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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 4401:
- Rs. 500 Crore Central Relief For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday sanctioned Rs. 500 crores to Tamil Nadu for immediate relief works in the flood-affected areas while offering all-out Central aid to cope with the devastation caused by the unprecedented rains.
- 'Tsunami Relief Or Nation-Building, Ncc Is Upfront’ (Deccan Herald, Bidanda M Chengappa, Nov 29, 2005)
The National Cadet Corps was formed on July 15, 1948. However, NCC Day is observed throughout the country on the last Sunday of November because it was on that day in 1949 that the units formed in Delhi held a formal function presided over . . .
- Science For The People (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 29, 2005)
It’s good to see India finally decide on setting up an Earth Commission: a panel of meteorologists, geo-physicists, oceanographers, atmospheric and space scientists to study and understand the dynamics of the monsoon.
- ‘M’Rashtra Releasing Water At Whim’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The Government of Karnataka has informed the Centre of the “indiscriminate release” without notice of water by Maharashtra from its reservoirs, causing floods in the villages on the banks of the Krishna and Bhima rivers.
- Pm Promises Help For Tn (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who had ordered the immediate release of Rs 500 crore for relief work in flood-hit Tamil Nadu, assured Chief Minister J Jayalalitha of all help in dealing with the situation.
- Set Up Monitoring Panels For Relief Work: Vasan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Says proper data should be collected on the magnitude and nature of damage
- Kalam Condoles Loss Of Lives In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has conveyed his condolences to the next of kin of those killed when two buses were washed away by floodwaters in Tamil Nadu over the weekend.
- Provide Rs.1000 Cr. For The State: Bjp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
Property, crop losses enormous: Venkiah Naidu
'Tamil Nadu has suffered more damage than what was reported in the media. It will take more than a week for the marooned farms to dry up, and by then, the crops would have been lost'
- Vaiko Meets Manmohan, Seeks Rs.3,000 Crores For Tamil Nadu (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 29, 2005)
Centre told about magnitude of havoc caused by the floods
- The Lalu Phenomenon (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Nov 29, 2005)
IT is easy to rubbish Lalu Prasad Yadav, now that he is down in the dumps. For 15 years, he has been a subject of ridicule for cartoonists, middle writers and humourists. In journalism, the maxim has been, “if you are short of subjects, . . .
- 134 Killed In Chinese Coal Mine Blast (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 29, 2005)
The death toll in a massive coal mine explosion in northeast China rose to 134 late on Monday, with 15 miners still missing, the official Xinhua news agency said.
- Temple Of Modern India (The Week, Ajay Uprety, Nov 29, 2005)
The Ganga is many things to many people. It is, in Jawaharlal Nehru’s words, the "symbol of India’s age-old civilisation". In the Hindu ethos, it is more than a river—a goddess. The river, brought down from heaven by King Bhagiratha, fell into Shiva’s ...
- Changing Climate Change (Daily Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
Fossil fuels are plentiful, but harmful; renewable sources like wind are good for the climate but not plentiful. Solar power is plentiful but not cheap.
- Ladders And Snakes (Indian Express, Pamela Philipose, Nov 28, 2005)
It took some 10,000 burnt cars to drive home one point to the French government:
- Karunanidhi Justifies Demand For More Relief (Hindu, Special Correspondent, Hindu, Nov 28, 2005)
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M. Karunanidhi has justified the Tamil Nadu Government's demand for an increased quantum of flood relief from the Centre.
- Relief Takes Priority, Says Patil (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 28, 2005)
Villages, paddy fields and roads, all submerged. These were the predominant scenes that a team of Union Ministers saw when it undertook an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.
- Relief Work On In Full Swing In Flood-Hit Areas Of Tamil Nadu (Press Trust of India, PTI, Nov 28, 2005)
Relief work in the flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu was on in full swing today with a let up in the heavy rains, which has claimed the lives of a total of 279 people since November one.
- Tamil Nadu Gets Rs 500 Cr Flood Relief (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 28, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday sanctioned Rs 500 crore for taking up immediate relief works in flood-affected areas of Tamil Nadu.
- Tamil Nadu Rain Can Causes Massive Tragedy - Death Toll Mounts To 273 And Twin Bus Mishaps Kills To 84 (India Daily, Balaji Reddy, Nov 28, 2005)
Tamil Nadu is facing a national tragedy and serious matter for which emergency measures must be called for. According to media reports, The toll in rain-related incidents in Tamil Nadu since the onset of Northeast monsoon on October 12, mounted to 273, wi
- Changing Climate Change (The Economic Times, Jeffrey D Sachs, Nov 28, 2005)
The 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 1990, and 2005 is likely to be the warmest ever.
- Linking Of Rivers: Challenges And Opportunities (Tribune, Raj Kumar Siwach, Nov 27, 2005)
Water has played a vital role in the growth and decay of civilisations. It is the commonest substance on the earth but only one per cent of it is available for human consumption. Thus, it needs to be managed economically and wisely.
- Rain Floods 180 Tn Villages (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Tamil Nadu continued to reel under flood fury despite the abatement of rain, even as the Army was pressed into service for relief operations and to rescue lakhs of people marooned in the worst-affected Cuddalore and Tiruchirapalli districts today.
- Jayalalitaa Seeks Rs 3,000 Cr From Nccf (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday sought an advance of Rs 3,000 crore from the National Calamity Contingency Fund to attend to the immediate relief and restoration works in the rain-ravaged state.
- New Orleans’ Transition (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 27, 2005)
Nearly three months have passed since Hurricane Katrina flooded New Orleans.
- Gaza Border Opens (Jordan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
The Rafah border terminal between the Gaza Strip and Egypt opened to a flood of excited Palestinians on Saturday, giving them a gate to the outside world for the first time in almost three months.
- Pak Mps’ Plan To Visit J&k Puts Govt In Quandary (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Pakistani MPs’ planned visit to quake-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir through the newly-opened five points at LoC has put the Government here in a dilemma as it feared this would dent its claim that the crossings were exclusively meant for Kashmiris.
- Tn: Rains Relent, Rescue Operations Begin On War-Footing (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Rains, which wreaked havoc in Tamil Nadu leaving 128 dead and lakhs homeless, relented today helping authorities to undertake relief work on a war-footing, including dropping of food packets in flood-ravaged areas.
- Centre Will Extend All Possible Help To Tn: Chidambaram (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Arriving here with Home Minister P Shivraj Patil to undertake an aerial survey of flood affected areas of Tamil Nadu tomorrow, Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram tonight pledged all possible help to the state Government in undertaking rescue . . .
- At Least 79 Bus Passengers Drown In South India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
At least 79 people died in two separate overnight bus accidents in rain-ravaged Tamil Nadu, officials said on Saturday.
- Tn Flood Situation Grim, Jaya Seeks (Indian Express, JAYA MENON, Nov 27, 2005)
Even as the flood situation in some southern districts in Tamil Nadu remained grim, district authorities managed to pull out 81 bodies in the two bus mishaps that occurred in Ramanathapuram and Thanjavur districts on Friday.
- Flood Situation In Tamil Nadu Grim (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Tamil Nadu had a respite on Saturday from the rains which wrought havoc durinng the last four days, claiming many lives and leaving a trail of destruction.
- Centre Told To Help Flood Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Saturday expressed her heartfelt condolences and empathy for the families of the victims who died in the Ramanathapuram bus tragedy due to unprecedented floods in Tamil Nadu.
- Red Hills Dam Opened After Six Years (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Though precautionary measures have been taken, flow of water across link roads threatens to cut off villages
- Nitish Kumar Tries To Salvage Bihar From Mafia Torn Carnage Left Over By The Shadow Of Congress And Rjd (India Daily, Preeti Singhani, Nov 27, 2005)
It will not be an easy task. The law and order is in shambles. The financial system is in ruins.
- Patil, Chidambaram Assessing Damage (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
As Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa completed an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil arrived in Madurai to assess the damage. Finance Minister P. Chidambaram accompanied him.
- Chauhan To Replace Gaur As Chief Minister (Hindu, VINAY KUMAR, Nov 27, 2005)
Uma Bharti to be appointed party general secretary
- Rain Abates, Relief Work In Full Swing (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
84 bodies of bus passengers recovered; search operations continue
- Relief Package Distributed To Flood-Hit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Minister visits affected areas; promises fund for alternative route to Kolli Hills
- Flood-Related Damage Put At Rs. 20.38 Crores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 27, 2005)
Detailed report to be submitted to the Government shortly
- 59 Killed As Two Indian Buses Fall Into Rivers (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 59 people were killed and more than 30 missing on Friday after two packed passenger buses skidded off flooded bridges in southern India, said police.
- Challenge And Response: Disaster Management Plan — Ii (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 26, 2005)
In identifying and assessing hazards, an important step is to carry out a vulnerability analysis. Vulnerability is the ability of a system (or element) to withstand, avoid, neutralize or absorb the impacts of hazardous natural events.
- 59 Killed In India As Buses Skid Off Bridges (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Fifty-nine people were killed and more than 30 went missing on Friday after two packed passenger buses skidded off flooded bridges in southern India.
- Rains Lash Tn, 80 Die In Accidents (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 80 passengers were killed when two buses were washed away in floods at different places in Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and Thanjavur Districts on Friday, official sources said.
- Limits Of Implementation (Business Line, T. C. A. Ramanujam , Nov 26, 2005)
T. C. A. Ramanujam on the CBDT's instructions on monetary limits for filing of appeals
- Tn: 100 Feared Drowned As Unprecedented Rains Hit 12 Districts (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 100 people were feared drowned today as major parts of Tamil Nadu faced the fury of unprecedented rains which cut off southern districts from the state capital while Kollidam and other rivers were in spate.
- Rain Wreaks Havoc In State (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 26, 2005)
Infrastructure takes a beating in the third spell; officials dub it unprecedented
A fresh threat exists in the form of a system further east
Centre has to assess the damage afresh, offer more relief
- Chief Minister To Tour Flood-Affected Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard join rescue and rehabilitation efforts Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard join rescue efforts
People evacuated, moved to relief centres
Helicopters airdrop food packets
Enough stocks of rice in fair price shops
- Kollidam Carries 3.37 Lakh Cusecs Of Water (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flood threat continues in Thanjavur district though there is a let-up in rain
- A Word For Volunteers- Ii (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Dr. Nazir Ahmad Gilkar sums up the orientation-cum refresher course for NSS programme officers held in the University of Kashmir
- 145 Feared Dead As Floods Wash Away 2 Buses (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Nov 26, 2005)
No let-up in rain in Tamil Nadu
At Perumalkoil, two km from Pattukottai in Thanjavur district, 80 persons in a private bus were swept away
More than 65 persons in a State Corporation bus were killed at Sanaveli near Thiruvadanai in Ramanathapuram distr
- Flash Floods Kill 40 In Tamil Nadu (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flash floods kill 40 in Tamil Nadu
At least 40 passengers were drowned when two buses were washed away in floods in Thanjavur and Ramanathapuram districts of Tamil Nadu on Friday, reports UNI from Chennai.
- Cauvery Tribunal:karnataka Completes Arguments (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Nov 26, 2005)
States's requirement would be 465 tmcft a year
- Flash Floods Sweep Indian Bus Off Bridge, 30 Dead (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
Flash floods swept a bus off a bridge in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu on Friday, drowning at least 30 passengers, police said.
- Restoration Of Bihar's Fortunes (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Nov 26, 2005)
The electoral outcome in Bihar has surprised pundits and destroyed many a myth, but it is far from novel in the message the people have sought to communicate.
- Remarks Caused Spontaneous Combustion (Pioneer, T Thirumavalavan, Nov 26, 2005)
Neither the Dalit Panthers of India nor the Tamil Protection Movement is participating in the protests against actor Kushboo; nor have they instigated the protests, which are purely spontaneous.
- Tn: 2 Buses Plunge Into Rivers, 100 Feared Dead (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 26, 2005)
At least 100 passengers were feared drowned when two buses, in separate incidents, plunged into swollen rivers following flash floods in Tamil Nadu.
- Dubious Distinction (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 25, 2005)
Govt agencies and NGOs must control the spread of AIDS
- An Integrated Disaster Management Plan (Dawn, Naeem Sadiq, Nov 25, 2005)
If Karachi were to be hit by an earthquake similar to the one experienced on October 8 in Kashmir and parts of the NWFP, it could result in the death of three to five million people and the city being pushed back on the time-line by some 100 odd years.
- Not Quite God’S Wrath (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Iraq And Lessons Of History (Dawn, Jafar Wafa, Nov 25, 2005)
There is a very apt quotation from the Holy Quran to introduce this discussion of whether natural disasters are the inevitable effects of natural causes or a scourge resulting from divine displeasure.
- Complacent India Inc (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 25, 2005)
India Inc cuts sorry figure in households," blares a headline in a popular daily. The report that follows should be disturbing both for the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the federations of Indian industry, business and commerce.
- Polluted River Water Heads Towards Chinese City (Indian Express, Chris Buckley, Nov 25, 2005)
A toxic slick of polluted river water reached the outskirts of one of China’s biggest cities on Thursday after an explosion at a petrochemical plant upstream nearly two weeks ago.
- 184 Tanks Breach In Sivaganga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Devakottai, Tiruppattur, Kalayarkovil, Sarugani and Karaikudi worst-affected
- Polluted Water Reaches Harbin (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
China alerts Russia as toxin arrives at city's water supply inlet
- Rail, Road Links To Tiruchi, Madurai Cut Off (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 25, 2005)
Southern districts lashed, many tanks breach or surplus
Traffic on Chennai-Dindigul National Highway snapped
Another 36 hours needed to set a timeframe for the restoration of traffic
At least 14 persons have died in the past 24 hours
- Chinese Town Resumes Water Supply (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, provisionally resumed tap water supply on Wednesday, after confirming the exact time of arrival of chemical pollutants from its water source of Songhua River.
- Flood Alert Sounded In Villages Downstream Veeranam Tank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 24, 2005)
The Manimuktha is in spate after discharge of 50,000 cusecs from Gomughi dam
- The Economics Of Natural Disasters (Business Line, A. Vasudevan, Nov 24, 2005)
INDIA HAS been visited by natural disasters quite frequently in recent times — the latest being the earthquake in the Kashmir region that affected thousands of people, and the floods in different States over the last three months.
- Lessons From Disasters (Dawn, Sarwar Bari, Nov 24, 2005)
The kind of destruction and devastation the Oct 8 earthquake has brought is unprecedented. In their time, the 1992 floods and the destruction that they wrought, were also unprecedented.
- Carbon Finance: Realigning Business Thinking (News International, Malik Amin Aslam, Nov 23, 2005)
The ratification of the Kyoto Protocol earlier this year heralded the official start of the carbon finance business on a global scale.
- Saarc: Action Is Primary (Dawn, Muhammad Zamir, Nov 23, 2005)
THE 13th Saarc summit has come and gone. We have had a week of extraordinary security, lots of meetings at various levels, and as expected, a declaration reaffirming various steps that are expected to lead towards greater South Asian unity.
- Not Enough Tents For Pakistan Quake Survivors - Iom (Reuters, Suzanna Koster, Nov 23, 2005)
NEELUM VALLEY, Pakistan (Reuters) - Aid workers in Pakistan's quake-hit mountains are trying to ensure everyone has shelter before snow falls, and with not enough tents for all, some will have to spend the winter under plastic
- Belgaum Corpn Dissolution Angers M’Rashtra (Deccan Herald, DH news, Nov 23, 2005)
The Karnataka Government’s decision to dissolve the Belgaum City Corporation (BCC) on Monday, coinciding with the Golden Jubilee of Samyukta Maharashtra movement, has evoked angry reactions in Maharashtra.
- Dmk Chief Rebukes Ministers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
"A few Central Ministers" may not be aware of "corruption" in relief administration
- Kalam Puts Forward Five-Point Agenda To Increase Gdp (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
'Farmers should be empowered to earn more through value addition to produce'
- Migration Can Lead To Welfare Of Migrants: World Bank Report (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
International migration can generate substantial welfare gains for migrants and their families, as well as their origin and destination countries, if policies to better manage the flow of migrants and facilitate the transfer of remittances are pursued, sa
- Indira Gandhi Canal Water For Nagaur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Chief Minister Raje announces 3,000-crore scheme
- Rs.12.86 Cr. For Water Supply Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 22, 2005)
Potable water to be distributed to 1.79 lakh people in seven special village panchayats.
- A South Asian University? (Hindustan Times, Kanti Bajpai, Nov 21, 2005)
In his speech at the SAARC Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh proposed that the region set up a South Asian University
- Kalam Moots 11-Charter Mission For Karnataka's Development (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 21, 2005)
Presenting his vision for Karnataka, President A P J Abdul Kalam today advocated a charter of 11 missions to turn it into a developed state.
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