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Articles 1121 through 1220 of 3437:
- The Lion And The Lamb (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 26, 2006)
The bridge on the River Kwai is no longer the only tourist attraction in Thailand’s province of Kanchanaburi.
- Golden Heritage Of Myanmar (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, May 26, 2006)
Myanmar, though one of the most backward countries of the region, is incredibly beautiful and the people are exceptionally warm.
- Devoid Of Ideas And Hope (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, May 26, 2006)
India has taken on the avatar of a dictatorial regime that sanctifies state power and gives it supremacy within the framework of a ‘democracy’.
- Fighting A Common Enemy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 25, 2006)
It is in the interest of both India and Nepal to stop the march of Maoists towards the capital of the Himalayan kingdom, says Shyam Khosla.
- The Tangle Over The Tiger And His Lair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 25, 2006)
It’s not as big a controversy as others facing the Prime Minister but it’s set off a storm in conservationist circles.
- Fear And Repression In Myanmar (Hindu, John Aglionby , May 24, 2006)
16,000 forced from homes as generals try to annihilate resistance.
- Deathly Delays (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 24, 2006)
Legislation to protect the tiger is on hold, doubts linger over the “legal limitations” of action to ban the drug responsible for the vulture vanishing.
- Agriculture Cannot Wait (Hindu, M.S. Swaminathan, May 24, 2006)
The Indian tragedy of extensive poverty and deprivation persisting under conditions of impressive progress in the industrial and services sectors will continue so long as we refuse to place faces before figures.
- Don't Blame The Trees (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 24, 2006)
If one were careful to observe Bangalore city’s trees and other vegetation in the months of March-April and again now in the month of May one would have seen the dust laden dirty trees in the summer and the lush green foliage that the trees are . . .
- Arjun's Caste Conscription (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 23, 2006)
The officials and politicians who are at the helm in the Department of Forestry manage their affairs in utmost lackadaisical manner.
- Tiger Bill: Pm Panel Proposed, Cabinet Okd, Now Disposed (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, May 23, 2006)
Members of the tiger task force, set up by the PM, are sharply critical of the manner in which a Bill meant to implement its key proposal, to set up a national tiger conservation authority to empower Project Tiger, has been put in deep freeze.
- Environment Denial Syndrome (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 23, 2006)
Builds a terracotta movement that focusses on changing incentives to manage the environment
- Just The Facts (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 23, 2006)
If one happens to meet a skilled Parliamentarian --- like, for instance, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee or former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee --- he will tell you why the question-hour in a legislature is very important.
- Monkey See, Monkey Do (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
Researchers have reportedly confirmed that chimpanzees are intelligent. Going by a study published in Science, the chimp is more intelligent than we human chauvinists have cared to acknowledge.
- Future In The Woods (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 22, 2006)
The officials and politicians who are at the helm in the Department of Forestry manage their affairs in utmost lackadaisical manner.
- Troops In Kashmir Master New Weapon: Cell Phones (Reuters, Sheikh Mushtaq, May 22, 2006)
Minutes after a bomb exploded recently in Kashmir and wounded Indian soldiers, a senior member of an Islamist rebel group called local newspaper offices to claim responsibility for the blast.
- Woman Naxalite Killed In Encounter (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
In Chhattisgarh, Maoists torch two Hyderabad-bound APSRTC buses
- No Quota, Says India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2006)
The striking medicos of Delhi have become a symbol of the anti-quota protest, and the spark that they lit up is spreading like forest fire across the country.
- Law Should Prevail (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 21, 2006)
It seems that the country may just be starting to take environmental issues seriously with the recent announcement that a new environmental police unit is to be set up in compliance with His Majesty King Abdullah's directives to create a pollution- . . .
- The Haitian Miracle? (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, May 20, 2006)
This spring’s presidential election in Haiti sadly re-enforced the country’s blighted reputation.
- High Court Sets Up Panel To Monitor Demolitions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Ignores legislation on one-year moratorium on twin drives
Former IPS officer B.L. Vohra and former Delhi Police Commissioner R.S. Gupta would be the members of the panel
It is an operation (building unauthorised constructions) managed by the . . .
- Two Tourists From Kerala Killed As Tree Falls On Their Vehicle (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Heavy rain accompanied by gusty wind wreaks havoc in Mysore
The incident occurred when the 10-member team was heading towards Kozhikode
Three were admitted to the K.R. Hospital
Several trees were uprooted; power supply and traffic disrupted . . .
- Development Of Land Should Not Impair Ecology: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
There need not be a deadlock between development and environment
Environmental protection must for sustainable development
Call for coordinated efforts
- Events Of National Shame (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, May 19, 2006)
Last week, amidst nationwide excitement over the outcome of five state assembly elections, there took place at least three unspeakably reprehensible events that ought to make all Indians hang their heads in shame.
- Haryana To Invest Rs. 776 Crores On Infrastructure Facilities In Gurgaon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Four other projects involving investment of Rs. 85 crores planned
Hooda appreciates HUDA action plan for development in Gurgaon
HUDA to develop `Golden Triangle' in Gurgaon
- 19-Member Ldf Cabinet Assumes Office Today (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, May 18, 2006)
New crop of leaders to take the reins of power
- West Bengal: Lf Names 44 Ministers, Brings In 17 New Faces (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Bringing in 17 new faces, the Left Front in West Bengal today announced the names of 44 ministers including Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee who will be sworn in tomorrow.
- Vanishing Tigers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2006)
The government’s terse announcement that it would need one more year to complete a census of the tiger population in India only confirms our worst fears – that the tiger is in serious trouble, and its population . . .
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 17, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Morales, The Poor, And Oil Firms (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 17, 2006)
The outery over Bolivia's renationalisation and the slience over Chad's betrays hypocrisy.
- Chhatisgarh Under The Tusker's Feet (Deccan Herald, G Manjusainath, May 17, 2006)
For 15-year-old Ramsingh Pando of Sanna block in Jashpur district it was like the final summon when he had an encounter with the wild tuskers around six months ago.
- Aren’T Economists In A Rut? (The Financial Express, Arun Maira, May 17, 2006)
We need a more credible and human model than what economic theory has been able to provide
- Maha: 12 Killed In Naxal Blast (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Twelve persons of a marriage party, including four women, were killed when Naxalites triggered a landmine blast on Tuesday at Halewara near Kasansur forest in Gadchiroli district of south-eastern Maharashtra, police said.
- How Accurate Are Our Farm Estimates? (The Economic Times, P. M. Sinha, May 17, 2006)
Estimation of agriculture output is a complex exercise and constant efforts have been made to improve the reliability of the production figures.
- Wallpaper Animals (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 17, 2006)
The disconnect between piety and reality just got wider.
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Fish Being Killed On A Large Scale In The Cauvery (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , May 16, 2006)
Dynamite being used to kill fish
The killing is going on even in protected areas
`During an explosion thousands of fish die and this upsets the ecological balance'
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- Wastefulness Does Not Help (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
At a time when Karachi is facing an acute power and water shortage, people should be encouraged to revert to the ways of their ancestors who considered extravagance a sin.
- Small Screen Saver For Dmk (Indian Express, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, May 14, 2006)
At the age of 82, vendetta may not be a luxury that Tamil Nadu’s chief minister designate Muthuvel Karunanidhi can particularly afford.
- The Wronglish Tree (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2006)
Last year, in an article on writing in India, William Dalrymple compared our regional literatures to the elephant being touched by blind savants, their sightless groping yielding no proper description or definition.
- Indicted Ex-Minister Sent To Jail (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, May 14, 2006)
Former Maharashtra Transport Minister Surupsingh Naik, who resigned from his post late Friday night, surrendered before the police early today to serve a one-month jail sentence imposed by the Supreme Court.
- Top U.K. Award For Indian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Suprabha Seshan has been conserving rare plants of the Western Ghats
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 14, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Means And Ends (OutLook, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 14, 2006)
For the most part, the war in the high mountains of Jammu
- Cpi-M To Launch Cycle Rally On May 19 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
To voice protest against Government's decision to take over of fertile agricultural lands To voice protest against State Government's decision to take over fertile agricultural lands
State plans special export zones
6,500 families will be left . .
- Musharraf Underlines Need To Import Gas (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Friday stressed the need for importing natural gas from regional countries to meet growing energy requirement in the industrial and agriculture sectors.
- Ensure Gas Supply To All Dists By 2007 (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 13, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has directed the government to speed up provision of gas to the people living in every nook and corner of the country by involving the private sector, as well.
- China Makes Chopsticks Dearer, Japan Worried (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Walk into any Japanese noodle shop or restaurant and chances are high you’ll soon be eating with a pair of disposable wooden chopsticks from China.
- Ludicrous Delay (Pioneer, MN Buch, May 13, 2006)
The Narmada river, 92 per cent of whose water is contributed by the State of Madhya Pradesh, has a potential of being the world's largest river valley development with 29 major, 450 medium and 3,000 minor dams.
- Terror On The Mountains (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 12, 2006)
On the politics and practice of massacres in the Jammu region in the wake of the killings in Doda and Udhampur districts.
- Two-Thirds Majority For Ldf In Kerala (Hindu, Roy Mathew, May 12, 2006)
5.65 percentage point difference between two fronts; seven Ministers of Oommen Chandy Cabinet lose
- Minister Appeals For Sentence Suspension (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Maharashtra Transport Minister Swarup Singh Naik, who was convicted and sentenced to one-month imprisonment along with Additional Secretary Ashok Khot, on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to suspend the sentence.
- Deceit And Duplicity (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 12, 2006)
Unless Ulfa is constrained by a brokered ceasefire or is engaged in talks, its hit-and-run methods will persist.
- Jail For Mantriji (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 12, 2006)
Just because they make laws, some leaders seem to think that they have the right to break them too. We are not only talking about the criminals in the legislatures who continue to behave like ruffians even after becoming law-makers.
- Social Audit Of Employment Guarantee (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, May 12, 2006)
A mass social audit initiative of employment guarantee works in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan produces encouraging results.
- Supreme Court Sees Red Over Green, Sends Minister To Jail (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, May 11, 2006)
Maharashtra Minister Swarupsinh Naik tried every trick up his sleeve, from a plea of lack of education to his Scheduled Tribe ‘background’ and even an apology, to escape the Supreme Court’s wrath for violating its orders.
- Maharashtra Minister Gets 1-Month Jail (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
The Supreme Court today sentenced Maharashtra Transport Minister Swaroop Singh Nayak and state Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Khot to one-month simple imprisonment for violation of court orders.
- Another Deadly Violation (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 10, 2006)
AT least three different versions of the US helicopter gunship bombardment on the Pak-Afghan border that left three miners dead, three others injured and eight missing on Monday have appeared in the press.
- Rogue Tiger Brought To Vandalur (Hindu, P. Oppili, May 10, 2006)
An adult tiger, which strayed into a human habitation in a village in Kanyakumari District was captured by the Forest officials and brought to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park, Vandalur, on Tuesday.
- Varanasi Blasts Suspect Shot Dead In J&k (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 10, 2006)
Police-Army operation ends in elimination of Bhagpat-based cleric Mohammad Zubair
He had overall command of Varanasi bombings, believe investigators
Was trained in bomb-making, urban terrorism in Pakistan
- Garden Of Eden (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 09, 2006)
Now we know why there's so much more biodiversity in the tropics than anywhere else in the world. It's the tropical heat and warmth that help life thrive and branch out via mutations into different species at a rate faster than in other regions.
- Reason’S Bench Mark (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 09, 2006)
Apex court cuts through clutter: uninterrupted construction of dam plus credible rehab
- The Right Kind Of Growth For Asia (Deccan Herald, Haruhiko Kuroda, May 08, 2006)
Good governance and protection of environment are the greatest challenges
- Forest Department Can Expect Continuous Support From Judiciary: Cyriac Joseph (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Forests are our lifelines and people in the cities are now clamouring for more green spaces'
- Work On Tadari Power Project From January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Environmentalists' concern being addressed: Sushil Kumar Shinde
'Ultra mega' power projects to be launched in five States
Each of them is estimated to cost Rs. 16,000 crore
Power capacity to be increased by one lakh MW in six years
- The End Game (Deccan Herald, BITTU SAHGAL, May 07, 2006)
A tiger was found dead near the Tadoba Tiger Reserve in end-April 2006. Its legs were separated from its body, yet it was reported by officials that the tiger died fighting another tiger.
- Towards Effective Rural Healthcare (Hindu, Kavery Nambisan, May 07, 2006)
Will the National Rural Health Mission succeed?
It is now up to the Government to make use of the creative faculties available in people and in groups.
- Magnificent Ella (Hindu, Shonar Joshi, May 07, 2006)
NO, I'm not referring to the great Ella of the Fitzgerald kind. And magnificent may seem a misnomer when you first come to this tiny village tucked into a corner of the Sri Lankan hill country.
- View From The Clouds (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , May 07, 2006)
Kumbhalgarh demands great physical effort. But the rewards are worth it.
- Evidence Of Lashkar Role In Massacres (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Survivors identify member of terror group that carried out the Doda and Udhampur killings
Survivors provide critical information to police on Lalon Galla massacre
Terrorists sighted in high-altitude forest near Basantgarh
Phone used by "Abu Talha" r
- Jaduguda's Hapless Children (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 06, 2006)
BBC presenterMark Whitakerexplores the dark side of India's nuclear programme. In this feature, he investigates the high number of children born with health problems and birth defects in the village of Jaduguda in Jharkhand and questions whether . . .
- Back To The Security Council (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 05, 2006)
The United States will begin a long, difficult and possibly unsuccessful campaign this week to persuade the UN Security Council to order an end to Iran’s nuclear programme — even though Iran’s president has already said the regime does “not give a . . .
- Jairaj Is Bmp Chief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
With a slew of infrastructure projects lined up for Bangalore, the JD (S)-BJP Government on Thursday changed the chiefs of three civic bodies in the City, along with a major reshuffle of bureaucrats in which 53 IAS and IPS officers were transferred.
- Mysore Selected For Centre's Tourism Development Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
The city will receive Rs. 50 crore for development
Comprehensive action plan to develop Mysore as a tourist destination to be prepared shortly
A meeting with environmentalists and elected representatives on the proposed plan to be held soon
Minister
- Widow Of Indian Bandit Fights Election (Daily Times, CORPORATE BUREAU, May 04, 2006)
The widow of one of India's most notorious bandits is contesting a state election, saying she wants to fulfill her husband's ambitions by becoming a lawmaker and fighting for the poor.
- A Beginning Made In Wildlife Preservation (Deccan Herald, BHARATHI PRABHU, May 02, 2006)
The state machinery is ill-equipped to take on poachers but NGOs are doing a good job of increasing public awareness about wildlife
- Serial Terror Strikes Claim 35 Lives In Doda And Udhampur (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb ul-Mujahideen cadre principal suspects
The worst single night of violence since 2000
Victims fired at point-blank range
- Headquarters Of Crpf Attacked (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Militants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion headquarters in the city here this afternoon. Elsewhere in Jammu and Kashmir, a Pakistani infiltrator was among three persons killed while four other intruders were arrested since last night
- Neighbours's Responsibility (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, May 02, 2006)
King Gyanendra has restored the Parliament under India's pressure.
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