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Articles 2921 through 3020 of 20008:
- Students Clash With Police Over Quota Bill (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Parched Earth (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 25, 2006)
A tangled skein of politics and nature
Between the north and the south, Bengal today presents a tangled skein of nature and politics that makes the risk of a possible food shortfall fairly substantial.
- Citizens' Initiative (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 25, 2006)
Do not curse darkness, light a little candle! True to this motto, seven apolitical NGOs in Chennai and five in Coimbatore, have decided to join hands and put up candidates for the coming elections to the municipalities and corporations in Tamil Nadu.
- Self-Rule Answer To Kashmir Issue: Mehbooba (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Reiterating its stand on self-rule formula, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has claimed it “has to be implemented on both parts of the dividing line”, and therefore will ensure adequate guarantees by both the countries.
- Karnataka Cabinet Approves New Industrial Policy (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
It will be launched on August 29 and will be in force till 2011
- Cpi Seeks Ban On 'Pesti' Colas (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Even as the Buddhadeb Bhattacharya government is defending cola companies, the CPI, a constituent of the Left Front, on Thursday sought a ban on Coca-Cola and Pepsi under the Food Adulteration Act.
- Victim Of Its Charisma (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 25, 2006)
Tigers are a step away from extinction and the need of the hour is to protect them, instead of farming them for use, says Nirmal Ghosh.
- Andhra, Tn Canal Links To Soon Be A National Waterway (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its approval for introduction of a bill in Parliament for declaration of Kakinada-Pondicherry stretch of canals, consisting of Kakinada canal, Eluru canal, Commamur canal, Buckingham canal and Kalvelly tank, along . . .
- Anti-Quota Stir: 200 Held (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
More than 200 students were detained here on Thursday while protesting against the UPA government’s decision to introduce 27 per cent quota for the OBCs in government-aided and elite educational institutions.
- How To Win The Ashes (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 25, 2006)
The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing fields of Eton and Harrow, the successful British general Arthur Wellesley famously remarked after the defeat of Napoleon.
- Pak Remains At Crossroads Of Terrorism (Deccan Herald, Mubashir zaidi, Aug 25, 2006)
Critics say Musharraf, an avowed ally in the war on terrorism, has much to do to end militancy.
- Of Do’S And Don’Ts (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 25, 2006)
A commercial firm called Gujarat Tea Processors asked the telecom department to change the number allotted to it and provide a new number in May 2000.
- Life Is For A Cause (Deccan Herald, Kuldip Nayar, Aug 25, 2006)
I DO not know why Pakistan has overreacted to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s reiteration that if cross-border terrorism remains unabated the supporters of peace process would be weakened. I got frantic calls from TV stations in Karachi to react.
- The Born Again Terrorist (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 25, 2006)
Less than a fortnight after Heathrow, another scare aboard a Northwest Airline flight has the world’s headlines. Perhaps we’d be less scared if we learnt more. There is no convenient ‘us’ and ‘them’ when it comes to terrorism. ‘Converts’ who join . . .
- Chamatkar: India’S Miracle Worker (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Aug 25, 2006)
Mumbai’s Meethi is the most speciously named river in geological history.
- The Nocturnal Visitors (Deccan Herald, Meera Seshadri, Aug 25, 2006)
that’s how I had always envisaged rats. Suddenly, my whole perception of them changed as I began to find them pretty interesting.
- Quota For Lower Castes Irks Indian Students (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Tehran Asks West To Outline Timetable: Offer On N-Plan (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Iran’s reply to an offer of incentives to halt nuclear work asks world powers to clarify key points including a timeline to implement the package, Iranian experts with diplomatic contacts said on Thursday.
- Distant Dream (Times of India, Kingshuk Nag, Aug 25, 2006)
A lot of water has passed through the Godavari since the late 1960s when a violent agitation for a separate Telangana state led to a loss of over 400 lives.
- Micro Finance In Disaster Control (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Aug 25, 2006)
The problem that had erupted in the Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh between the district authorities and micro finance companies seems to have calmed down over the last few weeks.
- Voting On No-Trust Against Pm On 29th (Daily Times, Irfan Ghauri, Aug 25, 2006)
I will respond to Opp’s charges myself, says Aziz
No secret ballot, constitutional method to be adopted for voting
- Indian Students Clash With Police Over Quota Bill (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
Violent clashes broke out between students and police in the Indian capital on Thursday as protests flared over a government move to reserve more university seats for students from lower Hindu castes.
- Outrage In Jaipur (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 25, 2006)
The propensity of small incidents to be blown out of proportion and - encouraged by helpful television cameras that can exaggerate the actual strength of a crowd - make a 'national crisis' out of a local tragedy is well known in India.
- Difficult Words (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Aug 25, 2006)
The irony is inescapable. Last Tuesday, the country mourned the death of the nonagenarian shehnai maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan in Varanasi.
- Changed Directory Reflects 'New' Orleans (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
On a recent hot day, the new phonebook landed with a thud on the stoop of a house that one year ago lay under water, a notable sign of normalcy.
- Opposition Boycotts Committee Meeting (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 25, 2006)
All opposition parties on Thursday boycotted the first meeting of the Select Committee on the controversial Criminal Law Amendment (Protection of Women) Bill 2006 tabled by the government on Aug 21 amid strong protests by the Muttahida Majlis-i-Amal . . .
- Karma Cola (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
There was no need for health minister A Ramadoss to issue a clean (of pesticides) chit to Coca-Cola and Pepsi. As Sunita Narain of the Centre for Science and Environment pointed out, he spoke the language of the cola companies.
- Amended Regularisation Scheme Quashed (Hindu, A. Subramani , Aug 24, 2006)
In a landmark ruling, the Madras High Court has quashed regularisation of all buildings, which was approved after the cut-off date of February 28, 1999.
- Kumaraswamy Dismisses `Evidence' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Says people of the State and the media have been taken for a ride
- Plan To Achieve Sustainable Forestry Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
The aim is to protect forest resources, improve forest productivity
Strengthening institutional frameworks a priority
Stress also on expanding forest area
II phase of afforestation programme in 135 villages
10th Plan set a target of 25 per . . .
- Government Claim On Chikungunya Disputed (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Dr. Ramadoss says Chikungunya is a non-fatal disease
- The Great Hurdle Race For School (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Aug 24, 2006)
In cities all over the country, getting one’s child into a good school is becoming one of the toughest hurdles for parents today. Take Delhi, for instance.
- Cpi(m) Focus On Rajasthan; Buddhadeb To Address Sikar Meet (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Leadership's decision to send Bengal Chief Minister is influenced by the inroads the party has seemingly made in the State
- Five Lives Of Vande Mataram (Indian Express, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Aug 24, 2006)
The appropriation of cultural creations for political purposes may be inevitable, but it should not happen in a state of arrogant ignorance.
- Tatas Swallow 30% Of Glaceau For $677 M (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Executing India Inc’s biggest non-oil foreign acquisition yet, the Tata Group is all set to invest $677 million (Rs 3,152 crore) in Glaceau, for a 30 per cent stake in the US-based flavoured water maker.
- Israel Purposely Hit Civilian Targets: Ai (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Rights group Amnesty International (AI) accused Israel on Wednesday of deliberately targeting civilians during its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon and said the Jewish state may be guilty of war crimes.
- Monsoon Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
If you have a fancy for the land of the backwaters then this one's just for you.
- Tata Tea In India Inc`s Biggest Buy Overseas (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Tata Tea’s power brew is getting stronger. In the biggest overseas acquisition by an Indian company, Tata Tea today announced the acquisition of a 30 per cent stake in the US-based Energy Brands Inc (EBI) for $677 million (nearly Rs 3,148 crore), . . .
- India Will Go Beyond Geographical Borders To Protect Interests: Iaf (Daily Times, Khalid Hasan, Aug 24, 2006)
India will have to “forget geographical boundaries to protect its interests outside its boundaries”, Air Chief Marshal SP Tyagi of the Indian Air Force (IAF) said here on Tuesday.
- Exploring Tourism Potential Of Jammu And Kashmir (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
If Kashmir is paradise on earth, Jammu is the gateway to reach this heaven. Similarly, Ladakh is the crown of India; all the three regions of the State of Jammu and Kashmir have been blessed by nature with much more to be offered to the tourists.
- Tatas Buy 30 Pc Of Us Beverage Co For $677 M (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Energy Brands may report revenues of $350 m this fiscal .
- Mass Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 24, 2006)
Miracles are born of blind faith and insecurity.
- A Bitter Pill To Swallow (Deccan Herald, KATHYAYINI CHAMARAJ, Aug 24, 2006)
Citizens rights seem to be the ultimate price demanded for implementing JNNURM.
- Beautifully Brief (Deccan Herald, CLIFFORD MARTIS, Aug 24, 2006)
Anything that is short and pithy is revered as witty.
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 24, 2006)
Analysis- Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- The Controversy Loses Its Fizz (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 24, 2006)
The fact that an expert committee constituted by the Union health ministry has found infirmities in CSE’s pesticide findings is unlikely to bring the controversy to an end, given its quasi-ideological nature.
- A Rapid Industrial Expansion (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz has defined job creation and income generation as major objectives of his government.
- Ramadoss’ Defence Of Colas Angers Mps (Asia Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Colas seem to be losing their fizz in India, with parliamentarians, environmentalists and ordinary citizens demanding a complete ban on carbonated drinks, which according to a recent study contains high quantities of pesticides, which are health hazards.
- Is Living Injurious To Health? (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 24, 2006)
The renewed pesticides-in-cola controversy is an example of stoking emotions with inaccurate data and faulty analysis; it is a useful reminder of the need for accurate scientific reporting
- No Compromise On N-Test: Pm (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Ruling out any bilateral pact with the US that would put a cap on India’s military nuclear programme, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Wednesday that New Delhi will retain the “sovereign right” on deciding whether to carry out any atomic . . .
- Mumbai Bound Us Plane Turned Back (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Two Dutch fighter planes accompanied a US Northwest Airlines plane bound for Mumbai back to Amsterdam's Schiphol airport on Wednesday, officials said.
- 'Focus On Software And Hardware' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 24, 2006)
Fakir Chand Kohli was at the helm of the country’s biggest software service company, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), until he retired in 2000.
- Pm Stresses Need For Awareness On Human Sexuality (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday urged parliamentarians to help create more awareness on issues related to human sexuality considering the social and economic burdens imposed by diseases like HIV/AIDS on the young population.
- Why Grow Rice? (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Aug 24, 2006)
Crop diversification in Punjab is generally wrongly understood. Any programme of substituting a few lakh acres of rice-wheat in general and rice in particular to more paying alternatives, is construed as if it is going to place the food security of . . .
- Consumer Culture (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
In the old days, when communist central planning suffocated China's economy, fixed-asset investment was the regime's measure of economic progress.
- Biblical Water System Found (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed an ancient water system which was modified by the conquering Persians to turn the desert into a paradise.
- Alarm Bells (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
It is high time that alarm bells started ringing in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Education For All Programme (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 24, 2006)
The strength and vitality of a nation emanates from its literate populace. Literacy begins from home and takes a formal shape in schools that lies in public domain.
- Truly Rich (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
To know you have enough is to be rich.
Lao-Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Poor and content is rich and rich enough.
William Shakespeare
My riches consist not
in the extent of my
possessions but in the fewness of my wants.
J Botherton
- Three Cheers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 24, 2006)
The statement of Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss seeking to clear the pesticide controversy in cola drinks must be seen in its proper perspective.
- Q&a:'ban On Soft Drinks Prompted By Health Reasons' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 24, 2006)
It was the ruling Left Democratic Front led by CPM that asked the Kerala government to ban the production and sale of Coca-Cola and Pepsi. However, the other Left-ruled states, West Bengal and Tripura, have not followed the Kerala example.
- More Than Soft Drinks, Hard Facts (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Aug 24, 2006)
It seems you can you have your Coke and drink it too? The controversy is getting curiouser with Minister of Health and Family Welfare Anbumani Ramadoss questioning the findings of the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on pesticide levels in colas.
- Israel Deliberately Hit Civilian Targets: Amnesty (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
A report by the human rights organisation Amnesty International accuses Israel of deliberately attacking civilian targets during the recent conflict in Lebanon.
- Ramadoss Denies Giving Clean Chit To Cola Companies (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
Union Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss tonight said he has not given any clean chit to the soft drink companies on the pesticide issue and threatened to file a defamation case about "colluding" with the soft drink manufacturers.
- Indian Activists Plan Coca-Cola, Pepsi Blockades (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 24, 2006)
An Indian environmental group said on Wednesday it would temporarily paralyse the supply of Coca-Cola and Pepsi products in the country after another group said it had found dangerous levels of pesticides in their drinks.
- India Deflects Tamil Calls To Mediate In Sri Lanka (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Aug 24, 2006)
Their black gowns flapping in the traffic, scores of Indian lawyers form a "human chain" around the red-brick court building while other protesters burn Sri Lankan flags or stage symbolic fasts.
- Cola Report Lacks Fizz, Says Panel (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Even though Kerala and Karnataka have initiated legal action against cola companies alleging high-level of pesticides in soft drinks, the Centre on Tuesday said that the Centre for Science and Environment’s (CSE) report does not conclusively prove . . .
- Cse's Conditional Acceptance To Coca Cola's Talks Offer (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
``We are open to dialogue on issue of standard'' .
- Mysore City Development Plan To Be Submitted To Centre Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Revised plan will incorporate heritage component, says D.T. Jayakumar
CDP to be submitted within 60 days
This is necessary for JNNURM funds.
- Students Threaten Anti-Quota Stir (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
"Government cannot introduce the Bill when the matter is still sub judice"
- Controversy Over Singing Of "Vande Mataram" Rocks Both Houses (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
BJP, Shiv Sena allege bid by Government to appease minority community
Singing of national song not compulsory: Arjun Singh
Electoral politics behind change in stand: Manohar Joshi
No question of disrespect to national song: Somnath .
- Frenzy On The Waterfront (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
A willing suspension of rational thinking
We are witnessing a crisis of rationality in the country’s financial capital. And the contradictions in the nation’s psyche may not have appeared so stark had the weekend frenzy on the waterfront not . . .
- Fresh Protests Erupt In India Over College Quotas (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Police fired tear gas and used water canons to disperse student protesters in New Delhi on Tuesday as a fresh outcry erupted over a government move to reserve more college places for lower caste candidates.
- Fixing Leaks Can Avert World Water Woes: Expert (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Fixing leaky pipes in conurbations from Mexico City to New Delhi is a better way to avert water shortages as the world population grows than costly schemes such as dams, a leading expert said.
- India Says Cola Pesticide Charges Not Proven (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss said on Tuesday an environmental group that said soft drinks produced by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo contain high levels of pesticides had failed to prove its claims.
- New Tractor For Small, Marginal Farmers Launched In Jaipur (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It has been priced at Rs.1.49 lakhs with its machinery produced in China
Small farmers would be able to create an alternative stream of income from the tractor
As many as 135 modifications have been made in the Chinese model to suit the needs . . .
- Upswing In Europe (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Aug 23, 2006)
The 12 countries that share a common currency, the euro, in the European Union (comprising 25 states) are in the midst of an economic upswing, and the 0.9 per cent GDP growth for the second quarter ended June — the strongest output in . . .
- Is It A Road To Self-Reliance? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 23, 2006)
Non-proliferation aspects are vital for the US and hence they get priority in the pact.
- Looking For Items Instead Of The Person (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Aug 23, 2006)
Farcical security measures in airlines have been enforced more on the British side of the Atlantic than American, to the discomfort and fury of both the crew and passengers.
- Plan To Achieve Sustainable Forestry Development Centre . . . (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The aim is to protect forest resources, improve forest productivity
Strengthening institutional frameworks a priority
Stress also on expanding forest area
II phase of afforestation programme in 135 villages
10th Plan set a target of 25 per . . .
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