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Articles 2721 through 2820 of 12047:
- Sust To Bolster Pak-China Trade (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf Tuesday inaugurated the Sust dry port, saying the high-altitude facility near Pakistan-China border would bolster bilateral commerce to new levels and also facilitate in realizing Pakistan’s potential as hub of . . .
- Violence At Work Increasing (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Jul 05, 2006)
Violence at work, ranging from bullying and mobbing, to threats by psychologically unstable coworkers, sexual harassment and homicide, is increasing worldwide and has reached epidemic levels in some countries.
- Ranbaxy Heirs In Attack Mode (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Delhi Police today received a complaint about an ‘‘illegal construction’’ at 15, Aurangzeb Road, the subject of a long-standing dispute between Analjit Singh, who runs Max Group, and his nephews Malvinder and Shivender Singh, the promoters of . . .
- A Dying Industry In India's Graveyard Of Ships (Reuters, RUPAM JAIN NAIR, Jul 05, 2006)
Kamal Mandal packs his greasy clothes, pausing to glance at a ship being ripped apart bit-by-bit by an army of workers on the Indian coast.
- Will High Interest Rates End The Party For India Inc? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 05, 2006)
The situation today is different from what it was in the 1990s. The current growth dynamics is unaffected by such a hike.
- India’S Red Corridor (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 05, 2006)
In 1947 India was partitioned on religious basis. The situation in Central India indicates that this time India will be partitioned due to the huge gap between the rich and the poor. India’s red corridor that runs from Nepal to Andhra Pradesh is . . .
- Medical College In Bidar Unlikely Before 2008 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
The State is yet to file a fresh proposal
The first proposal, dated June 15, 2004, was rejected
The last date for filing a fresh proposal was June 15, 2006
- Kalam Comes Calling, Will Agni Iii Trial Follow? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
President Dr A P J Abdul Kalam on Tuesday visited the country’s premier missile testing centre at the Wheeler Islands off the coast of Orissa’s Bhadrak district which was set up by him when he was heading the Defence Research and Development . . .
- `8-9% Growth In 11th Plan Feasible With A Strong Fiscal Effort' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 05, 2006)
According to the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman, Dr Montek Singh Ahluwalia, launching on to a high growth path with the completion of the reform agenda after evolving a political consensus is the sure-fire route to progress.
- India Forgets Its Afflicted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 05, 2006)
There is still no cure for AIDS. But today the disease is no longer the automatic death sentence it once was.
- Cpi Calls For Bandh In Davangere On July 7 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
`Union and Central governments failed to arrest rise in prices of essential commodities'
Revoke decision to make helmet mandatory for two-wheeler riders
Take steps to contain spread of chikungunya
- Karunanidhi Reverts To Earlier Demand On Nlc Divestment (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
After his own party affiliated union, the Labourers’ Progressive Front, one of the main employees unions of the Neyveli Lignite Corporation rejected his suggestion, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK president, M. Karunanidhi today hastily reverted . . .
- Nasa Shuttle Lifts Off Safely (International Herald Tribune, JOHN SCHWARTZ, Jul 05, 2006)
The space shuttle Discovery split a nearly cloudless sky with thunder and fire at 2:38 this afternoon and roared safely into orbit.
- Vices Chip Away At Natural Fertility (Deccan Herald, Ian Sample , Jul 05, 2006)
Fertility crisis- Even with inevitable advances in medicine, experts foresee a dramatic slump in fertility.
- Kerala’S Buddha Talk: Need Capital From Anyone And From Anywhere (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jul 05, 2006)
Industries Minister vows to dump red rag, cut red tape to woo investors; set up public-private infrastructure firm
- "Science Is One Field The Europeans Can Learn Quite A Bit From Indians" (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Jul 05, 2006)
Bernd Mützelburg, Germany's Ambassador in India, was in Chennai on Tuesday to participate in the inauguration of the 300th anniversary celebrations of German missionary Bartholomaeus Ziegenbalg's arrival in India.
- German Smes Eying Jvs With Indian Cos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
“Most of the companies are looking at India as their next destination for investment and sourcing,” said German Trade Fairs North India Market Deputy Executive Director Ajay Singha,
- Afghanistan’S Forgotten Generation (Deccan Herald, Deepali Gaur Singh, Jul 05, 2006)
War ridden An invisible generation of young Afghans many of whom have lost either their father or all male members of the family to a war that refuses to end.
- Rajarajeswara Temple To Be Purified (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The traditional supreme priests decided that all pujas Taliparamba in Kannur since actress Meera Jasmine offered prayers there, will be done again on Tuesday.
- War-Room Leak Chargesheet: Cbi Cites 7,000 Pages Of Secret Data (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Jul 04, 2006)
As the Government probes the security breach in the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the National Security Council secretariat, the CBI’s chargesheet in the Naval war-room case cites 7000 pages of classified information to allege how top secret . . .
- 5 Militants, Civilian Killed In Valley (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Five militants, including two involved in a grenade attack on tourists, were killed in three separate gunbattles between militants and security forces in Kashmir valley today. Two of the major gunbattles took place in Telbal and Nishat outskirts of . . .
- One-Stroke Quota (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 04, 2006)
The impatience to implement reservations in a single swoop gives affirmative action a bad name
- Unlocking The Rural Potential (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 04, 2006)
In 1992 Deng Xiaoping, China’s paramount leader, reinvigorated economic reforms during a visit to southern China.
- Monsoon Blues: Mumbai Packs Up After Mass Sms (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
On Monday Mumbai applied for casual leave. But there was nothing casual about the application.
- Iraq And Guantanamo Fuelling Terrorist Threat, Says Report (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Jul 04, 2006)
The way the "war'' on terror is being conducted has further fuelled extremism and increased the threat from Al-Qaeda, according to a high-level committee of British MPs.
- The Doha Talks Must Fail For The World's Poor (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 04, 2006)
Among those who care about multilateral trade negotiations the air is thick with talk of crisis in the Doha trade round.
- Evaluating The State Of Basic Services (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Jul 04, 2006)
A path-breaking study in assessing the quality of India's important public services
- Mahasamprokshanam Of Koodal Alagar Temple Performed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Mahasamprokshanam of Koodal Alagar Temple was performed here on Monday, which was witnessed by thousands of devotees from Madurai and nearby districts.
- A Young Girl’S Struggle In Stalin’S Russia (Tribune, Andrew Osborn , Jul 04, 2006)
A 13-year-old schoolgirl who kept a poignant and ultimately tragic diary during Stalinist Russia is being hailed as the Russian Anne Frank.
- South Korea Scientist Says He Was Duped By Juniors (Reuters, Jack Kim, Jul 04, 2006)
Disgraced stem-cell scientist Hwang Woo-suk testified on Tuesday saying he was duped by junior researchers into publishing bad data but South Korean prosecutors at the trial sought to prove he was guilty of fraud.
- Earth Has Close Shave With Asteroid (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
An asteroid hurtling through space came within a hair’s breadth — in astronomical terms, at least — of crashing into the earth early today, US scientists said.
- `India Is Exciting, But Not Without Hassles' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 04, 2006)
A growth rate of 7-8 per cent is sustainable for India and very good in Asian terms. But investing in India is also very challenging.
- Jazeera Airways Launches Direct Flights Into India (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Kuwait's new budget airline and first private airline in the Middle East, Jazeera Airways on Monday launched direct flights into Mumbai and Delhi. It also said it wants to increase number of destinations in India in the near future.
- Atlanta Pumps In Jv With Italian Company (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
The Bangalore-based Atlanta Pumps Private Limited has entered into a joint venture with the Italian company Kerself Spa, which is engaged in the manufacture of electric motors and pumps for agriculture, irrigation and thermohydraulics.
- Arbitrating The French Connection (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The agreement that aims to resolve outstanding disputes between Indian and French business partners will boost bilateral trade.
- Israel Says No Deal Blames Syria For Soldier’S Abduction (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Fugitive terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is apparently still alive and spreading his message.
- Pm For World Efforts To End Poverty (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Underscoring the pivotal role of the United Nations in advancing global development agenda, Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Monday said the world today has a rare “collective capacity” to end hunger and poverty and realize the promise of universal . . .
- When Inflation Is Good And Bad News (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 04, 2006)
Inflation will, undoubtedly, put pressure on both individuals and organisations alike in the short run. But, eventually, price rise will help strengthen developing countries vis-à-vis industrialised countries.
- Easy Packs For Doctors (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , Jul 04, 2006)
A World Bank study says half the doctors in Government medical centres prescribe treatments that are harmful ---- It is easy to become a medico with a super speciality in South India.
- Rescuing The Doha Round (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Jul 04, 2006)
In the last week’s column, I suggested that time may be running out for the Doha round of trade discussions to be concluded with an agreement that would satisfy the developing world.
- Community Divided On Terrorism And Security (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
million-strong Muslim community is deeply divided over issues of security, terrorism and national pride, an opinion poll for The Times and ITV News has found.
- Future Of Relations With Iran (Dawn, Javid Husain, Jul 03, 2006)
Pakistan’s relations with Iran enjoy a unique strategic significance which is too obvious to need elaboration.
- It’S The Right Choice For Women » (Hindustan Times, Venkatesh Ganesh, Jul 03, 2006)
It’s a new cliché for a new age: Behind every successful information technology (IT) firm are a bunch of talented women.
- Congo's Jungle Terrorists Disband (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
One of Africa's most-feared militias has crumbled and now faces the wrath of the population it terrorised. The mayi-mayi, warrior-mystics who have ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo for 10 years, are surrendering in droves.
- Strengthening A Valuable Scheme (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
The decision of the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) to recommend raising of the monthly wage ceiling for coverage under the ESI scheme from Rs.7,500 to Rs.10,000, though welcome, is also an occasion to ponder over the serious problems . . .
- Bin Laden Endorses Zarqawi’S Successor (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Osama bin Laden endorsed the successor to slain militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in an Internet posting on Saturday and warned Shi’ites in Iraq against collaborating with the United States in its fight against Sunni insurgents.
- The Uses Of Rhetoric (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 03, 2006)
The author is former director-general, National Council for Applied Economic Research.
- Cong For Special Session Of Up Assembly (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
The Congress has requested for a special session of the Vidhan Sabha to demand an answer from the Samajwadi Party for honouring RSS persons actively involved in the Babri Masjid demolition movement.
- Quotas To Be Rolled Out In One Go (Times of India, Rajeev Deshpande, Jul 03, 2006)
Despite concerns over whether infrastructure will be in place to accommodate the extended OBC quotas and a 54% enhancement in seats in Central educational institutions before admissions for the 2007-08 academic year begin, reservations are likely . . .
- Tibet Rail: Dalai Lama’S Open Mind (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 03, 2006)
While supporters of the Tibetan cause protested against the inauguration of the spectacular rail line from Gormo to Lhasa on Saturday, the Dalai Lama has left himself some political room.
- Sustaining The Pace Of Services-Led Growth (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 03, 2006)
A coherent integrated services policy, in line with the agricultural and industrial policies, needs to be developed.
- Yechury Meets Koirala, Concludes Nepal Visit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
Senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sitaram Yechury on Sunday met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala before concluding his Nepal visit, during which he gained assurances from the Maoist leadership on their commitment to the peace . . .
- A Sumptuous Buffet (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 03, 2006)
Warren Buffet’s decision to donate 85% of his personal wealth, around $38 billion, to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, is a landmark event in the history of philanthropy and shows the best of capitalism .
- Will India-China Border Talks Ever End? (Japan Times, Brahma Chellaney , Jul 03, 2006)
For 25 years, India has been seeking to settle by negotiation with China the disputed Indo-Tibetan frontier.
- Learning From The Left Parties (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 03, 2006)
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has said that the BJP should learn from the Left Parties how to secure people's mandate repeatedly.
- New Jersey Educators On Trip To Southern India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
A team of 14 educators, including 11 from North Jersey, is bound for southern India this weekend to begin a month-long study of the region and its interactions with the rest of the world.
- Death Of A Toddler (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 03, 2006)
Viral disorders and ministerial posturing
One of the more surprising features of the seventh Left Front ministry has been the retention of Dr Surya Kanta Mishra ~ maybe a good doctor, maybe a party heavyweight, but a pathetic failure as health minister.
- Merit Lies In Equal Opportunity (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 03, 2006)
Breaking open the unstated reservation for the upper-caste is the only way to advance the nation's backward castes/communities — S Simhadri
- Brown Promises To Be Tougher On Terror (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
His pledge on raising the detention limit on suspects enrages Labour Left-wingers.
- Firm Denies Supplying Dry Ice For Lingam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
Delhi-based Engineers Combine, whose name was splashed in the media for having supplied dry ice to form an artificial ice Shivlingam at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath, has strongly denied its involvement in any such deal.....
- Long History Of Loss (Hindu, Pradeep Sebastian, Jul 02, 2006)
A lament for all the books that might have been but were lost forever.
"Loss," the author writes, "is not an anomaly, or a deviation, or an exception. It is the norm..."
- New Forms Of Journalism (Hindu, ANAND BODH, Jul 02, 2006)
A new word `Peoplerazzi" has been coined to describe citizen journalists who focus on celebrities, in catching well-known people doing ordinary things.
- Panels To Monitor Admission In Private Institutes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 02, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government has appointed two committees headed by retired High Court judges for monitoring the process of admission and fixation of fees in private sector vocational educational institutions in the State.
- Politics Of Quota (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 02, 2006)
As a 17-year-old girl, I watched a young handsome guy with curly hair and attractive smile giving fiery speeches on Marx and Lenin, about the division of labour and wealth, during the stormy campaigns for the post of president and of other office bearers
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 02, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- The Urban Nightmare (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 02, 2006)
The world is entering a historic urban transition; in 2007, for the first time in history, the world's urban population will exceed the rural population.
- Peace As Mere Jargon (Pioneer, Khwaja Ekram, Jul 02, 2006)
Kashmir burns, the Hurriyat and Pakistan play the fiddle. India, meanwhile, protests ---- The recent months have witnessed a sharp increase in terror attacks and mindless killings of innocents in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Fear Returns (Pioneer, Khursheed Wani, Jul 02, 2006)
After a brief lull, cross-border terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir is returning to its old level.
- Honeymoon That Never Was (Pioneer, Kanchan Lakshman, Jul 02, 2006)
The so-called "peace process" in Jammu and Kashmir is only a tactical ploy by Jihad Inc. to buy time. The intensity of extremism has not reduced, though there has been some diminution of terrorist capacities
- Every Third Poor Person On The Planet Lives Here (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 01, 2006)
If the poverty of the poorest is not addressed immediately, it may become intractable and costly, says a collection of essays on chronic poverty. Another compilation of articles sees a growing confidence among the poor, while a third book notes that . . .
- Common Man’S Faith Is Our Strength: Justice Sabharwal (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 01, 2006)
Chief Justice of India Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal led a 60-member delegation of Indian judges and senior lawyers to the 72nd Biennial Conference of the International Law Association at Toronto, Canada, very recently.
- Pm’S Farm Package (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 01, 2006)
The first instalment of the Rs 4,000-crore rehabilitation package for distressed farmers in 31 suicide-struck districts of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, to be announced by the PM in Vidarbha, is long on noble intentions but short . .
- Undp's New Hdr For Asia-Pacific — For An Inclusive Development Strategy (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 01, 2006)
Strategic, rather than indiscriminate, integration into the global economy remains the key to successfully managing globalisation.
- Almost At The Gate (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 01, 2006)
Adapting and only slightly exaggerating Rabindranath Tagore, it could be said that one sees India everywhere in Cornwall but finds Indians nowhere.
- The Car Gears Up (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 01, 2006)
Bengal still far removed from a policy
The people’s car project of Tata Motors, which had hit a road-block when the company’s delegation visited Singur in the heady aftermath of the elections, may now start whirring again if Wednesday’s statement . . .
- Guns And Bombs From China (Daily Excelsior, Tukoji R Pandit, Jul 01, 2006)
It is hardly surprising that the London-based Amnesty International has reported that China has become the ‘most secretive and irresponsible’ exporter of arms which help fuel conflicts in many parts of the world.
- Stop Police! (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 01, 2006)
This is at the risk of sounding like a stuck record: something must be done, urgently, to ensure that those entrusted with maintaining law and order are not allowed to be outside the purview of the law.
- Did Singapore Open Cm’S Eyes? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 01, 2006)
It was good to see H D Kumaraswamy undertaking his first foreign tours after becoming chief minister to Dubai and Singapore, the two most successful city-states in the East, at a time when infrastructure development has become the key mantra to . . .
- Hiv Counselling Centres In Industries Under Consideration (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
AIDS control society for partnership with industry
- Darvesh Is Better (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 30, 2006)
Following the dastardly attack on a Sopore Sufi recently some knowledgeable persons have wondered why he should have been described as dervish.
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