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Articles 30321 through 30420 of 53943:
- Role Of State Governments (Deccan Herald, B C Pradeep Kumar, Dec 03, 2005)
States must involve parents, care givers and NGOs in the implementation of programmes for the disabled.
- Ambassador To Croatia Aniel Mathrani Cites Natwar And Congress In Iraqi Oil Kickback – Bjp Calls For Natwar’S Arrest And Sonia’S Ouster (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Dec 03, 2005)
Natwar claims he is innocent and Congress shouts back – its all bogus. It is Friday morning in New Delhi.
- Inaugural Haj Flight Today (Hindu, Abdul Latheef Naha, Dec 03, 2005)
AI to operate 29 services from Kozhikode to Medeena
- More Restrictions On Madrasas (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 03, 2005)
Ordinance prohibits seminaries from promoting militancy, religious hatred
- Rift Over East Asia Summit (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Dec 03, 2005)
"Two groups" have emerged among the 16 countries, including India, which will participate in the first-ever East Asia Summit (EAS) in Kuala Lumpur later this month.
- Dozens Injured As Leftists, Royalists Clash In Nepal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Maoists announce extension of unilateral ceasefire by a month
- Turning The Beautiful Into The Vulgar (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
It begins with a bang followed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on increasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like cannons firing from all sides. You can’t hear anything else.
- Defence, Energy To Dominate India-Russia Meet (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Dec 03, 2005)
Agreements on intellectual property rights, technology safeguards to be signed.
- Poland's Small Farmers Fear For The Future (Hindu, Nicholas Watt , Dec 03, 2005)
Expansion is the key to survival in the EU as subsidies rise but prices and profits fall.
- Putting In Place A Tsunami Warning System (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Dec 03, 2005)
For the Indian Ocean tsunami warning system to work, there must be no gaps in the network of sensors being established by different nations. And, the various national systems have to be able to readily exchange data and information.
- Jatha On Aids Awareness (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The spread of HIV/AIDS can be checked by adopting certain measures, said N. Lingareddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police, here on Thursday. He was participating in a jatha organised by "Abhaya Action Aids Organisation" to mark "World AIDS Day" . . .
- Apollo Hospitals To Partner With Johns Hopkins (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
To set up referral lab in Hyderabad
- Questions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Ever since Bob Woodward revealed he knew the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame before Robert Novak did, many questions are being asked in the newsroom.
- Charges Outrageous: Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
"If Matherani was concerned, why did he not go public earlier?"
"Totally false and malicious"
Says he will consult his lawyers for further action
Ready to face any inquiry that is time bound
Matherani "already transferred": Shyam Saran
- Independent Kashmir Will Aid India: Pml-N (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
An independent Kashmir is affordable to India but would risk Pakistan’s integrity and solidarity, said Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N)
- Army Starts Ferry Service In Azad Kashmir (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Pakistan army engineers have started a ferry service in the Patika area of Muzaffarabad and have set up two foot suspension bridges at Patika and Mandal to provide facility to people.
- India And China Hold Joint Naval Exercises (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Navy ships of India and China have conducted joint exercises off the Kochi coast in the first bilateral exercise in India, Indian naval sources said.
- Protests To Mark Ap House Fete (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Dec 03, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly celebrates its 50 years of law-making with a series of programmes during its winter session that begins on Saturday.
- Oslo Wants Access To Ltte Leadership (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Dec 03, 2005)
Norway must not be made a scapegoat for setbacks to peace process
Norwegians cannot play a role is blame game continues
It is for the parties to implement ceasefire accord
Peace not possible without India's support
- Plan To Start Aids Control Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
To curtail rapid proliferation
The Department of Health has planned to introduce AIDS disease control programme in the district from January next in order to curtail rapid proliferation of the killer disease, said the Collector, Rajesh Lakhoni.
- After The Deluge (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Dec 03, 2005)
Encroachments clogged the irrigation and drainage networks in Tamil Nadu, adding to the destruction.
- Africa's Hiv Sufferers Need Access To Free Medical Care (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Dec 03, 2005)
The West's policies are putting healthcare out of reach for the continent's poorest.
- Oil Fire Flares Up In Houses (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
After a brief lull, the Volcker report rocked Parliament again on Friday with the Opposition stepping up the ante demanding UPA chairperson and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi’s resignation and removal of the former external affairs minister K Natwar Singh.
- Bosnia’S Slow Progress (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Before the war in Iraq, Bush administration policy-makers used to deride the elaborate nation-building regime the Clinton administration and the European allies created in Bosnia.
- Kasuri For Bold Decisions On Kashmir (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said on Friday that Pakistan’s foreign policy was being evolved keeping in view the greater interest of the country and insisted Pakistan would continue to follow its strong strategic defence system.
- Imperatives Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Dr Kamal Munir, Dec 03, 2005)
Nearly eight weeks after the most devastating earthquake in the history of the subcontinent, Islamabad is rife with talk of reconstruction.
- India, Russia To Sign Four Accords (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India will sign four key agreements on space and defence cooperation during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s three-day visit to Moscow starting from Sunday, India’s Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran said on Friday.
- Wto: The Steep Road To Hong Kong (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Dec 03, 2005)
The World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations are moving at a snail’s pace with the developed countries extremely reluctant to concede much. They continue to hold rigid positions, especially on agricultural subsidies.
- A Godsend For Bjp After Uma Blues (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
BJP pounced upon ambassador Anil Mathrani’s "revelations" on the Volcker report to shake off its Uma Bharti blues and gain advantage over the Congress by seeking resignation of Sonia Gandhi as the chairperson of the National Advisory Council.
- Controversy In India Over Medical Tourism (International Herald Tribune, Amelia Gentleman, Dec 03, 2005)
As foreigners flock to India to find lower health-care costs and avoid long waiting times, the rapid growth of this medical tourism has begun to create significant opposition among doctors here.
- Jagat Refuses To Comment On Mathrani's Claims (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
As Union Minister K Natwar Singh came under fresh attacks over the Iraqi oil-for-food scam, his son Jagat Singh today declined comment on the issue.
- Targeting Iran? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Dec 03, 2005)
Relatively speaking, it is a mild warning. Speaking to reporters in Tel Aviv on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon warned that his government would not accept an Iran that has nuclear weapons.
- Of Laughter And Forgetting (Times of India, Pothik Ghosh, Dec 03, 2005)
1/1, Bishop Lefroy Road is a fizzy orange-flavoured thirst-quencher served at a Calcutta fine-dining restaurant. Try telling that to a thoroughbred Bengali, and chances are he will look at you with disdain.
- Unwarranted Hurry To Amend Law (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Dec 03, 2005)
Changes to the I-T Act through presidential Ordinance should be made only if unavoidable, says T. N. Pandey
- 90% Tents In Quake Areas Inadequate (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Dec 03, 2005)
UN says operations may be reduced in midwinter
* Says 40% of UN’s appeal fulfilled
* Asks NATO to leave equipment before leaving
- The Challenges Of Trade Facilitation (The Economic Times, ANIL K KANUNGO, Dec 03, 2005)
At the Hong Kong ministerial meeting (December 13-17), the issues that are likely to hold the centre stage are agriculture, NAMA, services and others. But one issue that is of great significance and yet may not be the cynosure of all eyes at Hong Kong....
- Let It Fly Aviation Needs More Support (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Dec 03, 2005)
The flurry of activity in the aviation sector bodes well for the future. After a hesitant start, privatisation of Delhi and Mumbai airports is gathering momentum.
- A Climax Of Ignorance (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Dec 03, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam discusses a case where the Bombay High Court observed that though there may be a rule that ignorance of law is no excuse, there is no presumption that everyone knows the law
- Annan Cancels Asia Trip Over Un Budget Impasse (Indian Express, Evelyn Leopold , Dec 03, 2005)
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has canceled an upcoming trip to China, South Korea, Japan and Vietnam because of an impasse on the UN budget and other issues, his office announced.
- Apollo Group Ties With J Hopkins (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Healthcare major Apollo Hospitals group on Friday announced a strategic alliance with Johns Hopkins Medicine International for collaboration in medicine, education and research. Under the agreement, the two organisations, . . .
- Intimations Of Mortality (Indian Express, PALLAVI AIYAR, Dec 03, 2005)
Intimations of mortality
Everyone’s talking about China. Well, not quite everyone. India, which should perhaps be obsessing about its northern neighbour, is not an avid China watcher. The proportion of public discussion and media space . . .
- Olive Green, Black Hole (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
NATO’s earthquake relief effort in Pakistan did not even involve a thousand personnel. It is now winding up, completing its tight lease of 90 days in what is a most politically sensitive region.
- Singh Pledges Probe Into New Allegations (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pledged on Friday to probe new allegations that the country’s former foreign minister and ruling Congress party were involved in a scam to profit from a UN oil-for-food deal in Iraq.
- Minister Sahai Joins Queue: I Met Natwar And Jagat In Iraq (Indian Express, BHAVNA VIJ-AURORA, Dec 03, 2005)
Hours after Natwar Singh’s aide Aneil Mathrani began squealing to bolster the Volcker report charge that the former Foreign Minister and the Congress party were ‘‘non-contractual beneficiaries’’ in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal, The Indian Express . . .
- Ongc To Pursue Exploration Of Oil More Aggressively: Official (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Dec 03, 2005)
95 per cent of investment in this sector
- Phase-I Trials Of Aids Vaccine Over (Indian Express, Toufiq Rashid, Dec 03, 2005)
Officials say vaccine successful on healthy people, result expected in a month
- Political Change In Israel (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Dec 03, 2005)
Those who claim to be `centrists' in Israeli politics appear to have gained an edge over their rivals after Labour leader Shimon Peres ended his decades-long association with the party and announced his support for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon . . .
- Opposition Diverting Focus, Says Dasmunsi (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Dec 03, 2005)
He is optimistic that Government's legislative business will not be affected
We will get at the truth of Volcker report, he says
Attack on Sonia `nothing new'
Advani himself `under transfer orders from RSS chief'
- Comments Misrepresented: Matherani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
India's Ambassador to Croatia, Aniel Matherani, on Friday denied he had granted an interview to India Today, the news magazine that in its latest edition carried a report on the Volcker issue.
- Fresh Allegations Against Natwar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ambassador Aniel Matherani quoted as saying Natwar Singh was involved in getting oil coupons
- Jagat Slams Cong, Says Mathrani Had Blessings Of My Father, Sonia, Pm (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Dec 03, 2005)
While father K Natwar Singh was quick to dismiss his longtime aide Aneil Mathrani’s U-turn as “outrageous,” son Jagat Singh, a Congress MLA in Rajasthan, has for the first time slammed the party, dragging president Sonia Gandhi and . . .
- Breaking News: Left Comrades In Iraq Let Natwar Down! (Indian Express, Shishir Gupta, Dec 03, 2005)
The CPI now wants him out, the CPM still doesn’t see anything wrong.
- Eu Backs India’S Joining Iter Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
The European Commission voiced support on Friday for India’s participation in talks over a multibillion-dollar experimental nuclear reactor, along with six partner countries backing the so-called ITER project.
- Withdrawal Symptoms (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 03, 2005)
The debate on the Iraq war has been flattening out in the capitals of Europe. But it has visibly perked up again in Washington. Suddenly, the agonising over ‘‘time-tables’’ and demands for measurable ‘‘exit strategies’’ fills the air.
- Testing Time For Aids (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Ahead of what could be India’s biggest investment so far to check the spread of AIDS, an international management consortium will assess the National AIDS Control Organisation (Naco), health minister Anbumani Ramadoss has said.
- Pm Must Act Now (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Dec 03, 2005)
Diplomats are expected to be discrete and cautious about what they say. Not so our Ambassador to Croatia, Mr Aniel Mathrani, whose explosive interview to India Today has blown to smithereens the strenuous efforts of the Congress and the UPA Government to
- Traps Of The Past (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Dec 03, 2005)
Arguably, Bangladesh might never have exploded in violence if geography had not tucked the world’s third most populous Muslim nation into the folds of Bharat Mata’s sari.
- Politicians Behind Woes Of Up's Babus (Pioneer, MANOHAR SUBRAHMANYAM, Dec 03, 2005)
While politicisation of the bureaucracy is a national problem, Uttar Pradesh's woes have been exacerbated by short-sighted regionalism practiced by its politicians since the 1970s. MANOHAR SUBRAHMANYAM traces the steady road downhill for a once-proud.....
- Bird Flu: A New Dread - Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 03, 2005)
Bird flu is in news making a common health conscious human so concerned about what he should or he should not do, Mehnaaz Sultan Khuroo explains in detail all about the diseases, preventions and the reality behind
- Wither Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Dec 03, 2005)
Mum is the word, if you are seeking an answer to the question ''wither Kashmir''.
- Right To Education Bill Is Like A Voucher Scheme (Daily Excelsior, Prabhu Nath Singh, Dec 03, 2005)
The right to education bill (REB) has been delayed because its financial implications, which are being worked out. But this delay should be used to discuss the bill thoroughly, because it is crucial for India’s future in more ways than one.
- Eighty Plus And Going Strong (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Mr Balram Bhasin! Who? A younger colleague asked us this question out of sheer innocence the other day.
- Bjp Undoes Itself. Again! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Dec 03, 2005)
By now, undoing itself when everything is going perfectly right for the party has become a peculiarity of the party with a difference.
- Volcker Volcano Erupts Again (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 03, 2005)
Within days of flattening the Opposition attack, the government was back to fighting the Volcker fire in Parliament today.
- Custodians Of The Trust You Repose, They Uphold - I (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Dec 03, 2005)
Without robbing Peter, paying Paul, here they mean justice at any cost, progress on all counts, accountability on every front.
- Gere-D Up For A Good Cause (Deccan Herald, G Ulaganathan, Dec 02, 2005)
I never knew you guys are so popular”, said Richard Gere in Hyderabad last month at a show to promote AIDS awareness. He was referring to the two super stars of south Indian cinema, Chiranjeevi and Kamal Hassan, who joined hands with him in this mission.
- Don’T Cut That Cord Yet! (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
Stem cells from the umblical cord of a baby can cure more than 75 ailments. No wonder cord blood banking is highly recommended. Hema Anand finds out more.
- Heroes Day Address Positive, Says Sri Lanka (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Dec 02, 2005)
The Sri Lankan Government on Thursday described as "positive" the recent Heroes Day address by leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) V. Prabakaran. It said it would act with "responsibility" to the rebel demand for a reasonable . . .
- What The Afghan Elections Mean To Seema (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Dec 02, 2005)
There are women in the Afghan Parliament now, but is the country safe for its women?
- Help Resolve Kashmir Dispute, Musharraf Tells U.S. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Dec 02, 2005)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has urged the United States to lend its support to efforts aimed at resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, "which is at the root of tension in South Asia."
- Britons Should Avoid "Free" And "Democratic" Iraq (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Dec 02, 2005)
The Tony Blair Government has made plain that it does not want Britons to go to Iraq. This even as Mr. Blair insists that post-invasion Iraq is a better place.
- Physicist Sudarshan's Omission Questioned (Hindu, R. Ramachandran, Dec 02, 2005)
"Miscarriage of justice," say 10 scientists in appeal to Nobel Committee.
- Vidharbha: Cry, The Beloved Countryside (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Dec 02, 2005)
The agrarian crisis in Vidharbha has spun almost out of control. Appeals for swift measures by many have fallen on deaf ears.
- Terrorist Violence Rising Again (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Dec 02, 2005)
The spurt in terrorist attacks in Kashmir and elsewhere in the country, including Delhi, must be a matter of worry for a Government that is already under heavy fire from the Opposition on a host of issues.
- Primordial Calls Vs Politics Of Individuation (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Dec 02, 2005)
The scope and nature of the Bihar verdict are stunning. Once again, the illiterate, long-suffering people rose above caste and religion in search of a better future and proved the psephologists and pundits wrong.
- Confessions Of An Ageing Guerrilla (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Dec 02, 2005)
Velupillai Prabakaran has foreclosed the possibility of reviving Sri Lanka's peace process
- India Unhappy With First Draft Of Wto Meet (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
India has expressed disappointment over the first draft text for the Hong Kong ministerial conference as it has failed to emphasise on development issues in agriculture, non-agriculture market access (NAMA) and the agreement on Trips (trade related intell
- Kyoto Rules Go Through At Un Talks (Indian Express, Reuters, Dec 02, 2005)
Countries meeting at the UN environmental conference adopted on Wednesday the rules for limiting the emissions of greenhouse gases under the UN’s Kyoto Protocol, but Saudi Arabia held up a key section on policing the accord.
- Remorse, Rage In Africa Over Slow Progress Against Aids (Indian Express, ANDREW QUINN, Dec 02, 2005)
Rage and remorse marked World AIDS Day in Africa on Thursday as the continent worst hit by the global crisis remembered millions of deaths in a pandemic that even new drug treatments are doing little to slow.
- After Volcker Damp Squib, Nda Primes Mitrokhin Ammo Next (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Dec 02, 2005)
With the parliamentary debate on the Volcker Committee report turning out to be a damp squib, the BJP-led Opposition is now keen to have a discussion on the Mitrokhin Archives and former US ambassador Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s book, . . .
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