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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 5238:
- Advancing Of Vacation Leaves Students Sans Homework (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, May 12, 2006)
A decision taken in a tearing hurry by the Punjab Education Minister, Mr Harnam Dass Johar, with regard to the closure of schools for the summer vacation has upset parents and their wards.
- Remembering Mahajan (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, May 11, 2006)
When he was alive, the RSS always had an ambivalent attitude towards Pramod Mahajan, and though his tragic death has invoked fulsome tributes in the Organiser, some of that ambivalence creeps through. In a front-page . . .
- Religious & Cultural Tolerance (Deccan Herald, Firoz Bakht Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Baba Farid believed in religious and cultural tolerance inspiring inter-faith love and harmony by the Punjabi Sufi Saint.
- Who Will Be Crowned King Of Bureaucrats? (The Financial Express, P VAIDYANATHAN IYER, May 11, 2006)
With present Cabsec BK Chaturvedi’s tenure ending mid-June, the race for this coveted post is on
- Musharraf To Lay Kbd Foundation Soon: Cm (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf will soon lay the foundation stone of the Kalabagh dam to overcome the shortage of electricity.
- Protecting Consumer Rights (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 11, 2006)
Unfortunately, Pakistan remains a corner of the world where consumer rights have been given little or no attention over the last half-century.
- Musharraf Convenes Pml Punjab Meets Next Week Full Story (The Nation, NAVEED SIDDIQUI, May 11, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf has convened two separate meetings of ruling Pakistan Muslim League (PML), Punjab chapter, early next week, sources told The Nation on Wednesday.
- Does It Have To Be This Bad? (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 11, 2006)
The death, from the heat wave, of 31 people in the plains of Punjab in recent days is a reminder of the fury of nature in action yet again.
- Eight Killed Due To Squall In North-West India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Houses damaged, trees uprooted, power & water supplies disrupted
- `Residents' Participation In Policy Implementation Must' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Punjab Governor and Administrator of Union Territory of Chandigarh S.F. Rodrigues on Tuesday urged the members of the Administrator's Advisory Council and the residents to participate actively in the implementation of various policies and programmes . . .
- Pakistan Charity Says U.S. Terror Label An Indian Plot (Reuters, ZEESHAN HAIDER , May 10, 2006)
The founder of one of the most feared militant groups fighting in Kashmir accused the United States on Tuesday of pandering to India and being anti-Islam by branding the charity he now runs as a terrorist organisation.
- Musharraf Denies Snap Poll Reports (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2006)
Gen Musharraf, who has been meeting a number of ruling party politicians in recent weeks as part of his efforts to revitalise the alliance led by ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q), told a group of legislators on Monday that the assemblies would . .
- Facing Up To The Drought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
THE country is threatened with another period of drought, as weather forecasters see no signs of any significant rainfall over the next two months. Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs have already dropped to critical points.
- Indian Heat Wave Kills 53 (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
The death toll from a blistering heat wave across India climbed to 53 Monday and weather forecasters predicted worse to come with temperatures already above 40 Celsius.
- Growth, Poverty And Employment In States (The Financial Express, ILA PATNAIK, May 09, 2006)
A recent study says the richer and faster growing states have effectively reduced poverty, created jobs .
- Swadeshi Sonia (Pioneer, Swadeshi Sonia, May 09, 2006)
In writing to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on the eve of the Rae Bareli by-election and arguing against free trade agreements (FTAs) aimed at allowing Indians greater access to agricultural and manufacturing imports, Congress president Sonia Gandhi . . .
- Corrections And Clarifications (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 09, 2006)
gt}{gt}Ammu Joseph writes to say that the obituary "A man of many parts" on Pattabhi Rama Reddy ("Newscape", May 7, 2006) was not written by her (as the byline stated), but was a press release prepared by the family, which she had re-arranged and . . .
- A Throwback To The 1970s (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
No sooner had an anti-terrorist court accepted the bail bonds of PML(N) leaders Kh Saad Rafiq and Zaeem Qadri, and 10 party workers, arrested on charges of setting fire to the Punjab Assembly building and disturbing law and order during the Lahore . . .
- Power Struggle Between Delhi, Up (Pioneer, Sidharth Mishra, May 08, 2006)
First it was water. Now it's power. Delhi and Uttar Pradesh (UP) are at loggerheads again.
- 'Overdrawal Of Power To Be Referred To Regulatory Body' (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today warned that states which were "overdrawing" power from the northern grid would be referred to the regulatory commission and assured that there would no power shortage in Delhi.
- On With Police Reforms (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 08, 2006)
The Punjab government has finally taken the initiative to implement a police reforms programme as envisaged under the amended Police Order of 2002, which replaced the outdated Police Act of 1861.
- King’S Party Woes (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 08, 2006)
The PML Central Executive Committee, which met in Islamabad on Saturday to discuss intra-party elections, shifted its focus to General Musharraf’s re-election as President, but there was a divided opinion on whether he should retain the office of . . .
- The Minister’S Private War (Indian Express, Natwar Singh, May 08, 2006)
If Natwar Singh had stepped down, he could have emerged with his stature enhanced
- Mahesh Bhatt Favours Showing Contemporary Indian Cinema In Pak.......... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Disappointed at the Dilip Kumar-Madhubala classic "Mughal-e-Azam" playing to an empty house in Lahore, director-producer Mahesh Bhatt advocates showing contemporary Bollywood films in Pakistan for them to realise the real power of Indian cinema.
- Priyanka, Sp Trade Charges (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
The ongoing war between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party entered a desperate state, as Rae Bareli prepares for voting on Monday.
- Punjab Out To ‘Gift’ Land To Reliance (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, May 08, 2006)
The Punjab Government is all set to offer the premium land worth several hundred crores to Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) for a song. A high- level meeting in this regard has been convened by the Chief Secretary, Mr K.R. Lakhanpal, tomorrow . . .
- Shinde Blames Up For Delhi Power Crisis (Tribune, Jangveer Singh, May 08, 2006)
Union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said here today that Uttar Pradesh was responsible for the power crisis which had gripped Delhi by overdrawing 400 MW from the northern grid. He said Uttar Pradesh had snatched power in excess of 400 MW from . . .
- Heat Wave Sweeps Across N India (Deccan Herald, KALYAN RAY, May 08, 2006)
Even as the intense heat wave swept over north India with Hisar recording a high of 46.6°C, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday said conditions do not hold out any hope of a respite over the next couple of days.
- Stop Wheat Imports (Tribune, Davinder Kumar Madaan, May 08, 2006)
The Indian government is planning to import 30 lakh tonnes of wheat, which is in addition to 5 lakh tonnes wheat tendered through State Trading Corporation of India Ltd. (STC) on February 10, 2006. On 1st March 2006, the wheat tender order was given . . .
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 07, 2006)
The debate on wheat imports is strange. You cannot grow at the rate India is growing, integrate with the world economy the way it is, reap all the benefits high exports give and then wring your hands and tear your hair on imports.
- Haryana Canal Plan Needs A Close Look (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 07, 2006)
The Haryana government’s decision to build a 2000-cusec capacity canal to take water from the Bhakra Main Line (BML) canal to the adjoining Western Yamuna Canal (WYC) needs a close look.
- Action Against Iran Inconceivable, Says British Envoy (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, May 07, 2006)
When Sir Michael Arthur took over as the British High Commissioner to India in late 2003, he would not have dreamt of the fast developments in the region — the most important being the Indo-Pak detente.
- The Pml Troubles And Musharraf —Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi (Daily Times, Dr Hasan-Askari Rizvi, May 07, 2006)
The civil and military establishment may find it difficult to manage the elections because the international community intends to carefully monitor the elections and the opposition political forces are more determined to take on the Musharraf...
- Power Breakdowns Unending (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 06, 2006)
Power outages in Lahore and the rest of Punjab are no less menacing than in Karachi. The KESC faces a daily average shortage of 150 megawatts, whereas the official figure for Wapda’s daily shortfall is 411MW.
- Mother, Daughter Gangraped In Pakistan (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
In another gruesome case of revenge in Pakistan, a mother-daughter duo was gangraped in Bhawalpur district of Punjab province on the night intervening Wednesday and Thursday.
- Humpty-Dumpty Sat On A Wall... (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has again thrown his weight behind the PML president, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, telling the ruling League’s vice presidents that they should not oppose Mr Hussain but rather work with him to strengthen the party.
- Rs. 800-Crore Dam Over Ravi Cleared (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The project includes power houses that would generate 168 MW of electricity
- Resolving The Kargil Conundrum (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 06, 2006)
Some coherent answers are clearly needed to the question of why troops were thinned at a time when India should have been enhancing its defences.
- Ec Dismisses Petition For Malhotra’S Disqualification (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Election Commission on Friday dismissed a petition for disqualification of BJP leader V K Malhotra from the Lok Sabha on charges of holding an office of profit.
- Renaissance Man Of Hindi Music And His Tehzeeb (Pioneer, Rahul Dutta, May 06, 2006)
Aaj purani rahon se koi mujhe awaaz naa de, dard mein doobe geet na de, gam ka siskta saaz naa de .
- Cabinet Nod To Rs 800-Cr Shahpur Kandi Dam Project (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
The Punjab Council of Ministers, possibly eyeing the Assembly elections, approved the recruitment of 1,995 cops, 2,000 teachers and also revived eight posts for IPS officers at a meeting held here today.
- Looking At Calcutta (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 06, 2006)
What sort of an eye would find Calcutta beautiful? Some would argue that such a gaze would have to be blinded with love.
- On Wheat Imports, Time To Go Against The Grain (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, May 06, 2006)
India’s foodgrains policy needs to get out of the FCI-babu mindset and in line with the ways of the world if it is to benefit the farmer
- Accused Must Be Booked For Trafficking Also (Tribune, Ruchika M. Khanna, May 05, 2006)
The brutal murder of 14-year-old Tripta (name changed) from Jharkhand, in a non- descript village of Jind, hit the national headlines recently. Her “owner” beheaded her when she refused to bow before his lustful desires.
- Bloated Babudom (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 05, 2006)
Parkinson would have loved Punjab
- Old Query On Young (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 05, 2006)
With Pramod Mahajan no more, Uma Bharati out and Rajnath Singh’s earlier elevation to party presidentship in some ways taking him out of the future race, the BJP’s so-called second generation leaders have less competition but are perhaps no more . . .
- We Need More Education (Pioneer, JS Rajput, May 04, 2006)
The primacy of the HRD Ministry in attracting media attention remains unchallenged. Moving ahead from 27.5 per cent reservation for OBCs, it has embarked upon 100 per cent teacher recruitment in the institutions of higher learning.
- Tryst With A Man Of Destiny (Tribune, Ashok Kundra, May 04, 2006)
His visits to the city have sent me down the memory lane. I recall so vividly an encounter I had with him way back in 1964.
- Bid To Revive "Vanishing Traditions Of India'' (Hindu, Lakshmi B. Ghosh , May 04, 2006)
Your grandmother may have been a natural at it, but you are probably not. And if you happen to be one of those rather busy parents who never seem to have enough stories to put your child to sleep, then India Habitat Centre (IHC) is probably where you . .
- High Risk Groups Pose Concern (Daily Excelsior, Arvinder Kaur, May 04, 2006)
The number of HIV infections in India are on the rise, and according to official figures, more than 5.2 million people are now thought to be living with the virus, the second largest number in any country after South Africa. That was an increase . . .
- Of Ajit Garh And Tarn Taran (Tribune, Manohar Singh Gill, May 04, 2006)
When Punjab was again divided in 1966, I was DC, Ambala. I proposed the creation of Ropar district in new Punjab.
- Some Solace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 03, 2006)
IT has been a double tragedy for the families of those who were killed in the Malta boat accident in 1996.
- Contradictory Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 03, 2006)
People have become so accustomed to contradictions between the words and deeds of their leaders that they no longer raise their eyebrows when any such new incident comes to light.
- Finality To Litigation (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 03, 2006)
The Supreme Court has asked high courts not to entertain repeated appeals in the same case.
- Serial Terror Strikes Claim 35 Lives In Doda And Udhampur (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, May 02, 2006)
Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizb ul-Mujahideen cadre principal suspects
The worst single night of violence since 2000
Victims fired at point-blank range
- Shujaat’S People-Friendly Proposal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 02, 2006)
AT a time when the budget-making is in the process, the President of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League Ch Shujaat Hussain has given a very pertinent proposal for consideration of the authorities concerned.
- Who Let The Dogs Out? (The Financial Express, Mythili Bhusnurmath, May 02, 2006)
Sebi’s recent order makes the most compelling case for a super-regulator for the financial sector
- Farmers Driven To Suicide (Tribune, Suraj Bhan Dahiya, May 01, 2006)
Punjab, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, the prosperous states with a rich output of food as well as commercial crops, industrially vibrant, politically aware, technologically and financially up-to date
- Out Of Power (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 01, 2006)
Shortage spells doom for growth ---- The severe power shortage in northern States could have been dismissed as a regular occurrence every summer when demand far outstrips supply but for the fact that the situation this April is more grim than in the previ
- Protecting Privilege (Times of India, RAJA SEKHAR VUNDRU , May 01, 2006)
On January 2, 1981, The Times of India, Ahmedabad, reported that medical students of B J Medical College, Ahmedabad, launched an agitation against reserved seats for scheduled caste candidates.
- Not Quite Kosher (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 01, 2006)
In the first flush of relief at regulatory action, the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (Sebi) order in the IPO demat scam has been mostly welcomed.
- Government Service By Doctors (Daily Excelsior, Ratandeep Kaur, May 01, 2006)
Every time the Government tends to think long term and bring about far reaching changes which would change the health scenario and awareness levels as well as enhance the health delivery system, it is put to confusion resulting in half hearted steps...
- Schools Without Basic Facilities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 30, 2006)
IT comes as no surprise that half of the country’s public schools do not have any access to water or toilets and a whopping 70 per cent are without electricity.
- Maoists Kill Kidnapped Villagers (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Maoist rebels today wreaked revenge on villagers involved in a government campaign against them, killing 15 but freeing unharmed 35 more they had abducted on Tuesday.
- Naxalites At It Again -- Kill 15 Tribals (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
In a gruesome warning to Bastar tribals not to join the government-sponsored Salva Judum movement against Naxalites, the guerrillas massacred 15 tribals and left their mutilated bodies strewn on highways and the jungles.
- Ec Examining Complaint On Rae Bareli Poll (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Election Commission is examining BJP’s complaint of Punjab Congress leaders inducing voters in Rae Bareli parliamentary constituency, where the Congress President Sonia Gandhi is contesting elections.
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- Treat Women As Equals (Tribune, S. Karam Singh, Apr 30, 2006)
Woman has given birth to scientists, scholars, saints, seers and soldiers. However, her very existence has been subjected to critical evaluation since the very inception of human race. Unfortunately, muscle power has taken precedence over emotional . . .
- We Will Help Farmers And Jobless Youth: Sharad (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Apr 30, 2006)
Sharad Yadav’s election as Janata Dal (United) President has been a subject of controversy within and outside the party. A seasoned politician who was first elected to the fifth Lok Sabha in 1974 at the age of 25, Yadav has before him the gigantic . . .
- Sbi Hikes Lending, Deposit Rates (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
Home loans dearer; Punjab National Bank, OBC, Union Bank raise PLR
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 30, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million.
- Pakistan's Fault Line (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Apr 29, 2006)
The so-called land of the pure, Pakistan, on its creation in 1947 had approximately 13 per cent minorities residing within an Islamic population of 76 million. In its unholy fervour to achieve physical instead of the spiritual purity, the minorities . . .
- Bangladesh Was An Aberration (Pioneer, Irfan Husain, Apr 29, 2006)
Among serious observers of Pakistan, predicting its disintegration has become a bit of a cottage industry.
- Political Consensus (Frontline, V. VENKATESAN, Apr 29, 2006)
The history of reservation for OBCs underscores a strong political commitment to the policy of positive discrimination in their favour.
- Crime On The Rise (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 29, 2006)
THE growing crime rate in Punjab points to the negligence of the police despite the government's tall claims of breaking the status quo and bringing about improvement in the working of the law enforcement apparatus.
- The Indus Opportunity (Deccan Herald, B G Verghese, Apr 29, 2006)
By co-operating with India on water projects on the basis of the 1960 Indus Treaty, Pakistan stands to gain much
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 29, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters. I was in Lahore recently to witness the release of Akbar Khan’s Taj Mahal. The law banning other Indian films still holds, but . . .
- Scam-Jolted Stocks Settle (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
Stocks tumbled and the sensitive index plunged almost 500 points at the start of trading today in reaction to the market regulator’s trading ban on 24 operators last night.
- A Rest Day Finally (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The 146-year-old step taken by the Punjab police to grant a fortnightly rest day to all ranks up to SP is gratifying, as it redresses the genuine grievances of the policemen expected to be 24 hours on their toes.
- Bhasha Dam (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 28, 2006)
The delayed groundbreaking ceremony of Pakistan's biggest water reservoir Bhasha dam was finally held on Wednesday.
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