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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 4401:
- Excise Relief For Tsunami-Hit Areas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
The Central Government on Wednesday exempted from excise items such as cement and steel that are used in the construction of residential houses in tsunami-hit areas.
- Karnataka Water Problem With Goa To Be Solved By Year-End: Dasmunsi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
Water Resources Minister Priyaranjan Dasmunsi on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that he will solve the Mahadayi water dispute between Goa and Karnataka by this year-end.
- Hope And Despair (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 18, 2005)
If one takes an overview of the scenario prevailing in the sub-continent these days one will find as if one is living in a no man's land --- in this State particularly ---between hope and despair.
- The Pappus Of Kolkata (Tribune, A.J. Philip, Aug 17, 2005)
A remnant of the Raj — the hand-pulled rickshaw — will soon disappear from the streets of Kolkata.
- Rs. 300 Crores More Central Assistance For Rehabilitation Work In Flood-Affected Areas (Hindu, Vijaykumar Patil, Aug 17, 2005)
Prime Minister cancels aerial survey of north Karnataka owing to bad weather
Funds likely to be released today
Special loans announced for farmers, small traders
Armed forces complimented for helping in rescue operations
- Transparent Graft (Deccan Herald, N N SACHITANAND, Aug 17, 2005)
A task force may study Bihar’s corrupt system so that Karnataka ranks higher next time
- Pm Announces 300 Cr As Interim Flood Relief (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 17, 2005)
The State government is seeking Rs 3,272 crore towards rehabilitation of those affected by floods.
- Scientists Map Genetic Code Of Rice (Tribune, Justin Gillis, Aug 16, 2005)
Scientists reported on Wednesday that they have completed a genetic map of the rice plant, a scientific milestone that they hope will accelerate efforts to feed the hungry by improving the world’s most important food.
- Slow Reflexes Of Congress 2005 (Indian Express, Neerja Chowdhury, Aug 16, 2005)
After the new highs touched in his speech to Parliament on the G.T. Nanavati Report, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s address to the nation from the ramparts of Red Fort yesterday was something of an anti-climax.
- India Inc Justifies Bull Run; Attributes It To Foreign Funds (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Majority of India's top CEOs do not consider the stock market overheated at 7800 points and attribute the bull run to persistent inflow of foreign funds, robust corporate results and globalisation of Indian economy.
- Pm Warns Ultras Of ‘hard Response’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has promised full assistance to the flood-hit states of Karnataka, Maharashtra and Gujarat.
- Manmohan: Half-Hearted Steps By Pakistan Won't Do (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
Our vision is growth that would improve the life of common man
Golden Quadrilateral to be six-laned
Corruption in government not to be tolerated
Pay reasonable price for electricity
No child to be deprived of primary education
- Resurrecting Lemuria (Hindu, Kanakalatha Mukund, Aug 16, 2005)
The book captures the notion of Lemuria as a lost continent, which has taken hold in the minds of disparate groups of people with different world views
- Poverty Eradication Is No Dream: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 16, 2005)
He spells out policies and schemes for the oppressed and rural population
National Horticulture Mission to increase output and trade in fruits and vegetables
Stresses need to improve quality of higher education
- Kalam For 'Energy Independence' (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 15, 2005)
The President said it is essential for the country to produce enough power to meet all its needs within 25 years.
- Infrastructure To Transfer Krishna Water (Deccan Herald, T. Ramakrishnan, Aug 15, 2005)
Andhra plans to facilitate speedier flow Andhra Pradesh plans to facilitate speedier flow of floodwater to Chennai
- Guaranteeing Action For Employment (Hindu, Aruna Roy & Nikhil Dey, Aug 15, 2005)
The Employment Guarantee Act can provide the basis of a permanent social security system, and even act as an instrument for planned and equitable rural development.
- Crisis In Niger — Acute Poverty In A World Of Plenty (Business Line, P. Nagarajan, Aug 15, 2005)
The looming humanitarian crisis in Niger is mostly the result of the tragic failure to effectively tackle the distributive problems in the global village of plenty.
- India Needs Freedom From Politicians (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Aug 14, 2005)
Independence Day usually inspires me to write in a reflective mood. Like all birthdays it provides a chance to do some book-keeping.
- Police Again Open Fire In Patna Killing 4 (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 14, 2005)
Four persons were killed and 20 others injured in daylong clashes today between the police and a violent crowd which assembled on the main road in the heart of Patna town from time to time and to disperse which police lathi-charged, tear-gassed and opened
- Impasse In N. Korean Talks (Dawn, Afzaal Mahmood, Aug 13, 2005)
After a fortnight of intense and wearing negotiations in the Chinese capital, the North Korean nuclear talks were broken off on August 7 for a three-week recess, with no sight of progress over Pyongyang’s demand for peaceful nuclear capabilities.
- Death, Disease Stalk The Slums Of Mumbai (Deccan Herald, Prachi Pinglay, Aug 13, 2005)
Communities, civic authorities, hospitals are striving to prevent further damage Most people remain confused as they go from hospital to medical camp to ration shops
- Leptospirosis Toll Rises To 95 In Maharashtra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
The government has denied there was an epidemic and the chief minister maintained that the situation was under control.
- No Going Back On Krishna Water: Andhra Pradesh (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 13, 2005)
The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, on Friday assured the people of Chennai that his Government would do everything to provide Krishna water to the city.
- Deluge Of Ideas (Times of India, Sauvik Sauvik Chakraverti verti , Aug 13, 2005)
While Mumbai flooded up and anyone and everyone could see state failure writ large,
- Do Stock Markets Love Bad News? (Deccan Herald, Krishna Prasad, Aug 12, 2005)
The breast-beating over the senselessness of a stock market that soars in the wake of bad news does not take into account the converse question: why do markets go down when there is a flood of good news?
- Chennai’S Desalinated Water Contract Awarded To Ap Firm (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The court has rejected a Russian firm’s.petition that its contract was cancelled because of its refusal to pay bribe.
- Ongc Puts In Place Contingency Plan (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 12, 2005)
The ONGC chairman said that the rescue operations during the Bombay high fire were severely constrained due to lack of night landing facilities.
- For Muslims, Time For Introspection (Dawn, Dr. Arif Azad, Aug 12, 2005)
Recently, Maulana Fazlur Rahman, despite possessing a valid visa, was detained and deported from Dubai.
- Krishna Continues To Flow Above The Danger Mark At Padasalagi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Slight decrease in water-level on Wednesday; authorities expect a sharp fall today
- Mullaperiyar Water Level To Be Kept At 136 Feet, Says Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 11, 2005)
Will not yield to any pressure from Tamil Nadu to raise storage capacity
- Overcome Pain With Faith, Hope, Love (Times of India, M P K KUTTY, Aug 11, 2005)
The sorrow and pain of those who lost their loved ones and possessions in the Mumbai floods will probably last for a long time to come.
- The Salvation Army (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 11, 2005)
It was not uncommon to see civilians narrating their personal woes to a military man A soldier's professional training showed in the rapid way relief was provided.
- Jumbo Hunt (Deccan Herald, Kotera Ajit Aianna, Aug 11, 2005)
The female elephant survived, having been shot with sedatives. The tusker too ceased to rampage
- The Next Big Risk May Hit From A Different Angle (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 11, 2005)
Antonio's first big mistake in The Merchant of Venice was to bet his whole fortune on a fleet of ships, and his second mistake was to borrow 3,000 ducats from a single source, states the intro of David Shirreff's Dealing with Financial Risk, from Viva
- A Drive For More Energy (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 11, 2005)
With the world oil prices racing past the dreaded 60 dollar a barrel mark, and likely to stay high for quite some time, activities in the oil and gas sector in Pakistan are increasing rapidly.
- Slight Improvement In Flood Situation In Gulbarga District (Hindu, Special Correspondent, The Financial Express, Aug 10, 2005)
Bhima flowing below the danger mark at the Devangaon bridge
No immediate threat of the Kattisangavi bridge being submerged
Army personnel rescue 19 persons
- Worst Is Over In Sangli, Kolhapur (Hindu, ARUNKUMAR BHATT, Aug 10, 2005)
People return to their homes, but fear the outbreak of an epidemic
- Union Secretary Finds Flood Situation Grim In Belgaum, Bagalkot Districts (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Says funds will not be a problem for taking up relief operations
- Excess Rainfall, Floods Damage Crops In Seven Districts In State; Sharp Fall In Yield Likely (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Kharif crops sown in an area of 48.08 lakh hectares against the target of 69.47 lakh hectares
- Yediyurappa Calls For Inquiry Into Maharashtra's Charges (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
Terms Deshmukh's allegations on floods irresponsible
Chief Minister urged to ask Centre to order inquiry Seeks Rs. 500 crores from Centre for flood relief Asks Govt. to hike compensation to Rs. 5,000 an acre
- Central Team May Examine Almatti Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 10, 2005)
It is alleged that Karnataka’s ‘failure’ to release water from the Krishna has resulted in swelling of the backwaters, which flooded the southern districts.
- The Bigger Tragedy (Indian Express, Himmat Singh Gill, Aug 10, 2005)
The sham of the Nanavati Commission report and the bigger hoax of the Action Taken Report (ATR) must be condemned in the strongest of terms by all citizens.
- Blowing Hot And Cold (Times of India, SURESH PRABHU, Aug 10, 2005)
India should not scuttle Kyoto Protocol
- Employment Guarantee — Mps Lead The Way (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Aug 10, 2005)
The parliamentary standing committee favours a universal, self-targeting employment guarantee.
- Should The Power Sector Be Privatised? (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 10, 2005)
The view is gaining ground that all is not wrong with the public sector.
- Shed Negative Approach To Growth, Chidambaram Tells Nda Members (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Lok Sabha passes demands for Rs. 14,661. 36-crore supplementary grants
All economic indicators positive
Inflation is the lowest in two years
- 40 Villages In Three A.P. Districts Inundated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Krishna in spate; heavy inflows from Maharashtra and Karnataka
- State Says Maharashtra's Flood Problems Are Of Its Own Making (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 09, 2005)
Dharam Singh offers `bagina' to the Cauvery at Krishnaraja Sagar reservoir
- A Government On The Run (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Aug 09, 2005)
The Left-influenced Rural Employment Guarantee Programme could actually reduce the number of jobs
- Niger's Children Doomed To Starve (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 09, 2005)
Economics, not the hand of nature, has led to the crisis in the West African nation
- Destruction Of Trees (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 09, 2005)
One cannot but view with scepticism a report saying that the current monsoon season will see the planting of 5.2 million saplings in the Fata region alone.
- Changing Face Of America (Dawn, F.S. Aijazuddin, Aug 09, 2005)
The phrase ‘What sort of American is a Cablinasian?’ was coined by Tiger Woods, the US golf phenomenon, to describe his parentage — born as he was of an African-American father and a Thai mother.
- Deluge Takes Heavy Toll Of Industry (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 08, 2005)
AIAI has revised its earlier estimates of losses to Rs. 5,000 crore excluding man-days lost
- India Inc Hype Stands Exposed (Hindu, OOMMEN A.NINAN, Aug 08, 2005)
The Mumbai floods highlight the callousness with which the country's cash-cow metropolis is treated
- Seeking Remedies To Mumbai's Travails (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 08, 2005)
Abolition of rent control, urban land ceiling and stamp duty would not have stopped Mumbai's inundation. But it would have minimised the worst damage of floods and other natural disasters.
- Flood Forecasting: Possibilities And Problems (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Aug 08, 2005)
Just knowing the rain intensity in different places in a city and the amount of rain that has already fallen can help the authorities identify the areas most likely to face flooding and take timely action.
- Crying Need (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 08, 2005)
The State Government should step up the relief effort
- Justice, Endangered Species (Indian Express, GHAZALA SHAHABUDDIN, Aug 08, 2005)
The news of the local extinction of tigers from the Sariska Tiger Reserve has led to typical knee-jerk responses from the government.
- Reclaiming Lost History (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
As new excavations unearth more temples and monasteries at Sirpur, there is speculation rife on what caused the end of the civilisation, says G Manjusainath.
- Bhima Level Goes Above 406 Metres (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Aug 07, 2005)
Crops on more than 40,000 hectares lost
- `Tamil Nadu Diverting Water From Malampuzha' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 07, 2005)
Two States failed to conduct joint survey: Achuthanandan
- Mumbai Floods: Insurers Getting Carried Away? (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 06, 2005)
There seems to be some degree of exaggeration in reports that claims on motor vehicles following the Mumbai flooding are likely to be so large as to require the infusion of fresh capital by the private non-life insurer Bajaj Allianz.
- Men Who Tamed The Ira (Dawn, Niall O’Dowd, Aug 05, 2005)
IF history is a nightmare from which we are trying to awaken, as James Joyce said, then the people of Ireland finally woke up from troubled slumber last week.
- Judges Need To Exercise Restraint (Hindu, Markandey Katju, Aug 05, 2005)
Why a judiciary at all? How should justice be administered? How should judges respond when people take them to task? How should they respond to public criticism? What about the law's delays? The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court provides some
- It Is Time For Kumbhakarna To Wake Up (Hindu, Utsa Patnaik, Aug 05, 2005)
Rural India is in acute distress, which is bound to turn to turmoil if its crisis is not addressed. It is not too late. There is a strong case for a universal employment guarantee and a universal Public Distribution System.
- Resolving Disputes Over Water Sharing (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 05, 2005)
Both Andra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu have never had it so good. The reservoirs feeding the Krishna and the Cauvery delta basins are fast filling up.
- Famine An Affliction Of The Poor (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 05, 2005)
Women are served food last and the elderly end up at the bottom of the pile
- Water Dispute With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 04, 2005)
If the recent years of drought, particularly in the south of Pakistan, underscored the importance of more dams to store water, the current floods emphasize the urgency for large dams to prevent such calamities and use the water saved for cultivation.
- Help Harness River Waters' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 04, 2005)
A.P. Chief Minister writes open letter to all political parties, NGOs
- Get Weather Forecasting Right (Indian Express, ADITI MALIK , Aug 03, 2005)
Sitting here in Hong Kong, I was struck by the difference in the way the Hong Kong Observatory functions when compared with the Met in Mumbai.
- Should Mumbai Govern Itself? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Aug 03, 2005)
There is no single authority that is accountable for Mumbai. There was simply no one you could call.
- Marooned In Mumbai (Business Line, Vinod Mathew, Aug 03, 2005)
Unprecedented rains last week left Mumbai, and much of Maharashtra, in troubled waters.
- Ngos, Locals Focus On Slums (Hindu, Meena Menon, Aug 02, 2005)
More than essential items, the flood-ravaged people need reassurance
situation analysis carried out in some slums reveals that people are suffering from water borne diseases on a large scale
People are still living in knee-deep water in many slums in
- Ladakhis Await Re-Opening Of Historic Tibet Route (Hindu, Luv Puri , Aug 02, 2005)
Use of Demchok tract by Kailash-Manasarovar pilgrims will boost local economy: MLA
- After The Deluge (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 02, 2005)
Mumbai's planners have a lot to explain
- Life In Famine-Hit Niger (Hindu, Jeevan Vasagar, Aug 02, 2005)
The starvation is also the result of a belief that the free market can solve the problems of one of the world's poorest countries.
- Decoding The India Inc. Boom (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 02, 2005)
India Inc Is once again abuzz with news of surging profits and sales. Ever since the watershed of 1991, Indian business has seen at least three cycles of euphoria followed by depression, the most stressful being the 1998-2001 period.
- Asha Parekh’S Nightmare In Mumbai (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 02, 2005)
Yesteryears Bollywood actress Asha Parekh was stuck 15 hours in the city’s life-stopping floods,
- Clueless Amidst Swirling Water (Indian Express, Arun Bapat, Aug 01, 2005)
Mumbai, the financial capital of India, has suffered gravely due to the unprecedented rainfall on July 26 and 27. Rail, road and air transport as well as telephones were thrown out of order.
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