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Articles 4021 through 4120 of 5238:
- Electric Truths (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Nov 22, 2004)
Support and incentives to farmers are not unique to India. In the United States of America and the European Union, there are even incentives to farmers not to produce and to keep land fallow.
- Civilising The State (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 19, 2004)
Only the other day the National Human Rights Commission awarded compensation to the families of 109 persons killed and clandestinely cremated by the Punjab police between 1984 and 1994.
- Deferred Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
It could have been titled "Lack of Human Development Report". The Human Development Report 2004 on Punjab gives facts and figures to show what was generally
felt ...
- Farewell, Shobini! (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 18, 2004)
In a way, the plight of sportsmen is worse than that of extras in a film. For a few seconds they play the king, only to lead a life of penury and deprivation after that.
- Basic Instinct (Telegraph, Bhaskar Ghose, Nov 18, 2004)
British newspapers have been carrying reports of the sacking of the Conservative MP Boris Johnson as a frontbencher and spokesperson for the arts.
- A Date With Nehru (Tribune, Darshan Singh Maini, Nov 16, 2004)
JAWAHARLAL Nehru had become the darling of the nation well before Independence, and a meeting with him was a privilege that few could miss out on if a providential occasion had come their way.
- Some Compensation (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 15, 2004)
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is to be commended for announcing compensation to the next of kin of 109 persons who died while in police custody between 1984-1994, the decade during which Punjab was wrecked by militancy.
- Confusing Signals To Farmers (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 15, 2004)
There have been few surprises in the new rabi price policy announced by the Government. The minimum support price (MSP) for wheat has been raised to Rs.640 a quintal, ten rupees more than the previous price.
- Promises Best Not Made (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Nov 13, 2004)
The new advisor to the Finance Minister, Dr Parthasarathi Shome, has spoken his mind: Tax rates have to be reduced, but correspondingly the existing incentives and exemptions have to be rationalised.
- Power At A Price (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 12, 2004)
The Maharashtra farmers who had supported the Congress-NCP combine in the just-concluded elections hoping to get free electricity are in for disappointment.
- Bank M&a: Stability And Synergy (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Nov 11, 2004)
There is little empirical literature on the impact of mergers in banking in India, but what there is supports the view that banks significantly improve their profit and operational efficiencies ...
- A Number Cruncher Looking For Value Reporting (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 11, 2004)
Vipin Malik is a chartered accountant whom banks may be afraid of, especially after his latest work, Value Reporting and Global Comparative Advantage published in two volumes by VMA Infomerics P Ltd (vmalik@spectranet.com).
- A Blueprint For Kashmir (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Nov 10, 2004)
Whether we like it or not, President General Pervez Musharraf has been able to retrieve the Kashmir problem from the backburner. Our satisfaction is that the military establishment he heads has realised that no solution is possible through hostilities.
- Uptrend In Interest Rates (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 10, 2004)
AFTER Divali, housing loans will become costlier. While the HDFC Chairman has indicated a 0.50 per cent increase in the home loan rates, the heads of the State Bank of India and Punjab National Bank have given no specific figure.
- Of Unemployable Engineers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 09, 2004)
IF professionals like engineers and architects go jobless or are forced to take up work other than what they are trained for, it is a pointer to how grim the situation of unemployment and underemployment is in India.
- Cauvery: Disappointments, Appeals (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Nov 09, 2004)
The lower riparian has rights and unless the upper riparian is prepared to accept this, there can be no resolution of the dispute.
- Barnala I Know (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 08, 2004)
Just because Mr Surjit Singh Barnala, in 1990, when he was the Governor of Tamil Nadu, refused to comply with the wishes of the then Prime Minister, Mr Chandra Sekhar, to send a report to the President
- Frivolous Case (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 08, 2004)
It is a legal battle in which the petitioner himself has become the loser. The petitioner, Mr Sanjeev Bhandari, had challenged the auction of liquor vends in the Punjab and Haryana High Court on the ground that the Punjab Excise Department had ignored ...
- Confessions Of A Split Mind (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 06, 2004)
Late in the days left to me, I have come to the conclusion that I’ve been an imposter all my life. I have written several books on religion and the history of
- The Partition Controversy (Tribune, V. N. Datta, Nov 05, 2004)
This refers to Anita Inder Singh's two articles, which focus on the causes of the partition of India in 1947 (The Tribune, Oct 4 and 5). These articles are a rehash of the conclusions which she had arrived at with meticulous care in her DPhil (Oxford) ...
- The Uniform Beckons (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 05, 2004)
Lack of language skills of candidates for the army from K’taka affects recruitment
- Import To Consume (Telegraph, ABHIRUP SARKAR, Nov 04, 2004)
Every day, thousands of commodities are transported from other states of India to West Bengal for local consumption.
- Face The Crisis (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 04, 2004)
The cotton price fall from last year’s Rs 2,800 a quintal to Rs 1,750 or so this season is due to excess production and market manipulation by traders.
- Litigation As A Weapon (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 03, 2004)
THE Punjab and Haryana High Court’s strictures against the Punjab Government for indulging in wholly unnecessary litigation are timely and a blow for justice.
- Whither National Farmers Commission? (Business Line, K. P. Prabhakaran Nair, Nov 03, 2004)
At the fag end of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime, on the initiative of the former Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a National Farmers Commission was set up to look into all aspects of
- Remembering Indira Gandhi (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Nov 01, 2004)
Any talk of politics and its practitioners invariably turns to Indira Gandhi. You could like her or hate her but surely not ignore her. Such was her personality.
- Questionable Priorities (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Nov 01, 2004)
A government that lives on borrowings and is almost bankrupt should be making efforts to mop up revenue from wherever possible. Here is the Punjab Government, with a
- Looking Beyond Musharraf's Proposals (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Nov 01, 2004)
There are options on Kashmir which lie beyond what both India and Pakistan consider unacceptable. The challenge is to explore them.
- Going Home (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 31, 2004)
How happy is a happy ending? In Jhajjar, Haryana, Sonia, eighteen months married and three months pregnant, will now be allowed to go back to her marital home as “daughter-in-law of the village”.
- Sealed With A Kiss (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 30, 2004)
Some three years ago, I took the liberty of greeting the daughter of the then Pakistan high commissioner, Ashraf Jehangir Qazi, with a kiss.
- 'We Must Focus On Living Heritage' (The Economic Times, NARAYANI GANESH, Oct 30, 2004)
It's time we put in place a national heritage policy,” says S K Misra, chairman, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage.
- Age-Old Ties On Test (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 30, 2004)
The normally cordial kisan-arhtiya relations, which remained unshaken even during militancy in Punjab, were recently under strain at a village in Bathinda district. A court had ordered the auction of a Chathewala farmer’s land after he reportedly defaulte
- Indira Gandhi — 20 Years On (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Oct 30, 2004)
Indira Gandhi looms large in India's consciousness, just as she had dominated the national stage for two decades irrespective of whether she was in power or out of it.
- Skirting The Law (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
Adhering to the letter but not the spirit of a law is bad enough. That is what the Punjab Government did by cutting down the number of ministers and more than making it up by appointing as many as three Chief
- Stopping Honour Killing (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 29, 2004)
Pakistan's National Assembly has passed a law introducing death as the maximum punishment in extreme cases of so-called honour killings.
- The Transfer Of Judges (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 29, 2004)
Transfer of High Court judges without their consent undermines judicial independence. Errant judges must be dealt with by a judicial commission with due process.
- Enhancing Food Security (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Oct 28, 2004)
Space technology can help double the country’s foodgrain production to meet the increase in demand
- Tackling Shortage Of Water, Power (Tribune, R. N. Malik, Oct 27, 2004)
The Pong dam and Ranjit Sagar reservoirs are seldom full to the brim during the monsoon. This year the reservoirs were hardly half full. Four MAF of the Beas water has already been diverted to the Gobind Sagar reservoir to facilitate the running of
- The Return Of Birbal (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Oct 27, 2004)
I was in Chandigarh recently. My nephew Abeer who has just stepped into Punjab Engineering College (PEC) asked me a question, “Mamaji, if somebody asks you how many birds are there in Shimla, what will your reply be?” I told him a witty one from ‘Akbar-Bi
- Mountain Rage (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 27, 2004)
Islamic fundamentalism and terrorism have been overemphasized as the main factors in all contemporary civil strife. Iraq is the most rec
- Food Security Of India Not Tenable (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Oct 26, 2004)
It is well known that the progress of agricultural production, particularly on the food front in the country, has been remarkable. In spite of a fast growth of population, a healthy interaction of farmers, agricultural scientists, policy planners and ...
- The Biotech Track (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 26, 2004)
Hopefully, the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Punjab Government and Canadian company Ag-West Bio Inc would give a push to biotechnology in the state.
- Telecom: Barriers Beyond The Fdi Cap (Business Line, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Oct 26, 2004)
India needs huge investments to ensure that the growth rate of the telecom sector does not slacken. Nobody can quibble with this argument.
- Original Manager (Telegraph, S. L. Rao, Oct 25, 2004)
The man who gave professional management (and management education) the standing it has enjoyed for so many years died last month at the age of 93.
- How India Hurts Its Tourism (Tribune, Prem Kumar , Oct 25, 2004)
I am an NRI from Canada. I went there for higher studies some 30 years ago and stayed on. Now an affluent pensioner, I am in India to renew my ancestral bonds and visit its major religious and historical sites.
- No Dearth Of Enthusiasm Or Aspiration For Young Cricketers (Tribune, David Devadas, Oct 24, 2004)
HOW times change. Many of Kashmir’s young boys are all agog about the Ranji Trophy match between Orissa and Jammu and Kashmir that is to be played in Srinagar on November 16.
- Ashwani Has Many Firsts To His Credit (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Oct 24, 2004)
Aswani kumar is a young and budding leader from Punjab. He has many firsts to his credit. He is the first Congressman from Punjab who has been elected unopposed twice consecutively to the Rajya Sabha from the state.
- Punjab’S Progress (Tribune, Mohan Guruswamy, Oct 23, 2004)
The spectrum of regional inequalities in India is a very wide one with Punjab and Bihar having per capita incomes of Rs 25, 048 and Rs 5,466 respectively at the opposite ends.
- Smells From The Kitchen (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 23, 2004)
There is so much emphasis on what one should eat or drink in our religious traditions which have neither logic nor any bearing on health.
- Revolt Brewing In Pakistan? (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 22, 2004)
There is potential for a popular agitation against the dictatorship in Pakistan but will it materialise?
- Managing Natural Assets (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2004)
Punjab has had a dismal record in conserving biodiversity. That the state may soon have international assistance in this task is, indeed, welcome.
- Speak Hinglish (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 21, 2004)
The White House incumbent remembers to greet the Indian community on Divali and Baisakhi. The Queen of England turns up at a gurdwara dressed like a devotee of the late Yogi Harbhajan.
- Making Contract Farming A Success (Tribune, Sharanjit S. Dhillon, Oct 21, 2004)
The Government of India’s National Agricultural Policy envisages that private sector participation will be promoted through contract farming and land leasing arrangements to allow accelerated technology transfer, capital inflow and assured market for...
- The New Hindu Growth Rate! (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Oct 20, 2004)
Ironically, economic prosperity and higher literacy levels seem to lead to mass slaughter of the girl child in India
- A Skewed Debate (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Oct 20, 2004)
The Western media cannot pick and choose situations for special "softly, softly" treatment and expect all to toe the line while they themselves show disregard for other people's sensitivities.
- Top Three States - A Socio-Economic Comparison (Business Line, Jeevan Prakash Mohanty, Oct 20, 2004)
The Assembly election in Maharashtra is crucial for its possible ramifications on national politics. The election is being fought on several issues.
- Musharraf As Strong As Ever (Tribune, M B NAQVI, Oct 19, 2004)
PAKISTANI politics is deceptive. The government of the day thinks it is in full control of the situation and there are no serious problems other than the threat from Al-Qaeda and a few other terrorist groups that want to kill President Pervez Musharraf.
- Getting The Cream For Civil Services (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Oct 18, 2004)
If the quality of Indian administration is to improve, staff selection must be pushed down, even beyond the Hota panel suggestion, to the school level. Like the khoa test of dairymen, it will force colleges and
- Poll Wonders (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2004)
If the Lok Sabha elections had proved the poll pundits wrong, the Assembly results have further discredited them. The voters have pooh-poohed their calculations
- Transparency Matters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 18, 2004)
PUNJAB Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh can explain away the two major court orders which went against his government on Saturday.
- Save The Cotton (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 18, 2004)
The prospect of a record harvest notwithstanding, a crisis is brewing for cotton farmers. The preliminary crop estimates doing the rounds are more damaging to farmers than rewarding.
- The Terror Of Khaps: Leadership Cowers Before Kangaroo Courts (Tribune, L. H. Naqvi, Oct 17, 2004)
Sonia of Asanda is lucky to be alive. So is her husband Rampal. Any number of instances can be dug up of khap panchayats having ordered the killing of couples for defying the oppressive and irrational caste-based social code of the community.
- On A Losing Streak (The Economic Times, R K NANDAN, Oct 17, 2004)
India's scorecard of 105 for 6 at draw of stumps on the fourth day of the first Test against Australia may have seen strong men weep in their cups.
- Via Bathinda (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 16, 2004)
The North in general and Punjab in particular is woefully short of large industry. A mega project can change the face of the state, which happens to be hamstrung by
- 85th Amendment On Promotions (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Oct 16, 2004)
The Punjab Government, especially Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, has been repeatedly asserting that the 85th Amendment to the Constitution would be implemented soon.
- Good Times, Bad Times (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 16, 2004)
I discovered at the cost of considerable time and trouble that writing about the immediate past is more difficult and hazardous than writing about the hoary past.
- The Tehelka Commission (Hindu, Rajeev Dhavan , Oct 15, 2004)
The reliance on Commissions of Inquiry is misplaced. Increasingly, they are instruments of intimidation.
- Saarc Writers Conference (Tribune, Nirupama Dutt, Oct 14, 2004)
The focus of this literary meet was on that irregular triangle that forms the central peninsula of Southern Asia. Here nestle the seven sibling countries in close togetherness yet with a distinct cultural identity.
- It Amounts To Censorship (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 14, 2004)
Although Although the government has tried to wash its hands off the controversy over the decision of Doordarshan to withdraw a film on Jayaprakash Narayan which was to be telecast on his birthday on Monday, doubts linger.
- Rain Struck Now (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 13, 2004)
Untimely rain has damaged paddy — harvested, standing in the fields or lying in the mandis. Apart from Punjab and Haryana, reports of ruin have poured in from Himachal Pradesh as well.
- Shells Expose Security Risk (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Oct 13, 2004)
All over India shells are found, most of them perhaps life expired ones, but quite a few live ones too. They have been located in Navi Mumbai, Jaipur, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Chandigarh, Bulandshaher and other places in UP and Punjab.
- The Vanishing Curves (Tribune, Shriniwas Joshi, Oct 13, 2004)
When our government is engaged in miff on Hubli tricolour fluttering and tiff on Savarkar’s saying, the British government is busy in measuring the vital statistics of an average British woman.
- First Sikh To Join World Bank (Tribune, Reeta Sharma, Oct 12, 2004)
This is a follow up on the life of the first Sikh selected by the World Bank in 1962 because of his extraordinary thesis in economics. Interestingly, when Dr Shamsher Singh Babra appeared for the interview, the World Bank officials were shocked to see a
- The Hard Facts (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Oct 11, 2004)
Whither optimism in the face of two Nuclear Deterrents sitting cheek by jowl in the Indian sub-continent?
- Dairy An Option For Rural Youth (Tribune, Gurbhagwant Singh Kahlon, Oct 11, 2004)
There is need to create such conditions as would attract rural youth to dairy farming as an independent professional activity, on their own land or panchayat land hired on a rental basis in their villages.
- Death For Daughters (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 11, 2004)
Recently, a father in Kauli village near Patiala shot dead his one-month-old second daughter and buried her body in the nearby fields. The killing of daughters, both born and unborn, is all too common in Punjab, a state that has the lowest adverse male...
- Bloodthirsty Honour (Telegraph, GITHA HARIHARAN, Oct 10, 2004)
Eve teasing. Voluntary sati. And now, honour killings. These oxymoron-ridden phrases wreak violence on our language every day. They also mirror flesh-and-blood violence.
- Need For A More Humane Method Of Execution (Tribune, A.R. Wig, Oct 10, 2004)
THE execution of Dhananjay Chaterjee has shocked the liberal conscience of the urban middle classes. What has engaged the people’s attention has been the “method” or “humaneness” of capital punishment instead of the real issue in question.
- Remembering Mulk, The Pioneer (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Way back in the 1940s a few friends with literary ambitions formed a circle which met once a week to read poems and stories we had written. It was a mutual admiration society where glasses of whisky were refilled at the end of each recitation.
- King Without The Crown (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Oct 09, 2004)
Late on the night of January 16, 1941 Subhas Bose dressed as a maulvi with a beard, fez on head and long coat.
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