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Articles 2221 through 2320 of 20008:
- Lucky Escape (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 13, 2006)
IT has been an extremely lucky escape for Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, his two ministers, Pratap Singh Bajwa and Chaudhary Jagjit Singh, and other staff members.
- Dissent Over Expert Committees (Business Standard, A K Bhattacharya, Sep 13, 2006)
The traditional view on expert committees on important economic policy matters is that they are desirable and serve a very useful purpose in a democratic system.
- Has Musharraf Caved In To The Mullahs? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Sep 13, 2006)
What, in God’s name, is going on? Has President Pervez Musharraf “caved in” to the mullahs, as a respected British paper commented yesterday, or is there something we have missed because we are so stupid? We refer to the government’s widely . . . .
- Nam Still Relevant (Tribune, Devaki Jain , Sep 13, 2006)
Is the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) relevant today? We can perhaps expect an answer to this haunting question from the 14th Summit of the 192 nations that belong to this political club founded 50 years ago, that is taking place in Havana.
- A Renegotiated Women’S Rights Bill (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 13, 2006)
With the acceptance of the recommendations of the Ulema Committee by the MMA and Government, the deck is cleared for the approval of the Protection of Women Bill by Parliament. Members of the Committee later said that there is nothing left in . . .
- Significance Of Janmashtami (Deccan Herald, Swamy Nimishananda , Sep 13, 2006)
Lord Krishna is best pleased when a devotee approaches Him with love.
- Tiger Shot Dead Point Blank Right Next To Corbett Park (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Sep 13, 2006)
The National Tiger Conservation Authority is just a week old as the first clear-cut case of poaching since the crisis hit national attention has struck the showpiece Corbett Tiger Reserve.
- Tony Blair’S Exit Strategy (Dawn, Mahir Ali, Sep 13, 2006)
Israel and the occupied territories must have seemed like a haven of tranquillity to Tony Blair when he flew there following an extraordinary week in British politics.
- What Sanity Demands (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 13, 2006)
THOUGH symbolic inasmuch as it was well-attended and diverse in its outlook, the multi-party opposition rally in Lahore on Sunday was symptomatic of the bigger, chronic problem plaguing the country: absence of a credible political process . . .
- Maximising Potential Of Car Exports (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
According to a report, the Government was considering a proposal to renegotiate existing agreements with foreign partners to permit export of cars and tractors from Pakistan.
- `Suvarna Gramodaya' Programme To Be Launched On October 2 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Each village will require nearly Rs. 4 crore: Kumaraswamy
Committee headed by Chief Minister to ensure speedy implementation of the programme
Ration cards to be issued to over 70 lakh BPL families in January
Toilets to be provided in 1,000 villages.
- Government Will Not Tolerate Breach Of The Peace: Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Uma Bharti advised to keep off `Shoba Yatra' in Chikmagalur district
- Udupi Gearing Up To Celebrate Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Krishna Janmashtami is on September 14 and Vittal Pindi on September 15
Devotees offer water to the deity through a conch and `Bilva' leaves
Clay idol of Lord Krishna is worshipped and carried in a procession
- Countering Naxal Threat With Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Officials asked to focus on remote areas as part of RIAD scheme
More attention of generating employment for youngsters
Cells to monitor the scheme to be set up
- Sweet Times (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 13, 2006)
India may not get a more opportune time than the immediate future to free the complex sugar sector of unwanted and crippling controls.
- Beyond The Ration Card As Identity Proof (The Financial Express, JANMEJAYA K SINHA, Sep 13, 2006)
Over the past decade, one has noticed the relative decline of the ration card as a proof of identity. Access to the public distribution shops for essential items had facilitated the spread of ration cards.
- Ignoring Indigenous Drug R&d (The Economic Times, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Sep 13, 2006)
The pharmaceutical industry’s capacity to innovate and grow is often governed by the external environment.
- Brazil, India Agree To Share Energy Technology (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
The leaders of Brazil and India -- two of the world's leading emerging markets -- agreed on Tuesday to share technology for deep-water oil exploration and developing alternative energy sources.
- India Booming But Fiscal Challenges Loom (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 13, 2006)
The spurt in industrial growth, 12.4% month-on-month, is the fastest since June 1996 and further indication that India is entering a virtuous circle of growth. July’s figures are only partly due to the base effect — IIP grew only 5% in July ’05 due . . .
- Vegetables Suffice For Fibres (Pioneer, Maneka Gandhi, Sep 13, 2006)
One of the most important ways to keep your body healthy is to eat 30 grams of fibre every day. You can avoid stomach and intestinal problems, lose weight and prevent so many kinds of cancer.
- A New Bird In Indian Sky (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
A new bird species has been found in India, the first time such a discovery has been made here in more than 50 years, conservation experts and a keen bird watcher said today.
- Musharraf In Kabul (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 13, 2006)
Pashtunistan, Balochistan being ravaged by war An air of unreality and contradiction, even dark humour, marked General Musharraf’s summit meeting with Mr Hamid Karzai in Kabul. “Let me say neither the Government of Pakistan nor ISI is involved . . .
- Yes Bank, Intel Launch Wi-Fi Banking Network (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 13, 2006)
Yes Bank in collaboration with Intel Technology India Pvt. Ltd. on Tuesday launched their wi-fi banking branch network, the first such network in the world. Initially, 20 out of the total 30 existing branches of Yes Bank will have wireless local . . .
- Who Is The Real Handicap (Daily Excelsior, Gambhira Bhushan Bazaz, Sep 13, 2006)
During pregnancy, the mother and father look forward to their baby's arrival, with pride and joy.
- Ensuring Security In The Age Of Global Terror (Hindu, A.S. Kalkat , Sep 13, 2006)
A structured two-pronged approach is needed to combat terrorism. First, a set of laws or `rules of engagement' for dealing with terrorists. Secondly, a special force with the authority to operate domestically and externally.
- Nepal Wants Share In Gandhi Legacy, Invites Indian ‘Socialists’ For . . . (Indian Express, Manini Chatterjee, Sep 12, 2006)
In a significant move underlining that Gandhian satyagraha has ramifications beyond India and South Africa and is not the legacy of any one party alone, leaders of the Seven Party Alliance in Nepal have invited a delegation . . .
- Lpg Cavern Project, A Technological Marvel (Hindu, SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE , Sep 12, 2006)
By mid 2007, LPG storage in the country is set to make a technological leap. SALPG, the promoter of India's first underground mined rock LPG cavern project at Visakhapatnam, is going all out to finish the project by June 2007.
- National Employment Guarantee Inaction (Hindu, Jean Dreze, Sep 12, 2006)
A lack of steadfastness appears to mark the UPA Government's handling of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act. The silver lining is that the NREGA is becoming a matter of competition among political parties.
- Russia Tests Missile From Under Ice-Bound Sea (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Russia successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine from the ice-bound North Pole, Russian Defence Minister said.
- Solar Future (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 12, 2006)
Vestiges of the Cold War in United States policy towards India are evident from the manner in which American lawmakers have been shifting the so-called goal posts of the July 18 2005 agreement with US President George Bush.
- 3 Militants, Spo Killed; Pdp Activist Shot At (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
Three militants, including two exfiltrators, and a Special Police Officer were killed and two soldiers injured in separate encounters in Kashmir, where radicals shot at and injured a ruling PDP’s worker in Anantnag.
- Qarra For Another Amnesty To St Defaulters (Daily Excelsior, Ahmed Ali Fayyaz, Sep 12, 2006)
Minister of Finance, Tariq Hameed Qarra, today revealed that the coalition Government was going to grant yet another amnesty scheme for recovery of Sales Tax (ST) arrears from big business houses.
- India -Desperate Need For Energy (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 12, 2006)
Just imagine that Nature took two hundred million years for the conventional fossil fuels like coal and oil to form, but this little ambitious nature of man took just two hundred years from 1850 AD to consume such natural resources to a point . . .
- Caution: Men At Work (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 12, 2006)
The submission of an expert committee report to the Supreme Court on the direct link between the hazardous working conditions at the ship-breaking dock in Alang, Gujarat, and their health comes not a moment too soon.
- Saddam Accuser Targets Foreign Arms Merchants (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
A US-based Iraqi doctor, testifying in the genocide trial of Saddam Hussein on Monday, demanded compensation from foreign companies she said had supplied him with chemicals he allegedly used to gas Kurdish rebels.
- The Proxy War (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
A series of bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai on 11 July has proved once again that terrorists are capable of striking at will, short-circuiting the so-called impregnable surveillance and security cover.
- Anti-Islamic Feelings (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Sep 12, 2006)
‘The events that lead up to the fifth anniversary of Sept 11 attacks indicate the West’s growing suspicion of Islam.’ — By Michael Jansen
- Dangerous City (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
Where there is a will, there is usually a way. West Bengal owes it to the boundless enthusiasm of the chief minister, Mr Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, that it has almost found the way in some matters.
- New Vistas In Innovation (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 12, 2006)
With respect to safety, work on technical improvements includes larger water inventories...lower power densities, larger negative reactivity coefficients, redundant and diverse safety systems with proven high reliability, and passive cooling and . . .
- Musharraf Optimistic About Talks With Singh (Pakistan Observer, Mahmood Hussain, Sep 12, 2006)
The President Gen. Pervez Musharraf left here on Monday for Belgium for talks with the European Union (EU) leaders, as part of tour that will include visits to Cuba, the United Nations and Washington. Members of the Cabinet and senior officials . . .
- Summer Of Dissent And Dispossession (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
If there are slums in Delhi, the Government should be blamed as these structures cannot come into existence without its knowledge, says Suvrokamal Dutta.
- Speak Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 12, 2006)
A reporter of this newspaper has walked through this city and come up with a problem that needs to be addressed without delay. He has found dirty water spilling over from choked drains almost all over.
- Munda Govt Teeters On The Bring (Daily Excelsior, Ravindra Shukla, Sep 12, 2006)
The political crisis in Jharkhand depended with Opposition MLAs regrouping in New Delhi to demonstrate their strength before staking claim to majority support in the State Assembly.
- Put Oil Blocks Up For Rebidding (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 12, 2006)
The directorate-general of hydrocarbons (DGH), the regulatory body for the upstream petroleum sector, has reportedly slapped hefty penal charges adding up to Rs 868 crore on ONGC and Reliance, for alleged irregularities in prospecting for oil . . .
- Battle For Supremacy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 12, 2006)
There was not one but two coup attempts last week: Against Tony Blair, and then against his heir apparent, writes Matthew d'Ancona.
- Pm May Use Oil To Douse Sir Creek Fire (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
PM Manmohan Singh appears to be toying with the idea of dousing the Sir Creek fire by suggesting that India and Pakistan jointly tap the energy potential in the oil and gas rich region.
- Federalism -- By Force If Necessary (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 12, 2006)
"It is not possible for one state, by itself, to decide to leave the Union. I, therefore, consider that in view of the Constitution and the Laws, the Union is unbroken".
- Roadworthy Cars (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 12, 2006)
In theory there can be little objection to the proposal that regular “fitness” checks become mandatory for all motor vehicles more than three years old.
- ‘Ap Uranium Project Hearing A Farce’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
In a note to the member secretary of the Andhra Pradesh Pollution Board, the Movement Against Uranium Project (MAUP) which is a conglomerate of environmental and citizens groups, called the public hearing a “mockery” and said that it was a “private . . .
- Indian Aviation: Gaining Tailwind (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 12, 2006)
LCCs in the classic mould are likely to weather the business environment constraints better due to higher asset utilisation, alternate revenue streams and focus on cost cutting.
- Seize The Moment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 12, 2006)
With a number of long weekends in the offing, here's a holiday planner.
- Bjp Wants Land Act Repealed (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The BJP has decided to launch a signature campaign on the “wrong implementation” of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) in the kandi belt of the state.
- Cm Rapped Over Demand To Transfer Chandigarh (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
The BJP has decided to launch a signature campaign on the “wrong implementation” of the Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) in the kandi belt of the state.
- A Perilous Journey Driven By Poverty (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 11, 2006)
In the past week, around 3,000 illegal immigrants from West Africa have reached the Spanish Canary Islands by boat, taking advantage of a window of perfect sailing conditions from the coast of Senegal and Mauritania.
- Ongc To Sign Cuban Oil Exploration Deal (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Oil and Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) has successfully negotiated rights to two Cuban deep-water blocks and will sign with Cuba's state oil company at the weekend, an Indian diplomat said on Friday.
- All The Bidders For A Troubled Bank (Indian Express, Sucheta Dalal, Sep 11, 2006)
Just a fortnight ago, when United Western Bank (UWB) topped the first-ever customer satisfaction survey of banks, the findings and timing of the survey seemed outlandish.
- Houses Damaged In Heavy Rain (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
About 20 houses were fully damaged and about 30 were partially damaged during the heavy rain at Ootaikulam Pudhur and nearby villages at Senthamangalam on Saturday night.
- Ganesh Idols' Immersion: Mch Eyes Mumbai Method (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
Two-member official team studies arrangements made during immersion Official team studies arrangements made during immersion
- A Bridge Too Far? (Business Standard, Subir Gokarn, Sep 11, 2006)
In recommending a narrow band for exchange rate movements, the Tarapore report may increase risks of a currency crisis.
- Paktia Governor Dies In Suicide Blast (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
A suicide bombing killed three people including the governor of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province outside his home on Sunday, police said.
- Taped To Destiny (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 11, 2006)
Decision making on large construction projects is to be decentralised once again.
- It Needn’T Be Tigers Vs Tribals (Indian Express, Pankaj Sekhsaria, Sep 11, 2006)
Belying the hopes of a number of groups and forest dwelling communities across the country, the monsoon session of Parliament did not see the tabling of the Scheduled Tribes and other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Bill 2006.
- The Bile Also Laughs (OutLook, R. Prasad, Sep 11, 2006)
Showcases the finest of this most discussed and criticised political cartoonist.
- Making White Light (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 11, 2006)
Japanese scientist Shuji Nakamura has deservedly won this year’s Millennium Technology Prize — the world’s highest honour for technology development, equivalent to the Nobel prizes for science.
- Auto Mission On Track, But For Tax Sops (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 11, 2006)
The spate of announcements of new investment plans by auto majors could not have been better timed.
- The Proxy War (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 11, 2006)
A series of bomb blasts in suburban trains in Mumbai on 11 July has proved once again that terrorists are capable of striking at will, short-circuiting the so-called impregnable surveillance and security cover.
- Jinnah’S Vision Of Pakistan (Dawn, Sharif al Mujahid, Sep 11, 2006)
Jinnah was not a mere political leader, but also a statesman. Indeed, his statesmanship streak influenced and determined his political leadership role increasingly as he negotiated the tortuous road to Pakistan in the 1940s.
- Save Our Cities (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 11, 2006)
To turn the national capital of India into the commercial capital of the country is something that one expects the people of Delhi to be enthusiastic about.
- Hyderabad Too Is Paralysed (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Sep 11, 2006)
Civil administration and troops were engaged in relief operations in Hyderabad and other parts of interior Sindh after torrential rains.
- Power Crisis & Response (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
THE Asian Development Bank has offered $1.45 billion over the next three to five years for upgrading power transmission and distribution networks that would, hopefully, help provide uninterrupted electricity supply, cut abnormal line losses . . .
- Roadworthy Cars (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 11, 2006)
Not by the rules alone In theory there can be little objection to the proposal that regular “fitness” checks become mandatory for all motor vehicles more than three years old.
- Army In 21st Century (Daily Excelsior, General (Retd) V. P. Malik, Sep 11, 2006)
For the first time in decades, no convincing reason can be given for a global armed conflict among the major nations of the world.
- Hudood Changes A Test For Musharraf (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Sep 11, 2006)
Opposition, sections in ruling party against amendments
- Remembering The Crocodile Hunter (Hindu, Madhur Tankha, Sep 11, 2006)
To highlight Steve Irwin's background and personal history, from his early days at Australia Zoo to his worldwide fame as the Crocodile Hunter, as well as his boundless passion for wildlife and his family, Animal Planet International channel . . .
- Employers Hold The Key (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Sep 11, 2006)
Apart from providing basic healthcare facilities, it is necessary to influence the mindset of society to actively promote the idea of safe motherhood
- No Truth Is Eternal (Pioneer, Surajit Dasgupta, Sep 11, 2006)
We humans love definitions. Because that qualifies us as 'scientists'. And we try, with our limited intelligence, to formulate ideas, axioms, conjectures and hypotheses about somebody or something until he or it gets compartmentalised.
- `Infertility Cases On The Rise In Erode' (Hindu, Karthik Madhavan, Sep 11, 2006)
This region, known for its fertile lands, efficient labour force and booming textile industry, has a dark side to it - one that is directly related to the above.
- Kochi In The List Of Unesco's Cities Of Living Heritage (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, Sep 11, 2006)
UNESCO-supported network to be launched at a conference in Jaipur
- J&k Flood Loss Put At Rs 359 Crore (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 11, 2006)
As life limps back to normal in the flood-affected areas of Anantnag and Pulwama districts in South Kashmir, residents of Arwani township, near Beijbehara, continue to toil hard for restoring routine business by shifting back the stocks of . . .
- Deal Can’T Be Reprocessed (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 11, 2006)
Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodar has made it clear that India must be allowed to reprocess spent fuel from nuclear reactors, in an interview to The Hindu.
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