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Articles 721 through 820 of 5238:
- Female Child Killing (Daily Excelsior, A N Sudarsan Rao , Aug 17, 2006)
A private nursing home in Punjab - a state with a relatively high per capita income but low sex ratio - has been found to be conducting illegal sex-selection tests, aborting the female foetuses, and then disposing them of in wells situated . . .
- Change Their Life (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 17, 2006)
Few will agree with United States President George W. Bush's haughty intervention in Iraq. But only the cynic will disapprove of his definition of terrorism.
- Goodbye, Village (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Aug 17, 2006)
This weekend, I'll be driving off to the swirling fields or what remains of it of Punjab. And I'll do this every weekend after that.
- Crisis In Punjab As 6 Power Units Collapse (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2006)
Power crisis worsened in various parts of Punjab as all six units of the Ropar Super Thermal Plant “collapsed” around noon today following a steep dip in the voltage owing to a major fault in the 220 KV line between Ropar and Kohara.
- The Plight Of Farmers (Tribune, M. Rajivlochan, Aug 17, 2006)
This year the US has approved of giving $180 billion as direct subsidies to its farmers. When we add the subsidy offered by the European Union countries to this, the figure for direct subsidies comes to a whopping $300 billion per year.
- Sc Takes Note Of Tea Plantation Workers’ Plight (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Aug 17, 2006)
The suicides in the farm sector are not confined to grains and pulses alone as hundreds of workers in tea plantations have also ended their lives for non-payment of wages for years.
- Common Farmer’S Front Needed (Tribune, Maj Gen (retd) Himmat Singh Gill, Aug 17, 2006)
IN Punjab and much of north India the farming community is slowly but surely losing hope and direction in keeping agriculture alive as a means of livelihood and a respected way of life.
- Can Of Worms (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 17, 2006)
If the Government of India is proposing to reinstate the pre-1953 status of Jammu & Kashmir, it should realise the corollaries.
- The Mumbai Death Cells (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 17, 2006)
Investigations into the serial bombings in Mumbai might end in a replay of the 1993 terror strikes — with the perpetrators out of reach.
- Vision And Concern (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2006)
Consolidation was the running theme of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s Independence Day address to the nation. Instead of making grandiose announcements, he sought to reassure the nation about strengthening and extending some of the welfare . . .
- Little Time To Lose (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2006)
India has over time been buffeted by disasters of various kinds and degrees, both natural and man-made.
- Candlelight Vigil Keeps Hope Of Indo-Pak Peace Alive (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- People Of India, Pak Urged To Rise Above Religion, Boundaries (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden farmers, Balmikis and Mazhabhi Sikhs . . .
- Cm Offers Rs 211 Crore Loan Relief To Farmers (Tribune, Chander Parkash, Aug 16, 2006)
With an eye on the forth coming Assembly elections, the Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh, utilised the opportunity provided at the Independence Day function to announce different sops for debt-ridden . . .
- Embryonic End (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 16, 2006)
The clock turns back in globalised India
- '50 Terrorists Across Globe Involved In Uk Terror Plot' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Up to 50 people across the world may have been part of the alleged conspiracy to explode bombs on planes heading from Britain to the US, an official document has said, even as some prisoners in Pakistan were questioned in connection with the plot.
- Pm Hints At Hike In Price Of Kerosene (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Though the UPA Government has been able to resist economic pressures to hike the prices of kerosene and LPG due to stiff opposition from the Left and the main Opposition BJP, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh has hinted at an imminent price rise . . .
- Bill On Aids Likely To Be Tabled In Winter Session (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Aug 16, 2006)
`HIV a serious issue in paramilitary forces'
- Message Of Peace (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Aug 16, 2006)
An interview that General Pervez Musharraf gave Frontline on August 1 at the President's office in Rawalpindi.
- Natwar Singh In The Dock (Frontline, Venkitesh Ramakrishnan, Aug 16, 2006)
The Pathak report sets off events that culminate in former Minister Natwar Singh's suspension from the Congress.
- Al Qaeda No.3 Uk Plot Mastermind (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
‘Al-Qaeda’s No. 3’ was the mastermind behind the plot to blow up transatlantic flights, an intelligence source said, here on Tuesday.
- Lashkar-E-Taiba More Organised Now (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Aug 16, 2006)
Leadership relies mostly on Pakistani nationals for carrying out operations
- 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.
- Independence Day Celebrated In Befitting Manner (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
The nation celebrated 59th Independence Day of the homeland on Monday in a befitting manner with traditional zeal and enthusiasm all over the country.
- Quota's Here To Stay, But Merit Will Get Due Credit (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2006)
Prime minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday reiterated his government’s resolve to extend reservation to OBCs in higher educational institutions, but said educational opportunities would be expanded commensurately to ensure that merit did not take . . .
- Peace Within Striking Distance (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 14, 2006)
Even if the rest of India has not noticed, a historic breakthrough has taken place in the peace talks with the Nagas. After nine years of negotiations between New Delhi and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), the Phizo doctrine . . .
- Doctor Couple Remanded To Judicial Custody (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Owners of a private hospital in Patiala, Pritam Singh and his wife Amarjit Kaur, were arrested in connection with the recovery of 50 female foetuses from their hospital's backyard. They were remanded to judicial custody till August 26.
- Wife Stands By Rape-Accused Mla (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Gaganjit Singh, Tamil Nadu governor S.S. Barnala’s son and Punjab legislator, was remanded in police custody for a day after he was accused of raping a domestic help-cum-masseuse hailing from Bengal.
- Candle In The Wind (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 14, 2006)
At last,” I remarked when I received, from Lahore, an invitation to bring with me five more persons to join the Pakistan independence day celebrations. This was not from any big organisation. Still it reflected a thaw of sorts. Never had such a gesture be
- Dosa For Sonia, Problem For Lalu (Tribune, Devi Cherian, Aug 14, 2006)
After all those pizza jokes, imagine what Sonia Gandhi wanted in the Central Hall of Parliament: to eat a dosa. But unfortunately, in spite of the DMK being a partner in the government, no dosa was readily available for Sonia.
- Bjp Executive Likely To Meet In September In Dehra Dun (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 14, 2006)
The party hopes to form a government in hill State on its own
The Dehradun meet may boost the party's prospects
Corruption levels in the hill State at `all-time high'
- The Food Habits Of A Nation (Hindu, Yogendra Yadav, Aug 14, 2006)
Is India a predominantly vegetarian country? How are eating habits related to caste, community and region?The Hindu-CNN-IBN State of the Nation Survey throws fresh light on Indian attitudes to food, drink and tobacco.
- Revisiting A 30s Supercity (Deccan Herald, Sunil K Poolani, Aug 14, 2006)
The book offers a feel of Lahore in the 30s and the 40s, a Lahore that was a most exciting place to live in at the time.
- Rise In Interest Not To Deter Investment Much: Moody's (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 14, 2006)
Global rating agency Moody's Investors Service on Sunday said the hardening interest rates in India should not significantly deter investment in the economy.
- Pricing Of Ethanol Under Discussion: Isma (Pioneer, Rakesh Bihari Jha, Aug 14, 2006)
In the backdrop of rising oil prices internationally, Government is keen on having ethanol doping with petrol on all-India basis, which will not only bring in some profit to the domestic sugar companies but also to the consumers, who feel pinch . . .
- Much Ado About The Q (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 14, 2006)
The PML-Q’s internal elections displayed that any immediate change in the status-quo would be unacceptable since it would amount to a digression from Musharraf’s decision not to disengage his support from controversial central personalities within . . .
- Canara Bank To Set Up Call Centre At Bangalore (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Canara Bank will soon set up a call centre at Bangalore to facilitate customers of its 1,000 branches across the country. The call centre will have a toll-free number.
- Things That Happen Only In India (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 13, 2006)
The pluralism and the linguistic diversity of India is something of which we can truly be proud of.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Aug 13, 2006)
Those who rule Pakistan, learn one lesson very quickly. Never ever pay any attention to what the people say.
- What Explains The Rise Of The Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Perceptions of the Central Government's record and the shifting pattern of support away from regional parties to national ones are some of the reasons, say Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav
- Pnb Sticks To Rate Hike Stand (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Punjab National Bank (PNB) hasn’t buckled: the board of directors of the state-owned bank today approved the 25 basis point hike in the benchmark prime lending rate (BPLR) to 11.5 per cent that was announced on August 1.
- Security Heightened Across Country For I-Day (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
Security has been heightened across the country ahead of Independence Day in view of intelligence inputs of terrorist plans to disrupt the celebrations.
- 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.
- States Told To Woo Nri Investment (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Aug 13, 2006)
With the increase in interest rates on deposits of non-resident Indians (NRIs) and states competing with each other, the government is expecting a jump in NRI remittances and investment in infrastructure sector.
- When Terrorism Is A 'No-Go Area' (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Aug 13, 2006)
The British government foiled the Al Queda plan to blow up 10 US bound flights in mid-air.
- Aspirations Of People (Daily Excelsior, V P Kotwal, Aug 13, 2006)
The J&K State is known for its unique unity in diversity and mostly because of the facts that almost after every 50 Kms.
- Methodology Of The Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2006)
The State of the Nation Survey was conducted in 19 major States (excluding those with less than five Lok Sabha seats) in the first week of August 2006.
- Sbi Goes To China; `Looking At It As A Long-Term Prospect' (Business Line, PALLAVI AIYAR, Aug 13, 2006)
Launches commercial banking operations in Shanghai
"We have been told that no other foreign bank has been able to secure meetings at such a high level. It shows how seriously they have begun to take India."
- Power At The Cost Of Merit (Dawn, Kunwar Idris, Aug 13, 2006)
Last month President Musharraf spoke long, tiresomely long, on radio and TV and patted himself on the back for the success of his policies and the achievements of his administration in the economic field. Economy has its priority for though man cannot liv
- Concern In Cong Over Us Deal (Pioneer, Yogesh Vajpeyi, Aug 13, 2006)
Few in the Congress may be seen standing by former External Affairs Minister Natwar Singh during his troubles in the Iraq oil scam, but many senior party leaders share his concern about Manmohan Singh Government's handling of the Indo-US nuclear . . .
- ‘Journalist On Wheels’ (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
The former princely state of Patiala was one of the pioneer promoters of sports in general and cricket in particular.
- Terror Trail (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 12, 2006)
For obvious reasons we in this State ought to know each and every facet of terrorism.
- Populist Fizz (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 12, 2006)
Kerala's heavy-handed and self-defeating stance of banning the manufacture and consumption of colas should have cautioned other state governments to the dangers of such impromptu and irrational action.
- 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.
- Shujaat, Mushahid Re-Elected Unopposed (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Sayed have been re-elected unopposed as President and Secretary General of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
- Great Past, Sorry Present, Uncertain Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
Sridhar K Chari visits the famous medical institutions of Amritsar and finds that they are far from what they used to be and are now struggling on a life-support system
- Burdensome Commission (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 12, 2006)
Just when the Punjab finances had started improving comes the report about a new pay commission, that too within days of a similar Central announcement.
- Shujaat, Mushahid Elected Unopposed: Pml Election (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2006)
Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Mushahid Hussain Syed have been re-elected unopposed, respectively as president and secretary general of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML).
- Casual Approach To Terrorism (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Aug 11, 2006)
SINCE some excellent ideas on how to combat the great and growing menace of terrorism — spelled out by noted experts, some of whom have spent a lifetime dealing with internal security, at a meeting in New Delhi over a week ago — have gone . . .
- Understand The Jihadi Mindset (Pioneer, Hari Jaisingh, Aug 11, 2006)
What is the link between Kashmir, Iraq, Chechnya, Afghanistan and West Asia?
- Hrw Blasts Saudi Arabia, India Over Hiv Tests (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
The monitoring group Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused India, Saudi Arabia and other countries of breaching liberties by embracing policies of coercive testing for the AIDS virus.
- Capt Distances From Natwar’S Politics (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
- Dullo Offers To Resign If Son’S Misconduct Proved (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
- Foeticide: Women Panel Orders Inquiry (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 11, 2006)
In a swift reaction to yesterday's shocking discovery of a grave of female foetuses on a vacant plot owned by two quacks at Patran in Patiala, Punjab State Commission for Women, has ordered an inquiry by the Deputy Commissioner and Senior . . .
- The Shame Of Patran (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 11, 2006)
THE mass grave of female foetuses discovered behind a private hospital at Patran near Patiala is only a tip of the iceberg.
- Pakistani Villagers Fall Prey To Kidney Trade (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2006)
Amjad Ali, a poor villager from the Cholistan Desert in eastern Pakistan, was promised a job and money in exchange for a kidney.
- Reckless Vendetta (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 11, 2006)
Justice RS Pathak Authority into the Iraq ‘food for oil’ issue has acted in record time to clear the Congress party and Sonia Gandhi and indicts Natwar Singh and now we will have three government agencies who will use every method possible to . . .
- Reverse Signal (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
How did public sector bank boards okay their lending rate hikes despite the government’s intervention, directing renewed approval by their boards? In the case of Punjab National Bank, it was easier: the board met, but without the government nominee.
- Kerala’S Cola Swipe (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 11, 2006)
This is politics, not reasoned policy
- Gift From Natwar (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 10, 2006)
His attacks on the PM have brought party close to government. Will Congress remember the lesson?
- Urban Legends (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 10, 2006)
India is undergoing a radical makeover. According to projections by the census office, large chunks of the country are going to be urbanised over the next two decades.
- Sonia Shielded Natwar And Amarinder: Sad (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday demanded that the scope of operations of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the food-for-oil scam be extended to cover the common links between the Natwar Singh case and the alleged Hawala transactions by ...
- Who Killed The Vidarbha Farmers? (OutLook, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 10, 2006)
Heartbreaking as they are, suicides - over 90 last month - are only a symptom of the larger and deep agrarian crisis, reminds the award-winning journalist, touching on the role played by our policy-makers and politicians - from Montek Singh . . .
- Waste Plastic For Road Construction On Trial (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2006)
Next time you throw away your plastic carry bag, you may be paving the way for the road to walk on, leading to ecology protection.
- 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 . . .
- Immiscible In The Melting Pot (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 10, 2006)
Everybody says India is a great nation, but one fails to understand where the greatness is hidden when all of us unabashedly admit that we are a backward lot.
- Police Goes Berserk (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 09, 2006)
The Chandigarh police disgraced itself when it teargassed and lathi-charged protesting jobless youth on Monday. One thought years of experience in handling demonstrations, so frequent at the city’s Matka Chowk, would have taught the police tact and . . .
- Deja Vu On Israel ? (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
All Urdu dailies continue to give extensive coverage of the war in west Asia. India’s policy on Israel has got a special mention in many papers.
- Urban Legends (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 09, 2006)
India is undergoing a radical makeover. According to projections by the census office, large chunks of the country are going to be urbanised over the next two decades.
- Sensex Crosses 11,000, Up 202 Points (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2006)
Nearly three months after it fell below 11,000 and three unsuccessful attempts later, the Sensex yesterday closed above the psychologically important mark, on the back of a global rally fuelled by expectations of a pause in US interest-rate hikes.
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