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Articles 17121 through 17220 of 22438:
- Contradictions In The Devolution Plan (Dawn, Aqil Shah, Sep 01, 2005)
Elections in transitional democracies are typically marred by systematic irregularities and fraud.
- How To Stop Civil War (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 01, 2005)
Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow of occupation. Whatever the parliamentarians in Iraq do to try to prevent total meltdown, their efforts are compromised by the fact that their power grows from the barrel of someone else’s gun.
- High - Rise Building (Daily Excelsior, Dr V Subramanyan, Aug 31, 2005)
There has been a sudden spurt in the construction of skyscrapers in Mumbai with a view to giving the city a glamorous skyline as that of Manhattan.
- The Questions Demand Answers-I (Greater Kashmir, ATHAR IDREES, Aug 31, 2005)
Who are we? Where are we heading towards and why? I hope some Frankenstein will answer my questions,
- The Hidden Inflation (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Aug 31, 2005)
The monster of hidden inflation has raised its ugly head once again, though the government statistics claim that the inflation is on the decline. It is eating up real wages and salaries,
- Oriya An Emotive Issue (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 31, 2005)
When the Jharkhand government chose to accord official status to Santhali and Bengali languages and not to Oriya, the people of Orissa had every reason to feel let down.
- A Landscape That Need Be Loved And Taken Care Of -I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 31, 2005)
We need to join hands and save our beautiful environs from getting spoiled, writes M G Hassan Mukhtar writes on the people, water and architecture of Kashmir
- O Doctor! I Love You – I (Greater Kashmir, NASEER A GANAI, Aug 31, 2005)
Why blame doctors when they too belong to the same society which we are a part of, questions
- Dm Campaign (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 31, 2005)
The Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DM) campaign against flesh trade has evoked widespread appreciation.
- Tryst With Urdu (Tribune, Samir Mukerjee, Aug 31, 2005)
I fell in love with Urdu in the year 1946 when the communal riots were ravaging Calcutta.
- Childhood Years (Telegraph, Tapas Majumdar, Aug 31, 2005)
This is the third and last of the three notes I had wanted to share with you while speculating on what the framers of our Constitution had wanted to convey through (what was to become) Article 45.
- Put To Test (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 31, 2005)
For generations, students have been stoically resigned to the fact that degree examinations conducted by the University of Calcutta are a life-changing gamble.
- Disservice Delivery (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 31, 2005)
Reduced to its bare essentials, good governance, whether in the context of governments, or public and private sectors, is nothing but making services in an adequate measure,
- Premji’S Panchatantra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
The Wipro chairman feared that water scarcity would hinder growth, be it in agriculture, industry or urban infrastructure.
- How To Avoid Civil War In Iraq (Hindu, George Monbiot, Aug 31, 2005)
Between the idea and the reality falls the shadow of occupation. Whatever the parliamentarians in Iraq do to try to prevent total meltdown,
- The Problem With Creating Islamist Phantoms (Hindu, Adam Curtis, Aug 31, 2005)
We dreamed up "Al-Qaeda." Let us not do it again with "evil ideology."
- A Politics Of Transfusion In Maharashtra (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Aug 31, 2005)
The Congress, the NCP, and the Shiv Sena all represent various facets of a public sphere that has become increasingly intolerant of dissent or difference.
- 8,000 Women To Get Training Under Tank-Care Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
2,005 tanks to be revived by 2008-09
Women involved in project to be made functionally literate
Rs. 670-crore World Bank-aided project on since 2002 in 34 taluks
Work on 464 tanks has been completed at a cost of Rs. 105 crores
- Jihadism’S Roots In Political Islam (Deccan Herald, Bassam Tibi, Aug 31, 2005)
In order to combat jihadism successfully, it is necessary to seek Muslim cooperation to determine who the jihadists are.
- New Constructions Near Water Bodies, Catchment Areas Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Protection of natural resources sought at public hearing on Hussainsagar Protection of natural resources sought at public hearing on Hussainsagar
Feeble support for beautification of Necklace Road
1,300-acre-Hussainsagar lakebed shrunk to 900 acres
- Rural Employment Centres For Computer Literate Youth (Hindu, Rasheed Kappan, Aug 31, 2005)
Companies interested in recruiting students after 10th standard
Mahiti Sindhu to come to an end next year
It helped improve attendance, enrolment and pass percentage
District Institutes of Education and Training may be used as placement centres
- Is Science A Religion? (Deccan Herald, B M Hegde, Aug 31, 2005)
If man doesn’t develop a proper scientific temper, he will become a moral nihilist or a religious fanatic
- Environment And Development Are Complementary’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Framing eco-friendly development projects is the need of the hour. Development and environment should complement each other and not in opposition to each other. If the situation continues then the country itself will be destroyed, writer Na D’Souza said.
- Spare The Child And Pay A Price (Deccan Herald, Vijesh Kamath, Aug 31, 2005)
The Compulsory Primary Education Bill seeks to take serious steps for protecting the right to education. It needs to be seen if the bill serves it purpose, though.
- Towards Evolving A Language Policy For Development (Deccan Herald, Vijay Padaki, Aug 31, 2005)
We need to constantly distinguish between the responsibility of identifying societal needs and that of serving them.
- Economic Inequality And Health (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Aug 31, 2005)
Here is some new and very interesting information on the health of people. Professor Richard Wilkinson,
- Ncert Framework Flayed (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
Labelling the National Curriculum Framework 2005 of the NCERT a “dubious enterprise”, historian Irfan Habib said the document would be disastrous for scientific and secular education in India if implemented.
- The Preacher And The President (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 31, 2005)
American televangelist Pat Robertson came up with a priceless piece of advice last week.
- 8,000 Women To Get Training Under Tank-Care Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2005)
2,005 tanks to be revived by 2008-09
Women involved in project to be made functionally literate
Rs. 670-crore World Bank-aided project on since 2002 in 34 taluks
Work on 464 tanks has been completed at a cost of Rs. 105 crores
- Challenges Of Disability (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Aug 30, 2005)
India happens to have the largest number of persons with disability in the world,with the 2001 census estimating their number to be 22 million. The actual number could be more than twice as much.
- India's Extinct Green Prime Ministers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 30, 2005)
To grow as a nation without depriving future generations of a rich natural heritage is a tough ask.
- Telephone Calls (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Aug 30, 2005)
Schools had not yet adopted answering machines and, since I live alone, I answered all calls to my residence phone myself.
- Less Population, Less Poverty (Dawn, Zafar Iqbal, Aug 30, 2005)
There may be a great deal of talk about poverty alleviation but we have not been able to do much about it. There are two main reasons. The first is that left to the market,
- Darwin Go Home (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
What did I do this summer? Part of the time I sat on the beach discussing Darwin vs. creationism. Those who believed in Darwin sat on one side of the sand and used suntan oil, because scientists say you don’t want to burn your skin.
- Uae Minister Praises State's Growth (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Minister for Education of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan has hailed Kerala's growth in various human development parameters such as education and healthcare.
- Fair Distribution Of Zakat (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 30, 2005)
Minister for Religious Affairs Ejazul Haq has called for disbursement of Zakat to the needy without any political pressure. Addressing the meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Religious Affairs, Zakat and Ushr, he proposed strong check and . . . .
- Commitment To Kabul (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s two-day visit to Afghanistan has inaugurated a new era of understanding and cooperation between New Delhi and Kabul.
- Balancing Act (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
India’s Afghan policy cannot ignore its ties with Pakistan
- Indian Classical Treasure-Trove Goes Digital (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A million rare manuscripts, palm leaves, copper plates and age-old classical literature are to be digitised under a project jointly undertaken by Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and the Indian ministry of communications and information technology.
- Hu Jintao Calls For Talks To End Disputes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
China will keep to the path of peaceful development, and cooperation with the international community to advance women's causes worldwide.
- Voting For Reform (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 30, 2005)
The fact that both Germany and Japan will shortly be holding general elections within a week of each other means a vintage time for international psephologists.
- Courts, Colleges, And Governments (Hindu, K.T. Thomas, Aug 30, 2005)
How many State Governments will ensure implementation of the Supreme Court's insistence that a proper law is passed to prevent managements from collecting capitation fees,
- Scheme To Benefit Rural Girl Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Several civil hospitals and community health centres to be upgraded as district hospitals
- Democracy Not The Preserve Of The West: Karzai (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 30, 2005)
Former King Zahir Shah lays the foundation stone
Project is part of New Delhi's quiet emphasis on infrastructure creation in Afghanistan
Two chambers — for the Wolesi Jirga and the Meshrano Jigra — to be constructed
- Need For Knowledge-Based Education Stressed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The Speaker of the Pondicherry Assembly, M .D. R. Ramachandran, has stressed that education available to the young boys and girls should promote knowledge and capability in them to face the challenges in life.
- Cpi(m) Plans Protest On September 13 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Demand for Government to solve landless farmers' problems
- An Economist Dreams Of A New Capital Outside Kabul (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh got to don his economist's hat on Monday when Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's senior economic adviser, Prof. Ishaq Nadiri, came by to discuss what India could do to help Afghanistan's economy.
- Government To Construct More Student Hostels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
More hostels will be constructed in a phased manner to accommodate 5 to 6 lakh students belonging to SC/ST and minority communities, said Social Welfare Minister Dr Y Nagappa.
- Parliament Versus Judiciary (Indian Express, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 30, 2005)
If this is the attitude of the government, then wind up the courts and do whatever you want.” Strong words from Chief Justice of India R.C. Lahoti,
- 'Afghan Oprah’ Set To Hit Airwaves (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan is to get its own Oprah Winfrey-style chat show touching on taboo women’s issues, a TV station said today, in a move likely to anger hardliners in the conservative Islamic nation.
- 700 Bds Students Could Lose Seats, Appeals Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
About 700 students, admitted to dental course (BDS) under government quota without required percentage of marks in the entrance test,
- The Burden Of Farmers' Debt (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Aug 30, 2005)
A recent NSSO report on the indebtedness of farmer households provides important information on the extent and nature of cultivators' debt.
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
- Kannada Books To Go Digital (Deccan Herald, K P N Vijayalakshmi, Aug 30, 2005)
The Department of Libraries will digitise 1 lakh Kannada books by November 2006, as part of the golden jubilee year since state formation
- India To Ask Pakistan For Transit Facility (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today rounded up his first two-day bilateral visit to Afghanistan by targeting the common man or the “aam aadmi of Afghanistan, saying that with India’s help,
- India's Natural History (Hindu, Meena Menon, Aug 30, 2005)
A sequel to Salim Ali's India, with over 70 colour plates, this is a record of India's rich wildlife, of which very little remains
- Work Together To Bring Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August 2004
- Feature - Alienation Breeds Insurgency In Manipur (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 30, 2005)
Nearly five years ago, human rights activist Irom Sharmila went on a hunger strike in Manipur.
- 'Opportunity Lies In Ict Domestic Market' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Application outsourcing will constitute a major component
- Bad Children (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 30, 2005)
In India, the “two nations” theory is perhaps most starkly applicable to children.
- A Piece Of History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Simple utensils and equipment which were used in the kitchen have become a part of folk-culture and museum pieces, discovers Michael Patrao.
- Crafting A Future For Kinhala Kale (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
In recent years concerted efforts have been made to revive the beautiful, painted wood-craft of Kinhal which had languished with the erosion of traditional markets and declining patronage, writes Geetha Rao.
- Holy Texts And Unholy Strictures (Deccan Herald, Karen Armstrong, Aug 30, 2005)
It is both wrong and dangerous to believe that literal truth about life and beliefs can be found in religious texts
- God's Own Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
As curious onlookers entertained themselves, the Gotipuas from Orissa went on with their act of faith
- Rational Approach To Music (Hindu, Sulochana Pattabhi Raman, Aug 30, 2005)
PERFECTING CARNATIC MUSIC — Level 2 — Varnams and Krtis: Chitravina N. Ravikiran; The International Foundation for Carnatic Music India Publication, 105, 2nd Cross Street, VGP Layout Part1, Palavakkam, Chennai-600041. Rs. 99.
- `You're The Opposite Of Me!' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
A father and son talk of common roots, divergent paths, of walking meekly in the shadows and taking one's place under the sun
- The Committed State (Telegraph, BHASKAR DUTTA , Aug 30, 2005)
The author is professor of economics, University of Warwick
- Commentary On Yajnavalkya Smriti (Hindu, V. Gopalakrishna, Aug 30, 2005)
VIJNANESHWARA-MITAKSHARA: Srinivasa Siranoorkar; Pub. by Prasaranga, Gulbarga University, Gulbarga. Rs. 50.
- Remarkable Increase In Eye Donation (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Aug 30, 2005)
There has been a remarkable increase in eye donation in Madurai, thanks to a high level of awareness created by voluntary organisations. From depending on other eye banks, Madurai has emerged as a place from where donor eyes are being sent to many places.
- Communists Versus Leftists? (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Aug 30, 2005)
The Communist Party of India (CPI) was established in 1925 — eighty years ago — as an offshoot of the British Communist Party, called the CPGB (Communist Party of Great Britain).
- Educating A Girl Educates A Family: Sarojini Varadappan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
The project, which began in 1997 with 50 students in Lady Sivaswami Ayyar School, now has 234 students in four schools on its list
- S Africa Plans To Recruit Teachers From India (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Faced with a shortage of mathematics and science teachers, South Africa is planning to recruit skilled tutors from India in these fields.
- Municipal Elections On September 24 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Election Commissioner announces poll schedule in Andhra Pradesh
- Rape And Ideology (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
It is unfortunate that Nepal’s Maoists who claim to be fighting for victims of political and social exploitation should have tarred themselves by indulging in carnal savagery.
- Dengue Blight (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
After nine deaths and 192 confirmed afflictions, Kolkata Municipal Corporation’s attempt to tackle dengue showcases a disgraceful failure.
- India Reaches Out To Afghanistan (Asia Times, Siddharth Srivastava, Aug 30, 2005)
It is the first visit of an Indian head of government to Afghanistan in 29 years.
- Unequal World (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, Aug 30, 2005)
The future of medicine belongs to pharmacoge-nomics - the marriage of drugs with genetics. "But though the promise of molecular genetics is boundless in therapy and diagnostics, it’s also rife with ethical dilemmas,"
- Ilo Urges Ban On (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Aug 30, 2005)
In 1999, Markapur in Prakasham District of Andhra Pradesh, where slate mining is the prime occupation, there were 4584 children involved in mining and related activities.
- Better Late Than Never (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 30, 2005)
It is time ripe enough to take bold steps and to be practical as well, Arshad Dijoo comments on the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza
- Parcel Gives Away Maoist Plans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Police seize computers, CDs, software and electronic gadgets
CDs contain details on Maoist outfits, sympathisers and extortion
Police are still busy analysing the data available on the CD's
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