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Articles 1421 through 1520 of 20008:
- ‘Dengue Not An Epidemic’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Under attack from his Cabinet colleagues over the handling of dengue in the country, Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss blamed large scale construction activity, poor sanitation and weather conditions for the spread of the . . .
- Keynes And Karat (Times of India, VINAY BHART-RAM, Oct 06, 2006)
If Keynes were alive today he may well have written a tract titled 'The Economic Consequences of Mr Prakash Karat'.
- Create Rehab Plan For Sez Oustees (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 06, 2006)
IN the name of development, the central government appears to be bent on reducing the area of agricultural land and hence curtailing the quantum of food production.
- ‘Garibi Hatao’ Is Back Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
UPA government on Thursday decided to hark back to Indira Gandhi’s populist “Garibi Hatao” slogan as the centre point of the restructured and “focused” 20-point programme.
- Once Bitten Never Shy (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Oct 06, 2006)
The world is close to winning the battle with some of the most terrifying, maiming and killer diseases. Tetanus in newborns, poliomyelitis, leprosy and river blindness will soon join small pox and guineaworm as diseases found only in medicine textbooks.
- Franchises: Retail Fdi Through Stealth? (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Indian policymakers love ideological muddles. So much so that their views on FDI in the retail sector do not even have definite ideological coordinates.
- Consumer Versus Citizen (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 06, 2006)
The statement for Toyota in North America says: “As an American company, contribute to the economic growth of the community and the United States. As an independent company, contribute to the stability and well-being of team members.
- Reputation Risk (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 06, 2006)
Every year, the Berlin-based Transparency International comes out with various survey-based reports ranking the different countries on a corruption scale.
- `There Are Safeguards To Prevent Real-Estate Profiteering From Sezs' (Business Line, G. Srinivasan , Oct 06, 2006)
The Board of Approval for SEZs is aware of concerns of the farm sector and State governments have also been sensitised about adequate compensation for farmers. — MR GOPAL K. PILLAI, COMMERCE SECRETARY
- Clutching At Straws? Maybe, But It's Better Than Not (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 06, 2006)
It’s an infinitesimally small step forward. But given the odds against it, the Left parties’ willingness to consider the FM’s proposal to let public fund managers look after pension funds and invest in the public sector for three years is a definite . . .
- Time To Re-Weave Safety Nets (Business Line, S. D. Naik, Oct 06, 2006)
Under the prevailing socio-economic conditions, the real challenge before the policy-makers is to devise ways to protect the vulnerable poor and to ensure that the fruits of economic growth are shared by all sections.
- Animal Cruelity And Youth Violence (Daily Excelsior, Maneka Gandhi, Oct 06, 2006)
Cruelty to animals is not something that should be taken lightly. It is an important indicator of how the person is going to behave towards humans as well. Let me give you one example :
- Cross-Border Terrorism Exploiting Emotions (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Oct 06, 2006)
No man can take another man’s life. But the arguments of leaders to save Afzal are a sort of blackmail.
- Modern Dualism Isn't An Ancient Lifestyle (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Oct 06, 2006)
Our “primitive” ancestors seemed to have had no problem coexisting with their technology and religiosity — that is, with their external and internal environments.
- There Is No Need For Alarm Or Panic Over Dengue: Anbumani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
Coordinated efforts being made with State Governments
- Sensible Approach (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Oct 06, 2006)
For many years, a truly agreeable meal in London meant only one thing for me: lunch at the Grill Room in The Connaught. A combination of what a friend used to call an “honest meal”, a not too outrageously-priced wine list and a charming ambience . . .
- Foundation Laid For Rail Corridor (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 06, 2006)
It will boost industrial development and agriculture: Manmohan
Country's largest single infrastructure project
More jobs to be created.
- Can A Slum Become A World Class Township? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Oct 06, 2006)
What is the motive for a new slum redevelopment plan for Dharavi? Will people like the potter and the cobbler be given their due?
- Four Decades Going Nowhere (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Oct 06, 2006)
Much of today's swirling management activity adds no value. It exists only because the main management effort of the past four decades has been perversely channelled up a dead end.
- Infrastructure: Rural And Urban (Business Standard, Shyam Ponappa, Oct 05, 2006)
Let’s begin with Integrated Area Planning.
- Singh Tells Pakistan To ‘Walk The Talk’ On Anti-Terror Vow (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Pakistan has to prove it is sincere about working with India to counter terrorism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh warned after police accused Islamabad of plotting blasts that killed 186 commuters in Mumbai.
- Cabinet Satisfied Over Stability In Prices (Pakistan Observer, Sharafat Kazmi, Oct 05, 2006)
Federal Cabinet Wednesday noted with satisfaction that the government was vigilantly monitoring the prices in the market and the essential commodities were being sold at the controlled prices, said Minister for Information and Broadcasting Muhammad . . .
- Gross Distortion In Taxes (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Oct 05, 2006)
A total of one 1,384,309 persons filed their income tax returns until the deadline for filing them expired on September 30. And that is a 20 per cent increase over the returns filed last year.
- India Reviews Pakistan's Military Capabilities (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The strategic environment in the Indian sub-continent and the military capabilities of neighbours like Pakistan were reviewed here on Wednesday by a panel headed by Cabinet Secretary BK Chaturvedi.
- Dengue Sign In Pm Grandsons (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Aedes mosquitoes have infected Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s family as well. On Wednesday, authorities at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences were on tenterhooks as the Prime Minister’s grandsons, Madhav and Rohan, and his son-in-law were . . .
- Satyagraha Had A Hollow Ring (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Oct 05, 2006)
A plethora of factors led to India's independence, then why is Gandhi's role always unquestioningly accepted as the greatest, asks Anuradha Dutt.
- The War's Winnable, Still (Pioneer, BHARAT VERMA, Oct 05, 2006)
If the epicentre of terrorism along Afghanistan-Pakistan is busted, the 'domino effect' will end the jihadi menace
- Genetically Modified Rules (Indian Express, Sonu Jain, Oct 05, 2006)
India has come a long way since the first genetically modified cotton seeds were approved for cultivation in 2002.
- Get It Right (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Oct 05, 2006)
Although the ministry of agriculture has not rung alarm bells, its first advance estimates of the kharif crop should cause acute alarm.
- Karnataka Bandh Total, Peaceful (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
Pro-Kannada organisations take out processions; schools, colleges closed
- $20 Billion Plan To Rival Panama Canal (Hindu, John Vidal, Oct 05, 2006)
Nicaragua plans a vast channel for large ships. Opponents cite green issues and lack of demand.
- Misconduct In Uniform (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 05, 2006)
The recent incident of 15 Army personnel resorting to violence and assault of civilians in Jalandhar Cantonment is deplorable.
- Pm’S Grandsons Hit By Dengue (Tribune, Tripti Nath, Oct 05, 2006)
The dengue-causing Aedes Egypti mosquito has landed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s son-in-law and grandsons at the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
- Vendetta Politics Is Harming Punjab (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Oct 05, 2006)
Of late, feudal instincts have started dominating Punjab politics which had remained almost free from the “eye for an eye” political culture, witnessed in other states such as Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and even neighbouring Haryana, till the late 90s.
- Will Pak Walk The Talk On Terror! (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Oct 05, 2006)
It was indeed "Mohabbat Zindabad". After hitting a road block in the aftermath of the serial blasts in Mumbai in July, the chill in the India-Pakistan peace process seems to have thawed.
- Dengue Strikes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Oct 05, 2006)
Dengue fever is one of the oldest arthropod-born viral diseases known in the country.
- Political And Military Scenario-Building On Iran (Hindu, Hamid Ansari, Oct 05, 2006)
In the final analysis, the exercise is one of intentions: on the Iranian side, of dismantling the cage of isolation; on the Western side, of encaging Iran till its ideology is exorcised.
- Delhi: Dengue Death Toll Rises To 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
AIIMS postpones semester examinations; task force to monitor situation.
- Cross-Border Terror — The Uncomfortable Questions (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Oct 05, 2006)
One has little hope that Pakistan will carry out a sincere investigation after obtaining the evidence. But more worrying is that plots hatched across the border involve Indian accomplices.
- State Stands Still For Belgaum (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The State-wide bundh called by pro-Kannada organisations against the Centre’s stand on the boundary dispute between Karnataka and Maharashtra on Wednesday, was total and incident-free in Bangalore City.
- Indian-Origin Doc Faces Trial For Cheating (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
A doctor of Indian origin forged time sheets to claim more than 40,000 pounds even though she did not do a day’s work. Dr Debasmita Mukhopadhyay-Chattopadhyay is facing trial for cheating at the Newcastle Crown Court.
- A Year Later, These Women Soldier On (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Oct 05, 2006)
Many women in Sultan Daki village of Uri district in Jammu and Kashmir were devastated by the October 2005 earthquake. They lost their homes. They lost their husbands.
- Prepare For One More Round (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Oct 05, 2006)
The WTO Public Forum has no idea how to break the logjam in the Doha talks.
- Centre Okays Rs 1,550-Cr Middle Vaitarana Project (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
The Centre has cleared a major infrastructure project for Mumbai under the National Urban Renewal Mission (NURM).
- Dengue Death Toll In Delhi Goes Up To 16 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 05, 2006)
589 reported cases in hospital; many more screened for symptoms at AIIMS.
- Trips And Innovation (The Financial Express, N. Chandra Mohan, Oct 05, 2006)
The Centre for Development Studies (CDS) in Thiruvan-anthapuram is currently hosting a fascinating seminar that draws together scholars dedicated to the strengthening of learning, innovation and competence-building in the south.
- Air Force Sans Planes? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Oct 05, 2006)
The air chief marshal’s letter to the defence minister, pointing to the steady decline in superiority over Pakistan, has found its way to the press and makes for somewhat distressing reading.
- Tneb To Increase Production By 3,000 Mw (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Oct 05, 2006)
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Board's generating capacity is set to go up by at least 3,000 megawatt (MW) in the next five years with three additional units for Ennore and Tuticorin thermal power stations getting approval.
- Nationalism Vs Globalisation (Daily Excelsior, S. Ranjan, Oct 03, 2006)
We are told day in and day out that India has become the chief destination for foreign investment.
- Sweet Balm For Heavy Hearts (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Every year, when Durga Puja is round the corner and the air is filled with expectations of celebrating another joyous occasion, deep in one’s heart there is the knowledge that soon it will be time for Her to leave.
- Culture And The Past (Hindu, A N Sudarsan Rao , Oct 03, 2006)
Presents aspects of ethnography advocating their use in archaeology
- There Is No Viable Alternative (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Oct 03, 2006)
As Kofi Annan’s tenure as UN secretary-general limps to its inglorious close, the prestige and even the future of the world organisation he came into office determined to revitalise could scarcely seem bleaker.
- Gandhi Bhavan Gets A Healing Touch (Deccan Herald, Ashwini Y S, Oct 03, 2006)
With its leaky roofs, uneven pathways, crumbling walls, the Gandhi Bhavan, located on Kumara Krupa Road here, looks more than its age. Built in 1965, it has been a one-stop shop for anything related to Gandhi, but the telltale signs . . .
- Cat Calls (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The plan to establish a tiger reserve in Uttara Kannada district is a step in the right direction, writes Shyam Sundar Vattam.
- Let Sinking Ships (And Airlines) Sink (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Oct 03, 2006)
In the last ten days, I’ve witnessed an Indian aviation miracle of sorts. I arrived in Mumbai airport at three different times, late afternoon, evening and night.
- Remnants Of Soviet Aggression (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Oct 03, 2006)
Categorically stating that the country’s intelligence service (ISI) has played no role in propping up the renegade Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, President Pervez Musharraf has disclosed that he is investigating possible support . . .
- The Isi, Once More (News International, Editorial, The News International, Oct 03, 2006)
The ISI is once again in the eye of a worldwide media storm. Over the last couple of weeks, the country's premier secret agency has repeatedly grabbed the headlines, being accused of a catalogue of alleged misdemeanours by a variety of familiar sources.
- Urban Chaos And Official Apathy (Business Standard, M GOVINDA RAO, Oct 03, 2006)
Even when we focus only on fiscal issues, there are a variety of structural problems.
- No Sarkari Education ! (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Oct 03, 2006)
Some leading educationists believe that the role of government in the field of education should be minimal.
- Nhpc Working To Harness 6040 Mw Power In J&k (Daily Excelsior, Gopal Sharma, Oct 03, 2006)
National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is working to harness nearly 6040 MW power generation through fourteen power projects taken in hand in J&K while the Corporation is all set to take up four new projects of 1700 MW capacity over river . . .
- Through The Third Eye (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Oct 03, 2006)
Taking pride in one’s mother tongue is something Indians can certainly learn from the Europeans. Recently, during an Indo-German business meet, the German minister refused to speak in English. Though in impeccable English he clarified why.
- Mosquito Menace Hits Kerala, Delhi (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Fear of going down with the killer fever chikungunya is fast giving way to panic across Kerala.
- Travel In Tigerland (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
The tiger is the world’s largest cat. Sadly, relentless poaching and habitat loss threaten their very existence. Jayalakshmi K travels to the Bandipur National Park to do a reality check.
- 'Sick Of War, Young Americans Are Drawn To Gandhi (OutLook, Ashish Kumar Sen, Oct 03, 2006)
Democrat Congressman from Georgia, USA, on the Civil Rights Movement and the need to use non-violence as a tool of foreign policy and fighting terror
- Ex-Isi Officers May Be Aiding Taliban, Admits Pervez On Tv (Asian Age, Masood Haider, Oct 03, 2006)
Pakistan President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said in an interview telecast here on Sunday that some retired Inter-Services Intelligence officials could be assisting Taliban insurgents, adding:
- For The Sheer Love Of Art Alone (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Two immensely readable books address a range of art-related issues.
- On The Roof Of The World (Hindu, Padma Ramachandran, Oct 03, 2006)
The Kailash-Mansarovar trip is a tough one, but it is worth it.
- Scholarships For Sri Lankan Students (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Oct 03, 2006)
On the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka launched a programme to award scholarships to 100 A level students, four from each of the 25 districts in the country.
- Mosquito Control, Vietnamese Style (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Oct 03, 2006)
A community-based approach using biological control, rather than insecticides, can be effective against the mosquito that spreads the virus causing chikungunya.
- Dreaded Dengue (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Oct 03, 2006)
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has once again showed that it is incapable of pre-emptive planning and action in the discharge of its duties.
- A Strategy After Facts (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Oct 03, 2006)
Shiv Shankar Menon, the new Foreign Secretary, has given some needed perspective to the issue of the new joint consultative mechanism on terrorism with Pakistan. Pakistan, he has pointed out, needs to be judged by its actions, not words.
- Letting The Light In (Hindu, S. JAGADISAN , Oct 03, 2006)
V.P. Ranga Rao, novelist and scholar, talks about the nature of R.K. Narayan's artistic vision.
- Buddha Balm On Singur Cut (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Oct 03, 2006)
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has virtually regretted the police action against Mamata Banerjee and her colleagues in an unusual conciliatory gesture, but stopped short of handing the apology that Trinamul Congress is seeking.
- Sallekhana And Suicide (Pioneer, Sandhya Jain, Oct 03, 2006)
Jains who have compromised their spiritual honour by demanding minority status must explain why 'fellow minorities' did not support 'Jain personal law' when two women recently undertook 'sallekhana', one of whom is alive at the time of writing this piece.
- Congress Restricts Bush From Building Mily Basis In Iraq (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 30, 2006)
The U.S. Congress on Friday moved to block the Bush administration from building permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq or controlling the country’s oil sector, as it approved $70 billion for funding the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Build Economic Muscle (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 30, 2006)
At a time when the whole of Europe is integrating its economy, it is an anachronism that the various states of India should be acting as adversaries. Let alone the whole of the country, there is no synergy between the neighbouring states of . . .
- Saying Goodbye (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 30, 2006)
Vimla Devi Bhansali's family did not mourn or weep at her funeral. They calmly chanted prayers and wished her Godspeed on her final journey.
- Attracting Tourists (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 30, 2006)
World Tourism Day was observed in Pakistan on September 27 with the federal tourism minister announcing that tourists from several countries could expect to get visas on arrival.
- ‘Doubt Is The Way In Which You Change Things’ (Indian Express, Mini Kapoor, Sep 30, 2006)
John Ralston Saul’s immensely popular books are in persistent battle against today’s slide towards technocracy.
- Shift The Goalpost (Times of India, Arun Maira, Sep 30, 2006)
India may be the country of the year in Europe. Beginning with a big curtain-raiser in Davos, its multifaceted show goes on, with India the partner country in the world's largest industrial fair in Hannover, as well as the world's largest book fair . . .
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