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- Make The Job Guarantee Act Sustainable (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Oct 30, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Act, 2005 enacted on September 7, 2005 is a historic legislation for the simple reason that it has put the onus of providing employment on the government.
- Iias Will Link Up With Varsities, Says Mungekar (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Oct 30, 2005)
DR Balachandra Mungekar, Chairperson of the new governing body of Shimla’s Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) hopes to take the premier institution to great heights.
- Custodian Of The Right To Know (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 30, 2005)
Hardly a year back the Government of India’s newly appointed Chief Information Commissioner, Wajahat Habibullah,
- Spice Of Life : Pjo Taylor: Left-Handed (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 30, 2005)
AS knowledge increases so tolerance grows. Well, sometimes. Certainly in the matter of left-handedness we have ceased the universal disparagement, not to say contempt, with which it was once viewed.
- Kalam For Greater Use Of Renewable Energy Sources, Solar Power (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
``Make country energy-independent by 2030``
Call to promote the aeronautical sector
"Set up nuclear reactors based on Thorium"
"Need to integrate the country's strengths in the civil and military aviation sectors"
- Rti Act: Transparency And Accountability Age Dawns (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 30, 2005)
Wajahat Habibullah was administered oath of office as country’s first Chief Information Commissioner by President A P J Abdul Kalam on October 26.
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 30, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure. The projections are dire and compelling.
- Pension Plan (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 30, 2005)
This is the right juncture for pension reform
- Wrong Signal (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 30, 2005)
Few bad habits arouse intense passions so publicly as smoking. The gentle kick,
- Just Three Weeks Before Death Descends (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 30, 2005)
UN officials have warned that the world body will be forced to scale down its relief operations to help thousands of survivors after October 8 earthquake if cash is not forthcoming immediately from the donors.
- Belonging To Everywhere (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Oct 30, 2005)
Written in a conversational style, the book on the lives of three women raises contemporary issues of identity in a disintegrating society.
- B’Lore Infrastructure: What’S Wrong And What To Do (Deccan Herald, A RAVINDRA, Oct 30, 2005)
From being the talk of the town, Bangalore's infrastructure has become the talk of the nation. The heavy rains in the last few days leading to more damaged roads and water logging even in Electronic City have further exposed the cracks.
- N Korea To Return To Nuclear Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
North Korea has assured China that it would return to the six-party talks aimed at peacefully dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programmes.
- Report Says More Than 100 Indian Firms Paid Kickbacks For Iraq Contracts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
38 companies paid more than $100,000, the rest less than that amount
All funds were routed through a U.N.-controlled escrow account
Despite this precaution, Iraqi authorities devised mechanisms for earning "illicit income."
- Japan: U.S. Allays Fears On N-Carrier (Hindu, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Oct 30, 2005)
The United States has announced that it would deploy a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at a Japanese port, Yokosuka, replacing the conventional warship with effect from 2008.
- Quake Relief: India, Pak Hold Talks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
India and Pakistan on Saturday held talks here to finalise modalities for providing relief and medical assistance to the earthquake victims on both sides of Kashmir through the LoC.
- India And Bangladesh Have Agreed To Provide Consular Access To Arrested Insurgents, . . . (India Daily, Anil Rane, Oct 30, 2005)
India and Bangladesh have agreed to provide consular access to arrested insurgents, criminals, and other nationals
- Spilling The Beans... (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
Revelations in the book of corruption during the Indira Gandhi era has claimed the attention of national media.
- The Rbi`s Balancing Act (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
The RBI has bitten the bullet rather gingerly in its busy season credit policy. A hike of 0.25 per cent in the reverse repo and the knock-on effect of that raise is enough to just maintain parity with US rate hikes.
- India, Pak Agree To Open Five Points On Loc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 30, 2005)
India and Pakistan tonight agreed to open five centres on the Line of Control to provide relief and medical assistance to quake victims from both sides of Kashmir after hectic 12-hour parleys.
- The Wilting Lotus (Statesman, ARINDAM GHOSH-DASTIDAR, Oct 30, 2005)
It would be the BJP’s tragedy if the RSS allows it to be hijacked by the second rung leaders who do not quite approach the stature of Vajpayee and Advani
- Iran's Useful Reminder (Washington Post, Jim Hoagland, Oct 30, 2005)
Most Valuable Politician of the year? How about President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, who has surged ahead for the 2005 MVP award in the few months he has been in office? He reminds a distracted world at crucial moments of the true nature of . . . .
- Gm Plans Rs 100-Cr Spend At Halol Plant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
General Motors India, on Friday, said it would be hiking the price of its multi-purpose vehicle ‘Tavera’ and premium sedan ‘Optra’ by 1-2 per cent and that it will invest Rs 100 crore to hike the capacity at its Halol plant to 80,000 units.
- Who Are `Employees Based In India'? (Business Line, Jayesh Kariya, Oct 29, 2005)
Jayesh Kariya on the ambiguities foreign companies face on FBT
- Indo-Bangla Differences Delay Joint Statement (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Differences between India and Bangladesh on security and illegal migration issues appeared to have delayed the signing of the joint statement after Home Secretary level talks till late on Thursday night even though New Delhi said the outcome would....
- Appellate Tribunal `Taxed' (Business Line, H. P. Ranina, Oct 29, 2005)
According to the Delhi High Court, the fine distinction between the words `pass' and `pronounce' should not be stretched to the extent that it offends the basic rule of law. This is illustrated in a judgment relating to certain orders of the I-T . . .
- Counterpoint: Empowering The Viewer (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Oct 29, 2005)
Nearly every journalist I know makes the point that Hindi news channels have redefined the meaning of news.
- A Valley In Waiting (Hindustan Times, Pankaj Vohra, Oct 29, 2005)
With the November 2 deadline for the transfer of power in Jammu and Kashmir from the PDP to the Congress almost here, the Congress leadership and the PM may have to shortly take a call on what to do.
- Charity The Best Route (Hindustan Times, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
The best way of overcoming a sworn enemy is to be the first to donate blood to him when he is stricken.
- A Son Comes Home (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Oct 29, 2005)
With his return to Jammu and Kashmir as the Chief Minister (he will be sworn in on November 2) Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad covers yet another milestone in his varied political career.
- Forest Walks Are Wide And Spacious (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 29, 2005)
Forests are where many stories begin from, such as, "Long, long ago, there lived a deer in a forest, and not far away was this wily fox!" If that can be terrifying, rest assured that children learn simple romance too from rhymes like, . . .
- Advantage, Ftas (Business Line, Anil K. Kanungo, Oct 29, 2005)
The mid-1990s witnessed a renewed interest in regional trade agreements (RTAs).
- Opening The Gates Wider (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 29, 2005)
Earlier this month, after attending a strategy session chaired by the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on the negotiating guidelines at the ongoing WTO talks, the Commerce Minister, Mr Kamal Nath, said India would not open its markets for subsidised....
- India, Pakistan To Meet On Kashmir Amid Un Concern (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Oct 29, 2005)
Indian officials were due in Pakistan on Friday to discuss opening the Kashmir border to earthquake survivors, as the United Nations said an aid shortfall could ground a lifesaving helicopter fleet.
- Netherlands Calls For Partnerships With India In Pharma, Banking, . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Identifying sectors such as pharma, banking, agriculture and science and technology to play a key role in economic cooperation between India and the Netherlands, its Deputy Prime Minister L J Brinkhorst on Tuesday said "its time to shun the long . . .
- Spl Purpose Fund For The Tea Sector (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The Government is considering setting up of a special purpose Tea Fund to revive the Indian tea industry, Union Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.
- Metric Masala (Deccan Herald, N R Menon, Oct 29, 2005)
Tempted by those interest-free loans? Fill out those bank forms and wait for the worst
- The Unleasing Of Sadism (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
That we Indians are a peace-loving people is a much cherished myth. As a matter of fact we are a frustrated lot harbouring resentment against people who are better off than us or subscribe to different faiths.
- No Loosening Of Control Over Loc (Deccan Herald, Sushant Sareen, Oct 29, 2005)
Unless India can turn the political opinion inside Kashmir in its favour, any softening of the LoC is not advisable
- Towards Normalisation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2005)
Despite Sunni opposition, the constitution got approved
- China Beckons Foreign Scholars (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
When Andrew Chi-chih Yao, a Princeton professor who is recognised as one of the United States’ top computer scientists, was approached by Qinghua University in Beijing last year to lead an advanced computer studies programme, he did not hesitate.
- Three Weeks On, Pakistan And India Talk On Quake (Reuters, Robert Birsel, Oct 29, 2005)
Three weeks after a devasting earthquake that killed more than 56,000 people in Pakistan and India, officials from both countries were to meet on Saturday to discuss opening their Kashmir border to survivors.
- J&k: 30-Yr Wait Ends For Cong (Deccan Herald, Zahoor Malik , Oct 29, 2005)
The cadres are happy that Sonia Gandhi did not extend the outgoing CM’s term beyond three years.
- Vodafone Picks 10% Stake In Bharti Tele (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
We have not decided yet on how we would go to spend the Rs 6,700 crore. But the fund will be used for new opportunities, Mr Mittal pointed out.
- ‘Japha’ Diplomacy At Work (Tribune, K. K. Katyal , Oct 29, 2005)
Japha is the Punjabi word for a tight, affectionate embrace and no one does it better than Indians and Pakistanis.
- Security Lapse! Think Again!! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Oct 29, 2005)
All who have recently been to Kashmir would tell you that everything is normal there.
- Web Wars (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 29, 2005)
The United States wants to continue to retain its control over the internet
- A Difficult Issue At The Wto (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 29, 2005)
With the sixth ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation to be held in Hong Kong less than two months away, there is an air of urgency among the member-states to arrive at a reasonable agreement that could be further negotiated upon and, ....
- Tata Tetley Scouts For Allies In South Africa (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Looking to expand its global distribution network
- Militancy In Bangladesh (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
With militancy on the rise in Bangladesh, the fate of the Saarc summit in Dhaka seems to be in doubt again.
- Gujarat Muslims Await Justice (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 29, 2005)
One more court case failed this week at Baroda, Gujarat, to award punishment to rioters.
- Bush Forced To Retreat (Hindu, Julian Borger , Oct 29, 2005)
Harriet Miers' withdrawal as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court is a humiliation for George W. Bush.
- Fighting For The Centre Ground (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Oct 29, 2005)
Though horrified by the market let loose on public services, the U.K.'s ruling Labour MPs know dissent is the route to opposition.
- Earthquake And The Loc (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Oct 29, 2005)
The massive earthquake that devastated most of northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, as well as smaller areas in Indian occupied Kashmir, has caused unprecedented death and destruction all around.
- Infrastructure A Drag On Aviation Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 29, 2005)
The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.
- A Signal Pullback (Dawn, David Ignatius, Oct 29, 2005)
President Bush didn’t come out and say he made a mistake, but that was the clear message of his announcement yesterday that he was accepting Harriet Miers’s decision to withdraw as a nominee for the Supreme Court.
- Pakistan Takes Exception To India's Remark (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistan has taken "strong exception" to the remarks made by the Indian External Affairs Ministry spokesman on the situation in Gilgit in the aftermath of a sectarian flare-up.
- Iran A Threat To World Security, Says Blair (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 29, 2005)
British-Iranian relations touched a new low after Prime Minister Tony Blair ratcheted up the rhetoric against Teheran calling it a "threat'' to world security and warning of action "if they carry on like this''.
- Iranian President Says Call To Destroy Israel Is "Just" (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Oct 29, 2005)
Ahmadinejad dismisses world reaction; leads Teheran protesters against Israel
- Three Naval Officials Sacked For Data Leak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
In a rare case, the Navy has dismissed from service three senior officers for leaking classified data for pecuniary gain.
- Local Courts Bill Coming: Bhardwaj (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 29, 2005)
The Government will introduce the Local Courts Bill in the winter session of Parliament.
- Poland's Disenchanted Killed Off `New Europe' (Hindu, Jonathan Steele, Oct 29, 2005)
"NEW EUROPE" is dead, and that is official. The verdict is not that of an obscure thinktank. It comes from the central actor in the heartland of what was once deemed to be a bold new part of the old continent, the people of Poland.
- Need For Immediate Aid (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 29, 2005)
While it is a relief to know that donor countries meeting in Geneva have pledged $580 million in fresh aid for the victims of the Oct 8 earthquake in northern Pakistan,
- Indo-Us Nuclear Alliance (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Oct 29, 2005)
During his recent visit to New Delhi, the US under-secretary of state, Nicholas Burns, assured his hosts that the US was fully committed to implementing the nuclear deal with India.
- India-Bangladesh Home Secretary-Level Talks Held (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Oct 29, 2005)
Contentious issues' delay signing of agreed minutes
India brings up extradition treaty
Concern expressed over insurgent camps in Bangladesh
- Botswana Needs A Malgudi (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Oct 29, 2005)
I met Mma Precious Ramotswe a couple of months ago and immediately fell under her spell. Nor, if the international bestseller charts are to be believed, am I the only one.
- Blow To Gaza Truce (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 29, 2005)
Seven Palestinians were killed and ten others injured in an Israeli air strike on the car of Islamic Jehad commander Shahdi Mhanna in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
- Over-Optimistic Prime Minister (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 29, 2005)
IT was clear twenty days back that some parts of the NWFP and Azad Kashmir witnessed mayhem and the extent of the devastation is unfolding with every passing day.
- Loc: Pak Stops Work On Bridge By India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers stopped their Indian counterparts from constructing a footbridge over the Kishenganga river to enable quake survivors from across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter this side for seeking relief, a defence spokesman said here on Friday.
- A Religion Called Khaki And A Follower Called Policeman-Iii (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
If you are in police, you know nothing but the duty you are assigned to do.
- Cm By Turn (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2005)
IT is a measure of the understanding between the Congress and the People’s Democratic Party that Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad will replace Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on November 2.
- Nsg Can Make Exception In Case Of India: Russia (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
The 44-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) could make an exception regarding India in terms of the norms observed by the nuclear grouping, while Russia on Friday indicated that civilian nuclear energy cooperation between the two countries could be expand
- Importance Of Being A Consumer (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Geer Muhammad Ishaq comments on the empowerment of the consumer with reference to drug usage
- The Louder The Better (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 29, 2005)
It begins with a bang follow- ed by a few more bangs. The number of bangs go on in-creasing till the first big festival Dussehra. That evening it becomes like canons firing from all sides.
- Reluctant Left By Bibekananda Ray (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 29, 2005)
Both houses of Parliament passed the Right to Information Act 2005 in the budget session, repealing the unheard-of The Freedom of Information Act 2002.
- Decision On Ulfa Demand After Centre Makes Request, Says Gogoi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Political solution has to be found as it is a political problem: Chief Minister
- Volcker Report Names Natwar Singh And Congress Party As "Beneficiaries" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Iraqi oil sales under U.N. Oil-for-Food Programme
Masefield AG was contracting company
Contracts exceeded $63 million in value
Many Indian companies named
- Fight It Out – Together - Ii (Greater Kashmir, Samuel Baid, Oct 29, 2005)
SAARC nations will have to do it in a cohesive manner so that the process of disaster management is institutionalised, suggests
SAMUEL BAID
- Why Bond With The Bad (Business Line, T. N. Pandey, Oct 29, 2005)
T. N. Pandey argues against tax amnesty in any form
- An Earthquake Can’T Shake It (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Oct 29, 2005)
This is a disaster that comes with the sting of winter in its tail; a disaster that has no early closure.
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