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Articles 2321 through 2420 of 23072:
- `Expedite Works In Theerthamalai Temple Before September 30' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Collector M. Chandrasekaran instructed PWD officials to expedite the development works in Theerthamalai temple in Harur taluk before September 30.
- Plan To Develop Ananthagiri Hills Into Tourist Resort (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Development to be complementary to Anantha Padmanabha Swamy temple; TB sanatorium not to be disturbed
- Tirumala Temple Closed For Lunar Eclipse (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Shrine to be thrown open to public for darshan of the Lord at 9.30 a.m. today
- Nepal Commission To Question King Gyanendra (Press Trust of India, Shirish B Pradhan, Sep 08, 2006)
An inquiry commission will question Nepal King Gyanendra for his role in supressing the pro-democracy protests in April, the first time that a monarch will be probed in the history of Nepal.
- Manic Development (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
Money, more aptly, the mafia, with the help of corrupt public servants, is destroying our national heritage in the shape of forests and fields. This is supposed to be modernisation.
- Those Who Cared (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 08, 2006)
The new conservation policy for keeping tigers alive and multiplying seems to be out, and the government is trying to get it into operation.
- Book On Gandhi Banned (Tribune, Shubhadeep Choudhury, Sep 08, 2006)
Close on the heels of the controversy sparked off by two NCERT history books in Haryana, timely action by the state government has scuttled the possibility of unrest on account of another book.
- Pakistan Risks Creating Al Qaeda, Taliban Sanctuary (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Sep 08, 2006)
Five years after President Pervez Musharraf bowed to U.S. pressure to withdraw support for the Taliban in Afghanistan, his government has signed a peace deal with Pakistani Taliban.
- Incredible India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 08, 2006)
Many Indians, battling quotidian urban realities, would be surprised at foreign tourists’ vote of confidence
- Requiem To A Crocodile Hunter (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 08, 2006)
Irwin’s type of wildlife documentaries was always watched in awe for the theatrics he did on camera while tracking down exotic and dangerous animals.
- Govt Enables Bial To Re-Design Devanahalli Airport (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
The Government today enabled Bangalore International Airport ltd to make changes in the project design so as to be able to cater to 8.4 million passengers by 2010 against the earlier target of 2020.
- Dmk Govt Goes Private On Airport, Deserts Comrades (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Sep 08, 2006)
The CPI(M) made common cause with the DMK against the disinvestment of Neyveli Lignite Corporation but the southern ally has gone its own way on the issue of airport modernisation.
- ‘India Must Be Nam Bridge Power’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares for the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana from September 11, the special committee on NAM on economic and social issues, headed by Arjun Sengupta, in its report to the Government has . . .
- A Killing Death Rite (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Sep 08, 2006)
And what about us?” she asked suddenly. “What do we do?”
- Cut The Flab (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Sep 08, 2006)
Food and fertiliser subsidies are sacred among the pro-poor brigade. Take these away, one is told, and mass starvation will break out.
- Not Out Of Joint (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 08, 2006)
It says much for the sense of propriety that inspires The Times that in 1990 it deleted from the obituary of a gardening journalist called Peter Coats the suggestion that as ADC in Delhi to Lord Wavell he had been the viceroy’s gay lover.
- God With Thee, Within Thee (Deccan Herald, K Hussain , Sep 08, 2006)
In a beautiful devotional song sung by Saint Kabir, God tells a devotee an eternal truth about the futility of trying to seek Him in the out-side world:
- Constitution Is Supreme: Judicial Review Is A Basic Feature (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 08, 2006)
We welcome the Supreme Court’s decision to set up a nine-judge constitution bench to examine Parliament’s powers to enact laws and put them beyond the pale of judicial review by including them in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
- 13 Killed In Road Mishap (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Thirteen persons, including nine women and a seven-year-old girl, were killed when the tractor-trailer in which they travelling overturned and fell into a gorge along the Anandpur Sahib hydel canal here this afternoon.
- Superstitious Seconds (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Sep 07, 2006)
There is nothing miraculous about Ganesha statues sipping milk, or sea water turning sweet at beaches during the rainy season. But most of us have our little superstitions.
- That Moment In Transvaal (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The date, 9/11, brings to mind the horrendous image of two aircraft crashing into New York’s World Trade Center.
- One Song, Many Questions, A Few Answers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
India’s national song continues to rock the passage of the ship of state, the current controversy being over the national status of Vande Mataram: is it partisan, and therefore divisive? Should so controversial a song be a major symbol of . . .
- Enos Ekka And The Swing Vote (Indian Express, Varghese K George, Sep 07, 2006)
15 months after his prime-time plea for a conscience vote, Enos Ekka returns to the limelight, deciding the fate of the Jharkhand government
- Talks On Un Convention Against Terrorism At Advanced Stage (Tribune, Rajeev Sharma, Sep 07, 2006)
Negotiations for the United Nation’s Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) are at a fairly advanced stage and the matter is going to come under deep focus when the 61st session of the UN General Assembly meets in New York in . . .
- Cm Visits Flood Affected Areas, Assesses Damage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Directing the administration to show promptness in collection and compilation of flood damage details so that necessary succour is provided to the affected, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that on the basis of these details adequate Central . . .
- India Fourth Top Travel Destination (Hindustan Times, Prerna K Mishra, Sep 07, 2006)
India remains a popular destination with foreigners. The country has been ranked the fourth top travel destination in a group of 100, according to travel and tourism magazine Conde Nast Traveller UK. The top three destinations: Italy, New Zealand . . .
- Vande Mataram & Muslim Voice (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The Organiser has resurrected former Union Minister Arif Mohammed Khan in its latest issue.
- Vande Mataram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
"Vande Mataram, sujalam, suphalam, malayajasshitatalam, sasyashyamalaam, mataram, shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim, phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim, suhasininm sumadhura . . .
- Healthcare: The Price Of Well-Being (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
The current political economy of healthcare makes India one of the most privatised health sectors in the world. Out-of-pocket expenditure of the citizens is the main mechanism of financing healthcare.
- Bush To Meet Auto's Big 3 On Fuel Saving (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
President George W Bush will hold a twice-postponed summit with executives of the Big Three US automakers after the November election on fuel saving technology and other issues, the White House said on Tuesday.
- Us Jewry Backs N-Deal With India (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Sep 07, 2006)
The American Jewish Committee has sent a letter to members of the US Senate in strong support of the Indo-US nuclear cooperation agreement, urging the lawmakers to vote for it.
- India's Downtrodden Disabled Find Power In The Law (Reuters, Daniel Sorid , Sep 07, 2006)
When disabled Hindu worshippers in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu were blocked from entering temples with their wheelchairs and crutches, Meenakshi Balasubramanian knew she had the law on her side.
- Stark Contrast: A Tale Of Two Economies (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Sep 07, 2006)
India and China are growing twice as fast as the rest of the world, but that’s where the similarity ends
- Al-Qaeda Wants Caliphate In Iraq: Bush (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Sep 07, 2006)
In a dramatic speech to the Military Officers Association of America that linked the war in Iraq with the wider war on terror, Mr Bush quoted extensively from Osama Bin Laden’s declarations, comparing him to both Lenin and Hitler.
- Urban Lament (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Sep 07, 2006)
Nowadays I dread meeting people my own age in Chennai. Not because we exchange a litany of woes about our aches and pains of osteoporosis or our sacrifice of pickles and papadams.
- Bill Clinton Selected For Unca Award (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Former American President Bill Clinton has been selected by members of the United Nations Correspondents' Association (UNCA) to receive its annual World Citizenship Award for 2006 in recognition of his outstanding efforts to rebuilt communities in a . . .
- Part Of A Nation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 07, 2006)
Pigeonholes are very good for letters but awful for human beings. But pigeonholing is a common practice, even among those who should know better. Stereotypes are formed by a swift, and often unwarranted, jump from the particular to the general.
- Too Much Irony (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
Sad as it is, Nawab Akbar Bugti's passing away has raised a plethora of questions about the political scene in Pakistan and the role of foreign elements in governing our state.
- A Gentleman Politician (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
Nawab Akbar Shahbaz Khan Bugti was the kind of person one would normally find in folklore. He generated excitement and controversy whenever his name was mentioned. Better known as the Tiger of Balochistan, and in spite of having fierce looks, . . .
- Dangerous Times (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
The reports from Balochistan are discomforting. It appears that the military, undeterred by the wave of public anger that has swept the province since the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, remains determined to crush the insurgency continuing in some . . .
- Temple Razed, Complaints Filed Against Mining Firms (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The blasting of the Sugulammadevi Temple on top of a hill with rich deposits of iron ore near Honnali tanda in Bellary taluk on Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border has given rise to a new controversy.
- Democracy In Myanmar (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Sep 07, 2006)
India must redefine its 'Look East' policy if it is serious about tackling insurgency in the North-East, says Hiranmay Karlekar.
- Internal Security, Ncert Twist To Books Top Saffron Agenda (Pioneer, Rajeev Ranjan Roy, Sep 07, 2006)
The deteriorating internal security scenario and subversion of historical facts in the textbooks of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) would prominently figure in the inaugural session of the BJP's national executive . . .
- Nation's Pride Or National Disgrace? (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 07, 2006)
Outrageous though it may sound the paternal house of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee at Kathalpara in North 24 Parganas where the writer created Vande Mataram was in a state of neglect till 1999.
- Increasing Involvement Of Canadian Nationals In Ephedrine Trade . . . (Hindu, Devesh K. Pandey , Sep 07, 2006)
Investigations into recent seizures of ephedrine, a precursor to party drugs, in the Capital point to increasing involvement of Canadian nationals of Indian origin in the trade. One of the two persons arrested in connection with the latest . . .
- Host Of Programmes On Guru Jayanthi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Sree Narayana Gurudeva Jayanthi will be celebrated with different programmes in the city, on Thursday. Various organisations and associations are conducting the celebrations collectively.
- 9 Days A Long Time In Politics (Pioneer, Nityanand Shukla, Sep 07, 2006)
Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi has asked Chief Minister Arjun Munda to prove his majority on the floor of the House on or before September 15. Welcoming this, Munda has thanked the Governor for giving him time to prove his majority.
- Song & The Singer (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
After the ministry formation in 1937, the tension between Hindus and Muslims peaked in united Bengal. Fazlul Haq was the chief minister of Bengal and the Congress did not join his coalition government in spite of Haq’s keen desire.
- Six Decades After, India Acknowledges Daredevil World War Ii Spy (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Though the British and French have recognised and recorded her brave exploits for long, it took her native country India more than six decades to acknowledge the daredevil exploits of allied spy Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan during the Second World War.
- Dereserve These Myths (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
A special series in The Indian Express is highlighting the sense of siege Muslims in our cities find themselves to be under.
- Restoring Kabul’S Lost Beauty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
Allowing communities and buildings to flourish is the only hope for Kabul to re-discover its identity.
- Baluchis Will Rise Again (Deccan Herald, G S Bhargava, Sep 07, 2006)
The tribals have undoubtedly suffered a setback in the armed struggle. But the psychological aspect of the Balochi struggle continues as the president of the Baluchistan National Party, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has poignantly pointed out, “after . . .
- South Korean Movie Monster Gobbles Up Box Office (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Sep 07, 2006)
A new movie monster has emerged from the waters of South Korea to cause chaos in the streets of Seoul, set a new box office record and raise concern about pollution at U.S. military bases in the country.
- Wildlife Sightings On The Decline In Bandipur National Park (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Sep 07, 2006)
Increase in tourist inflow forcing animals to retreat to the interior jungles'
- That Extra Mile (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Airlines are luring travellers with complimentary cab facilities, discounts on hotel bookings and more
- U.S.-Led Havoc The World Over (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Sep 07, 2006)
The British Prime Minister sealed his fate by signing up in full to a policy now recognised by most Americans as a disaster.
- Is It Okay To Surf? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2006)
The search is on for eco-friendly boards while surfers themselves need to look at their travel arrangements.
- Plane Prejudice (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 07, 2006)
Italian airline Alitalia’s refusal to allow an Indian passenger with a valid business class ticket to board the Milan flight at New Delhi’s IGI airport is an outrageous offence.
- India Can Solve Kashmir Problem: J&k Governor (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir Governor SK Sinha has said India was capable of finding a solution to the Kashmir problem and the country's point of view on the issue is being widely understood by the global community.
- Coalition Woes In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Sep 07, 2006)
The Congress and the PDP are trapped in a miserable but mutually profitable marriage.
- Taai Keen On Packaging Tourism Products In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Plans to give big thrust to domestic tourism industry
- Prospects For Kannur Airport Brighten (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Centre is willing to make an exception for Kerala in the stipulation that all new airports of the country should have a second runway. An assurance to this effect was given to Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by Union Minister of State . . .
- Fantasy, Then And Now (Telegraph, MUKUL KESAVAN, Sep 07, 2006)
A reasonably large part of my reading consists of books my son and daughter read. Though their medium of instruction till Class V was Hindi, you wouldn’t think so from the fiction on their shelves, which is wholly written in English.
- Hoax Caller Who Held Up Kalam Arrested (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Chennai police have arrested a salesman who made a hoax call triggering a bomb scare that held up President Abdul Kalam’s plane for nearly three hours on Monday night.
- Too Late For Havana (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Sep 06, 2006)
The announcement last week that Shiv Shankar Menon would become the next foreign secretary on October 1 was the right decision at the wrong time.
- Harsh Choice (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2006)
Looked at perversely, Ms Sonali Das, who killed her newborn daughter with her mother’s help in a small town of West Bengal, was exercising a choice.
- No End To Terrorism (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Sep 06, 2006)
At first it may seem surprising that extremists inspired by Pakistan had a hand in the London bombings of 7/7 last year and the recent attempts to blow up aeroplanes leaving British airports for the United States.
- S S Menon, Who Served In Israel, China And Pak, Is New Foreign Secy (Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Sep 06, 2006)
In appointing India’s current envoy to Pakistan, Shiv Shankar Menon, as the next Foreign Secretary, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has engineered a rare moment in the South Block.
- Global Air Fares To Dip With New Players Joining Indian Skies (Times of India, Byas Anand, Sep 06, 2006)
The overseas traveller’s honeymoon with lower air fares seems set for another boost this winter.
- State Teachers Demand More (Deccan Herald, Shruba Mukherjee , Sep 06, 2006)
Complaining of government apathy towards them, the national award-winning teachers from Karnataka have urged the State Government to give them a better deal in terms of increments, promotions and medical benefits.
- Basadis Beckoning (Deccan Herald, Shashidhar, Sep 06, 2006)
A naive passerby with a little sense of beauty will never go without marvelling at this architectural grandeur situated on the main street of Moodabidri. And if you have a little penchant for aesthetics, then this Tribhuvana Tilaka Chudamani . . .
- Lucky Number (Deccan Herald, G K GUPTA, Sep 06, 2006)
Well before the introduction of the present-day wide-bodied Boeing 737s on Delhi-Chandigarh sector, the plane was the little 48-seater Avro, now phased out.
- Looking Back At Peyton Place (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, Sep 06, 2006)
“It instructs the readers to discover their authentic selves.” George Orwell
- Magnificence Restored (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Sep 06, 2006)
How Chennai's Senate House, a beautiful landmark building in the Indo-Saracenic style, was restored to its original glory.
- Changing Patterns (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 06, 2006)
Racial profiling, terror threats, nervous and culturally ignorant foreign airline crew/air marshals could lead to some significant changes in airline choices.
- Parliament Cannot Sack Members: Jethmalani (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 06, 2006)
Argues disqualification must be created by law
Bench hearing petitions challenging the validity of the expulsion of 11MPs
`Right of a member who had been elected is to remain for the duration of the House' .
- A Souvenir, Not An Emblem (Hindu, Malini Parthasarathy, Sep 06, 2006)
Vande Mataram, the `national song,' played a stirring, historic role in mobilising people in the freedom struggle.
- War Ends But Not Lebanon's Misery (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 06, 2006)
Unexploded ordnance and bombed out power stations make life miserable.
- Cyber Police To Probe Bomb Threat Call (Hindu, T.S. Shankar, Sep 06, 2006)
The Cyber wing of the police began probing the Monday night's bomb threat that delayed the departure of President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam's special aircraft by over two hours.
- Waziristan Taliban Sign Peace Deal With Government (Daily Times, Iqbal Khattak, Sep 06, 2006)
Militants agree not to launch cross-border raids, shelter foreigners
Govt to remove checkpoints, free prisoners and return weapons.
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