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Articles 6421 through 6520 of 20008:
- Greens Move To Stall Thermal Plant (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 01, 2006)
he meeting remained inconclusive and the committee headed by Energy Secretary Dilip Rau decided to meet again in June.
- Forest Fundas (Indian Express, Shankar Gopalakrishnan, May 31, 2006)
In his piece on tigers (IE, May 25), Jay Mazoomdar claimed that the government has to make a “choice” between the “tiger” Bill and the “tribal” Bill.
- Watering Hole (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, May 31, 2006)
The government’s decision to encourage the development of hydel power by private sector players by opting for competitive rate-based bidding should go a long way to correct the imbalance in our power generation.
- Final Four-Lane Stretch To Chandigarh Faces Land Hurdle (Indian Express, Manraj Grewal, May 31, 2006)
The National Highway between Ambala and Chandigarh, notorious as the killer stretch, is at last taking baby steps towards safety and decongestion.
- Quake Toll Rises To 5,700; Hope For Survivors Fades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Emergency relief operation involving 22 countries picks up pace
- Speed Up (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, May 31, 2006)
The well-intentioned recommendation of the second roundtable in Srinagar about the constitution of five working groups should be implemented soon.
- Ruined Temple That Unites Hearts (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The uniqueness of the annual festival in the Mangala Devi Kannaki temple, Periyar, is that it is conducted under the supervision of the forest, police and revenue departments from both Kerala and Tamil Nadu, says Susheela Nair
- "Several People Have Refused The Nobel" (Deccan Herald, Marianne de Nazareth, May 31, 2006)
Bangalore is famous the world over as home to a number of hi-tech multi-national companies and world class colleges. Infact we have been brought into Bangalore by Ericsson
- Failure On The Farm (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 31, 2006)
The pervasive and entrenched problems of agriculture demand a policy re-think.
- Government Decision On Trawling Ban Evokes Mixed Response (Hindu, K.S. Sudhi, May 31, 2006)
New panel told to study impacts of the new fishing practices in the State
- Monsoon Claims Six More Lives (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Government releases Rs. 6 crores to the districts for relief measures
- Yangze ‘Cancerous’ With Pollution (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 31, 2006)
Chinese experts have warned that the country’s longest river ~ the Yangtze ~ has become “cancerous” with pollution, threatening the safety of drinking water for millions in cities on its banks, including Shanghai.
- Quake Survivors Immunised, Hospitals Get Relief (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Indonesian authorities started to immunise thousands of earthquake survivors against measles on Wednesday and helicopters swept the devastated region on Java island to check for isolated victims.
- Energy Conservation And House Building (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 31, 2006)
For 21 years, builders in the United Kingdom have been legally bound to construct homes that conserve energy.
- Moon’S Secrets Could Be Unravelled (Deccan Herald, U R RAO, May 31, 2006)
The synergy between the two space powers should benefit the scientific community
- Border Bonhomie (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 31, 2006)
India and China should stabilise their common borders
- Why Be An Addict Of A Killer? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The Consortium For Tobacco Free Karnataka and Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology held a panel discussion on exploring ways for implementing the Tobacco Act effectively at the Nimhans Convention Centre on Monday. Excerpts:
- Another Karo-Kari Murder (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 31, 2006)
Yet another karo-kari case has been reported from Sindh, but it is unlikely to move the government to take any kind of action, let alone undertake any introspection as to why such crimes are rising at an alarming rate.
- Time For The Brake (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 31, 2006)
The traffic menace is like no other. If motor vehicles kill and maim because of unsafe driving, they also offer a slower death by increasing levels of pollution in the atmosphere.
- Ship Crashes Into Rock Off Karwar, (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The ship, originally from Panama, arrived at Karwar on May 24 from Karachi and was berthed on an island near the lighthouse.
- Tirumavalavan For Legislation On Obc Quota (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
DPI to hold demonstration on June 6 in support of reservation
- India Shines At Hannover Tech Fair (Daily Excelsior, Ajay Kaul, May 31, 2006)
The way the world looks at India's changing fast. Viewed as a country of snake charmers a few decades back, India is now seen as a nation set to be a major power in the world, particularly in the economic field.
- `World Bank Agrees To Fund Water Schemes' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Minister anguished that funds released by NABARD have not been spent
Land acquisition poses problems for housing scheme
- Time Line (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, May 31, 2006)
There was no "before" the beginning of our universe, because once upon a time there was no time.
John D Barrow
- Irrigate Additional 7.5 Lakh Acres: Ysr (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
Additional ayacut to be part of 88 lakh acres planned for kharif
Collectors say, "We are ready."
Call to complete projects listed under Jalayagnam
Some districts, however, face problems over land acquisition
- Duggal, Shah Discuss Terrorism (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The two-day talks between Indian and Pakistani Home Secretaries began today with the main focus on ways to combat terrorism, drug smuggling and finalising a mechanism for quick release of civilian prisoners of both the countries.
- 16 Students, Teacher Killed As Boat Capsizes In Wullar (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
At least 16 young schoolchildren and a teacher drowned to death when their mechanised boat, acquired from a Navy unit, capsized in Wullar Lake near Watlab in Sopore-Handwara belt of north Kashmir this afternoon. In all, 20 were believed dead as three . .
- High Expectations And Doubts (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 31, 2006)
Although the policy for setting up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) was mooted way back in April 2000, it is only recently, at the implementation stage, that it is coming under close scrutiny.
- Negotiations The Only Credible Way Out (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Gulf countries will suffer as much, if not more, than Iran, if the US uses force to halt its weapons programme, says Marianna Belenkaya
- Roller-Coaster Ride In Kashmir (Pioneer, CP Bhambhri, May 31, 2006)
Roundtable Conference has taken the dialogue process between alienated Kashmiris and the Government forward, says CP Bhambhri
- Cpm's Hero Runs A Police State (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 31, 2006)
Hugo Chavez has not only turned Venezuela into an authoritarian state, but also made it a land of mass destitution and inequality, says Lowell Ponte
- Nam Backs Irans, Israel Condemned (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 31, 2006)
The Non-aligned Movement, the world's biggest bloc after the UN, emphatically backed Iran on Tuesday in its nuclear standoff with the US, and condemned Israel for occupying Palestinian lands.
- Japan Rises In The East (Pioneer, Abhijit Bhattacharyya , May 31, 2006)
India and Japan already have numerous business joint ventures; they must now look to enhancing defence, and particularly maritime, cooperation
- Pm Speaks To Yudhoyono, Offers Help To Indonesia (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and offered India's assistance to the quake-hit country as tonnes of relief material was despatched there with an assurance that more would follow if needed.
- Heavy Influx Keeps Pilgrims In Waiting (Daily Excelsior, Sanjeev Pargal, May 30, 2006)
A heavy influx of pilgrims is being witnessed to holy shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi Ji during last few days forcing Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) to keep the pilgrims in waiting every night to maintain smooth pilgrimage on 13 km track . . .
- Pakistan, India Fishermen Face Less Jail Risk (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Anguished Pakistani fishing families were on Monday awaiting the return of their menfolk from jail in India but such scenes could soon become much more rare.
- Aid Trickles Into Quake-Hit Java (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
Aid trickled in today for survivors of an earthquake that killed more than 5,000 people on Indonesia’s Java island, but tens of thousands of homeless still foraged on their own for food and shelter.
- The Wodehouse Effect (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 30, 2006)
'Wooster' Sumit Mehrishi thought he had successfully pulled a fast one on his dear aunt till she caught up with him in dramatic fashion
- Bend It At Their Beck And Call (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, May 30, 2006)
The tense atmosphere of a communal riot and the political grandstanding that accompanies it preclude an honest, objective assessment of the incident.
- The Bitter Truth Of Our Politics (Dawn, Murtaza Razvi, May 30, 2006)
While the world moves on to pursue its socioeconomic and other loftier goals in the new millennium, the debate on the state of democracy continues in Pakistan.
- Get Professional (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 30, 2006)
The unseemly controversy over the denial of an extension of service to the former chairman of the State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Subir Raha, has once again brought the issue of corporate governance in public sector undertakings . . .
- Government Should Respond To Bugti (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 30, 2006)
Central Information Secretary and spokesman of the Jamhoori Watan Party Amanullah Kanrani has said that Nawab Akbar Bugti is ready for dialogue to sort out differences with the government and restore peace in Balochistan.
- Sifting Musharraf’S Good Points (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, May 30, 2006)
The pmln and the pppp got together with sundry other opposition parties in Lahore on Sunday to remember the day Pakistan tested its nuclear device in 1998.
- India’S Insecurity~ii (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 30, 2006)
If the state of India’s external security is a cause for serious concern, the country’s internal security situation is equally dismal.
- India Inc Can Sow A Paradigm Shift (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 30, 2006)
Corporates can bring about a turnaround in the agriculture sector, bringing all-round benefits.
- Can Democracy Ensure Economic Discipline? (Business Line, Bhanoji Rao, May 30, 2006)
Freedom is an important component of development. But if it can deliver economic advancement for a vast majority depends squarely on whether or not the policy environment is conducive, says BHANOJI RAO.
- Explaining The Stock Market Correction (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, May 30, 2006)
The second fortnight of May witnessed a much needed though still inadequate correction of the recent unprecedented rise of the Sensex. Yet, in the blame-game that followed, inadequate "reform" stemming from political opposition has been seen by . . .
- For Investors, China's Intent Is Enough (Business Standard, Govindraj Ethiraj, May 30, 2006)
Last month, over the still waters of the South China Sea, on a Singapore Airlines morning service into Shanghai, a newspaper article caught my eye. It reported how China’s ATM system had collapsed the day before.
- Tn Poll Promise Impact (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 30, 2006)
It’s not every day that a pre-poll promise made by the winning party in one state has an immediate impact and that too in another state.
- Simian ‘Scarecrows’ (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 30, 2006)
It’s a worthwhile experiment. Unable to muster an adequate force of langurs ~ on 24x7 duty at that ~ to drive the monkeys from Raisina Hill the authorities are planning to use mobile dummies to back-up the “real” ones that have met with relative . . .
- Jatropha Cultivation In India (Daily Excelsior, Joginder Singh, May 30, 2006)
Hope you would be aware that in India more than one lac people commit suicide every year.
- Dolphins In River, Assam Town Eyes Leap In Tourism (Indian Express, Samudra Gupta Kashyap, May 30, 2006)
After being a picnic spot for the locals, this sleepy little township of Kukurmara, 40 km west of Guwahati on way to Goalpara, has woken up to promising future — as an eco-tourism hotspot of Assam. Reason: the presence of 30 odd fresh water . . .
- Tourism Zone (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
I submit that entire Nilgiri district should be converted as a tourism zone. The main five zonal centres comprising Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Gudalur, Kotagiri and Kundah regions are scenic spots.
- Pro-Obc Means Anti-Cong (Indian Express, KUMAR KETKAR , May 30, 2006)
Not many people remember Charan Singh, the man who appointed B.P. Mandal to head a commission in the late ’70s to collect data on the Other Backward Classes (castes), belonged to the Congress Party till the mid-1960s.
- Deadly Quake (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 30, 2006)
Rescue and relief teams must remain on high alert
- Quake Toll Crosses 5,000-Mark (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
A week-end earthquake that shook the heartland of Indonesia's densely populated island of Java killed at least 5,115 people, a provincial government office said today.
- Implications Of Reservations (Deccan Herald, TRILOCHAN SASTRY, May 30, 2006)
Expanding facilities might be easy, but getting faculty may be difficult
- In A Brinjal Soup (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 30, 2006)
Monsanto Mayho Biotech’s proposal for large-scale field trials of genetically modified Bt brinjals can show a way forward for Indian agriculture.
- A Splash Of Colour (Indian Express, SAPNA SHARMA, May 30, 2006)
The hot Indian summer is not without its visual delights.
- Six Visits, And The Hint Of A Breakthrough (Telegraph, Jyoti Malhotra, May 30, 2006)
Unlike his predecessor, Manmohan Singh perhaps prefers the slow-and-steady initiative on Kashmir. It seems to be finally showing results, in spite of bureaucratic sloth,
- India, China Mou On Military Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
Important beginning that will provide the basis for further cooperation: Pranab
MoU for institutionalising frequent exchanges
It calls for developing an annual calendar for joint military exercises
- A Quick Step Forward In Sino-Indian Ties (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 30, 2006)
As China and India grow in economic and strategic importance, what is needed is a genuine attempt towards mutual accommodation that would take into account shifting geopolitical power plays.
- Inflow Into Reservoirs In Cauvery Basin Increases (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
State has to increase release of water to Tamil Nadu from June Early onset of the southwest monsoon makes water-levels rise
Initial rainfall raises hopes for a good harvest
Inflow into Kabini Reservoir increased to 11,892 cusecs on Monday
- A Humbling Experience (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
That unflinching faith and humility are the basic essentials of Bhakti is well illustrated in the inspirational accounts of the lives of the devout.
- Gujarat Ban On Aamir's Fanaa Unlawful: Nba (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , May 30, 2006)
"Whether in the name of religion or development, intolerance is unacceptable"
Expresses hope that common people will support Aamir Khan
Re-affirms commitment to just and equitable development
- Bmp Working On Five-Point Plan To Tackle Rain-Related Problems (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2006)
The civic body is gearing up to ensure that there are no problems this year
Precautionary steps being taken in 30 areas which are prone to inundation
Control rooms to be set up in three CMCs
- Two Die As Rain Lashes Dakshina Kannada (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
In Kozhikode, Kerala, torrential rain, influenced by south-west monsoon, has left a trail of destruction in north Kerala over the last two days. One person was washed away in flash floods, several houses were damaged and many low-lying areas inundated.
- Learning To Set Goals, And Chart Out A Plan Is Essential (Hindu, B.S. Warrier, May 29, 2006)
Achieving them in stages will be a powerful motivation that takes us to our ultimate destination
- Industrial Model Township To Be Developed In Jagadhari (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
IMT would provide employment opportunities to the youth: Hooda
The Chief Minister also announced that the Civil Hospital of Jagadhari would be upgraded from 30 to 60 beds
Government has earmarked Rs.929 crore for constructing, repairing and . . .
- Celebrate The Kipunji Monkey (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2006)
The discovery of a new primate in the high altitude forests of Tanzania is yet another compelling piece of evidence that science has a lot more to explore in the natural world.
- India’S Insecurity~i (Statesman, Bibhuti Bhusan Nandy, May 29, 2006)
External defence being the classic concern of international law, the traditional notion of national security has been wholly militaristic.
- Strengthening Social Sector (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The State government has undertaken major projects to strengthen the social sector.
- The Heart Of India (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
The Madhya Pradesh government plans to tap the State's tourism potential to generate employment and attract international attention.
- Powering Growth (Frontline, Purnima S. Tripathi, May 29, 2006)
Madhya prade will achieve self-sufficiency in power by 2007," said Madhya Pradesh Minister for Commerce and Industry Shri Kailash Chawla at the M.P. Day celebrations at the India International Trade Fair 2005 (IITF) at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.
- Towards Meltdown (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, May 29, 2006)
FOR A bunch of alleged bloodsuckers, pitcher-plant mosquitoes turn out to be a bit of a disappointment.
- Tiger Trail: Has Manipur Gone The Sariska Way? (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
According to a news item published in the latest issue of the Northeast Sun magazine, fully grown tigers were being killed and their bones and skins sold in the international market.
- Of Love And Money (Deccan Herald, DAVID BROOKS, May 29, 2006)
The emergence of low skilled workers in India and China will push down wages
- ‘A Security Council Without India Cannot Be Legitimate’ (Indian Express, Tony Blair, May 29, 2006)
There is universal agreement now that that the characteristic of the modern world is interdependence.
- Indonesia Quake Toll Rises To 4,611 (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
20,000 injured, 1,00,000 homeless; US, Australia pledge aid worth $5m
- Delta Farmers Want Loan Waiver From Nationalised Banks Too (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 29, 2006)
Concern over functioning of Cauvery tribunal
Cauvery Family Committee meeting in Mysore on June 12
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