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Articles 921 through 1020 of 4401:
- Rains Play Havoc: Ten Killed In Mumbai, Suburbs Sink Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 05, 2006)
Last year on 26/7, suburban Santa Cruz recorded an unprecedented 944 mm of rain, while downtown Colaba had a mere drizzle of 77 mm. That south Mumbai stayed smugly afloat while the suburbs sank was no great achievement.
- Rain Batters Mumbai (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Jul 05, 2006)
At least seven persons have died in Mumbai following heavy rains since Monday morning, according to information available with the Disaster Management Cell set up by the Maharashtra Government to oversee rescue and relief operations.
- Rains Force Mumbai To Pack Up Early (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation cautions heavy rains over the next 48 hours
The city's arterial railways, with some delays and stoppages, bore the burden of taking Mumbai's residents back to their homes.
- Monsoon Blues: Mumbai Packs Up After Mass Sms (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
On Monday Mumbai applied for casual leave. But there was nothing casual about the application.
- Rains Lash Orissa, Chhattisgarh, U.P. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
One killed in Orissa; railway traffic disrupted; more rain likely
- Nine Dead As Rains Hit Orissa, Kerala, Mumbai (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 04, 2006)
Pelting monsoon rain left at least nine persons dead today as it swamped coastal Orissa, Kerala and Maharashtra and crippled life in suburban Mumbai, where train services were brought to a halt.
- Saved The Blushes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
We won, but it's nothing to crow about ---- This is not to sound the whoop-de-do of a picnic that the Indian team must no doubt be having - it has just ended its drought of a true overseas . . .
- 22 Feared Drown In Kalam Dam Breach (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Jul 04, 2006)
Some two dozen people are feared to have drowned following dam breach in the picturesque valley of Kalam Malakand division on Monday wee hours. Bodies of 12 victims were recovered while 13 people were missing.
- Unequal Allies, Uneasy Questions (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 04, 2006)
The Indo-US nuclear deal has less to do with energy requirements of the country and more to do with its FDI needs, says CP Bhambhri.
- The Pacific And The Indian Monsoon (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Jul 03, 2006)
The warming that has been occurring in the western and central Pacific, even if it does not develop into a full-fledged El Nino, is still cause for worry.
- Congo's Jungle Terrorists Disband (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 03, 2006)
One of Africa's most-feared militias has crumbled and now faces the wrath of the population it terrorised. The mayi-mayi, warrior-mystics who have ravaged the Democratic Republic of Congo for 10 years, are surrendering in droves.
- Cm Announces Rs 10,000 Cr For Vidarbha (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 03, 2006)
While opposition parties boycotted his customary session-eve tea meeting, Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh announced Rs 10,000 crore in funds for improving irrigation in the drought-prone Vidarbha over the next few years.
- Package For Farmers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 03, 2006)
As expected, the Prime Minister announced on Saturday a Rs 3,750-crore package for distressed farmers of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala to address the problems of rural indebtedness, crop failure and water deficiency, which have . . .
- A Tiger’S Tears (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 03, 2006)
If a tiger can shed crocodile tears, a super Tiger has done it. Anton Balasingham, described as the chief negotiator on behalf of the Tamil secessionists in Sri Lanka, is obviously skilled in the art of saying one thing and meaning another.
- Flattening The Himalayas (Indian Express, P Stobdan, Jul 02, 2006)
China’s move to ensure greater connectivity with Tibet and Sikkim raises many questions
- The End Of Distress (Indian Express, ILA PATNAIK, Jul 02, 2006)
Vidarbha’s problems are real and palpable. The solution has to be all-India reform
- Journals Of The Footloose (Hindu, Navtej Sarna, Jul 02, 2006)
Yes, he is the best among them, King of the travellers on my bookshelf.
- Coping With Calamities (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 02, 2006)
Preident Pervez Musharraf’s call for an international early warning system for natural disasters comes nearly nine months after the devastating earthquake that struck Pakistan and Azad Kashmir and killed nearly 100,000 people, besides rendering . . .
- Not Just Sound Bytes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 02, 2006)
There is this very articulate Union minister who, in his earlier avatar as a party spokesman, used to dismiss critical TV correspondent comments as “Sound bytes! Sound bytes!”
- China Opens High-Altitude Tibet Railway Line (Reuters, Lindsay Beck, Jul 01, 2006)
China opened the world's highest railway on Saturday, celebrating the link into Tibet as a symbol of strength and ethnic harmony while critics denounced it as a threat to the Tibetan people's culture and environment.
- Growing Power Of The Underworld (Dawn, Kuldip Nayar, Jul 01, 2006)
Rashtrapati Bhavan is not a court of appeal. But over the years, it has become a forum where concerned citizens have sought the attention of the highest in the land to the problems which the government has failed to notice, much less tackle.
- China Migration, Not Rail Link, Worries Tibetans (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
An American Tibetan activist protested China’s imminent inauguration of a new railway line into Tibet by clambering atop the façade of Beijing’s central railway station and unfurling a banner that read “China’s Tibet Railway: Designed to Destroy”.
- Loan Waiver Not Enough (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jul 01, 2006)
The government appears to have woken up to the problem of acute agrarian distress. In a flurry of activity surrounding the prime minister's visit to Vidarbha, the government has declared its intent to seek remedies for the crisis affecting the . . .
- Pm To Announce Package For Farmers Today (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 01, 2006)
On a visit to commiserate with the families of farmers who had committed suicide, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today promised to announce a package tomorrow aimed at improving their lot and providing better irrigation facilities.
- Give The Farmer A Chance (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 30, 2006)
Banks were nationalised in 1969 to reach funds to the rural poor. Today, the vast rural banking network has proved unfit for the job.
- Cauvery Waters: Karnataka Rejects Assessors' `Report' (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jun 30, 2006)
The advice of the assessors is only "notes" and not a "report", says Government
- As China Ages, A Shortage Of Cheap Labor Looms (New York Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Shanghai is rightfully known as a fast-moving, hypermodern city — full of youth and vigor. But that obscures a less well-known fact: Shanghai has the oldest population in China, and it is getting older in a hurry.
- Awesome Foursome (Deccan Herald, H N ANANDA, Jun 30, 2006)
Dividing attention equally between quadruplet children could be a mammoth task
- Bjp Lambasts Govt On Farmers’ Suicides (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The BJP today alleged that there was "absolute incoherence" at the highest levels of the Congress-led UPA government and its failure to address the issues relating to cotton growers in the Vidarbha region was glaring.
- Taming Cauvery, With Dam Of Stones (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
For nearly 2,000 years, the surging waters of the Cauvery have pounded this wall of rock and stone. But it has not only survived the onslaught. It has anchored an entire civilisation.
- Don’T Repeat Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Jun 29, 2006)
An agreement for mutual withdrawal of troops from the Siachen area could not be reached due to Pakistan’s intransigence in authenticating the positions physically held by Indian troops.
- Emergence Of Soulless Sirens (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Jun 29, 2006)
In a world where infamy is better than obscurity, grabbing media attention through vulgarity is a big temptation, writes Anuradha Dutt.
- Death Toll In China Mine Blast Mounts To 27 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Rescue workers have found five more bodies of miners killed by a gas explosion in a coal mine in northern China, raising the death toll to at least 27, the government said on Thursday.
- Pawar To Accompany Prime Minister To Vidarbha (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 29, 2006)
A new rehabilitation package for distressed farmers in suicide-prone districts being finalised
- Relief Commissionerate, Dmc Set Up In Baloch (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Balochistan Relief Commissioner for Crisis Management Cell and Member Board of Revenue Khuda Bakhsh Baloch has said that the government has established a Balochistan Disaster Management Commission (BDMC) and a Balochistan Relief Commissionerate . . .
- Gandhi Accuses Raje Govt Of Discrimination In Drought Work..... (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Stepping up her attack, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today accused the BJP Government of discrimination in the drought relief work and not paying minimum wages to workers in the Congress-dominated areas.
- Has Sonia Stolen A March On Pm With Rajasthan Trip? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
If PM Manmohan Singh was looking to a forthcoming visit to rural eastern Maharashtra to underline his concern over agrarian distress and don "rural" colours, he may well have been upstaged by Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who has gone on a visit . . .
- Capital Hit Hard By First Pre-Monsoon Showers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Roads flooded, traffic jammed, thousands stranded, flights disrupted, drains clogged
- Bring The Water Profiteers To Heel (News International, Will Hutton, Jun 28, 2006)
Thames Water's corporate responsibility report is a model of its type. Pictures of smiling water users beam out of its lavish pages and we are treated to page after page of worthy commitments to 'stakeholder engagement' or to water-resource management.
- A Chance To Do Justice By Vidarbha's Farmers (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Jun 28, 2006)
While farmers of the region are hoping for the best outcome from the Prime Minister's fact-finding visit to Maharashtra's Vidarbha district, it would be fitting and in the larger interests of the nation if agriculture is to occupy centrestage, at . . .
- Package For Ryots In Four States Soon (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Jun 27, 2006)
For rehabilitation in suicide-hit regions
Manmohan to visit Vidharbha on Thursday
Proposed figure for this year is about Rs. 1,100 crore
- India Agrees To Inspection Of River Ravi Embankments (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Pakistan Indus Commissioner Syed Jamaat Ali Shah said on Monday that India had accepted Islamabad’s demands that newly-built embankments along the River Ravi be open to inspections on-demand.
- India To Provide Flood Forecasting Data (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The two-day meeting of the Indus Waters Commission (IWC) between Pakistan and India concluded with signing record of the meeting here on Monday.
- Increased Funding From Adb Sought: Five Dams, Energy, Infrastructure (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Asian Development Bank on Monday indicated to upscale its financing as Pakistan sought higher funding from it for five major dams, national highways, energy and trade corridor to meet its growing economic requirements and create regional connectivity.
- Steel King (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The biggest buy-out in the history of the steel industry may have given a foretaste of what the new century holds.
- India Will Help Pak On Water Flow (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
The Indian government will transmit advanced information to Pakistan regarding river flows during flood season commencing from July 1, 2006 .
- Srm Institute In Talks With Australian Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Commercial pilot programme on anvil
A four-member team visits SRM campus
Both universities aim at establishing a cross-institutional relationship
- Rajasthan Not Doing Enough For Drought-Hit: Sonia (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 27, 2006)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today accused the Rajasthan Government of “not doing enough” to provide relief to the drought affected in the state, saying it has even failed to utilise the Central funds for the purpose.
- The Yatra (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 27, 2006)
O Lord of the universe
I call upon Thee
To gather all life
In lhine arms.
I call upon Thee to dwell
In this barge of a tower
While chaos and clamour of waters
Rise flood upon flood
I pray in Thy name to Thee
To preserve all in Thy compas
- Parched Pakistan Feuds Over $18 Bln Dam Projects (Reuters, SIMON CAMERON-MOORE, Jun 27, 2006)
High above the Indus river, straight white lines painted on the chaparral-covered hillsides mark the site of an ambitious, $7 billion dam project.
- The Kindness Of Strangers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 26, 2006)
For nearly two decades I have been living in this glorious city and my scrapbook of memories is filled with nameless people who went out of their way to take care of me.
- Srm Institute In Talks With Australian Varsity (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Commercial pilot programme on anvil
A four-member team visits SRM campus
Both universities aim at establishing a cross-institutional relationship
- Sonia To Visit Drought-Hit Areas Of Rajasthan Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday will visit drought-hit areas in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan.
- Centre Not Giving Enough Aid, Says Rajasthan Govt. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 26, 2006)
Launch of drought relief work in the State
- 61 Officers Transferred (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
The State Cabinet today ordered a major reshuffle in the administration with transfers and postings of 61 senior officers.
- Sonia To Visit Famine, Drought Hit Rajasthan Districts (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will make a two-day tour of Rajasthan from Monday to take stock of the famine and drought relief measures of the BJP Government, the PCC chief said today.
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 25, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- Rajapakse Opts For War (Statesman, Sam Rajappa, Jun 25, 2006)
In the prevailing circumstances, India has a special responsibility in preventing this mindless blood-letting in Sri Lanka
- Earthquake Hits Indonesia's Sulawesi Island (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 25, 2006)
A powerful undersea earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 struck off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi on Sunday, but the state meteorology and geophysics agency said there were no reports of casualties or damage.
- Iraqi Govt Declares State Of Emergency (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi government declared a state of emergency and imposed a curfew Friday after insurgents set up roadblocks in central Baghdad and opened fire on U.S. and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Iraqi Govt Declares Emergency (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 24, 2006)
The Iraqi Government on Friday declared a state of emergency and imposed curfew, after insurgents set up roadblocks, on central Baghdad and opened fire on US and Iraqi troops just north of the heavily fortified Green Zone.
- Karachi Budget (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jun 24, 2006)
The record Rs44.21 billion tax-free budget presented by Karachi’s City District Government represents a 0.9 per cent increase over the original outlay for fiscal 2005-06 and includes a surplus of over Rs121 million.
- Bill To Protect Children (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, Jun 24, 2006)
The proposed Offences Against Children Bill, 2005, attempts to address the legal loopholes through which child traffickers slip.
- Where Was The Digest During Last Year’S Floods? (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , Jun 24, 2006)
For those like me who have spent more than 50 years in Mumbai, it was a rude shock to learn that we are the “rudest” people in the world.
- Don't Desert The Drylands (Hindu, William D. Dar, Jun 24, 2006)
In 2006, the International Year of Deserts and Desertification, a global initiative called "Oasis" will link and synergise various research efforts for dryland development.
- We Need To Fight `The Fatigue Of Green Revolution' (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 24, 2006)
Indian Agriculture in the New Millennium, edited by N. A. Majumdar and Uma Kapila, brings together articles by experts on policy and growth profile, investment and water, reforms and food security. Life and Work of M. S. Swaminathan, edited by . . .
- How Grandmonther Found Her Voice (Frontline, Gowri Ramnarayan, Jun 24, 2006)
Resurrecting a sepia-tinted era that evokes the eternal, primal human need for self-respect and freedom.
- Rs. 200 Crore For Roads In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Aarti Dhar, Jun 23, 2006)
Union Rural Development Minister promises drinking water for 640 villages in the State
1,820 villages with a population of more than 500 to be connected
Houses to be provided to 60,000 homeless families
- India, Pak Begin Talks On Water Dispute (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Pakistan and Indian officials began a two-day talks on Thursday to resolve water disputes over a barrage that India is constructing on river Jhelum in Kashmir.
- Central Assistance For Cleaning Parvathi Puthanar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
The Central Government has sanctioned Rs.3.62 crores for cleaning the Parvathi Puthanar, Water Resources Minister N.K. Premachandran has said.
- Indonesia Searches Sea For Landslide, Flood Victims (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 23, 2006)
Indonesian search and rescue operations turned to the sea on Friday in the search for missing victims after landslides and floods on eastern Sulawesi island killed at least 215 people.
- Pm, Sonia Making Effort To Refurbish Image (Tribune, Anita Katyal, Jun 23, 2006)
Under attack for having betrayed the “aam aadmi”, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi are now making a conscious effort to refurbish their “pro-poor” image.
- ‘Rail Electrification Is The Way Out’ (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, Jun 23, 2006)
Ramesh Chandra: The Wadi-Raichur route will be completed in three years.
- Yeh Hai Mumbai, Dr Singh (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Jun 23, 2006)
Bas! Ab aur nahin saha jaata. Enough! We cannot tolerate this any more.
- Nuturing Economy With Caution (Daily Excelsior, S. V. Vaidynathan, Jun 23, 2006)
Notwithstanding a brave face put up by finance minister, Mr. P. Chidambaram, in the budget session of parliament, India's external debt in 2005-06 stood at $128.78 billion.
- Has Europe Lost Its Way? (Dawn, Shadaba Islam, Jun 22, 2006)
Suddenly, it all seems to be going wrong. Just a few years ago, the European Union was aspiring to bigger and better things: a new constitution, more member states, a revamped economy and global power status to rival the United States.
- More Than 80 Feared Dead In Indonesia Floods (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Over 80 people in Indonesia's South Sulawesi province are feared to have been dead in floods and landslides, an official said on Wednesday.
- A Bill Returned (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to return a Bill to Parliament for reconsideration, bringing to the fore a host of issues.
- Building India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 22, 2006)
Signs of private sector-led infrastructure overhaul. So warning to politicians: be smart, honest
- 150 Die In Indonesian Floods (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 22, 2006)
Jakarta rushes aid to the affected Sulawesi island
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