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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Why Are Child Malnutrition Levels Not Improving? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 23, 2007)
India’s tardy performance can be traced to the limited progress in providing basic health care.
- Criminal 'Doctors' (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 23, 2007)
Reports have appeared in the Press of a shocking case of medical malpractice. A doctor couple in Manapparai, Tamil Nadu, have allegedly allowed their 15-year-old son to perform a caesarian section, callously motivated by the perverse desire to see . . . .
- Akbar Loses To Shivaji ! (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
Indian citizens who thought of the third Mughal emperor as “Akbar The Great”, as school history textbooks taught, were wrong. Or so claims the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh, which has removed chapters on Akbar from the history syllabus . . . .
- Rubber Stamped (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 23, 2007)
At a time when the upcoming race for president has stretched the party-political lines especially tight and clear in the capital, a rare consensus is unfolding in Madhya Pradesh.
- Health Minister Stands Up For Vibrating Condom (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2007)
Union health minister A Ramadoss has taken a hardline on Hindustan Latex’s vibrating condom, which has got the Madhya Pradesh political class in a tizzy, demanding its ban.
- Ten Years And Counting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
Surya Prasad is a proud man as Gunagrahi, a journal covering the fine arts, completes a decade in print RANJANI GOVIND
- Ban Sale Of Sex Toys, Says Pwd Minister To Pm (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2007)
Saying that the sale of sex toys in India would have "severe consequences in society", a Madhya Pradesh minister has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to convene an all-party meeting to discuss the issue.
- Why Are Levels Of Child Malnutrition High? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 22, 2007)
Reducing child malnutrition requires enhancing women’s freedoms and promoting gender equality.
- Major Court Ruling On Abetting Suicide (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
The Supreme Court has ruled that a person cannot be convicted for abetting the suicide of another, merely on the allegation that the accused subjected the victim to harassment.
- After Up Poll Success, Maya Works On Magic Formula For Ls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
If early preparations were one of the reasons behind the success of the BSP in the last Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, then party chief Mayawati is set to replicate the same in the parliamentary elections.
- Frustrated Hopes (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Jun 21, 2007)
PROPERTY prices along National Highway 11, which connects Jaipur and Agra, have soared in recent years, and clear signs of prosperity dot the stretch from Jaipur to Dausa. On both sides of the road, there are pieces of sculpture carved out of . . . .
- India Rattled By Vibrating Condom (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
A vibrating condom has sparked a fierce debate in India, over whether it is a sex toy - which are banned - or a means of birth control.
- Boa?s July 12 Meet To Take Up 20 Sez Proposals (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 21, 2007)
Theboard of approval (BoA) on special economic zones (SEZ) has decided to meet on July 12 to take up 20 proposals, including three from West Bengal, which were deferred in earlier meetings.
- Sc To Examine Scope Of ‘Demand For Dowry’ (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jun 20, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine the scope of ‘demand for dowry’ under the Prohibition of Dowry Act, namely whether mere demand will constitute an offence even if the ‘demand for dowry’ was dropped subsequently.
- Rs 55 Lakh For Pm Relief Fund Wasting In Bank (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 20, 2007)
Eight years after all its employees donated a day’s salary during the Kargil War to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund, Rs 55 lakh in donations are sitting idle in a bank account of South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL).
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 20, 2007)
It was entirely appropriate that the Supreme Court progressed from the singular-specific to the widespread-general.
- Go East (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Jun 19, 2007)
As External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee swings through Indonesia and Singapore this week, he has reason to be satisfied with the new traction that India’s Look East policy has begun to acquire from tourism to trade to defence cooperation.
- Shrinking Bread (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 19, 2007)
The threat of a wheat shortage in India is now real. If trends in agriculture are not reversed, India might soon have a crisis in hand. Despite a good crop this season, the government may have to import five million tonnes of grain to meet the needs . . .
- Left's Hollow Claim (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 19, 2007)
In what is a revealing commentary on the priorities of Left-ruled States as well as the leftists who swear by the have-nots is that they are sadly defaulting on the nation's commitment to the poor and the downtrodden.
- As Dam Water Rises, Mp Families Stay Put (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Jun 19, 2007)
Despite rising water level at the Omkareshwar dam reservoir, 22 families continued their protest in front of their flooded homes in Gunjari in Madhya Pradesh.
- No Al Qaeda Presence In Kashmir: Army (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
``No demilitarisation of the State ''
Army has no individual interest in staying in the State: Panag
Rules out Al Qaeda's relations with LeT, JeM
- Pratibha To File Papers June 23 (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
Human resources development minister Arjun Singh said here on Sunday that Ms Pratibha Patil was the clear choice of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, and that it had not been made under either "compulsion" or helplessness."
- Shrinking Bread (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 18, 2007)
The threat of a wheat shortage in India is now real. If trends in agriculture are not reversed, India might soon have a crisis in hand.
- Rs. 6000-Crore Project Launched In Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jun 16, 2007)
To benefit 10 districts in Kutch-Saurashtra, north Gujarat
Seen as a move to counter the "anti-Modi" Patel lobby o farmers
Modi says Centre did not give aid for the project christened "Sujalam Sufalam"
- Cabinet Nod For Tribal University (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
To promote avenues for higher education, research among tribals
Indira Gandhi National Tribal University to be located at Amarkantak in M.P.
STs to get adequate representation in decision-making bodies, teachers' recruitment
- 14 Fell Before Pratibha Rose (Asian Age, Venkatesh Kesari , Jun 16, 2007)
Congress heavyweights in the race for the presidency failed to impress the Left parties and their own party high command during the exercise to evolve a consensus. This ultimately helped Ms Pratibha Patil, who was nowhere in the race till Thursday.
- India To Ratify Amendment To Iaea Convention (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
India today decided to ratify an amendment to the international atomic energy agency (IAEA) convention that provides for protection of nuclear material from acts of terror and sabotage.
- Ficci Seeks Easy Tax Regime For Natural Gas (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
A demand to give "declared goods status" to natural gas has grown stronger with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) joining an industry chorus on the issue, aiming to give the fuel the same status as coal in order to . . . .
- Where We Protect Our Own (Deccan Herald, Teesta Setalvad, Jun 15, 2007)
In the majority of cases where witnesses turn hostile in criminal trials it is because trials take too long to reach completion and because both the police and defence lawyers (sometimes even the prosecutors) are the vehicles used to turn the witness.
- Rs. 2,000-Crore U.K. Aid For Healthcare (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 15, 2007)
Targeted at the poor and marginalised sections
Funds to be used for Reproductive and Child Health, AIDS control programmes
DFID's new focus on Bihar because of poverty, low human resource
- Short-Circuited Power Reforms (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Jun 14, 2007)
There appears to be no solution in sight for the power crisis because of the lack of political will to pursue reforms on a war-footing.
- Race For Indian Presidency Heats Up (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
The guessing game as to who the next president of India will be is touching a high point here, with various names being floated by political parties.
- Uk Gives India $490 Mn To Curb Child Deaths (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 14, 2007)
Britain will give Rs 20 billion ($490 million) in aid to India to help reduce the number of children dying before their fifth birthday, a British statement said on Wednesday.
- Farmers Suicides And Agriculture Crisis In Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Jun 14, 2007)
Unfortunately, the spate of farmers suicides is on an upswing and still counting.
Karnataka, like other states is faced with its worst agrarian crisis.
- Tigers Still Not Safe In Parks (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Tiger poaching continues at an alarming pace. Seizures of tiger skins, bones and fat as well as iron traps in the past four weeks indicate that poachers are extremely active in the wildlife sanctuaries of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
- Militants Free Two Indian Hostages In Nigerian Oil Delta (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
In spite of a marginal dip in mercury levels in most parts of North and Central India, the hostile heat wave continued unabated with 45 more deaths reported on Monday, raising the toll in the scorching summer to 120.
- Apex Court Allows Raising Of Water Level (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
The Supreme Court on Monday permitted Madhya Pradesh to close the sluice and radial gates of the Omkareshwar Dam for filling the reservoir up to the level of 189 metres.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 12, 2007)
Mr Jyoti Basu may have accepted the government’s contention that legal complications stand in the way of returning the acquired land in Singur.
- The Raman Effect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 11, 2007)
A by-election in the final 12-18 months of a State Government's life is usually a reasonable indicator of what lies ahead.
- Congress, Bjp In Dire Straits (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Jun 11, 2007)
Coalition structures with diverse power bases and political objectives make the selection of the President and Vice-President extremely difficult to forecast.
- A Million Mutinies (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 09, 2007)
New research reveals that the 1857 uprising encompassed not only the entire Indian subcontinent but also several castes, communities and classes. Bahadur Shah Zafar’s August 1857 Delhi manifesto is path-breaking.
- Pm Will Make An Excellent President (Asian Age, Arun Nehru, Jun 09, 2007)
Coalition structures with diverse power bases and political objectives make the selection of the President and vice-president extremely difficult to forecast. Anybody can be President:
- Gsm Subscriber Base Up To 130 M (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 09, 2007)
The All India GSM subscriber base grew from 125.57 million in April 2006 to 130.6 million in May 2007 recording an addition of over 5 million during the month under review.
- Buy 30% Goods From Scs: Plan Panel (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Jun 08, 2007)
The Planning Commission's Working Group on Empowerment of Scheduled Castes has recommended that the Centre and the States should adopt the Madhya Pradesh . . . .
- Danda Raj (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 08, 2007)
Have police reforms hit a roadblock? Perhaps, yes. The landmark Supreme Court judgment of September 22, 2006 had ordered comprehensive restructuring of the police force all over the country.
- Copters To Be Used In Naxal Operations (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Lending a helping to Chhattisgarh, the Union Home Ministry today sanctioned a helicopter for use in anti-Naxalite operations.
- Decided, Then Undecided: India’S Biggest Pvt Power Project On Hold (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Last year, China added a record 105 Giga Watt (GW) or over 100,000 MW of fresh power capacity in one year. However, in India, forget delivery of capacity, for the past six months, the country’s largest greenfield power project is on standby mode.
- Two Years To Kalyug (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Jun 07, 2007)
The big trend for 2009 is not the so-called end of Mandalism, it is the irrelevance of the national parties. The Congress could lose ground and the BJP head for a two-figure tally in the next general election
- Rural Health: Pm Unhappy With States Performance (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Upset with the performance of some states including Karnataka, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has decided to call a special meeting of the National Development Council where the chief ministers are expected to be told to give special emphasis on . . . .
- Reliance's Gurgaon Sez Project Gets Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
Centre approves 33 SEZs
17 IT, IT-enabled Services projects cleared
GMR Hyderabad airport to become a cargo hub
- Manmohan Emphasises Need For Adequate Attention To Health Care (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 06, 2007)
To convene a meeting of the NDC to discuss disease control and health issues
Focus on greater investment in medical education, including nursing
Almost all States have effective system of procurement of drugs
- Gurjars Enforce A Bandh In Gwalior (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 05, 2007)
Expressing solidarity with agitating Gurjars in Rajasthan, members of the community on Monday enforced a bandh in Gwalior and staged demonstrations in several places of Madhya Pradesh demanding dismissal of Vasundhara Raje government.
- Three Vaishnodevi Pilgrims Die Of Heart Attack (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Three Vaishnodevi pilgrims died due to heart attack in separate places in route the cave shrine in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir since Saturday night, official sources said on Sunday.
- Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Sanctuary Spotlight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The Karera Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Indian bustard and blackbuck.
- Pm Appeals For Calm, Raje At Talks Task (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
Amid the looming threat of the raging Rajasthan turmoil snowballing into a wider caste conflagration and spreading to other states, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today appealed to the people to “desist from actions which may lead to further . . .
- Gujjars, Meenas Clash (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
An ugly caste conflict loomed large in Rajasthan with the Gujjars and Meenas clashing today over the quota pie given to Scheduled Tribes as the situation spiralled out of control and the state remained virtually cut off from the country.
- Caste Riots Erupt In Rajasthan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
The four-day-long violent Gujjar agitation in Rajasthan on Friday took a new turn when a group of Gujjars clashed with Meenas in which at least six persons were killed at Lalsot, in Dausa.
- Karera Wildlife Sanctuary Sanctuary Spotlight (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 02, 2007)
The Karera Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is home to the Indian bustard and blackbuck.
- Resistance To Change (Pioneer, Udayan Namboodiri, Jun 02, 2007)
Watching Rahul Eshwar on TV last week holding forth on the virtues of "consensus" over legislation in settling whirlwind disputes over rights of temple entry, many people secretly congratulated India's temple orthodoxy for giving the Hindu-baiting . . .
- Mukesh Ambani’S Sez Gets Deferred (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
The government on Thursday deferred a decision on Mukesh Ambani-promoted multi-product Navi Mumbai SEZ on objections from the Revenue Department, about the fencing of five villages and water bodies that fall in the zone.
- Indian Rebels Turn To Poppy For Funds (Daily Times, Amarnath Tewary, Jun 01, 2007)
Police say that the Maoists are not only growing poppy, but also extorting ‘taxes’ from farmers and opium traders
- Four More Killed In Police Firing, Gujjar Stir Continues (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
In continued violence over the ST quota issue, police on Thursday fired on rampaging Gujjar protesters in Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur districts killing four persons and injuring nine even as talks between the Rajasthan government and the agitators . . .
- Govt. Clears 23 Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
Decision on Navi Mumbai SEZ deferred
17 SEZs relate to IT and ITeS
Tatas' Orissa project gets the go-ahead
- Govt Defers Decision On Mukesh Ambani's Sez, Clears Tata's Zone (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
The government on Thursday deferred a decision on Mukesh Ambani-promoted Navi Mumbai SEZ on objections from the revenue department, but cleared the Tata's long pending Gopalpur SEZ project in Orissa.
- Rajasthan Cut Off As Violence Rages (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
There was no let up in the violent agitation by Gujjars demanding Scheduled Tribe status in Rajasthan on Thursday.
- Boa Defers Decision On Mukesh Ambani's Sez (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
The Government on Thursday deferred a decision on Mukesh Ambani-promoted Navi Mumbai SEZ on objections from the Revenue Department, but cleared the Tata's long pending Gopalpur SEZ project in Orissa.
- Up In Arms (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 01, 2007)
The violent protests by Gujjars in Dausa district of Rajasthan have spread like wild fire across the state and have spilled over into neighbouring Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and other states.
- Sawai Madhopur Boils (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
The police today fired on rampaging Gujjar protestors in Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur districts killing four persons and injuring nine even as talks between Rajasthan Government and the agitators failed to break the deadlock on the ST quota issue.
- Four More Killed In Rajasthan As Police Fire At Protesting Gujjars (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2007)
In continued violence over the ST quota issue, police on Thursday fired on rampaging Gujjar protesters in Sawai Madhopur and Jaipur districts killing four persons and injuring nine even as talks between the Rajasthan government and the agitators . . .
- Out Of School — An Elementary, Unaddressed Problem (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jun 01, 2007)
If education is denied because of poverty, gender, caste or religion, such children have little chance of vertical mobility. As a result, nearly 70 per cent of the children are missing the growth bandwagon, as they have no skills or knowledge to . . .
- How Meenas Got St Status (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2007)
A simple comma changing the entire profile of a community! It may sound unbelievable, but this is what happened in the report of the National SC/ST Commission, set up in 1954, which saw the Meenas, a rich land-owning community mainly inhabiting . . . .
- Thulasidas Named Air India Cmd, Trivedi Joint Managing Director (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Ending the prolonged suspense over who would head the country’s unified national carrier — created out of the merger of Air India and Indian — the government has approved the appointment of Air India chief V Thulasidas as chairman and managing . . . .
- Rajnath Gives Home Turf To Jaitley, Ravi Gets Tn, Malhotra Loses Delhi (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, May 30, 2007)
The man who scripted victory for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Punjab would now revive the party's sagging fortunes in Uttar Pradesh, where the party suffered a debacle in the recently concluded Assembly polls.
- The Big And Small Of Retail (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , May 30, 2007)
The entry of big houses in the retail trade should be banned simply and totally, if necessary, under the anti-monopoly and restrictive practices legislation.
- India Rebels Turn To Poppy For Funds (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Maoist rebels in the eastern Indian state of Jharkhand have been growing opium poppies to fund their operations in the region, officials say.
- Bjp Reshuffle: Yashwant In-Charge Of Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
In an overhaul of his party management in states, BJP chief Rajnath Singh on Tuesday appointed senior party leader Yashwant Sinha in charge of Karnataka...
- Thulasidas, Trivedi To Head Air India (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
A major initiative towards the launch of the merged national carriers – Air India – began on Tuesday with the the Government bringing on board senior IAS officers V Thulasidas and Vishwapati Trivedi as Chairman and Managing Director and Joint . . . .
- Indian Firm To Burn Bhopal Toxic Waste (Singapore Times, R.K. Misra, May 30, 2007)
An Indian company plans to burn toxic waste from the city of Bhopal, the site of the world's worst industrial disaster, despite environmentalists' objections.
- It's Not Just Maya (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, May 29, 2007)
It has taken 60 years for Dalits to gain political power. By crafting a caste-community coalition, Mayawati has forged ahead in Uttar Pradesh, leaving others well behind the BSP.
- Its Immoral To Say No To Sex Education (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 29, 2007)
With the observance of Global AIDS Action Week last week, once again the issue of sex education is likely to get linked with AIDS prevention...
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