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Articles 1521 through 1620 of 4401:
- Renunciation And After (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 29, 2006)
That Sonia Gandhi's second `renunciation' in two years has breathed new life into the moribund Congress is there for all to see — in the . . .
- E-Life Underbelly (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 28, 2006)
He looms menacingly over Cornwall's garden landscape at the Eden Project site, a three-tonne heavy monstrosity, with computer mice for teeth, discarded washing machines for a spine and a neck made of vacuum cleaner tubes.
- Systematic Development Of Shivalik Areas: Hooda (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 28, 2006)
Officials concerned directed to prepare the action plan
Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Monday said that an action plan would be prepared for systematic development of the areas falling under the Shivalik Development Board.
- Natural Labyrinth (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Mar 28, 2006)
Sandeep Silas' journey to a Himalayan town made him believe that some places have the power to hold one up
- Offices Of Profit: Ec Takes Charge (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
The government on Saturday set in process an exercise to evolve a consensus on the issue of office of profit by initiating a dialogue with the Opposition on a possible legislation.
- Stage Set For Shrill Campaign In Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 27, 2006)
With the ruling AIADMK and Opposition DMK fronts identifying seats to be contested by them and their allies for the election to the 234-member Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 8, the stage is set for a no-holds-barred campaign.
- Climate Change To Hit Farmers (Tribune, Andy McSmith, Mar 27, 2006)
Over 70 million Africans and an even greater number of farmers in the Indian sub-continent will suffer catastrophic floods, disease and famine if the rich countries of the world fail to change their habits and radically cut their carbon emissions.
- Exit Of A Legend (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 25, 2006)
Kurien spearheaded the white revolution in India
- Crushing Begins At Amaravathy Sugar Mills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 25, 2006)
There is plenty of sugarcane available this season
Farmers keen to send their produce to the mills Lucrative rate offered
- Afghan Faces Death For Rejecting Islam (International Herald Tribune, Abdul Waheed Wafa, Mar 24, 2006)
The judge presiding over the prosecution of an Afghan man facing the death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity said Thursday that international pressure would not affect his rulings in the case.
- Back To The War Front (Telegraph, Kaushik Roy, Mar 24, 2006)
The institute for Defence Studies and Analyses is a premier institution in south Asia for strategic studies. It brings out two journals: Strategic Analysis (called IDSA Journal before 1987) and Strategic Digest.
- Second Thoughts (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 24, 2006)
The Congress party has made a habit of doing the right thing after taking a first mis-step.
- Congress Adopted Divide And Rule Policy In Haryana' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2006)
State also did not get its share of water: BJP
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Canadian (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
He helped foster a rethink among U.N. agencies
- How To Prevent Natural Disasters (Hindu, R. Asokan, Mar 23, 2006)
Integration of risk assessments stressed
- Stockholm Water Prize For India-Born Scientist (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2006)
India-born scientist Asit Biswas was today awarded the $150,000 Stockholm Water Prize for his “outstanding and multifaceted” contribution to the issue of global water resources.
- The Basha Dam Controversy (Daily Excelsior, Seema Shekhawat, Mar 23, 2006)
The proposed Basha dam to be built in the Northern Areas (which Pakistan calls Federally Administered Territories) has become a complicated problem.
- Famine Threat To Somalia (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 23, 2006)
SOMALIA COULD relive the devastating famine that claimed 300,000 lives in the early 1990s unless emergency relief arrives soon, a senior United Nations official warned on Tuesday.
- The Bottomline On Learning From China (The Financial Express, NIRVIKAR SINGH, Mar 23, 2006)
More than matching China in nuclear prestige, India must learn from its global economic policy
- The Milkman Goes (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
Verghese Kurien first talked of retirement a quarter century ago, when he was approaching 60. His departure on Monday has therefore been long overdue, and it is sad that it should have been precipitated finally by a revolt by colleagues .
- Delhi, Dhaka To Fight Terrorism (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Mar 22, 2006)
Khaleda seeks duty-free access to set right trade imbalance
Sealdah-Devpura railway link to be made operational
Two agreements, a trade accord and one to prevent illicit drug trafficking, signed
Common approach for sharing river waters needed
- Ensuring Water And Food (Deccan Herald, G S Dasog, Mar 22, 2006)
The writer is coordinator, Community-based Tank Management Consultancy project, UAS, Dharwad.
- His Mighty Tale (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 22, 2006)
The VCD brought out by the media studies department of a city college packs in the 2,000-year history of Shravanabelagola
- ‘Inter-Linking Rivers Is No Solution’ (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Mar 22, 2006)
"While multinational companies have exacerbated the water situation at the deep level, big farmers have misused water in the underground." - Water Gandhi Rajendra Singh
- Notions Of Water Scarcity (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, Mar 21, 2006)
Case study exposing the social and power relations which usually underlie water crises
- Urban Infrastructure: Only Devolution Will Work (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Mar 21, 2006)
Cities are the most deprived of allocations by State or Union Budgets; witness the largely abysmal condition of their basic infrastructure such as roads, water, sewerage and power, that are the States' responsibility. One solution is to . . .
- New Delhi, Dhaka Looking At `Cbms' Route (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 20, 2006)
India may raise alleged presence of training camps of insurgent groups; water management will also figure in talks Both sides are anxious to get the bilateral agenda on to a firmer political footing
"We want to make sure there is sustained . . .
- Give Bjp A Chance, Rajnath Tells Tamil Nadu Electorate (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
"It will put State on the path of development"
- It Promises To Be A No-Holds Barred Campaign (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 20, 2006)
Aladmk tries to match Opposition
There appears to be a balance between the two formations
DMK to make "misdeeds and misrule" of AIADMK regime its plank
- ‘Pay Penalties, Betterment Fee’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaaraswamy has appealed to the residents staying in revenue pockets to pay up penalties and layout betterment charges so as to facilitate improvement of infrastructure in their respective areas.
- Mullaperiyar Row A Repeat Of Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The row has two precedents on inter-state river water disputes
- Spectre Of A Waterless World (Deccan Herald, Darryl D Monte, Mar 20, 2006)
Global conflicts over water is likely to build over a long period of time
- Trial By Media Is Rough But Useful (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
THE HEAT is off the United Kingdom's Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, following her separation from her husband in the wake of revelations about her family's financial . . .
- Will Transfers Really Check Corruption? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Mar 17, 2006)
Once the shock and awe at five Bangalore policemen being worth Rs 60 crore subsides, a larger question that stares at us is: if liberalisation was to spell finis to corruption, why .....
- Qazi Orders Probe Into Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Although some members contradicted reply of Qazi Mohammed Afzal, the grants for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control along with Roads and Building departments were passed without much debate in the Legislative Assembly.
- Unequal Partners (Frontline, R. Ramaseshan, Mar 17, 2006)
Many elements in the initiatives in the areas of agriculture and economic cooperation can be harmful to the national interest.
- Villages For Sale In Vidarbha (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
'Kidney Sale Centre," proclaims a banner sprawled across a ramshackle bamboo tent at Shingnapur village in Amravati district of Maharashtra. The farmers here are threatening to sell their kidneys. "We have invited the Prime Minister and the . . .
- Up Governor Rejects Disqualification Bill (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
The Mulayam Singh Yadav government in Uttar Pradesh received a setback when the state Governor refused to give his immediate approval to a bill which would have saved the disqualification...
- Poll Panel Hopes Transfer Will Send Out A Signal (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 17, 2006)
NewsAnalysis It expects a "completely neutral bureaucracy" and "totally free and fair elections"
- Ageing Queen Of The Adriatic (Frontline, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 16, 2006)
WHEN was the last time you were in a city without road traffic? Not encountering a single car, bus or truck is perhaps the most appealing aspect of Venice for the jaded city-dweller hoping for a getaway from petrol fumes for a few days.
- Aiadmk Silent On Mullai Periyar Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
If election is the time to spur political parties into responding, the Tamil Nadu government is looking the other way in the Mullai Periyar Dam issue which is quickly spiralling into yet another emotive inter-state water dispute between . . .
- Mlas Walk-Out After Disrupting Proceedings (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Opposition National Conference (NC) supported by BJP, National Panthers Party (NPP) and MLA Bishnah, Ashwani Sharma disrupted the proceedings of State Assembly for 10 minutes this morning to protest against the non-presence of Ministers in the House.
- Nuclear Power And The Mirage Of Energy Security (Hindu, SUDHA NAMBUDIRI , Mar 16, 2006)
There is a perception that the deal with the U.S. will throw open access to nuclear technologies hitherto denied to India. It might well do that. But that alone is no reason to believe India can quickly add substantial nuclear power capacity and . . .
- Russia To Sell Nuclear Fuel To India (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Russia has informed the United States that Moscow intends to supply nuclear fuel for India's Tarapur reactor, a State Department official said.
- Fresh Food-Processing Policy To Be Unveiled Soon (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Mar 15, 2006)
Emphasis to be on providing infrastructure and marketing avenues Policy to be in tune with development agenda outlined by President Kalam
Refrigerated transport, cold storages and residue analysis laboratories envisaged
Private sector participation to
- Ec Guidelines Shock Parties (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 15, 2006)
"No wall writing, pasting of posters" .
EC should not approach the election mechanically: CPI
CPI (M) says the fresh notification would undermine democracy
"Politicia
- Water Worries (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 14, 2006)
Quality and quantity declining
- Groundwater Isn’T Where It Should Be (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Mar 14, 2006)
Who knows, for as we keep drilling, instead of water, some of us may well end up with oil in our backyard. If you can’t have bread, then eat cake!
- Seeds Of E-Agriculture (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Mar 14, 2006)
The country's inherent IT strengths should be leveraged to address the problems of the agriculture sector.
- A Spoof Hits China's Web, A Star Is Born (Christian Science Monitor, Robert Marquand, Mar 13, 2006)
An underground video sweeping Chinese cyberspace has half the country cracking up.
- Towards Planned Urban Development (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Mar 13, 2006)
As our cities undergo a makeover, we urgently need an urban rehabilitation policy. Otherwise, as in Mumbai, the few with the ability to shout the loudest will hold up important infrastructure projects.
- Musharraf Blasts ‘Anti-Democracy’ Baloch Tribal Chiefs (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said that only a handful of "anti-development and anti-democracy" tribal chiefs are creating a law and order situation in Balochistan.
- Govt To Set Up House Committees (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Two days dead-lock in the Legislative Assembly on back-door appointments and execution of works without tenders by PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Qazi Afzal was finally broken at 12 noon today after an adjournment of over . . .
- Gilgit-Baltistan Part Of J&k: India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 11, 2006)
Two days dead-lock in the Legislative Assembly on back-door appointments and execution of works without tenders by PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Minister Qazi Afzal was finally broken at 12 noon today after an adjournment of over . . .
- Budget Ignores Farm Realities (Tribune, Sukhjit Singh Sandhu, Mar 11, 2006)
The Union Budget for 2006-07 has turned out to be another damp squib for the agriculture sector. What the government has omitted in the Budget is far more significant than the small mercies it has purported to bestow.
- Science And Society (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, Mar 11, 2006)
Developmental activity should not degrade the environment but has to sustain the earth
- House Adjourned For 2nd Day Without Any Business (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
The National Conference today forced adjournment of the Legislative Assembly without transaction of any business including discussion on the budget for second day today sticking to their demand for constitution of a House Committee . . .
- Us Congress Approval Will Trigger Nsg Rush To India: Kakodkar (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 10, 2006)
Once the US Congress clears the Indo-US nuclear deal, it would lead to a rush of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries to access the Indian nuclear power market, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar said here today.
- Power Tariff Raise By Kesc (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 10, 2006)
The Government on Wednesday notified an across the board 23 paisa per unit increase in power tariff for the consumers of the Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) with immediate effect. It has been justified under the so-called quarterly . . .
- Memories Of A Fairy Child (Statesman, Rekha Barua, Mar 09, 2006)
I met her on the flight of stairs inside SSKM Hospital. She had come to see someone in a ward and I had gone to meet a doctor there.
- Cm Lays Foundation For Bhaderwah University Campus (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
It looked as if entire Bhadarwah had come out on roads to receive their beloved leader, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, on his arrival in the town today to lay foundation of Bhadarwah Campus of Jammu University and address a public gathering . . .
- In For A Meltdown (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 09, 2006)
The latest report from scientists studying glacial movement in Greenland says that the ice melt is so high that current predictions of how quickly Earth’s oceans will rise over the next century have become obsolete.
- American Building Schools And Relations In Northern Areas (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 09, 2006)
An American mountaineer who fell ill while attempting to climb K2 in 1993 and spent seven weeks recovering in the Northern Areas village of Korphe promised to return and build the area’s fist school when he left - and he did.
- Woes Of Women (Daily Excelsior, R P Shah, Mar 08, 2006)
International Women's Day is celebrated in India with pomp and show where achievements of a few celebrated Indian women - past and present - are cited proudly. In such gatherings, heart rendering sufferings and exploitation being undergone by Indian . . .
- A Million Voices For The Tree (Daily Excelsior, Ratnadhar Jha, Mar 08, 2006)
Like nuclear warheads, destruction of tropical forest has become ‘domestic to our century’.
- Bda To Clear Encroachments Around Madiwala, Puttenahalli Lakes (Hindu, Divya Ramamurthi, Mar 08, 2006)
No construction activity to be allowed in the valley areas
Using satellite imagery, BDA has listed about 180 structures as encroachments
Property worth over Rs. 40 crores recovered in drive against encroachments
Constructions on stormwater drain. .
- T.N. Concludes Arguments Before Cauvery Tribunal (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Mar 08, 2006)
Pleads for the setting up of a Cauvery Valley Authority
- Tax Free, Zero Deficit Budget Worth Rs 14436-Cr (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Mar 07, 2006)
Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Incharge Finance and Planning didn’t impose any fresh taxes nor increased or reduced the existing taxes in his fourth successive zero deficit and revenue surplus budget worth Rs 14,436 crore presented . . .
- Some Questions Raised By The Budget (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Mar 07, 2006)
In sharp contrast to the approach to the corporate sector is the inhumane approach to the agricultural sector and the food economy in the budget.
- Mulayam's Village Gets Rs 780 Mn For Sports Complex (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 07, 2006)
Is Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav aiming to push his native village as the next destination for international cricket?
- This Is My Own, My Native Land (Tribune, Meera Malik, Mar 07, 2006)
LIKE all educated middle class Indians (the so-called intellectuals) I take it upon myself to criticise the government, the opposition, the water and the electricity department, the law and order, the car park system… the list is endless.
- Budget Session From March 22 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 04, 2006)
Centre help sought to meet drought
The budget session of Uttaranchal Assembly will begin on March 22, the State Chief Secretary M. Ramachandran said on Friday
- Battle For Hearts In Somalia (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Mar 04, 2006)
The U.S.' focus on Al-Qaeda elements in Somalia could create a new battleground.
- New Pitch, Front Foot Forward (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Mar 04, 2006)
The direct gains from the India-US nuclear agreement, legitimisation of India’s nuclear weapons, the end of the high-tech apartheid and rapid growth of nuclear power capacity are considerable. But the real significance lies much beyond the N-word.
- Chidambaram Overcautious (Tribune, Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, Mar 03, 2006)
There is a danger in trying to please a lot of people simultaneously. You might end up spreading the happiness so thinly that no one is overjoyed. On the contrary, everyone feels a little dissatisfied.
- Water Shortage (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 03, 2006)
Though there was a reasonably good rainfall in Karnataka during the last monsoon, 7,000 to 8,000 villages in the State are likely to face scarcity of drinking water this summer.
- Three Priorities For St. Petersburg Summit Of G8 (Hindu, Vladimir V. Putin, Mar 03, 2006)
Global energy security, combating infectious diseases, including bird flu, and education are the three priorities Russia has proposed for the G8.
- Timely Warning (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 01, 2006)
In the sphere of cyber crimes the number in our State or for that matter in the country as a whole is not important.
- Focus On Renewable Energy Sources: Kalam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
The Railway Ministry has withdrawn orders prohibiting serving of chicken and eggs in any form in railway catering units or mobile catering units.
- N.D. Tiwari Hails The Union Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 01, 2006)
Would help in achieving 10 % growth rate soon
Uttaranchal Chief Minister Narayan Dutt Tiwari on Tuesday described the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram as an instrument aimed at accelerating the pace of India's . . .
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