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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 4401:
- Thrust On Agriculture-Allied Activity For Generating Rural Employment (Hindu, W. Chandrakanth, Feb 28, 2006)
Plan to create additional ayacut of 10 lakh acres by next kharif
The State Government is faced with the daunting task of developing agricultural-allied activity as it could play a vital role in generating rural employment and income.
- Look Ahead (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 28, 2006)
Unlike the budget, which projects the government’s finances over the next year, the Economic Survey is a review of how the economy fared in the past financial year.
- Budget Wishlist: For Growth With Development . . . (Business Line, Nilanjan Banik , Feb 28, 2006)
Increasing labour participation, ensuring equal distribution of wealth and firming up infrastructure projects are all aspects of development that determine growth.
- Jobs Assured For 1.5 Lakh Rural Poor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Central rule ensures 100 days of employment
3,259 register in Muthalamada grama panchahayt
Grama, block and district panchayats have a key role to play in implementation
Clean water, resting place for children, first aid assured under the scheme
- Mullaiperiyar Dam Row: Verdict Today (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Expert committee had recommended raising the water level to 142 ft
Kerala says report unreliable
171 million units is the estimated loss of power generation
- Free Power Connections For Bpl Families, Says Shinde (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
Scheme to cost Power Ministry Rs. 3,500 crore
Scheme entrusted to four implementing agencies in West Bengal
Nearly 80 per cent of rural Bengal yet to be electrified
Every Indian village to be electrified by 2009-10
- Water Crisis Stalks 8,000 State Villages (Deccan Herald, Omkar Kakade, Feb 27, 2006)
Summer is here and the ubiquitous water crisis is on the horizon. As in the last few years, some 8,000 villages across Karnataka are set to witness the rerun of a major drinking water crunch.....
- Import Of Cars, Used & New (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Feb 27, 2006)
Pakistan's import bill is likely to shoot up to 28 billion dollars during the current fiscal year due to increased import of oil and other items including used and new cars. According to official statistics, . . .
- Hamas Denies Suggesting It May Recognise Israel (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 27, 2006)
WP quotes Hamas leader as saying recognition possible if occupied land is vacated
- A Destruction Foretold (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 25, 2006)
See it whichever way, the destruction of Iraq's Al-Askari mosque — one of Islam's holiest shrines,
- Railways Must Seize Their Big Opportunity (The Financial Express, SHANTI NARAIN, Feb 25, 2006)
There is a tide in the affairs of men/taken at the flood, leads on to fortune—Shakespeare in Julius Caesar Indian Railways is at that precarious moment today.
- A.P.'S Concern Over Orissa Projects On Vamsadhara (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 25, 2006)
Orissa begins survey for two schemes on upper reaches of river
- Kazhagams Gear Up For The Clash (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Feb 24, 2006)
In the run-up to Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, what contours will the alliances take?
- Capital Heading For "Acute Shortage Of Water And Power'' (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 24, 2006)
Delhi loses to Punjab in power purchase agreement with H.P.
Government is working on an agreement for purchase of power with Orissa
Lack of sufficient rain and snow in the hill States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttaranchal this past winter
- The Kalabagh Dam: The 1986 Episode (Dawn, Vaseem Jafarey, Feb 24, 2006)
The controversy over the Kalabagh dam has abated somewhat, but conflicting views are still being expressed about what happened in the past. Letters and interviews published in newspapers put the blame on various persons and institutions.
- Tribal Students In Adilabad Keen On Learning English (Hindu, S. Harpal Singh, Feb 23, 2006)
Private institutions seek facilities to open English medium schools
ITDA flooded with requests to employ special teachers in spoken English
English proficiency and personality development courses introduced at Ashrama high schools
- Telugu Ganga Water For Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 23, 2006)
The Government on Wednesday decided to release 15 tmcft of water from Kandaleru reservoir to Chennai for drinking purpose and to irrigate 3 lakh acres in Nellore and Chittoor districts.
- Foodgrains Output Estimated To Be Higher This Year (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 23, 2006)
Wheat production likely to fall short of the original target of 75 million tonnes `Rise in temperature in the last three weeks is likely to impact the standing crop in the wheat-sowing States... ."
- Necessity Is The Mother Of Innovation (Indian Express, Deepak Shourie, Feb 23, 2006)
In terms of spirit, creativity and the innate ability to devise effective solutions for day-to-day problems, India’s rural and small-town innovators are second to none.
- Get Serious About Wetlands (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 22, 2006)
Wetlands, which cover seven million hectares in the country, are rightly described as the "kidneys of the ecosystem."
- 32 Lakh Applications For Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (Hindu, Ravi Reddy, Feb 22, 2006)
13 districts selected for implementation of the programme in the first phase
Scheme aims at livelihood security to rural households
Heavy demand for job cards
Plan to identify works to emerge by March 25
- The Round Table (Tribune, B.G. Verghese, Feb 21, 2006)
The Government should not permit any person or group to exercise a veto on Jammu and Kashmir.
- A Touch Of Anarchy (Dawn, Tanvir Ahmad Khan, Feb 20, 2006)
A Week ago, I expressed in this space the apprehension that injection of violence in the protests against the blasphemous cartoons that raised their ugly head in Denmark and spread rapidly like a contagion to several other European countries . . .
- Tarapur Power Plants Restarted (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
The Tarapur Atomic Power Stations (TAPS 1 & 2) in Maharashtra, which were shut down in October last year for maintenance, are back in operation, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCL).
- Human-Made Disasters Have More Impact On People: Health Care Expert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 20, 2006)
Natural disaster victims stoically bore losses
Human-made disasters are causing much more severe impact on the people than the natural ones. The victims are so shaken out of their wits that it would be difficult for them to get over the trauma . . .
- Learning To Revere Water (Business Line, K.G. Kumar, Feb 20, 2006)
If the State's Water Policy takes root, perhaps Kerala too will count among the regions and cultures that value and manage water resources responsibly.
- Mr Cm, End Graft, Strengthen Panchayats (Deccan Herald, Benjamin Fernandez, Feb 19, 2006)
What should be the new Chief Minister priorities? This was our question to readers last week and we were flooded with responses. We published a few letters last week. This week we publish those, mostly from outside Bangalore, on the government’s . . .
- Promoting A Clean And Green Environment (Hindu, K. Shankar, Feb 19, 2006)
He has more than two decades of experience in industrial capital equipment (sales and marketing) such as machine tools, meteorology equipment, power plant machinery and plastic processing machinery.
- Fresh Chance For Tea Exports (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 18, 2006)
After being thwacked all over the park over the last decade or so by the competition, India at last has a chance of getting a bit of its tea export market back, courtesy the drought in Kenya which could shrink that country’s ‘06 crop by 25% from .. .
- On The Magic Of Being Work Sisters (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 18, 2006)
What began in 1972 as a lone mission to bring women together is today a 7-lakh-strong movement. Determined to organise women workers so that they could enjoy the same benefits that organised labour received, Ela R. Bhatt founded the Self-Employed Women's
- Bihar’S Babus Gobble Up Rs 2,000-Cr Public Funds (Deccan Herald, Abhay Kumar, Feb 18, 2006)
In what could further open a can of worms, the office of the Accountant General has stumbled upon “misappropriation” of funds to the tune of Rs 2,000 crore by the sarkari babus during the last three years.
- Court Sets Dmk Councillor Free (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
Agrees with his counsel that detaining authority was in a hurry, committed mistakes
- Avoiding A Second Disaster (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Feb 17, 2006)
AS if things weren’t bad enough for survivors of October’s devastating earthquake, Wednesday’s news that flash floods from a giant lake could break through a dam and wreak havoc in Muzaffarabad is cause for serious concern.
- The Basra Video Should Lay To Rest A Lie (Hindu, Jasem al-Aqrab, Feb 17, 2006)
Since April 2003, the people of Basra have been bemused by reports that they and their city enjoy a state of stability under the British forces, in contrast to the north of Iraq and the so-called Sunni triangle.
- 10,000 Leagues Above The Sea! Will We Sink? (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Feb 17, 2006)
The Sensex crossing the 10,000 mark has made global news. Fund managers and investors are raising questions about the sustainability of India’s stock indices.
- President Outlines Upa Govt’S Reform Agenda (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 17, 2006)
In the backdrop of Left parties’ serious differences with the government over economic policies, President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam today rolled out the government’s reform agenda for the economy announcing ambitious plans in the several . . .
- Major Hunger Crisis In East Africa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
A major hunger crisis in East Africa will last until at least July, the International Red Cross said on Wednesday.
- Metro: Confusion On Track (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Even as new Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy is yet to make up his mind on which of the two — Metro Rail or Monorail — would be the “best solution” for the traffic woes of the state capital, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation (BMRC) Managing Director . . .
- Criteria For Oic Membership (Dawn, Athar Osama, Feb 16, 2006)
SAUDI King Abdullah’s reported remarks pertaining to observer status for India at the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) appear to have stunned Pakistan’s foreign policy establishment.
- Few Takers For Poll Fund Plan (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 16, 2006)
Parties sang different tunes at a meeting convened by the Election Commission today to discuss the Centre’s proposal on state funding of polls.
- 3 Killed In Violent Peshawar Protests (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Feb 16, 2006)
At least 3 people were killed and more than sixty injured most of them seriously when more than 70,000 of infuriated people taking to streets to resent the publication of sacrilegious sketches of the Holy Prophet (SAW), clashed with the law . . .
- Pain Is The Kernel (Tribune, Rooma Mehra, Feb 16, 2006)
Nothing loved is ever truly lost, and pain is a small price to pay for memories.
IT figures. How can anyone lose whom he or she has loved and cherished? “Love” is a feeling that colours our memories of the misty black and white past.
- A.P. Economy On An Upswing: Governor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Cites good monsoon and better performance in core sector as `indicators'
- India Will Have Its Own Jurisdiction In Space In 15 Years: U.R. Rao (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
`Satellites have become a vital component in medical world'
- Tourism Promotion Activities Should Be Eco-Friendly: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 15, 2006)
Efforts will be made to promote adventure sports
- A Tough Decision For India (News International, Jyoti Malhotra, Feb 15, 2006)
The battle for the mind of India will finally climax this week, as New Delhi at last arrives at a decision over separating its civilian nuclear programme from its military one.
- Kalabagh & The Water Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 14, 2006)
"Water is precious, use it wisely” says a notice placed in the bathroom of a five-star hotel in Karachi.
- Bihar:nbw Issued Against Sadhu Yadav In Flood Relief Scam (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A non-bailable warrant of arrest was today issued against the high-profile brother of former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi and RJD MP from Gopalganj Aniruddh Prasad Yadav alias Sadhu Yadav by a court here in connection with the multi-crore . . .
- Centre Commissions Coastal Hazard Zone Mapping Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A management system essential to protect coastal communities
- If Music Be The Food Of Love (Telegraph, JOYDEEP BISWAS, Feb 14, 2006)
How one contestant in a musical talent hunt has united all of the North-east
- Saving Every Drop (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Feb 13, 2006)
The scarcity scenario is looming large; we can no longer afford to treat water as a free entitlement of every individual
- Punish Those Behind Custodial Death, Sonia Tells Pranab (Hindu, Sushanta Talukdar, Feb 12, 2006)
Death toll in Kakopathar police firing goes up to eight
Farmer's widow to get job; Army to take care of children
Security situation in Assam has improved much: Sonia
Party workers urged to ensure the poor are registered under the employment scheme
- Zawahri’S Relative Died In Bajaur... (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday condemned the US air strike in Bajaur and termed it interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. At the same time he said those illegally staying in the country by exploiting religion were also wrong.
- For Alternative Policies (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Interview with K. Varadharajan, general secretary, AIKS.
- Thar Express Maiden Run: Pak Arrangements Not Complete (News International, Azfar-ul-Ashfaque, Feb 11, 2006)
With only seven days remaining when the first Thar Express plies on the Khokhrapar-Munabao route, Pakistan is still in the process of completing arrangements at the Zero Point railway station.
- Precarious Irreversibility Of Climate Change (Business Line, D. Murali , Feb 11, 2006)
The British Prime Minister, Mr Tony Blair, terms climate change the "world's greatest environmental challenge". `Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change,' summarises the proceedings of an international symposium on the subject held a year ago.
- U.N., Kenya Appeal For Aid As Drought Decimates Livestock (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Feb 10, 2006)
Failure of rains puts 3.5 million at risk of starvation
The United Nations and the Kenyan Government on Wednesday made a joint appeal for food aid worth more than $220 million to fight starvation in the country's arid north-east region, . . .
- India-Us Accord On Civilian Nuclear Uses (Daily Excelsior, O.P. Sabherwal, Feb 10, 2006)
The India-US nuclear accord, agreed in principle last July, is to promote civilian nuclear power and other peaceful nuclear applications by India.
- Buddha Calls Bush Names, Us Protests (Indian Express, ANANDA MAJUMDAR, Feb 10, 2006)
With US President George W Bush expected here next month, a new row is building between the Left and the US envoy. Ambassador David Mulford has written a protest letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, . . .
- Wal-Mart And Monsanto On Indo-U.S. Agriculture Initiative Board (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 10, 2006)
Will set the agenda for collaborative research to be pursued with Indian labs
- Cottoning On To Suicides (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Feb 09, 2006)
What farmers need is not so much a partial job guarantee as cheap credit and insurance
- India, China Will Lead Green Tech Demand - Uk Report (Reuters, Jeremy Lovell , Feb 09, 2006)
Capturing carbon from burning fossil fuels can be a quick fix to the problem of global warming and Britain can take a world lead in the technology, a parliamentary committee said on Thursday.
- India’S Infrastructure Woes Dampen Growth (News International, Chris Sanders, Feb 09, 2006)
India needs to spend as much as $200 billion on boosting electricity supplies, running water, highways, ports and runways to bring its infrastructure to levels of other Asian nations. It’s a pressing issue: top corporate executives and . . .
- Playing Ducks And Drakes With The Water Issue (Dawn, Ameer Bhutto, Feb 09, 2006)
The opponents of Kalabagh dam have been accused of turning a “technical” matter into an emotional political debate.
- Tata Tea: Strong Flavour (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Feb 09, 2006)
Though Tata Tea’s domestic performance was good, Tetley’s weak performance has affected the consolidated operating profit margin, which has fallen by 241 basis points to 17.45 per cent. In its domestic business, operating profit margin went up by 173 . .
- Asia Can Ease The Risks Of Global Imbalances (The Financial Express, RAMGOPAL AGARWAL, Feb 09, 2006)
A recent World Bank report, Global Development Finance: Mobilising Finance and Managing Vulnerability (Washington DC, 2005), pointed out boldly the risks faced by the world economy due to high current account deficits of the US.
- Govt, Assam Rebels Hold Peace Talks (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 08, 2006)
The Indian government said on Tuesday it would examine human rights concerns and demands to free detainees in its bid to open direct talks with leaders of a powerful insurgent group from Assam.
- Stop Wheat Import, Say Farmers (Tribune, Prabhjot Singh, Feb 08, 2006)
The decision of the Union Government to import 5 lakh tonnes of wheat has stirred a up a hornet’s nest as not only some political parties but also several organisations of farmers have decided to oppose the import.
- Water: The Coming Crisis (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Feb 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf was unable to sell the Kalabagh dam project to Pakistan’s smaller provinces.
- Crying Over Spilt Names (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Feb 07, 2006)
The new Karnataka chief minister has left his father in a flood of tears, after being sworn in with BJP support.
- Rs.533.75-Lakh Scheme For Development Of Villages (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
To fulfil goals set under `Namadhu Gramam' scheme
A four-day workshop organised by District Rural Development Agency to train village panchayat presidents about the steps to be adopted to fulfil the goals set under `Namadhu gramam scheme' commenced here
- Complete Roadworks In Three Months, Agencies Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Government to focus on Bangalore's infrastructure
The State Government on Monday asked officials of civic agencies to complete roadwork in Bangalore City within three months.
- A Colossal Poem In Stone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 07, 2006)
Besides the magnificent monolith of Bahubali, Sravanabelagola also boasts of many monuments, hills and caves of interest to the discerning spiritual tourist, writes B M Chandrasekharaiah.
- Playing Safe (The Week, Rajesh Parishwad, Feb 06, 2006)
He is one of the few beneficiaries of the terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), Bangalore. P. Ravindranath, head of a professional security services agency, Private Eye, is flooded with calls from IT and BPO firms seeking . . .
- Kalam Suggests 2nd Green Revolution In India (Press Trust of India, Pallab Bhattacharya, Feb 06, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today suggested a second Green Revolution in India which takes rice and wheat cultivators beyond the grain production stage to agro-food processing and gives value addition.
- Throwing A Lifeline (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Feb 06, 2006)
The death toll in the Egyptian ferry ship disaster in the Red Sea last Friday is appalling.
- Manila Institute Developing New Variants Of Nutrition-Rich Rice (Indian Express, Vipin Pubby, Feb 06, 2006)
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) here is on the verge of a revolution in developing and propagating new rice varieties rich in nutrition.
- Indian-American Leaders Rush To Join Bush’S Tour (Indian Express, LALIT K. JHA, Feb 06, 2006)
With US President George Bush’s India visit scheduled for March first week, speculation is rife on who all among the Indian-Americans would join him on the historic trip.
- Trouble For The Centre On The Wheat Front (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Feb 06, 2006)
Wheat stocks in FCI godowns have touched perilously low levels
The centre's decision to import five lakh tonnes of wheat to augment the domestic availability is expected to have a sobering effect on market prices.
- Major Kashmir Study Sees Trade As The Road To Peace (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Feb 05, 2006)
A new study released on Friday proposes the creation of a special economic zone in all of Kashmir, with duty free access to India and Pakistan, along with an institutional framework for joint investment.
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