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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- To A Father Extraordinary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
This is a son’s tribute to an extraordinary father. Titled “Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa”, it is a biography on this illustrious army chief written by his son Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa (Retd) and published by Niyogi Books.
- Tribals Vs Wildlife: Govt To Mark ‘Inviolate Areas’ In Tiger Reserves (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Sep 27, 2007)
There is a reason why the implementation of the controversial Tribal Act has been held up.
- Isro Land Deal On ‘Fragile’ Ground (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Sep 27, 2007)
Politics apart, couldn’t the ISRO, a direct look out of the Prime Minister, have done better than buy land worth many crores for a premier space science institute from a private individual, only to find it is a piece of notified ecologically . . . .
- A Trip To Remember (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2007)
Sometimes, a memorable trip is more about the people you meet en route than the place itself.
- Up Above The World (Hindu, SOMA BASU, Sep 27, 2007)
Think Kanyakumari and what comes to mind is beach surfing. Tourism and commerce is so temple-centric that nothing else strikes as an option. Of course, there is the Vivekananda Memorial Rock and Thiruvalluvar statue.
- To Measure Poverty, You May Have To Go Chak (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 27, 2007)
The Nayakrishi Andolon (New Agriculture Movement) in Bangladesh experiments with an alternative to micro-credit.
- Climate Talks: Kyoto To Bali (Business Line, N. R. Krishnan , Sep 27, 2007)
Against the background of the recent UN meet on climate change, N. R. KRISHNAN points out that it is time the developed world accepted the hard reality that developing countries, including China and India, may not be able to accept any cuts in . . .
- Bjp, Then And Now (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 26, 2007)
THE Union of India has withdrawn the counter-affidavit filed in the Supreme Court by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in response to the petition filed by Subramanian Swamy challenging the dredging of Adam’s Bridge as part of the . . . . .
- Starving In Madhya Pradesh (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Sep 26, 2007)
Hunger and malnutrition stalk Madhya Pradesh villages despite schemes to improve the services of anganwadis and nutrition centres.
- Naxal Leader Dies Of Snakebite Near C’Garh Border (Indian Express, Nitin Mahajan, Sep 26, 2007)
One of the highest ranking Naxalite commanders operating in northern Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand for several years, Rahul Tiwari alias Abhay (32), died after being bitten by a poisonous snake in the adjoining Gadhwa district of Jharkhand . . . . .
- Fbi May Probe J&k Official’S Us Citizenship (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The arrest of a top Jammu & Kashmir State Forest Corporation (SFC) official on charges of concealing his American citizenship has got the US intelligence service, FBI, interested, which is planning to send a team to the state to investigate the matter.
- Doors Opened For Processed Gm Foods To Enter Market (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Sep 26, 2007)
In a move that’s likely to have a significant bearing on the food processing industry, the Government has allowed processed food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and exempted it from regulatory approval.
- Meet Prince Charming (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Sep 26, 2007)
During the monsoons in my constituency, the frogs cross the road. The car-drivers keep a 'frogwatch' because I get paranoid if I think we are going to squash one.
- Isro Seeks To Implead In Merchiston Case (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday sought to implead itself in the Merchiston estate case pending before the Kerala High Court and contended that the land purchased for setting up the Indian Institute of Space Science and . . . .
- It Is In Our Hands To Minimise Extinction (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2007)
Natural systems are in turmoil with human numbers growing at alarming rates. By the end of this century, we homo-sapiens will wipe out more than 10 million species with desertification and climate change happening at such an alarming rate.
- Nothing Fictional About Ramayan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2007)
The Ram Setu debate has become an issue of national importance. Some pieces of evidence as they are mentioned in our scriptures supporting its existence must be recalled along with the history of evolution.
- Test Of Wisdom, Not Legality (Indian Express, Harish Salve, Sep 25, 2007)
The decision of the Delhi High Court holding four journalists guilty of criminal contempt — whether or not correct in law — appears to be unwise.
- Kerala Orders Probe Into Isro Land Deal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Buckling under pressure, the LDF Government on Monday ordered a Vigilance inquiry into the sale of forest land by Merchiston estate at Ponmudi near here to the ISRO for setting up the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology.
- Upa Hesitant, Bjp Hostile To Sachar Committee Recommendations: Cpm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Blaming the UPA for its “hesitant and tokenist” approach in implementing the recommendations of the Sachar Committee report, the CPI(M) on Monday said immediate steps should be taken in the fields of education and credit disbursal . . . . .
- Qazi Issue: Mehbooba Says Cm Complicating Matter (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
The president of the PDP, Mehbooba Mufti, who returned from New York today, has said that the resignation of ousted forest minister, Qazi Muhammad Afzal, will stay unchanged, and that her party will not take any new decisions on it. She said that . . . .
- Government Orders Vigilance Inquiry Into All Merchiston Estate Transactions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan on Monday announced a Vigilance inquiry into all transactions connected with the sale of the Merchiston tea estate near Ponmudi to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).
- Colourful Canyon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Bryce Canyon National Park is situated in the American state of Utah. We were so fascinated by the pictures of the park that we decided to visit it.
- Citadel Of Ice (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 25, 2007)
Mammoth slabs of ice, more than a mile wide and 250 feet tall, leave visitors frozen to the bone. K. V. Krishnan on a cruise to the Glacier Bay National Park, one of the largest biosphere reserves in . . . .
- Diversity And Civic Disengagement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 25, 2007)
Indians have long prided themselves on the singular diversity of their ancient civilisation. There were, of course, several humungous empires in the past, such as the Roman, Mongol, Ottoman, British, and more recently the former Soviet Union . . . .
- Ambika’S Past Visits With A Vengeance (Asian Age, Editorial, The Asian Age, Sep 24, 2007)
Minister with many enemies Sins of her past are visiting Ambika Soni with a vengeance.
- Cm Cancels Bahu Plaza Allotments (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Sep 24, 2007)
The controversy on the allotment of space to Sajjad Ahmad, a brother of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, in Bahu Plaza here by bending rules has rolled many skeletons out of the cupboard of the Jammu Development Authority (JDA) that owns the property.
- Drive To Check Cattle Snatching By Militants (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
As militants are active in the upper reaches of Kishtwar and Doda districts, they have been indulging in the snatching of cattle from shepherds.
- Embassy Informed About Arrest Of Us National In Kashmir (Kashmir Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The Jammu and Kashmir Police have informed the US embassy here about the arrest of its national, who was posted as managing director of state`s Forest Development Corporation.
- From Simmer To Scorch (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 24, 2007)
Global warming is the buzzword that is reverberating round the planet. The chaotic climate behaviour perceptible on global scale during the past decade arising out of the rise in average temperature of the . . . .
- Stairway To Heaven (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
The months of October and November are just the right time to visit Bhutan, our beautiful and pristine neighbour.
- Calculators Are Out But Topplers Have Got Their Timing Hopelessly Wrong (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 24, 2007)
Since the Bharatiya Janata Party’s political record in opposition in the past three years has been more inclined to the occult than ordinary politics, I am going to use metaphysical language to proffer this piece of gratuitous advice.
- Retracing Genghis Khan's Journey (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 24, 2007)
Scaring off wolves with firecrackers and resuscitating a dog with raw eggs and vodka -- just two of the wild experiences of Tim Cope during his 10,000-km journey on horseback from Mongolia to Hungary.
- Governance: Greece At The Crossroads (Deccan Herald, Helena Smith, Sep 22, 2007)
With his country badly in need of reform, Prime Minister Karamanlis is girding up for battle.
- Qazi Afzal May Not Get Back Portfolio (Tribune, S.P.Sharma, Sep 22, 2007)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has left his ministerial colleague Qazi Afzal cooling his heels as the prestigious forests and environment portfolio that was unceremoniously snatched from him last month is yet to be restored.
- Time Out In The Wild (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
A year ago, Parambikulam Sanctuary, nestled between the Annamalai ranges of Tamil Nadu and the Nelliampathy ranges of Kerala, was like any other ill-kept abode for wildlife in the country.
- Up Above The World (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 22, 2007)
Think Kanyakumari and what comes to mind is beach surfing. Tourism and commerce is so temple-centric that nothing else strikes as an option. Of course, there is the Vivekananda Memorial Rock and the Thiruvalluvar statue.
- Path To Extinction (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 20, 2007)
The danger of human beings becoming extinct cannot be ruled out the way the world is going. . .
- Pol Pot’S Top Henchman Charged With War Crimes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 20, 2007)
Khmer Rouge “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, Pol Pot’s top surviving henchman, was charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity today by the UN-backed “Killing Fields” tribunal.
- Rapist Reward Funds School (Telegraph, Vivek Chhetri, Sep 20, 2007)
Hannah Foster wanted to become a doctor, but a lurking rapist stopped her one evening, violated her young body and then strangled her.
- Nurturing Farm Productivity (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 19, 2007)
One of the major reasons for the poor yields is inefficient fertiliser use and poor cultivation practices leading to imbalanced nutrition.
- India Launches Major Offensive In Held Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
After rejecting calls for a ceasefire during Ramazan, the Indian Army has launched a major offensive in the northern Bandipora forests in Jammu and Kashmir.
- 5 Militants Gunned Down (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 19, 2007)
Five militants, two of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and three from the Hizbul Mujahideen, were gunned down near Bandipora in two different operations, the Army said today.
- Colourful Canyon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
Bryce Canyon National Park is situated in the American state of Utah. We were so fascinated by the pictures of the Park that we decided to visit it.
- For The Joy Of Doing Nothing! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 18, 2007)
It is around noon at Kalka railway station, not too far from Shimla. As I step towards the exit gate, a handful of taxi drivers offer their services. “Solan, Sir”, one of them enquires.
- Hindu Dharma Humiliated (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Sep 18, 2007)
Tulsidas's seminal rendition of the Ram story makes no mention of the Lakshman rekha in the episode dealing with Sita's abduction.
- Woman, Mother Abducted; 6 Booked (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The Rajouri police has booked six persons of the majority community for abducting a young married woman of the minority community and her mother from their Kalalkas village.
- Finance Dept Shoots Down Timber Import Proposal (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
The last word on the political feud in the coalition government over divesting a Cabinet minister of the forest portfolio may not have been heard yet, but the officialdom is rife with speculation whether a rather ambitious move by officials of the . . . .
- Buzz (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Malaysia has the best of shopping, food, entertainment and adventure, and this week we’re exploring the last offering — adrenalin pumping action. With the 17th edition of the Borneo 4x4 Safari.
- Plugging The Ozone Hole (Deccan Herald, PANDURANG HEGDE, Sep 17, 2007)
Scientists had identified the disappearing ozone layer in Antarctica, known as Ozone Hole.
- Time Out In The Wild (Hindu, SUBHA J. RAO, Sep 17, 2007)
At Parambikulam, take in the sights and sounds of an eco-friendly sanctuary
- Fire-Shocked Greeks Pour Water On Favourites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 17, 2007)
Greeks cast ballots on Sunday in an election that will determine the fate of crucial economic reforms but is set to turn smaller parties into powerbrokers, as voters angered by deadly forest fires abandon the big parties.
- Channel To Disaster (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2007)
The Government is bent upon pushing ahead with the Sethusamudram Shipping Channel Project. But what about the Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve? What about exposing India's coastline to tsunami? Surajit Dasgupta questions the 'safeguard' . . . . .
- Alone In The Crowd (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 17, 2007)
Feeling lonely? Maybe it's not your fault. Perhaps it's in your genes. Scientists who have looked at the DNA of isolated people have found that those who described themselves as chronically lonely have patterns of genetic activity involving the . . . . .
- “Raw Deal For Railway Projects In Karnataka” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy on Thursday took a harsh line against the Union Government, particularly the Ministry of Railways, on what he termed the “step-motherly attitude” towards Karnataka while sanctioning projects.
- Hunt For Profit (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2007)
As a hugely profitable business the world over, illegal trade in wildlife is growing while the rate of conviction for the crime remains low.
- Unravelling India’S Growth Transition (Frontline, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 14, 2007)
The surge in foreign capital inflows that fuelled the Indian economy’s high growth trajectory is also making it fragile and vulnerable to financial crises elsewhere.
- Isro Land Row: Kerala Chief Secy Seeks To Quit (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Sep 14, 2007)
Caught in the political storm over the ISRO land deal at Ponmudi, Kerala Chief Secretary Lizzie Jacob on Thursday sought to quit, and has proceeded on leave from Friday. Jacob was to retire next February.
- The Greening Of The New, 'Civilised' Libya (Deccan Herald, Elisabeth Rosenthal, Sep 13, 2007)
The plan will protect Libya's fantastic Greek and Roman ruins, as well its fragile coastal ecosystem from the perils of haphazard development.
- Isro Land Row: Oppn Seeks Forest Minister’S Ouster (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The Congress-led Opposition wore black gags and did a sit-in at the state Assembly gate on Wednesday, protesting the Speaker’s refusal to allow a discussion of the ISRO land affair.
- Karat Writes To Pm On Delay In Forest Bill Notification (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
CPI (M) General Secretary Prakash Karat on Wednesday sought the “urgent” intervention of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in notifying the Scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2006.
- Karat To Pm: Notify Act For Tribals (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
CPI(M) general secretary Prakash Karat has sought Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s intervention to notify a law that has been passed by Parliament so that tribals are saved from eviction from forest land.
- Plugging Into The Sun (Frontline, A.D. Rangarajan, Sep 13, 2007)
THE Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams, the richest temple administration next only to the Vatican, is perhaps the first of its kind to wake up to the bleak reality of dwindling energy resources and take concrete action to preserve and protect the. . .
- Human Rights In Peril (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 13, 2007)
IT would not be an exaggeration to suggest that no single organisation, within or outside Sri Lanka, has shown the kind of courage that the University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna), or UTHR(J), has displayed, since its birth in 1988 . . . .
- Powerful Quake Kills 7, Triggers Tsunami (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2007)
Nine people died and hundreds were injured in a powerful earthquake, which struck Indonesia’s Sumatra region today, triggering tsunami warnings in the Indian Ocean, an Indonesian government official said.
- A Harvest Of Devastation (Tribune, Usha Rai, Sep 13, 2007)
Over 8000 families have been affected by the closure of 14 tea gardens in Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal. The worst affected are women and children. Starvation deaths are being reported and children have dropped out of school.
- Indian Schools Begin Flood Awareness Programme (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The dusty roads and swelteringly heat of India’s north-eastern state of Assam now make it hard to believe that like England, it was hit by the worst floods in years just over a month ago.
- Forest Act: Karat Reminds Pm (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Wednesday shot off a letter to the PM demanding immediate notification of the Forest Rights Act. The letter comes at a time when the Congress is finding it difficult to balance the demands of wildlife . . . . .
- Unwavering Faith (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who do not swerve from the path of Dharma even in great adversity, and the rest who are only interested in immediate gain for satiating their desires without bothering about how they achieve their ends.
- Satvic And Savvy, In More Ways Than One (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Mist shrouds the Khandala forest trail. Blustery Bhadrapad has arrived, heralding the Ganesh festival.
- Edit (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2007)
The commando-turned-President has for the moment silenced his major challenger. And yet palpable was the panic of the establishment on Monday afternoon, the defeat near-total and irreversible.
- Planting Seeds, Growing Phds (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2007)
If all the young trees are cut for timber, not only will we be deprived of their fruit, but there will be no seeds — and no trees, in the future.
- The Veerappan Story (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
The Veerappan story ended on October 18, 2004, when the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) planted in his gang undercover cops who had him ambushed and killed while pretending to drive him to hospital for treatment.
- Down But Not Out (Frontline, N. Rahul, Sep 12, 2007)
NAXALITES in Andhra Pradesh are down but not out. The police offensive in 2005 following the failure of the peace talks in late 2004 has diminished their number considerably but not their capacity to strike.
- ‘All Parties Pursue Our Agenda’ (Frontline, N. Rahul, Sep 12, 2007)
Varavara Rao has been the face of the Marxist-Leninist movement and the revolutionary writers in Andhra Pradesh for nearly four decades.
- ‘A Question Of Rights, Not Development’ (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Sep 12, 2007)
IT may be a coincidence, but the signals are far-reaching. After having witnessed for three years the State governments’ indifference to utilising Central funds meant for socio-economic programmes in the naxal-affected districts, the Planning . . . .
- Naxal Terror (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Sep 12, 2007)
“THIS is essentially to create a shock effect on the government and its agencies. More concrete and substantial political and organisational work of the Maoists is taking place at the grass roots in a number of States including Jharkhand . . . .
- Upa, Political Moment, Nation (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Sep 11, 2007)
There are two ways of reading the political message of the Indian Express—CNN-IBN—CSDS poll.
- 6 Militants, Jawan Killed In Encounter (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
Four infiltrators were killed when they trying to cross over from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at Phulanwali in Baramula district this morning, while two militants and a soldier were killed and another injured in an encounter with militants in the . . . .
- Planting Seeds, Growing Phds (The Economic Times, KIRAN KARNIK, Sep 11, 2007)
If all the young trees are cut for timber, not only will we be deprived of their fruit, but there will be no seeds — and no trees, in the future. While the impact of large-scale felling of our forests is visible and recognised . . . . . .
- See No Evil (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
The bomb blasts at Hyderabad were another reminder that the Indian State, indeed India’s future, is becoming steadily more endangered.
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