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Articles 7621 through 7720 of 20008:
- Toothpaste Brushes Aside Teargas In Nepal (Telegraph, Bharat Bhushan, Apr 24, 2006)
Journalists can be divided into two categories — those who know the uses of fluoride toothpaste and those who don’t.
- India, G-24 Lambast Imf Over Voting Rights Issue (Hindustan Times, S. Rajagopalan, Apr 24, 2006)
India and the Group of 24 (G-24) developing countries have come down hard on the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) proposed two-stage plan for ad hoc increases in voting power for a few emerging economies instead of a comprehensive reallocation . . .
- The Indo-German Confluence At Hannover (Business Line, Mohan Murti, Apr 24, 2006)
India at Hannover is not just about business and investment. It will glass-case a kaleidoscope of culture, cuisine, music and dance. The blossoming economic and business relationships between India's rapidly emerging market and Germany's massive . . .
- Don't Sit In Judgment (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Reassessing current assessment procedures will help students more.
- Nature's Splendour (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Kaziranga is an example of how an area can regain its natural vitality if given due protection.
- Tribunal Order Sparks Anger (Independent (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Parties, farmers describe it "unnecessary and delaying tactics"
- So Many Shades (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2006)
Drawing with coloured pencils is not a spontaneous art and Jay Varma is a master of this medium.
- Push And Pull Of The Mba Bull Run (Deccan Herald, RAMNATH NARAYANSWAMY, Apr 23, 2006)
The book offers a peep into the frenetic environment of Wharton business school and the lives of its highly ambitious students.
- Aware And Alert (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2006)
The proactive citizen's action is commendable
- The Yoga Of Love (Deccan Herald, Swami Sukhabodhananda, Apr 22, 2006)
The word ‘yoga’ means to join. Join to a higher source. The ability to identify the higher source and lower source is wise living. To be attached to something is to be dependent on something, and that something binds you. This is a lower source.
- Twenty Years On The Banks Of The Narmada (Indian Express, MADHU PURNIMA KISHWAR, Apr 22, 2006)
The spectacular success of Medha Patkar’s Narmada Bachao Andolan in manipulating the media for over two decades is unparalleled in the history of social activism.
- Cauvery Tribunal Runs Into Logjam (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Springing a surprise on the Cauvery Water Disputes’ Tribunal, two of its judges on Friday favoured the appointment of an expert committee to go into the crop pattern and water requirements of the riparian states but it was opposed unanimously . . .
- Pm Wants Managers, Not Mandarins` (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today made the pitch for effecting appropriate “reorientation” of the civil services to inject more efficiency in governance, asking the civil servants to blend their administrator’s duty with the role of a manager.
- Delhi Air Sickens (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2006)
If you thought the problem of air pollution in the national Capital stands solved following the introduction of CNG-run buses, you have to think again.
- Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 22, 2006)
Historically speaking, the bikini is a bad joke. Sixty years after its invention, political correctness and the end of the Cold War have made that sort of humour all but impossible to carry off. In 1946, when Louis Réard, a French engineer, strayed . . .
- Greenpeace Founder For Going Nuclear (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 22, 2006)
In the early 1970s when I helped found Greenpeace, I believed that nuclear energy was synonymous with nuclear holocaust, as did most of my compatriots. That’s the conviction that inspired Greenpeace’s first voyage up the spectacular rocky . . .
- Indian Economy On Fast Track: Montek (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Indian economy continues to be on an accelerated trend with an upsurge in investments, low inflation rate and ample foreign exchange, Deputy Chairman Planning Commission, Montek Singh Ahluwalia has said.
- Sc Notice To Gujarat Govt On Narmada Tribunal Award (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to Gujarat Government on a petition seeking implementation of the Narmada Tribunal award which promised due share of water to the drought-prone Kutch region of the state.
- Bengal Shining? Young Leader Helps Put Gloss On Party’S Image (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 22, 2006)
The Left Front, having consolidated rural Bengal, turned to Kolkata applying mouth to mouth
- Tata's Cheap-Car Plan Not Feasible? (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
The head of Suzuki Motor Corp. said on Friday a plan by Tata Motors Ltd. to launch a $2,000 car in India was not feasible in light of the planned advent of stricter safety and environmental regulations.
- Satyam Q4 Net Up 38%, Outlook Disappoints (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
One of India's top software exporter, Satyam Computer Services Ltd., on Friday posted a 38 percent jump in quarterly net profit, but its shares fell sharply dampened by lower-than-expected earnings forecast.
- Horrors That Don’T Go Away (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 22, 2006)
When I am in Mumbai I stay on Marine Drive and happened to be there last Monday when the chief minister and other dignitaries gathered to launch the Rs 130 crore scheme that will hopefully turn this city’s most famous road into the magnificent promena
- Japan Sends Top Officials To S Korea To Defuse Tension (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Japan dispatched two high-ranking officials to South Korea today to defuse an escalating row over disputed islets, postponing a maritime survey opposed by Seoul.
- Protecting Wildlife (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 22, 2006)
News that a PPP MPA from Punjab has submitted a bill seeking to restrict the discretion of game wardens to issue hunting permits is welcome and one hopes that the bill will be adopted.
- Indian Army Communication Network System Launched (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 22, 2006)
DZAN network to give India technological edge over adversaries
* Scientists unveil anti-nuclear, biological and chemical equipment
- Pakistan To Highlight Energy Needs To Washington (Daily Times, Fida Hussain, Apr 22, 2006)
US will be informed of Iran gas prices: official
- Notice To Gujarat On Plea To Implement Narmada Tribunal Award (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
"State has reduced share of water of Kachchh region"
- Credibility Gap Widens (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Ganga Action Plan was launched in 1986 with the objective of improving the water quality of the Ganga to acceptable standard by preventing the pollution load reaching the river. In 1987, the objective of GAP was recast as restoring the . . .
- A World Broken Up Into Fragments (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
a five-judge Bench of the apex court decided the Jindal Stainless Ltd vs State of Haryana case.
- The King's Proclamation (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 22, 2006)
This is the full text (unofficial translation) of the address to the nation by King Gyanendra of Nepal on April 21:
- Ruling Coalition Blues (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 22, 2006)
NOTWITHSTANDING Mr Shaukat Aziz’s assertion that the PML will sweep the next general elections, the first workers convention in Peshawar on Thursday must have been something of a disappointment for the party leadership as the function was . . .
- Going Ganga (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
Varanasi is easily among the most frequented places in the country by world-weary travellers. Artists, writers, backpackers and hipsters - from Beat poet Allen Ginsberg to pop diva Tina Turner, popular filmmakers to classical singers, thousands of . . .
- Restore Nature's Work Of Art (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 22, 2006)
The Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) and the Mayor duly elected by the people took charge in November 1995. In less than two years, they did a commendable job of forming an informal public-private-partnership with a local NGO, Sankat Mochan Foundation . . .
- Over 78,000 Cases Of Chikungunya Reported In State (Hindu, Nagesh Prabhu , Apr 22, 2006)
Disease said to be widespread in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra
Disease was prevalent in North Karnataka
It has now spread to Bangalore, Tumkur and Kolar districts
- 'There Are No National Solutions To Water Crisis' (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 22, 2006)
Asit K Biswas, academician and president of the Mexico-based Third World Centre for Water Management, was recently awarded the Stockholm Water Prize. He speaks to Harsh Kabra about contemporary water concerns:
- The Ultimate Privatisation (Times of India, JUG SURAIYA, Apr 22, 2006)
Coming on the heels of Arjun Singh's proposal to impose reservations in educational institutions, Manmohan Singh's veiled caveat to the Confederation of Indian Industry that if the private sector doesn't accept caste-based job reservations . . .
- Karnataka Suspends 21 Irrigation Officials (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Stoppage of pension to 13 retired officials ordered
- Manmohan For Reorienting Civil Services (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
"Bureaucracy an important instrument for initiating and managing change"
Civil services provide both power and responsibility
An opportunity to guide political leadership
Poses queries on the challenges facing the civil services
- Poor Health Care Tells On Children (Hindu, Meena Menon, Apr 22, 2006)
There is a link between socio-economic conditions and infants' health
- Human Race Plunders The Earth Planet (Daily Excelsior, Prof R D Gupta, Apr 22, 2006)
An increase in population beyond the carrying capacity of the Earth has resulted into environmental pollution, over exploitation of natural resources, scarcity of food and poor standard of living.
- India's Freeze On Nuclear Testing Must Hold: U.S. (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
Bush regime not to insist on new commitments
Negotiations will be held with the Indian Government directly
Congress aware of deal's benefits to non-proliferation
- Battle Of Nerves On Home Turf (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 22, 2006)
As formal electioneering is about to end for four Assembly by-elections in the State one can look back and forward to take an overview. There have been contrasting styles of campaign.
- Gilgit: Villagers Affected By Project Seek Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 22, 2006)
More than 400 villagers affected by the Naltar hydel power project have demanded compensation and said that without government’s support they and their children would be forced to live like refugees.
- Planning At A Premium In The Government (The Financial Express, SUMANT SINHA, Apr 21, 2006)
Neither politicians nor bureaucrats believe in it; our civic amenities, infrastructure bear proof . . .
- Bird Flu: Like Mad Cow Disease, Is It A Revenge Of The Victims? (Indian Express, FARAH BARIA, Apr 21, 2006)
While even humans have the right to kill for food, no other species on this planet subject their victims to calculated, cold-blooded savagery because they are a source of food. One should live and . . .
- Manmohan Points To Unilateral Moratorium (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Says India needs the strategic programme as China, Pakistan had nuke weapons
Feels accord holds tremendous potential for both countries
Asserts that ties with U.S. not at the cost of ties with China
On Iran, he says India does not want another nuke
- Tiger Tantrums (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 21, 2006)
It should surprise no one that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam called off its participation in the second round of the Geneva talks with the Sri Lankan Government.
- Kishanganga Issue (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 21, 2006)
The Indian willingness to modify the Kishanganga hydroelectric project on the Neelum makes good news.
- Cpm Lights Bush-Fire For Muslim Votes In Kerala (Pioneer, Kanchan Gupta, Apr 21, 2006)
In Muslim-dominated areas across Kerala, especially those where the Indian Union Muslim League till now has been the undisputed political force and its shimmering green festoons the only political colour, young and old voters stare in amazement . . .
- Eight Killed In Lanka Violence As Ltte Pulls Out Of Geneva Talks (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Tamil Tiger rebels in Sri Lanka on Thursday indefinitely postponed truce talks with the Government as eight people were killed in continuing bloodshed in the island nation, four of them in a blast on a bridge.
- Primary Failing (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 21, 2006)
The recent report in Business Week about the drop out rate of pupils at the levels of primary and secondary school education warrants alarm but not surprise.
- Curfew Clamped, At Least 3 Killed In Kathmandu (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital today as the government reportedly extended the 18-hour curfew by seven hours till Friday morning.
- Quest For Liberation (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Just as it is necessary for the spiritual aspirant to keep alive his thirst for knowing the ultimate purpose of life, it is equally important for him to receive instruction from a preceptor who is knowledgeable, clear in his ideas and is able to . . .
- Chaos Reigns Over Nepal (Deccan Herald, SUDESHNA SARKAR, Apr 21, 2006)
Once a placid, hospitable city, Kathmandu turned into Asia’s curfew capital on Thursday as the government clamped down a draconian 18-hour curfew but seething protesters marched in thousands ....
- Galloping Growth, Growing Concerns (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 21, 2006)
This week's sandstorms have highlighted the sharp degradation in China's environment that has been accompanying its galloping economic growth.
- New Black Disenfranchisement (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 21, 2006)
Black and poor residents are being excluded from the mayoral ballot -- and from plans to rejuvenate New Orleans.
- First Resettle, Then Submerge (Indian Express, Nandini Sundar, Apr 21, 2006)
The Supreme Court’s refusal to suspend work on the Sardar Sarovar dam, even in the absence of rehabilitation, shows once again that law and reality do not necessarily inhabit the same universe.
- Town Within A Temple (Hindu, A. SRIVATHSANA, Apr 21, 2006)
An island formed by the Cauvery and its tributary, Srirangam, is unique in many aspects.
- Cast Out Of Consent (Telegraph, Malvika Singh, Apr 21, 2006)
It was very heartening to find the young so very sane and appropriate in their reaction to the simplistic, age-old, predictable albeit failed way of dealing with ‘reservations’ for the less privileged.
- Our Past For Our Future (Indian Express, Jagmohan , Apr 21, 2006)
Fellow citizens, do not touch even one stone...the old buildings, articles, documents; all this is your history, your pride...These words are not those of a sentimental conservationist but of one of the . . .
- New Hope For Bhopal Gas Victims (Tribune, Bharat Dogra, Apr 21, 2006)
There is a new hope for Bhopal gas tragedy victims following the Prime Minister’s acceptance of some of their important demands.
- World Growth Surge Should Be Used To End Protectionism (Tribune, Philip Thornton, Apr 21, 2006)
The prospect of a surge in global economic growth this year has given world leaders a final chance to tackle the massive imbalances that threaten the world economy, according to the International Monetary Fund.
- Soz Effect: Pm In Hurry To Name Narmada Panel (Times of India, BHASKAR ROY, Apr 21, 2006)
Keen to cap the Narmada muddle, aggravated by water resource minister Saifuddin Soz's "anti-dam"remarks, PM Manmohan Singh is expected to name the proposed three-member committee of eminent persons to monitor rehabilitation of the displaced people . . .
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Union Water Resources Minister Saifuddin Soz, on Tuesday, said the Supreme Court observations on Sardar Sarovar Project has brought back rehabilitation and resettlement issues to the forefront of debate on development.
- Biocon Net Profit Declines 12 P.C. At Rs. 174 Crore (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Rising depreciation cost pulls down profit
To enter oncology market this year
To adopt new strategy to sustain growth
- When Brand Bangalore Took A Beating (Business Line, Anand Parthasarathy, Apr 21, 2006)
The violent aftermath of the death of an iconic film star may have badly dented Bangalore's claims as most-favoured IT destination. Is it a Silicon Valley or a Silicon Volcano waiting to erupt at the slightest provocation, wonders ANAND PARTHASARATHY.
- Byword For Disruption (Telegraph, Swapan Dasgupta, Apr 21, 2006)
This is the strangest assembly election ever experienced in West Bengal.The Election Commission guidelines have drained this festival of democracy of colour and the usual carnival atmosphere.
- More Debt Access For India Inc (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2006)
Citing improved fiscal position, the global rating agency Standard & Poor’s has revised the outlook on India from stable to positive, implying that its BB+/B rating could be raised any time.
- Russia And Turkey Engage The Muslim World (Hindu, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Apr 21, 2006)
The two powers, archrivals for centuries in the vast region stretching from the Balkans to the Caucasus, are responding with agility to the complex Anglo-American manoeuvring in their backyard.
- Kerala Seeks Review Of Mullaperiyar Dam Judgment (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 21, 2006)
`A dam which has outlived its life span cannot be allowed to endanger life and property'
- "Gom Report Does Not Reflect Ground Reality" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Full of inaccuracies and factual errors, says Madhya Pradesh CM
- For A Democratic Future (Dawn, Imran Khan, Apr 21, 2006)
MICHAEL SCHUEUR, former head of the CIA’s Al Qaeda Unit, warned in an opinion piece in the Washington Times that if the US keeps pushing Gen Musharraf to “do US’s dirty work against his country’s national interest”, he could be toppled and . . .
- Gilgit: Villagers Affected By Project Seek Relief (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
More than 400 villagers affected by the Naltar hydel power project have demanded compensation and said that without government’s support they and their children would be forced to live like refugees.
- Us High-Tech Jobs On Upswing (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
In a reversal of a four-year trend, employment in the US high-tech industry grew by one per cent in 2005 adding 61,000 jobs in the field, according to a report released today.
- Clean It Up (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 21, 2006)
In a rapidly urbanising country like India, vehicular pollution is a silent killer — a leading cause of respiratory diseases and premature deaths.
- World Bank Team Calls On Cm (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2006)
Jammu and Kashmir State being ideal for development of watershed projects is required to be explored with proper perspective for implementation of such mega projects, said Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad while interacting with a World Bank delegation . .
- Nengti’S Wedding (Telegraph, AVEEK SEN , Apr 20, 2006)
The journey from Nengti’s village, Gobindopur-Johoratola, into Malda town is incredibly short. It takes about half an hour on a motorcycle.
- Towards A Watery Grave (Telegraph, NEHA SAHAY, Apr 20, 2006)
If Narendra Modi and all the supporters of the Narmada dam lived in China, the likes of Medha Patkar would have been no impediment to their plans.
- Dam Politics Is Pointless (Tribune, G.S. Bhargava, Apr 20, 2006)
The Prime Minister has done well not to go along with Water Resources minister Saifuddin Soz and his collaborators who sought to stall the Narmada development project on the ground that rehabilitation of the oustees was not keeping pace with the . . .
- Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anything” (Tribune, Anne Applebaum, Apr 20, 2006)
To my eye, they are lovely: Graceful, delicate, white against green grass and a blue sky.
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