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Articles 2821 through 2920 of 20008:
- Dehar Power House Shut As Water Submerges 3 Floors (Tribune, Kuldeep Chauhan, Aug 29, 2006)
The 990 MW Beas Satluj Link (BSL), managed by the Bhakhra Beas Management Board (BBMB), has been shut down indefinitely as one of the six shaft seals that confines water inside the water conductor system and lubricate shaft, burst suddenly at . . .
- Why Does Your Dog Love Biscuits (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 29, 2006)
Many years ago I was instrumental in having the red dot put on packaged foods that had meat or egg in them and the green dot put on vegetarian foods.
- Rajasthan Flood Death Toll Reaches 138 (Hindu, Mohammed Iqbal , Aug 29, 2006)
Thousands displaced; rescue and relief operations launched on war footing
- Sbicaps Launches $100 M Vcf (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
SBI Capital Markets Limited (SBICAP), the investment banking subsidiary of State Bank of India (SBI), and Softbank Investment, the venture capital arm of Japan's SBI Holdings Inc, on Monday announced their plans to launch a new $100 million venture . . .
- Mere Deadlines Will Not Do (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 29, 2006)
The Foreign Ministers of the Bangladesh, India, Mynamar, Sri Lanka and Thailand group for Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), have played . . .
- Capitalism With A Human Face (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
An account of modern economic policy from a classical liberal perspective — a contribution to the globalisation debate .
- Mou Delay May Hit Rajiv Gandhi Centre (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
Kerala recalls file relating to Centre's offer to take over the biotech institute
- The Balochistan Cause Gets A Martyr (Hindu, Nirupama Subramanian , Aug 29, 2006)
The killing of Akbar Khan Bugti has angered Balochistan. It has also sent shock waves through political circles in Pakistan.
- New Delhi Slams Gen Over Bugti Killing (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 29, 2006)
India has called the killing of Baloch leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti ’unfortunate’ and a ’tragic loss’ for Balochistan and Pakistan, while urging Pakistan to use dialogue and not military force to solve political problems.
- Defiant Iran To Continue N-Activities (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
:Iran will pursue its nuclear fuel activities despite mounting international pressure to halt the disputed operations, chief nuclear negotiator Ali Larijani was quoted on Sunday as saying. Production of nuclear fuel is our strategic aim, state . . .
- Core Of The Forest Issue (Indian Express, JAY MAZOOMDAAR, Aug 28, 2006)
Parliament finally passed the wildlife bill last Friday, although with a bunch of last-minute amendments which, conservationists fear, may make it rather toothless.
- A Meeting Of Fears (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Aug 28, 2006)
I’M sure the final number will be a multiple of this number, but at this minute I’m aware of 619 kinds of fear.
- Holiday In The Hills (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Enjoy the rhapsody of lush green plantations in Idukki and Thekkady.
- As Time Goes By (Tribune, Raj Chatterjee, Aug 28, 2006)
We were talking, my old friend and I, of the trials and tribulations of old age, both of us having left long behind man’s allotted span of three-score and ten.
- Rajasthan's Flood Its Worst In 200 Years, 300 Dead (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
First drought, now the deluge. In the midst of the Thar desert, Barmer district of Rajasthan, the worst-hit, is struggling to cope with the flash floods in which 300 people are believed to have died. More than 1,000 people are marooned on sand . . .
- Suspicious Behaviour..! (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2006)
Many of my innumerable Asian friends have been after me to warn other Asians how to behave on board a flight, especially after the humiliation the twelve Indians suffered in Holland when their seemingly suspicious behavior after take off made the . . .
- Bugti: A Violent End (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
The death of Nawab Akbar Bugti during a military operation in the hills near Kohlu late on Saturday is tragic and could well be a defining moment in Pakistan’s chequered history.
- Cantonment Boards (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 28, 2006)
Earlier this week, the governing body of Karachi’s Defence Housing Authority took to task the Clifton Cantonment Board (CCB) for its poor performance in providing civic services to the DHA areas in the city following last week’s rains.
- Fountain For The Poor, Beaches For The Rich (News International, Khusro Mumtaz, Aug 28, 2006)
The federal minister for ports and shipping, Babar Khan Ghouri, like all his fellow ministers and ministers of state and the illustrious citizens of this country with the status of minister (the combined number of which is so astronomical you . . .
- Numbers Victory No More (News International, Nasim Zehra, Aug 28, 2006)
As expected the currently unified opposition has begun to exert political pressure on the government by tabling a no-confidence motion against the prime minister. One hundred and forty one members have signed the motion.
- Us And Our N-Plan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 28, 2006)
On July 26, 2006, The Washington Post reported: “Pakistan is building a new powerful nuclear reactor for producing plutonium”.
- Cant Log In (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 28, 2006)
E-governance still a half-baked endeavour
- Sez Appeal (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 28, 2006)
If one were to use response as the yardstick to judge the success of a policy initiative, then the government's move to adopt China's Special Economic Zone (SEZ) model as a growth catalyst has already hit gold. Less than six months after the . . .
- Secret Of Creation (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 28, 2006)
Who really knows? Who will here proclaim it?
Whence was it produced? Whence is this creation?
The Gods came afterwards, with the
Creation of this Universe.
Who then knows whence it has arisen?
- Over 250 National Monuments Under Encroachment (Tribune, Maneesh Chhibber, Aug 28, 2006)
They are our link to the country’s glorious past. But, this link is in the danger of being snapped.
- Psus Sold Cheap? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2006)
The Comptroller and Auditor-General of India has accused the NDA government of undervaluing nine public sector units (PSUs) during their disinvestment.
- Punjab’S Poor Show (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 28, 2006)
Punjab ranks 29th in a countrywide survey on the implementation of Central programmes. Manipur is at the bottom and Punjab is one slot above. To add to the shame of . . .
- Iran Determined To Produce N-Fuel (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran underscored on Sunday its determination to produce nuclear fuel just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- Achieving Literacy Targets (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 28, 2006)
It is all very well for President Musharraf to say that the government will offer the required funds to achieve an 85 per cent literacy rate by 2012.
- Us Perspective On Lebanon (Dawn, Maqbool Ahmad Bhatty, Aug 28, 2006)
As the tenuous ceasefire in Lebanon holds, there is constant evaluation going on in the US about the brutal war in Lebanon that was allowed to go on for five weeks to enable Israel to achieve its strategic goals.
- Paying A Tribute To Castro (Dawn, Anwer Mooraj, Aug 28, 2006)
Every once in a while a writer gets the urge to fly off the handle and have a crack at his critics, especially when he believes they have been unfair and unnecessarily provocative.
- Iran Test Fires Sub-To-Surface Missile (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Iran insisted it remained determined to produce its own nuclear fuel, just four days before a UN Security Council deadline to freeze the sensitive work or face the risk of sanctions.
- On The Banks Of The Kshipra (Hindu, TANUSHREE PODDER, Aug 28, 2006)
Apart from the temples, the ancient town of Ujjain has much more to offer a traveller.
- Children Of Lesser God (Pioneer, RAHUL RAMAGUNDAM, Aug 28, 2006)
Apart from poverty, inaccessibility to schools and lack of quality education are other causes of unchecked child labour, says Rahul Ramagundam
- David As The Goliath (New Indian Express, SUDIPTA DATTA , Aug 28, 2006)
If I had one wish, it’d be to wake up tomorrow really old — twenty — with all my problems behind me.” But life’s just beginning for . . .
- At Least 93 Dead In Floods In India (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
At least 93 people were killed and dozens more are missing in massive floods caused by monsoon rains that have swamped the normally drought-prone desert state of Rajasthan, reports said Sunday.
- Excellence In Higher Education? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 28, 2006)
It is a dismal scenario we have at present and the reforms required for this are basic
- Who Is Right About Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Allabaksh, Aug 28, 2006)
Impressive though his performance was it cannot be said that in his reply to the Indo-US nuclear deal, after the debates in Parliament, Prime Minister had really said anything substantive that he had not before in response to the spate of criticism . . .
- Forty-Seven Die In Water Tank Accident In Rajasthan (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
Forty-seven people were killed and 30 injured on Sunday when a water storage tank they were sitting on collapsed in Rajasthan, a government official said.
- Rajasthan Flood Toll Rises To 130, More Bodies Found (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 28, 2006)
The death toll in Rajasthan's flash floods today rose to 130 with rescue workers finding more bodies in the worst-hit Barmer district as authorities stepped up relief operations in villages where dozens of people were still missing.
- Pluto: No Nine Pizzas? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
It is now official. Pluto, 76, is dead. It was killed by a group of astronomers. It is now a dwarf planet and is no longer part of the nine planets as we all know it. Will Walt Disney now change the name of the all-time favourite character Pluto? And what
- Ngos Hit Out At Ex-Mayors (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in the city have lashed out at former Mayors of Mysore who recently accused citizens' groups of impeding progress of the city by raising objections to development works.
- "Bush Dedicated To Moving Forward On Nuclear Deal" (Hindu, T.S. Subramanian, Aug 26, 2006)
Agreement not [merely] between two leaders but a lasting agreement between two countries
"Beauty of democracy is that we have debate"
Hydrogen economy: U.S. committed to providing $7 billion
- Rights & Justice Must Go Together (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
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- Revival Of Mass Transit Authority Approved (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has approved revival of the Mass Transit Authority under the railways ministry to provide quicker, reliable and safer journey to people in big cities.
- Ongc To Introduce `Smart Well' Tech In Marginal Fields (Business Line, Pratim Ranjan Bose, Aug 26, 2006)
ONGC claims to have sorted out its problems in developing the G1-GS15 field.
- Flying In The Time Of Fear (Hindustan Times, Sanchita Sharma, Aug 26, 2006)
If you put aside having to place your passport and tickets in a ziploc bag and then take off your shoes and jacket for security checks, you might just discover the lighter side of travel in the shadow of terror.
- New Development Projects (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
THE Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has approved 30 development projects estimated to cost Rs130 billion. The first priority has been given to infrastructure development with a hefty share of Rs81.7 billion for 15 . . .
- Lok Sabha Okays Wildlife Bill (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Parliament on Friday passed the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Bill, 2006, that paves the way for creation of a National Tiger Conservation Authority and a separate statutory body for investigating wildlife crimes.
- No Solution In Sight (The Financial Express, Malvika Singh, Aug 26, 2006)
The Centre for Science and Environment, under the leadership and guidance of Sunita Narain, has moved the ‘controversy’ from the recommendations of the task force intended to create a blueprint to save the great Indian Tiger in the wild, to the fight agai
- Introspect And Reform (Pioneer, Balbir K Punj, Aug 26, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh might consider his speech at the recent conference of Muslim ulemas in New Delhi as "bold".
- Gm Launches Cng Variant Of Chevrolet Optra (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
General Motors India launched the Chevrolet Optra CNG on Friday.
- Letters To The Editor (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Sir, ~ I had an opportunity to meet West Bengal’s health minister, Surya Kanta Mishra, when he was in Toronto from 12 to 19 August to attend the world AIDS conference.
- Social Security And The State (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The government had constituted a National Commission on Enterprises in the unorganised/informal sector.
- Gunter Grass's (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 26, 2006)
This might read like a confession which it may well be in part : my secret admiration for the Jewish people.
- Thousands Search For India's Tigers (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Tens of thousands of forest workers are fanning out across India's jungles and national parks to count the country's endangered tigers, officials said on Friday.
- Stars On The Political Sky (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Once they glittered on the big screen. Do our filmstar MPs shine in Parliament? A report on how they fared in the last session
- My Loss Of Honour» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
It all began in the middle of the night with the phone ringing incessantly.
- Storm In A Cola Bottle» (Hindustan Times, BARUN MITRA, Aug 26, 2006)
It is said that when history repeats itself, it usually ends in a farce. Tragically, the farce is behind the façade in the present rerun of the debate over pesticide in your soft drink bottle.
- The Truth Behind Natwar's Bluster (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Am I the only person in India to feel at all bad for Natwar Singh? I’m beginning to feel that this may be the case. The Congress has deserted one of its most senior members. The doors of 10 Janpath have been shut in his face.
- Khan Saheb In Kashi (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 26, 2006)
There are moments when I love my job, or rather my business of journalism — even I, a hard-nosed, cynical hack of nearly three decades.
- Ril Set To Buy Stake In Rewas Port (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
Reliance Industries is close to acquiring a stake in Rewas Port. The acquisition is expected to help RIL facilitate trade in two special economic zones it is building.
- Poop Goes The President» (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
That George Bush should use cuss words when he thinks the microphones are off is not really very surprising
- Hike In Paddy Msp (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2006)
IT is good enough that the Centre has raised the minimum support price (MSP) of paddy by Rs 40 to make it Rs 650 a quintal, but it would have been better had it been done without protests by farmers and pressure by political parties and the media.
- Flight Of Talent Hits Patient Care (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 26, 2006)
Syed Nooruzzaman visits Rohtak’s Pt B.D. Sharma PGIMS hospital and finds that a promised transition into a ‘centre for excellence’ is not happening . . .
- Using Gold To Trap Pesticides In Water (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Aug 26, 2006)
IIT-M scientists patent technology to use nanoparticles to trap pesticide residue
Gold and silver nanoparticles can adsorb pesticides
Endosulfan, malathion, chlorpyrifos can be filtered
Scientists see great possibilities for application of technolog
- Tiger Census Report By December 2007 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 26, 2006)
The final report of the tiger census will be ready by December 2007, according to the Union Environment and Forests Ministry. About 88,000 personnel were involved in the exercise.
- Now For A No-Work Policy» (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 26, 2006)
The problem of child labour in India is a reality.
- Sri Lankan Displaced Are Distraught (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 25, 2006)
50,000 Muslims from Muttur town languish in makeshift tent camps
Violence part of a diabolic plan
Muttur continues to be battle zone .
- The Nuclear Deal (Daily Excelsior, Arun Nehru, Aug 25, 2006)
The debate on the Nuclear issue was rather tame and clearly the Prime Minister and the Government are doing the right thing and on this issue there is little need to fire 'blanks' in the air [Left parties] and if we look at the political and . . .
- Threat Remains (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 25, 2006)
It is unfortunate that there is no encouraging news yet for New Delhi from across the Line of Control.
- Most Neglected Sector: Education (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 25, 2006)
Education Minister Javed Ashraf Qazi has painted a grim picture of the educational scenario. With annual six million, Pakistan has the highest dropout rate in the world and almost one hundred thousand schools in rural areas lack basic facilities like . .
- Opi Sets Up New Facility In Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
It can accommodate more than a thousand finance and accounting staff
Firm offers finance and accounting outsourcing
Expansion is to meet demand for services.
- New Delhi A City Of Wealth And Woes - Report (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
New Delhi's economic growth in the past decade has pushed its per capita income to more than double the national average but India's capital has failed to provide basic services to millions, a report said on Thursday.
- Iran Seeks Concrete Guarantees, Timeline For Incentives’ (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Wants possible role in regional security arrangement
- Tata Tea: Quenching Thirst (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Aug 25, 2006)
With the growth in tea market worldwide not anything to write home about, Tata Tea's testing of waters with a stake in Energy Brands Inc (EBI) --which makes enhanced waters---couldn't have been better timed.
- Turkish Desires (Telegraph, BHASWATI CHAKRAVORTY, Aug 25, 2006)
A dark, handsome and solitary man, physically fit but tragically deprived, a man of simple living and sophisticated pleasures, with an acute mind and a delicate touch in cooking, is an irresistible draw as a detective.
- Oop Exemption List: Jpc Wants To Add One More (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Adding another post to a growing list of positions that are now out of the ambit of office-of-profit, the Joint Parliamentary Committee has ruled that members of advisory committee on discretionary allotment of dealerships of petroleum products . . .
- Quota Protesters Lathicharged (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Aug. 24: Medicos and students today staged rallies and went on strike in different parts of the country, with police resorting to lathi-charges and using water canons to disperse protestors in Kolkata and Delhi.
- A State In Search Of Industries (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
Industrial regeneration is now the buzzword in West Bengal. Ratan Tata called on Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on 18 May soon after he was sworn in as the Chief Minister to propose a Rs 1,000-crore investment in a small car project.
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