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Articles 821 through 920 of 5238:
- Water, Water Everywhere But Not Where Needed Most (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 09, 2006)
Half-way through the monsoon, the country’s 76 major reservoirs are almost full. Last weekend’s rain meant that some of the dams in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh had to release their excess . . .
- Who Killed The Vidarbha Farmers? (OutLook, Smruti Koppikar, Aug 09, 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 . . .
- Sonia Asks Mulayam To Quit As Cm (Asian Age, Amita Verma, Aug 09, 2006)
Without mincing any words, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday asked UP chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav to quit his chair and pave the way for a "new and better Uttar Pradesh". "Unko gaddi chhodni padegi (He will have to quit)," she emphasised.
- J&k Police Kill Two Militants (Hindu, Luv Puri , Aug 09, 2006)
The militants were identified as belonging to the Jaish-e-Mohammad outfit
- Wisdom In A Well (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Aug 08, 2006)
There is no point in deploying technology for the sake of technology.
- Punjab Cabinet To Take Up New Pay Panel (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Aug 08, 2006)
The much-awaited assured promotional scale for employees, popularly known as the ‘‘4-9-14’’ promotion benefit, will not come up for formal approval at the meeting of the Punjab Council of Ministers scheduled for August 10.
- Crop Diversification Vital For Distress Alleviation (Tribune, S.S. Johl, Aug 08, 2006)
Since the submission of the report on restructuring of agricultural production patterns for productivity and growth in Punjab in 2002, some hard-boiled opponents of diversification are putting forth arguments that are not tenable in any respect.
- The Enemy Within (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Aug 08, 2006)
India is perhaps the only country where two forms of fanaticism is currently prevalent.
- Suspense In The Sands (Tribune, MG Kapahy, Aug 08, 2006)
This relates to the period when villages in India were not connected with the outside world by pucca roads and my village, Kot-Isa-Khan Distt Ferozepore, was not among those fortunate ones.
- Groundwater Not The Culprit (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Aug 08, 2006)
The cola companies are taking the consumers for a ride in developing countries, giving false excuses.
- Weathering Through (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 08, 2006)
It looks like a normal kharif
- Indo-Pak 'Peace Meeting' In Lahore Put Off (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An Indo-Pak "peace conference" that was to begin in Lahore today was put off due to the Pakistan government's reluctance to grant visas for 182 Indian delegates, including Magsaysay winner Sandeep Pandey and documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, . . .
- Appalling Civic Failures (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 07, 2006)
Torrental downpours claimed another 25 lives in Punjab on Friday, pushing the rain-related death toll in the province to well over 50 in less than two weeks.
- The Good Side Of Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Aug 07, 2006)
We have had nine normal monsoons in a row. People of the country are happy. This fortunate circumstance owes itself partly to the rise in temperature of the earth due to global warming.
- Is Terror In India Becoming Home Grown? (Daily Excelsior, Sarla Handoo, Aug 07, 2006)
Till the Mumbai blasts took place on 11/7, one would have perhaps rejected out of hand, the view that terror in India is home grown. That is because New Delhi has sufficient reason to believe that Pakistan is behind our terror trouble.
- Indo-Pak Peace Moot Put Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An Indo-Pak peace conference that was to begin in Lahore on Sunday was put off due to the Pakistani government’s refusal to grant visas to 182 Indian delegates including Magsaysay award winner Sandeep Pandey and documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, . .
- Centre Creating Problems For State Govt (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Aug 07, 2006)
Instead of extending a helping hand to its own government in Punjab at this crucial stage when the Assembly poll is not too far, the Congress- led UPA Government at the Centre is creating one problem after another for the state government.
- Indo-Pak ‘Peace Meeting’ Put Off (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
An Indo-Pak "peace conference" that was to begin in Lahore today was put off due to the Pakistan Government's reluctance to grant visas for 182 Indian delegates, including Magsaysay winner Sandeep Pandey and documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan . . .
- Sustainable Growth (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Aug 07, 2006)
Suicide deaths, growing indebtedness, wheat imports and stagnant food production coupled with declining crop productivity signal a farm crisis that can no longer be ignored.
- Not For Grab (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 07, 2006)
As the government is encouraging the setting up of special economic zones (SEZs) on the Chinese model, private companies are acquiring large chunks of land. There is a boom in the housing sector due to low interest rates, easy availability of finance . .
- Improving Delivery Of Public Services (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 07, 2006)
The focus of the recently released, India-specific, World Bank's Development Policy Review, is seen in its title "Inclusive Growth and Service Delivery: building on India's success."
- Interest Rates: Banks Take Up Rbi Signal (Hindu, C. R. L. Narasimhan, Aug 07, 2006)
But intriguing Government directive to PSBs may slow upward trend
The RBI's stance on interest rates has been justified on a number of counts. Non-food credit, money supply, and deposits have all been growing ahead of expectations.
- Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh Ban Soft Drinks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2006)
Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh on Sunday banned the sale of aerated drinks following reports that they had pesticide residues.
- Impact On Growth (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 07, 2006)
The FM’s moves seem as if the government wants to regain control over banks. But his advice to banks is right.
- Jains To Be Given Minority Status Soon: Antulay (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Union Minister for Minority Affairs A R Antulay on Sunday said that the Jain religion would be given minority status only after attaining consensus between both the sects within the religion.
- Farm Sector Growth Is A Mission Possible (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2006)
"We have to learn to convert information into knowledge and that knowledge into equity" -Mangla rai
- The Green Revolution : Soils Being Depleted (Daily Excelsior, Satyendra Pratap Singh, Aug 06, 2006)
Is the green revolution depleting the very soil on which the high yielding varieties of seeds are planted?
- Pathak & Action Taken Reports Tomorrow (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Aug 06, 2006)
In a bid to derail the Opposition campaign against the UPA government on the Pathak Authority report, the Centre has decided to table its findings in Parliament on Monday along with its Action Taken Report (ATR).
- Steady Decline Of Water Table In Punjab (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, Aug 06, 2006)
Punjab is passing through its worst ecological decline. Its water resources are under grave threat.
- Don’T Dilute Rti Act, Please (Tribune, Virendra Kumar, Aug 06, 2006)
The Union Cabinet’s approval of an amendment to the Right to Information Act, 2005, which debars the notings of bureaucrats and Cabinet notings from the domain of citizens requires to be considered with circumspection. It bears, in our view, some . . .
- Absconding Kar Seva Baba Holds Meeting With Dera Chief (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Aug 06, 2006)
The Punjab Government has directed the Health Department authorities to examine the content of pesticides in various soft drinks, including Coca Cola and Pepsi.
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 06, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Force Attention On Terrorism (Pioneer, KPS Gill, Aug 05, 2006)
It is interesting to note the giddy veering of India's political rhetoric from belligerence in the immediate wake of the Mumbai blasts, to conciliation just a couple of weeks later. Interesting, but not surprising.
- Saluting Heroism (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 05, 2006)
It would be politically-incorrect these 59 years after Independence to suggest that we emulate former colonial powers.
- Nature’S Solution For Water Needs (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
The most important event of the year in our national calendar is the advent of the summer monsoon. It takes place sometime between the last week of May and the first week of June.
- Punjab’S Subsidy On Essential Items (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 05, 2006)
The Punjab Cabinet, which met in Lahore on Thursday with Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi in the chair, has decided to give subsidy to the tune of Rs 2.33 billion on food items including atta, pulses and sugar to deserving people in the province.
- A Hasty Retreat (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 05, 2006)
The Mutahidda Qaumi Movement leaders committed a tactical mistake of not turning up for their scheduled meeting with the president.
- The Bravest Of The Voices (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, Aug 05, 2006)
In an auditorium in Delhi, usually filled with the sounds of classical music and dance, I heard the voices, last week, of India’s poorest, bravest, most exploited citizens.
- Rains Wreak Havoc, 41 Die (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 05, 2006)
Forty-one people were died in rain related incidents in different parts of the country on Friday. At least 27 persons including five children and women died in different rain related incidents as flood water submerged low laying areas of the city on . . .
- A Nation At War Itself Men, Matters, Memories (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Aug 05, 2006)
However much the Pakistani establishment may wish to pooh pooh the ongoing crisis in Balochistan and Waziristan in the North West Frontier Province-very much perhaps like we in India would to wish away all our woes in the North East- the stark . . .
- Care For Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 05, 2006)
How does one describe the fact that 34.5 per cent of children below three years of age are underweight in Jammu and Kashmir? By no yardstick can it be called a happy position.
- Bangladesh–New Hub For Terrorism (Tribune, Selig S. Harrison, Aug 05, 2006)
While the United States dithers, a growing Islamic fundamentalist movement linked to al-Qaida and Pakistani intelligence agencies is steadily converting the strategically located nation of Bangladesh into a new regional hub for terrorist operations . . .
- Cm Flags Off Direct Flight To London (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Taking a serious view of illegal construction on the periphery of Rajasansi International Airport, Capt Amarinder Singh, Chief Minister, said builders would have to adhere to the norms prescribed by the Airport Authority of India.
- A River Runs Through It (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Aug 04, 2006)
Geography is the mother of history, more so in the case of military history. Certain regions, owing to their strategic location, become sites for contest.
- Agricultural Growth (Tribune, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 04, 2006)
The Dutch disease is known to economists as a fall in agricultural profitability as a consequence of macro developments.
- `Natwar, Son Misused Positions For Oil Contracts' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Justice R.S. Pathak Inquiry Authority traces money trail to Andaleeb Sehgal and Aditya Khanna
Money was not transferred to Natwar, Jagat
Sehgal, Khanna misused Congress name.
- Land Sharks Change Course Of Rivulets (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Aug 04, 2006)
The plunder of the ecologically fragile Shivalik foothills in Punjab continues unabated. Unscrupulous residents are altering the course of rivulets to suit their own ends while land-hungry persons are either buying the rights to these stream beds . . .
- Tough Choices For Musharraf (News International, Shafqat Mahmood, Aug 04, 2006)
The writer is a former member of parliament and a freelance columnist based in Lahore
- Farm Crisis Brooks No Delay (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Aug 04, 2006)
The problems of farmers are multi-pronged. They face more problems when they try to come out of them.
- Plight Of South Asian Workers In Lebanon (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 04, 2006)
Many illegal immigrants have faced abuse, exploitation
- In A Hole, Over The Mole (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 04, 2006)
BJP leader Jaswant Singh has hardly been in the news in the manner that other colleagues have been, but his role in the mole episode have seen him featuring regularly in newspapers across the country.
- The Punjabi Roti (Tribune, Renu Bhardwaj, Aug 03, 2006)
Roti is an inherent part of Punjabi culture; it is synonymous with Punjabi cuisine. Punjabis are not only addicted to it, they are proud of it.
- Captain Meets Sonia On Msp Hike (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh today met Congress president Sonia Gandhi to apprise her of the political situation in the state in the wake of Assembly elections early next year.
- An Opportunity For Muslims: Bitta (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
All India Anti-Terrorist Front chairman and former Youth Congress president Maninderjit Singh Bitta on Wednesday called upon Muslim organisations to register protest against terrorists perpetrating violence in the name of their religion and defaming . . .
- The Unkindest Cut Of All (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
Declaring 'no confidence' in Chief Minister Sindh Arbab Ghulam Rahim, MQM's provincial ministers handed over mass resignations, for good measure their federal ministers also resigned from PM Shaukat Aziz's cabinet.
- Destruction Of Minds (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 03, 2006)
The announcement by federal education minister Javed Ashraf Qazi that 'jihad' was being retained in the new curriculum that the government plans to introduce in schools from 2007 to 2009 is a cause of concern.
- A Big Step, A Small Move (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 03, 2006)
The incentive structure for public sector bank CEOs is welcome, but nowhere near enough.
- Stray Dogs, High Offices (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Aug 03, 2006)
The Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions deserves to be commended for circulating, among all Ministries and Government departments, an office memorandum on the subject of stray animals.
- Reliance, Punjab Ink Mou On Agri Project (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Aug 02, 2006)
The much-debated agricultural produce marketing and processing project of Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Retail Ltd got off the ground today. The company and the Punjab Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) at a simple ceremony here.
- Cong Mla Awarded Three-Year Sentence (Tribune, Varinder Walia, Aug 02, 2006)
The ruling Congress today suffered a big jolt when a local court awarded three years sentence to Sawinder Singh Kathunangal, a Majitha MLA and Chairman Punjab Food Agro Corporation, and five others each, in an old land case, here.
- The ‘Dying City’ Vis-A-Vis The ‘National Capital’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
Sir, ~ I have just shifted to Delhi after living in Kolkata for the last forty years and I would like to make a comparative study of the so-called “Dying city of Calcutta” and our “National Capital ~ Delhi”.
- Third-Class Governance Can’T Give First-Class Response To Terrorism (Indian Express, Arun Shourie, Aug 02, 2006)
By the end of 2003, we were being told that our agencies had neutralised over 160 ISI modules — counting only those outside Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast. Since then, up to July 11, 2006, again counting only those outside Jammu and Kashmir . . .
- Lashkar Is India's Al Qaeda (Pioneer, Wilson John, Aug 02, 2006)
Counter-terrorism operations through appropriate covert action should be taken to stop LeT from killing innocent civilians and bleeding India ----
- Four Pak Infiltrators Killed; 12 Surrender (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Four heavily armed Pakistani infiltrators were killed and 10 people, including seven Amarnath pilgrims wounded while 12 militants surrendered before security forces in Kashmir valley during the past 24 hours.
- The ‘Dying City’ Vis-A-Vis The ‘National Capital’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
Sir, ~ I have just shifted to Delhi after living in Kolkata for the last forty years and I would like to make a comparative study of the so-called “Dying city of Calcutta” and our “National Capital ~ Delhi”.
- Last Ball Six (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 01, 2006)
Dalmiya has proved his point ---- At one level, Mr Jagmohan Dalmiya's victory in the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) election over the weekend - he retained the presidency after defeating Kolkata's Commissioner of Police, Mr Prasun Mukherjee - . . .
- Pnb Q1 Net Up 3% At Rs 367-Cr (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Punjab National Bank on Monday posted a 2.61 per cent increase in net profit at Rs 367.52 crore for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 358.16 crore for the same quarter in 2005-06.
- Uma Trains Guns On Left, Congress (Tribune, Varinder Singh, Aug 01, 2006)
Training her guns at the Left parties and the Congress and hinting that her party would have an ideological and political confrontation with both, firebrand leader Uma Bharti has equated the BJP with a dead body “devoid of any soul”.
- Education Panacea Of All Evils: Dua (Tribune, Amarjit Thind, Aug 01, 2006)
The people of the country seem to have lost the will to assert themselves by consciously choosing to accept the ills plaguing our society. Instead of taking steps to contain corruption and increasing criminalisation in politics, the masses are . . .
- Sidhu Damdami Is Editor Of Punjabi Tribune (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
The Tribune Trust has appointed Mr G.S. Sidhu Damdami Editor of Punjabi Tribune. He will take over the new charge tomorrow, Mr H.K. Dua, Editor-in-Chief of The Tribune group of newspapers, said here today.
- Voice Of Sanity (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 01, 2006)
It is not surprising that the latest voice of sanity has emanated from Mumbai. Having been exposed to serial blasts on two occasions
- New Evidence On Mumbai Blasts Shows Up (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Aug 01, 2006)
Rahil Abdul Rehman Sheikh may have developed transnational terror networks after a visit to J&K
Ghaswala joined jihad against India after Gujarat pogrom
Conference a cover for meeting with top J & K-based terrorists.
- Coalition Politics In A Quasi-Military-Repub (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 01, 2006)
The writer is editor current affairs, The News, and editor South Asian Journal
Before the ruling coalition in Sindh, and at the centre, could fall apart, the arbitration by President General Pervez Musharraf worked its magic to keep the adversaries tog
- Masses Will Reject Opposition, Says Musharra (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf came down heavily on the opposition on Monday, saying that they wanted to destabilise the country when it was heading towards stability.
- Rich Tributes To Udham Singh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
As a tribute to the great martyr Shaheed Udham Singh on the 67th anniversary of his martyrdom, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder
- Treat Strays Well Or Face Stick: Govt Tells Officers (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jul 31, 2006)
Personnel Ministry circular ---- In a major development, the Union Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions has struck a powerful blow in favour of humane treatment of stray animals and the effective containment of the country's stray . . .
- Understanding Pakistan~ii (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Jul 31, 2006)
I n August 1947, the new Pakistani elite hardly felt or even wished to feel free of the British ~ they merely felt independent of what they saw as Congress domination, and had now acquired some power for themselves.
- After 35 Yrs, Tehri Dream Comes True (Deccan Herald, Shishir Prashant , Jul 31, 2006)
The jinx has finally been broken at Tehri. After over 35 years of setbacks and controversies, the 2,400-MW Tehri hydel project was commissioned on Sunday - despite the absence of Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari at the function.....
- When Memory Is Selective (Tribune, K.K. Katyal, Jul 31, 2006)
Narration of contemporary events and trends by a major player is not an easy task – he may be pilloried for what appear to be overstatements or understatements, may be questioned on points of fact, or may be seen as indulging in self-glorification.
- Khushab Will Truck Through India's Defences (Daily Excelsior, Brig. (Retd.) S.N. Sachadeva, Jul 31, 2006)
The Washington Post reported on July 23 that Pakistan is aiming to significantly expand its nuclear weapons arsenal with Khushab-based heavy water reactor that could produce plutonium for 40 to 50 bombs a year.
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