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Articles 521 through 620 of 3437:
- A Crusader Against Corruption (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 20, 2006)
Anna Hazare is one of India’s most respected social activist. Whenever he takes up a cause, an alert is sounded in New Delhi’s corridors of power.
- Dam Safety Authority To Inspect Mullaperiyar (Hindu, Roy Mathew, Aug 20, 2006)
The State Dam Safety Authority will next week inspect the Mullaperiyar dam, in whose vicinity tremors were reported on Friday. It will examine structural safety.
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 20, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- Adivasis Made Mercenaries To Kill Their Own People (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 20, 2006)
“Naxalism is not an issue or a problem. It is a solution, an alternative development programme.” Pendyala Varavara Rao, Poet and Ex-emissary for peace talks between AP Govt and naxalites.
- Kailash Yatra (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Kailash yatra in Bhadarwah starts every year in the month of Bhadu on Dewadshi Thethi in Krishna Pakash i.e. in late days of August or early days of September.
- Monsoon In Matheran (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 20, 2006)
Take a rain-drenched break at The Verandah in the Forest, the last British hill station perched atop the Sahyadri ranges. The Monsoon package (Rs 7675) for two nights for a couple includes a welcome drink, breakfast, lunch and . . .
- River Wild (New Indian Express, Malini Shankar, Aug 20, 2006)
Kitulgala’s claim to fame rests not only on the high grade rapids for rafting aficionados, but also because The Bridge on the River Kwai was shot here.
- A Man Of Many Parts (Indian Express, G.K. Gupta, Aug 19, 2006)
Except for the high-pitched snoring of the gentleman on the upper berth, the journey to Hardwar in the Mussoorie Express was comfortable.
- Pak Woman Stopped At Us Airport, Demands Apology (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 19, 2006)
The mother of a pregnant Pakistani woman who was stopped at a US airport on suspicion of carrying explosives in her carry luggage has demanded an apology from the authorities for wrongful detention.
- Not A Sustainable Growth (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 19, 2006)
Economic growth is a complex phenomenon. How much growth is achieved by a country for how long, using which strategies, emerging from which sectors and is shared by whom are all inter-related questions.
- Muslim Community Tries Where Government Has Failed (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 19, 2006)
Neither isolationist nor homogeneously Asian, the Muslim community in Walthamstow in east London tried to save a generation failed by the government.
- Himalayan Ecology Under Siege (Daily Excelsior, Ravi Sharma , Aug 19, 2006)
All hell breaks loose the moment there is talk of exploiting Antarctica's mineral reserves or of laying a pipeline across a portion of Alaska or when another few thousand hectares of forest are lost along the Amazon.
- Towards Sustainable Growth (Tribune, Mohan Dharia, Aug 18, 2006)
The Planning Commission has prepared an Approach Paper to the 11th Five Year Plan. The document titled “Approach Document Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth” has been circulated for discussion.
- The Tempest & The Templar Knight (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 18, 2006)
History does not repeat itself but it does rhyme” (Mark Twain), the rhyme of history with periodic repetitions is actually a divine benevolence to make with the deficiencies.
- French Window (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 18, 2006)
The French Institute of Pondicherry is emerging as a major player in Indo-French cooperation.
- Tilt And Turmoil In The Andamans (Frontline, Pankaj Sekhsaria, Aug 18, 2006)
The earthquake and tsunami of December 2004 caused huge changes in the coastal systems of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Climate Study (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
The Department of Ecology of the French Institute of Pondicherry is collaborating with the National Remote-Sensing Agency (NRSA), Hyderabad, and the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in reconstructing the vegetational history of the . . .
- Tourism Project For Thiruvambadi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Aims to connect spots of natural beauty .
- Log On To Samba District (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
Everyone in Samba was waiting eagerly to hear about granting district status to Samba.
- Govt. Launches Tree Plantation Drive (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Uttar Pradesh has launched a massive tree plantation campaign for expanding its green cover.
- "Ltte, Colombo Must Observe Restraint" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
India must use diplomatic, political channels to prevent Sri Lanka from sliding into a full-scale civil war, says CPI (M)
- Ramayana And The Living World (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 17, 2006)
One of the central figures in Ramayana is Hanuman who twice saved the lives of Ram and Lakshman, carried the former's message to Sita, incarcerated in Lanka, and burnt the latter down.
- Islamist Flights Of Fancy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Aug 16, 2006)
Alongside a hefty helping of fear, last week’s events in Britain have spawned a host of conspiracy theories.
- Candlelight Vigil Keeps Hope Of Indo-Pak Peace Alive (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- People Of India, Pak Urged To Rise Above Religion, Boundaries (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- Cm Offers Rs 211 Crore Loan Relief To Farmers (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden . . .
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- A Future Without Forests? (Hindu, Alok Jha, Aug 16, 2006)
Comprehensive analysis of the potential effects of human-made global warming.
- Distribution Of Assistance Marks Independence Day Celebrations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
37 freedom fighters honoured; Rs. 60.37-lakh assistance disbursed to 302 beneficiaries
- Ngos Feel `At Home' With Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
President was at his hospitable best; Prime Minister brushes aside security and exudes enthusiasm
- Intercepts Suggest Al Qaeda Presence In Kashmir (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Intercepts of telecommunication messages between militants in Jammu and Kashmir and their mentors in Pakistan suggest that cadres of foreign terrorist group Al Qaeda were present in the Kashmir Valley.
- Al-Qaeda Men, In Cahoots With Let, Holed Up In J&k (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Intercepts of telecommunication messages between terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and their mentors in Pakistan suggest that cadres of foreign terrorist group Al-Qaeda were present in the Kashmir valley.
- Al-Qaida Presence In J&k Suspected (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Intercepts of telecommunication messages between militants in Jammu and Kashmir and their mentors in Pakistan suggest that cadres of foreign terrorist group Al-Qaida are present in the Kashmir valley.
- Land-Grab Menace (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2006)
Govt should recover the land and punish the guilty.
- Army Suspects Presence Of Al-Qaeda In Kashmir (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Interception of telecommunication messages between militants in Jammu and Kashmir and their mentors in Pakistan suggests that cadres of foreign terrorist group al-Qaeda are present in Kashmir.
- Presence Of Al-Qaeda Cadres Found In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Srinagar has been virtually turned into a fortress; Security forces ready to face even suicide squads
- Where Militants Earn Goodwill Of People (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Aug 14, 2006)
Youngmen aid and abet them
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Kupwara Tense As Army Kills 2 Of Family In 'Ambush' (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Two members of a family were killed in a controversial ambush in Kupwara, whereas one more civilian died in an incident of firing in Handwara area today where, in a separate gunbattle, one soldier and three militants were believed dead.
- Al-Qaida Presence In J&k Suspected (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Intercepts of telecommunication messages between militants in Jammu and Kashmir and their mentors in Pakistan suggest that cadres of foreign terrorist group Al-Qaida are present in the Kashmir valley.
- U.K.'S Response To Terrorism Makes Things Worse (Hindu, Dan Plesch, Aug 12, 2006)
What is needed now is an effective counter-terrorism strategy.
- Terror Suspects Identified (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
The Bank of England named and froze the assets of 19 of the 24 air terror suspects on Friday.
- Britain Identifies 19 Of 24 In Mass Murder Plot (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
'Key person' among 7 more arrested in Pakistan ---- British officials on Friday identified 19 of the suspects accused of planning to blow up US-bound aircraft in the biggest terrorist plot to be uncovered since 9/11.
- ‘World Spared Unimaginable Mass Murder’ (Indian Express, Vijay Rana, Aug 11, 2006)
It all began at 2 am this morning when British anti-terrorist squads began to raid premises in London, Birmingham and High Wycombe.
- Development Hurts (Times of India, Ashish Kothari, Aug 11, 2006)
When farmers in Pen and Raigarh in Maharashtra recently gathered to protest the takeover of their lands for a special economic zone, they were expressing a growing discontent among India's rural masses.
- The Zoo’S Not A Jungle, It’S Worse (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 11, 2006)
The news is now almost routine, losing its shock value. On Wednesday, yet another tiger died at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda zoo, the seventh since July 9.
- No Review Of Awards For Stf Personnel: Veerasamy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
"Reversal of previous Government's decision will not be a good precedent"
- ’93 Mumbai Blasts Verdict On Sept 12 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The verdict in the 1993 serial bomb blasts case will be delivered on September 12, Judge Pramod Kode of the special Terrorism and Disruptive Activities Act (TADA) court ruled here today.
- Avoiding Annual Floods (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 10, 2006)
The widespread floods across parts of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, and Maharashtra come as a distressing reminder of the continuing lack of intelligent water management policies as well as disaster preparedness.
- The Lord's Supremacy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Spiritual tradition accords great significance to the worship of the Padukas (sandals) of the Lord.
- ‘Mainstream Politics Is All Rubbish’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Aug 10, 2006)
K G Kannabiran, president of the People’s Union of Civil Liberties (PUCL), has devoted his life to fighting for people’s rights. He is one of the leading lawyers in Andhra Pradesh, and has taken up the legal cudgels against the state’s attempts to . . .
- Sindh Bracing For Floods (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 10, 2006)
Ample notice has been served. Four days ago, the Federal Flood Commission (FFC) warned that a “very high flood” is likely to hit Guddu barrage on or about August 11.
- Kurseong Diary (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
For a place that was founded by the Brits and is steeped in Raj history, Kurseong has surprisingly few churches -- just two of them, in fact. British planters in the Darjeeling hills discouraged the clergy from proselytizing the tea garden workers...
- Indian Troops Kill 6 Militants In Kashmir (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Indian troops have shot dead six militants in the latest wave of separatist violence in Kashmir that has left 39 dead since the start of August, police said Tuesday.
- "Construction In Vasant Kunj Ridge Environmentally Unsound" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Centre places before Supreme Court findings of expert panel
- Poacher Takes Over Veerappan Country (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Imbali Jose is the new Veerappan forest police are now seeking in the Niligiris belt where his predecessor had made a name killing tuskers and men.
- Treehouse Stay In Dandeli (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
We continue our reader-driven getaway series.
- Far From A Charming End (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 09, 2006)
I read in the papers that the Union Government has banned snake charmers. It is the first piece of good news that has come out of this Government in the last three . . .
- J&k Police Kill Two Militants (Hindu, Luv Puri , Aug 09, 2006)
The militants were identified as belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit
- Towards A Nuclear-Free South Asia (News International, M B NAQVI, Aug 09, 2006)
The writer is a veteran journalist and freelance columnist.
- Gujarat Riot Victims Hunt For Bodies, Justice (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Aug 09, 2006)
After a tip from a local streetsweeper, Amina Habib Rasool and a few friends began digging through a rubbish tip, looking for the remains of sons and husbands four years after they were slaughtered by a Hindu mob.
- British Secrecy Surrenders To The Internet (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 08, 2006)
The precise locations of dozens of secret military and spy bases in the United Kingdom are to be revealed on government Ordnance Survey maps for the first time, ending one of the last remaining legacies of the Cold War.
- Diplomatic Row (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
The tit-for-tat expulsions by Pakistan and India over the weekend -- after a passage of almost three years -- does not bode well for relations between the two countries, already rocked by New Delhi's allegations of Islamabad's involvement in the . . .
- Trees Or Forest? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 08, 2006)
The current process of amending the controversial Hudood Ordinances seems to be heading for a parliamentary debate in which the proverbial forest may well be lost while looking at the trees, instead of the other way around.
- Hostage Drama Ends As 2 Militants Killed, 3 Rescued (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Even as militants gunned down two soldiers, looted their weapons and escaped in Kulgam-Qazigund belt of south Kashmir today, two militants and a soldier got killed and three persons were rescued in a fierce gunbattle at Shirpora in the same . . .
- Do Mix Your Drinks (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 07, 2006)
Don’t mix your drinks, they used to say. Like all adages this one may be outdated. Coffee, Tea or Me was the name of a saucy book written by two air-hostesses in the 1960s era of civil aviation.
- 10 Killed In Israel In Worst Guerrilla Attack (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Hezbollah guerrillas pounded towns across northern Israel with an enormous barrage of rockets on Sunday afternoon, killing 10 people and wounding eight others in the worst rocket attack on the area since violence began on July 12.
- Landslides And Deforestation (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 07, 2006)
Over 110 people have died in the earthquake-hit areas of NWFP and Kashmir since heavy monsoon rains hit the region in recent days.
- Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project Gains Momentum (Hindu, Govind D. Belgaumkar, Aug 06, 2006)
It will meet drinking water needs in the Bombay Karnataka region
- Social Activist And Environmentalist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 06, 2006)
Pepsi and Coca Cola executives call her gusty, one who makes much noise. Her critics say she is moody, temperamental and a “bad boss” to work with.
- Opposition Against Rs. 350-Crore Mega Housing Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Residents urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment People urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment
The project entails construction of multi-storeyed apartments and . . .
- Protect Forest Wealth Of Kanyakumari District: Forum (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
"10,000 acres of forests have been encroached upon''
- Tourism Fete A Big Draw In Kolli Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Take concerted efforts with officials to stop felling of trees, Minister tells people
- Goodness: Only Way Of Life (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Aug 05, 2006)
Goodness should be the substratum on which life is built. Being good is important, but being good alone does not lead to success. To be successful, one should also be smart.
- Twin Evils (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 05, 2006)
As often stated in these columns Naxalism and terrorism have emerged twin threats to the country. Our State has been a major victim of militant activities. It is only too well known that perpetrators of violence invariably come from the other side . . .
- Parmar: Proud Pahari And Able Leader (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 05, 2006)
Fondly remembered as the architect of Himachal for his feat in earning Himachal full statehood on January 25, 1971, Dr Yashwant Singh Parmar was a personality to reckon with.
- Construction Of Drains, Roads No Longer On Ntc’S Plate (Indian Express, SUMANT BANERJI, Aug 04, 2006)
The change in stance comes as a shot in the arm for the PSU, which is banking on the sale of defunct mills
- Mobilizing Youth For Rural Extension Work (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 04, 2006)
Nearly 70 per cent of the rural population in India is beset with cumbersome problems like poverty, ignorance, illiteracy, resource-poor, liquor/drug addiction, superstitions, beliefs, etc.
- Hope Always (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 04, 2006)
Why do you go to the forest in search of God? He lives in all and is yet ever distinct; He abides with you, too, As fragrance dwells in a flower, And reflection in a mirror; So does God dwell inside everything; Seek Him, therefore, in your heart.
- 26 Islamic Militants Caught In Bangla (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Security officers arrested 26 suspected members of an Islamic militant group blamed for fatal bombings that killed and wounded dozens across Bangladesh last year, authorities said on Thursday.
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