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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- 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.
- Tsunami Alert Withdrawn (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2007)
The Union Home Ministry late on Wednesday withdrew the tsunami alert issued in the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the other coastal States.
- Bengal Comrades In A Bind (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 13, 2007)
As political punters try to predict when the next general elections will be called, there are fantasies doing the rounds. Based on the assumption that the Congress-led UPA regime has been a boon for West Bengal, some believe that a heroic . . . .
- N-Deal: Upa-Left Huddle Frames Broad Issues (Tribune, Prashant Sood, Sep 12, 2007)
The first meeting of the UPA-Left committee on the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement today framed the broad issues for discussion even as there was no indication from either side that it would tone down its public stance on the . . . .
- Left-Cong Charade Officially Begins (Pioneer, Navin Upadhyay, Sep 12, 2007)
The UPA-Left committee to resolve the impasse over India-US civil nuclear agreement met on Tuesday, but the exercise has become a mere formality with both parties preparing for midterm polls.
- Funds, But No Jobs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2007)
Although the Punjab government plans to set up a separate department for the unemployed, how serious it is on the issue can be gauged from the fact that it has failed to use funds made available by the Centre under the National Rural Employment . . . .
- Politics Of Disruption (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2007)
The proposed move to provide cheaper credit to unorganised retailers through a cess on large retail chains is retrograde and must be dropped immediately.
- ‘Middle Class Largest Employer Of Child Labour’ (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2007)
Despite the law banning child labour, the practice still persists in the country with the middle class being the largest employer of children in domestic work, the newly constituted National Commission for Protection for Child Rights today said.
- No Cess On Organised Retail (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2007)
The proposed move to provide cheaper credit to unorganised retailers through a cess on large retail chains is retrograde and must be dropped immediately.
- New Arrivals (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
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- In India, A Quest To Ease The Pain Of The Dying (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
It was a neighbor screaming in pain 35 years ago that set Dr. M. R. Rajagopal on the path to his nickname: India's "father of palliative care."
- India's Poor Are Denied A Painless Death (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2007)
It was a neighbor screaming in pain 35 years ago that set M.R. Rajagopal on the path to his nickname: India's "father of palliative care."
- In Rajasthan, Death Prefers Young Girls (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Nearly half of all female deaths in rural Rajasthan are of girls below the age of 20. The precise figure is 49.4%. Out of these, 42% of the deaths are of girls who haven't yet celebrated their fifth birthday. In short, a girl born in a . . . .
- ‘Every Poem Must Be Therapy’ (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
Croatian poet Lana Derkac portrays the violence and pain of the erstwhile Yugoslavia through her work.
- Kanimozhi Is Rising Delhi Star (Asian Age, Harish Gupta, Sep 10, 2007)
Kanimozhi, daughter of Tamil Nadu chief minister M. Karunanidhi, wants to learn Hindi. These days, she is getting the maximum attention in Central Hall of Parliament.
- Water Management In Europe — Tapping The Sources Right (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Sep 10, 2007)
On Sunday, last week, when I called my parents living in Palakkad, Kerala, I was told that while the south-west monsoon rains were lashing outside, drenching the dry earth with that intoxicating smell, the water taps at home were dry.
- Safeguard Assets Of Charitable Bodies, Sc Orders Courts (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 10, 2007)
The Supreme Court has directed courts to safeguard the properties of religious and charitable institutions from wrongful claims or misappropriation.
- Fiscal Prudence Key To Punjab’Seconomic Revival (Tribune, Janak Raj Gupta, Sep 10, 2007)
It is well known that Punjab, which once occupied the top rung in economic status in the country, has gone down the ladder. Per capita income of states like Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Goa, Pondicherry and Delhi is much higher than that of Punjab.
- 'Isro Land Deal Finalised By Congress' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
Kerala Chief Minister VS Achuthanandan on Friday sought to turn the tables on the opposition over the controversial purchase of forestland by Indian space agency ISRO, by stating that the deal was struck during the earlier Congress regime in 2005.
- Isro Readies Micro-Satellites (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is in the process of launching the first of its new generation micro-satellites weighing less than 100 kg.
- Kerala's Ias Officer Protests Land Scam, Goes On Leave (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
When a civil servant begins to fight against corruption, the politicians start hating him: If you don't believe this ask Raju Narayanaswami, 1991 IAS topper and Idukki District Collector, who along with K Suresh Kumar IAS, had set in motion . . . .
- Left On The Wrong Side (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Sep 08, 2007)
The Left’s opposition to the nuclear deal may prove to be a bigger mistake than its earlier tactical blunders.
- Dam With A View (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
On our way to numerous treks in the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, we have travelled extensively on Meenkarai Road, and never wondered where it got its name from or where it leads to.
- Have Rooms, Will Sell (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2007)
If you have a home that can house tourists, but don’t know how to bring them in, read on…
- 'Education' Or Cultural Assault? (Pioneer, Rami Chhabra, Sep 08, 2007)
The plan to make sex education 'interesting' to Indian students by using Western teaching modules has bombed - now how about using desi values to combat the scourge of HIV-AIDS?
- Literacy For All (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2007)
The United Nations set aside a decade for literacy from 2003 to 2012 and has reasons to be proud of some achievements made till now. Yet literacy for all continues to be “an unaccomplished goal and an ever moving target,” partly owing to lack . . . . .
- The Last Link (Deccan Herald, GAYATRI CHANDRASHEKAR, Sep 07, 2007)
At the backyard of his house, stands his last link with the native land.
- With The Reins Of Scientific Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
“Priority is to reorient and equip the scientific establishment to foster development”
- Charming Ganeshas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2007)
Imagine a tiny Ganesha, whose detailed intricacy can only be seen through a magnifying glass. D. K. Bharani, a national awardee, is one of the two craftpersons who practises the micro-mini sandalwood carving process.
- Back To The Voters (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, Sep 07, 2007)
A general election cannot be fought on the issue of the nuclear deal alone. So, the Left has already taken the fight to the streets and the BJP is planning to use the Gujarat election as a testing ground.
- Isro Land Scam: Udf Shows Proof Against Vs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
UDF produced proof on Wednesday to show that Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan had misled the assembly on the ISRO land scandal.
- Thus Reads The Writer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
Reading from her most popular works, Anita Nair had the crowd taking familiar literary journeys
- Three Unwise Men (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
In many ways, the current crisis in the Kerala Congress (Joseph) is symptomatic of the essential inviability of caste or personality-specific splinter groups and parties in the State.
- Ban On Plastic (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 06, 2007)
The Kerala government's statewide ban on all plastic materials under 30 microns in thickness is a commendable move, backed as it is by strong action. Hotels and restaurants have also been informed that henceforth no food material should be packed . . . .
- Tea Follows Opec, Ico, Anrpc (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2007)
The decision to set up an International Tea Producers' Forum (ITPF) comes decades after the formation of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), the International Coffee Organisation (ICO) and the Association of Natural . . .. . ..
- Special Article (Statesman, DEBAKI NANDAN MANDAL, Sep 06, 2007)
The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA), launched on 2 February 2006 in 200 districts, has been a subject of controversy and debate since the days when experts of the National Advisory Council prepared its blueprint.
- Isro Land Deal Sparks Row (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Congress-led UDF Opposition in Kerala today walked out of the Assembly protesting against the sale of forest land in Ponmudi for setting up Isro’s Indian Institute of Space Technology (IIST).
- Significance Of Actions Religion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Vedic tenets prescribe the dos and don’ts that should govern an individual’s code of conduct and the Puranas and the Itihasas dramatise the effects of both conforming to and disobeying the code through their narratives.
- Only Contempt Threat Spurs Executive Into Action: Sc (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Less than 30 days of the Supreme Court threatening to initiate contempt proceedings against the chief secretaries of five states for below par performance in setting up sanctioned anganwadi centres, the states last week reported back that over . . . .
- Upa Gets Cracking On Sachar Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2007)
Close on the heels of Left baring its strategy to target Congress's pro-Muslim credentials over the nuclear deal with US, the UPA government is seeking to gain an upper hand in the duel for minority positioning looking to operationalise key . . . .
- India Shining Guys To Have Anti-Terror Plank Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
With the BJP coming round to the view that the country is heading towards snap polls in view of the UPA-Left skirmishes on the nuclear deal, it has broad-based the terms of reference set for the committee headed by Mr Venkaiah Naidu to include . . . .
- Special Article (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2007)
What has happened to Bhabha’s brave words about self-reliance in atomic energy? India is set to import two 905 MW power reactors from Russia, to be set up at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 04, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured. 'Sleeper units', which have carried out the blasts, can comfortably go back to sleep once again, as we simply refuse to act on security . . . .
- Social Reformer Who Was A Visionary (Hindu, Prema Nandakumar , Sep 04, 2007)
NARAYANA GURU — Complete Works: Translated and Introduced by Muni Narayana Prasad; National Book Trust, A-5, Green Park, New Delhi-110016. Rs. 200.
- Intelligentsia’S Intransigence (Indian Express, SARADINDU MUKHERJI, Sep 03, 2007)
This is with regard to Shashi Tharoor’s piece, ‘Indian identity is forged in diversity’, first published in the Guardian, and excerpted by The Indian Express in the column ‘Printline’ (IE, August 16).
- Riverine Reverie (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
As you sit gazing enthralled at the swollen Chaliyar river near Kozhikode, you discover anew the many simple pleasures of life.
- Uss Nimitz All Set To Return (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
Exactly two months after making a controversial port call in Chennai, the nuclear-powered US aircraft carrier USS Nimitz is all set to return to the Indian shore as a part of an US flotilla participating in a five nation naval exercise . . . . .
- Poll Countdown Begins (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 03, 2007)
The truce between the Left and the UPA on the Indo-US nuclear deal is deceptive. It may have helped in prolonging the tenure of the government by a short period, but a mid-term poll in early 2008 appears to be a foregone conclusion.
- Left Can't Set The Agenda (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Sep 03, 2007)
We have another terrorist attack in Hyderabad, which leaves at least 42 people dead and hundreds injured.
- Showing The Door Politely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
With the State Committee of Kerala’s ruling Left Democratic Front recommending a judicial inquiry into the land deal controversy involving Public Works Minister T.U. Kuruvilla, his continuance in office has become all the more untenable.
- Obcs Form 41% Of Population: Survey (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
In a fresh twist to the controversy over the proportion of OBCs in India's population, a government survey released on Friday indicated that backward castes formed about 41% of the populace.
- Survey Shows Obcs Are Actually Better Off (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
In the backdrop of the Supreme Court debate on a quota in education for Other Backward Classes, the findings of a government survey that OBCs’ monthly per capita expenditure is close to the national average, and in some states even better . . . .
- Scs, Sts Spend Less Than Obcs: Nsso (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2007)
An NSSO survey has indicated that backward castes form around 41% of the population, which is much less than the 52% figure quoted by the Mandal Commission report.
- Losers Take All (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 01, 2007)
Politics is one field of human activity where there can be setbacks without any victors.
- The Year 2007 (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Sep 01, 2007)
India's Communist movement is periodically visited by traumatic dilemmas.
- Scs, Sts Come Close To Obcs In Per Capita Monthly Expenditure (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 01, 2007)
It would be an eye-opener for the policy makers who project Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) economically weaker than other backward classes (OBCs).
- Kerala Minister Faces The Axe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
Kerala PWD Minister T U Kuruvilla, who is in the thick of a land muddle in Idukki, is on his way out of the LDF Cabinet.
- Central Team To Study Feasibility Of Dam In Pampa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2007)
The Union Ministry of Water Resources will send an expert team to Aranmula to conduct a feasibility study on the proposed rubber dam in the racecourse of the annual snake boat regatta in the Pampa, T.K.A. Nair, Principal Secretary to the . . . . .
- Stop Cow Slaughter (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Aug 31, 2007)
The satyagraha against cow slaughter, launched by Vinobha Bhave at Deonar in Mumbai on January 11, 1982, continues. But, last Friday, the Supreme Court dismissed a plea for a complete ban on the slaughter of cows, buffaloes and horses on two grounds.
- Environment Pays Progress Price (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 30, 2007)
India's growth towards economic prosperity has put its environment in stress, the State of Environment Reports from 32 states indicate.
- Was There Discrimination In Education? (Business Line, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 30, 2007)
India’s success in knowledge-related sectors in the last few years vis-À-vis traditional manufacturing industries highlights the need for more institutions of higher learning that are not governed by perceptions regarding the past. The answer. . .
- Harvest At Last (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 30, 2007)
MOST people know about Mahabali who ruled Kerala aeons ago. In his time, policemen had no work as everybody had a contented life and nobody spoke lies, stole, raped or murdered.
- We'll Fight Jihadis As We're Fighting Maoists, Vows Ysr (Pioneer, Omer Farooq, Aug 29, 2007)
Pushed on the backfoot by the unprecedented terrorist outrage against the citizens of Hyderabad, beleaguered Chief Minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy has decided to launch an aar paar ki ladai and go after the terrorists as he had gone against the . . . . .
- Malayalis Spread The Cheer As They Celebrate Onam In China (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2007)
Onam celebrations have reached the Chinese shores with Malayalis spreading the cheer and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao joining them with his wishes.
- Of Political Stand-Offs And Opinion Polls (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 29, 2007)
In the backdrop of the standoff between ruling coalition partners on the India-US nuclear deal and a recent opinion poll on a range of issues, RASHEEDA BHAGAT takes a look at the implications for the common man and the small investor in the equity market.
- Hydro Potential (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 29, 2007)
The editorial in People’s Democracy claims that nuclear power generation is the most expensive energy option.
- Conflict Over Divisions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 28, 2007)
Kerala and Tamil Nadu are again at loggerheads, this time over the bifurcation of a railway division.
- In India, A Jewish Outpost Slowly Withers (Washington Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Down a narrow, stone-paved road in a quarter known here as "Jew Town," a woman with salt-and-pepper hair was sewing glittery beads onto the rim of a Jewish prayer cap.
- Media Under The Scanner (Hindu, B. R. P. Bhaskar, Aug 28, 2007)
THE PRINT media helped shape Kerala society in the last century, and the electronic media is playing a similar role now. In view of the massive presence of the media in the State, it is only proper that its working should come under scrutiny.
- Coalition In The Future (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 28, 2007)
It’s all over bar the shouting. The general election is on the horizon, sooner than the Congress and other parties wanted, but the Indo-US nuclear deal has triggered a set of circumstances in which the Left’s essential support base for the coalition . . .
- Protagonist Of Company Art (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
The Most Celebrated Painter of India (1848-1906): Published by Parsram Mangharam, Bangalore. Rs. 1500.
- Pm Asks Lalu To Convene Meeting Of Cms (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
A senior Railway Ministry official said a suitable date has to be fixed for a meeting of both the CMs with the Railway Minister.
- Early Tamil Script (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
THE BOOK under review is one of the few good works on “vattezhuttu”. The author is known for his innovative works on numismatics.
- Indian Women Who Never Had A Chance (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
India may be the land where the Buddha preached nonviolence, and Mahatma Gandhi practiced it to perfection, but the country's "womb murders" are a horrible reality.
- Monsoon To Revive In Central States (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
India's monsoon, vital for farmers and the larger economy will revive in central states by Friday, and crops are growing well following good rains in key agricultural states, officials and traders said.
- Everyone Loves A Hero (Indian Express, Shailaja Bajpai, Aug 28, 2007)
There’s a very sound reason why television news should not make heroes out of villains who are heroes in their projected screen lives. It makes the wrong look right.
- Connect The Red Spots (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Aug 28, 2007)
In the first big terrorist attack on a south Indian city, a series of explosions. ripped through the rich textile town of Coimbatore in western Tamil Nadu, killing 59 and maiming more than 250.
- Cops Crack Indian Expat's Murder In Sharjah (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2007)
Police in Sharjah claimed to have solved the murder of an Indian businessman Devrajan, whose body was found in his apartment last week and have arrested his Sri Lankan maid.
- Karunanidhi Gets Assurance On Salem Division From Lalu Prasad (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
The indefinite rail roko demanding the creation of the Salem Railway division disrupted train services across Tamil Nadu on Saturday morning, but was called off later in the day following an appeal from Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi.
- In A Mumbai Home, ‘Everything Has Come To Nought’ (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2007)
Last evening’s bombers are suspected to have used an ammonium nitrate-based explosive that has divided suspicion between the Maoists and the Bangladesh-based Harkat-ul Jehadi Islami.
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