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Articles 8221 through 8320 of 20008:
- Time To Heed Medha's Message (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 06, 2006)
Medha Patkar's indefinite fast has forced the Central Government to intervene by sending a high-level team to visit the Narmada valley to assess the impact of raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Project (SSP). But is this enough?
- Gujarat Plan Pegged At Rs. 12,503 Crores (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Outlay includes additional Central assistance of Rs 80 crores
`15.5 % growth in last four years'
`Social indicators not comparable to economic growth trend'
- All Houses Will Have Toilets By March 2007: Panchayat Official (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Incentive increased to Rs. 1,500 from Rs. 500 each for constructing toilets
70,084 families do not have toilets in Dakshina Kannada
Rs. 1.90 lakh released to implement Total Sanitation Campaign
Interest free loan proposed under the campaign
- Group Teaching Harms Pre-Schoolers (Daily Excelsior, Neeta Sehgal, Apr 06, 2006)
How should one teach a pre-school child - a three year, four year or a five year old - to learn the basic skills of reading and writing?
- The Dangers Of Uncritical Support (Hindu, Amit Baruah, Apr 06, 2006)
India should look at the long-term impact of its foreign policy in relation to terrorism.
- Infrastructural Growth Upa Govt's Top Priority: Pm (Pioneer, Pramod Kumar Singh, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday asked for greater flow of investment in infrastructure in roads, ports, telecommunication, airports, railways and power.
- All The Tea In China (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Apr 06, 2006)
Dressed in tight, faux leather pants, 50-year-old Sheng Xiu Qing oozes attitude.
- Manmohan's Assurance To Haryana (Hindu, Rajesh Ahuja, Apr 06, 2006)
Atomic plant to be considered
Lays foundation for six-laning of a 10 km stretch of NH 1
Medical college at Karnal in memory of Kalpana Chawla
UPA Government investing over Rs.1,80,000 crore on road network
- Law And Order Has Broken Down' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
We will highlight the failure of the UDF Government to help farmers. The debts incurred by them resulted in 1,500 suicides.
- In Search Of Truth (Deccan Herald, A K MERCHANT, Apr 06, 2006)
Who or what runs the universe? Is there a plan behind the daisy, the hummingbird, the whale, the world?...
- Migrants And Minorities (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
The scrapping of the IMDT Act has lent a new dimension to electioneering in parts of Assam, says Sushanta Talukdar
- Indo-Us N Deal Has Serious Implications (Pakistan Observer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz Wednesday said Pakistan is against increase in the permanent members of the Security Council and in favour of enhancing only non-permanent members to make the organization more representative and equitable.
- Mirage In The Desert (Pioneer, Sandeep Silas, Apr 06, 2006)
Confluence of Occidental and Islamic belief systems, UAE remains an enigma for most people, says Sandeep Silas
- Development' Binds Nitish's Coalition Of Extremes (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 06, 2006)
The coalition Mr Nitish Kumar leads in Bihar includes not only the marginalised sections but also people from the upper crust and castes.
- Three-Year Roadmap For India’S Globalisation (The Financial Express, JAYANTA ROY, Apr 06, 2006)
India’s economic vision calls for a high, sustained GDP growth, low poverty and unemployment levels, and fuller integration into the world economy. This will help India join the major global league.
- Gandhi Evoked For All Manner Of Causes (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Two major nonviolent protests this week in India are being used by both the left and right.
- Accounting For Heritage Assets (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
Civilisation, according to Mark Twain, is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities.
- The India Hype Is Ahead Of Reality (The Financial Express, R SESHASAYEE, Apr 06, 2006)
The economic growth India has achieved, to quote the finance minister, is ‘quite a heady mix’ and we saw the effect recently in Davos, where the world looked at India with great interest. We discovered our importance in that milieu.
- A Place For Competition (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Apr 06, 2006)
The body was statutorily established in October 2003, but has "only one member, and a very small complement staff," said Dhall.
- The How And Why Of Consciousness (Tribune, David P. Barash, Apr 06, 2006)
Consciousness has long been the third rail of biology: touch it and maybe you don’t die, but you are unlikely to get anywhere. Recently, however, the neurobiology of consciousness has become one of the hottest areas of research, along with genomics . . .
- I Want To Become Pm, Says Advani (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
Senior BJP leader L K Advani, who recently expressed keenness on a change in his party's image, today said factors like "infighting and corruption" do hurt the party.
- Rice Seeks Congress Nod (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
"Nuclear agreement good for U.S., India"
The deal will not lead to an arms race in South Asia
``Simply not credible to compare India to North Korea or Iran''
Senator Richard Lugar says the administration must continue to be responsive
- Police Remove Medha To Hospital (Hindu, Garimella Subramaniam, Apr 06, 2006)
In a midnight swoop, the police on Wednesday removed the fasting Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader, Medha Patkar, to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
- The Download Wave (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Apr 06, 2006)
WHERE hip-hop led, Haydn follows. The download revolution which has transformed the pop record industry is about to sweep the world of classical music.
- Indian Dam Protesters Vow To Continue Hunger Strike (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 06, 2006)
A leading Indian environmentalist’s hunger strike against a massive dam entered its eighth day Wednesday, as her allies demanded that the government detail its plans to compensate thousands of people to be left homeless.
- Saarc And The United States (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Apr 06, 2006)
Our Foreign Office spokesperson in Islamabad informed the press on Tuesday that the Unites States had approached the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for observer status. The SAARC standing committee of foreign secretaries . . .
- Shutting Out The Past (Telegraph, Soumitra Das, Apr 06, 2006)
In whatever stage of dilapidation they may be, Calcutta’s heritage buildings are the only extant and visible indication of the city’s once truly cosmopolitan culture, says Soumitra Das
- Hc Upholds Ouster Of Kuws&db Md (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
A division bench of the Karnataka High Court on Tuesday upheld the single bench verdict on ousting Mr Srinivasa Reddy from the post of the Managing Director of the Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWS & DB).
- Rbi's Balance-Sheet: Mirroring Global Change (Business Line, Ashoak Upadhyay , Apr 05, 2006)
The extent to which the RBI has travelled in the last 15 years is evident in the dramatic shifts in its assets and sources of income. The central bank has soaked in the effects of globalisation with the attendant risks. These changes mirror and may . . .
- Lust And The Lonely City (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
While political authority demands more taxes, living itself has become burdensome in Delhi, says Gautam Sen
- Strategic Horizon Of Indo-Us Deal (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 05, 2006)
The India-United States agreement is in line with Bush's objective of curbing Islamist strength which is dependent on petroleum, says Prafull Goradia
- Kaw Panel Favours Dgca As Regulator (The Financial Express, CORPORATE BUREAU, Apr 05, 2006)
The MK Kaw committee set up by the civil aviation ministry to review the role and functions of the director general of civil aviation (DGCA) has made a strong pitch for making it the sole apex body for safety and economic regulation of the sector.
- Integration Strategy Is Key To M&a Success (The Financial Express, RAJIV MEMANI, Apr 05, 2006)
In the absence of proper planning, more than half of the recent M&As have failed to deliver
- The Elections That Matter (Hindu, Polly Toynbee , Apr 05, 2006)
The story of the coming local polls in England and Wales will also be about how they affect Tony Blair's future.
- Jayalalithaa For Formation Of Cauvery Delta Authority (Hindu, G. Srinivasan , Apr 05, 2006)
It should have power to open the dam in Karnataka and release water
Jayalalithaa says response to her campaign everywhere is overwhelming
DMK promise to provide free colour television sets "not practicable"
- Kalasa-Banduri Nala Project: Talks To Resolve Dispute Fail (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Goa Government insists on referring the issue to a tribunal
- Narmada Becomes A Bigger Issue (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 05, 2006)
It has now become an issue of water being used for genocidal agriculture policies
Suddenly it is the nerve centre of the new wave of displacements
Water is important but not at the cost of the tribal and rural people
- Medha Won't Relent Despite Soz's Plea (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 05, 2006)
Minister's statement silent on NBA demand but says team will visit affected villages and rehabilitation sites
Health shows signs of deterioration
CPI (M) for suspending decision to raise dam height
Ministerial team to visit affected villages
- An Emergency For Rural Childhood (Hindu, Krishna Kumar, Apr 05, 2006)
The challenge of educational reform in the age of globalisation is very complex and rural children are especially vulnerable at a time when India is witnessing an unprecedented economic growth.
- 28 Per Cent Hike In Annual Plan Outlay For Andhra Pradesh (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Fixed at Rs. 20,000 crores; billed as the largest ever for any State
- Hunger Strike Reignites India's Narmada Dam Row (Reuters, Simon Denyer, Apr 05, 2006)
A week-long hunger strike by India's most famous environmental activist has helped reignite a two-decades-old row over a controversial hydroelectric dam.
- Innocence In Jail (Tribune, Aditi Tandon, Apr 05, 2006)
Hundreds of women prisoners languishing in jails suffer from a deep sense of loss and guilt that fills them every second of their incarceration.
- 3rd Cong Councillor Killed In One Month (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Congress party has become the unidentified gunman’s target number one ahead of by-elections for the Assembly segments in Baramulla district.
- Indo-Us Deal Can Spoil Security In Region, Us Told (News International, Mariana Baabar, Apr 05, 2006)
Kasuri shares perspective on issue with Boucher; stresses
package approach to prevent arms race
- Settling Siachen (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Apr 05, 2006)
There is every reason to appreciate the Chief of the Army Staff’s stating that he would take a “positive” view when evaluating any formula floated to confine the pointless, though extensively romanticised, conflict in Siachen to the dustbin of history.
- French Connection (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
The Indo-French naval exercises that started on Sunday off the Goa coast take place in the backdrop of French President Jacques Chirac’s visit to India in February and the controversy over the decommissioned French aircraft carrier Clemenceau which was de
- Hiv Infections In India (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 05, 2006)
international media blitz — one-third decline in HIV infections in high-prevalence South India pointed out in a study published on March 30 by Indo-Canadian researchers in Lancet Online.
- Dada, Let Me Go Home. My Parents Are Waiting For Me. He Laughed And Said, I’Ll Let You Go Soon’ (Indian Express, Reshma Patil, Apr 05, 2006)
The three-page Mara-thi statement, by a Mumbai teenage girl to the police, vividly tells a grim story of what happened inside a police chowkey on India’s best-known seaside promenade less than a year ago, on April 21.
- Backstory: Cultural Clash Marks India's Boom Time (Christian Science Monitor, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
At night, villagers cross intersections to find rest in the darkened alleys behind the bright lights.
- Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Sealing Drive In Capital (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Apr 04, 2006)
"Sealing process should not stop at any cost"; deadline for affidavits by traders extended up to April 7
- Medha Will Not Give Up Fast (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI, Apr 04, 2006)
Seeks full review of project; Union Ministers Saifuddin Soz, Meira Kumar call on NBA activist
- A Little Tact And A Sympathetic Heart (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Apr 04, 2006)
Extracts from the ILO’s regional high-level tripartite meeting on the Role of Labour Inspections in Combating Child Labour, Harare, 2001
- The Game Is Afoot (The Nation, Editorial, The Nation, Apr 04, 2006)
The ruling party’s new pledges and reiteration of old ones mark the rolling out of the government’s election campaign.
- You Cannot Ignore The Voice Of The Poor, Says Medha Patkar (Hindu, GARGI PARSAI and SUNNY SEBASTIAN , Apr 04, 2006)
Government's first response proves futile; NBA rejects appeal to call off fast
Union Ministers call on Medha
Soz non-committal on convening a meeting of Review Committee
Medha hands over monitoring agency's report to Minister
- Thousands Of Devotees Witness Kumbabhishekam At Palani (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
Tight security at winch station and rope car station
- Meenakshi Temple To Develop `Secular Garden' Near City (Hindu, CP Bhambri, Apr 04, 2006)
Plan to raise 690 trees on an expanse of five acres
- Pollution-Hit Farmers, Residents Plan To Boycott Assembly Election (Hindu, L. Renganathan , Apr 04, 2006)
They demand compensation for irreparable damage caused to the Noyyal river
- Indo-Us N-Deal Runs Into Trouble (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Apr 04, 2006)
OPPOSITION to the Indo-US nuclear deal is mounting.
- Iran’S Signalling In The Gulf (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
On Wednesday, Iran tested a high-speed underwater missile called Hoot (fish) which it claims is the fastest in the world at 360 kilometres per hour and can avoid sonar (sound navigation ranging) detection
- `This Is The Time To Come To Bihar' (Business Line, Rasheeda Bhagat , Apr 04, 2006)
As the rebuilding phase is on in Bihar, there is lot of scope for profit. This is what industries need. And security is not a hassle today.
- Agriculture's Role In Contemporary Development (Business Line, C. P. Chandrasekhar, Apr 04, 2006)
While GDP growth in India is touching new highs, the divergence in sectoral growth rates only increases. Industry and, particularly, services record creditable or remarkable rates of growth, but the agricultural sector performs poorly.
- Beyond The Rhetoric (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
The Left is losing ground
- Bold Initiatives Are Needed (Tribune, Amulya Ganguli, Apr 04, 2006)
Notwithstanding the influence which the Left wields in public life and the academia, it is worth noting that it has always been a marginal force at the national level. Not only that, its influence is perceptibly on the wane.
- The Idea On The Ground (Deccan Herald, L C JAIN, Apr 04, 2006)
Contradictions characterise the rural job scheme in terms of a project and a holistic approach
- Scents Cross Gender Barrier (Deccan Herald, Ruth La Ferla, Apr 04, 2006)
Scents that aggressively trumpet their manliness are stale as a day-old croissant
- There’S A Story That Still Needs To Be Told (Deccan Herald, Devinder Sharma , Apr 04, 2006)
Dr Verghese Kurien enhanced the livelihood options for the small and marginal farmers. He also stood up against the faulty paradigm of free trade
- Office Of Profit (Indian Express, SATISH K SHARMA, Apr 04, 2006)
As if the news of the fat pay packets of IIM grads was not bad enough, came the office of profit issue. The quiet smugness of my middle-class home was disturbed.
- A Foundation For Public Health (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 04, 2006)
Six decades after the Bhore committee set the agenda on health care, few will dispute the truth that India has failed to build a quality public health system to meet the basic needs of its people.
- France In Ferment, Anger On The Streets (Hindu, VAIJU NARAVANE, Apr 04, 2006)
Although protests have polarised around changes to labour laws, the real discontent runs far deeper. The direct street action is born of despair, of the conviction that nothing concrete can or will ever be delivered by the political or business . . .
- Laughter Really Is The Best Medicine (Hindu, Alok Jha, Apr 04, 2006)
It diminishes the secretion of the body's stress hormones.
- Pinnacle Of Devotion (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 04, 2006)
The unique two-way flow that characterises the quality of Bhakti has been the strong support and foundation for spiritual development. Divine grace readily manifests itself in the truly devout in whom service to the Lord is uppermost.
- Abc Of Counselling (Hindu, ARUNDHATI SWAMY, Apr 04, 2006)
Counselling is a process that encourages people to live a more satisfying and resourceful life.
- Kalam's Tips To Save Children From Drug Abuse (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
President A P J Abdul Kalam has advised parents to be watchful about behavioural change in their children lest they fall prey to drug abuse.
- Clean Environs (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Apr 03, 2006)
All the steps that are necessary must be taken to save our environment. It goes without saying these
- Kalam In The Land Of Pagodas (Daily Excelsior, Subhashis Mittra, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent visit of Presi-
dent Dr APJ Abdul Kalam
to Myanmar is a record of sorts in more ways than one. Itwas not only his first visit to the neighbouring country, but the first ever by an Indian Head of State to Myanmar. The visit was all the . . .
- Why Do People Choose Them? (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, Apr 03, 2006)
Ethics and values no longer influence voters' emotions anywhere in the country, including in the South, writes K Govindan Kutty
- Evangelists' Half Truths (Pioneer, Vivek Gumaste, Apr 03, 2006)
Apropos the article, "Bashing Christians yet again, (Think pad, March 25), by Dominic Emmanuel, the outlandish claims of persecution of Christians vis-à-vis the Haqeeqat controversy, the pressure tactics from abroad by attempting to involve . . .
- Attaining The Infinite Energy (Pioneer, Acharya Mahaprajna, Apr 03, 2006)
Forbearance is another form of spiritual strength. The practitioner of self-discipline should not be perturbed in adverse circumstances.
- A Cartful Of Ideas, Issues And Solutions (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2006)
At the age of 80, the zeal with which he pursues socially relevant projects is exemplary. Founder Director of IIM Bangalore Prof. N.S. Ramaswamy, who was recently conferred with Padma Bhushan, shares his vision with Mandira Nayar...
- Changing Dynamics Of South Asia (Dawn, Fateh M. Chaudhri, Apr 03, 2006)
The recent whirlwind trip of President George W. Bush to South Asia was a sort of political tsunami after which the region has not been the same.
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