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Articles 16521 through 16620 of 22438:
- Tiruchi Set To Equip Itself With More Energy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
A three-day CII fair to begin tomorrow
- ‘The Divorce Was The Surgical End For Me’ (Deccan Herald, BALA CHAUHAN, Sep 22, 2005)
His voice on the phone was clear. “There’s no story. I have nothing to say to the Press.” It was Akbar Khaleeli, the former diplomat, who served as the Indian head of mission to Jordan, Iran, Italy and Australia etc, on the line.
- Roi Has Many A Shortcoming (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 22, 2005)
To Manage quality in a `total' way, you need a new model, says John S. Oakland in the latest edition of TQM: Text with Cases, from Elsevier (http://books.elsevier.com). The core of the model will always be performance in the eyes of the customer, ....
- Cbse Spells Reforms For Class X & Xii Exams (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
From revision in the pattern of question papers to implementing the grading system, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has announced wide ranging changes in the examination system.
- The Impairment Pair (Business Line, Mohan R. Lavi, Sep 22, 2005)
Mohan R. Lavi discusses US' Standard on the impairment of long-lived assets
- The Land Of Coffee & Oranges (Deccan Herald, Rashmi Rao, Sep 22, 2005)
If you thought Kodagu is a land of coffee and oranges, think again, for the district has a lot to offer especially for those seeking uncluttered places. Kodagu (or Coorg as it is popularly called),
- Perverted View (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2005)
It is unfortunate that despite the fact that there are hardly any secrets left about the prevailing situation a section of media across the Line of Control continues to present an unbalanced picture of the happenings on this side.
- Rural Employment Scheme Needs New Mindset (Tribune, L. K. Singhvi, Sep 22, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act passed by Parliament is indeed a historic and momentous legislation. It is bold in its commitment to reach every rural household and provide at least 100 days of employment to one family member in a year.
- Will You Work For This Stock? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Sep 22, 2005)
Cold sweat broke on Rahul’s forehead. It was the headhunter again. This time, the stakes were higher — cost to company of Rs 3 crore per annum plus stock options.
- Madrasa Mishmash (Indian Express, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 22, 2005)
Masquerades as culture and tradition
- Globalisation Needs Balance Of Global Social Action — Clinton (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 22, 2005)
Bill Clinton, former President of the United States, was recently interviewed at his home in Chappaqua, New York State, for Global Viewpoint byEuripedes Alcantara, editor ofVeja. On September 15, Mr. Clinton convened the first meeting of the Clinton Globa
- Not Enough Done For Farmers: M.S. Swaminathan (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Sep 21, 2005)
Lack of investment in farm sector, a big challenge: Hanumantha Rao
In China interest rate for farm credit is zero per cent whereas in India it ranges between 10 and 16 per cent
A survey says that 40 per cent farmers would quit farming given the choice
- Another Giant Leap To The Moon Planned (Hindu, Alok Jha, Sep 21, 2005)
The new vehicle has solar panels to provide power and astronauts will use it to get into moon orbit.
- Remains Of Ancient Temple Found (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Sep 21, 2005)
Dating back to the late Sangam period, it was discovered by ASI archaeologists
- A Friend Of Kashmiris: Farooq Abdullah (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
People with vested interests want Kashmir flames to keep burning, says Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan
- Plastic Waste To Be Used For Asphalting Roads (Hindu, Afshan Yasmeen, Sep 21, 2005)
Bangalore Mahanagara Palike to implement project this year with assistance from the World Bank
- Regulation Creates The Market (Deccan Herald, George Monbiot, Sep 21, 2005)
Corporations are ready to act on global warming but ministers resist regulation in the name of the market
- Mob Mentality (Daily Excelsior, Dr Rakesh Behl, Sep 21, 2005)
One of my revered teachers once commented on the mob mentality--IT DOES NOT DEPEND ON ANY INTELLECT OR TALENT,
- Is The U.K. Government The Obstacle? (Hindu, George Monbiot, Sep 21, 2005)
Corporations are ready to act on global warming but are thwarted by Ministers who resist regulation in the name of the market.
- Campus Elections (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 21, 2005)
The Supreme Court has rightly sought the Centre’s opinion on the need to evolve appropriate guidelines on conducting the students’ union elections in all the colleges and universities in the country.
- World Economy: Made In China? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Sep 21, 2005)
The importance of China for the global economy is reflected in many different spheres.
- Seeing A Loved One Lose Memories (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
A cure for Alzheimer’s disease which afflicts hundreds of elderly people may be a long way off, but continuing social interaction and activity can keep patients mentally agile and slow the crippling illness, say experts.
- No Peace Until Jewish Settlers Vacate West Bank’ (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 21, 2005)
PRESIDENT Gen Pervez Musharraf’s visit to the United States is expected to have far-reaching impact on the world scenario due to his candid articulation of issues having direct bearing on international peace. The net outcome will, however, take some time
- Tolerance And Train Travel (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Sep 21, 2005)
We all try to be tolerant; or at least, to be seen as tolerant. In reality, it is our streaks of intolerance that gain more prominence, though on most occasions we manage to keep these blips on our personality graph well hidden.
- Words And No Actions (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
A few days ahead of last week’s annual United Nations summit, the UN Human Development Report noted that the gathering of more than 150 heads of state and government,
- Time Bound (Deccan Herald, MALA SRIDHARA, Sep 21, 2005)
A person or an action qualifies each moment in a busy day, and thereby acts as a time-tracker
- Politics And The Pm (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 21, 2005)
There is no doubt that Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has earned universal respect for his economic and financial policies which he had initiated as finance minister long before being elected as chief executive of the country.
- Private Institutions Need To Fulfill Social Responsibility Role (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 21, 2005)
Private managements should take suitable measures to provide affordable education for the socially disadvantaged in society.
- It Isn't Easy Being A Genius (Deccan Herald, Jim Collins, Sep 21, 2005)
Let me begin by making something very clear: I am not a genius. On Tuesday, 25 people — at least most of them — probably would have had to find themselves making similar protestations after the MacArthur Foundation announced its latest class of fellows
- Tent School For The Kids Of Labourers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
A tent school has been set up in Mysore under ‘Sarva Shikshana Abhiyan’, office of Deputy Director of Public Instruction, Mysore impart education to children of labourers who have come to the city in search of livelihood.
- Aicte Nod For 5,690 More Engineering Seats (Hindu, K. Ramachandran, Sep 21, 2005)
The increase in intake will only result in colleges having more seats for the asking, say academics
- Incessant Rain Plays Havoc In Coastal Andhra, Telangana Regions; 30 Killed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 21, 2005)
Large tracts under water, Godavari rising menacingly; rail, road links severed.
- Is The Us Ready For Egyptian Democracy? (Deccan Herald, Geneive Abdo, Sep 21, 2005)
Frustration over a fifth term for Hosni Mubarak has inspired widespread protest that transcends religion and ideology
- Advocate Of Human Dignity (Hindu, R. VIJAYASANKAR, Sep 20, 2005)
A tireless propagandist imbued with an extraordinary zeal for social transformation
- New Beetles At Bandipur (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Sep 20, 2005)
A group of entomologists and naturalists of Mysore have identified a wide variety of ants, beetles and butterflies found during a survey at the Bandipur National Park, a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. This first survey conducted at the park by ....
- Global Warming: Siberia Feels The Heat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
It’s a frozen peat bog the size of France and Germany combined that contains billions of tonnes of greenhouse gases and, for the first time since the ice age, it is melting, writes Ian Sample.
- Rot In Universities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 20, 2005)
Uttar Pradesh Governor T.V. Rajeswar has indeed struck a blow against corruption, nepotism and maladministration by summarily sacking four Vice-Chancellors of the universities at Bareilly, Jaunpur, Kanpur and Meerut. This comes close on the heels of .....
- Steel Frame Bending (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Not all is well with the bureaucracy in Andhra Pradesh, arousing comment.
- Cyclonic Storm Spares Orissa, Enters Ap (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, which intensified into a cyclonic storm on Sunday, crossed the AP coast causing heavy rains in coastal areas.
- From Physicians To Pharmacists–Ii (Greater Kashmir, GEER MUHAMMAD ISHAQ, Sep 20, 2005)
A large number of educated patients often display inquisitiveness about the prescribed therapy and in the process try to seek information about the drugs being consumed by them from different sources like books,
- Lucrative Career Awaits Indian Nurses In Us (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
A lucrative career awaits Indian nurses in the US with the healthcare sector in America looking at tapping the nursing talent available in India.
- Israeli Poses As Priest, Cons College (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
After squeezing Rs 25,000 from a missionary college by claiming to be a Jesuit priest, the man tried to do a repeat by posing as a bishop.
- Indian Pro-American (Daily Excelsior, Ravinder Vohra, Sep 20, 2005)
The world at large may be expecting a shift in the foreign policy of India by the coronation of the UPA Government in New Delhi. But the adoption of a pro American policy by Dr Manmohan Singh has confused the world in general and the western powers
- Us-Style Segregation Threatens Uk (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 20, 2005)
Ms Harriet Harman, the Constitutional affairs minister, warned yesterday that some of Britain’s Black and poor communities were sinking into the same underclass exposed in the United States by Hurricane Katrina.
- Beyond Classrooms (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
It is difficult to believe that the West Bengal finance minister’s announcement on prompt salary payments to teachers and 10,000 new appointments is part of a total programme for upgrading education at the primary and junior school stages.
- Where India Stands Today (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Sep 20, 2005)
Today India is one of the fastest developing countries. Yet everything is not all right with us. There are many worrying aspects that need to be taken into account and solutions found expeditiously.
- Presidential Polls In Egypt (Dawn, Tayyab Siddiqui, Sep 20, 2005)
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s landslide victory in presidential elections held on September 7 has not come as a surprise to any observer of the Middle East political scene.
- Where Shiva & Vishnu Reside (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
The Nagareswara temple in Vijayapura houses Shiva and Vishnu shrines - both in perfect harmony. U B Githa and Mahesh Jambulingam delve into the splendour of the temple’s Mysore style architecture.
- Going Beyond Free Power (Tribune, Ranjit Singh Ghuman, Sep 20, 2005)
The decision of the Government of Punjab to give free electricity to all farmers in Punjab has vindicated the stand of the earlier Akali-BJP regime. However, there is an important difference between the recent and earlier decisions in the sense that the g
- Navy Conducts Campus Selections In Six Dists In State (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Under its reintroduced University Entry Scheme, Indian Navy is holding campus screening to select candidates for Service Selection Board (SSB) interviews
- 'Cultural Environment Vital For Development Of A Person' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
Good cultural environment is necessary for overall development of a person, said Vice Chancellor of Kuvempu University K Chidananda Gowda.
- Vote Them Out (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
The question of accountability is seldom confronted when one of the alleged offenders is the state.
- Democracy For All? (Hindu, Arvind Sivaramakrishnan, Sep 20, 2005)
For North, the U.S. is neither in process nor substance a democracy
- Maritime Security: Preparing For The Unexpected (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Sep 20, 2005)
India's strategic location in the Indian Ocean puts it in a unique position to help combat terror on the high seas, especially against high value economic targets.
- From Baghdad To New Orleans (Dawn, Kurt Jacobsen and Sayeed Hasan Khan, Sep 20, 2005)
IN 1962 social reformer Michael Harrington published The Other America, a startling expose of the plight of tens of millions of citizens ill-fed,
- Indira Gandhi Received Funds From American To Get Rid Of Communism In India? Prominent Marxist Leader Jyoti Basu Drops The Bombshell (India Daily, Anil Rane, Sep 20, 2005)
What else was congress involved in?
- Asthma Stress Spots On Brain (Deccan Herald, Nicholas Bakalar, Sep 20, 2005)
Using brain scanning techniques, researchers have located a specific part of the brain that causes people with asthma to wheeze and gasp for breath when under emotional stress.
- Where Shiva & Vishnu Reside (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2005)
The Nagareswara temple in Vijayapura houses Shiva and Vishnu shrines - both in perfect harmony. U B Githa and Mahesh Jambulingam delve into the splendour of the temple’s Mysore style architecture.
- Need For Mass Transit System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2005)
Karachi is perhaps the world’s only mega city without a mass transit system. For the future, too, there is no hope because no plans exist for giving this city of twelve-million plus a mass transit system that would be cheap, fast and comfortable.
- Rebirth Of Afghan Politics (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Sep 19, 2005)
One of my most cherished memories of a long tour of duty in Afghanistan is of the advent of dawn through the mist hanging over Bande Amir, an interlocking system of lakes well above the vegetation line.
- Before And After The London Suicide Bombings (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 19, 2005)
As the investigations continue into the July 7 suicide bombings, there are no arrests yet.
- Un And Terrorism (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 19, 2005)
Karachi is perhaps the world’s only mega city without a mass transit system. For the future, too, there is no hope because no plans exist for giving this city of twelve-million plus a mass transit system that would be cheap, fast and comfortable.
- Merkel Tipped To Win In Germany (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Germany goes on polls which is being closely followed and fought. These election are expected to be decisive in determining reforms in the ailing economy.
- Govt Can Raise 31,000 Cr By Divesting 10% In 14 Psus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
The reforms process will get a big push if the government succeeds in reviving the disinvestment policy, experts feel. For instance, the oil major ONGC stands out as the top PSU which can garner the largest amount of funds, says Aditya Raj Das
- Communists Rapidly Expanding To Bangladesh With Influence From West Bengal State Of India (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Sep 19, 2005)
The communists are expanding rapidly into Bangladesh.
- The Economic Fault Lines (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 19, 2005)
Unlike geographical fault lines, the economic ones spread disaster everywhere — on the prudent and the successful as much as on the imprudent and unsuccessful. P. V. Indiresan offers a solution to give the poor what they value and is goo d for them too.
- Icar To Release New Varieties Of Pulses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
For different climatic conditions
- Pak Coming Closer To Israel (Daily Excelsior, Atul Cowshish, Sep 19, 2005)
According to Western observers Israel is very pleased to have collected an early reward for its Gaza pullout from Muslim Pakistan which went public in establishing high-level contacts with the Jewish state.
- Un Human Development Report 2005: Shocking Disparities Across Regions (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Sep 19, 2005)
The UNDP's latest Human Development Report has done a creditable job of stressing the importance of attaining the Millennium Development Goals.
- Need For Reproductive Health Education For Adolescents Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Study reveals delay in giving medical attention by healthcare provider
- Stone Laid For School Project In Tsunami-Hit Keelamanakudi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
About 400 children to be benefited by the new initiative "Under the community initiative, the focus was on the welfare and development of children and elderly persons."
- Population And Economics (Deccan Herald, Rishi Trivedi, Sep 19, 2005)
Breaking News: Sania Mirza first Indian to enter 4th round of Grand Slam in 18 years! This news item flashed across Indian news channels on September 1, 2005. For a nation terribly starved of sports icons,
- From Physicians To Pharmacists–I (Greater Kashmir, GEER MUHAMMAD ISHAQ, Sep 19, 2005)
With the advent of complex and sedentary life styles, fast changing dietary habits, rapid increase in population and emergence of contemporary disorders,
- If The Heart Beats Too Fast (Tribune, John Briley, Sep 19, 2005)
Several readers have asked recently if their hearts were beating too fast during strenuous cardio exercise. Should they worry if their heart rates exceed 90 percent of maximum?
- Training Politicians Doesn’T Work (Indian Express, Sushila Ramaswamy, Sep 19, 2005)
Former Chief Election Commissioner T.N. Seshan has announced the opening of a school for training professional politicians under the auspices of the Maharashtra Institute of Technology modelled after the John F. Kennedy School of Government at . . .
- The Thinking Indian? (Indian Express, Ananya Vajpeyi, Sep 19, 2005)
In an interview published last month in The New York Times, V S Naipaul has pronounced that there are no thinkers in India today.
- The Moments Unforgettable -I (Greater Kashmir, S S Bijral (IPS), Sep 19, 2005)
S S Bijral (IPS) narrates his encounters with Fazil Kashmiri, one of the most celebrated poets of Kashmiri language
- To Be Better Prepared Next Time (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Taking A Call On Emotional Labour (Business Line, S. Subramanyan , Sep 19, 2005)
The first conclave of call centre unions are on in Mumbai. Problems facing the call-centre workers such as `abusive client calls',
- Another City (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2005)
Daydreaming is usually a harmless activity. But there is something rather alarmingly absurd about the chief minister’s all-embracing plan to convert Calcutta into a veritable Garden of Earthly Delights,
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