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Articles 621 through 720 of 4401:
- Farm Sector Growth Is A Mission Possible (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 06, 2006)
"We have to learn to convert information into knowledge and that knowledge into equity" -Mangla rai
- Social Activist And Environmentalist (Tribune, Harihar Swarup , Aug 06, 2006)
Pepsi and Coca Cola executives call her gusty, one who makes much noise. Her critics say she is moody, temperamental and a “bad boss” to work with.
- Typhoon Kills 31 In China (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
At least 31 people were confirmed dead and 14 missing in south China in floods triggered by typhoon Prapiroon.
- Building Sustainable Energy Security (The Economic Times, Vandana Shiva, Aug 06, 2006)
The recent hike in oil prices had led to protests by the Left, the BJP and even the Congress. One of the reasons why an increase in the price of petroleum products leads to nation-wide protests is that any hike in oil prices translates into higher . . .
- 'N Korea Moves Second Missile From Launch Site' (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
North Korea may have removed a long-range missile from a launch site, lowering the possibility of the communist regime immediately carrying out further tests, a South Korean official said on Friday.
- Sending Peacekeeping Troops To Lebanon? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Aug 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, on his return from a session of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Malaysia, has said that Pakistan would consider sending peacekeeping troops to Lebanon only after approval by the United Nations, the . . .
- Godavari Level Rising; Many Villages In 6 Districts Flooded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Torrential rain in north Telangana; traffic dislocated on Highway
- Kumaraswamy Surveys Flood-Hit Areas On Banks Of Krishna, Bhima (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 06, 2006)
Compensation paid to flood victim's family
- Krishna Water Release From August 15 (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, Aug 06, 2006)
We will refer Palar project design to Tamil Nadu, says Rajasekhara Reddy
High-level team led by Stalin holds talks with Chief Minister
Lining work on Telugu Ganga canal to be stopped to facilitate water release
- Rain Troubles Pak Quake Survivors (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 05, 2006)
Heavy monsoon rain lashed northern Pakistan today, triggering landslides that blocked two key roads in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, adding to the misery of thousands of displaced survivors of last year’s massive earthquake, officials said.
- Panel For Lifting 15 Tmcft Water From Tunga To Bhadra Dam (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Aug 05, 2006)
Six-member K.C. Reddy Committee submits 133-page report to the Government
2,54,023 acres of land to be irrigated in Chikmagalur and Chitradurga districts
The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 4,150 crore
- Building Sustainable Energy Security (The Economic Times, Vandana Shiva, Aug 05, 2006)
The recent hike in oil prices had led to protests by the Left, the BJP and even the Congress. One of the reasons why an increase in the price of petroleum products leads to nation-wide protests is that any hike in oil prices translates into higher . . .
- Rains Wreak Havoc, 41 Die (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 05, 2006)
Forty-one people were died in rain related incidents in different parts of the country on Friday. At least 27 persons including five children and women died in different rain related incidents as flood water submerged low laying areas of the city on . . .
- Care For Them (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 05, 2006)
How does one describe the fact that 34.5 per cent of children below three years of age are underweight in Jammu and Kashmir? By no yardstick can it be called a happy position.
- Bridge Washed Away (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Adverse weather conditions in the monsoon season continues to wreak havoc in the far-flung areas of Kinnaur and Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh creating panic among the tribal people.
- 'India First Country To Constitute Ndma' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
India was the first country to constitute a National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) soon after the Tsunami struck the coastal areas of the country in December 2004, a top official of the NDMA said here.
- No Flood Warning, Says Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Gujarat "completely failed" in providing relief to flood-affected
- Landslides, Flash Floods Leave 19 Dead (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
At least 19 people were killed and 10 others wounded in landslides and flash floods caused by torrential rains in various areas of Mansehra and Batgram districts on Thursday.
- What Ails Pakistan? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
Another Pakistan Independence Day already! My goodness, how the years have gone by! Ah, yes, the summer of 1947, when Pakistan appeared on the world map.
- Passing The Buck (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
The first three inches of monsoon rains in Karachi have laid bare some telling realities for its civic and land-owning agencies to ponder upon.
- 33 Killed In China Floods, Landslides (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2006)
Flooding and landslides triggered by torrential rains killed 33 people in northern and northwestern China, a Government news agency reported on Thursday.
- Uniform Not The Real Issue (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 04, 2006)
The Pakistan Air Force's unilateral decision to take over almost 23,000 acres of the country's largest national park comes as no real surprise.
- Sixth Pay Commission — A Financial Noose Round Government's Neck? (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Aug 04, 2006)
It is a puzzle why the Central Cabinet chose to rush in with the announcement of the Sixth Pay Commission when the Central and the State finances are deeply dented, implementing the previous panel's recommendations.
- Peace Dam Bursts In Sri Lanka (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 04, 2006)
With the `water war' spilling over, the period of political engagement is over and yet another phase of military confrontation has begun in Sri Lanka. In Colombo, RASHEEDA BHAGAT traces the genesis of the latest conflict and gauges the mood in the . . .
- Gulbarga Ryot Washed Away (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 03, 2006)
A farmer has been washed away in swirling waters in Surpur in Gulbarga district even as the flood situation continued to be grim on the third day on Wednesday with the water level in the Krishna river rising by two feet in the last 24 hours.
- President To Dedicate Upper Krishna Project To The Nation . . . (Hindu, Suresh Bhat , Aug 03, 2006)
Alamatti Dam is a multi-purpose component of the project conceived 42 years ago
- Marooned For 90 Hrs, 135 Gujarat Kids Rescued In Marathon Mission (Pioneer, R.K. Misra, Aug 03, 2006)
Marooned for almost 90 hours in their residential school, 135 children of a lesser god and their 18 guardian angels were rescued from their watery perch after an operation that stretched human endeavour to its limits and tested the tensile strength . . .
- Change Is Vital For Excellence (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 03, 2006)
In his ‘Book of the River’, Bahá'u'lláh likens the tribulations of humanity to the flow of a mighty river. “When torrential and swollen it rolleth on and surgeth forward.
- Kashmiri Women Lift The Veil In Silent Awakening (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 02, 2006)
Twenty-five-year-old Saima Farhad is a Kashmiri woman who has shunned the veil and set out to discuss dating in a region where cinemas showing Bollywood romances are hard to find and beauty parlours scorned upon.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 02, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict. Established in 1990 on . . .
- Venice Of The East? (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 02, 2006)
Some politicians and 'leaders' in the past -- obviously quite mistakenly -- have tried to compare Karachi with Venice.
- Grim Situation (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 02, 2006)
Karnataka must evacuate people from low-lying areas.
- Horn Of Africa: A Perfect Storm (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Aug 02, 2006)
Americans have created another first-rate crisis for themselves and Africa by backing the warlords in Somalia, says Gwynne Dyer
- Heavy Rains Paralyse Karachi, 8 Killed (Pakistan Observer, Amanullah Khan, Aug 01, 2006)
Karachi received heavy rains during last 24 hours disrupting the entire civic life, besides killing 8 people in rain related accidents.
- Narmada Rehabilitation: Osg Report And After (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Aug 01, 2006)
The Oversight Group's Report gives the impression that the status of rehabilitation work in the Narmada Valley is reasonably satisfactory. The facts are otherwise. The report needs to be summarily rejected.
- Bend In The Cauvery (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 01, 2006)
The Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal has muddied the waters of the Cauvery, one of the seven sacred rivers of India which is known as the ‘Dakshina Ganga’, by adopting dilatory tactics to put off giving its final verdict.
- My Driver's Son (Times of India, Anand Kurian, Aug 01, 2006)
My driver's eldest son is eight years old. That sentence doesn't tell the full story. It is true that he is eight years old and that he is the eldest of the three children in the house but he is not quite my driver's son.
- India Inc Marches On (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 01, 2006)
The corporate earnings’ growth momentum has been sustained for the April-June 2006 quarter, with sales growth across sectors averaging 32% and bottomline growth higher at 60% on an average.
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 01, 2006)
It took a fund-house manager to dig up history to remind the audience at a recent seminar that emerging markets, flight of capital and currency swaps have been around for far longer than any one would care to remember.
- Kashmiri Women Lift The Veil In Silent Awakening (Reuters, Palash Kumar, Aug 01, 2006)
Twenty-five-year-old Saima Farhad is a Kashmiri woman who has shunned the veil and set out to discuss dating in a region where cinemas showing Bollywood romances are hard to find and beauty parlours scorned upon.
- India, Pakistan Renew Commitment To Peace Process (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Aug 01, 2006)
India and Pakistan on Monday pledged to push a peace process that had come under severe strain after New Delhi blamed Pakistan-based Islamist militants for the Mumbai bombings.
- Trapped In A Web (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 01, 2006)
For at least two weeks, I've been feeling a compulsion to write in this column about the crisis in the Middle East.
- Rain Mayhem (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 01, 2006)
Dozens killed and the country's largest two cities paralysed -- and more mayhem to follow.
- Kisan Sabha Seeks Setting Up Of Upper Kuttanad Development . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 01, 2006)
Demands urgent steps to save agriculture
- Rain Havoc In Maha, Gujarat: Army Joins Rescue Operations (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Rain fury has caused havoc in western Maharashtra and Gujarat where acres of farmland turned into rivulets and thousands had to be evacuated to safer places. While four deaths were reported from Gujarat, two people died in western Maharashtra on Sunday.
- Floods In South, Central Gujarat (Hindu, MANAS DASGUPTA, Jul 31, 2006)
Situation eases in western Maharashtra; discharge from dams reduced
- 25,500 Evacuated In Gujarat (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Rains in Gujarat played havoc claiming over a dozen lives in the last 36 hours and forcing many people to evacuate.
- Rain Wreaks Havoc In Maharashtra, Gujarat (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Over 70,000 persons were evacuated by the Army from Sangli, Satara and Solapur districts in Western Maharashtra with the Krishna River flowing above the danger level and heavy rains lashing the region since the last few days.
- Wall Of Ash-Dumping Ground Of Fertilizer Plant Washed Away (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Jul 31, 2006)
Ash dumping ground of NFL Naya Nangal spread on several acres between Vibhor Sahib Gurdwara and NFL guest-house, near Nangal lake poses a major threat to environment as a major portion of wall erected to prevent flow of ash into the lake was washed . . .
- Congress Will Lose Badly In Assembly Poll, Claims Badal (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Jul 31, 2006)
Ash dumping ground of NFL Naya Nangal spread on several acres between Vibhor Sahib Gurdwara and NFL guest-house, near Nangal lake poses a major threat to environment as a major portion of wall erected to prevent flow of ash into the lake was washed . . .
- Licence Of Plant May Be Cancelled (Deccan Herald, Shankar Bennur, Jul 31, 2006)
The Cauvery Niravari Nigam (CNN), under whose jurisdiction the reservoirs in Cauvery river basin come, is considering cancellation of the licence of Atria Brindavan Power Limited (ABPL) in the wake of the collapse of the safety wall of its plant . . .
- Rain Subsides, Army Deployed In Southern M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
At least a dozen persons have perished in the spate of floods that have submerged large portions of Sangli district in the Krishna valley basin...
- Another Donors’ Conference (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 31, 2006)
AS rehabilitation efforts continue in last October’s earthquake-hit areas of Azad Kashmir and the Frontier, Pakistan has called for a second international donors’ conference to be held in October to further the process.
- Monsoon Rains Kill 12 In India’S Gujarat State (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 31, 2006)
Heavy monsoon rains in India’s western state of Gujarat have killed at least 12 people and forced thousands to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground, officials said on Sunday.
- Thousands Of Civilians Are In Danger Of Being Trapped (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 29, 2006)
As Israel steps up air raids, people rushing towards Christian dominated villages
- No Time To Lose (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2006)
The recent tsunami that hit Indonesia and claimed over 600 lives has exposed the serious gaps in preparedness in the region. Most of the victims had little warning before the waves overwhelmed them.
- A Matter Of Some Relief (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 29, 2006)
The decision of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal to close the hearing and reserve its final order in the inter-State dispute over sharing of the Cauvery waters has brought some cheer to the southern States and their farmers.
- In A World Of Wealth, Poverty Is A Necessity (Hindu, Jeremy Seabrook, Jul 29, 2006)
Forget Doha — the existing development model robs the poor of a meaningful role in the relief of their own penury.
- Hizbollah Fires Longer Range Rockets At Israel (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 29, 2006)
Militant group providing relief to thousands of refugees
- What Ails Peace In The Middle-East (Daily Excelsior, Predhuman K. Joseph Dhar, Jul 29, 2006)
Middle East is again on fire The Arabs and the Israelites are holding on to their respective stands and are, therefore, in no mood to come to a negotiated settlement to the vexed problem. World peace is at stake. There is no doubt about that.
- When Onions Brought Some Governments Down (The Financial Express, S Narendra, Jul 28, 2006)
Its shortage in 1998 brought grief to many BJP-led state governments, who lost elections
- Poverty In A World Of Wealth (Deccan Herald, Jeremy Seabrook, Jul 28, 2006)
The existing model robs poor countries of a role in the relief of their own penury.
- Breach In Nanganjiar Dam Affects Farm Operations (Hindu, K. Raju, Jul 28, 2006)
Farmers want repair works initiated before the next rains With no water in the dam, farmers depend on seasonal rain to protect their crops .
- Of Growth And Deprivation (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Jul 28, 2006)
The World Bank's Development Policy Review 2006, in its report in India, stresses "the importance of ensuring that public money is well spent through institutional reform of the public sector that creates effective systems of . . .
- Oil Spill Adds Ecological Crisis To Lebanon’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 28, 2006)
Along Lebanon’s sandy beaches and rocky headlands runs a belt of black sludge, 10,000 to 30,000 tonnes of oil that spilled into the Mediterranean after Israel bombed a power plant.
- An Honours List For The Media? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jul 27, 2006)
The government of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has prepared a list of about 30 columnists, writers and reporters in the English and Urdu print media and directed its spin-doctors to discreetly “soften” them up.
- Why Farming Has Become Unviable (Business Line, Harish Damodaran , Jul 27, 2006)
Falling profitability of farming operations, the drying up of non-farming opportunities and the growing fragmentation of landholdings all make agriculture a losing proposition. Three-fourths of Indian farmers take home less than Rs 3,000 a month . . .
- Tariq Sees Foreign Hand In Balochistan Unres (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Tariq Azeem on Wednesday said that there were strong indications of involvement of foreign hand in creating law and order situation in Balochistan.
- Rain Emergencies (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 27, 2006)
The monsoon has arrived a bit early this year, hitting the northern parts of the country with much fury. Regrettably, its early arrival has also shown --
- Monsoon Deaths (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 27, 2006)
With the death of seven persons, including children, in parts of Lahore by Wednesday, the countrywide rain-related death toll has risen to above 30 since last Sunday.
- Six Chinese Military Personnel Dead, 38 Missing In Torrent (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
At least six Chinese military personnel were killed and 38 others missing when mountain torrents, triggered by typhoon Kaemi washed away military barracks in east China's Jiangxi Province, the PLA said today.
- Great Wall Of Thought Control (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 27, 2006)
A new media law in China aims at scanning every news report before it goes to print.
- Mumbai's Storm Water Drains To Be Upgraded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 27, 2006)
Rs. 475 crores will be released soon for the first phase
Funds for the metro railway have also been approved in principle
In the last one year, there were a lot of improvements in the city and the Mithi river was cleaned up
- New Highs In Heat (Deccan Herald, Alok Jha, Jul 27, 2006)
When the human body gets to 42C, it starts to cook. The heat causes the proteins in each cell to irreversibly change, like an egg white as it boils.....
- Varanasi: Cosmopolitan And A Role Model (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 27, 2006)
The most spectacular yield of the recent affirmation of communal harmony in Varanasi is undoubtedly the Muslim effort at introspection — possible only because of Hindu support.
- `Freak Waves' More Common Than Thought (Hindu, Ian Sample , Jul 27, 2006)
Once dismissed as a myth, they have been recorded by ships and from oil and gas platforms.
- Failed Agenda (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 27, 2006)
The failure to reach an agreement in the latest round of World Trade Organisation (WTO) talks on the subsidy issue is a major setback to the mutually-agreed process for lowering trade barriers among global economies.
- 2.5 Million Afghans Facing Food Shortage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Situation brought about by drought; Kabul appeals for $76-million aid
- ‘Afghanistan Drought May Boost Drug Trade’ (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Afghan government and the United Nations on Tuesday appealed for over $76 million in aid to combat impending drought, warning that farmers could start growing opium poppies to avoid hunger.
- Nature’S Wrath? More Man’S Folly (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jul 26, 2006)
July is Mumbai’s nemesis. Exactly one year ago on this day, Nature unleashed 944 mm of rain on the unsuspecting metropolis, claiming 400 people. This year, Mumbai has already lost over 180 innocent citizens to a dark void of insane violence.
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