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Articles 5321 through 5420 of 20008:
- Gaza Reinvasion (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel's excessive response to the kidnapping of one of its soldier reflects its general disdain of the Palestinians and shows how its leaders overreact to certain events.
- President Stresses Economic Diplomacy (Dawn, Qudssia Akhlaque, Jun 30, 2006)
President General Pervez Musharraf on Thursday asked Pakistani envoys to proactively pursue economic diplomacy, highlight Pakistan’s geo-political location in the region and project the positive developments of the country.
- Link Guarantee To Municipal Reforms (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Jun 30, 2006)
The proposed government-guaranteed, tax-free municipal bonds would enable increased capital expenditure on urban infrastructure and in the long-run help develop a vibrant municipal bonds market.
- Rs 20.5b Supplementary Budget Approved (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Approving demands for grants worth Rs 20.583 billion unanimously after withdrawal of all the cut motions by the legislators, the NWFP Assembly Thursday passed the supplementary budget for the fiscal year 2005-06.
- Ryot Rehab Package Comes Under Fire (Deccan Herald, K S Narayanan, Jun 30, 2006)
Attacking Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s proposed rehabilitation package to 31 districts where thousands of farmers have committed suicide during the last five years
- Mulling Over Mittal (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Jun 30, 2006)
For reasons that have as much to do with ethnicity as with national pride, Lakshmi Mittal’s doughty success in effecting the merger of the Luxembourg-registered Arcelor SA with his Mittal Steel has been widely celebrated in India.
- For A Better Tomorrow, See The Big Picture (The Financial Express, Jayaprakash Narayan, Jun 30, 2006)
We need comprehensive review of energy policy, delinking the government from oil pricing
- Global Village (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Jun 30, 2006)
Roswitha Joshi has encountered several individuals who have transcended the boundaries of nationality, culture and language
- Don’T Re-Caste Reservation (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
The Indian Express has rendered good service by highlighting the phenomenon of false certificates of socially and educationally backward classes (BC or SEdBC) in UP (IE, June 18).
- Shiva Temple Unearthed At Hampi (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
An ancient Shiva temple has been found by the Archaeological Survey of India at an excavation site in Hampi. The temple was found buried at the Dandanayaka premises near Hajararama temple in Hampi. Shrubs and bushes had grown over it and fields . . .
- Cauvery Waters: Karnataka Rejects Assessors' `Report' (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Jun 30, 2006)
The advice of the assessors is only "notes" and not a "report", says Government
- Deal, A Strategic Initiative: Lugar (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
"It will give U.S. new diplomatic options"
U.S. to ensure that the deal does not undercut its responsibilities under the NPT
The Bill removes the prohibition on cooperating with India imposed after its 1998 nuclear tests
- Rs. 65-Crore Loan Given For Works In Davangere (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
A major portion of the loan to be used for improving amenities
ADB to provide 60 per cent of the amount at 8.5 per cent interest
Government to provide 32 per cent of the amount as interest-free loan
Municipality to raise 8 per cent of the . . .
- Time To Call Off The Salwa Judum (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
It is the state’s primary duty to protect its citizens. Instead, innocent tribals are displaced from their homes to be pitted against the sophisticated Naxal army
- Prisoner Of A Violent Past (Deccan Herald, MICHAEL JANSEN, Jun 30, 2006)
Born in war in 1948 and sustained by half a dozen subsequent wars, Israel has adopted the motto, “We fight, therefore we exist,” coined by former Premier Menachem Begin.
- Awesome Foursome (Deccan Herald, H N ANANDA, Jun 30, 2006)
Dividing attention equally between quadruplet children could be a mammoth task
- Changing The World (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 30, 2006)
In his book “Conversations with God” for teens by Neale Donald Walsch, a question is asked, “How then can I change the World”?
- Reward Teachers But Ensure Output (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Jun 30, 2006)
The discussion around expanding the capacity of India’s higher education system in these pages (‘Learn this Lesson’, IE, June 26) and elsewhere has correctly identified the biggest constraint: a lack of quality faculty in institutions of higher learning.
- Shock Therapy (Times of India, SWAGATO GANGULY, Jun 30, 2006)
On August 9, 1965 Malaysia's parliament expelled Singapore from its federation. Does this expulsion by a republic, of a state that once belonged to it, hold any lessons for us?
- Israel Hits Gaza Targets, Egypt Says Talks Positive (Reuters, Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Jun 30, 2006)
Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes on Friday in a widening military effort to secure the release of an abducted Israeli soldier while an Egyptian report said the ruling Palestinian party had approved his freedom.
- Senate Panel Backs N-Deal (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
The India-USA nuclear deal today moved a step closer to Congressional approval with another ringing endorsement from a key panel of the US Senate.
- Stinking Hazard (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 30, 2006)
Often in the past we have highlighted the acute problem of garbage littered all over the city particularly in its old historic parts.
- Dirty Business (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 30, 2006)
Global efforts to combat climate change may be in for some reverses, going by Germany’s decision to cut carbon emissions by business by less than 1 per cent by 2012 and give free emission permits to industry.
- State Move To Abolish Urban Land Ceiling (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 30, 2006)
Buoyed by a bonanza of Rs 256 crore from the Centre for having slashed stamp duty, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee’s government is now looking to repeal the Urban Land Ceiling and Regulation Act.
- Peace Process At Risk (Tribune, Inder Malhotra, Jun 30, 2006)
No one, except those with eyes widely shut, can fail to be alarmed at the sudden and sustained spurt in the acts of terror in Jammu and Kashmir. Not a day passes when the merchants of hate and death do not lob grenades at the security forces or . . .
- India Set To Launch Gslv In July Second Week (Hindu, Chitra V. Ramani, Jun 30, 2006)
The third stage of the rocket to use the cryogenic engine supplied by Russia.
- Taming Cauvery, With Dam Of Stones (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
For nearly 2,000 years, the surging waters of the Cauvery have pounded this wall of rock and stone. But it has not only survived the onslaught. It has anchored an entire civilisation.
- Delays In Mega Projects Not To Be Tolerated: Amarinder (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
Officials told to ensure that all projects are "on ground" by July 31
- Struggle And Strife (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 29, 2006)
Of all the conversations I had in Bastar, the one I might remember longest was with a Muria tribal named Hadmo Ram Poyam.
- Don’T Repeat Mistakes (Tribune, Harwant Singh, Jun 29, 2006)
An agreement for mutual withdrawal of troops from the Siachen area could not be reached due to Pakistan’s intransigence in authenticating the positions physically held by Indian troops.
- Engage With Open Eyes (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Jun 29, 2006)
Nothing symbolises the confusion and ambivalence in our approach to relations with China more than the contradictory statements about Sino-Indian relations that have emanated from our Defence and External Affairs Ministries over the past year.
- Cpi(m)-Backed Candidates To Contest Cantonment Board Elections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The party promises to address problems confronting the area
The party to support candidates with good reputation in three of the seven wards
Says that basic amenities are woefully short in the area
- Public Shirkers Vs Private Doers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Jun 29, 2006)
This time, the prime minister called a spade a shovel. Visiting Mumbai on June 21 to launch Anil Ambani's metro rail project, Manmohan Singh slammed the city adminis-tration so hard that it derailed the state and civic honchos preening on the dais.
- Grace That Enlightens (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
In the spiritual progress of an aspirant, the guidance of a preceptor is indispensable.
- Strategic Partner Or Threat? (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Jun 29, 2006)
Nothing symbolises the confusion and ambivalence in our approach to relations with China more than the contradictory statements about Sino-Indian relations that have emanated from our Defence and External Affairs Ministries over the past year.
- Sans Power And Will (Pioneer, Hiranmay Karlekar, Jun 29, 2006)
Power crisis is not the only problem that ails Uttaranchal. Law and order too is worsening by the day, says Hiranmay Karlekar
- Poor Pakistani Children Head To Sea For A Living (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A year in an Indian jail hasn't put 13-year-old Rasool Baksh off returning to Pakistan's Arabian sea coast and going back to sea.
- Tigers Seen Admitting Rajiv Gandhi Killing, India Unmoved (Reuters, Y.P. Rajesh, Jun 29, 2006)
India said it was not ready to forgive Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers after they came the closest yet to admitting killing former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and rejected calls to mediate in the island's conflict.
- Harry Potter Rip? (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 29, 2006)
Children’s tales never shied away from the grisly truths of Life -- whether it dealt with the ripping apart of bodies and other variations of bodily violence as in our Puranas and rupkathas, or in barely-veiled tales of rape, incest and gore in . . .
- Reduce Government Spending (Daily Excelsior, Ramesh Kanitkar, Jun 29, 2006)
A founding father of modern political science and government, Edmund Burke, in one of his many treatises has written that "too much of Government means the minimum of liberty" for citizens, which is bad for a healthy growth of democracy.
- How Big Is Togo? (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
How big is Togo? How small is Togo? How big is India? How small is the Indian? How petty is the mind that manages Indian sports? How minuscule is the pride that a nation should have in its sports team?
- Kill The Menace (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Jun 29, 2006)
The International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is observed on June 26 every year.
- Mapping India From The Sky (Daily Excelsior, G V Joshi, Jun 29, 2006)
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), launched Cartosat-1 weighing 1,560 kg to its polar orbit in space 600 km above the earth from the newly built second launch pad at Sriharikota using the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) in 2005.
- Differences Crop Up Among Two Coalition Ministers (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, Jun 29, 2006)
Differences have cropped-up among two Ministers of PDP-Congress coalition Government over construction of eight km road from Ranga Morh to Domel on Baltal track in Sonamarg area in first phase of Rs 20 crore project for construction of 17.5 km road . . .
- Goa To Set Up Coastal Security Police Force (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
`To check subversive activities along the coastline'
- Us Seeks Pakistani Help In Last Ditch Effort To Save Afghanistan (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 29, 2006)
US seeks Pakistani help in last ditch effort to save Afghanistan
- Tigers Seen Admitting Rajiv’S Killing; India Unmoved (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
New Delhi says LTTE wants to dilute India’s opposition towards the group
- Wildlife Protection Act Likely To Be Amended (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
To effectively tackle poaching syndicate operating in wildlife sanctuaries, the Environment Ministry is expected to amend the Wildlife Protection Act in the Monsoon Session of Parliament. The amendment will facilitate setting up of Wildlife Crime Bureau.
- Rare Manipur Bush-Quail Sighted In Indian Park (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
A quail feared to have become extinct has been spotted for the first time in 74 years in India’s northeast, officials said on Wednesday.
- People At Peril (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The writer is a freelance columnist and former newspaper editor
While the brutal murder of journalist Hayatullah Khan has shaken people across the country, what is also shocking is the inability of his family to access justice.
- An Event To Cherish (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
It cannot be over-emphasised that the short order of the Supreme Court about privatisation of the Steel Mills was one of the most important decisions in the history of Pakistan.
- The Demise Of Objectivity (News International, Editorial, The News International, Jun 29, 2006)
The fag end of the twentieth century saw freedom of the press run on a fail-safe line in many first world countries.
- Right Dose (The Financial Express, Niraj Bhatt, Jun 29, 2006)
Pfizer has seen its operating profit (including service income) improve by 34.7 per cent y-o-y to Rs 42.64 crore for the quarter ended May 2006, on a 21.1 per cent growth in operating income to Rs 172.88 crore.
- Privatisation On Track: Shaukat (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 29, 2006)
The government is fully committed to the process of privatisation and respects the Supreme Court’s judgment regarding Pakistan Steel Mills’ case, said Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz while chairing a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Privatisation . . .
- Encourage It (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Undoubtedly the Pakistani comedians --- one of them Rauf Lala has actually emerged "the king of hilarity"
- Vs: No Clout, And An Identity Crisis (Indian Express, RAJEEV P I, Jun 28, 2006)
It's a question that would beg for an answer soon in Kerala:
- Women In Uniform (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Jun 28, 2006)
Indian history is full of heroic tales of women warriors. Even today there was no dearth of such brave and chivalrous women who had excelled in the field of sports, adventure, mountaineering, flying and many other fields.
- Poll Sops (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Jun 28, 2006)
No tears are going to be shed at the much-delayed burial of octroi in Punjab.
- Tribe Against Tribe, Village Against Village (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Jun 28, 2006)
The landscape of Bastar is gorgeous.
- The Larger Vision (Tribune, B.G. Verghese for and Sanjay Sangvai , Jun 28, 2006)
The Sardar Sarovar dam is a reality. The Supreme Court will on July10 hear from the Prime Minister the findings of the NSS-assisted Shunglu committee on the progress of R&R in the 111-112 metre reach currently under construction.
- Rough Rides On Oil Price Hikes (Deccan Herald, Bhamy V Shenoy And A Madhavan, Jun 28, 2006)
Reduction in petrol and diesel costs doesn’t actually benefit the poor
- What Happened? (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Jun 28, 2006)
The move towards excessive tightening of liquidity and rising rates will inevitably dampen global growth and lead to a slowdown in corporate profits.
- "We Have To Reconstruct Our Society" (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Jun 28, 2006)
Afghanistan's Urban Development Minister on the challenges his country faces.
- Reliance Unveils Retail Plan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A new 100 p.c. owned company Reliance Retail Ltd. will be floated
- Don’T Do It, Pm! (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Jun 28, 2006)
The Musharraf regime gets a lot of flak on many issues. But we must credit it for two things: a relatively free press and a lively oversight-environment in the standing committees of parliament.
- Juggernauts Roll On (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The ‘Rathyatra’ of Jagannath (Lord Krishna), his brother Balbhadra (Balram) and his sister Subhadra, commemorating the deities’ visit to the countryside in summer, was enthusiastically staged in several parts of the country, amidst tight security . . .
- Minister Wants Other States To Follow Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
State stands first in implementation of rural job scheme
- Capital Hit Hard By First Pre-Monsoon Showers (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Roads flooded, traffic jammed, thousands stranded, flights disrupted, drains clogged
- How Mumbai Came To Discover Vidharbha (Hindu, P. SAINATH, Jun 28, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's upcoming visit to Vidharbha has had an impact even before he's reached the place. It would, however, be a limited and transient impact if he does not see through the charade.
- Kashmir-Eu Week In Brussels (News International, Mariana Baabar, Jun 28, 2006)
The Kashmir-EU week was inaugurated at the European Parliament on Tuesday, by Gary Titley MEP, Leader of the European Parliamentary Labour Party.
- Pre-Monsoon Showers Lash North India (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Waterlogged roads catch citizens unawares
Delay in the arrival of the monsoon in Delhi
Rail, road traffic affected in many places
- Sc Notices On Petition Challenging J&k Hc Order (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
The Supreme Court today issued notices on a petition challenging the J&K High Court order banning plying of vehicles which are 15 years old.
- Is It Ok...To Use A Cell Phone? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
In just two years the number of people using cell phones across the globe has increased from one to two billion.
Among the concerns are constant exposure to the electromagnetic fields generated by cell phones and their base stations
- National Parks: Ecologies In Collision (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Jun 28, 2006)
The urgency of saving the wildernesses of the Western Ghats from death cannot be overemphasised: we are running out of time.
- Dealing With China (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Jun 28, 2006)
When this appears in print the eighth round of India-China talks on the boundary dispute will just have ended in Beijing.
- India, China To Check Animal Trade Across Nathu La (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
What has the opening of the Nathu la to do with the National Wildlife Crime Control Bureau announced here last week after the National Wildlife Board meeting chaired by the Prime Minister? A lot, if one considers the trade of wildlife, especially . . .
- Terrible Tuesday: Don't Blame Rain (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
This is one question the answer of which no one seems to know. Every time, there is a heavy downpour, traffic in the Capital goes haywire.
- Bring The Water Profiteers To Heel (News International, Will Hutton, Jun 28, 2006)
Thames Water's corporate responsibility report is a model of its type. Pictures of smiling water users beam out of its lavish pages and we are treated to page after page of worthy commitments to 'stakeholder engagement' or to water-resource management.
- Training Course In Scuba Diving (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
A month-long SCUBA (Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus) diving course organised by the Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Trust along with People's Action for Development, for coastal youth concluded at Vembar in the district on June 26.
- Rs. 400 Crore Farm Loans Waived In Villupuram District (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 28, 2006)
Ponmudi issues "no due certificates" to farmers
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