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Articles 2121 through 2220 of 2218:
- Larger Gender Picture (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Dec 13, 2001)
THE Supreme Court's expression of displeasure at the indifference of most states in the matter of enforcing the anti-sex test directive is understandable.
- Samsung Organises Free Eyecare Camps (The Financial Express, HUMA SIDDQUI, Dec 10, 2001)
In line with its philosophy of contributing to the welfare of communities it operates in, Samsung India Electronics Ltd is organising 25 free eye check-up camps in Delhi and neighbouring states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana.
- High Court On The Verge Of Losing National Character (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Dec 10, 2001)
Seven years after the Punjab and Haryana High Court was fortified by an infusion of Judges from other states, it is on the verge of losing its all-India identity once again.
- Sony Ceo On Head-Hunt (Indian Express, Anuradha Raman, Dec 07, 2001)
This one’s about the head of an organisation who for the moment looks like he has his throne, but very little of the kingdom he once used to lord over.
- Haryana Looking Into Complaints Of Adulterated Farm Inputs (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Dec 04, 2001)
Ambala: Following complaints of large-scale sale adulterated inputs, particularly chemical fertilisers and pesticides, resulting in heavy loss to farmers in Haryana.
- Assembly Session Or Choreographed Theatre (Tribune, Ram Verma, Dec 03, 2001)
The winter session of the Haryana Assembly opened on November 7 and concluded on November 8. Short and sour, not sweet. Assembly sessions have become a ritual like the Dasehra festival providing fun and fireworks.
- Shelters For Displaced Slum Dwellers (The Financial Express, Manik Gupta, Dec 03, 2001)
In its latest initiative, World Vision, an international non-governmental organisation (NGO), has handed over 221 houses to slum dwellers in the Capital and another 94 houses to widows and orphans in the Tauru block of Gurgaon in Haryana.
- Haryana Yet To Implement Sc Order On Homes For Quarry Workers (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Nov 28, 2001)
Migrant workers employed in the stone quarries on the Faridabad ridge in Haryana may not get a roof for their families in the foreseeable future despite the Supreme Court directive to the state government to construct dwelling units.
- Fund Diversion In Punjab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 28, 2001)
WHILE a large number of farmers in Punjab are awaiting payments for the paddy procured by the state agencies.
- Sugarcane Turns Bitter-Sweet (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 27, 2001)
After Doha, we must get our act together at home. But cotton as we saw is in bad shape and so is cane. At Nahal, near Jalandhar, I meet Sukhbinder Singh who grows cane in 15 acres.
- List Of Don’ts For Mps, Mlas (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 27, 2001)
IT reads like instructions on good behaviour for children in a preparatory school along with the nature of punishment for violation.
- A Collective Failure (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 24, 2001)
Consecutive cotton crop failure for the third year in Punjab and Haryana because of the American Bollworm has not moved any government in either of the states or the one at the Centre to take any remedial action.
- Not The Way To Put The House In Order (Pioneer, Ahtesham Qureshy, Nov 23, 2001)
The Union Cabinet has decided to do away with the requirement that a person should be residing in the State from where he wants to fight an election to the Rajya Sabha.
- Should Octroi Go? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 22, 2001)
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a ruling on Monday, cleared the way for the Punjab Government to abolish octroi.
- Haryana Action Plan To Check Fast-Depleting Water Table (The Financial Express, C. R. Rathee, Nov 21, 2001)
Alarmed by reports of continued and steep decline in the reservoir-level of underground water in Haryana, particularly in the southern part of the state which includes Gurgaon, the state government has constituted a Water Conservation Mission (WCM).
- The Demand For Autonomy (Hindu, Ajay K. Mehra, Nov 17, 2001)
THOUGH THE Indian state, even as it came into existence, became aware of the potential of pluralism and identities constituting society to articulate itself to demand a political system with an `adequate' power-sharing arrangement.
- Doha Resurrects Wto (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 16, 2001)
SEATTLE, the venue of last WTO ministerial conference, was a disaster. Doha, in Qatar and the host of this month’s meet, is a partial success.
- Scarring Of City Beautiful (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Nov 15, 2001)
IT’S a dream turned sour. But the Punjab government’s recent decision to regularise unauthorised constructions on the periphery of Chandigarh is not the first scar on the face of the City Beautiful.
- Shotgun’s Double Play (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 15, 2001)
WHAT’s common between L.K. Advani and Sonia Gandhi? Shatrughan Sinha, it seems. On Monday, the filmstar politician went straight from the Home Minister’s pre-Diwali tea party and warm embrace into an evening of wooing the Congress president.
- Shotgun’s Double Play (Indian Express, Arati R. Jerath, Nov 14, 2001)
WHAT’s common between L.K. Advani and Sonia Gandhi? Shatrughan Sinha, it seems.
- Reject The Poto Cunning, Not The Law (Hindu, Harish Khare , Nov 14, 2001)
THESE DAYS Mr. Lal Kishen Advani has that satisfied grin of an alley cat that has just managed to get into a jar full of POTO- fied cream.
- Scarring Of City Beautiful (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, Nov 14, 2001)
IT’S a dream turned sour. But the Punjab government’s recent decision to regularise unauthorised constructions on the periphery of Chandigarh is not the first scar on the face of the City Beautiful.
- ‘Our Thrust Is On Good Governance And Infrastructure’ (The Financial Express, Sunil Mukhopadhyay, Nov 12, 2001)
Chattisgarh, carved out of Madhya Pradesh on November 1, 2000, is one of the richest states in mineral and forest resources in the country.
- Myth And Reality Of The `Powerful' Farmer (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Nov 12, 2001)
The farming community is often pilloried for being the main stumbling block behind power sector reforms.
- Severe Blow To Farmers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2001)
ANOTHER hare-brained proposal is being floated to tackle the mounting stocks of wheat and rice.
- Resolving The Food Riddle (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 10, 2001)
FOODGRAINS MANAGEMENT, BY the Centre, has unquestionably led to monstrous absurdities in recent years.
- Anandgarh & Sainik Farms (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2001)
THERE is nothing common between Anandgarh in Punjab and the Sainik Farms township in Delhi.
- Haryana’s Alarming Crime Graph (Tribune, D. R. Chaudhry, Nov 07, 2001)
CRIME scene in Haryana is assuming frightening proportions. This is breeding a deep sense of insecurity among its citizens.
- Threat To Periphery (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 06, 2001)
THE Punjab Government’s decision to regularise illegal constructions which had come up in Chandigarh’s periphery till November 3, 2001.
- Food Exports And Right To Food (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 06, 2001)
IT APPEARS that New Delhi is bent on pursuing a food `export' policy, throwing to the winds any semblance of economic rationality or financial prudence.
- Koshiari Wedded To Rss Tradition & Philosophy (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Nov 04, 2001)
NEW Chief Minister of Uttaranchal, Bhagat Singh Koshiari, is indeed a dark horse.
- Political Solution Remains Elusive (Tribune, Raman Mohan, Nov 04, 2001)
THIRTY-five years ago, Haryana was born on November 1 with the congenital problem of acute thirst.
- Punjab And Haryana River Waters Dispute, Not A Drop Of Water To Spare (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Nov 04, 2001)
THE current water dispute between Punjab and Haryana have views wide apart. Whereas Haryana lays claim to some 3.5 MAF of water, Punjab says that there is ‘not a drop of spare water’ and so nothing can be given to Haryana.
- Challenges Ahead (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2001)
PUNJAB and Haryana happily celebrate the anniversaries of their statehood today. It is a historic occasion for the two states which have had the distinction of several firsts — some laudatory and some not so flattering.
- Cotton Is Not For Burning (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2001)
COTTON growers in Punjab and Haryana are protesting against the loss of their crop to the American bollworm and demand Rs 10,000 an acre as compensation from the Centre.
- Come Back To Traditional Basmati Sowing To Capture Market (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 25, 2001)
Though India takes pride in being home to genuine Basmati, it has done precious little to retain this much-valued product.
- Syl As Poll Gimmick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2001)
PUNJAB Congress President Amarinder Singh has threatened to refill the Satluj-Yamuna Link canal for saving Punjab from the "unholy secret deals" Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has allegedly struck with Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala.
- Reservation Or Discrimination? (Tribune, S.S. Sodhi , Oct 22, 2001)
STRANGE as it may sound, living in the Capital of the state has become a ground for discrimination in one’s own state.
- Wobbly Biotech Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 20, 2001)
NORTHERN states are slowly realising the tremendous potential biotechnology holds for development. Himachal Pradesh has announced the setting up of two biotechnology parks in the state-- one at Jogindernagar and the other at Solan.
- Some Delightful Punjabi Recipes (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 20, 2001)
It is not the national anthem of Punjab but certainly its national diet during the autumn and winter months.
- Supreme Court On Secularisation And Shah Bano Ii (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Oct 15, 2001)
EVEN as Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul was bestowed the Nobel Prize last week ostensibly for literary excellence but essentially for reviling against Islam.
- Thank You, Kapil (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2001)
SOMETIMES a small gesture is all that it takes for someone to show his true worth. On Tuesday Kapil Dev did just that and in the process earned the respect of the cricket-crazy nation.
- Encroachments In Mohali (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 10, 2001)
IN Delhi Mr Jagmohan removed encroachments and lost his job.
- The Ups And Downs Of The Poverty Graph (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 08, 2001)
The historical evidence, across countries, in India over time, and across Indian states suggests that the major factors in reducing poverty.
- Goodbye, Good Monsoon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2001)
WHAT promises to be the Agriculture Ministry’s gain is the Food Ministry’s grin. The monsoon has been proficient this year and, barring a few subdivisions in west Madhya Pradesh, evenly spread.
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- To Erase The Indelible Poverty Line (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 04, 2001)
Since independence, Indian governments have accorded great importance to poverty reduction.
- For Imd It’s Official Now, But ‘Normal Monsoon’ Eludes Rural India (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Oct 04, 2001)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has officially declared the current year’s monsoon as the 13th successive ‘normal’ monsoon. But, the country seems to have missed the ‘positive impact’ of IMD’s assessment.
- Msp And Other Constraints (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 10, 2001)
An increase in the MSP (minimum support prices) of paddy by about 4 per cent will be treated as a joke but for the damaging effect this will have on farmers.
- 300 Days For Murder (Indian Express, Indra Mohan Sahai, Sep 10, 2001)
Surely serious crime needs more serious punishment.
- The M.S.Swaminathan Report -- Food To Subsist First, Before Food For Work (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Sep 08, 2001)
THE compelling visuals on NDTV of the Orissa starvation deaths have impinged, in some small measure, on the sensitivity of the Central Government.
- Why Sacrificing Jagmohan To Bjp’s Unholy Trinity Is A Sin Against The Nation (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Sep 08, 2001)
THERE has to be something frightfully wrong with our capital city if its most prominent losers continue to so dominate our front pages.
- Hunger-Related Deaths Expose Skewed Food Management Policy (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Sep 06, 2001)
The paradox of reported starvation deaths in Orissa amidst mounting foodgrain stocks has once again exposed the country’s skewed food management policy.
- Employment: Going Down? (Business Line, P. R. Brahmananda , Sep 05, 2001)
THE Central Statistical Organisation has just released the quick estimates of information on important parameters in the industry sector for 1999-2000.
- Walk The Talk (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 04, 2001)
A DAY after expanding the council of ministers, Prime Minister Vajpayee listed ‘downsizing’ government as one of his 14 reform points.
- A Mere Cabinet Reshuffle Won’t Do (The Economic Times, S. L. Rao, Sep 03, 2001)
THE WORLD economy is in decline. The Indian industrial economy has been declining for some years and the economy as a whole has for almost two years been waiting for a magic wand to be waved by government to revive it.
- Punjab: Judging History With A Sense Of History (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Sep 03, 2001)
A fortnight after it was pronounced on August 20, the ORP judgement of the Punjab and Haryana High Court continues to impact the mind.
- A Revolving Door Called The Nda (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 02, 2001)
In politics there may be no permanent friends or enemies...
- Euphoria Over Hindi-Chini-Bhai-Bhai Mood (Tribune, Rakshat Puri, Sep 02, 2001)
ZHU RONGJI, China’s Prime Minister is due in Delhi on an official visit shortly. Sino-Indian ties are in full swing now. One of the Shankaracharyas is due to visit China shortly to strengthen cultural relations.
- Difficult Choice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 02, 2001)
It is easier for the Congress to elect its president than to select office-bearers of its various Pradesh Congress Committees.
- Crime Of Food Surpluses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 01, 2001)
IT HAS taken reports of starvation deaths for Parliament to wake up to the fact that there is a food crisis in the country.
- The Forgotten Days And Hounded Heroes (Tribune, R. N. Prasher, Aug 30, 2001)
THOSE were the days when officers of Punjab bloated with authority under the prolonged President’s (read bureaucrats’) rule trembled in their trousers and repainted their car registration plates in violation of the law.
- Will The Centre Heed Rbi’s Suggestions On Agricultural Reforms? (The Financial Express, Ashok B Sharma, Aug 30, 2001)
THE Centre seems to care little about the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) suggestions on the urgent need for institutional reforms in agriculture.
- It's Not Amnesty But Legal Protection (Pioneer, Prakash Singh, Aug 29, 2001)
Public memory is short, politicians' is shorter. Promises made and assurances given are conveniently forgotten.
- Problem Of Finding Ph.D Principals (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Aug 29, 2001)
PUNJAB colleges — government, aided or unaided — are in a piquant situation over the appointment of principals due to the norms prescribed by the UGC. There are not enough teachers who hold a Ph.D degree to become eligible for appointment as principals.
- A Matter Of Credit (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 27, 2001)
AVAILABILITY of easy and cheap credit is the second major crippling factor in agricultural operations.
- Back To The Terrorism Days But With A Slant (Tribune, Anupam Gupta, Aug 27, 2001)
THE Punjab and Haryana High Court dropped a bombshell last week.
- My Mirror-Image Ruffians (Pioneer, K. Rajbir Deswal, Aug 27, 2001)
It was around time when the westerly showers of early May bring respite from heat that we decided to visit a hill station, even before the actual onset of the holiday season, since we wanted to enjoy the unsullied atmosphere of the hills.
- Lawless In Uniform (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 26, 2001)
The graph of security personnel flouting the law has shown an upward trend. Vinay Kumar reports.
- Hopes Of An Agricultural Growth-Led Economic Recovery May Not Fructify (The Financial Express, P Vinod Kumar, Aug 25, 2001)
WITH the rain gods smiling yet again, hopes of an economic recovery led by agriculture growth is fast gaining currency among the country’s think-tank.
- Preparing For Paddy & Poll (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2001)
PADDY procurement in Punjab this year is expected to be less troublesome, if not an altogether smooth operation, given last year’s travails of farmers and the soon-to-be-held elections.
- Dinners Bring Education To 800 Kids (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2001)
A few dinners in London have brought education to 800 children of widows in India, thanks to a trust that raised £ 100,000 through the charity.
- How The Other Half Dies (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Aug 23, 2001)
The Supreme Court’s observation that it is the government’s responsibility to ensure that the overflowing stocks of foodgrains in the FCI godowns reach the starving people has come at an appropriate time.
- An Unacceptable Freeze (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2001)
MINOR denting and painting but no major overhaul of the rickety car of the people’s representation in the Lok Sabha.
- Not By Rice Alone (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2001)
The controversy over Basmati, and other areas of intellectual property, generates more heat than light.
- In The Garb Of Orp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
DURING the terrorism days, the police force in Punjab had become a law unto itself and the state is still facing the consequences.
- Chinese Dragon Hits Japanese Shore With A Vengeance (The Financial Express, Prabhat Kumar, Aug 22, 2001)
China has created a powerhouse of world-class manufacturing. Growing on the strength of domestic demand, it is consistently clocking 8-10 per cent growth rate.
- A New Wto Policy (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 22, 2001)
INDIA has softened its stand on a new round of talks on global trade. Until now it was stoutly opposed to fresh negotiations until the commitments made in the earlier Uruguay round were implemented.
- Supreme Judgement (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 22, 2001)
THIS refers to your editorial ``The corrupt can’t stay’’ (ET, August 6). The Supreme Court judgement will go a long way towards ``tackling the long pending issue of corruption among public servants’’.
- Democracy In Deep Freeze (Indian Express, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 21, 2001)
The 91st Constitution Amendment Bill, which proposes the freezing the number of seats in Lok Sabha and the state assemblies, goes against the one-man one-vote principle of democracy.
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