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Articles 34221 through 34320 of 53943:
- Midday Meal That Was (Deccan Herald, N V Ramaswamy, Oct 22, 2005)
Probably the earliest midday meals scheme in the country was initiated in my class at a govt school
- Defence Lawyer In Saddam Trial Found Dead (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
A defence lawyer in Saddam Hussein's mass murder trial who was kidnapped has been found dead, his body dumped near a Baghdad mosque, police and a top lawyers' union official said on Friday.
- Time Running Out’ To Open Loc, Says Pakistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Warning that "time is running out" to act on President Pervez Musharraf's proposal to open LoC for divided Kashmiri families to take part in quake relief work, Pakistan's relief commissioner said on Friday that the window may close if there are long . . .
- India, Mexico Ink Five Pacts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India and Mexico, on Friday, signed five agreements for enhancing cooperation in education, science and technology and other areas, providing a major impetus to bilateral ties.
- Polling In Gaya District Peaceful (Hindu, K. BALCHAND, Oct 22, 2005)
49 per cent turnout registered; intermittent rain poses difficulties for campaigners
- Two Lives’ Is The Most Personal Of My Books: Vikram Seth (Tribune, Charu Singh, Oct 22, 2005)
The meandering garden outside had a mysterious look as evening descended, inside the house shadows grew, lamps were lit throwing warm light on carpeted floors and Vikram Seth, the rather unassuming author, reclined on his peach chaise longue relaxing for
- Motor Vibrator Regulating The Flow Into A Screw Feeder (Business Line, D. Murali , Oct 22, 2005)
What is usually a simple thing for most of us is often complex for the taxman. One such problem was about `motor-vibrator with actuator', that came up in the Western India Plywoods Ltd vs Collector of Customs, Cochin case. Interestingly, . . .
- Indian Remote Viewers See Al-Queda Chief Osama Bin Laden Devastated In Pakistan Earthquake As Nato Sends 1,000 Soldiers To Pakistan (India Daily, Preetam Sohani, Oct 22, 2005)
Indian remote viewers have reported that they sense massive devastation for Al-Queda in Pakistan earthquake.
- Pak Shadow Over Indo-Us Regional Security Talks (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Despite the tall talk on de-hyphenating US relations with India and Pakistan, the impending American sale of 80 F-16s to Pakistan has begun to cast a shadow over the Indo-US regional security dialogue which is being held on Saturday.
- Agri Policy Monitor Set Up, Pm At Helm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
In A bid to put agricultural growth on the fast track and pinpoint problem areas in development and policy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has set up a high-level Agriculture Coordination Committee.
- Loc Crossing May Help Resolve Kashmir Issue: Musharraf (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
The proposal to allow people from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) to take part in reconstruction work in the quake-hit areas of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK)
- Turbulence Over Airport (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
Murthy’s resignation could hit investments
- Finding Advani A Worthy Successor (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 22, 2005)
I was expecting radical changes in the cast of principal actors and in the revolutionary roles the BJP would play in speeding up the country’s march to prosperity. I was sorely disappointed:
- Lack Of Cohesion (Greater Kashmir, BASHIR ASSAD, Oct 22, 2005)
Disjointed system of relief won’t do. Agencies will have to cooperate and coordinate to ensure that nothing unfair happens while helping the quake hit people,
- Govinda Unspooled (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 22, 2005)
It all goes back to the mafia’s decisive footprint
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 22, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- Two Weeks On, Some Quake Survivors Still Cut Off (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 22, 2005)
Pakistani soldiers and international aid workers were trying on Saturday to reach earthquake survivors in remote mountain hamlets still stranded two weeks after the quake killed more than 50,000.
- Us Official Says Nuclear Cooperation With India 'Unique' (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Visiting US Under Secretary of State Nicholas Burns on Friday [21 October] met India's foreign secretary, Shyam Saran, and discussed steps to take forward the landmark Indo-US nuclear deal.
- Two Streams Of Assessments (Business Line, R. Anand, Oct 22, 2005)
R. Anand on disputes over disallowance of personal expenses impacting fringe benefit tax
- Religion And Court (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
Religion has reared its head in the choice of a Supreme Court justice. President Bush, in order the pacify his conservative supporters, says the selection of Harriet Miers was based on many things, including the fact that “her life is her religion.”
- ‘J&k Change Of Guard As Scheduled’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Union Minister for Urban Development and Law and Parliamentary Affairs Ghulam Nabi Azad on Friday said there was no change in the decision regarding the change of guard in the state.
- Jago, Neta Jago! (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Oct 22, 2005)
Aya Ramji and Gaya Ramji were meeting after a very long time. Extensive travel from one party of the country to another had deprived them of close contact, and now that they were together,
- Court And The Political Question (Tribune, Beant Singh Bedi, Oct 22, 2005)
Majority order of the Supreme Court dated October 7 in the Bihar Assembly dissolution case has sharply divided the constitutional law pundits. First part of the order declares the dissolution of the Assembly unconstitutional and void.
- Driven To Despair (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 22, 2005)
The resignation of Mr N.R. Narayana Murthy from the post of chairman of Bangalore International Airport Ltd is seen as a blow to public faith in the widely admired private-public partnerships that are forged to develop infrastructure in Karnataka . . .
- Cross-Border Communications (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh had promised during his visit to quake hit areas of Uri that the tele-communication link from Kashmir to Pakistan and Pakistan side of Kashmir barred for the last 15 years or so would be got restored immediately . . .
- The Cost Of Reconstruction (Dawn, Kaiser Bengali, Oct 22, 2005)
The October 8 earthquake will be long remembered as a cataclysmic event in Pakistan’s history for a very long time to come.
- Improving Investment Climate (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz on Thursday constituted four committees that would submit recommendations to the Board of Investment (BOI) within one month for attracting both domestic and international investment in specific areas. Chairing a meeting of the
- Turkey Wins Hearts Of Pakistanis (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 22, 2005)
The visit to Pakistan of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has highlighted once again the closeness of relations between the two countries. It showed to the world not only the sense of caring and sharing at the leadership level but deeper . . .
- Threat To Nepal (Statesman, J R Mukherjee, Oct 22, 2005)
Nepal, sandwiched between India and China has a population of 27,070,666.
- The Ground Beneath Gowda’S Feet (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Oct 22, 2005)
It is easy to be disgusted with the way the H.D. Deve Gowda tirade against N.R. Narayana Murthy, his Infosys, and the entire IT industry has grown.
- Earthquake Lessons From China (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Oct 22, 2005)
Having experienced the worst earthquake of one’s life, and then learnt of the tragic details of widespread destruction, and the loss of precious lives in areas close to the epicentre, one cannot but feel deep sympathy for the close to three million....
- Quake Victims & Trauma (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 22, 2005)
While the pace may have picked up for providing medical treatment to the earthquake survivors for their physical injuries, an equally daunting task is helping them cope with the ill-effects on their mental health.
- Spilling The Beans (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 22, 2005)
Why Nazrul Islam chooses to remain in a force that he finds to be steeped in corruption is a question only he can answer.
- Iraq’S Miracle Constitution (Dawn, Reza Aslan, Oct 22, 2005)
Even before Iraq’s constitution was ratified, dire predictions were being made that it would pave the way for the creation of an Islamic theocracy. But whatever problems the new constitution poses for the future of Iraq, the role of Islam in the state is
- India And Australia Sign Mou On It (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
India and Australia on Friday signed a fresh memorandum of understanding, aimed at enhancing cooperation in the field of information technology.
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 22, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation. He will, of course, answer a host of questions, not least a formidable list furnished on September 26 by
- On Record (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 22, 2005)
We will allow the relief goods. Yes I will allow Kashmiris. But we have to formalise the methodology. I mean, it cannot be free for all. But we would like to encourage it. — President Pervez Musharraf, a day after Pakistan offered to open the LoC . . .
- Democracy In Saarc States (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 22, 2005)
India does not seem to be conscious of the role it has to play in South Asia in the coming years.
- Fort By The Sea (Hindu, PRASHANTH G.N., Oct 22, 2005)
How long will the stone hold off the water? Rocks at the splendid Bekal fort set you thinking
- ‘Us Committed To Pact With India’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 22, 2005)
Top US official Nicholas R Burns said the Bush administration was awaiting passage of the historic resolution by the Congress.
- Lic To Launch Portals For Customers, Agents (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is all set to launch two portals, one each for customers and agents in the second week of November, this year.
- Day Of The Prisoners (Greater Kashmir, ZAHIR-U-DIN, Oct 21, 2005)
Seventeenth Ramadhan is an important date in the history of humankind as it changed the course of world history. On this day a handful of Muslims (313) defeated an army of infidels. The day is remembered for a variety of reasons.
- Absorbing Shocks (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Oct 21, 2005)
Though tragedy of this kind is unavoidable in its nature, but caution can be taken nevertheless. Stronger structures mean less damage in case of the disasters, writes Irfan Fazili
- Pak Finalising Proposals To Open Loc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
After the claim by a senior Pakistani Army officer in charge of quake relief operations that India has rejected President Pervez Musharraf’s offer to open LoC for people from both sides to visit their relatives,
- India Offers To Help Pakistan In Restoring Telecom Network Destroyed By Earthquake (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India on Thursday offered to help Pakistan restore telecommunication networks in quake-devastated areas,
- Alarm Bells Ring For Pakistan Quake Survivors (Reuters, David Brunnstrom, Oct 21, 2005)
Alarm mounted across the world on Friday for an estimated 2 million survivors of the Pakistan earthquake still awaiting help two weeks after their world collapsed, with a freezing winter looming.
- India Inc Fuels Price Pressure (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Indian manufacturers have passed on higher costs to consumers on the back of a buoyant economy, company executives and analysts say, a development which threatens to fuel inflation and push up interest rates.
- Editorials (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 21, 2005)
An ‘open’ LoC
Emotion or mischief?
- Earthquake Puts State, Central Governments On Test (Daily Excelsior, Fazal Mehmood, Oct 21, 2005)
A simile can be drawn between the falls of the Berlin Wall and the divided Kashmir, which has been united by the recent earthquake. The difference being that the collapse of the Berlin Wall united the East and West Germany and didn't entail loss of ...
- Water Scarcity (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
OF late the Himachal Pradesh government has taken steps to encourage water conservation.
- Beyond This Moment Of Self-Discovery (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Oct 21, 2005)
Humanity, after all, is not dead. The way ordinary citizens have volunteered their time and resources to support the country’s largest-ever relief operation in parts of the quake-stricken Frontier and Azad Kashmir leaves one with courage and confidence.
- Birdflu Worries Dog Asian Stocks, But No Panic Yet (Reuters, Ian Chua, Oct 21, 2005)
The threat of avian flu has cast a shadow over Asian stock markets but has yet to rekindle fears of the same magnitude that led to sell-offs in China and Hong Kong in early 2003 when SARS hit.
- The Doll That Spoke (Deccan Herald, SHAILAJA NIKAM, Oct 21, 2005)
An effort to get a child to speak turned into a more complex situation involving her family
- Widening Trade Gap (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 21, 2005)
According to the figures released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics, the country’s trade deficit rose by 188 per cent to $2.4 billion during the first quarter of the current fiscal year compared to $826 million the same period last year.
- Rbi Bars Some Banks From New Realty Loans (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Central bank cautious as exposure to real estate sector doubles.
- Bmw To Invest Rs. 100 Cr. In Chennai Facility (Hindu, K. T. Jagannathan, Oct 21, 2005)
Maraimalainagar plant to assemble 1,000 cars
To source door panels, seat covers from domestic vendors Cost advantage in assembling CKDs Car purchase finance facility
Both petrol and diesel models to be produced
- India-U.S. Deal: Negotiating The Nuclear Fine Print (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Oct 21, 2005)
India needs to play its hand carefully on sequencing, separation, and safeguards.
- Indian Railways To Invest $5.5 Billion In Infrastructure (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Indian Railways, the world's largest rail network, plans to spend Rs 240 billion ($5.5 billion) over the next five years to upgrade infrastructure and build special freight corridors, Minister of State for Railways R Velu said here Thursday.
- No Action On U.S.-India Deal By Nuclear-Supply Group (Reuters, Carol Giacomo, Oct 21, 2005)
Key nuclear-supplier nations have put off action on a U.S. proposal to lift restraints on transferring nuclear technology to India, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
- India, U.S. In For Tough Negotiations On Nuclear Deal (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Oct 21, 2005)
A top U.S. official arrives in India on Thursday to push a landmark nuclear deal between the two nations, but the talks face likely hurdles over New Delhi's need for fresh reassurances from Washington.
- Pm Assures Funds For Armed Forces (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
If the Indian economy grows at eight per cent per annum it will not be difficult to allocate three per cent of the GDP to the national defence, says the PM.
- Far-Sighted Ruling (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 21, 2005)
Public interest has reigned supreme in the eye of the court
- Blocking Relief Measures (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 21, 2005)
The best CBM would be to launch joint earthquake relief efforts between India and Pakistan
- Indian Awarded World Food Prize (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Indian scientist Modadugu V Gupta has been awarded the prestigious World Food Prize for year 2005 for developing a low-input, high-yield aqua-culture technique for the rural people of Asia.
- India Turns Down Proposal For Mobile Phone Links Across Line Of Control (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India Wednesday [19 October] night turned down a Pakistani proposal for establishing cross-LoC mobile telephone linkages in Jammu and Kashmir in North India but said a direct telecom connection could be set up at Attari (in North India's Punjab state)-...
- Regimen For Self-Restraint (Dawn, S.G. Jilanee, Oct 21, 2005)
Ramazan is the month of fasting. The process is apparently strict; you may call it rigorous. Not a drop of water or a grain of food should be allowed to pass down the throat from early dawn until sunset.
- Economic Impact Of The Disaster (Dawn, Shahid Kardar, Oct 21, 2005)
In a fleeting moment of nature’s anger, lives and properties worth billions were wiped out on October 8.
- An Outdated System (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 21, 2005)
That life goes on with its twists and turns despite a national calamity was proved true on Wednesday in the NWFP when, during a jirga convened at a mosque to settle a dispute, an irate man unsheathed his gun and fired at his opponents, . . .
- Tcs Picks Aussie Firm For $26 M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), on Thursday, said, it has acquired Australian core banking solutions vendor — Financial Network Services (FNS) for US$26 million, in an all-cash deal that’s set to strengthen its presence in the banking and financial servi
- Bold Initiative Towards Indo-Us Partnership (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 21, 2005)
US Undersecretary Nicholas Burns is to have discussions with Indian Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran today to discuss the implementation schedule for mutual commitments under the civil nuclear agreement.
- Behold The Banana Boards (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Oct 21, 2005)
Just who is an independent director? A person who is not a stakeholder in the affairs of a company but helps direct its affairs, someone with a broader perspective than the management’s who adds value to the company without taking . . .
- Quake Death Toll Rises Further (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
THE Federal Relief Commissioner, Maj Gen Farooq Ahmed has said that death toll in October 8 earthquake has risen to 47,723 with access to more devastated areas. At his Press briefing on Wednesday, he feared that the casualty figure may rise further in the
- India's Communists (Left Parties) Urge Government To Abstain In Iaea Vote On Iran (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
India's Left parties on Thursday [20 October] asked the government to abstain from a possible voting on Iran's nuclear programme at the IAEA's [International Atomic Energy Agency] meeting in November to express solidarity with Tehran's sovereignty.
- Does India Have A World-View? (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 21, 2005)
US Under Secretary of State Nick Burns is in New Delhi at an important period in the context of the July 18 Indo-US agreement on nuclear co-operation.
- Stepped Up Security For Sri Lankan Contestants (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Oct 21, 2005)
Sri Lankan President Chandrika Kumaratunga has ordered stepped-up security for the two main candidates in the November 17 presidential poll — Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse and Leader of the Opposition Ranil Wickremesinghe.
- Army Modernisation Drive Will Go On: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
"Demand to peg defence expenditure will be considered"
- India Yet To Receive Pakistan Proposal (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Oct 21, 2005)
India has not yet received a formal proposal from Pakistan on Kashmiris crossing the Line of Control (LoC)
- The Void In Mumbai’S Heart (Indian Express, MILIND DEORA, Oct 21, 2005)
The Bombay High Court’s recent judgment on Mumbai’s mill lands has sparked off a serious debate on how Mumbai should be developed.
- Narayana Murthy Resigns As Chairman Of Bial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 21, 2005)
Decision follows remarks by JD(S) President H.D. Deve Gowda
Mr. Deve Gowda and Mr. Dharam Singh could have spoken to me
There was no effort to find out my role in BIAL and what has been done
- General Gimmick (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 21, 2005)
An open LoC is a good idea in theory
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