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Articles 1321 through 1420 of 20008:
- Sycophancy, Now With A New, Desperate Edge (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Oct 08, 2006)
Last week I spent a whole day attending a Congress Party rally in Jaipur and it left me feeling unusually depressed about the future of our sad and ancient land.
- Over The Top (News International, Masood Hasan, Oct 08, 2006)
Oh the Holy month is upon us. The faithful have keeled over and gone into slumber. A great tranquillity descends on the nation. In the words of John Keats: 'a drowsy numbness pains my senses as though of hemlock I had drunk.
- Playing Along With General's Bluff May Work (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 08, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- Living With Disasters (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 08, 2006)
On this eighth of October, we observe the first anniversary of the most severe national disaster in our history. And as anniversaries go, this has a particular significance.
- Congress Retro (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 08, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 08, 2006)
That great saviour of souls, Goutama Buddha, once narrated the story of a sea turtle. It is called Chiggala Sutta in Pali and illustrates the precious rarity of opportunity that human birth provides — we mustn’t sell ourselves short; we owe it to . . .
- It's An Epidemic: Dengue Needs A Community-Based Cure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 08, 2006)
Now that over 2,900 dengue cases, with 39 fatalities, have been reported from all across the country, the Centre would do well to officially declare the current outbreak an epidemic.
- Special Article (Statesman, SUBROTO ROY, Oct 08, 2006)
Seven phases of Indian foreign policy may be identifiable since Nehru; the current phase seems to involve subservience to the strong, jingoism otherwise
- Israel ‘Lauds’ Rajnath Idea To Quell Terror (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Israel has "appreciated" Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Rajnath Singh’s idea to let India take a proactive role in dismantling terror camps in Pakistan and Bangladesh after taking the international community into confidence, the party said . . .
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 08, 2006)
An ingenuous way to defeat the bandh
- Pm: 10 Pct Growth Needed To Tackle Poverty (Reuters, Unni Krishnan, Oct 08, 2006)
India's economy, Asia's fourth largest, can grow at an annual pace of 10 percent -- tackling poverty -- if nearly $320 billion is spent fixing creaky infrastructure, the prime minister said on Saturday.
- North - East In Darkness (Daily Excelsior, Sanchet Barua, Oct 08, 2006)
The emerging political and economic contours in the north-east can be expected to worsen to a point that is completely unmanageable, unless urgent and imaginative steps are taken to address basic issues of security and development.
- Poonch Needs Attention Of Government (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 08, 2006)
Every body living in the District or who has a chance to visit this far flung, hilly, border and backward District will at once say that District Poonch is ignored in developmental activities and it lags behind all other areas of the Jammu and Kashmir. .
- Awareness Campaign Against Diseases To Be Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
District-level meeting chalks out action plan
- Hundreds More Report Dengue Fever In India (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
An outbreak of dengue fever has spread to more states with hundreds of additional cases of the mosquito-borne infection being reported, officials said on Saturday.
- Competing For Space (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Oct 08, 2006)
When the Prime Minister of India makes whirlwind visit to Mumbai, every event that he attends jostles for importance and media space.
- Upa Govt Has Given New Meaning To Development In J&k: Azad (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said that coalition Government with the help of UPA Government at the Centre and by the keen interest of Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has given a new meaning to the development processes in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Child Abuse (Daily Excelsior, Sweta Patwardhan, Oct 08, 2006)
The government has banned the child labour without any impact. The Child labour Act only bans child labour in specific industries and has actually helped put more children to work rather than get them out of it.
- Land Use And Food Security (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2006)
Given the path we are following, the future will see us importing food on a regular basis.
- A Fast Move In Delhi (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Oct 08, 2006)
For the past 30-odd years Manipur, home to over 30 militant groups and bitter ethnic strife, has known just one way to settle disputes:
- Sting Operation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 08, 2006)
The country is suddenly looking at the Aedes aegypti mosquito a little more closely than it has in a long, long while.
- We Keep Experimenting With New Ideas (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 08, 2006)
A mini revolution is going on in Doon School in music and art. Our students excel not only in studies, but also various other activities” Kanti Bajpayee, Headmaster, Doon School
- Wheat Package: For Whose Benefit? (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
It is designed to camouflage government's flawed policies that led to imports this year
- Masala Maketh The Book (Deccan Herald, Suresh Menon, Oct 08, 2006)
As far as political books go, it is the sensational and lesser known truths that sell. ‘In the Line of Fire’ falls in the former category.
- Reading Between The General’S Lines (Deccan Herald, N J Nanporia , Oct 08, 2006)
Perhaps one way of getting the measure of Musharraf’s “memoirs” is to consider what the book isn’t. It is not, in the strict sense of the word, an autobiography or an exercise in Presidential literature.
- Ask The Doc (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 08, 2006)
MY sister is 21 and she has residual vision as below: R.E: 20/200 and L.E. 20/200. This is due to oculocutaneous albinism. Is there any way to correct her eyesight? Name withheld
- Mad Melbourne (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
If you find yourself in Melbourne in the first week of November, be prepared to rough it out.
- Movement As Design (Hindu, MITA KAPUR, Oct 08, 2006)
Ankit Patel's art is inspired by his rustic roots, as folk traditions and even farm equipment impact his creations.
- Centre To Assist Msmes For Design Development In Defence (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
The Central Government has decided to a formulate scheme for providing financial assistance to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to take up design and development work in defence production through defence PSUs, ordnance factories and . . .
- Indian Sailor Killed In Ship Fire (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 08, 2006)
An Indian sailor was killed and nine others were missing after a freighter, with 25 Indians in its crew, caught fire and ran aground in stormy weather off the coast of eastern Japan.
- Accord Between Main Sri Lankan Political Parties Has Significance . . . (Hindu, S. Dorairaj , Oct 08, 2006)
The agreement between the two main Sri Lankan parties — the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the United National Party — provides room for cautious optimism in the efforts to find a viable solution to the island's ethnic conflict, according . . .
- Preserving The Lingam Our Major Task, Says Arun Kumar (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 08, 2006)
Shri Amarnathji is one of the holiest Hindu pilgrimage centres, located at an altitude of 3,900 meters in South Kashmir. What adds to its mystique is the inaccessible location and legends surrounding the formation of the holy ice lingam every year.
- Playing Along With General's Bluff May Work (Pioneer, Abhay K Upadhyay, Oct 07, 2006)
We have shunned Pakistan before as a rogue state, but that didn't work. The Havana Declaration may be a way to move away from the blame game and see the beginning of a diplomatic process against terror
- Form Is Emptiness, Emptiness Is Form (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, Oct 07, 2006)
That great saviour of souls, Goutama Buddha, once narrated the story of a sea turtle. It is called Chiggala Sutta in Pali and illustrates the precious rarity of opportunity that human birth provides — we mustn’t sell ourselves short; we owe it . . .
- Jessica Claims First Scalp (Pioneer, Sunil Kumar, Oct 07, 2006)
Powerful' Haryana Power Minister Venod Sharma submitted his resignation to United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson and Congress president Sonia Gandhi early on Friday.
- It's An Epidemic: Dengue Needs A Community-Based Cure (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 07, 2006)
Now that over 2,900 dengue cases, with 39 fatalities, have been reported from all across the country, the Centre would do well to officially declare the current outbreak an epidemic.
- Policy Myopia And The Economic Disconnect (Business Line, Priya Mohan, Oct 07, 2006)
India's inherent social problems have taken the backseat because of the short-sighted social and economic reforms.
- Road To Nowhere (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Oct 07, 2006)
A concession agreement defines the relationship between the government and a private partner, allocating responsibilities and consequent risks.
- A Cesspool Called India (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Oct 07, 2006)
The dengue outbreak is symbolic of the filth you see all around
- China's Border Management (Daily Excelsior, Srikanth Kondapalli , Oct 07, 2006)
In recent times, China's border management efforts have been intensified. Due to changes in the domestic and external scenario, China has been able to pay relatively more attention to this aspect in the recent period.
- Boom Time (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Oct 07, 2006)
Since the Sensex low on June 14, the BSE Bankex has been the best performing sectoral index, having gained over 50 per cent.
- Buying Spree (Business Standard, T N Ninan, Oct 07, 2006)
It is astonishing, and entirely unpredicted, that India’s outbound investment should begin to rival inbound FDI.
- Leave The Future To The Naxals? (Business Standard, T C A Srinivasa-Raghavan, Oct 07, 2006)
Growth is necessary but not sufficient to solve the political consequences of 450 million unemployable.
- Undo This Migration (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 07, 2006)
Whatever the reason it can only be a matter of acute discomfort that 64 persons from Doda district have crossed over to Chamba in the adjoining Himachal Pradesh.
- How Hudood Law Is Hurting Society (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Oct 07, 2006)
I have had the opportunity of listening to the president of Pakistan speak at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
- Congress Retro (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Oct 07, 2006)
In re-invoking the 20-Point Programme and the "Garibi Hatao" slogan - used so effectively in the 1971 election - the Congress may or may not quicken the pulse of voters, but, certainly, it has given nostalgia buffs their moment of the year.
- Waziristan Deal Achieving Desired Results:musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, Oct 07, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf has said the peace deal signed with the tribal elders in North Waziristan is progressing well towards achieving desired objectives of peace and stability in that area and stressed follow-up actions to ensure speedy . . .
- Our Ailing Leaders (Daily Excelsior, M L Kotru, Oct 07, 2006)
It costs the nation a fortune to keep him in poverty. These, or words to this effect were very fondly spoken by Sarojini Naidu, the late freedom fighter and ‘‘nightiangle’’ of India to describe the cost of ‘‘maintaining’’ Gandhi and his very, very . . .
- A Fast Move In Delhi (Indian Express, Kartyk Venkatraman, Oct 07, 2006)
For the past 30-odd years Manipur, home to over 30 militant groups and bitter ethnic strife, has known just one way to settle disputes: through the barrel of the gun.
- Sting Operation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 07, 2006)
The country is suddenly looking at the Aedes aegypti mosquito a little more closely than it has in a long, long while.
- Benefit Of Doubt (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 07, 2006)
The Supreme Court's directive staying fresh field trials of genetically modified crops is a corrective measure that could not have been more timely. Especially so when the establishment has committed itself to usher in the second green revolution . . .
- 17,000 Evacuated In Us Town After Chlorine Gas Leak (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Oct 07, 2006)
Shades of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy have hit the town of Apex in North Carolina where 17,000 residents have been evacuated after the release of chlorine gas from an industrial plant.
- Following Fashion (Telegraph, Sunanda K. Datta-Ray, Oct 07, 2006)
If “there is no such thing as Gandhism”, as Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi claimed in a statement to the Gandhi Seva Sangha in 1936, how can one explain a cult like Gandhigiri? The word’s etymological similarity with Dadagiri and Goondagiri offers an . . .
- Wake Up To The Chirping Of Birds (Hindu, Nivedita Ganguly, Oct 07, 2006)
Visit a wildlife sanctuary this weekend to soothe your stressed nerves
The objective of the eco-tourism project is to involve the local communities
- Delhi Police Arrest Irom Sharmila (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The fasting rights activist was taken to the AIIMS for urgent medical treatment
- India Needs To Correct Course (News International, Praful Bidwai, Oct 07, 2006)
The writer, a former newspaper editor, is a researcher and peace and human-rights activist based in Delhi
- Anbumani Confirms Chikungunya; Announces Special Package (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Says chikungunya is not the primary cause of deaths in State
- Waves Of History (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Anchuthengu is a mix of our colonial past and a rustic coastal life. The sheer beauty of an ever-changing sea and backwaters blend with history at Anchuthengu. The vibrant life of fisher folk adds charm to this coastal hamlet.
- The Waters Run Deep! (Hindu, ANJANA RAJAN, Oct 07, 2006)
The sea seems small and island hopping is literally possible. Discover Malaysia with ANJANA RAJAN.
- Stress On Eco-Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh principal chief conservator of forests (Wildlife), P.B. Gangopadhyay, said here on Friday that there should be an eco-development programme to address the co-existence issue so closely linked with wildlife conservation and forest . . .
- Going Dutch, Royally! (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Enjoy a heritage holiday at the 18th Century Bolgatty Palace in Kerala
- Chikungunya Is Now An Epidemic (Times of India, Kounteya Sinha, Oct 07, 2006)
India, which declared chikungunya an epidemic on Friday, has been hit by the African strain of the virus.
- Fast Unto Death Causes Unrest In Manipur (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
People here put up road blockades in support of Irom Chanu Sharmila who has been on a fast unto death at the Jantar Mantar, New Delhi, demanding repeal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act 1958 in Manipur.
- Fall In Research Standards Worries Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
"Need for teachers who can inspire students "
- Water Supply Project To Be Launched Tomorrow (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 07, 2006)
Chief Minister N. Rangasamy will inaugurate the Rs.15-crore Anjarakandy drinking water supply scheme in Mahe on Sunday to meet the potable water requirement of 30, 000 people in the region. Health Minister E. Valsaraj told newsmen here on Friday . . .
- Dengue Outbreak In India Kills 38, Infects Thousands (Reuters, Nita Bhalla, Oct 06, 2006)
An outbreak of dengue fever has swept across India's capital and five states, killing 38 people and infected over 2,900 others, Health Minister Ambumani Ramadoss said on Thursday.
- Un Report On Coastal Pollution (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 06, 2006)
It should come as no surprise really to find Pakistan as being mentioned as having one of the most polluted coastlines in the world.
- Everyone Is In The Line Of Fire (News International, Rahimullah Yusufzai, Oct 06, 2006)
It is becoming impossible to ignore President General Pervez Musharraf's autobiography, In the Line of Fire.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Oct 06, 2006)
Welcome indeed would be the setting in motion a system of regular meetings to ensure that defence modernisation remains on a presumed fast-track, yet it is truly curious that the Cabinet Secretary was required to call a high level interaction to get . . .
- Rehab Deal For Farmers Won’T Stem Suicides (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Oct 06, 2006)
The fundamental issues that have for long fettered the agriculture sector need to be addressed
- Disease In The Polity (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Oct 06, 2006)
Dengue and Chikunguniya are as dreaded today as tuberculosis and polio, small pox and malaria were in the not-so-distant past.
- Tailored Truths (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 06, 2006)
General Pervez Musharraf has not got his autobiography ghost-written for posterity. It is meant for a specific contemporary audience in the United States of America and in the West.
- Manmohan's Recipe For Making Mumbai A Global City (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Sending a fresh flow of adrenaline coursing through Mumbai's veins and boosting its campaign to turn itself into a city of global standards, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday said the city needed "the best urban infrastructure India can afford".
- War On Polio A Success (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2006)
In 1988, the government of India, along with every other country in the world, committed itself to eliminate polio virus. At that time, an estimated 3, 50,000 cases occurred each year, and the virus was actively being spread in 125 countries.
- Word And Meaning (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Oct 06, 2006)
The Brahmn is without beginning and end, whose essence is the Word, who is the cause of the manifested phonemes, who appears as the objects, from whom the creation of the world proceeds.
Bhartrihari
- Bangalore-Mysore Corridor Project Runs Into Trouble Again (Hindu, Alladi Jayasri , Oct 06, 2006)
KSPCB alleges encroachment of tanks, withdraws `consent' for the project .
- Time Runs Out For The ‘Middle Sea’ (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Oct 06, 2006)
The major oil spill caused by Israel’s bombing on July 13 of a power plant on the Lebanese coast highlighted dangers pollution posed to the Mediterranean Sea, the basin of European civilisation.
- The Hidden Cost In Safety Risks (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
The hidden cost in safety risks
- Urban Renewal Excludes The Poor (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Oct 06, 2006)
Unfortunately, land for the urban poor is not mandatory under JNNURM.
- B’Lore, Metros Must Shift To Lng: Who (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 06, 2006)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday said it was high time Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai and Kolkata followed New Delhi’s way and switched to LNG (liquefied natural gas) as rising pollution levels posed a serious health hazard to these cities.
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