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Articles 2421 through 2520 of 20008:
- Minor 'Scuffle' In Kashmir Politics (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Sep 08, 2006)
Politics rarely takes a holiday and events in Kashmir are of interest as there is a minor 'scuffle' for control and clearly it did not succeed.
- Cm Visits Valley Flood Hit Areas (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has taken up the matter of release of Central assistance for flood affected people with the concerned union ministry and central leadership.
- Us Watching Pakistan Deal With Militants: Bush (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
A peace deal between Pakistan and pro-Taliban militants does not give "safe haven" to terrorists who may be hiding on tribal lands near the Pakistani-Afghan border, US President George W Bush said in an interview.
- Manic Development (Tribune, Kuldip Nayar, Sep 08, 2006)
Money, more aptly, the mafia, with the help of corrupt public servants, is destroying our national heritage in the shape of forests and fields. This is supposed to be modernisation.
- Those Who Cared (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Sep 08, 2006)
The new conservation policy for keeping tigers alive and multiplying seems to be out, and the government is trying to get it into operation.
- Metrowater Board Fully An Official Body Now (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Sep 08, 2006)
With Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin, the only non-official representative on the Board of Directors of Chennai Metrowater, being replaced by the Secretary of the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) department, the water . . .
- Flood Damage In Pulwama Worth Rs 150 Crore (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as the Jammu and Kashmir Government was still assessing flood damage in the Valley, according to preliminary estimates, in worst-hit Pulwama district, the deluge caused losses worth nearly Rs 150 crore.
- We Have Secret Prisons Outside Usa: Bush (Tribune, Ashish Kumar Sen, Sep 08, 2006)
President George W. Bush on Wednesday for the first time acknowledged the presence of a controversial CIA programme under which terrorist suspects have been kept at secret foreign locations outside the U.S.
- ‘India Must Be Nam Bridge Power’ (Indian Express, Jayanth Jacob, Sep 08, 2006)
Even as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prepares for the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Havana from September 11, the special committee on NAM on economic and social issues, headed by Arjun Sengupta, in its report to the Government has . . .
- Charity Unites Faiths (Deccan Herald, D A SAIT, Sep 08, 2006)
An act of deep kindness is enough to build friendship
- Cracked: El Nino Monsoon Mystery (Telegraph, G.S. Mudur, Sep 08, 2006)
An Indian-American research team has unravelled a hitherto unknown connection between the Indian monsoon and the weather event called El Nino, a rise in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.
- Another Relic Goes (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 08, 2006)
The only surprise about the collapse of outer wall of the Maharani Charak wing of the Mubarak Mandi complex of palaces is that it has happened too late.
- Cm Visits Flood Affected Areas, Assesses Damage (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Directing the administration to show promptness in collection and compilation of flood damage details so that necessary succour is provided to the affected, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said that on the basis of these details adequate Central . . .
- Films Or Paintings, Gandhi A Bestseller (Times of India, Avijit Ghosh, Sep 07, 2006)
Nearly a hundred years after he first unfurled the idea of non-violent resistance as a form of public action in South Africa, the name Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi continues to spell magic in high art and popular entertainment alike.
- Vande Mataram (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
"Vande Mataram, sujalam, suphalam, malayajasshitatalam, sasyashyamalaam, mataram, shubhrajyotsana pulakitayaminim, phullakusumita drumadala shobhinim, suhasininm sumadhura . . .
- One Song, Many Questions, A Few Answers (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
India’s national song continues to rock the passage of the ship of state, the current controversy being over the national status of Vande Mataram: is it partisan, and therefore divisive? Should so controversial a song be a major symbol of . . .
- Superstitious Seconds (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, Sep 07, 2006)
There is nothing miraculous about Ganesha statues sipping milk, or sea water turning sweet at beaches during the rainy season. But most of us have our little superstitions.
- A Question Of Work And Death (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 07, 2006)
Sometimes limbs get cut with steel” or “you die in one graveyard and go to another”. That is graveyard humour among migrant Oriya and Bengali workers at Alang.
- Cse Pulls Out Of Talks With Coca Cola (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Claiming that public policy on setting norms for softdrinks has been “compromised”, the Centre for Science and Environment today pulled out of talks with Coca Cola to discuss the issue of pesticide residues in its products.
- Sariska Shadow On Simlipal Tigers (Telegraph, Debabrata Mohanty, Sep 07, 2006)
The Simlipal tiger reserve may be heading the Sariska way.
- No Threat From Bhakra Dam (Tribune, Ajay Banerjee, Sep 07, 2006)
Flood-threats in Punjab are not like the old days when meandering rivers marooned villages. Today, fired by greed, people have sown crops in areas that once formed the path of the rivers and have virtually "embraced" the oncoming flood while . . .
- Preventing The Child Malnutrition In India (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 07, 2006)
A joint study carried out by the United Nation World Fund Programme and Dr M S Swaminathan Research Foundation during 2002, indicates that child malnutrition is very high in India. It is more so in urban areas with 36 per cent of urban children . . .
- Rupee Convertibility (Daily Excelsior, Sisir Basu, Sep 07, 2006)
The much hyped capital account convertibility (CAC) report has been dealt its first blow. The left is planning to step up pressure on the Manmohan Singh Government against allowing full CAC, which it says it going to lead to "currency crisis and . . .
- Wonder Plant (Tribune, Kuldeep Chauhan, Sep 07, 2006)
The Himalayan-friendly sea-buckthorn (SBT), a native wonder plant, has succeeded where vast, expensive, engineering structures and check dams have failed.
- Life After Bugti (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
It was always on the cards that the government of Pakistan would mishandle the situation arising out of the death of Akbar Bugti. When the head of state is dependant upon advice of moderate quality on matters of critical importance, he will not . . .
- Damage Control (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
During his short stay in Pakistan, on his way from New Delhi, where he signed a nuclear deal with India, US President Bush made it clear that he was not satisfied with President Musharraf's performance in his fight against terrorism on Pakistan's . . .
- Dangerous Times (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 07, 2006)
The reports from Balochistan are discomforting. It appears that the military, undeterred by the wave of public anger that has swept the province since the death of Nawab Akbar Bugti, remains determined to crush the insurgency continuing in some . . .
- `There's A Premium That Foreign Companies Need To Pay For Their India . . . (Business Line, D. Murali , Sep 07, 2006)
"More than half the deals consummated globally do not create shareholder value, although this trend is improving." MR ROHIT KAPUR, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, KPMG INDIA PRIVATE LTD.
- Controlling Pesticide Use (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 07, 2006)
Pakistan's first pesticide manufacturing plant, expected to open later this month near Lahore, will reportedly save the country nearly four billion rupees a year in foreign exchange.
- Emerging Crisis In The Gulf (Pioneer, GWYNNE DYER, Sep 07, 2006)
The Bush Administration, if it takes action against Iran on the nuclear issue, will have to act on its own, says Gwynne Dyer.
- Man Who Taught Us To Love Crocodiles (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Sep 07, 2006)
Conservationists and wild life enthusiasts like Steve Irwin set a fine example of courage and concern for all to see, says Anuradha Dutt .
- Is It Okay To Surf? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2006)
The search is on for eco-friendly boards while surfers themselves need to look at their travel arrangements.
- Importance Of Being Irwin (Times of India, ANAND SOONDAS, Sep 07, 2006)
Chief Seattle's 1854 letter to 'The Great White Chief in Washington' said: 'How can you buy or sell the sky, the warmth of the land?
- Chinese Capers (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 07, 2006)
The Chinese ambassador’s complaint on the difficulties faced by Chinese companies investing in India is a pointer to hurdles that can derail our growing economic ties.
- Restoring Kabul’S Lost Beauty (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
Allowing communities and buildings to flourish is the only hope for Kabul to re-discover its identity.
- South Korean Movie Monster Gobbles Up Box Office (Reuters, Jon Herskovitz, Sep 07, 2006)
A new movie monster has emerged from the waters of South Korea to cause chaos in the streets of Seoul, set a new box office record and raise concern about pollution at U.S. military bases in the country.
- A Walk In The Park (Deccan Herald, KALPANA M NAGHNOOR, Sep 07, 2006)
A park in the neighbourhood not only provides necessary lung-space but also tranquility
- India-China Trade: A Long Road Ahead (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 07, 2006)
Industry and policy makers need to go beyond cheering the numbers for bilateral trade and look to address the underlying fundamentals that are in need of transformation.
- Price Control And The Media (Pioneer, ASHOK MALIK, Sep 07, 2006)
TRAI's Rs 5-a-month ceiling on pay channels is, in a sense, a product of India's anti-intellectualism
Socialism or liberalism, nationalisation to globalisation - whatever the era, whatever the prevailing wisdom, the unerring ability of Indian . . .
- Good Times Over For Europe's I-Bankers (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The past three years have been among the best ever for investment banks. Record bonuses, plenty of jobs and new ways to make money. If you couldn’t get ahead, you were in the wrong trade.
- Ranchi Roulette (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 07, 2006)
Jharkhand has been politically unstable ever since its formation and its government now faces a crisis that the ruling BJP-led coalition is trying hard to play down and the Congress doesn’t seem to be overly enthused about though very probably . . .
- Prospects For Kannur Airport Brighten (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
The Centre is willing to make an exception for Kerala in the stipulation that all new airports of the country should have a second runway. An assurance to this effect was given to Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan by Union Minister of State . . .
- Vice-Chancellor Readies Research Roadmap (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Five state-of-the-art facilities on the anvil
- Adb Satisfied With Tsunami Reconstruction Work In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, R.K. Radhakrishnan, Sep 07, 2006)
Strengthening of manpower suggested in areas where projects are on .
- Wildlife Warrior (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 07, 2006)
Irwin lived life dangerously and died dangerously too.
- Amazonian Tribal People Speak Out (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 07, 2006)
Brazil's Mehinaku are threatened by pollution and hydroelectric dams. The Enawene Nawe are fighting ranchers and soya growers devastating land in Mato Grosso.
- Wildlife Sightings On The Decline In Bandipur National Park (Hindu, R. Krishna Kumar, Sep 07, 2006)
Increase in tourist inflow forcing animals to retreat to the interior jungles'
- Flood Situation Eases In Jammu And Kashmir (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 07, 2006)
Crop loss put at Rs. 200 crore; lakhs rendered homeless
Massive damage to property and crop, particularly in South Kashmir
Around 444 villages under water in Kashmir; 155 under water in Jammu
Over 93,000 hectares of land with standing crop . . .
- Ganesh Idols Immersed Amid Heavy Security (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Several companies of the State Reserve Police and the Rapid Action Force called in .
- It’S Tough Doing Business In India: Ifc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Doing business is not so easy in India as the country is way down at the 134th position in a list of 174 countries, ranked by International Finance Corporation (IFC) on various parameters of business environment.
- 11th Plan To Focus On Inter-Linking Of Forest Managements (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 07, 2006)
Management planning for protected areas would be a priority in the Eleventh Five-Year Plan and each sanctuary or national park would be facilitated to maintain a database of information on its biodiversity and habitat status.
- Munda Loses Majority, Upa Set For Power In Jharkhand (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda-led NDA government in Jharkhand lost its wafer-thin majority when four ministers resigned late Tuesday afternoon, claiming that they had lost faith in the chief minister. The Raj Bhavan in Ranchi confirmed that governor Syed Sibtey . . .
- Towards Synergy In Energy (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Sep 06, 2006)
India’s energy policies adopted so far have fostered inefficiencies in the production and use of energy. We pay the highest prices for energy, in purchasing power parity terms.
- Keep This Pace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The concerned staff of the public health engineering department deserves the gratitude of dwellers of the old city especially. It has mitigated the effect of a severe drinking water crisis that unexpectedly emerged on Monday.
- Govt-Local Taliban Sign Peace Accord (Pakistan Observer, Tariq Saeed, Sep 06, 2006)
The peace and tranquillity is hoped to be returning fast to the violence-stricken Waziristan agencies as the much orchestrated peace accord between the government and the militants, oftenly dubbed as local Taliban by the Western . . .
- Landing In A Mess (Indian Express, Bibek Debroy, Sep 06, 2006)
The year 2006 (or 2007) is significant in the history of human civilisation, because that’s when the world’s urban population will exceed the world’s rural population for the first time. Of course, levels of urbanisation vary widely, ranging . . .
- Grecian Impressions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Wander through enchanted, poppy-animated landscapes of Greece, steeped in myth, culture and history.
- To Bapu With Love (Indian Express, BHAWANA SOMAAYA, Sep 06, 2006)
After a long time I saw you in a film, not in a documentary or a bio-pic, but in a mainstream movie with a title like Lage Raho Munnabhai.
- Blame It On Rio (Hindu, SUMIT BHATTACHARJEE , Sep 06, 2006)
Long days at the beach and longer nights at the clubs. Rio is the perfect place to unwind.
- Transforming Working Of Corporate Sector (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 06, 2006)
The phenomenal growth of Corporate Sector - from 30,000 companies at work in 1956 to 7.26 lakh in March, 2006 - calls for prompt and efficient delivery of services by the Ministry of Company Affairs (MCA) to enable the businesses compete globally.
- Packaging The Tatas’ Project (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Sep 06, 2006)
With the party in West Bengal trying to convince Left allies about setting up development projects on agricultural land, it was perhaps expected that the CITU rally in Singur, where the Tatas plan to set up their small-car plant, should focus on the . . .
- The Fall Of Sampor (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Sep 06, 2006)
The capture of Sampor by Sri Lankan Security Forces (SLSF) marks the end of the current phase of the war in Sri Lanka. It is a big triumph for the Government and a defeat for the LTTE.
- Transfer In Order (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Sep 06, 2006)
The Supreme Court's order that the trial of the 14 people accused in the Srinagar sex scandal case be moved to Chandigarh is just and correct as it protects every citizen's right to a fair trial in a court of law.
- North-East-From Guns To Flowers (Daily Excelsior, Som Dutt, Sep 06, 2006)
Once trouble-torn North East Region (NER) has today become a vital hot spots for exploring valuable production horticulture sector. The socio-economic upliftment of the local inhabitants is seen everywhere.
- Oops! Ramadoss Plea May Not Stand Legal Test (Pioneer, Abraham Thomas, Sep 06, 2006)
The main thrust of Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss' defence before the Election Commission on a disqualification petition for holding an office of profit as president of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) governing body may not . . .
- Irwin’S Death Videotaped (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Dramatic videotape of “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin’s last moments shows him pulling from his chest the poisonous stingray barb that killed him, officials said today, as tributes poured in for the beloved naturalist famed for getting dangerously . . .
- Pm Urged To Identify 'Mole' Stalling Developmental Projects (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), a Gujarat-based NGO in the forefront of opposing Medha Patkar-led campaign against the Sardar Sarovar dam, has urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to identify the "mole" allegedly planted by . . .
- Mid-Term Evaluation Of Upa (Pioneer, BULBUL ROY MISHRA, Sep 06, 2006)
Government has performed miserably on almost all fronts, the most glaring of them being its inability to tackle terrorism and crime, says Bulbul Roy Mishra.
- Meteorite Fall In Rajasthan Village (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
A meteorite fell at Kanvarpura village near Rawatbhata, where the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant is situated, on August 29.
- Proceedings Against Chief Minister, Forests Minister Stayed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Kumaraswamy, Chennigappa challenge the August 21 order of a Bellary court.
- Sonia Gandhi To Visit Kadapa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will visit Kadapa and Brahmamgari Matham on September 27.
- Greens Oppose Uranium Project At Kadapa (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Mining and processing of the ore will contaminate air, soil, surface water'
- Flood Alert As Bhakra Level Rises (Tribune, Kiran Deep, Sep 06, 2006)
Keeping in view the possibility of heavy floods in the Sutlej and other seasonal rivulets, the district administration today sounded a flood alert in all the villages and other important places situated along the river.
- Taking Off (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 06, 2006)
Although Delhi didn't quite succeed as a world-class metropolis, its airport could do so in a few years from now — as an international state-of-the-art aerotropolis, the high-tech 21st century term coined for cities built around air travel hubs.
- Software Mooted For Resolving Cauvery Dispute (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
It allows integrated approach to water resources planning
Various scenarios can be projected using WEAP
It will analyse data and come up with solutions
Can be used at household, village, river basin level.
- Cm Spells Out Anti-Naxal Steps (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Tuesday observed that Bangalore City had become “vulnerable” and “is a soft target” for terror attacks, and said that terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) “has infiltrated into Karnataka, especially . . .
- Telangana: A Three-Decade Old Battle For Justice (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , Sep 06, 2006)
The issue of statehood for Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh came into national focus last week when two Union ministers of Telangana Rashtra Samiti, K Chandrashekhar Rao and A Narendra, resigned from the UPA Government accusing the Congress of . . .
- Three Test Positive For Chikungunya Viral Fever (Hindu, Bindu Shajan Perappadan, Sep 06, 2006)
It's a viral disease transmitted to humans by carrier mosquitoes A large number of people have been infected in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala .
- War Ends But Not Lebanon's Misery (Hindu, Atul Aneja , Sep 06, 2006)
Unexploded ordnance and bombed out power stations make life miserable.
- Magnificence Restored (Hindu, S. MUTHIAH , Sep 06, 2006)
How Chennai's Senate House, a beautiful landmark building in the Indo-Saracenic style, was restored to its original glory.
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