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Articles 421 through 520 of 500:
- The Forgotten Aam Aadmi (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Sep 06, 2006)
When this government came to power the one thing I liked about its Common Minimum Programme was the promise of reforms with a ‘‘human face’’.
- Sri Lankan Army Captures Sampur (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Sep 05, 2006)
LTTE says attack a violation of ceasefire
- Ngos Unhappy With Green Ministry Over Change In Regulation (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
Environmental NGOs in Delhi are not very happy with the Ministry of Environment and Forests over the proposed changes in the environmental clearance regulations required by new constructions throughout the country.
- Asian Heroes Saluted (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 01, 2006)
The applause was deafening at the Cultural Center of the Philippines today when the Chief Justice of the country’s Supreme Court said that it took a taxman from India to show the world that one need not be either a lawyer or a judge to render justice.
- 54 More Hectares Bought For Tsunami Rebuilding Works (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 31, 2006)
Hurdles in land acquisition have been cleared; rehabilitation work expedited .
- Hub Of Research (Frontline, PARVATHI MENON, Aug 31, 2006)
Bangalore has emerged as one of modern India's most important centres of higher education and research.
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 30, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Diversionary Strike On A Rights Group (Washington Post, Editorial, Washington Post, Aug 30, 2006)
In early August Human Rights Watch issued a 49-page report, "Fatal Strikes: Israel's Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians in Lebanon," charging Israel with war crimes in its conduct of the war in Lebanon. Many of the Lebanese civilian casualties . . .
- Sharing The Blame (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 29, 2006)
Think of the mass hysteria that gripped the citizens of Maharashtra when some semi-literate girl from a Mahim slum woke up one morning and discovered that the waters of the ocean had turned ‘sweet’.
- Pak Court Orders Release Of Let Founder (Tribune, K.J.M. Varma, Aug 29, 2006)
A Pakistani court today ordered the release of Hafeez Muhammad Saeed, founder leader of banned Lashkar-e-Toyaba (LeT), on the ground the government had failed to provide strong reasons for his arrest.
- Abuse Of Domestic Child Labour Alarming: Study (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Aug 29, 2006)
A new study has revealed shockingly high levels of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among children working as domestic help in Indian homes.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- Ngos Should Practise What They Preach (Business Line, R. Vaidyanathan, Aug 24, 2006)
NGO activity being largely voluntary, overheads in such organisations should be minimal.
- Three Cheers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
The statement of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking to clear the pesticide controversy in cola drinks must be seen in its proper perspective.
- Rajiv Gandhi Award For Devi Cherian (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ms Devi Cherian, hailing from the Chamba area of Himachal, was today awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Ekta Samman Award-2006 for her achievement in social service and journalism.
- Govt Gives Colas A Clean Chit, Slams Cse Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government on Tuesday gave a clean chit to beleaguered soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss told Parliament that an expert committee, set up by his ministry, found no evidence of high levels of pesticides in . . .
- India Plans Intact: Coke, Pepsi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a day of swift developments on the cola controversy on Tuesday, the Union government gave a clean chit to the cola manufacturers over pesticide residues in their products, even as The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo India Holdings re-iterated their . .
- A Village Of Hope Comes Alive In Tsunami Land (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It is called Nambikainallur, 'a village of hope' that several hundred tsunami victims got this week-almost two years after their homes were washed away by the Dec 26, 2004 killer waves in southern India.
- Vaccine Pricks Hole In Health Delivery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Aug 22, 2006)
The use of Chinese-made vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (JE) in Indian children without prior safety tests in India amid concerns among scientists has exposed the lack of science-based decision-making in public health, medical experts have said.
- Memoirs Of A Diplomat (Hindu, R. K. Raghavan , Aug 22, 2006)
A British ambassador's candid and controversial account laying bare the underside of the `war on terror'
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
- Government In A Bind Over Rti Act (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
President, Service chiefs, UPSC against sharing "file notings"
"Disclosure of notings may keep officials from rendering frank, written advice on file"
The Government has faced opposition from various official wings.
- Changes To Rti Law May Not Be Moved In Current Session (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2006)
In view of protests against a move to amend the Right to Information (RTI) Act, the government today appeared to have backed out, saying the changes in the legislation may not be moved in the current session.
- The Sant And Society (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 18, 2006)
He is no environmentalist of the conventional type. He does not have the backing of an NGO flush with funds. Fortysix-year-old Sant Balbir Singh of Seechewal village, near Sultanpur Lodhi, is a “karam yogi”, who has proved that determined and honest . . .
- Sri Lanka: Deepening Conflict (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 17, 2006)
The LTTE blockade of a waterway triggers a battle and a debate about the actions and intentions of the Tigers and the government.
- Cbi To Book Maneka In Ngo Funding Scam, She Calls It Vendetta (Indian Express, Ritu Sarin, Aug 16, 2006)
Five years after she demitted office as Social Justice Minister in the NDA regime, the CBI is set to file criminal cases against former Minister and BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, among others, in the NGO scam.
- Does Banning Colas Make Any Sense? (Business Standard, Sreelatha Menon, Aug 16, 2006)
Though cola firms now appear willing to accept pesticide standards, diehards still cite high residues in other foods to argue against any action.
- Colas Cornered (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Aug 16, 2006)
A report revealing dangerous levels of pesticides in Coca-Cola and Pepsi prompts State governments to ban the sales of these soft drinks.
- The Answer Lies In Client Power (The Financial Express, S NARAYAN, Aug 16, 2006)
If providers are held more accountable by citizens and there’s more partnership between the poor and the well-off, delivery of public services can improve
- Lankan Boy’S Dreams Await Central Nod (Statesman, Radhika Giri, Aug 14, 2006)
He wants to be a doctor. That is what 18-year-old S Udayaraj has been dreaming of for the past four years.
- Area Of Darkness (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2006)
Rahul Ramagundam analyses the cause and effect of poverty and wretchedness, leading to social restlessness, in the heartland of Bihar.
- Cola Controversy Affects Softdrinks Sales (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Sales of soft drinks are estimated to have plummetted by as much as 15 per cent in the wake of the pesticides-in-cola controversy.
- If Only We Could Ban All Our Problems. Specially In Kerala (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Why don’t they ban toddy instead? That opaque white country liquor, served in used beer bottles, which inundates Kerala’s innards. Making it float up, right to the top, of the chart that measures alcoholism in our states.
- Rights Of Children (News International, Hafizur Rahman, Aug 12, 2006)
One of the most painful facts of life with regard to young people is the presence of children in the country's prisons.
- Education: An Empty Dream (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 11, 2006)
Without the education bill underprivileged children will be affected
- Set Science-Based Standards (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 11, 2006)
The Kerala government’s decision to ban production and sale of Coke and Pepsi would make the southern Indian state one of the few places in the world, Iran is another, where the iconic symbols of Americana are not available.
- Kerala Bans Sale, Production Of Colas (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Kerala chief minister Mr VS Achuthanandan told reporters that the state Cabinet decided to ban sale and production of soft drinks marketed by the cola majors. The ban was imposed as many studies had stated these drinks contained elements hazardous . . .
- Rape Is About Women — And Men (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
Barring male judges from trying rape cases is based on too many assumptions and will be neither practical nor ethically appropriate
- Ltte Lifts Waterway Blockade (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 09, 2006)
On day 14 of the "water war" the LTTE unilaterally lifted the waterway blockade in the east even as the Army continued to target the Tamil Tigers positions in and around the waterway. At least three persons were killed in a powerful car bomb . . .
- Now, Police Focus On Blasts Suspect’S Dance Bar Visits (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
Faizal Ataur Rehman Sheikh, the man police claim is Lashkar-e-Toiba’s Mumbai chief, spent a lot of time at dance bars, say sources.
- Globalisation Ain't Easy (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 08, 2006)
At first sight globalisation seems alive and well. Indeed the traditional standard bearers of globalisation, the likes of Microsoft, Coke and Pepsi, are being joined by companies from the emerging markets.
- Put Ngos Under Rti Scalpel (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Aug 08, 2006)
The $50,000 Magsaysay Award was recently conferred upon Arvind Kejriwal, a former Indian Revenue Service officer campaigning for the Right to Information (RTI).
- Norway Initiative Fails In Lankan Water War (WhatIsIndia Publications, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2006)
The Sri Lankan Government (SLG) rejected a compromise formula worked out by Norwegian peace brokers to open a canal that has killed 425 and caused a mass exodus saying that it did not want “terrorists” to open the waterway.
- India: Human Trafficking Fuelling Hiv (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 07, 2006)
Images of guns, drugs and rebels have long defined India’s troubled northeast. Now, a study across eight states in this resource-rich, infrastructure-poor, conflict-scarred region seeks to highlight a new worry:
- Tit-For-Tat Pantomime That No One Buys (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 07, 2006)
Pakistan has declared counsellor Deepak Kaul at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad persona non grata and asked him to leave Pakistan within 48 hours.
- Ngos Irked Over Open Debate On Environment (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, Aug 07, 2006)
The decision of Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB) to hold public hearing on projects (as specified under the Environment Impact Assessment Notification) at the site of the project has drawn flak from various non-government organisations.
- Show Up (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 07, 2006)
Ulfa will be a loser if it dilly-dallies
All that the Centre wanted from Ulfa leaders after the third round of talks with the People’s Consultative Group in June was a formal written commitment to direct talks.
- Colas And Farmer (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 07, 2006)
Soft drinks in face of hard truths ---- For the second time in three years, a Delhi-based environmental NGO has tested samples of popular colas and found them contaminated by pesticides at levels that are deemed dangerous for human consumption.
- Opposition Against Rs. 350-Crore Mega Housing Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Residents urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment People urged to write to Ministry of Environment and Forests expressing their resentment
The project entails construction of multi-storeyed apartments and . . .
- Eudaimonia (Tribune, Harish Dhillon, Aug 05, 2006)
I woke up to the realisation that it was my birthday. The predominant feeling was one of relief - I had crossed the bar and was now, at long last, entitled to an income tax rebate.
- 'India First Country To Constitute Ndma' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
India was the first country to constitute a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) soon after the Tsunami struck the coastal areas of the country in December 2004, a top official of the NDMA said here.
- Fighting To Save The Right To Information (Tribune, Smriti Kak Ramachandran, Aug 04, 2006)
Winner of the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contribution to India’s right-to-information movement, Arvind Kejriwal, is a worried man.
- Is It Selfish To Want Peace? (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 03, 2006)
Visaka Dharmadasa was one of the many silent sufferers of the conflict in Sri Lanka till she found out in 2003 that her son, a soldier in the Sri Lankan army, missing since 1998, was actually dead.
- Ideology Or Humanitarianism? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 03, 2006)
Authorities in the North West Frontier Province are reportedly drawing up a code of conduct for non-governmental organisations working towards quake relief.
- Ulfa Team Threatens To End Talks (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Following the killing of five Ulfa members by security forces in Assam, the People’s Consultative Group nominated by the banned group today threatened to pull out of negotiations with the Centre.
- Aliens On Home Turf (Telegraph, Nilosree Biswas, Aug 02, 2006)
The colonial rulers had decided to create a promenade parallel to the Hooghly during the raj.
- Death By Mercy (Times of India, C P SURENDRAN, Aug 01, 2006)
It's not good to see your father dying. My father passed away recently. He was suffering from Alzheimer's. The last time he recognised me as his son was some four years ago.
- Tsunami Godown Opens Doors To The Needy Elsewhere (Hindu, M. Dinesh Varma, Aug 01, 2006)
NGO engaged in sorting, mending and despatching clothing to several Indian States and Pakistan
- A Triumph For Vested Interests (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 31, 2006)
The death of the Doha Round is a victory for rich people in poor countries, farmers in rich countries and many other vested interests.
- On A Crusade (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Jul 30, 2006)
Ela Sangma now fights against trafficking and sexual exploitation of women.
- Centre, Delhi And Bihar Govts To Meet On Child Labour (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 30, 2006)
With the maximum number of child workers in the national capital coming from Bihar, officials from the Centre and the two state governments would soon meet to chalk out a rehabilitation programme for the children.
- Protecting The Rights Of Hiv-Affected Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Workshop held to create awareness on HIV/AIDS-affected children
Most affected children are from poor families
Need for educating children in rail stations and bus stands on HIV/AIDS
Change of mindset towards affected children sought
- "Connectivity, The Key To Empowering Rural India" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 29, 2006)
Infrastructure had to be enhanced for information revolution to reach villages: Modi
- A Positive Step Towards Helping Hiv-Infected (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Jul 28, 2006)
A support and recovery group aims at forming a network for them to share concerns
- The Biggest Threat (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jul 28, 2006)
In the dominant political culture of India, citizens are encouraged to treat terrorism as an unavoidable feature of modern existence and undertake no independent initiatives to counter it.
- Stop Burning The Future (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Jul 28, 2006)
Environment- Solar Generation, the youth wing of Green Peace, is making a big difference in a very impressive way.
- The World Needs A More Democratic Un (Deccan Herald, Kumi Naidoo, Jul 27, 2006)
In its present form the UN is ill-equipped to advance humanity’s best interests.
- Demands Of A Letter (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 26, 2006)
Much has been written and said about the letter written to the president, and simultaneously released to the press, by a group of retired . . .
- Dinosaurs' Fossils In Danger: Sc Issues Notice To Centre (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 25, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday took up a PIL, which alleged that dinosaur fossils found in the North-East are facing danger from rapid industrialisation.
- Musharraf Asked To Separate Offices Of President, Army Chief (Press Trust of India, K J M Varma, Jul 24, 2006)
As Pervez Musharraf planned to get elected as Pakistan President for another term next year, 18 prominent Pakistanis, including six retired Generals, have asked him to separate the offices of President and Army Chief, saying combining . . .
- Harassment Of Journalists (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 23, 2006)
On the face of it, Pakistan has what President Bush described in the days preceding his March visit to the country a “lively and generally free press”.
- Stealing From Women And Children (Tribune, Usha Rai, Jul 22, 2006)
Nokha in Bikaner District is a nondescript little town with a cavalcade of camels, women in bright, swirling Rajasthani ghagras, petty farmers and traders.
- Mental Blogs (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jul 20, 2006)
At last count, over 42,000 bloggers on the Google-owned domain http://blogspot.com called themselves “Indian”.
- Pecking Order (Indian Express, Ravi Sharma , Jul 18, 2006)
Some naval ships from Indian visited Vietnam last month. The news took me back 48 years when, in August 1958, I went to Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) on board the training ship ‘Tir’.
- Advertisements Cannot Sell The Army (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Jul 17, 2006)
According to recent reports the Indian Army plans to spend nearly Rs 8 crore on image building to attract the youth, including young professionals, to join the armed forces.
- Cbi Probe Into Power Privatisation Demanded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Expressing concern over sorry state of power reforms in the city, a leading non-government organisation --
- Multi-Dimensional Plots Of Change (Hindu, SMITA JAIN, Jul 16, 2006)
`The first and only feminist-activist' theatre group in the country, Pandies is focussing on social change through the medium of theatre.
These workshops are a window into a different world for these children. They are normally never asked their . . .
- Ngos Can't Run The Country (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jul 13, 2006)
Medha Patkar has suffered a setback with the Prime Minister recently slamming NBA's charges of inadequate rehabilitation, says Anuradha Dutt
- The Taliban's Hidden Masters (Pioneer, Anil Bhat, Jul 12, 2006)
It is becoming increasingly clear that the kind of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) used against the coalition forces in Afghanistan is similar to the ones used in the Kashmir Valley, pointing as strongly to the Pakistani connection as the suicide . . .
- 45 Killed In Pak Plane Crash (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 11, 2006)
A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crashed into a field shortly after takeoff from Multan on Monday, killing all 45 people on board, including two senior army officers and two judges of the Lahore High court.
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