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Articles 721 through 820 of 4401:
- Can Mumbai Take Any More? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jul 26, 2006)
Bombs and floods in the course of just one year are not something we can just shrug off.
- Even Tigers Can Cry (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 26, 2006)
A punch in the air, a cry of `yes', and a flood of tears in the arms of his caddie.
- Tourists Stranded (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Sangla valley was again cut-off by road when a cloudburst early this morning caused a flash flood in the Tong Tong Chee nullah, damaging the foundation of the Bailey bridge connecting this valley.
- Human Toll (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 25, 2006)
Israel has to stop the bombing, it solves no purpose
- Information Highway (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 25, 2006)
The truth, we are told with a quivering lip, will set us free. So one can surmise that selected truth will set us somewhat free.
- In China, Storm Toll Rises Amid Cover-Up (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The death toll from a tropical storm that pummelled southern China rose to 523 on Saturday as the central government dispatched a team of investigators to assess the full scope of the disaster and to determine whether local authorities had . . .
- Ard Tactics That Won’T Work (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
The Alliance for Restoration of Democracy (ARD) — a conglomerate of opposition parties including the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) of Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) of exiled premier Nawaz . . .
- Marking Education’S Decline (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Jul 24, 2006)
My son is not showing any visible signs of Board exam stress. He does not panic or complain. Is something wrong with him? No, this is not an SMS joke.
- When Hard News Is A Casualty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 24, 2006)
Every journalist must have a nose for news, said my editor to me one day long years ago. I gently answered, sir, you must agree that each nose is different.
- The Poor Deserve A Slice (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Jul 24, 2006)
One per cent of income from development projects can be distributed to those losing land and habitat as royalty.
- If A Disaster Is To Be Averted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
AIR pollution in Karachi is fast approaching calamitous levels.
- Miracle Over, Boy Cries ‘Amma’ (Telegraph, GAJINDER SINGH, Jul 24, 2006)
“Amma”, six-year-old Prince cried as his tired and bewildered eyes spotted his mother.
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 23, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- Projects In Godavari Basin Get Poor Inflows (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Water not released for kharif in 10 lakh acres
Inflows into Krishna basin better though less than last year
Inflows into Pennar basin also sluggish
- Manmohan For Campaign On Recharging Groundwater Level (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 23, 2006)
Management of groundwater resources key to country's water security, he says
Revive community-based water management concepts
Groundwater level fell by over four metres in 306 districts in the last 20 years
- And The Rains Came... (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 22, 2006)
Kolkata has had a foretaste of what to anticipate over the next two months of the monsoon.
- 5.01 Per Cent Increase In Foodgrains Output Likely (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 22, 2006)
Rice and oilseeds perform better, wheat output low
Output in 2005-06 fell short of target
Rice output estimated to be higher
- Marking Education’S Decline (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Jul 22, 2006)
My son is not showing any visible signs of Board exam stress. He does not panic or complain. Is something wrong with him? No, this is not an SMS joke. It is a genuine question posed to the CBSE counselling helpline, weeks before the Board exam this . . .
- Where Hard-Line Shiites, Sunnis Meet (Tribune, KIM MURPHY, Jul 22, 2006)
One of the hottest-selling items in Mustafa Hahel’s shop here off Baghdad Street is a poster showing the leaders of Iran, Syria and Hezbollah side by side, smiling pleasantly and surrounded by roses and daffodils. Portraits of the founder of Hamas . . .
- Britain Grapples With Scorching Mercury Levels (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Train tracks are getting bent, the tar on roads is melting, people are moving about in public places scantily clad to tackle the scorching heat - this, in short, is the story of the current heat wave in Britain where the mercury touched highest . . .
- Any Hopes For A People-Friendly Eleventh Plan? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 22, 2006)
The approach paper of the Planning Commission seems to have missed the opportunity to do so
- That Sinking Feeling... Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Kolkata just can’t help being itself, shine or rain. And it took just a night’s rainfall to expose, yet again, the city’s official-level civic incompetence.
- Brace For A Fresh Torrent (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
A six-hour pounding from above sank much of Calcutta this morning — some places were under water till afternoon, even evening — as the civic authorities failed the first real test of monsoon this season.
- 57 Dead, Thousands Flee Beirut (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 20, 2006)
Israeli air strikes on Lebanon killed 57 civilians and a Hizbollah fighter today, the deadliest toll of the eight-day-old war, as thousands of villagers fled North and more foreigners were evacuated.
- Water Projects: Gom To Review Norms (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jul 20, 2006)
Water Resources Ministry wants to abandon norms that are not working
- Indian Web Users Decry The "Gag" On Blogs (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Jul 19, 2006)
Internet Service Providers cite Government directives
- Resilience In Times Of Rudeness (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 19, 2006)
Words have specific meanings. Words like spirit, resilience. But coming from the mouths of those whose entire careers are based on the buying and selling of human votes and emotions, they almost sound like abuse.
- It’S Time For A Green Conscience And Green Morals (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Jul 19, 2006)
Consumers everywhere have a new challenge: there is no uniformly accepted standard for what constitutes a valid reduction in global warming pollution.
- Dhaka Is Looking Up (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 19, 2006)
Whenever I have visited Bangladesh in the past, I have wondered whether the country would ever make it. The words like “a failed state’ has haunted me and I have often expressed apprehension over the future of 150
- One More Downpour, One More Nightmare (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Life in the Capital came to a standstill on Tuesday morning as the rainy season's third heavy downpour left many roads flooded for hours, exposing all over again the civic agencies' tall claims of "preparedness" for the monsoon season.
- Tribunal Row Delays Final Cauvery Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 19, 2006)
Tenure ends on August 6, extension sought
- Growth Through Gaia: Friendly Approaches (Hindu, N. R. Krishnan , Jul 18, 2006)
It is the passionate plea of one of the foremost conservationists of our time to save the Earth from the irreversible adverse effects of global warming
- Floods Ravage South China, Kill 170 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Torrential rains have killed at least 170 persons across south China since the weekend, flooding cities, sweeping away houses and cutting off utilities as well as rail and road links, state media reported on Monday.
- Global Warming (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 18, 2006)
Over the couple of past many years there has been a regular rise in temperature and in the fairness of terms this is creating problems for the biolife over the only bio sustaining planet and is perhaps the biggest threat for the years to come by.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 18, 2006)
One of the abiding memories of my reporting years belongs to the era of another, bloodier, war on terror. Rajiv Gandhi had just come to power following his mother’s assassination, massacres of Sikhs and Operation Bluestar.
- A Route To Trade? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 18, 2006)
Re-opening the Nathu la Pass is high on political symbolism rather than promotion of business interests
- Taliban Likely To Exploit Hunger In Afghanistan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
Millions of Afghans are facing hunger after drought destroyed much of the wheat crop, and a resurgent Taliban are likely to take advantage of the misery to bolster their insurgency, Afghan and foreign officials said.
- Time Again For Madhya Pradesh To Play Role In Nation-Building: Kalam (Hindu, Lalit Shastri, Jul 18, 2006)
He suggests 11 missions based on the State's core competencies
- Kalam Draws Prosperity Roadmap For Madhya Pradesh (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President APJ Abdul Kalam on Monday suggested an integrated roadmap for ushering in prosperity and development in Madhya Pradesh by setting up 11 missions aimed at creating jobs, increasing agricultural production, achieving total literacy, raising . . .
- Kalam Meets Mp Students (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 18, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam’s inspiring words to meritorious yet poor children resembled the battle cries of a noble general urging young warriors to valiantly advance along the path of developing the nation and themselves.
- Broken City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 18, 2006)
As I started my run to catch the Andheri-bound local at Churchgate, I knew that I had got my timing horribly wrong.
- Where We Can Trip (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Jul 17, 2006)
Mumbai has been targeted along its febrile nervous system. Quite sensibly, in my opinion, most of us do not care about who did it or why.
- Indians Among 19 Killed In Nepal Rain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Five members of an Indian Army soldier, Hom Bahadur Pun, were among the 19 people who were killed in western Nepal after a mudslide triggered by incessant rain since last week buried their tiny village Friday midnight.
- After 3 Decades Bennithora Dream Comes True (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Mr Kumaraswamy, on his maiden visit to the district after becoming the chief minister, offered “bagina” to the Bennithora reservoir, situated at Herur in Chittapur taluk.
- Broken City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 17, 2006)
As I started my run to catch the Andheri-bound local at Churchgate, I knew . . .
- Fencing Off The G-8 Summit (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 17, 2006)
The event takes place at the Tsarist-era Konstantinovsky Palace just a mile down the road and the whole area has been circled off by a ring of steel.
- Indian Soldier’S Family Among 31 Feared Dead In Mudslide (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 17, 2006)
Five members of an Indian Army soldier, Hom Bahadur Pun, were among the 31 people who were feared killed in western Nepal after a mudslide triggered by incessant rain since last week buried their tiny village on Friday
- Tough Time For Rape Accused Ahead (Times of India, Dhananjay Mahapatra, Jul 17, 2006)
Last week, in two separate judgments, the Supreme Court expressed itself strongly against courts showing leniency towards rape accused and those who file frivolous PILs.
- Effective Flood Relief (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 17, 2006)
Times is of the essence. Rivers in Punjab and the NWFP are swelling at a rapid rate and further increases are likely as the monsoon season gets in full swing.
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 16, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- China: Typhoon Bilis Leaves 48 People Dead (Press Trust of India, Anil K Joseph, Jul 16, 2006)
Rainstorms and flash floods triggered by Typhoon Bilis left 48 people dead and 111 missing in eastern China today.
- 38 Killed In China Typhoon (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 16, 2006)
Rainstorms and floods triggered by Typhoon Bilis have killed at least 38 people, left over 71 missing and affected 2.4 million others in China, officials said today.
- Sudden Warmth At St Petersburg (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 16, 2006)
The G8 discusses energy security this weekend. Here’s how it could affect temperature readings outside your home
- Beauty At The Back Of Beyond (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 16, 2006)
Kakadu combines fecund beauty, mercurial temperament and loads of adventure.
- Scruff Parade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 16, 2006)
Mumbai's disaster non-management ---- Tributes to the 'spirit' of Mumbai and the collective effort of its citizens to help each other and wipe one another's tears in the aftermath of the terrorist mayhem on July 11 miss one important point:
- Power Sector In Punjab Under Constant Review (Tribune, Amarinder Singh, Jul 16, 2006)
With focus on the socio-economic revitalisation of Punjab, our government initiated comprehensive measures to provide a right platform for growth and development.
- Sc Concerned Over Social Strife, Efficacy Of Laws (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 16, 2006)
The timing could not have been better. With increasing social strife and violence threatening to rip apart the society, the Supreme Court has posed a question on the very ability of laws as a tool to better human relations.
- Tsunami Evaluation Coalition For Fairer System Of Disaster Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Relief not given only on the basis of need, but political pressures too: report
TEC applauds public for their record-breaking donations to 2004 Asian tsunami
"Fund international organisations to improve personnel, coordination and quality . . .
- Sudden Warmth At St Petersburg (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Jul 15, 2006)
The G8 discusses energy security this weekend. Here’s how it could affect temperature readings outside your home
- Scheme To Cultivate Rs.1,000-Cr Cattle Fodder Crops In State (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 15, 2006)
Cattle fodder week organised to expose farmers to new technology
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Israel Blockades Lebanon; Wide Strikes By Hezbollah (Deccan Herald, HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
A day after cross-border raids by Hezbollah fighters brought Israeli troops into Lebanon in force for the first time in six years, Israel sent punishing airstrikes deeper into the country, hitting all three runways at the Beirut airport, two . . .
- They Strike When Iron Is Cold (New Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Jul 15, 2006)
Before Mumbai, the Indian state was at its obliging best against terror. After Mumbai, UPA has no choice
- Tsunami Relief Swept Locals Aside (Guardian (UK), Jeevan Vasagar, Jul 15, 2006)
Western aid agencies "brushed aside" the work of local community groups in a rush to spend the record-breaking donations raised after the Indian Ocean tsunami, according to a report published yesterday.
- Israel Ramps Up Pressure In Lebanon (Guardian (UK), HASSAN M FATTAH, Jul 15, 2006)
Israel extended punishing airstrikes deeper inside Lebanon on Friday, as President George W. Bush rebuffed a Lebanese request that he push Israel for a cease-fire.
- China's Art Of The Deal (International Herald Tribune, HEATHER TIMMONS, Jul 15, 2006)
China Mobile Communications' planned purchase of Millicom International Cellular of Luxembourg was such a sure thing that invitations had already been issued for a party in China to . . .
- Scruff Parade (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 15, 2006)
Mumbai's disaster non-management ---- Tributes to the 'spirit' of Mumbai and the collective effort of its citizens to help each other and wipe one another's tears in the aftermath of the terrorist mayhem on July 11 miss one important point:
- Floods May Cause Death And Destruction (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 15, 2006)
Torrential rains in different parts of the country have killed as many as 45 persons as a result of house collapse, flashfloods and landslides.
- Of Undying Friendship (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Jul 15, 2006)
Roads and railways are the sinews of empire.
- India Again Accuses Pakistan Of Terrorism (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 14, 2006)
AS feared, a day after serial blasts killed about 200 people in Mumbai’s local trains, India has raised accusing fingers towards Pakistan and Islamabad has rejected these wild allegations.
- Apathy, No Thought (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2006)
After 32 hours of travel halfway across the world to Sydney last week, I was looking for a nice, relaxing bath before my conference began.
- 70,000-Cr. Package Sought For Ryots (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
YSR hopeful of Volkswagen project; Cabinet expansion after panchayat polls
State officials to get in touch with Central authorities to finalise details
Centre urged to announce suitable package of incentives for FAB units
- State Seeks Administrative Control Over 5 Dams (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Minister promises early resolution of river water disputes through dialogues
- Cholistan Deaths (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jul 14, 2006)
It is shocking to learn that some 25 women and children have died of thirst in Cholistan.
- Mumbai Blasts May Cost Four Psu Non-Life Insurers Rs 15-20 Cr..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Tuesday's Mumbai serial blasts may cost four public sector general insurance companies about Rs 15-20 crore as the Railways has taken personal accident cover from a consortium consisting of Oriental Insurance, New India, United India and National . . .
- India Hopeful Of Joining Global Flux Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Network to be established at a cost of US$50 million spent over five years
U.S. to assist with expertise
20 towers to be set up across the country initially
A central repository for data to be established
All the departments to share data collecte
- "Is Cauvery Tribunal Functioning?" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
Is the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal still functioning, asked the Supreme Court on Thursday.
- Resilience Is Good, But Amnesia Is Fatal (Hindu, Ranjit Hoskote, Jul 14, 2006)
Mumbai has suffered seven major terrorist strikes since 1993, but remains vulnerable and unprepared to defend itself. Its mindset is part of the problem, while administrative and policing slowness contribute too.
- Rs. 70,000-Crore Package Sought For A.P. Farmers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 14, 2006)
YSR hopeful of Volkswagen project coming through
Andhra Pradesh on Thursday sought a Rs. 70,000-crore special package from the Centre to deal with the agrarian crisis in the State with a major portion being reserved for ongoing irrigation projects.
- Arms & The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 14, 2006)
No progress in efforts to curb small arms trade
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