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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 22140:
- Tea Vendor Passed On Funds To Terrorists In Jail (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
A racket through which money was being passed on to foreign terrorists locked in the high-security Kot Bhalwal jail, came to light with the arrest of a local conduit, Alam Din, who was carrying Rs 35,000 to deliver to those lodged there.
- China Greying Too Fast (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Jul 26, 2006)
China's one-child policy, which helped the country make rapid economic progress, has also resulted in its population ageing faster and could apply brakes to its economic growth.
- `Gram Swaraj' Project To Be Launched In January (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
It will cover 1,343 gram panchayats in most backward areas
World Bank to give Rs. 564-crore loan: C.M. Udasi
Government to invest Rs. 61 crore
Each gram panchayat will get a grant of Rs. 38 lakh
- Sbi Donates Used Computers (Hindu, Deepa H.Ramakrishnan, Jul 26, 2006)
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy distributes loans to students
- Varanasi In The Time Of Terror (Hindu, VIDYA SUBRAHMANIAM, Jul 26, 2006)
State action against terrorism will succeed if Muslims have the confidence that the community as a whole will not be called to account for terror executed by a few. Communal harmony is not a pseudo-secular cliché, it is a necessity in the . . .
- Kashmiri Migrants To Get More Relief (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
U.P. gives cent per cent exemption on stamp duty
Regularisation of illegal acquisition of Nazul land into free holdland stopped
Kerosene oil lanterns have been exempted from trade tax
Legislators can buy audio-visual aids for schools from their fund
- Annual Credit Plan Projected At Rs. 455 Crore For Dharmapuri (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
Potential for lending under crop loans estimated at Rs. 208.68 crore: Collector
- Digitised Inventory Of Bio-Resources Is Here (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
What is "sajeevani"? Where are "kurunji" flowers found? What does a Great Indian Bustard bird look like? Which are the animals used in cancer studies?
- Worship And Religious Inquiry (Frontline, Bhaskar Ghose, Jul 26, 2006)
The almost desperate embracing of Western thought by scholars of religion, moving away from the people, has robbed religion of its vitality.
- Talking Aimlessly (Frontline, A.G. NOORANI, Jul 26, 2006)
Stephen Miller's book is a lament on and an elegy for the declining art of conversation.
- Syria Welcomes Lebanese Refugees (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Jul 26, 2006)
No air of crisis; Hizbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's popularity at a high
- Managing Diversity (Tribune, Anita Inder Singh, Jul 26, 2006)
As Bombay recovers from the latest terrorist attacks, as London continues to tackle with the fallout caused by 7/7, and as West European democracies grapple with real or imagined problems caused by their diverse peoples, some 14 per cent of whom . . .
- He Left 2 Dead, 11 Wounded For Rs 2,100 (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
After arresting Lashkar-e-Toiba's most wanted militants, Mudasar Gujri alias Raju and Hanief Bengali alias Faheem, Police today claimed to have arrested yet another militant of the organisation who had lobbed two grenades at Ganderbal and left two . . .
- Quota Bill In Current Session Of Parliament: Arjun (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 26, 2006)
The Bill for implementing reservation for Other Backward Classes(OBCs) in higher educational institutions was expected to be introduced in the current session of Parliament, the Government told the Rajya Sabha today.
- Not Acceptable (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 26, 2006)
It is disturbing that two cases of impersonation in professional entrance examinations have come to light in the State in the past few days.
- Creating More Jobs For The Unemployed (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Jul 26, 2006)
A matter of serious concern is the long-term trend regarding the link between the growth rate of the economy and the growth of employment.
- Misery And Anger (Tribune, Robert Fisk, Jul 26, 2006)
They are in the schools, in empty hospitals, in halls and mosques. They are arriving in Sidon by the thousand, cared for by Sunni Muslims and then sent north to join the 600,000 displaced Lebanese in Beirut.
- Frills & Foundation (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 26, 2006)
Bengal can emulate the Harrow experiment
- Govt Tells Sc: Undecided On Pvt Job Quota (Indian Express, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Jul 26, 2006)
The UPA Government has told the Supreme Court that it has not yet firmed up any policy on job reservation in the private sector.
- Leading Retailers Battle It Out In China (Tribune, Don Lee , Jul 26, 2006)
In this remote region along the old Silk Road, Paris-based retailer Carrefour is on the march. They have already opened two stores here, one in the northern end where many ethnic Chinese live and another next to a mosque in the Muslim section . . .
- Paperchase (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jul 26, 2006)
By all estimates, Ms Ketaki Dewasi is a lucky girl. And not least because she alone had the pleasure of having her Madhyamik marksheet delivered to her doorstep by the West Bengal board of secondary education.
- Crying Wolf (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 26, 2006)
It is distressing that at a time when tension over terrorist attacks is running high across the country, people are making hoax calls warning of bombs in various public places.
- Never Too Old (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jul 25, 2006)
A proposal to raise the retirement age of central university teachers from 62 to 65 has apparently received a fresh lease of life.
- Battling The Economic Gender Bias (Deccan Herald, Sakuntala Narasimhan, Jul 25, 2006)
Conventional economics may have ignored the woman's perspective, but the IAFFE is highlighting the issue.
- Aiadmk, Dmk Clash Over Waiver Of Crop Loans (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
"Banks have not released jewels pledged by farmers"
"Only Rs.11.7 crore, including jewel loans, has been disbursed so far"
All the needy farmers will be given crop loans, says Ko.Si. Mani
Stringent measures ordered against those who smuggle rice
- "Rti Act One Of The Most Radical Pieces Of Legislation" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Right to Information Act is pro-development: Arha
- State Signs Rs. 540-Crore Loan Pact With World Bank (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The aim is to improve services in the most backward taluks of the State
- Hoax Calls Spread Panic In City (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Some anonymous pranksters played havoc with the nerves of hundreds of students and teachers of at least half-a-dozen schools and a college in Bangalore City with bomb threat calls on Monday, all of which proved to be hoaxes, but not before setting . . .
- World Bank To Fund State’S Project (Deccan Herald, Aditya Raj Das, Jul 25, 2006)
The World Bank will provide a soft loan to the Karnataka Government to fund the Rs 600-crore “Karnataka Panchayat Strengthening Project” (KPSP) to improve the delivery system in village administration including disbursement of grants directly to . . .
- Varsity Staff Held For Sheltering Terrorists (Deccan Herald, Anirban Bhaumik , Jul 25, 2006)
An employee of the Gauhati University was arrested by the police for allegedly playing host to jihadis.
- Oversight Panel Vows To Tackle Quota Tenure (Pioneer, Santanu Banerjee, Jul 25, 2006)
The interim report of the Oversight Committee on OBC quota in educational institutions has suggested 54 per cent expansion at the intake level of premier institutions.
- Prospects Abroad (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an overwhelming preference among Indian students to pursue engineering courses in the United States.
- The Significant Other (Times of India, Namita Devidayal, Jul 25, 2006)
It would be easy for the optimistic liberal to conclude that Mumbai is still at heart, 'Bombay', a cosmopolitan city devoid of bigotry.
- Job Scheme Off To Good Start In Haryana (Tribune, Puran Singh Yadav, Jul 25, 2006)
Being among the 200 most backward districts in the country, Mahendergarh and Sirsa districts of Haryana were selected for the implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in the first phase.
- Boring And Predictable (Telegraph, Bibek Debroy, Jul 25, 2006)
Is there an approach paper to the 11th five year plan (2007-12)? I am not very sure. I have a document titled “Towards Faster and More Inclusive Growth”, dated 14th June, 2006.
- Prevention Of Heart Ailments (Hindu, Ramya Kannan , Jul 25, 2006)
There is no overemphasising the importance of preventing lifestyle-related diseases according to diabetologists and cardiologists.
- Sex Scandal Snares Sabarimala Priest (Telegraph, JOHN MARY, Jul 25, 2006)
Sabarimala, one of the most renowned temples in south India, was sucked into a scandal today with the main priest being relieved of his duties following a police disclosure on television that he has been visiting a prostitute.
- Act Of Promise In Kerala (Frontline, R Krishnakumar, Jul 25, 2006)
A Kerala Act on self-financing professional educational institutions raises the hackles of many who run such institutions.
- Gateways To Great Careers (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Chennai is witnessing a revolution with students discovering new streams that lead to a bright careers.
- Pakistan Warns India Against ‘Hot Pursuit’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
FO says Pakistan wants early resumption of peace process with India
69 Pakistanis evacuated from Lebanon so far
- Private Players' Role (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
Education in Tamil Nadu, especially engineering education, has benefited much from the efforts of the private sector.
- Animation As Career (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Jul 25, 2006)
"Animation has evolved as one of the fastest growing and most in-demand industries in the world today, and has become a popular feature in movies and advertising commercials that make heavy use of special effects," says a brochure from Aptech.
- When Will A Chancy Event Be Meaningful? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Jul 25, 2006)
There is an anecdote concerning the French writer Émile Deschamps which is worth a re-thought. Sometime in 1805 Deschamps ordered a plum pudding in a French restaurant, waited upon by one Monsieur de Fontgibu.
- Making An Engineer (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
"Education is a man-making process, and not a job-providing process," argues Dr. E. Balagurusamy, former Vice-Chancellor of Anna University, Chennai.
- When The Water Touches The Nose (OutLook, Dunu Roy, Jul 25, 2006)
Environmentalism isn't a luxury of the rich, sure. But when he really had to say why, he loses nerve.
- Tell Me, Mirror... (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Jul 25, 2006)
Despite all that India has achieved, as credible commentators such as Clive Crook and S Narayan point out (FE, July 24, ‘15 years of economic reforms’), it needs to do much more. ‘The petty done, the undone vast,’ (transposing Thomas Hardy’s . . .
- No Beating About The Bush: A Hands-On President (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jul 25, 2006)
No one can accuse US President George W Bush of not practising hands-on diplomacy at the G-8 summit in St Petersburg on July 20.
- It Began With Stamps (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2006)
All boys want to be engine drivers when they grow up and are ardent stamp collectors, and I was no exception to this general rule.
- Seeking Growth With Human Face (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Jul 25, 2006)
Growth is undoubtedly important, but not at any cost. It has to be fair and just, employment oriented and environmental friendly, not ruthless, rootless, voiceless and futureless.
- Fallacies, Silences In 11th Plan Approach (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Jul 25, 2006)
In the previous edition of Macroscan, C. P. Chandrasekhar and Jayati Ghosh considered the macroeconomic implications of the Planning Commission's Approach to the Eleventh Plan and concluded that it was bereft of planning.
- Total Lesson From Crisis (Indian Express, Pawan Agarwal, Jul 25, 2006)
Most major changes have roots in some crisis. It required a huge financial crisis in mid-1991 to deregulate imports and exports and dismantle the licence raj, thereby ushering in an era of economic reforms.
- Your Mp, Live On Tv (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 25, 2006)
That Parliament wasn’t exactly a model of diligent legislative work and sparkling debate on Monday — the day Lok Sabha TV (LSTV) went on air — may suggest to some that the annual Rs 15 crore spent in broadcasting MPs’ actions live is another . . .
- Beastly Act (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jul 25, 2006)
Who will not be moved by the tragic story of 17-year old Mukhtar Ahmed Sheikh in the south of the Valley?
- Ch Pervaiz Deserves This Honour (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 25, 2006)
Punjab Chief Minister Ch Pervaiz Elahi has been elected unopposed as President of the Pakistan Muslim League, Punjab. No other candidate has filed nomination papers for the coveted post.
- Hoax Calls Cause Bomb Scare At Three Educational Institutions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
Student arrested for Sunday's hoax SMS about bomb planted at Garuda Mall
- Oversight Committee On Quota Approves Interim Report (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The Oversight Committee, set up to prepare a roadmap for the implementation of 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in elite educational institutions from next year, today approved an interim report to be presented to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in . . .
- Manipur On Alert As Naga Report Sparks Ire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
The twin capital districts of Imphal West and East have been put under alert and prohibitory order of 144 CrPC anticipating trouble after reports claiming HRD minister Arjun had agreed to Naga student organisations’ proposal of allowing . . .
- The Reforms Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 25, 2006)
This volume, a befitting honour to C.H.Hanumantha Rao, contains 19 papers of high quality by eminent economists on the broad theme of economic reforms.
- I Will Continue To Write Against `Patriarchal Discrimination': Taslima (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen on Sunday said she would continue writing against "patriarchal discrimination'' against women and support secular humanism in all parts of world where religious minorities were persecuted.
- Better Care Urged For Hiv-Positive Children (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Paediatric formulations not being supplied, HIV+ve networks allege
- Web Of Warmth (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jul 24, 2006)
At the risk of sounding horribly smug, when a website has been as successful as Guardian Unlimited for a reasonable length of time, you get used to people heaping praise on parts or all of your service. You also get used to users who, for one reason . . .
- Eleventh Plan Approach Paper Neglects Women's Issues: Aidwa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
It says the paper has confined itself to stereotyped understating of women's role
- Call The Bluff (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jul 24, 2006)
The fanatical agenda of the BJP dispensation in Madhya Pradesh is getting incredibly outrageous.
- Service Should Be Your Motto, Ias Recruits Told (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
People selected to Indian Administrative Service and KAS must think of their work as a service and not merely as a job that earns them a livelihood, Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways K.H. Muniyappa said here on Sunday.
- How Vulnerable Is Coimbatore To Terror Attacks? (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
The arrest of five persons on charges that they have conspired to plant explosives in several places in the city including the Coimbatore Medical College Hospital (CMCH) on Saturday and the seizure of explosives, some documents etc., from them has . . .
- Sending `Bomb Alerts' Can Spell Trouble (Hindu, Sandhya Soman, Jul 24, 2006)
Police warn mobile phone subscribers their numbers will be deactivated
- Balm For The Mind (Deccan Herald, HEERA NAWAZ, Jul 24, 2006)
In our rife-ridden and complex world of corporate responsibilities, one needs an insulation layer to come to terms with all the stress and strain.
- Education A Casualty In Hiv Households: Study (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Dropout rates are higher and attendance is lower; 2,386 people living with HIV and AIDS interviewed
Girl child is more likely to be withdrawn from school
Study covers six States
- Eliminating The Quotas (Tribune, Pran Chopra , Jul 24, 2006)
A tragic situation arises when one cherished principle collides with another which is equally cherished.
- Harrapa, Peruvian Civilisations Linked? (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Did the Harappan civilisation have a Peruvian link? Researchers working in Kutch are excited over a ‘mystery sign’ found on a hill in Khavda region which, they feel, may usher in a new dimension in the study of Harappan history.
- Marking Education’S Decline (Indian Express, NEHA SINHA, Jul 24, 2006)
My son is not showing any visible signs of Board exam stress. He does not panic or complain. Is something wrong with him? No, this is not an SMS joke.
- Madarsas Not Centres Of Terrorism: Patil (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
Giving a clean chit to Islamic madarsas, often accused of being the breeding ground of militancy, the government today said these religious seminaries were not centres of terrorism.
- Wild Life: A Poser (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jul 24, 2006)
The report that a leopard has killed a woman in Nowshehra in Rajouri district recently will upset one and all.
- A Noble Gesture By Students For Blast Victims (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jul 24, 2006)
They donated 40 bottles of blood to those recuperating from the tragedy
- Tackle Naxalism (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
The Naxal movement has spread to several states
- ‘Statute Is Important’ (Deccan Herald, Ambrose Pinto S J, Jul 24, 2006)
‘The State cannot abdicate its responsibility by permitting elite institutions to go their own way after establishing and funding them. These institutions are expected to fall in line.’
- ‘Varsity Rights Matter’ (Deccan Herald, Vatsala Vedantam, Jul 24, 2006)
‘Government grants for academic institutions must be regarded as investments for the country’s future and not an excuse to meddle in their functioning.’
- In France, A Story Of Love And Politics (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jul 24, 2006)
When Segolene Royal, the Socialist Party's front-runner in opinion polls, and her companion, Francois Hollande, the party leader, head to the Cute d'Azur on vacation, they will not just sunbathe . . .
- If A Disaster Is To Be Averted (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Jul 24, 2006)
AIR pollution in Karachi is fast approaching calamitous levels.
- Balochistan Seeks Funds From Centre (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Jul 24, 2006)
Balochistan’s Chief Minister Jam Mohammad Yousaf has said that the Provincial Government would seek funds from the Federal Government for the completion of pending uplift schemes . . .
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