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Articles 9421 through 9520 of 27558:
- Monsoon Forecast For Every District (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2004)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted a "normal" south-west monsoon for the country as a whole when it issued its seasonal forecast in April and reiterated this assessment in an updated forecast at the end of June.
- Dual Careers As An Option (Hindu, Marley Obi, Aug 17, 2004)
There are difficulties to be overcome, but dual careers can provide the best of both worlds
- Remembering A Governor (Tribune, V.K. Kapoor, Aug 17, 2004)
Looking through the amber sunsets of nostalgia, I have cogent reminiscences of some people, places and events. I remember my stint as ADC to Governor Mr B.N. Chakravorty. Certain episodes stand out.
- Selective Credit Control (Business Line, A. Seshan, Aug 17, 2004)
In India, selective credit control means control over advances against the security of "sensitive commodities'' such as foodgrains, oilseeds and sugar. There has been considerable misunderstanding about the purpose of SCC, whose objective is not to fight
- Surge In Violence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 17, 2004)
ULFA’s concern for the people of Assam seems misplaced, with its attacks on the innocent
- Trouble Within (Deccan Herald, N C GUNDU RAO, Aug 17, 2004)
Ironically, it’s not the Opposition but one of its constituents that is troubling the Dharam Singh government
- Unrest In Northeast (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2004)
Even a month after unrest spread in Manipur over the killing of a woman, allegedly by the Assam Rifles, there is no end in sight to the crisis.
- Us Options In Iraq (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
IRAQ faces two kinds of problems: the legitimacy of the present regime and nationalist forces colliding with the occupying powers.
- Who Needs An Honest Broker? (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Aug 17, 2004)
An able Indian civil servant, Wajahat Habibullah, has come under attack for arguing that the United States of America could play the role of a facilitator to help resolve the vexed Kashmir problem.
- Once Again, On The Edge (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 17, 2004)
Poised on the edge of a dialogue on the future of Jammu and Kashmir, New Delhi has suddenly discovered that Pakistan is holding the strings guiding the peace kites it flew five years ago.
- A Question Of Identity (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 17, 2004)
In Britain there is now a new "class" of Asians and blacks, almost as xenophobic and intolerant as the white racists who once intimidated their parents and grandparents.
- Candles Of Peace (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 17, 2004)
Despite the cynicism of some people, the annual candlelight border vigil ceremony organised by the Jalandhar-based Hind-Pak Dosti Manch since 1996 on the
- Bridge Of Hope (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 17, 2004)
There is an obvious, but all too often neglected, difference between the making of promises and the keeping of them. Mr Manmohan Singh, the prime minister, emphasized the need to keep promises in his maiden Independence Day speech.
- A Tryst Still Awaited (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Aug 17, 2004)
Incredible India! But, does India beckon? Fifty-seven years down the road, have we generated pride or have we descended into a quagmire that we find difficult to get out of?
- Legislative Work Laid Low By Combative Politics (Business Line, R. C. Rajamani, Aug 17, 2004)
It has become common in recent years to see Parliament rush through legislative business, as combative politics takes the centre-stage.
- A Tale Of Dogs (Deccan Herald, MALA SRIDHARA, Aug 17, 2004)
Like any other street mine too has a medley of mutts. There are three fascinating ones that camp right across my gate. The first is a brown female who responds to ‘Putti’ and the other two are white males.
- Do Nris Need A Minister? (Tribune, K.N. Malik, Aug 17, 2004)
THE Government of India has appointed a Minister for Overseas Indians who will hold an independent charge. Most observers of diaspora affairs have not welcomed either the creation of a separate ministry or the appointment of Mr Jagdish Tytler, as Minister
- Reinventing The Steel Frame (Tribune, P. P. S. Gill, Aug 16, 2004)
The report of the Committee on Civil Service Reforms, headed by Mr PC Hota, is now with the Cabinet Secretary; and still under wraps. Its recommendations mirror the state of the “steel frame’’ or how this frame has rusted if not disintegrated or how
- Justice At Last? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2004)
Dhananjoy’s execution raises questions about an eye-for-an-eye form of justice
- Killer Mob (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2004)
India is no stranger to mob violence but what happened in Nagpur on Friday should make the whole country sit up and take notice. A notorious criminal, Bharat alias Akku Yadav, involved in over two dozen cases of murder, extortion, dacoity
- `The Critical Issue Now Is Implementation Of Schemes' (Business Line, Rishikesha T. Krishnan, Aug 16, 2004)
The Tenth Plan (2002-07) does not look at the role of government in the upgradation of technological capabilities or in addressing the technological challenges ahead.
- Reservations About Reservation (Hindu, Neera Chandhoke , Aug 16, 2004)
The manner in which reservation has been conceptualised and implemented by the Indian state is sadly wanting.
- Audit And Its Rights: A Question Of Propriety (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 16, 2004)
It is fitting that the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister has set the record straight in the recent controversy that arose when the State Auditor-General commented ...
- The Coming Global Recession In 2005 (Business Line, V. Anantha Nageswaran, Aug 16, 2004)
A recession may be looming especially with the unprecedented rise in world oil prices, which have historically presaged every recession in America.
- Baby Boomers And Genxers (Deccan Herald, RICK SMITH, Aug 16, 2004)
Generation what? New challenges for younger investors: for GenXers, the watchword is caution
- Challenge Ahead (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
That Manmohan Singh would not waste an occasion as important as the Independence Day address to the nation on empty promises and perfunctory announcements was obvious
- Advantages Of Freeing Epf Investment (Business Line, B. Venkatesh , Aug 16, 2004)
It is indeed ironical that the interest on employees' provident fund (EPF) has been cut by one per cent at a time when the bond market was doggedly expecting a rate hike.
- Salutary Safeguards (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 16, 2004)
Committees galore in India have made heaps of recommendations on corporate governance, with special focus on tightening up the watchdog functions of the Board of Directors.
- Stock Taking (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 16, 2004)
Our democracy is vibrant as is evident from the concerns of PMs of different persuasions
- Trade With Pakistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2004)
Once again, India has offered to improve its trade relations with Pakistan. Pakistan is yet again indifferent to the Indian proposals, including the opening of the Wagah-Attari border for trade.
- Transition In Singapore (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 16, 2004)
After 14 years, there has been another smooth transition of power in Singapore. The city-state's second Prime Minister, Goh Chok Tong, has handed over the baton to the chosen successor, Lee Hsien Loong. There is absolutely no surprise in this change ...
- Us Policy On West Asia (Tribune, K. Subrahmanyam, Aug 16, 2004)
The Iraqi situation is getting murkier. No new nation has offered to send troops to Iraq in spite of the resolution of the Security Council authorising UN members to contribute troops.
- Vietnam In Us Poll Campaign (Deccan Herald, L K Sharma, Aug 16, 2004)
With Vietnam entrenched in the presidential poll campaign, it’s War President Bush against War Hero Kerry
- Ethics In Politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 16, 2004)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has in his first Independence Day speech tried to keep off the beaten track. Unlike most of his predecessors, who saw the
- Sweeten The Sugar Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 16, 2004)
The global sugar market has been one of the most distorted of commodity regimes because of the fierce protectionism practised by some of the developed countries.
- Manmohan's Expansive Menu For Pakistan (Hindu, C. Raja Mohan, Aug 16, 2004)
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, in his Independence Day address to the nation, reiterated his commitment to vigorously pursue the current peace process with Pakistan.
- Debates In Parliament (Hindu, Arvind P. Datar, Aug 16, 2004)
Paralysing House proceedings does not solve any problem. In the long run, it will only affect the credibility of Parliament as an institution.
- Not Shining But Not In Darkness Either (Hindu, Inder Malhotra, Aug 15, 2004)
There have been occasions in the past when the country has had to celebrate Independence Day in a sombre mood.
- Feel Good (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
The presence of mind shown by the train supervisor of the Delhi-Kalka Shatabdi on Sunday in responding to a medical emergency is what makes the average Indian "Feel Good" and proud of the country and its people.
- The Cause Of Aids Prevention (Tribune, Rami Chhabra, Aug 15, 2004)
Contrary to repeated efforts by women activists to persuade Mrs Sushma Swaraj to use her considerable political clout to counter the anti-women, anti-social and ultimately ineffective public health AIDS strategies and lead with sensitive, gender
- Shape Of Laloo Trains To Come (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Aug 15, 2004)
Encouraged by the success of the kulhar experiment, Rail Mantri Laloo Prasad Yadav is believed to be toying with the idea of bringing about several other revolutionary changes.
- Not Merely An Oil Shock (Tribune, Gurmeet Kanwal, Aug 15, 2004)
PERHAPS the least written about and certainly the least analysed portion of the new UPA Government’s common minimum programme is the short paragraph on energy security. Since it is crucial to India’s future economic development, it bears repeating:
- More Than Just Manorama (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
A lesser man would have become cynical by now but not C. Upendra. An indefatigable casualty of the Indian legal expedient known as the `Commission of Inquiry', he is now heading his 10th judicial commission
- Nandita: A Bright & Articulate Artist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 15, 2004)
Ghoom Tanna” , a short video film by Salman Ahmed, Pakistan’s noted song-writer and lead guitarist, manifests the urge of the people of India and Pakistan to open a new chapter of harmony and prosperity in the sub-continent.
- Recapitulating History To Illuminate The Present (Tribune, David Devadas, Aug 15, 2004)
August 15, 1947, was a very different day in Jammu and Kashmir than it was in the rest of the country. Uncertainty and strife were the order of the day there on the day when both India and Pakistan were celebrating their new-found independence.
- Reforming The United Nations (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Aug 15, 2004)
India has been able to build up strategic alliances with key international players as it advances towards the goal of entering the United Nations' Security Council as a permanent member.
- The Insurgents And Their Moves (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
An estimated 19 insurgent groups that are active in Manipur to varying degrees. Of these, the most important Meitei outfits are the People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation ...
- A Visible Symbol Of Manipuri Hurt (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 15, 2004)
Spread over 200 acres in the heart of Imphal, no place is more important than Kangla fort in Meitei cosmology. The pride with which Manipuris speak of the 2000 years of history present
- Knowing Is Believing (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 15, 2004)
There is a peculiar irony about the right to information in this country. The Freedom of Information Act was passed in 2002 and has lain in uninformative silence ever since.
- Manipur On The Boil (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 15, 2004)
Put it down to inexperience, indifference or sheer indolence but the tardy political reflexes of the Centre as the crisis in Manipur began unfolding last month marks the first real blot in the copybook of the Manmohan Singh Government.
- It's The Centre's Call (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Aug 15, 2004)
The Central Government is stepping gingerly in dealing with the situation
- We Won’T Force Centre To Follow Left Agenda, Says Karat (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
When the CPM decided to support the Congress-led coalition government from outside, there were apprehensions that the UPA government would not last its full term.
- Manali Musings (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 15, 2004)
FORMER Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's admission in Manali that the BJP had to pay a heavy price for the Gujarat riots and it was a mistake to retain Chief Minister Narendra Modi has not come a day too soon.
- Bda Has Done Well Despite Many Odds (Deccan Herald, A S KODANDA PANI, Aug 15, 2004)
BDA is the planning and development authority for Bangalore Metropolitan Area covering 1279 sq km. The Comprehensive Development Plan (CDP) of Bangalore was prepared by BDA for the first time in 1984 under the Town and Country Planning Act, 1961...
- India Needs A Comprehensive Defence Policy (Tribune, Rakesh Datta, Aug 15, 2004)
Amazingly, though India boasts of a Rs 77,000-crore defence budget for 2004-05, it does not have a defence policy.
- A New Tryst With Destiny (Telegraph, RUDRANGSHU MUKHERJEE, Aug 15, 2004)
Yesterday, August 14, a function was held in Delhi to mark the release of new editions of Jawaharlal Nehru’s three books, An Autobiography, Glimpses of World History and The Discovery of India.
- In The Line Of Control (Telegraph, Debashis Bhattacharyya, Aug 15, 2004)
If the BCCI anoints Jagmohan Dalmiya its first-ever patron-in-chief, the post will be anything but ceremonial.
- Pro And Active (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2004)
Mohammed Fazal is far from dumb. In fact, Maharashtra’s governor has shot his mouth off on matters ranging from police transfers to mahurats at Raj Bhavan
- Politics Of Peace Seeking (Tribune, Ashok K. Mehta , Aug 14, 2004)
Following the failed but meticulously planned LTTE suicide attack against a Tamil minister in the heart of Colombo last month, security has been visibly tightened.
- Natural Proclivities (Telegraph, AMIT CHAUDHURI, Aug 14, 2004)
Reading Sanjay Subrahmanyam’s response (“A guru and his followers”, The Telegraph, August 8) to my two-part article has left me feeling more puzzled and less enlightened than before.
- Mythologies Of Modernity (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Aug 14, 2004)
In the magical world of fashion, pleasure seems to be unbounded but one can smell psychic disorder and death
- This Is A Mess (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2004)
The decision of Manipur's Congress-led Government to partially scrap the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) is disturbing enough, in view of the need to effectively conduct the anti-terror combat.
- Terrorism Beyond The Spectacle (Pioneer, Claude Arpi, Aug 14, 2004)
Recently, on a French television channel, I had the good surprise to watch a young and handsome Marlon Brando answering questions about his career and his hobbies in rather fluent French. Soon the discussion veered to his favourite topic...
- Indelible And Lucid (Telegraph, Khushwant Singh, Aug 14, 2004)
Our Tamil brethren have names a yard long and difficult for us, poor northerners, to pronounce. Of them, Brahmins known to us colloquially as Tam Brams, also have the sharpest of minds and can outsmart the rest of us, be it in science
- The Dna Of India's Poverty (Business Line, G. Ramachandran, Aug 14, 2004)
While it would be naïve to argue for any downward revision of the disproportionately high salaries and perks in the government sector, it does seem logical and plausible to expect an honest re-examination
- The Fuss About Foreign Fuel In Aircraft Tank (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 14, 2004)
There are enough and more problems in Indian Airlines (IA), apart from delayed flights, absence of status info, and, as if to make up for time lost, jerky landings.
- Ways Of The Cat (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 14, 2004)
One does not know whether it is a descendent of Macavity, the prowling tom TS Eliot wrote about in his Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but if its exploits are any indication, then very possibly it is.
- Tiding Over The Flood (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
The water accumulated in the Peerachu lake in Tibet poses one of the gravest threats to residents of villages along the banks of the Sutlej in Himachal Pradesh.
- Wisdom Of The Hind (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 14, 2004)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee must be discovering India in a way that Jawaharlal Nehru never did. Allies who sung paens to his leadership at the helm of a successful coalition, and had few problems with the BJP’s ideology
- Violation Of Labour Laws In Panipat (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Aug 14, 2004)
More than two lakh labourers working in the handloom industry of Panipat, which has an annual export business of Rs 1,500 crore, are denied minimum wages and are exposed to unhygienic working conditions.
- Time To Deliver (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2004)
India has waited long enough for the Olympic team to bring home some medals
- Time To Deliver (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2004)
India has waited long enough for the Olympic team to bring home some medals
- After Much Wooing, Now Some Shooing (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Aug 14, 2004)
THE Government has over the years been wooing non-resident Indians (NRIs) to invest India. Dual citizenship for NRIs is being contemplated, and 16 countries have agreed to this idea.
- Appeasing All The Way (Pioneer, Prafull Goradia, Aug 14, 2004)
The latest proposal of the Congress-led UPA Government to constitute two minorities commissions is yet another act of Muslim appeasement. The Congress has most often been pro-Muslim rather than pro-Indian.
- Fragrance Of Roses From A Pakistani Village For Some Inner Peace (Business Line, D. Murali , Aug 14, 2004)
On city roads, patriotism has been peaking this week, with one more Independence Day only a day away. Beggars at traffic signals are not asking for charity but vending the tricolour...
- Bengal Woos Investments (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 14, 2004)
The Agreement signed on Thursday on the setting up of a minor port at Kulpi, near Kolkata, on the Hooghly is an important infrastructural step forward for the West Bengal economy.
- Descent From Olympus (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 14, 2004)
Drugs are the performance enhancers of athletes and sportsmen. But drugs also serve to enhance and energize controversy.
- Ensuring Nutrition (Hindu, C. Gopalan, Aug 14, 2004)
What we need is not merely a Second Green Revolution but a food and agricultural policy with a nutrition orientation.
- Ensuring Nutrition (Hindu, C. Gopalan, Aug 14, 2004)
What we need is not merely a Second Green Revolution but a food and agricultural policy with a nutrition orientation.
- Fewer Tiers, Less Tears (Business Line, R. Anand, Aug 14, 2004)
The report of the task force on Implementation of the Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management Act, 2003, under the Chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar, was submitted on July 16, 2004.
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