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- Nayachar Benefits All Cock-And-Bull: Rsp (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 27, 2007)
Left Front partner RSP has found holes in the state government's arguments in favour of setting up a chemical hub for rapid industrialisation in the state.
- Economics Has To Take Lead In Solving Kashmir: Rangarajan (Indian Express, BASHAARAT MASOOD, Oct 26, 2007)
C Rangarajan, Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minster, said here on Thursday that though the Kashmir issue has its political and social aspects, economic intervention has to take a lead for the imbroglio to be solved.
- Leading From The Back (Indian Express, Yoginder K. Alagh, Oct 26, 2007)
My concept of radical leadership is one that combines social concern with a strategic perspective on human and social affairs.
- Rs. 5 Crore Allocated For Horticulture (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Financial assistance will be provided to 2,334 farmers
The Government has approved action plan to promote growing of fruit
Construction of community ponds to be encouraged
- “It Revolution More Powerful Than Previous Ones In The Country” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
International conference on nanotechnology in Kumarakovil
India launched the national nanoscience and technology initiative in 2001
It has been identified as the key to unlock a new generation of materials, devices and systems
- Infrastructure For 49 Sezs (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Government will allocate Rs.750 crore over the next five years to develop infrastructure in 39 of the 54 special economic zones (SEZs) with which the AP Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC) is to be associated with.
- A Rising Bachelor Nation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 26, 2007)
Once loath to reveal breakdowns in social stability, China's State Population and Family Commission admitted last winter that "the increasing difficulties men face finding wives may lead to social instability".
- Us Senator For Probe On Blackwater (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
US Senator John Kerry vowed on Thursday to press for further investigation of the tax practices of Blackwater USA, the private security firm already under scrutiny over killings of Iraqi civilians.
- Us Wants Musharraf To Work Closely With Bhutto (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The US has said it is encouraging Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf to work more closely with Benazir Bhutto and other moderates, even as three top Senators urged the General to ensure the safety of the former premier in the wake of the. . .
- Jds Too Chants Poll Mantra (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
A day after Congress categorically spurned its offer of support to form another coalition government in Karnataka, JDS on Thursday declared that it will go before people to seek a fresh mandate.
- Rs.1.5-Crore Civic Works For Ambattur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Nearly 90 resolutions, including those to desilt stormwater drains and blacktopping of roads, were passed at a meeting of the Ambattur Municipal Council on Thursday.
- Adobe Plans To Strike It ‘Rich’ (Hindu, Anand Parthasarathy, Oct 26, 2007)
On the eve of its silver jubilee, Adobe Systems, best known for its Photoshop image editing tool, has announced a slew of products and initiatives that make the Internet the epicentre of its ecosystem.
- Terrorism A Serious Threat: Saarc (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Home Ministers of SAARC countries on Thursday said terrorism remained a serious threat to peace and development in the region and called upon the member-states to strengthen institutional mechanisms to fight it effectively.
- Merkel To Give Away Deutsche Bank Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Deutsche Bank will present the first Deutsche Bank Urban Age Award, worth $ 1,00,000 (Rs. 40 lakh), to a project based in the Mumbai metropolitan area and it will be presented by the Federal Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany. . .
- Plan To Push Computer Use (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The U.S. public and private sectors have joined to promote the use of computer technology in development around the world, especially in economic growth, governance, education and youth employment.
- “Time To Strengthen Indo-Finnish Trade Ties” (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
It is time to strengthen Indo-Finnish business partnership as it offers a favourable economic and political alignment, a dynamic momentum in bilateral trade and investment, better air connectivity and positive investor relations . . . .
- The Mafia Is The Biggest Business In Italy (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
The mafia is now the biggest business in Italy, with organised crime netting mob bosses more than £ 63 billion a year, or 7 per cent of the country’s gross domestic product, from drugs, extortion and prostitution.
- Saarc Nations For Evolving Treaty On Mutual Legal Aid (Tribune, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Acknowledging that terrorism remains a serious threat to sustainable peace and development of South Asia, Saarc countries underlined the need to give an added push to evolving a treaty on mutual legal assistance with the home or interior ministers. . .
- 'Nuke Deal Important Part Of Indo-Us Relationship' (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Expressing commitment to the Indo-US nuclear deal, the US has said the historic agreement is an important part of the bilateral relationship and is beneficial to both countries.
- Get Tough With Myanmar, Hillary Tells Manmohan (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 26, 2007)
The US Senate's 16 women members have sent a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urging him to press the Myanmar’s military junta to end its crackdown on Buddhist monks and pro-democracy activists in the country.
- Children Of The Apocalypse (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 26, 2007)
In Paradise Lost, Book IV, when Satan views the created universe for the first time, he finds among the living creatures “Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall,/ God-like erect…”
- Solar Particle Detector Activated (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
Chinese scientists have successfully activated the first probing equipment on the Chang’e-1 lunar orbiter on Thursday to start exploring the environment between the Earth and the Moon.
- Deal Beneficial To Both Countries: Paulson (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The historic civil nuclear deal with India is an important part of the relationship between New Delhi and Washington and it will be beneficial to both countries, U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has said.
- The Future Of Indian Forests (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Communities with real power and even greater responsibility are the only hope.
- Power Capacity Addition A Herculean Task (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 26, 2007)
Experts are raising doubts about achieving even the lowered target of 60,000 MW.
- Court Stays Operation Of Stone Crushing Unit (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 26, 2007)
The Madras High Court has stayed stone crushing activities at Poonthandalam-Pazhandandalam village, and deputed an advocate-commissioner to inspect the region.
- ‘Given The Nature Of Competitive Politics And Fractured Mandates... Difficult For Us To Do What Is Manifestly Obvious’ (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 25, 2007)
Never before has the Indian economy sustained close to 9 per cent growth year after year for so long. Most projections suggest that we should be able to sustain this rate into the medium term.
- Special (Statesman, Salman Haidar , Oct 25, 2007)
A pioneering visit to Teheran earlier this month by Russia’s President Putin has been seen as a challenging new development with important strategic implications.
- Putin In Iran (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A pioneering visit to Teheran earlier this month by Russia’s President Putin has been seen as a challenging new development with important strategic implications.
- Excavations (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 25, 2007)
In an attempt to recover the lost works of Aristotle, Sophocles and Catullus, archaeologists are to restart excavations at the ancient city of Herculaneum in Italy, where a Roman library lies buried beneath 90 ft of lava from the eruption of . . . .
- At Fever Pitch (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 25, 2007)
AEDES aegypto, a black and white mosquito, has Karachi hostage. The vector-borne virus of dengue has resurfaced to claim over 30 lives in the city and is well on its way to becoming an epidemic again.
- Economy Of India Now $4 Trillion: Chidambaram (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
India's economy, which swelled close to a trillion dollars last year, is actually worth four trillion dollars when measured in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) and accounts for 6.3 per cent of the global economy, Finance Minister . . . .
- Split In Janata Dal (Secular) Averted (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A split in the Janata Dal (Secular) that appeared imminent on Tuesday has been averted. The former Deputy Chief Minister, M.P. Prakash, who in virtual defiance of the party led a group of legislators to New Delhi for talks with Congress leaders . . . . .
- Amazon Sold Online — To Protect It (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2007)
How do you save the Amazon rainforest? Easy. All you need is a bit of cash and a computer.
- Rs. 5.2-Crore Action Plan For Horticulture Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
National Horticulture Mission was launched in Raichur district in March
Department has chalked out several programmes that attract subsidy
‘Thrust will be on large-scale plantation of
fruit-bearing plants’
- Un Rights Official To Seek 'Free Access' In Myanmar (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
A top UN human rights official vowed on Wednesday to seek ‘free access’ during his visit to Myanmar next month, as well as a full accounting of how many people died in recent anti-government protests.
- We're Off To A Good Start (Times of India, Manmohan Singh , Oct 25, 2007)
India is a nation on the move. I am confident that our time has come.
- A Trillion Dollar War (Tribune, Leonard Doyle, Oct 25, 2007)
US President George Bush will have spent more than $1 trillion on military adventures by the times he leaves office at the end of next year, more than the entire amount spent on the Korean and Vietnam wars combined.
- Big Blaze Empties California Homes (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Dying winds gave California firefighters their first big break today after four days battling wildfires, but San Diego faced more calamity as blazes there burned out of control and kept more than half-a-million evacuees from returning home.
- A Difficult Dialogue (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 25, 2007)
Imagine ballroom dancers who both think their partner is preparing to stick a dagger into their back, and you have a good idea of where India-Pakistan dialogue on terrorism stands.
- Iaf Carrier Of Prez, Pm Turns 60 (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The IAF’s communication squadron, the official carrier of the President, Vice-President, Prime Minister, visiting heads of the states and a host of other dignitaries today turned 60 with eyes on modernising its fleet with the addition . . . .
- Ongc To Invest Rs 1,22,000 Crore (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
State-owned oil and gas major ONGC on Wednesday said it plans to invest Rs 1,22,000 crore in expansion programmes during the current five-year plan period, including Rs 20,000 crore in the east coast of the country.
- Incentives Won't Do (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 25, 2007)
The Supreme Court's latest observations on the Union Government's schemes to provide maternity benefits to below poverty line mothers are sound common sense.
- ...Malaysia Takes A Dive (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Malaysia's ambitious plans to have a submarine fleet to enhance the nation's defence capabilities is bearing fruition, with the launch of its first submarine.
- Elephants Electrocuted After Beer-Fuelled Rampage (Guardian (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Six Asiatic wild elephants were electrocuted as they went berserk after drinking rice beer in India's remote north-east.
- Ongc Plans Rs 31,000 Cr Capex In 11th Plan (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Ltd aims to invest over $ 5 billion and produce 25 million metric standard cubic metres per day of gas from its fields in the Krishna Godavari basin by 2012-13, the Chairman and Managing Director . . . .
- The Unfinished Agenda Of Economic Reform (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
There is no lack of thinking on what needs to be done to sustain and further accelerate growth.
- Final Advice From Drucker For Knowledge Organisations (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 25, 2007)
What is the first sign of decline of a company? Not a splash of red on the financial statements, as accountants may tend to think, but ‘loss of appeal to qualified, able, and ambitious people,’ as Elizabeth Haas Edersheim writes in . . . .
- City With A Future (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
IN his “edict”, Le Corbusier summed up his own estimation of what he had accomplished with Chandigarh by saying that it was planned to “human scale”. The city’s architect had attempted to put its residents in touch with nature, while allowing for . . . .
- Romance Of Sputnik (Frontline, T.S. Subramanian, Oct 25, 2007)
A FULL house spontaneously applauded the film, which received the undivided attention of the audience for about an hour, at the International Astronautical Congress in Hyderabad on September 26.
- General (Retd.) S.F. Rodrigues (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
GENERAL (retd.) S.F. Rodrigues took over as Administrator for the Union Territory of Chandigarh and Governor of Punjab in November 2004. In this interview, he speaks of his vision for the development of the city. Excerpts:
- Electronic Vision (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
THE Chandigarh administration is working towards making the city grow as a knowledge-based one.
- Southern Revolt (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 25, 2007)
The book identifies the revolt by sepoys in Vellore in 1806 as what Hobsbawm calls “proto nationalism”.
- Little Women (Frontline, Jayati Ghosh, Oct 25, 2007)
LAST Monday – October 15 – a friend of mine sent me a message, reminding me that it was World Rural Women’s Day. I was intrigued, because I had not actually forgotten – I did not know about it to begin with.
- Ltte Attack In Military Context (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 24, 2007)
Pushed into the Vanni jungles and denied vital supplies as a result of a relentless year-long campaign by the Sri Lankan military, a desperate LTTE has scored a hit of modest military significance.
- Save The Lions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 24, 2007)
Efforts to save the Asiatic lion from extinction have suffered a grievous blow with five lions being electrocuted near the Gir Wildlife Sanctuary in Gujarat.
- Hu In Control (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 24, 2007)
Chinese President Hu Jintao has emerged stronger from the just-concluded 17th Communist Party congress. He has been re-elected for another term to its Politburo Standing Committee.
- Kalam Conferred Honorary Doctorate Of Science (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has been conferred with an Honorary Doctorate of Science by the University of Wolverhampton in the UK in recognition of his eminence in the international community as a scientist, educationist and statesman.
- Indian Pm’S Fund Missing Millions Of Dollars: Report (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
More than three million dollars donated to the Indian prime minister’s relief fund for victims of disasters such as the Asian tsunami and Kashmir earthquake are missing, reports said on Tuesday.
- Carbon Sequestration For Better Dryland Productivity (Hindu, William D. Dar, Oct 24, 2007)
The world rejoices over the award of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to those who focussed on climate change, yet even simple agricultural practices can greatly help mitigate this global challenge.
- Karnataka Governor Calls On Prez, Pm (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
The Karnataka Governor Rameshwar Thakur today called on President Pratibha Patil and briefed her about the overall situation in the southern state following the imposition of President’s rule on October 9, a day after the resignation of . . . .
- Q&a: 'Cabinet Secretariat Has To Act As A Facilitator' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 24, 2007)
In a first of its kind in federal governance, Union cabinet secretary K M Chandrashekhar travelled with 18 officials — most of them secretary-level officers in Union ministries — to Ranchi for a day in September, checked into Raj Bhavan and . . . .
- The Return Of B. Da Silva (Frontline, SUHRID SANKAR CHATTOPADHYAY, Oct 24, 2007)
Professor Bertram Da Silva is back on stage after two decades and his music has taken Kolkata by storm again.
- Next Wave Of Reforms Crucial (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Since the mid-1980s successive reforms have progressively moved the Indian economy towards a market-based system.
- Lacking Spark (Telegraph, S.L. Rao, Oct 24, 2007)
In the years that I have been actively engaged with energy, more particularly electricity, I have been surprised by the inability — even of experienced journalists, let alone the ordinary public — to understand the simple facts that lead to the . . . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 24, 2007)
High-voltage talks are on this week to counter terrorism in the subcontinent, and it may just be coincidental that the move comes in the wake of explosions in Ajmer, Ludhiana and Karachi.
- Valley Of Stupas (Frontline, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 24, 2007)
The Krishna Valley region has a rich heritage of Buddhist art befitting one of the greatest centres of Buddhism.
- Award For University Hall (Frontline, LYLA BAVADAM, Oct 24, 2007)
“SUPERB interdisciplinary technical achievement … elegant renewal of one of the city’s finest Victorian buildings.”
- Cloud Of Mystery (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Oct 24, 2007)
Yet another monsoon is over and, with that, yet another test for the prediction skill of the statistical long-range forecast (LRF) model of the India Meteorological Department (IMD); this time it was a new model with a new methodology (Frontline, June 1).
- Growth Through Social Justice (Frontline, John M. Alexander , Oct 24, 2007)
Recall the face of the poorest and the weakest man you may have seen, and ask yourself if the step you contemplate is going to be of any use to him.
- Mystique Of Moscow (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
THE structure of a megalopolis is clear, simple and immediately recognisable: airports, railway stations, public transport, supermarkets, cinemas, theatres and nightclubs.
- The Right Track (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Oct 24, 2007)
Expenditure on the rail freight corridor, especially with Japanese co-operation, would be well worth it as the project would bolster economic growth.
- Quality Of Growth (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Oct 24, 2007)
Two reports appearing in Tuesday’s newspapers show clearly that the quality of development in India is perhaps as satisfactory as the quantitative performance.
- Ban On Rice Export (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 24, 2007)
Traders in Punjab and Haryana have been protesting against the ban on the export of non-basmati rice for the past some days, disrupting the procurement of paddy and bringing down prices of certain exportable varieties of rice.
- Time Running Out For Nuke Deal: Burns (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Time is running out for a landmark nuclear deal between India and the United States that has been stalled by opposition from four leftist parties in India, a top U.S. State Department official said on Tuesday.
- No Breakthrough On Core Issues Due To Indian Intransigence: Mushahid (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Mushahid Hussain Sayed on Tuesday said composite dialogue and the back channel diplomacy between India and Pakistan had brought about a qualitative change in the environment but there was no breakthrough . . . .
- Cities In Economic Globalisation (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 24, 2007)
AS recently as the 1970s, many of our great cities were in physical decay and losing people, businesses and their share of the national wealth.
- 'India Must Seek N-Self-Reliance Through Thorium' (Rediff on the Net, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Former president A P J Abdul Kalam has said that India should seek to achieve self-sufficiency in nuclear power through thorium fuel-based reactors.
- Contract Killing (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Oct 24, 2007)
THE killing of 17 Iraqis at Baghdad’s Nissour Square by contractors (read mercenaries) of the United States military firm Blackwater on September 17, once again highlights the controversial role played by the hired guns of the occupation forces.
- Why I Am An Atheist (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 24, 2007)
Excerpts from the article Bhagat Singh wrote in reply to a remark made by Bhai Randhir Singh, a Ghadarite, in Lahore Central Jail in 1930-31.
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