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Articles 7721 through 7820 of 20008:
- No Cold Comfort (Times of India, MUKUL SHARMA, Apr 20, 2006)
Once majorly popular for varying periods of time, the answering machine/pager, fax, Polaroid film, eight-track stereo and VHS tape are either gone or swiftly going into oblivion as footnotes of 20th century technological history.
- India Can Get Top Un Job (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 20, 2006)
Secretary-general Kofi Annan has, in an unusual move, made three high-level appointments, despite having less than a year in his second term at the UN.
- Will India ‘Give’ On The Dams? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 20, 2006)
The Indian science and technology minister, Kapil Sibal, told reporters in New Delhi on Tuesday that the Indian government had decided to convert the Kishanganga Dam project in Kashmir into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s . . .
- India Not Clarified Change In Kgpp Design: Jamaat (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Reacting to the Indian indication to change design of Kishan Ganga Power Project (KGPP), Indus Water Commissioner Jamaat Ali Shah said the objections raised by Pakistan under Indus Water Treaty were right and India after accepting them “has agreed . . .
- Midstream Of Utter Confusion (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2006)
While the logic of building the Tehri dam can be challenged, the benefits from Sardar Sarovar are hardly questionable, says Anuradha Dutt
- The Wisdom Of Ipo Rating (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Apr 20, 2006)
Presence of a dispassionate observer would halt promoters on the rampage in their tracks.
- Take A Call On Telecom (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 20, 2006)
Speaking at the annual session of the Confederation of Indian Industry on April 18, the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, spoke about the impressive developments in the information technology (IT) and telecom sectors.
- 84 Percent Of Indian Soldiers In Kashmir Are Stressed (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 20, 2006)
An official study of Indian Army personnel engaged in Jammu and Kashmir for internal security set off alarm bells here as around 34 percent were diagnosed as severely stressed and 50 percent moderately stressed.
- Farmers Bear The Cross (Business Line, Sharad Joshi , Apr 20, 2006)
On the eve of Good Friday, five more farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra's Vidarbha, taking the farmer suicides in this region, since June 2005, to 443. On December 10, 2005 the Maharashtra Chief Minister announced a special package for the . . .
- Higher Return On Deposits (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 20, 2006)
The president’s suggestion in an address at the State Bank of Pakistan that commercial banks should offer higher rates of return on deposits merits serious consideration because of the benefit it could have for millions of account-holders and . . .
- Wipro: Impressive Numbers (Business Standard, Niraj Bhatt, Apr 20, 2006)
Wipro has posted fairly good numbers for the March 2006 quarter with global IT revenues growing by 6.3 per cent sequentially while operating profit margins were up by 70 basis points.
- Flowing With The Left (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Apr 20, 2006)
My opening position was never in doubt.
- An Approach That’S Unhealthy (Indian Express, Satnam Singh, Apr 20, 2006)
This refers to Toufiq Rashid’s report,‘On the anvil: chain of institutions to train health professionals’ (IE, March 20). It mentioned a public-private venture worth Rs 700 crore to establish seven public health institutes.
- Vanvasis’ & Conversions (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 20, 2006)
In keeping with the RSS’s long-standing campaign against the so-called “forcible conversions” of tribals to Christianity, the latest issue of Organiser devotes its entire front page to a report on a “mammoth Vanvasi rally” in interior Orissa . . .
- Gujarat Claims Progress In Rehabilitation (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
The resettlement of families at Kevadiya, 110 km from here, who were displaced by the rise in the height of the multipurpose Sardar Sarovar dam to 121 metres is complete, Gujarat Narmada Minister Bhupendrasinh Chudasama said on Wednesday.
- "Hydrological Information System Needed" (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Soz says accurate data is crucial
The system will be immensely useful for resource planning
Phase-II to be implemented with $104.98 million assistance from IBRD
- Why ‘Kashmir Royal’ As Envoy To Nepal Is Not A Good Idea (Indian Express, C. Raja Mohan, Apr 20, 2006)
At a moment when Nepal needs political surgery, Karan Singh, the Indian special envoy to the Himalayan Kingdom, appears to have landed in Kathmandu with a band-aid.
- Promises Galore (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 20, 2006)
Judging by the election manifestos of the different political formations in Tamil Nadu, politicians must be taking the voters for idiots. The DMK has promised to supply ration rice at Rs 2 a kilo.
- For Sustainable Development (Daily Excelsior, Diksha Rajput, Apr 20, 2006)
Environmental protection and tourism are closely linked with each other , as vacations and outdoor recreation require a healthy environment.
- Building Bridges With Myanmar (Pioneer, G Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India's determination to follow an independent policy on issues of its national security was clearly manifested when President APJ Abdul Kalam undertook a State visit to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Elephantine Tragedy (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 20, 2006)
Thirty years ago, a pachyderm lay injured near Tilak Bridge. Soon a tent was pitched along side with people wanting to help, says CK Sharma
- Make Up Your Mind (Deccan Herald, CHERYL D’COUTO, Apr 20, 2006)
Once a decision is made you have to stick to it no matter what
- Nagercoil Students Devise Safety Device (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Three Nagercoil students of Raja's Engineering College at Vadakkankulam have designed a safety device that can send alerts whenever cables are cut in windmills.
- Myanmar Deserves Attention (Tribune, G. Parthasarathy, Apr 20, 2006)
India’s determination to follow an independent policy on issues of national security was amply demonstrated by the visit of President Abdul Kalam to Myanmar within a week of the visit of President George Bush to India.
- Rs. 6 Crores Settled At `Maha Lok Adalat' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Tirunelveli tops in number of disposals, second position for Madurai Tirunelveli tops in number of disposals, second position for Madurai
- Iron Ore Exports From Goa Go Up (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
It is attributed to year-end spurt in intake from Chinese steel companies
Ore export to China increased to 25.7 million tonnes
The minor port of Panaji handling 11 million tonnes of ore
Mormugao Port Trust handled 24.7 million tonnes of Goan iron or
- Their Faith In Politicians Is Eroded (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
People in three West Bengal districts urgently want governmental action to prevent land erosion by the Ganga
- Bjp Legislators, Mps Hold Discussions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2006)
Top leaders of the State unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party, 85 party legislators and 10 MPs on Wednesday attended a high-level meeting to chalk out a strategy to increase the party's popularity in the State.
- Witnessing The Great Indian Policy Push (The Financial Express, AJAY KHANNA, Apr 20, 2006)
Measures for harnessing India’s entrepreneurial spirit have made us a significant emerging economy
- The Next Steps To Peace (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Apr 20, 2006)
The dialogue process is reaching an impasse. Should India now resort to a grand gesture, or take gradated steps to sustain it?
- Reliance’S City Gas Foray (The Financial Express, Leena Srinvastava, Apr 20, 2006)
RIL’s (Reliance Industries) investment proposal into city gas distribution makes eminent sense and needs to be welcomed.
- On Slippery Rock (Pioneer, Daniel Pipes, Apr 20, 2006)
Despite their near-takeover by the illiberal Left, American universities are more robust than those in other Western countries, says Daniel Pipes
- The City Beckons (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Apr 20, 2006)
Benefits and risks in RIL’s gas distribution move
- Cabinet Clears Indo-Us Aviation Agreement (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Union Cabinet today approved a far-reaching agreement with USA that envisages assistance by American civil aviation bodies to their Indian counterparts in modernising airports, aviation infrastructure, technology and procedures, besides . . .
- Kalam For New Sources Of Energy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The President A P J Abdul Kalam called for a shift in the structure of energy sources to achieve strategic goals of energy independence by 2030.
- India Ready For Modification: Kishanganga Project (Dawn, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
In an effort to end the long-standing dispute over the Kishanganga project, India will now propose to Pakistan modifications in the 330 MW hydro-electric power plant in Jammu and Kashmir to convert it into a run-of-the-river project, instead . . .
- 1,400 Indian Workers Stop Work In Bahrain (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Over 2,000 employees of a contracting company, mostly Indians, have stopped work protesting poor living conditions and lack of an allowance for working in a high-risk work environment in the Bahraini firm.
- Suit Filed Against Kerala In Mullaperiyar Dam Row (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 19, 2006)
"The enacted law beyond competence of Kerala legislature" The suit said the dam water was meant for irrigation of 2,08,144 acres in five southern districts of Tamil Nadu as also for generation of 140 MW of electricity
- Narmada: Listen To The Real Stakeholders’ Voices (The Financial Express, CM VASUDEV, Apr 19, 2006)
We have a long way to go to utilise our water resources better; let’s not waste time in futile . . .
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- Making Nonsense Of Alerts In Public Issues (The Financial Express, PRITHVI HALDEA, Apr 19, 2006)
The mandatory risk factors in a prospectus have become redundant and do disservice to . . .
- India Will Re-Design Kishanganga Dam (Daily Times, Iftikhar Gilani, Apr 19, 2006)
The Indian Union Cabinet has decided to convert the Kishanganga dam project into a run-of-the-river scheme in the wake of Pakistan’s objection to New Delhi storing 220 million cubic metres of Indus River water in the reservoir to produce electricity.
- A National Authority For Rainfed India (Hindu, Mihir Shah, Apr 19, 2006)
The Government should examine the Parthasarathy Committee report, hold wide-ranging consultations on its key recommendations and act to implement a new consensus on governing rainfed areas.
- Pm Prescribes Rehab Pill (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
day after the Supreme Court’s verdict on rehabilitation in the Narmada Dam project, the Prime Minister today asked the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation and urbanisation to avoid confrontation.
- Rbi Intrigues To Interest (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 19, 2006)
The Credit Policy is remarkable for its critical interventions in banking operations and a leave-well-alone approach.
- Bird Flu: A Dreaded Virus (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 19, 2006)
Accprding to Press reports, four workers of the Sihala poultry farm, where traces of H5N1 bird flu virus have been found, were on Monday restricted to their homes as a protective measure.
- India's Casual Attitude (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 19, 2006)
BY postponing talks on Wullar Barrage scheduled for yesterday and today under the pretext of "other commitments" by the Indian Water and Power Secretary, New Delhi has once again demonstrated how casually it takes the basic premise of the peace process:
- Kishanganga Project To Be Reconfigured (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Cabinet clears change to address Pakistani objections
Power generation capacity not to be affected
Nod for reconstruction plan for Jammu and Kashmir
Pact with U.S. in civil aviation sector approved
- Development Not At Cost Of Habitats: Manmohan (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Committed to addressing Narmada dam issue
- Produce 50,000-Mw Nuclear Power: Kalam (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
"Plan from now to increase capacity"
Needed: accelerated technology development for thorium-based reactors
Tap potential of renewables
- Desperately Seeking Manmohan (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court has played the leadership role in defusing the situation over the Narmada conflict by finding a way out of the impasse.
- Peaceful First Phase (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 19, 2006)
By all accounts, Monday's Assembly election in the three districts of West Bengal spanning 45 constituencies, where the Maoists had given a call for poll boycott, were . . .
- India’S Nuclear Ambitions Are Obvious (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 19, 2006)
India has refused to make explicit commitment to the US not to conduct fresh nuclear tests as part of a landmark civilian atomic cooperation agreement.
- People’S Leader (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 19, 2006)
A public relations exercise on the eve of the assembly election is just what the doctor (read Alimuddin Steet) ordered ~ more so when the initiator is the chief minister.
- Soz Welcomes Sc Verdict On Narmada Dam (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 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.
- Time To Decide (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court could not have been clearer in its latest statement on the Sardar Sarovar dam. Some of the court’s clarifications repeat, with good reason, its 2000 and 2005 judgments on the issue, and reiterate the terms of the Narmada . . .
- Musharraf Woos Investors To Pak (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Claiming the economy was doing well, President Pervez Musharraf has invited potential investors to Pakistan asking them to reap the benefits of liberalisation and cheap labour.
- Rbi Holds Rates Steady, July Rise Seen (Reuters, Anirban Nag and Surojit Gupta, Apr 19, 2006)
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised markets by leaving interest rates unchanged on Tuesday, but it warned that high oil prices could push up inflation and analysts said rates could still rise in the next few months.
- Hasten Slowly (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 19, 2006)
State Director-General of Tourism Salim Baig has been quoted in a Delhi newspaper as having said that Gulmarg ski resort will be handed over to a private operator for 99 years against a payment of "over Rs 20000 crores."
- I Was Terrorized By Dogs, Threatened By Us Agents: Indian (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Akhil Sachdeva, an accountant from India who emigrated to Canada, still wonders why he was seized at gunpoint by US agents and held for months with hundreds of foreigners in the months following the 9/11 terror attacks.
- A Law For The Office (Tribune, Jagdeep S. Chhokar, Apr 19, 2006)
The question of “Office of profit” has been finding very prominent mention in the national discourse ever since Mrs Jaya Bachchan was unseated from the Rajya Sabha and even more since Mrs Sonia Gandhi resigned from the Lok Sabha and the National . . .
- Promote Tourism, Create Jobs (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Apr 19, 2006)
In a scenario of rising unemployment, the Government of India is focusing on tourism as the biggest potential job market.
- Speedy Justice (Tribune, Joginder Singh, Apr 19, 2006)
Figures available with the Law Ministry show that at the end of November, 2005 there were 33,635 cases pending in the Supreme Court and 34,24,518 cases pending in the High Courts.
- Credit Policy (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 19, 2006)
Stability and continuity in an environment of growth
- Nba To Return To Narmada Valley (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Unveiling her mode of struggle in the coming fortnight before the next Supreme Court hearing on May 1, NBA leader Medha Patkar on Tuesday said she would launch a campaign to expose the rehabilitation claims of the three states and undertake . . .
- Please, Sir, Can We Bully You? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Apr 19, 2006)
Every morning when David Griffin (not his real name) sets out for his school, he is filled with dread as to what might lie in store for him. But then, you might ask, what is new about it? "Children always hate to go to school. Don't they?"
- Saffron Poison Or Panacea? (Pioneer, S Gurumurthy , Apr 19, 2006)
While Hinduism is increasingly seen as the spiritual elixir in the West, our self-claimed secularists deride it, says S Gurumurthy
- No More Excuses (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 19, 2006)
The Supreme Court's latest directions on the contentious issues surrounding the Sardar Sarovar dam have cleared all residual doubt about the Prime Minister's authority to act in the matter.
- Many Paths, One Goal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Scriptures are like signposts that lead one towards the ultimate goal of God realisation.
- Master Plan To Be Prepared For Beautification Of Mysore City (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
It will also aim at projecting the city as a tourist destination
Architects and urban planners to be roped in for the plan
City to receive funds under urban renewal programme
Sound and light show to be beamed at Mysore Palace
- Pm To Industry: Address Rehab (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Against the backdrop of Supreme Court’s observation on rehabilitation issues in the contentious Narmada Dam project, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday urged the industry to pay more attention to people displaced by industrialisation . . .
- Development To The Forefront In Shimoga (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 19, 2006)
Chief Minister lays foundation stones for five projects in the district
The projects involve an estimated cost of Rs. 51 crore
Row over bridge across the Tunga resolved
Private bus stand to be retained at the same place
- New Problems (Deccan Herald, Prem Shankar Jha, Apr 18, 2006)
The oustees should be given royalties in perpetuity out of a small share of the gross project revenues
- Talks On Wullar Barrage Put Off, Says Pakistan (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Apr 18, 2006)
Composite dialogue will go on The talks have to be postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business.
Talks postponed due to pre-occupation of Indian Water Resources Secretary with other business
- America's Migrants Have Overcome Their Terror (Hindu, Gary Younge, Apr 18, 2006)
A migrant community that has always tried to be invisible has become active. And politicians have to take notice.
- A Case To Regulate The Booming Retail City (Hindu, A. Srivathsan, Apr 18, 2006)
Indian cities that are eagerly embracing large-format retailing appear clueless about the conflicts such retailing could trigger.
- A People-Oriented Transport Policy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 18, 2006)
There is global agreement today that cities can be made liveable only by reclaiming them from the grip of an automobile-based culture.
- Dalai Lama’S Sister Among Three In Contention For Wcprc Award (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2006)
Jetsun Pema, sister of spiritual head of the Tibetan Government-in-exile the Dalai Lama, is among three others who are being nominated for this year’s World Children Prize for the Rights of the Child (WCPRC) for protecting the rights of the children . . .
- Time To Move On (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 18, 2006)
It is perhaps inevitable — and wholesome — that a rambunctious democracy like India’s should see passionate debates over big issues. Within the strong currents of disagreement, however, we welcome the Supreme Court’s judgement on the Sardar Sarovar Dam.
- The Height Of Confusion (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Apr 18, 2006)
As expected, the Supreme Court has given the various state governments time to file reports on the status of rehabilitation of those displaced by the construction of the Sardar Sarovar dam.
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