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Articles 3121 through 3220 of 12047:
- Ten Militants Behind J&k Attacks Arrested (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2006)
They were involved in the recent car bombings and grenade attacks
- Reform School Education (Tribune, Vijay Sanghvi, Jun 18, 2006)
In the midst of Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s by-election from Rae Bareli, Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh sprung a surprise by proposing to extend reservations to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in admissions to higher studies.
- N-Deal Will Help End India’S N-Pariah Status (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 18, 2006)
Even though the Indo-US nuclear deal is embroiled in a complex maze of diplomatic negotiations, nuclear scientists are of the opinion that it will help in ending India’s more than three decades’ old nuclear isolation.
- Indo-Us Co-Op Important For Global Marketplace: Bodman (Press Trust of India, Sridhar Krishnaswami, Jun 17, 2006)
Cooperation between United States and India is important to the global marketplace and the relationship has the "power to transform" the world using science and technology, a senior American official has said.
- J&k To Have 1360 New Panchayats (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir will have around 1360 new Panchayats as the Shahwaz Commission for Delimitation of Panchayats has submitted final report to the Government for its approval.
- Musharraf Hopeful Of China Frigate Deal (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Friday expressed the hope that the deal under which China would provide four frigates to Pakistan by 2,013 with transfer of technology would be successfully accomplished.
- Spare Soft Targets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Jun 17, 2006)
In a young nation, the aged suffer. Young India’s growth story has been built on the back of the efforts of the preceding generation.
- Sc Ruling On Appeal By Convict Against Trial Court (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
In a judgement of far reaching consequences in criminal proceedings, the Supreme Court today held that an appeal of a convicted person against the trial court judgement could not be heard by higher courts unless he had surrendered before the . . .
- For Some Real Poll Reforms (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Jun 17, 2006)
Maneesh Chhibber’s “Exclusive” (The Tribune, May 22) reporting the suggestions made by a Parliamentary Panel on electoral reforms evokes mixed feelings.
- Outbreak Of Cholera Suspected In Kottivakkam Kuppam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
17 persons admitted to Communicable Diseases Hospital
Mobile teams dispatched
Door-to-door survey done
Water samples collected
No case reported in Chennai
- Nepal Maoists Agree To Join Govt (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
The Maoists in Nepal, who have waged a decade-long war to seize control of the Himalayan nation, agreed on Friday to join an interim government to be formed within a month, the rebels' leader Prachanda said after his talks with PM Girija Prasad Koirala.
- Dole Scheme Launched In U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Rs. 500 a month to 7,66,352 registered unemployed graduates and post-graduates
If voted back to power, SP will hike allowance to Rs. 1,000: Mulayam
"Despite Centre's non-cooperation, SP had set a model"
SP sponsored most beneficiaries under scheme:
- Bangladesh Rejects Indian Accusations As Baseless (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
Bangladesh on Friday dismissed as ‘baseless’ allegations that its forces launched an unprovoked attack on an Indian boat patrol killing a border guard.
- Need For Reconciliation In Waziristan (Dawn, Amir Usman, Jun 17, 2006)
Two meetings on the situation in the tribal areas, with particular reference to the conflict in Waziristan, were recently held in Islamabad and Peshawar, and attended by senior government officials.
- Beyond The Windows (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 17, 2006)
Lesson 1.0 from Bill Gates for Indians in high profile public positions: know when to quit. Arguably the world’s best-known entrepreneur could easily have carried on.
- Malaysian Straitjacket For India (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Jun 17, 2006)
Ashutosh Varshney is right to suggest (‘Be affirmative,’ IE, June 16) that we look at comparative experiences to enrich our own debate on affirmative action programmes, and the Malaysian example certainly provides some food for thought.
- Reading The Tea Leaves Amidst Storm In The Stocks Cup (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 17, 2006)
"Investing without understanding the economy is like planning a beach trip without checking the forecast," alerts Richard Yamarone in The Trader's Guide to Key Economic Indicators. Over the past century, thousands of indicators have emerged, including . .
- Now, Call A Spade A Spade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 17, 2006)
Manmohan Singh would do well to reconsider his fetish for peace with Pakistan -----
- Stand Up, Bbc; Resign, Rumsfeld! (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 17, 2006)
On June 3, just two weeks ago, writing about the conduct of US troops specially the much-vaunted Marines in Iraq, I had said: "Indeed, this is not all. . .
- Swarajists At The Savoy (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jun 17, 2006)
In Paris, during the students’ riots of the late Sixties, a pretty young Indian girl, now high in the Communist hierarchy, smoked foul-smelling French Gauloise cigarettes because they reminded her of Char Minars.
- Us Sex-Determination Kit Spells Fear (Times of India, Khushwant Singh, Jun 17, 2006)
For the states which have been able to control sex-determination tests through ultrasound, a new US-patented gender testing kit — available over the Internet — which enables sex-determination as early as five weeks after conception will spell more . . .
- Dvac Charge Sheets Former Aiadmk Legislator (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 17, 2006)
He had assets disproportionate to known income sources
- Ramadoss’S Aiims (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Jun 17, 2006)
My country has been kind to me and has asked me to do many things, but the job I loved the most was being vice-chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University.
- Different Faces Of Success (Telegraph, RAVI VYAS, Jun 16, 2006)
Despite the fact that most serious academic books are commissioned, a large number of unsolicited manuscripts turn up on a variety of subjects.
- National Test For Ites-Bpo Industry (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, Jun 16, 2006)
ITES (Information Technology Enabled Services) and BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) may not remain buzz words for the haloed few any longer.
- Spare Soft Targets (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 16, 2006)
In a young nation, the aged suffer. Young India’s growth story has been built on the back of the efforts of the preceding generation.
- Go For Rural Development! (Tribune, S. Raghunath, Jun 16, 2006)
EVEN after 58 years of independence and throwing off the brutish colonial and imperialist yoke, India is still a basket case going round the world with a begging bowl and with 80 per cent of her population wallowing under the absolute poverty line . . .
- Waiting For Change (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
As expected, as the media hype around the earthquake victims settled down, the post-quake relief and the reconstruction work went on the back-burner.
- India Can Absorb More Fdi: Panel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Achievement in 10th Plan below potential'
India now being perceived as one of the best performing emerging markets
This has created a favourable impression among potential foreign investors
- Stock Market Scams (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Jun 16, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- No Fdi In Retail, Recast Foreign Policy Focus (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
The UPA Government's pro-US foreign policy and its approach to FDI in retail sector had come under severe attack in the nine-page note the Left Front has submitted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Tech Nobel Goes To 21st Century Edison (Times of India, RASHMEE ROSHAN LALL, Jun 16, 2006)
It isn't quite the worldwide web. But Finland swears that its somewhat underwhelming decision to hand on Thursday the world's largest, most lucrative high-tech award, the bi-yearly, one-million-euro Millennium Technology Prize, to a diminutive . . .
- India-Kuwait Pacts On Taxation, Culture (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, on Thursday signed three agreements with India besides stressing the need for greater cooperation on labour front.
- 10 Killed In Afghan Bomb Blast (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2006)
A powerful bomb tore apart a minibus carrying Afghan labourers to a US military base on Thursday, killing about 10 amid growing violence before NATO takes over from US troops in the volatile south.
- Behind Mirrored Images (Hindu, BAGESHREE S. , Jun 16, 2006)
Some interesting reads in Kannada
- A Government And A Party In Combat Mode (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jun 16, 2006)
Two years after Sonia Gandhi famously declined the crown, the man to whom she handed power remains the outsider in a party congenitally attached to the first family and unable and unwilling to accept the work division between a non-Gandhi Prime . . .
- Joshi Opposes Talks With Pak Till Terrorist Camps Are Closed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Former Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, Dr Murli Manohar Joshi has stressed that no talks be held with Pakistan till it does not close all the terrorist camps on its soil as well as Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- Telengana Caught In Power Politics (Daily Excelsior, G.S.Bhargava, Jun 15, 2006)
Failure to redeem the promise to carve a separate Telengana State out of incumbent Andhra Pradesh sticks out like a sore thumb in the two-year record of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
- Koirala Advocates Ceremonial Monarchy (Hindu, Ameet Dhakal, Jun 15, 2006)
Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has said the King should be given a ceremonial role.
- Project To Create Aids Awareness (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Jun 15, 2006)
Young people being trained to become peer educators
UNICEF and some NGOs training young people
Project initiated in Bangalore, Mysore, Raichur, Dharwad, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts
The aim is to facilitate a discussion on HIV/AIDS
- China Visit A Crucial Test For Deora (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jun 15, 2006)
SCO participation comes at a critical time
India looks forward to close ties with SCO to promote economic ties
India, China planning joint bids for Kazakh oilfields
- Trade Unions Will Launch Countrywide Stir, Says Dasgupta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Trade unions, irrespective of their political affiliations, have collectively decided to launch an "effective country-wide agitation" against the economic policies of the Centre, All-India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) general secretary Gurudas . . .
- Charges Absurd, Says Apollo Chairman (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
New Delhi: Refuting the allegations of tampering with evidence and misleading the investigation in the Rahul Mahajan case, the Chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Group, Pratap C. Reddy, said it was absurd that so much falsehood should be provided to . . .
- Scaling Up Microfinance In India (The Economic Times, VINOD KHOSLA & VIKRAM GANDHI, Jun 15, 2006)
The impressive recent growth of certain sectors of the Indian economy is a necessary but insufficient condition for the elimination of extreme poverty.
- Job Growth Must Spur Development (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 15, 2006)
The fifth economic census has found that employment in the non-farm sector has, between 1998 and 2005, grown by 2.5%, even as workforce in that sector grew by 2%. That must be welcomed, albeit with great circumspection.
- Universities And Schools (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 15, 2006)
The author is chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research
In the course of the 20th century, universities throughout the world have become socially more and more inclusive.
- Plan Targets China, Korea Growth Path (Indian Express, Kandula Subramaniam, Jun 15, 2006)
Approach Paper for inclusive growth, sets 9.5% target for last years
- Maoists Protest Human Rights’ Violations (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2006)
Trains were halted and shops shut in parts of eastern and central India on Wednesday after Maoist rebels called a strike to protest what they called a human rights’ catastrophe orchestrated by the state.
- Pilgrims’ Progress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 14, 2006)
Terrorists, who have no respect for anybody’s religious sentiments, tried to disrupt the annual Amarnath and Vaishnodevi yatra on Monday as they did earlier too.
- 'Buddhist' Bengal Durbars At Boeing Doorstep (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Jun 14, 2006)
aChief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has said he is prepared to go shopping to the US provided there are positive signals. He was clarifying his stand on the possibilities of US investment in the aviation sector.
- Iran's Hidden Project (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
Despite Tehran's consistent denials, recent evidence suggests it is working on a secret military plan to develop nuclear weapons, says Con Coughlin
- Development For All? (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Jun 14, 2006)
Development means people graduating from lower paid jobs to higher-valued jobs over time
- Blood In Kashmir (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 14, 2006)
The sudden spurt in terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir cannot be wished away as the annual spike that occurs with the onset of summer.
- Record Allocation For Development: No New Tax In Punjab (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Punjab government will lay before the provincial assembly its revenue budget of Rs274 billion — indicating a current expenditure of Rs191 billion and carrying a surplus of Rs83 billion — for the fiscal year 2006-07 on Wednesday.
- A Turning Point? (OutLook, B. Raman , Jun 14, 2006)
Now is the time for the US and Iraqi authorities to reach out to the Sunni community, else they would be presenting the successor to Zarqawi with an opportunity to regroup.
- Zarqawi’S Successor Vows Vengeance (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The new leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq vowed to avenge Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death and threatened horrific attacks “in the coming days,” according to a statement posted on the Web on Tuesday, the first from the new terrorist leader.
- Pml-N For Polls Under Neutral Govt (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The Central Working Committee (CWC) of the PML-N here on Tuesday resolved to speed up its struggle for the establishment of a neutral caretaker government in the country to conduct credible elections through an independent and effective Election . . .
- Tata Sons To Pick 26 Pc In Nagarjuna Refinery (Business Line, N. Ramakrishnan , Jun 14, 2006)
To invest Rs 350 crore; project set to achieve financial closure soon
Equity partner
Tata group expected to sign a definitive agreement shortly
IDBI syndicating the loans, including the foreign currency debt
TIDCO to convince the State . . .
- One Dollar Is One Dollar (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Jun 14, 2006)
The US is assumed to have practised a strong dollar policy and presumed to have been content to let the dollar drift down so that exports would become cheaper and imports more expensive.
- 'Dalits Have Not Benefited From Quotas' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Professor P Radhakrishnan of the Madras Institute of Development Studies is a well-known social scientist. Some of the key areas of his research include affirmative action; agrarian problems; backward classes and reservations; backward class . . .
- Labourers’ Killer Among 6 Militants Killed (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Six militants including a killer of nine labourers were killed in separate encounters at Pampore, Handwara and Uri today while as militants shot at and injured a BSF trooper in Sopore.
- Haryana Considering Setting Another Bench Of Consumer Commission (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
With growing awareness about rights of consumers in Haryana, the State Government is considering a proposal to set up an additional bench of the State Commission for early disposal of pending cases before the State Consumer Dispute Redressal . . .
- Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 14, 2006)
It is a cause of acute discomfort that nine Nepalese and Bihari labourers have been shot in cold blood in Kulgam in the south of the Valley.
- 'The Indo-Us Nuclear Deal Can't Be Justified' (OutLook, Seema Sirohi, Jun 14, 2006)
Iran's permanent representative to the IAEA on India's vote and their own stand-off with the United States which in turn is clouding the Indo-US nuclear agreement.
- Putting The ‘He’Art Back Into Art (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Lalitha Ubhayaker’s centre for the arts is a place where young people can nurture their talents. Githa U Badikillaya finds out more.
- Don’T Let The Branding Iron Go Cold (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 14, 2006)
Corporates build brands over years, spending considerable time, energy and cash so that one day that brand would allow the company to charge a premium for its products and enhance cash flow.
- Of Connecting Global Notes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
The musical odyssey of Prem Joshua touches all genres, including remixes. His music is one that comes straight from the soul, says Utpal Borpujari
- Azad Kashmir: Longing For Normality (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2006)
Most visitors to the earthquake-devastated areas in Azad Kashmir come away with a distinct impression that while the victims are showing great courage and resilience in rebuilding their shattered lives and broken houses brick by . . .
- Nlc Inks Pact With German Company And Iit-Madras (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
The research collaboration is to replenish ground water level
"Simple rainwater harvesting technique will not serve the purpose"
NLC has already adopted a technology successfully to recharge water level at two natural points
- Gwadar’S Rich Potential (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 13, 2006)
The government’s plan to set up an export processing zone in Gwadar with a 15-year tax holiday as an incentive for potential investors is a step in the right direction.
- Choice Is Clear (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 13, 2006)
Kumaraswamy's way, or highway----It is typical of the infuriating ironies of Indian politics that the Golden Quadrilateral, the highway development programme that is contemporary India's showpiece infrastructure project, has swiftly seen a change . . .
- Ten Killed In Two Militant Attacks In J&k (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2006)
Picking on soft targets, militants on Monday killed 10 persons, including seven Nepalese labourers, and injured four Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, in two major strikes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Going Beyond Kansas (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 13, 2006)
Forecasters are famously advised never to predict both an event and its timing. This was certainly the approach adopted by ancient soothsayers and oracles, who, like Alan Greenspan, added ambiguity and obscurity to their counsel.
- The Door To Labour Reform (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 13, 2006)
The government has, at last, woken up to the need to initiate labour reforms. A high-level central panel will look into an offer, made by the domestic textile industry, guaranteeing a minimum of 150 days of work a year to contract employees.
- Free To Profit (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 13, 2006)
Whether it is industry or agriculture, the only way to run it profitably is on sound business principles.
- What Ails The Tiger? (Tribune, Brig Ranjit Talwar (retd), Jun 13, 2006)
Nobel laureate Milton Friedman had once remarked, “If a government were put in charge of managing the Sahara Desert, within five years, they’d have a shortage of sand!” Well, that pretty well sums up the Government of India’s most inept handling of . . .
- India-Japan Ties: More Hay To Make From The Rising Sun (Business Line, AJAY KHANNA, Jun 13, 2006)
Given India Inc's newfound confidence in its ability to compete globally, it can look at Japan as much as a market as a source of knowhow and finance. "Incredible India" is finding increasing resonance in Japan, too.
- International Call (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, Jun 13, 2006)
While most ministers try to escape the Indian summer, a few have more important things on their plate, writes Jyoti Malhotra.
- Soldier, 9 Labourers Killed In Kulgam Massacre (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Jun 13, 2006)
Unidentified gunmen operating in combat uniform and vehicles today shot dead 9 Nepalese and Bihari labourers and a Kashmiri soldier of JAKLI in a broad daylight massacre near Yaripora in Kulgam area of south Kashmir.
- What The Upsurge In Global Capital Flows Indicates? (Business Line, Jayati Ghosh, Jun 13, 2006)
International capital markets have been very active in the past year, especially in terms of movements in and out of developing countries. In this edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh examine the recent pat terns and their . . .
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