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Articles 19921 through 20020 of 26861:
- Government Released Rs 250 Crore For Flood Relief In State: Dy Cm (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 27, 2005)
State Government has sent a proposal for Rs 3,285 crore to meet the losses and damages due to recent floods and rainfall havocs in State, said Deputy Chief Minister and Revenue Minister M P Prakash on Thursday.
- Sc Notice To Haryana For Not Declaring (Tribune, S. S. Negi, Aug 26, 2005)
The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Haryana Government on a petition challenging the Hooda Ministry’s directive to the Haryana Staff Selection Commission (HSSC)
- Bill And Coo (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 26, 2005)
There is much to be said for traditional wisdom. Sages, businessmen and fiery-eyed novelists have insisted through the ages that women are the root cause of the world’s troubles.
- Fighting Legacy Of Partition (Daily Excelsior, Aditya Nath Dar, Aug 26, 2005)
In a changing world order after the end of the cold war a number of issues at the international level will prevent India from pursuing its main national interests
- The Warriors Against Democracy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2005)
In the immediate aftermath of the liberation of Bangladesh, Islamist forces were despised in the country for siding with Pakistan. These forces are now back with vengeance.
- Tony Blair’S New Game (Dawn, Sayeed Hasan Khan and Kurt Jacobsen, Aug 26, 2005)
After the bloody London bomb attacks British Prime Minister Tony Blair warned, with an underlying touch of authoritarian glee, that “the rules of the game are changing.”
- The Price Tag Of Alliance With The Us (Dawn, Mustafa Malik, Aug 26, 2005)
In his Independence Day message President Pervez Musharraf reiterated his vow to defeat terrorists and extremists.
- Swiss Brace For More Floods (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Floods across Romania have killed 67 so far this year and the government estimates the damage at 1.5 billion euros.
- Managing And (Daily Excelsior, Subhash Mansotra, Aug 26, 2005)
Undoubtedly, we as a Nation are developing and growing amidst many maladies and fiscal felonies.
- No More Blame Game (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 26, 2005)
IT is a measure of the distrust between Islamabad and Kabul that Pakistan has to renew assurances periodically that it is interested in peace and stability in Afghanistan.
- Mainstreaming Naxalites And Other Extremists (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Aug 26, 2005)
There can be no condonation of violence in a democracy. What stands in the way of violent extremist movements taking to the path of persuasive advocacy of genuine causes and becoming the democratic representatives of the people they claim to take up arms
- In The Land Of Hammurabi (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Aug 26, 2005)
"We the people of Iraq, who in all our forms and groupings undertake to establish our union freely and by choice, to learn yesterday's lessons for tomorrow, and to write down this permanent constitution... "
- Will Japan Post Be Parcelled Out To Pvt Hands? (Business Line, K. Subramanian, Aug 26, 2005)
Japan Post is no ordinary postal agency. It is the largest financial institution in the world, with deposits equal to the combined deposits of four of Japan's largest banks.
- He Wants To Change Latin America's History (Hindu, Richard Gott, Aug 26, 2005)
He's a friend of Fidel Castro, a fierce critic of the war in Iraq, and wants to spread revolutionary fervour throughout South America. Venezuela's President, Hugo Chavez, has long been a thorn in the side of the U.S.
- Excess Quota (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 26, 2005)
It was one of the sharpest rebukes for the government from the highest court of the land
- Identity Battle (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 26, 2005)
Identity is always a dodgy business. The sangh parivar was smug about its own identity till the Bharatiya Janata Party came to power as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance.
- Onus On Parties (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2005)
Whichever the government, the manner in which the Women’s Reservation Bill has been kept hanging fire since 1996 is a sad reflection of the typical attitude of all the political parties towards women. Sadly, despite their professed commitment to empower w
- To Accommodate The Curious Mind (Telegraph, NIVEDITA MENON, Aug 26, 2005)
To withdraw the national curriculum framework is to silence dissent against orthodoxies — both that of the left and the right, says Nivedita Menon The author is reader in political science, Delhi University
- War Of Words (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The stand-off is unseemly and does not bode well for both judiciary and legislature
- Bush Vows To Fight On In Iraq (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
With public support for the Iraq campaign falling, Bush is under great pressure to come good on his promise that the war will be fought and won.
- Save The Tram : Kolkata Needs Rethinking On Modes Of Transport (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
A lot has been said and heard about the problems of congestion that trams of Kolkata have caused.
- Economics And Not Just Spending Is The Key To Development (Greater Kashmir, ER IMTIYAZ, Aug 26, 2005)
Running costs are negligible in hydro power projects and they are affordable for the State. Centre with its vast resources base can afford it, not our improvised State, comments
- Partial Victory : But Will Kang Be Able To Perform? (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 26, 2005)
If GS Kang needed a reason to resume his charge as Bihar chief secretary — after abruptly going on leave on 29 July — it came when the Governor divested his adviser,
- In And Out Of Gaza: Coping With A Depleted Inheritance (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
The recent watershed development in the Middle East brings with it a huge challenge that the Palestinian Authority must now face.
- Sonia Accuses Bjp Of Shifting Stand Over Women's Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
Promises to continue efforts for building consensus
- Ensure 33 Per Cent Reservation For Women First, Says Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2005)
"Quota for Backward Classes and Most Backward Classes can be taken up later"
- Jharkhand Dissidents Want Munda Out (Hindu, NEENA VYAS , Aug 26, 2005)
They complain that they were not consulted on crucial decisions
BJP agrees to set up coordination committee
Marandi meets Vajpayee
- Venezuela: A Country On The Edge (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 26, 2005)
Venezuela is living in the shadow of the other 11 September. In 1972, on a day synonymous with death, Salvador Allende
- India Moves To Spread Wealth (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Aug 25, 2005)
A $9 billion plan guarantees the country's rural poor 100 days of work per household every year.
- Giveaway Governance (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2005)
It must be a sobering thought for P. Chidambaram — indeed for India — that the previous time he was finance minister, in the United Front (UF) government of 1996-97,
- Rising Power (Statesman, SP Seth, Aug 25, 2005)
An important indication that the United States is worried about China’s incursions into the Asia-Pacific region is the inroads it has made into Australia.
- Bandh Karo Bandh Ko (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 25, 2005)
is obviously because of our common past that we in the Indian sub-continent have certain identical traits --- positive as well as negative --- whether we are in this country or in Pakistan or Bangladesh on our two sides.
- Arms: Question Is Not Of Display Alone (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2005)
Display of arms has been banned in the country to facilitate peaceful Local Bodies’ polls. A directive to this effect has been issued by Acting Chief Election Commissioner Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar.
- Not For Granted (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
The Congress can no longer take the support of Assam’s religious minority for granted, at least not after the Supreme Court scrapped the Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act which, since 1983, had safeguarded their interests.
- Enactment Of Ega (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Aug 25, 2005)
The process of enactment of the ambitious National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme' - UPA's pro-poor programme - entered its last lap with a debate in the Lok Sabha on August 18, kicking off a scramble among different players to claim credit for it.
- Reforms Row In Japan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 25, 2005)
Privatization remains a controversial subject even in a country like Japan. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s government suffered a crushing defeat in Japan’s parliament over the issue of privatization of Japan Post,
- Eye Of The Law (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2005)
Government speaks up on the fatwa
The government’s clarification on the fatwa has come rather late in the day...
- India And Iran: A Time For Reflection (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Aug 25, 2005)
With vital energy, trade, manufacturing, and security interests involved, Iran and India have an overwhelming stake in resisting U.S. pressure that seeks to inhibit their relationship.
- The Drama And Trauma Of Gaza (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Aug 25, 2005)
A great media circus is being played out in Gaza as the Israeli army evicts Jewish settlers to return the strip of land to the Palestinians, who were dispossessed in 1967.
- This Is How We Perceive The Problem Of Kashmir-Vi (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 25, 2005)
We are concluding the full text of the discussion between Muhammad Yasin Malik, Chairman Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Omar Abdullah,
- Musharraf Puts End To Controversy (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2005)
President General Pervez Musharraf has ruled out the possibility of change in the form of government from parliamentary to presidential.
- The Jack Bauer Syndrome (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Aug 25, 2005)
Think Of it as the dilemma of 24. In the TV thriller, hero Jack Bauer has 24 hours to avert a catastrophe
- The Congress' Dilemma In Bihar (Hindu, K. V. PRASAD, Aug 25, 2005)
The Lalu-Paswan standoff has left the Congress still searching for a viable election strategy for Bihar.
- Riddled With Contradictions (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 25, 2005)
While the committee mandated to draw up Iraq's constitution submitted its draft minutes before the expiry of the August 22 deadline, the interim parliament decided to wait for another three days before voting on the measure.
- The Road After Gaza (Dawn, Robert Malley and Aaron D. Miller, Aug 25, 2005)
ISRAEL’S disengagement from Gaza is a historic event, but for Palestinians and Israelis it will soon be history.
- No End To Corruption (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2005)
As far as I can recall, it is the first time that a responsible government functionary has said something sensible and realistic about corruption. Some time ago, the Auditor-General of Pakistan stated in a gathering that, in his opinion, bribery and . . .
- Vanishing Equity In Higher Education (Hindu, M. Anandakrishnan, Aug 24, 2005)
If the Supreme Court judgment on abolition of quota in private unaided colleges comes into force next year, many deserving socially backward students will be deprived of access to higher education.
- A Scheme In Search Of A Plan (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Aug 24, 2005)
The employment guarantee scheme is caught in religious debates in Delhi. According to one canonical proposition,
- Streamline Health Insurance (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Aug 24, 2005)
The health insurance sector in India has long been riddled with problems.
- Inflation Concerns (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 24, 2005)
As the country moves towards the kharif harvest — less than six weeks to go for the withdrawal of the South-West monsoon — the good news is that inflation is under control.
- Business Of Leadership (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2005)
Britain’s wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill may have proved to be Adolf Hitler’s nemesis.
- Modernise Madrasas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2005)
President Musharraf has a tough task on his hands
- Nepal: Dangerous Drift (Tribune, S.D. Muni, Aug 24, 2005)
A recent study published in an American journal places Nepal at the 37th place in a list of 60 prospective failing states all over the world.
- The Myth Of "Feminisation" (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Aug 24, 2005)
First, A well-known fact: a British workplace is no longer a sea of white and brown men in grey suits;
- Reining In The Madressahs (Dawn, Zubeida Mustafa, Aug 24, 2005)
Last week the government issued an ordinance requiring all the madressahs in the country to get themselves registered with the authorities.
- Rising India (Deccan Herald, Anand Giridharadas, Aug 24, 2005)
World War II thrust an acute test on India: Should Indians, then under British rule, join what Japan billed as a pan-Asian struggle to expel Western imperialism from Asia?
- A Mother’S Quest For Peace (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 24, 2005)
A couple of years ago, during a rare interlude of optimism occasioned by evidence of a massive international movement aimed at pre-empting the war against Iraq,
- Celebrate 250+ And Counting (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
Addyaita, the peerless one, must rank among the true wonders of the natural world.
- India Must Play Mediator Between The Muslims And The West’ (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
A member of the House of Lords, Bhikhu Parekh has been living in the UK for over four decades.
- Pak Weaponisation Programme (Daily Excelsior, Samuel Baid, Aug 24, 2005)
Three days before Pakistan celebrated its 58th Independence Day on August 14, 2005, it successfully test-fired the Babur Cruise Missile obviously in an attempt to reassure the countrymen that with the military at the helm of affairs their country was. . .
- India : Democracy Eroded (Daily Excelsior, Rakesh Bahl, Aug 24, 2005)
The constitution of In-dia is known to be the best document written and enacted in the world of democracy, but practically the facts on ground seem to be diametrically opposite to the principals of government formation and governance.
- The Endangered River (Greater Kashmir, Editorial, Greater Kashmir, Aug 24, 2005)
Much has been said about recent demolitions along the banks of Jehlum in the city.
- Churning Of Mind (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2005)
Darul Uloom's latest fatwa asking women to wear veils if they wish to join politics has accelerated the process of churning of minds of the members of the Muslim community across the country.
- Listen To Nowshera Women (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 24, 2005)
A group of women from Nowshera agitated outside the office of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on Monday against,
- Sense And Consensus (Indian Express, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, Aug 24, 2005)
Anyone looking at political debate on economic issues recently might be forgiven for thinking that politics in India is all sweetness and light.
- Islamic Seminary Narrows Fatwa's Use (Los Angeles Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2005)
LUCKNOW, India — An influential Islamic seminary has said clerics should not issue religious edicts on political issues or matters that do not concern Islamic law.
- Shiv Sena Hold Weakens (Tribune, Shiv Kumar, Aug 23, 2005)
Long before the McDonalds and Pizza Huts touched base in India, the Shiv Sena in Mumbai came up with the idea of franchising its brand of terror and instant justice.
- Un Resolutions Obsolete For Solving K-Issue (Daily Excelsior, L C Kaul, Aug 23, 2005)
Addressing a public meeting organised by Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, on the first anniversary of the party, at Hyderpura,
- Egypt’S Electoral Politics (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2005)
President Hosni Mubarak’s election as president for a fifth term is almost certain, but it is the post-election scenario that will be full of possibilities.
- The New Face Of Mccarthyism (Dawn, MADELEINE BUNTING, Aug 23, 2005)
A campaign is being orchestrated through the media to destroy the credibility of many of the most important Muslim institutions in Britain, including the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB).
- Talent On Contract (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 23, 2005)
An interview-based study in this newspaper last Sunday on contract jobs in the State Government has brought out varied responses although not entirely on unexpected lines.
- Bjp's Crisis Widens And Deepens (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2005)
The more the Bharatiya Janata Party tries to stamp out the flames engulfing its house, the fiercer they seem to grow.
- Lgs Gain Roots (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has said that the over 45 per cent turnout in the first phase of Local Government elections manifests that the system has taken firm roots.
- A Freebie For Farmers (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2005)
The “energy bonus” announced by Capt Amarinder Singh on Saturday has not been greeted with the kind of enthusiasm the Punjab Chief Minister might have hoped for. Declared on Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary with fanfare, it will help only select farmers.
- Defending The Wrong Man (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2005)
Many years after the Babri mosque demolition, Mr L.K.Advani remembered that it was the “saddest day” in his life.
- Carrot And Stick (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 23, 2005)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s exhortation to Naxalites to shun the gun and join the mainstream should be cause for reflection not only among the Maoist formations but also political parties and the administration.
- The Freedom-Development Interface (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 23, 2005)
Just over a week ago, Independent India became 58 years old. The Mahatma is remembered fondly for all the sacrifices he personally made and inspired thousands to make,
- Longowal Got Best Deal For Punjab (Tribune, S. S. Dhanoa, Aug 22, 2005)
One lasting contribution to the public life in Punjab that Sant Harchand Singh Longowal has made is that with his death he closed the communal divide that had bedevilled the peace in the state.
- Creating Cities Within Metros (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Aug 22, 2005)
A modified system of City of London-type municipal administration may be the answer for India's metros. Divided into small neighbourhoods,
- Indian Managers Edge China (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2005)
India possesses a competitive advantage over China when it comes to the quality of business managers, a media report has said.
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