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Articles 321 through 420 of 500:
- Prairie Fire In Singur (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Dec 08, 2006)
This past week, the Trinamool Congress' lonesome battle against the requisition of farmland in Singur, West Bengal, for a Tata Motors unit moved from the fringes to the political mainstream.
- Good News About Curriculum (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Dec 08, 2006)
According to a report, Islamabad has made important changes in the new Pakistan Studies curriculum to make sure that the textbooks don’t indirectly prejudice students against the non-Muslim minorities of Pakistan.
- They Lend Him Their Year (Indian Express, Vandita Mishra, Dec 04, 2006)
Which is the one image to carry back from a visit to Bihar, a year after Lalu? It could be a snapshot capturing the general blunting of the Bihari’s daily distrust. Press the most weary cynic in town or village and hear him concede, “mahaul badla . . .
- Clinton Wants The Cuddalore Model Replicated Elsewhere (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Dec 02, 2006)
All praise for the town's post-tsunami reconstruction and rehabilitation effort
- Un Troops Face Child Abuse Claims (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2006)
Children have been subjected to rape and prostitution by United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti and Liberia, a BBC investigation has found.
- By Woman Borne (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 30, 2006)
Rinki Bhattacharya has edited a collection of stories on motherhood. Rana Siddiqui speaks to her.
- Elementary Education: Far From Standard (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Nov 29, 2006)
While there has been a considerable improvement in enrolment, more than half the children who join Std I do not complete eight years of school education. India Inc and the IT sector can lend a helping hand in improving the quality of elementary . . .
- Crab Mentality (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Nov 28, 2006)
Samphul Devi is an agitated woman. "The Yadavs," she says, "tell us that we are to plough fields and not send our children to schools. One who eats dirty pigs is not entitled to study in schools, they say."
- The Bogeyman Stays (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 28, 2006)
The prime minister set the cat amongst the pigeons last week in a moment of inattention during a session with veteran interviewer, David Frost, for the new al-Jazeera English language television channel. Sir David’s suggestion that the ill-fated . . .
- Bangladesh Rues Unrest In Universities (The Economic Times, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 22, 2006)
Conditions in Bangladesh are ripe for growth. It can be much greater than the present 6 per cent, easily 8-9 per cent, but for the corruption and misgovernance.
- Victory At Last: Child 'Slave' Gets Prize (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2006)
When five-year-old, Om Prakash Gurjar was taken away from his parents and turned into a child slave. He ploughed, sowed and harvested crops. He tended to cattle and handled pesticides. All without wages.
- Hiv Bomb Ticking In Ludhiana (Tribune, Naveen S. Grewal, Nov 21, 2006)
Ludhiana — India’s most innovative city, known throughout the world for its ingenuity — is making news for all the wrong reasons. The number of suspected and confirmed HIV positive cases here has puts the city into a category that can be classified . . .
- Ngo Seeks Better Deal For Child Labourers (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 20, 2006)
Bheema Sangha, an NGO working for the welfare of child labourers, has appealed to the Chief Minister to provide better facilities to children rescued from working places...
- The Price Of Potatoes (Times of India, Gurcharan Das, Nov 20, 2006)
sometimes wonder why I pay Rs 10 per kilo for potatoes when the farmer receives only Rs 3. My potatoes travel some distance, I realise, from the farm to the mandi to my bania, and each person in the chain must get his cut.
- Towards An Effective Aid Policy (Hindu, Bill Kirkman, Nov 19, 2006)
An international student body, the U8, has ambitious plans based on the premise that the views of the recipients of aid should be taken seriously.
- Microcredit, Ngos And Poverty Alleviation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2006)
While access to microcredit serves as a useful complement to the survival strategies of poor households, it is not a strategy of poverty alleviation and growth.
- Iraqi Philanthropist And Jordanian Medics Team Up To Treat Child War Victims (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 14, 2006)
When Iraqis leave for Jordan, few plan on returning to the chaos raging throughout their war-ravaged country.
- Tragedy Of Thousands Of Prison Children (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 13, 2006)
The use of children for criminal activity is on the rise, because the ones who are using them are enjoying ‘impunity.’
- Oprah Said It (Indian Express, SAUBHIK CHAKRABARTI, Nov 11, 2006)
My first “shock moment” since I started watching television so as to be able to write about it; and to think it came courtesy Star World, which definitely carries more entertainment than news channels. Sunday evening, and I was channel surfing as . . .
- Rbi Wants New Mechanism To Fix Npa Issue (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 10, 2006)
Is the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) feeling helpless to tackle banking frauds? Today, the country’s apex bank and banking regulator told the Supreme Court there was a need to put in place an effective mechanism, independent of the government, to probe bank
- Are They Atomic Ghosts? (Deccan Herald, K. S. Parthasarathy, Nov 09, 2006)
Uranium corporation of India must dispel undue public fears about the radio active elements.
- Ltte Using Civilians As Shield: Army (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 09, 2006)
Scores of civilians killed in exchange of heavy fire in Sri Lanka
Indiscriminate firing by military killed 50 to 100 civilians: LTTE
Tigers trying to discredit troops: military sources.
- Long Way To Go (OutLook, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 09, 2006)
Travel through the districts of Varanasi and Mirzapur, rated as the hotbed of child labour rackets and anti-child labour activism in Uttar Pradesh, and it is evident that the October 10 notification of the Union Labour Ministry with enhanced . . . .
- Violence Against Women (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 08, 2006)
THE recent chopping off of the hands near Khanpur in Punjab of two sisters married to two brothers comes as the latest act of savage violence against women.
- Suicide & Mental Health (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Nov 08, 2006)
THE Pakistan Association for Mental Health will be looking into various aspects of the problem of suicide when it observes mental health day belatedly on Sunday.
- Of Gains And Losses (Hindu, Gowri Ramnarayan, Nov 07, 2006)
Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni focuses on the immigrant experience, the flitting between the old and the new, from a woman's perspective.
- Lessons From Nepal (Times of India, Ashish Kothari, Nov 07, 2006)
On September 24, 24 people perished in a helicopter accident in the Nepal Himalaya. Several of those who died Nepalese state minister for forests and soil conservation, Gopal Rai, and prominent conservationists like Chandra Gurung, Mingma Norbu Sherpa, .
- Orphan Girl To Represent State At Human Rights Meet In Delhi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2006)
You can’t possibly ask for a better ‘qualified’ delegate to represent the state at a convention being organised by National Social Forum (ISF) on human rights in Delhi on November 10 as part of the Children’s Day.
- Closure Of Orphanage (Daily Times, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 06, 2006)
Following the recent closure of the Ashiana orphanage in Attock district, the ministry of social welfare and special education has a lot of explaining to do.
- The Electronic Media Explosion (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Nov 06, 2006)
In recent years, Pakistan has moved into the age of multiple-channel television broadcasting. The cable TV has brought the world close to the domestic viewers, earnestly making and shaping their opinions in the process.
- Partners In Terror (Pioneer, Utpal Kumar, Nov 04, 2006)
It is bewildering to see human rights organisations queuing up to get Afzal's death sentence commuted. But they turn a blind eye to the fact that many of Delhi blast victims are yet to get compensation even a year after the dastardly act
- A Certificate In Empowerment For Rural Women (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 03, 2006)
A profusion of colours brightens a dull November morning in the Capital as the eyes feast on reds, mustards, greens and magentas of women in odhnis, brand new saris and salwar kameezes.
- Flow Of Lankan Refugees To India Crosses 15,000 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2006)
The number of Sri Lankan Tamils fleeing to India to escape violence in their country has crossed the 15,000-mark despite a dramatic drop in arrivals in October.
- No 'Real Change' For Afghan Women (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
An international women's rights group says guarantees given to Afghan women after the fall of the Taleban in 2001 have not translated into real change.
- Carter's Work On Muslim's Home Coincidence? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 31, 2006)
House Number 73, which former US President Jimmy Carter and his wife constructed on Monday belongs to Sadhiya Aziz Sheikh, a fact which has raised many an eyebrow in media circles.
- Tongue Twist Of Fate (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Oct 30, 2006)
The familiar adage is that there are many Indias. Given our ancient Indic obsession with pairs of opposites, our academic and popular journals are full of bi-polar descriptions.
- Cease Hostilities, Appeals E.U. (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 28, 2006)
Tigers want immediate reopening of Jaffna highway by Colombo
- Global Rights Panel Soon, Says Colombo (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 27, 2006)
Sri Lanka on Thursday said an international independent panel of eminent persons would soon investigate allegations of human rights violations.
- Q&a: 'New Delhi Has Ignored Our Peaceful Struggle' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 26, 2006)
Gandhigiri may have captured the imagination of the people, but the government of India has refused to engage with Irom Sharmila's epic struggle for justice.
- The Karnali's Children (Nepali Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2006)
Unicef last month celebrated Nepal’s progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015.
- Paisa Hai Toh Life Hai: How The Poor Die A Slow Death (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Oct 24, 2006)
Slow death is never news. Only dramatic, gory death merits attention. A family of five slipping slowly into hunger, debilitating deprivation and ignominious, anonymous death is not news.
- Small Is Beautiful (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 23, 2006)
The Nobel peace prize for Mohammed Yunus of Bangladesh marks the affirmation of an idea whose time has come.
- A Matter Of Public Convenience (Hindu, K. Balakesari, Oct 15, 2006)
Located Near a traffic intersection, which I pass regularly, is one of a chain of public toilets set up all over the country by an NGO.
- Tribal Woman Who Was Paraded Naked Now Charged With Rape (Indian Express, Milind Ghatwai, Oct 15, 2006)
Fulvatibai of Korku tribe, who was stripped and paraded by six women in Dedgaon village after a minor girl and a youth were found in a compromising position at her home during her absence, has been charged with rape.
- The Ban Nips The Child’S Right To Survival (Deccan Herald, Nandana Reddy, Oct 15, 2006)
Children are not commodities like narcotics that can be removed with a raid and then disposed of.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 14, 2006)
Well and truly has the Army taken the lid off a pretty kettle of fish. Thursday’s seizure of what in fauji reckoning was comparable to a “warlike store” marks a colossal failure of the West Bengal government as much as the Central security network . . .
- Ifc Plans Finance Sezs (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 13, 2006)
International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private lending arm of World Bank, on Thursday, said it is open to finance large Special Economic Zones in India.
- Thrikkakara Panchayat Embarks On Major Development Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
Panchayat to open information centre today
- Hot Air Over Stray Dogs (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Oct 12, 2006)
In her article "Truth about cats and dogs" (October 9), Ms Shailaja Chandra writes, "For years animal rights activists armed with laws-rules, court rulings, research papers and editorials have scored over tongue-tied municipal officials."
- Blue Bull At House Of Diplomat Rescued (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 12, 2006)
A blue bull (neelgai) was rescued from Saudi Arabian diplomat M. Owaitbi’s house in Shanti Niketan, in southwest Delhi’s R.K. Puram area, at about 5 pm on Wednesday.
- Rural Resistance (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 11, 2006)
The most visible resistance to the often indiscriminate acquisition of land has come, naturally, from farmers. A roundup of the state of play in different parts of the country.
- Photo Expo (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 10, 2006)
The Coimbatore Corporation, Rotary Club of Coimbatore Metropolis and the Department of Environment along with the NGO Osai is organising an expo of photographs on environment and ecology at the VOC Park Zoo.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- Story Of A Failed State (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
The world had not taken much notice of Bangladesh since the birth of the new nation in 1971.
- A Year Later, These Women Soldier On (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 05, 2006)
Many women in Sultan Daki village of Uri district in Jammu and Kashmir were devastated by the October 2005 earthquake. They lost their homes. They lost their husbands.
- Headless Chicken (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 03, 2006)
Not just the state, or business, NGOs need Gandhigiri too
- Breakdown Of Peace Process In Assam (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Unlike the Naga peace talks and the related ceasefire for more than a decade, the apparent lack of confidence and resultant absence of mutual trust between the Centre and the ULFA presumably led to the premature collapse of the peace process in . . .
- New Law To Ensure Consumer Is King (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Oct 03, 2006)
Power to the consumer. A new law with clauses to recall substandard and unsafe products and help the customer get true value for money is likely to be brought out soon.
- The Burden Of Inequity (News International, Shireen M Mazari, Sep 27, 2006)
Despite the deck being stacked against her, the Pakistani woman shows her true mettle whenever an opportunity is presented.
- Centre's Decision To End Ceasefire Against Ulfa Opposed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
People's Committee for Peace Initiative seeks direct talks, end to Army operations.
- ‘Globalisation Is Not About Economy Alone’ (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
But to Dr Don Betz, globalisation is a “passing word” whose import is still largely unknown. “We do not know what it will mean tomorrow. But it is definitely not about economy alone.
- One Small Step (News International, Chris Cork, Sep 25, 2006)
Two books are shortly to hit the shelves in the world’s bookshops. One is by General Musharraf, and is called ‘In the line of fire’ — to be launched on his current tour of the wests’ best hotels, and the other which could well have had the . . .
- Crusader For Change (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Sep 24, 2006)
Arvind Kejriwal, Magsaysay award winner, on the RTI Act and his fight against corruption.
- Drifting And Drowning (News International, Masood Hasan, Sep 24, 2006)
It's not only Murree that is collapsing. So is whatever little else that was of any value at one time. Now, like a childhood story, it is just a distant, hazy memory. Somewhere on the long and difficult highway of life, we as a people have gone off . . .
- Can't Compel Corporate Compassion (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 24, 2006)
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die, said Lord Tennyson in another age and context. Perhaps it’s time to modify that and add a word: “Theirs not to reason why not” to level the battlefield. Every profession or calling has its own . . .
- Can't Compel Corporate Compassion (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 23, 2006)
Theirs not to reason why, theirs but to do and die, said Lord Tennyson in another age and context. Perhaps it’s time to modify that and add a word: “Theirs not to reason why not” to level the battlefield. Every profession or calling has its own . . .
- Friend Of India, Shinzo Abe To Be Japan’S Youngest Pm (Indian Express, SUDHEENDRA KULKARNI , Sep 21, 2006)
Some people in the Indian community in Tokyo like to describe Shinzo Abe, who won a landslide victory as the head of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party today, as Japan’s “Rajiv Gandhi”. Why? Because he will become Japan’s youngest Prime Minister . . .
- What’S Law Got To Do With It? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 20, 2006)
The campaign to decriminalise same-sex relations has received high visibility with the release of writer Vikram Seth’s public letter demanding a “reading down” of Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.
- The Weft Of Life (Indian Express, PIYUSHA CHATTERJEE, Sep 18, 2006)
Jadov Doley. He scribbled his name on a square piece of paper along with a phone number. “You can contact us on this number for fresh order or if you have any complaints. Our office is in Jorhat, Upper Assam. Do let us know if the colour of this . . .
- To Amritsar And Back (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, Sep 18, 2006)
It was on Independence Day this year when a group of Pakistani lawmakers, businesspeople, media persons and NGO workers were invited to Amritsar by the South Asia Free Media Association’s India chapter. Safma Pakistan had made arrangements to cross . . .
- Uncertain Gain (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 18, 2006)
The Rajapaksa government is delighted over the capture of Sampur but it must prepare for more battles.
- Sc Issues Notice To Centre, Ec On Office Of Profit (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 15, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices to the Centre on a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the amendment to the law on office of profit allegedly aimed to protect around 40 MPs from the disqualification.
- Talibanisation Proceeds Apace (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 14, 2006)
Several developments during the last three weeks indicate that Bangladesh's present coalition Government, led by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party but dominated by the Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh (JeIB), is bent upon winning the forthcoming general . . .
- Kalam: Work For Autism-Free World (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 14, 2006)
"Bring sense of equality among children"
- Not A Good Time For Advocates Of Peace In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 12, 2006)
The peaceniks are against a military solution to the ethnic conflict in the island nation. The government believes the NGOs have done more harm than good. And the stalemate continues.
- Khaleda Sees Poll Sabotage Plot (Hindu, HAROON HABIB, Sep 12, 2006)
Opposition parties to lay siege to the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka today.
- Commercialisation Of Water Must Stop: Pandey (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Sep 10, 2006)
For Magsaysay Award winner Sandeep Pandey, Mahatma Gandhi’s statement that the earth has enough resources to take care of everyone’s needs but not enough to fulfill even one person’s greed forms the basis of his fight against cola majors — Coca-Cola . .
- Cse Pulls Out Of Talks With Coca Cola (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Claiming that public policy on setting norms for softdrinks has been “compromised”, the Centre for Science and Environment today pulled out of talks with Coca Cola to discuss the issue of pesticide residues in its products.
- Plane Prejudice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
Italian airline Alitalia’s refusal to allow an Indian passenger with a valid business class ticket to board the Milan flight at New Delhi’s IGI airport is an outrageous offence.
- Pm Urged To Identify 'Mole' Stalling Developmental Projects (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), a Gujarat-based NGO in the forefront of opposing Medha Patkar-led campaign against the Sardar Sarovar dam, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to identify the "mole" allegedly planted by . . .
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