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Articles 16121 through 16220 of 22438:
- Ending Algeria’S Agony (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Oct 10, 2005)
JUST as the travails of the Turkish people and their heroic war of independence under Mustafa Kemal aroused the passions of the Muslims of South Asia, the Algerian struggle for freedom burnt into the consciousness of the generation that grew up in 1950s.
- Forgotten Victims-I By Sankar Sen (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2005)
In our criminal justice system based upon Anglo-Saxon adversarial pattern, victims of crime are very often forgotten and neglected. During the last 100 years,
- Journey To Jails (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2005)
It is less than a year that Gopalkrishna Gandhi has taken over as Governor but during this time he has done remarkably well in interacting with sections of society having unique problems.
- Imagine If John Lennon Was 65! (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 10, 2005)
What would John Lennon be doing now, if he were still with us today? Celebrating his 65th birthday, that’s the easy answer. Whatever his circumstances, we would like to think he’d give a party similar to the one in 1967 for Magical Mystery Tour when all t
- ‘We’Re Doing Away With Red Tape And Rolling Out The Red Carpet For Investors’ (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 10, 2005)
On October 7, 2005 Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi completed four years in office—an achievement in itself in a state where the average tenure of a CM has been two-and-a-half years.
- Negotiating Tradition (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
The well-known art historian and curator, Dr. Alka Pande's new exhibition Turning the Wheel: Traditions Unbound deals with the specifics of south Indian art, as it locates itself between tradition and the present.
- Face This Challenge (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 10, 2005)
Last week could not have ended on a worse note for our State and its vicinity. An earthquake the like of which has never been witnessed before turned our life upside down. From Lakhanpur to Uri the buildings were shaken to their foundation. Quite a few of
- Governors As Lynch-Pins (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Oct 10, 2005)
The Supreme Court judgment in Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India, declaring the dissolution of the Bihar assembly to be unconstitutional, is a landmark.
- Home-Grown Terror (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 10, 2005)
An exasperated mother recounts the escapades of a home grown Osama
- From The Rubble: `Save Me, Call My Mother, Call My Father' (Indian Express, Reuters, Oct 10, 2005)
Mohammad Ramazan walked out of the graveyard haunted by the image of his dead eight-year-old daughter's cut and damaged face. In Balakot, there are hundreds of fathers like him, but most of them have still to bury or even find their children after Saturda
- World Development Report 2006 — Refreshing Emphasis On Equity For Growth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Oct 10, 2005)
The emphasis that the World Development Report 2006 places on equality between and within countries shows that concern with equality has become an important part of the agenda of economic development.
- No ‘Moral Policing’; ‘Amoral Policing’ Instead? (Indian Express, S Gurumurthy , Oct 10, 2005)
A cine actress publicly justified pre-marital sex. No educated man would expect to marry a virgin, she asserted. Many, mainly women, protested, spontaneously.
- Srinagar: A City Of Dumps And Bumps (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 10, 2005)
All of us contribute towards making a once beautiful city a big dumping ground of all dust, dirt and garbage. Srinagar will regain its glory the day reality dawns on us, laments Dr Bashir Ahmad
- Change In Attitude (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 10, 2005)
Last week Delhi had visitors from the part of Kashmir which is under Pakistan’s control.
- Mittal Signs Three Mous With Jharkhand Govt. (Hindu, Indani Dutta, Oct 09, 2005)
12 million tonne greenfield project in two phases
Massive investment of Rs. 40,000 cr.
A power plant of 2500 MW and townships planned
Efforts to boost technical education in Jharkhand
Steel consumption set to witness growth
- State To Get Rs.22,000-Crore Central Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said his Government had taken several initiatives costing Rs.22,000 crores to improve the infrastructure in Kerala.
- Congress Governing The Country Under Extreme Pressure From The Communists - Prime Minsiter Manmohan Singh Confesses (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Oct 09, 2005)
Why rule then? Why not resign and call for a fresh mandate. Why compromise with the communists?
- Sino-Indian Relations And Asia (Daily Excelsior, V. N. Paranjape, Oct 09, 2005)
As India and China try to bypass the 37-years-old distrust between the two countries following the 1962 war, there appears to be a new dawn of understanding that in all likelihood 21st century will be an Asian century.
- Politics Overtakes Governance (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Oct 09, 2005)
As the local councils begin their second term amid a hail of accusations and contradictions,
- A Happy Lot? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 09, 2005)
Finally we have something to cheer about. We are being told by a survey that we in this country are fourth in the list of "happiest population in the world".
- Turkey And Eu: Rough Road Ahead (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Oct 09, 2005)
The opening on October 3 of Turkey’s negotiations to join the European Union was supposed to be a solemn affair, a ceremony marked by dignified speeches and toasts to the beginning of a new era in relations between Ankara and the 25-nation bloc.
- Knowledge Is At The Core Of Growth: Prof Nigavekar (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 09, 2005)
The remarkable increase in the number of universities, colleges and students in the last five decades are indicators of the growth of higher education in the country, emphasises Prof Arun Nigavekar.
- Self And Illusion (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Self-perception is not always the best perception. Neither are stereotypes always true.
- Strike: We Must Discipline The Indisciplined Lot (Tribune, J. L. Gupta, Oct 09, 2005)
Workers strike work. Flights cancelled. Bank, bus and train services disrupted. Commerce and industry suffer. Passengers are stranded. Millions are affected. Billions are lost.
- Multiple Challenges Of Global Migration (Indian Express, N K Singh, Oct 09, 2005)
Four days ago, the report of the Global Commission on International Migration (GCIM) entitled ‘‘Migration in an interconnected world: New directions for action’’ was presented to UN Secretary General Kofi Annan.
- Paheli Gives Amol A Good Break (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 09, 2005)
No Indian movie has ever won an Oscar. Four years back Lagaan was among the five nominees in the foreign films category but lost out to No man’s land.
- Internal Divisions In Israel (Dawn, Anwar Syed, Oct 09, 2005)
Israeli society is composed of people from several different ethnic and cultural backgrounds,
- A Stonebreaker’S Lesson On Finding Divinity In Work (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Oct 09, 2005)
One of the greatest lessons I learnt in development — it was also a profound experience that revitalised my Hindu roots after my communist background had nearly scythed them — was from an ordinary woman stone-breaker.
- `Congress Must Be An Interface Between Government And People' (Hindu, K.V. Prasad, Oct 09, 2005)
It should explain the Government's policies and alert it to its faults: Manmohan
It should educate the people about the limitations under which a Government functions
Government has implemented nearly three-fourths of the commitments made in the CMP
- Dharma As Well As Education Is Essential: Seer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 09, 2005)
Sri Veerasomeshwara Rajadeshikendra Shivacharya Swamiji of Sri Rambhapuri Peetha, Balehonnur in Chikmagalur district said that dharma and education were the two faces of the same coin.
- Some Food For Thought (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 09, 2005)
If I told you that all it will take to empower all of India’s destitute, dispossessed children is Rs 6,000 crores (0.2% of GDP) a year would you believe me? No, you would not.
- Over 300 Killed In Jammu And Kashmir; Uri Town Flattened (Hindu, Luv Puri , Oct 09, 2005)
Over 300 people were killed and more than 700 injured in Jammu and Kashmir in Saturday's earthquake.
- More Powerful Earthquakes In The Offing? (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 09, 2005)
Central Himalayan Gap' has the potential to generate more than one great earthquake, warn seismologists
- More Than 2,000 Feared Killed As Quake Rocks Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 09, 2005)
40 aftershocks cause panic; 400 children, 200 soldiers killed
- Education A Distant Dream For These Child Workers (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
Salma (7) of Bathalapalli village in Krishnagiri District wants to become a doctor. But she needs to get education to fulfil that dream. Right now she is rolling incense sticks to contribute money to the family.
- Engagement, Dialogue, Key To Improving Indo-Iran Ties: Natwar Singh (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
External Affairs Minister K.Natwar Singh on Friday said that constant and consistent engagement and dialogue were the key instruments for taking relations between India and Iran forward.
- Our Poor Little Rich (Indian Express, Shekar Gupta, Oct 08, 2005)
If you were one among a quarter of a billion Indians living below the poverty line,
- India’S ‘Apartheid’ Under Us Gaze (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 08, 2005)
An unprecedented Congressional hearing on the caste system in India gets wide publicity on the Christian news networks.
- Wildlife Week Celebrated At Bannerghatta Biological Park (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
The 51st Wildlife Week was inaugurated by Primary and Secondary Education Minister Ramalinga Reddy at Bannerghatta Biological Park (BBP) here on Thursday.
- Madressahs: Need For A Broader Curriculum (Dawn, Mansoor Alam, Oct 08, 2005)
The opposition of Islamic orthodoxy to the teaching of sciences, mathematics, economics, history, philosophy, other secular subjects and foreign languages, especially English, is inexplicable, for Islam places great emphasis on knowledge and learning.
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 08, 2005)
India has always supported anti-imperialist struggles in other countries and taken a leading role in the non-aligned movement. It’s a pity that today the UPA government is supporting the USA which wants to stop Iran from developing nuclear energy . . .
- Get Rid Of Connectivity Problem (Greater Kashmir, SHABIR AHMAD MIR, Oct 08, 2005)
WAP enabled services can minimize the load on the JK Bank’s network. The inconsistency is being noticed still and should be addressed first, suggests
- Calculus Of Happiness (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 08, 2005)
When is one `absurdly happy'? Maybe, when one is having the ice-cream of one's choice in the pleasantest of surroundings and company, with not a care to disturb the state of one's mental solace and feeling of contentment.
- A Happy Lot (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 08, 2005)
We have reasons to rejoice. An international survey has found that Indians are the fourth happiest population in the world. Our happiness quotient is far higher than that of First World countries like England and Canada. Only Australia, the US and Egypt a
- Running A Business Is Tougher Than Chess (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 08, 2005)
"Failure is all around us. Failure is pervasive... Failure is the most fundamental feature of all systems," writes Paul Ormerod in Why Most Things Fail: Evolution, Extinction and Economics.
- From Myths To History (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 08, 2005)
Terrorism is a universal threat, demanding a universal response
- The Ideology Of Success (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Oct 08, 2005)
Life consists of everyday resistance against the societal ideologies of success, towards making Utopia a reality
- The True Role Of Religion (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 08, 2005)
Founders of every major religion of the world addressed themselves to the problems facing human societies of their time. They were clear in their priorities. Hebraic religions like Judaism, Christianity and Islam made one God the centre-piece of their....
- What Does The Amu Verdict Imply? (Hindu, Valson Thampu , Oct 08, 2005)
If the minorities have the right only to establish institutions, but not the right to administer them, then these institutions will cease to be institutions of their choice.
- Centre To Spend More On Supplementary Nutrition For Children Under Icds Grant (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2005)
Food cost per child increased to Rs. 2
- Young Blog Their Way To A Publishing Revolution (Hindu, Owen Gibson, Oct 08, 2005)
The changing world of the Internet poses a challenge to old media: a U.K. poll shows a third of 14- to 21-year-olds now have their own online content
- 'Practical' Theory Of Revolving Doors (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 08, 2005)
In diplomacy doors are never closed." So said External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh in Islamabad recently.
- Indonesia's Terror Dilemma (Asia Times, Bill Guerin, Oct 07, 2005)
The al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) organization once again has its footprints all over a series of suicide bomb blasts on the Indonesian resort island of Bali.
- Recasting Priority Sector Lending (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
A full 15 years after the Committee on Financial Sector Reforms (Narasimham Committee-I) recommended phase-out of directed credit, an internal working group of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has clearly called for continuation of the concept of priority
- Will More Money Make You Happy? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Oct 07, 2005)
The finding by a leading research agency this week that Indians are the fourth most happy people on the planet, happier than Englishmen or Canadians, is proof, if any further proof were required, that money alone does not bring happiness.
- Teachers As Role Models (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2005)
The world teachers’ day that was observed on October 5 helped focus attention on the status of teachers. Marked since 1994, this day has been promoted by Unesco to “recognize the essential role of teachers in educational advancement and the importance ...
- No Panacea For All Ills (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2005)
And now the army may be asked to control traffic. Speaking at a press conference in Karachi on Wednesday at the Press Club, where the police chiefs were present, Sindh Law Minister Rauf Siddiqui said the army’s help may be sought for “providing relief to
- What's The Value Of Friendship? (Hindu, Lucy Rock, Oct 07, 2005)
Philosphers and poets have long pondered the importance of friendship: Euripides thought "a loyal friend worth 10,000 relatives," while Ringo got by with a little help from his.
- No Politics, Please (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 07, 2005)
Need to restore status quo ante at AMU
- In Need Of A Better System (Greater Kashmir, DR. RAM CHANDER SHARMA, Oct 07, 2005)
Some hard steps are to be taken to bring a derailed system back on rails in Jammu and Kashmir, suggests
DR. RAM CHANDER SHARMA
- They Don’T Teach Us Only To Learn But To Live (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 07, 2005)
K. Asif takes the teacher student relation beyond the confines of a classroom
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops”
- A Virtual University (Deccan Herald, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2005)
Good idea that must be made to work
- Younger Brides (Business Line, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 07, 2005)
The legal definition of ‘consent’ is not the same as its semantic significance. That is assumed the moment an ‘age of consent’ is fixed.
- Wrong Righted (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 07, 2005)
Govts subvert the Constitution for political gains, on vote bank considerations
- Indo-Us Warmth: Navy Chief Visits Us Base In Japan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Confirming the new Indo-US strategic partnership, Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash became the first Indian service chief to visit the US Naval base in Yokosuka, Japan, as part of his three-day visit to the country.
- Salaam Teachers (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 07, 2005)
Like other parts of globe, Pakistan too observed ‘World Teachers Day’ or its local rendering ‘Salaam Teachers Day’ with a view to recognising the teaching profession and to raise public awareness of the vital contributions teachers make to society, presen
- Real’ Bard Claims Whip Up Tempest Anew (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
Henry Neville, a Tudor politician and diplomat, is the latest contender for being the Bard.
- Uncle Sam Takes Peek At Indian Caste System (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma , Oct 07, 2005)
Having understood the differences between Shias and Sunnis, US lawmakers now examine the age-old caste system in India.
- Centre Approves Fund To Finance Elementary Education (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2005)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the creation of a non-lapsable ‘Prarambhik Siksha Kosh’(Elementary Education Fund) to keep the funds received from the two per cent education cess imposed in 2004-05 budget.
- Union: A Most Potent Social Insurance (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 07, 2005)
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) is the largest and fastest growing union in North America, with 1.8 million members, according to www.seiu.org.
- Managing Knowledge Security (Business Line, Tharun Kumar, Oct 07, 2005)
Some time in the 1980s organisations woke up to the fact that employees no longer joined a place to retire from it.
- Ias Forever? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Oct 07, 2005)
Every section of opinion in the country has looked askance at the Indian Administrative Service, the successor to the "heaven-born" Indian Civil Service (which Jawaharlal Nehru once castigated as being neither Indian, nor civil nor service!),
- A Brief History Of Development Economics (Business Line, Alok Ray, Oct 07, 2005)
An economist's answer to the question `how to promote growth' has substantially changed over time.
- Leave Kids Alone (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 06, 2005)
Whenever politicians decide to stage a grand public spectacle, they know where to pick up extras, without having to pay for their services.
- Assam Cm May Participate In Talks Between Ulfa And Centre (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
The decision to hold talks on October 25/26 was taken at a meeting between Ms Goswami and National Security Advisor MK Narayanan on Tuesday.
- Iima's Business Plan Contest (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Master Plan', claimed to be the biggest-ever business plan contest in India, was launched on Tuesday as part of the `Confluence 2005',
- Protest Today Is Criminalised (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Oct 06, 2005)
The police use terror laws to penalise dissent while we insist that civil liberties are West’s gift to the world
- Centre For Integrated Progress In 13 Naxal- Affected Areas (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Home Minister Shivraj Patil said urgent economic development of the affected areas is needed to wipe off the menace of Naxalites.
- Amu Students Gear Up For Legal Battle (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2005)
As normalcy returned to Aligarh Muslim University after Wednesday's flutter over the Allahabad High Court's verdict derecognising AMU's minority status, its students' body on Thursday decided "not to politicise" the issue and brace up for a . . .
- Govt Outlines Twin Pronged Approach To End Naxal Menace (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2005)
Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Wednesday unveiled a two-pronged approach of economic development and firm policing, in order to wipe out the Naxalite menace.
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