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Articles 6821 through 6920 of 20008:
- Down The Drain (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 19, 2006)
Today, when most people in the capital are queuing up for a bucket of water, APS Malhotra remembers the days when taps never went dry
- Minister To Seek Rs. 70 Crore For Rural Roads Around Bangalore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
R. Ashok attends performance review meeting of Bangalore Urban Zilla Panchayat
- 64 Months Into The White House (The Economic Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a £7.5 perch in my lake,” George W Bush told a German newspaper reporter who wanted to know which was his best moment as president of the USA.
- Economics Of Nuclear Power (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, May 19, 2006)
There are many critics of Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
- Demands A Re-Think Of Policy Calculus (Business Line, M. R. Venkatesh, May 19, 2006)
After the South-East Asian contagion, stability has been held to be sine qua non for growth, especially in developing countries. In the context of the debate on convertibility, perhaps India needs to re-work the policy calculus: Accumulate res erves, ....
- Iran's Secrecy Widens Gap In Nuclear Intelligence (New York Times, WILLIAM J BROAD, May 19, 2006)
South of Tehran, the desert gives way to barbed wire, antiaircraft guns and a maze of buildings, two of them cavernous underground halls roughly half the size of the Pentagon.
- `Rbi Amendment Bill To Give More Leeway' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Will help central bank to pursue its risk management strategy
Legal backing
The Bill would, inter alia, allow the apex bank to set CRR requirement for banks
The RBI will be able to address other key issues, including those related to OTC derivatives
- Chanchu Hits China, Toll Up To 47 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Tropical Storm Chanchu pummeled southern China on Thursday, killing at least eight people to bring its death toll in Asia to 47 while flooding scores of homes in an area where officials evacuated more than 1 million people.
- Iran Pulls Curtain On Atom Sites (International Herald Tribune, WILLIAM J BROAD, May 19, 2006)
Due south of Tehran, the desert gives way to barbed wire, anti-aircraft guns and a maze of buildings, two of them cavernous underground halls.
- Gamble Could Prove Counter-Productive (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 19, 2006)
Affirmative action must begin at the level of schools so that 'backward' students get equal opportunities in employment, says RC Acharya
- Full Utilisation Of River Ravi (Tribune, G.S. Dhillon, May 19, 2006)
Under the provisions of the Indus Waters Treaty of 1960, India is entitled to full utilisation of flows of the three eastern rivers of the Indus Basin — Sutlej, Beas and Ravi.
- Development Not At Cost Of Environment: Sc (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Laying down clear guidelines for government agencies for giving approval to projects, the Supreme Court has said that ecologly and environment could not be allowed to be “impaired” at the cost of development.
- Is There A Global Food Shortage? (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, May 19, 2006)
World agriculture has so far been able to produce enough food to meet the needs of 6.5 billion people.
- Eu Film Festival In India (Daily Excelsior, Santosh Mehta, May 19, 2006)
The Eleventh European Union (EU) film festival just concluded in New Delhi. It will now go to Kolkata, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram.
- Arun Prakash (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
"We are watching the situation in Sri Lanka very carefully"
Indian Navy and its Sri Lankan counterpart are in regular touch with each other
There has been no incident of LTTE boats intruding into Indian territory
- Development Of Land Should Not Impair Ecology: Court (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
There need not be a deadlock between development and environment
Environmental protection must for sustainable development
Call for coordinated efforts
- Navy Engaged In Joint Patrolling To Check Trans-National Crimes (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Chief of Naval Staff lays stress on need for "maritime domain awareness"
India on verge of launching initiative for cooperation and pooling of resources by maritime neighbours
Demand from neighbours for training, hardware and . . .
- Not Out Of The Box (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, May 19, 2006)
The Buddhist-Marxist confrontation may well turn ugly
- Memo On Key Issues To Be Presented To Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 19, 2006)
Issue of railway facilities to be included
Manmohan to address public meeting and distribute assets to DRDA beneficiaries
Prime Minister to launch Rs.98.88 crores worth programmes under JNNURM
- What We Need To Tell Iran (Washington Post, David Ignatius, May 19, 2006)
How do you answer a letter from an Iranian president that catalogues the perfidies of U.S. policy and then sweetly asks America to "return to the teachings of the prophets"?
- Saudis To Invest More In Pakistan (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 18, 2006)
Jeddah-based Saudi group Savola Edible Oils International has shown interest in making investment up to US$ 1 billion in refining and marketing of edible oil and sugar in Pakistan.
- Kashmir Solution Vital For Peace, Progress (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 18, 2006)
Almost every peace-loving and friendly country of India and Pakistan both has come many a times, to re-evaluate their stances in 0order to facilitate the resolution of the issue of Jammu and Kashmir — a predominantly Muslim majority State which . . .
- Tehran Offers Eu Own Nuclear Deal (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Iran on Wednesday offered greater European access to its economy if its nuclear programme was accepted, the exact opposite of a deal currently being put together by the European Union.
- India Rejects Kashmir Troops Pullout Full Story (The Nation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday rejected calls for an early withdrawal of troops from Siachen glacier or from the rest of Occupied Kashmir.
- Opposition Set To Corner Govt. On `Office Of Profit' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Delhi Govt. has convened a one-day session of the Assembly to save Congress MLAs from being disqualified over "office of profit"
- Haryana To Invest Rs. 776 Crores On Infrastructure Facilities In Gurgaon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Four other projects involving investment of Rs. 85 crores planned
Hooda appreciates HUDA action plan for development in Gurgaon
HUDA to develop `Golden Triangle' in Gurgaon
- 19-Member Ldf Cabinet Assumes Office Today (Hindu, C. Gouridasan Nair, May 18, 2006)
New crop of leaders to take the reins of power
- Avoiding Boom And Bust Cycles (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, May 18, 2006)
The rulers of the country are patting themselves on the back merrily on the success of their economic policies and practices. President Musharraf says the success of his economic policies is a result of placing the right man on the right job.
- No Security Guarantees For Iran: Us (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
Chairman Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) Shehzada Alam said that the mobile number portability system (MNP) will be implemented from November 2006.
- Indigenous People Clamour For Rights (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 18, 2006)
Indigenous groups want to take part in decisions that affect them, and press for policy change
- ‘Self-Centred Middle Class Is India’S Tragedy’ (Deccan Herald, R Akhileshwari , May 18, 2006)
The National Knowledge Commission (NKC) has been in the spotlight over Chairman Sam Pitroda’s run-in with Union Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh over the reservation issue.
- Powerless Policy (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 18, 2006)
Electricity shortages, like some critical aspects of infrastructure, continue to haunt the economy.
- No Indian Troop Pullout From Kashmir Or Siachen (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, May 18, 2006)
Mukherjee says 59 training camps operational in Pakistan
* ‘Certain indications’ of ISI involvement in murder of Indian engineer
* Security adviser says militancy spreading
- Protests And Excesses (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2006)
Even as the anti-reservation movement is spreading with students of IIMs and IITs joining the striking doctors, the conduct of the police in Mumbai, New Delhi and elsewhere, too, towards the peaceful protestors has come in for sharp and justifiable . . .
- Vanishing Tigers (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 18, 2006)
The government’s terse announcement that it would need one more year to complete a census of the tiger population in India only confirms our worst fears – that the tiger is in serious trouble, and its population . . .
- Capital Mess (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2006)
If the term wasn’t so ironic when applied to a city like Delhi, the governmental authorities seem to be leading its citizens up the garden path.
- Cauvery: Delta Farmers Look To Karunanidhi (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
They want interest on farm loans cut to four per cent
"We need at least 320 tmcft and anything less will be really insufficient"
Government urged to waive non-farm loans also
- Ustr Bhatia To Visit India (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
With a view to advance the US trade agenda and strengthen relations with Asian countries, its Deputy Trade Representative Karan Bhatia will visit India, Taiwan and Vietnam later this month.
- Control Dramas (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2006)
The Talibanesque charade being played out over the movie based on The Da Vinci Code raises questions about how freedom of expression is being encroached on by illiberal groups, and the Government of India.
- Rs. 56 Crore To Be Granted For Minor Irrigation Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
They will cover 1.34 lakh hectares of land
Rs. 18.5 crore required for completing ongoing projects
Rs. 18 crore needed for payment of bills
700 tanks to be rejuvenated at a cost of Rs. 180 crore
State can irrigate over six lakh hectares of . . .
- Manmohan To Inaugurate Urban Renewal Scheme (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2006)
It will be taken up initially with Rs.100 crores
YSR's initiatives attributed for line-up of projects
Congress activists urged to make Prime Minister's visit a success
Suggestion to submit memo to Manmohan Singh
- Made In China — Indian Doctors (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, May 17, 2006)
Hundreds of students from India are now studying medicine in Chinese universities.
- Beyond The Dismal Science (Deccan Herald, HAZEL HENDERSON, May 17, 2006)
There is the need to deconstruct money systems and encourage local real world alternatives
- Dodging Judgements (Business Standard, M J Antony, May 17, 2006)
The executive and legislature cannot pass laws to overcome inconvenient orders.
- Bad Omens For The Economy (Business Standard, Subir Roy, May 17, 2006)
The economic outlook for India has just turned a little negative.
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 17, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- League Table Reveals Big Carbon Polluters (Hindu, David Adam, May 17, 2006)
There are now calls for tighter restrictions on corporate pollution.
- Major Reshuffle Of Bureaucrats In Tamil Nadu (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Shaktikanta Das is new Industries Secretary; V.K. Subburaj replaces Sheela Rani Chunkath as Health Secretary
- Morales, The Poor, And Oil Firms (Hindu, George Monbiot, May 17, 2006)
The outery over Bolivia's renationalisation and the slience over Chad's betrays hypocrisy.
- J&k On The Adventure Trail (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
The Indian Mountaineering Federation (IMF) would be inviting over sixty world famous mountaineers of the world next year to promote adventure tourism in Kashmir.
- Unicef Seeks Funds For Displaced Children In Uganda (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Facing a funding shortfall of close to 70 per cent for its operations in Uganda, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for more than USD 36 million to aid nearly a million youngsters displaced in the strife-torn country.
- Attacks And Counter-Attacks (Pioneer, Amantha Perera, May 17, 2006)
The military stalemate between the Sri Lankan forces and the Tigers ensures only one thing: Continued violence, says Amantha Perera
- No Reason To Leave Siachen (Pioneer, Ashok K Mehta, May 17, 2006)
In 1996, a group of retired Indian Generals was invited on the fading RIMC Dehradun net to Pakistan.
- Aren’T Economists In A Rut? (The Financial Express, Arun Maira, May 17, 2006)
We need a more credible and human model than what economic theory has been able to provide
- Task Before Next Governments (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, May 17, 2006)
President Gen Pervez Musharraf has said that the task before the next governments will be to continue the policies and reforms introduced by the present Government.
- We’Re All Part Of A Wondrous Whole (The Economic Times, VITHAL C NADKARNI, May 17, 2006)
The giant tortoise called ‘One and Only’ (Adwitiya) that died recently in the Alipore Zoo was said to be born 20 years before the American Declaration of Independence.
- India Says Poverty A Worse Problem Than Climate (Reuters, Alister Doyle, May 17, 2006)
India said on Tuesday that poor nations had to give priority to ending poverty rather than fighting global warming at 189-nation U.N. climate talks criticised by environmentalists as a rambling talk shop.
- Libya: Back In The Fold (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 17, 2006)
Although it has been some years since Libya shook off the tag of Washington’s bête noire, it is only now, after a lapse of almost 26 years, that the US has restored full diplomatic ties with the North African country.
- Pakistan Writes To Nsg Over Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
Islamabad has sent a letter to all Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) members recently urging them not to make an exception for India.
- Huge Development Project On Indian Coast (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2006)
An Indian-American couple, Prad and Kelly Sabharwal of St Louis, Missouri, is leading a $2 billion development at Vizag on India’s east coast, which will consist of tourist-resort hotels, business offices, conference centres, a medical . . .
- Red-Letter Days (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
The latest ‘People’s Democracy’ has all the sound and fury of a successful election campaign — mostly jubilation, some warning and a bit of gloating.
- Snarls In Safety Net (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 17, 2006)
The UPA’s focus on safety nets are welcome in a country where, until now, governments have failed to carry the poor with them. So far most labour-related schemes of the government have focussed on the organised sector workers.
- The Dark Corner (Deccan Herald, Amrit Sadhana, May 17, 2006)
Sunday morning is the time for cleaning at the Osho Meditation resort. Here we do all kinds of jobs without attaching any value to it. This being an international centre, it is not unusual.....
- Public Relations: Old Order Yielding Way To New (The Financial Express, PREMA SAGAR, May 16, 2006)
The public relations industry in India is rethinking strategy and messaging in diverse ways.
- A Dam In Dandeli (Frontline, Ravi Sharma , May 16, 2006)
A private company makes a third bid for a mini-hydel project in an ecologically sensitive area on the Kali river.
- Budhia Backlash (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, May 16, 2006)
Back off, for the kid’s sake
It has all gone horribly wrong. When sports lovers expressed their revulsion at a four-year-old being “encouraged” to run a 70 . . .
- The Reticent Heliocentrist (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2006)
If we observe the sky without being seduced by what passes for modern knowledge, it should be clear to the meanest intelligence that all objects in the universe revolve around the earth.
- Record Opium Harvest In Afghanistan (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 16, 2006)
Two hours drive from the Afghan city of Kandahar, in Helmand province, a combination of factors have conspired to produce what is probably Helmand’s biggest ever opium harvest.
- No Compromise On Siachen (Tribune, Lt Gen (retd) Vijay Oberoi, May 16, 2006)
The countdown for the next round of discussions between India and Pakistan, later this month, has started. Perhaps the biggest issue exercising the minds of political pundits, defence analysts and the media is the question of demilitarising Siachen.
- Buying Wheat (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, May 16, 2006)
Fear is often a constructive emotion. But much of it may be set off by unfortunate memories.
- Reality Show For Tourists (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 16, 2006)
A new travel experience gives visitors a glimpse into the harsh lives of Delhi's street children. But is it a worthy initiative or just an example of voyeuristic 'poorism'.
- Indian Officials Hope Favourable Wb Verdict (Pakistan Observer, Aroosa Alam, May 16, 2006)
The deadlock with Pakistan over the Baglihar hydroelectric project, in Kashmir’s Doda district could be close to resolution, India’s water experts hoped.
- Illegal Eagles (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, May 16, 2006)
First the Delhi Rent Control Act was rendered dead. Now demolitions are suspended. What’s going on?
- Cauvery Dispute: Making Sense Of The Muddle (Hindu, Ramaswamy R. Iyer, May 16, 2006)
The ultimate responsibility for a decision rests squarely with the Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal. That decision has to be a judicial one. It is somewhat disturbing that the Tribunal has been showing undue sensitivity to the political dimensions of . . .
- Haryana Plans To Boost Tourism (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
To develop lake complexes in the State as ideal destinations
- Fish Being Killed On A Large Scale In The Cauvery (Hindu, K.V. Subramanya , May 16, 2006)
Dynamite being used to kill fish
The killing is going on even in protected areas
`During an explosion thousands of fish die and this upsets the ecological balance'
- Hearing In Palar Dam Case Adjourned To July (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2006)
The Supreme Court has adjourned to July the hearing of a public interest litigation petition seeking to restrain the Andhra Pradesh Government from constructing a dam near Kuppam across the Palar river.
- Kashmir's Pride (Hindu, ZERIN ANKLESARIA , May 16, 2006)
Story of this legendary craft tradition retold from a South Asian perspective
- Kashmir: Defining The First Step (Dawn, Humayun Khan, May 16, 2006)
IN the mid-1980s, when I was Pakistan’s ambassador to India, there could never be any question of my visiting Jammu and Kashmir.
- D-8’S Message To Washington (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, May 16, 2006)
The D-8 summit at Bali deemed it wiser to skirt the crisis brewing over the Iranian nuclear programme.
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