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Articles 8721 through 8820 of 20008:
- Mullaperiyar Row A Repeat Of Sutlej-Yamuna Canal Dispute (Hindu, T. Ramakrishnan, Mar 20, 2006)
The row has two precedents on inter-state river water disputes
- Indian Exporters In A Fix Over Eu Standards (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 20, 2006)
Indian exporters to European Union (EU) are finding it increasingly difficult to comply with EU’s product and process standards, according to a survey....
- Logical Conclusion (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 20, 2006)
India must adopt a proper approach to full convertibility
- Spectre Of A Waterless World (Deccan Herald, Darryl D Monte, Mar 20, 2006)
Global conflicts over water is likely to build over a long period of time
- Waziristan: Is The Situation Retrievable? (Dawn, Amir Usman, Mar 20, 2006)
If use of force was the answer to the resolution of conflicts and frictions, then the Waziristan problem would have been solved a long time ago as every type of armament including jet fighters, helicopter gunships and heavy artillery has been used . . .
- ‘Ban Diclofenac, Save The Vulture’ (Deccan Herald, Utpal Borpujari, Mar 20, 2006)
Three-time Green Oscar winner and internationally-acclaimed environment and wildlife film-maker Mike Pandey has been crusading for vultures — which are hurtling towards extinction
- Seeking Sabah And Sarawak (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
B V Prakash writes about an interesting feature of the Deer Cave in Sarawak: the silhouette of a natural rock formation across the passage which looks exactly like the profile of Abraham Lincoln!
- Land Of Mystic Splendour (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 19, 2006)
The Khang chen dzonga seems to reach the heavens, in the first rays of sunlight it is golden white, standing majestically. The other mountains appear dead in comparison, says B V Prathyusha after her trip to Sikkim.
- Cabinet Reshuffle In A Week, Says Prime Minister (Daily Times, Sajid Chaudhry, Mar 18, 2006)
Rules out early elections
* Says Pakistan wants stable and peaceful Afghanistan
* Launches Khushhal Pakistan Fund
- Suzlon: Bold Shopping (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 18, 2006)
Indian companies are getting quite bold about their overseas purchases. Just a month after Dr Reddy’s acquisition of Germany-based betapharm for an enterprise value of euro 480 million (approximately Rs 2,540 crore), Suzlon has acquired . . .
- State In Transition (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
the government led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda completed one year in office. In keeping with its electoral promises of solving issues such as law and order, unemployment and retrenchment of workers, one of the first things the . . .
- Revamping The Marginal (The Financial Express, Editorial, Financial Express, Mar 18, 2006)
The India Energy Forum’s request for a policy on developing renewable energy sources must be pursued aggressively.
- Wheat Imports (Statesman, Vandana Shiva, Mar 18, 2006)
Will India Turn To Ship-To-Mouth Existence?
- Soothing Lakes (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Of late we have heard a lot about habitats inside the Dal Lake and their relocation at convenient places. The judicial intervention has facilitated this . . .
- Pakistan Sounds A Note Of Warning (Hindu, B. MURALIDHAR REDDY, Mar 18, 2006)
A "package approach" for two countries would have been better: Pakistan
- The Long Wait For A Wildlife Service (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
The long wait for a wildlife service
- China Turns To Nuclear Power To Fuel Growth (Hindu, PALLAVI AIYAR, Mar 18, 2006)
Over the next 15 years, China is planning to increase its nuclear power capacity four-fold. For, its burgeoning economy has led to a gargantuan appetite for energy.
- Trial By Media Is Rough But Useful (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Mar 18, 2006)
THE HEAT is off the United Kingdom's Culture Secretary, Tessa Jowell, following her separation from her husband in the wake of revelations about her family's financial . . .
- Queen's English? How Do You Spell That? (Hindu, Hasan Suroor, Mar 18, 2006)
Clever party jokes about Indian and Chinese English may soon become a thing of the past thanks to a new generation of native British university students who struggle to write correct English
- Bsnl Gets Flak Over Hazardous Waste (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
Environmentalists might have been successful in forcing the French to stop the asbestos-laden Clemenceau before it made it to the shipbreaking yards in Gujarat, but our own BSNL seems to be adding to the danger posed by hazardous waste in the country.
- Haryana Government Presents A Deficit Budget (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
ALL that remains, now the dead are cremated and the television cameras have begun to disappear, are the detritus of the terror: the fragments of metal and chemical residue laid out on forensic analysts' tables in New Delhi; the video images of the bomber
- Industry Hopeful Of Uniform Tax, Better Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, R Krishnakumar, Mar 18, 2006)
Finance Minister B S Yediyurappa, all through the run-up to his maiden budget presentation on March 20, has maintained that the budget would be pro-people, with a focus on agriculture and infrastructure.
- A Counter-Culture (Deccan Herald, Avijit Pathak, Mar 18, 2006)
Students who protest for a cause suggests that their thought process has been stimulated by pedagogy..
- Women Panchayat Presidents Gear Up For Local Body Polls (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 18, 2006)
At a State-level convention, they pledge to protect women's rights
They decide to improve public distribution system and balwadis in their villages
Pledge to help Dalits take possession of panchami land and function as centres of information and know
- Us-Iran Deadlock: What Is ‘Do-Able’? (Daily Times, Editorial, Daily Times, Mar 18, 2006)
The Bush White House has come out with the National Security Strategy report for 2006. Among other threats listed in the document, Iran finds pride of place.
- Killing Of Intellectuals In Iraq (Dawn, Asma Rashid, Mar 18, 2006)
Ali Hussein al-Khafaj, dean of the engineering college at Al-Mustansiriya University in Baghdad, was kidnapped on March 7. Before him, Dr Ali Abdul Razaq al-Naas, a Shia political analyst at Baghdad University’s school of information and an outspoken crit
- Rise Of Trans-National Terrorism (Tribune, Sudhir Hindwan, Mar 18, 2006)
Inter nationsal terrorism, though comparatively less in volume than the domestic variety , has crossed all limitations despite increased government efforts to combat it.
- Iran-Pakistan-India (Deccan Herald, M B NAQVI, Mar 17, 2006)
New Delhi and Islamabad should consider their national interests and pursue the proposed oil pipeline project with . . .
- The Flip Side Of Culture (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Mar 17, 2006)
Ever thought of culture as a consumer issue? I didn’t either, till I saw this report from a health activist circulated on a listserve in the wake of the recent bird flu scare.
- Will India Accommodate Bangladesh? (Hindustan Times, MAHENDRA VED, Mar 17, 2006)
With Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia set to begin a visit to India on March 20, there is considerable interest in New Delhi if she will respond to New Delhi's concerns on bilateral issues.
- Rs 25 Lakh Fund For Mlas Withdrawn (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
The Punjab Finance Minister, Mr Surinder Singla, today withdrew the provision of Rs 25 lakh made in the state Budget for each MLA for the development of critical infrastructure in his or her constituency on the pattern of Member of . . .
- Ec Gets Tough (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Mar 17, 2006)
Police chief shifted for praising Amma
- Ec Transfers Chennai Police Commissioner (Tribune, Arup Chanda, Mar 17, 2006)
It is now a case of sheer embarrassment for the Tamil Nadu Government as the Election Commission ordered that it shift the most prestigious police officer of the state, the Chennai City Police Commissioner R. Nataraj for violating the "model code . . .
- For A Just Cause (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Mar 17, 2006)
Deep cynicism seems to be setting in among people over the constitutional bodies that run our nation.
- Sahib Singh Launches `Dilli Bachao Yatra' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Delhi Government's anti-people policies have led to demolitions, price-rise, corruption, water and electricity problems'
Yatra to be flagged off from Avantika in Rohini
It would cover Keshavpuram, Bawana areas in the first phase
`Delhi Govt. did not
- 'Us Faces Historic Opportunity With India' (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson has hailed the introduction of legislation in the US Congress.
- Dam(ned) Gilgit (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Daily Excelsior, Mar 17, 2006)
The proposed Bhasha dam in Gilgit is not only a bone of contention between New Delhi and Islamabad. It has also triggered a heated controversy on the home turf.
- Wildlife, Myths And Legends (Daily Excelsior, Dr Pragya Khanna, Mar 17, 2006)
Ancient Indian religious texts clearly express the view that man is an intrinsic part of his environment.
- Qazi Orders Probe Into Works (Daily Excelsior, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
Although some members contradicted reply of Qazi Mohammed Afzal, the grants for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control along with Roads and Building departments were passed without much debate in the Legislative Assembly.
- Consumer Yet To Be A King (Daily Excelsior, Sarwar Kashani, Mar 17, 2006)
March 15 was celebrated as consumers day by Governmental and voluntary agencies.
- History And Legend (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2006)
Every place on earth blends reality and imagination, history and legend.
- Hurdles Ahead (Frontline, R. Ramachandran, Mar 17, 2006)
Now that Washington has accepted India's Separation Plan, the next hurdles are Congress and the NSG.
- Unequal Partners (Frontline, R. Ramaseshan, Mar 17, 2006)
Many elements in the initiatives in the areas of agriculture and economic cooperation can be harmful to the national interest.
- Minding The Media (Statesman, Editorial, Statesman, Mar 17, 2006)
Almost as a matter of routine, the debate in the Rajya Sabha on Monday on matters concerning the Information and Broadcasting Ministry saw a fresh demand for a “comprehensive’’ . . .
- The New Deal (Frontline, Siddharth Varadarajan, Mar 17, 2006)
The nuclear agreement with the United States has many commendable features, but the problem is that the Bush administration does not like to see it as a standalone deal.
- The Importance Of Fbrs (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
India's first breeder reactor, called Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), with a capacity of 13Mwe, was built at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam near Chennai. The FBTR has been operating for the past 21 . . .
- Villages For Sale In Vidarbha (Frontline, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
'Kidney Sale Centre," proclaims a banner sprawled across a ramshackle bamboo tent at Shingnapur village in Amravati district of Maharashtra. The farmers here are threatening to sell their kidneys. "We have invited the Prime Minister and the . . .
- Managing A Trillion Dollar Economy (The Financial Express, VIVEK BHARATI, Mar 17, 2006)
Some time in 2008, India will join the select group of countries with a trillion dollar economy.
- Russian Pm To Take Up Bank Guarantee Issue (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
3 MoUs signed for increasing economic cooperation
- Nab’S Utility (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 17, 2006)
Anmma leader’s demand that the National Accountability Bureau be abolished does not seem wide off the mark against the background of NAB’s record. Reacting to the bureau’s decision to stop the inquiry into the sugar crisis, Sahibzada Abul Khair Mohammad
- Reforms, Bose Need To Initiate (Daily Excelsior, Dr R R Dubey, Mar 17, 2006)
&K Board of School Education is an important institute of the State. It is headed by the Chairman at State level. However, for the entire functioning of Divisional level offices, the Secretary Board of School Education along with abundant . . .
- Core Issues In Asian Cities (Dawn, Noman Ahmed, Mar 17, 2006)
One of the key subjects of discussion at the World Social Forum, to be held later in the month in Karachi, will be the contemporary situation of world cities that, owing to several factors, are undergoing tremendous changes at the turn of the millennium.
- Nuclear Power For India Is Good For Us All (International Herald Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 17, 2006)
If the deal to supply India with nuclear technologies goes through, future generations may remember it for quite different reasons than the debate over nuclear proliferation.
- Safe Working Conditions (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 17, 2006)
While general awareness of the social ills afflicting Pakistani society is growing by the day, there seems to be little debate on some very basic but persisting issues like unsafe working environments.
- Mannina Mommaga Pitches For Urban Infrastructure (Deccan Herald, Kavitha Kushalappa, Mar 17, 2006)
Side by side with the provisions for fulfilling the promise on infrastructure improvements as held out in the Common Minimum Action Plan of the JD (S)-BJP combine, the forthcoming State budget is expected to reflect the government’s support to a ho . . .
- "Reactors Put Under Safeguards Should Get Fuel From The International Market" (Hindu, T.V. Sivanandan, Mar 17, 2006)
Anil Kakodkar, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, says the eight indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) that India will put under safeguards should get natural uranium as fuel from . . .
- Bjp-Jds Coalition Govt Unveils Cmp (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Six weeks after assuming office, the BJP-JDS coalition government today unveiled its Common Minimum Programme, pledging to remove poverty, initiate steps to better the lives of farmers and build on the 'Bangalore Brand' to make the city a . . .
- Ageing Queen Of The Adriatic (Frontline, Sudha Mahalingam, Mar 16, 2006)
WHEN was the last time you were in a city without road traffic? Not encountering a single car, bus or truck is perhaps the most appealing aspect of Venice for the jaded city-dweller hoping for a getaway from petrol fumes for a few days.
- Earthy Heaven (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
“We thought we were in heaven”. Millions across the globe would have echoed that exclamation of delight from a Norwegian housewife had they too opened their kitchen taps and found . . .
- World Bank Approves $216 Mn Loan To Karnataka Project (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The World Bank has approved a $216 million loan to Karnataka to finance the delivery of urban services through enhancing infrastructure and improving the institutional and financial frameworks at the state and local levels.
- Election Commission Shifts Chennai Police Chief (Hindu, V. Jayanth , Mar 16, 2006)
State Government may seek a review of the order
- Cleaning Up Democracy (Telegraph, PARTHA CHATTERJEE , Mar 16, 2006)
The author is director and professor of political science, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, . . .
- Engineering Growth (Frontline, T.V. Lakshminarayan, Mar 16, 2006)
Coimbatore today accounts for 48 per cent of the pumpsets manufactured in India.
- Star Of Hills (Daily Excelsior, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Mar 16, 2006)
Leopard is one of the rare stars of the State especially its hills.
- Aiadmk Silent On Mullai Periyar Dam (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
If election is the time to spur political parties into responding, the Tamil Nadu government is looking the other way in the Mullai Periyar Dam issue which is quickly spiralling into yet another emotive inter-state water dispute between . . .
- No Need To Be Uniform-Centric (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 16, 2006)
AN effort is seemingly being made by certain quarters to bog down President Musharraf into the uniform issue till the 2007 elections at the cost of vital national issues.
- Crowding In Or Crowding Out? (The Economic Times, Alok Sheel, Mar 16, 2006)
At about 10% of the GDP, the combined fiscal deficit of the central and state governments taken together is over three times the prudential EU Maastricht Treaty norm of 3%.
- Stray Sexi-Levi Makes It! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 16, 2006)
India did not figure in the finals of the world’s most prestigious annual dog show at Crufts where 22,200 canines from 32 countries participated.
- World Bank Loan For Karnataka (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
Improving financia viability of urban local bodies
- Saddam Urges Iraqis To Unite Against Gis (US News & World Report, BASSEM MROUE, Mar 16, 2006)
Saddam Hussein, testifying Wednesday for the first time in his trial, called on Iraqis to stop killing each other and instead fight U.S. troops. The judge reprimanded him for making a rambling, political speech and ordered the TV cameras switched off.
- Welcome Change In Tone (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
There is a distinct change in the tone in Kabul, and for the better. Even though they still want Pakistan “to do more”, the sentiments expressed by President Hamid Karzai and his Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah do not seem couched in hostility.
- Ticket Prices At Planetarium (Dawn, Editorial, Dawn, Mar 16, 2006)
Considering that the number of people visiting the PIA planetarium in Karachi has dropped substantially over a period of time, the management has not taken a wise step by enhancing the entrance fee.
- More Than The Salary (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The record-breaking placement offer of $193,000 (about Rs 86 lakh) from Barclays Capital, London, for a graduate from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) at Bangalore, is renewed affirmation of the global recognition of Indian talent.
- World Bank Gives $216 Million Loan For Karnataka Project (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The World Bank has approved a $216 million loan to finance Karnataka's municipal reform project aimed at improving the urban infrastructure.
- Illegal Constructions Choking Historic Mehrauli (Hindu, Mandira Nayar, Mar 16, 2006)
`Jahaz Mahal', a ASI protected monument, becomes yet another victim of crass commercialisation in the area
- World Bank Clears $216-Million Loan For State Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Karnataka Municipal Reforms Project aims at raising the quality of life of citizens All urban local bodies around Bangalore and other 17 ULBs in the State will benefit under the project in the initial phase
- Strategic Units’ Sell Off (Pakistan Observer, Editorial, Pakistan Observer, Mar 16, 2006)
The Planning Commission has asked the Government to re-examine the policy of selling strategic assets in the energy sector to foreign investors because this may have far-reaching impact on country’s security.
- Crying Out For Water (Hindu, John Vidal, Mar 16, 2006)
largest metropolis, with more than 20 million people, is sinking. Mexico City is built on an ancient lake that has been drained of water, and now the underground aquifers are collapsing
- Ec Orders Police Chief’S Transfer (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Election Commission on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu government to immediately transfer Chennai Police Commissioner R Nataraj for violating the model code of conduct by speaking out in praise of Chief Minister J Jayalalitha after the notification
- Rs 972-Cr Wb Loan For State Projects (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 16, 2006)
The Karnataka Urban Infrastructure Development and Finance Corporation (KUIDFC) will take up in phases the project, which is tipped to cover around 200 towns in the State.
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