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Articles 22021 through 22120 of 35809:
- Field Work (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 17, 2005)
There was supposed to be a group of ministers meeting to ratify the commerce ministry’s negotiating position for the World Trade Organization’s imminent Hong Kong ministerial.
- Kashmiri Separatists Still Groping In The Dark (Daily Excelsior, O P Modi, Nov 17, 2005)
Even the devastating earthquake has not taught any lesson to either the terrorists or the separatists in Kashmir valley.
- Two Major Reform Measures (Daily Excelsior, SUMEDHA SUDHAMAN, Nov 17, 2005)
There is a feeling that the Economic reforms have been slowed down due to pulls and pressures from the Left Parties and compulsions of coalition politics.
- Govt To Weigh Trade Unions' Strength Now (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
For the first time after 1989, the general checking-up on the membership of Central Trade Union Organisations (CTUs) will be done by the government.
- Sezs Enhance Competitive Efficiency (The Economic Times, K S MEHTA, Nov 17, 2005)
Liberalisation forced industry into a drive for internal efficiency thereby stimulating exports and GDP; but domestic external inefficiency has to be tackled for further sharpening export competitiveness. The special economic zone (SEZ) is the strategic..
- Stories From New China (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Nov 17, 2005)
It used to be riches to rags in the 30 years of Mao’s rule. Then came Deng Xiaoping with his maxim:
- Preventing Destruction - I (Greater Kashmir, ER. REYAZ AHMAD JEELANI, Nov 17, 2005)
Earthquakes cause an all round devastation. The phenomenon of the most disastrous earthquakes which from engineering standpoint are of tectonic origin can be explained by ‘Elastic Rebound Theory’.
- Just A Reminder (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
You hear the constant refrain, from the prime minister down, that the Oct 8 earthquake won’t hurt Pakistan’s growth, that it will not affect GDP growth, that it will only marginally affect the economy.
- Afghanistan’S Transition To Democracy (Dawn, S. Mudassir Ali Shah, Nov 17, 2005)
An anatomy of Afghanistan’s new parliament — accurately dubbed as a curate’s egg — leads one to the conclusion that the phenomenon of warlordism remains a stark fact of life in the turbulent country.
- Delayed Response & Mismanagement (Dawn, S Akbar Zaidi, Nov 17, 2005)
In the heady democratic days of the 1990s, Pakistan was considered to be a failed state.
- Karachi Car Blast Mastermind Nabbed (News International, AH Khanzada, Nov 17, 2005)
The Karachi police have picked up more suspects, including a policeman, on Wednesday after establishing links of the PIDC House blast to a militant group of Balochistan and claimed to have traced the culprits involved in the car bombing.
- Voa Telecast On Geo Tv To Boost Pak-Us Ties: Crocker (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The telecast of the Voice of America (VoA) transmissions on GEO TV will strengthen the friendly relations between Pakistan and the Unites States, US Ambassador to Pakistan Ryan C Crocker said on Wednesday.
- Another Short Step (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
What Ms Condoleezza Rice brokered on Tuesday is basically a tactical accord between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
- Shoddy Performance (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Nov 17, 2005)
Considering the performance of the National Assembly one wonders what kind of democracy is Pakistan.
- Arbitration Centre (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, known for instantly grasping things in their true perspective, took a prompt and appropriate decision during his address to the concluding session of the conference on ‘Privatization of Justice’ and announced establishment of
- E-Panchayat Project For 450 Panchayats (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Broadband project to be introduced in the district soon
E-panchayat aims at equipping rural folk with updated information
Data on gram panchayats can be easily obtained through internet
- Checking Aids In Andhra (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
ANDHRA Pradesh has high HIV/AIDS prevalence and is currently one of the six hard-hit states. Besides Chittoor district, where Tirupati is located, five other districts including Guntur, East Godavari, Warangal, Visakhapatnam and Kurnool have been . . .
- Power Major Problem In Infrastructure Deficit India: Pc (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Concerned over the "deficit infrastructure" in the country, Finance Minister P Chidambaram today identified power sector as one of the most "intractable" problems of the economy
- British Troops Await Afghan Order (Hindu, Simon Tisdall, Nov 17, 2005)
Helmand province is to be "home" for up to 2,000 British troops next spring.
- Abolish Subsidised Fuels (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Nov 17, 2005)
The government should move fast to end the sale of subsidised kerosene and cooking gas (LPG). Consumers, the government and the economy in general, would benefit, apart from the oil companies, according to a study by The Energy and Resources Institute.
- Future Of Internet In Question (Tribune, Daniel Howden, Nov 17, 2005)
A United Nations summit, in the unlikely setting of Tunisia, will attempt to thrash out the future of the internet. More than 40 world leaders, including Kofi Annan, are set to attend and the ownership of the World Wide Web itself is at stake.
- Innocents Abroad (Times of India, Miniya Chatterji, Nov 17, 2005)
Paris smoulders by night, and Parisians, weary of counting their burnt cars day after day, watch media houses tear apart secrets so far well hidden in their banlieus (suburbs).
- Liberalising Migration — Powerful Force For Poverty Reduction (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Nov 17, 2005)
In its annual Global Economic Prospects (GEP) for 2006, the World Bank contends that migration could deliver welfare gains for migrants, and for their origin and host countries.
- A Specialist's Job (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Nov 17, 2005)
The Food and Consumer Affairs Minister, Mr Sharad Pawar's stand at the recent Parliamentary Consultative Committee meeting against the proposed merger of the stock market and commodity futures market regulators
- Boost For Rural Industries (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 17, 2005)
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2005, now before Parliament, is aimed at fulfilling a promise in the National Common Minimum Programme of the ruling coalition to revamp the functioning of the Commission and modernise khadi...
- Buyout By Coke: Delhi `Not Opposed' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
U.S. may allow entry of Indian mangoes
- Revolutionary In Israeli Politics (Hindu, Jonathan Freedland, Nov 17, 2005)
The last few days have brought an optimism to the Middle East that is hard to resist.
- Elections And A Nation At The Crossroads (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 17, 2005)
Beyond the rhetoric, Sri Lanka's future depends on how the victor in today's presidential election interprets the mandate.
- Mounting Frustration In Kashmir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Inside of 48 hours, Jammu and Kashmir has seen four dramatic terrorist attacks: a bomb attack that almost claimed the life of senior People's Democratic Party leader Ghulam Hassan Mir; another, which injured former Minister Usman Majid;
- From Dhaka With Hope (Indian Express, Junaid Ahmed, Nov 17, 2005)
Bangladesh is fast shedding its tag as a basket case and, argues Junaid Ahmed, it is weaving together a model development story
- Agriculture Is Ripe For Restructuring (Indian Express, R. RADHAKRISHNA & K. VENKATA REDDY, Nov 17, 2005)
India has been following liberalised and open economic policies since the advent of economic reforms in 1991 and the process has accelerated after its entry into WTO in 1995.
- Moral Policing (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 17, 2005)
The Kushboo issue raises a debate about the freedom of expression
- Peace, Economy Key As Lanka Votes Today (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Sri Lanka’s troubled economy and the peace process with the Tamil Tigers will be the two main issues in Thursday’s Presidential polls.
- How To Better Ride Out The Downturns (Business Line, D. Murali , Nov 17, 2005)
A little learning is a dangerous thing, said George Bernard Shaw, and added, "But we must take that risk because a little is as much as our biggest heads can hold."
- Quake Came As A Boon For Lashkar Leadership (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 17, 2005)
Confessions of captured fidayeen cast light on Kashmir terror wave
Lashkar strategists believe high-profile terror strikes will allow them to harvest the goodwill generated by their quake relief efforts
- Non-Navratna Psus To Be Divested, Says Chidambaram (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Discussions with Left parties to start
``We hope to put some money in the National Investment Fund''
Due to opposition, disinvestment in Navratnas given up
Disinvestment as per the Common Minimum Programme
- India's Oct Trade Deficit Widens To $3.28 Bln (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
India's October trade deficit widened to $3.28 billion from the same month a year earlier, as industrial and consumer demand in Asia's third-largest economy drew in more imports, government data showed on Wednesday.
- Tata Power Divests Stake In Ahpc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Tata Power Company on Wednesday said GVK Hydel Pvt Ltd, a GVK group company, has entered into a share purchase agreement with the company to buy its entire shareholding in Alaknanda Hydro Power Company Ltd (AHPC) for Rs. 3.12 crore.
- Are The Markets Efficient? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Nov 17, 2005)
How do you know that the price you’re paying for a share is right? How, for instance, can you tell that the Rs 995 you pay for one share of ONGC, India’s most valued company, is its true value?
- Motor Mouth (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Nov 17, 2005)
Take brake lights. You're in a hurry and have gradually begun tailgating when the person in front suddenly slams the brakes.
- Infosys Is Now The It Boss (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Riding the uptrends in the markets on Wednesday, software major Infosys once again donned the role of big brother of Indian IT companies, ousting Tata Consultancy Services.
- Lanka Polls: Ballots And Ak 47s (Indian Express, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka’s restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- Infosys Is Big Brother In Indian It Space (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Riding the uptrends in the markets today, software major Infosys once again donned the role of big brother of Indian IT companies, ousting Tata Consultancy Services.
Favourable conditions at the bourses helped push Infosys up to the number one slot.
- Kashmiri Leaders Call For Greater Commitment To Peace Process (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Nov 17, 2005)
Top Kashmiri leaders called for a greater commitment from the Indian government on Wednesday to expedite the process of finding a “durable” solution to the Kashmir issue.
- Change In Pml Leadership Will Be Suicidal (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Nov 17, 2005)
Dissidents in the ruling PML are currently engaged in a campaign for change in the party leadership. President Musharraf and Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz have, however, advised the dissidents to interact with PML chief Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and resolve
- Bihar's Continuing Woes (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Nov 17, 2005)
With one more phase of polling left in the Bihar Assembly polls, the Naxal attack on the Jehanabad prison has brought into sharp focus the serious break-down of law and order in the State.
- Investors Balk As Indian Budget Airlines Take Off (Reuters, Rina Chandran, Nov 17, 2005)
Indian airlines are expanding operations to feed rapidly growing domestic air travel, but high valuations and tough competition are keeping investors at bay.
- Ballots And Ak47s: Sri Lanka Prepares For Poll (Reuters, Peter Apps, Nov 17, 2005)
Police wielding AK-47s guarded ballot boxes in Sri Lanka's restive east on Wednesday as thousands of observers and troops fanned out across the island on the eve of a close-fought presidential poll.
- A Deepening Divide (Dawn, Niall Ferguson, Nov 17, 2005)
This time last year — just after George W. Bush had won his second term — you would have thought the second Civil War was about to break out. I lost count of the number of times I heard the phrase “a country divided.”
- Iraqi Sunnis Accuse Shia Militia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
Iraqi Sunnis accuse Shia militia
Mr Dhari's accusations add fuel to the sectarian conflict, say observers
A senior Sunni leader in Iraq has accused the militia of an influential Shia party of killing Sunni clerics.
- Americans Fear China, Not India (Hindustan Times, S. Rajagopalan, Nov 17, 2005)
China, and not India, will be a superpower in 10 years. That is the view of an overwhelming majority of American adults, according to a Harris Interactive poll released on Tuesday.
- Nsg Commandos For Anti-Naxal Operations (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
2 squadrons, to be stationed in Patna, will launch operations only on specific inputs.
Information flow is not up to expectations Short-term strategy evolved High-profile prisoners to be shifted
- Iraq To Probe Baghdad Detainee Abuse (Indian Express, MARIAM KAROUNY, Nov 17, 2005)
Iraq is investigating allegations of abuse after more than 170 prisoners were found locked in an Interior Ministry bunker in Baghdad, many of them beaten and malnourished and some apparently tortured
- Iraq To Probe Torture Of Detainees (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 17, 2005)
The Iraqi government on Tuesday said it has ordered an urgent investigation of allegations that many of the 173 detainees, who were discovered by American troops in the basement of an Interior Ministry building in Baghdad, had been tortured by their . . .
- Microsoft And Hewlett Packard Join Hands To . . . (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Microsoft and Hewlett Packard join hands to address the need of small and medium business enterprises in India
- Ipo, Delisting Norms Set To Be Simplified (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (Sebi), on Tuesday, said it would ease norms for public offers and delisting of shares shortly, but step up market surveillance.
- Revolution Meets Confusion (Indian Express, Rakesh Sinha , Nov 16, 2005)
Revolution meets confusion
Central forces can’t fight Naxalites. We need strong local police networks
- India Urges International Cooperation In Nuclear Field (India Daily, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday [15 November] said India was keen on establishing an environment that was conducive to international cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy without compromising the country's national policy . . .
- School’S Out (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Nov 16, 2005)
The CBSE directive to its schools to waive fees for the single girl child from Classes VI to XII is staggering in its lack of logic.
- Focus On Literacy, Education, Jayalalithaa Tells Wakf Boards (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Government to raise monthly pension for Ulemas to Rs. 750
- State Of Paralysis (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Nov 16, 2005)
The Bihar jailbreak could result in more violence ahead if action is not taken soon
- Surveillance On Dar Was Given Low Priority (Hindu, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Nov 16, 2005)
Clear signals of the terrorists' plan missed
Investigators unaware of unusual funds flow from UAE
His contacts with key LeT operatives also not noticed Investigators unaware of unusual funds flow from UAE
- Strengthening Pris (Business Line, B. S. Raghavan , Nov 16, 2005)
IT IS a happy augury that the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) of Tamil Nadu is creating awareness among its members of the important issues bearing on healthy politics, good governance, economic growth, rural development and sustainable agriculture by organis
- Farmer Can Look To Greener Pastures (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Nov 16, 2005)
A number of eminent people have talked about a second agricultural revolution that is set to happen in India. Some have called it a second Green Revolution; others the Rainbow Revolution that will include white, blue and yellow too.
- Chinese Checkers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Nov 16, 2005)
Lesson from Dhaka summit: India must lead SAARC or get pushed aside by its northern neighbour
- Khargaon’S Trees Tell A Story (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Nov 16, 2005)
India's rural world is changing. Not everywhere and perhaps not as fast as we want it too, but it is changing—and for the better.
- Wake-Up Call (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Nov 16, 2005)
Jehanabad notwithstanding, it may be alarmist to say that the spectre of Maoism is haunting India.
- Chidambaram Asks Banks To Mobilise Resources From Capital Market (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
Bharat Overseas Bank's 100th branch inaugurated; networks core-banking operations
- We Cannot Accept Globalisation At The Cost Of Our Self-Reliance: Buddhadeb (Hindu, Marcus Dam, Nov 16, 2005)
Last weekBuddhadeb Bhattacharjeestepped into his sixth year as Chief Minister of West Bengal. He has successfully met two Assembly elections and will face another election next year. In an interview, the veteran leader of the Communist Party of India ....
- Campaign Ends For Sri Lanka Election (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Nov 16, 2005)
Conflict resolution and economic conditions are the two main issues in presidential poll
- A Shocking Failure Of Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Nov 16, 2005)
Sunday's brazen naxalite attack on Jehanabad's high security prison is shocking even by Bihar's notoriously lax law and order standard. For all of that night a thousand-strong army of extremists had a free run of the town.
- Calamity Mitigation On The Back Burner (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Nov 16, 2005)
For the Pakistani military establishment, the earthquake means little in terms of advancing its agenda. This should explain its laidback response and tardy approach to the ground realities in the aftermath of the calamity.
- Arafat As `Obstacle' Exposed As A Myth (Hindu, Karma Nabulsi, Nov 16, 2005)
One year after Yasser Arafat's death, and he has passed into silent myth and legend. As with all great historical figures, the myth is both powerful and pervasive.
- Left Reiterates Ultimatum On Iran Issue (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
The Left parties on Tuesday reiterated their ultimatum on India’s vote on the Iran nuclear issue, saying they expected the Manmohan Singh government to declare its stand before the next International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) meeting on November 24.
- Oil-For-Food: Guilty Will Be Punished, Asserts Sonia (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
In her first formal reaction to the Volcker Committee report, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday warned of stern action against "any person" who was found involved in the Iraqi oil scandal by the inquiry committees set up by the Centre.
- Bush Holds Up Taiwan As An Example Of Democracy (Reuters, Caren Bohan, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. President George W. Bush urged China to do more to allow political and religious freedom to flourish on Wednesday, holding up Taiwan as a model of a free and democratic society.
- Musharraf Not Doing Enough (Hindustan Times, S Rajagopalan, Nov 16, 2005)
A day after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's boast about breaking the back of terrorism, a follow-up report on the 9/11 commission's recommendations has nailed the claim, asserting that Pakistan continues to be "a sanctuary and training ground . . .
- Manmohan Singh Expected To Make Minor Cabinet Revamp (Reuters, Surojit Gupta and Terry Friel, Nov 16, 2005)
The prime minister is expected to reshuffle his cabinet soon, the first shake-up since winning power in mid-2004, but is unlikely to change key economic portfolios in one of the world's most robust economies.
- Curb Influence Of Money: Advani (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Nov 16, 2005)
BJP chief and Leader of the Opposition L.K. Advani called for an end to the prevailing cynicism that nothing could be done regarding money power and corruption in the country. He also reiterated his decision to quit as party chief by the end of December,
- Rice Brokers Israel-Palestinian Deal On Gaza Border (Reuters, Sue Pleming, Nov 16, 2005)
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice brokered a deal on Gaza border crossings in marathon talks with Israel and the Palestinians on Tuesday, scoring a rare breakthrough in Middle East diplomacy.
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