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Articles 15121 through 15220 of 22438:
- Donors’ Conference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 18, 2005)
While it would be an exaggeration to say that the fate of the earthquake survivors’ depends on what the donors come up with, there is no doubt that the conference opening in Islamabad tomorrow will determine to a large extent the speed and scope of the...
- Kalam’S Call To Children: Show Courage (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
In a moving, emotional gesture, the President, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, paid tribute to the memory of a young 1971 Indo-Pak war hero by asking schoolchildren to take a pledge to display courage, spurn temptation and work for nation-building.
- Salem Lawyer Works For ‘Free’ (Telegraph, Amit Roy, Nov 17, 2005)
The man who appears to have put together the legal team defending Abu Salem is the young and apparently idealistic human rights lawyer Harjot Singh,
- Afghanistan’S Transition To Democracy (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Nov 17, 2005)
An anatomy of Afghanistan’s new parliament — accurately dubbed as a curate’s egg — leads one to the conclusion that the phenomenon of warlordism remains a stark fact of life in the turbulent country.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Voa Telecast On Geo Tv To Boost Pak-Us Ties: Crocker (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The telecast of the Voice of America (VoA) transmissions on GEO TV will strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and the Unites States, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker said on Wednesday.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 17, 2005)
Maoist nightmare
Jehanabad should send out wake-up call
- E-Panchayat Project For 450 Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Broadband project to be introduced in the district soon
E-panchayat aims at equipping rural folk with updated information
Data on gram panchayats can be easily obtained through internet
- Initiative Taken To Promote Organic Farming, Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
To propagate the cultivation of medicinal plants and organic farming among farmers, Sri AVVM Pushpam College at Poondi near Thanjavur has developed an experimental garden. S. Balu, principal of the college, said the Medicinal Plants Board of the . . .
- Japanese Consul-General Assures Help For Betterment Of Children's Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Tables, chairs handed over to students in local primary schools
40,000 students in the State will be provide necessary educational facilities
Every school in select areas will get an additional Rs. 50,000 through the UNICEF
- J&k: Lal Chowk Attacker Says He Got Training In Pok (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Pakistani militant Aijaz Ahmad Bhat, involved in the suicide attack on the business hub in Lal Chowk here, today said he and five other ultras belonging to Lakshar-e-Toiba had crossed over to Kashmir in the last week of October to carry out subversive...
- Back To Earth (Tribune, Raj Kadyan, Nov 17, 2005)
I want to go the moon,” the daughter said, looking up from her science book. Taking it to be a normal school age fancy we ignored the declaration. Visibly hurt that so important an announcement should go unnoticed, she changed strategy.
- Driven By Climate (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Nov 17, 2005)
Every year, more than 10 million people are being displaced by creeping environmental deterioration, concludes a study conducted by the Institute of Environment and Human Security at the United Nations University in Bonn.
- Liberalising Migration — Powerful Force For Poverty Reduction (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 17, 2005)
In its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for 2006, the World Bank contends that migration could deliver welfare gains for migrants, and for their origin and host countries.
- English To Help Haryanvis In It Sector (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Nov 17, 2005)
The Haryana government has decided to introduce English at the primary school level with a clear objective...
- Giving Cash To Fight Hunger In Africa (Hindu, John Vidal, Nov 17, 2005)
Over the next few months, more than 10 million hungry people in six southern African countries will need Western help to stay alive after their crops failed disastrously earlier this year.
- Gag Disorder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
As the morality thugs run riot in Chennai and Mumbai, it’s time for reason to assert itself
- Sonia, And Not So Far? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 17, 2005)
We know now where the Congress stands on the Volcker issue. So does the Congress. It would have been better for the party had Sonia Gandhi’s no-nonsense position
- From Dhaka With Hope (Indian Express, Junaid Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
Bangladesh is fast shedding its tag as a basket case and, argues Junaid Ahmed, it is weaving together a model development story
- Moral Policing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
The Kushboo issue raises a debate about the freedom of expression
- Quake Came As A Boon For Lashkar Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 17, 2005)
Confessions of captured fidayeen cast light on Kashmir terror wave
Lashkar strategists believe high-profile terror strikes will allow them to harvest the goodwill generated by their quake relief efforts
- Just A Friend (Indian Express, S.J. HAJEEBHOY, Nov 17, 2005)
As I crossed the age of 75 last year, I thanked God for keeping me in reasonably good health.
- Top Naxalite Injured In Jehanabad Jail Break Dies (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The toll in the attack on the Jehanabad sub jail by CPI(Maoist) rose to 14 with an arrested outlaw succumbing to his injuries at Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMCH) today.
- Srinagar: ‘This Is Evil, God Will Punish Them’ (Indian Express, Muzamil Jaleel, Nov 17, 2005)
When Nazir Ahmad Wani finally returned home, enveloped in a blood-soaked blanket, a dozen men encircled the body as they placed it in the compound. Then they hurried to tie the pieces together with white gauze, an attempt to bring dignity to the corpse.
- ‘India Should Stop Producing Fissile Material’ (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Nov 17, 2005)
Congressman Gary Ackerman has suggested that India should be required to declare a moratorium on further production of fissile material in exchange for Washington’s support for a permanent seat for New Delhi on the UN Security Council.
- Change In Pml Leadership Will Be Suicidal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Dissidents in the ruling PML are currently engaged in a campaign for change in the party leadership. President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have, however, advised the dissidents to interact with PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and resolve
- Rediscovering The Obvious (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Nov 17, 2005)
This column celebrated the achievement of Peter Drucker, the management master, a few days ago and referred to the neglect of his writings in academic circles.
- Exhibition On Historical Buildings Of Both Punjabs (Daily Times, Shoaib Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
A painting exhibition titled ‘Grandeur and Glory of Punjab’ featuring historical buildings and finest architectures of both Indian and Pakistani Punjab by senior painter Muhammad Shafiq will open at Alhamra Art Centre (The Mall) today.
- Major Reforms In State's Health Sector Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Rosaiah presides over meeting of leaders of all parties
Three separate directorates to be set up
Ban lifted on private practice for PHC doctors
Move to enhance PG seats in Government medical colleges
- Well-Strategized Rehabilitation Plan Chalked Out (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf Wednesday said Pakistan has a well-strategized plan for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of quake-ravaged areas and hoped that the world would come out with “expected level of support” at November 19 donors’ . . .
- India Urges International Cooperation In Nuclear Field (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday [15 November] said India was keen on establishing an environment that was conducive to international cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy without compromising the country's national policy . . .
- School’S Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 16, 2005)
The CBSE directive to its schools to waive fees for the single girl child from Classes VI to XII is staggering in its lack of logic.
- Focus On Literacy, Education, Jayalalithaa Tells Wakf Boards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Government to raise monthly pension for Ulemas to Rs. 750
- Farmer Can Look To Greener Pastures (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 16, 2005)
A number of eminent people have talked about a second agricultural revolution that is set to happen in India. Some have called it a second Green Revolution; others the Rainbow Revolution that will include white, blue and yellow too.
- Government Urged To Reverse Stand On Iran (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"It is not too late to come out of the trap"
- Little Stalinists (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Cutting edge radicals? Forget it, JNU is full of hecklers and wannabe civil servants.
- A Growth-Oriented Initiative (Hindu, S.Sundar, Nov 16, 2005)
Voluntary organisations in Virudhunagar district want to make the best use of the monsoon.
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- In A Search-And-Find Mode (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Nov 16, 2005)
With some patience and luck, you might just find that prized buy at the Bangalore Book Festival
- Pm Recalls Student Years, Says Education Empowered Him (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Speaking at a leadership conference today in the capital, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made a highly personal appeal for the development of education, drawing on his own experiences as a student who had to read by lantern-light and walk long distances...
- We Cannot Accept Globalisation At The Cost Of Our Self-Reliance: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Nov 16, 2005)
Last weekBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeestepped into his sixth year as Chief Minister of West Bengal. He has successfully met two Assembly elections and will face another election next year. In an interview, the veteran leader of the Communist Party of India ....
- Calamity Mitigation On The Back Burner (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 16, 2005)
For the Pakistani military establishment, the earthquake means little in terms of advancing its agenda. This should explain its laidback response and tardy approach to the ground realities in the aftermath of the calamity.
- Putin Reshuffles Top Officials (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Nov 16, 2005)
The Power reshuffle President Vladimir Putin announced on Monday may signal the start of Kremlin manoeuvres to ensure a smooth presidential succession in 2008 when Mr. Putin is to step down under the Russian Constitution.
- Bush Holds Up Taiwan As An Example Of Democracy (Reuters, Caren Bohan, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush urged China to do more to allow political and religious freedom to flourish on Wednesday, holding up Taiwan as a model of a free and democratic society.
- Injured Pakistani Quake Survivors Finally Get Help (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Nov 16, 2005)
Nearly six weeks after Pakistan's killer earthquake, people with untreated injuries are still being brought down from remote mountain settlements.
- Organisation Formed To Monitor Students' Level Of Education (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Evaluation programme to be taken up in 50,000 schools, says T.M. Vijay Bhaskar
- Bjp Will Have New President In New Year: Naqvi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Three-day national convention in Mumbai from December 28 to take decision
- Winchester College — Where Tradition Meets Modernity (Hindu, Shonali Muthalaly, Nov 16, 2005)
"It has always been there and has never been interrupted by civil war or plague or anything"
- States Not Paying Due Attention To Raising Literacy: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
"There is a correlation between literacy and development that we cannot ignore" "We also need to understand that the biggest constraint to realising a better future is poor infrastructure. This we are committed to reversing"
- The French Disconnection (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
The riots in France that began late last month have, not surprisingly, been appropriated by clash-of-civilization theorists as further verification of their thesis that Muslim and western cultures are mutually exclusive.
- Left Apart (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2005)
The Left, particularly the CPM, has, of late, been going hammer and tongs at the UPA government.
- Beyond Boundaries And Territories (Greater Kashmir, Zadie Smith, Nov 16, 2005)
Once again the traditional Booker outrage and upset have come and gone, leaving one to wonder whether an arduous task of reading a long haul of books ends up finally in a selection process that is done by a mere lottery or a literary competition.
- The Politics Of Transfer Policy (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Nov 16, 2005)
The transfer policy is biased where orders are issued not on merit and scope, but on power and influence. Manuplation works and the rest is known to all, Dr.Mian Mehboob suggests to have a genuine transfer policy in the education department
- Jehanabad Sp Suspended (Tribune, Ambarish Dutta, Nov 16, 2005)
As the head of the administration in Bihar under President's rule, Governor Buta Singh,
- In Pursuit Of Excellence (Tribune, Manmohan Singh , Nov 16, 2005)
IT is always a pleasure for me to come to a university campus. My professional life started among students and teachers and I have always enjoyed the environment of a university campus.
- Reforms In Higher Education Are Inevitable, Says K.C. Reddy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
PG courses should be in tune with industry needs: APSCHE Chairman
Courses should be capable of empowering human resources
Along with quantitative increase, quality should improve
Allays fears over APSCHE encroaching into varsities' domain
- Development Of Rural India Deserves Better Focus: Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today called for reducing the rural-urban divide and stressed that rural India must catch up with the best of infrastructure as in urban areas. The Prime Minister also called for an all out effort to win the “war against . .
- Corruption Puts Nation At Stake (Daily Excelsior, A S Wazir, Nov 16, 2005)
In the last few years, there has been an increasing feeling that there is something wrong with the system prevailing in our country.
- Child Migration From Nepal To India On The Rise (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
A research at five major checkpoints along the Nepal-India border in western, mid-western and far-western Nepal has shown that more than 70,000 children migrate into India every year from those checkpoints alone.
- Let’S Fight Out This Epidemic Of The Modern Age (Greater Kashmir, Dr M Rafiq, Nov 16, 2005)
World Diabetes Day, like every year, has been celebrated this year too. But the knowledge about the disease is to be disseminated every now and then so that it can be controlled and cured, writes Dr M Rafiq
- Say No (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Nov 16, 2005)
What is "BBC" in the context of our State? If one shuffles through responsible written records of the relevant period one would find that it has stood for the "Bakshi Brothers Corporation".
- To Break The Cycle Of Deprivation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
None of this implies that achieving greater equity in human development is easy. Extreme inequalities are rooted in power structures that deprive poor people of market opportunities, limit their access to services and — crucially —. . . .
- India Leads The Race To Us Varsities (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India continues to lead the list of source countries for international students in the United States.
- Maintain Harmony, Speaker Tells Legislature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee on Tuesday asked the legislature to maintain harmonious relations with the judiciary and media to strengthen the democratic system.
- Dying Languages (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 16, 2005)
Those who are keen to preserve the English language should take heart from the pronouncement of Professor Peter Muhlhaulser of Australia’s Adelaide Foundation of Linguistics,
- Militant Attack On Kashmir Rally Kills Two, Wounds 60 (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, Nov 16, 2005)
Suspected Muslim militants threw a grenade and opened fire at a political rally in Indian Kashmir on Tuesday, killing two people and wounding at least 60, including a former state minister, police said.
- Can Blair Learn To Listen? (Hindu, Vidya Ram, Nov 16, 2005)
With his authoritarian style, the British Prime Minister views compromise as a sign of weakness rather than of a leader who listens to his party and the electorate. Is he becoming a lame duck?
- Un Calls For Global Aid Mobilization: Reconstruction In Quake-Hit Areas (Dawn, Masood Haider, Nov 16, 2005)
The United Nations General Assembly on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution tabled by Pakistan calling on the UN to mobilize the international community to address the medium- and long-term reconstruction needs of the areas affected by last month’s ...
- Debate On Medium Of Instruction (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 16, 2005)
A question we are still grappling with in Pakistan after 58 years is, what should be the language of instruction in our schools?
- Old Age Tsunami (Wall Street Journal, editorial Wall Street Journal, Nov 15, 2005)
Asia's graying populations could roil the global economy.
- Chidambaram Predicts 7.5 P.C. Economic Growth Rate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
`India is the second fastest growing economy in the world'
- Rajaji's Enduring Legacy (Hindu, S. S. Narayanan, Nov 15, 2005)
Collection of Rajaji's weekly writings on politics and governance in Swarajya
- A Milestone In Bharatiana: Uncollected Writings (Hindu, A. R. Venkatachalapathy, Nov 15, 2005)
An important source for understanding Bharati and for writing the history of early nationalism in Tamil Nadu
- Toxic Truths From The Iraqi Battlefront (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 15, 2005)
When a war is illegal, the methods of warfare are bound to go beyond what is permissible under the laws of war. But don't expect the American media to tell you any of this.
- Naxals Kill 9 Abducted Sena Men (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Nine members of the outlawed Ranvir Sena, private army of upper caste landlords, who were abducted during the massive attack by the CPI (Maoists) on Jehanabad district jail, were killed as 1,000 paramilitary personnel were rushed today to this town,
- Cultural Events Mark Children's Day (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
The schools were filled with competitions and cultural events this Children's Day.
- For A Waste-Free Society (Hindu, G. Krishnakumar, Nov 15, 2005)
For the former Minister for Education P.J. Joseph, waste means wealth. To take forward this message, he has a simple plan - involve students in waste management programmes.
- 4 Killed In Suicide Attack On Srinagar Security Picket (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 15, 2005)
Four persons including two civilians and two security force personnel were killed and 13 injured in a militants’ suicide attack on a security picket in the Lal Chowk area here this afternoon.
- Jehanabad: Naxals Freed Own, Targeted Ranvir Sena Men (Indian Express, MANINI CHATTERJEE & J P YADAV, Nov 15, 2005)
Taking full advantage of the preoccupation of security forces with the Bihar Assembly polls, cadres of the CPI(Maoist), who raided Jehanabad town last night, stormed the jail and freed hundreds of cadres lodged there.
- Increasing Aids Patients In Jk Have Roots In Tourism, Troop Deployment: Afxb (Greater Kashmir, ARIF HALEEM, Nov 15, 2005)
The increasing number of AIDS patients in Kashmir has its roots in tourism and huge presence of Indian security forces, Countess Albina du Boisrouvray, the founder and president of Switzerland based renowned non-profit organisation, . . .
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