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Articles 1621 through 1720 of 20008:
- Economic Links With India (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Sep 28, 2006)
The freezing of the composite dialogue between India and Pakistan which was to resume this week has come at a time when Pakistan was proposing to enlarge the range of goods importable from India in its ‘positive list.’
- Replacing Rickshaws (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 28, 2006)
No old buses or two-stroke rickshaws were registered in Karachi in July, August and September. Other than this welcome beginning, however, there has been an actual overall progress on the government's long-delayed plan to phase out two-stroke . . .
- Russian Nuclear Fuel For Iran (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Sep 27, 2006)
Russia has reaffirmed its commitment to complete the construction of the Bushehr nuclear power station in Iran and to supply fuel for the plant next year.
- Festive Fair (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
With special poojas on every single day of Navarathri, Dasara is celebrated with great pomp and show in the Durga Parameshwari Temple of Kateel, says Kamala Vasudevan.
- Udupi District An Ideal Tourist Destination (Hindu, GANESH PRABHU, Sep 27, 2006)
It has not realised its full potential It is well connected by National Highway 17 and Konkan Railway
- Nabard Releases Rs.41 Crore For 183 Projects Under Ridf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The bank has disbursed Rs.71.46 crore to Kerala Government
- A New Link For Heritage Cities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Network for Indian Cities of Living Heritage, supported by UNESCO, launched
"In the name of modernisation many cities are getting vandalized"
- Course Correction For Congress (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 27, 2006)
The second half of a ruling party's tenure is traditionally thought to be tougher than the first half. With the honeymoon years behind it, the regime is presumed to have entered a turbulent phase marked by anti-incumbency, internal dissent, and . . .
- Fact And Fiction (Times of India, K SUBRAHMANYAM, Sep 27, 2006)
So far, Nazi leader Josef Goebbels was considered the ultimate propagandist, who could project black as white and vice versa.
- Mamata Beaten Up Over Singur Landgrab (Pioneer, Saugar Sengupta, Sep 27, 2006)
Even as 300 farmers received compensation cheques on Tuesday for their lands to be acquired for the Tata Motor factory, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who had on Monday night gheraoed the BDO's office at Singur, where the project was to . . .
- Return Of Nam (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Sep 27, 2006)
The Non-Aligned Movement summit in Havana comes out with a robust response to U.S. hegemony in a unipolar world.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Frontline, Partha S. Ghosh , Sep 27, 2006)
To make NAM a vehicle of South-South cooperation, what is needed is not mere joint statements but their follow-ups in letter and spirit.
- Easy Target (Frontline, Anupama Katakam, Sep 27, 2006)
Despite its history of communal tension, Malegaon has remained calm in the wake of the blasts.
- Dhanbad's Death Trap (Frontline, AMAN SETHI, Sep 27, 2006)
The death of 50 miners in the Bhatdih Colliery in Dhanbad exposes the lack of adequate safety measures.
- Assam: Missing Monsoon (Frontline, Sushanta Talukdar, Sep 27, 2006)
Assam faces the threat of a famine as monsoon failure causes serious damage to the winter paddy crop.
- Caste Terror In Haryana (Frontline, T.K. RAJALAKSHMI, Sep 27, 2006)
The September 1 incident in Kila Jafargarh is one in a series of attacks on Dalits in the State in the past one year.
- Power Crimes (News International, Shakir Husain, Sep 27, 2006)
On Sunday, the entire nation got a slight taste of what it is like to live in Karachi when power to 75 per cent of the country was disrupted due to a 'technical' fault. Secretary of the ministry of water and power, Ashfaq Mehmood, offered an . . .
- Ec Likely To Issue Notice To Dmk, Aiadmk Contestants (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
The Election Commission may send notices to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) candidates, contesting from the Madurai Central constituency in the ensuing by-election, for violation of model . . .
- Pak Remains Nursery Of Global Terrorism: Pranab (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 27, 2006)
Pakistan “remains a nursery of global terrorism” and has done “precious little to dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism,” Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on Monday.
- Balochistan Geopolitics (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 27, 2006)
Much of the nineties was spent by global oil companies trying to design how to provide accessible markets to the newly exposed Central Asian Republics. Gas resources in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan are estimated to equal . . .
- Working On The French Connection (Pioneer, Seema Sarin, Sep 27, 2006)
India can look forward to enhanced nuclear cooperation with France once the Indo-US Agreement is through, says Seema Sarin
- 'India Should Integrate With The Global Economy' (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
India's aspiration for continuing growth would depend on a secure and stable environment and its own ability to integrate with the global economy, Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee has said.
- Bizarro Bengaluru (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
Bizarro is a term associated with a character in Superman comics. This is a guy who is exactly the opposite of Superman (in terms of everything). Everything in his world is the opposite of earth. Up is down. Right is left. Yes is No. Good is bad.
- Trial By Fire (Tribune, Gen V.P. Malik (retd), Sep 27, 2006)
I have confronted death and defied it several times in the past because destiny and fate have always smiled on me.” “… unlike most leaders, I am also a soldier, Chief of the Army Staff and Supreme Commander of my . . .
- Settle Through Talks (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
The Supreme Court has advised the chief ministers to resolve inter-state river water and boundary disputes among themselves through dialogue and discussion.
- Brake On Sezs (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
Commerce Minister Kamal Nath has said that special economic zones (SEZs) will not be allowed on prime agricultural land. The Board of Approval will not clear proposals of SEZs coming up on fertile land.
- Free Trade Zones For Overseas Smes Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
India is considering a proposal to set up seven Free Trade & Warehousing Zones (FTWZs) across the country to enable overseas Small & Mediun Enterprises (SMEs) to put up their manufacturing units.
- Gandhigiri Works (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 27, 2006)
My wife Jayashree, my mother and I, were on our way to our native place, Davangere. We boarded the Chalukya Express in the morning at Yeshwantpur in Bangalore...
- Quiz Competition To Promote Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Three-member teams from six colleges will be participating
- But Even Then Take People Along, Mr President (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 27, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that there are no differences in the Pakistan Army and it fully supports him. ‘The army likes me, follows me and is with me’, he said while addressing the annual Pehla Qadam gala organised by the National . . .
- India Accuses Pakistan Of Being ‘Nursery Of Global Terrorism’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
Accusing Pakistan of being a “nursery of global terrorism”, India has asked Pakistan once again to stop all cross-border terrorism as promised and dismantle the infrastructure of terrorism still intact on its soil.
- Cancel The Call (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 27, 2006)
The 10-month flip-flop on policy details after taking the decision to increase foreign investment limits in telecom to 74 per cent was bad enough, but worse now seems round the corner as the government may reverse the decision and go back to the . . .
- No Taliban Hq In Quetta: Musharraf (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 27, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf asking Afghan president Hamid Karzai to put his own house in order first has said that there is no Taliban headquarter in Quetta and such assertions are unfounded and baseless and he is ready to challenge all such false claims.
- The Multiplex Multiplier Effect (Business Line, Alok Ray, Sep 27, 2006)
The so-called luxury multiplexes and malls are highly labour-intensive and generate jobs, and incomes, at various levels with a trickle-down effect.
- Greening And You (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 27, 2006)
Everytime one flies Jet Airways, one is approached by a member of the cabin crew giving one an opportunity to contribute to a child relief fund.
- Is The Realty Valuation Plan Anti-Consumer? (The Financial Express, Kala S. Sridhar, Sep 27, 2006)
Although it will improve transparency in deals, it is still subject to myopic floor size index restrictions.
- Lighting Up The Hills (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 27, 2006)
It is a dream come true for residents of at least 420 remote and mountainous villages in the border areas of Jammu and Kashmir, where the traditional watermills (gharats) have started generating electricity to light bulbs in the households.
- A Change Of Trend? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 27, 2006)
Given that a slowdown has just begun, it is very likely that we will get a global growth scare somewhere down the line before this slowdown is over.
- Pakistan Fount Of Terror (Pioneer, Pranab Mukherjee , Sep 27, 2006)
Islamabad may have helped Washington but has done little to end cross-border terrorism
- Zone Of Confusion (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 27, 2006)
The much-publicised Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have landed the UPA Government and the Congress in a bit of a spot.
- Karzai Best Man For Kabul But Doesn’T Understand Afghan Environment. . . . (Daily Times, Rana Qaisar, Sep 27, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday rejected NATO security assessments that Taliban’s headquarters was in Quetta.
- Vajpayee Inaugurates Bansagar Hydel Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The 425-MW project will benefit Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Catchment area spread over 18,648 sq km
Project will generate 425 MW
Will irrigate 2,46,689 hectare in M.P.; 1,23,345 hectare in U.P, Bihar
- Gandhigram Varsity To Develop National Model For Rural Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Gandhigram PURA scheme seeks to give employment to 4,000 villagers
- A Scam In The Making (Deccan Herald, Alok Ray, Sep 26, 2006)
People think SEZ is just a ploy for land grab by developers in connivance with government officials.
- Living With Nature (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Based on the uniquely innovative and wise (sustainable) uses evolved, the East Calcutta Wetlands were declared as a Ramsar Site in 1992.
- The Blooming Indo-Brazil Ties (Deccan Herald, D Ravi Kanth, Sep 26, 2006)
From food to famous sportsmen, the two countries enjoy several similarities.
- Aren’T There Better Ways To Promote A Language? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
Knowledge of one language can help our knowledge of the other. It will do no harm to anyone if Kannada and English were viewed side by side.
- Atomic Energy Panel To Scrutinise Nuclear Deal (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
The Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) will scrutinise the Indo-US civilian nuclear legislation slated for approval by the Senate and the Congress.
- Sc Reserves Verdict On Sealing Issue (Tribune, S.S. Negi , Sep 26, 2006)
Even as the Supreme Court reserved its judgement on a notification of the Central Government permitting commercial activity in residential areas in New Delhi, it questioned the perpetual resistance to its orders from the authorities concerned . . .
- Kerala Keeping Its Options Open On Mullaperiyar Dispute (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Government awaiting the outcome of Prime Minister's mediation to settle row
- After The Fighting, A Battle For Hope (Hindu, Declan Walsh, Sep 26, 2006)
In the aftermath of Operation Medusa, the anti- Taliban offensive in southern Afghanistan, NATO is scrambling to win the locals' sympathies.
- Boost Industry For Punjab’S All-Round Growth (Tribune, V.S. MAHAJAN, Sep 26, 2006)
While the negative consequences of depending on rice as the main summer crop have often been highlighted by farm scientists, they have, at the same time, failed to develop alternative crops that consume less water as well as enjoy good marketing . . .
- Death Toll In West Bengal Floods Rises To 39 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Fresh areas inundated following heavy discharge of water from reservoirs; Sikkim cut off
- Terror Test: Pervez Rebuffs Pm (Asian Age, Seema Mustafa, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakis-tan President Pervez Mush-arraf, currently in New York, has made it clear that the joint terror mechanism was not just a test for Islamabad but "a test for both sides".
- The Nature Of Hope (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 26, 2006)
For those who came in late: the prime minister’s decision to extend B K Chaturvedi’s tenure as cabinet secretary had scotched the chances (and expectations) of two entire batches of senior bureaucrats.
- Supreme Court Asks Tamil Nadu, Kerala To Sort Out Mullaperiyar Issue (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Sep 26, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked Tamil Nadu and Kerala to explore the possibility of an amicable solution to the dispute over raising the water level in the Mullaperiyar dam from 136 to 142 ft.
- The Pope Is Not Alone (Pioneer, A Surya Prakash, Sep 26, 2006)
After launching a sustained and multi-pronged attack on Pope Benedict XVI, radical Islamists have managed to extract a partial retraction from the head of the Roman Catholic Church for his recent remarks on Islam, but the central point made . . .
- Making Of Poverty (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 26, 2006)
Manipur's weaving culture will be destroyed due to unfair trade practices and cause large-scale unemployment, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Pfa Fights Animal Cruelty (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Sep 26, 2006)
The recent amendments made in the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 this year have suggested the formation of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau.
- Media In The Light Of Scientific Temper (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 26, 2006)
Seldom do we find the issue of 'communicating science to masses' being discussed at such a practical level; though aplenty at philosophical level, unlike at a recent 'Workshop on Bio-safety for Science Journalists and Writers'.
- Economic Integration And Equitable Trade (Hindu, Raghu Dayal , Sep 26, 2006)
A comprehensive backdrop as well as a roadmap for India-ASEAN association to fructify and flourish
- What Pulls Pios Towards India? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 26, 2006)
A mentor of mine used to say, “Where your heart pulls you, the head will always follow.” It seems that a lot of foreign born Indians are having their heartstrings pulled much more regularly these days.
- Corporate Culture Calls For Common Code (Business Line, R. Devarajan, Sep 26, 2006)
Without a uniform belief structure, employee behaviour may be governed by varying values and individual idiosyncrasies.
- Clinical Concerns (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 26, 2006)
To exploit our edge in clinical trials, ensure ethics
- Which Taliban Are We Talking About? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 26, 2006)
It is our misfortune that the word ‘Taliban’ can now mean both citizens of Afghanistan fighting the present Kabul regime, and the Pushtuns of Pakistan who seem bent upon pushing the country back into the dark ages through their brand of sharia.
- Lessons Of Power Breakdown (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 26, 2006)
The countrywide power breakdown after the national grid was knocked out on Sunday calls for serious stocktaking.
- Nine Nights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 26, 2006)
Navaratri means the new night or the nine nights that give deep rest to the body, mind and soul. As it takes nine months in our mother's womb before we are born, we take these nine days to go back to our source.
- Edits (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 26, 2006)
Diplomats, the old saying went, were “people sent abroad to tell lies about their country.
- Anti-Terror Mechanism Test For Both Countries: Musharraf (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that the Indo-Pak anti-terror mechanism was a test for both countries, responding to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement that it was a test for Islamabad.
- Q&a: 'Slum-Dwellers Are The Backbone Of Labour Force' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 26, 2006)
Ruzbeh N Bharucha wears several hats. Once a journalist, he is now a documentary film-maker and writer. His latest book, Yamuna Gently Weeps, chronicles Delhi's Pushta slum demolitions. Avijit Ghosh speaks to Bharucha about the dark side of urbanisation:
- To Be More Democratic, Pak Needed Me In Uniform: Pervez (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 26, 2006)
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf admits he is still “struggling” to convince the West that Pakistan is more democratic today than it ever was in the past.
- Peace First (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 26, 2006)
Who will disagree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he sees immense potential for development in every field in Jammu and Kashmir?
- The Future Of The City (Business Standard, Sunita Narain, Sep 26, 2006)
Urban India is beginning to explode. The question is if our cities will be able to manage this growth or will they just burst at the seams? The reason I ask this is because we still don’t have a clue about what urban growth will mean for us.
- Power Breakdown (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 26, 2006)
Sunday's massive nationwide power breakdown crippled daily life in almost the entire country and its cause or causes need to be investigated thoroughly and the findings of the inquiry shared with the public.
- General Admits: Pak Army Fought Kargil, Aq Khan Helped Iran (Indian Express, Pranab Dhal Samanta, Sep 26, 2006)
There may still be differences over the extent to which Pakistani regulars were involved in the Kargil conflict but for the first time in seven years Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has admitted — in an effusive tone — that the Pakistan Army . . .
- Why The Farmer Reaps Despair (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 26, 2006)
Farmer's suicides were discussed most recently at the Congress chief ministers’ conclave in Nainital but the grim reality remains unchanged, with reports of such tragedies constantly trickling in.
- Laws For Defence Forces (Tribune, Lieut-Gen Harwant Singh (retd), Sep 25, 2006)
THE Parliamentary Committee on Defence has proposed a “makeover” for the defence forces laws, to make them less harsh and oppressive and more democratic in the interest of the morale of the troops.
- Let's Call A Spade A Spade (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
The average Delhiite does not have a sparkling reputation and we all know it.
- It's A Very Warped View (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 25, 2006)
Arnold Parzer, a very senior diplomat at the Royal Netherlands embassy in Delhi, recently told a Dutch newspaper that New Delhi is the most miserable place he had ever lived in.
- India Is Online But Most Indians Are Not (Hindu, C.P. CHANDRASEKHAR, Sep 25, 2006)
The diffusion of Internet technology in India can take one of two routes, one elite-oriented, the other democratic. The Government seems to want to promote the second but the minimum requirement for this is credible information.
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