Women manage in a way entirely different from the way men do. But are they better at it?
- Bjp Favours Planning Panels (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 11, 2005)
Party releases manifesto for zilla, taluk panchayat elections
Promises
Panchayat development council to be formed
Primary schools in all villages in five years
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