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Articles 10321 through 10420 of 53943:
- 3 Officials Raided, Rs 25 Cr Found (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Lokayukta officials on Saturday raided the residences of three government officials and unearthed unaccounted money and property to the tune of around Rs 25 crore.
- Reinvent, Pm Advises B'lore (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Taking note of the city’s deteriorating infrastructure, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, on a cautionary note, stressed that Bangalore needs to reinvent itself if it wants to keep its edge over other cities.
- Quotas For Obcs Need-Based, Says Veerappa Moily (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Chairperson of the Oversight Committee set up by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, M. Veerappa Moily says his task is to find the means for the proper and practical . . .
- Sonia To Visit Famine, Drought Hit Rajasthan Districts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day tour of Rajasthan from Monday to take stock of the famine and drought relief measures of the BJP Government, the PCC chief said today.
- Raje Reviews Progress Of Mid-Day Meal Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
"Public-private partnership would facilitate an effective and broad-based execution"
- Lesson In Tomato Soup: Don’T Give Up Milk For Tv (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Jun 25, 2006)
When television news moved from animals to vegetables—the perfunctory, almost non-existent reportage on the forest commission’s assessment of tiger reserves to the kitchen wall to kitchen wall coverage of tomato prices
- Of Tharoor & Collateral Damage (Pioneer, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 25, 2006)
For a civilisation that is yet to fully overcome the disabilities of prolonged servitude, the importance attached to international recognition can hardly be overstated. Rabindranath Tagore was widely regarded as an . . .
- Challenges Before A Public Broadcaster (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Interview with K.S. Sarma, Chief Executive Officer of Prasar Bharati.
- Prisoners Of State Apathy (Indian Express, Maja Daruwala & Navaz Kotwal, Jun 25, 2006)
It is not for nothing that prisons are sometimes known as oubliettes: French meaning a place for the forgotten.
- Price We Pay (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 25, 2006)
The government has reacted to the sharp rise in prices of wheat, pulses and vegetables by measures for demand and supply management. Allowing the private sector to import wheat is welcome.
- Sell Insurance As Service, Not As A Mere Product (The Financial Express, YRK REDDY, Jun 25, 2006)
The seller should not be allowed to treat the customer as an object to be manipulated or used
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 25, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- Charity Beyond Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 25, 2006)
Charity hardly ever begins at home. Charity begins with the self. It is an extension of the ego:
- The Heart Of Stillness (Hindu, S. RANGARAJAN, Jun 25, 2006)
The 16th and 17th centuries, dominated by Rubens, Rembrandt and Vermeer, saw the emergence of a very different art form, the still life. How did this come about?
- Pm Lays Stone For 10-Lane Expressway (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The public-private partnership (PPP) is to be the new mantra for development with the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, saying that the country’s experience with this model has been very successful and that more funds will be tapped from the . . .
- Turn It On (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 25, 2006)
One of the biggest failings of this government is its inaction on the disinvestment front. Once seen as the cornerstone of reforms, disinvestment has fallen off the agenda.
- Farmers’ Suicide: Krishna Begins Vidarbha Tour With Worst-Hit Yavatmal (Indian Express, Vivek Deshpande, Jun 25, 2006)
The Maharashtra government has been criticised for not finding nearly 80 per cent of the families of farmers committing suicide who would be eligible for the Rs 1 lakh aid. But when Governor SM Krishna went calling today to meet the affected . . .
- Discovering Polonnaruwa (Hindu, Shonar Joshi, Jun 25, 2006)
Though most of it is ruins, Polonnaruwa is very much alive with an all-pervasive sense of devotion.
- Beauty In Stone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A visit to the French cathedrals leaves one wondering at the artistry and engineering skills that were pooled to create these spiritual abodes.
- Japan, Us Sign Missile Pact (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Japan and the United States have expanded their agreement over missile defence programmes to include joint development and production of related materials.
- Manmohan's Efforts Lauded (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jun 25, 2006)
Musharraf's remarks more positive
Claims that Pakistan is not trying to internationalise issue
"Comfortable" holding two offices
- 9 Chargesheeted In Sex Scandal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The CBI today filed its first chargesheet in the high-profile sex racket charging nine persons, including Deputy Inspector General of BSF K.C Pandhi, with rape.
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- C.P.Chandrasekhar: Oil Price Politics (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Jun 25, 2006)
The Centre's obsession with increasing its own revenues forces it to pass on the additional burden of increasing oil prices to consumers and State governments.
- Leaders Set For Vp’S B’Day Bash (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Former Prime Minister V.P. Singh’s 75th birthday will become an occasion for bringing together top leaders.
- The Celeb They Make Fun Of (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
If a globally acclaimed university’s representatives, astonished by the Indian Railways’ projected turnaround, have a set a visit to New Delhi for November to find out how it has been achieved in two years with Mr Lalu Prasad in control, management . . .
- Darkness Recalled (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Three decades ago to the day an anniversary was being observed, not celebrated, by the nation at large.
- Myth Blasted (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
Perhaps being something of an outsider facilitated Ghulam Nabi Azad’s exposing as myth the theory that militancy thwarts development activity in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Acutely Disgraceful (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 25, 2006)
More distressing thoughts on the girl child
- Reversing Reforms: Price Control Returns (The Financial Express, BARUN MITRA, Jun 25, 2006)
The constant political pressure to control prices by state fiat will undo the 15 years of reform
- Cheap Drinking Water From The Ocean (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 25, 2006)
Not only increasing population but factors like limited and dwindling water resources, changing weather conditions and public's irresponsible exploitation of these resources etc.
- Demilitarisation "Final Resolution" Of Kashmir: Musharraf (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
After his plethora of proposals on Kashmir over the last two years, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf now says that "demilitarisation" is his "final resolution" of the dispute.
- Triple Whammy From The Rbi (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jun 25, 2006)
The Reserve Bank has increased interest rates continuously since October 2004 in order to cool down the economy.
- Legislation On Indo-Us Deal 'Top Priority' For Bush (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Even as the US Congress prepares to vote on legislation for the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, the White House has said President George W Bush considered it a "top priority" and wants the Senate and House of Representatives to "act affirmatively" on it.
- Are The Best Entering Into Medical Colleges ? (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Jun 25, 2006)
Are the best entering into medical colleges ? With the admission season in progress, this question once again crops up....as it does annually year after year but remains conveniently unaddressed.
- One Killed, Nine Wounded In Kashmir (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Unidentified militants threw a grenade at a crowded crossing in the heart of Kashmir's main city on Saturday, killing one person and wounding nine, police said.
- Cheney Urges Congress To Ok U.S.-India Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Jun 25, 2006)
Vice President Dick Cheney on Thursday urged senior lawmakers to help win congressional support for a controversial U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement as opponents launched a grass-roots campaign to scuttle the deal.
- Demilitarisation "Final Resolution" Of Kashmir: Musharraf (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
After his plethora of proposals on Kashmir over the last two years, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf now says that "demilitarisation" is his "final resolution" of the dispute.
- Transparency And Accountability In Public Life (Daily Excelsior, M V Meenakshisundaram, Jun 25, 2006)
The report of the Second Administrative Reforms Commission, coming close on the heels of the historic Right to Information Law, is likely to go a long way in promoting transparency and accountability in public life.
- Why Did Bush Blink On Iran? (Ask Condi) (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran knows what he wants: nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them; suppression of freedom at home and the spread of terrorism abroad; and the "shattering and fall of the ideology and thoughts of the . . .
- Inside Iran's Fractured Regime (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
For weeks, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has insisted that there are no fissures in the Iranian regime.
- Iran On The Potomac (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
As the Bush administration frets over Iran's nuclear program, Iranian dissidents are descending on Washington, seeking help in fostering regime change back home. Just one problem: The exiles can't agree on a strategy.
- Iraqi Govt Declares State Of Emergency (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Grass Is Greener Here (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan claims to be a well wisher of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and it has assumed the role of an advocate.
- Cheney Battles Hard For N-Deal (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Jun 24, 2006)
The heat is on in Washington, with India’s civilian nuclear energy agreement with the United States scheduled to come up for a rigorous assessment on June 27 and June 28 by the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House International . . .
- How They Make A Mockery Of Democracy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
There are specific provisions in the Pakistani Constitution militating against the professions to independence for Kashmiris contained in practically every official claim emanating from . . .
- Ritual Murder (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan is about to lay out another farcical election for Kashmiris under its control. But this time the so-called "peace process" and its associated hype about "people-to-people contact" will work against Islamabad.
- Food Indigo (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 24, 2006)
While the UPA Government's decision to allow increased import of wheat, pulses and sugar can be expected, over the coming days, to ease the current shortage and curb the galloping prices of essential commodities, the resort to such . . .
- Pak, India Positive But Undecided On Wullar (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Pakistan and India on Friday remained short of taking any concrete decision on the Wullar Barrage but stayed firm to resolve the issue as the dialogue moves on.
- India Asks Sri Lanka To Stop Killing Tamils (Asian Age, M.R. Narayan Swamy, Jun 24, 2006)
India on Thursday politely but firmly told Sri Lanka to end the killings of innocent Tamils while combating the Tamil Tigers and pressed Colombo to speed up plans to devolve powers to the country’s minorities.
- Was Nagpur Terror Encounter Faked? (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Jun 24, 2006)
Afact-finding team from Maharashtra has questioned the authenticity of the terrorist attack on the RSS headquarters at Nagpur earlier in the month.
- I Want To Break Free (Times of India, BINDU CHAWLA, Jun 24, 2006)
It is the enfant terrible of all the arts. Whenever it emerges on the scene, abstract art, also called the avant garde, uncomfortably subverts all the styles of art preceding it.
- Some Fun On The Rocks (Hindu, ROCHI JAMES, Jun 24, 2006)
Turahalli is a rock climber's delight, though it's only a shadow of the tough terrain it once was
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Nath Optimistic About Wto Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath has said he is optimistic about the outcome of the world trade talks as no country wants to fracture the mulilateral trading system.
- A Dinner Curried With Indo-Us Spices (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Jun 24, 2006)
It was hard to tell who was the real celebrity at the gala dinner organised in Washington by the US-India Business Council (USIBC) to mark its 31st anniversary leadership summit.
- Pm Sings Paeans To Basavanna (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Centre might institute a national award for communal harmony in the name of 12th Century social reformer Basavanna and set up an international study centre on his principles.
- Ah, Mussoorie! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Travel Mussoorie may have lost much of its pristine beauty. But the air here is as crisp as ever and draws tourists
- Mrs Vyas, What About The Meenas? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 24, 2006)
In the twenty years I have covered politics and government one of the things I have learned is that the fundamental flaw of Indian governance is that our institutions of government waste taxpayers’ money doing the wrong things.
- N Korea, Usa To Come Face To Face (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
As tension engulfs the peninsula over the latest North Korean missile crisis, the President office has confirmed that Seoul has scheduled to hold summit talks with Washington as early as September
- Union Finance Secretary Accused Of Having Disproportionate Assets (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Accusing Union finance secretary Adarsh Kishore of amassing huge disproportionate assets beyond his source of income, senior RSP leader Abani Roy has asked the Centre to set up a CBI inquiry in the matter and remove him from the post.
- Us Bill On N-Deal Seeks India's Role In Curbing Iran's N-Ambition (Pioneer, PTI, Jun 24, 2006)
Final touches are being given to a bipartisan bill on the Indo-US civilian nuclear deal, which is likely to contain a provision seeking India's "full participation" in American efforts to curb the Iranian nuclear ambitions.
- Us Should Take Note Of Global Survey Findings (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 24, 2006)
The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project covering 13 Western and Muslim countries has some interesting findings for Pakistan, the most significant being that support for Osama Bin Laden in this country has significantly declined from 51 . . .
- Are Quotas Like Apples, Or What? (The Economic Times, V RAGHUNATHAN, Jun 24, 2006)
Consider a hawker vending a mix of two varieties of apples — one of top quality, fragrant and sweet, and the other of a lower grade quality, bland and bereft of fragrance.
- Muslim World Stuck In Backwardness (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Jun 24, 2006)
Anti-americanism is today a universal phenomenon reflecting the general reaction to US might and power, to its self-righteousness, and . . .
- Misuse Of Authority (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 24, 2006)
It is fine for government money to be given to those who have suffered human-rights abuses in Pakistan. But if 83 per cent of funds meant for victims of rape, kidnapping, illegal arrest and torture, and for the families of those who died in . . .
- More Steps, If Needed, To Curb Inflation (Hindu, Sushma Ramchandran, Jun 24, 2006)
Chidambaram claims UPA Government has succeeded in moderating price rise
- Pm For 'Financial Inclusion' Of Poor (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
Emphasising the need to extend banking services to all sections of society, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday suggested that Finance Minister P Chidambaram constitute a group to promote "financial inclusion" of the poor.
- World Bank Prescription For Malnutrition (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 24, 2006)
A World Bank report on malnutrition among India's children calls for drastic reforms in the Integrated Child Development Services.
- Limits Of Politeness (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2006)
Mumbai being voted as the city that scores lowest on the politeness scale, doubtless, comes as a rude shock.
- A Question Of Quotients (Tribune, SATISH K. SHARMA, Jun 24, 2006)
The other day, a friend who is a vintage B.Tech from an IIT, and nine-pointer to boot complained about his low IQ.
- First Vote In Decades Tests Congo’S Truce (Tribune, Kevin Sullivan, Jun 24, 2006)
Kinshasa, Congo — In a hot haze of exhaust and smoke from burning garbage, a one-legged man hopped along a street clogged with overloaded minibuses while a woman sold tiny monkeys tied to a tree.
- Don’T Delay N-Deal, Cheney Tells Congress (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Jun 24, 2006)
Vice president Dick Cheney on Thursday described the civilian nuclear deal with India as “one of the most important strategic foreign policy initiatives of our government,” and urged the U.S. Congress to enact legislation soon to make this deal possible.
- Follow Your Instincts (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 24, 2006)
A middle-aged man and his wife, both of whom I have known for over 30 years, dropped in to see me. After preliminaries about how their three daughters and the rest of the joint family were doing, there was a lull in the conversation.
- India And Us Vow To Fight Terror Together (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Jun 24, 2006)
US Vice President Dick Cheney told the US-India Business Council’s Leadership Conference here on Thursday that the US-India partnership was based on democratic values, common interests, strong commercial ties and a climate of trust and good faith.
- Rains Hit Ongc Inaugural, Pm Deora Take Cover (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Rs 4,900-crore petro-chemical project of the ONGC turned out to be a damp squib following Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s inability to land in Mangalore on Friday due to inclement weather.
- Pak Exporting Terror: Duggal (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 24, 2006)
India today decried the continuing export of terrorism by Pakistan and the presence of terrorist training camps on its territory while reaffirming New Delhi’s resolve to continue dialogue with Islamabad within the composite dialogue framework ...
- Peace Process At Critical Stage (Tribune, Sushant Sareen, Jun 24, 2006)
JUST when India and Pakistan are most in need of a leadership that can find a way out of the cul-de-sac in which the peace process appears to have entered, the heads of government in both countries seem to have been greatly weakened . . .
- Curbing The Organ Trade (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The news that 30 cases of kidney sale have been reported in the village of Yazman in Bahawalpur district should come as no surprise considering that the illegal organ trade is booming in the country.
- Fatal Debts (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 24, 2006)
The demand for a special package for Punjab farmers groaning under the weight of unpaid loans has been raised yet again by Chief Minister Amarinder Singh. This time the quantum of relief he has sought from the Centre is Rs 2060 crore.
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