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Articles 26221 through 26320 of 27558:
- Seven children among 15 slain in Kashmir village (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Feb 11, 2001)
JAMMU, FEB. 10. In a shocking incident, 15 persons, including seven children, were shot dead before being burnt by unidentified gunmen in Sarohi village of Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir early this morning.
- Don't call us, we'll call you (Pioneer, Shobori Ganguli, Feb 11, 2001)
Natural disasters, across the world, have often occasioned the coming into operation of surrogate diplomacy with international governments and societies rushing to the aid of the affected country, prioritising human suffering over political differences.
- Geo-administrative order of Maharaja's J&K (Daily Excelsior, Daya Sagar, Feb 11, 2001)
Jammu & Kashmir State, a princely State of British Empire (Greater
India), as it existed in August 1947 must draw the attention of all those who are occupied with the agony of the turmoil hit State of Jammu & Kashmir of modern India.
- LIFE GOES ON (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 11, 2001)
Hartals, Bandhs, Curfews. People of this State are quite used to it as one of those things that are part and parcel of life. It may be mentioned that Hurriyat an amalgam of 23 outfits has earned the ignominy of being 'Hartali Party'. They give the call fo
- A corrupt and inefficient Tihar (Pioneer, Anwar Ahmed, Feb 11, 2001)
This has reference to The Cutting Ed 'Teaching for the record' (December 17) by Chandan Mitra. The author is on the mark when he says universities are cesspools of intrigue and caste-based politics.
- CAT and Raghavan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
THURSDAY's order of the Bangalore Bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal quashing the appointment of Mr R. K. Raghavan as director of the CBI is not going to materially affect any of the dramatis personae. Mr Raghavan is due to retire in two months
- Fundamentalist threat (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2001)
Islamic fundamentalism is threatening to rear its head in Bangladesh as the country inches closer to general elections. Various fundamentalist groups have joined forces to form the Islami Oikya Jote (IOJ) to push forward their political agenda for the cou
- Benazirs fresh dreams and deals (Tribune, Syed Nooruzzaman, Feb 10, 2001)
PAKISTANs former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto perhaps feels that the time is ripe for her to return home. A general election seems certain next year under a Supreme Court directive, and in the absence of Mr Nawaz Sharif, another former Prime Minister, f
- Crisis time for Congress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
REMEMBER the old jingle, Any time is tea time? To parody it, it can be said that for the Congress any time is crisis time. As it is now. It has a revolt on its hands in West Bengal. Nearly 20 MLAs have served an ultimatum to the high command: surrender
- The CBI and the CAT (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2001)
IT IS A matter of enormous irony that the appointment of the CBI Director, Mr. R. K. Raghavan, has been held unsustainable and quashed by a bench of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT). Mr. Raghavan is the first CBI Director whose appointment was de
- Serious charges (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 10, 2001)
A fortnight after the devastating earthquake in Gujarat, relief operations in many parts of the State are still far from satisfactory. Rescue efforts have mostly been abandoned as there is no longer any chance of finding any survivors alive. But operation
- Spot the difference (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 10, 2001)
A COMMON belief outside the United States is that there isnt much to choose between the Republicans and the Democrats. What is more, whatever little ideological differences there were earlier appeared to have been largely obliterated in the post-Reagan,
- Dividend tax must go (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam, Feb 10, 2001)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on why the coming Budget should remove or reduce tax on distributed profits
- Seeing India through new eyes (Tribune, Tavleen Singh, Feb 10, 2001)
RETURNING to India after a sojourn abroad is always a shock. Even if you are Indian born and bred all it takes is a few days in some developed or half-developed foreign country to see our own Bharatmata through suddenly new eyes. You know, for instance, t
- It is the nation, they are striking at! (Daily Excelsior, Dr R L Bhat, Feb 10, 2001)
One more massacre. One more selected killing, chosen to inflict the maximum damage upon the nation of India. The killings are not irrational whims but well rhymed and finely reasoned to heap a definitive outrage upon the psyche of the nation. Under the sh
- Resolving Kashmir issue is Musharrafs dream (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 10, 2001)
DUBAI, Feb 9 Pakistan military ruler Pervez Musharraf has confessed that he dreamt of going down in history as one who resolved the Kashmir issue and for the first time, stated that the Taliban regime in Afghanistan might be willing to hand over Saudi d
- What ails the economy? (Business Line, P R Brahmananda , Feb 10, 2001)
The most important factor that strikes an observer of the Indian economy is the slowing down of its growth rate in the last four years compared to the earlier three. There are several reasons for this, including increasing government consumption expenditu
- Mismatch at the core (Deccan Herald, S N CHARY, Feb 10, 2001)
The Union budget for 2001-2002 is going to be presented by the Minister of Finance by the end of the month. It is a big event, more like a big function, repeated year after year and awaited with much eagerness by everybody industry, business and tax-pay
- Get tariff on track (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 10, 2001)
THE PRIME MINISTER'S Economic Advisory Council's recommendation that subsidies on rail passenger fares be phased out over the next three years is only a reiteration of similar advice offered by several expert panels over the past few years.
- Energy problems: LNG no solution (Business Line, S. Nand, Feb 10, 2001)
INDIA is a highly energy-deficient nation. Coal and lignite, accounting for more than 50 per cent of its primary energy supply, still dominate the energy scene. However, domestic energy availability is declining each day, resulting in increased dependence
- Gujarat: The relief quake (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Feb 10, 2001)
DISASTER TOURISM is virtually on its last leg in Kutch. The presence of hundreds of vehicles with the myriad Bhookamp Raksha Samiti banners flying as also the motley political leaders with the party banners flapping in the air are getting thinner by the d
- Musharraf thunders, Vajpayee wonders (Daily Excelsior, B.L.Kak, Feb 10, 2001)
This is Gen. Parvez Mushar raf speaking. I do hope you are keeping well. I am deeply distressed by the Gujarat tragedy. People of Pakistan and my Government join me in conveying our deep condolences to the bereaved families. Should your Government need mo
- So far as may be (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 10, 2001)
Prabhat Agarwal on the controversy whether it is compulsory for the Revenue to issue notice before framing block assessment
- Raj Chronicle (Pioneer, Tavishi Shrivastav, Feb 10, 2001)
Chief Minister Rajnath Singh had made plentiful promises to the people when he took over the reins of Uttar Pradesh. His first pledge was improvement in law and order in the State within 45 days. Of course, he soon realised that the task was not so simple
- Shri Aurobindo's message- Agenda for the 21st century (Daily Excelsior, S K Bhalla, Feb 10, 2001)
Shri Aurobindo gave a message on his 75th birth-day which would serve as agenda for the 21st century. He spoke of his dreams-- a revolutionary movement which would create a free and united India; the resurgence and liberation of the peoples of Asia and he
- Long road to probity (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 10, 2001)
AS A piece of legislation that was first introduced in the Lok Sabha as early as in 1968, the Lok Pal Bill has had the longest incubation in Indian parliamentary history. After being nearly scuttled through repeated references to successive select committ
- MEDIA ROLE (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 10, 2001)
It is good that importance of the role of media both in war and peace earns due recognition. Earlier, fourth estate was regarded to be the king-makers and king-breakers. In fact, it did happen in this State at least once. In the changed scenario roles as
- Effect of reforms (Business Line, J. Nanda Gopal , Feb 10, 2001)
A DECADE after the reforms process was initiated, it is pertinent to make a critical evaluation of the benefits and losses it has brought to the common man.
- Baneful focus on marketing (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Feb 10, 2001)
There is a Telugu weekly, Prajatantra, or democracy published from Hyderabad. The specialty of the recently launched publication is that it is Telengana-focused, unlike most other dailies and periodicals in the language.
- Privatising with a vision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 10, 2001)
THE DECISION OF the Cabinet Committee on Disinvestment (CCD) to sell 25 per cent of VSNL's stake to a strategic partner within a timeframe is noteworthy for at least two reasons. The announcement should end the speculation over VSNL's future. Earlier repo
- Enough of ceasefire in Kashmir Focus needs to be shifted to the people (Tribune, P. C. Dogra, Feb 10, 2001)
WE are going through the third month of ceasefire. It has been a very bold step. It sent the right signal to the people of Kashmir and the rest of the world about the sincerity of the Indian nation on finding an amicable solution to the Kashmir problem. W
- Power play (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 10, 2001)
AN END to the Enron imbroglio seems to be in sight. The multinational giant has shown some willingness to amend the power purchase agreement signed in 1996. But the fact that it has evoked the counter-guarantee clause is a somewhat peremptory move, indica
- The brighter Kashmir (Pioneer, Ajoy Bagchi, Feb 09, 2001)
The media reports coming out of Kashmir Valley speak only of gunfire and explosions, of terror and violence. The visual bytes on the television show commandos in their trade-mark black bandannas racing through undergrowth, burning houses, military vehicle
- WTO and India: Getting facts right (Business Line, Yoginder K. Alagh, Feb 09, 2001)
IN A recent article ``What price Alagh Economics'' (Business Line, December 20), Mr Sharad Joshi discussed some `facts' that some of us have been promoting as a base for a realistic backup to our negotiations for the WTO. There is no doubt that Mr Joshi,
- Personal magnetism (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Feb 09, 2001)
HOW WE envy persons endowed with an appeal that instantly predisposes people towards them! That kind of personal magnetism has nothing to do with being well-groomed, personable, beautiful or physically attractive, although it certainly helps. Mahatma Gand
- Mahajot calculations (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 09, 2001)
IT IS not only the nearness of the West Bengal elections which has led to the revival of the mahajot idea. An additional reason is the fresh lease of life which the CPI(M) has seemingly received under the new Chief Minister. The earlier belief that Jyoti
- Gorging gorilla (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 09, 2001)
According to a report from the United States, a female gorilla escaped from the Pittsburgh Zoo's outdoor exhibit area, where she was kept, into the outdoor concessions area, normally meant for humans, and gorged herself on muffins, cherry pastries and sod
- Problems of globalisation (Deccan Herald, LARRY ELLIOT, Feb 09, 2001)
First, the good news. Everybody attending the annual World Economic Forum in Davos knows there is a problem with globalisation. Things aren't working out the way they were supposed to when the grand design was outlined at the start of the 90s. There's a b
- Murders, not accidents (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 09, 2001)
BY ANY other standard, it would have been deemed as acts amounting to murder. In Delhi, however, its accidents. In the last few days, school buses have once again been in the news for the wrong reasons. On Wednesday, a bus carrying 50 school- children
- Musharrafs promise (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 09, 2001)
EVERY TIME Pakistan has witnessed an army takeover, the common people have sighed with relief. But each time a military ruler was obliged to hand power back to a civilian formation, the public mood was also one of happiness at least till the civilians m
- A feast for carrion eaters (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Feb 09, 2001)
A great disaster invariably holds up a mirror to a society. The earthquake that devastated large parts of Gujarat has done precisely this. The reflection is hardly flattering either to the state or to the country.
- Not by money alone (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 09, 2001)
The national conference of State Ministers of Environment and Forests which was held at Coimbatore concluded with a call for doubling the allocation for afforestation under the Plan outlay. The investment, it was noted, has been less than one per cent of
- Investing in people, the US way (Business Line, A. V. Swaminathan , Feb 09, 2001)
WHEN A nation that does not plan for the future or think of bold initiatives is compelled to hold on for dear life, it can happen to an industry too. Many industrial giants in the US have come to appreciate this and started discreetly diversifying into ac
- The Enron muddle (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 09, 2001)
The Union Government has no alternative to exploring ways of bailing the Maharashtra Government out of the situation created by the Dabhol Power Company's (DPC's) invocation of the Centre's counter-guarantee clause in the project agreement.
- A gigantic exercise (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2001)
INDIA'S 14TH DECENNIAL census - the 6th since independence and first in the new millennium - commencing on Friday is, in terms of the sheer scale and logistics of the operation, arguably matched perhaps only by the country's general elections. But even in
- It takes two to Tango (Daily Excelsior, N B Menon, Feb 09, 2001)
As New Delhi ponders over the perspectives, preferences and prejudices of President George W. Bush and of his key foreign policy advisors, some indication of current American perspectives on global developments has been provided by the CIA itself. In a re
- Faulty system and poor response Technology as a tool for disaster management (Tribune, Hari Jaisingh, Feb 09, 2001)
IT is not the people but the system, the persons at the helm and the poor standard of governance which have invariably failed the nation. This has once again been proved by the way the people, here and abroad, have responded to one of the biggest disaster
- Clueless about growth (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 09, 2001)
NOT MANY COUNTRIES in the world can boast of an annual increase in the gross domestic product (GDP) of 6 per cent as India is now expected to record in 2000-01, according to the Central Statistical Organisation. This is still a disappointment since the Go
- Dispute, not default (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 09, 2001)
MAHARASHTRA has thrown up its hands and shifted the Enron problem to the Centre. It should not have since its action has provoked the Dabhol Power Company (DPC) to invoke the counter-guarantee offered by the Centre. Once DPC used its ultimate weapon, ther
- Disastrous management (Pioneer, Anil Narendra, Feb 09, 2001)
International Red Cross Society's director for Gujarat operations, Lauritzsen Holvar, told reporters in Bhuj: "We are launching the biggest relief and rescue ever undertaken by our society but I don't know where to start. There is no one to talk to me, te
- STEP UP REFORMS (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 09, 2001)
For much of the last six months, economists, thinktanks and various industry organizations have been talking of a slowdown in the economy. Much of this was based on informed guesses or somewhat flimsy evidence, although the National Council of Applied E
- Sharon's Victory (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 09, 2001)
Former Army General and the leader of the right-wing Likud Party Ariel Sharon has won a landslide victory in mid-term election in Israel. The large victory margin explains attitude of the people as between hawks and doves. Ordinarily, election result in I
- Millennium's first Budget -- Give farm sector the importance it deserves (Business Line, A. R. Patel, Feb 09, 2001)
AGRICULTURAL development is a sine qua non for effective social and economic transformation in the rural areas and, consequently, a faster economic growth rate.
- Longevity: Medical wonders & social realities (Daily Excelsior, G. V. Joshi, Feb 09, 2001)
Walking and talking are getting more difficult for my mother every day. When I talked to her about the subject of this article, there was a long pause before she found the words to reply: "I do not recommend it."
- The Mahakumbh: Pilgrimage of the uninitiated (Tribune, Amar Chandel, Feb 08, 2001)
ATTENDING four Mahakumbh melas at Allahabad on Mauni Amavasya day in 1965, 1977, 1989 and now 2001 is no big deal for a devout person, but for someone like me who has no religious leanings, it is quite a personal landmark. Since it is not the lure of
- Ominous killings (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 08, 2001)
Not that any of us have great faith in policemen's ability to protect our lives and property. But when they die facing the wrong end of a barrel, it is time to ring the alarm bell and reflect on how safe a metropolis can be when its lawkeepers are shot so
- Landing solution (Pioneer, Sujit S Chattopadhyay, Feb 08, 2001)
It is known to everybody that land revenue was the mainstay of Government finance for most part of colonial rule in India.
- Expected shock (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 08, 2001)
AS EXPECTED THE Enron-promoted Dabhol Power Company has invoked the Central counter-guarantee. The Maharashtra State Electricity Board has for quite some time has been behind schedule in settling its monthly commitments to DPC. In the circumstances, the l
- New configurations in Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2001)
THE SWITCHING OF alliance by the casteist Pattali Makkal Katchi from the DMK - and, consequentially, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance at the Centre - to the AIADMK has inevitably set the key political players in Tamil Nadu to reassess their tieup
- True colour of Bengal's class strugglers (Pioneer, Chandra Bhan Prasad, Feb 08, 2001)
West Bengal's Dalits in public institutions: Societies produce institutions. Institutions, in turn, mirror their character, dynamics and also the nature of changes under way. Institutions, under state or in private hands, demonstrate collective conscience
- Watchdog on watch (Business Line, N. R. Moorthy , Feb 08, 2001)
In the realm of auditing, the amended Companies Act could set in motion conflicts among professionals, says N. R. Moorthy
- Disabling the disability (Pioneer, Mieko Nishimizu, Feb 08, 2001)
India is grieving for the thousands of people snatched away by a cruel earthquake and we all grieve with her.
- Pipe dreams (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Feb 08, 2001)
Smoking, indubitably, is injurious to health. It has been identified as a major killer and health hazard.
- Today is Ravi Dass birth anniversary Guru Ravi Dass Ji (Daily Excelsior, N P Bavoria, Feb 08, 2001)
Guru Ravidass Ji Maharaj was born in 1433 at Seer Goverdharnpur (Banaras) to a lower caste family Ramdassia. His father and mother's name were Santokh Dass and Kalsi respectively. Ravi Dass was indifferent to materialistic life since childhood. He used to
- From medicine to politics (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 08, 2001)
A nondescript medical practitioner barely a decade ago is gearing up to play the role of king maker in Tamil Nadu, where assembly elections are due in May. Dr S. Ramdoss, who is the leader of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and has had a meteoric rise a
- Diabetes: No sweet news for South Asia (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 08, 2001)
ABOUT 18 months ago, the Indian Express carried a shocking news item. Forty-five-year-old Narsingh Pavla, a plumber by profession, suffered from a condition called diabetic foot. He had to spend about Rs 75 each month to have his foot bandaged and for the
- An avoidable pause (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 08, 2001)
PAKISTAN'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE, Gen. Pervez Musharraf, may have chosen a diplomatically contentious occasion to call upon the Prime Minister, Mr. Atal Behari Vajpayee, to act in a statesmanlike manner so as to avoid a reversal of the recent positive trends on
- Political aftershocks of the earthquake (Pioneer, Ashok K Singh, Feb 08, 2001)
The middle classes may vent their anger at the new breed of politicians through television chat shows and opinion poll surveys. But it does not deter our politicians from poking nose in all matters of life and death.
- Insurance sector reforms: Must benefit all (Business Line, D. S. Narain , Feb 08, 2001)
SPEAKING at the inauguration of the 15th India Economic Summit in New Delhi, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said: ``Our goal is clear. We will globalise to India's advantage. In the process, we will ensure that the fruits of productivity and
- Wrong move (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 08, 2001)
IF THERE is a lesson to be learnt from the twists and turns of Tamil Nadu politics, it is this: there are no long-term friends and enemies; there are not even long-term interests and loyalties. On no subject is this more apparent than in attitudes to the
- The changing Kashmir scenario (Tribune, T. V. Rajeswar, Feb 08, 2001)
THE Gujarat earthquake is, no doubt, the most important challenge facing the country since January 26, and the attention of the entire nation is focused on it. Kashmir, however, is not far behind and it looms large more than ever, calling for constant att
- Anti-smoking Bill (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 08, 2001)
AS a proof of intent, the anti-tobacco law that the government proposes to enact is unexceptional. It will ban smoking in public places and sale of tobacco products to those below the age of 18. Tobacco advertising of any kind will also be prohibited. Cig
- Injurious to logic (Hindustan Times, Editorial, The Hindustan Times, Feb 08, 2001)
MORE STATISTICS have spewed from the battle between the tobacco lobby and its opponents than cancerous smoke. Figures are trotted up and every time someone wins a huge amount in damages for contracting a tobacco-induced disease after 20 years of smoking,
- Rising concern (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Feb 08, 2001)
The representations made by as many as 19 State governments, asking the Centre to retain protection on a wide range of imports after April 1, shows how unprepared the domestic economy is to face the expected competition from imports. The range of products
- STEP ACROSS (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 08, 2001)
At first it looks like a little blip. The National Democratic Alliance will not suffer significantly with the departure of the Pattali Makkal Katchi. It is just one more instance of regional equations among political formations affecting the alignment at
- Landing solution (Pioneer, Sujit S Chattopadhyay, Feb 08, 2001)
It is known to everybody that land revenue was the mainstay of Government finance for most part of colonial rule in India.
- A MODERNITY GONE SOUR (Telegraph, SHAM LAL , Feb 08, 2001)
Writing a history of the people and ideas that shaped the modern mind is no lark. It calls for a firm grasp of the changes that have transformed the character, and extended the boundaries, of science, technology, social thought, art, literature and the
- Militants intend to increase arc of infiltration: Lt Gen Khanna (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Feb 08, 2001)
JAMMU, Feb 7: General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Corps, Lt Gen A S Khanna today said that militants are trying to increase the arc of infiltration in Jammu sector and continued to discover new intrusion routes but their efforts are being foiled effective
- BAD TRACK RECORD (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 08, 2001)
The railways is under pressure. The finance ministry has indicated that market borrowings of the railways, estimated at Rs 3,668 crore this financial year, are unsustainable and there should be no further borrowings in the next budget. A part of the probl
- DOUBLE TALK (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Feb 08, 2001)
Unilateral ceasefire announced by India in Jammu & Kashmir notwithstanding, it is appropriate to mention how Pakistan rulers tend to react to our peace initiative. If proof of their insincerity, duplicity and hypocrisy is needed one can have it in abundan
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