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Articles 3021 through 3120 of 20008:
- Anti-Reservation Stir Comes Back To Life (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
If April was the cruellest month for anti-quota protesters in the Capital, Tuesday signalled an August replay.
- Anti-Quota Stir Comes Back To Life (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
If April was the cruellest month for anti-quota protesters in the Capital, Tuesday signalled an August replay.
- Notional Anthem (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 23, 2006)
The HRD ministry was wrong, in the first place, to issue a directive that all students must sing Vande Mataram on September 7 to commemorate 100 years of India's national song.
- Govt Gives Colas A Clean Chit, Slams Cse Report (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
The government on Tuesday gave a clean chit to beleaguered soft drink giants Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Health minister Anbumani Ramadoss told Parliament that an expert committee, set up by his ministry, found no evidence of high levels of pesticides in . . .
- Flag Flutters Uncertainly (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
Four months after Nepal's third revolution, nothing has changed. But nothing is the same, either.
- Reorienting India’S Development Strategy (The Financial Express, Sumati Mehta, Aug 23, 2006)
The test of progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little.
- Pakistan And India Will Face Huge Water Shortages (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Because of rapid glacial melt in the Himalayas, there is an increase in the water flowing into Pakistan, India, Nepal and China, but it may mean much less water in future years, a UN report said.
- Lessons From The Lebanese War (News International, M B NAQVI, Aug 23, 2006)
While the ongoing Palestinians-versus-Israelis struggle cannot be ignored or downgraded, the Lebanese situation stands by itself. Hizbollah successfully challenged the much vaunted Israeli defence forces.
- Governance And Local Government (News International, IMTIAZ GUL, Aug 23, 2006)
August 13 was another rainy day in Karachi, another experience of submerged roads and streets. And yet more power outages forcing the people of Qayyumabad and several other areas near Defence out onto the streets in protest.
- Three Inches Of Incompetence (News International, Editorial, The News International, Aug 23, 2006)
The rains Karachi received on Thursday last week measured a total of 91 mm at the highest point which roughly translates into 3.5 inches.
- New Death-Trap For Farmers (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 23, 2006)
As micro-credit takes its toll on the lives of poor in Andhra Pradesh, the future of SHGs and MFIs has come under the scanner, says Sudhirendar Sharma.
- Tackling The Power Crisis (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Aug 23, 2006)
The government has only itself to blame. On Monday, while outlining plans to install new thermal power plants in Punjab, the Wapda chairman failed to mention one simple home truth: the current energy crisis could have been averted had the . . .
- B’Lore Cos Most Mobile; Beat Mumbai, Delhi (The Financial Express, N SHIVAPRIYA, Aug 23, 2006)
Enterprises in Bangalore are among the most mobile-ready, giving close chase to Singapore and Bangkok when it comes using applications on mobile phones, providing laptops to employees, instituting mobile device management policies and other . . .
- Cse Report Wrong: Health Min (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a report that could provide some relief to soft drink MNCs Pepsi and Coke, an official experts committee punched holes in the report of the Centre for Science and Environment on pesticides in colas that led to total or partial ban on their sales in som
- Sense On Sez: Revisit The Sop Story (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2006)
The finance ministry’s concern that special economic zone (SEZ) approvals could be challenged in court for want of clear guidelines is justified. The solution, however, is not a set of guidelines for selecting SEZ developers.
- More To Politics Than Office Of Profit (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Aug 23, 2006)
With President A P J Abdul Kalam giving his assent to the amendments to the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959, we are tempted to say that it’s good riddance to bad rubbish. Much of Parliament’s precious time and resources have . . .
- Public Service Law (Pioneer, Shailaja Chandra, Aug 23, 2006)
The much berated civil services could do with greater support from the legislature and judiciary in order to be more effective
- India Plans Intact: Coke, Pepsi (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
In a day of swift developments on the cola controversy on Tuesday, the Union government gave a clean chit to the cola manufacturers over pesticide residues in their products, even as The Coca-Cola Company and PepsiCo India Holdings re-iterated their . .
- Dying Shisham And Kikar Trees Worrying (Tribune, Ambika Sharma, Aug 23, 2006)
The large-scale mortality of kikar and shisham trees has become a cause of concern for the foresters in Punjab. Young and mature plants have been affected alike with shisham facing mortality ranging from 61 to 82 per cent while kikar has suffered . . .
- Punjab Farmers Protest In Delhi (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
Farmers from Punjab gathered in the Capital today to protest against “anti-farmer” policies of the Centre.
- A Burden Long Shed (Telegraph, Stephen Hugh-Jones, Aug 23, 2006)
What do the names Macaulay and Kipling mean to you? It’s an odd question to raise, you may think, as India enters its 60th year of independence. Yet it wasn’t I but an Indian who raised it.
- Owning Weakness (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 23, 2006)
Admitting and identifying shortcomings is the first major step towards their elimination. Against that backdrop there is much to appreciate in the analyses of the counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir by the CRPF’s inspector-general in . . .
- A Village Of Hope Comes Alive In Tsunami Land (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
It is called Nambikainallur, 'a village of hope' that several hundred tsunami victims got this week-almost two years after their homes were washed away by the Dec 26, 2004 killer waves in southern India.
- Bhadarwah, Wah, Wah! (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
Nobody should grudge Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad the satisfaction of exploring tourism potential of Bhadarwah.
- Lanka Facing Humanitarian Crisis (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 23, 2006)
A leading human rights group on Tuesday urged Sri Lanka's Government and Tamil rebels to let humanitarian aid reach tens of thousands of citizens trapped by fighting in the country's north.
- The Nation’S Not For Sale (Telegraph, K.P. NAYAR , Aug 23, 2006)
It is tempting to look at the substance of Manmohan Singh’s reply in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday to the discussion on the Indo-US nuclear deal and, in the process, forget that the prime minister’s handling of the nuclear controversy in recent weeks . . .
- Seats Of Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
Nowhere do the pitfalls of ‘social justice’ make themselves as sharply felt in India as in the case of quotas in higher education. Yet this is also the sphere where the most definitive thinking and action are almost entirely politically or . . .
- Fluid Faith (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Aug 23, 2006)
There were the same signs at roughly the same time. In September 1995, it was Ganesh alone who had been kind enough to drink out of the hands of mortals.
- The Promise Of Genetic Engineering (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 23, 2006)
When humanity acquires new knowledge our likelihood of survival increases and our appreciation of the universe become enriched. Even if the new knowledge brings certain hazards, neither the fear of abuse nor the fear of divine retribution deters . . .
- Rainfed Area Management (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Aug 22, 2006)
Soil is next to water for sustenance of living being on earth. Thus harnessing of natural resources like soil and water are utmost necessary not only to meet up the demands of food, fodder, fibre and fuel for the ever growing population of the . . .
- Malaysia Pushes To Speed Up Asean Single Market (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Southeast Asia nations should speed up plans to create a single market by 2015 -- five years ahead of target -- or risk losing its appeal to foreign investors, Malaysia's prime minister said on Tuesday.
- Big Dams, Big Problems (Deccan Herald, Ramakrishna Upadhya, Aug 22, 2006)
Unregulated storage and releases have meant that Karnataka, being a lower riparian state, is always at the mercy of Maharashtra in times of drought or flood.
- Do Not Bury Nehruvian Ideology (Daily Excelsior, Kedar Nath Pandey, Aug 22, 2006)
I write this piece in anguish as the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, during his long speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, did not utter a single word about the contribution made by the first Prime Minister of India in building up a vibrant . . .
- Women Need To Be Brought To The Mainstream,says Kalam (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked Government, research institutions and industry to make a "conscious effort" to understand that women constitute 50 per cent of our human resource and need to be brought into the mainstream of development for . . .
- Little Chance Of Nuclear Compromise (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Aug 22, 2006)
Tehran will respond to the pending European package but is unlikely to suspend enrichment under pressure. What the world must realise is sanctions will take us further from and not closer to a peaceful solution.
- Why Delay The Tribal Rights Bill? (Hindu, Brinda Karat, Aug 22, 2006)
Each day that the Government delays the passage of the Bill is another day of uncertainty and insecurity for lakhs of tribls who face the terror of eviction.
- Mass Hysteria (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Aug 22, 2006)
Miracles are born of blind faith and insecurity.
- Create Right Atmosphere For Women Scientists: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
``Government needs to be generous in recognising and nurturing them''
- Plight Of Punjab’S Farmers (Tribune, Sucha Singh Gill, Aug 22, 2006)
Punjab is one of the most deserving states for a package to distressed farmers. It has been brought out by the 55th round of the NSS that Punjab farmers are third at the all-India level in terms of percentage of farmers under debt.
- Ngos Seek Passage Of Tribal Rights Bill (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Say Centre's main goal is to protect rich
JPC recommendations favour transparency, accountability and justice
"Government has shown its anti-democratic, anti-poor agenda" .
- Cauvery In Spate: Officials Kept On High Alert (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
With the Cauvery continuing to be in spate, heavy rain in several parts of Karur district has threatened the people in the low-lying areas and those along the course of the river.
- Port Development Will Not Permit Any Real Estate Activity: Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
"Detailed assessment made on resources and scope of project"
- Inter-Linking Of Rivers Can Prevent Floods As Well As Drought: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Dedicates Upper Krishna Project to the nation, resents delay in completing project
- The Mole (Tribune, Vibha Sharma, Aug 22, 2006)
The way names of suspected moles were popping up and down and imaginations were running amok in the country, by now the actual mole in Mr Jaswant Singh’s book (if there ever was one) must have started experiencing the throes of identity crisis.
- Central Gujarat Villages Remain Marooned, Death Toll Rises To 243 (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Rescue and relief operations continued on Monday in marooned villages of central Gujarat though the water outflow from various dams decreased considerably and the situation in Ahmedabad was returning to normal.
- Saddam Refuses To Enter Plea At Genocide Trial (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Charges relate to crackdown against Kurds that left 100,000 dead
- Drought-Like Situation In Punjab, Haryana (Tribune, Sarbjit Dhaliwal, Aug 22, 2006)
Punjab and certain parts of Haryana are reeling under a drought-like situation even though it is yet to be declared officially.
- ‘Build A Strong, Ethical Employment Brand’ (Deccan Herald, Sangeetha Chengappa, Aug 22, 2006)
The recent fraud uncovered in companies like HSBC, Mphasis, IBM Daksh and Barclays Bank have jolted the IT, ITES and BFSI sectors out of their complacence because the perpetrators happened to be their own employees.
- Flesh Trade Of Ihk Women (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Aug 22, 2006)
A top Swedish Migration Board official says that people belonging to Indian held Kashmir top the list of humans smuggled into Sweden and eventually the EU.
- Ustad Bismillah Khan Dies, Aged 90 (Hindu, Atiq Khan, Aug 22, 2006)
``He gave a new meaning to shehnai and did not go abroad in search of greener pastures'' .
- India's Great Low Fare Spiral (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, Aug 22, 2006)
A few days ago, a senior airline executive narrated this discussion his colleagues had with the Air Traffic Control officials.
- Indians Rush To Temples To Feed ‘Thirsty’ Idols (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
Thousands of people flocked to temples across India on Monday following reports that idols of Hindu gods were drinking milk given by devotees as sacred offerings, witnesses said. Teenagers, adults and the aged stood in long lines with garlands . . .
- Economic Policy: Mid-Term Report (Business Standard, Shankar Acharya, Aug 22, 2006)
In a few weeks the UPA government will reach the mid-point of its five-year term.
- Hc Refuses To Stay Kerala Ban On Coke & Pepsi (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The Kerala High Court on Monday refused to stay the state government-imposed ban on production and sale of Coke and Pepsi. The HC declined the plea for an interim stay, saying it was yet to hear the government’s argument.
- The Long Silence Of Gunter Grass (Business Standard, Nilanjana S Roy, Aug 22, 2006)
“Why only now?” he says, this person not to be confused with me. Well, because Mother’s incessant nagging...Because I wanted to cry the way I did at the time, when the cry spread across the water, but couldn’t anymore...Because for the true . . .
- Rural Development And Planned Urbanisation Are Fully Compatible (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, Aug 22, 2006)
At the present juncture in the development history of the country it is perhaps right to pause and seek agricultural development with well-planned urban growth.
- The Worsening Law & Order Situation (Dawn, Sajjad Ali Shah, Aug 22, 2006)
ON August 11, 1947, Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the first president of the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan, in his address to the members informed them that their assembly had dual functions of writing a constitution and making laws to . . .
- The Art Of Fund-Raising (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2006)
There are social issues galore which act as gigantic brakes. The problems are vast and getting bigger each year. And the population explosion is adding to the already vast numbers of ‘have-nots’.
- Oppn Wants Tribal Bill Soon (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
The UPA government has come under fresh attack from the Opposition and the Left on the contentious tribal rights bill that triggered the ongoint tiger-vs-tribal debate.
- Tearful Adieu To Bismillah Khan (Deccan Herald, Puja Awasthi, Aug 22, 2006)
At 5:30 pm, the skies could no longer bear it. Huge blobs of water began to beat down on the Raj Narain Smarak Park where Ustad Bismillah Khan’s body had lain since the afternoon.
- ‘Keep Tabs On Water Projects’ (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 22, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam on Monday mooted a task force comprising members from Centre and States to help the Planning Commission and ministries design a mechanism to execute water projects in time and within the specified cost.
- The Road To $10 Billion (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Aug 22, 2006)
India’s emergence as a leading player in cross-border mergers and acquisitions (M&As) bodes well for the flow of foreign direct investment (FDI) into the country, as around four-fifth of global FDI flows is accounted by such flows.
- Who Has The Right To Question Your Choices? (The Economic Times, MUKUL SHARMA, Aug 22, 2006)
Some of the most baffling questions in history have been asked by so-called religious liberals. I was at a private gathering recently where a person was talking about Islam when, for some reason or connection which I must have missed, a member of . . .
- Strange Logic Of Lebanon War (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Aug 21, 2006)
As staff at some of the world's most prestigious press organisations effectively take Hizbullah's side in its war with Israel, they inadvertently expose a profound transformation in the logic of warfare.
- India Must Show The Way (Pioneer, Arun Nehru, Aug 21, 2006)
The war against terror continues and we are seeing 'new' innovative methods being deployed by terrorist groups.
- Rajasthan Govt Begins Documenting Sites To Protect Heritage Wealth (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Eager to protect its historic wealth from smugglers and looters, the Rajasthan government has launched a huge survey to document all heritage sites spread across the state.
- River Sutra (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Aug 21, 2006)
The Kali Bein river in Punjab sacred for Sikhs because of its association with Guru Nanak Dev flows again after being choked out of existence for several years. The president's visit to review its rejuvenation has brought into . . .
- "Create Awareness On Renewable Energy" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Energy Agency asked to hold programmes in rural areas
- A Fire Drill For The Global Economy (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Aug 21, 2006)
The Bank of International Settlements has in its latest assessment sounded a note of caution in regard to risks posed by global imbalances, an important factor in which is the US' current account deficit.
- Pay Hike To Mps (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Aug 21, 2006)
A hike in the allowances and perks to MPs seems to be in the offing. The reaction from members of the public, randomly interviewed by TV channels, has been caustic.
- 23 Killed In Rains In Rajasthan (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
At least 23 persons died in rain-related incidents in Rajasthan in the past two days where ten overflowing rivers triggered floods in eight districts although scattered rains today slightly improved the situation in the areas where army's help was . . .
- Gullibility Unlimited (Business Line, S. Ramachander, Aug 21, 2006)
Mumbai city is in the grip of yet another wild rumour, this time that the sea water in some parts of the city has turned less saline, thanks to the magical powers of a saint.
- Feeble Voice To Fight (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Aug 21, 2006)
Residents of Premdasa Nagar, in absence of state support, have rented their premises and taken to drinking in distress, says Rahul Ramagundam.
- After Mahim Miracle, Idols 'Drink' Milk (Pioneer, PTI, Aug 21, 2006)
After the record crowd turnout at Mumbai's Mahim locality to taste "sweet" water of the Arabian Sea, thousands of people on Sunday night thronged temples across Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Bihar and Punjab to watch deities of Goddess Durga and . . .
- Iran Tests Short-Range Missiles (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Iran test-fired ten surface-to-surface short-range missiles on Sunday and a military training plane crashed outside the capital after catching fire, state-run television reported.
- Environment Falls Prey To Chinese Corruption (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 21, 2006)
China’s top environmental official has blamed corruption for frustrating environmental protection efforts and sparking a rise in air pollution, state media reported today.
- Mp Pay Packets (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Aug 21, 2006)
It was possibly inevitable that the salaries and allowances of members of parliament were upwardly revised, that exercise takes place every five years.
- Tourism Boats Launched (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
Lake Princess and Lake Queen will operate in backwaters
- Government Not Releasing Adequate Funds For Relief Work: Congress (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Aug 21, 2006)
The Congress has alleged that the State Government has failed to provide relief to the people affected by floods in 250 villages in north Karnataka.
- The Unending War In Sri Lanka (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Aug 21, 2006)
A political initiative to resolve the grievances of all ethnic groups along with an effective strategy to take on the LTTE is the best way out.
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