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Articles 1221 through 1320 of 4401:
- Cauvery Dispute: Making Sense Of The Muddle (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 16, 2006)
The ultimate responsibility for a decision rests squarely with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. That decision has to be a judicial one. It is somewhat disturbing that the Tribunal has been showing undue sensitivity to the political dimensions of . . .
- Politicisation Of A Death Foretold (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
The dead body of Amir Abdur Rehman Cheema, who stabbed the editor of the journal Die Welt and later died in a jail in Germany, was received with “official honour” and buried at his ancestral village Saroke Cheema near Gujranwala on Saturday.
- Wastefulness Does Not Help (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 15, 2006)
At a time when Karachi is facing an acute power and water shortage, people should be encouraged to revert to the ways of their ancestors who considered extravagance a sin.
- A Lot Needs To Be Done To Ensure Sustainable Supply (The Financial Express, SAMEER MAITHEL, May 15, 2006)
Petrol blended with ethanol is to be made mandatory by October. Will it make any difference?
- The Wronglish Tree (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 14, 2006)
Last year, in an article on writing in India, William Dalrymple compared our regional literatures to the elephant being touched by blind savants, their sightless groping yielding no proper description or definition.
- Work On Single-Track System To Begin On August . . . (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy on Saturday announced that work on the pilot project of a monorail network spanning a length of 18 km between Kanakapura Road and Majestic area here would commence from August 15 to complement the proposed Metro . . .
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 14, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court refusing to stay the work on the plea made by the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA).
- Bjp, Victim Of Its Own Spin (Rediff on the Net, B Raman, May 14, 2006)
In February, I met an economic expert working for the BJP at a seminar abroad. Its 'India Shining' campaign was in full blast at that time and the media had practically written off the Congress (I). I told the BJP expert that 2004 could see a . . .
- Writing For Money 114 (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, May 13, 2006)
Commercialisation of creativity lies at the root of young writers taking short-cuts to fame.
- Rain Fury Leaves Two Dead In City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 13, 2006)
Thundershowers lashed the City late Friday evening, killing two men and injuring another in J C Nagar. Thousands were stranded in gridlocks on roads across the City.
- Cauvery Tribunal Releases Assessors' Reports (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 13, 2006)
Tamil Nadu is to get 395 tmcft of water, Karnataka, 250 tmcft
- Cauvery Panel Report: Kabini To Be Worst Hit (Deccan Herald, B S Arun, May 13, 2006)
It is a mixed bag for Karnataka. While the report of the assessors of the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal, which has put the State’s requirement of irrigation water at 251 tmc for 18.85 lakh acre (LA) in the Cauvery basin area is far better . . .
- Watershed In Tn (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 13, 2006)
It was a contest between chemistry and arithmetic
- Downstream Of Protest (Pioneer, MS Menon, May 13, 2006)
It's curtains, for the time being, on the ongoing drama against the construction of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) with the Supreme Court . . .
- Price Of Growth Bretton Woods Twins In Trouble (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 13, 2006)
Awe-inspiring achievements on the economic front have diverted attention from China's poor record in the safety of coal miners.
- Time To Deliver On Promises (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 12, 2006)
Regaining power is easier than retaining it. The victory of the Democratic Progressive Alliance led by the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam is essentially a vote for change in Tamil Nadu.
- Dmk Manifesto Hero Of 2006 Poll (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Just before campaigning started in Tamil Nadu for the assembly election, it was a foregone conclusion that J Jayalalithaa would return to power, a feat achieved only by M G Ramachandran in the past.
- Whose Per Capita Income? (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 12, 2006)
The announcement by Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, during his inaugural address at the Pakistan Development Forum 2006 on Wednesday in Islamabad, that Pakistan's per capita income is likely to reach the $800 mark by end-June, is by all means great news.
- History Repeats (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 12, 2006)
BMP must get its act together to prevent disasters
- Shifting Balance Of Power (Pioneer, Kalyani Shankar, May 12, 2006)
The strong showing by the Left Front in West Bengal and Kerala Assembly elections, and the DMK in Tamil Nadu, will have an impact on the power balance in the Congress-led UPA Government.
- Pawar Signs Agriculture Work Plan With Israel (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
Focus on agri-business projects, gene bank resources and farmer-level exchanges
Pawar heads high-level delegation to Agritech 2006
Israel will transfer technologies relating to post-harvest management
- Water Shortage Plays Havoc On Bharatpur's Wildlife (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 12, 2006)
The Keoladeo National Park situated in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan is home to a variety of birds, animal and water life species. It is a habitat to cross-section of national as well as migrated birds. A perfect get-away from the humdrum of city life.
- Tourist Season In Full Swing (Hindu, D. Radhakrishnan, May 12, 2006)
Evokes mixed reactions from people
- Social Audit Of Employment Guarantee (Frontline, Sowmya Kerbart Sivakumar, May 12, 2006)
A mass social audit initiative of employment guarantee works in Dungarpur district of Rajasthan produces encouraging results.
- Benefits Of Large Dams: The Bhakra Example (Tribune, Narinder Sharma, May 12, 2006)
Large dams are being targeted every now and then by self styled environmentalists and NGOs.
- Employment Guarantee — Signs Of Transformation (Hindu, Nirmala Lakshman, May 11, 2006)
A substantial social audit reveals that in the harsh terrain of Dungarpur, Rajasthan, where daily living poses a constant challenge, employment on public works has risen to unprecedented levels over the last two months.
- Pulichintala Project Fast Becoming A Reality (Hindu, M. Malleswara Rao, May 11, 2006)
Dream project of K. L. Rao to benefit Krishna delta takes shape
Work on at feverish pitch on the riverbed and banks of the Krishna at Pulichintala
Strong contingent of Greyhounds posted at site
Engineers confident of completing dam by 2008
- Cauvery Tribunal Drops Order On Experts Panel (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, May 11, 2006)
To make public report of assessors on apportionment of water to different States
Assessors gave no such report, says tribunal Chairman
Their advice pertained only to irrigation and not other issues
- Fears Of A Drought (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 11, 2006)
Pakistan faces a treat of a drought hitting hard the kharif crops, cotton and rice in particular, warns the meteorological department.
- Another Bend In The Cauvery (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2006)
Narain’s earlier order regarding the experts’ committee and said the report of the assessors be taken on record and copies supplied to the states for their comments.
- Subir Roy: Stay Small And Beautiful (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 10, 2006)
One of the easiest ways in which a Bangalorean can give himself an inferiority complex is by visiting Hyderabad.
- Prosperity May Lead To Reforms (Deccan Herald, JANARDHAN ROYE, May 10, 2006)
Economic prosperity and changing lifestyle in China is slowly shifting the goal towards political reforms
- The Fast-Lane Present (Telegraph, Shahid Amin, May 10, 2006)
The 150th anniversary next year of the 1857 Uprising and the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi have begun a rethink on what we — living in a fast-lane present — have done to our built heritage.
- The Drought Threat (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, May 09, 2006)
An alarming scenario of countrywide drought appears to be in the making, with the rains last winter 40 percent less than average and snowfall barely 20 to 25 percent of normal, and with the Met pundits predicting no significant rains in the coming . . .
- Invasion By Alien Species (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , May 09, 2006)
The ministry is to applying provisions of a defunct Order that makes no mention of weeds
- Facing Up To The Drought (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 09, 2006)
THE country is threatened with another period of drought, as weather forecasters see no signs of any significant rainfall over the next two months. Water levels in Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs have already dropped to critical points.
- Keep Nation Abreast Of Dams (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 09, 2006)
Speaking at a pre-budget seminar, organized by Mir Khalilur Rehman Society, in Lahore, Advisor on Finance Dr Salman Shah made eye-opening remarks about the water shortage and its impact on the national economy. He told the participants that the . . .
- The Dreaded Drought (News International, Editorial, The News International, May 09, 2006)
The warning is dire: the drought is returning to Pakistan. In fact, according to the meteorological department's director general, Dr Qamaruz Zaman, some areas in Balochistan and Sindh are already experiencing a milder version of it, with no rain . . .
- Reading The Lines Of Future (Pioneer, K Govindan Kutty , May 09, 2006)
Anyone who can peep into time's womb wins instant respect. Whether it is the wandering woman with the clairvoyant parrot in the cage, or the man on the pavement with the magnifying glass who reads in the lines of the hand life's secrets, or the poll . . .
- Dam Work To Go On, Says Supreme Court (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Declining to stop the construction work of raising the height of Sardar Sarovar Dam, the Supreme Court on Monday asked all the parties to fully cooperate and not cause any obstruction in the work of survey teams by the Central group.
- Nba Expresses Shock At Sc's Order (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 09, 2006)
Expressing "shock" over the Supreme Court declining its plea to stop construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam till completion of rehabilitation, NBA today vowed to "fight to the finish" for the affected people.
- No Cup Of Cheer~ii (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 09, 2006)
The Tea Board seems to have confirmation that adulteration takes place at the manufacturers’, the bought-leaf factory and the traders’ levels and believes that such acts cannot be checked without the cooperation of the PFA authorities.
Producing . . .
- Every Drop Counts (Times of India, Murad Ali Baig, May 09, 2006)
Few people realise that unless there are miraculous heavy unseasonal rains in the next few weeks north India is going to face a summer of acute discontent.
- Politics Of Hero Worship And Filmdom (Hindu, Suresh Nambath and K. Ramachandran, May 09, 2006)
An objective and insightful firsthand narrative of the oddities of Tamil Nadu politics by a writer and journalist
- No Cup Of Cheer~i (Statesman, Aditi Roy Ghatak , May 08, 2006)
August 2005. A posse of officers from the Tea Board of India, under executive director EA Nazimuddin, arrives at a Conoor warehouse near the auction centre, seizes teas and summarily destroys them.
- On Insecurity Scale, East Shivers More (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Half the people in the eastern region of the country feel insecure about the society in which they live and more than half are economically insecure. In the rest of the country, most people feel secure about their communities and social environs but . . .
- Reinvestment In Approved Bonds (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2006)
Section 54EC requires that the avenues now available for reinvestment to avail relief under Sec. 54EC are not only limited to bonds issued by the National Highways Authority of India and the Rural Electrification Corporation Limited, they are also . . .
- An Opportunity On Oil (Dawn, Anwar Syed, May 07, 2006)
The ruling elites in Iran and Turkey have for several centuries perceived and treated the Kurdish element in their populations as an irritant.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 07, 2006)
The answer to the question why most politicians in India do not get re-elected, is a no-brainer. It’s because of the strong anti-incumbency sentiment in the Indian voter’s mind.
- The Right To Live Better (Deccan Herald, Tavleen Singh, May 06, 2006)
It happens every time. I arrive in a beautiful European city and find myself wondering when we will have one Indian city that looks this good.
- Monsoon To Be Normal In The State (Deccan Herald, Satish Shile, May 06, 2006)
A normal monsoon has been forecast for the year and is expected to enter the state by June 5.
- Desires Curb Your Independence (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 06, 2006)
Desires are the cause for one’s subservience to the world. The more the desires, the more dependent one becomes. With the reduction of desires, a person becomes liberated. And self-sufficiency marks the dignity of the human being, while all other . . .
- Marginalised Pandits (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, May 06, 2006)
The other day I was thumbing through the 260-odd page ‘‘Report on the impact of migration on the socio-economic conditions of Kashmiri displaced people’’ prepared by the Jammu-based Centre for Minority Studies, a well-researched effort which, needless to,
- Reference To The Context (Tribune, Punam Khaira Sidhu, May 06, 2006)
Remember high school literature class and the questions on “Reference to the Context” (RTC)? Well, RTC does have a place outside of literature class.
- Up & Down In Down South (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, May 06, 2006)
Amma’s got a lot done so why’s she worried? Is there a gleam behind those famous Karunanidhi goggles? What’s Kalam doing atop a building? Looking for answers from a limo
- Focus Will Be On Improving Infrastructure, Says New Bda Commissioner (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 06, 2006)
All projects will be completed on schedule, promises M.K. Shankarlinge Gowda
- Grain Bank Scheme To Aid Poor Families (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, May 06, 2006)
Scheme enables women to approach the bank and borrow foodgrain Scheme enables women to approach the bank and borrow foodgrain
Centre earmarks Rs. 7.7 crores towards food component
Procurement, distribution, recovery panels to be formed
Each family w
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 05, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- Hazardous Task Of Monsoon Forecasting (Daily Excelsior, Jyotsna Pandit, May 05, 2006)
After a nine-year spell, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that there is a 22 per cent chance that the coming monsoon (2006) would be some 7 per cent below normal.
- Vote Dpa To Power For A Better Tn: Pm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appealed to the people of Tamil Nadu to vote the DMK-led Democratic Progressive Alliance to power so it could work in tandem with the Centre and make it a leading state in the country.
- Afghan Governor Escapes Assassination (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
An Afghan provincial governor said a blast at his office on Wednesday was an assassination attempt while in a separate incident, gunmen on a motorcycle shot dead a judge.
- Surviving Devils (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 04, 2006)
Dum Dum hoodlums mock CM’s assurances
- Mahajan Loses Battle For Life (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2006)
The 56-year-old BJP general secretary is survived by his wife Rekha, son Rahul and daughter Poonam who were at his bedside when he finally gave up the most difficult battle of his life at 4:10 pm.
- Delivering On The Employment Guarantee (Hindu, Mihir Shah, May 04, 2006)
The black box of the Schedule of Rates should be opened and the rates revised upwards urgently in a transparent manner.
- Drinking Water Behind Panic (Deccan Herald, Olivia Thomas , May 03, 2006)
The excitement of getting a basic amenity that was long denied can cause panic
- ‘Whoever Has Seen Aksai Chin, As I Have, Would Want Someone . . . (Indian Express, Inder Malhotra, May 03, 2006)
The passing of John Kenneth Galbraith brings back a flood of memories of this outstanding man (in every sense of the expression), especially of his India connection, that need to be shared.
- Of Hi-Tech, Low Efficiency, And Malls (Hindu, P. SAINATH, May 03, 2006)
India's development debate has actually regressed this past decade. A single, homogenised view of development is being shoved down from above.
- 10 Per Cent Seats Not Feasible This Year, Pleads Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2006)
Quota for SCs/STs in postgraduate courses in medical colleges
- Dpa Enjoys Edge Over Aiadmk, Says Moily (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 02, 2006)
Cosmetic corrections' made by Jayalalithaa have vanished
DPA is an all-inclusive alliance of the social forces
It is Congress, which provided the swing for regional parties to come to power
"Centre has gone out of the way to help TN by . . .
- Monsoon Planning (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 02, 2006)
Contingency plans have to be put in place well in time to fight early-season or mid-season moisture-stress.
- India Prefers Russian To Us Cargo Aircrafts (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 02, 2006)
A representative of the US aerospace major Lockheed-Martin is here to sell US aircrafts to Indian Air Force (IAF). Indian officials have shown interest in buying the Hercules C-130J heavy-lift
- Pakistan Matinee (Indian Express, Rajeev Shukla, Apr 30, 2006)
An enforced 40-yr-drought has finally ended in Pakistan. Its people have been allowed to enjoy Indian films in theaters.
- All Promises Fulfilled: Jayalalithaa (Hindu, A.V. Ragunathan, Apr 30, 2006)
Promises to create 32 lakh jobs for youths and women in the State
- Laloo Guests Crowd Trains To Delhi (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Apr 30, 2006)
The mess has been created by the political hangers-on, who are desperate to make their presence felt at Laloo Yadav’s daughter, Chanda’s wedding in Delhi, slated for April 30.
- Theni Has The Pride Of Producing Three Chief Ministers (Hindu, K. Raju, Apr 30, 2006)
Voters in Andipatti are not averse to welcoming `foreign' candidates
- Pottering Through The Past (Hindu, GEORGE N. NETTO, Apr 30, 2006)
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history.
The tea museum in Munnar reflects a strong sense of history
- History Of The Dam (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The Central Waterways Irrigation and Navigation Commission, acting on the request of the Central Provinces, Berar (now part of the Vidarbha region in Maharashtra) and the Government of Bombay, begins a study of the Navagram project (renamed Sardar . . .
- Nothing Is Ruled Out In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2006)
The only thing that can be said with a measure of certainty is that — barring a late swing — no one party is likely to get a majority on its own, say Yogendra Yadav and Sanjay Kumar
- Indian Items On Positive List (News International, Editorial, The News International, Apr 30, 2006)
According to reports, Pakistan has cleared another 240 items that can be imported from India. The positive list, which shows importable items from India, is increasing steadily under consistent demand and pressure of New Delhi.
- "There Is A Fury Building Up Across The Country" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 29, 2006)
In this excerpt from a much longer interview, Arundhati Roy updates her essay on the Narmada issue,The Greater Common Good, published in 1999 inFrontline. The interview was done byShoma Chaudhuriover a period of several days, in person and on email.
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