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Articles 9621 through 9720 of 20008:
- Villagescope — Reviving The Rural Economy (Business Line, Sudhansu R. Das, Feb 14, 2006)
During the British Raj, indigenous products were given a silent burial. But many of them still survive and are catering to the global market. The government has to ensure that market reform does not encourage sophisticated middlemen.
- Dialogue With Ulfa (Daily Excelsior, M V Naina, Feb 14, 2006)
Political expediency in time for the assembly polls in Assam in May 2006 appears to have guided the second round of talks between the Central Government and the 11-member Peoples Consultative Group (PCG), hand-picked by the outlawed . . .
- Kalam Goes Where No President Has (Hindustan Times, Sutirtho Patranobis, Feb 14, 2006)
On Monday, President APJ Abdul Kalam went where none of his predecessors had ever been — 40 metres below the sea in one of the most advanced Indian Navy submarines equipped with ballistic missiles that can be launched from under water.
- Nepal Court Rules King’S Panel On Corruption Illegal (Indian Express, YUBARAJ GHIMIRE, Feb 14, 2006)
In a judicial verdict with far reaching constitutional and political implication, the Supreme Court today declared as unconstitutional the appointment of the Royal Commission on corruption by King Gyanendra last year.
- ‘Dae Not At War With Govt Of India’ (Deccan Herald, Shyam Bhatia, Feb 14, 2006)
When Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Anil Kakodkar accused the US government of “shifting the goal posts” on the nuclear deal agreed last year in Washington, American analysts accused him of launching a war against his own government.
- Tibetans Burning Animal Skins: Experts (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
People in Tibet have started burning the skins of animals like the leopard, otter and fox following the Dalai Lama's call to stop using wildlife products in their attire, Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) officials said on Monday.
- Mah : Centre Would Give 100 Mw Power To The State (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Centre would provide 100 MW power to Maharashtra to help it tide over electricity shortage, Union Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said here today.
- Ousted Nepali Prime Minister Released From Prison (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
Jailed former Nepali prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba was freed from prison on Monday after the Supreme Court dissolved the controversial anti-graft panel which jailed him, a relative and party officials said.
- Third Front — A Non-Starter (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Feb 14, 2006)
Past experiments have failed
If the idea of forming a third front is being bandied about only as a strategic move to browbeat the government, there is nothing out of place, but if the regional and Left parties holding the trial balloon in their . . .
- Supreme Court Orders New Panel For "Toxic" Ship (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a new panel be set up to investigate whether a "toxic" French warship should be let into India to be broken for scrap, after a committee failed to make a firm recommendation.
- Centre Commissions Coastal Hazard Zone Mapping Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A management system essential to protect coastal communities
- Politics In A State Of Flux (Tribune, S. Nihal Singh, Feb 14, 2006)
The prevailing political turbulence in the country can be ascribed to many factors: the string of state assembly elections starting with West Bengal, Mr Deve Gowda’s dubious role in his son’s collective defection to the Bharatiya Janata Party . . .
- Form Committee On Clemenceau: Sc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to suggest four to five names of retired navy personnel having experience in manufacture and breaking of ships to give opinion on the controversial French ship Clemenceau.
- Using Science To Save A Cat (Hindu, G. ANANTHAKRISHNAN, Feb 14, 2006)
A tour de force of science-driven conservation advocacy by a tiger biologist
- Moderate Quake Shakes Sikkim, People Flee Homes (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
A moderate earthquake centred in the mountain state of Sikkim on Tuesday sent people running from their homes in the neighbouring West Bengal, officials and witnesses said.
- The Campaign Against Leprosy (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Feb 14, 2006)
Bringing the prevalence of leprosy down to less than one case per 10,000 population, the goal set by the World Health Organisation, is a significant milestone for India.
- Russia Pushes For Global Energy Security (Hindu, Vladimir Radyuhin , Feb 14, 2006)
Russia has scored its first victory as the 2006 G8 chairman, winning support from the other members of the group for its proposal to place energy security on top of the G8 agenda.
- Tiger Census In State Begins Tomorrow (Hindu, P. Oppili, Feb 14, 2006)
It will focus on the status of habitat, which was not included earlier
The census would be taken up in the entire 22,800 sqkm. of forest areas in the State.
The Wildlife authorities conducted trainers' training programmes for the officers.
- Perils Of Three-Way Security Cooperation (Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, Feb 14, 2006)
Tokyo wants India, Japan, and the U.S. to develop a trilateral framework for security cooperation. But New Delhi has good reason to be wary.
- Good Governance (The Nation, FIROZUDDIN AHMED FARIDI, Feb 14, 2006)
The events in Hangu (NWFP) Balochistan, Waziristan and, indeed in Pakistan where electricity lines, water-pipelines, gas-pipelines, railway tracks and passenger buses are under daily attack underscores the paramount importance of good governance.
- Are You Among The `Globizens'? (Hindu, Kalpana Sharma , Feb 14, 2006)
Mumbai has the maximum number of this new breed of Indian "who has a personal or professional need or desire for global news, information or events and has international behaviour characteristics."
- Iims: The Global (Dis)connect? (Business Line, Alok Ray, Feb 14, 2006)
Should the India Institutes of Management go global? The question has been raised in view of IIM-B wanting to open a campus in Singapore. The debate has implications not just for the IIMs but also for other educational institutes (such as the IITs) ...
- The Urban Mess (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Feb 14, 2006)
Last year's public spat between Mr Deve Gowda and Mr N. R. Narayana Murthy ended in the latter's dire warning that Bangalore would regret any delay in upgrading its infrastructure.
- The Nuclear Debate — India Should Not Buckle Under Pressure (Business Line, M. Ramesh , Feb 14, 2006)
Pressure from various quarters seems to be building on India to fall in line with the United States to put India's fast breeder reactors (FBR) under international safeguards. . .
- Dilemmas Of Us-India Nuclear Deal (Daily Times, Editorial, Dailyexcelsior, Feb 14, 2006)
As President George Bush prepares to visit India and Pakistan in March, negotiations between India and the United States over last July’s nuclear deal have entered a very sensitive stage.
- Indian Sc Seeks Information On French Ship (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 14, 2006)
India’s Supreme Court on Monday ordered that a new panel of experts determine the exact contents of an asbestos-laden French warship before ruling whether it can be broken up in India.
- Court For New Panel On Clemenceau (Hindu, J. Venkatesan, Feb 14, 2006)
Bench asks Centre to name retired naval officers
Earlier order that ship should not enter Exclusive Economic Zone to continue French Government to indicate quantum of asbestos on board
- Saving Every Drop (Deccan Herald, JAYALAKSHMI K, Feb 13, 2006)
The scarcity scenario is looming large; we can no longer afford to treat water as a free entitlement of every individual
- New Life To The Lands Of Death (Indian Express, M.S. Swaminathan, Feb 13, 2006)
The feedback is very clear: there has been no improvement in the situation of distressed Vidarbha farmers following the visit of the National Commission on Farmers (NCF) in October 2005 and the announcement of a relief package by the government . . .
- Supremely Erroneous Zones (Indian Express, JAITHIRTH RAO , Feb 13, 2006)
As a person of the conservative persuasion, I am almost always on the side of minimal government and low taxes. But I have profound objections to Special Economic Zones (SEZs), the rules for which came into force last Friday.
- Vaunted U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Begins To Fall Apart (International Herald Tribune, Brahma Chellaney , Feb 13, 2006)
NEW DELHI With international attention focused on Iran's renegade nuclear program, a much-trumpeted nuclear deal that was to showcase the emerging global strategic partnership between the United States and India has begun to unravel virtually unnoticed.
- Music Greats Step Forward For Indian Music Academy (Indian Express, AMETA BAL, Feb 13, 2006)
When maestros like Pandit Ravi Shankar, Gangubhai Hangal, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, Pandit Kishen Maharaj and Lata Mangeshkar come together for a cause, it is a success in the making.
- Sc Verdict On French Toxic Ship Today (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 13, 2006)
The Supreme Court verdict on the controversial toxic ship is likely to be announced on Monday.
- Understanding Asean (Daily Excelsior, V M G Das, Feb 13, 2006)
For over two millennia, Indians have nursed the Vishal Bharat concept of a vastly extended frontier in Southest Asia, where they brought religious (Hinduism and Buddhism), trade and a vast variety of socio-cultural mores. India's northeast and . . .
- The Flip Side Of The Great Indian It Story (The Financial Express, Sucheta Dalal, Feb 13, 2006)
India’s information technology (IT) industry offers a curious and dangerous mix of the good, the bad and the ugly. Leading the pack are the big blue-chip companies that have set high standards of ethics, efficiency and corporate governance.
- Aids Detection Centre At Nellore Hospital Soon (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Minister of State for Health and FamilyWelfare Panabaka Lakshmi has said that an AIDS detection centre will be set up at the Government Maternity Hospital, Nellore, on Saturday.
- A.P. Unfazed By Karnataka's Efforts To Bag Fab Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Project will create thousands of jobs: Rajasekhara Reddy
Unperturbed by Karnataka's attempts to woo Fab City project from Andhra Pradesh to the neighbouring State, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy on Saturday said . . .
- Rs. 25 Crs. To Implement Canal Projects: Collector (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Checkdam constructed at Koratagiri village
The State Government has allotted a sum of Rs. 25 crores for implementation of various canal projects in Krishnagiri district.
- India Must Allow Int’L Scrutiny Of N-Facilities: France (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
* French envoy to Delhi says India will have to make compromises acceptable to the Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Tn Farmers Smile Again (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
On the tsunami-hit coast of Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, farmers are in a mood for some revelry again. On Friday, . . .
- G-8 Ministers Agree To Diversify Energy Output (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Focus on alternative sources, environment protection
Finance Ministers of the Group of Eight (G-8) countries on Saturday agreed to diversify the production and consumption of energy for their respective countries.
- A Brief History Of The Asura Pond (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
There was only one pond in Gobindapur, and everyone in the village used it. It was fairly large, covering ten to twelve batis, with banks ten to twelve arm-lengths high, and was known as Asura Pond.
- 4 Die As Suspected Ltte Boat Explodes (Hindu, V.S. Sambandan, Feb 12, 2006)
A suspected LTTE boat exploded off Sri Lanka's northern Mannar coast on Saturday, killing four cadres on board, the Army said.
- Should Iims Go Global? (Hindu, P. K. Doraiswamy, Feb 12, 2006)
Nationalised banks globalise when large sections of the Indian population are unserved by credit. Why not IIMs?
- Poor Connectivity Deprives Mysore Of Fab City Project (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Project would have created 15,000 jobs
Mysore was one of the cities identified for locating the project
Alternative site was identified between Mysore and Bangalore
Availability of land and continuous supply of water were Mysore's advantages
- To Sting Or Not To Sting (Hindu, POOJA GAUTAM, Feb 12, 2006)
A Journalist once said: "News is something someone somewhere does not want to be published — all the rest is advertisement." That may be considered a far-fetched definition in today's media world, which considers advertisements the lifeblood . . .
- Zawahri’S Relative Died In Bajaur... (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
President Pervez Musharraf on Saturday condemned the US air strike in Bajaur and termed it interference in the internal affairs of a sovereign country. At the same time he said those illegally staying in the country by exploiting religion were also wrong.
- Life After Death In Mammalapuram (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
The tsunami, last year, left Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu with infinite death and destruction. The town has fast recovered, writes Rachna Bisht Rawat.
- A Day Of Worship In Temple Of The Destroyer (Deccan Herald, Bala Chauhan, Feb 12, 2006)
The Kalighat temple in Kolkata is believed to have been built at the site where the toes of the right foot of Sati fell. Bala Chauhan visits the temple, which attracts thousands of devotees every year.
- The Silence Of Liberal Muslims (Hindustan Times, Vir Sanghvi, Feb 12, 2006)
I am sorry if you feel you have had enough of the latest religion vs freedom of expression controversy: the fuss over the Danish cartoons that featured the Prophet Mohammed.
- This Ain’T No Rocket Science! (Hindustan Times, V.S. Arunachalam, Feb 12, 2006)
The nuclear debate has really heated up. Look at the number of articles, speeches and interviews.
- France Adds To Pressure On India's Atomic Ambitions (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
France has lined up behind U.S. pressure on New Delhi to put more of its nuclear facilities under international scrutiny, making it clear that French help for India's atomic energy programme hangs in the balance.
- Govt Launches Special Campaign To Achieve Full Sanitation (Press Trust of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Giving importance to rural areas, the UPA government has launched a special campaign to achieve the goal of full sanitation across the country in the next six years and has enhanced the fund allocation for it from Rs 400 crore to Rs 700 crore this year.
- No Let-Up In Worldwide Protests Against Cartoons (News International, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 12, 2006)
Demonstrations were staged in London, Paris and the west German city of Duesseldorf and in Asia on Saturday as Muslims were set to rally across Europe to vent their anger over the blasphemous sketches.
- John Cherian (Frontline, JOHN CHERIAN, Feb 12, 2006)
The Hamas victory in the Palestine elections, facilitated by the corruption in the Palestinian Authority run by the Fatah, promises a dramatic change in West Asian politics characterised by an Islamist upsurge.
- A General On The Edge (Frontline, PRAVEEN SWAMI, Feb 12, 2006)
The multiple crises facing Pakistan have a disturbing precedent: the last time around, they ended with the execution of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the rise of the Islamist military dictatorship of Zia-ul-Haq.
- 2006: A Year Of Consolidation (Indian Express, N K Singh, Feb 12, 2006)
Jaipur, one of India’s prime tourist destinations, recently played host to a high-profile investors’ conference. The 10th India Investors’ Conference, organised by Merrill Lynch, witnessed high-quality presence of global institutional investors . . .
- India Everywhere, Govt Nowhere (Indian Express, Tavleen Singh, Feb 12, 2006)
It has been more than 10 years now that I have attended the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos and never have I seen India better represented or look as good as it did this time.
- French Envoy Issues Veiled Warning To India (News International, Mariana Baabar, Feb 12, 2006)
Is the civil society which has done a magnificent job by uniting for a common stand against the sacrilegious cartoons published in Europe equally alive to the potential dangers this time coming from the French government?
- Mending Our India Policy (Dawn, Javid Husain, Feb 12, 2006)
IT is not an exaggeration to say that Pakistan’s relations with India since its inception have been the central or rather the determining factor of its foreign policy.
- Pakistan Digs Canal Near Sir Creek (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Pakistan has dug a 2-km long canal, parallel to the U-shaped Harami nullah, near the controversial Sir Creek area, which could have serious security implications, intelligence sources said.
- Incomplete Works Cause Hardship To Pilgrims Visiting Shravanabelagola (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Water supply affected; work on roads and drainage incomplete
Failure on part of authorities concerned to complete various works taken up in view of the Mahamastakabhisheka is causing inconvenience to pilgrims and tourists visiting this town.
- Higher Prices, Lower Wages (Dawn, Sultan Ahmed, Feb 11, 2006)
Sugar prices in Pakistan are very high now because of high world prices, says Jehangir Tareen, minister for industries, production and special initiatives.
- Sharks, Dolphins And Joy (Telegraph, Editorial, The Telegraph, Feb 11, 2006)
Governance has often been a visionary affair for the chief minister of West Bengal. And his visions for Calcutta have been especially grand.
- Power Connection For All By 2009 (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The Finance Minister Vakkom Purushothaman has announced the Government's policy to provide electricity to everyone by 2009.
- Advances In Printing Technology Showcased At `E-Age 2006' (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Barnala hopes exhibition will open new avenues for entrepreneurs
- Kumaraswamy Vows To Clinch Fab Project Deal (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said here on Friday that he will persuade SemIndia president Vinod K. Mehta to set up the $ 3-billion Fab City project in Karnataka.
- Davos Gets A 'Taste Of India' (Daily Excelsior, M Karthikeyan, Feb 11, 2006)
Global business leaders, who expected a bland fare from New Delhi at the World Economic Forum, were in for a surprise at this year's annual meeting at Davos, where they finally got a real taste of the 'Indian curry', as the country dished . . .
- National Highways Projects To Be Completed In 7 Years (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Improvements to GST Road will commence on March 2
35 per cent of highways single lane
22 National Highways in State
Projects accelerated to cover 4.55 km a day
Rs. 133 crore for rain-hit roads
- Sonia Warns Sheila, Ram Babu: Mend Your Ways Or Face Action (Hindu, Sujay Mehdudia, Feb 11, 2006)
CM told to convene Legislature Party meeting; PCC chief directed to ensure harmony within party
- Incentives For Government Staff, Farmers And Weaker Sections (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Kerala Budget proposes additional resource mobilisation of just Rs.17.34 crores
- Ysr Blames Tdp For Lack Of Development (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Accuses former regime of discriminating against sections of people
- Oil Pipeline By March (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Terminal will cater for 11 districts
The Tiruchi terminal of the Indian Oil Corporation's Chennai-Tiruchi-Madurai pipeline project would be commissioned by April 1, the Director (Marketing), IOC, N.G. Kannan, said here on Friday.
- Jayalalithaa Inaugurates 9 Development Projects (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Throws open road over bridges at Chromepet and Tiruvallur
Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Friday dedicated nine projects, completed at a total cost of over Rs. 130 crore, to the people besides laying the foundation for various other projects, . . .
- Cm Vows To Woo Fab City Project To Karnataka (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
“We will move a step forward and offer more facilities and subsidies than that provided by Andhra Pradesh for the $3-billion project,” Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said...
- A New, Clear Doctrine (Indian Express, Shekhar Gupta, Feb 11, 2006)
After 40 years of ambiguity, we took the big risk in Pokharan II. It worked. The US N-deal means reaping rewards, let’s not blow it
- Pro-King Party Wins Most Seats In Nepal Polls (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Nepal’s pro-King Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (Thapa) led by Home Minister Kamal Thapa has won most of the seats in the municipal polls which were boycotted by key political parties amidst charges of rigging and misuse of security forces.
- U.S. Mulling More Nuclear Talks Before Bush India Trip (Reuters, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
The top U.S. negotiator on a landmark nuclear deal with India may soon visit New Delhi for talks on the troubled accord before President George W. Bush visits South Asia next month, U.S. officials said on Friday.
- Long-Term Strategy Needed (Deccan Herald, Gurmeet Kanwal, Feb 11, 2006)
Political compulsions is compounded by the defence ministry’s inability to fully utilise even the allotted funds
- India Accused Of Cold-Shoulder Response Over Cbms (Daily Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Feb 11, 2006)
Pakistan’s Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for better relations promotion of relations are not being responded to the same warmth to with the same warmth by India and neither of the countries are benefiting from opportunities for trade,
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