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Articles 2521 through 2620 of 20008:
- 4 Ministers Quit Munda Govt (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
The Arjun Munda-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Jharkhand was reduced to a minority as four of its ministers resigned on Tuesday and announced they were parting ways with the ruling alliance.
- Rain Compounds Woes Of People In Orissa (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Sep 06, 2006)
Heavy rain and shortage of polythene sheets have added to the plight of lakhs of flood-affected people in Orissa. Against the requirement of 200 tonnes of polythene sheets, the State Government has been able to procure only 45 tonnes by Tuesday.
- Troops To Stay In Lebanon (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
As the United Nations redoubles its endeavours to restore a durable cease-fire along the 70-mile "Blue Line" between Israel and Lebanon, India in all probability will not pull out from the strengthened UN force in Lebanon or the . . .
- Ball With The Wild (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Sep 06, 2006)
Dinkum bloke. The moment the news of the crocodile hunter’s death flashed on the ticker, I remembered a group of ragtag Australians I’d met at Corbett.
- Start Adapting To Climate Change (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 06, 2006)
Almost all the discussion of climate change up to now has been about prevention, which, though important, is not enough. Climate change is going to happen, and we need to think more about adapting to it.
- Fade Out (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Sep 06, 2006)
It is difficult to cite a single good reason why a government should run a film studio, a theatre or any other such venture.
- Boat Sinks In Eastern Congo; 35 People Dead (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 06, 2006)
A boat overloaded with passengers and freight sank in choppy waters on an eastern Congo lake, killing at least 35 people aboard, shipping officials said on Tuesday.
- Bloggers' `Unconference' To Be Held In Chennai (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Sep 06, 2006)
It's houseful but you can watch the event live
200 bloggers from across the country are to take part
Varied topics slated for discussion
- India-Pakistan Talks: The Way Forward (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
During my recent week-long stay in New Delhi, I met a broad section of politicians and discussed the current deadlock in India-Pakistan talks with them.
- When Napoleon Won At Waterloo (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo. The German Wehrmacht won World War II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan. The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second Lebanon War.
- The Balochistan Problem (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 05, 2006)
A new map published in the US Armed Forces Journal and prepared by one Ralph Peters delineates the boundaries of a free Balochistan.
- Rain Deaths & Damage (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 05, 2006)
The tragic deaths caused by recent torrential rains in Lahore, Gujranwala and Sialkot districts underscore the need to take stock of the situation.
- Draft National Policy For Farmers: Seeking An Ever-Green Revolution (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Sep 05, 2006)
The 48-page draft National Policy for Farmers is comprehensive, with its suggestions, recommendations and guidelines covering all aspects of, and activities related to, agriculture.
- Australian Investor Offers A$700m For Travel Group (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Australian property and tourism investor MFS launched an A$700m bid for travel group S8 as it seeks to expand its leisure property business.
- Bae To Sell 20% In Airbus To Eads (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
BAE Systems will agree to sell its 20% stake in Airbus to the Franco-German aerospace firm EADS for £1.9bn. Unnamed sources from London’s financial district told The Observer newspaper that the British defence group’s chief executive Mike Turner . . .
- Petro Product Pricing: Accept The Reality (The Financial Express, Vikram S Mehta, Sep 05, 2006)
For how long can the interests of public shareholders be subordinated to political exigency?
- Floods Toll Rises In Indian Kashmir As Thousands Cut Off (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Floodwaters started receding after heavy monsoon rains claimed at least eight lives over the past three days in India’s part of Kashmir and cut off more than 200 villages inhabited by thousands of people, officials said Monday.
- Delight Or Despair? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
Four flood-related photographs in this newspaper on Monday tell the same tale but in its varied dimensions. One is of "Har ki Pauri" --- a replica of much-revered ancient place of worship of the same name in Haridwar --- at the foothills of . . .
- Australia's "Crocodile Hunter" Irwin Dies (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Steve Irwin, the quirky Australian naturalist who won worldwide acclaim, was killed by a stingray barb through the chest on Monday while diving off Australia's northeast coast, emergency officials and witnesses said.
- Another Minister Raises Banner Of Revolt In Jharkhand (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The BJP-led coalition in Jharkhand today got into more problems with one more minister raising the banner of revolt against Chief Minister Arjun Munda after he was allegedly detained by the police.
- Authorities Struggle To Get Relief To Flood Victims (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Authorities in Orissa are struggling to get relief to hundreds of thousands of people who have been stranded after floods submerged their homes, officials said on Monday.
- Prime Need (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Sep 05, 2006)
There can hardly be any debate whether basic facilities are more important than the desire to teach and learn in educating children.
- What Fails Us From Becoming Good Teachers (Daily Excelsior, Dr. Vishiesh Verma, Sep 05, 2006)
At the time when the very edifice of the profession of university and college teaching is caught in the eye of the storm, adrift and tossed like a toy, one can't help reminicening over the question, "What fails us from becoming good teachers?"
- Centre Sanctions Rs 89 Cr Relief For Flood Hit J&k (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The Centre today reviewed the flood situation in Jammu and Kashmir and Rajasthan and assured all possible assistance including financial and logistic support, to the affected States.
- Energising The Economy (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Sep 05, 2006)
Almost everyone is agreed that if the country is to maintain a high growth rate, it needs energy - lots of it. But obtaining it and using it in a sustainable manner is the moot point. This brings up a host of issues, including energy . . .
- Hungry Planet: Food Crisis Looming (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 05, 2006)
As stocks run out and harvests fail, the world faces its worst food crisis for 30 years. New figures show that this year’s harvest will fail to produce enough to feed everyone on Earth, for the sixth time in the past seven years. Humanity has so far . . .
- Mentor Musings (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Sep 05, 2006)
Teachers — the single most unfathomable species on earth. You love them, even with their ominous red ink, the obnoxious choosing of favourites, and the generous doling out of punishments.
- 'Crocodile Hunter' Dead (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter", was killed on Monday by a stingray while filming on the Great Barrier Reef. He was 44.
- Pm Expresses Pain Over Ujjain Professor’S Death (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Addressing award-winning teachers here today, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said he was pained to hear the death of a professor in Ujjain last week at the hands of “unruly students”.
- Iconic Steve Irwin Dies In Action (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Australian crocodile hunter killed in `freak' stingray attack off the Queensland coast.
- Diplomacy And Development (Hindu, C. T. Kurien, Sep 05, 2006)
Exploration of the symbiotic relationship between economic policy and foreign policy .
- Marriage Season Washed Out In J&k (Times of India, M Saleem Pandit, Sep 05, 2006)
Abdul Ahad Wani of Shivpora in Civil Lines had grand plans for the wedding of his son and daughter on September 4 and 5, but the weather poured cold water on all his dreams — literally.
- Kashmir Valley Still Cut Off Though Rain Abates (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 05, 2006)
Two killed in south Kashmir; Jhelum still flowing above the danger mark
- 32 Boys Working On Foreign Ships Go Missing (Tribune, Manoj Kumar, Sep 05, 2006)
Thirty-two Indian boys recruited by different shipping companies have gone missing over the past nine months. They have allegedly been killed by an international mafia working in the smuggling of narcotics and human organs.
- Floods Damage Water Treatment Plant (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Households in the old city here will get drinking water supply on alternate days now as the biggest water treatment plant at Sitlee, near Nagrota, has been badly damaged due to floods in the Tawi.
- Webster University Begins Enrolment For Indian Students (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
University's Bangkok centre aims at increasing student strength
- Off To Australia (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
You want to make your honeymoon truly special. You are looking for an exclusive lodge in the countryside, or the stillness of the rainforest, or a beachfront bungalow within view of the ocean. Believe it or not, it is possible and Australia has to . . .
- International Focus On The Disabled (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2006)
The United Nations General Assembly is scheduled to adopt the International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities — the first human rights treaty of this century — at its 61st annual . . .
- China Seeks To Roll Back The Sands (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Sep 05, 2006)
The livelihoods of 400 million people are threatened by the spread of the Gobi and Taklimakan deserts.
- The Trouble With Jargon At Work (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Sep 05, 2006)
If you don't know how to `raise the bar' then you're definitely not `in the loop'.
- Kumaraswamy’S Home Jahgir Gets All The Goodies (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
When Mr H D Deve Gowda was the prime minister, his political opponents used to dub him the “Prime Minister of Holenarasipur” for the kind of attention he used to devote to his home constituency, even while presiding over the Dilli darbar.
- ‘Crocodile Hunter’ Felled By A Fish (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Steve Irwin, a passionate conservationist who shot to international fame as the ‘Crocodile Hunter’, was killed in a freak accident while diving off the north Queensland coast.
- Dream Home Come True (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
Owning a house need not be a far-fetched dream, realises Shankar Bennur, after a visit to Nirmiti Kendra that provides cost-effective building solutions to make construction affordable to all.
- A Journey Within (Hindu, ATHREYA, Sep 05, 2006)
For artist Sumana Chowdhury, the physical landscape is as inspiring as the psychological refrains.
- Meteorite Fall: N-Plant’S Brush With Catastrophe (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 05, 2006)
The meteorite fall reported from Kanvarpura village near Rawatbhata last week, was a narrow escape for the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS).
- Death Traps Galore (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Sep 04, 2006)
Five-year-old Prince of Kurukshetra was lucky to have come out alive from the 60-ft hellhole into which he happened to fall. Ravi, a four-year-old from Chandigarh, met with a different fate.
- Expand Dpco Coverage (Daily Excelsior, Dr Bharat Jhunjhunwala, Sep 04, 2006)
Minister for Chemicals Ram Vilas Paswan has suggested that the number of drugs covered under the Drug Pricing and Control Order (DPCO) may be increased from present 74 to 354. This is opposite to the direction being followed in the recent years.
- Culture Of Percentage (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Sep 04, 2006)
Bihar has proved that corruption leads to fragmentation of society and is the number one social evil, says Rahul Ramagundam
- Tata Tea To Integrate Us Business (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
In a move towards the integration of Tatas’ beverage businesses in the US, and possibly the rest of the world, Tata Tea is looking at synergising the operations of its tea and coffee segments with its latest foray into enhanced water.
- Elephants And Villagers Battle In Jungles Of Bangladesh (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Deep in the forests of southeastern Bangladesh, a battle rages between herds of endangered elephants and villagers whose livelihoods depend on felling trees that provide the elephants' habitat.
- Govt Can Make Appointment On Contract Basis: Sc (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court has held that Government has absolute right to appoint persons on contract basis in higher posts if the person fulfils the required qualifications.
- Spitting Not Fine But Fined (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Sep 04, 2006)
Mumbai is trying to be the spitting image of Shanghai not in terms of improved infrastructure but clean civic habits. From October, says a PTI report, citizens will be fined Rs 500 if caught spitting or littering in a public place.
- Now In Reverse Gear (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Sep 04, 2006)
It is an indication of how far the country has moved from a reform mindset that, in one sector after another, anti-reform measures get mooted and even accepted, with little or no protest.
- Wto Shackles On National Policy (Business Line, Ranabir Ray Choudhury , Sep 04, 2006)
Ever since the WTO came into being in 1994, it has been bandied around, making a lot of sense especially to those who feel that the organisation is just another instrument through which the developed world is controlling the economic resources . . .
- From Dariya To Nullah (Tribune, R. Vatsyayan, Sep 04, 2006)
Most of the ancient civilisations grew on the banks of rivers. Even today millions of people all over the world live near the rivers and depend upon them for their survival.
- Head To Bangalore For Good Living And High Earning (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
When it comes to choosing the city you would like to work and live in, it seems you cannot have it all. If a city is great for earning and investing in, it is not necessarily the best for living, as in the case of Surat.
- Mumbai Chawls May Figure In Heritage List (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Many of Mumbai's chawls, cradle of the Ganesh festival and nurturer of the city's middle-classes, are to become protected heritage under the new list currently in the process of being approved by the BMC.
- Infosys Mentor Murthy To Help Bangalore Retain Top It Slot (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Burying the hatchet with the Karnataka government over the development of Bangalore, Infosys Technologies chief mentor N R Narayana Murthy has agreed to head a vision group to help the city retain its pre-eminent IT slot.
- J&k Now Rain-Battered (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Following unbated rains in Jammu and Kashmir for the first time since 1980, the state government has declared a red alert and mobilised emergency services.
- Russia Remembers Beslan Victims (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2006)
Russia today observed a minute’s silence and marked the “Day of Solidarity in Combat Against Terrorism” in the memory of the victims of the Beslan school carnage in which 333 people, including 186 school children were killed.
- Shelter For The Urban Poor (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2006)
The Supreme Court order to remove all the slums from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai and other metropolitan cities does not seem to be realistic.
- Great Urban Dream (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Sep 04, 2006)
Questions on the giant leap forward
If a socio-cultural revolution on the lines of Shanghai had to take place in India, it may logically have begun in Kolkata.
- Govt Deputes Ministers In Flood Hit Areas, (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
Four persons including three members of a family were killed and two others were injured when their houses collapsed due to landslides triggered by heavy rains in Jammu region while the Government today sounded an alert on flood threat with Chenab . . .
- 6 Dead As Flood, Snowfall Hits J-K (Indian Express, MIR EHSAN, Sep 04, 2006)
Kashmir is facing its worst ever flood crisis in two decades with hundreds of villages and even parts of Srinagar completely marooned after three days of incessant rains.
- Flood Situation Grim In J&k (Hindu, Shujaat Bukhari , Sep 04, 2006)
Water level in all rivers and streams crosses the danger mark; schools, colleges closed
- Promises Of Petrol Reforms Are Running On Empty (Indian Express, Vikram S Mehta, Sep 04, 2006)
The oil marketing companies are sliding towards financial ruin, the pathway to petroleum deregulation cluttered with broken assurances
- It’S A Passion, Not A Job (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Sep 04, 2006)
Instead of being havens of positive influence, schools have become breeding-grounds for violence and pessimism. Young minds should be nurtured.’
- Public Health, Why Now? (Deccan Herald, Manu N Kulkarni, Sep 04, 2006)
The Govt’s public health initiatives seem to favour the MNCs more than the people.
- Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam Performed To . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
`Sahasra Narikela Theerthabhisheka Mahotsavam' was performed to Vepanjeri Sri Lakshminarayana Swamy at the S.V. Children's High School premises in Bhavani Nagar here on Sunday.
- Asian Development Bank Official To Review Tsunami Assistance Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
South Asia Department Director-General to arrive in Chennai today
- Flood-Hit Protest Lack Of Relief (Hindu, PRAFULLA DAS, Sep 04, 2006)
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik forced to return to Kendrapara
- Tirupur Industry Growing, At What Cost? (Hindu, M. Gunasekaran, Sep 04, 2006)
The growth of the Tirupur knitwear industry in leaps and bounds may augur well for the Government as it brings millions of dollars and makes exporters prosperous. But its rapid growth may hurt other sectors in the region.
- Cipa Project To Make Police Techno-Savvy (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Sep 04, 2006)
The fact-file of all police cases in the district would soon be available to investigating officers in the form of digitised data. Besides making the policemen techno-savvy, the step would enhance the efficiency in all aspects of policing by . . .
- How Global Growth Surmounts New Challenges? (The Financial Express, Saumitra Chaudhuri, Sep 04, 2006)
Important factors include expansion in emerging economies like China and India and the enabling role of technology in global integration
- Redressing Balochistan’S Grievances (Dawn, Shamshad Ahmad Khan, Sep 04, 2006)
“I have spilt blood? I had to; I shall perhaps shed more, but without anger, and quite simply, because blood-letting is a component of (my) political medicine...I am not a man like other men and the laws of morality or custom cannot be applied to me.
- Pollution, Aerosols, And The Climate (Hindu, N. Gopal Raj , Sep 04, 2006)
Aerosols in the atmosphere are not invariably a bad thing. But those released by pollution may alter the climate adversely.
- Controlling Growth Of Disparity (Business Line, P. V. Indiresan , Sep 04, 2006)
In an FAQ on curbing variance, rich-poor, urban-rural, P. V. INDIRESAN suggests certain rule-based controls instead of the current ad hoc solutions that are neither transparent nor have in-built checks and balances.
- A Roof Of Their Own, At Last For Bidi Workers (Hindu, Meena Menon, Sep 02, 2006)
Our dreams are fulfilled... and to us it's more beautiful than heaven. It is our Taj Mahal: beneficiary
Largest housing project for women workers in Asia
Each worker will get a single-storey 255 sq. ft. house
Anti-tobacco laws have reduced . . .
- Living With Floods And Drought (News International, Editorial, The News International, Sep 02, 2006)
Just a month or so there was a lot of debate in Pakistan on the issue of water conservation and storage. And now the situation has changed so much that there is now too much water. Torrential rains and heavy flooding have not stopped yet and some . . .
- Spread Of Gastroenteritis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Sep 02, 2006)
Waterborne diseases, particularly gastroenteritis, are cutting a swathe of misery across Sindh, with children and the elderly being the worst affected.
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