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Articles 15821 through 15920 of 22438:
- Distressed Displaced Persons (Daily Excelsior, Daya Sagar, Oct 23, 2005)
The displaced persons from area of Jammu and Kashmir as occupied by Pakistan have been the victims of neglect and technicalities.
- Rahul The Wall Stands Tall (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 23, 2005)
Australia’s celebrated cricketer, Steve Waugh, once remarked that the only way to dismiss Rahul Dravid was to pray to God that he makes a mistake.
- Tackling Child Marriages (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Child marriage continues to be a social evil even today. According to the latest Human Rights report, over 50% of Indian girls are married off before they turn 18. This is despite the existence of numerous legal provisions and an explicit legislation bann
- The Art Of Making Fine Tea (Tribune, Humra Quraishi, Oct 23, 2005)
The Foundation for Unity of Religions and Enlightened Citizenship (FUREC) which was launched last year has some prominent personalities associated with it — President of India Abdul Kalam, Jain monk Acharya Mahaprajna, academic Sudhamahi Regunathan, Maula
- Countering The Dowry Menace (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The practice of giving dakshina during marriage had its origin in the sublime sentiments of parents and relatives of a bride.
- Treating Women's Health (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Without formal education and facing great odds, Parmaben has succeeded in her mission to bring healthcare to Kutchi women.
- Truly A Life-Changing Experience (Hindu, SHALINI UMACHANDRAN, Oct 23, 2005)
It is a warm story of a little boy, an orphan with a fairly serious health problem, who takes over the lives of an elderly, childless couple who believe they have seen, done and experienced pretty much everything.
- Academic First, Novelist Second: Eco (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 23, 2005)
The enormous success of The Name of the Rose, the complex medieval murder mystery that is regarded as one of the modern masterpieces of fiction, is a "mystery" to its world-famous author.
- India, Pakistan Joint Statement After Natwar Singh, Khurshid Kasuri Meeting (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Hindu, Oct 23, 2005)
This is the text of the Joint Statement issued at the conclusion of the meeting of Foreign Ministers of Pakistan and India.
- "I Am A Professor Who Writes Novels On Sundays" (Hindu, Mukund Padmanabhan, Oct 23, 2005)
Umberto Eco on his foray into fiction, the success of his first novel, his love for narratives, his views on translation and more...
- The Enigma Of Values (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 23, 2005)
SOME three weeks ago, a gentleman who is a member of the Human Rights Commission in Pakistan sent me the following account of an incident that had occurred in a village called Bhila Hithar (Kasur district).
- It’S Our Right (Statesman, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
The conduct of the West Bengal government in taking steps to implement the Right to Information Act has been akin to that of a reluctant child on the first day of school
- Nato Offer Accepted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
Pakistan on Saturday said it had accepted an offer by Nato to deploy its forces in quake-affected areas “mainly for reconstruction” of destroyed infrastructure.
- Unsafe School Buildings (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 23, 2005)
THAT the massive earthquake of Oct 8 severely damaged school buildings well beyond the main affected areas of AJK and Hazara is now widely known.
- A Can Of Teen Spirit (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Vasudeva, Oct 23, 2005)
Brandy, PT shoe, Porridge and Fish. Irreverent? Yes. Hilarious? Maybe. Boring? A big no. Just like the book they live in.
- Science & Art: The Twain Do Meet (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 23, 2005)
Interesting insights into the world were the result of a project that brought together artists and scientists to promote interaction between them, says Debbie Rogers.
- Who Is Afraid Of Tantra? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
Contrary to its negative image, tantra is a positive and powerful branch of philosophy, Dr Rashmi Poddar, a scholar of Indian thought, tells Vimla Patil.
- The Man Behind Vienna’S Waltz Into Fame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 23, 2005)
A trip through the woods of Vienna, which have a musical quality about them reminiscent of Vienna’s famous composer Johann Strauss, enchants Eva Bell.
- Life Term Being Irrelevant, The Noose Has To Stay (Deccan Herald, N Haridas, Oct 23, 2005)
In an unusual move the first citizen of India, has recommended clemency to 40 death-row prisoners in what is an unconventional disclosure too.
- Asia Grapples With Rural Poverty Despite High Growth (Reuters, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
In a remote village in northern India, a group of women try to save just 10 rupees each every month. Sometimes even that isn't easy.
- Feasting On Festivals (Press Trust of India, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 23, 2005)
Everyone is celebrating. Either Diwali or Eid. Shopping and feasting. Government offices, businesses, travel companies, banks, organised retailers and people — just about everyone. Melas, fiestas, special gifts — there is something for everyone.
- India, Mexico Sign Five Agreements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
They pertain to foreign service training, culture, scientific cooperation and education
- Northeast India Vulnerable To Earthquake, Says Geologist (Hindu, R. Vimal Kumar, Oct 22, 2005)
"Owing to high amount of stress exerted along `arch-shaped' Himalayan ranges"
- No Special Concessions Sought From Government, Says Infosys (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
IT major comes out with details of land allotment
- Bad Economics, Worse Politics (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India must count it as a blessing that it has taken more than 50 years of Independence for elites in several parts of the country to seek to impose their `two-child norm' on the right to contest elections to local bodies.
- Saddam Trial — A Political Sideshow (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Oct 22, 2005)
The trial in Baghdad could backfire if Saddam Hussein is humiliated by unfair or high-handed treatment.
- Water Scarcity May Lead To Wars (Daily Excelsior, M M Munshi, Oct 22, 2005)
It is almost impossible to imagine that the total area of water on earth's surface is about 114 crore Square Kilometers but this immense quantity is of little use as 96.5% of it is brakish.
- Infosys Defends Itself With Figures (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
The IT company has asserted that it has not flouted any of the norms stipulated by the KIADB.
- Midday Meal That Was (Deccan Herald, N V Ramaswamy, Oct 22, 2005)
Probably the earliest midday meals scheme in the country was initiated in my class at a govt school
- India Is Our Fastest Growing Market (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
US-based UGS is the world’s leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software solutions.
- Us Approves First Brain Stem Cell Transplant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
US Federal regulators have approved what would be the first transplant of fetal stem cells into human brains, a procedure that if successful could open the door to treating a host of neural disorders.
- Motor Vibrator Regulating The Flow Into A Screw Feeder (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2005)
What is usually a simple thing for most of us is often complex for the taxman. One such problem was about `motor-vibrator with actuator', that came up in the Western India Plywoods Ltd vs Collector of Customs, Cochin case. Interestingly, . . .
- Storm In A Coffee Cup (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 22, 2005)
For how much longer will the people of West Bengal have to suffer the presence of such people who profess to call themselves politicians but whose only vocation appears to be to upstage each other in the public eye and switch colours when . . .
- Religion And Court (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Religion has reared its head in the choice of a Supreme Court justice. President Bush, in order the pacify his conservative supporters, says the selection of Harriet Miers was based on many things, including the fact that “her life is her religion.”
- Court And The Political Question (Tribune, Beant Singh Bedi, Oct 22, 2005)
Majority order of the Supreme Court dated October 7 in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case has sharply divided the constitutional law pundits. First part of the order declares the dissolution of the Assembly unconstitutional and void.
- Fatal Ragging (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2005)
Nemesis has finally caught up with nine students of Dr Ambedkar National Institute of Technology accused of ragging a junior student who later committed suicide. Nine days after the incident,
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Turkey Wins Hearts Of Pakistanis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
The visit to Pakistan of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has highlighted once again the closeness of relations between the two countries. It showed to the world not only the sense of caring and sharing at the leadership level but deeper . . .
- Caucasian Violence (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Chechnya, Ingushetia, Dagestan, North Ossetia and now Kabardino-Balkariya: Once again, one of the republics of Russia’s North Caucasus region — places whose names were once almost unknown in the West — has become the scene of excruciating terrorist . . .
- Threat To Nepal (Statesman, J R Mukherjee, Oct 22, 2005)
Nepal, sandwiched between India and China has a population of 27,070,666.
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 22, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation. He will, of course, answer a host of questions, not least a formidable list furnished on September 26 by
- Nanobombs To Blow Up Breast Cancer Tumors (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Breast cancer tumors could be a thing of the past as a discovery made by an Indian-American professor moots blowing up the carcinogenic lumps to pieces using tiny bombs developed by nanotechnology.
- Political Pollution (Statesman, Jagmohan , Oct 21, 2005)
Is the Indian President nothing but a robot according automatic approval to every resolution that his Council of Ministers submits to him? Is he totally helpless in stopping the dirty games to which our politicians sometimes resort?
- Beyond This Moment Of Self-Discovery (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 21, 2005)
Humanity, after all, is not dead. The way ordinary citizens have volunteered their time and resources to support the country’s largest-ever relief operation in parts of the quake-stricken Frontier and Azad Kashmir leaves one with courage and confidence.
- The Doll That Spoke (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Oct 21, 2005)
An effort to get a child to speak turned into a more complex situation involving her family
- Poor Representation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
K’taka’s move to train youth for the Army is welcome
- New 4-Year Ca Course Likely From Next Year (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Centre's approval being awaited
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 21, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation.
- General Gimmick (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
An open LoC is a good idea in theory
- India, China And Asean — Competing, Complementing, Cooperating (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 21, 2005)
Accounting for half the world's population but less than a tenth of global income, China, Asean and India are the emerging economic powerhouses. But India has a lot of catching up to do, both in matters economic and social. Mohan Guruswamy mak es a . . .
- Grave Incidents (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 21, 2005)
Although overshadowed by the killing of Minister of State for Education Ghulam Nabi Lone the two incidents that have marked the beginning of this week can't be brushed aside.
- Promises Galore (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
TN parties eye the Muslim vote
- Faqs And Answers (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 21, 2005)
As is his won't President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has once against hit the nail on the head by delivering a forthright Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial Lecture at the National Police Academy named after the country's first Home Minister in Hyderabad.
- The Difference Between India And Pakistan (Rediff on the Net, VIJAY DANDAPANI, Oct 20, 2005)
If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry.
- To Mitigate And Prevent Disasters (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Trusteeship To Careerism (Daily Excelsior, Rajendra Singh, Oct 20, 2005)
Every warrant of appointment issued by the British Crown carries the preamble, "Our Trusty and We beloved".
- Where Reason And Religion Clash (Dawn, Muhammad Ali Siddiqi, Oct 20, 2005)
An American raised an interesting question in Dawn’s letters column (Oct 11). Hurt by remarks from “Muslims worldwide” who saw a relationship between the Katrina disaster and America’s war on Iraq, Steve Elisha, from Colorado Springs, Co., asked whether
- Remain Vigilant (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 20, 2005)
The quake has not stopped militant attacks
- Super-Flop Series The Mismatch Was Motivation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 20, 2005)
A positive outcome of the “super-series” of one-dayers and a Test match Down Under is the ICC’s scrapping the idea of institutionalising it.
- Musharraf Inspires Confidence In Sufferers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 20, 2005)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has explained the infrastructure developed for the rescue, relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction process in the earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division.
- Traditional Programmes, Additional Resources (Hindu, Jairam Ramesh, Oct 20, 2005)
Where will money for increased spending in the social sector come from?
- Managing Security Through Fixed Tenures? (Hindu, N.N. Vohra, Oct 20, 2005)
All security-related posts must be manned by those chosen from a dedicated pool of officers selected and trained for the specific purpose.
- The Un-Stated Major Premise (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 20, 2005)
U.S. opposition to Iran's nuclear programme is aimed at protecting Israel's interests.
- Youthful Days (Deccan Herald, A N SUDARSAN RAO, Oct 20, 2005)
I look back with fond memories to my long years of service among youth
- Bill To Monitor Religious Propaganda In Textbooks (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Ministry accepts CABE suggestion to form National Textbook Council
CABE will double up as a forum where complaints regarding textbooks can be registered
Penal provisions being considered
- Prevailing Myths About Maths (Deccan Herald, Jagdish R Malhotra, Oct 20, 2005)
Age-old elitist prejudices against maths have made it appear unattainable to many and frustrating to others
- Mysore University Signs Mou With Rajabhat Varsity (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
University of Mysore has entered into a understanding with Rajabhat Universities, a conglomeration of 40 educational institutions in Thailand, for cooperation in the field of higher education.
- Ricoh To Develop Software In Eight Indian Languages (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Japanese office automation major — Ricoh Company Ltd, will develop software in eight Indian languages for schools and is looking at a turnover of Rs 172.5 crore from its Indian operations this fiscal.
- Not A Zero Sum (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Oct 20, 2005)
Aumann and Schelling belong to different spectrums of game theorists
- J&k’S Ugly Reminder (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Nothing can keep terrorists at bay
- Promises Galore (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 20, 2005)
It is the Muslim month of Ramzan and the season for iftar parties. Elections to the Tamil Nadu Assembly are just a few months away. What better time to hold out promises?
- One Half Of The Red Sky (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Oct 20, 2005)
Where in the world would you expect to find a rule which says that women applying for a job must have symmetrical breasts? Not in the US where breasts are flaunted from every billboard, not in Thailand where women contribute to the national economy
- Ysr Announces New Scheme To Create Model Towns, Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 20, 2005)
Adarsha Andhra Pradesh' to be launched in April next
- Fusion To Improve Higher Education (Hindu, A. Parthasarathi, Oct 19, 2005)
There needs to be more interaction between the universities and the major research institutions in both the private and public sectors.
- Isn’T A Varsity An Institution? (Deccan Herald, Valson Thampu , Oct 19, 2005)
According to a Judge of the Allahabad High Court (2005), and before him the Supreme Court in Azeez Basha Vs Union of India (1968), the Aligarh Muslim University lost its minority status on account of being upgraded to a university in 1920.
- Ranking Against Peers (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 19, 2005)
It has nowadays become common to rank institutions which offer similar services or perform similar functions.
- China's Major Leap In Space (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2005)
Two years, almost to the day, after China's first astronaut, Yang Liwei, circled the Earth for over 21 hours in the Shenzhou 5 spacecraft, the country's manned space effort took a big leap forward.
- Black Farce, Bleak Prospects (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Oct 19, 2005)
The absence of a clear disaster-management plan has reduced earthquake victims to beggars.
- Murder & Militancy In A Shaken State (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 19, 2005)
In carrying out attacks that resulted in the death of a State Minister and several others even as the Government of Jammu and Kashmir was trying to cope with the fallout of the October 8 earthquake, the terrorist groups have once again demonstrated ...
- Over A Million Jobs May Have Been Lost In Pakistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 19, 2005)
Labour-intensive job schemes needed: ILO
Widespread destruction of infrastructure
Areas affected are amongst the poorest in Pakistan
Need to rebuild minimum of assets to revive urban informal economy
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