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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 4401:
- Natwar Singh And The Oil Slick (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Nov 06, 2005)
There comes a time in the life of every government when the media decide that they are very bored.
- Water In The Pipe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 06, 2005)
Chennai gets Diwali gift but India faces crisis
- Rs 500 Cr Likely For State Flood Relief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 06, 2005)
An all-party team has asked the PM to release Rs 1,167 cr for relief work in rain-hit Bangalore and the districts and also demanded classical status for Kannada.
- Environment Policy: Designed For Disaster (Deccan Herald, Bittu Saghal, Nov 06, 2005)
According to India’s 10th Plan Document: “The pricing structure for water needs a serious review to reflect the scarcity value of water.” I would paraphrase that line to read: “The pricing structure for water sources needs a serious review to reflect ....
- Water In The Pipe (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 05, 2005)
Citizens of Chennai received a special Deepavali gift from Chief Minister Jayalalithaa - daily water supply. The chief minister said because of heavy rains, storage in the city’s reservoirs had reached nearly 50 percent of their fully capacity, and there
- When The Earth Shook And Rumbled (Deccan Herald, Khushwant Singh, Nov 05, 2005)
The Hindi word bhookump conveys the violence and horror of what actually takes place better than the Urdu words bhoochaal or zalzalaa (tremor), or the English description earthquake.
- It Is Not Best That We Should All Think Alike (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 05, 2005)
When Bombay thought of a motorbus service in the early 20th century, there were two main objections: One, the service would be expensive; and two, the accident rate would go up.
- Hollow Noises (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Nov 05, 2005)
West Bengal PCC steeped in confusion A non-bailable warrant of arrest was issued several weeks ago against Adhir Chowdhury, Congress MP, from Murshidabad, coinciding with a similar warrant against a Left Front minister, Narayan Biswas.
- Rs.1,120 Cr. Flood Relief Sought (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
The State Government also wants a Central team deputed to assess the damage
Dwelling units of the poor heavily damaged
Substantial allocation needed from the NCCF
Clearly a calamity of rare severity
- Flood Of Promises (Statesman, Editorial, Asian Times, Nov 04, 2005)
It can be asked why the district administration, the police, the district unit of the party and perhaps social organisations have to be mobilised for a visit by the chief minister to a disaster zone when the task ought to be cut out for them the . . . .
- The Daunting Task On Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 04, 2005)
A sense of déjà vu is unmistakable in the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's speech at the first national conference of Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs)
- Feature - Rival Tech Towns May Outrun Bangalore (Reuters, Narayanan Madhavan and Rosemary Arackaparambil, Nov 04, 2005)
There's a punchline going around in India's high-tech capital: Bangalore may be Bangalored.
- State Archives Records Under Water (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Nov 04, 2005)
1,000 documents are being dried
The hall leading to the chambers of the chief of the State Archives and Historical Research department looks unusual. Some pages of a 92-year-old letter written by the Secretary,Political Department of the then Madras Govt
- All Delhi Joins In Hunt For Bomb Blast Suspects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 04, 2005)
The Delhi police were flooded with endless phone calls on Thursday from people all over the city and around claiming they had information about the Govindpuri bomb blast suspect whose computer-generated portrait was released by Police Headquarters . . .
- Feature - Indian Writers Open A New Page In Europe (Reuters, Sugita Katyal, Nov 03, 2005)
The Empire Writes Back. That's what the world said when a host of Indian authors writing in English burst upon the global literary scene more than a decade ago.
- Planning For Quake Recovery (Dawn, A N Sudarsan Rao , Nov 03, 2005)
THE October earthquake’s devastation of Azad Kashmir and parts of the Frontier province urgently requires realistic planning and effective implementation for alleviating victims’ misery and rebuilding their homes, businesses, villages and cities.
- Mumbai's Invisible People (Hindu, Meena Menon, Nov 03, 2005)
Surveys have established a significant incidence of malnutrition in some Mumbai slums. But the several families living there are not even a blip on the radar of policy-makers.
- Help Orphans (Greater Kashmir, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 02, 2005)
Eid-ul-Fitr shall be celebrated after a couple of days with fervour. Notwithstanding the appeals of various social organizations not to resort to ostentation, the people, by and large, will spend lavishly.
- Off Track (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 01, 2005)
It is one thing to boast of an impressive railway network, but quite a different thing to look after thousands of miles of track.
- Building On A Secure Foundation (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 01, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Tackling Disasters: Natural And Man-Made (Tribune, Gopal K. Piplani, Nov 01, 2005)
Tammy, Rita, Katrina, Emily, Dennis, the 40-plus Betsy or whatever. They are definitely not our bar girls, trying to migrate to the USA. They are the wicked Atlantic sisters.
- It’S Pay-Back Time (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Nov 01, 2005)
Old sins, Agatha Christie once wrote, have long shadows. And the sins of omission of every Pakistan government since our own independence in 1947 and the facsimile independence we have allowed Azad Kashmir since then are returning to haunt us.
- A Testing Time For The Railways (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Nov 01, 2005)
The recent rain played havoc with train services but there are lessons to be learnt.
- Stop Encroachment (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 31, 2005)
The rains exposed problems from unbridled construction
- Tragedy In The Mountains (Dawn, Eric S. Margolis, Oct 31, 2005)
Watching the disaster in Pakistan, it is heartrending to see so many ordinary people, whose suffer distress and poverty in their everyday lives now crushed into a state of unimaginable misery by the cruel power of nature.
- Now And Again: A Smoker’S Nightmare (Statesman, ARKAPRABHA DEB, Oct 31, 2005)
MGP of the Indian Civil Service once asked me in my salad days what I was fond of. My reply was, “Mathematics, cigars and music in that order”.
- B’Lore Infrastructure: What’S Wrong And What To Do (Deccan Herald, A RAVINDRA, Oct 30, 2005)
From being the talk of the town, Bangalore's infrastructure has become the talk of the nation. The heavy rains in the last few days leading to more damaged roads and water logging even in Electronic City have further exposed the cracks.
- 50,000 Evacuated From Homes In Madras As Cyclone Comes To Batter (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Coastal areas of southern India were bracing Friday for more heavy rains, flooding and wind speeds of up to 65 kilometers (40 miles) per hour as a cyclonic storm gathered strength.
- Netherlands Calls For Partnerships With India In Pharma, Banking, . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Identifying sectors such as pharma, banking, agriculture and science and technology to play a key role in economic cooperation between India and the Netherlands, its Deputy Prime Minister L J Brinkhorst on Tuesday said "its time to shun the long . . .
- Infrastructure A Drag On Aviation Sector (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Oct 29, 2005)
The number of private airlines is rising every month, but the question is whether Indian airports and their supporting infrastructure are ready for this expansion.
- The Bhopal Gamble (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 29, 2005)
On November 3, the government of Madhya Pradesh will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the creation of the state. Chief minister Babulal Gaur, who's engaged in a leadership tussle with the BJP's favourite candidate Shivraj Singh Chauhan and . . .
- Chennaiites Coping With The Aftermath Of Rain Havoc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Inundated streets, lack of power supply and difficulty in getting relief plague residents
- India-Specific Insurance Cover Against Natural Disasters Mooted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Firm to help Indian companies underwrite calamities
- The ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Tag (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 29, 2005)
The other day, a senior colleague of mine — one I respect — approached me somewhat furtively. “There is much Muslim, Muslim in your writing these days.”
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 29, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, . . .
- Dharam Singh To Lead All-Party Team To Manmohan On Monday (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
32,000 houses damaged; State Cabinet decides to seek Rs. 1,167 crores as rain relief
- Tamil Nadu To Seek Assistance From Centre For Relief Work (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 29, 2005)
Detailed memorandum to be submitted, says Chief Minister Jayalalithaa
Relief operations to continue till normalcy is restored
Restoration of traffic given priority
Bus services restored substantially
- Rain Cripples Life In Chennai (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
42 cm rain in 40 hours; 50,000 people in city shifted to relief centres; armed forces alerted
Depression likely to cross north Tamil Nadu coast by Friday morning
Trains leaving Chennai cancelled
Flight schedules disrupted
- Tamil Nadu Govt Seeks Army's Help (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
With no let up in rains, the Tamil Nadu government on Thursday sought Army's help to provide assistance to people of Chennai as normal life came to a standstill in the metropolis and its suburbs.
- The Heart Of India Inc (Indian Express, Anu Aga, Oct 28, 2005)
First we need to understand just what we mean by corporate social responsibility.
- Chennai's Turn To Face Rain Fury (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Normal life in the city and suburbs was virtually paralysed following incessant rains and gusty winds.
- Chennai Battered, Army Alerted (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 28, 2005)
It was a day when the skies opened up over Chennai, pounding it with 21 cm of rain in just five hours between 3.30 am and 8.30 am, paralysing normal life, leaving more than half the cityunder water, uprooting about 100 trees and claiming at least . . .
- The ‘Muslim-Muslim’ Tag (Indian Express, Saeed Naqvi, Oct 28, 2005)
The other day, a senior colleague of mine — one I respect — approached me somewhat furtively. “There is much Muslim, Muslim in your writing these days.”
- Rain Cripples Chennai (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 28, 2005)
Unprecedented rain lashed Chennai today bringing life to a standstill. The state government sought Army’s help to cope with the situation even as a deep depression threatened to pound the state, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Orissa.
- Tragedy Of 1943-Ii (Statesman, AK SEN SARMA, Oct 28, 2005)
Using A Cyclone To Wreak Vengeance On Rebellious Subjects
- The Other Side Of The Earthquake (Greater Kashmir, GHULAM NABI HAGROO, Oct 28, 2005)
The disaster broke all walls, rendered all lines useless and raised the question of a forced separation once again, comments
GHULAM NABI HAGROO
- Science, Faith And The Quake (Dawn, Omar R. Quraishi, Oct 28, 2005)
Many of those affected directly by the Oct 8 earthquake or those who have stood by and watched the tragedy to unfold seem to have come to the conclusion that it came because God wanted to punish man for his sins.
- Downpour Of Woes (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Floods kill three in Bangalore on Wednesday.
*Gastroenteritis breaks out in the City.
- Lapses In Crisis Management (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Oct 27, 2005)
The overall response of our nation to the catastrophic tragedy of October 8 was both admirable and heartening.
- Educated Unemployables (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Oct 27, 2005)
The recent decision of the University Grants Commission in not allowing "unplanned proliferation" of in stitutions of higher education is quite understandable.
- Tn Flood Scene Grim As Toll Tops 57 (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Though the floods have inundated vast stretches of paddy fields, there hasn’t been much crop loss in the delta heartland.
- Tn Must Not Cultivate Second Rice Crop: State (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
M S Swaminathan’s evidence is of no use as he has admitted that he has no knowledge of Karnataka’s requirements, the tribunal was told.
- Avoidable Disaster (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Infrastructure of the city has caved in to the incessant rain
- Alert Against Fresh Spell Of Heavy Rains In West Bengal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
The death toll stood at 13, but there were fears of it rising
- Partners In Progress (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 27, 2005)
If no consensus on sharing of waters and other vital issues emerged in the Northern Zonal Council meeting, it was only because every Chief Minister approached it with his own narrow agenda.
- Meet The World’S Brainiest People (Tribune, Dermot Purgavie, Oct 27, 2005)
MIchael Walzer may be the world’s happiest philosopher. Tieless and wearing trainers, he seems so relaxed he could be in danger of falling apart. “When you come here you are completely free to do whatever you want for the rest of your life,” he says.
- Change Of Chief Minister In Jammu And Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Swami Raj Sharma, Oct 27, 2005)
Come November, the debate and discussion over the change of Chief Ministerial incumbent in Jammu and Kashmir has become a hot subject of discussion.
- Chief Minister Promises Solution To City's Floods In Two Days (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2005)
Blames improper planning in city municipal council limits on the outskirts of city
- Age Of Tabloid Television (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Oct 26, 2005)
How do people feel about the electronic media’s approach to the traumatic events that have shaken the country since October 8 when a massive earthquake struck northern Pakistan and Azad Kashmir?
- Earthquake As ‘Wrath Of God’? (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A section of the national media has aired the apocalyptic view that the October 8 earthquake was a curse from God punishing the misdeeds of the state of Pakistan.
- The Real Moral Lesson (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 26, 2005)
Amidst the deeply felt sorrow and concern at this month’s earthquake tragedy, strange voices have also been heard seeking to deflect the people’s attention from facing the catastrophe and preparing for the future.
- Plan For International Airport In Visakhapatnam To Be Revived (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Minister vexed with frequent flooding of INS Dega airport
Officials asked to find permanent solution for flooding problem
Airport unable to cope with air traffic needs
- Bangalore Reels Under Rain (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Complaints rained in from all parts and the City came to a virtual standstill. Around 100 families were shifted to BMP’s relief shelters.
- Shoot-At-Sight Orders In Bihar (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Oct 26, 2005)
62 constituencies will go to the polls amid shoot-at-sight orders; red alert sounded on border
- Rain Claims 11 Lives In Districts, Widespread Damage To Crops (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Surplus discharge from Stanley reservoir scaled down to 1.51 lakh cusecs
- Rbi's Price Concerns (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 26, 2005)
In pitching for a high interest rate regime to slow an upward price spiral fuelled by volatile crude prices, the Reserve Bank of India seems to have shuffled its agenda from growth to price stability.
- Rain Kills Nine, Triggers A Deluge Of Problems In Bangalore Roads (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Army help sought to rescue people in flood-hit areas; situation grim in Mysore
- High-Level Panel Constituted To Monitor Disaster Management (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
Chief Secretary B.K. Das heads committee to coordinate administrative measures
Task forces constituted for relief measures in Bangalore and its outskirts
Thanisandra, Bommanahalli, Krishnarajapuram, Hosur Road and Puttenahalli worst affected
- Monsoon Rains, Flood Fury Ravage Rock City (Hindu, R. Rajaraman, Oct 26, 2005)
Colonies off Kuzhmani Road and Vayalur Road and Melachinthamani worst-affected; traffic thrown out of gear; Chathiram bus stand badly hit; people moved to safer places
- Chandy Seeks Sonia's Intervention For Aid (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2005)
A Congress delegation from Kerala, led by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy,
- Protecting The Vulnerable (Dawn, Shahid Javed Burki, Oct 25, 2005)
In his October 18 address to the nation — the second in a few days — President Pervez Musharraf explained why it had taken so long for the agencies of the government to reach the entire population affected by the earthquake of October 8.
- Honing Skills And Capabilities (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 25, 2005)
Extracts from the government of India’s status report on Disaster Management in India, August 2004
- Government Negligence Makes Children Die (Daily Excelsior, Vikram Sinha, Oct 25, 2005)
For the last 27-year Japanese Encephalitis (JE) takes a heavy toll in eastern Uttar Pradesh and adjoining western Bihar, and the victims are children.
- Centre To Import Onions From Pakistan, China (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Oct 25, 2005)
They will be available at an average wholesale price of Rs. 16 per kg
- Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Discharge from the KRS was increased to 93,000 cusecs by Sunday evening
- They Make Hay While It Rains In Bangalore (Deccan Herald, Shubha Narayanan, Oct 25, 2005)
First the good news: Like Mumbai, Bangalore too has its share of good samaritans — strangers who will willingly lend a helping hand as you find your way in waist-deep water, give a push to a stranded car, . . . .
- Man Of Wisdom (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
It is human nature to look up to role models for inspiration and also imitate them.
- Villages, Towns On Cauvery Bank Inundated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
For the first time in 15 years, Mettur reservoir received two lakh cusecs and discharged the same quantum
Flood warning issued in Thanjvur, Tiruvarur and Nagapattinam districts
IAF copter rescues 27 villagers from village near Salem.
- Bangaloreans' Water Woes Continue (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2005)
Chief Minister Dharam Singh calls for damage control mechanism; Rs. 55 crores for relief work
- Mettur Inflow Triggers Flood Alert (Hindu, R. Ilangovan, Oct 24, 2005)
Officials to prepare for evacuation of people living in low-lying areas and near the river
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