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Articles 37621 through 37720 of 53943:
- Gold Mining With Plants? (Deccan Herald, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 30, 2005)
A Bangalore based scientist proposes a technique to extract gold from low grade ore using plants to accumulate the gold.
- The Bihar Stables (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 30, 2005)
CEC’s cleansing operation raises hopes
- Tata Steel Signs Tech Pact With Nippon Steel (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Tata Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC) of Japan for its proposed 6 million tonne per annum steel plant in Kalinganagar, in Jajpur district of Orissa.
- 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.
- For Some Mental Exercise (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 30, 2005)
When parliament is in session, the press gives us — the guinea pigs who read newspapers — no real reportage of the debates in the two houses, the differences of opinion, the arguments, the pros and cons of the bills that have been tabled.
- Seizures Galore (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Off and on we have struck a note of caution in these columns about the widespread existence of unauthorised weapons in the State.
- India Seeks Deportation Of Dawood, (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
India today handed over to Pakistan a list of nearly 30 wanted people, including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Maulana Masood Azhar and ULFA supremo Paresh Barua, seeking their deportation to face trial in this country.
- 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.
- The League Of Nations (Greater Kashmir, RAFIQ NAQASH, Aug 30, 2005)
The League of Nations, a former international organization, was formed after World War I to promote international peace and security.
- 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
- Musharraf-Singh Meet On Sept 14 (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said he would meet Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New York on September 14
- China's Tibet (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 30, 2005)
It is China's Tibet and the original inhabitants of the isolated region have little to do with it.
- State Turns Investors' Favourite (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2005)
We are running out of space on industrial estates, says Jayalalithaa We are running out of space on industrial estates: Jayalalithaa
New industrial estates needed to meet torrent of demand
Work on desalination plant to start shortly
- Wherein Moses(as), Jesus(as) And Muhammad(saw) Meet-Ii (Greater Kashmir, DR. SHEIKH MOHAMMAD IQBAL, Aug 30, 2005)
The desecrators should not forget that the fountainhead of all truth, all divinity, all revelation is one, writes
- Bridge Over Troubled Lands (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Aug 30, 2005)
Afghanistan could play a crucial role in improving India-Pakistan ties and breaking the stalemate over Kashmir, writes Jyoti Malhotra
- Paradise Calling (Greater Kashmir, NAILA NEELOFAR, Aug 29, 2005)
What are the roots that clutch out of this ‘Firdous’, writes
- India, Pakistan Work To Make Peace 'Irreversible' (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Top Indian and Pakistani diplomats meet this week to push forward a cautious peace process, and officials and analysts hope the latest talks will finalise a meeting between the nations' leaders in September.
- Manmohan, Karzai Pledge To Work Together (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced a 50-million dollars additional assistance to Afghanistan and pledged to work together with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to ensure that his country never again becomes a haven for terrorism and extremism
- Caught Up In Quotas (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2005)
Fire up any website or turn on a television these days, and China seems to be everywhere. If the country’s businesses are not spending billions of dollars on Kazakh oil companies or floating on American stock markets, they are bidding up the price . . . .
- Centre Urged To Scrap Sops For Himachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Concessions a complete negation of reforms: Jayalalithaa Concessions a negation of the economic reforms process: Jayalalithaa
- Congress Asks Local Leaders To Go For Alliances (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Strategy meeting on municipal elections gets under way
Bank on winnability, leaders told
Alliance partners key to victory, says YSR
Ward-wise meetings suggested to select candidates
- Thumbs Down (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2005)
The UPA government’s report card on infrastructure — going by the monthly index of infrastructure industries exactly a year after the UPA came to power
- Call For Energy Conservation Measures To Meet Country's Power Shortage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
C.V.J. Varma, president, Association for Electricity Supply Industry of East Asia and Western Pacific,
- India To Seek Dawood’S Deportation From Pak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
India will ask Pakistan to deport underworld don Dawood Ibrahim and Jaish-e-Mohammed founder Masood Azhar when the Home Secretaries of the two countries hold their two-day of talks here on Monday on terrorism and drug trafficking.
- Pm Stresses India-Afghan Ties (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Declaring that a stable and prosperous Afghanistan was essential for peace and stability in the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said India intended to continue its support for economic reconstruction of the war-ravaged country.
- Warm Welcome For Pm In Kabul (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was accorded a warm reception as he began a two day visit to Afghanistan Sunday during which he will discuss cooperation in various areas, including security, and announce developmental projects worth $ 50 million . . .
- Pak Links Afghan Transit To Kashmir (Rediff on the Net, KJM Varma, Aug 29, 2005)
Pakistan has rejected India's request for opening the Wagah border for transportation of its goods to Afghanistan, saying that the transit trade would not be allowed without progress in resolving the Kashmir issue.
- Raise Savings Rate To 30 Percent: Pm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday called for raising the country's savings rate to 30 percent to boost growth.
- The Tigers Must Feel The Heat For What They Have Done" (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 29, 2005)
Sri Lanka's new Foreign MinisterAnura Bandaranaikehas no doubts about the role of the LTTE in the August 12 assassination of Lakshman Kadirgamar. In an exclusive interview, Mr. Bandaranaike says election time is also killing time in his country. Excerpts:
- The Fallen Angel-I (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 29, 2005)
The virulent reaction in India to LK Advani’s comment on Jinnah in Pakistan arises out of a deep-rooted prejudice. Prejudice literally means pre-judgment
- Imf’S Hard Prescription (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2005)
The visiting IMF staff mission has identified high inflation and rising international oil prices as two serious challenges confronting Pakistan’s economy.
- Employment Guarantee Shield (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Aug 29, 2005)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee (NREG) Bill has been passed but the debate it engendered will possibly never achieve closure given the polarised positions on it.
- China, Eu Continue Talks On Textile Import Crisis (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Talks between China and the European Union over a textile trade dispute continued for a fourth day on Sunday with little sign of a resolution.
- $50-Million Aid Offered To Afghanistan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
"Emergence of a moderate, democratic Afghanistan essential for peace and stability in the region"
- A Mutually Beneficial Project Gathering Dust (Hindu, S. Annamalai, Aug 29, 2005)
The signing of a memorandum of understanding between Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh on the linking of Ken and Betwa Rivers has kindled hopes of a similar initiative between Kerala and Tamil Nadu for a mutually beneficial diversion of West-flowing rivers
- Aiadmk Calls For New Enumeration Of Poor Families (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
The Pondicherry unit of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has through a resolution adopted at its workers meeting in Lawspet . . .
- Globalisation Demands New Legal System: Montek (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Globalisation demands a new legal system independent of the executive and legislature to ensure the enforcement of contracts and protection of commercial rights, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia on Sunday.
- American Security For Manmohan (Tribune, Smita Prakash, Aug 29, 2005)
Very heavy American security was placed around Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh soon after he arrived in Kabul on a two-day official visit, the first by an Indian head of Government to the Afghan capital in 29 years. Indira Gandhi was the last Indian ...
- `Indian Companies Should Focus On Training' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Noshir Khory, Director (Technology Planning and Development), Motorola, has urged Indian companies to focus on training.
- Afghan President Karzai To Visit India (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Sunday accepted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's invitation to visit India.
- Din And Siasat --- To (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 29, 2005)
"Juda ho din siasat se to reh jati hai Changaizi" (when a religious belief leaves politics, what takes over is tyranny).
- Gear Up For Global Competition, Ahluwalia Tells Lawyers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
`Changes in economic policy will have their impact on legal system'
- Constructive Candour (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2005)
The recent remarks of the chairman of Tata Sons on economic reform should be noted for their candour.
- Building Around Rural Employment (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Aug 29, 2005)
The passage of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Bill could mark a decisive step towards poverty alleviation with the assurance of 100 days of employment to every rural household at a wage of Rs 60 per day spread over 200 districts for a start.
- From An Adored White Knight To A Duelling Adversary (Hindu, Indrani Dutta, Aug 29, 2005)
Faceoff triggered by Indian Oil's entry in Haldia Petrochemicals
The west bengal government had nixed Purnendu Chatterjee's plans to leverage HPL's assets to acquire an European petrochemical giant.
- Fuel-Thirsty India In Pipeline Balancing Act (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Aug 29, 2005)
Fuel-thirsty India in pipeline balancing act Boom, boom & butterflies
- Bangalore Blues (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 29, 2005)
Bangalored means “layed-off” to workers in the West, but the infrastructure woes of India’s global cynosure are threatening to invest the neologism with a new meaning.
- The Price Of Privileges (Tribune, Ruchi sharma, Aug 29, 2005)
I was travelling from Kathgodam to Delhi. I had barely seated myself when a battery of jawans entered the compartment. They were dressed in immaculate uniforms.
- With A Little Help From All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 29, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India's status report on Disaster Management in India, published in August, 2004
- Inequality In Equality (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Aug 29, 2005)
The author is former director general, National Council for Applied Economic Research
- Pakistan President To Address American Jewish Congress (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 29, 2005)
Gen. Musharraf has tested the domestic Pakistani waters over the Israel issue
- There Is A Definite Change In Kashmir: Mufti Sayeed (Tribune, Ehsan Fazili, Aug 29, 2005)
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed took over as Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister on November 2, 2002, as the head of a multi-party coalition government.
- New Bill Promises Boost To Rural Industry (Hindu, P. M. Mathew, Aug 29, 2005)
Policy must focus on the process of industrialisation
The core of a scientific approach is to understand the market opportunities for rural products along with the country's development priorities.
- Pakistan Dogs Pm On Kabul Trip (Telegraph, SUJAN DUTTA, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Hamid Karzai today made common cause in the fight against terrorism, but Afghanistan’s ruler brought Pakistan into the frame for a happy South Asian family picture.
- Select Without A Cause (Telegraph, Raju Mukherji, Aug 29, 2005)
So an injured Sachin Tendulkar is considered fit enough to represent the World XI?
- Wind Is A Powerful Alternative (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Aug 29, 2005)
Among the non-conventional sources of power, wind seems to be the best bet, and is the biggest success story in renewable energy. Though still an insignificant contributor to the overall power demand, wind may soon become the fastest growing source in. .
- National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme — Last Straw On The Camel's Back? (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 29, 2005)
While it is all right for the political parties to bask in the praise for bringing in the NREGS, it is important to communicate to those who matter that there can be no free lunch in the economy.
- What After Gaza Evacuation? (Dawn, Tariq Fatemi, Aug 29, 2005)
What a remarkable transformation within one lifetime. The Israeli general (Ariel Sharon) known for his swagger and bluster,
- Manmohan, Karzai Moot Gas Pipeline Project (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 29, 2005)
Afghanistan keen on seeking closer links with SAARC
First visit by an Indian Prime Minister in 29 years
India says it needs Iran pipeline project too
Afghanistan directly affected by India-Pakistan friendship
- Reference Library Of Textbooks For Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
An initiative by Rockcity Welfare Association comprising north Indians
- Iato Seeks More Consideration For Tourism Industry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
National convention seeks nod for hotels to add more rooms
- No Extradition Of Khan, Says Pak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Asking the US to treat it as an ally and not as a “target,” Pakistan said it cannot go beyond what it has already done to help the probe into A Q Khan’s nuclear proliferation network and ruled out extradition of the disgraced scientist.
- Pakistan Urged To Seek Clemency For Kashmiri Youth (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 29, 2005)
Pakistan-based Kashmiri groups on Sunday urged Pakistan to seek clemency for a Kashmiri youth who has been sentenced to death in the December 2001 Parliament attack case.
- India And Afghanistan Ready To Combat The Terrorism Together (India Daily, Sudhir Chadda, Aug 29, 2005)
India and Afghanistan old friends are ready to show the world that they can share prosperity.
- Where Does India Stand In Central Asia ? (Daily Excelsior, N. B. Menon, Aug 29, 2005)
First, it was the "revolution of roses" in November 2003 when a reluctant president Edward Shevardnadze capitulated and handed over the Georgian presidency to the pro-West Mikhail Saakashvili. Then, a little over a year later, the "orange revolution" . .
- Lackeys Of The West? No! (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 29, 2005)
India's concession to the United States to place her civil nuclear programme under international supervision without the US conceding to India's demand for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council leads one to question whether India's ruling class ....
- India Rebuilds Afghan School (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Manmohan announces 1,000 annual scholarships for Afghan students
- Manmohan Calls On Zahir Shah (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on “Baba-e-Millat” King Zahir Shah today. The meeting took place in the first floor of the presidential palace in an area referred to as the “Harem Sarai”. Both leaders exchanged pleasantries and the Indian Prime . . .
- India Loses To China In Oil - Kazakhstan Government Will Not Support A Rebid By India's Oil And Natural Gas Corp (Ongc) For Acquiring Petrokazakhstan (India Daily, Kiran Chaube, Aug 29, 2005)
It was grim news for India’s energy sector and a wake up call for Indian authorities in dealing and competing with China.
- Pm Offers Helping Hand To Kabul A Bridge To Entire Region (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
In the first joint statement at the highest level ever since the ouster of the Taliban, India on Sunday formally endorsed Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai’s vision to restore Afghanistan’s ‘‘historic role’’ as a ‘‘land bridge’’ between Central Asia . .
- Goa Seeks Central Aid To Remove Ship (Hindu, Prakash Kamat, Aug 29, 2005)
M.V. River Princess is an eyesore
Five years after it ran aground, the ship endangers tourism
Previous Government gave removal work to a U.K.-based company
NISD officials to submit report on floating new tenders for its removal
- Iraq Considers Charter, Sunnis Oppose (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Sunnis are objecting to federalism which they fear would lead to disintegration of the country.
- Karzai Says Better India-Pakistani Ties Vital (Reuters, Yousuf Azimy, Aug 29, 2005)
Peace between India and Pakistan is vital for the region, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday, as he called for the three countries to work together to defeat terrorism.
- Hazards Of Gas Pipe Line Through Pakistan (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Aug 29, 2005)
In a recent meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh it was stated that India's requirement for natural gas within the next two and a half decades will soar from the current 21 million standard cubic meters per day(mmscmd)
- Dead Fish Move With The Flow (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 29, 2005)
Discarding old methods of farming and blindly adopting foreign ones has been extremely unprofitable
- They Stayed With Sarabjit For Years (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
There is little knowledge about his mental and physical condition
Nobody remains the same after being in the Lahore jail
Prisoners have faced several kinds of torture
A mechanism for releasing civilian prisoners not in place
- India’S Outsourcing Sector Needs Power - India Plans To Import Uranium Provided Suppliers Guarantee A Lifetime Supply (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Aug 29, 2005)
India’s outsourcing sector needs power and the demand will quadruple in coming years.
- India To Seek Deportation Of Dawood, 30 Others (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Ahead of Indo-Pak Home Secretary- level talks beginning here tomorrow, India today said it would seek deportation of nearly 30 terrorists and criminals including underworld don Dawood Ibrahim from Pakistan and push for an accord to combat drug trafficking
- Jaya Urges Pm To Restore Subsidy To Lankan Refugees (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2005)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to restore subsidy on rice being supplied to over 50,000 Sri Lankan Tamil refugees residing in the state.
- Obscurantist Face Of America By A.B. Shahid (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 29, 2005)
People may differ with Pastor Pat Robertson’s view, but it is undeniable that he speaks the way he feels. His advice to President Bush to “take out"
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