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Articles 6521 through 6620 of 35809:
- `Panchayats Should Be Instruments Of Development' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Revenue generation activities of panchayats in State worthy of emulation
- Was It India’S Ocean? (New Indian Express, C Raja Mohan, Jul 23, 2006)
The phrase ‘‘Aden to Malacca’’ has for long summed up India’s strategic ambitions in the Indian Ocean. The search for primacy, however, has been an elusive one for New Delhi, at least until recently.
- Portrait Of Artiste As Historian (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Sujit Chowdhury remembers renowned portrait photographer Arnold Newman, who captured 20th century’s history through indelible images.
- It Notifications On Infrastructure Facilities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The amenities include MRTS, semi-urban roads and subways
- Get The Kids To Eat Right (Hindu, R. KRITHIKA, Jul 23, 2006)
A book that offers tips on how to make food interesting for children.
- Encourage Pvt Investment In Food Processing Sector (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 23, 2006)
After information technology and bio-technology, Karnataka can emerge as the leader in food processing.Dr V Prakash
- Civil Court Powers To Minorities Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Karnataka is all set to strengthen its minorities’ commission by providing it powers of a civil court.
- We Are With You, Jd (S), Bjp Assure Kumaraswamy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
The joint legislature party meeting of the JD (S) and BJP held on Saturday night, expressed ‘total confidence’ in the leadership of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.
- Terrorists Sneak Into State As Organic Farmers (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Jul 23, 2006)
According to highly placed sources in the Home Department, members of a frontal organisation with bases in Kerala and Tamil Nadu have acquired land in Chamrajnagar and Mysore districts for organic farming.
- Ringing A Bell (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2006)
Being “clever” is a BJP speciality. At times it is too clever to be wise. Sounding an alarm on terrorism would underpin its plans to have bells rung across the nation to coincide with the quorum bell to launch the monsoon session of Parliament.
- Discontent Sows Seeds Of Jihad Among Indian Muslims (Reuters, Krittivas Mukherjee, Jul 23, 2006)
These are bad times, says the chief priest of a small mosque in the heart of the Muslim quarter of Asia's largest slum in India's biggest city.
- `Education A Casualty For Children In Hiv-Affected Households' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 23, 2006)
Education is valued but enrolment is low, reveals study
Higher dropout rates Girl child more likely to be withdrawn from school
- Diana Inquest Coroner Quits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 23, 2006)
The Coroner due to hear the inquests into the deaths of Princess Diana and her lover Dodi Fayed has quit citing “heavy” workload.
- Loud And Misunderstood? (New Indian Express, MARK MAGNIER, Jul 23, 2006)
At a casino hotel in Malaysia’s Genting Highlands last summer, 300-plus members of a Chinese tour group were issued meal coupons with the crude illustrations indicating that they ate pork – unlike most people in that predominantly Muslim country.
- Time For An Appraisal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 23, 2006)
While welcoming the decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission, it would be sensible to recall the fiasco of its predecessor, which was, in the World Bank’s opinion, “the single largest adverse shock” to India’s strained public finances.
- Marking Education’S Decline (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 23, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness.
- The Dark Held No Terror (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 23, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness.
- Ongc In Talks To Liquefy Sakhalin-1 Gas (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Jul 22, 2006)
Flagship Indian energy firm Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) is in talks over exporting its share of natural gas from Russia's Sakhalin-1 via Royal Dutch Shell's nearby LNG terminal, an oil ministry official said on Friday.
- Hiv Epidemic Can Slow Down Economic Growth: Undp (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
In absence of an AIDS policy action, the potential economic cost of HIV epidemic could be substantial, says a new UN Development Programme (UNDP) report.
- Pat For Maoists, Rap For Raman (Pioneer, Yoga Rangatia, Jul 22, 2006)
Draft tribal policy trivialises Maoist menace, slams Salwa Judum ----- In the dense jungle and hilly terrain, the Maoists have waged a relentless war against the State, but New Delhi sees it as a mere symptom of tribal unrest.
- Nathu La Beckons (Frontline, Amit Baruah, Jul 22, 2006)
The mountain pass between Sikkim and the Tibet Autonomous Region reopens for trade with China.
- Call His Bluff (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 22, 2006)
On most occasions it is prudent to ignore what Pervez Musharraf says on television, for the camera tends to launch him on flights of fancy.
- The International Community Must Act (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
There seems to be little chance of Lebanon's agony coming to an end since the international community is doing nothing to stop Israel from terrorising the people living across its northern border.
- Fiscal Risk (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Jul 22, 2006)
One of the achievements of the Manmohan Singh government has been the fiscal correction that it has achieved, after initially “hitting the pause button” on reducing the deficit in its first year.
- Bankers See 25 Bps Rate Hike By Rbi (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Bankers today said they expected Reserve Bank to hike key short-term interest rates in its quarterly monetary policy review on Tuesday as pressure on interest rate continues.
- Development Must Empower People (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 22, 2006)
It’s perfectly understandable that Dr Manmohan Singh does not wish to be seen as putting a spanner in the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP) works.
- Engagement For Energy Security (The Economic Times, YULIYA TYMOSHENKO, Jul 22, 2006)
Our global need for energy reliability binds us together as surely as the global network that delivers it; a failure in one part of our network will inevitably affect everyone.
- Arrogance Doesn't Benefit Anyone (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 22, 2006)
I was watching sometime ago, a live press conference on CNN of the US President. Reporters were asking him some pointed questions on his Iraq policy. Trying to defend the indefensible, Bush was getting quite irritated.
- Rupee Reverses (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 22, 2006)
If the RBI could be open about its forex operations, the speculation on the rupee may abate.
- Parenthood: The Age Of Anxiety (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 22, 2006)
Are parents today anxious, depressed, warring in stress-torn marriages and feeling out of sync?
- Stay Awake And Be Aware (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Jul 22, 2006)
The unconscious is so strong in us that it creates a resistance to change. People don’t understand their desires. Their hopes create a hell for them but they still expect joy.
- Piracy? So What, Ask Bangaloreans (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Jul 22, 2006)
A staggering 68 per cent of people in the three metropolis – Bangalore, Delhi and Mumbai – download movies from the Internet knowing well that it amounts to piracy, an illegal act, a survey has revealed....
- The Dark Held No Terror (Indian Express, JAYA RAMANATHAN, Jul 22, 2006)
It was a typical sultry evening. Suddenly the house was plunged into darkness. One of several unpredictable power shutdowns.
- Draft Un Resolution Threatens Sanctions Against Iran (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A draft UN resolution threatens to consider sanctions against Iran, if it fails to suspend uranium and plutonium enrichment work at a yet to be decided date in August.
- Friendly Warnings (Telegraph, RAMACHANDRA GUHA , Jul 22, 2006)
British politicians are widely regarded as the wittiest and best read in the world.
- Now Where Have You Read This Before? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 22, 2006)
The 19th century French psychic researcher, Emile Blorac, coined the term déjà vu -- French for ‘already seen’ -- to describe the experience of feeling that one has witnessed or experienced a new situation previously.
- Time For An Appraisal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
While welcoming the decision to constitute the Sixth Pay Commission, it would be sensible to recall the fiasco of its predecessor, which was, in the World Bank’s opinion, “the single largest adverse shock” to India’s strained public finances.
- Peace In The Region (Tribune, Major-Gen Ashok K. Mehta (retd), Jul 22, 2006)
Last month I was in Dublin and Belfast, Northern Ireland in the UK to study how a successful peace process there compares with peace processes in India’s neighbourhood.
- Who Is To Pay The Bill? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 22, 2006)
THE 3.3 million central government employees and pensioners have a reason to feel elated at the appointment of the Sixth Pay Commission, which will submit its report in 18 months.
- Tata Steel Net Up 3.75% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Tata Steel today posted an increase of 3.75 per cent in net profit at Rs 1013.94 crore for the quarter ended June 30 as compared to Rs 977.20 crore for the same quarter last year.
- India: Dangerous For Children? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jul 22, 2006)
A recent poll, which was part of a Reuters AlertNet campaign to focus on neglected humanitarian crises, names India as the sixth most dangerous place . . .
- Nationwide Bank Strike On July 28 (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
A majority of bank employees in the country will go on strike on July 28, in response to a call by bank unions, protesting against the the union government's policy of bank privatisation and outsourcing.
- Parliament Forecast: Stormy Times Ahead (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jul 22, 2006)
The Office of Profit bill, exempting over 50 posts from disqualification, has its genesis in Jaya Bachchan’s disqualification following a Congressman’s petition.
- Bangalore To Have First Set Of Ltpus (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The first set of proposed Large Tax Payers’ Units (LTPU) - a single window facility for large entities paying Excise Duty, Customs Duty, Corporate Tax, Income Tax and Service Tax - will become operational from October One this year in the cyber city . . .
- Tab Kept On Prices, Says Chidambaram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will take all necessary fiscal and monetary measures as and when required to moderate inflation, Finance Minister P Chidambaram asserted here on Friday.
- Tata Steel Posts Net Of Rs 953 Cr (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Steel Ltd, on Friday, posted an increase of 3.17 per cent in net profit at Rs 953.41 crore for the quarter ended June 30, as compared to Rs 924.11 crore for the same quarter last year.
- Ril Sends Sos To Govt On Oil Price (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s largest private sector oil firm, has sent an SOS to the government for assistance after its diesel market share fell drastically consequent to its decision to sell auto fuel at a price higher than that of public . . .
- Anil Ambani To Set Up Power Plant In Orissa (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The 12,000 MW power plant which will be set up at a cost of more than Rs 50,000 crore will be located at Hirma in western Orissa.
- Real-Time Public Grievance Redressal (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
The Bangalore Mahanagara Palike is in the process of adopting an ambitious e-governance programme, the highlights of which are a real-time public grievance redressal system and the integration of Property Tax collection system with GIS (Geographic . . .
- Musharraf Hoodwinking Nation, Say Parties (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Jul 22, 2006)
PPP leader says statement amounts to rubbing salt in the wounds of the people
- Balochistan: Only Musharraf Could Do It (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 22, 2006)
Some vested interests have been trying to keep the Balochistan issue alive despite efforts by successive governments to normalize the situation and pacify sentiments.
- Past Endurance (Pioneer, Anjan Roy, Jul 22, 2006)
A terrorist attack in New York results in the launching of a campaign against the Taliban and Al Qaeda. Bomb blasts in London generate a whole new debate on threat of Islamic radicalism in the UK.
- We Can't Afford To Put Capitalism On Autopilot Mode (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 22, 2006)
In The Twilight of the Nation State, Prem Shankar Jha outlines the evolution of capitalism and its influence on social, economic and political institutions. Kees van der Pijl, in Global Rivalries from the Cold War to Iraq, explores how capital . . .
- Reliance Comm Reorganisation Kicks Off (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Reliance Communications today said it will merge with Reliance Infocomm as part of a process aimed at bringing all the Reliance ADA Group telecom entitities under one umbrella. The amalgamation follows sanction from the courts.
- North Korea: Testing Times (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
North Korea test-fires a series of seven missiles amidst U.S. Independence Day celebrations, heightening old animosities.
- Leave Iraq, Saddam Tells Americans (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
Saddam Hussein has urged the Americans to "save your country and leave Iraq" in a letter written in prison to the American people and released on Friday by his lawyers.
- Mission To Colombo (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
India's Foreign Secretary on an unannounced visit conveys the message that India will not shy away from its obligations.
- Babus Set To Party (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jul 22, 2006)
In announcing the setting up of the Sixth Pay Commission for Central Government Employees, the UPA regime has only added to the bill it is set to leave for its successor to pick up.
- Reverse Mortgages (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 22, 2006)
The new reverse mortgage loan facility approved by the National Housing Bank (NHB) board is a bold step to ensure greater financial security to the elderly.
- Some Little Big Policies (Business Standard, Surjit S Bhalla, Jul 22, 2006)
A big-ticket reform idea: let the salary of a professor be delinked from that of the Dilli ka babu.
- Ltte Vs Unicef (Frontline, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Jul 22, 2006)
THE Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) is listed as a terrorist or unlawful organisation in several countries. Amazingly, this has done little to temper the penchant of the Tigers for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
- Govt. Can't Ignore Electoral Compulsions: Pm (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 22, 2006)
"In a democracy, we have to balance various interests," Manmohan tells NGOs and social activists
- Can’T India Be Positioned As A Soccer Nation? (The Financial Express, N K Singh, Jul 22, 2006)
Especially, since we are known as a key viewer market of this low-capital, low-entry barrier game
- Train To Lhasa (Frontline, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 22, 2006)
The Qinghai-Tibet railway is an engineering marvel and the Chinese government hopes it will bring about an economic renaissance in Tibet.
- Contested Verdict In Mexico (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Jul 22, 2006)
Mexico's presidential election ends in a political stalemate with the left-wing candidate Lopez Obrador rejecting the preliminary result.
- Vietnam In Reform Mode (Frontline, P. S. SURYANARAYANA, Jul 22, 2006)
The mood in Vietnam, as it finds itself poised to enter the WTO, is one of hope and introspection.
- A Black And White World (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
The Corporation That Changed The World (Orient Longman, Rs 295) by Nick Robins
- Rush For Oil Is The Real Challenge Facing Antarctica (Hindu, Ben Sandilands, Jul 21, 2006)
As if melting icecaps aren't a big enough worry, the political temperature is starting to rise over the continent's resources.
- Funds For Property (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jul 21, 2006)
Though the concept bristles with problems, Real Estate Mutual Funds can be win-win for investors and the property market.
- Developing Productive Capacities, Key To Upgrading Ldcs (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Jul 21, 2006)
Higher rates of economic growth and exports notched up by many least developed countries have not led to poverty reduction. According to a Unctad report of LDCs, this can be achieved by these nations developing domestic productive capacities to . . .
- The Case For Outsourcing Banking Services (Business Line, Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Jul 21, 2006)
With regulation, public sector banks, can become more effective in servicing the priority sector.
- Big Results Require Big Ambitions (Business Line, D. Murali , Jul 21, 2006)
Chanakya's advice is that you should ask yourself three questions before starting any work: "Why am I doing it, what might the results be, and will I be successful?"
- Wto And Eco-Friendly Trade (Business Line, M. Y. Khan, Jul 21, 2006)
The preamble to the WTO agreement sets the goal of sustainable development, explicitly stating the need to protect and preserve the environment. There has been a resurgence of concern for establishing a relationship between environmental standards . . .
- Madura Garments To Revamp Planet Fashion, Trouser Town (Business Line, K. Giriprakash, Jul 21, 2006)
To introduce `made in Italy' suit range under Louis Philippe brand
- Crude Output Rises In June (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2006)
Crude oil production in the country went up by 1.2 per cent and natural gas output rose by 1 per cent in June.
- Govt To Make Standards For Tyres Mandatory (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 21, 2006)
In a move that is likely to bring about quality control in the tyre industry, apart from proving beneficial for consumers as well road operators, the Government is likely to soon make it mandatory for tyre manufacturers to adhere to certain standards.
- Tales For Sale (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 21, 2006)
About twenty years ago, as Seth Godin walked into a tiny and obscure drugstore in Manhattan called Kiehl’s Since 1851, he was struck by a Ducati motorcycle and a small stunt aeroplane among other surprises.
- The Us Inflation Game: From A Maestro's Finesse To Helicopter Tactics (Business Line, N. Shanmuganathan, Jul 21, 2006)
Suddenly inflation has become the target of central banks worldwide, especially the US Federal Reserve, which has been pursuing a tight money policy. Looking at the Fed's responses over time, and at the progress of inflation, N. SHANMUGANATHAN . . .
- West Asian Crisis — Winners And Losers (Hindu, Chinmaya R. Gharekhan, Jul 21, 2006)
The whole area will be even more radicalised than it was before the eruption of the crisis. The biggest losers are the innocent men, women, and children who are the victims of the conflict.
- Labour No More Cheap In Factory Of The World (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 21, 2006)
The shortages China is experiencing in migrant workers coupled with its rapidly greying demographic profile constitute a challenge to the sustainability of its current economic model.
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